April 7, 2017

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Volume 124, Issue 70

Maintenance issues resolved in Reeve Hall Ashton Hensley Reporter

Several maintenance complaints have been made from Reeve Hall residents since returning from spring break including malfunctioning air conditioning.

Many Reeve Hall residents have had to put in more work orders than usual for maintenance due to a project that was started during spring break.

“During spring break, a project was begun that involved replacement and work on maintenance equipment that impacts the heating and air-conditioning units in Reeve Hall,” Executive Director of Residential Life and Housing, Amanda Knerr said.

Matea Thompson, a senior psychology major and Reeve Hall resident, explained that the air conditioning had not been working before break and remained

dysfunctional for two weeks after.

She said she experienced the same issue in Reeve Hall last year.

“My room has hovered around the mid-70s (even with a window open) but I know other people’s rooms have been in the low 80s,” Thompson said.

Knerr explained that they had not considered the possibility of warm weather when planning the project that affected the air conditioning.

“Unfortunately, during the period of time when the work could be completed there were a few days of unseasonably warm weather that would have been more comfortable with fully-functioning air conditioning,” Knerr said.

Thompson said that the only information the residents were given was a message saying that they were updating the system, though Knerr said that they had been informed prior.

“Fraternity and sorority Life sent out communication to affected parties on March 27 notifying residents of the reduced air conditioning and that work was being completed,” Knerr said.

Despite the warning, residents still sent in work orders to alert residential life of the issues.

“In an effort to provide excellent customer service, each work order was carefully reviewed and staff responded to the room to ensure that the problem was directly related to the maintenance project being completed,” Knerr said.

According to Knerr, the air conditioning in Reeve Hall was successfully fixed on April 3, but if residents experience anymore trouble they are encouraged to report it.

“It is a priority to create a comfortable living environment for all residents of University Housing,” Knerr said.

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Reeve Hall has received repairs after several complaints from students.

Conservation biologist to return to her alma mater

Spring Sing

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Students competed in Spring Sing, a dance and lip syncing event, Wednesday night in Hulman Center.

For biologist Marisa Korody, Indiana State University was the perfect size for her to find her niche in the college ecosystem and go off to flourish in her career.

Korody, GR ‘06, Ph.D, ‘13, is now working at the San Diego Zoo Global as a postdoctoral associate in conservation genetics.

Her current project is developing assisted reproductive technologies for the critically endangered northern white rhino, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, using a sister species as a model species that may one day serve as surrogate mothers.

Korody will return to her alma mater to speak about her research at 7 p.m. April 18 in events area of Cunningham Memorial Library.

“It’s always great when alumni come back to ISU to talk about what they are up to now.

It shows our current students what you can achieve with an ISU degree,” said Rusty Gonser, professor of biology and director of Indiana State’s Center for Genomic Advocacy. “Marisa is on the cutting edge of conservation biology. The Frozen Zoo and the northern white rhino stem cell project are in itself interesting in combatting loss of diversity, as we are now in the sixth global extinction of animal species on the planet.”

During her time as a student, Korody was able to

work on a similar project with white-throated sparrow project at State - an experience that inspired Korody to seek a career with San Diego Zoo Global.

The sparrow project focused on differences in the behavior and genetics of the white-throated sparrow. This polymorphic species has chromosomal differences that are linked to behavioral differences, allowing her to examine the genetic basis for aggression, song and promiscuity.

“ISU was a good fit for me. I enjoyed the smaller campus, classes and biology department,” Korody said. “I wouldn’t have had nearly as good of an experience at a larger school where I would have been lost in the crowd or only saw my advisor once a quarter.”

Currently, Korody and a team of biologists are working on a project called The Frozen Zoo, which is a collection of living cells that have been cryopreserved in suspended animation.

They have preserved the cell lines from about 10,000 individuals and more than 900 species and sub species. The goal is to save as much genetic diversity from animals now, before they are so endangered that they have lost that variability.

Korody’s latest mission has been to use their findings from The Frozen Zoo in their preservation of the northern white

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Spring Week to conclude with tandem race Claire Silcox Reporter

Tandem racing is a widely known tradition at Indiana State University for the celebration of Spring Week. Along the same lines as the homecoming event such as Sycamore Trike Derby, tandem is a big event close to the heart of the ISU community.

Tandem originally started as a tradition at ISU with the homecoming event, the Sycamore Tricycle Derby in 1963.

As the final competition of Spring Week, a week full of events leading up to tandem, the teams of Greek and residential life will bike the afternoon away.

Spring Week consists of multiple competitions for Greek Life pairings and resident life, all working toward the winner’s

spot. These competitions include Tri-Athlon, spring Donaghy Day, volunteer opportunities, Spring Sing, Battleship and Tandem.

Teams include Residence Hall Association, Delta Gamma and Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi and Pi Kappa Phi, Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta and Tau Kappa Epsilon.

Qualifications for the tandem race commence Friday, April 7 at 4 p.m. Each team will race as if it is the real deal to see where the teams place for the beginning of the race on Saturday. The final race will take place on April 8 at 11 a.m.

President and First Lady Bradley will lead the racers off completing the pace lap. After that, the teams are off, a boy and girl together on one bike. Pitting and

switching out team members, the race will go on until the winner crosses the finish line.

Last year’s winners, Sigma Kappa and Sigma Phi Epsilon, won the race with a time of four minutes and 6.753 seconds. This year the winners will face off in different pairings, competing alongside most of Greek Life.

Each team will be identified racing around the track with specific color and themed shirts. The “catchers” and alternates watch their teammates fly by and wait for their jobs. Catchers have an important role in the race: they catch their teammates as the bike is passed to another pair of teammates.

Following the heated competition of Spring Sing, these teams will end the week fighting for the winner’s title.

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The traditional tandem race will take place ending Spring Week events.

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No border wall likely from ‘sea to shining sea,’ homeland security chief says Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 23, 2017, in Mexico City. Kelly said on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, that the Trump administration won’t attempt to build a barrier along the entire length of the nation’s 2,000-mile border with Mexico.

The Trump administration won’t attempt to build a barrier along the entire length of the nation’s 2,000-mile border with Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday.

“It’s unlikely we will build a wall or physical barrier from sea to shining sea,” he told the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

The pledge to build a wall was the cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign for president, with Trump declaring “I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall.”

Yet Wednesday, no Republican fully defended Trump’s position.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., suggested a wall could be defined several ways, such as having drones, towers, fences and technology to detect tunnels. Trump is proposing that Congress spend $4.1 billion to begin construction on a border wall with Mexico.

Kelly said Wednesday that

some sort of wall would be built, but he did not have an estimate of how much it will cost U.S. taxpayers and exactly where it would go.

Border agents will be consulted on the location, he said.

“We’ll do it where it makes sense and what makes sense,” Kelly said. “There’s no determination right now what this thing will look like and how long it will be.”

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, the committee’s top Democrat, said Trump needs to acknowledge there won’t be a Mexican-funded wall stretching across the southern border.

“It’s embarrassing, it’s not going to happen. Everybody in Congress knows it’s not going to happen, every Republican knows it, every Democrat knows it. It makes no sense,” McCaskill said.

She questioned Kelly on whether Trump is aware “we’re not going to build a 2,000-mile concrete wall.”

Trump is aware and is looking at the options, Kelly said.

“I have no doubt when I go

back to him and say, boss, ‘(the) wall makes sense here, high tech fencing makes sense over here, technology makes sense over here, I have no doubt he will go tell me to do it,”” Kelly said.

McCaskill also criticized “extreme vetting” practices under consideration by the Trump administration in which foreigners, including those from allies such as Great Britain and France, could have to hand over their cellphones and answer questions about their ideology in order to enter the U.S. McCaskill said the idea that visitors to the U.S. would need to hand over their phone passwords and answer questions about their beliefs “sets my hair on fire.”

Kelly said device searches and ideological questioning would only happen under unusual circumstances. McCain added that searches for phones can be useful. Terrorists, McCain said, are plotting how to attack the U.S. “That’s what sets my hair on fire,” McCain said.

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Nunes to step aside from Russia investigation Bridget Bowman CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes announced Thursday that he is temporarily stepping aside from the panel’s probe into Russian interference in the U.S. election and ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russian officials.

The California Republican, who is a Trump supporter, has faced Democratic calls to relinquish his chairmanship over criticism that he could not lead an impartial investigation. He announced he would remain as chairman, but would allow GOP Reps. Michael K. Conaway of Texas, Trey Gowdy of South Carolina and Tom Rooney of Florida to temporarily take control of the investigation.

“Several left-wing activist groups have filed accusations against me with the Office of Congressional Ethics,” Nunes said in a statement. “The charges are entirely false and politically motivated, and are being leveled just as the American people

are beginning to learn the truth about the improper unmasking of the identities of U.S. citizens and other abuses of power.

“Despite the baselessness of the charges, I believe it is in the best interests of the House Intelligence Committee and the Congress for me to have Representative Mike Conaway, with assistance from Representatives Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney, temporarily take charge of the Committee’s Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee looks into this matter,” Nunes said. “I will continue to fulfill all my other responsibilities as Committee Chairman, and I am requesting to speak to the Ethics Committee at the earliest possible opportunity in order to expedite the dismissal of these false claims.”

Nunes’ handling of information that Trump officials may have been swept up in surveillance led to the top Democrats, including the Intelligence ranking member Adam Schiff of California, to call on him to step aside.

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Betty Cornelisen, center, and other protestors ask Rep. Devin Nunes to recuse himself from chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and meet with them at a town hall to discuss issues, while Rep. Nunes spoke at the Ag Lenders Society’s annual meeting at Tornino’s Banquets.

Nunes went to the White House to inform Trump before informing Schiff and other members of the committee.

The New York Times reported that White House officials were Nunes’ sources on the information.

Speaker Paul D. Ryan said in a

statement that Nunes has his full support.

“Devin Nunes has earned my trust over many years for his integrity and dedication to the critical work that the intelligence community does to keep America safe,” Ryan said. “He continues to have that trust, and I

know he is eager to demonstrate to the Ethics Committee that he has followed all proper guidelines and laws. In the meantime, it is clear that this process would be a distraction for the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian interference in our election.”

Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ Trump’s tax overhaul to overcome Democrats’ filibuster of keeps Congress waiting Supreme Court nominee Lisa Mascaro Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS)

Sahil Kapur and Lynnley Browning Bloomberg News (TNS)

Shortly after Senate Democrats successfully filibustered President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, Republicans voted Thursday to change long-standing rules to allow the nomination to advance by a simple majority rather than the traditional 60 votes.

The dramatic move, dubbed the “nuclear option,” cleared the way for a full Senate vote Friday to confirm Judge Neil M. Gorsuch.

Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats had mounted a filibuster to block Gorsuch’s nomination, only the second time in history such a maneuver had been successfully used against a high court nominee.

That vote to change the rule was 55-45, with four Democrats joining almost all Republicans to advance the nominee.

After Republicans voted to lower the threshold needed to overcome the filibuster to 51, Gorsuch — who was nominated

by Trump to fill the seat made vacant by the death last year of Justice Antonin Scalia — appeared on track to be confirmed Friday for the lifetime seat.

The bitter, history-making showdown over Gorsuch, a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, is certain to fuel the toxic political environment in the Senate, deepening partisanship and gridlock.

Trump’s nomination has become a referendum on the new administration. Republicans are

Eight weeks ago President Donald Trump said he would be releasing a “phenomenal” tax plan within two or three weeks.

But there’s no sign of a plan yet, and mixed signals from the White House are imperiling Republican promises of speedy action.

The administration hasn’t yet publicly answered the most basic questions about what a possible tax reform plan would look like.

Will it pay for itself with offsets or add to the deficit? Trump hasn’t said.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has emphasized that job creation and economic growth are priorities — an indication that controlling costs may not be Trump’s primary concern.

That could render any tax cuts temporary, meaning they’d expire after 10 years under Senate budget rules.

If the plan must pay for itself, where will that money come from? That too is unclear.

There’s also broad disagreement among Republicans and within the White House over whether to move forward with a border-adjusted tax on companies’ domestic sales and imported goods. House Speaker Paul Ryan strongly favors such a tax because it would encourage domestic manufacturing, and help pay for lower rates for companies and individuals. It has the backing of Trump’s senior adviser Steve Bannon, but the

working furiously to secure a legislative victory for Trump’s first 100 days while Democrats are digging in to fight a White House under an investigative cloud for its campaign’s possible ties to Russia.

Gorsuch had won a few positive endorsements from both sides of the aisle, but opponents voiced concerns about his past conservative rulings and reluctance to answer questions during his confirmation hearings.

Gorsuch would appear to bring a “textualist” approach to the court, strictly following the language of the law, not far from Scalia’s “originalist” view of the Constitution.

Outside groups have pressured senators from both sides.

Democrats defended their use of a filibuster to block Gorsuch, noting that Republicans last year refused to even consider President Barack Obama’s nominee for the vacancy, Judge Merrick Garland, leaving the seat open during the 2016 election year.

Republicans, in return, said their move to change Senate rules was justified because Democrats opened the door to such a move four years ago.

In 2013, frustrated over the Republican blockade of Obama’s judicial and executive branch nominees, then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid changed the rules to lower the 60-vote threshold for confirmation of executive branch appointees and lower court nominees.

If confirmed Friday, Gorsuch would be expected to quickly be seated and begin hearing cases.

Filibusters of Supreme Court nominees are rare. When President Lyndon Johnson tried to elevate Justice Abe Fortas to the position of chief justice, senators filibustered in part over an ethics scandal that eventually forced Fortas to resign.

In 2006, Democrats, including then-Sen. Obama, tried to filibuster Samuel A. Alito Jr., but the effort fizzled and Alito was confirmed.

president himself hasn’t weighed in, and other senior advisers, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council head Gary Cohn, are said to oppose it.

Amid that disagreement, the administration has begun reaching out to Democrats to seek support — a move that might only aggravate Republicans’ discontent.

Last week, Trump was briefed by his top economic advisers on a variety of other potential tax measures, including a carbon tax and a valued-added tax, which are highly unpopular among Republicans. The White House issued a statement this week saying those taxes weren’t really under consideration — an indication of just how early in the process the administration is.

“I think what we’re trying to sort out is whether the president has a deal in mind or if he wants to cut any deal and declare victory,” said Doug Heye, a former aide for House Republican leadership and the Republican National Committee. “Tax reform is an enormous challenge on its own. More consistent direction from the White House would certainly help congressional efforts.”

White House spokeswomen didn’t respond to emailed requests for comment.

Initial market euphoria that Trump’s election would lead to a once-in-a-generation opportunity to completely rewrite the tax code has begun to give way to more sober assessments, espe-

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indianastatesman.com TRUMP FROM PAGE 2 that thwarted the Obamacare repeal effort. Kevin Brady, head of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, said that Congress would be ready to act on tax legislation in the first 100 days of the new administration.

Now, Brady is saying that while his committee still intends to introduce legislation in the spring,

Friday, April 7, 2017 • Page 3 there isn’t a specific deadline for action.

“Tax reform is incredibly difficult. It is not easy,” Brady told reporters earlier this week. “It is for lawmakers and Congress and the White House, the challenge of a lifetime.”

“I think what they’re going to do is play ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ tax-reform style,” said Har-

old Hancock, who served as tax counsel for six years on the Ways and Means Committee before joining law firm McGuireWoods LLP last month. “They’ll see what the House does, see what the Senate does,” then make a decision about what to do, he said.

Spicer has tried to manage tax timing expectations during re-

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McCain, though, took a shot at the Trump administration’s travel ban targeting visitors from predominately Muslim nations that has been blocked by the courts.

“Next time you do a travel ban how about thinking it through? McCain told Kelly.

Kelly also faced questioning on reports that the Department of Homeland Security is considering separating children from their mothers if they are caught illegally crossing the border into the U.S. together.

Kelly said separations would only happen “if the mother is sick or addicted to drugs or whatever.”

He refused repeated requests from Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., that he put a policy in writing saying such separation would only happen if the child’s life is in danger.

rhino. The team is exploring alternatives, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer to develop northern white rhino embryos and implant them in female southern white rhinos at the San Diego Zoo. All of this can be achieved with the help of the DNA stored in The Frozen Zoo. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is the world’s leader in white rhino breeding. However, the zoo population is no longer self-sustaining because of limited reproduction in females born at the institution and

cent press conferences. “We’re at the first stages of the process” and “beginning to engage with Congress,” he said on March 30, adding that the timeline could be “several months.”

One thing complicating the administration’s tax overhaul efforts is that it’s unclear who’s taking the lead.

“I don’t think there’s clarity yet

others around the globe.

Korody continues her research with the rhinos as well as the collection of DNA, blood and tissue samples of thousands of animals.

These samples are valuable assets for researchers worldwide and can also be used for assisted reproduction of these organisms.

When Korody is not in the lab as a researcher, she is sharing her wealth of knowledge with other researchers and educators so that others can benefit from her work.

“We also hold workshops to teach our techniques to other researchers.

The goal is to have other scientists

on who’s running the train,” said Stephen Shay, a senior lecturer at Harvard Law School, who was a senior tax official at Treasury during the last big tax overhaul under President Ronald Reagan.

Referring to the current administration, Shay said “there’s nobody inside who has the knowledge base to put together tax reform.”

starting their own biobanks around the world. There are species going extinct all the time, and we need to save as many as possible. By sharing our techniques with others we hope that many more species will be saved.”

As both an educator and a scientist, Korody continues to expand her knowledge to best serve those around her. “You will never know everything, learning that and not being afraid to ask questions is important for success later.”

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Aretha Franklin is still the queen, and the keeper, of soul Jessi Roti

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

In 1967 at the Regal Theater in Chicago, WVON radio’s Pervis Spann presided over a coronation of sorts. A crown was placed on the head of a gifted, 25-year-old singer dubbed “the Queen of Soul” in the most literal fashion.

The singer was Aretha Franklin and 50 years later, the Queen of Soul she remains.

At 75, Franklin is still carrying the torch, or a torch for the music she loves and a career that’s had its share of setbacks. But Franklin doesn’t dwell in the past.

Listening to her speak is like listening to someone who knows how the game ends, so self-assured at this point of her life that stories about performances or records are just great stories as opposed to milestone moments in a career that has captured 18 Grammy awards, sold over 75 million records and given life to songs such as “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “A Natural Woman” and “Think.”

She has nothing left to prove, no record to set straight, but she’s grateful the time was taken.

“Those were just wonderful, wonderful days,” Franklin says via telephone.

“Lovely artists I was on with, a lot of them Detroit artists but some Chicago artists,

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Music legend Aretha Franklin brings her 2016 Tour to the Durham Performing Arts Center on May 19, 2016 in Durham, N.C.

what a great time. Yikes, I wish we had that on film … ” she trails off, then deadpans, “But it’s basically the same.”

Franklin is capable of giving a truly electric performance, one that comes from the evolution of her craft and is also unteachable. Live albums such as 1971’s “Aretha Live at Fillmore West” and its 2005 expanded version that includes saxophone virtuoso King Curtis, his band the Kingpins and Ray Charles capture the raw energy and fire Franklin could let

loose on stage while maintaining control of her booming vocals. “Amazing Grace” (1972) displayed a mastery and understanding of gospel with a gentility that’s just as captivating.

Her 2015 performance of “A Natural Woman” in tribute to Carole King at the Kennedy Center Honors silenced those who figured she was close to hanging it up.

She remembers the show at the Regal, filling in blanks in the question before

she’s even been fully asked.

“I was floored,” she says, almost laughing. “It was the last thing I expected when he (Spann) walked out with that crown and actually put it on my head.”

When asked about the future of her genre in a musical era defined by bass-driven beats, club-ready singles and talk of the mainstream white-washing of soul, which often cites artists such as Adele and Sam Smith, Franklin pauses.

“I don’t know anyone that thinks of Adele as a soul artist,” she says. “Never have. To me, she’s more of a Top-40 artist. For a soul artist, it depends on what you’re singing and how you’re singing it.

She’s more of a pop artist, more like (Barbra) Streisand. Soul music will live on, regardless. There will always be soul legends.”

Though Franklin announced earlier this year that she would be retiring from touring, looking to do one or two concerts across a few months, she’s not passing that torch any time soon. “The future of soul music? Me, because I’m not quitting. I’m not sitting down.”

She’s starting a collaboration with Stevie Wonder, which includes a duet with Jamie Foxx, at the end of April, and says it will be some of the “best and greatest music you’ve ever heard.”

“He sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me on my voicemail,” she says. “That’s a keeper, I won’t delete that one.”

First Sycamore Career Summit gear students up for success

Spring Sing

Anthony Goelz Reporter

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Students from all organizations participate in the Spring Week Spring Sing competition.

The Indiana State University Career Center held its first ever Career Summit in the Dedes of the Hulman Memorial Student Union on Thursday.

According to the ISU website, “Preparing students for career success is the focus of this oneday mini-conference designed to bring students together with employers in an environment that fosters networking and professional development opportunities.”

“What makes this event unique is that all of the sessions, mock interviews and resume reviews are conducted by employers,” said Teresa Dwyer, assistant director of employer relations and one of the coordinators of the Career Summit.

This was a chance to get students experience dealing with employers and how to make themselves marketable to said employers.

Dwyer spoke about some of the workshops that were available for students to attend. These workshops covered topics such as salary negotiation, managing workplace conflict, emotional intelligence and impacts on career success, developing a personal brand, diversity in the workplace and how to identify and find a career that one would enjoy. Attendees had the chance to attend a networking lunch to speak with presenters on a more personal level.

“This program is for all students. So they can come as a freshman or as a senior. It is really about getting experience and again what makes this special, is that they are getting this information from employers,” Dwyer said.

The workshops were well attended and feedback seemed

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International event teaches students how to dance Ian Bonner-Swedish Reporter

The International Student Leadership Council and the Center for Global Engagement teamed together to bring a dance instructor from the Terre Haute Dance Studio to teach students four dances originating from separate cultures. The event took place in Dede II on Tuesday.

Timothy Ghogle, the president of the International Student Leadership Council, wanted students to learn dance on an “open platform.” Ghogle believes that dance is a key element to sharing heritage.

“Dance is always an integral part of cul-

ture. If you want to learn a culture, you need to know how they dance and how their lifestyle is,” Ghogle said.

The instructor taught the students four dances in total. They first taught the electric slide, an American pop-culture dance. Then they got into the country spirit and learned a country folk line dance. The dancing became a little more intimate when they took on a Latin vibe and learned salsa, followed by the waltz.

Polina Kaniuka had a major role in bringing about this event.

“I am a (graduate assistant) for the Center for Global Engagement, so we organized this event as a part of heritage festi-

val, which is an annual event, so this year with the help of the International Student Leadership Council we decided to hire a professional instructor,” Kaniuka said.

However, it wasn’t a chore to her, she did join in on the fun, and it brought back some happy memories.

“Country dances are already really fun.

I tried in my previous school; there was club of country line dancing, so I really miss that experience, so I really appreciate that Brandon was able to teach us some of the elements of country dancing and to show people that it’s not that hard and it’s really fun,” Kaniuka said.

Mounika Ragula, a dance instructor for

the Community School of Arts, enjoyed teaching the students throughout the night.

“The electric slide, the first line dance, (was my favorite) because it was easy to follow and remember the sequence so it was easy and fun. When you have tough steps there is more stress … like if you are following the rest of them. And I think the waltz was good too,” Ragula said.

According to Ragula, the dance event was full of social interaction.

“It was good. I got to meet so many new people, and everybody was in the fun moments, and no one was intimidated by each other,” she said.

indianastatesman.com CAREER FROM PAGE 4 positive, according to Dwyer. ”You are always hopeful for a big turnout, but you never know just how much of an impact your marketing is going to have, especially for a first time event, but I am very pleased,” she said.

Dwyer said that this will most likely become a regular event.

“I anticipate this event will grow. We will probably (start)

Friday, April 7, 2017 • Page 5 promoting it earlier on and probably have more employers involved,” Dwyer said.

The event was a success and taught student professional skills that they could take on into whatever field they wish to pursue.

“I would encourage students to take advantage of these opportunities and not be scared of them. We are here to help

students grow, we don’t expect them to come in knowing everything, but we want to help them,” Dwyer said. “Don’t be scared and don’t be intimidated to come in.

We do not expect you to know what you want to do with your life, we are here to help you figure out what you are going to enjoy studying, what’s going to make you happy and how you become successful at that.”

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Is the U.S. walking away from human rights?

Doyle McManus

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Gen. Abdel Fattah Sisi’s Egypt holds at least 40,000 political prisoners, secular democrats as well as Islamic extremists. His security forces have killed thousands — at least 817 at a single demonstration, according to Human Rights Watch. For three years, the Obama administration kept Sisi at arm’s length, working with his government on counterterrorism while expressing disapproval of its repression.

No longer. This week, President Trump welcomed Sisi to the White House and hailed him as a hero.

“We are very much behind President Sisi,” Trump said. “He’s done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation.”

In public, no U.S. official said a word about human rights.

Trump’s spokesman refused to say whether the issue came up in private.

Sisi isn’t the only strongman who’s getting a free pass from the Trump administration. China’s President Xi Jinping will be visiting Trump’s Florida vacation home at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and he’s not likely to hear much about human rights either. And last week, the Trump administration told Congress it intends to lift the human rights conditions that had blocked the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain.

It’s one thing to retreat from putting human rights first. It’s another to abandon the field entirely.

Most famously, Russia’s Vladimir Putin has long been an object of Trump’s praise for his strength, even as his regime assassinates opponents and jails protesters.

Trump made it clear during his presidential campaign that he was interested in military strength and trade deals more than promoting democracy.

But it’s still striking: The president is systematically dismantling a 40-year-old bipartisan tradition of U.S. foreign policy.

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Why I love the moms in my life Leah Kennedy Columnist

On Wednesday, I wrote briefly about the relationship I have with my mom. Truth be told, I am incredibly blessed by all the moms in my life.

So, today, I want to talk a little bit about a lesson each of the moms in my life has taught me.

I’ll start with my mom. Growing up, I watched my mom work hard and stay grounded in a faith that I later learned she had to work hard to have. She was and still is so beautiful and perfect in my eyes.

Nothing bad can happen with my mom at my side. She is the epitome of grace, strength and grit to get any job done.

From watching her sing in church to the way she would clean the house on Fridays, I have always been in awe of the woman who inspires me every day to try harder and do better.

The beautiful thing about her is that she is selfless. She would leave us for a week at a time to go take care of my grandma (who, in her older age, needs extra

assistance), and we would stay at home with my dad and complain because we wanted Mommy home.

Among many other things in my life, my mom taught me, especially in the moments of upset – watching her travel for work, leaving to tend to someone sick or watching her forgive someone she was angry with – to love in a God-like way.

Because that is how she loves: wholly, without fail and with no requirements. It doesn’t matter what kind of pain or anguish she is in. She will live a selfless, lovefilled life no matter what.

The second mom in my life is my boyfriend’s mom. She actually reminds me a lot of my own mom in the way that she is so strong and determined. She stands quietly in the face of adversity (though I wouldn’t dare cross her because she will call you out on your nonsense) and she just gets things done.

When I met her, I was terrified. I was crazy about her son, but what if she hated me? But she didn’t. She smiled warmly, hugged me before I left and told me a few months later that

I would always be part of her family.

The lesson I learned from her is one I hope to remember when I have a son of my own – how to love the woman he loves. Anyone who knows Robin knows how much her kids mean to her, and I can only imagine that meeting me and hearing her son talk about marriage is hard.

That’s her baby.

However, she lets it happen.

She let us take over her house on weekends, and she let me slowly step into a role that not just anyone could fill: the role of her future daughter-in-law. She did it seamlessly and without my knowledge. I was, am and will always be another one of her children, and I hope that I remember how kind she was when I have a son of my own.

Though I’m sure I’ll find myself on the back porch with her sitting in a lawn chair seeking her council about how to cope at some point.

The final mom I want to talk about is my mentor. Kristina has been a total Godsend these past few weeks. When I met her, I was a broken-hearted, lost without

her faith, homesick mess. She took me under her wing, and she reminded me that I was a force to be reckoned with. That no one and no thing could stop me from being the gem that I was supposed to be.

In her I found a dear friend, and someone who would still kick my butt. She is sarcastic and funny and a whole lot like my mom. But the lesson I learned through Kristina is that God works in mysterious ways. He threw this crazy lady into my life just when I needed her, and he will continue to guide and love me. I am eternally grateful for this person who brings a little bit of home to campus and who knows just when I need cheering up.

These three beautiful, crazy, amazing women are just a few of the moms in my life. They all have a massive love for me and Jesus Christ, and they would all come to my aid at a moment’s notice. I guess my life lesson this week is that we all need to hug the moms in our lives a little tighter next time. Because I promise, they are doing way more than we think they are.

Improve the ACA, rather than kill it Raul Ruiz

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

When I became a doctor, I went to work in an emergency room that admitted and treated the kind of hard-working, low-income farmworker families I grew up with. For many of them, the ER was their first and last resort after avoiding the doctor for years because they had no health insurance.

We didn’t check a patient’s political affiliation before treating them. I didn’t check the party affiliation of the other doctors and nurses, either, and they didn’t ask me for mine. Rather, we worked together as a team, following through on the Hippocratic Oath we had taken to treat patients to the best of our ability and, above all, to “do no harm.”

I treated patients before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, and I treated patients after, just as the legislation was beginning to take effect. I noticed firsthand that many patients stopped fearing the cost of their ER visit as more were covered by insurance. When they pulled out their insurance cards, I could tell they felt peace of mind.

If only politicians were required to take an oath to do no harm. Since gaining a majority in Congress, most Republicans have been actively working to bleed the ACA dry so that it will fail, thereby fulfilling their own prophecy. They voted repeatedly to repeal the law and sued to stop it in court.

Now that they have full control of government, they’re trying to sabotage it.

After Republicans pulled Trumpcare from the House floor last month, President Trump responded with a blame-filled diatribe in the Oval Office — 10 minutes of finger-pointing in which he offered up the cynical hope that our health care system will “explode.” The president of the United States actually stated that letting the health care system “explode” was “the best thing we can do politically speaking.”

More recently, the Trump administration has stopped promoting the open-enrollment period for health insurance plans, a move that is now being investigated by the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services.

The idea, apparently, is that if people don’t know by what date they need to sign up for a plan,

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they won’t enroll, fewer people will be covered, premiums will rise for everyone else, and the administration will have even more grounds for saying the ACA doesn’t work.

Coupled with the absurd failure of Trumpcare, these destructive moves lay bare what many of us suspected all along — the Republicans aren’t interested in improving the ACA; they’d rather attack it for political gain.

Trump and the Republican leadership have been fundamentally dishonest to the American people for the purposes of winning votes and securing power. This is exactly what disgusts voters about Washington.

With the right wing up in arms over their failure to repeal and replace the ACA, Republicans are sure to try again. But they

seem to have learned no lessons from their first attempt. They continue to show no intention of reaching across the aisle to work on commonsense solutions.

According to some policy experts, the Trump administration could immediately reduce the size of deductibles and other health care costs for low-income Americans by permanently funding cost-sharing reductions — federally subsidized discounts that Republicans have filed lawsuits to prevent. Republicans could also instantly repair the ACA’s risk corridor provision, a program that helped insurers to share risk and offset losses, and which Republicans effectively undid in 2014, driving dozens of insurers out of the marketplace.

Unfortunately for the American

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indianastatesman.com RIGHTS FROM PAGE 6 Presidents have used rhetoric about freedom and democracy for more than a century, but Jimmy Carter elevated human rights to a top priority in 1977.

Ronald Reagan made the issue bipartisan in the 1980s as he campaigned to undermine the Soviet empire.

Even after the end of the Cold War, all of their successors maintained the tradition with varying degrees of enthusiasm — until Trump.

Not only did the new president define his foreign policy as “America First,” he once breezily suggested that he didn’t see much difference between American democracy and Putin’s authoritarianism.

“We have a lot of killers,” he shrugged in a famous interview

ACA FROM PAGE 6 people, Trump has made it clear that these solutions are not in his political interest.

To the White House and Republican leadership: When are you going to get it? Even after years of attacks and sabotage, Americans want the Affordable Care Act. They want it to work, and they want Republicans and Democrats to work together to make it better.

NL FROM PAGE 8 Puig returns to form. Los Angeles definitely has the tools to get over the hump and reach the World Series, but games are not decided on paper.

Friday, April 7, 2017 • Page 7 on Fox News. “You think our country is so innocent?”

It’s one thing to retreat from putting human rights first. It’s another to abandon the field entirely. It’s not only morally offensive; it’s bad policy, for practical reasons.

The moral argument is straightforward: Americans who believe in democracy and due process of law ought to care when they are denied to people in other countries.

But the practical arguments are compelling, as well. Democratic countries are, by and large, less dangerous than dictatorships — less likely to start wars and spawn international terrorist organizations. We should want more democracies for our safety’s sake.

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Soft power is one of the comparative advantages the United States enjoys over its rivals. If we’re serious about promoting democracy and human rights, people in other countries may ally with us because they share those aspirations.

If, however, we abandon those values, and suggest that as a nation we’re not so different, really, from Putin’s Russia or Xi’s China, we’re giving that asset away.

It’s a form of unilateral disarmament, an idea Trump would naturally reject if it came up in a discussion of hard power.

The worst thing is: He may not even realize it.

The Dodgers will have to prove that they deserve to play in late October.

Keep an eye out for the American League preview coming in Monday’s edition of the Indiana Statesman.

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It’s a retreat from American exceptionalism; it means we think we no longer have the capability to think much beyond a narrow conception of American interests.

Trump often boasts that his foreign policy is about “hard power” — military assets, financial strength — and not “soft power,” intangible assets such as values and alliances.

But the strategist who coined

You are doing harm to real people for your own political gain. You’ve undercut the ACA every step of the way and now you own it. You claim you want a health care system that covers more people and reduces costs, and that’s what Democrats have been working to achieve. When you’re ready to get serious, take an oath to do no harm and quit the sabotage and partisan games.

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because they share our values. If we no longer care as much about those values, we are likely to weaken our alliances as well.

That proposition has a flip side: Our most important adversaries — Russia, China, North Korea, Iran — are all authoritarian states.

Pressing them to grant political and human rights to their citizens isn’t just consistent with American values; it’s a way to apply leverage. Notice how insecure those regimes are when the question is raised — how touchy China’s leaders get, for instance, when their domestic repression is publicized.

These are pretty low-cost diplomatic tools. And they don’t get in the way of deal-making, unless we choose to let them.

Reagan negotiated nuclear arms deals with the Soviet Union

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Indiana State University defeated Purdue University 5-2 on Tuesday night at Alexander Stadium.

Sycamores take down Purdue in Midweek Contest Tim McCaughan

ISU Athletic Media Relations

Indiana State baseball picked up a 5-2 win over Purdue Tuesday night at Alexander Stadium to close out a five game Big 10 stretch.

The Sycamores (13-12) led from start to finish in the contest and were paced by a solid outing from starting pitcher Triston Polley on the mound and infielder Dane Giesler at the plate.

Polley (2-1), a southpaw, put together a strong performance in his third start of the season. The second-year man struck out five of the first six Boilermakers he faced and did not allow a hit until the fourth when Jacson McGowan recorded a two-out single to right.

For the game, Polley went four shut-

out innings, striking out seven and allowing just one hit en route to the win.

Clay Dungan created buzz in the ballpark in the second when he blasted his fourth home run of the season on a solo shot to right field to give the Sycamores an early 1-0 lead.

The Trees added to their lead after putting up a crooked number in the second on and RBI double from Dane Geisler to score Dane Tofteland who singled to lead off.

Giesler a Jasper, Indiana native, would come around later in the inning to score from third on a wild pitch to give the Sycamores a 3-0 advantage.

Purdue (15-13) eventually broke into the scoring column after an infield single to go along with an errant thrown set up the Boilermakers with a runner on second with two outs.

Purdue cashed in on the error the

very next batter as McGowan hit a ball out to right field allowing the runner to trot home from second.

Indiana State answered the Purdue run with one of their own in the seventh after a double from Dominic Bifano and a single from Tofteland setup runners at the corners for the Trees.

Giesler picked up his second RBI of the night after a single off the rightfield wall scored Bifano from third to put ISU on top, 4-1.

Purdue leadoff man Evan Warden cut the Sycamore lead to just two runs in the seventh with an RBI double.

Junior Tyler Friis brought home an insurance run in the ninth after singling home Chris Ayers on a single to center to make it 5-2 lead for Indiana State.

Damon Olds went 2.2 innings, allowing three hits and two runs, both

of which were unearned. The righthander also struck out four.

Ethan Larrison recorded a clutch strikeout out of the bullpen to end the Purdue seventh as the Boilermakers were coming off a run scored with a runner at second.

Austin Conway would toss the final two innings on his way to his fifth save of the season. Conway allowed just one hit and struck out a pair of Boilermakers.

Giesler finished his night 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored to lead ISU. Bifano and Tofteland each finished with a pair of base hits and a run scored.

The Sycamores kick off Missouri Valley Conference play Friday when they travel to Evansville for a threegame set with the Aces.

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The baseball team cheers each other on during on of their games.

Baseball team prepare for conference opener Andrew Doran Reporter

The Indiana State baseball team will open up conference play for the first time this season on Friday for a three game series against the University of Evansville Purple Aces.

Being just under the halfway point of the season, the Purple Aces have not shown their best playing ability. The team is currently sitting at just 9-21, 0-3 MVC. Evansville opened up their conference play for the first time this year last week where they got swept by Southern Illinois University.

The Purple Aces are being backed up by four players hitting over .300. Freshman standout Kenton Crews, who plays in the outfield, is currently hitting .319 at the plate. Crews also has one home run on the year and eight RBIs. He is also getting the job done around the bases as he has nine stolen bases on the year out of nine attempts.

Another key freshman standout for the Purple Aces is infielder Craig Shepherd.

Shepherd has started in 18 of the 22 games played and is hitting .311 on the year. He is very patient at the plate this season and seeing a lot of pitches; he has 10 walks this season so far.

These two freshman ball players for Evansville are making a huge impact on the team and stepping up for the Purple Aces. The Sycamores will need to shut these two players down this weekend if they want to win their first conference series.

Senior infielder Trey Hair has been producing the power for the Purple Aces this season. Hair at the plate is hitting .302 with four home runs and 14 doubles on the season. Hair is seeing the ball very well and is slugging .526 and walking 16 times this season already. Since he is seeing the ball so well, Indiana State needs their pitchers to hit the spots that will shut down Hair’s hot bat.

The Purple Ace pitching staff has been at a current struggle with giving up some runs. The team currently has a 5.61 ERA on the year. The staff is being led by senior RHP Patrick Schnieders who has a record of 7-7 and 2.54 ERA. While his record is not the best because of not getting enough support on the side of the ball, what he has been doing on the mound is what has been keeping the team in games until he has to come out. Schnieders has the most the innings with 39 and most strikeouts with 52.

With the Sycamores coming off a big win against Purdue University on Tuesday, the team should be taking this momentum they are carrying and bring it into the first conference series of the season.

With Johnny Bench Award watch catcher Dominic Bifano hitting well at the plate, the team should be able to bring home a couple wins after this weekend.

First pitch will be on Friday at 7 p.m. and that can been on THE VALLEY on ESPN3, as well as Saturday’s game beginning at 3 p.m. and again on Sunday at 2 p.m. The Sycamores are looking to take away their first conference series this season.

Chicago Cubs: We’ll start off with the defending champion Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs have a legitimate shot to capture back-toback World Series titles.

Led by their power hitting corner men Anthony Rizzo and reigning NL MVP Kris Bryant, the Cubbies have a rare combination of speed, power and defense.

Chicago has a young core of players who will look to be key contributors this upcoming season. Middle infielders Addison Russell and Javier Baez will look to build off their solid 2016 performances. Kyle Schwarber has recovered from his devastating knee injury that he suffered a year ago and will take on the role as the Cubs leadoff man. 2016 World Series MVP Ben Zobrist shined in his first year as a Cub and provides great veteran leadership for such a young club. The Cubs have a strong pitching staff also that features Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester.

St. Louis Cardinals: The Cardinals will look to rebound from a tough 2016 season where they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010. St. Louis finished a staggering 17 games behind the Cubs in

the NL Central, and fell short of a wild card spot by one game behind the Giants. Mike Matheny’s team appears to be poised for success in 2017. The Cards managed to swipe center fielder Dexter Fowler from the Cubs who will fill a void in the outfield and in the leadoff spot. Not only does this move help St. Louis, but it weakens their division rival. Gold glove catcher Yadier Molina showed signs that his age could be catching up with him, but he signed a three year $60 million extension on opening day, so he will continue to play a significant role for the Cardinals moving forward. Aledmys Diaz flashed at shortstop in 2016 and earned himself a spot on the National League All-Star team. The only question surrounding this Cardinals team is how will the pitching hold up?

The Cardinals certainly have the potential to compete for a division title this season.

Washington Nationals: Last season the Nats bounced back from a disappointing 2015 by winning National League East.

They won 95 games and made the postseason for the third time in the last five years. Unfortunately for the Nats, the trip to the postseason once again

ended in an NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Washington added Adam Eaton from the White Sox to strengthen a lineup that features David Murphy and 2015 MVP Bryce Harper.

The Nationals lost their allstar catcher Wilson Ramos to the Tampa Bay Rays, but with pitchers Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, Washington certainly has their sights set on another NL East Title.

Los Angeles Dodgers: The Los Angeles Dodgers have pulled off an impressive run over the past four years while continuing to dominate the National League West with four consecutive division titles and making the NL Championship Series twice. After a disappointing loss to the Cubs in the NLCS, the Dodgers will undoubtedly be trying to get over the hump again this season.

One of the bright spots for the Dodgers was rookie of the year Cory Seager. Clayton Kershaw has been terrorizing NL squads for the past few seasons and will continue to serve as the Dodgers ace. The Dodgers also bolstered their bullpen with the addition of Sergio Romo from the rival Giants. It will be interesting to see if outfielder Yasiel

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