October 30, 2015

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

Friday, Oct. 30, 2015

Volume 123, Issue 31

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Staying safe on Halloween weekend

Autumn all around

Miguel Lewis Reporter

Marissa Schmitter | Indiana Statesman

Fall foliage and weather are in full effect at Indiana State. Above: Vibrant leaves shade the Condit House and paint the campus hues of red, orange and brown. Below: Near the entrance of Gamma Phi Beta’s unit sit pumpkins that were decorated to celbrate Halloween.

Inactive sorority coming back to campus Nevia Buford

Assistant News Editor

The Zeta Phi Beta sorority is set to become active on campus sometime in mid-spring.

The sorority first started on campus in 1975 and was active until 2011, when it was suspended from campus.

“Some of the members probably had some behavioral issues, which cost their chapter to be suspended from Indiana State,” Monique Allen, the assistant director for campus life and National Pan-Hellenic Council adviser said. “I wouldn’t put it on the whole organization to make the organization look bad, but some of the members.”

On Saturday, the organization

held an informational meeting for potential members to learn more about the organization.

Potential members will be able to start signing up in the spring, and the sorority will start interviewing the prospects then.

Bo Mantooth, the director of fraternity and sorority life, said the sorority is coming back to campus “to give students the opportunity to join the organization as an undergraduate woman.”

Until new members are initiated, the graduate chapter and advisory board will be in charge of the sorority, Dr. Mantooth said.

Zeta Phi Beta is a National Pan-Hellenic sorority, or a “Divine nine.” The “Divine Nine” consists of nine historically black

Greek letter sororities and fraternities. All nine organizations used to be active on campus.

The university is working to increase the number of fraternities and sororities in the National Pan-Hellenic Council on campus.

“We have four active fraternities and then Zeta Phi Beta will be our first sorority since 2011. It is our hope to have seven of the nine here by the end of spring 2017,” Mantooth said.

The four NPHC fraternities currently on campus are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma.

The other six fraternities and sororities that are no longer active on campus were suspended

because of some member’s behavioral problems.

“Currently, those suspensions have been uplifted at the university standpoint, so they are welcome to come back to Indiana State, once their graduate chapters are ready to bring them back,” Allen said. “Because a lot of people think that Indiana State is withholding these organizations from coming back but that’s not true. They are welcome to come back. We just need at the national level, we need them to say that they’re ready to reinstate these organizations.”

“We’re just happy to have the sorority back, it’s been a few years and it’s time that these women get the opportunity to join an NPHC,” Allen said.

Students are preparing to enjoy yet another Halloween celebration this weekend.

However, among all of the fun and festivities it is important to be safe. With it being Halloween weekend, assailants may find it easier to intrude on the fun unannounced.

Some students believe that Halloween is a heightened time of year for crime because there are more things to look out for.

“I’ve been celebrating … Halloween every year since high school. Even though I like to dress up, go out and have a good time, I still make sure to remain as responsible as I can. I think it’s important to always have a friend with me, using the buddy system, and paying extra attention to my surroundings,” said sophomore communication major, Acetha Tollerson.

As fun as it may be, Halloween is not just a time to keep ourselves safe, but to also look out for our friends and those around us.

“Staying with my friends is always important,” Tollerson said. “But especially this weekend. I can’t stress enough how important it is for us to be aware of our surroundings and to stay safe no matter what. Being safe for me just includes keeping my phone and pepper spray in reach just in case I feel threatened.”

It may be easy to limit staying safe for Halloween to something as simple as having a walking buddy around and keeping a phone handy, but there is much more that can be done to ensure that ours and others’ safety is not compromised. According to an article published on webwire. com, this includes things like leaving the lights on in your dorm room or otherwise if you plan on leaving for the night. If you plan on hosting an event, make sure to be aware of who you allow to enter. Be cautious when approaching strangers in costume. Don’t let anyone in a police costume fool you and limit your alcohol consumption.

Senior human geographical information science major, David Jordan, said he felt strongly about the subject.

“I don’t think Halloween is

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Corinthian College students sort through confusion, bureaucracy Katie Murphy

San Jose Mercury News (TNS)

SAN JOSE, California — Six months after the unprecedented demise of a careercollege giant mired in allegations of fraud and deception, thousands of former Corinthian College students are still sorting through the mess they were left with in April when the last 28 of the company’s high-priced schools — most of them in California — closed.

The Corinthian story drew widespread media attention and calls from political leaders to help those who had been exploited by the for-profit, Santa Ana-based chain. But instead of relief for loans that

can run to tens of thousands of dollars, many have found little but confusion and bureaucracy. And this month California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that sought to help former Corinthian students weigh their options through expanded legal assistance programs.

Consider this: Despite an extraordinary step by the U.S. Department of Education this summer to make some 40,000 Heald College students enrolled as far back as 2010 eligible for student loan forgiveness through a much-simplified process, less than one-sixth had filed such claims by mid-October, according to preliminary figures and estimates from the department.

It’s not surprising to Tiffany Johnson, a former Heald student who said she has watched her fellow classmates sort through the myths and misinformation, agonizing over what to do — whether to transfer their credits, for instance, or to apply for a federal loan discharge and start over.

“My heart really goes out to them because they don’t know where to go for help — and it’s really sad,” said Johnson, of San Bruno, who attended Heald College’s medical assisting programs in San Francisco and Hayward before the doors slammed shut.

Johnson, who was just six months from earning a degree, said she struggled on

her own for about two months before she was referred to a legal assistance center in the East Bay through a Facebook page created earlier this year by former Corinthian students. The law clinic helped her file a claim with the Department of Education, she said, and it was approved over the summer. Her federal student loan debt — all $36,000 of it — was wiped clean, she said.

But with the sheer numbers of former Corinthian students — nationally, about 15,000 were enrolled around the time the colleges closed, and 350,000 have borrowed to attend a Corinthian school since

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Retention rates rise at Indiana State Morgan Gallas Reporter

Indiana State University’s retention rate is currently at 62.4 percent, which is caused by complex issues and is lower than the university’s goal.

Student retention is the percent of first-time, full-time new freshmen who complete their first year of college and return to the same institution for their second year.

John Beacon, the senior vice president for student enrollment, marketing and communications, explained why ISU’s retention rates are where they are.

“Generally speaking, the higher percent of students retained, the more likely they are to persist on to graduation,” Beacon said. “The average retention rate in 2015 for four-year public traditional institutions across the nation was around 72 percent.”

ISU’s rate is at 64.2 percent, which is up from 60.5 percent in 2011 because the university has been actively trying to raise their rate.

“There was a time in the late ‘60s through the mid-‘70s when there were more students seeking college degrees than there were four-year colleges to attend, so administration was more selective than it was in later decades,” Beacon said. “The reason students left college in those years was almost entirely due to poor academic perfor-

Online programs recognized for affordability Seven Indiana State University programs offered entirely or partly online are receiving national recognition for affordability and value.

The website Non Profit Colleges Online includes the programs among recipients of its 2015-16 “Putting Students before Profits Awards.”

Bachelor’s degree programs in electronic engineering technology and mechanical engineering technology rank No. 1 in the overall engineering category while the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, which was launched just five years ago, is ranked No. 2 among all doctoral nursing programs.

The site recognizes 50 programs nationwide in each category. Other Indiana State programs ranked are the Bachelor of Science in accounting at No. 16, Ph.D. in educational administration at No. 17 and the master’s degree program in criminology and criminal justice at No. 17. The Bachelor of Science in criminology and criminal justice is also a Top 50 program.

“The mission of Indiana State Online is to extend our high quality educational opportunities to students beyond Terre Haute, Indiana,” said Ken Brauchle, dean of extended learning.

“We know affordability is an important component of educational access. We are delighted that our efforts to deliver our programs as costeffectively as possible have been recognized.”

All of the Indiana State programs recognized are exclusively online except the engineering technology and Ph.D. in educational admin-

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The retention rate refers to the number of students who return for their second year.

mance as college students.”

Because there are more universities and community colleges, more students were able to enroll in college. Students who were less economically and academically prepared for college were able to enroll in college, which caused new reasons why students failed out of college.

“Today, students leave after the first year for a variety of reasons — but the majority are for more personal and financial reasons than for poor academic

performance,” Beacon said.

“With (ISU) enrollment growth has come an increase in the number of students with greater financial need and with more diverse cultural backgrounds.”

Linda Maule, Dean of University College, has high hopes for ISU’s retention rate.

“Our retention rate is OK compared to like institutions, but it certainly isn’t where we would like it to be,” Maule said.

“I don’t think universities are ever satisfied with a retention

rate.”

Maule said there are numerous reasons why students do not return to a university after the first year including cost, personal reasons, involvement in clubs or social fraternities and sororities, as well as homesickness and personal fit at a university.

Often, first-generation students are underprepared to deal with the social and economic challenges that face first-year college students.

“Our retention rates have

drifted down but are slowly recovering as we have enrolled more students,” Beacon said. “I think the more important value to this story is not the current retention rate; rather, it is the commitment the university has and is having on improving retention rates through a variety of programs and services.”

One service that ISU offers is during New Student Orientation when students and their families learn about different ways to pay for college.

They also learn about the different resources that ISU offers to all students to help them reach their degree.

“From the Center for Student Success that provides mentoring, support and tutoring, to University College with a full team of academic advisers and instructors who work closely with new students during their first year of college, the university is making a significant difference on retention,” Beacon said.

ISU has been increasing the retention rate by giving students as many tools possible.

“From the Sycamore Graduation Guarantee, Sycamore Express and MAP-Works — an early intervention tool — to the Student Counseling Center and financial aid advisers, new students are finding faculty and staff to be readily accessible to provide support and guidance every step of the way,” Beacon said.

ISU Foundation promotes two advancement staff The Indiana State University Foundation has announced the promotion of two staff members, Phil Ness as senior vice president of development and Kim Kunz as director of external relations.

The changes are effective immediately and realign the organization’s fundraising activities to better position the foundation with its strategic plan, said Ron Carpenter, foundation president.

“The advancement of these individuals is much deserved,” Carpenter said. “We are committed to growing resources for our university, and the work of Phil and Kim has been instrumental. I am confident that they will continue to make an even greater impact in their new roles.”

Ness now leads the major gifts team and athletics fundraising efforts for the foundation.

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Kim Munz and Phil Ness, staff members of ISU’s Foundation, have been promoted effetcive immediately in order to help the organization streamline fundraising activities.

“I am excited and energized about the opportunity,” Ness said. “We have a lot that we can accomplish for Indiana State.

The more we harmonize donor interests with philanthropic needs, the more we can achieve for our university and commu-

nity.”

Ness joined the foundation in 2012 as the associate vice president of development. In this capacity, he focused on athletics fundraising and oversaw the Sycamore Athletic Fund. During his time with the foundation, he has grown the Athletic Fund team and was instrumental in the university’s largest single fundraising event, which resulted in a more than $400,000 endowment for the Larry Bird Scholarship at Indiana State.

“Phil has quickly become a known personality in not only the area, but also the entire Indiana State community. He is a good fit for this position,” Carpenter said.

Prior to his tenure at Indiana State, Ness was a the most successful basketball coach in the history of Allegheny College,

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SMU looking into ‘racially offensive’ fraternity party Holly K. Hacker

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

DALLAS—Southern Methodist University says it’s reviewing an incident in which two fraternities planned a “racially offensive” party.

The “Ice Age” party, as promoted Tuesday on Facebook, included a photo of a black man wearing sunglasses, with gold teeth and a gold chain in his mouth. The invitation called it a “savage banger” and said to “bring out your bling, jerseys and inner thug.” It said profits would be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Dallas.

The off-campus party, which had been scheduled for Nov. 20, has reportedly been canceled.

The Facebook post has been removed.

“I am deeply concerned about the recent actions of two campus fraternities in planning and promoting an off-campus party with racially offensive themes and images,” SMU President Gerald Turner wrote in a letter posted today. “This party was

not sanctioned by SMU, and this incident is under review by the University.”

A university spokeswoman said Thursday afternoon that SMU had no additional comment beyond Turner’s letter.

The website Central Track first reported on the controversy Tuesday.

My colleague Dianne Solis spoke with students Jose Manuel Santoyo, an SMU student senator and junior majoring in human rights, and with Garrett Fisher, an SMU student senator and senior majoring in business and public policy.

Santoyo said he was disgusted by the party, which was planned by two predominantly white fraternities, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha, and by remarks elsewhere on Facebook that made disparaging remarks about black women at SMU. “Seeing the party and than this, I feel outraged,” Santoyo said. “They are undermining the hard work ethic of African Americans on campus and other minorities. Something has to be

done.”

Fisher said the student senate met on Tuesday to discuss working on reviews for SMU student events — and possibly some sanctions when organizations don’t comply with guidelines. “We are going to work on it around the clock,” Fisher said.

Fisher, who is black, said he found several points about the promotion offensive. Among them was language calling for people to bring their “inner thug.”

He objected to the use of an image of a black man with glasses that reflected stacks of money and black women dancing provocatively.

“I am not mad at individuals or organizations, but I think this is an opportunity for the entire campus to learn,” Fisher said.

As of fall 2014, SMU enrolled nearly 6,400 undergraduates — 5 percent black, 7 percent Asian, 12 percent Latino and 66 percent white, with multi-race and international students making up the remainder.

Santoyo said he and other

students have also been hurt by anonymous remarks on social media, including one in September on GreekRank.com that called black women at SMU “aesthetically unpleasing.”

SMU also posted a note Thursday calling such remarks “clearly abhorrent.”

Turner said in his letter that SMU launched a task force last spring on Greek life diversity “in response to national events.” He urged people to provide feedback.

“We as a campus must remain aware of issues or actions that can undermine our commitment to a nurturing and welcoming environment for all students,” he wrote.

Santoyo said that SMU needs to take broader action. If they don’t, “they have failed the students they claim to turn into ‘world changers,’” he said.

That’s a reference to SMU’s motto, World Changers Shaped Here. ©2015 The Dallas Morning News.

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ISU Public Safety police blotter Oct. 25

2:24 a.m.: Suspicious activity was reported in Sandison Hall.

3:35 a.m.: A domestic dispute was reported in Unit 4 of hte University Apartments.

Oct. 26

10:00 a.m.: A property damage accident was reported at N. Ninth and Chestnut Streets.

10:51 a.m.: A theft was reported in Cunningham Memorial Library.

11:00 p.m.: A theft was reported in the

Student Rec. Center.

4:11 p.m.: A motor vehicle theft was reported at 300 Blk. N. Fourth Street.

6:46 p.m.: Criminal mischief and theft was reported in Lot 14.

Oct. 27

10:48 a.m.: A suicide threat was

reported in Cunningham Memorial Library.

3:28 p.m.: A hit and run PD accident was reported on campus.

5:06 p.m.: A property damage accident was reported at N. Eighth and Eagle Streets.

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“The capacity of legal aid in California is completely stretched thin because of the Corinthian closures,” said Angela Perry, a law fellow at the nonprofit Public Advocates firm in San Francisco.

In his veto message, Brown said he was sympathetic to the struggles of Corinthian students but argued it was “premature” to expand legal aid services for them, given the federal government’s attention to their plight.

“The U.S. Department of Education has taken the matter of loan discharge seriously,” he wrote. “In recent months, it has greatly eased the burden of filings for many students, and its work to provide a simple, swift and fair process for students continues.”

Part of the confusion stems from a little-used provision of federal law that allows students to apply for debt relief if

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“Of course there will be alcohol, but it’s just a matter of how much you drink. It’s always important to eat a few hours before hand if the plan is to drink later on. Limiting yourself to one peanut butter and jelly sandwich using one piece of bread will not cut it, that’s

they believe they were victims of fraud.

Students generally apply for loan forgiveness only when their school closes before they have been able to graduate.

But this summer, under pressure from California Attorney General Kamala Harris and others, the Department of Education created a special claim form for students who as far back as 2010 attended Heald programs it found to have inflated job-placement numbers — about 80 percent of all of the chain’s offerings.

Roughly 6,100 such claims had been filed as of mid-October compared with only a handful in the past, according to the department.

Still, the department has estimated that roughly 40,000 former Heald students alone were defrauded because of their programs’ phony job placement rates and are eligible for the relief.

Roman Rojas, of Richmond, is one of them. But the former Heald information technology student — who now attends Ohlone College in Fremont — opted not to apply for loan forgiveness, fearing the

for sure. Other than that I’d say we should go out and have a good time, look out for hostile situations, and most importantly, look out for our fellow Sycamores.”

While staying safe this weekend and every weekend is important, it’s also important to enjoy yourselves.

Dressing up as someone other than ourselves only comes once a year so make the best of it.

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“Phil will do a great job of building on the work that the development team had already accomplished under the leadership of John Heintz,” Carpenter said.

Heintz is resuming his position as

move would wipe out his course credits.

“I asked around a lot, and people weren’t giving me straight answers, so I didn’t want to jeopardize that,” he said.

“It’s so confusing.”

There is no indication that students would risk losing their course credits by applying for any form of debt relief, said Noah Zinner, a senior attorney with Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, based in Oakland.

The catch, he said, is that students who transfer even one credit to a new college lose their eligibility for a “closed school” loan discharge.

On the other hand, he said, transfer students might still be eligible for relief if they prove they were defrauded by their school.

And those who apply for debt forgiveness can have their student loan bills put on hold while they wait — through another process.

This is why legal aid centers are so overwhelmed.

Johnson, the former Heald student, made it through those hoops and re-

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The technology programs are mostly online with some courses requiring study at the Indiana State campus or equivalent courses at another college or university.

The educational administration program uses a combination of interactive online sessions augmented by four required face-to-face sessions in the ISU regional area.

Non Profit Colleges Online says its goal is to

senior development officer to focus on advancing major gift fundraising for Indiana State and the Scott College of Business.

Kunz is responsible for overseeing the external relations for the foundation, which includes the annual giving, stewardship, marketing and communications functions of the organization.

“The synergy of our external relations

cently registered for an allied health program at Skyline College, a community college in San Bruno.

She has to start over, she said, but, “It’s nice to not have the debt and to not have to worry about getting a job with a useless degree.”

BY THE NUMBERS 350,000: The number of students who took out federal student loans totaling $3.5 billion to attend a Corinthianowned college since 2010 40,000: The estimated number eligible for student loan debt relief because they were once enrolled in a Heald College program that the U.S. Department of Education found to have misled students about its job prospects 15,000: The number of students eligible for debt relief because they attended a Corinthian school that closed before or shortly after they were able to finish their programs Source: U.S. Department of Education © 2015 San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.). Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

shine a spotlight on nonprofit online schools and help prospective students, the media, and the general public realize that “there really are nonprofit online universities out there putting students before profits and education before the bottom line.”

The website’s staff looked at online programs from accredited, nonprofit colleges and universities with lower than average tuition costs and ranked the programs according to their affordability.

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area connects our donors to the university in a unique way. We greatly value the relationships we have with our alumni, friends and university partners, and this set-up enables us to approach our donor cultivation and stewardship efforts more holistically,” Carpenter said.

Kunz joined the foundation as a graduate assistant in 2008, and was hired in a full-time role to oversee the organiza-

tion’s communications in 2010. Kunz is a 2004 graduate of Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska.

“Kim has been a constant figure for the foundation and has been involved in so many aspects of our overall work and our successes that this is just a natural fit,” Carpenter said.

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Top 20 Halloween Movies 1. “Hocus Pocus” 2. “The Exorcist” 3. “Coraline” 4. “The Babadook” 5. “Halloweentown” 6. “Scream” 7. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” 8. “The Ring” 9. “Hotel Transylvania” 10. “The Grudge” 11. “Young Frankenstein” 12. “Evil Dead” 13. “The Little Vampire” 14. “Pet Sematary” 15. “The Haunted Mansion” 16. “Cujo” 17.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” 18. “Edward Scissorhands” 19. “Monster House” 20. “Corpse Bride”

Top 10 Halloween Jams 1. “Witchcraft” – Frank Sinatra 2. “I Put a Spell on You” – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins 3. “Howlin’ For You” – The Black Keys 4. “My Body is a Zombie for You” – Dead Man’s Bones 5. “This is Halloween” – Marilyn Manson 6. “Zombie Dance” – The Cramps 7. “Witchy Woman” – The Eagles 8. “Little Ghost” – The White Stripes 9. “ I Am Your Boogie Man” – KC & the Sunshine Band 10. “Howl” – Florence and the Machine

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DIY Halloween decorations Dajia Kirkland Features Editor

With Halloween right around the corner, the time to fully submerge ourselves into the spirit has finally dawned upon us. Here are some creative DIY Halloween dorm room decorations fit for the Pumpkin King himself.

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Bloody Handprints Create gory bloody handprints by using a few simple ingredients: liquid Elmer’s glue, plastic wrap, red and blue food coloring and tape.

Start by mixing the glue and food coloring together in a bowl. Be sure not to add too much blue — you don’t want purple hands. The blue is incorporated into the mix to create dimension. Next, cover your hand in glue. The print needs to be an eighth of an inch thick. If you don’t want to get your hands messy, use surgical gloves. Press your hand down onto the plastic wrap as soon as you get your hand covered. This creates a base. Next, cover your hand in the fake blood and press

onto the base to apply the color. Allow the glue time to dry and once finished tape them to a flat surface. Good places to hand the hands are windows, mirrors and shower curtains.

2. Trash Bag Spider Webs Using a black trash bag, fold the bag in half and draw the design of a spider web. If drawing is not your forte, you can look up and print out a stencil. Once your blueprint has been made, cut your design out. When finished, open the bag to unveil an insanely cool web.

3.

Glowing Eyes Using toilet paper and paper towel rolls, create spooky glowing eyes. Start by drawing a sketch of eyes on the side of the roll. Next, cut them out, using a craft knife to get the cleanest cut. Next, break some glow sticks and place them into the roll to make them glow neon hues.

Place the eyes in dark corners to get the best effect and to give your guests a good scare.

4.

Mummy Door

Using either thin white fabric or toilet paper, create a mummy on your dorm room door. Start by cutting a large black oval out of black paper or a poster board; this will create the shadow of the eyes.

Next, cut out a medium sized white circle and a small black circle to create the eyes. After assembling and placing these towards the top middle of your door, cut long strips of your material of choice. Starting at the top of your door, place them in X patterns until you get to the bottom.

5.

Head in a Jar To create this project you will need to get your feet wet with a photo-editing program. Photoshop is ideal, but if you do not have this application, Pixlr.com works well, and it’s free. Find a profile picture of your choosing.

Once you have found one that you want to use, upload three copies of it. Have one facing forward and two more copies on each side looking at each other. Merge the side photos into the middle and then soften up the edges.

Once finished, print the photo onto waterproof paper or have it laminated. Get your jar ready by adding liquid and food coloring to give it a nice effect; reds and greens are great colors to use. Shape your photo into a cylinder by bringing the sides together.

Lastly, place your photo into the jar and watch as the liquid makes the image look threedimensional.

With these fun and easy DIYs your dorm room is sure to give everyone a good scare.

Meals you can cook in the microwave Erica Garnes Reporter

A part of life is growing up and becoming an adult, and as an adult you’ll need to provide for yourself. Many college students might not have the time or the resources to make homemade meals, but with some ingenuity, one can survive through breakfast, lunch and dinner using only the microwave.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and everyone deserves three great things: eggs, bacon and pancakes. In just two minutes microwavable eggs are safe and ready to eat. All you need is two eggs, milk and a coffee mug.

Beat the eggs with a little milk and then heat for two minutes, checking every 45 seconds. For bacon, grab a microwavable plate, place four sheets of paper towel on top, two strips of bacon and another paper towel to cover. Cook at two minutes per slice, then take and enjoy.

For pancakes, get a mason jar and fill 1/3 of the way with baking mix and water and microwave for 90 seconds. Be sure to watch as it rises and when it’s done dip a knife all the way down the jar to make sure it’s cooked thoroughly.

Now for lunch and dinner, there is microwavable macaroni and cheese, baked potatoes and even fried rice. For macaroni and cheese, put 1/3 cup of macaroni in a large bowl and ¼ cup of water and

microwave for six minutes. Add 1/3 cup of cheddar jack cheese and put it back in for 30 seconds. Once done, stir in a dash of milk and enjoy. For perfect baked potatoes, poke holes in the potato and then place on a paper towel. Each side of the potato should cook for 10 minutes, 20 minutes total, so flip over and check halfway through the cooking time.

Who knew fried rice could be cooked in a microwave in just 20 minutes?

It’s

ished let it sit for five then serve. Surprisingly, you can also prepare salmon in the microwave. Wrap it in a parchment bag with toppings like herbs and vegetables and then pop in the microwave for 11 minutes. Who says you can’t be sophisticated on a college budget?

easy — in a microwave-safe container put rice, a half cup of water and any other chopped toppings you would like. Once the 20 minutes are fin-

Filmmakers revitalizing horror genre Colin Covert

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“Horror films don’t create fear,” said the late Wes Craven. “They release it.”

Craven should know. The maestro created three milestones of 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s terror — “The Last House on the Left,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream.” In each new decade Craven found contemporary voices to release age-old anxieties, from visceral gore as horrific as the nightly news from Vietnam, to larks that offered bloody fun.

While moviegoers put a nail in the genre’s coffin a few years ago as a marketplace glut of torture-themed thrillers wore out their welcome, reports of horror’s death were greatly exaggerated. A fresh breed of filmmakers is revitalizing the genre with original, creative, idiosyncratic movies that grab and eat you.

“We’re slowly getting over the ridiculous torture porn of the 2000s,” said Jesse Bishop, programming director of the Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul, which hosts the long-running “Dark Out” horror showcase. “The great new horror films make you laugh as often, or more, than you actually jump. It’s no longer just the ‘boo,’ but a well-placed ‘boo’ that is important.”

The best recent films lift fear to impressive heights.

Blumhouse Productions is an exemplar of the new horror, with such low-budget chillers as the “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious” and “Sinister” franchises.

Ethan Hawke in “Sinister.”

“Horror always goes in phases. It comes and goes like the tide,” said Ryan Turek, director of development for Blumhouse. “Usually the most recognized periods for horror are the periods when they say something about their decade. Now we’re living in a rather stormy climate politically and economically, and that paves the way for some great horror stories.”

The studio’s “Unfriended,” about a haunted computer chat room, and “The Gift,” about a high school relationship that returns cruelly years later, are both about bullying.

“We look for films that make a statement,” Turek said. “‘The Purge’ is a Rod Serling-esque commentary on gun control. What puts a creative renaissance on

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the map is when they have something to say.”

Since Nosferatu silently levitated from his coffin, bad dreams have been as irresistible a marketing gimmick as weepies that reduce viewers to tears.

Why would we pay to watch nightmare images? Stephen King, in his nonfiction history of modern horror “Danse Macabre,” explained that the creative use of fear “makes you, for a little time, a child again,” revisiting a time when fantasy operated as “a marvelous third eye.” Cinema reconnects us to the grotesqueries of the Brothers Grimm, and Aesop’s fables.

Filmed terror has launched careers

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HORROR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 from Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff to Ridley Scott and Kathryn Bigelow. And now, fright has never been so bankable.

As film technology rises in capability while falling in cost, it has created a boom time for a new generation of indie creators to bring individualistic works to viewers, whether on a widescreen at home or in the movie house.

Online streaming promotes unbridled fandom while fueling homemade horror movies.We have never traveled to the heart of darkness in so many directions.

It’s a development that film lovers of every stripe might applaud.

Blumhouse has even parlayed its success into prestige-film territory, producing last year’s Oscar-winning psychological drama “Whiplash.”

Despite the promising economics of horror cinema — a genre that doesn’t require large advertising budgets or expensive stars to sell lots of tickets — attempts by the major movie studios have produced lukewarm results.

Myriad horror film reboots have been launched, an endless stream of derivative “Poltergeist,” “Carrie,” “Hostel,” “The Thing” and “Evil Dead” reshoots.

Most of those remakes are creatively misguided, failing to recognize what made the original films so terrifying in the first place. They are less shivery than disappointing.

Rather than following Hollywood’s cannibalistic impulse to feed on its own entrails, the young Turks attacking horror’s barricades are armed with original aesthetics and fresh ideas.

Jennifer Kent’s fraught debut “The Babadook” twisted a classic old-darkhouse premise into a shocker whose true gold mine was a woman’s ambivalence about being a mother. It reached deep emotional levels of shame, stress and grief that no jump scare from a cat in a closet can provide.

In “It Follows,” David Robert Mitchell freaks out viewers without stock horror confrontations. His well-executed film twists the sexual anxieties of adolescence into a metaphor for the inevitable, unstoppable, ever-present fear of death itself.

He created terrifying visuals simply out of the image of a distant somebody walking slowly toward the camera.

In the impeccable futurist thriller “Ex Machina,” Alex Garland turned a frail romance with a humanoid artificial intelligence into a tense battle between alien, inhuman technology and narcissistic, selfish men.

Finance is a key to this creative boom, said Travis Stevens, a prolific producer of horror and action features.

“The economics of horror are a lot easier over the last six or seven years for young filmmakers to get their shot,” Stevens said. “If you make a movie cheap enough, there is enough audience out there to give investors a chance of getting their money back.”

That advantage allows Stevens to fund little gems like Ted Geoghegan’s “We Are Still Here,” which subtly tiptoes from an homage to old-school phantasms into a hellacious dark-humor horror parody.

Big-budget filmmakers are taking advantage of the creative opportunity,

too. Joss Whedon (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”) wrote his quippy “The Cabin in the Woods” as a journey through a broken fourth wall and into the bloody heart of the horror movie beast.

Screenwriter/director/producer E.L. Katz, whose credits include the anthology “The ABCs of Death 2,” began his love affair with horror as a young fan.

“It’s a good template to do whatever you want,” Katz said. “It’s a pretty openminded world. That’s not so easy with the industry people because they like things to be cut and dried.”

Big-budget spookfests like Guillermo del Toro’s new “Crimson Peak” are a rarity, Katz said — “something that happens for a studio only once every two or three years.

But on your own, you can be a thousand different filmmakers in the genre.

The true wellspring, he said, is “understanding the zeitgeist. What are people afraid of now?”

Quite a lot, apparently.

WAVES OF FEAR: A timeline of horror-film trends 1950s The fear: The worries of the nuclear age pushed aside the feelings of classic gothic horror, producing multiple species of radioactive monster movies.

The films: “Godzilla,” “The Blob,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “Tarantula” and “Them” were best in breed.

1960s The fear: Violent assassinations showed how sinister men and women could become, even in daylight.

The films: “Psycho,” “Cape Fear,” “Peeping Tom,” “Targets” and “Repul-

sion” added to the cultural anxiety.

1970s The fear: As the baby boom cooled, films wrestled with child-focused nightmares.

The films: “Halloween,” “The Shining,” “The Omen,” “The Exorcist” and “Carrie” featured weird, possessed kids while “Alien” introduced gross, chestbursting childbirth.

1980s The fear: AIDS pushed body horror past the emergency room and onto the screen.

The films: “The Thing,” “Scanners,” “Re-Animator,” “Videodrome” and “The Fly.” 1990s The fear: A focus on manipulative sociopaths delivered a hearse full of chills.

The films: “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Misery,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Se7en,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” and “Single White Female.”

2000s The fear: The new century favored films about people fighting their own war on terror to survive.

The films: “28 Days Later,” “Saw,” “The Descent,” “The Mist” and “Shaun of the Dead.”

2010s The fear: Worries about technology have gone viral.

The films: “Unfriended,” “Ex Machina,” “Smiley,” “The Den” and “Untraceable,” where every game of Chatroulette moved from live-streaming to deadstreaming. ©2015 Star Tribune (Minneapolis). Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Embrace your intelligence Kirstyn Quandt Columnist

Between high school and college I have met a lot of people, and in those interactions I have noticed a common theme with some young women.

There are those incredibly intelligent young women who have “blonde moments” from time to time, but then there are those equally intelligent women who intentionally act stupid, throwing the intelligence they do have right out the window.

First and foremost, I think it is important to clarify the difference between the two. Let’s start with blonde moments or minor “brain farts.”

I have quite a few of these moments; however, I attribute most to my tendency to think too logically (at least that makes me feel a bit better after I say them).

For example, to me it makes sense that polar bears would be from Poland. But to others, that is absurd and laughable, or even mock-able on every future Christmas card or gift tag from my brother.

However, when you continuously say in the annoyingly highpitched, whiny tone (you know what I’m going for) “I don’t get it” or “what,” with way too many syllables added in, then you’ve moved past mere brain farts, and you’re simply acting dumb. And that is where the difference lies: acting instead of simply being.

Some truly think on some insanely ignorant level that by acting less intelligent, their peers will like them more. This has always baffled me. Personally, intelligence and a strong work ethic are traits that I seek out in a significant other.

A lack of motivation, drive and the inability to think critically just don’t scream marriage material. So why then do wonderfully strong women feel the need to act and speak with their intelligence

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in their back pockets?

The way I see it, I have way too much going on in my life to act dumb.

It must take effort to continuously question every word out of someone’s mouth and furthermore, to play off the moment as though you have no idea what they’re talking about.

Today, more women are plagued with the phenomenon A.A.S or Airheaded Attention Syndrome than any time before and I have narrowed it down to three reasons why and also channeled my inner MythBuster to bust the stupidity out of each.

One, for attention. So maybe you’re with a group of friends cooking dinner and you’re talking to a cute guy.

There is a difference between playing repeatedly with the microwave to realize it isn’t turned on as opposed to asking if you need to turn it on to use it.

If he’s not paying the most attention to you for your sense of humor and smarts, he’s not worth it.

Furthermore, if you’re picking gentlemen based on their positive inclination to your idiotic statements, I assure you gentlemen are not who you will be meeting.

Two, because it’s “cute.” This statement always makes me laugh out loud, literally. To me, cute things are dimples, cupcakes, penguins and small puppies. But the idea of being stupid? Not cute.

What happened to channeling our inner Olivia Pope and speaking with dignity and confidence?

Three, they don’t want to seem too smart. Now this topic is a bit different. There has always been the topic of men and women and women not wanting to seem smarter than their spouses. We see it in older movies and discussed from time to time in novels.

However, today in the incredibly competitive job market, your intelligence, work ethic and wonderful personality are what get you to where you need to be. So channel them all and be smart because you are.

Don’t dull down your intelligence because you think you are more attractive without it. I assure you, that brain is meant to be used in all of its nerdy, attractive glory.

Joe Lippard Columnist

Speaker of the House John Boehner will resign from his position at the end of October, and he seems determined to leave newly elected Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans with a small mess. Speaker Boehner has done what the majority of the population thought he would never do: he has negotiated a budget with President Obama.

Compromise has been made, since Boehner broke away from House Republicans’ policy of “do nothing until we risk financial collapse.”

An important facet of this deal is a provision to get rid of the spending limits imposed through the Budget Control Act of 2011, which included sweeping budget cuts across the board. The deal adds $50 billion to defense and domestic spending, and it also adds $16 billion to funding for the military and State Department. These numbers aren’t far from President Obama’s request for $70 billion of increased spending this year.

It seems that the president has won this small battle.

Possibly the biggest thing that this budget deal does is suspend the debt ceiling until March of 2017. While this is an incredibly long time to suspend the debt ceiling (the longest the limit has ever been suspended), I do understand why it was done.

Since President Obama took office, Republicans have more or less taken the national budget hostage every time a new plan is proposed. They have filibustered and delayed votes,

until the country almost defaults on its debt, in order to get what they want.

The Republican Party has lost some ground because of this method; now, many people are more cautious and trust the Republicans less with their money than they did before. People see a problem with the party who claims “fiscal responsibility” putting the future of the country at risk because of a number that we keep raising anyway.

The Republicans’ refusal to compromise even a little bit is why Standard & Poor’s, an American financial company that releases highly valued rankings of countries’ credit ratings, downgraded the United States’ credit rating in 2011.

The deal that the president and speaker worked out would prevent either party in the House from trying to use the debt ceiling as a bargaining tool while risking government shutdown.

This is extremely important because recently Ben Carson has said that he would outright refuse to raise the debt ceiling if he is elected president. He promised to start tackling the budget on day one as president, but what Carson doesn’t understand is that you can’t just stop the government from spending money. Is our spending something that I think that we need to get under control? Yes, I think that our spending is a little extreme right now, but we can’t solve that problem by just refusing to provide the money that the government needs to run.

If Carson plans on the country doing well financially, he’s going to need to make some huge cuts all across the board. Obviously, one of the areas that Carson would need to cut — because we spend over half a trillion dollars on it annually — would be the military. Most conservatives and some liberals are against cutting defense

funding. Would Carson’s own party support him making cuts to military spending? While no one can say for certain, I have a feeling that a large number of Republicans would even be against Carson cutting defense funds.

Boehner and Obama’s deal also eliminated a 20 percent cut in the Social Security Disability Insurance trust. In 2016, the SSDI trust was previously in danger of running dry. Rather than letting that happen and cutting disabled beneficiaries’ payments by 20 percent, the deal reallocates $150 billion over the next three years from the general Social Security trust. Congress has known about this since earlier this year, and Republicans in Congress had tried to block a transfer of funds.

In terms of concessions the White House has made in order to appease the Republicans, there’s not much to the deal. Republicans got the sequester cuts eliminated, and there was also a rather unpopular section of the Affordable Care Act that was repealed. This section to the Act would have required large employers that provide health insurance to automatically enroll their employees in that insurance plan.

This provision was opposed from both sides, and I’m glad that it was repealed.

It’s possible that a lowerincome worker would get signed up for an insurance plan that is too expensive for them, and then what are they to do? It would make health care for that person very unaffordable.

On the whole, I think that the deal largely favors the Democratic establishment, but it did provide a few concessions that I think the Republican Party would be able to appreciate, if they would read the deal instead of instantly denouncing it just because John Boehner dared to compromise with a Democrat.

It’s okay for women to wear makeup

Kylie Adkins

Opinions Editor Makeup is an unfortunate necessity. I have a serious love/ hate relationship with my makeup.

Part of me loves to look pretty and, sure, maybe cover some acne, but I don’t let makeup define my life.

However, just because that is how I feel about it, doesn’t mean that that is the only opinion out there. Makeup can actually do as much good as bad.

As Ryan Ballinger pointed out in his Wednesday column “Say no to makeup,” makeup can take up a significant amount of time and money,

and it can actually worsen acne and blemishes by halting the healing process and clogging pores.

However, you only face these adverse effects if you don’t wash your makeup off at the end of the day.

Even though the perception is that women wear makeup in order to cover up things they don’t like, I know many women who use it to accentuate features that they do like about themselves.

Other women simply think it is fun. My favorite type of makeup happens to be colored mascara.

I don’t like it because I am self-conscious of my eyelashes; I simply like coloring them.

More than just the fact that is fun, it is also often expected of women to wear makeup.

We are often expected to wear makeup for professional events and interviews, as well as formal events.

Many women would prefer not to wear this makeup, but it is something we just deal

with for our careers. Do I wish things were different? Sure, but makeup isn’t the end-all be-all of society.

Ryan states in his column that he feels makeup teaches our young girls that they are only valued for their looks.

And he is right. But he is also wrong.

There are many reasons that girls grow up thinking we’re valued only for our looks. Just look at “Cinderella.”

When she’s a smart, hardworking rag-tag maid, there is no chance for love. But the second that the fairy godmother gives her a pretty new updo and a pretty new dress, she is suddenly fit for marriage.

The fact that many women must change who they are in these stories teaches us that we will only find a husband if we change who we are fundamentally — not just our looks.

When girls are taught that their only purpose in life is to catch a husband with her good looks, there is a problem.

However, that problem

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Now is the time to reclaim makeup for women.

It could be considered a tool of oppression, but we can turn it into a tool of empowerment.

Accentuate the features you like, and don’t stop making yourself feel beautiful in whatever you can.

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Sycamores ready for the road

Zach Rainey Reporter

The Sycamores will hit the road this weekend and head to Iowa to take on Drake on Friday and Northern Iowa on Saturday.

Both matches will start at 8 p.m.

Drake comes into the contest having lost three straight games, all on the road last week, hoping to get the ball rolling at home against the Sycamores. Makena Schoene, setters Rebecca Brown and Chandell Davidson help run the Bulldogs’ 6-2 offense while junior libero Michelle Thommi along with Kyla Inderski hold down the back row.

Makena Schoene and Kyla Inderski are the kill leaders on the team, collecting 284 and 277 respectively. Rebecca Brown and Chandelle Davis can be thanked in large part by their teammates for setting them up so well.

Brown has recorded 503 assists this year and Davidson has recorded 450 of her own.

To have two people leading categories by as much as SchoeneInderski and Brown-Davis have, the chemistry between the four must be great.

This team is tough on defense, as Michelle Thommi leads the team with 339 digs, with Kyla Inderski right behind her with 338. Katie Dulek has been the enforcer on defense, totaling 76 blocks this year the closest bulldog to her is Katie Allen with 57.

The last time these teams faced off earlier this season, the Sycamores fell to the Bulldogs 3-2 on Oct. 3.

In Saturday’s contest, the Sycamores will take on the Northern Iowa Panthers, who defeated them in five sets 3-2 earlier this season.

Kayla Haneline continues to lead the team in kills with 299, but freshman Bri Weber is close behind with 279. When it comes to assists, the Panthers are almost one dimensional, as Heather Hook has recorded 980 assists this season while the next-closest Panther only has 61.

Haneline has proved her versatility this season, recording 100 blocks to go with her 299 kills.

Piper Thomas is next closest on the team with 76.

One interesting fact about the Sycamores this season is that they have yet to win a match that goes into five sets. That can’t sit well with coach Dahl-Skinner.

Hopefully the Sycamores will have the services back of Bree Spangler, who has missed the last two matches. That was quite a blow to the Sycamores attack as Spangler was second on the team in kills at the time of her injury. Cassandra Willis, on defense this season, has tallied 107 blocks and needs just one more to tie 10th place in a single season for total blocks. When this team gets rolling and gets hyped up, these two can cause a lot of frustration for the opponents, especially when they feel they can’t get the ball over the net. Willis also ranks fifth in the MVC in blocks, tallying 1.02 per set.

Carly Winslow has been keeping pace, as she has recorded 106 total blocks on the season.

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ISU’s #11 Matt Adam, a sophomore quarterback, scrambles against last weekend’s opponent, North Dakota State.

ISU hopes for a treat in Halloween matinee game at Illinois State Adler Ingalsbe Reporter

The Indiana State University football team travels to 2014 national runner-up Illinois State University for a Halloween matinee game where they will take on one of the best teams they’ve gone up against this season in a Missouri Valley Football Conference clash.

The third-ranked Redbirds roll into the game with an overall record of 6-1 and are undefeated in MVFC play, with their lone loss coming in week one at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes, who happen to be ranked No. 10 in the AP poll for FBS schools.

Illinois State is an absolute juggernaut on both offense and defense. On the offensive side of the ball they are putting up an average of 36.1 points per game, while averaging 408.7 yards of total offense, while only giving up 21.1 points and 353.3 yards on the defensive side.

The MVC rival Redbirds are led by running back Marshaun Coprich, who has rushed for 985 yards and 12 touchdowns. Both of those statistics lead the conference. The team’s quarterback and former Indiana University Hoosier,

Tre Roberson, can be scary as the dual threat quarterback has thrown for 1,157 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also rushing for 296 total yards and four touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Anthony Warrum has had himself quite the season. He has caught 10 of the 12 touchdown passes from an Illinois State quarterback, which makes him the conference leader in that category.

Indiana State played the Redbirds down to the wire in their lone matchup in Terre Haute last season and is looking to put their stamp on the 2015 season with a win at Illinois State.

The Sycamores, with an overall record of 4-3 and 2-2 in conference play, have had a tough time stringing together multiple wins in a row, but are up against stiff competition in the MVFC and still have held their own against the very best.

ISU’s offense has been the bright spot thus far in the season. The team is averaging 30.1 points per game with an average of 404.6 total yards in their games. The third-ranked rushing attack has put up 196.3 yards on the ground, while the passing game has 208.3 yards per game, which is good for fifth-best

in the MVFC. The trio of quarterback Matt Adam, running back LeMonte Booker and wide receiver Gary Owens has led the way for the Sycamores on the offensive side of the ball.

Adam is a dual threat quarterback as well much like his counterpart on Saturday, Roberson. He has thrown for 1,349 total yards and 14 touchdowns, as well as running for 559 yards and three touchdowns. Booker has three rushing touchdowns of his own and has 371 yards in the five games he’s been in. Owens, who has been Adam’s go-to wide receiver, has hauled in eight touchdowns and even has thrown a touchdown of his own.

The defensive numbers don’t look as good on paper, but when you’re going up against teams such as Purdue, South Dakota State and North Dakota State, that tends to happen. Senior defensive back Travis Starks has two interceptions, with one of those being taken back to the house for a touchdown.

Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. and can be watched online on ESPN3 or on the WatchESPN app. Audio will be provided by 95.9 WDKE.

Volleyball prepares for MVC Championship Megan Veeneman Reporter

This Saturday the Sycamore crosscountry team will travel to Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana, to compete in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

Last year, the MVC championship took place at Southern Illinois University. The Bradley Braves won the Women’s 5K. Caitlin Busch was the winner for Bradley and was named Female Athlete of the Year. The Sycamore women’s team placed seventh in the team race thanks to Nicole Lucas. who finished 14th. John Mascari won the men’s 8K, clinching the title of Male Athlete of the Year.

Bradley is expected to win the men’s 8K this year, favored by five votes and 77 points. Indiana State has three votes

and 66 points. Wichita State is expected to come in third place with 65 points.

A few athletes to watch in this game are Mascari, Steffen Uhrich and Peter Archibald. Mascari is a senior for Indiana State and is a previous winner of the championship. Uhrich, a junior at Bradley, is the MVC Male Cross-Country Athlete of the Week. Last week, Uhrich placed ninth at the University of Illinois Invitational. Archibald is a senior at Loyola who last week finished 38th place and helped Loyola win fourth place overall.

The Braves are also expected to win on the women’s side. Busch, a senior, currently has the third-fastest time in the Missouri Valley Conference. Busch also has managed to maintain the Missouri Valley Conference Athlete/ Scholar of the 2014-2015 school year.

Indiana State’s Taylor Austin is having a remarkable year. Last year, Austin was named Freshman of the Year and has

continued to improve her time. This year, Austin has obtained the seventhbest 5K time in the MVC. One of the players to watch for is Hannah Magnuson. Magnuson is a senior at Loyola and is currently the Female Athlete of the Week. In the conference invitational, Magnuson placed third and helped Loyola place sixth overall.

Some of ISU’s major runners to watch are Austin, Brooke Moore, Jess Conley, Logan Hambrock, David Timlin and Mascari. Moore is a freshman this year and is hungry for action.

Sophomore Conley is hoping to lead the pack of Sycamores. Hambrock is a sophomore, and last year, Hambrock was 52nd in the 8K. Timlin, a junior, is hoping to be next to Mascari throughout the race. Last year, Timlin placed 17th in the championship. The men’s meet will start Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and the women will follow starting at 11:30 a.m.