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Sycamores dance for Riley children
Josh Deleon Reporter
Indiana State University hosted its sixth-annual Dance Marathon, raising over $17,000 for Riley Children’s Hospital. For six hours, students gathered in the North Arena to dance and raise funds for Riley Children’s Hospital. The walls were decorated with the names of those supporting the Dance Marathon. Neon decorations brightened the arena, and catchy tunes set the upbeat mood for the night. The night started at the registration table, where students were given a bracelet with the name of a Riley kid. The students would spend the rest of the night dancing in support of the child their bracelet represented. There were four major rules guiding the Dance Marathon participants for the duration of the night. Rule number one: No sitting. Hilary Duncan, the advisor for the Dance Marathon, said, “One of the big things is ‘No sitting’ – To stand for the kids who can’t.” Duncan was very excited for the night. She also said she was very proud of the hard work that the students put into the Dance Marathon. Rule number two: When you hear “Neon Lights,” report to the stage. Some students that helped in the organization of the Dance Marathon taught the participating students a line dance to a montage of songs including “Neon Lights” by Demi Lovato. Among the students teaching the dance was business marketing major Charles Baker. Baker described the Dance Marathon as “an experience.” Baker had a proud tone of voice when he said he was excited to “see all of [their] hard work come together.”
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Indiana State hosted their sixth-annual Dance Marathon Saturday night in the North Arena. Students came out to help raise money for Riley Children’s Hospital. In the span of six hours they raised a total of $17,000 (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
Rule number three: one, two, three, FTK. Every time someone on the stage would say “one, two, three” the participants would reply with, “FTK.” The theme of the night was undoubtedly FTK, or For The Kids. Participants were encouraged to use the hashtag #FTK and #ISUDM2015 on social media to spread the energy to as
many people as possible. Criminology major Jaime Maloy spread the FTK energy by saying, “I’m really excited, not so much for me but for the kids.” The Dance Marathon was honored to host a few Riley Kids. Indiana State’s Cheer team and the Sparkettes helped guide the participants in forming a wel-
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come tunnel for the Riley Kids. The Riley kids shared their stories and gave encouragement that the funds being raised were worth more than a dollar amount. Rule number four: Have fun. From the music and dancing to the neon, the Dance Marathon was a fun event supporting a good cause. Page designed by Hannah Boyd
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Constant change contributes to student stress
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College students are more stressed today than ever, says a study by the Associated Press and mtvU. The 2008 mental health study reported that “eight in 10 college students say they have sometimes or frequently experienced stress in their daily lives over the past three months. This is an increase of 20 percent from a survey five years ago.” A number of things can contribute to a college student’s stress. Dr. Bradley Brubaker, an Indiana State University psychology instructor, said that college students get stressed because their lives change so often. “Stress really means change,” Brubaker said. “Any change will increase arousal and can be termed ‘stress.’ College students have a lot of change in their lives.” Brubaker cites changes in living conditions, classes, assignments, studying, socializing and others as stress-causing agents. “Some of these changes are welcomed changes, but … all changes contribute to stress,” he said. Jessie Brewer, a sophomore athletic training major, said money is his main source of stress.
“I think [it’s] the most stressful thing about college,” Brewer said. “A lot of college students do not have the financial resources to pay for college so they take out various loans, and that adds up in the end. It’s also stressful knowing that I pay the university so much money and as a student I don’t get much say in how my money is spent.” Antonio Saunders, a sophomore exercise science major, said that money stresses him out as well. “What stresses me out most in college is how I am going to pay for it after school is over,” Saunders said. “Another thing is that I have to take foundational studies classes that don’t pertain to my major.” This stress, regardless of its cause, can lead to a number of different reactions in students. “We know a lot about physiological reactions to stress — reduced immune system responses,” Brubaker said. “About 5 percent of students in my classes get physically ill before an exam and require assistance.” Brubaker explained that our brains have “only a certain amount of cognitive
attentional resources” — brain space to think about what’s going on around us — which can fill up quickly when changes such as car accidents, exams and family crises happen in our lives, causing us to stress out. The effects are “twofold,” Brubaker said. “One: physiologically — hormones related to stress interfere with our immune system and general body homeostasis and two: our coping mechanisms take away cognitive resources from our other academic endeavors.” These coping strategies, or “defense mechanisms,” as Brubaker calls them, can lead to a number of conditions. “Certain phobias, OCD, PTSD and other anxiety disorders may easily develop from ineffective coping strategies to deal with stress,” Brubaker said. “Depression and withdrawing from social activities may easily develop from too much stress and change, particularly when the individual’s coping strategies are not working well.” Brewer and Saunders each said they have ways of relieving stress. “I mainly just go to the
gym,” Brewer said. “Working out is a way that I can relieve pent-up tension and stresses I have regarding school.” Saunders said he gets involved on campus. “To relieve stress I make college fun,” he said. “I interact in activities on campus and try not to think about the stressful aspects. Another stress reliever for me is playing in sports and hanging out with friends.” Brubaker warned that gradual stress or sudden huge changes can be too much for some to handle. “We need to be aware of the mental states of our friends and be willing to support them if we notice a change,” Brubaker said. Myesha Garner and Carey Ford contributed to this report.
Indiana bill to require new signage in recreational centers Makyla Thompson Reporter The State of Indiana is trying to pass a bill that will require that recreational centers put up signs to help keep patrons safe. According to iga.in.gov, Bill 1045 is a bill that states the duties and responsibilities of the people who work at recreational centers and the people who use them. If someone gets hurt they cannot sue the center because there will be signs with rules posted where people can see them. This bill was drafted in response to incidents at the University of Notre Dame. They had an issue with getting people on and off the university’s ice rink. The bill is not yet law as it has only been passed
by the House of Representatives. John Lentz, the Campus Recreation director at Indiana State, said the bill would protect a number of schools and institutions. “What it tries to do is to protect recreations facilities that are either primary, secondary or postsecondary educational institutions,” Lentz said. “It affects school playgrounds; it affects recreation centers and it might affect a high school gymnasium.” This bill could affect any place that provides exercise equipment or playgrounds by requiring it to have a posted set of safety regulations placed where all patrons can see it. “It all started because so many of us in our profession have boxes and boxes and rooms full of wavier forms,” Lentz said.
Not only is this for the safety of the people who use the recreation centers, but it also eliminates all the paperwork that wavier forms cause. Waivers protect facilities from lawsuits if anything happens to patrons, from theft to injury. “The idea was that you would have all the signage in different facilities outside,” Lentz said, “and it’s signage stipulating safety requirements, responsibilities of the guests, as well as the responsibilities of the people who are supervising that area.” Lentz said that if something happens, a person cannot say that they did not see the signs because the signs will be visible. “The main thing is that you would have signage that protects the facility
and the facility’s management from getting sued,” Lentz said. “There is going to be a challenging with this law though.” Lentz said that the bill requires there to be signage outside, but the problem is where the facilities would put the signs outside so people could see them. “It makes it very difficult [for] outside facilities,” Lentz said. Rep. Alan Morrison is a sponsor for the bill. “We have established guidelines for everybody involved,” Morrison said. “It’s a layer of liabilities for the operator.” Even if the bill gets passed, schools and colleges have an option on whether they want the bill or not. If the bill passes, Indiana State may post new signs up around places like Wolf Field and Kennedy Field.
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Statesman AP History class ban not OK Poll
In a recent Statesman poll, readers were asked how the weather affected their school life.
Well, this is always fun. Politicians have made a mess of things all over again. Only, gratifyingly, this one has nothing to do with Texas; though admittedly they aren’t much better when it comes to this subject matter. Anyway, Oklahoma Columnist legislature has voted to outlaw Advanced Placement History classes. The reasoning is that AP History classes teach “bad things about America” as Republican State Rep. Dan Fischer explained. For those of you curious, the “bad things” would be things like acknowledging our concentration camps for the Japanese during WWII, or getting more in depth into what happened in Vietnam or during the “Indian Wars.” All of these events don’t exactly paint the American governments of those eras in the best light. How could this even happen? Well, it’s because AP classes are not determined by the states or even by the schools but, rather, by the College Board, which is a national organization. Therefore, the state legislature can ban it if they wish because public schools are under the jurisdiction of the state rather than the federal government. This is not even the first instance of Oklahoma rejecting federal ideals of education either. In fact it seems to be following suit since Oklahoma banned the Common
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Core bill seeking to have a nationalized education standard. This disheartens me on more than one level. On one hand, this is actually how I feel our governments should work. The idea behind “United States” is that each individual state can more or less do things their way, and the federal government only steps in on issues that go beyond one state’s borders. I honestly believe this is the best system anyone could ask for, and this news proves that it does and can indeed work. Having said that, the things Oklahoma is combating are the most petty, inane subjects to freak out over. What is honestly wrong with knowing the whole truth about American history, or even being educated about things beyond the “good” side of the story? No one will learn or understand that half the point of this country is that we can always make improvements. But even if these people are cutting off their own noses to spite their faces over backwards ideals, I could stomach it because at least then it shows some sense of propriety, even if it is stupid. Unfortunately, I can’t help but have this sinking feeling that the reason of “learning bad things about America is naughty” is a smokescreen for the real reason Republican-led states are pushing against bills laid down by a Democratic presidency. If that was too subtle, I think the Republicans of Oklahoma are just doing it to spit in the face of Obama. Think about it. Obama is done in 2016; he can’t be reelected and anyone with
a working memory could tell you the incumbent party almost never wins after a two-term president steps down. If I was just basing it off of this one state, I’d say I was clutching at straws but look around our paper’s articles over the past two months. Red states left and right are coming up with insane laws and bills ranging from religious laws that allow discrimination over people who are not of one particular faith to blatantly tearing down attempts at creating harmony between misunderstood minorities and the white majority. Hell, our own state just passed a law allowing discrimination over sexuality right now, claiming its purpose is to REDUCE discrimination; only toward religious folk instead. That is a halfhearted cockamamie excuse if I ever heard of one. That’s not reducing prejudice; that’s favoritism. All of these laws and bills are deliberately going against the general attitude of the Obama era of presidency; and really, what could he do about it? He doesn’t have enough time in office to push through congress and stop these farces. I get that not everyone likes Obama. Personally I’m indifferent at best. It’s with bitter irony that I remember John Wayne — one of the Republican Party’s most revered Paragons of Americanness — was the one who once said, “I didn’t vote for him; but he’s my president.” “United” is part of our name for Christ’s sake. If you want to give him the finger symbolically, fine. That’s your right. Please don’t screw up everyone else’s life while you’re doing it.
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Smartphone addiction a downside to interconnectivity How many times a day do you look at your phone? Once, twice? How about 110 times? Yes, you read that right, on average Americans look at their phones 110 times a day with most of it happening between 5-8 p.m. That means during dinner, driving, and even in church people are looking at Columnist their phones. Some of the most intimate moments of our day and they are spent looking at our phones. In a survey conducted in 2013, it was found that 90 percent of 2,025 survey takers said that they were ignored, by a loved one, for a digital device. That is a staggering amount of people who felt like technology was pulling them apart. Something that I use to scoff at is something that I have been paying attention to. After having a conversation about how cell phones are just a distraction I did some general observation around
me. And i noticed that whenever i talked to someone they had to check their phone when I was talking but I did not check mine. I would then turn around and check mine while they were talking. I understand they in each situation they could have been waiting on a reply from someone but in my case, I usually just wanted to escape the world even if it was for a fraction of a second. This is one of the first times I had ever seen mobile phones as a negative influence to our daily lives. So my next question was why this was a problem to most people. Many think that phones should be put away during special times, dinner and church, and are allowed again after that. However, more often we see couples or families sit down at a restaurant and everyone is on their phone – even my family does it. Most do not speak unless spoken to and that is usually only done when the waitress comes to take their order. I have always looked at our connected devices, tablets, cell phones, iPods, and thought that they were something that allowed us to be interconnected. Twenty years ago and it was almost impossible to get a hold of
someone unless you knew where they were but now it does not matter where either of you are. We are able to cross state lines, country borders and oceans to talk to someone we have never met face to face. Yet, our ability to interact one on one is crippled. Having the ability to dictate your words to someone in a meaningful way to hold a conversation meant that you were personable. Today you have to be able to sound professional and personable via text. If you ask me that sounds pretty hard, since there is no way to convey tone, sarcasm or inflection in the way you type. As a student of Economy one of the fundamental corner stones of our study is to be efficient. Being constantly connected and always carrying a conversation, whether it is with a coworker or a loved one, makes it much easier to have an answer for the person you are talking to. You are able to give constant feedback to someone whenever they ask for it. For me texting was something that was easier to do when in social situations. You could send a quick text without disrupting the person you were talking
to. But as my phone use grew so did my world and that meant new friends. I can honestly say that I have had constant contact with someone in South Africa that I met through the internet. Without the growth of connectivity I would not be able to reach out to someone halfway around the world and know him by name, what he does, where he lives and learn about his culture there. The phone has always connected people and our problem is not with the phone but people’s addiction to the trivial things. The constant updating to social media makes it hard for someone to put down their device and turn away from the news of hundreds of their friends. Making our way back to the Economist side of things, social media would be another type of efficiency. By sending out one update on two or three difference outlets you can read hundreds if not thousands of people in seconds. I will disagree with those that say our device addiction is killing our society, because we have found a better way of connecting with the people that are near and far.
The time of midterm papers is upon us, and it can make some of us want to pull our hair out. They’re long, take forever to write and the word limits are a pain in the butt. Often it’s hard to reword what your sources are saying to fit inside the word count. aren’t careful Columnist Ifyou you might get hit with plagiarism charges. For anybody who doesn’t know, plagiarism is taking credit for what someone else does. Basically it’s theft of an idea, no matter how it’s portrayed. It’s like taking credit for building a library when you haven’t touched a single tool. I’m sure since middle school your teachers have told you all about how plagiarism is wrong and you can get
sent to prison and all the fun stuff that comes along with breaking a law. But they don’t tell you exactly how easy it is to plagiarize, especially when you’re writing that paper at the last minute the night before it’s due. In these moments there are lots of consequences. Indiana State University has an academic integrity policy that forbids plagiarism, and breaking the rules can get one removed from school. If you plagiarize in the professional world, however, you can get ostracized while any and all of your work is instantly scrutinized and possibly discredited. Nobody wants such a large scarlet letter on their record for the rest of their life. It’s also not uncommon for someone to get legally prosecuted for plagiarism. Often counted as a misdemeanor, plagiarism can easily get one fined up to $50,000 and one year in jail. Sometimes plagiarism can be counted as a felony and that can make the punishment
increase dramatically. Plagiarism is easy to avoid if we slow down and think about it and follow a few simple steps. First, it’s important to learn how to cite sources. Having a bibliography or a works cited page — while it doesn’t automatically prevent plagiarism charges — is a great first step. Whenever you find a source you are going to use, you should immediately put it in your bibliography before typing a single word of information out of it. This helps you ensure that it is cited as well as helping you remember what sources you are using in case you have to go back. Next, as silly as it might seem, go to a library. Here you can find hundreds of resources on proper citation. Then ask someone to look over it for you to make sure it’s correct. ISU has a writing center that will help you double-check your work. Often we won’t see our own mistakes because we
know what we mean. Having someone on the outside check over it for you will help make sure the citations are right. Maybe they’ll even read the paper and offer advice as to what needs clarification or what is not important to say. Last, cite your sources inside your text properly. Did you quote someone? Cite it. Did you get a concept from a book? Cite it. Unsure whether or not you should cite something? Cite it. You are always better off saying you used a source, even if you only used it to find other sources. Additionally, paraphrased or summarized information gathered from sources needs to be attributed correctly. Plagiarism is no laughing matter. If we aren’t careful it can happen without our realizing and can ruin an entire career. It is of dire importance that we sit down and take that extra hour to guarantee we have everything properly credited. It can save you time, money and shame.
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‘Vagina Monologues’ empowers women Mariah Lee Reporter On Saturday night, women young and old stood on stage and told stories that some might view as gruesome. Instead, they were educational and passionate. “The Vagina Monologues” gave audiences a look into how women view themselves and their bodies. The Indiana State University Feminist Majority production was a two-day showing on Saturday and Sunday. “The Vagina Monologues” is an episode play written by Eve Ensler. The monologues presented in the play came from various interviews from many women. Some of the monologues are directly taken from the interviews, while others are various interviews put together with the same theme. The monologues include the themes of sex, love, rape, female genital mutilation, birth and orgasm. The 2015 “Vagina Monologues” was directed by sophomore criminology major Adina Leshinsky and freshman psychology major Sierra Stein. “It was a set of interviews done by Eve Ensler and it’s a really empowering show, now it’s been on Broadway and HBO and a lot of different resources,” Stein said. Leshinsky said that she was very happy with the performances and the actors. “Everyone who did one today [monologue] was beautiful in their own way,” Leshinsky said. Stein says that although they had technical difficulties she still thinks that the show went well. “I think it went really well. We had some technical difficulties but everyone really pulled through in the end,” Stein said. Several of the female actors are a part of Feminist Majority. Some students were excited to see “The Vagina Monologues” for the first time and others even saw it twice. Makayla Robrecht, junior psychology major, was excited to see the monologues. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen it and I’ve been wanting to see it for years but I haven’t been able to see it. I’m really excited about it,” Robrecht said. The female actors involved in the per-
Saturday night, women stood up on stage and told their stories about how to view themselves and their bodies. “The Vagina Monologues” was a two-day performance starting Saturday and continuing Sunday night (Photos by Taylor Burris).
formance all had special reasons for getting involved. Maddie Riley, a freshman pre-med major, likes the premise of the monologues. “I think it raises a lot of awareness for women and shows them that they’re not alone and it advocates not only to charities but women’s rights in general,” Riley
said. Lakota Hodges, a freshman criminology major, took part because she liked the show’s message. “I wanted to be in it to raise more awareness about feminism and how we show light to women’s issues,” she said. Emily Cuffle, junior biology major, was embarrassed about the topic, but
was proud to be an influence to young girls. “I know growing up it was very hard for me to talk about my vagina and I want to show young girls that it’s okay to talk about and that it’s not as taboo as people like to make it seem,” Cuffle said. All the proceeds from “The Vagina Monologues” go toward NOW, CODA and V Day.
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Spectrum provides a safe place for LGBT community Kayetlin Shady Reporter Six years after the beginning of Indiana State University’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group, Spectrum is still making changes and providing opportunity for students. The group provides a safe place along with resources for everyone in the spectrum of gender and sexual diversities. Advocates for Equality started at Indiana State University in 2009, when Proposition 8 sparked controversy. Students recognized that there was a lack of representation for gender and sexual minorities. These founding students began making changes on ISU’s campus. The students started holding meetings as well as participating in movements that occurred nationwide such as the Day of Silence. In 2013, Advocates for Equality changed the group name to Spectrum. It was changed to show that the group did more than just advocate.
The group provides education, advocacy, outreach and weekly group meetings. Spectrum holds meetings every Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of HMSU, and anyone is welcome to participate. Brandon Lewis, a sophomore dietetics major and member of Spectrum, spoke of the importance the group has not only on campus but in the community. “We encourage equal participation; the only thing we ask is for confidentiality and no discrimination in or outside Spectrum,” Lewis said. “We have fun in meetings, playing games like train wreck. We also try to find ways to get more involved with the community. We also educate on the subject.” Spectrum gets involved in the community with several events. “Spectrum participates in the Day of Silence which is coming up in April, sometimes a bake sale once or twice a year along with sponsoring Mr. and Miss Gay ISU,” Lewis said. Students gather to support ISU’s LGBT community (Statesman File Photo).
Professors to share Auschwitz experiences at C.A.N.D.L.E.S event Kristen Kilker
ISU Communications and Marketing Marking the 70 years since the Russians liberated Auschwitz, two Indiana State University professors will share their experiences of visiting the concentration camp during a panel discussion 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Museum. As part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Community Semester, the “70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: Reflections and Discussion” is free and open to the public. The C.A.N.D.L.E.S. Museum is located at 1532 South Third St., Terre Haute. Isaac Land, associate professor of history at Indiana State and organizer of this year’s Community Semester, had been curious about a tour of Auschwitz for many years. He felt more urgency about going when he started teaching a comparative genocide course. “It wasn’t very convenient to go in the middle of the semester, but I realized it might be my last chance to see it with a survivor,” Land said. “[C.A.N.D.L.E.S.
founder] Eva [Kor] was a child when she was there, and most of the survivors that are still around were just kids. So it’s one thing to read about it in books, and it’s another to actually walk it with a survivor.” Ann Rider, associate professor in the department of languages, literatures and linguistics, who toured Auschwitz on the 60th anniversary trip will discuss German media coverage and the differences in how some European countries memorialized the Holocaust for the 70th anniversary. Land went on the C.A.N.D.L.E.S.-led trip in January. His group consisted of 70 different people from 18 U.S. states and four different countries. Land said many dignitaries attended the ceremony — including Francois Hollande, the president of France. He was also able to interact with a British psychiatric nurse who treated survivors, a German lawyer in the midst of prosecuting a 90-year-old former Nazi guard, a Rwandan genocide survivor and Rainer Hoess, the grandson of the Auschwitz camp commandant, who has visited Indiana State and is featured in the documentary “Hitler’s Children.”
At Auschwitz, Kor’s group was able to see some rooms that are usually blocked off to visitors. “There are the ruins of barracks,” Land said. “The guards blew up most of the gas chambers and crematoria on the way out, so often what you’re looking at is a ruin — and then we were there in January, so there’s snow on everything. You need a lot of explanation to know what it is.” Among the rooms they viewed was block 10, Josef Mengele’s lab, located next to torture chambers and an execution wall. Mengele could hear the screams while conducting medical experiments on twins, such as Kor and her sister at age eight. Land recalled rooms that had a pile of children’s shoes — more than 200,000 children were killed in Auschwitz — an array of confiscated crutches and a display case of the most treasured family pictures brought to the camp by prisoners, who thought they were being brought there to work. “It’s not whether you cry in Auschwitz,” Land said. “It’s in which room.” A description of the atrocities of the ruined concentration camp is incomplete
without a discussion of the atrocities that brought the camp to life. Land illustrated mock-medical aspects of the camp. Prisoners were stripped and fumigated after being separated from the weak — a status that was determined by nurses and doctors at the selection platform. “That’s something some people struggle with about Auschwitz,” Land said. “It’s a killing factory. It’s administered mainly by doctors and nurses and medical researchers ... and so these people see it as part of their medical training.” As Land was part of an audience that watched the ceremony on the screen, he recalled one survivor suggesting there should be an 11th commandment added to the original list of 10: “Don’t be a bystander.” This value is one Eva often teaches visitors to the C.A.N.D.L.E.S Museum — a place that Land personally esteems because, “If you grow up in Terre Haute, you had Darfur survivors go to your high school. You had people from Rwanda come though. It has become a center for all sorts of people who are concerned with the world today,” he said.
SPORTS Sycamores strong down the stretch in road victory over Bradley
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ISU Athletic Media Relations Indiana State University saved some of its best basketball for the final five minutes and pulled away late by scoring 11 of the game’s final 14 points to down Bradley inside Carver Arena by the score of 60-52. The Sycamores improved to 15-15 and 11-7 MVC while Bradley fell to 8-23, 3-15 MVC. Indiana State and Illinois State finished the regular season tied for third place in the standings, but the Sycamores will take the No. 3 seed at the MVC Tournament based on a regular season sweep of the Redbirds. Indiana State won for the second year in a row at Bradley — its first back-to-back road wins over the Braves since 1992 and 1993. The Sycamores earned four MVC road wins and are now 17-0 under fifth-year head coach Greg Lansing when allowing 53 points or less. Khristian Smith led the way with 16 points. Devonte Brown posted his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Justin Gant scored 10 points and added six rebounds. The Sycamores owned a 45-34 edge on the glass and a 14-6 edge in second chance points. T.J. Bell hauled in a career-high nine rebounds in just 17 minutes of action off the bench. Indiana State hit just 38.9 percent of their shots, but the defense limited Bradley to 33.33 percent, including a mark of 3-15 from 3-point range. Khristian Smith scored on two of the Sycamores’ first three possessions while Justin Gant took a charge, and Indiana State held a 4-2 advantage less than two minutes into the game. Following a Bradley turnover, Jake Kitchell hit a jumper for the 6-2 advantage. Nate Wells scored again to draw within two points but the Sycamores scored seven in a row, including a dunk from Kitchell and a trifecta by Smith to stretch the lead out to 13-4 with 14:44 on the clock, which forced the Braves to call a timeout. Bradley ended the run and a four-minute scoring drought with a Donte Thomas jumper to close the gap to seven points. The field goal began a long 12-0 Bradley run which was snapped following an eight-minute scoring drought a 3-pointer from Devonte Brown with 6:28 left in the first half to knot the game at 16. After a defensive stop, Brown grabbed a long rebound and finished in transition to reclaim a two-point advantage. The Sycamores gave up four in a row, but Brown made it seven consecutive points for him with just over four minutes remaining to knot the contest at 20. After a media timeout, Alex Etherington drained a 3-pointer from the right wing to stake the Sycamores to a 23-20 edge. A defensive stop was followed by a second-chance field goal by T.J. Bell as the game neared the two-minute mark for a five-point lead. Neither team would score until Brown pulled down
After losing to Wichita State at home on Feb. 25 with a score of 53-63, the Sycamores defeated the Bradley Braves Saturday on the road with a final score of 60-52, improving to 15-15 (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
a long rebound with five seconds remaining and dropped in a floater as the buzzer sounded for the 2720 Sycamore halftime lead. Brown paced Indiana State with nine first-half points. After Bradley opened the second half with a transition basket, Smith scored with 18:40 to go to restore a 29-22 lead. The Braves drew within five, but Brenton Scott hit a fast-break layup as the clock ticked under the 17-minute mark for a seven-point cushion. With 15:25 remaining, Justin Gant hit the Sycamores’ first two free-throw attempts of the game for a 33-26 lead. The Braves then came back with eight points in a row to reclaim a 34-33 lead. Following an Indiana State timeout, Gant scored at the rim as the game neared the 12-minute mark to push the Sycamores ahead by a point. After a stop, Tre’ Bennett hit a baseline floater for the 37-34 lead. Indiana State’s lead ballooned to 41-36 with 9:30 remaining on a second chance thunderous putback dunk by T.J. Bell. Bradley once again got it down to a one-possession game, but Brenton Scott rattled home a 3-pointer with just over eight minutes on the clock to push the lead out to 44-38. Leading 46-40, Bradley took another one-point lead with seven points in a row. Each team traded turnovers before Khristian Smith
hit a 3-pointer off the feed from Brown with 5:15 remaining for a 49-47 lead. The Braves would hit one of two free throws, but Bennett hit both of his with 4:14 remaining to stretch the lead out to 51-48. A strong defensive rebound by Bell led to Brown being fouled in transition. After the final media timeout of the game, Brown hit a free throw at the 3:28 mark for a four-point Sycamore lead. Bradley cut the lead down to two points with a pair of free throws just after the clock reached the threeminute mark. Each team turned the ball over and Gant scored in the paint inside of two minutes for a 54-50 advantage. Following a defensive stop, Scott hit a pair of free throws with 50.6 seconds remaining and Khristian Smith blocked a shot for another defensive stop. Gant then hit a pair of charity tosses with 28 seconds remaining to stretch the lead out to eight points. Smith finished the game off with a pair of free throws with 18 seconds remaining for the 60-52 victory. Indiana State has wrapped up the No. 3 seed at next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. They will play No. 6 seed Loyola in the quarterfinals on Friday. Tipoff is set for 9:35 p.m. and will be televised on MVC TV as well as ESPN3.
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Sycamore track and field teams capture conference crowns Kevin Jenison ISU Athletic Media Relations The race for the Missouri Valley Conference team championship on the men’s side was determined with two races to go. On the women’s side, the title was up for grabs heading into the final event as the Indiana State women trailed the Salukis of Southern Illinois by five points. Indiana State needed a big finish and a big finish is exactly what they received courtesy of the 4x400 meter relay team. After Southern Illinois ran in the opening heat of the relay, the Sycamore women knew exactly what they needed and ran 3:45.30 to finish second overall. The eight points were enough to give Indiana State the win with 122 points. “This was a great win for us,” Angie Martin, Indiana State women’s track & Field head coach, said. “It was a fairytale ending with lots of ups and downs. Indiana State ended the two-day event with 122 points and claimed the title for the second straight year. Southern Illinois finished second with 119 points while Wichita State was third (103.5), Northern Iowa fourth (77.5), Illinois State fifth (77), Missouri State sixth (58), Bradley seventh (47), Drake eighth (34), and Loyola-Chicago ninth (24). The Sycamore men won their third straight title and fourth in the past five years by scoring 141 points. Wichita State was second (117) with Loyola-Chicago third (108), Southern Illinois fourth (102), Illinois State fifth (72), Northern Iowa sixth (65), Drake seventh (33), and Bradley eighth (24). “On paper I had it really tight,” John McNichols, Indiana State men’s track & field head coach said. “In fact I had Wichita State by a couple of points by the end of the day. I knew that it was going to go event by event. Fortunately we had a really nice team effort.” McNichols has seen close contests before as he was coaching in his 95th Missouri Valley Conference championship including cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field. The veteran Sycamore coach earned his fourth MVC Coach of the Year recognition (his 23rd overall) after the team victory. While the women received a surge from the 4x400 relay team, the men got a surge from a 1-2-3 finish in the 60 meter hurdles.
Indiana State University men’s and women’s track and field teams captured MVC championships on Sunday (Photo by ISU Athletics).
“That is when things really came to life,” McNichols said. “That seemed to charge us up and send a surge of adrenalin through the team. From that point on we took control of the meet.” The Southern Illinois women dominated the field events and came up with some surprises on the track. “Southern Illinois gave us a big scare,” Martin said. “They are tremendously talented and kept chipping away at us. So going into the 4x4 we were behind and we knew we had to be in the top three to have a chance. These girls really put it together and we came out on top. This team has really bonded together and they are just a joy to be around.” Martin earned her second Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year recognition. Adarius Washington spearheaded the charge by the Indiana State men as he led a sweep of the top three places in the men’s 60 meter hurdles. Washington finished in a career best 7.77 seconds which is the 11th fastest in the nation and should earn him an invitation to the NCAA Indoor Championships in two weeks.
Washington received the Valley’s Men’s Track Most Outstanding Performer award for having the highest nationally ranked finish at the Championships. This is the third straight year that a Sycamore has stood on top the podium for the event as Greggmar Swift won the title in 2013 and 2014. Sophomore Daley Carter also had a personal best as he finished second in 7.94 seconds with senior Tristan Joynes also setting a personal best with an 8.01 finish for third. Freshman Grant Stamm was the fourth Sycamore in the finals and placed sixth as he equaled his personal best of 8.12. Also claiming a championship on the men’s side was John Mascari who earned a double at the championships by winning the 3,000 meters in 8:14.52. Mascari won the 5,000 meters on Saturday. Justin Kunz was the last Sycamore to win the 5,000 meters (2006) and Jeremiah Vaughn was the last 3,000 meter winning (2010). David Timlin had a busy day for the Sycamore men, placing eighth in the 3,000 meters (8:26.06) after making a late charge to finish second in the 800
meters (1:54.14) and fourth in the mile (4:14.07). Timlin was tripped and lost stride but rallied to finish in fourth in a hotly contest men’s mile where the top four were separated by just a quarter of a second. Alethia Marrero earned her first MVC Championship as she ran away with the women’s 400 meter title in 54.50. The sophomore outraced 2014 champion Althia Maximilien of Missouri State who finished second in 54.97. Erica Moore was Indiana State’s last 400 meter champion in 2008. Jamie Newsome captured the women’s triple jump title as she soared to a career best 41’-4.5” (12.61m) to become the Sycamores first triple jump winner since Lauren Martin in 2010. Carmelia Stewart was sitting fifth heading into her final attempt but came through with a leap of 41’-2.5” (12.56m) to take third. Newsome moved into third on the all-time list by just a centimeter (quarter-inch) as Stewart’s career best is 41’4.25” (12.60m). Freshman LaVisa Evans became TRACK CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Sycamores drop three games to Georgia Tech The Indiana State Sycamores suffered their fourth loss of the season on Friday evening at Russ Chandler Stadium. Georgia Tech used a solo home run to secure the 1-0 victory and improve to 6-3, while the loss drops the Sycamores to 3-4. It is the first time ISU has a winning percentage under .500 since 2013. The difference-maker in the ball game occurred in the bottom of the fifth inning, when A.J. Murray launched a solo home run over the left field wall. It was his second hit of the game after doubling in the second inning. The Sycamores managed just two hits in the contest, Andy Young and Jeff Zahn each recorded singles. ISU threatened in the top of the ninth inning when Derek Hannahs drew a walk and Andy Young followed with a single to left center. Brian Romero hit a sharp line drive to left field, which was caught to end the threat and the game. Jeff Degano had another quality start but took the loss, tossing 7.0 innings. He gave up three hits, one run, one walk and struck out six. Austin Conway had another scoreless appearance, tossing in one inning allowing one walk. Jonathon King earned the win. His second of the season, throwing six innings giving up just one hit. Matthew Gorst also allowed just one hit. Zac Ryan earned the save for the Yellow Jackets, picking up the
final out in the ninth inning. The Sycamore baseball team suffered a 15-2 loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at Russ Chandler Stadium. ISU drops to 3-5, while the Yellow Jackets improve to 7-3. The Yellow Jackets scored in the first four innings of the contest, getting their first two runs in the first inning. With runners on the corners, Matt Gonzalez ripped a single to left field, and the Sycamore left fielder misplayed it, and it resulted in two Yellow Jacket runs. In the second inning, Georgia Tech used a single, a walk and a bunt single to load the bases for Daniel Spingola. Spingola reached on a fielder’s choice, which scored one run, and a wild pitch allowed one to score and put a runner on second base. Freshman Kel Johnson then hit a single to left field to bring in another run and extend the lead to 5-0 Yellow Jackets after two innings. The Sycamores got on the board in the top of the third inning when Connor McClain was hit by a pitch to get on, and Derek Hannahs singled to right to bring him home for the first Sycamore run. Georgia Tech scored three runs on three hits in the third inning to extend the lead to 8-1, and added another run in the top of the fourth on a solo homer by A.J. Murray. The Sycamores were able to score one
in the top of the eighth inning, when Andrew Gutierrez scored on a Tony Rosselli sacrifice fly. Georgia Tech added six insurance runs in the eighth inning to put the game away. David Stagg started for the Sycamores, going 2.1 innings, allowing seven hits, eight runs, seven earned, gave up three walks and struck out two. Ethan Larrison made his Sycamore debut in relief of Stagg, tossing 4.2 innings, four hits, one run, one walk, and five strikeouts. Ryan Cheek, Nick Kolarik, Nick Martin and John Patterson all appeared in the game as well. Hannahs led the Sycamores offensively, going two-for-four with and RBI. Gutierrez was one-for-one and scored a run after coming in to pinch hit in the eighth. The Indiana State baseball team dropped their fourth contest in a row on Sunday afternoon. The Sycamores lost a 7-1 to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Russ Chandler Stadium on Georgia Tech’s campus. ISU falls to 3-6 on the season, while Georgia Tech improves to 8-3. The four-game losing streak is the longest regular season streak since April 17-24, 2013, when the Sycamores dropped five in a row. The Yellow Jackets scored three runs in the fourth inning. They were helped out with three walks by Sycamore pitching
in the inning. Connor Justus delivered a two-RBI single, and A.J. Murray slugged another double, his third of the weekend to plate the final run of the inning. Georgia Tech didn’t slow down entering the fifth inning as they scored four more runs, highlighted by a pair of two-RBI singles by Daniel Spingola and Murray. The Sycamores got on the board in the top of the eighth inning. Andy DeJesus delivered the second ISU hit of the game and took second base on a ball in the dirt. Taylor Steen drove a single to left field to score DeJesus and get the Sycamores on the board. Jeremy McKinney suffered the loss in his first start of the season. McKinney tossed 3.2 innings, allowed three hits, three runs, all earned, struck out three and walked six. Michael Eberle came on in relief of McKinney and went 1.0 innings, giving up four hits, four runs, one earned, walked four and struck out one. Austin Conway, Trent Lunsford and Ryan Keaffaber combined to throw 3.1 innings, facing the minimum. Lunsford struck out the side in the seventh inning. At the plate, the Sycamores were held without a hit until the seventh inning when Andy Young singled to center field. Young, DeJesus and Steen recorded the three hits for ISU. Story by ISU Athletic Media and Relations
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3:45.30. Indiana State and Missouri State were step for step during most of the race before the Bears edged ahead on the final lap to win in 3:43.34. Arqeil Shaw raced to a second place finish in the men’s 400 meters with a 48.63 finish as Illinois State’s Anderson Devonish was able to hold off the Sycamore in the final 20 meters to take the win in 48.14. Katie Wise was looking for her second straight double after winning the 200 meters Saturday night. However, the Sycamore junior was edged at the line by three-hundredths of a second as Wichita State’s Nikki Larch-Miller took the win in 7.41 and Wise was second in 7.44. Junior Chidera Obasih ran 7.50 to finish third. Scott Schreiber was the only Sycamore in the men’s 60 meter final and finished in 6.83 seconds to finish third overall.
DeSean Prentice led the Indiana State effort in the men’s high jump as he placed second by clearing 6’-9.5” (2.07m) with freshman Jaime Murtagh fifth at 6’-7.5” (2.02m). SIU’s Kyle Landon was the champion at 6’-10.75” (2.10m). Junior Kimyanna Rudolph earned a podium spot with a third place finish in the women’s pole vault as she cleared 13’0.75” (3.98m). Freshman Jessica Melchi was 13th (11’-3”/3.43m) and freshman Breanna Herring 17th (10’-9”/3.28m). Nicole Lucas, less than 24 hours after running a school record 16:52.94 in placing fourth in the women’s 5,000 meters, competed in the women’s 3,000 meters Sunday and ran 9:50.14 to finish sixth. Lucas had set the school record of 9:47.18 earlier this season. Freshman Taylor Austin’s ran in a very competitive women’s mile finale and came
away with a ninth place finish in 5:06.31. Carmelia Stewart did not fare well in the women’s 60 meter hurdle finals as she struggled out of the blocks and finished seventh in 8.72 seconds. Katie Bekavac and Ioanna Koltisdou tied for ninth in the women’s high jump by clearing 5’-3.25” (1.51m) with Brooke Deighton 17th at 4’-11.5” (1.50m). Jessica Melchi was 13th in the pole vault at 11’-3” (3.43m) with Breana Herring 17th at 10’9” (3.28m). Wehmiller was third fastest in the 60 meter hurdles to start the second day of the Heptathlon competition with an 8.36 finish. The junior cleared 13’-9.25” (4.20m) in the pole vault but ran 2:56.12 in the 1,000 meters to finish fifth overall with 5,093 points. He was just five points out of fourth and 18 points from a podium finish in third.
Indiana State’s first women’s high jump champion since Santia Spight in 2006 when she cleared 5’-6.5” (1.69m). Evans, SIU’s Cetrena Simmons, and Wichita State’s Breanne Borman all cleared the bar at 5’-6.5” but Evans go the win with fewer misses. Simmons was second. Arqeil Shaw, Jonathan Jackson, Terry McGee and Tyrell Dowdell combined in the men’s 4x400 and finished second in 3:16.67. The Sycamores had the lead most of the race but Illinois State came on strong to edge the Indiana State relay team by two-hundredths of a second (3:16.65). Chidera Obasih, Alethia Marrero, Oschtisha Jackson, and Jamie Newsome carried the team title hopes for the Sycamore women in the 4x400 meter relay and raced to a second place finish in
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Above (left): Lauren Ladow, a freshman exercise science major, helps demonstrate a dance routine. Above (right): Alpha Sigma Alpha member, Katie Schmitt (left), a junior speech language pathology major, applies a temporary tattoo to her sorority sister Anna Olson (right), a junior health administration major (Photos by Gary Macadaeg).