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Campus shooting an accident, police say Rileigh McCoy Reporter
Late Sunday evening, students received text and email alerts notifying them of a shooting incident that occurred on campus. The incident happened in the area of Cromwell and Blumberg Halls. Students were alerted via text first immediately after the incident. Students received four campus alerts that regarded the recent situation. “An investigation by the ISU Police Department has deter-
mined that non-student Dominique Stulgate, 26 years of age, from Indianapolis was injured by a gunshot near Cromwell Hall Sunday night,” said ISU Chief of Police, Joseph Newport. “He was the victim of a self-inflicted accidental wound.” The injury sustained in his right leg was non-threatening, but did require emergency surgery. “He is currently being treated at an Indianapolis hospital for an injury to his upper right leg,” said Newport. “His injury is now non-life threatening. Stulgate
was transported to Indianapolis that night since the injury required emergency surgery.” The situation was made less life-threatening for the victim by the help of two ISU students nearby. “Also, two members of the ISU detachment of the Air Force ROTC were near the scene of the shooting,” said Newport. “They ran to the victim and administered first aid. Their actions prevented a more critical loss of blood and greater complications for the victim.” Newport explained the details
of the situation further. “There were a number of ISU people who assisted in the prompt resolution of this incident,” said Newport. “Members of Residential Life staff provided timely information that proved helpful. The Uniformed ISU Police Officers examined evidence at the scene and later conducted follow-up investigations with ISU detectives. After interviews with a number of persons, Assistant Chief Michele Barrett, Det Lt. David Smith and Officer Jeff Bucklin were able to conclude that the wound was self-inflict-
ed. An “all clear” notice was sent out to campus soon after.” The all-clear email message stated that “Physical evidence at the scene, video footage and witness/victim cooperation contributed to the prompt resolution of this incident. The weapon has been recovered.” Students were than able to return about their business as usual. “The investigation is continuing,” said Newport.
Candidate for ISU president on campus today, Thursday Dr. Mike Licari, the first of two candidates for ISU president will be on campus today and Thursday. Licari serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at ISU. Prior to joining Indiana State in 2015, Licari served as interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Northern Iowa from 2014 to 2015, a portion of which he also served as acting president. He was UNI’s associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate College from 2010 to 2014. He served on UNI’s faculty from 2001 to 2015 and is a former chair of its Faculty Senate. Licari began his career in 1997 as an assistant professor of political science at the State University of New York, Binghamton. Licari earned a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Minnesota and master’s and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Open sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 25 1:15-2:45 p.m. Dessert reception with community and volunteer leaders Magna Carta Room, Federal Hall 3-4 p.m. Open session for faculty Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall Thursday, Oct. 26 3-4 p.m. Open session for staff Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall 4-5 p.m. Open session for students Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall
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Yongsheng Bai, assistant professor of bioinformatics, department of biology, Indiana State University, and Kevin Coombes, professor of bioinformatics and computational biology at The Ohio State University, serve as co-principal investigators for a $1.2 million, four-year National Institutes of Health grant awarded Indiana State.
$1.2 M NIH grant to serve underrepresented students in biomedical science fields The National Institutes of Health has awarded Indiana State University a $1.2 million, four-year grant to prepare a pipeline of students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of bioinformatics and biomedical sciences. After joining Indiana State, Yongsheng Bai, assistant professor of bioinformatics, began looking for funding opportunities to support student research in the lab when he discovered an opportunity through the National Institutes of Health. The NIH was seeking to fund a program to support
research education activities with the primary goal to give students research experience and how to maximize and accelerate their knowledge of big data in medical research. “I found this NIH grant for Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) just 60 days before the deadline,” said Bai, the grant’s principal investigator. “This is perfectly aligned with our undergraduate research initiatives, and it will give students research experience in the big biomedical data field. We believe this award will provide underrepresented students with academic support as well
as research intensive experiences to set them on a career path in the field of biomedical data science and to accomplish the goal of NIH BD2K Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Science Program.” The first cohort of five students will be selected this academic year with their first research experience to begin in summer 2018. The grant will be used to pay students to conduct research and attend training during the summer and academic year. The grant includes a part-
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Four Wheaton football players accused of hazing plead not guilty Four of the five Wheaton College student football players accused of injuring another player during an alleged hazing incident pleaded not guilty Monday to nine felony counts. The four players, flanked by half a dozen attorneys, made their first appearances in DuPage County since they were charged in September. A fifth player, James Cooksey, is set to be arraigned next month. Attorneys for Noah Spielman, 21; Samuel TeBos, 22; Kyler Kregel, 21; and Benjamin Pettway, 22, waived formal reading of the indictment and entered not guilty pleas on behalf of their clients in front of Judge Brian Telander. The judge then gave the players the standard admonishments about attending court when required and the possible consequences for failing to appear. He also explained the possible penalties for convictions and individually asked each of the players if he understood the charges. Each said he understood. An attorney for one of the players asked the judge to allow
him to comment on accusations of sexual misconduct made by the alleged victim to police. None of the charges against the players alleges sexual misconduct. The judge has issued a gag order in the case, barring the parties from publicly commenting on the case. Attorney Paul Moreschi, who, along with Paul DeLuca, is representing Kregel, asked the court to partially lift the order so attorneys could comment on the accusations the alleged victim made. According to authorities, on March 19, 2016, the five players allegedly bound a fellow player, a freshman, with duct tape and placed a pillow case over his Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS head and forced him into a car Noah Spielman, center, arrives to the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton with his attorney, Mark Sutter, before eventually leaving him left, and step-mother Carrie Spielman on Monday. partially clothed on a local baseball field. tion is untrue and is not part of grant the exception. prison sentence of two to five The student received injuries the charges. He asked the court Assistant State’s Attorney years, though probation is also to his shoulders that required for an exception to the gag or- Kristin Johnston said a grand an option. surgery, according to authorities. der in order to publicly respond. jury had approved a nine-count The players are all on bond. The student also told police Other attorneys representing the indictment against the players, The judge said they needn’t be that during the car ride someone players said they would join in alleging aggravated battery, mob present at the Oct. 31 hearing. tried to insert something into his Moreschi’s order. action and unlawful restraint. The five players have been susrectum. In court Monday, MoreThe judge set an Oct. 31 date Aggravated battery, the most se- pended from their team’s games schi told the judge that allega- to further consider whether to rious charge, carries a potential and practices.
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NAACP panel discuss engagement with the law Jada Holmes Reporter
Last Thursday, Indiana State’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter offered their platform through a collaborative panel event featuring Terre Haute and ISU police officers along with law representatives. With the intention to educate, motivate and prepare the student community, the organization presented appropriate ways in which students could maneuver through law enforcement encounters more intelligently. Among the six panelists were Terre Haute City Police Department Chief John Plasse, Indiana State Excise Police Captain Bill Turner, Terre Haute City Court Judge Chris Wrede, ISU Police Lieutenant Tamara McCollough and Chief and Director of Public Safety Joe Newport. Moderating the event was Valerie HartCraig, who serves as the assistant director of the Charles E. Brown
African-American Cultural Center, and had once been an NAACP president herself. The “cardinal rules” when dealing with police were explained first—show respect and act respectfully, which may get one mutual respect in return; cooperate to avoid arrest or additional punishment; running from or fighting the police will always result in arrest; be honest because lying or omitting information can ruin your credibility with an officer. Plasse explained that “show(ing) respect works both ways.” Plasse suggested that being non-combative, benevolent rather, presents more reward as opposed to being disrespectful and uncooperative. Students were encouraged to understand that if they felt wronged by an officer, they reserve the option to either make a report or take them to the courts. Wrede expanded upon the point of honesty, suggesting that honesty saves more individuals in
Joe Newport is the ISU director of Public Safety.
court than it incriminates. Understanding officer discretion became a vital segment of the panel discussion as students learned the instances that may allow or prohibit its employ-
ment. Insight from Hart-Craig alluded to uncontrolled emotional responses to law enforcement being the determining factor for police strategy in any encounter. According to McCollough, officials have the leverage and statewide jurisdiction to decide a consequence for an offense. “Based off of your actions or your attitude, if you’re cooperative, if you’re being honest—like we mentioned before—you may just be told to refrain from doing that and go on your way,” said McCollough. The conversation made a significant transition as each panelist emphasized their duty and interest in maintaining a safe environment for ISU students, especially with elevated shootings at party events. With an underlying sense of disdain towards law enforcement, many student communities are reluctant to trust the disposition of the law. Homecoming was quickly approaching, and concern relating
to a newly enforced no guest policy sparked extreme dissatisfaction. Newport stressed that a policy as such was not intended to be a micro-aggression but a step towards prioritizing the well-being of the student body when it comes to reducing violence at festivities. Other topics of conversation included a piece on shoot or don’t shoot, resources to aid those who may experience alcohol related law encounters, the shutting down of off-campus functions and more. What had previously been an annual Dede affair manifested itself into a more intimate, informative exchange. This time, the event was held in room 421 of HMSU with approximately 40 attendees. NAACP Events Chairman and criminology/criminal justice major Jordan Johnson expressed satisfaction with the overall
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After Nevada hosts gun show, Calif. sees sharp rise in gunrelated injuries and deaths Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Dan Scherry is one of the five alumni to receive Superintendent of the Year recognition.
State alumni named 2018 district Superintendents of the Year
Indiana State University alumni swept five of eight district 2018 Superintendent of the Year recognition from the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Greg Briles, Karl Galey, Colleen Moran, Dan Scherry and Larry Veracco were selected as Superintendents of the Year by other superintendents in their district, who are asked to consider the qualifications and accomplishments of area colleagues and their instructional leadership during a time of scarce resources. Briles, ‘92, GR ‘04, Ed.S. ‘09, was named Superintendent of the Year for District III, which includes Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Grant, Howard, Miami, Tipton, Wabash and White counties. He has served as superintendent of the 1,400-student Delphi Community School Corporation since 2016. “I am humbled and appreciative of this recognition, because I know that there are several superintendents in the area who are deserving of it,” said Briles, who is in his 25th year in the field of education. “I look at our district
as a family and I, personally, feel this award should be shared by everyone in our family.” Galey, GR ‘04, Ed.S. ‘08, who was named Superintendent of the Year for District VIII, has been superintendent at Lawrenceburg Community School Corp. since 2009. District VIII includes Bartholomew, Brown, Dearborn, Decatur, Clark, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland and Washington counties. “It’s an honor to be recognized by my peers and this award is a reflection of our staff and students at Lawrenceburg. This award is also a reflection of the support from my wife and three daughters and from ISU, which continues to provide professional development and support its alumni in the field,” said Galey, who started his career in education in 1996 and has been superintendent at Lawrenceburg Community School Corp. since 2009. “We continue to work toward goal and raise accountability grade and were able to achieve an A as a corporation. I think we were able to achieve
this through the collaboration of our staff and administrators and their desire to see that all students have the opportunity to achieve. It’s a reflection of and testament to our mission to have dedicated staff that provide opportunities for all students to achieve.” Moran, Ph.D. ‘05, who has been superintendent for North Montgomery Community School Corp. since 2010, was named Superintendent of the Year for District IV. District IV includes: Benton, Clay, Fountain, Greene, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo and Warren counties. She has been active in helping redesign the West Central Indiana Special Services Cooperative and the West Central Career and Technical Education Cooperative so these two entities can better deliver services to students from North Montgomery and other nearby school districts. Now in her eighth year as superintendent, Moran served as director of teaching and learning
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In the two weeks after a gun show is held in Nevada, injuries and deaths involving firearms jump by 69 percent — in neighboring areas of California. However, when gun shows occur in California, the state does not experience an increase in firearm-related trauma over the next fortnight. The findings, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, show that state gun laws have a measurable effect on public safety, especially when it comes to gun shows, the study authors wrote. More than 4,000 gun shows are held in the United States each year, and experts estimate that they’re responsible for 4 percent to 9 percent of the nation’s firearms sales. When these sales are made by federally licensed gun dealers, would-be buyers are subject to a background check. But in some states, unlicensed sellers at gun shows don’t have to follow the same rules. California, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, requires background checks even at gun shows. Nevada does not. Ellicott Matthay, a public health researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and her colleagues recognized this as an ideal scenario for testing the effects of state laws regarding gun show sales. The researchers scoured gun show listings in a magazine called the Big Show Journal. Altogether, they tallied 275 such
shows in Nevada and 640 shows in California between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2013. Then they identified regions in California that were within a one-hour drive of a California gun show or a two-hour drive of a Nevada gun show. (Interesting fact: Most California residents could have driven to a gun show in 60 minutes or less at least once every few weeks.) Next, the researchers used state health data to compare the number of gun injuries — both fatal and nonfatal — for each of the study regions in the two weeks before and two weeks after the nearby show. When the show was in California, the “after” period began 10 days after the show’s opening day, because buyers were subject to the state’s 10-day waiting period. Altogether, 15,000 Californians were injured or killed by firearms in the two weeks before California gun shows, as were 14,893 in the two weeks after those gun shows. In the before-and-after comparison, the rate of firearm injuries and deaths remained essentially flat, at about 1.3 per 100,000 people, the researchers found. The firearms toll was much lower in regions near Nevada gun shows. Only 44 Californians were injured or killed in the two weeks leading up to those shows, but that figure jumped to 74 in the two weeks afterward. The rate of gun injuries and deaths rose from 0.67 to 1.14 per 100,000 people. After the researchers made some statistical adjustments, that represented
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After Nevada hosts gun show, California sees sharp rise in gun-related injuries and deaths.
FBI releases documents on Sandy Hook Elementary Dave Altimari The Hartford Courant (TNS)
Olivier Douliery|Abaca Press|TNS
Police officers stand at the entrance to the street leading up to Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The FBI Tuesday released hundreds of pages of heavily redacted documents from its investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting. More than 1,000 pages of documents were released on the agency’s archives page. The documents show that the FBI opened a grand jury within days of the shooting to collect information from internet companies that shooter Adam Lanza frequented. There also are field notes from agents who canvassed the Yogananda Street neighborhood in Newtown where Lanza lived. One neighbor told agents that the FBI had visited the Lanza home a few years earlier because Adam had hacked into a government computer system when he was in ninth grade. The neighbor said that Lanza made it through the second level of the unnamed government computer system before the FBI and CIA agents
showed up at the house. The neighbor said that Nancy Lanza, the shooter’s mother, told them the agents remarked that Adam “could have a job with them someday.” Adam Lanza shot his way into the Sandy Hook Elementary School of Dec. 14, 2012, and killed 26 people, including 20 first-graders. He fired 154 shots in five minutes before killing himself. Before going to the school he killed his mother in their home, shooting her four times with a rifle while she slept. FBI agents assisted the state police in the aftermath of the shooting. The documents released Tuesday are mostly redacted grand jury subpoenas and interviews agents conducted as well as records they obtained from schools and health providers. The investigators hand-written field notes on the day of the massacre show how the agents, during their initial canvass of witnesses, gathered a wide range of facts about Nancy and Adam Lanza’s relationship that would later shed light on
his increasingly isolated existence in the weeks before the murders. Another person told agents that Nancy had confided in them that Adam hadn’t left his bedroom for three months prior to the massacre and that she only communicated with him via email. Several mentioned about how he had been freaked out by Superstorm Sandy when they lost power for days. “He had no real friends,” an investigator noted, “and would not go out of the house to a hotel when electricity (was) out during Hurricane Sandy.” Another friend told agents that while in school Adam was “bullied, but not excessively, for his social awkwardness and his physical gate.” Lanza weighed only 111 pounds at the time of his death. In the hours after the massacre, federal authorities, in an effort to rapidly provide aid to the victims’ families, authorized the use of Terrorism Emergency Victim-Assistance Funds, newly released documents state.
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NIH FROM PAGE 1 during the summer and academic year. The grant includes a partnership with The Ohio State University, which will conduct research training and provide feedback for the program’s participants. The program will offer a stipend and the opportunity for students to attend summer workshops. Participants must maintain a B-average in their courses and complete the curriculum. The curriculum, which will also be open to students who are not in the program, will include new courses currently being developed. The program will give Indiana State an ability to offer hands-on experience in big data and bioinformatics, areas where career
COLLEGE FROM PAGE 1 the order so attorneys could comment on the accusations the alleged victim made. According to authorities, on March 19, 2016, the five players allegedly bound a fellow player, a freshman, with duct tape and placed a pillow case over his head and forced him into a car before eventually leaving him partially clothed on a local baseball field. The student received injuries to his shoulders that required surgery, according to authorities. The student also told police that during the car ride someone tried to insert something into his rectum. In court Monday, Moreschi told the judge that allegation is untrue and is not part of the charges. He asked the
NAACP FROM PAGE 2 turnout, stating that “the numbers doubled in attendance” compared to their February 2017 hosting. With respect to the NAACP organization and law enforcement partnership, encouraging students to become more knowledgeable of their rights and legal processes has been a priority. An ideal motive is also to aid in the establishment of a more positive relationship dynamic between police and Indiana State students. Johnson explained that
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opportunities abound. “The ability for students to learn a new skill set in a career field that is growing is a big deal. Coming out of a bachelor’s degree with four years of experience in bioinformatics and biomedical research is pretty impressive,” said Donna Selman, chair of the biology department. “There will be a team effort at ISU to bring through the training, not only the students participating in the grant, but also the faculty and administrators and graduate students. From there, we’ll create the big data and data science courses. Long-term, we hope to build this program beyond the grant. Maybe a new major, new courses in big data science and extensive training in the responsible conduct in research.”
court for an exception to the gag order in order to publicly respond. Other attorneys representing the players said they would join in Moreschi’s order. The judge set an Oct. 31 date to further consider whether to grant the exception. Assistant State’s Attorney Kristin Johnston said a grand jury had approved a nine-count indictment against the players, alleging aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint. Aggravated battery, the most serious charge, carries a potential prison sentence of two to five years, though probation is also an option. The players are all on bond. The judge said they needn’t be present at the Oct. 31 hearing. The five players have been suspended from their team’s games and practices. it is the energy and preparation that goes into 411 on the 5-0 that makes the event such an important organizational gesture. “The knowledge that we are given during this panel reflects the dedication to each individual who participated,” said Johnson. Johnson feels that the implementation of this event should be a matter of interest to more Indiana State organizations and desires to partner with more entities under the umbrella of the Charles E. Brown African-American Cultural Center.
2018 FROM PAGE 2 and assistant superintendent in the district before becoming superintendent. “There are pretty amazing superintendents in District IV, so I certainly didn’t expect to have my peers nominate me for this honor,” said Moran, who has a 25-year-long career in education. “In my heart, I always knew I wanted to be a teacher because I have a heart for helping people. I knew teaching would fulfill that for me and it has, especially when I got an email from a former fourth grade student who contacted me from Scotland because he wanted to tell me he was getting his Ph.D. That’s why educators do what they what do - to inspire children to reach their potential.”
NEVADA FROM PAGE 2 a 69 percent increase in gun-related morbidity and mortality, the study said. The researchers also found that firearm-related casualties suffered by Californians increased much more — 70 percent more — when gun shows were held in Nevada than when
During the first summer of the program, students will work at Indiana State and have opportunities to do presentations and participate in Indiana State’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE). Participants will also spend a summer at Ohio State for a workshop and internship program in their second year and will attend meetings and conferences to present research. Indiana State faculty and staff connected with the program will get trained and a graduate student will be hired to assist in running the grant and mentoring students. “We are talking to the Office of Admissions about recruiting students for the program next fall, and we’re speaking to introductory math and science classes to pitch
the program to current students,” said Jeff Kinne, associate professor of computer science at Indiana State, who is helping create the curriculum along with Rusty Gonser, professor of biology and director of The Center for Genomic Advocacy. Gonser said the grant will allow Indiana State to establish a program that will open up an array of careers in the medical field to minority students.”This grant captures the cultural transformation that we have undergone as an institution under President Bradley. Whether its experiential learning, community engagement or career readiness, this grant hits all of the initiatives we do as an institution to prepare students for their future careers,” Gonser said.
Scherry, GR ‘94, Ed.S. ‘08, was named the Superintendent of the Year for District VII. He has served as superintendent of North Spencer County School Corp. since 2010, where he was a high school principal and assistant superintendent before that. District VII includes Crawford, Daviess, DuBois, Gibson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. “It’s nice to be acknowledged by your peers who you spend time with and share ideas with,” said Scherry, who is in his 28th year in education. “Our district started out as consolidated school system with nine zip codes, and there was sometimes more competition than sharing across school boundaries. But we’ve really pulled to-
gether so everyone is in line with what is happening in each school. Our instructional practices are spot on in all four buildings, and we’ve brought the communities together as a whole. We’re a progressive, research-based corporation and have maintained vital professional development for our teacher despite budget cuts, and I’m proud that North Spencer makes all decisions based on what’s best for all kids and the community.” Veracco, Ph.D. ‘09, was named Superintendent of the Year for District I, which includes Fulton, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski and Starke counties. Veracco is in his eighth year as superintendent for the Lake Central School Corp., after serving as assistant superinten-
dent three years. He began teaching in 1993 in Lake Central High School’s social studies department, where he taught economics and psychology. “The thing that I like the best is that this is an award voted on by my peers who happen to be a very talented group of school leaders in Northwest Indiana. I appreciate the honor and am happy to represent our region but also know there are many other top shelf educators who also deserve this honor,” Veracco said. “I am also extremely happy to know that my own sons are currently in Lake Central schools benefiting from the fantastic instruction provided by our teachers and guidance provided by other staff members.”
they were in California. Most of that increase could be traced to cases in which the shooter meant to harm another person (as opposed to accidents or instances of self-harm). Injuries and deaths from these intentional shootings rose 2.2 times more after Nevada gun shows than they did after California gun shows.
The results offer a compelling case for laws regulating gun sales, according to an editorial that accompanied the study. “Laws regulating access to guns matter and do make a difference,” wrote Drs. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and Frederick Rivara, both pediatricians and epidemiologists at the University of Washington in Seattle.
But state laws can only go so far, they added. Without federal legislation, tough regulations in California “can be easily breached by a car trip” to Nevada. “It does not reduce the importance of the laws but does reduce their impact.”
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Digital Art Student Exhibition Fall 2017 set for Oct. 26 Turman Art Gallery at Indiana State University will present “Simulations and the Hyperreal: Digital Art Student Exhibition Fall 2017.” The exhibited works, inspired by Umberto Eco’s Travels in Hyperreality, are by current digital art students from the department of art and design at Indiana State. The public is invited to attend the opening reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Turman Art Gallery, Fine Arts Building. The students have created their first 360-degree virtual reality artwork. The exhibit features the emerging talents of undergraduate and graduate levels visual art students enrolled in the intermediate and advanced dig-
ital art classes, taught by Professor Sala Wong at Indiana State’s department of art and design. The participating student artists are: Eric Bolt, Rachel Calkins, James Cole, Gregory Jones, Lana Majstorovic, Latesha Merkel, Paul Miller, ‘17, Sanchez Miller, Sam T. Morlan, David Reed, Nikki Swanson and Joniah Tyson. In addition to the eco-inspired works, the introductory-level digital art students will present their projects in sound, digital imaging and animation. Students from the introduction to digital art class are: Samiah Alzaki, Kylee Bledsoe, Caitlyn Bohlinger, Aubrey Clark, Sabrina Dellinger, Austin Gary, Monica Griesemer, Emily Hamon, Paige Kimbrew, Jennifer Kirk, Wyatt Lawson, Natalee Link, Bailey
Event attacks mental illness stigma Alexandria Truby Reporter
To address the stigmas that affect those with mental illnesses on Indiana State University’s campus, a live poetry slam and open forum session was held on Monday, Oct. 23 in Dede II and III. ISU student Amanda Lee and some of her colleagues partnered up with the Student Counseling Center as a project for their macro class, knowing that people with mental illnesses, 1/5 of our population, are struggling to be heard. When asked why there is still a stigma for most mental illnesses, Lee explained that nobody wanted or knew how to deal with the effects. In the past, people who had mental illnesses were often institutionalized or treated inhumanely. As time has passed, new treatments and professions have developed to shape progress for providing aid, but the stigmas still linger and judgment is still passed. Rebekah Dickey, one of the poets of the night, is often asked how she can be a master’s student with bipolar disease. She explained how her usual response is “well, I am not my disease.” She feels that it is important for people to realize that when someone is physically hurt, he or she goes to a doctor, so when someone has a sense
of mental hurt, he or she should go to a therapist. Indiana State’s campus has progressed along with the rest of the country in providing more resources for those with mental illnesses to get the help they need. Spectrum and the Women’s Resource Center had tables at the event to remind those attending that they are among these resources in place to help. Dickey feels that awareness needs to be raised about the organizations that exist and Popping Stigma was a beneficial start. This was the first time that the event was held, but Lee hopes that this can continue on a semester basis. In order to do so, partnerships need to be made with other organizations. Pairing up with the Counseling Center allowed the group to provide popcorn and drinks to everyone, use Jenga blocks to inform individuals when they arrived with true and false statements about stigmas of mental illnesses and decorate with bubble machines and balloons to be popped, making a wonderful environment where everyone could feel comfortable and respected. One highlight was during the open forum when one member of the audience disclosed that she has chronic insomnia. The next person to speak also stated to have this condition. The two looked at each other
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Amanda Lee was at the event along with other counselors from the Student Cousneling Center.
from across the room and gave an air high-five to show their support of one another. ISU’s campus makes valiant efforts to ensure that the students have outlets to speak and are heard and this event had a lot of positive feedback and praise for doing just that. Remember, if you or anyone you know is having a rough time, there are resources like the Student Counseling Center that are more than willing to provide their expertise and help.
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From left: Michelle Dabney, Katie Moore and Tristan Crutchfield as cast members of the play.
Piece of My Heart Review Nem Isioma Reporter
“A Piece of My Heart” is a famous drama written by Shirley Lauro. The drama premiered in at Manhattan Theatre Club in New York and has had over 1000 productions in the United States and abroad. It was recently named “The most enduring play on Vietnam in the nation,” by The Vietnam Vets Association. The drama is based on true stories of six unsung American women who served in the Vietnam War. The play reflects a powerful and sobering experience to the audience. The Indiana State University Department of Theatre released their production of “A Piece of My Heart” in Dreiser Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 through Oct. 21 and also Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. The show represented a wide display of theatrical talent and gave the audience a glimpse of the emotions that the main characters felt during the Vietnam War. The story reflects themes such as patriotism, courage and grief. The six main characters were Mar-
tha, MaryJo, Sissy, Whitney, Leeann, and Steele. MaryJo was country singer. Sissy, Leeann and Martha were neophyte nurses, Whitney was a member of the Red Cross, and Steele was an intelligence officer. The play served as a sort of history lesson to the audience about both Vietnam and America at the time of the Vietnam War. The Indiana State University Department of Theatre was successful in recreating a visual image for audience to reflect upon about the Vietnam War. Members of the department, both cast and crew, worked hard to make the production possible. Such performances attracts students to theatre and gives theatre a good name. The cast members were students and the crew was a combination of both. MaryJo was portrayed by Peighton Emmert, a junior theatre and English education major. Kate Moore, a sophomore theatre major, played Martha. Sissy was played Kaitie Moore, a junior theatre major. Whitney was played by Morgan Valclavik, a sophomore elementary education major. Leeann was portrayed by Jo Garcia-Reger, a junior theatre major.
Steele was played Barbara Michelle Dabney, a senior productions major. The American man was played Tristan Crutchfield, a senior theatre major. As much one should acknowledge their work, the crew members deserve the glory as well. The creative team comprised of the director – Julie Dixon, scenic designer – Michelle Hunt Souza, costume designer – Michelle Souza, lighting designer – Samantha Ginopos, sound designer and technical director – Ann Warren and many more talented technical crew members. Production of the theatre department is one of the activities on campus students could look forward to. Residents of Terre Haute look forward to productions, and often professors encourage students to attend these activities. Students can hang out with one another and witness the creativity of the theatre department. Often the theatre department plays inspire student to see history, concepts and daily activities. Productions in the theatre are one of the many events that portray Indiana State University as a comfortable living and learning environment for
McWilliams, Megen Moore, Grant Sailes, Brandi Wagner, Ronald Wright, Taylor Dickison, Alicia Moss, ‘17, and Abigail Pierce. Turman Art Gallery is located on Indiana State’s campus in the Fine Arts Building on Chestnut Street, just west of Seventh Street. The exhibit runs Oct. 25-Nov. 8. The artists will be present at the opening reception on Oct. 26. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. This exhibition is free and open to the public. Story courtesy of ISU Communications & Marketing
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Not a good place to drill Bill Mckibben
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The high Arctic is almost unbearably beautiful. The plains that turn tawny gold and rust red come autumn, the flat tundra that rises sharply into icy peaks, the vast herds of caribou. For decades these images have been enough to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling — it is, after all, a wildlife refuge, and people who’ve never been there can nonetheless deduce simply from that name that it is no place for oil rigs. But we are in a season of wreckage in Washington, and so there is real risk that the budget now under consideration will allow oilmen into that refuge. In fact, the final decision may come down to a small group of House Republicans who have announced that they’re interested in “climate solutions.” With the help of the Citizens Climate Lobby, which turns 10 this fall, 60 lawmakers — 30 from each party — have been persuaded to join a caucus that aims “to educate members on economically viable options to reduce climate risk and protect our nation’s economy.” If the members take that mandate seriously, saying “no” to Arctic refuge drilling should be the ultimate no-brainer. For one thing, it’s not going to make the government any money. Proponents have been claiming that there’s $1.8 billion, with a “B,” in it for the government; a new analysis puts revenues closer to $37.5 million, with an “M.” And that, of course, is the revenue before you count up the losses. Which would be enormous. The refuge is not only a beautiful, wild, serene place, it is a safe storage container for something very dangerous. That something very dangerous is the carbon that the oil will produce if it’s ever burned. The possible 7.7 billion recoverable barrels of oil the refuge may contain, if piped down to civilization, would release carbon equivalent to opening 820 new coal-fired power plants and running them for a year, which is
something even our coalcrazed president has not proposed. It would be like putting 23 million new cars on the road and operating them for the next three decades. This is precisely the opposite of what politicians who say they’re interested in “climate solutions” should be doing, as absurd as solving the opioid epidemic by building a pipeline to carry millions of pills an hour into rural America. There’s no great mystery about the price that our climate negligence carries, and there’s no argument that we’re insulated from it here in North America. We’ve watched Harvey, Irma and Maria slam into our shores, and economists say that beyond the lives lost and the homes ruined, the cost will run into the hundreds of billions of dollars. California’s wildfires aren’t even out yet, but the recovery work could well be the most expensive in modern world history. Some cynics have suggested that the Climate Solutions Caucus is just a convenient way for vulnerable Republicans to signal their concern about climate change to interested voters without actually, you know, solving anything. And in truth, there’s reason for skepticism. The caucus includes members such as Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia, who has a 3 percent lifetime voting record from the League of Conservation Voters. In the last few months, she’s voted to eliminate the Stream Protection Rule against coal ash pollution of drinking water, to allow offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic Seaboard and even to overturn U.S. Fish and Wildlife protection for Alaska’s bears and wolves. But people can change — I have no doubt that the valiant folks who set up the Climate Solutions Caucus will be working hard with people such as Comstock to help them understand. Because some climate solutions are not actually that complicated. Basically we need to keep coal and oil and gas in the ground. Right now the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is performing that job admirably, and all Congress needs to do is leave it alone. What could be simpler?
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Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017
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Spying up for debate in U.S. Senate Zach Davis Columnist
Espionage is an interesting subject for many people but a subject surprisingly few understand. Sure, television can give us an idea, but they are often very wrong. One fact many shows and movies get right is the sticky moral ground that spy agencies are built on. The intention might be good, but the methods used are often suspect, and many are simply illegal. A bipartisan group of senators is proposing legislation that would amend an unfavorable part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, according to Reuters. Section 702 allows intelligence agencies to collect digital information on foreign individuals of interest, specifically those who pose a national security risk. The agencies collect as much digital communication on these individuals as they can. If that was the whole story then it wouldn’t be an issue. However, the agencies often collect information from American citizens while collecting information on their targets, as was re-
vealed in 2013 by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. This raises many concerns for those interested in privacy and even more for those who want to see the Constitution upheld. All individuals who have information gathered with this method – American citizens included – are subject to warrantless searches and seizures under the guise of national security. There are two issues here and both of them the same. First, spy agencies are collecting information from American citizens without consent or warrants, which is illegal. The Fourth Amendment requires investigators to obtain a warrant for searches and seizures. The worst-case scenarios violate that twice: once when obtaining communications without a warrant, and once for searching citizens’ houses without permission. Such actions spit in the face of the Constitution. The senators are looking to close some of the holes. Section 702 is set to expire in December, and the fate of the section is at stake. The senators’ proposal would renew it for four more years, but they want to see increased transparency in the use of the measures, as well as allow citizens to challenge unconstitutional actions taken against them. This is a compromise but not the best one. The ultimate goal is to have the section completely thrown out for violating the Fourth Amendment. We know that running surveillance on international threats can help protect the United States
– but keep warrantless searches confined to these individuals. Changing the law to grant greater protections to citizens will leave an easily-exploited loophole available for terrorists: they can use people that are already citizens. If we are that sure they are a threat, though, investigate them legally. No good message would be sent by renewing Section 702 and leaving it as is. The opposite message is sent, in fact. It tells citizens that they aren’t trusted. It sends a message that the government is willing to circumvent their rights. Even worse, it suggests the government might not have what it takes to catch terrorists otherwise. The truth is that, either way, the terrorists win. Putting an end to the illegal searches would give them a new route to take to commit their terrorist acts, but renewing the program gives a good blow to the Constitution, the central document of our government. Since we lose either way, we need to choose whether we are going to keep our rights. The answer should be, unequivocally, yes. Our country was founded so we could be guaranteed freedom as protected by the Bill of Rights. The duty to protect and uphold the Constitution shouldn’t be reserved for soldiers, but instead that duty falls on every single U.S. citizen. If we want to prevent our rights from being removed we need to do what is within our power to protect them.
Trump’s web of deception, distraction grows Dahleen Glanton
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
It looks like Donald Trump is doing a great job pulling the wool over America’s eyes. According to a recent poll, nearly half the country’s registered voters think reporters sit at their computers all day and make up the wackiest stories they can about the president. That’s not surprising. It really is hard to believe most of the things we hear about this administration. When we think of U.S. presidents, we usually consider the greatness of a George Washington, an Abraham Lincoln or a Franklin Roosevelt. Or the gripping magnetism of a Ronald Reagan, a John F. Kennedy or a Barack Obama. We think of men who have commanded the respect of the world by the mere mention of their name. We think of leaders who exhibited poise under pressure and who brought calm to our nation when we were in the depths of despair.
America has never had a president so blatantly callous with his words and as self-centered in his actions as Trump. We cannot imagine Kennedy, in a speech to world leaders, calling Nikita Khrushchev “Rocket Man.” Imagine Alexander Haig being so turned off by Reagan’s lack of racial sensitivity that he said publicly that the president “speaks for himself ” when it comes to values. But that’s the situation Trump’s Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently found himself in. Believe this if you believe nothing else. Those of us in the media are just as shocked by some of this stuff as you are. We might not believe it either if we didn’t have the evidence right in front of us. Trump has used the Politico/Morning Consult poll as proof that Americans are turning against the media, that he is winning the battle to determine who can be trusted and who cannot. “46 percent of Americans think the Media is inventing stories about Trump & his Admin-
istration. It is actually much worse than this!” Trump tweeted last week. While sheer disbelief that a president could be so clueless might explain why some people might think the media are fabricating stories, for others, it could be more personal. For some, it’s easier to think the media are making up stories than to face the possibility that Trump isn’t the best person for the job after all. This poll wasn’t conducted the way most polls are. Rather than polling random samples of the population, the respondents were drawn from people who previously responded to online surveys, which have led some to question the results. Perhaps it is more than coincidence that this is the same percentage of people who voted for Trump in the general election. You can’t help but wonder how many of the 46 percent represented in the poll are among the 46 percent of voters who supported him in the general election.
It is in Trump’s best interest to keep these voters from ever questioning their decision. Almost everything he has said and done thus is to reaffirm to his base that he is the great president they thought he would be. In order to do that, he must discredit the media. Many Americans believe Trump has made an embarrassing spectacle of the nation’s highest office since the day he took over. His preoccupation with crowd size at his inauguration was the first definitive sign that this would be no ordinary presidency. But when Trump spent weeks presenting photographic evidence that his inaugural crowd was bigger than Barack Obama’s, he was putting his base on alert. Whom are you going to believe from here on? It’s either the media or me. White House adviser Kellyanne Conway introduced the term “alternative facts.” That gave Trump’s base an explanation — or an excuse — for the ridiculous things they actually saw him
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XX FROM PAGE 8 al-bests at the Pre-Nationals meet in Louisville, including Akis Medrano (24:29.8), Quentin Pierce (24:52.8), Blake Kramer (25:08.1), Ryan Cash (25:10.8) and Corey Alfredson (25:14.7). “Our top-five all ran personal bests in Louisville and Seth will be back up with Akis and Quentin in Springfield, so we really like the look of our lineup and are feeling really good heading into the championship,” Walsh said. “We’ve had the benefit of some faster courses than our opponents, so the best lists are a little misleading, but we know we’re capable of putting our pack in the lead group.” Leading the way for the women will be senior Taylor Austin who finished 12th last year and earned All-MVC
SOCCER FROM PAGE 8 game for both teams, as the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament kicks off on Sunday. The Sycamores are pushing to end their season on the right note and head into the tournament with great momentum. The Indiana State will take on the Northern Iowa Panthers in Cedar Falls, Iowa this Thursday at 5 p.m. The game will be shown on ESPN3.
honors in 2015 while finishing in tenth. ISU placed fourth one year ago with 86 points, trailing only Wichita State (82), Bradley (64) and Northern Iowa (52). Predicted to finish fourth again this year, the women will look to mix things up and compete for a top-three finish. “The women have momentum on our side after strong performances at Pre-Nationals. We are running our best heading into championship season and that’s the mission through heavy summer training and working hard through early season. We are ready to continue our best performances of the season and we’ll see where that stacks up versus the tough MVC. Bradley and UNI look extremely strong up front and there’s a wide variety of us capable of that top-three finish,” Walsh said. Helping Austin will be sophomore Alli Workman and junior Megan Doty who both had their best races of
DECEPTION FROM PAGE 6 do and heard him say on video. Most people thought the term was ridiculous. But now it is obvious that some thought Conway was onto something. It came in handy when that picture was released of Trump throwing rolls of paper towels to a roomful of desperate hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. The “alternative facts” explanation was that the people were enjoying it. Ten months after taking office, Trump has created a nearly impenetrable cocoon of alternative facts, where he lives comfortably and regularly invites others in for a visit. From this web of deception, he has sought to
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convince Americans that the media are at helm of a vast conspiracy to discredit him and turn his presidency into a mockery. He has fed us a steady diet of untruths, some of them so petty that they are ridiculous. Sometimes the details change over time. During the 2016 presidential campaign, for example, Trump said a mysterious Chicago cop had told him he could solve Chicago’s violence problem “in one week.” In July, Trump changed it to “a couple of days,” and now it’s “immediately.” Trump says he identified the officer to City Hall. The mayor’s office says that’s not true, though officials have made numerous requests. While Trump might have been prepared for the onslaught of negative publicity during the presi-
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Brenton Scott is a two time all MVC selection and has been the Preseason First Team.
Brenton Scott named to preseason All-MVC team
Indiana State senior guard Brenton Scott has been named to the 2017-18 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Team as announced by the league office during annual Media Day activities this morning in St. Louis. The league’s preseason polls are determined by a vote of the conference’s head coaches, communications directors and a media panel. Scott, the 2015 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and twotime All-MVC selection, has been named the Preseason First Team. He is currently third in ISU history with 208 career 3-pointers made and third with 537 3-pointers attempted. His 1,311 career points scored ranks 13th-best at ISU. As a junior, he was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Third Team as he finished second in the MVC in scoring with a 15.9 ppg average and ranked 16th in the league in rebounding by pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game.
The senior guard averaged 1.6 steals per game to rank tied for fourth in the league and hit 2.3 3-pointers per game to lead the MVC. Scott paced the team with 25 points and hit several late game shots, which swung the Ball State game in Indiana State’s favor. He led the team with 25 points and hit the final free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining to down No. 15 Butler inside Hulman Center. He made All-MVC Second Team honors as a sophomore. Scott is joined on the All-MVC Preseason Team by Alize Johnson (Missouri State), Donte Ingram (Loyola), Bennett Koch (Northern Iowa), Reed Timmer (Drake) and Aundre Jackson (Loyola). On the second team were: Thik Bol (Southern Illinois), Darrell Brown (Bradley), Klint Carlson (Northern Iowa), Phil Fayne (Illinois State), Ryan Taylor (Evansville) and Tevonn Walker (Valparaiso). Indiana State is picked to finish eighth
in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll. They garnered 116 points in the 40-person preseason vote. Missouri State is the pick to win the league with 30 first place votes and 381 points. Northern Iowa is second with eight first place votes and 337 points. Loyola earned a first place vote and 321 points for third place while Illinois State picked up a top vote and 256 points in fourth. Southern Illinois (226), Valparaiso (214) and Bradley (182) are just ahead of the Sycamores while Evansville (88 points) is ninth and Drake rounds out the field with 79 points in tenth place. Indiana State returns one of the league’s best players in Brenton Scott. Scott averaged 15.9 points per game last year while connecting on 73 three-point field goals. The senior is the top returning rebounder on the club after averaging 4.9 caroms a year ago. He’s one of two returning Sycamores who contributed more than 2.0 assists per game last year – the other is
talented Jordan Barnes. Barnes, a native of St. Louis, averaged 20.9 minutes per game, notching 6.5 points per game. You can catch coverage of Missouri Valley Conference Media today at 10 a.m. (ET) live on ESPN3. Coverage can also be found onGoSycamores.com/Watch right here with Luke Martin from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Indiana State opens exhibition play on Saturday, Oct. 28 when they travel to Purdue in a game that benefits hurricane relief in Houston and Puerto Rico. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. (ET). Tickets are on sale now through Thursday at 12 p.m. at the Hulman Center Ticket Office. ISU will host an exhibition contest at 7 p.m. (ET) against Marian on Friday, Nov. 3 and the season opener is set for Friday, Nov. 10 at Indiana. Tip-off on Big Ten Network Plus is set for 7 p.m. (ET). Story courtesy of Athletic Media Relations
Sycamore women’s basketball tabbed fifth in MVC preseason poll The Indiana State women’s basketball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference’s annual preseason poll, the conference office announced Tuesday prior to the league’s annual tip-off event in St. Louis. The Drake Bulldogs were picked to win the league after picking up 31 of the 40 total first-place votes followed by Missouri State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois to round out the top four. Bradley was selected sixth followed by the Illinois State, Evansville, Valparaiso and Loyola to round out the poll. Fourth-year head coach Joey Wells returns three starters from last year’s squad, including MVC
Newcomer of the Year Wendi Bibbins (10.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg), Honorable Mention guard Ashley Taia (12.1 ppg) and Tierra Webb (7.7 ppg) who started all 30 games. The three players combined for 30 points last season, accounting for 54.4 percent of the teams’ offense. In total, the Sycamores return seven letterwinners from last season’s 12-18 squad including Regan Wentland (3.9 ppg), Maryam Wilcher (2.0 ppg), Ashli O’Neal (4.5 ppg) and Freja Christensen (0.8 ppg). Indiana State adds seven new faces to their roster, including three freshmen (Ty Battle, Krystal Rice and AJ Thomas), and four
junior college transfers in Kendra Boone, Alexis Delgado, Kierra Isaiah and Maeva Kitantou. Sycamore fans will have the opportunity to check out the 2017-18 ISU squad when it takes part in March On Madness Wednesday inside the ISU Arena starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. The Sycamores will play their only exhibition contest Sunday, Nov. 5 against Illinois-Springfield at 2 p.m. ET at Hulman Center before welcoming Saint Louis on Friday, Nov. 10 for a 7 p.m. tip inside Hulman Center to open the regular season. Story courtesy of Athletic Media Relations
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Wendi Bibbins (23) and Regan Wentland (30) at a game last seaon.
Sycamore Cross Country set for MVC championships at Missouri State this Saturday Andrew Hile
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Indiana State soccer team plays against llinois State earlier this season.
Sycamores look to rebound against Northern Iowa in final game of season Jay Adkins Reporter
This upcoming Thursday, the 6-9-1 Indiana State Sycamores look to finish off their season strong against the 11-4-1 the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. Indiana State is in the midst of a two game-losing streak, including losses against the University of Evansville Purple Aces (2-1) and most recently the Valparaiso Crusaders (2-1). Both games played by the Sycamores came down to the end. The Sycamores are looking to bounce back after these tough losses. Against the Crusaders, freshman forward Alina Steffen scored the only goal for the Sycamores. Sophomore
midfielder Tessa Leong led the Sycamores in shots, ending the game with four. Leong also tied for the team lead in shots on goal, along with defender Kasey Wallace, midfielder/ defender Casidy Simonis and Alina Steffen. Sophomore goalkeeper Brianna Riscossa had six saves for the Sycamores. Forward Cory Griffith scored both goals for the Crusaders off of two shots on goals and three shots total. All goals were scored during the second half of the game. The Northern Iowa Panthers are coming off of a close 3-2 loss to the Loyola University Ramblers, yet they still have 11 wins and only four losses on the season. Senior forward Sarah Brandt leads the Panthers in points, assists and shots on the season with
19, seven and 46, respectively. Brandt has also contributed seven assists and six goals on the season for the Panthers. Junior forward Brynell Yount leads the team in goals with six goals scored off of a total of 35 shots she has taken this year. For the Sycamores, junior forward Katie Wells leads the team in points and shots with 14 and 39, respectively. Wells has also contributed six goals and two assists so far in her junior season here at ISU. Senior defender Kasey Wallace leads the team in total minutes played with 1404, with next best on the team coming from junior Katie Sullivan with 1389. This will be the final regular season
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The Indiana State men’s and women’s cross country teams are looking to bring home some hardware this weekend as the Sycamores will compete at the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championships, hosted by Missouri State. The men’s team was picked to finish second this weekend, one spot higher than their third-place finish in 2016, while nabbing two first-place votes in the pre-championship poll. The women were picked fourth for the second consecutive season after finishing fourth one year ago. Both the Bradley men and women’s teams have been selected as the favorites to sweep the Valley for the third straight year. “The men are right where we want to be heading into the MVC Championship,” head coach Kyle Walsh said. “We know
there’s three or four teams fighting for the runner-up spot, and we feel confident that our best team race is yet to come. We can’t control how well Bradley races because we know they’re the strong favorites, but we will have them in our sights and put ourselves in position to challenge anyone.” Akis Medrano will be leading the ISU men, trying to improve upon his All-MVC performance from last year, where he finished seventh to lead the team at 24:58.9. The men are seeking their second-straight top-three team finish, as well as a team championship, after finishing in third last year with 84 points. The only teams that bested the Sycamores last year were Wichita State (82) and Bradley (24). Coming into the conference meet, five Indiana State runners set person
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