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Opportunity knocks Students and alumni packed the Hulman Center last week, hoping to catch the attention of 130 possible employers KIARA SUTTLE Reporter

Senior communication majors Bart Stucker (left) and Tommy Lynch (right) speak with prospective employers at Wednesday’s Career Oportunity Fair (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Students and alumni donned their best business attire on Wednesday as the Career Opportunity Fair kicked off at the Hulman Center, filling the venue with students, staff and 130 prospective employers.

Darcy Scism, the Executive Director of the Career Center said the career fair is designed to help students find internship opportunities or full time jobs.

It helps Indiana State students get accustomed to a professional environment and for them to talk to, network with and find companies that they are interested in and might want to work for.

“Juniors and Seniors should be here at the career fair. They shouldn’t have any excuse of why that can’t be here today,” Scism said. “Freshmen and sophomores should be here as well, learning about professionalism and building connections. Graduate students should be here looking for internships.”

She added that she hopes

students find what they are looking for today and possibly start down a career path that could lead them to a life-long profession.

One of the employers present was Unlocking the Spectrum, a company that uses applied behavioral analysis therapy for children with autism.

Program manager Erica Wimdham said that they are constantly looking for therapists to work with their long waiting list of clients.

“This is our second career fair. We participated in the spring one last year and we are a gold sponsor this year,” Wimdham said. “We employed two students last year.”

She went on to say that it’s good for students to see what is out there for them in the community so they know what their options are when seeking employment after graduation.

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Banned Books week brings controversial literature, censorship to light

JAELAN COLLINS Reporter

Celebrating Banned Books week reminds people of the freedom many people still don’t have yet, said Darlene Hantzis, communications professor at Indiana State.

This year marked the 10th annual Banned Books Out Loud event celebrated in the Cunningham Memorial Library.

Marsha Miller, instructor and reference librarian, set up the event

and presented the history of the event to the groups.

“Banned books week, which is sponsored by the American Library Association, has always been an important to draw attention to the fact that even in this day and age there are still people who find certain things about certain books troubling,” Miller said. “Most of the challenges come from Public

schools.”

Hantzis invited her classes and others to the library for the celebration of Banned Books week by reading different banned books out loud.

A highlight of the event for her was when students were asked to explain why the books were banned after they read sections of the books.

“Every year it excites me to have the students in front of a group reading out loud. For some students, its actually their first time being on stage reading and having others’ attention,” she said. “No special talents needed. Also, you learn a lot about the students by the books they chose to read.”

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Monday September 30, 2013 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 121 Issue 16

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Making history:

Shakir Bell inches closer to smashing a record PAGE 12

Women at work: ISU

encourages more women to get jobs in math and science PAGE 9

Dull tradition: Is it time to

retire the Homecoming parade?

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NEWS

Monday, September 30, 2013 • Page 2 News Editor, Tamera Rhodes isu-statesmannews@mail.indstate.edu

Continued from PAGE 1

Students learned about censorship during the annual Banned Books Event from lectures and read out loud sessions on stage at the Cunningham Memorial Library (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

During the event, discussions about popular books on the banned book lists were shared with students, including Harper Lee’s book, ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird,’ which was banned due to profane language and claims of racism.

Also, “And Tango Makes Three” was one of the many books discussed during the out loud sessions.

For many years, the book titled “And Tango Makes Three,” authored by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, has been a book on the top of the banned books list.

The book promotes homosexuality some books should be banned to certain among young age groups. children, so it “I like ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ but “Fifty Shades was banned and there’s a difference between Of Grey,” is one received many of her favorite me, an adult and a child complaints from titles, she feels it is concerned parents reading this descriptive book.” appropriate for her that young children age group, but not would believe Teisha Campbell, sophomore for“Ia child. homosexuality is an like ‘Fifty biology pre-med major acceptable lifestyle.

Shades of Grey’ but Teisha Campbell, there’s a difference sophomore biology pre-med major, said between me, an adult and a child reading

this descriptive book,” Campbell said.

Miller shared her opinions on the the banned book list and the reasons people use to ban them.

“Even elementary students have the right to the first amendment. [These] Books have been out for years and all of a sudden someone says ‘hey no one should read this book’,” Miller said. “We appreciate your opinion but stop it. It’s so fascinating to me, the different reasons people complain about these books.”

ISU student arrested for possession of marijuana Tamera Rhodes News Editor A male Indiana State University student was arrested for possession of marijuana last week.

According to an Indiana State University police report, on Sept. 24 at 9:18 p.m., an ISU police officer was on patrol at Lot 24

when he saw a male leaning into a vehicle that Trae L. Howard, 20, of Indianapolis, was a passenger. The unknown male and Howard quickly drove out of the lot without wearing seatbelts.

The officer conducted a traffic stop at corners of North Fourth and Cherry Streets

where an odor of fresh marijuana was present. A vehicle search was conducted and the officer found 11.1 grams of marijuana.

Howard first told police that the unknown male dropped the marijuana into the vehicle and he did not buy it. He later recanted his statement and stated he put the marijuana in

the car, according to the report.

Howard was arrested for possession of marijuana and transported to the Indiana State University Police Department.

He is scheduled to appear in Terre Haute City Court on Oct. 29.

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Trike qualifiers, ‘Hot Wheels’ titles announced

The following teams qualified for this year’s final Trike Race:

Jaelan Collins Reporter Groups gathered for one of the most popular events of Homecoming Friday evening to determine who would move forward for the main Trike competition.

The Indiana State Tricycle Derby first ran in 1963 as a 10-lap race around the sidewalks of the Quadrangle on children’s Tricycles.

The races featured a men’s and women’s division. The women’s division was titled the Powder Puff Derby.

Today, the races now feature the men’s and women’s teams racing on specially-built Tricycles at Recreation East and the Michael Simmons Student Activity Center at Ninth and Sycamore Streets on the Friday afternoon before Homecoming each year.

Many different organizations entered into the race again this year with each group, consisting of at least seven players, which include five riders, one catcher and one or two alternatives.

Brittany Avera, a freshman exploratory studies major, participated in the race for the first time this year and said she was confident.

“It’s not about winning or losing; it’s about having fun and representing my sorority the best I can,” Avera said.

It may look easy to ride the Trike, but Casey Boose, a junior environmental science major said it takes a lot of practice. She competed in the race, representing the Chi Omega sorority.

“We had practices on Monday

A Tricycle decorated in ISU blue and white rests on the track while competitors race by during the Trike Race qualifiers (Photo by ISU Communication and Marketing).

through Thursday, an hour and a half,” Boose said.

Each team practiced riding and exchanging the Trike between other riders before the competition and qualified for the race prior to the actual Sycamore Tricycle Derby. The quickest male and female rider who qualified for the race was honored with the ‘Hot Wheels’ title.

Jennica Hipes, a junior applied medicine and rehabilitation major, was honored with this year’s female ‘Hot Wheels’ title. This was her second year participating in the Trike Race. She represented Zeta Tau Alpha, which placed third in the Trike qualifications.

“My freshman year, I was too scared to participate, but my

sophomore year I just threw myself in there,” Hipes said. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into at first by doing this competition, but now I live for the Trike Race.”

The official Sycamore Tricycle Derby will place on Oct. 4 at Recreation East and the Michael Simmons Student Activity Center at 4 p.m.

Women: First — Sigma Kappa Second— Chi Omega Third— Zeta Tau Alpha Women’s Air Force Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Chi Omega Delta Gamma RHA Women Alpha Phi Gamma Phi Men: First— Pike Second— Sigma Alpha Epsilon Third— Simga Chi Phi Men’s Air Force Phi Delta Theta Fiji Pi Kappa Phi Theta Chi Lamba Chi Alpha RHA Men Simga Tau Gamma Kappa Alpha

FRESH. FAST. TASTY.

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Weekend Warrior program fights for safe sex, campus safety

Katie Farthing

Assistant News Editor The Residential Hall Association implemented a new program by its members and advisors to raise awareness among students about important topics they face in college.

Rachel Roberts, president of the residence hall association was pleased with the turnout Tuesday and said a bid has been submitted to implement the ‘Weekend Warrior’ program permanently around campus.

“The RHA executive board and our advisors felt that the turnout was fantastic. We had almost 100 students participate and we felt that the program really resonated with the students,” Roberts said.

The event informed students about three topics they would face in college: safe sex, campus safety and alcohol awareness.

“We thought that these three topics were important to address on a college campus. We wanted to have a program that made it fun to learn about these topics instead of a

lecture about them,” she said.

To make the event interesting, the topics were given clever names such as ‘Mario and Mock-tails,’ ‘Stranger Danger’ and ‘Sweet Sex.’ During ‘Mario and Mock-tails,’ students were given the opportunity to play Mario Kart with the exception that they wore ‘Drunk Goggles’ in order to play the game.

Two sets of goggles were used, one with a blood alcohol level within the legal limit and one pair over twice the legal limit.

Students were served drinks such as Shirley Temples, Virgin Strawberry Daiquiris and Virgin Pina Colada’s.

Once the students completed their game, they were given their scores. The game was designed to show students that, even with the goggles that tested the lesser amount of alcohol, they could have impaired ‘driving.’

The discussion turned to the topic of sex with ‘Sweet Sex,’ a game where students were given bags of candy and told to take a look at the contents inside. Students mingled

and traded candy and they ended up with their own unique assortment of sweets.

The candy represented sexually transmitted diseases and infections, which directed the discussion to how easy these diseases could be spread when students are not careful.

With the worries of STDs still in their head, the topic commenced to ‘Stranger danger’ as a response to all of the recent RAVE alerts.

They were warned of the dangers of being too trusting to strangers, along with fellow college students, and walked away with information on how to be safe and stay smart.

Not only did the individuals organizing the event think that it went well, freshman Colby Pomar also enjoyed the event.

“Weekend Warriors was very fun and informing,” Pomar said. “My favorite stop was Mario and Mocktails, and of course, free candy, drinks and condoms are always a plus.”

Board member Kaylee Fox was hopeful about what the students took away from the experience,

Students prep for the Weekend Warrior program last Tuesday by designing flyers (Submitted photo).

which was the awareness of how to have fun and stay safe while in college.

“I hope they understand that while we are not encouraging

dangerous behavior, we want them to feel safe reaching out if they ever get into a tough situation. There is always someone who wants to help you,” Fox said.

OPINION

Monday, September 30, 2013 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Tony Khalil isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor in Chief, Brianne Hofmann isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu

Statesman editorial

The Walk: a party of moderation Homecoming is a time to enjoy a good football game and have fun with friends, which often turns into an entire weekend of drinking and partying. With students taking the weekend to find out how much alcohol their bodies can handle, they need to be careful about what they consume. Excessive drinking can lead to health issues such as the annoying hangover, or more serious things like liver damage, alcohol poisoning and even death. Not only is excessive drinking dangerous, it’s annoying for friends to have to carry their buddies’ home after a night of partying.

The walk is an annual festivity that has been an unofficial Homecoming tradition for years. Hundreds of people binge, party and bar hop their way to the Homecoming game. Although some may find this to be an apprehensible activity, there are things students can do to help lessen their impact on the city around them.

Many things can be done to help alleviate the effects of the alcohol. Have a nice filling meal before the bar hoping starts. This will help slow the rate at which the alcohol is consumed. Also, a great rule of thumb is to not accept open beverages. If someone hands you one just push it aside. Once you have hit a few bars, slow down on your

consumption. You’re already buzzed, so do you need to drink more? Also be sure to keep up the fluids, drink water or even orange juice to keep your health up. Don’t get involved in drinking contests and always stay with your friends. Keep in mind that drunken foray’s can be done intelligently.

After years of students stumbling down Wabash Avenue, a Designated Walker Program was established in 2009, meant to help students out on their drunken trek to and from the stadium and Tent City. The program is a partnership between student heath and counseling, as well as other student organizations on campus. This event has turned a slightly apprehensive activity into a useful act of community service for students.

The university has also offered a sober ride program to students. The service runs on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. It offers a free one-way trip back to campus for intoxicated students. It will be picking students up from designated areas along Wabash Ave. Students must show a valid school ID to board the bus.

This operation by the university really provides students a safe way back to campus with drop off points at the dormitories.

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Show some great ISU pride for Homecoming There are plenty of different types of school spirit, many of them are traditions started by college students just like us. The traditions we know the best are things like face painting, mascots, crazy outfits or themed games. But where do we draw the line on going over the Columnist top or just not being respectful to our team or school we are supporting.

Bad manners are shown everyday whether we realize it or not, but knowing ahead of time can help when promoting the image of our university. Especially with Homecoming week here, you want to make sure that what you wear won’t hurt the feelings of those who put it together.

The things that are considered bad

Madison Quick

“If you don’t like sports or Homecoming that’s fine, but there are tons of students who do, so like most mothers say, ‘If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” manners would be things like, wearing another team or school’s shirt on the night of Indiana States big game. That’s not okay. I know everyone owns an Indiana University t-shirt or Purdue, but wear it on a day that’s not game day.

That isn’t the only form of bad manners though. Another form would be when a student or groups put down all the

festivities and games going on around them.

If you don’t like sports or Homecoming that’s fine. But there are tons of students who do. So like most mothers say, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Some people are really passionate about the games and Homecoming week and put a lot of effort into planning it all out for our benefit. So the least we can do as ISU students is not wear something that may hurt others feelings. Put yourself in their shoes. Would you want others to dis or put down what you had been working on for so long? Neither do they.

If you are completely in game mode, like many are this week, and really excited for this upcoming Homecoming week then here are a few ideas on how to promote Indiana State University.

Wear anything and everything you can find that has ISU logos on it, parade around campus and town showing pride for your school.

On game day there are tons of different things you can do, such as face or body painting. This is fun because it is almost like disguise but you can also be considered the #1 fan in the stadium.

Now if you are thinking of dressing up in crazy outfits, or you and your friends want to make a theme for your group, do it. Find some crazy idea and run with it. Everyone aims to be different when it comes to dressing up and supporting the team at the Homecoming game. So being different will make you stand out, and show you have school spirit.

So in the end, the game is coming and you have less than a week to find that perfect outfit or get your face paint. So support your school, but be conscious in what you decide to wear because you never know how it could affect the people around you.

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University Homecoming entertainment needs modernisation A c r o s s the decades, Homecoming has been infused with events that proudly s h owc a s e Sycamore football and pride. One of the events that is pivotal to omecoming, Columnist H aside from the football game, is the Homecoming parade.

Like Homecoming parades at universities across the country, it showcases an onslaught of Indiana State University organizations, ranging from the Alumni Association to various fraternities and sororities, and purveys an intoxicating sense of Sycamore pride with the help of the Marching Sycamores and the cheer team.

Generally, the parade does a rather impressive job of extending the university out into the community of Terre Haute, and community members adore it.

However, it may be time to revisit the parade and to consider other options that can be even more vitalizing, a move that Indiana University took last year for its Homecoming. The IU Alumni Association, Student Alumni Association and the Union Board did away with the parade and replaced it with a free concert.

Julian Winborn

Mike Hammersley, director of the concert said that in addition to the event just being a fun concert, it was also “serving as a pep rally” for the Homecoming game. The decision to end the parade was also due to the Alumni Associations desire to further engage alumni by having them “soak in the campus atmosphere,” and due to lack of student support.

Though the Homecoming parade may attract community members who are loyal to ISU, it is not the most exciting event. The primary issue with the parade is the route it travels. As it moves it showcases lackluster areas of downtown Terre Haute. Though the band is playing the “ISU Fight Song” with as much spirit as it can, that cannot make up for the depressing downtown.

The parade should really showcase the absolute best of the community, which will garner pride and respect for our university.

Aside from the economicallydepressed parade route, another issue with the event is its early start time that may contribute to the lack of student involvement outside of those in the parade. Nine in the morning is obnoxiously early for most students to attend anything other than class; so many students miss the parade entirely. If 21 year-old students are up that early, chances are fairly strong that they’re participating in The Walk, which runs directly into the Homecoming Parade and presents the problem

Concerts such as Karmin’s performance at ISU’s 2011 Homecoming may be a successful alternative in the future(Photo courtesy of Communications and marketing)

of drunk students hobbling everywhere.

Unless it’s the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, parades get old after standing there for more than ten minutes. The band is playing “Wabash Cannonball,” fraternities and sororities are atop their floats and President Daniel J. Bradley is putting on his finest Miss America wave and smile, but it takes far more than that to engage the crowd and cultivate a deep respect and love for the university.

Supporters of the parade love the

community involvement. Various businesses, churches and other community organizations also participate in the parade, and have the chance to demonstrate their contributions to Terre Haute. There may just be a better way to showcase their work for the community.

An event such as a concert would not have to entirely replace the parade. It could easily supplement the event. That is exactly what happened in 2010 and 2011, with LMFAO and Mike Posner performing during Homecoming.

The event provided a space where students, including the band and cheerleaders— who never get to attend anything Homecoming related because they’re performing, were gathered in one place to enjoy great music and to celebrate Sycamore pride.

This university is highly capable of executing great Homecoming events that rally students. And that ability can certainly be applied to engaging the community, students and alumni without exclusively relying on a tired parade.

Homecoming offers involvement in student organizations

Alice Brumfield Columnist

Homecoming is an intense week, at least for students.

Throughout the week, there are all sorts of different things to participate in, like the Torchlight Parade, the blood drive, Sycamore Sync. It’s all a good time, but

some people like to argue that it’s the opposite because it is taken over by the Greek community on campus, effectively ruining it for anyone else.

While this has grains of truth, it’s mostly an excuse. Homecoming is not difficult to be involved in, but as a general rule, a student needs to be involved in some sort of group to get the full experience. Homecoming week activities aren’t made for individual people, but for groups of people instead.

Greek life is extremely involved

in Homecoming and the big reason is because it’s simply tradition. For years and years, the Greeks have had a heavy hand in the activities because not only does it give them the opportunity to compete with each other in different tasks, but it’s also a chance for them to show the campus what they are capable of.

I can’t speak for other sororities or fraternities, but I know that mine genuinely enjoys planning and executing Homecoming activities. It gives us a chance to come together as

sisters to cheer not only ourselves on, but our other friends in the Greek community, as well. That whole week is one where we can enjoy ourselves and the other students at our university because if there is anything that we Greeks are big on, it’s tradition.

For the students who say there is nothing to do if you aren’t in a Greek organization, you just aren’t looking in the right places. There are tons of organizations on campus for you to get involved and participate with.

There are also events where you don’t even need a group to be with, like the blood drive, the parade, trike, sync.

All of these things can be enjoyed with a few friends.

Homecoming can be an awesome time for all of us, you just have to make the conscious decision to participate and be a part of your community, rather than expecting your community to come to you.

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business also sponsored the student café at the event and was represented

by Hannah Taylor, a recruiter for Alorica.

“We have participated in this event ever since we moved to Terre Haute, which has been five years now,” Taylor said.

“We are a big employer for the Terre Haute community and this year,” Taylor continued. “We are offering a new part time opportunity for students.”

Taylor added that the fair is always a great opportunity for ISU students to learn about all the employers that operate in Terre Haute and the surrounding Wabash

Valley.

Students thought that they will benefit from this career fair if not now, but sometime in the future.

Kristin Carlisle, a sophomore business administration major, said she thought the fair would be beneficial for finding future careers, along with establishing immediate employment and networks.

She said she found many connections and internships that she would be able to use in the future.

“I found a lot of great internships and I think all students should come out to this event,” Carlisle said.

Freshman accounting

major Alihah Davis was there specifically to look for internships in her field of study.

“I’m building internships,” Davis said.

“It’ll be a great experience.”

Davis encouraged other students to come to the next career fair or make attempts to branch out to area employers.

Keyera McCullough, a freshman accounting major, agreed with Davis.

“It’s a good start for freshmen. It’s also a good opportunity so they can follow up in the future,” McCullough said. “It’s a good thing to network.”

Left: Representatives from First Financial Bank man a booth at 2012’s career fair, which took place in the North Arena (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). Right: Ricardo Matta, dean’s assistant and ISU graduate and professional studies major, works with ISU students during this year’s fair in the Hulman Center (Photo by Drew Canavan).

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ISU embraces majors where females are underrepresented Amanda Marsh

females involved because they get to tell their story, these majors tend to be male-based, but that The amount of females in seems to be changing,” Harris science, technology, engineering said. “Being involved in this and math (STEM) majors, fields program, they are starting from in which women are vastly “The most important underrepresented, has increased thing any university can significantly over the years, said Kara Harris, associate professor do to influence females to of engineering education at get involved in STEM fields Indiana State University. is to hire female faculty Indiana State strives to and staff.” encourage and help females who are going into these majors by joining different programs such Bev Bitzegaio, director of as Females in Technology and outreach and student career the STEM Program.

STEM is a nationwide program support at Indiana State that has been around for over 10 years. Their goal is to get students in college who are in the beginning. By going to the science, technology, engineering, different high schools, we talk to and mathematics majors to go to a lot of women about becoming high schools and speak with the one of these majors and what it teenagers, encouraging them to is like.

If they are discouraged because study these academic fields.

“STEM is a great way to get of their gender, this is a way they

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can see other women being confident with their major.”

Although being in these male-based majors can seem discriminatory, these programs offer support in order to find people a student can relate to and get involved with.

“I would definitely agree that these majors are more males; I am usually one of two girls in my class. A lot of times the other students, as well as professors, may look to the females to get a different perspective,” said Dior Johnson, a senior female technology engineering education major.

The STEM program gets women all around the world engaged at younger ages.

However, this is not the only program at ISU that strives to accomplish this goal.

Bev Bitzegaio, the director of outreach and student career support, said another program that encouarages women to

study techonology, “Females in Technology,” was started seven years ago as a way to connect females in different technology majors and to reach out to younger girls to join technology majors.

“The group focuses on outreach, professional development and networking,” Bitzegaio said. “ISU is also serving as the convening institution for the Indiana Girls Collaborative Project, for which I serve as the lead. This is affiliated with a national organization designed to encourage collaboration among organizations and programs to promote STEM to girls.”

Although some females may be discouraged when it comes to joining one of these majors, Harris said they should find a good mentor and someone to relate to.

This could include a female advisor to talk to in order to help them feel more comfortable.

“The most important thing any university can do to influence females to get involved in STEM fields is to hire female faculty and staff in those fields. There has been considerable research done over the years that demonstrates role models in STEM fields are the most significant factor in influencing girls to consider STEM careers. Some of the most noteworthy research has been done by the American Association of University Women,” Bitzegaio said.

Johnson said that although her major is comprised mostly of males, once she embraced her field of study, her perspective on her career changed.

“Once you become a part of the major, it is less intimidating,” Johnson said. “I like it because it is different and unique. You get to be involved in guy talk and learn more about their perspectives as well as them learning the female’s perspective.”

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ISU graduate’s research will ‘change the way geologists think’ Jennifer Sicking

ISU Communication and Marketing One class can change a life.

With a semester left to complete his information technology degree at Indiana State University, Jared Kluesner looked around for a general education course and enrolled in an introduction to geology class taught by Tony Rathburn.

“That was it,” Kluesner said.

The Linton native switched his major to geology and shortly after began working in Rathburn’s oceanographic lab.

“Then I had to convince my parents it was a good decision,” Kluesner said with a laugh, before adding that his parents’ supported him switching majors.

It turns out that it was.

After graduating from Indiana State in 2006 — one year after he planned — with his bachelor’s degree in geology, Kluesner enrolled at Scripps Institution

of Oceanography as a doctoral student. He completed his doctorate in 2011 and now works as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz. He returned to Indiana State in September to speak to current students about 3-D seismic imaging of the ocean floor off of Costa Rica.

“Even at this early stage in his career, Jared is becoming one of the experts in the field of 3D imaging of seafloor dynamics, and his work is on the cutting edge,” Rathburn said.

Kluesner has made technical innovations in the field and is part of a relatively small group who can examine the zones where one tectonic plate slides under another.

“His work will likely change the way geologists think about the structure of geologically active margins, such as the ones off Japan, Chile and Costa Rica, which are known to produce large earthquakes,” Rathburn

said.

Off of Costa Rica, an oceanic plate slides under the Central American nation, triggering earthquakes along the plate boundary. Through sonar and deep imaging with sound waves of high and low frequencies, Kluesner is attempting to unravel the processes that occur at this margin. As the oceanic plate gets pushed below, the upper plate compresses the lower, heating it and releasing trapped fluids, which eventually travel up to the seafloor and generating seeps.

Such seeps offshore of Costa Rica and elsewhere are currently being studied by Rathburn’s lab.

“What I’m doing is trying to understand the plumbing system,” Kluesner said of the Costa Rica research.

For his doctoral research, he studied the opposite issue of plates pushing apart in the Gulf of California, located between mainland Mexico and Baja California. Kluesner studied how

fluids were being hydrothermally driven and circulated below the seafloor in the gulf as the plates spread.

“The research that Jared conducted as an undergraduate, looking at the ecology of seafloor organisms, is very different from the research that he has conducted after graduating from ISU, examining the consequences of seafloor geology dynamics and fluid flow,” Rathburn said.

“However, it is the quality of the work that he did here at ISU, and the opportunities that came to him as a consequence, that enabled him to pursue his career path. It is very clear that he loves what he does.”

While working in Rathburn’s lab studying microorganisms called foraminifera, Kluesner participated in research trips to Venice, Italy and San Diego.

As part of that work, Kluesner had invitations to present at conferences and to participate on other researchers’ expeditions.

At his first talk during a national conference as an undergraduate at ISU, Kluesner recalled being nervous standing at the podium with note cards carefully prepared with information for each slide. He spoke in a rushing torrent, finishing in far less than his allotted time. Hands went up in the air to ask questions of the nervous student.

“Sometimes you need to make leaps into what makes you uncomfortable; you grow from it,” he said after laughing about that memory.

On one of the expeditions, Kluesner met the professor who would become his doctoral advisor at Scripps.

“Many students don’t realize how important it is to get experiential learning in their field,” Rathburn said. “Jared is a prime example of what can happen when you find a topic you are really interested in, and how dedication and experiential learning can open doors.”

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SPORTS

Monday, September 30, 2013 • Page 12 Sports Editor, Thomas Beeler isu-statesmansports@mail.indstate.edu

ISU loses by one against Tennessee Tech

STATESMAN RUNDOWN Indiana State Women’s Volleyball vs. Illinois St. 0-3 (L) Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola 1-2 (L) vs. IPFW 2-0 (W)

Thomas Beeler Sports Editor

Indiana State senior running back Shakir Bell returned to the field of battle after sitting out two games because of a shoulder injury during the Sycamores’ game against Indiana University.

The Sycamores fell a close 3837 to the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech Saturday while on the road.

ISU’s record is now 1-3 going into the Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule, as Tennessee Tech increased their record to 3-2.

The scoreboard lit up with Bell receiving a 31-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Mike Perish, but a free kick from freshman punter Eric Heidorn was blocked with 11:33 on the clock.

Tennessee responded with a 47-yard field goal kick, closing in on the Sycamores, 6-3. Then the Golden Eagles blocked a field goal and returned for 87yard touchdown.

Football vs. Tenn. Tech 38-37 (L) Senior running back Shakir Bell (center) returned to action after sitting out two weeks due to injury (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Tennessee Tech continued with another touchdown at the start of the second quarter with a one-yard run. Indiana State began to come closer to Tennessee Tech’s lead of 17-6 with a 31 and 42-yard field goal both from Heidorn, making the score 17-12. Another one-yard run from the Golden Eagles and successful free kick added seven points to the scoreboard at 2412.

Going into the third, Perish squeezed in for a touchdown run of one-yard with 13:13 on the clock. Tennessee Tech responded with a five-yard run into the end zone.

With possession of the ball back in the Sycamores’

hands, Bell ran the ball in for a touchdown, closing in on the Golden Eagles’ lead, 31-26.

With 1:12 at the end of the third, freshman wide receiver Sampson Levingston brought ISU out of their point deficit with a 12-yard pass from Perish, breaking Tennessee’s lede with the score at 34-31.

At the beginning of the fourth, Heidorn got another successful field goal for 24 yards out extend the lead 37-31. In the final minutes of the game, the Golden Eagles slipped pass the Sycamores defense with a twoyard pass for a touchdown with the final score at 38-37.

Bell rushed over 200 yards and increased his career total to

over 4,000 making him the third Sycamore in the history of the football and ninth in MVFC to reach this mark. Along with his 4,108 rushing yards, he added six receptions for 68 yards, including one touchdown. Bell is three touchdowns away from ISU’s all-time touchdowns scored record.

Perish went 25-of-43 and 288 passing yards with two touchdowns. Kendall Walker led the Sycamores defensive with six tackles and eight assisted tackles.

The Sycamores return to Memorial Stadium on Saturday against Youngstown University.

This be the team’s MVFC opener and ISU’s annual Homecoming with kick-off at at 3:05 p.m.

Soccer ends road tour with split results

ISU Athletic Media Relations Staff

Fort Wayne, 2-0.

Indiana State’s soccer team fell to Loyola University, 0-3, to the open Missouri Valley Conference play and pulled out a victory against Indiana University-Purdue University

ISU Soccer vs. Loyola A pair of Loyola goals in the second half overcame a halftime deficit to defeat the Indiana State Sycamores in the Missouri Valley Conference opener for

both teams.

ISU moves to 3-7-0 overall and 0-1-0 in league play as sophomore forward Syndey Loesing scored the only goal for on the evening. Loesing’s goal, assisted by freshman midfielder Elle Steele, is her second of the

season. The goal came with 38 minutes into the contest on a shot into the upper left corner.

Steele records her first career assist in a Sycamore jersey.

The goal put the Sycamores Continued on PAGE 13

Missouri Valley Standings Football North Dakota St. 4-0 Northern Iowa 4-0 Youngstown 4-1 Western Illinois 3-2 South Dakota St. 3-2 Southern Illinois 2-3 Illinois State 1-3 Indiana State 1-3 South Dakota 1-3 Missouri State 1-4

Women’s Volleyball Wichita State 13-3 Illinois State 10-4 Bradley 8-4 Northern Iowa 9-5 Loyola 7-8 Southern Illinois 7-9 Missouri State 9-6 Indiana State 7-7 Evansville 6-9 Drake 2-14 Women’s Soccer Loyola Missouri State Evansville Illinois State Drake Indiana State Northern Iowa

4-4-3 4-7-1 7-2-1 6-6 2-6-2 3-7 1-10

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up 1-0 headed into the locker room at halftime, but a strong Loyola attack put in two goals in the final period. A header by Valerie Gonyo at the 52nd minute and off a corner scramble by Maggie Olsen at the 62nd minute gave them a one goal lead.

Freshman forward Abby Reed nearly tied the game in the final seconds but her shot was high, keeping the Rambler’s lead intact for the win.

Freshman goalkeeper Brittany San Roman recorded five saves in the contest and kept the Ramblers scoreless in the Sophomore Elle Steele dribbles the ball down field (Photo by Drew Canavan). first half.

ISU Soccer vs. IPFW The Indiana State women’s soccer team snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over IPFW on a rainy day at Hefner Soccer Field.

The Sycamores finished out nonconference road play with a win and improved to 4-7-0 overall. They got goals from sophomores Katie Johnson and Sydney Lovelace to help overcome the Mastodons (2-8-0).

Johnson’s goal on an assist by senior Shelby Troyer put the Sycamores up 1-0 in the 26th minute. Johnson found the back of the net on a shot to the top right corner

and marked her seventh goal of the season.

Troyer earns her first assist of 2013.

Deep into the second half, Lovelace scored her second goal of the season off the assist by Loesing, her first of the year, in the 83rd minute.

Goalkeeper Abby Keller earned the win with six saves, matching a career-high, and recorded her second shutout of her career while improving to 2-1-0.

The Sycamores are back at Memorial Stadium for a three-game stretch as they welcome Illinois State for Domestic Violence Awareness Night. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET.

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Volleyball battles hard in conference match-up

Freshman middle blocker Kynedi Nalls maneuvers the ball past Southern Illinois University’s defenses (Photo by Drew Canavan).

Kevin Jenison

ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State volleyball team could not come up with a win on the road Friday night, as they fell to the Illinois State Redbirds 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-19) in a Missouri Valley Conference contest.

Sophomore outside hitter Victoria Swigart led the Sycamore offense with nine kills while senior outside hitter Morgan Dall had eight. Senior Loni Mackinson recorded 24 assists and 12 digs for her 20th career double-double.

Senior Molly Murphy also had 12 digs.

Freshman middle blocker Kynedi Nalls and Dall each had three blocks.

Illinois State took advantage of six Sycamore errors to take a 9-5 lead early in the opening set but Indiana State fought back. Swigart and Dall each had three kills as Indiana State rallied to trail 2118 late in the set. However, the Redbirds scored the final four points to take the set 25-18.

The Sycamores found themselves down

9-4 early in the second set but a 4-0 run featuring two kills from Dall brought Indiana State back to within two at 10-8.

Swigart kept the Sycamores close at 1714 with a pair of kills but the Redbirds closed the set with an 8-1 run to seal the 25-15 second set win.

Indiana State went point for point with the Redbirds in the third set and had an 18-16 lead after kills by Dall and Willis.

However, the Sycamores could only score once more down the stretch as Illinois State scored nine to defeat Indiana State 25-19.

Indiana State (7-7 overall and 1-2 in the MVC) hits the road for two more Missouri Valley Conference games next weekend as they will play at Bradley on Oct. 4 and at Loyola on Oct. 5. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. for both games.

The Sycamores will then return to the Indiana State Arena for home conference games against Missouri State (Oct. 11) and Wichita State (Oct. 12).

Illinois State improved to 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the Valley.

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Student organization looking for the fittest Thomas Beeler Sports Editor The kinesiology, recreation and sport club, KRS club, wants to find out who are the fittest students on Indiana State’s campus. The Most Fit Sycamore is an event that tests student’s physical fitness with a series of activities with action taking place at Memorial Stadium.

Nathanial Brown, an instuctor in the kinesiology, recreation and sprot managment department, has a clear agenda for the event.

“We do it to help those past student athletes who don’t really have anything to test the athleticism after high school and to raise for our student organization in kinesiology, recreation and sport management department,” Brown, said.

This is the second semester the event was held and this will be the first in the fall. Changing the scenery from indoor to outdoor, they are focusing on the fall time and incorporating the annual week of Homecoming and sports that go on at the time, Brown said.

The contest will contain six separate events, centered on a point tallying system. Brown said the main event is flipping of a 350 pound tire. Students will have a set amount of time to flip a tire in a circle as times as they can. The event taxes the entire body and all of the energy systems.

Involving the Homecoming element, students compete to see who can throw and kick a football the farthest. A pullup contest will be thrown into the mix with students pulling a truck. In between all of this, participants will be running from one corner of Memorial Stadium to another.

“Truck pull is incorporated to test student’s max brute strength,” Brown said. “We also incorporate some kind of running activities, basically going from one corner of Memorial Stadium to the other.”

So far, 40 plus students have already registered for the contest.

“We are trying to figure out who are some of the more fit people on campus.

There are going to be a couple of ISU

coaches out there. Mainly we want to get people more active on campus. We have the Student Recreation Center but we wanted something more outdoors and test yourself to see where you’re at.”

There are two divisions to the event: the competitive and leisure divisions. The competitive division is for those who are out to score the max amount of points as possible. Prizes will be awarded to the top male and female of the competition. The leisure division is for the students who want to try and test out their abilities in a non-competitive setting.

“If people haven’t been exercising a lot

“We do it to help those past student athletes who don’t really have anything to test the athleticism after high school and to raise for our student organization in kinesiology, recreation and sport management department.”

Nathaniel Brown, Instructor in the kinesiology, recreation and sport managment department they can just come out and try it,” Brown said. “Then, in the spring, they will be more prepared and know what to look forward to.”

The entire contest will take around 2035 minutes to run.

“It not like it’s going to take them all night,” Brown said. “We did it during the evening time so they participate and go home and still have time to study and do whatever.”

Students can register at the stadium at 4-4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a fee of five dollars, with events starting at 5 p.m. If t-shirt are still available, student can register for ten dollars and receive a t-shirt. For more information or to preregister contact Nathaniel Brown via email, Nathaniel.Brown@indstate.edu.