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In a close game between Evansville, senior guard Jake Odum smashes Larry Bird’s free throw record

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University selects new technology dean

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Students had their pick of free professional clothes

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ANDREW CHRISTMAN News Editor Robert English was selected to be the new dean of the College of Technology, university officials announced on Monday.

English, who has been with Indiana State University since 1984, said he is honored to have this position.

“I’m very excited and honored to serve as the dean of the College of Technology,” English said. “ISU has a strong reputation in the community, the region and the nation, which is most impressive.”

English was picked from a pool of applicants from throughout the country, said Richard “Biff ” Williams, vice president of academic affairs and provost, “We launched a national search CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Senior guard Manny Arop along with the rest of the ISU men’s basketball team snatched a tight win against the Evanville Purple Aces on Wednesday night (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).

ALEX MODESITT Sports Editor The Indiana State Sycamores hosted the Evansville Purple Aces Wednesday night in the Hulman Center. The Sycamores were able to escape with a 59-54 win and lockedup the second seed for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament next month in the process.

Evansville won the opening tip, but it was Indiana State who struck first. Senior guard Dawon Cummings took the ball on the right wing and threw a dart of a pass inside to junior forward Jake Kitchell.

Kitchell danced around the 6-10 Egidijus

Mockevicius, and threw up a one-handed fade away that bounced around the rim but found a way in. Kitchell had the assignment of covering Mockevicius for much of the game but found a way to score seven points on the lengthy Lithuanian.

The Sycamores put the petal to the metal for the opening few minutes of the first half, scoring 10 straight points before giving up a bucket to Evansville. The run was capped off with a pair of threes from Indiana State’s big men, junior forward Justin Gant and Kitchell. Evansville had to take a timeout to CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

A “whodunnit” with heart: An eclectic group of

characters come to life in the New Play Festival PAGE 9

A look ahead: Check out

page 14 to see what’s in store for the men’s and women’s basketball teams this weekend

NEWS

Friday, Frebruary 21, 2014 • Page 2 News Editor, Andrew Christman isu-statesmannews@mail.indstate.edu

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using Parker Executive, a search firm as interim dean for the college, was the that networks individuals for candidacy,” most qualified for the position, Williams Williams said. “We had said.

37 applicants and formed “I definitely approve of a search committee and him,” Williams said. “That’s chose ten to interview part of the reason I hired at Indianapolis National him. He’s a phenomenal Airport.” dean with great vision and Although English has support from his college.”

30 years of experience English has already with Indiana State, he started making plans for was subjected to the same the College of Technology, grueling process as the rest which he said will revolve of the candidates, he said. around his two special “The candidates at the interests: equipment and airport went through a academic programs.

75-minute interrogation “Some faculty members “I definitely revealing their past have needs for updated approve of him. laboratory equipment, and accomplishments, their That’s part of this will have an impact leadership styles, and their visions for the college,” on academic programs,” the reason I English said. “The airport said. “I think that, by hired him. He’s he interview process reduces building relationships with a phenomenal the right industrial partners, the pool to three or four people.” dean with great we can make significant The remaining candidates progress in improving our vision and then did on-site visits to equipment and academic Indiana State University support from his programs.” college.” to meet with the search Williams also said committee, provost, dean English is already making and president. plans for the students.

Richard ‘Biff’ English said he prepared “He’s going to look Williams, vice extensively to remain in the at meeting the needs of president of running. students, such as retention “I wanted to make sure academic affairs and enrollment,” Williams that I could make a positive said. “I believe he is also and provost impact on the college looking into some new and lead it in the right programs for the college.” direction,” English said. “I English has a list of talked to many faculty members, staff accomplishments at Indiana State. and administrators before I applied.

He previously served as associate vice English, who has already been serving president of academic affairs from

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Robert English, a 30-year veteran of Indiana State University, will serve as the new dean for the College of Technology (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

2003 to 2011 as well as assistant dean and department chair for the College of Technology. He said his proudest achievements have taken place in the last few years, one of them being the department’s growth in popularity.

“In addition, we have added six new academic programs, along with a new department, Built Environment,” he said.

English is replacing Brad Sims, the previous dean for four years, after Sims stepped down last fall.

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News Briefs

Retention, diversity topics at Strategic Planning Conference next month The 2014 Strategic Planning Stakeholders Conference will be conducted in Dede III and Dede I on Tuesday, March 4.

Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the conference will feature seminars on diversifying faculty as well as improving four-year graduation rates.

Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, who has been covering and writing about state and local government in Indiana since 2004, will be the featured keynote speaker.

Shabazz is the host of “Abdul at Large” on WIBC radio in Indianapolis and also writes in the Indianapolis Star, NUVO Newsweekly and thestatehousefile. com. He’s also a frequent panelist and contributor to RTV 6’s “Indianapolis This

Week” and Inside Indiana Business.

Shabazz is also the editor and publisher of indypolitics.org, which has been recognized by the Washington Post two years in a row as one of the best political blogs in the nation.

He also serves on the faculty at both Ivy Tech Community College and the University of Indianapolis. He teaches speech for Ivy Tech and business law at UIndy’s MBA program.

Reservations will be necessary for the Strategic Planning Conference so that appropriate arrangements can be made for lunch.

To reserve a seat, contact Rhonda Terstegge at Rhonda.Terstegge@indstate. edu.

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Office of Diversity to host Sycamore Safe Zone training The Office of Diversity will offer the second Sycamore Safe Zone facilitator training session on Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon in Hulman Memorial Student Union, Room 316.

Sycamore Safe Zone is an ally development program created through the Office of Diversity to establish a campus that is safe and affirming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students, faculty and staff.

The Sycamore Safe Zone program aims to create a visible network of support for those individuals and their allies by providing an avenue through which any member of

the Indiana State Community can show support.

The program also creates an educational 60- or 90-minute workshop that encourages the exploration of personal and cultural identities, privilege and what it means to be an ally.

Anyone who’s interested in becoming a trained Sycamore Safe Zone facilitator or has been a facilitator in the past and would like to continue participating in the program, can email Joel Phillips at jphillips32@sycamores.indstate.edu to reserve a seat. Questions can also be directed to the Office of Diversity at 2372877. *Photo object courtesy of clipart.com

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Alumnus honored with physical education award

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ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University alumnus José A. Santiago has earned recognition as University Physical Educator of the Year from the Texas Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Association.

Santiago completed a master’s degree in physical education with a concentration in exercise science at Indiana State in 1996 and serves as an assistant professor in the physical education teacher education program at Sam Houston State University. He has served students at the Huntsville, Texas institution for the past four years and is coordinator of the university’s physical education teacher education program.

Santiago said his teaching philosophy is built upon a humanistic approach.

“It’s really important for me to learn the names, interests, strengths, preferences and abilities of my students quickly, and then we can begin to know and understand one another,” he said. “I’m a student-centered educator; I like to provide practical, hands-on experiences to my students and give them the tools to succeed in the real setting.”

Santiago said he is grateful to receive the award, describing the honor as the high point of his career to date.

“I am deeply humbled and honored to receive this award. It means so much to me as I always want for my students to learn,” Santiago said.

“ISU provided me with a strong and solid education in exercise science.”

Jose A. Santiago, Indiana State Alumnus, assistant professor at Sam Houston State University While at Indiana State, Santiago served as a graduate teaching assistant and a part-time instructor. He taught physical education activity classes such as basketball and volleyball. He served as a graduate assistant in the biomechanics laboratory and collaborated on several biomechanical research projects that resulted in co-authorship of several

Jose A. Santiago, an Indiana State Alumnus, was recently recognized as University Physical Educator of the year for his work as an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

international presentations and publications at the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports. He also served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Sycamore volleyball team.

“I will always feel a strong connection with Indiana State University,” he said.

“ISU provided me with a strong and solid education in exercise science. The faculty were caring and nurturing and always modeled professionalism and good teaching behaviors. My mentor, Dr. Al Finch, has been and continues to be very influential in my professional career and success.”

After graduating from Indiana State, Santiago served as assistant volleyball coach with Julio Morales at Rice University from 1996 until 2001, when he accepted a position as an elementary physical education teacher in Houston

in order to spend more time with his family.

He later became coordinator of elementary health and physical education for the Houston Independent School District, where he coordinated 185 elementary school physical education programs.

Finch, professor of kinesiology at Indiana State who specializes in biomechanical sport analysis, said he is proud of Santiago’s accomplishments, whom he described as a collaborative colleague and friend.

“To have experienced such success as a Division I volleyball coach in one of the strongest conferences in the United States, distinguished himself as a leading public physical educator in Houston, completed his doctorate when English was his second language and now having

embarked on a very successful university academic career is a testament to his dedication, work ethic and passion for teaching physical education,” Finch said.

Santiago is a native of Puerto Rico.

In addition to his master’s degree from Indiana State, he holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras and an educational doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Texas Southern University.

“From the first day I met him, I knew that his drive to learn about human movement and his interest in teaching pedagogy would make him a special physical education teacher,” Finch said.

“Dr. Santiago’s dedication and success in the teaching profession makes ISU very proud to be able to claim him as one of our graduates.”

OPINION

Friday, February 21, 2014 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Samual Clark isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor-in-Chief, Brianne Hofmann isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu

Science squares off with religion and nation wins As Opinions editor, I hold a very firm belief in holding back until the very last minute to comment on recent events. Events such as the Creationist versus evolution debate that occured a couple weeks ago.

Why? Because I Opinions believe in finding as Editor many view points, facts and ideas as I can. I do not like to instigate without a laundry list of sources and commentary to back me up.

And that is precisely how the recent debate between engineer and TV personality Bill Nye and Ken Ham, the co-founder for the Creationist-focused science group Answers in Genesis, as well as the founder of the Creationist Museum. And while so many expected mudslinging and eye gouging, what we got was two gentlemen of science discussing opinions — which is exactly what we as a people, especially as an educated people, need to be constantly pushing for in our public forums.

Both Nye and Ham were guests at the Creationist Museum in Petersburg, KY. Both men took their turns at the podium as they proceeded to answer questions posed by mediator Tom Forman of CNN, the audience and each other. While both men volleyed wits and metaphors as well as Serena Williams, the debate ended exactly as we all expected it to — neither side budged an inch.

Really, it was kind of like watching an old Mike Tyson fight an even older Muhamad Ali. But hey, it was fun to watch.

No, I’m not being sarcastic. It truly was an enjoyable experience for me. I grew up watching Nye’s television show, “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” as I’m sure most of you have.

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In fact, I’m sure you’re probably and more flaming on a webpage than singing the theme song in your head as Elton John’s personal Facebook. you read. And like most my age who did I couldn’t be prouder of both sides. watch the debate, I wanted to see my old Both Ham and Nye were respectful of science hero duke it out with bad guy, each other’s opinions and did not try to Baron Von Blind Faith. bash the other. If anyone has ever seen While there was no semi-cosmic battle Brother Larry get heated, you know between two of the most outspoken exactly what I mean by that. Instead, the minds in science, there were several good two came together in a civil discussion points brought up on both accounts. of one of life’s greatest mysteries, “Where I’m not going to sit here and pretend do we come from?” like I wasn’t rooting for team Evolution Regardless of your personal beliefs on the whole time, I will reserve my creationism, evolution or some kooky judgment on Ham’s faith in the “New mix of the two, debates on morality Earth” scientific model. shouldn’t be about disproving your The reactions to the debate were as opponent. No one is ever going to agree varied as I think we could possibly 100 percent on things such as religion, get, when we’re considering it’s a personal philosophies or vague moral scientific debate. Newsweek’s “The context. If they did, we would be in Daily Beast” wrote in Eden, not Indiana. an opinion blog that And that is why I Nye was foolhardy for “No one is ever going congratulate the two attempting the debate and encourage all to agree 100 percent debaters and must honestly students to participate in on things such as either be 1. Begging for this form of conversation, publicity or 2. Stupid. especially when working religion, personal Again, I’ll bite my with any sort of learning philosophies or tongue. environment. Whether Maggie Ardiente of vague moral context.” we teach creationism or the National Humanist evolution in schools, the Association made a fundamental principle reactionary statement via the group’s must at all times be, educating the own blog, stating that the debate will be a mind of a philosophy without false tremendous source of counterargument representation. for the side of Evolution in context There is nothing more dangerous to public school education. Ardiente than a man founded, absolutely and to believes that Nye’s metaphorical stepping his very core, in a false doctrine. Every up to the plate will be a sort of Moses for extremist ever has shown this, time and the humanists. time again.

Ironically, little was said from Look to Al-Qaeda, look to Jonestown, mainstream Christian organizations in look to World War II era Germany or response to the debate, perhaps feeling Revolutionary War-era United States. that either it was not their place to speak These are men and women who are for an entire congregation or simply so deeply rooted in an idea, a belief, a enjoyed the outcome. philosophy or a person that they sacrifice What did catch fire, however, was all logic and reasoning to follow, often the fuse for both sides, meaning the into oblivion. common people. Blogs and news sites While so many have outwardly spoken started to blow up with personal debates out against the debate, claiming that

it is blasphemous that Nye deny the Bible’s words or that Ham is an ignorant fool founded in a lie, I say that this not only was good, but it needs to happen more often. And it needs to be more publicized.

I follow a very hypocritical philosophy.

On one hand, I worship the arts and literature and freedom of thought and expression. But on the other hand, I would drop every belief, identity and effort that I made in less than a heartbeat if it meant that Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” would be a reality.

You see, within Huxley’s world, all of humanity lives in peaceful tranquility.

If you feel stressed, upset, hurt or any negative emotion, you pop a pill and feel better.

All peoples are psychologically and physically predisposed to be of a certain intelligence, class, aptitude and career.

Everything is controlled, and therefor everything is well.

Obviously, though, Huxley’s dystopian vision isn’t happening any time soon. So I say, make do with what we as a society have. And what we have is one of the most diversified, radical, free-thinking societies in the world.

We are better attuned to the world at large than ever before, and yet we sit behind glass monitors and yell profanity to one another. Let me reiterate: two men of the exact opposite viewpoint came together, shook hands and played nice while defending their core principles.

And we can’t take someone saying our cat looks silly.

If we can’t have a world where everyone is grateful for the status in which they are born to, then let us live in a world where we challenge everything. But in a way that gives birth to ideas and possibility, not hostility and knee-jerk-reactions.

Because it’s not until we, as an entire world, are completely unafraid to question our surroundings that we will be able to reach our pinnacle as a species.

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A Young Man’s Guide to College

Being the “MAN-ager” you want to be, start at bottom

You hate your job.

It’s minimum wage and you’re stuck doing grunt work. Heck, even your friends know how much you hate it since they’re always hearing how annoying it is to deal with customers at the register.

The only reason you work there is to have the ability buy some gas, food and Columnist to alcohol for the weekends.

But is that really all that the job is to you?

When it comes to jobs, this is one of the most vital points in time for a young man in college. Why should you even care about putting McNuggets in the fryer the fastest, or being able to take multiple table orders at once? Your performance at your job, wherever it may be, reflects who you are as a man, not just as an employee. Men should be diligent workers with personal accountability, making them reliable. And both of these things transfer into your personal life. Did you ever wonder why girls like the quarterback? It’s because they are attracted to someone who is dependable, a man who is quick to act and not waiting for something to be done.

But doing hard work on these small, monotonous tasks is just so annoying.

Assuming that these small tasks are as repetitive and easy as you make it seem, I would hope that you would be the best performing employee. But wait, another guy who is the same age as you got promoted to be floor manager, which means he gets paid more. Now, why is that? The other guy proved himself to be trustworthy and reliable in the same small tasks you were doing by working with haste and diligence. The main point: the more you whine, the less you see opportunity.

I’m sure most of you have seen the 2013 Teen’s Choice Award clip with Asthon Kutcher’s surprisingly moving speech about work ethic. Basically he says that

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opportunity looks a lot like work and that he worked hard until his next job. Here’s a guy who one would assume everything was given to him on a silver platter, simply because of his boyish charm and chiseled jaw.

Yet this same guy talks about how he had a job when he was younger sweeping Cheerios dust off of the factory floor. He continues, saying how each job was a stepping-stone to his next. That is exactly how we young men should be thinking.

Keep working hard until it opens up an opportunity, and then see that opportunity through until another one is offered. So Ashton is actually right — opportunity looks a lot like hard work.

Kutcher also covers another topic of how some friends of his thought they were too good for a job, rather than having a lousy one at a coffee shop. To which he replied that not having a job is beneath you.

By thinking that you’re better than a perceivably low-end job, you’re actively choosing to not make money. So, you can’t treat a girl to a movie because you thought you were better than working at Wendy’s on third Street. Who cares what kind of job you have in college? As long as you’re putting yourself to work and earning money, then you are already approaching another opportunity.

Can’t find a job or on a scholarship and don’t necessarily need one? Get busy in an organization on campus. Take on some leadership positions and actively participate in whatever group you choose to join. Sure, schooling is great and everything, but you will be more prepared for the professional world after applying what you’ve learned when working with others, even in low-end jobs. No matter what job you have, you will still have to work with others, and proving that you can do that well this early in the game makes employers look in your favor.

Lace up the boots or put on your restaurant bus-boy outfit because it’s back to work, guys. Show pride so you can get

In theory, do the petty work now and do the next promotion or maybe, just maybe, a customer who is a business executive it well so that you won’t have to when you graduate. may notice.

Those jobs you snuff often have more pay than you realize (Photo courtesy of clipart.com).

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FEATURES

Friday, February 21, 2014 • Page 8 Assistant Features Editor, Alejandra Coar isu-statesmanfeatures@mail.indstate.edu

Students prepare for the Career Opportunity Fair Jamil Toptsi Reporter On Thursday night in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, a crowd of students stood lined up in front of Dede I, some arriving 40 minutes beforehand in order to claim a spot in the front.

They were there for the Career Center’s biannual clothing drive, which prepares students for the upcoming Career Opportunity Fair next week.

Since it will be a chance for students looking for jobs or internships to meet with employers, dressing professionally is very important, said Jeff Hudnall, assistant director at the Career Center.

The center began taking up donations at the start of the semester from faculty, alumni and members of the local community.

Hudnall said the donations were about the same as previous drives, but fewer men’s clothes were provided this semester.

“Business clothes can be really expensive, and we’re really fortunate that we’ve had so many kind people help us out,” he said.

Students had their choice of shoes, jackets, pants, ties and belts and were

given a four-item limit.

Junior automotive engineering major Yatthra Karunaratne walked away from the event with a jacket, a pair of pants, a shirt and a tie. He said the clothing drive was especially beneficial to students who couldn’t normally afford to shop.

“I’m glad they had this event. I needed some dress clothes,” he said. “I know a lot of students are on a budget and might not have the money to buy the expensive clothes they have at the store.”

This is third consecutive semester for the clothing drive, which helped over 100 students its first semester.

Mikayla Manuel, a criminology major, was only able to find a scarf, but said any little bit was helpful in snagging that prized position.

“It’s good that they’re helping us out like this” she said. “A lot of the students here need all the help they can get financially. Not only will they save money on the clothes, but it might help them score a job.”

The spring 2014 career fair is Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Hulman Center.

For more information visit http:// indstate.edu/carcen/.

Left: Criminology major Daiion Calicoh scans the different suits available at the Carrer Center’s biannual clothing drive for the upcoming Career Opportunity Fair on Tuesday Above: Elementary education major Laura Steiner holds a pair of heels, a blouse and other articles of clothing she found at the drive (Photos by Ayden Jent).

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Play festival showcases students’ writing, acting chops Allen Zielinski Reporter The sassy British butler, the “Hispanic” pool boy from Kansas or maybe even the crude lady of the house — with a character list like this, “Vivian’s Lament” aims to be more than the average “whodunnit?” spectacle.

In fact, the audience knows “whodunnit.’’

This year’s New Play Festival feature play offers audiences a fly on the wall view of one woman’s comical and blundered entrance into high society.

Sophomore theater major Jessica Hall, who plays the title role in “Vivian’s Lament,” said she tends to be cast in roles that are usually crude or obnoxious.

Hall has enjoyed delving into the driving force behind Vivan Tenderhorn because the character has a history as a trollop, seducing men to get what she wants and always taking for herself.

“I don’t know how she made it in this career,” Hall said, referring to Vivian’s past as a prostitute.

Because of the 1940s time period the story is set in, Hall found inspiration from

society’s view of women at the time. knows well the work that has gone into “Women and image were everything,” this play.

Hall said.

“It is a huge responsibility,” Hanson As the play begins, the hired help is said. hustling to set up for the extravagant The subtle and not-so-subtle facets of dinner party Vivian has planned. To each character supports the story’s cynical her, the pending party is everything atmosphere. Junior theatre major, Ylana as it is her way to introduce herself Aukamp, enjoys witnessing the on-stage to the community’s elite. Although, subtleties of Mario, the seemingly foreign Vivian’s husband sets the pool boy and secret lover of unraveling tone for the Vivian’s husband. Aukamp, “It is a huge play when he and the pool herself, plays two separate responsbility.” boy run onto the empty set roles in the production: to share one last passionate one female and one male.

Senior theatre major kiss before the scene closes.

While the female role For senior theatre major took some work to get Trevor Hanson on Trevor Hanson “Vivian’s Aukamp admits she developing the play into, Lament” is not only his found difficulty in trying first time directing a large to portray a man onstage. production but also a project that is very She spent time analyzing masculine close to him. Since its conception last qualities and subtleties that she uses for fall, Hanson has been a part of the play’s her performance. development.

“Bernard is manly, yet wears his heart on Between the early meetings for sound, his sleeve,” said Aukamp on the intricacies costume, set and story development, to of her male character. the evening rehearsals spent tweaking the This is the first year the New Play Festival finer aspects of each character, Hanson is comprised of a feature production

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along with several smaller shows. In the tradition of the festival, the shows are all written by students. Josh Julian, a former Indiana State graduate student, wrote “Vivian’s Lament” and it has gained much popularity in the past year.

The festival’s smaller shows, by Fringe Productions, will be a part of the Theatre Department’s regular Theater at 4:00 p.m. program. This weekly program, which is free and open to the public, gives the department a chance to come together, perform and share feedback on student work. It is also a way for the public to see what goes into a finished and polished performance.

“Vivian’s Lament” will be on stage, nightly, Feb. 26 through March 1 at the New Theater. Shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance at 4:00 p.m. on March 2. In conjunction with the play, Fringe Productions will also feature their own shows Feb. 25 and 27 at 4:00 p.m. in the Dreiser Hall Theater.

All shows are free to Indiana State students with their ID. Contact the ticket office at 237-3333 for more details.

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Left: Staci Hall, a senior 2-D art major, views the recent “Rewritten by Machine and New Technology” art exhibit, showcasing artwork from world-renowned artists, including David Hall, Hiraki Sawa and Dan Graham. All of the artworks present various ideas and concepts via videos. Right: Taylor Williams (left), a sophomore psychology major and Symone Weemes (right), a junior pre-med and graphic design major, peruse the numerous art displays throughout the gallery. Below: The exhibition is open to the public in the Landini Center for Performing Art’s University Art Gallery from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until March 21. Hiraki Sawa will be speaking at Indiana State Thursday, March 20 (Photos by SaBrandi Powers).

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Sycamore softball heads to Nashville Blaine Kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations Coming off their only bye weekend of the 2014 season, the Indiana State softball team will return to action on Saturday and Sunday when they travel to Nashville, Tenn., to compete in the Tiger Classic, hosted by Tennessee State. The Sycamores (1-3) will open the weekend against Youngstown State (2-2) and Dayton (0-5) on Saturday before playing Temple 9 (0-0) and host Tennessee State (3-7) on Sunday.

Just four games into the 2014 season, Indiana State has eight different players with a batting average of .300 or above, led by freshman Erika Crissman at .571. Senior Morgan Allee and sophomore Alexa Cavin each lead the team in hits. Allee has three RBI’s and four runs scored while Cavin has four RBI’s and three runs scored.

Scouting The Penguins: The Penguins of Youngstown State enter the weekend with a 2-2 overall record, having last seen the field on Feb. 9 in a 10-2 win over Virginia. The Sycamores and Penguins previously met just one time, with the Sycamores holding a 1-0 series advantage with a 5-3 win during the 2010 season. So far this season, YSU has been led by Haley Knight and Kayla Haslett, who are each batting .500 and lead six Penguin players who are averaging above .300. In the circle for Youngstown State, Haslett leads the pitching staff with a 1.56 ERA and 1-0 record over her nine innings pitched with six strikeouts. Last season, Youngstown State finished with a 19-27 overall record.

A Little History — Dayton: This will be the ninth all-time meeting between the Sycamores and Flyers with the Sycamores holding the 7-1 series advantage over Dayton. The two teams first played during the 1992 season with the Sycamores earning a 9-0 win. The two teams last met during the 2009 season when the Sycamores swept a doubleheader against the Flyers 8-2 and 4-0 in Dayton, Ohio.

Scouting The Flyers: The Flyers enter the Tiger Classic

STATESMAN RUNDOWN Indiana State: Men’s Basketball vs. Evansville 59-54 (W) Women’s Basketball vs. Evansville 63-56 (L)

Recent Contests: Men’s Basketball Record vs. Northern Iowa 87-81 (W) vs. Wichita State 65-58 (L) vs. Drake 60-56 (W) vs. Bradley 68-62 (W) vs. Southern Illinois 60-57 (W) Women’s Basketball Record vs. Wichita State 83-63 (L) vs. Bradley 80-67 (W) vs. Loyola 58-71 (L) vs. Illinois State 50-53 (L) vs. Southern Illinois 72-35 (W) Indiana State women’s softball team will hit the road for the weekend to participate in the Tiger Classic Tournament (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

weekend with an 0-5 record, having last seen the field on Feb. 9 in a 7-1 loss to #11 Texas A&M and 4-1 loss to CSU Bakersfield. Through their first five games, the Flyers have been led offensively by Gabrielle Snyder who is batting .467 and leads three Flyers who are batting over .300. In the circle for the Flyers, Snyder also leads the pitching staff with a 2.10 ERA over her 13.1 innings pitched with five strikeouts. Last season, the Flyers finished with a 22-24 overall record.

Scouting The Owls: When the Sycamores and Owls face off in the 2014 Tiger Classic it will mark the third-ever meeting between the two schools with the all-time series tied 1-1.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams since the 1994 season. This weekend at the Tiger Classic will mark the first games of the 2014 season for the Owls.

Last season, Temple finished with a 32-26 overall record. Last season, now senior

Stephanie Pasquale led the team with a .465 batting average, 87 hits, 21 doubles and 15 RBI’s. Sophomore Kelsey Dominik also returns to lead the Owls pitching staff.

Dominik finished the 2013 season with a 4.03 ERA and 15-8 record over 139.0 innings pitched.

A Little History — Tennessee State: This weekend’s matchup between the Sycamores and Tigers will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools with the Sycamores holding a 5-2 series advantage. The two teams first met during the 2000 season with the Tigers defeating the Sycamores 2-0. The Sycamores have won five straight against the Tigers including last season’s meeting when the Sycamores earned a 9-6 win in eight innings.

Scouting The Tigers Entering the weekend, Tennessee State Continued on PAGE 13

Overall records: Men’s Basketball Rankings Wichita State 27-0 Indiana State 21-6 Missouri State 17-9 Illinois State 14-12 Northern Iowa 13-13 Bradley 11-16 Loyola 9-17 Evansville 11-17 Drake 13-13 Southern Illinois 10-17 Women’s Basketball Rankings Wichita State 21-3 Indiana State 13-10 Northern Iowa 13-11 Loyola 9-15 Illinois State 7-15 Missouri State 12-12 Evansville 10-14 Bradley 6-17 Southern Illinois 4-20 Drake 12-12

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holds a 3-7 overall record, having last seen the field on Sunday in a 6-4 win over New Mexico in Tucson, Ariz.

Through their first 10 games, Courtney Gearlds leads the team with a .385 batting average and is the lone Tiger player to average over .300.

The Tigers’ pitching staff is led by Shea Morris, who holds a 4.32 ERA with a 3-3 record and 34 strikeouts over her 35.2 innings pitched. Last season, Tennessee State finished with a 17-33 overall record.

Sycamores Against Current Horizon League: Out of the current Horizon League membership, the Sycamores have recorded games against all seven members and have accrued a 30-11 overall record against the league. The Sycamores have faced Valparaiso more than any other Horizon league opponent.

Valparaiso holds an 8-2 series advantage.

Sycamores Against Current Atlantic 10: Out of the current 10 members of the A-10 Conference, the Sycamores have faced off against six, en route to a 21-11-1 all-time record. The Sycamores have recorded the most games against St. Louis and earned an 11-6-1 all-time record.

Sycamores Against Current American Athletic Conference: Out of the current membership of the newly -formed American Athletic Conference, the

Sycamores have played five different schools (Rutgers, Louisville, Memphis, USF and Temple) and a total of eight games with a 2-6 record. Louisville and Memphis are the only current members the Sycamores have played more than once.

Sycamores Against Current OVC: The Sycamores have previously played all 12 current members of the Ohio Valley Conference and hold a 61-61 all-time record against those schools. The Sycamores have recorded the most games against Eastern Illinois University and trail in the all-time series 31-45.

Playing Small Ball: Despite having the fewest extra base hits in the MVC through their four games played, the Sycamores are averaging nearly 10 hits a game and lead the Missouri Valley Conference in hits per game.

While they have been superb at putting the ball in play, the Sycamores have also found other ways on base as they also lead the MVC in On Base Percentage at .434 and walks per game at 4.5. Indiana State is also second in the MVC in stolen bases per game at 1.5.

Wilson & Allee Earn All-MVC Honors: After both received postseason recognition last season, seniors Shelby Wilson and Morgan Allee each earned First Team Preseason AllMissouri Valley Conference honors for the 2014 season. This marks the first time in

school history that two players have received preseason honors. Last season, Wilson was named 1st Team All-MVC and 2nd Team AllRegion while Allee was named 2nd Team AllMVC and Newcomer of the Year.

New Faces, New Team: While the name on the front of the jerseys is the same, the 2014 edition of the Indiana State softball team is much different than last season’s team. This year’s team has just eight returners who are joined by nine newcomers. New faces include: juniors pitcher Yvette Alvarez and infielder Aubre Carpenter, sophomore pitcher Taylor Lockwood, and freshmen outfielder Rylee Holland, utility player Leah Salmon, utility player Kassie Brown, outfielder Erika Crissman, catcher Brooke Riemenschneider, and catcher Madison Booe.

Also new to the team this year is assistant coach Lucas Hileman, who will work primarily with the outfielders and Sycamore hitters.

On To The Next One: Following the conclusion of the Tiger Classic on Sunday, the Sycamores will return to Terre Haute for four days before once again hitting the road, this time to Bowling Green, Ky., for the WKU Hilltopper Classic.

The Sycamores will play a total of five games against Wright State, IUPUI, Wisconsin Green-Bay and Western Kentucky, Feb. 28 The Sycamores are ready to take to the through March 2 at the Western Kentucky diamond this weekend (Photo courtesy University Softball Complex. of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Indiana State basketball takes the show on the road John Patrick Gibbons Reporter The dread of winter is finally coming to an end, but the hopes for a postseason appearance are still alive for both the Indiana State men’s and women’s basketball teams. To do so, though, they must face difficult road games this weekend.

The women’s team will play their first of two games this weekend against Missouri State on Friday. Indiana State will try to get back in the win column after losing last Sunday at home against Evansville which dropped them back to third in the Missouri Valley standings.

Indiana State met Missouri State earlier in the year, when the Sycamores won in impressive fashion 74-57 in front of the home crowd at the Hulman Center. The win put the Sycamores 6-0 in conference play and looking tough before dropping four of their last six games.

In order to get back to their winning ways, the Sycamores will rely on junior forward Racheal Mahan and senior guard Anna Munn, who, through the first matchup, dominated down low with Mahan, scoring 14 points and Munn picking up 10 rebounds.

The game is set for tipoff at 8:05 p.m. in Springfield, Mo. Following the women’s game Friday night, the men’s team will take to the court Saturday at Missouri State as they look to focus on getting as many wins as possible in order to receive a possible at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament in case they do not win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Sycamores are coming off a win against the Evansville Purple Aces Wednesday night at the Hulman Center.

Just like the women’s game, these two teams also met earlier in the year, the Sycamores winning 70-55 in front of their home crowd at the Hulman Center.

Senior guards Manny Arop and Dawon Cummings led the way for the Sycamores with 14 points each, while Senior guard Jake Odum also helped contribute to the victory by dishing out 10 assists.

Since their last meeting on Jan. 15, Indiana State has gone 6-3 (without Evansville game included) and currently sits second in Missouri Valley standings behind Wichita State. Meanwhile, Missouri State is right behind the

The Lady Sycamores (above and below) hit the road for a pair of weekend games looking to improve their conference standing, while the men’s team take their basketball act to Missouri State looking to bolster their NCAA Tournament resume (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).

Sycamores sitting in third with a total conference record of 7-7.

The game will tip off in the afternoon at 1:00 p.m. in Springfield, Mo. Finishing up the weekend of basketball, the Indiana State women’s team will once again take to the court as they face the Wichita State Shockers who are currently leading the conference standings with a conference record of 12-1.

The Sycamores and Shockers met earlier this season at the Hulman Center, when both teams came in undefeated with the conference lead on the line.

Wichita State ended up being too much for Indiana State to handle, defeating the Sycamores 83-63 while shooting almost 60 percent from the field.

Mahan once again led the way for the Sycamores, scoring 13 points. However, in order for the Sycamores to get a victory this time around they will need to stop junior forwards Jamillah Bonner, who scored 23 points, and Alex Harden, who scored 18 points.

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Above: Sophomore guard Brandon Burnett gets a celebratory hug from sophomore forward Khristian Smith. Right: Senior guard Jake Odum twists through the Evansville, defense trying to find a way to shoot over the Purple Aces (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).

stem the red-hot Sycamores. within five points midway through the The clock hanging from the rafters in first behind their offensive spark plug, the Hulman Center showed that four D.J. Balentine. minutes had already passed in the game.

With the Sycamores leading by three, Senior guard Jake Odum stepped to the Odum dribbled the ball up-court looking free-throw line to try to convert a routine for the last shot of the half. With five and-one. The crowd sat in a hushed seconds left on the clock, Odum swung silence anticipating the historic shot the ball to his left and found sophomore that was about to take place. The referee Khristian Smith. Smith began to drive tossed the ball to Odum, who took a long the lane but pulled up for an elbow look at the basket and began his free- jumper that just beat the buzzer, giving throw routine. With his elbow tucked Indiana State a 32-27 halftime lead. and straight, Odum released the ball.

The Purple Aces came out of the half and Every eye in the building watched as went on an 8-4 run that cut the Sycamore the ball fell through the slick, white nylon lead to one. Leading 36-35, Indiana State net. The 5,778 fans in attendance sprang brought the ball up-court and got set in to their feet and erupted its offense. Sophomore into a raucous chorus of Devonte Brown “It’s an honor, but guard adoration. The free throw took the ball at the top of may have only accounted it doesn’t it doesn’t the key and tried to drive for one point in the even put a dent in the lane. With a defender Sycamores’ 59-54 win over his face, Brown stopped the legacy [Larry in in-state rival Evansville, just inside the three-point Bird] left here.” but it put Odum ahead of line, took a step back and “The Hick from French drained a three to extend Lick,” Larry Bird for the Senior guard Jake Odum the Sycamore lead to four. number one spot on Evansville continued Indiana States’ all-time its hot play in the second free-throw list. half and overtook the Sycamores with “It’s an honor, but it doesn’t even put 9:30 to go in the game. Odum would a dent in the legacy he left here,” Odum help Indiana State retake the lead at the said after the game. “It’s a cool thing and 7:03 mark by hitting a pair of free throws. it’s something that I’ll remember forever, Odum and Balentine shouldered the but as far as anything, it’s not a big deal. loads for their teams, trading baskets for It’s just some free throws.” most of the night.

The Purple Aces stiffened defensively For as well as Odum played, Balentine through the middle section of the first had an opportunity to be the hero. half, forcing missed shots and turnovers Trailing by three points with 13 seconds from the Sycamores. Evansville closed to to go, Balentine shot a three that would

have put the pressure back on Indiana State. The shot rimmed out but was rebounded by Evansville and swung back out to Balentine. Balentine shook his defender and squared up for the threepoint jumper. It clanged off the iron and was pulled down by senior guard Manny Arop.

“Our guys, I’ve got to commend them, they fought like crazy tonight,” Coach Greg Lansing said. “We didn’t get much

of a contribution from some of our best players, our starters tonight. We’re getting tougher toward the end of games, getting stops at the end of games even when we’re not hitting shots.”

The Sycamores will hit the road for their next two games. Indiana State plays at Missouri State on Saturday and then heads to Normal, Ill., to face off with the Illinois State Redbirds in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday, Feb. 26.