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Our cover says it all, this is not just any issue, this is The Sports Issue. We are featuring a two-page spread of Indy Eleven all-stars like No. 3 Defender Jaime Frias,, seen throwing the ball back into play during a home game on Aug. 30. Let’s talk sports on Twitter #SportsIssue! PAGES 11-12
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FEEDING Manthan International Market spices up local food scene By Victoria Lane
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re you looking for a way to combine your love for ethnic and international cuisine with the ingenuity and ease of access a farmer’s market offers? Mass Ave’s newest family member and the latest addition to Indy’s growing local food scene, Manthan International Market, co-founded this year by Zach Rohn, Nathan Smith and Michael Blackwell is right up your alley. Where did the idea for Manthan come from? It’s something the three of them wanted to see in Indy. Zach spent time in the Caribbean as a chef and what he witnessed there inspired him to create a similar atmosphere in Indy. While in the Caribbean, he noticed that not only did the locals go the marketplace to get food, but it was also a place to catch up on gossip. “In our culture, it’s an ‘extra’ to go a farmer’s market,” Zach said. Zach and Nathan had previously worked together and Nathan knew Michael and the three of them decided [Manthan] would be a cool thing to have in Indy. “Manthan” is Hindi for “churning of knowledge”. In bringing Manthan International Market to Indianapolis, the trio is trying to expand knowledge about what other countries and cultures bring to the table. While Zach says Indy definitely has diversity such as a large Burmese population on the Southside or the Ethiopian cuisine gaining momentum in Indy, it has few diverse food places spotting the city. The trio wants Manthan International Market to be a vessel to bring people together and for when people to visit the Market to get out of the country for a bit somewhat similar to the atmosphere Chicago’s “Little Italy” or San Francisco’s “Chinatown.” “To churn knowledge is to come to our market and churn about what’s in our community. Indy is a city on the cusp of a lot of things. It’s starting to be a food city. Ten years ago this might not have worked as well as it is now – Indy is starting to blossom,” Zach said. Citing a generally conducive atmosphere for the success of Manthan as well as the presence of multiple International festivals, see: Oktoberfest, Irish Fest, Asian Festival, the trio of Manthan want to see a more continuous presence of international food options. “I think Indy’s ready to support this sort of endeavor,” Zach said. Manthan International Market has three market dates on the last Saturdays of July, August and September. The scheduling of market dates has received ‘good reception’ thus far, leading the trio to want to continue the market throughout the year. “Manthan came together beautifully, connecting hungry
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downtowners with the diverse foodscape that’s one short bike ride (or even shorter drive) away for most,” says NUVO reporter Sarah Murrell in “Manthan Market Debuts on Mass Ave.” Currently, the Manthan crew is searching for an indoor space for winter. Not only are they looking to create a permanent fixture within Indy, they are also looking for opportunities to host and be a part of ‘satellite events’ citing events like Oktoberfest in Germany or the Night Noodle Markets in Brisbane, Australia. “We are looking to have a gathering of people from around the world and bring that to Indy,” Zach said. One possible idea for a future event Zach shares is combining the concept of the Night Noodle Markets of Australia, which includes a spectacular paper lantern backdrop with the cuisine of the vibrant Asian population of Indy. While Zach admits there are other groups and events with similar goals as Manthan in Indiana, such as the Lafayette International Marketplace Coalition which does work in the Lafayette Square Area, Manthan is ‘very specifically’ focused on Indianapolis. “We have a more city-wide approach. We want people to try different places. We want to be more of an advertisement,” Zach said. While Manthan wants to bring people into their marketplace, they want people to leave the Market with a taste of what different cuisines and places can offer and use that to frequent different sorts of cuisine near them. Though Zach, Michael and Nathan are the trio behind Manthan, Zach says they have six others working with them to make the Market possible along with countless volunteers. “We learned a lot the first time [at July’s event], a lot of things went right and some things went wrong but we feel like we have gained a lot of momentum and we are excited about our upcoming market dates in August and September.” Manthan International Market is looking forward to seeing old vendors who have included, Sunny’s Chinese Kitchen, BARcelona Tapas, Santorini Greek Kitchen, Julia’s Homestyle & Caribbean Cuisine, Poccadio Grill, Lino’s Coffee & Gelato, Eduardo’s Filipino, Las Casas, Fountain Square Brewing Company, The Palms Catering, Essential Wellbeings, Tropical Foods & More, St. Athanasius Byzantine Church, Blue Dragon Lapidary Studio, Nigerien Gifts, and Global Gifts as well as new vendors joining in. Looking for a way to get involved with Manthan? Manthan International Market already has a significant amount of IUPUI student involvement by ways of volunteering. Learn more and get involved with Manthan’s upcoming market dates by checking out their website and Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/manthaninternationalmarket/ & http://www.manthanmarketindy.com/
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Irish exit, Irish cousin—with so many idioms claiming Irish descent, it’s hard to keep track of what’s really from the Emerald Isle and what’s an imposter. For anyone seeking authentic Irish food in downtown may visit Indy O’Bryan’s Nine Irish Brothers, an award-winning Irish pub that recently opened at 575 Massachusetts Ave. FISH AND CHIPS PHOTOGRAPH BY LINDSEY STEVENS It is the first retail space to have signed a lease for the ambitious Milliken on Mass project, redesigning a space of land between Michigan and East streets. The restaurant’s principal owner, Jerry O’Bryan, runs another business, The Hairman, in West Lafayette. Although it is a successful hair salon, O’Bryan’s website says that about 30 years ago he decided that “it was time to realize his dream, an authentic Irish pub serving traditional Irish fare, Guinness by the pint, and featuring live music and the friendly, upbeat atmosphere typical of Irish pubs world-wide.” In realizing his dream, O’Bryan conceived Nine Irish Brothers and it has been a popular family owned-and-operated restaurant ever since at its two first locations in Lafayette and West Lafayette opened. The name pays homage to his large family—he is the youngest of nine brothers and words inscribed above the bar ensure his female kin are not forgotten: “and five Irish sisters.” The interior of Nine Irish Brothers has the look of an oldfashioned pub of Killarney or Dublin, but the conspicuous lack of dust reminds diners that this pub has only been open for a few months. On most weekend nights, they offer live—and lively—Irish entertainment. The soft and crunchy Goat Cheese Fritters make a great starter, especially for anyone who’s never tasted the deep-fried concoction. The light drizzle of raspberry vinaigrette highlights the fritters with a refreshing accent. Entrées include traditional hearty Irish fare. The delicious Tiger Mike’s fish and chips come with two large helpings of whitefish filets battered in Harp lager—originally brewed by Guinness Brewery—and an equally massive helping of pub chips. Stormin’ Norman’s Atlantic Salmon offers a spicy, 6-ounce blackened Atlantic salmon filet served with vegetables and champ, a onion-infused variation of mashed potatoes. If the waitress offers the signature bomb sauce on the salmon, take it, even though she cannot describe its flavor. Albeit the ingredients are unknown, it pairs well with the entrée. Nine Irish Brothers furnishes patrons with a variety of Irish drinks—Guinness beer and Magners Irish cider are served through their high-quality draught system, one of the only restaurants in the nation that utilizes an advanced delivery system. Their Irish Coffee is a perfect blend of coffee, whiskey, sugar and cream –on Sundays, Nine Irish offers it as a special along with Bloody Marys. Whether seeking a place to sip a pint or a cozy restaurant to stuff your face, Nine Irish Brothers offers a great way to cherish Irish cuisine.
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Hoosier Fat Daddy Bus Café is one of the more interesting food trucks due to the fact it is made from an old school bus. The Bus Café serves American cusine “with a twist.”
Tacos Without Borders waits for the lunch rush on a hot summer day. There are 15 unique tacos inspired from around the globe to sample, made from scratch using locally purchased ingredients.
Food trucks drive change from conventional dining By Jimmy Feichtner
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hat moves on wheels, satisfies hunger and has been rising in popularity in Indy since 2010? Food trucks, and for the past few years they have been making quite a scene here. Since the Super Bowl came to town back in 2012, food trucks have become more abundant. With only a few trucks starting out, Indianapolis has become a hot spot for food truckers. “The Super Bowl was obviously a big contributor,” said Ryan Krcmarich, owner of Tacos Without Borders. One of the events going on over the past few months has been the First Friday Food Truck event. The event takes place on Georgia Street on the first Friday of every month. Multiple vendors flock to the locations to feed dozens of hungry Hoosiers with various styles of food. From barbeque to burritos, the variety of food gives locals a great opportunity to try an array of foods. “They’re looking for something different and food trucks are able to offer that. We’re all different and I think it’s a great use of Georgia Street,” said Bryan Monroe of Der Pretzel Wagen. “I like [First Friday] because it’s actually drawing people to that part of town, and it’s good for food truck exposure in general. It attracts a lot of people especially from the downtown area.
It kind of puts Indianapolis in a good light,” said starting up as opposed to restaurants? “First, with food trucks, is the cost saving. Fred Pyle of Ahh Burritos. It’s not having the overhead for a restaurant,” said Much of the growth in food truck popularity Immanuel Ivey, co-owner of Hoosier Fat Daddy is due to the Super Bowl. The event showed that food trucks could really Bus Café. thrive in Indy’s urban It is also less “The good thing about a expensive to get setting. Before the Super Bowl the First Friday started in the food food truck is that you can truck business than events were not as big as go where the people are. the most recent ones. compared to starting up “Those First Friday’s, A traditional restaurant, a restaurant. there were about 12 of us main reason they have to come to you and people“The get involved with and then once the Super Bowl started there were 32 sometimes when you build food trucks is the low barrier of entry. You trucks who first starting it they don’t come.” during the Super Bowl,” can buy a truck and get said Ryan Krcmarich. out on the road,” said Krcmarich. Krcmarich, who – Hoosier Fat Daddy Another benefit is considers himself a that food trucks come to veteran food trucker of the Bus Café Co-Owner, the people. The ability new generation of trucks, Immanuel Ivey attributes the growth in to be mobile allows the numbers due to Indy’s lenient restrictions. vendors to go to where the crowd is. People do not have to commute to the restaurant and leave their “Indianapolis has been very receptive to the location. food trucks and they have gone out of our way to “The good thing about a food truck is that promote the food trucks,” said Krcmarich. “They haven’t made a lot of cumbersome regulations.” you can go where the people are. A traditional But why is it that so many food trucks are restaurant, they have to come to you and
sometimes when you build it they don’t come,” said Pyle. “We can go to the customer rather than the customer go to us,” said Ivey. Aside from the Super Bowl contributing to the rise in food trucks is the amount of conventions held in Indianapolis. 2014 Winner of Best Convention Cities by USA Today Readers and 10Best, Indianapolis draws in thousands of people from all over the country. Many trucks will set up at the downtown convention center for events like Gen Con, which is one of the largest conventions in the Midwest. “There are constantly huge conferences coming in and out of town,” said Krcmarich. With so many food trucks popping up, one would think there would be some rivalry between the veteran vendors and the newbies, especially at events like First Friday. But some vendors say that is not the case. “The competition actually builds the culture. It kind of keeps everybody innovative and striving for that next step. I have a feeling that over the next few years it’s going to grow even more with Indianapolis constantly expanding and getting more events,” said Pyle. “It makes us [food trucks] more of a part of Indianapolis,” said Ivey.
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There are plenty of volunteer opportunities available to make our city a better place, we have some to consider By Victoria Lane
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olunteering while attending IUPUI might be voluntary for some, but for others it is a necessity. Students who receive IUPUI scholarships are sometimes required to maintain a certain amount of service hours every academic year in order to retain the scholarship. “Our reasons for emphasizing the importance and necessity for students to volunteer are that IUPUI is a campus that is located in the city. It is a metro city. We have a long history of valuing partnerships with organizations near campus,” says Julie Hatcher, executive director of the Center for Service & Learning at IUPUI. “The value of civic engagement has been a long term value of our campus. Volunteering is a way for students to understand the university and its commitment to Indy. Volunteering provides a team building kind of experience, a broadening perspective experience. It’s a way to contribute back to the community on behalf of university as a part of receiving the scholarships,” Hatcher says. Students looking for ways to volunteer, contribute to causes they care about, or bolster their services hours are encouraged to
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t’s time to dust off the business attire and polish the resume. The 10th Annual Career Connection Job Fair for students and alumni of the schools of Engineering and Technology and of Informatics will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 on the fourth floor of the IUPUI Campus Center. The career fair, which is organized by the Purdue Engineering and Technology Student Council and the Informatics Student Government, is a chance for students and alumni to network with employers and interview for internships, co-ops and other opportunities. “Career Connection is an interesting event for students to find careers in engineering, technology and informatics,” said Jennifer Williams, director of career services and professional development for the School of Engineering and Technology. “Employers that are coming to the career fair are looking for those graduating next summer as well as interns. [Employers] are already recruiting, which is beneficial for students. It allows them to start thinking about where they want to go and what their career goals are.” More than 500 students and alumni and 80 employers attended the job fair last year, and Williams expects the same turnout this year. Some companies on the list to attend are: Allison Transmission Inc.; Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare
Center; Cummins Inc.; ESTEEM and Patent Law Graduate Programs of the University of Notre Dame; Frakes Engineering Inc.; Kelly Services; KRONOS; U.S. Air Force; and Vectren Corp. The full list is available on the School of Engineering and Technology career services website. To be eligible for company interviews, students must register online at www.engrtechcareers.com before the career fair. Williams said students should prepare for the career fair by researching what companies are going to be there, what they do and what the companies’ job options are. It is impossible to speak with all 80 companies in one day. Therefore, students should know which ones suit them best and plan to speak those employers selectively. “The more informed the student body is, the more they can market themselves for the opportunities,” Williams said. “What someone should not do is go up to the company and say ‘What do you do?’ They should already be familiar with what the company does.” An important part of any career fair is for students to stand out to potential employers. Williams advises students to dress in business casual to business formal attire and take several copies of their resume to give to employers. “I suggest that students go to the career service offices to make sure their resumes are well-written, refined and polished,” she said. “Most of the time with resume writing, students sell themselves short. Some of the students do some impressive things, but don’t know how to articulate it on the resume. Working with a career professional will help them.”
Along with proper attire and a polished resume, Williams suggests students should grab business cards at the meeting and get in touch with the employers after their interviews. “I recommend a follow-up with the interviewer to establish a relationship with the company,” she said. “It is more productive if you can follow up with them afterwards and let them know that you are really interested and keep telling them about your goals and interests.” Williams said that while employers look for confident students who have done their research, they also look for students who have the relevant training they are looking for. Students don’t need paid professional experience. They still can market themselves by showing off their skills and abilities through academic projects and leadership organizations. Students who can effectively put that into their resume will stand out to interviewers. Another recommendation, Williams said, would be to apply to the companies that interest you before the career fair. If you have already applied for a company on its website and the employers tell you to apply online, you look well-prepared and interested in the company. Interviews with employers will take place on Friday, Sept. 26, following the Career Connection. Each company will set its own schedule and will contact students about the time and location of the interview.
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Artist Katie Hudnall’s (left) exhibition of current work is on display at Eskenazi Hall’s Basile Gallery and will be shown until Sept. 19. Her Pirate Stool was created in 2005, which is an early piece that Hudnall says is, “still dear to my heart.” To check out more of Hudnall’s work visit her webpage (http:// katiehudnall.com).
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By kiara Peterson Have you ever walked past the Madame CJ Walker Theater and admired the painting on the garage door? You wonder, who did that amazing piece of work? The answer is Will Watson. The artist behind the mural was born and raised in Indianapolis. Art has always played a major role in his life and to add to his resume, he has been in numerous showcases here in Indianapolis presenting his art to the world. “I was four and I was trying to draw Batman. I couldn’t do it. I was getting mad. My grandmother came and comforted me. She said, ‘Baby you can do anything you put your mind to.’ I sat down and drew Batman. Ever since then, I’ve just been doing it,” Watson said. Things we might take for granted, Watson looks at from a different angle. When he paints he uses life, shapes and patterns as influences in his art. “I grab inspiration from life, music, other art, poetry, and dreams,” Watson said. Living the artist life has taken Watson far. He has traveled to New York, Chicago and Atlanta. While he’s traveled vastly, he never forgets where he came from. For him, art isn’t just a job, it’s a lifestyle.
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erron School of Art and Design will feature Katie Hudnall, a contemporary woodworking artist, at Basille Hall. Ranked #45 among graduate schools for fine arts by US News and World Report in 2008, Herron features various contemporary exhibits from both local and national artists. Hailing from Virginia, Hudnall teaches at Herron and works primarily with reclaimed wood of all varieties. The exhibit features various pieces from her current collection such as A Half Month’s Worth, which took about two months to complete and is composed of reclaimed wood, string, paper, ink, lacquer, paint and metal. Hudnall was not always set on working with wood. Her artistic nature can first be noted in high school where she began taking drawing courses and got involved with school plays. “I had been on the theater crew. I had built sets and I thought that was a lot of fun,” Hudnall said. With her parent’s support, Hudnall pursued a degree in fine arts at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington D.C., not far from her hometown. “I thought I was going to be an illustration major because drawing was the only class I had in high school, but when I got to art school I found that illustration was, in some ways, more confining than sculpture was and so I changed my major to sculpture,” Hudnall said. Later on in school Hudnall took a furniture class and Katie soon discovered her love for working on and creating furniture. “I took a furniture class and fell in love with the craftsmanship of making things well. I was teaching myself how to build furniture, but I didn’t ever want to just make furniture. I wanted to make things like the Pirate Stool I wanted to make things that were playful,” Hudnall said. Yet despite her change in majors, Hudnall claims that her background in illustration was no waste of time. She believes it still plays a role in her work. “Even now I’m still using all of my illustration background. I feel like I’m drawing with lines and space. I’m drawing with sticks instead of just with a pencil or pen,” Hudnall said.
After graduating, Hudnall went to work for a wood sculptor in Ohio after graduating. Here she was later influenced to continue on to grad school. It was then that she discovered one could obtain a master of fine arts in woodworking. Hudnall’s love for working with wood extends into the common properties of wood. Its durability and longevity make it something you can really work yourself into, explains Hudnall. “I think one of the things that I love about wood is that you can kind of wear yourself into the surface of a wooden object over your lifetime. You’re not going to wear it out the way you would a shirt, but you can wear yourself into it to the point where your physical imprint is into it,” Hudnall said. The ability to manipulate wood with various tools is also a reason she enjoys working with the material. “It’s kind of a Goldilocks material. It’s soft enough that you can work with it really easily with hand tools and with power tools, and it’s hard enough that it maintains its shape, and you can build pretty complex structures that hold themselves up,” Hudnall said. Hudnall explains that her experiences sub-consciously prompt the design of her creations. One of her more recent pieces, A Half Months Worth, grew from her first experiences when she arrived in Indianapolis. “A lot of what influences me are kind of the experiences I have all the time. This piece (A Half Month’s Worth) I made after I came to Indy. There’s so much building going on in Indy. The more I look at this piece the more it reminds me of cranes, and the structures below remind me of scaffolding around a building. I think those things really influence the aesthetic. I didn’t know I was looking at those cranes the way I was until I see this. It’s kind of teaching my about myself,” Hudnall said. She said working on different projects helps her discover herself. During her work she feels in control, almost getting lost in her lost in her creative process. “I feel like I get to go into my studio and make up anything I want. I get to make up whole worlds. I love it. I feel like…a king in my studio. I feel like this magical person that can just do whatever I want. I’m in control of this one space,” Hudnall said. “It makes me feel like I have a purpose, which is really important.”
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ooze, food and leprechauns. Well, maybe not leprechauns. Indy’s Irish Fest is a four-day event in Military Park, downtown, to help educate people about Irish culture. This year is the 19th annual celebration featuring a preview night with Celtic bands on Thursday as part of the pre-festival concert. “It’s an intimate setting with music on one stage, but we expect an energetic crowd eager to hear highenergy Irish, fusion, funk and punk rock,” said Terry Sweeny, chairman of Indy Irish Fest in a press release. More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the celebration, most of which will have even a hint of Irish in them as Indy’s second largest ethnic group to settle here are the Irish.
Irish settlers have served in the community under religion, education, medicine, law, the arts and politics. “Irish fest is always a blast,” said Laura Morgan, ISU graduate. “The day I go is always my favorite day of the year. There’s always a ton to do and look at, and of course, the food is completely amazing.” The festival isn’t just for adults. In addition to food and beer, it will feature live music on four stages throughout all four days, as well as children’s activities. The 19th annual Irish Fest is Sept. 12 through Sept. 15. Indy’s Irish Fest is a great time for the whole family and the leprechaun in you. (So maybe there will be a leprechaun or two.)
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Adults: $10/day ($15 at gate) Students (14-18 with ID): $10/day Children (13 and under): Free Thursday, Sept. 12, 4:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. ($5 gate admission; no pre-sale tickets) Friday, Sept., 13, 4:30 p.m.-11p.m. ($5 early bird admission: 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.) Sunday, Sept., 15, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Free admission 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. with three canned goods per person for the St. Vincent dePaul food bank)
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By most regards, Indianapolis is a commuter city. Our public transportation system leaves much to be desired—IndyGo is infrequent, unreliable and overall inconvenient. Despite our lackluster public transportation and rather small proportion of commuters devoted to using alternative modes of transportation, Indianapolis has great potential for walking and biking. I take advantage of our sidewalks when I can, even though almost every single time I choose to walk, I regret it. The regret is not because my feet tire or because my seemingly overactive sweat glands mean that I arrive at my end point looking like I ran a marathon. It’s because a special breed of men—a genus of repugnant, entitled cat-callers who indiscriminately prey on walking women—overruns downtown Indianapolis. These predatory street creeps come in many forms including a man twice my age calling me “baby,” an overzealous parking garage attendant following me into an elevator, or various men delivering a litany of foul shouts that I’m pretty sure I’m not allowed to publish—some of the more egregious offenses that women face when we choose to walk. When I walk to meet up with friends, I routinely arrive flustered after a verbal altercation with some street creep. For my part, I could ignore them, go about my business and never let it get to me. But the reactions I receive when I recount what happened make these instances even more distressing. Some typical responses: “So what? You look nice today—take the compliment!” “I can see how annoying that would be if it happened to me on a regular basis. But honestly, I wouldn’t mind it once in a while.” The thing is, harassment is not complimentary and it’s not just annoying. It’s an aspect of rape culture that we’ve accepted as a normal part of life and that most people, including women, shrug off. To be clear: the violation of street harassment is not comparable to the trauma of being a victim of sexual assault, but when a man demands you smile for him or reduces to you to an object to be ogled on the street, he is practicing the same entitlement to your body and disregard for your humanity that motivates sexual assault. I have to wonder what responses these concrete-stomping predators expect, because (most) women don’t enjoy being yelled at by a faceless voice in a passing vehicle or having our bodies dissected and commented on by strangers on the street. It’s not flattering. It never will be flattering. It wasn’t flattering the first time it happened to me, as an awkward 13-year-old, unaware that my pubescent body could garner any sexual response. As I crossed a busy street with two of my girl friends en route to the movie theatre, a man with visible wrinkles shouted at us about our derrieres and honked from his roaring pick-up truck. That night, I felt uncomfortable and violated. Ten years later, I feel angry and violated. I’m not the only one. Various feminist protesters have addressed street harassment since the women’s movement heyday in the 1970s. A couple years ago, New York artist Tatyana Falalizadeh did a brilliant art series titled “Stop Telling Women to Smile.” Her website explains that “the work attempts to address gender based street harassment by placing drawn portraits of women, composed with captions that speak directly to offenders, outside in public spaces.” The women in the portraits look directly at the viewer with anger in their eyes and the juxtaposing captions say what all street creeps need to read, including “Stop telling women to smile,” “My outfit is not an invitation,” and “My name is not baby, shorty, sexy, sweetie, honey, pretty, boo, sweetheart, ma.” Each time a dude hollers at me on the street, I grip the key I instinctively hold between my two fingers a little harder, even though I know it won’t serve as a viable weapon in the event that his accosting doesn’t stop at a cat-call or a whistle. I don’t want to do that; I don’t want myself and my fellow females to walk in fear in our own city. Gentlemen: Think twice before you ever shout anything at a woman on the street. You may think it’s innocent and that we will appreciate it, but chances are we won’t. You’ll probably get a better response if you stop to chat and get our names than screaming at us what parts of our bodies you like. Ladies: Let’s take back our streets. Don’t shrug off street harassment. Hell, if a street creep is walking by rather than flying by in moving vehicle, take a minute to explain to him why his behavior is troubling. Let’s make every day Anti-Street Harassment Day.
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The world’s game, Fejiro Okiomah, No. 23, defends the ball against the New York Cosmos. Okiomah is 23-years-old and was signed by the Major League Soccer team in Jan. 2014.
Indy Eleven fights to secure the ball in the Aug. 30 home game at Michael A. Carroll Stadium against the New York Cosmos. Michael Ambersley, No. 15, rushes the ball and scores the second goal of the night from 60 feet away with an assit from teammate, No. 27, Victor Pineda.
Indianapolis fans stay energized through the whole game, cheering and waving flags. Indy Eleven has had no issues selling out of tickets. Tickets are sold at the IUPUI JagTag office.
Soccer is a growing interest throughout Indiana
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By Stacy Cummings ndy Eleven is finally here and their slogan says it all, “The World’s Game, Indiana’s Team.” After tickets were completely sold out for the first game of the season, Indiana college students, soccer players and residents alike love the new addition of a professional NASL soccer team here in Indianapolis. NASL is the North American Soccer League. It is a second division professional soccer league for men in which Indy Eleven competes in. This league, as well as others, is developed with local, national and international soccer players. “People love soccer because it’s an international sport,” said Ibrahim Sesay, 25. Sesay is a former semi-professional soccer player with his national team of Sierra Leone and currently a soccer coach for 4th and 5th grade kids, here, in Indiana. 11 | C I TI ZE N t h e
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil showed According to Indy Eleven’s website, the just how much of a world Carroll Stadium sport soccer is, drawing in “It is such a beautiful seats 12,111 people, viewers from all countries. but will only hold thing when people from In the final game, Germany around 11,000 for all over the world, from defeated Argentina 1-0 in a Indy Eleven games. close call, seen all around New improvements different walks of life come the world. were added to the together to celebrate one As the World Cup Carroll Stadium brings the world closer to help the design thing. Even though it is just a together, the Indy Eleven become more fitting sport, it can create a sense for soccer. With 21 brings all Indiana residents together as well. Home premium suites and of unity and beloning.” games are held on the IUPUI new bleacher stands, campus at the Michael A. seating is closer to Carroll Stadium. The new the field compared – IUPUI Junior, changes to the stadium were to when the stadium Eva Gichina made in favor of the Indy was used for track and Eleven, and games are usually field competitions. packed. Ticket sales have been high, selling tickets
from a low $10-$30. Having cheap ticket sales as well as the team’s home field being conveniently located on IUPUI’s campus has increasingly encouraged more Indiana residents to be involved in the sport of soccer. “The team actually plays at one of our stadiums, which is fun for the IUPUI students,” said MacKenzie R. Kirts, 23, super-senior at IUPUI. Fans voted for the Carroll Stadium to be the team’s home location making it the number one choice. And while holding votes and making sure all Indiana fans are involved in decisions that affect being able to support their team, Indy Eleven promotes soccer here in Indiana and has even started to attract new fans to the sport. It doesn’t hurt that IUPUI is a leading college in having a diversity of international students. The Indy Eleven has given students a reason to come (story cont. on pg. 12)
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Kyle Hyland, No. 18, throws the ball back into play. Hyland is an IUPUI alumnus and former IUPUI Men’s Soccer captain.
No. 14, Jermaine Johnson, fights to make a goal. Johnson scored the first goal of the evening for Indy Eleven with an assist from teammate . The match’s final score was 2-2, a draw, against the New York Cosmos.
(cont.) together and celebrate a sport that everyone is familiar with. “It is such a beautiful thing when people from all over the world, from different walks of life come together to celebrate one thing,” said Eva Gichina, 20, junior at IUPUI. “Even though it is just a sport, it can create a sense of unity and belonging” Soccer is known as a sport that connects with all different cultures and races of people. Indiana residents now are able to celebrate and become involved in the sport of soccer together. “It’s fun to have a team of our own to support now,” said Sesay. And Indy Eleven has done a great job of making sure they can provide the best times for these Indiana residents to come out to support them. Thirteen of the fourteen homes games are held Saturday evenings to make it convenient for all fans to come out and avoid the traffic during
the day. Burt is a former college Butler soccer player While having a newly formed professional and a current professional soccer player for the soccer team has brought Hoosiers closer Carolina RailHawks. together, it has also “It is easy for great been exciting for players to get overlooked, “It’s fun to have a team of our but having someone in local college soccer players as well. Some your backyard and at most own to support now.” of the best soccer of your games provides teams in the United you with a few more States are located opportunities to spark – Former Semi-Professional here in Indiana, such their interest in you as a Sierra Leone Soccer Player, as Butler and IU. player,” said Burt. Ibrahim Sesay Aspiring professional The Carolina soccer players in RailHawks played Indy Indiana now have a Eleven for their first game on team close to home to help achieve their goals of April 12th with a 1-1 draw. Burt, who played right back and center midfield, reflects on his first playing pro. professional game against his own home state. “Whenever you have a local pro team, the “It was amazing,” said Burt. “That was my local players are naturally going to get a lot more first profession cap and to be able to do it in front looks,” said Jordan Burt, 24.
of my family, friends, and Butler teammates was something I will never forget.” The Indy Eleven is new, but it is surrounded by a great number of potential players from local colleges. Currently, half of the new players signed in February come from Indiana. Others come from national and international locations, such as the new addition of Jamaican winger, Jermaine Johnson. Indy Eleven’s website shows 21 players on its roster. Out of those 21, nine are from other states and 7 from other countries. The Indy Eleven is the most recent addition to the must-see events here in Indiana. It has rapidly become a popular weekend plan for Indiana residents and the support of having a soccer team has been profuse. With soccer being a major international sport, The Indy Eleven has brought all cultures of people together here in Indiana.
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IUPUI fall sports preview By Melissa Brummett
two Upcoming home volleyball games: vs. Indiana State Sept. 9 in The Jungle @ at 7 p.m. Men’s Cross Country: VS. Indiana University Sept. 17 in The Jungle @ 7 p.m. Men’s x-Country The men’s cross country team, which placed third in the Summit Conference and 11th in the NCAA Regionals in 2013, welcomes back all of its runners, along with a new member, Tom Ohlman. Ohlman, a graduate student who ran for Xavier University as an undergraduate, joins the Jaguars in their quest for a Summit League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Ohlman, considered one of the best runners in Xavier’s history, held five individual school records and made two appearances in the NCAA Regionals. Returning to the Jaguars are First Team All-Summit League juniors Joey Zielinski and Sam Roudebush. Last season, Zielinski broke the program record in the 10k with a time of 31:22 at the NCAA Regional meet. He also was named team MVP and co-captain. Head coach Chuck Koeppen said he expects great things this fall. “Having everyone back from last year’s great team, along with the addition of Ohlman, we should have the best team ever assembled here at IUPUI,” Koeppen said. MEN’S x-Country TEAM haS two MEETS: CRUSADER OPEN Sept. 5 in Valparaiso @ 6:45 p.m. INDIANA INTERCOLLEGIATE Sept. 19 in West Lafayette @ TBD WOMen’s x-Country The women’s cross country team starts its season with its largest group of freshmen ever. The Jaguars, who placed fourth in the Summit League in 2013, added 15 freshmen to the roster this season, for a total of 26 runners. The team has more than doubled from the 11 runners head coach Tony McDaniel had when he took over in 2011. “This is, by far, the most talented class in the program’s history,” McDaniel said. “It would be easy for me to take all the credit for bringing in this class, but I think our current team deserves most of the credit.” Leading the Jaguars as captains are: seniors Jordan Hanaway and Amy Mattingly and sophomore Savannah Turner. McDaniel expects the captains to inspire the team and help achieve this season’s goals, which include finishing in the top three in the Summit League Championships and,
hopefully, becoming conference champions, which is something the IUPUI women’s cross country program has yet to achieve. “The big thing we need to work on to accomplish our team goals, especially the athletic ones, is truly believing in ourselves,” McDaniel said. “We have to start the season believing we’re capable of winning a conference championship. It will be my responsibility and my captains’ to help instill in this team that they’re capable of achieving this feat.” WOMEN’S x-Country TEAM haS two MEETS: CRUSADER OPEN Sept. 5 in Valparaiso @ 6:00 p.m. INDIANA INTERCOLLEGIATE Sept. 19 in West Lafayette @ 4:00 p.m.
men’s Soccer The IUPUI men’s soccer team starts its 2014 season with 12 newcomers. The Jaguars lost nine players from last season, when the team’s record was 2-12-5 (2-2-2 Summit), and have added 10 freshmen and two sophomores to the lineup. Sophomore defender Maximiliano Schenfeld, a transfer student from Florida Memorial, made 12 starts at his former school and finished the season with two goals and two assists. Key returners are junior midfielder Lance Davis and junior goalkeeper Eduardo Cortes. Davis was voted Second Team All-Summit League in 2013. He made 13 starts and finished the season with two goals and an assist. Cortes also was voted Second Team All-Summit League last season. He was the Jaguars’ No.1 goalie with 83 saves and three shutouts. Men’s Soccer upcoming IndY games: VS. BUTLER Sept. 3 at Bulter @ 7 p.m. VS DAYTON Sept. 19 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 7 p.m. VS NORTHERN KENTUCKY Sept. 24 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 4 p.m.
Hot, humid Yoga By Tasia Khudoyarova The past month was nothing but stormy and humid. Stormy weather is best for lounging in cozy beds and warm armchairs reading a book or watching your favorite sitcom, but this isn’t how I view it. Sounds of thunder and raindrops tell me it’s time for meditation and yoga. Yoga has come to a new level over past few years. This type of physical routine evolved from regular stretching and breathing techniques to what we now call a sport that can help you to keep your body and soul in shape while losing weight and building muscles. A couple of years ago, I visited a yoga class close to my house, and left with good results. My back was feeling much better and I was more flexible than a piece of wood. From that, I now see yoga from a new angle. As a member of LA Fitness, my first yoga class was there. An hour-long class left me sore for the next couple of days. Honestly, I underestimated this sport. I had my regular workout before the class and thought that I would relax with yoga. As you guessed the relaxation part took 5 minutes at the end of yoga class. That was only enough for me to take a breath, get up and go home to take a horizontal position, preparing for the next class. A while after starting, the summer weather came in with its hot and humid days. It is dangerous to workout outside during this type of weather, and to me, doing weights indoors is boring. Looking for a new outlet for my workouts, I found Bikram or hot yoga. This type of yoga is an unbelievable mixture of hot air, yoga postures and muscle work. I’ve only done it once, with my sister, and I had an unexpected experience. I was dressed in regular gym attire and was not prepared at all for high temperatures, humidity levels and twisted postures. After the class was over, I was done too. I had never sweat so much from yoga, but the feeling is worth of it. I later found out that during the class, we accomplished a “designed sequence of 26 postures and 2 breathing exercises taught in 105 degree heat with 40% humidity.” Impressive, don’t you think?! I strongly recommend you to visit the website for this club (The Hot Room Indianapolis; indybikramyoga.com), and get more information. I know that hot yoga sounds unappealing, but it is worth a shot. If you try it, you wont regret it.
Women’s Soccer This year, the women’s soccer team hopes to end its no postseason streak and make it to the Summit League championship. The Jaguars, who ranked sixth place last season with a 5-95 (1-4-2) record, haven’t been to the conference tournament in the past five years. “Our main goal for the upcoming season is to make the conference tournament,” head coach Chris Johnson said. “It has been five years since we have made the tournament and I think we have a group of young ladies who are capable of finishing in the top four and qualifying for the tournament.” The Jaguars have added 10 freshmen to the roster. The new faces will be joined by team leaders: senior midfielders Taylor Heidorn and Anna Rode, senior defender Brenna Parks, and junior midfielder Grace Perkowitz.
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Volleyball IUPUI’s volleyball team is starting its season after having one of its best years ever. In 2013 the Jaguars made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Last season the Jaguars, who went 19-14 overall (11-3 Summit), won the conference championship before losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against then-No.4 Missouri. Returning starters include junior outside hitter Kaitlyn Hickey and senior defensive specialist Beth Howard. Hickey was named to the All-Tournament Team and was an All-Conference Performer in 2013. She ranked No. 5 in the conference for kills, with an average 3.39 per set and No.1 non-libero for digs, with an average of 3.21 per set. Howard was 2013 Summit Defensive Player of the Year and was also an All-Conference Performer last season.
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WOmen’s Soccer UPCOMING INDY GAMES: vs. Xavier Sept. 2 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 7 p.m. vs. Northern Kentucky Sept. 5 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 6 p.m. vs. Evansville Sept. 12 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 7 p.m. vs. Butler Sept. 14 at Butler @ 3 p.m. vs. Indiana State Sept. 21 at Michael A. Carroll Stadium @ 1 p.m.
“Rabbit pose” demonstrated by an advanced yogi. This pose is said to help aid digestion and boost the immune system.
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