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ISU faculty, staff receive 3 percent raise Nick Hedricks News Editor

Increased student enrollment at ISU has faculty and staff receiving a boost in their paychecks.

The 3 percent raise comes as ISU manages a statemandated reduced budget and operates with fewer staff members in various departments.

Faculty and staff paid on a bi-weekly basis have already seen the change reflected in their pocketbooks from the raise, which took effect Nov. 1. Everyone else will receive the raise Dec. 1.

Diann McKee, vice president of business affairs and finances, said officials planned for the pay raise in this year’s budget, depending on whether fall enrollment would rise as expected. A total of 11,528 students were enrolled this fall.

Any future pay raises in the future will take effect on Nov. 1, once fall enrollment data has been analyzed. ISU President Daniel J. Bradley said it was important for faculty and staff to actually see an increased number of students on campus to truly appreciate the extra pay.

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RAISE/FROM PAGE ONE About a third of total enrollment consists of new students, he said.

Low freshmen-to-sophomore retention rates did not play a direct role in planning the pay raise, because retention numbers are included in overall enrollment.

Had enrollment figures disappointed university officials, the amount of the raise likely would have been lower, McKee said.

New student enrollment is expected to continue increasing in the near future. That was not the case in the middle of last decade, Bradley said, before he took office in 2008 and new student enrollment figures were dropping.

“In addition to that, state appropriations weren’t going up,” he said. “So it’s just a matter of resources.”

The combination of fewer new students and less state-provided money caused ISU to lose confidence about future progress, Bradley said. Now, Goal Six of ISU’s strategic plan calls, in part, for increasing compensation of faculty and staff so that, by 2014, all full-time, benefits-eligible employees are making 90 percent or more of target salaries—competitive with other, similar industries in the Wabash Valley.

ISU has spent at least the past two years with fewer state funds after Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels ordered all state-owned higher education institutions slash their budgets in Fall 2009, citing consecutive revenue shortfalls.

ISU’s portion amounted to a $10.4 million reduction over 18 months from Fall 2009, requiring the university to cut jobs. By January 2010, 108 staff positions were identified for elimination, some of which were already vacant.

The university hired 60 new employees in Fall 2010 and welcomed more than 150 additional staffers through Fall 2011, but Bradley said faculty and staff hiring levels are still lower than before the budget cut.

Had ISU not reduced its payroll, Bradley said, pay increases would have been impossible and the university may have had to consider furloughing employees.

Bringing employee salaries to levels comparable to other colleges and universities similar to ISU has been a major initiative in Bradley’s administration. Faculty and staff were not

earning competitive salaries in previous years, Bradley said, and the university needs to play catch up.

“I think you could make a strong argument that people deserve more [of a raise than 3 percent],” Bradley said.

In 2010, an outside human relations consulting firm recommended ISU lift some of its pay grades to “at market” levels, or competitive with other salaries in the Wabash Valley.

The recommendations were implemented as Bradley said the university made its “first real effort” at progress on the salary issue.

Bradley said ISU was a little more than 90 percent of the way toward leveling the playing field and bringing salaries up to par.

The current raise shifts the university’s lowest-paid salary from $8.71 to $9.15 per hour. Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.

Employees making the lowest salaries are custodians in ISU’s first pay grade, according to the office of Human Resources.

The raise includes a $100 credit for employees earning less than $27,000 per year to offset an upcoming increase in health insurance premiums.

Those employees fall into ISU’s first and second pay grades, including groundskeepers and utility workers.

Next spring, the university plans to launch a project to allow staff to advance in pay grades as they gain additional skills and experience. Bradley said qualified staff would also be considered on the basis of rank and responsibilities.

Faculty and staff representatives said they were pleased with the pay increase.

Steve Lamb, chair of the Faculty Senate, said Bradley has handled pay raises largely without faculty input because they trust the president to make responsible decisions.

“He has been a champion of keeping salaries competitive,” Lamb said.

While acknowledging that extra money is helpful in difficult economic times, Staff Council Chair Kelly Hall said she wished the raise could have been higher and that staff had more leverage in determining how large the raise had been.

“It would be nice to have a little bit more negotiation both ways,” Hall said.

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Who makes what? Staff salary pay grades as of Nov. 1: • Grade 1: Custodian Minimum/maximum hourly rate: $9.15-$13.00 Min/max annual rate: $17,842.50$25,350 • Grade 2: Athletic equipment attendant Min/max hourly rate: $9.60-$13.78 Min/max annual rate: $18,720$26,871 • Grade 3: Billing clerk Min/max hourly rate: $10.09-$14.90 Min/max annual rate: $19,675.50$29,055 • Grade 4: Animal caretaker Min/max hourly rate: $10.93-$16.28 Min/max annual rate: $21,313.50$31,746 • Grade 5: Administrative assistant I Min/max hourly rate: $11.89-$17.86 Min/max annual rate: $23,185.50$34,827 • Grade 6: Accounting and auditing associate Min/max hourly rate: $12.98-$19.68 Min/max annual rate: $25,311$38,376 • Grade 7: 21st Century Scholars assistant coordinator Min/max hourly rate: $14.24-$21.76 Min/max annual rate: $27,768$42,432 • Grade 8: Admissions assistant director Min/max hourly rate: $15.67-$24.16 Min/max annual rate: $30,556.50$47,112

• Grade 9: Academic advising coordinator Min/max hourly rate: $17.32-$26.94 Min/max annual rate: $33,774$52,533 • Grade 10: 21st Century Scholars director Min/max hourly rate: $19.22-$30.15 Min/max annual rate: $37,479$58,792.50 • Grade 11: Accounting manager Min/max hourly rate: $21.42-$33.88 Min/max annual rate: $41,769$66,066 • Grade 12: Affirmative action compliance director Min/max hourly rate: $23.96-$38.21 Min/max annual rate: $46,722$74,509.50 • Grade 13: Applications systems manager Min/max hourly rate: $26.92-$43.28 Min/max annual rate: $52,494$84,396 • Grade 14: Capital planning/ improvements director Min/max hourly rate: $30.35-$49.21 Min/max annual rate: $59,182.50$95,959.50 Note: Not all pay grade job positions were included. For a full list, visit indstate.edu/ humres and click on “Compensation”

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Prof honored for research on underrepresented student populations pus,” “Standing on the Outside Looking In” and “Unleashing Suppressed Voices on College Campuses.” Her next research will focus on examining rural students in The Association for the Study of higher education and K-12.

Higher Education (ASHE) has recHoward-Hamilton encourages reognized an Indiana State University searchers to look past traditional methods. professor for her research on underTraditional methods do not include mirepresented student populations. nority information, if there is not enough Mary Howard-Hamilton, Bayh to create extrapolations.

College of Education professor of “They would toss out people of color educational leadership, received the Mary HowardGarcia Senior Exemplary Scholarship Hamilton, profes- or rural students,” Howard-Hamilton said Award Nov. 17 in Charlotte, N.C., sor of educational of the traditional research. “They would take white males and females traditionally from the Council on Ethnic Partici- leadership and generalize out to the population. The pation, which is part of the associaaward allows us to look at smaller data sets tion. The award recognizes exemplary scholarship that focuses on research and issues re- and not toss out the outliers.”

Such moves are necessary for changing higher lated to underrepresented populations of color.

“It’s a nice honor,” Howard-Hamilton said. “It education, she said.

“We’re beginning to move into a society now lets me know that my colleagues received and rewhere we have to recognize each other for our spect my work.”

Receiving the award represents a career high for unique gifts,” she said. “These are gifts we bring to make the campus better, stronger. It pushes our Howard-Hamilton and her research.

“Top scholars in the field are referencing and faculty to be more accepting of uniqueness and our reading your work and really supporting what you administration to think outside the box to make sure everyone is included in a university environdo,” she said of ASHE and the award.

Howard-Hamilton’s books, which she has co- ment.” edited and co-written, include: “Diverse Millennial Students in College,” “Multiculturalism on Cam-

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Fraud alert involves FedEx accounts Following three fraudulent attempts to compromise campus Federal Express accounts, members of the ISU community are encouraged to ensure their accounts have not been targeted.

ISU’s Purchasing Department offers the following advice: 1) Login to your FedEx account and confirm that all charges are legitimate.

2) Look in your junk email and search for FedEx. Depending on your email settings, you could have a warning from FedEx in your junk mail.

3) If you do have an email from FedEx

about assigning another party to your FedEx account, contact Ernie Kramer in Purchasing.

4) If you use a FedEx account that was established by someone other than yourself for your department, go into your account and make sure your contact information is listed in the account and not the information of someone who may no longer be with the University, etc.

Anyone with questions can call Ernie Kramer in the Purchasing Department at 237-3600.

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Help police locate wanted man CHRIS SWEENEY News editor

Wanted as of: Nov. 9, 2011 Forgery (3 counts) - Class “C” Felony Theft (3 counts) - Class “C” Felony

Sex: Male Age: 29 Height: 5’ 10” Hair: Brown

Emergency Contact References Indiana State University Police Department 210 N. 6th Street Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN 47809

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Tony Christopher Kuhn II (Photo courtesy of the Vigo County Jail)

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Terre Haute Police officers are searching for 29-year-old Tony Christopher Kuhn II. According to police, Kuhn is wanted on an outstanding warrant from

Race: Caucasian DOB: 08/18/1982 Weight: 170 lbs Eyes: Brown the Vigo County Division 5 Circuit Court for three counts of forgery and three counts of theft, both class C felonies.

Kuhn’s total bond is $40,000.

If you have any information regarding this case, contact Terre Haute Police Department at 812-238-1661.

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ISU President Daniel J. Bradley joined others to celebrate the 2009 grand opening of Executive Express Café, located on the ground floor of Scott College of Business. The café plans to relocate with the college next fall to the former Terre Haute Federal Building at Seventh and Cherry streets. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

Student-operated café looking ahead to downtown Nick Hedrick News editor

The only student-operated business on campus is getting ready for a downtown audience.

Executive Express Café, currently located on the ground level of Donald W. Scott College of Business, will transition to the former Terre Haute federal building at Seventh and Cherry streets when the college plans to open in the historic landmark next fall.

Students in Sycamore Business Advisors operate the café as a learning lab, part of a 400-level business capstone class taught by David Robinson, an assistant management professor. A subgroup of the class is devoted to planning for the new location, where students expect to attract customers from the downtown business district.

At the current location, the café primarily draws business from students, faculty and staff at Scott College, said Matt Illingworth, a senior finance major who serves as this semester’s café team leader. In the federal building, he said the café would be a convenient stop for people working or visiting downtown or staying in Candlewood Suites.

Class member Emily Karaff, a senior accounting major, said the class is currently conducting a “SWOT analysis” to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the new location. Currently, Executive Express operates largely without competition, as the café is the only food service provider in that area of campus.

While the practical learning experience—rather than drawing in revenue—is the main purpose of the café, Illingworth said business has never been better.

“This semester, our sales are the highest they’ve ever been,” he said, adding that diversifying menu has helped students double the café’s inventory.

Two years after first opening in the space previously occupied by a Sodexo-owned Sub Connection, students have expanded products and hours of operation to accommodate growing customer base. The café now offers Papa John’s and Wise Pies pizzas, doughnuts from Square Donuts and product from Caboodle Cupcakes, and it is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2

p.m. and Monday and Tuesday evenings from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

After Sodexo, ISU’s food service provider, indicated it might close Sub Connection, Robinson said he met with Bruce McLaren, Scott College associate dean, for advice on whether a studentoperated business may help fill a potential food service void.

Students in Sycamore Business Advisors conducted a research project to determine whether Scott College or the Student Recreation Center would be viable business locations.

“What we learned was neither location would be viable as a business,” Robinson said.

Once Sodexo ultimately decided to close the Scott College Sub Connection, Robinson said plans were put in motion to have students entirely operate a café as a learning experience. He said a traditional approach—involving an outside vendor and hired employees—would not be beneficial to student learning.

Then the search began for funding. ISU President Daniel J. Bradley served as an early benefactor.

Robinson said a Sycamore Business Advisor was seated next to Bradley at a dinner and told the president about the café project.

After reviewing a business plan, Bradley said he gave the students a loan between $5,000 and $6,000.

Robinson said about two-thirds of the three-year loan was used to make physical changes to the former Sub Connection space to accommodate the café.

Within one semester of the café opening in Spring 2009, Robinson said students had sold enough product to reimburse Bradley.

Nearly three years later, Robinson and his students are waiting for their new space to be built in the former federal building and deciding how the location will be designed.

Robinson said plans call for a special seating area. If renovations are completed within budget, Robinson said, they would be well on their way to serving a more diverse customer base.

“People are going want to spend time in the college,” Robinson said.

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Statesman editorial Ode to an underrated holiday This editorial is dedicated to you, Thanksgiving.

For far too long, you have been the redheaded stepchild of the holiday season. You get one measly aisle at Wal-Mart—directly behind the 50 aisles dedicated to your older, better looking, more popular sibling, Christmas.

Even your weird, gothic cousin, Halloween, gets more love in its clearance aisle—and all that section has are leftover, half-torn packages of vampire makeup and crumpled, velvet witch hats.

You were once a day of gratitude. Remember when the pilgrims and Indians gathered for you (although you hadn’t gone all official yet)? Two completely separate groups of people put their differences aside and shared a meal—just for you. Although, at that point, the pilgrims were probably just thankful for surviving the Mayflower.

But look what you’ve been reduced to now. You’re just another excuse for most people to fatten up before winter hibernation. Tubby won’t talk about you anymore; he’s too busy admiring the towering pine tree he assembled—in September.

Can Christmas-happy grandmothers max out their credit cards yearround and spoil their ankle-biting grandchildren for you, Thanksgiving?

Apparently not. Where’s the joy in buying a bird once at Kroger? Turkey doesn’t equal love. You can’t wrap a turkey in festive, shiny paper and ex-

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pect a child to appreciate that.

Your taste in music is rather limited too. How many Thanksgiving songs are there? No one “rocks around” the dinner table. And there certainly aren’t people who “dream” of white…stuffing.

Let’s just recognize you for what you truly are: Black Friday Eve. There, there, my dear Thanksgiving. Don’t cry. Look at you—you’ve got way more going for you than the other holidays. You are worth so much more than all of the Macy’s parade floats, football games and over-the-top gorge-a-thons combined.

You are a holiday with a message that’s been skewed because of commercialism. That’s not your fault. And besides, there are those of us out there who still use the break you’ve provided to unite with our families and reflect on our good health, our wonderful friends and anything else we’ve taken for granted 364 days a year.

Sure, Christmas has all the pizzazz; it has the catchy tunes, the presents, the jolly old guy in the red sweat suit…and Jesus…

But you keep it simple. Who needs all those bells and whistles? Not you, champ.

So be proud, Thanksgiving. Christmas may be all the rage, but you are the trendsetter.

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Take heaping pile of awkward with a grain of salt on Thanksgiving Erin Friar Polite Society

Did someone say mashed potatoes?

As the all-American celebration of over-eating and over-drinking dawns upon us, one word comes to mind: family.

The holidays will forever be a time of awkward encounters with your relatives over turkey and gravy. Unless you have the dream team family, many of us start filling our mouths with wine so we aren’t open to say the wrong thing.

I can understand these less than exciting circumstances. So, this week, a “survive the holidays” help package will be offered.

Now, there are many different types of family members to please during the holidays. So I’m are going to cover the major types.

Grandparents are major players here. To make a touchdown of the holidays with the older folks is a breeze.

The first step is to apologize for not keeping in touch. College is, after all, unbelievably busy. This lets them know, or puts them under the impression, that you work incredibly hard in school.

Also, it’s always advised to let them know you love them. This is important whether you do or not. Look beyond the lipstick and ancient perfume and give some heart.

Aunts are strange characters in the family scene. They aren’t your mothers, not your sweet grandmas with the cookies, but somehow they still have to fit. With lipstick ready to stain your cheeks alongside a platter of green bean casserole, these women can be quite frightening.

But no worries, I have the answer. Take the hit of the lip stain on your forehead and mention that she looks like she’s lost weight, and son, you’re golden.

Uncles fall into that same strange, not-exactly-parental category as aunts. We all have that “weird uncle.” You know, the one who smells like green plants and lives for NASCAR. The only plan for success here is to put on your acting shoes.

So long as you pretend to be interested in the ins and outs of fast cars running ovals, you’ll get to your pumpkin pie without too much tribulation.

The non-family family members are probably the most curious of all that attend holiday functions. The girlfriend of your second cousin seems interesting with her purple hair.

And that friend of your weird uncle who is sporting a Jeff Gordon shirt doesn’t seem so bad, right?

These people are somewhat easier to please. That non-relation part excludes them from being able to tickle you, make fun of your clothes or criticize your college. To treat them as peers (see my previous articles) you’d meet on campus is most likely your best bet. Be interested, but not too personal, and you’ll see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I have covered here the basic family units, which you will surely encounter during the holidays. Between grandparents, aunts, uncles and that dude over there without a name, you can score a touchdown at the Super Bowl of family conversations.

Treat your elders with respect and attention, leave religion out of the conversation with family rookies and dig into the stuffing, folks.

“We all have that ‘weird uncle.’ You know, the one who smells like green plants and lives for NASCAR.”

‘Hugo’ adventurous holiday opener If you’re anything like me, dear readers, then you’ve been extremely busy with everything in your life and you haven’t been home in, what feels like, years.

One of my biggest highlights of the holidays is catching the latest movie with my family. I have a little brother who’s almost nine, so we usually have to watch something that’s family friendly. However, just because you have to censor your choices a bit doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice entertainment. This is why I’m excited for “Hugo” to come out this week.

“Hugo” tells the story of a lost boy of sorts. He winds up living in a train station and stumbles upon a lot of friends and adventures along the way, including an angry Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat”) and some automatons to boot.

It’s based off the novel “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” which looks like quite the interesting read since it’s a combination of a novel and a comic book.

There are a lot of pros to this movie, and I really can’t seem to find any cons. For one, it’s directed by Martin Scorsese—the Martin Scorsese.

This is the same mastermind behind “The Aviator” and “The Departed.” He tends to make some really dark, beautiful masterpieces, and if he’s taking the time to direct this story,

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then it’s a story well worth telling.

Another pro to this film, as a whole, is the cast. The boy who plays Hugo, Asa Butterfield, was originally in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” so you know this kid can act.

Chloe Grace Moretz plays Hugo’s best friend. This is the actress that played Hit-Girl in “Kick Ass” and a vampire in “Let Me In.” She’s probably the coolest 14-year-old I’ve ever seen. The supporting cast includes Jude Law, so needless to say, the cast is magnificent and I’m very excited to see what they’ll do with this story.

On top of everything else, this looks like a really unique story. Many of the elements that go into the story are familiar, like a lost orphan and a magnificent toy shop, but I’ve never seen them put together in quite that way before.

This movie has influences of history. It’s set in the 1930s, steam punk and adventure. Plus, it doesn’t look like it dumbs anything down or makes it happy go lucky, simply because it’s more of a “children’s movie.”

When I go home this week, I will sit down to a nice Thanksgiving dinner and then promptly fall asleep from turkey overload. Then I look forward to going to see what looks to be a magnificent movie with my family the day after.

If you feel like your turkey coma may be too severe, you can always go see this movie the day before Thanksgiving since it comes out this Wednesday.

So here’s to some great turkey and maybe a little journey with “Hugo” along the way.

“There are a lot of pros to [‘Hugo’] ...

For one, it’s directed

by Martin Scorsese—the Martin Scorsese.”

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Students, faculty, community put together Masterworks Chorale P

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Upcoming Events Coca Cola 125th Anniversary Community Celebration Monday 4 - 6:30 p.m.

Vigo County Courthouse Lawn

Jazz Combo Concert Monday 7:30 p.m.

Recital Hall

Keyboard Recital Tuesday 11 a.m.

Recital Hall

Orthodox Christian Fellowship Wednesday 7 - 9 p.m.

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Each semester, students join with faculty and local members of the community to put together a chorale masterworks performance alongside soloists and a symphony orchestra.

“Gloria” and “Magnificat”, composed by Antonio Vivaldi and John Rutter respectively, were the two performances for the night, directed by Mark Carlisle.

Carlisle teaches studio voice and has served as guest conductor/clinician for numerous other events such as the Turkey Run Choral Festival and the Wabash County Honors Choir Concert.

The concert took place in Tilson auditorium at 4 p.m.

Tickets were $10 for adults and $5 for nonISU students. Admission was free for ISU students.

Indian Global night aims to educate, unite Katy Karmazinas Reporter

Spreading cultural awareness is an idea that hits home for many students, no matter where “home” may be.

With 550 international students from India attending ISU according to ISU’s Office of Strategic Planning Institutional Research and Effectiveness, approximately 5 percent of ISU enrollment, Indian Global Night was a way for students to educate themselves of a culture that varied from their own.

Indian Global Night is an annual celebration of food, dance and other aspects of the culture and heritage of India. The Indian Student Association at ISU presented Indian Global Night at Terre Haute South Vigo High School. The cultural experience kicked off at 6 p.m. on Saturday. After exploring the cultural experiences of India through music and dance, a dinner was held at 7:30 p.m. for those interested in traditional Indian cuisine.

The evening began with presentations, skits, dances and music, all designed to give the audience a closer look into India’s culture

and heritage.

“We show all the elements in our culture like dances. There are actually 1,500 kinds of dances in India,” said graduate student pursuing computer science Prithvi Srikanth Avireni. “We are trying to showcase some of the dances and musical concerts.”

Avireni, also an organizer of Indian Global Night, said India is a very diverse place where there are many different religions and points of view. The Indian association’s goal for the night was to showcase to the American public as many of those religions and customs as possible.

“India is a land of diversity, [and] there are many religions, many cultures,” Avireni said.

“It is full of diversity, so each and every part has a separate costume.”

According to Avireni, the event has taken over three months to plan and organize from coming up with the initial plan, modifying the plan, planning the dances, presentations, flyers, banners and everything else that comes with planning a unique cultural experience.

“It is a tough job,” Avireni said.

The event had a diverse turnout, which is what the Indian Association of ISU was hoping for. Indian Global Night was open to the community intended to be a welcome event for international students, as well as anybody in attendance. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Indian community in the Wabash Valley came out to support the association in their effort to spread cultural awareness.

“I am learning about different cultures,” said junior communication major Jeremy Kooi. “It is very interesting.”

Following the traditional music and dances, guests were invited to take part in a traditional Indian meal.

“I am very hungry,” Kooi said. “That is one of the big reasons I’m here”.

Meals are an important part of any culture, and the meal presented by the Indian Association of Indiana State University at Indian Global Night was intended to be a welcoming meal for those not familiar with Indian cuisine.

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ISU’s Masterworks Chorale is a community choir that serves the Wabash Valley. Members meet for rehearsal every Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Center for Performing and Fine Arts on the corner of 7th and Chestnut streets. (Photos by Alexa White)

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Events raise more than $30,000 for business student programming Austin Arceo

ISU Communications and Marketing

Two fundraisers for Donald W. College of Business at Indiana State University raised more than $30,000 for business student programming and professional development.

The 14th annual Oktoberfest golf scramble earlier this semester netted $23,000 for Insurance and Risk Management student development, and the Scott College of Business’ first Homecoming Hullabaloo, a networking event and Homecoming celebration, garnered $8,000.

“The funding raised by both of these events will be critical in developing future opportunities for our students,” said Maria Greninger, the Scott College of Business’ director of external relations. “The college and university have always emphasized the importance of experiential learning and student development - development that occurs not only in the classroom but with external organizations and stakeholders, throughout the state and nation and sometimes internationally.

These funds will help support these types of experiences.”

The college’s insurance and risk management program and Gamma Iota Sigma, the honor fraternity for insurance and risk management and actuarial science, hosted the Oktoberfest golf outing earlier this semester.

More than 20 students volunteered to run the daylong event, which included nearly 100 participants from the insurance and financial services industry.

Students also planned and organized the event, which included getting sponsors and informing companies about different ways to participate.

“After months of hard work and countless phone calls and emails, it was awesome to see the success of this year’s golf outing,” said Andrew Graman, a junior from Bruceville who helped organize the event. “Bringing in more golfers and revenue than the previous year really reveals the hard work of numerous people. The success from this year sets a strong precedent for the next group to work on this important event for the insurance and risk management program here at ISU.” The event also provided an opportunity for students to network with professionals. Similar opportunities at previous events have led to ISU students receiving internship and job offers, Graman said.

The college’s first Homecoming Hullabaloo provided an opportunity for alumni and friends of Indiana State to interact following a busy day of homecoming activities, including the parade, Tent City and home football game, which the Sycamores won over Western Illinois, 46-24. The event attracted 20 sponsors and more than 100 attendees. Nearly 100 items were donated for the silent auction.

“Our first Hullabaloo was a tremendous success thanks to the generous support of many alumni and friends and industry partners,” Greninger said. “We look forward to even greater success next year in our new home in the heart of downtown Terre Haute.”

By July of 2012, the Scott College of Business will move into the former Terre Haute Federal Building, which is undergoing a $20.5 million renovation to provide classrooms, a large trading room, conference space and community outreach facilities. For an update on the renovation, read the latest issue of the college’s online magazine at www.indstate.edu/business.

“Our first Hullabaloo was a tremendous success thanks to the generous support of many alumni and friends and industry partners.”

Maria Greninger, Scott College of Business director of external relations

Guests at the Homecoming Hullabaloo hosted by Donald W. College of Business at Indiana State University. The event raised more than $8,000, which will be used for student and faculty development initiatives (above). Several attendees of Homecoming Hullabaloo peruse the items of the silent auction (below). (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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Briefs The Indiana State University PE 101 class has planned a 5k run, jog and walk to raise money for the Ryves Youth Center on Nov. 29.

Registration for the fun run takes place at 3 p.m. with the run starting at 4 p.m. Registration takes place at the Arena’s North Gym, and there is a $3 entry fee for the run. The run, which will circle the ISU campus, is open to participants in the Wabash Valley.

“It’s fun. It gives to a good cause, and we are promoting health and wellness,” said Kathy Ginter, PE 101 coordinator.

The first male and female finishers will receive prizes.

Those interested can contact Kathy Ginter, Indiana State University, PE 101 coordinator, at 812-237-4168 or kathy. ginter@indstate.edu.

Monday, November 21, 2011 • Page 11

Students turn into slaves, new perspectives Day’Jonnae Riggins Reporter

Groups of ISU students ran through the fields of Connor Prairie in search of people to help them on their journey to freedom. Along the way, students were forced to determine who had their best intentions at heart and who was just one step away from selling them down the river.

ISU students experienced the lives of slaves and were able to take an interactive look into the past at Follow the North Star in Connor Prairie, Friday.

Students who attended became fugitive slaves during the 1800s in search for freedom as they traveled through the Underground Railroad.

“It makes you more self-aware of who you are and what our country has been through,” Jennifer Christian, chair of the Residential Life Social Justice Committee and area director said. “It reminds you about a dark past and makes you take a look inside yourself.”

Students were sold into slavery, sepa-

rated into groups by gender called bucks and breeders. “All women [slaves] worth and value came from birthing children,” one slave owner said.

After being sold, the slave masters left, and students took the opportunity to flee.

Being told not to run so that no one on the road would think suspiciously, they walked swiftly.

On their journey, students [slaves] were met by many men and women who were disgusted by them and others who were sweet and kind.

“It was hard to distinguish at first hand, which was telling the truth and trying to help us and those who just didn’t want anything to do with us,” one student said.

One family of Quakers opened their home to students, fed them, and gave them a few tips on how to avoid the southerners.

“Quakers were willing to risk their lives and family to help blacks get free. [It] eased my heart to know there were people who cared,” junior criminology and jus-

tice major Ebony Turner said.

At the end of the experience, students were told their fate, whether or not they would make it to a free country [Canada].

Not many made it. Most died, were sold back to slavery or gave up.

According to Conner Prairie, the average trip on the Underground Railroad was a year and half long. Slaves could only walk at night, since an African American walking without his master in daylight would have seemed suspicious.

After the experience, students were given a debriefing session in regards to their experiences.

“It was very difficult to play the role because I could not think like a slave like I thought I would be able to. It was difficult to separate my generational mentality from playing the role of a slave in 1836,” senior/human development and family studies major Cortney Cross said.

Residential Life sponsored the trip along with the African American Cultural Center and the Union Board.

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Despite strong third quarter, Sycamores fall to the Southern Illinois Salukis 28-35

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Senior wider receiver Justin Hilton going up for the ball during the ISU vs SIU game. (Photo by Ernest Rollins)

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Turnovers and inopportune penalties proved costly as the ISU football team fell to the Southern Illinois University Saturday at Memorial Stadium, 28-35.

“Our kids did a great job fighting back, I feel bad for our seniors, they deserve a better way to end it than this,” ISU Head Coach Miles said.

The loss dropped the Sycamores to 6-5 overall for the season, 4-4 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). In addition, the defeat removed any chance the Sycamores will make an appearance in post-season play. The Salukis improved their overall record to 4-7, 2-6 in the MVFC. Sophomore running back Shakir Bell led the ground game for the Sycamores, rushing for a net gain of 137 yards and one touchdown. Senior quarterback Ronnie Fouch completed 16 of 34

attempts for 295 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Sophomore wide receiver Donald Spencer had five receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

On defense, junior linebacker Jacolby Washington led the team in tackles at 17 with one sack for a loss of six yards. Senior defensive back Ryan Roberts recorded one interception in the third quarter.

The first half of play was controlled by the Salukis who capitalized on three Sycamore turnovers and entered the half with a 21-0 lead.

The third quarter proved more fruitful for the Sycamores. On first and 10 at the Indiana State 28 yard line Fouch completed a 72-yard touchdown pass to Spencer for the Sycamores’ first score of the game. The Sycamores would keep the momentum in their favor as Roberts intercepted the ball on the Saluki’s next possession. Indiana State was able to put together a scoring drive following the interception as Bell rushed for 18 yards for a

touchdown.

A defensive stop on fourth down and one by the Sycamores at the Indiana State 20 yard line gave the Sycamores possession once again, which they capitalized on putting together their third consecutive scoring drive and tied the game at 21.

However, the Salukis continued to hang on as an interception early in the fourth quarter gave Southern Illinois their fourth scoring drive following an ISU turnover. The Sycamores battled back, tying the game a second time at 28. But the Salukis continued to edge away, driving the ball the full length of the field to be once again up by seven.

The Sycamores put together a 12-play drive as they sought an equalizer while the clock winded down.

On that drive the Sycamores lost Bell due to injury as the team pushed for a touchdown. However, on third and long, with seconds remaining, another intercepted pass at, the Saluki’s one-yard line would end the Sycamores hope for victory and their season.

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Basketball continued from page one

Men’s basketball hang on to win game against the Ball State Cardinals 57-50 at the Hulman Center Shelby Young Reporter

The Indiana State men’s basketball team kicked off the weekend in the Hulman Center Friday night when they took on the Ball State University (BSU) Cardinals. After a close match, ISU walked away with the win 57-50.

Senior guard Dwayne Lathan led the Sycamores with 13 points, followed by senior guard and forward Carl Richard with 12. Freshman forward Jake Kitchell led with 2 offensive rebounds and Lathan led with 8 defensive rebounds.

ISU made 18 out of 45 field goals (40%), 6 out of 16 3-pointers (37.5%) and 15 out of 18 freethrows (83.3%).

“We got a lot of room to improve, but the nice thing about it was we were better defensively at times tonight, really good at times, so I am happy about that,” Head Coach Greg Langsing said. “On the offensive end, I got to let them play, and I know we were really sloppy and a lot of standing around but that is a credit to Ball State’s defense.”

The first half began with an ISU 3-pointer by senior guard Jordan Printy, followed by a lay up from sophomore guard Steve McWhorter to give ISU a 5-0 lead. The Cardinals fought back to bring the score within one at 5-4, but the Sycamores got right back into it with a 6-0 run over the Cardinals bringing the score to 11-4.

With 6:37 left in the first half and the score at 19-12, ISU took of with a 5-0 run including a 3-pointer by Printy, assisted by sophomore guard Jake Odum, a lay-up and free throw by Kitchell.

The Sycamores wrapped up the first half with a 9-0 run over BSU consisting of four free throws and a lay up by Lathan, and a lay up by freshman center Justin Gant, assisted by McWhorter. Gant was fouled and went to the line to shoot for one and it was good.

ISU went into half time in the lead, 38-19.

ISU did not come out as strong for the second half. A 9-0 run by the Cardinals brought the

score to 41-30, ISU. The Sycamores stayed ahead with a lay up by Kitchell and a slam dunk by Lathan, 45-30.

With 11:07 left in the second half, a slam dunk by Richard, assisted by Lathan kept the lead going for the Sycamores with 50-33.

The Cardinals slowly began to gain ground and fought till the very end.

With 23 seconds to go in the game, Lathan was going in for his second dunk of the night but was fouled hard by BSU, which resulted in a technical foul and eviction from the game. Lathan made one out of two free throws to bring the score to 56-50.

Printy ended the night with a good free throw, making the score 57-50, ISU. “You don’t want the guys to have the bad offense affect your defense but it did. We have to be able to fight through that and to keep winning and keep getting better. It was really a poor job by me in the second half, I got to get better and we will continue to get better,” Lansing said.

The Sycamores will return to the Hulman Center Monday when they host Green Bay. Tip off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

“We got a lot of room to improve but the nice thing about it was we were better defensively at times tonight, really good at times, so I am happy about that.”

Greg Lansing, ISU men’s basketball head coach

Late run by the Lady Mocs in the second half led to a 75-54 loss for ISU women’s basketball Friday Ernest Rollins Sports editor

The Lady Mocs of the University of Tennesse Chatanooga defeated the Sycamores 75-54 Friday night at the Hulman Center.

A 23-2 run late in the second half by the Lady Mocs secured victory for UTC after a highly competitive first half in which the lead changed hands five times. The loss dropped the Sycamores to 1-2 for the season and the Lady Mocs improved to 2-1.

“We can’t hang our heads, there is no time to do that,” Head Coach Teri Moren said.

The Sycamores were without two of their veteran players. Senior guard Taylor Whitley and sophmore guard Anne Munn were withheld from playing due to injuries. Whitley is out indefinitely and will be in rehab. Munn is expected to return to action Tuesday.

Senior shooting guard Brittany Schoen led the Sycamores on offense with 16 –points which consisted of four 3-pointers. Senior center Shannon Thomas recorded a double-double during the game scoring 12 points and getting 11 rebounds.

The Sycamores won the tip off and Schoen knocked down a three-pointer for the first score of the night.

The Lady Mocs retaliated going on an 8-0 run which consisted of two consecutive three-pointers and two free throws. The run was broken with a steal by freshman guard Natasha Zurek which culminated with a bucket by senior guard and forward Deja Mattox assisted by Schoen. The game tied again at 8 as Schoen knocked down another three-pointer. The tied game was broken by the

Lady Mocs with a layup but the Sycamores remained close. ISU regained the lead once more on a 5-0 beginning with a pair of free throws by freshman forward Rachel Mahan putting the Sycamores up by five points (17-12).

The Lady Mocs remained close but ISU continued to hold the lead. Consecutive Sycamore turnovers proved costly as the Lady Mocs were able to tie the game at 27, before taking the lead by one off a free throw. The Sycamores went on a 5-0 run that consisted of another Schoen 3-pointer and free throws by freshman guard Travecia Franklin and gave ISU the lead going into the half 32-28.

At the start of the second half, The Lady Mocs came out pressing in the second half forcing four turnovers in the first two minutes by the Sycamores. The Lady Mocs went on an 8-0 run giving them the lead 36-32.

The run was broken by Thomas from the free throw line and the Sycamores changed gears applying their own full court pressure on the Mocs. The change-up forced UTC turnovers and the Sycamores went on a 7-0 run to regain the lead. The Lady Mocs broke the run with a 3-pointer, tying the game at 39. The game tied three more times before the Lady Mocs began to pull away.

In the closing six minutes of the game the Lady Mocs outscored the Sycamores going on a 23-2 run.

“We got to keep our heads up, keep grinding it out and not lose faith,” Moren said.

The Sycamores will be back in action Tuesday when they host IUPUI at the Hulman Center.

Tip off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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Women’s volleyball 0-2 in conference weekend play, still advance to post-season tournament Shelby Young Reporter

ISU vs. Missouri State University

Sophomore outside hitter Monique Morris going up for a kill in the ISU vs. Creighton game. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

Indiana State women’s volleyball fell short of a victory Friday night in the ISU Arena when they took on Missouri State University (MSU). The Bears swept the Sycamores 0-3, final score 19-25, 19-25 and 26-28.

“I knew it was a big match because it could possibly determine if we are going to the tournament, so I feel like we were all mentally ready, but we just did not push enough,” sophomore outside hitter Monique Morris said.

ISU was first on the board for the night with a kill by senior middle blocker Stacy Qualizza, assisted by senior setter Shelbi Fouty. The Bears fought back to tie the score at 3 and broke the tie to take the lead at 4-6. With a kill by junior outside hitter Morgan Dall and a block from Dall and freshman middle blocker Samantha Kersting, the score tied at 7. The score tied one last time at 8 before Missouri State got a big lead at 9-14. ISU came within three at 12-15 but could not pass up the Bears. An error from Missouri State ended the Sycamores’ score at 19, and an error from ISU ended the set at 19-25, MSU. Set two did not run in the Sycamore favor. ISU started the set down 0-3 and could not gain the momentum they needed to pass up the Bears, but they did not give up.

Missouri State had the Sycamores’ doubled at 7-14, but a MSU error followed by a kill from junior middle blocker Shea Doran, along with a three point rally, brought the Sycamores within four at 14-18. A kill from Doran ended ISU’s score at 19, and a kill from the Bears ended the set at 19-25, MSU. Set three was a tight match, tying 15 times and having seven lead changes. ISU put the first point on the board for the set with a kill from Morris. The Sycamores had a set back when the Bears took a lead of 1-4, but ISU gained it back with a three point rally, followed by another threepoint rally to bring the score to 9-7. ISU fell behind again at 15-18, but a kill by Kersting, Dall and Doran, and a Bear error, put the score at 19-18. The Bears came back to tie the score at 19, but the tie was broken by a four point rally by the Sycamores including a kill by Dall, a service ace by Dall and a kill by sophomore outside hitter Molly Murphy assisted by Fouty, bringing the score to 23-19. ISU broke the last tie at 25, but could not hold on. MSU finished out the set with a three-point rally ending the set at 26-28, MSU, and the game 3-0, Missouri State.

“We should have come out with a little more energy. I feel like we picked it up at the end, but we were pretty neck and neck the whole game, so I mean, it was just big points that we lost,” Morris said.

Dall led the team in kills at 15, followed by Qualizza at 10. Fouty led in assists with 34 and tied with the lead in digs at 15 with senior defensive specialist Kiya James.

ISU vs. Wichita State University ISU finished out their weekend in the ISU Arena Saturday night, senior night, against Wichita State University (WSU). The Sycamores fell to the Shockers 0-3, final set scores 26-28, 18-25, and 13-25.

“Expectation is always to fight and to fight to win.

Wichita has a good team, top 50 in the nation, and we can’t make the mistakes that we made against any team that is ranked that high up,” Head Coach Traci Dahl said.

Set one was a close set, tying 14 times and having 8 lead changes. WSU was first on the board for set one, and a kill by Qualizza started the Sycamores’ score. ISU took the biggest lead of the set after a Doran kill followed by a Morris kill, putting the Sycamores in the lead at 11-7. WSU came back to tie the score at 13 then again at 14, and broke the last tie to take the lead at 16-14. The set was a flip-flop battle, but a kill by Dall ended the Sycamores’ score at 26, and an attack error by Doran ended the set at 26-28, WSU. ISU was first on the board for set two with a kill by Morris assisted by Fouty. After breaking a tie at 2 with a five point rally, consisting of James’ service ace, and a kill

by Dall, ISU took the lead at 7-2. The Sycamores could not hold on. WSU came back to tie the score at 8 and again at 10. The final tie was broken by a Shocker three point rally followed by a four point rally, bringing the score to 12-17.

ISU ended their score at 18 with a 6 point rally, including 2 kills by Morris, 3 kills from Dall, and a kill from Qualizza, and a Sycamore error ended the set at 18-25, WSU. “I don’t really know what happened. We were tied and we just kinda let them get control instead of us taking control, so it just did not go our way,” Qualizza said.

The Shockers were first on the board for set three, but ISU came back to tie the score at 3. WSU took off with a short run but it was ended by a Qualizza kill followed by a Morris kill, bringing the score to 5-6. A six point rally by the Shockers put them in a lead the Sycamores could not catch. ISU’s final point came from a Morris kill assisted by Fouty. A kill by WSU ended the set at 13-25 and the game 0-3, Wichita State.

“I really expected us to win, but since we didn’t, I think we just wanted to play hard and just know that we left everything out on the court and just not have any regrets,” Qualizza said.

Dall and Morris tied with 14 kills followed by Qualizza at seven. Fouty led with 31 assists and James had 14 digs followed by Morris at nine.

Despite the loss, the Sycamores still advanced to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament scheduled to commence Thursday and continue through to Saturday.

The tournament will be held in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This is the Sycamores’ first trip to the tournament since 2004.