January 27, 2016

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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016

Volume 123, Issue 47

Mentoring event prepares women for career success Kourtney Miller Reporter

“Destination Success” is a mentoring program specifically for females in STEM fields. The first program took place on Monday. This was a two-hourlong event that centered around building good resumes and using S.M.A.R.T as a format for completing goals.

Sarah Wild, career services coordinator in the technology department at Indiana State, gave a presentation on career center services and effective resume writing.

“A well-developed resume generates the employers’ interests in learning about you,” Wild said. “It doesn’t guarantee the job, but it does get you the interview. Employers review dozens, maybe hundreds in a matter of seconds.”

The format of resumes was greatly emphasized. The Career Center recommended to not use a template with script or “flowery” font. It is definitely best to start fresh with no smaller than an 11-point font, with at least a page in length; your name can be the biggest on the page. Reverse chronological order is typically what the career center suggests regarding formatting on sections such as Education, Work experience and Skills and Certifications. Wild also stressed the importance of spacing, as that is a common mistake that students make.

She also showed Sycamore Career link, which is a resource that helps students look for internships, as well as help them determine what their strengths as well as weaknesses are, based on My Plan personality tests and other links through Sycamore career link that offer scholarships, and other resources in order to help secure jobs.

Wild’s office is on the second floor of the Myers Technology Center. She offers appointments on Thursdays for students who need assistance, but all career advisers can help, especially when it comes to perfecting resumes.

Mary McGuire, an Indiana State technology alum

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A look at ISU’s commitment to the community

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More than 1.1 million hours of service by nearly 11,500 students. More than 150 community partners. An expanded alternative break program includes fall, winter and summer as well as spring break. Roughly one academic class in four incorporates service into the curriculum.

As impressive as these things are, they represent just a part of Indiana State University’s commitment to serving the community. It’s a commitment that has earned Indiana State a No. 1 ranking for service by The Washington Monthly magazine and helped secure a No. 20 overall ranking out of nearly 280 national universities, the highest of any college or university in Indiana or Illinois.

While it is common for universities to “do” community service, few have the institutional commitment that Indiana State has.

“We certainly have supported it more than other institutions have,” said Nancy Rogers, vice president for university engagement. “When we talk to our colleagues at other colleges and universities, they can’t believe how much support we have and how integrated it is in the dayto-day work of the university.

It’s part of New Student Orientation; it’s an important part of our student work program; it’s integrated in some capacity in every academic program.”

Created in 2014 to underscore the significance of Indiana State’s service efforts and to bring all components of that effort under a single vicepresidential area, the Division of University Engagement includes not only the Center for Community Engagement, which oversees student service and tracks service learning, but also the Business Engagement Center, Career Center and Student Employment, Community School of the Arts, Conference and Event Services, Hulman Center and the Institute for Community Sustainability.

The Business Engagement Center works with new and existing small businesses and not for profit organizations not only in Terre Haute but also throughout the state and in Illinois.

“We assist them with grow-

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Above: As a student on April 7, 2015, Indiana State University graduate Deontre Pearson of Fort Wayne works on a quad copter made via 3-D printing in the College of Technology’s manufacturing lab. Three-D printing and unmanned vehicles will be demonstrated Feb. 26 during an open house of the university’s new Sycamore Innovation Lab, located in the basement of the John T. Myers Technology Center. Below: Indiana State University’s Community Garden is one of many ways the university serves the Terre Haute community and contributes to environmental sustainability.

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ing their businesses, developing business plans and marketing,” said Daniel Pigg, the university’s director of business engagement. “We’re non-selective on who we work with. We’re very open. We average one new project a week.”

The work is done by both professional staff and by Sycamore Business Builders, which is comprised of students who use the skills they’ve learned in class to conduct market studies,

design web sites and help businesses learn to use social media.

The Business Engagement Center’s efforts complement the work of the West Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, housed in the Scott College of Business, and Sycamore Business Advisors, a senior capstone class of business students, Pigg noted.

The center operates on a much shorter time frame than Sycamore Business Advisors,

which undertakes semesterlong projects for business clients, Pigg said. Sycamore Business Builders operates on one or two week deadlines, he said.

The Business Engagement Center is housed in the John T. Myers Technology Center, and staff are putting the finishing touches on a 3,000-square-foot Sycamore Innovation Lab that will incorporate three-dimen-

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Kent State professor denies ties to Islamic State, says his Facebook page is meant to entertain Nick Glunt

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AKRON, Ohio — The outspoken Kent State University professor under FBI investigation for alleged ties to the Islamic State said Thursday that his social media profiles have been “misrepresented.”

Asked at an impromptu news conference if he sympathizes with the Islamic State, associate history professor Julio Pino responded: “Absolutely not.”

Pino responded similarly to an Akron Beacon Journal reporter Tuesday, when news broke that the FBI was investigating.

Despite consistently denying ties to the group, Pino’s social media profiles are littered with comments that may be perceived by some to be pro-ISIS. In one photo, a pair of what appear to be masked insurgents wield assault rifles while riding trucks through a desert. A comment by Pino on the photo reads: “Keep it a secret: that’s me on the left!”

In a photo of Pino posing in front of

Capitol Hill, Pino comments: “I come to bury D.C., not to praise it.”

At the news conference, Pino, 55, said he made the social media comments in an attempt to be entertaining. He said his comments were an expression of his rights to free speech and have been “misrepresented.”

“That’s what living in a free country is all about,” he said.

Pino’s conference, which was recorded and published by KentWired.com, was cut short after Pino grew agitated by reporter questions.

The conference was held just days after the FBI investigation drew attention from national media.

In the wake of attention, the public has called for Pino’s firing and resignation — but Pino said at the conference that he has no intention of resigning.

Legal experts told the Beacon Journal on Wednesday that because he has tenure, Pino can’t be fired — unless he’s convicted of committing a crime.

Experts said the FBI is likely looking into whether Pino, who has a history of

opposition to Israel and the American government’s handling of Middle Eastern politics, has “materially” supported the Islamic State. Speech in support of the radical religious organization would not qualify as material support, experts said. The FBI would have to prove Pino provided monetary support or military recruits to ISIS. Pino told journalists he has nothing to hide.

“I wish to state for the record that none of these allegations have any foundation whatsoever. I have no ties to any political organization either here in the United States or abroad,” said Pino, a Cubanborn Islamic convert. “I have never discussed the politics of Islam, the Islamic State or any other political organization with the students, with the faculty or with anyone else on campus.

“I do not endorse violence, I do not advocate violence, nor do I practice it,” he said. “I’ve always tried to fulfill my duties, which are to my family, this community, this university and quite obviously to my students, and I shall do so as

long as possible.”

According to his personnel record, which was obtained Thursday by the Beacon Journal through a public records request, Pino was hired as an assistant professor in 1992, a year after he obtained a doctorate degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Letters from colleagues dated late 1991 commended his professionalism and intellect; one colleague described him as a “born teacher.” He was promoted to associate professor in 1998.

Pino converted to Islam in 2000, and controversies surrounding him started shortly afterward. In 2002, Pino eulogized an 18-year-old suicide bomber.

In 2005 and 2006, he publicly criticized American policy in the Middle East. In 2009, the U.S. Secret Service acknowledged that it was investigating Pino “as an individual who came to our attention who needed to be interviewed.”

In 2011, he shouted “Death to Israel!” at a lecture by a former Israeli diplomat.

In 2014, he accused academics of causing 1,400 Palestinian deaths.

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State professor wins second federal humanities fellowship Libby Roerig

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For the second time in 11 years, an Indiana State University history professor has received a prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C. to continue her research and writing about Russia.

Barbara Skinner, associate professor of history (Georgetown University Ph.D.), will use the $50,000 grant for a yearlong leave starting this fall to write about the impact of the religious conversion of Greek Catholics in Belarus and Ukraine to Russian Orthodoxy in 1839, an event that sparked lasting resentments in this region.

Her first NEH grant was in 2005 and allowed her time to work on her first book, which is a prequel to this effort.

“It’s been 10 years, and I have a new project. I figured I’d go for the full 12 months of funding this time,” she said.

“I learned last time that six months was not enough time.”

The NEH grants are highly competitive, as about 80 awards are given each year from approximately 1,250 applications.

“I’m lucky to have a project that’s relevant today, even though I’m working on the early 19th century,” she said. “It’s critical (research) because we see Vladimir Putin trying to take over eastern Ukraine and saying (that region has) always been Russian.”

Because of their location between Poland and Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have long received exposure from both cultures — and integrated them into a pluralistic identity.

For instance, Greek Catholicism combines Roman Catholic doctrine with Orthodox ritual.

In 1839, however, 1.5 million people were forced to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy, which became the largest mass conversion in the history of the Russian Empire, encompassing 2,500 parishes, 99 monasteries and dozens of schools.

“The architects of this policy sought to undo over 200 years of history and to eradicate Polish/Catholic influence in the eight provinces annexed by Russian

SERVICE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sional printing, computer numerical control machines and unmanned systems. A grand opening and open house for the lab is scheduled for Feb. 26 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and will include demonstrations of 3-D printing and unmanned vehicles.

The event will immediately precede Startup Weekend, a 54-hour program hosted by Indiana State’s Scott College of Business that is designed to help entrepreneurs find business partners with a common mission with whom to launch a startup.

The Career Center and Student Employment at Indiana State are working to create more service learning and career based opportunities for students.

“Serving the community is at the heart of the work we do,” said Tradara McLaurine, assistant director of Career Services. “Through our student employment programs, we work in partnership with several non-profit agencies in the community to provide them with a talent force that is able to help them achieve their mission.”

during the partitions of Poland,” Skinner said. “(This research) offers a valuable contribution to European religious history and a deeper understanding of the cultural divisions that continue to shape contemporary events in the region, such as the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.”

Skinner conducted her second book’s research in 2012 while on sabbatical in the region.

“What did this (conversion process) mean day-to-day for these peasants?

What does this mean about identity for Ukrainians and Belarusians?” Skinner sought to learn by examining parish archival documents in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Poland.

“There’s some tragic tales there of arrests and imprisonment of those who opposed the conversion,” she said. “This study breaks new ground by using a broad, multinational source base and by focusing on the realities at the parish level, examining the actions of parishioners, priests and local agents who aided or resisted the implementation of the policy.”

NEH grants support research, education and public programs in the humanities, such as pioneering chemical testing procedures to safeguard fragile historical materials and the production of a documentary film on the Warsaw Ghetto’s secret archive that preserved 30,000 pages of diaries, letters and records documenting the Jewish community during the Holocaust.

“The NEH Fellowships are the most prestigious awards for any scholar in the humanities. For Dr. Skinner to receive one is impressive, but now a second NEH Fellowship confirms her place among the most distinguished scholars in her field,” said Chris Olsen, chair of the history department. “It is a special honor for ISU and the department of history, too, and we’re certainly proud to have Dr. Skinner as a colleague.”

Skinner’s father was a Methodist minister and Army chaplain, so church history has long been an interest of hers.

“Church was always a part of my life,” she said.

While Skinner, who says she’s “as Anglo Saxon as they come,” has no personal ties to the region, her advisers in gradu-

Participation in the Federal Work Study program allows agencies to have the program pay for 75 percent of students’ salaries, and up to 100 percent for positions directly related to math and/ or reading tutoring and family literacy.

“Our students gain real-world work experience, gain an understanding that these agencies are a vital part of our community and the agencies are able to save money from their budgets that can now go toward direct care of their clients and service to the community.

It’s a win-win formula for both of us,” McLaurine said.

The Career Center also serves the community via employer outreach and on-campus recruiting programs, noted Assistant Director Teresa Dwyer. Services range from posting a job on Sycamore Career Link, the university’s online job board, to holding information sessions on campus to promote positions and identify suitable projects for internships.

“As companies are challenged with finding qualified employees to fill their open positions, we provide many free services to assist them with building

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Barbara Skinner, associate professor of history at Indiana State, received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, D.C.

ate school encouraged her to study this topic because of her linguistic capabilities — she’s fluent in Polish and Russian, among other languages.

“Little did I know when I picked my dissertation project that I’d be working on it for 20 years,” she said.

The application process was due in spring 2015 for awards granted 18 months later.

“You really have to have your act together as far as where you’ll be in the

process and what you’ll be doing in that time off,” she said.

Worse, though, was writing a brief three-page proposal — further limited by specifications of a minimum font size, Skinner said.

“That is still a very short piece to try to convey the importance and complexity of a project I’ve worked on for many years,” she said. “But the challenge now is to write a book that is worthy of the grant.”

their talent pool,” Dwyer said. “The benefits are two-fold. These experiences provide degree-related experience to our students and provide companies with the needed support to complete some of their back-burner projects.”

Community School of the Arts conducts dozens of programs throughout the year for people of all ages. Conference and Event Services arranged more than 260 events during the past year with an estimated total attendance of more than 189,000 people.

Hulman Center and Tilson Auditorium are legendary for hosting sporting events and big-name entertainers at events like the Performing Arts Series, which this year includes Herman’s Hermits, the holiday favorite “Mooseltoe” and the musical “Ragtime.” University Speakers Series also operates under the Hulman Center/Tilson staff.

The Institute for Community Sustainability maintains the university’s Community Garden and is working with Terre Haute city officials and the Environmental Protection Agency on plans to return vacant properties in the city to productivity in a sustainable, environ-

mentally friendly way.

Why does Indiana State have such a commitment to service?

“We’re trying to develop young adults into people who will care about their communities, be capable of taking care of themselves and their loved ones, both financially and emotionally, and also to contribute to the greater society,” said university President Dan Bradley.

“There is data that says students who are engaged as young people continue to be engaged as adults. We also have all of this collective energy here that is capable of having an impact on the community and the community is certainly in need.”

Service comes naturally to students at Indiana State, Bradley suggested. More than half of all students are the first in their families to attend college and/or come from low-income families and have seen firsthand how people can help one another.

“Many of our students see the value to the participants and to themselves,” he said. “I think it is a generational thing that students are interested in doing these kinds of things.”

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“A goal is what you are trying to do or achieve,” McGuire said. “We have goals to give us motivation and a vision of how to achieve. They help give focus, makes us accountable and helps us stay on track.”

According to the S.M.A.R.T model, a goal should be specific, measureable, attainable, relevant and timely or time-bound.

Dweuna Wyre, assistant professor of Human Resource development and Performance Tech, said there are more events scheduled for the future.

“This event is a great opportunity to for the female students in the College of Technology to learn more about and build quality resumes, helping them to develop themselves on paper in their best light,” Wyre said.

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Top: Sarah Wild, career services coordinator in the technology department, stood in front of students to present an effective way to write resumes. Wild presented numerous key points on how to make your resues stand out to possible employers. Below: Female students who attended “Destination Succes” closely pay attention and take notes on how to properly fill out resumes while applying S.M.A.R.T. tactics when they start to apply for jobs.

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Law enforcement experts tapped for panel on Feb. 3 Libby Legett

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Indiana State University’s criminology and criminal justice department will host a panel discussion about police practices at 11 a.m. Feb. 3 as part of the department’s guest speaker series.

The event is designed for criminology students, but it is open to the public.

“This is a chance for students to learn from others who are

in the field of criminal justice,” said Travis Behem, instructor of criminology and criminal justice at Indiana State.

The panel of four law enforcement officials will discuss policing, recruiting, training, use of body-worn cameras, how to prepare to go into the field of policing and more. It will be held in Dede I of the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

“The speakers are, what we consider, leaders within law enforcement and are best suited

Mistakes that college students make Dajia Kirkland Features Editor

Often, college is seen as the land of freedom, parties and play. With so much time on your plate, not a single parent in sight, unlimited food — during certain hours, of course — and living in a large neighborhood with all of your friends, it’s easy to think of college as a sort of resort. The reality is that this is the time that prepares you for life after your academic career. It prepares you for the job you want and different fields you want to be involved in. However, some students have a hard time learning from the mistakes many make in college.

The first big mistake that students make is treating college like a luxurious form of high school, and there are many reasons for it being perceived as such. One reason for this is that college class schedules can be very deceptive, as they give students the idea that they have a lot of extra time. Students can expect to have varying schedules, such as one class on certain days, gaps between courses, classes that start around noon or 2 p.m., or maybe even no class at all. This schedule casts the illusion of free time.

In high school, students have no other choice but to stay in class. With the bathroom being the only escape route and the outside of the school being surveilled by cameras to catch any student exiting the building, where else is there to go? In college, students are not forced to stay in class or even attend in many cases — although tuition bills and textbook costs should be incentive enough. We are able to pack up our things 30 minutes in and go out to have lunch with friends or retreat back to our dorm rooms to take a nap if we wish to do so. Treating campus as a sort of resort is a huge mistake many college students make. After high school there’s college. After college there’s the real world.

In the real world, there is a plethora of paperwork to be done such as filling out taxes and paying off credit card bills. In college, students are handed work somewhat similar to this, such as completing forms for loans and electronically filling out FASFA forms.

Students are more than ready to receive the freedom that college provides, but are quick to hand their parents the documents requiring a large amount of important information that follow. If you ask a student who fills out their FASFA, a lot of them respond with the elementary answer, “my mom.” Students should be filling out these important forms themselves because it prepares for other forms of important paperwork. Guidance or help from a parent is perfectly fine and should be expected because it is a new process, but completely relying on your parents for this kind of work doesn’t help in the long run.

Lastly, another mistake college students make is their inability to pick or think of an occupation. In correlation with relating college to high school, students will go through their four years without a clue in the world, not knowing what they want to pursue with their degree. Granted, not everyone knows where they want to go in life and that’s okay, but not knowing can only do for so long.

Ideally, students should be looking up jobs in their major, where they are located, what type of skills are needed for the position, and the annual earning of that job. By thinking about this, students are creating a roadmap out of college, knowing what they’re doing, where they are going and what they’ll be making. Figuring this plan out is one of the many reasons why some people believe that college should not be free. In picking out a job, students should know how much they will make a year and if it will suffice in paying off debt.

College is a time of fun and freedom, but as the saying goes, it comes with responsibility.

After college there is no more school. Once your time in college is up, there’s no more living with your parents and having someone pay for the roof over your head and food in the fridge. It’s the time in which you need to start making a living for yourself. It’s a scary thought, but one that will happen in due time. Take this time to figure out what you are going to be, where you’re going to be, and how much you will need to make to pay off student debt and sustain the kind of lifestyle you wish to have.

to answer important questions about the current topics of law enforcement,” Behem said.

The panel includes Rusty K. Goodpaster, who became executive director of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in 2005 and has been a part of the staff at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy since 1983, Sgt. Joe Watts, public information officer for the Putnamville District and a 30-year veteran of the Indiana State Police, Michele Barrett, assistant chief of

police at Indiana State and the first female lieutenant in the Terre Haute Police Department, and Greg Ewing, sheriff of Vigo County since 2011 and a 25year veteran of the department.

“The first part of the event will be questions we have put together for the panel, and then the second half will be open to the audience to ask questions to the panel,” Behem said.

There will be two more guest speakers this semester, including a representative from the

Department of Homeland Security and a criminology and criminal justice alumna who was a former NCIS agent who now runs her own company.

Past guest speakers have included the Indiana FBI director, the Indiana deputy attorney general and a survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

“The criminology and criminal justice guest speaker series is becoming a well-regarded, exciting and educational event to attend,” Behem said.

Students to accompany Indiana State prof to global protection of children conference in Kenya Betsy Simon

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As inhumanity casts its wide shadow over the world, three Indiana State University clinical mental health counseling graduates will travel to Kenya to be part of an international coalition seeking to bring hope to youth in war-torn areas.

Clinical mental health counseling program graduate students Lucille Gardner of Jersey City, N.J. and Courtney Hull and Francesca McCarthy, both of Terre Haute, will accompany Catherine Tucker, associate professor of counseling in the Bayh College of Education, to Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 6-14, the International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children.

Tucker invited all students in the clinical mental health counseling program to the conference, which will focus on the youngest of the nearly 60 million people worldwide whom the United Nations estimates have been displaced by armed conflict — the highest figure since World War II. “Because they will en-

counter refugee families through their work, the students need to know what it’s like to live in a place where everything seems fine one minute, then the next minute a civil war breaks out and you have to flee,” Tucker said.

“It’s something a lot of people experience globally and we need to have mental health providers who are ready to help. Going to a conference for a week will not make them 100 percent ready, but it will give students an idea of what life is like for children in this situation.”

The students will present at a poster session and hear from key government, international bodies, civil society and faith-based organizations on the impact of armed conflict and terrorism on children and strategies to protect them.

“In December 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to India with Dr. Tucker and had an incredible experience. When she announced that she would be going to Africa, it was an easy decision,” Hull said. “I am very passionate about service learning and international immersion. I jump at any opportunity that I have to engage in work that allows me

to serve others and learn about a culture that differs from my own.”

Gardner and Hull’s presentation will focus on the use of trauma informed care in conflict areas, as such care is meant to empower survivors, aid in reestablishing autonomy and better equip them to avoid re-traumatization. Gardner said they prepared the poster presentation using research they learned about trauma, adding in new research on how effective trauma informed care is, who is affected by conflict and many areas of focus included in trauma.

“I believe this trip helps with my future career goals by allowing me the opportunity to learn more about culture,” Gardner said. “It is my hope to work primarily with people of color in underserved areas. In America, I encounter a number of different people. Therefore, having the opportunity to visit the homes of those I will encounter provides me with a rich context when working with clients.”

“Presenting at the International Conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children will significantly contribute to my professional development and give me a unique

opportunity to gain experience on an international platform,” added Hull, who plans to pursue a doctorate after completing her master’s degree. “I hope to continue to have opportunities to make an impact and grow personally while traveling abroad.”

Following the conference, which is co-hosted by The African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect and the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, the students will have the opportunity to sight-see in Nairobi and work with youth at Lake Nakuru National Park.

“We are privileged as U.S. citizens to not know what it’s like to live with war and armed conflict all around us, but that’s not the case for many children around the world,” Tucker said. “I want our students, as they prepare to be mental health providers and help people from all over the world, to have a better understanding of what it is like to live in developing countries where these struggles are real and what that experience is like, especially for children caught in the middle.”

Video games: ESPN’s e-sports reversal helps network, does little for growing industry — for now Rory Appleton

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Most people still don’t believe that playing “Super Smash Bros.” is a sport, but that didn’t stop ESPN from lumbering into the esports fray with turned-out pockets.

A little over year ago, I wrote a column about the ESPN President John Skipper’s dismissal of professional gaming. He told a crowd full of media and technology insiders in September 2014 that e-sports are competitions — like checkers — and that he is more interested in actual sports.

I said that his silly comments ultimately didn’t matter. The e-sports industry is growing exponentially in popularity, and ESPN parent company Disney would eventually force the network into doing what Disney does best — sapping nerds of their money.

Maybe this was the reasoning, maybe not, but ESPN’s website dove into professional video gaming this month.

An introductory post outlined the coverage we can expect: online articles, fantasy e-sports analysis and video coverage. The post also mentioned ESPN’s “long history of delivering live programming, coverage and content to e-sports fans,” which is of course a load of self-serv-

ing garbage. Streaming a few championship matches and giving a 30-second ESPN2 TV plug to a gaming event once a year is a drop in the bucket.

Services like Twitch and Azubu have a long history of delivering coverage. They’ve spent years — made millions — broadcasting every league game and giving non-professionals a platform to entertain viewers. They broadcast league games from various titles in dozens of languages pretty much 24 hours a day — complete with playby-play and post-game analysis by former pros and experts.

It’s probably too late for ESPN to become the onestop shop for online esports coverage. The game publishers themselves have sunk millions into creating organized, aesthetically pleasing platforms to present their products.

Their millions of fans — myself included — already know where to go to watch games, analysis and news coverage. The “League of Legends” client alerts players about professional matches as they’re playing the game. ESPN won’t beat that.

However, ESPN does have a few things to offer the industry.

It can provide exposure to audiences that e-sports has trouble reaching — mainly the older men

who watch the traditional sports but still associate gaming with basementdwelling nerds.

It can also bring more high-quality journalism to an area that desperately needs media coverage. The network commissioned seasoned business reporter Darren Rovell — himself a character in the “NBA 2K” video game franchise — to write a great overview of the industry. His story mentions the rampant drug use currently cutting through the industry, which has yet to get the national coverage it deserves.

I am not sure how much ESPN will profit if it doesn’t take the full plunge and start televising matches. It is doing battle with some pretty heavy hitters with established audiences on the online front. Amazon, which owns Twitch, certainly won’t let its billiondollar baby be bested by a cable network. Activision, publishers of “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft,” recently bought Major League Gaming, a league with more than a decade of history and self coverage. It won’t give up, either.

However, the full embrace of the massive cable network — not just its website — could really make some waves.

I’ve been talking about ESPN’s decision with my colleagues, and sports columnist Marek Warszawski

had some good insight.

He likened the move to when ESPN embraced poker a few years ago.

Poker tournaments and leagues had been around — and even televised — for years before ESPN gave it a major platform. It was pretty big before the push, but it became huge.

That could happen here.

World finals in e-sports are already selling out basketball arenas, but ESPN could bring sellout crowds to weekly league matches.

The leagues get millions of online viewers, but a simulcast on live television could bring that number up to tens of millions.

I really hope the network embraces e-sports fully.

The “Dota 2” International finals typically take place in August. None of the major sports are in playoffs, so why shouldn’t the “Dota 2” final results lead off a “SportsCenter” episode?

The winning team took home more than $6.6 million. Even the fourth place team made more than $1.5 million. That’s a lot more interesting than preseason football.

However, if ESPN is only willing to devote some online resources to e-sports, it really won’t mean much for either party. Fans of pro-gaming will continue to get their content from established sources, and ESPN will keep losing cable subscribers.

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Solitary confinement: A fate worse than death penalty

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Brian Nelson, left, who spent 23 years in solitary confinement, speaks about his time in solitary confinement on June 24, 2015, during a press conference regarding the class action lawsuit filed on behalf of prisoners against the Illinois Department of Corrections for its overuse and misuse of solitary confinement in Illinois prisons in Chicago. Center is Mark Neiweem, who spent 5 months in solitary confinement and Latonia Walker who has a brother in solitary confinement.

The punishment’s effects reduce a criminal’s chance of rehabilitation

Zach Davis Columnist

The morals of capital punishment are often called into question. Usually the argument for a death penalty is because the criminal is dangerous and should be removed from the streets, while the opposition claims that killing is never right, regardless of the individual.

However, we don’t often question solitary confinement. A person is put in a sealed room without any human contact for at least 22 hours a day, and we expect them to be fully rehabilitated by the time they leave prison. This expectation is unrealistic.

Solitary confinement, especially for long periods of time, can have damaging effects on a person’s psyche. Individuals who experienced long-term isolation

can run into symptoms of hallucinations, insomnia, paranoia, hypersensitivity and other harmful effects. The individual is also separated from any type of socialization, which reduces the chance of rehabilitation.

The point of the prison system is to teach offenders not to commit a crime.

Parents teach their children morals by letting them be with other kids and help each other learn social norms. Since children need to be social to learn how to behave properly it is only reasonable to assume we need to do the same with adults.

Prisoners have to be exposed to some form of socialization in order to properly learn how to fit into society peacefully.

Prison is a society and a location where convicted criminals can try to peacefully live among their peers, or at least that is what’s intended. And when someone is freed from prison they want to do their best to fit in. But when they aren’t even allowed to fit into a society, prison or otherwise, we can’t expect them to fit in peacefully with law-abiding citizens.

If the lack of socializing isn’t enough to make it hard to learn morals, hallucinations don’t help. When someone suffers

from hallucinations, paranoia, or other mental issues, they become a threat to society. Hallucinations and paranoia can make someone think that there is a present and clear threat, even when there is not. If someone honestly thinks there is a threat present, they will act to try to stay safe. Nothing is wrong with trying to stay safe and stave off a threat. The amount and types of psychological damage that comes from solitary confinement, however, can make something small seem like a huge threat.

Not only are the chances of rehabilitation damaged by solitary confinement, the punishment is inhumane. Putting people in a small room by themselves when we know that their psyche can be severely damaged is wrong.

Criminals need to be removed from the society of law-abiding citizens and kept someplace where they can’t do harm to others or themselves, but solitary confinement is harmful, and unlike capital punishment, the effects are painful and drawn out.

And the pain doesn’t end with the convict. Anyone they get to socialize with — if they get out of their solitary confinement — will have to deal with all

Facts about the first date Kirstyn Quandt Columnist

There is much stress that circulates first-date anticipation. You don’t know quite what to say, where you should go and you can’t even begin to fathom what outfit to wear.

And we do all of this because we want to make a positive first impression that exudes confidence and charm.

But more so, we simply want to get to know you. Although some may disagree, a majority of women have come to the consensus that how you treat us and others we interact with will determine the likelihood of a second date.

So first things first, have some manners. From the first opportunity you have to hold the door open — do it and continue those gentlemanly actions through the course of the night.

One of the biggest things I

tend to look for is how someone treats employees in any given setting.

Are you saying please and thank you with genuine sincerity, or are you rude and demanding in your mannerisms? This can speak a lot to your character and in the ever-working/complicated minds of women and can be a predictor of how you will treat us in our potential future relationship.

So keep those attitudes in check and just be kind.

Shocking yes, but sincerity is, in fact, a charming trait that many women seek. Next, we evaluate the conversation being had.

Do we have a lot to talk about or are we dancing around the fact that we simply have nothing in common?

We all know what it is like to have that natural conversation where you sometimes finish words and thoughts and each topic flows into the next — and it’s wonderful.

You find yourself opening up little by little, sharing stories both embarrassing and successful with the other person simply because it’s effortless. So talk about those things that matter. Ask meaningful questions that al-

low you to get to know more about the person across the table.

Next, let’s focus on your appearance. Not to sound judgmental or superficial, but the level of effort you put into your appearance and hygiene on the first date is important.

It directly correlates to how important this date is to you.

While you want to assure that your attire is appropriate for the setting of the date, you more so want to step up your game a little to let the other person know you’re taking this seriously.

Khakis and a button down?

Always a yes. Basketball shorts and a cutoff? Stay at home. If you saw the amount of effort some women put in to picking out outfits for their first date, you would be amaze. Similarly, work hard to show us you are trying, too. Finally, what you don’t say speaks volumes as well.

One of the most important things is eye contact. Let us know you’re listening and by that we mean truly listening, not just the occasional head nod. While it might sound like we are looking for perfection, in fact, we are merely looking for consideration and a kind heart.

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the mental damage that occurred. And the mental damage often causes the individual to thrash out at others who are nearby. Solitary confinement does not remove a threat, but instead it creates another.

The Bill of Rights guarantees that no American citizen has to endure cruel or unusual punishment. Putting someone through mental torture should count as cruel. After all, they are being forced to suffer daily, their condition worsening with each passing hour. Solitary confinement is a cruel form of torture that should not be used in prisons.

Luckily, President Barack Obama saw these issues and banned solitary confinement for all juveniles, reserving it for people who are over 18 and those who commit serious crimes. Ideally all solitary confinement would be ended, but a huge first step has been made. As we move forward, it is essential that we remember the cruel effects of solitary confinement and, hopefully soon, end all forms of it. We don’t want to create problems for ourselves by torturing our prisoners. Instead we should focus on rehabilitating them so they can be freed, get a job and support the economy.

Afghanistan’s first lady sets change in motion

Mason Moton Columnist

In 2015, Rula Ghani became the first lady of Afghanistan. She arrived in the country in 1975 as a newlywed to the current President, Ashraf Ghani. She was born in Lebanon in a Christian family and studied political science at the American Institute of Beirut.

After her marriage, she went to Columbia University to earn her masters degree. The reason Rula is gaining so much popularity today is because she is doing what no other first lady of Afghanistan has done before. She is taking the responsibility given to her by her position as first lady to make a real difference in the hearts of her people.

At Ashraf ’s inaugural address, Rula was introduced to her country and the rest of the world like never before. Former first ladies stood behind their husbands as

opposed to beside them. It was then announced that Rula would be a major influence in President Ashraf ’s administration. Rula confessed that at the time she was called to the podium, she was surprised — shocked even. She knew it was going to happen, but the significance of the occasion overtook her.

Later, when a reporter asked if she had a role model or someone to look up to as a guide, Rula said no. This means that everything is totally up to her. She has to set an example for future first ladies, for women who want to inspire change, who want to make a difference. Rula is charging new waters, trying new things, focusing on interceding for the people, addressing the needs of the population — including, but not limited to, displaced peoples, children in need and women. Her earliest jobs so far as the first lady have been working with local authorities, the Red Cross and community activists to distribute foods to people in need.

Security issues prevent her from going out among the people, but Rula has not been discouraged.

Her most revolutionary task so far was announced last Wednesday at

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FIRST LADY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 a press conference — Afghanistan’s first women’s university. Groundwork is being laid and sketches are being drawn for what will soon be known as Mawlana Afghan-Turk University, located in Tap-e-Maranjan area in Kabul.

There is not a set date for construction, but plans and development are underway, Rula said.

Personally, I believe in Rula and the work that she will do. Rula says she has

no one to look up to; a women’s university will make way for women like her to become the role models they don’t have for future generations. After being asked in a recent interview, “If there was anything (she) could tell Americans, what would it be?” she said that she wants them to know Afghanistan is at a very important moment in its history and that it needs Americans’ shoulders of support, especially for their women, but also for all of their population. Don’t leave them right now. “Help us, but don’t pity us,” Rula

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game against ISU and 16 points in the second game last year. He has averaged 7.4 points per contest this season over 16 games. Junior guard Dequon Miller is leading the Bears in scoring, averaging 12.8 points per game. Camyn Boone is also in double figures with 11.2 points per game as is Chris Kendrix at 10.2 points. Boone is shooting over 50 percent from the field on the season and is averaging 6.2 rebounds per contest.

Wednesday’s game at the Hulman Center is scheduled to tip off at 7:05.

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people here and to (continue to) advance Sycamore athletics. I don’t know if I would have the same passion if I were doing it at another school.

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A: I think the future is really bright.

I’m really excited about some things, and I have some ideas for the future.

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Rula is trying to do what her country needs. She knows that the women of Afghanistan are strong, dedicated, and articulate in all forms of society, and that Afghan women work hard every day to make the best out of difficulty.

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Devonte Brown named Missouri Valley Player of the Week Ace Hunt

ISU Athletic Media Relations

ST. LOUIS — Indiana State senior guard Devonte Brown has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week following his efforts this week against Southern Illinois and Evansville.

It marks the second career honor for Brown, who took the award once last season.

Brown had an impressive week for the Sycamores as he scored 26 points at Southern Illinois and then posted 24 more in the win over Evansville.

He averaged 25.0 points and 5.0 rebounds and hit 14-

27 shots from the field (51.9 percent).

He added a 3-5 from bonus distance with six assists.

He opened the week by going 7-14 from the field (50 percent) and hit 12 free throws as he scored 26 points and tallied six rebounds at MVC second place Southern Illinois.

Brown came back with 24 more points in the home win over Evansville as he hit 53.8 percent of his shots and was 3-4 from long distance to go with five rebounds and six assists.

He scored the final nine points of the first half as the Sycamores used a 15-2 run over the final four and a half

Sycamore men’s basketball looks to stay hot against Bears Brice Bement Reporter

The Indiana State University men’s basketball team will be playing a Missouri Valley Conference game Wednesday night at home against the Missouri State Bears. The Sycamores are coming off a victory over the University of Evansville, beating the Purple Aces 82-65. Both sophomore guard Brenton Scott and senior guard Devonte Brown scored 24 points in the game against Evansville and shared team-high scoring honors. Scott shot 9-14 overall from the field with a 6-9 performance from 3-point range Brown shot 7-13 in the game and was also named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week for his efforts.

The Sycamores are taking on the Bears for the first time this season. The two conference opponents split their two meetings last season. Missouri State is currently 8-12 overall and 4-4 in the conference. They sit in sixth place in the MVC, whereas the Sycamores are in fourth place with an 11-9 overall record and 5-3 mark in conference play.

In the first game against Missouri State last year, the Sycamores won 71-56. Brown was effective in that game with 16 points as was Scott in the second meeting between the two teams a year ago. The second game ended with the Bears coming out on top winning 60-56 but Scott scored 16 points in the contest. Missouri State is coming off an 80-65 loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday but had previously won two in a row.

The Bears defeated Bradley 61-42 on Jan. 16. before defeating Drake 79-70 four days later. Big conference wins include a 59-58 win at home against Northern Iowa and a 56-54 victory at Loyola.

Top scorers from Missouri State include senior Dorrian Williams.

Williams had 11 points in the first

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minutes to turn a one-point lead into a 45-31 halftime advantage over the Purple Aces.

He scored the Sycamores’ first points of the second half to make it 11 points in a row, and his 3-pointer with 9:22 on the clock opened up a 63-48 lead to answer a 7-0 Evansville run.

Brown now has 999 career points scored and is just one shy of becoming the 37th member of the Indiana State Basketball 1,000 Point Club.

Indiana State University returns to action on Wednesday, Jan. 27 when they host Missouri State inside Hulman Center.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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Devonte Brown, No. 11 senior guard, was named MVC Player of the Week for the second time following ISU’s win over Evansville

Q&A

Lansing settling in as Interim AD Adler Ingalsbe

Assistant Sports Editor

Angie Lansing has been a vital part of the Indiana State University athletic program for quite a while.

She was a part of the Sycamore track and field and cross country teams from 1995-98 before joining the Athletic Department, where she has been on staff for 10 years.

Lansing has served as Assistant Athletic Director for Business as well as Senior Woman Administrator and was named the interim Athletic Director by President Daniel J. Bradley on Dec. 22 after former Athletic Director Ron Prettyman left the school to become the managing director of championships and alliances for the NCAA. We had the chance to sit down with Lansing to discuss her new role, the current and future state of Indiana State athletics and what ISU means to her.

Q: Moving from assistant athletic director for business operations to interim athletic director, what has changed with your new position?

A: I’ve been involved more at the president’s level, so I’ve attended more meetings, and I have my own meetings to collaborate on some things that I felt need to happen at the athletic director level.

Really it has been more about trying to manage my time and make sure I’m taking care of what needs to happen in that role but also getting the real work done in the department.

Q: Has anyone given you any advice about running an athletic department? If so, who and what did they tell you?

A: When Ron (Prettyman) left, he offered me a few tips on specific things that might come up or could happen. I was appreciative of that.

I’ve worked closely with him on a number of things, so

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Angie Lansing and ISU President Dan Bradley talk at a Blue Card Club event in December.

I felt pretty good in where we (ISU athletics) are right now.

I also had a couple people on campus reach out about interim positions and how that can impact you positively and negatively. I have appreciated their advice.

Q: What did you learn from working with Mr. Prettyman for so many years?

A: I’ve learned so much (from him). Everything from hiring to internal decision making; he really let me be involved in a lot of things.

I’ve worked closely with him as senior woman administrator because he and I are two of the members that go to Missouri Valley Conference meetings in the fall and the spring, so we each get to have a voice and a vote in things that impact our university and our conference.

From that perspective (of working closely with him), I feel like I’ve been on a level playing field in a lot of ways in being able to interact and make decisions.

Q: Do you know how long you will be in the role as athletic director? Is there a chance you could be named the athletic director without the interim tag attached to it?

A: I will be in this role for

at least three months, I know that for sure. I know Dr. Bradley would like to have someone hired by March 1.

There’s always a chance that (her being named Athletic Director) could happen, but I know we have a lot of quality applicants so we will just see how things go the next couple of months.

Q: Describe where Indiana State athletics are at the moment.

A: We are in a good spot. I really feel like it’s a good time to be here and be a part of our program. We’ve come a very long way in the last 10 years and even since I was a student-athlete here back in the ‘90s.

I’m really proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish from a facility basis to personnel and our overall internal structure.

Q: How do you plan to continue to keep things moving in the right direction for ISU athletics?

A: I feel like we’ve been doing that. We have a lot of people doing good work, and we’ve continued to do our jobs, just like we did when Ron was here.

From that perspective, we’re continuing to have meet-

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Angie Lansing, an ISU alumna and long-time staff member, was named Interim Athletic Director on Dec. 22, 2015.

ings to advance things that are happening with championships. We’re still moving things forward with plans for our facilities and managing the work that we have.

Q: What does Indiana State University mean to you, specifically the athletic side of it?

A: It means a lot to me. I wouldn’t want to be the Athletic Director anywhere but Indiana State.

That’s the unique piece for me. I have a passion for the

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