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Volume 122, Issue 62
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ISU to offer genetic counseling master’s program Makyla Thompson Reporter
Indiana State is starting a new graduate program for a career that is said to be very competitive. The new program — a Master of Science in genetic counseling — is being introduced at Indiana State. Biology, psychology, philosophy and counseling courses will be included in this master’s program, but before it can begin, it must be approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Dr. Rusty Gonser, an associate professor for the biology department and the director of the Center for Genomic Advocacy at Indiana State, said that the program will combine classes from several colleges. “It is an interdisciplinary, so classes will come from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services and the Bayh College of Education,” Gonser said. Graduates of the program will be equipped with the skills to help patients
understand information regarding the risk of diseases that their genes carry. “Genetic counselors are incredibly important because now it’s really easy for people to sequence and get genetic data,” Gonser said. “In the past they could just tell you about birth defects, but now you need genetic counsels to interpret your data to tell you your risk for diseases in the future.” Insurance companies are hiring genetic counselors because more people want to get tests taken and need coverage. People also need to understand the results of such tests, so genetic counselors have to know the science behind the illnesses and be able to explain it to patients. “Imagine when people get a genetic test and it tells you that you have seven genes for a heart attack but you’re 25 or you 30 and it tells you that you have genes that say the probability of you getting antimeres is high…,” Gonser said. “So there has to be some counseling involved.”
Genetic counseling is a Not only will this be new to competitive program. Indiana State, but genetic At Indiana University counseling will be a new there are only six stucareer. There are still dents in the program. more steps to be taken Students have to apply before the program can to this two-year probe official. gram and there will be “The program is a fairly limited space. small program…,” Maynard Jack Maynard, provost said. “We made a decision and vice president of seven years back to make a Academic Affairs, said greater impact in health that the university is incare in rural Indiana we terested in creating new have 10 programs apacademic programs. proved since 2008 that “We are going to infocus on heath care.” vest and develop new Brandi Caudill, a juprograms that will help crenior psychology major, ate a distinctive identity for the said she thinks that the new campus, and respond to the genetics program would need of society,” Maybe a great career to have. nard said. “People need to unThis program will be derstand what their a 60-hour master’s depossible risk factors are gree, and have approxi[for their health],” Caumately 15 students in it. dill said. (Illustration by Clipart.com).
SaVE Act to update ISU’s sexual violence policies Morgan Gallas Reporter Indiana State University is going to expand its policy regarding stalking, domestic violence and dating violence. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, or the Campus SaVE Act, is meant to add to the current policies at Indiana State University and universities across the country. According to CleryCenter. org, “The Campus SaVE Act seeks to address the violence women face on campus: the highest rates of stalking, the highest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence, and 2025 percent of female students experiencing rape or attempted rape.” Bridget Butwin, general
counsel, explained what the act is meant to do. “The SaVE Act actually amends the Violence Against Women Act and was passed in March 2014,” Butwin said. “We had some regulations issued in October 2014 that go into effect on July 1, 2015. What the SaVE Act does is it requires us to define attritional terms like stalking, domestic violence, and dating violence.” Another requirement is that the reports of the incidents must go through campus security. They would then be in the yearly security report that comes out every October and identifies the number of reports for different crimes. “In addition to amending the Violence Against Women Act,
[the SaVE Act] amends the Clery Act,” Butwin said. According to CleryCenter. org, the Clery Act is a federal law that requires colleges and universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Stalking, domestic violence and dating violence are all crimes punishable with heavy fines. “The Department of Education enforces the Clery Act requirement of reporting incidents,” Butwin said. “They would [have] some sort of investigation if they received a complaint. The fines are $35,000 per incident and there is some legislation that would increase those fines.”
Before the act is put into effect, it will go through student and faculty scrutiny to ensure that it is as effective as possible. “Our plan is to release our act to the university very soon and different groups will be asked to comment on it,” Butwin said. “Faculty Senate will be asked, Student Government Association will as well. We hope to take the revised version to the Board of Trustees by June of this year.” The act is meant to help students who are victims of sexual violence and stalking to have the resources to get help and report the crime. “It’s all about the resources,” Butwin said. “These are criminal acts so it’s a complex situation. We are going to identify
the kinds of resources that are available to students who may be the victims. We want to be clearer about confidential report options.” The goal is to inform as many people on campus as possible about the prevention and effects of violence and stalking. “In addition to defining our terms and streamlining the process of the complaints, we also really think it’s important to have prevention and training programs,” Butwin said. Some activities are going to happen this month to raise awareness. However, April will have many more because it is National Sexual Assault Awareness month. Next semester will have activities that are focused on prevention and training.
Front page, left to right: junior forward Khristian Smith, junior guard Tre’ Bennett, senior forward Jake Kitchell and freshman guard Brenton Scott will lead the Sycamores at this weekend’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in the Scottrade Center in St. Louis (Photos by ISU Communication and Marketing, Illustration by Hannah Boyd).
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Students see changes in course fees
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Shan’te Benamon Reporter
The board of trustees has recently approved laboratory and course-specific fees for the fall semester. Jack Maynard, provost and Vice President for academic affairs, talked about lab fee changes. “The fees are a combination of new fees,” Maynard said. Some of the course fees have been increased, decreased, or eliminated entirely. When the board of trustees and the department decides to increase lab fees, it’s usually $10 extra per student, Maynard said. The increase in fees this year is due to needing new computers. Eric Glendening, a professor and chair of the chemistry department, said when lab fees increase, it’s because they ended up getting money from the dean’s office to do the upgrade. “It was a challenge to get the money
The chemistry department recieved new technology for labs (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).
so we decided to increase course fees by $10 for students,” Glendening said. The chemistry labs had old computers
that needed to be replaced. Their fees increased from $25 to $35. The labs need new computers every four years. The lab fees that were $8 have increased to $10. Some lab fee charges decreased to $6, while other lab fee charges were eliminated entirely. “It was a mixture of increasing, decreasing and eliminating course fees — it all depends on the major,” Maynard said. Depending on the price changes, teachers agree with all combinations. “The increasing course fees were needed because we could not afford new computers without them,” Glendening said. Kierra Black, a senior business finance major, feels that students shouldn’t have to pay a fee at all. She believes that the fee should be included in the course and feels that when the lab fee decreases that they may as well eliminate them. “We have other miscellaneous fees
that we have to pay for and the increasements of lab fees are putting stress on us,” Black said. “I feel they should consider outside sources as a first resort and then the foundation center and use students as a last resort,” Black said. “The general rationale for increasing fees is the increased cost of consumables utilized in the classroom. When fees are reduced or eliminated, it generally reflects a change in the instructional process that requires less consumables,” Maynard said. Some fees increased in the College of Arts and Sciences as well. Classes ARTS 600B, 601B increased from $4 per credit hour to $20 per credit hour, ARTS 615 went from $4 per credit hour to $65 per course and ARTS 235, 336, 435, 200E from $30 to $36 per course. Two fees were also eliminated in the Bayh College of Education: the $100 CIMT 620 fee and the $30 SAHE 638 fee.
College name change brings greater opportunity Myesha Garner Reporter The College of Nursing recently decided to make a change to its name. As of July 1 the College of Nursing will be renamed the College of Health and Human Services. The name change opens a window for the university to be able to expand its programs in the health field. Lea Hall, the director of Nursing Programs, said the name change allows the program to align with similar institutions. “With a School of Nursing within the College structure we felt it was redundant to have nursing in the college title and again this aligns us with other institutions with similar structures,” Hall said. “As nursing continues to grow at ISU, it was important for us to have a strong identity that unified our three departments under our current structure. We actually made no changes to our current structure; we simply gave it a name/ identity.” The change will not affect the nursing
program; it will eliminate redundancy and allow similar health fields to be considered a part of the department. Jack Maynard, the director of academic affairs, said the change was initiated by the faculty. “The name of the Department of Nursing was changed to the School of Nursing,” Maynard said. “This change was initiated by the faculty of the Department of Nursing and supported by the College of Nursing, Health and Human Services. The title of School of Nursing is well established within our peer universities. It reflects the size, complexity, accreditation, and overall status of the nursing program on our college.” The change is a means of allowing the university to be more versatile when it comes to the health-related programs. The name change allows the College of Nursing to be combined with the College of Health and Human Services. With the combination of the two, the program will be able to expand a number of ways. This change can bring about things such as new programs stemming from the
combination of the two colleges. The university has taken a major step toward becoming more open, and the change in this department can bring about more advances for other departments as well. Jack Turman, the dean of the College of Nursing, Health and Human Services, said the change can even create new funding. “It will align the College with other similar colleges across the country, wherein there is a College of Health and Human Services, which contains a School of Nursing,” Turman said. “The formalization of a School of Nursing helps with student and faculty recruitment and fundraising from external sources.” Funding is just one of the benefits that can come from the name change. It shows other universities that Indiana State University is broadening its horizon. “Having a School of Nursing aligns us with our peer institutions with similar structures as ours. It will assist with
In July the College of Nursing will be renamed the College of Health and Human Services (Photo by Rochelle Weymouth).
recruitment and fundraising efforts as it gives us a clear identity,” Hall said. The change now gives Indiana State University the chance to take steps toward rising in the health field.
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OPINION A Young Man’s Guide to College
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Exercise has more perks than just health
Ben Ramseier Columnist
If you’re one of those guys who thinks that working out is for pretentious jerks, then this column is to help you off of your high horse. Lifting weights and general exercise are things that every man should incorporate in his weekly schedule. They improve health and well-being and display work ethic as well as
discipline. First, it’s common knowledge that working out improves your health and helps you live longer. Healthy habits shouldn’t wait until after you graduate college. Don’t you want to live as long as you can so you are able to enjoy what life has to offer? More importantly, exercising promotes a better well-being — emotional and mental health. We are typically in a better mood after we work out, but why is that? Whenever we finish a workout, our body produces endorphins, which, according to WebMD, reduce the perception of pain and also act as sedatives. So, your body literally produces chemicals that promote a relaxed life. I read in a New York Times blog post about a study involving mice and exercise. The results helped explain how exercise affects well-being and stress
management. In the study, there were two types of mice: alpha male field mice and more submissive, docile mice. The experimenters put an alpha mouse and submissive mouse in the same cage with a clear, removable wall. The alpha mouse would demonstrate intimidation or domination over the other mouse, and when the clear wall was removed the alpha mouse had to be restrained to prevent it harming the other mouse. The submissive mouse expressed anxiety during tests away from the cage. According to the scientists, this “anxiety-like behavior” made the mice quick to hide in dark corners. However, this behavior occurred only in the submissive mice that didn’t exercise for several weeks before encountering the alpha mouse. The submissive mice that exercised several weeks before interacting with the alpha mouse handled stress differently. They were still submissive when intimidated, but recovered after the alpha mice were removed. The takeaway is that the mice that didn’t exercise let their behavior be dictated by stress, and the mice that did exercise reacted to stress completely
different and, in a sense, rejected it entirely. With that being said, do you have more respect for a man who is stress-resilient or one who’s easily compromised because of stress? Exercising can help you become more stress-resilient, which improves your well-being. Working out has more value than just leading to a healthier life. I believe that it reveals some characteristics a man should display. You’re demonstrating work ethic and discipline whenever you work out. Sometimes it takes a lot of motivation to get to the gym. The lack of motivation can come from a number of sources. Comparing yourself to beef heads at the gym can be intimidating. Maybe you can’t pry yourself away from Netflix or video games, or maybe you simply don’t feel like exercising at all. Overcoming those typical feelings to get in the gym can be difficult but is undoubtedly respectable. Not only is exercising respected, but it’s also admired. Women admire men who have priorities, drive and discipline. I don’t
Lifting weights and general excersise are things that every man should incorporate in his weekly scheduale.
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think I have met one woman who doesn’t find value in those traits when they think of an ideal man. Am I saying you should start working out for the ladies? No, I believe you should only work out for yourself because exercising for the acceptance of a woman is fleeting, and we can only look good for a time before our bodies inevitably start to deteriorate. I think a woman’s admiration of the values demonstrated while exercising is just a convenient perk from working out. Also, I believe that every man should be strong or fit. I don’t expect every guy to be insanely jacked like King Leonidas, but I do believe that strength is just as vital as knowledge. A man should be capable in situations where strength and exercise can be useful. The ideal situation is the ability to defend himself and the ones he loves. How can you protect your friends and girlfriend if you’re so weak that your arm is sore after a simple game of cornhole? Circumstances like helping a friend move out of his apartment, helping push a car out of the mud or just offering to carry a woman’s bags when traveling require some strength. So, is working out important to you as a man? It should be important for personal reasons rather than aesthetic ones. Working out makes you respectable, capable and dependable — characteristics all men should have.
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A Young Woman’s Guide to College
How to form and maintain a relationship
Balancing life is a difficult feat especially when it comes to balancing things you care a great deal about. Some approach it the same way I approach dancing in any social setting, with great fear and hesitation, whereas others approach it deft patience and Columnist with prioritized time. In college, where we barely have time to think about anything other than school and sleep, the idea of balance can seem burdensome and even impossible. However, when you choose to build relationships it is important to realize that they do not become meaningful on their own. We have all witnessed or maybe even experienced functional and dysfunctional relationships and while we are growing as individuals, it’s important that we surround ourselves with those who aid, not thwart our progress. Maintaining a balance between your relationships and friendships comes
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down to time and effort. While adding them together would make an easy equation for happiness, it takes a little more than that. Within each, not only do you have to make time, but make the time count. For example, Blair and Serena from “Gossip Girl” still have their Sunday morning rituals with “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” while spending time with their boyfriends throughout the week. Note to all: don’t think I’m telling you to aspire to be them because that amount of drama is enough to make anyone lose it. What I’m saying is that balance between the two is possible. There are two types of people in this world — those who wholeheartedly worship at the altar of their significant other, shutting out everyone and everything else and those who are able to maintain their outside friendships. In the words of Ferris Bueller, “Life
moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you might miss it.” When we become so consumed with one person, not only is it suffocating to your relationship, but it’s also off-putting to those who you have simultaneously edged out. Even if you don’t realize that you’ve spent a considerable amount of time away from your friends, they do and it can easily appear that you are choosing one over the other. Luckily for you, if you have even just a few amazing friends, they are there to welcome you back when you reach the balance realization. Relationships and friendships take work and commitment on their own. Much like anything else, in order for something to flourish it takes care. Friendships and relationships each serve different, vital purposes in our lives and in the growth of our character.
We have all witnessed or maybe even experienced functional and dysfunctional relationships while we are growing as individuals.
It is important that you keep the two separate, but also that they each grow to like one another. You don’t want your friends thinking you have deserted them for love but you also don’t want your boyfriend or girlfriend to think you aren’t putting effort into the relationship. Simply put — don’t devote all seven days out of the week to your boyfriend, but incorporate quality bonding time with your girlfriends. After all, I’m sure your boyfriend doesn’t want to hear your PMS-enraged woes day in and out but your girlfriends will be right by your side with chocolate and a Lifetime movie. So what happens when you try to balance it all? Well, sometimes you fall but if you have true friends and a stable relationship, you’ll have more than one person there to pick you back up. It’s a miniscule line to walk, even tinier than the balance beam I consistently fell off of as a tot. But hey, someone has to win the rainbow ribbons just like some of us have to mess up before we realize what amazing people we have in our lives.
“The Lazarus Effect” takes horror fans on a wild ride For you horror movie buffs out there, a new movie called “The Lazarus Effect” came out last week. I was incredibly excited when I saw the trailer since it featured Olivia Wilde — seeing her name among the cast will sell me on any movie. The movie also featured Evan Peters Opinions and Donald Glover, who you may know better as Editor Childish Gambino. The movie, produced by Blumhouse Productions, is about
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a group of scientists trying to develop a serum — called Lazarus serum — to increase the time for doctors to perform important surgeries. This serum is designed to bring people back from the dead. Through a course of events, the main scientist — played by Olivia Wilde — actually dies while performing the experiment, so her fiance brings her back to life with the serum. We see all of this in the trailer. Going in, I knew this movie would deal with religion in some aspect. I mean, the title includes the name “Lazarus,” a prominent biblical character who was brought back from the dead, but I was really hoping that the film would not
bank on that theme completely. While I got what I wanted in this aspect, it is also my only complaint about the movie; it waffled back and forth between science and religion. Sometimes they played with possession and sometimes mind powers. Blumhouse Productions actually has quite the filmography under their belt, including titles like “Paranormal Activity,” “Insidious,” and “Sinister.” This title definitely upheld their standards, but it featured bigger names than are usually seen in any horror film. They had some wonderful symbolism and fantastic effects that were refreshing and unexpected. The movie took some
awesome but unexpected turns, and I really enjoyed watching it. I would recommend any fan of horror to go see it. My biggest fear going into this movie was that the ‘playing god’ message would be too strong, but it really wasn’t. It was there, but only really in symbolism, which was a nice touch. They had some nice messages about the negatives of Big Pharma, which I really appreciated. While it would occasionally lose direction, it was overall a great movie, and I would recommend it to any fan of horror, especially those who enjoyed other Blumhouse productions.
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ISU student tries out for Colts cheer team Kayetlin Shady Reporter
Working in the biology field by day and being a Colts cheerleader by night? That’s what one Indiana State University student plans to do. Fellow Sycamore Macy Mayle, a senior biology major from Brazil, Indiana, is auditioning to be an Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader. Macy is currently an instructor at Tumble Express Gymnastics in Brazil and hopes that she can continue this job if she becomes an Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader. Macy is turning her passion of dance and her dream of becoming a role model into reality. “I started dancing at the age of two and I continued dancing as a member of the colorguard and winter guard at Northview High School in Brazil,” Mayle said. “I first made the goal to try out when I was in my final year of high school. I knew that Colts Cheerleaders have a reputation of being talented role models, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of that one day. As a Colts Cheerleader, you are not just a woman cheering on the sidelines.” Sycamores are also known for their outstanding community service, and Mayle saw this value in the Colts Cheer-
leaders. “The Colts Cheerleaders are actively involved in charity work, as well as appearances to represent the Colts franchise,” Mayle said. “The Colts Cheerleaders also participate in missionary travel across the world to help communities of underprivileged countries. Most recently, a few Colts Cheerleaders traveled with mission organizations to volunteer to help with orphanages in Haiti. Being a Colts Cheerleader would not only let me fulfill my passion for dance, but it would also give me amazing opportunities to help others and be a role model for young girls.” Even though tryouts have not started quite yet, Mayle is still preparing for the process. “Currently I am just attending workshops to help prepare myself for the audition process,” Mayle said. “Last Saturday, I attended my first workshop, where we learned the first audition choreography, as well as worked on fitness and dance technique. On April 11, there will be two rounds of auditions, both with cuts. I will first perform the short routine that I learned on Saturday. If I make it through that audition, I will learn additional choreography and audition with
that dance in the afternoon.” Out of that audition, 60 women will be chosen to move on to the final showcase audition, a public performance that will take place Friday, April 17, at Hilbert Theater. “The week leading up to the showcase will consist of a fitness test, a scoring on dance technique, a written football test and interviews with a panel of judges,” Mayle said. “The final squad will then be announced at the completion of the showcase on Friday night.” Regardless of whether she makes the Colts Cheerleading team or not, Mayle said she feels it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. “If I make the squad, I will be ecstatic,” Mayle said. “However, if I don’t make it, I will grow as an individual by experiencing this great opportunity and meeting new people. It will give me confidence, as well as provide lots of memories. I can’t wait to see where this journey takes me.” Students can help Mayle on her journey to become a Colts Cheerleader by logging on to www.colts.com/cheerleaders/audition_voting.html and voting for their favorite candidate. The candidate with the most votes will be given the
of them walking away with some kind of job or feeling as if they got their names out to different organizations. “Between 500 and 600 students for the Spring Career Fair, [but] we are always wanting more students to attend, [with] many employers hiring our students for summer positions, internships, parttime and full-time positions,” Kelly said. One of the students who attended was junior insurance and risk management major, Grant Lewellyn, who said students need to be prepared to go into the Career Fair. “I think it’s a very resourceful event. If students know how to approach the career fair, they can really use it to their advantage with getting a job or internship. My professors do a great job of preparing us for it,” Lewellyn said. Kelly reiterated Lewellyn’s point and
said every ISU student should attend the event, especially with the groups and organizations wanting to hire students from Indiana State. “It is an amazing opportunity for our students that they will never get once they graduate, having this many companies all in one place that want to hire ISU students. All students should attend to start networking, do research on future companies and look for internships and job openings,” Kelly said. The career event has been held by Indiana State University for many years and has expanded to include students who are looking for jobs in various fields. “The first Career Fair was held in 1979 and was a fall Business and Technology Career Fair, hosted by the Colleges of Business and Technology and the Career Center. Over the years it has grown and
While attending classes and dance workshops, Macy Mayle is in the process of auditioningto be a Colts Cheerleader (Submitted Photo).
opportunity to move through the first round of auditions.
Career Fair provides students with job opportunities Adler Ingalsbe Reporter
Indiana State University hosted the annual spring Career Fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hulman Center in downtown Terre Haute. The Career Fair gave ISU students and alumni the opportunity to meet people from different organizations in hopes of earning a job or internship or simply networking for the future. Mary Kelly, Career Center office manager, said there were over 100 different groups and organizations at the fair for students to get to know. “[There were] 120 employers at the Spring Career Fair, offering full-time positions, part-time positions and internships,” Kelly said. She said over 500 ISU students were expected to attend the event, with many
evolved to include a spring event that encourages all majors to participate,” Kelly said. With the evolution of the event, Kelly said the university has received great feedback from people and has seen many of its students walk away with jobs and internships. “Overall, the Career Fair has been a success for many years, based on survey responses and verbal communications from employers, students, alumni, faculty, ISU staff and Career Center staff who participate in this event. Much of the success is due to the organization and our helpful staff to produce an event that runs smoothly,” Kelly said. For more information on the career fair, visit Indiana State University’s website or the Career Center.
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MVC teams gear up for showdown in St. Louis Rob Lafary Sports Editor
It was supposed to be a dynamite year for men’s basketball in the Missouri Valley Conference. Wichita State and Northern Iowa were the expected favorites but teams such as Evansville, Illinois State and Missouri State were to be strong competitors and challenge the top tier. Indiana State? They weren’t expected to even be in the conversation of best MVC teams. Obviously the preseason predictions were only somewhat true. Depending on how you look at it, the MVC was either a success or a disappointment. Wichita State and Northern Iowa clearly dominated the scene, playing up to Top 10 rankings in the college basketball polls, but the rest of the conference was in a bit of a limbo. Indiana State exceeded expectations by finishing third and Loyola was a pleasant surprise throughout the year. Illinois State and Evansville dabbled up near the top of the standings but ultimately were viewed as a disappointment. Missouri State proved to be just mediocre and settled for an eighth-place spot. But the regular season means nothing now as the MVC Tournament, better known as Arch Madness, kicks off on Thursday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Teams who were successful have a chance to sustain momentum while others have a chance to reset and start fresh. There’s no question that most expect Wichita and Northern Iowa to collide in Sunday’s conference championship game to determine who receives the MVC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Anyone who predicts anything else has obviously not watched the two teams play this year. The Shockers’ only loss in the MVC came to UNI while the Panthers played poorly in the conference opener against Evansville and fell this past Saturday to Wichita. While neither will have a problem getting an at-large bid if a loss is in the books, an automatic bid may ensure a better seed in the NCAA tournament. The rest of the field is a nightmare in terms of trying to make predictions. None are expected to make too much noise but judging by Arch Madness history, an upset isn’t out of the cards. The tournament — which is widely regarded as the best conference tournament in the country — has a niche for producing unbelievable moments. Four teams might have the best chance to ultimately knock off a heavy favorite and ironically those four match up with each other on opposite sides of the MVC bracket. Illinois State and Evansville, the fourth and fifth seeds, battle on Thursday at 3:30. After losing by just six against Wichita on Feb. 14, the Redbirds have reeled off four straight wins including a 69-67 overtime win at Evansville to conclude the regular season. Daishon Knight and DeVaughn AkoonPurcell are each averaging 13 points per game.
The Sycamores last battled Loyola on the road Feb. 7, winning 79-65 (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
Evansville has played well in spurts but has lost six of its last nine contests with three of those coming in a row to end the season. But don’t count out the Purple Aces. D.J. Balentine’s 19 points per game from the perimeter match up well with big man Egidijus Mockevicius when the Aces are clicking. UE will be looking for its first win against Illinois State this season. The winner will most likely face Wichita State in the first semifinal on Saturday. The second set of teams find themselves in the quarterfinals of the bottom bracket as three-seed Indiana State faces sixth-seeded Loyola. The Sycamores dominated the regular season series, defeating the Ramblers 72-61 at the Hulman Center on Jan. 24 and 79-65 at Loyola on Feb. 7, but the Ramblers were without its best player for both contests. Milton Doyle, a preseason All-MVC pick at the guard position, is fully recovered from an injury that forced him out of several games this season. Doyle, who averaged 11.2 points per game in games this season when not injured, played just six minutes last Saturday against Missouri State, but a full week off to continue to get used to being back on the floor could be a spark the Ramblers so desperately need.
Doyle gives Loyola a scoring option offensively and a savvy defender on the other end. The Ramblers enter the tourney on a two-game winning streak. As for Indiana State, success more than likely depends on what version of Greg Lansing’s team shows up in St. Louis. Will it be the one who looked strong in a blowout win against Southern Illinois and showed promise in a loss to Wichita State? Or will it be the team who barely survived at Bradley last Saturday? For the Sycamores, the latter would be preferred to keep itself at home. The emergence of Khristian Smith’s offense is a big plus for tournament time for ISU while Justin Gant and Jake Kitchell have both started to click inside the Sycamores offense. Throw in solid performances from Brenton Scott, Devonte Brown and the bench and the Terre Haute gang may have something going in St. Louis. The winner of the game most likely matches up with Northern Iowa in the semifinals. Arch Madness kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday with Missouri State battling Southern Illinois in the 8-9 seed game. An Indiana State/Loyola preview will be featured in Friday’s Indiana Statesman.
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Sycamore duo wins postseason awards
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Brenton Scott and Devonte Brown earned high honors Tuesday as the Missouri Valley Conference announced its annual all-conference selections following a postseason vote of league head coaches, sports information directors and a media panel. Scott, a redshirt freshman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been named the MVC Freshman Of The Year and also placed on the all-freshman and all-newcomer teams. Brown, a junior from Killeen, Texas, was named to the All-MVC Second Team. Additionally, Brown finished sixth in the Larry Bird MVC Player Of The Year voting. Scott is the third Sycamore to be named Valley Freshman Of The Year. The award has been given annually since 1986. Eddie Bird picked up the honor in 1988 while David Moss was the league’s recipient in 2003. He was a three-time honoree as the league’s Newcomer Of The Week over the course of the season. Scott’s 11.4 points per game average
ranks 14th-best in the MVC and he hit 44.9 percent of shots from 3-point range which is second in the league. He tied for third in the Valley with 1.9 3-pointers made per game. In MVC play, Scott owns an 11.7 ppg average to rank 10th as he made 78.3 percent of his free throws — good enough for eighth. He connected on 50 percent of his shots from distance in Valley games to rank second and averaged 2.2 3-pointers per league game to rank tied for third. Scott made a splash in his Sycamore debut with 14 points off the bench, including an 8-of10 mark from the free-throw line the season opening overtime win at IUPUI. Scott scored a career-high 21 points as he poured in four shots from long distance on the road against Drake. He led the team with 20 points at Evansville and followed that up 13 more against Bradley to earn his second MVC Newcomer of the Week honor. Scott tied his career-high with 21 points as he hit four 3-pointers in the road victory over Loyola and then led
the team with 16 points on the strength of four 3-pointers at Missouri State. He scored 14 of his team-leading 17 points in the second half as the Sycamores cruised to a 78-58 home-court victory over Southern Illinois en route to earning his third MVC Newcomer Of The Week honor. Devonte Brown continues a schoolrecord stretch of nine consecutive seasons with at least one Sycamore being named All-Missouri Valley Conference as he picked up a spot on the Second Team. It is the first All-MVC honor for Brown who is in his third season with the Sycamores. Brown’s 180 free throw attempts led the league and is ranked 43rd nationally, while his 117 free throws made is third in the MVC and 98th nationally. He ranks eighth in the league in scoring with a 12.2 ppg average while his 4.6 rebounds per game ranks 15th. He hit 46.7 percent of his shots from the field to rank ninth in the MVC while his 3.2 assists per game ranks fifth. Brown put together an 1.0 assist-
to-turnover ratio to rank ninth and his 4.1 defensive rebounds per game ranks fourth in the league. In MVC games, Brown averaged 12.1 ppg to rank eighth in the league and he connected on 47.2 percent of his shots to finish 10th. Brown averaged 3.6 assists per MVC game to rank third while his 1.0 assist to turnover ratio ranked seventh. His 3.6 defensive rebounds per MVC game was seventh-best. Brown tallied 22 points, including 19 in the second half and 10 of the team’s final 13 as he led the Sycamores to a 59-56 road victory over Southern Illinois. He hit a trio of 3-pointers in the game’s final three minutes to pace the Sycamores, including a 25-footer with 2.1 seconds remaining for the three point win. He scored a career-high 24 points and hit six 3-pointers en route to a 7261 victory over Loyola inside Hulman Center. Brown posted 22 points as he hit 6-of-7 shots from the field — all in the second half — en route to leading the team to a 79-65 road victory at Loyola.
Sycamore women to bear down on Missouri State Thursday Jeremy Beaver Reporter The Indiana State Sycamores women’s basketball team broke their three-game losing streak by defeating in-state rival University of Evansville this past Friday. The Sycamores had been in a slump for the past couple of weeks, losing three consecutive games to Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa and Drake. Indiana State travels back from Evansville to close out the last two games of the season — one Thursday night against Missouri State and another Saturday night against Wichita State in Terre Haute. With the 18-point win against the Purple Aces, the Sycamores improved their record to 7-9 in the conference and 17-10 overall, taking sixth place in the conference over Evansville. Forward Jasmine Grier shot 7-19 from the field and 1-1 from the free-throw line, leading the team with 17 points. Also leading the Sycamores was Cierra Ceazer shooting 7-9 from the field and
1-3 from the charity stripe, scoring a total of 16 points for the Sycamores. Rachael Mahan may have only collected a total of 7 points for the night, but she was a big addition for the Sycamores defensively. Mahan led the team in rebounds with nine, while Grier and Ceazer both have a total of six. Grier and Ceazer also led the team in steals with two a piece. Indiana State led at halftime 32-21. Evansville could not stop the Sycamores defensively, giving up 39 points in the second half. The Sycamores would leave Evansville with a 71-53 win. Missouri State is coming off a huge win against the second-place Drake Bulldogs. Currently sitting right below the Bulldogs, Missouri State pulled out a dominating 29-point win against the Bulldogs this past Sunday. Guard Kenzie Williams shot 9-22 from the field, leading the team with 20 points. Williams also led the team in assists with six. Forward NiJay Gaines shot 6-12
ISU women’s basketball tackles Loyola (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).
from the field and 1-2 from the charity stripe, scoring a total of 15 points for the Bears. Gaines also led the team in rebounds with seven. Drake led for the first three minutes of the game — Missouri State tying the game once in those three minutes — and Drake’s largest lead being only by three.
Once the Bears took over, they never looked back. The Sycamores look to keep the momentum going as they host the Missouri State Bears this Thursday at the Hulman Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 PM. The game can also be heard on 1230 AM WIBQ.
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Sycamore softball heads south for weekend invitational
Megan Veeneman Reporter
On Thursday, the Sycamore softball team will look to improve upon their 2-9 record in the University of Tennessee Invitational. The Sycamores will face off against North Dakota State at 2:30 p.m. and No. 11 Tennessee at 5 p.m. On Friday, the Sycamores will have another double-header, playing Brigham Young University and Purdue. The BYU game will be played at 2 p.m. and the Purdue game will be played at 9 p.m. The Sycamores will conclude the tournament by playing Northern Iowa on Saturday at 9 a.m. The Sycamores have been led this season by sophomores Kassie Brown and Erika Crissman who are hitting .429 and .412, respectively. The Sycamores have played four of the teams they will play in the Tennessee Invitational, with BYU being the only team they haven’t played. The Sycamores have a combined 45-72 record against the teams in this tournament. They have
played conference opponent Northern Iowa the most and are a combined 27-55 against them all-time. So far this season, North Dakota State University holds a 12-3 record with their last win coming on March 1 against the University of Montana. The Bison have been led by Alyssa Reina, leading six Bison players hitting over .300 at .385. She also leads the team with 19 RBI’s, 11 walks and eight stolen bases. As for pitching, Krista Menke leads the pitching staff with a 1.78 ERA and 7-1 record with two saves over 59.0 innings pitched with 97 strikeouts. Tennessee enters the tournament with an 11-3 record, led by Tory Lewis who is one of six Vols players hitting over .300 at an even .400. As a team, the Vols are hitting .306 on the season. In the circle for Tennessee, Gretchen Aucoin leads the Volunteers pitching staff with a 1.43 ERA and 5-2 record with two complete games over her 34.1 innings pitched with 35 strikeouts. Last season the Volunteers advanced to the NCAA Super Regional.
BYU enters the tournament with a 13-6 record and are being led by Gordy Bravo, hitting .492 this season and is one of five Cougars hitting over .300. McKenna Bull leads the Cougar pitching staff with a 1.90 ERA and 13-3 record with 10 complete games over 92.1 innings pitched with 92 strikeouts. The Purdue Boilermakers enter the tournament with a 10-5 record and are led by Ashley Burkhardt, hitting .479 — one of four Purdue players hitting over .300. Lilly Fecho leads the Boilermaker pitching staff with a 0.88 ERA and 8-2 record with seven complete games and a save over 63.2 innings pitched with 91 strikeouts. Conference rival Northern Iowa enters the tournament with a 5-10 record. They are being led by Rikki Alcaraz, the only UNI player hitting over .300 on the season with a .333 average. Chelsea Ross leads the Panthers pitching staff with a 3.92 ERA and 3-5 record with six complete games over 50 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts. Last season, the Panthers finished
fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings going 14-12 in conference play and finishing with a 28-20 overall record.
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Winter weather brings surplus of snow
Left: JoVaughn Nelson, a freshman recreation and sports management major, walks through the snow that has covered Indiana State for the past week. Below: The newest member of the ISU community greets passing students (Photos by Taylor Burris).