Crescent Magazine October 2014

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CYNICAL CITIZENS Millennials’ trust in the government is at an all-time low. Why do we distrust our elected officials? | 24

BREW REVOLUTION As the craft beer boom continues, local breweries balance respect for those who came before them with new twists on old recipes. | 20

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EDITORIAL Writing Directors CHRIS NORRIS ANNA SHEFFER

THIS MONTH

Reporting Assistant CHELSEA MODGLIN

Senior Writer

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Members of Leadership Academy use skills they learn to improve themselves as leaders and serve the community in creative ways.

MARISA PATWA

Writers HALEY ALBERS MACKENZIE BRUCE GRAHAM CHATTIN MCKENZIE ELLIS MILLIE HARLOW IAN HESLINGER SARAH JOEST DEJA JOHNSON RACHAEL MCGILL RYAN MURPHY PAULA NOWACZYK ANDREW SHERMAN OLIVIA TOOKER

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ASHLEY MATTHEWS

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EMILY KRIEBLE PAIGE WATTS

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College is a time where faith is often tested. Regardless of what students believe, navigating college’s freedoms is a challenge.

6 INNOVATION 12 FIRST TIME

FEATURE | Marisa Patwa

14 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Are you looking for something to do off campus this Halloween? Evansville has some spooky special events going on throughout the month.

17 QUITE A PAIR 22 SNYDER LECTURE

COVER | Chris Norris

23 BRAIN BOMB 27 THROUGH THE LENS 29 WHO KNEW?

FEATURE | Anna Sheffer

30 Q&A

It’s been 40 years since Watergate, and millennial Americans trust the government less than ever. Why don’t we trust the powers that be?

32 FULL-COURT PRESS

SEXUAL TENSION | Marisa Patwa People think students are constantly hooking up. But what does hooking up actually mean? And is it as popular as people believe?

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DEPARTMENTS

WITHIN FAITH | Rachael McGill

Craft breweries are working to gain beer fans to Evansville, but did you know the River City has had breweries since the 1800s? Today’s brewers carry on that tradition with a twist.

EDITING Editing Director

FASCINATING PEOPLE | Olivia Tooker

33 ATHLETES IN ACTION 36 CAMPUS CRIME 37 A CLOSER LOOK

OVERTIME | Mackenzie Bruce

38 OFF THE WALL

Midfielder Faik Hajderovic has a strong connection to his family and his faith, and he knows how to bring both joy and victory to his team.

40 MOTLEY CREW

Creative Director TRAVIS HASENOUR

Photo Editor KATE SARBER

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to refer students for ACE Patrol positions, and sometimes there are not that many.

Right now, there are two students who work for ACE Patrol. They serve eight-hour shifts one night a week. It may not seem like a lot, but they are there to keep an eye on campus. To help us. And sadly, they are an underutilized resource.

There are also 15 emergency phones around campus. They are located near the residence halls and academic buildings.

Matthews said they are tested once a week to make sure they are in working order.

If a student in need presses the button, it auto dials security. Dispatch can see where the call is coming from and send an officer to help, but the phones are rarely used.

Whether because of a lack of awareness or unwillingness, we do not use the resources available to us. ACE Patrol, the emergency phones and security officers exist to help us, but they are not much help if we don’t use them. Sure, security could patrol more often and on foot, but they are a department like any other. They have limited resources, and we do not take advantage of them as it is.

And, to some extent, our safety is our responsibility as well. Most college campuses are open like UE, and on an open campus, outsiders can and will get in. The report that two men entered Moore Hall on Sept. 3 trying to sell magazines to a student amplified security concerns. But students likely let these men into the building.

Otherwise, they would not have been able to gain access through the locked doors.

Students who are concerned about campus safety should know the resources that are available. And students, especially women, should make themselves aware of their surroundings at all times and take precautions to protect themselves. While victims are certainly not responsible for crimes committed against them, using the resources available and making an effort to stay safe could make a difference in whether something happens or not.

Being students on an open campus puts us at risk. And although UE is a pretty safe place, there are criminals out there.

We cannot control the actions of others, but we can make sure we do all we can to stay alert, stay informed and protect ourselves. Security does all it can do to protect us. We need to protect ourselves as well.

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omen are cautioned against walking alone at night.

They carry pepper spray and walk through parking lots holding their keys between their knuckles. It’s a scary world, but as far as college campuses go, UE is pretty safe. According to UE’s 2014 crime statistics, there had only been one assault, one criminal trespass and one rape reported as of August. And the numbers are similar from 2013: one reported rape, no assaults and three criminal trespasses. That’s pretty good for a university — even if we are smaller than many.

But since the start of the school year, female students have been worrying that campus is not as safe as it should be. The recent disappearance of five women in the Tri-State sparked fear, and Harold Matthews, director of Safety & Security, sent out an email trying to calm students.

Matthews said rumors were spreading, and he wanted students to know exactly what law enforcement knew at that point.

He also sent a follow-up email Sept. 19 to update students on the cases of the missing women. Security has kept us well-informed about these occurrences, telling us exactly what they know. They knew students were worried, and they did their best to ease our fears. Matthews said he even got emails thanking him for keeping us informed.

Believe it or not, UE has a dedicated team of security officers who have students’ best interests at heart. They work hard to ensure that everyone is safe, and they do a pretty good job.

Sometimes seeing a security officer walking around is more of a cause for concern than comfort because they do not patrol campus as often as some of us would like, so we might assume something is wrong. But overall, officers do what needs to be done to protect us. And they do a lot more than most of us realize.

One program sponsored by security is ACE Patrol, which has been in place for years. Through this program, work-study students patrol campus, providing security with extra ears and eyes. They work shifts from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and can escort students home or radio security if they have safety concerns.

But resources for this program are limited. Security depends on Financial Aid

MASTERS

OF OUR OWN

SECURITY Some students say they fear for their security on campus.

But, in the end, it’s up to us to take an active role to ensure our own safety.

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The Postscript

ANDREW SHERMAN

STAYING

SAFE & SECURE

Personal security is as easy as knowing what options you have and using them.

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ne of the most violent crimes in American history took place on the Virginia Tech campus one April morning in 2007. In a matter of hours, 32 people were dead, 28 of whom had been shot in the head, and 25 were injured. Less than a year later, five were killed and 21 injured when a former student opened fire on the Northern Illinois campus.

College campuses have become a backdrop for news stories concerning crime. From sexual assault to murder, the numbers seem staggering. A recent Huffington Post survey found that at least 27 people were shot and 18 died in campus shootings in 2013.

And a Department of Education report released earlier this year found that the number of sexual assaults at colleges has increased almost 52 percent from 10 years ago. About 3,330 forcible sex offenses were reported in 2011, the latest year where data has been analyzed by researchers.

While sexual assault has become the focus because of the Campus SaVE Act and changes to Title IX, with 55 schools, including Indiana and Vincennes, currently being investigated for crime reporting violations, the number of crimes in every other required reporting category has declined.

Universities that participate in federal financial aid programs are required to report campus crime statistics to the DOE as part of the Clery Act, a 1990 federal law that requires public and private colleges to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. It also requires schools to publish annual crime reports and crime logs, among several other public safety related items.

While some may be concerned about their safety, UE’s most recent crime statistics show that UE is a pretty safe place to live. No violent crimes have been reported in years, and for the calendar year 2013, there were 35 thefts and one forcible sex offense. Since January, there have been 21 thefts, 11 criminal mischief citations and one forcible sex offense reported.

By comparison, Butler’s annual 2012 security report lists one case of aggravated assault, 17 thefts, five motor vehicle thefts and two forcible sex offenses. DePauw’s report lists one case of aggravated assault, 18 thefts and seven forcible sex offenses for the same period.

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Whether Butler and DePauw are safer than UE is anyone’s guess. But what they all share is the most common campus crime — theft, many of which are preventable because they are crimes of opportunity.

“Being aware is the best way to prevent theft,” said Harold Matthews, director of Safety & Security. “Don’t leave things out where others can see them and don’t leave your door open. Be cautious and watch out for your things.”

The DOE report also found that men were more likely than women to be victims of crime, and students in urban and suburban areas were more likely than those at rural schools to be victims.

Despite the overall drop in crime, the number of disciplinary referrals nationally for drug and alcohol violations has steadily risen since 2001. Security made 103 such referrals to Dean Dana Clayton, vice president for Student Affairs, in 2013, and so far in 2014, there have been 88. Since August alone, there have been 41 drug and alcohol referrals.

While UE’s campus is relatively quiet, Matthews believes students should be informed about issues concerning their safety and should be wary of campus risks.

“We want every member of campus to be a part of our security team,” he said. “Security plays a big role in helping new students navigate their newfound freedom.”

For more serious incidents, Matthews said security works with Evansville Police. He also said he has the authority to make arrests, but rarely has had to use it.

But none of the safety options available matter if students do not use them. Matthews said his security team would rather check on a possible risk and have it be nothing than have a student hurt because something went unreported.

“If you see something that doesn’t look right, call security,” he said. “We haven’t had violent crimes on campus, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen.”

With all of the options available to keep students safe, it is up to students to take advantage of them. UE may be a safe place, but that does not mean that students should not be cautious. Personal safety can be as simple as knowing your options and being aware of your surroundings.

“Security begins with you,” Matthews said.

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Innovation & Science

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BUILDING ON HOPE CHELSEA MODGLIN

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ost people know someone affected by Alzheimer’s disease. It is the sixth leading cause of death in America, with 5.2 million affected. It is the only one among the top 10 causes of death that cannot be prevented or cured.

Alzheimer’s occurs when brain cells and their connections deteriorate, causing the brain to shrink. Research continues, but there are currently two main suspects: tangled tau proteins and plaques of beta-amyloid proteins.

The plaques accumulate outside of cells, interfering with cell-to-cell communication.

Senior Steph Hautsch, a biochemistry major, has been working with Andy Lampkins, assistant professor of chemistry, since early this summer to develop a prodrug to prevent these plaques from forming. Unlike other drugs that start working as soon as they are in the body, a prodrug will not start until it reaches its target area. One of the greatest challenges of treating Alzheimer’s is successfully delivering the drug to the brain, so Lampkins and Hautsch are using a prodrug to help get it there.

“The way [the drug] looks allows it to pass through the blood-brain barrier and then,

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once it does that, it gets activated,” Hautsch said. “So basically we hide it so it doesn’t get rejected.”

One step in the process of disguising the prodrug involves creating a chemical scaffold, a long and expensive process before Hautsch came along. In the old method, two forms of a molecule were made when only one of these was needed, and it would take 36 hours of chromatography and two liters of solvent to separate them.

“It was slow and had low results,” Hautsch said. “The result of our summer work was that we actually had fewer steps. We actually have much higher yields.”

But coming up with a new chemical reaction was not easy. Lampkins and Hautsch had started their work with what they thought was a solid idea, only to find it didn’t work. They spent the rest of the summer trying to find their reaction, and they finally did.

“Steph was instrumental in developing the streamlined synthesis,” Lampkins said. “She developed or discovered a new chemical reaction that allows us to create this drug molecule in a much easier, less labor-intensive way than before.”

With time and costs reduced, Lampkins said they can now make more of the drug faster. He hopes this will ultimately mean cheaper prescriptions, but it also means that hopefully a more effective treatment can now be found much sooner. And, so far, their medications have proven their ability to reach the central nervous system in biopharmaceutical trials.

Aside from potentially finding a better treatment for Alzheimer’s, this research has opened Hautsch’s eyes to the rewards of pharmaceutical research. Her former plan to earn a doctorate in forensic science now competes with an interest in pharmacogenetics, a relatively new field of research that consults a person’s genetics in order to create effective medications.

Hautsch will publish and present the team’s findings this fall at conferences at Butler and another in Missouri. She will also present at UE’s annual Math, Engineering and Science Conference.

“There really is no effective cure for neurodegenerative diseases,” she said. “I think with breakthroughs like this it will change the future, as they find better drugs to pass through the blood-brain barrier.”

I think with breakthroughs like this it will change the future.

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Fascinating People

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t was not your typical prom. Sure, there were plenty of decorations and music and a king and queen were crowned — there was even a photo booth. But the attendees were not in high school and had not been in quite some time. Regardless, the senior citizen prom hosted last spring by Leadership Academy was a major success, one example of the good things that UELA does for the community.

While executive positions for organizations are the meat of a good resume, UELA members strive to do more than just earn some impressive titles. They want to strengthen their abilities as leaders and good citizens. In doing so, they have been gaining more members each year and were named the 2013–14 “Student Organization of the Year.”

Unlike many other campus organizations, UELA does not accept just anyone.

“I was nervous when I was applying because I didn’t know what they were looking for,” senior Nicole Ivanovic said. “It’s true that a lot more people apply than are accepted, and we want to get the best people we can because it’s a prestigious organization.”

The academy has a three-tiered structure and focuses on graduating a member in two years. They teach about leadership, but defining what that means can be hard.

“I don’t think leadership has one strict definition,” sophomore Megan King said. “I think a leader is whatever you want to make of it.”

Now serving as UELA’s chair, Ivanovic recognized the different types of leaders she

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had in her Tier 1 group from the first activities they did together at Audubon State Park in Henderson, Ky. They did a rope activity, balancing a ball that represented “the cure to cancer” within 10 ropes that each person held an end to. If the “cure” dropped while they walked down an uneven hill, the blame was not on one person — it was on all of them.

Some took charge immediately; others sat back quietly. But being quiet does not mean you are not a leader. Junior Ben Potts joined UELA to help boost his confidence for his other positions on campus.

“I’m an introverted leader, and it helped me, not change my way, but realize it,” he said. “I kind of gained that confidence to be that leader.”

But the academy does not just tell you what kind of leader you are — any Internet personality quiz could give you those answers. Ivanovic said you have quantitative ways to mark your progress, and members take StrengthsQuest tests to discover their strongest traits.

Some, like King, have an ambitious personality, which is helpful in some situations, but can also be a drawback at times.

“You find your strengths and weaknesses, which is very beneficial — things you need to work on, things you can draw on,” she said.

“Everyone’s going to have weakness, but it’s how you handle weakness that makes you a good leader.”

Members spend all of their second year working on a large community-based service

capstone project using the skills learned in the first year and the talents they already have.

Last year’s project was one of the most successful they have had in years. UELA hosted a themed party called “Flashback to the ‘50s Prom” at Willow Park Retirement Home. The prom included dancing, music, karaoke, food, prizes and a photo booth. All the members were assigned specific tasks to focus on while planning.

Ivanovic handled communication between UELA and the retirement home. While she expected questions during preplanning, once the event happened, she was surprised to be looked up to as the knowledgeable one.

“People started coming to me during the event,” she said. “I was like, ‘When did I become the person who knows everything?’ You become confident in your skills.”

More important than just putting on a successful event was having some fun with it.

Members and residents bonded over shared home states, cupcakes that looked like hamburgers and some impromptu duets. “[The retirement home staff] kept warning us about the older ladies,” Potts said, “and I all of a sudden watched all the young men be taken to the dance floor.”

With a successful project under their belt, UELA knows how to practically approach the future. With many endeavors to come and a new group of members to train, veteran members have a lot to handle, but they are gaining the ability to do just that.

I think a leader is whatever you want to make of it.

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Leadership Academy strengthens abilities, as sophomore Megan King, senior Nicole Ivanovic and junior Ben Potts discover. photo by Kate Sarber

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Within Faith

RACHAEL MCGILL

HANGING ON

TO ONE’S FAITH

Some students transform their faith when tested against new approaches of thought.

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umor has it that college campuses kill religious beliefs. It sometimes seems as if there is no time or patience for religious students in higher education, and many students let go of organized religion while in school. The rest find themselves at a spiritual standstill: carry the burden of faith through their studies or forgo it?

According to a 2008 study by UCLA, 43.7 percent of student respondents reported frequently attending church before entering college, but by junior year, this percentage dropped to 25.4 percent. But the study also found that while fewer students saw themselves as religious during college, more students said they became spiritual. While religiosity is usually measured by religious service attendance and prayer, the co-principal investigator of the study told Pew Forum Research that spirituality is more of an internal quest for meaning.

Personal beliefs can sometimes transform in college as a result of learning about different religions. Before coming to college, senior Jackie Kossoff had never met anyone who had not known someone who was Jewish, and it was unique for her to suddenly become the person people went to with questions about Judaism. Some of the questions even prompted her to research her faith more deeply.

“I think my identity as a Jewish person has gotten stronger because I’m the Jewish person people know,” she said. “For me, it’s not about me questioning my faith; it’s that I want to teach other people.”

For others, faith is tested in the classroom. Many students are exposed to new perspectives on religion in a variety of courses. Sophomore Jennifer Warren said she found her beliefs tested in a world politics course.

“It’s really easy to lose your faith and follow the world and what the world has set your standards to be because for the first time, you’re in it,” she said.

But the opposite can also be true. She said that discovering what she did not believe reinforced her own beliefs. The more she learned, the more she found she disagreed with some of the approaches to topics brought up in class. That helped her discern what she really believed and what she did not.

When senior Msaab Alharbi took a philosophy course, he found himself questioning everything he thought he once knew. He said he believes that in order to find truth, you must

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first doubt everything, not always an easy thing to do.

“Classes like this, it either shakes your faith and you have no faith by the end, or it’s stronger,” he said.

For him, it was the latter. Alharbi said when he learned about other religions, he realized just how important religion can be to people, which enforced his faith even more.

But some students do lose their beliefs in college. According to the Pew Research Center, the millennial generation is less religious than other generations. While college may not be the main reason for this, the culture of parties, new people and new freedom could cause a dwindling in one’s faith.

For many students, it is a reality. Chaplain Tammy Gieselman sees many students for spiritual direction. She said a lot of them see a disconnect between what they learned growing up and what they learn and experience while in college. Many students also experience more freedom than ever before. Gieselman said she worries more for those who seem to have it all together and never ask questions than for those who question their faith.

“Parents are not around to knock on the door and say, ‘Let’s go to church,’” she said. “Students that come from a distance have to make a choice.”

But Gieselman also said that because of American culture, more and more freshmen nowadays come to college having no faith at all and grow curious of their friends’ and classmates’ commitments.

“Students who have befriended someone that has gone to church, they haven’t experienced baptism and wonder what it means,” she said. “They haven’t had experience with a Christian community and want to know why everyone gathers together.”

For many, the more they learn about faith through friends, discussions and experiences, the more they grow into it. Attendance at Neu Chapel services and various other campus religious events has increased in the past two years. This means that some students who found spirituality also saw the benefits of attending religious services.

Whether they lose faith, recover it or find it, many students discover faith in college to be a learning experience.

“I’ve seen what it really means to have faith,” Warren said.

“Beliefs I’d been told to believe are becoming mine.”

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First Time

With the swing of a fake sword, stage combat lessons bring both characters and performers to life.

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art of me still wants to be an elf or a Jedi when I grow up. Unfortunately, degree programs for fantasy adventure are hard to come by, and I don’t actually condone violence. But I found the next best thing at D’Alto Studio of Performing Arts — a stage combat choreography class.

Instructor Naem Madi took me on a tour of the studio a few minutes before class started. Established in 2001 by Michael and Jennifer Dalto, D’Alto Studio offers group and private lessons in acting, music and dance. It houses a stage and seats a 180-person audience where two types of performances happen: shows by the studio’s students and shows

by Last Minute Production Co.’s team, comprised of adults from around the Tri-State.

More students arrived, and we gathered in Studio B. After stretching, we started on what Madi called “bumps” — how to fall correctly. Instead of falling flat on your back, he explained that you ease into it by crouching — as if to sit down — and then rolling back.

Students laid a mat on the floor and suddenly broke into violence. They took turns punching and kicking and occasionally kneeing each other in the groin with shouting or slapping sounds accompanying each scuffle. The attacked party would fall dramatically onto the mat. It scared the bejesus out of me.

“Would you like to punch one of these men?” Madi asked me.

I gave a meek shrug.

“Yeah you would!” he said enthusiastically.

He paired me up with Timothy Moore, a 15-year-old teaching assistant, and told me to put my hand out as far as I could to measure

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the distance between us. This was to make sure I wouldn’t swing too far and actually hurt him. I really didn’t want to hit a child.

I tossed some timid punches — more like friendly arm-swinging — and Moore’s reaction matched my attack. Madi then took a moment to teach me a fundamental of fake fighting.

He told Moore to strangle him, and as Moore did this, Madi explained that the trick to convincing stage combat is selling the action. How the audience reacts depends on the victim’s reaction, not any actual violence.

Moore put no real pressure on Madi’s neck as he cringed and contorted his face.

“A real fight isn’t going to look like a fight that has theatricality,” Madi said. “You’re expanding on the fiction of it.”

Back in punching position, I was ready to beat up someone again — or pretend to beat up someone. I threw a hardy punch at the air to the right of Moore’s face and he toppled down appropriately.

Students broke into pairs to practice their routines. Fake sword in hand, I alternated between Madi and Moore, learning basic choreography. After a few run-throughs, I started to feel like a real-life action-hero, until I would forget the next step.

There are different fighting genres, Madi said, as we observed a duo’s swashbuckling.

“It’s all about how they play the characters,” he said. “Any movement can be made to fit any genre. It’s all about how you sell it.”

Then I tried to learn the routine. I drove my sword down at one of the students, and he simply stepped aside. He swung, I ducked and he spun around out of control. I “kicked” the

back of his knee (touching the tip of my shoe to his calf) and brought my sword across his neck for the finishing blow. He “stepped” on my foot, and I hopped away, defeated.

Madi said he got into stage combat by being a “Star Wars” nerd as a child. He first researched stage combat techniques in middle school, learning that swordplay isn’t all about flashiness. Incorporating tactics makes the fight more entertaining.

“You pull from actual technique,” he said.

“Like you can take from authentic styles, but that’s only to add to the theatricality and entertainment.”

I asked Madi about the typical combat student. He said they are often “kids” like himself.

“They see it in movies, they see it performed elsewhere, and they want to learn how to do it,” he said.

Stage combat classes meet for an hour once a week at 5 p.m Mondays or 7 p.m. Thursdays. Lessons cost $52.50 per month. More information can be found at daltoarts.com.

At the end of each lesson, students demonstrate what they’re working on. Even if they haven’t made much progress, it’s important for them to get used to putting their fight on for show. Madi said he asks his students to make up a character and a story to give them motivation. He called out Moore and another student to perform.

“I’m the assassin that trained to be more badass than him,” Moore said, and they launched into battle.

Leaving the studio, I definitely felt like my training had made me just a little more badass too.

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Know Your Rights

Alcohol and sexual assault often go hand in hand. The risk is many times preventable if we control drinking behavior.

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he link between alcohol and sexual assault is a subject that does not usually get much straightforward discussion because all universities have students who are underage and are not legally allowed to drink. On campuses that have declared themselves dry, such as UE, the discussion is oftentimes ignored even more.

The subject is also somewhat taboo among university administrators at schools around the country since they are reluctant to link the two issues. They fear it will place blame on young women rather than attackers and it may keep victims from reporting incidents. Consequently, the two issues are usually discussed separately, if at all.

But let’s just say that if you are going to drink, you need to be smart about it. Knowing your limitations is important, and sticking your head in the sand is not an option. We all — men and women — have to be responsible and in control of our behavior, and when you drink you are more vulnerable.

Alcohol many times ends up acting as a permission slip for both men and women. For many students, it also causes them to lose the ability to make rational decisions. And since drinking reduces inhibitions, alcohol often makes it more likely that someone will choose to sexually assault another person. Statistics show that alcohol and sex can be a dangerous combination — half of all sexual assaults on college campuses involve alcohol.

Additionally, two-thirds of sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows, and according to the White House report “Not Alone,” one in five women will be sex-

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ually assaulted during their time in college.

While sexual assault also happens to male students, it happens at a significantly lower rate — 6 percent.

“In a perfect world, women would be able to do what they want, but the world isn’t perfect,” said Caroline Kitchens, a 2012 graduate of Duke who now writes about sexual assault as a senior associate at the American Enterprise Institute. “There are always evil people out there; people who want to take advantage of women. We have to practice some form of common sense and risk reduction.”

The message then is if you are going to drink, know your limitations, know the people you are socializing with and plan how you are going to get home. Be aware of your surroundings.

Staying safe at parties and in other situations is a must when you are drinking. While we need to be responsible and in control of our own behavior, one of the most important points we can make is that friends need to help other friends instead of standing by and doing nothing.

“We need to keep our friends safe, and by doing that, we also learn how to keep ourselves safe,” Joan Masters, coordinator of a statewide coalition of colleges in Missouri called Partners in Prevention, told The Chronicle of Higher Education last month.

Since men are normally the attackers in sexual misconduct cases, they need to be especially careful when they choose to drink. Research shows that the desire to commit a sexual assault may actually encourage alcohol consumption, as some men may drink before

assaulting a woman in order to help justify their behavior.

There are many different sides to the issue of sexual assault, and this column only addresses some of the things that can happen as a result of combining alcohol and sex.

If you’ve read UE’s sexual misconduct policy, then you are also aware of the importance of consent when you are planning any type of sexual activity. Since consent is the basis for an appropriate sexual encounter, it requires that both parties be in agreement and not be impaired at the time of the activity.

Everyone knows that alcohol impairs one’s ability to make rational, voluntary decisions.

But it is the responsibility of the person initiating the sexual activity to make sure that there is no question as to their partner’s ability to make an informed decision.

Think about how upset you would be if after a night of partying you were faced with a complaint filed against you claiming, “We had a couple of drinks, and I may have consented to sex, but I was incapable of giving an informed consent. I didn’t really know what I was doing.”

Something like this can ruin a person’s college career and beyond, yet it happens.

Don’t let it happen to you. Know whom you are having sex with, and make sure they are as interested as you are in having sex.

If you haven’t read the sexual misconduct policy, do so. And make sure you understand it. If you have questions, UE administrators, including myself and Dean Dana Clayton, vice president for Student Affairs, are available to help.

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Quite a Pair

Sara Cook & Sharon Cuba

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oving across the country, struggling in demanding classes, studying abroad — the stresses that plague students can come from many different sources. Some cope through yoga, others with chocolate. But juniors Sharon Cuba and Sara Cook find solace and support in a friendship that started move-in day, when they were freshman and met each other as random roommates.

“It was one of those things where we just clicked immediately,” Cuba said. “Our parents were lofting our beds for us — our dads were actually doing it while our moms were offering suggestions. One of our moms said something, and we just looked at each other and busted out laughing and knew it was gonna be perfect.”

They joined Venturing Crew and Best Buddies and like the same colors and music.

But their friendship is built on more than similar interests. Each sees the other as a constant in their lives, and their friends, including junior Korey Brock, note their mutual support.

“Usually when one’s down, the other can pick her up, and vice versa,” he said. “That’s something you don’t always see, knowing when something’s wrong and knowing how to talk to each other about it.”

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Between schoolwork and social lives, stress can get overwhelming for both. Brock even believes that Cuba may not have stuck with her mechanical engineering major if not for the encouragement from Cook. Neither woman is one for showing their feelings, but the friends know how to get the other to open up.

“If I’m stressed I’ll just put on a happy face and pretend that everything’s fine,” Cuba said.

“I’ll be in my bed, and everything’s OK, but she’ll notice something. She’ll come over and climb on top of me, and she won’t get off until I tell her what’s wrong.”

By going to Dairy Queen or building forts in their rooms, they calm down together and keep each other in good spirits.

“She helps me not take things so seriously,” Cook said. “She’s taught me to just laugh it off sometimes, and in the scheme of things, it’s not gonna be that big of an issue, and it’s gonna work out some way.”

Yet since freshman year, they have spent more time apart than together. Cook goes home to California to live during summers, while Cuba stays in Indiana. And they went to Harlaxton opposite semesters their sophomore year.

“We were so used to being together all the time,” Cook said. “We went from being com-

pletely inseparable to being an ocean away.”

Since they could not be together physically, they found other ways to be in each other’s lives. The women had Skype dates, wrote postcards and sent packages. While Cuba was at Harlaxton, Cook sent her a stuffed monkey — both women’s favorite animal — to travel and take pictures with. And Cuba did the same for Cook in the spring. Cuba further helped Cook by suggesting places to visit and offering French croissant recommendations and tips for navigating the London Tube.

While both are back on campus this year, Cook is a resident assistant in Moore Hall and Cuba is living in a townhouse with three other women. They still do not see each other all the time, but going across the street to see each other is easier than trying to communicate from across an ocean.

By exercising together, going on photo shoots around campus or texting the other demanding she come visit, they still make time for each other. For Cuba and Cook, the other is that one person she can go to with any problem, and neither woman sees that ever changing.

“Even if it’s 2 a.m. and I want to talk to her, she’d be there for me,” Cuba said. “Because that’s the type of friendship we have.”

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HALLOWEEN

H OTS POTS Too old to trickor-treat or left your bobbing-forapples basket at home? If you want something fun to do this Halloween, you have come to the right place.

THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT EVANSVILLE IS that there is never anything to do. Senior Abigail Elf is especially sick of Halloween being a dud. “The Halloween parties here aren’t very fun,” she said.

“It’s just a lot of people drinking. It’s not any different than what you could do on a normal weekend. Like maybe you’re wearing a shorter skirt, oooh.”

But junior Jack Andrew already has an idea for his costume. “I am going to spring some peppers around my neck and be Pepper Jack,” he joked.

Whether you decide to dress up or not, there really are events going on in the area throughout October. You just have to know where to look.

While some local attractions have been around for years, campus gets into the act as well with RSA’s “Halloween Bash.” Poison punch is always on tap and students are encouraged to dress in their craziest or spookiest costumes.

Practice your “Thriller” moves beforehand, and plan to do “The Time Warp” from 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 25 in Eykamp Hall.

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Corn Maze Get lost in creepyland for an evening as you try to escape the maze’s twisting paths. Once you have saved yourself, you can curl up by the fire and indulge in some tasty treats.

When: Oct. 1–31 (3–7 p.m. Tues.–Thurs.; 3–9 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Sat.; 1–5 p.m.

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“Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” Silent Movie Chomp on some popcorn while watching this classic of a man battling his inner demons.

When: 7 p.m. Oct. 17 • Where: First Presbyterian Church, 609 S.E. Second St. • Contact: 812–423–6297; evansvilleliving.com/ event/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-silent-movie

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When: 6–9 p.m. Oct. 17; 5–9 p.m. Oct. 18; 5–8 p.m. Oct. 19 • Where: Preservation Hall, 200 State St., Newburgh • Cost: $8 ($9 after Oct. 17) • Contact: 812–853–2815; historicnewburgh.org/index.php/events/ ghost-walks/

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Grab your friends and get to Evansville’s first-ev er Halloween -themed convention. Toy s, comics and collectibl es alo ng with a costume competition are just a few of the things in sto re.

“Some people spend $3 ,000 or $4,000 on the ir cos tumes,” said Jeff Osborne, Sho cktoberCon’s planner.

“I lov e to peo ple watch. It’s all-day entert ainment.”

Celebrities who have bee n featured in some cla ssic Hallow een movies, including 1980’s “Friday the 13t h” and 1989’s “Halloween 5,” are schedu led to attend. Later in the day , ShocktoberCon will transform itse lf into an over-21 Zombie Pro m for those who crave a little libation to end the chilling day.

When: Oct. 18 — Convention: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Prom: 9 p.m.–midni ght Where: Evansville Coliseum, 300 Court St. Cost: $15 for an all-day advanc e pass; $20 at the door 812–459–4951 • facebook.co m/ShocktoberCon

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Saddle up for a hayride through Elmwood Cemetery. You’ll learn about the history of Owensboro from characters from the past.

When: 6–9 p.m. Oct. 2–18 (Thurs. Fri. and Sat. only) • Where: Old Hartford Road & Breckenridge Street, Owensboro, Ky. • Cost: $15 • Contact: 270–687–2732; bbbregion. com/events

Reid’s Orchard Apple Festival This festival has something for everyone with its 20 food and 90 craft booths. You can also have fun riding some wicked carnival rides.

When: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Oct. 18; 12–6 p.m.

Oct. 19 • Where: 4818 Kentucky 144, Owensboro, Ky. • Contact: 270–685–2444; reidorchard.com

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CHRIS NORRIS

Modern day breweries are looking to restore Evansville to brewing glory — with their own special twist, of course.

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refreshing trend is making its way across the United States. Cities are packed to the brim with mustachioed hipsters who have begun to open small craft breweries making strange and exciting new beers. Craft beer has become a player in the beer business, but why is it so popular?

It could be because it’s different. It could be because it’s local. It could be because of the catchy names. But Jack Frey, head brewer for Turoni’s Main Street Pizzery & Brewery, has a simple answer.

“Everybody likes to drink beer,” he said.

“It’s good for you.”

Most Evansville residents are aware of their city’s place in this booming beer bonanza thanks to local craft breweries like Turoni’s, Tin Man Brewing Co. and Carson’s Brewery.

What they might not know is that Evansville has had a hold on the brewing world for more than a century.

“We do have so much history,” said Nick Davidson, Tin Man’s president, “and I don’t think people know about it.”

Evansville’s breweries are a major part of what has made this city what it is. Modern breweries may have different approaches to the craft, but their goals have stayed the same: make great beer and make Evansville proud.

This side of local history recently got its chance to shine at the Evansville Museum with “Bottled & Kegged: A Toast to Evansville’s Breweries.” The exhibition, which ended last

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weekend, was coordinated by Tom Lonnberg, the museum’s history curator, with the help of local historian Joe Engler and with donations from Tom Peterson, a beer history memorabilia collector.

The relationship between Evansville and beer can be traced back to the early days of the city. Peterson said German beer makers brought their skills to Evansville, and beer soon became a major export for the city, with many small breweries putting out their products.

“We have our German heritage,” Frey said.

“It’s watered down but still there. The Germans do like to drink their beer.”

The first major brewery in Evansville — now referred to as Old Brewery — was started in 1837. F.W. Cook and Louis Rice began F.W. Cook Brewing Co. in 1853. After Prohibition, Cook’s became one of the most famous breweries in the country.

Smaller breweries in the city combined in 1894 to form the Evansville Brewing Association in order to compete with Cook’s. The EBA became famous for its Sterling label and changed its name to Sterling Brewery in 1918.

Sterling and Cook survived Prohibition by producing nonalcoholic drinks and malt extract — which could be used in the production of beer.

While they operated, both breweries brought jobs to Evansville while making beer that brought notoriety to the area. When people drank Sterling and Cook’s they knew they were drinking Evansville beer.

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Evansville brewing today is made up of a lot of microbreweries and craft breweries. Peterson said this is similar to how it was before Cook’s and Sterling became popular.

Credited with being Evansville’s first modern brewer is Tom Turner, the son of Turoni’s founder Jerry Turner. He began brewing beer for the restaurant in 1996. Eric Watson took over in 1999, and duties shifted to Frey in 2004.

It seems breweries have been cropping up all around town ever since.

“Turoni’s was the first sort of rebirth of brewing in Evansville,” Lonnberg said.

Evansville saw the start of two other breweries in 2012 with the addition of Tin Man and Carson’s. Both are well aware of the city’s history and are eager to continue a storied tradition.

“We want to follow in [Sterling’s] footsteps — in a sense,” said Zac Rascher, Carson’s operations director, “and we want to make good quality beer for people who want good quality beer.”

Even though they respect the past, the craft breweries of today have different ambitions from larger breweries. Where Cook’s and Sterling were focused on developing one beer and getting it to as wide an audience as possible, craft breweries spend their resources creating new recipes and finding new ways to rework old recipes.

According to the Brewers Association, a community of professional and amateur brewers,

“the hallmark of craft beer and craft brewers is innovation. Craft brewers interpret historic styles with unique twists and develop new styles that have no precedent.”

That spirit is certainly alive in Evansville’s modern brewers. All three brew year-round offerings as well as seasonal beers. Carson’s and Tin Man also offer one-off beers they brew once and may never offer again. From Red India Pale Ale at Carson’s to Apricot Sour Ale at Tin Man to Ol’ 23 Stout at Turoni’s, each brewery puts its most eclectic ideas on tap.

“What makes us different is we’re not afraid to use methods that aren’t traditional,” Davidson said. “A lot of breweries out there are doing things that every other brewery is doing, and we don’t want to do that.”

Modern breweries and the breweries of the past also differ in the competition between companies. Sterling and Cook’s were more fueled by rivalry. They each had wide markets and their share of Evansville loyalty. This was fueled in the beginning by what were called “tied houses” — local bars sponsored by one brewery that exclusively sold that brewery’s beer. Tied houses were popular before Prohibition, but they were phased out after the 1930s.

Peterson said Sterling possibly had more of a share of the market in cities like Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, Ky., than in Evansville.

“Cook’s sold better locally,” he said, “but there were passionate people who drank either one.”

Evansville residents are just as passionate today about their beer. With the opening of Tin Man and Carson’s, one might have expected a new kind of rivalry to be born. But both brewers believe the spirit of craft brewing promotes unity and even teamwork.

“We don’t look at it as competition,” Davidson said. “We have the same goal, which is to bring great beer to Evansville.”

To help unite their fans, Carson’s and Tin Man joined forces to create Evansville’s Oktoberfest, a German-style beer meant to reflect the city’s cultural history.

Just as the breweries used heritage in their concept for the new beer, both Cook’s and Sterling used the city’s history in their advertisements. Cook’s ads featured riverboat parties to showcase its location along the Ohio River and appeal to Southern markets. Sterling advertised its beer as “pure” — possibly a reference to an old German purity law that controlled what brewers could put in their beer.

“They weren’t just making signs to be interesting,” Lonnberg said. “They were promoting their brand in the area.”

Evansville breweries today have the same minds for branding. Tin Man models its can

QUALITY CONTROL To be a good brewer, you have to love beer, and Jack Frey, head brewer at Turoni’s Main Street Pizzery & Brewery, loves beer. He loves drinking it, and he loves brewing it.

“It’s a fun job,” he said. “It’s not glamorous like some people think it is. It’s basically being a glorified janitor because you have to keep everything clean.”

Frey began his brewing career in 1996 when a neighbor convinced him to take up home-brewing. His information technology job at Old National Bancorp was eliminated in 2003, and he then became the assistant brewer at Turoni’s. The following year, while on his way to the Great

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American Beer Festival, Frey found out he would be taking over as head brewer.

He said his favorite part of his job is quality control, but aside from the tasting, he loves giving beer to the people who love it.

“It’s fun to talk to people when they’re enjoying your beer,” Frey said. “You can get a big head over it.”

He said most brewers are younger than him, but his age doesn’t slow him down. And despite the seemingly complicated process of brewing, he insists that it’s something anyone can do.

“If you can boil water, you can brew beer,” Frey said. “It’s just about that easy.”

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designs on ‘50s toy robots because of Davidson’s affection for them as a child. Carson’s uses pagan imagery because it wanted its beers to stand out. And Turoni’s uses images of rustic Italy and Uncle Vinny, their long-time mustachioed mascot, to sell its homemade style.

In the end, the old breweries closed because of what many perceive as mistakes made by their owners. In Cook’s case, Lonnberg said then-owner Tony Hulman closed the brewery after his workers went on strike in 1955 to get an increase in wages. Workers were angry because Sterling employees earned 5 cents more an hour than Cook’s.

After Sterling was sold to Wisconsin’s G. Heilman Brewing Co. in 1972 and then sold to local owners, the company closed for good in 1997. Peterson said the brewery shutdown after a spoiled batch of beer was sent to Japan.

“It’s always kind of been sad to me that we lost Sterling and that part of our history was gone,” Davidson said.

But the modern breweries have learned from the large breweries’ past mistakes.

Turoni’s and Tin Man remain family-owned, and Carson’s was started by a group of friends.

There are no plans to sell to larger companies.

And Turoni’s has no plans for expanding out of the Evansville area and only serves its beer at its restaurants. Carson’s and Tin Man are growing, but they are cautious in their approach and have their sights set on establishing Evansville’s brewing credit before expanding.

“Both of us are trying to put Evansville brewing back on the map,” Rascher said.

Regardless of the era, one thing is the same about Evansville and beer: Its people are passionate about their local breweries. That passion is why they keep starting in Evansville. Today’s breweries may not dominate any market, but those who do drink their products are devoted and proud to drink locally made beer.

“That’s part of what this craft brewing thing is about,” Davidson said. “You become like the home baseball team.”

All three are doing their part to put Evansville in the craft beer conversation. Whether it’s winning medals at the Indiana State Fair, competing in the World Beer Cup or brewing the official Klingon beer, good news for these breweries is good news for Evansville.

As for the future of Evansville craft brewing, everyone is optimistic.

“I see it bright,” Rascher said. “I think people are starting to enjoy a full-flavored beer.”

And he believes Evansville is definitely the right place to brew it.

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SHARING THEIR SPIRIT OF SERVICE

Presenters to discuss today’s pressing health issues.

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inding a shared purpose in helping the less fortunate, Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Hager will bring their inspirational message and passion to serve to UE in the first of this year’s Snyder Lecture Series presentations. Billed as “A Conversation with Barbara Pierce Bush and Jenna Hager,” the talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in Eykamp Hall.

As the daughters of former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, the women are the only twins to grow up in the White House as both grandchildren and children.

Bush, a 2004 Yale graduate, and Hager, a 2004 University of Texas at Austin graduate, were introduced to public service at a young age. They now focus on spreading the message that ideas put to action are the best kind, while addressing today’s most pressing health, education and economic inequality issues.

“Both are very involved in social responsibility,” said Beth Speer, director of stewardship and special events, “but they don’t do this type of speaking engagement often. It will be fascinating to see how they combine their personal relationship as sisters with their devotion to giving back. And they grew up in such a unique environment. That in itself is fascinating.”

Bush previously worked with a subsidiary of the Smithsonian Institution before championing AIDS patients in Africa. She later created the Global Health Corps with Hager and now runs the program. The initiative is dedicated to providing equal health care for everyone by involving emerging leaders to build the movement. The program pairs international and American fellows with existing nonprofit orga-

nizations to work on global health challenges in Africa, Latin America and the U.S. Hager has been a correspondent for “Today” since 2009 and is editor-at-large for Southern Living magazine. She has written two books: “Read All About It!” a picture book she co-wrote with her mother that encourages children to read, and “Ana’s Story,” about her time as an intern with UNICEF. Proceeds from the book go to Jenna Hager UNICEF and to the education of the young woman who was the book’s inspiration.

Hager is also chair of UNICEF’s Next Generation program and founder of The Novo Project, a collection of inspirational Barbara Pierce Bush posts for Southern women.

Bush and Hager will each speak for 15 minutes with the remainder of the time devoted to answering questions from the audience.

Moderating the question-and-answer period will be Cass Harrington, host of “The Trend,” WNIN’s community journalism program.

The lecture series is funded by the family of Patricia H. Snyder, a former board of trustees member who died in 1997. Announcement of the spring 2015 lecture guest is pending.

— Chris Norris and Anna Sheffer

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The cats are coming! The cats are coming! Actually, they are already here, among us, mobilizing unseen forces in their planned conquest of human civilization. They are in our homes and roaming our streets, plotting against us in the night. Among their many conquests is the Internet, which is oc-

Brain Bomb

IT’S THE CAT’S MEOW

Black cats are considered to be lucky in Britain and Australia.

Cats like familiar territory, so they might feel insecure when things are moved around or when new people are introduced to their space. To feel better, they sometimes pee in random places to establish territory.

cupied by feline fiends such as Nyan Cat, Grumpy Cat and LOLcats. So don’t let that soothing purr and soft fur fool you. The revolution is upon us!

A cat’s tongue feels like rough-grade sandpaper caressing your skin. All cat tongues are covered with tiny hooks that work like a comb, cleaning the cat’s fur. Their tongues may be the busiest part of their anatomy. They lick their coats not only to keep clean, but to regulate their body temperature.

Cats have a membrane that looks like a third eyelid. Its appearance can reveal how a cat feels.

A cat’s whiskers are like radar, with a bundle of nerve endings telling it details about everything it touches. His whiskers are the same width as his body, letting him know whether he’ll be able to get through a narrow opening or fit behind the couch.

Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door to prevent the comings and goings of his cat from interrupting his light sensitive experiments.

Disneyland releases more than 200 feral cats into the park every night to keep its rodent population under control.

Cats can weigh up to 28 pounds, the average being between six and 10 pounds. Most live 10 to 15 years, but the oldest cat lived 34 years.

Researchers have tried mouse-flavored cat food. The cats who were introduced to it refused to eat it.

Cats have five toes on each front foot, but only four on each back foot. And they walk on their toes. They first move both limbs on one side of their body, then the ones on the other.

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Feature

Millennial Americans trust the government less than anyone.

ANNA SHEFFER But why, and what can be done about it?

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mbezzlers, thieves and liars. Those who commit those types of crimes are not inmates at high-security, white-collar prisons; they are members of the U.S. government. Or at least, they are the people American citizens think of when considering the federal government.

Among mudslinging political ads, scheming senators a la “House of Cards” and evil autocrats in books like “The Hunger Games,” it is hard for many college students to imagine a government that has the people’s best interests at heart.

“Young people typically tend to have the most tenuous attachment to the political system because they are young,” said Chair Robert

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Dion, associate professor of political science.

“They tend to be somewhat more persuadable and also easier to disappoint because they have limited experience.”

It was not always so difficult. According to the Pew Research Center, 73 percent of Americans in 1958 trusted the government all or some of the time. But following the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1972, their trust fell to 36 percent.

Nicholas LaRowe, assistant professor of political science and public administration at USI, said that while Nixon was not the first president to be impeached, he was the first president to breach public trust so severely. He likened the Watergate scandal to catching your

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parents cheating, something so shocking it was almost unbelievable.

Public trust in the government never fully recovered after Watergate, but certain events have affected public opinion more than others.

During President Bill Clinton’s impeachment proceeding, trust plummeted to 24 percent.

Conversely, following 9/11, trust in the government peaked at 60 percent — the only time since Watergate that trust has reached more than 50 percent.

But as of February, trust in the government was at a meager 24 percent. And though it seems everyone is a little concerned about those running our country, millennials trust the government the least. Dion said young voters are less trusting because they are less likely to follow political news.

“They get swept up in the events of the moment,” he said, “but they get swept out of the moment because they don’t have an anchor.”

To some extent, it is normal to be wary of those who have a lot of power. But the United States accounts for the possible misuse of governmental power with a system of checks and balances that are in place at both the federal and state levels.

“I really think that’s one of the principles our government was founded on — never fully trusting the government,” said junior Nathan Weisling, president of College Republicans.

The fact remains that students trust the government even less than older generations.

“There is a general sense of dissatisfaction,” Dion said. “In some ways it is natural, in some ways it’s unique and in some ways we’ve seen it all before.”

Weisling also attributes the widespread distrust to such broken promises as Guantanamo Bay remaining open, the economy not fully recovering from the 2008 recession and the National Security Agency reportedly leaking sensitive information.

“People are naturally distrustful and I would say rightfully distrustful of who they put in charge,” he said. “We should always look at them under the magnifying glass and keep

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track of what they’re doing and how they’re doing it.”

Students have simply grown skeptical, fearing that they will not have a job after graduation despite their hard work and financial investment.

“It’s scary because we’re in college now,” said senior Samantha Horton, president of College Democrats, “and we’re looking at it like, ‘How am I going to pay back these loans that I’m making?’”

In addition to these issues, the millennial generation is also less trusting in general. Millennials are the first generation that does not expect to do better than their parents. And this lack of general trust in others affects their perception of the government.

“People don’t trust each other and don’t feel the sense of community they’re used to,” LaRowe said.

And movies and books that depict the government in an unflattering light only add to the issue. Senior Victoria Johnson, president of the Young Americans for Liberty, said the “Harry Potter” series influenced her distrust in the government with its portrayal of the Ministry of Magic. She specifically mentioned the fifth book, in which Dolores Umbridge, a nasty ministry official, infiltrates Hogwarts and prevents students from learning.

TV shows such as “House of Cards” give the government a sleazy reputation when they show the shadier side of things. And Dion said news and political ads also contribute to our distrust of the government.

“One reason we’re living through unusually heavy discontent is the performance of the government and the modern media envi-

ronment, which is more cynical than ever,” he said. “It doesn’t just report facts, but questions their motives. Compared to 50 years ago, you have access to more information, but most of that is relatively negative.”

But some are still optimistic. Horton said she recognizes the government makes mistakes, but overall, she trusts it because she feels politicians are trying to meet their constituents’ needs. She believes the necessity of setting priorities within the government has prevented officials from dealing with some issues, like the ever-increasing burden of college debt, which millennials care about the most.

But both Weisling and Horton believe Democrats and Republicans should strive to work together more.

“Both parties need to focus on solutions and fixes to problems and legislation and doing their jobs rather than fighting one another,” Weisling said.

Right now, Dion said it is in vogue to feel that things politically are out-of-control, but he hopes the distrust will subside. And millennials are not the only ones dissatisfied; the whole country appears to be.

“We were too naive in the past; we’re too cynical now,” he said.

“It’d be nice if we would get to a more sensible middle ground.”

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SEXUAL TENSION

MARISA PATWA

HOOKING UP:

THE LATEST WAY

The casual sex culture is not as clear-cut as students and the media believe.

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ollege students today are stereotyped as having an outrageous amount of sex with multiple sexual partners. But millennials are having the same amount of sex as generations before them. What is different is how they become sexually involved. College used to be a place where students met their future spouses. Now, it is a melting pot of sexual experimentation, romance and hookups.

But what exactly constitutes hooking up, and why do so many college students do it?

“When you’re in college, there’s that mentality of anything goes,” junior Mark Speckhard said.

Students often have to clarify what they mean when they tell friends they hooked up with someone. Otherwise, “hooking up” can have several interpretations.

“When people say hooking up, it doesn’t just mean sexual intercourse,” said Mari Plikuhn, assistant professor of sociology. “It could mean kissing, oral sex or intercourse.”

But intercourse is the most common form of hooking up. A majority of hookups take place at parties where alcohol is abundant. Sophomore Cheyenne Wells said some bi-curious students use alcohol as an aid to help them explore their sexuality.

“It is totally OK; we’re all curious,” she said. “You know when you are sleeping with someone that they are straight. Usually they just get drunk and come home with you.”

Junior Jacob Green said hooking up happens a lot around exam time. He said students like the idea of a night of stress-free fun to take their minds off their studies, not to find their one and only true love.

Social media has played a major role in promoting the hookup culture. Tinder, a popular dating app, has been downloaded by millions of people, and many users are between the ages of 18 and 25. UE also has it own media outlets that contribute to the hookup culture. UE Crushes, UE Make Outs and UE Confessions are student-run Twitter accounts where anyone can anonymously post tweets about students they like, pictures of students lip-locking at parties and revelations about their sexual desires.

While these accounts are anonymous outlets, Plikuhn said she believes there is still an unfair stigma about

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women who go public about their hookups.

“There is still a gender divide where women are considered less valued and more promiscuous and where men are considered players,” she said.

But Speckhard said he thinks there is a double standard when it comes to men and women being emotionally hurt when it comes to hooking up.

“Guys get a very negative rap,” Speckhard said. “I’ve seen guys sleep around, and some [women] do get hurt.

But I’ve also seen [women] do the same and guys getting hurt.”

Even though hooking up is popular, dating is not dead. Many students do want to be in relationships, and some even marry their sweetheart after they graduate.

But it seems that hooking up can be a starting point.

“I feel like there’s a lot of hooking up before dating,” junior Paige Baumgardt said, “but people usually end up dating afterward.”

Although more students engage in casual sex than monogamous sex, college is not one giant orgy. In fact, students think their peers hook up more than they actually do. Kathleen Bogle, author of “Hooking Up: Sex, Dating and Relationships on Campus,” conducted a study of college students and learned their opinions concerning their classmates’ sexual behaviors. On average, they thought other students hooked up seven times a semester. That would mean each student had sex with 56 people in four years. In reality, most students hook up only five to seven times in college.

Students also face the stigma of being unsafe and careless when engaging in sexual activity. But Plikuhn said there has actually been an increase in condom usage ,so hookups aren’t necessarily unsafe.

“I think we need to differentiate promiscuous sex, unsafe sex and hookups because they are not the same thing,” she said.

Whether students are having sex with their steady or with someone they just met, they are still having sex. It is not more dangerous or unsafe or any better or worse.

Sex is sex.

“This isn’t different from the petting and necking grandparents did in the back seat of their Ford Fairlane,” Plikuhn said. “You know grandpa was trying to get it on with grandma.”

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KATE SARBER

BROTHERS Diving into tradition.

For some it was an easy choice. For others, deciding which fraternity to join was one of the biggest choices they would make. Each fraternity offers its own brand of brotherhood, both in its members, mission — even the traditional colors of the body paint they splatter themselves with for Passover. With chanting, shouting and general calamity, the fraternities circled up the evening of Sept. 20 outside of the School of Business Administration. While the fraternities tried to outdo each other in both decoration and noise, everyone had to wait for the pledges to accept their bids. And once that happened, they were escorted outside by one of their new brothers. Then they ran and dove into a sea of waiting arms as their new fraternity brothers passed them over their shoulders, the official welcome into the brotherhood.

“B-A-N-A-N-A-S.” Sophomore Austin Tenbarge yells for his new Phi Gamma Delta brothers to come outside and join the celebration. | Taylor Williams

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With his Lambda Chi Alpha brothers and other fraternities, junior Cameron Wickes shouts, “bring them out,” at the top of his lungs. | Taylor Williams

Riding on the strength of his new Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers, freshman Jake Wolfington gets carried into brotherhood, chanting “SAE No. 1” while the cheers of his brothers ring in his ears. | Taylor Williams

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WHY BEWARE OF THE JACK-O’-LANTERN? The jack-o’-lantern. The faces of these glowing gourds are the universal sign that Halloween is upon us. But for some, these supposedly harmless porch adornments share a relationship with actual terror. The term “jack-o’-lantern” is used to refer to unexplained lights that appear over marshes at night. It is also the name of a poisonous fungus that is often mistaken for edible mushrooms. The next time you are visiting with your swamp-dwelling, fungus-scavenging friends, put away the pumpkin.

WHY DO DEAD CHICKENS RUN? While it may be common knowledge that a chicken’s body continues to run after losing its head, most of us are too grossed out to care why. Instead, we should be inspired. Why? Because a chicken’s final instinct is to run away. Who can blame it?

Its brain frantically dispatches orders to the spinal cord and motor neurons to ma-

WHY CAN’T WE SEE YOUR FACE? Prosopagnosia prevents people from recognizing other people’s faces. Also known as face blindness, it’s caused by brain damage or faulty development.

HOW DO EELS

SHOCK OTHERS? Electric eels generate their shock with special organs packed with electrocytes. This power can be used to attack other animals, both prey and predators. Aquatic criminals beware.

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neuver itself away from danger. Afterward, the muscles send their own feedback to the spinal cord and motor neurons. Even when they inevitably lose contact with the brain, they continue to do their duty for a while. Maybe we should all remember the chicken’s devoted neural system the next time we snack on chicken nuggets.

HEAR THAT BEAT? During a sneeze, the pressure in your chest increases and then decreases, potentially altering your heartbeat. But thanks to your body’s electrical signals, your heart keeps on beating.

DO WE STILL GROW AFTER DEATH? No, your nails and hair do not keep growing after you die. The truth is actually more terrifying. The skin on your body shrinks after death as a result of dehydration. As your skin shrivels, more nail and hair are exposed, making it seem like your nails and hair have grown.

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Q&A

Questions A new greenhouse will provide biology students with stable lab conditions and others with homegrown plants and a conservatory study area.

ANN POWELL associate professor of biology

photo by Kate Sarber

for Koch Center, but when UE ran into budget shortfalls, the greenhouse was cut from that initial building footprint. The potting room and part of the storage for the greenhouse are already there. That room is already built into Koch Center, and it’s just going to extend into the parking lot. It will be a complete, finished functional structure. And we’ve actually made some modifications to it to ensure that it should be complete with the $700,000.

Q: Where did the funding come from for Q: What will make this new greenhouse different from the one we already have?

A: The greenhouse we currently have is more than 50 years old. There are a number of problems with it. It’s really almost impossible to maintain a constant temperature and humidity level inside of it. One of the biggest problems is that rodents and insects can pretty much come and go as they please. This new greenhouse is going to combat all those problems. It’s going to be airtight. It’s going to have an air conditioning system and a heating system to maintain the temperature. And it’s going to have a misting system that will help to maintain the humidity inside of the base.

Q: Where will the greenhouse be located?

A: It was actually part of the original plans

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construction?

A: It came from a number of different places, actually. Sharon and Burkley McCarthy made a huge donation, and then there were grants from Alcoa and Vectren. There’s some money from the science fund that is going to be used as well. The rest came from donations from current and former staff and faculty, former students, mostly in biology, and then other friends of the biology department and friends of UE. We’ve been working to raise that money since last fall.

Q: How will the greenhouse be used by the biology department and other sciences?

A: Right now, we really can’t keep a permanent plant collection for teaching. This new greenhouse is going to enable us to do that in addition to being able to have student research projects that hopefully will be publishable be-

cause we can have those controlled conditions.

In the past we’ve had students in engineering that wanted to do some sort of project, and we couldn’t do it because we didn’t have enough space or they wouldn’t be able to keep the plants alive during the winter months. Those types of projects are going to be possible now.

If other sciences have projects, we would try to find a place to put them in the greenhouse.

We can have different things going on at the same time.

Q: How will the greenhouse benefit students outside of the sciences?

A: I think it will be a beautiful building.

There’s a plan to have a conservatory area where people can sit and enjoy those plants, or we can have press conferences and those sorts of things. The other way is the Bi-Sci Club in the past has had plant sales. Many students bought plants for their residence hall rooms.

Q: What are the biology department’s long-term plans for the greenhouse?

A: The first step is just to start to get some really cool plants and a permanent collection, and we’re also going to touch base with community organizations, and there would be potential for those organizations to use part of the space as well. The main function is education, but then there will be potential for other activities in there as well.

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earing bright orange- and white-checkered Tennessee overalls, a bride stands by her groom, who is also sporting Volunteers gear. They marry each other at their tailgate site, and it makes perfect sense.

Stories such as this are becoming increasingly common in the United States because tailgating is sweeping the nation, and it is a significant aspect of many fans’ lives.

According to the Tailgating Institute (yes, it really does exist), 42 percent of tailgaters spend more than $500 a season on food and supplies. Outsiders may think of this as a waste of time and money, but to avid fans, tailgating is a part of their lives and represents something bigger than sports.

So why does tailgating have such a large impact in today’s culture? To John Sherry, a professor of marketing at Notre Dame, it revolves around one aspect — the fans.

“People mostly consume spectacle, but tailgating is all fan-generated,” he said on the university’s website. “They understand it as a contribution to the team’s victory.”

Coming together from different backgrounds to support a common goal is what tailgating is all about. And some people cannot get enough of it. The institute reports that 51 percent of tailgaters arrive hours before a game starts. And NASCAR fans have been known to show up 12 hours in advance of certain races. Doing so takes dedication, and fans, such as Joe Cahn, have plenty of it.

Cahn is the self-appointed “Commissioner of Tailgating,” having attended tailgates at all 32 NFL venues, more than 120 college sta-

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diums and nine NASCAR tracks. For the fulltime tailgater, this activity means everything.

“It’s the new American social, the last great American neighborhood where people get together and socialize,” he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Tailgating is the original Facebook, except when you friend someone in the parking lot, you get to eat.”

Obviously one of the highlights is the food, which varies by region. Popular meals include alligator stew at Louisiana State, Dungeness crab at the University of Washington and beer-simmered bratwursts at the University of Wisconsin. Beer, of course, is a staple at most tailgates and enhances the overall atmosphere of the activity.

That might explain why UE has few tailgate parties. Being a dry campus probably dissuades many students from participating, leading to a lack of interest in tailgating. Alumni and Parent Relations sponsored a tailgate party last month for a men’s soccer game and has made other attempts in the past, but has not generated much interest. Not having a football team hurts as well, considering the sport is one of the most popular for tailgating.

Compared to football, basketball games and most other sporting events fail to attract many tailgaters. The time of year may be a factor, as football provides the perfect tailgating weather.

But NASCAR fans are just as passionate, and their tailgating efforts reflect that. Like Cahn, more people want to see what the spectacle is all about. The experience is unrivalled, especially for Mike Neely, who brings his weed trimmer to tailgates.

“It cuts down on bugs and keeps [tall] grass off your legs,” he told NASCAR journalist Andrew Shain. “At first, people around me were like, ‘Why did you bring that?’ And then they were asking to borrow it.”

Tailgating stories seem to increase every year. Adam Goldstein, author of “Tailgate to Heaven,” wanted to experience the intense tailgating atmosphere for himself. Living in England, he had never gotten a taste of the tailgating culture in America. But in 2008 he quit his job to embark upon an 18-week journey to attend games at every NFL stadium.

He found American tailgating was different from the English tradition of watching games in pubs. He particularly remembered one occasion in which he was surrounded by rival fans. It didn’t go as he expected it would.

“I was just shocked by how nice everyone was to me,” Goldstein told ESPN journalist Sarah Turcotte. “In England, if you show up at a [Manchester United] game in rival colors, you’re going to have a terrible time. They just don’t want you around. American football fans are so welcoming, so warm.”

Tailgating creates a culture unique to America. One product called boxGATE, invented by boxLIFE co-owners Jane’t Howey and Sheryl Estes, reinforces this idea. Shipping a full bar, grill, sofa, two flatscreen TVs and an observation deck make up what the Texas Tech athletic department deemed “the future of tailgating.”

Tailgating is becoming increasingly prevalent in America. People make rules for it, invent products to enhance it and even get married during it. Yeah, it’s that important.

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Athletes in Action

MAKAYLA SEIFERT

DEFENSE

Standing firm and determined.

MVC play started Sept. 28 and the Aces were ready for the challenge. After beating Drake 1–0, they had posted 10 shutouts on the season and a record six shutouts in a row. They headed into the Oct. 4 MVC game against Illinois State at the top of the leader board and not having given up a single goal since allowing Western Kentucky to score twice on Sept. 7. They scored a season-high seven goals Sept. 21 against Tennessee Tech, with defender Olivia Shafer scoring her first career hat trick. UE swept the MVC honors for the week of Sept. 23, with forward Nicki Baham taking the offensive title, Shafer earning the defensive title and goalie Simone Busby nabbing the goalkeeper’s title. With a record of 8-3-2 following their win over DU, the Aces will hopefully take on Indiana State at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at McCutchan Stadium the owners of two more MVC wins.

With time running out, midfielder Bronwyn Boswell fights for possession with Butler midfielder Randi DeLong in the Aces’ 1–0 win. | Kate Sarber

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The pressure is on as forward Abby Springer forces Tennessee Tech forward Kelsey McGohan to turn away from the net in UE’s 7–0 win. | MaKayla Seifert

Fighting to keep Southeast Missouri State forward Natasha Minor away from the ball, defender Olivia Shafer stays close as the official watches for contact in the Aces’ 1–0 win over the Redhawks. | MaKayla Seifert

Forward Kayla Smith pushes past Southeast Missouri State defenders Valeria Jaramillo and Paige Blankenheim. | MaKayla Seifert

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NOT JUST THE GAME Family, soccer and school rank highest in this talented soccer player’s day-to-day life.

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hen you are setting up the shots for your teammates, you don’t always get the glory of the goal. Yet that doesn’t keep the attention off midfielder Faik Hajderovic when he’s on the soccer field. He leads his team in assists and earns recognition for a number of goals each season while still upholding a strong connection to faith, family and academic excellence.

“I think he demands a lot of himself,” defender Kevin Schafer said.

“We all know what he can do; it’s not even the team. It’s him demanding perfect all the time.”

Hajderovic’s parents left Bosnia in 1993; they arrived with little more than a handful of food stamps and their own clothes. His mother was already pregnant when they got to America, and Hajderovic was born just months later. Although he grew up in St. Louis, this separation from where his parents called home did little to lessen the influence of Bosnian heritage on his childhood.

“In order to get through the life challenges we were going through, we had to be close as a family,” he said.

Of course, one major piece of Eastern European culture is an instilled love of soccer, and Hajderovic loved it before he could walk. His dad played and often brought Hajderovic to games until he was old enough to join a team himself. Since then, both parents have supported his soccer career, whether it was through long road trips or attending as many UE games as possible. While some may take family for granted, he appreciates all his parents have done for him.

“My parents always told me I was their inspiration to keep working hard, and now the roles have switched,” Hajderovic said. “They’re my inspiration.”

On top of a college soccer career, he also has his own small family.

He married his wife, Merijam, in January after more than eight years together. She is his best friend’s sister, and Hajderovic even used to tease that he would marry her someday, until the joke became a reality.

“I’m not a kid anymore,” he said. “I have to be able to provide for her and myself.”

Looking back at the last nine months, Hajderovic said it all seemed so simple once he found his wife, despite still being in college. Although being married makes his life more complicated, he is happy.

“When you find the right one, you know,” Hajderovic said.

Because faith is such a major element in his family’s heritage, he ac-

knowledged that this is reflected in everything he does. Whether it is taking time on road trips or before games, Hajderovic makes time each day to reflect and pray. He believes it helps him, especially in times of stress, to be thankful that his problems are not all that bad.

“I think it’s a great way to handle tough moments in life,” he said.

As a junior already devoted to his sport and his family, being a civil engineering major definitely adds some challenges. Despite having hopes for a possible soccer career after graduation, Hajderovic shows the same passion for what he could do as an engineer.

“He does not see college as just playing soccer,” Schafer said. “He knows the importance of his education.”

Hajderovic believes there is always room for improvement with engineering, whether it is in restructuring nearby highways or older bridges or even designing a future stadium. He longs for the creativity in any career, rather than just going through the motions.

“Faik is very creative, and that’s on and off the field,” coach Mike Jacobs said. “Sometimes he sees things no one else does.”

Hajderovic is also continuously seeking improvement on the field. Although he has a high number of assists each game and also scores goals, he is still sometimes hard on himself and is always thinking of ways to improve. His goal is to play better with each new opponent and help the team get closer to winning the MVC regular-season championship as well as the conference tournament.

“He’s the guy that makes our team go,” defender Charlie Macias said.

“Anytime he’s playing, we have a chance to win.”

Though his determination for success is apparent, Hajderovic is not one to hold back on a joke. Whether he is lightening the mood in the classroom, giving his teammates nicknames or belting out a favorite song, he is usually the guy bringing smiles to the faces of his friends, coaches and teammates.

“I would say 99 percent of my time with anyone is filled with laughter and jokes,” Hajderovic said. “But when it comes [time] to play a game, it’s time to win.”

Despite having to balance soccer, academics, family and faith, Hajderovic is able to remain levelheaded. Instead of worrying, he prefers to let things work out for themselves.

“The best thing to do is one day at a time,” he said. “Do not stress; that’s the key to success.”

i would say 99 percent of my time with anyone is filled with laughter and jokes.

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campus crime

The following information was compiled from criminal offense reports filed Aug. 27–Sept. 23 in Safety & Security.

Sept. 23 – Bike stolen from the bike rack in G-lot. Loss reported at $400.

Sept. 22 – Toilet in Koch Center third floor men’s bathroom vandalized. Loss not reported.

Sept. 21 – Student found intoxicated in Brentano Hall third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Intoxicated nonstudent found in J-lot near the Phi Gamma Delta house. Evansville Police called and escorted the man to a local hotel.

— Front door window broken out of a UEowned house on Weinbach. Loss not reported.

Sept. 20 – Student found intoxicated in Schroeder Hall first floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 17 – Student reports vehicle damaged in G-lot. Investigation active. No loss reported.

Sept. 16 – Student found intoxicated in Brentano Hall third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student found intoxicated in G-lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student found intoxicated in Morton Hall.

Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action. ­— Three students found intoxicated in Brentano Hall lobby. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 14 – Student found intoxicated between Krannert and Hyde halls. Evansville Police called when the student became uncooperative. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student found intoxicated in Hale Hall fourth floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 13 – Three students found intoxicated by the Lambda Chi Alpha house. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 11 – Sexual comments made to a female student by a male student. Male student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 9 – Student reports vehicle parked in N-lot had tire slashed by a razor blade. Investigation active. No loss reported.

Sept. 6 – Five students found smoking marijuana in C-lot. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 5 – Student reports backpack with laptop and other items stolen from outside Hale Hall.

Loss reported at $1,163.

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Sept. 4 – Two students found intoxicated in Moore Hall third floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 31 – Students found intoxicated in Brentano Hall fourth floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 30 – Students found intoxicated in Brentano Hall fourth floor. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Student reports being assaulted by two nonstudents at the Lambda Chi Alpha house. Evansville Police called. Nonstudents banned from campus by EPD. Aug. 27 – Student reports vehicle parked on Rotherwood entered, but nothing was missing. Investigation active.

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ILLUMINATE LIFE MILLIE HARLOW

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very student learning Greek goes through the same experience. Not of struggling through an ancient language, but of watching knives being thrown.

To best illustrate how the spoken language sometimes sounds like the clashing of swords, James Ware, professor of philosophy and religion, chucks butter knives at the floor.

Ware’s students will first describe him as enthusiastic — enthusiastic to teach, but more so to talk about ancient Greek. He uses this excitement to engage students.

“You need to get them excited and then get that basic skill set so they can do what you’ve been doing in class on their own and teach others,” he said.

Ware knows nine languages, but has always had a particular love for ancient Greek. Before he even enrolled in the antiquities undergraduate program at Missouri State, Ware had the desire to learn the language. So he bought “An Introduction to Greek,” by Henry Lamar Crosby and John Nevin Schaeffer — a book he still keeps in his office — for 10 cents at a Salvation Army book sale and taught himself.

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tooth comb and learned classical Greek,” he said.

While he hopes for that same level of devotion by his students, he knows not everyone is drawn to the subject like he is. So Ware finds other ways to keep students’ attention.

He brings in his guitar to class to sing Christmas songs in Greek and puts on sock puppet shows to demonstrate how “good” and “bad” Greek students behave over break as a way to foster interest.

“Even if it’s boring, which language can get boring, he puts so much enthusiasm into it that you’re just sitting there smiling,” sophomore Stephanie Marcotte said.

Greek is not something Ware keeps to the classroom. He taught his English bulldog, Bugger, the language as well.

“He would talk about the dog all the time,” Marcotte said. “It was like he brought Greek home just for the dog.”

Bugger knows how to respond to both languages, but Ware said Greek is the one she prefers and is the only one she is sure to follow. And if all students do well in the class, he brings her to campus to show off her skills

and sniff around the classroom while students translate Greek.

“It just seemed like fun, and now I’m glad that I did,” Ware said. “I make it like a carrot that hopefully I’ll bring her in if they do well.”

In between class visits, Ware teases his students with Bugger by putting “Greek-speaking dog” stickers — stickers with an English bulldog on them — on their tests if they do well.

“He is always keeping it fun and keeping it real with us about some of the stuff we do and do not know about ancient Greek,” senior Alex Dryer said.

It is these quirks that keep students like Dryer coming back for more. When Dryer went to Harlaxton, Ware even filmed his classes for her so she could still take an upper-level course.

But, most of all, it is his desire to keep talking and learning about Greek that makes him stand out and makes him loved by his students.

“It helps you get excited about the language with him — because he’s so excited, you get excited,” Marcotte said. “It’s like an electric energy in the classroom.”

Because he’s so excited, you get excited.

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chairless chair — how can you stand it?

You’re probably gonna want to sit down for this one. Tired of standing around all day at your job? Or maybe you’re tired of sitting.

Why not do both at the same time?

Swiss developers are leading the “chairolution” with a new device called the chairless chair. Original, huh? Users simply strap the device to their legs, adjust themselves to the desired position and push a button. These fancy pants were designed to relieve muscle stress and joint pain and prevent worker fatigue. It’s perfect for factory and office jobs or just lounging around. Take a seat on the

subway, in a crowd, anywhere your heart desires. The world is your recliner.

The chair’s industrial design may seem awkward at first, but once this trend takes off, Kevlar straps and wearable mechatronics will surely be high fashion. The designers say the chair makes for more productive workers and is sure to make employers stand up and take notice. Sadly, this product is not yet for sale to the public, though it will soon be tested at production lines for BMW and Audi. Soon you’ll be able to stop sitting on your butt and start sitting on nothing at all.

THERE’S an APP for THAT SIREN is a dating app for women looking to take control of their online dating.

Women make the first move by sending out “siren calls,” and members form their profiles through daily questions instead of a pre-made form.

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Wary of robots telling you how to drive around town? WAZE is a social driving app where users create routes by listing high-traffic areas, speed traps and hidden side streets. You can also see your friends’ icons around town.

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Adele, Leona Lewis, Jessie J and Amy Winehouse all went to The BRIT School in England, which is famous for its performing arts and technology education.

campari sparkler

If you’ve got a taste for terror, take a drink inspired by Stephen King’s “Carrie” to your next Halloween party. This blood-red cocktail is perfect whether you’re curling up for a horror movie marathon or heading out for a night you will never forget. According to eugor.com, if you feel like dressing your drink up for the prom, you can just wet the rim with orange juice and then dip the glass in sugar.

Once it looks good, combine the rest of the ingredients in the glass before topping it off with sparkling wine.

ingredients: 2 oz. blood orange

juice | 1 oz. Campari | sparkling wine | sugar for rimming the glass

heard it here “My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.”

Everyone is born with a natural painkiller found in saliva called opiorphin. It is up to six times more powerful than morphine. It may also serve as an anti-depressant.

– comedian Mitch Hedberg

If you dug a hole straight through the Earth’s core and dove into it, not accounting for air resistance, you would arrive on the other side in 42 minutes.

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people tweet the damndest things I’ve touched thousands of flowers in my life, and none of them helped me shoot fire out of my hand. What am I doing wrong?

— Ben Schwartz

This heat. Feels like the whole globe is warming up. There should be a name for that. Some kind of globey, warmy phrase. Idk what.

— Joss Whedon

BRB. Accidentally winked at someone, and now I have to crawl inside my mouth and pretend I was never real to begin with.

— Dan O’Brien

Animals can only produce offspring with the same animal, but humans can produce offspring with any female.

— ShitMyStudentsWrite

Top reasons for divorce. 1984: 1. financial problems. 2. religious differences. 2014: 1. constant inclusion in group texts. 2. no wifi.

Things that make us Crazy VAGUEBOOKING

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“Man, wouldn’t social media be better if my feed wasn’t full of someone making passive-aggressive statements about someone else?” We get that Facebook is a place to vent about your frustrations, but maybe it’s not the best place to imply that you’re mad at a certain somebody whose face you’re not going to tell it to. Kinda like we’re doing here.

The fact that Bruce Willis was dead the whole time isn’t a spoiler if the movie has been out for 15 years. If you’ve somehow made it to college without knowing “Rosebud was his sled,” “Romeo and Juliet die” or “Snape kills Dumbledore,” feeding your ignorance isn’t our job.

Knowing awesome things about awesome movies doesn’t make us the villains.

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Why does every action movie need to destroy a national landmark to try to seem edgy? The Statue of Liberty and half of New York can’t catch a break these days. “Die Hard” was John McClane, 11 terrorists and an office building.

So why can’t we get a movie with a little more heart and a lot less blood? Michael Bay is the last person you want to imitate.

“Seen at 12:38 a.m.” As you stare at the message, the message stares back at you. The only thing worse than not getting a response to a Facebook message is knowing that the other person has read it. You had plausible deniability before, but now you know that the other person has read the message and isn’t responding. Silence would’ve been golden.

— Pete Holmes

REMEMBER WHEN... ...there was no FACEBOOK? It was a strange time. “Friends” were people you actually talked to, “liking” didn’t involve pressing a button and a “timeline” was something you made in history class. The world used phone calls and visits to keep tabs on one another instead of scrolling through a newsfeed. Children concerned themselves with climbing trees, not Candy Crush. It sounds horrible now, but people actually liked it. ...you could be a CROCODILE DENTIST? What better way for you and your friends to spend time than taking turns pushing and poking a giant reptile’s teeth? But it wasn’t all fun and games. If you pushed the wrong tooth — the “sore” one — the crocodile would bite you. Not for the faint of heart, this game separated the weak from future crocodile hunters. ...you could see the world through a VIEW-MASTER? Nowadays, you can access an unlimited number of images with your phone or computer. But that’s boring. With a View-Master, you had to put a reel of photos into the toy, bring it to your eyes and point it at a light source. You could find a reel for almost anything. Who needs real-life experiences when you can see everything you want and more with the flick of a button? ...Eliza Thornberry talked to animals? “THE WILD THORNBERRYS,” a show about the Thornberry family and their nature-themed adventures, ran on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2004. The family, which included Darwin the chimp and Donnie the feral child, rode around in the wilderness in search of wild adventures. And to top it off, Eliza could also speak with animals. Smashing!

The weight of all the world’s ants is about equal to the weight of all the humans. Keep your picnic baskets close, but keep your bug spray closer.

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Cows always face north or south when they graze. It’s true. If you don’t believe it, go find a herd of cows on Google Earth.

The word “xsturgy” is a rare English word that has only one recorded use, in the year 1592. It means “the process of polishing.”

If every piece of Brach’s candy corn sold yearly were laid end to end, the resulting chain would wrap around the Earth 4 1/4 times.

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My trash pile mounded in the garage for months, and all I got was eternal shame and a good story.

BOW TO THE QUEEN

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f I had lived in a trashcan like Oscar the Grouch, I would have had a nice life in high school. My street of friendly Muppet neighbors would never judge me. They would expect to see me live in a home with all my trash. But I didn’t live on Sesame Street.

Yet there were mountains of trash bags in my garage. They piled up for weeks — sometimes, months. Dozens of bags, filled with banana peels, coffee grounds, old pizza boxes, used tissues and much worse.

In Columbia City, Ore., it cost $40 a month to have your trash hauled away once a week. If you cut out the middleman and took your trash to the Columbia County Transfer Station — a polite name for the dump — then it cost about $13 a trip for a maximum of 320 pounds worth of waste.

Basically, we took our own trash to the dump to save money. The initial idea was that once we filled up four trashcans, we would take them to the dump and be done with it.

But that never happened. Not once. The garage became a room filled with all of my darkest shames and deepest fears — because nothing is more frightening than putrid month-old lasagna in a web-encrusted plastic bag.

My friends’ mothers dropped me off at home after school most days of the week.

Kind, sweet middle-aged women who packed their children’s lunches and picked them up from high school at 3:15 p.m. sharp.

All of the mothers wanted to witness me step into my own home before they drove off.

Since I didn’t have a key to the front door, my only way in was through the garage. So all of them had to watch me walk past mountains

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of rubbish wrapped up in black plastic. All of them had the chance to, at least once, witness me step over trash bags to reach the door.

I could feel their eyes on me — widened in horror, wondering how this teenager could live safely in a self-created biohazard — as they watched me navigate my disgusting garage. I urged them to leave. I would give excuses.

“We haven’t had a chance to clean yet.”

“We’re going to the dump this weekend.” “I’m OK if you just, you know, leave.”

For Mom, this was no big deal. She had a key to the front door, she parked the car in the front of the house and she never took the trash out. Our filth was out of sight and not a problem. She was also artsy and independent enough that passive-aggressive neighborly comments meant nothing to her. But I was in high school. Everything meant something to my fragile, hormonally influenced self-esteem.

And mothers weren’t the only witnesses to my greatest shame. There were also the neighbors. If the neighbor with atrocious weeds or the one with no lawn decorations whatsoever saw it, it was no problem. They had faults too.

It was the other neighbors I feared. The grandmother across the street with her precious tulips and artfully stacked river rocks.

Perfect neighbors with carefully cut green grass, bountiful gardens and well-maintained houses. I hated them.

And so every time we finally took the trash to the dump, I was in constant fear of being caught. And of course it always seemed to be on a day when all of the perfects came out of their spot-free homes. They would open their windows, letting in the fresh air — only to be

horrified by the sight of Mom and I putting bag after bag after bag of trash into the minivan. I’m sure the stale, decaying garbage sent a nice odor on the breeze, mixing with the fresh flowers and clean-cut grass.

To save our poor vehicle from permanent black stains and a lingering stench, we lined the back with this huge plastic sheet. There was nothing worse than tainting future groceries with the ghosts of groceries past. I was careful of how I placed and grabbed the bags, because sometimes liquid leaked out from unidentified rotting items and sometimes spiders would use them as structures for their webs.

As I sat in the front seat with trash behind me, a seemingly indifferent mother in the driver’s seat and the occasional fly trying to be my friend, I avoided eye contact with every walker, biker, rider and citizen of Columbia County as we drove the 10 miles to the dump.

The only satisfaction I ever gained from this humiliating situation was physically throwing the large bags of trash into the open space at the dump. It’s oddly satisfying hurling your dirty secrets with all your strength.

The bags would plop. Crash. Sometimes, I could hear glass breaking. I lost a few pairs of good shoes to the black sludge covering the concrete floor — the juice of the dump — but the trash would be gone.

You would think I would learn from this.

You would think I would give myself a new, clean and debris-free start. But when I moved into my apartment this year, I was the first of four roommates, and I had the place to myself for two weeks.

I didn’t know where to put the trash.

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the beauty of standing up for yourself is others will see you standing and stand up as well.

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Specifically for business students and alumni across Indiana. If you are seeking a career in business or a business-related industry, this event will provide you with access to recruiters from top companies from Indiana and beyond.

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