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FASCINATING

COVER STORY

A CLOSER LOOK

For junior Tyler Wintermute, his need to be involved on campus is almost as big as his need to help the environment.

Music has a way of unconsciously pulling people together and the reasons behind this are as varied as its listeners.

Cris and Kristina Hochwender give us a glimpse into their fun loving lives and tell us of their passion for teaching students.

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OUR VIEWPOINT >

KEEPING OURSELVES

WELL-INFORMED

It seems almost impossible to trust the news we receive, but we need accurate, unbiased information to make informed decisions.

It was President Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect when he accused CNN’s Jim Acosta of being “fake news.” Since then, Trump has frequently called out major news outlets, including The New York Times and Washington Post, two of the most trusted news organizations in the country according to MarketWatch, when he disagrees with their reporting.

Fake news is nothing new, but social media’s role in it is. The 2016 presidential election campaign showed us that. Trump’s antics led to a growth in fake news that was supportive of him, and without checking the facts, many of us bought into it.

It has become easy for most of us to get sucked into the online news feeds that were — ­ and are — shared with us by any number of people. Most of us cannot truthfully say that we are accurately informed if we only believe what is posted to one of our social media accounts or believe a random article we stumble upon, especially if we do not look for additional information about it. Even if it is something we believe in, we many times take someone else’s word for it unless we know it came from a legitimate, unbias and credible news source.

A 2016 Pew Research Center survey reported that 62 percent of U.S. adults get their news from social media and 64 percent of people who get news on social media only get it from one site. That means most of the people sharing posts with us are not checking any facts; they’re just reposting based on their political leanings.

Today, there are thousands of online sites masquerading as news media and this makes it harder to believe what is being reported, even from long-standing news organizations. It has become much easier to just believe posts shared with us or to say that the media is lying rather than seek other information to determine a news item’s legitimacy.

But we need to remember that a free society needs the press. In a democracy, citizens have the

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right to know what is happening with their government and the press serves as a watchdog. If there’s something citizens need to know, you can bet journalists will be reporting on it. Every time Trump doesn’t care for how the media is covering his administration, he declares “fake news.” But without the media, we have no protection.

While any news outlet has the First Amendment right to exist, the divide also comes from news media that are clearly biased. MarketWatch reported last month that Breitbart, FOX News, MSNBC, Huffington Post, Yahoo, Buzzfeed and Infowars were among the least trusted news sources; most highly biased in their reporting. With far too many news groups taking one side or the other, it is impossible to tell if information is accurate. People feel the facts they are getting are doctored to fit the ideals of the audience, and there is a lot of truth to that.

But a truly reputable news organization wants you to hold them accountable and should provide both sides to any news item reported on. Granted, just the fact that the media decides to report on an issue is a form of bias, but once the decision is made to cover something, the reporting should present all sides fairly, accurately and objectively so the audience can decide which side they believe.

The best way to fight fake news is to do some research and take responsibility for what you are posting, reading or hearing. When an article is posted or you run across something that is interesting or a hot topic, look into the sources that provided the information. The media can only work effectively when you receive news that has been fairly, accurately and objectively reported; where you can see all points of view and then can make a well-informed decision.

And let others know when something posted isn’t on the up-and-up. If you don’t think a post or site is providing accurate information, let people know. Sitting on the sidelines with your head in the sand never fixes problems.

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Some students come to college knowing exactly what their individual goals and ambitions are. Others get involved in as many ways possible — and that’s just what junior Tyler Wintermute has done.

The Broadlands, Va., native has been a member of more than 10 organizations since arriving at UE, making him a classic UE overachiever. But for Tyler, he is just living life the way he wants.

As a triple threat — majoring in environmental science, biology and chemistry — Tyler said he has always been involved in his community. He credits his dad with inspiring him, and believes he owes the world something in return.

Tyler said he knows he can get the job done no matter the situation, so when positions need to be filled, he quickly volunteers. As an Eagle Scout, that seems to be Tyler’s attitude about most things, especially when it concerns the environment.

“I actually accomplished things instead of just hanging out and being in an organization,” Tyler said.

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for a campus-composting program and this semster is conducting research and working in the McCarty Greenhouse. With more than 600 signatures, Tyler presented his composting idea to UE and the result was the Environmental Sustainability Task Force, a committee approved by President Tom Kazee.

“I asked myself, how can I have the biggest impact on other people’s lives and sustainability was the answer,” Tyler said.

While many organizations have benefitted from Tyler’s participation, he said the benefits are mutual. Since coming to UE and getting involved he said he has become more outgoing and learned to push himself to reach new heights.

Participating in a GAP course on alternative energy showed Tyler that he isn’t just some guy sitting in a classroom all • He knows sign language. day. His team was able to get the • His favorite animal is the mongoose.

Carver Community Organization’s • His favorite plant is the sensitive.

Neighborhood Center, a nonprof• His biggest pet peeve is when people it center that provides youth proleave lights on. gramming, a grant of $90,000 to • His favorite color is red. make its facilities environmentalAnyone who knows Tyler knows that ly friendly. the environment is his priority. He has preThe GAP team received the 2016 Diviously served as president of the Environversity and Inclusion at Work Award from mental Concerns Organization, spearheadthe Office of Diversity Initiatives for its efed a petition drive last spring to get support forts and Tyler discovered he could make a

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real difference in the world.

“Even though we still feel like kids, we still have the opportunity to have the same impact,” Tyler said. “We just have to realize we are capable of doing this.”

Although there are people who don’t believe climate change is real, Tyler keeps trying to convince people otherwise. And not only has he taken on many environmental causes, he has also gotten involved on campus in other ways. He is a Moore Hall resident assistant, Student Congress parliamentarian and RSA president, where he is also a member of the Sustainability Task Force.

Tyler said he is always looking to get more involved and have a bigger impact on campus and the environment.

“I want to make sure I can help others and be who I am and be successful in what I do,” he said.

No matter who I am or where I am, I’m going to try and be successful.”

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The following information was compiled from offense reports filed April 10–Aug. 29 in Safety & Security.

Aug. 29 – A bicycle was stolen from a UEowned house. Loss reported at $150.

Aug. 27 – Aug. 26 – Change stolen from a vehicle parked in O-lot. Loss reported at $17.

Aug. 26 – Items stolen from a vehicle parked in J-lot. Loss reported at $1,045. Report was also filed with Evansville Police.

Aug. 24 – A student in Moore Hall was found in possession of marijuana. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— A vehicle being driven down Walnut was hit by a banana. Suspect ran into Schroeder Hall and Safety & Security officers were unable to locate the person.

Aug. 22 – A student was found to have consumed alcohol. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Aug. 17 – A vehicle parked at a UE-owned house was unlawfully entered. No loss reported.

Aug. 16 – A vehicle parked in H-lot was vandalized. No loss reported.

Aug. 9 – The windshield of a vehicle parked at UE-owned property was damaged. No loss reported.

July 27 – Two students were found in possession of marijuana. Both were referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

July 1 – Student found consuming alcohol. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

June 26 – A non-student was stopped after being identified as stealing a guitar from Neu Chapel. Property was returned. Person was banned from campus.

June 25 – Safety & Security vehicle was vandalized while parked in K-lot. A report was filed with Evansville Police.

June 13 – Two juveniles were stopped after it was reported they had stolen items from a WFF employee’s vehicle. Property recovered. Victim chose not to file charges with Evansville Police.

— Safety & Security vehicle was vandalized while it was parked in K-lot. A report was filed with Evansville Police.

June 11 – A person previously banned from campus was observed standing at the front entrance to Moore Hall. A report was filed with Evansville Police.

June 10 – An unknown person smeared food on the Safety & Security vehicle while it was parked in K-lot. A report was filed with Evansville Police. No loss reported.

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Safety & Security vehicle. A report was filed with Evansville Police. The person was banned from campus. No loss reported.

June 4 – Three students were found in a yard barn on Frederick in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Students referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

May 19 – A bicycle was stolen from the bike rack located near the Carson Center tennis courts.

No loss reported.

May 12 – A textbook was stolen from the UE Bookstore. Loss reported at $188.

— An unknown male was reported entering a yard barn on Frederick and flashes of light were observed coming from inside. Loss not reported.

May 5 – A flag was reported stolen from the south side of Braun Stadium. Loss reported at $75.

May 4 – A student reported being assaulted by another student at the Tau Kappa Epsilon house.

Evansville Police were contacted. No charges were filed. One student was referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— A vehicle parked behind the ceramics studio was damaged by two juveniles. It was believed a BB gun was used to damage the vehicle. A report was filed with Evansville Police. No loss reported.

May 3 – A vehicle parked in the Lambda Chi Alpha parking lot was vandalized. Loss not reported.

May 2 – A student was found intoxicated on the third floor of Hale Hall. Student was transported by ambulance to St. Vincent Hospital.

May 1 – A door at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house was vandalized. No loss reported.

April 26 – A WFF employee reported property stolen inside Olmsted Hall. Three students were referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Several people were seen trespassing in Ridgway Center after the building was closed.

April 24 – A person previously banned from campus was found on campus and escorted off campus by Evansville Police.

April 22 – A vehicle parked in H-lot was vandalized. Loss not reported.

— A person previously banned from campus was found on campus and escorted off campus by Safety & Security officers.

April 21 – A room in the Sigma Phi Epsilon house was vandalized. Loss not reported. Suspects to make restitution.

April 10 – The exterior of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house was vandalized. Loss not reported.

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WITHIN FAITH >

GOING TO HELL IF

WE DON’T ‘LIKE’

Just because we don’t ‘like’ doesn’t mean we don’t ‘love’ when discussing religious posts and acknowlegding images online.

Social media provides an important outlet for sharing personal lives, but sharing faith on social media needs to be handled appropriately, which unfortunately is usually not how it is dealt with.

Dozens of cutesy pictures pop up in social media feeds hourly. Many of these often condemn people to hell if they choose to ignore them. Proclaiming that a person will go to hell if they ignore a picture of Jesus is inappropriate and harmful to the online Christian community. These pictures, as well as other forms of Christian social media, are nuisances to those who do not post them. People dread and resent these forms of social media because of the resulting guilt trip.

As many choose to believe, ignoring these posts does not remove a person’s love or trust for God. The poster has no power to do so. Relationships between a person and God are entirely determined by the two in the relationship, as it should be with all relationships. To bring oneself into someone else’s relationship with God is arrogant and disrespectful to all parties. Judging and condemning others to a fate that no one has full control over is horrific for the condemner, which harms that person more than it harms the one ignoring it.

The Rev. Evan M. Dolive, associate minister for Family Life at First Christian

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Church in Longview, Texas, writes many articles for the social justice magazine Sojourners, including an article concerning Christian social media.

“It is one thing to have a faith and have that faith inform your life, but it is another to have a faith and guilt trip others into following your actions,” he said, pointing out the harm social media can bring to religious life.

If the most effective method of producing a relationship between God and a nonbeliever is guilt, then Christianity has much bigger problems than how God’s followers use social media. Fortunately, this was not the only way God provided for Christian followers to spread his word.

There are numerous ways to spread faith that allow for a positive connection, rather than a negative one, to be developed and

IGNORING these images and posts does not remove a person’s love or trust for God.

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nurtured into a healthy Christian life.

As non-Christians scroll through Facebook and see dozens of pictures of Jesus, God or other religious figures along with captions guilt-tripping both Christians and others, they are going to condemn the religion as something not to be taken seriously.

When evangelizing others, it is much more effective to approach them in a friendly, lov-

ing manner and in person.

It is harder to ignore someone when they are in front of you, talking to you, than it is while scrolling through social media where so many things get easily overlooked. Why choose an inferior method to teach people about something so incredibly important to millions of people and their lily|RENFRO cultures globally?

Christians who post pictures often use social media as a way to try and improve their relationship with God without really working for it. Rather than going to church, being active in a religious community and praying and communicating with God, these people choose the McDonald’s brand of religion. They want a fast, easy fix to a bigger problem, but those fast, easy fixes worsen the problem.

On some level, there is a conscious knowledge that social media Christianity is only a quick fix. Feelings of guilt then arise and often perpetuate the use of social media. It forces these people to use it to spread the guilt they feel in hopes that their rocky solution might provide something more productive for others. This perpetuation does not improve one’s relationship with God — or even keep it stagnant.

Instead, it forces the relationship to rapidly deteriorate. There is no longer a strong connection with God that is backed by the practices and prayers of the Christian faith.

Rather there is a secular connection with the Internet that pretends to be a healthy practice in faith.

“There is no relationship, just a pretty picture with a cute font,” Dolive said, referencing the “Like if you love Jesus” pictures.

When Jesus becomes a meme, there’s a problem with online Christianity. With the influx of Internet usage and the world of social media expanding, it is easy to get swept up in the meaningless string of posts from dozens of people.

Utilizing those posts to evangelize people is not how God intended His word to be spread, nor does anyone really enjoy or benefit from flaky Christianity. Rather, it should be communicated in a serious, appropriate manner that is currently lacking in mainstream Christian social media.

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ty that matters is male or female. A person can have many identifying factors that can come into play during feminist discussions.

It’s BOGUS to think that just because you’re in a good place that other women in the world are too.

MODERN PERSPECTIVES >

FEMINISM COMES IN

VARIOUS SHADES

While many white women don’t believe they need feminism, everyone should take a look at different perspectives.

It seems that the phrase, “I don’t need feminism” is coming out of the mouths of young, white, privileged women more and more. I mean, why do they need feminism? They have been given every opportunity a man has been given.

Sure, they might have experienced a catcall here and there, been told they were prettier when they smiled and felt the pressure media imposes on how women should look, but so what?

If you think you don’t need feminism, then I’m sorry, you’re wrong. All of those things described are what feminism fights against. Women shouldn’t ever be called out or told by someone what is socially acceptable for them to do or say.

Feminism isn’t just about lifting up yourself; it’s about lifting up all women. It’s bogus to think that just because you’re in a good place that other women in the world are too. Not all women are given equal opportunities, allowed to follow their dreams or are living without discrimination.

Check your privilege. No seriously, sit down and think about the advantages you have over your peers just because of the color of your skin. I’m white. I am attending a private university, receiving a degree in a subject that I love and enjoying the benefits those things give me. These things have

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given me advantage over others. No question about it.

Gina M. Florio, a reporter for Bustle, an online magazine that addresses feminism and other issues pertaining to women, wrote in a 2015 article that the plight of the middle-class, straight, white, American woman is not the same as that of an uneducated, gay, American woman of color. She said white feminists are privileged in ways that feminists of color simply can’t relate to, and many times it is not even their fault.”

Just because your life is lea|ARNOLD fine and dandy doesn’t mean there aren’t women who are discriminated against, not just because of their sex, but also because of the color of their skin, their sexual orientation and other identities. Intersectional feminism, first coined in 1989, is a feminist perspective that includes a person’s other identities besides gender, things such as race, sexual orientation and religion, and takes into account how their other identities impact the way they are treated in society.

The Huffington Post reported in June that the purpose of intersectionality is to help people realize that identities are complex, diverse and multifaceted. It is naive to think that in feminism the only identi-

There are infinite combinations. Black, straight Sunni Muslim. White transgender bisexual. Multiracial, cisgendered Jew. The list goes on.

This is real feminism, which contrasts greatly with the term “white feminism,” a pseudofeminism stance that pushes people of color and LGBTQ women’s concerns to the side, focusing more on the problems of straight, white women. Even longtime feminist Gloria Steinem sees the problem.

“There is no such thing as white feminism,” she said recently. “Because if it’s white, it’s not feminism. It’s either talking about all women or it’s not.”

The feminist movement has also had a bigoted past. Bustle pointed out that when suffragists were campaigning for the right to vote, black women were asked to participate, but to walk in the back of the parades.

Some of the women we know as founders of the suffragist movement, even Elizabeth Cady Stanton, are now viewed as racists.

Betty Friedan, author of 1963’s “The Feminine Mystique,” reflected views that were racist, classist and homophobic in her then innovative piece of feminist rhetoric.

Though Friedan later recanted her stance against the LGBTQ community and admitted the perspective she took was a narrow and whitewashed one, people today need to realize that her ideas — the ones many were left remembering — still perpetrate ideas of an exclusionary feminism, which is not what feminism today is about.

So how can we all be better intersectional feminists? Huffington Post gives a few suggestions, such as not getting defensive when someone of a different background has a different viewpoint than you. Instead, give them a platform to discuss their perspective, without being interrupted. Let the marginalized speak. Be open to what they are saying. Accept that the U.S. has a gender problem, a race problem and a homophobic problem. And they are all intertwined. Allow people to tell their own stories. Basically, sit down and shut up.

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, NATURE IS IN CONTROL Mother Nature is always there to put us back in place if we get a little too cocky or relaxed. Diana Durre stopped at Taco Bell when heavy winds caused the 75-foot sign to fall on top of her truck, killing her instantly. Next time you go on that late night food run, you might want to consider the weather.

Nature got its message across again when David Grundman went out with the intention of destroying a cactus for fun. After firing several shots at the cactus with a shotgun, he poked it to try and make it fall over, causing the 500-pound arm to fall on his head, crushing him to death. If this doesn’t get the message across to not mess with nature, nothing will.

THE IRONY IS REAL AND SO IS DEATH Lifeguards in New Orleans threw a pool party to celebrate their first drowning-free season. But at the party, a man named Jerome Moody was found dead at the bottom of the pool — you know, the same pool filled with hundreds of lifeguards. And while people complain that their job will be the death of them; in the case of Marc Bourjade, that became a reality.

The French mortician was killed when a pile of coffins fell on top of him while at work. If that is not enough workplace irony for you, think of Garry Hoy. He liked to show people how indestructible the windows of his 24th floor office were.

To do this, he would often throw himself against the windows. But one day, the windows proved quite destructible as he plummeted to the ground below. Talk about a bad day at work.

REMEMBER, THEY DID IT TO THEMSELVES We all know those people who just do not grasp the concept of using deodorant.

But others take it too far. England-native Jonathon Capewell spent many of his days in his stuffy bedroom completely cover-

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ing his body in deodorant. Over time, gases built up in his body, causing him to die from a heart attack.

We can all agree on the level of recklessness there, but a man named Basil Brown reached a whole different level. He drank more than a gallon of carrot juice a day hoping to gain x-ray vision — or maybe just to get healthier. After 10 days, he had 10,000 times the recommended amount of vitamin A, resulting in liver failure and his untimely death.

PEOPLE ARE STUPID. IT’S THE TRUTH.

TOO GOOD AT ACTING Actor Gareth Jones fooled the audience during a live televised play into thinking his heart attack was improvised. It wasn’t.

People’s stupidity sometimes leads to their death. For example, riding around in shopping carts was fun when we were children, but for 18-year-old Cameron Bieberle, the fun ended after he was thrown out of one. He was riding in a shopping cart pulled by an SUV when the cart hit a speed bump and threw him to the pavement. He later died of a traumatic head injury.

We all know how hard it is to find good entertainment, but that is not the way to go about it. Another man who should have thought through things a bit more is Ivan McGuire. He died after forgetting to put on his parachute before skydiving, clearly an important part of the experience.

ONE HOBBY TURNED DEADLY A Tucson, Ariz., man flew his remotecontrolled airplane into his head after losing sight of it in the sun.

HOLD YOUR WEE FOR A WII A California mother of three tried to win a Wii by drinking as much water as she could without going to the bathroom. She drank too much and died of water intoxication.

WOULD YOU RISK YOUR LIFE FOR A SELFIE? In today’s world, a selfie is the best way to document the time when you did something cool or went somewhere awesome.

It is usually all in good fun — until it goes wrong.

A few Russian soldiers in 2015 thought it would be cool to take a selfie while holding a grenade. This was before they realized it was live and it blew up, killing them both.

The phone survived.

Most deaths are just as unexpected as that. For one English hiker, a selfie stick caused his downfall. The stick was struck by lightening during a hike and he was electrocuted. Next time, think before you stick a metal rod anywhere.

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not, no harm done — move on. You do not get to revoke your support because you got your feelings hurt.

Don’t expect us to be the experts.

LGBTQ culture is a rabbit hole of sociologically based ideas about sex and gender and conflicting and overlapping definitions of sexuality and romantic orientation. You are LESBIHONEST > probably going to be confused at first. That is OK, but do not bombard us with questions and expect us to be able to explain all of it to you clearly and concisely.

Often the onus is put on us to be the experts among straight people and it can be exhausting to explain the same things over and over again. Being gay does not make Just because you say you’re an ally doesn’t mean you are. us experts about every identity within the Learning to recognize your privilege is an important first step.

LGBTQ community — it does not even make us experts on our own identities. If you cere and makes us feel as if you only care So you want to be an ally to the LGBTQ have questions, do some research on your about the novelty of having gay friends. community. You are super supportive of own and if you are still confused then you While allies are an important part of any your gay friends, you just love gay culture can ask if we would be willing to clarify movement, their place is rarely in the spotand you’ve been to every PRIDE parade things for you. light. since high school. You’re basically one of Do advocate for us outAn ally’s job is to stand the gays already, what more could you posside of LGBTQ spaces. We as support in the backsibly need to know? love having your support ground and to make room Your enthusiasm is appreciated, but in these spaces and while for LGBTQ voices. This is esyou have a lot to learn. Being an ally is we are hanging out with pecially true during PRIDE more than simply standing up for your gay you, but these are situations and at gay bars. friends and partying at PRIDE. Being an where we do not necessarily As an ally, you are a guest ally takes work. need you to defend us — we in these spaces and you have An ally is anyone who demonstrates supare perfectly capable of deto remember that this event port for a minority group that they themfending ourselves. or place is ultimately not for selves do not belong to. The first rule of beAt home and in spacyou. It is absolutely OK to ing an ally is to know and recognize your es where we are not around have fun, but do not make a privilege. This can be challenging because to stand up for ourselves is oli|ROSS-MUSICK where your support is most scene and do not try to put there is a negative connotation associated yourself at the center of attention. Nobody with having privilege. needed. Calling out your aunt Helga on goes to a gay bar to talk to straight people.

Your privilege is not something to be her homophobic rhetoric in the middle of Don’t make your support conditional. ashamed of — you cannot help that you are Thanksgiving dinner is going to be awkOne thing we hear a lot is people complainstraight any more than I can help that I am ward, but part of being an ally is fighting ing that the LGBTQ community alienates gay — but you do have to be aware of it and homophobia whenever it occurs. straight allies by making blanWhen my grandfather interrogates me ket statements about heteroon my sexuality, I do not have the luxury sexuals. There is a reason we of shrugging my shoulders and keeping my do this. If I say straight peohead down. But you do, and it is your reple are the worst and then go sponsibility to choose not to let it go. Being on to highlight an issue I have with straight of how you use it. At the end of the day, it is an ally is a full-time job; you do not get to people, I do not mean all straight people. not about you, it is about the people you are quit when you go home or when none of us The reason we do not say some straight supporting. So here are some things to reare around to thank you. people is that qualifying the statement with member when striving to be a good ally.

Providing support to any community some allows people to dismiss that stateDon’t steal the spotlight. This includes takes constant work and self-reflection. Peoment as not applying to them. By making bragging and drawing attention to yourself. ple who go to LGBTQ spaces just to parthis generalization, I force you to stop and Nobody cares how many gay friends you ty are not effective allies. To be an ally you think whether you are one of the straight have or how many PRIDE parades you have have to be willing to speak out even when it people I am complaining about. If you are been to. Bragging makes you seem insinis not convenient.

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you click “More Colors,” you suddenly see a complete color wheel with infinite variations of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo or violet.

Now imagine the only two words you can use to describe the colors you see are “red” or “blue.” For magenta or cyan, it might be pretty easy to choose one. But TRANSITIONS > what about yellow or green? That’s what I’ve come to realize about myself. All this time, I’ve been trying to figure out what shade of blue I’m supposed to be, when in reality I might be closer to a sunset orange.

This is all just my theory. But it would explain why time and time again, loosening gender restrictions has led to the range Being nonbinary doesn’t mean having one of the 86 genders of gender expression and identity we see in listed on Tumblr. It means having the freedom to be ourselves. the world expanding as well. It would explain why there are more people who pubBut while I am now Jesse, the freedom to “So it’s Jesse now?” I knew I would be licly identify as trans/nonbinary now than truly be myself is not one I will have at UE asked this a lot when I got back on campus ever before, even though we know from or in Evansville. There’s a marked differafter spending the summer in Chicago. It’s studying history that trans people have alence between androgyny by choice and ana reasonable question; after all, the last time ways existed. drogyny by necessity. And most people saw me, I appeared to be living No, there isn’t something although I genuinely apprecicomfortably with the name Katie. in the water. No one is turnate the strides UE has made So why did I change it? It’s the inevitaing trans. We are just explorto accommodate trans peoble follow-up to the previous question. Most ing the freedom we’ve been ple so far, there is still a long people can’t imagine changing their name given to make choices about way to go. once, let alone twice. ourselves that make us hapIf you take a course with While I have been on hormones for more pier.

James Berry, professor of anthan a year now, I have kept the majority of There has been a lot of rethropology, you will learn my experience transitioning private. I rarely sistance to the use of “they” about the diversity of gender presented as female on campus last year or as a genderless pronoun. Opin the world. All six inhabitspoke up when I would get called “he” as a ponents of the change say ed continents contain societresult. It made me safer, but living that way it’s not grammatically cories that recognize more than for so long was hell. rect, but such resistance to jesse|ROBKIN changes in grammar is not two genders.

This changed when I moved to ChicaPeople are finally recognizing this in the go. All of a sudden I was diving into an ennew. Hundreds of years ago, English speakU.S. too. As more and more people express vironment where all-gender restrooms, geners resisted “you” replacing “thou” as a sintheir preference for they/them pronouns, der-inclusive language and email signatures gular pronoun. we as a society are starting to realize gender with preferred pronouns were the norm. I Honestly, the debate is silly. If I told you isn’t just as simple as pink and blue. could advocate for myself when I felt unI was going to my cousin’s graduation, you Within male and female, there would respond, “Are they graduating high is already some variety of genschool or college?” or “Tell them I say conder expression. Some women are gratulations!” Many people already use they girly girls or tomboys or sporty or them when we refer to people whose genor preppy or Goth. But from the der they don’t know. moment they are born, all of them are socomfortable. I wore dresses outside without We are getting closer to creating a world cialized to be women. What if these binary being called a faggot. I felt safe. where people like me can exist comfortably. terms we use to describe gender are not as Once I started to live freely, I discovered I would be shocked if in 10 years UE has accurate as we have assumed them to be?

I didn’t always fit as squarely into femininnot standardized faculty email signatures I’ve come to view gender as a color specity as I thought I did. Androgyny could be to include pronouns, adopted all-gender retrum. Imagine you’re choosing a typeface fun when I didn’t feel pressure to “pass” as strooms and expanded its gender-neutral color in a Microsoft Word document. You one gender or another. And with this interhousing. The rest of the world is doing it. are presented with different gradients of the est in blurring gender lines came the need Why can’t we? The new motto is ‘E is for Evstandard eight colors of the rainbow. But if for a more unisex name. eryone.’ Right?

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ORGANIZATIONS fair Ridgway Center plaza looked like a street fair as representatives from more than 85 student organizations showcased what their groups have to offer. Students came away with giveaways and new organizations to call their own.

Waiting to get his picture taken at the SAB booth, senior Ryan DeHoff looks back as Megan King, Morton & Brentano residential coordinator and assistant director of campus programs, and senior Gina DeLise catch up. | Bryton McKinley

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VOICE YOUR OPINION lydia|MAXWELL Now that Chartwells has had the chance to get started servicing UE, if there is anything the dining company wants it is student feedback. Chartwells provides a number of ways students can share their opinions, including through Facebook.com/uedining and dineoncampus.com, and to ask questions. They want to make sure students are happy with their meals, no matter their diet.

As you have probably seen by now, some food is labeled vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free. This allows students to quickly choose a meal that fits their dietary needs. Students with allergies can ask the staff to take extra care when preparing their food to prevent cross contamination. Chartwells also creates balanced meals by showcasing a different super food that will be included in weekly recipes.

In addition to students’ needs, Chartwells also places a high importance on sustainability. Many of you have already experienced the new carry-out program. Marketing manager Janelle Craft said they have implemented green to-go boxes that students can use once a day. This helps lower the amount of waste.

With these new to-go boxes, students can continue to use the same box or turn it in to the staff to be washed and used again. The staff also keeps an eye on how much food goes to waste by only putting out the necessary amount of food. They look to donate any usable leftovers to local food programs.

Chartwells has also revamped Ace’s Place to provide students more access by having self-checkout available.

Craft said students will need their UE ID to get in and to pay. You can head over to Ace’s Place when Ridgway Center is open, and just like Ace’s Place, there now is the 24hour Market@Koch waiting for you in Koch Center.

Another added benefit in the works is when you have one of those days when you’re sick and cannot get out of bed. Chartwells hopes to provide a service that will bring your meal to you. These “sick trays” will be used in conjunction with authorization from the Health Center.

These updated services will result in differing opinions and Chartwells wants to hear them.

“We want to make sure that we’re building a program that the students really want,” Craft said.

The switch to Chartwells as the campus dining provider results in many changes. From the salad bar and new meal options in Cafe Court to the fully stocked Starbucks machines in Market@Koch, there are plenty of new options for students to try. You can even eat healthy while enjoying a Poptart! | photos by Bryton McKinley

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MUSIC A deeper look into how music connects us, makes us feel certain emotions and the impact it has on our surroundings.

There is very little we do in life that doesn’t involve music. Most of us can’t study without our favorite tunes floating into our ears. Some of us wake up to music blaring from an alarm clock and keep it playing as we shower.

Music also guides many of us into sleep, and what would driving be like if we didn’t have music to sing-along to? A social event wouldn’t be a social event without music.

And many of us don’t think twice when shelling out big bucks to go listen to a favorite band.

The power of music is by lydia|MAXWELL amazing. It can bring people together no matter where they are and keep them together long after last call. This connection has been occuring since notes were first played. And it is not a coincidence.

There are a number of psychological and physical reasons why music has impacted our cultures and our lives for centuries.

Everyone knows what it is like to have a rough day and by the end of it, all we want is a chance to relax. Listening to music makes this possible. It allows us to deal with daily stress and to sort through our mess of emotions. Jaley Montgomery, visiting assistant professor of music therapy, said that while we are not all affected by the same music, we all feel something by listening.

“Music is a unique way of reaching people and has a way of striking a chord in all

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of us,” she said. “It’s personal and it speaks to us, no matter who we are.”

We use music like we do clothes: as a way to express ourselves to the world and establish our identity. As we become more comfortable with ourselves, it is easier to connect with others.

When we hear a song we really like, we feel the need to express it. Whether it is by going to a concert and screaming when a certain song is played or popping into a neighbor’s room to sing-along when someone is blasting one of your favorite songs, we find ways to express ourselves and let others know how we feel.

In normal situations, it can be hard to walk up to someone new and talk to them, but music has a way of breaking boundaries. It can bring people together, even if they would normally never notice one another. Robert Shelby, assistant professor of sociology, calls this a freeing experience.

“It’s one of the mechanisms that builds social cohesion,” he said. “It draws people together despite vast differences.”

Besides helping us with connections, music can also change our mood. When we are in a certain mood, we listen to something that represents that, like instrumental when we are feeling tired. Shelby said that it is a two-way street; music can put a person in a specific mood, but their mood can affect the way they hear the music.

“We’re the variable that’s changing,” he said. “Depending on our circumstances,

music changes how it affects us.”

Music can change us in physical ways as well. Montgomery said that our bodies mimic the beat of music through a process called entrainment. This can change our heart rate, breathing, even the rhythm in our walk as we listen to different songs.

It is almost completely subconscious, but when you walk past stores that have music playing, we change our pace and the sway of our hips. Next time you head to the mall, watch the people as they pass the doors and you will notice the difference.

Jamming out to your favorite songs can also help tune up your memory, verbal and recall skills. And it is not because of the artist’s talent; it is because music lights up both hemispheres of the brain like a Christmas tree. The process of both sides being active at the same time is rare as not many things can do this.

With the brain brighter than Times Square at night, the hippocampus, or the long-term storage of the brain, gets a workout. At the same time, it releases the happy chemicals serotonin and dopamine. It is a good bet that this is what causes us to relate certain songs and memories.

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You don’t like the original version of a song because it’s better.

You like it because it’s the one you heard first. of smell. Unfortunately, it does not matter if it is a good or bad memory.

It is obvious that listening to music has many benefits and is a big part of people’s lives. As always, popular culture recognizes this and jumps on it. When producers figure out what people want to hear, they milk the style and create new songs based on this.

“Pop culture is a machine and is constantly churning out content,” Shelby said.

“It’s been following the same formula since its inception.”

No matter how hard it tries, popular culture does not completely dictate what we listen to, but we always find a reason to listen and there are many factors that help us decide on the genre to play. The most obvious factor is personal choice: we listen to it because it is what we want to listen to.

But, our personal choice is not based on just ourselves: the people around us have an influence. We all have that one friend who insists we listen to a new song that he or she loves, even when it is nothing like the rest of the music we listen to. Being exposed to different genres and how available they are helps us choose one that we enjoy.

With streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, it has never been easier to discover new music. Before the magical invention of these services, people many times listened to whatever their parents listened to since it was the only music they had been introduced to.

But once we

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gave ourselves permission to explore, we discovered many different genres. All that matters now is that we have an Internet connection and we can explore what we want whenever we want.

With access available everywhere, it is not surprising that we see people enjoying music all over campus — whether it is someone walking to class wearing Beats headphones or a group that hauls speakers out to the Ridgway Center lawn and plays music as they play Frisbee.

And we all play our favorite playlists at different times, like when we are studying or sometimes when we go to sleep. But sometimes our choice of music can hinder us. For most, it can be hard to write a paper when listening to certain types of music, such as rap or heavy metal. Junior Justin Morrison said this is why he listens to instrumental music while doing schoolwork, as it allows him to listen without getting distracted by the lyrics.

“It’s good to listen to something with beat,” he said. “Something with groove to it.”

Music is defined as an art form whose medium is sound organized in time. The common elements are pitch, rhythm and dynamics. It is easy to forget that it has evolved from many genres over the years.

Genres like rock ‘n’ roll, pop and reggae were all popular at different times and helped develop other genres, changing music history. When we think about the history of music, most think of modern music festivals or large orchestras, but music was already a part of the world long before mass gatherings like this were popular.

There is evidence of music as far back as

35,000 years ago in the form of bone flutes and cave paintings. It is ridiculous to imagine a group of cavemen getting together for the sole purpose of listening to a good

Group singing has been proven to lower stress, relieve anxiety and elevate endorphins. flute, but it shows that music has always had a way to pull people together. Music has been loved and appreciated throughout its history.

While the love we have for music has not changed, how we make it certainly has. Besides all of the different genres, instruments have gradually been evolving.

Now, most music is made using computers, soundboards and other digital equipment.

The use of computers in creating music has been around for a while, but now there are new programs that are replacing the old. The use of soundboards has skyrocketed, mainly because of how easy it is to use and the way the music sounds.

With a soundboard, you can include sound effects or clips into your music.

With such amazing possibilities, it is no wonder that people have always been fascinated by music.

And the future possibilities are endless.

Who knows what it will sound like in the decades to come?

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A NEW PLACE FOR ALL hannah|ROWE If you have trouble finding a quiet spot on campus or need a place where you can go to have an intelligent conversation without interruption, the Diversity Resource Center is the place to go.

Officially opened in the spring, LaNeeca Williams, chief diversity officer, has created a campus location where students can go and hang out, eat lunch and have discussions about what is going on in the world. She said it is a place where no one will tell you what to think or how to think. Most of all, it and the people who hang out there are to be viewed with respect.

Williams said while UE has improved with its diversity programming, she believes other schools do it better.

She wants UE’s programming and resources to improve and sees the center as a positive step.

“I wanted a space students could call their own,” Williams said. “I hope they feel like it’s a place they can come and relax.”

Located on Weinbach across the street, catty-cornered from Hale Hall, the house is easy to spot with its purple front door. Ironically, the color is called “purple passage,” and Williams considered this to be the most appropriate color as she said it symbolizes that everyone is welcome to enter a space that values inclusion and diversity.

Williams hopes student groups will host events and hold meetings at the center. Ideally, she would also like to see organizations that are different in membership and mission partner with each other to do activities and learn how the other experiences things in life.

Facilitating diverse learning is something Williams is trying to accomplish through the center. She believes it can foster a sense of togetherness between students that was not possible before.

When entering the center, you will immediately notice that it is decorated in UE colors and that it has been converted into a place where students can meet, hold activities or just stop by for a cup of coffee.

“I just want to stress that it’s for all students,” Williams said.

The center is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday– Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. For more information, contact Williams at lw161@evansville.edu.

The coziness of the living room is evident with its furniture and emphasis on UE. • Remembering events that highlight diversity are showcased throughout the house. • Just like at home, the comforts are in the small details, from the soft lighting to the kitchen essentials. photos by Bryton McKinley

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FITNESS CENTER UPGRADES COMPLETED

“Fun” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept.

22–23, 28–30 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 1.

One thing UET hopes to achieve this season is a sense of togetherness. Cowden said people yearn to experience things together.

“Theatre can give you that communal experience,” she said. “If there is a time when we need that the most, this is it.”

UET will also perform William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Nov. 10–12, 16–19; Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” Feb. 16–18, 22–25; and John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” April 13–15, 19–22.

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After making a number of aesthetic changes to the Fitness Center and purchasing about $130,000 worth of equipment, students have a far better space to work out in this year. Jeff Chestnut, Fitness Center director, said the type of equipment is basically the same as before, just newer models that will help students as they complete their workouts.

“It creates a little more positive atmosphere when everyone is working out,” he said. “Fitness is really something you start when you’re young because it gets harder when you’re older.”

Chestnut said he is always trying to peak students’ interest in fitness as his staff develops programs and trains people on the equipment. Many classes return this year, including yoga and Zumba, since those were the two largest classes last year.

Chestnut said the key is for students to figure out an exercise program and stick with it.

“You’re having fun sweating and learning something new,” he said.

A remodeled area upstairs includes a space for five spin bikes and weightlifting machines have replaced the old — on both levels. All of the additions are more user friendly.

“I think students can find something they’ll like,” Chestnut said. “You never know what’s going to be that spark.”

Additionally, Chestnut is offering the Rape, Aggression and Defense course, where women learn basic self-defense techniques, at 11 a.m. Sept. 23 in the center for Family Weekend.

Chestnut also said the RAD course will be offered on campus later this semester.

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MEEKS FIELDHOUSE GETS A FACELIFT Students can get ready to cheer on the Aces in a newly remodeled gym that has needed a facelift for years. With women’s basketball returning to campus to play instead of facing opponents in a near-empty Ford Center, a space for them and volleyball — and fans too — has been created that everyone is cheering about.

“We wanted to give our women’s basketball team a home-court advantage,” said Dustin Hall, assistant athletic director for marketing. “This makes the team [and volleyball] more accessible to fans.”

State-of-the-art equipment has helped transform the space. Hall said the floor was refurbished and lying on top of it is a removable volleyball court, made up of about 30 connectable pieces. The material, called Taraflex, is used by top NCAA volleyball teams around the country. For basketball season, the flooring will be removed.

From the retractable bleachers to banners highlighing women’s sports, nearly everything is new, including the sound system and digital equipment. Cost of the renovations was about $800,000. And while it is the same space most people are familiar with, people will be amazed at the transformation.

“It looks and feels completely different,” Hall said. “Our goal and hope is that we get crowds of people to see the atmosphere.”

UET KICKS OFF ITS 50TH SEASON UE Theatre kicks off its 50th anniversary season this weekend with Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s “Fun Home,” a 2015 Tony Award-winning musical. UE is one of the first colleges in the country to perform it, and the Broadway production was choreographed by Danny Mefford, a 2004 alumnus.

Managing director Sharla Cowden said UET is excited to be doing something more contemporary and musicals are a different way to express oneself. “‘Fun Home’ may attract an audience that hasn’t come to Shanklin [Theatre] before,” said R. Scott Lank, professor of theatre and director of the play. “It’s a story that we haven’t addressed here.”

Cowden said the show deals with being brave and facing family secrets.

“There’s a lot of ‘coming to’ in this play,” she said. “Coming of age, coming out and coming to terms.”

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SAB OFFERING TRIVIA Everyone loves trivia and SAB is making sure you get your fill. With its new trivia activity set for three Thursdays a month, students will have the opportunity to gather in Cafe Court and battle each other to win prizes. Geoff Edwards, assistant dean of students, said there are a lot of trivia categories and the event will include free soda and popcorn. Students are welcome to play by themselves or set up a team. For a schedule of SAB events, visit facebook.com/uestudentactivitiesboard.

TSCC OVERSEEING CENTER UE has partnered with Tri-State Community Clinics, an on-site clinic and wellness program, to oversee health care services available to students on campus. A nurse practitioner is now available two hours a day, with a local doctor also able to assist. The clinic is staffed by two nurses.

“We will try to keep everybody as healthy as they can be away from home,” clinic coordinator Ashley Craig said. “We’re dedicated to get you help somehow.”

Since most students do not have a local primary care doctor, the clinic is an option to help students solve their medical problems. While many services are free, some lab tests and medications cost a small fee.

For allergy shots, Craig said a student in the past had to establish care with a local provider. Now those shots can be done on campus at the center for $10. Also, some lab testing can be done at the center for a low

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Edward Davis will discuss “Policing in America: The Changing Landscape of Our Cities & Law Enforcement’s Role in Protecting Our Communities.”

What makes Davis recognizable is his expert knowledge in crisis management and terrorism. Several countries, including Singapore, England and Israel, have worked with him on incorporating different policies.

After the Boston bombings, Davis’ experiences were chronicled in 2016’s “Patriots Day,” starring Mark Wahlberg and John Goodman as Davis. The film follow his actions throughout the attack and its aftermath. Davis resigned from the force after the attack and became president of his own security company.

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CHAPEL WELCOMES TURNER Neu Chapel has welcomed Keith Turner as the new assistant chaplain. His job includes working with student groups and planning Sunday worship services. He has already introduced a fireside chat that is every Wednesday evening in Grabill Lounge.

Turner said he wants to help students, whether they are of the Christian faith or not.

“I want to be a presence for students and to be a listening ear,” he said.

Having Turner on board allows for a sharing of responsibilities between him and Chaplain Tammy Gieselman.

“I am here for students, really for all students, to be that person they can come to for whatever needs they have,” he said.

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random > brain bomb

WINNERS & LOSERS In life, there are winners and losers. But no more so than when you are playing some type of game. Games in various forms have been around since about 2500 B.C., when the Egyptians created a passing game called “Senet,” thought to be the first board game. Since then, people have been entertained by all sorts of games.

MONOPOLY.

SORRY.

“Monopoly” is the best-selling board game in the world — and it is the one that can still ruin friendships. “Monopoly” went on the market in 1904 but was named “Landlord’s Game” as a way to teach about the disadvantages of monopolies. Who gets credit for coming up with the game is still debated today, but it is known that the game was used to smuggle maps and money to POWs during World War II.

“Sorry!” was created in 1929 but it wasn’t until Parker Brothers bought the rights to it for $25,000 in 1933 that the game became popular in both England and the U.S.

THE GAME OF LIFE. “The Game of Life” is just one of the games released by Milton Bradley and is also heralded by many as the worst game ever made.

SCRABBLE. An unemployed New York architect named Alfred Mosher Butts conceived “Scrabble” during the Great Depression. He thought Americans could use a distraction and he also wanted to combine his love of board games with crosswords puzzles.

CORNHOLE. No one is quite sure who invented the outdoor game of cornhole, but it has been played in various formats for a long time. Some believe the Germans invented it in the 1300s.

Others give credit to man who designed it with a square opening. Still others believe the Blackhawk tribe came up with the idea. Even Cincinnati likes to lay claim to the original idea. It’s a toss up..

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EUCHURE.

JENGA.

The card game “Euchre” appears to have been introduced to the U.S. by early German settlers. It comes from a 19th-century game called “Juckerspiel” because in the game the top trumps are jucker, which means “ jack.”

When Leslie Scott moved to Oxford, England, in 1982, she brought with her a game that her family made up when they lived in Ghana. Her new friends liked the game so much that they suggested she market it. She named the game “Jenga,” which in Swahili means “build.”

RISK.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Albert Lamorisse took a risk when he created the French board game “La Conquete du Monde” (The Conquest of the World) in 1957. But it wasn’t until Parker Brothers released the game in 1959 and renamed it “Risk” that the game became really popular.

“Magic: The Gathering” boasts that it is the world’s most popular trading card game. Created by Richard Garfield, who has a doctorate in combinatorial math, it was released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. “MTG” now estimates that 20 million people worldwide play with its physical and digital cards.

WHIST.

The phrase “according to Hoyle,” is credited to Edmond Hoyle, who during his time was known for his expertise on the rules various card games, especially “Whist,” a classic English tricktaking game. Today, the phrase is used to mean “expert opinion.”

TWISTER. “Twister” was the first game created that requires people to use their bodies as the playing pieces.

It was released in 1966 and people called it “sex in a box.”

THE CHECKERED GAME OF LIFE. “The Checkered Game of Life” was Milton Bradley’s first game. Released in 1860, the game board looks like a checkerboard and requires players to start on a white square labeled Infancy and ends when a player reaches Happy Old Age.

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snapshots > being back

In the midst of performing as famous ballerinas, freshmen Sam Bonano, Maggie Wolf, Sally Walker, Juan Caballero and Filip Johansson freeze, striking a pose to impress their critics. | Bryton McKinley Channeling his inner Justin Timberlake, freshman George Velez Cue performs ‘N SYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye.” | Natalie Christy Bringing it back to the early 2000s, freshman Gracelyn Young performs Britney Spears’ “Oops I Did It Again” as if she were Britney herself. | Bryton McKinley

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THE BIG PICTURE >

initiation RITUAL Incoming students get initiated to UE in a variety of ways, but nothing introduces them to their college experience like the performance of hypnotist Bruce McDonald, who helps participants find their crazy sides during his popular Welcome Week show.

Bruce McDonald is no Channing Tatum but thanks to the amazing powers of the mind, freshmen Justin Pappas and Ashley Workman believe that they are seeing the hypnotist without his pants on. | Natalie Christy Acting as a human chair, senior Caleb Chesnut wraps his arms around freshman Jameson Sheets to keep him upright. | Natalie Christy Sophomore Kate Milazzo cradles freshman Luke Moran as he gives in to his hypnotic state and sleeps like a baby. | Natalie Christy

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random > who knew?

RUNNING THE NUMBERS 8,000 The number of people injured by musical instruments in the United States every year.

Will we be driving FLYABLE cars soon?

It could be sooner than you think. Since the making of the “Back to the Future” trilogy, people have been fascinated by the concept of a flying car. A Massachusetts company named Terrafugia has invented a car that can fly up to 400 miles on a tank of gas, and when in car mode, it can travel at speeds of up to 90 mph. The Transition is actually a folding-wing, two-seat, roadable aircraft, which means it flies like a plane and drives like a typical car. In flight mode, it can cruise at a speed of 115 mph

25 The percent of U.S. employees with Internet access who visit porn sites while at work.

Is there really such a thing as a ZOMBIE bug?

The walking dead are among us in the form of ants. When out foraging, ants come into contact with a fungus called Ophiocordyceps. Once infected, the fungus quickly spreads and fungal cells release chemicals in the ant’s head that take control of its central nervous system. Once the ant dies, the fungus keeps spreading and a spore-releasing stalk grows out of the ant’s head that infects even more ants.

39–23–33 If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39–23–33. She would also stand 7 feet 2 inches tall.

100 On average, the number of people who choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

Has the U.S. become the home of the PIZZA? When the father and son team of Giovanni and Gennero Bruno introduced pizza to the U.S. in 1903, they probably didn’t know Americans would become obsessed with it. We love our pizza. There are more than 3 billion pizzas sold every year and we eat about 350 slices per second.

Should we PREPARE or not prepare?

For preppers, the answer is yes. Living all over the country, preppers are all about survivalism and believe a catastrophe is likely to occur in the future so they make preparations for it. They prepare because they fear something could happen. Each has a different reason for preparing, be it a disease outbreak, natural disaster or the zombie apocalypse. Most prepare for the worst, so they stockpile anything they think might be hard to find if something catastrophic occurs. They turn their homes into cannedfood warehouses and build underground

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escape hideaways. While food, water and shelter are the three most important aspects of prepping, first aid and medical skills aren’t far behind. The average prepper stocks up on water, gasoline, canned foods, medical supplies, guns and ammunition. There are some who belive that ammunition will become currency during a disaster so they buy thousands of rounds for practice and store even more. Ultimately, preppers believe it is better to be prepared and take action now so they can be self-sufficient and self-reliant in case of an emergency.

Are you eating a banana or a CLONE? Cloning started when a fungus called the Panama disease destroyed the world’s banana crop in 1960. After spending billions on research, scientists have made the most commonly sold bananas, which are all clones, resistant to Panama disease.

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multicultural < campus news

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voices > patrick roque Extreme sports can be described as any sport that provides a thrill. It also includes those offbeat activities that test the limits of what someone is capable of. Some people don’t see extreme sports in the same light as they do the traditional sports of football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer and swimming, but those activities that go beyond what we are accustomed to — have been raised on — are sports nonetheless.

To be included in the definition of exIN THE ZONE > treme sport, there has to be a high degree of risk involved. What immediately come to mind are activities such as skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, mountain biking, motocross and combat sports. Even TED Talks has sponsored a number of speakers who have given detailed reports on extreme sports, including wing suit walking, iceWhite, Slater, Huston. They may not be well-known sports cold water surfing and deep sea diving in a names, but these athletes are at the very top of their games. wheelchair.

So, are extreme sports in the same arena as traditional sports? Many would aryears for some extreme athletes, it is still The ancient Hawaiians called surfing gue that extreme sports are too individulagging far behind what a traditional aththe “Sport of Kings,” and the modern day al in nature and include too much risk to be lete makes. Team owners have deep pockking is Slater, who even at age 45, continconsidered a sport. Others say that extreme ets and advertisers are willing to pay lots of ues to out-surf those half his age. In a sport sports aren’t competitive enough. But exmoney for product endorsements. where flexibility, balance and explosive treme sports are becoming more organized This is true for the very best extreme power are all needed to perform the most since most now have regathletes, but not compared killer maneuvers, the 11-time WSL chamularly scheduled competito what Lebron James ($400 pion manages to astonish those who can’t tions and professional orgamillion), Roger Federer quite figure how a man and his board can nizations supporting them. ($400 million) and Cristiaride monster waves.

The X-Games is the most no Ronaldo ($375 million) Slater has kept his body in shape notable annual event in the have made over the years. through the years by focusing on muscle extreme sports community, And while Michael Phelps imbalances and multi-compound movebut there are other competiis worth $55 million, Shaun ments that have helped him keep his comtions like the AMA Monster White, the two-time Olympetitive edge. He keeps the routine simple, Super Cross Championship pic snowboarding gold medbut commitment and dedication drive his and the World Surf League. alist, who also holds the rephysicality. And his many near-death expeRed Bull is a major sponcord for most X-Games gold riences have not deterred him. sor of rock climbing, cliff medals, is only worth about Being a pro athlete in any sport is a great patrick|ROQUE diving and mountain bik$20 million. accomplishment. Being seen as one of the ing. And these competitions have evolved Yes, that’s a lot of money. Even Slater is best is any young athlete’s dream. A sense over the years. The world’s best extreme worth about $20 million. But most extreme of accomplishment, along with recogniathletes are invited to events to compete athletes don’t make anywhere near as much tion by fans, is every athlete’s aspiration. against one another, with big payouts going as traditional sports pros.

Regardless of the sport people devote their to the winners along with bragging rights.

These athletes also Skateboarders Nyjah Huston and Paul have to be in the best Rodriguez, motocross racers Cooper Webb physical condition. They and Chad Reed, and surfboarders Kelly have to train and care for Slater and Jordy Smith are all big names in their bodies just like any their sports and have trained for years to be other high performance athlete. While most talent, time and soul to, those who respect the best. They compete internationally, and put their bodies through grueling training athletes need to accept that extreme sports make their livings doing these dangerous schedules, extreme athletes do the same; are sports in every possible way. Those athbut adrenaline-pumping sports. their bodies go through the same levels of letes are just as dedicated and worthy as While income has increased in recent punishment. any playing a traditional sport.

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Those who respect athletes need to accept that EXTREME sports are sports in every possible way.

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athletes in action < snapshots

ATHLETES IN ACTION >

it’s SOCCER season!

The Aces are once again back in action. Men’s soccer is nationally ranked and made ESPN’s SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays when midfielder Ian McGrath kicked the game-winning goal against Marshall from midfield.

Making players move out of his way, midfielder Caleb Williams maneuvers through IUPUI midfielders Jared O’Dell and Alan Aguilar and defender Tommy Patacca. | Bryton McKinley Holding her own against IUPUI defender Natalie McNally, forward Emily Rickett gets the better of her opponent. | Bryton McKinley Eyes focused on the ball, midfielder Molly Lear sends it soaring and away from IUPUI midfielder Haley Shelton. | Bryton McKinley Succeeding in keeping the ball in his control, forward Sam Bonano dodges IUPUI forward Matthew Skaar, midfielder Seth Vang and defender Nick Anderson. | Bryton McKinley

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random > the lists

HELPFUL PEOPLE on campus some of the most

GLORIA SPENCER Payroll Specialist, Fiscal Affairs

SUSAN WALTER Evening Supervisor, Bower-Suhrheinrich Library BRIAN CONNER Assistant Director, Residence Life

DOUG GUSTWILLER Director, UE Bookstore

DEBBIE RIGGS Radio/Telephone Operator, Safety & Security

great

READS

as far as junior Natalie Christy, an English literature and creative writing major, is concerned. Check out her picks.

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“The Aspern Papers” Henry James (Macmillan and Co., 1888) “Brave New World” Aldous Huxley (Chatto & Windus, 1932) “Chronicle of a Death Foretold” Gabriel García Márquez (La Oveja Negra, 1981) “Wuthering Heights” Emily Bronte (Thomas Cautley Newby, 1847) “Their Eyes Were Watching God” Zora Neale Hurston (J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1937)

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to stay out of

CAMPUS CRIME Campus Crime has been home to some of the most idiotic choices students have ever made. If you want to save yourself from this nightmare and its consequences, follow these simple suggestions.

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DON’T CARRY A COOLER AROUND CAMPUS WITH BEER IN IT You might as well send up a couple of flares so Safety & Security officers can really find you easily. Duh.

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3.

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DON’T STEAL BANNERS Seriously? It’s been done over and over and over again. Think of something else.

NO SUCH THING AS ODORLESS POT If you can smell the cookies baking in the kitchen, you can smell the weed being smoked in your dorm room.

PEE WHERE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO No one is really interested in seeing your junk. Save that little surprise for someone else. Take it inside.

DON’T BE TEMPTED BY THE UNATTENDED GOLF CART Believe it or not, walking is actually faster.

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GO TO HARLAXTON What happens at Harlaxton, stays at Harlaxton.

TOP TEN

As we try to wrap out heads around another school year, take a look at some American history. The similarities between Honest Abe and JFK are rather eerie.

1. ABRAHAM LINCOLN was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected in 1946.

Lincoln and Kennedy’s names each contain seven letters.

2. LINCOLN was elected president in 1860 — Kennedy was elected in 1960. Both were concerned with civil rights.

3. BOTH PRESIDENTS had children die during their presidencies.

4. BOTH PRESIDENTS were shot from behind in the back of their heads while seated next to their wives and died from their head wounds.

5. LINCOLN was shot while sitting in Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot while sitting in a Lincoln.

6. LINCOLN was shot in a theater that was turned into a warehouse after the assassination. Kennedy was shot from a

warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater.

7. BOTH PRESIDENTS were shot on a Friday before a major holiday by Southerners who favored unpopular ideas.

8. JOHN WILKES BOOTH, who assassinated Lincoln, and Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, were both known by their three names. Both names are comprised of 15 letters each.

9. BOTH PRESIDENTS were killed by shooters who used a Colt revolver, fired only one fatal shot and were never brought to trial.

10. BOTH PRESIDENTS were succeeded

by Southerners named Johnson. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

music

STUFF

What’s one song you don’t admit to liking but really do?

“DESPACITO by Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber. There’s just so many Bieber haters I feel ashamed to say it.

– Nolan O’Brien

freshman

“SUPER BASS by Nicki Minaj. I have Minaj-itis. It’s when a song of hers comes on and I don’t want to like her, but I do.

– Sam M ackey

senior

“RITE OF SPRING. Some people, when they first hear it, think it just sounds like noise but its got a lot of complexity to it.”

– H annah & M aegan Scheib

“YOU’RE WELCOME from ‘Moana.’ It seems like a childish song that appeals to kids more than older people.”

– Michael Fuglsang

senior

“VERSACE ON THE FLOOR , because it’s actually a catchy song but people think it can be annoying.”

– Jalayna Gahs

freshman

“DARK HORSE. I just really don’t like Katy Perry and she’s obnoxious but the song’s catchy.

– Kendall Turner

senior

sophomores

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true signs you’re

GROWING UP

1. Your houseplants are alive, and you can’t smoke any of them.

2. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.

3. You can actually put your phone down for an extended period of time.

4. 7 a.m. is when you get up, not when you go to bed.

5. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as “dressed up.”

6. You don’t know what time Taco Bell closes.

7. Sleeping on the couch hurts your back.

8. A $4 bottle of wine is no longer “pretty good stuff.”

9. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

10. You no longer drink at home to save money before going to a bar.

ODDlaws

z MISSISSIPPI — One may not spit on a bus. z OHIO — Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public. z DELAWARE — Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging. z INDIANA — It is illegal for a man to be sexually aroused in public. z KENTUCKY — It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow. z CALIFORNIA — Prison workers are not allowed to have sex with inmates. z TENNEESSE — You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving car. z HAWAII — You may only have one alcoholic drink in front of you at a time. z NEW MEXICO — Women may walk in public topless provided they have their nipples covered. z FLORIDA — It is illegal to sell your children.

your

VIEWING review

What was your favorite binge watch of the summer?

“That ‘70s Show” (1998–2006)

“Chrisley Knows Best” (2014–)

It’s hilarious. I love that dry sarcasm and that’s what my humor is like. I love Red Forman. I strive to be him as a dad one day.

— Ryan Cook sophomore

“Glow” (2017–)

It’s a new show on Netflix. It’s goofy and relatable. And it’s all about female wrestlers.

— Maddy Green graduate student

“Shameless” (2011–)

It was so messed up that you couldn’t believe they were making a show about it and that it could get any worse, but it did. It blows your mind.

— Molly Mersinger sophomore

least

COMMON multiple

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On average, the number of sesame seeds on a McDonald’s Big Mac bun.

campus COMMENT

Its hilarious. My family and I would get together every week to watch it. They use funny Southern quotes.

— Jill Lucero sophomore

“Shadowhunters” (2016–)

It’s just really fun because I started reading the books and while the books have better character development, I still really like the show.

— Jessica Morris sophomore

“Grimm” (2011–17)

It’s like a cop show that starts off like the Grimm Fairy Tales, but about weird, supernatural stuff.

— Andrea Nelson graduate student

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The number of muscles a cat has in each of its ears.

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The number of websites there were in 1991. Today, there are about 850 million.

IF YOU WERE A STRIPPER, WHAT WOULD YOUR STRIPPER NAME BE AND WHY?

EVERETT PLOCEK graduate student

PAXTON GRECO sophomore

CORBIN NEU junior

“Orange Peel. That’s just what came to mind. It’s appealing to the senses.

It’s bright and colorful.”

“Rackston. Because I’ve got a large rack. That’s all I got. That’s my calling card.”

“Sugar Maple. I don’t know. I just saw a tree and that’s the first thing that I thought of.”

RYAN DEHOFF senior

DERRESHA WEBB sophomore

JAKE GOULD junior

“R-Nasty. Because that’s who I am. I mean the R is for Ryan and I’m nasty. It’s pretty self-explanatory.”

“DS Dang. Because my initials are DSW. I thought it was clever.”

“Two-Inch Titan. My name speaks for itself.”

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random > off the wall

WORD of the MONTH

GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS

A BIG GAME HUNTER was trampled to death last month in Namibia by an elephant. He was on a private hunting trip when the elephant charged the group before they had time to prepare.

FLORIDA COLLEGE STUDENTS Talia Rappa and Skyer Ashworth spent $1.20 on a stack of NASA flight suits that they found in a thrift store. The suits could be worth about $5,000 a piece and will be auctioned off in November.

STRAY DOGS in Navi Mumbai, India, have blue fur after swimming in a polluted river. Officials do not know the chemicals causing the change, but believe indus-

A GERMAN COURT found a Syrian refugee guilty of defrauding ISIS. He was sentenced for trying to embezzle more than $289,000 from ISIS operatives under the pretense that he would carry out attacks on Germany.

HEINEKEN is faced with a lawsuit after a man found two dead geckos in his beer can. He discovered them after noticing his beer had a foul taste.

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APP

The University College London holds the remains of Jeremy Bentham, who died in 1832. In his will Bentham requested that his skeleton and mummified head be assembled, dressed and placed in a chair.

UCL followed all these requests.

for that “What The Forecast?!!” takes a new approach to giving you the weather for the day. Instead of regular everyday information the app also provides quotes filled with slang and profanity to deliver the forecast.

Despite popular belief, most pirates did not wear eye patches to cover up a maimed or a missing eye. In fact, they wore eye patches to strengthen their night vision so they could see better to fight in the dark.

Most people who have had a kidney transplant will have three kidneys after the transplant.

Unless your kidney is causing severe infection, doctors will not remove it and the new one is placed further down in the body.

people tweet

the damndest things How did humans make both “Fargo” and “The Emoji Movie.” This is like if beavers also built cathedrals @sarahclazarus

The Australian army waged war against emus in 1932.

The soldiers were armed with machine guns to face the birds. Surprisingly, the emus won the war by keeping their numbers up.

©Guy & Rodd/Distributed by Universal Uclick via Cartoon Stock.com

SKYDIVER AATIF RATHOD landed in a tree after his parachute did not deploy correctly. Once the parachute opened, he could not control it and ended up landing backward in a tree and sitting on a branch.

Having a shapely butt

there’s an

RIDICULOUS stuff

trial dye being dumped in the river is to blame.

callipygian

My mom just texted “can we talk?” And I honestly thought she was going to break up with me. @ AllisonRaskin I found a full-sized Snickers bar in my purse, and honestly, it felt like I won the lottery. @Monicann86 What, you mean all parents don’t refer to putting their kids to bed as “putting them away?” @copymama My personality in one instant: I just apologized to a pole I bumped into. @joshgondelman Accidentally summoned a demon at IKEA by trying to pronounce the names of the furniture. @gregmania

funbits IBM’s super computer, Watson, learned how to curse from reading Urban Dictionary, which programmers had hoped would help it understand human speech.

They deleted it from Watson’s memory after it used “bullshit” to respond to questions instead of “false.”

Dogs have wet noses because it helps them stay cool.

They don’t have normal sweat glands like people do, so they secrete sweat from their noses as well as a thin layer of mucous that helps them sniff things out.

Dogs lick their noses to taste what they smell.

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Things that make us CRAZY

DOTM

GROUP SLACKERS

MESSY KITCHENS

Group projects can be hard to handle with trying to get everyone together and dividing the work. The worst part is when someone doesn’t do their job and holds up the whole team. Just because you were assigned to people who work hard doesn’t give you the right to slack off. School’s started. Get up and help your team with the project already.

Residence halls kitchens are great for when you want to cook something yourself, but for those who use them, please stop leaving dirty dishes behind for someone else to handle.

When you use something, clean it and put it back where it belongs. It’s not that tough, and your mom’s not going to stop by and clean up for you. It’s just common courtesy to clean up after yourself. Get used to it.

SCAMMERS It’s so hard to trust a call these days from a number we don’t recognize. Scammers always try to find new ways to screw with us or sell us something. And it is so blatantly obvious. The call is basically a waste of time unless we can turn it into some form of entertainment. Marketers, quit bothering us and we’ll stop messing with you.

fireball apple slushies We can’t quite let go of summer just yet, so this is the drink for everyone who feels the same way. It has the warm autumn flavors of cinnamon and apples to welcome in the new season, but is still a refreshingly cold slushie to help beat the late summer heat. Fireball whiskey will help keep you toasty inside and stave off the encroaching chill of fall. The recipe on DELISH.COM says to combine the apple cider, Fireball and ice in a blender and blend. Then pour it into a glass. If you’re feeling extra fancy, sprinkle a little cinnamon on top. The recipe makes two servings, so you can share with a friend — or have seconds for later.

Bring it BACK

ingredients: 1 cup ice | 1 cup apple cider | 1/4 cup Fireball whiskey

HEARD IT HERE

“Reality continues to ruin my life.” < cartoonist Bill Watterson Frigatebirds, a family of seabirds found across tropical oceans, can fly for months without stopping. They utilize air currents to stay aloft and can travel an average of 255 miles in a single day.

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“The Door to Hell” is a crater in Turkmenistan filled with natural gas that has been burning since 1971. The Soviet scientists who lit it expected it to burn out in a few hours.

SORE WINNERS We’ve all been told to take defeat with a bit of grace and not complain about a loss. But the same can be said for winning. No one likes to lose, but when someone rubs it in your face, it makes it worse. We get that you are happy, but don’t be an asshole about it. Be happy you won, just don’t go overboard.

It was bright. It was colorful. It had cute animals on it. Almost every girl had some piece of it in grade school since it was on notebooks, folders, pencils, stickers, stationary. Name a school supply and it probably existed. What is this wondrous neon craze that gripped schoolgirls? Lisa Frank.

Many of you probably remember these overly colorful products. They had a highly recognizable palette of neon rainbow hues and a cast of kittens, unicorns and other animals. And who didn’t want adorable kitten stickers or unicorn erasers? They brought additional joy and fun to our days in elementary school.

While Lisa Frank wasn’t professional by any means — unicorn stationary certainly won’t get you that job you want — it was fun. And while we’re still in college, they could still brighten up a school day.

The best part is that the com-

pany still exists. Their product selection has grown and now includes phone cases, headphones and portable battery packs. So let’s bring back the neon wonder that is Lisa Frank.

Black panthers are not an individual species. It is actually an umbrella term referencing big cats with melanism, a mutation that gives them dark fur and is the opposite of albinism.

From the 5th to 16th centuries, poets insulted each other in verse. The competition was called “flyting.” Today, these competitions are still popular but are called rap battles.

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A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING PAIR hannah|ROWE One thing everyone needs to know about Cris and Kristina Hochwender is that they are hilarious. The ease with which they interact with each other and other people make them the ideal duo when it comes to teaching.

They don’t take themselves too seriously and their teasing is fun and carefree.

While they are serious about their subject areas, their teaching style is engaging and easy-going.

Their story started in a place familiar to all of us. The two met at Cornell College in Iowa. Cris worked as a waiter in the school’s dining hall — a place Kristina frequented a lot. While bonding over a shared Shakespeare class, they got chummy and the rest is history.

They are known on campus as Dr. Mr. and Dr. Mrs. H, and no one seems to question how they got those nicknames. Their banter is like no other. It comes in quick quips and comments made under their breaths, but it always makes for an interesting show. Watching the two interact provides some great entertainment.

Kristina, an associate professor of English, initially went to college with the intention of becoming a lawyer. All it took was one Shakespeare course combined with not wanting to attend what she viewed as boring law seminars to change her mind.

was something I wanted to do,” she said.

Cris, a professor of biology, was just 5 when he discovered how diverse animals are. His love of nature was what motivated him and he eventually became interested in ecology and the environment, including the research that goes along with it.

“You can do it in the forest or grassland setting as opposed to being caught in the lab,” he said. “Being able to ex— Kristina Hochwender plore and experiment all questions in that setting is fun.”

“Anything that gave me the chance to Senior Margaret Ilic said Kristina is read books and talk to people about them known for reciting memorized literature

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There’s a lot of delight in students. It’s a gift to spend time with them.”

pieces in class and she attributes this to how Kristina spent her childhood, reading anything she could get her hands on. The idea of getting lost in a book has captivated Kristina for as long as she can remember.

“I also like how [books] express ideas and how they capture human experience really well,” Kristina said.

Cris is just as enthusiastic about everything relating to biology — even biology statistics, a subject that some may find less than stimulating.

“I think what’s exciting about all science, about biology, is that there is room to discover new understandings,” he said.

One of Cris’s favorite things on campus is the native plant garden. He said it gives students the chance to conduct original research and it brings awareness to campus environmental concerns, a pressing issue.

“The native plant garden is a way for students to broaden their experience with native plant diversity and to be able to do simple field biology,” he said.

Kristina also gets her students out of the classroom. She sends them to local spots that correlate with the 19th century literature they read in class. By taking literature out of the classroom, she said students get a chance to connect it with the outside world.

Both of them go the extra mile in an effort to show how much they care about students and their success. And they take it upon themselves to make sure that happens. When it comes to literature, Kristina‘s attitude helps set the tone for her courses and inspires students to do the same.

“You can tell she really likes a piece because she gets really excited,” Ilic said.

“She’s a literature cheerleader.”

And while this entertaining pair may be cheerleaders, it goes further than that.

“They’re both just rock stars in their fields and together, they’re awesome,” senior Josh Baty said. “They know so much.”

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