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Sycamores nationally ranked Ernest Rollins Sports editor

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Indiana State University www.indianastatesman.com Volume 119 Issue 14

The Indiana State University football team returned to the national rankings following their defeat of Youngstown State University Saturday.

According to the The Sports Network/ fathead.com Top 25 Poll, the Sycamores are ranked number 24. The NCAA Division I Football Championships Subdivision Poll (FCS) ranked the Sycamores as number 23 in the nation. This is the first time the team has made the poll since 1996 when the Sycamores ranked 21 on the list.

The defeat of Youngstown State University (37-35) put the Sycamores on a three game winning streak. Moving to 3-1 for the season the team is also undefeated at home.

Sophomore running back Shakir Bell’s

record-breaking performance on Saturday earned him honors in both the Missouri Valley Football Conference and nationally.

The Sports Network named Bell National Co-Offensive Player of the Week and the MVFC honored Bell with the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.

“It confirms that we had a good game, glad that I got nationally ranked but not just me but as a team we are nationally ranked, and I feel like just because I got the award the o-lineman got the award, the wide receivers that were down the field blocking also got the award,” Bell said.

Bell rushed for 256 yards and four touchdowns against Youngstown State and claimed the number one spot on the Sycamores all-time best list for the number of

rushing yards in a game by a player. The previous record holder was Derrick Franklin who amassed 253 yards against Murray State in 1990.

In addition to the most number of rushing yards in a single game, Bell’s performance broke the record for number of rushing touchdowns in a half by a Sycamore with a total of four.

The awards continued as the College Sports Performance Awards also honored Bell as National Running Back Performer of the Week while teammate senior tight end Alex Jones was named the National Tight End Performer of the Week.

The Sycamores would look to remain nationally ranked as the team travels to South Dakota State, Brookings, S.D. Oct. 1.

Scott College of Business closer to move David Cesario Reporter

Staff of the Scott College of Business are counting down to next summer’s expected move to the former Terre Haute Federal Building.

Renovations to the building, located at Seventh and Cherry streets, are in its final phase and, if all goes as planned, Scott College will occupy the former courthouse in July.

“The move can’t come soon enough,” said Scott College Dean Nancy Merritt. “We are excited about being able to work in an environment that brings us closer to students and the community.”

Plans for moving the college from the Statesman Towers on the east side of campus to downtown were first conceived

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George’s Café owner George Issa serves food to students at his restaurant in the Commons of HMSU. (Photo by Kacie Daughterty)

Designated walker training begins Wednesday

George’s Café a hit in Commons

“It’s always fresh … it’s the best thing on campus,” Hobbs said.

TAMERA RHODES Student customers cannot use credits, something communication major The first Designated Walker Reporter Christian Lee said she wishes she could change. Nonetheless, she said she eats at STEP UP training is scheduled George Issa, owner of George’s Café, doesn’t always know his customers by George’s at least three times a week. for 4 p.m. today in room 316 of Issa said he accepts cash, credit and debit cards, Commons Cash and Blue name, but instead by their faces and regular orders.

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“Th ey keep me young, ” Issa said of the students who frequent his restaurant in Future sessions are set for Oct. “I want to start a petition for him to take credits ... I love it,” she said. the Commons of HMSU. 3, 6 and 9.

Issa said he was inspired to become a chef as a young boy while working with A staple of the Commons for more than 10 years, Issa hopes to one day expand his kitchen space and offer a larger selection of menu items. The space vacated by his father, who was also a chef.

The younger Issa said he came to ISU in the 1970s, graduating with a degree in First Financial Bank earlier this semester sits next to the café, and Issa has his eyes technology. He started his first restaurant on Cherry Street in Terre Haute about on an empty room behind the bank.

“That’s what I want,” he said, adding that he asked about using the room but is 30 years ago.

A portion of the story headlined still waiting for a response.

He leases the space in the Commons from Sodexo, ISU’s dining services pro“Homecoming preparations well Issa, a native of Lebanon, said he uses fresh meat food products and specializes vider.

Issa spends most of his day at the ISU location and said he would not want to underway,” published Monday, in Lebanese and Greek dishes.

Sophomore textiles, apparel and merchandising major Da’Shonqua Hobbs gave be anywhere else. was omitted. The rest of the story “You gotta treat people right,” he said.

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The former Terre Haute Federal Building, pictured here in 2010, will be home to the Donald W. Scott College of Business beginning next summer. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

BUSINESS/FROM PAGE ONE ten years ago, when federal offices were still located in the building. ISU gained control of the property in 2009, under an agreement that the building’s historical architecture be preserved.

Scott College Associate Dean Bruce McLaren said renovations were meant to make the building more functional, while maintaining the original atmosphere of the 76-year-old structure. The final renovation phase began last spring.

According to an ISU Communications and Marketing news release published earlier this month, construction crews took great care to maintain the building’s historic post office corridor.

The building also features a large mural of thesigning of the Magna Carta.

Scott College’s move would leave vacant the Statesman Towers, which are expected to be demolished in 2012. The College of Business occupied the East tower, and Bayh College of Education was housed in the West tower. Bayh College moved to the renovated University Hall in 2009.

The Statesman Towers were built as residence halls to handle increasing student enrollment in the late 1960s but converted for use by the education and business colleges in the ‘70s.

McLaren said the tower is no longer energy-efficient, and staff is spread out through the building.

In the old federal building, faculty and staff offices will fit within four stories—allowing more effective communication.

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Police Blotter Joy O’Keefe, assistant professor of biology, and Katherine Caldwell, field technician, examine a bat’s wings. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

Research takes students into bat cave Jennifer Sicking

ISU Communications and Marketing

Along the Cherohala Skyway that runs through the Cherokee and Nantahala national forests in Tennessee and North Carolina, a team of four Indiana State University scientists glowed in the falling mountain light thanks to their orange safety vests.

The four scientists bent over and peered into the connecting seams of the concrete bridge’s walls. The 13-centimeter cracks, no wider than a pen or a 70-page notepad, provided homes for Eastern small-footed bats and the occasional snake.

After a whispered consultation, the four decided to capture the bat waiting for nightfall in slot seven. Jen Heemeyer, who graduated in May 2011 with her master’s degree in biology, inched a yardstick up the seam, bringing the protesting, chittering bat into the declining evening light and into her and Joy O’Keefe’s hands.

Catching bats from the bridge was only one part of the research O’Keefe, ISU assistant professor of biology, conducted this past summer. Two teams of Indiana State students and technicians spent their summer working in the southern Appalachian Mountains on three projects researching the federally endangered Indiana bat, the little-known Eastern small-footed bat and acoustic activity of bats.

Tara Thomson, a graduate student in biology from Duluth, Ga., began her field research investigating characteristics of the natural roost sites of Eastern small-footed bats. She and the team captured and attached transmitters to the bats.

“They’re a very rarely observed species because they’re so

small,” Thomson said about the bats that, as adults, weigh between 4 and 6 grams, about the weight of one nickel, which weighs 5 grams. “They mainly roost in small aggregations.”

Thomson found it exciting to research a little-known species, which could be put on the federal watch list.

“It’s awesome knowing that you’re one of the first people to figure all of this out,” she said. “I can publish information that no one else knows.”

What they have found in their tracking has surprised them.

“We were assuming that they wouldn’t really fly that far to get to their natural roost sites. In one of the studies that has been done before, Eastern small-footed bats really didn’t move that far at all,” Thomson said. “Our first bat actually moved five and a half miles from the bridge where we captured it. It took us four days to find him. The good thing was that he was roosting in a rock crevice like we expected him to.”

Danny Schaefer, a senior biology major from Terre Haute, worked with Thomson in researching the Eastern small-footed bat. He used an Anabat bat detector to record bats’ echolocation calls.

“I’ve learned quite a bit about identifying different species of bats when we’ve been catching bats and learning a lot about the acoustic calls and distinguishing among species, and high frequency and low frequency bats,” he said. “Hopefully, I’ll be getting a lot more into that in the semester when I’m actually analyzing the data.”

“There hasn’t been a lot of call data to know how to distinguish [the Eastern small-footed bat] from other species,” Thomson said.

Sept. 23 At 10:09 a.m., lost property was reported on campus At 4:56 p.m., an ill person was reported at North Ninth and Spruce streets.

At 10:38 p.m., a suspect was cited for public intoxication and minor consumption in Lot 9

Sept. 24 At 2:49 a.m., a suspect was cited for driving while suspended off campus At 10:17 a.m., an information report was taken at Holmstedt Hall At 6:27 p.m., a suspect was arrested during a warrant service off campus At 9:54 p.m., criminal mischief was reported at Lot 24

Sept. 25 At 2:06 a.m., a suspect was cited for minor consumption off campus At 4:58 a.m., battery was reported in Rhoads Hall At 12:33 p.m., a found item was reported in Lot 14

At 6:15 p.m., a fire alarm was reported in Hines Hall

Sept. 26 At 12:46 a.m., a theft was reported in Mills Hall At 12:50 a.m., a suspect was cited for driving while suspended off campus At 3:15 a.m., a found cell phone was reported in HMSU At 9:50 a.m., a theft was reported in HMSU At 10:06 a.m., a found item was returned to its owner in Stalker Hall At 9:17 a.m., a fire alarm was reported at the Center of Performing and Fine Arts At12:37 p.m., lost property was reported in Dede Plaza At 12:28 p.m., a found item was returned to owner in the Science Building At 7:11 p.m., a disturbance was reported in Burford Hall At 7:53 p.m., a property damage accident was reported in Lot M

Sept. 27 At 12:46 p.m., a suspect was arrested for minor consumption in Jones Hall

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Statesman editorial

Was ‘racist’ bake sale distasteful?

The students at Berkeley University in California figured that the quickest way to the legislation’s heart was through baked goods.

A bill, SB185, was recently passed in California that allows the University of California and California State University to consider ethnicity when choosing to admit students.

Campus Republicans at Berkeley decided to protest against SB185 by throwing an “Increase Diversity” bake sale.

The goods were priced and distributed based on gender, race and ethnicity.

The Facebook page for the bake sale stated that White/Caucasian pastries were sold for $2 Asian/ Asian American pastries were priced at $1.50, Latino/Hispanic pastries were $1, Black/African American pastries were going for 75 cents

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and Native America, baked goods were only 25 cents.

And it was an additional 25 cents off for all women.

The San Francisco Chronicle said that over 200 students opposed the event on Facebook, with one student even threatening to burn the table and set the cupcakes on fire.

Four student groups even complained to Berkeley’s administration. Joey Freeman, Berkeley’s student government vice president, also spoke out against the demonstration.

“It’s offensive because of the tactics,” he said. “This should be done for constructive dialogue and debate. But not in a way I thought was, frankly, racist.”

However, the Campus Republicans stood their ground and aruged that the protest was actually promoting equality and the “pricing structure of the baked goods [was] meant to be satirical.”

Regardless of the motives or controversy surrounding the sale, we think it’s great that Berkeley took a stand at all.

In an era where students are hesitant to vote or

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are silent about issues with the government, it’s refreshing to see a campus group come forward with such a bold stunt.

We also commend the group’s creative approach toward a touchy topic like diversity.

As of now, ISU doesn’t consider race, gender or ethnicity when accepting students.

But, in the event that Indiana passes a bill similar to SB185, though, we hope that our students are inspired by Berkeley’s protest and find new ways to express their views.

Send your thoughts on the controversial bake sale in a letter to the editor.

Daniel J. Bradley ISU President Parsons Hall 208 Terre Haute, IN 47809 (812) 237-4000

Carmen T. Tillery Dean of Students & VP for Student Affairs Parsons Hall 203 Terre Haute, IN 47809 (812) 237-8111

Contact your campus leaders

Nick Utterback SGA President HMSU 620 Terre Haute, IN 47809 (812) 237-3841

Lezlie Maslanka SGA Vice President HMSU 620 Terre Haute, IN 47809 (812) 237-3841

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School scholarship program is one of many laws that will shape education For those of you who pay attention to state-level news, you’ve noticed that education headlines have been receiving a lot of attention.

Education reform was the focus of last session, and several key pieces of legislation were passed. Some of this legislation, especially dealing with teachers, is not effective until July 2012. However, the school scholarship program is one law that has already gone into effect.

The school scholarship program allows students to go to private schools with a portion of the money that would’ve gone to the public school in their school district. Schools are funded based on how many students they educate, so if a student lives in the district but doesn’t attend the school, that school doesn’t receive money for those students.

The money follows the student to the school they actually attend, based on the family income—between 50 percent and 90 percent of state tuition support. Additionally, only families with incomes at 150 percent of eligibility for free and reduced lunch qualify.

This law was passed so that students and families would have the ability to make a decision about what they believed to be the best form of education for their student, regardless of their economic status.

Over 3,500 students took advantage of the program this first year, and 85 percent of them were eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Suddenly, private school education and educational choice is not restricted to families with money.

On the subject of failing schools, this is a very real problem and has surfaced this year in a new way. Indiana Public Law 221 details the evaluation of schools and school progress, and

Aurora Dreyling The Pink Elephant

provides consequences for schools that don’t measure up.

In the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly, the categorization under PL 221 was altered slightly to allow the categories to be better understood; however, the original law was passed in 1999.

The parameters weren’t changed—just the names: instead of “Exemplary Progress” or “Academic Probation,” schools are now ranked A-F. This year, the majority of Indiana’s schools received an A—we have many excellent schools.

However, some schools received an F and seven schools in Indiana were placed in this lowest category not only this year, but for the past six years—one in Gary and six in Indianapolis.

That means that most students who graduated from those schools (all but one were high schools) attended a failing school for their entire high school education.

Our education is supposed to prepare us to be productive members of society; without a proper education, this becomes a more difficult task. According to state law, the state cannot intervene and help those schools until the sixth year of failing to improve sufficiently—which is unfortunate.

The good news is that these schools will now be receiving outside help. Two of the seven schools were judged to have a strong, supportive community and close to moving out of this bottom category.

These schools were paired with lead partners to help them continue to improve. The other five, however, will see new management next year. These schools have been partnered with a private entity that specializes in managing charter schools.

The exact changes the new operators will make in these schools is unclear—they’ll spend this year observing the schools before taking control next year.

Hopefully, with completely new management, these schools can be turned around quickly.

Don’t ask, don’t tell could lead to positive transformation in military “Don’t ask, don’t tell” was evidently placed into law for a purpose.

The question is, was this a hastily crafted compromise between Republicans and Democrats?

Or was it a way to solidify the armed forces and allow homosexuals to enter the armed forces without a stigma following them on the battle field during a time of bias and misunderstanding of the gay

Now stories are coming out of the woodwork about how this legislation was used to oppress more than just one’s public sexuality.

I have recently read accounts online and seen news stories where rape victims were quieted and gays openly persecuted all on the belief that they would no longer be permitted to serve their own country if they were found to be gay.

One account comes from Tracy Cooper-Harris, who was a female Sergeant in the community?

Army for 12 years.

It is obvious that “don’t ask, don’t tell” paints America as a intolerant At the age of 19, Harris was cornered by a group of “male friends” she nation. But 18 years ago, the nation was much less accepting of homosexu- “My belief was ‘don’t worked with. They gave her a choice: perform sexual favors or the men ask, don’t tell’ gave als. We were intolerant. would out her to the miliary.

Now, with the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” we are looking at a rough positive attributes to Although the military had a “zero tolerance” sexual harassment policy and hopefully promising trail to an integrated and cooperative military. at the time, Harris felt that rule didn’t apply to “don’t ask, don’t tell.” the battle field. “ However, my belief was “don’t ask, don’t tell” gave positive attributes to She decided she wanted to keep her job and didn’t report the incident. the battlefield.

Time Magazine stated in 2010 that cases like Harris’s are common.

Personal information such as this seems unnecessary when trying to promote unity in Nearly 3,000 women in the military have been raped or sexually assaulted. a force that so closely relies on each other.

Only eight percent of those cases made it through the judicial system, which is a scary It seems unfair and unnecessary to question a soldier’s sexuality. thought.

This law was not so much oppressive, as it was protective of the military branches and I am proud our nation has chosen to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” and that this legislaunits and the homosexuals who chose to serve, giving them rights and equality among ture was no more than a temporary fix. peers in a time of less social acceptance.

And I am excited to see the military evolve and change.

Leia Zoll Let’s Get Political

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The Statesman Cartoon

Clothing choices are meaningful to peers, authority figures What comes to mind when you hear the word “red?” Popular answers A determined, neat gentleman is portrayed by a pair of black, ironed slacks and a shirt include stop signs, apples and fire trucks. How about “green?” Do traf- with a tie to match. Next on the runway of the “image opinion” clothing line struts an illfic lights, Christmas trees or dollar signs surface to the fitting pair of sweatpants coupled with a wrinkled t-shirt and dirty tennis brain? “...the image we give shoes. Here, the critical eye views a persona of laziness and organizational All images, whether they are colors, shapes or designs, skills left to be desired. off in public creates have direct and lasting connections with everyday imNow whether these young men are, respectively, determined or lazy is an initial estimate pressions. another matter entirely. Here lies the issue.

This is a basic school of thought which seems to be lacking within the in the minds of the If one seeks to appear classy, short denim shorts are most definitely not foundational studies of academia. critics, our peers, and the correct choice. The most eligible bachelorette in Residence Hall A is not The famed, familiar phrase “Don’t judge a book by its cover” resurfaces to be won over by underpants hanging over sagging pants. more importantly, our going over and over again while walking down the sidewalk of campus. However, An employer searching for a detail-oriented individual is not likely to hire while there are various ways to create an opinion of a person, image is the superiors.” a candidate sporting a wrinkled shirt. primary source of assumption.

While items such as the diction we use in conversation, our merit in acaAn effort to appear intelligent is foiled by displaying flip flops in the dead of winter. Beau- demics and the hours we spend volunteering all directly play into who we are, the image we ty is not found in shirts two sizes too small which feature handles made of “love” or other give off in public creates an initial estimate in the minds of the critics, our peers and, more such things. importantly, our superiors.

So, the next time there is a choice between the Flintstones pajama shorts and dress pants, Organization is not a word descriptive of a person with one black sock and the other yeljust go for the slacks. low. Surely, this is the fashion of the nonsensical.

Erin Friar Polite Society

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College of Technology to hold festival ALEXA LARKIN Features editor

Upcoming Events

Technology majors, as well as any students interested in technology, are being called to attend the third annual Tech Fest on Wednesday.

“Tech Fest is a carnival event and the organizations in the Technology Center help put it on,” said Molly Joseph, sophomore technology and engineering major and secretary of Females in Technology.

The organization Females in Technology hosts the event, said Kay Brown, junior professional aviation flight technology and aviation management major and president of Females in Technology.

Females in Technology started the event three years ago to promote their organization, and last year they opened the event to other technology-related organizations such as Team Sycamore Racing, Brown said. After adding the other organizations, the event had a larger turnout.

The students involved with each organization plan a way to display the focus of what the group offers and typically they create some kind of game, Joseph said.

“Going to the Tech Fest is a great way to meet people in your chosen field,” said Chris Ryan, sophomore aviation major. “It is also helpful if you want to know more about your major.”

The technology festival is being held in front of and inside the Myers Technology Center on the south side of the ISU campus, next to Condit House.

Students attending the event will find booths promoting student organizations, games and prizes. There will also be food donated by Little Pig’s, a local restaurant, Brown said.

“It will be a fun time for students,” Joseph said.

Tech Fest is open to all students, faculty and staff but is specifically geared towards freshmen and exploratory studies students who are unsure about their chosen field of study, Brown said. At the tech fest, they can learn about the benefits of being involved with the technology program at ISU, she said.

Tickets must be purchased to take part in the event’s activities, Brown said. If attendees do not want to eat but still want to participate, they can purchase individual tickets for 25 cents or five for $1.

Tech Fest details: When: Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.

Where: Myers Technology Center Who: Open to all students Tickets: $3 for students, $5 for faculty/staff Includes: Food, drink and 5 game tickets

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Students involved with programs housed in the Myers Technology Center will display what the technology program has to offer at the third annual Tech Fest in front of the technology center. The center can be found at the south end of the ISU campus next to Condit House.

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Renovation creates new Community

After undergoing a year-long renovation, the 64,700-square-foot Pickerl Hall greeted 230 University Honors students this fall with amenities such as private baths, individually-controlled thermostats, walk-in closets and full wireless service. It has come a long way since it opened in 1963 and served as a women’s residence hall.

“I’m enjoying the new Pickerl Hall,” said Greg Bierly, director of the University Honors Program. “We have a third of students enrolled in the Honors Program living under one roof, which has to be a first for the program.

“There’s a real sense of community.”

The six-story building was given a new facade and energy-efficienct windows.

“The building wasn’t totally gutted,” Rex Kendall, director of Residential Life, said. “We wanted to be sustainable and environmentally conscious.”

Two elevators, original to the building, were removed and replaced.

The energy-efficient design includes a new split-level northwest entry to the building off of Fifth Street with

windows enveloping the corner of the building from top to bottom. The space provides a unique lounge/study space on residential floors and a naturally-lit front desk area.

“The lounge area on each floor in Pickerl Hall is a perfect place for students to work but also socialize and meet their floor mates,” said Rachel Hand, junior speech language pathology major.

“Pickerl is the right size hall to give students a sense of community,” Kendall said. “It provides students in the University Honors Program a true learning environment.”

Kendall said the renovation of Pickerl takes living and learning to the next level.

“Pickerl is part of the ongoing plan to enhance campus and improve oncampus housing,” Kendall said. “Student response to the renovation has been very positive.”

“I had high expectations,” said Alexia Curley, a freshman criminology and criminal justice major. “I wanted ev-

erything to be first-class, which it is. I really enjoy how staff can have casual chats with students and students are able to interact with each other without having that awkward, professional feeling.”

Bierly has noticed increased attendance at Honors events, between 50 and 70 percent, and believes it may be due to Pickerl’s renovations which encourage living and learning as a community.

Jocelyn Gregg, a junior nursing major and a Resident Assistant in Pickerl has also noticed increased activity and energy within the building.

“A large majority of our residents are extremely active on their floors and among the building,” Gregg said.

“They are excited to be involved in our building’s Leadership, Engagement, Activities and Fun Committee. I have never been more excited about my job as a Resident Assistant; these students make me look forward to holding programs and attending L.E.A.F meetings with them.”

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Indiana State drivers deliver wins on local track

Team Sycamore Racing driver Megan Jackson takes a turn at the wheel at Crossroads Dragway in Terre Haute, and a view from the driver’s seat offers a glimpse inside a Team Sycamore Racing dragster. (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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For the Team Sycamore Racing drivers, the summer weekends practically raced by—just as they did.

Drivers Megan Jackson and Derick Troxell, who are also Indiana State University students, each won multiple Super Pro division races at Terre Haute’s Crossroads Dragway this summer.

Jackson and Troxell, drivers for Team Sycamore Racing representing Indiana State, regularly participated in bracket races.

Troxell won six competitions, while Jackson, who was new to driving this year, won three.

Jackson, a senior from West Terre Haute who is majoring in technology education with a minor in motorsports, wanted to attend ISU because of Team Sycamore Racing. She joined the group several years ago, and she works as one of the drivers and the team manager.

“I’ve done a little event planning and things of that nature, but every experience I’ve had has been good,” Jackson said, before admitting that driving is “definitely by far the best, though.”

Troxell, a junior business finance major from Seymour, started racing junior dragsters when he was 6 years old. He won a variety of awards and recognitions, and when he turned 18, he joined the Super Pro division, which is the top level of elapsed time, or E.T., racing.

“I’ve always been a fan of drag racing...,” Troxell said. “You just get addicted to it.”

In elapsed time racing, drivers declare the time their cars are supposed to run, which is then used to program the starting lights, said ISU professor Randy Peters, the faculty adviser for Team Sycamore Racing and the owner of Crossroads Dragway.

Drivers then race each other, with the first car to cross the finish line winning. However, if the car goes faster than what the time the driver declared, the car is disqualified.

“It’s a great equalizer, if you will,” Peters said of elapsed time racing. “That allows $20,000 cars to race up against $50,000 cars, and $30,000 cars to race up against $100,000 cars. So it’s not always the one with the most money who wins.”

Jackson won her first bracket race in early August, which came after she had advanced to the finals in a bracket race several weeks earlier. She discovered the car’s brakes were broken just as she was preparing to start the final round.

“So that was a big letdown, and I just wanted to redeem myself.” Jackson said. “I had [advanced to] something like two semifinal rounds and two final rounds, and I finally got a win out of it.”

Throughout the season, drivers receive points for each elimination round they win, and Jackson and Troxell both earned enough points to represent Crossroads Dragway at the National Hot Rod Association’s North Central Division Three E.T. Finals

in Indianapolis in mid-September.

“They’ve been improving quite a lot over time,” Peters said of the drivers. “Derick has been doing very well, pretty consistently throughout, and Megan has ramped up.”

Though Jackson and Troxell didn’t win their class, they represented ISU in a way that was new for Team Sycamore Racing.

Prior to this season, the team primarily participated in NHRA Division Three and National contests instead of the elapsed time bracket races. Team Sycamore Racing previously would race in about six events each year that were spread throughout the North Central division.

That meant the team, which does not receive direct funding from Indiana State, paid hotel and food bills along with the team’s entry fees for the four-day events out of sponsorship revenue and donations. Now, the team races locally on a weekly basis, which is less expensive and provides more consistent practice for the drivers.

Team Sycamore Racing also provides students with opportunities to learn about other facets of the automotive and racing industries, which could prepare them for various kinds of careers.

“Anybody who wants to go into any kind of motorsports field for anything, nutrition, nursing, finance, marketing or P.R., it’s a great way to get out there, see what’s going to happen at the track, see what’s going to happen off of the track,” Jackson said, “and it’s just a good foot in the door for a lot of people.”

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Trend of the Week

Fall jackets make way into fashion scene at ISU as colder weather settles in TIA MUHAMMAD Reporter

Jordan Evans, a freshman exploratory studies major, wears a vintage leather jacket to stay warm.

(Photo by Alexa White)

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As the days get shorter and the air gets cooler, fall jackets are now making an appearance on campus in a trendy yet cozy way.

This season’s stylish fall jackets can be seen around campus.

Jordan Evans, a freshman exploratory studies major, likes to wear his 70’s inspired leather jacket.

“It generally goes with everything I have,” Evans said.

The leather jacket is a versatile outerwear that can be classically paired with casual wear for a relaxed look.

Fab Sugar, a website devoted to pop culture, including fashion, says that this season’s trends include polished tweeds, statement reds and lots of leather. As for basic coats, the tried and true parkas are not going anywhere, Fab Sugar stated.

Fab Sugar also says the parka style is getting refreshed with sheepskin and fur trim to keep cozy while maintaining style.

If you want to see more trends appearing on the ISU campus, remember to grab the paper next Wednesday for the latest Trend of the Week.

Fab Sugar Shopping Tips: • Invest in a leather jacket or a jacket with leather details on the sleeves or lapels. This is the season’s most versatile look– it goes anywhere, and adds a luxe, edgy finish to everything you put on.

• Have fun with textures, such as boucle tweed or velvet, that can be dressed up at work or dressed down with denim on the weekends.

• Take a risk with a new silhouette. The cape jacket is this season’s most sophisticated way to layer up.

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Junior education technology major Muna AlSuraihi was seen in a relaxed version of the leather jacket.

“I actually got it from Canada,” Al-Suraihi said.

“I love it.”

The leather-trimmed jacket was paired with a detachable hood that went with Al-Suraihi’s overall look.

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Sycamores fall to Missouri State Bears in conference opener

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Junior defender Kourtney Vassar clears the ball in the ISU vs. Missouri State University game. . (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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The Indiana State University women’s soccer team opened conference play against Missouri State University at Memorial Stadium Friday.

The Sycamores fell short of victory as the Bears’ late goal in the first half was enough to secure the victory. The last time these two teams met, they had the same 0-1 result for the Sycamores as the Bears got the goal with six seconds remaining in the match. Friday’s game marked the Missouri Valley Conference opener for both teams.

In the first half, the Bears were pressuring the Sycamores and controlling the flow of the game.

The lone goal of the game came with 49 seconds to go before the half. On a MSU corner from the right side, the Bears’ cross found the head of a Missouri

State player, sending the ball into the back of ISU’s net.

The Sycamores trailed the Bears in shots 4-7, 1-2 in shots on goal and 1-2 in corner kicks.

At the start of the second half, the Sycamores came out and played aggressively and controlled the half.

“We were so angry [because] we let a goal in with two minutes to go,” senior mid-fielder and forward Seyma Erenli said. “We always talk about five minute periods, and we let a goal in that five minutes. So we all went in, and we were upset, but we knew we came out better than them because we were better than them.”

As the Sycamores pushed down field to find an equalizer, it would be tough to find the back of the net. In the 54th minute, senior forward Ashley Collins attempted a shot from the right wing, but the MSU keeper managed to stop it. The Sycamores

continued to apply pressure on the Bears’ defense with shot attempts in the 71st, 74th and 77th minutes of the game, but Missouri State’s goalkeeper continued to keep the Sycamores at bay.

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“We were so angry [because] we let a goal in with two miuntes to go.”

Seyma Erenli, senior mid-fielder

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ISU women’s soccer head coach Erika True said that the girls went into the locker room at halftime knowing they had to double their efforts in the second half to get back into the game.

“I think they kind of took that to heart,” True said. “They came out and played a great second half of soccer, but soccer is decided in 90 minutes not 45 unfortunately because I think we would have won that second half.”

The Bears’ offense never gained momentum again in the second half with only two shots half compared to seven shots in the first half. On the other hand, the Sycamores doubled their total number of shots in the second half with eight and garnered six more corner kicks.

“Next game all we have to do is come out and play like we did in the second half, and we would beat any team in our conference,” Erenli said.

At the end of the game, the Sycamores outscored the Bears in number of shots 12-9, 7-3 on shots on goal. The loss drops the

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Sycamores to a 3-8-0 record, 0-1-0 in the conference.

The Sycamores next competition is on the road as the team travels to Des Moines, Iowa for another conference matchup against the Drake Bulldogs. Indiana State women’s soccer will return to Memorial Stadium Oct. 14.

“We continue to move in the right direction, and one day we will have a little bit of luck on our side, and we are going to get the results,” True said. “They are coming up, and we are moving in the right direction at the right time, so hopefully we are starting to peak at the time conference tournament comes around but got to get a couple more results to get there, and I think we will.”

“I think they kind of took that to heart.

They came out and played a great second half soccer, but soccer is deciced in 90 minutes not 45 unfortunately because I think we would have won that second half.”

Erika True, ISU women’s head soccer coach

Senior mid-fielder and forward Seyma Erenli driving for tthe ball in the ISU vs.

Missouri State University game. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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Sycamores ranked 23rd in FCS Top 25 College Football Poll Shakir Bell named National Co-Offensive Player of the Week and Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week

“We are thankful for the coaches’ poll ... for them to really be recognizing us as a team just proves that we worked hard.”

Shakir Bell, Sophomore running back Sophomore running back Shakir Bell avoids a tackle on a carry. (Photo Courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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Crime, Media and Pop Culture performance brings international attention Chris Sweeney

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The crime, media and pop culture conference has encompassed presentations, speakers and performers.

Tuesday night, Mitzi Sinnott performed “Snapshot: A true story of love interrupted by invasion” in the University Hall theatre as part of the conference.

Snapshot, a one-woman play, brings to life the true story of one bi-racial daughter’s journey to find her father who had been missing in her life since the Vietnam War. “I don’t travel around the world presenting this story so

people feel sorry for me,” Sinnott said. “Hopefully I inspire other people to be brave enough like I was to tell their own story.”

Dr. Jonathan Faiers, a reader in fashion theory from London, also travelled to the conference to gather information for a book he is writing entailing criminal behavior through various forms of clothing and fashion.

“The performer presented good imagery, and allowed me to indulge in another aspect of crime and culture before finishing my book,” Faiers said.

Actor Mitzi Sinnott performs her one-woman play “Snapshot: A true story of love interrupted by an invasion” Tuesday night as part of the third annual Crime, Media and pop Culture conference. (Photo by Chris Sweeney)

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