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While arrivals to campus are just beginning, the university is already abuzz with new developments and upcoming events. Students might see familiar faces promoted to higher staff positions or even completely different functions, such as Laurie Berry transitioning from housing and residence life to the dean of students office. New faces will also appear on campus, from the new dean to instructors. Both on-campus students and commuters can expect varying and significant adjustments to the campus life. Marcia Kiessling, associate provost for student affairs, sat down and shared some of the changes students and teachers will encounter either immediately or in the near future. Food services hours The Loft will be open at 7 a.m. for weekday breakfast, while Burger King has dropped
breakfast and will not open until 9:30 a.m. due to lack of morning customers, said Marcia Kiessling, associate provost of student affairs. She said Cyclone Salads, Fiesta Fuego and Sub Connection will have extended hours on certain days in response to student complaint for longer dining hour options. Complete hours for the food service office, Eagle access card office, the campus convenience store and all dining options on campus can be found on Sodexo’s website, usi.sodexomyway.com. C-Store pizza delivery The campus convenience store (C-Store) will no longer offer pizza delivery service. Kiessling said that in the past, the C-Store is overwhelmed with orders, causing long delays in delivery. Archie’s Pizzeria, which is will now handle those deliveries, hopefully resulting in faster service. Sodexo recycling Green could be arriving on campus soon.
Sodexo Campus Dining Services partnered with OZZI, a sustainability effort to eliminate waste by providing 50 percent plastic containers for take-out dining. After eating out of the boxes, students will drop off their green-colored containers in “big, black, high-tech, metal boxes,” according to agreenozzi.com, OZZI’s website. The university prides itself in being a ‘single stream recycling campus,’ meaning all recyclables may be collected in the same bin. The campus efforts have snatched multiple victories at RecycleMania, an annual recycling competition between relatively nearby colleges. Griffin Center Griffin Center, a $5.75 million conference center, has been under construction since July 2014 and will be for longer than previously announced. The center will be located at the southwest side of Reflection Lake. changes, PAGE 3
The Counseling Center now has five full-time counselors to assist university students. “At the peak several years ago we had a ratio of one counselor to every 3,800 students. However, with the new positions we have one counselor to every 1,800 students,” said Thomas Longwell, Counseling Center director. To fill the staff expansion, Longwell created two new positions, as well as brought in a replacement and a promoted parttime counselor from the previous three. Longwell said in past years the center has faced multiple oppositions due to its low number of staff. The forefront being its inability to assist students without them waiting two to three weeks for assistance. “The more manageable ratio also helps the center meet certain requirements to help it become accredited,” Longwell said. The center needs to meet a set of requirements that prove they deliver good services to the university’s students through counseling and outreach programs. In fall 2014 the center directed, sponsored and co-sponsored 73 outreach activities such as stress management workshops and healthy relationship management workshops. They also collaborated with the Multicultural Center. Longwell said the new positions will help the Counseling Center reach accreditation. “Now that we are much closer to that goal, it’s something we will look at again,” he said. counceling center, PAGE 3
$1.1 million grant funds student ‘one-stop shop’ by Gabi wy news@usishield.com @ShieldsterGabi
The university received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education designated toward Student Support Services (SSS) that will mainly fund the staff needed to manage students within its program, said Academic Coordinator Theresa Ohning. “It would be nice if we were looking at more money going toward services directly for the students, but the program doesn’t exist without the people who are running it,” Ohning said. Ohning said that Student Support Services will expand by further utilizing peer training. “When you’re getting information from a peer, you get more than you
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necessarily always (get) from an authority figure,” she said. She also mentioned that SSS plans to hire student workers and implement more technology. The main goal of Student Support Services is to provide students with the resources they need to earn their diploma from the university. “Once you’re in our program, you’re in our program until you graduate,” Ohning said. “Although doing paperwork isn’t the most exciting part of my job, it is very rewarding to fill out the paperwork that says students have graduated.” Program Director Heather Bauer was the primary author of the grant, the second of its kind in the university’s history. “We have three profes-
sional staff, sometimes we can have up to 10 to 15 tutors for a student, and we have about 20 mentors for freshmen. A lot of our funding goes toward supporting those positions,” Bauer said. “Our funding also goes toward our scholarship program.” According to Bauer, scholarship money for the 2015-16 academic year adds up to $16,891. SSS can support 140 students in compliance with government regulations for the grant. In order to be eligible for a spot within the program, an enrolled student must either be a first generation college student, meet a limited income criteria verified by SSS staff or have a documented disability. Bauer said that Student Support Services is still a baby program.
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Student Support Services Program Director Heather Bauer teaches students about stressors during a UNIV 101 course.
The university’s first grant for the program was approved in 2010. Out of 1,476 proposals to the U.S. Department of Education as part of the 2015 Student Support
Services competition, only 906 were approved. Additional areas that the grant covers include programming, planning and activities such as educational and cultural trips.
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“I like to say that we’re a coach, a mentor, a tutor, an advocate, (and) a cheerleader,” Bauer said. “We’re a one-stop shop for students.”
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Hannah Thompson, a graduate student majoring in occupational therapy, shows students the Orr Center during a campus tour.
The building is named in honor of the Robert E. Griffin family, whose donation of $5 million almost completely covered the building’s expenses. Kiessling said the university anticipates construction to finish by spring 2016. Press releases in 2014 stated that completion would come late 2015. Previously, parts of student conduct on campus were an element delegated to a housing representative. This semester, the issue of student conduct is consoli-
dated within the dean of students office. As a fresh face on campus, Dean of Students Bryan Rush is developing and adjusting policies to meet both student and government needs. CampusClarity C a m p u s C l a r i t y ’s online course entitled “Think About It” is mandatory for all university students. The U.S. Department of Education passed the Campus SaVE Act, requiring all post-secondary institutions participating in
Title IV financial aid to improve the system of reporting and responding to sexual violence in specific ways. In addition, the act provides schools with resources to raise awareness and teach safe tactics in dealing with sexual violence. “We think (the course) is done in a way that’s engaging to students versus sitting in an auditorium with a lecture or a PowerPoint,” Rush said. Bystander intervention Rush wants the uni-
versity offices to focus on civility and bystander intervention. “If you see a situation that you know is not right, we want you to know what steps you can take. In your friend group, make sure you’re having (these) conversations,” he said. Child protection Child protection policy is a work in progress. “Basically (what the policy) will say is that if there are student organizations working with children, there’s some training that they need
to go through to make sure that the children are safe and that the folks that they’re bringing in as external entities are in a position to be able to work with those students,” Rush said. Online presence Rush hopes that in the future, the university will have more of an online presence in order to ensure that distance education students “have access to the resources that are in place.”
check that they are both comprehensive and comprehendible. He wants students to be able to read the policies and have a clear knowledge of what is appropriate and inappropriate on campus and how to handle situations. As the university welcomes new students to campus, students new and old must adjust to the many developments, roll with the punches and make the most of the year.
Clearer policies Rush plans to go through policies and
counseling center continued from Page 1 The expansion of the counseling center is funded by a student fee implemented a few years ago. “For the cost of a pizza you know somebody is there when you’re at your worst. For $20 I would do it,” Longwell said. “When a student utilizes the resource that is the counseling center they benefit from it both emotionally and academically.” When a student is in
emotional distress they don’t truly benefit from the university’s resources and what it has to offer, he said. “Our idea is our students are very important and when a student is struggling it impacts every aspect of their life both socially and academically,” Longwell said. New hire Dr. Ashley Evearitt, a staff psychologist, specializes in indi-
vidual therapy and assists with minor concerns like homesickness and roommate conflicts. She also treats more major concerns through therapy sessions. “Some schools have a cap where you can only see students for about ten sessions, but here we see the student until the problem is resolved,” Evearitt said. Evearitt completed her
graduate work at Spalding University where she studied staff psychology and student affairs. “I love it. So far, everybody has been so friendly and welcoming and that’s the thing I think that has been most surprising,” Evearitt said. “People have been here right away to help and I’m excited.” Evearitt completed her undergraduate at the University of Findlay where
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I loved working with college students.” Longwell said the expansion will improve the center’s ability to work with students in a crisis state and support student outreach activities. “You will never know when you will need us,” he said. “Life can be hard, it can throw you a turn when you least expect it, but the center is here to help you with any situation.”
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she was a resident director. She also completed her four year dual degree in psychology and sociology then entered into a six year doctoral program. “I really like this period of development between ages 18 to 22 because you become more aware of whom you are as a person and your values, individuating from your family,” Evearitt said. “This was when I first realized
‘Great note Dean of LA to taker’ needed retire after fall for SGA position semester, 38 SGA is seeking an Ex- years ecutive Clerk. The student will be required to attend all General Assembly meetings as well as Executive Board Meetings The Executive Clerk must record minutes and attendance at all SGA meetings, retreats and functions. The clerk will also be the SGA’s official historian and complete basic office and filing work related to SGA. Qualifications as listed on SGA’s website include being a “great note taker,” an efficient time manager and someone proficient in Microsoft Word. Interested students must fill out an OrgSync Form at orgsync.com/43251/ forms/156135.
Michael Aakhus, dean of liberal arts, will retire after the fall semester. Ann White, dean of nursing and health professions, spoke at a fall faculty meeting expressing appreciation for how helpful Aakhus has been to her throughout her own time at the university. Her words led to all faculty members on their feet during a standing ovation for Aakhus. “Michael Aakhus has been a human being on campus that provides kindness, leadership, direction and civility,” Rochon said. Aakhus is a professor of art and has been at the university for 38 years.
Theatre season includes three plays, one musical
The university’s theatre program has four productions lined up for the 20152016 season. USI Theatre will present “Grapes of Wrath,” a play by Frank Galati based on the novel by John Steinbeck in October, “Tartuffe” by Molier, translated to English by Richard Wilbur in November, “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard in February and the musical production “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” in April. All aforementioned productions will be in the university’s performance center in UC East.
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Fresh faces
fill DOSO 'Gregarious' dean focuses on student advocacy
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Recently hired Dean of Students Bryan Rush goes over paper work with Assistant Dean of Students Laurie Berry at DOSO.
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Bryan Rush describes himself as a “policy wonk.” “I enjoy policy and the legal side of this job,” said the university’s new dean of students. “If you open the news today, you’ll read a lot about Title IX and legislation on sexual violence, and that’s something we have to stay on top of — protecting our students and making sure we’re meeting the expectations of our government.”
While former Dean of Students Angela Batista transitions into employment as associate vice-provost and dean of students at Oregon State University this summer, Rush is adjusting to his new position at USI. During his first week, Rush was immediately flooded with a whirlwind of meetings. Rush attended Erskine College in South Carolina and pursued a history major. He then proceeded to prepare for what he thought was his cemented future.
“I always thought I was going to go to law school,” he said. “I had an internship with an attorney, I was applying to law schools (and) I had taken the LSAT. I just felt that wasn’t what I needed to do.” Instead of going to law school, Rush worked as an Erskine admissions counselor. After serving as resident director, Rush decided to return to school to receive his masters in administration. From there, he worked at Virginia Tech in
housing and residence life. Rush earned his Ph. D in college student affairs and administration, also at the University of Georgia. He views all of his jobs prior to his doctorate as constructive to his position today, Rush said. “I think I’ve taken something from all of my employers … from all of the students that I’ve worked with and wouldn’t be who I (am) today. We’re a product of our experiences,” he said. Rush found his next job at a familiar campus, serv-
ing as Erskine’s vice president for student services and dean of students. Brad Christie, Erskine’s senior vice president for academic affairs, watched Rush progress from an Erskine pupil to his hiring as dean of students. “He’s a great guy,” Christie said. “He’s a personality — a friendly, gregarious person. He’s a hard worker but knows how to relax and enjoys that when he needs to.” Christie named Rush’s accomplishments as dean of students as vital to the university’s success. “One of the main things he did was that he refocused the residence life staff. (He brought) new approaches to handling things like discipline in the residence halls or elsewhere on campus. For student services and the institution as a whole, he wrote or revised a number of our institutional policies,” Christie said. Erskine Coordinator for Campus Life Kaley Lindquist said good words concerning Rush. “Rush is very personable,” she said. “He cares deeply about students and the student experience. He both challenges and supports the people he works with as well as students.” Working at his alma mater undeniably meant a great deal to Rush, but he
said that he “knew that he wanted a different experience” and to “continue to grow.” “My wife and I (knew that) when I took that job, I was looking at probably five years in that position and then looking for something else,” he said. “We have a son who is going to be four in October, and we knew that we wanted to make a move to that next career step prior to school beginning for him to make it easier.” Rush said he looks forward to his new position. “What I really love about (this position) is that it focuses on student advocacy. One of the things you’ll hear me talk about a lot is that if you don’t know where else to go for help, I want students to know that they can come to the dean of students office,” he said. “We will do everything in our power to make sure you get the assistance you need and ensure that you’re successful. That’s big to me.” Rush strongly believes in the power of the faculty and atmosphere of a university. “I keep hearing it said that we’re in the business of transforming lives,” he said. “We’re going to do some great things for students.”
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When previous Assistant Dean of Students Tara Frank departed from Evansville to work closer to home, Laurie Berry saw an opportunity for her educational aspirations to come to fruition. Something about being at a university struck a chord in Berry’s heart, even as a student. “I found that I was really comfortable in the college setting,” she said. “I joked with my parents as a student, ‘Oh, I’m never leaving here.’” Little did they know that she really meant it. The former director of Housing and Residence Life was hired over the summer to take Frank’s place as the university’s assistant dean of students. She received both her undergraduate degree (English literature with a writing minor) and graduate degree (student personnel services) from Western Kentucky University, completing her education in 1990. Berry worked in housing and residence life at WKU before graduating. In 1992, the USI employed Berry as a parttime housing coordinator, soon moving on to a full time position. She has
worked at the university ever since. Berry currently studies in a doctorate program through Indiana State University for educational leadership. Within the housing department, she held a position over student conduct, an area that interested her. “What resonated with me about that position was working with students one on one and working with students in crisis. When this position opened, it met my educational goals. It seemed to be a good position for me to move forward,” Berry said. “I’m excited to work with staff and with students in different ways than I could as director of housing.” Berry’s familiarity with the campus enhances her excitement toward her new role. “I like that it feels like a right-sized institution for me,” she said. “It’s not too small ... not too big. It’s the right size. You get to see a variety of people, and it’s a tight-knit community.” During Berry’s transition, she said that the staff in the dean of students office has been nothing but welcoming. The DOSO workers include Senior Administrative Assistant Kayla DeLong, Graduate Assistant Ashley Hughes and Administrative Associate
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New Assistant Dean of Students Laurie Berry, right, goes over paperwork with Dean of Students Bryan Rush, left, at DOSO.
Britney Orth. DeLong previously worked with Berry in the housing department and said that although Berry’s personality seems subdued, she possesses a hardworking spirit. “She’s a self-described introvert,” DeLong said. “She would say that, but she loves working and meeting with students. Even in housing, she was always trying to think of how to help students and assist them in the best way possible. As a supervisor, she was always looking
for ways to professionally develop her staff.” While Berry is a familiar face to the campus, she will be working closely with newly appointed Dean of Students Bryan Rush, who recently moved to Evansville from South Carolina. “Getting to work with Rush is going to be exciting,” Berry said. “I saw him when he was interviewing, and we happen to have a colleague in the housing profession that knows both of us. As soon as Rush was hired, (the
colleague) reached out to me and told me I needed to find a way to work with him. This position just seemed to come open at the right time, and I’m very excited about it.” The position of assistant dean entails working with student conduct and government, supervising hearing officers and dealing with admissions reviews. Berry looks forward to aiding students in their college experiences. “I want to make sure that when students come in seeking help that we’re
able to make those connections,” she said. “We may not be able to solve the problem for them, but we want to help them find that path and not be shuffled around from office to office.” Berry said she wants to see effectiveness in how the administration works together. “As a focus area, we’re going to try to work together (as a staff) more efficiently,” she said. “We’ll probably do a better job of it this year because we’re all on the same page.”
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New Harmony Gallery features ‘hoax’ artifacts
‘Envisioned Worlds’ artist to visit university
Biopic says 'Bye, Felicia' to police brutality, censorship In theaters now
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A group of Aazudian ceramics is displayed in the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art as a part of “Envisioned Worlds: Lithographs from the Hokes Archives,” an exhibit consisting of mock historical artifacts, created by the artist Beauvais Lyons.
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Imaginary civilizations and hybrid creatures have made their way into the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. The “Envisioned Worlds: Lithographs from the Hokes Archives” exhibit is on display at the gallery through Sept. 5. The artist, Beauvais Lyons, will lead a workshop and lecture Aug. 28 at the university and will be at the New Harmony Antique Stroll from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 29. Lyons, a chancellor’s professor of art at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, said the exhibit surveys prints from three separate bodies of work over the past 30 years. “During this time I have fabricated and documented imaginary civilizations, medical prints and zoological creatures, all using the printing methods we associate with scientific illustration. My imaginary, or parody science emulates this history of printing,” Lyons said. As a student, Lyons was always interested in how art allowed him to apply the things he was learning in his academic courses in anthropology, botany, his-
tory and writing. “Art has been a tool for me to integrate these and other areas of learning while also formulating new, imaginary worlds,” Lyons said. The Hokes Archives is the name Lyons said he gave to his collection of inventions. “The name is a pun on the work hoax, but it also allows me to work with almost any subject that could be represented in a museum or documentary format,” Lyons said. Lyons said that because his father was a professor of English, it inspired him to follow in his footsteps and become a professor of art. “Mostly, I love being a student and teaching is the best way to remain in the world of learning,” he said. Lyons enjoys fostering a learning community in his studio, he said. “I was always interested in art,” Lyons said. “I was always drawing, although I do have an interest in culture, politics, people, history, movies and life.” He believes this is the stuff that gives art meaning and purpose. “I hope they will think differently about print culture and the ways that it is vital to the history of sci-
ence. I also hope they will consider ways that art is informed by the many disciplines that make up the university,” Lyons said. “I want viewers to find the exhibit fun. The work is intended to be ironic.” He also said that if he could describe his artwork in one sentence it would be, “Beauvais Lyons is an artist who fabricates and documents the imaginary.” Lyons said that he will host a workshop from 1:30 to 4:20 p.m. Aug. 28 at the university, where he will be teaching a two-color pronto plate demo/workshop demo. His workshop will give students a chance to understand how principles of color and printing help him with his process. Later that evening, he will be giving a lecture on mock documentation at the university. “The work is presented as a historical look at the work of Everitt Ormsby Hokes. As such, I felt it would be especially interesting to present it in the context of a historical place such as New Harmony,” said Garry Holstein, director of New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. Holstein said that the concept for this exhibit is to show an example
of literary and cinematic traditions of mock documentation, where the artist is able to speak the needs and conditions of contemporary society through para-fiction, which is a term used to describe an emergent genre of artwork that plays in the overlap between fact and fiction and creation. “Beauvais Lyons presents a body of work that is highly crafted while retaining a sense of playfulness,” Holstein said. “Thus, the work can be admired by art connoisseurs, but is accessible to all patrons.” Holstein said he enjoys the hybrid animal creations of the creative zoology series of lithographs. He finds the depth of development impressive across the series and throughout the entire project. “We intentionally timed the reception and activities for the first week of the semester,” Holstein said. “It is our hope that it will help both entering and returning students become better acquainted with the many cultural and educational opportunities provided by the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art and Historic New Harmony,”
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“Straight Outta Compton” hammers together coarse planks of raw human endeavor and inspiring retaliation to construct its proverbial soapbox, from which it beckons viewers to exercise their freedom of expression and question America’s state of racial injustice. The biopic, directed by F. Gary Gray (“Friday,” “The Italian Job”), portrays the controversial hip-hop group NWA as its members push boundaries with their honest lyrics that depict the harsh southern Los Angeles streets in the mid-1980s. O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell lead the cast as rap moguls Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the late Easy-E. All three actors resonate with feral performances as young artists striving to make their mark while navigating the moneyhungry waters of the music biz. The group redefines hip-hop culture with revolutionary commentary on racially driven police brutality with lyrics like “Fuck the police” and visceral descriptions of their hardknock upbringings. This incites federal government censorship attempts and the media’s negative portrayal of their so-called pro-violence message. Though formulaic at times, “Straight Outta Compton” is fast-paced, funny and powerful. And,
despite its abundance of boozy, flesh-filled poolside shindigs, the film doesn’t sugarcoat anything. Intense and captivating, with an in-your-face realness, “Compton” continues to jab the viewer in the feels, without forgetting to exercise their diaphragms with sharp one-liners. At its core, “Straight Outta Compton” is a lesson in the power of music, which was the most visually present affect off screen as the bulbous silhouettes of heads bobbed side-toside and seats shook from rhythmic toe-tappings. This lyrical biopic works on every level, but most importantly it tackles specific, socially-relevant topics through the lens of a true story and at a time when they are on everyone’s radar. For anyone seeking a movie that captures the essence and importance of a cultural movement, put “Straight Outta Compton” on your cinematic playlist. For everyone else, well, “Bye, Felicia.”
Rating 4/5 by bobby shipman
New Spy Movie A Fun Ride In theaters now “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” in a nutshell: The Lone Ranger and Superman team up to save the world in a prequel to a television show of the same name, directed by Guy Ritchie, the man behind “Sherlock Holmes.” While the above sentence might sound like an elevator pitch for some depraved fan fiction, it is actually a fair description of Guy Ritchie’s love letter to retro spy films. “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” follows the basic premise of the television cult classic. A suave, smartass CIA spy is paired with a no-nonsense bulky KGB agent in Cold War Europe, spy hijinks and humorous complications ensue. The film is torn between two styles, each vying for attention. Solo drips with the sex appeal and arrogance of a man who knows exactly how to manipulate any situation to his benefit, much in the same manner of Sean Connery-era Bond. Kuryakin channels Steve McQueen, relying on his chiseled jaw and physique to command screen presence. The story exists purely out of necessity to give the characters something to act against. We all know the drill: Take the plot to “From Russia with Love” and move around some dialog and set pieces. There’s the late night car chase, the sleuthing for
clues at an affluent party, the spy boinking a femme fatale for no real reason, the threat of a nuclear war doodad and a widget aren’t secured -- you know, basic spy stuff. Solo and Kuryakin are indeed interesting characters, as well as the actors’ performances, but there’s only so much canned exposition one can take before they grow tired. The film is committed to delivering a fun spy experience without indulging in some of the genre’s favorite foibles. “U.N.C.L.E.” is definitely worth the price of admission to witness good acting in a lovingly crafted, stylistic representation of 1960s spy films. Be warned that beneath the retro split screen wipes, clunky gadgets and sex appeal -- there is not much else. While not as crammed with excess as “Kingsman: The Secret Service” or as serious as “Casino Royale,” “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is still worth your time.
Rating 3/5 by gavin gaddis
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Clearing the air on CampusClarity by Gavin gaddis opinion@usishield.com @ShieldsterGavin
When I originally sat down to write this piece I had a thesis. I was full of pith and vinegar, ready to admonish students using Yik Yak to whine about having to complete the two hour CampusClarity sexual abuse awareness exam-thing. Then I took our CampusClarity test for myself. What is the deal with the first half? The final half deals with alcohol, drugs and sexual assault in a mature manner with plenty of relevant videos and articles relating to the situations at hand. The opening segment is half-baked attempt to con me into enjoying myself, like those mythical groups who toured the country in the 90s attempting to keep kids off drugs through the power of sick yo-yo tricks. I felt as if I was watching a “Saturday Night Live” skit in which the joke was the content producer was trying their hardest to make something “the kids will like.” Immediately I was assaulted by a try-hard art style seemingly derived from watching a ton of Buzzfeed listicle videos and random Youtube infographics. I see why people took to social media to complain about this program. Those who regularly consume online content are able to tell when a producer is pandering to a certain demographic. I most certainly felt this way during the first half. Non-threatening music played behind a strong, confident narrator while every single word they said popped onto screen in bold text of varying sizes. This is the video version of shaking keys in front of a crying baby. After pausing the initial video to calm down I told myself “Me, I bet they’re doing this to comfort the viewer so they will be more open-minded to the stereotype-breaking information that is about to be thrown at them.” Ten minutes later, CampusClarity tells the story of an awkward morning after two freshman boink at a party. The women go clothes shopping after the hookup. The guys sit around and play video games while also being emotionally ignorant. The character of Kelly does not want a relationship in his first year of college, so he decides he will simply not text the girl back because “She
will figure it out, girls are smart.” What do women do when they talk? Clothes shopping, right? What do guys do when they talk? Play video games. CampusClarity seems to mean well with their fancy graphics and high production values, yet also perpetuate stereotypes while trying to break down others. Further on in the program a punk rock obsessed manic pixie dream girl stereotype develops an addiction to alcohol and drugs, spiralling out of control until her roommate has to talk her out of doing a bump of cocaine. What should happen to the art major? She takes too many courses and develops an addiction to dangerous substances, of course! I feel like I have the plot to a sitcom sitting right here in this article. If anyone from NBC wants a bring back Must-SeeTV Thursday, you know where to find me. On the bright side, none of the female characters are slut shamed. The vast majority of the video interviews chosen during the section on hookup culture feature negative stories, but nobody is outright shamed for having slept with another freshman. The following information might be shocking: It is possible to engage in sexual congress with a consenting sober adult and not be wracked with negative social and mental problems following it. Casual sex is not for everyone but this does not discount the fact that there are many people who safely and happily practice the horizontal mambo on a regular basis. Yet CampusClarity only presents the idea that this can happen in one single sentence at the end of the hookup culture unit. USI’s CampusClarity is not for someone who regularly watches Laci Green videos or subscribes to the Sex Nerd Sandra podcast. CampusClarity is for the innocent, the ignorant and those who are curious but don’t know what to ask. Bearing this in mind, I wish to make a public declaration: if I was in charge of this school I’d have done the exact same thing. If programs like this help protect even one person from being abused or injured by ignorance of dangerous situations, every penny spent and minute wasted on try-hard videos was worthwhile.
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Tuition hike for THE funding grinds gears SHIELD Editorial Board Vanessa Roach vrroach@eagles.usi.edu
The Board of Trustees approved a six percent tuition increase July 9. Tuition for in-state undergraduate students at the university will increase three percent in the 20152016 school year, and another three percent in the 2016-2017 school year. The reason for the tuition increase is to provide salary compensation increases to faculty and to fund the David L. Rice Merit Scholarship program, which will now become available to non-resident students. I agree that professors deserve raises, but increasing my tuition to cover such salary raises does not sit well with me. Offering more scholarships to students is nice, but if college was cheaper we all wouldn’t need scholarships (the hassle of filling out countless scholarship forms is something I can live without). Gone are the days in which a student could work part time to afford college tuition. Students
are now slaving away at full time jobs while attending school full time. As a result of this, students make poorer grades, skip more classes and are becoming increasingly zombie-like. Last semester I was working 40 hours per week while tackling 17 credit hours and three extra curricular activities. I’ve asked myself many times why I am forced to do this and the answer is because my rent is expensive, I need basic necessities to survive and I don’t want to have $50,000 worth of student loans waiting ominously for me when I graduate. I don’t mind taking a heavy load of classes. In fact, I would probably choose to overload if it wasn’t for the fact that I am forced to work an insane amount of hours every week in order to keep my needs met and my debt at a minimum. I understand that colleges need money to pay for salary increases, remodeling and other necessary things on campus. What I don’t understand is why each student’s tuition
within the next three years will increase to a total of six percent. Unfortunately, due to state budget cuts on education, tuition increases are the easiest way for colleges to pay for what they need. The fact is, our economy is in a sad state; not just in Indiana, but nationwide. We can blame Obama (as we seem to do for most things that go wrong), but we’d be wrong in doing so. It’s neither the President’s nor the university’s fault for raising tuition, but rather the government’s. Colleges attract new students with their sports and amenities, so making cuts in these areas tend to decrease enrollment. Instead, increasing student tuition helps make up for the lack of funding our federal and state government give to education. I guess our government thinks that supplying our military with bigger guns is more important than lowering the academic burden of our students. Unless our government decides to prioritize education for once, I don’t see tuition lowering anytime soon.
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New coach brings competitive spirit by sarah loesch sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah
New assistant volleyball coach, Elisa Joris is celebrating a milestone this year in addition to her new position with USI. As of this year, Joris has played volleyball for 20 years. During that time she has participated in the sport from many different areas including college volleyball, professional beach volleyball and coaching. Joris split her college career between Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University, where she had a lot of success as an athlete. The coaching she received during her college career is something which will prepare Joris for her new role. “I had two coaches in college and being able to remember what they did to get me to open up and perform on the court will prepare me,” Joris said. She said her own college career will help her
understand how to form relationships with the girls. Right now Joris said her unfamiliarity with the girls is an area she will focus on. To start, Joris will have to sit back and understand the systems before fully throwing herself in, she said. The decision for Joris to come to USI was one that came with a bit of a checklist. “I had a list of things I was looking for in my next job,” she said. “I wanted a good coach who wanted to stay a long time, a winning program and the ability to have facilities.” For Joris, USI met all of those. Her previous head coach told her Head Coach Leah Mercer was good to work for and she had seen the campus and facilities when Ohio Dominican visited during a preseason game. “I already told Mercer I plan on going to regionals this year, at least,” Joris said. Now that she is fully settled in her new apart-
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Elisa Joris, the new women’s volleyball team Assistant Coach, explains the next drill during a break in practice Monday.
ment, Joris is completely focused on the team. Joris said she is ready to be in the office, get hands on with the team and to start the season. Part of what makes it so easy for her to focus on the team and set her sights
high for the season is her readiness to win. “I’m an ultra competitive person,” Joris said. She is excited to come into a program that has a winning culture and tradition already surrounding it. Joris said the girls al-
ready have a competitive spirit. She said coming into a team like that makes it easier because the girls do not have to be trained to be competitive. Joris is not sure about the fan base surrounding the team since the season
has not started yet, but she hopes there are a lot of fans who want to come out and support them. “I love the excited fans,” Joris said. “The team really feeds off of that.”
Freshman, Reds fan hops fence, evades sentence by Megan thorne features@usishield.com @ShieldsterMegan
Incoming freshman, Justin Buchanan learned quickly what a little fame could bring after he ran across the field of a Cincinnati Reds game on July 22. Justin Buchanan, an exercise science major, has been trending all the way from the United Kingdom to Australia after his consequences for losing a game of “What Are the Odds?” went viral. “It took a lot of planning, I lost the bet about an hour before we got to Cincinnati and I immediately got on my phone and was looking up consequences and videos of people that did it and what they did and what I shouldn’t do,” Buchanan said. As soon as he got in the park, Buchanan instantly started trying to formulate a plan around all the security guards until his friend mentioned a plan that seemed like it would work. “My friend goes ‘just hop over center field’, as a joke, and I looked at him and was like ‘that’s not a bad idea.’ Then I started watching the center field, and there were two secu-
rity guards there, but I was like that guy is old and I’m pretty sure I can outrun both of them.” Buchanan thought once he got out of the stadium the police wouldn’t come looking for him. “I actually didn’t think I would get caught as long as I got out,” he said. Not only did he think he wouldn’t get caught, he also wasn’t expecting the fame that followed. “I figured it would be pretty big where I lived and maybe Indiana and obviously with kids I go to school with and people around my town. I didn’t expect to go international, into the United Kingdom and Australia. I didn’t expect that at all,” Buchanan said. Although Buchanan understands there will be consequences, he is glad he has the story to tell. “I don’t really regret it,” he said. “ It’s going to be something I can always tell my family, grandkids and anybody. I can be like yeah, I was that guy.” Buchanan said he was actually scared for his life. He said his friends left him in the seventh inning to go to center field to film him, but lied and went to right
field instead. “I had to sit through a whole inning by myself, and I was like I’m going to go to the bathroom to get my nerves out. When I came back I was like,
video you could see on his face that he is absolutely terrified. The whole time Buchanan confessed that he really didn’t want to go through with it and was thinking
Photo courtesy of Justin Buchanan
Freshman exercise science major Justin Buchanan hops the fence at a Cincinnati Reds game while being chased by security. This screenshot comes from a video taken by Ryan Hoffman, Buchanan’s friend.
‘okay, it’s the eighth inning,’ and I had decided to go after the first out,” said Buchanan. That was when he started recording himself. He mentioned that even in the
about how it was a horrible idea. “I did not want to do this at all and the whole way down the stairs was the scariest thing I’ve ever done. Then as soon as I
hit the grass, it was just instant joy, the biggest smile came on my face that I’ve ever had,” Buchanan said. Buchanan said he would never do it again. He said “If you do it once and don’t brag about it over social media, then you probably won’t get in as much trouble, but if you do that specific thing again, then you are probably going to get a harder punishment.” “I think that doing it once is completely enough because not a lot of people do that in the first place.” According to the Hamilton County court system, Buchanan will have to enter into the diversion program, which allows the offender of criminal law to avoid criminal charges and a criminal record. Buchanan also wants people to know that if they see him on campus and they think, “that’s the kid…” then just come and ask him about it. He said it’s not a big deal and he’s happy to talk about it. Ryan Hoffman, one of Buchanan’s close friends said although he walked around the park to help his friend make a plan, he was expecting him to get caught one way or another.
“I was fully expecting him to get caught in the park and I was also expecting to watch the rest of the game, but I had to leave because he got out,’ Hoffman said. The whole time Hoffman felt it was an awful idea, but in the end let Buchanan make his own choice, regardless of how he felt. “I wasn’t scared for him at all really,” Hoffman said. Hoffman had no clue that what Buchanan did would lead to everything that happened since, but said the crowd reaction was actually funny. “The people sitting where he first ran on the field were cheering right away because they saw him from the beginning,” Hoffman said. “Then the crowd gradually cheered louder as they noticed he was in the field.” Buchanan said there are definite pros and cons of running across a baseball field during game. Pros: A good story comes out of it. Some of the fame is cool. Cons: The consequences in the aftermath. The flip side of fame – the hate.
Six new intramural sports brought to campus by sarah loesch sports@usishield.com @ShieldsterSarah
Six new intramural sports are being brought to campus this year after an email was sent out to see what students felt was missing. About 3,000 students active in intramural sports received the email according to Assistant Director of Intramural Sports, Joe Gratz. Out of those responses, one of the most common was a desire for more co-ed sports. This year three of the new sports will be co-ed
softball, co-ed basketball, and co-ed soccer. Gratz and others working with him looked at the schedule to see what could be implemented into the sports already in place. Along with co-ed basketball, there will also be a basketball skills competition including a free throw shooting contest, three-point contest and knockout. Two other sports they received interest in were pickleball, a combination of badminton, tennis, ping-pong, and spike ball, which has been described as a mix between volley-
ball and foursquare. Faculty and staff began playing pickleball over the summer and many are still playing on Tuesdays. The equipment has been purchased and the rules have been created to have these two on the schedule for this year. These two sports are a perfect example of the “behind the scenes work that students never see.” Gratz said for a new sport to be added there are a lot of steps that come first. The new equipment must be purchased, Photo by alyssa smith | The Shield Intramurals, PAGE 8
Sherry Tynes, the Information Systems Associate in the USI Foundation office, returns a serve during a game of Pickle Ball during their weekly faculty game Tuesday.
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intramurals continued from Page 7 the rules must be developed and they have to create a registration through Imleagues.com. For the larger sports tshirts are developed. Gratz said the t-shirts are very popular and very sought after. They are given to the top four teams in each division. All of the work to develop the shirts is completed over the summer so that they are ready for the school year. Gratz said they also have to train the students to be score keepers and officials as well as make sure facilities are reserved for their proper times. Gratz said during his
time at USI he has seen major growth in intramural sports. Intramurals have always had a strong following, which Gratz said he believes is partly due to the fact they are a free activity for students. This attention has caused intramurals to be constantly assessed and developed. “Our goal is always to have a schedule where any students coming in can look at it and point to one thing and say ‘I want to do that’,” Gratz said. The variety of sports brings in a variety of students. Gratz said there is no one type of student who
plays. They find a very broad base of students and even faculty and staff come out to compete. Students most often gravitate to their favorite sport or a sport they played in high school, but are not continuing at a collegiate level. Intramural sports offer a fun way to exercise and meet people you might not have met through other means. The addition of new sports does not mean old favorites like flag football will disappear from the schedule. “Flag football is our number one activity right now,” Gratz said. “A few
years back it overtook basketball.” Gratz said it is incredible how popular flag football is and there are approximately 100 teams that play. Along with intramural sports, the REC also offers outdoor activities for students to participate in and are adding a program on bike repair. Gratz said having a variety of programs can add a lot to a students experience while in college. Students can participate for exercise, stress relief or simply just to socialize.
Varsity Club to publish 50th anniversary cookbook To go along with 50th anniversary celebrations the Varsity Club will be publishing a cookbook titled "Celebrating USI's 50th Anniversary Through Cooking." The sections will each correspond to a men's and women's sport, such as "Beverages with a Kick" represented by soccer. The recipes were all submitted by Varsity Club members, alumni, faculty and staff, coaches, retirees and friends of the university. The cookbook will be available for sale starting on Sept. 17 at the USI
Varsity Club Steak Fry 'N Auction. The cost of the cookbook is 25 dollars and proceeds will go toward the Varsity Club.
Alumni and Friends Golf Scramble scheduled
The USI Baseball Alumni and Friends Golf Scramble will take place on Sept. 19 at Cambridge Golf Course. Openings are still available and the entry fee is 60 dollars per person. Golf play will begin at noon, but registration and lunch will begin at 11. The lunch is included in the entry fee, along with the green fee, cart, a USI gift and dinner.
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Welcome Week 2015
Thursday, August 20
Sunday, August 23
unpack and unwind new student dinner
Eagle Experience community development apartment community meetings
5 p.m. - 7 p.m. @ University center
Eagle Experience Community development Residence hall community meetings 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. *mcdonald east meet in east MPR, Mcdonald west meet outside community center, o’daniel north meet on lawn outsdde of HRl office, o’daniel south meet behind jennings
* Residents will meet outside of their buildings
Friday, August 21
apb/sha block party 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. @ community center
Convocation 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. @ Physical activities center
for a complete schedule go to Welcome bash dinner
www.usi.edu/welcomeweek
5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. @ The loft
Saturday, August 22 Eagle Experience Univ 101 sections 901-925 and 962-979 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. @ carter hall
Eagle Experience Univ 101 sections 926-961 and hs1-hs3 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. @ carter hall
SGa New student dinner 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. @ university center west
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