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Final drop date approaches The last day for Indiana State University students to drop classes or withdraw with no grade is Tuesday, Oct. 28. If students feel they cannot make up their grade by the end of the semester, they can drop classes by the deadline without the penalty of a bad grade. Students with 90 or fewer credit hours need their Advisement Personal Identification Number [PIN] for verification before they can drop classes. The advisor for each student has this PIN and students will have to meet in person to receive it. This allows the advisor and student to discuss the decision before the student drops a class. Students are also advised that dropping or withdrawing from classes will affect any Financial Aid they may have received. Contact the Financial Aid office to determine any repayment obligations. For any questions regarding dropping classes or the withdrawal process, Indiana State students can talk to their advisors or call 812-237-2020.
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The Murder Mystery Party was just one of the Halloween-themed events planned for Sycamore Scare week (Photo by Rochelle Weymouth).
A killer good time:
Murder Mystery Party provides ISU students with dinner and a show MARIAH LEE Reporter This Friday Indiana State University solved a murder mystery in Dede 1 as a part of the Sycamore Scare week. The Murder Mystery Party was an interactive game where guests could solve a mystery. The Murder Mystery Party also provided an Italian-style buffet for the price of admission in addition to the show. The actors for The Murder Mystery Party were members to the ISU roleplayers guild, who improvised most of the characters’ actions and reactions. Their actions were guided by having the story’s narrator read stage directions. The actors would walk around to each table and talk to the guests in character. Guests could ask the actors any questions that they felt could give them clues to solve the mystery. Actors who died in the story wore an index card that
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said that they had died and the actor could then resume his or her evening. Because The Murder Mystery Party was improvised, a majority of the actors didn’t even know who the killer was. Amanda Greene, ISU alumni and Murder Mystery volunteer, likes how the actors improvised their parts. “Nobody actually knows who the killer is except the narrator and maybe the killer,” Greene said. The story for The Murder Mystery Party was a 1920s-era mob story that was “Godfather” -inspired. The guests at the Murder Mystery Party were invited to guess who the killer was. Many guests at this event liked the interactive part of the Murder Mystery. Adriana Evehart, a sophomore psychology major, liked the way the event was set up. “I like that I can ask questions not
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just about the mystery but about their character,” Evehart said. Taylor Johnson, a senior criminology major, said he used to be in theater. “I used to be in a theater club and I thought it was fun to go back to acting,” Johnson said. This event was sponsored by the ISU role-players guild and many people thought that the guild was a great choice for a sponsor. David Mongomery, senior biology major and president of the ISU roleplayers guild, was the narrator for the Murder Mystery. “The ISU role-players guild sponsored it because it’s what we do. We create characters and role-play. This is what we do on Friday nights,” Mongomery said. “I believe the event went well and if ISU allows them they will definitely host the Murder Mystery Party next year.”
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