PERFECT GAME Junior guard Lucas Eitel made every basket as ISU men’s basketball won their fourth consecutive game this season
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Bang! ISU student shoots gun competitively
Junior Lucas Eitel hit sevenn consecutive 3-pointers on his way to a perfect 9-for-9 from the field (Photo by Johnnie Taylor).
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ERNEST ROLLINS Editor-in-Chief When ISU men’s head coach Greg Lansing decided to “reward” junior guard Lucas Eitel by allowing him to start Sunday it was an opportunity the 6’4 Sycamore did not waste. “I can’t say enough about Lucas Eitel,” Lansing said. “You
reward a guy because he deserves it … he works every day in practice and he was a huge lift for us tonight and wasn’t just because he was making shots, he was defending too.”
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Taihung “Peter” Duong, associate dean and director of the Indiana University School of Medicine-Terre Haute, demonstrates the Anatomage virtual dissection table to third-year medical students from Indiana University and master’s degree students in physician assistant studies at Indiana State University (Photo courtesy ISU Communications and Marketing).
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Rural Health Innovation Collaborative is home to one of only 10 such tables in the world. A half dozen students hovered over a seven-foot by two and one-half foot touch screen, their hands sliding across the glass as if they were playing some kind of high tech table game. A swipe here, a click there and the image changed. They switched from a life-sized view of a human body to the same body’s skeleton and then to its cardio-vascular system. With another click, they could bring up an image of specific organs and tissues - all in high definition 3-D. But this was no game. The students—from Indiana University, Indiana State University and Ivy Tech Community College—were using the highest of high-tech instruments to learn the intricacies of human anatomy. “We have a cadaver lab and cadavers are phenomenal at teaching us the anatomy of a person, and now to have a computer version of that is great,” said Teela Crecelius of Marengo, a third-year medical student at the IU School
of Medicine-Terre Haute. “I can’t go back to the cadaver lab and just dissect anything, but I have the opportunity to come over here to dissect a cadaver all evening to study for my surgery rotation or to just review anatomy. It is phenomenal that we have that here in Terre Haute.” The Anatomage Table is the latest addition to the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative Simulation Center that has relocated and expanded twice in the last two years. “The Anatomage shows exactly how advanced the technological abilities of the Simulation Center can be,” said Jack Jaeger, a veteran critical and emergency care nurse and clinical educator who has served as the center’s director for the past year. “In fact, only 10 of these tables currently exist worldwide, and the RHIC houses the only one in Indiana.” The center is a collaborative partnership between Indiana State, Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley, the IU School of
Medicine-Terre Haute, and Union Hospital, which has provided 8,000 square feet for the facility in is former intensive care unit. The center provides opportunities in interprofessional education through simulation to a wide variety of healthcare discplines through advanced technology and safe, life-like medical environments, Jaeger said. The new virtual dissection table takes advantage of the latest technological advancements in imaging, such as X-rays, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, and combines them for use in an LCD screen. The table’s touchscreen help students understand surgical procedures, review cases, or educate patients. It allows any radiology scan to be uploaded for 3D interactive visualization, as well as 3D images of medical devices, allowing manufacturers to demonstrate exactly how their product works.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 “This instrument is yet another example of how the center, and its partners who created it, can provide the most innovative and progressive learning opportunities in healthcare,” Jaeger said. “The Anatomage Table is something we couldn’t dream of even six or seven years ago. Now, along with the advances in human patient simulators and diagnostics training equipment, we have the ability of putting our students, as well as current healthcare providers, into a world that is almost as real as their ICU’s, doctor’s offices, and trauma scenes. Every detail is thoroughly evaluated to provide participants an experience that prepares them for the real world.” The Anatomage has advantages over actual human bodies, Jaeger said, noting students can easily manipulate its touchscreen and seamlessly advance through layers of tissue and organs that would be impossible on a real cadaver. “The Anatomage Table looks a human being. The touchscreen is easy to manipulate and allows the user to seamlessly advance through layers of tissue and organs that would be impossible even on a real cadaver. It is truly remarkable.” There are other advantages, noted Jordan Pothast, a second-year student in Indiana
State’s master’s degree program in physician assistant studies. “We had the anatomist in here earlier saying that we don’t have the smell as we normally would with a cadaver, so it definitely is nice” he said. “Cadavers are also not in abundance and you can’t go in there (the cadaver lab) all of the time.” For now, though, as sophisticated as the Anatomage is, Pothast doesn’t see it totally replacing the need for cadavers. “There is no other experience like working with actual human tissues and organs and getting hands-on practice with scalpels and different tools,” he said. “This (the Anatomage) is more of a supplementation right now.” It’s a supplementation that is very welcome, Jaeger said. Indiana University recently expanded the number of medical students it serves at its Terre Haute facility, located on the Indiana State campus, and Indiana State and Ivy Tech Community College continue to expand their health-related offerings - all in an effort to address a shortage of providers. While Indiana State and the IU Medical School-Terre Haute each have cadaver labs, the availability of cadavers nationwide has not kept pace with demand, making development of the Anatomage even more timely and significant, Jaeger said.
Taihung “Peter” Duoing, discusses features of the Anatomage virtual dissection table, the newest addition to the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative Simulation Center. The 8,000 square foot center at Terre Haute’s Union Hospital has one of only 10 Anatomage tables in the world (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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Students participate in mock competition Bethany Donat ISU Communications and Marketing A sea of nursing scrubs filled the first floor of the Landsbaum Center for Health Education. Rather than nurses, however, high school students considering careers as future medical professionals wore the dark blue garments. A total of 74 students participated in a mock Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition. HOSA is a national student organization whose goal is to prepare future health professionals. “The health field is facing so many shortages across the nation. Our mission is to recruit and retain medical professionals in medically underserved areas,” said Janet Rose, outreach services coordinator of the Landsbaum Center and representative of the West Central Indiana region of Area Health Education Center. AHEC hosted the mock competition for the first time this year in hopes of preparing high school students for state and national competitions. “This gets kids used to a competitive atmosphere,” said Rose. The students represented Parke-Vermillion Educational Training Institute in Clinton, Twin Rivers Health Careers in Linton and Terre Haute South Vigo High School health careers class. The mock competition featured six categories: medical terminology, nursing assisting, extemporaneous health poster, clinical specialty, medical photography and job interview. For the extemporaneous health poster category, students must create a poster on a health topic they are assigned at the beginning of the session. With no chance to prepare ahead of time, students must draw from their prior knowledge. Tuesday’s topic revolved around healthy eating and resulted in posters featuring food pyramids, pictures of fruits and vegetables and healthy eating tips. North Vermillion High School senior Kylah Norris decorated her poster with phrases such as “Drink at least 8 ounces of fluid per day” and “Make sure to exercise.” She hopes to be a registered nurse or x-ray technician. Norris also participated in the nursing assisting category, where students must demonstrate a health skill. As her specialty skill, Glory Forrest demonstrated how to swaddle an infant. Forrest, a junior from Rockville, said her dream job is a position in a neonatal intensive care unit. “HOSA helps you learn about different careers,” she said, adding that she has also learned a lot of vocabulary from participating in the medical terminology testing.
“This gets kids used to a competitive atmosphere.”
Janet Rose, outreach services coordinator of Landsbaum Center and representative of the West Central Indiana region of Area Health Education Center
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Above: Riverton Parke High School student Tricia Pearman checks vital signs on Emily Bee, a student at North Vermillion High School, during a mock competition Nov. 6, 2012 at West-Central Indiana Area Health Education Center. Below: Michelle Rayburn of Riverton Parke High School joins other students in the extemporaneous health poster category during the region’s first mock Health Occupations Student Association competition Nov. 6, 2012 at the West-Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 A veteran of the medical terminology category is Katie McElheny, former HOSA member and now a freshman nursing and pre-med major at Indiana State University. The Rockville native was involved with HOSA last year at her high school and returned to help out for the mock competition event. “My experiences with HOSA taught me to work well under pressure,” said McElheny. Indiana State master’s student Amber Wannemacher, helped with judging and organizing the event. She assisted AHEC director Louise Anderson with judging the medical photographs. “I love the personal touches. A lot of times students use their families and show photos of those close to them,” said Wannemacher. She said that while presenting their photos, students often point out positions of health care professionals in the photo that represent their career goals.
“It’s fun to see their wheels turning as they discover what they want to do when they grow up.” Wannemacher is still working on that piece of the puzzle as well, hoping to one day hold a degree in public health. As part of the day’s events, Wannemacher gave a presentation describing her experiences in the health field and how to prepare and succeed in college. She noted how her perspective has changed from participating in AHEC as a high school student to helping put on the event as a judge and presenter. “I experienced the healthcare field in a different light when I was learning, shadowing and interning. Now, I can use that knowledge and share with elementary, middle and high school students.”
Amber Wannemacher, center, joins Kelly Hall (left), program coordinator with the Indiana University School of Medicine-Terre Haute, and Louise Anderson, director of the West-Central Indiana Area Health Education Center, in judging entries in a Health Occupations Student Association mock competition Nov. 6, 2012 (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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The U.S. mainstream media is not biased toward liberal or conservative interests. It is in bed with business, with the monolithic corporations that own it and advertise through it. Here’s a scary fact: in 1983 there were 50 corporations Aaron controlling over 90 percent Abel of all of the media read, watched or listened to in the Keep Off United States. Today, there The Lawn are six controlling nearly 99 percent of everything you and I read, watch or listen to on a daily basis. The importance of this fact—that corporate interests take precedence—cannot be overstated. When you hear the word “propaganda” you probably think of Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, North Korea or other oppressive establishments. But I doubt you think of CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and the like. Unfortunately, there exists in this country— and many other first world democracies—a well-oiled propaganda machine responsible for manipulating entire populations into supporting or rejecting multitudes of social, political and economic policies. I am about to outline what is called the “propaganda model,” created by world-renowned American intellectuals Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky and first presented in their 1988 book “Manufacturing Consent.” The model has never been more applicable than it is today and the understandings of its implications are fortunately catching on in various circles. If after reading you find yourself clinching your hair between your fists in anguish don’t worry, you’re not alone.
Ownership
At the foundation of this paradigm is the ownership of mainstream news media (see illustration). Large corporations—or even larger conglomerates—own the various news media outlets in America. These corporations, such as Westinghouse and General Electric, sell various products. Due to this corporate ownership the information presented will naturally be biased with respect to these interests, omitting any items endangering financial interests of the various industries of which their hands are in. For example, at the time of the first Persian Gulf War CBS was owned by Westinghouse
The “Big Six” and a condensed list of their news outlets (Illustration by Jamie Nichols).
and NBC by General Electric, two of the world’s largest manufacturers of weapons parts. According to Seattle Times writers Amy and David Goodman, “It was no surprise, then, that much of the coverage on those networks looked like a military hardware show.” This is far from an isolated example, and the literature exposing such systemic biases is extensive. It follows that if the maximization of profits requires sacrificing news objectivity then the news sources that survive will be those fundamentally biased against any news promoting a conflict of interests. Why destroy your own business if you can help it?
Funding
All news outlets, whether paper, television or Internet-based survive through advertisement. The withdrawal of advertising due to an unfavorable attitude from businesses has caused the fall of many news industries in the past. This was especially true for the ‘people’s newspapers’ of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Not only must the news stay off businesses’s bad side, they must compete fiercely for revenues through their advertising. For instance, it wouldn’t be beneficial for an outlet to run stories that might potentially take the audience out of a “buying mood,” or that paint any picture in conflict with the world desired to be displayed by the advertisers—perhaps this is why are all told to “spend, spend, spend your tax returns.” In this current system, the people buying the newspaper or tuning into the channel are the product, which is sold to the businesses that purchase the advertising space. It may be helpful to know that in the media
industry the advertising is referred to as “content” while the news and entertainment is called “fill.”
Sourcing
Reporters cannot be flown all around the country to cover various stories. That would be a waste of resources. Most journalists are stationed in one place to receive information from a static source, such as the White House, The Pentagon or Wall Street. You may have noticed that during presidential press conferences the president usually knows that name of the reporter he calls on. Both the president and the reporter are locked in a symbiotic relationship, as the reporters will only receive the content for his story by asking the right questions. Asking the wrong questions leads to being blackballed, and the potential loss of a job for the “dissident” reporter. Powerful news sources have become a one-way street in which the officials disseminate the information and the reporters merely relay it. Journalism in these large media powerhouses has been reduced to an uncritical dictation machine reflective of corporate and political interests. I hate to say that investigative journalism in the mainstream press is a thing of the distant past.
Flak
Flak occurs when business organizations come together in effort to create machines of misinformation. The Global Climate Coalition embodies a good example of this. Major members of this coalition include BP, DaimlerChrysler, Exxon, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Shell Oil.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 The coalition formed in 1989 and set out to attack the credibility of climate scientists and the future predictions related to global warming. Fortunately, the coalition collapsed in 2002 after an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report in 2001 led to massive membership loss. Simply put, some of the largest industries—and greatest destroyers of our planet—in the world came together to fight an inconvenient truth. They succeeded to sway public opinion for many years before decommissioning in order to save face in the shadow of slowly dawning realities in public understanding. As a result of this and other flak operations aimed at global warming the mainstream media has given equal balance to people who deny climate change despite only one percent of climate scientists taking this view. Similar concerted efforts to manipulate public opinion have occurred frequently in the past and persist to this day.
Fear
The instillation of fear into a population is the greatest social control mechanism aside from physical violence. Looking backwards, the fear mongering was especially prevalent through the anti-communist era—so much so that the term “McCarthyism” was coined. The witch hunt for Marxist ideologues—writers, reporters, actors and union activists—hiding within our own ranks is now well understood as one of the greatest scare tactics
employed upon the American public; as though great literature, investigative journalism and progressive change leads directly to Joseph Stalin. As may be obvious, the new perceived threat over the last couple of decades has taken the form of terrorism. Interestingly, there are as many terrorist attacks happening today as there were pre 9/11, and none on American soil. Yet since the great threat of terrorism has been perceived we have taken it upon ourselves to pass the Patriot Act and other freedom-suppressing legislation while simultaneously intervening in various countries without public support. How does this happen? The cause lies in the neglect of mainstream media to report on the legality of conflicts like the Iraq war. For example, despite overwhelming public opinion in favor of only invading Iraq with U.N. authorization, only three percent of U.S. media sources gave credence to anti-war sentiments. I find it sadly ironic that even conservative news analysts like Bill O’Reilly now denounce the Iraq war and any existence of weapons of mass destruction. The manufacturing of these anti-ideologies exploit public fear and hatred of groups that pose a threat, whether that threat be real, exaggerated or completely imagined.
Future
These few examples merely scratch the surface of a deeply ingrained bias pervading our everyday lives.
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Wars are fought and lives are lost over the misleading information infiltrating each of our minds on a daily basis. Sadly, the FCC regulations regarding the media monopolization have slowly dissolved over the years— undoubtedly as a result of corporate pull—and the chances for destroying this machine get slimmer by the moment. Hope can only be found in a widespread awareness of this problem. Don’t take the news at face value. Look for independent outlets. Spread the truth and debunk lies wherever you find them. In a very real sense you have been and are being brainwashed. But don’t take my word for it. Look for yourself.
Body art: Look before you leap Body modification refers to the practice of permanently changing your body’s appearance through the application of tattoos, scarification or piercings. These practices have been with humankind in almost every country and culture since we started walking upright. Body art has been used for medical and Cathy spiritual reasons, to delineate social hierarchies and as self expression. Trout Curiously, over the centuries, Dear these practices have been expected and accepted in certain societies Cathy while being frowned upon as deviant behavior in others. Even more peculiar, societies tend to evolve in and out of acceptance of body art. Body art is becoming more popular in our society but it is not always appreciated or accepted, especially in certain social circles and venues. Before joining the mass migration toward permanently changing your body there are several important issues to consider. First, do you really want to permanently change your body? This is not a light consideration. The decision to permanently change your appearance should never be influenced by peer pressure or the usage of drugs or alcohol. Be sober and sure when you go to get your
body art. If you aren’t both then you need to take some more time to think about it. Think carefully about what you want and where you want it. Do you want it to show all the time or do you want a more discreet body art that can be revealed or hidden depending on what you wear? Remember that gaining or losing weight, pregnancy or even natural aging can all change the appearance of original body art. The second consideration is the health risks inherent in any of these practices. The skin is the largest organ in the body and also the body’s first defense against infection. All of these practices breach the skin, which means infection—with redness, swelling, pain and pus-like drainage—is a possibility. Without proper care this possibility turns into a probability. However, there are other health considerations, as well, and they may require additional medication or even removal of the body art. The Mayo Clinic sites allergic reactions to the dyes used in tattoos—especially the colored dyes; red, blue, yellow, and green—can occur even years after acquiring the tattoo and show up as an itchy and annoying rash at the tattoo site. Sometimes granulomas and keloids form around the site. Granulomas look like bumps under the skin and keloids look like raised scars. Contracting blood borne diseases such as tetanus and hepatitis are possible if the equipment used is not properly sterilized. Additionally,
sometimes tattoos will interfere with MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) exams by either interfering with the quality of the image or causing burns at the site. Lastly, you need to consider that these procedures are done without anesthetics. There is a small amount of bleeding and pain which varies in intensity depending on what you are having done and where you are placing it on your body. Because of the inherent health risks associated with breaking the skin, choose your artist carefully. Don’t attempt to do it yourself or have a friend help you. Go to a reputable, clean facility and pay a professional. Before doing so, watch the artists to make sure they wash their hands and wear fresh gloves. Also observe if they use sterilized or disposable equipment. Any pigments or needles used should be new. An autoclave (steam heat sterilizer) should be evident and in use, and employees should use bleach to wipe down areas between customers. Regulations governing such facilities vary from state to state and so it is really up to you to ensure your own safety. If you have thought out all the possible consequences and outcomes of body art and still want to obtain a permanent change in your body’s appearance then you have made an informed decision. But please, look before you leap.
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Speaker shares deaf culture basics with ISU audience Lauren Wilson Reporter It probably happens to you every day. You are walking down a hallway where two people are standing while having a conversation. It feels natural to give a smile and excuse yourself as you walk quickly through them. But would you hesitate if the people in the hallway were deaf and using signing to each other instead? Ann Reifel, American Sign Language (ASL) Chair at Vincennes University, says it’s perfectly alright to walk on through. Reifel shared this example as part of her presentation regarding deaf culture on Nov. 13 at Indiana State University’s University Hall. Reifel, an ISU alumnus and member of the Sycamores Athletics Hall of Fame, introduced an audience of about 50 to the basics of American deaf culture and language. Having been born deaf, Reifel communicated with the audience through an ASL interpreter. According to Gallaudet University, nearly 13% of the American population, which is more than 38 million people, is deaf or has some level of hearing loss. As Galludet’s research pointed out, that’s a staggering number of people to be culturally unsure of. Reifel explained that a crucial concepts of deaf culture is clarifying deafness not as a disability, but a difference in human experience. The deaf community commonly suffers from intolerance known as audism. “I’m here to basically present that all ‘isms’ should be thrown out,” Reifel signed. Audism is a term developed by Tom Humphries in the ‘70s while studying the discrimination of deaf people. Reifel’s handout to the audience clearly explains that audism is both “a negative or oppressive attitude toward … and a failure to accommodate [deaf people],” and the “notion that one is superior based on one’s ability to hear.” The audience was mostly full of students with
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Two young girls learning ASL (Photo courtesy of Mr. Stradivarius from Wikimedia Commons).
some ASL experience or who have a deeper connection with the deaf community. Emily Horine, a sophomore speech and language pathology major, works closely with a young boy who recently received a Cochlear implant to help regain some of his hearing. She believes communication, in whatever form possible, is very important to a child’s development. “There’s nothing worse than a kid having all those feelings and not being able to express them,” Horine said. Reifel explained the main difference between spoken English and ASL to the audience, but reassured those with no knowledge of ASL that written communication is usually the next best option for communicating with deaf people. Reifel also pointed out a great irony of deaf discrimination. She presented that deaf children are discouraged from learning to sign and encouraged to fit more into the speaking culture. However, statistics show that children, hearing or deaf, learn and retain signs much faster than spoken language. Kayla McCarty, an ASL interpreter for the Vigo County School Corporation, previously worked under Reifel at the Indiana School for the deaf. In her experience, parents of a deaf child do not first opt to teach the child to sign. “Their first instinct is to ‘fix’ them,” McCarty said. “They don’t want them to sign if they can help it.” It is not uncommon that the parents of a deaf child do not know how to sign. “Kids would come to me before Christmas
break in tears because they didn’t want to go home where no one signed,” McCarty said. “They feel alone and isolated.” ASL is just one part of deaf culture. Like many other cultural groups, the deaf have a long heritage and a large community that enjoys a type of humor and set of folklore that is specific to them. To recognize and respect a cultural group, it helps to know what that group commonly values. As Reifel noted, a person’s hands and eyes are invaluable in deaf culture. “If you’re trying to get someone’s attention who is signing, never grab their hands to stop them from signing.” Reifel signed. “That would be like putting your hand over someone’s mouth to stop them from talking.” Reifel says tapping someone on the shoulder is the most acceptable way to interrupt a person using ASL. Deaf schools and clubs are also very important in deaf culture. These places are ones that deaf people hardly ever have to face audism. There are all types of deaf clubs and organizations in which deaf people can participate, from the National Association of the Deaf down to Indiana Bass Anglers of the Deaf. As Reifel delayed to her audience, the most successful way to be accepting and conscious of deaf culture is to remember that deaf people are a community with a different set of circumstances having a different human experience, not a community that is disabled.
“There’s nothing worse than a kid having all those feelings and not being able to express them.” Ann Reifel, ASL Chair at Vincennes University
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Terre Haute Humane Society to hold second donation drive
Austin Arceo ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University will once again host the “Fill the Cart” drive to collect items for the Terre Haute Humane Society animal shelter. The large, dark green metallic cart that toured several campus buildings last December will once again be out to accept items to be donated to the animal shelter. The nonprofit that works to rescue animals such as cats and dogs uses a variety of items to operate yearround. The shelter works with Terre Haute and Vigo County authorities with animal control, though they do not receive any other government support. “The good thing with the list is that folks can just bring items they typically have at home anyway,” said Bradford Sims, dean of ISU’s College of Technology, who partnered with the Humane Society for the “Fill the Cart”
drive. “There might be something they have that may not be that important to them, but it can really help the shelter.” The shelter needs an array of items to operate, from flea and Heartworm medication to office supplies and newspapers. The shelter even can benefit from used bath towels, and volunteers bathe puppies and kittens with Dawn dishwashing soap. The shelter also uses significant amounts of laundry detergent and bleach for the dozen loads of laundry that need to be done daily. “Think about doing 12 loads of laundry at your house,” said Maggie Wheeler, outreach and education coordinator for the Terre Haute Humane Society and English instructor at ISU. “That’s a lot of laundry.” The shelter typically needs to replace several washers and dryers through
the year, as people are frequently doing laundry. “We get a lot of donated linens and blankets and things, and we use those for the animals, but then they have to be cleaned,” Wheeler said. “We don’t just throw them out. We wash them and reuse them, so everything has to be washed in bleach. That’s what kills a lot of diseases that can be spread.” The green cart collecting goods will be stationed in different campus buildings over the next several weeks for people to donate items. The Humane Society also accepts gift cards from different stores, as the shelter can frequently run low on various items throughout the year. The shelter recently ran low on office supplies, which are used in processing adoptions and other logistical needs. The shelter can run out of supplies quickly, Wheeler said. Last year, the Indiana State community donated more than two cartloads of items to the Humane Society. A large van was filled to
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capacity with the items. “I think this year will be even more successful because people ... remember when we did that last year,” Wheeler said. More information about the Terre Haute Humane Society, including a list of items that the shelter uses in operations, can be found at: http:// www.thhs.org/ Carts will be at these following locations: Bayh College of Education University Hall atrium (first floor across from the theatre doors) Nov. 2830 College of Arts and Sciences - first floor - Dec. 3-5 Cunningham Memorial Library Dec. 6-11 College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services - Nursing building first floor - Dec. 12-14 Also, these two offices will accept donations the entire time as well as any gift cards: College of Technology - Office of the Dean - Technology Annex room 108 Maggie Wheeler - Root Hall office A-282
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Prisons, competitive shooting and a pink umbrella: Meet Anna Berenz Bethany Donat ISU Communications and Marketing
Berenz competes in a High School rifle competition (Photo courtesty of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Perfectly poised in a pink and black ensemble, Anna Berenz walked into the room. One might not expect that the 19 year old teaches a class at a prison or that the girl with lace skirt and pink umbrella shoots guns competitively. “I love guns,” she said, rattling off her favorites: a .10-caliber shotgun, a Ruger .45-caliber pistol and an AR-15 in the highpowered category. Berenz has been learning how to handle a gun since she was just 3 years old, no doubt influenced by her father, who she describes as a “huge gun lover.” During high school, Berenz shot on an area rifle team. At one time, she was ranked third in the state of Illinois in her age group. If it were not for a move by her family, she had the potential to go on to Junior Olympics. Berenz practiced inside her family’s house, using targets with concrete backing, or at a nearby shooting range. She said she likes the sport because of the individual performance aspect. “There is no blaming it on anyone else. It’s you and the gun. You either hit the target or you don’t,” she said. Her work-hard approach applies to her time at Indiana State University as well. Berenz attends ISU on a Mistos Presidential Scholarship, the most
prestigious academic award given by the university. Originally from Elizabeth City, N.C., Berenz is a junior studying psychology. An enigma of sorts herself, Berenz hopes to work as a head psychologist for a prison one day. “I want to help people. I like how the mind works and everything that goes with it,” she said, adding that the television show “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” sparked her interest in the field. To gain real-life experience, Berenz interns at the Federal Correctional Institute in Terre Haute. “Driving up to the prison the first time was the scariest part,” said Berenz, describing a solemn brick building surrounded by barbed wire fences reaching 20 feet high, a scene she said reminded her of concentration camp she had visited in Dachau, Germany. But Berenz quickly realized she enjoyed her time at the prison, where she teaches a life skills class once a month for an average of 40 attendees. “They truly want to make a difference in their lives. They’re really appreciative,” said Berenz. Life in a prison setting is a “completely different world,” said Berenz. She added that she is thankful for the opportunity to understand people she might not have the chance to interact with otherwise. “Not many people my age get to work at a prison and have their own class. It’s just a great experience.” The internship didn’t just fall into her lap, however; Berenz went after it. After talking with a friend who interned at the
prison, Berenz met with the supervisor there and discovered an opportunity to teach. “She went to get an internship on her own and told me after she was already in the process. The amount of experience will be far above what most students have since she started so early,” said Jennifer Schriver, professor of psychology at Indiana State University. Describing Berenz as “super bright” and “ambitious,” Schriver said Berenz has always had a good sense of where she’s going, even from her freshman year. “Many first-year students are just trying to keep their head above water. Even when she was in my freshman class, she has always been really just above the curve,” said Schriver. Berenz describes Schriver as a mentor. Schriver has background in forensic psychology, the same field of interest as Berenz. “I really like the psychology department and the relationships I’ve built there,” said Berenz. Berenz noted several unique benefits of studying at ISU. She described taking a class taught by the dean of the College of Arts and Science. “Not many people get the chance to take a class with the dean of their college. That was pretty cool.” She added an appreciation for the special effort President Bradley makes to know students. “The president knows me on a first-name basis. I’ve had dinner at his house. It’s a completely different student life than most students get to experience.”
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Upcoming Events Women’s Basketball Thursday at St. Louis, Mo. vs. Saint Louis at 8 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Saturday at Hulman Center vs. New Mexico at 2:05 p.m.
Continued from page 1 Only one word can describe the performance by Eitel Sunday night at the Hulman Center during the 72-52 victory over High Point University: Perfect. Eitel said he was grateful for the opportunity given to him by the coach to start. “I kept telling him keep shooting,” freshman guard Khristian Smith said. “This is the one guy on our team that we want to shoot no matter if he has three guys in his face. We have confidence in him that it’s going to go down and tonight was his night and he stepped up big for us.” In securing their fourth consecutive victory this season, Eitel led the Sycamores shooting 9 for 9 from the field; 7 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish the game with a career-high 25 points. The accomplishment has the Sycamore currently leading the nation in 3-point percentage for the season so far. Eitel has shot 14 of 19 for the season. In addition, Eitel tied former Sycamore basketball player Jay Tunnell for the most consecutive 3-pointers. Tunnell hit seven in a row in 2009 against the Illinois State Redbirds as well as eight in a row against the Drake Bulldogs and Redbirds again that same season. “Today the shots were falling,” Eitel said. “My teammates were screening and giving me good passes and we were able to find some open shots and once they start going down, you just keep shooting and your confidence grows and your teammates’ confidence grows and that is just kind of how it goes once a shooter gets hot.” The Sycamores improved to 4-1 overall for the season with the victory. High Point fell to 3-2 for the season thus far. Two other Sycamores joined Eitel in the double digit scoring. Smith finished the game with 18 and teammate junior RJ Mahurin with 10. As a team the Sycamores shot 52 percent overall from the field and 66 percent from beyond the arc. The Sycamores opened play on a 7-2 run with Eitel knocking down two 3-pointers and a free throw by junior guard Jake Odum. With 13:24 remaining in the first half the game High Point tied the game for the fourth time for the night before taking the lead on a couple of good free throws by Allan Chaney. The game would tie four more times before the half and High Point went into the locker room at the half with a two point advantage over the Sycamores (30-32). High Point struck first in the second half with a layup by Chaney but, with 18:22 remaining in the game, Eitel buried a shot
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Junior RJ Mahurin prepares for to take a shot (Photo by Johnnie Taylor).
from beyond the arc to push the Sycamores into the lead. The momentum switched in favor of ISU who then went on a 12-2 run to extend their lead to nine (47-38) with 14:33 on the clock. “I think our defense really fueled our offense especially in the second half,” Eitel said. “I think that is what changed the game. The threes are the offense and what everybody looks at but it is the defensive pressure that we put on them that really helped I think. The Sycamores did not look back as Smith’s dunk assisted by Odum gave the Sycamores a 12-point cushion (58-46) with 8:34 to go. Following two foul shots by
Justin Gant with over two minutes of play remaining the Sycamores took their largest lead of the night of 16 before finishing the game 76-62. “We’re a team that I think in the future is going to have a lot of confidence at that offensive end because we have a lot of guys who can do stuff and as long as they keep guarding and I’ll let them do about anything they want to at the other end,” Lansing said. ISU men’s basketball will return to the Hulman Center Saturday to face New Mexico in the Mountain Valley Conference Challenge. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
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ISU volleyball seniors final game as a Sycamore wraps up team’s 2012 season
Blaine Kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations
Seniors Shea Doran and Christie Fullenkamp led with nine kills in their final game in an Indiana State uniform but the Sycamores fell 3-0 to the Salukis of Southern Illinois Saturday inside the ISU Arena. The Sycamores led much of the first set, taking their largest lead of the set at 13-8 off a kill by sophomore Kyla Thomas. The Salukis came back to tie the set 17-17 and 18-18 before taking a 20-18 lead. A kill by freshman Cassandra Willis and a Saluki error tied the match again, this time at 20-20. The Sycamores
couldn’t hold on, however, and the Salukis went on to win the set 25-22. The second set were much of the same as the Sycamores led early but was unable to finish out the set with the Salukis edging out the Sycamores 25-21 to take a 2-0 set lead. In the third set the Sycamores found themselves down early and were never able to recover as they fell 25-9 in the third set and 3-0 in the match. Doran and Fullenkamp each recorded nine kills for the
Sycamores while Fullenkamp also added eight digs. Junior Loni Mackinson also tallied 31 assists for the Sycamores. Doran will finish her career with 546 career kills and 249 digs Fullenkamp finished her collegiate career with 286 kills and 173 digs. The Sycamores wrap up the 2012 season with a 4-24 overall record and 2-16 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Seniors Shea Doran and Christie Fullenkamp with their families celebrating their last game as members of the ISU women’s volleyball team (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletics Media Relations).
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Mascari finishes first cross country season on a high note
Freshman John Mascari speaks to reporter after crossing the finish line (Photo by Richelle Kimble).
Craig Padgett Reporter Freshman Indiana State cross country runner John Mascari six miles. capped his first year of competition placing 60th at the 2012 Mascari went out in the top 60 and was running tough from NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships with a school the get go. record time of 30:25.6 over the “We went out in about a 4:40 10,000 meter course at E.P. Tom for the first mile,” Mascari said. “I I was only 20 places off of being an knew it would go out fast. At that Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky. I was in the 50’s and I just All-American, that’s not a bad place to point Mascari improved on the tried to hold on the best I could.” previous school record time of start. I’m only a freshman so we’ll see He then jockeyed for position 30:38 set by Craig Padgett at and eventually held on for 60th. how the next few years go.” the 2011 Great Lakes Region “I was only 20 places off of Championship in Toledo, being an All-American, that’s not Ohio by 13 seconds. His 60th bad place to start,” Mascari said. John Mascari, freshman cross country a“I’m place finish is the second best only a freshman so we’ll see placement at the Nationals by a how the next few years go.” runner Sycamore and the best finish for Indiana state men’s cross the 10,000 meters distance. Charlie Warthum has the top finish, country coach John McNichols was very pleased with Mascari’s a 41st place finish in the 1970 Nationals when the distance was efforts.
“That was a great run today when you figure he was seventh in his region and there were nine regions,” McNichols said. “Finishing in 60th place isn’t too bad. We trained John for the NCAA Regional last weekend and his training may be geared more toward peaking this weekend a year from now.” The race was won individually by Texas Tech Junior Kennedy Kithuka in 28:31.3. Arizona senior Stephen Sambu was second in 28:38.6 with 2011 NCAA Champion Lawi Lalang, a sophomore from Arizona, third in 28:51.8. Texas El-Paso freshman Anthony Rotich was fourth in 29:13.5. Oklahoma State University won their third team title in the last four years with 72 points. Wisconsin was the defending champion and finished second with 135 points while Colorado was third with 158 and Northern Arizona fourth with 191.
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Sycamores break even over Thanksgiving week Danny Pfrank ISU Athletic Media Relations ISU vs. IUPUI The IUPUI Jaguars outlasted the visiting Indiana State women’s basketball team to earn a 71-67 victory inside the IUPUI Gymnasium on Tuesday night. The Sycamores (2-2) led the Jaguars (3-1) by one point at the half, taking a 25-24 advantage into the locker room. Senior Taylor Whitley led Indiana State with seven points in the first half, while sophomores Travecia Franklin and Racheal Mahan and freshman Marina Laramie each added four points. Indiana State took their largest lead of the game with 5:12 remaining, as Mahan converted a layup following a steal by sophomore Jessica Valley to give the Sycamores a seven-point advantage, at 55-48. IUPUI responded with a 13-4 run over the next three minutes, however, taking a 61-59 lead on a three-pointer by Katie Comello. The lead changed hands 20 times during the game, including 13 times in the second half alone, but Indiana State could never get closer than at 67-66 on a layup by Mahan with 54 seconds remaining. IUPUI (30) and Indiana State (29) combined for 59 turnovers in the game, with the Sycamores leading 29-12 in points of their opponent’s miscues. Bench production was key for the Jaguars, as Comello (16 points) and Akilah Sims (11 points) assisted the home side to a 39-11 advantage in bench scoring. Whitley led the Sycamores with 16 points, going 10-for-12 from the free-throw line. Mahan (15 points), Munn (12 points) and freshman Kasey Johnson (11 points) also went into double figures for ISU. Indiana State returns to Terre Haute and Hulman Center on Sunday, Nov. 25, hosting Belmont at 4:05 p.m. The game is part of a Sycamore basketball doubleheader, as the men’s basketball team welcomes High Point at 1:05 p.m. The women’s game can also be seen live in the Wabash Valley on WTWO-TV.
ISU vs. Belmont The Indiana State team capped a Sunday doubleheader sweep for the Sycamore basketball programs, moving to a perfect 3-0 at home this season with a 48-34 victory over the visiting Belmont Bruins. Indiana State (3-2) and Belmont (2-4) both struggled to control and shoot the ball early in the game, as the Sycamores and Bruins combined for nine turnovers and 4-for-19 shooting from the field as the game sat tied at 6-6 with 12:36 remaining in the first half. It was all ISU in the first half following the game being tied at 6-6, as the Sycamores went on a 19-2 run over the next 10 minutes to post a 25-8 lead with 2:33 until the break. Indiana State held a 27-13 lead at the half on the strength of a 5-for-8 effort from three-point range by junior Anna Munn. For the half, ISU shot 10-for-24 (41.7 percent) while holding BU to 5-for-24 (20.8 percent) shooting. The Sycamores never let the Bruins back into the game in the second half, as the ISU lead stayed between 15 and 11 points for the entire final 20 minutes of the contest. Munn led the team with 19 points, finishing 6-for-11 from beyond the three-point arc. Freshman Marina Laramie posted careerhighs with 13 points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. Jordan Coleman paced the Bruins with a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double. Indiana State finished the game shooting 15-for-43 (34.9 percent) from the field while Belmont went 13-for-49 (26.5 percent) overall and 0-for-10 from three-point range. The Sycamores close out the month of November with a road game at Saint Louis on Thursday, Nov. 29. Tipoff against the Billikens is set for 8:00 p.m. (ET), 7:00 p.m. locally in St. Louis, Mo.
Senior guard Taylor Whitley starts a play among her and her teammates (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).