October 7, 2013

GRADES AT STAKE

A student body representative worries that Homecoming may interfere with grades at midterm R News Editor

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Students who participate in Homecoming may be at higher risk for poor midterm grades, Student Government Association President Logan Valentine said at the Board of Trustees meeting last week.

Valentine said a grueling schedule one month before Homecoming kicks off could negatively impact students. In many cases, Valentine said, student volunteers may train as much as 30 hours a week for events such as the Tricycle Race and Sycamore Sync.

Since students desire to participate in

ISU police arrest six tied to robbery

Indiana State University police have arrested four men and are searching for two suspects following an attempted robbery early Sunday.

The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m. when the six men allegedly confronted two former students at Lot 14 near the southwest edge of campus. Police say one of the men knocked a male visitor to the ground and demanded anything of value.

Two of the six tried to pull a purse away from the woman. She resisted and some of the men began pushing and shoving her to prevent her from escaping.

University police took six people into custody shortly after the incident. Four were arrested and the other two were released. However, police are still searching for two more men believed to have been involved in the attack.

Indiana State students Myrin Kirksey, 19 of Gary, and Mykel Mayes, 18, of Crown Point, were arrested for attempted robbery while another student, Martel Murphy, 19, of Gary, along with Brandon Hollingsworth, 19, of Gary, were arrested for assisting a criminal. Hollingsworth is not an Indiana State student. The four men are scheduled to appear in Vigo Superior Court, Division 1, on Monday.

University police say the victims were on campus visiting current students. Nothing was stolen in the incident and there were no injuries.

Homecoming activities and midterms are scheduled for the following week there is a need for concern, Valentine said.

“Faculty can possibly put their exams together at a different date so students have the appropriate amount of time to prepare for Homecoming and midterms,” Valentine said. “It could really make a big difference in some students’ grades.”

Valentine plans to introduce the issue in the next SGA Senate meeting to obtain a better student perspective. If the Senate

also agrees, he said he will reintroduce his concerns at December’s Board of Trustees meeting.

President Daniel J. Bradley said a study could be considered to change the date to determine if it actually impacts student grades.

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Students get down at Sycamore Sync DIJONNAE MORGAN Reporter

Members from the Zeta Tau Alpha dance to their New Orleans-themed mix at Sycamore Sync (Photo by Kira Clouse).

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Indiana State University students rushed into the Hulman Center last week to enjoy the annual Sycamore Sync contest, one of the many events of Homecoming week.

The Sycamore Sync Contest involves student organizations on ISU campus that go through a process of submitting an application within the spring or beginning of the fall semester, according to Freda Luers, Union Board Director of the Homecoming Committee.

Students within a certain organization must also perform five songs that are mashed together with members lip-syncing to the group’s choice of music and adding wellcoordinated choreography.

As the lights dimmed to announce the start of the event, the crowd of the night screamed and applauded into Sycamore spirit as the hosts, Emily Fox and Logan Valentine, stepped onto the spotlighted stage with only one question on their minds.

“Are you guys ready to start the show?” said Fox, the Union Board President of the Homecoming Committee.

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Homecoming defeat: ISU

Trike results:

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designed to bring health awareness and preventative care for employees.

Bradley said the program was a success and growing rapidly.

The findings of the campus diversity survey were also discussed, which was conducted as a part of the strategic initiative to diversify ISU’s campus and showed improvement in faculty diversity according to the report.

Kandace Hinton, associate professor in the department of education, said some data has not yet been received.

In other business, the board also approved a two percent pay raise for salaried and hourly staff in good standing.

Diann McKee, vice president of business affairs and treasurer, said the raise was already planned and was made possible due to this year’s enrollment increase.

Trustees also supported a 2.66-acre land donation located on Canal Road from Sherwin Williams, a former paint factory.

Briefs Female sexually assaulted on “The Walk” According to the Indiana State University Police, a female reported that she was sexually assaulted during her participation on “The Walk” between 2 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

She reported that she was walking in the vacinity of the 2000 block of Wabash Ave. when an unknown male pulled her into an alley and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect is described as an AfricanAmerican male approximately 6’5” tall with short hair and a clean shave. The victim also reported that the suspect is heavyset and wore a blue shirt and dark ‘skinny’ jeans.

He was last seen walking east on Wabash Ave. ISU Public Safety has asked that if anyone has any information about this incident to contact either the ISU Police or the Terre Haute Police Department immediately.

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Displaced students heated after fire Tamera Rhodes News Editor Students who were affected by the fire at the university’s family housing have been reassigned to other locations on campus and are faced with the aftermath, but one resident has completely left campus housing for good.

The fire was accidental with substantial damage but with no injuries, said Joseph Newport, assistant police chief of the Indiana State University Public Safety Department.

But one student made the choice to drop her lease and move to another location off campus, rather than be separated from her roomate of four years.

Anastasia Disser, a senior operations and supply chain management major, lived on the same floor that was damaged by fire.

She said the thought of being separated from her companion and the wait for renovations wasn’t worth the stay at Indiana State University’s residence halls, since she will be graduating soon. Disser said on the day of the fire she was faced with the decision to move or wait on renovations.

She made a few calls to area friends who were able to help locate another place to live, she said.

ISU’s Residential Life staff hasn’t told her whether they will allow her to break the lease without the penalties, even though she feels the contract was broken due to the fire.

So, rather than complicate her life any more than it already has been, she chose to go ahead and move instead of waiting for the renovations to be completed.

Amanda Knerr (center) executive director of residential life directs students on where they will be relocated after the fire last Tuesday (Photo by Bob Rhodes).

Another student who feared she would be displaced by the fire was able to move back into her apartment the same day.

Christina Walker, a psychology graduate student said she was able to return to her apartment the same afternoon and her life has already shifted back to normalcy.

“I can definitely count myself as one of the lucky ones—my apartment incurred no damage,” Walker said.

She went on to say, though she didn’t need insurance this time, she will be prepared should there be a next time.

“I do not have renter’s insurance, but I will be adding it to my auto insurance in the very near future,” Walker said.

Last week, Al Perone, the Dean of Students and Ombudsperson sent a campuswide email to inform ISU’s community that his office is taking donations for family directly affected by the fire.

His office is accepting monetary donations for three students, who are in need of clothing, food, furniture and cash.

According to the email, the donations are for two female students and one male student.

“They lost everything,” Perone said.

Donations can be made by cash or checks made out to the ISU Foundation and dropped off at the ISU Foudation Office or to Carol Brassie in Room 808 of the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

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Annual tricycle derby pits organizations against one another Jazmyne King Reporter Two teams walked away victorious after Friday’s annual tricycle race, a tradition during Homecoming week.

The first half of the race began with the Women’s race, which included Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Kappa sororities, staying close to one another.

But Zeta Tau Alpha officially won the race and Jenica Hype, a junior applied medicine rehabilitation and member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority said it was an awesome feeling.

“We worked as a team and we worked hard,” said Hype.

Many teams competed in the race including sororities, fraternities, the Air Force and Residential Life.

“This is an activity for men and women,” said Davis Stowe, the associate director of the Student Recreation Center and coordinator

I love Homecoming. I enjoy watching the school spirit.”

Megan Morrison, graduate student in Student Affairs and Higher Education for the Trike Race.

Megan Morrison, a graduate student in Student Affairs and Higher Education, attended the competition for her second year and came in support for Residential Life.

She said she enjoys ISU and watching the Trike Race especially, because the riders take it very seriously.

“I love Homecoming, I enjoy watching the school spirit,” Morrison said. “I would like to take part in the race, but it is very consuming so right now I enjoy watching.”

The men’s race took over the second half, with14 competing teams.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon took an early lead and won the race for the seventh time in a row.

Pi Kappa Alpha ran closely beside them and won second place, chanting as the race ended.

James Garner, a senior computer engineer said, the team practiced with the mindset that each member would only complete one lap in the race.

“Our strategy was one lap at a time,” said Garner. “Why practice 10 laps when you are not going to race 10 laps.”

Above: A cyclist from Zeta Tau Alpha celebrates as she crosses the finish line in first place. Below: The men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon root for their team, who also finished in first place, from the stands (Photos by Drew Canavan).

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Blue and White parade traveled down Wabash on Saturday

Kristi Ashby Reporter

Community members of all ages lined up to watch Indiana State University’s 97th annual Blue and White Homecoming Parade Saturday, with nearly 134 units in the parade, said Freda Luers, parade coordinator.

The theme for the 2013 Blue and White Homecoming Parade was “Destination Blue, Back to ISU.” Participants were encouraged to demonstrate their spirit and sense of pride by recreating unforgettable Sycamore memories.

The parade was an opportunity for organizations to show off various aspects of their groups and compete to win the best float of this year’s homecoming parade.

Sororities and fraternities, as well as the Forest and the Indiana State Marching Sycamores were just a few groups that attended.

There were many school organizations that participated, but the community also has floats in the parade. Community groups such as the Little League teams, Girl Scouts of America, church groups and even the local high school bands were all part of the parade.

Children stood on the curbs to watch floats

as they scrambled for candy to fill up their bags, surrounded by signs that read “Go State.”

Jamie Holms, a junior majoring in Criminology, brought her three kids and husband to see the parade because it is their favorite family event.

She said she has been attending the homecoming parade for years.

“This is such a wonderful community event,” Holms said. “We all love the different marching bands that come from all over the state to be in the parade.”

A Terre Haute resident Robert Crist went to the parade for the first time this year with the encouragement of his daughter and wife, he said.

His daughter wanted to come see all the floats and get some candy and he said he didn’t regret it.

“I loved seeing the community pride in the school and I will definitely come again next year,” Crist said about the parade.

This year’s parade winners will be announced on Monday at 5:00 p.m. in Dede I A crowd gathers on Wabash Ave. as participants in the annual Blue and White Parade pass of the Hulman Memorial Student Union. by and throw candy on Saturday before the Homecoming game (Photo by Bob Rhodes).

OPINION Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, There are a number of mysteries in faith that seem like contradictions: Jesus Christ as both human and divine, one God in three divine persons, victory through death and so on. Of course, it isn’t easy for the finite mind to comprehend the infinite, but deeper meditation reveals that these are in fact paradoxes, not contradictions. In understanding Pope Francis, the faithful often find themselves in a state of paradox, namely the struggle between the pastoral and doctrinal approaches to the faith. This struggle has plagued the Church for decades and is rooted in the pitting of one approach against the other.

This is a false dichotomy; one approach is not “right” while the other is “wrong.” The Church must adhere to doctrine while simultaneously tending to pastoral needs of the faithful. There is no opposition between God’s mercy and His justice. The doctrinal dimensions and the pastoral dimension of the Church are to work together, not apart, and not in contradiction of one another. Christ himself makes this clear.

In understanding His Holiness, it is important to avoid interpretations in the media that put a spin one way or another on the Pope’s words.

Again, this subscribes to the false dichotomy that doctrinal dimensions and pastoral dimensions within the Church are contradictory. Pope Francis, in his wisdom, has spoken frequently about the importance of the pastoral role of the Church, but it would be incorrect to infer that he assigns lesser importance to doctrine or that doctrine will be – or can be – relaxed.

Pope Francis certainly highlights pastoral care as part of the mission of the Church, but not to the extent that doctrine should be ignored. His Holiness has upheld the moral teachings of the Church on several occasions, making it clear that the Church will stand firm on doctrinal issues. The Church’s understanding of its mission remains constant as one of both pastoral care and doctrine. During his papacy, Pope Francis has focused a lot on the virtue of charity, just as Pope Benedict focused on the virtue of faith and Pope John Paul II focused on the virtue of hope. The Holy Father is not making drastic changes to the faith, but rather building on what is already well established.

Caleb Lankford-Thomas Senior Political Science Major

Monday, October 7, 2013 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Samual Clark isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor in Chief, Brianne Hofmann isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu

Personal Paradigms: defining who you are on outside

T a t t o o s , piercings, clothing, hairstyles and music are all forms of self- expression.

We all have our own unique sense of style, and what we feel makes us uniquely us.

At Indiana State University there are many different Columnist so cultures and expressions brought to our everyday campus life that it is hard to keep track. The main thing we need to keep in mind is how we portray ourselves and what we want to get across to others around us.

When you first meet someone, you immediately judge him by his appearance, whether you mean to or not. It is very hard not to judge, but sometimes you can get a feel for a person by how they present themselves.

Tattoos, piercings and hairstyles are a big part in our appearance as college students. Most parents will say that tattoos destroy your body, and other clichés of that nature, but the thing about tattoos is that it’s your decision. No one can tell you what to get or what it means to you.

Personally, I love tattoos. I find them so intriguing and always feel like they can tell a story. I just got my first tattoo not too long ago and it means the world to me. A tattoo may represent something special, and having it on your body the rest of your life is a way to hold on to a memory that you may have not been able to live without.

Piercings are the exact same thing. Like tattoos, they can hold memories for us. They mean a great deal to us and allow us to show who

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we are as people, even if you choose to let it heal back, assuming you no longer want it. Piercings may show how daring and creative you are, or they can show you are following the trend in your age group.

In college, we also have tons of different hairstyles for both girls and guys. We have people who leave their dorm, apartment or house wearing pajamas and their hair looking like they just got out of bed. Others take their time in the morning, or have a routine that helps them start their day. On top of how our hair is styled, we think about the color or cut of

want to come across when people first see or meet us.

Any way we decide to use selfexpression is unique to us, and it will change a lot­­­­— not only in college, but after graduation, too. We change all the time, and it shines a light on who we are and who we want to be as a person.

The goal of most everyone’s college experience is to have fun and try new things. We see all of these things we wish we had done in the past and tell ourselves that it will happen in college. Experiment as much as possible, get an idea of

Each modification to your body tells a story of you, both of then and now.

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the hair, and what it says about us.

All cuts and colors will show or hide different points of view about us. How we make ourselves appear shows a great deal about how we

how you want to be thought of as a person and do what you think needs to be done to get there. Everyone is their own person, you just have to find that person and stick with it.

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Off the beaten path: exploring Rockstar Games releases less the unseen of Terre Haute glam and more glitch Want to know what the most popular places in the Hulman Memorial Student Union are?

Burger King, Taco Bell and Einstein’s Bagels.

Trust me, I love a steak quesadilla as much as the next guy, but just in the Commons alone, there’s so much more than the chain joints. George’s Café serves a killer Opinions grilled chicken gyro, then Editor there’s Mein Bowl, whose awesome stir-fry always seems to be underestimated.

There’s a sort of distrust that appears to have been bred into our current generation. It says that the little guys are nowhere near as good as the names we know. If we can sing the jingle, they’re going to do good work. Terre Haute provides a prime example of some of these “little guys,” who get ignored all the time.

Students, especially, seem to lean toward the big name companies. When’s the last time you heard of anyone (at least, among us students) getting groceries anywhere but Wal-Mart? As a Matter of fact . . . when’s the last time we bought anything that wasn’t label specific anywhere but Wal-Mart?

Growing up in the city, I am every bit as guilty as the next guy for favoring the big spots. Why should I go to Average Joe’s Hardware when Menards has the tiling, grout, screws and paint I need at one spot? There’s a huge convenience factor that comes with the territory of a commercial location. Who really doesn’t like one-stop shopping? Saves gas, time and often money.

There are a lot of things we can often get when we break away from the beaten path. Too many of us very rarely get off campus thanks to the self-sustaining

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bubble that we live in. We have food, water, shelter, basic cable, a place to work out, to study, to get coffee, what are we missing here? But there’s a lot of interaction that we miss when we don’t seek out the newness in life. My earlier example of Average Joe’s may not have the grout I need, but Joe’s son happens to play soccer at the local team, so turns out that he donates a sizable chunk of the money I spent at his store on his son’s team. There’s also the unavoidable factor of the facetime. It’s a fair bit cliché, but my five years in Terre Haute have taught me how it can actually be exciting to know the vendor on a personal level.

I have been going to George’s almost once a day since freshman year, and every day he asks me how my day has been.

It’s pretty refreshing to have an actual conversation with someone rather than, “Hey! How are you?” “I’m good, you?” I’m good. See ya.”

Within the Haute, there are several locations that get severely downplayed, because of positioning. Deming Park is located on the far East side, down Wabash Ave. It has some of the most beautiful trails, especially now in the fall.

Baesler’s Market is a local grocer that sells all organic and fresh foods. Chavas and J. Gumbo’s (both just down the Wabash strip) are pretty famous around campus for their food. These places are all easy to find and are great local businesses.

And with the exception of Chavas and Gumbo’s, I never seem to hear anyone talk of going.

Don’t go gung-ho, boycotting big business on the whole. That’s way more counter-productive than you need to be.

Just go exploring some time. Go see Joe’s Barbershop down Fifth street, just off of Cherry St., or Meadows Theater, down Poplar Street in the Meadows Shopping Center. You might actually be surprised by what you find.

Jake Porter Columnist Last Tuesday, millions of people cried out in barbaric howls of frustration in the wake of a terrible event. Not the government shutdown, obviously. No, no, this was a much more disastrous event. Grand Theft Auto Online wasn’t working.

For those of you who are not gamers, I’m sure you’re at least vaguely aware that Grand Theft Auto 5 was released on Sept. 17. What you may not know, was that the game came with a new style of multiplayer— one that weds Massive Multiplayer Online (where everyone inhabits the same virtual world) and standard multiplayer (where a small group of people meet and fight each other and/or work together for a short period of time) hybrid along with it. Mind you, this multiplayer option was not available for any purchasers until Oct. 1.

According to Rockstar Games (GTA’s creators) and my own personal experience,

“I don’t care what your occupation is; anyone who has anything to do with business knows that if your product isn’t working, there are going to be issues.” issues with the game may range from activities and missions within giving an automatic failure and servers shutting down to the game flat-out freezing in the opening cutscene before you can even start. I don’t care what your occupation is; anyone who has anything to do with business knows that if your product isn’t working, there are going to be issues. The Internet is flooded with people calling, texting, begging, threatening and more, desperately trying to get Rockstar to fix their game. Frankly, I’m disappointed in the company.

But I will come to their defense on two things: first, Rockstar, despite producing games for almost 15 years, has never attempted to make an MMO system before; let alone the fact that a hybrid of a MMO and regular multiplayer has never been done before in mainstream gaming. So this is not just new to us, but new to them as well. Second, they did warn us. Rockstar released a newsletter that, among other things, there was a possibility of the online game crashing, freezing, glitching, or even outright not working the first couple of days as the servers may have too many players joining and overloading the system. With the game selling over $1 billion in three days, I’d say that was a good assumption. Also, this is Rockstar’s first big screw-up when it comes to delivering the goods. And for being around since 1998, that’s pretty good.

However, here’s a query to all free-thinkers and/or business majors: if you think your product won’t be quite ready on the promised release date, what do you do? Do you delay it, chance some anger to make it better and ensure people’s faith in your product; or do you send it out anyway with your repair kit in hand, hoping the damage won’t be so bad no one buys your product anymore? As you might have guessed, Rockstar seems to have taken the latter approach. And hey, why not? They already took our money, and history shows people will pay for franchises regardless of how badly done they are.

Anyone else remember the “Star Wars” Prequels or the “Twilight Saga”?

The smarter bet would be to keep working on it until it’s ready, that way those rabid fans won’t send you quite as many death threats and more people will buy your stuff. After all, the game company Valve has worked diligently —sometimes slowly— on every single one of their games and has never had a backlash remotely like this.

Of course, people have been waiting on Half-Life Episode three since 2007.

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Left: Tau Kappa Epsilon and Gamma Phi Beta collaborate on a performance during Sycamore Sync last week. Right: Kappa Alpha and Chi Omega Spent weeks preparing to bring a little spark to their performance by wearing masks during their choreographed routine (Photos by Kira Clouse).

Michael Jackson and “Circus” by Britney Spears to start off the night.

One group’s performance was road trip-themed to coordinate with the theme of this year’s Homecoming, “Destination Blue, Back to ISU.” Students were taken on a road trip to New Orleans, Atlanta, Hollywood, Cleveland, Ohio, and many other cities through the music and dance.

“There’s a lot of energy,” Luers said.

“I think for the audience members it’s

just a fun hour and a half getaway from studying. We always encourage students to get their studying done ahead of time before coming to the event.”

As the night progressed, chants filled the room from those who knew the performers that were lip-syncing and dancing.

Sadie Gaston, 20, who was part of the Hollywood-themed Gammi Phi Beta performance, said it was more exciting being in the spotlight for thousands of

students, staff and other organizations to see.

“The most exciting thing about performing was actually being able to perform on-stage in front of everybody,” Gaston said.

“We had been practicing for I’d say two or three weeks,” she said. “We would have to practice every single night for at least an hour and a half or two hours every single night, sometimes on weekends.”

As the night ended with performances of “Respect” by Aretha Franklin, “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson and “Oops, I Did it Again” by Britney Spears, Erica Brown, a health and science major, thought she walked away with a memorable Homecoming experience.

“I really enjoyed myself,” said Erica Brown, a health and science major. “The music gave me an adrenaline rush. I would definitely attend again if given the chance.”

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NAACP on campus still fighting for rights

Denise Smith Reporter

Corine Johnson, a sohpmore business marketing major and a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s ISU chapter, said she feels attending meetings gives her a voice on campus.

“It gives me a chance to be active on campus and to do more for other people,” she said. “I hope to encourage young African-American men and women to get more involved on campus in a positive manner.”

Johnson also explained how important it is to give back to the community through groups like the NAACP. On Feb. 12, 1909, Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard and William English Walling founded the NAACP to fight for civil rights.

Over the years the organization has worked to give a voice to minorities all over the country. According to www.ruf. rice.edu, the NAACP has 2,200 branches covering all 50 states as well as in Japan and Germany. They are divided into seven regions and are managed and governed by a National Board of Directors.

The organization is headquartered in Baltimore, Md. The total membership currently exceeds 500,000. Terre Haute has two branches: one that works with the Wabash Valley and the other on Indiana State University’s campus.

The branch at ISU is very involved on campus with a goal to have students and organizations to work together and show the diversity that has grown at ISU. The group also wants students to talk about the different issues they face and make everyone on campus aware of their rights.

The last event hosted by the organization was “411 on the 5.0” in Federal Hall. The organization invited Campus Police, Indiana State Troopers, Judicial Affairs and a variety of other informative sources that were designed to keep students aware of different rights, laws and regulations on campus, especially those surrounding homecoming.

“NAACP is a voice for AfricanAmerican Students, designed to make

a change. We want to students to have a more active role on campus regarding their rights and responsibilities,” Secretary Anthonisha Humphrey, a criminology major, said during a weekly meeting in September.

She added that the group is planning many events on campus and is also planning for members to travel to different places and network with members outside of the local organization.

She also added that she wants to see new people come to the meeting.

During the last meeting, the executive board spoke to members about upcoming events and Homecoming plans.

The group was also involved in events throughout Homecoming week, including the Unity Homecoming Student Dance at the Student Recreation Center. They were also featured in the annual Blue and White Parade last Saturday.

The latest event is a health-oriented movement which is designed to bring awareness to students on campus about sexually transmitted diseases. The group will collaborate with Alpha Phi Alpha sorority for this event.

Students who are interested in joining the group can attend weekly meetings Thursdays at 6 p.m. in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, room 416.

Facts about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: • It was founded on Feb. 12, 1909 by early Civil Rights leaders to fight for freedom.

• The organzation has 2,200 branches across the nation and in Germany and Japan.

• Its total membership now exceeds 500,000 individuals.

• There are two branches in Terre Haute, including one at Indiana State.

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES

Students explore Paris and Berlin in a semester abroad to examine modernist aspects of both cities Jennifer Sicking ISU Communications and Marketing

As Ashlee Vitz stood in the wings of the Paris Opera House, instead of listening to the guide explain the backstage with the rest of the Indiana State University students, the 2008 theater graduate stared at the stage, the focal point for thousands of empty chairs.

She slid away from the group and walked onto the storied stage. She closed her eyes, imagining people filling the seats, while tears trembled on her lashes.

“I knew I would regret it if I didn’t,” said Vitz, a 2008 theater graduate, about her solo walk onto the stage.

Vitz, a graduate student studying French in Indiana State’s languages, literatures and linguistics department journeyed to Paris and Berlin as the culmination of a spring semester course “Tale of Two Cities: Paris, Berlin and Modernism” taught by LLL associate professors Ann Rider and Keri Yousif.

“We wanted to experiment with a course that presents culture through the lenses of different disciplines that we both engage,” Above: Students stand pose in front of the Eiffel Tower as part a spring semester course called “Tale of Two Cities: Paris, Berlin and Rider said. “Modernism is a topic that Modernism.” Below: Students stand in front of a portion of the Berlin Wall (Photo by ISU Communicatons and Marketing). allowed us to do that, since it incorporates art, film, literature, music and also new theories of urban life, culture and society.”

The class examined the two cities’ changes from 1840 to 1933 and citizens migrated from farms to the cities as factories began to dominate working life; political changes birthed societal unrest and upheaval, which art mirrored as artists explored increasing freedoms. Indiana State students read Gustave Flaubert’s “Sentimental Education,” Bertolt Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera,” Charles Baudelaire’s “The Parisian Prowler” and Frank Wedekind’s “Spring Awakening” as part of the required texts for the class.

“For us, we didn’t want to take tourists.

We didn’t want to be tourists,” Yousif said.

“We wanted to be students.”

Students made connections between the places they visited with the different pieces they read, Yousif said. As they walked across a bridge in Paris, the students remembered it as a place where one of Continued ON PAGE 11

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Flaubert’s characters attempted suicide.

After spending a semester studying about the cities through the various texts, Yousif said, “They weren’t tourists.”

From art to architecture, the modern movement left its mark on the two cities, a mark that shows in sharp relief with the surrounding history of the cities, including the opera house.

“The tour guide said people in Paris either loved it or hated it,” Vitz said about the opera house. “It’s a gigantic glass structure in the middle of cobblestone history.”

From Sacre Coeur, the Eiffel Tower, an overnight train ride from Paris to Berlin to tours of Berlin, visits to the BauhausArchiv Museum and the Holocaust Memorial, Jared Hutson, then a senior biology major, said he was struck by the history.

“We were seeing the structures, the buildings from Medieval Roman ruins, old cathedrals,” he said. “In America, we can’t see something built 200 years ago.

There, you can see something built 1,000 years ago.”

Students’ insights and queries made the trip special for Rider.

“They posed thoughtful, challenging questions, and really made connections

between what we’d done in the classroom and the sites we visited,” she said. “They became independent very quickly. so it was interesting personally to see what kinds of activities and sights they chose for themselves during free time. Most were seeking out museums and sights that we just couldn’t fit into our itinerary.”

Hutson, from St. Leon, discovered some of his high school German returned during the trip, which was his first outside of North America.

“I could get by in restaurants when I ate on my own,” he said.

Vitz, who studied French for four years, began studying German in preparation for the trip.

“I sounded like a pre-schooler, but I could order meat and not get cheese,” she said.

Yousif said she and Rider watched as French and German came alive to the students studying those languages and cultures.

“Slowly and literally hour-by-hour, they could read signs and start catching more and more words,” Yousif said. “In a day or two, there came the pride of helping nonspeakers sort that out. French speakers became leaders then in Germany the same thing happened.”

Ashley Vitz, a graduate student at ISU, stands on the stage of the Paris Opera House (Photo

by ISU Communications and Marketing).

The students, Yousif said, learned the language learner lesson of “I know a lot and I know nothing.”

“It’s eternal for a second language learner,” she said.

Beyond interacting with architecture, history, culture and art, the travel changed

the students.

“A big part of it is you don’t know who you truly are as a person until you are a foreigner,” said Vitz, who previously studied abroad in France. “You do not return as the same person and that’s a good thing.”

Students make voices clear with Sycamore Sessions Zhane’ Pica Reporter It didn’t take long for Deja Spalding, a senior social work major, to showcase her interest as she played a part in Sycamore Sessions.

“I’m fired up, I’m ready,” said Spalding, who was co-host of the event last week.

Sycamore Sessions is a talent show designed to showcase Indiana State students and organizations, according to J. Brooks Moore, associate dean of Student Engagement and Leadership Development and advisor of the event.

Preparing for an event in as little as two weeks was intense for Spalding, but not enough to make her give up.

“It really didn’t take much to overcome it. I showed my interest in taking over after the previous women graduated,” Spalding said. “I emailed J. Brooks Moore

and my co-host Sabrina McCoy, a senior psychology major, and I met up with [Moore]. And from there the planning began.”

Over 500 hundred attendees filled Dede I Monday night. Live and energetic participants and audience members patiently awaited their friends to take the stage.

Brandon Harris, a senior business management major, knew both Spalding and McCoy and was asked to be on the judging panel along with five other students.

Even as a senior Harris enjoyed watching his friends and classmates perform.

“I have been to some Sycamores Sessions in the past. I would do it again,” Harris said.

Seventeen total performances were given that night. Precision Step Team took

the $100 prize in first place, Ross David came in second and Full Owt took third place.

“Sycamore Sessions is a great program that I really enjoy, both from an advising perspective, as well as, an audience member,” Moore said. “As a University, it is remarkable that we can provide such a forum for both students to perform and students to attend.”

Marketing the show around campus will build the show’s success, Moore said, with the Homecoming event usually drawing the biggest crowd.

Continuing to recruit and attract student organizations that enjoy live entertainment is also a goal of Sycamore Sessions.

“Sycamore Sessions has a rich history in providing a forum for student performances, and much of that is

oriented with highlighting the student organizations,” Moore said. “Many of our dance, hip-hop and vocal groups are comprised of underrepresented populations and these student organizations have a large following.”

The show was introduced in 2011 during a time with little programming highlighting minority students. This was all the more reason for Spalding and McCoy to take charge as hosts to be sure the program would continue.

In this sense, the program now is a strong tradition for the African-American student population.

Students can look forward to the next Sycamore Sessions during the week of Halloween, which is scheduled to take place in the Sycamore Lounge.

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Peguins outlast Sycamores through storms

Sports Editor, Thomas Beeler isu-statesmansports@mail.indstate.edu

STATESMAN RUNDOWN Indiana State Women’s Volleyball vs. Bradley 3-2 (L) vs. Loyola 3-1 (L) Women’s Soccer vs. Illinois St. 2-1 (L) Football vs. Youngstown 35-24 Cross-Country Men Women

22nd 17th

Missouri Valley Standings Football North Dakota St. 5-0 Youngstown 5-1 Northern Iowa 4-1 Southern Illinois 3-3 Western Illinois 3-3 Illinois State 2-3 South Dakota 2-3 Missouri State 1-5 Indiana State 1-4 South Dakota St. 3-3 Junior quarterback Mike Perish calls out a play and prepares for the snap of the ball (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Thomas Beeler Sports Editor Indiana State celebrated its annual Homecoming on Saturday with the traditional Homecoming football game against the Penguins of Youngstown State University. With a thunderstorm slowly making its way to Memorial Stadium and creating a weather delay, they weren’t able to come out of an early deficit, falling 35-24.

ISU is currently 1-4 for the regular season and 0-1 in Missouri Valley Football Conference, as Youngstown increased their regular season record to 5-1 and 2-0 in MVFC. The Sycamores started the first quarter with an early field goal 23 yards out from junior punt kicker Tanner Fritschle after a

14-play with 9:35 left on the clock. After a 52-yard kick-off return from Youngstown, they responded with a 44-yard run into the end zone, taking the lead, 7-3.

Indiana State would gain possession of the ball following with a 12 play drive. From 33 yards out, ISU missed their second field goal attempt with the ball hitting the left side of the goal post. With 1:04 left in the quarter, Youngstown continued to increase their lead over the Sycamore with a 95-yard return from an interception.

The second quarter began with both teams struggling to control the ball until the Penguins broke through and rushed 13 yards for the touchdowns with 7:12 on the clock. The Sycamores started to gain

some ground with a ten play drive as junior quarterback Mike Perish got off a 27-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Sampson Levingston, closing in on YSU 21-10.

Youngstown began to utilize its running and tailbacks with small gained yards until a 6-yard rush into the end zone after a 12-play drive. The Sycamores tried to score again but couldn’t by the end of the third quarter.

After the weather delay lifted, YSU scored an early 2-yard touchdown pass at the beginning of the fourth quarter. In a three play drive, Perish got the ball into junior wide receiver Kyani Harris’ hands, where he ran 68 yards into the end zone.

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Women’s Volleyball Wichita State 15-3 Illinois State 12-4 Northern Iowa 11-5 Missouri State 10-7 Bradley 9-5 Loyola 8-9 Southern Illinois 8-10 Indiana State 7-9 Evansville 6-11 Drake 2-15

Women’s Soccer Missouri State 5-7-1 Evansville 8-2-1 Illinois State 7-6 Loyola 4-5-4 Drake 2-7-2 Northern Iowa 1-11 Indiana State 4-8

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advances as the offenses continued to push forward until the Sycamore scored again with a 21-yard pass to Levingston with 1:57 left on the clock. Junior running back Buck Logan successfully aided the Sycamores effects by going for the extra two points.

Leading the Sycamore’s defenses was sophomore defensive back Mark Sewall with a total of eight tackles with one solo and seven assist. Sophomore defensive lineman Conner Underwood was the only person to get a sack for three yards.

Logan led ISU in rushing with 65 yards averaging 6.4. Perish had a total of 392 yards and aided in three touchdowns as Harris had a total of 101 yards.

The team will be on the road for two weeks before returning back to Memorial Stadium. Its first stop will be Vermillin, SD., on Saturday to play South Dakota State then heading to Normal, Ill., on Oct 19 facing Illinois State. Lastly, beginning play back to Terre Haute to dual North Dakota State on Oct 26.

Soccer glows purple against the Cardnials

Sophomore Sydney Lovelace battles to gain control of the ball (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Megan Kramper

ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State women’s soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to Missouri Valley Conference rival Illinois State Friday evening at Memorial Stadium.

In partner with the Amanda Reed foundation, the team hosted the Domestic Violence Awareness Night. Fans were asked to bring two items to benefit Concil of Domestic Abuse, CODA. “It was an interesting game today,” head coach Erica True said.

Illinois State got on the board first with a goal by Hannah Leinert on a header in the 11th minute, giving the Redbirds an early lead.

Sycamore freshman forward Abby Reed retaliated to tie things up at 15:41 as she found the back of the net for the fifth time this season.

Things went scoreless for the remainder of the half as the two teams went to the locker room tied 1-1. The Redbirds would score the only goal of the second half in the 61st minute on a goal that went left past Indiana State goalie Abby Keller.

The Sycamores fall to 4-8-0 and 0-2-0 in the MVC while the Redbirds improved to 7-6-0 and 1-0-0 in league action.

ISU is back in action Friday as they round out non-conference action against IUPUI. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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Difficult conference filled weekend for volleyball Kevin Jenison

ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State volleyball team was on the road this weekend battling Missouri Valley Conference teams Bradley University and Loyola University.

The Sycamores were not able to maintain the built momentum throughout both games, and lost 3-2 to Bradley and 2-1 to Loyola. Senior outside hitter Morgan Dall continues to climb her way to the top of career kills as she sits fourth after this weekend.

ISU vs. Bradley The Indiana State volleyball team staged quite a rally on the road Friday night but fell just short of victory as the Bradley Braves outlasted the Sycamores 3-2 (25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 15-12) in a Missouri Valley Conference game in the Renaissance Coliseum.

After dropping the first two sets, the Sycamores fought back and were able to win sets three and four to force a fifth and deciding set. Indiana State dug themselves into a deep hole early in that final set as Bradley raced out to a 6-1 lead which forced Sycamore head coach Traci Dahl to use both of her timeouts early.

Indiana State did rally and trailed 9-7 after kills by freshman outside hitter Bree Spangler and Dall and a service ace from sophomore defensive specialist Taylor Reckards. The Sycamore stayed closed the rest of the set but never could quite catch the Braves despite three more kills from Dall and one from Spangler. Bradley took the fifth set 15-12 and won the game three sets to two.

Dall finished the game with a career game high 27 kills and a .269 hitting percentage. The senior is now fourth on the career kill list with 1,192 career kills as she moved past Julie Meshberger (1,187 kills from 1992-1995) and Brittanie Stowell (1,174 kills from 2001-2004). Dall also had 14 digs for her 25th doubledouble while also picking up two service aces and two blocks. She also had a career game high of 30 points in the game.

Spangler contributed 18 kills while hitting a career game high of .429 hitting percentage with just three errors in 35 attempts. Senior setter Loni Mackinson had 45 assists and 17 digs for her 21st career double-double while senior

libero Molly Murphy had 16 digs and a career game high of four service aces.

Junior middle blocker Kyla Thomas and sophomore middle blocker Cassandra Willis had three blocks each.

The Sycamores held the early advantage in the opening set as Morgan Dall knocked down two kills, Cassandra Willis one and Molly Murphy added a service ace to push the Sycamores to an early 5-2 advantage.

Indiana State still had the lead at 10-9 after a Bradley error and Dall’s third kill of the set but then the Braves rallied for five straight points to take the lead for good at 14-10. Indiana State kept up the pressure and rallied back to trail 15-14 but that was as close as they would get. Dall’s sixth kill of the set and a Kyla Thomas service ace had the Sycamores within two at 21-19 but the Braves scored four of the next six points to take the set 25-21.

The second set was tied five times in the early going before the Braves broke away from an 11-all score with four straight points. Indiana State answered with a run of their own as Bree Spangler knocked down her third kill of the set and then assisted on a block with Kyla Thomas, and Shannon Murphy recorded a service ace as the Sycamores tied the set for the final time at 15. Bradley scored five of the next six points and held on from there to post a 25-19 set win.

Indiana State never trailed in the third set but they also never had a commanding lead. A pair of Dall kills, one from Spangler, a Thomas kill and a block from Mackinson and Thomas pushed the Sycamores to their largest lead at 24-19 late in the set. Bradley rallied with four straight ahead of an Indiana State time out. Dall sealed the Sycamore set win with her eighth kill of the set at Indiana State won 25-23.

The fourth set was a tight battle from start to finish with 16 ties and five lead changes. Indiana State took their first lead of the set at 5-4 off a Spangler kill. A 5-1 run later in the set put Bradley back on top 13-10 but the Sycamores rallied to regain the advantage on kills by Spangler and Thomas along with a Molly Murphy ace.

Bradley was able to gain the lead one more time but a kill by Dall back in front. It was point for point for most of the rest of the way but kills by Mackinson and Dall along with a block by Dall and Thomas sealed the set win at 25-23.

Indiana State volleyball continues its Missouri Valley Conference play as they host two games at home this weekend (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).

ISU vs. Loyola The Sycamore volleyball team lost the first two sets, battled back to take the third set but could not sustain the momentum as the Loyola Ramblers handed the Sycamores their third straight setback 3-1 (25-11, 25-14, 20-25, 25-17) in a Missouri Valley Conference contest Saturday.

Indiana State drops to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in the Valley while Loyola improved to 8-9 overall and 3-3 in conference action.

The Sycamores return home next weekend to host Missouri State Friday and Wichita State Saturday.

Dall led the Sycamore attack with 12 kills while also contributing two assists, four digs, and two blocks. Willis added 10 kills with three digs and two blocks.

Mackinson had 32 assists and 13 digs for her 22nd career double-double while Murphy also had 13 digs.

Loyola opened an 8-4 lead early in the opening set but the Sycamores came back to trail 10-8 after a Dall kill and a Rambler error. Loyola scored 10 of the next 11 points and went on to take the opening set 25-11. The Ramblers continued to control the game in the second set even though

the Sycamores scored the first point of the second set. The Ramblers came back with 10 straight points and never looked back in taking the second set 25-14.

The Ramblers were looking for the sweep in the third set but the Sycamores had other ideas. After falling behind 5-1 early in the third set, Indiana State rallied to tie the set at nine and again at 11 before taking their first lead on a block

by Thomas and Spangler. Sophomore Victoria Swigart added a kill and the Sycamores got another block from Swigart and Willis to extend their lead to 14-11.

The Sycamores kept the pressure on and held off the Ramblers for a 25-20 set win.

Indiana State scored the first four points of the fourth set but the momentum switched as Loyola went on a 10-1 run to take a 10-5 lead. The Ramblers controlled the action the rest of the way to win the set 25-17 and defeat the Sycamores three sets to one.

The volleyball team is bringing the action back home in the Arena South Gym Friday and Saturday facing Missouri State and Wichita State, both starting at 7 p.m.

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Homecoming week comes to a close

Above: Students feed the flames as they prep the grill at their tailgate party Saturday.

Below: Statesman News Editor Tamera Rhodes and WISU DJ A.J. Patiag spread the news to Homecoming parade spectators. Right: Four men try to hold the line at Thursday’s TugO-War competition (Photos by Drew Canavan, Bob Rhodes and Mutaz Albar).