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Union, Library expand hours to 24/5 Although the computer labs are lessening hours, the Hulman Memorial Student Union and Cunningham Memorial Library will open their doors 24 hours a day five days of the week while also offering more services.

ISU alumna and former Sycamore Erica Moore wins bronze at world indoor championships Page 18

Student in women’s studies class question gender roles by redesigning common toys.

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Indiana revises smoking ban

In light of the statewide changes, students are conflicted about the smoking policy on campus.

Sam Lewis Reporter

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The Indiana Assembly passed a statewide smoking ban Friday that prohibits smoking in most public spaces and workplaces.

The ban includes these areas but exempts bars and casinos.

The state Senate passed the compromise bill on Friday by a vote of 28-22.

Aimee Janssen-Robinson, the Indiana State University Student Counseling Center and Student Health Promotion Outreach Educator, was glad to see the ban pass and make its way to Governor Mitch Daniels.

“I think [the Indiana Smoking Ban] is very positive and it definitely helps those who are non smokers being effected by secondhand smoke. It gives them an opportunity to be in places without worrying about secondhand smoke,” Robinson said.

From the immediate effects of coughing and discomfort to people developing lung cancer or emphysema, it is safe to say secondhand smoke undoubtedly affects others.

“There are some people who have developed these types of illnesses who have never smoked a day in their life. “ Robinson said.

Dustin Roscoe, environmental science major who has smoked for five years, expressed his opinion that quitting is easier said then done.

“I think college is the worst time to think about [quitting] smoking, but then again it’s never a good time to start,” Roscoe said. “I’ve tried quitting before, but all my friends smoke so it’s kind of hard. Not being able to smoke on campus would possibly be an incentive to quit, but right now

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Students utilize a smoking shack located near Mills Hall Tuesday (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

I don’t want to quit.”

To help smokers wanting to quit, Indiana State University has made efforts in the past to hold support group sessions making it easier for smokers to seek help.

“There’s a lot of support related to smoking cessation. We have offered smoking cessation classes here in the past. They haven’t been hugely attended, but we can help students with that. They can be group or individual sessions as well as counseling.” Robinson said.

Since counseling is not for everyone, there are alternative methods for quitting such as the patch, gum and electronic cigarettes. Outside of ISU, Terre Haute offers community classes and resources to help smokers quit through a program called Chances.

“I have never smoked, but a friend of mine used hypnosis to quit smoking. There are different methods for different people, so if something is not working then they should try something else,” Robinson said.

Currently ISU is labeled a smoke-free campus meaning that students, faculty and staff are not allowed to smoke anywhere on campus, but instead must smoke in designated areas.

Bill Mercier, ISU’s director of public safety, recalls a time when it was still acceptable to smoke in your personal office. Although those

places, but at the same time you meet so many interesting people that you wouldn’t meet just walking around,” Bean said. In a way, the smoking huts have brought the smokers together.”

Roscoe agrees with Bean’s statement.

“I get kind of annoyed because I get we share buildings, and for health reasons some people don’t want to be around it, but in an open area I don’t feel it should be too much of a concern as long as I’m not smoking directly in front of them.” Roscoe said.

Although many smokers are complying with the restrictions and using the smoking cabanas, ISU police department has a procedure in place for people who do not understand the importance of smoking in the designated areas.

“If we find someone is in violation of the rule, our first course of action is to give a verbal warning; and most of the time the smokers are compliant. If we have to, we have the ability to write a citation. If the citation is written out to a student it can go through campus judicial and be handled as an administration violation through them.

If it’s an employee of the university, the citation would get sent to Human Resources and eventually to the person’s supervisor,” Mercier said.

Smoking has gone through a drastic change in acceptance from the 1970s where it was acceptable to smoke anywhere and everywhere to present day where local bars are becoming smoke free. Depending on how the smoking ban pans out, Indiana could very well see the number of smokers decrease and potentially the life expectancy rise significantly due to the lack of first, second, and third hand smoke.

“In the long run, smokers are going to see some huge health improvements and health benefits from quitting. Sometimes we need to look at those pros and cons and see what’s

times have changed, Indiana State University is still trying to keep “rights of smokers” in mind.

“As far as the policies stand right now, there are a number of smoke shelters that are set up around campus where smoking is allowed,” Mercier said. “They are generally in parking lots as well as scattered throughout campus.”

To go along with the smoking shelters, ISU also has other locations to smoke.

“Smoking is allowed in the shelters, on city streets and city sidewalks, as well as in the smokers’ vehicle,” Mercier said. The streets use to include 5th and 4th; however, now that ISU owns these roads, it is a part of campus. Nonetheless, seventh, eighth, and ninth streets are still designated smoking areas.”

The ban is advocating for the rights of non-smokers, but a few local ISU smokers had their own views on the situation.

Richard Bean, a freshman exploratory studies major, has smoked for three years. Although he understands the health risks associated with smoking, he and Roscoe still feel a bit secluded from the rest of the ISU population.

“I feel a little alienated because we are all forced to go to specific No smoking signs are posted periodically throughout campus, warning students to only smoke in designated areas (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

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Sleeping habits not affecting ISU students Tamera Rhodes Reporter

A recent study reveals a concern for college students’ health from lack of sleep, although it doesn’t appear to be a major concern for students at Indiana State University.

The Journal of American College Health conducted a study and reported lack of sleep for students can lead to increased irritability, stress, depression and serious sleep disorders. The journal warns frequent use of marijuana and alcohol, pulling all-nighters, environmental factors and constant shifts in sleep cycles can trigger sleep disorders.

“It’s not a common issue that we see in the Health Center,” said Corrie Bird-Batson, practice manager at the UAP Clinic-ISU Health Center.

Neil Singleton, an ISU communication instructor, said he feels procrastination is a leading component for most students who experience sleep difficulties. As a combative measure, Singleton tries to aid his students with this issue in his classroom instruction.

“I try to do things that help them to do their work a little at a time, which would help them from burning the candle at both ends,” said Singleton.

Keonna Allen, a senior dual elementary education major, said she hasn’t had a regular sleeping pattern

since she has been in college. She said she tries to make up for pulling all-nighters by fitting in a nap here or a doze off there.

“You try to do the most you can and sleep is the last thing on your agenda,” said Allen.

Allen said she feels it is important to be careful and aware of the treatment of sleeping disorders for yourself and your friends because some remedies have harmful side effects.

The American College Health Association warns that sleep is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle, not an optional part of a student’s day.

The ACHA says lack of sleep can cause problems with concentration, reaction times, processing information, memory, mood and behavior, and fighting off illness.

In addition to maintaining a healthy and balanced schedule, the ACHA says not to nap too much. An occasional nap can be refreshing, but too many interferes with sleeping at night.

Teaqua Birdsong, a sophomore Communication major, is aware of the dangers of not having a regular daily schedule in all aspects of his health. He said it can be challenging, but he tries to manage a healthy student schedule by working out for one hour, three times a week, eating healthy foods and going to bed at a decent time every night.

The ACHA says that regular exercise is important.

However, they warn exercising right before bedtime can make falling asleep more difficult.

Shearea Barrett, a junior exercise science, said she is not familiar with sleep disorders or preventive measures.

Barrett said she experiences more difficulties sleeping before tests, toward the end of the semester when she feels overwhelmed from projects and anxiety about her final grades.

“I don’t think sleeping disorders are talked about enough on campus and should become more of a priority,” said Barrett.

“You try to do the most you can and sleep is the last thing on your agenda.”

Keonna Allen, senior dual elementary education major

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SGA debate on Thursday The Student Government Association will hold an annual debate on Thursday in Dede III at 6 p.m. Candidates will be asked a series of questions to see how they would respond to various issues on campus.

Presidential Candidates: -Kathryn Blach

-Jeremy Butcher -Andre’ Broussea -Jules Hampton -Serens Simolei

Vice Presidential Candidates: -Tobin Voorhies -Cory Porter -Brooke Werdle -Tammy Lewis -Jamal Hampton

Senate Candidate: -Brandon Harris

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Grad students perform assesment of rehab units Lacey Brinegar Reporter

In Feb. of 2010, the St. Ann’s Clinic furthered its services to include a rehabilitative unit.

St. Ann’s, an outreach of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary’s of the Woods, is a medical center for low income citizens.

“In 2009, a graduate athletic training class did an assessment of the need for rehabilitative services in the area,” said Timothy Demchak, associate professor of applied medicine and rehabilitation.

Upon discovering the great need for such services, Demchak began looking for grants to make rehabilitation services available. He was able to secure a Focus Indiana grant that was used mainly to obtain equipment necessary for the startup.

“We mostly get grants through the Center for Community Engagement,” Demchak said.

External funders and local foundations are looked to for financial support, as well. Additional grants were then used for things such as replacing consumable supplies and paying for electricity used, but, overall, it is not that expensive to maintain, Demchak said.

At first, rehabilitative services were offered at the clinic once a week, but the need for these services was apparent to the point where the services needed to be provided twice a week.

“In two years, we had over 1,000 patients, so a lot of people were coming through,” Demchak said.

St. Ann’s is unlike other clinics in several

ways, the first of which being specific services focusing on various health-related fields. Specialists are available who tend to diabetics, cardiac issues, dental needs and pharmaceutical needs. Secondly, the clinic is run by volunteers, Demchak said.

“There is a wide array of services the clinic offers…and there are a lot of volunteers from wide ages and walks of life,” Demchak said.

Students can be found working at the clinic gaining clinical experience.

Athletic training majors have volunteered along with medical students from the IU School of Medicine, pharmacy students from Butler and Purdue Universities and nursing students, Demchak said.

“It serves as an experiential learning opportunity for the students,” Demchak said.

The past two summers, Demchak has been able to provide one student with a paid internship at the clinic. Each week the student works at the clinic for 16 hours.

A student was able to do 20 evaluations during this time, which can have a “huge effect on experience,” Demchak said.

“One student has a case study that is being published and presented at a national conference,” Demchak said.

Working at the clinic allows students to see patients that do not fall into the same, repetitive category of student athletes that they see working on campus.

“It is a lot of fun. There is a unique population to work with, which gives students the chance to see different patients and experience first-hand the things we talk about in class,” Demchak said.

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Police Blotter March 2

At 7:09 a.m., an injured person was reported at 400 Block Cherry Street At 9:38 a.m., criminal mischief was reported at Lot 10.

At 10:57 p.m., a found item was returned to the owner at the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

At 12:43 p.m., found earrings was reported at the student recreational center.

At 6:12 p.m., a property damage accident was reported at Lot A. At 9:58 p.m., driving while suspended was reported off campus.

March 3

At 6:13 p.m., an injured person was reported at the Hulman Civic Center At 11:17 p.m., an ill person was reported at the Hulman Civic Center.

At 11:42 p.m., an injured person was reported at the Human Civic Center.

March 4

At 5:47 a.m., an ill person was reported at Mills Hall.

March 5

At 10:24 a.m., property damage was reported at Blumberg Hall.

March 6

At 11:21 a.m., an information report was sent at Lot 1.

March 7

At 2:56 a.m., a warrant service was reported off campus.

At 11:34 a.m., a suspicious person and trespass warning were reported at Cunningham Memorial Library.

At 1:21 p.m., an information report was sent off campus.

March 8

At 12:26 a.m., a driver never licensed was reported off campus.

At 7:16 a.m., a trespass warning was reported on campus.

At 9:43 a.m., confiscated items were reported at parking Lot A.

March 9

At 1:14 a.m., a noise complaint was reported at University Apartments Unit two.

At 3:51 a.m., driving while suspended was reported off campus.

March 10

At 2:20 a.m., driving while suspended was reported off campus.

At 9:06 a.m., a false fire alarm was reported at the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

At 6:54 p.m., a suicide threat was reported at University Apartments Unit four.

March 11

At 12:48 a.m., a warrant

service was reported at 700 Block Tippecanoe Street.

At 8:03 p.m., an information report was sent at the Technology Building.

At 8:42 p.m., a warrant and driver with a suspended license were reported at N. third and Chestnut Streets.

At 10:59 p.m., a found wallet was reported at the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

March 12

At 12:59 a.m., a driver never licensed was reported off campus.

At 1:06 p.m., a missing person was found off campus.

At 3:18 p.m., elevator entrapment was reported at Rhoads Hall.

At 7:48 p.m., an injured person was reported at the Arena.

At 8:49 p.m., a property damage accident was reported at N. Seventh and Tippecanoe Streets.

At 9:244 p.m., possession of marijuana was reported off campus.

At 11:23 p.m., housing and other offenses were reported at Blumberg Hall.

At 11:39 p.m., a trespass warning was reported at Cunningham Memorial Library.

March 13

At 12:31 a.m., minor consumption and resisting law enforcement were reported at Blumberg Hall.

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Campus hours expanding; 24/5 for some buildings Jessica Squires Editor-In-Chief

Spring break has brought many changes on campus for students.

The Hulman Memorial Student Union and Cunningham Memorial Library will now be open 24 hours five days of the week. The library will be open continuously from noon on Sundays until 7 p.m. on Fridays and from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

The Cup and Chaucer café will also have new hours. The café will now be open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.

Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. HMSU will be open from 10 a.m. Sunday through midnight Friday and 8 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays. The Campus Cupboard will be open from 10:30 a.m. Sunday to midnight Friday and from 9 a.m. to midnight Saturdays.

Additionally, students and staff will need to present IDs when entering the buildings in between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.

The buildings will not be open to nonISU personnel during those hours. A security officer will be on staff in the

two buildings during that time, as well.

The expanded hours will facilitate changes with the loss of hours in the 24-hour computer labs. The labs will now be open from 7 a.m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday. With this change, the Office of Information Technology will provide a staff member to assist students in the Library from midnight to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday.

Office of Information Technology Chief Information Officer, Lisa Spence said that students will benefit from this change.

“We think we can go beyond where we’ve been by helping students directly at the library,” Spence said.

Students can also take advantage of more services through the library.

In addition to new furniture students can take advantage of presentation practice rooms that will allow students to rehearse and record presentations as well as media tables where students can connect laptops together to work on group projects and presentations.

ISU Dining Services General Manager Sue Sluyter and Dean of Library Services Alberta Comer

said that through surveys and other discussions with Student Government Association and students organizations the main request of students has been to offer later hours for services offered in the Library and Student Union.

Comer said these shifts will further the Library’s goal of being the “campus living room.”

“We will not only be open more and continuous hours but we will also offer more services to provide the needs of students,” Comer said. “Students could stay here all night if they want.”

“Students could stay here all night if they want.”

Alberta Comer, dean of library services

Briefs ISU and respective colleges holding conferences and seminars in future Bayh College holding conference The Bayh College of Education and the Department of Educational Leadership is holding the 37th annual 2012 School and College Law Conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, April 11.

The conference’s theme is “In the Midst of Change: How Are School Adjusting to the Legislative Mandates? What is Working and What Is Not? What Are the Next Steps?” Breakout sessions will be held, as well as a panel discussion

with a few Indiana education leaders.

There will be two keynote speakers present at the event. Thomas Wheeler II is a renowned attorney and speaker, who play an active role in the educational changes in the Indiana education system. Dave Emmert the Indiana School Board Association’s lead counsel is the other speaker.

The cost to attend the conference is $60.

ISU faculty to attend mathematics seminar Indiana State University’s faculty is setting out to develop the mathematic thinking for young children by holding a seminar for their educators.

The seminar is known as Power-Start!

Mathematics and is open to Vigo County caregivers and teachers on April 21. Lunch will be provided.

Yong Park, the assistant professor of elementary, early and special education and Karen Liu, professor of elementary, early and special education, are co-directors of a planning team including four students.

The seminar was created in response

to 2009 report by the National Research Council that recommended a coordinated national effort to improve math learning and teaching for children ages three to six.

Discussion topics include: crucial learning paths in mathematics, incorporating mathematics into everyday activities and mathematics transitions to kindergarten.

People organizing the seminar are targeting childcare providers who do not have much access to math training programs.

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Statesman editorial Students, candidates come together at debate On Thursday at 6 p.m., candidates will battle it out for a coveted spot as members of the Student Government Association.

The SGA is one of the most crucial student-based groups on campus. They serve as the eyes, ears and lips of the student body, keeping us in the know about ISU’s key issues and assisting in the necessary changes campus must make to become better.

Just as it would be with our national election, it is imperative that students attend the debate and familiarize themselves with the candidates.

The election on March 27-28 is a prime opportunity to choose our voice. And with more candidates vying for membership, come more options. In order to dictate how strong and loud that voice is, we have to set the example first. To make real change happen, it begins with the voters.

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Social media aims to make war criminal ‘famous.’ But is it activism?

I was stumbling into the living room one morning nine years ago, searching for the clothes mom had laid out for me, when something on the television caught my attention. It was a newscast of a place I had never travelled to—Iraq. The cityscape resembled a faded negative, lit up occasionally by fluorescent green flashes in the distance. I asked my mother what happening, but, in a daze herself, she could only say that were “gearing up for World War Brianne we III” and that Saddam Hussein was Hofmann responsible.

While that was during the preWrite and Facebook era, it didn’t matter. Iraq wasn’t in my backyard—I didn’t Wrong know anymore than anyone else.

So, I formed my hollow opinions based on my parents’ beliefs and a lot of hearsay. As our generation grew up, the global problems we could ignore before were dropped in our laps via social media, but the apathy we’ve always carried still lingers within us. Such is the case with the Invisible Children movement and Joseph

Kony.

That isn’t to imply that we’re all coldhearted and oblivious. No one is questioning the seriousness of Kony or what he’s done, but we’re treating the movement the same way we would have 20 years ago.

Only the hearsay isn’t coming from direct interaction because that’s not how we function today; we’re getting our word of mouth from the Internet.

People aren’t just scratching the surface in conversations at parties anymore. They’re not standing in clicks and tossing political jargon around to impress their friends. They’re sharing videos, posting passionate statuses “for the cause” and taking to the blogs as opposed to the streets.

How much can be achieved by making Kony famous? The people he has terrorized haven’t mistaken him for Kim Kardashian, so why should we? This is ACTIVE-ism we’re referring to. The term doesn’t apply to the “log” on your Facebook timeline.

It’s a word birthed from action and intensity. It means moving your feet—not to the beat of another drummer, but of your own heart and free will. One can spread awareness from a computer, yes, but it’s hard to truly make a stand from behind a desk.

“This is ACTIVE-ism we’re referring to.

The term doesn’t apply to the ‘log’ on your Facebook timeline.”

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Statewide smoking ban good for health, bad for business The 2012 session of the Indiana General Assembly ended last Friday.

Our legislators were working hard past midnight to finish voting and sine die, which means they’re done for the year. One of the bills to get final approval in both Houses was a statewide smoking ban. This ban was a compromise that it contained many exemptions, and advocates were willing to take as much as they could get this time around.

To begin my critique of this ban, let me just say that I hate smoking.

Cigarette smoke smells, irritates my lungs and slowly kills the person doing it. While everyone is free to do whatever they want with their health, I find it incredibly selfish because everyone who knows and cares about that smoker will be affected if something happens to that Aurora smoker. And smoking causes a whole host of diseases. I understand Dreyling that smoking is addictive and I realize that my strong feelings border irrational, but I can’t help it. I hate smoking.

The Pink onWith that said, I think a complete statewide smoking ban is Elephant ridiculous. Smoking is dangerous and causes other people to suffer.

But this is a free country and adults have the ability to make decisions about their own lives. If you do not smoke, don’t put yourself in situations where you’ll be exposed to secondhand smoke. That includes your decisions about where to work, where to eat, and where to drink.

There are places where smoking should be illegal. Restaurants and other public places that allow children under the age of 18 make sense. Children do not have a choice about whether they enter a restaurant that allows smoking, and therefore should not be subject to its ill effects. This definitely applies to government buildings, because they are not privately owned.

There are places this should not apply, though. The biggest such category would be bars and taverns. Everyone in that building is required by law to be over 21, thus clearly adults. They have made a decision to expose themselves to a smoking environment

when they could have easily chosen to go somewhere else. The same applies to workers.

This is a terrible economy to be finding jobs, but that generally applies to the higher end jobs. Restaurants are almost always hiring which would not subject an employee to a smoking environment. It is incredibly annoying as a nonsmoker to go to a bar that allows smoking.

However, I can easily make the decision not to go there. These same arguments also apply to casinos.

This issue is about more than a smoker’s right to smoke, which I think ends where it interferes with another person’s right to breathe smoke-free air. However, a local business owner has the right to decide if allowing smoking will be in the best interests of their business.

If a bar owner thinks that allowing smoking will cause smokers to spend more time in their bar and thus spend more money, they should be able to permit smoking. If they believe prohibiting smoking will attract a larger nonsmoking crowd, they have every right to do so. The problem arises when the state legislature intrudes on this decision.

I mentioned at the beginning of this column that the smoking ban recently passed contains various exemptions. Overall, I think the ban strikes a reasonable balance between proponents and opponents of the law.

But the exemption on bars and taverns is weak. While bars and taverns that already exist and permit smoking are exempt from the law, any new bars or taverns would be subject to the smoking ban. Additionally, the exemption is set to expire in September of 2013. While an exemption is clearly better than nothing, this would make smoking in all bars after Sept. 2013 illegal. Gambling facilities face no such penalties, which puts bars and taverns at a competitive disadvantage.

Smoking is pretty gross and is harmful to those around the smoker. But unless we’re going to make cigarettes illegal for the negative impact it has on others, making it illegal in some places that adults freely choose to enter is unreasonable.

Limbaugh, Fluke can’t agree to disagree It looks like Rush Limbaugh’s latest antics have the media in a frenzy, but with his track record, is that really a surprise to anyone?

This time, he’s in hot water due to a series of brazen attacks on law student Sandra Fluke, who in a recent untelevised hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, advocated required coverage of contraception on all private insurance plans.

Limbaugh’s response to this was to launch a series of verbal attacks against Fluke on his radio program, flat-out insinuating that having others shell out the dough for her birth control would be like paying her to have sex, referring to her as both a “slut” and a “prostitute” in that regard. It may have ended there, but Limbaugh continued the Kyle barrage of insults over the course of three days, totaling 46 instances.

During his rants on March 2nd, Limbaugh likened insurance Seeley companies covering contraception to somebody knocking on his door Social and saying, “You know what? I’m out of money. I can’t afford birthMedium control pills, and I’m supposed to have sex with three guys tonight,” also complaining that no one had yet suggested that Fluke back off on the amount of sex that she’s been having.

As is usually the case in such scenarios, the inability of one side to recognize the potential validity of opinions other than their own is largely at fault. And the real irony here is that while I disagree with much of what Limbaugh has to say—his inference that Fluke was promoting casual sex was rude, abrasive, and uncalled for—I do believe that there was a glimmer of truth, however faint, in his words.

The thing is that I fully support the idea of birth control. If a woman is not prepared to have a child or does not want one, then by all means, contraception is a preventative

measure to be considered. People are going to have sex, regardless of whether or not they want children; there’s no getting around that. Furthermore, at an estimated cost of $15 to $50 per month, many can’t afford contraceptives.

In spite of this, I sort of agree with Limbaugh’s assessment that it isn’t necessarily the responsibility of some of us to pay for the birth control of others isn’t entirely wrong. Underneath the unreasonable bigotry and irrational personal attacks, I kind of understand where he’s coming from. The problem is that the short-sighted way in which he expresses that opinion isn’t helping anyone.

What Limbaugh fails to take into consideration is that the amount of birth control one needs has no correlation to the amount of sex they have. It’s not like a woman can simply pop a birth control pill the day she’s planning on having sex; she takes them every day to maintain their effect. Furthermore, not every woman who uses birth control is out there having unreasonable amounts of sex and in fact, many are on birth control and aren’t even sexually active.

I’m not suggesting that anyone other than the specific person who wishes to obtain and use contraceptives has any responsibility to pay for them. However, it isn’t a question of obligation, but of necessity. There are many who are able and willing to pay for birth control on their own, which helps to alleviate the necessary outside contribution, but there are also innumerable women who are unable.

My problem with Rush Limbaugh is not his opinions, which I consider as valid as anyone else’s, but the way he went about stating them. Just because the currently proposed solutions may not be ideal for everyone, doesn’t mean that we can’t find answers that will keep both sides happy. People simply have to be willing to compromise and hear out the concerns of others. Would it really be so difficult to find some common ground in the middle where we can respectfully agree to disagree?

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Professor recognized for increased recruitment

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Dr. Schaumleffel’s research interests include community recreation, rural recreation development, youth and community development, nonprofit management, fiscal management of rural and small-town agencies, camp management, outdoor recreation and aquatics. He is an active participant and leader in various campus and community activities including work with the Center for Public Service and Community Engagement, Indiana Campus Compact, Boy Scouts of America, the Red Cross, Recreation Development Network, Senior Olympics, Special Olympics and many others.

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An Indiana State University professor has been acknowledged for his involvement in increasing student involvement in specific organizations.

Dr. Nathan Schaumleffel, associate professor and campus/executive director of nonprofit leadership alliance, donned a new square knot badge, having received the Community Organization Award. The award is a gold square knot with a gold border around it on a purple background.

“The badge is like an interesting book on a coffee table,” Schaumleffel said. “It acts as a conversation piece and helps to interest potential students of ISU to study and get jobs out of the current programs that they are involved with.”

The square knot award was given to Schaumleffel based on the outstanding recruitment progress that the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance certification program, or Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP), has gained in recent years.

ISU is one of 65 campuses nationwide to offer the program and has the second or third largest program. There were seven students in the program when it started in 2005, and since then, membership has increased to 140 in 2012.

“Some [colleges] offer it as a major, others a minor,” Schaumleffel said. “We offer it as a certification, which is similar to a minor.”

In order to graduate with the certification, students must complete the 18 contact hours of coursework, be involved with Nonprofit Leadership Student Association, attend Alliance Management/Leadership

Institute (AMI) at least once, have 300 or more hours of internship and complete their baccalaureate degree.

“The Nonprofit Leadership Student Association is the only student club attached to an academic program at ISU,” Schaumleffel said. “Zach Hurst [junior sport and recreation management major] is very involved with the CNP program.”

Hurst is in charge of the Special Olympics basketball games that ISU will be hosting in the Arena in the North and South gyms on March 24 and 25. Hurst, along with his team, has been using their knowledge and skills to put together this and other upcoming programs.

If you are interested in getting involved with CNP, contact Dr. Schaumleffel at (812)237-2189 or Nathan.Schaumleffel@indstate. edu.

“The badge is like an interesting book on a coffee table. It acts as a conversation piece and helps to interest potential students of Indiana State University to study and get jobs out of the current programs that they are involved with.”

Nathan Schaumleffel, associate professor and campus/executive director of nonprofit leadership alliance

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Class aims to question children’s toys, gender roles

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Hues of pinks and blues often line the isles in toy stores, but the gender roles behind the colors frequently dictate which toys little girls and boys are taught to flock toward.

Ruth Fairbanks, professor of interdisciplinary programs, put together a lesson for her students in Women’s Studies 200 that is the beginning capstone to several days of work on gender and childhood. The class has several readings, including one that focuses on toys.

“Toys are big business,” Fairbanks said. “It’s important to think about toys and to imagine prototypes.”

She wants this lesson to draw attention to the specific connection between toys and the assumptions about adult gender roles and gender stereotypes. Fairbanks hopes that students will think about the directions of those connections and the reciprocity between toys and adult appearance, behavior, assumptions and choices.

“I believe that separating toys may not be the best decision, only because it does create problems with kids when they don’t get the toy they want,” senior business finance major Jack Parker said.

Parker is a manager at McDonald’s off highway 46 in town. At McDonald’s, the kids’ happy meal bags are arranged for different genders.

Young girls will receive Barbie dolls at least once a year, or other toys such as pony figurines and stuffed animals.

Young boys will receive Hot Wheel cars, Incredible Hulk

figures and action figures. McDonald’s does, although very seldom, carry unisex toys that are made for both boys and girls.

“A boy wanted an iCarly girl’s toy, so I switched it for him,” Parker said, “[but] the mother came up to the counter and ripped the toy away from the kid and asked for the other toy back,” Parker said.

Fairbanks got most of the toys at a Goodwill store. She had her daughter and son come along with her to help pick out toys. Rather than picking out toys they liked, each of her kids had to find a toy that they thought their mother wouldn’t approve.

Fairbanks focused on kinds of characteristics that make a toy a boy or girl toy. Fairbanks also talked with her children about why are there boy toys and girl’s toys, including who decides what toy belongs with what gender and what it benefits and teaches the different gender.

Freshman exploratory studies major Courtney Young is a student of Fairbank’s.

“A boy wanted an iCarly girl’s toy, so I switched it for him, but the mother came up to the counter and ripped the toy away from the kid and asked for the other toy back.”

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University earns Tree Campus USA designation for fourth straight year Courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing

The Arbor Day Foundation has named Indiana State University a 2011 Tree Campus USA in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry management.

Indiana State achieved the designation for the fourth year in a row by meeting the required five core standards for sustainable campus forestry: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects.

“Students throughout the country are passionate about sustainability and community improvement, which makes Indiana State University’s emphasis on well-maintained and healthy trees so important,” said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. “By achieving Tree Campus USA recognition, Indiana State will continue to set an example for other colleges and universities and give students a chance to give back to both their campus community and the community at-large.”

The tree canopy on the ISU campus survived the past two years of summer and fall drought very well, said Stephanie Krull, landscape and grounds manager for the university. The campus is also incorporating more native plants in its outdoor spaces, a move that is good for tree diversity and tree health, she said.

Krull said student interest in preserving the university’s trees has expanded.

“I’ve had many more students interested in working with grounds maintenance, volunteering or doing community service with us, and generally being interested and grateful for the tree canopy and keeping it a priority,” she said. “I am really excited about this, and look forward to this year’s growing season so we can enjoy all the benefits our tree canopy provide: shade, fragrance, beauty, comfort and energy.”

In conjunction with ISU’s April 20 observance of Donaghy Day, part of the Global Youth Service Day, volunteers will be planting 100 shade trees at a new university tree farm east of campus. Grounds maintenance crews will dig holes for the trees, so planting and watering will be the main task for volunteers.

Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.

Indiana State was among 29 colleges and universities to receive the recognition in the program’s first year and was the first Tree Campus institution in Indiana.

Tree Campus USA is supported by a generous grant from Toyota. During 2011, the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota helped campuses throughout the country plant 30,000 trees, and Tree Campus USA colleges and universities have invested more than $22 million in campus forest management. More information about the Tree Campus USA program is available at www.arborday. org/TreeCampusUSA.

Tree Campus USA honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and supporting conservation (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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Helping Henryville: ISU sends team to assist in tornado

A tow truck attempts to remove a school bus that the tornado threw into a building in Henryville. About 40 ISU faculty, staff and students contributed hundreds of man hours to helping the recovery efforts in one weekend (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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State police staked out the main roads, electrical company employees erected new poles and strung electrical wires to houses roofed with blue tarps as life assumed a new normal for Henryville residents after a deadly tornado swept through the town, destroying buildings, homes and reducing the public school to its skeleton.

A few miles away at the Country Lake Christian Retreat Center, Indiana State University students, faculty and staff contributed to the rebuilding process as they carried chairs, end tables and foosball tables from lounge rooms past tables piled with blankets, shampoo and pillows to make way for boxes of stuffing, cans of soup and boxes of crackers.

“We’re helping with the logistical aspects of the recovery,” said Greg Bierly, director of the University Honors program. “We’re organizing food stores and bedding, both to serve those coming in later waves as they help with the recovery and the people subject to the event themselves.”

Occasional heavy rain pounded on the tin roof as ISU volunteers worked with others as emergency services prepared to transition for long-term assistance in Henryville and other tornado-affected areas. The moving and organizing is what it takes to prepare for the weeks of clean up and rebuilding to come. ISU’s Center for Community Engagement plans to send at least two additional groups to aid the area on March 23-24 and April 13-14.

“This is a process that will take many months, probably even a couple of years for the town and the community

around here to fully recover so it very well may be that we’ll have some other groups coming for quite a while,” said Nancy Rogers, associate vice president for community engagement and experiential learning.

About 15 members of the ISU community headed to Henryville on Thursday (March 8) while others arrived to volunteer on Friday (March 9) and Saturday (March 10).

In all, Rogers estimated about 40 people would contribute hundreds of man hours to helping the recovery in one weekend.

“It’s always important work and it’s always meaningful work, but there’s just something a little more special when it’s here with fellow Hoosiers and neighbors,” Rogers said about the center’s volunteer efforts, which has sent ISU community members throughout the U.S. to help after disasters.

For some volunteers, they returned to home ground to help out neighbors.

Jordan Adams, a junior aviation major from Borden, said the tornado hit his hometown as well as Henryville.

“I figured I’d come help people who need it,” he said, adding his family was unhurt by the tornado. “There’s been a ton of people that were affected by the tornados. I think it’s important that ISU and other people in general get involved and help those who are less fortunate and had damage from the storms.”

Bierly also grew up in southeastern Indiana and as a climatologist watched closely as the furious storm targeted his home area.

“I decided to come today because this particular event was etched pretty dramatically on everyone’s consciousness over the past week,” he said. “Viewing the devastation of the tornado, it’s clear that any sort of help will be useful.”

Faith Fear, a freshman dietetics major from Terre Haute, gave up an end of spring break trip to Chicago with friends to volunteer.

“This is just like a movie with the way the town looked with a school bus in the middle of a building, metal bent around light poles and the way things were tattered and scattered,” she said describing the tornado damage. “This is barely a week after what happened and the fact that people are coming to volunteer in a short amount of time is just more of a blessing to them.”

The F4 tornado, with winds hitting 175 mph, stayed on the ground for about 50 miles, reducing to rubble all in its path, including much of Henryville.

“Anytime there is an EF-4 tornado, the damage is nearly complete and extensive in terms of the areal coverage of it as well as how complete the destruction is,” Bierly said. “There’s a very small statistical number of them [that] approach this strength. When it strikes fully up on a town, it’s hard to compare it to anything really. It’s wholesale destruction.”

Now, ISU has committed itself to helping the students and the communities in southeastern Indiana repair that destruction.

“Indiana State remains committed to serving its region and its community,” Bierly said. “There are incoming scholarship students who went to this high school. I think it’s an excellent way to further connect to the communities that are connected to us through our academic programs.”

“We’re also committed to the university being a positive force for community development and economic development and responding to a situation like this, to help get a community back on its feet is certainly an important part of that role,” Rogers said.

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Sycamores ground Skyhawks in series

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Junior Koby Kraemer at the plate for the Sycamores at Bob Warn Field (Photo by Kyle Seeley).

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The Indiana State Sycamores baseball team completed the three-game series sweep of the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks this weekend at Bob Warn Field.

With the sweep, the Sycamores improved their record to 11-4 on the season and a perfect 5-0 at Bob Warn Field with additional wins over Eastern Illinois and Indiana. Meanwhile, the Skyhawks fell to 3-13 on the season.

Game 1 Senior outfielder Kyle Burnham led the Sycamores at the plate with a pair of singles in game one Friday evening. Senior pitcher Brandon Dorsett recorded his first win of the season in relief of sophomore Josh Negele who had relieved junior starter, Dakota Bacus. Senior Reggie Hochstedler picked up his first save of the season. Skyhawk freshman Taylor Cox was tagged with the loss.

The Sycamores struck first in the bottom half of the third thanks to an RBI single to center field from junior outfielder, Robby Ort, scoring freshman outfielder Landon Curry from second. Following runs from Burnham and senior Lucas Hileman, Indiana State held a 3-0 lead heading to the top of the seventh. Negele entered the game in relief of Bacus and surrendered three runs on three hits from the Skyhawks in the inning to knot the score at 3. The Sycamores responded in the bottom half of the seventh as they took advantage of an error and passed ball that scored junior catcher Jeremy Lucas from third. Senior Jon Hedges scored from second following a pitch-hit single from senior Ryan Walterhouse.

Game 2 Sophomore Sean Manaea (2-1), allowed 10 hits and 4 runs over 6.2 innings to go along with seven strikeouts and was victorious in the Sycamores 7-5 win over the Skyhawks in game two of the three-game series Saturday afternoon at Bob Warn Field. Lucas and junior outfielder, Casey McCurdy led the Sycamores at the

plate, recording three hits apiece. Lucas also had two runs batted in.

Curry, Lucas and junior Kob Koby Kraemer, loaded the bases for the Sycamores before Hedges and Burnham hit back-to-back sacrifice fly-balls to score Curry and Kraemer, giving the Sycamores a 2-1 advantage after the opening inning.

Indiana State tallied three more runs in the fourth to extend their lead to four, 5-1. An RBI from Burnham along with a UT Martin error allowed the Sycamores to score two more runs in the fifth to take a six-run lead. The Skyhawks managed to score three runs in the top half of the seventh inning to trim the ISU lead to three, 7-4.

Indiana State sophomore closer Tyler Browning gave up one run on three hits in the ninth before freshman Kyle Rupe entered and forced a fly-out to center field to assure the Sycamore victory.

Game 3 The Sycamores completed the series sweep Sunday afternoon at Bob Warn field, earning a 15-4 victory over the Skyhawks.

Sycamore junior starter Ryan Torgerson, (3-0) earned the victory for Indiana State, allowing four runs on nine hits in 5.2 innings to go along with four strikeouts. Lucas led the way offensively, going 3-4 including a three-run home run, five RBIs and two runs scored.

Indiana State came firing out of the gate thanks to a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning from Lucas. Torgerson surrendered two runs on five hits in the top half of the third to cut the ISU lead to one. The Sycamores responded with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning sparked by a single up the middle by junior outfielder Robby Ort and a two-run double by Burnham to extend the Sycamore lead to four, 6-2.

ISU opened the game wide open in the fourth, scoring five of their six runs in the inning with two outs to take a 10-run, 12-2, lead. Kraemer drove in two more runs with a double to left-center that would be the Sycamores final runs of the game.

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Women’s basketball fall to Shockers in MVC Derek Johnson Reporter

Indiana State’s Women’s Basketball team suffered an unfortunate loss to the Wichita State Shockers, 70-49, in the opening round of the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Friday March 9th. The Shockers were ranked third-seed while the Sycamores ranked sixth-seed in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

As soon as the game began the Shockers took an 11-0 run, scoring five of their first six shots from the field. The Sycamores scored their first field goal of the night from senior Brittany Schoen.

At the end of the first half the score was 37-16, with the Shockers leading. The Sycamores hit only four shots from the field. ISU shot 4-for-20 shots, 1-for-10 from the threepoint range, and scoring seven of the 16 shots from the free-throw line.

The leading scorer for this half was junior Taylor Whitley with four points. The Sycamores struggled turning the ball over 13 times in the first half. This helped the Shockers score 16 points off their turnovers.

There was a sign of hope at the start of the second half.

The Sycamores took an 11-0 run that put them within 16 points of the Shockers, 45-29. However, the Shockers responded with a 9-2 run that allowed them to establish a 20-point lead.

The Sycamores never took the lead nor tied with the

Shockers the entire game. The closest they ever got was within 20 points.

Senior Brittany Schoen led ISU with an overall score of twelve points. Senior Deja Mattox followed Schoen with nine points, and freshman Natasha Zurek had an overall score of eight points. As for the Shockers, Haleigh Lankster scored 17 points overall followed by Jessica Diamond who scored 14 points.

The Sycamores finish their 2011-12 season at 15-16 overall, tying for fifth place in the conference standing at an even 9-9.

Senior Shannon Thomas and Mattox earned AllMissouri Valley Conference honors. Thomas received second team honors while Mattox was an honorable mention.

The Sycamores were also rewarded for efforts in the classroom. The team garnered the second highest total of 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Scholar Athlete team. Thomas, Mattox, sophomore Anna Munn and redshirt sophomore Andrea Rademacher were chosen for the Sycamores.

Rademacher went on to earn another award for the Sycamores as she received the Missouri Valley Confernce State Farm Good Neighbor award.

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Men’s basketball fall to number one seed in MVC Derek Johnson Reporter

As part of college basketball’s Championship Week, the Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball team traveled to St. Louis to compete in the annual State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament March 2nd. There, they knocked off the Southern Illinois Salukis, 66-51, and suffered defeat in the quarterfinals to the top-seed Wichita State Shockers, 72-48.

ISU vs. SIU The Sycamores were led in game one against the Salukis by sophomore guard Jake Odum who scored 17 points to go along with eight rebounds. Odum was joined in double figures by a pair of seniors. Guard Dwayne Lathan and center Myles Walker tossed in 15 and 12 points respectively.

The Salukis were led by senior forward Mamadou Seck with 14 points.

Indiana State held the Salukis to just 26.1 percent shooting from the field in the first half and 36 percent for the game, while the Sycamores shot an impressive 50 percent for the game. Despite being outrebounded by a 3528 margin, the Sycamores recorded nine steals and were able to force 16 turnovers and outscored the Salukis by 16 points in the paint to propel the victory and advance to the quarterfinals where they would take on the Shockers.

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Indiana State was led in the quarterfinals by Lathan and sophomore forward RJ Mahurin with nine points apiece.

Senior guards Joe Ragland and Toure Murry paced the Shockers throughout with 14 points each.

The Sycamores were plagued by a slow start in game .

Two of the MVC Tournament against 14th ranked Wichita State. The Shockers began the game with a 7-0 run before Sycamore sophomore guard, Steve McWhorter, connected on a 3-pointer for the Sycamores first points coming at the 17:19 mark. Wichita State scored the next 13 points, extending their lead out to 20-3, before Odum drove the lane and converted on a lay-up with 10:13 remaining in the opening half. The Sycamores found themselves in an uphill battle as they entered the locker room at halftime with a 40-19 deficit.

Indiana State opened up the second half with a 9-0 run of their own to cut the Wichita State lead to 12 with just under 16 minutes remaining. The Shockers, however, would eventually push their lead back out to 20 and never look back, ending the Sycamores NCAA tournament hopes.

Two Sycamores were named to the 2012 MVC ScholarAthlete Team. Senior Jordan Printy was selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team. Printy, an eduction major, earned a 3.71 GPA. Teammate, sophomore Lucas Eitel was named to the the second team. Eitel is also an education major and earned a GPA of 3.62.

Senior Jordan Printy is met with opposition as he dribbles the ball (Photo by Kyle Seeley).

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Briefs Lucas Hileman named Missouri Valley Conference player of the week Junior catcher Jeremy Lucas led the Indiana State baseball team to a perfect 5-0 week on the diamond last week and has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Player of the Week the league announced.

Over ISU’s five wins last week, Lucas hit .545 (12-for-22) with one home run and eight RBIs. Lucas tallied multiple hits in four of ISU’s five games, while going for three hits three times this past week. The ISU junior hit his home run on Sunday against University of Tennesse-Martin, sending a three-run shot to left field for his fourth home run of the season. For the week, Lucas totaled a .727 slugging percentage while playing perfect defense behind the plate with 33 putouts and six assists.

Indiana State averaged 14.4 per game runs last week, picking up wins over Eastern Illinois (10-0) and Indiana (13-8) in midweek action before sweeping a three-game set with UT Martin over the weekend.

Schedule change for track and field; EIU/ISU Dual meet now to be contested at EIU ISU head coach Angela Martin released the revised schedule of the 2012 Indiana State Outdoor Track and Field The Sycamores will now be home for one meet this season instead o f two. The sole home meet will be held April 13-14 when Indiana State hosts three teams for the Pacesetter Quadrangular and honor their senior members at the meet.

The Eastern Illnois University/Indiana State University Ice Dual that was scheduled for March 24th was cancelled. The meet was moved to EIU because of the unavailability of the North Gym in the ISU Arena. The availability of the North Gymnasium is a necessary component of hosting a meet in case of inclement weather.

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Are you ready for the madness to begin?

In America, sports have become more than just a form of entertainment, but rather more of a lifestyle. Every year people debate their favorite teams, players, and host huge parties for events such as the Super Bowl. However, nothing stands out quite like the spectacle we see every March. In March we see virtually everyone become of fan college basketball, if only for the month. The annual March Madness is upon us and as we speak millions upon millions of Americans is filling out their brackets every one of them having the hope that they have the perfect bracket. (The odds of actually picking every game correctly this March are one in 18 quintillion.)

Why is the March Madness so wildly popular compared to other collegiate post season contest? Well for starters it takes every Division 1 conference champion of the 31 conferences and places them into the tournament. Then 37 more at-large teams are selected to fill out the rest of the bracket. Each team is then assigned a ranking between one and 16. In the end there will be 4 regions of 16 teams, all with teams receiving rankings of one through 16. Then there are seven rounds single elimination (the first round are play-in games) to determine the National Champion of the NCAA. The thing that makes the tournament most exciting is that it is so unpredictable.

Every year there are teams with low seeds that navigate their way deep into the tournament and provide great Cinderella stories that become the talk of a tournament. Now while these teams usually don’t make it past the sweet sixteen round (The final 16 schools), some play their way into the Final Four. Last year for example No. 11 seed Virginia Commonwealth University put their name on the map when they defeated several top teams including first ranked Kansas, before losing to Butler in the Final Four. These stories along with the excitement of following the teams people pick to win their brackets make for a very exciting atmosphere throughout the tournament.

The games popularity has not only become a great source of entertainment for the fans, but it

has been become a major business as well. According to Totalprosports.com CBS pays about $700 million a year to the NCAA for the rights to broadcast the March Madness games. Not to mention a $3.5 billion bet on March Madness Bracket pools, and another $2.5 billion illegally. Not to mention revenue from the sales of tickets, jerseys, and other memorabilia for the college teams. Add in revenue from sales of tickets, jerseys and other memorabilia and the tournament is a money making machine.

Don’t expect this year to be devoid of amazing moments, great games and plenty of excitement The games start tonight and run through April 2, so make sure you have your bracket filled out.

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Former Sycamore finish third at the IAAF World Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 800m Kevin Jenison

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ISTANBUL, Turkey - Former Indiana State track & field athlete Erica Moore captured the bronze medal in the women’s 800 meters as she ran a personal best 1:59.97 to finish third at the IAAF World Indoor Track & Field Championships Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey.

Moore pushed the pace through the first two laps of the women’s 800m to pick up a bronze medal for Team USA. Moore, the 2012 USA Indoor Champion and on her first World Championships team, ran a personal best time of 1:59.97.

“It was terrifying,” Moore said after the race. “I knew they would be coming. The problem is that I feel comfortable at that fast pace. It might not have been the best move, but I wouldn’t change it now. I didn’t think I had a chance to medal. I thought I could get out of the prelims. This was 100 times harder than the prelims. It tells me that I can run two-minutes comfortably.”

Moore took the lead early and was in front at the 200 meter mark (28.13) and the 400 meter mark (57.69). Russia’s Elena Kofanova took the lead at the 600 meter mark (1:28.07) but could not hold the advantage.

Kenya’s Pamela Jelimo won the event in a very close finish with a time of 1:58.83 which is the best time in the world this season.

Nataliia Lupu of the Ukraine edged Moore by three-tenths of a second for second place (1:59.67). Fantu Magiso of Ethiopia was fourth (2:00.30), Kafanova faded to fifth (2:00.67) and Russian teammate Yuliya Rusanova was sixth (2:01.87).

Moore ran 2:00.24 and finished second in the third heat of the preliminaries Friday which was the third fastest time of the three heats. Jelimo has the fastest time entering the finals at 1:59.10 with Kofanova second at 1:59.63.

“It was terrifying. I knew they would be coming...This was 100 times harder than the prelims. It tells me that I can run two-minutes comfortably.”

Erica Moore, former Sycamore track and field runner Erica Moore competing in a race for the Sycamores (Photo courtesy of ISu Athletic Media Relations).

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Business Classifieds One liner ad for one issue: $7.00 Business Frequency Discount Same liner ad in three or more consecutive issues: $6.00 per issue ISU Organizations *Fraternities, sororities, student organizations and departments (includes Greek notes): $5.00 per issue Deadlines For Monday Issues: 3 p.m. Thursday For Wednesday issues: 3p.m. Monday For Friday issues: 3 p.m. Wednesday Ad Classifications

Business Opportunities, Career Services, Check-It Out, Child Care, Employment, For Rent, For Sale, Greek Notes, Internships, Jobs Wanted, Lost and Found, Personal, Resumes/Typing, Roommates, Services, Spring Break, Subleases, Tickets, Travel, Tutoring, Vehicles, Wanted to Buy

Be sure to ask about game sponsership ad space!

Summer or Fall.

1-4 bedrooms.

Some close to campus.

No pets. Gibson Apartments (812) 234- 4884

VERY NICE

7, 5, 4, 3, and 2 bedroom houses.

Close to campus.

W/D, stove, and refrigerator.

Plenty of room for grilling out.

LSM Investments, LLC. Call Shane (812) 483-2497

UNITS AVAILABLE

Walk to Campus Apartments Units available now!

(812) 235 -9395 1,2,AND 3 BEDROOMS Historic, huge and handsome.

10 blocks from ISU. Short leases available.

Hardwood floors.

Close to park.

(812) 236-7547

NOW LEASING

Four bedroom houses.

QUIET FOR STUDY! Spacious, natural woodwork, W/D hookup. MUST SEE! (812) 232-6977 Please leave phone number

HOUSE FOR RENT

2 blocks from campus.

2-3 bedroom, 2 car garage, washer & dryer included.

Available June. $675 + utilities.

(812) 299-5437

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FOR RENT NOW RENTING

ENROLLMENT IS UP!

Four bedroom, two bath.

Central air, dishwasher, washer/dryer hookup, pool table, security system.

Available May or August.

915 N. 16th St. $275 each bedroom plus deposit.

(812) 841-3805

EMPLOYMENT SIGN UP NOW FOR SUMMER/FALL 5 bedroom, 2 bathAvailable NOW or reserve for summer.

Available June- 6 bdrm, 2 ½ bath, 2 ½ garage.

Close to campus.

Large remodeled kitchen open to patio deck.

Available July or August- 3 bdrm, 1 bath.

All houses with central air, appliances, washer and dryer.

(812) 236-4646

EMPLOYMENT

CHECK IT OUT

Corey’s Fine Footwear 515 Wabash Downtown Just 2 blocks from campus! Please apply in person. Daily hours.

10am-6pm Call and ask for Lou or (812)232-2628 or (812)249-6694

12 Tees 1 color print $8.75 each, 24 Tees $6.75, 50 Tees $5.75, 100 Tees $4.75 (812) 232-6947 for multicolor/side Tees.

CAMP COUNSELORS

Male/female, needed for great overnight camps in the mountains of PA. Have fun while working with children outdoors. Teach/assist with A&C, Aquatics, Media, Music, Outdoor Rec, Tennis, & more.

Office, Nanny, & Kitchen positions available. Apply online at www.pineforestcamp.com

HELP WANTED!

At Idle Creek Golf Course at the Dawg Leg. Servers needed!

20-25 hours per week.

(812) 299-5353 x2

SWAG’S T’S

2950 S. 7th swagtees@hotmail.com

NOW RENTING FOR 2012-13

IDEAL HOUSING FOR YOU

AND CLOSE TO ISU *STUDIOS*

*1-9 BEDROOM UNITS*

Close to Downtown On or Near South 6th Street Variety of sizes and prices to fit your budget. Many include some or all utilities. Great Maintenance - Off Street Parking Laundry Facilities Close By - Plus More!

EARN $1000-$3200

A month to drive brand new cars with ads. www.AdCarPay.com

T-SHIRTS

Sudoku Solution

Specializing in renovated grand historic homes and providing charming, well-managed residences for our tenants.

SHOE SALES PERSON

Needed at once! Will train!

Must be talkative, outgoing, intelligent, and dependable.

Salary PLUS Commission.

Can earn up to $12 per hour No nights or Sundays, and flexible hours!

www.sharpflats.com or call 812-877-1146

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