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MAKING THE TEAM
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“It will be an adventure, for sure.” Bridget Campbell, ISU graduate student and assistant track and field coach
NBA 2K13 honors the 1992 “Dream Team”
Campbell participating in the Charleston Sprint Series in 2011 in Charleston, S.C. (Photo submitted by Bridget Campbell).
Sycamore basketball legend Larry Bird is a playable character in the new NBA 2K13 as part of the 1992 “Dream Team” (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).
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JOSEPH PAUL Reporter For this world athlete, the inspiration and motivation that drives her to compete is a blue uniform laid out in front of her. On the uniform, printed just under her last name, are the letters “USA.” As an athlete, nothing could mean more to her than to give back to the country that’s given her so much.
On Oct. 22, Bridget Campbell, Indiana State graduate student and assistant track and field coach, will represent the United States as one of 2,500 athletes competing in the Age Group World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.
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The Student Government Association can allocate funding to student organizations for events planned for Spring 2013 (Photo by Jamie Nichols).
Ernest Rollins Editor in Chief The Student Government Association encourages student organizations across campus to apply for funding. The SGA has $20,000 per semester that can be used by different student organizations to fund events occurring in spring 2013. Bethany Alkire, speaker of the senate for SGA, said that more organizations need to take advantage of the available funds. “More organizations need to take advantage of the opportunity for [organization] funding,” Alkire said. Brooke Wardle, vice president of SGA, said for a campus with 200 organizations, the number of them taking advantage of this opportunity is small. The funding SGA provides is divided based on the number of organizations applying and their needs. Last year, the budget was the same and the association was left with money not used. “Money that is left over is rolled over to the next year,” Alkire said.
Wardle said the rolled over money is used as start-up grants for upcoming organizations. Alkire said there is no maximum amount of money an organization can receive. As long as organizations follow the criteria outlined by the SGA and it is approved by the senate the funds will be allocated. Alkir said organizations looking to apply have to be a registered student organization with an organization code, the event must be proven to be beneficial to the entire student body and it must occur in the Spring of 2013. Applications must be filled out both online and in print form. The printed forms need to be signed and brought to the SGA office by 5 p.m. Oct. 25. After submitting an application, the organization will schedule a time to formally pitch the event to the senate. Along with the application, an itemized list of the event budget is required. Alkire added that the absence of an itemized list is the number one mistake organizations make. In the past, many
have provided the organization’s operating budget or just list the amount of money they want to spend on an event. Alkire said the money is distributed electronically through the bursars office and deposited to the organization’s account using the organizational code. As a result of receiving funding, the SGA is to be recognized either by having a logo on flyers, shirts or banners for the event, Alkire said. “[It is the money] they pay for tuition so if they are not applying for [funding], they are not directly going to benefit from it,” Alkire said. “And I know if I am paying so much money for tuition, I am going want some of that money to come back and benefit me and one of my student organizations.” For more information and access to application forms visit ISU Treehouse through MYISU portal.
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Professor receives grant to study terrorists
Jennifer Sicking ISU Communications and Marketing
“Nobody’s looked at enablers or triggering events,” Hamm said. Hamm cited the 2009 case involving Maj. Nidal Hasan, who has been charged with killing 13 people and wounding more than two dozen at Fort Hood in Texas, as an example of both an enabler and a triggering event. Hasan traded emails with Anwar alAwlaki, an imam linked to other attacks by radical Muslims. “There’s no evidence that al-Awlaki contributed to the execution of the attack, but without him it was unlikely to happen,” Hamm said. “Maj. Hasan had received orders some 30 days prior. Some have speculated that this set him off and sent him over the edge.” Spaajj has defined a lone wolf as someone who has a political agenda; is unaffiliated with a group; does not take attack directions from anyone; and involves no one else in planning the attack or procuring weapons for the attack. “The FBI doesn’t have a definition of lone wolf terrorism. Homeland Security doesn’t have a definition,” Hamm said. “You have to Professor of criminology Mark Hamm (Photo have a definition that is different from duos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing). or groups or state-organized terrorism.” So Timothy McVeigh, who was assisted in bombing the Oklahoma City federal Mark Hamm, Indiana State University building by Terry Nichols, would not qualify professor of criminology, has received a grant more than $247,000 from the U.S. Department of as a lone wolf. However, Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber,” would be a serial lone wolf terrorist Justice to study lone wolf terrorism. Hamm and his co-investigator Ramon Spaajj, while Hasan would be a mass murder lone wolf senior research fellow at La Trobe University in terrorist. For the five interviews, Hamm said they would Australia, will compile a database of lone wolf consider post-9/11 cases involving lone wolf terrorists in the United States and select five for terrorists who align themselves with jihadists, alcase studies and interviews. Qaeda or the radical right wing and who are on Such a study has become important because lone wolves have become a bigger threat, Hamm death row or serving life in prison. Interviewers would look for commonalities such as enablers, said. “After the mass murder in Oslo by Anders triggering events and mental illnesses. Such a research project, which will involve Breivik in June 2011, that was a turning point in graduate students, not only excited the faculty but counterterrorism. (President) Obama said the also the students, according to DeVere Woods, biggest threat we face is lone wolf terrorism,” criminology department chair. He said that in Hamm said. “He said the probability of an Oslo recent years there’s been little money available for terrorist-type of attack is more [probable] than a 9/11. That’s from our commander-in-chief. That’s research. “For Mark to get this grant, this is a huge a pretty dramatic statement.” accomplishment. It was very competitive,” The database will start with 77 individuals that meet the four-part definition of a lone wolf. Each Woods said. “It speaks to the quality of his status person will be examined through 20 categories nationally and internationally.” such as weapons, number of fatalities, grievances, enablers and triggering events.
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Four honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Left: Bernard Glasser, Noma Gurich and Linda White pose for their Distinguished Alumni Awards during the 2012 Homecoming activities. Right: Distinguished Alumni Award winner Quentin Smith (right) with Roland Shelton, vice president for constituent relations at the Indiana State University Foundation (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Dave Taylor ISU Communications and Marketing Indiana State University recognized four outstanding graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards during 2012 Homecoming activities. The ISU Alumni Association presents the awards annually in recognition of notable achievements that bring honor and distinction to the university. The awards honor living alumni who have been outstanding in their professional achievements, have made significant achievements and/or have made significant contributions to their community, state or country. Chicago native Bernard Glasser grew up in what he calls “the movie generation.” He fell in love with motion pictures at an early age, but World War II interrupted his dream of a movie career. He attended Indiana State in 1943 as a Navy reservist, graduating with the 20th class of midshipmen. Glosser went on to complete a B.S. in education and moved to Los Angeles, where he found work as a substitute teacher. On days he was not called to fill in for a teacher, he looked for a job in the movie industry and eventually found a position as a production assistant. In 1949, Glasser borrowed $50,000 from his landlord and produced his first movie, “Gold Raiders,” featuring the Three Stooges. He went on to produce five
pictures for 20th Century-Fox and one for Universal as well as two television series. Through the years he and his wife Joan have continued to support Indiana State. They were the main donors and the driving force behind the “Sailor with Books” statue on the campus, commemorating the V-12 program that trained more than 1,600 ISU students and more than 60,000 nationwide as Navy and Marine Corps officers. Glasser retired from the motion picture business in 1970. He and Joan make their home in Los Angeles. “A great university is not composed of bricks and mortar. It also is composed of staff that dedicates itself to the students that they serve,” Glasser said in accepting the award. “I would like to pay homage to two professors who changed the course of my life: Dr. Richard McDade and Dr. Clarence Morgan.” Noma Gurich, who was born in South Bend but has lived in Oklahoma City for 34 years, graduated from Indiana State in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in history. She is a 1978 graduate of the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law. She was in private practice for 10 years before being named in 1988 to serve as a workers’ compensation judge. In 1998, she was appointed to the Okla-
homa County District Court bench and won a contested election that fall to keep her position. She went on to be re-elected without opposition in 2002, 2006 and 2010. In 2011, Gov. Brad Henry appointed Gurich as only the third woman to serve as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She has received numerous Bar Association awards and is a three-time Oklahoma City Journal-Record Oklahoma Woman of the Year. The Oklahoma Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates named her Judge of the Year in 2011. Gurich is past president of the William J. Holloway, Jr. American Inn of Court (2007-2008) and she continues as a master member of the Inn. She is past president (2006-2007) of the Kiwanis Club of Oklahoma City and was only the second woman president of the 90-year-old club. She serves annually on the application screening committee for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics. She is married to John E. Miley, general counsel of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Since 2007, they have been guardians of two teenaged nieces.
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CONTINUED from page 4 “Indiana State University ... changed my life,” said Gurich. A graduate of Penn High School in Mishawaka who became acquainted with the university as a high school Summer Honors student in 1970. She attended Indiana State on a scholarship, majoring in political science. Professor William Matthews made her assistant director of the prelaw advising clinic as a way of grooming her for law school while history Professor Don Layton’s classes about Russia helped her develop a love for that country, then known as the Soviet Union, she recalled, noting that her heritage is Croatian. At Indiana State, Gurich said, she learned how to study, to emphasize her strengths and to “not let the things that are negative stop you ... I would not be anywhere close to where I am had I not come to this school.” Gurich’s home contains a shrine to Indiana State, complete with a Larry Bird bobble head doll and a piece of the floor from Hulman Center. “That’s not only important because Larry Bird played on that floor (but) because I marched on that floor,” Gurch said, citing her experience playing in the Sycamore Marching Band for the dedication of the building. Quentin P. Smith was born in Texas but at an early age he moved with his family to Northwest Indiana. He graduated from ISU in 1940 with a degree in social studies education. After teaching for two years at Roosevelt High School in Gary, and following the outbreak of World War II, Smith joined the war effort. While most of his colleagues yearned to fly, Smith had to be talked into signing up. In the 1940s, all military planes were assigned to white pilots, so Smith flew “primary” planes or service aircraft and served as a flight instructor for “primaries” at Tuskegee Institute. Later, since he was too big for a fighter plane, he became a bomber pilot. It was difficult at first to assemble a full crew, though, as black pilots were not allowed to command white crews.
After spending time at Fort Knox, First Lt. Smith was transferred to Freeman Field at Seymour Ind., where he made military history. Smith and 100 other black officers were arrested for defying orders not to enter the base’s officers club. The Army sent the officers to Fort Leavenworth but that Kansas base was not prepared to handle so many African-American detainees so they were sent back to Freeman Field. Thurgood Marshall, an NAACP attorney who would go on to become the first African-American Supreme Court justice, won the release of Smith and his fellow officers. Two years later, President Truman integrated the military but it would take more than 50 years for the officers’ service records to be cleared. After Smith’s military flight career, he returned to teaching and served as a guidance counselor and school principal. He earned a master’s degree in English, and became director of secondary education for the Gary school system. Smith is a member of the Tuskegee Airman 477th Composite Group, has received the Gold Medal of Honor and Congressional Medals of Honor. He is a member of the Chicago chapter of Tuskegee Airman, Organization of Black Pilots and sits on several aviation and education boards. Smith was unable to attend the awards ceremony due to illness. Terre Haute native Linda E. White is president and CEO of Deaconess Health System, which includes six acute care hospitals and provides healthcare to about 1 million people in southwestern Indiana, southern Illinois and western Kentucky. She has been an administrator at Deaconess since 1987 and has served as the system’s CEO since 2002. She is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. White is a 1970 ISU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. She went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in nursing and an MBA from the University of Evansville. Her civic and community involvement includes a long list of local organizations. She has served on the boards of directors of Leadership Evansville, YWCA, YMCA,
the Ark Crisis Nursery, United Way of Southwestern Indiana and Junior League. She is a member of the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville and the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana. She represents Deaconess Health System on the Evansville Regional Business Committee. She is the immediate past president of the Indiana Hospital Association Board of Directors and chairman of the board of VHA Central CEOs. She is also on the boards of Old National Bancorp and the University of Evansville. She received the city of Evansville’s Athena award in 2001. White said she accepted the award on behalf of her entire family as well as the university’s dedicated faculty and staff. Her parents, John and Elizabeth White, raised their three children “with the idea that education was the most important thing that you could ever achieve,” she said, noting that her mother was also an Indiana State graduate. “The traits of John and Elizabeth White and the traits of Indiana State University are prevalent every day in southern Indiana,” she said. “Every day at Deaconess Health Systems, the 5,000- plus employees are subjected to the things that were learned at Indiana State. The culture is there, living and breathing within our health system,” she said.
“Indiana State University...changed my life.” Noma Gurich, ISU alumna
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Is our campus art aesthetic indulgence or an abstraction from reality?
Art is often said to be a reflection to share their thoughts regarding our of culture and society. For instance, sculptures, many respond with the same prehistoric art featured depictions answer, “I don’t get them.” While many of animals and the hunting of them would argue that art isn’t necessarily on cave walls. Greco-Roman society something that must be understood, featured statues of their shouldn’t it suggest gods in their streets. The something? Shouldn’t it “In asking students inspire along a certain Renaissance era was rife with religious paintings around campus to direction? and their associated Abstract art is by its share their thoughts nature, religious symbologies. well, abstract The art of these times in that it departs from regarding our were recognizable reality in its depiction of sculptures, many and held meaning to imagery. In other words, the members of their respond with the same art in its total abstract respective cultures. Does form bears no semblance answer, ‘I don’t get to anything recognizable. the art on our campus reflect our own times? This being said, what them.’” ISU’s campus boasts meaning could it possibly a variety of sculptures. hold? How much Each is different than the last; some are potential could it truly have to inspire geometrical abstractions while others are when it leaves its viewer with a gaping anthropomorphic figures. If we accept mouth and confused countenance? the notion that art reflects culture, what Given that we live in a time and place do these sculptures tell us? where abstract art is prevalent, what In asking students around campus does this say about our culture? Have
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Various art sculptures on Indiana State University’s campus (Photos by Jamie Nichols).
we begun to detach ourselves from reality? Do we desire to lose our selves in fantastical worlds where meaning is null and void or at least prone to intensely subjective interpretation? Or, perhaps art has lost much of its need to exhibit deeper meaning altogether. For instance, why can’t art merely be what it is in its purely aesthetic form? In short, maybe we should be content with art just looking neat. Regardless of whether or not the sculptures around campus hold any meaning to you, we should all be appreciative to live in a society where art and its transformative powers are still recognized. If you haven’t yet noted the value of our newly added bronze sphere in Holmstedt Plaza or our year old “Chorus of Trumpets” in front of Tilson Auditorium, we suggest you take a closer and longer look, for you might find something in them you never thought you would.
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Religious hypocrisy and the pursuit of happiness
Jon Stephens Think About It
Last week at the fountain, Brother Jeb was back with his tall wooden cross and a shirt reading, “don’t sin” while aimlessly condemning people to Hell. Well, a Christ-follower in the audience listening to him spoke up and said, “Why are you just condemning? Where is the love?” And that is the question I pose. Where is the love in today’s society? We all have our own agendas to get things we want: sex, money, power, you name it; we have a way to get it. But that shouldn’t be how it is. Humanity knows that something isn’t right with this paradigm. We understand on some
level that this isn’t the way things were meant to be; yet we still seek our own filth and corruption as opposed to cleanliness and purity. Brother Jeb was calling out the women of campus and condemning them for not being virgins. Yet if he truly knew the message of Jesus he’d find that teachers of the law were offended by Jesus for surrounding himself with people of sinful natures. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you’ve done, people should forgive, let go, and wish the person who wronged them well. Forgiveness is essential to humanity for it allows us to carry on to newer and better things. Holding someone’s beliefs against them is never good because it creates a world in which you are superior to the rest of those who are “not as good as you” or those who don’t meet your standards. Instead of imposing
and oppressing with beliefs you hold to be true, share them in a way that allows discussion and conclusions to be reached. Find a way to come together rather than causing schisms over the most unimportant things. Humanity can be great and has so much potential to be great, but until the view of a monarchial world in which a dominant person rules over the rest is eliminated, humanity can get nowhere. So hold your tongue when you have something to say that will cause someone to feel like less than what they are worth. What we say and how we say things can cut to the heart. Conversely, guard your hearts to those who attempt to hurt. Strive towards encouragement and grace. Be inspirational and tolerant of others and never let anyone else be the determinant for your happiness. Because that’s what life is—the pursuit of happiness.
Prodding the roots of our fears Fear, where does it come from? How do you start to fear something? Let’s think. What are you afraid of? Spiders? Heights? Darkness? Should these really be our fears when in and of themselves they pose no danger to us? We fear objects and situations when our fears should really lie in the results of our mistreatment of them. For example, I Andrew have a fear of curling irons, but should I? I have been terrified of curling irons Jones since I was four years old. My mother, like many other people that grew up in Beneath the ‘80s, was still wearing her hair in a the perm during the ‘90s. And, like many Surface other women from the ‘80s, she had her own personal curling iron with which she put her hair in that horrid ‘80s perm every day. To the story. So my mom was doing her perm thing like she did every morning when I could smell that
wonderful scent of burning hair. You know, the smell that makes you want to open every window in the house, turn on the fans and plug your nose. She soon came out of the bathroom with that bird nest hair poofed up so wide I don’t know how she made it through the doorway. She saw me and said, “Don’t touch the curling iron! It’s hot! It will give you a boo-boo!” Remember, I’m four years old, am I really going to listen to some lady with a peacock on her head? If I was smart I would have never gone near the thing after seeing the damage it did to her hair, but I wasn’t thinking. I walked into the bathroom and saw the hairdestroyer resting on counter, weighed the pros and cons and made the logical choice; I was going to touch it. The first half-second wasn’t that bad, I was thinking, “LIAR!” but then I felt an intense heat jump from the curling iron and bite into my skin, causing me to scream as loud as I could. Before I knew it, I was on the ground with water on my face. Yes, it was water because I couldn’t imagine myself crying. Moments after, crazy
hair lady rushed into the bathroom and saved me. The moral of the story is that I now fear curling irons. But should I? Should I really be afraid of some stick of metal that people use to burn their hair? I shouldn’t, but I now know what harm the curling iron can do to me so I stay away. It could have been anything that harmed me, a hair straightener or scalding hot water, but it was a curling iron and now I only fear them because it is human nature to look for patterns and make connections. A fear of heights is a fear of falling and a fear of darkness is a fear of the unknown. Therefore, when something harms us, we choose to fear the object instead of the object’s potential effects if we misuse them. This same logic can be applied to stereotyping. Just because you get your car totaled by an elderly woman who couldn’t see over the wheel doesn’t mean that all women or all elderly people cannot drive. Should we stereotype and fear women or elderly drivers just because one totaled our car, or should we merely fear our car getting totaled and drive more cautiously?
“We fear objects and situations when our fears should really lie in the results of our mistreatment of them.” Cartoon by Emily Qualls
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Continued From Page 1 “It’s an amazing honor,” Campbell said. “Who wouldn’t want to get to see their name with USA, or whatever country you represent?” Campbell’s event is a triathlon consisting of a 1500-meter swim, a 40-kilometer bike ride and a 10-kilometer run. Male and female athletes from over 40 countries will compete together in their respective five-year age groups, according to the event’s webpage. The race is part of the larger International Triathlon Union World Championships taking place in Auckland from Oct. 18 to the 22. Originally from Ohio, Campbell grew up with a passion for many different sports, including swimming and running. She ran track and crosscountry while studying at St. Francis University in Pennsylvania before becoming a teacher and track coach in South Carolina. It was during her time in college that a coach encouraged her to train for triathlons because of her background in various sports. In her first year in South Carolina, Campbell was encouraged by friends to start biking and training for the Age-Group Nationals in Oregon. Although she qualified for the World Championships during the race, her teaching obligations prevented her from attending. Soon after, Campbell found her way to ISU to begin working on a graduate degree in coaching. Since, she has qualified in the last two Age-Group National events following the race in Oregon, the most recent being in Vermont. Only the top 15 athletes in each age group are advanced to the finals. With support from students, peers and faculty at ISU, Campbell finally decided to take the next step towards becoming a world champion. “My department has been behind me since day one and they ask about it all the time, they want to know what’s happening,” she said. “My undergraduate assistants are going to cover my classes while I’m gone and they’re excited to see how I do.” As a graduate assistant, Campbell had to find time to train between going to class, teaching several sections of PE 101 and volunteering to coach the track and field team. Even so, she has trained twice daily, totaling 12 to 20 hours a week, depending on the intensity of the workout. She said that with a triathlon being such a test of endurance, these sessions will be crucial up until today, Wednesday; after which she will decrease the intensity of her workouts until she leaves for New Zealand the following Monday. Campbell will lose a day during her 22-hour flight, arriving in New Zealand on Wednesday. Up until her race on Monday Oct. 22, Campbell’s challenge will be getting acclimated to the new climate and recovering after the flight. She plans on going over the courses in order to familiarize herself with what she will be up against.
Campbell participating in the Go Tri Sports Beach Bum Triathlon on July 17, 2012 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Photo submitted by Bridget Campbell). “It will be an adventure, for sure,” she said. “I’ve never travelled this far.” During the race, Campbell plans to start off strong in the swim event, then settle in and stay in the center of the group. “Once I move over to the bike, it’s all about pushing myself,” she said. “I haven’t been cycling as long as I’ve done the other two [events], so it’s a matter of staying focused.” The final ten-kilometer run is Campbell’s favorite part of the race and where she feels most comfortable. This is when she hopes to pull ahead of the other athletes. “I’ll look ahead to the next person and I’ll put a rope on them and I’ll go past them,” she said. “And then I’ll put a rope on the next person … if you hit a [rough spot], you’ve got to be prepared to turn that thought around because it’s not the end of the race.”
Accompanying her along the way will be Campbell’s father, a strong source of support during a draining flight and race. “At the end of the day, he’s my dad,” she said. “He loves me regardless of anything else and that’s nice to have there, so I’m very excited that he’s making the trip with me.” Success in Campbell’s event could open doors towards sponsorships and acquiring a pro license, a big step to becoming an Olympic athlete. But after the completion of her race on Oct. 22, Campbell will retire wearing her blue USA uniform, and that’s all that matters to her. “I just want to go out there and do what I do every single day, what I’ve worked hard for every day,” she said. “Hopefully [everyone] is excited, I hope they feel like I represent them well.”
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Campbell, front, beginning the swimming race at the Go Tri Sports Beach Bum Triathlon on July 17, 2012 in Hilton Head Island, S.C. (Photo submitted by Bridget Campbell).
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Relay for Life holds kick off at ISU
Richelle Kimble Features Editor “Cancer doesn’t discriminate,” Rachel Romas, community representative of the Relay for Life said. “Today we know that two-thirds of cancers are preventable. Currently, one in two men, and one in three women will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime,” she said. The goal of the Relay for Life kick-off event is to spread awareness to Indiana State University’s students and staff and encourage the Relay for Life race on Apr. 20, 2013. The event was held Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Dede III. The kick off event featured music, balloons, Luminary bag decorating, snacks and a jousting tournament. Kailey Kopczynski, a junior business major at ISU and sponsorship chairperson of Relay for Life of Vigo Colleges, said that this year’s kick off event had more events than last, aiming to lure more students into the event. “The kick off is the first big thing that we do, just to get people in here and learn more about relay,” Krista Steinmetz, instructor at St. Mary of the Woods and event chairperson said. Steinmetz said that her personal experience with cancer has helped shape her dedication and volunteering to the Relay for Life. “I have a mother who had passed away from cancer in 2006, and even when she was battling cancer I did Relay for Life with her in our community back at home,” Steinmetz said. “It’s something I really believe in and see a lot of good work that comes out of it. It’s always been a dear thing in my heart.” The Relay for Life of Vigo Colleges is an organization that aims to reach college students specifically. “The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Vigo Colleges not only includes Indiana State, but Rose-Hulman, Saint Maryof-the-Woods College, and Ivy Tech,” Romas said. “The more awareness we can put out there, the better.” Romas said that the Relay for Life of Vigo Colleges has been around for nearly a decade; the Relay for Life event started several years ago at ISU, moved to Rose-Hulman and returned to ISU on the Rec East track. The event has also been a recipient of both divisional and local awards. “Our goal is to win big in 2013,” Romas said. Their financial goal is charted as $39,500 by the finale event in April. In order to reach this goal, Relay for Life of Vigo Colleges has events scheduled throughout the next few months to increase college student participation. Among these events are an organized
Bowling tournament, restaurant fundraisers and the second annual Rock For Relay event sponsored by the Ballyhoo Tavern. “We just try to get people out doing things that they enjoy, and have a fundraiser incorporated,” Steinmetz said. “We’re trying to make a bunch of events that college kids want to go to, and also donate in the process.” In addition, Steinmetz said that they have been spray painting clothespins purple, writing their organization website on it, and randomly clipping the pins on strangers’ clothing in hopes to get them to notice. Romas said that the finale event, The Relay For Life, is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk. “Teams come out and camp out around our track and members on these teams take turns walking the track during the event,” she said. Romas explained the three core ceremonies that are held during the race: The Survivor/ Caregiver Ceremony, which recognizes survivors and their caregivers who have won the fight against cancer, Luminaria Ceremony, which celebrates survivors and honors those who have lost their battle, and the Fight Back Ceremony, which gives relay participants the opportunity to commit to enhancing their lifestyle as a way to fight cancer. “Research is the key to finding a cure,” Romas said. “Without donor dollars through programs like Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, we wouldn’t be able to celebrate 12 million cancer survivors in the United States.” The Rock for Relay event at Ballyhoo Tavern will be held on Thursday Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. The event cover charge will be five dollars and includes food, games, a dj/karaoke, and drink specials; all proceeds go to Relay for Life. Additionally, there will be prizes for the best-dressed female and male superheroes. The Relay for Life finale event will be held on April 20, 2013 at Rec East from 4 p.m. to 6 am. Teams/Survivors can get signed up at the Relay for Life Vigo Colleges website, http:// www.relayforlife.org/vccin.
“It’s something I really believe in and see a lot of good work that comes out of it.” Krista Steinmetz, instructor at St. Mary of the Woods and event chair of Relay for Life Vigo Colleges
Above: Two volunteers jousting at the Relay for Life kick off event. Below: Community representative Rachel Romas speaks to a student about Relay for Life activities (Photos by Jamie Nichols).
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Left: Pamphlets were available to provide students with information on cancer detection and prevention. Right: Volunteers informing students of Relay for Life (Photos by Jamie Nichols).
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ISU golf stepping up in the fall season
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Upcoming Events Women’s Volleyball Friday at ISU Arena vs. Drake at 7 p.m. Saturday at ISU Arena vs. Creighton at 7 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Sunday at Normal, Ill. vs. Illinois State at 2 p.m.
Football Saturday at Fargo, N.D. vs. North Dakota State at 4 p.m.
Sophomore Amanda Smith gazing at her ball mid flight (Photo courtesy of ISU Media Relations).
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The Indiana State women’s golf team has excelled in past weeks with their championship win at the Chicago State University Cougar Classic. “I am really pleased with how the girls’ practices are going,” head golf coach Greg Towne said. “They continue to push the envelope.” Junior McCall Christopher is leading the Sycamores in 14th place in the opening round with 77 strokes with senior Emily Dixon close behind in 23rd with 79. Tying in 28th with a opening round of 80 strokes is sophomore Gina Della Camera while senior Christina Beyerl holds strong in the 41st position with 84. The golf team is ranked third in Missouri Valley Conference right now behind Illinois State and Bradley University. Individually, Dixon was recently bumped up to third after finishing second
at the CSU Cougar Classic. Christopher also moved up from 21st to 15th dropping her average to 79 per round and a low 77. Beyerl also sits in the top 20 averaging 79.75 with a low of 78. Close behind her is sophomore Amanda Smith ranking 21st with an 80 average and a low round of 76 strokes. “We talked about how winning last week really didn’t seem like a big deal,” Town said. “We actually expect it as part of process.” The golf team just concluded a competition in Indianapolis, Ind. for the Butler Invitational at the Highland Country Club. ISU was joined by host Butler University, Evansville, Valparaiso, Bradley, IUPUI, Cleveland State, Loyola-Chicago, Eastern Illinois, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Bowling Green. “We are looking forward to playing a quality
course again at the Highland Country Club,” Towne said. “It is a course that gives you a lot of diversity with trees, water, doglegs and clever par threes. We also will get a chance to look at another Valley team that has played fairly well in Bradley and, of course, playing Butler and IUPUI on their home course will present a nice challenge for the girls.” The first round was held for a two hour delayed due to frost on the course. The team sits in the third position with low 309 following Bowling Green, who is in first with 300 total strokes, with Bradley, IUPUI and Eastern Illinois sharing the second spot all posting 305. “We were pretty rusty,” Towne, said. “You could tell that we have not been out on the course for a while.”
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NBA 2K13 back around for another season of play Thomas Beeler Sports Editor As the basketball season is gearing up a new NBA 2K is ready to ship. NBA 2K13 is this year’s NBA fan’s dream. With the additions to some of the gameplay features, Justin Bieber as a playable character, music produced by Jay-Z, including the current gold medal team of the 2012 Olympic games and paying honors to the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Dream team 2K Sports pulled out all the stop for this one. Among the Dream Team of 1992 ISU alumni and Boston Celtic, Larry Bird, will be featured on the roster. According to IGN, the visual hold up and surpass the previous games in the series. The graphics are much to each NBA player’s movements, from Kevin Durant smooth jump shot to Carl Malone’s free throw shooting routine. Minor touches make 2K13 standout. For example, Kevin Durant raising his index finger after a three pointer. The game is full tiny detail that will amaze players and make it comparable to an actual game. “During several play throughs, IGN editors would walk pass my desk asking if I was watching a real game,” IGN sports editor said. Adding on to the realist graphics and atmospheric feel is the play-by-play commentary of Kevin Harlan, Clark Kellogg and Steve Karr lending their voices for real-time and spot-on feedback and with the action on the court. IGN.com said the game’s menus have a new stylized design as they pulse along to Jay-Z produced and chosen tracks for the soundtrack, but the navigation is still a little out of date and said confusing to go through. “I believe the game is really good,” ISU alumni, Keenen Stevenson. “The biggest change is the added features which makes the game more interactive, but one negative is that you cannot have multiple my player accounts.” The game has many new gameplay addictions but the most noticeable is the dribble stick on the left analog thumb stick setting a new control scheme for the series. Shooting the ball now requires you to pull the left trigger in addition to choosing your shot by pulling on the right stick. IGN said, players will have a fusion of the old school arcade feel of NBA Live free style controls with the simulation control of the NBA 2K series. Unfortunately, the tutorial on the dribble stick is weak and barely teaches you how to use it. “It takes a while to get used to after years of just using right stick to do your shooting but you’ll get there and it’s worth it,” IGN editor said. IGN.com said many of the features in the game are corky, allowing the game player to design the shoe modeled after real Nike shoes to and such as having Justin Bieber lead the a celebrity squad. Past features make their return and continues be to bring the
NBA 2K13 celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team (Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons). engaging gameplay from last year. The My Player allows players to play from the bottom up. Making them play in the rookie games, getting drafted, talking through press conferences and meeting with general managers in order to throw coaches under the bus or just say something nice. IGN gives the NBA simulator a 9.1 out of ten after all the crazy features 2K Sports decided to include. The flow and presentation make up for this along with the ability to play as some legendary teams. With Michael Jordan and the first videogame appearance of Sir Charles Barkley since Charles Barkley: Shut up and Jam. Game Rader said it’s a solid game with 4.5 stars out of five. They love that the game features better passing and fast break mechanics, looks and sound unbelievable and there is better online stability. On the other hand, they said some improvements and changes here there with the elimination of the historical modes and My Team mode is online only. “Our fans are vocal,” NBA 2K13 producer Rob Jones, said.
“They’re vocal because they’re loyal and they have been with us for so long now that not taking into consideration of what they have to say would be kind of silly.”
“During several play throughs IGN editors would walk pass my desk asking if I was watching a real game.” IGN Sports Editor
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Brief Reed named MVC offensive player of the week Leading the Indiana State women’s soccer team to their first victory over the Blue Jays of Creighton in the program’s history Friday night was junior Taylor Reed. She was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s offensive player of the week. Reed earned these honors with her assist in the game’s opening goal. Also, the junior Rockford, Ill. native sealed ISU’s fate with third goal of the season in the 84th minutes of play. She redirected a free kick from senior Casey Allbright inside the near post gaining a 3-1 lead over Creighton. Creighton had a 14 meeting winning streak since 2000. ISU had scored six goals
throughout the 14 games before Friday’s performance. As of now, Reed is in a four-way tie for the team’s leading scorer. Matching Reed’s numbers are sophomore Aubrie Musselman, freshmen Sydney Lovelace and junior Shelby Troyer, all having three goals this season. This is ISU’s second time winning the player of week award this season. On Sept. 4, sophomore Alexandra Rodas won the MVC defensive player of the week after ISU’s wins over Eastern Illinois and Murray State.
Riley named CFPA national kickoff returner of the week Indiana State junior Tanner Riley was named the College Football Performance Awards Kickoff Returner of the week after ISU’s victorious homecoming game against Missouri State Saturday. Riley returned a 93-yard punt in first quarter evening the game 7-7 and eventually 31-17. He also added seven more yard from a pass. This was the first touchdown return since Leonard Riston last season versus Butler and the longest return carrier since 2005. This was the first punt return touchdown of his football career and second time scoring after a nine-yard pass the week before during the game against Southern Illinois. Other highlights from this weekend’s game were junior Shakir Bell becoming ISU’s third all-time leading rusher and his 16th time
surpassing 100-yard mark with his 113-yards against Missouri State. Junior defensive back Calvin Burnett recording a pair of interceptions for second consecutive game totaling four for the season. Senior Aaron Archie passing a season high of 15 tackles with six solo and nine assisted stops. He is currently leading the MVFC and sixth nationally with a 12.0 tackle per game average. Other members of the team receiving honors are senior tight end Michael Mardis, senior punter Lucas Hileman and Burnett. Each player was named as a honorable mention selection for National Player of the Week at their position.
ISU students gaining early coaching experience Thomas Beeler Sports Editor Indiana State offers student a coaching minor that has a required course to learn and gain experience coaching first hand. Some students are required to coach youth football league around Terre Haute and others do it for the pure enjoyment. The Boys and Girls Club of America allow students to volunteer being referees and manage/coach youth basketball teams. Keenen Stevenson, ISU alumni and majored in nonprofit leadership, worked closely with this program. He coached basketball at the Boys and Girls club located on US-41. He believes the children in the basketball program needed someone with a different perspective and felt that he brought a fresh outlook to the kids. Another volunteer at the Boys and Girls was senior recreation and sports management major Tramaine Jones. “I enjoyed the development of the their character,” Stevenson said. Jones said he got involved because someone who lived in his building was already coaching and Jones wanted to help.
“You gain coaching experience along with working with kids and receive practicum hours and it could lead to a job,” Jones said. Jones spends ten hours a week at the Boys and Girls Club practicing, individually working out and coaching games. He said he coaches because he loves the sport and want others to succeed in life by using the game. Jones said students can easily get involved by simply walkingin and filling out an application to coach. “I enjoy being able to give the kids something to do that will keep them off the streets, keep their grades up and keep them out of trouble,” Jones said. The amount of time one coaches depends on the person and their schedule. Stevenson said he coached somewhere around five to ten hours a week and he chose to do so. The times can be flexible.
“I enjoy being able to give the kids something to do that will keep them off the streets, keep their grades up and keep them out of trouble.” Tramaine Jones, senior recreation sport management major
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