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Comics come to life
Photo Illustration by ABigail Stanley | The Shield
by Sarah Rogers features@usishield.com @suruhgrace
Cambria Tobin’s red mini-dress flounced around her legs as she danced around the costumed children, parents and young adults. White lace hung just an inch lower than the red fabric, complemented by a white apron. Pins and buttons decorated the apron like an artist’s haphazard splatter paint. Pink stickers in the
shape of hearts were placed carefully on her cheeks. Her blond hair in high pigtails gave her the impression of a young school girl. The 26-year-old university alum was dressed up as anime character Maid Hikari. “I like to think of my costume as a life-size doll come to life,” Tobin said. Halloween wasn’t for another two months. For comic book fans, it does not have to be Halloween to dress up as
their favorite character. The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science hosted the Evansville Museum Geek and Comic Con Saturday. Comic Cons happen all over the world, but for the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, the frenzied excitement of painted faces and elaborate costumes was a new experience. Enthusiasts were given a chance to flaunt their meticulously put together costumes, as well as attend
sessions ranging from the history of political cartoons to comic book art workshops. Tobin participated in a session with five other girls dressed as anime characters. Their “Maid Cafe” performance featured traditional Japanese food, as well as anime inspired dancing. “I love the cuteness and bright colors of the costumes,” Tobin said. “I am 26, and it makes me feel like a little girl again.”
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Public Safety Payroll goes paperless director to retire by Gabi Wy editor@usishield.com @GabiCWy
Steve Woodall’s favorite season on campus has passed---and this year, that time was the Public Safety Director’s last. “I love move-in days,” Woodall said. “It’s a great opportunity to see all these smiling faces, new students and their parents. They’re all expressing some type of emotion. There’s joy, there’s sorrow.” Woodall announced his retirement at the Board of Trustee’s annual summer meeting, his last day being January 8. When he retires, he’ll have served the university for ten years. “I’ve been fortunate to meet some great people, whether it’s during convocation or during President Bennett’s inauguration,” Woodall said. “We’ve had some of these great speakers on campus and different memorable events. The most memorable thing for me will be meeting and making new friends from being here at the university.” Before serving at the university, Woodall worked at the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office for 28 years. “I’ve served this community for 38 years,” he said.
“It’s been a blessing. I have bittersweet thoughts about leaving the university. I’m going to be sad to leave, to tell you the truth, but it’s another step in my future.” Although Woodall will leave the university, he said he’s open to volunteering in some capacity. “It’s one of those times where if you know it’s time to go, it’s time to go,” he said. “I want to spend more time with my family and friends, and I recently became a grandfather. I want to enjoy life while it lasts.” Steve Bequette, assistant director of Public Safety, said he’ll miss Woodall as head of the department. He first met Woodall in the 70s when they were hired by the sheriff’s office six months apart. “We have a very unique professional relationship,” Bequette said. “He and I both agree we’re yin and yang. We each complement each other very well.” Bequette said Woodall has been instrumental in preventing and deterring property crimes. “Since (Woodall) has been in charge, burglaries dropped in the apartments and dorms due to his allocation of manpower and what he requires of (Public Safety),” he said.
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Illustration by Megan Thorne | The Shield
University payroll is set to be completely paperless at the end of September.
by Noah Alatza npalatza@eagles.usi.edu
All students and faculty receiving pay from the university must opt for paperless forms or receive a pay card if no direct deposit is set up. “We were running 200-225 actual paychecks last spring,” Nancy Lumley, associate director of Human Resources said. “We feel like this will be much more convenient not only for the student population, but for anybody getting a paper check.” Lumley said the goal is completely shift adjuncts and some students to the paperless forms by the end of September. However, all administrative staff, assistants and regular faculty have met deadlines and are already completely paperless. If no direct deposit is set up by the end of September, the university will
issue a pay card by default. Though not directly connected to a bank, Lumley says Old National does have some affiliation. “It is affiliated with Old National, but it is not an Old National Card. I want to make that clear,” Lumley said. “We felt like if we partnered with one of our local banks, and an employee or the University had a problem, we felt like we would have some leverage to solve that problem. There is a lot of paycard providers out there.” The ADP Mobile Solutions App designed for the pay card automatically sends mobile alerts, and can even be setup to retain weekly balance information. As for moving everyone paperless, Lumley says students will be the last group affected. “Students will be our last group we reach out to,” Lumley said. “Outreach
will happen after our September 8 payroll. The reason for that is there are so many new students and hires, we do not want to reach out to people who are not even here.” Fees for receiving a cash card are low, Lumley said. “Depending on how you use (the card) there may be fees,” she said. “All of that information is on our website, a fee schedule is there.” Lumley said she hopes this option will maximize efficiency all while giving employees another option. “We have added another feature for employees,” Lumley said. “It’s just a Visa branded debit card. The card is basically a bank account, but the only money available is what gets deposited through our payroll process.”
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Tapingo delivery to be unveiled in 2018
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Bequette also said Woodall has helped keep the university up-to-date with enforcing and navigating federal legislation such as the Clery Act and Title IX. “Keeping up with all that is a lot of additional work,” he said. “He’s been instrumental in making sure the university is up to speed.” Bequette said he can’t comment on whether he’ll look at stepping into Woodall’s role, but Woodall expects the university to start a search soon for the next Public Safety director. “(The next director) will have their own path, but my
advice would be to do the right thing,” Woodall said. “If you always do the right thing, I don’t think you can fail. Do what’s right for the university, do what’s right for the community and for yourself. If you do that, you’re going to do a great job.” Woodall said he hopes he’s remembered as honest and consistent. “This has been my home and my whole life,” he said. “I plan to stay involved. Just because I’m leaving doesn’t mean I won’t have that tie to the university and this campus.”
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Sophomore social work major Clay Davis sweeps in front of the Tapingo pickup counter at Starbucks. Tapingo is expected to bring delivery to the university in the fall of 2018.
by Riley Guerzini
news@usishield.com @rguerzini
Starting in 2018, instead of going to Steak ‘n Shake to grab a sandwich, Steak ‘n Shake can come to you. Tapingo, an app that allows customers to order their food from seven locations on campus without waiting in line, is expected to bring their delivery system to the university by fall of 2018. “We want to make sure we work out all the kinks and we have a system set up here for Tapingo in one complete year before we start doing delivery,” Lamar Patterson, director of dining services, said. Patterson said there will be a delivery fee once the system is in place but he does not know how much it will be yet. He said Tapingo will deliver on campus and a 3-5 mile radius outside of campus. “We did test the delivery last semester in the spring with our pizzas, where we delivered and it worked very well,” Patterson said. “It was a lot easier to have those orders in and save time for somebody manning the phone. Orders came through and we sent it out, so it worked very well.” Despite Tapingo expanding and the possibility of more orders coming through, Patterson said he is not wor-
ried about orders getting backed up. “Tapingo only lets so many orders go through, so it’s not like we can have 50 orders coming in at once, so that helps that part of it,” he said. There will be a 59 cent service fee attached to the current ordering system, but Patterson said it will not be charged until Sept. 3. Sodexo only takes a small portion of the revenue made from the fee, and Patterson said they cannot make changes to the fee. Sodexo cannot make changes to the app itself, but only to the menu or the hours opened. It will also not be responsible for hiring the delivery drivers. Tapingo will hire the drivers who will use heir own cars. Patterson said the only part of the process Sodexo will provide is the food. “They want to do it probably sooner than we are comfortable with letting them do it because it won’t be any of our employees,” Rebecca Diamond, assistant director of dining services, said. “That relinquishes a lot of control for us. We lose a lot of quality control and just getting the timing down.” Diamond said the most difficult part of the Tapingo process is the Chick-Fil-A ordering system. “We find that Chick-Fil-A is really quick,” she said. “It’s actually even quicker without the app. The app was causing so many issues that it was even holding up orders for people
who were standing in line.” Chick-Fil-A on Tapingo is currently shut down, and Diamond said it will not go back up until the ordering system is fixed. Tapingo is not the only vendor Sodexo has reached out to for a pick-up/ delivery system. “We started to implement them several years ago,” Diamond said. “They were not an approved vendor for Sodexo at the time.” Diamond said the initial problem was figuring out the IT needs for Tapingo. She said this became a detailed process considering the university was undergoing a change to the security process at the time. Six years ago, Diamond said Sodexo had looked into an app similar to Tapingo called EPOS. “We never even got that off the ground because we rolled into so many issues on their end,” she said. Diamond said another problem they have been experiencing is people not coming to pick up their orders. “Sometimes there are six or eight orders that are sitting there ready and nobody is picking them up, and we are not sure why,” she said. “We need people to understand that when you place an order, know it’s going to be ready and please come and get it.”
USI Security Incident Log 8/23 - 8/30 8/23 6:00 a.m. - Incident report/ Public Safety Building 9:08 a.m. - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot A 9:52 a.m. - Traffic accident/ Bent Twig Lane 9:52 a.m. - Property damage/ Bent Twig Lane 10:26 a.m. - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot G 12:31 p.m. - Illness report/ Rice Library 3:07 p.m. - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot E 3:18 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 5:15 p.m. - Illness report/ Education Center 5:20 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 6:29 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 6:59 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:04 p.m. - Illness report/ Health Professions Center 7:22 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8:12 p.m. - Drug Possession/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 8:12 p.m. - Drug manufacture, possession of paraphernalia/ OʼDaniel South 8:17 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8/24 11:17 a.m. - Injury report/ Rice Library 11:48 a.m. - Illness report/ Sci-
ence Center 12:55 p.m. - Theft/ Parking Lot C 1:18 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald East Apartments 1:18 p.m. - Fire/ McDonald East Apartments 1:18 p.m. - Property Damage/ McDonald East Apartments 7:17 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:17 p.m. - Tampering with emergency protection equipment/ McDonald West Apartments 7:24 p.m. - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot A 8:16 p.m. - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot M 8:44 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 8/25 6:21 a.m - Traffic accident/ Parking Lot C 10:05 a.m. - Theft/ Physical Activities Center 12:33 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ Physical Activities Center 6:16 p.m. - Found property report/ McDonald West Apartments 6:16 p.m. - Drug law violation/ McDonald West Apartments 9:40 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ McDonald West Apartments 11:50 p.m. - Test report/ McDonald East Apartments 8/26 12:32 a.m. - Welfare check/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 3:27 p.m. - Criminal mischief/ Parking Lot E
6:57 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:49 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8/27 2:15 a.m. - Violation of university policy/ Parking Lot E 9:36 a.m. - Fire - faulty alarm/ McDonald West Apartments 1:23 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 6:35 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:26 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8:53 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:24 p.m. - Illness report/ OʼBannon Hall 11:24 p.m. - Welfare check/ OʼBannon Hall 8/28 7:10 a.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel South Apartments 9:40 a.m. - Fire - faulty alarm/ Governors Hall 10:15 a.m. - Illness report/ Orr Center 11:25 a.m. - Fire - faulty alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 6:56 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:12 p.m. - Criminal Mischief/ McDonald East Apartments 9:05 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 9:34 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments
Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security.
Keegan Roembke, SGA’s Chief Financial Officer says that the way he performs his job will not be affected. “I have noticed the change, and definitely am in
favor of it.” Roembke said. “Any time you can eliminate paper, and make it easier for students and faculty is good news.”
Rocks to spread campus cheer by Riley Guerzini
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Local Facebook group Evansville Rocks is coming to campus. The group focuses around painting rocks with positive messages taped to the back, which they then hide on local areas for others to find and post on social media. The Shield sat down with group member Susan Todd, a Senior Administrative Associate for Enrollment Management to discuss her involvement in the organization and what message she hopes to send to students. The Shield: What is this Evansville Rocks about? What do they do? Todd: It’s a pretty big movement and it’s become a positive thing. It all started because folks in Ohio were having a lot of bad media with political things that were happening. In January of this year, a group got together and wanted to do something positive with everything going on in politics, and they came up with the idea of doing these painted rocks that they have heard about. They are nicknamed the “kindness rocks.” They are supposed to brighten someone’s day. Some people paint a message on them. I have done about 170 over the past couple of weeks. It’s a marbling technique and it’s pretty easy to do. The Shield: How did you become involved with the organization? Todd: I joined the Evansville Rocks group about a month ago when I saw a rock in the parking lot. It just said “you are not alone” and it was just so neat. I went online and started finding out about this movement. When I joined the group, they had about 2,500 followers; now they have about 3,000. My focus is USI, because I work at USI and I’m also a student at USI; I am working on my master’s. I work with students and I know some
students are moving away from home for the first time and college can be stressful. I started painting and painting and painting and really got kind of addicted, but I kept thinking about ‘well if somebody finds these, will it really brighten their day?’
The Shield: What are the rules regarding where you can put the rocks? Todd: The rules are that you want to be respectful. They are mainly common sense stuff. You don’t take things in and out of state parks. You want to be mindful about where you are leaving them so they are not going to be in somebody’s way. But I do want students to know that when they see a rock, they can take it. The whole point is that if you find a rock, you can keep it. You can re-hide it. You can go to the Facebook page and say ‘I found it here,’ and then they can re-hide it somewhere else. Everybody is finding a way to do it where they are and share this thing, and that’s why it keeps growing and growing and growing. It’s just to remind people that there are people in the world who are kind, and they are thoughtful about other people especially at a time where we are hearing a lot of negative news. This is to remind people that everything isn’t hopeless. Everything isn’t negative. There are good people who really care about others.
The Shield: What message are you trying to send to students? Todd: The main thing for me is that you are not alone. I want them to know that there are people that are thinking about them and care about them. Hopefully the rocks are a reminder that this person that doesn’t even know me cares about what happens to me. That is really the message for anyone even outside of USI, just letting people know that they are not in this alone.
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One last song
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Mater Dei High School opened its doors to talents of all shapes and sizes Saturday morning. The annual Amateur Hour auditions were held in the auditorium before five judges. Auditions ranged from singers, dances, jugglers, even to ventriloquists. At the call of their number, the groups and individuals showcased their talents with high hopes of being asked to perform at the second largest street festival in America.
by sarah rogers features@usishield.com @suruhgrace
Trinity Gravens tucked a stray golden curl behind her ear, revealing her yellow plastic hoop earrings. Down the deserted halls of Mater Dei high school, the auditorium echoed with cheers and applause from family, friends and community members. The homeschooled junior sat against the wall in the quiet hallway, preparing herself for when her number would be called and she would stand on the stage to audition. She leaned against the wall with her white gogo boot tucked under her geometric patterned dress. Red and orange squares contrasted against the stark yellow of the sleeveless dress. “Number 63.” Gravens stood up, excitement shining in her eyes as she adjusted her dress and fixed her hair. Picking up her guitar, Gravens walked confidently down the hallway to the awaiting audience. Trinity Gravens is just one of the many members of
Comic Con
the Evansville community to participate in the annual Fall Festival Amateur Hour Contest. Girls and boys ranging from preschool through college are invited to audition, winners being asked to perform at the festival every October. Contestants range from 5-year-old girls dancing to ‘I Want it All,’ to college-aged jugglers, and even to ventriloquists. The auditions are on a first-come, firstserve basis. Gravens said she has been participating in Amateur Hour since she was seven. “I used to dance when I was younger,” Gravens said. “But when I turned 11, I started singing. I have been singing in Amateur Hour ever since.” Gravens auditioned this year singing the Beatles classic ‘Oh, Darling.’ “I grew up hearing the Beatles,” Gravens said. “My dad listened to all types of old classic rock, and I just grew up loving it. ‘Let it Be’ has to be my favorite. It is a nice song to listen to when you are stressed, almost like meditation.” Gravens said she themes
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I love performing. I am always ready to get up on that stage. -Trinity Gravens Amateur Hour participant
her outfit with her song every year. “You have to have fun with it,” Gravens said. “Some songs are harder to theme than others, but finding a 60s to 70s themed outfit to go with ‘Oh, Darling’ was easy. I wear this outfit in real life more than I probably should.” Amateur Hour chairman Justin Guetling said he originally joined the committee because his daughter performed. “She doesn’t compete anymore,” Guetling said. “She got out of dance altogether, but she used to perform tap, ballet and hip-hop.
I stayed involved because I love it.” Guetling said the children are what bring him back every year. “It’s amazing to watch these little kids perform these talents,” he said. “Some of these kids can’t be older than seven, and they are standing in front of a huge crowd on Franklin Street completely fearless. That is amazing to me.” Contest winners will perform at the Fall Festival on Franklin Street, the second largest street festival in America. The festival brings tourists from all over to try fried foods and brain
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sandwiches. Winners of the contest are invited to ride in the parade on October 7. Gravens said this year will probably be her last time performing in Amateur Hour. “I love performing,” Gravens said. “I am always ready to get up on that stage. I have learned so much: how to ignore the audience, how to keep going, and understanding at the end of the day it’s just the opinion of a few judges. I have been so thankful for what all the years of performing have taught me.”
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Cultural connections Photo by Tyler Baugh | The Shield
The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science hosted the area’s first Comic Con exhibit, attracting costumed characters to the downtown building last Saturday.
Tobin said this is her first time attending a Comic Con. “I saw how much fun my friends were having when they attended Comic Cons and Pop Cons, and I wanted to be part of it,” Tobin said. “It is exciting to dress up, dance around and meet a bunch of really interesting people.” Tobin said the intensity of the costumes varies from person to person. “You have people that have spent enormous amounts of time and money creating a costume, as well as people who just wear a hat or a shirt,” Tobin said. “The wonderful thing about it is that both kinds of fans
are welcome here.” Freshman psychology major Hayley Flamion said this is her fifth time at a Comic Con. “It’s amazing to be around so many people who share similar interests as you,” Flamion said. “Comic Cons are a unique experience to be something or someone you have never been.” Flamion said coming to Comic Cons has made her more outgoing. “I have learned being creative and different is a good thing,” Flamion said. “I think many people, myself included, can feel like outsiders. You like a comic or a movie and you are
called weird because of it. You come here and you meet weird people just like you, and you realize you’re not alone.” Flamion participated in the Maid Cafe as well, her character being Maid Yosei. Tobin said her psychology degree gives her a unique perspective on Comic Con. “Comic Cons are the place people who never leave home come to,” Tobin said. “They receive social interaction with people who like the same things they do.They figure out they are not outsiders and they have a place they belong. It’s beautiful.”
Photo by Megan Thorne | The Shield
Kiran Naeem took a Post - it note with a word that described Tunisia during culture night Monday evening from Tunisian student, Kais Boukthir, a freshman photography major. During his presntation on the country Boukthir gave members of the audience a word, which they would then have to guess its relationship to his home country. Naeem, a freshman electrical engineering major, said her favorite part of the night was the food, because Tunisian dishes are similar to the food from Pakistan, especially the sweets.
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T-Swift, unfortunately, does it again On Spotify now off really the best way to do this? Is that really the best message to send, or I mean what even is the message here? That if you have a bad reputation you should just kill it and fight back at everyone who wronged you? I wouldn’t say I’m surprised to hear this from Swift, but usually the songs are at least better written. First of all, in the middle of the song you rhyme time with time, and the song repeats itself so many times that you have the chorus memorized by the end of the song. It has a cliche pop song beat, generally written in common time and consists
Taylor Swift, known for being petty and dragging her previous relationships down into the lyrical depths of break-up songs, now has notoriously come out with yet another petty song about her “reputation.” But let’s be real, everyone gets a reputation for a reason, right? In her new music video for “Look What You Made Me Do,” T-Swift comes crawling out of her grave titled “Here Lies Taylor Swift’s Reputation.” Girl, could this be anymore extra? I understand that you’re “killing off” your reputation and I get that, good for you, but at least write your lyrics better, and is killing yourself
of four beats per bar, nothing new to the ear there. This song makes her seem childish and petty with the lyrics “I don’t like your little games / Don’t like your tilted stage / the role you made me play, the fool / No, I don’t like you.” What happened to “shaking off” your haters and having a positive attitude with your music? Even though I am extremely proud of Swift for standing up for her rights and winning the court case against the radio host, I just don’t feel she has made a step in the right direction writing this song.
Look what Taylor Swift did On Spotify now Taylor Swift’s being quite petty, but she’s owning it. The beauty of her newly released single and music video ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ is not in the songwriting or any sort of meaningful depth. To be quite honest, the song’s repetitive and lacks creativity (it rhymes ‘time’ with ‘time’), yet it marks a change in attitude that cannot be ignored. Swift knew her haters were going to be talking about her being dramatic and just stirring up trouble. She’s one step ahead with this single, retorting, “Yeah, I know, and I’m going to own it.” As Swift has often found herself under public scrutiny, whether for being interrupted at the 2009 VMAs or ‘excluding herself from a narrative,’ she could have continued her
the song, the Taylors argue, saying, “There she goes, playing the victim ah-gain!” and “Stop acting like you’re so nice, you’re so fake!” The video touches on pretty much every prominent criticism the media and listeners have ever had for her, and by acknowledging it and still slaying, I’d say she wins. Swift wasn’t physically present at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, yet she still ended up the talk of the town with her music video premiere. She even would’ve walked away with an award in her hand (Best Collaboration with Zayn Malik) if she went. Call her petty, call her a snake, call her dramatic---she doesn’t care. She’s on your mind.
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BY Megan Thorne
You’ve got a chum in ‘The Tick’
Death Note: dead on arrival
Available on Amazon Prime
‘The Tick’ is one of the most satisfying attempts a show has made at poking holes in superhero tropes in recent memory. We follow the day-today issues of Arthur Everest (Griffin Newman), an awkward man with a heart of gold and an obsession with The Terror. The Terror being the biggest, baddest supervillain ever to show up on Earth. As far as every other hero is concerned, he died during an epic battle following the day when he killed a famous superhero team (by giving them all syphilis so they went blind while flying their ship, crashing it into Arthur’s father). Oh, and he totally stole Arthur’s ice cream. Arthur is on the verge of giving up on his obsession with The Terror when a giant blue idiot jumps into his life: The Tick (Peter Serafinowicz). Equal parts passionate for justice, invulnerable to damage and dumb as a bag of hammers, Tick follows Arthur around constantly trying to convince his chum of his innate he-
career paying no mind to the public conversation about her. Instead, she ‘re-claimed the snake’ and doesn’t give a damn about the thousands of people who called her one. In the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video, Swift proves incredibly selfaware and she runs with it. The video opens with a gravestone reading “Here Lies Taylor Swift’s Reputation,” and an undead Taylor sings the opening lyrics. New Taylor in the music video presides over a group of past Taylors, including the dorky Taylor who sang ‘You Belong With Me’ and the ballerina from ‘Shake It Off.’ She leads a plastic-doll looking army, a reference to the group of friends Swift’s been known to lead like a wolf’s pack. In the extra bit right after
ro-ness. The two bounce around a generic New York-esque metropolis, running afoul of several big bads after Tick gives Arthur a mysterious super-suit. One such villain demonstrates the thoughtout nature of the show in general. Miss Lint has the ability to channel electricity through her hands, Emperor Palpatine-style. An unfortunate real-life side-effect of being able to generate static electricity is the fact that any piece of dust or lint in the air is attracted to her. Every time Lint uses her powers or damages the grounding bracelets she uses to keep lint away, the actress is slowly covered in more and more fuzz, hair and general fluff as a long-running visual gag. With such a light-hearted overall tone to the show, each piece of biting commentary grabs a laugh. Unlike a fast-paced network comedy trying its damnedest to get as many jokes in before a commercial break, ‘The Tick’ isn’t afraid to let a joke simmer for a few min-
Available on Netflix utes while the actual plot of the episode develops. Later in the first half of the season, Tick single-handedly holds a bus from falling off an overpass while Arthur realizes his hero potential by helping people off the bus, going back inside at the last second because a woman begs him to save her baby. The payoff of the joke being the “baby” in the car seat was a dog the entire time. A quick jab at people who refer to pets as fur babies, it simply happens, Arthur sighs and never mentions it again. Oh, and if you do give the show a chance, watch at least two episodes. The pilot is a good episode, but it was filmed as a true pilot with no idea if the show would be produced or not, and as a result the Tick has a markedly different (and less cool) outfit. They change to his current outfit in the second episode with a fun meta-joke to accompany it. With the first half of season one now available on Amazon Prime, I cannot wait for the next episode drop in 2018.
Death Note, a notorious world-famous manga, follows the story of an intelligent high school student named Light who obtains a mysterious notebook possessing the ability to kill any person as long as he knows their name and face. Developing a God complex and secretly killing criminals under the alias “Kira,” Light soon finds himself cornered when a peculiar detective who goes by the identity of “L” joins the local police force to sniff out who the person behind Kira may be. While playing a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, Light and L undergo fascinating psychological trials in order to discover the other’s true identity, and to find out which genius will take the crown. Netflix’s attempt at adapting the story of “Death Note” fell short of its potential, unfortunately. The movie was just released this past weekend on
Aug. 25, but to be honest, there never was much hope for the American movie adaption since the first trailer was released. The main problem with this adaption was the change in characters and character dynamics. It is understandable that there had to be changes in the plot, for there is no way twelve volumes of the manga can be squeezed into a 100 minute film. However, what made the film fail to reach great possibilities was the change in characterizations and lack of the story’s admirable mind-games. The psychological thriller that entranced fans across the globe was simply transcribed into a series of action sequences and pretty special effects. The most disappointing factor was the change in characterization. Instead of a psychotic genius, Light was portrayed as a sensitive student with anger issues, while
the character Mia took on the psychotic role originally supposed to be Light’s. It seemed as though the roles of the two characters were switched, for Light was supposed to be the one who used Mia, not the other way around. While female empowerment is always appreciated and invigorating, “Death Note” is Light’s story, not Mia’s. Possibly the only characterization that came close to the original was L, who was played brilliantly by Keith Stanfield. The actor portrayed the character’s quirkiness with great enthusiasm and creativity, which was the best part of the film. Although there were strange moments in which L acted out of character, Stanfield’s portrayal of the detective was the silver lining in this disappointment of what could have been a great adaption.
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Not the bee’s knees
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by Megan Thorne photo@usishield.com @MeganRThorne
Beads of sweat dripped down my forehead and my knee was pulsing as I limped to campus from the McDonald West apartments. This summer I went to physical therapy twice a week for three months and wasn’t allowed to have a job, go for walks, go swim-
ming or even drive my car. I was diagnosed with chondromalacia patellae, also known as “Runner’s Knee,” a condition where the cartilage under the kneecap is severely damaged. A physical disability that was not treated as one when I came to the university. After receiving the letter from my doctor that I am not supposed to walk more than 200 yards at a time, I
took it to the disability office on a Friday and was told that I would have my parking decal no later than the middle of the week, and they were going to aim for Monday. That didn’t happen. On Tuesday I walked to and from campus three times, unable to use the bus due to a tight schedule. I was in agony, and all of my hard work through physical
Involvement Fair is awful, vital by Shaebreann Richardson sarichards1@eagles.usi.edu
Every August, once students have had a chance to settle into their classes, organizations across campus come together to recruit students through a hellish event known as the Student Involvement Fair. In many ways, it is like a fair. Hundreds of people wander the booths set up outside under a blistering summer sun. Handmade posters hang hither and thither, screaming for the attention of passersby. Everyone strains to be heard through the hullabaloo. Many even take home little prizes as representatives of various organizations use
candy or cheap giveaways to lure students into signing up for newsletters or applying for membership. It is physically uncomfortable to be out in the heat, trying to find your way through the crowds in search of more information about groups that suit your interests. Still, it is worth getting lost among the tables and being forced to stand much too close to strangers for so long. There are well over 150 student organizations at USI, and the webpage for the Office of Student Development does not include them all. EagleSync, too, has noticeable holes in its list of student groups. Those groups that are listed often have too little information available online for students to decide if the
groups are worth investing time and effort that could otherwise be used for things like homework or Netflix binges. Without the Student Involvement Fair, many lesser-known organizations might go unnoticed. Worse still, many students who want to be involved might not have the resources to find the groups that fit them best. The Student Involvement Fair provides an opportunity for students to engage face-to-face with multiple groups in one go. This increases the chances of students finding groups that are right for them. Finding the perfect group takes some work. Bring a water bottle, find a table map and be brave enough to step into the fray.
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therapy was unraveling. Every time I do more with my knee than what I’m supposed to, I risk surgery. That day was the breaking point. After multiple calls to the disability office and parking department I found out that paperwork hadn’t even been documented. This was on Wednesday, when I was supposed to have it all squared away.
After going down to the public safety office and personally asking, I finally received the vehicle tag four days later. Although I do appreciate the university eventually working with me to get what I needed, I feel that the process could’ve been accomplished in a more efficient manner.
Two words by osman Bien Aime orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu
Does anyone else feel like they are in the wrong decade right now? Because recent events have left me muttering the same two words, over and over. Screw Nazis. With all of the bipartisan clashing across the country, it’s easy to get worn down and become desensitized to all the unrest. The problem with this cavalcade of protest after protest is that it is starting to distract from a very serious issue. For some strange reason, historically anti-American groups are starting to grow in prominence and are surfacing at more and more of these demonstrations. When did we collectively decide that was okay? What has changed in our culture that has given these groups a leg to stand on? Why are polo-wearing salarymen with shields and tiki torches, screaming “BLOOD AND SOIL” suddenly a thing we have to deal with? At some point, we have gone from viewing fascists as the nation’s enemy, to people we simply disagree with, then to a serious threat that needs to
be protested en-masse. It seems like just a few short years ago, the only thing we needed to rally against were racists and fundamentalists, praying on their scripture of choice for the damnation of the LGBT community. Those were the days. Now things have gone topsy-turvy, and we are all taking sides in a world that no longer makes any sense. America’s strength comes from unity among its people. The growing culture that has given new life to these radicalized groups seeks to erode this unity, and that cannot be allowed to happen. Because this isn’t some pushback from a misunderstood minority group that only wants to coexist in peace and on even ground with the rest of the citizenry. It is a misshapen, mutant beast of anger and hatred, whose actions drag America further and further from true peace. So, again, screw Nazis. Screw Nazis, screw fascists, screw racist bigots and screw those who use faith to preach hate. You know what; while we’re at it, screw Communists too. Just in case they want to make a comeback as well.
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Learning to throw again by Taylor O’Neil Hall sports@usishield.com @lienorolyat
Walking through the Quad during the warmer months usually consists of a crowd of people, loud noises and a few hammocks hanging from the nearby trees. But there’s one other aspect thats adds to the ambience that is the Quad: the frisbees making rounds through the air. This isn’t unintentional. Those frisbees have served the same purpose for over 15 years now, dating back to the spring semester of 2002 when the USI ultimate frisbee club sport was established. “We usually try to get someone out there throwing a couple times a week,” Luc Prevost, assistant captain of USI ultimate frisbee, said. “Not only just to keep (them) throwing, but to attract freshmen that might want to come play.” Prevost is in his fourth season with the team after joining his sophomore year. He said he knew nothing about ultimate frisbee before joining the team, and it took until his second year on the team for him to improve. “The first year of playing was really discouraging for me just because I’m learning to throw a frisbee instead of a baseball or football,” Prevost said. “There’s so many different ways to throw the frisbee. I wasn’t picking it up very well.” Prevost said his experience when he joined the team is what he expects from players new to ultimate frisbee. This is why this fall semester, which doesn’t count towards rankings, isn’t being looked at in a competitive light since the team is comprised of mostly rookies. Instead, the team’s more experienced players plan on using the fall as a learning opportunity for the newer players. Unlike Prevost, who used his first season on the team to learn the game, Nathan Sevenish, the team captain,
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The men’s ultimate Frisbee team begins its scrimmage with alumni during the 2015 season. Kyle Wood, alumni class of 2015, rushes to his teammates aid and attempts to catch his throw while Kyle Mayo, alumni class of 2012, swiftly tries to disrupt the play.
has played ultimate frisbee since he was 17 and he’s now in his senior year at USI. His girth of experience is one of the reasons he credits for being named captain the past two seasons. “I have the most experience out of everyone on the team,” Sevenish said. “I would like to think I’m a good role model for what’s on the field. I hope I do things right that the team needs me to do.” Since the number of rookies on the
team is close to twice as many returning players on the team, Sevenish said he hopes the team starts the season strong and avoids stumbling early on. “We lost a lot of experience from last year to this year, in terms of veteran players not returning due to graduation,” Sevenish said. “We kind of have a short roster this year. There’s going to be a lot of room and opportunities for rookie players to step up.” The team practices at the Broad-
way Recreational Complex three times a week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 p.m. There are three tournaments the team is scheduled to play in this semester. The first tournament is Sept. 16-17 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Barring cancellations, the team plans to compete in a tournament in October and November.
Rugby hopes for strong season in new conference
By Taylor O’Neil Hall
Majors matter more than athletics
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Former USI rugby flanker Ray Van tackles a member of the IU rugby during the 2016 season. The 2016 USI rugby team competed in nationals in Colorado.
by Taylor O’Neil Hall sports@usishield.com @lienorolyat
The USI rugby team is making a change this season. The team is no longer going to be in the Indiana Rugby Football Union or IRFU, and instead the team is joining the Midwest Colleges Regional Conference or MCRC for short. Being in the MCRC doesn’t take USI out of the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO), which functions like the NCAA for some college rugby teams. With the change from IRFU to MCRC, the team hopes for a more stable season and less forfeits from the other teams they play. “Last year’s conference was not very consistent. We have Saturday games and we’d have a lot of people cancel on Thursdays, Fridays and occasionally on a Saturday morning for whatever reason,” Dave Lepp, rugby team president, said. “We’ve moved into a much more consistent league. It’s a little more spread out, which means more traveling time, but I don’t see anyone in our league not fielding 15.” Since the NCAA doesn’t oversee club sports like college rugby, it falls to the students to recruit players, and
since anyone can join the team, that means some players leave after a few practices, which makes hitting that magic number of 15 difficult for some schools. That’s why joining a new conference was a priority for Lepp and the rest of the team. Now that the team is a part of a new stable conference, there also comes a higher level of competition the team expects to play against. Though the team hasn’t played against any teams from the new conference yet, the new group has one game played together. The team played an exhibition against the University of Louisville on Aug. 26. Lepp, who’s in his final season with USI rugby, said the team experienced some “first game jitters” during the 54-29 loss to UL, but he doesn’t expect this to be a trend moving forward after the team gains more experience. “We lost a lot of starters last year, so getting the flow of people playing together is really important,” he said. “That really helps identify problems, plus gain additional chemistry for the future of the season.” Even though the team is reeling from the loss of starters, Lepp said the team still has high expectations for this season, like they have every year. This is a team two years re-
moved from a third place finish in the NSCRO Final Four. Aside from Lepp, junior Connor MacLean-Kennedy, the team vice president, was also on the NSCRO Final Four team. He said he expects the new players to pick up the game fairly quickly and, even though playing soccer or football helps with grasping the concepts of rugby, they aren’t required. “Even for someone that’s never really played a sport before, it doesn’t take too long to get it,” MacLean-Kennedy said. “The team is really good at supporting new guys and showing them where they need to go.” For MacLean-Kennedy, the rugby team was a huge factor in his decision to attend USI and since the team went to the NSCRO Final Four during his freshmen year, he expects rugby to sway more students into attending USI. “People are starting to look at this school as a competitive rugby school,” MacLean-Kennedy said. “We have freshmen coming in specifically because they want to play on the rugby team here.” The regular season opener for the rugby team is Sept. 9 against Western Kentucky University at the USI Rugby Field.
As each season begins, so too does the realization for seniors that this doesn’t last forever. Something that’s been a huge part of your life or maybe even the reason you were able to go to college in the first place, is only temporary. For the 2017-18 academic year, there are 57 seniors on all of the USI teams (excluding the track and field teams; the 2017-18 roster hasn’t been posted). That doesn’t even account for club sports and intramural teams either. The season ending game, match or tournament could realistically be the last time the seniors play their sport. Outside of a handful of former USI players, Jeril Taylor being the latest, most never reach the ranks of professional. Take Anastasia Carter for example, who played for the women’s golf team from 2012-16 and is still trying to make it as a professional golfer. Carter was named to the
All-GLVC team four times and won the GLVC individual title during her career at USI as well. She’s slated to compete in two tournaments during the next month, one in Colorado and the other in Florida, but she’s still not a fulltime professional golfer. This isn’t to say she’ll never make it, if anything, her pursuit of the ever illustrious title of “professional golfer” highlights her determination. But it also shows just how difficult it truly is to make it to the highest level. That’s why for the majority of student athletes, their choice in major shouldn’t be just an obligation of enrollment. It should be in a field they’re certain they want to pursue. If graduation occurs for a student athlete when they’re 22-years-old, that leaves 43 more years before the current acceptable retirement age, meaning it’s better to find a career doing something enjoyable, rather than something loathsome.
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brief Basketball schedules released The Screaming Eagles men’s and women’s basketball schedules have been released for the 2017-18 season. The men’s team opens with an exhibition against Manchester University in the PAC Oct. 30. The regular sea-
son officially kicks off Friday (Nov. 3) of the same week in the second annual Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in the Ford Center. The USI men will play against two teams at the Ford Center, Augustana University (2016 NCAA II Champions) and the team on the other side of the river, Kentucky Wesleyan College. As for the USI women, play starts off in Lexington with an exhibition against the Lady Wildcats of Kentucky
Upcoming Games Nov. 5. The USI women open the regular season with four home games. On Nov. 10 the regular season begins with the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. The team is slated to face two GLIAC opponents. A home game against Northwood University is the regular season opener, and then two days later the second team from the GLIAC, Saginaw Valley State University, also travels to the PAC.
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Volleyball
7 p.m. Aug. 31 Strassweg Field Kentucky Wesleyan College 4:15 p.m. Sept. 3 Jackson, TN Union University
3 p.m. Aug. 31 Findlay, OH Tiffin University 11 a.m. Sept. 2 Findlay, OH University of Findlay
Sept. 1-2 Pensacola, FL 2017 UWF Hampton Inn-vitational
3 p.m. Sept. 5 Oakland City, IN Oakland City University
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Men’s/Women’s Cross Country 4 p.m. Sept. 1 Boone, NC Covered Bridge Open