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Volume 125, Issue 64
Non-profit Leadership Alliance recruits students Rus’sel Butts Reporter
The Non-Profit Leadership Alliance held an informational session in the HMSU last week with the focus on informing students on why they should minor in non-profit leadership. The faculty advisor for the group, Dr. Nathan Schaumleffel, started the event by discussing the history of the national organization. “The organization was founded in 1948 by H. Roe Bartle,” Schaumleffel said. “It was created in response to the great depression as the organization was meant to help the youth advance in leadership positions. The alliance started by working with training young men to become Boy Scouts executive members.” The alliance took an innovative approach in the 1960s by reaching out to colleges and letting them establish chapters representing the national organization. “The alliance now has over 48 collegiate partners to spread our image, and we have many notable workforce partners,” Schaumleffel said. “These national workforce partners pay to be a part of the alliance so they can get firsthand access to our members.” These workforce partners include the YMCA, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation. Overall, they possess 26 organizations under their umbrella, and that number is
continually increasing. “Anyone could apply for this minor; even if they are not interested in the minor students can also join the alliance because it allows them to broaden their connections,” senior member Nate Bibet said. “It is a great networking opportunity for anybody looking to expand their connections.” Students who participate will also receive a Certified Non-Profit Professional Certificate at the end of the program. This certificate serves as a gateway to reaching higher executive positions within non-profit organizations. “To get the certificate you have to do four things,” said President McKayla Cox. “You need to complete eight online courses, finish a 300-hour internship with a nonprofit, complete one year of service with a nonprofit, and attend the Alliance Management Institute Conference, which is the national conference for the entire organization.” “The curriculum bases itself on the 10 competencies decided by the national board to prepare students for employment after graduation,” Bibet said. According to junior member Kelly Ronan, the most important competencies are personal and personal development. “It is the easiest to take beyond the nonprofit sector,” Ronan said. “You can apply the lessons you learn in that field to almost every facet of your life.” One of the most significant issues nonprofit businesses have is people choosing
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Nate Bibet and McKayla Cox.
to work in the governmental sector more than the nonprofit sector. “Nonprofits focus on the specific needs of communities and base their mission goals off of solving those particular issues,” Bibet said. “We are more proficient in the area of social work compared to the government’s broad focus. Schaumleffel put his opinion in on why nonprofits are better than private sectors. “The nonprofit sectors tends to give a better benefits package compared to the private sector,” Schaumleffel said. “Getting college students to understand that
you cannot just look at the salary is an essential skill they will use when they become an adult. You have to look at the whole package, and many nonprofits have very competitive employment packages that are often more competitive than the for-profit industry.” To end the presentation, McKayla Cox said that, “working in nonprofit is rewarding. You always love your job, and you are always ready to work. Anybody that is interested in the minor is encouraged to join.”
Authour speaks in defense of the generation Jack Gregory Reporter
Paige Carter | Indiana Statesman
PAW board members creates events for students to enjoy over the weekend.
Reminiscing blast from the past with disney films Kayla Rogan Reporter Students gathered to watch some Disney favorites in Dede I from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday. The films that played were “Beauty and the Beast,” “Atlantis,” “Tarzan,” “Mulan,” “Hercules,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Little Mermaid” and “The Incredibles.” There were different drinks and food that was offered during each mov-
ie. There were also prizes handed out towards the end of the night. “We tried to stick with the theme of classic during our childhood ages,” PAW event coordinator, Kaila Barnes, said. Many of the students enjoyed the film “Mulan,” laughing and quoting lines from the movie by heart. “Mulan” tells the story of a woman going to war in
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On Thursday, the Center for Student Success hosted a book discussion in the library. The book, by author Jean M. Twenge, is “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood – And What That Means for the Rest of Us.” The discussion focused on chapters three, four and five. The term “generation gap” is something we’re all familiar with. In every generation, individuals have struggled to come to grips with the difference, and, more importantly, the common ground between them and the generation after or before them. Whether it’s about politics, education or technology, there’s an issue with communication between the generations and it’s not something that we’ve figured out yet and that gap seems to be getting larger. In her book, Twenge attempts to analyze and understand the latest generation, GenZ, and the differences between them and GenX, the generation she is part of. Unlike many of the think pieces and articles that focus on criticizing Millennials, this book does seem to make an effort to actually understand the generation it’s analyzing. There are quite a few key differences between GenZ and the ones that came before it – even ours. We got to grow up without the internet or smart phones or other forms of technology being omnipresent; this generation does not. They’ve had iP-
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Jean Twenge attended the event on Thursday to discuss her book.
hones since they were children. They grew up on the Internet. GenZ has also grown into some challenges in this world that many people are still trying to figure out. Chapter seven, for instance, focuses on income, or lack thereof. iGen, another name for GenZ, is just trying to save money and to earn their own way. They don’t spend as much as previous generations. Chapter six is about the social challenges this generation faces. They’re safer than we’ve ever been, but they’re isolated. They’re also incredibly inclusive and tolerant, which I would bet is a result of having grown up online and being exposed to so many different worldviews and experiences. Despite being a critique on an entire generation of people, Twenge does have a lot of good things to say about GenZ.
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However, in many cases, she falls into the same old pitfalls as so many authors have when talking about the generation below them. See if this sounds familiar: “They socialize in completely new ways, reject once sacred social taboos, and want different things from their lives and careers.” This is what Twenge says in a summary of her book on her website, jeantwenge.com. It feels like there is a lot of finger-pointing going on as well as some deep accusations being made without proof. When discussing how reluctant members of this generation are to grow up, Twenge cites an interview she had with a girl she calls “Athena,” a pseudonym
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Monday, March 26, 2018
Florida politics loom large in ‘March for Our Lives’ Eric Garcia CQ-Roll Call (TNS) Todd Foote came to Saturday’s March for Lives in Washington because of his son Austin. Austin is a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people Feb. 14. Scott Beigel, his cross-country coach, was among the victims. So were four of his friends. His best friend’s sister was in the hospital for two weeks. Foote describes himself as a registered Republican. “But this has changed everything” he said. “I will never vote for politicians who are pawns of the (National Rifle Association).” Foote and his family were among many Floridians who came to the na-
tion’s capital Saturday to voice their concerns about Congress’ response — or the lack of one — to gun violence.
Many demonstrators voiced anger at lawmakers who, in their opinion, have failed to do enough. In Florida, what candi-
dates are willing to do in response to gun violence has taken on a new importance in midterm campaigns. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was one of many Democrats from the Florida delegation who took part in the march. “I think it is so monumental that every candidate for every office that is on ballot is going to have an answer ready — do you care more about NRA than protecting students lives,” she said. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., also was at the march. Since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, he has become increasingly vocal about changing gun laws. His potential Republican challenger, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, signed gun legislation this month. The bill passed by Flor-
ida’s Legislature raised the minimum age for purchasing many weapons to 21, bans bump stocks for firearms and creates a threeday waiting period for certain guns. The legislation would also allow courts to prevent people with mental illness from obtaining a firearm. But the law also contains a provision that would let school personnel who are not teachers to carry firearms if the local government allows it and if the personnel complete 132 hours of training. “This is a far different way of operating than the typical inefficiency we see from the federal government in Washington,” Scott said during the signing. “Politics in D.C. seems to always get in the way of actually enacting measures that will help American
families.” Mixed reactions Floridians participating Saturday’s march were divided about the legislation Scott signed. Lana Duca, a student at Florida State University, criticized Scott for not facing her and other protesters who demonstrated last month in Tallahassee, Florida’s state capital. “What I find frustrating is that Rick Scott did make a few changes for Florida, but he also wouldn’t come and show his face when there were 2,000 people at his front door asking him to do more,” she said. Scott did not attend the march in Washington or any other anti-gun violence demonstration Saturday. Todd Foote said he and wife Denise had called “ev-
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United Airlines’ favorability rating was rebounding until dog died in overhead bin Hugo Martin Los Angeles Times (TNS)
United Airlines’ reputation sustained another blow after another customer-service blunder, but the good news for the carrier is that the fallout is not as bad as last time. United has worked to rebuild its reputation after security agents dragged a passenger off a flight to Louisville, Kentucky, last year. But the airline’s brand was tarnished again this month: A dog died after a flight attendant ordered it be stowed in an overhead bin during a flight from Houston to New York. United’s favorability rating has been monitored by a brand-tracking consultant, Morning Consult, which has surveyed 162,132 people about United Airlines from Jan. 16, 2017, to March 20. The survey asks people to rank brands on a scale from negative 100 to positive 100. After Chicago security agents dragged passenger David Dao off a United flight in April 2017, United’s rating dropped 47 points, according to Morning Consult. Dao suffered a broken nose, a concussion and other injuries when he was forcibly removed from his seat, which he refused to give up to crew members who needed to be in Louisville
the next day. In the 11 months since the Dao incident, Morning Consult’s data shows United Airlines’ reputation began to improve slowly, even though it has lagged seven to 17 points behind rivals American, Delta and Southwest. But United’s reputation took another nosedive after March 12, when a French bulldog died after the owner was forced to put the dog carrier in an overhead bin in Houston at the start of a flight. United said later that the flight attendant was not aware that a dog was in the pet carrier — a contention disputed by the dog’s owner. The airline also admitted to shipping accidents involving two other dogs in the four days after the bulldog died. The company’s reputation fell 28 points after the latest incident, according to Morning Consult. Still, after Dao was dragged off the plane, 44 percent of the people who had heard about the onboard dispute told the brand tracker that they would sacrifice money and time to avoid flying with United. But after the latest pet-related scandal, only 25 percent of those questioned said they would avoid United. A representative for United declined to comment on the survey.
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Attorney for the Piazza family Tom Kline speaks about the anti-hazing legislation named after Timothy Piazza outside of the Centre County Courthouse on Friday, March 23, 2018 in Bellefonte, Pa.
Penn State frat death hearing resumes amid call for tougher hazing penalties Susan Snyder The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Prosecutors on Friday launched their second bid to force 11 Pennsylvania State University fraternity members to stand trial for the 2017 booze-fueled death of sophomore pledge Tim Piazza, as a top state lawmaker unveiled a proposal to punish hazing with tough jail terms. “We are here to make sure this never happens again,” said Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, announcing details of the Timothy J. Piazza Anti-Hazing Law at the foot of the Centre County Courthouse during a break in the proceedings. Among other things, the bill would upgrade hazing from a summary offense — typically punishable with a fine — to a misde-
meanor or felony carrying penalties of up to seven years in prison. Corman, a Centre County Republican, was joined at the conference by Piazza’s parents and Penn State President Eric Barron, whose staff helped craft the bill. The senator said he hopes to push it through the Senate next month. Piazza, a sophomore from New Jersey, died in February 2017 from injuries he suffered after drinking copious amounts of alcohol during a pledge ritual party at Beta Theta Pi. In a stupor, he fell down the stairs and was left unattended for hours. His death days later and the subsequent charges have drawn national attention and led to a crackdown on Greek life at Penn State’s flagship campus. None of the defendants
were in court Friday, as prosecutors sought for the second time in a year to persuade Centre County Judge Allen Sinclair to hold them for trial on charges that range from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. Sinclair has set aside six days for the hearing, which could tread much of the same ground as last year’s multiday proceeding. From the outset Friday, defense lawyers were angling to prevent that. Brian Zarallo, a longtime Philadelphia assistant district attorney who joined the Attorney General’s Office this year, told the judge that the prosecution would present a streamlined case, including about two hours of surveillance video from the State College house on the night Pizza suffered his fatal injuries.
Despite objections from the defense, Sinclair told him to proceed. “I’ll make the decision if I’ve seen too much already,” he said. All of the testimony Friday morning came from forensic pathologist Harry Kamerow, who described Piazza’s head and spleen injuries, which he said resulted from a fall while the teen was severely intoxicated. Asked by prosecutors, the pathologist said Piazza would have had a better chance to survive if he had received medical attention sooner. But the doctor said he could not pinpoint how much sooner that should have been. “He starts out with an eminently treatable injury if he gets medical intervention,” Kamerow said, noting that Piazza’s shat-
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Facebook hasn’t been ‘forthcoming’ about data breach, Senator Warner says Ben Brody and Todd Shields Bloomberg News(TNS)
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2017.
Facebook hasn’t been “fully forthcoming” as Congress investigated Russia’s attempted meddling in the 2016 presidential election, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Sunday. Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he questioned “the use of this really sketchy firm Cambridge Analytica,” but Facebook “blew that off ” as they did other concerns over Russia’s actions. Cambridge Analytica, which consulted on President Donald Trump’s campaign, siphoned data from about 50 million Facebook users as it built an election-consulting company that boasted it could sway voters in contests all over the world. Facebook also came under scrutiny last year after the revelation that Russians had used the site in its attempts to affect the 2016 election. The revelation of Cambridge Ana-
lytica’s action has caused days of fury for Facebook and its co-founder and chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg. Two congressional committees have invited Zuckerberg to testify, and he has said he’d agree if he is the right person to appear. “The whole industry has been reluctant to accept the fact that we’re seeing the dark underbelly of social media — how it can be manipulated,” Warner said. “We’re still dealing right now with kind of fake posts and fake accounts.” Facebook took out ads in multiple newspapers Sunday apologizing for what it called a “breach.” Warner also said the U.S. should re-examine the claim, which is largely reflected in U.S. law, that social media sites “have no responsibility for any of the content,” and Warner added “maybe you should be able to move all your data” when moving between sites. On March 21, a bill to limit a website’s immunity for content when it knowingly facilitates sex trafficking
passed Congress — one of the first impositions of liability for online platforms as the U.S. debates their responsibility for what users post. Trump is expected to sign it into law. Warner repeated his call for Zuckerberg to testify. “He is the face of Facebook,” Warner said. “He in fact created this industry, and he needs to come explain to the American public and to policymakers.” Zuckerberg should “explain how they’re going to work with us,” Warner said in a separate interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Facebook general counsel Colin Stretch was called before Congress last year, and Warner has said he now wants to hear testimony from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. After last year’s hearings, Zuckerberg promised a “major ads transparency effort,” including requiring political advertisers to include a disclosure of their identities. War-
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indianastatesman.com PENN FROM PAGE 2 tered spleen caused his stomach to fill with blood. Defense attorneys questioned whether college students who had been drinking had the ability to detect that Piazza was severely injured. Men age 19 or 20 “are not in a position to make a medical diagnosis of a spleen injury,” argued Frank Fina, who is representing Brendan Young, fraternity president. The hearing last summer culminated with a surprising Sept. 1 ruling by Sinclair to throw out the most serious felony charges against eight of the fraternity members and remove all charges against four others. Former Centre County Prosecutor Stacy Parks Miller refiled the charges in October and charged 12 additional members of the fraternity in Piazza’s death after recovering footage from a basement video camera, for a total of 26. After she lost a bid for re-election, new Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna, citing a conflict of interest, asked the Attorney General’s Office to take the case. Attorney General Josh Shapiro this month declined to press aggravated assault charges against the
FACEBOOK FROM PAGE 2 ner has said he wants Facebook to go further. The senator has pressed tech companies for more information about Russian meddling in U.S. elections, and called on them to harden their networks. Questions remain about how Russia used Facebook to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. An indictment by special counsel Robert Mueller described a multiyear effort by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian outfit, and others to shape American opinions, including by impersonating Americans on Facebook,
fraternity members, but charged five of them with involuntary manslaughter. In addition to the 11 facing the hearing Friday, three others previously waived their right to a preliminary hearing and were held for trial. The other 12 charged will face a preliminary hearing in May. The Piazzas’ relationship with Penn State has been strained since their son’s death, but Jim Piazza, speaking at the news conference outside the courthouse, thanked Barron for his “unwavering support” of the hazing bill. Under the legislation, hazing that results in serious bodily injury or death would be a third-degree felony, while hazing that leads to less serious bodily injury would be upgraded to a third-degree misdemeanor. The legislation also would hold organizations, such as fraternities, responsible for hazing and would require the groups to forfeit property used in the offense. That could put expensive fraternity houses on some campuses in the crosshairs if a hazing event occurs there. It also would require secondary schools and colleges to adopt a written policy against hazing and keep annual reports on offenses committed. Instagram, Google’s YouTube and Twitter. About 150 million users saw posts from a St. Petersburg-based troll farm whose main purpose was to push Kremlin propaganda. In addition to congressional investigations, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing whether Facebook violated a 2011 consent decree with its handling of personal user data transferred to Cambridge Analytica without users’ knowledge, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is also facing an investigation in the United Kingdom.
Monday, March 26, 2018 • Page 3 DEFENSE FROM PAGE 1 used since “Athena” is a minor. Twenge asks Athena what she likes to do with her friends. Athena mentions that she goes to the mall and when Twenge asks if her parents drop her off, Athena describes a general day at the mall, “‘No – I go with my family,’ she replied. ‘We’ll go with my mom and brothers and walk a little behind them. I just have to tell my mom where we’re going. I have to check in every hour or every 30 minutes.’” The author seems to think that it’s
this child’s choice to go to the mall with her family, when in reality, the parent is choosing to go as a chaperone and watch over their child while she interacts with her friends. Just like the many articles chastising our generation, undue blame is being put on the children when they have no choice as to how they’re raised. One of the key things to take into account when studying a new phenomenon is the old adage, “Correlation does not imply causation,” and I think Twenge stumbles over that saying in this book. To be fair, it’s an easy thing to do whenever you
DISNEY FROM PAGE 1 place of her father, who was injured in the last war. Mulan saves China even though it was a forbidden for women to fight in the army. “‘Mulan’ shows that a woman can do what men can do, and she takes risks to fight for her country and family,” student Tianna Moore said. During “Beauty and the Beast,” the students were quieter than when they watched “Mulan.” This film was more on the romantic side. This movie showed students that beauty is only skin deep. “Beauty is more than skin deep because beauty is based on the personality because you can be beautiful on the outside, but ugly on the inside,” student Amber Stringer said.
FL FROM PAGE 2 “every single member” of the state Legislature to urge them to pass the law Scott signed. And he had some good things to say about Scott. “He actually bucked the NRA, which I’m very happy with,” Foote said. He’s not sure how he’ll vote in the Senate race this November. “The fact Scott stood up to the NRA, I’m leaning towards him because I do espouse a lot of those principles,” he said. But if Scott “starts to kind of fall backwards and fall back into the NRA’s trap,” Foote said, he’d consider voting for Nelson. Broad support Democrats from other states — including a couple who may be contemplating a presidential
run in 2020 — also lent their support to the march in D.C. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., accompanied students from Newark, where he was mayor before his election to the Senate. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who has changed her position on guns dramatically since the days when she once said she had two guns under her bed, came to the march with her sons. And Gil Cisneros, a candidate in the tight race in California’s 39th Congressional District, marched in Washington and posted a photo on Twitter of himself with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who has become a vocal advocate for gun control after being shot in the head at a congressional event.
get caught up in your research that you’ve been compiling for months or years. You don’t want anything to happen to it. You protect it. However, I think a more complete look at the generational differences between iGen and GenX and maybe Millennials would be to also look at the parents. How are these kids raised? What is leading them to make these decisions or to take these actions? I encourage you to look into this topic for yourself. The book is available at various online retailers as well as the campus bookstore.
“Beauty and the Beast” helps many students to realize that it is important to cherish the ones they love. When the “Incredibles” movie played, many students voiced their confusion on why it took so long for Pixar to make a sequel. Many of them knew the lines of this movie. There was not a second of the movie with someone not quoting the lines, or even laughing. ISU students were able to meet new people, and find things they had in common with their peers. Not only were the ISU students enjoying the films, there were young children who came to the event. These children got the chance to see movies that college students enjoyed when they were their age. The children loved the movies as well, but they were not able to quote the lines of the movie. However, many of the students felt like it was good for the young children to watch inspiring movies like these.
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Professor of the Week Catherine Steding
Alexandria Truby Reporter
Dr. Steding was born in Cincinnati, Ohio but chose Indiana as her home at the age of 18 and never left. She completed her undergrad at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana (B.S. Biology 2003), earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana (2010) and Postdoctoral fellow in Medical and Molecular Genetics at Indiana University School of Medicine (2010-2013). She is now an Assistant Professor for the Department of Biology and works with The Center for Genomic Advocacy. Favorite music artist? I don’t have a favorite musical artist or even genre. It may sound indecisive but I love music from nearly every era and select whatever feels right in the moment. This could be ballads from the ‘60s, cheesy pop from the ‘80s, or whatever streams to me from the past few years. Favorite author? I am as voracious a reader as my time will allow and thus simply love all books. I read everything from true crime to science fiction to whatever my kids want me to read to them. I am currently enjoying re-reading “A Wrinkle in
Time” so that I can enjoy the new film with a fresh memory of the book. There is nothing quite like returning to a childhood favorite with the eyes of an adult. Favorite restaurant? Red Robin. I love the tower of onion rings and all things cheeseburger. What is your favorite place on ISU’s campus? My daughters will sometimes visit me on campus during the summer and, when possible, we spend our lunch by the pond watching the fish or reading. It is one of the most peaceful and beautiful places on campus. What is your favorite ISU tradition? I enjoy participating in Family Day. It has been fun to participate in the excitement and engage with our broader ISU family. The Center for Genomic Advocacy participates every year giving me the perfect opportunity to meet and talk with the family and friends of current students. What do you like most about ISU? The people. ISU is a unique community unlike any other. Why did you choose ISU? ISU is the type of university where the faculty and administration genuinely care about the students and community. The unparalleled commitment to our students combined with the strong emphasis on community engage-
ment makes ISU an ideal place for growth and development as an educator. I chose ISU because I loved the idea of working for a university that encouraged active faculty engagement with students beyond the classroom in arenas that include both community engagement and research. What is your favorite movie/ TV show? Netflix and all things Marvel. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would that be? Why? I have always wanted to travel to Venice. I blame Shakespeare for the obsession. What did you study in college and why? I was lucky enough to be someone who knew what they enjoyed from an early age and thus the obvious choice for me was Biology. The way cells work and create complicated organisms has always captivated me. The thing that college taught me was that my interests were specifically research science. The chance to work in a lab under the amazing instruction of Dr. Charles Baer and Dr. Michael Lynch showed me that I was bred for tedium. I can spend hours in front of a microscope and not even notice time passing. Biology remains the perfect fit for someone like me; a mix between tedious and exhilarating.
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What is your best advice for do so if you let us know what you students? I want to see students need. I would rather spend evtake advantage of office hours ery office hour helping students and get to know their professors. We are here to help but can only
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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Unsane’ is insanely creepy Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (TNS)
You’re never sure what the prolific, ever-rebellious Steven Soderbergh is going to do next. But from “Sex, Lies and Videotape” to “Erin Brockovich” to the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise, you know it’s going to be different. His latest, “Unsane,” is as peculiar as they come. It is a psycho thriller panic dream that’s a galaxy distant from anything he has done over the past three decades. Watching it, I felt that he’d opened Thesaurus.com, looked up “terror” and took a thousand inspirations. This is a relentless anxiety-drencher that is effective to a deeply disturbing degree. It’s not just gripping. It’s strangulating. The film follows its ostensible heroine, Sawyer Valentini (Claire Foy), through a mistaken confinement in a psychiatric facility. Foy (Golden Globe and SAG winner as the young Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s “The Crown”) makes the film throb with unease. From the title on, we have valid reason to wonder whether she is delusional in her claims that a longtime stalker has followed her to her new city. The cinematography is equally dodgy. Soderbergh makes some of his actors look a little fisheye bloated here, a bit off balance there, consistently boxed in by framing that feels claustrophobic. It’s out of the ordinary and unsettling, and it perfectly serves the tone of the magnetically creepy story. To say that Sawyer has some
man issues is an understatement. In the first 15 minutes, the financial data specialist is convinced that her boss’ invitation to attend a distant business meeting with him is a #MeToo moment in the making. That evening she meets an online date, taking the handsome devil from the bar to her apartment. Once in the dark with him, she freaks out, bolts to her bathroom, medicates herself with prescription pills and lets him find his own way out. We learn little about Sawyer beyond what she tells us during therapy at a counseling facility: A stalker from her hometown is still after her, she is prepared to defend herself physically, and at one time she considered suicide. She’s held involuntarily at the facility to protect herself and others. Complications ensue, through the uncaring staff and administrators, her paranoid projections or the stalker who has entered the mental hospital. She — and we — are plunged into a complex game of “Who Do You Trust?” Soderbergh could have brought in a leprechaun riding a unicorn and I would have bought it. The supporting cast gives us Juno Temple as a seedy lunatic totally removed from her recent appearance as a lovely ingénue in Woody Allen’s “Wonder Wheel,” and “SNL’s” Jay Pharoah as an unexpectedly sympathetic opioid addict. They are as surprising as the biblical act of justice connected to one character’s crucifix necklace. With a hidden appear-
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Fe is a vulpine protagonist and title character in Zoink’s latest title.
A Game Review: AJ Goelz Reporter
EA has begun to release titles for it EA Originals initiative, recently releasing cinematic co-op game “A Way Out.” Before “A Way Out,” was a little game by Zoink, an indie game developer, named “Fe” back in February. The game dumps players into the forest in control of a small fox-like creature, Fe. As players begin to explore, they discover machine like organisms called the Silent Ones. They are capturing the animals and stealing the songs and sounds of the forest. Fe sets out to rescue the animals and stop the Silent Ones. On the surface “Fe” looks like a traditional plat former but it plays more like a Metroid or Castlevania game. There is no combat in the game, but Fe has an ability to
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learn the songs of other animals in the forest. As players gain access to new songs they can interact with the world in different ways. Throughout the game there are flowers that react to a certain song. Some are more platforming focused and others assist in puzzles. Songs also allow Fe to interact with the other animals in the forest. Like the flowers, the animals all have their own abilities to help the player solve puzzles or traverse the world. “Fe” is a relatively short game, only lasting about seven to eight hours. There is something special within that short time. “Fe” is visually stunning in its own way. Deciding to go for a more stylized look, rather than a photo realistic one, the game’s colors and unique look are downright beautiful. With no dialogue in the game,
the sound design is extremely important and “Fe” hit the nail right on the head. On every level “Fe” gets it right, from music to the intermingling of the animals’ songs. The game’s musical score finds the perfect moments to take center stage. Most of the time the music takes a back seat and adds flavor to the game’s visuals, but when the strings start to swell and the music builds everything comes together just right for a wonderful and emotional moment. The animal songs harmonize perfectly with each other. Whether it’s the animal songs, the music or both in conjunction, they create a beautiful soundscape that truly makes this game unique. While no dialogue works for this game, it is a double edged
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Unsane is a psycho thriller panic dream that’s a galaxy distant from anything he has done over the past three decades.
When I was younger, I used to think spring cleaning was a myth my mom invented to force me to do a lot of housework every year. I still kind of think that, but the myth has stuck: Every April I feel this weird itch to clean my house from top to bottom. The cleaning part is easy. I just bust out the vacuum and go to town. The harder part is decluttering — specifically when it comes to my book collection. Because while I don’t really have
an emotional attachment to all of those old dresses I toss out each year, books are another story. Voracious readers will understand my pain. Despite my best efforts to not buy any more physical books, by the end of the year I usually have stacks of them piled up around my already-overcrowded bookshelves. But I’m once again cleaning house and that includes my book collection. Based on some hard-earned experience, here are a few tips for how to keep those bookshelves under control: BE HONEST WITH YOUR-
SELF Are you really going to read that book your uncle gave you 10 years ago that you spilled coffee on once and is now all brown and sticky and kind of smells weird? Probably not. And do you really need that novel you read when you were 15 that was maybe about witches and wasn’t very good but there’s a chance you might like it again in another 20 years? No. Look at your bookshelf and have a truly honest conversation with yourself about what should stay
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STEDING FROM PAGE 4 ery office hour helping students than using it as required desk time working on the next quiz or exam. What is your greatest fear? Failure used to horrify me until I realized there was a plethora of things that I learned from the moments in my life I viewed as failures. This relatively new perspective has led to the recognition of my true fear. I fear losing the ability to learn. The thought that I might find a day when I stop learning something new truly terrifies me. What was the most difficult job you have ever had? The most difficult job I ever had was as a phone operator for a pizza company. My hometown has a pizza company so popular that all orders are routed through a central call center. Long ago in my youth, I thought it was the perfect job for a teenager with decent pay. I quickly learned how serious people are about their pizza and breadsticks. After teaching, what do you see yourself doing? Teaching is something I will continue to do in some form for as long as possible. I do not really envision an after to it as I hope it is something I will get to do, in one way or another, for as long as I live. What is your favorite quote or motto? Although the actual quote and origins may be inaccurate, I still find the statement powerful: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
UNSANE FROM PAGE 4 ance from a famous Hollywood player and a scene that could fit smoothly into Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” this horror show keeps the surprises coming. A daredevil with film tech (and his films’ pseudonymous director of photography), Soderbergh filmed the movie in high-quality 4K footage through an iPhone 7 equipped with additional lenses. (Last year he shot his seven-part
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Which class do you enjoy teaching the most? For the past few summers, I have gotten to teach one of the introductory courses in biology, BIO102. This class provides a foundation for students in their first year and I love getting to be a part of their preparation and success in biology. What do your students mean to you? In my opinion, the greatest moments for a teacher is the “I get it” moment we can bring to our students. My students mean a chance to be a part of that moment for them in all of its many incarnations. My students are the future of my field and I love getting to be a part of helping them find success and maybe even love in their chosen major. What books should everyone read? I think that everyone should go back to both their favorite and least favorite books as a child and view it through the eyes of an adult. It is amazing what you can learn and see from the new perspective. This is particularly true of those assigned books that many of us couldn’t appreciate at the time. What would you tell students who are looking into becoming teachers? Always remember what it is like to be a student. If you always keep in mind what it is like to be on that side of things, you will never lose sight of what your students need and how you might be able to facilitate their learning. The worst thing we can do as educators is forget what it is to learn something for the first time. HBO interactive murder mystery “Mosaic” via smartphone.) As is often the case with Soderbergh, he makes this odd idea work in unexpected ways. The off-kilter visuals are a crucial ingredient of the elements that make “Unsane” so gaspingly upsetting. I’m not sure whether to recommend it or to warn people away from it. And I say that as a compliment.
FE FROM PAGE 4 sword. It makes it difficult to tell a coherent story, instead leaving it up to individual players’ interpretation. This is an aspect that some will like, but others will find obtuse and irritating. There is also a lack of direction in the game. There are markers on the map that tell players where the objective is, but it’s up to players to figure out what to do. The game takes a hands-off approach and lets players learn on their own without a tutorial and a minimal amount of on-screen prompts. The game can feel sparse on content at times. There is plenty to be found for the industrious player, but there is not much reward with respect to how much work it takes to collect everything. There are pink
BOOKSHELF FROM PAGE 4 and what should go. LIBRARIES ARE THE BEST PLACES ON EARTH I do not understand why people aren’t just bursting into song about the joys of libraries as they walk down the streets. FREE. BOOKS. All you do is show up and you get rooms upon rooms of free books at your fingertips! Sure, you have to remember to return them, but my library lets you renew your haul digitally with a click of the mouse. And when I’m too lazy to walk the three blocks to the actual building (this happens more than I’d like to admit), I still have access to digital files that I can upload to my iPad. Libraries have saved me millions of dollars over the years, not to mention all the extra free space in my apartment. TOSS THOSE MASS-MARKET PAPERBACKS Any lover of genre fiction has stacks upon stacks of mass-market paperbacks lying around their house. It’s just so easy to pick up a title or two while in line at the grocery store or stuck at the airport. And while I always enjoy a quick romantic read, these easily-frayed paperbacks are not in it for the long haul. Plus, they’re an odd shape, and they don’t look so great stacked next to your hardcovers. Mass-market books are like the candy of literature: sweet and perfect in the moment, but it’s just not worth holding onto the wrapper. Keep the ones you cherish (I’m looking at you, “Bet Me”), give the rest away to friends or even leave them in a box on the sidewalk. Let other people worry about where to store all those chunky little novels. INVEST IN E-BOOKS I get it. Some people love the smell and feel of a new book. But when you’re a serious reader, it just isn’t practical to only have physical books. I freaked out when I got my first Kindle and bought about $400 worth of e-books in two days. That’s a whole other problem, but you get my point. E-books are a great way to hold onto titles for years
gems throughout the game world that, after collecting a certain number, can be exchanged for a new skill. Each subsequent skill costs more and more gems, meaning if the player wants it they need to explore and find more of them. While the skills are helpful, other than the tree climb skill and the glide skill (the first two skills), the skills are not necessary to complete the game. The different songs are what is really necessary and those are obtained by completing the game’s story. There is no incentive to collect all of these and after the game is completed there is little to no replay value for “Fe.” “Fe” has been received everything from a 5-out-of-10 to a 9-out-of-10. It all comes down to the individual’s taste. “Fe” is a unique experience that is not for everyone.
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and years without worrying about clutter or whether or not you’re going to have to carve a path to the bathroom made entirely of hardcovers. TURN BOOKS INTO DECORATIONS I am not a big proponent of destroying books, even for art. But there’s no reason you can’t turn that stack of hardcovers into a makeshift side table, or stack some on your dresser and put a decorative candle holder on top. I have books tucked all over my house, arranged by colors or bookended by pretty glass bottles. Books can be the best way to decorate, in part because they always make me happy when I look at them. DON’T FEEL TOO GUILTY ABOUT THAT TO-BE-READ PILE There’s one pile I don’t touch that often and it’s my to-be-read pile. And sure, it’s probably the biggest pile in the room. But only really special books end up in that stack; those titles I’m dying to read that I just don’t have time for yet (because of all the other books I’m dying to read). I’ll decide whether or not to keep
them after I give each book a shot, but for now, this pile stays. Here are two on it right now that I swear I’m getting to soon: ‘FIRE TOUCHED: A MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL,’ Patricia Briggs (Ace Books) I’ve read every Mercy Thompson book and I love, love, love them all. This is the latest of the nine novels, following the adventures of coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her soul mate Adam, the werewolf Alpha. The book came out last month and it’s been sitting on top of my bookshelf ever since. But this is one I will absolutely read (and probably keep!). ‘THE GREAT HUNT: THE EURONA DUOLOGY,’ Wendy Higgins (HarperTeen, March 8) I’m a sucker for young adult fantasy retellings and for well-crafted love stories. I’ve only heard great things about Higgins’ latest, which is based on the Grimm Brothers’ Tale, “The Singing Bone.” This book promises brooding hunters, terrifying beasts and a deep romance that will have readers swooning. As soon as I finish my current read, I’m diving headfirst into “The Great Hunt.”
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We shouldn’t have to march Emma Osowski Columnist
To be honest, I am not really sure where I stand politically. I agree with things on the democratic side, while I agree with some things on the republican side. I also am not very vocal about my political beliefs and opinions; nevertheless, I do have beliefs and opinions and when brought up in conversation, I speak them. One of them being gun reform. I wasn’t ever planning on speaking more about the topic within my articles, but sometimes plans don’t work out the
way you expect them. Especially because people are now actually saying something about the mess and adding fuel to the flame. Not only was there another shooting on March 20 in Lexington Park, Maryland, but also “March for Our Lives” gun reform rallies were held across the country this past Saturday. Celebrities like Jennifer Hudson and Paul McCartney attended such rallies this weekend, both of them stand with the cause due to their personal experiences with gun violence. Hudson lost her mother, brother and nephew in 2008, and McCartney lost one of his best friends, John Lennon, in a 1980 Manhattan shooting. George Clooney, his wife Amal, Steven Spielburg, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Cher, Jimmy Fallon, Taylor Swift and many more either attended these rallies or donated to the
cause. I think that some other big names bring a different element of awareness to the issue. Those names being Garth Brooks, Jennifer Nettles, Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill. This is quite a big deal due to them all being country stars, because with country music comes the stereotypical pro-all-American, all for America and its rights, pro-gun, all of it. That being said, I think their voices can be ones for a rude awakening. Just because we’re pro-American and we were given the right to bear arms and still have it, doesn’t mean it’s the smartest or safest thing for us to have. Now don’t freak out. Like I’ve said before, I don’t think we should get rid of the right to bear arms altogether – I don’t think many people do. However, I would rather get rid of it than let it stay and en-
courage more madness. I mean, isn’t that the point of gun reform, to fix what’s broken? First we need to accept the fact that there is a problem before we can fix the broken system. I feel confident in saying that because, in this day and age, mass and school shootings have become a societal norm. Some places have upped the minimum age on gun sales, but that obviously won’t stop guns from being present. There are ghost guns – guns without serial numbers. There are illegal sales of guns. There are guns that are lying around people’s houses. There are all sorts of ways to get guns. However, the gun problem has become one that is out of sight, out of mind for the majority of our country. We don’t know what to do, so we don’t do anything. We
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Initiation in Greek life, also called I-Week, is the ritual ceremony when new members must pledge to uphold the ideals and values to which their sorority holds each member accountable. I am unable to tell specific details of initiation, but each sorority will share the history, meanings of special symbols, our motto and other traditions. This is the night one may finally call herself an active member. This past Friday was my chapter’s, Alpha Chi Omega’s, spring informal initiation, which means a whole week of events and seeing basically all my sisters every day. However, most hear about the typical sorority life and automatically assume the worst. I am not going to lie, I did too. We watch movies and television shows displaying the new members getting brutally hazed and cruelly treated. Unfortunately, there are some sororities who do haze and do not get in trouble until it gets out of hand. We hear viral stories of sorority hazing, humiliating the new members in order to make them feel like they will be included and have “passed the test.” But in reality, or at least at Indiana State, I am not aware of such hazing at all. Thus, busting that myth, I want to promote the positives of sorority life. Most sororities share a special bond and a strong sisterhood. Going through initiation makes being affiliated with a group of sisters 10 times better, because you are officially accepted into the family. When I went through my first initiation week, I
felt the love. It reminded me why I decided to go through formal recruitment in the fall. Hearing about fall recruitment when I first started off my freshman year, I was not sure what to expect, but after the second day I started to get the hang of it. So, even though recruitment was a bit different, and at times challenging, I am still absolutely glad I joined. This past week definitely reminded me why I chose the group of sisters who I fit in with. Through tears and tissues of senior advice and bonding with sisters who may not always be around, our relationship with each other grew stronger. Not only does this week focus on the new members getting initiated, but also our big and little sisters. A big is someone who a new member will pick to help guide them through sorority life and school life. Basically, your big is someone who will be a shoulder to cry on or go on dinner dates with, while the new member is called their little. The big will spoil their little, especially during initiation week. Not only does your big help you through a tough time or share memories with you, but so will all your other sisters. There is always someone who will be there for you. Even after graduation, you are never leaving your sorority behind, because your sisters will always be there for you, and that is what matters the most. Greek life is more than just the blocks you wear. It is the bond you share with a group of girls who may end up being your bridesmaids, roommates and best friends for life. Obviously, not everyone gets along with every single sister, but the sisters you get along with are the ones who will stay. Also, having fun and caring sisters throughout college makes the experience even better. If you
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Are driverless cars safe enough to be on the road? Los Angeles Times (TNS) Driverless cars offer a future with fewer deaths on the roadways. Today, roughly nine out of 10 car crashes are caused by human error; autonomous vehicles, with their sensors, radars and undistractable computer-driven system, should be much safer. That is, they should be much safer eventually. But they still have some glaring shortcomings, a point that was underlined in tragic fashion this week. On Sunday a self-driving Uber plowed into a pedestrian walking across a road in Tempe, Arizona, killing her. A video of the incident released Wednesday shows that the woman was crossing mid-street in the dark. The car didn’t slow down, according to reports. There was no braking or swerving. There was no attempt by the vehicle or the back-up operator (who had been looking away from the windshield) to avoid crashing into the woman. This is the kind of situation in which an autonomous car is supposed to perform better than a human driver. The radar and sensors these vehicles rely on are designed to pick up what the human eye may miss in the shadows. That didn’t happen Sunday in Tempe. Federal authorities are investigating the collision. Uber immediately suspended self-driving car programs in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Toronto and the
Phoenix area. Toyota and NuTonomy, a Boston-based self driving company, announced this week that they would temporarily suspend testing. That’s the right response. There’s been a race among carmakers and tech companies to see who can get their experimental vehicles on the street and to the market first. There’s also been heavy lobbying on lawmakers to allow the mass deployment of self-driving vehicles. While it was inevitable that a driverless car would eventually be involved in a fatal collision — autonomous vehicles are unlikely to eliminate crashes, just reduce them — it would be irresponsible to speed ahead without taking stock of how this new technology is performing. There’s a dilemma, of course. Companies need to be able to test their driverless cars on public roads in order to design systems that can respond to real-life situations. Cities and states need those tests as well to understand how to prepare for the arrival of autonomous cars. Transportation safety regulators, as well as manufacturers, have to figure out how to do more real-world, independently verified stress-testing to hone the technology without harming people in the process. If that means slowing the rollout of driverless cars, that’s OK. So far, there’s no comprehensive data on how driverless cars are performing on tests or whether the vehicles are ready for commercial use. There are no federal rules governing the deployment and performance of auton-
omous technology. There are no standardized tests the cars are required to pass before using public roads. (Safety advocates, for example, have called for vehicles to pass a kind of drivers test to demonstrate that they can identify and respond to cars, pedestrians and cyclists along their path, as well as traffic signs and road markings.) Current policies let the car’s manufacturer decide when the vehicle is safe enough for public use. The Trump Administration intends to continue that laissez-faire approach with voluntary safety assessments. Congress is considering legislation that would allow the industry to put up to 100,000 autonomous vehicles on the road per year before federal regulators develop safety standards for the technology. The proposal would also take away states’ ability to regulate autonomous vehicle systems’ performance. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and several colleagues have tried to put the brakes on the legislation, arguing that it wouldn’t do enough to ensure that self-driving cars are no more likely to crash than human drivers are, and that they provide no less protection against injuries. Yet Feinstein and others are under enormous pressure. Carmakers and tech companies have lobbied for lighttouch regulation because, they argue, driverless cars will ultimately be much safer than human-driven vehicles. That may be true, eventually. Until then, we say, prove it.
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Cinderella story becomes reality as Loyola beats Kansas State, advances to Final Four Carron J. Phillips New York Daily News (TNS) When it happened, the looks on all the faces on press row were all the same. The expressions were a mixture of shock, surprise, and agreement. With 16:54 left in the South Regional Final inside Philips Arena in Atlanta, Loyola’s Ben Richardson drained a 3-pointer that he was fouled on. He nailed the free throw and put the Ramblers up by 15 over Kansas State in their eventual 78-62 victory. That was the moment we all knew that the game was over and that Loyola had officially become the team that nobody left in this wild and crazy tournament wants to see. There are no household names, high NBA draft prospects, one-and-done talents, or McDonald’s All-Americans on this roster. They’re just a team full of straight hoopers powered by the pregame prayers of a 98-year-old nun and the best coach in the country you’ve probably never heard of, Porter Moser. “All I have to say is that God is good. God has blessed me and he has blessed this university,” said Moser from the stage as confetti rained down around him. “This group of guys is an unbelievable group and the journey with them has been unbelievable. It’s amazing when you believe. I just want to stare at them celebrate. It’s not one person, it’s the accumulation of the group and their resilience. It’s amazing how much these kids have invested in this program. I’m pretty happy with the kids we have and the way we play.” Loyola’s style is one that teams have had fits trying to stop all season. They play 4-out 1-in, but instead of just positing shooters around big man Cameron Krutwig on the outside, all four of Loyola’s perimeter players can drive, pass, and shoot. They’re a walking triple threat. “They played extremely hard. We knew what was coming. They are a really good team. They are really disciplined,” said
Kansas State’s Cartier Diarra. “We had no answer for them. So all credit to them, they are a great team and hopefully they make it all the way.” The Ramblers are mentally exhausting
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The Loyola Ramblers celebrate after a 78-62 win against Kansas State in an NCAA Tournament regional final at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, March 24, 2018.
to play against. When they’re up by 20, they play like they’re down by 30. There isn’t one great player a team needs to focus on because anyone can hurt you. And on Saturday night, it was Ben Richardson who did the most damage. The senior led all scorers with 23 points and was named the most outstanding player of the South Regional. It was a career high for him, as he’d previously only scored more than 20 points twice in his college career. “I was in a rhythm and they were finding me, and so I just kept taking shots,” he said. “They went down, and it was a bigtime game, the biggest of my life.” Coming into the weekend, Loyola was just supposed to be the cute side dish that would accompany the main entrée, Kentucky. On Wednesday, there were talks that John Calipari’s team was about to make it to the Final Four by traveling
MARCH FROM PAGE 6 don’t want to talk or even think about the possibility of not having guns in our own possession, but we also don’t know how to stop the violence, particularly in the schools. So it’s become quite a predicament. Where do we go from here? I don’t know, but I do think something needs to change. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks so. The question is, when will it change? With the next school shooting? With the next mass church or concert shooting? When? If we don’t do something soon, it seems to me that this
umn about how the team’s tournament run and the outpouring of love for Sister Jean was overshadowing all the serious issues that were taking place on the school’s campus. The combination of student protests, police brutality incidents, and a possible strike from professors was being overlooked by the national media. And at some point, I figured the school would have to focus their attention on addressing their issues as the team’s season was about to come to an end. Welp, I was wrong. And as this team prepares for San Antonio next weekend, whoever they will face shouldn’t make the same mistake I did by not believing that this team doesn’t have what it takes to win it all. Trust me, they do. Because Loyola’s fairytale season feels like it’ll eventually become a legendary ESPN 30-for-30 doc-
whole gun fiasco is our country’s own domestic nuclear bomb. So when I get down to it, I am for gun control, and although there are people that handle guns with care (and some of those people are ones I care about and have respect for) I think this is just one of those situations where a few ruined it for the rest. I don’t understand how we can say we love this country when we let the safety of our children, citizens, neighbors or whoever it is drop by the wayside, all so that we can keep an amendment originally made before bearing arms was so accessible, concealed and ultimately harmful.
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umentary. Loyola has now taken a seat next to 2011 VCU, 2006 George Mason, and 1986 LSU as the lowest seeded teams to ever make the Final Four. The Ramblers are riding a 14-game winning streak and have won 21 of their last 22 games. And while the 2018 NCAA tournament is the sixth time that Loyola has made the tournament, this is the first time they’ve made history since their first trip. The 1963 team defeated Tennessee Tech, Mississippi State, Illinois, Duke, and then beat Cincinnati 60-58 for the program’s only national championship. But it was that team’s game against Mississippi State that made an impact on the sport of college basketball and race relations across the country. The “Game of Change,” was bigger than a matchup between the Rambles and the Bulldogs. With four black starters, Loyola was bucking the racial trend in college basketball during that time, while Mississippi State was defying a state rule by playing against an integrated team. Fifty-five years later, seven black players were on the floor as starters in the game that sent Loyola back to the Final Four. #Progress. Over the next few days, and the following weeks, the name Porter Moser is going to be mentioned quite a lot. In their march to the Final Four, Loyola’s hidden treasure of a coach has knocked off names like Jim Larranaga (Miami), Rick Barnes (Tennessee), Eric Musselman (Nevada), and Bruce Weber (Kansas State). The 49-year-old has become the hottest coach in the sport. The little school in Chicago that’s known for its academics, has now become home to the best story of the tournament while being led by the most popular nun on the planet. Madness is the perfect word to describe what’s taken place so far this March. And with one more week left in the season, don’t be surprised if this tournament, and this team, go down as one for the ages.
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Erin Reese had a good weekend with finishing in second in the hammer throw on Saturday, entering in the Indiana State top 10 in the discus throw at seventh place.
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The Indiana State track and field teams picked up three individual victories and Erin Reese entered the ISU top-10 in the discus and hammer throws at the Bill Cornell Classic on Saturday. “We had some kids compete really hard in the tough conditions today,” head coach Angela Martin said. “You never know what Mother Nature is going to throw at you, so it was good to see some athletes compete for top spots. I think Brittany Neeley was a highlight with three tough races, but
Erin Reese also had a very good weekend. However, we do have some areas that we need to improve upon as the season goes on.” Erin Reese was dominant in the field for the Sycamore women, finishing second in the discus throw on Friday night and also second in the hammer throw on Saturday. Reese, who owns the school-records in both events at Dayton, entered the Indiana State top-10 in the discus throw at seventh with an impressive mark of 50.99m (167-03.75) which is currently 10th in the NCAA East Region and 27th nationally. She followed that performance up with an even stronger
performance in the hammer throw, unleashing a powerful throw of 61.85m (202-11.25), which is second in school history just behind Kelsey Hanley from 2011. That mark currently sits at first in the East Region and sixth nationally. Also with a strong day in the field for the ISU women was Cassaundra Roper who finished in the runner-up position in the shot put with a mark of 14.35m (47-01.00). Building off of her strong indoor season, Brittaney Neeley picked up two victories at SIU on Saturday. She started off the day by winning the 1500-meter run at 4:37.19, just two
seconds away from her career-best. Neeley followed that performance by winning the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.18, which is 20th in the East Region and 41st in the nation. Brooke Moore finished close behind her in third at 2:14.85, 46th in the NCAA East Region. All six Sycamore women hurdlers finished in the top-10 in the 100-meter hurdles. Patrycja Dziekonska led the way with a second-place finish at 14.05 with Ayanna Morgan right behind her at 14.25 in third. Allana Ince took fifth for ISU, Tajaa Fair finished in eighth, Caitlyn Redmon in ninth and Micaela McLean in tenth.
Leading the way for the men on the track was Luke Kerstiens who picked up a first place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase, crossing the line at 9:46.96 with teammate Ryan Kritzer right behind him in second at 10:21.40. Freshman Stephen Griffith also had a strong day in the hurdles for the men. In his first outdoor meet as a Sycamore, Griffith placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 and then followed that up by taking third in the 400-meter hurdles at 55.47. Jaime Murtagh, Tyler Owen and Scott Schreiber led the Indiana State men in the field. Murtagh and
Owen tied for third in the high jump with a height of 1.94m (6-04.25) and freshman Nick Schultz finished fifth with a mark of 1.89m (6-02.25). Schreiber took on the long jump and ended up placing third at 6.90m (2207.75) and the freshman duo of Corey DuPriest and Myles Aldridge went seven-eight with the same mark of 6.57m (21-06.75). The ISU track and field teams will be back in action next weekend with a few distance runners heading to the Stanford Invitational on March 3031 and the rest of the team heading to the Ole Miss Classic on March 31.
Trees drop twin bill against Drake Patrick Walsh
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Leslie Sims tied a career-high four hits but Indiana State was unable to push a run across the plate in an 8-0 loss to Drake, dropping the second game of a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader Friday at Price Field. Sims accounted for four of Indiana State’s five hits in the game as the Sycamores (15-12, 3-2) were thwarted at the plate for the second straight game. The other hit came from Brittany Whiteside in back-to-back fashion following Sims in the seventh inning. Sims would move to second but get stranded there, the third time in four base running opportunities she was stranded in scoring position. Drake (21-9, 5-0) scored three runs in the second and seventh innings, the latter of which put the game out of reach. The Bulldogs also added single runs in the third and fourth innings. PLAYER OF THE GAME This honor easily goes to Leslie Sims as she tied a career-high with four hits in the contest, matching the four hits she registered
against Northern Iowa on March 25, 2017. Sims had three singles and a double as she extended her reached base streak to nine consecutive games. STAT OF THE GAME The four strikeouts by Sycamore batters matched the lowest over the last five games for Indiana State. PITCHERS OF RECORD • Win: Nicole Timmons, Drake (8-4) • Loss: Arielle Blankenship, Indiana State (7-3) • Save: None RECORDS UPDATE • Indiana State: 1512 (3-2 MVC) • Drake: 21-9 (5-0 MVC) NOTABLES • Indiana State is now 31-48 all-time against Drake. The Sycamores have lost eight straight in the series. • Leslie Sims tied a career-high with four hits in the game. • Brittany Whiteside registered her second hit in her last four at bats, all coming in pinch hit situations. • The loss for Arielle Blankenship marks her first charged loss in her last seven appearances.
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Leslie Sims and Brittany Whiteside were the highlighted players during the game against Drake.
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CJ Huntley (21) finished 3 for 4 RBI score with a run.
Sycamores walk off in nightcap to sweep doubleheader with Xavier Tim McCaughan
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Indiana State baseball extended its winning streak to nine games Friday afternoon at Bob Warn Field during a doubleheader sweep of Xavier. The Sycamores picked up a 6-4 win in the opening game of the series before walking off the Musketeers in the nightcap, 4-3. The Sycamores improved to 14-5 on the season while Xavier fell to 7-15. Game One - Indiana State 6, Xavier 4 Indiana State rallied back from a two-run deficit in game one, scoring four runs in the fifth inning to claim the series opener over Xavier, 6-4. Clay Dungan’s two-RBI single in the fifth would tie the game before redshirt senior Dane Giesler would put the Sycamores ahead for good with a two-RBI single to right field. The Sycamores would
add a pair of insurance runs in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly from Dungan before CJ Huntley singled off the pitcher to drive in one more run to make it 6-3. Xavier’s Matt Warkentin blasted a solo home run in the ninth inning, but it was not enough as Ethan Larrison would close out the game for his seventh save of the season -- striking out three batters in two complete innings of work. Junior right-hander Tyler Ward was strong in his fifth start of the season, as he allowed just four hits in seven innings of work. The Santa Claus, Indiana product struck out five as he moved to 4-1 on the year. CJ Huntley finished 3-for-4 with and RBI and a run scored while Jarrod Watkins and Dane Giesler each tallied a pair of base hits. Damien Richard was tagged for the loss, falling to 0-4 on the season. He struck out two batters in
four innings while allowing four hits. Game Two - Indiana State 4, Xavier 3 Hunter Lewis scored the game-winner on a wild pitch to secure the Sycamores’ ninth-straight win, but it was the clutch batting from CJ Huntley and Max Wright that gave the Trees the opportunity to win the game. Indiana State entered the bottom of the ninth, trailing 3-1 after Xavier added an insurance run in the top half of the frame. Chris Ayers reached base in the ninth after being hit by a pitch with one out before Huntley doubled to right-center a batter later to send the go-ahead run to the plate in Lewis. Sophomore catcher Max Wright would drive in the game-tying runs on a firstpitch single up the middle, scoring both Ayers and Huntley while Lewis moved from first to third on the play. Lewis would come home the very next
play on a wild pitch that got away from XU’s Nate Soria to the backstop. Triston Polley went five and a third innings, allowing just two earned runs in the no-decision. Donnie Ames retired eightstraight batters in relief, striking out two in three innings. Tyler Whitbread would pick up the win out of the bullpen after entering with two outs in the top half of the ninth. The right-hander moves to 2-1 on the season. Max Wright would be the lone Sycamore to record multiple hits in game two as Xavier held the Sycamores to just six hits in the nightcap. Two-way player Conor Grammes was charged with the loss, falling to 0-2. The designated hitter was 1-for-4 at the plate, scoring one run for the Musketeers. Xavier starting pitcher Matt Kent struck out six in seven complete innings.