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Conference to empower college women
Kayetlin Shady Reporter Indiana State University will be hosting the Women Rock Conference on Saturday. College women are encouraged to come out and get involved with the Women Rock Conference. The day-long conference will provide professional networking and learning opportunities for women in the Wabash Valley. The conference will include keynote speakers and breakout sessions featuring local women covering topics such as communication, healthy relationships, stress relief, financial literacy, civility, sexual violence, body image, self-confidence and balance. “The mission of the Women Rock Conference is to educate, inspire and empower women students,” said Ellen Malito, the Associate Director of Weekend Programming. The conference gives students an opportunity to spark conversation, get involved and give back to the community. “Throughout the day there will be many opportunities for participants to actively engage in conversation, complete activities that will give back to our community and reflect upon what is important to each of them as individuals,” Malito said. “This event is an opportunity for the collegiate women in the Wabash Valley to come together, learn and lead as strong women on our campuses and in our community.” The Women Rock conference will be held in Dede I from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The conference is free for students. The event will provide breakfast, lunch, snacks and t-shirts to participants.
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Food pantry offers a wider variety Makyla Thompson Reporter Campus Ministries is updating their pantry by giving students hygiene and gluten-free products. Last year Campus Ministry started a food pantry for Indiana State University and any of the other colleges in Terre Haute. Their goal was to help students who get low on food, or do not have enough money to get food. Many have donated already, but the pantry is always accepting donations. This year Campus Ministries has expanded its reach and have started providing hygiene products as well as gluten-free foods for students. Jonathan Lemmon, a freshman music education major, works for Campus Ministries and has been involved with the food pantry for two months. “Along with the food, we thought some students may also need deodorant, soap, toothbrushes, and things in that nature,” Lemmon said. “The more we can provide for students, the easier their semester will be, and it makes (fewer) things for them to stress about.” Carrie Stone, the office manager at Campus Ministries, is one of the people who helped get the food pantry up and running. “People who live on campus don’t have access to get things like that (food and hygiene products) and the Campus Cupboard has stuff like that but it is expensive,” Stone said. Heaven Smeelink, a sophomore art education major is one of the many students who comes to the pantry to get
Campus Ministries provides a food pantry for ISU students and students of other colleges who are unable to afford groceries on their own (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
food. “I started coming here a lot last year when I was really running low on food and on my meal plan,” Smeelink said. The food pantry is available as a resource for all students who need some extra help, and Campus Ministries wants to let people know that they shouldn’t be afraid to ask for help. They have created the food pantry for students to use when they need it. “I come every week to every other week, because I find that I am running out of food,” Smeelink said. “I come out here and get a box and three bags. If I know that I have
“It is really helpful to know that there’s a place that you can go on campus to get some basic foods.” Heaven Smeelink
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a decent amount of food I only get a box or just a bag.” The food pantry is still accepting donations of food and hygiene products. “It’s a new process with all of it,” Stone said. “Letting students know that we are here and not be afraid to ask.” “I find it extremely helpful because if you are like me where you are a student that is part-time, and you live five to 10 miles away from campus, you pay rent on a low-income job,” Smeelink said. “It is really helpful to know that there’s a place that you can go on campus to get some basic foods.” The food pantry is open on Mondays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. if any student wants to donate or is in need of food. Page designed by Hannah Boyd
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It’s On Us campaign raises sexual assault awareness Morgan Gallas Reporter Indiana State University students are asked to join in the nationwide campaign to stop sexual assault and violence. The It’s On Us campaign is meant to raise awareness about sexual assault by putting the responsibility on every person. Sexual assault is defined on Indiana State’s Sexual Violence Prevention page as covering “a range of acts from unwanted touching and fondling to attempted and completed rape. What these acts have in common is a lack of consent.” Aimee Janssen-Robinson, assistant dean of students and victim advocate, is in the vanguard against sexual violence on ISU’s campus. “It’s On Us is a national campaign that was initially started by the White House,” Janssen-Robinson said. “It is a part of the White House task force on protecting students from sexual assault. It encourages others to get involved.”
Many other schools have joined the campaign and created videos for It’s On Us. Indiana State’s video was sent out in a link in an email on Tuesday. “ISU is committed to preventing sexual violence,” Janssen-Robinson said. “We have a sexual violence response team and policies related to that. We are working on developing greater prevention education.” The It’s On Us team is working on integrating information about sexual assault into classrooms. This program is called It’s On Blue and it is meant to provide education and training to campus. “We will be working on developing some curriculum-related to consent and that will be incorporated into foundational studies courses, in particular PE 101 and AHS 111,” Janssen-Robinson said. “There will be training for incoming students, expanded to current students, faculty, and staff.” April is sexual assault awareness month. A number of events will be tak-
ing place on campus that will bring attention to what consent is, preventing assault, and what resources are available to students. “It’s On Blue is prevention and education,” Janssen-Robinson said. “It will be happening at the end of this semester into next year. We are looking into developing some online training for faculty and staff and also more personal training as well.” ISU students have a bank of resources offered to them. “I serve as a victim advocate,” JanssenRobinson said. “Al Perone serves as the respondent advocate. We are available 24/7 to meet with students and help them through that process. Our law enforcement is trained to deal with assault. Our Title IV coordinator, Channon Brown, is also for that effort.” The Student Counseling Center is available to help students. Terre Haute Regional Hospital provides eight sexual assault nurses with one always on call.
Students joined together in a nationwide campaign to help raise awareness to stop sexual assault and violence (Photo courtesy of itsonus.org.ORG).
Visiting ISU’s Sexual Violence Prevention webpage can give more information and help for women, men and LGBTQ survivors. It also offers resources to friends and partners of survivors. “It’s on all of us to prevent sexual assault on campus and anywhere else in our lives,” Janssen-Robinson said.
ISU Police Department hires three new officers
Kristi Sanders News Editor
The Indiana State University Police Department gained three new officers on March 9 after going through an extensive hiring process. These new officers were Aaron Sloan, Samuel Might and Thierno Diallo. Diallo and Might both recently graduated from Indiana State, while Sloan graduated from Purdue University. They were picked from over 100 applicants. In Nov. they went through both physical and written tests. From there, the seven highest scores were picked and these candidates were interviewed. From those seven, three were given jobs. Michelle Barrett, the assistant chief of police, helped in the process of hiring the new officers. “I think we had really good candidates and three good officers,” Barrett said. They are currently shadowing different positions around the ISU PD to see different sections of the office. They are
working in dispatch, administration, curity on campus. well,” Barrett said. “They are getting used investigations and ride-alongs to see “I felt happy that I work in an environ- to the department and officers here.” more of their future jobs. They must ment I’m used to,” Diallo said. “There is The university police department complete 40 hours of a change though with not needed the new officers because they training through the being a student but I am were one short due to higher enrollment department and in familiar with the area.” and one retirement. July they will attend He said the proISU PD’s budget was reviewed and Indiana Law Engram offered by Indi- they found the extra money for the third forcement Academy ana State helped him in officer. for 16 weeks to begin his new career. Along with the extra officer, they also their Field Training “It was an easy received nine new patrol bicycles and a Officer program. transition,” Diallo new utility vehicle. “The officers will said. “I believe the After training, some of these new ofhave completed program is a good ficers will be placed on bike patrol. one step in their opportunity for peoThe officers will get back from ILEA in FTO program,” ple to learn how to October and will then finish the last two Barrett said. “There become officers.” phases of the FTO program. are three phases of Might also worked “The officers should be finished this training and they for the ISU PD during around a year from their hiring date,” will complete the other his college years at ISU. Barrett said. “This means they will start two after ILEA academy He has accompanied offi- official duty by themselves in Spring training.” cers during ride-alongs, and he 2016.” Diallo worked for the ISU PD for said it has made him familiar with the two years where he was an escort on golf police department. carts, wrote tickets and helped with se“The new officers are transitioning
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Weekly Crime Log March 23 — 25 Mar. 23
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Injured Person 3:58 a.m. Erickson Hall Theft 2:08 p.m. Rhoads Hall Fire Alarm 5:12 p.m. Burford Hall Suicide Threat 4:44 p.m. Jones Hall Attempted Suicide 5:43 p.m. Rhoads Hall Injured Person 7:56 p.m. Marks Field Ill Person 9:33 p.m. Burford Hall Suspicious Activity 9:33 p.m. Cromwell Hall Injured Person 8:42 p.m. Student Rec. Center
Ill Person 11:00 a.m. Holmstedt Hall Theft 10:50 a.m. Lot 5 Ill Person 12:17 p.m. Hines Hall Lost Property 2:06 p.m. Hlth & Hum Perf/Arena Theft 10:04 p.m. HMSU
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OPINION A Young Man’s Guide to College
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Ways to not get that much-needed job How to single handedly ruin all possible chances
Today, I am excited to share with you some secrets of mine that will help you not land a job after college. College was busy and difficult enough, so why would you ever want a real job and all of the responsibilities that come with it? I am going beyond the typical tips of looking Columnist sloppy at the interview and being unprepared for it. Let me share some lifestyle tips with you that will secure your position as an unemployed college grad. I bring great news in telling you that you can start this process at your current job. First of all, employers love selfresponsibility, so stay away from that. If the waffle fries stayed in the fryer for too long, then it is always someone else’s fault — not yours. Tell your boss that it was a train stop — not you hitting snooze seven times — that made you 30 minutes late for your shift. It’s also the employer’s responsibility to know your schedule and assign your workdays accordingly. At least, it should
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be, right? Anyway, no one else is as busy as you finishing “Breaking Bad” on Netflix, so the work schedule should work in tandem with your personal schedule. Also, complain a lot at your current job. Tell yourself, “Well, the employers love the feedback and I would like someone to tell me if I’m doing something wrong.” Express your concern about the work uniform that doesn’t meet your style code and is making you feel dorky and insecure. Explain to your boss — the person who is paying you — how you think there should be an 80 percent employee discount because — because this is America, that’s why. Complaining will give your current employer a lot to talk about when he or she speaks with your future employer as a reference, making it a lot easier to avoid that job. Another tip is to make sure that you don’t network. For those who don’t know what networking is, it’s basically just talking to other people you don’t know who may
be able to help you with your current work situation or future job. No network, no problems. The fewer people you know, the less likely it is that you’ll get the job. This is one of my favorite tips because doing nothing has a big payoff, for once. Who networks anyway? Networking is what your parents do at that Christmas party their boss puts on every year. Plus, it’s awkward and pulls you out of your comfort zone. Why would you want a boss who would ask you to get out of your comfort zone? Don’t daydream. I repeat, do not daydream. This is one of the most dangerous threats to your efforts of not getting a job. Why? Daydreaming may propose questions like “What do I want to do with my life?” or “I enjoy showing people how to do stuff; should I be a teacher?” These types of thoughts may make you enthusiastic and may inspire you to accomplish such goals. Daydreaming can also encourage you
It’s also the employer’s responsibiltiy to know your schedule and assign your workdays accordingly.
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to try different things, which results in giving you experiences and skill sets — both threats to your endeavor in a stressfree and job-free life. My last and most important secret is this: just get by in college. Have you ever heard C’s get degrees? Wait, or was it D’s get degrees? Anyway, do the bare minimum when it comes to college work. So, be sure to stay on your phone during class liking Instagram photos or browse Nike’s website for your next pair of shoes. As long as you graduate, then you can choose when to get a job on your own time because a degree is surely enough to get your dream job. When it comes to group projects make sure you don’t communicate well with your group members because that is a skill that would be developed and applicable to the work environment. Also, stay away from any involvement in student organizations because that will build your resume. We wouldn’t want you to have the opportunity to take on a leadership position now would we? These aren’t the only tips to not getting hired. Actually, I would encourage you to use your imagination to create more ways to avoid getting a job. But, don’t use too much imagination or creativity — employers like those too.
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Cruz announces plans for 2016 presidency The 2016 race for the White House is on — the first major candidate has officially announced his bid for the highest office in the land. It comes with no surprise that on Monday, Ted Cruz, the freshman Senator Columnist from Texas, announced that he is running for president. Senator Cruz tweeted Monday at midnight, saying “I’m running for president and I hope to earn your support,” along with posting a 30-second commercial-like video. Then on Monday afternoon, Cruz gave an official speech at Liberty University declaring his candidacy. His speech lasted around 40 minutes. Cruz spoke about issues from
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Obamacare to Common Core, and he vows to “stand for liberty.” Officially Senator Cruz is running under the Republican Party, but unofficially Cruz is a member of the “tea party”. He ran his Senate campaign using the momentum the Tea Party gained in 2010. There are many questions coming after his announcement, but a major question is, can a “tea partyer” win the Republican nomination? I believe not only can a “tea partyer” win the nomination, but one can win the presidency. The Tea Party movement is what the country needs. The 2016 Presidential race is just heating up. There is much speculation that many others will announce soon. Dr. Ben Carson has already put together an exploratory committee, a major step to running for president. Other possible GOP candidates include Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, Marco
Rubio, Scott Walker and Lindsey Graham, among others. The road to obtaining the GOP nomination won’t come easy for any candidate. Senator Ted Cruz is already facing criticism from outside and inside his party. Republican Congressman Peter King says Cruz is a ‘carnival barker.’ King also went on to say Cruz is “a guy with a big mouth and no results.” Others are saying he lacks experience, having only been a U.S. Senator for two short years. Senator Cruz needs to ignore these comments. Every capable candidate will face the same criticism. It happens every election. Governor Scott Walker is already facing criticism and he hasn’t even come close to announcing. If elected, Cruz would become the first Hispanic or Cuban-American president as well as the first Canadian-born U.S.
president. The Senator from Texas could possibly face being too conservative. He is, by far, one of the more conservative members of Congress. Recently, the GOP nominations have been more moderate than conservative. Personally, the Republican Party needs a true conservative to win the nomination. The mainstream GOP has strayed away from the right. Cruz does not align with the mainstream Republicans. Electing a conservative candidate like Cruz, I believe, is what America needs, along with the Republican Party. To say the least, the nomination process is going to be exciting. There are many hungry candidates, each with their own visions, competing for the same position. Be on the lookout for more candidates announcing their ambitions.
Conservation branching out into degrees, businesses A few weeks ago I wrote about the cost of green jobs, but I still had some questions. Just how efficient are they? Why should we care anyhow? Well, I’ve done some digging and I started to notice something. I have seen a change in what schools offer, degree-wise, while Columnist employers are looking for something more “Earthly.” If you take a look at all the colleges around the United States you will see most of them offer some sort of conservation degree. This conservation degree can be from many different backgrounds like law, wildlife or basic environmental. Universities have seen a change in demand for these types of degrees but why? Our growth rate for humans is at
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the highest it has ever been which is pushing our world to its breaking point. The overuse of resources and constant pollution has torn our ecosystem into pieces over the past 100 years. Businesses understand that to gain an edge on their competition they have to do the absolute best they can and that means becoming environmentally driven. “National Geographic” gave a list of the 10 fastest-growing “green” jobs there are. These jobs include everything from renewable energy engineers to the workers that construct the wind turbines in Colorado. The list also includes water scientists and green design professionals, which may not sound very important but let’s take a look where we’re going. How many people do you know who live in the city where they have little to no green space to go to and enjoy? Well, a green designer creates buildings, commercial and residential, in a functional and green way. That
building now serves a dual purpose by providing green space, which in a concrete jungle can be a great escape and a fully functional building. So where does water come into play? Think about how many times you turn on the faucet to wash your hands, shower or get a glass of water. Most of us think nothing about it, taking every gallon for granted and giving no praise to those who provide it. These water specialists make sure that every source of water is safely managed so it can be used without poisoning us. So how does this all get back to the types of jobs we all look to have one day? As we look at what degrees universities offer we get a feel for what the industries are looking for. The rise in conservation degrees being offered across the nation means that businesses are looking for those who know how to manage the world around them in a safe and sustainable manner. There is only so much water, earth and
natural resources on this planet and if we are not careful we will run out of them. Who is behind this drive for more sustainable jobs and why is this something that we are just now focusing on? Shortly after the beginning of the year, it was the time of New Year’s resolutions and a need to bring about changes for the world. In the United Kingdom a survey was done to measure just how people thought about jobs and the current market. The Guardian reported that of the 2,216 people surveyed, 84 percent of them found it to be their responsibility to change the world. We can now get a good idea of where the push for change is coming from. Our generation, the Millennials, is causing a large job push toward something greater than themselves. For one of the first times in our history we are more concerned with the safety and prosperity of future generations rather than personal gain.
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Indiana State takes lead on Million Women Mentors initiative Betsy Simon
ISU Communications and Marketing It will take a group effort to find one million mentors for females in middle school, high school, college and early career during the next three years. Bev Bitzegaio, director of outreach and career support for Indiana State’s College of Technology, and Indiana State University Foundation board member Mary McGuire are leading a statewide effort to encourage Indiana’s business leaders to participate in a national women’s mentoring program. As co-chairs of Indiana’s “Million Women Mentors” program, Bitzegaio and McGuire were joined by Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, who is serving as honorary chair, for the kickoff of the program on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Indiana has pledged at least 5,000 mentors toward the national goal of one million mentors by 2018. This national call to action seeks to find women and men to provide career mentoring in science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM). Million Women Mentors is an initiative of the STEM Connector organization and a collaboration of more than 50 leading national organizations. “Over the past two years, we have developed and are implementing programs to prepare Indiana’s workforce for the jobs in our growing economy,” Ellspermann said. “We know that a large number of those positions are STEM-related. However, women only hold 25 percent of STEM-related positions. We simply need more girls and young women pursuing STEM education and careers,” she said. “As a female engineering student at Purdue, I can confirm to you that the mentoring and support that I received from the Purdue Women in Engineering staff and colleagues helped me persist through the studies
Mary McGuire (left) is joined by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and Bev Bitzegaio in kicking off Indiana’s commitment to the Million Women Mentors campaign (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
and succeed,” Ellspermann added. “Now I ask you to be one of those mentors so you can be that voice of encouragement and a role model for a young girl debating a STEM career or working her way through a STEM course of study. You can be a difference-maker.” Bitzegaio said a shortage of women has existed for years in science, technology, engineering and math. “And we want to help women find successful mentors to help them in those fields. It’s expensive to hire new
employees and we want companies to see that mentoring, particularly in STEM careers, is a great way to attract, prepare, and sustain the future workforce. One of our goals is to get companies and organizations to embrace the idea of mentoring, but how they do it is ultimately up to them.” Mentoring helps everyone, “but especially with women going into STEM careers, because there aren’t that many of us,” Mcguire said, a 1979 College of Technology graduate and retired engineer with Remy International. “I have either been a mentor or mentee almost all my life, and some of the best advice I’ve received has been from my mentors. Females need to see and talk to other women in STEM careers and be encouraged that they can do it too.” “March is Women’s History Month, so it is a good time to reflect where we’ve been and where we are headed,” McGuire said. “We have come a long way and still have a lot to do.” Whether it’s face-to-face, online or as part of new employee training, mentoring could play a role in getting more females involved in STEM. “Mentors can help mentees learn how to connect their interests with a variety of career fields, and they can be role models by sharing their stories with others looking to get into that field,” Bitzegaio said. As part of the movement, she will focus some of her efforts on encouraging Indiana State’s Females in Technology organization to become mentors for middle and high school girls, as well as for new females enrolling in technology majors. “Employers value the skills students gain from mentoring knowing those skills can be used in the workplace for company mentoring programs,” she said. “Participating in the Million Women Mentors movement will help our students build their confidence and expand their professional development, as well as help to attract more females to STEM fields.”
Criminology and Criminal Justice Career Fair to take place April 8 Students of any academic emphasis are encouraged to attend the Criminology and Criminal Justice Career Fair on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nearly 40 vendors will be at Indiana State University’s Dede II and III to share information about a variety of employment opportunities. “The Criminology and Criminal Justice Career Fair is designed to give students direct connections to a variety of agencies within the criminal justice field,” said Travis Behem, instructor in the criminology and criminal justice
department. “This is a great way to network with recruiters and discuss how best a student can work to get a job they are seeking.” The criminology and criminal justice department is the largest degree program at Indiana State, with nearly 900 undergraduates and graduate students enrolled. “We feel the career fair is a chance for us to help our students find out more about careers in the highly competitive criminal justice system,” Behem said. “(It) also gives students the opportunity
to find if an agency has internships and what their requirements are, if any, to apply for an internship.” Agencies within the criminal justice field are always seeking people with degrees, Behem said. Many agencies hire graduates with degrees in accounting, technology, nursing and beyond. “So someone who does not want to be the police officer or correctional officer can find a different job within the criminal justice field,” Behem said. “Maybe they want to be a counselor or work in human resources; there are opportuni-
ties for students who are studying nursing, accounting, computer/technology, psychology, finance, counseling, science and so on.” The career fair is sponsored by the department of criminology and criminal justice and the Career Center. “We want to give our students the best chance they can to succeed after they graduate from ISU. The career fair is just one more element to help do that,” Behem said. Story by ISU Communications and Marketing
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‘Richard III’ rebooted with Hollywood glamour, mobster vice Libby Roerig
ISU Communications and Marketing Punctuated with old Hollywood glamour and mobster flair, “Richard III” by Indiana State University’s theater department promises to be a feast for the eyes. Some of the most important details, however, will not be noticed by the audience, and that’s OK, says the production’s costume designer Lauren Kreigh. “To be a costume person, you have to be aware of very small details that many people overlook,” Kreigh said. Shakespeare’s tragedy has been rebooted from the 15th century English battlefields to 1947 Los Angeles. In the years following World War II, the City of Angels is a land of opportunity for industry, entertainment and organized crime. In this American dreamland, Ricky “Gloucester” Cohen of Chicago’s York crime family begins his ruthless rise from lowly enforcer to the king of the streets of L.A. “Richard III” will run 7:30 p.m. April 16-18 and 4 p.m. April 19 in Indiana State’s New Theater. Tickets are $10 each or free with a valid student ID and are on sale noon to 4:30 p.m. April 13-17 in the New Theater lobby, 536 S. Seventh St. To bring director Chris Berchild’s vision to life, Kreigh spent the winter pouring over everything 1940s, soaking up film noir and creating concept collages. “Research, research, research — everything. I looked at a lot of celebrities at that time, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Katherine Hepburn,” she said. “Men in the ‘40s dressed head to toe. They had a hat, a tie, a carnation in their lapel. They had a trench coat, their slacks were pressed — especially mobsters. They come in from Chicago and New York and Italy, and they have personal tailors. They really can dress so well.” Her goal? To transport the audience to that era instantly with her designs. “For someone who doesn’t know anything about the 1940s, ‘Oh OK, that’s the 1940s.’ Or for someone who really knows the 1940s, ‘OK, I think that’s 1940s.’ If they think it is, then I’ve done my job correctly,” she said. “It all goes back to research, silhouettes and details and colors and history.” Kreigh graduated in December with a major in textiles and apparel merchan-
dising and minor in theater. Earlier this month, she started work as a sales associate at Marigold, a boutique in Broad Ripple Village — a connection she made through a wholesale market class-sponsored trip to Chicago. “It’s really awesome because I feel like my major and costume design intersect a lot and they mesh really well,” she said. “I didn’t really plan on that, but it turned out for the best, definitely.” During her time at Indiana State, Kreigh racked up a resume so extensive and diverse, it’s difficult for her to recall all the productions in which she’s participated, among them “The Color Purple,” “Antigone,” “Nightfall,” “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” Not too shabby for the freshman from Indianapolis who didn’t have a minor when she arrived in Terre Haute. Her adolescent love of fashion and buying up anything she and her high school friend “thought looked crazy” at Goodwill helped developed her personal style and led her to her textiles major. “I just loved clothes in high school,” she said. “I thought, ‘Hey, maybe I should try to make a job out of this.’” It was her first friend at Indiana State, however, who introduced her to the theater department — and its costume shop. “At the time, I didn’t know all the programs that were available outside my major,” she said. Considering a theater minor, she reasoned, “‘Why not? I can sew, moderately.’” Under the guidance of pros such as costume studio manager Madonna Hummel and her daughter, Claire Hummel, Kreigh sharpened the skills she acquired from her grandmother. “I kind of fiddled around with (sewing) and took some classes, but I really didn’t learn construction until I came down here,” Kreigh said. “They know it all.” In the theater department, Kreigh has worked on costumes in one capacity or another for the School of Music’s Yuletide Madrigal Feaste, Crossroads Repertory Theater and, of course, student productions. “The design people are very important — set, costume and props,” she said. When starting a new production, Kreigh’s first step is to read the original play, paying close attention to the setting and the characters. “You have to start
Indiana State University costume designer Lauren Kreigh poses for a portrait in the costume studio (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
with the words,” she said. During the design meeting, the director explains his vision and why he or she wants to do the show. “Berchild likes to adapt different worlds. I would have never thought (mobsters and Shakespeare) could be cohesive, but it’s really amazing,” she said. “It’s really great working with Berchild, because you can show him an idea and then run with it.” While every character’s look is important, the leads tend to get the most attention because the story is told through them and they have the most stage time. For “Richard III,” Kreigh is most excited for the audience to see Queen Margaret (senior Rayanna Bibbs). “She’s this mysterious witchy character, so that’s why she’s in all black. She’s great and spooky.” And so are the ghosts, who wear rubber gloves and gas masks. After the designs are approved and the costumes are either pulled from back stock or sewn, the dressed cast is literally paraded on the stage. “We basically dissect what they’re wearing. It’s a really stressful but awesome day,” she said. “I like to see people together. Like, I want to see all the Indigo Queens (Ylana Aukamp, Jessica Hall and Hannah Payne) on the stage, under the lights with their fans and doing a 360.”
Seeing the designs under the lights is key, Kreigh said, because what looks black in the costume shop could appear more brown or purple on stage. Some final backstage choreographing comes with the dress and final dress rehearsals. “That’s really when we figure out quick changes: You’re this person at this part of the play, then you’re this person during this part and at the beginning of the play, you’re this other person,” she said. “That’s where the wardrobe crew is really great. It’s a choreographed dance they do backstage. You have to figure out how to get them out of a costume and into another as fast as possible — without ripping it or snagging it — and making sure their tie is straight, their hat is on the right way.” After the final performance, the costume staff “strikes,” meaning all the garment bags are emptied, every costume is disassembled, washed or dry cleaned and then stored for future use. “It’s like the show never happened, and then we get ready for the next one,” she said. But as a costume designer, Kreigh always remembers what it’s like to see her creations under the stage lights. “It’s amazing. It’s the most satisfying feeling I’ve found so far in my short life,” Kreigh said.
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Sycamores to challenge Purple Aces in weekend series Megan Veeneman Reporter This weekend the Indiana State Sycamores baseball team is due to go up against the Evansville Purple Aces. Despite their losing records, both teams are looking to improve on this season. The Sycamores won the Indiana State Tournament during spring break weekend, going 4-0. In the tournament they faced Central Michigan, Canisius and Rutgers. On the other hand, the Purple Aces are coming off a three-game set against Dallas Baptist in the past week. In the first game, the Purple Aces lost to the Dallas Baptist Patriots by a score of 10-6. In the second game, the Purple Aces lost the game by a score of 10-2. Looking for a turn around, the Purple Aces won the last game 3-1, salvaging some redemption to end the weekend series. This currently makes Evansville 9-10 on the season. On the field for the Purple Aces are Jarod Perry and Connor Strain. Perry is a senior outfielder who has a batting average of .237. Strain is a junior right-handed pitcher who is good under pressure. The Indiana State Sycamores did well in the Indiana State Tournament and want to continue the trend in
their upcoming games. In the last series against Missouri State, the Sycamores lost the series 2-1. The Sycamores are currently 9-10. One of the strong suits ISU has had on the field for the Sycamores is Jeff Degano, a junior pitcher who has pitched a combined 33 innings, allowing nine runs, 22 hits, while striking out 38. The matchup between Indiana State and Evansville will be interesting because the Sycamores have such strong pitching while the Purple Aces counter with prowess at the plate. In the last game for the Purple Aces against SIU Edwardsville, the Aces won 4-2 and had a rough start in the beginning of the game but got on pace when it mattered most. “The ninth inning, our offense finally busted through for four runs to get the win on the road,� said Purple Aces head coach Wes Carroll after the game. After this series, the Sycamores will face the Butler Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have recently won six games in a row and have a series against Purdue before they match up against ISU. Butler is currently 9-14 heading into the series against the Boilermakers. The three-game series against Evansville will take place 3:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. The game against Butler will be on March 31. Indiana State University will take on the Evansville Purple Aces in a three-game series this weekend, followed by a March 31 battle against the Butler Boilermakers (Photos by ISU Communications and Marketing).
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Sycamore softball prepares for MVC action Zach Rainey Reporter The Sycamore softball team will host Missouri Valley Conference opponent Missouri State for a three-game weekend series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday and end the series on Sunday. The first game will start at noon on Saturday with the second game slated to follow after a brief break for both teams. Sunday’s game is also set for noon. The Sycamores are coming off of a series against Illinois State last weekend, where they dropped two out of the three games. Taylor Lockwood comes into this weekend after a rough outing against Illinois State where she went 2.2 innings and gave up five runs on four hits while striking out one. In the third of the three game series, both teams traded the lead and the Sycamores had the winning run at the plate before falling 10-9. Senior Megan Stone had a recordbreaking performance, as she became the school’s all-time RBI leader at Indiana State while also tying the career home-run record. The Indiana State softball team has wrapped up the most difficult portion of its schedule as they have played four games against teams ranked in the Top 25, with the final one coming against No. 22 Kansas. The Sycamores also played Arizona State and Tennessee twice while they were ranked and defeated North Dakota State who was ranked No. 26. The last time a Sycamore team faced more than three ranked opponents in a season was in 2007, when they faced six. The Sycamores and Bears have previously met 77 times with Missouri State holding a 55-22 all-time series advantage over ISU. The Bears enter the weekend series with a 14-15 overall record, having lost their last matchup against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Bears are led by Rebecca McPherson who is hitting .321 with a team leading 27 hits. Missouri State enters the weekend hitting .245 and has just two players hitting over .300. Mary Stephens is also
ISU’s softball team will host Missouri Valley Conference opponent Missouri State for a three-game series this weekend. Last weekend, ISU dropped two games out of three in a series against Illinois State (Photos by ISU Communications and Marketing).
hitting .316. While hitting may not be their specialty, pitching certainly is. Erin Struemph leads the pitching staff with a 2.94 ERA over 78.2 innings while Chelsea Jones has a 3.16 ERA over 75.1 innings with 47 strikeouts. The Missouri State pitching staff holds a 3.49 ERA which is good enough for second best in the MVC. Per the second release of the NCAA statistics, two Sycamore players ranked in the top 50 in respective statistical categories. Seniors Ashley Dickerson and Aubre Carpenter ranked 14th in NCAA Division 1 in sacrifices per game while Lockwood ranks 31st in the nation in fewest walks allowed per seven innings. Up next, the Sycamores will travel to Butler for a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon before heading west for a series against Bradley next Friday and Saturday.
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Linking Language Learners and the Center for Global Engagement presented an opportunity for students to mix and mingle with food from around the world. The event included exotic foods, board games and foreign languages. (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).