Wednesday Septmeber 3, 2014 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 122 Issue 6
Students continue to pour into Indiana State University from all over the world (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
13,000 Students
Indiana State University’s student body tops 13,000, making it the largest since the early ‘70s STEVE WININGER Reporter This year’s freshman class is the largest enrolling class in the history of Indiana State University. John Beacon, the Vice President of Enrollment Management, Marketing and Communications, is excited to see how Indiana State is growing. “This is the fifth consecutive year we have had the highest freshman classes in our history,” Beacon said. “Although this is the largest freshman class as far as enrollment is concerned, the total enrollment at ISU is not the largest ever. The total enrollment at ISU is the highest it has been since 1972.” This year’s freshman class of 2,739 students is an increase of 78 freshmen since last year. The largest total enrollment in the history of the university is 13,550, a mark that this year’s class was close to at 13,183. Beacon said, “In 2009-2010, we jumped about 700 students in the freshman class and we have stayed there since.” There was not a significant increase in
the number of transfer students. They have stayed about the same at slightly around 700 students for the past six years. Six years ago there was a substantial increase from of 500 to 700 transfer students. While school recruiting has dropped off significantly, recruiters do a lot of follow-up. ISU was one of the first schools to adopt the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and there are 21 Facebook pages just for freshmen attending ISU. “Visiting high schools is not as productive as if prospective students come here,” Beacon said. “ISU relies a lot on direct communication with mailings, emails and Facebook to stay connected to students. Ninety-eight percent of the students that attend the overnight orientation program enroll.” The market for high school students are “going to get tougher,” Beacon said. “We are already, the last couple years, taking students away from schools they might have otherwise attended to keep our enrollment growing.” “We can’t continue to see this kind of
dramatic growth year after year after year and expect to sustain it,” Beacon said. “The school also needs to invest in distance learning because more and more nontraditional students who want a college degree … are working adults.” ISU has expanded distance learning, now offering 17 online programs that do not require the student to come to campus. Andrea Francis, a freshman psychology major, did not plan to attend Indiana State for her college career. “ISU was not my first choice but due to circumstances beyond my control I could not attend the university, which was closer to [my] hometown of Chicago,” Francis said. “ISU was my second choice because a friend wanted me to come here. I am glad I chose Indiana State though and so far I like the college.” Other students are attending because their parents either attended ISU or wanted them to go here. More students every year are making the decision to attend Indiana State University and to become a part of the Sycamore family.
This week at State Workshop Wednesday: Resume 101: Fundamentals of Resume Writing Wednesday, Sept. 3, noon-1 p.m. and 5-6 p.m. Career Center (Classroom) Contact: isu-career-center@mail. indstate.edu Phone: (812) 237-5000 Graduate Student Open House Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2:30-4 p.m. Cunningham Memorial Library (Events Room) Contact: dara.middleton@ indstate.edu Phone: (812) 237-2560 Men’s One day Wiffle-Ball Tournament Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m. Arena, North Gym Contact: ISU-intsports@mail. indstate.edu Phone: (812) 237-4095 Designated Walker Training Thursday September 4, 2014 Hulman Memorial Student Union (Room 407) Phone: (812) 237-3258 Spectrum Cookout Friday, Sept. 5, 4-8:30 p.m. Wolf Field Contact: azielinski@sycamores. indstate.edu Phone: (574) 298-9217
NEWS
News Editor, Kristi Ashby isu-statesmannews@mail.indstate.edu Wednesday, September 3, 2014 • Page 2
Indianapolis set to host eighth annual Bat Festival Libby Roerig
ISU Communications and Marketing Children often learn the fable of the country mouse going to visit his citymouse cousin. Attendees of the eighth annual Indiana Bat Festival will get a similar lesson — only, of course, with bats. Sponsored by the Indiana State University Center for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation and hosted by the IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Sciences, this year’s festival, set for Sept. 13 in Indianapolis, has a theme of “Bats in the City.” Exhibits and presentations will highlight the kinds of bats found in metropolitan areas, why they’re good neighbors to have and how the actions of city dwellers can have an impact on bats and their habitats. Previous festivals have been held in Terre Haute and attract a loyal audience and pool of volunteers, said Joy O’Keefe, assistant professor of biology and director of the bat center. “People get really excited about the bat festival. They love coming and love hearing about the things we’re doing with bats,” O’Keefe said. “We figured if we went to Indy, we’d attract some new bat fans and be able to speak to a larger audience.” This year, the festival is part of the White River Festival, a two-week celebration of all things river-related, including water quality. “Bats are tied to — the need for — healthy streams, because bats eat insects over streams,” O’Keefe said. “Bats are important to healthy waterways, and healthy waterways are important to bats.” But perhaps the biggest addition to the festival this year is a group of pint-sized bat experts from Muncie, best known for their “What Does the Indiana Bat Say?” video on YouTube. The third graders from Inspire Academy-A School of Inquiry will perform their song at both the afternoon and evening sessions and answer questions after each performance. “What they did is called expeditionary
On-lookers are wowed at the sight of the large-winged bat at the Bat Festival (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
learning, where they spent four months just devoted to bats. So, their whole class was just bats, bats, bats, and these kids are basically bat experts,” O’Keefe said. “The teachers are happy about (coming), the kids are really stoked, the parents are really excited. Everyone is really excited to be a part of this year’s festival.” Bats are facing serious threats these days, including habitat destruction and the devastatingly deadly White Nose Syndrome, so outreach programs like the bat festival help educate and hopefully protect the remaining bat population, O’Keefe said. “It’s important to have this festival, because people fear what they don’t understand, and bats are one of those groups of animals that people think of as creepy-crawly and scary. In reality, bats are so important for us, and they’re not very scary at all,” O’Keefe said.
“The best way the average person can help bats is by understanding them and by telling other people how awesome bats are and what bats do for us, so bats get a better rap with the public. Hopefully, people feel more positively about bats, and that will translate into … maybe if there’s a bat in my house, I should try to get it out but not kill it. That would be something really positive for bats — to not have people be another one of their threats.” Most bats are the size of a quarter or two in weight — and they eat nearly that amount of insects each night. “They have a significant impact on insects that are pests to us — like mosquitos and gnats — but also on insects that are pests to our crops and trees, like moths and beetles. Without bats, we have to apply more pesticides and suffer more from the effects of these pests,” O’Keefe
said. Daytime events, which run 10 a.m.4 p.m. on the campus of IUPUI (325 University Blvd, Indianapolis), include live bat and raptor exhibits, presentations by bat experts, children’s activities and the sale of bat merchandise. The fun continues into the evening, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. at Garfield Park in the Pagoda, located at 2505 Conservatory Dr., Indianapolis. Try your hand at bat field research techniques or kids can play the Batventures course, sponsored by Duke Energy. Then, for the main event, watch and hear bats fly in the park. The event is co-sponsored by Indiana State’s Bat Center and the IUPUI Center for Earth and Environmental Science. For more information, go to http://www. isubatcenter.org/bat-festival/.
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Indiana State LGBT community seeks safe space for resource lounge Randy Ricci Reporter Students at Indiana State University are trying to get a resource lounge for people of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community. Cody Hale, a junior mathematics and math education double major, is working on an independent project that would create a resource lounge for the LGBT community at ISU. “As a gay student coming into my first semester at ISU, I was looking for a place that I could go to meet other members of the LGBTQAI community,” Hale said. “When I found that no such center existed, I immediately started the journey of finding the people that could help me get this idea started. My goals for the center are for it to be a safe space for all ISU students, and an educational space for all topics within sexuality, gender and gender identity.” The resource lounge would be a place where any person of the LGBT community could go and be in a safe, non-judgmental environment. They
would not have to worry about being bullied. Even the students who are not sure about their sexuality or are worried about getting bullied because of the sexual orientation could utilize the resource lounge. In fact, any person on campus could utilize the resource lounge. These students would be around other LGBT people, could get advice or just make new friends. The LGBT community is alive and well at Indiana State University and is only growing. There are many organizations and groups supporting them. Many of the students involved with the LGBT community are proud of it and are not afraid to show it. Nick Penington, a senior social work major and Vice President of Spectrum, talked about the challenges the LGBT community faces here on campus. “The major challenges that the LGBT community faces at ISU is underrepresentation, lack of a presence
on campus, as well as the lack of opportunities to further educate the student and community on LGBT issues,” Penington said. Some students of ISU like the idea of the resource lounge and think it is a good idea to have a place where students can go and not have to worry about being judged or bullied for their beliefs. Eric Cutts, a freshman general management major, is a member of the LGBT community. “I think it is a good, safe way for people of the same sexuality to share experiences and knowledge and to develop amongst each and become more comfortable in their sexuality,“ Cutts said. “Many people, not only at ISU but across the country, don’t agree with the lifestyle the people of the LGBTQ community live. They need to understand that they don’t have a choice and cannot change their sexual orientation. We live in the 21st century, and discrimination has no place here.” Currently, the resource lounge is still in the making but has the support of
Spectrum and plenty of students. Spectrum is a student-led organization at Indiana State University that exists to unify gender and sexual minorities and their allies. Through programming and community outreach, Spectrum works to strengthen the community and create an environment that fosters acceptance for anyone, regardless of sexuality or gender identity. Spectrum encompasses a broad range of individuals from different backgrounds who are committed to equality. Members come from the ISU campus community, area colleges and the Terre Haute community. The location for the resource lounge has yet to be determined, due to the lack of available space on campus. However, Cody Hale is looking into some viable options on campus. As for now, the LGBT community remains strong here at ISU, and they refuse to be discriminated against with or without the resource lounge.
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Excellence Awarded Indiana State University sororities nab award for excellence in philanthropy and community service
Elise Lima Reporter
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For the second year in a row, Indiana State University’s sorority community has been recognized among the top in North America. Indiana State’s Panhellenic Association and 10 other colleges’ Panhellenic organizations have received the College Excellence Award for the 2013-2014 academic year. The award is presented by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), which oversees 26 international women’s Greek-letter fraternities, including the nine Indiana State sororities. Chosen from more than 670 campuses, Indiana State once again ranks within the top two percent. Jacquelyn Gary, president of the Panhellenic Association, said that receiving the award for a second time “demonstrates that sorority life at Indiana State is determined to achieve all that we can.” “Winning this particular award for a small community like ours is huge,” said Jennica Hipes, president of Zeta Tau Alpha. Recipients of the College Excellence Award did not include candidates from some Big 10 schools such as Purdue or IU. Being one of the recipients shows the impact of ISU’s small community, Hipes said. “They worked hard to make improvements every year in every facet,” said Bo Mantooth, director of fraternity and sorority life. “It’s great to see the women put their values into action and win this award.” To receive the College Excellence Award, the Panhellenic Association met seven criteria. The NPC evaluated the organization based on recruitment, academic success, programming, its community impact and relations, an effective internal structure, regular communication with an NPC advisor and judicial procedures. Mantooth credits record-breaking membership for earning the award. Last
Members of Indiana State sororities were recognized for their excellence (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
year’s recruitment was the largest in for good recruitment,” Mantooth said. 10 years. The Panhellenic Association’s “If you recruit good members in your membership increased by almost 19 organization, then your organization is percent between Fall going to thrive and exceed 2012 and Fall 2013, an all expectations.” “Winning this achievement he called particular award for Mantooth anticipates “amazing.” During Fall that the Panhellenic 2013, the Panhellenic a small community Association will break like ours is huge.” recruitment Association had 564 records members. again this year as more Jennica Hipes, “We had a good president of Zeta Tau women seek the benefits executive committee last offered by Indiana Alpha year that set the foundation State sororities. These
organizations provide the out-ofclassroom experience for students to get their whole education, he said. “Being a part of a sorority has taught me how to be myself, as well as stepping outside of my personal bubble and becoming a true leader in my chapter and on campus,” Hipes said. “The amount of opportunities that are given to sorority women are endless, and I encourage every woman to experience this wonderful life-changing opportunity.”
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College of Nursing building due for a check-up Dave Taylor
ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University is seeking funding to expand and upgrade facilities for its fastest growing college. University trustees agreed on Thursday to request $64 million in state capital improvement funds for the 201517 biennium. The request was to finance renovation and expansion of the College of Nursing, Health and Human Services Building. The college has launched six new health care programs since 2011 and has seen enrollment more than double since 2008. A renovated and expanded building is needed to provide academic space for the college’s programs, to provide adequate training for health care professionals, to meet growing demand and to support the state’s emphasis on life sciences, said Diann McKee, vice president for business affairs and finance.
“In addition to bringing classrooms, labs and meeting space into the 21st century, this investment would result in a facility where faculty are able to work across disciplines and with medical, health and human service professionals to address some of Indiana’s most pressing health needs,” McKee said. “The state’s investment in a renovated facility for the college also serves as an investment in better health care for our state.” The Nursing, Health and Human Services Building serves as the hub of health promotion and social wellness The College of Nursing, Health and Human Services hopes to get a renovation from state for the Indiana State University campus capital improvement funds (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). and Wabash Valley residents, she added. The facility was constructed in 1961 come together in a single location. The for dependents of faculty and staff and expanded in 1986. The proposed seventh department is already housed to include dependents of full-time, benefits-eligible people employed the expansion would add 87,000 square in a building across the street. The funding request will be submitted day before classes begin. feet to the existing 293,846 square foot to the Indiana Commission for Higher The previous policy required structure. Expansion of the building would allow Education and the State Budget Agency. employees to have one year of service to Indiana State trustees also approved be eligible for the dependent waiver. six of the college’s seven departments, now housed in four buildings, to a change in the university’s fee waiver
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Opinion
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‘Ice Bucket Challenge’leads to brain-freeze It feels a lot like rain dropping on your head. Until the big chunks of ice smash into your cranium and then the chilling water hits your neck and sends the cold sensation down your spine into your toes, leaving you cold all over. What you just Columnist experienced was the ice bucket challenge. The ice bucket challenge was created by a group of golfing buddies that wanted to do something special for a friend. They came up with the challenge and their friends and family spread it like wildfire. Social networking allowed the ice bucket challenge in support of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to raise money and to take on a life of its own. The challenge works by either donating money to the ALS Association or dumping a bucket of ice water over your head to show you support ALS research. The people who could donate would and the people who could not would take the ice water. After taking the challenge, the participant nominates another person or organization to do it next. Since the ice bucket challenge started earlier this summer, the ALSA has raised $88.5 million in just a few months with only a few weeks of extreme popularity. This is a staggering difference from last year when the ASLA only raised $2.6 million. Has this popularity come
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Facts about ALS • ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. • ALS causes you to become fully paralyzed over a period of time. • There is currently no cure for ALS, only treatment. • About 5,600 Americans are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease each year. • Victims survive 2-5 years after diagnosis. • ALSA raised $2.6 million in 2013 and $88.5 million in 2014. with a stigma of being too popular or too overdone? Movie stars, TV personalities, billionaires and everyday people have gotten into the ice bucket challenge. One of the spectacular things is just how fast it has spread across our society and how many people are touched by it. Everyone who does it has some sort of connection to a person affected by Lou Gehrig’s disease. This challenge has brought a lot of attention to ALS and just how bad a disease it is, with the average lifespan of patients being 2-5 years after diagnosis. This gives many a reason to donate to the cause even if they choose to take the freezing water.
I believe this is the biggest problem with the ice bucket challenge. The challenge was designed to either make a person pay or make them dump ice-cold water on themselves. Now that so many people are involved, many are donating along with taking the bucket. This is where I draw the line for the simple fact that it is a challenge, not a “do both and make everyone happy” stunt. I have some serious misgivings about the ice bucket challenge now that it has gotten so popular. Don’t get me wrong, I am overjoyed that our nation is willing to support research for such a crippling disease. But when the world expects me to donate
and dump ice-cold water on myself I have to stand up and say no. I watched compilation videos of people doing the challenge and my favorite one solidified my point in just 30 seconds. The young woman started to do the challenge like everyone does accepting, nominating and preparing themselves to get ice dropped down their bodies. This young lady said “and of course I’m donating” like it was not an option to do the challenge and not have to donate. It speaks volumes to me that people actually expect you to give out charitable donations. But it’s the movie stars who get a little obsessed with the giving. They want to give money to different organizations and use their video to promote different causes, not the one that it was originally designed for. I’m breaking out the soapbox here, but it goes right back to the original parameters of the challenge. Either donate money to ALS or take a bucket of freezing-cold water to the back of the head. You may call me an extremist, but I believe in following something that has been originally set up by someone else. If I have an outline of what is to be done, why not follow it and create something new. The bright side of all my pessimism towards the challenge is that I encourage philanthropy and wish I had more time and money to do it. These people are promoting something they believe in and they are trying to wake people up both mentally and physically.
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ColdWar key to creating technology
You know what I miss the most about the Cold War? John Wayne movies. You know what I miss the second most? The wondrous inventions that always seemed to crop up. From microwave ovens to space stations, that time frame forced the superpowers to earn name through fancy Columnist their gizmos and doodads in an attempt to prove that they were the best at … existing, or something. And then the arms race ended, and the only inventions we’ve had commercially in the past twenty years can be boiled down to quicker computers and music players. While inarguably neat, they lack the kind of wonder space travel and commercial airplanes gave us. It’s like without the looming threat of opposing ideologies, everyone decided to stop making cool stuff. Regardless, I’m excited because it seems that China never got that memo.
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Apparently researchers at Harbin Institute of Technology — based in Hellongjang — are working on creating submarines that are super-sonic. The intention is to create a transport system that can go from Shanghai to San Francisco in about two hours. The reason this is different from air travel time, despite being supersonic, is that sound travels ridiculously faster underwater than in air. That means that in order for one of these subs to achieve supersonic speed, they have to go roughly 3,500 miles an hour. How cool is that? They are attempting to make this possible by using a development called Supercavitation, in which a vessel is shielded in an air bubble allowing the item to move through water with the lesser amount of friction it would have in the air. Such technology exists within Cold War era — torpedoes — so the logic is to simply make the same thing work but for larger, more complicated machines. The researchers are developing a system in which the submarine would constantly spray itself with a liquid membrane that
can dissolve in water in order to create the needed air bubble. Plus, due to the membrane controlling the drag, the submarine would become easier to steer. Now, I’m sure this could be used for nefarious military operations, but even then it would feel superfluous. Part of the advantage in submarines is that they can slowly crawl around underneath in enemy territory and not be detected right away. At 3,500 miles an hour, that submarine is going to become a fighter jet: good at rush attacks but mediocre at any real reconnaissance compared to a slower drone. The commercial advantage, however, is astounding. A 7,000-mile trip in two hours? That’s the kind of thing you’d expect to read about in a “Flash Gordon” story. Admittedly, there are differing possible dangers from being underwater as opposed to being in the air. But that kind of travel would be fascinating as well as novel. These days, us young’uns forget, but commercial air travel used to be an
astonishing novelty, to the point where there was a strange fad where Hollywood was obsessed with making flight movies — a time excellently spoofed in the 1980 film “Airplane!” The flight stewardess is an icon of the early sixties; imagine if we get a submarine stewardess. The possibilities are not necessarily endless, but it’s a good start towards another race to create the next awesome thing. Am I hoping this will create a new arms race that will spur on the new superpowers to duke it out via technology? You bet. The U.S. is no longer what it once was, the same with Russia. We may hold the cards right now, but China, Brazil and India are the big up-and-comers. Perhaps this new technology — and China’s monopolization of it — will kick the other two into gear and to make something of their own to combat it. I hope that it will even reinvigorate the U.S. and get the competitive juices flowing again. Which, if anyone here has paid attention to history, is something our economy and citizenry need desperately.
Technology not as helpful as originally thought
As a species, humans need technology to survive. We need a way to collect our food and kill our prey. We need shelter from the elements and a way to handle day-to-day Columnist our life. We have phones that tell us what we are doing and computers to let us do what our phones tell us to. We have cars to get from place to place, and we have guns as a means of gathering food and eliminating threats. There is no doubt that we need some of our technology to survive, but what about the rest of it? Technology has always been part of human culture. In ancient times humans used spears, bows
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and arrows and knives made out of wood and stone. They used the environment to create medicines and gather food. Experts such as Dr. David K. Jordan at UC San Diego believe that there were many different kinds and uses for stone technology — axes, knives and choppers — which we still use even today. Obviously not all technology is bad, but there are quite a few worrisome aspects. For example: smartphones such as iPhones being made with builtin personal assistants such as Apple’s Siri. Apple’s website explains that Siri can take appointments, help organize your calendar and can even talk back. This doesn’t sound so bad, right? Siri is a perfect example of how unnecessary certain technologies are. People are beginning to use technology more and more and as a result
are interacting less and less. Of course the argument can be made that we can use technology to interact by means of Facebook, Skype and telephone, but interacting through such a medium can be difficult or even dangerous. Think about it: have you ever sent a message to a friend and they did not understand what you were saying? How often do you think someone is being earnest, but they really are being sarcastic? Using phones and messengers to communicate with others bypasses important aspects of communication, such as body language and eye contact. The International Association of Conference Interpreters explains the importance of nonverbal communication and the effects on a spoken statement. The tone and pitch of a voice implies whether a question is being asked or a snide remark is
being made. Eye contact indicates the other person is listening. When we talk to each other using technology, most non-verbal communication is lost, often causing misunderstandings, unintended insults and many unanticipated results. Beyond the communication troubles technology brings to the table, it can often make us lazy. Cars are a good example. Cars are a good way to go a long distance in little time, allowing more to be done. Cars are brilliant for trips that would otherwise take hours or days. But more and more often, cars are being used to go short, easily walkable distances in order to avoid work. A lot of the students who live off campus drive to classes every day, even if they live within walking distance. These students who can easily walk yet choose to drive
are taking the easy route, since driving is much less work than walking and it takes less time. This in itself does no harm directly, but by choosing to avoid the work of walking, we increase the chance of health problems in our lives. If everybody chose to drive everywhere instead of walk, we could all develop major health issues and maybe even end up like the extinct dodo birds. Technology is by no means the worst thing ever. After all, we need it to survive. But there is an excessive amount of it that can do just about anything imaginable. The exorbitant amount of technology we have today is frightening and can be detrimental to mankind. If tomorrow we decide to walk to school or say “Hi” to someone in person, we can avoid a lot of the potential danger technology presents.
FEATURES
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ISU student represents Job’s Daughters Pageant as Miss Congeniality Nathan Kasper Reporter An Indiana State student won Miss Congeniality 2014-2015 earlier this summer. Sophomore and Gamma Phi Beta sister Markanda Baugh was named Miss Indiana Congeniality Job’s Daughter 2014–2015. She is a social work major and hopes to inspire others to “be the best they can be,” which reflects this year’s Job’s Daughters theme, “Aspire to Inspire”. The Job’s Daughters Pageant is a multitiered competition based in Papillion, Nebraska, that culminates in a national final. It is not a regular beauty pageant, as it focuses more on inward beauty than outward beauty. There are three “events” that comprise
The Job’s Daughters Pageant represents inner beauty and promotes higher selfesteem (Photo contributed by Markanda Baugh).
the competition. The first event is a written test to gain admittance to the competition. The second event is a monologue recitation. The third and largest event is the onstage portion. The onstage portion carries the most weight and is very similar to what most people think of when they think of a beauty pageant — big dress, runway walk, inspirational question. During the onstage portion, each contestant is asked a question. This year’s question was, “Who do you look up to?” “I look up to my mom, because she was a teenage parent, and she had to overcome so many obstacles,” Markanda said. “She graduated from high school and college.” After the competition, the winners from each participating state travel to different events and represent Job’s Daughters all over the country. This competition is known for giving girls a healthy sense of self-esteem. “It gave me self-confidence. You don’t have to look a certain way to do [this] pageant,” Markanda said. “I don’t look like I do pageants. It’s what’s on the inside that counts.” This was Markanda’s fifth pageant, but she is unsure of whether she will compete next year. “I know that being [Miss] Congeniality doesn’t seem like a big title, and some people don’t take you seriously, but if you take yourself seriously, that’s all that matters.” Her personal motto is, “It’s not about the title; it’s what you make of it.” Markanda is proud to be a Sycamore. “ISU is my dream school,” Markanda said. She is also passionate about inspiring “everyone else to be the best they can be. You don’t have to fit into the cookie-cutter mold to be a role model. I think that everyone should go out and live his or her dreams.”
Sophomore and Gamma Phi Beta sister Markanda Baugh was named Miss Indiana Congeniality Job’s Daughter 2014-2015 (Photo contributed by Markanda Baugh).
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‘ISU Woodstock’ shares talent
Thursday night gathering promotes unity, love, peace, acceptance without protest, drugs Steve Wininger Reporter A student-inspired gathering on Thursday nights offers entertainment, family atmosphere and the opportunity to meet and make new friends without having to pledge a fraternity or sorority or get involved in the bar and party scene. What started as a conversation about poetry and making a rap turned into something that no one really expected. Ashland Hudson, a freshman political science major, is a co-organizer for this weekly event. “It just started one random night,” Hudson said. “I said a poem I had written last week, Marcus started dropping some beats and eventually we called people off the streets who were walking by. They would stop and listen to us sing and rap. That is basically how it got started.” Freshman Zachary Stevenson, who is officially undecided on major while he waits for acceptance to major in music, was one of those who joined in the fun when it began on Aug. 22. Stevenson brings his soundboard to this weekly event to lay down beats and provide sound for the performers.
“I am pumped about what has happened,” Stevenson Christina Smith, a freshman business major, is said. “It is a really good way for other people with another co-organizer for the “ISU Woodstock.” musical inclinations, or inclinations of any sort, to “Everyone is welcome, no bias,” Smith said. “We come out here and have a really good time.” encourage anyone that has a talent to share it.” The organizers and performers felt that the event ISU Woodstock saw some new attendees this week had a positive atmosphere and constructive feedback. who were not at the inaugural explosion that birthed Co-organizer Hudson said, “We are all family here.” the event. She also went on to say that they try Freshman biology major Brandon to make everyone feel wanted. Banks said, “I had [run] into Marcus Co-organizer and sophomore and decided to come and check it “Everyone is welcome, out. If I had not been at the event, I communications major Marcus Poindexter said, “No one is turned no bias. We encourage would have been doing homework at away. Anyone that wants to perform, anyone that has talent to Cromwell.” can.” Also in attendance was Cassidy share it” To begin with, no one really knew Tierney, a freshman elementary and what to call the event. Poindexter Christina Smith, freshman special education major, and Hunter officially stated that the name of the King, a freshman criminology major. business major event is now called “ISU Woodstock.” All three agreed that the event Similar to the ‘60s Woodstock, had a positive atmosphere, and that ISU’s version promotes unity, love, they would definitely be back next peace and acceptance without protesting anything, the Thursday. use of drugs, alcohol or any other illegal behavior. Between performing, the three students in charge of Poindexter, as well as the other organizers and the event, Ashland, Poindexter and Smith, spent the participants, all echoed the same thing: it is about evening going around and introducing themselves, talent, coming together and being part of something. making sure everyone in attendance felt welcome.
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ISU diversity film series facilitates friendship, forum The Office of Diversity invites faculty and staff to the 2014-15 Eye on Diversity Film Series. The Eye on Diversity Film Series provides avenues for open discussions revolving around diversity, thereby increasing understanding of diverse individuals, issues and topics. The goal of the series is to ensure Indiana State strengthens and embraces the changing needs of their diverse students, faculty and staff. Each session is guided by a video and the discussions are facilitated by Indiana State faculty, staff and in some cases students who show a marked interest in the topic. The 2014-2015 Eye on Diversity Film Series line-up is as follows: Sept. 17 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitators: Dr. Karen Liu, Dr. Joni Clark, Dr. Namita Goswami, Marlene Lu, and Martha Reed Film: “Mickey Mouse Monopoly” “Mickey Mouse Monopoly” takes a close and critical look at the world these films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values spread under the pretense of innocence and fun. Oct. 15 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitator: Theresa Ortega Film: “DREAM: An American Story” The filmmakers of “DREAM: An American Story” spent four years filming Juan Gomez and his struggle to remain in the only country he has ever known. Nov. 19, 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitators: Dr. Ken Chew, Kevon Christian and Aaron Slocum. Film: “Tough Guise 2 — Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity” Acclaimed anti-violence educator Jackson Katz argues that the epidemic of male violence that plagues American society needs to be understood and addressed as part of a much larger cultural crisis in masculinity. Whether he’s looking at bullying and school shootings or gay bashing, sexual assault, and violence against women, Katz makes a powerful case that male
violence, misogyny, and homophobia are inextricably linked to how we define manhood as a culture. Jan. 21 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitators: Michelle Fowler and Tradara Mclaurine, CDP Film: “Beauty Mark: Body Image & the Race for Perfection” How do our families influence our relationship with our own bodies? How do American pop culture’s standards of beauty get inside our hearts and heads? In what ways can sport and the drive for fitness actually make us sick rather than healthy? Feb. 4 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Film: “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed. Slavery produced centuries of physical, psychological and spiritual injury. “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing” lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal. Feb. 18 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitator: Dr. Linda Sperry Film: “How Racism Harms White Americans” This film offers a provocative analysis of the devastating economic, political, and social effects of racism on White Americans. March 18 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitator: Hope Williams Film: “Playing Unfair: The Media Image of the Female Athlete” It has been 30 years since Title IX legislation granted
women equal playing time, but the male-dominated world of sports journalism has yet to catch up with the law. Coverage of women’s sport lags far behind men’s, and focuses on female athletes’ femininity and sexuality over their achievements on the court and field. April 15 from 7-9 p.m. in Dede II Facilitators: Ryan Steiner, Nicholas Pennington and Kade Patterson Film: “Valentine Road” On Feb. 12, 2008, in an Oxnard, Calif., classroom, 14-year-old Brandon McInerney shot classmate Larry King twice; Larry died of the wounds two days later. Larry (Leticia), a gendervariant youth of color, had liked to wear makeup and heels to school, and had publicly announced a crush on McInerney. For this reason, some of McInerney’s defenders say the victim had “embarrassed” the shooter — and was therefore at least partly to blame for his own murder. Story courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing
Williams flick a morbid delight MARIAH LEE Reporter Since the recent passing of the very talented Robin Williams, I thought it was only appropriate to review one of my favorite and lesser known of Robin Williams’s movies, “World’s Greatest Dad.” “World’s Greatest Dad” is a 2009 film that is both written and directed by comedian and longtime friend of Williams, Bobcat Goldthwait. Robin Williams stars in “World’s Greatest Dad” as Lance Clayton, a failed writer and father who, after his son dies in an embarrassing accident, decides to cover up the incident and make it look like a suicide by forging a suicide note. When the suicide note leaks to the public, Lance’s son Kyle becomes an almost prophet-like figure at his school, giving Lance a new outlet for his writing. “World’s Greatest Dad” is a smart, dark comedy that satirizes our death-obsessed culture. This movie is not for the faint of heart and is perfect for anyone with a strange or morbid sense of humor. “World’s Greatest Dad” is also interesting because it deals with the tough subject matter of suicide, with the starring cast member becoming a victim later on in real life. “If you are that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem,” said Williams’s character. If only Williams had taken that lesson to heart. I’d give this movie a definite thumbs-up and would encourage you to check this out on Netflix.
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SPORTS
Sports Editor, James Lafary isu-statesmansports@mail.indstate.edu
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Hoosiers Run Past Sycamores ISU Shows Promise in First Game
Rob Lafary Sports Editor
Bloomington - Indiana State football kept itself within striking distance for nearly 56 minutes, but an aggressive ground attack was too much for the defense to handle as Indiana scored a 28-10 win over the Sycamores in Saturday’s season opener. Indiana gained an incredible 566 yards of total offense with 455 of those yards being credited to the running game. Tevin Coleman and D’Angelo Roberts, a pair of running backs who gave the Sycamores fits all day, set career highs in single-game rushing yards. Coleman gained 247 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns while Roberts ran for 129 yards and a score on 24 carries. “First thing, we’re a better football team than that score right there,” Indiana State Head Coach Mike Sanford said following the game. “In my mind, we should have won the football game. We’re a better football team than that, and we’re not satisfied with anything. Pretty simple; football is a game of blocking and tackling, and we did not block and tackle.” The Hoosiers didn’t attempt a single pass play for the first 13 minutes of the first quarter, as the home team had its way running through Indiana State’s defense. Coleman found the end zone from 13 yards out for Indiana’s first score with 7:16 remaining. An extra point put the lead at 7-0 shortly after. A fumbled punt return by Indiana a couple possessions later, led to Indiana State’s first score of the game as Eric Heidorn trimmed the deficit to 7-3 with a 31-yard field goal. The Hoosiers extended the lead out to 14-3 a mere 40 seconds later when Coleman sprinted 73 yards for a score, and Aaron Del Grosso nailed his second-straight extra
point. “[I’m] a little surprised,” Coach Sanford said of IU’s aggressiveness running the football. “I think it had something to do with what they saw and what our defense was doing. I don’t even know how many yards rushing it was. I know it’s ridiculous and we can’t do that; we have to be much better defending the run than that.” Roberts’s two-yard run with 2:06 left provided the only scoring play in the second quarter as Indiana built its lead to 21-3 by halftime, but a slew of adjustments allowed the Sycamores to creep back into contention throughout much of the second half. One of the biggest areas Indiana State (0-1) excelled in throughout the second half was its pass defense. As Indiana allowed quarterback Nate Sudfeld more pass attempts in the final two quarters, the Sycamores jumped at the chance to rush the Hoosiers’ veteran starter. Mark Sewall and Connor Underwood combined for 20 tackles and flooded the passer out of the pocket, and Travis Starks came up with an interception that set up a Buck Logan five-yard touchdown run with 3:03 remaining in the third quarter, bringing Indiana State to within 21-10 heading into the final stanza. “I will say a bright spot was that the pass defense was an improvement,” Sanford added. “[IU] might have gotten one big play down the field when their receiver pushed our guy but other than that, they didn’t do a great job of throwing down the field.” Special teams also provided a major boost as the game went along. Junior transfer punter Osborn Umeh forced the Hoosiers deep into their own territory, forcing Indiana to switch towards a more pass-geared offense in the second
Indiana University ran up, down and all around the porous Sycamore defense in the season opener Saturday in Bloomington, IN (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
half. Umeh amassed 352 yards on eight punts including his longest boot of 58 yards. Three kicks pinned the crimson and cream inside their own 20-yard line. “I’m not talking about individuals, I’m talking as a group; our special teams were improved,” Sanford remarked. “There’s one individual I’m going to bring up and that’s Osborn Umeh. Overall, I thought the coverage was better. I thought we did a lot of good things on special teams.” But just as quickly as State’s bright spots appeared, they disappeared, as Indiana’s running attack returned to put the Sycamores away late in the fourth quarter. After the two teams traded empty possessions for the first 13 minutes of the frame, the Hoosiers capitalized on a series of runs that
culminated in a Myles Graham scamper from one yard out with 2:15 to play, ultimately ending the scoring for a 2810 final score. Indiana State totaled just 170 yards offensively with the majority coming through the air. Senior quarterback Mike Perish was 17-of-32 passing for 140 yards. Robert Tonyan had four catches for 47 yards while Logan was the leading rusher with 47 yards on 10 carries. Sudfeld finished the day 11-for-18 passing for Indiana with 111 yards and an interception. Freshman Simmie Cobbs led all receivers with 57 yards on three catches. Indiana State hosts Tennessee Tech this Saturday in the season’s home opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Reviews to wrap up an exciting weekend Zach Rainey Sports Reporter
Cross-Country The Sycamores met with Southern Illinois for a dual meet at the SIU Saluki Early Bird on Friday. Senior Nicole Lucas bested the field in the women’s 4K to take the victory in a career best 14:30.46. Lucas is now tied for second on the Sycamore All-Time 4K list with Debbi Ramseyer who ran 14:30 in a 4K at Indiana in 1992. Lucas was one of five Sycamores to finish in the top 10 of the dual meet as the team came out on top with 23 points. The Sycamore men rested several of their top runners, but still had a good showing led by Levi Taylor who was fourth in 12:11.56. Logan Hambrock, another red-shirt freshman, was fifth in 12:22.02. The Salukis edged Indiana State, scoring 20 points to ISU’s 35. The Sycamores will have a couple of weeks to train before their meet with Illinois State on Sept. 12. Women’s Soccer The blue and white made a trip to Nashville for a match against Belmont as the teams settled for a 1-1 tie in a double overtime affair. Belmont recorded 35 shots with an astounding 16 shots on goal. Brittany San Roman was up to the task though, containing the Belmont attack. San Roman played all 90 minutes in goal, recording 15 saves and setting a new career-high. ISU’s Maddie Orf was able to score the first goal of the match in the 48th minute
before the defense allowed a game-tying goal in the 55th minute. The game ended up going into overtime, where in the second overtime period, the Sycamores found the back of the net, but the goal was waived off due to being offside. The Sycamores had nine offside infractions during the game. The game ended 1-1 after two overtime periods, putting the Sycamores at 1-1-1 on the season. Volleyball Friday morning marked the start of the Holiday Inn Classic in Terre Haute as Indiana State claimed the classic championship. The Sycamores completed a four-game sweep with wins over Chicago State -- 2513, 25-14 -- and North Carolina A&T -23-25, 25-16 -- to win the tournament. ISU was led by sophomore outside hitter Bree Spangler who combined for 23 kills on the day and senior middle blocker Kyla Thomas who tied a career-high of 15 kills against North Carolina A&T. Spangler was named the MVP of the Holiday Inn Classic while sophomore middle blocker Kynedi Nalls and junior middle blocker Cassandra Willis earned spots on the all-tournament team. ISU returns to action this Friday and Saturday as they travel to Moon Township, Pa., for the Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational. ISU faces the tournament hosts on Friday while wrapping up action on Saturday against Youngstown State.
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Sycamore women’s basketball adds Denmark natives Christensen, Sheikh Indiana State head coach Joey Wells has announced the addition of Denmark natives freshmen Freja Christensen and Marian Sheikh to the 2014-15 roster. Both hail from the capital city Copenhagen, Denmark, and attended high school at Falkonergardens Gymnasium. Christensen hails from the district of Frederikjberg while Sheikh is a native of Hvidovre. “I am happy both Freja and Marian have joined our team,” Head coach Joey Wells said. “They give us depth at the guard position and add a new level of diversity for our team on and off the court.” Christensen, a 5-10 guard, played for the club team Falcon during
her high school career, helping them to four-straight high school championships. She also played on the U18 Danish National Team and earned Player of the Game honors at the European Championships against Switzerland. Sheikh, a 5-11 guard, played for the club team Vaerloese and played four years with the U16 and U18 Danish National Teams. Indiana State has held just three foreign players on its roster since 1995. Christensen and Sheikh are the first Europeans since Marica Paljakka played two seasons for the Sycamores, 1993-95. Story courtesy of ISU Athletics Media Relations
Lucas named MVC Athlete of the Week Indiana State senior Nicole Lucas has been named the inaugural Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Cross-Country Athlete of the Week for 2014 the league office announced today. Lucas took control at the 2K marker and pulled away from the field to open up her senior season with an impressive win at the Southern Illinois Saluki Early Bird meet last Friday in Carbondale, Ill. Lucas completed the 4K distance in a career best 14:30 which equals the second fastest 4K time in Indiana State history. She is now tied with two-time MVC Champion Debbi Ramseyer
who ran a 14:30 4K at Bloomington, Ind., during the 1992 race. The only faster time was set by another MVC Champion for Indiana State, Jessica Crowder, who ran 14:17 on the Indiana State LaVern Gibson Championship Course in 2003. The senior outran 27 other runners for the win and helped Indiana State defeat 2013 MVC Champion and 2014 preseason favorite Southern Illinois 23-32. Southern Illinois senior Michael Castel received the MVC Men’s Cross-Country Athlete of the Week award. Story courtesy of ISU Athletics Media Relations
Sycamore Athletics Announces ‘Sycamore Pre-Game Concert Series’ Blaine Kinsey
Athletics Media Relations The Indiana State Department of Athletics along with Mix-FM announced Aug. 29 the creation of the Sycamore Pre-Game Concert Series at Memorial Stadium. The Sycamore Pre-Game Concert Series will take place before the first three Indiana State home football games at Memorial Stadium The Concert Series will kick off before the Sept. 6 home opener
against Tennessee Tech and will feature the band Hype War Machine who will take the stage from 1:002:15 p.m. The concert will take place in front of Memorial Stadium along Wabash Ave. All concerts will take place from 1:00-2:15 p.m. leading up to a 3 p.m. kickoff for the Sycamore football team, inside Memorial Stadium. Gameday tickets will go on sale at the Memorial Stadium ticket office at Noon each Saturday.
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Sycamores leave defeated
Left: Indiana State University students and fans cheered on the Sycamore football team at the game against Indiana University (above); however, the players walked away from the stadium with a loss of 28 to 10 (below). Above: Travis Starks, a junior defensive back, intercepted the ball which led the team to a touchdown (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).