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NUMBER ONE FALLS Indiana State football defeated the number one ranked North Dakota State and defending Football Championships Subdivision national champions 17-14
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William Powell walked with five other black men and one white man carrying sleeping bags, food and other supplies toward Indiana State University’s Administration Building. Inside the building, they found their way into a vice president’s office. They pushed the office furniture against the door and they began the wait. Powell never set out to make university history. “All I wanted to do was go to school, get a B average and graduate,” said the Navy veteran who enrolled at ISU in 1967. About 7:30 a.m. on May 1, 1969, a secretary arriving for work found her office blocked and the sit in well under way with additional students joining those who became known as the “Magnificent Seven.” Students walked out of classes and gathered at the building until a crowd of about 500 stood outside what is now known as Gillum Hall. Students also shut down The Grill, the campus eatery.
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Unbounded Possibilities selects eight projects for funding Brianne Hofmann Assistant News Editor Eight programs have been chosen for funding by the Unbounded Possibilities initiative. “They’re very different from global engagement to rural development to entrepreneurship development,” President Daniel J. Bradley said. “There’s probably not a person on the campus who couldn’t find a place to be part of one of them if they wanted to.” Unbounded Possibilities is apart of ISU’s Strategic Plan, which has three goals: Research areas that currently boost community engagement and experiential learning, set up additional investment in those existing programs and find new, promising outlets to finance. The initiative goes along with the third goal, providing $5 million base funding to the eight selected programs. A lengthy search for the eight was launched in early spring 2011. Any program that wanted funded had to submit proposals and undergo a “pretty rigorous review” process, Bradley said. He added that over 30 proposals were originally considered, but a group of off-campus officials narrowed down the pool of candidates. “The reason we used outside people, more than anything, was to make sure [the search] wasn’t biased,” he said. “It gave us an independent view of the idea and its potential.”
A committee of ISU faculty was also established to recruit reviewers as well as set a timeline for the initiative. Bradley said the committee will now look at the success of those programs during the next three to four months and that will also determine how much additional funding they’ll receive in the next fiscal year. While the base funding mostly comes out of ISU’s pocket, programs such as the Community School of the Arts and the Center for Health, Wellness, and Life Enrichment will be somewhat self-sustaining, raising money through tuition and fees, respectively. Just because each program receives funding doesn’t guarantee its longevity. However, Bradley feels that one program’s demise may lead to further endeavors down the road and will still encourage on-campus collaborations. “Of these eight [programs], not all of them will be successful in terms of reaching their goals,” Bradley said. “But I think they all will be successful in helping people build bridges between each other. Even if one idea isn’t successful it’ll be a nursery for new ideas that come out later.” More information on the initiative can be found at www.indstate.edu/up or by contacting the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at 237-2304.
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Haute community to find sustainable solutions that assist local businesses portunities for infants through senior citizens in the Terre Haute community and improves the environment. while allowing ISU art majors to learn through teaching. • Center for Genomic Advocacy: Promotes the responsible use of • Center for Global Engagement: Supports brief international experi- genomic technology for the good of society while weighing the negative ences for students, which are headed by faculty. It also backs conferences effects such technology would have on people. and workshops that engage local and international communities. • Center for Health, Wellness, and Life Enrichment: Aims to enhance • Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality: Encour- quality of life in the community by providing service to rural and undeserved populations. ages interdisciplinary research and discussion for students, staff, and the overall public while addressing societal needs for better health care and • Center for Unmanned Systems and Human Capital Developcooperation between various faiths. ment: Creates an educational environment through training and research • Rural-Urban Entrepreneurship Development Institute: Enables that studies societies’ continuing needs such as homeland security, agriculISU’s ability to prepare students to become productive citizens in the rural ture and civil authorities. areas of Indiana post-college. • Institute for Community Sustainability: Collaborates with the Terre
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Testing Underway: Expert says impact should be small Alice Brumfield Reporter A expert says seismic testing will have no lasting impact on the environment. “We don’t really leave any impact,” Jim Mattison, field manager said. “Our sensors are plugged into the ground with little spikes on the end that keeps them in place. Other than that we’ll get finished and pick up our flags and we’ll be done.” Some Terre Haute citizens are nervous about the impact this project could have on the streets and traffic, but Mattison assures them there is no reason to worry. “We have in the street itself the vibrator and it’s moving along every two minutes about fifty five feet,” Mattison said. “It’s sort of like the waste management trucks. There’s no lasting impact.” Poplar Street, Wabash Avenue and sections of Seventh Street were greeted by the sights and sounds of crews going over roads with seismic testing equipment. “It’s a way to make an underground map of the rock formations,” Mattison said. “With a vibrator, we send a signal under the ground that bounces off of rocks and sends signals to our sensors in the back of our truck. Our job is to make an underground map.” There are chances that the team may find oil, but Mattison said they are not the ones that extracts it.
“We only see the rock formations and different types of materials,” Mattison said. “We don’t see oil, we just see based on rock formations where it could be.” This type of project has been done before. It was done before the Hulman Center was built and happens all over the country when buildings stand. Mattison and his crew have done seismic testing all over the state and even around some of the country. “This is what we do for a living,” he said. The testing is the first step in a process as ISU moves forward in its plans to allow Pioneer Oil Company, Lawrenceville, Ill. to drill for oil. At a Board of Trustees meeting in February the university approved Pioneer Oil to conduct drilling. According to board minutes a lease between the oil company and ISU was approved with the university to receive royalty payments of no less than 15 percent for any oil products discovered. According to an Indiana State University press release on Thursday, testing is to continue daily for the next seven to nine days. As a result of testing, there will be brief lane closures on streets. Affected streets include Wabash Avenue, Poplar, Chestnut and Tippecanoe streets as well as the streets between Tippecanoe and Oak on Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Streets.
The intersection of Seventh and Chestnut is one of the areas seismic testing will be taking place in the next seven to nine days (Photo by Jamie Nichols).
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The Magnificent Seven in the vice president’s office (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
“I was surprised,” Powell said, recalling that day. “I didn’t think they would support us.” The sit-in followed demands presented a year before demanding the recognition of black fraternities and sororities as well as establishing black history courses and the hiring of more black professors. While that request saw a national black fraternity on campus, ISU President Alan Rankin also agreed to support petitions for courses in black history. But on that May day in 1969, the requested demands included a reduction in tuition, the city police not to have jurisdiction on campus, more freedom for professors in academic affairs, unlimited serving in residence hall cafeterias and the creation of a black studies department. That take over, a race riot and other efforts led to the establishment of an African and African-American studies program, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. As part of its celebration, a panel discussion will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 20 in the University Hall Theater. Powell and Sam Dixon, another student leader during that turbulent period, will speak as part of the panel. “Obviously, we’re hoping to get participation in a broad ranging discussion of what it was like at the time,” said Chris Olsen, chair of Indiana State’s history department, of which the
African and African-American Studies program is a part. ISU’s interdisciplinary program is one of the first in the Midwest and one of the earliest in the nation. The Commission on Higher Education approved ISU’s program in August 1972. “It’s a testament to survival that we still have it,” Olsen said. “It’s important historically for an institution that likes to brag about being an institution with African-American students back to the 19th century.” More than 500 students enroll in the program’s classes each semester. “I can fill any number of classes that I can put on the schedule,” Olsen said. Powell said all of the students’ requests on that May day in 1969 were eventually accomplished. “We knew action had to be taken to get them to pay attention,” Powell said. “Once we took that action, they were forced to listen.” The students did have one miscalculation in their takeover of the vice president’s office. “We thought it was the president’s office,” Powell recalled with a laugh. When Sam Dixon enrolled at ISU in 1968 he had already belonged to a group in high school that brought about
curriculum changes. “We wanted the full history included, to have full access for all nationalities,” Dixon said. “I wanted the true picture of America.” Powell and Dixon said they both respected and liked working with Rankin to make changes on the campus. “I think we had a lot of respect for each other,” Dixon said. “We worked through some things the best we knew how. Our goal was the same: to enhance Indiana State. We had different ways of coming at it.”
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Continued from Page 4 Almost a year after the sit-in, racial strife reached a boiling point on the campus. On April 23, 1970, a bulletin board in Blumberg Hall featuring photographs of national Black Panther leaders, the Chicago Seven and lynchings had been torn up and racist and other remarks were scrawled on two black residents’ doors. Black female students staged a sit-in at Blumberg in protest of the desecration. That day rumors grew and expanded among the black and white students causing tensions to rise as they jostled each other at the residence hall. Dixon helped to quell the crowd at Blumberg and to leave the residence hall peacefully. But the peace didn’t last. That night at the Sycamore Towers threats boiled into action. White and black students threw rocks and other objects at each other before the white students briefly retreated. They returned in force with between 400 and 600 white students, according to Crystal Reynolds, who wrote her dissertation on “Leadership Response to the Black Student Protest Movement at Indiana State University.” An Indiana State Police report stated that the students wielded weapons that included gas pipes, ball bats, rocks, bricks and tire tools.
White students threw rocks and bricks into the lower windows of the Statesman Towers where 75 to 100 black students had congregated in the stairways. Police in riot gear arrived, firing shotguns in the air and teargassed the students to disperse them. “It was unexpected, astonishing,” Dixon said. “It overwhelmed all of us. We just reacted to it. No one expected that much resistance. It was beyond talking then.” But in the aftermath, Dixon said opposing forces joined together “so it wouldn’t happen again.” Now to speak as part of the 40th anniversary of the program, Dixon said he feels deeply humbled. “I had no vision how this day would come. I want to make sure that we preserve this oncein-a-lifetime event so it doesn’t fade away,” he said. African-American history is part of American history and it should have a place in institutions of higher learning, Dixon said. “It’s part of our nation,” he said. “It gives the full picture of our country and our state.” Members of the Magnificent Seven speak to students outside of the Administration Building, now Gillum Hall (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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Higher education in America: A bear market
Recent studies show that college enrollment has been steadily decreasing over the past few years. But in a time where job competition is fiercer than ever, why would this be the case? Have American’s lost faith in the value of a college degree and their chances to increase their education and procure a job with a degree? Yes, they have. A study conducted by Pew Research Center earlier this year titled, “Is College Worth It?” cites that 57 percent of Americans say the higher education system in the U.S. fails to provide students with good value for the money they spend and 75 percent say that college is too expensive for most. But isn’t furthering one’s education supposed to be a low-risk, high-yield investment? Two problems lead to this growing lack of interest in acquiring a college degree: lackluster results and tough economic times. Critics of higher education in the U.S. say students are being rewarded with high grades for minimal effort, citing the difference in necessary time investments between students of generations past compared to today’s. Survey data shows that the amount of time college students actually study—read, write and prepare for class) has decreased from 24 hours a week to about 16 over the last 50 years. So while tradition suggests that students should invest two hours of study for every hour of class, they only invest half of that time.
Has college become too easy? These statistics suggest so. And if that is the case then what does that say about the original goal of higher education? A 2011 report by sociologists Richard Arum and Josipa Roska titled “Academically Adrift” found that 36 percent of students made no significant gains in critical-thinking skills in college. And when over a quarter of college presidents across America believe that the faculty at their own university grades students too leniently, it becomes obvious that we aren’t requiring too much effort to succeed, thereby changing the very nature of the successful college graduate. Another possible explanation for our disinterest in paying for knowledge may lie in the current economic status of our country. U.S. Census Bureau estimates report the difference in annual income between a high school and college graduate to be about $20,000. Shouldn’t this be incentive enough? Interestingly, the main barrier to attending college is strictly a financial one. According to the Pew survey, 57 percent of adults 18 to 34 who are not in school and do not have a degree say they would prefer to work and make money instead and 48 percent say they just downright can’t afford to go to college. Additionally, the growing concern over unpaid student loans in America (which totals over $1 trillion) is certainly not a good selling point for colleges, especially in
a country with unemployment rates nearing ten percent and when 54 percent of recent college graduates are considered to be underemployed if not unemployed. Whether these are the only reasons for the growing disinterest in higher education or not, they appear to be the main ones, for it is evident that individuals are beginning to see college as a bad investment, or at least not as good as it once was. Sadly, this problem is growing and will continue to perpetuate itself strictly because our collective attitude towards education reflects this decline. While the U.S. ranks second in defense budget spending per GDP, we rank 55th in terms of education spending. These priorities may illustrate the cause of our subpar educational aptitude, as American 12th graders rank 19th out of 21 industrialized countries in mathematics achievement and 16th out of 21 nations in science. Our advanced physics students rank dead last. Our lack of investment in education will ultimately lead to larger economic problems, which will then reciprocate into less investment in education. If we don’t turn this trend around we may become too dumb to know it or at least too poor to do anything about it.
Easy, sleezy courtship Ruby lipped ladies and glint eyed gentlemen fill the venue. Wearing overpriced shoes and blackened lashes, her presentation is a compiled effort from a friend, a magazine and a full-length mirror. Richelle The bar is redolent of Kimble cheap cologne. Tension grows as men claim Socially their prey as each tipsy, Awkward fraudulently exhibited female looking for casual self-assurance enters through the door. A beverage compliments her pedicured. His intent is hardly concealed; her shell is easily punctured after names have been
exchanged. With the aid of elementary humor, a crooked smile and a dance or three, he escorts her to the car where small lies are exchanged to build a foundation of attraction in hopes to salvage a second “date.” The cracks in this routine pantomime are brushed aside, allowing the counterfeited engagement between two human beings to become accepted, and even worse, heightened to a pedestal. Each of us has been a victim of this socially accepted scene, with or without intent. It’s what has been constructed as correct and unfortunately, is becoming the norm. According to Singles in America, Match. com’s second annual survey on singles, singles nowadays are seeking less meaningful companionship as opposed to a committed
long-term partner. In fact, the study revealed that 40 percent of the 5,500 adults surveyed said they were unsure about marriage and 27 percent said they are almost positive they didn’t want to get married at all. And how do you find this uncommitted, meaningless and forged interaction? Through socially staged scenes that thrive off of low-expectations and desperation, of course. In addition, the survey showed that the majority of singles are not only looking for less committed lust, but they are willing to break any sexual barrier they may have on day one. Fifty-five percent, found by averaging 66 percent of men and 44 percent of women, said they have had sex on the first date.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 Whatever happened to the flattery, natural impression and personal testimony that draws in a potential partner? Or the respect, intelligence and personal morale that defined an attractive mate? It has been replaced by the self-indulgent sexual hunger and careless lifestyle triggered by our fast paced, surface skimming society. Even with the knowledge of how fake these social scenes are, why is it that nearly each of us will be back at the bar this weekend, lowering our standards for the next three-week fling of forced conversation and
meaningless sex to occur? Perhaps it is the numbing and dumbing phenomenon that seems to be a result from the overly developed, first world status of our country. The artificial technology and media that shape our living may also be shaping our minds, routines and, specifically, our human interaction. What surrounds us seems to be lowering our morals and heightening our irresponsibility. Or perhaps our generation simply enjoys having too much “fun.” With statistics that deem half of our single adult
population as searching for merely meaningless interaction, I don’t foresee this trend ending. But that doesn’t mean that each single, bar crawling individual must succumb to the masses. Instead of letting any pompous man purchase you bottomless amaretto sours, bring your own wallet, cover your cleavage and exhibit classy independence. And men, don’t settle for the first bronzed beauty who jumps to grind on the dance floor; look to see if there is any substance behind those black-lined eyes.
That’s a bunch of malarkey: A night of angry Joe Biden Last week’s vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Congressman Paul Ryan occurred in a rather stressful political environment. Both were presented with a large task: to keep their campaigns afloat. Due to President Obama’s terrible debate performance, Biden had to give the Obama administration and the Democratic party a second shot at appealing to and convincing voters. Meanwhile, Ryan had to capitalize on Mitt Romney’s impressive debate performance and keep that momentum going. Although both candidates had important jobs to do, the spotlight was focused squarely on Vice President Biden. Biden’s debate performance came with heavy criticism and resounding praise. The Vice President had a ton of widely popular oneliners such as “That’s a bunch of malarkey,” and “This is a bunch of stuff.” However, those famous quotes outline Biden’s aggressive and no non-sense approach to the debate. Throughout the event, Biden wasted no time in criticizing Ryan and setting the record straight on various issues. Republican MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said, “Thursday night was about reenergizing the Democratic base and judging from my Twitter feed, Vice President Biden accomplished that goal.” Democratic voters were absolutely thrilled by Biden’s performance, considering it to be a wonderful contrast from the President’s depressingly flacid performance. However, Republicans, Independents and even some democrats were wildly displeased by Biden. Throughout the debate, Vice President Biden
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interrupted Ryan and even laughed while he was speaking. Biden’s demonstrations became so disruptive that Ryan said, “Mr. Vice President, I know you’re under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don’t keep interrupting each other.” Fox News host Chris Wallace commented on Biden’s performance saying, “I think I’ve watched almost every presidential and vice presidential debate since the first four Kennedy/Nixon debates in 1960 and, thinking back over the last few minutes, I don’t believe that I’ve ever seen a debate in which one participant was as openly disrespectful of the other as Biden was to Ryan tonight.” Unfortunately, little is being said on Paul Ryan’s debate performance due to the hype surrounding Vice President Biden. However, Ann Romney has praised Ryan’s debate performance at a rally in Michigan. “I think people can understand why Mitt made that choice because what he saw in Paul was a level headed, very smart individual. You can tell, it came through, the kind of character that this man has. He has such integrity. …We need those two guys in the White House and Michigan can help us get that job done,” she said. Overall, Vice President Biden’s performance was rude and crass to many. Although I personally enjoyed his smirks and his “Can you believe this guy?” body language, I recognize that he could have framed his dismay with the Congressman’s statements in a more professional manner. However, I believe that the Vice president’s performance was just what the doctor ordered to heal Democratic party’s bruised ego from the first presidential debate. Now that we are heading into the second presidential debate, the president has a simple task, don’t screw it up.
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ISU makes strides to aid homelessness
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A little under a year ago, Kathy Houk was living in her truck with her husband, Doug Houk, near Vincennes, Ind. Gasoline wasn’t cheap, and the two barely managed to keep enough fuel in the vehicle to chase away the cold winter. Food didn’t come easy either. After not meeting the requirements for food stamps, the Houk’s were left with virtually no means of buying food. Not even charity aid was available to them. “Down in Vincennes, they do not have soup kitchens,” Kathy Houk stated. “They do not have shelters down there. They don’t have that, so our sources down there were very, very limited.” The Houk’s were going five days a week, sometimes more, without eating. Kathy Houk thinned away to a mere 140 pounds. “We would spend a dollar to get something to eat at McDonald’s,” Kathy Houk said. “We would split that sandwich in half, and that’s all we would have for five to seven days.” They would shower at a local church that allowed them, and would infrequently get food that was often insufficient to last the whole day, let alone the entire week. For weeks, the Houk’s lived like this, and the terrible situation started to get to them. “I had all kinds of thoughts,” Kathy Houk said. “What’s the next day going to bring? What do I have to live for? Just insane thoughts. I just… didn’t know.” Mercilessly, their problems didn’t stop there. Doug Houk became very sick soon after, and began vomiting blood. The gravity of the illness was apparent after he went to the hospital. His stomach acid was burning his esophagus. At the very least, he risked losing his esophagus. At the most, he risked losing his life. “[On the way to the hospital,] Kevin [the medical personnel] asked ‘If his heart stops, do you want him revived?’” Kathy Houk said through teary eyes. “I said ‘Well yeah…’” Fortunately, Doug Houk survived after spending six days in the hospital. Even after all of this though, they still didn’t have a place to call home or a guaranteed source of food. The Houk’s are testament that homelessness isn’t only caused by bad
decisions. Bad luck, and wrong-placewrong-time situations can cause it, too. “We [weren’t homeless] for drugs, not for alcohol. We were truly there because of the economy. Jobs letting us go,” Kathy Houk said. “Our position that we were in was something that we thought would never happen to us.” Doug Houk was a worker in the auto industry when it started failing e c on om i c a l l y. When the company downsized, he was let go, leaving Mrs. Houk as the sole source of income. Kathy Houk’s had worked for five years at Lowe’s, making a decent wage. It paid the rent, but bills started to add up after Doug Houk lost his There are four can donation stations on campus: the Commons, the library, the student recreation center and the bursar’s office (Photo job. Soon after, she had by Jamie Nichols). a seizure and a mini stroke that hospitalized her, preventing immediately, and set them on the fast track her from working. As a result, the store to employment and home-ownership. The Bethany house is part of the Catholic she worked for skirted the employment Charities in Terre Haute organization. The law and fired her for her illness. “They told me ‘We do not have time for organization’s purpose is to serve the less a sick person at work,’” Kathy Houk said. fortunate in our community, including Technicalities prevented the Houk’s from the poor, sick and elderly. They also help neglected and abused children. suing the company for their behavior. The Bethany House provides shelter With nothing else to do, the Houk’s and warm meals to the homeless in Terre traveled to Terre Haute in search of help. Haute, asking only that residents help After a string of hardships, they finally with small chores during their stay. They found the Bethany House on the corner also help their residents find employment. 14th and Locust Streets. “We met with Dottye [Crippen], the coordinator,” Kathy Houk said. “We had told her everything that had gone on. What we wanted to do in life and everything.” The Bethany house took them in CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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CONTINUED From PAGE 8 “Within two days after we were there, [my husband] found work,” Kathy Houk said. “[Crippen] knew the owner of Gartland Foundry, an iron manufacturer in town, and ended up getting [him] a job. Because of the Bethany House and the Catholic Charities of Terre Haute, the Houk’s are now living in an apartment. They have nice furniture, also supplied by Catholic Charities, and a source of income. “There at the Bethany house, they want to see you excel,” Kathy Houk said. “They want to see you get back into your own home again.” ISU hosted a panel on homelessness last Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Holmstedt Hall. Kathy Houk was among the four speakers there. They discussed challenges and successes in combating homelessness in the community. The panelists also advocated ISU’s Can Castle Food Drive currently underway. Katie Butwin is an instructor in ISU’s political science department and co-coordinator for this year’s Fall Read. “This year’s Fall Read is the Glass Castle,” said Butwin, talking about Jeannette Walls’s memoir about poverty and dysfunctional parents. “I think [the book] really speaks to students who either know someone or have experienced [poverty and homelessness] themselves.” This Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m., Walls will be visiting ISU and talking to students about her book and relevant issues. To welcome her, ISU will be building a
Can Castle with food that’s donated. “We are building a Can Castle instead of a Glass Castle in the commons area,” Butwin said. “So we have student volunteers helping with that. We’re collecting donations, and we’ll be there [building the castle] from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. So come watch.” There are four can donation stations collecting food for the event: one at the library, the Commons, the student recreation center and the Bursar’s office. Students can also donate to professor Butwin herself. “I can take donations anywhere and anytime,” Butwin said. “If someone has a donation, just bring it in.” The food donated to the Can Castle event will go to the Terre Haute Catholic Charities, which provide food to local houses like the Bethany House. Both Butwin and Kathy Houk urge that students drop off food for the event, and anything they can to the charities. “Maybe [students on campus] have small bottles of shampoo and conditioners and stuff, or canned foods just sitting in their cabinets, and they just don’t know what to do with them. Drop them off,” Kathy Houk said. “They can certainly use it.” For more information on the Catholic Charities of Terre Haute, visit http://www.archindy.org/cc/ terrehaute/index.html, or call 812-232-1447.
“We would spend a dollar to get something to eat at McDonald’s. We would split that sandwich in half, and that’s all we would have for five to seven days.” Kathy Houk, former homeless person and Bethany House resident
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Students travel abroad for internship
ISU students pose during their 4-day fashion internship in Atlanta (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Bethany Donat ISU Communications and Marketing Prada. Gucci. Pucci. Dolce & Gabbana. “You kind of look dumb if you don’t know the designer names,” said Halee Walls as she talked about working in the fashion industry. Luckily, she didn’t have to learn that lesson the hard way. Last spring, Walls travelled to Italy for a 10-day trip where she studied and explored the city with other students from the textile, apparel and merchandising program at Indiana State University. She learned designers firsthand as the group toured shops and showrooms, then saw many of those same Italian designers’ lines while interning at showrooms in New York and most recently, Atlanta. “They use Italian designers a lot here [in the states],” said Walls, a senior from Greenwood. She was one of 10 ISU students that travelled to Atlanta for a four-day internship in August, working busy days in the showrooms of Apparel Mart, a wholesale market that offers clothing and accessories. “At some point, most students have worked in retail,” said Cheryl Kremer, full-time lecturer for textiles, apparel and merchandising at ISU. “But in Atlanta, they see the wholesale side of the industry.” Designer showrooms sell to a buyer, who brings items to a store, where the general consumer can purchase them. “Through this internship, students have the opportunity to influence what will be available to the ultimate customer,” said Kremer. “It was all kind of surreal,” said ISU senior MacKenzie
Connelly of Casey, Ill., describing Apparel Mart as a huge 15 story building filled with a maze of corridors, back hallways and “showrooms upon showrooms upon showrooms.” Connelly worked in the Lori Veith showroom and extensively with Sandy Duffler designs, a line that creates handmade belts. Responsible for a little bit of everything, Connelly greeted guests, offered tours of the showroom and helped set up belt displays. She worked alongside Greg Duffler, whose father founded the company. “I learned a lot from watching him interact with buyers,” said Connelly, describing him as very personable. “He’s all about customer service.” Duffler’s personable and helpful demeanor extended to everyone who walked in the showroom, including the interns. “He asked me how much I knew about belts, which wasn’t much, so he sat down with me and we talked for the next three hours about belts,” she said. From the metals to leathers, she said she learned everything there was to know about the line. “I was touching lamb, calf, buffalo, everything. It was pretty cool,” she said. Kremer said that most students worked in showrooms selling contemporary apparel or accessories during the internship. “When most people think fashion, they think apparel. But there’s also design and manufacturing and textiles,” said Kremer. Walls said she appreciated the chance to gain a more
holistic view of the industry. “Buyers basically get to do everything in the industry at one time,” she said. In Atlanta, Walls worked in the showroom of the Canadian designer known as Modes Corwik, representing one of the same lines that she worked with during an internship in New York last summer. “Halee’s time in New York expanded her knowledge of the fashion industry by giving her exposure to all of the behind-the-scenes activities that lead up to the point of sale,” said Gary Margulies, the United States national representative for Katherine Barclay, one of the lines in the showroom. He explained that Walls’ experience included design components, manufacturing challenges, various marketing functions and financial concerns. “I was comfortable going to Atlanta because I knew what to do and was working with Gary again,” said Walls. She, like Connelly, learned a lot from the representatives of her showroom. “He [Gary] is really good at reading people. You kind of have to get to know the buyer in order to get a perspective of what they like,” said Walls, adding that most of the time, buyers don’t want to see the entire line. “You have to get to know them before you start showing and pick out what they like.”
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 Margulies agreed, adding that Walls’ experience working in New York prepared her well for the Atlanta internship. “It gave her the necessary foundation to fully understand the line and present it to potential buyers in the most desirable manner,” said Margulies. “If she had not been so mentallyintegrated with the line, she would not have achieved success in suggesting combinations of various individual pieces based on the needs, wants and desires of each wholesale buyer.” In addition to perceiving what the buyers are looking for now, Walls said it is important to foresee what the general public will be willing to buy in the future. “You really have to pay attention to what buyers will want in their stores. Predicting the future, basically,” she said. “You have to know what’s going to be in nine months, not just right now.” Despite the challenges of the
industry, the interns said they had great experiences and enjoy being in a field that they love. “There are so many different things I could do because the field is so broad,” said Connelly, who said that Atlanta opened her eyes to new career possibilities. Likewise, Walls said she got a better feel for this niche of the fashion industry, appreciating that buyers get to interact with everyone and have a variety of responsibilities. “I think I want to be a buyer, after being in the industry.” She said she will most likely take a job in New York as a sales representative with Modes Corwik after she graduates in May. “I work hard, but it’s not strenuous. It comes naturally,” said Walls, recalling wanting to pick out her own outfits even as a child. “It’s something that comes easily. It’s fun.”
Student Halee Walls stands next to Gary Margulies, a representative for Katherine Barclay (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
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Upcoming Events Women’s Volleyball Friday at Cedar Falls, Iowa vs. Northern Iowa at 8 p.m. Saturday at Peoria, Ill. vs. Bradley at 8 p.m.
Women’s Soccer Wednesday at Evansville, Ind. vs. University of Evansville at 5 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Stadium vs. Drake at 1 p.m.
Football Saturday at Macomb, Ill. vs. Western Illinois at 7 p.m.
Women’s Golf Monday and Tuesday at Springfield, Mo. for the Payne Stewart Memorial at 9:30 a.m.
Sophomore quarter back Mike Perish looks for an open receiver to gain some yards (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Jared McCormick Reporter
Senior defensive back Johnny Towalid’s two interceptions during the Sycamores’ match up against the Bison of North Dakota helped propel ISU to victory over the defending Football Championships Subdivision national champions. The Sycamores traveled to the Fargodome and defeated the Bison in front of a crowd of over 18,000 fans. This is the first time that the Sycamores have defeated a number one ranked team in school history and have ever defeated North Dakota State University. The win improved the Sycamores to 5–2 record overall and 3–1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). On defense for the Sycamores, senior linebacker Aaron Archie ended the game with 12 tackles.
Freshman defensive end Connor Underwood recorded two sacks for a loss of 10 yards and total 10 tackles for the game. On the ground, junior tailback Shakir Bell led the Sycamores rushing for 96 yards. Sophomore quarterback Mike Perish was 10 of 18 in passing for 109 yards. Head football coach Trent Miles said that this was “a big win” for the Sycamores. The Sycamores are currently on a three-game winning streak. An early field goal for the Sycamores would prove to be the deciding factor in this contest. Tanner Fritschle would split the uprights with 7:57 remaining on a 48-yard field goal. North Dakota would tie the game on a 20-yard field goal but
Towalid’s interceptions would push the Sycamores ahead. Interception returns in the second and fourth quarter of the game by Towalid were the only time the Sycamores saw the end zone. With 10:31 remaining, Towalid had a 27-yard interception return and would strike again in the fourth with a 31-yard interception return. The Bison was within three points, 17-14, following a one-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter with 9:56 remaining but the Sycamores would hang on for the win. A final interception by junior safety Larry King helped to seal the victory for the Sycamores.
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Mascari breaks 8K school record
Sophomore John Mascari is building up his stride to the finish line (Photo by Richelle Kimble).
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Sophomore John Mascari established a new school 8k record Saturday at the 2012 NCAA Division I Pre Nationals in Louisville, Ky. Men’s Team “We went out a little more conservative than we did at Notre Dame,” Mascari said. “I think we were about 4:45 at the mile. So I felt a little tired, but as the race went on I felt stronger. When I hit 5,000 meters, I think we were 14:58, I felt better. We ran really smart today. I keyed off of senior Dustin Betz and Albaro Escalera for a while and hung onto them. The last two miles I tried to hang on the best I could with the second group. I just wanted to hang on for dear life and see what I could do.” Mascari’s time of 23:55 replaced the previous record time
of 24:05 set by senior teammate Albaro Escalera from two weeks ago at the Notre Dame Invitational. Mascari finished 34th overall and was followed by Escalera in 56th (24:05), Betz in 87th (24:22), sophomore Tristan Selby in 170th (25:01), sophomore Gabe Ocasio 183rd (25:07), sophomore Taylor Head 216th (25:29), and sophomore Milton Brinza 260th (26:23). Competing in the unseeded race was senior Corey Hahn who finished in (25:49). The Indiana State men’s cross country team finished in 19th place out of 40 teams. “I thought the team did well today,” Mascari said. “We still have a lot of work, though. We have conference in a few weeks.” The University of Colorado won the team title with 72 points. They were followed by Brigham Young with 127 points. Third
was Oregon (152), Fourth was Florida State (275), Duke was fifth (287), Virginia Tech was sixth (288), Tulsa was seventh (292), Villanova was eighth (338) and Indiana State rounded out the top 20 with 530 points. Notable teams they beat were Kentucky in 25th, Central Michigan in 29th, Miami (Ohio) in 32nd, Iowa in 33rd, Loyola in 34th and Wichita State in 39th. “We had Betz run a huge 30 second personal best, after that we had a big gap. It was about 80 places or so, but you really can’t be too mad with the great times run today,” John McNichols, ISU head men’s cross country coach, said. Women’s Team The Indiana State University women’s team competed in the Pre Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky Saturday and placed 14th
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ISU falls to Drake and Creighton this weekend
Senior Christie Fullenkamp and sophomore Kyla Thomas jump to prevent Drake from scoring during their Think Pink game Friday (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).
Blaine Kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations The Indiana State Volleyball teams lost two competitive battles against Drake and Creighton Friday and Saturday in the ISU Arena. Friday being the ISU volleyball team’s Think Pink night supporting breast cancer research, fans could donate money or wear pink in support. ISU vs. Drake The Indiana State Sycamore volleyball team (3-15, 1-7 MVC) found themselves down early and could not battle back as they fell 3-1 to the Bulldogs of Drake (3-15, 2-6 MVC) Friday on “Think Pink” night at the ISU Arena. In the first set, the Sycamores and Bulldogs traded points back and forth and the Sycamores took a 5-4 lead off a kill by senior Shea Doran. The Bulldogs then took over, leading much of the set before a kill and ace by senior Christie Fullenkamp tied the set at 18. The Bulldogs once again pulled ahead, however, as they defeated the Sycamores 25-20 in the first set. The Sycamores and Bulldogs traded scores throughout much of the second set and the score was tied at 21-21 late in the set before the Bulldogs won 25-22 and took a 2-0 set lead. The Sycamore offense came to life in the third set as they pulled out to a 20-14 lead off a kill by freshman Victoria Swigart.
Despite a Drake rally, the Sycamores went on to win the third set 25-19 and cut the Bulldog lead in the match to two sets to one. The Bulldogs came out firing in the first set and went on an 11-5 run after being tied 5-5 to take a 16-10 lead over the Sycamores. A kill and an ace by Doran cut into the Bulldog lead but the Sycamores could never get any closer as they fell to the Bulldogs 25-20 in the fourth set and the match 3-1. Seniors Christie Fullenkamp and Shea Doran each recorded a double double for the Sycamores. Fullenkamp had 14 kills and 18 digs while Doran had 11 kills and 13 digs for ISU. ISU vs. Creighton Despite holding a lead in all three sets played, the Bluejays of Creighton (17-3, 8-1 MVC) moved past the Indiana State Sycamore volleyball team (3-16, 1-8 MVC) 3-0 Saturday inside the ISU Arena. The Sycamore volleyball team came out firing as they jumped out to a 9-5 lead early in the first set, thanks to kills by Doran and Fullenkamp and sophomore Kyla Thomas. The Bluejays would come back to tie the match at 15-15 before taking the lead, but the Sycamores could not recover and fell in the first set, 25-20.
In the second set, it was the Bluejays who got off to a quick start as they took a 3-1 lead over the Sycamores. Two kills by freshman Cassandra Willis and a Bluejay error, however, gave the Sycamores a 4-3 lead. The Bluejays responded, however, and retook the lead at 5-4 and never gave it up, winning the second set 25-18 and taking a 2-0 set lead. Neither team was able to get an advantage to start the third set and found the score tied 6-6 early on. The Sycamores then used a 7-0 run to take a 13-6 lead over the Bluejays. The Sycamores were never able to put the Bluejays away, though, as they came back to tie the set at 21-21. The Bluejays then went on to defeat the Sycamores 25-22 in the set and 3-0 in the match. Willis led the Sycamores with nine kills while junior Molly Murphy added seven kills and 11 digs and freshman Ashlen Buck recorded 13 digs for ISU. The Sycamore volleyball team will now hit the road next weekend when they travel to face the Panthers of Northern Iowa and the Braves of Bradley.
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(Left) Sophomore Amy Hicks battling to keep her position. (Right) Senior Dustin Betz, sophomores Tyler Head and Tristan Selby supporting each other throughout the race (Photo by Richelle Kimble).
The Sycamores were led by junior Jessica Zangmeister, who finished 15th place in a personal best time of 21:49. In addition, it earned her the seventh fastest time in school history. Behind Zangmeister was sophomore Nicole Lucas in 43rd (22:14), senior Kalli Dalton in 91st (22:48), senior Hanna Mercer in 130th (23:18), sophomore Amy Hicks in 198th (24:18), senior Serena Simeoli in 213th (24:39), sophomore Lindy Jones in 215th (24:41), sophomore Shelby Sands in 223rd (24:59), and freshman Emily Cotterman in 225th (25:16). “It was a really nice Individual performance by Jessica Zangmeister in a pretty tough field,” John Gartland, ISU women’s cross country head coach, said. “We were in the unseeded section, but there were some great individuals up front. She finished 15th and she looked great and consistent the whole time. Lucas had about two-thirds of a great race. Amy Hicks stepped up to be our number five, but we had too big of a gap and let other teams beat us.” Utah Valley won the unseeded section with 154 points. They narrowly defeated West Virginia, who had 157 points. South Carolina was third (186), Utah State was fourth (188), Furman was fifth (189). ISU followed Murray State, who was 13th (339). The rest of the field-included Youngstown State was 22nd (534),
Indiana University was 23rd (534), Louisville was 25th (591), Ohio was 26th (594), and Loyola (Chicago) was 27th (713). The Sycamores will compete at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships in two weekends in Normal, Ill.
“I thought the team did well today. We still have a lot of work though, we have conference in a few weeks.” John Mascari,sophomore 8K record holder
Sophomore Nicole Lucas making her final sprint toward the finish line (Photo by Richelle Kimble).