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‘No-brainer inductee’ enters Hall of Fame by sarah Loesch sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah Heather Platt spent three years as a runner at USI before she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. “As amazing as my running career was, it ended very abruptly and really quickly,” she said. “Yes, I accomplished a lot, but I never got a degree.” Now, she will be inducted into the USI Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the 2016 class by a nine-member committee. Platt said her only tip to her induction was a message left on her phone from athletic director Jon Mark Hall. “I really didn’t know anything at all,” she
said, “I knew Hillyard wanted to me to be in the hall of fame, but I had quite a different view.” To be eligible to enter the USI Athletic Hall of Fame, a former athlete does not have to graduate from the university, they simply have to have good academic standing and be 10 years removed from being a student-athlete. Platt was the first female national champion at USI after she earned the title in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships during her 2004 season. She also earned the GLVC Freshman of the Year honor in cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in 2002-03. “She is one of the most decorated female student-athletes from USI,” Hall said. “...She is kind of a no-brainer inductee.” Platt said her most memorable races are the ones when she ended with an unexpected time.
Head coach of track and field and cross country Mike Hillyard said this isn’t necessarily a trait that solely reflects Platt, but a lot of distance runners. “All distance runners, they love that personal record,” Hillyard said. “She was very timedriven.” Hillyard said Platt did anything to win, something he said was a rare gift at the Division II level. “She honestly had the best race instincts of any athlete that I’ve ever coached,” Hillyard said. “She just knew how to win. When the gun went off she never thought about pain or discomfort.” Despite all of her success, Platt said it is hard for her to talk about her running career because of how it ended.
President Linda Bennett didn’t want a several-inchthick Strategic Plan, so the first document spanning from 2010 to 2015 had six points and fit neatly on a folded brochure. The new Strategic Plan launching in 2016 reduces those six points to an even shorter three: Learning Excellence, Access by Design and Expansion. “Learning – not just student learning, but everyone’s learning. I think students are drawn to individuals who are excited about their learning,” Bennett said. “That may seem obvious, but the most obvious thing needs not to be taken for granted. There needs to be intention.” She said the point addressing access applies to both diversity and outreach to the community. “I’m interested to see how we grow, because our potential is just tremendous,” Bennett said about expansion. “The quality has always been here, but we’ve been way too modest about it.” While the three main points have been determined, Bennett said the concepts haven’t been fully fleshed out yet. She said the university has learned valuable lessons since developing the university’s first Plan in 2009. “(After the economy crashed in 2008), we ran into certain budget realities,” Bennett said. “We found some changes we could make. Some changes don’t take big dollars. Some take just human spirit.” In order to develop the plan, Associate Professor of Health Services Kevin Valadares, along with Assistant Professor of Political Science Matthew Hanka, conducted a university-wide environmental scan beginning in August 2013. With the results of the scan in mind, Bennett devised the new points. Bennett took the concept
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Pott College receives grants to impact STEM education by gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi The Teaching Eagles program and the university graduate program for high school teachers received more than $700,000 in separate grants from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to use through 2017. The program, which mainly provides scholarships to education majors, received a grant continuation of $476,496. The commission gave the university $286,941 to support high school teachers pursuing graduate courses in math, biology or chemistry. With the Teaching Eagles’ grant continuation effective through 2017 added to the initial $835,000 received to launch the program, Teaching Eagles has accumulated over $1.3 million since 2014. “There’s a teacher shortage, not just here, but everywhere across the country,” said Kelly Sparks, assistant professor of education and director of the Teaching Eagles program. “It’s getting worse, especially in the STEM (sci-
ence, technology, engineering and mathematics) field.” The Teaching Eagles program is unique in that it offers scholarships not only to students pursuing secondary education teaching degrees, but also those who pursue elementary education, Sparks said. “A lot of universities just focus on the secondary,” she said, “but elementary is where it all begins.” Sparks said to be a part of the Teaching Eagles program, education majors must apply and once accepted, are expected to participate in events, outreach opportunities and seminars. Upon completion of the program, all students are required to apply for teaching positions in Indiana. The grant, totaling $286,941, will be used to increase the offerings of both online and traditional courses in math and science as well as provide scholarships to high school teachers pursuing graduate degrees, said Mathematics Department chair Rick Hudson.
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Erin Dobson, a junior public relations and advertising major, rides on her hoverboard given to her as a gift for Christmas in the parking lot at Eagle Village Apartments Tuesday. Dobson only uses hers around her apartment due to the current ban of the scooters on campus.
University bans hoverboards by bobby shipman editor@usishield.com @ShieldsterBobby Dillon Baker isn’t too excited about walking to class. A few months before the school year began, the freshman business management major got his first hoverboard, a self-balancing, twowheel motorized board that
has been rising in popularity. “(The university is) trying to take away everything, but I understand,” Baker said. “I wouldn’t want someone else’s gadget to set my stuff on fire. Safety prevails.” University Relations sent out an email Jan. 7, stating all hoverboards are banned from campus. Baker said he used the
board strictly for transportation purposes, reducing the time it took for him to travel across campus. “Walking to class was probably an average of six to eight minutes,” he said. “On the board, I would get to class in probably three.” A rise in reports of hoverboard-related fire incidents prompted the university to
make this decision. “Effective immediately, the university has placed a ban on the use of and storage of hoverboards on all university property, including campus housing,” the email states. “As we are aware that these were popular holiday gift items, we are notifying you to refrain from bringing these to campus with you.”
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Master’s program offers multidiscipline training by Gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi World Languages and Cultures Department Chair Silvia Rode said her department saw a need for a multilingual program and went through a long process to establish one. The Master of Arts in Second Language Acquisition, Policy and Culture is a graduate program aiming to train its students in learning foreign languages, being aware of different cultures and having the ability to apply that to policy development. Courses for the program begin this summer. “The World Languages and Cultures department gets a lot of inquiries about this,” Rode said. “There are requests by teachers on how they can teach languages, and
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there are (hospitals) asking about training to work with patients who don’t speak English.” The department discussed the concept of this program for about four years and Rode spent the past two developing the proposal. The completed proposal was presented via conference call to the Indiana Commission of Higher Education. Assistant Professor of German Bartell Berg was part of that conference call and was pleased with how the exchange turned out. “I anticipated it to be a nervous meeting,” he said, “but there were no questions I felt were difficult in answering.” Berg said the ease of the call was a result of being well prepared with assistance from the Provost’s Office as well as the “clear” proposal Rode
developed. “We received the news that the program was on fast-track
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It will bring new, interesting students to campus, and a successful master of arts program is good for undergraduates to see. We have to be pragmatic and open to new areas. It’s lifelong learning.
about concerns regarding the safety of hoverboards. “I have directed agency staff to work non-stop to find the root cause of the fire hazard, how much of a risk it might present and to provide consumers with answers as soon as possible,” the statement read. Kaye said every consumer deserves to know if there is a safety defect. “CPSC field investigators are actively investigating hoverboard-related fires across the country and will open new cases as they come to our attention,” Kaye said in the statement. “We have purchased boards in the marketplace and we have taken possession of boards that caught fire.” According to the statement, fire hazards have generated significant attention and the CPSC has received dozens of reports of injuries from hospital ERs.
status, meaning the program wasn’t officially approved but had passed a simpler vote,”
Injuries include concussions, fractures, contusions/ abrasions and internal organ injuries. Kaye urged users to take proper precautions such as wearing a proper helmet and padding while using this product. He also cautioned to avoid charging the device overnight if not observing it. For more tips to avoid accident or injury, visit www. cpsc.gov. Baker said he thinks that within the next five years, almost 10 percent of students will be using the contraption. “I feel like the university is scared to change. They always try to find a change in everything… ” Baker said. “The university needs to stop taking our creativity away and let us be free.” Gabi Wy contributed to this story.
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ficial approval a few weeks later. Berg said the roughly two-
year program is special in its combination of a variety of disciplines. The training provided by the program aids varying careers from business administrators to health care workers to teachers. The program also offers a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) certificate program in addition to the master’s degree. “There are plenty of (Master’s in Public Administration programs) or cultural programs or communication programs,” he said. “The combination of these aspects is really unique. That’s the hybrid nature of the program.” The university anticipated six to 10 applicants, but Berg said the applications have well exceeded that. They plan to cap the enrollment for this fall at 15 students. “There is more need for
second-language acquisition,” said David Hitchcock, associate professor of Spanish. “We’ve received endorsements from employers sensitive to those needs, like Mead Johnson.” All World Languages and Cultures Department professors will be participating in running the program, Hitchcock said. He said the breadth of content covered in this program is something students aren’t going to find anywhere else in the region. “It will bring new, interesting students to campus, and a successful master of arts program is good for undergraduates to see,” Hitchcock said. “We have to be pragmatic and open to new areas. It’s lifelong learning.”
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The email goes on to state that if safety improvements to the contraptions are made, the university will consider revising the ban. Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications Kindra Strupp said anyone found on campus with a hoverboard will be asked to remove the device from the university premises. USI is not the only university in the state to take action against the hoverboard craze. Indiana University and Purdue University instituted campus residence hall bans and Butler University and University of Evansville both banned all use of hoverboards. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye released a statement to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in early December
he said. “It was an exciting moment to hear.” The program received of-
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Bennett took the concept of an environmental scan from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana. The university maintains a strategic partnership with the center, which works with warfare engineering and technology under the U.S. Navy. “This scan looked at the organization’s strengths and how they related to trends locally, regionally, statewide, nationally and globally,” Hanka said. “(Bennett) wanted us to position ourselves to do that kind of thing.” He said one of his focuses with the scan was determining the difference between educational value and value
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print. People like assets and coming to campus and seeing buildings and what’s happening,” Hanka said. Another strength lies in the university’s lack of numerous layers of bureaucracy, Hanka said. “USI is not an ivory tower,” he said. “It’s always worked toward community and regional needs.” Hanka said he sees the university only getting bigger and stronger. “Students are being molded and cultivated,” he said. “The future of our university for the next 50 years is bright.”
pott college grant continued from Page 1 In addition, part of the money will go into a quantitative reasoning conference the department will host during the summer of 2017. Hudson said the college spent most of the fall semester developing the grant proposal and received news of its acceptance near the end of November. “I hope it has an impact on the quality of STEM education that extends to the workforce,” he said. “It’s definitely inten-
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tional with the shortage of STEM teachers.” With the newly changed and more demanding qualifications for dual-credit high school teachers, Hudson said the grant will help support those teachers in meeting requirements. “Higher education is changing in a lot of ways,” he said. “We want to be sure that our (high school dual-credit) classes are the highest quality possible and instructors
have a wide variety of experiences.” Hudson said there is often a misconception that teachers are restricted and don’t have a worthwhile job, but he disagrees. “The opportunity you have to make as a teacher is phenomenal,” he said. “You have a career that impacts the next generation. It’s an exciting field.”
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of education. “When you say value of education, you might look at it from an input/output standpoint with material benefits,” Hanka said. “That’s different from educational value, which is found in the things USI does to produce thoughtful students. It’s the idea of producing thought leaders.” Graduate students helped Valadares and Hanka perform interviews with individuals ranging from university representatives to community rmembers in order to identify USI’s strengths. “Some that emerged were access, affordability, size, quality and a physical foot-
Dean’s list released The university released the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester on its website and it included a total of 2,375 undergraduate students. The list is ordered by students’ hometown according to the state and city provided to the university. In order to be placed on the list, undergraduate students must achieve a 3.5 grade point average or better, and have no incomplete or missing grades for the term in 12 or more semester hours.
DOSO to present ‘Hunting Ground’ Jan. 26 The university’s Dean of Students Office will be showing “The Hunting Ground” Jan. 26 in Mitchell Auditorium, followed by a discussion panel. “The Hunting Ground” is a documentary that addresses sexual assault on college campuses and brings to light the rape culture that exists on college campuses. The film follows two rape survivors who take matters into their own hands to pursue their own education and justice.
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The Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center and Late Night at USI will present “Let it Glow” 9 p.m. to midnight Friday. The event consists of glow-in-the-dark activities including putt-putt and laser tag. Housing and Residence Life and the RFWC also invite all students to take part in “Eagles on Ice” from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Swonder Arena. Both events are free for university students who present their student ID.
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‘The man behind the legend’ Keynote speaker to humanize MLK Jr., provide less‐known details on activist’s life by Bobby Shipman editor@usishield.com @ShieldsterBobby The first time Major General Barrye Price witnessed his father cry was the day Martin Luther King Price Jr. was assassinated. At age six, Price didn’t understand the emotion behind his father’s tears. Now, Price travels the globe educating people on the iconic activist’s life and legacy. He said even the most King-savvy attendees leave his presentations with around 15 new facts they never knew. Price will speak at the university’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon at 11 a.m. Monday in Carter Hall in University Center West. Shaping an activist The Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 Army Forces Commander in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Price was the first African-American to obtain a doctorate from the Department of History at Texas
A&M University. “I am really going to look to get behind the curtain with Dr. King. Much of what we talk about when we talk about (King) is this iconic Christdeity like man who’s larger than life,” he said. “I want to give his life and his contributions some texture. I want to talk about the man behind the legend of (King).” Price served on the President and First Lady’s Task Force on “Raising Responsible and Resourceful Teenagers” in 2000, and is the author of the 2001 book “Against All Enemies Foreign and Domestic: A Study of Urban Unrest and Federal Intervention Within the United States.” The Major General’s doctoral dissertation looked at the riots following Rodney King’s trial verdict and MLK’s death. “Riots don’t start with the catalytic event, the assassination or the verdict; it really starts long before that,” Price said. “The riot is really the outward expression of discontent.” When most people reference King, they mention his “I Have a Dream” speech, but there is much more to his life Price wants people to know about. Price’s speech will cover
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon 11 a.m. Carter Hall, UC West Students: $5 Employees: $10 General Public: $15 Tickets may be purchased at the Multicultural Center (Room 1244, University Center East) A Q&A with Price will follow the luncheon.
King’s life from childhood to death and the shaping of King’s persona. “When you hail somebody in a deity-lie status, I think it really undermines the contributions that he made as a man, as a man with the same fears of most men or most people,” he said. In a character reference for seminary, King’s father labeled his son as being one of “average intellect,” Price said. “What’s interesting about King is there is a shy, reserved kid who is really walking in the shadow of a pretty big figure, his father known as Daddy King,” he said. These seeds were planted in King and events throughout his life shaped him into a the civil rights activist peoples recognize today. A day to give back Multicultural Center Director Pamela Hopson said that while the luncheon will feature less entertainment than in the past, the theme of Prices’ speech will provide a more in-depth look at MLK than some previous speakers. “The purpose of the luncheon is to bring about awareness. Awareness as far as what (King) stood for and, not only what he stood for, but the relevancy today,” Hopson said. “Is it still relevant? Are we still talking about some of those same things that he spoke of when he was on this earth as an activist? Or have we made progress?” Picking up a newspaper, Hopson said, there’s a clear consensus that civil rights still have a long way to go. A major area in which the country has not progressed far is access to quality education. “It’s hard to believe in 2016 that you still have some schools whereby they don’t
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Guests to the Martin Luther King Jr. Luncheon are served their meals before the guest speaker takes the stage during the 2015 annual event in Carter Hall. This year’s luncheon will include guest speaker Major General Barrye L. Price, the first African American to obtain a doctorate from the Department of History of Texas A&M University.
have books or the physical facilities are rundown,” she said. Hopson said it’s also hard to understand why there is still a homeless population. “MLK Day is marked as a day of community service, a day of giving back, but that’s only the beginning,” Hopson said. “Some people see that as the only day you can give back, but there are 365 days in a year.”
Hopson said students have said they’d rather catch up on rest that day. To this, she responds, “Where would we be if people like (King) had said, ‘I want to sleep in today?’” “I think that if people have the day off, and if they haven’t had the opportunity to do so, this is a good day to start to give back to the community and make a difference,” Hopson said. Major General Price hopes
to humanize King so his contributions are viewed as significant with respect to a singular person can make a difference. “I think people leave with a new understanding of who (King) was as a person, as a man, as a servant of our society,” Price said. “We say that oftentimes ordinary people achieve extraordinary feats and that’s what I hope people will realize.”
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(deJong) as a teacher when she was at Ivy Tech Community College, I was inspired,” the art adjunct said. “She pushes her students to do their best and encourages creativity in her students.” Shelton continued taking classes with deJong when she was hired at the university and graduated in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in art with an emphasis in
to form shapes and pictures. “I took his poems and tried to mimic his style while adding a modern twist to them,” Shelton said. “The Highland Fisherman” depicts a man fishing from a pond while sitting on the rooftop of his house. “Teaching students and seeing their gifts come out has been the most challenging and rewarding part of my career,” he said. “It is that ‘aha’ moment that I see in my students and they actually start creating solid work that I am fulfilled.” Shelton encourages aspiring artists to experiment instead of following the norm. “Design your best work each and every time and don’t reject the possibility that your work is good,” Shelton said. “Find the self-confidence to be able to speak boldly about your work and you will be successful.”
Joan deJong said she begins every design with an original idea. The assistant dean for the College of Liberal Arts said she often discovers new shapes, refracted and reflected light, through the 3D software as she’s designing. “My work is an exploration of ‘constructed worlds’ using 3D computer graphics,” deJong said. “To create these constructed worlds, I utilized various software programs -Erich Shelton and scripting Art adjunct modes, taking advantage of the unique tools each program offers to graphic design. Shelton became close produce the desired visual friends with deJong after he effects.” Evansville Museum’s fi- began teaching at the univernal installment of the USI sity. Shelton featured two othMaster Teacher Series, wich runs until Jan. 31, showcas- er pieces in the exhibition. “A Tribute to Apoles faculty and their former students’ artwork in celebra- lonaire” consists of six tion of the university’s 50th pieces based on Guillaume anniversary. This install- Apollinaire’s concrete poetment of the series features ry, a style of poetry in which deJong, and 11 of her former written words are arranged students, including Erich Sheltom. Shelton spent months creating his sculpture “Roll Up, What: USI Master Teacher Series Roll Up.” The 6-by-12 foot scene of 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday -Saturday and When: a Victorian England circus 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20 - Jan. 31. is featured at the Evansville Evansville Museum Where: Museum’s final installment of the USI Master Teacher Adults - $8 Cost: Series. Children (4-17) - $5 “From the first time I had
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Hips & Salsa RFWC offers Latin dance class
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Richard Schuler, a senior engineering major, spins dance partner Dakota Fleetwood, a junior psychology major, as Paola Marizan, the student instructor of the Latin Dance Class that takes place Mondays and Thursdays in the RFWC, gives them pointers.
by armon siadat amsiadat@eagles.usi.edu Paola Marizan discovered a passion for teaching Latin dances after attending an event in Carter Hall last semester. The senior journalism major, who previously worked for The Shield, was asked to teach a few salsa steps at the event alongside senior Alejandro Medina. “That’s how we met,” she said. “I noticed we danced well together and I asked him if he wanted to start a class here.” Marizan and Medina, an electrical engineering major, met with RFWC Program Coordinator Sandi Davis about starting a class.
“It was sort of like an audition,” Medina said. “We danced for her and then presented an outline of the class.” Offered through the end of the semester, the class focuses on salsa and merengue. “Merengue is faster than salsa, so the class is going to start with salsa,” Medina said. “As students get better, we hope to bring more merengue in.” No previous dance experience is necessary, he said. “You talk to other people, you dance with other people and have fun and exercise at the same time,” Marizan said.
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Practicing the moves they have just learned, Carlos Gallegos, a junior kinesiology major, and Courtney Reeves, a junior anthropology major, partner up at the first Latin Dance Class of the semester Monday night in the RFWC.
Latin Dance Class 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Thursdays RFWC Free
New group encourages dialogue over debate by Nick Leighty ndleighty@eagles.usi.edu The “Voices of Discovery” group, beginning Feb. 4, aims to create a safe space on campus where students can voice their experiences without turning it into a debate. The group takes place every Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the second floor of the UC for seven weeks. “The first week, students get an entire description on what it means to (have) dialogue on these issues and not debate,” said staff therapist Ashley Evearitt. “If students start debating, we stop, reflect, and come back to dialoguing and understanding each other’s experiences.” To qualify for full participation, students must attend the first session and at least five of the seven meetings. While students will learn about the different social justice issues, Evearitt said, the group will focus more on the experiences of each student.
Students from all walks of life are encouraged to join and share their own personal experiences. “It’s more formalized (so)
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ing about experiences (and) their perspectives on things,” Evearitt said. Professors also have the option of granting ex-
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that you learn certain terms for things, you learn a little of the background on things. That’s a small part of it. More of it is students talk-
tra credit for attending the group. Since the beginning, the group was structured to be co-curricular and exist
alongside some currently offered classes. Extra credit for the group is solely up to the discretion of the professor and is not guaranteed for all classes. The group is estimated to have between 20 to 25 students, but could increase for future semesters based on student popularity. Students can apply online on the Counseling Center’s website. While it was important for the group to have a wide range of student backgrounds, Evearitt said it was also important to make sure each student was able to voice their experiences. Evearitt said the decision to have the meetings take place in the University Center and not the Counseling Center was an important one. “We don’t want it to feel like a therapy group, because it’s definitely not,” she said. “It’s just kind of coming together and talking about different opinions.”
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Lawrence shines in joyless ‘Joy’ In theaters now The cheerfully titled “Joy” cleverly wrings out any happy feelings from the daring success story of Joy Mangano— inventor of the Miracle Mop. Director David O. Russell features his favorite leading lady Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook,” “American Hustle” –also Russell films) in this inspiring tale of a woman who faced undeniably bleak odds only to come out on top, creating her own business empire. The story starts Mangano as she comes to grips with the downward spiral her life took. She is taking care of her soapopera-obsessed mother, two children and her suave, but washed up, Venezuelan exhusband living in her basement. A lifelong passion for inventing leads her to take charge of her chaotic life and create a self-wringing mop with a detachable head fit for a washing machine. While this masterful mop may sound like an obvious necessity to any housewife/ hubby looking to suck up spills in a jiff, Mangano quickly discovers selling a new product is a tangled mess of patents and lawyers in and of itself. Strong-willed and intelligent, Mangano catches a lucky break from TV producer Neil Walker (Bradley Cooper, the third point on the Russell-Lawrence triangle of magnificence). But as all things seem to be in Joy’s joyless world, this break is short-lived.
Not only is the feminine mogul held back externally, but within her own family as her jealous sister and clueless father (Robert De Niro) pull her back even further. Despite an unexpectedly unenthusiastic response from critics, I think “Joy” is pitchperfect and powerful. The film has a whimsically raw method of delivering the truth behind reality, as only Russell can whip up. Critics are harking “The Revenant” as the most stress inducing film of 2016, but I would heartily argue that nothing was more fist-clenching than watching Mangano take hit after increasing hit with power and grace. With an Oscar-worthy performance by Lawrence as its anchor, “Joy” grabs for the gut and left me feeling like I did not try nearly hard enough to patent that bowl of Corn Pop soup I invented in sixth grade.
Rating 5/5 BY Bobby Shipman
‘The Revenant’: Two parts ‘Gravity’, one part bear In theaters now Alejandro González Iñárritu returns with yet another polished piece of art, yet not all that shines is gold. “The Revenant” stars Leonardo DiCaprio as an 1820s tracker named Hugh Glass. As the movie picks up, Glass is hired to lead a fur-trapping party through an area populated by the “Ree” (a slang term for the Arikara tribe). After a native attack leaves the crew dwindled, tensions mount as Iñárritu keeps his viewer on edge until a CGI bear comes along to screw up Leo’s day in what is probably the most intense scene of violence I’ve witnessed in a major motion picture. Iñárritu uses a relatively long-form and weak plot to hold up what is seemingly his attempt at a movie more focused on the act of telling a story than actually presenting a full story. As his famously trippy and pretentious awardwinning efforts in recent years (“Birdman” and “Gravity”) can attest, this is a oneway ticket to Oscar stardom. In fact, he digs out of his own toolbag to a noticeable degree, especially during an opening sequence which adopts Birdman’s signature tactic of presenting a scene as one continuous shot. While I respect the amount of vision and idea behind this intense opening sequence, there are too many easily noticeable goofs for me to fully sink into this story at first. Attempts to create one flowing shot that appears to
never cut are littered with people throwing themselves at the camera, desperate to be the object that hides a cut. Sometimes cuts between shots will reposition the camera at a new angle with a new lens, creating a jarring change in visuals over a span of seconds. Simply cutting through the damn scene would’ve been less disturbing. But on that note, disturbing seems to be a holdover from “Gravity,” as Iñárritu’s spacebound penchant for sudden, seemingly pointless bursts of disturbing and exhausting violence return triple fold as we see people laid out left and right in a cavalcade of violence. It’s as if Iñárritu watched a ton of Tarantino movies the night before shooting “The Revenant.” I had a hell of a time, and by that I mean I paid to be stressed out for two hours and loved it.
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Screagles Call Question: “Did you have trouble getting to and around school?”
Name: Noah Estel Major: Computer Science Grade: Junior Answer: “More than usually, but I still got here roughly on time.”
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Hatin’ on hoverboards by Ellen cooper fecooper1@eagles.usi.edu “Owning useless items is my constitutional right,” the hoverboarding community of USI says. As of Thursday, hoverboards, a self-righting twowheeled scooter, are officially banned on campus. Hoverboards can’t be used on campus or even stored in campus housing, as they pose a threat to student safety. For good reason, because the toys are both a dangerous
and unnecessary luxury item. Apparently, these contraptions cause injury when used incorrectly, which we all knew from the various internet videos of children (and Mike Tyson) failing to use their hoverboards. However, hoverboards aren’t only a safety threat to those too unathletic to use them, they’re a safety threat to anyone who stores one in their home. Recent reports on various news outlets, such as CBS and NBC, have shown that while being stored, hoverboards can turn on, causing their Lithium-ion batteries to
Don’t rush resolutions by Osman Bien Aime orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu The new year is in full force and resolutions are fresh in people’s minds. But before taking that proverbial plunge, let’s take a moment and really think about what we’re getting ourselves into. Look, I get it. When that ball drops at midnight, everyone cheers, downs some drinks and proclaims to Facebook that change is a’comin’. We’re going to pile on the salads, hit the gym and live healthier, and that unfinished pack of cigarettes is going straight in the trash. The arrival of the new year speaks to the part of us that likes to set long-term goals, but I feel like these typically come from short-term thinking. We love to see results, and there’s nothing more motivating than the thought of crossing the finish line, but New Year’s resolutions should be more than just quietly musing about how nice it would be to actually do it. It helps to take a thoughtful approach to any lifestyle changes we want to
make. After all, there’s nothing worse than underestimating a challenge and getting burned out as a result. If you want to lose a few pounds this year, don’t throw yourself at the weight machines just yet. Take a little time to work out a plan. Figure out how many calories you typically take in and devise ways to burn them off efficiently. In order to quit smoking, rather than stopping cold turkey, it might actually be more reasonable to gradually decrease the number of cigarettes you smoke daily over the course of the year, rather than quitting cold turkey. A New Year’s resolution should be just that – a resolution. Rather than a preconceived endpoint to work toward, perhaps treating it as a jumping-off point for newer, more positive habits and applying some long-term thinking is a better strategy this year. Unless you want to stop procrastinating this year. Maybe you should leave that one alone until a later date.
overheat, which may cause fire. Good riddance, I say. Hoverboards are far from a necessity and don’t even begin to breach the area of a human right. These impractical toys start at $300 and can cost as much as $1,000, which is a lot for a cheap, Chinese-made toy that could ignite your home in flames. The machines aren’t just a silly invention, they are a symbol of our society. Hoverboards symbolize the indulgent nature of American consumerism.
Why save money when you could spend hundreds of dollars on a superfluous toy your children will grow tired of before the snow melts? Hoverboards are another useless holiday item that will soon be tossed to the side and forgotten. And that’s just the point. People are spending hundreds of dollars on a fad item that has no real use or value. As soon as they aren’t cool or interesting anymore, people will toss their expensive conveyances to the side for the next cool gadget. This unquenched thirst has
major negative effects, not only on a personal level, but also in society. Consumerism is destructive to the environment, contributes to poverty and hunger, and has major ecological repercussions. The last generator of iPhones that people toss into the trash don’t get picked up by the iPhone fairy. America, (or should I say cheaply-made Chinese products), is feeding our neverending desire for goods, one hoverboard at a time. When will we be full?
Travel changes lives by Megan Thorne features@usishield.com @shieldstermegan When you’re 30,000 feet up, cramped in a little seat, forced to use a bathroom that would be too small for a Smurf to walk into, you begin to think, is it worth it? And then you realize you’re only 30 minutes into your 20-hour traveling extravaganza. Is traveling abroad worth it? Most definitely. College is the prime time to travel. I have found it exciting to talk to people who are also pursuing a career like mine and comparing and contrasting. Not to mention the opportunity to study abroad at Harlaxton College in Harlaxton, Lincolnshire, England. Granted, I haven’t studied abroad, but I did visit the beautiful country of
England over winter break, where I met family members I haven’t seen in eight years. The traveling experience was far from perfect, but it’s something I wouldn’t trade for anything. Walking onto the plane I saw roomy seats, that probably later on would become beds, glasses already filled with champagne and the overhead storage almost empty. Then I hear the dreaded words from the stewardess “keep going back.” The eyes of the first class passengers meet mine and they look at me as if I’m going off into the depths of pain and suffering. But wait, I am. The wonderful world of economy seating, or should I say those of us that don’t want to take out a house loan. After I landed and got in the car, I looked out the window to see the beautiful
English country-side filled with thatch cottages, castles and sheep and suddenly that long plane flight didn’t matter, and I just wanted to immerse myself in the deep history of the country. It’s worth being cramped in a small seat and practically dying of dehydration because when you see landmarks like the Canterbury Cathedral, Poole Harbor and the English Channel, you learn so much about that country and the culture. Especially how England relies a lot on the Channel for their food supply and tourist attractions. Traveling has had an amazing impact on my life, opening my eyes to new cultures, foods and a new way of life. I found traveling has made me a much happier, free spirited and enlightened soul.
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Saturday night a light rainfall turned dastardly when temperatures dipped, leaving a thin sheet of ice on local roadways. This ice was then topped with a thin dusting of snow. Yet here I am, typing an opinion on Monday afternoon in The Shield newsroom because campus is open today. Lucky me. While paling in comparison to #Snowmageddon2015, this single flareup of winter-like weather (unexpectedly showing up in the middle of winter, no less) seemed to catch both Evansville and Henderson road departments off-guard. Despite having all of Sunday to clear major thoroughfares, this morning I had to drive a two-and-a-half ton 4x4 SUV to school instead of my daily driver because a half-inch of ice is still covering the majority of my 45-minute commute. I had to throw $24 of gas
out the window so I could attend two classes and a meeting. I could have e-mailed my instructors and made arrangements to make up whatever material was covered on the first day of class, but I absolutely hate making myself the exception, especially in a situation where I’m not an exception, I’m part of a crowd. College is a big system, designed to take many factors into account. There are times when one has to stand up for themselves. My first interaction with an instructor should not have to be one of those times. Last year I wrote an opinion piece backing up campus’ decision to stay open during the #Snowpocalypse, and I stand by that opinion. What frenches my fry is the fact that this decision simply discounts any commuter student. Hell, driving from Mis-
sion Viejo was a dangerous proposition Monday morning as the dividing line between the right and left lanes on the Lloyd Expressway was a sea of slush. I’m incredibly confident in my ability to drive in icy weather, but I have no confidence in Evansville’s drivers during icy conditions. As I’m writing this at 3:30 p.m., the EvansvilleWatch Facebook page has posted six separate collision reports in the past hour alone. Evansville under adverse weather conditions turns into a colder version of “Mad Max,” and I wish to take no part in that. Whoever is in charge of these things at the university: please consider making some kind of half-campus snow day. Classes could run on schedule, but commuters are automatically excused. We may not pay as much, but we’re people, too.
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On track to Olympic Trials Former USI runner reaches fundraising goal
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Former USI runner Dustin Emerick leads the pack during the Division II National Championship. The assistant track and field and cross country coach at USI is set to run the Olympic Trials Marathon in California Feb. 22.
by SARAH LOESCH sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah Dustin Emerick set a $2,000 goal for his GoFundMe and within 12 days raised $2,140 dollars from various donations. With the money raised on GoFundMe, a personal fundraising website, Emerick will be able to run the Olympic Trials Marathon in California Feb.13, something he said he’s always dreamed of doing. “It would be really hard to get there without help,”
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he said. He said people started to ask how they could help him, so he expected some support, but not as much as he received. “It’s absolutely astonishing,” Emerick said. Cross country and track and field head coach Mike Hillyard said it is no surprise to him how much support Emerick received because he’s respected and liked in the running community. Emerick ran cross country and track all four years at USI and said he was drawn to the university for multiple
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“(Withdrawing from USI) was quite devastating,” she said. “I guess part of me wants to run away from my career. I loved running and being there. I felt I had to start anew.” She said running was a love-hate relationship for her and it simply started as a way for her to get out of a six-year extracurricular. “The thing that got me into running was, I told my parents I would run if they would let me quit piano lessons,” she said. She said she competed “pretty well” in high school and when she got to college she continued as a way to make friends. She said she focused on doing what Coach Hillyard asked of her and now she’s happy to see how amazing the team he’s built is now. “He is crazy supportive,” she said. “He’s got so much energy, he’s always been there.” Now, she’ll have a chance to come back and see the university and Coach Hillyard when she returns for the induction ceremony Feb. 12. Platt said she almost didn’t return Hall’s call to accept the honor, but her family’s support gave her the extra push she needed. Her husband began to tell all of their friends she was going to enter the Hall of Fame, and despite her initial embarrassment, she said it was nice to see him so excited about it. Along with her husband, her parents will also be in attendance at the induction. “They’ve always been supportive of me,” she said. “I
reasons. “USI’s cross country and track program is one of the best in Division II,” Emerick said. “I always respected Coach (Hillyard) and I thought he did a great job. That’s what drew me there originally.” Emerick started to run when he joined his fifthgrade cross country team. He said he has no idea why he started running but became more competitive in the sport as time went on. Emerick became an allstate runner in eighth grade and throughout his high
school career earned seven varsity letters in track and cross country. “I like how running is just you versus yourself… ” he said. “You can push yourself.” Hillyard said Emerick was always able to push himself. “He’s always had a tremendous work ethic,” Hillyard said. “At times, I would have to hold him back… He was always itching to do it a little bit more and sometimes he would do too much.” Hillyard said Emerick was a pleasure to coach be-
cause he was so ambitious. “He was a pretty good talent in high school and we thought he would be a big contributor down the road,” Hillyard said. “His impact was pretty quick.” Emerick holds a school record in the 10k, which he set his freshman year. Now, Emerick is back at the university to make an impact in a different capacity as an assistant coach for both cross country and track. He said the whole team is aware he will run the marathon and his training reflects some of what the team does
to train on a regular basis. “It will be my first marathon,” he said. “I want to go there and compete.” He trains by running 125 miles per week. Even as a runner at the university, Hillyard said Emerick knew he wanted to run in this marathon. The work it takes to reach this point is something a runner must be willing to do, and Hillyard said Emerick has always been willing. “A lot of (runners’) obstacles are self-created,” Hillyard said. “He never really thought like that.”
Mattingly fundraiser to benefit athletics think they are the main reason I decided to accept the award because now that things have worked out and I can look back and be happy even though it ended.” Platt attempted to come back to the university to complete her degree, but she said it didn’t work out for her. She ended up completing a degree in biotechnology from Ivy Tech, taking one course at a time while she worked full time. She said she felt like she couldn’t give up all of her education. Now, she said she can look back on her career and know she learned a valuable lesson. “Anything you do, your world can change in a second,” Platt said. “Even though it was my worst fear come true, it’s something you just have to cope with and deal with and you have to move on.” She said running was the best feeling in the world, but it also was a trigger. A bad workout or race would make her want to close herself off from everything and a win “was like the highest high of all time.” Now, she said, even though it was hard to change her lifestyle, she has moved on to a much better place. “I mean, when I was running I thought I was the happiest person in the world...but looking back now I was probably the loneliest person in the world,” Platt said. “Now I’m happier than I’ve ever been.”
by SARAH LOESCH sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah Evansville native Don Mattingly will return to USI for his second fundraiser Jan. 22. Mattingly played for the New York Yankees for 13 years before moving into both coaching and managerial positions in major league baseball. “A Dinner with Don Mattingly” is scheduled to take place in Carter Hall as a ticketed event open to the public. Doors will open at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:45 and the program will begin at 7:30. The event is put on by both the USI Foundation and USI Athletics with $80 of the $100 ticket price being donated to the athletic department. Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall said the money raised by the event will not benefit one specific area of athletics, but will go toward the overarching athletics budget. “We may allow it to go into our general scholarship fund...,” Hall said. “We appreciated his willingness to take some time to do (the event).” Mandi Fulton, assistant director of athletics, said the department can’t be sure how popular the event will be since it has no previous events to base it on.
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Don Mattingly, the manager for the Miami Marlins professional baseball team, speaks at a press conference before his charity event in December at the Performance Center. Mattingly Charities will host “A Dinner with Don Mattingly” Jan. 22 in Carter Hall.
She said when the total amount of money raised is calculated, the department will be able to decide where it goes, but it is “always in need of scholarship dollars.” “Being that (Mattingly) is an athlete, it just kind of fit well to make it an athletic fundraiser,” Fulton said. Attendees will be served an Italian dinner and have the opportunity to take photos with Mattingly. Hall said there will also be a “casual” Q&A to let people get to know Mattingly better. Hall said after Mattingly hosted “An Intimate Eve-
ning with Friends” to benefit his own charity, he told the university he would be glad to do something again on campus. “I know (Mattingly) was very gracious in his offer,” Hall said. Fulton said it means a lot
to the university that Mattingly offered his time for an event like this. “Anytime anyone feels the need to give back and donate, it’s a huge bonus for us,” Fulton said. “I know our student-athletes appreciate it.”
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“A Dinner with Don Mattingly” 6 p.m. Jan. 22 Carter Hall, UC West $100
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Cardinal Carivan returns to USI by SARAH LOESCH sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah St. Louis Cardinals fans will have the opportunity to meet current players again this year when the Cardinals Caravan returns to USI. This year, fans will meet infielders Matt Adams and Greg Garcia, minor leaguers Charlie Tilson (outfielder) and Dean Kiekhefer (pitcher) 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Physical Activities Center. Former Cardinals Danny Cox and Al Hrabosky will attend with broadcaster Dan
McLaughlin. Tickets are $5 and all of the proceeds benefit the Athletic Department. Assistant athletic director Mandi Fulton said this event is not meant to be a major fundraiser for the de-
partment, but is more of a public service event for the Cardinals. Fulton said she has received phone calls all over the state from people interested in attending the event. “It’s really for the univer-
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Cardinals Caravan 6 p.m. January 17 Physical Activites Center Tickets are $5 per person
sity as a whole,” she said. Autographs are available for children 15 and under and the first 400 children in the door will receive a free Autograph Ticket to guarantee the signatures of current and former players. Cardinals tickets, memorabilia and clothing will be given out throughout the night in different drawings. Tickets can be purchased at the USI Athletics Ticket Office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Tickets are also available at basketball games Jan. 14 and 16.
USI men’s tennis begins Feb. 5, and the team is ranked 32nd in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll nationally, and fourth in the midwest. This is the fourth straight season the Eagles are ranked in this position. The team finished 15-7 overall last season and were 5-1 in matches against other GLVC teams. Two other GLVC teams, Drury University and the University of Indianapolis, are also ranked in the poll at 15th and 22nd respectively. The team has five upperclassmen on its nine-man roster, including senior Jack Joyce, who ended last season 23-4 in singles. Joyce is ranked sixth as an
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individual in the poll. Also returning are junior Aaron Barris and senior Joel Stern, who rank sixth and ninth respectively. The Eagles face Indiana University Southeast at the Evansville Tennis Center in their first match of the spring season.
Kuester to enter Hall of Fame Brian Kuester, a former USI baseball player, will be inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame this month. He is entering as a coach of the South Spencer High School Rebels. He coached the team for 18 seasons and led the team to eight Pocket Athletic Conference championships. The team also collected multiple titles and championships
over the years. It showcases seven sectional titles, four regional championships, four semistate crowns and four state championships in 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2015. His coaching comes after a four-year career as a USI baseball player where he played 115 games and batted .334. The team carried an 8055 record during his time at USI. The induction ceremony is Jan. 22 in Indianapolis.
Baseball ranked 33rd The baseball team ranked 33rd this year in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Poll. The team ranked 33rd in 2010 when it won the national championship, and in the past nine years it has ranked six times.
woMen’s Basketball The Eagles start the season Feb. 19, with a threegame series against Grand Valley State University, which ranked 35th. The season starts with a 10 non-conference games at home and then during spring break will play in Marietta, Georgia USI will play 28 GLVC games and start conference play March 25, against Bellarmine University. Individual players earned preseason honors as well. Senior outfielder Kyle Kempf and senior third baseman Trent Gunn were named Midwest Region Preseason All-Americans by the same organization this year. Drake McNamara, a sophomore outfielder, was named a Player to Watch and junior pitcher Colin Nowak was named a Newcomer to Watch.
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