For ISU students. About ISU students. By ISU students.
Volume 123, Issue 36
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015
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Limited housing options for upperclassmen Nevia Buford
Assistant News Editor
If returning upperclassmen are unable to find on-campus housing, it is not Indiana State University’s responsibility to house them. “We are not required to accommodate upperclass students,” said Amanda Knerr, the executive director of residential life and housing at ISU. “We do our best, but when space is no longer available we refer them to the off-campus housing fair.” Freshmen and transfer students receive first priority when it comes to housing on campus. So far, the university has not had a problem housing upperclassmen, but there are other options for students if one does arise.
Google makes Maps, driving directions available offline David Pierson
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A map app is only as good as your access to the Internet. Now drivers who have ever been frustrated by losing navigation can use Google Maps offline and still have access to directions. The latest version of Google’s map app allows users to download city maps so that streets and businesses will be stored on their mobile devices. The app automatically goes into offline mode when it detects there is little to no signal. The offline version still provides information like a business’ hours of operations, contact information and ratings. But it can’t offer real-time traffic patterns to help determine driving routes. “When a connection is found, it will switch back online so you can easily access the full version of Maps, including live traffic conditions for your current route,” Google Product Manager Amanda Bishop wrote in a blog post Tuesday. “By default, we’ll only download areas to your device when you are on a Wi-Fi connection to prevent large data fees.” Google first previewed the new features during its developer’s conference Google I/O in May. The company said more offline features were in the works. The update is currently only available for Android users, but will come to Apple iOS soon. Google Maps is the No. 1 downloaded map app. The company also owns Waze, another popular map app that Google bought in 2013 for about $1 billion. Apple also features a navigation app called Maps, but it has long been dismissed as inferior to Waze and Google Maps. © 2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
“We’ve been able to accommodate every student need in the past,” Knerr said. “But we also work collaboratively — it used to be the director of commuter programs who does an off-campus housing fair.” The housing fair is for students who want to look at other living options offcampus. “Later in November we’ll have housing information sessions and at the end of that we talk specifically about students who are trying to decide if they want to live on campus or off campus,” Knerr said, “we share information about the housing fair, we talk about some of the questions they should ask landlords before they sign a lease.” Currently on campus, the four towers — Blumberg, Cromwell, Mills and Rhoads Hall and Burford Hall — are all
freshmen-only housing. Reeve Hall, Lincoln Quads and University Apartments are upperclassmen-only. The rest of the housing options — Erickson, Pickerl, Hines, Jones and Sandison — are a mix. Some of the mixed halls have a certain number of students who have a specific major. “It’s Pickerl for honors, Sandison is nursing and athletic training … Erickson has one floor of transfer students,” Knerr said. The number of upperclassmen versus freshmen in each of the mixed housing buildings differs each year. “We fluctuate in those buildings that are kind of a combination, we look at the percentage, what percentage of first year versus upperclass,” Knerr said. Knerr encourages returning students to participate in the returning student
contract process as soon as possible. “Because if they wait and add their name to the waitlist, they’re less likely to have a space available,” said Lindsey Griggs, a junior health administration major. “I feel like since we should all have equal opportunity to live on campus.” But Griggs did agree that freshmen should have first priority when receiving housing. “They should have the college opportunity and have that environment,” Griggs said. Edwin Harris, a sophomore criminology major said, “I feel like once you get older, (and have) responsibility, you should be able to plan that stuff out. But, I feel like there should be a safety net though in case they do not find something.”
Student-run catering service to start in Federal Hall Miguel Lewis Reporter
Indiana State University and Executive Cafe Express in Federal Hall have been preparing to welcome the Butler’s Pantry catering services for quite some time. Two Business 401 classes came together at the beginning of the semester to see what type of final project proposal they could come up with and Butler’s Pantry won the vote. However, Shelby Newell, a senior finance major, said they ran into some conflicts along the way. “Our biggest issue was getting the project approved,” Newell said. “The proposal was denied three times by business professor Dr. David Robinson before (we) students gave the ultimatum that it was this project or nothing. After that it was down to business.” Newell said the initial idea for Butler’s Pantry stemmed from it being a consulting project only. “It was part of our final project and we thought it would be good business to add something alongside the cafe. We also wanted to see how this partnership and colleagues would fare in a downtown setting,” Newell said. Butler’s Pantry and the Executive Express Cafe plan on partnering up for the rest of the school year to see how much business the project will bring in. If sales go well throughout this semester and the next, the Pantry could be finalized by mid-semester 2016. The Pantry will sell sandwiches and other delicatessens to begin with. After successfully gauging the profit
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Students ordering food at the student-run Executive Express.
of the business, plans are to introduce hot items to the menu. Items on the menu are expected to be delivered around Terre Haute and can also be bought inside Federal Hall. The Pantry’s organizers hope to have it up and running at least two weeks before Thanksgiving break. Blake Bures, a senior accounting and administration major, is more than ready to get this business off the ground. “We hope to be up and going by Nov. 10,” Bures said. “The plan is to get our initial order in and to get details for samples in just in case we planned on handing them out. However, we did not do an official promotion about samples because we did not want to hurt our chances of sales right out of the gate. Although we did not officially advertise our business, we
still wanted to get the word out there to campus. I thought the best idea was so reach out to a friend that I knew worked at the Statesman.” In the past, Butler’s Pantry was named Sycamore Farms, but changed their name and partnered with Executive Express Cafe to gain a fresh start and attempt to get their name out in the open. Advertising is also why the Cafe agreed to partner with them. Organizers felt it would be a good project and opportunity to learn from. The pantry will not need to hire other workers, as cafe workers will be responsible for both the Cafe’s sales and the Pantry’s. Newell and Bures have high hopes for this new addition and look forward to partnering with another local business and giving back to the community.
College students search for food solutions Morgan Gallas Reporter
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A display of food available at the United Campus Ministries food pantry.
Food insecurity is on the rise for college students, leaving many hungry, but students in Terre Haute have the option of a local food pantry. According to the Chronical of Higher Education, the earliest study of food insecurity for college students was published in 2007 at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. “Researchers found that 21 percent of students there struggled with food insecurity, a term that refers to people who skip meals or don’t get the proper nutrition because they can’t afford it,” said the Chronical of Higher Education. “A new study, focusing on firstyear students at Arizona State
University, put the rate around 34 percent.” College students cannot always afford both school and basic necessities, so they are forced to make the decision between the two. “The cliche of the thrifty student who subsists on ramen noodles has given way to a more troubling portrait: the hungry student who needs help and may not know how to ask for it,” said the Chronical of Higher Education. United Campus Ministries (UMC) in Terre Haute is working to alleviate hunger in students. “There are five colleges in Terre Haute, and we help their students if they need help with food,” said Carrie Stone, UMC office manager. “We are a food
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pantry, so we give food to the college students in the area.” With the pantry’s opening just last year, many students have not heard of the food pantry that sits just off of Indiana State’s campus. “More and more students are coming every week, but there are still so many students who don’t know about us, especially freshmen,” Stone said. “Most of the people (who) come are here from last year and heard of us in the paper when we had our big grand opening.” The goal of UMC is to help the students in the community around them. “One of our main themes here is that it is a ‘No Judgment Zone,’” Stone said. “We are not going to ask about your income.
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2015 Indiana State women’s basketball preview Sycamores reload for ‘15-’16 season
Games to watch this season Ashley Scheibelhut Reporter
The Sycamores’ 2015-2016 season is shaping up to be an exciting one, thanks to some great games lined up for the year. After this weekend’s opening games at Central Michigan and Northern Kentucky, here are just some of the few games you can look forward to keeping track of. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27-28, Plaza Lights Classic The Sycamores are heading to Kansas City on Thanksgiving weekend to compete in the Plaza Lights Classic. ISU faces Missouri-Kansas City in the classic opener on Friday afternoon before facing Stephen F. Austin in the finale on Saturday afternoon. The weekend marks the only tournament the team competes in during the regular season. Two wins could mark two straight years the team has won a holiday tournament. Sunday, Dec. 6 at Tulsa ISU makes its longest road trip of the season one day prior to finals week when they visit Tulsa for a Sunday matinee. The Hurricanes have proven to be one of ISU’s toughest opponents in the non-conference portion of the season, with the long trip making the contest an even more difficult challenge. Tulsa’s overall record last year was 18-14 with a 12-6 mark in conference play. Tulsa earned a berth in last year’s Women’s NIT Tournament. Tuesday, Dec. 8 vs. Indiana It’ll be rivalry night for the two in-state foes on this Tuesday night in December as the Hoosiers make a rare trip to Terre Haute. Last season, the Sycamores beat the Hoosiers 65-61 in overtime. A couple seasons
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Adler Ingalsbe Reporter
After eight months of recruiting, summer conditioning, preseason practices and an exhibition game win against the University of Indianapolis, the Indiana State University women’s basketball team is set to begin their regular season this week. The Sycamores, led by second year head coach Joey Wells, finished the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 17-13 and a Missouri Valley Conference record of 7-11. Last year’s squad earned the sixth seed in the MVC tournament and was matched up with the third seed, the Missouri State Bears. Indiana State lost by a score of 75-57, ending their season and sending the Sycamores into the offseason. The end of the season also marked the final time last year’s leading scorers would suit up for the blue and white. Senior’s Racheal Mahan, Jasmine Grier and Chelsea Small led the way with Mahan averaging 10.9 points per game, Grier 10 points per game and Small 8.5 points per game. The departure of the three leading scorers leaves the Sycamores searching for players to step up and replace the almost 30 points per game they will no longer have. Redshirt senior Cierra Ceazer and redshirt junior Joyea Marshall are the two obvious candidates to pick up the slack of putting the ball in the basket. Ceazer averaged 6.5 points per game in 24 games played, while Marshall averaged five points per game, grabbed four rebounds per game and shot 38 percent from the field. A few other returnees that could have an impact on the 2015-16 season are senior Alexis Newbolt, redshirt junior Kelsey Dirks and junior Rhagen Smith. Newbolt, the team’s 3-point
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Junior forward Kelsey Dirks looks to dominate the paint all season for the Sycamores.
specialist, averaged 4.5 points per game, dished out 1.7 assists per game and connected on 29 3-pointers a season ago. Dirks averaged 1.8 points per game, while blocking 0.5 shots per game. Smith, a fan favorite being from nearby Sullivan, put up 3.6 points per game and has the best field goal percentage among the returnees, shooting 42 percent from the field. The Sycamores are younger than last season. The team only has three seniors, while adding five freshmen to the roster, two of them being twin sisters. Among the five freshmen that could impact the season is Jennifer Mackowiak, who started at the point guard position in the team’s 30-point win over UIndy. The 5-foot-8 guard from Cicero, Illinois was named Suburban East Conference Player of the Year three times. Her twin sister, Jessica,
may use her outside shooting ability to squeeze into the ISU rotation during her freshman campaign. Other newcomers to the team include Brooklyn Artis, Kiera Brooks, Ashley Taia, Tierra Webb and Regan Wentland. All are expected to be contributors and compete for playing time during the 2015-2016 season. The team opens the regular season Nov. 13. on the road against non-conference foe Central Michigan, followed by a quick turnaround at Northern Kentucky on Nov. 15. The non-conference portion of the schedule was friendly to the Sycamores a season ago. ISU set a program record after producing a 10-1 non-conference record, led by Wells in his first season as the head coach of the Sycamores. Indiana State was able to defeat St. John’s, the 25th-ranked team in the country, as well as in-state rival Indiana Universi-
ty, who happens to be coached by former ISU head coach Teri Moren. This year’s non-conference slate features road matchups against IUPUI and Tulsa, home games against Eastern Illinois and Saint Louis and in-state rivalry games against Butler and Indiana University, with both games taking place at the Hulman Center. Once that part of the schedule concludes on Dec. 21, Indiana State will have the Christmas holidays off and will then begin the Missouri Valley Conference portion when Wichita State comes to Terre Haute on New Year’s Day. Although the team lost their three leading scorers from a year ago, the Sycamores will look to build with their young talent, while being led by key upperclassmen in an effort to keep a much-respected program heading in the right direction.
Women’s basketball opens regular season this weekend Zach Rainey Reporter
Following the thumping of the University of Indianapolis 74-44 in an exhibition last weekend, the Indiana State University women’s basketball team will hit the road this weekend to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas on Friday and will then head down to Kentucky for a Sunday afternoon matchup against Northern Kentucky. The Chippewas come into the season as a young team. Only one starter, Da’Jourie Turner, returns from last sea-
son and is just one of four upperclassmen on the roster. Turner was not a starter to begin the season last year, but found her way into the starting lineup after a slew of injuries plagued the team. She started 21 games last season, averaging 9.2 points per game and 2.8 assists per game on her way to being named as an All-MAC honorable mention. Head Coach Sue Guevara will hope for even bigger production from the senior in her second year as a starter. The Chippewas also return junior Jewel Cotton, who suffered a seasonending knee injury in the team’s fourth game last season. In the four games pri-
or to her injury, Cotton was averaging 7.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. A new face for the Chippewas is junior guard Jasmine Harris, who had to sit out last season after transferring from the University of Massachusetts due to NCAA rules. While she is a new face, she doesn’t come without experience, having been a two-year starter at UMass. Over the summer, the Chippewas traveled to Toronto to play a series of exhibition matches. The Chippewas won all three of their games and were impressed with what they saw from freshman standout Presley Hudson, who averaged 21 points per game over the
three-game stretch. Turner impressed as well, averaging 16 points per game. With 10 underclassmen on the roster this season, veteran players will be forced to step into leadership roles on and off the court. For a small school, Northern Kentucky has a difficult non-conference schedule, having to play Marquette and Kentucky. The Norse are coming off a 19-14 season and lost their leading scorer from a season ago, Melody Doss. The Norse do however return their second leading scorer from a season ago, Chris-
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Attendance for women’s basketball a slap in the face
The Wichita State women’s basketball team came to town with the regular season conference championship in tow. They strode into the Hulman Center with the cocksure strut of a team that had been bested only once in their previous 21 contests. Sharing the hardwood with them that night were the Indiana State Sycamores — a team still jockeying for position in the upcoming conference tournament and trying to cast off their seven seniors with a win on Senior Night. Jasmine Grier and Racheal Mahan played lights-out basketball in their final home game, trusting that an upset win
over the seemingly infallible Shockers would propel them to success in postseason play. A halftime lead came and went for ISU, eventually falling prey to the depth and talent of a superior Shocker squad. Following the game, each of the seven seniors said a quick thanks to their friends and family in attendance and had their picture taken together one last time. I recall this game not because it was a painful loss that helps paint a larger picture, but because, in all likelihood, you weren’t there. In what has to be considered the biggest game hosted by the women’s basketball team last year, only 1,756 people could be bothered enough to dust the Dorito crumbs off their pocketed T-shirts and sweatpants and make it to the game. It is an absolute shame that the thirdlowest attendance of any women’s home game last year was one in which the seniors were recognized for years of hard work and dedication to the program and university. And in case you’re wondering, this group of young women was not some
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tine Roush. Now a senior, Roush averaged 12.5 points per game as a junior and looks to improve on that mark this year as the team’s primary scorer. The Norse also return junior Kelley Wiegman, who was fourth on the team in scoring last season. Just as the Chippewas went to Toronto over the summer, the Norse went down to Costa Rica to play the Costa Rican national team. Roush impressed in the team’s first game, scoring 19 points on 8-14 shooting. Rebecca Lyttle turned some heads as well, pulling down 14 rebounds and dishing out five assists in the team’s victory. The following game, Lyttle scored a team-high 18 points. Lyttle could give the Sycamores problems with her versatility, especially on the boards. The Sycamores will need to be sure to have a body on her whenever a shot goes up. Tipoff on Friday is slated for 7:30 p.m. with Sunday’s contest beginning at 1 p.m. Both games can be heard on 1230 AM WIBQ.
ago, the Hoosiers finished with a 21-13 overall record and got knocked out of the fourth round of the NIT Tournament. Beating Indiana would be a boost for a young ISU squad this season.
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basketball version of the “Bad News Bears” traipsing around the court without a clue. Over the course of their careers with ISU, those seven seniors helped amass an overall winning percentage near 60 and a home winning percentage of 66. So in four years’ time, it was far more likely they would win any home game the apathetic Terre Haute community and inconsistent student section happened to attend. But once again, in that four-year span the program watched their attendance numbers slowly dwindle. In nearly every instance, success directly impacts attendance. But it’s going to take an old priest and a young priest to help understand why the opposite has shown true for ISU’s women’s basketball program. From the beginning of the 2010 season to the end of the 2012, ISU compiled a pedestrian 31-32 record. Their average attendance over that time was 3,540. Starting in 2013 and ending in 2015, the Sycamores went 37-25, a healthy uptick from years prior, but the attendance dropped to an average of 2,300.
Monday, Dec. 21 vs. Butler Butler is one of five in-state teams ISU faces this season on the schedule and follows up the IUPUI game on Dec. 1 and the IU game on Dec. 8. Last season, the ladies had a close game with the Jaguars and pulled out a 6160 win. The Bulldogs have struggled in recent years but still remain a solid opponent on the non-conference schedule. Indiana State defeated Butler 66-51 a year ago. Friday, Jan. 1 vs. Wichita State Indiana State opens up Missouri Valley Conference play on New Year’s Day against the Shockers who are defending MVC champions. Last season, the Sycamores lost both times against Wichita State, 63-52 and 62-54. Wichita, like ISU, lost a lot of experience from last year’s squad. A win against the Shockers could be a boost for ISU.
It’s easy to understand watching Khristian Smith of the men’s team beat Ron Baker through the lane for a monster one-handed dunk is exciting, and something that you will not often see in a women’s game, but it’s not about that. Because believe it or not, the women’s basketball team loves the game just as much as the men, puts just as much time and effort into their craft as the men and sacrifice time they could spend with friends and family off the court just like the men. Students, faculty, staff and the Terre Haute community should support the women’s team with the same fervor they show the men. The mistake of not attending the games of good teams has already been made, but doesn’t have to be repeated. Opposing teams should dread coming to the Hulman Center, knowing full well they are going headlong into a venue packed with rabid fans ready to cheer on their team. Unfortunately, that’s not the reality. Instead, as it stands, we have Sycamores in the Hulman Center with no one around to see them flourish or felled.
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University of Missouri hunger striker says Ferguson protests were ‘monumental’ for him Matt Pearce
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Hauling a laptop in his bag and wearing an expression of tired concentration, Jonathan Butler looked like another graduate student shuffling across the tiled floor of Jesse Hall. His winter stocking cap and thickframed glasses might as well be a disguise. Butler is no regular student. On Tuesday morning, Butler, 25, was emerging from a weeklong hunger strike and his central role in the campus drama that upended the University of Missouri this week. “I feel uncomfortable with the attention,” Butler said as he sat in a chair in the hallway, still waiting to eat his first solid meal since Nov. 2. “I’m not used to it, and I didn’t do it for the attention. I really just wanted the message to get out.” For days, students have ringed around him both physically and emotionally — shielding him from strangers and unwelcome journalists like a security detail — seeking to protect him even as he was threatening to starve himself to force the university’s system president to resign. In the end, Butler won, though he credits the victory to his fellow activists. As the rest of the university woke up Tuesday still figuring out what had happened,
Netflix, Hulu won’t count against data on T-Mobile Paresh Dave
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LOS ANGELES — Binge on. That’s the new rallying cry from cellphone service provider T-Mobile, which announced Tuesday in Los Angeles that watching video on Netflix, Hulu, HBO, WatchESPN and about 20 other apps no longer would count against mobile data usage. The move is meant to satisfy growing demand for mobile video while stemming the rise in penalties for going over data caps. It’s an attractive proposition for consumers, and T-Mobile said it can pull the offer off without overwhelming its network and undermining profits because it’s working with media companies to optimize their apps. T-Mobile’s competitors don’t have anything similar. “Customers have a huge and increasing appetite for new and innovative ways to use their smartphones,” T-Mobile Chief Executive John Legere said. “But what I see is there’s amazing content being created, but it’s being created for movie and TV screens. All content is going to the Internet, and I’m trying to get it mobile. It’s a huge disconnect. A big, big portion of data is wasted.” T-Mobile’s new system pushes for video streams, which will come in 480p resolution, to be three times more efficient in data usage. The new offering, Binge On, starts over the next two weeks on new and existing plans. It’s free if you buy any data plan. Other video on the initial list that won’t count against data include Showtime, Vevo, Univision, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and Vessel. Some of the biggest apps missing are YouTube, Snapchat and Twitch. Legere said the company is in talks with YouTube, but the Google-owned video giant hadn’t quickly agreed to technical terms. Video apps do not have to pay to be part of the program. ©2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Jonathan Butler speaks for the Concerned Students 1950 at a press conference at MU on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015.
he was sitting alone. Butler — who is studying educational leadership and policy analysis — is part of a group of black students who effectively toppled the university’s top administrators, system President Tim Wolfe and Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin, who announced their resignations Monday
after an autumn of protests. For activists, it was about years of racist remarks hurled at black students by people at campus parties and on the streets, and about white administrators’ awkwardness — or silence — in response to protesters’ calls to make a majority-white campus more welcoming to students of
color. The fuse was lit by last year’s protests in Ferguson, Mo., after a white police officer shot an unarmed black 18-year-old. Butler was among the students from Mizzou who made the two-hour drive to the St. Louis suburb to join in. Butler, an Omaha, Neb., native, said Ferguson was the first time he’d seen black collective action on a mass scale. For a month, he shuttled the 100 miles from campus to Ferguson. “It was monumental in terms of how it influenced me,” Butler said, calling what came next “the post-Ferguson effect.” Butler began organizing with other students — emphasizing that he was just one player among several — and eventually became one of the 11 students who surrounded Wolfe’s car at the university’s homecoming parade in October. Wolfe didn’t talk to the students as police arrived to force them away. It was a signature moment. Informally, the students started calling themselves “the brave 11.” Officially, they became founding members of a movement named Concerned Student 1950, a reference to the year the first black student was admitted to the university. As Wolfe seemed to stumble when
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ISU recognizes Distinguished Alumni Dave Taylor
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During Homecoming weekend that kicked off a five-year observance of Indiana State University’s sesquicentennial, the ISU Alumni Association recognized four individuals with 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards in recognition of professional success, leadership and service. Honorees, who represented a cross section of Indiana State programs, were Sam Dixon, Ava Gore, Frances Reece Kepner and Jerry Reel. Ron Carpenter, president of the ISU Foundation, described the quartet as “a former chief bailiff turned educator, a retired U.S. Marshal who was the first of many firsts in her field, a librarian who impacted many lives, and a research scientist who has accomplished more in his lifetime than imaginable.” Rex Kendall, executive director of the Alumni Association, said, “All of the honorees were actively involved with Indiana State as students and remained
connected to the university as alumni. The recipients had a personal journey with Indiana State, yet share a striking similarity in their enthusiasm for being a part of the Sycamore family.” When Dixon arrived at Indiana State in 1967, the university had a long history of accepting and integrating African-American students, “but of course the culture was far from perfect and Sam was a leading voice for change,” Chris Olsen, professor and chair of the history department, said. As head of the Black Student Union from 1969 to 1971, Dixon was the chief author of a list of demands for the university and his group succeeded in creating an African-American history program, among the first in the Midwest, and an AfricanAmerican Cultural Center. He also helped lead the Black Student Union and the university through a race riot in April 1970 and “a tumultuous time,” Olsen said. Dixon graduated in 1972 with
a bachelor’s degree in social science education. He taught high school and middle school and at Indiana University-Bloomington. For 18 years, he was chief bailiff in Marion County Superior Court. He is an ordained minister and associate pastor of Mount Pilgrim Church in his hometown of Anderson and is the founder and president of The Incorporated Gathering, an ISU African-American organization established in 1998 and serves those who graduated before 1976. “In many ways, I think it’s fair to say that (Dixon and his fellow students) created the modern ISU, particularly as African American students experience it today,” Olsen. In accepting the award, Dixon said he has reached the age where he realizes how much he is reliant on others and “how much all of us are relying on each other to make things happen. We cannot do anything if we don’t do it together. It’s always been that way and I always looked at truth being the way - truth based in love,
not hate, everybody recognizing each other for your goodness and your greatness, being able to hold hands and come back and communicate and talk, and discuss and work it out.” Gore said she got a good education at Indiana State and it didn’t come just from textbooks. “The education came from the everyday life experiences that we got from living here on campus and being around kids from all over the state, or all over the United States ... and several different countries from throughout the world,” she said. “I learned from each and every one of them. I had experiences that I would never have had anywhere else.” As a student, Gore had an internship with the Terre Haute Police Department and learned from a faculty member who had worked for the Chicago Police Department. She also studied Russian under a teacher from Siberia who had served with the French Foreign Legion.
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Bayh College honors its ‘Legacy in Education’ during 150th celebration Betsy Simon
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With roots that extend back to Indiana State University’s founding as a normal school, the Bayh College of Education plays as great a role in the institution’s present has it did in its past. “Today, (the Bayh College) continues to have a well-respected reputation for preparing teachers and principals and has expanded to the preparation of professionals in student affairs, higher education, counseling, speech language pathology and other human service professions,” Indiana State President Dan Bradley said during the “Legacy in Education: State Celebrates 150 Years” event on Nov. 6. Indiana General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 119 on Dec. 20, 1865 professionalized the role of teaching in Indiana by creating a normal school for the “preparation of teachers for teaching in the common schools of Indiana.” Since Indiana State opened its doors in January of 1870, the university used education to transform lives, including the lives of the Bayh College’s current 1,300-plus students.
“The Bayh College of Education is...a place that serves as a catalyst for innovation, creativity and growth,” said Kandi Hill-Clarke, dean of the college. “We have stayed true to who we are, while embracing positive change and growth. She said the Bayh College continues to respond to the needs of the Terre Haute community, which remains steadfast in its support of the college and its initiatives, such as the Bayh College of Education Scholars to Teachers program, the Woodrow Wilson Fellows program, a nationally-accredited early childhood center, the state-ofthe-art Norma and William Grosjean Clinic and the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute. “Today, in this former school building, you see the legacy of the normal school all around us,” Hill-Clarke said. “The fact that this building was once a school bursting at the seams with young creative minds and energy is an appropriate reminder to us all that what we do here is as important, or maybe in even important, than our mission 150 years ago.” Bayh College faculty and staff were joined at the celebration by Christopher Bayh, who represented the Bayh family — the
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Indiana’s first female and longest serving Superintendent of Public Instruction Suellen Reed, second from left, was the first recipient of the Leaders and Legends in Education award during the Bayh College of Education’s 150th celebration on Friday at Univeristy Hall. Reed is pictured with Indiana State University President Dan Bradley, left, Dean Kandi Hill-Clarke, third from left, and Danny Tanoos, superintendent of Vigo County School Corp.
namesake of the College of Education; Glenda Ritz, Indiana’s current state superintendent of public instruction; and state Rep. Clyde Kersey, D-District 43, of Terre Haute. Made possible with support from the university’s sesquicentennial committee, the 150th celebration also honored Indiana’s first female and longest-serving Superintendent of
Public Instruction Suellen Reed with the first Leaders and Legends in Education Award recognizing an individual who has made a major impact on education in Indiana. “For Sue Ellen, it was never about politics. It was always about our children,” said Danny Tanoos, superintendent of the
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ISU Public Safety police blotter Nov. 6
9:38 a.m.: Suspicious activity was reported in the Hulman Memorial Student Union. 12:31 p.m.: Possession of marijuana
and paraphernalia were reported in Jones Hall. 2:03 p.m.: A warrant was served in the Sycamore Dining Center. 10:52 p.m.: Suspicious activity was reported in Cromwell Hall.
Nov. 7
2:54 a.m.: A minor consuming alcohol was reported ws reported in Hines Hall. 12:49 p.m.: An elevator entrapment was reported in Rhoads Hall.
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ALUMNI CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Gore completed her bachelor’s degree in 1974 and a master’s degree in 1982. She said she accepted a job with the Marshals Service without knowing exactly what a U.S. Marshal did. One of only nine female marshals at the time, she went on to become the first female instructor, first female inspector and first female gun-carrying chief deputy marshal in the agency’s history. She earned recognition from the International Association of Women Police and the Marshals Service for her contributions to the National Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Program and Witness Security Program. After her retirement from law enforcement, Gore taught music and science at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She now volunteers much of her time at the school in a substitute and administrative capacity. Kepner, a 1941 graduate, was librarian at Indiana State’s Normal Library when Robin Crumrin, current dean of Cunningham Memorial Library, was a student and Crumrin later worked with Kepner at Cunningham. Kepner “has always been an inspiration to me, personally and professionally,” Crumrin said. “She was a lovely woman with a big heart. Always gracious in spirit, she had an inner strength that carried her through life. Her grace, character and professionalism made her an excellent role model for this young graduate. She helped me realize that a career as a librarian was a worthy choice.”
FOOD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 If you need food because your credits are running out toward the end of the semester, just come in here. Don’t be ashamed or scared.” When students go in, all they need is a student ID. Students will also create a code that will be used when they come back in. “Come and ask for help,” Stone said. “We are here to help. Students interested in going to UMC
MIZZOU CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 confronted by the students’ demands for some kind of decisive response to racial discomfort on campus, he only became a bigger target. Wolfe stopped tweeting. Activists saw him as uncommunicative and confronted him outside a fundraiser in Kansas City. Butler decided more drastic action was required. “We did our due diligence,” Butler said. “We wrote letters. We sent emails. We sent tweets. We’ve been to diversity forums. We’ve attended different organizations. We’ve done rallies. We’ve done all the other things, trying to get our voices heard in other formats. … We’ve been doing these things for the past year, year and a half — no response.” So on Nov. 2, Butler announced he was going on a hunger strike until Wolfe quit. “It’s not just racism, it’s not just sexism, there’s so many things happening on campus that have to be corrected, we have leadership that’s not competent enough to even empathize with students,” Butler said Tuesday. Butler didn’t tell his friends about the hunger strike until the night before, on Nov. 1. The next morning, he prayed with his friends, and his last meal, the next morning, was half a waffle. The act proved decisive. A tent city immediately began growing on a university quad. The semester-long protests at the university started getting national attention. Then, Saturday night, black players with the university’s football team announced they were going on strike in support of Butler, and the next day, head coach Gary Pinkel and white players announced their support. Butler didn’t even know any football players. Journalists who flocked to the tent city in response encountered signs on the public quad telling the media to stay out, calling the site a safe space. Butler said antagonists had stopped by and taunted him by waving candy bars at him and other activists. He said protesters were disturbed by recurring verbal attacks on campus and by journalists who were intruding on intense debates happening privately inside the tent area. “We were having some difficult dialogues there, talking about race,” Butler said. “That’s a very sensitive space to be in and be vulnerable in. It was necessary
Kepner grew up as part of the Indiana State family. Her parents both attended the teacher’s college, where her father taught history. Her children, Lee and Ray, also attended Indiana State. Her family and friends honored her career and that of her father by establishing the Raymond J. Reece and Frances R. Kepner Scholarship, awarded annually to an outstanding student in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ray Kepner accepted the award on behalf of his late mother. “Her life was entwined with Indiana State University from her childhood years until her death this past July at age 95,” he said. “As a student in the Laboratory School, she literally grew up on this campus. Her career reflected the ultimate value of an Indiana State education. She was a lifelong learner, a very keen observer, a very careful listener and a voracious reader. That interest in learning was unquestionably ignited in her years at the Laboratory School ... and her commitment to learning and to education was deepened and broadened by her teaching professors at Indiana State.” Reel, who graduated in 1960, studied biology and chemistry at State with aspirations to become a teacher. His plans changed when his faculty advisor encouraged him to pursue a Ph.D. He went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois, where earn a master’s degree in physiology and biochemistry in 1963 and a Ph.D. in 1966. He completed two years of postdoctoral research at Oakridge National Laboratory. His education and fellowship experi-
food pantry can go to 321 N. Seventh Street in Terre Haute. Students and staff who wish to volunteer should get in contact with UMC for volunteer opportunities such as the Wednesday Table Talks that UMC offers. The pantry accepts donations all year and always needs more food. “We understand that not everybody has a meal plan that lasts seven days a week for the whole semester,” Stone said. “We want to try and fill that need.”
to keep that space very healthy, a very open space for dialogue, versus it being a space where people are going to cover a story, exoticize people who are going through pain and struggle.” After Wolfe resigned, protesters formed a human shield around the campsite, where celebrations were happening, and chanted for media to stay away, even shoving some photographers who refused to move. “For me it’s about respect and understanding, that there are other ways to cover this story,” Butler said, noting that journalists should have reported more on the hostile campus climate. “You saying in that moment, ‘That was the only way to cover the story,’ that wasn’t you doing your due diligence.” Butler added, “Why didn’t (journalists) get more coverage of the human shield, get B-roll of that?” On Tuesday, students allowed reporters back into the camp. Butler had continued to attend classes through his protests and his hunger strike, reading Bible verses — particularly from second Corinthians — for comfort. But by this week, he was starting to feel sluggish, faint, exhausted, short of breath, sometimes suddenly feeling hot and then suddenly feeling cold. “By day seven, I was really starting to feel it,” Butler said. After Wolfe resigned Monday, Butler addressed his fellow students on the quad — and then went to the hospital. “Technically, my first meal was my IV,” Butler joked. He declined to go into details about the impact on his health, but he said Tuesday he was doing fine. Butler plans to graduate in May and still wants to focus on pushing the university system’s board of curators to give “shared governance” to students, teachers and staff at the system’s universities — allowing them to have more input into big hiring and operational decisions. “Right now I don’t seek a national spotlight,” Butler said, when asked if he wanted to expand his reach nationally. “It’s not something I’m desiring at all, because I want to stay close to my community, I want to stay close to my people. Right now, my community and my people are students here at the university.” ©2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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Left to right: Sam Dixon, Jerry Reel and Ava Gore were honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards in recognition of professional success, leadership and service. A fourth award was given to the late Frances Reece Kepner, whose son, Ray Kepner, was present at the event during Homecoming weekend to receive the award.
ence led him to several positions within prominent research companies, focusing on reproductive health and endocrinology. His research has led to the development of five patents, including the morning after birth control pill. “Not only has Jerry accomplished all of this in his career but he and Joan have also given back to his alma mater,” noted John Murray, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The couple has established an endowed scholarship fund and is assisting with the development of the Center for Genomic Advocacy and the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program. “ISU was my bridge of opportunity, a bridge that allowed me to move from a modest background to an interest-
BAYH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 Vigo County School Corp. and an Indiana State alumnus who served on the state board of education during Reed’s tenure. “During my time on the state Board of Education, I watched Sue Ellen fight for the rights of students and teachers, no matter the cause or who was attacking her.” Reed was selected for the award by the Bayh College’s 13-member planning committee, which included sesquicentennial committee chair Brad Balch, dean emeritus and professor of educational leadership in the Bayh College, as well as emeriti, external stakeholders, students, graduates, faculty and staff. Reed served as state superintendent of public instruction from 1993-2009 and played a fundamental role in major Indiana educational reform initiatives, including academic standards outlining clear and rigorous expectations for K-12 schools and the state accountability system to ensure continued improvement of Hoosier students and schools. Reed said she was only possible to accomplish her work because everyone involved “knew there was no greater work than to have the very best system of education we could possibly offer to all of our students.” “We need to make education something that people aspire to and that they understand how critically important the work we do is,” she said. “Let’s make sure we remember how very important all that we do in our profession will be, not only to the future of our commu-
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ing and successful career in biomedical research,” Reel said, adding that he is especially pleased that he and his wife were able to fund scholars for students in STEM programs. “I believe that science, technology, engineering and mathematics are crucial for the future of our planet.” University President Dan Bradley said those recognized exemplify the characteristics the university wants its graduates to possess: being an advocate for impactful change, blazing a trail for others, possessing a strong work ethic, overcoming adversity, being innovative, and changing the world. “It is an honor to recognize these individuals for all they have achieved and for the distinction they have brought upon their alma mater,” Bradley said. nities, but the state and also the future of our country. There is so much more work that needs to be done and when we all work together, and we don’t care who gets the credit, we can do fantastic.” From its inception, the Bayh College has been about more than simply teaching to the books, though. Its emphasis on educating the whole child was highlighted by the event’s keynote speaker Stacey Bess. A recipient of the National Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service, Bess is an advocate for the educational rights of impoverished children, especially after her first teaching experience in a small shed behind a Salt Lake City homeless shelter. As a teacher at the School with No Name, Bess intertwined core subjects with lessons on self-worth for homeless and transient students she taught in grades K-12. The 11-year experience was the genesis for her memoir, “Nobody Don’t Love Nobody,” as well as the inspiration behind the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, “Beyond the Blackboard.” For every lesson Bess taught her students, she said she learned even greater life lessons from the children. “The foundation of teaching is to care deeply about the children you serve,” Bess said. “You are in the best business in the whole world. You change the lives of children, which in turn lifts up their families and makes your communities much better places to be. For that, I commend you.”
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The nonexistent war on Christmas Kylie Adkins
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This past week, the Internet has completely imploded over a red Starbucks cup. Starbucks finally debuted their new holiday cups — a nice classy red ombre design with a minimalist Starbucks logo. The cup looks quite smart and it follows the aesthetic trends of the time with the minimalistic theme. Starbucks has had a tradition of keeping specific religious icons off of their cups. This does not mean that they are starting a war on Christmas, as some believe, merely that they make an effort to be inclusive. Throughout the years, there have been snowmen, reindeer, carolers, trees, presents, snowflakes and ice-skaters. None of these are specific to any religion. Starbucks always uses symbols for winter, to commemorate the season rather than just one exclusive holiday.
They still sell their Christmas Blend coffee, even. This idea that Christmas is for some reason under attack is crazy. This isn’t a new thing, either; it happens literally every year when somebody says “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry Christmas.” I say Happy Holidays, because I like to include at the least New Year’s Day. If I know somebody celebrates Christmas specifically, then I will say Merry Christmas, or happy whatever holiday. The fact of the matter is, not everybody celebrates any one holiday, particularly during the winter season. There are multiple holidays that are not of the Christian variety, and since this is America — the land of the free — we should aim to be inclusive. This isn’t political correctness or an attack. It’s merely an attempt to include all people in these wonderful holidays. Religious freedom is one of the pillars we built our country on. Millions immigrated to the United States in order to practice the religion that they chose. Yet, many Christians try and push Christmas on everybody else.
Many Christians — not all of them, by any means — insist on their icons being included on every little thing, including Starbucks cups. There is so much more to Christmas than just the birth of Jesus. Christmas is no longer purely a Christian holiday — if it ever has been. It’s about as close to celebrating capitalism as it is Christianity. Christmas trees began as a pagan tradition and Santa Claus is definitely not in the Bible. It’s time to let the religious connotations go. If you want to celebrate the holiday religiously, you are of course welcome to do so. However, this holiday has become so expansive and pervasive in our culture that it shouldn’t be expected to adhere to one set of strict rules. When decorating, people put up nativity scenes, but they also put up inflatable Santas. We need to allow our holidays to evolve with our culture and country. That is part of culture, changing with the times. So, let’s stop judging others for how they celebrate the holidays and all just celebrate the greatest of seasons together.
With a bachelor’s degree now the must-have job credential, pressure is mounting to find ways to make college more affordable. Most proposals to improve access for low-income students focus on tweaking the financial aid system. But what’s required instead is a complete overhaul of what we mean by “college.” It’s time for an entirely different business model, not just to get the cost down but to change fundamentally the way higher education is delivered. “Going to college” still typically means leaving home to spend a few years at an expensive brick-and-mortar institution and choosing from courses delivered by that institution. Perhaps going to college should be more like hiring a general contractor. The core business function of the contractor-college would be assembly and quality control rather than running an institution and hiring faculty or holding classes. In this model, the college would customize for each student a package of courses and educational experiences from many suppliers. Degrees would be tailored to the student’s needs, including their home and financial situation, location and career interests. The value of the college’s brand would be in its proven ability to customize a rounded, inexpensive and high-quality degree for each student. What would a contractor model look like? Several developments in education suggest what the future may hold. Instead of a sharp division between high school and college, there would be overlap between the two, with students as young as, say, 15, completing college-level classes. Certain colleges have long accepted Advanced Placement courses for credit. And Minnesota is one of several states already offering “concurrent enrollment,” meaning students can receive both high school and college credit for the same course. This system allows students to reduce their time at college and thus reduce their expenses by continuing to live at home.
Simultaneously, it smooths the transition to college-level work. At contractor-colleges, concurrent enrollment would be the norm. It’s also likely that online courses would play a larger role. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are already cutting the cost of introductory course material to near zero. Now some tech companies, such as Google and Instagram, are joining with MOOCs such as Coursera and Udacity to turn online courses into micro-degrees, the equivalent of majors tailored for particular industries. Meanwhile, College for America, an online spinoff of Southern New Hampshire University that charges just $2,500 in annual tuition, is partnering with companies such as Gap, McDonald’s and Dell to design and deliver degrees for company employees. The Starbucks College Achievement Plan has signed up thousands of employees for its online partnership with Arizona State University. Expect such partnerships to spread, and expect contractors to play the middleman between online suppliers and students. They will cobble together one or more online industrycertified majors with a semester abroad, electives and a brief period of residence at a brick-and-mortar institution, all of which adds up to a full degree. Contractor-colleges would also base progress on completing assignments and examinations rather than credit hours. This approach would allow students to study at the pace that’s best for them, enabling many to cut the time and cost needed to gain a degree. Western Governors University, an online nonprofit with affiliates in several states, is among the colleges already basing progress on demonstrated competence rather than the traditional hours spent in the classroom. The key ingredient needed for contractor-colleges to take off is reform of accreditation. Today, accreditation applies to specific institutions, not courses. And it is no sure
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Health changes along with the seasons Zach Davis Columnist
Health is a fragile thing and we have to do our best to stay healthy. We work out, eat right and get a good amount of sleep. We visit the doctor and try to stay out of danger. But sometimes staying healthy isn’t all that easy. Food acces-
sibility, money and time are all factors, but one factor that people may not consider when talking about health is the season. Seasons have a big impact, causing a change in weight, melatonin and mental health. One effect of changing seasons is the change in sunlight. In the summer we obviously have more daylight than in the heart of winter. The variation in daylight can actually change weight levels. We gain weight because our bodies don’t use all of the energy we take in at once, so it gets stored in adipose (fat) tissue. In the spring, after the equinox passes and daylight levels increase, we get more vitamin D from the sun.
Research suggests that as we get more vitamin D more energy in our bodies is processed. This means we will burn through fat quicker and less will get stored in adipose tissue. But, once we reach the winter equinox, daylight levels decrease. Because of this we can’t process as much vitamin D, especially when we are all bundled up and blocking our exposure to the sun. The lack of vitamin D appears to lessen how many calories we burn, causing us to actually gain weight. Put simply, winter causes us to gain weight and makes losing weight difficult. Another effect of lessening sunlight is an increase in our melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that is important
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for our sleeping habits. Once melatonin increases in our bodies we begin to feel sleepy, but when levels decrease we become more awake. Melatonin is affected by several things, such as food. One of the main factors for melatonin levels is light. It builds up quickly when there is no light and decreases with more light. This hormone is supposed to make us sleep at night and be active during the day. Since winter has longer periods of darkness, melatonin levels will increase, making us more tired. This makes exercising more difficult. And since we don’t burn enough calories to impact our weight while we sleep,
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HEALTH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 guarantee of quality — witness the dismal graduation rates at some accredited institutions. But formal accreditation is needed for students to have access to federal aid. Although that’s not a huge problem for a student enrolling in a low-cost online course, it’s a significant issue for a contractorcollege assembling a broad range of educational experiences for modest-income students. There’s reason to believe, however, that our accreditation system could soon start to change. For instance, the Obama administration recently announced a pilot program that will grant accreditation to institutions at which more than half the curriculum is provided by nonaccredited partners. Even better would be to imitate Britain. There, a nonprofit credential-
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and it’s mostly regional. Cases of SAD increase as we move farther from the equator to places where changes are more drastic. When SAD affects someone, they often become drowsy and lose motivation to continue daily tasks or become easily distracted. Since mental health can impact the immune system, we see that individuals may become ill more often. But something that seems to be relatively common is the change in our diet. In the winter we tend to crave fattier
foods, which are naturally higher in calories. This means we are even more likely to gain even more weight. Battling seasonal changes to maintain your health can be tricky. One thing we can do is become more active in the spring and summer. I may sound like a broken record, but physical activity when there is more daylight allows for us to lose more weight so the impact of fall and winter is a bit less dramatic. We can also monitor our diets. In the winter we can focus on eating fewer fatty
foods and more healthy food. Open your curtains in the fall and winter to allow more sunlight to get in so you can process more vitamin D. Be wary of your mood and don’t be afraid to talk to someone. Indiana State University has a wonderful counseling center available if SAD impacts you. Staying healthy takes a lot of work, and the seasons only make it harder. Be aware of what is happening to your body throughout the year so you can stay as healthy as you possibly can.
ing organization called City & Guilds operates in parallel to regular university accreditation. It credentials course curricula and arranges examinations for courses that can be taken anywhere. If the U.S. adopted a similar program, contractorcolleges could organize a degree from a menu of certified courses. A contractor intermediary serves clients by bringing components together from various suppliers to create a more costeffective and customized product. For example, Google’s Android mobile operating system links a vast range of hardware and applications and permits customers to obtain phone services from multiple telecommunication companies. We need the same model in higher education to get quality choices up and costs way down. © 2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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On Tuesday, ISU Sycamores Kristen Heshelman, Alex Barnes and Bryce Barton held the Youth Empowerment Seminar. During the event, the three students sat down to explain their background stories and how they dealt with hardship in their lives and what they plan to achieve through their seminars. “We want to remind the kids that even though they are in a ‘bad part of town’ that there are still people who believe in them and want them to succeed. We want them to see that there are everyday success stories and we want them to be a success story; we don’t want them to be a statistic,” Barnes said. The three seniors said that the event’s primary goal is to encourage youths to strive to be the best that they can be. The group also stressed the importance of having a positive mindset, higher education and how setting goals can aid in the development of a successful life. The students have also set up a donation station, allowing the public to donate essential items to their audience such as gently used clothing, winter coats and gloves, school supplies and nonperishable foods. “We try to make a difference in these kids’ lives. Even the smallest things can mean the world to them. With Alex’s story, Bryce’s story and my story, one of us is bound to touch one of these kids. That is my hope” Heshelman said. The students plan on conducting more empowerment events in the future to continue to inspire local youth.
Sororities raise funds for women’s education Erica Garnes Reporter
An organization dedicated to empowering and educating women across the world called upon Indiana State University’s sorority women to help raise funds in an event held Monday. Members of ISU’s Panhellenic Association teamed up with the Circle of Sisterhood Foundation to help make a difference in the lives of millions of girls and women worldwide. They believe together as one they will give girls and women equal chances of rewarding lives and livelihoods through schooling, learning trades and receiving college degrees. Giang Tran, who oversees the sorority community at Indiana State University and is also a graduate assistant for the Panhellenic Association, explained the reasoning behind the partnership. “As a sorority community we wanted to provide more awareness for the organization,” Tran said. The Circle of Sisterhood’s mission, according to the organization’s website, is to “leverage the collective influence of sorority women to raise financial resources for entities around the world that are removing educational barriers for girls and women facing poverty and oppression.” Many young girls and women around the world have limited access to quality education — more than 60 million girls are not in school. Educating those women, organization members believe, will help alleviate women’s poverty, misogyny and brutality. The Circle of Sisterhood believes there is more for all women. It is said that one in four women in the world do not have access to an education; additionally, twothirds of 792 million illiterate adults in the world are women. Monday in the Commons, Tran and others sold paper circles for a dollar to raise money for the Circle of Sisterhood. Donors wrote names of women who inspired them on the paper circles, which will later be made into a display. The purpose for writing the name was, “To empower women, so we felt it would be appropriate to have women write another woman’s name on the circle of whom they are inspired by,” Tran said. When asked what ISU students could do to help, Tran said, “Learn more about the organization online as well as donate to the cause. In the spring we will be having an entire week of events where we hope to bring in the founder of Circle of Sisterhood, Ginny Carroll.”
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Director of ‘The 33’ made film ‘inside the belly of the monster’ By Lewis Beale Newsday (TNS)
Patricia Riggen was born in Mexico and worked as a writer-producer on documentaries and short films before moving to New York, where she earned a master’s in directing and screenwriting at Columbia. The 45-year-old Guadalajara native has directed two feature films — “Under the Same Moon” (2007) and “Girl in Progress” (2012) — but nothing as ambitious or high-profile as her latest, “The 33.” The story of the Chilean miners who spent 69 days trapped underground in 2010 before their spectacular, and globally televised, rescue, the film stars Antonio Banderas, Lou Diamond Phillips, Juliette Binoche and Gabriel Byrne. Newsday contributor Lewis Beale spoke with the director about filming in a real mine, how the real miners have reacted to the film, and other topics. Q: This seems to be a project that a lot of people would have killed to direct. How did you get it? A: I went to a meeting in Los Angeles with Mike Medavoy, and I pitched my vision of the story. I didn’t want to use the script he had sent me; I wanted to start all over, the beginning, the middle, the end, which character should be portrayed. And he hired me on the spot. Q: The film is based on “Deep Down Dark,” a nonfiction book about the incident by Hector Tobar. The book is filled with tons of material. How did you boil it down to a manageable screenplay? A: The script and the book were developed at the same time, they were generated from the same set of interviews and we shared the same information. One of the biggest challenges was how to make this into a two-hour movie. Movies can only handle a certain number of characters, so that was a challenge to decide who are we keeping. I tried to bring in as many experiences of the miners as possible, within a reduced number of characters. I ended up with 10 below, 10 above, which is a lot. I didn’t want anyone to be confused with who is who. It’s a movie about 33 men, not a single character study. Q: The underground scenes were shot in two real mines in Colombia. How did you find them?
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Director Patricia Riggen attends the DC premiere of Warner Bros Pictures’ “The 33” at the Newseum on Oct. 27 in Washington, D.C.
A: I scouted a lot of mines in Chile. They are very scary, like going into hell. Chile’s mines are very dangerous, the country has a lot of earthquakes. So we found this wonderful salt mine in Colombia that would take us. My cinematographer is from Peru and knows South America very well. He knew about these places already, they are landmarks in the country. Q: What was it like shooting inside a mine? A: The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard. Everything down there is different. We had to figure out how to create these things in the mine. The head of the mine was always there with us, looking out for us. We were not able to eat in there, there were no bathrooms, it was very challenging. We were there 14 hours a day. Q: How did the real miners react when they saw the finished film? A: They were very quiet. They are a quiet group of men. And then they embraced me, they hugged me. They loved the movie, they have been actively involved in all the stages of the movie,
and I feel happy they feel good about it. For them, it’s not a movie, it’s very much alive, the event. Q: What do you want people to feel at the end of the film? A: I want people to be engaged, to feel what it was like to be down there, what it was like to have a family member trapped inside. I want them to feel like all of the characters in this story. One of the messages is faith, believing. If you lose your faith, you have nothing. The same thing applies above. Those families never doubted they were alive, and that was key. Q: You seem to be just about the only Latina director working in the industry. How do you feel about that? A: I think being Latino is not a big problem anymore, because those three guys from Mexico (Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu) have broken the mold. But I do feel discrimination now as a woman. It’s funny because I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change. I am pleased this conversation has finally started. ©2015 Newsday. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
The Weeknd: The rise and fall of R&B noir Greg Kot
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CHICAGO — Mom knows best. The Weeknd, for all his troubled and troubling narrators, at least acknowledges that much. He began his sold-out concert Friday at the United Center with words of advice from the family matriarch: “Mama called me destructive/ said it would ruin me one day/ ‘Cause every woman that loved me/ I seemed to push me away.” But just like the kid who has to test the hot stove for himself despite his parent’s pleas, the Toronto singer — also known as Abel Tesfaye — creates a world in which his male protagonists are on intimate terms with selfimmolation. It’s an unlikely formula for pop success, but Tesfaye has made it so. His latest album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” debuted at No. 1 on the pop chart a few months ago, and he recently became the first artist ever to own the top three spots on the R&B song charts. His rapid ascent the last three years from clubs to theaters to arenas isn’t because of showmanship. He moves so infrequently that when he broke out a few dance steps near the end of his 95-minute performance, his fans acted as though he suddenly decided to pass out hundred-dollar bills. His most distinctive physical feature is a hair style that suggests an exotic plant (modeled after the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat). And yet, the predominantly female audience was shrieking at Bieber-esque volume levels as the singer wielded
his voice with scalpel-like precision: the midrange vibrato, the falsetto that swung from sweet and needy to sharp and bloodthirsty. Claustrophobia defined his world, and his songs created a prison more than a sanctuary. Amid the savage thump of “House of Balloons,” he offered a glimpse of what it’s like on the inside: “If it hurts to breathe/ Open the window.” But where exactly is the window in this Godforsaken room? The concert opened with Tesfaye standing behind a scrim that resembled a cage. Later, it morphed into a video screen that flashed images of TV static and wobbly, abstract shapes and colors. It mirrored songs populated by insecure characters who descend into drugs and wanton sex with multiple anonymous partners. Though the lyrics and choruses hinted at the hedonism of mainstream hiphop and R&B, this was not a chest-thumping celebration of male pillaging. Tesfaye’s voice evoked a numbed-out survivor who had resorted to self-medication to mask harsher truths. A backing trio created muscular if unstable soundscapes that underpinned the singer’s confessions. At times he flirted with mainstream formulas — the power chords of “Angel,” the tremulous balladry of “Earned It.” But there was always something a little off, a sense of unease that somehow translated as charisma. It’s complex emotional terrain, but Tesfaye has managed to package it as pop.
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R&B Star The Weeknd performing at the MTV VMA’s, 2015.
His R&B noir took on the outward trappings of a Michael Jackson dance track on “Can’t Feel My Face” even as he sang about drowning in a vat of cocaine. His latest single, the setclosing “The Hills,” is a horror show of depravity sung with the narcotized slurs of a junkie. “Dark Times” sounded like it crept from the basement of a Gothic mansion populated by bloodsucking drug dealers and their hollowed-out clients. He ended the show with the same song with which he concluded his 2013 tour, “Wicked Games.” Despite mom’s best efforts to set her boy straight, his world of shame and lies was still too seductive to avoid and too debilitating to escape. ©2015 Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
The Weeknd set list Friday at the United Center: 1. “Real Life” 2. “Losers” 3. “Acquainted” 4. “Often” 5. “High for This” 6. “The Party & the After Party” 7. “King of the Fall / Crew Love / Or Nah / Professional” 8. “The Morning” 9. “House of Balloons/ Glass Table Girls” 10. “Tell Your Friends” 11. “The Birds, Part 1” 12. “Shameless” 13. “Earned It” 14. “Dark Times” 15. “As You Are” 16. “Angel” 17. “D.D. / In the Night” 18. “Can’t Feel My Face” 19. “Prisoner” 20. “The Hills Encore:” 21. “Wicked Games”