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ISU groups come together to donate books to Ryves Hall.

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ISU continues diversifying faculty initiative.

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ISU Prof finds cyberbullying still occurs at the college level.

Nationals Bound Thomas Beeler Reporter

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon breaks ground on new house.

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This weekend Track and Field saw four wins with Ernest Rollins in triple jump, Maurice Lyke in long jump, Nicole Hope in pole vault and Major Clay in high jump. Thrower Brandon Pounds, thrower Felisha Johnson and Clay are qualified for nationals while Lyke, Rollins, Hope and thrower Mary Theisen are expected to qualify.

Men’s Track and Field This past weekend the men’s track and field placed second in the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Their score at the conclusion of the meet was 137, 5.5 points behind Southern Illinois University “We are disappointed we don’t have the title but we were still runnerup,” Head men’s track and field coach John McNichols said.

Even though the team was not able to defend their title but the Sycamores had a number of conference champions and All-Conference honors.

“There were many athletes on our team there who were not projected to score points and not only did they score but they scored big,” freshman Remy Lewis said.

The men began the competition with a championship win in the long jump. Sophomore Maurice Lyke leaped 7.36 meters (24’ 1.75”).

Lyke also competed in triple jump where he places third jumping 15.41 meters (48’ 8.25”), earning all-conference in this event and placing fifth in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.07 seconds.

Senior Ernest Rollins won the triple jump for the second year in a row From top to bottom, left to right: Felisha Johnson, Brandon Pounds, with a leap of 15.41 meters (50’ 6.75”). Another sycamore competitor Ernest Rollins, Maurice Lyke, Mary Theisen, Nicole Hope and Major Clay Men’s/16 (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Program seeks to hire diverse faculty Nick Hedrick Reporter

In recruiting minority faculty, Indiana State University seeks to reach out to people who aren’t yet aware they want to work for the university.

That is the approach, said special assistant to the provost for academic initiatives Josh Powers, who is behind Opportunity Hires—a program geared toward narrowing the proportional gap between black students and faculty.

Last week, six black scholars from around the U.S. were invited to Terre Haute for a scholar collaboration day at Clabber Girl, which included a panel discussion on career advice and information about living in the community. The scholars and ISU faculty also had the opportunity to share research and learn about Terre Haute from community members.

The scholars also toured academic departments and conducted interviews on campus. This was the program’s third year, and the second for the scholar collaboration day.

Narrowing the gap between black students and faculty by 50 percent is part of Goal Six of ISU’s Strategic Plan. ISU employs nine full-time and two part-time black faculty members as of fall 2011, according to the Office of Institutional Research. Five black faculty members were hired through the program last year, boosting the number of black faculty by 50 percent, Powers said.

In fall 2011, ISU enrolled 1,342 full-time and 117 part-time black students, according to Institutional Research. The university also enrolled 53 full-time and 139 part-time black graduate students that semester.

Powers said ISU has the largest total number of African American students on campus than almost any other campus in the state, except Indiana University Northwest in Gary.

“Diversity in our faculty doesn’t just benefit African American students,” Powers said. “It

benefits all students on our campus.”

ISU—like other colleges and universities— typically places an advertisement in a popular higher education trade publication when recruiting or hiring faculty members.

However, Powers said underrepresented scholars typically seek information not listed in advertisements, such as quality of living in the community and other factors.

President Daniel J. Bradley said upon taking office in 2008, he began to look at the university’s interview and marketing processes to determine how to make them more open to a wider variety of candidates.

The Opportunity Hires Program allows departments to hire a faculty member any time during the year to take advantage of a solid hiring opportunity.

Scholars hired through the program are paid their salaries for three years with funding designated specifically for Opportunity Hires, Bradley said. After that, individual academic departments pay their salaries and funding is recycled to allow for additional opportunity hiring.

Once the university’s goal of narrowing the black student and faculty proportional gap is completed, Bradley said the program would still exist—just with a different focus as deemed necessary, depending on future student and faculty proportions.

ISU alumnus Jeff Lorick, executive director of Terre Haute’s Human Relations Commission—who spoke at last week’s panel discussion—said the Opportunity Hires Program highlights the need for more minorities in the city. He said ISU has led the charge in helping make that possible.

“Our community desperately needs to diversity our workplaces,” Lorick said.

Powers said colleges and universities nationwide have also faced the need for more minority faculty. He said ISU has been more specific with its intentions.

“This is a journey for the campus and one I think Indiana State is particularly forwardthinking on,” Powers said.

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“Diversity in our faculty doesn’t just benefit African American students. It benefits all students on our campus.”

Josh Powers, assistant to the provost for Academic Initiatives

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Proposed school discipline bill raises free speech concerns

Nick Hedrick Reporter

State lawmakers are studying legislation giving public school corporations more latitude to combat cyber-bullying and other distractions on or off school grounds, but an ISU professor’s research indicates college students are victims of cyber-bullies as well.

Last fall Bridget Roberts-Pittman, assistant professor of counseling, along with professor of educational and school psychology Christine McDonald surveyed Indiana State University undergraduate and graduate students to determine the extent of cyber-bullying— which occurs through computers or other electronic devices—happens on campus.

Nearly 22 percent of students reported being cyber-bullied, while 15 percent indicated they were victims of bullying in general.

Of students surveyed, 38 percent said they knew someone who had been cyberbullied and 9 percent reported cyberbullying somebody else.

“That’s pretty consistent with the K through 12” literature,” Roberts-Pittman said.

House Bill 1169—which removes from existing law the requirement that activity on or off school grounds must be “unlawful” to result in a student’s suspension or expulsion—applies only to K-12 schools in Indiana. The existing law states the activity must be “reasonably considered to be an interference with school purposes or an educational

function.”

The new version—which passed the Indiana House last month—has been amended in the Senate to create a study commission to examine best practices for school discipline.

Roberts-Pittman said she was not surprised to find that cyber-bullying can follow a student into college. She said college and university students need more education about online etiquette and higher education institutions should update their policies and procedures regarding bullying.

She urged anyone who has been cyberbullied to come forward and report it to the proper authorities. Within the K-12 school system, she said students frequently tell their teachers they have been cyber-bullied. The teachers handle the situation, but Roberts-Pittman said they often do not inform the victim everything has been resolved.

While cyber-bullying is simply the same behavior in a different venue, RobertsPittman said that people who bully others through a computer or cell phone do so without being able to experience the victim’s reaction—therefore creating an electronic anonymity.

As for the legislation, the state Senate is expected to vote on the amendment and send the changes back to the House.

State Rep. Clyde Kersey (D-Terre People who bully others through a computer or cell phone do so without being able Haute) voted against the original to experience the victim’s reaction-therefore creating an electronic anonymity. (Photo legislation last month. He said he illustrated by Jamie Nichols). thought the bill was too broad and needed more study.

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ISU alumni association celebrating 125th anniversary Dustyn Fatheree

Assistant News Editor

Indiana State University is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Alumni Association by initiating an 18-month long celebration.

“We are using a special logo to mark the anniversary,” said External Director of the Alumni Association Charlie DeMaio.

“This logo will be on banners, hard copies, signs and online.”

DeMaio said that there are four kinds of events within the regional alumni association to raise awareness of the alumni association for students and alumni.

“Two are social, one is communitybased and the other is student recruitmentbased,” DeMaio said.

The regional alumni association includes locations like Jasper, Wabash Valley, Fort Wayne, Evansville, Indianapolis and Lake County. DeMaio said that they are

starting local, but will be expanding as the awareness progresses. He said that they established an association in Thailand last year, so they are diverse in their geography.

“The reason we are starting local is because 55 percent of ISU alumni are within 150 miles of ISU,” DeMaio said.

Associate director of the Alumni Association Jennifer Lewellyn said that there are approximately 98,000 alumni.

She wants this campaign to keep alumni engaged and updated.

The events will be chosen by the regional alumni board of directors, DeMaio said.

They will hold their events in their area because they know the people and the landscape better. He said that the Alumni Association isn’t telling them what to do.

“We want alumni to become emotionally engaged and to invigorate the fire in their heart for the institution,” DeMaio said.

DeMaio said that it will be beneficial to students because it will establish good networking channels and connections.

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Man arrested on campus, tests positive for PCP Chris Sweeney News Editor

Indiana State University police officers arrested a man on Sunday after a report of a delusional male in Sandison Hall.

According to an Indiana State University police report, Jacob R. Steen, 24, was found by officers sitting in a chair in Sandison Hall and seemed confused.

According to the report, Steen did not know where he was and Jacob R. Steen (Photo courtesy of could barely answer questions the Vigo County Jail).

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that officers asked.

After officers inquired a check from dispatch, they confirmed that Steen had no previous convictions.

Steen was transported to the Vigo County Jail to be cited for Criminal Trespassing, but had to undergo a medical clearance before he could be accepted.

Steen tested positive for PCP at Regional Hospital and was medically cleared for the jail, according to the report.

Steen was scheduled to appear in Vigo County on Monday.

PCP-Phenylcyclohexyl Piperidine * PCP was developed in the 1950s as an intravenous anasthetic, but its use for humans was discontinued because it caused patients to become agitated, delusional and irrational.

What are the symptoms?

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involuntary eye movements.

What are the slang terms?

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Is it illegal?

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PCP can be found and used in multiple forms. Left: A powder form and Right: A capsule form (Information and photos courtesy of DEA website).

The eyes of the nation focused on a high school northeast of Cleveland Monday, where a 17-year-old gunman opened fire on students in the cafeteria.

Indiana State University has trained for similar situations and protocols are in place on how to handle an active shooting on campus, especially following the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech.

ISU Public Safety conducted an active shooting drill last November in Pickerl Hall. Four plainclothed officers acted as shooters, walking the six-story building and attempting to dupe students out of their rooms. Officers claimed 10 “victims” in the exercise.

In the case of a real active shooting, students and staff are

advised to lock the doors of the room they’re in, shut off the lights and hide from view. ISU’s RAVE Alert messaging system, Novell alerts, ISU Live, the ISU website and emergency sirens would be activated to alert the campus community about an active shooting.

Local media reported three students were killed and two others injured in Monday’s shooting at Chardon High School. Authorities identified the shooter as T.J. Lane.

Also on Monday, a man committed suicide on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw, Ind., after shooting his ex-wife at a convenience store. The campus closed for part of the day.

Indiana State Police scheduled to begin “Operation Pull Over”

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Beginning this Friday, Indiana State Police Troopers will join more than 250 other Indiana law enforcement agencies across the Hoosier state in the “Drunk Driving-Over the Limit-Under Arrest” march crackdown on impaired and dangerous drivers.

Through March 18, troopers will work overtime to conduct highvisibility enforcement activities designed specifically to identify drivers. According to an Indiana State Police press release, Motorists will see an increased number of patrols looking for aggressive and unrestrained motorists during the 17-day enforcement period.

Operation Pull Over is a statewide enforcement effort supported by federal funding allocated to the Indiana State Police from the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.

Sergeant Joe Watts, the public information officer with the

Indiana State Police warns college students to not drink and drive, and to remain cautious of other motorists on the roadway who may be under the influence.

“This enforcement is not directly targeting college students,” Watts said. “But with spring break approaching, we do want college students to be cautious when traveling, and watch out for impaired drivers.”

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Future teachers gain classroom experience Jennifer Sicking

ISU Communications and Marketing

Laurren Edwards stood in fornt of the high school sophomores and uttered the words that brought some groaning and shuffling for paper.

"We have a quiz over chapter 12," she said.

The students at Terre Haute North Vigo High School good naturedly tried to negotiate the type of questions before quieting to answer Edwards' quiz about John Knowle’s "A Separate Peace."

Though in the middle of her student teaching, Edwards, a senior English education major from Paris, Ill., credits Indiana State University's early field experience with her feeling of ease in the classroom.

"There's no way I could have been as successful in my student teaching as I am now had I not had my early field experiences," she said.

In preparing future teachers for middle and high school classrooms, Indiana State University transforms its students through a unique building block of classroom experiences that culminates in an immersion semester prior to student teaching. In that immersion semester, ISU students spend at least five weeks in Vigo County School Corporation high school classrooms observing, assisting and teaching alongside veteran teachers from

bell-to-bell.

"It's real instruction in real classrooms," said Sue Kiger, Bayh College of Education's chair of curriculum, instruction and media technology department. “They are overseeing, helping with group work, doing hall duty with the teacher but, most importantly, they are judging every instructional strategy and interaction by the effect on student learning. They understand the measure of their effectiveness as teachers is student achievement."

"Being first-year teachers and being young, we don't know exactly how we want to teach," Edwards said.

New teachers can have difficulty in handling discipline issues. The immersive experiences provide time for the future teachers to learn how to work through management issues under the guidance of the host teacher. Kiger said such learning is important because about 40 percent of teachers who leave the profession in the first five years do so due to discipline issues.

"You do not know a discipline issue until you see it in the classroom," Edwards said.

Jennifer Deal, an English teacher at North High School who hosts ISU students, sees the real world experience affect the college students.

"They come in with this ideal of a perfect classroom and how all of their kids are going to behave and they're all going to do their homework," she said. "And even

after a few weeks of teaching, they realize that's not the case.”

Within the classrooms and halls at North High School, Mason said ISU's students are exposed to a variety of socio-economic statuses as well as classroom abilities.

"If they get a job in a small rural community, they are going to see students similar to what they have seen in this building and if they go to downtown Indianapolis, they are going to see students like they have seen in this building," she said. "We can tailor experiences for them in that way."

“There’s no way I could have been as successful in my student teaching as I am now had I not had my early field xperiences.”

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Immigration laws: Legislators don’t think outside of campus perameters

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Academic transcripts and letters of recommendation come standard with the college application process—those are just a couple of hurdles all prospective students have to jump. But immigrants have bigger strides to make, especially if a quality education is on the line.

Georgia has become the top authority for strict immigration laws, but legislators are ignoring the inner workings of their education system in the process.

It began in 2010 when public universities in Georgia were required to do an audit of all students to pinpoint undocumented immigrants. In October of that year, the state’s board of regents voted to ban those undocumented cases from attending Georgia’s five major public universities.

The state, however, wants to take it a step further.

Republican Sen. Barry Loudermilk has sponsored a bill, SB 458, which would prohibit non-citizens from attending public colleges in Georgia. Loudermilk asserted that illegal immigrants are taking college slots from U.S. citizens. Further, those immigrants are earning degrees for careers they can’t legally obtain in

the country anyway.

While Loudermilk and supporters of the bill believe that a college education is a privilege for citizens only, federal law doesn’t restrict undocumented immigrants from attending public universities.

Given that nearly all universities ask for birth certificates or social security numbers, Georgia’s aggressive immigration tactics are redundant and unnecessary. It might aid in the witch-hunt, but it also shows that Georgia’s legislators are out of touch with their universities. Why else would the state need laws that accomplish something already enforced across the board?

And if the bill targets all non-citizens, international students in study abroad programs will have to travel elsewhere for warmer hospitality, clashing with the country’s push toward diversity.

Although Georgia is one of three states passionately pursuing the illegal immigration struggle, other states are sure to follow suit. And while we agree that there needs to be reform to the growing problem, legislators should take the fight off of campus.

“While we agree that there needs to be reform to immigration laws, legislators should take the fight off of campus.”

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Religious groups in upheaval over contraception mandates There are a lot of businesses, non-profit groups, and people (mostly religious based crowds) which are in an upheaval over the upcoming federal contraception mandate that was finalized by the Obama administration at the end of Jan. 2012.

The mandate requires employers to cover birth control for their employees as part of their health coverage, and there are not many exemptions available for religious institutions. A religious employer qualifies for a religious exemption if the employer’s “main purpose is spreading religious beliefs, and if it largely employs and serves people of the same faith,” according to The Associated Press. For example, mosques, churches, etc. would qualify, but soup kitchens, most likely, would not.

The contraception mandate, or workplace health plan, requires contraception to be covered in all FDA approved forms ranging from pills, patches, and implantable devices to sterilization and the morning-after pill, but does not cover abortions.

However, many religiously oriented employers are saying that this mandate violates their religious beliefs and forces them to go against church doctrine.

Employers have the option of ignoring the mandate, but then they will be responsible for paying fines of $2000 per uncovered employee per year.

If you think about it, $2000 per person per year would more than cover most health care costs for the average healthy person per year anyway (a few doctor appointments and a dozen prescriptions), so it would make sense to me to just provide the coverage rather than ensure you would be paying the full $2000, but that’s just me. Think about it like this: the University of Notre Dame, noted as the “most prominent Catholic school in the country,” could face fines totaling into the millions if they refused coverage for their employees.

Other religious-affiliations not meeting the exemption policy could face fines in

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the tens of thousands of dollars.

Plus, if you refuse coverage to the people you employ, who depend on jobprovided health coverage, not only are you disappointing hundreds or thousands of people, but you could risk losing hundreds to thousands of employees who need to find work with provided health coverage elsewhere.

The health care plan and new coverages are expected to be available Jan. 1, 2013 for employees of any profit-making companies or government facilities.

For religious-affiliated employers, the coverage and health plan is required to be in place and available for employees no later than Jan. 1, 2014. Many religious groups have decided to use the oneyear grace period to focus efforts on “pursuing a correction” to the strict lack of exemptions for companies of religious affiliation.

It was the U.S. Health and Human Services Department that recommended adding the coverage of birth control to the health care plan for many reasons, including the ability for women to space out their pregnancies, in order to stimulate improved health for moms and children. I’m sure the church doctrine rebuttal would be, “practice celibacy,” but birth control can space out pregnancies as well as help prevent them, which can help control over population, which is fast approaching a devastating issue for our country and world.

Birth control is another genius innovation for mankind. Birth control does much more than offer protection against pregnancy.

For instance, the pill, can provide women with some relief from the torments of endometriosis, PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which is worse than PMS) and other reproductive system problems. Birth control helps regulate the cycles and hormones women experience on a monthly basis, and some birth controls can also help women who are acne-prone to developed clearer complexions. Contraception is a basic unit of general health care and health care should be viewed as a human right.

Every woman deserves the right to choose for themselves if they take birth control, and something such as church doctrine or religious belief shouldn’t be able to override that right.

Latest version of iPad will be an essential learning tool The release of the long-awaited iPad 3 is imminent according to a recent article on AllThingsD—a technolog y-based news site and reliable source in the past— an announcement could be coming as soon as March 7, only two weeks away.

While I’m not going to put any stock in such rumors until Apple comments on it officially, one thing is certain: we’ll have our hands on the next iteration of the iPad soon enough, and the children of this generation will want their hands on it, as well.

Many find it absurd to give a child a piece of technology so expensive for a wide array of reasons. For instance, with such a delicate device, there is always the risk that kids are not going to take ideal care of it. After all, they’re likely to see it as simply a fun toy; I know that’s definitely how many adults use their smart phones and tablets.

And no matter the era, there will always be those who for whatever reason, object to very young children using the latest in technology.

When Nintendo’s Game Boy was released in August of 1989, there were plenty of cynical adults lamenting about these “young, spoiled kids with their fancy gadgets that we didn’t have when we were their age.”

Furthermore, the moment children gain access to the World Wide Web, they also gain access to all of the collective information available on it, much of which they should not be exposed to. In an article last month by KKTV.com, this is the first year for instance, that Manitou Springs Middle School in southern Colorado has issued iPads to its students for assistance with homework.

The problem here is that the students have unprotected Internet access when

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using the iPads.

“They can get an entire Internet life, an entire online presence that their parents and others are completely unaware of. They can be in chat rooms with predators,” stated John (no last name given), a concerned parent, adding that it’s possible that the school violates the Children’s Internet Protection Act, which “requires schools to implement the necessary measures to protect kids from potentially harmful online content.”

While iPads and the like do possess the capability for improper usage, they are a much greater tool for learning than the traditional materials are thought to be. It is certainly an interesting phenomenon, children using such a sophisticated device. However, surprisingly enough, kids as young as three years old are able to pick up and understand how to use the touch-based iPad almost intuitively.

This trend has not gone unnoticed. In a press release just last May, PBS KIDS stated that in a then-recent survey, “more than 70 percent of parents reported allowing their children to use their iPad,” adding that “they had, on average, eight apps on the device specifically for their kids.” With numerous apps being created and aimed towards children, they jumped on the bandwagon, creating the PBS KIDS Video app, designed to stream over 1,000 clips from various series’ in their line-up, completely free of charge. This is just one of countless apps with educational potential.

Ultimately, this is a step in the right direction for a rapidly changing society.

Children today are being born into a vastly different world than the one that existed just twenty years ago and technology is showing no signs of slowing down.

Children’s exposure to technology at an early age is almost inevitable at this point, so why fight it when we can embrace it?

It’s a learning experience that many of us would have gone crazy for when we were that age.

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Social media responsible for deteriorating language

Things you’ll never hear a college student say:

I am totally convinced that social media is ruining our writing. With the popularity of texting when we were younger, and now things like Twitter that only offer us 150 characters to express what we are thinking or doing, abbreviations have taken over our vocabulary.

These acronyms are so engrained in our way of life that “LOL” has been added to the dictionary.

These abbreviations are lazy, but it gets worse; they aren’t just popping up in the tech world anymore. There are some students that don’t understand that putting “OMG” in a paper for class isn’t appropriate.

Many people get upset or frustrated when they have to take freshman and junior writing classes, considering we all just had four years of similar classes in high school. Most of these incoming students don’t know the formal requirements for the papers that they’re going to be writing for the rest of their academic careers. It’s impossible to know who actually knows what’s acceptable or not based on one sample of student writing (which we don’t even require to get into ISU anyway; we only require SAT scores), so it’s safer to assume everyone needs to take a writing class.

The most frustrating part, however, is that even after these English classes, when we’re supposed to learn MLA format or grammar or spelling or anything else we should all already know, some people still just don’t use them.

Things like Facebook, Twitter and texting have all eliminated the use of the rules. We abbreviate entire words into letters or acronyms and spell things incorrectly because it’s “efficient.”

We don’t teach students cursive anymore, instead teaching them typing skills in elementary schools. The push to technology has reduced the emphasis or importance of spelling or grammar because of things like spell check, which is unfortunately very fallible.

Spelling and handwriting used to be pivotal since before technology, keeping

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in touch with people took far more effort; writing letters took more time and effort to sit down and write, and being able to communicate effectively required appropriate spelling and sentences that make sense.

While technology is convenient, it has taken communication from grammatically sound sentences and thought out paragraphs to incoherant jargon.

Modern teaching practices are trying to pull away from teaching Standard English because it’s not fair to anyone that speaks anything else, be it a different dialect or a different language entirely, outside of the classroom.

Everyone needs to be given a fair break to learn, and if someone has difficulties, we should go out of our way to make sure they can understand it, taking away from the Standard English is only going to hurt students and eventual members of society.

If we don’t teach students what is appropriate in a professional setting, how likely is it that that student will get a professional suit-and-tie job with an interview or resume that says they “don’t like no slackers so they ain’t one of em, u no?”

Sure, it’s an exaggeration, but these things really do turn up. Not upholding a standard is a disadvantage, even if it seems nice at the time.

Presentation is how you get a foot through the door in the professional world, and if you can’t present yourself well without spell check, you aren’t going to be the most qualified person for the job.

• No, I can honestly say that I’ve never procrastinated before.

• Free pizza? No thanks.

• I totally stopped using spark notes after high school.

• When professors cancel class, I’m just really disappointed, because I feel like they’re not taking my tuition seriously.

• I’m sleeping okay . . . I just wish my roommates would yell louder when they’re drunk.

• I strictly adhere to the rule that every credit hour equals three hours of homework outside of class.

• There are so many parking spaces to choose from.

• I think the best thing about having laptops on a Wi-Fi campus is that it makes it easy to focus.

• IHOP? Seriously? You want to eat breakfast at 1 o’clock in the morning?

• Textbooks – gotta love ‘em.

Things you’ll never hear Sycamores say: • The best thing about ISU’s campus is the air – the smell is so refreshing, like aromatherapy.

• The worst thing about ISU’s campus is the fountain – it’s like they’re trying to make the campus pretty, and who wants to run through a fountain? Ever?

• The crows on campus are magnificent. I love watching those majestic beasts fly overhead. Plus, their droppings make the campus look like a nature exhibit.

• I wish the cafeteria workers would be more talkative.

“...abbreviations have taken over our vocabulary.”

• I feel like there aren’t enough diversity programs at ISU. • The campus wi-fi may be iffy, but at least you can always count on the elevators.

• I feel sorry for those suckers who got stuck in the Candlewood Suites.

• I’m sure glad I read this column.

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INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS 2011-12

Fri, Nov 11 Eastern Illinois Hulman Center Mon, Nov 14 Louisiana-Monroe at Monroe, La. Fri, Nov 18 Ball State Hulman Center Mon, Nov 21 Green Bay Hulman Center Old Spice Classic Thu, Nov 24 Texas Tech at Orlando, Fla. Fri, Nov 25 Minnesota/DePaul at Orlando, Fla. Dayton/Wake Forest/ at Orlando, Fla. Sun, Nov 27 Mountain West/Missouri Valley Conference Challenge Sat, Dec 03 Boise State at Boise, Idaho Sat, Dec 10 Maryville (Mo.) Hulman Center Sat, Dec 17 Vanderbilt at Nashville, Tenn.

Wed, Dec 21 Louisiana-Monroe Hulman Center Wed, Dec 28 Drake * at Des Moines, Iowa Sat, Dec 31 Bradley * Hulman Center Wed, Jan 04 Northern Iowa * at Cedar Falls, Iowa Sat, Jan 07 Missouri State * Hulman Center Tue, Jan 10 Evansville * Hulman Center Fri, Jan 13 Southern Illinois * at Carbondale, Ill. Sun, Jan 15 Wichita State * Hulman Center Wed, Jan 18 Illinois State * at Normal, Ill. Sat, Jan 21 Creighton * at Omaha, Neb. Wed, Jan 25 Northern Iowa * Hulman Center Sun, Jan 29 Evansville * at Evansville, Ind. Wed, Feb 01 Drake * Hulman Center Sat, Feb 04 Wichita State * at Wichita, Kan. Wed, Feb 08 Bradley * at Peoria, Ill. Sat, Feb 11 Southern Illinois * Hulman Center Tue, Feb 14 Illinois State * Hulman Center Sears Bracketbusters Fri, Feb 18 Butler at Indianapolis Wed, Feb 22 Missouri State * at Springfield, Mo. MVC Wildcard Saturday Sat, Feb 25 Creighton * Hulman Center State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thu, Mar 01 - Sun, Mar 04 at St. Louis, Mo.

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Arop, Mangisto

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Brown, Devonte

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Gunnin, Nikki

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Burnett, Brandon

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Henderson, Allie

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Doluony, Koang

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Mahan, Racheal

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Eitel, Lucus

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Mattox, Deja

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Morris, Marah

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Munn, Anna

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Lathan, Dwayne

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Oyer, Sadie

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Mahurin, RJ

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INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RESULTS 2011-12 Fri, Nov 11 Detroit Hulman Center Sun, Nov 13 Notre Dame at South Bend Fri, Nov 18 Chattanooga Hulman Center Tue, Nov 22 IUPUI Hulman Center Sun, Nov 27 Belmont at Nashville, Tenn.

Wed, Nov 30 Tennessee Martin Hulman Center Fri, Dec 02 Illinois Chicago at Chicago, Ill. Tue, Dec 06 Butler Hulman Center Sat, Dec 10 Eastern Illinois at Charleston, Ill. Sat, Dec 17 Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Tue, Dec 20 Chicago State at Chicago, Ill. Thu, Dec 22 Northern Illinois at DeKalb, Ill. Fri, Dec 30 Evansville * Hulman Center Sun, Jan 01 Southern Illinois * Hulman Center Fri, Jan 06 Illinois State * Hulman Center Thu, Jan 12 UNI * at Cedar Falls, Iowa Sat, Jan 14 Bradley * at Peoria, Ill. Fri, Jan 20 Creighton * Hulman Center Sun, Jan 22 Drake * Hulman Center Fri, Jan 27 Missouri State * at Springfield, Mo. Sun, Jan 29 Wichita State * at Wichita, Kan. Fri, Feb 03 Illinois State * at Normal, Ill. Fri, Feb 10 Bradley * Hulman Center Sun, Feb 12 UNI * Hulman Center Fri, Feb 17 Drake * at Des Moines, Iowa Sun, Feb 19 Creighton * at Omaha, Neb. Fri, Feb 24 Missouri State * Hulman Center Sun, Feb 26 Wichita State * Hulman Center Thu, Mar 01 Southern Illinois * at Carbondale, Ill. Sat, Mar 03 Evansville * at Evansville, Ind. State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Thu, Mar 08 - Sun, Mar 11 at St. Charles, Mo.

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Ryves Hall Community Center receives 99 books from ISU’s Center for Community Engagement Cassandra Hauser Reporter

Terre Haute community children found themselves sifting through an assortment of popular books donated to the Ryves Hall Community Center earlier last month.

Last month, the Bayh College of Education and Center for Community Engagement donated 99 books to the Ryves Hall Community Center. The project was coordinated by Chad Becker, Julie Frye and Cassandra Woolard of Indiana State University and Jim Pinkstaff, Educational Coordinator for Ryves Hall Community Center.

The grant was initiated when Ryves Hall Community Center started to set up a reading program.

“By chance, Dr. Becker and Cassandra Woolard wanted to know how they could help us,” Pinkstaff said. “They got in touch with Julie Frye and wrote the grant.”

The Ryves center started a Champions Reading Program in August, the grant provided books for the students involved in the program. During this time, Indiana State University students helped children with their reading lessons.

“Children took reading lessons with their assigned reading buddy, and during the lessons, kids read to them, and they read to kids,” Pinkstaff said.

Books were donated to students from kindergarten through third grade. Ryves center hopes that these books, combined with the additional reading assistance, will improve reading comprehension for young elementary students.

“The program started in August, but they gave books away last month,” Pinkstaff said.

“They gave some to individual children and some to the library.”

Ryves’ library is starting to notice trends in these checkouts, as some books are being chosen by the kids most often than others.

“Junie B. Jones books were most popular with the girls, Star Wars books were most

Kids scan the assortment of books donated to Ryves Hall Community Center by Indiana State University’s Center for Community Engagement (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). popular with boys, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books were popular with both,” Pinkstaff said.

The grant has had positive effects for Ryves, as the new and appealing books have encouraged more interest in reading, and because of this, the library at Ryves is now open a lot more often. Although the program is going well, the center has even higher hopes for the near future.

Statistics show that the majority of children living in poverty lack the educational opportunities afforded to other children, said Jim Edwards, program director for Ryves Hall Community Center.

“One of the primary issues that needs to be addressed is reading and comprehension,” Edwards said. “More reading will hopefully improve these statistics, and with more books available, reading has already increased among the children.”

“This program has allowed us to focus on reading and comprehension for children of very young ages,” Edwards said, “and hopefully, these children will grow up to be productive students and get out of the environment they are living in.”

The children seem excited to participate in the reading program, as attendance in the program is quickly growing.

“Junie B. Jones books were most popular with the girls, Star Wars books were most popular with boys and Diary of a Whimpy Kid books were popular with both.”

Jim Pinkstaff, Ryves Hall coordinator

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon breaks ground for new house Jessica Neff Reporter

Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, both active and alumni, put shovels to dirt in the groundbreaking ceremony of the future, permanent residence of their chapter house at Indiana State University.

The digging took place at 831 N Fifth St. on Saturday at 11 a.m. The lot is located caddy-corner to the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house.

“The property was purchased in 2004 because members of SAE saw that the campus was expanding,” said 1996 alumni member and member of the alumni association board of directors, Chris Hancock. “The choice of the property was also based on the logic due to the newly constructed Sigma Kappa house and other fraternity houses around the area.”

The turning of the soil marks the beginning of the construction phase for the permanent fraternity house.

“We have wanted to get a permanent residence ever since we were first on campus and have gone through many temporary residencies,” Hancock said. “From 1969-1984, we had a house located at 1320 S Sixth St. Burford and Sandison halls held our members from 1984-1996. In 1997, we were located at 510 S Fifth St. Sine the early 2000s the chapter has been housed in the Lincoln Quads and will continue to be housed until

the opening of the new house.

Matt Copas, president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, acted as MC for the groundbreaking event.

“The new house is scheduled to be open in August,” Copas said. “A formal grand opening will occur in October around Homecoming.”

Dr. Mark Haring, a local Terre Haute dentist and president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Association helped in the turning of the soil and addressed the audience by saying, “[The construction of the house has] been a long time coming, and it’s nice to see we’re finally going to get it done.”

President Daniel J. Bradley also attended the ceremony, “The SAE ground breaking was exciting for the university as well as the organization as it indicates a long term commitment to ISU; one which helps with our goals of improving housing options for students and increasing student engagement,” Bradley said. “The event was also wonderful because it brought together alumni, city and university officials, current students and some of the professional staff of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.”

A luncheon was held for the undergraduate and alumni members of the fraternity, during which the alumni members were recognized, Hancock said.

“The key is that the house will be really important for our chapter and will elevate the Greek community,” Hancock said. “It will also be a model for the rest of the

The above is an artist rendition of the completed SIgma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house (Submitted photo).

Greek community and the campus as a whole.”

“The groundbreaking ceremony was a result of much hard work and dedication from Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumni and members of the Indiana Sigma Chapter,” student activities assistant director Tracy Machtan said. “The new house will be a credit to the chapter, the Indiana State campus and Terre Haute community.”

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“I will be going home and enjoying my birthday during spring break.”

“I am staying at ISU, working as an RA.”

“During spring break, I will be going home and long-boarding.”

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“I plan on going back home to Fort Wayne to see my nephews, hangout with my mom and get my hair done.”

“My plan for spring break is to hopefully get a tattoo.”

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African American Cultural Center changes name in honor of center’s longest serving director Day’Jonnae Riggins Reporter

The African American Cultural Center will be sporting a new name in conjunction with its 40 year anniversary.

On Apr. 21, the African American Cultural Center will officially change its name to the Charles Brown Cultural Center in honor of the center’s second and longest serving director, Charles Brown, who directed for over 30 years.

The name is being changed to honor the man who put into place many of the activities the center currently hosts, said director Stephanie Jefferson.

“Most importantly, he maintained what the African American student founders put in place,” Jefferson said. “It was the students who started the African American Cultural Center.”

On May 7, 1970, a group of seven students took over the Administrative Building and presented the administration with a list of demands to demonstrate their decision making

power over their campus living experience.

The group called themselves Students for a Better University, and upon this list was the demand for an African American Cultural Center in which they could further explore themselves and their culture.

Forty years later, the African American Cultural Center stands firmly in place.

In a recent Indiana State University student survey, 37.5 percent of minority students said they use the Cultural Center at least once or twice a week for tutoring sessions, a quiet place to study or a chance to participate in extracurricular activities such as Bless the Mic. The same ISU student survey showed that 37.5 percent of African American students were excited about the name change.

“The Cultural Center is a place where students come and meet with other students to talk, study and participate in activities,” Jefferson said. “I like to see it as a lending library, a place where we can celebrate each other and each other’s culture.”

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Contiinued from page One in the long jump was junior Robert Webb who leaped 6.91 meters (22’ 8”) placing him seventh.

McNichols said the competition was very tough in the throwing league. Junior Brandon Pounds placed second earning All-Conference in the weight throw with a distance of 20.95 meters (68’ 9”). Sophomore Chris Field finished 13th, throwing 17.25 meters (56’ 7.25”).

In the shot put, Pounds finished fifth with a throw of 16.72 meters (54’ 10.25”) with Fields right behind him at seventh with a distance of 16.64 meters (54’ 7.25”).

The men high jumpers combined to score a total of 23 point for the Sycamores.

Senior Major Clay took the championship title by jumping 2.26 meters (6’ 11”).

Freshman Jonathan Christensen followed Clay leaping 2.08 meters (6’ 9.5”) and placed third overall. Webb competed in the high jump placing fourth with 2.02 meters (6’ 7.5”).

In the pole vault, senior Steven Swinford established a new personal best vaulting 4.99 meters (16’ 4.75”) and finished fourth. Teammate, junior Dexter Childress cleared 4.90 meters (16’ 0.75”), a personal best, to place eighth.

Swinford and Webb both competed in the men’s heptathlon (competitors compete in seven events). Swinford placed sixth with a score of 5185, which moved him to the second best score in ISU history, and Webb finished seventh scoring 5155.

On the track, the team suffered some injuries that affected some of the team’s results in some events.

“This weekend ..... Should put the fire back under our tails. Our team dealt with a lot of injury that just came at the wrong time,” Pounds said, “This experience should motivate the team to give 100 percent effort, in everything from throwing, jumping, running etc to rehab. The little things bring the big accomplishments......

No Guts, No Glory.”

In the 60 meter dash junior Justin Baxtron crossed the finish line fifth running 6.99 in the finals with sophomore Greggmar Swift taking the eighth position with a time of 7.00. In the hurdles, Swift finished third in the 60 meters with a time of 7.99. Baxtron placed second in the 200 meter dash timing in at 21.75 seconds.

The time moved Baxtron to second on ISU All-Time Best List.

“The meet came down to the 1600 relay again,” McNichols said, “We just came up a little bit short.”

Three Sycamores, sophomores Max Tuttle, Kevin Piraino and Jonathon Jackson,

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Sophmore Maurice Lyke in mid flight during competition in the men’s long jump at the MVC Indoor Conference Meet (Photo by Richelle Kimble). advanced to the finals in the 400 meter dash. In the finals Piraino finished fourth in 49.23 seconds, Tuttle placed sixth in 49.81 and Jackson suffered an injury but finished the race adding a point by finishing eighth.

Junior Cory Hahn finished sixth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.08. In the mile junior Dustin Betz finished eighth in 4:19.99. Senior Jeremiah Vaughan, junior Al Escalera and Betz ran in the 3000 meter race. Vaughan placed second in 8:34.86 with Escalera in sixth with a time of 8:38.99 and Betz finishing eighth in 8:43.30. Escalera placed third with a time of 14:28.44, the second best in school history, and Vaughan taking ninth.

The Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team finishes fourth in the competition timing in at 10:21.75. The team consisted of senior Andrew Lepkowski and freshmen Arqeil Shaw, Remy Lewis, and Gabe Ocasio. The 4 x 400 meter relay team consisted of Piraino, Tuttle, freshmen Ryan Dickson and Lewis stepping up to a last minute substitution. The relay team placed fifth in 3:20.48.

“Key for outdoors is to be healthy and enter conference with the confidence it that’s to win it,” McNichols said.

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Track and Field Friday-Saturday Alex Wilson Invitational Tournament at South Bend, IN 6:00 pm Junior Brandon Pounds prepares to throw the MVC Indoor Conference Meet (Photo by Richelle Kimble).

The Sycamores scored 75.33 points to finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship meet at the University of Northern Iowa. Missouri State won the competition, but the Sycamores moved up on the national ranking to 29th.The Sycamores beat out UNI by 3 points and finished behind Southern Illinois University, with scored 88.5. Missouri State won the competition with 132 points.

“We have very talented athletes,” Head Women’s Track and Field Coach Angela Martin said. “We have to figure out how to compete in the pressure of conference.”

Junior Felisha Johnson finished third in the shot put with a throw of 16.91 meters (55’ 6.75”). This throw established a new school record beating the previous record set by Christy Barrett Sherman.

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This throw places her in a better position for the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship. Also making a mark in the event were Junior Mary Theisen, who placed fourth with 16.23 meters (53’ 3”) and Senior Tara Perigo, who threw 13.42 (44’ .5”) finishing 13th. Johnson and Theisen also competed in the 20lb. weight throw along with junior Kasey Kahle. Johnson placed third, throwing a distance of 20.99 meters (68’ 10.5”). Theisen finished 12th throwing 17.49 meters (57’ 4.75”) and Kahle placed 15th.

Also placing well in the competition were sycamore pole vaulters. Senior Nicole Hope won the women’s pole vault and was the only champion for the sycamores with junior Richelle Kimble placing second, earning an All-Conference title.

Hope leaped 4.24 meters (13’ 11”) and Kimble vaulted 4.09 meters (13’ 5”). Also jumping for the sycamores were sophomores Lauren Rice and Hannah McKnight placing 10th and 11th.

In the high jump, sophomore Rachel Johnson placed seventh, leaping 1.65 meters (5’ 5”) and senior Nikole Snearley, who tied for eighth jumping 1.62 meters (5’ 3”). Junior Shalesa Smith finished seventh with a distance of 12.08 meters (39’ 7.75”) in the triple jump, while freshmen Carmelia Stewart placed 10th leaping 11.68 meters (38’ 4”).

For the long jump, senior Jaquelle Spence finished 8th, jumping 5.65 meters (18’ 6.5”) tying her pervious personal best. Freshmen Kaisha Martin placed 9th and established a new personal best of 5.61 meters (18’ 5”). Sophomores Shelby Higginbottom and Kelly Steffen finished 11th and 14th in the competition.

Steffen, along with juniors Patricia Merrion and Tori Stone, competed in the women’s pentathlon.

Seffen placed 8th, scoring 3338 points, with Merrion finishing 10th and Stone right behind in 11th.

On the track, the Distance Medlay Relay (DMR) team eraned the title of All-Conference for the second year straight with seniors Kristy Twitchell, Kacie Klem, junior Macey Black and sophomore Kalli Dalton. The relay team placed second at 11:55.57. Also among the relay teams the 4 x 400 meter relay also received All-Conference by placing second. The team consists of junior Staica Weatherford, Black, Higginbottm and sophomore Leeann Michl. The relay team placed second as well with a time of 3:44.77.

Michl also placed second in the 800 meters, just missing first place by one hundredth of a second behind Wichita State’s Danielle Walker. Michl’s finishing time was 2:11.36. She also earned the title of All-Conference in this event.

In the 60 meter dash, Martin placed seventh with a time of 7.70 seconds with Spence finishing eighth in 7.71 seconds. Weatherford competed in the 200 meter dash for the Sycamores placing seventh in 24.94. She also ran in the 60 meter hurdles, placing fourth with a time of 8.70 seconds.

In the distance, Twitchell placed 11th in the mile with a time of 5:08.84 with Dalton finishing 17th and Klem placing 28th. Sophomore Jessica Zangmeister ran 10:28.33 in the 3000 meters placing 15th with sophomore Valerie Burns placing 12th in the 5000 meters finishing 12th.

“Overall our team was disappointed with fifth place,” Martin said. “But we have to work hard and work toward outdoors. We have a lot of growing to do.”

Junior Felisha Johnson prepares to throw the MVC Indoor Conference Meet (Photo by Richelle Kimble).

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MVC title defense begins against SIU in St. Louis Ernest Rollins Sports editor

Win or go home. The seedings only suggest the final outcome. In four consecutive days teams go head to head in a survivor series until a winner is crowned.

“We will have to attack them one at a time,” Indiana State University Head Coach Greg Lansing said.

On Thursday the Indiana State Sycamores will begin competition in the 2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championships. The prize? A second consecutive championship title.

Lansing said the team will have to remain focused and concentrate in order to come out on top. Lansing added that he thinks the team is well balanced both offensively and defensively.

The team’s first round opponent is the Southern Illinois University Salukis.

“We know them awfully well, they know us awfully well... they are a team that really gets after you defensively, they are awfully physical and aggressive,” Lansing said.

In the regular season these two teams met on the hardfloor twice and came away with a 1-1 record. Both victories were on the team’s home turf.

The Sycamores enter the conference following a tough loss against nationally ranked Creighton University at the Hulman Center Sunday. The Bluejays hung onto a narrow one point victory, 61-60, and the Sycamores finished out the

2012 regular season 8-10 in the conference, The loss to the Bluejays dropped the Sycamores from a third seed going into the tournament to a ninth seed.

“Coming off a difficult loss, everybody was very disappointed... the mentality is to try and move on to the next game as quick as you can,” Lansing said.

The Salukis also enter the tournament and matchup against ISU with a close loss to the University of Northern Iowa, 65-61.

The loss dropped Southern Illinois to 5-13 in conference play, 8-22 overall for the regular season.

The league is led by Wichita State University at the number one spot and Creighton at number two.

A victory over Southern Illnois will move the Sycamores to face the Shockers.

“We have to be who we are, we can’t be anybody else,” Lansing said.

“We will have to attack them one at a time.”

Greg Lansing, ISU men’s basketball head coach

The coveted prize that the Sycamores brought back to ISU last year is up for grabs once again (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Sycamores beating the odds with athletes going pro

National signing day in the United States is a prestigeous time for all outstanding student athletes to decide what college they will attend, and for a select few, decide which college can get them to the next level.

When you think of the universities that send athletes to the professional ranks, most people think of schools from the Southeastern Conference, Big Ten or Pac 12. While this holds true the majority of the time, there are a handful of athletes that prove they don’t need the big name university to punch their golden ticket to the professional ranks.

Take our very own Indiana State University, a small Mid Major Division 1 university of just 12,000 students. We have produced world level talent over the past few years and have a track record for sending great athletes to the next level because of the level of coaching and the development of top-notch facilities.

For instance, this past weekend, two former sycamores, Erica Moore and Kylie Hutson competed at the USA Track and Field National Championships. After enjoying spectacular collegiate careers at Indiana State, Hutson and Moore signed with Nike to continue competing post-collegiately.

Hutson, a former 4-time NCAA National Pole Vault champion, placed 4th at the USA Championships. She cleared 14’10, a vault that ranks her 24th in the world in 2012. While Moore, a former All-American at Indiana State was the National Champion with a time that now ranks her 11th in the world at 800 meters (2:01.08). Also competing at the USA Championships for the Indiana Invaders was former Sycamore Drake Sterling who placed 12th in the 800 meter run preliminaries.

In recent years, other Sycamores have enjoyed similar success at the professional ranks of Track and Field including Jordan Fife of the Brooks Team Elite.

Baseball has had numerous stars play their way to the big leagues including: Clint Barmes (Houston Astros), Mitch Stetter (Milwaukee Brewers), and Joe Thatcher (San Diego Padres). With several more as members of the MLB Farm system: Nevin Ashley (Durham Bulls), Brian Omogrosso (Charlotte

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Knights), Ryan Tatusko (Syracuse Chiefs), Matt Zaleski (Charlotte Knights), Nick Ciolli (WinstonSalem Dash), Bronco Lafrenz (Clearwater Threshers), Jacob Petricka (Winston-Salem Dash), Ryan Strausborger (Myrtle Beach Pelicans), Brady Shoemaker (Winston-Salem Dash), Blake Drake (Great Falls Voyagers), Brett Merkley (Bristol White Sox), Colin Rea (Eugene Emeralds), Jason Van Skike (Bristol White Sox).

The most notable Sycamore Alumni go to on to achieve great things at the professional ranks of course would be the great Larry Bird, who progressed from “the hick from French Lick” into the “Legend”, who played for the Boston Celtics.

While those major conferences may seem like they are putting out the best professional athletes and give athletes the best chance at the next level, you can’t argue with the athletes that have moved on from our very own small school in Terre Haute, IN. This may be something for future high school athletes to consider as they look to continue their athletic careers collegiately and beyond.

These Sycamores will be ones to watch this coming baseball season and this summer for the Olympics. Success on the professional level is a sure sign of Indiana State excelling in athletics and is something to be proud of as we move forward.

“We have produced world level talent over the past few years and have a track record for sending great athletes to the next level becausse of the level of coaching and the development of top-notch facilities. ”

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Statesman ADVERTISING INFORMATION To place a classified ad call: (812) 237-3025 or fax us: (812) 237-7629 or stop by the office: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Room 143, HMSU or send us an email: ISU-statesmanclassifieds@ mail.indstate.edu Liner Rates Rates are for the first 20 words.

Extra words are 15¢ each.

Business Classifieds One liner ad for one issue: $7.00 Business Frequency Discount Same liner ad in three or more consecutive issues: $6.00 per issue ISU Organizations *Fraternities, sororities, student organizations and departments (includes Greek notes): $5.00 per issue Deadlines For Monday Issues: 3 p.m. Thursday For Wednesday issues: 3p.m. Monday For Friday issues: 3 p.m. Wednesday Ad Classifications

Business Opportunities, Career Services, Check-It Out, Child Care, Employment, For Rent, For Sale, Greek Notes, Internships, Jobs Wanted, Lost and Found, Personal, Resumes/Typing, Roommates, Services, Spring Break, Subleases, Tickets, Travel, Tutoring, Vehicles, Wanted to Buy

Be sure to ask about game sponsership ad space!

Summer or Fall.

1-4 bedrooms.

Some close to campus.

No pets. Gibson Apartments (812) 234- 4884

VERY NICE

7, 5, 4, 3, and 2 bedroom houses.

Close to campus.

W/D, stove, and refrigerator.

Plenty of room for grilling out.

LSM Investments, LLC. Call Shane (812) 483-2497

UNITS AVAILABLE

Walk to Campus Apartments Units available now!

(812) 235 -9395 1,2,AND 3 BEDROOMS Historic, huge and handsome.

10 blocks from ISU. Short leases available.

Hardwood floors.

Close to park.

(812) 236-7547

COZY ONE BEDROOM Upper unit at 931 S. 4th.

Available May. No pets. $350 plus electric.

(812) 535-1291

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FOR RENT NOW RENTING

EMPLOYMENT

SIGN UP NOW FOR SUMMER/FALL 5 bedroom, 2 bathAvailable NOW or reserve for summer.

Available June- 6 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 2 ½ garage.

Close to campus.

Large remodeled kitchen open to patio deck.

Available July or August- 3 bdrm, 1 bath.

All houses with central air, appliances, washer and dryer.

(812) 236-4646

EMPLOYMENT EARN $1000-$3200

A month to drive brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com

SHOE SALES PERSON

Needed at once! Will train!

Must be talkative, outgoing, intelligent, and dependable.

Salary PLUS Commission.

Can earn up to $12 per hour No nights or Sundays, and flexible hours!

Corey’s Fine Footwear 515 Wabash Downtown Just 2 blocks from campus! Please apply in person. Daily hours.

10am-6pm Call and ask for Lou or (812)232-2628 or (812)249-6694

CAMP COUNSELORS

Male/female, needed for great overnight camps in the mountains of PA. Have fun while working with children outdoors. Teach/assist with A&C, Aquatics, Media, Music, Outdoor Rec, Tennis, & more.

Office, Nanny, & Kitchen positions available. Apply online at www.pineforestcamp.com

CHECK IT OUT T-SHIRTS

12 Tees 1 color print $8.75 each, 24 Tees $6.75, 50 Tees $5.75, 100 Tees $4.75 (812) 232-6947 for multicolor/side Tees.

OTHER

IF YOU USED

Yaz/Yazmin/Ocella birth control pills or a NuvaRing Vaginal Ring Contraceptive between 2001 and the present and developed blood clots, suffered a stroke, heart attack or required gall bladder removal, you may be entitled to compensation.

Call Attorney Charles Johnson, 1-800-535-5727

NOW RENTING FOR 2012-13

IDEAL HOUSING FOR YOU

SWAG’S T’S

AND CLOSE TO ISU

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*STUDIOS*

Close to Downtown On or Near South 6th Street Variety of sizes and prices to fit your budget. Many include some or all utilities. Great Maintenance - Off Street Parking Laundry Facilities Close By - Plus More!

Specializing in renovated grand historic homes and providing charming, well-managed residences for our tenants.

www.sharpflats.com or call 812-877-1146

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