November 6, 2015

Indiana Statesman For ISU students. About ISU students. By ISU students.

Volume 123, Issue 34

Friday, Nov. 6, 2015

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Gillum Hall renovation starting soon Nevia Buford

Assistant News Editor

The second floor of Gillum Hall is set to be renovated starting later this month.

“The entire second floor will get remodeled with the exception of the elevator and restrooms,” said Bryan Duncan, capital planning and improvements director. “The mechanical, electrical and data will be updated as part of the remodel for the floor.”

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Facebook updates look to transform the site into a personal assistant Miguel Lewis Reporter

Facebook is getting ready to unveil another line of updates that aspire to change the way the social network is used.

Some of the new notification updates that consumers can look forward to include being able to see sports scores of all your favorite teams, locating local movie theaters and show times, nearby restaurants and weather updates.

These updates suggest that the Facebook empire is looking to become more than just a social medium, but more of a personal assistant.

With these changes, much of what people see may be based on previous use, such as “liked” Facebook pages, watched shows and things that users have shopped for.

Sophomore communication major Cassandra Roper had much to say about the updates.

“I feel like all of the recent updates to social media sites, including Facebook, are starting to make society lazy,” Roper said.

“There is so much that we can do with these sites, especially on our phones, that it seems like we spend too much time looking into the screens of our phones and not enjoying the company around us.”

There is also talk about a new artificial intelligence program inside Facebook’s Messenger app that would be responsible for completing tasks on a person’s behalf. Some of these tasks might include delivering gifts, purchasing items or setting daily reminders.

“I’m not sure how I feel about this idea of artificial intelligence for Facebook,” Roper said. “I feel like individuals are more than capable of getting things done on their own without the use of technology. I don’t see Facebook as something that requires a lot of thought.”

Freshman communication major, Dailan Lewis, has high hopes for the new Facebook notification updates.

“I’m not sure how big I am on the idea for artificial intelligence through Facebook, because I’m doing just fine without it,” Lewis said. “However, I do feel like these new notification updates are a good thing. I think they need to keep updating these applications because social media are especially important because updating them almost always ensures the interest of society.”

Although there seems to be a lot of hype about these new updates, they will continue to be optional.

Consumers will be able to decide to use these new functions or not.

Facebook has ensured that they will not ping users unless they enable the location history tab within the Facebook application.

A specific time frame for the updates was not given.

“If I can continue to use Facebook the way I have been using it for years with these new updates in play, I’ll be happy,” Roper said.

“Right now I use Facebook to stay in touch with my family, especially the ones that live far away from me. It’s also easier for communicating because most of them do not have phones.”

business affairs, finance and university treasurer, said that the estimated cost in not known yet, because bids have not been received.

When complete, the second floor will house “the Counseling Center and Graduate Studies Program,” Duncan said.

Trista Gibbons, the associate director of the Student Counseling Center, said that the move from the seventh floor of the Hulman Memorial Student Union to the second floor of Gillum hall does not come as a surprise, because they have

known they would be moving there for some time. Originally, the Counseling Center was in the Sycamore Center for Wellness and Applied Medicine.

“They had told us that that would be our permanent location after that, so this was just temporary in the HMSU,” Gibbons said. “So they’re going to kind of redo that space for us so that it will work for a counseling center.”

Gibbons said there will be a few differences that will result from the move.

“Because we’ve always been kind of centrally located on campus, we’re kind

of going to be a little further away from that,” Gibbons said. “But since we’re not planning to move … until sometime in May, then we will have some time to make sure we make announcements.”

Gibbons believes there will be benefits for the new location, though.

“It might be good because it might be a little more confidential,” Gibbons said.

“Just because this is a really well-used building and people are always coming and going.”

The project is planned to be finished by the end of March.

Comic author traces writing roots to ISU, pop-culture childhood Carey Ford

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In an era dominated by disco, Troy Brownfield’s parents were square dancers. The Indiana State University alum who now writes for the likes of DC Comics, Newsarama and Wired credits many of his interests to his experiences in childhood.

The ‘70s were “the perfect storm” of pop culture that got him started in the comic book industry, Brownfield said in a presentation Tuesday at Cunningham Memorial Library.

“If you were watching television as a young person around 1977-78,” he said, “then you had a lot of things even on four channels that would appeal to that kind of fantasy sensibility.”

He cited “Star Trek,” the ‘50s blackand-white “Superman” series and the ‘60s “Batman” series, among others, as examples of this programming. His first horror films were reruns of Universal Monster films appearing on a local station and PBS. Among comic books he owned, Brownfield treasured issues of “Super Friends,” “Justice League” and “Uncanny X-Men.” In addition to TV and comic books, Brownfield found inspiration in movies.

“When you were in that age bracket circa five years old and ‘Star Wars’ happened, there was nothing else. This was a whole new kind of thing.”

The special effects in movies before “Star Wars” weren’t all that special, he said. “Star Wars” blew other science fiction movies like 1976’s “Logan’s Run” out of the water.

“That kind of leap in scale from what you saw to what you saw was possible was kind of mind-blowing, and if you were five, it kind of really changed everything,” he said.

Brownfield also enjoyed bad movies, such as “Hawk the Slayer,” which is widely known for being terrible. “It’s bad — it’s awful,” Brownfield said of the movie, “but at the time it’s what we had.”

“Bad helps you learn what is good,” he said.

That notion can apply to other areas of his life.

“My parents square danced. This was a thing in the ‘70s. There was disco and

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Troy Brownfield, an ISU graduate, has written for a number of well-known publications, including Wired, the Indianapolis Star, Comicon.com’s The Pulse, Newsarama and a long list of comic book publishers, including DC Comics.

there was square dancing. There were a lot of evenings when I would stay at my grandparent’s place. My grandparents were pretty good about … letting me stay up late.”

There, he said, his grandmother let him watch a vampire movie called “Salem’s Lot,” a Stephen King classic that terrified him. Shortly afterward he encountered Kings’ “Carrie” and “The Shining” in books and commercials.

“By the time that I was six or so, I was terrified that this guy (King) even existed, because he seemed to be following me,” Brownfield said.

At age 10 he read King’s “Nightshift,” and became a fan from then on. “(King) kind of ruined me forever,”

Brownfield said with a chuckle. King’s influences included some of the same Brownfield experienced — horror comics, pulp fiction — that “meshed with the kind of things I was interested in,” he said. “It played a big part in influencing me.”

Brownfield said attitudes toward nerds have changed since he was a kid.

“The world is different now. You may go into a Wal-Mart and find a ‘Doctor Who’ T-shirt. You can go anywhere and see people dressed in comic character garb. Cosplay is normal. Cosplay has TV shows,” he said. “That wasn’t like it then.

If you were into comics or some of those

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Students weigh pros and cons of working while in college Morgan Gallas Reporter

The number of students working while in school has risen as the cost of college has increased, but this new trend can have some harsh effects on students.

According to The Atlantic, research from Georgetown University “finds that this is the norm, with nearly 14 million Americans working while taking classes.”

The Atlantic states that roughly 70-80 percent of college students are working, making up nearly 10 percent of the overall labor force.

There are many variables that go into the decision to get a job while in school.

“Some of the (positives of working) would be money for living expenses, student loans, etc. and work experience that may or may not be related to their major,” said Matt Hetzel, assistant director of the Career Center.

Student may choose to work in order to build their resume so that they have an upper hand with future employers.

“Student can add this (work experience) to their resume and can develop

organizational (and) time management skills,” Hetzel said.

While the advantages seem to only enhance a student’s life at school, the disadvantages can hurt their education.

“Some of the (negatives) would be (that) students will have less free time and may have scheduling conflicts,” Hetzel said. “If students don’t know their own strengths and limitations, this could negatively affect their grades.

Indiana State University has a policy on how many hours a student can work at a campus job each week so that their schooling will likely not be affected. “(The hour cap at ISU) helps students manage their work schedules,” Hetzel said. “If a student doesn’t balance their schedule appropriately according to their strengths and weaknesses, their grades could suffer.”

Jobs on Indiana State’s campus have an advantage over off-campus jobs because of the limitation on the number of hours a student can work.

“On-campus jobs are easy to get to, can provide some experience, and allow for more flexible schedules,” Hetzel said.

“Off-campus jobs can provide more related experience, but they may not have as flexible schedules as jobs on campus.”

Sophomore Lauren Combs works at the local restaurant where her shift begins at 5:30 in the morning.

“I’d say the hardest part is time management and prioritizing,” Combs said.

“I tend to put things off, so it’s hard to get off of work and go straight to doing homework or studying. I would rather sleep or just take it easy instead.”

Combs has found it easy to maintain her grades while working, but said her sleep has suffered.

“The amount of sleep I’ve been getting has taken a harder hit than my school work, but that might change as time goes on and I adjust to the morning shift,” Combs said.

There are clear positive and negative effects of working while in college, which each student should consider before taking a job.

“Working in college is a good idea because it really goes a long way to helping the student prepare for the ‘real world,’” Hetzel said.

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Texas colleges could land in court over ‘gun-free’ classes Tom Benning

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

AUSTIN, Texas — Religious Studies 375. “What Is Religion?”

Three credit hours. No firearms allowed.

That kind of course catalog listing might not be so farfetched for Texas’ public colleges and universities, as school leaders move closer to implementing the state’s contentious campus carry law.

Starting next fall, licensed Texans will be able to carry concealed handguns into buildings at four-year public universities.

And while public schools can’t totally opt out of campus carry, as private ones can, they may carve out “reasonable” gun-free zones.

The discretion — part of a compromise late in the Legislature’s session that helped the bill pass — has injected uncertainty over how far schools can stretch those bounds. And as lawmakers keep a close eye on how universities proceed, some have speculated that campus carry could end up in court.

Nowhere has the debate been more pointed than over classrooms.

Some argue that the law clearly intended to allow concealed carry in class. Others contend that the law clearly allows schools to outlaw that scenario.

But there’s a distinct possibility that the resulting rules will end up somewhere in between.

Consider the view of Rep. John Zerwas, a Richmond Republican who authored the original provision about “reasonable” rules. He said he would have trouble with a blanket prohibition on guns in class, but he could see how some classes “may not be a comfortable setting” for guns.

“Where you get into some of these more political, divisive situations — where there’s a lot of passion and concern — people maybe ought to have a conversation about that,” said Zerwas, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee.

Campus carry was a major priority this year for pro-gun Republicans, who wanted to expand existing state law that allows individuals with concealed handgun licenses to pack heat on university grounds.

Opponents, pointing to the complex nature of university life, have said the measure would make campuses more dangerous. Supporters, touting constitutional rights and the need for personal protection, have said fears about the law are overblown.

The measure passed the GOPrun Legislature — but only after some last-minute maneuvering.

Just before a key legislative deadline, Zerwas offered an amendment that provided a way for schools to establish “reasonable rules” about carrying concealed handguns on specific “portions of premises” on campus.

His amendment, which passed, also said those rules cannot “generally prohibit or have the effect of generally prohibiting” the carrying of concealed handguns on campus.

That clause was further opened up in conference committee by giving university presidents the specific power to create gun-free zones, which are then reviewed by boards of regents. And the rules were changed to apply to “premises,”

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Colleges say yes to affirmative consent Bonnie Miller Rubin Chicago Tribune (TNS)

CHICAGO — For Blake Bullock, talking about sex is nothing new. As a peer educator at the University of Illinois, he leads discussions on everything from birth control to sexually transmitted diseases. But recently, the conversations have taken a decidedly different turn.

“We’re spending a lot of time on the nuances of consent because that’s where many students get tripped up,” said Bullock, a graduate student in social work in Champaign, Illinois.

“They do worry that it’s going to ruin the mood.”

As sexual assault cases on campuses have moved from private matter to public spotlight, college officials are revamping their sexual misconduct policies and replacing the old rules of “no means no” with a new norm of “yes means yes” — otherwise known as affirmative consent.

It’s defined as “an affirmative, unambiguous and conscious decision by each participant to engage in mutually agreed-upon sexual activity,” according to state laws in California and New York that set the standards for policies at many colleges across the country, including Illinois, which has not written an affirmative consent standard into law.

The consent must be “ongoing” throughout any sexual encounter; silence or lack of resistance does not indicate agreement.

Proponents of affirmative consent say it is a valuable tool to address sexual misconduct and will help clarify the difference between consensual and coercive sex.

Critics say the policy, while well-intentioned, is unenforceable and may even violate civil rights. This is, after all, a pastime that rarely has witnesses and frequently involves alcohol.

“No one denies that consent is required for sexual activity, but the problem is when the burden of proof shifts to the accused to prove his or her innocence,” said Samantha Harris, a lawyer with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a Philadelphia-based organization, which opposes the standard. “It’s an overcorrection.”

An estimated 1,500 institutions of higher education now use some type of affirmative consent definition in their sexual assault policies, according to the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a consulting group. In October, California went one step further by requiring all high schools to teach the standard in health classes.

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Teaching assistant Anna Kaszuba participates in a discussion about effective ways of confronting racist, sexist and homophobic behavior in a First Year Campus Acquaintance Rape Education class at the University of Illinois on Oct. 15 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. The FYCARE workshop, which is mandatory for all first-year students, aims to educate students about on campus sexual assault, promote discussion and encourage students to look out for the safety and well-being of their fellow students.

Sexual misconduct — including stalking, exploitation and other forms of harassment — is widespread on college campuses. The Association of American Universities recently polled more than 150,000 students at 27 institutions and found that 23.1 percent — nearly 1 in 4 — of undergraduate women and 5.4 percent of men said they had experienced some kind of unwanted advances.

“Sexual violence is a huge issue in our society, and we hope these efforts open up a broad network of support for those who feel like they have nowhere else to turn,” said Molly McLay, assistant director at the University of Illinois Women’s Resources Center.

The issue has sparked a flurry of activity on campuses statewide, where schools are implementing more rigorous policies to help students navigate sexual encounters. Almost every institution has upgraded their websites, improved outreach and increased staffing, such as a new men’s engagement coordinator at Northwestern University, who educates male students on boundaries.

After the University of Chicago conducted its own survey on sexual misconduct, Provost Eric Isaacs called the findings “deeply troubling” in an email to students, faculty and staff in September. The university is convening small groups to discuss the results, which were similar to those of the Association of American Universities’ study. “We each must play a role if we are going to address sexual

misconduct,” he wrote.

The period between the start of the academic year and Thanksgiving is often referred to as the “Red Zone,” considered the most vulnerable time for sexual violence, experts say.

That’s why schools are mandating attendance for incoming students at a wide array of awareness workshops, such as “Sex Signals” at the U. of C. The presentation, by Catharsis Productions, a Chicago-based education group, uses an “unorthodox, humor-facilitated approach to examining our culture, sex and the core issue of bystander intervention,” according to its website.

“For many of our audiences, it’s the first chance to talk about sex,” said Gail Stern, co-founder of Catharsis, which does about 250 college appearances annually. “It’s not only about how do you make sure your partner wants to do that, but why that’s important.”

Simone Brandford-Altsher, a sophomore at the University of Chicago, has heard objections that the new rules are confusing or impractical, but says they ensure more accountability and respect.

“Why would you risk hurting someone just because you didn’t want to hear ‘No’?” she asked.

“This is a step in changing the culture, because something has to change.”

The affirmative consent standard will be used at virtually all colleges to evaluate sexual assault complaints and apply only to internal campus disciplinary proceedings, not to criminal

courts. Even so, the stakes can be high, including expulsions — and no one is exempt, including faculty.

Schools are mandated to get on board, as tackling sexual assault has become a high priority in Washington.

In 2014, the White House established a Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, with the aim of combating sexual violence on campuses.

Under Title IX, the federal law designed to prevent gender discrimination in education, schools that receive federal funds are now required to examine and respond to all sexual assault cases or risk a probe by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights.

In May 2014, the office released the names of 55 colleges under investigation for alleged mishandling of rape and sexual assault complaints. There are now 173 such cases at 144 postsecondary institutions, up from 17 in 2012.

Harris, of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, says the momentum has less to do with safety than public relations.

“Too often, schools used to sweep this under the rug, especially if it involved a star athlete.

But now the fear of bad publicity is why everyone is rushing to crack down without considering the rights of the accused. The pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. The question is: How do we find the right balance?” © 2015 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency.

ISU researchers strive to improve breast cancer treatment Mallory Eherenman

ISU Communications and Marketing

Creating a chemotherapeuticresistant breast cancer cell line begins with a complete understanding of what causes resistant tumors and how to prevent them.

Researchers at Indiana State University are striving to do just that.

“I think every woman on the planet has a personal association with either someone they love or someone they know having suffered through this disease. That really inspired me to be doing something for it,” said Catherine Steding, assistant professor of biology and faculty member of The Center for Genomic Advocacy. “I’m not an M.D., so I can’t work one-on-one with the patients. But I can certainly do anything I can to try to understand what is going on and see

if maybe there is some way I can contribute to treating it.”

Steding began her research in May to hopefully give the medical world a better understanding of how some of the chemotherapeutic agents lead to resistant tumors and what medicine combinations can prevent it.

Not only is Steding researching these cell lines, but also she is generating them and analyzing the process through which resistance develops.

Creating the resistant cell lines provides the opportunity to compare the cells to those that are not resistant and eventually ability to study how to reverse the resistance or to make them sensitive to another drug.

“I have always believed that treating cancer was going to require multiple approaches. Not one drug was ever going to do it,” Steding said. “By doing these kinds of studies, we can start to identify if you have taken this

drug in the past, it would be better if you take this combination now to treat your cancer.”

In tackling a project with immeasurable potential, Steding is not alone in her research.

Keeley Williams, a junior biology student from Reelsville, Indiana, participated in the university’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience this year and made her way onto Steding’s research project.

SURE gives Indiana State students who wish to pursue research in the natural sciences the opportunity for hands-on experiences under the direction of science faculty.

Daughter of Marcus and Tina Williams, Williams said she dreams of earning her Ph.D. in microbiology, specifically continuing research within the medical field.

For Steding’s breast cancer research, Williams is learning how to appropriately collect data,

analyze the results and write up a report for each cell line.

Williams was the “perfect candidate” for the project, Steding said, and actively sought to be a part of it.

“There are many jobs offered to freshly graduated students that require skills that can only be learned through the handson experience. My research gives me the opportunity to learn theses valuable skills,” Williams said.

Steding will be applying for external funding to continue their research.

She said she hopes to collaborate with other professionals to take her research to the next level.

“Working with Dr. Steding has been wonderful. She is fabulous to work with and she is a fantastic teacher. I am thankful for the opportunity to work with her and to learn everything she has to teach me,” Williams said.

ISU Public Safety police blotter Nov. 2

8:25 a.m.: A theft was reported at the Athletic Annex West Lot. 11:00 a.m.: Lost property was reported at Holmstedt Hall.

4:44 p.m.: A property damage accident

was reported in Lot 13.

8:09 a.m.: An injured person was reported at the Student Rec Center.

Nov. 3

9:50 a.m.: Lost property was reported

in Holmstedt Hall.

1:38 p.m.: An elevator entrapment was reported in Fairbanks Hall.

3:17 p.m.: A suicide threat was reported in Holmstedt Hall.

6:10 p.m.: Suspicious activity was

reported at Cromwell Hall.

10:50 p.m.: Theft of an item that was later located was reported in the Student Rec Center.

10:56 p.m.: Stolen property was recovered in Lot 24.

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ISU’s Saudi Association climbs to new heights Betsy Simon

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Alyaa Malibari’s work with Indiana State University’s Saudi Student Association isn’t just helping build bridges between cultures.

As president of the organization that represents more than 500 Saudi Arabian students on campus, Malibari has helped advance the group to 11th out of 330 associations nationwide according to the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission — a part of the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. that helps meet the needs of Saudi students studying in the U.S. “As president of the Saudi Student Association, it’s great to see that people in the U.S. are open to learning about where we come from,” Malibari said.

“As students from Saudi Arabia, we are ambassadors from our country and we want to be a part of the campus community and share where we come from with others.”

In September, Malibari and presidents of all the Saudi Student Associations were invited to Washington, D.C., to meet Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. Of the Top 20 chapters, Indiana State’s was the only chapter represented by a female president.

Malibari enrolled at Indiana State in 2014 after earning three master’s certificates from Eastern Washington University. She is pursing a Ph.D. in instructional design and media technology through the Bayh College of Education.

After graduating from Indiana State, she hopes to create leadership programs that promote diversity worldwide.

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Existing state law ensures that some on-campus areas, such as hospitals or sporting events, can still be off-limits to guns. But it remains a point of contention over what flexibility the universities have beyond that — especially as it relates to classrooms.

Campus carry backers argue that restrictions beyond special cases, such as volatile lab equipment, would defy the whole point of the law. Sen. Brian Birdwell, who wrote the campus carry bill, said he’s confident university leaders will “strictly adhere to both the letter and spirit” of the law.

Opponents like Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, say the law should be implemented “as written.”

Though he voted against campus carry, he helped crafted the bill’s compromise language. He said the reference to “premises” — which is defined as a “building or part of a building” — gives campus leaders clearance to ban guns in class.

“As to whether or not it is reasonable, that is one of the most argued over terms in the American language,” he said, adding he thinks it would be.

And then there’s Zerwas, who said he’s looking for evidence that the campuses have undertaken deep, deliberate thought.

Guns banned in Biology 101? “Give me a break,” he said. But he said such a policy might make sense in other classrooms.

Noting that there could be circumstances he hasn’t considered, he said he could see some campuses ending up 90 percent off-limits to guns.

“Why did you end up at that level?” he said, adding that such large gunfree zones would likely be at a medical school. “That’s what it really comes down to.”

So could it really end up that the syllabus says “no guns” in one class and “guns allowed” in another — based sim-

Indiana State’s Saudi Student Association builds bridges between cultures.

“I think people see how active we are on campus and have heard good things about what we do, and I’m happy to see that ISU was ranked 11th and next year I believe we will be ranked higher,” Malibari said. “(The Saudi Student Association) is the bridge between Saudi Arabia and the ISU community and we do a lot of volunteer work to show people that while we are different, we are here to support everyone and want to build a bridge between our countries.”

Malibari credits the Center for Global Engagement for supporting the Saudi ply on the content of the course?

Professors at the University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have raised the idea, arguing that guns could deter discussion of some sensitive topics. Steven Friesen, a UT-Austin religious studies professor, noted that his classes often cover “volatile issues.”

“It’s not a place for guns,” he said at a campus carry forum in September.

But discussions with the leaders of campus carry working groups at multiple universities indicate that such an approach appears unlikely — or hasn’t really been discussed.

Eric Fritsch, chairman of the University of North Texas’ campus carry task force, said he would have a hard time not considering a classroom ban as a “general prohibition.” He said he’s tried to allay concern by pointing out that Texans with handgun licenses are among the state’s most law-abiding citizens.

“Even in those highly energized classes, it’s so highly unlikely that someone with a CHL is going to do harm to somebody because of the exchange in the classroom,” said Fritsch, a criminal justice professor.

Other options to prohibit guns in class, however, remain on the table.

Texas A&M President Michael Young told the Houston Chronicle that he would consider a classroom gun ban.

David Daniel, a UT System deputy chancellor, said he’s heard talk about making areas off-limits at certain times, such as when grade-school kids visit campus.

And Texas Woman’s University Police Chief Elizabeth Pauley said her team has looked at the existing state gun laws to identify classroom areas where a gun ban might make sense. That could include laboratories, counseling centers and nursing classrooms, she said.

“Whatever we do, the Legislature, they are going to say, ‘Why?’” she said.

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Student Association’s efforts to engage the campus and Terre Haute communities in their holidays and events.

The group also collaborates with other student organizations on activities and is active in volunteerism, including a recent fundraiser that allowed the group to donate funds to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

As a student in the U.S. for the last seven years, Malibari said Americans have encouraged her to keep working toward her goals.In turn, she hopes to provide the same motivation for the members of

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the Saudi Student Association.

“I was elected by our group to serve as president, but it’s the actions of my brothers and sisters in our association that make our organization work,” Malibari said. “Every good leader needs to have people around them who are great and I definitely have that here.

The members of the Saudi Student Association have become my new family.

They’re all younger than me and I see so many motivated and great leaders among the group.”

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Full of small wonders, ‘Spectre’ misfires Colin Covert

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Well, Mr. Bond, we meet again. You’re looking pooped.

Following the thrilling 50th anniversary celebration of the James Bond saga in “Skyfall,” Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes reunite to advance the slam-bang secret agent’s escapades.

Unfortunately, this mission is a misfiring collection of drooping plotlines, overworked action sequences and formulaic fanservice homages to 007 adventures gone by.

Rather than delivering a thrilling, deadly Bond, “Spectre” leaves viewers shaken, not stirred. “You’re like a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond,” one of his adversaries declares.

That sums up the film itself, checking formulaic moments off the to-do list but never following a solid course of its own.

The excellent production values and lavish cinematography dress up the film like Bond’s impeccable white tuxedo, but offer it nowhere to go.

The story line follows the same path the series has walked since its audacious reboot 10 years ago, when “Casino Royale” began moving it beyond juvenilia and toward serious maturity.

As in its first three entries, this new-age Bond is battling a cadre

of international villains and personal demons side by side.

It begins with a thrilling opening. A seemingly uncut long shot follows Craig through a surging, surrealist Mexico City pageant celebrating the Day of the Dead.

Arriving at the upper level hotel bedroom of his lovely female companion, he peels off his skeleton mask, but has business in mind she was not expecting.

Slipping out her window, he races over the tops of nearby buildings at a fast, casual pace, and soon is battling terrorists through gun shots, fisticuffs and a nonstop brawl aboard their getaway helicopter.

“Spectre” delivers the sort of over-the-top excitement the franchise provides at its best as the chopper spirals through loop-the-loops over the skyline.

Unfortunately it is just the beginning of the film’s tailspin descent, plummeting to superficial stereotypes. There are some high cards in the film’s hand.

The script digs into Bond’s relevance in a world of postSnowden computerized spycraft, making a top antagonist of a tech-slick British bureaucrat (Andrew Smith, “Sherlock’s” arch enemy Moriarty) aiming to terminate the outmoded double-0 program that gave Bond his license to kill.

But through the 148-minute

Daniel Craig in “Spectre.”

running time, the four-man screenwriting team’s collaborative efforts feel like the labyrinthine prose on a Mad Libs word game.

Their man-on-a-mission story is rich enough in mayhem but short on focus. Characters appear and vanish without explanation as veterans of earlier installments return and the sublime Monica Bellucci (the most mature Bond lover ever, seducing 007 at age 51) disappears in a mere cameo.

Plot holes grow to the size of the meteorite chasm that houses the top villain’s luxurious secret headquarters.

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Chemists have all the solutions Kristen Kilker

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Two Indiana State University undergraduates will present their research findings about how molecules interact at a national conference this spring.

One might recall from science classes that particles of the same charge, such as two negatives or two positives, repel each other and that particles of opposite charge attract. “Electrostatics” describes this idea.

Students Rebecca Rudisell and Patrick Cheek, under the guidance of Eric Glendening, chair of the physics and chemistry department, examined a class of like-charged compounds held together by hydrogen bonds — anti-electrostatic hydrogen bonds — that defy this well-known rule.

“Hydrogen bonds are extremely important, because our proteins, our DNA — it’s all held together by these strange interactions called hydrogen bonds,” Glendening said.

“What we find in these antielectrostatic hydrogen bonding systems is that pairs of molecules that have the same charge nevertheless stick together, and they stick together because of these hydrogen bonds. And so, there’s maybe something a little more special to hydrogen bonds than what has been known before.”

This special ability of hydrogen bonds recently caused a controversy in the scientific community when researchers from the University of Wisconsin and England published the article “Anti-electrostatic Hydrogen Bonds.” The controversy highlights the capacity of current chemical models to account for this phenomenon, which may occur in water when larger, oppositely charged molecules come in contact, Glendening said.

“The problem is that some models that chemists use would never be able to predict that

something like this could form in water and that is, to some extent, where the debate is,” Glendening said. “We want models that are very accurate, but how do we develop those models?”

Glendening, Rudisell and Cheek wanted to gain insight into the controversy. The students completed their study as part of Indiana State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. They presented their findings, “The Nature of the Anti-Electrostatic Hydrogen Bond,” at the Center for Student Research and Creativity’s Fall Exposium on Oct. 8.

The students used quantum mechanical models to make predictions about the chemical systems, forgoing the crude chemical models that were currently in use for simulating proteins and DNA. Developing models is common in chemistry and physics to study concepts that cannot be directly observed. As best as Glendening is aware, the antielectrostatic hydrogen bond systems have not been observed previously in the laboratory -- but calculations suggest that they can exist.

“When students have a research experience, they are really doing science,” Glendening said. “Research has been published on (anti-electrostatic hydrogen bonding), but nothing like we’ve done here. Rebecca and Patrick know something now about these systems that most chemists out there are not aware of.

They learned something from their effort that contributes to the overall knowledge that we have about chemical systems. Ultimately, that’s the best part of engaging students in research activity.”

Rudisell, a sophomore history major from Harmony who is minoring in science, said she values the hands-on learning and increased understanding of chemistry, as well as the indi-

rect benefits of the experience.

“It was interesting, and because of the knowledge I gained, I feel like I can understand my chemistry classes easier,” said Rudisell, who is completing pre-requisites for veterinary medicine. “Presenting the research during (SURE’s) weekly meetings got me used to talking in front of people.”

Learning to use this technology was a valuable addition to the students’ skills. “(It’s) sometimes hard to understand what you are really plugging in and especially the results you are receiving,” Cheek said. “You really must know how to interpret your data, whether it is computational or physical. If you don’t know what your data means then you really have nothing - that was certainly a big takeaway from the research.”

Cheek, a senior from Franklin double-majoring in biology and chemistry with a concentration in biochemistry, also vouched for the benefits of exploring the subject matter.

“I learned so much in so little time, and it was cool to think that (we) were working and focusing on something that is not fully understood,” Cheek said.

“Especially towards the end, I was really able to understand what it is like to perform research and be able to push the bounds of that research and provoke questions and ideas and even test those theories and ideas.”

Cheek also said he felt the project gave him a more solid understanding of chemical systems and a promising addition to his resume.

Rudisell and Cheek will travel to San Diego during spring break to attend the National American Chemical Society Meeting, presenting their research in an undergraduate session.

More than 12,000 chemists from around the world will attend this meeting.

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niac, planet-strangling supervillain? Christoph Waltz, so compelling as moustache-twirling evil personified in “Inglourious Basterds.”

But here his clutches are not too frightening. Waltz offers a performance so underplayed that it is forgettable scene by scene.

While the usually magnetic Waltz can be brilliant in gentleman sadist roles, his character’s identity and motivations are so personal that goals of world domination seem like the wrong option.

A course of emotion-focused therapy would better deal with his aggravating issues. Among

the supporting cast only the romantic resonances of Lea Seydoux’s bittersweet performance as Craig’s beautiful feminine foil feels like more than a kiss-off.

The film’s off-into-the-distance conclusion carries the sense of a swan song for the reboot that “Casino Royale” launched a decade ago.

Its tone fits the recent public hints from Craig that he is done with playing Bond.

Watching this extravagant collection of small wonders makes the star’s wish to say farewell understandable. ©2015 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Do’s and don’ts of the mane Erica Garnes Reporter

One of the perks to being natural is being able to express and wear out your Godgiven beauty. Unfortunately, beauty is a painful and expensive learning process, so while finding a regime that fits the person, it is important to remember it will all be worth it when that ‘fro is perfect.

With relaxed hair, there are many products that can be used — almost any shampoo and conditioner is okay. With natural hair, that not the case, unless dry hair is the look you’re going for.

When looking for products to use for natural hair there are five ingredients natural hair needs, and five ingredients to avoid.

Natural hair should be treated with the best of the best organic products. Even though they are more expensive, they will have hair looking the healthiest.

The first is coconut oil, which provides shine and strength to the mane, by sealing moisture into the hair; it can be bought at a local grocery store and should be used daily.

The second ingredient is Aloe Vera, which can promote hair growth and stop hair loss; it is put into a shampoo and conditioner bottle, massaged on to the scalp then rinsed out.

Third is castor oil, which can thicken hair and produce growth when rubbed in the scalp and edges.

Fourth is Jojoba extract, which is perfect for the ends of the hair, because it is similar to the natural oils the hair has and it will balance oil production at the scalp.

Furthermore, honey can act as a cleaning agent, ab-

sorbing impurities from pores. It also helps retain moisture and improve health and natural shine to locks.

Now for the ingredients to avoid. It is very important that the hair stays moisturized at all times.

First, absolutely no sulfate should be in the products you use. Most natural products will say “sulfate free” on the front of the bottle. Sulfates strip the oils that the hair naturally produces. Many shampoos have sulfate in them, but there are just as many that do not, so don’t give up on the search for a cleanser.

The second ingredient to watch out for is petroleum oils. They leave a heavy film over the hair that stops the moisture in the hair completely. Petroleum will make hair look sleek and shiny, but it is actually just the greasytexture in it that is cosmetic.

Parabens are the third, which are used often in many cosmetic products. Parabens prevent evaporation from the hair and can lead to frizziness and dry hair. Frizz is nothing to be afraid of with natural hair, but if it’s damaging it should be avoided.

The fourth is propylene glycol. It breaks down protein and cellular structure. Furthermore, fragrances in products are toxic. Although they are found in many shampoos and deodorants, they can damage the central nervous system.

It’s important to enjoy and embrace the mane, but remember to take care of it.

Although it may be on the expensive side at times, if the right products are used, a little will go a long way. To keep natural hair looking and feeling as healthy as possible, try and use as many organic products as possible.

indianastatesman.com WRITER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 things, it was really just a recipe to get your ass kicked, especially if you were vocal about it.”

Brownfield said that these superhero fans gravitated together because of their like interests. This comic and superhero culture gradually became more mainstream, more accepted.

“Now we’ve got whole networks that are building their schedules around superhero shows,” he said. “It’s staggering, the shift that has happened then to now.”

Though he counts comics and pop culture among his influences, Brownfield had his start in journalism. He worked for his junior high and high school newspapers, as well as ISU’s Indiana Statesman.

“I reported, I had a column and I was an entertainment editor for a period of time,” he said of his time at the Statesman. “I had a column called ‘My Opinion, Not Yours,’ and did a lot of entertainment coverage.”

His newspaper experience was vital to his early development as a writer, he said.

“I think it affected it in a very positive way because it gave me … an appreciation of deadlines, working with an editor, of sourcing, of research,” he said. “All of those things become very important when you’re doing comics or other kinds of writing, especially editorial relationships and deadlines, because there’s nothing more important than getting it in on time so that the people who are approving you, publishing you and paying you are happy with it.

It’s a big deal, and the newspaper background really helps.”

It was Brownfield’s connection to ISU that drove organizers of Tuesday’s event to invite him.

Mark Lewandowski, a creative writing

Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 • Page 5 professor and an organizer of the event, said that he felt the event went well.

“The turnout was probably our best turnout,” Lewandowski said. “Generally we’re happy with 20 (people attending).

We always hope for more. I thought it would be a fairly big turnout because just it seemed like a popular sort of topic, as opposed to like a poetry reading or something — that’s a harder sell.”

Writers and speakers invited to ISU as a part of the Theodore Dreiser Visiting Writers Series generally give readings of their work, but that wasn’t exactly possible for Brownfield.

“What (Brownfield) did was not exactly orthodox,” Lewandowski said. “It’s not the type of thing we generally do, but because of the medium he works with, it’s hard just to give a reading of a comic book. It would be kind of weird, I think, if he was just showing pictures and reading from it. So (a presentation) is the way he went.”

Brownfield’s visit came from a collaboration between the ISU English Department and the Office for Community Engagement, also sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, the Creative Writing Committee and Cunningham Memorial Library.

The visit had been in the works for a while.

“He’s been on our radar for like two years, so I think I first contacted him about coming here maybe a year and a half ago,” Lewandowski said. “At that time we didn’t have a spot open, so I just said ‘in the future would you be interested in coming’ and he said yes, then we decided OK, we can do it this semester and we did.”

Lewandowski said he’s working on bringing another writer and ISU alum to visit next semester. Those details will be forthcoming.

Lewandowski said Brownfield is a

good example for young writers to consider.

“His story is interesting, one of the things that happens in English Departments (is) we too often measure success by our students staying in the academy (as professors), and that’s not right because it’s not true, and he’s the perfect case of that.”

Brownfield represents a different avenue writers can take.

“It’s always good to hear that someone is pursuing his dream outside of a university. That’s where most of (the writing) happens, actually. Most writers don’t teach in universities. If they can make a living (writing), then they can, a lot of others just have day jobs and they keep writing for the love of it. Even when they publish, it’s hard to make money doing it. So, that’s cool.”

One ISU student connected with the author’s story.

“I thought it was interesting to see someone who was going into something I’m interested in and who’s gone to the same school talk about his success … it was encouraging to me,” said Evan Scott, a junior English major. “I really liked when he talked about being bullied as a kid for being a fan of this, because … when I was growing up and in my small, closed-off rural farming community of a town, I was sort of an outcast for liking superheroes. I liked that part.”

Scott, who intends to declare a creative writing minor, said that he took some of Brownfield’s advice to heart.

“Don’t get discouraged when you do fail, because (sometimes) you will,” Scott said.

Scott said he likes keeping up with other writers, and he’s looking forward to the next event in the Visiting Writers series.

“I’m actually thinking about going

and looking at some of (Brownfield’s) other work when I get home. I like learning about projects other people are doing. It’s something else to look at when I finally get free time.”

Brownfield offers this advice to undergraduate writers like Scott: “Write all the time.”

“The best advice is to keep writing, keep reading,” Brownfield said. “Read all different kinds of things—read fiction, read journalism, read nonfiction, read outside your genre (and) comfort zone. Write daily. It doesn’t matter if you’re writing articles, writing prose, writing screenplays, you just have to keep at it.”

Brownfield likened writing to a daily routine many people practice.

“It’s just like exercise, which a lot of people don’t like to hear, but we lose weight and build muscle by doing these things every day, and you increase your ability and hone your craft by doing it all the time. There’s no shortcut to it.

There’s no other way to do it.”

Out of the many projects he’s done, Brownfield was able to pick his favorite. “‘Sparkshooter’ (his webcomic) is my favorite. I’m not going to lie. It’s the closest to me emotionally, and it’s probably the most fun to write because — there’s a lot of it that’s based on my life, there’s a lot of it based on the adventures I had in the music scene and growing up. It’s kind of a joy to do it.”

But he’s proud of all his projects.

“That doesn’t mean that I don’t love all the other (projects), because I do. It’s like having lots and lots of very strange children.”

Brownfield recalled a Polaroid photo of himself as a young boy: asleep, wearing a Batman cape and holding a Batman action figure close like a teddy bear.

“That kid got to grow up and write a ‘Batman’ story,” he said.

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The ‘golden rule’ still applies

Kirstyn Quandt Columnist

When we were young it was easy to brush off what our parents said. Channeling our innermost divas, we were never wrong and no matter how many times our parents related the situation to the betterment of our future, we always chose to continually push the limits.

Let’s face it — when you’re young you think you are invincible and some of us are still under that assumption today.

It takes adversity and failure to make us realize that our parents are almost always right and that maybe, treating others how you wish to be treated is more applicable than you could have ever imagined.

Some of these childhood mantras assert themselves in times when we question our actions and what steps to take, and others come to us in times of selfreflection.

So here’s a little shout out to all of the parents who tried to guide their kids in the right direction and got nothing but sass and tantrums in return.

Twenty-some years later, we are more than ready to listen.

It is apparent in college that there are a few of us who need a swift kick in the butt and a serious attitude adjustment when it comes to how we interact with others.

From the person who didn’t hold the door open for you at Wal-Mart to the person on campus who ran into you and didn’t say “excuse me,” there are a plethora of people that lack basic manners or are simply too careless to use them.

So to assure that you don’t become one of the people angry bloggers love to write about, remember that the prevalent lessons from your younger years are just as applicable now.

Hold the door open for the person behind you.

I have a lot of pet peeves but one of the biggest ones

is this: if I walk through a door it is my first instinct to glance behind me and hold the door open for the next person. Nothing irks me more than when I am leaving a store and I walk into the door in front of me because someone is too careless to look behind them. Of course, I should pay more attention to my surroundings but that’s not the point I am getting at.

After the long day that I’m sure a majority of us have had, a little thoughtfulness is always appreciated.

Furthermore, if someone takes the time and consideration to hold that door open for you, say thank you.

Now, this entire phrase is not meant to revolve around holding doors open, it is for us, as individuals, to consider others when we act and not to become so consumed in our own lives that everything else is cast aside, including our basic manners.

Treat others how you wish to be treated and think before you speak.

Here’s a little two-for-theprice-of-one advice. One of the most basic lessons we learned as children still holds true today. In a world of bullying and body shaming, it is important to realize how our actions and words impact others.

We all spout off at one time or another. Maybe it is to a parent, a friend, or some stranger you happen to pass by.

I don’t discredit the fact that we need to express ourselves; however, I encourage you to do it with as much dignity and respect as possible. Furthermore, be cautious of your surroundings when you do so.

With each individual you encounter, think before you speak. If it brews in your head, chances are it will come off 10 times ruder when you say it.

Remember that regardless of age, relationships take time and effort to build up and strengthen but only seconds to ruin.

Don’t let an off-hand explosion of word vomit ruin something you cherish.

Clearly, that is not to say that everyone you encounter will be your best friend

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Police brutality still evident

Joe Lippard

Assistant Opinions Editor

On Oct. 24, Quentin Tarantino made an appearance at a rally in New York City meant to protest against police brutality. There, Tarantino said, “I am here because I am a human being with a conscience.

And when I see murder, I cannot stand by and I have to call the murdered the murdered and the murderers the murderers.” Since then, numerous groups have called for a boycott of Tarantino’s new film “The Hateful Eight” in response to his comments, including the National Association of Police Organizations. The issue here, though, is that Tarantino did not say anything about all police officers.

Quentin Tarantino was at a rally to protest police brutality. The rally was not an anti-police rally. What he said referred specifically to people who die from police brutality and those who kill them. When someone dies as a result of brutality from a police officer, it is still murder. As much as people hate to admit it, police officers can be criminals too. On Sept. 1, a police officer in Fox Lake, Illinois, named Charles Joseph Gliniewicz reported that he was pursuing three suspects.

He was later found dead. This began a manhunt to search for the suspects who supposedly murdered the officer. Earlier this week, it was found that Gliniewicz had actually killed himself and faked his murder in order to cover up the fact that he had been embezzling money from the department.

But Gliniewicz is only the most

recent example of police corruption. What about those officers who killed people with excessive force, like Tarantino referenced at the New York rally? In April of this year, officer Michael Slager pulled over a man named Walter Scott for a broken taillight. By the end of his encounter with the officer, Scott was dead with multiple gunshot wounds to the back. Slager claimed that Scott had grabbed the officer’s stun gun and that was why he shot Scott. But less than a week later, a video surfaced that showed Walter Scott nowhere near the officer or his stun gun when he was shot.

The video showed that Slager shot Scott, walked over to him and put Scott in handcuffs. The officer then returned to where he shot Scott and picked up the stun gun that the officer himself had dropped.

Slager then walked back to Scott and dropped the stun gun on the ground next to Scott.

The media tried spinning the story immediately after Walter Scott’s death. Very quickly reports were out that indicated that Scott had been arrested before for failure to pay child support. It’s ridiculous to me that someone could think that an unarmed person deserves to be shot in the back just because of some missed child support payments.

Stories like these have become huge after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, last year. Twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed because he was playing with a BB gun in a public park. Normally, I could imagine the cops would have been called and they would have talked to the child about being safe with guns, told him to not play with guns, point them at people or whatever. But in this case, surveillance footage shows that two officers pulled up to the scene and one opened fire on the twelve-yearold. His fourteen-year-old sister ran to check on him, but she was forced to the ground and handcuffed by

the other officer.

The officers then just stood around for about four minutes, not administering any first aid to the dying twelve-year-old at their feet.

After that, an FBI agent who happened to be in the neighborhood showed up and administered first aid to the dying boy. Paramedics arrived to take Rice to the hospital 13 minutes after he was shot.

The police told investigators that they administered first aid immediately after shooting Tamir Rice, but the video shows that not only did the officers not administer first aid right away, but that they weren’t even the ones to do it.

I understand that working as a police officer is an incredibly highstress job, but if officers are so stressed that they shoot a twelveyear-old playing with a BB gun and then refuse to administer first aid to that child they shot, perhaps they shouldn’t be police officers. Quentin Tarantino did nothing wrong when he said that those who died as a result of police brutality were murdered and that those who killed them were murderers. He’s correct.

He never once claimed that all cops were murderers. In context, it is very clear that Tarantino was talking about those who abuse their power and kill civilians who did not need to be killed. I fully agree with him. I’m not against the police force by any means. I support all of the good men and women serving and protecting the public the best they can.

But I am against police brutality.

I am against a police officer playing judge, jury and executioner in circumstances that don’t necessitate that. I am against crooked cops killing people and getting off just because they’re a police officer.

I am against being unable to question a police officer’s judgment when they shoot an unarmed civilian in the back. I am against those who abuse police power, not all police.

The Ferguson Effect: Where is the line between freedom and technology?

Mason Moton Columnist

America is a place for freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion and so on; a country filled with culture — culture full of people from different parts of the world, but one thing remains constant between every country, the creation

and application of law.

Police officers have been gaining a reputation of being distrustful and overaggressive — especially in their interactions with minority groups. This year alone there have been several killings of black Americans ranging from ages 1225 that have appeared in the news for the massive responses by black communities demanding justice for what they believed were unjustified murders of unarmed people.

In some cases, the defending officer said “I mistook my gun for my Taser.”

Black communities have been outraged when the trial of the officer accused of unjust murder concluded with the officers’ acquittal.

Historically, in America, there have

been many instances where different ethnic groups have come into conflict as a result of the murder of one member of an ethnic group by another — more so when court trials result in the acquittal of the suspected killer. For example, the Crown Heights riots in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1990s that involved the Hebrew and Afro-Caribbean communities.

What is unique about the police force substituting as an ethnic group is that generally, police forces are culturally mixed. There are black, white and Latino officers — officers of every group.

But, despite this being true, many times white police officers are observed as being over-aggressive in minority communities. To combat this, a movement

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has spread across the country that has bystanders near police officers filming them while they are doing their job. This movement has led to a massive Internet collection of police officers acting shamelessly on camera. When these videos reach the superiors of these officers caught on tape, they are usually fired as a result of the video going viral and gaining media coverage. Authorities are now acknowledging a growing sense of fear in the police officer to perform their jobs while on camera, called the Ferguson Effect.

As described by FBI Director James Comey, the Ferguson Effect is a psychologically induced intimidation caused by

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increasing anxiety in the police officer that is experienced as a result of being filmed while doing their job. Comey and other authorities declare that this is causing crime to spike in certain cities.

Police officers all over America are in fear for their jobs, because they do not want to be seen being over-aggressive or performing their jobs badly. In some cases, officers have been reported saying they are afraid to get out of their cars.

If police officers are afraid to do their jobs correctly when they are being filmed, how much can they be trusted when they aren’t? Imagine if a student doing their homework said they couldn’t finish an exam because their professor was watching.

The insecurity admitted in these situations is wrong. A student should feel comfortable taking an exam knowing that their professor taught them all that they need to know in order for them to complete the exam with an A-plus; officers should be confident in their preparation for real-world encounters. If someone signs up for a job, they should trust their training to get them through easy and difficult tasks.

Critics of the Ferguson Effect and its responsibility of spiking violence in some cities surfaced after a recent study performed by the American Psychological Association.

The APA reported in the Law and Human Behavior section of its monthly journal, that, “… it is too soon to blame crime increases in a handful of cities on a Ferguson Effect — especially given that crime has been trending downward for more than two decades.”

Also, the suspicion of the Ferguson Effect being the cause of crime increase has been attributed to the press hyping up the issue.

Comedian Aamer Rahmen said it best when he told the story of “Reverse Racism.” How can a group that has forcefully affected a population claim to be discriminated against when they maintain jurisdiction over another group? The Ferguson Effect is a case between laws and technology.

A weaker and subjected population, obtaining the means to monitor a stronger and patrolling one; it is about leveling the field between officers and communities. I predict this debate between laws and technology to go on for many years to come. As technology advances, so will the laws that govern it — introducing a new wave of legal cases, “Law & Order” episodes and a whole lot more. A new question is now being raised in America: How much freedom are we allowed with technology and at what rate should new technology be shared with the general public?

and you will spend endless evenings braiding one another’s hair and gossiping about “Grey’s Anatomy.”

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At the end of the day, you answer to your conscience and no one else.

If you can go to bed at night and be proud of yourself and your actions then pat yourself on the back, pop some popcorn and toast to a job well done.

Fortunately, for everyone else’s notso-proper conduct, nothing is static.

You don’t always have to be a butthead.

Remember what your parents told you, reflect on all of the times you ignored them and push your sassy pants to the back of your closet for a while.

And afterward, don’t forget to call your parents and give them a long-overdue thank you.

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ISU to honor women’s volleyball seniors Indiana State will honor its senior class in its final home weekend as it hosts Loyola and Bradley Friday and Saturday at ISU Arena.

PROMOTIONS Greek Night — Indiana State fraternities and sororities are invited to wear their letters and represent their chapter as the Sycamores face Loyola.

The chapter with the most members in attendance will win a free social sponsored by Indiana State Athletics (at a future date).

Step performance — Phi Beta Sigma and the Precision Step Team will be showcasing their talents during the break in between sets two and three.

Free Pizza Friday — Indiana State students with a valid ID will receive free pizza before the start of the match (approximately 6:15) as part of Free Pizza Friday Saturday Senior Night — Indiana State will honor its four seniors in a pregame ceremony at approximately 6:50 p.m.

SCOUTING THE RAMBLERS The Ramblers come into Friday’s match after splitting the weekend series with Southern Illinois and Evansville.

They are led by junior outside hitter Morgan Reardon (271K, 240D, 43B) and senior setter/ right side Brittany Brown (205K, .318). Sophomore setter Caroline Holt runs the Ramblers’ offense (687A, 28SA) and senior libero Stephanie Kinane leads the back row (317D,

3.91 per set). As a team, the Ramblers hit .244 and average 14.75 digs, 13.19 assists and 2.41 blocks per set.

SCOUTING THE BRAVES Bradley broke through for its first MVC victory on Friday in a five-set winner over Evansville. Freshman outside hitter Erica Haslag (242K, 22SA) and senior libero Lea Sack (422D, 4.85 per set) lead the Braves in their respected areas.

Sophomore setter Afton Sobasky (404A, 134D) quarterbacks the offense while senior middle blocker Cordelia Murphy leads the team in hitting percentage and blocks (.274, 56B). As a team, the Braves hit .168 and average 14.62 digs, 1.75 blocks and 10.95 assists per set.

LAST TIME OUT Indiana State split the weekend road series at Bradley and Loyola earlier this season (Oct. 9-10).

ISU swept the Braves in Peoria led by sophomore outside hitter Sarah Peterson (13 kills) and junior right side Kynedi Nalls (10 kills). Junior libero Stephanie Bindernagel notched 21 digs and the Sycamore combined for 13.0 blocks in the win. The Sycamores fell the following night at Loyola, 1-3, as Peterson (14) and senior middle blocker Cassandra Willis (11) each had double-digit kills. Indiana State took the opening frame but fell to the Ramblers in the next three to win the first meeting of the season.

Story by ISU Athletic Media Relations.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 Page designed by Grace Adams

Football hopes for much-needed win at UNI Zach Rainey Reporter

The Indiana State football team looks to get back on track against No. 17 Northern Iowa this weekend, as the Sycamores were unable to hang on to an upset of No. 3 Illinois State a week ago, blowing a 15-point fourth-quarter lead and losing 27-24.

The Sycamores will travel to Cedar Falls this weekend to take on the 17th ranked Panthers, who enter the contest with an identical record to the Sycamores at 4-4 and 2-3 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. UNI comes into the contest on a twogame winning streak, having beaten South Dakota State and South Dakota.

The Panthers rank in the bottom half of the MVFC in all but one area, run defense, where they rank second, which could keep ISU running back LeMonte Booker in check.

However, the Panthers rank second-to-last against the pass, which could mean a big game is in store from quarterback Matt Adam and his group of receivers.

A player to watch out for from the Panthers is quarterback Aaron Bailey. Bailey, a University of Illinois transfer, has been less-than-stellar throwing the ball, but the ability to make plays with his legs is what makes him dangerous.

Bailey has just as many passing touchdowns as he does rushing touch-

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#30 freshman defensive back Haki Woods and #48 freshman linebacker Jaylin Bennett celebrating.

downs this season with six and has just one less rush attempt than pass attempt this season. Bailey has totaled 133 carries this season, 63 more than the team’s starting running back Tyvis Smith.

The ploy to make Bailey a threat on the ground is understandable. After their star running back David Johnson was drafted to the Arizona Cardinals after accumulating 4,682 career yards and 49 touchdowns over his four years at the school, it’s not surprising that the Panthers are trying to find a new identity on offense.

On the defensive side, it’s easy to see why this team is so good against the run. Defensive line-

man Karter Schult has recorded nine sacks and 15 tackles for loss.

His nine sacks rank second in the country and his 15 TFL is sixth, ranking him best in the conference. Linebacker Brett McMakin has been having a strong season. His five forced fumbles and 54 solo tackles are second and fifth in the country, respectively.

Defensive back Deiondre’ Hall has totaled four interceptions on the season, two of which he returned for touchdowns. Hall is also a candidate for FCS Defensive Player of the Year.

The Sycamores enter the contest in the middle of the pack statistically.

They’re fifth in total offense as well as fifth in

passing offense. While receiver Gary Owens was Adam’s favorite target early in the season, he has found success throwing to Robert Tonyan Jr. over the past few weeks, including last week against Illinois State, when he caught three touchdowns in the second quarter Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday and will be televised online on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. The game can also be heard on 95.9 FM WDKE. Up next, the Sycamores return home and will end their season with a two-game home stand with Western Illinois coming to town next week and Youngstown State the following week.

Sycamore basketball kicks off season with exhibition play Rob Lafary Sports Editor

Indiana State University women’s and men’s basketball teams are still a week away from regular season play but the Sycamores will get a little taste of competition this weekend when they each take part in an exhibition game at the Hulman Center.

The women kick off the onegame exhibition season on Friday night at 7 p.m. against the University of Indianapolis, an in-state foe that plays in the Great Lakes Valley Conference in the NCAA Division II ranks.

The two teams squared off last season in regular season play with the Sycamores scoring a 62-43 victory in Terre Haute.

That result means nothing now though to second-year ISU head coach Joey Wells, who essentially faces the Greyhounds to begin the 2015-16 campaign with a young, inexperienced group.

“This will be a great opportunity for us to see where our conditioning is,” Coach Wells said following practice on Wednesday night. “It’s also a great opportunity to see where we are in terms of fundamentals. This game is about us.” The game also serves as a learning experience in terms of the 2015-16 rule changes for NCAA women’s basketball. The Sycamores and Greyhounds both will look to get accustomed to the new

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game format, which has replaced the traditional 20 minute halves with four 10 minute quarters. The format keeps the game at 40 minutes, but does change up how the game is played, Wells said.

“We did one closed-door scrimmage which was good for us and gave us an idea of how things are going to go,” Wells said of using practice time to familiarize the team of the new format and rules. “The officiating has still been a little different plus you throw in having fans and everything else but we are beginning to adjust and we will see how we adjust to it on Friday.”

ISU’s women’s team returns eight players from a 17-13 team a year ago but mixes in seven

newcomers who will see their first action on Friday night.

Redshirt senior Cierra Ceazer is the team’s returning leading scorer at 6.5 points per game with redshirt junior Joyea Marshall and senior Alexis Newbolt close behind at five points and 4.5 points respectively.

UIndy brings back its top two leading scorers from a year ago.

Princess German brings back her 17.9 points per game and Terre Haute native and MiamiOhio transfer Nicole Anderson comes back after averaging 12.4 per contest. The Greyhounds finished last year at 12-16.

The men’s team faces NCAA Division III in-state team DePauw University on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Tigers play inside one of the Division III’s best

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conferences, the North Coast Athletic Conference, and won the conference crown last year, finishing 20-10 and appearing in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The team, however, lost its top six scorers from that team and feature just three seniors and a slew of youngsters heading into Saturday’s game.

Bradley Fey, an Indianapolis Roncalli graduate, is the team’s returning leading scorer at just 4.4 points per game.

The Sycamore men though will not face that youth problem like their opponent come this weekend, returning the core of last year’s squad that finished 15-16. All-Missouri Valley Conference selection Devonte Brown and MVC Freshman of the Year Brenton Scott return,

along with the likes of Khristian Smith and Brandon Burnett, while ISU also welcomes in six newcomers who have already shown tremendous strides throughout the offseason.

“Hoping for great things this year,” ISU Head Coach Greg Lansing said at the team’s media day on Monday evening.

“The guys have put in a heck of an offseason and we’ve had tremendous additions. This group is as good and as talented and as deep as we have been since I’ve been here as the head coach.”

Brown, Scott and Smith combined for about 50 percent of the team’s scoring last year and look to improve upon those numbers again this year with the help of their supporting cast.

The biggest storyline on Saturday could very well be the ISU frontcourt, which took a hit in the offseason with the loss of T.J. Bell for the year. Freshman Bronson Kessinger is also out while still recovering from a compound fracture in his leg that was suffered during his senior year at Corydon Central High School.

The injuries leave the Sycamores with just one returning post player in sophomore Brandon Murphy.

Both games can be heard on the air locally this weekend.

The women’s game can be heard via WIBQ 1230 AM while the men’s game will be on 95.9 FM WDKE prior to Saturday’s ISU football game at Northern Iowa.