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Consciousness controlled Hypnotist wows at Welcome Week
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After being hypnotized to believe they were seeing the audience naked, students hid their eyes and roared with laughter in Carter Hall Sunday night. During Welcome Week, hypnotist Daniel James took the stage and made students believe anything from sunning themselves on the beach to being stuck together. He started the show by asking everyone in the audience to clasp their hands in front of them and focus on the index fingers. Seconds after James asked for volunteers, over 20 people rushed the stage and took a seat where they were then asked to stare at a blinking light and went into a state of hypnosis. As soon as the people onstage started falling asleep, people in the audience fell onto their neighbors and started participating in the show. James, who has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX is known for his comic hypnosis and is a certified hypnotherapist.
Welcome Center goes overbudget, PAC construction on schedule
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The Physical Activity Center and the Fuquay Welcome Center construction are both in progress.
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Construction of the Fuquay Welcome Center is underway after bids ran more than $700,000 over budget. “Construction is good in our area,” Vice President for Finance and Administration Steve Bridges said. “When construction is good, the bids go up. There is a lot more demand for contractors and construction workers.” The contractor for the Welcome Center is Empire Contractors, which is also the contractor undergoing construction for the PAC. Ground broke for the Welcome Center in September of last year, when construction was expected to begin. However, bids for the project were overbudget and the university spent the remainder of the academic year working with the architects for the Welcome Center, DKGR Architects, to find ways to cut costs.
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Looking at finishes and things like that that could help in the cost but not detract from what we are trying to accomplish with the building, that’s important to us. -Steve Bridges Vice President for Finance and Administration After numerous rebids, a bid of $3,076,950 was finally accepted in July. The bid comes well over the $2.3 million budget for the project. Bridges said the extra money for the project will come from the Special Projects fund that is used to do im-
provements on campus. The rest of the budget comes from donations from the Fuquay family and Old National Bank. All the major features that were in the original plans for the building, including the green roof, will remain said Bridges.
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As freshman students filed into the Physical Activities Center Friday afternoon, they were immediately challenged to commit themselves. As part of the annual Convocation, the incoming freshman class grouped into their respective colleges in the PAC stands as Provost Ron Rochon and other administrative staff and student leaders officially welcomed them to the university. Rochon began the ceremony by noting that faculty commitment to the students is not “a one way street.” He said some professors describe their commitment as a “calling” and students should return that level of commitment. “With your commitment, your potential is more than what you even realize in this very moment,” he said. Rochon also said students should not only commit themselves to the curriculum, but also to diversity and civility. “Being able to trust each other, to honor each other even when our values may be different is necessary, and we must conduct ourselves in a way that brings honor to ourselves and to the community,” he said. “We ask that you be mindful of how you treat each and every individual on this campus.” Among the student leaders gathered on stage in the PAC was SGA president Katelyn Bueltel, who said she was excited to give the freshmen their first official welcome. “It’s always nice to
see the new faces here on campus, and it’s exciting for them to get involved to make USI better each year,” she said. Bueltel, who is also an AMIGO, said USI’s effort to strengthen diversity has opened doors not only for minority students, but also for others to get involved with a more diverse community and be more culturally aware. “Our creed says that students should be able to go out and be able to live in a culturally diverse world, and I think USI has hit the nail on the head with that, with our international programs, with our Multicultural Center and with all these new students getting involved in the Black Student Union and the Hispanic Student Union,” she said. Bueltel said her biggest advice to freshmen is to get involved and take advantage of all the opportunities the university has to offer. Freshman nursing major and Evansville native Ethan Dale said the university is like home for him. “I actually ran cross-country at Mater Dei,” he said. “We would always come out here and run on campus.” Dale said he hopes to get involved with several student organizations including Student Ambassadors, AMIGOS and SGA and is excited for the year. “I’m looking forward to getting out on my own and getting away from my parents and having more responsibility,” he said. “I’m looking forward to be able to study something and do something that I love and that I’m passionate about.”
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Solar eclipse draws thousands to campus
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“We are working to reengineer where we can,” he said. “Looking at finishes and things like that that could help in the cost but not detract from what we are trying to accomplish with the building. That’s important to us.” Bridges said he expects the Welcome Center to be completed by July of 2018. “As much as anything, I’m happy to be able to deliver a project that has been long awaited for this campus,” he said. “Despite the challenges in finishing up the bid process, I’m confident that our vision of that building is what we need, so I’m very excited to be able to get to that.” Phase I of PAC construc-
tion is expected to be completed by October of 2018. “Things are on schedule. We have been fortunate to be able to have the manpower resources we needed for that building even though it’s a tough market.” The funding for Phase II of the PAC was approved by the state legislature when it ended its session April 29 of last year. Bridges said bids for the project will not go out until after the Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 7, but he expects Empire’s bid to be accepted since they are currently working on Phase I. The funds from the state will not be available until the second year of the biennial budget July 1, 2018.
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Tricia Tominack and her daughter Hope put on their solar eclipse glasses and turned to the sun during the eclipse on the Quad. Even though the two didn’t go to Hopkinsville to see it in totality, Hope, a freshman at the university, said it was cool to see the the phenomenon on her first day.
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Heads craned upwards as tinfoil-tinted solar eclipse glasses pressed against the faces of thousands of USI students, 500 elementary school children and members of the Evansville community. Boisterous clapping and cheering ensued for the short span of time when the moon passed over the sun. Nick Stalker quickly passed his welding mask around his group of friends, giving each a chance to view the rare event. The advanced management sophomore said he didn’t even bother waiting in line for the glasses because he knew he could use his welding mask. “I have been welding since I was 14,” Stalker said. “When you weld, you use the mask to protect yourself from the UV rays. I knew the mask would be able to protect me from the rays of the eclipse.” Stalker said the event would not be enjoyable without eclipse glasses.
“I don’t think someone would get much out of the experience without something to safely view the eclipse with,” Stalker said. “But if you look around everyone is sharing their glasses; it’s an enjoyable experience for everyone.” Campus hosted a viewing party today for the eclipse, open to the community and students. Thousands filled the Quad as eclipse-viewing glasses were passed out. A total solar eclipse has not been visible in the United States since 1910. Freshman math teaching major Victoria Ruter sat crossed-legged in the grass watching the eclipse with her two hometown friends. “Everyone has told me how this experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Ruter said taking another peek at the eclipse as the sky quickly darkened. “I knew I had to see it. It is something I will be talking about for a while.” Ruter said seeing so many people on the Quad was overwhelming. “We come from a small town,” Ruter said motioning toward her
friends whose eyes were glued to their glasses. “We aren’t used to crowds like this; I didn’t even know this many people went to USI. There has to be thousands of people here.” English teaching major Savannah Tilford described the event like a football game. “It felt like we were sitting in a football stadium and all the lights were pointed on us,” Tilford said. “It felt hazy, almost like it wasn’t real.” Tilford said without the glasses the sky simply looked cloudy. “It looked like it would if it was about to storm,” Tilford said. “But with the glasses, it was so cool. The sun was just like red circle and the moon looked like a black disc. For just a second you could see the moon pass over the sun and cover it.” Tilford said the best part of the event was seeing the children. “The kiddos were the best part,” Tilford said. “They are all so cute. I just think it’s amazing that they get to see something this rare while they are so young.”
USI Security Incident Log 8/16-8/22 8/16 11:10 a.m. - Injury report/Health Professions Center 8/17 4:10 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 8/18 1:03 a.m. - Alcohol offenses public intoxication, underage consumption/Parking Lot C 10:01 p.m. - Code of conduct/ Newman Hall 8/19 10:15 a.m. - Traffic accident - Hit and Run/Willard building 12:20 a.m. - Fire - false alarm/
Newman Hall 12:20 a.m. - Injury report/ Newman Hall 12:09 p.m. - Illness report/ Durbin building 8/20 12:00 a.m. - Code of Conduct Visitor violation/Gray building 12:24 a.m. - Fire - false alarm/ Welsh building 12:59 a.m. - Illness report/Matthews building 12:54 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/Bigger building 3:15 p.m. - Injury report/Newman Hall 6:53 p.m. - Property damage/ Bigger building 7:36 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ Bayh building
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New Harmony gallery hosts new exhibition featuring Jonpaul Smith The New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art will host a new exhibition featuring paper weaving artist Jonpaul Smith. The exhibition is free and open to the public through August 26. A reception will be held at the gallery from 4 - 7 p.m. Saturday. Smith’s work features woven and constructed paper pieces from a variety of materials, including the packaging of everyday household items. Smith, who received his Master of Fine Arts and graduate certificate in museum studies from the University of Cincinnati, frequently conducts artist seminars and has received numerous grant awards and scholarships. He completed a residencies and exhibitions in Budapest, Hungary and Paducah, Kentucky. Smith is currently the working artist in residence at Tiger Lily Press in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ceramics Professor featured in exhibit Associate Professor of Ceramics, Alisa Holen will be featured in “Nuanced Relationships” at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science and “Nature/Nurture: Norman and Alisa Holen,” a joint exhibition at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapo-
lis, Minnesota. Holen said she looks to create “dialogues and connection within my ceramic forms.” The “Nuanced Relationships” exhibit is currently on display and will run through Sept. 3. “Nature/Nurture” will feature work from both Holen and her father Norman. The exhibition will run from Sept. 22 to Nov. 5 with a public opening reception at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Holen joined the university in 2010 after teaching at colleges and universities in Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. She has curated and organized National Juried Exhibits at the New Harmony Gallery for Contemporary Art and facilitates the Empty Bowls event in Evansville.
Lutton hired as theatre managing and marketing director The university has hired Rebecca Lutton as the managing and marketing director for USI Theatre. Lutton, who began her duties on June 1 will work closely with lead staff and stage management in university and New Harmony Theatre productions. She will also assist university communication in promotion of theatre productions and events. Lutton has a master’s degree in European and Mediterranean studies from New York University, served as a senior administrative assistant in the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts office and has worked with the Vanderburgh Humane Society.
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Campus comeback Students return ready to learn
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Kelsea Brady and Savannah Patterson stood beneath the shade of a yellow umbrella rummaging through the selections of buttons and pins. Red-faced students made their way to the table, reaching for the ice-cold glasses of water and lemonade with desperate hands. It was 70 degrees, but the humidity made it feel like 90. Brady, a junior public relations and journalism major, said she “absolutely loves” Welcome Week. Brady is an orientation leader through the AMIGO organization. AMIGOs, along with Resident Assistants and Welcome Week leaders, helped run and operate Welcome Week. “It is so full of excitement, new people and most importantly it is a new beginning for the upcoming freshman and other USI upperclassmen,” Brady said. “I love being able to talk to everyone and truly being my crazy self.” Lemonade at the Library was just one of the Welcome Week events available to students from August 17-23. The university hosted multiple events every day including bracelet making, balloon making, comedy shows, karaoke and block parties. Organizations such as SGA and Greek Life host free meals and set up tables during Welcome Week as a way to contribute to the excitement and inform freshman of all the involvement opportunities. Welcome Week is open to residential students, commuter students, freshman and upperclassmen. All are welcome to participate in the endless activities before the start of classes. Brady said she thinks Welcome Week is an important asset to college. “Not only do you meet a bunch of new people, but you also get a bunch of cool free gifts and food,” Brady said. “I think everyone should experience it as an amazing start to college.”
Professors showcase creativity
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Alisa ‘Al’ Holen, associate professor of ceramics, submitted art for display at the current exhibition for the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries. She has three pieces in the show, ‘The 100 Miles: Art by Regional Collegiate Art Faculties.’
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Alisa Holen said one-third of her job is being an active artist. “One third of our job as professors is teaching, one third is service and one third is being active in my field of study,” the associate professor of ceramics said. Holen said students don’t always know what their instructors are capable of. “Just like an English professor does not necessarily teach on a book they personally wrote, art professors don’t generally teach their own artwork.” The 100 Miles: Art by Regional Collegiate Art Faculties art show gave Holen that opportunity. The exhibit features the artwork of professors and instructors from Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky all within a 100-mile radius of campus. The exhibit will be shown in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Gallery until Sept. 10. Katie Waters, a professor of art and the gallery director, said 42 different artists are featured in the exhibit. “Every single art and graphic design instructor from USI submitted at least one piece of artwork,” Waters said. “I am very pleased with the turnout of this exhibit.”
Waters said the art and design department has wanted to do something like this for quite a while. “We have always known there is a lot of talent around this area,” Waters said. “A number of art instructors have been recognized on the national and international level. We wanted to showcase that talent for students and members of the community.” Waters said instructors from Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky were asked to participate in the exhibit. “The response we received was fantastic,” Waters said. “Every professor and instructor seemed excited about the event. I think they were simply glad to be asked to show off their own work.” Waters said students don’t always get to see what their professors make on their own time. “I think students can forget those who teach are also artists,” Waters said. “Exhibits like this show students their professors know what they are talking about and display their creativity.” Waters said when people look at the exhibit they will be impressed. “When people look at a great piece of art, they don’t expect the artist to be an instructor at a small-town university,” Waters said. “They will be surprised to find most of these fantastic
pieces of art have been submitted by artists just like that.” Holen said she submitted two ceramic sculptures titled “The Revelator” and “The Moonshiner” as well as one functional ceramic piece. “’The Moonshiner’ and ‘The Revelator’ were inspired by two printmaking pieces professor Brett Anderson did of him and his wife,” Holen said. “Anderson has such a creative mind, and his prints inspired me to make them into something three-dimensional.” Holen said the act of taking a print and making it into a sculpture was like making a “tongue in cheek” statement to the high arts. “Print-making and ceramics used to get a bad rap from people not involved in the art community,” Holen said. “Both were seen as ‘Functional’ arts, or as Craft. Sculpture has always been perceived as a high art, so a Printmaker and a Potter collaborating to make sculptural works is a fun statement.” Holen said the exhibit has been a wonderful opportunity to communicate with other artists about their work. “It’s nice to see what is going on with other professors in the area,” Holen said. “To be able to network with them and collaborate is an opportunity we don’t usually get.”
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Fake soviet bloc series delivers real laughs Available on Amazon Prime now
‘Comrade Detective’ is what one gets when they allow Channing Tatum to be executive producer of an Amazon Original series. Which, believe it or not, was a great idea. Hard-boiled Bucharest detective Gregor Anghel (dubbed by Channing Tatum) is paired with a fresh, hip new partner named Losif Baciu (voiced by Joseph Gordon Levitt) after Anghel’s partner is assassinated by a mysterious capitalist wearing a Ronald Reagan mask. Aping the style of Cold War-era Soviet propaganda, ‘Comrade Detective’ is, at its core, an American buddy cop movie but with the concession that it takes place in communist Romania in the mid 1980s. Tatum’s writing crew scripted the basic plot
points of what they thought a communist detective series would look like, sent the scripts to Romania for actual Romanian actors to play out, then over-dubbed the footage with American actors trying (and failing spectacularly) to lip-sync English over the Romanian dialog. In essence, this show is an intentional blend of the poorly-dubbed anime my generation grew up with in the 90s and a particularly good episode of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000.’ The humor relies heavily on you laughing at something purely because it’s a buddy cop movie trope with communist overtones. In one scene Anghel is interrogating a drug dealer, asking why he is selling drugs for money when “the state provides everything you need.”
In a later scene of the pilot, Anghel is carefully creeping into the open door of his dead partner’s apartment when an old lady hears a noise from inside the apartment. When asked what the noise could be, the detective calms her by saying “No need to worry, it’s probably someone redistributing his wealth.” While not the most engaging or revolutionary show ever constructed, ‘Comrade Detective’ is perfect to put on when nobody in the room quite knows what they want to watch. Tatum and Levitt work well as buddy cops, communist jokes are funny, and the strong 1980s detective show aesthetic blended with depressing Soviet Bloc buildings and crappy 1980s cars makes the show interesting to watch.
Short story anthology explores villainy, darkness Available on Amazon
Every tale has a villain of sorts. Whether it’s a madman kidnapping a damsel or a protagonist experiencing internal dilemmas, there is always a quarrel in stories. A villain or some sort of conflict help drive the plot towards a climax, the action-packed and exciting part of a storyline. Villains are mainly used to boost the image of the protagonist, to help tell the story of the hero and the struggles they face in order to achieve their goals. But villains are important characters in stories too, and perhaps what makes them so interesting is their past, the events in their lives that decided their ultimate fate. For anyone who enjoys learning the story behind villains, the anthology ‘Because You Love To Hate Me’ provides great insight into the minds of villains. Written by thirteen notorious young adult authors and thirteen YouTubers, ‘Because You Love To Hate Me’ introduces new and old villains alike with creative twists in each short story. With authors like Victoria Schwab, Marissa Mey-
er and Renée Ahdieh, I had great expectations for this anthology. Who wouldn’t when the whole thing is comprised of nothing but villain stories? Villains are so interesting to read about, and sometimes they may be more interesting than the protagonists themselves. Villains and anti-heroes will stop at nothing to get what they want; they basically have no boundaries when their best interests are at hand. Villains are a reminder people are not perfect and sometimes what they think is best may not be the right choice. So it’s natural for some to root for the baddies and be far more interested in their stories rather than a hero’s (though heroes are great too). With that said, I had a marvelous time reading this anthology. There were some stories within the collection that raised my eyebrows and made me think “Really? That’s as bad as they get? I’ve seen worse.” Although some villains just aren’t as dramatic as others. This anthology opened my eyes to understand, in
many instances, the villain may not know they’re the bad guy or they believe they’re only a villain to a certain type of people. Villains are heroes in their own perspectives. The only way we can identify or name a “villain” is to have a grasp on what our own morals are. My favorite stories in this collection were the ones with antagonists that believed their “evil-doing” was justified or had nocuous tragedies befall them, such as “The Sea Witch”, “Medusa”, “Death Knell” and “The Erl Queen.” Each of these pieces contained such fluid and rich writing and made me cheer on the villain or feel sympathy for them. ‘Because You Love To Hate Me’ is a great introduction to the minds of villains. Even though heroes are most often the characters people care for most, stories are almost nothing without their villains. It takes bad things in the world for us to recognize what is good, and villains are certainly what make heroes who empower the good.
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All-American Rejects returns with mature sound Available on Spotify
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It has been a long five years since All-American Rejects has made an appearance in the music world. Fans have consoled themselves by listening to the 90s boy-band punk music of All-American Rejects’ past. Songs such as ‘Move Along,’ ‘Gives You Hell’ and ‘Dirty Little Secret’ were the trademark sound of the band, featuring their emotion-filled yelling over an unfair world and the broken hearts of teenagers. Five years later the band has matured their sound, no doubt mirroring the growth of their own lives in their time of absence. Frontman Tyson Ritter said the newly released singles ‘Close Your Eyes’ and ‘Sweat’ have been an experimentation of a more visual album, according to Alternative Press. “The last five years of learning my craft as an actor and really developing
that side of being a visual artist in that way has made me realize how important that really is—to put the eyes to the ears,” Ritter told Alternative Press. “This is going to be more of a visual experience. This record is going to be about your eyes and the headphones.” The band has not released a name for their new album, but they told Alternative Press six more songs are on the way. Honestly, I wasn’t over the moon about their singles. Maybe it’s that whole dilemma of waiting for so long and expecting something spectacular. Maybe there was so much anticipation, falling short of the hype was inevitable. Whatever the reason for my “meh” reaction, All-American Rejects simply didn’t deliver. The first single, ‘Sweat’, was the closest rendition to their old sound. The song
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features some of the old punk sound, with a little electronic vibe mixed in. The tempo is slower and less energetic than the songs of 2012, but the signature foundation remains intact. The second single, ‘Close Your Eyes’, was a risky experiment. I did not dislike the song, but it was not the All-American Rejects sound I had come to recognize. Playing around with beats, tempo and a slower, mellower sound, the band seems to be slowly inching their way out of the confines of their past. I would say five years of absence could allow them to do that. I am interested to see what the next six songs will bring and tell about the journey All-American Rejects have been on for the past five years. I won’t be too quick to judge until I hear the whole album. Until then, I remain uncertain.
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Limitations of statues by Gavin Gaddis
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As a child I was told this country was a melting pot of all the world’s cultures brought together to live without persecution; yet if I want to find a statue of a non-white person, I have to resort to Google and pull out a map. Meanwhile one can’t walk due south for an hour without tripping over seven Robert E. Lees and a dozen Stonewall Jackson memorials. Louisville is home to arguably one of the more
famous and beloved athletes of all time, Muhammad Ali. The man made modern boxing what it is and preached peace and love, but the closest thing you’ll get to a statue in his hometown is a half-assed stainless steel mess that vaguely resembles boxing gloves. Oh, but don’t worry, you can head over to the Kentucky capitol building in Frankfurt and see a 12-foot, incredibly accurate stone carving of the biggest loser of a President this country has ever seen: Jefferson Davis. Y’know, the man whose splinter country was so suc-
cessful that, according to inflationdata.com, its own version of the dollar suffered well over a 5500% inflation rate by the time the Confederates surrendered in 1865. While every armchair historian and pop political pundit on Facebook is bitching about which Confederate statues to tear down, I propose a proactive solution: dilute the market. Stop building new statues of safe, dead white dudes, and more importantly stop copping out by only installing non-representational art. Yeah, it’s funny that the piece out by the Orr Center
Preservation over glorification by Osman Bien Aime
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It seems like the ghosts of our nation’s past have returned to haunt us. Somehow, in 2017, the Confederacy is dividing Americans yet again. In light of recent online firestorms over Confederate statues, we need to consider the place such monuments have in our history before we break out the sledgehammers and tow straps. They are symbols, in the rawest sense. Having once memorialized the soldiers of a slave-owning nation that fought for autonomy from the Union, they went on to represent states willing to visit systematic disenfranchisement upon their nonwhite citizens. And now, we have people trying to rekindle these dis-
gusting old flames. The sight of men in white hoods or bearing shields emblazoned with Nazi iconography, claiming that a bronze statue of a Confederate general represents them, is nothing short of repulsive. And still, we should reject the idea of burning them in effigy. While that would certainly take power away from neo-Nazis and white supremacists, it will not defeat the beast that exists within the heart of our society. We should be able to look at our past and recognize the Civil War as an inextricable part of the journey that has brought the United States to where it is today. We need to send a message to the world that we are willing to address our racial and societal tensions with constructive—not destruc-
tive—solutions. If anything must be done, if these monuments cannot stay in the hearts of Southern cities, then perhaps they should be moved to museums or Confederate cemeteries. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson do not represent the United States in 2017. Hell, they didn’t represent the United States in 1863. However, they did represent the hundreds of thousands of men who lost their lives fighting in the American Civil War. We cannot change the past, but we shouldn’t erase it either. Instead, we should take the grim lessons it has taught us and strive to become a more unified nation.
LETTER TO THE Dear Dr. Linda Bennett, I do not know if you know the last line of the USI creed, it is “allegiance to these ideals requires that I refrain from and discourage behaviors which threaten the freedom and respect every individual deserves.” I have searched various USI communications for any statement which discourages the atrocities of Charlottesville, VA and yet I have found nothing. This is in deep conflict with the USI creed. The atrocities of Charlottesville affect every individual at USI, and to not publish any statement; even a
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statement which directs students to resources available to them is not only a blatant disregard to the individuals of USI but the values USI holds as a community. We do not know if there are individuals at USI who hold white supremacist views as some of the monsters who organized the “protests” at Charlottesville. If there is even the slightest possibility that one individual at USI might hold those views it is imperative that USI publish a statement that discourages the views of white supremacy, stating clearly that those views are not welcome at USI because
they threaten the freedom and respect every individual deserves. While there may be individuals thinking that the events of Charlottesville do not affect the USI community I would like to point towards a quote from the poem “No Man is an Island.” “Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.” The point of the quote is that when one suffers, we all suffer. Luke Williams ‘16 lwilliamsusi@gmail.com 317-809-6149
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vaguely looks like a set of vulva at just the right angle. Yeah, we all had a good laugh at whatever the heck was put in front of the library last year. This campus, this area and this country will be a better place once we start broadening the scope and installing more statues truly representative of those who make a difference in the world, not dead generals who are buried many states away and didn’t do much of importance where said statue was erected. One of the longest running traditions of any bigger college is dropping a
bronzed version of people important to the college around campus. All I’m saying is we have a not-male president (something not too common in education) retiring with a clean track record and high approval rating. A spiffy, smiling statue of her welcoming future students to USI would look a far sight better and inspire far more people than slapping her name on a street sign for future AMIGOs to explain to a freshman bored enough to ask the meaning of the road names.
Free textbooks often ignored by ShaeBreann Richardson sarichards1@eagles.usi.edu
With free classroom materials available online, it is ridiculous for universities not to upgrade from traditional textbooks. Professors can provide free course texts and materials without requiring books that cost students hundreds of dollars, thanks to open educational resources. MIT, the Open Education Consortium and several other sources are just a Google search away. Open educational resources are free materials available for students and educators at all levels. These resources significantly cut costs for students and provide more varied teaching methods for professors. Though they are not often talked about, OERs are not new. MIT’s OpenCourseWare made course materials from the institute available to the public in 2001. Today, resources from 2,400 MIT courses can be accessed online. That is just one of many examples of free lecture materials posted online by college professors for other college professors and their students. While similar online resources have been popular with secondary schools for some time, postsecondary institutions have only re-
cently begun to explore them. There is no shortage of college-level materials. This semester, business law students at USI are required to purchase a book available used through the campus store for $294. The OER commons online provides a comparable ebook for free. Free online textbooks and study materials are not only easy to find and fit into students’ budgets, but they have been proven to be at least as effective in the classroom as traditional textbooks. At least nine studies performed in 4-year institutions across the country show that students who used OERs performed just as well on course exams as peers who had been taught using traditional methods. Some schools that published studies chose to completely revamp their curricula along with the use of OERs in the classroom, and not only saw improvement in student performance, but also experienced a drop in withdrawal rates. It is time for universities to stop requiring students to use materials they cannot afford and begin to embrace more tech-savvy and budget-friendly methods for student success.
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Alumnus joins as assistant coach
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New assistant women’s soccer coach Larry Nohalty is a university alumnus who has spent the last two and a half years coaching the goalkeepers for the Lady Screaming Eagles.
by Taylor o’Neil Hall sports@usishield.com @lieNOrolyaT
Eric Schoenstein said new assistant coach Larry Nohalty brings over twenty years of coaching experience to the women’s soccer coaching staff, but perhaps the most important aspect he adds is stability. After last season’s assistant coach, Taylor Stevens, accepted a job at a Division I school, Schoenstein said he expects Nohalty to stay and help the women’s soccer team for the next ten or fifteen years. “I knew I had someone that was going to be around for multiple years, and I wouldn’t have to go through a college search every twoto-three years,” Schoenstein, head
coach of the women’s soccer team, said. Nohalty isn’t new to USI or the women’s soccer team either. He played goalkeeper for the men’s team from 1990-94, and he’s spent the past two and half years coaching the goalkeepers for the Lady Screaming Eagles. His title and responsibilities within the program may have changed, since he’s now the assistant soccer coach and will no longer be working solely with the goalkeepers, but he said he hopes the team looks at him the same. “I want them to know that they can rely on me,” he said. “If they need something, I want them to know they can come to me and I’ll get it done.”
The first thing he wants to focus on now that he’s been named assistant head coach is “getting to work.” He hasn’t been able to spend as much time with the team as he’d like since he’s been finishing up all of the paperwork that’s required for his new job, but since he’s completed that aspect of the job, he can spend time where he enjoys being the most: the soccer field. One of the biggest reasons Nohalty wanted the USI job is because of his relationship with Schoenstein. Not only were they roommates during Nohalty’s freshmen year at USI, he was an assistant coach for Schoenstein when they were both on the Bosse High School women’s soccer coaching staff for 15 years. “Eric was a huge reason why I
wanted this job. I’ve known him for years and I’ve been his assistant coach before,” Nohalty said. “I think we work really well together.” As for his goals for the season now that he’s been named the assistant head coach, Nohalty said doing what he can to help the players grow on and off the field is one of his leading priorities, but there’s something else that remains at the top of the list no matter the year. “Our goal is to win a national championship,” he said. “I want our kids to graduate and to be good citizens, but ultimately national championship is the main goal.”
Golf scramble honors coach
by Taylor o’nEil Hall
Focus on the new, not the old
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The women’s golf team hosts an annual golf scramble in memory of USI Athletic Hall of Fame women’s golf coach Don Bisesi.
by Taylor O’Neil Hall sports@usishield.com @lieNOrolyaT
Lu Anne Howerton said one of the reasons the women’s golf team holds the annual Don Bisesi Memorial Golf Scramble is to honor the USI Athletic Hall of Fame women’s golf coach. “Coach Bisesi was beloved by everybody, and he was an icon at USI,” Howerton, current head coach of the women’s golf team, said. “We wanted to pay tribute to him and have his name last forever.” Howerton said the event has become the team’s biggest fundraiser. Money raised from the event helps the women’s golf team compete in a tournament held several states away such as New York or Texas during spring break.
“It allows us to do some extra things and play some different competition around the nation,” Howerton said. The team also uses some of the money from the event to fund a trip to Puerto Rico every other year. This weekend will be the second time the team is hosting the scramble. When Howerton took over coaching duties during the 2015-2016 season, the majority of the players on the team were recruited to USI by Bisesi. In December 2015 when the team received news that Bisesi died, they, along with Howerton, came up with the idea as a way to memorialize Bisesi. Former USI women’s golf player and USI alumna, Anastasia Carter, said Bisesi made everyone he met feel special and that he would do any-
thing for his players and the program he helped establish, which is why naming the event after him was an easy decision. “He basically built the program from almost nothing, and it only seemed right that we name the tournament that we have every year after him,” Carter said. As for the event, it will consist of four-person teams battling for the top score over 18-holes and an awards dinner afterwards. Entrance to the event will cost $100 per-person or $400 per-team. The Don Bisesi Memorial Golf Scramble will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Cambridge Golf Course in Evansville.
Collegiate sports may have more talent involved than high school sports, but the two are similar in one regard. Seldom does either bring back the entire team for a second season. In high school, players quit or move like in college when players quit or transfer to another school. And there’s something else the two share, the dreaded graduation day(s) that’s been breaking teams at USI for over 50 years. The coaching staff barely gets to see seniors reach the beginning of adulthood before they’re out the door and onto the next phase of their lives. The only thing the departing players can do is hope to instill some institutional memory, or as it is often put by coaches “establish a culture.” That’s the standard operating procedure the upperclassmen and coaching staff expect from the younger players: to live up to this
“culture.” The kind of stuff that’s been drilled into their heads every practice over the course of four years. But oftentimes it’s better to approach turnover of players with the cliche “out with the old, in with the new.” This is due to turnover being inevitable. Each player only has four years of eligibility barring a medical redshirt (i.e. the six years Jordan Shipley had at UT because he was oft injured during his time there). The new seniors on the team shouldn’t dwell on how great last year’s point guard or catcher was before they graduated. Instead, they should mentor and embrace this year’s catcher and ease up on this season’s point guard, even if their assist-to-turnover ratio isn’t great. The team is stuck with them for the season, and they can only get better with coaching.
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briefs Registration deadline for intra- sons will be played from Oct. 2 until Nov. 2. mural leagues approaches Men’s Ultimate Frisbee seekThe last day to sign up for the first three intramural leagues ing players is Monday, Aug. 28.
The deadline to sign up for both is Sept. 25, and the sea-
The seasons for futsal, softball and coed softball all begin Sept. 5. The futsal season will be played at the RFWC and it runs until Sept. 20. Softball and coed softball seasons will take place at the Broadway Complex and each end Sept. 28. An “imleagues” account is required to sign up for any intramural activity. The account can be created at imleagues. com/usi. Flag football and coed flag football will be the next leagues to start during the fall semester.
The USI Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team is looking for athletes to join their team this fall and spring. Ultimate Frisbee is a club sport and recruits both students looking for athletic activities and those who just want to be more involved. The Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team meets 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Broadway Sports Complex near campus. Interested players can contact the team at usiultimatefrisbee@gmail.com.
Baseball team hosting walk-on meeting The USI baseball team is holding a meeting 3 p.m. August 30 at the university baseball field for any full-time students interested in walking on to the team. Students must have their class schedules and student ID at the meeting. If any students are interested in joining but cannot attend the meeting, they should contact Coach Kuester at jkuester1@ usi.edu or 812-465-1123.
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