Walking for awareness In observance of eating disorder awareness month, members of the campus community walk together to shed light on the deadly illness D’JONNAE MORGAN Reporter
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A little rain and fall weather didn’t stop Indiana State students and the Terre Haute community from walking to raise awareness Wednesday October 23, 2013 about eating disorders with the Terre Haute’s National Eating Disorders Association Indiana State University committee on Saturday morning. www.indianastatesman.com Showing their support, many had taken Volume 121 Issue 25 the time to sign up at the association’s booth at 10 a.m. Participants paid a small fee in the form of a monetary donation to the organization that focuses its time on saving lives of those who are dealing or have dealt with such life-threatening disorders. “Oftentimes when we think of eating s t a t e s man disorders, we have a specific face that we put with it. Usually it’s female, Caucasian and young. Unfortunately that’s just not the case with eating disorders,” said Melissa Grinsdale, a counselor at ISU’s Student Counseling Center and the walk Obsessed coordinator. “A lot of people aren’t aware with that it actually doesn’t discriminate.” tragedy: After supporters signed in, they were told America’s a story about a young man who suffered from an eating disorder for three years attraction and how it had changed him for the worse. to crime is However, this young man found a solution growing Supporters follow Sycamore Sam around campus for the National Eating Disorder Association before it was too late. walk, which took place on Saturday (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). PAGE 6 CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Popularity in rental program grows since debut KATIE FARTHING Assistant News Editor Indiana State University and Enterprise Car Rental’s program has only been active for three weeks, but is already sparking the interest of students in need of a ride. Two Ford Focus cars are located on campus in the Welcome Center parking lot for those enrolled in the CarShare program. Students can log in to EnterpriseCarShare.com to begin the process. Once approved, members can log in to the same website and request the car by entering their identification number and password. Enterprise CarShare’s spokesman, Gregory Phillips, is impressed with the progress of the
program. “In the three weeks since the CarShare program has launched, we’ve seen increasing interest in member signups,” Phillips said. “The vehicle usage has been steady and new members seem to be taking to car sharing very quickly.” He said one reason the program is seeing success can be attributed to the university’s support. “The university has been extremely supportive throughout the launch and helping us build awareness for the program,” Phillips said. Although the program is going well, there is no immediate plan to add more cars to the program, Students can access two rental cars in the he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Welcome Center lot (Photo by Bob Rhodes).
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