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The Statesman reflects on the stories that created major headlines this semester BRIANNE HOFMANN Editor-in-Chief Every fall semester at Indiana State has its surprises, but Indiana State may find itself reeling from a dizzying term that kept the community on its toes.

Before students could even get their belongings unpacked, their safety was being threatened. Two weeks into August, three females had reported stalking incidents to the Indiana State University Police Department. In all three cases, a male suspect drove up to the students and asked if they needed a ride, circling the block after being rejected in one instance. Following the reported stalkings, university police officers were notified about two hostile abduction attempts. With the incidents happening so close to campus, Indiana State was shaken, prompting officials from Residential Life and Public Safety to act.

“We don’t know this man’s intentions, he could be violent, lonely or just a nuisance,” Assistant Police Chief Joe Newport said of the stalking suspect in September.

Although a potential suspect was arrested for public intoxication later that month, no one has officially been tied to any of the encounters.

September proved to be the hardest hit month this semester, after a fire at

Larry Bird looks on during a special presentation at the Larry Legend Foundation scholarship CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 dinner, held as part of a celebratory weekend in November (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Winter graduation speakers announced

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A graduating nursing student and a publishing company executive will speak to graduates during Indiana State University’s winter commencement.

The university’s Student Affairs committee selected nursing major Joseph Weiss of Paoli to deliver the student commencement address while Keith Ogorek, senior vice president of marketing with Author Solutions, will be the alumni speaker.

Weiss said he is excited to address the graduating class. He plans to touch on carrying connections from Indiana State to careers and developing into the people students strive to be.

“It truly is an honor and great responsibility to address the student body,” he said. “It is important to acknowledge how we developed through community engagement,” Weiss said.

He offers his biggest challenge and advice to current students.

“It is hard to find time to get everything done sometimes,” he said. “Students need to set

priorities and sharpen their time management skills.”

Persevering through his struggles, Weiss stayed involved while succeeding in academic work. He has served on a committee with the Whole in the Head Project Speaker Series and has traveled to Guatemala to explore social issues in a developing country. He is also part of the Student Nurses Association and Advocates for Equality.

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the University Apartments displaced 24 residents from Unit Four. Since the blaze caused extensive damage to parts of the building, residents could only watch from a distance as fire fighters tried to salvage their belongings. Senior political science major Caleb Thomas held onto faith and his teddy bear while senior Anastasia Disser rejoiced over finding her pet ferret safe. Disser, an operations and supply chain management major, said she was “just happy he was alive.”

Thanks to the American Red Cross, Residential Life and a professional clean up crew, students were accommodated elsewhere on campus and allowed to return home three weeks later. It was later determined that unattended burning incense was to blame for the fire, which inflicted an estimated $10,000 in damage.

Indiana State continued forward from there, preparing for a long-awaited statue dedication to basketball legend Larry Bird. It was announced in April 2013 that a 15-foot bronze statue would be created in honor of Bird and unveiled during a November weekend of celebration. To much of Terre Haute’s surprise, Bird made an appearance at dedication, scholarship

dinner and the men’s basketball game.

Surrounded by media outlets from around the country, Bird joked about how nervous he was to step into the spotlight after being away from Terre Haute for decades.

“Of all the support and letters that I’ve gotten throughout the years from this area, it’s been so meaningful to me, and for me not to be here more often, I think it’s a shame upon myself,” Bird told reporters.

The scholarship dinner in Bird’s name would become the largest fundraising event in university history, raising $400,000 for future members of the men’s basketball team.

Bird’s visit wasn’t the only proud moment for Indiana State athletics.

Women’s softball ended their fall season with an 8-0 record, and cross country’s John Mascari placed 32nd in the nation.

Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams have also been enjoying Missouri Valley Conference buzz.

For more photos of this semester’s highs and lows, check out our photo spread on page 12.

“Of all the support and letters that I’ve gotten throughout the years from this area, it’s been so meaningful to me, and for me not to be here more often, I think it’s a shame upon myself.”

Larry Bird, Indiana State alumnus and former professional basketball player Men from the Terre Haute Fire Department wait for further instruction while they extinguish a fire at the University Apartments in late September (Photo by Bob Rhodes).

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ISU Panhellenic earns national excellence award Jaelen Collins Reporter The Panhellenic Association at Indiana State has been recognized for its overall excellence.

With the award, the ISU organization has officially earned its spot as one of the top 14 sorority organizations in the country.

The award was conferred by the National Panhellenic Conference that oversees 26 sorority organizations throughout the country and abroad.

Nine of ISU’s sororities are National Panhellenic Conference affiliates.

At a ceremony last month on the ISU campus, the Excellence Award was presented to ISU students and staff.

Achievements of ISU’s Panhellenic Association that helped the organization earn the award include a higher GPA than all undergraduate women’s GPAs, participation in Panhellenic Day of Service and other campus service programs, and its National Ritual Celebration Week.

Tracy Machtan, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life, said she is proud of the women who worked together to help earn the distinction as one of the top 14 college panhellenic’s in the country.

The group strives constantly to be the best, she said, and looks for ways to improve.

“We balance what needs to be

improving based off the seven core competencies,” she said, including recruitment, structure, communication, judicial procedures, programming, academics and community impact.

In an earlier interview with ISU Communications and Marketing about the award, ISU Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Bo Mantooth said the honor has set a precedent for future Greek members.

“It sets the bar higher which is good because we like to challenge our students and we like to be challenged as professionals,” he said.

Megan Kaczmarski, senior sports management major and outgoing ISU Panhellenic president told sorority members and the new executive board that she’s proud of what has been accomplished.

“If you think sororities are just a place where groups of girls run around in heels and go to frat parties, then you’re wrong.

We represent family, friends, power, friendship and joy,” Kaczmarski said.

Kaczmarski also welcomed new officers to their positions.

Jacqueline Gary, a junior operations and supply chain major will succeed Kaczmarski.

Emily Dransfield, a junior communication major, will hold the position of vice president of public relations.

Above: Former National Panhellenic Area Advisor Lisa Moore (left) along with Area Advisor Coordinator Cinda O’Connor share with ISU students the award for excellence during a ceremony last month. The ISU Panhellenic Chapter earned the honor for

recruitment, structure, communication, judicial procedures, programming, academics and community impact. Below: Outgoing ISU Panhellenic Chapter President Megan Kaczmarski introduces incoming executive board members (Photos

by Kira Clouse).

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Students attend conference, win national award Kristi Ashby Reporter

of the year honor.

“I believe Megan [Morrison] is a Students and faculty members of great candidate for adviser of the year the ISU Residence Hall Association because of her involvement at campus,” were honored for the Student of the Roberts said. “She is upbeat, positive and Year award and the Student Award always has great ideas. She is also always for Leadership Training award during available to help students.” the 2013 conference at Michigan State Indiana State University presented University last weekend. three programs at the conference.

The Great Lakes Affiliate of College Roberts presented a program on and University Residence Halls includes personal branding, Goodwin presented a universities and colleges in Indiana, program on taking effective minutes and Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pell presented on bullying awareness.

Canada.

Indiana State also had several bids up During the organization’s annual for awards this year. regional conference, delegates learn The Social Justice Committee was about things happening at other schools nominated for the Commitment to and gather ideas to help their own Diversity award, Scearce was awarded schools. the Student of the Year and Residential This year, 12 delegates and four Life University won the Student Award advisors from Indiana for Leadership Training State attended the award. conference including “I am incredibly honored The Residence Hall Erik Scearce, National Association creates a bid Residence Hall to have been nominated for the Student of the Year for such a prestigious award by highlighting vice president and representative; Rachel award.” the nominee’s qualities Roberts, Residential and considering why Hall Association that person deserves the Erik Scearce, national president; Julie award. It is a tradition that Goodwin, Residential residence hall vice president bidding is done discreetly Hall Association without the nominee vice president of knowing until the finalists administrative affairs; Elaine Anderson, are announced.

Residential Hall Association vice The nominator reaches out to friends president; as well as, Jacob Crepinsek, and colleagues of the nominee to seek Lydia Bredeweg, Rosa Day, Erika Pell, out information and supporting details Alyssa Hale, Amber Coleman, James to include when writing the nomination.

Shutes and Geoffrey Koester.

Scearce, who won the Student of the Koester was involved in writing up Year Award at this year’s conference, is some of the bids for this year’s delegates. a senior human communication major “I’m really excited for and proud of the and a resident assistant for Erickson Hall. students up for awards,” Koester said.

“I am incredibly honored to have “We had a great group of delegates for been nominated for such a prestigious this year’s conference.” award,” Scearce said. “For the past three The advisers who attended were Pickerl years, I have worked as a student staff Hall’s director Scott Cooke, Erickson member for residential life and it has Hall’s director Megan Morrison, as well been the most humbling and enriching as Hines Hall’s director Jeff Fabus and experience in my life. This is a reminder Assistant Director for Residential Life that the time and dedication that I put Jessica Robinson. into my position are recognized by my Rachel Roberts, a junior insurance and peers and those who I work with.” risk management major, helped with the bid to nominate Morrison for the adviser

Above: Several Indiana State University Residential Hall Association members were chosen as delegates to attend this year’s national convention. Below: ISU students are among the members of the Residence Hall Association executive board (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Briefs

Local youth center accepting gift donations The Center for Community Engagement reminds all Indiana State offices that donations are being accepted to the Ryves Youth Center Holiday Program in addition to any regular holiday gift exchanges, in recognition of the university’s Ryves Neighborhood partnership.

The program provides donated gifts to youths. The 10-to-17 age bracket is the most in need of gift donations. Items for this age group include age-appropriate toys, sports equipment, fishing gear, makeup kits, prepaid cell phones, DVD players, basic digital music players, digital cameras and books.

Gifts should not be wrapped. Donated gifts should be delivered to the Center

for Community Engagement, Tirey Hall, room 134 A by Dec. 18. The Center for Community Engagement will deliver gifts received to Ryves Hall on Dec. 19. Any offices participating are encouraged to let the Center for Community Engagement know by completing the form available at: https://indstate.qualtrics.com/ SE/?SID=SV_3pHUlsq1jtTZ8j2.

There is also a need for extra volunteers to help with set up, gift distribution and clean up at the Dec. 23 party, which begins at 6 p.m. Please send an e-mail to Jim Edwards at jedwards@ catholiccharitiesterrehaute.org so he can coordinate the volunteers. Note in your e-mail that you are volunteering from Indiana State University.

American Cancer Society to co-host fundraiser The American Cancer Society has announced that they are partnering with Bless the Mic at Indiana State University to bring a night filled with fun, friends and music; all in an effort to raise donations and awareness for the organization on Wednesday.

The American Cancer Society Night, hosted by Bless the Mic, will be a night

filled with musical performances by Indiana State University students.

Donations will be collected throughout the night. Performances will start at 7 p.m. in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, Dede I at Indiana State University.

For more information or to donate, visit the American Cancer Society Web

Corrections: In our Nov. 20 issue, there was a misquote in First provost ‘Spirit Award’ presented to Tent City participants. On Page 4 a quote credited to John Murray, Dean of college of Arts and Sciences was misprinted.

The actual quote was made by Rebecca Murray, instructor and clinical director of psychology who assisted and managed the college’s tent.

In the Nov. 15 issue of The Indiana Statesman, ROTC members were mistakenly identified as veterans in the story titled

“Fallen heroes” by reporter Amanda Marsh.

Also, a quote by Caleb Drake was mistakenly attributed to Josh Hood in the story.

Jennifer Christian was also inaccurately quoted. In the story, it said that families of lost ones “tend to be lonely and upset” during the holidays.

Christian said that “with the holidays coming up, we need to remember those who are sacrificing and are missing their loved ones.”

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Statesman Editorial

Black Friday meets match this year against Turkey Day It’s 3 a.m., you’re frozen solid as you clutch the gas station coffee waiting in a line that stretches six blocks long. Oh yeah, it’s Black Friday, all right. It is safe to say that over half of us have braved the blistering cold at one point in time or another, considering that last year’s numbers stacked up to 134.9 million people out on the four-day weekend, according to CNN Money. That’s about one-third of the nation’s populous was out in the chilly November air to score something. Sure it sounds crazy to some, pulling an all-nighter so you can save $30 on a Blu-ray player, $50 on a PlayStation 4 and $100 on the new flat screen T.V. But to those of us just stupid or insane enough to go out into the cold in the middle of the night so we can play defense for the Tickle-Me-Elmo, it’s an amusement park of excitement as we crash through lines fifty people thick to snag the last set of pajamas. OK, maybe it is a little crazy.

But what we can all agree is crazy was this year’s Black Friday. You see, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday in November. And that usually puts Thanksgiving somewhere around the early 20’s of the month. That’s actually a crucial thing to understand, as a major — or even small-time — store owner.

Because what that means is that you’ve got Black Friday to kick off the “shop-a-thon” that becomes the last week of November.

Let me spell it out for those of you who don’t bulrush cashiers like that rip-stick is your life’s dream. You go out the Friday morning after Thanksgiving to score the door-buster sales — the big deals that stores put right in the isles nest to the doors and entryways so that people can grab-and-go — and you bounce through these, hitting the 3 a.m.’s, 6 a.m.’s and then end at the 8 a.m.’s. Stores purposely open later or earlier to avoid competition with each other and offer you a chance to get in, regardless of how many places you have to hit. Following the anarchy that is Black The opinions page of the Indiana Statesman offers an opportunity for the Indiana State University community to express its views. The opinions, individual and collective, expressed in the Statesman and the student staff ’s selection or arrangement of content do not necessarily reflect the attitudes

Friday, you get the mini-deals that go on all week, usually involving high-demand materials such as clothes, Christmas decorations and not-top-of-the-line toys.

If Black Friday is the kick-off to holiday consumerism, then “shop-a-thon” week is the first quarter.

Here’s the kicker — all puns intended — this year, with Thanksgiving falling on the 28th, we didn’t have that last week of November to get all the first-minute stuff. We just had Black Friday and then December. While 99 percent of the nation, the sane and rational part, said, “OK, that’s cool. We’ll just go shopping in December,” the one percenters lost their minds . . . because it’s obviously ludicrous to just bump it back a week and lose five days of shopping. Oh no, that would not stand.

What we got was the major players in the Black Friday game, namely Kohl’s, J.C. Penney, Target, Toys ‘R Us, Sears and the big kahuna itself, Wal-Mart pulled a fast one on us as they opened at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and midnight.

Again, most of us shrug and go, “Eh. That really bites for customer service rep’s, but what’s the big deal?

They open up five hours earlier now.” But as with everything in this world, there’s a catch. You see, consumers on the whole spent an average of $413 last year during the initial holiday shopping week.

As a nation, we spent $59.1 billion dollars over the four-day weekend.

And that’s not even including IBM Benchmark’s recorded 17 percent increase in online sales on Thanksgiving Thursday and the 22 percent increase on Black Friday in 2012 over the shaky statistics from 2011. That’s a rather serious chunk of change, no matter how you slice it.

With the obliteration of Black Friday this year, though, we are staring down a possible jugular

wound to consumer sales. While such powerhouses as Wal-Mart were no strangers being open to and thriving on Thanksgiving sales, this year everyone and their Grandma’s bakery had to follow suit to keep up. While no statistics are in yet, we may be seeing the death of Black Friday and the birth of Black Turkey Day. After all, now that they’ve done it once, would it not be fair to say they’ll do it again?

And again, while no statistics have been officially reported yet, it will be interesting to see whether the sales have continued to climb or if they have taken a hit, what with the push for

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earlier shopping and fewer shopping days.

Looking at the other side of the fence, the same could very possibly be said that with this upcoming push for Thanksgiving being marked as the new Black Thursday, the recent push that social media has had — according to business columnist Seth Fiegerman, social media drove online sales up by 1 percent, not much but a significant start for such a young thread — and the new godchild of Black Friday, Cyber Monday having such an immediate stranglehold on the consumer’s wallets now that shopping can be done from our home or office, we can be assured of one thing: we are in for some pretty h e f t y changes.

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Thinking about the thanks that the world has given us

With Thanksgiving behind us, let us reflect upon what we’ve been given. Now, unlike most articles I’ve seen swimming through the Internet; I’ve no intention of commenting on football, annoying relatives, leftovers, or even turkey.

Instead I’d like to dedicate Columnist this article to the entire point of Thanksgiving: gratefulness. That’s what the people who make snide remarks about being thankful for pilgrims destroying American Indian culture or Black Friday consumerism are forgetting; it’s not being thankful for convenience. This holiday is about gratitude toward life in general. But hey, I doubt you guys really want to hear me rant, yet again, about how people are ruining their own culture. This time, I’m not going to be cynical. Instead, I am going to talk about things that I, and quite possibly you as well, are grateful for.

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people have pets. Do you have any idea how awesome it is to help a six-year-old pick out his first puppy; or help an adult — regardless of age — feel the joy of an animal companion when they’ve lost something or someone? It is a kind of joy words cannot hope to describe. This is the closest to being a baby-delivering stork as I could possibly get; this is what Saints must feel like on a daily basis.

On a less personal note, I’m thankful for finally having heat in my apartment.

Spend a whole night outside this winter and tell me you don’t appreciate modern technology more than ever, I dare you. It does bring up the sobering thought that there are more people living out there in the cold because they have nowhere else to go. But rather than making you feel bad, I’d rather just focus on how grateful but also lucky you are to have the opportunity to be warm.

I, and I’m sure I’m not alone here, am thankful for friends. If it weren’t from them I would not be alive. I’m also thankful for the Internet and other communications

technology. Virtually all of my friends and family live at least two hours from here, and I don’t get to go back to them on breaks like most of you. In order to interact with them I must use the phone, computer or Internet. While this seems obvious to our generation, we have to remember that two of those option weren’t available less than thirty years ago. These advancements in technology, regardless of what others may say, have brought humans closer than ever, and this is a good thing.

All of this culminates into the most important thing to be thankful for: the end of the year. It allows us the opportunity to improve our lives. I won’t bother attempting to put better because Warren Ellis already said it best in his series “Transmetropolitan:” “The future is an inherently good thing, and we move into it one winter at a time. Things get better one winter at a time. So if you’re going to celebrate something, then have a drink on this: the world is, generally and on balance, a better place to live this year than it was last year.”

of an asset, were influential in mounting And according to a rather zealous the housing market collapse and the statement by New York Attorney General, subsequent economic recession.

Eric Schneiderman, Chase is only the first According to CNN Money, the of several banks that are being aggressively settlement claims $9 billion in fines, and pursued for their contributions to the the remaining $4 billion is for “consumer economic collapse. Reuters reported that relief.”

Chase, Bank of America and six other Though $9 billion is substantial for a banks are facing up to $105 billion to bank to pay in fines and penalties — Chase settle the 2008 mortgage issues. originally offered only $3 billion — the So this is great. consumer relief funds are After a government especially exciting because bailout, banks are beginning “We still have they will go to homeowners pay up for their crimes not gotten to the to who were affected by the against the American public. systematic root of the However, whether they pay bank’s actions.

Though Chase is paying a banks’ grievances.” 13 billion or 100 billion, we massive amount of money still have not gotten to the to the government, the bank systemic root of the banks’ is nowhere close to escaping criminal grievances. charges because the agreement makes it Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth clear that the Department of Justice can Warren, who has been unofficially marked and will pursue individual employees who as the future of the Democratic Party and were involved in the bank’s speculative a 2016 presidential candidate, takes the activities. pursuit of justice against banks a step According to a statement released by further. In step with her whistle-blowing New York Associate Attorney General on banks run amok and vehement pursuit Tony West, the settlement represents of regulation, Warren once again states potent demands of “accountability” and that “too big to fail” is the problem. “remediation” from the people who According to the Daily Beast, Warren “created a financial storm.” stated that five years after the financial

crisis, banks have only gotten larger and they fight against regulation “every step of the way.” She continued, saying that the banking industry is “so besieged by lobbyists” that meaningful reform is delayed by years, which is exactly the case with the 2010 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform bill that was tasked with imposing tighter regulations on banks to prevent them from invoking another crisis.

So if billions in fines and penalties are not enough, then a throwback to the 1933 Glass Steagall Act bill may do the trick.

Glass Steagall was a Roosevelt-era bill that forced banks to be smaller, and met its end during the Clinton Administration.

Senator Warren has proposed a rehashing of the 1933 bill, known as the “21st Century Glass Steagall of 2013.” The bill — primarily supported by Democrats — has also gained the support of the Tea Party and Republican Senator John McCain.

Though forcing banks to pay sums that are no more than mere parking tickets to them may not be a total deterrent, and meaningful reform is a slow process, the movement towards bank accountability is gaining vitality and every small accomplishment is representative of that goal.

First, I’m thankful for my jobs. Not because they pay the bills, though I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t a major part of it, but because I get a sense of accomplishment. I work at two places: one is this newspaper, the other is at a certain pet store — I’m not sure about copyright laws and I don’t want you people hunting me down while I work, but I can tell you it’s not PetSmart or Pet Food Center. I thoroughly enjoy writing for this paper because I can write about things I feel are important without feeling like it’s hitting a deaf audience. Don’t get me wrong, I’d be surprised more than six of you Sycamores out there read my articles, but I can’t tell you how much pride it gives a writer when someone reads their work because they want to, and not because they’re required or asked to.

The reason I’m thankful for my other job is a bit more abstract, and why I think people will relate — I hope — to this one more. I love my job because it’s about spreading joy. Do you know what a pet store’s purpose is? To make sure

More than one way to skin a fat cat: bleeding the banks

The pursuit of justice and equity seems to lose pace when faced with the offenses of the banking industry.

Following the nearly cataclysmic market crash of 2008, in which some 500,000 jobs were lost per month ­— though the instigators of the event stood in plain sight, no Political punishment was allotted.

Columnist And if large banks such as JP Morgan, Chase and Bank of America could escape legally unscathed in 2008, there is confidence that they can continue with their risk-seeking behavior at no cost.

However, with JP Morgan Chase entering into a $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department, that era seems to be ending.

The civil settlement will resolve claims and investigations related to Chase’s reckless selling and buying of mortgages, known as mortgage-backed securities.

The mortgage-backed securities along with derivatives, which are financial contracts that bet on the performance

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Pop art or art pop? Looking at top female pop stars

Lately, there have been many concerns with the direction our current popular culture is taking.

Many people feel that things are too sexualized or graphic for our children, but many people forget the pop icons who led to our current generation and how racy women were. This Columnist those over-sexualization is just a piece of pop culture that has been around since its beginning — sex sells, after all. Two of our current controversial pop icons are Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus, and nobody can seem to decide whether they are good or bad.

Since Lady Gaga came onto the scene in 2008 with “Just Dance,” there has been a massive amount of controversy about her songs, videos, performances, outfits and even her gender. Every other

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week there was a new rumor about Lady Gaga. Regardless of what her songs or performances said, society was very disapproving, leading many people to degrade her further — taking something away from her art.

One of her first major performances was the 2009 Music Television Video Music Awards, she performed her single “Paparazzi” and told a story about what the paparazzi and fame can do to a performer.

After this performance, she started putting out longer, racier songs and music videos that easily permeated the mainstream and she has been a household name ever since.

Recently, Lady Gaga put out her third studio album, “ARTPOP,” but it has not been well received overall. Even though it is a work of art that she clearly put her heart into, and her most recent performance at the American Music Awards had a clear commentary to make, this album doesn’t appeal to a wide variety of people.

Unfortunately, this means that her album and the thoughts and commentary behind will not reach as many people as she would hope. Even though she has had one “flop,” she will still receive a spot in the metaphorical pop icon hall of fame.

The other controversy-causing pop starlet who has come into the limelight in recent months is Miley Cyrus, the Disney Channel sweetheart-no-more. Her first single and music video, “We Can’t Stop,” had parents turning their heads and daughters learning how to “twerk.” This new party-life Miley has been shocking the country with garish performances including twerking, lewd gestures with a foam finger and her controversies about smoking marijuana in Amsterdam while there for the European Music Awards.

Even though she may be teaching our daughters about club drugs and less-thanseemly dance moves, she is also teaching them how to be strong, independent and to be themselves. Many things can be

said of Miley Cyrus, but you never hear that she is rude or disrespectful. She, like Lady Gaga, can honestly be considered an artist. Her most recent album, “Bangerz,” has many well-made songs and many have a true meaning behind them. Her second single, “Wrecking Ball,” really exemplifies this softer, hurt side of Cyrus. Clearly, she isn’t just crazy or weird, she is a real person and she has real emotions. This is a girl acting out of pain, and she probably needs help.

Why are we so enamored with these pop icons? We look at them as though they are sentient dolls, playing out on the television screen for our entertainment, but in the end these people — these icons — are real. They have creative minds and put their emotions into their music.

Whether they are trying to simply create a piece of art or are shouting out for help, we should not just watch, but we should listen to what they really have to say.

A Young Man’s Guide to College: Dress to impress

Jeans tucked into boots. Suit vests over a Hanes tee shirt. Graphic tee shirts with angel wings. Sweatpants. More sweatpants. What in the world has happened to us, guys?

No matter what your mother tells you, how you dress yourself is a factor Columnist in how people perceive who you are. According to Forbes Magazine, it only takes seven seconds for someone to develop a first impression of you.

Unless you’re on a European beach, your clothes should be dominating this sevensecond evaluation. We’re in college, so it’s understandable if you roll out of bed and just go to class some days. The purpose here is to simply guide you to accurately portray yourself with self-respect and taste according to the occasion.

It’s known that students run low on sleep and food, making them less apt to put much effort towards anything beyond school. But don’t let college get the best of you by having it transform you into a slob. A realistic challenge for yourself is to at least attempt to look good or put together two to three times during the weekdays. Attempting to “look good” or

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“put together” is a subjective matter and could mean anything depending on the individual, but there’s one principle that can be applied.

Did you dress with intentionality? This basically tells passers-by if you knew what you were doing when dressing yourself that morning. You must answer this question with another question: What mood am I in? This helps determine the type of clothes you select. Are you more relaxed and choose to go with Sperrys, jeans, a solid crew tee shirt, and a coordinating cardigan or hoodie jacket?

Or do you want to have your clothes depict your energy with your loud Nikes or Vans and dark-washed jeans with a Stussy button-up that pops? Dress with a purpose.

Now that intentionality is understood, the idea of looking good is also subject to the occasion. Ah, the fine line of the occasion. This tends to be left up to the discretion of the individual, but there are some basic occasions a young man must know how to dress for.

Let’s start off with a more professional setting. There could be a whole column dedicated to the art of suit-wearing, but when in question of what events are appropriate. The answer is simple. Suits should only be worn for special occasions like job interviews or class presentations.

The only other occasion where a student should consider impressing a superior is on the first day of class, and that attire is nowhere near the likes of a suit. If you try to wear suits regularly on campus to just look good, the effort may be applauded.

Just remember that no one likes a showoff.

Another simple occasion that may be difficult for young men to dress for is a date. There are two main factors when it comes to dressing for a date with that special gal: the location of the date and accounting for the girl’s taste in style.

The location of the date is important because each has a different atmosphere or theme and you need to dress accordingly.

Your goal is to never over or under do it, but to always out-do others to ensure that she said “yes” to the best date. For example, the basic introductory coffee date has a relaxed setting that could call for rolling up the sleeves of a crew sweater over an Oxford button-up, white Chuck Taylors and khaki denim jeans. This scenario differs from going out to a rock concert where leather jackets, boots and dark, loose flannel button-ups are ideal. Know what you’re doing and where you are going for the date and dress accordingly.

Also, she wouldn’t have said yes to you if she wasn’t interested in the first place.

Congratulations, you charmer, you. This

is where you should account for what her interests by observing her taste in style.

By now you should know how she dresses: is she more preppy, hipster or athletic? This helps you gauge whether to wear a collared polo, beanie or Nike tee.

Take note; don’t go out and buy something if you think you need to align yourself with her style. She’s already said yes. Be yourself and choose an outfit from the wardrobe you have unless you really want to impress. Buying a new shirt can be a confidence booster as well.

The last occasion to dress for is just going out with the friends to bars or house parties. Glenn O’Brien, GQ’s Style Guy, states that your play attire “should reflect a personality that is not in denial of its livelihood.” Let what you wear tastefully describe who you are. In college it’s easy to just to go out in a NorthFace jacket and Sperrys, but to differentiate yourself from the crowd in a way that accurately depicts you is difficult. One thing to keep in mind is that when you go to bars you should dress better than the laid-back, beer-shower-ready house party quest. Let your individuality be known.

Remember, confidence is the main piece of your whole outfit. It negates all reservations a young man may have when choosing what to wear, like you’re the only one who that can pull it off.

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He said students need to discover their passion and use the campus’s many organizations and opportunities to further explore the interest.

Weiss credits his success at Indiana State to a strong support system.

“The faculty and professors in the nursing program are truly amazing,” he said, adding that the students in the nursing programs are a “closely-knit group.”

Weiss is the son of Joseph Lee and Susan Hale and a graduate of Morton Memorial High School in Knightstown. Following graduation, he plans on working in an intensive care unit for five years and then returning to graduate school to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

Ogorek, who graduated from Indiana State in 1982 with a degree in marketing, has served as senior vice president of marketing for Author Solutions’ for six years. His leadership was instrumental in the company’s 2012 acquisition by leading trade publisher The Penguin Group, which is now part of the world’s largest book publisher, Penguin Random House.

Ogorek self-published a children’s book called “A Clear View: The Formation and

Impact of Worldview; Eli the Stable Boy and 7 Secrets of Successful Self-Published Authors.” A sought-after speaker, he has appeared at several conferences including the 2013 Book Expo America, The San Francisco Writers Conference, Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference, and The Writer’s Digest Conference.

Prior to joining Author Solutions’, Ogorek held marketing and creative positions with St. Joseph Bank and Trust, McCaffrey and McCall and Bates World Wide. He has also consulted with churches, nonprofit agencies and businesses helping them improve their marketing and communications.

“My time at Indiana State laid a great foundation for success later in life,” Ogorek said. “I am humbled and honored have the opportunity to share some of the things I have learned since then with this graduating class.”

Ogorek serves on the steering committee for Indianapolis Children’s Museum’s The Power of Children Awards. He is on the board of directors of Fort Wilderness Ministries and is a member of the Indiana State University President’s National Advisory Board. Ogorek and his wife Becky reside in Brownsburg and have two grown daughters.

Brief

“Condom Couture” to honor World AIDS Day The Student Health Promotion Office as well as Students Promoting Health Across Campus Together are hosting the annual Condom Couture Wednesday.

It will be held in Dede II, with doors opening at 7 p.m. The event is designed to promote World AIDS Awareness and Prevention Day and the general sexual well-being of all students.

The event, normally a stand-alone put on by Students Promoting Health, is also being held in junction with the Student Health Promotion Office’s Health Fair this year. Several other organizations including Applied Health Fund Committee, Spectrum, Why You Laughin’

and several sororities and fraternities will be taking part in the fashion show for the night.

The event will consist of a brief fashion show held by student organizations that have worked to design custom clothing from gently used clothes and nonlubricated condoms.

Following the fashion show and judging, a representative from Planned Parenthood will be available for an openforum discussion on sexual well-being and to talk about general sexual health.

Refreshments will be provided and the program is free to the public.

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Student Success Spotlight:

Advice from those who know a thing or two about college life and academics

Andrew Jones Special to the Indiana Statesman When the fire alarm wakes me up on a crisp, cold winter night in January, I throw on some warm clothes and stumble down the stairs, meeting other staff members in the lobby. Everyone’s hair is pointing to the sky, defying gravity and our eyes are squinting from the bright lobby lights.

We usher our residents out the building as snow continues to fall. As each of them trudges past me, rubbing their sleepy eyes, I remember stories—unique stories from the different times in which I interacted with each of them. I remember when some of them stopped by my room to discuss a new video game. I remember when some more stopped me in the hallway to predict the outcome of a fantasy football game.

And lastly, I remember when a select few approached me to apologize for violating a policy.

As public safety rushes into the building to investigate the cause, we look out — through the front doors — and see our residents shivering, huddled close together. They’re staring at us, awaiting our signal that it’s safe to come back in.

When the semester starts, they’re simply names on a spreadsheet. We don’t know them, or anything about them. But, as these stories accumulate, they become much more. One resident becomes known as the resident with the awesome skateboard. Another becomes known as the one who’s a huge Red Sox fan. And, as every staff member knows, one becomes forever known as the one who breaks policies.

Treating your brain It’s these personal connections right during finals helps that push us as staff members. These keep you awake and connections push us to plan programs focused. While there are that our residents will love, listen to their shortcuts for keeping troubles when they knock on our doors conscious available at late at night, and help them with their every gas station and homework when we haven’t finished our pharmacy, these don’t own. help you stay focused.

When all our shivering residents reenter Your favorite energy the building and return to the warmth of drink may give your their rooms, we too climb the stairs and Professor of body wings, but it does return to our rooms. We may be tired, not refresh your tired but we aren’t upset. Stories like this one Educational brain. A tired brain is define our college experience, and are well Leadership much less effective than worth the price of the sleep we lost. a well-rested one — and Andrew Jones is an ISU Residential your brain requires a lot of sleep to be Assistant. effective. In “Brain Rules,” author John

Don’t strain your brain: one professor’s advice on handling finals week

Will Barratt

Medina notes “Sleep well, think well.”

When people are deprived of enough sleep, their cognitive ability test scores drop dramatically. Study for two nights in sequence rather than pull an all nighter.

Exercise is critical to your body and brain. Even 20 minutes a day of brisk walking helps improve circulation, which means more blood to the brain, better focus, memory and retention. Go to the Recreation Center; get exercise every day.

Studies continue to show that people don’t multitask well. While you may be good at switching from TV to texting, the reality is that texting and driving is a bad idea. Switching your attention from TV

to reading math and back to TV affects how much math you learn. Minimal distractions help you stay focused.

Frequent study breaks help. Take a 10-minute break for every 20 minutes of study. Use your break as a reward for 20 minutes of hard work. Do something mindless, literally. Play “Candy Crush,” listen to some tunes and rest your brain.

Make sure to set a timer and get back to studying. If you can, get a little exercise on a study break. Walk up and down the hallway, up and down some stairs. Get more oxygen in your blood and more blood to your brain.

A helpful website on how to maximize your brainpower is this one: http://www. brainrules.net/about-brain-rules.

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Madrigal feast will recreate essence of Renaissance Amanda Marsh Reporter This year’s Yuletide Madrigal Feast, which started Tuesday and will continue Wednesday and Thursday night at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, will be providing a dinner, singing and a play in hopes of getting Indiana State University students ready for the holidays.

The Indiana State School of Music will be putting on the performance and hosting the dinner for students and faculty. This year’s dinner will be the feast’s 66th anniversary.

The Sycamore Singers and Brass Quintet will be performing each night. Boo’s Crossroads Café will be catering the event. The dinner will include traditional wassail, cranberry Christmas salad, roasted pork loin, breaded stuffing, roasted red potatoes, green beans, rolls and black forest cake.

The Yuletide Feast will recreate the Renaissance times from 16th century Europe when it was a huge honor to be able to join a king and a queen at such a feast for the holidays. Students of the School of Music will each have a different role at the dinner and in the play in order to make the students feel like they are right back in a time of the past.

“I think students can expect a great and fun environment while enjoying a great spread of classical Christmas music. It will contain a good script for the dinner as well as a comedic play and concert,” said Blake Kirkham, a freshman education major who will also be playing the role of Lord High Chamberlain at the event.

Students have been preparing for their roles for weeks and are ready to bring everything together this week in order to put on a show for Indiana State. Alana Mossell, a junior instrumental education major, said the rehearsals were very intense and fast-paced and the participants are always exhausted when leaving.

“The madrigal feast will consist of two parts: the dinner portion, which includes a brief play, and the concert portion. Students and other guests of the feast will see the singers act in old renaissance-era style and perform songs and entertain them. This is my second year performing and I will play the King this year,” said Nathan May, a senior nursing major.

“Based off of last year, I anticipate the students will enjoy and participate in the setting of the feast. The renaissance style and culture is fun for guests of all ages. The main benefit for students attending the feast is they can appreciate the Indiana State vocal department and brass section, and enjoy a holiday-themed night that is both unique and entertaining.”

James Steele, who is playing the prince in the performance, said the whole cast has worked hard to host the event in order to give students’ minds a break from finals and studying to enjoy themselves.

“I think that anyone who comes out will truly enjoy it. We have students from many different departments performing in this group, so the odds are that many students who come will see someone they recognize.

The food is good, the play is hilarious, and the music is wonderful. What’s not to love?”

Steele said. “It’s a benefit to students just because of how fun and relaxing it’s going to be. It’s right around the time for finals, so it will be a great time to relax a bit and enjoy a meal and a show. Not only that, but there is great music too, which is something I think everyone can appreciate.”

Tickets for the Yuletide Madrigal Feast are $30 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 812-237-4590. Tickets are currently on sale at the choral office in the Landini Center for the Performing and Fine Arts, Room 222.

“We plan to entertain our guests with a show and beautiful music. We hope that it prepares everyone for the holiday season,” Mossell said.

Indiana State students in the School of Music entertain the audience during a Yuletide Madrigal Feast in 2010 (Photo courtesy of Indiana State Communications and Marketing).

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Fall semester is one of triumph and heartache for university Students return:

Left: The fall 2013 term looked to be a promising one for many returning to campus. Annual welcome events such as “Rec Fest” gave new students a taste of university life. Logan Valentine, president of the Student Government Association, also took the opportunity to introduce those new students to the Greek community.

Softball in full swing: Below: As students were winding down from the welcome festivities and settling into classes, softball was just getting their fall season started.

Throughout the season, the Sycamores struck out every opponent, leading to an undefeated season of 8-0. Softball will pick up again in early February.

(Photos by Bob Rhodes, Drew Canavan and Kira Clouse)

Indiana State rallies around alumnus and sports icon: Above: Over three decades after leaving Indiana State, basketball legend Larry Bird came home for the unveiling of a statue in his honor. In addition to the statue dedication, Bird also attended a scholarship dinner, which raised $400,000 for future members of the men’s basketball team.

Football concludes dismal, controversial season:

Right: After former coach Trent Miles resigned, the football team would have to adjust to new coach Mike Sanford. However, following a different leader would be the least of the team’s worries. Early in the season, star player and senior running back Shakir Bell suffered an injury while playing against Indiana University. Three weeks later Bell would return to the field but his injuries cut his season short after Sanford dismissed him from the team. With one final crushing blow from Southern Illinois, Indiana State football concluded their season Saturday with an overall record of 1-11.

Fire damages student apartments: Above: In late September, a fire broke out in unit four of the University Apartments, forcing approximately 24 residents from their homes. Two apartments on the fourth floor suffered from severe smoke and water damage. After a three-week clean-up process, students were allowed to move back in.

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Test anxiety workshop designed to ease students’ minds during finals Joseph Paul Features Editor

final exams,” Richert said.

Students may feel the stress and anxiety With final exams looming in the thoughts before or during an exam, but many may not of students at Indiana State, the Student realize the symptoms that remain afterward.

Counseling Center is offering a test anxiety Richert said they will focus on relaxation workshop to help ease their minds during the techniques to help students transition into most stressful time of the semester. winter break.

The hour-long test anxiety workshop will “One of the major strategies we’re going to take place Thursday at 12 p.m. in the Student talk about is relaxation — trying to distance Counseling Center on the seventh floor of the yourself from the exam and leaving it in the Hulman Memorial Student Union. room, using positive self-talk and just trying to Jessica Richert, a graduate student in clinical distract yourself — focusing on other things, psychology and a therapist for the counseling such as family and the holiday,” Richert said. center, is co-organizing the event and said the Richert said hosting the workshop on the group discussion will focus on the symptoms week before finals was intentional and she and of test anxiety and how to alleviate them. other employees at the Student Counseling “What we’re going Center have been to do is provide some informing students education about what about the resource in test anxiety is, the advance. symptoms of it and “We’re wanting to do it now, the “We’re wanting to what goes on,” Richert week before finals, so we can get do it now, the week said. “We might assess before finals, so we can everybody’s level of students geared up and hopefully get students geared stress and provide it’ll help people get better grades up and hopefully it’ll them with some at the end of the semester.” help people get better strategies they could grades at the end of the use to combat or semester,” Richert said. decrease their anxiety Jessica Richert, a graduate student in While studying at clinical psychology and therapist at a university can be a during exams.”

Richert said test stressful experience the Student Counseling Center anxiety can occur overall, Richert said before, during and finals week can be an after taking an exam especially hectic time and can lead to many for students. uncomfortable symptoms.

“This is their last chance to improve their “General symptoms of anxiety are grades and there’ a lot of stress put on that and nervousness, worry, maybe some muscle a lot of pressure,” Richert said. “The end of the tension, a decrease in concentration and a lack year is when all that kind of accumulates.” of focus,” Richert said. “You might have some With the end of finals week comes the racing thoughts about how you might fail or holidays, the happiest time of the year. Richert fail out of school.” said she hopes the test anxiety workshop can Richert said the group therapy will focus less help students enjoy the end of the year a little on the symptoms of test anxiety and more on more. ways to combat the problem.

“We’re just really wanting to help them get “What we want to do is teach them some through exams so they can enjoy their holidays ways to relax and think more positively and and refresh and gear up for the next semester,” have more positive self-talk so they can better Richert said. focus on what they need to focus on and For more information or to get involved in not worry so much about the unrealistic or the test anxiety workshop, contact the Student irrational thoughts or feelings that surround Counseling Center at 812-237-3939.

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House built in 1920s converted into institute for sustainability at Indiana State Sadie All

ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University has not only restored a nearly 100-year-old house near campus, it has turned it into a showcase for 21st century sustainability.

In fact, the home at 11th and Chestnut streets is the headquarters of the university’s Institute for Community Sustainability.

“Sustainability is a big part of what we all have to be thinking about and working on as we go forward,” President Daniel J. Bradley said. “I think it’s wonderful that Indiana State can continue to build and draw in others in its efforts that go back decades really is sustainability.”

Bradley, Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett and state Rep. Clyde Kersey were on hand for a ceremonial ribbon cutting and open house at the home, located on the grounds of Indiana State’s community garden.

The Institute for Community Sustainability was founded in 2012 as a part of Unbounded Possibilities, a five-year, $5 million program aimed at helping the university do more to address community and societal needs.

The 1920s house is intended to serve as a living example for alternative construction solutions for the community.

The Nov. 15 ribbon cutting and open house celebrated all of the hard work contributed to the house, said Jim Speer, executive director of the institute, thanking all those involved with the home’s reconstruction.

“A part of our connection with residents [is that] we can take homeowners through the house and talk about sustainable renovations that are possible in a home,” Speer said.

Sustainable materials used in the house include bamboo foir floors, which grow nearly 10 times faster than oak,

and locally grown hickory for cabinets, which requires less energy to transport than wood grown far away. Paint selected uses no volatile organic compounds or harmful fumes commonly found in paints.

“It’s our office space for the Institute for Community Sustainability,” Speer said. “We tend to have interns in there working on research projects and we use it as a living lab to do research there as well.”

Student and faculty volunteers constructed a 40-person deck on the back of the house, which can be used as an outdoor classroom or meeting space.

Other purposes for the house include cooking classes using produce grown in the community garden.

The garden may be one of the most — utilized purposes for the sustainability house.

“The garden serves different things for different people,” Ashley “Rose” Newton, student garden coordinator, and Indiana State senior said. “But generally speaking it allows for people who are here in Terre Haute, or maybe students who don’t have access to grow their own food, to do so. It saves money, and it’s a healthy and sustainable alternative to just buying from the grocery store.”

The garden is also a means for the university and the institute to give back to the community, Newton said.

“The gardeners are required to donate 10 percent of their goods to food drives or shelters,” she said.

Those who work with the institute hope more students will become involved with what the house has to offer to the community.

“We are two blocks off campus, so it’s not usually a space that people associate with Indiana State,” Speer said. “With the open house we hope that people become more aware of that space and start to use it more.”

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Two students to be honored for academic success Dustyn Fatheree

ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University will recognize two graduating seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service during winter commencement ceremonies.

Melanie Trammell of Greensburg received the Hines Medal, which goes to students with the highest cumulative grade point average during the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.

Jacqueline Dan of Mishawaka received the President’s Medal for Leadership, Scholarship and Service.

Trammell is graduating with a degree in elementary education and minors in English and reading. She was a Blue Team leader, a teacher’s assistant and was involved with the Student Government Association, serving as executive assistant to the Chief of Staff. She earned the President’s Academic Excellence Scholarship, was a Bayh College of Education High Honor Collegiate Scholar, a finalist for the Alan C. Rankin Distinguished Senior Award

and was inducted into the Hermes Honor Society through Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Her community activities included volunteering at the Lighthouse Mission, Jane Addams Hull House service learning experience, Donaghy Day and Big Brothers Big Sisters lunch program.

Trammell is the daughter of Jeff and Stefanie Trammell and is a graduate of Greensburg Community High School.

She plans on traveling and exploring her options in Australia before returning to Indiana where she wants to eventually settle down with a teaching position.

“It is a joy and a blessing to have reached this level of achievement,” Trammell said.

“I’m completely honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award. Always strive to succeed at a level above and beyond expectations no matter where you stand on the grading spectrum.”

The Hines Medal is named for Linnaeus Hines, who served as Indiana State’s fourth president from 1921 to 1933.

Dan is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in special and elementary education. While at Indiana State,

she received the Judy Connor Award, Outstanding First Year Member Award, Second Year Member Award, Third Year Member Award and Outstanding Campus Partner Award. She was involved in the Hulman Memorial Student Union Board and Hines Hall L.E.A.F. committee. Her community activities included Jam the Bus and Up ‘Til Dawn.

“It is surreal that I have won the President’s Medal,” Dan said. “It truly is an honor to be recognized for my hard work while at Indiana State University. Students need to remember to breathe. College goes by fast, so spend your time bettering yourself and those around you.”

Dan’s parents are Yon Dan of Mishawaka and Timothy Dan of Lombard, Ill. She graduated from Penn High School. She intends to enter the workforce as an elementary or special education high school teacher for a few years before applying to graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in student affairs and higher education.

Indiana State’s Winter Commencement is scheduled for noon Dec. 14 at Hulman

Melanie Trammel of Greensburg, Ind. will receive the Hines Medal, which goes to the student with the highest grade point average, during the winter commencement ceremony (Photo courtesy of Indiana State Communications and Marketing).

Center. Admission is free and no tickets are needed. Commencement will also be streamed live at www.indstate.edu.

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Indiana State Men’s Basketball adds to winning record

Sophomore Guard Khristian Smith tries to avoid getting a foul (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Ace Hunt ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State Sycamores surged ahead late to down Pepperdine by the score of 73-70 on the final day of the Great Alaska Shootout inside Sullivan Arena.

Indiana State improved to 5-2 on the year while Pepperdine fell to 5-3. The Sycamores finished 2-1 at the Great Alaska Shootout and will take home a fourth place finish in the event.

Justin Gant scored back-to-back field goals with just under two minutes remaining but Pepperdine had the answer both times and the Waves took a 70-69 lead with 41.2 seconds left.

Jake Odum stepped up and made a driving lay-up with 33 seconds remaining to reestablish the Sycamore lead at 71-70. After an Odum steal, Dawon Cummings was fouled with 14 seconds left and hit both free throws to set up one final Indiana State defensive stand and a 73-70 lead.

Following a Pepperdine timeout with two seconds on the clock, Nikolas Skouken got off a 3-point attempt at the buzzer but it was off

the mark and the Sycamores took the 73-70 victory.

Gant paced the Sycamores with 18 points, hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field, including a three pointer to go with four rebounds. Odum had 16 points and went 7-of-11 from the field, including the bucket that put ISU ahead with 33 seconds remaining in the contest.

The Sycamores hit 27-of-50 shots (54 percent) and were 6-of-12 from 3-point range (50 percent).

Dawon Cummings scored first for Indiana State as he answered an early Pepperdine 3-pointer with one of his own in the game’s first minute to even the score at 3. Jake Kitchell hit his second 3-pointer of the Great Alaska Shootout at the 18:12 mark and then Gant made consecutive field goals to stretch the lead out to 10-3 and forced a Pepperdine timeout.

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Continued from PAGE 16 13-minute mark for a 20-10 advantage, which forced the Waves to call their second timeout of the first half. Gant actually added a free throw after the timeout to stretch the lead to 7-0 and gave ISU a 21-10 advantage.

With six minutes remaining in the first half, Pepperdine cut the ISU lead down to 2523 before Gant drilled an open 3-pointer to stretch the cushion out to 28-23. The Waves scored six in a row to briefly take a 29-28 lead with 4:06 left before Khristian Smith hit a jumper to give ISU the lead and then Odum connected on a 3-pointer at the 2:56 mark for a 33-29 Sycamore lead.

That would be the final Sycamore field goal of the first half as Pepperdine scored the fnal six points before the break and took a 35-33 lead into the locker room.

Pepperdine extended its two point halftime lead out to 39-35 before Jake Kitchell scored a pair of layups in the early going to get within one possession and Odum’s driving lay-up at the 18:01 mark leveled the score at 39.

The two teams exchanged the lead before Devonte Brown converted a conventional 3-point play with 15:50 on the clock to stake the Sycamores a 44-42 advantage.

Pepperdine would go on to score seven of the next points in the game to take a 49-45 lead over Indiana State until Justin Gant hit a pair of free throws with 11:37 on the clock to get ISU within 49-47. After a Pepperdine basket,

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Manny Arop hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to cut the Pepperdine advantage down to just 51-50 with a tick under 11 minutes remaining.

Arop’s triple was followed by another from Khristian Smith one minute later off a feed from Gant and ISU owned a 53-51 lead.

Pepperdine hit 1-of-2 free throws to get within a point before Odum drilled a jumper and the Sycamores regained the 55-52 lead. Odum then raced down the floor after a Devonte Brown steal with 8:37 remaining where he converted his own conventional 3-point play and staked the Sycamores to a 58-52 advantage.

The Sycamore run grew to 7-0 on a pair of Demetrius Moore charity tosses to take a 6052 lead. Pepperdine scored five in a row before Smith hit a jumper in the paint with just over five minutes remaining to stretch the lead out to 62-57.

Pepperdine would score five in a row to even the score at 62, before Kitchell hit 1-of-2 free throws to regain a 63-62 advantage. After a defensive stop by Brown, he strolled the free throw line and hit a pair as ISU led 65-62 with four minutes remaining.

Indiana State returns to action on Saturday, December 7 when they travel to Eastern Illinois for an 8:00 p.m. tipoff in Charleston.

Note, this is a change in game time due to an FCS football playoff game at EIU earlier in the Sophomore Guard Devonte Brown crosses the ball between his legs as he contemplates the next play (Photy by Drew Canavan). day.

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Indiana State Football end season with loss to Salukis Ace Hunt ISU Athletic Media Relations Indiana State fell to the visiting Southern Illinois Salukis on Senior Day on a chilly afternoon inside Memorial Stadium.

The Sycamores’ season comes to an end with an overall record of 1-11, 0-8 Missouri Valley Football Conference while Southern Illinois improved to 7-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Indiana State scored first in the contest on a short drive set up by a Mark Sewall blocked punt mid-way through the first quarter. Eric Heidorn capitalized on the Sewall block by connecting on a 39-yard field goal at the 6:08 mark of the opening stanza to get Indiana State out to a 3-0 advantage.

Southern Illinois responded with 14 consecutive points on a nine-yard touchdown pass from Ryan West to take a 7-3 lead on the final play of the first quarter and then Ken Malcome had a four-yard scoring rush with 11:25 in the third quarter for a 14-3 Saluki lead.

Southern Illinois drove down to the Indiana State seven-yard line on their second possession of the third quarter but Travis Starks picked off a John Lantz offering and returned it 98 yards for a touchdown with 6:11 remaining in the

quarter. It was the fourth interception return for a touchdown for the Sycamores on the season and inched the Sycamores within 14-9 after a failed two-point conversion on a run by Robert Tonyan, Jr. The Salukis answered Stark’s big play with a 13-yard touchdown by Malcolm Agnew with 2:05 left in the third quarter for a 21-9 lead and added a Thomas Kenny 25-yard field goal as well as another Angew touchdown run of four yards for a 31-9 victory.

Buck Logan led the Sycamore offense with 46 rushing yards on 19 attempts.

Mark Sewall paced Indiana State with a career-high 18 total tackles, including seven solo stops and one tackle for a loss.

Russell Jones, playing in his final game as a Sycamore, tallied a career-high 14 tackles with three tackles for a loss while Connor Underwood had 11 tackles, including one for a loss. Overall, the Sycamores finished with seven tackles for a loss and two interceptions and 144 return yards with seven pass breakups.

For Southern Illinois, Agnew had 25 rushes for 97 yards and two touchdowns while Kory Faulkner came off the bench to hit 11-of-17 passes for 131 yards. John Lantz had eight catches for 99 yards.

Left: Sophomore Defensive Back Travis Starks attempts to stop opposing team member from gaining yards as other teammates come to assist in the tackle. Above: Senior wide receiver Demory Lawshe breaks through the opposing offense (Photos by Drew Canavan).

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Indiana State Sophomore earns All-Missouri Valley Conference honors Ace Hunt ISU Athletic Media Relations Indiana State sophomore Connor Underwood led a group of five Sycamores who earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors as announced today (Dec. 2) by the league office. The All-Missouri Valley Football Conference squads are determined by a postseason vote of conference head coaches, sports information directors and a media panel.

Underwood was named to the AllMissouri Valley Football Conference First Team while senior FN Lutz III was a second team selection. Seniors Russell Jones, Tanner Riley and sophomore Mark Sewall were named to the AllMissouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention Team.

Connor Underwood, a sophomore defensive lineman, followed up his redshirt freshman campaign in 2012 that saw him take All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer Team and Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selections with a 2013 campaign that netted him a place on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team. He was the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 76 total tackles, including a teambest 18 for a loss and nine quarterback sacks. Underwood added a 31-yard interception return for a touchdown in the season opener at Indiana and was credited with five pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries as well as one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.

He owned three double digit tackle performances on the year, including a season-best 13 against Western Illinois and recorded six tackles for a loss at Tennessee Tech, with four quarterback sacks which tied a school record.

Underwood ranked tied for 17th in total tackles in the league and was tied for third in quarterback sacks and tied for

second in tackles for a loss. In Missouri Valley Football Conference contests only, Underwood ranked tied for 15th in tackles, fourth in quarterback sacks and tied for fifth in tackles for a loss.

Lutz picked up a spot on the AllMissouri Valley Football Conference Second Team after being a first team selection in 2011 as well as an honorable mention pick in 2010. Lutz III is also a two-time All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic selection in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, Lutz returned from missing the entire 2012 campaign by playing and starting in all 12 games for the Sycamores at the center position along the offensive line. The Sycamore offense averaged over 20 points per game in 2013.

Russell Jones, a senior defensive lineman, was named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable Mention Team after finishing as the Sycamores’ second-leading tackler with 89 total tackles, including 14 for a loss and five quarterback sacks. Jones had one fumble recovery as well as two forced fumbles and posted a career-best 14 total tackles in his final game against Southern Illinois while recording multiple tackles in every game this season.

He had a season-best three tackles for a loss versus Southern Illinois while his 7.4 tackles per game ranks tied for ninth in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and his .88 tackles for loss average ranked tied for 12th.

Jones posted 8.2 tackles per league contest which ranked eighth while his 3.0 quarterback sacks in league play ranked 16th. He was tied for fifth for most tackles for loss in Missouri Valley Football Conference contests while he was tied for 3rd in most fumbles forced per Missouri Valley Football Conference contest.

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Student credits Recreation Center for healthier life

Emily Sturgess

ISU Communications and Marketing Three years ago, Gernitria Ladson struggled to walk across the Indiana State University campus. She arrived out of breath and late to every class. It was a struggle to climb one flight of stairs. She always sat in the front seat of the car and at the tables in the back of classrooms because those were the only places she fit.

“I was not happy at all,” Ladson said.

“To be honest, I hated myself.”

Today, more than 100 pounds lighter, the junior communication major from Evansville stands a little taller and a little prouder.

“I see myself and I respect myself,” she said. “I love myself.”

Diagnosed with chronic asthma as a child, Ladson spent much of her time indoors. The combination of steroids to help with her asthma, a high-calorie diet from sugary foods and inactivity caused Ladson to weigh in at more than 300 pounds before she started high school.

“I remember her telling me one time ‘Mom, I feel like a fish out of water,’” Ladson’s mother, Carmen Daniels, said

in regards to her daughter’s health and respiratory problems.

When Ladson arrived at Indiana State, she felt as though the physical, emotional and mental issues stemming from her obesity were only magnified.

“The craziest thing about being obese is that you are so big but you are so invisible at the same time,” she said. “People would literally slam doors in my face — they would literally not see me.”

However, one game of pick-up basketball with two friends at the Student Recreation Center changed her life.

“September 16 [2010], I will never forget the day,” Ladson said. “I went over to the rec with two of my guy friends and I’m thinking ‘Why am I going to go? I’ve never worked out a day in my life.”

But Ladson enjoyed it.

“We [played] basketball, nothing too serious,” she said. “We worked out a little bit, we had fun and after that I loved it.”

Ladson soon found herself at the Rec Center more frequently. She could no longer use the excuse of not having a workout facility nearby.

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“The Rec Center was my success,” she said. “In the past, I had lost five pounds in a month and I gained it right back, obviously, because I wasn’t consistent.”

For someone who had never exercised, Ladson found it difficult to start. The first time she stepped on the elliptical she lasted only three minutes at 2 mph before she ran out of breath. At first, she set a workout goal to just “stay active for a long time.”

“They say even if you’re going slow, you’re lapping everyone on the couch,” she said. “So in the beginning it was to be in [there] and just keep moving.”

The self-proclaimed “cardio queen” recently added weight training to her workouts which has caused her to “[drop] weight like crazy.”

“The more in-shape I got, the more I would start doing and pushing myself,” she said. “It just kept progressing.”

Although Ladson knew nothing about exercise or diet, she adapted a plan that soon became her lifestyle. She started exercising three times a week and, after a year, began working out every day.

“I first started noticing results within a month,” Ladson said. “I remember walking into classes or wherever and people whispering ‘Oh my gosh, she is

losing weight.’”

Ladson also credits her weight loss success to a change in eating habits. She began seeking out healthier options in the dining hall and refused to make excuses for eating junk food.

“A lot of people blame their freshman 15 on eating cookies all day, but you don’t have to eat those cookies,” Ladson said. “[The dining hall] has plenty of healthy choices.”

Now that she lives off-campus, Ladson calls herself an “aspiring chef ” with a love for finding new, healthy recipes such as her newly-discovered homemade protein bars. She has not touched a soda or fast food meal in two years. She eats “real food,” including pasta and the occasional cookie.

“When a lot of people think of dieting they think of rice cakes,” Ladson said.

“Eating carrots all day, that’s sad, no one wants to do that.”

Daily meals consist of oatmeal with peanut butter and bananas for breakfast, a sandwich and fruit for lunch, fish or chicken for dinner and small snacks, such as almonds, between meals. She said she eats about every three hours to keep her metabolism going.

Ladson does allow herself to have a

“cheat meal” once and a while, as long as she has worked out the “hardest [she] has ever gone” in the gym that day. Her meal of choice? Thin crust pineapple and cheese pizza.

“I am a pizza woman,” she said. “I love pizza.”

Ladson said that weight loss is 90 percent mental. The journey to where she is today has not been an easy one and has certainly had its dark moments. Two years ago, she suffered a bout of bulimia in an attempt to lose even more weight.

“Bulimia is a very sensitive issue because the first thing someone is going to do is deny it and the second thing is no one wants to talk about it,” Ladson said.

Daniels noticed the problem during Christmas break and got help for her daughter.

“I am so thankful that I had the friends, my mom and family to support me because it’s something that will not only destroy you, it will destroy the people around you,” Ladson said. “It’s so not worth it.”

Ladson wrote about her struggles with strangers on her blog and spoke with strangers who reached out to her after reading her story.

Now that she is back on track with a

healthy, normal lifestyle, she said she is no longer focused on a number on the scale, but rather her overall health.

“I don’t have a goal, it’s just when I get there I’ll know,” Ladson said. “I’m trying not to stay focused on numbers because that will just depress you.”

Ladson wants to inspire and motivate others to make healthy lifestyle choices, including Daniels, who suffers from a muscular disease. With the help of her daughter, Daniels has started swimming to help her stay in shape.

“You can overcome adversity of having a weight problem and eating disorder, it all comes with a lifestyle change,” Daniels said. “You have to be willing to change.

Whatever it takes to do it you have to do it and she did it.”

Ladson said her transformation brings Daniels to tears every time she comes home to visit.

Her doctor, a “manly of the manly” former Army general, also cried after he did not recognize her when she came in for her annual check-up.

“I used to be that fat chick in the gym,” she said. “I’ve literally transformed before people’s eyes.”

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Fast eats may mean worse treats, boosting your brain

“What you eat impacts not only your brain functioning but whether you feel more sluggish or have the right get-upand-go,” Leslie Bonci, R.D., Director of Sports Medicine Nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh said.

This is dead week.

Nutrition Study week. Go-to-bedColumnist cramming-informationwhile-drinking-coffeeand-waking-up-in-afew-hours-for-more-coffee week. Maybe this was your first semester or maybe it’s your last, but this week isn’t easy for

Natalie Sympson

newbies or veterans.

With stress running high and your eyes glued to your book and laptop, it’s easy to understand why a study published in July 2013 showed that college students tend to buy more unhealthy snacks as the semester wears on. In fact, their results showed that there is an eight percent increase of unhealthy snacks in the last two weeks of classes. Just because you’re busier now and rushing to finish strong doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t pay attention to what you’re putting in your body. Did you realize that food can actually be your fuel? Or that a healthy snack choice might help you study?

Snacking is important because three large meals a day can cause spikes in

blood sugar levels and possibly some lows throughout the day. By snacking and eating light all day, you have the right amount of energy you need to focus and manage stress. Keeping blood glucose levels even all day has been shown to reduce cravings for fat and sugar. What you eat can also affect how your brain functions. Omega-3 fatty acids have actually been shown to aid cognitive success.

Try not to mindlessly eat in front of the screen or book. Don’t just eat out of the bag of chips; get a small bowl full of chips and assess whether you are still hungry or not before getting more. It’s also helpful to eat something that takes time to eat, like hot soup or frozen grapes.

Don’t forget that junk food is just that

— junk. If you put trash into your body, you will get matching results.

Some healthier snack suggestions are as follows: • Homemade Trail Mix — check Pinterest for ideas • Banana with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter • Granny Smith Apple, or any other fruit • Parfait — Greek yogurt, granola, and fruit of your choice • Smoothie — ice, skim milk, fruit • Raw veggies with hummus to dip • Walnuts, high in Omega-3 • Plain popcorn • Low-sodium soup

Students often find dead week to be the most stressful time of all, rather than the most wonderful. But with all the face-palming and head pounding, make sure you don’t stuff your face full of empty calories. The right foods can be just what the doctor ordered during high-tension times (Statesman file photo).

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