‘THE POSTER CHILD’ An ISU sophomore is on the road to recovery following heart transplant
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Camasia Foltz poses with her doctor and mother at the Cleveland Clinic where she was given a heart transplant (Submited photo).
JOSEPH PAUL Reporter The spring season symbolizes new life and new beginnings for a student, a daughter and a sister who has experienced a life-changing transformation. Sophomore nursing major Camasia Foltz underwent a successful heart transplant surgery just over six weeks ago at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. She has since been closely monitored by the hospital’s staff during subsequent check-ups, but all tests and procedures
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thus far have shown no evidence of a potential rejection, she said. Foltz knew she needed a new heart three months ago, after collapsing in the driver’s seat of her car, gasping for cold January air. She had just walked across campus from a class in the Science Building to the parking lot behind the Student Recreation Center. Out of breath and nearly unable to
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finish the distance, she sat there in her car to regain her composure. That’s when the panic came rushing in. “I remember thinking in my head, ‘Oh my goodness, this is bad. This is worse than ever,’” she said in a phone interview last week from her home in Jasper after a trip to Cleveland Clinic over the weekend. PAGE 10
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Candidates for president, vice president and Senate waited in HMSU 316 Wednesday to hear results of the election. A run-off between two candidate pairings will continue for another week (Photo by Joe Butler).
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The results of the Student Government Association presidential and vice presidential election have led to a run-off. Bethany Alkire, sophomore biology major and vice presidential candidate said she wasn’t surprised with that decision. “We did kind of expect this just because there were three sets of candidates and it would be hard for any of them to get the majority vote,” she said. “But we are excited about the run-off.” According to ISU Student Government’s Constitution, the candidate pairing must have 51 percent of the votes to be declared the winners. Alkire and Philip Ulrich received 38.96 percent of the vote and Logan Valentine and
Jacoby Waldron received 47.34 percent of the votes. A total of 883 total votes were cast. Both sets of candidates will have another week to continue their campaigns. Polls will open again to ISU students on Tuesday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Both sets of candidates said that the campaigning process has allowed them to branch out and better acquaint themselves with the student body. “I really enjoyed just getting to know more of the students and asking them what they want from ISU,” said Ulrich, a sophomore computer science major and presidential candidate.
“The more we can satisfy the students the more retention we have and that is better for everyone,” he said. Ulrich and Alkire are happy to have the extra week of campaigning time. In conjunction with their campaign they are raising funds to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure program, the candidates said. The additional time also gives them an opportunity to hear more from ISU students through “What Do You Want Wednesdays” - a program that allows student government leaders to hear students’ concerns.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Logan Valentine, presidential candidate and junior insurance and risk management major, and Jacoby Waldron, a junior communication major, said that their campaign was based on their campus involvement and approachability. “We are doing this as friends to help our fellow students,” Valentine said. “We want to make everyone’s experience better. We have had a great campaign and I feel like we have done well.” If they win, Waldron and Valentine said they want to focus on having all midterm grades - not just those below a C - disclosed to students. Valentine and Waldron said they will concentrate on improving “the Forest,” the student cheering section at athletic events. They also want to work with Student Affairs and develop a success program that will benefit students already excelling.
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“Our door will always be open. We are looking forward to continuing listening to the student body. I am already director of Campus Life and my goal has been to just be [helpful with] the students.” Jacoby Waldron, junior communication major and vice presidential candidate for SGA Waldron said he and Valentine have been involved with various organizations on campus and their experiences with those groups have helped them improve their ability to speak and relate to students. “Our door will always be open,” Waldron said. “We are looking forward to continuing listening to the student body. I am already the director of Campus Life and my goal has been to just to be” helpful. All running senators were approved with 647 total votes and 94.13 percent approval and have been accepted into SGA. Logan Seger, senior communication major and elections commissioner, said he has requested more student participation in these elections. The run-off gives the students one more opportunity to state who they want in office, he added, but they need to vote.
Associate Vice President for Student Success Joshua Powers (center) collaborates with a group of students (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Joshua Powers has been named associate vice president for student success at Indiana State University, C. Jack Maynard, ISU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced this week. A faculty member in Indiana State’s Bayh College of Education since 2000, Powers served as interim associate vice president for student success this past year and prior to that as special assistant to the provost for academic initiatives. Prior to his work in the Provost’s Office, he served as chairperson for the department of educational leadership and foundations. “Powers has provided strong leadership for the new Strategic Enrollment Management Plan designed to focus our energies on those things most crucial to student retention and completion including enhancing the contribution of the student residential experience,” Maynard said. “He will also be responsible for a new unit focused on teaching excellence and for the integration of campus student support services via a reconfigured Center for Student Success (formerly the Student Academic Services Center) serving all students and a planned Math and Writing Learning Commons located in the library.” Powers said he is excited about being named to the position, an opportunity he described as a way to further lift up the centrality of student achievement and of the contribution of both the in- and out-of-class experience to enabling students to
realize their educational goals. He will assume his new position July 1. “It has been a joy working with so many faculty and staff who care so deeply about students,” he said. “The two year commitment that ISU has made to me through this position is one that I intend to use to continue to build strong partnerships for student success since our students do not see us as independent entities, rather part of a broader system. Indiana State University can be a model for how an institution serves a broad range of students, most especially first generation, low income and minority students, the exact profile that our state and nation are laser focused on right now and that we have in critical mass.” Powers holds a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in English from the University of Vermont as well as a master’s in college student personnel administration and doctorates in higher education and business from Indiana University. He was an American Council on Education Fellow between 2009-10 with placements in the office of the president at Wright State University and the University of Vermont. In 2012, he was a Theodore Dreiser Research and Creativity Award winner and writes and consults in the arena of academic entrepreneurship. Story provided by ISU Communications and Marketing
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ISU Public Safety police blotter March 21 12:27 p.m.: found property reported at Seventh Street and Larry Bird Ave. 12:34 p.m.: accident involving a motor vehicle reported at Lot 9. 2:30 p.m.: information report conducted in the Controllers Office. 4:26 p.m.: criminal conversion reported off-campus. 5:30 p.m.: theft reported in the Bayh College of Education. 5:34 p.m.: injured person reported at Rec. East Track.
March 22 12:49 a.m.: person cited for driving while suspended off-campus. 2:46 a.m.: minor arrested for consuming alcohol off-campus. 12:13 p.m.: accident resulting in property damage reported at Lot 11. 1:13 p.m.: theft reported at Hulman Memorial Student Union. 1:55 p.m.: possession of drugs and paraphernalia reported in Lincoln Quads. 2:52 p.m.: accident resulting in property damage reported at Lot 13. 4:03 p.m.: injured person reported at Memorial Stadium. 8:56 p.m.: warrant service conducted off-campus. 9:45 p.m.: theft reported at Bayh College of Education.
March 23 1:45 a.m.: minor arrested for consuming alcohol on-campus. 3:44 p.m.: criminal mischief reported in Lincoln
Quads. 4:27 p.m.: accident resulting in property damage reported at Lot 11. 6:10 p.m.: possession of drugs and paraphernalia reported in Burford Hall. 7:36 p.m.: ill person reported in Hulman Civic Center. 10:55 p.m.: theft reported in Mills Hall. 11:21 p.m.: warrant and trespass warning issued in Hulman Memorial Student Union. 11:46 p.m.: criminal mischief reported at Lot 24.
March 24 12:50 a.m.: disturbance reported in Jones Hall. 1:29 a.m.: person cited for driving while suspended at North Eighth and Spruce Streets. 2:34 a.m.: minor arrested for consuming alcohol at Lot 9. 3:12 a.m.: person arrested for public intoxication and resisting law enforcement at North Seventh and Chestnut Streets. 3:35 a.m.: person arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and operating a vehicle while intoxicated at North Eighth and Chestnut Streets. 1:35 p.m.: found property reported in Health and Human Performance Building and Arena. 3:32 p.m.: theft reported at Lot A. 7:02 p.m.: telephone harassment reported in Hulman Memorial Student Union. 7:17 p.m.: suspicious person reported at Icon Warehouse. 7:23 p.m.: harassment reported in Hines Hall.
March 25 12:53 a.m.: accident resulting in property damage reported in Student Services Building. 5:53 a.m.: burglary and criminal mischief reported at Memorial Stadium.
8:24 a.m.: ill person reported in Sandison Hall. 4:47 p.m.: theft reported in Mills Hall. 9:24 p.m.: found wallet reported in Stalker Hall.
March 26 12:30 a.m.: ill person reported in Mills Hall. 4:08 a.m.: suspicious activity reported at Memorial Stadium. 5:29 a.m.: accident resulting in property damage reported at Lot A. 9:58 a.m.: property damage reported at Lot M. 10:56 a.m.: university property reported missing from Scott College of Business. 1:15 p.m.: unauthorized entry reported at Lot A. 5:28 p.m.: found property reported in Cunningham Memorial Library. 9:34 p.m.: injured person reported in Health and Human Performance Building and Arena. 10:42 p.m.: theft reported in Student Recreation Center.
March 27 1:10 p.m.: lost property reported in Hulman Memorial Student Union. 2:01 p.m.: accident involving a motor vehicle reported at 400 Block of North Seventh Street. 6:30 p.m.: lost property reported at University Apartments. 10:54 p.m.: person arrested for trespassing in Campus Cupboard.
March 28 12:05 a.m.: warrant service conducted in Campus Cupboard. 4:04 a.m.: vehicle fire damage reported at 900 Block of Chestnut Street. 5:03 a.m.: juvenile runaway reported off-campus.
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For several months, it has been public knowledge that the Supreme Court will take up cases that focus on gay marriage and that knowledge has spurred an incredible amount of debate amongst Julian supporters and opponents the issue. Winborn of On Tuesday, the court Progress heard oral arguments on California’s “Proposition for 8” legislation that Progress’ strictly defines marriage as a union between Sake a biological man and woman. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, a law enacted during the Clinton administration that restricted marriage to the heterosexual definition. Supporters and opponents of gay marriage have been incredibly swift to decide how the justices will interpret these laws. However it appears that the justices have quite a bit to consider with these cases. Gay marriage is not only a question of any supposed morality and tradition, but also a question of taxation because of the role of the Internal Revenue Service. Currently, the IRS does not legally recognize civil unions, costing them money and time during tax season. Same sex couples must complete other federal forms in order get some semblance of a federal tax return and is the direct result of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. In addition to a lengthy and costly tax filing process, the Defense of Marriage Act has also allowed the IRS to tax same-sex couples on employerprovided health insurance, an item that is not taxable upon married heterosexual couples. During the review of the Defense of Marriage Act, the justices will have to consider the question of the law and its constitutionality. Those who are closely paying attention to the Supreme Court as they review these cases seem to have an incredible amount of hope.
Edith Windsor, the plaintiff of the Defense of Marriage Act case who sued the United States after her partner died and was left with a massive tax burden that would not have existed had her partner been a man, proclaimed that the oral arguments “went beautifully.” She also explained that the justices were “gentle” and that she “didn’t feel any hostility” from them. Many claim that it seems apparent that the Supreme Court will strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which may be a fairly reasonable observation. The Court has four socially liberal justices, and Justice Kennedy, who is viewed as the tiebreaker in Supreme Court decisions, indicates that there is a strong chance of seeing the end of the Defense of Marriage Act. However, while supporters and opponents place their bets, many are stating that attempting to predict the decision is foolish. Former Republican National Committee Chairman, Ken Mehlman, who is openly gay, said Sunday on MSNBC that listening to the oral arguments is not sufficient in attempting to understand how the justices will rule. Mehlman’s sentiment is also being echoed by others who are pointing to the ruling on the Affordable Care Act. During the Affordable Care Act case, the well-known CNN legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin stated with certainty that the Supreme Court would strike down the individual mandate of the law, however that was not the case. The news and excitement surrounding the Supreme Court’s gay marriage cases definitely deserves the attention that it is gaining because this signifies an incredibly relevant turning point. Currently, same-sex couples are viewed as a licentious “other” category, and are viewed as “lesser than”, and a ruling in favor of equality will be an indication that the U.S. government will no longer tolerate inequality. However, we cannot be too hasty in judging the decision, despite the ruling trust that equality is inevitable as the country progresses.
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Out of the home; into a corner office Throughout the past 30 years, women have been shifting from the 1950s stereotype of “belonging at home” to really representing the work force. This past week, a woman by the name of Julia Pierson was the first female to become the director of the Secret Service, according to the Los Kenzie Angeles Times. They also state that she has been with McAdams the Secret Service for more than 30 Prove years and is well qualified. MSN writes Them that President Obama is trying to shift culture by appointing her to the maleWrong dominated service. However, this career rise has not been without struggle, much like many women in the workplace. This past week in my women’s studies class, we have been talking about women in the workplace which sparked my interest; is it really possible to move up in the world as a woman?
Women in our society are expected to marry the perfect man who works hard, clean the house, have babies and have a nice little job. When it comes to being the CEO of a company or high in the ranks of political offices, women are usually not in the mix. An article from Huffington Post states that women make up only 21 of the top 500 CEO positions. That’s only four percent. The fact is, women have a much tougher time reaching the heights of the work place compared to men. Sexism in the work place still exists today and according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, women get paid 77 cents compared to every dollar a man makes. That is an average of over $10,000 more that a man will make than I will simply because he is a man. Many women are pressured by our patriarchal society and harassed because of gender stereotypes. Many people think they don’t need as much money compared to their husbands since they aren’t the primary breadwinner, the husband is supposed to be. Women are also discouraged to do “men’s work” which
is why Pierson’s case is so revolutionary. Most of all, women are seen by society as not committed to their jobs because they have kids and tend to be the primary caregiver. Honestly, there is no way women can really win. If they work hard at their job or work to increase their rank, they are seen as only career-oriented and not a “good mother.” If they chose to be a full time mother, society makes it seem like they have it so easy. Many women are faced with the choice of reaching for their career dreams and becoming a mother. Although we have made progress in the last 50 years, I hope to see a day where women have equal opportunities in the workplace. I hope that one day it’s not abnormal to see a woman as a CEO or in a highly ranked job. When researching Pierson, the Huffington Post notes her as “Ms,” which shows that she is not married. It makes me wonder if she faced those same challenges and choices. One day, I hope there won’t have to be a choice.
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Austin Arceo ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University students seeking Sales representatives from many the vital products and materials necessary to companies routinely visit the resource construct a building can find what they need library and provide samples of green in a design studio on the edge of campus. products for students to use when designing Interior design students routinely work projects. in the program’s resource library and find “It familiarizes all the students with these products and volumes of samples ranging specific companies that are out there and from lighting to wall tiles to carpeting and what we will be using in the future once we wood flooring. get our degrees,” Nelson said. “It helps when The students utilize the library’s materials I meet with reps. to help them duplicate the work they’ll “They will know that students are engage in as future interior designers. familiarizing themselves with their “We all use it for our personal projects,” products, and so we will be more likely to said Taylor Nelson, a junior from Marshall, contact them for future projects.” Ill., who is the resource library manager. Nelson routinely meets with company “Other students will come to me and ask representatives who share updated sample questions if I know any reps or companies binders twice a year with the latest they have that are known to work well with us, or if to offer. I have any suggestions for good products.” She then meets with students looking Students design plans for projects to utilize the items in the interior design ranging from renovations to new buildings resource library. constructed with environmentally-friendly Mary Sterling, associate professor in the processes and materials. built environment department said, “The
purpose behind it is so that the students can use the resource library as though they were out in the field working.” “All the samples, including catalogs and specification documents, are current,” said Sterling. Industry representatives are eager to meet with Nelson, Sterling said, because it benefits the companies in the long-term. “They regard us as being in the industry,” she said. “They know that they are going to meet up with our students, and the better educated our students are, the more familiar our students are with their products, materials and processes, the more likely they are to do business with them in the future. It’s a great cycle.” Architectural and design firms typically stock libraries that feature products and items they use for projects. The resource library at Indiana State allows students to gain experience in navigating such a center before entering
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the working world. It also provides students with more experience in judging, comparing and contrasting samples with a variety of finishes, costs, installation processes and maintenance procedures, Sterling said. Such comparisons are not possible when students solely research items on the Internet without having the opportunity to work with samples. Having them in their hands helps students evaluate durability and safety, she said. Some of the updated products in the resource library include items that reflect developments in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. LEED certification is a voluntary process by which a third party confirms “green buildings,” according to the U.S. Green Building Council. Professors in Indiana State’s interior design program have started to follow suit, by providing students with checklists with instructions needed for the different levels of LEED certification.
“All of us automatically go for the greenest products that we can have, but since we are still learning, it is difficult for us to keep our products as green as possible and keep checking a checklist,” Nelson said. “We’re doing our best to familiarize ourselves with everything right now.” Bradford Sims, dean of the College of Technology at Indiana State, said the interior design program provides students with great hands-on learning opportunities through hard work in multiple studios that directly influence their success as professionals. “The interior design resource library is a great example of collaboration with industry representatives who understand they can gain future business by providing our current students with knowledge of the products and services they can offer to future clients,” Sims said. “A great level of commitment is shown on both sides. It’s great for the industry, our university and our students.”
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A Family History Foltz suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as Danon disease, which causes the walls of the heart to harden. According to the Genetics Home Reference webpage by the National Library of Medicine, “Danon disease is a rare condition, but the exact prevalence is unknown.” The disorder is derived from the x-chromosome, Foltz’s mother said, and comes from her father’s side of the family. Her father, grandfather and three of her cousins have died from the disease and account for several of the known cases in the history of its existence. Fotlz’s mother, Julia Foltz, said she also had the genetic disorder and had heart transplant surgery at the age of 15. After struggling with cardiomyaphathy, a symptom of Danon disease, since the age of 12, there was little surprise years ago when genetic testing at Cleveland Clinic confirmed that Foltz had the condition as well, her mother said. After an echocardiogram last July, a doctor in Evansville determined the walls of Foltz’s heart were hardening due to the onset of the disease and urged the family to return to Cleveland. Despite the sudden and severe nature of her condition, Foltz continued with classes last semester while traveling to Cleveland Clinic at least once a month. In October, her mother said, doctors decided to begin the work-up for a heart transplant. “[The doctor] preached to her, ‘It’s not going to go away. We know you have it. We just need to deal with it’,” Foltz’s mother said. “We always knew Camasia had it … we’ve always followed her really closely’.” “That’s another thing about the disease, is it can change overnight. It can be so drastic, and that’s why they watched her so close.” A Change of Heart Days after her incident at ISU, Foltz’s condition worsened. During a trip home over the weekend, her mother said she was experiencing spells of dizziness and shortness of breath. “That second week of school, she said she just noticed a big change,” Foltz’s mother said. “She came home that weekend, and she had an episode Saturday night. She was real light-headed and dizzy and didn’t feel well. She had another one on Sunday night.” A doctor expressed concern over the phone, so the family made a trip to Cleveland Clinic the next week. Foltz was moved to the top of the waiting list when the doctors found her injection fraction — a measure of the heart’s contractions — had dropped drastically. At this point, Foltz said, doctors weren’t letting her leave the hospital without a new heart. That’s no exaggeration: Foltz’s mother said her daughter wasn’t allowed outside the room and,
consequently, an alarm would go off if she stood up “because she wasn’t supposed to be out of bed,” she said. “The last few days, she was antsy, I guess would be a way to describe it,” Foltz’s mother said. “You have four walls, and you’re not allowed outside those four walls.” About two weeks later, on the afternoon of Monday, Feb. 4, doctors walked in to her room to announce they had acquired “a very young, healthy” specimen, Foltz’s mother said. “We weren’t expecting it at all,” she said. “I just kept smiling Indiana State University student Camasia Foltz poses with doctors at the Cleveland Clinic, the site of her recent heart transplant (Submitted Photo). from ear to ear.” At 8:30 a.m. the next morning, Foltz underwent the seven-hour surgery to a fundraiser to help the family financially by selling red carnations and ribbons in honor of Valentine’s Day replace her ailing heart. and their recovering sister. They raised $2,600 dollars in donations, said Daniella An Outpouring of Support Parducci, the sorority’s vice president of philanthropy. “It was so nice to see all of the Greek community From frequent 480 mile trips to Cleveland last year, come together and help us out,” Parducci said. “A few to boring days spent entirely in a hospital bed, to chapters gave us little gifts to send to her, too.” enduring a major surgery, a steady stream of support Alayna Toy, a member of Alpha Chi Omega, helped from Foltz’s friends, family and the ISU and Greek sell the donations and said the generosity from communities has helped ease the process. students was unexpected. There were more than 100 posts in the guestbook “It was nice to see so much support from everyone. section of Foltz’s Caring Bridge webpage, a blog her I thought we would have a great turnout, but it was mother used to track her progress, during the hours beyond what I suspected,” Toy said. “They were asking and days after her surgery, not to mention the hundreds about Camasia and her story and very eager to help of comments that came in the weeks before and after. out. ” A small message may seem insignificant, but the Katie Fiwek, another member of the sorority, made a blogs, Facebook and Twitter posts added up and went video of students holding their carnations, ribbons or a long way, Julia Foltz said. messages to Foltz. “Things like that let her know she’s not alone,” she The video also features several group pictures of said. Greek organizations who supported Foltz. The video is Perhaps the biggest help came from Foltz’s sorority, now available on youtube.com. Alpha Chi Omega. She regularly spoke with her sisters “It was touching to know that many people cared at ISU and received letters and pictures in support, about me,” Foltz said. “That made me push more and even from a chapter at Ball State. push harder to get through everything as quick as “The waiting is sometimes worse than actually possible so I can get back to my sorority sisters and having it done, just because of [Camasia] being 20 back to college because I miss it so much. years old, wanting to be in college, wanting to be with “With them supporting me and everyone else, it’s her friends, wanting to be normal. Nobody wants to be just really helped me.” different,” Foltz’s mother said. “I was glad she had that network of friends from college because they did keep her spirits up.” A week after Foltz’s surgery, the chapter at ISU held
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 The Poster Child The good news came around 3:30 p.m., when the heart surgeon informed Foltz’s mother that she could finally see her daughter after “a picture-perfect surgery.” In the hospital room, Foltz’s mother, father and boyfriend stood over their heavily sedated loved one, who was on a ventilator to help her breathe. After a half an hour, her mother said she stroked her daughter’s hair back, leaned down and told her she was going out and asked, “Is that okay?” “I don’t know why I asked it as a question, not really expecting a response,” Foltz’s mother said. But Foltz did respond. She nodded her head and by 6 p.m., she was able to have her anesthesia turned off and her ventilator removed. “That is huge,” Foltz’s mother said. “That doesn’t normally happen.” In the days and weeks to come, Foltz experienced a remarkable recovery. Just two days after her surgery, the four chest tubes used to take away any build up of blood and other fluids were removed. The same day, doctors decided to move Foltz from the intensive care unit to the transplant floor, where she was down to just two IV. By the weekend, Foltz was walking. “Yesterday, Camasia walked outside her room and a
“It was touching to know that many people cared about me. That made me push more and push harder to get through everything as quick as possible.” Camasia Foltz, sophomore nursing major little down the hall after that she developed a migraine and slept most of the day,” her mother wrote on Feb. 10. The next week, Foltz was discharged from Cleveland Clinic. “Camasia has been discharged from the hospital and just moved to the [Cleveland Clinic’s] guest house. Three more weeks till we come home to Indiana,!” her mother wrote on Valentine’s Day. Foltz completed her first phase of cardiac rehabilitation during her stay at the guest house. On the stationary bike, she worked up to seven miles in 25 minutes, she said.
Camasia Foltz poses with a cake celebrating her successful heart transplant (Submitted Photo).
The recovery was unprecedented. So much so that her doctors had a new title for their familiar patient. “They always called me ‘The Poster Child’ with my recovery and how well I took everything in,” Foltz said. The Transplant Games Foltz will complete the second phase of her cardiac rehabilitation at home. The frequency of her check-up appointments in Cleveland will decrease over time. The first month after her procedure, for instance, she had a biopsy procedure, which allows doctors to look for rejection, every week. This month, she will have the procedure every two weeks. In the months to come, the appointments will continue to span larger gaps of time. Last weekend, Foltz’s most recent biopsy procedure came back as zero indicating there is no sign of rejection. Although she’s progressed surprisingly well, there’s still a shadow of a doubt lingering in the back of Foltz’s mind. “Just the first year in general, I’m gonna be really nervous because the first year is the most crucial,” she said. “The survival rate goes up tremendously if you can survive a year after transplant.” As she recovers, she plans to return for classes next fall and continue her career in nursing. She said she plans to use her experience with a
transplant as an opportunity to help those she works with. “I know how to, maybe, help a patient better than someone who has never been through any of that,” she said. “Just because I’ve been through it and I kind of know from the patient’s standpoint what they’re feeling. I think I can really take all that into my perspective and just put it back to the patients when I become a nurse.” Foltz is also looking to forward to getting active. She said she loves to run and wants to work up to completing a mini-marathon in the near future. She also plans to pick up basketball which she was forced to abandon when she was younger. Ultimately, Foltz believes her recovery will be complete when she competes in The Transplant Games in Texas next summer, where those who have undergone a transplant procedure face off in several different sports. “The donor family and person that had the transplant compete together as one team, which is really awesome,” she said. Foltz reached out to her donor family last week by writing them a letter. She expects to hear back soon and hopes to arrange a meeting. “If they wanted to, they could compete with me and we could be a team together,” she said. “If I would win a medal, I’d take it and put it over them and say that they’re the real winner.”
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Sycamores burn up in Flames Sports
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The Sycamores fell to the University of Illinois (Chicago), 6-2, outside of conference play (Photo by Evan Davis).
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The Indiana State baseball team was defeated by the Illinois (Chicago) Flames, 6-2, on a chilly Wednesday afternoon at Bob Warn Field. The Sycamores struggled offensively, tallying just two hits through the first eight innings. A three-hit, two-run ninth inning proved to be too late, as UIC, snapped the Sycamores’ five-game winning streak. “We just had a hard time getting anything going at the plate. It was a disappointing game, offensively,” said Rick Heller, ISU baseball head coach. “It wasn’t our day. We didn’t play as well, didn’t pitch as well as we have been.” With the loss, ISU’s record drops to 11-8 overall, while they remain 3-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. UIC improves to 10-11 overall with the win. Redshirt senior Tyler Fehringer started on the mound for the Sycamores and left the game after giving up two runs on four hits in three innings pitched. Five ISU pitchers combined to pitch the final five innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. Junior infielder Cody Zimmerman served as the designated hitter and tallied a pair of hits in the game. The Flames jumped out to an early lead, scoring two runs in the top half of the first. After Ryan Shober popped up to first base, Jacob McNamara walked and advanced to third after a double into the left centerfield gap. With two outs and runners still on second and third, Alex Grunenwald hit a two-run RBI single to right field to bring around the runners and give
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ISU an early 2-0 deficit. After a scoreless second and third for each team, redshirt sophomore Greg Kuhlman entered in the fourth and gave up a lead-off double to UIC’s Ryan Boss, who later advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. With Andres Ortegano at the plate, Kuhlman’s pitch got by junior outfielder Mike Fitzgerald behind the plate, allowing Boss to cross the plate from third, giving the Flames a 3-0 advantage. ISU gave up single runs in the fifth, sixth and ninth innings before trying to ignite a rally in the bottom half of the final inning. With one out, redshirt senior infielder Koby Kraemer singled, advanced to second, and later scored after an RBI single from redshirt sophomore Jacob Hayes. After advancing to second, Hayes was brought around to third on a single from redshirt freshman in/outfielder Jeff Zahn, who advanced to second after a walk to junior Tyler Wampler to load the bases with two outs. Sophomore outfielder Landon Curry reached on a fielder’s choice to the shortstop, allowing Hayes to score from third to make it a four run game with the tying run at the plate. Zimmerman came up next and lined out to centerfield to end the game. “Hopefully things will be better this weekend,” Heller said. The Sycamores begin a seven-game road stretch, as they travel to Springfield, Mo. this weekend for a three-game series with conference rival, Missouri State. The first game is scheduled for 5 p.m. today.
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Spring break beach bodies likely to start summer sag
fitness specialist. She also has seen a decrease in student activity at the recreation center. “Before spring it’s back and after it dies,” said Loera. “The same thing happens after New Year’s resolutions.” Leora believes the problem is simple: people aren’t motivated enough. They think if they get in right before break they’ll get the beach body the student body craves, she said.
Thomas Beeler Sports Editor Students coming off spring break are returning to Indiana State to get back in their daily routine of classes, but many haven’t followed annual fitness goals they set before spring break according to Dreyson Boyd, junior recreation and sports management major and fitness specialist who has worked at the Student Recreation Center for the past year. “About two weeks before spring break until people begin to leave, the center is packed,” Boyd said. “Literally, from the time we open, which is 6 a.m., to the time we close people I haven’t seen the entire year come in and a bunch of new faces start to show up.” Chelsey Bough, freshman communication major, said she tries to work out at the recreation center every day, but she said going home for break slowed her regime. At home, “I definitely wasn’t keeping up with my workout routine and it was hard to get back into things,” Bough said. “I didn’t have the Recreation Center for a workout or a gym near me ... that’s the main reason.” As students return from break, they tend to get back into the normal habit of things. Many students were working toward that beach body before going to Panama City, Fla., Boyd said. “I think this year there have been a lot more people around spring break in the recreation center,” Boyd said. “Why the increase in people? I don’t know but there is definitely an increase.” Devon Caldwell-Valdez, freshman physical education major, said he did slow down so it’s hard to get back into things. It boils down to having the discipline to get back into the weight room on a daily basis, he said. An ISU student works on his fitness while bench pressing (Photo by Mae Robyn “Working out for me is a lifestyle,” said Danielle Loera, junior exercise science major and Rhymes).
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New coach leads Sycamores through spring practice Evan Martin Reporter Coming off tryouts sessions, the Sycamores are getting ready to start up the spring football season again. The Trees are one-third of the way through the spring ball season, and are preparing to put another winning season in the books under new leadership. Indiana State’s newly hired head football coach, Mike Sanford, who started his tenure at ISU in December, said things have gotten off to a good start in his new system. Sanford has been a coach for many different collegiate teams including Purdue, Stanford, Louisville, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Utah and, most recently, Utah State. Sanford has also been a wide receivers coach in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers. With all his experience it was the potential of the Sycamores that drew Sanford to take the job at ISU. He said he was attracted to a program that has improved from previous years and commended former head coach Trent Miles, and ISU’s athletic director, Ron Prettyman, on what they have done with the program. Sanford said he wants to take the team to the next level and improve upon the team’s solid 7-4 season by winning the Missouri Valley Football Conference
Championship and taking the team to the playoffs. So far in spring ball it has been a learning curve for the team as they prepare for a new system from Sanford which was put in to maximize the talent on the team. The new system features multiple formations that is the largest additions that is different for the Sycamores including and a new philosophy on defense. The players have to learn the language and signals of the plays, but Sanford said his players are eager to learn. Sanford said he is interested and anxious to see how things work out for the team during the regular season and knows the team will continue to make progress. “The big thing is that the language is different,” Sanford said. The team has to continue to learn, improve and get better at understanding what they are doing on offense, defense and the kicking game, Sanford said. The final week of practice will be held during Alumni Week and former players have a special invitation to attend practice. Soon after, the annual “White vs. Blue” scrimmage game will take place on April 20 at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana State University football players prepare for their annual White and Blue scrimmage set for April 20 (Photo by Joe Butler).
The ISU football team works on line formations during one their spring season practices (Photo by Joe Butler).
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PLAYING THE OPPRESSED The NAACP held “Tunnel of Oppression” Tuesday evening. The event featured a number of scenarios where students are put into the shoes of people who have been oppressed throughout history Top Left: A scenario was set in a mock military camp. It played off of how sexism is clear and present in the military. It showed how men oppress women, but also how women oppress men. Top Right: After all of the skits concluded, the actors, NAACP advisors and those who came to watch came together to discuss the the events that had taken place. Bottom: This scenario gave light to to idea of sucide and homophobia. Two brothers discuss ones want to come out of the closet. He goes on to admit he was being picked on and is advised to tell his parents. Not listening to the advice one last taunt to causes him to come home and kill himself.