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By JAMES VAUGHN Staff writer The Physical Activities Center (PAC) has not been given a facelift since it opened its doors in 1979, but that may change if the state legislature authorizes the $18 million in funding the university is requesting. The money would also fund renovations in the lower level of the Science Center and in the Technology Center, but Stephen Helfrich, director of Facilities, Operations and Planning, said the PAC would require the biggest chunk of the money. Helfrich said the PAC has not been touched because there have always been other priorities. “To do a renovation like this is expensive,” Helfrich said. “There were always other buildings that needed it or other facilities that we wanted to build.” The project has been included on a capital improvement budget request for the past six years. He said the renovation and, more importantly, the expansion of the PAC, have now become the university’s top priority. Helfrich said he would like to add more faculty offices, classrooms and laboratories and make improvements to the natatorium and the general appearance of the building.
“The building looks dated,” he said. “It was low-budget back in the late 70s.” Helfrich said before they began coming up with ideas for the overall renovation and expansion, the gym was upgraded with new wood floors, bleachers, lighting and a fresh coat of paint. Therefore, the gym won’t be included in the plans for the project. He said more special events are being held in the PAC now than ever before, which is why appearance, as well as entry capabilities and circulation within the building, are a concern. A concourse, which will better accommodate large crowds, is something that is being considered. Helfrich said they’ve been discussing concepts and ideas for the PAC, but nothing is official yet. “If we see a better possibility of the project being approved and funded, then we’ll jump into planning mode,” Helfrich said. He said he’s not confident USI will receive the funding this year because the economy has not picked up enough. Helfrich said he has also been talking to faculty and staff in the PAC to see what they think needs to be done.
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Biology Instructor Barbara Kalvelage accepts junior psychology major Milo Estrello’s lab practical. After each student submits the practical, she asks them how they liked it and if it was fun.
Instructor uses ‘different’ methods in class By SHANNON HALL Staff writer Biology Instructor Barbara Kalvelage wanted to be in the top 10 list for ratemyprofessors.com, and this year she received her wish. “I got an email a couple weeks ago that said I had made the national hot list,” Kalvelage said. “I thought that was so silly. I called my husband and said, ‘Someone is trying to Punk me.’ … I really thought I was being Punk’d.” She wasn’t Punk’d - she made the list, but the wrong list, she said. “Of course, the list I wanted to be on wasn’t the hot list,” Kalvelage said. “I wanted to be on the quality list… but I got roses out of it. My husband bought them for his hot wife.” Kalvelage said she is “hooked” on ratemyprofes-
sors.com. She has more than 340 ratings on ratemyprofessors. com with her overall quality being a 4.8 and an easiness level in the middle, at a 3.8, both out five. The highest-ranked teacher on ratemyprofessors.com is a professor from New York with an overall quality of 5 and an easiness level of 4.8. He has 37 ratings. “I really don’t see how a professor could get all fives,” Kalvelage said. “You can’t reach every student, but when you do reach them, it’s good.” The average for all of the USI professors on ratemyprofessors.com is a 3.68 overall quality. Kalvelage teaches Biology 105 and has won Faculty Member of the Year and H. Lee Cooper Core Curriculum Teaching Award, both in 2009. “Outside of (the two
awards), there’s not much that happens for core, and I don’t expect to win either of those again,” she said. “But on ratemyprofessors.com, I can see how I am relating to the students. I am trying to bridge a big generation gap.” In 2004, 82 percent of about 130 student class passed Biology 105. “I thought, ‘I will never have that again,’” Kalvelage said. “I wanted to remember that class forever because they worked so well with each other and they asked good questions, and I was so impressed with them. So I got my tragus pierced. I thought I will always have them with me.” She then issued a challenge for every class afterwards, she said. “I would tell every class after, ‘This class got an 82 percent. If you can beat that, KALVELAGE on Pg. 3
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USI’s three sororities - Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Zeta and Gamma Phi Beta - formally accepted 121 new members during their acceptance ceremonies Monday night in Carter Hall. Sororities on campus now boast a total of 301 women. “It’s really incredible how (Gamma Phi Beta sorority) has grown...” Gamma Phi Beta president Aurelia Vanderkolk said. “It’s gotten better and better every year,” Emotions ran high for the new members, as many were screaming, crying, jumping up and down and hugging one another. “It feels like the best night of my life,” new Alpha Sigma Alpha member Kristen Cameron said as she wiped a
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tear from her eye. Cameron said she joined the sorority because she wants to help people. “I hope to experience sisterhood,” new Delta Zeta member Alex Malhotra said. Malhotra said she was excited about the evening. The chapter leaders were also caught up in the emotion. “I’ve been happy all day long,” Vice President of Recruitment for Alpha Sigma Alpha Emily Ellison said. This fall is her second year being vice president of recruitment, and she said it has made her a better person. In addition to the new members, Rho Sigmas, or recruitment counselors, were welcomed back into their home sororities. Rho Sigmas temporarily renounce their sisterhood in order to ofSORORITY BID DAY on Pg. 3
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News Briefs Clubs conduct voter registration Several student clubs are conducting a voter registration drive on campus from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and will have a table set up in the breezeway between UC East and UC West. The participating student clubs are the Political Science Society, the Sociology Anthropology and Criminal Justice Club, the Pre-Law Club, College Democrats, College Republicans, the Black Student Union.
APB to host Rock of Ages The Activities Programming Board will feature a film, “Rock of Ages,” at 9 p.m. Thursday in Forum 1. The event is free and popcorn will be provided. For more info call 812-465-7167.
Firoozeh Dums to speak at USI Author, speaker, and entertainer Firoozeh Dumas will speak at USI at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. She is the author of the 2004 best-selling memoir, “Funny in Farsi.” USI students, faculty and staff, and community members gather for a lecture about “Persepolis,” followed by a question and answer session. “Persepolis” was written by Marjane Satrapi and is her memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Persepolis was part of the University’s Bonding Through Books program and is used in several classes on campus. This program is sponsored by the USI Foundation, Student Development, and the University Core Curriculum.
USI Security Incident Log 09/13 - 09/18 Code of conduct – Cohabitation Bower - 822A Worthington Lane 9/13 10:23 p.m. Closed Drugs - Manufacturing/possession of OʼBannon – 1720 Rochelle Lane 9/13 1:12 a.m. Closed Violation of university policy Ray building - 8044A OʼDaniel Lane 9/13 4:16 p.m. Closed Injury report Mcnutt - 7932 A OʼBannon Lane 9/13 4:16 p.m. Closed Code of conduct – Visitor violation Newman Hall – 1600 Rankin Lane 9/14 12:30 a.m. Closed Illness report Ray building - 8050 A OʼDaniel Lane 9/14 1:20 p.m. Property damage - University PAC 9/15 7:00 a.m. Closed Theft - University property OʼDaniel South laundry 9/15 8:40 p.m. Closed Theft Science Center – 8600 University Boulevard 9/17 1:11 p.m. Closed Code of conduct – Failure to comply Bigger building 9/18 10:30 p.m. Closed Code of conduct – Disruption Bigger building 9/18 10:30 p.m. Closed Injury report Off campus 9/18 1:28 p.m. Closed
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Crime Log Key * Case suspended: No suspects listed, no leads. No follow up investigation unless new information arises. * Case cleared: The incident is resolved, suspect was identified and will be adjudicated appropriately. * Case pending: On hold, awaiting new information. * Violation of University Policy: Violation of the Studentʼs Rights and Responsibilities. * Failure to comply with a university official: Any university official, from an area coordinator to a security officer. *Residential entry: Someone walked into the residence. This is different than burglary because burglary is entering with intent to commit a felony.
Kalvelage continued from Pg. 1 Mrs. K. will do something for you, too,’” she said. In 2007, a class beat the percentage, and it realized that, too, she said. “They asked me what I would get pierced this time,” Kalvelage said. Instead of a piercing, Kalvelage got a feather tattoo on top of her forearm. “I call them my feather class,” she said. “I lost two students from that class so I have two tear drops. Every time I see that feather, it makes me feel so good.” For any class that beats the 85 percent, Kalvelage said she would get liposuction. For her birthday, she orders chicken and dumplings with two additional sides of dumplings. “I tell my students that because that’s why I need the liposuction,” she said. Before each class, Kalvelage said she plays music that pertains to what is being taught in class. For example, if they were studying the heart, she would play “I’m Not Going to Break your Heart,” she said. Kalvelage said if anyone did not like the music and complained, she would stop it. In her classroom, she has a comment box. “If they don’t like some-
thing I’m doing, and they have a suggestion on how to it, they can put it in the comment box,” she said. “Through the years, I’ve learned from my students. Just by trying different things in teaching, I feel like I’m a better teacher.” Kalvelage started teaching at USI in 1999. She said she didn’t plan on teaching – she took a night class at USI and the professor asked if she would be interested. “It was only 12 hours a week,” she said. “I could do that standing on my head… (I thought) it would be just until they got someone else. I loved it so much that I quit my other job.” Before coming to USI, she worked as an aquatic biologist. “I was the first woman allowed to work on rivers (with the Environmental Protection Agency),” she said. “I had to file a grievance in order to get on the river because they said women can’t get on boats because women fall out of boats.” Kalvelage said she doesn’t plan on retiring any it time soon. “The school might plan on it,” she said. “I cannot imagine not teaching…. I
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cannot imagine sitting at home and drinking coffee all day or something. Even over the summer, I felt like I was just losing so much of life.” Biology Department Chair Henri Maurice said there is a reason Kalvelage received the two teaching awards. “She is really good at what she does with our students,” he said. “That is, I think, why she continues teaching. She truly enjoys working with students.” He said he thinks she becomes more upset about students not doing well than the students do. Maurice does not use ratemyprofessors.com like Kalvelage does, he said. “I don’t believe in that because that is not what the university uses,” Maurice said. “But I do know she is highly rated on ratemyprofessors.com, and that’s totally fantastic.” As for her using piercings and tattoos to motivate students for the pass rate, he said he thinks everyone is different. “I think each person is individual, and if a person is excited about doing that, then that’s their prerogative,” Maurice said. “I think that’s really cool she does (piercings and
tattoos as incentives). I think other faculty perhaps relate to their students in other ways that don’t have to necessarily be tattoos or piercings. There are other ways to relate to their students.” He said he is glad she does not plan to retire. “It makes my job easier because I don’t have to replace her,” Maurice said. “She does a lot of really good things with introductory students.” Junior social work major Kayla Rupp had Kalvelage last spring for Biology 105. Rupp said she hated biology before Kalvelage’s class. “She related it to reallife stuff,” Rupp said. “She made it relevant to your life.” Kalvelage had a strict texting policy where if you texted during class, she kicked you out, Rupp said. “I wasn’t too fond of it, but it’s her policy... She was very understanding of the college age group, but she stuck to her guns,” Rupp said. “She was still an adult and a teacher, but she understood being young. She’s still young at heart.”
PAC Renovations continued from Pg. 1 Glenna Bower, associate professor of kinesiology and sports, was a student at USI from 1991 to 1995. She has taught at the university since 1997. She said the only difference she sees between now and then are the gym floors and some paint. “When I walk into this building, I still feel like it’s the same PAC that we had when I went here years ago,” Bower said. She said she’s hoping for more space. “Our programs cannot grow without enough space,” Bower said. “That’s pretty much what it comes down to.” She said the biggest challenge the department is facing right now is being at maximum capacity in the PED 186 classes. The classroom can fit only 28 students at a time, which
is not a lot, considering that the course is a requirement of the core curriculum. She said the faculty has not been given an opportunity to discuss ideas for the project in at least three years, but there hasn’t been a need to. “Until they can sit down and tell us they have the money, they probably won’t ask for our contributions to the plans,” Bower said. Senior Sports Management major Melvyn Little said other than improvements to the weight room, he doesn’t see the need to renovate the PAC. “I’ve played in 26 games,” Little said. “I’ve been in several other gyms and for us to be a Division II school, we have a fairly nice facility.” He said they are doing the best they can with what they
Sorority Bid Day continued from Pg. 1 nounce their sisterhood in order to offer perspective members an unbiased opinion on each of the sororities. Rho Sigmas disafiliate for five months, meaning they cannot wear their letters out in public and they cannot be seen by potential members with more than two sorority women. Starting Aug. 1, they cannot have contact with any sorority women besides other Rho Sigmas. Many members of the sororities held signs that said things such as “Welcome back, Little” and “I Missed My Big” in order to show their excitement for the returning Rho Sigmas. This was the first year members of USI’s fraternities were allowed to attend the event, showing their support
for the sororities. The addition of the fraternity members represented a strengthening of USI’s Greek community. “It’s not just fraternities and sororities,” said David Stetter, program adviser for fraternity and sorority life. Monday night was not the end of sorority recruitment at USI. Alpha Sigma Tau will start recruitment this week as a part of USI’s Sorority Extension Effort. The sorority currently has seven staff members from the national organization on campus with hopes of accepting 75 new sisters. The Sorority Extension Effort will also welcome Sigma Sigma Sigma to USI’s campus in 2014.
Iron your big kid pants Career Services to host CareerLink fair
By CASSIDY HELMS Special to The Shield It may be hard to believe, but there will come a day when it’s time iron those big kid pants and leave the well-worn sweats at home. “Yeah, I have to find that big girl job,” Katie Valentine said, after three years of working for the Career Services Department. The Career Services Department at USI is organizing another CareerLINK fair, which is open to all USI students of any major and any skill level. CareerLINK has happened at USI for the past 10 years, with the past five to six years holding two fairs each. Vendors and companies from the surrounding area and from larger parent corporations send representatives to recruit prospective internship candidates and employees. “We hear back from
quite a number of students,” said Philip Parker, director of Career Services and Placement. “Students do come back and tell us, ‘Oh, I’ve got an internship lined up from one of the employers at the fair.’” Parker said students also hear back from employers saying they have hired a USI graduate they met at the fair. Besides offering job and internship opportunities, CareerLINK will also have representatives from law and graduate schools for those students looking to keep hitting the books and further their education. A complete list of companies and graduate schools is available on the Career Services website. A few business fraternities and honor societies on campus are getting involved with the fair and providing services to help fellow students with networking opportunities. Beta Alpha Psi, an inter-
national accounting honor society will be helping out with promotion, set-up, student check-in, info and various other tasks to help the event run smoothly. The business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi will run a photo booth to take professional headshots that students can use on their Facebook and LinkedIN accounts. LinkedIN is a professional networking site that connects employers, employees and friends. The site connects friends and co-workers to each other’s employers, and users can reference one another’s skills and abilities in the work place, said Bobi Miller, recruiting supervisor of Career Services. Not only are employers at career fairs looking for majors in business, engineering or health professions, but liberal arts majors are in demand, as well. Though he admits large career fairs such as
CareerLINK are saturated with companies that want business majors, Parker said he still encourages liberal arts majors to attend. “We’ve seen regionally, studies have shown that employers are more and more looking at the value that liberal arts majors bring to the workplace - their critical thinking skills, their strong communication skills,” he said. “We strongly encourage students from the liberal arts majors to come out to the fair. Don’t be taken aback that your specific major may not be listed by that employer.” Parker said he encourages all students to come prepared with a polished resume, some nice slacks, and a good pitch to showcase your marketable skills. CareerLINK will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 in Carter Hall.
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A passion for music By MEREDITH HARRIS Special to The Shield Following his longtime passion for pursuing music, senior Kurtis Kelley has released a free online mixtape called "The Green Lights Project." Kelley started The Green Lights Project with his friend Kivon Redd, an Indiana University (IU) student. Together, they put music together and rap as Sonny Osho (Kelley) and Ki (Redd) - The Lunar Crew. “Some of the instrumentals we rap over are not owned by us,” Kelley said. “We have to beat for free. It can’t be sold on iTunes or anything.” Kelley said he got into making music when he saw his friends in high school doing it. Interested in what he saw, he soon decided to follow in their footsteps. He began by making beats, which is like producing, and then became interested in rapping a couple years ago, he said. The music featured on the 17-song "Green Lights Project" album focuses on the lives of the two college students, Kelley said.
“We’re not focusing on, you know, being signed or making it big right now," Kelley said. “We’re focusing on school.” He said they rap about love, politics and the life they live. “(We don’t rap about) too much of the club or too much of money,” Kelley said. “We rap about not having money because we’re two broke college students.” Their music has had a big following on the Internet and they are continuing to perform as long as they have a following, Kelley said. The mixtape is available online as a free download. The Green Lights Project will perform Sept. 29 in Newburgh. Contact Kelley at lunarcrewmusic@ gmail.com for more information about the venue and time.
Twenty One Pilots “Three Songs” Twenty One Pilots is a Columbus, Ohio, duo with their own take on pop and hip-hop mixes with incredible lyrics. “Three Songs” is exactly what the album is called: It contains three songs of their newest music since signing with Fueled By Ramen over the summer. The album consists of two tracks that have been re-recorded from their second album “Regional at Best” and a new song “Migraine.” The “Three Songs” ep kicks the album off with “Gun’s with Hands” which sets the tempo for the whole album. This track has lots of energy, the music starts off with very heavy dance beat mixed with electronics and drums. The lyrics come in slowly then pick up for the chorus. They carry through the rest of the song until lead singer Tyler Joseph starts rapping.
The Avett Brothers “The Carpenter” Much like The Avett Brothers’ last album “I and Love and You,” “The Carpenter” is a return – actually, more like a continuation – down a familiar path. The blend of its roots-inspired sound melded with the pop harmonization found in an album (once again) produced by Rick Rubin is a combination that will keep listeners on their toes from beginning to end. The album begins with “The Once and Future Carpenter,” a slow, existential ballad – and my personal favorite – that sets up the album very well. The chorus features the thought-provoking line “If I live the life I’m given, I won’t be scared to die.” This song introduces the themes of life and death that are repeated several times throughout the album. Other hints of folk and bluegrass are scattered throughout the album, with tracks such as “Winter In My Heart” and “February Seven” being standouts. “I Never Knew You” and “Geraldine” both bring in
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“Migraine” is the second song of the three. It is layered between the two rerecorded track, adding new life to the three tracks. “Migraine” has Auto-Tune sound in the chorus but not the crappy AutoTune like T-Pain. It’s used as an accent for the track. The track is one of the band’s most hip-hop-filled songs, but it still carries their sound along with a unique vocal pattern that is different from most hip-hop on the radio. Rating: 5/5 By JIMMY PYLES, Staff writer a poppy, sing-song element to the album – the latter of the two belonging on a Broadway score. Rock and roll isn’t out of reach in the electric guitar of the bouncy powerhouse “Pretty Girl From Michigan” and the punk-driven “Paul Newman vs. The Demons,” adding to the band’s plethora of instrumentation. “The Carpenter” doesn’t disappoint at all. Even the songs on the album that aren’t as memorable feel like they belong on an album that is, more or less, a collaboration of musical wit and integrity. Rating: 4/5 By: JAKE TAPLEY, Staff writer
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Together four USI students spent a minimum of 140 hours, or almost six days, each traveling to three different countries. Each student received a Global Engagement Internship, which is a fully-funded internship. This is part two of “USI all around the world.” Check out last week’s series online with Jordan Whitledge and Catherine Carver.
Student works at Ghana hospital By ELISE WEAVER Special to The Shield After trekking to Ghana, Africa, where she lived for eight weeks (May 15-July 10), senior Chelsea Heibel can now say she has experienced the "opportunity of a lifetime." The biochemistry major decided to make this journey to learn about the health care field in the Third World. “I’ve always been interested in medicine and third-world countries,” Heibel said. “I just really wanted to go in order to get experience in the health care field.” When she arrived in Kumasi, her home for eight weeks, Heibel discovered that her host, Mr. Gwatang, ran a school orphanage right behind his house. “(Mr. Gwatang) has
eight rooms for volunteers in his house,” Heibel said. “I actually had my own bedroom, bed, toilet, tub, with a bucket that I used for cold, bucket showers.” Along with becoming acquainted with her new house, Heibel familiarized herself with the hospital and the school orphanage. While she was working in the hospital, Heibel got to experience many hands-on opportunities. “When I was in the wards, I would set IVs and draw blood and do other basic nursing things, like give shots and stuff,” she said. “Here, I never would have been able to do that kind of stuff in a hospital.” There were many aspects of Kumasi’s city and hospitals that differed from America’s. “(The natives) speak some English. The educated speak pretty good Eng-
lish,” Heibel said. “They use the British system… in the hospital… their terminology is based on the British system.” She said she was treated like a celebrity throughout the duration of her stay because the residents loved white people. They would shout “Obruni,” which is “white tourist” in Kumasi’s native language, and chase after her. “I’d run through the villages and the kids would run after me and shout, ‘Obruni! Obruni!’ and follow me until they couldn’t follow anymore,” Heibel said. But being treated differently did not affect her desire to continue traveling abroad. “I would someday like to go back and do something in a third world country like that,” Heibel said.
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By SHANNON HALL Life and Culture editor Junior nursing major Brit Van Laeken used her parenting skills to help her during her internship to Dharamsala, India. Van Laeken, a mother of two boys, had to leave her children for the four weeks. “We used Skype a lot and texted back and forth,” she said. She said it was difficult being far away, but she knew it was a “once-in-alifetime opportunity.” “It was really hard at times, especially on days when I worked with children and their mothers were right there with them,” she said. Van Laeken said her experience being a parent was one of her greatest assets. “My job was to perform medical exams on rural village children, many of whom had never seen a doctor and were initially
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terrified of me,” she said. “While the training that comes along with being a nursing student was extremely useful, there were definitely times when my experience as a parent was equally as important.” She performed medical exams on local children and villagers. Her group, plus her translator, traveled to many rural villages where many dialects are spoken. At one of the spots, Van Laeken said people piled in to be examined, and the line never ended. “Some of these people, women mostly, spent miles trekking to get an exam,” Van Laeken said. “They have medical care, but it’s not that good.” Van Laeken said she spent the day treating as many people as she could, but she couldn’t get to all of them. “Eventually, I had to turn them away and deny them service,” she said. “It was really upsetting.”
Even with a translator there to explain why she couldn’t look at them, Van Laeken said it was difficult. “There’s still a wall there, and I couldn’t tell them how sorry I was,” she said. “They spent hours trekking over the mountains to get service, and my ride was leaving. So some came to be turned away.” During her time there, Van Laeken lived in a rural village in northern India near the Himalayas. “There was an interesting mix of people living in extreme poverty, right next to mansions, with dirt roads shared by cows, motorcycles, monkeys and cars,” Van Laeken said. She chose India because of the culture as well as possible experience, she said. “I think I (had) a lot to give to India and a lot to absorb,” Van Laeken said. “It’s rewarding work.”
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Junior biochemistry Chelsea Heibel gathers with children from the orphanage in Ghana.
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Politics not black and white By JAKE TAPLEY Opinion editor The presidential election is just around the corner. You know what that means - time for everybody’s crazy to come out. I don’t know what causes some people to become political extremists around election time, but it seems to be an infectious tendency. As Election Day approaches, everyone starts using social media to voice their strong opinions in the
public eye. I hate when people pretend to subscribe to such a strict agenda. I would like to think that, in politics, nothing is as black and white as the media portrays it to be. Some people are mistaken when it comes to their own convictions. They either misinterpret their own beliefs or are ignorant of the full spectrum in which their alleged beliefs reside. All of these talking heads we see on TV por-
tray a small percentage of the population - the political extremist bigots. But I think it’s pretty safe to say that Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh aren’t representative all members of the Republican party. Likewise, Jon Stewart’s agenda is Democratic beliefs blown out of proportion. I think it needs to be said that you’re probably not as strongly conservative or liberal as you think. Whether you plan on voting for Barack Obama or
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Mitt Romney in the upcoming election, you still need to embrace the common ground you share with the other party - even if that common ground is just acknowledging the other’s legitimacy. The media portrays the Republicans and Democrats as these fiercely opposing parties that can’t even get along, let alone carry on an intelligent debate on any of the major issues. This portrayal carries over into all of our lives, as well. I’m tired of seeing
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Apple dawns super phone By JIMMY PYLES Editor-in-Chief On Jan. 9, 2007, a 4.5-inch, 4.8-ounce baby iPhone was brought into this crazy, technology-driven world. Since 2007, the iPhone has grown up. Going through the changes, Apple has released six versions of the iPhone. The most recent version is the iPhone 5, which was announced last week. I seem to be only one who thinks the new iPhone doesn’t need to be bigger. It was the perfect the way it was. Apple should stop trying to make it taller and thinner and go back to being the innovative company I love. Change the stuff on the inside before changing the stuff on the outside. They already made the phone talk. Why not make it do other humanly functions like clean the kitchen, walk the dog - hell, why not give it super powers? Just make it different. Apple’s most recent advances to the iPhone have been to introduce the retina screen and create Siri. If
Apple thinks that making the iPhone 5 18 percent thinner, 20 percent lighter and 12 percent less volume are a huge differences from the 4S, they are wrong. I can hear the creators at Apple now: “Let’s make it slimmer and lighter, call it something different and jack the price up on it.” Don’t get me wrong - there are some slight changes that make the iPhone more appealing than its predecessor. The iPhone 5’s two big features are the 4G LTE wireless technology and A6 chip that powers the phone. The A6 chip is twice as fast as the A5 chip in the iPhone 4s. The chip allows web pages and apps to load faster. Oh yeah; the battery is supposed to last longer, too. But they have been saying that since the first version of iPhone. Basically, the 4G LTE is supposed to make browsing the web and downloading faster, but Apple’s version of LTE is suppose to make it one of the fastest phones on the market. All that being said - I’m probably going to buy one.
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There is absolutely no reason why the USI and UE basketball teams can’t play every year - besides the Aces’ fear of losing to a Division II team, that is. Four years ago, it took the UE men’s squad double overtime to edge off USI by four points in front of 9,500 fans at Roberts Stadium. In 2006, the Aces won by just two points in front of 11,500 fans. When the two teams meet this fall, there will most likely be a sold-out crowd at the Ford Center – a state of the art, multi-purpose facility that opened up in November 2011 and seats 10,000 for basketball games. The matchup is great for the city of Evansville and makes obvious sense financially. So why is UE afraid of making this an every-year deal? The Aces are expected to win. They have a deeper roster, play against more talented competition and the game is on its home court. Chaos would ensue if it lost. Then again, the game doesn’t count in the win-loss column. Division I and II teams are not allowed to play against each other in a meaningful game. Exhibition games are designed for teams to play against someone other than themselves as a tune-up for the regular season. The players will still be going full-speed, but the coaches typically use these games to see what works and what doesn’t. That means there are going to be players seeing the court in situations they otherwise might not. Both teams must replace top scorers from their teams last year, meaning there will be much shuffling of rosters on both sides. On Oct. 27, USI men’s coach Rodney Watson will coach his first match-up between the crosstown rivals. He vividly remembers the atmosphere when his team upset No. 1 ranked Bellarmine at home in February. To quote former New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards, “You play to win the game.”
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, I’m a transfer student, and this is my first semester here at USI. I really can’t believe my good fortune in coming here. At my last college, we weren’t allowed to cite Wikipedia as a source in any of the papers or research we did. But here at USI, not only can I cite Wikipedia in my work, but I actually have an assignment to write an article for Wikipedia. I’ll be an author in a real encyclopedia. I’ll already have something impressive to add to my resume. Never mind that all of my old instructors used to tell us students that, while Wikipedia might be useful to get an idea or two, it was pretty much unreliable because anyone from 12-year-old to people with an axe to grind could contribute to its entries. A lot of the information wasn’t verified and misinformation was rampant on the site. It sort of boiled down to depending on people to tell the truth on the Internet. My instructors assured me that relying on “if it’s on the Internet, it must be true” was a recipe for disaster. But now I can see that all of my previous instructors were wrong. Here at USI, I can cite Wikipedia. No less a person than the head of the journalism department says so, and you know how journalists are full of integrity and sticklers for the truth. All of their facts have to be verified nine ways to Sunday before they are considered reliable. So if Wikipedia is good enough for Dr. Tew, the Department of Communications, the College of Liberal Arts, and USI, I know Wikipedia is good enough for me, too. I’ve got a hot tip for the university that it can use in its recruiting materials. Just let any prospective students know that they won’t have to do any of that difficult research or analysis stuff in their classes. They can just use Wikipedia and take the no-hassle, easy way out. I heard USI is looking for ways to brand itself and differentiate this institution from its competitors. Why not use “USI: We’re the Wikipedia of universities,” or maybe “Come to USI: because it doesn’t get any easier than this,” or perhaps “USI: Wikipedia cited here” for our university’s new slogan? I can’t think of anything more different that USI does from other universities than this. Michael Mezo
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Sports
USI rugby upsets D-I Kentucky By PAT HICKEY Sports editor
Photo by JIMMY PYLES/The Shield
Shawn Gore brushes off a tackle during the rugby match against the University of Kentucky. USI won the match 17-8.
SCOREBOARD
Men’s soccer: The Eagles rebounded from a well-fought 1-0 loss against Missouri-St. Louis on Friday to shut out Maryville 2-0 on Sunday. Senior midfielder Ryan Moll and junior midfielder Kevin Minor came off the bench to score both goals for USI (3-3, 2-2). Women’s soccer: Senior forward Susan Ellsperman and freshman forward Madi Vellky each scored two goals in convincing home victories over Missouri-St. Louis and Maryville over the week-
end. The Eagles (4-2, 3-1) are on a three-game winning streak. Men’s cross country: The seventh-ranked Eagles finished fifth amongst 27 schools at the Indiana Intercollegiate eight kilometer and first overall at the Little State championship (non-Division I) in Terre Haute, Ind., on Friday. Senior Michael Jordan was awarded GLVC Men’s Runner of the Week after finishing the race in 25 minutes, 7.5 seconds. Women’s cross country: University of Indianapolis stopped the Eagles’ chance at repeating at Little State,
finishing eight points ahead of USI. Junior Erika Wilson finished second in the five kilometer race with a time of 18 minutes, 37.2 seconds. As a whole, USI finished ninth overall amongst 26 schools at the Indiana Intercollegiate. Women’s golf: The second round of the Screaming Eagles Classic was canceled because inclement weather, leaving USI with a third-place finish among 12 teams. Freshmen Molly English and Anastasia Carter shot a 75 and 76, placing eighth and ninth.
The Eagles may not have kept up with the Wildcats physically, but they were able to force the team out of its rhythm in the second half, upsetting UK 17-8 on Saturday afternoon. Sticking together as a team and playing with confidence were the two adjustments the USI rugby team made when trailing by just three points at halftime. “From a team standpoint, this win speaks wonders,” senior scrumhalf Tyler Pipes said. “I don’t mean to bash other sports from our school, but when was the last time any sport beat a D-I side? I think sticking together as a team and pulling this victory out speaks wonders to the dedication and time we’ve put in.” Pipes gave USI the final lead in the second half, coming out of a scrum in
Eagles territory. The first UK defender was playing wide, and Pipes hit the inside gap as sophomore Doug Rose pulled away another defender by distracting him. That left Pipes with a hole inside the goal posts as he dove in for a try. The conversion kick made the score 7-3 Eagles. Rose extended the lead roughly 15 minutes later on a similar play. “Pipes hit me out of the scrum, and we were really trying to push out so their defense was spread out even more,” Rose said. “As soon as I went in to fake a pass, I saw the guy leaning outside and went in.” In the first half, the Eagles admitted to paying more attention to what UK was doing rather than concentrating on their own play. As the game went on, this mentality reversed. USI buckled down defensively by setting up post and picks to neutralize the
UK offense. USI head coach Kurt Murrell was in the center of the action as the referee but was not allowed to coach during the game. He said if there was a close call, he was tougher on his own players. “We started off a bit slow, but they just don’t have the confidence they should yet,” Murrell said. “Once they found the confidence in the second half, ... they started to play a little better.” Though it was an exhibition game and won’t count in the win-loss column, the team said UK was the most athletic and fundamentally strong team it has faced. The win gives USI much-confidence as they prepare to make a run at the Indiana Small College Rugby Playoffs. USI will travel to DePauw University for its first league game on Saturday.
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