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DOSO reveals spike in sexual assault reports by armon siadat amsiadat@eagles.usi.edu Laurie Berry believes more sexual assaults occurred in 2013 than the three reported in the 2014 Clery Report. “That is a very small number,” she said.
The assistant dean of students’ remarks on USI’s sexual assault statistics came after a DOSOsponsored screening of “The Hunting Ground” at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Mitchell Auditorium. Following the screening, a discussion panel moderated by Stephanie Young, assistant professor of communication studies, reflected on the film
and fielded questions from the audience. Panelist Alix MacDonald, a victim support specialist with the Albion Fellows Bacon Center, said one reason USI’s Clery Report numbers are so low over recent years isn’t because the assaults aren’t happening, but because they aren’t being reported by students.
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Sophomore art major Theanoe Christos bundles up as she walks to class from the campus apartments Monday morning. The university was closed Friday because of weather conditions.
SNOW BIG DEAL
Inclement weather poses problems for students, faculty by gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi When snow hits, Tom and Andrea Drury face a dilemma. Tom, a performing arts instructor, works at the university with his wife, an adjunct in the same department. Tom and Andrea have two sons who need supervision: a nine-year-
old named David and a six-year-old named Samuel. While the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation canceled school Jan. 20 and 22, USI only canceled the latter. “Between the two of us, (Andrea and I) have to decide who’s going to stay home with the kids,” Drury said. He said they discuss their current course material and which of them
has a greater need to hold class. Drury’s supervisor gave him permission to bring Daniel and Samuel to choir rehearsals. “Bringing them to rehearsals like jazz band, they’d probably get a kick out of that,” he said. “They probably wouldn’t get a kick out of my theory quizzes.” Even though the boys have portable video game systems to occupy
Stoneking named Lifelong Learning director
themselves, Drury said he wouldn’t want to lock them away in his office during work. Drury’s wife just began work in higher education after 10 years in the public education system, so the situation is new to all of them. Although snowy days can complicate his work and family, Drury said it’s not an issue the university specifically needs to address.
Dawn Stoneking’s career has been one surrounded by social work. The university named Stoneking the director of Lifelong Learning Jan. 5. Lifelong Learning, a collection of various programs for both career skills and leisure, starts as early as Pre-K and continues through 12th grade all the way to postgraduation. It even includes post-retirement. Activities include leisure and recreation, the arts, music and skill development. “Lifelong Learning is pretty broad in terms of educating a whole person,” Stoneking said. Outside corporations often partner with Lifelong Learning for specialized training that may be needed for employees. If a specific skill is necessary for a certain environment, faculty from both the university and corporation may be brought in for training. Most programs offered are open enrollment unless it is partnered with a business to train underneath its business umbrella. Outreach and Engagement also offers a bachelor of professional studies program. This degree has been offered for nearly 20 years and targets adult students who may be returning to school to receive their degrees. “We try to meet the needs of what our constituents want,” said Mark Bernhard, associate provost for Outreach and Engagement. The Lifelong Learning program has been around since 1974 and has since expanded to include many other fields. “It is a piece within our entire division of Outreach and Engagement along with opportunity development, community engagement and, to an extent, distance learning,” Bernhard said. “It is definitely our biggest area in terms of programs offered.” Bernhard said he was looking for someone with broadbased experience in continuing professional education and distance education. He also sought a strategic thinker with a good understanding of daily operations due to the size of the Outreach and En-
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The summer before eighth grade, Brian M e r rill’s grandfather Merrill g a v e him a golf club. He had his mind set at a young age that baseball was the sport for him, but after he picked up the club he knew he was in love. “I literally stuck a shovel in the ground, aimed at the shovel and started hitting it,” Merrill said. “I got hooked.” From then on a majority of the big moments in Merrill’s life came from the golf course. He will enter the 2016 USI Athletic Hall of Fame
as a result of some of those moments. Merrill played golf for the university between 1992-96 while working toward a degree in education. During those years, he was four-time All-GLVC and helped the team reach its first and only NCAA Division II National Championship. Despite his success, Merrill said during his playing career he never imagined he would be inducted into the hall of fame. “When you’re there, you’re living in the moment,” Merrill said. “At least for me, I never thought about 10 to 20 years down the road.” Merrill said one of his most memorable accomplishments was the team moving on to the Division II championship. Merrill said he tried to focus on doing the best he could, so it was a shock for
him to learn about his induction. The two-time All-District and two-time Academic AllAmerican was in the middle of a game of phone tag with Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall when his father-in-law broke the news. Merrill said he woke up to a congratulations text and didn’t know what it was about. He continued to receive texts and eventually googled it. Hall said one of the best parts of his job is being able to tell athletes they are inductees into the hall of fame, and Merrill ended up sending him an email basically saying, “I know what you’re calling me about.” Hall said Merrill was a player who stood out above the rest. “He was a key catalyst of some really great men’s golf teams we had,” he said.
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This design illustrates Joan Kempf deJong and John McNaughton’s proposed sculpture for the Griffin Center, titled “Bent Twig.”
by CARA MEEKS cdmeeks@eagles.usi.edu Liberal Arts Assistant Dean Joan Kempf deJong and John McNaughton, professor emeritus of art, had fun creating twists and turns for USI’s campus. The Art Collection Committee approved the two art professors’ proposal to build a sculpture titled “Bent Twig” in front of the Griffin Center, the conference center under construction across Reflection Lake. deJong and McNaughton submitted “Bent Twig,”
which originates from the university road of the same name, as a proposal to the art committee as part of a contest. The sculpture, which will be built in front of the center, consists of branches, leaves and twigs, and McNaughton said the shape reflects both the present and future of the university. “I wanted to capture campus, but every artist wants to reflect what’s inside of them,” McNaughton said. “I’m proud of this university and the time that I’ve spent here.” The committee set specific guidelines for the selected
sculpture. “(The judges) wanted the sculpture to reflect the positive nature of the university,” McNaughton said. “They wanted it to be large, but not too large. We were very sympathetic to the look of the building, how people will view it from the parking lot, maintenance of it and the safety of it.” Contestants needed to be either past or current students or faculty to enter. deJong and McNaughton decided to enter two different proposals, which they submitted anonymously.
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There are various reasons why victims won’t report sexual assaults, she said, such as having a fear of the perpetrator, not wanting the stigma of becoming a victim, being overwhelmed by the system or a fear of victim blaming because of decisions they made before, during or after the assault — like whether they consumed drugs or alcohol. Panelist Christy Baker, associate professor of social work, said the fear of victim blaming is often the reason crimes don’t get reported. Prior to the screening, audience members were given blank index cards so they could write down anonymous or sensitive questions for the panel they thought of during the film. “We received a card that says, ‘I was assaulted at this university. I went to see the dean of students at the time, who really, really, wanted to help me, but I was afraid to cause problems and start drama,’” Baker said. “And that is one of the many fears victims have of reporting – that it will cause fear, that it will have endless degrees of meetings, that you will be trouble to someone. You will never cause trouble to anyone. You are here as students that we would like to keep safe.” Another deterrent for reporting is a fear action won’t be taken; something Berry said shouldn’t worry students at USI.
Griffin Center Art Art Commission Registrar Susan Sauls said the committee looked for quality installation and quality design in the 10 entries it had to choose from. The art proposals had to fit within a $50,000 budget. Sauls said selecting the art was a process of elimina-
“We’re asking you to trust us,” she said. “I know that is difficult to do because you just watched a film where person after person said to a T, ‘I did not trust the system, I didn’t like what happened to me and what I disliked even more was the way I was treated.’” While the film provided examples of universities whose disciplinary actions for sexual assault range from the perpetrator doing 50 hours of community service at a rape crisis shelter to making a poster board displaying 10 ways to talk to a female, USI takes its disciplinary actions seriously, she said. “I can tell you with confidence that I do not know of any case that’s happened on this campus, in the time that I’ve been here, that someone has just been fined $25 or some of those ridiculous things (in the film),” Berry said. DOSO’s disciplinary sanctions range from being found not responsible or a warning, to suspension and expulsion. “Sexual assault on campus falls on the side that’s going to be one where if you’re found responsible, you’re going to be on that higher end,” Berry said. “I’m not aware of anybody that just got a warning.” There is no statute of limitations when it comes to reporting assaults on campus. “It can be something that happened yesterday, or today
or several years out,” Berry said. “Any kind of report that comes in – in that manner – we will follow up on and investigate.” Another difference between the schools portrayed in the film and the university is the lack of serial offenders, she said. “I am not aware of instances on this campus where we’re seeing multiple names come across multiple times,” Berry said. “That’s not to say it can’t happen and that it doesn’t happen. It’s the ones that I’m not aware of and we know that some things aren’t reported.” Despite having the number of sexual assaults reported on campus range from zero to three over the last five years, more students are starting to come forward. “I can tell you this year reports are higher than what they’ve been in previous years,” Berry said. “I believe some of that has to do with the fact that we’ve done training on Title IX.” Title IX training comes in several forms on campus, ranging from the required Campus Clarity course to programs sponsored by DOSO or the Albion Bacon Fellows Center. The biggest thing the center advocates for is giving victims options when it comes to choosing whether or not to report, MacDonald said. The options for campus
continued from Page 1 tion. “We were looking for something aesthetically pleasing, imaginative and innovative,” she said. “Something that had a natural vision to it.” deJong said the sculpture will have a positive effect on the university.
“Art on campus is powerful for all students,” deJong said, “not just art students.” A ribbon-cutting ceremony for “Bent Twig” is scheduled for May 6. Gabi Wy contributed to this story.
snow days continued from Page 1 “The university should only cancel classes as a last resort,” he said. “Public school will make up those days. If we cancel, I lose that day forever.” Senior Stephanie Wade said the university needs to be more sensitive when determining class cancelation. “If we have a strict attendance policy, we should have more snow days,” the psychology major said. “Sometimes when they don’t cancel, I have to judge for myself. My roads sometimes aren’t cleared off.” Wade said the university should coordinate with EVSC’s cancelation decisions. “Sometimes teachers aren’t even here,” she said. “I don’t want to drive and then find out (class is) canceled.” Director of Public Safety
Steve Woodall said the university does consider roads students take to campus when it snows. “Once we have a clear picture (from weather forecasts), we’ll meet with the physical plant,” he said. “If we’re to have inclement weather, they’ll start pretreating the sidewalks.” Woodall said if it looks like the university needs extra staff to keep campus safe, they’ll start making arrangements for workers and equipment. “On the day of the (snow) at around 4 or 4:30 a.m., I’ll drive the state, local and county roads,” he said. Woodall contacts local and state police, county officials, highway patrols and EVSC to get a broader sense of the situation. “I then call the provost and provide him with that
information,” he said. “Then a decision is made.” Woodall said Public Safety mainly bases its decision on whether or not the roads are passable, if the weather will get better or worse in a day and if the physical plant can keep up with the weather and maintain campus. Typically, Woodall said, they try to make a recommendation to the provost by 5 a.m. Even if the university remains open, Woodall said students must be careful. “I can’t guarantee a student will make it here safely,” he said. “Anyone could have an issue any day. It’s the same case in inclement weather. A person has to take some responsibilities for their own safety.”
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Panelists reflect on “The Hunting Ground” following a screening Tuesday in Mitchell Auditorium. Audience members asked the panelists questions aloud or submitted a sensitive or anonymous question in writing.
policy outlined on the Public Safety website gives victims the choice to either report to DOSO, report directly to Public Safety, report anonymously or go to an emergency room, and it can call the university on the victim’s behalf. “What we really do encourage is to go to an emergency room and seek medical care,” MacDonald said. “There are STDs that can be transmitted. You can get an exam just to make sure that everything is OK, and you can also receive a Plan B pill.
You can do that anonymously, and you do not have to report it if you go to the emergency room to receive a rape kit.” The cost of receiving a rape kit is covered through the Sex Crimes Victims Act Fund, which is paid for by perpetrators who have been convicted in the state of Indiana, she said. Stephanie Cunningham, senior staff psychologist and outreach/training coordinator, Melinda Roberts, associate professor of criminal justice and Ryan Hatfield, deputy
prosecuting attorney for Vanderburgh County, also participated on the panel. About 350 people attended two screenings of the film Tuesday. “We would like this to be the start of a campus discussion,” Berry said. “We’re interested to hear what the student body says (on the subject).” DOSO purchased a copy of the film and it is available for groups on campus to check out.
Separate committees shorten regular SGA time by Gabi Wy
news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi The Student Government Association has been keeping it brief this semester. At its half-hour meeting Jan. 21, SGA largely delegated further discussions about issues to meetings outside of the general assembly. Housing member-at-large Tanner Milazzo proposed asking the university to provide a marker in front of the new speed bump installed on University Boulevard before the start of the semester. “It’s too high, and you can’t see it at all, especially at night,” Milazzo said. He said he’s witnessed cars lose control because of the surprise of the speed bump, which currently has no visible sign in front of it. Alex Hoffmann, administrative vice president for Archie’s Army, suggested
SGA members not approach the university with a specific proposal, but instead create an open discussion. This semester, President Alexa Bueltel will be orchestrating meetings between student organization leaders and administration. Hoffman said the speed bump issue could be brought to the university at the first of these meetings at 8 a.m. tomorrow. Bueltel also said she and members of SGA will be present at the next Faculty Senate meeting to discuss adjusting final exam schedules for graduating seniors. “Our proposal is that senior schedules will be modified so that students will have all their finals done before they walk at commencement,” Bueltel said after the meeting. “We want to get some support from faculty.” Committees outside the general meetings will continue to discuss new initiatives
SGA wants to focus on this semester through the coming weeks, she said. Bueltel said by having a committee dedicated to a “wet campus initiative,” she’s not saying the entire campus will be transitioned to allowing alcohol. “(The issue) came up because of older students (don’t) have the freedom (to drink on campus) that they are legally allowed to have,” she said. “Maybe there could be one housing area that’s wet. That’s just an idea we have.” Bueltel said SGA’s focus on initiatives this semester contrasts from the focus on policy and procedure in the fall, but the heart of the organization hasn’t changed. “We have the same drive and the same effort,” she said. “We’re trying to make the campus be the best it can be.”
Stoneking continued from Page 1 Stoneking graduated from Radford University with a degree in social work in 2000. She then worked for Virginia Tech in Outreach and International Affairs for about seven years.
Over three years ago, she became the Assistant Director for Finance and External Initiatives and Enrollment and Degree Management Marketing at Virginia Tech, where she managed projects for the
university. “We had many, many candidates apply,” Bernhard said. “(Stoneking) rose to the top and we’re very pleased that she’s here.”
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1/18/16 - 1/25/16 Fire - Alarm - Cooking Ruston Hall 1/18/16 10:27 p.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking 8025A OʼDaniel Ln - Boon Bldg 1/18/16 5:57 p.m. Code of Conduct - Tampering with 8140A OʼDaniel Ln - Whitcomb 1/18/15 6:19 p.m. Fire - Faulty Alarm 8140A OʼDaniel Ln - Whitcomb 1/18/16 6:19 p.m. Welfare Check 928 Varsity Dr - Morton Bldg 1/18/16 8:25 p.m. Drugs - Incident Orr Ctr 1/19/16 1:28 a.m. Theft Liberal Arts Ctr 1/19/16 1:32 p.m. Code of Conduct - Weapons Violation Security Building 1/19/16 8:06 p.m. Drugs - Possession Security Building 1/19/16 8:06 p.m.
Theft 8083A OʼDaniel Ln - Bigger Bldg Criminal Mischief OʼDaniel South Laundry 1/20/16 3:29 p.m. Traffic Accident Parking Lot C 1/20/16 4:46 p.m. Drugs - Possesion 830A Crawford Ln - Orr Bldg 1/21/16 10:01 p.m. Violation of University Policy 830A Crawford Ln - Orr Bldg 1/21/16 10:02 p.m. Alcohol - Underage Possession 830A Crawford Ln - Orr Bldg 1/21/16 10:02 p.m. Injury Report Governors Hall 1/21/16 1:34 p.m. Traffic Accident Parking Lot C 1/21/16 2:12 p.m. Criminal Mischief - Vehicle Grounds Ctr 1/21/16 4:07 p.m.
Illness Report Rice Library 1/21/16 9:13 p.m. Fire - Faulty Alarm Leslie Building 1/22/16 10:19 a.m. Illness Report McDonald West Community 1/22/16 4:42 p.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking 8024B OʼDaniel Ln - Boon Bldg 1/22/16 5:28 p.m. Injury Report Newman Hall 1/24/16 12:40 p.m. Alcohol - Underage Consumption Ruston Hall 1/24/16 2:55 a.m. Code of Conduct - Co-Habitation Ruston Hall 1/24/16 2:55 a.m. Illness Report Rice Library 1/25/16 11:44 p.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking 901B Eckels Ln - Durbin Bldg 1/25/16 11:55 p.m.
Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security.
Exhibition features Amish community An art exhibition titled “Quilting in Community: A Celebration of a Southern Indiana Amish Tradition” will be on display from Jan. 27, to March 13, at the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries on campus. This exhibition focuses on the Southern Indiana Amish community, contemporary quilts and quilt makers. Several contemporary Amish quilts will be featured and will be recognized by name, which is uncommon in Amish culture. A free public reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 31.
Refund period ends Feb. 5 The end of the 25 percent refund period is approaching quickly. Feb. 5, is the last day students can receive part of their money spent on classes. This refund period only applies to regular-length spring classes. Students must complete the withdrawal by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 5, to still benefit from the refund period. For additional information, contact the Registrar’s Office by e-mail at registrar@usi.edu or by phone at 812-464-1762.
Romain College challenges students The Romain College of Business is hosting the #8hrChallenge from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6, at the Business and Engineering Center. The challenge is for teams to create an initial design of a web-based platform to highlight Romain College faculty and student engagement. Programming knowledge is not required for participation. The deadline is Feb. 1, to register a team, and teams must be present the entire event to be eligible for awards.
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Create, motivate, graduate Aspiring rapper aims to help others through organization, music by Megan Thorne
features@usishield.com @ShieldsterMegan Maurice Rush’s future plans include creating a fan base, going on tours and making it big in the music industry. But first, his plan is to graduate college. Rush, a freshman English education major and SGA member, has been writing music for four months and started recording in Indianapolis, his hometown, with producer DJ Goodnight. Rush said he found out he could freestyle after he noticed two guys from high school walk into the movie theater acting fake. “I started freestyling when we were closing,” Rush said,
“and that’s when it registered to me, maybe I could begin as an artist.” Rush said he wants his music to help people overcome rough patches in life, as well as inspire them to chase their dreams. “I like to center my music around motivating others to be better,” he said. “I like to center it around real-life events that happen to me and my memories, as well as a little sadness, but overcoming it.” Rush said his biggest inspirations are Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. “(West) inspired me because I’ve listened to every single album he has produced and every time it’s a different
sound,” he said. “He brings out his soul in his music and I want to do that with my music.” Before winter break, Rush brought the organization The Character Crew Society from his hometown to campus. The organization aims to help students build togetherness and listen to each other. Rush said he wants the organization to give people comfort and for everyone to cooperate with each other. When the organization starts up, there will be workshops ,and if students are interested, they can contact him at mrush1@eagles.usi.edu. “It gives a reflection of what kind of person I am,” he said. “I want to motivate people and it reflects my mu-
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I like to center it around real-life events that happen to me and my memories - Maurice Rush Freshman English education major
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Maurice Rush, a freshman English education major, performs at Live at the Apollo last October in Carter Hall.
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‘The Overnight’: Sexual, strangeley touching
Come for the prosthetic penises, stay for the subtle charm. “The Overnight,” directed by the relatively new Patrick Brice, is a sexual comedy that explores the awkwardness that is making adult friends. The film stars Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”) and Taylor Schilling (“Orange is the New Black”) as Alex and Emily, a modern couple that relocates to Los Angeles. When their son makes friends at a local park, they are unexpectedly invited to a “play date” by his new pal’s father, an eccentric entrepreneur named Kurt (Jason Schwartzman, “The Darjeeling Limited”). The evening starts out swimmingly at Kurt and his French wife Charlotte’s decadent domicile, but when the kiddies hit the hay, the parents start the real “play time.” The night quickly be-
sic as well.” Rush isn’t selling his music because he wants to get his name out in the music industry and build a fanbasefirst. Keegan Roembke, a freshman economics and finance double major, said he enjoys Rush’s music because the aspiring rapper tells his own story and writes all of his own
for me. That was the first time I heard him sing.” Roembke said he is a fan and will support him. “I think he could (make it),” Roembke said. “He is really committed to it and he is after the goal. If he keeps working hard, I think he could do it.” Rush’s Soundcloud username s Rush-Maurice.
‘Dirty Grandpa’: Come for the sex, stay for the Greek
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comes more and more interesting as the peculiar antics by Kurt and Charlotte push the Los Angeles virgins to their limits. Despite the overtly sexual nature of the film, which features dangling schlongs, butthole art and breast milking, Alex and Emily discover new sides of themselves in some strangely touching moments. The droll but lighthearted nature of this vibrant flick creates a short but sweet
lyrics. He said his music is straight from the heart. Roembke said his favorite song by Rush is “Off the Coast” because he doesn’t just rap, but sings in it as well. “He just sang an original song for me one day,” Roembke said. “I met him because we both joined SGA and he told me he was into music and sang in the office
In theaters now flick, running at only 80 minutes. While each actor has his or her funny-bone moments, Schwartzman consistantly steals the spotlight. Unlike most sex comedies, “The Overnight” does not slap people’s faces with crude humor and cheap shenanigans. The plot manages to take obscenities and give them purpose, without going overboard. Also, unlike most crass comedies, “The Overnight” was off the beaten path just slightly enough to keep me guessing. Every time I thought I knew exactly what was in store, I was pleasantly led down a much more crafty path. This raunchy, sex romp skinny-dips deeper into common adult dilemmas without becoming too heavy hearted, but makes for a great late-night watch and parenthood look a little less monotonous.
Rating 3.5/5
“Dirty Grandpa” could be a hilarious comedy, in an alternate dimension. The film stars Zac “I need money after ‘We Are Your Friends’ flopped” Efron as an uptight lawyer who is asked to drive his grandfather (Robert DeNiro) from Georgia to southern Florida. Comedy ensues when Efron discovers his grandfather actually wants to go to Daytona Beach during spring break so he can have sex with a girl played by Aubrey Plaza. I’m not using character names, the movie doesn’t even bother. Yes, with the simple changes of a different title, someone besides DeNiro as the grandfather, and different marketing, this movie could’ve been something more than a movie Twitter voted for me to review simply because they want me to tear it to shreds. Well I’m sorry to disappoint, Twitter fans, but it wasn’t half bad.
Yes, it’s weird to see acting legend DeNiro repeatedly attempt to shove his thumb up Zac Efron’s ass, call him a lesbian and various other blue jokes you’d expect in a Judd Apatow film. The joke is supposed to be “he’s an old guy but he acts like a teenager,” but the real joke becomes “Holy crap Robert DeNiro just sang the theme to ‘Friday’ uncensored.” There is one actor worth
the price of admission, though: Jason Mantzoukas as the morally bankrupt drug-dealing surf shop owner named Pamela. As a fan of Mantzoukas’ comedy movie podcast “How Did This Get Made,” I was over the moon to see his unique sense of humor brought to a movie almost wholesale. His lines feel as if the director said “by the end of the scene they need to know this information, however you get that information across is up to you. Also, here’s some drugs and a gun in case you wanna use those as props.” Efron’s acting isn’t halfbad, even if the main draw of the film for some people will by the fact he spends a good 20 minutes wearing nothing but a g-string with a stuffed bee covering his junk. So yeah, come for the sight of Plaza having sex with DeNiro, stay for the Mantzoukas.
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Snow place like home Paraguayan student experiences first snow, Arabian food
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The Shield interviewed hree international students o see how they were acclimating to life at a U.S. uniersity. In this weekly series, he Shield revisited Sandrita anabria, a junior internaonal studies major from araguay, to see how she was doing a week after we rst spoke with her. This past week, she enjoyed Arabian ood, a snowstorm, went to ump it Up and had snowall fight.
The Shield: Can you tell us a ttle bit about your snow exerience? Sanabria: On the snow day, I was so happy. My roommates woke me up and they were ke, “There are no classes oday,” and that was so cool. o I went back to sleep and hen went out to lunch with ome of my friends. We also went to the Burdette trail and ound some friends there and hey let us borrow their sled nd that was amazing. It was oing so fast. I love it. That was probably one of my faorite moments here.
The Shield: Have you done nything fun recently? Sanabria: Sunday, I went to lay at Pump It Up and they ave bouncy houses. That was cool, and we bounced nd played capture the flag. On Friday night, I had Araian food for the first time nd that was an amazing exerience. We ate from a big owl on the floor with one and and that was so incredbly good.
The Shield: How are classes oing so far? Sanabria: I love comparave politics. We are learnng about different types of overnments and regimes. hat’s my favorite class so ar and it’s really interestng and my professor is so weet and nice. However, I’m truggling with U.S. History.
Everything is new. There are things I’ve never heard about. It’s fascinating, but difficult. The Shield: How do you stay in touch with your family? Sanabria: I text my family everyday. I’m trying to get better at English and my dad speaks English, but we never do it back home. So now we are, and it’s awkward, but we are working on that. I also try to post a picture everyday to say this is what’s going on on the other side of the hemisphere. It’s like a journal. I’m loving it here. I love my family, but I feel at home here. I love USI more than anything. It’s not too cold or too hot.
Sanabria: I have really good friends, I feel like that’s why I’m happy here. It’s not what I’m doing, it’s who I’m spending time with. They’ve made this experience better. I am thankful for my friends. The Shield: Do you have a favorite food place? Sanabria: Fiesta Fuego is good. I’ve tried SubConnection and Burger King, too, and out of those, Fiesta Fuego is my favorite. My favorite place to eat at is a New Harmony restaurant. The food was really good and it’s a really cute town. It’s beautiful there. It looks like it’s out of a movie.
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TOP: Sanabria (left) retaliates after fellow international student Deena Bregheith, a junior English major from Palastine, initiates a full-blown snow ball fight Thursday on the Quad. BOTTOM: Junior international studies major Sandrita Sanabria makes a snow angel for the first time in her life Thursday on the Quad. Sanabrita is from Paraguay, so the recent winter weather has been her first experience with snow.
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Series to feature English department ‘dynamic’ authors unites organizations RopeWalk begins in February by Abigail suddarth acsuddarth@eagles.usi.edu
Sandra Marchetti, b e g a n writing w h e n she was in fourth grade after Marchetti she won second place in a story competition. This semester’s first RopeWalk Reading Series will bring in two or three writers for the series to meet with students, lead workshops and read some of their works. Marchetti will read from her collection of poems “Confluence” and a collaborative chapbook of love poems titled “Heart Radicals.” Her parents were her biggest supporters growing up, Marchetti said. They read to her and made up stories for her. “We had an imaginary society of elves living in our house,” she said. “The elves even had their own jail.” When she writes, Marchetti said she makes herself some coffee and ensures that her work desk as well as the rest of the house is clean. “I am an obsessive reviser, so most poems go through many dozen drafts before I consider them near done,” she said. “Since I don’t write as often as I would like, I
hardly ever throw anything out. All scraps eventually become poems because they are so precious and rarely received.” Marchetti compared the writing process to engineering. “If you want to engineer an object well, it’s incredibly difficult,” she said. The RopeWalk Reading Series was named after an actual ropewalk which sits on the outside of the eastern cemetery wall in New Harmony. The RopeWalk Writers Retreat, the annual university writers’ conference, has
been held in New Harmony for more than 20 years, English Instructor Ron Mitchell said. The RopeWalk Reading Series began in 1999 as an extension of that conference. The term “rope walk” comes from an old method locals in New Harmony used to make rope. The Harmonists grew hemp and would stretch it out to dry along the 1,100foot walk, the RopeWalk Reading Series coordinator said. Then they would twist it together into rope. Well-known writers such as Nikki Giovanni have visited campus for this series as well as newer emerging writers, Stephen Spencer, another coordinator, said. Adam Johnson won a Pulitzer Prize not long after attending the series. The English Department Chair’s favorite part of the series is hearing the writers read their works in their own voices, he said. “It makes enjoying their work a richer experience,” Spencer said. “The writers are so dynamic.”
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Rhys Lamberg, president of Sigma Tau Delta and Natalie Kobe, vice president of Sigma Tau Delta talk about their plans for the Unity Series.
by Megan Thorne features@usishield.com @ShieldsterMega Five English Department organizations will join together as one during the Unity Series. The English Department Unity Series is a collective series of events that will showcase different organizations within the English Department and is completely run by students. Lauren Abney, a senior English education major, said the series will offer students a chance to meet each other s outside of the classroom. “In the English Department, sometimes we don’t always know how many rhetoric majors there are or creative writing majors there are so we get to meet people with the same major or minor as us,” Abney said. “as well
as talk to students (during the event) who might not know if they want to add an English major or minor and say, ‘Hey, this what we are about.” There will be five organizations at the event: Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, Fishhook, the student literary journal, Student Writers Union, the Medieval Studies Society and the Jane Austen Society. “At the event, there will be Starbucks gift card giveaways,” Abney said, “and it will just be an icebreaker for people that have an English major or minor or a love for English studies to come together and meet each other
and get to talk about the organization’s future events.” Abney said anyone who has a love for English can come and meet the officers and get involved with the organizations during the first meet-and-greet Friday. “Out of this whole thing, it really gives an opportunity for these organizations to grow,” Abney said. “For example, I’m the editor-in-chief for Fishhook and I was just thrown upon it because unfortunately our previous editor-in-chief passed away… so I had to bring Fishhook back together.” Associate Professor of English Oana Sandu-Popescu said this year the department asked students what they wanted to do, which led to the four-part series. The four events will start off with the “Come Together” meeting, two workshops: creative writing and academic writing, and the final showcase will feature students’ writing. “I would like to see the students talking to each other and realizing the strength in that collaboration,” SanduPopescu said, “and see events that aren’t organized by faculty, but by student interest. I think that’s what we are getting this time.”
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Name: Sarah Hamilton Major: Nutrition Grade: Freshman Answer: “I went sledding all day.”
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Re: mourning celebrities It’s OK to mourn death of inspiration
Don’t overblow the deaths of strangers
by Gavin Gaddis
by Ellen Cooper
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The other day I was hanging up a shirt in my closet. Out of nowhere, I thought, “I miss Robin Williams,” and sighed. As snooty as I can get, there’s no denying celebrities are important to me. I use no hyperbole when I say the day George Lucas passes could potentially elicit as much grief from me as when my grandfather died. I’ve never met either of these people, yet their works greatly influenced my development as a person. Lucas’s approach to writing and editing serve as part of the foundation for my love of writing, while Williams’ manic quickfire sense of humor molded my own into what it is today. We live in a world where reality and pop culture are intertwined.
Society worships celebrities to the point where actual documented facts are ignored by fans (Chris Brown albums haven’t gone lower than No. 7 in U.S. charts since he brutally beat Rihanna), or baseless rumors are called facts by those who hold grudges against certain celebs (e.g. unsubstantiated rumors of David Bowie being a pedophile are treated as iron-clad fact online). Treating a celebrity like a personal acquaintance is unhealthy, especially a celebrity who’s nothing more than a household name to said person. As horrible as it sounds, we all know there are people out there who suddenly became diehard fans of Whitney Houston the day she died, despite having little to no knowledge of her prior. It’d be foolish to argue Houston was an
unknown to the 18-39 demographic, but she wasn’t… big. Incredibly talented, but not the center of a movement or attention. That being said, there are people who are so prevalent they are almost part of the background. Alan Rickman is one of those actors who was simply part of existence. Severus Snape, Hans Gruber and Alexander Dane are dead, and there’s nothing wrong with taking a moment to mourn our loss. I’m not a fan of Bowie. I had nothing against the guy, just not into his style of music. Yet I understand his importance. The man was a living icon whose art inspired a hell of a lot of people. A dreamer and an artist are dead. The day that becomes something people shouldn’t mourn is the day I’m done with humanity.
fecooper1@eagles.usi.edu If your favorite celebrity died, would you feel like you were dying too? If you answered yes to this question, you may be borderline pathological. According to the “Celebrity Attitude Scale,” this can be a sign of celebrity worship, fantasy proneness and dissociation, which are signs of mental instability. I’m not saying there is something wrong with enjoying certain celebrities. Everyone has their favorite musicians and actors. The problem comes when people either overly connect to a celebrity or feign connection to a celebrity they have no actual interest in. Yes, certain celebrities play a big role in our lives. Certain
celebrities can be role models for people and provide some kind of comfort and hope. However, if you think Dr. Phil is speaking to you through the television, you’ve gone beyond connection and straight into obsession. Although the problem of celebrity worship makes me roll my eyes, people who pretend to have an emotional connection to a celebrity only after that celebrity has died makes me want to tear my left arm off and slap myself with it. Several famous musicians and actors died recently, including Glenn Frey, Alan Rickman and David Bowie. All across Facebook I have seen people posting condolences (the proper response to a celebrity death) or declarations of adoration in the form of forced eulogies (the incorrect
way to mourn). Many of my peers posted statuses stating they would miss Bowie and his brilliant work, when in reality they only know part of the lyrics to “Space Oddity.” It’s insincere to act like your life will be different without a celebrity you manufactured a connection with in your imagination. It’s OK to feel sad when a celebrity you admire dies. It is not OK to post a 1,500 word monologue on Facebook when a celebrity you have no interest in dies. Mourning celebrities you have no connection to is not only a pathetic way to get attention, it’s an insult to the people who actually care about those celebrities. Ground control to major Tom, you need to cut it out.
Name: Tait Willner Major: Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design Grade: Senior Answer: “I stayed at home and worked on class work, and I had to work that day, I work as a web developer.”
Name: Jonathan Elfreich Major: Economics Grade: Junior Answer: “I did calculus homework and cried myself to sleep because I had a test on Monday.”
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It’s always struck me as odd that, despite spirited attempts to dissuade people from drinking and driving, texting while driving, poor road manners — the usual suspects — no one ever brings up how important it is to actually keep one’s car roadworthy. I get it. When merging is impossible because the jerk in the Honda next to you suddenly feels like racing to the next stoplight, the last thing on one’s mind is whether or not the tires are properly aired. It might not seem like it, but a poorly maintained car can be just as hazardous to your commute as Mr. Screamin’ VTEC hogging the righthand lane.
Tires that are low on air can make a car’s handling unstable, and tires with the tread worn off can’t grip the road. Worn-out brake pads or low brake fluid can get you into an accident, and having low oil or coolant can damage your engine. We’re college students, we don’t have our degrees and six-figure jobs just yet. Not keeping your car in good mechanical condition can have expensive consequences, too. So, what can students do? Well, not many people can do serious mechanical work on their own car, but learning about the different fluids and how to replace them is a great DIY activity that can increase its longevity. And when something big
does come up, it’s better to get help sooner rather than later. Schedule trips to a mechanic. It’s relatively cheap to get an oil change or patch a leaking tire. Get your coolant and brake fluid topped off. Maybe take that decrepit old Malibu to get that busted headlight replaced. Lord knows nighttime visibility is always nice. Cars represent a large part of the newfound freedom and responsibility students come into as they transition into adulthood. Just as we place so much value on getting a license and our own car, we should place that same importance on keeping them on the road and running smoothly.
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Merrill, who is originally from Boonville, almost didn’t have a career at the university. He accepted a scholarship to play golf at Murray State University his freshman year, but said in the end it wasn’t right for him. “The way I look at it is everything works out for a reason,” Merrill said. “I was looking forward to getting back and getting closer to home.” At the university, Merrill played under former head coach Jim Brown, who had been a part of university ath-
letics since 1970 and started to coach men’s golf in 1977. Merrill said Brown’s coaching philosophy worked for him. Brown never structured practice, Merill said. He gave it to the players to improve as they saw fit. His input came mostly from guidance on what areas he thought they should focus on. “He was a wonderful coach,” Merrill said, “a wonderful role model.” Under Brown’s guidance, Merrill also set a season scoring average record of 75.2,
a record he still holds. He is also the only USI men’s golfer to play four rounds under 70. This style of coaching worked for Merrill because he was highly self-motivated. “I was never a person who needed the kick in the tail so to speak,” he said. “When I focus on something, I’m very motivated to accomplish it or do the best I can at that.” He said his competitive nature comes from his father, but he feels he got the best mix of his parents. “My mother is compas-
sionate, caring, one of the sweetest people in the world, and my dad was really not,” he said laughing. After the initial discovery of the sport Merrill realized he had potential. When he entered his freshman year of high school if he couldn’t work something around golf he didn’t do it. One thing he didn’t leave behind was his grades. Merrill now works outside his degree area and during his time at the university he said academics was always a focus, but it was a conversation
on a golf course that led him to his career. The offer led him from Evansville to Louisville, Kentucky and now to Birmingham, Alabama, where he lives with his wife and two daughters. He owns a branch of the advertising agency he was first offered a sales job in. Merrill met his wife while he was still in Evansville and said she has been through all of the moves with him. “We met through the same guy, his wife did my wife’s and my mother in law’s hair
in the same building that he had his company in,” Merrill said. “We kind of got set up that way.” Now, Merrill said jokingly, he doesn’t remember his own name after taking his daughters to gymnastics or cheer and being referred to only in reference to his seven and nine-year olds. Merrill laughed and said the induction ceremony will be fun to show his daughters that “daddy is cool and daddy is pretty good.”
Archie wants more army Organization hopes to increase fan attendance
by Sarah Loesch
sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah
Banners and T-shirts are just a couple of the ways Archie’s Army tries to make itself known to students on campus. “We really had to look at how we need to get students to the games,” said Alex Hoffmann, the Student Government Association’s administrative vice president for Archie’s Army said. “I’m not going to lie, it’s a struggle.” Hoffmann said there are a lot of students interested in participating at games, but there is not a lot of follow through. Hoffmann revamped the student section this year, including the introduction of the name Archie’s Army as opposed to the previouslytitled Red Zone. “At the beginning of the year, I was ambitious with my expectations and that’s part of starting something. You have to be ambitious,” he said.
“Then you get that reality of what’s actually happening and you work with that and that’s where I am now.” During volleyball season this year, Hoffmann said the section had a strong relationship with head coach Leah Mercer and a lot of fans attended games. Mercer said support for home matches made an impact on the games. “(Archie’s Army) singlehandedly won our first two home matches,” Mercer said with a laugh. She said her players loved having students in the crowd and it made them feel “important and special.” Hoffmann said he thinks an active student section would have impacted the men’s basketball game against Quincy University, the same way Mercer said it impacted volleyball. USI held a lead until the last 50 seconds of that game and Hoffmann said no one was standing or engaged. “We would have won that game on Thursday if
our crowd was involved in the game,” he said. “Hands down.” Two weeks ago, the organization released new banners to be displayed in the Physical Activities Center during games this basketball season. It is the first time a logo for the group was seen by the public. “The saying: ‘If you build it they will come’ seems to not work in this situation, because I’ve built it,” Hoffmann said. “I’ve gone far beyond what I think is necessary and I’m inviting people on a personal basis, and I’m inviting groups.” Hoffmann said when it comes down to it, students come to athletic events, but they don’t participate. Mercer said friends of hers who have attended games can see the impact an engaged crowd has on the team. “Three-hundred people sitting on their hands, they aren’t doing much for you,” Mercer said. Hoffmann said there is a lot of potential from the stu-
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TOP: Members of Archie’s Army gather at the Physical Activities Center during a women’s volleyball game last fall. Archie’s Army is the revamped student section previously known as Red Zone. BOTTOM: Students cheer on the women’s volleyball team during a home game against Quincy University at the PAC last fall.
dent body and more for people to look forward to from Archie’s Army. “I’m hoping we can get
more people to engage, not just with us, it’s not about us, it’s not about Archies Army at all,” he said. “It’s about the
university. It’s about supporting USI and USI athletics.”
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The Verbal Commitment By Sarah Loesch
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Imagine NCAA sanctioned sports and club sports as fraternal twins. They share 50 percent of the same DNA, but there are visible differences which aid in distinction. Those differences mostly fall under technicalities and surface-level differences. In the way fraternal twins can be easily differentiated because of their faces, the
two sports can be by their organizational systems. Their similarities, however, fall where it matters — on the inside. The spirit of sport is alive in both regards. The players work and train with a season goal in mind. Now, imagine the student body as the parents of these beautiful, bouncing twins. They’ve both grown
throughout the years and it has become noticeable that one is a little more popular with their peers. Do the parents play favorites? Maybe. Should the parents play favorites? No. So why, as the parents, does the student body seem to forget to acknowledge they have a healthy, thriving club-sport twin?
The men’s rugby team is headed to nationals this spring. They started a GoFundMe to help pay the way. The team could use support monetary or otherwise. Parental love and support is more important than an allowance, but in this case, it seems the players have done enough chores to earn it. The quidditch team narrowly missed qualifying for the U.S. Quidditch Cup, but still they have a home match this spring and will meet other strong teams in the Consolation Cup. There are two ultimate frisbee teams. The women’s team is the first and only women’s club sport. Club soccer started this school year. It’s new and it’s trying to get its name out there to gain a following and strong membership. Parents shouldn’t ignore the popular twin just because they’re popular, but by that same logic, they can’t ignore the less popular one because they’re not popular.
briefs Guy earns two weekly honors Johnnie Guy was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association Division II National Athlete of the Week and the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week. The honor follows his performance at the Gladstein Invitational, where he posted the seventh-fastest time in Division II history in the 3,000 meter. He finished sixth in the event and broke the school record with his time of eight minutes, 5.22 seconds. His time also gave him a NCAA Division II provi-
sional qualifying mark and only missed an automatic qualifier by less than a second. This is the third time Guy has been given a USTFCCCA weekly award, but the first in his track and field career.
Hammonds earns second place Micheal Hammonds finished in second place at the University of Indianapolis Collegiate Invitational this weekend for the shot put and weight throw. Hammond previously set a school record for the shot
put last year during the Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival. He beat last years mark of 50 feet, 4.75 inches with a heave of 50 feet, 5.5 inches. Hammonds threw for 53’ 0.25” in the weight throw to earn his season-best throw. USI continues its indoor season at the Vanderbilt Invitational in Nashville, Tennessee and the Indianapolis Challenge this weekend.
Softball team gets top-five prediction The softball team is predicted to finish in fifth-place this season in the conference by GLVC coaches.
The team finished last season 39-11, but lost two of its top players when second baseman MacKenzi Dorsam and pitcher/first baseman Brooke Harmening graduated. There will be multiple returning players across the field for the Eagles, including four returning pitchers. There will also be seven returning players in defensive positions, including junior outfielder Grace Clark, who led the team with a .368 batting average and six homeruns. Eight other players return to the infield along with one pitcher, senior Sarah Owens. The team’s season begins Feb. 20.
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