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ALEX MODESITT Sports Editor The regular season and conference tournaments are in the books for the Indiana State men’s and women’s basketball teams, but the chance for post-season glory is still very much alive. The Indiana State men’s basketball team may have lost in the conference tournament, but the Sycamores still received a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament. This is the fifth year in a row that the Sycamores have been invited to play in a post-season tournament, the longest streak in school history. The Sycamores have been slated as a sixth seed in the tournament and played Arkansas on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark. If the Sycamores were to win their game they would move on to face the winner of the second seeded California versus seventh seeded Utah Valley game. The results of the game were not available at the time of publication. CONTINUED ON PAGE14
Indiana State University senior Gabi Roach shares with two Dominican boys the pictures she has taken of them on her smart phone. Roach was one of 27 staff and students from ISU who visited the country last week as part of Alternative Spring Break (Photo by Rachel Wedding McClelland).
RACHEL WEDDING MCCLELLAND Contributor Twenty-three orphan girls line the living room of the 2,800-square-foot building they call home in the village of Bona Chica, Dominican Republic With tattered, dingy floral print sleeveless dresses swaying around their bare and dirty feet, the girls smile their broadest smiles and bellow songs in their native Spanish about how blessed they are. It is a moment like several others in a week that has surprised the group of Indiana State University students for whom these girls perform. Several students struggle to hold back tears as they witness the crude island drums and hearty voices of the impoverished Dominicans, some as young as three years old, boasting of love and kindness through a repertoire that turns from Spanish to English. When the impromptu mini-concert concludes and the visit comes to an end, the girls swarm and hug tightly the students they’ve met only two hours earlier, pleading for them to stay. This scrapbook of moments the students collected through their five-day visit to the country of 10.28 million impoverished people has left lasting impressions.
“When those girls began singing ‘Open the Eyes of My Heart,’ something clicked and this all came together for me,” said Emily Price, a senior social work major from Terre Haute. “It opened my eyes that when I leave, what I’ve experienced can go with me. It doesn’t have to be temporary,” Price said. “Sometimes with events like this the high wears off ... but that moment changed things for me. They have nothing and yet they felt so grateful and blessed.” The gratitude of the Dominican people was a thread that wove together a variety of activities during the first internationally focused Alternative Spring Break service trip sponsored by Indiana State’s Center for Community Engagement. The trip introduced 25 students and two faculty sponsors to the culture and customs of the people of the Dominican Republic. With the assistance of Score International, students were based in Juan Dolio, a small seaside community and tourist destination east of Haiti on the southern coast of the island of Hispaniola. Throughout the week, the students visited the orphanage as well as a CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
All-Americans: Three ISU athletes earn honors
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Luck O’ the Irish:
How Hauteans celebrated the holiday
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Women in sport:
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Above: Student Tommy Lynch spent his spring break serving the children of the Dominican Republic. Left: Indiana State University students witnessed firsthand the hunger and poverty of the Domincan people. This child, in the village of Quisqueya, was one of the needy recipients of food delivered to the Dominicans (Photos by Rachel Wedding McClelland).
as a preschool, childcare and nursing home facilities; passed out food to needy families in the village of Quisqueya; and organized a kickball game with the children of the village of El Penon. Sharing food with needy families in their homes gave the students an intimate glimpse of the poverty that is rampant in a country where the average annual income is $5,470. Students saw one-room dirt floor huts without running water or electricity, the equivalent of a tool shed in the United States, that housed single-parent families of five or six. Mattresses positioned in the dirt outside the homes served as playgrounds for infant children and stray animals alike.
“This is phenomenal. Life-changing,” said sophomore biology major Erin Sluyter of Terre Haute. “You can learn great things through the experiential learning opportunities offered on campus. But it’s when you remove yourself from the comfort of what you know, and campus, and immerse yourself completely in service that you really understand that mission to serve.” Of the 25 students who spent their spring break week serving Dominicans, only 12 had been out of the country before. Despite the language barrier, the students communicated throughout the week with assistance from an interpreter but also through their acts of service and their time. “You learn very quickly that when you’re
giving and showing love to other people, those things are accepted without words,” ISU senior Gabi Roach said. Roach, an art major from Terre Haute, said her time studying abroad in Florence, Italy heightened her interest in travel because learning about others and increasing her understanding of different cultures helps her better understand herself. “You don’t have to know someone’s language in order to speak love to them,” she said. At the conclusion of the week, all 27 of the travelers said if given the opportunity, they would do it again. David Shafer, a junior marketing major from South Bend, said he particularly
connected with the elderly Dominicans he met while visiting a nursing home. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget,” Shafer said. “When we sang with them, I watched one of the women give (senior finance major) Keith (Parker of Brazil) a hug, and then she danced with him.” “It reminded me of my grandparents and their days in a nursing home and how much our visits meant to them,” he said. “That was pretty amazing.” Student Publications Director and Indiana Statesman adviser Rachel Wedding McClelland reported and photographed this story on behalf of ISU Communications and Marketing.
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Pioneer in women’s athletics to speak about Title IX ISU Communications and Marketing A nationally recognized coach and athletics administrator will be the inaugural Dr. Mildred Lemen Distinguished Speaker March 27 at Indiana State University. L i n d a Herman, a 1968 Indiana State graduate who served Illinois State University for more than 30 years, will have a lunchtime discussion with students in the College of Nursing, Linda Herman Health, and Human Services and deliver a talk about “Title IX: Why Should We Care” at 4 p.m. in the Nursing Building, room 105.
“Because Title IX was such a transformational piece of legislation in our athletic culture and in our society, it is important for us to realize some of the groundwork that was laid for young athletes, who are having an opportunity to participate now,” Herman said. “I’ll talk about how that was laid out for them legislatively, but also how things have changed and issues to consider for the future.” Women must not be complacent and should not think about what they cannot do but should focus on what they can do to make a difference in the world, such as creating new opportunities, just as Title IX did, she said. Herman said passage of Title IX, a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, was primarily about access to higher education for women at a time when opportunities for female students were limited, particularly in medical schools and law schools.
Weekend production to benefit CODA
Human Relations Commission. The topic is “The Do’s and Don’ts of Servant Leadership.” Register on the link found on the ISU Alliance for Servant Leadership site - www. indstate.edu/asl
Feminist Majority is sponsoring a production of The Vagina Monologues on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the African American Cultural Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door or in advance, in the HMSU Commons March 17 to 21 from 11 to 1 p.m. Proceeds from this production will go to CODA, in keeping with the wishes of the playwright, Eve Ensler.
Leadership forum discussion set The Alliance for Servant Leadership (ASL) will host its monthly discussion forum on Tuesday at the ISU Bayh College of Education, UH room 325, noon -1:00 p.m. The March facilitator is community leader, Jeff Lorick, executive director of Terre Haute
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“Athletics became a sidebar to it,” she said. A national pioneer for women’s athletics, Herman has served Illinois State University and its student-athletes for more than 30 years. She began as head volleyball coach and went on to serve as senior women’s administrator and director of athletics. During her time as an administrator, the Redbirds won 117 Missouri Valley Conference titles and 16 conference all-sports championships. In 2003, she was inducted in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) inaugural Hall of Fame class. Herman said she is honored to serve as the first Lemen Distinguished Speaker, noting that Lemen was her physical education professor during her time at Indiana State. “I went to Indiana State because of the reputation of the physical education program, and Dr. Lemen was a very instrumental part of that reputation,” she
said. “She is inspiring and someone that you respect and want to be like, a great role model.” In establishing the speaker series via a gift to the Indiana State University Foundation, Lemen “has created opportunities for students to learn,” Herman said. “I give her a lot of credit for that.” Lemen, who served Indiana State and its students from 1963 to 1993, said one of her goals in creating the speaker fund was “to unify the college and have speakers representing the various units in the college.” The College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services was created in 2007 from the former College of Nursing and College of Health and Human Services. Lemen said she hopes the speaker series can continue to bring in “experts who would be able to direct students toward new disciplines within the college and inform them of new technologies.”
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OPINION
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Kylie Adkins isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor-in-Chief, Samual Clark isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu
Supposed “war on religion” proven as discrimination Has anyone heard about this war on our own basic human rights? I haven’t, but I have certainly heard about this supposed war on religion. Recently, Arizona tried to pass a bill that would’ve allowed people to deny service to anybody who against their “deeply Opinions went held religious beliefs.” Editor This bill did not mention any specific religion or any specific group of people. Outwardly this seems to be an excuse to discriminate against homosexuals, but what the lawmakers didn’t realize was how quickly this could get out of hand. A Christian could deny service based on divorce, pregnancy out of wedlock or even mixed materials in clothing, as all of these things are preached against in The Bible. A doctor could refuse to help a pregnant, unmarried teenager based on religious beliefs. They could deny service to a gay man with AIDS. A strongly devout Muslim could deny service to a Christian, believing them to be an infidel. The thing about a devout belief in any religion is that it closes your mind. One prime example of this was during the Ken Ham, Bill Nye debate. At the end, when each debater took audience questions, one audience member asked what would change their stances. Bill Nye said that evidence would change his mind. Ken Ham’s response, however, was that nothing
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would change his mind. Deep beliefs like these can cloud people’s vision and prevent them from making logical and clear decisions. This can be seen in many cults. Charles Manson essentially indoctrinated the people who followed him, and due to their nearly-religious love for Manson, they were completely okay with killing people in his name. Anderson Cooper interviewed Arizona Senator Al Melvin, who voted in favor of the bill. Cooper asked Melvin to give one example of somebody being forced to do something against their religion in the state of Arizona, and Melvin could not answer, because there are no examples. Instead, this bill was in response to an event that occurred in New Mexico, where a woman was sued because she refused to photograph a lesbian couple’s wedding due to her “strongly held religious belief.” The woman being sued did lose the court battle, as it was just straight discrimination with a holy shield made of Bible pages. I believe in religious freedom; when the pilgrims came over and settled America, it was to get away from a government telling them what to believe — ignoring the bad track record since. Just because someone holds different beliefs than you doesn’t mean that you can oppress their own personal choices. Many conservatives define religious freedom as specifically freedom to be Christian. Many seem to forget the second part of that phrase — freedom. Freedom is the ability to choose what you believe and have that belief respected. If your religion tells you not to do something, that doesn’t mean a stranger’s and the student staff’s selection or arrangement of content do not necessarily reflect the attitudes of Indiana State University, its Board of Trustees, administration, faculty or student body. The Statesman editorial board writes staff editorials and makes final decisions about news content.
The Arizona state legislature is using “deeply held religious beliefs” as a shield to discriminate against minorities such as homosexuals (Statesman file photo).
religion says the same. Because there are so many different beliefs in our society, we should keep religion out of laws. If a law favors one religion, it might restrict someone else’s devout belief. That doesn’t mean things like murder or rape should be legal, but things like samesex marriage and abortion shouldn’t be banned based on a religious text. You shouldn’t judge or discriminate against others based on their own personal beliefs. We all walk different
paths in life and nobody can know what is the true religion or god. There’s as good a chance of the Flying Spaghetti Monster being as real as the Christian God. The focus shouldn’t be on who believes what. Everyone should just do their best to be a good person and lead as great a life as possible, trying to hurt as few people as possible. We need to stop focusing on our differences, and instead need to focus on what we have in common.
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“Super Size Me” not a problem: the skinny on “fat” America If any of you have ever seen me in real life, I am by no means thin. I’m not what I’d call “obese” but I’m not exactly fat either. Before I go any further, allow me to get the basic semantics out of the way. When I say “fat” I am referring to a mentality, not necessarily a measurement mass. This mentality is Columnist of not attractive. Now that we’re clear on what I mean, let’s dig into the sweltering puss pool that is America’s issue with the fat attitude. Truth be told, I have no qualms with people who are fat or even especially large. Several of my friends outweigh me by almost 100 lbs. The trick here is that their weight does not affect their daily lives or society. They do not drive around on Personal Mobility Scooters blocking everyone’s way at a supermarket, or collect government checks just because they have a large girth. I’m not being facetious with that last statement, either. Go to disabilitysecrets. com yourself and look; you can get disability checks for being so fat you have trouble working or can’t walk properly. Here’s what bothers me about that situation: that money comes out of
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taxpayer checks. What concerns me the most is that nobody is born that obese. To enter said condition, you have to almost actively refuse any form of exercise and eat constantly. So these people are morphing themselves into lethargic blobs and then we indirectly pay them to continue living. Now, some people are genuinely incapable of controlling their weight. For example, they may have a gland problem and gain weight regardless of how often they exercise or how little they eat. That is why I am specifically calling out those with a “fat attitude;” because they are the ones who can help it but refuse to. With this clarification, the fat person isn’t even necessarily overweight. We’ve all seen that one guy who stands there waiting for the elevator for ten minutes to just go up one floor. Nearly every time it is someone who isn’t obese, isn’t carrying anything and even seems decently healthy. This level of laziness is up there with those who refuse to use their turn signals when all it requires of them is to move their hand one inch. The only major difference is that the elevator guy probably doesn’t risk causing deadly accidents. So people are lazy and it relates to getting overweight, big deal right? Well, there have been a wave of people posting these “curves are beautiful” or “I’m secure
with my body because I’m beautiful” advertisements, songs, poems and movies. Don’t get me wrong, the people on the other end of the spectrum who look like skeletons wrapped in leather are just as bad. I love that we all agree that a healthy mental body image is important, but it’s worth remembering that knowing the difference between healthy and unhealthy is just as significant. I’ve seen plenty of people rant about fat acceptance, and many of those who take it over the top have been overweight to the point of experiencing medical problems. You are beautiful, definitely, but you are also sick. The “curves” movement is supposed to be about finding a healthy medium and not starving yourself or overeating or whatever. It’s about being a healthy person, body and soul. This reminds me of a certain South Park episode; tolerating everything is a good thing, but accepting everything leads to unhealthy mentalities and habits. Our community has taken it too far, and as a result we have lost the vision. We should not be telling these people they’re perfect and giving them disability money. We should be helping them eat right and get into the gym. If they have medical concerns, we should be working to find medicine that will counteract it, instead of
“Fat attitude” is pushing America’s obesity epidemic (photo courtesy of Clipart.com).
just throwing checks at them. These actions may hurt folk’s feelings, but frankly I’d rather we all be healthy at the risk of a few tears than an emotionally fragile dying country.
European Union sits on hands as Russia prepares for attack
T.C. Wampler Columnist
In December of 2013, Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych backed out of a trade deal with the European Union. This sparked a three-month protest by the people in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. This peaceful protest went well until the Kiev riot police stormed their way into a protest camp
this February. The protest was sparked by the people’s desire to become part of the European Union, but it devolved into an outrage over corruption throughout the Ukrainian government. Ukraine is divided down the middle with the East having more ties to Russia and the West wanting more ties to Europe.
This divide played a key role that is driving office. So now the country is left without this fight between the government and its an official leader until May. Since the people. fleeing of the ex-president, Russia has Many believe that President Yanukovych stepped up their military presence inside called off the deal with the European of Crimea, a historically contested area Union because he was put near Ukraine. under an immense amount “If you remember Russia is toeing the line of of pressure from Russian aggressor while they insist reading your President Vladimir Putin. history books then they are only there to help Putin cut off gas exports and Russian cities in Crimea. banned Ukrainian products you will know that Ukraine and the United taking Ukraine States say there is no reason because the Kremlin disliked Yanukovych’s decisions. away from the for Russia’s involvement After the E.U. deal was Soviet Union after in the current affairs of called off, Ukraine joined a Ukraine. Russian-led customs union the Cold War was a Every six months I hear good thing.” and received $2 billion in about another country emergency loans. dealing with an uprising In late February or a corrupt government. Yanukovych decided to get out of dodge. America provides aid, money and troops As he fled, the democratically-elected to these countries to help rebuild. parliament of Ukraine voted him out of But are we in a position to provide a
country like Ukraine a helpful hand? If you remember reading your history books then you will know that taking Ukraine away from the Soviet Union after the Cold War was a good thing. If the U.S. were to allow a country like Russia to bully their way into a leaderless country, we would be putting it in a position to be taken over again. This can’t continue to happen. Looking at Ukraine from the outside, it is striking to see that this did not happen before now. I do not want anyone to have to grow up in a society that does not fight for what it believes in. I believe Ukraine’s people did the right thing and I can only hope they can continue to fix what they have done in a responsible way. However, I do not condone the killing of citizens or police officers to get them to this point. It would be beneficial to look for a more peaceful resolution.
FEATURES
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 • Page 8 Features Editor, Alejandra Coar isu-statesmanfeatures@mail.indstate.edu
Top o’ The Morning To Ye A Terre Haute style St. Patrick’s Day Residents painted the town green as Terre Haute celebrated St. Patrick’s Day Monday. Bars and restaurants were packed throughout the night as many donned their Irish attire for the festivities. While the official St. Patty’s Day parade in New York City began Monday morning, the Terre Haute community had been partying for some time. On Saturday, the St. Patrick’s Catholic School hosted their annual Irish Dash, a five-kilometer run and a one-mile funrun. Open to the public, the event asked Terre Haute natives to support the school’s 2014 class. Later that day, St. Patrick’s hosted its annual holiday party, also open to the public. For a nominal fee, guests were provided a traditional Irish dinner, free beer to those of age and a silent auction. All proceeds from each event went to benefit the school. A little closer to home, students sighted a real-life leprechaun gallivanting around campus and passing out gold coins. While not quite 24 karat, t h e s e plastic coins were a part of the Indiana
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State chapter of Phi Gamma Delta’s fundraiser for its Relay for Life campaign. The fraternity hosted a concessions stand Monday in the Commons mezzanine, offering $1 root beers and accepting all forms of monetary donations. Contributions came with a ticket to their raffle auction for the grand prize, a bouquet of candy bars. “We’re really out here to get people’s attention and try to raise some funds for our FIJI Relay for Life in April,” sophomore criminal science major Kegan Garrett said. Garrett paraded as the traditional Irish imp, walking around campus for the better part of the day in a lime green suit and buckle shoes. He handed out golden coins to “pretty much anyone who would smile” at him, he said. Students who received these coins were told to take them to the stand in the Commons where they would receive a free raffle ticket. “It gets our name out there,” Garrett said. “Plus, being a redhead, it’s kind of a life-fulfilling goal.” Festivities continued throughout the day and on into the night. Residential Irish headquarters, Sonka’s Irish Pub saw business from the start, beginning their Irish Weekend Party on March 14 as they tapped their new red Irish ale. Celebrations continued throughout the weekend as they hosted traditional Irish cuisine such as corn beef hash, roasted potatoes and their signature Irish stew. Live Celtic music began at 2 p.m. and lasted until 6 p.m. with a Dublin native as the lead vocalist. Sonka’s held a capacity crowd throughout most of the day. Sonka’s wasn’t the only local business to host Irish-themed events. M. Mogger’s Restaurant and Pub also tapped two of their own local craft beers, Hop Slam and Zombie Dust, and just a couple blocks away, 7th and Elm Bar and Grill hosted a party with local Continued on PAGE 9
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wished to celebrate. Contestants who were already involved in the drawing, either through texting, calling or preregistering on Sunday were invited to come by and enter for their chance at $500. Names were then reinserted into the drum for a second drawing for a trip to Indianapolis including two tickets to the Eiteljorg and the Indiana State museums, the Indianapolis Zoo and dinner at the Rathskeller restaurant. Balancing the holiday’s drinking habits with a dose of reality, the Terre Haute law firm of Fleschner, Stark, Tanoos & Newlin offered a free-ride program to adults in the Terre Haute and West Terre Haute program.
Terre Haute residents celebrated St. Patrick’s Day March 15 with the traditional parade down Ohio Boulevard hosted by St. Patrick’s Church.(Photos by Gary Macadaeg).
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Terre Haute residents celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a parade, hosted by St. Patrick’s Church, that wove through the streets of Terre Haute (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).
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Features Briefs “Gender, War and Nationalism” to be held in library The Indiana State University Center for Community Engagement will host a workshop titled “Gender, War and Nationalism” today from 1-2 p.m. in the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Center. The workshop will focus around the gender-studies blog found at http:// www.womenundersiegeproject.org/ blog/entry/a-needed-controversy-oversexualized-violence-in-democraticrepublic-of-con. Scholar and activist, Lee Ann De Reus will be leading the workshop through a discussion on working across national boundaries. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Ruth Fairbanks at ruth.fairbanks@indstate. edu or at 812-237-4333
Sycamore Safe Zone training The Office of Diversity will be hosting their Sycamore Safe Zone training program Thursday from 4-5 p.m. at the Hulman Memorial Student Union, Room 227. The Sycamore Safe Zone training program is designed to establish a campus that is safe and affirming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students, faculty and staff. Student will proceed through a series of training exercises to help them combat prejudice and establish a comfortable environment to students within the LGBTQ alignment.
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Commuter Soup and Substance raises funds Open to all students, the Commuter Soup and Substance event will be held at the Hulman Memorial Student Union Connections Lounge today from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Commuter students are invited to come with questions regarding availability and location towards resources across campus. A free lunch will be provided courtesy of Commuter Services. For more information regarding the event or student resources to all commuter students, contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@ indstate.edu or 812-237-2121.
German introspective set The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics will be holding a retrospective look into the German-American immigrant experience in Terre Haute. Professor Sandra Kohler will discuss factors that led many German peoples to leave their homeland throughout the 19th and 20th centuries as well as their impact as it stands today upon the city of Terre Haute, the Wabash Valley, Indiana and the nation as a whole. The event will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Oberlander Club located at 1616 Lafayette Ave. This event is open to the public. For further questions, contact Nancy Hall at Nancy.Hall@indstate.edu.
SPORTS
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 • Page 12 Sports Editor, Alex Modesitt isu-statesmansports@mail.indstate.edu
Sycamores split weekend doubleheader Blaine Kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations
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After dropping a heartbreaker in extra innings to open Missouri Valley Conference play, the Indiana State softball team battled back with a dominating 11-5 victory in game two to come up with a doubleheader split on the road against the Purple Aces of Evansville. “We bounced back nice in the second game,” Head Coach Shane Bouman said. “Taylor Lockwood threw a good game for the most part and Megan Stone had a couple home runs. We got a split today, a chance to get one tomorrow and win a series.”
Men’s Baseball vs. UNC Wilmington 6-1 (W) Women’s Softball vs. Evansville 11-5 (W)
Recent Contests: Men’s Baseball Record vs. Western Illinois 4-2 (W) vs. Western Illinois 8-5 (W) vs. Western Illinois 7-4 (W) vs. UNC Wilmington 2-3 (L) vs. UNC Wilmington 11-5 (W)
Game One
The Purple Aces got on the board early in the game, scoring four runs off three hits to take a 4-0 lead over the Sycamores in the bottom of the first inning. The Sycamores began clawing their way back into the game in the top of the second inning as freshman Brooke Riemenschneider hit her second career home run over the left field wall to cut the Evansville lead to 4-1. In the top of the third inning, junior Megan Stone hit a sacrifice fly to score freshman Erika Crissman who led off the inning with a single to cut the deficit to 4-2. Evansville answered in the bottom of the third and fourth inning, scoring one run in each frame to extend their lead to 6-2. Stone brought the Sycamores back into the game in the top of the 5th inning as she crushed a ball over the left field wall for her first career grand slam to tie the game at 6-6. In the top of the seventh, the Sycamores loaded the bases with no outs but the Purple Aces got out of trouble before scoring the winning run in the bottom of the eighth.
STATESMAN RUNDOWN
Women’s Softball Record vs. Bucknell 2-0 (W) vs. Creighton 0-2 (L) vs. South Dakota 1-5 (L) vs. Howard 8-0 (W) vs. Evansville 6-7 (L)
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The Sycamores walked away from their series with Evansville with a win and a loss in their first taste of conference action (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
they defeated the Aces 11-5 to earn the doubleheader split. The Sycamores got on the board in the top of the second inning, scoring four runs off four hits to take a 4-0 lead. Evansville added a run of their own in the bottom of the second before the Sycamores batted around in the top of the third, scoring three runs to take a 7-1 advantage. Game Two The Sycamores added to their lead in The Sycamores responded in the the fifth inning, thanks to Megan Stone’s second game of the day, jumping out to second home run of the day, this time a an early lead and never looked back as three-run home run over the left field wall
to make it 10-1. With two outs in the bottom of the fifth, the Aces hit a three-run home run before adding a fourth to keep the game going. The Sycamores added one more in the top of the seventh off an RBI single by sophomore Abbie Malchow to give the Sycamores an 11-5 lead, one the wouldn’t give up as they went on to split the doubleheader 11-5. The third game of the weekend series was cancelled due to rain. Indiana State will continue play Wednesday when the Sycamores host Southeastern Missouri.
Men’s Baseball Rankings Indiana State 14-2 Dallas Babtist 15-4 Bradley 11-3 Wichita State 11-5 Illinois State 11-5 Evansville 8-6 Southern Illinois 10-8 Missouri State 8-9 Women’s Softball Rankings Northern Iowa 13-6 Missouri State 15-8 Indiana State 14-9 Wichita State 15-9 Evansville 10-9 Bradley 10-15 Loyola 10-15 Southern Illinois 10-12 Illinois State 8-15 Drake 6-16
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Indiana State returns home with three All-Americans
Craig Padgett
ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State University women’s team scored nine points to place 27th overall at the 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, as the men were 64th with one point. The Sycamores had three athletes earn All-American honors, as Mary Theisen led the way with a fourthplace finish, Katie Wise placed fifth, and Greggmar Swift placed eighth. Theisen had a throw of 56 feet 8 inches to place fourth overall and earn her first indoor All-American honor as a Sycamore. Christina Hillman of Iowa State won the event with a throw 59 feet 6.75 inches. “Mary had some great throws early to put herself into fourth place,” said Women’s Head Coach Angela Martin. “This is a great accomplishment for her competing at such a high caliber level.” Theisen’s honor in the shot put gives the Sycamores three straight seasons earning All-American honors after Felisha Johnson took home the honor in 2011 and 2012. Wise placed fifth overall in the
60-meter dash in a time of 7.25 seconds, after coming into the meet ranked 13th. Remona Burchell of Alabama won the event in a time of 7.11 seconds. “Katie had two amazing races and moved her ranking up eight spots to finish fifth,” said Martin. “She was confident and competed well at her first NCAA Indoor Championship race.” Wise became the first Sycamore short sprinter to gain All-American honors since legendary sprinter, Holli Hyche won the 55-meter dash in 1994. This was Wise’s first All-American honor as a Sycamore. Swift placed eighth overall in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 7.85 seconds in a race that was won by Arkansas’ Omar McLeod in a time of 7.58 seconds. For Swift, this is his second All-American honor indoor and third overall as a Sycamore. He was fourth a year ago. “We’re a little disappointed, but that’s due to the high expectations we had coming into the meet,” said Men’s Head Coach John McNichols. “That being said, Greggmar[Swift] still made the podium and put himself in the hunt. When we put
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that into perspective, it is great to get the All-American position and now we will look forward to the outdoor season.” Indiana State will begin their outdoor season in two weeks when they head to
Carbondale, Ill for the Cornell Spring Classic Invitational hosted by Southern Illinois University. The meet will begin on March 28 and will conclude the following day.
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second round and face Indiana State. Coming into the game with fresh legs, the Sycamores raced out to an 11-4 lead that forced the Ramblers to take a timeout only five minutes into the game. Loyola regrouped and was able to knot the game at 11 before Senior guard Jake Odum hit a jumper that gave Indiana State the lead for good. Indiana State maintained its lead throughout the first half by mitigating Loyola’s stud guard Milton Doyle. Doyle finished the game with just five points, well below his season average. The Sycamores took a 26-22 lead into the half. The Sycamores stormed out of the half with six unanswered points and never looked back. Every time the Ramblers built a head of steam the Sycamores answered right back with a run of their own.The Sycamores would go on to win 75-62.
The women’s basketball team closed the season strong, but was ousted in the early rounds of its conference tournament, ending its hopes of a berth in the NCAA Tournament. By capturing a share of the regular season conference championship, however, the Lady Sycamores received an automatic bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Indiana State makes its second consecutive appearance in the postseason, tying the longest streak in school history. Indiana State hosts Marquette on Thursday with the game set to begin at 7 p.m. If the women win their game they will advance to the second round and face either Indiana University or Belmont. The Indiana State men’s basketball team comes into the NIT having just traveled Game Two to the Scottrade Center in St. Louis March After easily dispatching their first 7-9 to participate in the Missouri Valley Conference Championship Tournament. opponent, the Sycamores faced a much stiffer Southern Illinois team. Southern Game One As the number two seed entering the Illinois defeated Northern Iowa in the tournament, the Sycamores had to sit Friday nightcap game to advance to the back and wait for the play-in games to semifinals. Indiana State again opened the game conclude to see who their first opponent would be. Loyola upset the higher-seeded firing on all cylinders, scoring eight Bradley for the right to advance to the consecutive points. The run was fueled
to capture the conference championship in order to receive a berth in the NCAA Tournament, and knew that they would most likely have to go through Wichita State to get there. They were right in assuming both, but fell short in their championship bout with the undefeated Shockers. Indiana State scored the first bucket of the game to make it 2-0, but that’s the only lead the Sycamores would hold.. The Sycamores would go into the half down 10 and knew they needed to play a perfect half of basketball to have a chance. Indiana State would continue battling and got themselves to within four with just over 13 minutes remaining in the second half, but couldn’t close the distance any further. Wichita State would pull away late in the half and capture the conference championship with a final score of 83-69. Odum fouled out late in the period with the game largely out of reach. Ron Baker of Wichita State embraced Odum by the scorer’s table and then encouraged the 12,125 fans in attendance to give Odum a standing ovation. One of the finest player’s in Indiana State history walked off the court as the entire building Game Three stood and thanked him for all the great The Sycamores knew that they needed memories.
by Senior guard Manny Arop and Junior forward Jake Kitchell who both hit from three-point land. The Salukis would not score until just over three minutes into the game when Tyler Smithpeters hit a bucket to cut the Sycamore lead to six. Indiana States’ lead would balloon to 15-7 but would be held scoreless over the next five minutes and allow Southern Illinois to take the lead 16-15. The Salukis would take a 30-29 lead into the half. The Sycamores led 59-57 with just over three minutes left before Odum hit a free throw that gave Indiana State a onepossession advantage. Desmar Jackson of the Salukis hit a pair of free throws that cut the lead to one with 44 seconds to go. Indiana State used as much of the shot clock on their next possession as they could, eventually settling for an 18-foot jumper from Gant that bounced high off the front of the iron. Sophomore forward Khristian Smith tipped in the rebound and gave the Sycamores a 62-59 lead with eight seconds left on the game clock. Southern Illinois then raced down the court for a last-second field-goal attempt that just missed with one second left in the game.
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Looking toward the future
Right: President Daniel J. Bradley speaks at the Stakeholder Conference March 4 in the Student Union addressing the progress and goals of Indiana State University. Above: Faculty and others who attended discussed the University’s ‘Progress Report’ (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).