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Two Facility Operations staff members die Bob Rust and Custodial Services Assistant Bob Alves died April 10 and April 14. Rust was a project engineer for the university on campus and in Historic New Harmony for 15 years before retiring. Alves had been working in Custodial Services for 18 years before
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One former and one current university employee from the Facility Operations and Planning department died last week. Staff Engineer Emeritus
his death last week. “He was one of the most gentle, compassionate people I have ever met,” Custodial Services Supervisor Donald Broshears said of Alves. “He was extremely reliable and dedicated.” Alves started out as a third shift custodian before
working his way up to become Broshears’ assistant. “He was congenial and easy to get along with,” Broshears said. “I never received a negative comment from anyone about him.” Broshears said Alves was versatile, doing everything from clerical work to equip-
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Construction for the Fuquay Welcome Center will be further delayed after bids continue to run overbudget. “We have been using a construction firm to give us a pre-look at what they thought it might cost,” Vice President for Finance and Administration Steve Bridges said. “We would like to be successful when we send it back out for bids.” Bridges said the bids are currently over budget by $300,000, and original bids were much higher. “I’m hoping we will be able to resolve that and get a project started pretty soon,” he said. DKGR Architects, an Indianapolis firm, drafted the
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ment maintenance. “He cared about his job,” he said. “He handled it like it was his personal responsibility. He will be sorely missed by the university.”
original plans for the Welcome Center, but changed some of the exterior materials and interior finishes to cut some of the expenses. Funds for the Welcome Center total to $2.5 million, with $2 million in donations from the Fuquay family and $500,000 from Old National Bank, with no state funding. No additional funding is expected, and Bridges said that is why they are working so hard with the existing budget. Bridges said construction companies have been unwilling to bid on a small project like the Welcome Center with other big money construction projects available like the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Hyatt Place hotel. “It’s a bid of the market,” he said. “Construction is booming in Evansville and there are a lot of people who
are fully employed and this is a smaller dollar amount project, and for them to commit their resources there, they are hoping for it to be a little bit higher.” Bridges said the university has tried to see if Empire Contractors, who are working on Phase I construction of the Physical Activities Center (PAC), will bid on the Welcome Center. “They may have an interest because they are already here,” he said. “We are going to bid it out. It’s going to be whoever gets it, but we think if they are already here they may find it more advantageous for them to add it to what they’re doing.” Bridges said he is hoping the Board of Trustees will approve a bid soon, and he expects construction to start by the end of the summer or beginning of fall. He said
Kennya Santiago was surprised when a hold appeared on her student account. The English teaching freshman received an email saying the hold was due to insufficient immunization records. “It was a week after school started when I was made aware the university didn’t have all my medical records,” Santiago said. “I wish I knew I didn’t have everything I needed before classes started.” Santiago said students who live further away would have a lot harder time getting medical records after they have already come to school. House Bill 1069, making the meningitis immunization required at Indiana public universities, passed through the state House of Representatives and the Senate and is waiting to be signed by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb. Indiana residents are required to have this immunization in high school, so this bill will only affect out of state college students and international students. Hold are placed on accounts of students who are in need of immunizations. These holds prevent students from being able to register for classes until the hold is removed. Brady Sitzman said
the construction timeline will go unchanged and is still expected to take 12-15 months. Bridges said the fence surrounding the construction zone will remain up for the rest of the semester despite no construction taking place until after the conclusion of the semester. “Had we known how long it would have taken, we would have held putting it up to begin with,” he said. There will not be a second groundbreaking, and Bridges said construction will start as soon as a bid is accepted. “When it’s unsuccessful, we usually go back to the drawing board and don’t dwell too much on what came in,” he said. “We try to fix the dollar amount to determine what adjustment we need to make for a successful bid.”
there are four ways to remove an immunization hold. Sitzman, the Deaconess Practice Manager for the university Health Center said the easiest way to remove the hold is to receive the immunization. “Obviously we encourage students to receive all immunizations,” Sitzman said. “But students can get the immunization hold removed without getting the shot by claiming religious objections, medical objections, or if they are pregnant.” Sitzman said to qualify for the medical objections the student must sign a form of understanding they are putting their life and the lives of the university community in danger by refusing the immunization. “We make it very easy for students to receive their vaccinations on campus,” Sitzman said. “We offer the vaccinations at a discounted price than what a student would pay at the local CVS.” Sitzman said the University Health Center offers the meningitis vaccination for $115, compared to the $145 students would have to pay at CVS. Ward Harbin said the benefit of the bill is establishing preventative standards. “Meningitis is rare, but devastating,” the University Family Practice Physician said. “The disease grows most rapidly in
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Ellen Cooper said she believes spiritual diversity on campus is “essential” for students. “It’s very easy to sit in your own box with the ideas you’ve been raised with,” she said. “But college isn’t about being in your comfort zone; it’s about learning and expanding your mind.” Cooper, an intern for the Spiritual Diversity Project (SDP) at the university said the project is a product of Historic New Harmony, Office of Religious life and Office of the Provost. Its mission is to help students live wisely in a diverse community. Cooper said SDP hosts multiple events to get students involved and educated on spiritual diversity; however they have been poorly attended.
“It’s hard finding people who are very comfortable and happy with where they are,” she said. “…People feel no need to learn something that doesn’t pertain to them, especially if it’s not for class credit.” Cooper said they mainly use social media to spread the news and are hoping to expand their means of connecting in the future as the amount of people interacting with Facebook posts increases. “Students can expect to expand their understanding of the world through a religious lens,” she said. “Although our main goal is to create an inclusive religious environment, we also value education and understand that it is essential in creating a more tolerant campus.” Cooper, a senior English major, said the campus isn’t as diverse as it could be. “There are people with
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expressed they have a hard time connecting to USI and Evansville because there aren’t organizations that
pertain to them,” she said. “It’s overwhelming for someone who’s not Christian because they see all the options for someone that’s not them, and that’s not inclusive.” Cooper said she knows many students are fearful of learning about new religions because they feel they are being sacrilegious when really they are being “openminded and educated.” “As a college student, you look insanely ignorant if you can’t see something outside your perspective,” she said. “Students need to learn and be more compassionate.” Cooper said she feels President Donald Trump has had negative effects on people wanting to branch out of their comfort zones. She said she has seen places of worship and homes in the LGBTQ community vandalized, some-
thing that she feels the President “not only encourages but rewards.” Cooper said she encourages people to be educated on other people’s religions and wants them to have the ability to find out what the five pillars of Islam are, learn the Buddhist and Hindu theologies and the basics of Judaism. “If you let yourself learn something about someone’s perspective, that will make that person more human to you, and when you view someone as a human you can treat them well,” she said. “It’s easy to take the face off of a religion. For instance when you hear about Muslims in the media, you won’t see them as people following their god. You see people in hijabs as terrorists, and it’s important to find the truth and the humanity in the religion.” Religious Life Direc-
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Religious Life Director Chris Hoehn said many students come to the university from communities that aren’t as diverse as the university. “At this time 3,000 students live on campus, and they are moving out of their home of origin and living with people with different values than what they have,” she said. “Students are trying to figure out what is right for them.” Hoehn said her goal is to get students to understand what Evansville has to of-
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fer in terms of diversity and to connect them with their faith, which Hoehn believes will help them learn and understand about those that differ from them. “I think we have a rich base in Evansville that we can educate students with and learn about the world,” she said. “I think we need to recognize wellness. We need to recognize spiritual and intellectual wellness, and we see that as a need.” Hoehn said the first step to get students to talk about their religion is to raise con-
versation and to have students say what it means to them to have hope and faith. “Students find it intimidating because it is so personal. I have an intern who is from Sri Lanka, and when he came here he heard politics and religion are two things you shouldn’t discuss,” Hoehn said. “But if you want to talk about your values, meaning and purpose, I don’t know how you can’t talk about your spiritual beliefs.”
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close communities like college dorms. An epidemic is the last thing you want on a campus.” Harbin said he doesn’t foresee any problems with requiring the immunization. “The side effects of the immunization are minimal when compared with the mortality rate of those who are diagnosed with meningitis,” Harbin said. According to WebMD, if not treated quickly, bacterial meningitis can sometimes progress from first symptoms to death in less than a day. Harbin said meningitis is
difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are similar to the common cold. “People don’t realize there is something seriously wrong until it is too late,” Harbin said. DeAnn Payne, the medical office assitant and head of immunizations, said as of March, 13 dorm students and 85 non-dorm students currently have vaccine holds on their accounts. Payne said the university gives students four or five weeks to turn in the required documents. Santiago said she feels students need to be better
educated on the vaccines they need and why they need them. “When you hand an incoming student a stack of papers about vaccines and other things, that does not benefit the student,” Santiago said. “Most students don’t even read those packets. I wish someone had sat me down and told me exactly what each vaccine prevents and how they benefit the university.”
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Update to higher-ed bills this session
In bold is the latest action taken related to each higher education bill this legislative session. A majority of the higher education bills heard this session did not make it past First Reading. For more in depth information on each bill’s path visit iga.in.gov. Below is a chart showing the process of a bill in Indiana.
HB 1012: First Reading Jan. 4 Authored by: Rep. Wes Culver Description: This bill would require a state educational institution to show a statement of the total money students are paying to attend for that semester and an itemized invoice of expenses showing how their payment is being used.
HB 1069: Returned to the House April 4 with
Amendments and passed 87-2. The bill will head to Governor Holcomb. Authored by: Rep. Ronald Bacon Description: Adds meningitis to the required immunizations a student heading to a residential campus of a state educational institute must have. It also repeals a provision which requires a state institution to spread information about the meningococcal disease and immunization. HB 1111: First Reading Jan. 5 Authored by: Rep. Sheila Klinker Description: Would create a sales tax exemption for college books purchased for a college course. HB 1258: First Reading Jan. 10 Authored by: Rep. Jim Lucas
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Description: Would prohibit any regional campus from “imposing an enactment, measure, policy, or rule that prohibits or limits the legal carrying, possession, or transportation of a firearm while: (1) on land; or (2) in a building or other structure; leased or owned by the state educational institution.” HB 1281: Returned to the House April 11 with Amendments and passed 90-0 Authored by: Rep. Holli Sullivan Description: This bill would allow the commission for higher education to extend some eligibility for grants or reductions in tuition or fees for recipients whose institution has closed. It includes various higher education matters as well. HB 1130: Passed the
House, but was not called up for a final vote in the Senate. Authored by: Rep. Edward Clere Co-Authored by: Rep. Edward Delaney Description: Provides press protections to student journalists in K-12 and state educational institutions. HB 1368: First Reading Jan. 7 Authored by: Rep. Milo Smith Description: State agencies would receive a tax exemption for property owned by or leased to them. SB 48: First Reading Jan. 3 Authored by: Sen. Frank Mrvan Description: This bill will require students to attend high school in Indiana for at least three years, enroll at a state educational institution no later than the fall
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semester or graduate from a high school in Indiana or receive an equivalent to a high school diploma in Indiana in order to receive the resident tuition rate. SB102: First Reading Jan. 3 Authored by: Sen. James Merritt Description: Makes an appropriation to the mental health and addiction services for a loan forgiveness account. SB 339: First Reading Jan. 9 Authored by: Sen. Ed Charbonneau Description: Requires students attending a state educational institution to be immunized against meningitis. SB 423: The bill was signed by President Pro Tempore April 13 after
passing both the House and Senate. Authored by: Sen. Michael Young, Sen. Michael Delph Description: Provides that postsecondary educational institutions with campuses in Indiana may not adopt sanctuary policies.
SB 480: First Reading Jan. 12 Authored by: Sen. Eric Koch Description: Allows veterans who served during the Cold War to receive a deduction from the assessed value of taxable property that the veteran owns. Also, it allows children of those veterans to receive a tuition and fee exemption at state educational institutions.
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Choirs to perform spring concert, host high school choirs The university Women’s Choir and Chamber Choir will present their spring concert Sunday, April 23 at Old North United Methodist Church in Evansville at 3 p.m. The Chamber Choir will perform music from their upcoming tour of Poznan, Malbork and Gdansk, Poland. Music will include works by Aaron Copland, Johannes Brahms and Robert Shaw. The choir took home first place at the Mayo International Choral Festival in Castlebar, Ireland last year. The Chamber Choir will also hosting a joint concert with the Paducah Tilghman High School Choir Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the same church.
STEM center Student create to host design mobile app competition The Southwest Indiana STEM Resource Center a district-wide design competition, the SeaPerch Challenge Saturday, April 22 in the Mt. Vernon Junior High School Natatorium beginning at 9 a.m. SeaPerch is an underwater robotics program that trains teachers to teach their students how to build underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV). The program is designed to take students out of the classroom setting and give them a new way to learn about science and engineering. Over 30 teams of thirdthrough-12th graders from 18 different schools and organizations will compete in the SeaPerch Challenge. An award ceremony will follow the competition. The competitors in the SeaPerch Challenge will advance to the National SeaPerch Challenge May 19 and 20 at the Georgia Tech Aquatics Center in Atlanta.
The university’s Center for Applied Research has collaborated with Pacific Press Technologies to develop a mobile app for their customers. Assistant Professor of Computer Science Gongjun Yan along with students from the Romain College of Business have been working on the project since January. The app functions to calculate tensile strength for various metals. A final version of the app has not yet been made, but they plan to have it available for Android devices soon. The app will be unveiled at a presentation today in the University Suite at 3:30 p.m.
Textbook rentals due May 5 Rental textbooks for the Spring semester are due Friday, May 5 by 3 p.m. in the Campus Store. If books are not returned in time, students will be charged the re-
placement costs plus a $25 per book penalty. The rental books must be prepared for the store’s supplier the following Monday to be shipped out immediately. Banners will be up in the University Center East along with posters, yard signs, flyers by Cashier’s windows and table tents will be placed across campus.
SGA elections close Friday
Student Government Association elections for the 2017-2018 academic year will be open until Friday, April 21 at midnight. The three branches up for elections are the Executive Board, which includes the President, Executive Vice President, Attorney General and Chief Financial Officer, the College Representatives, which includes the Romain College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and the Members At-large, which includes Fraternity, Sorority and Graduate Studies. All positions are running unopposed except President.
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As the Annual Juried Student Art Show continues its exhibition in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries in the Liberal Arts building, The Shield spoke with best of show winner Bayley Graham about her piece “Shadow Nest.” As only a freshman, Graham spoke about her surprise win and her artistic process.
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Katie Jones (Amy March), Morgan Book (Meg March) and Maggie Browne (Beth March) huddle around Jacelyn Stewart (Jo March) as she tells them her plan to make everything better again for their family, during rehearsal for “Little Women” Tuesday evening in the Performance Center.
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Through the struggle of her own boyfriend being deployed, Morgan Book channels her emotion in “Little Women” as the romantic Meg, engaged to a man who goes off to war. “When we did the duet between Meg and Mr. Brook that first night of rehearsals, I cried through the whole thing,” the sophomore theatre major said. “I can take from real, raw emotion, but I also have to contain it to be able to sing.” “Little Women,” a musical directed by Elliot Wasserman, will end the 2016-17 theatre season this weekend. Auditions were held in December. Book said it was crazy that her life paralleled Meg’s, and in the first few rehearsals it was difficult for her to balance emotion and acting. “I have to push myself past my emotion,” she said. “The more I did it, the easier it became. Every now and then, it still gets me, and I will probably cry the entire run of the show. But I know where to stop.” Book also said “oddly enough,” several of the other cast members resemble their characters as
well, especially those playing two of Meg’s sisters, Jo and Beth. “Everyone has such different personalities,” she said. “It’s so cool to see the development of all four girls.” With a predominantly female cast, “Little Women” focuses on the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy throughout their lives as they deal with hardship and family matters. “This has been one of the closest casts I’ve ever worked with,” Book said. “We have gotten so close, and that’s created such an interesting dynamic onstage. It’s so real.” Freshman Jacelyn Stewart said she doesn’t think she’s all that much like her character, Jo, but her castmates think she’s incredibly like her. “I know what they mean,” the theatre major said, smiling. “I do have silly aspects like her. Sometimes I’ll sit unladylike or burp, just like the tomboy Jo is. But I’m not as strong as her. I’ve been trying to become more like her since I’ve gotten this part.” Stewart said this is the most challenging show she’s ever been in because of its vocal requirements. “We have to wear corsets, which is like the hardest thing I’ve ever done,”
she said. “Those costumes changes are difficult, and then you have to sing in them. I’ve also never been in a show where I’m singing in literally every scene.” Stewart said certain emotional scenes in the show are even sadder because she’s so close to the rest of the cast. “(Those scenes) have an impact on me,” she said. “I will sob, because I’ve really connected with this show.” Like Stewart, junior Maggie Browne said as she plays Beth, she wants to become more like her. “I didn’t audition for Beth, but I’m very happy with it,” she said. “The more we go, I can see that I couldn’t be anybody else in this show. I am Beth.” Browne agreed that the cast is incredibly like family, supporting each other through the process of rehearsals. “I’ve never been in a
cast this close,” she said. “It’s really a family atmosphere.” Browne said she’s in love with the show and everything the theatre group has done with performing it uniquely. “It’s an old story, but it’s so relevant,” she said. “This is every family ever.” Browne said it’s “fantastic” to be starring in a show featuring women at its core, noting that last year theatre students went to faculty concerned about male-heavy shows. “The men get their moments here, too,” she said, “but it’s about the sisters.” After the show, Browne said she hopes families leave feeling even more love for one another. “The March sisters celebrate everyone in their family and what makes them individuals,” she said. “It’d be special if everybody leaves and hugs their family just a little tighter.”
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The Shield: Can you describe your piece and the background behind it? Graham: Well, it’s ink. I was taking a drawing class, and we had to do a still life with ink. I decided to do a basket full of flowers because I’d never messed with ink before, and a whole bunch of flowers could help me expand. My teacher said she really liked it, and it kind of had a dark feeling behind it. She was actually the one who told me I should turn it into the art show. The Shield: Could you ever have expected to get best of show with the piece? Graham: I didn’t put my hopes up too high. I had a little expectation to get at least one piece in, and it was pretty awesome to actually get in. When I went to the art show, I didn’t think I could get best of show because there were so many amazing pieces in there. It’s amazing to get best of show as a freshman. That kind of helps me know that I’m going in the right step for my career in life. I was surprised. My family was with me, and we weren’t expecting it. When they said my name, some of them were like, “What? They just said your name,” and it was amazing.
already achieved the highest honor at the show, what are your goals for the future? Graham: My original goal was to at least get in the show once. I was joking with a friend, “What should be my next goal?” and she told me to try to get best of show. Then I did. I guess my new goal is to get into the show for the next three years. This definitely set a high bar. I’m very proud, and I feel like I do pretty decent for my age. I know I lack a lot in some areas and mediums, and I just hope I can expand and learn new things to develop my skills more.
The Shield: What does it feel like to you to create an art piece such as “Shadow Nest?” Graham: In the beginning, it’s like a high. I’m excited to start a new piece and work with whatever medium. Through it, there’ll be frustrations, but I’ll get it done. Once I’m done, I’m so happy and relieved I was able to create the piece. With (Shadow Nest) I was really excited to work with ink. I learned some things about ink, as it’s more of a permanent medium. If I put something down I didn’t like, I had to figure out a way to hide it, but I was really happy with how it turned out.
The Shield: What do you hope to do with an art degree from the university? Graham: At the moment, I want to be an art therapist. I didn’t necessarily just want to base my whole career on making art pieces and making money. I want to take it to that other level of helping others. Through art therapy, I could help people from small children to older, but also be doing something I enjoy.
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Katherine Leon, a freshman electrical engineering major from Bolivia, gives a presentation to a group of fifth grade students from Harper Elementary school about her home country. Leon is just one of the eight international women from the university to participate in the mentorship program that emphasizes women’s empowerment and globalization.
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Heidi Gregori-Gahan stood amidst tables decorated from eight different countries and thanked the eager faces of Colleen McGovern’s fifth grade class for coming last week. The Assistant Provost for International Programs asked the girls whether they knew what a mentor was. “Your teacher, Ms. Mc-
Govern, might call me her mentor,” Gregori-Gahan said. “But a mentor can sometimes become a mentee. Ms. McGovern is such an inspiration to me, and you are all very lucky to have her as a teacher.” KESHO is a program created to allow fifth grade girls to be mentored by international women across the globe in hopes of creating a community of empowerment and increased awareness of the world out-
side the United States. Colleen McGovern said she created the program in response to her experience studying abroad in India, as well as responding to the needs she saw in her own young girls. “Fifth grade is a huge transition year for girls,” McGovern said. “They become aware of the world around them, and they become more interested in the social aspect of life.” McGovern said KESHO
was her way of rekindling the passion of learning that so many lose when they transition from childhood to adolescence. McGovern said she wanted her girls to look at issues that are important and affect them. “We tackle issues such as self-image, self-confidence and understanding the pressures society places on them as women” McGovern said. McGovern said connecting with college age women across the globe has been
such an important aspect of conquering those issues. “By talking to these women, my students realize they aren’t isolated,” McGovern said. “They realize there are women all over the world dealing with the same things they are.” McGovern said the message of the program, “girls can change the world,” came solely from her students. “They know the point of tackling their personal issues is so they can be empowered to change the world” McGovern said. “I am glad my girls understand this so young. When I went to India to study abroad, a major take-away was that in order to help people you have to empower them. You have to empower them to make them want to make life better. That’s the whole point of this.” McGovern said she hopes to create a similar mentorship program in India. “My dream is that my girls can partner with girls their age in India,” McGovern said. “We would correspond through letters, giving them the ability to share similar experiences with girls who live across the globe.” McGovern said having the mentorship program be with international women is a vital part of the program. “Obviously having a mentorship program with American women would be beneficial,” McGovern said.
“But having these international women mentor them shows them their home countries are not places on a map.” McGovern said the mentorship program creates a global community. “That’s massive,” she said. Gregori-Gahan said having a program like this just for girls is important. “People ask why we do leadership just for woman,” Gregori-Gahan said. “While I agree that leadership needs to be developed in both boys and girls, I think right now there is a greater need for women.” Gregori-Gahan said she has been shown this greater need through workshops she leads on campus with international women and women who study abroad. “I saw women didn’t have opportunities to come to a safe place to share their struggles with one another,” Gregori-Gahan said. “They didn’t have a place to network and empower one another.” Gregori-Gahan said the international women who help with the program have overcome incredible challenges. “These women inspire me,” Gregori-Gahan said. “The sign of a true leader is one who empowers others. These international women are empowering these young girls, and that’s truly inspiring.”
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Panic! at the Disco gives fiery and explosive performance Panic! At the Disco not only sold out the KFC Yum Center, but also my heart. With a performance that was full of energy and flawless vocals, the last original band member, Brendon Urie, and his touring members had the crowd on its feet from the very beginning. The band started the night with a musical explosion as Urie stepped onto the stage. Gold streamers fell from the ceiling as he started off with the tune “Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time,” occasionally showing off how developed his vocal range is by hitting high pitch notes. As the band began to perform “Golden Days” – a personal favorite – Urie danced around on stage as clips from his music videos appeared on the big screen behind him, and impressive graphics and lights danced across the arena to the beat. Although the band focused primarily on the “Death of a Bachelor” album, they appealed to the stereotypical “middle school emo” inside all of us with songs “Camisado”
and “But It’s Better If You Do.” Urie soon returned to the fun and pumped up jams of “Hallelujah” and “Crazy=Genius,” getting the crowd in touch with the band’s punk-rock roots as the audience jumped and fist pumped the air screaming the lyrics, before taking more of a serious note. He spoke about equality and free love as he transitioned into the popular song from “Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die,” “Girls/Girls/Boys.” The crowd responded, by shining their phone flashlights through colorful hearts and lit up the arena in a rainbow. During the song, the band had notable LGBTQ celebrities show up with a range of colors flashing
on the screen. After the song, Urie stopped and spoke about how important equality is, especially in this day and age. Ending on a note saying that if Donald Trump disagrees he can “suck his dick.” He then transitioned into a song by his “favorite gay man” and nailed it with his cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a challenging song that Urie performed with prestige. To finish off the incredible night, the band concluded with its iconic performance of “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” that everyone had inscribed into their hearts from a young age and ended with a fiery performance of “Victorious.” As more gold streamers and confetti floated down into the crowd Urie yelled “Thank you for an incredible night,” into the crowd. All I can say is it was definitely incredible, and I wouldn’t have wanted to spend my Sunday night anywhere else. Panic! At the Disco was definitely “Victorious.”
Rating 5/5
MST3K returns, nerds rejoice Available on Netflix After an 18-year hiatus, a comedy megalith is back on the small screen riffing on horrible movies with the crowd-funded “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.” For those in the back who’ve never heard of “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” (or MST3K), the basic format of the show is simple: a mad scientist traps a funny/snarky person and forces them to watch incredibly bad movies. In defiance of the scientist, the victim disassembles some vital equipment in his orbiting prison (the Satellite of Love) and creates two robot companions Tom Servo (Baron Vaughn) and Crow T. Robot (Hampton Yount) to assist him in making fun of the movies. This time around the mad scientist is Kinga Forrester (Felicia Day) and her evil assistant TV’s Son of Frank (Patton Oswalt), both descendant of the original “mads” Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV’s Frank. Both Day and Oswalt were perfect casting and had the laughs rolling through my apartment during their segments. In a fitting blend of new and old MST3K, the first movie riffed by the new crew is “Reptilicus,” a Dutch attempt to emulate the same old black and white kaiju movies of Joel’s
formative years. One interesting thing about this reboot’s format is how it deals with commercial breaks. The original format of the show leaned heavily on the fact it could use commercial breaks to give viewers a palatecleanser to avoid joke overload or pure boredom from watching especially bad movies. “The Return” simulates going to commercial as if one’s watching a late-night talk show, complete with a Patton Oswalt voiceover pretending to be a cheesy announcer telling you the show will be right back. Of course, this is Netflix, so the show immediately resumes. Either this was a brilliant move on the show’s part to break up the comedy with these natural breaks where viewers can easily pause the show, or a simple leftover from the fact that “The Return” was a Kickstarter project that was aiming to be on broadcast television
before Netflix picked up the show. Of course that Kickstarter money (and the show’s massive reputation) means this series had the budget to offer some serious nerd street cred. Wil Wheaton, Erin Gray and Mark Hamill appear in bit parts throughout the series, as well as old MST3K actors returning as their characters. The pilot episode features an awesome song drafted by internet sensation Paul & Storm. One bit of teething trouble in the pilot revolves around having too many cooks in the kitchen. It seems as if the writers are so eager to nail a new season of MST3K they wrote more jokes than one scene can possibly handle. Several scenes become muddled as Jonah, Tom and Crow all three shout out entirely separate jokes within a second of each other, leaving all three to hang in the air and die as the viewer must actively pick which one to pay attention to. Muddled jokes aside, this new series funded entirely by a $5.7 million Kickstarter campaign is proving to be everything I’ve wanted out of a movie riffing series that imitators couldn’t provide. Any halfway nerdy viewer will be struggling for air between laughing and geek freak-outs.
BY megan thorne Rating 4.5/5 BY Gavin gaddis
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“Bates Motel” is screeching to a halt as quickly as it seemed to start, loose ends being tied up and raw emotion filling the cracks. The A&E drama’s penultimate episode aired Monday, leaving the audience amidst former sheriff Romero taking Norman hostage and demanding to see Norma’s body (a talented Vera Farmiga, who deserves commendation for playing the most convincing dead person who ever lived). Just two episodes before, Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) unexpectedly confessed to murder and turned himself into the police. Now, the authorities are digging through his life trying to uncover the secret of his dissociative personality disorder. They’re getting close, but they’ve not quite cracked him, and it’s handwringing to watch. However, it’s pretty satisfying that finally Norman is being held accountable to the murders that have spanned over the past two
seasons. Characters we’re familiar with like Dylan, Emma and Madeline struggle with their new views of Norman, as each had deep connections with him before knowing he was dangerous. At one point, Madeline asks Dylan how he can live with himself, as he did know Norman had violent tendencies. Viewers feel the pain of Madeline, who felt so tricked by Norman’s sweet exterior, but they also feel the difficulties Dylan felt as an often ignored older brother. The show brings important questions to the table, such as how far family ties go before breaking for the greater good, or whether a mentally ill person should be punished if he (mostly) doesn’t remember any of
the murders he committed. “Bates Motel” is a character study at its heart, delving into the depth of human nature and psychological games. There are some shows that run for season after season, and the characters are only skin-deep in their development. In only five seasons, “Bates Motel” has developed characters fans would die for, plot lines that seep into my everyday life when I stop and think about it and an unforgettable tribute to the original lore of Hitchcock’s “Psycho.” It’s bittersweet that it’s ending after next week’s episode, but it’s definitely the right move. As a prequel, the creators made a smart choice to confine the story into a planned five seasons. Even so, I can’t imagine how they’ll choose to end with the final episode. Whatever they do, I’m sure the only disappointment will be that next week will be the last time I’m watching Bates on a Monday. The finale can bring it on.
Rating 5/5 BY Gabi wy
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Victim Art of argument blaming by sarah rogers
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by osman bien aime orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu
I’ve noticed this trend of blaming victims for what has happened to them, and it’s done by bringing up their past, regardless of how relevant it is to their victimization. I personally find it disgusting, and I’ll be happy when it doesn’t take the place of actual news. “This person was a passenger in a drunk driving accident, is injured, and is probably psychologically traumatized from the experience! Oh, but they smoked marijuana the previous afternoon!” “One whole joint!” “This black man was shot by police? Oh, but he has photos on Instagram making hand signs!” “Those hands probably touched guns once!” “This man was forcibly removed from a flight and got injured in the process? It’s become a PR dumpster fire for United Airlines? Okay, but did you know they maybe were arrested on drug charges 13 years ago?” In any of these situations, how are these bits of information are relevant? What do these facts add to the
story? What do pictures someone has taken of themselves have to do with them taking a bullet from a cop? What do drug charges from over a decade ago have to do with someone getting knocked unconscious and dragged off of an airplane? I don’t need to know that about David Dao. I shouldn’t have to know that about David Dao. And therein lies the insidious nature of the Courier Journal’s recent coverage of Dao—regardless of their intent, he didn’t deserve what happened to him, and knowing these things compromises that. Public opinion has no place in deciding guilt or innocence, and yet the onus is put on us to decide if someone “deserved it.” So, to close, I’m just going to take a quick inventory of myself. I’ve never been arrested, I have neither gang affiliations nor a history of violence, and what few photos exist of me with firearms have all been taken at shooting ranges. It’s going to be really hard to make me look like the bad guy if I ever get beat up and thrown off a flight.
The strong state by Grace Poynter ghpoynter@eagles.usi.edu
Earlier this week, there was a lot of bomb dropping on fellow states around the world, particularly Syria and Afghanistan. It’s no secret that the Middle East has been a topic of conversation the past year, but recently things have been getting rough. Although it seems like the Middle East and states around the world have been in constant battles with each other, it always seems like there needs to be a mediator or someone who brings comfort and peace between allies, especially before things get bad. Vice President Mike Pence recently announced that he is making a 10 day trip around the globe visiting American allies and deployed soldiers. The reason behind this sudden tour is to make our allies feel safe while North Korea’s nuclear threats become more and more evident.
Especially since the U.S. has fired, not one, but two bombs in the last two weeks. Personally, I think this move on the behalf of the United States is a fantastic one. We need strong alliances with states around the world, now more than ever, to show those who threaten us our strength in alliances. I feel if the state has strong allies, then the state will never lose. North Korea, four months into the year, has been causing multiple problems and threatening to use its nuclear missiles. The first stop on the vice president’s tour is South Korea, visiting the American and South Korean troops to bring a little piece of home and show support. This is called the “Reassurance Tour” to provide the deep breath the United States could use right about now. Finally, a kind-spirited state shows support instead of its strength.
The United States is a pretty diverse place. There are over 310 religions and denominations, differing political stances and a wide array of cultures. Yet it seems all we want to do is talk with people with whom we agree. We associate only with people who have all the same opinions as us, have shared almost identical life experiences, and see the world from the same perspective as us. To be frank, this does nothing to benefit an individual. All this does is confirm
biases, validate shortsightedness and create a belief that there is only one way to look at the world. College provides the unique opportunity for students from all over the world to study side by side, allowing students to create relationships they might never have otherwise. Yet, is this opportunity being taken advantage of? Are students actively seeking to broaden their perspective, or are they pulling deeper within themselves and their small circle of friends. It is easy to spend time with people who agree with you, but it is much more fun to discuss life with people who think the polar opposite of you.
How interesting to speak with someone whose life experiences shaped their opinions to be so different than your own. Argument and debate are treated as negative words, but they aren’t supposed to be. Argument doesn’t have to be yelling and fingerpointing, and debate doesn’t have to result in attacking a person’s character. That’s actually an example of poor debate skills. You may never agree with someone else’s opinion, but being able to hear someone else out without becoming angry and offended is a quality college students should strive for. Being able to respect-
The moments of tomorrow by Maxywell Carlton cmcarlton@eagles.usi.edu
The world we live in is a big joke. We literally reside in a living punch line. If you take a moment just to see the irony and humor behind world events you might give off a chuckle. Everyone who is anyone on this planet knows that our globe is warming. The atmosphere is heating up, which might be due to the hot heads we call world leaders. Anyhow, this is affecting important things like sea levels; polar bears are basically becoming homeless because of us. Instead of worrying about the globes thermostat, our country in particular has bigger things to attend to like constantly fretting over our dear president not releasing his tax documents, or the intentional reversing of LBGTQ
rights, and of course wondering what in the world the blessed Kardashians are keeping up with. Sure nuclear weapons are being produced like shiny new toys on a Toys R’ Us shelf, but God forbid kids play violent video games in their free time. All of this translates to priorities and what people care mostly about. It seems these may, perhaps be a little skewed from what is really important. Sure, polar bears might be extinct in the near future, but as long as Donald Trump is president, let’s criticize what he orders for dinner rather than focusing on bigger things. Most people seem to be aware of big world issues, but at the same time are too ignorant or unwilling to care about them as much as they should. It all comes down to the phrase “How does it benefit me?”
A selfish phrase, but true nonetheless. It literally must take someone to be slapped in the face with an issue for them to streamline their efforts into helping or resolving it. Drunk driving is an everyday occurrence, yet not until someone is personally affected by it do they become an advocate to putting a stop to it. This attitude or ethic of concern is what we need to change in our world today. Instead of waiting to care until an issue affects you directly, we all should be advocates for the wellbeing of others and our planet. If we all become passionate about stopping or reversing big world issues, our world will become a better home for us all to live longer in. Living in the moment is grand and all, but I want to live in the moments of tomorrow too.
fully and sometimes playfully disagree on almost everything, but also be able to walk away in good spirits is a quality our world is in dire need of. Most people have opinions engraved in gold, framed in steel and fastened permanently in the essence of everything they are. In short, your opinion won’t change someone else’s opinion, especially if it seems you are coming off angry and judgemental. Learn to respect someone else’s viewpoint without feeling your own is being jeopardized. Who knows, maybe you will realize you don’t actually have it all figured out.
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Softball keeps winning as offense struggles
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Sophomore Caitlyn Bradley pitches during a game against Trevecca Nazarenne in 2016 at the USI baseball fields.
by taylor O’neil Hall sports@usishield.com @TaylorOHall318
Sue Kunkle said the softball team is finding different ways to win during its seven game win streak. USI has been winning close games since there hasn’t been much breathing room created by the offense. Three of the last four games ended with the team up by one run. The offensive struggles stretch back even further with the Eagles failing to produce its season average of five runs per game in seven of the last 10 contests. “We’re not going to be getting 15 hits a game,” Kunkle, the head coach, said. “It might take one hit.” Though they aren’t blowing games wide open on offense right now, something
Kunkle said she’s proud of is No. 8 Southern Indiana’s recent ability to win after being down early in games. In four of the team’s last five games, it has faced a deficit after the opposing team scored first and the university won each time. “It’s a good sign for us because in the postseason all the games are going to be close,” Kunkle said. “When you get down to the wire, everyone is good.” One of the different ways the team has been winning is through defense and pitching. During the team’s seven game win streak, the starting pitchers have a subtwo ERA in five of those games and the most runs scored by opposing teams in that span is two. Sophomore utility player Caitlyn Bradley (6-2) pitched in three of the games
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It’s a good sign for us because in the postseason all the games are going to be close.
-Sue Kunkle Softball head coach
during the win streak, two as a starter and one in relief. She started in USI’s 2-1 win against Lewis Saturday. Bradley was able to close out the game with two run-
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ners in scoring position and stop Lewis from scoring the tying or go ahead run. “I think they were starting to come back and hit a little bit, but I had con-
fidence in my defense to make the plays to finish out the game,” Bradley said. “I wasn’t too worried about it.” Bradley said she was able to maintain her composure by following the calls catcher Haley Hodges made during the last inning. Freshman starting pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (22-1) pitched four complete games and started five games during the win steak. Her most recent win came Saturday in game one against Lewis. Lewis scored one run against her in the third inning of USI’s 4-1 win when third basewoman Kendyl Strack took a Leonhardt pitch deep giving Lewis a one run lead. Leonhardt said she doesn’t think the home run affected her composure in
the pitching circle because it wasn’t as if she gave up a string of base hits and then the opposing team scored. “Since it was a home run, that helped me not get so down on myself because she earned it,” Leonhardt said. “If you hit it out, you earn it.” She said she’s noticed the offense hasn’t produced that many runs lately, and it sometimes adds an extra burden to her, but she has confidence in the team to get the job done when they need to. “Sometimes I feel like I have to a little bit more when we aren’t producing,” Leonhardt said. “I think when I don’t think much about it and I go into a game not worrying about it or having expectations, that’s when I do better.”
Tennis season ends before GLVC tourney
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Senior Haley Jones prepares to return a ball during a match against Bellarmine University at the USI Tennis Courts.
by taylor O’neil Hall sports@usishield.com @TaylorOHall318
Haley Jones entered the third set of her March 25 match against Illinois
Springfield’s Maegan Flight knowing how important it was for the USI women’s tennis team’s chances at making the GLVC Tournament. The two teams were tied
4-4 with one point left. The winner of the Jones and Flight match would give the victory to their team. After two sets, they were tied with one set apiece. Flight took the first set (6-2)
and Jones followed it up by taking the second set (6-4). “I wasn’t expecting her to be as consistent as she was,” Jones said. “She hit just about everything back. Mentally, I wasn’t in it as
much as I should have been. The second set, I just tried to forget the first set, and I was thinking ‘you know what, I’m going to win this.” Jones and Flight’s match was the only individual match to go to the third set that day. Before the third set began, Jones said she felt confident about her chances to take the last set and the win for USI. That is, until they started playing again. That’s when Jones said she noticed Flight came out mentally stronger than her for the last set and won (6-2), which gave Illinois Springfield the winning point. Keely Porter, USI’s head coach, said the loss made getting into the postseason increasingly difficult because the fourth spot in the East side of the GLVC normally comes down to either Southern Indiana or Illinois Springfield. “You don’t ever want to make it all about that (the Illinois Springfield match),” Porter said. “They knew it was a big deal and it would probably come down to that match, and unfortunately we came up one point short.” She added that the magic number over the past few seasons for making it to the postseason has been three. If the team could have man-
aged three conference wins, then it would have had a shot at the fourth spot. Even with the loss to Illinois Springfield, USI still had a chance. They picked up two must-win conference games against Mckendree University and Saint Joseph’s College in consecutive matches at the beginning of April. Saturday, with one regular season match remaining against Lewis University they needed to win in order to force a three way tie between USI, Lewis and Illinois Springfield for the fourth spot in the East and keep its postseason hopes afloat. Jones again found herself as the last USI player playing Saturday. Though there was no third set, this time she didn’t need one. Jones won in two sets, (6-4) in the first and (6-2) in the second, but it was too late because Lewis was up 7-1 midway through what turned into Jones’ final tennis match. Though she won, USI ended any chance they had at making the GLVC Tournament in the 7-2 loss. “I gave it my all,” Jones said. “I left it all out on the court today.”
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scoreboard men’s Tennis
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April 14 0-9
University of Indianapolis
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April 15 2-7
Lewis University
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April 14 University of 3-2 Wisconsin-Parkside 2-1 April 15 Lewis University 4-1 2-1
April 14 1-8 April 15 4-5
University of Indianapolis Lewis University
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April 14 5-0 11-3 April 15 4-1 7-3
men’s tennis
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Noon April 21 Rockhurst University St. Louis, MO
Noon April 22 Quincy University (DH) USI Softball Field
Noon April 22 Lewis University (DH) Romeoville, IL
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Upcoming Games
University of Wisconsin-Parkside University of Wisconsin-Parkside
April 22-23 UIS Spring Invite Springfield, IL
Noon April 23 Truman State University (DH) USI Softball Field
Men/woMen’s Track and field All Day April 22 Bellarmine Classic Louisville, KY
Men’s golf
April 23-25 GLVC Championships Springfield, MO
Noon April 23 Lewis University (DH) Romeoville, IL 3 p.m. April 25 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY
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2017 Spring Closing Housing and Residence Life closes at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Residents should move out 24 hours after their last final or by 6 p.m. on May 3, whichever comes first. HOWEVER, if you have a final at 12 p.m. or after on Wednesday, May 3, you can wait to check out by 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 4. You must submit a Stay Late Request if you have a Wednesday final at 12 p.m. or after.
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What if I need to stay past May 3? If a resident needs to stay past 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, fill out a Stay Late Request by Friday, April 28. If a resident needs to stay after May 7, but not the full summer then complete a summer housing contract. Residents will be charged by the day ($25/day) for all days in Housing after May 7. To complete the summer contract, please log into myUSI, click on the Housing icon to the left and go to the appropriate online form. Remember this is a request and subject to approval by HRL staff.