October 9, 2015

Indiana Statesman For ISU students. About ISU students. By ISU students.

Friday, Oct. 9, 2015

Volume 123, Issue 22

Financial Aid Office to offer advance appointments Helena Walker Reporter

Financial Aid is now offering students the opportunity to set up appointments up to two weeks ahead of time.

Sara Monday, the student financial aid associate director, said they did this to benefit students.

Students can choose appointments that can work around their schedules, and they can talk to someone in confidence and not have to say their problems at the front desk.

“You can call in to make an appointment or go online and set up an appointment,” Monday said. “It started on Oct. 1 and has been a little slow, but this is mostly because students don’t know about it.”

Jordan Steward, a junior accounting major, said this might lessen the confusion some students have when going to financial aid.

“I am worried how you would set up a follow-up session,” Steward said. “I do think the privacy is much needed just simply because you don’t know anybody’s financial situation. I think that (financial aid) is going to be more efficiently (run). I think the system they are setting up now is going to be great as far as eliminating that clutter and having a bunch of people standing around waiting in line.”

Another student, Maxine Joyce, a senior business management major, said she believes this new appointment system will benefit students.

“I think this will be a very good idea because with the business management program, we do this with our adviser,” Joyce said. “We set up an appointment and whatever time and day that was set, we are able to get in and get out. The people (who) set these appointments can do the same.”

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Smoking responsibly

Kristi Sanders News Editor

Smoking is very common on Indiana State University campus and beyond.

An article for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “In Indiana, 26.0 percent of the adult population (aged 18-plus years) — over 1,247,000 individuals — are current cigarette smokers.”

Joseph Newport, the chief of police at ISU, trains his officers how to address smoking on campus.

“Smoking is allowed in personally owned vehicles, in the designated smoking shelters and on any public area that is within the campus boundaries,” Newport said. “For example they can be on Third, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth Streets and sidewalks.”

Newport said currently there are no restrictions on e-cigarettes.

“We have instructed our officers to ask people to extinguish,” Newport said. “If they refuse they are asked to leave campus … . If an employee is seen and identified, the information is referred to a supervisor in the employee’s department. If a student refuses to extinguish, they may be identified and referred to Student Conduct. These cases have been rare.”

Vernon Cheeks, the president of Student Government Association and a senior sports management major, said he isn’t fond of smoking.

“Students are allowed to smoke on campus where a smoking booth is near, so there’s one by Blumberg Hall, Wolf Field and Holmstedt Hall, there’s many more around campus but those are the ones that I see often,” Cheeks said.

Students are under the misconception that they will be ticketed or fined for smoking on campus.

“We do not use tickets — we refer employees and students to (their respective) offices,” Newport said. “We ask visitors to obey the rules or leave the campus.”

Some don’t believe these rules are followed well by smokers.

“If they were not following any of the rules, I’m certain we

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would have many more complaints than what we do,” Newport said.

“Some students follow the rules while some don’t as well, it’s a really big issue because I am not a fan of secondhand smoking. I really think it’s ‘not cool’ or however that people may look at it to smoke outside of the smoking area,” Cheeks said.

Some students, such as Kaelan Morgan, a senior business major, think smoking should be allowed anywhere outside on campus.

“The cabanas were a great idea because it keeps the smoke in certain areas for those who don’t want smoke around them,” Kaelan Morgan said. “I think students should be able to smoke anywhere though. Like some only have a short time between classes and might want to on their way to class.”

Another student believes that to make smokers be more respectful and remain in their areas, tickets are needed.

“Tickets and fines are more effective to control smoking,” said Andrea Morgan, junior communication major. “This comes directly out of their pocket.”

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Two ISU students claim social work honors Mallory Eherenman

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Each year, the Indiana chapter of the National Association of Social Workers names two individuals as students of the year. This year both students are from Indiana State University.

Katherine Lugar of Terre Haute was selected as the Bachelor of Social Work Student of the Year and Tionna Harris of Mattoon, Illinois, as the Master of Social Work Student of the Year.

Requirements for the awards include showing outstanding activity in social justice, strong academic pursuit, exceptional community service, initiative and professional performance in field education and demonstration of social work values and ethics.

Lugar is a 2015 graduate of Indiana State’s Bachelor of Social Work program and a current graduate student in the master’s degree program. As an undergrad, she was a senator with the Student Government Association and was the international student delegate for cities in South Korea and Guatemala.

The daughter of Joseph and Robyn Lugar, she is an intern at VNA and Hospice of the Wabash Valley and is working with individuals and families in preparing for the end of life.

Dianna Cooper-Bolinskey, assistant professor and chair of the department of social work, described Lugar as “eager, en-

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Katherine Lugar, of Terre Haute, was selected as the Bachelor Social Work Student of the Year.

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Tionna Harris poses for a picture in Pinon, Arizona, in 2013 during a President’s Scholars service learning trip to the Navajo Nation. Harris was selected as the Master of Social Work Student of the Year.

thusiastic, confident and professional. She is strong willed and wants to help others and make a difference in the world ... literally.”

“I was really mostly happy because all of the people that have taken the time to invest in me.

It’s not really about how I did as a student but it really reflects on how well my professors, internship supervisors, family and friends have encouraged me along the way,” Lugar said of her award.

Harris graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana State

with a psychology degree in 2014 and is in her last clinical year of Indiana State’s master’s degree program.

“I have taught (Harris) in class and have seen her investment in her community and those around her. She has a huge heart and gives freely,” said Cooper-Bolinskey.

Throughout Harris’ undergraduate career she was heavily involved on campus. The President’s Scholar served as the president of Student African-American Sisterhood and founder and president of Divine

Praise. Harris thanks Indiana State for preparing her for life after college and for preparing her for her future career.

“I really love the social justice and advocacy part of social work. We advocate for people who tend to be overlooked or underrepresented in society and we try to help meet their needs,” Harris said.

Harris, the daughter of Thomas and Vanessa Harris, is an intern at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute working with children and adolescents.

“At Indiana State, the bache-

lor’s program has grown significantly and has a rigorous curriculum that will prepare students to work in social service agencies that meet the needs of oppressed and marginalized populations,” Cooper-Bolinskey said.

“The master’s program is very new and growing; the program was granted accreditation in July 2015. The master’s program focuses on serving rural populations with concentrations in health and mental health and addictions.”

“I’m so proud of both young ladies. They are exceptional and quite deserving of the honors for which they were given,” she said.

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Well Living Lab to study creation of healthier indoor spaces Mayo Clinic News Network

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Exposure to indoor environments is at an all-time high. In fact, Americans spend more than 90 percent of their time indoors, whether at home, work, school, retail stores, fitness centers, health care facilities and more. But what many people don’t realize is that buildings, and everything in them, can affect human health and well-being. Mayo Clinic recently opened the Well Living Lab, a new research facility dedicated to studying these environments and creating healthier indoor spaces in which to live, work and play.

“There is a growing awareness and body of scientific evidence that indoor, built environments can affect human health and well-being, with the perception often being that indoor environments have a negative impact on health,” said Dr. Brent Bauer. medical director of the Well Living Lab and professor of medicine for Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program.

“But new knowledge shows that by building healthier indoor environments, we can actually preserve and enhance human health and quality of life.”

Delos and Mayo Clinic have collaborated on the design and development of the Well Living Lab, as well as defining the research agenda. The Lab, which is adjacent to the campus of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, features research space that is sensor-rich and can be reconfigured to simulate a wide variety of real-world environments. This will allow researchers to design innovative studies to better understand how indoor spaces, and everything in them, can positively influence human health. Areas of study will include the impact on humans from environmental factors such as lighting, noise, air quality and temperature, as well as products and technologies that are used to create and furnish indoor spaces.

Additionally, opportunities to participate in the Lab are available to companies who have a vested interest in healthier indoor environments for their employees and customers, as well as those whose products and services have the potential to impact indoor environments.

“There is a movement taking hold to make healthier indoor spaces a priority in both residential and commercial

Fotolia | TNS Americans spend more than 90 percent of their time indoors, whether at home, work, school, retail stores, fitness centers, health care facilities and more.

real estate,” said Peter Scialla, chief operating officer of Delos and a member of the Lab’s Joint Steering Committee.

“Building on existing standards which guide developers and manufacturers of products and services toward this goal, the Well Living Lab will be a leader in translating scientific research into practical solutions for indoor environments that have the potential to enhance human health and quality of life in a multitude of ways.”

The Well Living Lab brings together the health-care expertise and worldclass research of Mayo Clinic and the knowledge of health and wellness in the

built environment provided by Delos.

This world-class research approach will leverage and expand upon the principles of the WELL Building Standard®, which focuses on seven categories relevant to indoor health — air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

Pioneered by Delos and launched in 2014, the WELL Building Standard is administered by the International WELL Building Institute and thirdparty certified through Green Business Certification Inc. “The Lab gives companies from around the world a unique opportunity to test ideas, technologies, products and

services in real-life settings to better identify and validate potential health benefits. In doing so, they can also demonstrate their leadership, innovation and commitment to improving health and well-being now, and in the future,” said Dr. Douglas Wood, medical director, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation.

The Well Living Lab is currently accepting members and identifying initial research projects, which will commence in the first quarter of 2016. To learn more, visit www.WellLivingLab.com ©2015 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

UCLA students protest after Students, professors question plan to lift partygoers wear blackface at out-of-state student cap ‘Kanye’-themed frat party Nico Savidge

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UW-Madison’s student government and several professors are among those voicing their opposition to a plan that would lift the limits on how many out-of-state students can enroll in the university.

Officials will introduce the proposal to the Education Committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Thursday in Madison.

It calls for waiving the limit on the percentage of UW-Madison students from outside of Wisconsin and Minnesota — now set at 27.5 percent of undergraduates — for the next four years. The university would reserve at least 3,500 seats for Wisconsin students in its freshman classes, maintaining a policy that has been in place since 2012.

The full Board of Regents will take up the plan on Friday.

In a letter to Blank and Cross, Associated Students of Madison leaders questioned how the plan would affect transfer students and those from Minnesota, who won’t be counted in the minimum of instate students proposed in the plan.

The student government officials

said the university should focus its attention on supporting Wisconsin students, rather than looking elsewhere.

“Before we start changing the composition of our incoming class, we should be working to increase the number of students staying in the state of Wisconsin, and the ways in which we can help high schools prepare students to attend our university,” they wrote.

UW officials have said because the number of Wisconsin high school seniors is in decline, and broad demographic changes will see the state rely on an increasingly smaller pool of working-age adults supporting an older population.

To handle that challenge, Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UW System President Ray Cross say Wisconsin must bring in more students from other states and work to keep them here after they graduate.

But critics of the plan have said its true goal is to increase the university’s revenue by enrolling more outof-state and international students who pay higher tuition. They say it will do little to add to Wisconsin’s workforce because non-resident students are much more likely than

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Kelsee Thomas, a member of the black student union, said students confronted fraternity members at the party. A fraternity member apologized, but laughed when he was asked to write a letter to the group, she said.

“Everyone keep in mind that simply because I go to one of the top ranked institutions in the country, doesn’t mean I’m any farther away from ignorance and racism as anyone else. They just hide it behind frat/ sorority themes, anonymous postings, and micro-aggressions,” she said on Facebook.

“This isn’t over though.”

UCLA said it is investigating the party and talking to students.

“While we do not yet have all the facts, the alleged behavior is inconsistent with good judgment as well as our principles of community,” UCLA told KNBC-TV. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s national office says the UCLA fraternity has temporarily suspended activities as it investigates the incident.

“Building diverse and inclusive communities is core to our identity as an organization, and we have zero tolerance for racist behavior,” the organization’s spokesman, Beaux Carriere, said in a statement. “Sigma Phi Epsilon will continue to work with the university and UCLA community to investigate these claims and hold students accountable for any inappropriate behavior.”

LOS ANGELES — A “Kanye Western”themed fraternity party at UCLA is causing an uproar for its racial overtones after some partygoers showed up wearing blackface.

Thrown by Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority, students who attended the party Tuesday wore baggy clothes, dressed like the Kardashians and some wore blackface, the Daily Bruin reported.

After photographs of the party surfaced on social media, students expressed concerns that the organizations’ actions were racist and mocked black culture, reigniting the social media hashtag #BlackBruinsMatter.

Student Hanan Worku said she was disappointed by the party and the lack of response from campus officials.

“Yes that’s right, a frat decided it would be okay to have their members repeat a part of history that demoralized, mocked and dehumanized African Americans/ And celebrate while doing it,” she wrote on Facebook. “They showed up with their chains and braids with stuffed butts for God knows what reason. True Bruin values amiright????!!!!! Not to mention all of this happened last night which happened to be ©2015 Los Angeles Times. Distributed by Tria part of Black Bruin Welcome Week! Cobune Content Agency, LLC. incidence right??????”

ISU Public Safety police blotter Oct. 2

12:31 p.m.: A theft was reported in Holmstedt Hall.

Oct. 5

1:39 p.m.: A disturbance was reported in Rhoads Hall.

4:07 p.m.: A theft was reported at the

University Apartments U2.

6:55 p.m.: Suspicious activity was reported at the Lincoln Quads,

Oct. 6

12:24 p.m.: A disturbance was reported at 600 blk. Chestnut.

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ASM officials and others raised practical concerns about the proposal also, saying it could lead to increased class sizes.

Chemistry professor Judith Burstyn said she understands UW-Madison needs to increase revenue so it can reduce the impact of recent state budget cuts.

But Burstyn said her department already struggles to accommodate all of the students who must take its introductory courses, which are prerequisites for dozens of majors.

“If we let more students into the university … we won’t physically have

space for them,” she said.

UW officials have said they aren’t planning major increases in the size of the student body, estimating the plan will likely result in 100 to 300 more students.

Mike Mikalsen, chief of staff to Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said UWMadison already receives more than enough applications from Wisconsin students.

“This is all about the money,” Mikalsen said. “That is not the Wisconsin Idea.”

Some UW System schools might have trouble finding top students, but the flagship campus in Madison should not be one of them, Mikalsen said.

The problem, he said, is that UW-

Madison doesn’t do enough to recruit top in-state students.

“They fail to keep the best and brightest here,” Mikalsen said.

Blank and Cross have said their plan calls for more aggressive recruiting efforts of those students.

Asked whether Gov. Scott Walker supports or opposes the UW-Madison proposal, spokeswoman Laurel Patrick did not say, though she said Walker believes the university should enroll “the same, or larger, number” of in-state students going forward.

UW officials publicly introduced the proposal last week.

Noel Radomski, executive director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, called for the Board of Regents

to on the proposal until it is more thoroughly reviewed and the public has a better opportunity to weigh in.

Burstyn agreed.

“This deserves public discussion before it goes forward,” she said.

UW-Madison spokeswoman Meredith McGlone said Blank discussed lifting the enrollment cap when she addressed the Board of Regents in February, and also got input on the plan from the faculty’s University Committee.

“The university has communicated clearly, responded to questions and plans to move ahead with the Regents discussion as scheduled,” McGlone said. ©2015 The Wisconsin State Journal. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Nigerian student finds home at ISU Betsy Simon

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Lola Akinlaja understands the importance of the ‘State’ in Indiana State University.

Without it, she never would have made her way from her native Nigeria to Terre Haute in August of 2012, after her SAT scores were mistakenly sent to Indiana State despite her intention to attend Indiana University-Bloomington.

“Coming to ISU has been eventful,” said Akinlaja, 21, who graduates in December with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and plans to attend medical school to become a neurosurgeon.

“When I found out I was accepted to Indiana State I thought, ‘OK, I’ll come check it out and transfer after a semester.

Once the semester was over, though, I loved it. My teachers were amazing. This is a beautiful place.”

Born in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, Akinlaja graduated from high school in her home country at age 15 but waited three years to come to the U.S. for higher education. “This isn’t how I pictured my college years, but I’ve loved it so far,” she said. “Coming to the U.S. was a second option for me. My first choice was to study in Nigeria and come to the U.S. later, but I decided to try this out and went online to search for schools.”

College isn’t just the place where you go to get a degree though, and Akinlaja quickly discovered Indiana State has a lot of opportunities.

“In class I’m being built academically by professors who are concerned about you understanding the material, not just going through the motions,” she said. “I was a mentor at the international student leadership training and I work for the Center for Global Engagement, both of which have given me the opportunity to become better and more comfortable talking to people and work with people who are different from me.”

Her knack for languages has come in handy for her on-campus job with the Center for Global Engagement, where Akinlaja assists international students like herself.

“When I meet new people I almost always know how to say something in their language, even if it’s something small,” she said. “I’m good at interacting with people who are different from me which will be valuable for when I’m a doctor and have the opportunity to work with so many different people. I’m grateful that I’ve come to Indiana State and have had the opportunity to start doing these things before I even graduate college.”

She gives much of the credit to the Center for Global Engagement for keeping her roots at Indiana State.

“That place is like home for me. Being far away from home, the Center

for Global Engagement is our home as international students, where they understand that we’re far from home and get homesick,” Akinlaja said. “Working there has exposed me to so much of what they do to make sure that we feel home here in a new place.”

Akinlaja is one of the lucky international students who returns home during Christmas breaks each year. Her parents have also come to see her at least once a year since she came to Indiana State.

“I have mixed feelings about graduating because I look at everything that ISU has to offer,” she said. “I’m amazed by everything they organize for students and make it a priority to involve students on campus. I hope my next school has as much.”

Her possibilities are endless now that she’s had the chance to live abroad and Akinlaja is excited about what lies ahead.

“I love my country and I don’t think I want to spend the rest of my life away from Nigeria, but I do want to travel a

NAMI holds panel to discuss stigma against mental illnesses DJ Reynolds Reporter

The National Alliance on Mental Illness held an on campus panel discussion in the Cunningham Memorial Library Tuesday in support of Mental Awareness Week.

The panel featured The members and presenters of the group were ISU professor Jennifer Schriver, Charlene Johnson, ISU Student and President of NAMI on campus, Kassie DeArmas and Martha Reed, ISU Staff and Student.

NAMI stands as a unity of people to help fight the stigma toward people with mental illnesses. Statistically, 1 in 5 people experiences a mental health condition. Mental health conditions can impact thinking and feelings; it

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Lola Akinlaja came to ISU in 2012 to study chemistry and has stayed here ever since.

can also be a result of biological or environmental factors.

Stigma defines the negative attitudes and inaccurate beliefs about people with mental illnesses, which stem from myths, inaccurate perceptions and lack of information. During the panel, DeArmas and Reed had revealed their personal experiences in life.

DeArmas shared information about her difficulty with general anxiety disorder and problems she had to deal with that arose from her mental illness.

Reed discussed the difficulty of having a family member with bipolar disorder, depression, psychosis and Parkinson’s disease.

NAMI meets every third Thursday of the month in Holmstedt Hall Room 117 at 5 p.m.

lot,” she said. “The U.S. has become a home to me too because I’ve met so many people here. Going into medicine, I want to work in underserved communities, which are in the U.S. as much as they are in every other part of the world.”

In spite of the distance, Akinlaja’s Sycamore spirit has rubbed off on her younger brother who, at 15, is finished with high school and interested in coming to Indiana State.

“I’ve told him to hold off and wait till he’s older because America is huge and the culture is very different from ours,” she said. “From the way people dress to how people address each other, it’s all different in the U.S. and it would be a lot for him to come here so young, especially if I’m not here.”Quickly after arriving in the U.S., Akinlaja realized there would be an adjustment period.

“No one had ever questioned my English speaking skills until I came here.

Even the immigration officer at the border asked me where my accent was,”

she said. “I traveled a lot in Nigeria and never really stuck with an accent. When I meet new people here they can’t understand why I speak English so well, but English is the official language in Nigeria and we’re taught in English at school.”

While she has taught people things about Nigeria, Akinlaja has learned much about the world from the people she’s met as a Sycamore.

“Before I got here, I never thought about how this experience would expose me to so many people and experiences and I’ve done it all just by coming to ISU,” she said. “These have been some of the best years of my life. I got to do chemistry research and travel to national conferences in Texas and Colorado and present my research. I’ve been able to interact with the community through drumming dancing classes and Global Nights, which give me the platform to show people my culture. I do have challenges, but overall the experience has been wonderful and I’m grateful for it.”

What it means to embrace natural hair Erica Garnes Reporter

A woman’s hair is natural when their texture hasn’t been changed from chemical straighteners such as perms, relaxers and texturizers.

When people think of natural hair, the first thing that usually comes to their mind is the 1970s ‘fro that most women and men wore. However in today’s society, that is not the most popular hair trend. Women are now praised for the beautiful textures they have to offer and the way their hair is worn.

Singer India Arie had many people singing, “I am not my hair,” rightfully letting all understand that hair does not make a person.

Although it does not make a person, it can speak for them, and when someone wears their natural hair it tells many stories.

Almost all women have a story behind why they became natural after years of perming their hair.

Some say that they want to be different; others say they saw something on YouTube and decided to give it a go. Most are just tired of sitting down in a chair while their mother or aunt pulls their hair into braids or burns their scalp while flat ironing their thinly permed strands.

Natural hair is about expressing one’s true being. In no way does that mean that when wigs, weaves and braids are worn, it is not beautiful.

When a woman or man has the strength to stand, appreciate, love and rock their unprocessed hair, it is exquisite.

Many people do what is considered the “big chop” when first going natural and others transition into their natural hair.

The big chop is when you cut off the processed part of your hair; when your hair is wet, it’s usually the straight strands.

Transitioning is the process in which the natural hair is growing out and the processed sections are

cut in increments.

People may consider this form of becoming natural if they do not wish to have short hair. It gives them time to wait until their natural hair is at the length they like.

There are many styles that can be worn with natural hair, some being twists, braid outs, Bantu knots and even the straightening of one’s hair.

The beauty about natural hair is its versatility.

A few years ago, there was only a small amount of people who wore their natural hair.

There were probably about one or two videos on YouTube that talked about the maintenance, struggles and tips regarding this grade of hair.

Now, there are endless amounts of videos of people discussing this epic way of life.

At one point, African American women’s hair was considered “nappy” if the glorious ‘fro was unleashed. However, today it is considered beautiful with a story that can be told by many women.

We put out three days a week Monday — Wednesday — Friday

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“Willy Shakes Pair”

Indiana State students put a comical spin on Shakespeare’s classics

Act The first piece presented was a spin off of “Romeo and Juliet,” titled “Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo? Or, Dude, Where’s my Romeo.” Written

by Tim Dick, it takes place in present time in a college town. It’s the story of a wimpy Romeo who goes after Rose, a tough chick with an attitude. Romeo opens his eyes to a carefree life of risk, which soon spirals out of control.

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Act The second part of the play was “I See Dead People,” written by Nancy Jane Thompson. A spin off of “Hamlet,” it takes place in the present in a ‘50s-themed diner in Denmark, Indiana. Hamlet, Ophelia and Horatio discuss how to break up their parents so Hamlet and Ophelia can keep dating, but soon they meet with dead spirits in napkin holders and a very curious waitress.

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Act The final part of the play was “Funeral for a Sonnet,” written by Tim Dick, which takes place at a funeral.

Here, Henry tries to pay his respects to his friend but deals with a very different service than he expected.

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Move aside, Carson is on the rise Ben Carson is not your normal presidential candidate. He is one of the three “outsider candidates” running for the Republican spot in the General Election.

Dr. Carson started his professional career as a neurosurgeon and recently came to the political stage during his 2013 Columnist National Prayer Breakfast speech.

Carson, among other outsiders, joined the 2016 race for the presidency.

Donald Trump has been leading from the day he got into the race — until now.

Carson has now surpassed Trump in Iowa, not to mention beating Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden in head-to-head match-ups in key battleground states.

Carson has won many of his supporters with his personality, his disbelief in political correctness and the fact that he’s not your normal career politician.

We the people have forgotten what our founding fathers have set out for us. They never intended for people to be in Congress for 20-plus years, and that’s part of the message Carson is trying to put forward.

What really made me like Carson is his approach to political correctness. He was asked recently if he would support having a Muslim president.

He stated, “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.” The left went wild. CAIR, the Council on American–Islamic Relations, called for him to drop out of the race, but he said he wouldn’t.

Carson faces more challenges in this race than anyone else. People criticize him for his belief on gay marriage, abortion and race, among other things.

Like him or not, he has shown that he is going to stick by his words and not cave to the opposition.

You can’t say that about a lot of politicians.

There is one thing that we can say about these outside candidates, they’ve changed the game from here on out. It seems that everyone is thinking about running for president.

Donald Trump has dominated the political stage during the summer, but seems to be slowing down lately.

In a recent Public Policy Polling taken Oct. 6, Carson was beating all three major democratic rivals in the general election, while Trump was losing to all three major democratic rivals.

I believe once people get tired of the Trump roadshow, they’ll soon tune in to the Carson channel. Carson speaks with compassion and openness to hear any concern that we the people may have.

Charles Krauthammer said it best: Carson is the tortoise in the race. Could this fall season mark the fall of Donald Trump and the rise of Ben Carson? Carson has shown that he has what it takes to be a top contender in the general election if chosen to represent the GOP. I feel Carson is what we the people need to heal this nation that has been divided into groups by wealth, race and religion.

America has been severely wounded by recent past administrations and maybe we just need a doctor to stitch us back together.

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Oregon shooting fallout demands stricter gun control At 10:38 a.m. on Oct. 1, shots rang out on the campus of Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, Oregon.

When the shooting stopped at 10:48, 10 people (including the shooter) were dead Columnist and nine were injured. On the shooter’s person, police found five handguns and an AR-15, as well as a flak jacket and ammunition, which indicate that he was ready for a firefight.

They found eight more guns at his home, all purchased legally by the shooter or his family.

One thing to come out of this shooting was a story that the shooter made everyone state their religions, and some witnesses claim that he targeted Christians.

This prompted the creation of the “I am a Christian” hashtag on social media. But other witnesses claim that, while the shooter did ask people what religion they followed, he shot anyone, regardless of their religion.

In addition, one of those who died was pagan while another was agnostic.

To me, the shooter did not appear to specifically target Christians.

Another thing that has come out of this shooting is a renewed discussion about gun control, and another discussion about mental health once the gun control discussion has been derailed.

President Obama called for stricter gun control laws, saying that “our thoughts and prayers are not enough. It’s not enough. It does not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel. And it does nothing to prevent this carnage from being inflicted someplace else in America — next week, or a couple of months from now.”

Hillary Clinton tweeted shortly after the incident, “We need sensible gun control measures to save lives, and I will do everything I can to achieve that.”

She laid out her gun control policy

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a few days afterward. She proposed closing the loophole that someone can legally buy a gun if a background check is not completed in three days.

This has been called the “Charleston loophole,” due to the fact that the FBI issued a statement that said that Dylann Roof should not have been able to buy the gun that he used in a historic black church in Charleston earlier this year.

According to the FBI, Dylann Roof should never have gotten the gun that he did, and closing the background check loophole would have prevented that.

Clinton also proposed that we pass laws prohibiting those charged with domestic abuse from owning guns, which could have helped prevent John Houser, the man who had a history of domestic violence and shot up a movie theater in Louisiana earlier this year, from getting a gun.

In addition, she proposed harsher penalties for people who buy guns legally for the purpose of giving them to someone who would not have been able to obtain them.

Bernie Sanders echoed Clinton’s sentiment and also suggested that mental health needs to be taken care of, saying, “We need a comprehensive approach. We need sensible gun-control legislation which prevents guns from being used by people who should not have them. We must greatly expand and improve our mental health capabilities so individuals and families can get the psychological help they need when they need it.”

Other politicians were less enthusiastic about passing common sense gun laws.

Republican frontrunner Donald Trump asserted that the college was a gun-free zone and said “if you had a couple teachers with guns in that room, you would have been a hell of a lot better off.”

The problem with Trump’s stance is that Umpqua Community College was not a gun-free zone.

The college does have a ban on firearms and knives longer than four inches, but Oregon law allows anyone with a concealed weapon permit to carry a gun in almost any public place, including public college campuses.

In fact, at least one man on campus had a gun. Student and veteran John Parker Jr. didn’t know that there was a shooter until authorities were already there. He says that if he had tried to stop the shooter, he would have been mistaken as a target by police.

Parker implied that other students with him had guns as well.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson had some advice for the victims of the shooting, saying that he would have stood up and fought the shooter.

I suppose it’s always easier to say what you would do in a high-tension situation when you’re not in that situation.

Carson also posted a question and answer post on Facebook on Monday, a couple of days after the shooting, where he perpetuated the possibly false reports that the shooter targeted Christians, and he also said, “I never saw a body with bullet holes that was more devastating than taking the right to arm ourselves away.”

Yes, a presidential candidate legitimately said that he thinks guns are more important than, using the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control, the 33,636 lives lost at the hands of someone with a firearm.

This conversation happens every time after a mass shooting gets national attention: some people say that we need stricter gun laws (not that we need to ban all guns), and it always get deflected from the other side by saying that criminals are going to break the law anyway and that it’s mental health that is the real issue. If the reason that we have not passed comprehensive gun control laws that aim to keep guns out of hands that shouldn’t have them is because criminals will break the law anyway, then why do we have any laws? Why do we have laws against murder? Criminals will still murder people anyway. This line of thinking is only ever applied when guns enter the discussion. You never see people making the same argument for other crimes.

If mental health were really the issue here, why hasn’t our mental

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Dear Editor, Some fights will always be needed. Often we get tired of hearing arguments of raising the minimum wage, but the end result would be the greatest blessing to come into so many people’s lives, saving them from so much struggle they may have endured. With the minimum wage at its current rate, $7.25 an hour, a person working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year would earn a grand total of $15,080 before taxes.

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That does not even include some other basic needs such as: food, transportation, insurance of any type, or clothing. Many people have children and debt that they must also maintain. People shouldn’t have to try to survive like this — the minimum wage should cover all minimum necessities.

I have a 24-year-old brother with four children who struggles more than paycheck to paycheck, who often works more than 50-60 hours a week at some points, who is a graduate from Indiana University, and who spends all his free time helping his wife raise the kids

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so she can have time to do her coursework because she, too, is trying to become an IU alumna.

We need to raise the wage to help such people who are doing all they can to survive. How many more hours does my brother have to work to not struggle?

Five hours? 10 hours? 20 hours? How much more education does he have to get? How much more debt should he get into trying to help his wife become more educated too?

The truth is, many of us know someone with a similar story, and we need to fight for a better life for them.

Sincerely, Wesley Lagenour

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OREGON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 health care system gotten any better? We haven’t improved our treatment of those with mental health issues in years, even though every time a school gets shot up, it was always because the shooter was supposedly mentally ill. If we’ve identified the problem, why are we not fixing it?

I agree with Bernie Sanders on this issue. We need to improve our mental health care system; we need to get mentally disturbed people the help they need. But we also have to pass some sort

of laws improving on what very little gun control laws we have now. Close the loophole that allows anyone to buy a gun if a background check is not completed in three days. Close the loophole that allows people with clean criminal records to buy guns as a gift or to give to people who shouldn’t have guns. Close the loophole that allows people to just walk into a gun show and buy a gun that same day without a background check. Don’t allow people who are guilty of domestic violence to get a gun. Mandate safe gun training in order to cut down on accidental gun deaths.

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Road trip continues for ISU football Zach Rainey Reporter

With Missouri Valley Football Conference play officially underway, the Indiana State football team’s slate of games remains tough heading into week two of the conference season.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has six of its 10 teams in the Top 25, including five in the Top 10.

While the schedule from here is tough, wins against any of those teams would be huge and would let the Sycamores make up some ground if they have a tough week against a certain opponent.

Such a big win could very well come up this Saturday, when the Terre Haute gang travels to take on No. 8 South Dakota State University.

The Jackrabbits currently hold a 3-1 record, with their lone loss coming last week to North Dakota State, who has won the FCS title four years running.

SDSU is one of the FCS teams to defeat an FBS school this season.

In the team’s first game of the season, they defeated the Kansas Jayhawks, 4138.

The school’s other two wins came against Southern Utah and Robert Morris in decisive fashion.

Zach Lujan is one of the best quarterbacks the Sycamores will see all year.

He’s currently 12th in the FCS in passing, accumulating 1244 yards on 80 completions.

While Lujan doesn’t have a big arm, he’s one of the most accurate passers in the country. His 20 completions per game ranks second nationally among quarterbacks.

His 56.7 percent completion percentage isn’t too shabby either, placing him fourth in the country and his 311 passing yards per game is sixth best in the nation.

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Sycamore football defeated Missouri State on the road Oct. 3 with a score of 56-28. They will take on South Dakota State next in MVFC play Saturday.

in the country, it’s a safe bet that there’s a good receiver to go along with him.

Sophomore receiver Jake Wienke is the epitome of that. He has 567 receiving yards to his name to go with six touchdowns.

It’s obvious that Wienke is Lujan’s favorite target, as he is responsible for hauling in 37 percent of Lujan’s total completions.

While the Jackrabbits’ rushing defense isn’t particularly strong, they’re one of the best at containing the passing game.

They are 13th-best team in the country against the pass, which could force a bit

Volleyball returns to the road Megan Veeneman Reporter

This weekend the ISU volleyball team travels to Illinois to take on the Bradley Braves and the Loyola Ramblers.

Friday, the Sycamores will face off against the Braves in Peoria, Illinois, at 8 p.m.

The following match will be in Chicago against the Ramblers at 6 p.m.

Bradley is currently 5-11 overall but in Missouri Valley Conference play are 0-4.

Some of the starters for the Braves are Erika Haslag, Jessica Teel, Lea Sack and Allison Turner. Haslag is a freshman outside hitter and so far this season has 159 kills, one assist, 12 aces, 53 digs and 24 block assists.

Teel is a senior and has collected 13 kills, 294 assists, 20 aces and 96 digs.

Sack is the senior libero.

She has 72 assists, 16 aces and 275 digs this season. Turner is also a freshman outside hitter. Turner has had 129 kills, five assists, 18 digs and has assisted with 26 blocks.

Loyola is currently 14-3 overall and 3-1 in the MVC. In the last two games, the Ramblers played Evansville and Southern Illinois winning 3-0 and 3-1, respectively.

Some of their key players are Morgan Reardon, Stephanie Kinane, Caroline Holt and Maureen Carls. Reardon is a junior outside hitter and has 167 kills, five assists, 11 aces, 169 digs and 15 blocks.

Kinane the senior libero and has obtained 26 assists, 10 aces and 194 digs this season.

Holt is a sophomore setter and has been a crucial part of the offense with three kills, 359 assists, 18 aces and 88 digs. Carls is a senior middle back with 115 kills, 12 aces, 26 digs and has assisted with 41 blocks.

Indiana State is currently 12-7 overall but are hoping to improve upon its 1-3 MVC record. In the last two games against Northern Iowa and Drake, ISU won against Northern Iowa 3-2 but fell to Drake 3-2.

This season has been a great for Sycamore Erika Nord after recently breaking the record of 2,000 set assists.

So far this season, Nord has 27 kills, 648 assists, 22 aces, 181 digs and 19 block assists. Cassandra Willis, one of the main blockers for the Sycamores, is a senior middle back who has 139 kills, 25 digs, 28 blocks and 61 block assists.

The powerful blocking duo of Willis and Carly Wishlow is going to be tough for any team to beat.

Bree Spangler is senior outside hitter. So far this season, Spangler has 226 kills, 21 assists, 26 aces, 212 digs and 24 block assists.

Both matches this weekend can be seen on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

Volleyball will return home on Homecoming week and compete against Southern Illinois on Friday night.

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of a switch in ISU’s offensive game plan.

ISU quarterback Matt Adam will have to be ready to go, as well as his backs in the backfield, regardless of whose day it is on top of the depth chart.

The Sycamores are no slouches themselves, currently ranked 19th in the country.

Following a 265-yard and four touchdown day for Adam under center against Missouri State last week, he was awarded MVFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Those numbers set career highs for Adam.

Sycamore wide receiver Gary Owens

is on pace to break the single-season touchdown school record of eight as well as the career mark of 15 receiving touchdowns.

The road ahead for the Sycamores is tough and historically, the Sycamores haven’t fared well.

They’re 57-137 all-time in conference play, which equals out to the Sycamores winning less than 30 percent of their conference games.

Kickoff is Saturday at 7 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

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Women’s soccer Senior Day set for Saturday Adler Ingalsbe Reporter

After splitting games on the road last weekend, the Indiana State University women’s soccer team will be back in action this weekend as they take on conference foe Missouri State University.

The Missouri State Bears come to Terre Haute Saturday afternoon for Senior Day as the Sycamores will be honoring their four seniors: Kate Johnson, Sydney Loesing, Sydney Lovelace and Elle Steele, beginning at 1 p.m.

Indiana State, with an overall record of 5-7 and a conference record of 0-1, comes into the match after dropping one on the road against Missouri Valley Conference rival Drake last Friday. In their first conference game of the year, Kate Johnson scored her second goal of the year but the team ultimately lost by a 2-1 score.

The Sycamores bounced back quickly as they were able to get back in the win column on Sunday afternoon by defeating the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks, thanks in large part to Elly Freesmeier. She was able to assist on the first goal and score the second, which led the team to a 2-1 win to cap off the weekend.

Missouri State enters Memorial Stadium sporting a 7-4-1 overall record and is tied for second in the conference at 1-1.

While they have a solid record, they rank in the middle or toward the back end of the major conference statistical categories.

One category that they do lead in is number of yellow cards.

The Bears are led by two of the best players in the conference, freshman Brooke Prondzinksi and senior Alix Opfer.

Prondzinksi leads the Missouri Valley in shots, shots per game, assists and assists per game and is third in points and points per game. Opfer is tied for first in goals and goals per game, while also ranking second in the conference in points and points per game.

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ISU soccer most recently picked up a victory against Western Illinois Oct. 4 on the road. They will host Missouri State Saturday for Senior Day.

The two Missouri State stars will take on Indiana State’s goalkeeper Brittany San Roman, who has held her own throughout the season.

Before the two teams take the field to compete against each other, the four Indiana State seniors will be honored for everything that they have contributed to the team and program, both on and off the field.

Sydney Lovelace has had a season to remember with seven goals in just 12 games, which leads the Sycamores and the Missouri Valley Conference.

She is also first in the conference in points, points per game and goals per game and is second in

assists with four.

Sydney Loesing has hit the back of the net once, while also assisting on another Sycamore goal this season.

Kate Johnson has assisted on three goals, while connecting with two of her own and Elle Steele has played in all but two games this season.

All four seniors were a part of the two ISU teams that played in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship games in 2012 and 2013 and have brought more than just their skills on the field to the Sycamore program during their four years.