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State of Indiana and ISU prepare for potential quakes.

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Background checks: Can ISU do more?

Chris Sweeney News editor

Monday, February 13, 2012 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 119 Issue 54

Men’s Basketball team wins against SIU; breaks NCAA record.

The arrest of three Indiana State University employees during the past two months is no indication of poor screening and hiring practices, ISU Associate Vice President of Human Resources Will Downs said Wednesday.

ISU’s hiring policy says that criminal background checks are performed on all new staff and student employees who work in financial areas or areas with access to sensitive information.

But the policy wasn’t enough to help the university guard against hiring employees who have been arrested and accused of soliciting a prostitute, forging a prescription and drinking

on the job.

“I think we are as strict with the policy as we can be,” Downs said.

According to the policy, if a criminal history check reveals convictions that the applicant disclosed on the application, a panel of individuals will evaluate the convictions and make a decision on whether or not to move forward with employment. background/2

Talent on and off the track

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Full Owt dance team hosts auditions to prepare for marathon.

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Senior triple jumper Ernest Rollins prepares for a landing at the 2009 MVC Conference Championships (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Men’s track and field wins big this weekend with five individual wins at the Grand Valley State Big Meet while triple jumper Ernest Rollins is the second ISU Track and Field athlete to be named MVC’s scholar athlete of the week.

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Background/From page 1 There are five people on the university’s panel, but Downs says he does not remember the last time the panel was used.

Even though the panel has not been used in over a year, Downs doesn’t see any link between the recent employee arrests, and he maintains that the university is lawfully conducting background checks.

“If the policy becomes stricter, we may be perceived as being discriminatory.” Downs said.

Bill Mercier, director of ISU Public Safety and a member of the panel, agrees that the university’s policy is sufficient.

“We are doing the checks the most appropriate way we can,” Mercier said. “It’s illegal for the employer to exclude someone based on their records, so we try to look at all the facts before the final decision is made.”

Universities and other businesses are not allowed to deny employment to individuals solely based off of previous convictions, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions manual.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission began enforcing this rule after a Feb. 4, 1987 statement reported that minority groups were convicted in numbers disproportionate to caucasians.

Therefore, barring people from employment based on their conviction records will disproportionately exclude those groups.

Ball State University, Indiana University and Purdue University have background check policies in place that that are much more extensive than ISU’s.

All three background check policies state that a wide range of searches will be performed including employment, educational and license verification, tax payment checks, reference checks and past

employment checks.

The universities also screen applicants’ criminal histories, court records, motor vehicle records, credit histories and look for activity on sex offender lists.

Ball State University even enlists an agency to assist with background checks.

“We just recently started using an outside source to complete our checks,” said Rhonda Thomas, a Ball State University human resources representative. “Reference Services Inc. completes all our checks for us. If an individual has a criminal history that is presented during the check, that company will prepare a letter to the recipient that we can use, which has also been altered by our attorneys to specifically fit the university.”

Even though other Indiana universities’ policies are more extensive than ISU’s, Downs said what turns up in those searches still might not allow the universities to legally rule out hiring an applicant with a criminal history.

“Even if an individual has a criminal history that we find through a check, if it doesn’t directly relate to the position they are applying for, we can’t automatically withdraw them,” Downs said.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission manual confirms that an employer may deny employment opportunities to someone based on any prior conduct which indicates that they would be unfit for the position they are applying for, whether the conduct is backed up with evidence by an arrest, conviction or other information that the employee may provide.

Despite three recent arrests of university employees, Downs is comfortable with the current background policy and believes no vulnerbilities exist with the recent events.

“You can’t hold things over someone’s head their whole life.

Everyone deserves a second chance,” Downs said.

“You can’t hold things over someone’s head their whole life. Everyone deserves a second chance. “ Will Downs, ISU Associate Vice President of Human Resources

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At 10:21 a.m., found property was reported at the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

At 10:50 a.m., theft was reported at Holmstedt Hall.

At 11:10 a.m., an injured person was reported off campus.

At 12:15 p.m., found property was reported at lot H. At 6:12 p.m., a water leak was reported at the Science Building.

At 7:13 p.m., an ill person was reported at Blumberg Hall.

At 10:14 p.m., found property was reported off campus.

At 10:42 p.m., operating a vehicle while intoxicated was reported at 200 Block N. Sixth St.

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At 12:36 a.m., found property was reported off campus.

At 1:32 a.m., an ill person was reported at 200 Block N. Sixth St. At 3:12 a.m., operating a vehicle while intoxicated was reported at the driver’s education lot.

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Sycamore Safety Tip of the week If someone is choking, stand behind them and place the thumb of one of your fists against the person’s abdomen, just above the navel and well below the end of the breastbone. Grasp your fist with your other hand and give them an abdominal thrust. Repeat until the foreign object comes out.

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Employment for college-aged students hit all time low Nick Hedrick Reporter

Graduation is at least two years away, but sophomore education major Alexandra Goheen said she realizes how difficult it might be to start her teaching career.

“I’m too scared to even think about it,” Goheen said.

She isn’t alone. While the latest overall unemployment numbers have improved slightly so far this year, young people—particularly those aged 18 to 24—are still largely out of work.

The unemployment rate for 18-to-24 year-olds is 16.3 percent, according to the Pew Research Center—which used numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to compile its data. The number of employed college-aged Americans is the lowest since the government began keeping tabs in 1948.

Meanwhile, the U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs in January, according to the bureau, slipping the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in December—a three-year low.

Indiana’s unemployment rate stood at 8.7 percent in December, according to the latest available data from the

state’s Department of Workforce of a choice not to work than having Development. That’s down from 9.2 difficulty landing a job. percent in December 2010.

For those on the job hunt, jobs in Sophomore social work major Deja shopping malls and other “clean” Spalding, a former education student, retail sectors—such as clothing or said she knew someone who graduated electronics—are more widely available college two years ago with an education to young people, Guell said. degree and has yet to find a job. That There are always fast-food restaurants, persuaded Spalding, too. However, Guell she said, to switch her said college students major. generally find The national flipping burgers unemployment can unappealing— fluctuate depending because the jobs on a variety of might not directly tie economic factors, into their academic but the jobless rate pursuits and they typically hovers prefer not to get between ten and 20 dirty. percent for young For all the adults, said Indiana lackluster economic Bob Guell, ISU economics State University data, Pew Research’s economics professor professor recent study found Bob Guell. young people are “And the reason it’s largely optimistic been in the teens is it’s not always easy about their futures. Eighty-eight percent to find that first job,” Guell said. of those polled said they had enough Since the 1980s, Guell said, it’s been money to meet their current needs or easier for students to secure loans to expected to in the future. finance a college education. So for Pew conducted a telephone survey in some young people, he said, it’s more early December with a sample of 2,048

The thing that is almost absent from [the college aged group] is a decent fallback from a college education.”

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adults aged 18 or older living in the continental U.S. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.9 percent.

The current generation’s rosy outlook surprised Guell.

“The thing that is almost absent from [the college-aged group] is a decent fallback from a college education,” he said.

Guell said a college degree serves as a “job market signal” for employers, who look for dedicated and trustworthy employees. Recently, the signal has shifted toward graduate-level education, which Guell said some employers value more than a bachelor’s degree.

Taking advantage of connections to prior experience or career professionals are always a big plus, students said.

Sophomore business major Ivan Znika said he plans to pursue a career as “somebody’s boss” in business administration.

Znika said he hopes to live in the Windy City right out of college, starting a career at the world’s best-selling beer companies which he thinks is Corona Extra.

(Graph by Jamie Nichols)

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Indiana leads midwest in earthquake preparedness However, Public Safety and ISU residents are split on how prepared the university really is Samuel Lewis Reporter

Opinions at Indiana State University are divided about the level of campus preparedness and awareness regarding earthquakes.

Indiana is leading the Midwest in preparing citizens for earthquakes according to the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium. On Tuesday, Indiana had over 500,000 participants in the “Great Central United States Shakeout,” a day where schools and independent groups practice earthquake awareness and drills.

Chief of public safety Bill Mercier said that in the case of an earthquake, their first priority is to inform the public. Through the use of the siren, the mass texting system, the e-mailing program and broadcasting through ISU’s TV station, public safety is able to reach a large portion of the students instantly in the case of an emergency.

“The most important thing for anyone to do in the

case of an earthquake is to get out of the building once the earthquake has taken place and get to the designated safe spot,” Mercier said.

Sophomore biology major and Resident Assistant (RA) for Pickerl Hall Josh Downey said that Residential Life staff is briefly trained on the standard procedures during the case of an earthquake.

“During our training for this position we go over what to do in the case of an earthquake, but during my time at Pickerl [Hall] we have not conducted any formal training drills the way we do in the case of a fire,” Downey said.

Downey said he would feel secure if an earthquake strikes while at a newly renovated hall. However, he would be weary if he were living in any of the older taller structures such as the towers, Hines Hall and Jones Hall.

Freshman criminology major Jake Byers said that as a resident of Blumberg Hall, his RA has never gone over the earthquake procedure.

“In the lobby there’s a sign, but it has never been

formally addressed,” Byers said.

Due to lack of proper training, RAs haven’t had to conduct earthquake drills despite the great height and old age of the buildings, Byers said.

Junior exercise science major Shilah Kumaran, who has lived in both Hines Hall and the Lincoln Quads, said that she has never been instructed on what to do in the case of an earthquake, but she is familiar with the procedures associated with a tornado and fire drill because of Residential Life.

“If there was an earthquake, I would freak out because of the lack of preparation,” Kumaran said.

The ISU Emergency Preparedness/Response Plan states that if indoors during an earthquake the victim should first seek shelter under a desk or a table.

The handbook also states to remember to stay away from glass windows, shelves, and heavy equipment and to stay away from large open spaces such as an auditorium. The handbook can be found online through ISU’s main website.

(Illustration by Jamie Nichols)

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Bills allowing creation science, cursive in schools debated in Senate During every session around the halfway point, bills switch chambers.

That means that bills passed in the Senate go to the House for consideration, and vice versa. No bill can become law unless it passes both chambers, so bills that fail to get a hearing in the second house simply die for the session.

While sometimes this can be a bad thing, other times it can stop bad ideas in their tracks. Despite hearings and debate on bills, sometimes legislators vote for bad bills. Two bills dealing with education in the Senate fit this description: Senate Bills 83 and 89.

Senate Bill 83 would make cursive writing mandatory in all Indiana schools. This bill was predictable, and we saw it coming before the year began.

However, that doesn’t make it any less ridiculous. I watched the hearing for this bill, and it was underwhelming to say the least. Two people testified, and the only study cited did not specifically mention cursive writing. The study found that children learn better when they physically write words as opposed to simply typing them on a computer.

But there was no mention of a comparison of printing versus cursive writing styles and no further studies examining this relationship were presented to the committee. Despite a lack of evidence supporting cursive writing, the Senate passed the bill 45-5. I fail to see the importance of cursive writing. If older students need to

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learn how to sign their name, that can be done quickly and easily.

Spending a large amount of time teaching second-graders how to write in cursive instead of focusing on reading, writing, or arithmetic is a decision that should be up to the schools responsible for their education.

Senate Bill 89 would allow teaching creation science in public schools. Initially, I had fairly mixed feelings about the bill. I personally believe that there are too many coincidences that allow life to exist on Earth the way it does without some sort of divine intervention.

This is not to say I don’t believe in evolution—I have no problem with intelligent design and evolution coexisting.

However, science is about testing a hypothesis about how the world works, and then testing it. You have to be able to prove the hypothesis is true or false—even if you prove it false, it still has to have that ability.

I think creation science is probably best left to parents and churches, because no one has proved the existence (or lack) of God. The bill as amended would allow teaching creation science—of all major religions. Not only would this be difficult for schools to actually implement, but it clearly goes beyond the purview of science and into comparative religion classes.

This bill passed the Senate, though, 28-22.

Luckily for opponents of these bills, the House Education Committee chairman has stated that he will not likely hold a hearing for either of these bills. The Education Committee has a variety of other bills that deserve consideration as we enter the second half of session.

Hopefully these bills will die peacefully, and stay there.

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Four essential books do more than entertain Regardless of genre, style or attitude, there are some things that everyone should be able to identify or, especially, identify with.

Everyone should see a musical.

Everyone should work on a car.

There are also some things that everyone should read. They aren’t necessarily the “classics” as defined by someone obscure who just says they’re great; these are the books I think that everyone should read at least once to learn a little more about ourselves, enjoy, and maybe even think a little.

• “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley—We’ve all heard of Orwell’s 1984, the book of Big Brother controlling and regulating everything and everyone with a stern hand and rules that strip individuality. This science fiction novel, set similarly in the future, isn’t a world controlled by stringent laws but through pleasant distractions and sedentary lives of luxury.

People sit for hours watching things like “Sixteen and Pregnant” and life completely passes them by (a war in Syria? What are you talking about?) This futuristic adaptation is considerably more plausible since… well, aren’t we already there?

• “This Side of Paradise” by F. Scott Fitzgerald—This novel, like his “Great Gatsby,” is set in the Roaring Twenties, a time of the prohibition of alcohol, speak easies, flappers and loose morals. The Twenties were a rebirth of music, culture, and poetry, and Fitzgerald’s first novel captures the life of a college student in this time of rebellious sense of freedom. The main character has to maneuver through life and try to find

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his own sense of happiness and true fulfillment in a world when reality is just masked by bouncing from one illegal bottle to another.

• “Mythology” by Edith Hamilton—You have to know where you came from to understand where you are, and Hamilton’s collection of Greek and Roman myths, histories, and stories take us all back to where literature began.

Plenty of our society has been borrowed from the Greeks, from our architecture to Shakespeare, so it’s nice to take a look back to see where everything got started.

• “Exit Here” by Jason Meyers — This is a bit of a newer one, and I will warn you; it’s got plenty of graphic language and inappropriate themes.

It is nice, though, because it gives a good look at a type of lifestyle that’s growing in this country here and now, with drugs, alcohol, and sex, and then facing the consequences.

It’s a breath of fresh air when we can all admit that the lifestyle exists (quite popularly), and see real-life consequences—and lack thereof.

Meyers is a master of storyline, and the book is an excellent “growing up” story.

All of these books, as different as they are, are interesting, worthwhile and great reads. They give us a look deeper at who we were, who we are now, and just who we might become.

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“Everyone should see a musical.

Everyone should work on a car.

There are also some things everyone should read.”

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Attention-starved celebs create wacky baby names Attention, class: we will now begin role call. Audio Science Clayton, Moxie Crimefighter Jillete, Banjo Patrick Taylor, Jermajesty Jackson and Elijah Bob Patricious Guggi Q. All present and accounted for?

Excellent. Students, I want you to meet the newest addition to our class, Mr. Exton Elias Downey. Exton, welcome to our class, and welcome to Hollywood.

Class, as you know, you are all very special. No one in this room is special just because of your name. You are all special because your parents are famous.

Now, class, remember: not everyone’s mommy or daddy is famous and on TV every night. Keep in mind that not everyone’s mommy or daddy decided giving you a ridiculous name would be worth the 15 minutes of fame it would buy them.

To be fair, some of your names were probably given to you not for attention, but out of genuine love, even if it might seem misguided to millions of other people. Take, for instance, one of our star pupils, Kal-El Cage. Kal-El’s father, Nicholas, is an earnest Superman fan, and he felt it an honor to bestow the name of a fictional comic book character on his real, flesh and blood son.

At least his father had the courtesy to name his son after the hero’s real name, not his much more famous nickname, Superman.

This is quite fortunate for Kal-El. The only people who know what Kal-El comes from are nerdy kids who read comic books. The mean stupid jocks, on the other hand, probably hear Kal-El and think that it’s a backwards Spanish abbreviation for California. If the jocks do find out who he was named after, they will surely give him an atomic wedgie,

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exclaiming “Fly away, Superman!”

Also, students, don’t feel the pressure to continue your parent’s legacy. We all remember Kal-El, Nicholas Cage’s son, who was a victim of countless swirlies from bullies, who kept yelling “Where’s the National Treasure? Not there?

Maybe you should check again, Kal-El!” Or Jason Lee, star of “My Name is Earl,” whose son will probably not star in the sequel using his real name, “My Name is Pilot Inspektor Lee.” And who could forget our little darling, Bluebell Madonna? Madonna is a unique name for sure, but Bluebell, well that’s just … special. Most students are teased for having an attractive mother, let alone having one that paraded around stage in her underwear, singing about being a Barbie girl, like Bluebell’s mother Geri, better known as one of the Spice Girls.

Then there’s our little Sparrow James Midnight, the son of Nicole Richie.

Sparrow’s unfortunate predicament of having not only one but two stupid names is made up by his mother’s considerate decision to give him a middle name to go by.

So, Exton, as you can see, you’re not alone. While most American children only get short mentions in the local newspapers, you were all plastered on the covers of gossip magazines that covered your development from rumors of pregnancies to the big day you finally arrived.

Further, you need not worry about homework.

Since your father, Robert, has more money than you can shake a stick at, we move our focus from education to counseling. Every room in the school has a school psychologist on hand to help students like you cope with the fact that your parents have left behind enormous shoes to fill and outrageous names to which you must answer. Remember, children, your parents are needy, so give them enough attention to keep them happy.

“No one in this room is special just because of your name. You are all special because your parents are famous.”

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Pinterest: the social network for women

Pinterest: it’s a clever portmanteau of the words “pin” and “interest.” The title pretty much spells it out. The website is a virtual pinboard that allows users to share images of things that they like; similar to Tumblr and Twitter.

Pinterest was created in March 2010 by Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra.

For awhile it flew under the radar, but in recent months, there has been an explosion of fascination focused on the site.

In late December 2011, Pinterest had a 4,000 percent increase in number of visits, bumping it up into the top ten social networking sites.

Many of my female friends have been talking up a storm about Pinterest lately but, curiously enough, very few males have had anything to say about it.

The first images I saw when pulling up the main page were a couple of paintings, a wedding dress, two stylish outfits, some insanely delicious looking doughnuts, baby shoes, an expensivelooking kitchen, cute animals and a handful of inspirational quotes. The site itself suggests the following uses for Pinterest: Decorate your home.

Plan a wedding, Save your recipes. Save your inspirations. Find your style.

There’s no getting around the fact that with an 80 percent female user base, the content on Pinterest weighs towards their interests. One might wonder exactly how the site became geared towards women.

A lot of the appeal could simply be that Pinterest is great medium for self expression, much like any

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other social networking site. But the fact that its main feature is images makes it ideal for wedding planning, home design and recipes, things that men are unlikely to be very interested in.

By default, those are the sorts of images you’ll generally see pinned on the main page, but you can also choose different categories through a menu near the top of the page.

Alternatively, a very specific way of finding topics you want to see images of is to type a word or phrase into the search bar. In this manner, you can still get some use of the site based on your interests, even if they aren’t those of the majority of Pinterest users.

Another way to really zero in on what you like is to either follow a specific user or one of their boards. Much like any other social networking site, you can keep track of the activity of another user whose content you enjoy.

I could really get into the site if my own interests and hobbies were better represented. I like the fact that the site has a dense concentration of images based on specific topics and the interface allows users to easily exchange and comment on them.

I find the layout more concise than other sites centered on image sharing and an interesting variety is available in the pinned content; you never quite know just what you’ll stumble across.

However, for Pinterest to grow larger, it needs a wider variety of users pinning a wider variety of content. There’s certainly nothing wrong with the topics currently trending on the site, but I like what I see and would like more groups of people benefitting from what the site has to offer.

There’s a lot of potential, but it’s not yet being fully utilized; if anything, the site is currently nothing more than a glorified version of Google Images.

Regardless, I’ll be keeping my eye on Pinterest to see what future changes might be in store.

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Full Owt tryouts and auditions were held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week in preparation for their performance at the ISU dance marathon Feb. 25. The Full Owt dance team recently took home first place at a competition at USI (Photo by Alexa White).

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Students put on their dancing shoes for auditions last week as they prepared for the six-hour long dance marathon Feb 25.

Since recently becoming an official organization on-campus, ISU’s Full Owt dance team has competed at several universities such as University of Southern Indiana (USI).

The team wants to pursue an audience here at home first, however, president and senior information technology major Darryell

Hudson said. “Before we continue to extend our name at other universities, we want to get well known at ISU. [We want to] do more shows [here].”

In an attempt to gain more experience and recognition, the team has completed the freshman orientation video and has asked to come to USI twice. Full Owt took home first place during their second visit to USI, Hudson said.

All students are eligible to join the team.

“If you have a passion for dance or are looking for somewhere to release some creative energy, come out for Full Owt,”

sergeant of arms and senior criminology major, Penelope Bell said.

“Full Owt is a movement. A dance movement. I see it getting bigger as the years go on,” Bell said. “I see it being able to express creativity on campus.”

Tryouts were held Tuesday and Wednesday, with Thursday consisting of final auditions.

Meetings take place three times a week.

During show weeks, the team meets every day, Hudson said.

Whether you are male or female, white or black, if you know how to dance, you are able to join, Hudson said. “We want diversity.”

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Students spread human rights awareness Joshua Ayala Reporter

Indiana State University students met in the library Thursday to discuss human rights.

Human rights educator Linda Lambert and associate of sociology professor Chuck Norman joined students in hopes of developing an Amnesty International group in the future.

“The plans I want for the students organizing this group is to spread awareness of human rights and preserve new views brought in by new students,” Lambert said.

Formed 50 years ago, Amnesty International began with an idea to protect basic dignity and human rights of those imprisoned for their beliefs in the past. The organization has since blossomed into a global movement consisting of three million people.

“Amnesty International is a milestone for an open future,” freshman psychology major Tyler Braun said.

Senior criminology and criminal justice major and former Student Government Association president Steven Flowers was also present at the event.

“This organization takes a grassroots approach,” Flowers said.

Amnesty International’s mission is to mobilize global action to protect people in life-threatening circumstances, such as torture, execution, unjust imprisonment, sexual violence, forced eviction and denial of healthcare.

“If we let one person lose rights as a human being, we all lose rights,” Lambert said.

Students interested in joining can contact Lambert at lklamberto717@gmail.com Alongside the mission to make students more aware of human rights, the annual Terre Haute Human Rights Day will be held in the Hulman Memorial Student Union April 10. The event focuses each year on a different article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s theme is housing.

“All people are equal,” freshman secondary English education major, Don Porter said. “All people have a fighting chance.”

Other activities to be held at the event include interactive workshops, a diversity march and dramatic performances. Students from ISU and public schools are welcome to attend.

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Terre Haute Cooperative Market is having a new member party Friday, Feb. 17th from 12 pm to 2 pm in Dede III in HMSU. Terre Foods Cooperative Market is in the initial phases of starting a loca and organic food co-op here in Terre Haute which will be a full-service grocery store located in the downtown area. Become a part of a member-owned market that is committed to serving the needs of community while using ethical and sustainable business practices! Join us for a local and organic lunch, receive more information on the benefits of becoming a member, and bring your check book or credit card to become a member on the spot.

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Competition tests students’ knowledge

Eight teams participated in ISU’s Black Knowledge Bowl Thursday night with questions testing their knowledge on African American history. The first place award of $250 in scholarship money was awarded to Team Detroit. Members included Lawrence Young, Steven Farrar, TJ Brown and Anthony Anchrum (Photo by Clara Doti).

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Eight teams rivaled against one another last Thursday in Dede II to demonstrate their knowledge on prominent African American figures throughout history in the Black Knowledge Bowl.

The four-person teams competed in a seven-round contest in an effort to win $250 in scholarship money sponsored by the NAACP and #teamSPEAK. “The Knowledge Bowl helps students to learn and to be educated about the African Americans that have made a difference in our world,” NAACP president Ron Redden said.

Questions were given the day before the competition at 7 p.m.

to those who signed up early and on time. Those who signed up late, however, received questions at noon on the day of the Knowledge Bowl, graduate assistant, Karla Foster said.

Despite signing up late and consequently receiving questions later than other teams, Team Detroit took home first place. Team participants included Lawrence Young, Steven Farrar, TJ Brown and Anthony Anchrum.

First runner-up was Team Lee, while the Black Student Union and the Student African American Sisterhood took the third place prize.

“I enjoyed studying for the event,” Team Lee member Breanna Lee said. “It was fun.”

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1. Who was the known as the queen of soul?

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4. What play did Lorraine Hansberry write?

5. What was the name of the first African American radio station?

6. Who was called the first lady of Civil Rights?

7. What was the name of the recording company owned by Berry Gordy?* 1. Aretha Franklin, 2. Denzel Washington, 3. Oprah Winfrey, 4. “A Raisin In The Sun,” 5. National Negro Network, 6. Fannie Lou Hamer, 7. Motown, the winning question

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Office of Diversity installs new program, embraces incoming students

Jessica Neff Reporter

The Office of Diversity is launching a “Celebrating Diversity Marketing Initiative” in hopes of greeting new students with a warmer welcome.

The program will be started in June during New Student Orientation to welcome and embrace our new students.

The mission of the Indiana State University Office of Diversity is to promote the climate, competencies and connections that enhance the lives of all our students, staff and faculty as well as others who live in the greater Terre Haute community.

This program aims to promote such a climate by placing inspirational quotes on mini-lawn signs around campus. The quotes will be chosen from the submissions made by ISU students and anyone else interested in helping the cause.

“It is our hope to illustrate ISU’s commitment to diversity in a physical manner. We want newcomers to come to our campus to see how we view and embrace diversity, inclusion and

multiculturalism,” university diversity officer Elonda Ervin said.

“I think ISU does a lot to diversify its student population, but I would like to see more interaction between Interlink and ISU students,” Interlink associate Joan Hunter said. “We see the languages, literatures and linguistics major students but we would like more participation with students in other majors. We need conversation partners that will help Interlink students with their English.”

To volunteer, call Interlink here on campus at 812-237-8026, e-mail interlink@indstate.edu or visit Erickson Hall room 630.

“The diversity of ISU is good, but American students should be more willing to talk with students of Interlink and help us understand English better,” safety management major and Interlink student Hassan Alibrahim said.

“It is our hope that we will collect a minimum of 200 quotes for the lawn signs,” Ervin said.

Students wishing to help with the diversity initiative may visit the quote submission form at http://www.indstate.edu/diversity.

The Office of Diversity is located in Rankin Hall 426 and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Photo by Dan Sienicki).

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Seniors lead the way for Sycamores

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Upcoming Events Men’s Basketball Tuesday at Hulman Center. 7:05 p.m. vs. Illinois State University Saturday at Indianapolis, Ind. 2:07 p.m. vs. Butler University

Women’s Basketball Friday at Des Moines, Iowa. 8:05 p.m. vs. Drake University

Baseball Friday-Sunday at Hammond, La. 2 p.m. vs.

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Track and Field Friday at Charleston Ill. EIU Friday Night Special

Senior guard Brittany Schoen prepares to shoot a free throw in the ISU vs. Bradley game Friday (Photo by Kyle Seeley)

Derek Johnson Reporter

The Indiana State women’s basketball team defeated Bradley, 77-60, Friday night at the Hulman Center.

With the win, the Sycamores ended a six-game losing streak and improved their record to 11-12 overall and 5-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Meanwhile, the Braves drop to 13-11 overall and 4-8 in the conference.

The seniors led the way for the Sycamores as center Shannon Thomas, forward Deja Mattox and guard Brittany Schoen all scored in double figures.

Mattox led the way in the first half, scoring 11 of her 16 points in the period. Thomas took over the lead-role in the second half and finished the game with a double-double, tossing in a game-high 24 points to go along with 11 rebounds. Schoen, who moved into second on ISU’s all-time 3-point shooting list, scored 11 points in the game. Bradley sophomore guard Catie O’Leary led the Braves throughout, finishing with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Mattox got things going early for the Sycamores, scoring the first five points for her team and continued to attack throughout the first half. Despite outrebounding the Braves in the half by a 30-18 margin (17 coming from the offensive end), the Sycamores shot a cold 26.5 percent from the field and 14.3 percent from behind the arc and headed to the locker room at halftime with a 2-point, 29-27 deficit.

“There were possessions where we simply didn’t run anything,” ISU head coach Teri Moren said of her team’s poor shooting and inability to get easy buckets.

The Sycamores came out of the gates firing as they started the second half on a 6-0 run to gain the lead before Bradley junior guard Brooke Bisping hit a layup at the 17:54 mark.

“The first five minutes in the second half is where the game changed,” Moren said.

“The momentum totally shifted in the second half,” Bradley head coach Paula Buscher added.

“They were super aggressive in the first few minutes of the second half, where we were the aggressors in the first half.”

Thomas was able to pace the Sycamores throughout the remainder of the half, dominating the paint and controlling the glass. ISU was able to extend their lead out to 15 points at the 3:40 mark thanks to a 3-point jumper from sophomore guard Anna Munn. Schoen, Mattox and Munn combined to sink six consecutive free throws in the final minute of play, assuring the victory for ISU.

“The first five minutes in the second half is where the game changed.”

Teri Moren, ISU women’s basketball head coach

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Strong second half earns womens basketball the win Ernest Rollins Sports editor

Sophomore guard Anna Munn on the court against UNI (Photo by Kyle Seeley).

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The Indiana State women’s basketball ball team has three players in double digits in win over the UNI Panthers Sunday.

The Sycamores were led by seniors Brittany Schoen and Shannon Thomas and sophomore Anna Munn. Munn went 6-17 from the field, 3-11 from long range to post 17 points for the Sycamores. Thomas recorded a double-double for the afternoon pulling down 18 rebounds and scoring 13 points, 4-7 from the field and 5-6 from the free throw line. Schoen added 12 points for the Sycamores.

The Panthers also had three players making double figures. Oney led the team in scoring with 16, followed by teammate Armstrong with 15 and Madrigal with 12 points.

The win improved the Sycamores overall record to 12-12, 6-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The victory capped off a victorious home conference weekend for the Sycamores. The loss dropped the Panthers record to 15-9, 8-5 in the conference.

The Sycamores were 81.8 percent from the free throw line and out rebounded the Panthers 42-22

with 34 defensive rebounds to the Panthers 21.

Following the opening tip the Sycamores went on a 6-0 run initiated with a layup by junior guard Taylor Whitley. The Panthers hung close as they took the lead for the first time of the evening by converting an ISU turnover.

UNI extended their lead to six points, 2317, with 6:32 remaining in the first half but the Sycamores tied the game at 23 on a layup from Travecia Franklin before regaining the lead on a pair of free throws from senior guard Deja Mattox.

The lead would change hands again but going into the half the teams were tied at 30 thanks to Schoen hitting a three-pointer with seven seconds before the half.

The Sycamores took the lead in the second half on a Whitley free throw and never ceded it again.

ISU grew their lead to 11 points, 47-36, with 13:45 remaining in the second half. The Panthers were unable to get back into the game and the Sycamores hanged on for the win, 71-60.

Next up for the ISU women’s basketball squad is the Drake University Bulldogs. The Sycamores will travel to Des Moines, Iowa Friday for the matchup. Tip-off is set for 8:05 p.m.

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ISU Men’s Track and field win on and off the track Jessica Squires Editor-in-Chief

ISU track and field team rounded out the week with six wins and a second player is named Prairie Farms/MVC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week.

Senior jumper Ernest Rollins was named Prairie Farms/MVC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week for his performance between January 30 and February 5.

At the Meyo Invitational Rollins finished second with a personal best mark of 15.59 meters (51’1.75”) in the men’s triple jump. Rollins is currently third on ISU All-Time Indoor Best List and 21st nationally.

This is the second week a Sycamore took the honor. Senior distance runner Jeremiah Vaughn was recognized the week of January 24.

The Prairie Farms/MVC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is given to student athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or more, must be at least of sophomore standing and are evaluated on athletic performance over a one-week period.

Grand Valley State Big Meet Sophomore runner Robert Webb won the heptathlon event by scoring 5,140 points. The accomplishment pushed Webb to number two on the ISU All-Time Indoor Best List behind former Sycamore Anthony Bertoli.

Webb established personal bests in four of the seven events and moved up to fourth place on the Missouri Valley Conference list and 49th nationally.

Sophomore long sprinter Max Tuttle won the 600 meters with a personal best of 1:20.22. The time placed Tuttle in fifth place on the ISU All-Time Indoor Best List. Teammate, sophomore long sprinter, Jonathan Jackson ran a personal best in the 400 meters for the win. Jackson’s time is seventh best in the school’s history.

In the men’s 300 meters senior distance runner Jeremiah Vaughn won the event in a time of 8:10.63. Teammate, junior distance runner Dustin Betz, finished eighth with a personal best of 8:19.70 which is now the eighth fastest in school history.

The men’s 4x400 meters ran a season best 3:13.48 to win the relay. The team was comprised of Tuttle, Jackson, sophomore sprinter Kevin Piriano and freshman long sprinter Ryan Dickson. The time currently second in the Missouri Valley Conference List.

Other top eight performers were sophomore thrower Chris Fields. Fields finished eighth in the men’s shot put and sixth in the men’s weight throw with distances of 50’-3.5” and 56’-10” respectively. Junior pole vaulter Dexter Childress cleared a height of 15’9” (4.80 meters) to tie for fifth place. Sophomore sprinter Kevin Piriano finished third in the men’s 200 meters.

Don Kirby Collegiate Elite Four Sycamores traveled to New Mexico to compete in the Don Kirby Invite with each finishing top five places.

Sophomore hurdler Greggmar Swift competed in the men’s 60 meter hurdles and finished fourth overall (third collegiate competitor) in a time of 7.81 seconds. Swift is currently ranked 10th nationally, tied with, Texas Tech hurdler and fellow Barbadian countryman, Shane Brathwaithe.

Junior thrower Brandon Pounds finished fifth overall with a throw of 65’4.75” (19.93 meters) in the weight throw. Pounds is currently ranked 11th in the nation.

Senior high jumper Major Clay finished fourth in the men’s high jump clearing 6’-11.75” (2.13 meters). Teammate, freshman high jumper Jonathan Christensen, cleared 6’-9.75” (2.08 meters) for a collegiate personal best. Christensen finished fifth.

Next up for the Sycamores is the EIU Friday Night Special. Following this meet the Sycamores will be preparing to defend their Missouri Valley Indoor Conference Championship Title when they travel to the University of Northern Iowa the following weekend.

Women’s track adds more people to All-Time List Ernest Rollins Sports editor

Grand Valley Big Meet The Indiana State university women’s track team continued to move more unto that All-time list following weekend competition at Grand Valley State University.

In the pole vault competition, junior pole vaulter Richelle Kimble established a new personal best with a clearance of 13’3.5” (4.05 meters) and finished second in the competition. The height moved Kimble to number three on ISU All-Time Indoor Best List behind teammate senior pole vaulter Nicole Hope. Hope cleared 12’11.5” to finish third.

Sophomore distance runner Valerie Burns ran the third fastest 5,000 meters time in school history (17:24.72). Her time is a personal best and she finished ninth overall in the competition.

Teammate sophomore Jessica Zangmeister finished 11th in a time of 17:26.87, the sixth fastest in school history.

Freshman hurdler Taylor Giles established a new personal best in the women’s 60 meter hurdles (8.72) and moved onto the Alltime list at number six. Teammate, freshman hurdler and jumper Carmelia Stewart also ran a personal best (8.91) and moved to seventh place on the All-Time List.

In the sprints, freshmen Kaisha Martin and Demetra Camble established personal bests in the 60 and 200 meters respectively.

Martin ran a time of 7.76 seconds to tie Camble for ninth on ISU All-Time list and ninth in the competition. Camble ran a time of 25.16 seconds to finish eight in the 200 meters.

Don Kirby Collegiate Elite A couple women from the Sycamore team traveled to New Mexico to compete in the Junior thrower Felisha Johnson moved up the national ranking after throwing 54’-4” (16.56 meters) in the women’s shot put and secured third place. Teammate, junior thrower Mary Theisen, was fifth in the competition with a throw of 52’2” (15.90 meters).

Johnson went on to finish fifth in the women’s weight throw with a distance of 67’2” (20.47 meters) for a fifth place finish. Thieisen established a personal best of 59’4” and finished ninth.

The Sycamores are back in action this Friday night when they travel to Eastern Illinois University. It is the last meet before the 2012 Missouri Valley Indoor Conference Championships.

“Our team is starting to shape up for the MVC meet, ISU head coach Angie Martin said. “Hopefully we can keep up the positive momentum and go into the MVC meet with confidence in 2 weeks.”

Freshman hurdler Taylor Giles clears the hurdle in the women’s 60 m race (Photo Courtesy of ISU Communication and Marketing

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Sycamores defeat Salukis in record breaking fashion

Sophomore guard Jake Odum looks to pass the ball in the ISU vs. SIU game (Photo by Alexa White).

Derek Johnson Reporter

In record-breaking fashion, the Indiana State Sycamores were able to hold off the Southern Illinois Salukis, 78-68, Saturday afternoon at the Hulman Center. With the win, ISU broke the NCAA record for most consecutive made 3-pointers in one game, formerly set by Niagara and Eastern Kentucky with 11, knocking down all 12 attempts from long range.

The Sycamores improved their record to 15-11 overall and 6-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Meanwhile, the Salukis dropped to 8-18 overall and 5-10 in the conference Leading the way for the Sycamores were senior guards, Jordan Printy and Dwayne Lathan, who finished with 18 points apiece. Printy shot 6-7 from the field and a perfect 6-6 from behind the arc, while Lathan was a perfect 10-10 from the free throw line.

“I’m just so happy for JP, especially with all of the struggles he’s had,” Indiana State head coach, Greg

Lansing said of Printy’s career-tying shooting night.

Senior forward, Carl Richard, and sophomore guard, Jake Odum, joined Printy in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively.

Odum also dished out seven assists and pulled down six rebounds in 27 minutes of action. Southern Illinois was led by freshman forward, Dantiel Daniels, who recorded a double-double, tossing in 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

The Salukis struck first with a layup from Daniels just 14 seconds into the game. Printy responded quickly for the Sycamores with a 3-pointer, igniting a nearly flawless shooting performance from the Trees as they connected on 64.1 percent of their field goals throughout the game; their best shooting percentage since the 1992 campaign. Despite the hot shooting, ISU entered the locker room at halftime with only a 2-point, 34-32 lead, giving the Salukis hope for a comeback.

“We didn’t have a lot of energy in the first half,” Lansing said. “We were just floating around out there.”

The Sycamores, however, continued to scorch the nets in the second half. After another Printy 3-pointer at the 17:09 mark, ISU went on a 7-0 run to extend the lead to eight. Thanks to an assist from sophomore guard, Lucas Eitel, Lathan was able to bury another 3-pointer with 3:40 left in the game that gave the Sycamores the recordsetting 12 consecutive 3-pointers and extended ISU’s lead out to 15, 69-54.

“It’s special,” Lansing said of his team’s record-breaking performance.

“The guys that contributed will always be a part of that.”

Lathan helped seal the deal for the Sycamores by hitting 6 of his 10 made free throws within the final minute of the game, crushing any hopes of a comeback for the Salukis.

The Sycamores will return to action on Tuesday, February 14 when Illinois State travels to Terre Haute for a matchup at the Hulman Center. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. and can be seen live on Comcast Chicago Plus or ESPN3.com

Sophomore guard Steve McWhorter on the court in the ISU vs. UNI game (Photo by Alexa White).