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Volume 124, Issue 18

Comedy Night with Drew Lynch Cheyenne Fauquher Reporter

Drew Lynch made a trip home to Indiana to entertain his fellow Hoosiers on Sept. 17.

Lynch presented his comedy show at 7:30 p.m. in the Tilson Auditorium of Tirey Hall on Indiana State University’s campus.

This event was free of charge for students and $15 for the public.

At the age of 19, Lynch moved from Indianapolis to Los Angeles with aspirations of becoming an actor.

While living in L.A., he joined a softball team. During a game, a grounder popped up and hit Lynch in the throat.

He suffered a major vocal contusion and a major concussion, and the combination of the two left him with a permanent stutter impediment.

Lynch says he felt angry at first and began writing all his frustrations down.

His girlfriend at the time encouraged him to talk about it in front of an audience and to share his experience as a way to cope. This led to Lynch’s future career.

Lynch began doing stand-up comedy as a way to let out his

negative feelings and accept his speech impediment. He said the person he used to be would never talk to who he is today.

He made jokes about his situation and realized that people actually found humor in them.

Soon, Lynch entered America’s Got Talent’s 10th season and became Howie Mandel’s, one of the judges and a comedian, Golden Buzzer act.

The Golden Buzzer sent Lynch straight to the live shows, skipping past judge cuts and eventually making it to the finals.

His final performance placed him in second behind ventriloquist Paul Zerdin.

Since season 10 of America’s Got Talent, Lynch has guest starred on IFC’s “Maron,” Fullscreen’s “Cassandra French’s Finishing School,” and co-hosts his weekly YouTube show, “Dog Vlog” with his service dog, Stella.

“Dog Vlog” is a show about Lynch’s relationship with Stella.

In these clips where there are staged conversations between Lynch and his dog; he portrays Stella as moody, captioning her thoughts above her head.

Lynch’s YouTube channel is meant to be funny and share comedy with his viewers.

“I feel a lot of responsibility

Drew Lynch on stage in the Tilson Auditorium at Tirey Hall

to show people that you can turn anything into a positive,” Lynch said.

During Lynch’s show at ISU, he engaged his audience with jokes about Indiana, even including a few audience members in his jokes.

He filled the room with

laughter, joking about all the cornfields and billboards advertising hotels.

“Because of his impairment, he had a unique sense of humor that was enjoyable for a wide audience,” Lindsey Moore a sophomore ISu student, said.

Laughter filled the auditorium

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the entire night.

Tilson Auditorium has more events coming up.

Frankenstein will be the next production, and it will be showing Oct. 29.

To pre-order tickets, visit the Hulman Center Ticket Office or Ticket Master online.

Bipride and Intersex Week at ISU Chelsea Chapman Reporter

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A student portrays Chief Illiniwek during a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign basketball game onFebruary 28, 2016, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. Chief Illiniwek was the official mascot of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign associated with its athletic programs but was retired in 2007 after controversy involving the NCAA and several Native American groups. An unofficial group still names a student to act as the Chief at occasional games.

U. of I. Panel: Consider new Mascot after Cheif Illiniwek Controversy John Keilman

Chicago Trubune (INS)

CHICAGO—Administrators at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign have raised the idea of adopting a mascot to ease the continuing turmoil over Chief Illiniwek, the school’s officially banned but still omnipresent symbol.

A report issued by an advisory committee said the university should “explore the possibility of new traditions that could include a mascot” after a series of conversations with students, staff, faculty, alumni and others in the spring.

The school retired Chief Illiniwek in 2007 under pressure from the NCAA, which labeled it “hostile and abusive,” but the image is still commonly found on campus. Students have made unsanctioned appearances dressed in the Chief ’s regalia at games and special events, sometimes leading to clashes with those critical of the symbol.

Chancellor Robert Jones said he believes adopting a mascot will not end the dispute unless the school addresses other parts of campus culture. The advisory group, led by Jones’ special assistant, Rusty Barcelo, said an exploration of a mascot “must be seriously undertaken — as one

piece of the larger response to Native imagery at the University of Illinois.”

The report was the culmination of four “critical conversations” held in April and May, involving more than 600 people.

The discussions centered on the school’s history of using Native American imagery, the effect of its discontinuation and ways to move beyond the conflict.

A school mascot should receive consideration as one way to do that, the report said, noting that the Illinois Student Government and academic senate have already recommended exploring that option. (Advocates of Chief Illiniwek typically refer to him as an honored “symbol” rather than a mascot).

“Repeatedly, stakeholders stated that in order to bring closure the University would need to introduce a mascot or develop a new tradition,” the report said.

“As one stakeholder said, ‘Identify a new mascot. There has to be a formal recognition that there is no opportunity for the Chief to return as the mascot. Acknowledge its role in the annals of the university history but more forward.’”

But Ivan Dozier, a former Chief Illiniwek who is alumni adviser for the group Students for Chief Illiniwek, said a mascot will not erase the sense of loss many have felt since the school disowned its

longtime symbol.

“There has been a huge void left by the absence of Chief Illiniwek,” he said. “I firmly believe nothing else can fill that gap.”

He added, though, that he appreciated the university’s attempt to listen to the other side of the argument, saying it was more productive than the “forcible bans” imposed by the school.

The committee said the university should consider preserving the Chief ’s history using “a wide array of storytelling and archival tools.” Other ideas focused on increasing knowledge of Native American history and culture, as well as “engaging the campus community in traditional and contemporary Native culture.”

Jones said the next step will be to name a commission that will come up with recommendations. He didn’t know how long that would take but anticipated it would be done in “a relatively short time period.”

Although he reiterated that Chief Illiniwek will not return as an official school symbol, he said discussions of the controversy have become more civil.

“My sense is the temperature has been lowered significantly,” he said. “For the first time, people are more interested in having a dialogue and making sure this thing is done in a transparent and inclusive process.”

The LGBTQ+ Resource Center has been hard at work planning events for Bipride and Intersex week here at Indiana State University. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center held its Bipride and Intersex week kickoff on Monday and they are continuing to celebrate through next week with educational and interactive events.

Ray Blaylock, a graduate student studying student affairs in Higher Education, hold the title of LGBTQ+ grad assistant.

She has been working since last school year on the events that the resource center will be hosting this year.

“Dr. Elonda Ervin, Martha Reed and my team helped me plan this week,” said Baylock. “It definitely took a lot of thought and planning. There were some things that that I added in there, like hot yoga, It was just that it was something that was differ-

ent. I wanted to program not just for the LGBTQ+ students, but the allies too. MSP puts on specialized programs for underrepresented populations on campus.

Each resource center has its’ own graduation. It’s just to make sure all of our students feel welcome on campus.” Baylock is in charge of all of the events surrounding Bipride and Intersex week on campus.

“Bipride and intersex week is a celebration of the two populations that have definitely been either under scrutiny or have not been represented at all on campus,” said Baylock. “I didn’t think when I was coming up with the [event] dates that we would get as much attention as we have been.

One thing I was definitely not anticipating was having actual professors in classes or students saying ‘Hey, we want to participate in this and we want to put on multiple events to show people that bisexuality is not a fad.’”

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Let the good times roll: Casino Royale Lauren Rader Reporter

Let the Good Times Roll: Casino Royale will be taking place on September 22nd from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Dede I. This Union Board First Weekend event gives students a chance to experience casino life. Students will be able to participate in craps, poker, big six, and many other different games for redeemable poker chips.

There will be ten different casino tables provided for the full casino experience. Students will receive a certain amount of chips when they enter, and play the games as if they are bidding for money. When they feel confident that they will be able to outbid others with chips, they can submit their chips in an auction style contest towards their desired prize.

The winners of each prize will be announced at the end of the event. A free tumbler is provided for attendance, so students will have something to take away from the event if they don’t want to play or want to simply check out what is going on.

Shantrice Bradley, Assistant Director of Campus Life, is very excited for the event to happen this weekend. “I decided to go with the casino theme because it was done a couple years ago, but just wanted to bring it back differently; bigger and better,” Bradley said. “That’s kind of how the theme came about as far as Casino Royale. We just want to bring a different element to it.”

A mocktail bar with different juices, and punches will add to the authenticity of the casino theme. There is also an option to come and play for fun instead of gambling for prizes. Union board has 6 different programs to get involved in including community service, programs all weekend, and others in regards to planning large scale events on campus. “If there is something you want to see done as a weekend event, or feedback you want to give, make sure to come to our meetings and express that to our programs all weekend committee.” Bradley said. “That’s kind of how the theme came about as far as Casino Royale. We just want to bring a different element to it.”

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NEWS

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Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

Is your avocado an illegal clone?

Grower sues Miami competitor over trendy hot-seller David Ovalle Miami Herald (TNS) Deep in a lush remote valley in the Dominican Republic, the discovery of a single very special tree spawned a new species of avocado.

Called the Carla, it has since emerged as a rock star of the avocado world, combining the buttery richness of the popular but small California-grown Hass with the prodigious size of Florida varieties. The Carla created a sensation when a high-end British retailer began stocking the “party-size” fruit large enough to make a loaf of avocado toast.

Now, the Carla’s “inventor” is in Miami federal court suing to protect its exclusive rights to sell a valuable product sought by trendy foodies. With allegations of tree-branch theft, clandestine cloning and DNA tests on competitors’ produce, it’s not your everyday patent infringement case.

Agroindustria Ocoeña, the Dominican company that holds a U.S. patent for the Carla, is suing a Miami produce distributor, Fresh Directions International, claiming that it is illegally selling Carlas in South Florida from another grower. They aren’t knockoff avocados either, the lawsuit argues. DNA tests show they are virtual Carla clones, which the suit suggests can mean only a grifted graft — somebody pruned and pilfered Carla tree branches to recreate their own orchard.

“The party who is importing the illegal fruit either has to stop, or license the patent from my client,” said Coral Gables lawyer Ury Fischer, who represents Agroindustria Ocoeña, listed in patent documents as the Carla tree inventor.

As part of its research, Agroindustria’s legal team visited supermarkets around Miami, filling their office with dozens of avocados for testing. They did not, he say, all go to waste afterward.

“We ended up eating a lot of guacamole,” Fischer said.

Fresh Directions International did not return a call for comment.

The lawsuit comes with demand for avocados skyrocketing in many international markets, including America, where avocado toast now rivals guacamole in

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A lawsuit over an avocado patent is headed to court in Miami. A rival avocado company has stolen the DNA of the special “Carla” avocado, and has begun selling the same avocados in stores throughout South Florida.

popularity. California leads the United States in avocado production. Florida is second.

The Sunshine State specializes in “green skins” that are larger and have a lighter flavor than the “Hass” variety, which is grown in California and dominates the U.S. market.

Florida avocados often compete with some species from the Dominican Republic, another one of the leading world producers of the the fruits with variety names like Semil 34, Choquette and Pollock. Last year, the island nation shipped 33.3 million pounds of avocados to the U.S., according to data compiled by one U.S. avocado trade association.

If you want to sample a Carla, you’re out luck until next year — their harvest runs between February and May. The single tree that produced the first Carla avocados was discovered by Carlos Antonio Castillo Pimentel in 1994 in his orchard in the Ocoa River Valley.

Why he named the fruit Carla isn’t explained in court or patent

documents but there are several traits that made it attractive to the grower. For one, the tree produces fruit later and longer than similar species and can be harvested from February into early June, well after the Florida growing season.

“It doesn’t necessarily compete with most Florida varieties,” said Peter Leifermann, the vice president of sales and marketing for Brooks Tropicals, a Homestead produce shipper that has a deal to distribute Carla avocados in Florida. “It helps fill a gap in the calender year. We are able to supply the market with green-skin avocados nearly 12 months a year.”

The fruit also is generally higher in oil content, which gives it a richer taste closer to the Haas than Florida varieties. When a British retail chain M&S started selling them in 2016, for instance, local media touted them as the “beast” of the avocado world with “silky flesh so smooth it can be used in place of butter.”

The Castillo family secured a U.S. patent for the avocado

A new app pays you for product recommendations Brittany Meiling San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) Don’t try to make money off my online behavior — unless, of course, I get a commission.

That’s the idea behind San Diego tech startup Wildfire Systems, which launched an app Wednesday to help internet users make money from of conversations they’re already having online. The company, founded by a former eBay executive, lets users earn commissions from recommendations they share on the internet, whether it’s on social media, by email or through text messaging apps.

If, for example, a friend buys an Instant Pot after you raved about the pressure cooker on Instagram, the software would let you get a cut of the sale.

The idea is particularly timely considering the public outcry against tech giants like Facebook, which have been lambasted in recent months for making money off their users’ activity and personal data.

Now, merchants are tripping over themselves to sign onto Wildfire’s platform, which already has 20,000 retailers on board, including Expedia, Nordstrom’s, REI and Walmart.

Wildfire CEO Jordan Glazier’s new app, Wildlink, brings to mind the marketing tactics that bloggers use, in which they get

kickbacks from brands for pitching products online.

In the industry, that is called “affiliate marketing,” and it’s a tool mostly used by people who have large followings on social media (collectively known as “influencers”). But it’s not so easy to make money this way. People have to sign up for individual affiliate marketing programs depending on the brand or retailer and then jump through hoops for each one before they can start earning cash.

Glazier said it shouldn’t be so hard to make money from your recommendations. And you shouldn’t have to be internet-famous to get paid when you directly encourage a sale, he said.

“You don’t have to be an influencer to have influence,” Glazier said.

Warning bells may be ringing for the privacy-conscious. Will Wildfire now be reading my text messages, emails, and social media posts? Glazier says no. The software runs on your device, and it’s only searching for brands that match with its database of merchants. And the user always has the option of generating a link or ignoring the software’s suggestion.

But Wildfire may have to deal with other concerns. For example, will a friend’s recommendation lose its power of influence if it’s known that they’re making a

commission off the recommendation?

Miro Copic, a marketing professor at San Diego State University, says there’s a big transition going on in the influencer space in which fans want transparency from the influencers they follow about their economic incentives.

Fans and followers want those individuals to be transparent about the economic incentives they’re getting to pitch a product.

“The nuance here is disclosure,” Copic said. “Not that your friend won’t be your friend anymore, but they might question your motives if they find out you’re being compensated for your suggestions.”

Malcolm Bohm, CEO at a company called Liquid Grids in San Diego, has been working in a similar space for years. His company also uses natural language processing to understand what internet users are saying on health forums, and how it relates to brands.

Bohm says Wildfire could be on to something big, but it’s critical that they maintain transparency along the way “At the grass-roots level, this could be disruptive in terms of how brands get recommendations,” Bohm said. “As long as they maintain authenticity, it could be really positive.”

in 2006, giving them exclusive rights to produce, sell and license the fruit for at least 15 years. But in recent years, unlicensed Carla clones began popping up in supermarkets throughout South Florida.

The cloning of the Carla trees likely happened in the Dominican Republic, home to many avocado growers and groves. Who and when remains a mystery — if Agroindustria has an idea, the company is not saying publicly.

But how is not hard to figure out. Simply planting a seed from a Carla avocado would not create an identical tree, said Jeff Wasielewski, a Homestead-based horticulturist with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. It can only happen if someone fused branches from the original Carla tree grove to a seedling elsewhere — a process known as “grafting.”

That tree, he said, would be essentially cloned and grow to produce matching fruit.

“It’s a very ancient technique,” Wasielewski said.

The lawsuit alleges that Fresh

Directions International has been selling the unlawful avocados labeled with the stickers “Avopro” since at least 2012. In August of that year, Agroindustria Ocoeña sent the company a cease-and-desist notice — to no avail, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit seeks to stop Fresh Directions from selling the “infringing” avocados, and for damages for years of their sales.

Leifermann, of Brooks Tropicals, said the lawsuit is important because it helps maintain the integrity of the local avocado market. That’s important in South Florida, where local avocado growers are struggling after being hard hit by development taking over groves, a lack of labor, an outbreak of a fungal disease, and Hurricane Irma.

The industry can be hurt more, he said, when “you have unscrupulous, shippers and even growers putting out an inferior product just to grab a market share. At the end of the day, the consumer gets a bad taste in their mouth.”

Tech industry hit, but Apple and Fitbit are spared by latest Trump tariffs Levi Sumagaysay The Mercury News (TNS) As the U.S.-China trade war escalates, Apple and Fitbit were reprieved when the Trump administration released the final list of products that will be subject to a new round of tariffs starting next week.

So prices of the Apple Watch, AirPods, some Fitbit activity trackers and Bluetooth devices are not likely to rise because of the tariffs. But the prices of other computing and internet-connected products will go up.

That’s because Intel, Cisco and other tech companies were not spared. Their China-made products will have 10 percent added starting Monday, and the tariffs will rise to 25 percent Jan. 1.

They include components for networking and semiconductor gear that make up the backbone of the internet and the cloud.

Companies had warned the U.S. trade representative that tariffs on those products would be a “game changer” for American consumers.

Some items Intel had voiced objections about, such as transmission devices that help connect wireless devices to networks, were eliminated from list of third-round tariffs, which cover $200 million worth of products. But items such as pro-

cessing units and printed circuits remain on the USTR list. Those are components used by computer makers including Apple, too, by the way.

An Intel spokesman said the company would have no comment.

“We are disappointed that the administration seems to continue to misunderstand the complexities and reality of global trade,” said Ed Black, CEO of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, of which Intel is a member. “There are many legitimate trade concerns U.S. companies have in the global marketplace, but tariffs are unwieldy and often counterproductive to address those problems.”

Fitbit was pleased: “We welcome this development and we appreciate the administration’s time and effort to listen to industry and consumer concerns,” a spokeswoman said.

Apple, which had also filed objections with the USTR, did not respond to a request for comment. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in the past several months that he has talked with President Donald Trump about China and tariffs.

“We’ve spoken to Mr. Tim Cook many times,” Trump’s economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said at the Economic Club of

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indianastatesman.com TECH FROM PAGE 2 New York Monday, Bloomberg reported. “He’s a really smart guy. He’s given us some good advice,” Kudlow said.

On Tuesday, Cook said on ABC’s “Good Morning

CASINO FROM PAGE 1 A mocktail bar with different juices, and punches will add to the authenticity of the casino theme. There is also an option to come and play for fun instead of gambling for prizes. Union board has 6 different programs to get involved in including community service, programs all weekend, and others in regards to planning large scale events on campus. “If there is something you want to see done as a weekend event, or feedback you want to give, make sure to come to our meetings and express that to our programs all weekend committee.”

Bradley said. Union Board meetings are Thursdays at 5 pm in HMSU 521. Setting up a large scale event is tedious in research.

Finding resources that can provide services is the main component. “A lot of vendors out there that cater to college programing so it was finding the right vendor to meet the needs and requirements of the university.” Bradley said.

“Doing that research to figure out what vendors were available to provide the ca-

America”: “I don’t want to speak for (the administration), but I think they’ve looked at this and said that it’s not really great for the United States to put a tariff on those types of products.” sino themed event, and the actual materials that we would need to make sure that the event was great and really has that casino feel as well.” To attend to the needs of students, Union board looks for vendors that can provide specific services to give the event a unique element.

The admission is free for any student who would like to attend. This being the first weekend event Union Board has put on, student attendance and availability should be achievable. The staff on this committee are very excited to see the turnout from the students and staff. The event is being presented at a larger scale than ever before.

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 • Page 3 BIPRIDE FROM PAGE 1 Education for members of the LGBTQ+ community, its allies and even those who are considering becoming allies is Baylock’s top priority when planning these events.

“Being able to educate the campus as well as the community about bipride and intersex is truly amazing, especially since this is not something that’s going to go away overnight,” said Baylock. “A lot of people say, ‘Oh, its just a phase,’ or ‘It’s just the college experience, you’ll get over it.’ People who have been LGBTQ+ for over thirty years could tell you that they didn’t have a chance to express their sexuality

or their gender or anything that they felt was going over heteronormative as much as they can now. We put on these events to help our students feel that they can be themselves. They can go by their pronouns that they have embraced.”

One event Baylock is particularly excited about will be set up and held by a class on campus.

“One of the classes on campus will be out on Dede Plaza on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday giving their class presentations,” said Baylock. “I’m very much looking forward to that because I want to see what they came up with and I want to see the turn out. They’re all going to be doing something different

from what I’ve been told. A lot of people are going to be exploring sexuality on the spectrum. Some people are going to be doing intersex, and I’ve heard a lot of people are going to be talking about the underrepresented populations.”

Baylock admires the courage that is constantly being displayed by the LGBTQ+ community.

“They have the courage to say “This is me,’” said Baylock. “I always have loved the courage. I want allies, like myself, to help our LGBTQ+ find that courage, as well as to be the support for that courage. We are not the people speaking on stage for LGBTQ+, we are the ones in the crowd showing sup-

port. As an ally I really want to show support for the populations we have on campus.”

Baylock will continue hosting events for Bipride and Intersex week through next Tuesday.

“Nobody should ever judge someone for their likes or their dislikes, especially if they’re not being affected by this person’s lifestyle,” said Baylock.

Celebration of Bipride

Thursday, Septemer 20 – Monday, September 24 @ Dede Plaza 12pm – 3pm Bi Week Hot Yoga

Tuesday, September 25 @ Dede II 5pm – 7pm

“What I’m most excited about is this being our first weekend event, and wanting to show campus what Union Board is all about, and the things we bring to campus. Union Board strives to meet the student’s needs, and what they would like to see so that’s why we make sure that all campus knows they can come to us with their ideas and are welcomed,” Bradley said.

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Meet your fellow ISU Sycamores

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018

Dossier by Cheyenne Fauquher Photos by Anna Bartley

Freshman Name: Randy Hill Birthday: April 12, 2000 Major: Construction Management Hometown: North Vernon, IN Role Model: Dad Biggest Fear: Drowning Favorite Place to Eat: George’s

Sophomore Name: Kaitlin Halvorsen Birthday: January 13, 1999 Major: Psychology Hometown: Sheridan, IN Role Model: Grandma Biggest Fear: Not succeeding in my career.

Favorite Place to Eat: Anywhere with Mexican food.

Junior Name: Stephanie Benziger Birthday: November 2, 1997 Major: Psychology Hometown: Kokomo, IN Role Model: Mom Biggest Fear: Sharks Favorite Place to Eat: Chava’s

Senior Name: Stefan Mccall Birthday: April 12, 1997 Major: English Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN Role Model: Mom Favorite Place to Eat: Olive Garden

STATESMAN GAME FEATURE AJ Goelz Reporter

There are many famous Japanese Role-playing Games, or JRPGs, that have proliferated into Western culture like “Final Fantasy,” “Dragon Quest” and “Fire Emblem.”

With any genre, there are always sleeper hits, experimental titles and cult classics that fall by the wayside in terms of mass popularity. Then, there are solid games that people remember to some degree or forget altogether. For two of these titles, another chance has just opened up for them.

Last week, Square Enix announced a remaster to an almost forgotten gem, “The Last Remnant.” “The Last Remnant”

Forgotten JRPGs find new life

was released a decade ago in 2008 for Xbox 360 and later came to PC in 2009.

As with most games of this genre, giving a short, pithy synopsis of the plot is an insurmountable task.

Most JRPG plots can be broken down to a traditional hero’s quest. There is a grand evil, the player is the chosen one or the only one willing to risk life and limb to stop it and ends in triumph and sometimes sacrifice.

The game did feature a unique battle system that broke from the typical turn-based formula, and featured a system that was more tactical and focused on positioning, as well as skills.

The game had plenty of new ideas, but was a bit esoteric and that may have led to both versions scoring a 66 out of 100 on

Metacritic.

The remaster for “The Last Remnant” is scheduled for a December 6 launch on PS4.

There is no word on an updated PC version, but the original was pulled earlier this month from the Steam Marketplace in possible anticipation for this announcement.

With nothing confirmed, a new PC version is still a possibility.

The news of remakes did not stop there, as developer tri-Ace announced that its forgotten “Resonance of Fate” would be remastered for PS4 and PC. “The firearms-focused RPG lets players take control of three protagonists (Zephyr, Leanne, and Vashyron) who use flamboyant, turn-based attacks in battles against monsters and

machines. The game is set in a futuristic civilization known as Basel, a refuge for humanity in a polluted, steampunk world,” said Michael McWhertor in an article for Polygon about this announcement.

Another game with interesting ideas and unique combat that was maybe a bit too out there for mainstream success.

The remaster of “Resonance of Fate” is scheduled for an Oct. 18 release for both PS4 and PC. Along with these more obscure remasters, it was announced recently that a number of “Final Fantasy” games would be released on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. The list includes Final Fantasy’s 7, 9, 10, 10.2, and 12: The Zodiac Age that will all be releasing sometime next year.

Fashion Forward Mackenzie Willhoite

Lauren Rader Reporter

Mackenzie Willhoite is a freshman from Anderson, Indiana. She is majoring in nursing here at Indiana State. Willhoite is working towards her goal of being a pediatric surgical nurse, and minoring in social work. She enjoys spending time with friends, and going on adventures. She loves being a support system for her friends, and help them out when they need it most.

Friends are very important to her, and she will always be there for them Q: “Where do you like to shop most?”

A: “I like to shop most at Target and Forever 21. Target has anything you want from clothing to makeup to lots of décor. Forever 21 always has cute shorts and crop tops. At Target I like to get room décor and throw blankets.”

Q: “What do you do when you have clothing build up?”

A: “When I have clothing build up, I usually go through the things I don’t wear, and take it to Plato’s Closet. I exchange it for

money, but usually there are clothes left and I give them to my friends, or Goodwill them for other people.”

Q: “Do you ever, or would you ever, go thrifting?”

A: “I personally love thrifting. I go all the time. I think they have such good deals for things that were once so expensive. They have super cute clothes, and you can find lots of vintage type clothing.”

Q: “What colors and patterns do you incorporate into your outfits?”

A: “I like neutral colors and plain colors. My favorite colors to wear are dark oranges and maroons.

Those just go really well with my style. I also love wearing anything floral patterned.”

Q: “What styles are your favorite to rock during the fall?”

A: “During the fall, I generally like to wear leggings, a baggy sweater, a cute scarf, and boots. It’s my go to look almost every day of fall. It’s also always super comfortable, which is a win-win to look cute and be comfortable at the same time.”

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Mackenzie Willhoite poses for a photo at the fountain on ISU’s campus.

Q: “Would you say are your fashion idols?”

A: “My fashion idols would probably be Marla Catherine, Maddie Ziegler, and Lucy Hale. They always

have such simple pieces that they make look spectacular and cute.”

Gamma Phi Beta’s Moonball to support girls across the country Nicole Nunez Reporter

Gamma Phi Beta is hosting their annual Moonball philanthropy event next Thursday, Sept. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Wolf Field.

Each year, Gamma Phi Beta hosts Moonball which consists of either kickball, basketball, or a volleyball tournament.

This year, they are hosting a sand volleyball tournament to support Girls on the Run. Anyone on campus can make a team of six to eight people for $30 to participate in the tournament.

From a group of friends to a sponsored organization, any team is accepted and welcomed.

Sign up through the Treehouse or by emailing Kailee Russell, Gamma Phi Beta- Public Relations Vice President.

“Panhellenic doesn’t have to be just Panhellenic,” said Russell.

“We’re trying to be united as a front.”

The Moonball event is open to all Indiana State students to either participate or spectate.

The tournament provides an opportunity for organizations to interact with other organizations, Panhellenic or not, in a fun, yet competitive environment.

Even if you do not have a team or do not want to participate, spectators are more than welcome.

There is a $2 entry fee for spectators.

There will be food, drinks, a DJ, and MJ’s Cajun Ice truck. The first 25 spectators will receive a free snow cone, thanks to Gamma Phi Beta.

The tournament is a place for everyone- athletic and not. There are plenty of things to do to “make it a lot of fun for the whole community,” said Russell.

“All proceeds at the end goes back to either Girls on the Run International or a local Girls on the Run,” said Russel. “We do it international so they can put the money where they need it.”

Girls on the Run is a non-profit organization for pre-teen girls to find their individuality by building healthy lifestyles, gaining self-confidence, and engaging with other girls locally and nationally.

It is hosted in elementary schools throughout all fifty states, providing girls from all backgrounds with the opportunity of a lifetime.

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After Emmy’s proposal, couple continue to share their love on TV Nardine Saad

Los Angeles Times

Glenn Weiss knows what makes good TV, and his Emmy Awards proposal on Monday definitely did just that.

The Oscars telecast director, who unexpectedly popped the question to girlfriend Jan Svendsen that night, stole the show with a tribute to his mom that led to a tear-jerking marriage proposal to his girlfriend.

Since then, the newly affianced pair have been doing the rounds and keeping TV viewers rapt with their romance.

Weiss’ proposal came during his acceptance speech for best director of a variety special. But his bold move, seen by at least 10 million live TV viewers, also won Emmy night and the approval of many of his peers.

Camera cutaways showed Benedict Cumberbatch, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Oscars

host Jimmy Kimmel applauding and Claire Foy wiping away tears while an awestruck Leslie Jones stood up with her mouth agape. (“SNL” star Jones later took to Twitter to advise anyone who proposes to her to do so on Emmy night.)

“He did an amazing, crazy thing and here we are, and it’s really nice that love is trending,” Svendsen said Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show.

She said that she expected “a very private proposal if there ever were to be one,” and was blown away by Weiss, who dropped down to one knee after placing his late mother’s ring on her finger.

Weiss and Svendsen met in 2001 in New York at the Tony Awards, he told reporters backstage after the Emmys. Svendsen had worked for the Broadway League and had been chief marketing officer for the Tonys at the time. Altogether, they have five

daughters from previous relationships.

The golden band, though not a diamond ring, was worn by his mother for 67 years until she died Aug. 31. Weiss got choked up on “Today” describing what his mother and the ring meant to him, prompting his future wife to finish his thought.

“The fact that I have been able to wear this ring and get engaged with this ring is so meaningful for both of us,” she said.

The wedding, however, will be “a little more private.”

The couple also appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Tuesday night to talk about their newfound fame.

“It’s been a rough couple of weeks and I think maybe I got a little more perspective on life,” Weiss told Kimmel. “It just became clear about a week or two ago that I wanted to do something. … I didn’t think it would happen this quickly, but an op-

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Glenn Weiss, (R) winner of the award for outstanding directing for a variety special for ‘The Oscars’ and Jan Svendsen pose in the press room at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA, US

portunity arose.”

And, yes, he was very worWeiss said that if he didn’t win ried that the Emmys house band the Emmy, he still planned to would play him offstage for his propose in the next few months. speech going too long.

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What’s missing from Bob Woodward’s book? Ask Ben Sasse Walter Shapiro CQ-Roll Call (TNS)

Bob Woodward’s book “Fear” — which might better have been called, Hunter Thompson-style, “Fear and Loathing in the White House” — is filled with revealing anecdotes that have gotten overlooked amid the incessant rounds of TV interviews and cable news panels.

One of my favorites comes from the early days of John Kelly’s White House tenure, as the new chief of staff briefly labored under the illusion that he could tame the erratic president.

In August 2017, Kelly and soon-to-be-disgraced staff secretary Rob Porter concocted a system under which all presidential actions required not only a meeting but also a “decision memo” signed by Donald J. Trump. As Woodward writes, with a small flicker of whimsy unusual in his police-blotter prose, “Trump loved signing. It meant he was doing things, and he had an up-and-down penmanship that looked authoritative in black Magic Marker.”

This is not a portrait of any prior president of any party or any ideology. Rather, it suggests the storybook king in a poem for children by A.A. Milne who is “much too busy a-signing things” to notice Christopher Robin peering up at the windows of Buckingham Palace.

In Woodward’s telling, there is a child-like quality to many of the characters in the White House, from Kelly and his constant, Cowardly Lion empty threats about quitting to Mike Pence, who often resembles a skittish forest creature in “Bambi.” There is something dead-on about Woodward’s portrayal of the vice president: “As usual, Pence was staying out of the way.

He didn’t want to be tweeted about or called an idiot.”

What is missing in long stretches of Woodward’s book is any sense that Congress is a coequal branch of government.

Sure, Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell get occasional walkon roles when the topic turns to the tax bill, and there is a brief anecdote about Steve Bannon plotting to replace the Senate majority leader with Lindsey Graham. But for the most part, the Republican Congress displays the moxie of Mike Pence on a particularly timorous day.

All of this brings us to an intriguing confession by Ben Sasse, who periodically offers rhetorical-only critiques of Trump’s excesses.

Replying to a question from CNN’s Jake Tapper about leaving the Republican Party, the first-term Nebraska senator said,

“I probably think about it every morning when I wake up and I figure out, ‘Why am I flying away from Nebraska to go to D.C. this week. Are we going to get real stuff done?’ So I’m committed to the party of Lincoln and Reagan as long as there’s a chance to reform it.”

Sasse, who has an orthodox Republican voting record on everything from taxes to Obamacare to the confirmation of federal judges, holds the potential to be a pivotal figure in the Senate in 2019.

With John McCain dead and Trump critics like Jeff Flake and Bob Corker not running for re-election, Sasse may become, by default, the closest Senate version of a never-Trump Republican. Susan Collins might have vied for that honor, but since Trump’s inauguration, she has rarely displayed the flinty independence (her vote to retain Obamacare aside) of her 1950s Maine GOP predecessor, Margaret Chase Smith.

What gives relevance to Sasse’s morning musings about party loyalty is the suddenly realistic chance of an evenly divided Senate in 2019. Even Mitch McConnell admitted that the Republicans are in “a knife fight in an alley” to retain GOP seats in Nevada, Arizona and Tennessee.

And McConnell conceded that Ted Cruz (perhaps the least likable senator) faces a “competitive” race in Texas.

Sure, with the Democrats confronting the most daunting Senate map in modern memory (Republicans hold only 9 of the 35 seats on the ballot in November), the GOP has opportunities for pickups from Florida to Montana. But it doesn’t take much jiggering with the map (say, the Democrats win in Nevada, Arizona and Tennessee, while the GOP prevails in Missouri and North Dakota) to create a 50-50 Senate.

Then would come the true test of Sasse’s independence.

Would he be just a Sunday talk-show rebel, retreating to the predictable comforts of the Republican caucus when a Senate majority is on the line? Or would Sasse demonstrate the courage of his anti-Trump convictions by declaring himself an independent conservative who would not ratify continued GOP control of the upper chamber?

Most Senate party switches in modern times have been ideological journeys, like conservative Richard Shelby becoming a Republican in 1994 and moderate Jim Jeffords abandoning the GOP to caucus as an independent with the Democrats in

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Albert R. Hunt: Feeling confident, Democrats? Things could Still go Wrong.

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Democrats are bullish about the November elections. They think they’ll win control of the House of Representatives, score big gains in the statehouses and run competitively in contests for U.S. Senate seats. But remembering 2016 causes some of them to wake up in the middle of the night wondering what could go wrong.

The optimistic expectations come from analyzing public opinion polls, weighing the advantages of out-of-power parties in midterm elections, comparing party fundraising and weighing other historical evidence. Based on factors like these, the prognosticators at FiveThirtyEight put the Democrats’ odds of winning the House at 82 percent.

Still, political due-diligence requires hard-headed analysis of potential problems that could arise in the final seven weeks before Nov. 6.

I put this to five of the most insightful Democratic strategists: pollsters Fred Yang, Jim Gerstein and John Anzalone; Mark Gersh, who for decades has been the maestro of analyzing congressional districts for House Democrats; and Paul Begala, a top party strategist since the 1992 Bill Clinton presidential run.

Yang, a partner in the GarinHart-Yang Research Group, is involved in some of the hottest races this year, including an unexpectedly close Tennessee Senate contest and a Kentucky House race pitting Amy McGrath, a Democratic ex-Marine combat pilot, against the Republican incumbent Andy Barr.

Yang said that a wave of support for Democrats is inevitable — “it’s not whether, but how big,” he declared — because “our voters are energized, theirs are not.”

But he said he expects President

Donald Trump to try to fire up Republican voters “with some manufactured crisis,” a factor that could affect the dynamics of the election.

Gerstein is the founding partner of GBA Strategies, which conducted polls in Ohio last month for Democrat Danny O’Connor before he came within a whisker of defeating the favored Republican Troy Balderson in a special election for a Republican House seat. There’s a rematch on the November ballot.

Gerstein said he’s anxious about the dozens of similar tossup races, almost all for Republican seats, which polls show as too close for accurate predictions. As the campaigns move into full gear, he said, Democrats will have cause for concern if they “don’t start putting some of these away.”

Anzalone is the Montgomery, Alabama-based president of Anzalone Liszt Research. His clients include Democrats competing in noteworthy gubernatorial races like the one in Florida featuring a Republican Trump enthusiast, Ron DeSantis, against a progressive-wing Democrat, Andrew Gillum. Anzalone frets about a “tsunami” of Republican money financing advertising blitzes and other tactics that could dominate the final weeks.

Democrats actually are matching Republicans on the money front, with an advantage in more than a few of the most competitive contests. But Anzalone fears that Republicans could reverse this advantage by tapping “a bottomless source of money” that will “come out at the end.”

Gersh worries about a torrent of negative personal assaults as Republicans discover that they can’t run successfully on any achievements. Attacking, he said, is a trademark of the Congressional Leadership Fund, the House Republican Super PAC run by the veteran GOP opera-

tive Corry Bliss.

Bliss last month disseminated a private federal security clearance form of Abigail Spanberger, a former anti-terrorism operative of the Central Intelligence Agency and now a Democratic House candidate in Virginia, apparently in hopes of making political use of Spanberger’s employment 15 years ago at a private Islamic school financed

by Saudi Arabia. In 2003, while awaiting official employment at the CIA, Spanberger worked as substitute English teacher for the Saudi Embassy Academy in Virginia, something the CIA knew about. Bliss claimed that the information came from a routine request to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, where Spanberger also briefly worked, which released it by mistake. Spanberger and Gersh don’t believe that.

Begala has campaigned all over the country for Democrats this year and found that they are emphasizing health care by stressing their support for protecting the Affordable Care Act from assaults by the White House and congressional Republicans. It’s been an effective strategy, Begala said, especially against the backdrop of Republican efforts to allow insurance companies to deny coverage or charge higher premiums to people with preexisting medical conditions.

So what’s he worried about?

Republican-friendly distractions created by left-wing Democrats who have called for abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement branch of the Homeland Security Department.

“I’m concerned that President Trump will try to bait Democrats into a false debate on abolishing ICE instead of a real debate on GOP efforts to abolish protections for people with preexisting conditions,” Begala said.

Commentary: I Broke the Anita Hill Story. Here’s What we need to Learn from Her Treatment

Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh are unfolding in an uncannily simiWhen I first called Anita Hill in lar fashion.

1991 to ask her, out of the blue, Like Hill, Ford was willing if she had been sexually harassed to talk to senators, but not to have by then-Supreme Court nominee her name revealed. In both cases, Clarence Thomas, she was very this reluctance led to delays, and reluctant to give me any details. ultimately to last-minute revelaI had learned that for weeks tions after confirmation hearings Hill had been talking to Senate were closed. As with Hill, Ford’s Judiciary Committee staffers, timing has exposed Democrats after they received a tip from a to charges that the accusations former classmate of hers, but represent a desperate partisan atthat she was unwilling to let the tempt to derail the confirmation. committee identify her by name.

If Hill’s story had been Hill asked me whether I handled properly earlier in the thought it would make a differ- process, and she had been given ence if she came forward and, in- time to prepare to testify, Thomdirectly, what the repercussions as would not today be the senior might be for her. I told her what associate justice on the Supreme she already knew: She would be- Court. come the center of a firestorm But who can blame Ford and the focus of partisan attacks for not wanting to go public after on her character. what happened to Hill?

It was not until my story deHill was accused by Repubtailing her allegations of harass- lican senators of “erotomania,” ment appeared in Newsday that was called “a little bit nutty and Anita Hill became a household a little bit slutty” by the journalname. ist David Brock, and weathered Twenty-seven years later, ridiculous allegations that she

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had enclosed pubic hairs when returning papers to her law students at the University of Oklahoma. All just to see Thomas confirmed anyway.

“Why suffer through the annihilation if it’s not going to matter?” Ford told the Washington Post.

There are other similarities.

Both women are professors, people of standing. Both passed lie detector tests. But there are also major differences between Ford’s situation and Hill’s.

Hill had several witnesses who testified that she had told them about harassment by Thomas around the time it occurred. Ford, a teenager at the time she says the incident took place, says she was too afraid of getting in trouble to tell anyone, and kept it a secret until she was in therapy six years ago.

Hill was essentially accusing Thomas of violating civil laws against sexual harassment, at a time when Thomas was responsible for enforcing those laws. Ford has accused a 17-year-old Kavanaugh of attempted rape.

What lessons are there to draw from the anguish that Hill, Thomas, the Senate and the country went through in 1991?

The most important one is that the accuser must be taken seriously, treated with respect and, crucially, given time to prepare and obtain competent advice.

Hill was cross-examined in prosecutorial fashion. She was given just two days to prepare.

Her legal team was thrown together and not experienced in Senate procedure.

Both Ford and Kavanaugh are now scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. That should give Ford enough time to prepare, especially since she had already retained a top Washington lawyer, Debra Katz.

But there were other people at the party. Will they be called to testify? And what if other women come forward who claim similar experiences with Kavanaugh?

Kavanaugh’s age at the time of the alleged incident could end

up being seen as a mitigating factor. At the same time, had he faced these allegations earlier, he likely would not be sitting on the D.C. Circuit Court today, much less nominated to the highest court in the land.

Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the Democrat from West Virginia who had initially intended to vote to confirm Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice, put it best during that confirmation process. Byrd pointed out that confirmation is not a right protected by the rules of criminal law, including the requirement for two or more witnesses.

Instead, Byrd said, confirmation is a political process where the interests of the country are more important than the rights of any individual.

“If there is a doubt,” Byrd said, “I say resolve it in the interests of our country, its future.

Let’s not have a cloud of doubt for someone who will be on the court for many years.”

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Friends achieve a triumphant goal together this summer before work and health hurdles prompt changes, leading to intuitive self-discovery. Winter passion thrills and delights. Share what you love.

Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Use mind over muscle. Don’t break your back when a lever will work.

Combine exercise with good food and rest for optimum performance.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Relax and enjoy hanging around with people you love. Laughter recharges your energy. Tell stories and find out how others are doing.

Listen to your roots.

Aries ( March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Team harmony requires effort. Don’t share unfinished work. Edit with your core group before presenting more widely. Avoid controversy or hassle. Clean up after yourself.

Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Domestic matters have your heart. Resist impulsive moves. Don’t spend if you don’t need to. Research various options for best value.

Find a simple solution.

Taurus ( April 20-May 20) -Today is a 9 -- Business could interfere with fun. Breathe deeply. Go for professional stability. Find clever ways to cut costs and maximize efficiencies.

Keep your customers satisfied.

Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Speak out without oversharing. There’s no need to share everything with everybody. Adapt the message to the audience.

Address their concerns and interests.

Gemini ( May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Explorations yield valuable fruit. Get out and discover new terrain.

Follow a magnetic attraction.

Research the back story. Bring someone interesting along for the ride.

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Avoid overspending or overindulging.

Optimism pays generous dividends. Keep building for a financial goal.

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Heed recommendations and warnings. Income rises and costs are higher too. Track and provide for shared accounts.

Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- In a stalemate, don’t ask for favors. Politely stand your ground. Hold your temper. Irritations are temporary. Notice what’s going on around you. Pamper yourself.

Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Dance without stepping on your partner’s toes. Take a creative tack without offending another’s idea. Minimize risks of discord or arguments. Collaborations grow with love.

MOONBALL FROM PAGE 4 Gamma Phi Beta takes great pride in their philanthropy.

“We want to get philanthropy out there for everyone to see,” said Russell.

The Moonball provides a per-

fect outlet for this, and outlet for ISU students to engage with Panhellenic life and make a difference.

Gamma Phi Beta truly want the best for young girls and Russell said their philanthropy goal is “building strong girls at the end of the day.”

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Astrological Signs key: Aries: March 21 — April 19 Taurus: April 20 — May 20 Gemini: May 21 — June 21 Cancer: June 22 — July 22 Leo: July 23 — Aug. 22 Virgo: Aug. 23 — Sept. 22 Libra: Sept. 23 — Oct. 23 Scorpio: Oct. 24 — Nov. 21 Sagittarius: Nov. 22 — Dec. 21 Capricorn: Dec. 22 — Jan.19 Aquarius: Jan. 20 — Feb. 18 Pisces: Feb. 19 — March 20 BOB FROM PAGE 6 2001 and thereby giving them a majority. (This is different from the current situation with Bernie Sanders and Angus King, who are “independents” in name only.)

But in theory, Sasse would not have to jettison his conservative viewpoints to give the Democrats an anti-Trump majority in the Senate. He would not be trying to help the Democrats legislate, but rather voting to reaffirm the Senate’s traditional role as part of an independent branch of government willing to endure tantrums emanating from the White House.

As for committee assignments, it is a safe bet that Chuck Schumer would be generous to Sasse in exchange for his bold gesture of independence.

Of course, all this is speculative.

But sooner or later, self-aware Republicans like Sasse will have to answer the question of what they were doing while a dangerously incompetent and viciously ill-tempered president was sitting in the Oval Office armed with a black Magic Marker for a-signing things.

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Soccer will kickoff again on Saturday David Cruz Reporter

This coming Saturday, the Sycamore Soccer team looks begin their conference play against the University of Evansville.

Evansville’s Coach Krista McKendree enters her 10th year as head coach of the women’s soccer program in 2017, already building an impressive resume, including a pair of Missouri Valley Conference Coaching Staff of the Year awards, two conference tournament titles, a regular season crown, and a pair of NCAA tournament berths.

She has enjoyed great success, leading the Purple Aces to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship match in each of the last

three seasons.

However, the Aces have been struggling this season as it shows with their 2-7-1 record.

They look to regroup against the Sycamores with help from Forward Montana Portenier.

Portenier was Second team All-MVC for the 2017 season and was one of two Aces to start in all 17 matches last season.

She recorded a team-high and a career-best six goals, adding a pair of assists, to lead the Aces with 14 points last season as well.

The Sycamores are looking to start a win streak after their dominating 8-0 win over Chicago State on their Senior Day. They hope to use that confidence for their game against Evansville. ISU will be looking forward to the production of Senior Forward

Katie Wells.

Wells was also Second team All-MVC and a 2017 Scholars Athlete last season. She is has already scored more goals than last season which was 6, she is currently at 7 for the 2018 season.

Last weekend she tallied two assists and two goals that moved her into second place in all-points time points at ISU. ISU need to keep Sophomore Goalkeeper Michaela Till on their radar. She has had a strong season having a total of 49 saves on the 2018 season.

After her explosive performance last match posting a total of 15 saves she looks to keep up that play against the Sycamores. ISU is currently 6-3-2 on the 2018 season.

Sycamores release full 56-Game Slate for 2019 Athletic Media Relations TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State head coach Mitch Hannahs released the teams’ 2019 schedule Wednesday afternoon.

The Sycamores will be challenged with one of the toughest slates in the country, including 15 games against Big 10 opponents as well as 15 games against NCAA Tournament participants from a year ago.

QUICK HITS • 56 games (plus two fall games) • 19 games at Bob Warn Field • 15 games against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams • Dallas Baptist, Jacksonville, Indiana, Missouri State, Purdue, UNC Wilmington, Vanderbilt • 15 games against Big 10 teams • Three series against Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers • Home-and-Homes with Indiana, Purdue, Illinois • Midweek games at home with Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Ball State • Midweek road games at Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Vanderbilt • Feb. 15 season opener at Jacksonville • Mar. 1 home opener against Austin Peay • Mar. 29 Missouri Valley Conference opener at Missouri State • Missouri Valley Conference home opener vs. Valparaiso • MVC home series with Valpo, Southern Illinois and Bradley • MVC road series at Missouri State, Evansville, Illinois State and Dallas Baptist • MVC Tournament hosted by Illinois State begins May 21 in Normal Date, Opponent, Location, Note Feb. 15-17

at Jacksonville Jackson-

ville, Fla. Series tied at one; last meeting in 1989 regional in Starkville, Miss.

Feb. 22 at UNC Wilmington Wilmington, N.C. Took 2-of-3 in North Carolina in 2014 Feb. 23 vs Marshall Wilmington, N.C. Will be first meeting between the two programs Feb. 24 vs Iona Wilmington, N.C. Will be first meeting between the two programs Feb. 26-27 at Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C. ISU leads series 1-0; last meeting in 1989 Mar. 1-3 vs Austin Peay Terre Haute, Ind. First home series of the season Mar. 5 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. First game of a home-and-home Mar. 8-10 at Mercer Macon, Ga. A four-game series; last met in 2013 Mar. 13 vs Purdue Terre Haute, Ind. First game of a home-and-home Mar. 15-17 vs The Citadel Terre Haute, Ind. A return series after playing in Charleston, S.C. a year ago Mar. 19 vs Indiana Terre Haute, Ind. Schools separated by 60 miles Mar. 22-24 vs. Rutgers Fort Myers, Fla. A four-game series in Fort Myers, Fla. Mar. 26 vs Illinois Terre Haute, Ind. Illini make their first trip to Bob Warn Field since 2012 Mar. 29-31 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. Missouri Valley Conference opener Apr. 3 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. Split series a year ago; ISU leads series 40-31-2 Apr. 5-7 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. First game against Michigan State in 20 years Apr. 9-10 at Michigan Ann

Arbor, Mich. First meeting with Wolverines since 1986 Midwest Regional; ISU won 7-1 Apr. 12-14 vs Valparaiso Terre Haute, Ind. First home series with Valpo as an MVC member Apr. 16 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn.

Second-straight year playing a midweek at Vanderbilt Apr. 19-21 at Evansville Evansville, Ind. Sycamores lead series 10564 Apr. 23 vs Ball State Terre Haute, Ind. Final home midweek game of the season Apr. 26-28 vs Southern Illinois Terre Haute, Ind. Walked off SIU twice in 2018 MVC Tournament 1-May at Illinois Champaign, Ill. First trip to Illinois since 2014 May 3-5 at Illinois State Normal, Ill. Redbirds won series in Terre Haute, 2-1 in 2018 May 10-12 at Dallas Baptist Dallas, Texas One of four nationally ranked teams ISU faced in 2018 May 16-18 vs Bradley Terre Haute, Ind. Average low/high temperature over series in Peoria in 2018 was 22/41 May 21-25 MVC Tournament Normal, Ill. All-time MVC Tournament Record: 69-61 May 31-June 3 NCAA Regional Campus Sites Last NCAA Regional came in 2014 June 7-10 NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites Never advanced to Super Regional June 15-26 College World Series Omaha, Neb. Last College World Series appearance came in 1986 Starting times will be released at a later date.

Akis Medrano earns second MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor of 2018 Andrew Hile Atheltic Media Relations ST. LOUIS - Indiana State senior Akis Medrano has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Male Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the second time in 2018, the Valley announced Tuesday afternoon.

Medrano put on a spectacular performance to lead the Indiana State men to a second-place finish in the 8K race on a sunny Saturday at the John McNichols Invite. The Boswell, Ind. native ran

neck-and-neck with the top-two Purdue runners and ultimately finished third overall with a time of 24:59.0, which is the best 8K time in the Missouri Valley Conference. His time tied Geoff Wayton for the 14th-best Sycamore 8K time at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course. This was his second consecutive top-three finish of the season.

Medrano and the Sycamores will be back in action on Friday, Sept. 28 at Notre Dame for the Joe Piane Invitational in South Bend, Ind.

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Akis Medrano won the MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor.

Ace Hunt Athletic Media Relations YORKTOWN, Ind. -- Indiana State’s final round score of 307 is the best it has posted this year in five trips around the course.

Against a tightly bunched and competitive field of 16 teams, the Sycamores finished in a tie for 10th place against both Missouri Valley Conference and regional rivals at the Ball State Cardinal Classic.

The event was held over the par-72, 6,204-yard track at the The Players Club just outside Muncie.

Sierra Hargens continued to pace the Sycamores as she recorded a final score of one-under-par 71.

That coupled with rounds of 75 and 78 gave her a three-day score of 224 which tied for 11th place.

Her tally of 224 is a career-best, topping her 229 put up at last spring’s Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

“Sierra got it going again and I am looking forward to her continued good play,” Indiana State Head Coach Greg Towne said.

“Lauren was one over for most of the day and kept us in it. The rest of the team just needs some more play. Our lack of summer play is showing by some of the mistakes we are making. I believe we will improve every event.”

Kayla Ryan finished in a tie for 40th place with rounds of 79, 76 and a Tuesday score of 79.

Her total of 234 is 10 shots better than her previous career best of 244, which she posted at last year’s Missouri Valley Conference Championship.

Thilda Staubo opened with a round of 79 and then came back with a 75 in the afternoon before tallying an 81 on Tuesday.

He finished with a score of 235, which is a tie for 46th place.

Abigail Irwin posted rounds of 79 and 80 yesterday and followed that up with another 79 on Tuesday. Her score of 238 is also a career-best.

Freshman Lauren Green posted rounds of 84 and 83 on Monday and then came back with a round of 78 on Tuesday as the total of 245 placed her in 70th.

The Sycamores’ round of 307 was a season-best. The rounds of 312, 309 and 307 showed a steady improvement as the tournament went on and the final tally of 928 was good enough to tie for 10th place with Illinois State.

They finished ahead of Dayton (936), Purdue Fort Wayne (940), Central Michigan (950), Evansville (950) and Western Illinois (980).

Indianapolis won the event with a score of 866. Kennedy Holtsclaw fired rounds of 72, 71 and 70 to finish with a total of 213 and medalist honors.

Host Ball State was second at 901 while Southern Illinois tied the Cardinals for second place.

Bradley finished fourth with a tally of 907 while Bowling Green and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi tied for fifth at 908.

Western Michigan was seventh at 911 while Cleveland State was eighth at 918 and Ohio was four shots ahead of the Sycamores in ninth at 924.

The Sycamores return to the course on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 1-2 when they travel to Indianapolis for the Butler Fall Invitational.