September 23, 2013

Raising awareness

Students, faculty and survivors gather to promote Relay for Life, an event that fights back against cancer, one of the nation’s deadliest diseases DENISE SMITH Reporter In the early 1930s, only one of 10 lives could be saved from the deadly disease cancer, a new phenomenon to the medical world that had yet to be explored.

Fast forward over 80 years later to last Tuesday night in the Sycamore Lounge, where Indiana State students, staff and cancer survivors were in deep silence as they watched a heart-felt video about a thirteen-month-old Aubrey Deno.

The video, part of a kick-off event hosted by the Relay for Life chapter for Vigo County Colleges, reveals that Deno was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic Leukemia.

The event took place to promote next year’s Relay for Life, a 5K race originally created by the American Cancer Society as a national initiative to raise awareness and funds for research that could benefit children like Deno.

When the video was over, members of the American Cancer Society discussed the importance of raising awareness on campus and CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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An attendee at Thursday’s Relay for Life kick-off, decorates a bag to commemorate a cancer victim (Photo by Kira Clouse).

Indiana State faculty recognized for service EMILY STARBUCK Reporter Indiana State officials honored 186 faculty members for their milestone years of service Thursday in the Sycamore Banquet Center during the annual Employee Recognition Ceremony.

Following a brief brunch, ISU’s President Daniel J. Bradley and Provost Biff Williams gave a warm welcome, which replaced the reception of previous years faculty members from all departments across campus.

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The introduction was followed by the presentation of the Presidential Medallion, an award established in 1997 and celebrates volunteer work, professional achievement, as well as their dedication to students.

The Presidential Medallion has only been awarded to 120 staff members and Erica Myers, coordinator and employee relations specialist said the award commemorates these individuals as “going above and beyond.”

Green ambition: Do

recycling or being energy efficient really make a difference?

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After being nominated by their peers and selected by a committee , ISU faculty members Jay Gatrell, Dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Karen Goehl, project director at the Blumberg Center, Melissa Hughes director of admissions, as well as, Martha Reed, the administrative assistant received this year’s Presidential Medallion.

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Volleyball splits weekend: Lady Sycamores take home a win and a loss over the weekend

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Indiana State University police have arrested a man for public intoxication who is also suspected for the harassment of female students on campus Thursday night.

John Meynard Murphy, 48, of Little Rock, Arkansas was arrested as a result of an investigation of two female students complaining that a passing motorist had harassed them near the streets of Fifth and Chestnut around 11 p.m. Thursday night, Police Chief William Mercier reports.

The females told police that a man with an orange shirt driving a white pick-up truck with red markings pulled up to them and yelled for them to approach his vehicle. The students refused and continued walking.

University Police found a truck that matched the description parked behind the Copper Bar, located on Wabash Avenue. Employees at the bar had corroborating descriptions of the man they were looking for, and told police that he had been removed from the bar because of being intoxicated.

In addition to his arrest charge, police learned of a warrant for arrest from Sullivan County, due to Murphy’s failure to appear.

Chief Mercier has no evidence indicating that Murphy is attached to the numerous stalking incidents that have occurred on and near campus in the past weeks, but wants the public to know that it is still being actively investigated.

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Above: The university honored Jay Gatrell, Dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Karen Goehl, project director at the Blumberg Center, Melissa Hughes director of admissions and Martha Reed with this year’s Presidential Medallion at the Employee Recognition Ceremony. Below: Karen Goehl, project director at the Blumberg Center, was one recipient who received the Presidential Medallion which has been awarded since 1997 (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

administrative assistant, received this year’s Presidential Medallion.

All honorees were given lengthy introductions by Williams, which contained a multitude of worthy achievements for each winner that attributed to their selection for the prestigious award.

Hughes was recognized for being and a key component in the creation of the John W. Moore Welcome Center.

She said her opportunity to assist students in a more concise way at the Welcome Center was one of her proudest moments at ISU. “It feels great. I’ve just finished my 20th year here. It’s an amazing place to work,” she said.

Goehl was unanimously nominated by her co-workers, and said she was grateful to receive the award.

“I’m feeling very honored and humbled by the opportunity to represent Indiana State University,”

Goehl said.

She retires this year after 27 years of service and works with children who have disabilities.

Among many other achievements listed, is her work with schools throughout Indiana to serve children and licensure program at ISU, who provide licenses for those who wish to work with children with vision and hearing impairments.

After the presentation of the medallions, all faculty members were recognized for years of service in increments of five.

The ceremony proceeded in descending order, beginning with 40 years and concluding with five, which included Bradley and the first lady Cheri Bradley who were honored at the five-year service mark.

“The whole idea is to thank our employees, to let them know that we are grateful for what they do,” Myers said.

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Scavengers hunt in full force at annual event, rain or shine Jaelan Collins Reporter

Students hunted in the Sycamore Scavenger program in full force Friday evening, and the annual event had an even better turnout than last year despite the rain.

Sycamore Scavengers is a program facilitated by the Division of Student Affairs designed as an ice breaker or opportunity for students to meet other students and become familiar with campus buildings and functions.

The event was sponsored by the Programming Council, Sodexo, Recreational Sports and Student Health Promotion.

This is the Sycamore Scavengers second year holding the event.

Last year, the event was structured differently, promoting mainly University 101 students and freshman, but this year it was highly promoted and offered to everyone on campus.

Thanks to improved advertisement, the event brought in more than 100 students.

This year, the University 101 students had to

treat the event like an assignment which aided the number of students that participated.

At the event, they gave out free T-shirts of various colors of bandanas and food.

As everyone was lining up to sign up for the Sycamore Scavengers, Krista Emshwiller, a freshman special education major, jumped up and down in excitement to get her team pumped up.

“I learned about this event from my friends and I really want more commons cash, so I came and I hope we win,” Emshwiller said.

Before handing over the clue sheets to the scavengers, Kimberly Monte, assistant director of the program, read the rules of the game to the participants.

After each team captain received their clue sheet, the scavengers were off.

The rules of the hunt were to find the ten locations and take pictures of everyone in your team at the location, along with four bonus clues you could complete. Also, when you got to each location there would be someone to

sign your clue sheet, which was mandatory to win the event.

The team that returned to the Student Recreation Center first, the team will the most points and the team with the most creative name won prizes.

The team “Dudewops & The Herligans took first place with the most points.

Their team captain was Kyrstal Lantz, a junior accounting major.

Shafer, a junior marketing construction management major, said the hardest part about game was the trivia that the Career Center put together.

It included a lot famous celebrities and surprisingly President Bradley, he said.

Lastly, Shane Porter, senior biology pre-vet major, left a recommendation to everyone who attends next year.

“Make sure you practice a lot of cardio, because this is a fierce competition,” Porter “Make sure you practice a lot of said.

In a tie for points were the following teams: cardio, because this is a fierce Oozma Kappa, The Minions and The Suction competition.”

Cups.

Also the team called, “Neon Nurses” won in another event.

Shane Porter, senior biology Each team won different items such as gift pre-veterinary major cards to Wal-Mart and the Barnes & Noble bookstore, as well as commons cash.

They had the pleasure of picking whatever “I got an email today and told my friends to gift card they wanted. join me and they did,” Lantz said.

“I can’t wait until next year,” Lantz said.

Another member of the team was David

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Indiana teachers gain strategies to teach students ISU Communications and Marketing Staff Central Indiana teachers returned to classrooms this fall prepared with new strategies to help students with reading comprehension and assessments for learning improvement.

Educators at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels took part in the first phase of a “train the trainer” project aimed at disciplinary literacy, assessment, and infusing technology into instruction Disciplinary literacy means “content specific” literacy, explained Jill Bohnert, business and computer technology teacher at Eastern (Greene) High School in Solsberry.

“Textbook reading is completely different in computer courses vs. English or Math. It’s more content specific,” Bohnert said.

Using PowerPoint presentations, Smartboards and iPads, Bohnert was among 38 classroom teachers from 17 Indiana school districts who participated in the Enhancing Disciplinary Literacy Using Technology and Assessment program. Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education faculty, along with faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences are conducting the two-year project in partnership with the Randolph Central and Vigo County school corporations.

The teachers who participated included instructors in science, math, English, business and technology, and social sciences.

“It’s been very productive and it’s been a good mix,” Bohnert said. “We had professors come in and show us how to use different strategies in their content areas and how we can use them in our content area. It’s been very beneficial.”

Teachers such as Bohnert who went back to school themselves for four days of intensive workshops during the summer learned such things as how to design web pages and incorporate web sites into their lessons. They also learned how to use various disciplinary literacy and assessment strategies to increase student learning.

Teachers also shared ideas they had developed for their own classrooms with their colleagues, said Christine Davies, a math teacher at Terre Haute South Vigo High School.

“Everything involving technology is beneficial to me,” Davies said. “I like using the different web sites and feeding off of other teachers and seeing what ideas they have, co-labbing with them and sharing ideas and concepts we’ve accumulated over the years. We have teachers that are relatively new to the profession and some of us are more seasoned. It’s exciting.”

Elementary teachers who teach all subject areas found the project especially helpful.

“What I’ve picked up on and what I’ll use in my classroom are some great web sites that I’ll use with my kids together in a group- like computer lab atmosphere,” said Rachel Williams, a fifth grade teacher at Davis Park Elementary School in Terre Haute. “The students will also be able to use them at home or if they ever go to the public library and log into a computer.”

Williams said she was pleasantly surprised to learn how much technology is available to teachers free online, such as Google Voice, a free telephone service linked to Google’s gmail e-mail; and Picasa, a photo-editing suite; and Edmodo, a “school friendly” alternative to Facebook.

“As technology changes I feel like I’m always behind,” said

Indiana teachers returned back into their classrooms this fall to better assist their students with reading and using assessments to improve learning (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Kristen Cole, who teaches English at Terre Haute North Vigo High School.

During sessions on web site development, Cole said she found today’s technology to be more “user friendly” than she recalled from her college days and she will now be more likely to keep her own web site up to date.

The EDLUTA project is intended to improve classroom implementation of Indiana education standards, including those related to disciplinary literacy, which will result in improved student performance,” said Diana Quatroche, professor and chair of the department of elementary, early childhood, and special education in the Bayh College. Seminar sessions took place on the Indiana State University campus and at Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute. Other seminar sessions took place at Cascade High School in Clayton and Westchester High School.

“The Vigo County School Corporation is very fortunate to have a long-standing partnership with Indiana State University in promoting pre-service activities and teacher development,” said Karen Goeller, the school corporation’s deputy superintendent. “We had more than 500 students in extended learning programs at Sarah Scott Middle School this summer and are pleased that ISU wanted to join us at Sarah Scott with high quality staff development activities. We appreciate Dr. Quatroche working with our staff to coordinate the professional development with K-12 standards and our current curriculum and help us deliver engaging activities to meet the needs of all learners.”

Teachers who took part in this year’s first phase of the

project will be asked to join instructors from Indiana State and participating school corporations to train new participants in 2014 and content-area assessment methods will be developed, Quatroche said.

“This will promote a systemic, sustainable professional development infrastructure which will continue beyond the scope of this proposal,” she said. “As the literacy demands of our nation have increased and changed, as technological capabilities have expanded and been made widely available, millions of adolescents are left behind without the skills necessary to compete in our global economy. This project ensures that federal school improvements, as outlined by the No Child Left Behind Law, are met and exceeded.”

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education funded the EDLUTA project with a $323,000 grant under its 2013 Improving Teacher Quality Partnership grant award program.

Participating teachers were recruited from across Indiana school districts with priority given to those from high needs schools.

While the emphasis may be on 21st century technology, some teachers taking part in this summer’s seminar found new ways to use tried and true technology from the 20th century.

“We talked about a strategy with sticky notes. When students are reading, maybe a homework assignment, they can put sticky notes in their texts with questions they have,” Cole said. “Many times, students will say, ‘I had a question last night but now I can’t remember it.’ By me making an assignment or giving them points for using [sticky notes], they’re going to do it more.”

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Bat Festival entertains many, venue takes flight next year Tamera Rhodes News Editor More than 700 people attended the daytime session of this year’s Indiana Bat Festival on the campus of Indiana State University, which was about the same as last year’s event.

“We were about on par with last year,” Joy O’Keefe said, director of the Center for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation.

The day session was held in the university’s Science building and O’Keefe said she noticed that a popular spot was the bat box table, which provided information for them to learn about installing a bat house on their property to be used for a habitat.

She said the popularity of the bat box table means the program will have a bigger impact than last year’s event and their goal is being implemented throughout the area.

“That means we are actually having a positive benefit on the community . . . we’ve got people here interested in actually putting up structures in their backyards to bring in bats, so that’s great,” O’Keefe said.

Trissa Triplett, a Terre Haute resident, attended the event with her family and said she learned something new, even after attending last year’s Bat Festival.

“I thought it was amazing, and to be able to actually see and learn about bats and the bat houses. We actually see bats because we live out in the country, so I didn’t even know anything about bat houses until now,” she said.

Vending tables were set up throughout the building to provide attendees additional information either about bats or other things related to bats, like flowers, and how bats help to pollinate them.

The event also offered live raptor and live bat lectures that were popular for all ages.

Cole Triplett, age seven of Terre Haute, attended the event, which was also on his birthday.

He enjoyed the live bat presentation for many reasons, but he really enjoyed being able to interact with bats, in person.

“I liked seeing the bats,” he said.

Children had many options to participate in during the day session including a cave to explore, or activities, such as crafts to make and take home or face painting.

O’Keefe said the event cost more than $5,000, which was provided through sponsorships and sales from the merchandise, silent auction and bake saleat the event to keep the festival cost free.

A brown bat is held in the hands of the lecturer during the performance at Fairbanks Park Saturday (Photo by Bob Rhodes).

Duke Energy was the top sponsor by donating $1,000 to create and operate ‘Bat Ventures,’ the new obstacle course for children set up at Fairbank’s Park.

The course, which was thought up by an Indiana State graduate student, taught children what it was like to be a bat or a bat biologist when they went through a checklist throughout the course and when finished, they received a free Indiana bat book.

“Every year our impact builds, and the fact that we see some of the same faces every year,” she said. ”But we also draw in new people, so that it builds a ripple effect even if people don’t make it back this year they are going to spread the word.”

O’Keefe said the Bat Center is moving next year’s event to Indianapolis, to impact even more people.

“This has been on ISU’s campus for seven years . . . we are moving it so that we can have a bigger ripple,” she said. “You know this is the only Bat Festival in Indiana and we want to make sure that other people in Indiana besides the folks in the Terre Haute area are aware of the importance of bats.”

Even though next year’s Bat Festival will be changing venue,

Triplett said she will still try to attend.

People already come to the festival from three or four hours away, and O’Keefe said she is driven to promote bats because they are the most misunderstood animals on the planet, due to the fact that they are active at night.

She said bats are important because they are pollinators and they eat a lot of insects, so they do a lot of things for humans “The goal or message is just for people to walk away from here and have a nice thing to say about bats like ‘Oh, did you know that bats drink nectar from flowers’ or ‘Did you know there are only three species of vampire bats and they don’t actually suck blood, they lick blood’--just cool facts about bats that they can walk away with,” O’Keefe said.

Through time humans have gained a misguided opinion and fear of bats from literature, religion or lack of understanding about them.

She said that is really what the Center for Bats is aiming for.

“Our job is to spread the word about how cool bats are so people don’t, you know, see them and think this is scary,” O’Keefe said.

OPINION

Monday, September 23, 2013 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Tony Khalil isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor in Chief, Brianne Hofmann isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu

Statesman editorial

Take care of Mother Nature so she can take care of us

Since we were children we have been taught to recycle hearing about the process from our teachers and Bill Nye. In recent years, there has been a growing trend on college campuses prompting and prodding students to be more environmentally friendly. Often this involves denoting the locations of recycling bins that few people use or instructing students to take shorter showers and to turn off lights.

However, many of these environmental campaigns tend not to instruct students on the necessity of these activities. With students contemplating the age old fallacy of, “ it’s not like what I do really has an impact.” But when there are millions of people, or even a few thousand students that have this mentality the effects can become very prevalent.

According to Curiosity.com, Americans throw away about 4.5 pounds of trash everyday. That means with about 300 million people living in the United States, we generate about 1.35 billion pounds of trash a day. To put this in a different perspective, the average adult male African elephant weights about 14,000 pounds which means America throws away about 96,000 adult elephants in trash everyday.

However, America is not the consumption capital of the world; that distasteful title goes to the United Arab Emirates. If everyone on the planet consumed food, power and production like they do, it would require 5.4 Earths to sustain it. Unfortunately the U.S. is in a not much better second place, where if everyone

consumed resources like we do it would require 4.1 Earths to sustain us. This is all according to Footprintnetwork.org As college students, we are the next generation of leaders and policy makers in this country. It is our job to change our consumption habits and make the world a better place. There are few simple things we can do to decrease our environmental footprint.

We can recycle and use less power. But that’s only part of it. We need to decrease our consumption of paper. We are already moving in the right direction with the recent uptake of E-readers and tablet computers. Another thing that will be harder is to consume less meat. Yes we know bacon is amazing. But instead of having bacon and eggs every morning, perhaps simply consume it once a week and replace your morning, meal with cereal.

We aren’t saying that everyone should become tofu-loving vegetarian. But a simple decrease in the consumption of meat from seven days a week to one or two, would greatly lessen our consumption of global resources.

When you visit the Sycamore dining or Lincoln dining centers, do not use a tray. If they don’t have to wash trays, the school will consume less water, and save money. Giving the school a win; win.

Take a shorter shower, and don’t leave the TV, or lights on when you sleep. If you drive, take the public transportation offered around campus or even bike or skate to class. Every little bit done to help the environment helps our future.

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College Halloween:

No one is ever too old to enjoy Halloween Halloween is a historic holiday, that is celebrated almost everywhere around the world and referred to in many different names. Most people think of Halloween as a time of year to eat as much candy possible, haunted Columnist as houses, carving pumpkins, and parties, but is it the best holiday?

Halloween is a time for selfexpression and moments you will never forget. Dressing up is probably what people look forward to the most; the reason being is they can be whomever they want and never have to think twice about it. Many children dress up to be super heroes or princesses. College students however enjoy the wacky, literally will pick anything and everything to dress up as, from being a corn dog, to cat woman.

Movies today give us the idea that you have to dress provocatively to have a good costume, when that just takes all the fun out of it. You should be able to dress in whatever costumes you want to. Like I said before, costumes are all about self-expression, so dress in something that represents you.

Now candy is a whole different story, if you don’t go trick or treating, which most college students don’t, then you may be attending a party or handing out candy yourself. I have younger siblings, which gives me fair game to all the candy, where others may have to buy their’s in bulk.

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the various Halloween parties around campus, whether they are at fraternities or sororities, or even a smaller college party off campus.

Others enjoy going to the haunted houses in the surrounding areas like, Shadow Asylum Haunted House.

Places like these have always been popular to our age group because we’re in that spot where trick-ortreating may be to young but handing out candy is too old.

Staying home and watching scary movie’s could be anyone’s alternative.

Most people who can’t go out on the town, may choose to stay in and watch all the classic Halloween movies like, Halloween. Many of us students grew up watching these movies around this time of year, they are embedded in our minds to be the best scary movies. On top of the classics we have the new scary movies that have everybody raving, like “Insidious 2” or “The Conjuring.” These have been the talk around campus for a while, so by H”alloween” these will be on everyone movie list.

Though before you pick out your costume, stock up on candy, or rent your scary movies, you must find the perfect pumpkin. Carving pumpkins and creating a jack-olantern is something as kids we grew up doing. Pumpkins are the symbol of Halloween, and show more creativity then you would find in most holidays.

The process of taking all the gross stuff out and creating a face or shape that describes you.

Halloween, in the end, is the holiday that allows us to be a child again. Just, remember that you’re never to old to participate in Halloween.

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First class mentoring program fosters student enrichment Bobbie-Jo Monahan columnist I consider being a First Generation Faculty Mentor an honor. I was born in 1962 to two Native American parents in Oklahoma. Less than two years after I was born, my biological father passed, leaving my mother with four mouths to feed. The highest education obtained by my biological parents was ninth grade. She relocated the five of us to California to live with her brother, where she met my present father. He was in the service, so we moved every four years to a new location. I was quite a bit younger than my siblings, so my present father was the only father I knew.

He was one of ten children, and the only one to graduate from high school in the hills of Kentucky.

Thankfully, he understood the importance of education and stressed it on our family. However, I was the only one to pursue a college degree. To complete my degree, I worked 40 hours weekly and attended classes. I even sat out a year so I could save money. My parents understood the importance of education but were not in the financial position to help, nor did they understand how they could provide academic and emotional support. I see the first generation mentoring program as a positive way to begin a culture that embraces the importance of higher education.

In my experience of 20 plus years in the world of K-12 teaching and leadership, my philosophy has always been, students first. Now that I am in the higher education world, I see the need for that philosophy to continue for our young students, especially those who are first generation.

I was thrilled when I read the call last year for First Generation Faculty Members. I attended a meeting and met a dynamic young freshman from Washington D.C., a long way from home.

We connected immediately. His name is Leroy Richardson and we slowly built a mentor-mentee relationship. He would stop by my office between classes, we would meet for meals or for coffee, and we even had the opportunity to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Dinner together in January.

Leroy is now a resident assistant. Last spring, he was asked to present to the Indiana State University Board of Trustees and discuss how our mentormentee relationship had developed and grown over the year. The following are a few items he discussed:

Leroy Richardson columnist Being involved with the Sycamore First Generation Faculty Mentoring Program has greatly

Racism still prevalent Racist tweets mar Miss America beauty pageant This year the Miss America Pageant crossed an important threshold with Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, winning the title.

Davuluri is the first In d i an - A m e r i c an to be named Miss America; the runner up was Miss Columnist California, Crystal Lee, followed by Miss Oklahoma, Kelsey Griswold. The top three contestants in the pageant represent expanding beauty standards and increased cultural awareness across the contestants, which should certainly be celebrated.

However, minutes after Davuluri took hold of the title, the normally half-witted crowd of xenophobes took to Twitter to announce their disappointment. Some of the tweets accused Davuluri of not being American with user Meredith Roanell saying “This is Miss America…not Miss Foreign Country”, and user Kathryn Ryan stating “she’s like…not even American and she won Miss America.” And if she’s not American, as an Indian woman, she must be Arab and a terrorist, according to Shannon McCann, who tweeted “Miss America or Miss Al Qaeda?” and Audrey Ann saying “Miss America is a terrorist.

Whatever. It’s fine.” These users obviously deleted their accounts as a result of shame and embarrassment as other Twitter users and major media outlets such as CNN revealed their utter stupidity to the world.

Todd Stames elegantly wrapped up the sentiment of these racists in the recent FOX News column, “You won’t believe what CNN considers racist”.

Like others, Stames took to Twitter to voice his disapproval of Davuluri’s title as he supported Miss Kansas Theresa

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Bobbie- Jo Monahan an Instructor at Bayh College of Education (Right) poses with Leroy Richardson ISU Sophmore (Left) (Submitted Photo).

impacted me. The program has allowed me to interact with faculty members who were firstgeneration college students such as myself. This program is beneficial because it pairs students with a mentor that can relate to being the first person in their family to attend college.

“Being a first generation college student is a great opportunity but it also has its challenges. Students who are first generation are more likely to have no one to look up to when it comes to college and the many aspects that come with it. That is why I feel this program is important; it allows students to have someone who understands many problems they may face related to being a first generation student.

Being paired with Dr. Bobbie Jo Monahan as my mentor has been a great pleasure. We have been able to get to know one another on a more personal level through a series of lunches and other outings.

These outings let us converse on a personal level beyond just schoolwork. We are also able to talk to about my family life and personal life. If I ever need someone to talk to or just need help with a class assignment, she will be there.”

Student who are the first in their families to go to college and who would like to be paired with a first generation faculty mentor are welcome to contact Jim Pond in the Center for Student Success - james. pond@indstate.edu; 237-3714. Faculty who were first generation college students and who would like to be a mentor are also welcome to contact Jim.

Vail saying, “The liberal Miss America judges won’t say this – but Miss Kansasa lost because she actually represented American values.” Amid backlash from CNN and users across the Internet, he defended his position in the column explaining that Vail’s military service, her gun ownership and her Christian faith exemplified America and he went on to accuse CNN of “gross slander.”

The accusations that Miss America is not American, reveals what many people think America is. Nina Davuluri was born and raised in the U.S. and like many of our ancestors, her parents came here from a foreign country, which happens to be India. How much more American could Davuluri possibly be considering the fact that the Natural born citizen clause of the Constitution states that one just has to be born in this country to legally and nationally be considered American. With Davuluri’s appreciation for her ethnic Indian roots and her dark skin many do not see her as American, though it is her constitutional birthright.

American values according to Stames and other racists that took to Twitter are highly damaging and incorrect because they are trying to assert that America is a monolith, and does not take into account the breathtaking diversity of this nation. Not everyone owns a gun, not everyone has served in the military or is Christian, and the absence of those qualities do not make any of us Americans less American.

Rather than accuse Miss America of not being American for any unfathomable reason, she should be celebrated for showcasing another dimension of what America is. And for many, it couldn’t get any more American than that.

FEATURES

Monday, September 23, 2013 • Page 8 Features Editor, Joseph Paul isu-statesmanfeatures@mail.indstate.edu

STUDENTSWANTTO SERVE Students, staff and 30 non-profit organizations set up at the fountain to enlist volunteers Zhane’ Pica Reporter Because Desiree Epps was the oldest of seven siblings in her family, signing up for Big Brothers Big Sisters was an obvious choice.

“To help one other child who doesn’t have the mentor would be easy for me, but it would also mean the world to them,” she said.

Epps, a sophomore business major, was thankful for the opportunity to visit the Volunteer Fair, which matched students with 30 local non-profit agencies last Wednesday around the fountain at Indiana State.

She said she embraced giving back to the community, especially to one that has given so much to her school and

herself.

“I didn’t think there would be so many different non-profits here to volunteer for,” Epps said. “I hate I can’t volunteer for them all, but it’s good to see that there are a lot of other students who also want to volunteer.”

Matching children with one-on-one mentors from 12 years of age until the child has turned 18 or graduated from high school, a Big Brother Big Sister mentor is responsible for interacting with the child for at least four hours a month, with a full-year commitment.

This ensures that the mentor is actively involved in the child’s life.

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Left: Students visit the 2012 Volunteer Fair. Right: Two students talk to a representative from a non-profit agency at last year’s event (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Welcome from the director

DARBY SCISM

ISU CAREER CENTER DIRECTOR

We are very excited about the Career Opportunity Fair on Wednesday, September 25th, and we hope to see many of you in attendance!

There are more than 120 companies and graduate schools scheduled to participate in the fair, and all of the companies will have either internship or full-time job opportunities available to ISU students.

This Career Fair is a unique opportunity to meet many employers and recruiters all in one place. We have changed venues this year for the Career Fair to the Hulman Center, which will provide a more professional and comfortable environment. This type of event isn’t always available to you once you graduate, so take advantage of it this week!

If you aren’t in the hunt for an internship or job at this time, a career fair is a great place to network with employers for future opportunities and to practice talking about your skills and accomplishments.

The more you practice talking about yourself and your qualifications, the easier it gets.

There will be Career Center staff at the fair to answer any of your questions. We also encourage you to make an appointment with one of the Career Advisors in the weeks following the fair to talk through your internship or job search plan as well as your career exploration and research.

Planning for your future career is something that shouldn’t wait until the last minute, so make sure to visit the Career Center now!

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Dress professionally Audra Trnovec Career Center “Mod”, “trendy”, “vogue” or “chic” are not words that one should consider when dressing for an interview. There are some rare industries, such as the world of fashion, where making a statement might require you to break a few of the traditional interview attire rules, but for the most part, these are solid.

First, let’s cover what NOT to wear.

Avoid short or tight clothing, bold patterns, platforms, boots, bows, metallic fabrics, bright colors, sandals, stains and wrinkles, cleavage

(front or backside), expensive jewelry, tattoos, bare legs/ankles, leather, bling, or anything you have or would ever consider wearing out in a “social” situation.

I’m aware that “conservative”, “classic” and “elegant” all say one thing to many young professionals…BORING! The trick is to be noticed for all of the right reasons. So, here are some tips for men and women.

Women, select simple tailored suits in black, grey, brown or navy with sleeves that fall 1/2 inch below your wrist; and with slacks that are full length and not too tight or a skirt that reaches the top of your knees. What???... pencil skirts are in and will make a better impression. Select a blouse in a light color or white, tuck it in, and button it almost to the top.

Wear comfortable flats or pumps with heels shorter than two inches. Socks or stockings are a must. Finish it off with simple jewelry and be sure your hair will stay out of your face without using large barrettes or bows.

Guys, you have it easy. Select a suit that is solid or with subtle pinstripes in black, grey, navy or brown. The pant legs should be touching the front of the shoe and above the heel in back. If your jacket is too long, the sleeves hit past the break of your wrist, or if it is too tight to button, your suit is going to say “I don’t care about the details.” Select a long sleeved shirt with a proper neck size in white or a muted tone and a conservative tie that should reach your belt when tied.

This is important…if a tie is too short, you could end up

looking like you did when forced to wear one of those clip-ons as a kid…not good. Your belt and (polished) shoes should match with dark socks.

Finally, there are a few details that apply to everyone. If you choose to wear a watch, be sure that it won’t beep during the interview. Perfume or cologne is ok, but keep it light. You will be talking to a lot of people so be conscious of your breath.

Bringing small mints is always a good idea, but be sure not to have one in your mouth when answering questions. If you smoke, try to avoid it within two hours of your interview. The scent lingers longer than you think. It’s best to cover tattoos as much as possible and to remove tongue, nose or eyebrow jewelry.

Remember, no wrinkles and no stains.

And one word on the accessory we all wear, a cell phone: DON’T. Turn it off for the entirety of the interview.

You now know you are going to need a suit, so take the time to shop for it well in advance of an interview.

If you wait until the last minute, you increase your chances of buying something that is uncomfortable, not to your liking, and/or more than you have to spend.

Keep it simple and you can’t go wrong. Remember that you want the interviewer to notice YOU and not your clothes. If you’re not sure, come see the Career Center and we’ll help you out.

Audra Trnovec is a career services coordinator, and the liaison to nursing health and human services, residential life, and diversity.

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We are a market leader with an excellent reputation.

We have an outstanding management team, most of whom have been with Cintas for many years.

We are experienced, knowledgeable and committed.

We are ownership-driven. We are motivated by the long-term value of Cintas.

We consider every person on the Cintas team a partner.

We act with honesty and integrity in everything we do.

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Getting the most out of your career fair experience MATT HETZEL CAREER CENTER

The best way to get the most of out of the Career Fair is to do your research on the companies attending ahead of time and to develop strong examples of your work skills. Check the list of participating employers on the Career Center’s website and/or Sycamore Career Link to see what positions they are hiring for and what majors they are seeking. Out of the 120 employers attending, choose 10 or 15 employers in which you are interested and do research on their company

websites. Familiarize yourself with the type of services or products they offer and the skills they are seeking in employees. Start to think about how your education and experiences have prepared you to join this organization and ask yourself the following questions: What projects have I done that are relevant to this company? What classes have I taken that prepared me for this kind of work? What have I learned from my collegiate involvement?

How can I relate my past experiences to my future

employment?

At the fair, you should also visit and speak with employers that may not be explicitly looking for your major. You could possibly uncover a great opportunity you hadn’t considered before. Keep an open mind about a wide variety of opportunities and companies, and ask the recruiters questions about other departments or job functions in their company.

When you approach an employer table, smile,

give a firm handshake, ask good questions, and provide relevant examples of your work/college experiences. Having good examples of past experiences and being able to articulate your skills and abilities is what will separate you from other candidates and make for a great first impression.

The networking you do at a job fair can have a positive ripple effect on your future opportunities.

Bring multiple copies of your resume and a padfolio to collect information and business cards.

Sending a short personalized thank you note or email as a follow up after the fair can go a long way to setting yourself apart from other candidates. The Career Center staff are available for appointments before, during and after the fair to help answer any questions you might have.

MATT HETZEL IS A CAREER SERVICES COORDINATOR, THE LIAISON TO THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND HONORS.

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Ace that interview Before the Interview

Jeff Hudnall Career Center Interviewing is a two-way street where both the candidate and the employer are deciding if you are a good fit. Your assessment of the company is just as important as their assessment of you!

Your actions before, during, and after the interview will determine whether or not you get the job offer, and then you can decide whether it’s a good choice for you. But you have to get the offer first!

It is important to thoroughly prepare and practice before the interview to ensure your success.

Preparation involves knowing as much about yourself and your past experiences as possible.

Be able to elaborate on your resume and describe specific examples to add value to your answers.

Anticipating which questions the interviewer may ask will help in forming answers and responses.

Preparation also includes knowing some information about the company. Knowledge of the company history, mission, and goals can give you some insight into the company culture and dynamics. And it also shows how interested you are in this

particular organization.

Another preparation tip includes deciding what to wear to the interview. Professional business attire is the expected clothing choice for interviews.

A dark colored, two-piece business suit is recommended for both men and women.

Conservative color shirts and minimal accessories are also good choices. When you dress professionally, you will feel more confident in your abilities and answers.

During

Arriving early to the interview will show the employer that you are punctual and responsible.

You should arrive approximately 10 minutes early.

When introducing yourself,

make sure to give a firm handshake, smile, and look the person in the eyes. Be aware of both verbal and non-verbal communication. It is not just about what you say but also how your body language conveys your message.

This is an opportunity for you to show the research that you conducted prior to the interview.

Incorporate some of that research into your responses and show them what you know about the company and why you are interested.

You should also have some questions prepared to ask the interviewer at the end of the meeting.

After

Within 24 to 48 hours after the

interview, send a thank you note to each of the interviewers. You can hand write the letters or send a note by email, but the important thing is to send them. Make sure to include specific things you discussed in the interview and to reiterate why you are interested.

Thank them for their time and consideration of you as a candidate. Remember, preparation and practice are keys to your interviewing success.

If you keep these tips in mind, you will ace that interview!

Jeff Hudnall is an Assistant Director, Liaison to College of Technology and Student Activities/Greek Life.

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Professional social media presence How many social media sites are you registered for?

One? Two? Three or more? Whether you choose to actively use social media in your job search or not, your online presence can play a major role in getting an interview and getting hired.

Merry Lucas Career Center While your profile should always portray a professional and positive image of yourself, some social media outlets should be kept for personal use and others used for professional purposes.

Google+, LinkedIn, and Twitter can (and should) all be used for professional purposes. Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram should be utilized as personal outlets.

Remember you are always visible, and therefore, it is important to keep your personal outlets

as private as possible. For this reason, it is strongly encouraged to utilize the strongest privacy settings each social media offers.

When creating accounts for professional purposes, develop a branding statement for yourself.

Give your reader a sense of who you are, what you have accomplished, and what your goals are. LinkedIn is a great resource to help develop and manage your professional identity.

When utilizing LinkedIn, make sure to use and check it often— you never know what valuable articles, jobs, or connections may pop up! Additionally, LinkedIn is a great resource to start your

initial research about a company or organization.

Many companies and organizations have created profiles with valuable information about their mission, values, and clients, as well as their employees and their background.

With your online professional profile, complete your information as thoroughly and to the best of your knowledge.

Provide background information, such as internship or work experience, and continuously update information as it becomes more relevant to your field.

Once you have completed your profile, it is important to start

Keep in mind when creating online profiles: • Even if you have your settings set to “private,” parts of your profile are always visible.

• Once something is posted, it’s on the internet, even if you “delete” it later. Nothing is completely hidden.

• Would your mom (or grandma) approve of your content?

• Keep up to date on new features and changes.

• Don’t be negative and always think before you post. connecting with individuals and expanding your professional network. When prompted to “Include a Personal Note” when inviting connections, include one! These are connections, not buddies, so creating relationships and staying in contact is a vital part of your professional network!

Additionally, begin to follow professional organizations

of interest and contribute to dialogue in groups. Post things related to school or your industry of interest on a regular basis.

By utilizing social media in a positive manner, the possibilities for connecting with professionals are endless!

Merry is a Career Services Coordinator, Liaison to the College of Arts and Sciences, Library and Distance Education.

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On Your Mark…Get Set…SEARCH! TRADARA MCLAURINE CAREER CENTER The job/internship search process can seem overwhelming, scary and confusing. You may find yourself wondering…Where do I begin? How do I begin?

How can I get an employer to choose me over everyone else? Just remember the word SEARCH and ease your fears.

Start Early— Finding time to conduct a job/internship search, while taking classes, can be a very difficult task. One may have to apply for many opportunities

before being offered an interview and even more before being offered the job/experience.

Postings usually have closing dates and most times applicants who apply after the deadlines are not considered for the position.

With this in mind, it is wise to start your search early and keep checking the postings often to ensure you are not missing your dream opportunity. When searching for an internship, it is best to begin the semester prior to when you want to begin the experience. When searching for full time employment it is best to begin between six to nine months from the month you would like to be employed.

Evaluate your needs and wants— When conducting a search, it is critical to understand what you want versus what you need out of the opportunity. What are your values, interests and motivations?

Is geographic location or money a factor? What are you looking for in a work environment, supervisor and co-workers?

Completing the MyPlan assessment and scheduling an appointment with a Career Liaison can assist you with formulating your career path.

Understanding what you are looking for can make the search process that much easier, as well.

Attend the Career Opportunity Fair—The Career Center hosts two Career Opportunity Fairs during the academic year.

Attendance at these fairs is important before you begin the search process for many reasons. The number one reason is networking.

According to LinkedIn, over 80% of opportunities are found via networking. Developing a relationship with an employer could lead to an internship that

could possibly lead to your next full time position!

Research— There are many websites available for conducting your searches. Sycamore Career Link, Career Shift, and Indiana Intern.net are a few valuable resources that are available for free! Try to find at least five positions of interest each week during your search if possible.

If you need assistance with your search, schedule an appointment with the Career Center.

Contact potential employers— Now that you have researched the industry, networked and developed your application materials, it is time contact the potential employers.

When applying for positions submit a résumé, cover letter, and reference page with professional references. If there is a required application, make sure to complete the application in its

entirety. While you are awaiting responses, begin practicing your interview skills by using InterviewStream or scheduling a mock interview with a Career Liaison.

Hired—Now that you have accepted your first offer, it is time to develop your professional self. Learn as much as you can and network! “Overall, approximately 60 percent of 2012 college graduates who took part in paid internships received at least one job offer, 37 percent of unpaid interns received job offers” (National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2012).

TRADARA MCLAURINE IS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LIAISON TO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, UNION BOARD, AND CHARLES E. BROWN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, AND FOCUS INDIANA / INTERNSHIPS.

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Continued from PAGE 8 opportunities during the fair, which was sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement.

Students got a chance to learn about volunteerism and volunteer opportunities in the Terre Haute community. Faculty, staff, and student leaders are encouraged to send students to check out the fair each year, said Jennifer Christian, the director of the AmeriCorps program at ISU. “Watching the students engage with local non-profit is fulfilling,” Christian said as she signed students in.

Putting in two months of planning and preparation, Christian said she was satisfied with the turn out.

“It was very much what I expected and anticipated it to be,” Christian said.

Christian said she sent out information to community partners in anticipation of the event and the 30 organizations that were present provided plenty of opportunities for the ISU attendees.

“To be a Sycamore is to serve,” Christian said.

Christian’s statement is more apparent now than ever after ISU received high marks this year for its community service participation by the 2013 Washington Monthly College Guide.

Students, faculty and staff log service

An ISU student learns about volunteering opportunities in the community during the volunteer fair last week (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

hours throughout the year, Christian said.

The volunteer fair was just one of many ways for a Sycamore to give back.

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Area 7 Agency on Aging and Disabled, which delivers meals to senior citizens, said the fair was an easy way to get involved and learn about ISU’s community

partners.

“The volunteer fair is very beneficial to ISU students,” Graham said. “As they walk by, going to and from class, they notice the booths and usually stop to see what’s going on.”

Graham, a four-year worker for the agency, has attended the fair for the past four years.

“It is an excellent way to get our name out ... that we are an available resource,” she said. “It places an awareness in the community of the organization’s existence.”

Graham said Area 7 receives many phone calls from ISU students who are eager to volunteer by feeding or delivering meals to those who are unable to do it themselves.

She added the agency will work with students who need volunteer hours for certain classes.

“Whether the hours are needed for a class or individuals just want to volunteer, the fair has served beneficially to many,” Graham said.

In the end, Epps walked away from the fair with a different perspective on volunteering.

“I no longer feel obligated to volunteer, it’s something I want to do,” she said.

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getting students more active and willing to help.

In order to accomplish this, the organization will hold several mini-events this fall semester leading up to the Relay for Life in hopes to push students and the community to get involved to raise a goal of $39,500.

Members also stressed that Indiana State students aren’t as involved in advocating for cancer research as they would like. Last year’s goal was $36,000, although only $28,000 was donated.

According to the Center for Disease Control website, Indiana had 35,060 new cases of cancer in 2012.

Furthermore more, each year 127 million people learn that they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from the disease globally.

These facts that students may not realize were brought into perspective when Rachel Romas, a 24-year cancer survivor, spoke to the audience.

“I have a personal connection because I lost my grandfather to cancer and my best friend lost his mother to cancer.”

Jonathan Bott, senior operations and supply chain management major “I will be celebrating 24 years cancers free next month, and I thank the American Cancer Society for those extra birthdays,” Romas said.

She said her involvement with the American Cancer Society started in high school and carried on into her college years at Saint Mary Woods College in West Terre Haute.

Romas also said that beating her illness was a chance to take part in a special community of survivors and caregivers with a common goal: to fight cancer. She stayed involved through college and said she was lucky enough to eventually work for the organization.

Relay for Life gave her the opportunity to give back to her family, college and community, she said.

As she finished, Romas showed another video about the history of the American Cancer Society, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, and its impact across the country.

Jonathan Bott, a senior operations and supply chain management major, said he got involved in the Relay for Life last year when he began filling in as team captian for Fiji. He was immediately drawn to the cause because of people in his life who were affected by cancer.

“After just the first meeting, I felt like Relay was a cause I wanted to be involved in. I have a personal connection because I lost my grandfather to cancer and my best friend lost his mother to cancer,” Bott said. “However, my motivation really comes from my desire to help everyone else that is fighting or will fight cancer.”

Bott said he is excited for this year’s event and will serve as the race’s logistics coordinator.

Any students, staff or community members who want to get involved or learn more about Relay for Life, visit www. relayforlife.org.

Above: Nancy DeGott, a senior math education major, speaks during the Relay for Life event last week. Below: A bag decorated by DeGott, left, is displayed in memory of a family member. A Relay for Life banner is shown during the event ( Photos by Kira Clouse).

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International artists visit ISU, discuss art business

Kiara Suttle Reporter Artists Nicholas Kahn and Richard Salesnick hosted a twopart presentation last week to discuss how they are surviving in the art business.

Their first presentation on Tuesday showcased the pieces with which the two artists had collaborated.

They presented a slideshow with original work currently being displayed in cities like New York and Chicago, describing how each piece of artwork has a new meaning behind it and what inspired them to make each piece.

They also discussed their decision to include themselves in many of their shots and their use of props in their work.

The presentation on Wednesday was about how the artists make a living off of their work.

“We’re not making great money doing this,” Kahn said. He added that even though people are buying and showing his work, they don’t have a great income.

Salesnick noted that money and cost play largely into creating a piece of art.

“It’s hard to pursue … you have to think about the cost of materials, how long it’s going to take you to do a shoot, how much you have to pay to have your art shown, how many pieces you can do in a year,” Salesnick said. “You have to take all of that into thought when you do this work.”

The two artists also discussed the devotion and commitment that the struggling art business requires.

“If you’re going to pursue this kind of career, you have to dive into it 100 percent,” Salesnick said. “You have to be willing to deal with not selling your work, and be criticized and even knowing that there is another career out there that makes more money than what you are bringing in.”

Many art students attended both presentations to learn the meanings behind the artists’ work and how they navigated the art market.

Connie Sisson, a senior art major, came out because her professor suggested her class to go.

“I enjoyed the presentation very much,” Sisson said. “Their lecture was unique. Both artists that were speaking were funny and it was almost like a skit by how they interrupted each other.

It just showed that they loved their careers in multi-media art.”

“You have to dive into [the business] 100 percent. You have to be willing to deal with not selling your work” Richard Salesnick, artist and speaker She suggested for others, art students or not, to go out and see these types of presentations. She noted that they gave out new ideas and concepts that they introduced on how to build an image rather than just snapping a picture and adding props.

Overall, Kahn and Salesnick gave proof that although one must make a sacrifice to work in the art business, it’s possible and they are enjoying themselves doing it.

“We’re still struggling with trying to build our art gallery and putting together our art show. It’s a struggle,” Kahn said. “We don’t know what people are interested in and how much things are going to sell for, but we’re hopeful.”

Above: ISU Students and staff gather to hear artists Nicholas Kahn and Richard Salesnick speak. Below: Nicholas Kahn, left, and Richard Salesnick discuss how they navigated the art market last Wednesday (Photos by Bob Rhodes).

SPORTS

Cross-country finishes among the top five

Thomas Beeler Sports Editor

Both men’s and women’s crosscountry teams placed among the top five at the Indiana Intercollegiate Friday at Bloomington. Sophomore John Mascari protected his first place crown at the meet with an victory to add to the season as the men’s team finished third overall.

The women’s team placed fifth with junior Nicole Lucas leading the Sycamores.

Men’s cross-country Mascari posted a time of 24 minutes, 41.69 seconds in the 8,000-meter race as he battled with Indiana’s Nolan Fife the majority of the race. Sophomore Taylor Head was close behind in ninth place, with a time of 25 minutes, 25.90 seconds.

Freshman David Timlin finished in 15th in 25 minutes, 52.95 seconds as junior Tristan Selby placed 20th in a time 26 minutes, 11.30 seconds. Above: Sophomore Taylor Head pushes to the finish of the Sycamores Invitational. Below: Seniors Sophomores Jimmy Charles and Leeann Michl (left )and Kalli Dalton (right) make their way through the LeVern Gibson Championship Gabe Ocasio finish 27th and 29th Cross Country Course (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). with freshman Andrew Kump finished 30th in 27 minutes, 15.43 seconds Women’s cross-country Senior Kalli Dalton followed Lucas, who finished 17th overall, to the end, placing 25th in 19 minutes, 12.98 seconds. Senior Jessica Zangmeister crossed the finish line 28th in 19 minutes, 17.96 seconds.

Fellow senior Leeann Michl was 45th, clocking in at 19 minutes, 40.29 seconds with junior Amy Hicks placing 76th in 20 minutes, 13.83 seconds. Fellow junior Lindy Jones finished 79th with a time of 20 minutes, 19.27 seconds with freshman Sydney Dickerson following in 94th place. Closing at the Sycamores was fellow freshman Natalie Nolting in 97th in 20 minutes, 38.13 seconds.

Both teams will be heading north to South Bend for the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4.

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STATESMAN RUNDOWN Indiana State Women’s Volleyball vs. Southern Ill. 0-3(L) vs. Evanvilles 3-0(W) Women’s Soccer vs. Toledo 2-5(L) vs. East. Mich. 4-0(L) Softball vs. Lakeland 12-0 (W)

7-2 (W) Cross Country Men’s 3rd Women’s 5th Missouri Valley Standings Football South Dakota St. 3-0 Northern Iowa 3-0 South Dakota St. 3-1 Youngstown 3-1 Southern Illinois 2-2 Western Illinois 2-2 Illinois State 1-2 Indiana State 1-2 South Dakota 1-2 Missouri State 0-4

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

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Soccer player adds to total goal count after tough losses Briana Payne Reporter

Indiana State’s soccer team competed against the Rockets of Toledo University, Friday, and Eastern Michigan Univeristy, Sunday. the Sycamores fell to both teams 5-2 to Toledo and 4-0 against Eastern Michigan.

ISU vs. Toledo The Indiana State women’s soccer team (3-5) traveled to compete against Toledo State University this weekend of the MidAmerican Conference. The Sycamores had held a 1-0 all time lead against The Rockets since 2006. This was their first time playing them on the road.

The Rockets took their first point within the first 12 minutes of the game and

then scored once again, minutes before the half. Sophomore Kate Johnson got revenge with a point, shortly after the second quarter begun, off an assist from sophomore Sydney Lovelace. With less than a minute, Toledo scored once again, making the score 1-3 for the Sycamores.

Toledo scored once again in the 60th minute, then Johnson landed another point off an assist from senior Taylor Hancock making the score 2-4. In the final minutes, Toledo scored another point, leaving the final score at 2-5.

Johnson led the game for the Sycamores in shot with five and three shots on goal.

Chura followed with three shots and one on goal.

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Roman had two saves while playing for over the Sycamores. Freshman Abby Reed 90 minutes. Toledo only surpassed ISU in had a total of six saves, remaining on goal total shots with 16 to the Sycamores 15. for the full 90 minutes of the game.

Leading the sycamores in shots was ISU vs. Eastern Michigan Reed with four, as Chura had two shot on The Sycamores traveled to Eastern goal.Freshman goalkeeper Abby Keller Michigan University on Sunday to saved six goals after 90 minutes of play. compete against the Eagles. In the first Eastern Michigan led the total shot count half, the eagles scored two goals, one with 22, eight in the first half and 14 in the

by Bianca Rossi and the other by Cara second. ISU had a total of 12 shots, seven Cutaia. During the course of the game, in the first period and five in the second.

The Sycamores head to Loyola University freshman Abby Reed managed four shots for the Sycamores, including two on goal. next Saturday as they open the Missouri Emily Chura added two more shots for Valley Conference. On Sunday, they face Indiana University-Purdue University the Sycamores.

In the last half of the game, Eastern Fort Wayne, kickoff being set for 8:00 p.m.

Michigan scored two more goals by player on Friday against the Ramblers and 1:00 Angela Vultaggio to obtain a 4-0 victory p.m. on Sunday against the Mastodons.

Late-night cram sessions, the correct and healthy way Now that the semester is in full swing, you undoubtedly are beginning to have papers, projects and tests. And I sincerely hope you have been studying your hardest, or at least at all.

However, there are only so many hours in the day. If you want to turn in quality work—or you have chosen your social life over your Nutrition academic one until it has Columnist almost become too late— sometimes your study hours spill well into the night.

I am especially guilty of reprehensible procrastination more times than not, which have led to many sleepless nights.

I don’t even want to talk about the time my computer crashed at 1 a.m. as I was finishing my conclusion. When 3 a.m. drops, your eyes are drooping and stomach growling, there are some foods and drinks that can actually help you get the most out of your late night cram session.

Your brain is the only organ that runs solely on glucose, also known as blood sugar. Yes, I did just say you brain runs on sugar. However, that does not mean purchasing a Twix bar from your lobby vending machine is the best study snack idea. Your body reacts much better to a

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consistent flow of glucose, which comes from converting complex carbohydrates into blood sugar, rather than chowing down the cupcake you smuggled out of the dining hall. The carbohydrates that will allow for longer acting mental focus can be derived from foods with whole grains, fruits and vegetables.

Not only will these steady carbs staunch your growling and help you focus, it also is known to release a chemical known as serotonin in your brain. This chemical will actually produce a calming energy, which is great for those of us in a slight tizzy realizing we actually know about 13 percent of what we’re supposed to for that test tomorrow.

You may be prone to reaching toward particular snacks while you study—salty, sweet or fatty snacks. If you’re anything like my roommate and crave potato chips while you study, try to substitute them for no or lightly buttered popcorn, veggies, whole wheat pretzels, salted cucumber slices, ants on a log, nuts, sunflower seeds, or pickles.

If you’re anything like me and feel a meal is not complete without a sweet to top it off, you probably naturally reach for the sweets when you study, as well. Some alternatives for this habit, so your brain does not get that unsatisfying sugar rush, can include a fruit salad or fruit cup from the Campus Cupboard, dark chocolate, granola bars, dried fruit—I prefer

apricots, mangoes, or pineapples for the sweetness—and fruit leather.

If you are just simply craving something to munch on, try whole grain cereal, graham crackers with peanut butter, yogurt parfaits, English muffin pizzas, frozen grapes, omelets, hard boiled eggs or some low sodium soup.

Now that all this snacking has gone on, the, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” effect has begun, and you probably need something to wash it down with. I sincerely hope your brain did not jump to soft drinks. If you are trying to argue that you drink sugar free or diet sodas so your blood sugar will not spike and cause your focus to decline, I beg to differ.

Diet sodas have to be made sweet in some fashion. That is accomplished by using a sugar substitute, generally one known as Aspartame. I could talk for days on sweeteners—no really, I had to write a nine page paper on them—but I am just going to leave you with this: pregnant women are told to stay away from diet sodas, obviously they cannot be beneficial to your body in any way.

Now that you are hopefully looking for an alternative, water will keep you hydrated and helps your concentration and memory. If water just isn’t cutting it and you are craving some sort of flavor, try flavored water packets or even carbonated flavored water for that soda-like fizz.

Another good choice can by different

types of juices. Try to choose lower in sugar options; some juices can get fairly high in sugar content and cause a crash instead of the slow and steady energy the fruit is supposed to supply. Skim or soy milk are great options as well, as they provide carbohydrates, protein and nine essential nutrients the body needs for brain and body function.

If I am not drinking flavored water, I am typically drinking coffee. Black coffee has caffeine, but no sugar as well as no calories. Coffee and teas can help keep you awake and as alert as you can be reading page after page, however, they must be consumed in moderation or over a period of time to avoid that dreaded late-night study session crash.

If you do not suffer from chronic procrastination, I am sure you are also a respectable enough student to stay up late studying. When you do so, do not fall into the trap of consuming whatever you please as a reward for all of your hard work. Not even from a nutrient, fat or calorie standpoint, different foods will help you study better.

So next time you use your entire Sunday watching a “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” marathon and now have no other option but to be up until three a.m., try to refrain from reaching for the chips and Cheese-Wiz.

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ISU splits opening conference weekend

Senior Loni Mackinson (left) and freshman Kynedi Nalls (right) jump to block the ball to prevent Southern Illinois from scoring any points (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Zach Rainey Reporter The Sycamore volleyball team opened up their Missouri Valley Conference schedule at home this weekend. The Sycamores played Southern Illinois on Friday in the opener and played Evansville on Saturday night.

ISU vs. Southern Illinois The match against SIU was close the entire way, but the Salukis beat the Sycamores 3-0. (25-22, 29-27, 25-20.)

The opening set was tied 13 times and the lead changed hands four different times. After the scorewas tied at 21, senior outside hitter Morgan Dall recorded her fifth kill of the set to give Indiana State its final lead at 22-21. The Salukis scored the final four points to take the set 25-22.

Watching the second set was a lot like watching the first set. It was tied 11 times and the lead changed twice. The Sycamores were up 17-13 after being down early in the set 6-3, The Salukis rallied and tied the score at 23. Southern Illinois took the set 29-27.

ISU trailed early in the third set 13-9, but scored four straight points to tie it up.

The answered with four straight points of their own and the Sycamores never could tie it up again losing the set 25-20.

Dall led the Indiana State attack with 16 kills while junior middle blocker Kyla Thomas had nine kills and sophomore middle blocker Cassandra Willis eight.

Senior setter Loni Mackinson now has 1,700 career assists and recording 28 assists in the game Friday while senior libero Molly Murphy had 12 digs in the

game.

ISU vs. Evansville The match against Evansville was a totally different story. The Sycamores led the first set 4-1, but Evansville tied it at five all. One of five ties in the set. The score was later tied at 21, but the Sycamores were able to get the upper hand and win the set 23-21.

The Sycamores were up 17-11 in the second set. After Evansville called timeout, the Sycamores’ lead was down to only one at 22-21. The Sycamores were able to hang on and win the set 25-23.

The Sycamores looked to be in control early on in the third set, but Evansville remained in striking distance and took their first lead at 18-17. The teams went point-for-point with Swigart tying the set

for the final time at 25 with a kill. Kills from Thomas and Swigart set Indiana State up to win.

Willis led the Indiana State with career game highs of 14 kills and 30 attempts while also posting a team high five blocks.

Dall had 13 kills in 37 attempts with Swigart also posting career game highs of 11 kills and 34 attempts. Mackinson had 40 assists on the night with Murphy recording 25 digs. Dall also had two service aces on the night.

The Sycamores will be back on the home court Tuesday as they host the Chicago State Cougars with the first serve at 7 p.m.

Indiana State will then begin a three-game road MVC swing at Illinois State next Friday.

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Birds of a feather flock to ISU

Right: a falcon devours a chick corpse at the seventh annual Bat Festival on Saturday. wAbove: the great horned owl surveys the crowd from his roost. Below: Rob Mies, from the Center for Bat Research, Outreach and Convervation, lets the falcon rest on his arm while educates the crowd on the bird of prey (Photos by Drew Canavan).