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Volume 123, Issue 66

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Town hall to discuss smoke-free ISU Tyler Davis Reporter

Town hall meetings at Indiana State University to discuss possible changes toward a smoke-free campus continue on Thursday, April 7. The event is set to take place at 5 p.m. in University Hall, located directly across from the College of Nursing building.

The event will include a panel discussion revolving around Indiana State’s desire to become smoke-free, and attendees can receive information pertaining to the cessation programs available to those who wish to quit tobacco. The meetings will look to include speakers from Ball

State, Evansville and Rose Hulman, to provide expertise from schools that have smoke-free policies.

Dr. Olabode Ayodele, an assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health Sciences who specializes in research in secondhand smoke exposure, said he aims to further eliminate such related health risks on campus.

“When you talk about smoke-free campuses, cigarettes are not allowed.

You can use other tobacco products as long as they are smokeless,” he said, adding “smoke-free policies don’t take into consideration the general health of the campus; all they are doing in that situation is

ISU celebrates ‘Pi Day’ with pie, math games Sydney Feldhake Reporter

Students celebrated Pi Day for the first time at Indiana State University this year from noon to 1 p.m. on March 12 in the basement of Root Hall. There were multiple activities to participate in, pi-themed food to devour and an overall aura of complete math celebration.

In American culture, Pi Day is usually celebrated on March 14, but this year Pi Day fell during spring break, so ISU celebrated two days earlier than usual.

“We are celebrating pi.

It is usually considered to be March 14 because 3.14 is a good approximation of pi. Although, this year March 14 lies on spring break, and I did not think many people would show up,” Patti Dreher, a math instructor at ISU, said. “So as I told my students that the school was letting the students have the week off for pi day, but we are going to celebrate today by having cookies with the symbol of pi on them, we have drinks, and you have the chance to win pie from Grand Traverse Pie Company if you know enough digits of pi.”

To kick off ISU’s first annual Pi Day event there were various pi-themed games. “We have the computer science department here today; they can tell you how to compute pi,” Dreher said. “We also have a mnemonic device trying to learn pi by learning mnemonics, and we have tennis balls to find out whether or not the diameter or the circumference is bigger. You can also have ‘Find your date or Number in Pi’ on the smart board so you can go and put in your birthday, your anniversary, for example, or our phone number. The program tells you whether or not the number can be found in pi. Well they all can be found in pi; it is just that some of them may have not been discovered yet.”

The most popular activity that was held at the pi day event was “an app

where you can put in as many digits of pi as you can, and it lets you know how many digits of pi that you got right,” Dreher said.

Students and staff were lined up to take a stab at the numbers of pi.

“My favorite event is memorizing the digits and then see how many I can remember,” said Joe Haney, graduate math major. “I like challenging myself and seeing how much math can actually do.”

After students and staff attempted to guess the digits of pi, their amounts of correct digits were posted on the board. The top eight participants would win a pie from Grand Traverse Pie Company. The highest number guessed was 52 by Joe Haney.

Students had a lot of fun participating in the events, but will there be a next year? Dreher is hopeful.

“I totally think this event will happen next year and for more years to come,” he said. “Because we can do something, it is just if we can do as much as we have started out with. It is can we afford to bring in food and drinks for everybody? Can we have some nicer games? I would like to have some games that involve the entire Indiana State University community, not just the math department. This was more of a let’s stick our toe in the water and see what happens.”

Many students enjoyed this celebration, and some said they would gladly return again next year.

There was an abundance of students participating in the event this year, and Dreher hopes the number will continue to grow.

Jackie Cook, a sophomore history major, thought the event was a good way to celebrate before break.

“Since everyone is busy during spring break I thought that this was a cute little event to loosen up the atmosphere, help everybody relax, try to decompress before everybody has to leave for break.”

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trying to reduce secondhand smoke exposure.”

Although smoke-free campuses aim for an improved environment for those who do not smoke, they don’t necessarily do much in the way of providing assistance to those who do.

“Studies have shown that when you put some kind of restriction on smokers, it helps them,” Ayodele said.

Students and faculty can expect an email this week that will survey the support for a smoke-free campus.

When converting to a smoke-free campus, not only does it improve health conditions for all

parties involved, but also enhances the campus as a whole by reducing litter left by cigarette butts.

ISU is currently not a smoke-free environment; there are areas designated for those who wish to smoke on campus. These would be removed should the university become smoke-free.

Currently, discussions involve moving toward not only a smoke-free, but a tobaccofree university in the near future.

As stated by the American Lung Association, “today there are approximately 472 colleges and universities that are 100 percent tobacco-free.”

There are also tobacco

cessation programs available through Indiana State University.

Employees and spouses covered under the university’s health plan have many options at their disposal conducive to quitting tobacco.

According to the 2015 Indiana State University Tobacco Use Affidavit, cessation programs are available on-campus as well as through the Indiana Tobacco Quitline and Cigna.

The current health plan also includes prescriptions such as Chantix and Zyband that can aid users in giving up tobacco products.

All those currently under the health coverage “who are users of tobacco

products, will have a tobacco surcharge of $50 per month ($25 per pay for non-exempt staff.) Individuals are considered a tobacco user if any form of tobacco products is used such as cigarettes, cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes, plus tobacco products applied to the gums…” as defined by the affidavit.

Lauren Clifford, employee wellness coordinator, said help is available to all interested individuals get into programs as, “they are available to everyone and not just staff.”

Resources are available to connect tobacco users with all tools available at their disposal through the Indiana State community.

Battles rage over controversial names on California campus Katy Murphy

San Jose Mercury News (TNS)

At universities across the country, centuries-old names that adorn buildings, streets and squares are under siege — from Stanford’s Serra Mall to the University of California, Berkeley’s Barrows Hall to Yale’s Calhoun College.

Once widely revered in a different era, a priest, anthropologist, vice president and dozens of others whose names are etched on college campuses have become the subject of a historical autopsy. Students, inspired in part by the Black Lives Matter movement, are calling for the removal of symbols honoring people connected to slavery and colonialism.

This month, the renaming movement is gaining momentum at Stanford, where a student campaign is taking aim at Father Junipero Serra. The 18thcentury Spanish missionary’s name is ubiquitous on campus, but his detractors, backed by the student government, argue the newly sainted Serra — whose role in the assimilation and exploitation of Native Americans added controversy to his canonization last year — should not have dorms, halls or streets named after him.

It is “important for the university to recognize that we need to reinvest and reappropriate these spaces in the names of indigenous people,” said Leo John Bird, a Stanford junior from the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Montana, who has pressed for the changes.

Students from UC Berkeley, Amherst, Yale, Princeton, Georgetown and many other campuses in the past year have started similar campaigns — and the results are starting to show.

The movement “has now reached the fulcrum moment where it is going to start rolling downhill and taking everything with it,” said Alfred Brophy, a professor at the University of North Carolina School of

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The Serra building, left, is part of the Lucie Stern Hall at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., on March 8, 2016. A group of Stanford students are proposing to rename the building, among other name changes the campus.

Law and an expert in reparations history and law who has been observing the trend.

A Harvard Law committee this month recommended the school ditch an unofficial seal bearing the family crest of Isaac Royall Jr., an early donor who got rich from the slave trade. Amherst trustees in January voted to drop “Lord Jeff,” the school’s unofficial mascot inspired by Lord Jeffery Amherst, the 18th-century British army officer for whom the town was named — and who suggested that smallpox be used as a weapon against Native Americans.

The shootings at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, last June moved Yale’s leaders to consider renaming a residential college named after John C. Calhoun, a statesman and vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.

In a speech in August, Yale President Peter Salovey said Calhoun, an 1804 Yale graduate, “mounted the most powerful and influential defense of his day for slavery.”

UC Berkeley did not agree to change the name

of Barrows Hall to honor the Black Panther Party revolutionary Assata Shakur, as the Black Student Union demanded last year. But last week the school revealed senior campus officials were conducting a “comprehensive assessment of all of the building names” on campus.

Stanford is about to undertake a similar review.

The president and provost have announced a new committee led by history Professor Emeritus David Kennedy to set principles for campus names.

“Not all of those names are names of people that have unblemished histories,” Provost John Etchemendy told the Faculty Senate this month.

“So we want to be able to apply the principles, not just to the Serra name but to other names to determine whether or not they should be changed.”

Not everyone agrees with the rush to rename.

Some critics argue that the offending figures — living in the norms of decades or centuries past — are unfairly being held up to modern standards.

Serra wasn’t perfect, but

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“it seems incredibly harsh to judge him by these exact moral standards that we hold today,” said Stanford student Harry Elliott, who is Catholic.

Renaming buildings won’t fix the problems facing minority students on college campuses, but it is a powerful step nonetheless, said Anthony Williams, a UC Berkeley sociology major from Vacaville.

“How do we make spaces inclusive in a university system that was never meant to include us?” he asked.

Williams, who is African-American, and fellow student Bradley Afroilan, who is Filipino-American, created an art installation outside of Barrows Hall to bring attention to the debate — and to David Prescott Barrows, an anthropologist whose book about the Philippines, published in 1905, referred to its people as “little savages.”

His name, as students point out, is on a hall housing the university’s ethnic studies department.

“We have this building named after this person who depicts us as below-

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“Here at Berkeley, we’re still trying to find a way to make this the public university it’s supposed to be.”

Even if Berkeley agrees to take Barrows’ name off the hall, it is unlikely to rename the building after Shakur, a former Black Panther who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper before escaping prison and fleeing to Cuba. Williams said he would welcome the name of black scholars from Berkeley, among others.

The renaming campaigns are playing out within larger, decadeslong efforts led by minority students and faculty to make college campuses more diverse and welcoming — and to infuse new perspectives into a traditionally white, Eurocentric curriculum.

But it’s not only colleges that are grappling with tainted legacies. Last year, a 13-year-old at Jordan Middle School in Palo Alto started a petition to change his school’s name after writing a book report on the school’s namesake, Stanford founding Presi-

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Wichita State students attacked by man shouting racial epithets, ‘Trump’ Oliver Morrison

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A student on a bike is reflected in a Junipero building’s door at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif., on March 8, 2016. A group of Stanford students are proposing to rename the building, among other name changes the campus.

dent David Starr Jordan, and discovering his belief in eugenics.

The Palo Alto Unified school board voted last month to form a committee to review the names of all the district’s schools.

Still, some say that campuses shouldn’t try to scrub away their oppressive pasts by erasing names

or moving offensive busts — including those of some of our nation’s founding fathers — out of view.

“If I were a college administrator,” Brophy said, “the first thing I’d do is take down all of the names of the slave owners: ‘Hey, we solved that problem.

We’ve checked that box.

We’ve gotten rid of racism

on campus. Next up, the fraternity problem.’”

The challenge for colleges is to find “the most appropriate way to acknowledge and come to terms with the sins of the past,” said Beverly Tatum, who for 13 years served as president at Spelman College, the historically black liberal arts school for women

in Atlanta.

“The foundation of our nation was built on the oppression of indigenous people and the enslavement of Africans,” Tatum said. “That is painful history for all of us.”

most all the jobs I have applied to, and I definitely think it is because of the internship,” she said.

Meyer, of Valparaiso, is a graduate student working toward her Master of Science in criminology and criminal justice, with plans to graduate this spring.

She received her bachelor’s in criminology and criminal justice at Indiana State University.

Some of Meyer’s responsibilities as a graduate research assistant for the criminology and criminal justice department are to help plan and facilitate events such as this year’s criminology career fair, set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 6 in Hulman Memo-

rial Student Union Dede II and Dede III. Like Meyer’s experience, this year’s event is an opportunity for students to meet representatives from more than 50 law enforcement agencies such as the DEA, FBI, Terre Haute Police Department, Vigo County Sheriff ’s Department, Indianapolis Airport Police Department, U.S. Marshal Service and Secret Service.

As the president of Alpha Phi Sigma, a graduate honors society in criminal justice, knew she wanted to go into the federal probation field and made sure last year at the career fair to meet the representative that was there.

By doing this, Meyer was able to make connections and receive an internship in Hammond for six weeks.

The criminology and criminal justice career fair is open to all students of all majors.

“So someone who does not want to be the police officer or correctional officer can find a different job within the criminal justice field,” said Travis Behem, instructor in the criminology and criminal justice department. “Maybe they want to be a counselor or work in human resources; there are opportunities for students who are studying nursing, accounting, computer/technology, psy-

chology, finance, counseling, science and so on.”

The agencies at the criminology career fair are looking for students to join their agency in some way, whether it’s an internship or a career.

“If you’re meeting them face-to-face, shaking their hand, giving them your resume, dressing to impress, showing them you want their job and able to make them remember your name then you have one step above somebody who did not go to the career fair,” Meyer said. “Last year at the career fair, I got four different emails and phone numbers from people and told me to call them and they’d remember me.”

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Criminology career fair set for April 6 Libby Legett

ISU Communications and Marketing

Attending last year’s criminology career fair changed Ella Meyer’s life.

Literally.

“I got my internship because of the career fair last year. A representative relayed information to the agency that I was a good candidate, and that is how I got the internship I really wanted,” said Meyer, a graduate research assistant for the department of criminology and criminal justice.

“My internship was my step in the door. I have gotten called back by al-

Policy summit to address election year effect on insurance industry Betsy Simon

ISU Communications and Marketing

Congressional, government and industry leaders will discuss ramifications that the upcoming presidential election could have on insurance regulation at the 12th-annual Networks Financial Institute Insurance Public Policy Summit on March 17.

Organized by Indiana State University’s Networks Financial Institute in the Scott College of Business with support from Faegre Baker Daniels and FaegreBD Consulting, the summit is themed Decision 2016: The Impact on Insurance Regulation.

“As we move closer to decision 2016, it was important to incorporate the political climate and

the effect the result will have on the future of the insurance industry,” said Rebecca Wray, director of Networks Financial Institute. “Attendees will benefit from the summit by hearing first-hand from Members of Congress, key Congressional staff, federal and state regulators, and industry leaders on how they anticipate decision 2016 will impact insurance regulation.”

The summit will run 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the eighth floor of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. It is free and open to the public.

Topics and speakers will include: • Decision 2016: The Impact on Insurance Regulation - Hon. Barney Frank, former Chairman

(D-Mass.) of the House Financial Services Committee; Hon. Tim Pawlenty, President and CEO, Financial Services Roundtable and former Governor (R) of Minnesota; Scott M. Kosnoff, Moderator, FaegreBD • View from the Senate and House - Sen. Ben E. Sasse (R-NE), Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of House Financial Services Committee • Cyber data breach policy discussion - Nicholas A. Rossi, Staff Director, Senate Commerce Committee; Milan V. Dalal, Ssenior Economic Adviser for Sen. Warner (D-VA), Banking Committee; Paul J. Nagle Chief Counsel for

Rep. Upton (R-MI), Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade; and Kathleen B. Rice, Moderator, FaegreBD • Federal Insurance Office, Federal Reserve and Office of Financial Research - Michael T. McRaith, Director, Federal Insurance Office • Federal Reserve Thomas R. Sullivan, Associate Director, Division of Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System • National Association of Insurance Commissioners - John M. Huff, MO Insurance Director and NAIC President • Panel discussion with industry perspectives - Charles M. Chamness, President and CEO, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies; Peter G. Gallanis,

President, National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations; Gov. Dirk A. Kempthorne, President and CEO, American Council of Life Insurers; David A. Sampson, President and CEO, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America; and Patrick D. Hughes, Moderator, FaegreBD • Value of public service for business objectives - Reza Houston, NFI Director of Research and Assistant Professor, Indiana State University Eight Indiana State students have been invited to the summit, including a student who will speak about the Networks Professional Development Program and how their experience at Indiana State

A Muslim student at Wichita State University says he and a Hispanic friend, who also is a student, were attacked over the weekend by a man who shouted racial epithets and “Trump, Trump, Trump” before riding away on his motorcycle.

Khondoker Usama, the student body vice president at Wichita State, who is Muslim, said he and a Hispanic friend, who so far has chosen to remain anonymous, were filling their vehicle at the gas pumps at a Kwik Shop near campus early Saturday when a man in his 20s or 30s started calling a black customer at the convenience store a racial epithet.

“Then suddenly it turned onto us, calling us ‘brown trash, go home.

Trump will win,’” Usama said.

Then the man approached the students and, according to Usama, said, “You want to live in this country, you better leave.”

But Usama said his friend told the man: “This is my country; who are you to tell me that?”

The exchange was heated, Usama said, and he tried to defuse the situation, but his friend got punched and taken to the ground.

He said he tried to get between the attacker and his friend but then was pushed himself.

He thought he saw the attacker reaching for his pocket and feared he had a weapon, he said, so he backed away and called 911.

“He kept kicking the student who was laying on the ground,” Usama said. “He was kicking him; it was a gut-wrenching scene. He saw that I was calling the police and got back on his motorcycle and circled around us and was saying ‘Trump, Trump, Trump, we will make America great again. You losers will be thrown out of the wall.’

“None of us knew that person,” Usama said. “I don’t know why anyone would do anything so hateful and so wrong to any individual.”

His friend suffered bruises to the face, Usama said, but he was not sure about any other injuries, and neither he nor his friend requested medical attention.

Usama said the police asked Kwik Shop employees for video footage of the incident, but they refused

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ISU Public Safety police blotter March 11

1:58 a.m.: A loud music complaint was reported off campus.

9:51 a.m.: A trespass warning was reported in Cromwell Hall.

9:41 a.m.: A false fire alarm s reported in the Center for Performing and Fine Arts.

1:20 p.m.: Suspicious activity was reported at North Fifth and Cherry Streets.

6:53 p.m.: Possession of drugs and paraphernalia was reported in Lincoln Quad.

7:45 p.m.: A cell phone was found in the Science Building.

7:47 p.m.: A bank card was found on campus.

7:49 p.m.: A bank card was found in Mills Hall.

9:13 p.m.: Warrant service was reported off campus.

March 12

3:45 a.m.: A suspicious person was reported off campus.

2:11 p.m.: Trespassing was reported in University Apartments Unit 4.

11:51 p.m.: A fire alarm was reported in the 500 Wabash Apartments.

March 15

7:14 p.m.: Lost property was reported in the Cunningham Memorial Library.

9:13 p.m.: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license was reported at the 400 block of Cherry Street.

March 16

5:47 a.m.: A suicide threat was reported off campus.

7:36 a.m.: A suspicious person was reported at the Barnes & Noble

Bookstore.

7:45 a.m.: An ill person was reported at the 200 block of North Sixth Street.

11:31 p.m.: A disturbance was reported at the University Apartments Unit 4.

March 17

12:15 p.m.: An investigation was conducted in the Early Childhood Education Center.

March 18

12:15 p.m.: A bank card was found in the Hulman Civic Center.

March 20

4:47 p.m.: Property damage was reported at the 500 Wabash Apartments.

4:54 p.m.: A theft was reported in Jones Hall.

March 21

10:47 a.m.: Criminal mischief was reported in the 500 Wabash Apartments.

12:52 p.m.: An ill person was reported in the Health and Human Performance/ Arena.

1:08 p.m.: Lost property was reported off campus.

1:36 p.m.: A trespass warning was reported on campus.

2:39 p.m.: A purse was found in Stalker Hall.

2:45 p.m.: A theft was reported at the John T. Myers Technology Center.

2:56 p.m.: Lost property was reported in the Student Rec. Center.

4:59 p.m.: An ill person was reported in Holmstedt Hall.

10:15 p.m.: A charge card was found in Stalker Hall.

10:42 p.m.: A bank card was found at North Fifth and Tippecanoe Streets.

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indianastatesman.com TRUMP FROM PAGE 2 because their manager wasn’t present. A Wichita police dispatcher confirmed Sunday that a report was made about the disturbance.The only physical similarity he and his friend share, Usama said, is the color of their skin. So when police asked whether he thought it was

PI DAY FROM PAGE 1 The math department hopes to expand the celebration for years to come.

“This is our first time having the event. We have wanted to do things like this in the past. We are hoping this one will work

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a hate crime, he told them: “When you just start a conversation with someone calling out ‘brown trash,’ there is no other motivation I see other than a hate crime.”

At first Usama refused to talk to the media over the weekend, but he changed his mind because he said he thinks it’s important that people hear this is

happening.

“There may be other people who are fearing the same thing,” Usama said.

“So this is really important in the times we are in, the challenges we are facing as minorities in this country; we better get united and we better speak up.”

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“This opportunity gives the students real-world experience and networking with insurance and financial services industry leaders. Students also

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out well so we can do it bigger and better every year,” Dreher said. “If it works out well we might have different days with other math numbers that we can celebrate. We would like to celebrate math as much as possible.”

participate in a tour of the Capitol and meet with Congressional leaders,” Wray said.

The evening prior to the summit, Indiana State President Dan Bradley and First Lady Cheri Bradley, along with the Indiana State University Alumni Association, Scott College

of Business and Networks Financial Institute, will host an alumni reception at the City Club of Washington.

More information on the 2016 Insurance Public Policy Summit, including registration, is available at http://www.indstate.edu/ business/NFI/12AIPPS.

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Choosing a college major Mustafa Mustafa Reporter

Choosing a college major can be tough. Some students find themselves unable to pick one fit for them, and others continue to switch back and forth between different majors in hope of finding one they truly enjoy.

By making this decision, students are asked to make a commitment that in most cases lasts a lifetime.

While someone’s major does not define them, everyone still has to pick one.

Many students start college without choosing one, and there is no problem with that; it is only natural to need more time to make such a monumental decision.

With that being said, everyone has to find a major that is a perfect fit for them personally.

Here are some tips to help you choose the right major in college.

1.

Nurture Hobbies A hobby, like a seed, can grow into so much more than what it currently is.

If you love to build from scratch, then maybe try look into majoring in engineering or construction management.

The hobbies will not be the only skills needed to

succeed in any area, but with them in hand, the journey to acquiring everything else will be much easier.

2. Utilize the Career Center At Indiana State, one of the most underutilized resources is the Career Center.

Some only know it as the place where you get your paperwork done for oncampus jobs.

It is so much more than that, and as the name suggests, one of the services offered in helping students find suitable career options.

Knowing what to do after graduating is a great first step toward picking a major.

3. Attend events in as many different departments as possible This might seem like a tedious task — and it might be — but it will pay off.

Attending events gives you a chance to talk to students in that major, getting more realistic views on what is required and what to expect.

For example, getting into an engineering major while not liking math would be ill advised.

There are also some enticing prospects to it as well, getting an inside look into all the interesting sides

Avoiding stress as a college student Grace Harrah Reporter

As a college student, stress is an unavoidable factor that is guaranteed to haunt every student’s life.

Nowadays, stress seems as if it is almost impossible for college students to avoid.

However, there are few tips to help reduce stress or avoid them altogether.

Many college students, especially freshmen, are often astounded by the workload or expectations that are expected by their professors, family, or peers.

Time management is also an important factor that will either make or break a student’s college experience.

There are certain types of stress that are unavoidable such as exam week, jobs or a family crisis.

Students often resort to drinking, partying or getting involved in situations that they regret or become risky later on.

These become habits for many students and can quickly become problems and affect a student’s grade for the worse.

Instead of engaging in a risky behavior, there are many other options to re-

lieve stress.

Some popular activities include exercise.

Even though some students may find exercising difficult, an easy way to get motivated is to find an exercise that you like.

Some popular exercises to reduce stress include yoga and Zumba, both of which are available at the Indiana State University’s recreational center.

Other stress relievers may include some time with friends along with family.

Traveling is also a good way to gather your thoughts and have a quick getaway.

Having a healthy diet and avoiding overeating from stress is another factor that many students may find difficult to avoid.

Studies have shown that a healthy diet reduces stress and creates a better psychological environment.

The way you deal with and relieve stress could be much different from what others do.

Whatever method that may be, it is good to find what you truly enjoy doing while the overwhelming pressure as a university student accumulate over the four years.

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Indiana State University’s Career Center, located just next to Dede Plaza, provides students plenty of advice as well as various training opportunities.

of different majors is always fun.

4.

Talk to professionals Professionals can be people working in the targeted field or also professors

teaching in that field.

Talking to individuals in a field you’re interested in sheds some light onto the jobs offered after graduation.

Whichever the case may

be, they will be a valuable resource in the quest for a major, from their advice on what courses to take to get a good taste of the major all the way to where to look for suitable jobs.

I hope these tips help with finding majors.

While it can be a difficult task to handle, make sure to follow these steps and study something enjoyable while in college.

How to pass all of your exams Rileigh Roberson Reporter

In the home stretch of the semester, it is very easy to take the back seat when it comes to the academic aspect of college.

Other activities take priority such as clubs, organizations, and sometimes even Netflix.

The home stretch is the last chance for students to positively, or sometimes negatively, impact their GPA for the semester.

The aftermath of spring break along with the incoming warmer weather makes a dangerous mixture that threatens the hope for high GPAs. Studying for exams is probably one of the most important things that will contribute to a student’s GPA. One issue students seem to discover upon coming to college is that they do not

know how to effectively prepare for an exam.

There are a few simple steps that students should take if they want to improve their test scores.

Warning: most of them involve studying.

This typically seems to be an important step in acing exams.

One of the first steps toward acing exams is paying attention in class and taking adequate notes.

Studies done at the University of Michigan show a direct correlation between active note taking and higher tests scores.

It not only helps in retaining information, but instead of spending so long looking through the textbook for answers, chances are the answers are organized in your effectivelytaken notes.

Another important step to take before beginning to

study is download an app.

This sounds odd because apps are typically very distracting when it comes to studying, but there are certain applications that can disable distracting apps such as those pertaining to social media or games.

It can also be helpful to study in small doses.

Throughout the day, we often come across 15 or 20 minutes of free time that we don’t know what to do with. Use these few minutes to look over a small section of notes.

It is so much easier to spread your studying out than to jam it into a day or two.

This brings us to the last, and possibly the single most important contribution to acing exams — do not procrastinate.

With the daily buzz of life these days, it is so easy to push things into the next

hour or the next day because you “don’t have time for it right now.”

It is important to make sure there is at least a week of time, if not more, dedicated to studying for an exam.

This doesn’t mean constantly, but if you refer to a couple paragraphs above, it is much easier to take on little pieces at a time than to cram a large amount of studying for an important exam into a day.

When it comes to college life, many things take priority over academics despite the fact that it is the reason we are in college to begin with.

No matter how hard it may be to discipline yourself, it is important to remember the reasons for being in college.

Having a high GPA is a priority, and acing exams is a good way to obtain that.

Boosting GPA a matter of getting involved Trevor Cornelius Reporter

Indiana State University students find ways to boost their GPA as the year comes to an end in hopes to impress job recruiters.

After nearly eight semesters enrolled in on-campus courses at ISU, seniors have found ways to get that last little push to get and keep their grades in the 3.0 GPA range.

A 3.0 GPA is what most businesses look for in an entry-level job applicant, but this really says more about how you applied your knowledge and less about a number.

“Other employers look harder at your leadership skills as evidenced by offices you held in campus organizations, or team leadership roles in class projects, your analytical

ability, your writing ability, or your ability to maintain good (but not necessarily excellent) grades while working to pay for college,” said Carol Andersen in an answer to a topic on collegerecruiter.com. “They may also consider the coursework you chose to prepare for the work you want to do (enough math, economics, history, statistics, computer science, etc.), and the work experience you’ve had so far.”

GPA is more than a number. These grades are the final step before applying for jobs and these businesses value knowledge over numbers.

In the professional world there are deadlines as there are in college.

Providing a transcript that shows you were on time with your assignments shows an important

skill of reliability.

Professors are great references because they are credible individuals.

Taking the time to talk with them after class or before and showing them your character will give them more incentive to provide a quality reference come time to apply for a career.

Dr. Namita Goswami, professor of philosophy at ISU, said she wants to be able to provide letters to students who earn them.

“Please feel obligated to let me get to know you. I love being able to write a recommendation letter for a student who showed they cared,” she said to one of her classes.

But there is the harsh truth that in college there will be times of sitting at a desk and listening to a lecture, and it will be your job

as the student to pay attention and take notes.

The best thing to keep the boredom away is to participate.

Verbal involvement in a professor’s course will show that you care and, let’s be honest, keep you awake.

Simple things such as checking up on Blackboard every other day for 10 minutes will keep stress down and keep your mind focused on the ultimate goal of that diploma with your name on it.

Remember that there are thousands of students at the university who are taking on this challenge just like you.

Befriending people to socialize and study with can help your mind not feel the weight of the world.

Just remember to take a deep breath; you can do this.

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Freebie Netflix binges: those shows you don’t have to feel guilty about

Kirstyn Quandt Columnist

What is it that makes a great television show?

Is it the characters you come to love or the plot twists that keep your head swimming in circles?

Regardless of the aspect that captures our hearts, we come to purposely schedule the show into our lives, making sure that once we are caught up on past seasons, we don’t miss a beat that follows.

And, of course, we all have our own television preferences.

While there are those who crave humor and Will Ferrell-esque mockeries, there are also the suspenseseeking rebels that thrive on mystery and smutty drama.

Yet, a lot of us feel guilty when we binge-watch episode upon episode to catch up instead of doing our homework, and although we should prioritize those extracurriculars alongside what needs to be done ASAP, there is no harm in the sporadic indulgence of binge-worthy shows.

In my time, I have watched and been referred to an endless amount of shows: some are duds and others that have been well worth the long nights spent catching up on homework.

So here are a few that are “freebies” and don’t necessitate the aftermath of guilt when you binge with tissues in one hand and a big bowl of buttery popcorn in the other.

First and foremost is “Scandal.”

Main character Olivia Pope runs the well-known law firm/PR agency Olivia Pope & Associates that cleans up DC’s most scandalous acts — no pun intended.

Not only is it the perfect concoction of action and drama, but Olivia Pope is an iconic figure that the most influential women should aspire to be.

And with every problem we encounter in our chaotic lives, we can’t help but say “It’s handled” with the

utmost certainty.

This is the prime choice if you are looking for a blend of drama and action.

You’ll laugh with Cyrus, shudder with Huck and always be fortunate enough to admire Jake.

Next is “Lost.” As one of the most complex plots I have witnessed to date, the characters in this show not only encounter a plane crash together but also grow alongside one another throughout the seasons, make frenemies, and do so all on one crazy, monstrosity of an island.

And yes, to this day any strange sound shall be dubbed the modern day smoke monster.

I recommend this view if you are looking for a long series that keeps your attention and keeps you guessing up until the final episode.

Then there’s “Criminal Minds.”

For those of you who may be a little faint of heart like myself, and “Law and Order: SVU” is just a little too much at times, “Criminal Minds” offers a great alternative.

Like the suspense of most crime dramas, the show focuses on profiling the criminals and plays into the psychology of violence and crime.

Not only are some of the characters like quirky Garcia and insanely-brilliant Reed worth watching, but this show is perfect if you’re looking to be instantly hooked.

And yes, it is okay to close your eyes if the creepy motel owner becomes too much to handle.

And finally, there is “Jane the Virgin.”

My father will fight me tooth and nail on this suggestion, but this series is light-hearted and hilarious.

With its telenovelainspired storyline and a cheesy narrator chiming in to capitalize on the dramatics, viewers cannot help but follow the stories of romance and insanely unrealistic crimes.

This may be far-fetched for a few of you, but sometimes after those long weeks of exams and term papers we need something upbeat and light. And let’s be honest, who doesn’t

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Free college and health care only strengthen capitalism, not hinder it

Landan James Columnist

Bernie Sanders’ propositions for free college tuition for all public colleges and Medicare-forall health care system has been the butt of criticism among conservatives who challenge how he will pay for all of this. That answer is quite simple: the proper allocation of tax funds.

Yet, conservatives are quick to criticize Bernie and his supporters for wanting “free stuff ” or “handouts,” without earning them.

Indeed, conservatives are quick to pull the Socialist or Communist card in order to immediately discredit Sanders’ propositions.

This is America, the home of capitalism. Any mention of “free” stuff automatically goes against everything that makes us American.

How often does one hear the phrase “you have to work hard in life for what you want” or “nothing in life comes free”?

Even though the Cold

War has been over for 20plus years, several Americans associate the words “free” with communism and the Soviet Union.

However, would free college and free health care cause the downfall of our ever-so sacred capitalist system? Absolutely not.

In fact, these two propositions would only strengthen our economic system in ways that are not realized or understood by a majority of Americans.

The next time someone accuses you of being a freeloader due to your desire for free college and health care, use capitalism against them.

Faster than one can say laissez-faire, those who abhor “free stuff ” will struggle to coherently counter such an argument.

Ask them this: how am I supposed to be a good capitalist if I am burdened by thousands of dollars of debt?

If one is burdened by student loan and health care debt, then one is unable to invest their money in business, unable to buy consumer goods, and unable to stimulate the economy.

With such high levels of debt, many Americans have to be frugal; saving money — rather than spending it — is the greatest weakness for our consumer capitalist economy.

How can one be a good capitalist if one must save their money in order to pay back debt? The answer, quite simply, is that one cannot.

Free college tuition will allow the future generations of the United States to become well-rounded, intellectually sound individuals who have the necessary tools to be successful entrepreneurs and capitalists.

They will have more money to play the stock market, invest in starting a new business, and buy consumer goods —Americanmade goods ideally.

Without burdensome health care costs, Americans will be able to attain state-of-the-art medical care without fearing the possibility of bankruptcy.

Furthermore, since Americans would not fear going bankrupt, they would visit the doctor on a more regular basis, thus creating a healthy generation of laborers and capitalists.

Unfortunately, as it is now, student debt is a major profit source for the United States government, so do not expect any current politicians to bring about its end.

Big pharma has a chokehold on Congress so do not expect any real health care reforms to occur either.

As long as the political system remains as it is, and the American people remain apathetic, expect nothing to change for our generation or future generations.

Debt will continue, people will avoid getting a college education and people will avoid seeking the medical care that they so desperately need.

Do not believe the rhetoric used by conservatives and traditionalists who smear the idea of free college tuition and free health care as a “handout” or “communist.”

Most likely, these people have no actual idea as to what communism is or, for that matter, what capitalism really is.

Free college and free health care will only strengthen our capitalist system because the American public will, therefore, have more money to invest in stocks, start businesses and buy consumer goods.

Despite what some people may believe, the proper allocation of tax money for the paying of college tuition and medical costs will only cause the United States’ capitalist economy to strengthen and expand with the ever-changing world; it will not cause the country to become communist nor will it create a generation of freeloaders.

Rating women hurts much more than it helps Casey Ewart Columnist

Most people know when they are being complimented. However, sometimes the compliments can take a different turn.

Some people might consider catcalls being a compliment, while others might find it offensive.

Catcalls have been around for years and are

not dying out anytime soon.

Not every person will have the same response because everyone is different.

One person could get catcalled and go up to the person and slap them for doing it.

One person could get catcalled and say thanks and wink back.

Another person might use the bird and keep walking. You get the idea.

It seems as though that fine line between insult and compliment tends to have more actions piling up near it. For example, the rating system of men and women is not necessary.

I first noticed this system while watching the movie “She’s Out of My League.”

That movie explains what the rating system can do to a relationship if one feels unequal to the other.

The rating scale from one to 10 is insulting to everyone who does not fall under the 10 category.

The sad part is that this rating system is strictly based on looks. Yes, attraction is usually the first noticeable feature about a person; however, a relationship cannot last when it is solely based on looks.

The system has an effect on people’s brains. It can cause them to really evalu-

ate themselves and compare themselves to other people.

According to blogger Aaron Gouveia from the Huffington Post, “I’ve been saying my wife is out of my league and too good for me for 10 solid years, ever since we started dating. Because... well, look at her and look at me. Many guys express similar sentiments about their wives, and we genuinely mean it as a compliment. Unfortunately, it’s a sentiment that’s really started to harm our marriage.”

He talks about how his mindset started changing when thinking about the

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rating scale and how she was a nine and he was a five.

He wanted his wife to see that he wasn’t good enough for her.

You might be thinking, well that will not happen to me. Mr. Gouveia didn’t think it would happen to him either.

The rating scale can take various tolls on a person.

It can consume the person and ruin relationships like it did to Mr. Gouveia. It can leave a person old and alone because they want what they believe to be a 10 and those people might not give them the time of day.

Reality number one,

there is not a single person on the planet that ranks a 10 because no one is perfect. A person can strive to be perfect all they want, but they will not make the cut.

Reality number two, most people do not even use the ranking scale.

Most people look for a lifetime partner, not just someone who will look good to stand beside.

There are more to people than the just the outside appearance. People are more than just a number. They are human beings with real feelings.

Think about that the next time you want to use the rating system.

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GoSycamores also reports that Indiana State’s defense has been solid outside of the pitching circle.

The Sycamores rank second in the MVC in turning double plays, recording 14 so far this season. Only Wichita State has more.

The last time the Sycamores faced IU was last year and ISU won 9-1. A now senior, Taylor Lockwood pitched for Indiana State. Lockwood only gave up one earned run and only a total of three hits the entire game.

Indiana State returns home following the contest in Bloomington. The Sycamores face Drake in a Missouri Valley Conference three-game series beginning on Friday afternoon.

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Softball visits rival Hoosiers Wednesday Brice Bement Reporter

The Indiana State softball team will be playing Indiana University in Bloomington at 4 p.m.

Wednesday.

The Sycamores recently played Bradley University in a three-game series resulting in the Sycamores falling short with two losses and one win.

ISU won the first game in an extra-inning battle, 14-13. Indiana State sophomore Bailey Benefiel pitched eight innings, giving up six earned runs while only having one walk for the game. Freshman Shaye Barton led the Sycamores at the plate, going 3-4 in the game.

The second game resulted in a 16-4 loss for the Sycamores.

Sophomore Abby Klopp pitched five innings, giving up eight runs with seven of them earned. Benefiel came in next to pitch for an inning.

She gave up six runs with five earned. Senior Abbie Malchow finished off the game giving up two runs.

The last game of the series ended in a 12-4 loss.

Benefiel pitched the entire game for the Sycamores giving up 11 earned runs.

Indiana University is coming off two wins and one loss this past weekend.

IU played the University of Illinois-Chicago and won 3-2. Next, they played Western Illinois University where they won 11-8.

The last game of the weekend resulted in a 4-1 loss against Wright State University.

IU top hitters include sophomore Rebecca Blitz, who is currently leading the Hoosiers in hitting with an average of .367.

Following behind her is junior Erin Lehman with a .308 batting average.

The Hoosiers also have three young pitchers that Indiana State could possibly face in the upcoming game. Freshman Tara Trainer currently has a 1.89 ERA, freshman Josie Wood has a 2.58 ERA and sophomore Emily Kirk has a 4.50 ERA. Indiana State’s offense will rely heavily on junior Brooke Riemenschneider, who has paced the Sycamores throughout the early season. Riemenschneider is batting .375 with 14 RBIs. She is a Missouri Valley Conference leader in hits and RBIs accord-

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Baseball hosts Nebraska in mid-week tilt Zach Rainey Reporter

The weather is starting to warm up, and Indiana State baseball is in full swing.

After taking two out of three from Siena over the weekend, the Sycamores host the Nebraska Cornhuskers for a two-game series before taking on IU on Friday.

The Sycamores come into this matchup with a 13-7 record.

This series will be a test for Indiana State as Nebraska comes into the contest with a similar record of 11-7 and has a hard-hitting lineup behind them.

At the plate, the Cornhuskers are led by junior first baseman Ben Miller, who is hitting .380 this season with three home runs and 12 RBIs. Miller is also fourth in the Big 10 in fielding and first in triples with four.

Right behind him is the lefty Jake Meyers, who plays outfield in the games he’s not pitching.

At the plate, Meyers is disciplined and rarely strikes out, making him very effective at moving up runners on the base paths.

He also has yet to hit into a double play this season.

While he may not hit much for power, he’s a contact hitter with his .353 batting average and has a knack for getting on base with his .423 on-base percentage.

The Cornhusker with the most power, however, is Scott Schreiber, who’s hit a conference-leading six home runs and 17 RBIs to

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this point.

While Schreiber leads his team in those respective categories, he also leads the team with an incredible .683 slugging percentage, good enough for third in the conference.

Nebraska hasn’t had similar success on the mound this season though.

A freshman leads the way for the Cornhuskers on the mound this season.

Matt Waldron has appeared in five games, including three starts and has compiled a record of 3-1.

Waldron has an impressive 2.77 ERA and leads the team in innings pitched this season.

Waldron’s secret? Deadon accuracy.

He’s pitched in at least five more innings than any pitcher for the Cornhuskers and is still tied for the team-low in walks with just five.

One area that has been consistent for the Nebraska pitching staff is their closer Chad Luensmann.

While he has just two saves on the year, he has also yet to give up an earned run in 12 innings of work.

As for the Sycamores, they come in led by the duo of Kaden Moore and Hunter Owen, who are having great seasons at the plate hitting .403 and .402 respectively.

While they’ve only hit one home run between the

two of them, they rarely squander an opportunity with runners in scoring position, as Moore has collected 19 RBIs and Owen has collected 22 RBIs. Freshman infielder Clay Dungan is not to be overlooked, as he’s hitting an impressive .312 at the plate and is currently on a sevengame hitting streak.

One player who’s having surprising success this season is Daniel Peterson, who redshirted in 2014 and received a medical redshirt in 2015.

Peterson is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA, just behind Justin Hill who is 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA. One category Peterson edges Hill out in, however, is accuracy.

In just four more innings pitched than Hill, Peterson has only given up 10 walks on the season, half of Hill’s 20. Peterson also beats out Hill in strikeouts with 35, 13 more than Hill’s 23.

Tuesday’s game against Nebraska is in the books, but Indiana State is at home again Wednesday against the Cornhuskers with first pitch scheduled for 4 p.m.

Up next, the Sycamores will take on their in-state rivals, the Indiana Hoosiers in a three-game series this weekend.

The first game will be played at Bob Warn Field on Friday, with the other two games being played in Bloomington on Saturday and Sunday.

Sycamores capture Butler Spring Invitational Championship Ace Hunt

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AVON, Ind. — Indiana State picked up their first tournament win of the season and Marissa Uradomo took medalist honors for the third time in her career with a solid two round effort on Monday and Tuesday (March 21 and 22) at the Butler Spring Invitational.

The event was held at The Prestwick Country Club, a par-71, 6,085-yard layout near Indianapolis.

The Sycamores followed up their round of 297 on Monday — tied for the second-best in the history of the program — with a solid round of 319 on Tuesday in windy conditions.

The 319 was the thirdbest team score of the second round. Their two-day total of 616 allowed the Sycamores to cruise to an 18-stroke victory in the event.

IUPUI finished second

with a score of 634 while host Butler was third at 643.

MVC rival Loyola finished fourth with a tournament total of 646 while Witenberg was fifth at 647.

Cleveland State was sixth with a score of 649 while the IUPUI “B” team rounded out the field with a score of 699.

Indiana State’s tworound score of 616 marked the 10th-best tournament score for a 36-hole tournament in the history of the program. The win was the seventh team tournament victory under the direction of sixth-year head coach Greg Towne and the tenth in the history of the program.

Uradomo won the individual championship, marking the school record third time she has captured medalist honors in her career. A Sycamore has won an individual title four times in the 10-year history of the program. She

posted a 69 — the fourthbest round in the history of the program on Monday — and came back on Tuesday with a 79. Her two-day total of 148 was good enough for first place by three strokes over Cleveland State’s Allyson Hackmon who tallied a score of 151. Uradomo’s score of 148 was just three strokes off her career-low tournament score and is tied for the fourth-best mark for a 36-hole event in program history.

Freshman Thilda Staubo followed up her opening round score of 73 with a 79 on day two and finished third in the event with a score of 152.

That mark proved to be just one stroke outside of the program’s all-time Top 10 and crushed her previous 36-hole career best of 167 set at the Racer Classic back in the fall. It was Staubo’s first career Top 10 finish and also the best finish of her Sycamore career. He finished just one stroke out

of second place and four shots behind Uradomo for first. She held a one-stroke lead over IUPUI’s Aneta Abrahamova’s tournament total of 153.

Sophie Benetti improved two strokes on day two as she posted a 78 and finished the event with a score of 158, which tied for sixth place. The Butler Spring Invitational marked the first 36-hole event in her career.

Benetti has now finished inside the individual Top 20 in each of her last four events.

Robyn Blanchard carded a final round of 83, which followed her opening day mark of 75 as she tied Benetti for sixth place in the event with a score of 158.

She carved 17 strokes off her previous 36-hole best of 175 set at the Racer Classic. Her sixth place tie is a career-best and marks her second Top 20 finish in a row.

Alex Jennings rounded out the Sycamores efforts

in the team event as she tallied a round of 85 on Tuesday and finished the event in a tie for 31st place with a tournament tally of 172.

She took five strokes off her previous career-best in a 36-hole event as her best previous score was a 177 at the Racer Classic back in the fall.

Dawn Turner fired a round of 81 on Tuesday and finished the event with a score of 169, which was good enough for 28th place. Turner shaved 11 strokes off her previous career-best of 180, also set at the Racer Classic back in the fall. Senior Shelby Williams rounded out the scoring as she tallied a 91 on Tuesday and finished the event with a score of 175 and tied for 35th place.

Indiana State returns to action on April 2-3 when they travel to Peoria, Illinois, for the Bradley Spring Invitational, which will be held at the Weaver Ridge Golf Club.