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ISU revamps its strategic plan
Morgan Gallas Reporter
A new Strategic Plan for Indiana State University has begun the early stages of development since the present Strategic Plan will expire this year. A Strategic Plan is used to map out goals and steps to reach those goals that a university wishes to achieve within a certain time frame. “The current Strategic Plan was developed long before I started here,” said Michael Licari, Academic Affairs vice president and provost. “It was developed very early in President Bradley’s
time here and it has been something that the university has put to good use.” According to ISU’s website, the current plan is meant to “increase enrollment and student success, advance experimental learning, enhance community engagement, strengthen and leverage programs of distinction and promise, diversify revenue and recruit and retain great faculty and staff.” “The typical joke about Strategic Plans is that you spend a time developing them, then they sit on shelf until it’s time to create a new one,” Licari said. “This plan has really served as a good road map for the university and was
effectively implemented.” The first step to creating a Strategic Plan is to do a SWOT analysis. SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. SWOT is meant to get ideas into the open about large and small issues that a university faces. “(SWOT) was really done to get the ball rolling, to get our heads up off of our desks and our noses off the grindstone,” Licari said. “It’s sometimes challenging to not get bogged down in the day-to-day operations of a university, and as senior leadership, we need to make sure we take
opportunities to sit back and think a little more strategically.” The Key Question Committees for the new Strategic Plan are being established. “(The committees) will be working on specific elements of the Strategic Plan as we build it,” Licari said. “There are, right now, 19 committees that are being set up to find and ask those key questions that flowed from that early thinking done in the SWOT analysis.” The plan is still in the earliest stages of development with plenty of time to configure the plan that will help ISU become the best university it can be. “The Steering Committee
has only met for the first time last week (September 18), so I can’t say what the plan is going to look like other than the general framework, which will be the same as the previous,” Licari said. “It will have a goal, a benchmark that is kind of a mile post to make sure that progress is happening toward that goal and action steps.” Strategic Plans are written in a traditional style to make them as comprehensive as possible. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to provide some leadership as we move through the Strategic Plan process,” Licari said. “I think I timed my arrival to the university really well.”
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Science building roof replacement right on schedule Kristi Sanders News Editor
Replacement of the Science Building roof at Indiana State University is set to be finished by November even with small delays. Bryan Duncan, the capital planning and improvements director, explained why the science building needed a new roof. “Portions of the roof were original to the mid-1960s building,” Duncan said. “The roof had reached the end of its useful lifetime.” The project started over the summer and will be complete by late November. “The project is slightly behind schedule due to early summer rains, but will be completed on time,” Duncan said. “The project is staying on budget.” Diann McKee, the senior vice president for Finance and Administration and University Treasurer, commented on construction. “Total project cost is approximately $2.7 million,” McKee said. In the acceptance letter to CDI Inc. the bid was totaled at $2,216,800. CDI Inc. is a local construction company located in Terre Haute. In a recommendation on www. cdiinc.net, ISU stated, “Indiana State University has worked extensively with CDI Inc. on many projects, most recently the $6 million Stalker Hall renovation. We have found their professionalism, responsiveness and quality of work to be excellent. We will continue to work with CDI Inc. in the future, and we highly recommend them to other owners.”
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Pi Kappa Alpha lives in cardboard boxes to raise money for the Bethany House and a toy drive by collecting spare change. They hope to raise $4,500 this year, after raising roughly $3,500 at last year’s event.
ISU approaches 150th anniversary Alex Waugh Reporter
This year marks Indiana State University’s 150th anniversary. The realization of any such commemorative milestone tends to produce an air of curiosity among members of the Sycamore family concerning the institution’s past. Indiana State University, originally named Indiana State Normal School, was created by the Indiana General Assembly on December 20, 1865. The first classes didn’t begin until January 6, 1870, where a total of 21 students enrolled at Indiana State Normal School. Indiana State Normal School had the primary purpose of training teachers for instructing in elementary and high schools. Including the initial name of Indiana State Normal School, we have also been known as Indiana State Teacher’s College, Indiana State College, and currently, Indiana State University, which was adopted in 1965. The first graduating class of 1872 consisted of nine individuals — seven women and two men. Of the two men, one was
William W. Parsons, who would go on to become Indiana State University’s third president in 1885. Dr. Daniel Clark, associate professor of history, currently writing a book on the history of ISU, noted the gender proportions of the early students, saying that Indiana State Normal School was “coed from the very beginning.” “From the beginning, women constituted a majority of the students,” he said. Clark also spoke of the fact that tuition for Indiana State Normal School was free. “The only thing you paid was a library fee,” Clark said. “That made the normal schools pretty attractive.” Our institution’s name, tuition, and demographics, however, are not the only things that adapted with the times, drawing distinction between then and now. Basketball and football were not included in ISU athletics until 1894. There were no B.A. degrees awarded before 1908, and before 1928, no M.A. degrees had been awarded. Indiana State awarded its first Ph.D. in 1966. In 1922, the ‘A, B, C, D, F’ grading scale replaced the ‘pass-plus, pass, pass-minus and no pass’ grading scale that was previously utilized.
Prior to 1909, the school colors were not blue and white but salmon pink and white, and the school competed athletically as the “Teachers” until the “Sycamores” became officially embraced in 1922. In 1969, Chief Oubachi replaced his predecessor, the sycamore tree, becoming the first conventional mascot for Indiana State University until 1989. Sycamore Sam superseded Chief Oubachi in 1995. Yet, in spite of the disappearing old methods, many campus practices and establishments have not vanished entirely, but have simply evolved into different forms with similar functions. The campus newspaper of the early years, the “Normal Advance,” was renamed the “Indiana Statesman” in 1929. In 1897, the Women’s League was established in order to arrange sorority engagements and in 1922, the Women’s League launched the first sorority “rush.” The first fraternity on campus was in the form of the Forum Society, which began in 1901. When delving into the historical records of Indiana State, one will find that, though there have been numerous changes since its conception in 1865, the present day’s collegiate body have concerns
that are closely akin to those in the late 19th century. Even then students were tenacious and eager to get involved when and where they could. In 1893, Professor Arnold Thompkins was, in the eyes of adoring pupils, wrongfully dismissed by the institution. Students retaliated to the perceived offense by protesting. The Board of Trustees countered by withholding the diplomas of the senior class, demanding that those seniors apologize for their behavior. The students complied, but this event became known as the “Student Revolt of 1893” and marked a change in the relationship between ISU students and faculty and staff. Review of Indiana State’s past raises vast questions, most important of which is where we go from here. Dr. Matthew Brennan, a professor of English, said that Indiana State University reaching its sesquicentennial is a great achievement. “(ISU) seems stronger now than it’s ever been,” Brennan said. Moving forward, Brennan said that he would like to see a “strengthening of Liberal Arts and Humanities.” Page designed by Sarah Hall
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Honors program open to all students
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The 2014 Honors Program orientation.
Morgan Gallas Reporter
The Honors Program application is open to any successful Indiana State University student who wants to better their knowledge of the world and their resume. While the program might be seen as only open to traditional freshmen entering college, the Honors Program accepts all types of students, including nontraditional students. “There are two major categories of students who enter the Honors Program: there are those (who) are entering directly from high school and those (who) are already ISU students or have transferred from another university,” said Gregory Bierly, the University Honors Program director. High school students interested in joining the program must meet one of the following three requirements: GPA
of 3.7 or higher, SAT math plus verbal score of 1100 or higher (or ACT composite score of 24 or better) or be in the top 10 percent of their class. Students who already attend ISU will have their university performance evaluated and must have a 3.3 GPA to be eligible. “Students need to complete an application which has short essay questions,” Bierly said. “The quality of their essays hold weight in the application process, and we welcome a student (who) would like to come to the office to discuss her/ his application.” While there is nothing hindering an undergraduate student in good standing from joining the program, graduate students are unable to join the Honors Program. “There isn’t anything that really restricts a student from entering the Honors Program as long as they are undergraduate students,” Bierly said. Students receive several opportunities
in the Honors Program. “There are direct and tangible benefits, and there are some benefits that are more difficult to measure,” Bierly said. “Students have the opportunity to enroll in Honors core classes with their high-achieving peers, (and experience courses) that are active seminar style and interdisciplinary.” The honors courses are designed to be special experiences for students because of the professor teaching the course, the course’s subject and other students who are taking the course. The block of Honors classes substitutes a block of foundational studies classes to meet ISU requirements. “Another advantage to the program is that honors students have priority registrations, which enables them to register on the first day that registration opens regardless of their class standing,” Bierly said. The Honors Program office and Honors Council provide programming that
includes intellectual, professional (resume building and practice interviews) and social development. “Honors students are eligible to live in Pickerl Hall, which is an exciting cohort of students — various academic majors but all Honors Program students,” Bierly said. “When students graduate, they can be confident and prepared for graduate school, having written a thesis and doing research at the next level.” Being in the Honors Program is an advantage to a student’s resume, especially in highly competitive areas where most students are high achievers. Completing the program gives students an “interdisciplinary education and critical thinking skill” which employers look for, Bierly said. Students who are interested in the Honors Program can visit the University Honors Program website where the application can be found in the tabs on the sidebar.
Chinese students cram in prep courses — on Chinese cooking Harvard Zhang
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
BEIJING — To prepare their son for college in Seattle, Mo Fan’s parents sent him to the United States for a year to learn English. What the 20-year-old Beijing native learned the hard way while in the U.S. was that he also needed to attend a cram school back in China. The subject? Chinese cooking. “I knew nothing about cooking before going abroad last year,” said Mo, now a freshman at Seattle Central College. “I would simply scramble whatever I wanted to eat and cook it all together. The taste was no good.” More than 270,000 Chinese young adults studied in the U.S. during the 2013-14 academic year — 1 in 3 international students on American soil, according to a report by the Institute of
International Education. Many of these students, typically the only child in their family, never learned their way around a stove growing up — and have found themselves ill-suited for American cuisine. Wang Jingyuan, a graduate student studying public affairs at Cornell University, said she had dodged the “freshman 15” weight gain when she attended Peking University. “But nothing I eat here now is healthy or delicious except for the food I prepare myself,” said Wang, who’s now 15 pounds heavier. “The Chinese dishes sold on the food trucks right off campus have too much monosodium glutamate,” said Zhang Han, a Columbia University graduate student studying management science and engineering. “I think those vendors use so many condiments to flavor the food that the freshness of ingredients
doesn’t matter anymore.” Hospitality professionals say that preparing authentic Chinese cuisine is timeconsuming and that there’s a trade-off between taste and convenience. “Chinese cooking values craftsmanship and the mastering of uncertain factors like knife skills and heat control, while the Western relies more on the kitchenware,” said Michael Wang, general director of the American branch of Meizhou Dongpo Group, whose restaurants, including one at Westfield Century City mall, serve Sichuan cuisine. Mo is among about 40 culinarily challenged Chinese students headed abroad who paid $300 for a 10-day cooking course in August, said Chen Li, director of admissions at Jude Huatian Cooking School. “It was so cute the way those students used the kitchen knife when they first started,” Chen said.
Each afternoon, they observed an instructor prepare three home-style Chinese dishes. Among the items to be mastered were sauteed shredded pork with sweet fermented flour paste, stirfried eggs with tomatoes and dumplings. Morning classes were dubbed “showtime” — where Mo and the others would attempt the dishes they had seen cooked the previous day. The school, affiliated with a wellknown Peking duck restaurant chain, has long prepped Chinese students for two to six months to earn state-issued certificates for cooking and pastry-making skills. But in recent years, it has also opened its door to homemakers, owners of start-up eateries and students heading overseas. For a kitchen newbie such as Mo, the array of utensils and condiments can
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West Chester University students seek public apology Justine McDaniel
The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
PHILADELPHIA—Students rallied at West Chester University on Wednesday to protest the sale of a six-inch inflatable “perfect female specimen” doll at the campus bookstore and ask for a public apology from the school. About 40 students turned out to discuss the doll, which was pulled from the bookstore’s shelves on Friday after it was
discovered by a student and shared online. The doll’s package shows a cartoon of a woman in her underwear and says “Inflate for an instant date!” Some students said the product, which instructs the user to punch the doll in order to make it inflate, objectifies women and promotes violence. On Wednesday morning, University President Greg R. Weisenstein sent an e-mail to the community calling the incident a teaching moment. “This tasteless and offensive merchan-
dise raised concerns from many on campus who correctly view it as demeaning of women and encouraging of behaviors antithetical to WCU’s mission and values,” he said. He noted that the bookstore had apologized. A Friday tweet from the WCU Campus Store Twitter account, which has 658 followers, read: “We apologize for any offense this may have caused. We have removed the 6in ‘inflate-a-date’ from the sales floor.” Graduate student Irissa Baxter, who
helped organize Wednesday’s rally, said the Twitter apology was not enough. The students plan to hold a sit-in at Weisenstein’s office Thursday morning to ask for a formal public apology from the school and encourage Weisenstein to address concerns about systemic violence. “This is not adequate,” Baxter said after the rally. “Students want to be heard and respected and have their concerns be treated with due respect.” ©2015 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Crime Log Sept. 21-22 Theft 12:32 a.m. HMSU Theft 1:15 p.m. Arena Lost Property 1:55 p.m. Wolf Field Poss. Drugs/Paraphernalia 6:08 p.m. Jones Hall Public Intox., Theft, Crim. Reck. 8:13 p.m. N. 4th & Chestnut Suspicious Person 9:51 p.m. Mills Hall
Theft 10:59 a.m. Suspicious Person 12:31 p.m. Theft & Trespass Warning 5:11 p.m. Suspicious Activity 9:13 p.m. Unauth. Control & Tresp. Warning 10:36 p.m.
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Facebook now supports 360-degree video Tracey Lien
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Facebook videos are about to get more interactive. The social network announced Wednesday it now supports 360-degree videos. Facebook users now can both upload 360-degree videos to the platform, and interact with them in web browsers by dragging the video around with their mouse, or on Android devices by dragging or tilting the screen (the feature will come to iPhone in the coming months). The feature will launch with partners that include Disney, GoPro and Saturday Night Live, who will have exclusive 360-degree videos in Facebook’s news feed. 360-degree video is a relatively new form of media, and camera makers have only recently started making 360-degree cameras for consumers. Camera enthusiasts have long experimented with home-brewed, multicamera rigs that capture footage from all angles, but often faced the problem of not having a platform on which to upload and share their videos. YouTube tried to solve the problem earlier this year when it announced its support for 360-degree videos, and now Facebook is offering its own solution. The move makes sense for the social network, particularly because it owns virtual reality headset and content maker Oculus VR, for which 360-degree video is a pillar. The Oculus Rift headset is expected to launch in 2016. ©2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
IBM’s Watson supercomputer to open second office near Silicon Valley David Pierson
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
LOS ANGELES — Watson, IBM Corp.’s supercomputer that famously competed on the television show “Jeopardy,” is coming West. The technology giant said Thursday it planned to open a second headquarters in San Francisco early next year for the project, which represents one of the most advanced investments in artificial intelligence. The move, which includes giving developers access to Watson’s technologies, will help IBM connect with data scientists and startups in Silicon Valley.
PREP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 seem overwhelming. The instructor, in an all-white chef ’s uniform, peppered Mo with tips on techniques. Once in the U.S., many Chinese students who squeeze kitchen time into their schedule believe they eat more healthfully thanks to ingredients of a quality, in their opinion, better than that found in China. “I trust the U.S. Department of Agriculture more than the authorities in charge of food safety in China,” said Zhao Yu, a visiting scholar in electronic engineering at UCLA. “The beef approved by the USDA, the seafood and the organic eggs are all good. And the vegetables are inexpensive.”
“Since introducing the Watson development platform, thousands of people have used these technologies in new and inventive ways, and many have done so without extensive experience as a coder or data scientist,” Mike Rhodin, senior vice president for IBM Watson, said in a statement. “We believe that by opening Watson to all, and continuously expanding what it can do, we are democratizing the power of data, and with it innovation.” The San Francisco Bay Area has emerged as a world center in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and others are also investing heavily in those areas. One result: voice rec-
ognition on smartphones. The Armonk, New York-basedIBM said Watson has been improved in key areas. hey include a better understanding of the ambiguities of language, image recognition, and the ability to create software for languages other than English, such as Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. Watson appeared on “Jeopardy” in 2011, dominating human rivals with its encyclopedic knowledge. The computer has since branched out into the medical field, helping doctors understand medical records and treatments.
Some, too, adjust their palate to their new home. “I started to eat avocado and more salad when I came to California last fall because that’s what everyone around me eats and it’s new to me,” said Liu Yimin, a graduate student studying energy resources engineering at Stanford University. Many American students studying in China don’t seem to have as much of an issue acclimating to Chinese food in the new environment. “I love baozi (steamed stuffed buns) and fried rice noodles with eggs and beef. And I have Chinese food all the time at the cafeterias on campus even though we have a public kitchen in our dorm building,” said Joel Powell, 20, a junior at California Baptist Uni-
versity who spent two months at Beijing Language and Culture University this summer. But for many young Chinese expats in the U.S. — some of whom will remain for years — preparing authentic Chinese food in the kitchen is more than just about satisfying their palates. “I would help my dad and mom in the kitchen when I was only 8,” said Hou Xiaoxuan, a graduate student in public policy analysis at the University of California, Berkeley. “The three of us would cook our dinner together, chatting and sharing anecdotes of the day. Cooking reminds me of my family.”
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Nickelodeon announces launch date for ‘90s-centric initiative ‘The Splat’ Yvonne Villarreal
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Nickelodeon has announced the launch date for its block of classic ‘90s programs it’s been teasing in recent weeks. The Viacom-owned network will have viewers trotting down memory lane with the ‘90s-centric block dubbed “The Splat” starting Oct. 5 on TeenNick from 10 p.m.-6 a.m. ET/PT. Over the eight-hour chunk, viewers can watch a rotating lineup of recent vintage fare such as “Hey Arnold!” (1996), “Kenan & Kel” (1996) and “Rugrats” (1991) — among others. The network is taking its flashbacking seriously — also revisiting classic programming stunts such as Nick or Treat, U-Pick and Super Toy Run, as well as the recreation of specific days of programming as they aired in
the ‘90s. Even original promos will emerge from the vault. “Our research has told us that there are these cycles in time, and right now we are sitting squarely in this nostalgia for the ‘90s era,” Keith Dawkins, senior vice president and general manager of Nicktoons, TeenNick and Nick Jr, told the Los Angeles Times. “We had a generation of former Nickelodeon kids who grew up on ‘Rugrats,’ ‘Doug’ and ‘Ren & Stimpy,” and whatever else, Dawkins said. “We were the only brand speaking to them in a very unique way, and now that generation are 20-somethings and older and they’re working and they long for those shows that take them back to that time when their worlds weren’t overrun with adult problems.” The programming tactic lands at a time when kids’ program-
mers are suffering considerable ratings erosion, as this generation of young viewers cuddles up to content offered by streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon, as well as other apps accessible on mobile tablets and smartphones. Perhaps in answer to that, Nick’s retro initiative will have a multi-screen component, with seven social media platforms, including a dedicated YouTube channel, and a dedicated website that will aggregate “the most loved Nick content from the 1990s and beyond,” according to the network’s release. Those components launched earlier this month as a way to tease the return of heyday favorites. “It was paramount for us to be able to say that we were going to deliver back to fans what they asked for — their favorite ‘90s content — and to deliver it in all
Stop and Serve provides students quick volunteer opportunities Dajia Kirkland
the places they watch,” Dawkins said. “That might mean that the TV screen isn’t the first place they show up. But it has to feel that no matter what door or screen you show up at, that it’s a cohesive brand experience.” This isn’t the first time TeenNick, Nickelodeon’s 24-hour TV network for teens and tweens, has gotten nostalgic. In 2011 it launched “The ‘90s Are All That,” a programming block brought about due to appeals via the Internet and social media platforms from young adults yearning to revisit the childhood fare they grew up with on Nickelodeon in the ‘90s. That block, which aired nightly from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. and didn’t have the multiplatform offshoots, will be replaced with “The Splat.” And ‘90s Nick alum Kel Mitchell, who appeared in by-
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From kits for kids to aiding our veterans, Stop and Serve provides Indiana State students a way to give back to the Wabash Valley. Beginning its third year at ISU, their mission is to support the greater good by creating and giving out necessities such as hygiene kits, school supplies, holiday cards, solider care kits, meals for our youth and beyond. Now being held every Wednesday, Stop and Serve is “an overall way to give back to Terre Haute,” said Josh Deleon, a member of the group. Completing this service for his second year in a row, Deleon said the event is “impactful” and “a good way to encourage ISU students to become more involved on campus.” In the session held on Wednesday in the Hulman Memorial Student Union Commons from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., volunteers cut up thousands of colored shirts to create dog toys. Jessica Starr, program coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement, said being engaged in this way is part of our “university’s culture.” Starr said giving back is the way of the Sycamores, a fact evidenced by ISU’s recent No. 1 ranking in Washington Monthly for civic engagement, and Stop and Serve is another organization
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Stop and Serve is a way for students to give back to Terre Haute.
supporting ISU’s long tradition of community service.
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Psychological Society holds first meeting Wednesday DJ Reynolds
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gone comedies “All That” and “Kenan & Kel,” said he hopes the block translates into more happy adults walking around. “The fans asked for this — they wanted those shows from their childhood that were their happy place growing up,” said Mitchell, who experienced just how fervent the fandom remains when he got back together with Kenan Thompson Wednesday night on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” for a “Good Burger” reunion (a sketch that originated on “All That”). “I think it’s cool,” said Mitchell, who returns as an adult to the network this season on “Game Shakers.” “Who doesn’t want to feel like a kid again? Get the pajamas, get a big bowl of cereal and sit real close to whatever screen you’re watching. For a few hours, forget that you have bills.”
The Psychological Society held their first meeting on Wednesday. The Psychological Society, or “Psych Society,” is a student-run organization of psychology majors to help volunteer, network between students, offer community engagement and provide social activities for its members. The organization’s officers are President Ariel Bailey, Vice President Bridget Sullivan, Treasurer Jasmine Beasley and Secretary Cierra Willis. Their objectives for this school year are to be more involved on campus and to increase their volunteer service since it is an essential factor to the association. The Society will be engaging in volunteer opportunities at the 14th and Chestnut Community Center and ISU’s Donaghy Day. They will also be running a lem-
onade and cookie stand. The items will be free, but the Society appreciates donations. All contributions made will go to a charitable organization. The Psych Society also offers members academic help. Students and supporters in the Society will have scheduled study days to help each other in classes. It’s primarily psychologybased, but assistance in other courses is also available to students who are in need of extra help. Events and meetings are also held to bring other Psychology organizations, like Psi Chi and the National Alliance on Mental Illness together to work as a team. Psychology minors and even non-psychology students are welcome to apply and attend the meetings, the next of which is set for Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Any and all questions regarding the Society can be answered by contacting Bridget Sullivan at bsullivan8@ sycamores.indstate.edu.
University among first to offer health care simulation associate degree Cheryl Powell
Akron Beacon Journal (TNS)
AKRON, Ohio — The University of Akron is among the first — and perhaps only — colleges nationwide offering a new associate degree for people who want to run health care simulation training. UA is joining with Summa Health System to offer a new major that combines basic medical knowledge with the technology skills needed to run training scenarios for current and future doctors, nurses, paramedics and others in health care. Beginning in the spring, students will be able to get a two-year degree from UA in “health care simulation technology.” The program will prepare students to serve as simulation technologists, who program the realistic mannequins, medical equipment and other technology used in mock medical scenarios and emergency response training scenarios, said S. Scott Atkinson, Summa’s simulation manager. Because formal training in simulation technology is rare, he said, centers typically recruit people with an IT or medical background and provide training for the
missing skills. “It’s hard to find someone with both of these qualities,” Atkinson said. Simulation technologists earn starting wages of about $12 to $17 per hour, Atkinson said. Atkinson was a paramedic when he started working in a simulation lab about 10 years ago. He opted to go back to school and earn degrees in information technology and business administration to round out his skills. “There’s no formal education process to actually educate the people,” he said. “We saw the need for an actual program.” Pam Jeffries, past president of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, said she’s not aware of any other associate degree programs for health care simulation technology, though a few certificate and master’s level simulation programs exist. “I think it is a good contribution to the education within the health professions,” said Jeffries, a professor of nursing and dean of nursing at George Washington University. “With today’s needs and the escalation and growth of simulation, I think it is important.”Simulation training allows students and professionals to practice their skills in a realistic environment before facing similar situations in real life
with real patients. A survey several years ago of more than 1,000 U.S. nursing schools found that 87 percent used simulation training to prepare their students. Another survey of 175 nursing schools and 112 hospitals in Ohio found a need for trained simulation technology technicians to operate the equipment, hightech mannequins and other components of simulation training, according to the Ohio Board of Regents, which recently approved the new degree. “There’s really a push for more active learning styles, which simulation is,” said Diane Brown, director of interprofessional simulation at the University of Akron’s College of Health Professions, which will run the degree. Simulation courses will be held in new classroom space with high-tech mannequins recently completed in Summa’s corporate headquarters. Students will take other prerequisite and related classes on UA’s campus. Participants will get hands-on experience running scenarios in Summa’s simulation training suite, which includes an area where instructors can observe the students. Summa received a $750,000 state grant to build its recently opened simulation center and
the training suite. Students also will spend time observing simulation operations at the University of Akron, Akron General Medical Center, the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron and Northeast Ohio Medical University’s standardized patient lab, where actors portray patients. The Rev. Deborah Damore, Summa’s director of pastoral care services and education, is considering enrolling in the new program. Damore uses simulation training in the health system’s clinical residency and internship program for chaplains. “We use simulation to train our pastoral care students,” she said. “It’s worked very, very well. Out of that, I thought, ‘It may be helpful for me to learn how to do this.’” Damore said simulation allows hospital chaplains to practice how they would react to different situations they could encounter. “The use of simulation for training our chaplain interns and residents has truly been a godsend,” she said. “We receive great feedback from our learners.” ©2015 Akron Beacon Journal. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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The do’s and don’ts of the fall season There is much to love about the fall season. Let’s toast to a pumpkin spice latte, indulge in more caramel apples than we Columnist s h o u l d (because we deserve it), and do it all while wearing an oversized sweater and worn-in riding boots. As the blistering summer heat fades into the distance, grab your jackets because fall is here in all of its pumpkininfused glory. My younger memories of the fall season elicit many hand turkeys on poorly folded construction paper cards for my family members as well as no control over the television on Sundays. Yes, that’s right, football season is alive and well which means one thing — cherish the tailgates, touchdowns and taking the weekend to enjoy the lovely fall weather. There are many things the fall season offers, including a plethora of yummy drinks and many activities that only come around once a year. As a true foodie at heart with a passion for all clothes comfortable and stylish I can tell you about my favorite seasonal treat and also where to find great deals on scarves and boots. Furthermore, I can offer advice on what festive expressions to tone down and what areas to go all out in. Do venture outside. Although there may be a slight breeze and a jacket and jeans may become your go-to wardrobe, true fall days are too beautiful to waste inside. If need be, bring a cup of coffee or break out your scarves that have been waiting patiently in your closet to be worn. Either way, don’t let the lack of warm temperatures keep you from the sunshine and fresh air. Vitamin D is necessary for your well-being and sanity. And I don’t mean the tanning beds. Get out there for the real deal. Don’t over-pumpkin. While a pumpkin spice latte from time to time is jolly and great, you can
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overdo them as well as other pumpkin-themed decor and festivities. While those drinks are delicious and seem to be the perfect cure to our endless list of problems, they are high in sugar and fat. Of course most great things are, so just be sure to consume them in moderation. Likewise, decorate with pumpkins sparsely. If they are consuming every square inch of your house, your guests may be more likely to have the urge to toss them out the window than enjoy them as decor that is pleasing to the eye. Bath and Body Works has an amazing line of fall scents and with their discreet plug-ins, you can capture the delicious smells of caramel, marshmallows and pumpkin pie in your home. Do invest in some riding boots. As your flip flops make their way to the back of your closet and your moccasins and boots sneak forward, it’s a tell-tale sign that fall is among us. When you’re shopping around for the perfect pair of riding boots, look for comfort and leather. Although the price may seem hefty, they last longer and are much better quality. Also, be sure to keep them clean. If you are spending that much money on a pair, wear them cautiously. And they make the perfect outfit with a hoodie and jeans for tailgating. Don’t over-spend at Covered Bridge. Funny, right? As we well know we buy everything in sight that we think we need. In truth, we probably have the exact same thing in four different colors already at home in our closets. However, a few splurge purchases here and there won’t hurt anyone because it’s all in good fun. Just be sure your entire paycheck isn’t going toward the Covered Bridge. So grab a group of friends and enjoy yourself. So grab the warm drinks, put on your jackets and get ready to fall in love with this all-too-memorable season. From Halloween to Thanksgiving and every tailgate in between, fall is a time to make memories and indulge in the simplicity of good company and delicious food.
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‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be’ Campaign donations can cause bias among politicians In the Fox News Republican debate, Donald Trump brought up a valid point about money. He claimed that he had given money to most of the other GOP candidates and other politicians. He Columnist said, “I will tell you that our system is broken. I gave to many people, before this, before two months ago, I was a businessman. I give to everybody. When they call, I give. And do you know what? When I need something from them two years later, three years later, I call them, they are there for me.” This might seem like an insignificant portion of the debate that night, but Trump made a good point. By giving money to politicians, he has more or less bought them and their support. This is very important. Money has changed the political landscape. Now, it’s not about a candidate’s ideas, their policy positions or their political record; it’s about how much money they can raise. Since the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC, corporations and political action committees (PACs) are allowed to make unlimited campaign donations. This is a problem because now, instead of being committed to their constituents, politicians end up being committed to their donors and the positions they are paid to take. In the CNN Republican debate a little over a week ago, Jeb Bush brought up the issue of money in politics again, mentioning that
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there was a man who tried to pay him off in order to build casinos in Florida. The man? Donald Trump. Essentially, what happened was that, in 1998, Trump was looking to strike a deal with the Seminole tribe in Florida to build a casino and manage it. Around the same time, Fox News reported that $50,000 was donated to the Florida Republican Party by Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts. In addition, PolitiFact found that Trump hosted a fundraiser that raised $500,000 for Bush. So, while donating this money, Trump was also seeking to open a casino in Bush’s state. While there is not definitive proof that Trump directly lobbied Bush to open a casino in Florida, it isn’t outside the realm of reason to suggest that Bush actually did deny Trump his casino. It worries me that a man who is so open about buying politicians wants to be president. He has bought politicians and has made it very clear that, to Trump, money talks. So if he wins the presidency, and a large corporation comes to him and offers large amounts of money to him if he takes a certain position, who’s to say that he would stand for what he actually believes? If a defense contractor comes to Trump and says that they’ll give him a couple million dollars to declare war on Iran, what’s stopping him from doing it? Obviously this is an extreme example, but if money is the No. 1 factor in Trump’s decision-making process, he is bound to make some terrible decisions leading the country. The system needs to be changed. Corporations and PACs should not be allowed to make such large campaign contributions. But the
only way to change the system is to elect politicians that don’t take donations from those corporations and PACs that seek to only further their own interests. The trouble is finding a politician that doesn’t take this kind of money. Six out of the top 10 Republican candidates, including Trump, have taken more money from large donors than small donors. Only two GOP candidates have taken more small donor money than large donors. Hillary Clinton has even taken over 80 percent of her campaign financing from large donors. The only candidates that have taken more small donor money are Bernie Sanders, Rand Paul and Ben Carson. Ben Carson has suggested that candidates who don’t have a lot of money should drop out of the presidential race. Rand Paul opposes legislation that would limit campaign donations. But Bernie Sanders has been very outspoken against money in politics. He has even introduced a constitutional amendment meant to limit the amount of money that donors are allowed to contribute to campaigns. Taking money from corporations doesn’t invalidate a candidate, but it does raise some questions as to whom a candidate serves. Someone who takes large donations from an oil company, for instance, might be more likely to support a war in the Middle East in order to increase the oil supply into the United States. But for some reason, we are still okay with candidates not serving their constituents. Presidential candidates should serve all United States citizens, not just citizens rich enough to give them millions of dollars.
Teenage couple might face charges for nude pictures of each other Recently, two teenagers under the age of 17 were put under investigation for child pornography in New Hampshire. What makes this case so interesting is that the two teens sent each other sexually explicit photographs, and these photographs came out during a statutory rape investigation. Opinions The prosecutor is attempting to charge both Editor teenagers as minors and adults, as well as perpetrators and victims. I don’t understand how you can charge a person as both
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an adult and minor, but if these charges go through, the teenagers can have their names put on the sex registry for up to 30 years. While sex crimes are heinous and should be dealt with seriously, do two teenagers deserve to be stigmatized in this fashion for something so small? I agree with having a registry for sex offenders — and I even think parents should be able to see those on it for their own children’s protection, particularly dealing with child molesters or those caught with child pornography. That being said, the crimes are not always as they appear. If you have a nude picture of a person under the age of 18, that would be considered child pornography — regard-
less of whether the person is 5 or 17-anda-half or the age of the person viewing the photo. So if a 17-year-old has a picture of another 17-year-old, they can be put on the registry for child pornography even though that is a bit of a gray area. There are many other restrictions due to being on the registry, including restrictions on where you live and what career you can go into. Being placed on the registry at such a young age would be devastating for these teenager’s futures. Many people are placed on the registry for things like peeing in public or having sex with a girl who is underage. In the case of two teenagers close to the same age, this punishment is far too severe. They will be stigmatized and their
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lives will probably be ruined. The registry rarely shows what crime put you on the list, so people will assume the worst. If they had kids, they would have to deal with the stigma and other discrimination from neighbors. While the sex offender registry is important and useful, we need to look at our crimes and punishments. The punishment is often more severe than the crime and many seemingly silly crimes can legitimately ruin your life. There should be another set of consequences for teenageron-teenager sex crimes with less severe punishments. No teenager deserves to be put on the sex offender registry unless it is a completely heinous crime.
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Women’s soccer prepares for Think Pink Night Adler Ingalsbe Reporter
Coming off a win against Chicago State University, the Indiana State University women’s soccer team returns to Memorial Stadium to take on in-state rival Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Friday evening at 7 p.m. The Sycamores come into the matchup with a 4-5 record, but are coming into the contest with a head of steam after defeating the Cougars of Chicago State University by a score of 6-0. Senior captain Sydney Lovelace continued her string of strong play by recording the first-ever hat trick by an ISU footballer and received the Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week award for the second straight week for her efforts. Lovelace also added an assist in the win over Chicago State, as well as recording the most offensive points in a game. She not only leads the team with seven goals, but also leads the MVC in points, points per game, goals, goals per game and is third in assists. While Lovelace continues to climb the conference statistical rankings, the team has followed suit. They now rank first in points, goals, goals per game, assists, assists per game and saves. IUPUI comes to Terre Haute touting a 4-4-1 record and are on a hot streak themselves, as they’ve won back-to-back games for the
first time this season. Statistically, the Jaguars are comparable to the Sycamores. The Jags have scored 16 goals compared to the Sycamores’ 17. They have scored 49 total points, while ISU has 48 and IUPUI is scoring 1.78 goals per game, whereas ISU is putting 1.89 shots into the back of the net. The one difference in the teams, much like all of the other teams that Indiana State plays, is the goalkeepers. Most teams, such as the Jaguars of IUPUI, start multiple goalies throughout the season. Brittany San Roman has started each game for ISU and has finished all but one of them. The Jaguars are led by sophomore Krissy Kirkhoff and junior Tori Minnich, who have each collected five goals each. They are also led by sophomore goalkeeper Catherine Schmidt, who has recorded 44 saves. The Sycamores have also seen junior Maddie Orf put together a very good season with four goals and three assists of her own, while Kate Johnson, Elly Freesmeier, Lauren Weigel, Maddie Schaak and Sydney Loesing have each recorded one goal each. Friday night’s game is also Think Pink Night at Memorial Stadium as the team and fans alike will support and promote breast cancer awareness. Players will be wearing pink in support of the movement and fans are asked to do the same.
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Volleyball set for MVC play
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The Sycamore volleyball team will open up conference play this weekend when they challenge Wichita State and then Missouri State on the road.
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Indiana State volleyball opens up Missouri Valley Conference play on the road this weekend as the team travels to Wichita, Kansas, to take on Wichita State University on Friday night. The Sycamores then continue their Midwest trip and face the Missouri State Bears in Springfield, Missouri. The Shockers, a perennial mainstay at the top of the MVC standings, are 9-5 this season, most recently beating Albany 3-1. Emily Hiebert is a sophomore setter with 126 digs, 50 kills, 551 assist and 19 block assists. Abbie Lehman poses a threat to Indiana State on Friday night as a sophomore middle blocker
with 18 digs, 157 kills, five assists and 53 block assists. The Bears, much like Wichita State, stay in the upper echelon of the MVC and enter the match at 9-4 after losing to Big 12 foe Kansas. The duo of Kinsey Batten and Lily Johnson is going to be tough to handle. Batten is a 6-foot-2 senior setter who has 115 digs, 579 assists, 44 kills and 22 block assists so far this season. Johnson is a sophomore outside hitter. Through 13 matches, Johnson has racked up 133 digs, 14 assist, 222 kills and 13 block assists. Emily Butters is a junior libero and has recorded 200 digs and 31 assists. The Sycamores are 11-4 but now enter MVC play where the media voted them the sixth-best
team in preseason polls. These predictions have yet to faze the Terre Haute gang, who are coming off of last weekend’s ISU Classic title. Erika Nord is a senior setter who has totaled 130 digs, 548 assists, 26 kills and 18 block assists this season. Cassandra Willis is a 6-foot-1 senior middle blocker who has 19 digs, five assist, 117 kills and 49 block assists. Stephanie Bindernagel is a sophomore libero. Bindernagel has 200 digs on the year. The Sycamores will play Wichita State on Friday at 8 p.m. and the Bears on Saturday at 8 p.m. Both games can be seen on ESPN3. Indiana State will then return home and play Northern Iowa and Drake next weekend in MVC action.
Softball challenges Hoosiers this weekend in double header Zach Rainey Reporter
After splitting their games last week against the University of Indianapolis and Valparaiso, winning 1-0 and losing 6-2 respectively, the Sycamore softball team will travel to Bloomington on Friday to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in a doubleheader before heading to West Lafayette to play Purdue and Ball State. The Hoosiers are one of the most veteran teams in the Big 10, as they return eight of their leading hitters from a season ago. Kelsey Dotson and Rebecca Blitz were the team’s leading hitters last season.
Dotson hit for a .350 average with a team-leading 14 home runs and 46 RBI, while Blitz hit .345. The Hoosiers lost two of their starting pitchers, who combined for 55 starts last season, for a record of 17-38. The only returning pitcher is Emily Kirk, who appeared in just five games for the Hoosiers. She gave up 16 earned runs in 10.1 innings pitched, giving her an ERA of 10.84. In their first two games of the fall season, the Hoosiers are 1-0-1. In their game against Ball State, Blitz scored a pair of runs while collecting a pair of walks and a base hit on the day. Senior Michelle Huber went 3-4, driving in two on a dou-
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ble to tie the score at three in the seventh inning. The game ended after eight innings with a 3-3 tie. In their following game, the pitching staff was on full display, as three freshmen IU pitchers combined to no-hit Valparaiso in a 1-0 win. Once again, Blitz had scored the lone Hoosier run. The Boilermakers added Katie Johnson to their roster, a first baseman/pitcher from Iowa State. As a sophomore in 2015, she had a 9-10 record in the circle, including five complete games and shutouts against Utah State and South Dakota. Johnson joins six freshmen as newcomers to the team. As
for returning players, the Boilermakers return five starters from a year ago, including their third-best hitter Paris Andrew, who hit .301 with 30 RBIs. They also return Lily Fecho, their leading pitcher from a season ago. In 2015, Fecho went 20-17 with a 2.02 ERA. With the addition of Johnson, the Boilermakers could have quite the one-two punch in their rotation. The Ball State Cardinals return four starters from a year ago, including arguably their best hitter, Emily Dabkowski. Dabkowski hit .357 with a team-leading 16 home runs and 56 RBIs and Selena Reyna hit .348 with 11 home runs and
42 RBI. With their two best power hitters returning from a season ago, the Cardinals could have quite the 3-4 combination in the batting order. They also return their two leading pitchers from last season, Nicole Steinbach and Carolyn Wilmes. Steinback finished last season with a 19-14 record with a 3.47 ERA, while Wilmes went 7-5 with a 5.49 ERA. It remains to be seen whether the Sycamores will face either of these two this weekend. ISU faces IU at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday night. Sunday’s Purdue game will begin at 1 p.m. with the Ball State game to follow.