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Holi festival brings color to campus Katelynn Cook Reporter To celebrate good over evil, the Indian Student Association hosted their annual Holi Festival at Wolf Field on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon.

Holi is also known as the Festival of Colors. The reason behind this is because they throw powdered color at each other and spray one another with water.

Students went up to friends searing the color on their faces and clothes and by the end of the event, some people were caked in different colors. Not to worry though, the powder is non-toxic.

Shalini Sharma is a first year international student majoring in human resource development and she describes Holi as “a festival of colors, brotherhood and pride.”

There was a diverse group of people who came out to the celebration. A lot of the other students that were there were also international students.

The Indiana Student association may have hosted the event, but everyone was welcome. Music was blaring and people were dancing while throwing the colors at each other. Students who were not a part of the culture got to be submersed and learned a little more about what Holi is and why it is celebrated.

Louisa Larocque, a grad student majoring in language studies, was very excited to be at the event. She explained what the event meant to her as “opening my perspectives on the world and open me up to other cultures and helping me grow.”

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Holi festival, also known as the festival of color is a traditional celebration in India with colorful powder symbolizing love, new beginnings and spring.

The Holi Festival has been around for a long time. Not only does it celebrate love but also the celebration falls usually in the beginning of March on the last full moon on the Hindu lunisolar calendar month.

The beginning of spring and ending of winter is one of the reasons Holi is

Drop of Lavender, summit hosted by Spectrum Kayla Rogan Reporter The LGBTQ community hosted a summit for students on Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, to promote inclusivity.

Many students gathered around to be in an area and space to feel comfortable about their sexuality. Most importantly, they wanted a sense of belonging and respect at Indiana State University.

Some of the people who attended were allies of the LGBTQ community.

Allies are people who are the voice and the support of this community. This kind of person is usually heterosexual. They are the ones doing their research on the community, and they help with pushing equal rights for them.

“To have an education on

the LGBTQ community.

It important for this community to make them feel inclusive, and respect them as human beings.

We want ISU to know that we are here, and there are people out there who are concerned with the LGBTQ community,” said Zach Moore, the summit coordinator.

There were many sessions on learning about the LGBTQ community.

One of the sessions involved a privilege test. This test consists of many different questions pertaining to race, class, sex, religion and sexual orientation. Each person stood in a straight line holding hands. The person who was in charge asked different questions. If it pertain to them they either had to move a step forward or a step backwards. Many of them broke hands

because of the distance they had with each other.

One of the questions asked “Do you feel safe walking down the street at night.” Many of the people step backwards because no one felt safe. After the test was over with, nobody was in the straight line anymore. Some of the people were in the front, and some were in the back. The people turned and looked at their peers to see where their ending position was.

“The privilege test was used to show what kind of privilege people have, regardless of their race, gender, religion or sexual orientation,” Moore said. “It gives a visual representation on where people start, and where they might finished.”

In addition, people had

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A summit hosted by the LGTBQ community for students took place on saturday.

celebrated.

“There is a long history of Holi. When Spring comes we have colors,” Sharma said.

Each color that is thrown during the celebration has its own meaning behind it. The colors are red, yellow, blue and

green, according to tradition.

Red is for love, yellow is for the color turmeric which is a remedy powder, blue is the representation of the Hindu God Krishna and green symbolizes new beginnings.

Communications Prof. grants field trip for students Sydnee Morgan Reporter Field trip for communications students allowed them to watch “The Post” and discuss journalism at a local movie theater.

Terry Nelson, professor at ISU and coordinator of the field trip, was able to rent out the movie theater in Terre Haute to watch “The Post” and for students to get the chance to meet with local and regional: Journalists, Broadcasters and News Anchors. The grant was for 100 students, (who could either ride on a shuttle bus or drive themselves), and a total of 57 students showed during this professional experience.

“I asked if Showplace 12 could donate the movie theater during non-screening hours and I was able to receive a theater, with reduced ticket prices,” Nelson said.

“Thankfully, the Career Center has a program that allows for grants to be given, because I wanted the experience to be free, for which there had to be a time where students met with professionals, in their career of choice.”

“The Post,” directed

by Steven Spielberg, is about a race between The Washington Post and The New York Times to expose the debacle of the American government over decades of presidencies, all while encouraging the idea that journalism was once seen as illegal.

Meryl Streep, playing the dominant female role, Katharine Graham, and Tom Hanks, who plays Ben Bradlee the editor of The Washington Post, display a heroic moment in history of what is was like to come together while being in the newspaper industry.

You see the banter between the two wanting good but “safe” journalism, during this time of question. Men were being sent and killed overseas to win a battle they could not win, the presidents were hiding the truth from the people, and it was the newspapers opportunity, and job, to relay this rightful information to the citizens of the United States. However, “Freedom of the Press,” was not something glorified, or allowed, at the time.

“I knew it was based on a real journalism incident that would be a good story for students to know about,” Nelson said. “What they need to understand is that you have to be a fighter especially with the government, it is the journalist’s job to tell the whole truth against all odds.”

Nelson was not the only professional in the building, however, Mike Tank, Mark Bennet and John Sawyer, all reporters and/or news anchors, came to have a Q&A after the presentation to remark on the protection of the press, red tape of media and the current state of affairs our society is undertaking.

“I would prepare

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yourself to be journalists,” Bennet said. “The act and craft of journalism is not to go away. We need good, steady, unbiased, aggressive journalism to always be presented for the people. No matter what the format is, print, podcasts, whatever platform it may be, reporting is the cornerstone of our culture, for which we want to be as removed from the government as we can because they can control with what we publish.”

In addition to the Q&A, students were able to introduce themselves to these professionals after the showing and discuss anything that did not get covered.

“I wanted students to get out of their everyday classroom and learn from a different environment,” Nelson said. “I think we sometimes forget that there are other ways of learning and meeting with the professionals in their career of choice gives students hope that this can be them one day.”

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Florida state Senate rejects assault-weapons ban Mary Ellen Klas, Steve Bousquet and Lawrence Mower Miami Herald (TNS) The emotional fault lines that have divided Florida since the school shootings in Parkland were on display in the Florida Senate Saturday as lawmakers passionately debated an assault weapons ban and then rejected it along primarily party lines.

The 20-17 vote against the ban included two Republicans, state Sens.. Anitere Flores and Rene Garcia of Hialeah, who joined 15 Democrats to support it.

The vote came in a rare weekend floor session as the Senate spent the day on legislation aimed at responding to the Feb. 14 Parkland attack. The bill would inject millions of dollars into mental health and school safety programs that lawmakers have long ignored and do something unseen in Florida for decades: impose new limits on gun access.

“If anything has come out of that tragedy, it is the realization that we have not done enough to this point comprehensively to have mechanisms in place … to

prevent this from occurring,” Republican state Sen. Bill Galvano said as he introduced a new draft of the Senate plan.

The Senate had planned to take up its version of the legislation Friday, but with dozens of amendments drafted by Democrats, Senate leaders decided to spend much of Saturday debating the issue.

Galvano also revised the proposal to include some components sought by House leaders in an attempt to send the bill to the other chamber and have it approved in time for it to reach the governor’s desk before the session ends on March 9.

Galvano called the legislation a compilation of “many, many ideas,” informed in part by the parents of victims and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and many in the Parkland community who traveled to Tallahassee last week.

“I think this journey is just beginning,” Galvano said. “This is not the end all and be all. I think we have much to do in this area, and I plan to do much in this area” so that all people are “safe to lead their daily lives and be productive in this state.”

The four-part legislation focused on

mental health, firearms safety, school safety and communication and includes what Galvano said was “the most frequent request” — to raise the age for buying a rifle or shotgun from 18 to 21. He did not note that many of the parents and thousands of activists who rallied at the Capitol also wanted lawmakers to ban assault weapons.

For more than an hour, the Senate debated an amendment by Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, to add an assault weapons ban to the package.

State Sen. David Simmons, an opponent of the ban, cited Adolf Hitler for seizing guns from German citizens and defended the need to allow civilians to have access to them. Democratic state Sen. Kevin Rader, who is Jewish and represents Parkland, called the analogy “absolutely unfair.” He recalled the evening he spent with parents waiting for the bodies of the victims to be identified.

“Everyone (from Parkland) is in agreement about banning assault weapons,” he said.

Galvano said he included what he thought was necessary for school safe-

ty, and he “did not want to include at this point a complete ban on firearms” because he said he thought an assault weapons ban would not be constitutional under the privacy and right to bear arms provisions of Florida’s Constitution.

State Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez of Miami was among several Democrats who argued that the high-capacity weapons are not needed for civilians.

“They are designed to kill… modified for civilian use and then sold to the public with billions of dollars of profit,” he said.

“The reason it is not being included is not because of constitutional law. It is a political decision not to include an assault weapons ban in here.”

But Republican state Sen. Kelli Stargel countered that she and her colleagues were not motivated by politics. She said she is willing to raise the age to 21 but bristled at the claim by gun control activists that prayers don’t matter.

“The one thing that will actually change this the most is the one thing that has become fighting words — and that is to say we need thoughts and prayers,” she said.

‘Get Out’ leaves as big winner at the Spirit Awards; is Oscar next?

Jen Yamato and Mark Olsen Sun Sentinel (TNS) Satirical horror-thriller “Get Out” won the best feature award at the Spirit Awards on Saturday, where it also captured the director prize for Jordan Peele and left industry-watchers wondering if the annual independent film honors will predict Sunday’s winners at the 90th Academy Awards.

There was tremendous affection throughout the show for the low-budget success story, an electrifying vision of race in America. The director prize was presented by Spike Lee, while the feature award was presented by “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman.

“This was a scrappy movie we had to make,” Peele said backstage after winning the directing prize. “I had to put my heart and soul into it, I cried just about every night because it was so draining, and I got up every morning and brushed that off and I got it together and realized that this is the best time of my life.”

The Saturday afternoon event took place in its now traditional location of an oceanside tent in Santa Monica. Run by the Los Angeles-based membership arts organization Film Independent, the Spirit Awards recognize films made for less than $20 million that exhibit a “uniqueness of vision” and “original, provocative sub-

ject matter.”

Five of the past six winners of the Spirit Award for best feature have gone on to win the Oscar, including relative upstarts “Moonlight” and “Spotlight,” after many years of diverging from the Academy.

Two films heavily favored to win best picture at this year’s Oscars —

with an added element of self-reflection stemming from the recent harassment and abuse scandals.

Comedians Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, hosting for the second consecutive year, acknowledged the unusual atmosphere right from the top.

Opening the show, they declared “this year we Anthony Souffle|Chicago Tribune|TNS|

Two police officers carry blank weapons as they participate in an active shooter exercise with police, emergency workers, teachers and administrators on September 12, 2015, at Oak Knoll School in Cary, Ill.

20 years after Columbine, Broward County, Fla., requires no active-shooter drills for students Larry Barszewski Sun Sentinel (TNS)

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Jordan Peele attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 21, 2018 in Los Angeles.

“The Shape of Water” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — were not nominated for the Spirit’s top prize.

This year’s Spirit Awards were one of the final turns of an awards season that has seen Hollywood struggle with how to navigate the accepted rituals of self-congratulation along

threw out the bad apples” before their monologue called out Harvey Weinstein, Brett Ratner, Woody Allen, Louis C.K., Kevin Spacey and Mario Batali by name, each the butt of individual jokes, garnering a raucous response from the crowd of celebrities,

tially buried (in the avalanche), including one Mammoth Mountain employee,” Burke said. But “the three individuals were able to free themselves without injury.”

The area where the ski patrol had been working was closed to skiers at the time of the incident, she said. Falling avalanche debris reached the bottom of the lift and ultimately an area open to the public, Burke said.

Upon hearing reports of the avalanche, Mammoth Hospital summoned about 20 extra doctors and nurses into work, but as of 12:45 p.m. Saturday, the hospital had not received any patients related to the event, according an emergency room nurse who declined to give his name.

“The reports we are getting is that all employees have been accounted for, and no one has called in the number for missing loved ones,” he said.

Mammoth Mountain is in California’s Sierra Neva-

da range, about 300 miles north of Los Angeles. A recent storm brought up to 5 feet of snow to mountain areas.

The slopes were extremely crowded Saturday morning with people taking advantage of the new snowfall. As the sun came up, visitors could hear explosions on the mountain indicating that workers were using a cannon and other equipment to break up snowy overhangs that had developed overnight and could fall, triggering avalanches.

Skiers realized there had been a disaster on the mountain about 11 a.m., when chairlifts came to an abrupt halt and the air was suddenly filled with the sound of sirens blaring as emergency responders and ambulances streamed up to the resort, a witness said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Saturday.

“I was waiting to board a ski lift when it suddenly stopped working,” said

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When a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the students had never been through a school wide drill teaching them how to protect themselves.

Broward County, Florida schools have enhanced training for teachers to cover active-shooter situations, but — 19 years after Columbine and five years after Sandy Hook — there is no requirement that schools hold active-shooter drills for students.

Students at Stoneman Douglas have been drilled about what to do if there is a fire or tornado, but not for when someone shows up with an AR-15 rifle.

Nikolas Cruz is accused of killing 17 staff and students at Stoneman Douglas Feb. 14 and wounding 16 more.

“I know that my school, we go through fire drills every month and we have not had our lockdown drill yet this year,” junior Carson Abt told President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House after the shooting.

She said she supported “a change that will increase all the trainings and protocols so if, God forbid, another shooting does happen, at least all the teachers will be prepared and can hopefully keep their students calm.”

Stoneman Douglas teachers received “Code Red” training in January, designed for threats inside the school and classrooms that require the school to be locked down. Included in the Code Red training are scenarios that include active shooters, Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said Friday.

After receiving the training, teachers are sup-

posed to outline different scenarios to students and explain what they should do. A Code Red drill was scheduled for this month, March, district officials said.

That doesn’t comfort some students.

“We didn’t have a drill where there were actors, where there was like fake blood and there was stuff like that. We had a talk, and a talk is not a drill,” student David Hogg said during a meeting Wednesday at the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

Still, Runcie said law enforcement on the scene credited the actions of teachers with saving lives.

“It was something that was top of mind for the faculty and the students,” he said of the training.

In Palm Beach County, Code Red drills are conducted twice a year, before

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Avalanche strikes crowded Mammoth Mountain Louis Sahagun, Harriet Ryan and Andrea Castillo Los Angeles Times (TNS) An avalanche at Mammoth Mountain early Saturday forced the closure of the popular ski area and triggered search and rescue efforts, officials said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or missing people, but emergency crews were activated, officials said.

The ski patrol was conducting avalanche hazard mitigation work when the avalanche occurred about 10:15 a.m. on the upper part of the mountain near the High Five Express chairlift area, Lauren Burke, public relations manager for Mammoth Mountain, said in a statement. Such work usually involves the use of explosive devices to demolish dangerous snow piles.

Rescue operations, which included the use of search dogs, were immediately activated.

“Three people were par-

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A sign announcing an avalanche closure is posted in front of the Broadway Express chair lifts after California’s Mammoth Mountain was closed on Saturday, March 3, 2018. An avalanche early Saturday forced the closure of the mountain and area ski resorts, officials said.

Barbara Maynard of Los Angeles. “Suddenly, it was pandemonium everywhere you looked. Ambulances, police vehicles and fire engines were rolling into the area. Simultaneously, Mammoth Mountain staffers and ski patrols were roaring up the slopes on snowmobiles.”

Many people were probing for buried skiers and snowboarders on the Comeback Trail, which cuts past Chairlift 5, she said.

“Shortly before the slide, that area was very crowded,” Maynard said. “Essentially, the top of the mountain came loose in a major

avalanche.”

Maynard said all members of the Mammoth Mountain ski racing team, including her 13-yearold daughter, got off the mountain safely.

John Williams, 46, a longtime resident of the

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Comments from the stage turned directly political when Mulaney described President Donald Trump as “a demented game show host.” In introducing the international film prize (which went to Chile’s “A Fantastic Woman”), actress Salma Hayek Pinault took a swipe at one of Trump’s most infamous comments and said, “This award has never gone to a ‘shithole nation,’ because there are no ‘shithole nations.’”

Other prizes given out Saturday favored presumed Oscar frontrunners, including Allison Janney, who won supporting female for “I, Tonya,” and Sam Rockwell won supporting male for “Three Billboards.”

Rockwell’s co-star Frances McDormand continued her winning streak as well, taking the female lead award, and delivering an acceptance speech peppered with her signature sardonic flair — and a few choice F-bombs, which are more welcome at the breezy Spirit Awards than at tomorrow’s Oscars ceremony.

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The drills involve students, teachers and staff.

During the drills, “everyone holds in place, no phones (are) used, no one comes to or leaves campus, etc., as would be the

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themselves: Timothee Chalamet won male lead for “Call Me By Your Name,” in a category where his award season rival Gary Oldman was not nominated.

Greta Gerwig won screenplay for “Lady Bird.”

The award for editing went to Tatiana S. Riegel for “I, Tonya.” The prize for cinematography went to Sayombhu Mukdeeprom for “Call Me By Your Name;” he was one of the few major winners not nominated for an Academy Award.

The Spirit Awards also give out a number of prizes for which there is no analogue at the Oscars.

Winner of the first feature prize was “Ingrid Goes West” — a dark comedy about social media starring Aubrey Plaza and directed by Matt Spicer.

Oscar nominees Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon took home the award for first screenplay for “The Big Sick,” based on their own real life romance. The John Cassavetes award for a film made for under $500,000 went to writer-director Antonio Mendez Esparza’s drama “Life and Nothing More.”

The previously announced Robert Altman award, given to an ensemble cast, went to Netflix’s period drama “Mud-

bound,” starring Carey Mulligan, Jason Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Clarke, Rob Morgan and Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige.

In accepting the award, director Dee Rees gave a powerful, impassioned speech that was a sharp rebuke to anyone skeptical of films distributed by the streaming giant. Celebrating the actors in her cast and the craftspeople behind the camera, Rees emphatically declared, “‘Mudbound’ is cinema.”

Best documentary went to “Faces Places.” The film’s co-director JR had stolen the spotlight during awards season toting around a life-sized cardboard cutout of collaborator Agnes Varda, who lives in France. This time it was he who nearly missed the show because of travel delays, making it to Santa Monica just in time to join the 89-year-old Varda onstage to accept the documentary award.

Later backstage, Varda, flanked by JR and her daughter Rosalie, who produced the film, was asked if French director Jean-Luc Godard, part of a key scene, has yet seen the film.

“I sent him the DVD,” she said. “So far no word.”

case in an active shooter situation,” school district spokeswoman Julie Houston Trieste said.

Broward County requires only that schools hold one “critical incident” drill each year, which could be based on an active shooter, a bomb threat or some other emergency.

Runcie said many schools

will have drills that cover every scenario.

The school district also has been developing a more-comprehensive active shooter-training program for middle and high school faculty. The training has been done at the elementary school level over the past several years.

Statesman wishes you a safe and exciting spring break!

LOOSE FROM PAGE 2 bers of the Mammoth Mountain ski racing team, including her 13-yearold daughter, got off the mountain safely.

John Williams, 46, a longtime resident of the area, said he was among a group of friends preparing to board Chairlift 22 when “the operation suddenly stopped loading, leaving more than 150 skiers wondering what was going on.”

“We hiked about 15 minutes to the parking lot, where local emergency mayhem had broken out,” Williams said. “There were people trying to get out any way they could; some were waiting for buses, others were sharing rides and more than 100 just started skiing down Minaret Road, the main highway to the bottom of the

DROP FROM PAGE 1 a discussion on how they felt about the privilege test. Many of them were surprised where their ending point was. Some of them did not believed in how much privilege that they had over each other.

There were some who were not surprised where their ending position was.

There were a few people who chose to sit out

mountain.

“Driving down two-lane Minaret Road was tricky and a little dangerous,” he said. “Traffic was closed uphill to all but emergency responders. The downhill lane was jammed with cars, trucks and skiers traveling about 5 miles per hour.”

The varying consistency of the snowpack deposited over the area by recent storms already was a topic of conversation among locals concerned about the potential for avalanches.

Thursday night, a heavy layer of wet snow accumulated over a few feet of cold, light snow. On Friday night, the heavy wet snow was covered with another fresh layer of cold, light snow.

That combination, locals say, can result in layers of ice and light snow that fail

to adhere and are, therefore, prone to sliding.

Details of the avalanche were hard to come by throughout the day, even for residents of nearby communities that are home for the ski resort’s staffers.

“There was nothing on local police, fire or emergency web sites,” said Stephanie Cooper, who resides in the area during the winter months. “Mammoth Mountain’s website finally said in its Daily News section that ‘all lifts are currently closed’ but went on to talk about the great snowfall.”

Mammoth will remain closed Saturday, Burke said.

“We expect to return to normal operation” Sunday, she said. “Full investigation is ongoing, and more details will come.”

because of their personal beliefs.

Towards the end of the summit, there was discussion panel.

Everyone formed groups to talk about their identity.

They talked about the many struggles they had when coming out to their families. Some of their families were fine with it, but there were some who did not agree with their decision.

Many of them believed

people did not agree with their sexuality because of traditional values. They wished that people would just accept them for who they are and change their traditional values.

Every day, the LGBTQ continues to expand with different identities.

Hopefully this summit brought awareness to the ISU community, because they need a sense of belongingness here just like everyone else.

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Alexandria Truby Reporter

What changes have you/ are you bringing to ISU? Hopefully through University Engagement and the Office of Sustainability we can continually grow the sustainability culture on campus. This would mean students, faculty and staff move beyond the idea that sustainability is just recycling or lowering emissions.

While environmental protection is vital, socially equity is equally, if not more important - a sustainable future needs to be shaped by and for everyone.

What has been your best experience at ISU? Working with students. The reason I want to work in higher education is to empower students so they can achieve things they didn’t think were possible. Students (I was one of them) may think that college is just a time to earn a degree so they can get a good job.

While both of those things are a huge part of college, I want every student to know that they are capable of making real change in the world during their time here. Doing so will take hard work and

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dedication, but they will be better for it in the long run.

What is your favorite place on ISU’s campus?

The community garden! It is so beautiful; everyone should come visit me out here.

What do you like most about ISU? All of the faculty and staff have been so warm and welcoming to me. This is my first job I have had since graduate school and, like many other young professionals, I am inexperienced and often need help. Everyone I have met on campus has been more than willing to help me grow into my new role, which is something I am very grateful for.

Why did you choose ISU? The position is exactly what I was looking for, my family is from the state (my Dad went here), and my fiancé already had a job in Indiana! It was a win-win-win.

What is your favorite movie/TV show?

Favorite TV show of all time is Dexter and my favorite movie is Hot Rod. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would that be?

Iceland If you had $1 million to give away, which charity would you donate to?

Donors Choose, for inner-city classrooms What is your best advice for students?

Study something that interests you, not what you think you ‘should’ study. The more you like something the better you will be at it. Plus, getting a job doing something you love really isn’t work.

What three words would you use to describe yourself?

Curious, relaxed, and goofy Do you have any funny stories to share from working on college campuses?

I get mistaken for a student regularly and that can lead to some funny situations.

What is the most frustrating thing you see students do?

Constantly staring at their phone. I can’t say I am perfect, but I promise there is cooler stuff in the real world.

What was the most difficult job you have ever had?

I worked for an event recycling/composting company in grad school. Basically all we did was sort through trash during and after events (like festivals and concerts) to make sure the most waste was

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Facts about Nicholas McCreary Nicholas McCreary is the Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. He earned his bachelor’s degree from DePauw University in 2015 and his master’s degree from Saint Louis University last year. Upon his arrival to ISU, McCreary said to Betsy Simon, media relations assistant director, “I’m excited to be here, and I am more than open to hearing from people on their perspectives of sustainability.”

Event of the Week: Chili fest

Oscar statuettes that will be presented to winners at an Academy Award presentation are displayed at “Meet the Oscars” in the Times Square Studio.

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Why #TimesUp will ‘stand down’ at the Oscars Amy Kaufman

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

The women behind Time’s Up first made their mission clear to the world at an award show — wearing black to the Golden Globes on Jan. 7 in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault. But the leaders of the organization say they have made a conscious choice to “stand down” at this weekend’s Academy Awards.

“We are not an awards show protest group,” explained filmmaker Ava DuVernay. “So we stand down this time.”

Just days before the Oscars, the “Wrinkle in Time” director and a handful of other Time’s Up members — Shonda Rhimes, Laura Dern, Tessa Thompson, Bad Robot co-CEO Katie McGrath and attorney Tina Tchen — met with about a dozen members of the media on March 1 to discuss what the group has accomplished in its first 60 days.

The meeting, held at the West Hollywood office of publicity firm Sunshine Sachs, lasted roughly an hour as representatives discussed everything from the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund (which has amassed $21 million in donations) to recent allegations of sexual misconduct against Ryan Seacrest.

Yes, the red carpet host was a topic of conversation, with a reporter from Variety — the outlet that published an extensive interview with Seacrest’s accuser earlier this week — asking whether or not Time’s Up members would talk to Seacrest at the Oscars. (Seacrest, who will be on the carpet representing E! News, has strenuously denied all charges made by his former stylist.)

“God, I’d hate for this whole thing to become a sound bite about Ryan Seacrest, I really would,” DuVernay said, shaking her head. “It’s up to the individuals that are going to be there to do what they’re gonna do. There’s not an official Time’s Up act about this. … We support people who are bearing witness to what has happened to them, but the bottom line is if you’re on the carpet, you make your individual decision about it.”

Anyway, insisted “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Rhimes, the red carpet doesn’t have a whole lot to do with Time’s Up. “It’s really important that you know that Time’s Up is not about the red carpet,” the showrunner told the room. “And those women you saw on the red carpet representing Time’s Up [at the Globes]

are now off the red carpet working their butts off being activists.”

“I think there’s really something about the narrative of Time’s Up that was really important,” agreed DuVernay, “that this not be just capturing the awards show spotlight. It’ll happen again, but not this time.”

DuVernay also noted the organization had worked with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and “carved out a moment” during the Oscars. (Other recent awards shows, including January’s NAACP Image awards and February’s British Academy of Film and Television awards, also referenced Time’s Up from their stages.) The women declined to give further details, though Dern joked, “There might be a song.”

McGrath, meanwhile, admitted that it was “tempting” to stage another massive moment at the telecast — which attracted nearly 33 million eyeballs on ABC last year. “A really on-the-nose presence might feel satisfying, but we’re not sure how much it’s translating,” she continued. “And we want to make sure that as we move forward, we’re being as strategic and thoughtful and authentic in our activations and in our rollout. Again, [we’ve been around] 60 days — we don’t need to fit everything into it. It’s more important to do it right.”

“We’re also well aware of how much attention people are able to command at certain times,” agreed Rimes. “It feels like some of these amazing women have a superpower. And we like to deploy that superpower usefully in an intelligent way and not just because we can.”

The annual Chili Fest took place on Sunday, Mar. at the Church of Christ for the benefit of United Campus Ministries.

The admission was five dollars for students and ten for others.

The event featured multiple chili flavors along with hot dogs, veggies and potatoes. A silent auction and bake shop were also part of the night.

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Q & A FROM PAGE 4 diverted as possible. It was pretty rough, especially when it would be midnight and raining but we still have a few dumpsters to go.

What inspires you?

People who come from nothing, have no privilege, but still work to make the world a better place.

What can you share about your research or activism?

A lot of my research was in either geology or trash, so I will save you by not describing that. As fair as activism goes, I have been to a few marches (women’s march, climate march and march for science) and I have participated in several political demonstrations at the UN Climate Conferences. But what I think is important about activism, especially for individuals from privilege like me, is to learn when your voice is needed and when you should just shut up and support others from the background. Everyone likes to share their opinion, especially those who have been given a platform their entire life. But if we as a society want real change, the voices of the marginalized need to be given a platform and respected.

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Nicholas McCreary.

What is your favorite quote or motto?

“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect” –Aldo Leopold Favorite sport?

Baseball How did you decide on your majors in college?

I was a geology major because those were the classes I found most interesting.

What are you involved with on campus?

Hopefully everything to do with sustainability! But I am the advisor for two

student groups: Operation New Earth and Green Greeks. I have also been Sycamore Sam twice, not as fun as you may think.

There are two types of people in the world. What are the two types?

People who listen to learn and people who listen to reply.

Having lived in Fort Wayne, Tampa, Dallas, and Saint Louis, how do you think these places have shaped who you are today? Could you elaborate on this?

Well I only lived in Fort Wayne for the first three years of my life, so whatever impact that had on me I do not remem-

‘The Immortalists’

ber. When I lived in Florida (for seven years) I was outside the majority of the time. This is probably because my parents were cheap and didn’t buy a TV, plus the weather was always beautiful. I think it was here where I really started to love nature. Dallas was interesting because of where we lived, we lived in a very affluent area and this opened my eyes up. There is so much privilege in our country while at the same time so much suffering. No one is perfect, but the two sides need to meet in the middle. St. Louis is my favorite place I have lived so far. The city is amazing, the food is even better, and the people are incredible. Since this was the first place I lived after undergrad, I feel like I started to become an adult there. I will always have a place in my heart for St. Louis.

How can students live more sustainable lifestyles?

So many ways! The biggest impact you could likely have is to cut meat out of your diet as much as you can. I try to just have meat for one meal a day (this doesn’t always happen and that is okay). Not only will you significantly cut your carbon footprint, you will learn how to cook different styles of food, which will come in handy when you graduate!

If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, how would you live today?

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In the summer of 1969, four children from a Jewish family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan visit a psychic and are told the date they will die. Does this information, this prediction, change the way they choose to live? That question is wrapped in mystery in “The Immortalists,” a story that takes us through each of the siblings’ lives. Author Chloe Benjamin provides us with a mesmerizing story of these rich characters, and their choices about how to live.

Simon, the youngest brother, moves to California to live his truth and gets caught up in the sexual revolution of the 1980s. His sister Klara, who is irresponsible in many ways, chooses to become a magician. Daniel, the

oldest brother, is conflicted at work; he is a doctor in the army and must give clearance to young men to serve in the military. Vanya is involved in anti-aging research, as she reduces caloric intake of primates to extend their lives. We witness the strengthening and deterioration of relationships, and hope things will turn out OK, but in the end, do they? Throughout the book you can’t help but question if the characters’ choices were ultimately made because of the knowledge they received regarding their death.

The book asks readers to contemplate so many things and ask that we think about these questions: Quality over quantity? Do you want to live for a long time, or live well during the time you have? Would you want to know the date of your own death?

Some of what Benjamin writes about is based on her own knowledge

and experiences. She grew up in California in the 1980s with a gay parent, a Jewish parent and immigrant grandparents. She was a ballet dancer and her mother was an actor, all of which influenced the setting and characters.

She also did massive amounts of research to learn about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the military, primate research, magicians and magic. The narrative was rich with information and with each section focusing on a different character, you really got to know them as people, both internally and as the world sees them.

“The Immortalists” was a lesson about embracing life and trying not to worry about the unknown. It is a balance, like science and religion, to navigate our lives by making choices based on what we know to be true and what we believe is true.

OPINION

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Know the types of problematic professors

Rachel Modi Columnist

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What am I getting myself into?

Emma Osowski Columnist

Let me start by getting this one fact out there right away: I’ve gotten to this stage of my college career where I frankly just don’t care. I have realized that I don’t ever want to do what I have or need to do.

I look at my Blackboard pages and see the different assignments, I walk into my room to see dishes and laundry and all that ends up happening is me staring with a firm contemplation of not doing what needs to be done. I don’t know what it is. A part of me wants to say that it’s senioritis and that it will change come May, but an-

other part of me wants to not be so cliché and fear that this is just me, that nothing will change once I graduate.

Is it senioritis or am I just lazy? Have I just gotten over everything, tired of the college life, or is this just me? Well, I can answer at least one of those questions. Yes, I am very tired of the college life and have lost all motivation for everything pertaining to it.

I’m tired of midnight assignments because when you’re a procrastinator those midnight assignments turn into last minute papers of mess. I’m tired of living on campus – while it’s been nice to just role out of bed twenty minutes before class and is smart your first two years, it is very uncomfortable as a senior with no car.

I am very lucky to have had a college experience where I don’t have to pay for pretty much anything.

I’m super thankful for that, don’t get me wrong,

but with that comes with an extra difficult element to that transition out of college. While I am excited and hopeful to be getting a regular income soon, that also comes with more bills – rent, gas, incidentals and loan debt.

The big thing that scares me is what if I don’t like the post-grad life either?

I’ve heard that life after graduating is fun, that it’s difficult, that it’s scary and I don’t think I’m the most prepared. I act as if I am.

I say I’m ready to graduate (which I am in some aspects). I try to talk myself up saying that this is going to be the best time of my life, but then I realize how naïve I’m being and have no idea what I’m getting myself into. It’s not like I have a choice though – it’s a part of life. It just so happens that life is just happening a little too fast for me and I kind of want to turn the other way.

I still want to be coddled by my mom. I still want to

have vacations I don’t have to pay for. I want the freedom and the lifestyle without all the responsibility.

And as I sit here, I think about how maybe society’s perception of millennials is correct, but the truth is that this is normal. Whether I believe it or not, I have to keep telling myself “this is normal, most people feel this way.”

Now, I’m just waiting.

Honestly, I feel like I’m waiting, killing time, until I arrive at the scariest and most stressful time of my life, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it from creeping up on me. I mean, I don’t even know if I’m graduating with the right degree. I have no idea what I really want to do. Again, I know that’s normal, but it doesn’t feel normal. It feels like I’m fifteen steps behind my peers and where I’m supposed to be. Which leads me back to the question I’ve had throughout, what am I getting myself into?

In an attempt to receive an education, we must suffer through certain professors during our college experience.

Obviously not all professors are terrible, but we can all agree, or in the future can agree, that these certain characteristics frustrate students.

First, that professor who does not teach. The funny thing is that we’re paying them money out of our pocket or in loans to teach, yet they still don’t. Sit in class the whole period while the professor is rambling on about something off topic, and the next thing you know you have a test. I think I could pass a test on naming the random topics my professor gets distracted by. It is especially frustrating when the class is about an unknown concept that needs proper lecturing on, such as statistics. Half the time you do not know what is going on and if you lose track for a second you’re a chapter behind.

In times like these, a professor who teaches a new concept in a way everyone will understand and gives time to grasp the idea is better.

Then there are professors who do not understand that we cannot read minds. We do not have the same knowledge as the professor, thus they may need to slow down and assume the whole class is not aware.

A great, positive example of what to do would be my political science teacher. He asks the class, if he refers to an unknown topic not discussed in the readings, if the class understands and is aware of the situation. Even if the topic was discussed in the readings, he will go in depth and still explain inperson to ensure the class is not spaced on information.

Some professors need to understand that not all students will pick up a foreign concept on the first try. They must adapt and realize there are other methods to teach material.

Of course, if the student still does not understand the material, it is their responsibility to go to office hours or use trusty Google for assistance.

Third, I absolutely dread those professors who talk about their personal life during lecture. I do not need to hear another dragged out story about your son. If it is a quick story and it has relevance to the class or the situation at the time, fine, but other than that, I do not need to hear it.

I will eventually zone out and not participate in discussions. Personal examples that are actually interesting and relate to the material are tolerable, but keep them short and simple.

Although, speaking of professors who talk too much, they may also be talking too fast or too slow. When professors talk too fast about a topic, half the time I’m rushing to write everything down.

Sometimes professors put the PowerPoint up on Blackboard, but that’s if you are lucky. A helpful tip is to print out the lecture PowerPoint with lines on

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We can find echoes of the Fugitive Slave Act in today’s deportation fight Harold Meyerson Los Angeles Times (TNS) Last week, Libby Schaaf, mayor of Oakland, took the logic of so-called sanctuary cities and states one step further by warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned a raid on immigrants in the country illegally. Over the weekend, roughly 150 immigrants were apprehended in Northern California.

Predictably, the backlash from Trump supporters, immigrant haters and ICE authorities has been intense. Was Schaaf impeding law enforcement? What was she thinking?

It was probably a good deal like what the leaders of pre-Civil War Northern cities and states were thinking when they resisted the federal government’s efforts to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act, which a Southern-dominated Congress had enacted in 1850.

In case you don’t remember your U.S. history: An 1842 court ruling absolved states of any duty to cooperate in the recapture of former slaves who’d freed themselves by fleeing to the North. In response, as part of the Compromise of 1850, the Congress passed and President

Millard Fillmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act, which not only required state and local governmental officials to aid owners and their agents who’d come North to capture and re-enslave the runaways, but also required the same level of cooperation from all citizens. If a slaver was in the act of recapture, bystanders were required to help out.

Not surprisingly, the North greeted the new law with fury and resistance. Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Michigan and Wisconsin all enacted “personal liberty laws” — the 1850s equivalent of California’s sanctuary state law — forbidding public officials from cooperating with the slave owners or the federal forces sent to back them up, denying the use of their jails to house the captives, and requiring jury trials to decide if the owners could make off with their abductees. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the Fugitive Slave Act violated the Constitution’s 10th Amendment, which gave states the power to enact laws not specifically preempted by federal authority. (The Southern-dominated U.S. Supreme Court overturned that ruling on the eve of the Civil War.) Opponents of the Fugitive Slave Act

also took to the streets (and jury rooms, where verdicts were rendered that freed some of the captives). Crowds would form to oppose and resist, sometimes forcibly, the apprehensions of African Americans.

According to H. Robert Baker, a historian at Georgia State University, “Whole sections of Milwaukee, Chicago, New York City and Boston became nogo zones for slave catchers.” Confronted with this level of resistance, Fillmore sent in federal troops to assist and protect the slave catchers.

History doesn’t repeat itself, but in our dispute over immigrants in the country illegally and our predecessors’ dispute over fugitive slaves, it takes no leap of logic or imagination to find the rhymes.

Now, as then, one part of the country (President Trump’s disproportionately rural, white nationalist base) has enlisted federal power to enforce a legal regime in a different part of the country (racially diverse, immigrant-heavy cities) that views the law as morally repulsive and destructive of the social fabric.

Just as the slave catchers argued, speciously, that freed Negroes imperiled the antebellum North, today’s antiimmigrant forces, beginning with Trump, argue that immigrants pose a threat to

public safety, though crime has fallen precipitously during the past quartercentury.

The only “crime” that most undocumented immigrants have committed — and the only one that places them in federal legal jeopardy — is that of being undocumented. Likewise, the only “crime” that most escaped slaves had committed — and the only one that placed them in federal legal jeopardy — was escaping.

And in yet another rhyme, cities and states are fighting back. Police are enjoined from cooperating with ICE. Citizens groups have formed rapid response teams to support apprehended immigrants and, when they have reason to believe raids are imminent, send out a warning — as Schaaf did last week. But there’s still more that our citizen bystanders can do, including peaceful, obstructive civil disobedient sit-ins at ICE offices.

The right kind of confrontation may even give some ICE agents second thoughts about their mission. After all, if the Trump roundup persists, they’re likely to join the troops who enforced the Fugitive Slave Act in history’s moral dustbin.

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TYPES FROM PAGE 6 the side to take notes, and then copy the whole thing down as homework.

On the flip side are the professors who talk too slow or drag out a topic. That is when everyone starts to doze off or start going to their technological devices. The professor should ask if he or she is going too fast or too slow because feedback always helps, so they can adjust the pace.

Lastly, I dislike unenthusiastic professors. Those professors who do not seem like they try to get out of bed to come to a job they very much hate bother

me, because if you do not enjoy what you teach, how do you expect me to? Yes, we have those professors who become too engaged and hyped to teach their material, but those are also the professors whose students listen and learn more.

I can almost guarantee every college student or even high school student may run into a teacher who act like one of these professors. Here’s the thing you can do: give proper feedback on rating websites, tell someone in charge if it’s a real problem or suffer through it.

ARCH FROM PAGE 8 area, said he was among a group of friends preparing to board Chairlift 22 when “the operation suddenly stopped loading, leaving more than 150 skiers wondering what was going on.”

“We hiked about 15 minutes to the parking lot, where local emergency mayhem had broken out,” Williams said. “There were people trying to get out any way they could; some were waiting for buses, others were sharing rides and more than 100 just started skiing down Minaret Road, the main highway to the bottom of the mountain.

“Driving down two-lane Minaret Road was tricky and a little dangerous,” he said. “Traffic was closed

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uphill to all but emergency responders. The downhill lane was jammed with cars, trucks and skiers traveling about 5 miles per hour.”

The varying consistency of the snowpack deposited over the area by recent storms already was a topic of conversation among locals concerned about the potential for avalanches.

Thursday night, a heavy layer of wet snow accumulated over a few feet of cold, light snow. On Friday night, the heavy wet snow was covered with another fresh layer of cold, light snow.

That combination, locals say, can result in layers of ice and light snow that fail to adhere and are, therefore, prone to sliding.

Details of the avalanche

were hard to come by throughout the day, even for residents of nearby communities that are home for the ski resort’s staffers.

“There was nothing on local police, fire or emergency web sites,” said Stephanie Cooper, who resides in the area during the winter months. “Mammoth Mountain’s website finally said in its Daily News section that ‘all lifts are currently closed’ but went on to talk about the great snowfall.”

Mammoth will remain closed Saturday, Burke said.

“We expect to return to normal operation” Sunday, she said. “Full investigation is ongoing, and more details will come.”

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Sycamores push Bears to brink, fall in regular season finale

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Tierra Webb scored 10 points and grabbed four steals and Indiana State pushed Missouri State to the bring before the Bears would pull away with a 6956 win in front of 2,412 at JQH Arena in Springfield Saturday afternoon.

Ashli O’Neal registered her 11th consecutive game in double figures as she led the Sycamores with 14 points while Wendi Bibbins added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Indiana State (11-18, 9-9 Missouri Valley) trailed by only four points with less than three minutes to play before the Bears (1910, 15-3) went on a 9-0 run in the final minutes to pull away from the upset-minded Sycamores.

The Trees were in position for an upset after swiping 10 steals as part of forcing 18 turnovers by Missouri State. Webb led the way with four steals while Wendi Bibbins and Ashli O’Neal, the two other Sycamores scoring in double figures, grabbed two steals each.

“That is a team that doesn’t turn the ball over much and that shows you how active we were defensively,” Indiana State Interim Head Coach Josh

Keister said. “Tierra Webb was excellent down there with four steals. We just got our hands on a lot of balls, tipped it and made it hard for them to run their offense. When you are struggling a little bit offensively, especially early, you have to be able to hang in there on that end of the floor. Our kids did a great job of that today.”

Webb’s 14 points were the most for the junior guard since she put up 15 points on Jan. 28 at Valparaiso, but it wasn’t just the scoring and stealing for her Saturday. She also brought down five rebounds and was credited with an assist.

“She had a complete game for us which was good to see because she has been up and down the last few games,” Kiester said of Webb’s performance.

“You could see a different T-Webb today just with her attack to the basket, which was much stronger.

She looked quicker today and she was more determined. It was good to see her get over the hump and have a game like that.

Hopefully she can carry that into next week.”

Not all quality performances were statistically driven, however. Kierrah Isaiah logged 26 minutes of action, her most since

November, logging five points and two rebounds.

But her aggressive, physical play helped stymie Missouri State’s height advantage.

“We wanted someone in there that was a little bigger and stronger that could help us on the boards,” Keister said of Isaiah. “She may not have the rebounding numbers to show that but she kept a lot of rebounds alive in there. She was physical, allowed the other kids to get rebounds and then gave us a little spark offensively. It was good for Kierrah and a good sign for our team to have another player stepping up for us.”

Indiana State was in the game late thanks to strong play in the second and third quarters. The Trees shot an impressive 60 percent from the field in the second quarter and a notable 42.9 percent in the third before slowly starting to cool off as the time ticked away. Hoping to sway the direction of the game on the free throw line, Missouri State would seal the outcome by shooting 9-for-13 from the charity stripe in the final period, including hitting five of their last seven attempts.

Saturday’s outcome did not change anything for

Sycamore rally falls short as Austin Peay takes series with an 8-7 win

Tim McCaughan Athletic Media Relations

Indiana State scored three runs in the ninth but it wasn’t enough as Austin Peay secured a series win over the Sycamores Saturday afternoon with an 8-7 victory at Raymond C. Hand Park. It marked the third-straight loss as the Sycamores fell to 5-5 on the season.

Outfielder Luke Fegen led the Sycamores with a 4-for-5 effort to go along with two runs scored and an RBI. Jarrod Watkins finished 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored for the Trees.

It was a pitcher duel for the first four innings as neither team would be able to plate a run. The Sycamores missed a pair of chances for runs in the early part of the contest, grounding into two double plays after loading the bases.

Southpaw Triston Polley (2-1) was able to work around early trouble, getting out of the third inning unscathed after Austin Peay put a pair of baserunners on. The Avon, Indiana product sat down five of the first six batters he faced with four of those outs coming via groundouts.

Polley would show that he was human though in the fifth after allowing consecutive baserunners on a walk and a hit batsman. The Governors (82) would drive in one of those runs with a single to right field but a great defensive play from Roberto Enriquez would be the difference as the Sycamores completed the 9-42 putout to get the second runner at the plate and end the inning.

The Sycamores would answer quickly, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth on three hits, two walks and a hit batter. CJ Huntley would record a pinch-hit RBI walk to tie the game before leadoff man Clay Dungan picked up a bases-loaded single through the right side to score two more.

The Govs would answer the call as well, scoring seven runs over the next three innings to take an 8-4 lead. A four-run sixth innings, aided by three walks would be the momentum swing needed to jumpstart the offense.

Austin Peay would get the only home run of the contest in the seventh on a two-run blast off the bat of Nick Walker.

Indiana State looked to rally in the ninth after

Romero Harris collected his first triple of the season to score Watkins who singled and Hunter Lewis who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Harris would be driven home after Fegen reached on an error -- one of two Austin Peay miscues in the inning.

Freshman Jordan Schaffer grounded out to shortstop and Austin Peay picked up the force out at second to end the game.

Brett Newberg was credited with the win, improving to 2-0 on the season after pitching two and a third innings and allowing just one run on two hits.

Polley went five and a third innings, allowing four hits and five runs while striking out five.

Coming into the game, the lefty had allowed just three walks, but Austin Peay was patient in the box, collecting six off of the junior.

Jake Ridgway finished the final 2.2 innings for the Trees, allowing three runs and four hits while walking four and striking out two.

Indiana State will look to salvage a game of the series in the finale set for 2 p.m. ET Sunday from Raymond C. Hand Park.

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Triston Polley (28) showed his talent during the fifth after allowing consecutive baserunners on a walk and a hit batsman.

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Tierra Webb (14) scored 10 points and four steals during the game against Missouri State Bears.

either team for next week’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in the Quad Cities. Indiana State

finishes in fifth place in The Valley and will take on fourth-seeded Southern Illinois on Friday, March

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Sycamores fall to Redbirds in arch madness quarterfinals

Ace Hunt Athletic Media Relations

Indiana State fought through a tough shooting performance and still had a look at the basket from 3-point range and trailing by three points as Illinois State downed the Sycamores 77-70 in front of 7,077 fans inside Scottrade Center in the quarterfinals of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

The Sycamores fall to 13-18 on the season while the Redbirds improved to 17-14.

Jordan Barnes returned to his hometown of St. Louis and led the team with 25 points and seven rebounds. Qiydar Davis in his final game as a Sycamore scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds.

Brandon Murphy concluded his four-year career with 10 points and seven rebounds.

ISU hit 21-of-62 shots from the field (33.9 percent) while Illinois State hit 27-of-56 from the field (48.2 percent). The two teams tied in the battle of the glass at 40. The Sycamores used 10 offensive rebounds to post an 11-2 edge in second chance points.

Brenton Scott finishes his career with 1,760 points, which is fourth best in the history of the program. He connected on 270 3-pointers during his career, which finishes as the second-best mark in the history of the program.

Barnes finished the season with 117 3-pointers on the season, which is a school record and the fourth most during a single-season in the history of the Valley (the most ever by a sophomore).

Trailing by six points and with just over three minutes remaining, Brenton Scott was fouled and hit a pair of free throws to make it 67-63. Then the Sycamores made it over three minutes with perfect defense and Barnes drove the lane for a lay-up

to draw within 67-65 and 2:48 remaining. Illinois State called a timeout after the Barnes bucket. They answered with two Milil Yarbrough free throws to regain a four-point advantage. Key went to the free throw line with 1:34 to go off the long defensive rebound and hit both to trim the Illinois State lead to 69-67. Illinois State scored four in a row before Barnes connected on his fifth 3-pointer of the game to draw within 73-70 and 45 seconds to go. A late 3-pointer bounced off the front of the rim and the Redbirds closed it out at the free throw line for the

the game with 7:36 on the clock and then Barnes came away with a steal and mid court and took it to the rim to get ISU within 20-19 with 7:02 remaining and forced the Redbirds to call a timeout. Illinois State ran their advantage back out to six points before Barnes hit his first 3-pointer of the game and then Brandon Murphy scored on a second chance opportunity to once again put Indiana State down a point at 25-24 with just under five minutes left in the opening stanza.

Barnes would push the Sycamores ahead with a four-point play at the

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Jordan Barnes (2) scored 25 points during the game against Redbirds at St. Louis, his hometown.

77-70 victory.

The Sycamores followed up four Qiydar Davis free throws with their first field goal of the game on a Clayton Hughes dunk at the 13:59 mark to cut the early Redbird lead down to 11-6. Illinois State raced out to a nine-point lead, but Bronson Kessinger trimmed it to 17-10 at the 10:20 mark which was followed by a Qiydar Davis steal and dunk to make it 17-12.

Trailing by six points, Tyreke Key hit the Sycamores’ first 3-pointer of

2:06 mark as he trey and free throw put Indiana State ahead 28-27. Phil Fayne would answer in the paint as the Redbirds snuck ahead by one before Barnes came back with his third trifecta of the first half at the 1:28 mark to give the Sycamores a 31-29 lead. The Redbirds countered with final five points of the half and took a 34-31 lead into the locker room.

Barnes owned 14 points in the first 20 minutes, hitting 5-of-7 from the field and a trio of 3-pointers.

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