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In 10 years, the university will increase enrollment by more than 5,000 students, take the engineering department out of the business building and build a second entrance and exit to campus. At least that is the plan. Last Wednesday, outside design firm SmithGroupJJR sent campus planners Doug Kozma and Lauren Leighty to present and receive feedback for the university’s next master plan. The university hired the firm to construct the next master plan, a 10-year outlook on the university’s facilities, academic programs and enrollment.
“A master plan is a flexible decision making tool,” Kozma said. “It has to be opportunistic, but it has to be realistic. I like to say that a master plan is not a mandate, but it is an opportunity based document.” The firm began work on the master plan in January and Kozma said it will end up being a 12-month project. The last master plan was designed in 2006. The goals included improving the entrance onto campus and identifying locations for new facilities Kozma said he thinks the master plan should be a transparent document that is of the people and for the people. “It has to be built from the ground up; it can’t come from the top down,” he said. “Frankly some
of the best ideas for long range planning come from the users themselves.” One portion of the plan focused on expanding parking on campus. Kozma said he uses three measurables when looking at parking: quantity, type and location. “I think at USI one of the challenges will be not the quantity, but the location,” he said. “As we look forward 10 years and we do add programs and students, one of the larger challenges that the master plan will have to solve is where do we relocate parking and in what quantity.” There are currently 6,726 parking spaces on campus and 72 percent of students are commuters. Kozma said funding for any additional buildings in the plan are on
his mind as they continue working. “It’s a wonderful balancing act that we will be doing as part of the master plan for the next decade,” he said. “We can dream too big and not be able to afford it, but I think we don’t want to be in that position.” The content of the master plan can be boiled down to five topics, Kosma said: enrollment, utilization of space, campus needs, student housing and dining and character of campus. Kozma said the outcome they are aiming for is to create a prioritized vision of the future of the university. “We have had an opportunity to work with lots of clients all across the United States of America and we have found this particular campus to have a special spot in our heart,” he said. “The people here, the culture -
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RFWC launches Eagle Perks by Noah Alatza npalatza@eagles.usi.edu
The Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center will give away free tickets and coupons to various activities and amenities in the Evansville area beginning this month. The program, pinned as Eagle Perks, is aimed to increase student engagement across the university. “This is funded through the student activity fee,” Dave Enzler, director of recreation, fitness and wellness said. “We will run this out of the (RFWC), but it is campus wide.” Eagle Perks showcases a host of Evansville’s surrounding museums and events. “From tickets to the zoo, the African American Museum, to free hayrides at Mayse Farm,” Enzler said, “We have something for everybody.” Students can pick up their tickets from the RFWC during normal business hours, with a student I.D. Only one ticket is available per student. Enzler said an Oct. 21 Holiday
World Trip is planned, with all expenses including admission and transportation paid for. The House of Lecter, an Evansville-based haunted house which runs along the Olde Courthouse Catacombs, will have coupons for single and double tickets. “A year or so ago the institution raised the student activity fee,” Marcia Kiessling, associate provost for student affairs said. “We pulled a group of students together to meet in the fall and early spring semesters. We literally just brainstormed ideas until we had a final list.” Kiessling said that the original plan was to build a bowling alley on campus, but those goals were not realistic. “Students don’t always want to do a group activity; they might be in classes or at work,” Kiessling said. “We set (Eagle Perks) up in a way where it is not intended as a group effort, instead students and can take advantage of these opportunities on their own schedule.” With the longest operating hours of
any campus building, the RFWC was chosen simply because of the convenience, Kiessling said. “By listening to them, and implementing programs they helped craft, all with an opportunity to do something on their time,” Kiessling said. “This is a great demonstration of partnering with our students.”
FAST FACTS What: Eagle Perks Where: RFWC When: Normal business hours Monday - Thursday 6 am - 1 am Friday 6 am - 10 pm Saturday 10 am - 8 pm Sunday 1 pm - midnight
Archie’s Army to fly from nest BY RILEY GUERZINI news@usishield.com @rguerzini Bailey Anderson said Archie’s Army’s process to become an organization is nowhere near what other organizations have to do. The Student Government Association general assembly voted to table a resolution Thursday that would remove Archie’s Army, a student cheer group for athletics, as a standing committee from the SGA bylaws. Anderson, Archie’s Army president, said her reason for authoring the resolution was to give the committee more freedom from SGA in terms of funding and events. According to the SGA bylaws, “No committee may take action without the consent of the General Assembly.” “I won’t have to bring up
any resolutions or anything like that (to take action),” Anderson said, who is also a College of Business representative for SGA. “At the SGA meetings we will be considered our own organization, so it will be funded through athletics.” Archie’s Army will also be eligible for travel, student organizational support and start-up grants if the resolution passes. “Previously we have been funded by both SGA and Eagle Athletic Support,” she said. “This past year we discussed moving Archie’s Army into their own organization; so at the end of the year we created two budgets: one with Archie’s Army in SGA and one without, with the budget only being Eagle Athletic Support.”
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Archie celebrates after a win during the 2016-17 basketball season against Wisconsin Parkside University.
In order to become an organization there must be a minimum of five interested students, an on-campus advisor and an “Intent to Organize Form.” A constitution for the proposed student organization must also
be submitted to Student Development Programs. Anderson said the process to become an organization is more difficult for Archie’s Army because the committee has to be removed from the SGA
bylaws. “Once that is removed they can approve us as an organization, and we can be recognized as one on campus,” she said. Archie’s Army currently has about 20 members, but
Anderson said she hopes to acquire more full-time members after she saw a lot of people interested at the Involvement Fair Wednesday. “I want to grow not only through members internal-
ly, but I also want to grow externally as in we have more participation at events and get more students out to the games to support athletics,” she said. A vote will be held next Thursday at SGA’s weekly
meeting to decide whether the organization will remain with SGA. Archie’s Army’s first meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 15 in Rice Library 0017.
spaces are utilized pretty effectively just because the library is open until 2 a.m.” McFarland said he believes transparency is the most important aspect of the plan, and student input is valuable. “If you look at our gener-
ation, you look at 10 years behind us and you look at 10 years in front of us, it’s so much of a difference,” he said. “When we leave USI and the class of 2025 comes in here, they are going to think differently than what we think.”
McFarland said they need to think logically and analytically to accomplish their goal, and he is not a fan of the university increasing enrollment past 15,000. “USI holds a genuine type of feel, type of setting that you don’t feel on other
campuses,” he said. “I don’t think we should expand our numbers too big, because the more people come, the more tuition continues to rise, the more issues you have with parking or transparency.”
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has endeared our team to work harder to be more innovative. There’s something very special at USI, and we are delighted to be a part of it.” Sophomore political science major Trevion McFarland said the master plan
was set up very strategically, but is not in favor of all the ideas. “I think the lower level classrooms of the library are utilized more often than what they think,” he said. “When you get to finals season, those lower level
USI Security Incident Log 8/30 - 9/5 8/29 7:21 a.m. - Injury report/ Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center 8:29 a.m. - Illness report/ Business and Engineering Center 9:37 a.m. - Illness report/ Education Center 11:00 a.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:00 a.m. - Suspicious person/ Burdette Trail 12:15 p.m. - Harassment/ On campus property 12:15 p.m. - Dating violence/ On campus property 5:27 p.m. - Welfare check/ OʼBannon Hall 6:12 p.m. - Injury report/ Burdette Trail 7:23 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 10:51 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 8/30 1:52 a.m. - Misrepresentation/ Parking Lot O 3:54 a.m. - Misrepresentation/ Varsity Drive 11:09 a.m. - Restraining Order/ Liberal Arts Center 3:05 p.m. - Lost Property report/ Quad 4:34 p.m. - Injury report/ Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center 11:48 p.m. - Incident report/ Public Safety Building 11:49 p.m. - Smoking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:9 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments
8/31 12:11 a.m. - Theft/ Recreation,
Fitness and Wellness Center 12:21 a.m. - Fire - false alarm/ Newman Hall 4:00 a.m. - Weapons violation (Non-law related)/ Parking Lot E 3:34 p.m. - Traffic Accident/ McDonald West Apartments 7:17 p.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 9/1 6:34 a.m. - Fire - faulty alarm/ McDonald East Apartments 9:06 a.m. - Fraud/ University Center East 4:04 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 7:00 p.m. - Lost Property report/ Campus Housing 9:47 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:20 p.m. - Alcohol Violation/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:20 p.m. - Smoking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 11:20 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments
9/2 1:20 a.m. - Alcohol offenses/ Broadway Recreational Complex 1:20 a.m. - Violation of University Policy/ Broadway Recreational Complex 2:06 a.m. - Alcohol offenses/ McDonald East Apartments 2:06 a.m. - Violation of University Policy/ McDonald East Apartments 2:24 a.m. - Alcohol offenses/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 2:24 a.m. - Violation of University Policy/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 2:32 a.m. - Alcohol offenses/ Residence Life Community Center
2:32 a.m. - Violation of University Policy/ Residence Life Community Center 2:38 a.m. - Alcohol Offenses/ McDonald East Apartments 2:38 a.m. - Visitor Violation/ McDonald East Apartments 2:38 a.m. - Violation of University Policy/ McDonald East Apartments 7:32 a.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ McDonald West Apartments 7:51 a.m. - Fire alarm - cooking/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 12:46 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 2:05 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8:50 p.m. - Illness report/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 8:51 p.m. - Traffic accident/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 9/3 2:27 a.m. - Alcohol Violation/ Bent Twig Lane 2:27 a.m. - Traffic accident/ Bent Twig Lane 4:42 a.m. - Visitor Violation/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 4:42 a.m. - Fire - false alarm/ OʼDaniel North Apartments 7:28 p.m. - Alcohol Violation/ Varsity Drive 9:50 p.m. - Smoking/ McDonald West Apartments 9:50 p.m. - Fire - false alarm/ McDonald West Apartments 11:37 p.m. - Injury report/ Governors Hall 12:13 a.m. - Alcohol Violation/ Varsity Drive 12:13 a.m. - Parking Violation/ Varsity Drive
Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security.
briefs Outreach and Engagement to offer eleven new courses The university’s Outreach and Engagement division has released their series of eleven Lifelong Learning non-credit courses for the fall semester. The eleven courses offered this semester are Certificate in Human Resources for the Non-HR Manager, Certificate in Workforce Relationships, Trends in Oral Healthcare, Intermediate Yoga, Reduce Stress and Feel Better, Sloba, Zumba, Herbs- Not just for Cooking, Healthcare in Retirement, Statistics for Business and Professional Development and Microsoft Excel 2016 Level IV. The courses are open to anyone in the community regardless of their educational background. No grades are taken for these courses and no formal admission to the university is required.
Spiritual Diversity Project plans faith exploration trips The Spiritual Diversity Project will be sponsoring three trips to three different faith communities this semester. Those three faith communities include the Islamic Center of Evansville Sept. 8 at 3 p.m., the Jewish Temple (Adath B’Nai Israel) Sept. 15 at 6 p.m., and Saint Benedict’s Roman Catholic Cathedral Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m. “The Spiritual Diversity
Projects celebrates the diversity of beliefs in our community through cultivation of greater awareness and respectful dialogue among religious and nonreligious students,” Spiritual Diversity Intern Emily Linn said. Buses to the faith communities can accommodate 40 people. The trips are free but a spot on the bus must be reserved. Those who wish to attend can RSVP on EagleSync on the First Year at USI page. For more information contact Emily Linn at erlinn@eagles. usi.edu
RTV students named finalists for National Student Production Awards
Students from the university’s radio station, 95.7 FM The Spin, and television station, SETV12, were nominated for seven National Student Production Awards by the College Broadcasting Institute (CBI). The award recognize radio and television (RTV) students from across the country. The Spin and SETV12 received the most nominations among participating institutions. The awards include best promo, best DJ, best station imaging, best documentary/ public affairs, best sports play-by-play and best newscast. The winners will be announced at the National Student Electronic Media Convention in San Antonio, Texas from Nov. 2-4.
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Shattering stereotypes BY SARAH ROGERS features@usishield.com @suruhgrace Dylan Winkler grew up next to a college campus, and by the time he graduated from high school, he decided he wanted nothing to do with Greek life. His distaste reflected the general opinion of society and the portrayal of fraternities and sororities in the media. “I knew what fraternities were and I hated them,” the senior exercise science major said. “I had no intention of rushing.” By a strike of fate, Winkler was assigned a resident assistant who also happened to be in a fraternity. “I remember sitting with my RA and having such a long talk,” Winkler said. “I could tell these guys didn’t fit into the stereotype I had in my mind of frat guys. I decided to join the fraternity, and ever since then, I have been involved in something bigger than myself.” Today, Winkler is the president of Sig Tau Gamma. The fraternity received the Edward H. McCune Distinguished Chapter award in late June. Sig Tau Gamma is one of the six fraternities on campus. Their recent award ranks the university chapter as the best overall fraternity in the small division, consisting of over 50 chapters. Fraternities are scored on recruitment, community service, number of events hosted, amount of funds raised and many other categories, awarding even bonus points. At the end of the event, points are tallied and the first-place fraternity is announced. Sig Tau Gamma received a perfect score. “It was a group effort,” Winkler said. “Every man played a part in our success. They paid their dues
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Sigma Tau Gamma received a national award ranking the university chapter as the best overall fraternity in the small division. USI’s Sig Tau competed with more than 50 other chapters for the award.
on time, they went above and beyond in community service hours, they received good grades and they became involved on campus.” Winker said he is thankful he rushed as a freshman. “In college, you learn a lot about certain subjects, but life skills are often times neglected,” Winkler said. “Fraternities teach life skills. Fraternities teach you how to be a man, how to be a business professional and how to be successful. I learned time management and organizational skills. I built relationships with the university. I wouldn’t have gotten involved had I not rushed.” Winkler said it is important the university recognizes the success of Greek organizations. “Winning an award like this shows the hard work and dedication we put into our organization,” Winkler said. “We are serious about what we do on
campus and we are not exonerating the stereotype of the typical frat. We want them to recognize the good we do and that we hold ourselves to a higher standard.” Winkler said pushing against the public perception of fraternities is a daily battle. “When you tell someone you are in a fraternity, no one says, ‘Wow, that’s great’,” Winkler said. “They instantly assume things about you. We have to go above and beyond expectations to prove ourselves, but I don’t think that’s a bad thing. We have high standards for ourselves and we hold ourselves to that. We joined knowing full well what we were getting into. I don’t feel bad for anyone.” Mike Bevers, Sig Tau Gamma’s chapter adviser, said he is a background coach. “I am there as a resource,” Bevers said. “I guide and motivate these men; that’s my role
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McFarland
Trevion McFarland pushed up his glasses, which had fallen partway down his nose. Wearing a tie and suit jacket, McFarland stood in stark comparison to the athletic shorts and rumpled probably-dirtybut-smells-okay t-shirts of his peers. The sophomore political science major may have passed for a businessman, maybe an instructor, but he was just another university student. Bending his head closer to his computer screen, McFarland’s hands tapped quickly. Reflections of a document, riddled with words, danced in the corners of his glasses. It was just another day for McFarland. It was another day to use his story to make a difference in the lives of his peers and community. Stephanie Draper-Moore, member of the Indiana Commission of Women, recommended McFarland for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission advisory board. The advisory board is made up of 12
college students across Indiana, chosen based on their scholarship, excellence, leadership and passion for civil rights. “(McFarland) was selected through a statewide process to represent Evansville,” Draper-Moore said. “He is the first student to represent this area. He did great in his interview, and I couldn’t think of a better student to have been chosen.” Draper-Moore said she has known McFarland for a little over a year. “I knew (McFarland) would be a good pick for the advisory board when I was helping him with a philosophy project,” Draper-Moore said. “I had the opportunity to figure out his thinking process. I could tell he was hungry to learn and to learn as much as possible. He is already intelligent but he doesn’t think he knows everything.” Draper-Moore said she and McFarland have a special mentorship relationship. “Last year (McFarland) shadowed me, and he told me very bluntly that I was going to be his mentor,” Draper-Moore said. “I think he saw the similarities we shared and knew I would be able to relate to him. I was always the adult in my friend group, the one more interested in the news than cartoons, and I think (McFarland) is that same way.” McFarland said he did not think he would be chosen for the advisory board. Despite his involvement as Student Government Association vice president, treasurer for Turning Point USA, Political Science Society member, Student Alumni Association member and his involvement in three different committees on campus, McFarland assumed there were applicants more qualified. “I think it helped I am educated with what is going on in Evansville,” McFarland said. “So much of the position is learning how to reach your
area. We go into high schools and into the community and teach them how to be civil, what their rights are and the importance of equality.” McFarland said he has never personally experienced racism. “The position has forced me to be more open-minded,” McFarland said. I have been encouraged to look outside my own experiences and see how others experience racism differently than I have. I know others still experience extreme hate and violence because of the color of their skin, and we need to stand together as a nation to change the extremist hatred on both sides.” McFarland said the violence in Charlottesville has highlighted the issue of racism. “There have always been hate groups and extremist groups,” McFarland said. “But what happened in Charlottesville has been the main topic of interest in the advisory board. I don’t think it is going to be easy to change an attitude so deeply embedded.” McFarland said every American should have the same goal. “None of us are fully American,” McFarland said. “We have all immigrated from somewhere. We should want to improve the quality of life for everyone, not just for a select group of people. A threat of justice anywhere is a threat of justice everywhere.” Draper-Moore said she could not be more proud of McFarland. “He is going to make such an impact in the Evansville community and on the USI student body,” Draper-Moore said. “He will to be a force to contend with in the years to come.”
and I love doing it. I would volunteer to do this job.” Bevers said this is the third time the university chapter has won the Edward H. McCune Distinguished Chapter award. “I was involved in Sig Tau Gamma when we first won the award in 1983,” Bevers said. “When I graduated in 1985, we were still regarded as the top fraternity on campus. We won the award again in 2013, and now in 2017. We hope to compete for the award next year and every year.” Bevers said while many fraternities are struggling, Sig Tau Gamma continues to flourish. “I am awfully proud of all of those men,” Bevers said. “The tradition of excellence I remember from when I was in college continues. They expect excellence from themselves. They make it happen year after year.”
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Day off filled with fun, friends
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A variety of water games and activities were available to students at Kramer’s Lake Monday afternoon. Gabi Baker, a public relations and advertising junior, said she played all the water games except the trapeze. “I won’t go on the trapeze,” Baker said. “It looks too scary.”
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Running quickly in the September grass, Sophie Effron caught the black frisbee. Shifting her feet, Effron’s suntanned skin glowed in the midday sun as she searched for a person to pass to. The business administration junior laughed as her friends bumped and pushed each other, trying to block Effron’s line of view. The group of friends, just moments before swimming in the lake, quickly dried their skin in the 80-degree weather. A thud of a bag on a cornhole board, the splash of a perfect landing in the water, and cheers of encouragement for a fearful trapeze swinger were the sounds that played as the background music for the Labor Day celebrations. Effron and her friends were just a few of the hundreds of students who attended Labor Day at the Lake, a free event hosted by the Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center on Kramer’s Lake Monday afternoon. This year marks the 17th Labor Day students have invaded the sandy waters. Kramer’s Lake is located on the grounds of New Beginnings Lakeside Church, only three miles from campus. The lake provides
students with slides, paddle boats, beach volleyball and a trapeze. The church staff partners with the RFWC to provide students with a free meal. “This is my first time at the event,” Effron said. “Last year I didn’t hear about it. I wasn’t involved enough on campus.” Effron said this year she has gotten more involved. “I went to Holiday World with the International Club,” Effron said. “It was my first ever university-hosted event. Getting involved has made such a difference. I know what is going on around campus for the first time.” Effron said getting involved has created unexpected friendships. “I joined the International Club and really just clicked with the people there,” Effron said. “I appreciate their cultural differences and listening to the interesting stories about their culture and customs. Most of my friends in International Club love to play soccer. I go and play with them, or I just watch from the sidelines.” Effron said Labor Day at the Lake is just one of the perks of becoming more plugged into the social life of campus. “I decided to come here with my friends and just play some ultimate (frisbee),” Effron said. “I used to play with my homeschool group, but it has been a while since I have played. It feels nice to throw around
with friends again.” Gabi Baker said she did not expect the turnout. The public relations and advertising junior said she expected the event to be popular, but not as popular as it was. “There are so many people here,” Baker said. “Sometimes I forget this many people go to USI.” Baker said she enjoyed all of the activities. “I have gone on a few of the waterslides and water games,” Baker said. “I won’t go on the trapeze; it looks too scary.” Mark Gregory, a senior RFWC assistant, said this is his first time helping with Labor Day at the Lake. “We started planning for this event about a month ago,” Gregory said. “It doesn’t take much though. A little planning, a little time, and students. I have been making food all day: rolling out meat and passing out icecream.” Gregory said the event is fully funded by students’ activity fees. “We know students don’t have money,” Gregory said. “This is just a nice event for students to come and enjoy Labor Day celebrations for free. They get free food, free fun and free t-shirts. It’s a great opportunity, and I am glad they take advantage of it.”
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‘Disjointed’: Insert pot joke here
“Disjointed” is a perfect example of why raw aggregate review scores shouldn’t be trusted without reading actual reviews. Ruth (Kathy Bates, showing her comedy chops), runs a marijuana dispensary in a magical version of California where recreational use of the drug has been legalized. This caused her half-black son Travis to return home and attempt to mold his mother’s shop into a profitable retail store. I bring up Travis being half-black because the show sure doesn’t let you forget. It’s as if his character was written as half-black and half-Jewish so every risqué joke the writers came up with, involving either Jewish people or black people, could be funneled into his mouth for a risk-free punchline. On the surface, this show feels like it’s been through the cynical studio wringer. It’s easy to imagine a studio executive demanding a show that captures the hip trends of today, and the idea of “Disjointed” barely beating out someone’s pitch for a fidget
AHS draws scares from 2016 election
Streaming on Netflix now spinner-focused reality show. Yet, at its core, I find this show has a lot of heart. It’s fun to piss on ideas that seem like corporate hack-jobs (see: “The Emoji Movie”). It seems most television critics ripping “Disjointed” a new orifice did it the misjustice of only watching the awkward pilot. Between ex-Daily Show writer Chuck Lorre and David “I worked on most sitcoms ever” Javerbaum, the creators have some serious pedigree. For every two lame jokes that fall flat, one pure moment of comedy pops up. Un-funny scene in which a guy can’t have sex because he keeps thinking about his mom that we’ve seen in every sex comedy ever? “Disjointed” expands this tired scene so each person has a mental copy of Ruth killing the mood until both real people leave and the shot is a split-screen of two versions of Kathy Bates bickering. Occasionally a joke or idea pops up so good it doesn’t feel like it fits in the show. One of the characters is Carter, an Operation Iraqi Free-
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Tuesdays on FX dom veteran, working as a security guard at Ruth’s shop. A recurring bit in each episode involves cutting to Carter as he begins to lose touch with reality and have a PTSD moment; out of nowhere a powerful animated beat poem about the hell that is PTSD plays. Seriously, these animations could be clipped out and win all kinds of awards. In the second episode, Carter relives some of the worst moments of his life playing out at the same time as different camera feeds on the store’s security system. By episode three the show halts its gags to have a responsible discussion on the effects of post-traumatic stress. One could argue this is a clumsy attempt to push the idea pot can magically fix most mental problems, but from the episodes I’ve seen “Disjointed” remains the best discussion of PTSD I’ve seen in a television show. Despite its faults, “Disjointed” delivers on what it promises in a way most streaming-exclusive shows can’t.
Throughout President Donald Trump’s campaign, the Internet made jokes about his candidacy with “American Horror Story: Trump” jokes. The creators of “AHS: Cult” seemed to take those jokes and translate them into a pretty terrifying premiere to its seventh season Tuesday. The episode begins with real clips and voiceovers from Trump and opponent Hillary Clinton, feeling more like a newsreel than an opening to a horror show. We’re introduced to two prominent, starkly different characters: Ally (Sarah Paulson), a woman suffering from paranoia who is devastated by Trump’s victory, and Kai (Evan Peters), a Mexican-hating, intensely aggressive Trump supporter--going as far as humping the television screen on election night. Oh, and there are killer clowns who have sex on watermelons. Is it even AHS if there’s not some sort of horrifying sex appeal? By implementing politics
into the show, some of the most intensely conflicting in history, at that, AHS creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk were bold. They took jabs at both the left and the right. Kai pulverizes Cheeto puffs and rubs it on his face and hands, whispering Trump-isms like “it’s gonna be huge.” Winter (Billie Lourd) asks, “Why didn’t CNN put a trigger warning before they announced the results?” Characters criticize Ally for voting for third-party candidate Jill Stein. While this definitely proved scary simply because it’s pretty close to American reality, I don’t believe we need a rehash of the election this entire season. If AHS decides to closely follow an election-centered plotline for the rest of Cult, seeing the candidate drama rehashed will grow weary. The clown bits (Twisty from Season 4 makes a return) were genuinely terrifying, and I have hope they’ll explore more of that as the series pans out. As an anthology series,
AHS must create new storylines and settings every season to keep viewers on their toes. With this premise, “AHS: Cult” has potential. It, so far, has utilized its familiar actors well---Peters quite convincingly portrays an absolutely scary version of a Trump supporter, making fangirls question whether they still find him attractive with Cheeto dust all over his face. Paulson seems to be playing a similar character to her other roles-- crying a lot and nobody believing her-- yet she is still as captivating on screen as ever. “American Horror Story” fell flat with last season, “Roanoke.” Comparing last season’s premiere to Cult’s, this season could get much, much scarier. Just the way we AHS fans like it.
Rating 5/5 BY Gabi Wy
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What makes a photographer by megan Thorne photo@usishield.com @MeganRThorne
Being a professional photographer is not pushing a button on your phone just for the ‘gram. Being a professional photographer isn’t taking a crappy shot and spending hours on photoshop editing every pixel to make it “look cool.” A professional photographer is someone who lays on the hard ground in hot weather, sweat dripping down their forehead as they wipe the condensation from their lens and brush grass and bugs from their skin. Having a major in photography is not a joke or a laughing matter. It’s waking up at 3 a.m. and driving around photographing individuals at all hours of the morning and then going to develop the film on 30 minutes of sleep. It was at this time when I realized being a photographer is pushing yourself to your creative and artistic limits on a daily basis, desperately hoping to be that one artist who invents a new way of photographing. Hoping that you’re good enough to break through the Instagrammers and Snapchatters who make your job seem like the easiest profession in the world. Living payment to payment because clients don’t understand hours of editing follow the three hour shoot you just did for dirt cheap. Being a photographer/artist is
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being told that your profession is something anyone can do. But it’s not. We study the latest camera models for hours, spend six to eight hours in the dark working on one photo’s exposure to get it just
advice columns such as: Dear Prudence, Dear Abby and, if you are a little tech-savvy, Captain Awkward. My goal is to provide a more local and similar service, while maintaining the format. You ask, I answer.
Dear Alex, I’m finding it hard to maintain a vegan lifestyle on campus because my options feel limited at USI. Where can I go on campus or in Evansville to eat? I’m practically starving! – Janie, Freshman
What is this? This is an introduction to a new segment that will appear weekly in The Shield. I’m certain that you’re familiar, or have at least heard of, popular
You’re right, Janie. Options do feel very limited for vegans and vegetarians, considering a lot of the on-campus restaurants don’t seem to have a diverse enough menu for people who choose those lifestyles. As a freshman, it’s likely you have a meal plan that would allow
right. I’m not saying if you take photos for fun you shouldn’t call yourself a photographer, but you shouldn’t criticize those of us who do it as a lifestyle. Honestly, you shouldn’t criti-
cize any art major for “not being hard” or an “easy way out.” Every week we sit through almost three hour classes with 12 hours of outside work a week. To you, it may seem like the easiest profession to have, but it’s
you to eat at the Loft, which offers the salad bar, the wok, and even the grill has a black bean burger (though they butter the buns, so make sure to ask that they don’t). The Eagle Express Store doesn’t have much in terms of food made to order that’s vegan, but they do provide fruits, vegetables and things like frozen pad thai, which is definitely vegan. I promise you don’t have to go too far out of your way to stay vegan. If the stuff on campus doesn’t satisfy, Schnucks is likely your best bet in terms of buying vegan groceries.
Alex, I’m afraid of the infamous “Freshman Fifteen.” How do I avoid gaining weight now that I’m not living at home and adjusting to a new diet? – Tucker, Freshman
not. And just for the record, I am well aware you have an app that can make professional quality photos for free, but please don’t compare my passion to a piece of technology.
Tucker, there’s a multitude of ways to prevent gaining 15 pounds. If your diet at home worked for you, and you were maintaining your weight, simply emulate what you were eating at home here. If that’s not possible for some reason, I highly recommend taking up running or checking out the RFWC. They offer personal trainers at no cost and they’ll work with you to help you achieve your goals; in your case, Tucker, maintaining your weight. If you’re not a fan of working out in front of someone, they have rooms unlocked and open with a lot of space to do bodyweight exercises. Good luck, Tucker!
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Campus modernization Take extra is refreshing, exciting step, reap
BY OSMAN BIEN AIME
orbienaime@eagles.usi.edu
I recently took notice of something USI had implemented on campus—a complete campus directory, programmed into a tablet. As small and insignificant as that may appear, it is a welcome sign of coming modernization to our campus. There are plenty of things at USI that can grind one’s gears a bit— construction has made traversing campus a little rough, parking can be a bit of a hassle, and the speedbumps seem designed to punish speeders with spinal fractures. But, they are all part of USI’s commitment to its students, and they should not distract from the steps USI is taking to improve its campus. When a student wants
something, there is no beating the simple process of “press a button, and get the thing.” This philosophy is no more apparent than with the recent announcement of the Tapingo system. Starting next year, Tapingo will allow students to have food delivered to them via a smartphone app. That is the kind of convenience that can only come from a university embracing modern methods and utilizing them to benefit the student body. And on the subject of convenience, let’s go back to the directories. There are plenty of students who just flounder without any idea of what is going on or who is who on campus. It is hard to keep up to date on campus events when you don’t even know where to go for information.
These directories are basically one-stop shops for students. They completely eliminate the problem by centralizing and organizing vital information. Well, they almost completely eliminate the problem. When I was using one recently, the news tab was nonfunctional. Personally, that is what I would be using the directories for most, so let us hope that gets finished soon. But on the whole, these two, seemingly miniscule additions to the on-campus experience signify a spirited effort by USI to bring itself into the current-day. It is a small start, but as more modern touches are added to the campus, we are going to see a change in how we interact with it. It is a change we can all agree will be most welcome.
THE EAGLE EXAMINER
extra benefits by Gavin Gaddis opinion@usishield.edu
Money only works as hard as the person spending it. I can (and have) pissed away most of a paycheck on overpriced food out of pure laziness. With a little bit of effort one can make significant budgetary changes with minimum time or up-front costs. Last Friday I “celebrated” getting a paycheck after living off $1.68 in my bank account for a week by eating breakfast on campus instead of making it at home. After soaking the cost of a to-go box, I was out 10 dollars for half a cup of eggs and a couple of biscuits. This was stupid. As I write this now in my kitchen, my keyboard now slightly smelling of olive oil, I’ve just combined enough garlic-roasted potatoes, scrambled eggs and an arguably unreasonable amount of cheddar cheese into individual containers that’ll keep me in breakfast for the rest of the week. Without coupons or rebates the total for a week’s
worth of breakfast bowls (which can and will be consumed as lunch and dinner because eggs are good any time of the day) comes to about $8.50. While not every student on campus has access to an oven to roast potatoes or a sizable fridge to stack their dorky plastic containers of food, this mentality can and will make a difference. One doesn’t have to be an extreme couponing fanatic to save money by investing a little more time and effort into their life. Dedicate a day to cooking ahead, or make the effort to go home for meals. Got a car? Download an app that tells you where the cheapest gas prices are in town. Plan ahead to shop for high-use ingredients at a discount retailer like Aldi or Ruler Foods instead of hitting up the neighborhood Walmart. This won’t reflect well on the Sodexo bottom line, but putting that little bit of extra time in will put plenty of pennies in your purse.
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Grab your brooms in time for Quidditch
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University alumnus Cole Musgrave, center, coach of the Quidditch team, goes over the rules of the game with new team members during the first practice of the year at the University of Southern Indiana, Aug. 31. Quidditch is a sport created by author J.K. Rowling in the popular ‘Harry Potter’ book series. The sport was adopted at USI in 2011 by Amber Lynn-Seibert and Lauren Maurer.
by Taylor o’neil hall sports@usishield.com @lieNOrolyaT
Flying on a broom can be difficult, with a lack of magic and the amount of gravity that exists on the Earth’s surface, but that hasn’t stopped the USI Quidditch team. The team was established as a club sport in 2011 by then sophomore English education major Amber Lynn-Seibert. It’s been six years since the team’s introductory meeting and even though Seibert and the other founding members of the team are long gone, USI students are still picking up their brooms and chasing after the golden snitch. “I liked Harry Potter and I played sports in high school, so I figured, this was perfect,” Kynzie Rayls, Quidditch team president, said. Rayls, a sophomore criminal justice major and chaser on the team, said she first learned about the USI Quidditch team at last year’s involvement fair, and she knew nothing about playing the sport other than its inspiration coming from the “Harry Potter”
series. One aspect of the game that surprised her the most is the level of physicality involved. “It’s very physical; we had someone get a minor concussion at one of our tournaments and somebody on another team had their elbow dislocated (last year),” she said. “It can be very physical, but you don’t have to be extremely athletic to play.” Rayls said she expects any new players the team adds this year to be just as unfamiliar with how Quidditch is played as she was going into her first practice, but the team has a veteran coach in Cole Musgrave to teach them as the season progresses. Musgrave, a 2016 USI alumnus, said at the beginning of last season he became the coach because he was the most experienced with Quidditch and had the most time to do it. He started on the USI Quidditch team in 2013 during his sophomore year at USI. He said an event the team was having called “Quidditch on the Quad” is what lead him to the team. “I went and tried out with one of my friends, and we fell in love with it,” he said. Musgrave said his desire to coach the team
Women’s rugby not nearing club sport status
comes from wanting to give back to the game that’s given him so much. “I’ve met some of my best friends through the team,” he said. “It’s been a lot of fun playing and anything I can give back to that team, I will gladly do.” The origin of Quidditch comes from “Harry Potter,” but that doesn’t mean potential members of the Quidditch team need to be familiar with it. Musgrave said Quidditch is a sport unlike anything else, and even though the inspiration for the sport is rooted in a popular book series, that’s only a part of the lore and not information necessary for understanding how the sport works. The team is planning to travel to Indianapolis Sept. 23 to compete in a tournament. After that, Rayls is working on a way for USI to host a tournament this semester, but nothing has been agreed upon yet. The team practices every Tuesday and Thursday from 8-10 p.m. at the Broadway Recreational Complex.
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Sept. 3 4-2
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Members of the 2017 Evansville Vandals women’s rugby team. The team is slated to compete against the Dayton Area Rugby Club (DARC) at the USI Rugby Pitch 10 a.m. Sept. 9.
by Taylor o’neil hall sports@usishield.com @lieNOrolyaT
Two years ago a USI women’s rugby club was in the works. The team, once formed and given club sport status, would function similarly to the men’s rugby team. Both teams would compete against other National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) teams and the eventual goal of vying for a NSCRO (the governing body for small college rugby teams) championship would top the team’s agenda every year. But that’s no longer the case. That’s where the Evansville Vandals women’s rugby club enters the equation. There’s still a team for USI women to play rugby for; it just isn’t through USI. Team President, Alex Macy, said she doesn’t see that as a bad thing. “You have a certain amount of time that you’re allowed to play rugby (in college), and if you’re out of that time, then you’re not allowed to play anymore,” the junior sports management major said. The policy Macy referred to is directly started within the NSCRO guidelines and reads: “NSCRO provides each student-athlete with five
(5) years to compete in collegiate rugby within a seven (7) year eligibility period from the date the student-athlete first enrolled in a university or college.” According to Macy, there are at least four members of the 18 on the team currently that would be disqualified from participating in any NSCRO sanctioned events. Macy said the NSCRO rules would prohibit who can join the team. As of right now, the team has no plans to pursue club sport status in the traditional sense, but they do plan on becoming a USI club. She said the team plans to do this so they’ll be able to participate in the involvement fair and utilize any other services USI clubs can take advantage of. To become a club, the team needs five USI students joining at the ground level, a full time USI employee to serve as the faculty adviser and a constitution to serve as the guidelines members must follow, Kyle Johann, program coordinator for student organizations and leadership, said. Johann said since the team has already established a faculty adviser, most of the leg work left for the team centers around writing and rewriting the organization’s constitution. “Even though their organization is built around
a sport, we still have them create a constitution that is much like any other student organization’s process,” he said. “... Once they go through the very beginning of the steps, they can start reserving space on campus as a new student organization.” Until the processes required for new organizations are completed, there will be a hold placed on the team which prevents registering for spaces on campus. Jenn Horn, an instructor in the English department, is on board as the team’s faculty adviser for the club. Horn is no stranger to contact sports, she plays on the Demolition City Roller Derby team in Evansville. That’s one of the reasons she was more than willing to serve as the women’s rugby club’s faculty adviser, once the club is officially established. Horn is also who the USI skate club, another proposed club in the process of obtaining club status, has selected to be the faculty adviser. “I think it’s important for women to have access to all kinds of sports, including those that tend to be a little more full contact,” she said. “I think women should have access to those kinds of sports and they don’t always.”
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Upcoming Games Women’s Golf Sept. 10-11 USI Screaming Eagle Golf Classic Evansville, IN
Men’s Golf Sept. 11-12 Murray, KY Murray State Invitational
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Volleyball Sept. 8-9 Dunn Hospitality Invitational Evansville, IN
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