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‘Expect more than just a tour’ University breaks ground on new welcome center
University awaits officer contract approval by gabi wy features@usishield.com @GabiCWy
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Linda Bennett, donors and student ambassadors break ground on the Fuquay Welcome Çenter last Friday. There will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony for the center in 2018.
by taylor o’neil hall tohall@eagles.usi.edu
Last Thursday, the university broke ground on the Fuquay Welcome Center. The groundbreaking ceremony started off with Jeffrey Knight, chair of the board of trustees, talking about how lively the university is right now. He told a story of almost being ran over by a student on a skateboard, and then he gave the microphone off to President Linda Bennett. Bennett introduced the notion of how necessary it is to have the welcome center. The university sees nearly 200,000 people annually, and many of them for more than just academic purposes, Bennett said.
Bennett said “prospective students expect more than just a tour,” and she alluded to the “unique and innovative features,” the Fuquay Welcome Center will have. The Fuquay Welcome Center will also function as a “designated space to show what makes USI special,” said Danielle Wire, the president of the Student Ambassadors. The Welcome Center will serve as the starting point of campus tours as soon as it is built, said Evan Stieler, the co-vice president of the Student Ambassadors. Aaron Costlow, co-vice president of the Student Ambassadors said the building will be able to seat around 200 people, and will have hours similar to many of the other buildings on campus. The groundbreaking ceremony was also a
way for the university to pay homage to the donors. Dan and Janet Fuquay donated $1.5 million out of the $2 million that was needed before the university could begin construction on the building named after their family. The other $500,000 was donated by Old National Bank, mainly by their CEO Bob Jones. The ceremony concluded with the actual ground breaking. Bennett, the donors and their families and several other administrators and students picked up shovels and broke ground. The ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening the Fuquay Welcome Center is scheduled for 2018.
While the university approved a budget plan for 2017-2019 including contracts for permanent law enforcement officers on campus, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said his office and administration are “still hammering out the details” of said contracts. President Linda Bennett will present the budget plan, approved by the university Board of Trustees last week, to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Thursday. John Farless, director of University Communications, said Tuesday the university is not “giving out any more interviews” until it has reached a “memorandum of understanding” with the sheriff’s office. “(Vice President for Finance and Administration Steve Bridges) and I have had multiple discussions about ways to protect campus,” Wedding said. “He has to make sure everything’s good with the university and the money’s good, and on my side, I have to go to county commissioners to investigate the legality of the contract.” The three members of the Board of Commissioners acts as the executive and legislative body for Vanderburgh, according to evansville.in.gov. Wedding said without their approval, the sheriff’s office can’t go through with a contract like the one the university approved. “(Bridges and I) haven’t reached out yet to figure out the gameplan,” Wedding said. “He’s waiting to clear a few hurdles, but we both agree in this day and age, it’s probably good to have police officers on campus.”
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Radio undergoes ‘A clean bill of health’ changes SGA hears accreditation, Sodexo update
by sarah loesch
editor@usishield.com @seloesch
Faith Connell was one of the first people to know about the renaming of the USI radio station. Connell, the promotions director for The Spin, found out about the renaming over the summer soon after the station made its change from AM to FM. The FM change led to a lot of local press, which in turn led a company to reach out to inform the station that they already owned the trademark for The Edge as a radio station. John Morris, the general manager for the radio station, said he reached out to the university’s law firm and a representative there was able to confirm that The Edge was trademarked. “They offered to let us keep the name,” Morris said. “But it would cost us up to a couple thousand a year.” Morris said the price would continue to rise each year and as the GM he would much rather see the money go to the students who work for the station. Connell said not everyone was excited about the name change, but with the changes to FM and a focus
particularly on alternative music the staff adapted to the idea. “Everyone jumped on the opportunity to find our brand,” Connell said. Connell said the switch to FM has been amazing for the station. She has seen the social media grown even within the past month or so. “It’s quite insane actually,” she said. She said when the station does remote events they get feedback from their listeners and it’s cool to be able to reach out into the community. Connell said the opportunities to reach a larger audience have grown and in turn so have the opportunities for the staff. The group is still trying to get everything switched over and make sure the branding is consistent. “It’s a bigger process than we thought,” she said. Morris said the station has to focus on having everything switched over before the end of September. “I think things have gone well,” Morris said. “Certainly we hated to lose The Edge because we’ve had it for eight years and we built it up, but it’s been a good lesson in trademarks and copyright law which are very big in communications.”
by riley guerzini rguerzini@eagles.usi.edu
Katherine Draughon and Lamar Patterson visited Student Government Association last week to update the members on accreditation and the Sodexo. Representatives from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), one of the six national accrediting agencies recognized by the Department of Education, will visit USI from Sept. 11-13 for a reaffirmation of its accreditation. Sodexo, the food service company, rushes to make adjustment to the ChickFil-A and Steak ‘n Shake after a busy two weeks. Accreditation is the certification of an institution to meeting all formal requirements including academic excellence, curriculum and facilities among other criteria. “One of the reasons accreditation is important is our reputation,” said Executive Director of Planning, Research and Assessment Katherine Draughon. “It also makes your degree worth something, so it gives legitimacy to your degree.” Draughon said if the uni-
versity is not accredited it won’t be able to manage the over $50 million in financial aid that it handles every year. The University of Southern Indiana has been accredited with the HLC since 1974 and must complete a reaffirmation of its accreditation every 10 years. Administrators have submitted a comprehensive report of policies and procedures over the past decade to the HLC. Four faculty members from other schools representing the HLC will be on campus to confirm the report. The representatives are expected to conduct random student interviews during their time on campus. Throughout the review, the HLC will focus on a number of criteria: mission, integrity, teaching quality, resources, learning support, evaluation, improvement, planning and institutional effectiveness. “A lot of it is just making sure we are transparent about what we do and what happens when a student does something they are not supposed to do,” said Draughon. “(They also check to) make sure it is
clear to students how financial aid works, what you need to do to get a refund and if you have any grievances.” During HLC’s last reaffirmation of USI in 2006, they made a few recommendations regarding the assessment of student learning, which have been corrected by the university with the installment of an assessment day, but the university has not typically struggled with these criteria. The HLC will release their decision to approve or not approve to the university eight weeks after the review. “I’m counting on us getting a clean bill of health for another 10 years,” she said. The other talking point on last week’s agenda for SGA was on update on the new restaurants in the University Center. The two new restaurants, Steak ‘n Shake and ChickFil-A, have seen success in their first two weeks, more than doubling the average weekly revenue of the restaurants they replaced, Burger King and Archie’s Pizzeria. Steak ‘n’ Shake staffs
around 15 workers during the lunch rush compared to 5-6 at Burger King. Sodexo’s mission is to get customers through the lines as quickly as possible. Chick-Fil-A’s line speed averages to around a minute, while Steak ‘n Shake speed is 3-5 minutes because of its cook-to-order corporate policy. With the installment of Steak ‘n Shake, the former restaurant in that area, Archie’s Pizzeria, was removed, but it has not ceased to deliver. The pizzeria is now located in the Eagle Express Convenience store and students can place delivery orders during their hours of operation from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 3 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “We want to make sure we get the word out to students to let them know that we still do have pizza delivery on campus and it will be offered at the C-store,” said Sodexo General Manager Lamar Patterson. Another point of emphasis for Sodexo has been their expansion both online and through apps such as the Bite app and Tapingo.
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Trustees approve budget Updates given on campus construction by nick leighty ndleighty@eagles.usi.edu
A new budget was approved at the Board of Trustees meeting September 1. The budget includes increased funding for Historic New Harmony, a contract with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office to increase campus security and a STEM Innovation and Expansion Initiative to support the growth of the university’s engineering program. At the meeting, Vice President for Government and University Relations Cynthia Brinker gave her report on the Operations and Capital Improvement Budget Request. The report included funding metrics created by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Currently, USI is only eligible to receive funding through four out of six metrics available. The currently eligible metrics are Overall Degree Completion, AtRisk Degree Completion, Student Persistence Incentive, and On-Time Gradua-
tion Rate. The Overall Degree Completion only counts Indiana residents pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The amount of completed bachelor degrees from USI has increased 38.3 percent from 953 in 2005-2006 to 1,318 in 2014-15, and completed master’s degrees have increased 11 percent from 169 in 2004-2005 to 187 in 2014-2015. The On-Time Degree Completion in the past four years only applies to Indiana residents and has increased 70 percent since 2005 -2006 from 207 degrees to 352 degrees in 2014-2015. The On-Time Graduation Rate has increased 11.8 percent to 19.9 percent. The Overall Persistence Rate calculates resident students who completes 30 and 60 credit hours and has stayed steady over the four year period. At-Risk Degree Completion includes students eligible to receive Pell Grants when they graduate from USI and has increased over 97 percent from 193 degrees to 380 degrees. Brinker said an addi-
tional $2.8 million would be eligible in additional funding if the university kept the budget the same when it came to graduation metrics and added eligibility for the High Impact Degree Metric. This metric measures the completion of degrees in STEM fields. Director of Facility Operations and Planning Jim Wolfe also gave updates on past and future construction plans on campus. Over the summer, the university completed renovations for the Saletta, Marshall and Welsh apartment buildings, changed the carpeting in Newman Hall, added Chick-Fil-A and Steak n’ Shake and completed roofing on the Orr Center. The Welcome Center, which had its groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 1, has a construction plan in review. The expansion of the Physical Activities Center is currently in the last phases of the design stage. Phase 2 will expand instructional space for academic programs, enhance the technological capabilities of the PAC, and add
98,500 additional square feet. The pool will also be relocated as part of this program and will be out of commission for four years. The pool will be taken out when Phase 1 begins, and the installation of the new pool will begin alongside Phase 2. Each stage is estimated to take two years. Vice President for Finance and Administration Steve Bridges announced an increase of $88 per semester for the 2017-2018 school year housing rates. $50 of the increase will go towardsimproving the technology across the on-campus living spaces. Bridges also announced a $65 increase to all meal plans. The increase will go toward normal changes and food and labor costs. A rewards program will also be implemented for all sophomores, juniors and seniors who have participated in a red, white or blue meal plan for 2 consecutive semesters with no gap within a year. The reward will be a $500 discount per semester.
Faculty Senate discusses syllabi by Gabi Wy features@usishield.com @GabiCWy
Faculty Senate’s first decision of the semester is to “remind” the chairs of departments to monitor course syllabi and curriculum changes by instructors. The senate spent nearly half of the one hour and 45 minute meeting discussing problems when instructors within each department, specifically those who teach core curriculum or lowerlevel classes, teach material that doesn’t align with established course syllabi. Previous chair Rex Strange
introduced the issue, listed as item eight on the senate’s agenda. Several senators said they would like to clarify what the method is of getting a course description changed. The senate made a motion to send the issue to the university curriculum committee, but after further discussion, it decided to instead share the concerns with Council of Department Chairs and Program Directors as a “more directed message” to the people whose duty it is to examine course descriptions and syllabi. “What I would recom-
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mend (saying) to the chair’s council is that they’re the ones responsible for the integrity of the curriculum,” secretary Brandon Fields said. “I don’t think we need to ask for feedback.” Speaking at once, senators said “integrity” might not be the best wording. While the senate made its decision on the curriculum issue, it tabled appointing faculty members to the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, the Student Publications Committee and the University Athletics Council. The senate also listened to presentations from Hu-
man Resources Director Andrew Lenhardt and University Athletic Council Chair Katie Ehlman and Athletic Director Jon Mark Hall. Lenhardt updated the senate on Title IX policy updates, focusing on adjustments in appealing Title IX cases. He said his office plans a three-day training for faculty at the end of October. Ehlman and Hall presented general information about the Athletic Council and shared statistics from the spring about athletes, graduation rates and scholarships.
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Injury Report On Campus Property - Other 8/30/16 9:00 a.m.
Property Damage - Other Bowen Bldg - 834B Worthington Ln. 8/31/16 7:52 p.m.
Traffic Accident Parking Lot J 8/30/16 12:22 p.m.
Illness Report Arts Center 8/31/16 9:32 p.m.
Injury Report University Center West 8/30/16 9:42 p.m.
Fire - Alarm - Cooking Durbin Bldg - 908B McDonald Ln. 9/1/16 2:43 a.m.
Welfare Check Residence Life Community Center 8/30/16 10:22 p.m.
Illness Report 111 Ruston Hall 9/1/16 3:10 a.m.
Traffic Accident Parking Lot H 8/31/16 8:34 a.m.
Injury Report OʼDaniel Ln. 9/1/16 8:58 a.m
Fire - Alarm - Cooking Boon Bldg - 8023B OʼDaniel Ln. 8/31/16 8:47 a.m.
Disruption Business and Engineering Center 9/1/16 11:08 a.m.
Code of Conduct - Deception/ Falsification/Misrepresentation OʼDaniel South Parking Lot 8/31/16 11:19 a.m.
Illness Report Education Center 9/1/16 12:00 p.m.
Fire - Alarm - Cooking Orr Bldg - 818A Crawford Ln. 8/31/16 7:06 p.m. Code of Conduct - Weapons Violation (Non-Law Related) Dunning Bldg - 8129B OʼDaniel Ln. 8/31/16 7:31 p.m.
Welfare Check Hovey Bldg - 949 University Ct. 91/16 5:02 p.m. Fire - Alarm - Cooking Marshall Bldg - 932 Eckels Ln. 9/1/16 8:02 p.m.
Alcohol Offenses Underage Possession Lane Bldg - 952 Varsity Dr. 9/2/16 12:34 a.m. Code of Conduct Tobacco - Smoking Lane Bldg - 952 Varsity Dr. 9/2/16 12:34 a.m.
Drug Offenses Manufacture/Possession of Paraphernalia Lane Bldg - 952 Varsity Dr. 9/2/16 12:34 a.m. Drug Offenses - Possession Lane Bldg - 952 Varsity Dr. 9/2/16 12:34 a.m. Code of Conduct - Weapons Violation (Non-Law Related) Lane Bldg - 952 Varsity Dr. 9/2/16 12:34 a.m. Illness Report Education Center 9/2/16 2:57 p.m. Alcohol Offenses - Incident McNutt Bldg 9/4/16 4:25 a.m. Welfare Check Bigger Bldg - 8079A OʼDaniel Ln. 9/5/16 11:39 a.m.
Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security.
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While most details have yet to be determined, Wedding said he expects there to be a difference between what public safety officers and the officers from his office will be doing at the university. “They have different duties,” he said. “Law enforcement officers can make arrests and be conducting investigations on campus when there are true crimes.” Wedding said he is not 100 percent sure, but he also expects the Vanderburgh County officers to still be paid through his office and not university payroll. He plans to continue recruiting and training officers whether they’re on duty for the county or permanently stationed at the university. “I’m sure (Bridges and the university) will reach out once they’re further along with this plan,” Wedding said. “We don’t want to pull the cart before the horse. We don’t want to rush into this because it’s a pretty big undertaking.” USI is one of four universities, including Indiana University, Indiana State University and Vincennes University, presenting budget plans to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education Thursday. Before the commission can make any recommendations, it must hear budget plans from all Indiana universities it presides over, said spokesperson Stephanie Wilson. She said the commission should be “ready to take a look at and vote on all budgets by November.” The commission, however, is not the last step in the process. “A university will make
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its budget request to all commissioners,” she said, “and then they make the same presentation to state legislators. Based on the budget requests, the state commission will formulate its own budget recommendations and present them to state legislators.” Wilson said legislators won’t hear any presentations until January, and then university budgets passed by the state run from July 2017 to the end of June 2019. When individual colleges present to state legislators, those lawmakers can ask specific questions to whoever is representing the university, she said. The state commission’s recommendations differ from a university’s request in that the commission bases its proposals on the bigger picture of state funding as a whole. “(In approving budgets) we stand for any efforts that give students the support they need to complete college,” Wilson said. “We are also really interested in issues such as affordability. What do tuition rates look like, and what are colleges doing to be more transparent about rates and costs of college?” In terms of campus security, which USI spokesperson Ben Luttrull told the Evansville Courier & Press will comprise the majority of the university budget, Wilson said the issue isn’t a standout concern for the commission. “We’re a lot more involved with the academic side and not law enforcement,” she said. “We really do rely on our colleges, though, to tell us what their needs and recommendations are. It’s a collaborative process.”
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The Bite app in particular has various information about the Loft including hours of operation, menu items, calorie counts and ingredients. “It’s really a good program, and a good tool for students who are looking to watch what they eat and look at those things.” Patterson said. Patterson said Sodexo would like to expand the app coverage to include the information about the other restaurants across campus. The other app, Tapingo, is a food ordering app that allows users to order carry out items they can pick up and go without waiting in line. The app, which was originally scheduled to be
in operation for the university Sept. 12, will not be set-up until October due to university changes in the system. “We need to make sure that we actually have security and we didn’t want to start the program and have people start using it and then later on have to redo that whole program,” he said. Patterson said the reason he believes this app will be a successful is because he thinks students will utilize it during the busy lunch rush to avoid long waiting lines. “This program has been used on a lot of campuses,” he said. “It really does save time in the busy lines.”
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Late Night @ USI Presents Rhythm Fest Late Night @ USI and the Multicultural Center have come together to present Rhythm Fest. The event takes place September 16 at the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center. Rhythm Fest features music by DJ Demetrius, Austin Peckham, Zion and DJ Love as well as free food. USI Student I.D. is required to participate and all students are invited. For more information, stop by the Multicultural Center at University Center East, room 1244.
Assessment Day halts classes There will be no classes September 13 for Assessment Day. First-time, full-time freshmen and seniors who participated as freshmen are
required to attend these assessment tests. The tests take place at 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Eligible students should check their USI e-mail and mailbox for information on times and location of their tests. Students unable to attend their test should contact Planning, Research & Assessment by e-mail at opra@usi.edu to reschedule. For more information, go to www.usi.edu/A-Day.
Timmy Global Health, Azzip gives back Timmy Global Health and Azzip Pizza have joined up to raise money for underdeveloped countries. From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept 13 at Azzip Pizza on the west side, 20 percent of all sales will go towards medical supplies and resources needed worldwide. These supplies and resources will be used to help improve the status of health underdeveloped countries. To
participate, present a voucher, paper copy or a picture of the ad on MyUSI or any flyer upon ordering.
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Film makes ‘Invisible Patients’ visible Locally-produced documentary showcases in-home care
Photo Courtesy of Patrick O’Connor
Nurse practitioner Jessica MacLeod studies a prescription pill bottle in the home of Wink and Patty Sherill. The Sherill’s are two of the subjects in “The Invisible Patients.” After being found without their prescriptions in their system they were no longer supported by their doctor.
by sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
During her first week as an in-home nurse practitioner Jessica MacLeod almost quit. MacLeod said the discomfort of entering a stranger’s home, the complexity of their medical needs and the emotional drain made her rethink her decision to leave the traditional setting of a doctor’s office where she once worked. But the former USI nursing instructor stuck with it and now she and four of her patients are the subjects of the documentary “The Invisible Patients.” The film features Wink and Patty Sherill, a couple with multiple chronic conditions who were no longer accepted by their physician after failing a drug test, Roger, a man who throughout the film is in the process of dying from Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and Ron, a man who lives with complications from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. “I was very excited (to be approached about the
film),” MacLeod said. “In my mind I thought it was a story or a set of stories that really needed to be shown to a wider audiences.” She was approached by her friend Patrick O’Connor, a local writer, director and producer and former university English adjunct. O’Connor said the stories that MacLeod would tell him about her work were often shocking. The idea for the film built from his initial curiosity into patients’ situations. He and MacLeod approached some of her patients and after explaining their idea they began filming. O’Connor and his videographer, university alum Jordan Barclay shot the film over nine to 10 months. “It was an incredible privilege to be allowed into that intimate space,” O’Connor said. “In the beginning I was very self conscious. I was working really hard to not be intrusive.” He said he could feel that MacLeod and the patients knew the cameras were there, but that soon faded away. “There are moments
FASt FACTS What: The Invisible Patients Screening When: 6:30 p.m. September 14 Where: Mitchell Auditorium (Health Professions Center 1002) Cost: Free RSVP: mahobson@usi.edu
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Jessica MacLeod takes Ron’s blood pressure. Ron deals with complications from a motorcycle accident.
where I’m convinced they forgot we were even in the room,” he said. O’Connor said MacLeod has the incredible ability to listen to people and that led the patients to fully trust her. “She really cares about these people as people,” he said. “In order for that to happen you have to listen to them.” On a daily basis MacLeod said she sees “incredible poverty.” She sees people living in homes that should be condemned and people who choose each day between food and medication. It was not the original intentions of the film, but it ended up being a call to action for the types of patients it portrays. “Patrick made a conscious decision to not
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(MacLeod) really cares about these people as people. -Patrick O’Connor Director of “ The Invisible Patients”
have any agenda in mind (when starting filming),” MacLeod said. “He didn’t want it to be a political piece.” O’Connor said it really shows that the healthcare system needs a “good, solid” way to take care of people who cannot get out and utilize traditional health care. “I think that the change was really having people understand that there are people out in our commu-
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nities that really struggle to get health care,” he said. The film won the Audience Choice award at the Indy Film Festival and has received positive reactions from the audiences who have seen it so far, including the film’s subjects. “I’m so proud of it. The audience reaction has been overwhelming,” MacLeod said. “They cry, they laugh. They really respect the work.”
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I Am the Ambassador: Nothing’s rotten in Denmark Streaming on Netflix If the key to a successful reality show is a bickering cast and manufactured drama, Denmark did not get the memo. Originally produced as a Danish slice-of-life style reality series, “I Am the Ambassador” follows the daily routine of Rufus Gifford, the current US ambassador stationed in Denmark. Gifford is noteworthy in the US because he is an openly gay ambassador, making him a rare commodity. As far as the Danish producers and film crew care, though, he’s simply a cool dude to hang out with. While smash hit reality TV here at home relies almost entirely on producers getting pitiful excuses for adults to either have sex or whine at each other for having too little sex, this import does nothing but show a charming man living an impossibly happy 40th birthday. Gifford’s ambassadorial accomplishments in the pilot episode include borrowing a C-130 cargo plane from the Danish military to aid in the fight against ISIL, going to the gym and hosting a screening of “True Detective” on his lawn (for some reason). Beyond that Gifford shows off his adorable old dog, drinks wine with old friends, has a heartfelt reunion with his partner and attends a large party arranged by said partner. The closest thing to conflict the show approaches is dedicating a scant ten percent of the already short run-time to an American journalist being beheaded by ISIL, which even then
turns into Gifford discussing the situation with calm, quiet consideration and respect. Basically, there’s nothing wrong with Gifford’s life beyond all of his friends living in the US while he’s stationed in Denmark. Even then, a lot of them seem to have no problem hopping the Atlantic on occasion. In the end, “Ambassador” is an anomaly. Created for a different cultural palette, this show can only exist in the magical land of online streaming. There is no conflict, there is no drama. One simply watches for the pleasure of watching an attractive man talk to other attractive people, occasionally stopping to either laugh, cry, or have a heartfelt moment with an attractive loved one. In the same way one has nothing to gain from watching a Michael Bay film, one has nothing to gain from “I Am an Ambassador.” It’s the television form of air-popped popcorn: not bad for one’s health, but just bland enough to not keep one’s attention the whole time.
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TOP Students casually join in beach volleyball on the other side of the lake. MIDDLE RIGHT Cassidy Booth, a senior health services major reclines in a hammock in the warm Labor Day weather. MIDDLE LEFT Students leap off the diving boards into the cool lake. BOTTOM Junior health administration major Jacob Delk and freshman business administration major Brandon Dillon play cornhole against their friends Nick Bosler, a fresman in sports management, and Derek Welp, a sophomore marketing major. Like many students at the lake that day, the four friends came out to “have fun” and meet new people.
Potter to discuss art as career by sarah loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
Al Holen said she loves everything about ceramics. “70 percent of the Earth’s surface is clay,” the assistant professor of ceramics said. “It is renewable and constant resource and I love that about it.” While teaching her ceramics classes Holen utilizes a website called ceramic arts daily. All of the students in her classes subscribe to the free service and gain access to online tutorials. One of the artist who Holen often shows her classes is potter Martha Grover. Students in her advanced ceramics classes last year asked Holen why Grover was not a visiting artist. After meeting her at a national conference over the
summer, Holen was able to make that happen. Grover will host “Art as Career in the 21st Century” from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in Kleymeyer Hall. “(Grover) is also a self supporting artist,” Holen said. “...I can tell them about life as an artist in academia, but I can’t necessarily teach them about making a living doing just art. But (Grover) does that and does it very well.” Holen said the techniques Grover uses are beautiful and they really interest students. “Her work is exquisite,” Holen said. “She works on the potter’s wheel, but she alters her forms a lot. You’d never know that they were thrown because they are rarely round.” Grover’s work has been featured in multiple galleries such as the Archie Bray
Foundation Warehouse Gallery, the Charlie Cumming Gallery and magazines like American Craft and Ceramics Monthly. “I work toward creating a sense of elegance for the
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Grover will also hold workshops from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 15 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Dowhie Ceramics Center. The workshops and lec-
I just know that (Grover) is going to inspire. -Al Holen Assistant professor of ceramics
user while in contact with each porcelain piece,” Grover said in a press release. “Reminiscent of orchids, flowing dresses and the body, the work has a sense of familiarity and preciousness. Transmitting desire – there is a sense of revealing and concealing.”
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ture are free and open to the public. Holen said she doesn’t know exactly what Grover will speak about, but she has complete trust in her. “I just know that she is going to inspire,” Holen said.
I remember listening to “Channel Orange” in 2013 and thinking how mesmerizing all of the songs on it were. There was nothing like it at the time of its release. It was utter bliss; my ears felt like they were cheating on Top 40, because I listened to it more than anything else. Fast forward three years, and Frank Ocean’s sophomore album is out. It’s no “Channel Orange,” but “Blonde” lives up to the much anticipated hype that has been overflowing from the last three years of fans eagerly awaiting a followup to his first album. It was first teased as “Boys Don’t Cry,” but even without that title, this is a triumphant R&B experience by Frank Ocean. The tracks are all varying starting with “Nikes,” which criticizes materialism and pleasure-seeking tendencies. It’s the first track on the album, and it starts things off right. It sets a tone that is followed by many of the other tracks. There’s the social commentary of “Be Yourself,” which is seen in the form of a voicemail that one of Frank’s friend’s mothers left them. It warns against drugs and drunk drivers, but its main message is to be yourself. This is a more mature Frank Ocean, a Frank Ocean that often dwells on the past. As seen in breakup songs like “Seigfried,” which is about a failed relationship,
and “Ivy,” which is an inner introspection into the mind of Frank Ocean, and mistakes that have been made in his past, and wanting to change them. This isn’t the kind of album that works in a gym setting, it’s for quiet relaxation. That said, it accomplishes everything that it wants to do very well. On top of that, the featured artists are all fitting for someone that is as revered in the music industry as Frank Ocean. “Pink + White” has backup vocals from Beyoncé, which aren’t even credited on the surface of the track. André 3000 has a standalone track on the album in “Solo (Reprise),” and Kendrick Lamar has shared vocals on “Skyline To.” The tracks on “Blonde” have less of a pop feel and more of an R&B feel than Frank’s last album. There’s one thing all of the songs have in common: they’re full of soul. This is a true R&B album, which is what sets it apart from many of the mainstream albums that have been released recently.
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‘I just want to talk’ by osman bien aime orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu
When the name “Kaepernick” comes to mind, I immediately think of the heated shouting matches his actions recently incited. Meanwhile, I’m just wondering “Can we all just sit down and actually talk about this?” Between mass killings, videos of police misconduct and this circus of an election we’re suffering through, we’ve become a people given to contention, distrust and boiling, directionless anger. I understand it, to a point. We’re naturally inclined to draw lines in the sand and take sides, no matter what. We inherently harbor an us-versus-
them mentality, and it’s easy to take offense when our views are contrasted or opposed by the views of others. Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem, citing his disagreement with the nation’s handling of race relations as his reason for doing so. Understandably, it’s a very touchy subject, and it makes sense that it would divide people. The problem is, we’ve allowed ourselves to be divided so horribly by it that we’re learning nothing from each other’s arguments. There seems to be no room for discussion between the two factions we’ve been broken into. It’s either “This is justified and you’re wrong for thinking otherwise” or “This is wrong and you’re wrong for not agreeing with me.” We’d be so much better off if we could have
a civil, level-headed dialogue about these issues. Yes, we live in troubling times, but that doesn’t mean we can’t respect the opinions of others. What I’ve started to do is encourage dialogue between my friends. There are so many different perspectives about any given issue, and I’ve started to get my friends to share theirs. They don’t always agree, but they establish an understanding with each other. There’s certainly value in learning everything you can about current events and developing strong, informed opinions, but it’s just as important to listen to those who disagree with you. Not only does that give us an opportunity to understand where we’re coming from, but also creates an opportunity for all of us to work together and move forward.
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Watching the Pokemon franchise recapture the world by storm in mere days gives me great hope for the upcoming presidential election. For all of the half-baked think-pieces about how Millennials ruin everything and are incapable of succeeding in the real world, they made a poorly designed game the most successful app in the world within hours of its release. Under the surface, Pokemon Go is not a very good game. Poorly defined controls, gameplay easily affected by cell signal and users who have poorly constructed GPS software. On its face, it’s a re-skin of Ingress, another game that requires a ton of walking and staring at one’s phone. Yet when you take that game and slap some visual aesthetic from a franchise beloved by my generation, suddenly it’s the coolest thing ever. It was so cool just making a YouTube video explaining how to use a shady download link to get the game a day before
it was officially live could guarantee someone a few thousand hits. The allure of re-experiencing the joy of catching the first 151 Pokemon all over again was enough to bring millions of us out of the woodwork for a brief, shining moment. Imagine if that happened in November. Imagine if, beyond all the memes and infighting caused online, those same people took as much time to study up on presidential, state and local candidates as they did attempting to hack their iPhone to run Pokemon Go early. If there’s one thing Pokemon Go has shown me, it’s that Millennials have the power to move mountains, at least for a brief moment. After all of the complaining about the other candidates and whining how old voters go to the polls more often, you went through a process as hard as voting in getting a stupid little app that lets you flick balls and obsess over catching a Pikachu (even though it’s a crap Pokemon to have in Go). I implore all of the trainers on campus and out there on the Web: Take the time to give a shit in the fall.
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I’ve never felt like I had a hometown. For me, home is where my family and animals are. My journey started 19 years ago in Fort Pierce, Florida where I spent the first two years of life. From there I moved to Okeechobee, Florida, Clayton, Georgia, Logansport, Indiana, Sylva, North Carolina and when I was 14 I moved to my current “home” in Henderson, Kentucky. Moving was never an option, it was simply a way of life and until this year I moved every three to four years. When the four-year mark would come around I would jokingly say to my parents “Is it time to move yet? It feels weird to stay in one place.” As a child moving around so much put me through a whirlwind of emotions, I was happy in some cases but mostly scared. I would have to change schools sometimes in the middle of a school year and start completely over. I would contemplate becoming a brand new person every time I moved, like you see in some movies. But I knew no matter what I did, I was always the new kid. I would see people who would point to their best friend and be able to say “I’ve been by their side since elementary school.” I longed for that because when you attend three different elementary schools the opportunity doesn’t really exist. Moving all the time was never easy, but it’s also something I would never change. I firmly believe that I wouldn’t want to be a photojournalist without these experiences. Every time we moved it was fascinating to me to talk to new people, new friends and see how they differ from state to state. I was learning about different
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people’s stories from such a young age, that I began to love it. Today, I have no problem going up to someone and just talking. After years of practice, I would say I’m getting pretty good at it now. However, I have always wanted to anchor myself to a city and make it my home. It’s always been hard to make friends when you know three years later you’re going to be saying a tearful goodbye. But I learned that it wasn’t something that had to happen. Just because you move away it doesn’t mean all of the relationships you made are stuck across state lines. It is possible to stay in touch. Today, I have friends in multiple states and it’s great to go back to the town and see them on occasion. But even though I’m old enough to make my own de-
cision whether I move away or not, I think moving created an adventurous side to me and I would move again. I want to travel. Moving has helped me realize that in my profession I am going to have to move around and it’s not necessarily a negative experience. It gives you the skills to adapt, to make friends and to accept change. If you would’ve asked me when I was younger if I liked moving, I would’ve said “Are you kidding me? Of course not.” But today I am grateful that it has made such an impact on my life. I may have seven different “hometowns” but I also have had the chance to see different people, scenery and cultures. Don’t be afraid to uproot yourself, because sometimes it’s just what you need to branch out.
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Quidditch season arrives, team aims for nationals By Sarah Loesch editor@usishield.com @seloesch
This year the quidditch team introduced a new president, sophomore Ashlen Bellin. The Shield sat down with her to talk about her start in quidditch and this years team. The Shield: What position do you play on the team? Ashlen Bellin: I’m primarily a chaser, but sometimes a beater if it’s needed. Chasers score goals with the quaffle (volleyball) by advancing the ball down field running with it, passing it or kicking it. A beater’s primary role is to “disrupt the flow of the game by hitting other players and knocking them out of the game. The Shield: Were you expecting to be president this year? Bellin: Our coaches last year asked me to run. It was a pleasant surprise. The Shield: How did you get involved with the quidditch team? Bellin: I had heard about (quidditch) from Harry Potter. I thought it would be a fun way to stay active and not gain my “freshman 15.” The Shield: Was it what you expected when you first joined? Bellin: It was definitely a lot more than I thought it would be. I just kept coming back. The Shield: What about it made you keep coming
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Ashlen Bellin protects herself from a bater during the teams practice Tuesday night. The team practices three days a week for two hours.
back? Bellin: I honestly just really liked the people. I liked the travel. The Shield: Did you know any of the team members before you joined? Bellin: I hadn’t know anybody, but the first practice I automatically made friends. Some of the team members now are my closest friends.
The Shield: What do you enjoy about the travel tournaments? Bellin: It’s really cool to see a lot of people from other states come together and play something that not a lot of people know about. The Shield: Are there any overarching team goals this year? Bellin: We’ve never made it to nationals. We’ve al-
ways gotten to regionals… It’s definitely a rebuilding year for us, a lot of our key players graduated. Our new ones are picking up. I think this season will be good. The Shield: Is there anything specific the team needs to do to make it to nationals this year? Bellin: I think definitely just focusing on having a strong team community.
Senior named finalist for broadcasting award by megan thorne opinion@usishield.com @MeganRThorne
Jevin Redman always played sports growing up. Redman a senior marketing major and radio/TV minor said after being around sports all his life he thought he would try broadcasting and quickly became obsessed with it. “Broadcasting is not hard but it’s not easy,” the Spin’s sports director said. “Everyone thinks they can do it, but it’s a different world when you put on the headset and get in the game.” Redman is one of the four finalists for College Broadcaster Inc. in the “Best Sports Play by Play” Category. This is the second year Redman is a finalist for the award. “I don’t get concerned about awards I just try to do my job the right way and I guess the awards support what I’m doing,” Redman said. “ I’m not in it for name recognition I’m in it to do it well and maybe it will take me somewhere.” During a game Redman said it is challenging to get all the players names and statistics accurate because the games happen so fast. “You’re going to mess up whether it’s live radio or TV and there’s no going back,” he said. “You have to be okay with screwing up and going on with the rest of the broadcast and not letting it affect you.” Although the university isn’t known for broadcasting, Redman said he feels the university has “opened a lot of doors” for him. “I now have a lot of relationships with athletes and coaches,” Redman said. “The athletics have a great following here. It’s not fun to cover a game if no one is listening,
but you know everyone is there and they are listening.” John Morris, general manager of The Spin said even outside of the competition Redman is an incredible sports announcer. “He will do things very professionally,” Morris said. “He has God-given talents and he has worked hard to develop these.” Morris said even though the po-
it to all the practices, so we don’t get to work on us as a team.
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ers will start prepping for the game coverage during the off season, so they can review the previous highlights and games. “The beginners don’t realize how much you have to do,” Morris said. “They think it’s like watching the game from their La-Z Boy chairs.” Sports announcing is competitive and Morris said if you don’t
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I don’t get concerned about awards. I just try to do my job the right way. -Jevin Redman Senior marketing major
sition looks easy there are numerous hours of preparation Redman has to do before a game. “You have to be able to fill time if something happens and know the trends that are happening,” Morris said. “Not only is (Redman) talented he is incredibly dedicated.” Morris said Redman announces men and women’s basketball and baseball games and has gone to two different NCAA championships. “(Redman) will travel to many of the away games,” Morris said. “He has had the opportunity to travel to Las Vegas and will be traveling to Puerto Rico with the women’s team.” Morris said college broadcast-
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put time and effort into what you do your chances are slim. “I think if (Redman) wanted to go into sports broadcasting he will succeed,” Morris said. “We will hear from him in the big time.” When Redman isn’t at his internship with the Evansville Otters Morris said he is helping mentor new students that come into The Spin. “I turned the sports department over to him and with his talent level has been an incredible mentor and supervisor for the staff,” Morris said. CBI will announce the winner in Philadelphia October 2.
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briefs Wilde named player of the week
Men’s soccer Sept. 1 1-3 Sept. 5 2-3
Olivia Wilde, a defender on the women’s soccer team was named the National Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Week. She helped propel the team to its wins against the University of Findlay and Kentucky Wesleyan College. She scored two goals in
WOMen’s soccer Sept. 2 1-5 Sept. 0 -3
the game against Findlay and one against Kentucky Wesleyan. She is the second USI player to win the award. The first was former goalkeeper Jackie Lohmann. She ended the Dunn Hospitality Invitational with a team-best eight points and two assists. Her performance that weekend also earned her the Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
Runners earn GLVC honors Senior Noah Lutz and junior Emily Roberts were named Great Lakes Valley Conference Male and Female Cross Country Runners of the Week. This is the first runner of the week award Lutz has earned and the third for Roberts.
Lutz finished the teams season opener with a 6k time of 19 minutes, 0.9 seconds which beat the second place runner by close to 10 seconds. Roberts ended her 4k with a time of 13 minutes, 57.60 seconds. Roberts was the fifth place finisher at last years NCAA II Championships.
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