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MEET “BIG JOHN”
Freshman runner John Mascari, nicknamed “Big John”, has made an immediate impact for the ISU men’s cross country team Friday, October 19, 2012 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 120 Issue 24
APARTMENT FIRE
“Where he’ll go? Not sure, but that’s what makes this interesting.” John McNichols, men’s head cross country coach
Residents relocated after single apartment caught fire Tuesday
Freshman John Mascari a few steps from winning the Indiana Intercollegiate (Photo by Richelle Kimble) A fire on the fourth floor of Unit 3 of the University Apartments damaged one apartment (Photo by Ernest Rollins).
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THOMAS BEELER Sports editor With a restless wind blowing blades of grass back and forth over 100 men stand silent awaiting the sound of the gun fire to run as fast they can visualizing the sound and image of the toren tape at the
finish line around their torso. This is what freshman cross country runner John Mascari witnesses each time he steps up to the start line with an Indiana State University jersey on.
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Ernest rollins Editor-in-Chief As many as 40 Indiana State University students will be relocated from their residence hall rooms following an apartment fire Thursday morning at University Apartments in Terre Haute. Tara Singer, assistant vice president of Indiana State University Communications and Marketing and university spokesperson, said a fire on the fourth floor of unit three started between the 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. University Apartments, located on South Third Street, includes 382 units in four buildings in the area between Farrington and Crawford Streets. It primarily serves as housing for ISU juniors, seniors and graduate students. The complex also accommodates students with families as well as ISU staff members. The fire affected only one of the four University Apartments buildings. The Terre Haute Fire Department and representatives from the American Red Cross responded to the fire. Aziz Alrohed, a senior human resources development major, said he was in class with the owner of the apartment, sophomore human resources and development major Ahmed Aldoursi when they were informed that there was a fire in their unit. ISU Chief of Police Bill Mercier said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Singer said relocated residents will be moved to the fourth floor of the complex. Residents on the second and third floors will also have the option of relocating, she said. Taylor Winters, a freshman pre-pharmacy major, said she and boyfriend Alex Messer ignored the fire alarms initially. Winters said signs were hung in the complex about a monthly fire alarm test and that was what she and Messer believed was going on. Then a “police officer came up and knocked on our door telling us to get out,” Messer said. Austin McConnell was visiting Winters and Messer when the incident happened. Despite being approximately 150 feet in the
opposite hallway of the fire, McConnell said it was not until the three were going down the stairs that they noticed the smell of smoke. There was “a ton of smoke,” McConnell said. Stephanie Land, emergency services director for the American Red Cross Wabash Valley Chapter, said a team was sent to the site to provide help. The center, located across the street from University Apartments, was opened as a welcome center to students to escape the chill of the morning. There students were provided with food donated by Papa Johns on Wabash Avenue. Residents were allowed back into the building at 1 p.m.
Top: Fire damage on the fourth floor of unit three of the University Apartments. Below: Debris scatters the ground below the apartment (Photos by Ernest Rollins).
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Best-selling author comes to ISU Brianne Hofmann Assistant News Editor By drawing on personal experience, best-selling author While sitting in the back of a taxi on the way to a party one and journalist encouraged students and faculty to embrace night, Walls saw a homeless person walking along the busy and take advantage of their past, no matter what personal New York street. Walls was mortified to discover the person demons lurk within. was actually her mother. Jeannette Walls, author of “The Glass Castle,” a New York “It was a source of deep shame,” she said. “I was afraid I Times Best Seller and one of the top ten books of the decade would get fired or lose my friends if they found out.” according to Amazon, addressed ISU students and faculty The book further explores Walls’ impoverished and Wednesday in Tilson Auditorium while promoting the book. nomadic childhood at the hands of eccentric parents, Rex The event was in conjunction with ISU’s Fall Read program and Rose Mary. Her mother was an artist who was focused and the University Speaker Series. more on her craft and less on raising her four children. Walls’ “I identified with it because [my family] father, on the other hand, instilled imagination didn’t always have money for everything either,” and education into his kids, teaching them freshman psychology major Jeffrey Neal said. “I “We’re all so much biology, math and physics. found [the speech] very relatable.” Her father’s alcoholism and paranoia, as stronger than we Walls said that even though “The Glass Castle” well as her mother’s thirst for excitement, kept was a memoir, she hoped readers would pull a realize.” the family on the move until they landed in bigger message from it. a desolate West Virginia mining town. With “We’re all so much stronger than we realize,” Jeannette Walls, author resources scarce, Walls and her siblings had she said. “It’s about finding tools to become the to rely on each other survive, all of them of “The Glass Castle” person you want to be.” eventually escaping to New York for chances It was a story Walls said she had spent much at better lives. of her life hiding from loved ones. As she became more “I enjoyed the speech more than I thought I would,” Neal successful, however, she said it was harder to run from her said. “I think [the book] helps people who struggle with self memories. esteem.” “My biggest fear was myself and my own past,” she said.
Jeannette Walls (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).
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Technology in the classroom: ISU community plugs in Hannah Michaels Reporter Indiana State University students and professors continue to question the impact that advances in technology have on education. “Technology makes you work more efficient, effective, and appealing,” Feng-Qi Lai, professor of curriculum, instruction and media technology, said. “If you don’t design in that way, it may not be as good as tradition.” Many professors have transitioned from traditional styles of writing on chalk or dry-erase boards to computerized lecturing slides, such as PowerPoint. The university operated website called Blackboard, used for tracking grades and communication, is an example of technology that can be found in nearly all classrooms around campus. Indiana State takes initiative in advancing technological use around campus by enforcing a Laptop policy, requiring all students to have a laptop to use for their studies. However, how students use this resource remains an issue. “Using technology in class is very helpful,” Rachel Barley, freshman speech language pathology major, said. “Using laptops in class is a quicker way to take notes and type things down, but you have a more likely chance of getting distracted with Facebook or Twitter.” In addition, the increase of technology use in classroom allows opportunities for individuals who aren’t living on campus or commuting to gain an education as well. Distance education classes are now available online and rely on the advances schools have taken with technology. Whether the change to using more
technology in classrooms reflects how current students learn or is progressing remains a question. Lai said technology does keep attention if designed in a way to enhance teaching and student learning. Although, some students prefer the traditional style of teaching. Technology in classrooms doesn’t reflect the current generation because education is also behind, Del-Rio said. Professors don’t utilize the technological tools such as iPhones and iPads, that those of the younger generation frequently use. “I think I pay more attention with a chalkboard versus a PowerPoint,” Salome Del-Rio, junior anthropology and history major, said. “PowerPoints are more likely to be put on Blackboard, so you’re not going to pay much attention to the professor. If they put it on a board, you have to pay attention because that may be the only time the professor is going to say it.” The easy accessibility or technology now gives younger generations an advantage by being born into a world with everyone using technology, Lai said.
“I think I pay more attention with a chalkboard versus a PowerPoint.” Salome Del-Rio, junior anthropology and history major
ISU students use their computers for study during a lecture in the Federal Hall building (Photo by Jamie Nichols).
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Employers slow to accept tattoos in workplace Alice Brumfield Reporter Some consider their tattoos works of art. But when it comes to finding employment, they’re often a stigma. According to Statistic Brain’s website, 45 million Americans have tattoos, and 36% of adults 18-24 have at least one. There is no law that specifically talks about tattoos and employment. All of the policies are something made by the company itself, therefore making every policy different. Because of this, every company that has a dress code policy will have a policy on tattoos. The restrictions on tattoos can range from not allowing any to show, or if they are allowed to show, they cannot be offensive. “The word offensive is a difficult word in that it can be defined very differently by one person to the next,” Thomas Sawyer, a sports management professor at ISU, said. “Corporations use the word to give them more latitude to either terminate or punish the employee because they have an ‘offensive tattoo’, but no one ever told
them what offensive meant.” Many corporations do not want tattoos that show at all and many people are aware of this. Students are becoming more aware of this fact. Rickie Wood, a sophomore elementary education major, said she is rethinking getting a tattoo of the words “hope” on her wrist because it can impact her goal of being a teacher. Wood said visible tattoos are frowned upon in the profession she is pursuing. Other students face the same situation and take proactive steps to satisfy both their career goals and self-expression. “All of my tattoos are in hidden places where you can’t find them unless you’re looking for them,” Rhian Elliot, a freshman Communication and Business major said. Darby Scism, assistant director to the ISU Career Center, said that the content of some tattoos is the reason for the restrictions.
“The tattoo might depict something that the company doesn’t want associated with them,” she said. With as many people in this generation with tattoos as there are, it has been a question whether or not employers will relax their policies on tattoos. “At this moment, companies don’t have to change their views on much because it’s a tough job market and they can find an employee who fits with their values, and they can be extremely choosy about who they hire,” Scism said. “There could be a time when the job market swings back the other way, when companies are in greater need of employees and they might have to compromise, but right now they don’t need to.” Sawyer said ultimately it all depends on where a person wishes to work. “It depends on what you’re willing to accept if you know what the policies are,” Sawyer said. “When you go to work for a state or private entity, you go there under the guise of what they say the dress code is. If you choose to work in that environment, it is difficult for you to say ‘I don’t agree with this’ because you chose to work there A tattoo on the upper arm (left) or even a half-sleeve and you didn’t have to work there.” (above) can be easily concealed in a work environment (Photos submitted by Marcus Steiner and Andrew Snyder).
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Armchair activism: The newest fad in showing how much you care Opinions
Aaron Abel
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We can add teenage suicide to the pile of topics exploited by social media users, joining the ranks of politics, religion, military and foreign affairs. In September, 15-year-old Amanda Todd posted a YouTube video titled “My Story: Struggling, bullying, suicide and self-harm,” describing the turmoil she experienced at the hands of a male cyber-bully and her peers. Telling her story through flash cards in the video, she said a man approached her on a chat site, asked her to expose her breasts Brianne on camera and continued to harass her a year later. Todd endured abuse from classmates after the Hofmann exposure, changing schools more than once, before Write and ending her life last week. While word of her demise spread, so did the Wrong Facebook posts. Pictures of Todd with the words “[Like] if you wish you were there for her when she needed someone” or “[Like] if you’re against bullying” went up. As of Thursday, her Facebook memorial page has 1,071,270 “likes.” What a way to cheapen a teenager’s untimely death. Here’s the cycle of Todd’s fame on Facebook: Some sorry soul, who probably felt he hadn’t done his good deed for the day, saw Todd’s story on the news and figured he’d struck gold. His intent wasn’t malicious, necessarily—it was a win-win for everyone involved. Todd’s message about bullying would rapidly wind along through the social streams, and this patron saint of activism could quell his burning conscience. His one moment of compassion would overshadow his other 363 days of apathy. And now what happens? We will talk about Todd for two to four more weeks. We’ll proclaim our admiration for her in our Facebook statuses by “liking” any Amanda Todd related bulletin, post pictures of ourselves in anti-bullying garb… …And then we’ll forget her, hopping off one bandwagon and onto another. For anyone who finds that statement insensitive, reflect on the Kony 2012 movement. Remember when that was the “hip” topic to promote on Facebook? News feeds were once cluttered with “heartfelt” posts about the invisible children and Kony the monster. Yet, the people polled on the street couldn’t explain who this man was and what country he was even from. Sympathy was only accessible through a mouse and keyboard. The short film that kick started that movement was posted in March, but by mid summer, Kony 2012 had lost steam. The movement’s Facebook page trails Todd’s 945,800 “likes.” Almost three million people are “talking about” Todd but judging by Kony 2012’s waning popularity, that conversation will also fade. Judith Martin, author of the nationally syndicated Miss Manners column, recently expressed her distaste for the sympathy card stating, “You don’t just dash off some casual thing on e-mail. You sit down and write a real letter … a sympathy card is the most impersonal way of reacting to something that is very deep and emotional.” Todd’s suicide and the circumstances that led to it are troubling.
But professing our profound sadness over Todd’s death on a social network is no different than purchasing store-bought condolences and shipping them to her family.
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Second presidential debate levels the playing field At the conclusion of the second presidential debate, many believed that it was more of a “Presidential Brawl.” The Tuesday night debate was moderated by CNN’s Candy Crowley and took place at Hofstra Law School in a town hall format. The town hall format is the only debate where undecided voters have the chance to directly ask the Julian candidates questions. The first question of the night Windborn came from a college student Progress who asked, “What can you say to reassure me, but more importantly for my parents, that I will be able to Progress’ sufficiently support myself after I graduate?” Sake With the unemployment rate incredibly high amongst recent college graduates, many students have the same worries that this student outlined with his concern. This question certainly could have been a terrific opener to the debate for both candidates. But it was not. Romney spoke positively of Pell Grants by saying, “I want to make sure we keep our Pell Grant program growing.” However, that is not the position that was held earlier in the campaign with the Paul Ryan, whose fiscal plans involve cutting the Pell Grant program in half. Obama spoke briefly on natural gas and energy but he did not answer the question very well either.
The question of unemployment among college graduates was merely a springboard into discussing the unemployment rate of the nation and it became shockingly apparent that Obama was going to be far more combative in this debate than in the first. The primary criticism of the president from the first debate was that there were several opportunities in which the president could have pointed out fallacies within Romney’s statements. That certainly was not the case this time as the president challenged Romney on several occasions throughout the debate. Similar to the president, Romney had also performed very differently from the debate, but not in a positive way. Throughout the debate he seemed to have been put on the defensive by the president, and he also lacked the same sense of clarity and persistence that aided him in the first debate. Across the media, many commentators are proclaiming Obama as the decisive victor of the debate. MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow referred to the president’s performance as “the best debate of his career.” Other commentators were thoroughly displeased with the debate, and pinned the moderator Crowley as the issue. During the debate Crowley fact checked Romney on a foreign policy issue that has been surrounded with controversy. Many saw Crowley’s interference in the debate as out of bounds and journalistically immoral. Radio show host Rush Limbaugh criticized Crowley saying, “In a real world, she would
President Barack Obama (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).
have committed career suicide last night … She committed an act of journalistic terror or malpractice last night.” A Fox News article detailed the outrage that many conservatives felt because they believed that Crowley ruined a very good moment for Romney. Overall, the presidential debate was certainly interesting. It took it’s rightful place as the most confrontational debate in the history of televised debates. This debate certainly served as a reprieve for the president and the Democratic party—but with voters slowly edging towards Romney within these final days before the election— the Obama campaign must keep it’s momentum high and continue to convince voters that another term is necessary. Though he did not have the same intensity as in the first debate, Romney did very well. Sadly for him, his supporters are overshadowing his performance by attacking Crowley. During this time in election season with so many undecided voters and a virtual tie with Obama, supporters of Romney must proclaim his successes within the debate to make the Romney campaign more appealing. Attacking the moderator only makes his supporters look as if they are not confident in his performance. It appears as though the playing field has been leveled for the final debate, and the candidates must therefore approach the next one with even more zeal and tenacity than previous debate and campaign events if winning is their goal.
Governor Mitt Romney (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).
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New club offers friendly socialization for dogs and their owners Stephanie Robinson Reporter Beezy, a mixed breed, was just a puppy when she was beaten, neglected and needed someone to care for her. She was in an unstable environment and her owners wanted to get rid of her. Cameron Stemshorn, a freshman electrical engineering major at Indiana State University, came to her rescue. “[Beezy] was previously my cousin’s dog and her boyfriend would treat [her] pretty bad, so I decided one day that I would go and just take her from them,” Stemshorn said. Stemshorn feels like there are not a lot of places on campus to take Beezy where she can interact with other dogs, which she desperately needs. Tiffany Sweany, Tobin Voorhies, Cameron Stemshorn and Jacob Love at the He says her previous lifestyle of neglect and abuse first ISU Dog Owner’s Club gathering at the THHS Dog Park (Photo submitmakes her socially awkward around other dogs and ted by Cameron Stemshorn). people. “In her previous home, she didn’t receive the The ISU Dog club meets at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the love and care that she needed from her owners, so Terre Haute Humane Society (THHS) Dog Park. To join the club, now she doesn’t really know how to interact with other dogs and people out in public. She gets aggressive and angry sometimes,” there is a $25.00 membership fee that must be paid to the Humane Society and the owner must provide a current vaccination record. Stemshorn said. “I’ve had Bowie since she was four months old and she’s three Jacob Love, a junior information technology major, owns a and a half years old now, so I’m very passionate about dogs and I Puggle named Bowie. He felt like there needed to be somewhere that dogs and their owners could interact with each other. Love is know how important it is for them to be able to get out and meet other dogs,” Love said. the creator of the ISU Dog Owner’s Club. Bowie and Beezy ran around the dog park, chasing each other “I organized this club for students who go to ISU who have and playing. The two dogs were getting along well at the dog dogs and want them to play with other dogs and just have fun. It’s also a club for the owners to meet other dog owners and share park, which was very important to Love and Stemshorn who are roommates. stories and tips on caring for dogs,” Love said. “I just bought Beezy down to Terre Haute from my mom’s house in Indianapolis, so I wanted to make sure that she would get along with Jake’s dog, Bowie, since we are living together. I want her to feel as comfortable as possible,” Stemshorn said. Stemshorn usually just takes Beezy to sit by the fountain and walking around the ISU campus. He says taking Beezy around campus is a good way for him to meet new people, too. “A lot of girls come up to me and want to pet Beezy, so that’s a plus for me because I get to meet a lot of girls,” Stemshorn said with a smirk.
“In her previous home, she didn’t receive the love and care that she needed from her owners, so now she doesn’t really know how to interact with other dogs and people ... ”
Cameron Stemshorn, freshman electrical engineering major and member of ISU Dog Owner’s Club
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CONTINUED From PAGE 9 The THHS staff supports the ISU Dog Owner’s Club and thinks it is good for the dogs to be active. Jacob Harrod, an adoption counselor at the THHS likes the idea of the club and hopes this may increase the adoption of more dogs. “Adopting a dog from the Terre Haute Humane Society is a very easy and rewarding process. Just come in and fill out an application and then I walk the potential owner through the next steps of adoption,” Harrod said. Harrod said that all of their dogs have an adoption fee of $125.00. They spay and neuter the dog, make sure their vaccinations are up to date, and give the new owner a bag of starter food once the adoption is complete. The THHS and Dog Park is located at 1811 South Fruitridge Rd. “If more students decide to adopt dogs, then we will have more at the dog club,” Love said. “I want to make this club as big as possible so that all of the dogs and owners get to know each other really well and so that they don’t feel confined to just their neighborhoods and houses.” “Beezy will be turning one on Halloween, and I’m just glad she has met some new friends so she won’t feel so alone,” Stemshorn said.
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Finding the costume that fits Sloan Jones Reporter Superheroes, monsters, dead brides and Disney characters. With Halloween approaching, costumes are high in demand, Tiffany Reeley from Spirit Halloween said. Terre Haute offers two popular Halloween stores that provide a variety of costume selections: Dean’s Party Mania behind the Honey Creek Mall and Spirit Halloween located in the mall. Stores such as Goodwill and Hobby Lobby can also contribute to cheap Halloween costumes. Reeley has been working at Spirit Halloween since September of this year. She predicts that the popular costume for men this Halloween season will be zombies, or, “the living dead.” For women, she believes it just depends on the individual person. “A lot of girls just want to be cute or seductive, but you also get ladies that want to be scary,” Reeley said. She says that female cop costumes have been a popular buy at the store and to expect many of those this year. Her personal favorites include Little Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland. For couples who want to coordinate costumes, Reeley suggests that superhero duos are a great compromise. Spirit Halloween offers student discounts for those looking to Mary Theisen constructing her own “Wonder Woman” Halloween costume buy costumes. Reeley explains that offering an e-mail can earn you (Photo submitted by Mary Theisen). up to a 20 percent discount on your purchase at Spirit Halloween. “We will definitely try to work with you because we know what “If they’re having a party, then [students] will definitely benefit from it’s like for students, we’ve all been there.” our weekend sales,” she said. Olivia Finley, a sophomore political science and legal studies major at Another option for Halloween costumes is to make your own. Mary ISU, works at Dean’s Party Mania and said that their stock is flourishing Theisen, a senior recreation sports management major at Indiana State, with popular costumes for college students. will be making her own “Wonder Woman” costume this year. Theisen Finley said that from her observation, the most popular costumes for says that she has always wanted to be the superhero but could never quite men have been humorous ones. find the right costume. “[College students] like to do the funny things; they like to get beards “All of the Wonder Woman costumes I have seen in the past are and things like that,” she said. “A group of guys came in earlier and basically the same. I wanted my version to be girly but not too risqué,” purchased gear to dress as girls.” Theisen said. For the women, Dean’s offers the most demanding costumes, which She got the supplies for her outfit at Jo-Ann Fabrics and Hobby Lobby Finley said were the “girly ones.” in Terre Haute. “Women really go for the girly costumes. The most popular are Theisen says that her costume cost about $50 to make, which is most Indians and Nurses, I would say,” Finley said. “Women also like the cat likely what it would have cost if she bought it somewhere else, she said. and ladybug costumes.” Goodwill, who offers a small selection of used costumes, also offers Finley said that although they don’t offer student discounts, they do discounts to ISU students for costumes, but only on Mondays. have a 50 percent discount on select Halloween supplies on the weekends, beginning Friday and ending Sunday.
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Fourth annual Wellness Bash encourages health across campus
Myles Stringer Reporter
Above: Student Health Promotions provided information and answered health-related questions. Below: ISU students learn about alcohol effects by wearing beer goggles while playing basketball (Photos by Johnnie Taylor).
Eager to gather advice on health and fitness, students buzzed from table to table and participated in activities to get free popcorn, t-shirts, health screenings, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol tests, mobility screenings and flu shots. These services were among the many offered at the fourth annual Wellness Bash held at the Student Rec Center on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Aimee Janssen-Robinson, associate director of wellness on campus and coordinator of the event said, the Wellness Bash is a relatively new event at ISU and is open to ISU students, faculty and staff. Janssen-Robinson believes that health fairs like the Wellness Bash are a must for schools. “Many [other] campuses have a health-fairesque event,” Janssen-Robinson said. “This was something ISU didn’t have [before the Wellness Bash], and we thought it would be great to have one.” The 33 vendors that participated were either affiliated with the Terre Haute community or from academic departments on campus. Each offered a wide range of advice and services. There were also vendors for psychological counseling, spiritual wellness, alcohol consumption, healthy sex practices and balanced diet advice. Flu shots were $20 for students with an I.D. and $25 for faculty and staff. Along with some free stuff, Janssen-Robinson hoped students and faculty would leave with some eye-opening information and motivation for a lifestyle change. “It’s good to have everyone do that check,” Janssen-Robinson said. “Where is my blood pressure at? Have you had it checked in the last year? Just some little checks like that to see where your health is at, [in order to] change some of your habits and think of some of your behaviors, those types of things.” Janssen-Robinson also believes the event effectively advertises the Student Rec Center. “[The event] gets people that, maybe, don’t normally come over to the Student Rec Center to … see the building, and see what opportunities are available here,” Janssen-Robinson said. New to the event is an after-dark walk/run
called the Glow Run, which was held the evening following the Wellness Bash. Turnout for the Wellness Bash has been successful in the past, and looked promising this year, as well. “Last year we had about 800 [students, faculty and staff] attend,” Janssen-Robinson said. “The last time I checked the scans, we had about three hundred [today]. It’s looked pretty good.” Student volunteers make up the bulk of the workforce for the event, and Janssen-Robinson couldn’t stress their importance enough. “We have students from P.E. classes, from health classes that need to do community service events,” Janssen-Robinson said. “We couldn’t do it without the student volunteers. It’s an event for students and it’s also by students. Janssen-Robinson is happy with the amount of people who came, but hopes for even more to show up next year. We encourage [people] to attend,” JanssenRobinson said. “Especially if they didn’t get to this year. Maybe they can next year.” For more information on health and health events, visit the Sycamore Center for Wellness and Applied Medicine or call 812-237-3939.
“Many [other] campuses have a health-fair-esque event. This was something ISU didn’t have before [the Wellness Bash].” Aimee Janssen-Robinson, associate director of wellness
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Fluorescent colors highlighted campus streets Jacey Hodson Reporter As 7:30 p.m. drew near on Wednesday, Oct. 17, a horde of neon-clad ISU students and staff members gathered at the starting line of the track at Rec East. Fluorescent necklaces and bracelets glowed brightly on the wrists and necks of soon-to-be runners as they tensed up, waiting for the starting whistle. When the whistle sounded, the participants of this year’s Glow Run ran into the darkness, trailing luminescent streaks of light behind them. This event was a follow-up event to the Wellness Bash held earlier in the day at the Student Rec Center. The 5K event was untimed and uncompetitive, and instead focused on wellness, enjoyment and raising money for a good cause. The run began at the Rec East Track and took a route that included a portion of Heritage Trail, Tippecanoe Street and Sixth Street before ending up at the fountain, where an “Afterglow Party” was previously scheduled but canceled due to possible inclement weather. Each participant was equipped with glow sticks and t-shirts with glow-in-thedark ink, but their reasons for joining the run were more than to simply sport fluorescent accessories. “I saw about the Glow Run on my ISU portal … [and] I think it’s going for a good cause, since the donations go to charity (the Habitat for Humanity house),” Glow Run participant freshman Kenya Muhammad said. Another participant, junior Brenda Kay McCullough, attended the event as a part of her volunteer work. “I’m here because I’m part of the Student Health Promotion and I promote health across campus. I was at the Wellness
A group of participants pose in their florescent articles of clothing for the Glow Run (Photo by Christina Heaton).
Bash earlier today. This is my first time doing the Glow Run, and I think that it’s for a good cause,” McCullough said. Although the Glow Run began as night fell, the 81 participants had no reason to feel unsafe venturing off campus in the dark. Like McCullough, other volunteers were there to assist with safety, Aimee Janssen-Robinson, associate director for wellness at ISU, said. “ISU Police [coordinated] the safety of the event. About 17 ISU officers and 50 trained volunteers with orange vests and flashlights will be along the route,” Janssen-Robinson
said. Whether it be for volunteering purposes or for running itself, everyone was unified by the overall intent of the event—helping a family in need. The Glow Run’s registration fee raised $185 in proceeds that are going toward the funds for the Habitat for Humanity house Terre Haute is coming together as a community to build. “Hopefully this will raise awareness to the fact that some people don’t have homes, and there are programs out there to help them. Everyone deserves a home,” McCullough said.
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Women’s golf getting some extra swings in before 2013 conference championship Sports
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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 Sunday at Memorial Stadium vs. Drake at 1 p.m.
Football Saturday at Macomb, Ill. vs. Western Illinois at 7 p.m.
Thomas Beeler Sports Editor The women’s golf team continued their fall competition at the Payne Stewart Memorial on Rivercut Golf Course hosted by Missouri State. The team competed for two days, Monday and Tuesday, and in three rounds, two Monday and one on the final day. “It was a tough first day.” head golf coach Greg Towne said, “We got a couple of our top players in bad situations early and they could not recover.” The Sycamores finished eighth in a 15 team field with a total of 935 shots. Five out of the six Sycamores moved their positions throughout the two day of competition. Arkansas-Little rock led and won the team title throughout the entire competition with 895 while host Missouri State finished second. Third was taken by Oral Roberts, Wichita state placed fourth and Oklahoma City claimed the fifth position. ISU was able to beat out Drake, Valparaiso, Drury, Nebraska-Omaha, Creighton, South Dakota and Rockhurst. “Our result in Springfield wasn’t what I expected but the girls got a lot of good valuable training leading up to the conference tournament,” Towne said. Sophomore Amanda Smith led the Sycamore’s effort tying 25th out of 93 individuals on a 54hole course. Smith scored a 79-77 in the first two round Monday, then in the final round received a 78, totaling 234. Seniors Christina Beyerl and Emily Dixon finished close to each other, as Beyerl concluded 39th and Dixon in 46th. Beyerl had a slow start Monday with 87 but lowered her second round to a 76. Tuesday, she finished with a low 77 totaling 240, dropping her 49th to her ending position. Dixon also moved her position from 54th. She finished the first two rounds 79-85, then posted a 79 in the final bring her score to 243. Junior McCall Christopher began her second day in 36th with a score of 79-80, but fell back in third round with an 85 to finish with a 244, tying for 49th. Sophomore Gina Della Camera finished 61st after Monday’s first two rounds with 83-83 and lowered the score Tuesday with an 81 raising her 54th totaling 247. Fellow sophomore Andrea Frankiewicz rounded out the Sycamores by also increasing her position from 71st to 60th. Monday, Frankiewicz finished 86-84 and earned an 84 Tuesday.
Junior McCall Christopher watching her ball after taking a swing (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).
“Each round of golf we play we try to learn something new to apply it to next spring for the Missouri Valley Conference championship,” Towne said. Earning top honors was Arkansas-Little Rock’s Emelie Westrup with a low round Tuesday with two-under par 70. Taking second was Missouri’s Emma Clegg and third was fellow teammate Lindsey Eisenreich, totaling 219 and 223. The Sycamores will have two weeks away from competition until their final tournament of the fall season. They will head Evansville, Ind. for the Charles Braun Invitation playing on the Quail Crossing Golf Club on Oct. 29-30.
“Our result in Springfield wasn’t what I expected but the girls got a lot of good valuable training leading up to the conference tournament.” Greg Towne, head women’s golf coach
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Continued from page 1 These thoughts go through Mascari’s head every race day. He runs through the entire race and tries to solve the course like a puzzle with his teammate as the pieces. His goal is for everyone to run their lifetime best and improve each meet, but a simple word keeps his feet moving and maintains his competative spirit. “Friendship, that’s what kept me in it.” Mascari said, “It’s a good sport to go out and meet new people and you know you’ll have lifelong friendships here.” Inspired by his older brother, Mascari started his journey in the sixth grade. He gained wisdom from his older sister, as well. Following in her footsteps, he chooses to study education and wants to continue his cross-country lifestyle as a coach. Being a product of Terre Haute, Mascari has buzzed up a storm in the cross-country community. Through his training this season, he has been at the top of the team workouts. This season, Mascari and senior Albaro Esclera have running alongside and support one another during every race. Before focusing on ISU, Mascari made an early commitment to Indiana University and stood by it. He attended IU in the 2011 fall semester before transferring to ISU spring 2012. Upon arriving at ISU he was redshirted his first semester due to a stress fracture which prevented him from running the 2012 track season. This helped him adjust to ISU and get his grades on solid ground. “I love the program here,” Mascari said. “It hasn’t been awkward or anything. Everyone has been really cool and I feel really close to the coaches here too. I can talk them one on one about anything.” If Mascari is walking around campus students might hear the names “Big John” or “BJ” being thrown around. Mascari explains that his parents and close friends have been calling him “Big John” since the sixth grade, joking around with him because of his small size. Esclera shortened his nickname to “BJ” and it stuck with the other cross country runners. “He’s a very hard worker, as hard as anybody on the team,” men’s head cross country coach John McNichols said, “He trained hard over this summer. Throughout the month of August he was running 100 miles a week and has kept the mileage very consistent at 90 throughout the season.” At his first race of the season senior Dustin Betz won the Bradley Invitational, where Mascari was among the top finishers. During the Indiana Intercollegiate, hosted by ISU, Mascari broke away from the pack and won the race beating every university in Indiana. McNichols identified this moment as Mascari’s homecoming to the ISU family. At Notre Dame, he matched the school record alongside Esclera but followed him to the finish line. At NCAA Division I Pre-Nationals, Mascari placed 39th after running from 50th and broke the 8K-school record in the process. “This is our best ever with all the guys that have ran on fast courses throughout the history of the cross-country program,” McNichols said. The Terre Haute native lettered four years in cross-country and track at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. He was a five time All-State, six time All-MIC honoree and named Wabash Valley athlete of the year in 2011. His senior year Mascari was a national cross-country
Freshman John Mascari running alone side senior Albaro Esclera in the Indiana Intercollegite (Photo by Richelle Kimble)
qualifier, also establishing school records in track and field for the indoor 3200 meters (9:00) and outdoor 3200 meters (9:04.68). With his previous success adjusting to college level runner hasn’t change the wave of achievements that have come his way. McNichols compared Mascari to Kylie Hutson, another Terre Haute native, ISU alumna and four-time NCAA Division I national champion in the women’s pole vault. “We knew she was going to be a good pole vaulter, but we had no idea she was going to be a four time NCAA champion,” McNichols said. His future at ISU is questionable but bright McNichols said. As a redshirt freshman he is a doing great. Many recognize him as being a great athlete with an outstanding future. “John is just getting started and is doing very well.” McNichols said. “Where he’ll go? Not sure, but that’s what
makes this interesting. I’m going suspect it’s going to be pretty good.”
“Friendship, that’s what kept me in it. It’s a good sport to go out and meet new people and you know you’ll have lifelong friendships here.” John Mascari, freshman cross-country runner
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Sycamores refocus for soccer senior night
Thomas Beeler Sports Editor Indiana State’s soccer team fell 3-0 Wednesday when they traveled to Evansville, Ind. to play the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville. “Wasn’t a good performance for us,” head women’s soccer coach Erika True said. “The Illinois State game was 9-2, which is the crazy soccer score I’ve ever heard and a little bit of that kind of carried over to Evansville.” ISU is now 6-9-1 and 1-3 in the Missouri Valley Conference while Evansville is 4-7-3 in the regular season and 1-1 in MVC tournament. The Sycamores led the charge in shots totaling 11 and four shots on goal. Freshman goal keeper Erin Mitchell was able to obtain two saves. Freshman Sydney Lovelace led the team with five shots with two on goal. Evansville took an early lead with a goal from Abby Springer. She was able the gather a loose ball in the midfield and work past some of the ISU defenses, shooting the ball from the center of the penalty box. “This was a little bit disappointing because we start to talk about pieces being put together and usually this time of year is when things are suppose to come together,” True said. “To a certain point through the game, they did start to come together. With these last couple of games, it’s a matter of putting the piece together and trying to get results from Drake and Missouri State.” UE then doubled their score 10 minutes in the second half. Evansville’s Kayla Smith was able to finish a cross from Springer in the front of the Sycamores goal. ISU had an opportunity to make their mark of the scoreboard in the 74th minute of play as Lovelace attempted a corner kick and hit the crossbar. The Purple Aces then closed out the match in the 80th minute as a corner kick deflected off of a ISU defender and slide under the crossbar for an own goal. True said the hard thing about soccer is wearing your body down through 20 games of the season, it’s a demanding game. The team will have to grit through the rest of the season and make sure they are playing together, she said. The soccer team will return home to host Drake for their final home game of the season Sunday at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium honoring their two four-year letterman seniors,
Seniors Casey Allbright and Kourteny Vassar and junior Taylor Hanocock (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
center back Kourtney Vassar and, outside back Casey Allbright. True said its fun to watch those her two seniors grow because they helped change the direction of the program. “Their expectations are your expectations,” True said, “What we expect out of our player day in and day out; they can pass that down to all the people underneath them.”
“With these last couple of games, it’s a matter of putting the pieces together and trying to get results from Drake and Missouri State.” Erika True, head women’s soccer coach
Brief Indiana State Nascar Kinetic team to host viewing party Sunday afternoon Indiana State University’s NASCAR Kinetics Team will be sponsoring their viewing party this Sunday, Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at Beef O’Brady’s. Come join the team as we watch the Hollywood Casino 400 live from Kansas Speedway and enjoy a fun-filled day of racing. There will be games, prizes, refreshments and more. Prizes and give-aways have been contributed from the ISU Barnes & Nobles Bookstore, Beef O’Brady’s, Edible Bouquets, Caboodle Cupcakes, the Indiana Motor
Speedway and NASCAR. The NASCAR Kinetics team consists of five members: junior recreation and sport management major Megan Kaczmarski; senior communication major Brooke Wardle; senior Amanda Myracle marketing (sales) Major; senior marketing (sales) major Marcus Rogers; and senior marketing major Chelsea Ligoncain. The team works side by side with NASCAR and develops unique ideas and strategies for drivers and sponsors.
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Sycamores ranked and ready for the leathernecks
Junior Tyler Boyd on the line of scrimmage ready to sack South Dakota’s quarterback (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).
Jared McCormmick Reporter After the Indiana State football team’s victory last weekend against the former number one ranked North Dakota State University Bison, the Sycamores will again take to the road to compete against the Leathernecks of Western Illinois University. The Sycamores are now ranked number 21 in The Sports Network Top 25 poll and are number 25 in the Football Championships Subdivision Coaches Poll. The Sycamores are looking to continue their winning streak against the Leathernecks. With a Sycamore win, they would have a 4–1 record in the MVFC for the second time in school history. This would also give the Sycamores four consecutive road wins in MVFC play for the first time in program history. The team’s last meeting was at the 2011 ISU homecoming when the Sycamores produced a 46-24 victory over the Leathernecks. The Leathernecks hold the all-time series record at 21-14. The Leathernecks have an overall record of 3-3 for this season, 1-2 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Leathernecks have won each of the last seven competitions against the Sycamores when they played in Macomb, Ill. Western Illinois seems to have trends when it comes to predicting the outcomes of their games. When the Leathernecks score over 20
points per game, they have a 12–5 record. However, when Western is held under 20 points, they are only 1–12. The Sycamores are currently ranked second in the MVFC in defense. The Sycamore defense has held the teams they have played to an average of only 13.0 points per game. Notably, too, senior defensive back Johnny Towalid is coming off two interception returns when ISU faced the Bison of North Dakota State last weekend. The Sports Network named Towalid CoNational Defensive Player of The Week for his work. Redshirt freshman defensive end Conner Underwood set a career high 10 tackles performance last week. He is currently averaging .71 quarterback sacks per game and is tied for third in the conference. Offensively, junior tailback Shakir Bell reached the 1,000-yard mark in just the seventh game of the season. He beat his own record from last season for the fastest Sycamore to reach 1,000 yards. Bell is averaging 147.6 yards per game which is second in the MVFC. Vincent Allen, 4,335 yards, and David Wright, 4,181 yards are the only two Sycamore rushers who are ahead of Bell who currently has 3,352 career rushing yards. Kick-off is scheduled to take place this Saturday at 7 p.m. at Hanson Field.
Junior Shakir Bell breaking through South Dakota’s defenses to reach the end zone (Photo courtesy of ISU Communication and Marketing).