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E-cigarettes smoke up campus despite policy By SHANNON HALL Staff writer Steve Bequette dipped tobacco for several years. When he played baseball, dipping was part of the sport. It was also easier to dip in a vehicle during his law enforcement days, before he came to USI as Public Safety Assistant Director. When the tobacco-free policy went into effect in July 2011, he quit dipping – “cold turkey.” “This is the longest I’ve ever gone. I can tell a difference. So it’s definitely a health benefit,” Bequette said. “It’s been tough.” But there is an alternative to smoking and chewing on campus that students choose to indulge in: e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes contain flavored water vapor with an option to infuse nicotine in it when a person takes a puff.

Hitler costume raises eyebrows By JAMES VAUGHN News editor A strength and conditioning trainer for USI’s softball team is under fire after photos surfaced of her dressed as Adolf Hitler with a swastika on her arm. The trainer, Chrissy Fowler, works with the university’s athletic program which hires independent contractors from time to time. She is not considered a university employee. Two photos, one of Fowler standing in front of a University of Southern Indiana AllAmericans sign in the Physical Activities Center and another of her posing with the team, were posted to the unofficial USI Ea-

gles Softball Fan Page Halloween morning. The photos have since been removed. Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications Kindra Strupp said the university became aware of the incident that evening when 14 News reached out to Media Relations Specialist Wendy Bredhold about the photos, which someone sent to the local NBC affiliate. Provost Ron Rochon said civil discourse is his mantra, and he plans to take this opportunity to educate the USI community. “We will learn a lesson from this,” he said. “Our core values will not be negotiated.” Rochon said he does not want

the softball team to be the highlight of this. “This will hopefully lead to some proactive, progressive and productive change,” he said. “Something like this that causes people pain concerns me. We have to be sensitive to our community.” Ashley Oglesby said she is not offended by Fowler’s costume. “I give points for creativity,” she said. “How many other people are you going to see dressed up as Hitler?” The junior criminal justice major said she is not prejudiced, and there is a place to draw the line when it comes to Halloween costumes. “Playing out the victim of cru-

el acts, in my opinion, is drawing the line,” she said. A story out of Michigan about a woman who dressed up as a Boston Marathon bombing victim offends her more. “The key factor is recency,” Oglesby said. “The more current the event is, the more offensive it becomes.” She doesn’t think a big deal would have been made if the costume was portraying a holocaust victim. “There are so few victims left to be hurt by it,” she said. Fowler had not responded to The Shield’s inquiry as of Wednesday morning.

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Graduate students establish international ties By ROBERTO CAMPOS Special to The Shield Tracy Snyder was a student in USI’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) in 2011 and took advantage of a study abroad opportunity. Students can study at Hochschule Osnabrück alongside the German university’s health professions students.

Snyder and other MHA and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students traveled to the German University of Applied Sciences, where Hochschule Osnabrück students and USI students taught one another about their respective culture’s healthcare systems. A group of nine students from the two programs left Saturday

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to embark on the annual November trip that made Snyder challenge her own beliefs. “(Going to Hochschule Osnabrück) made me and my classmate that went really think about our own healthcare system,” said Snyder, a 2012 graduate of the MHA program. “As you grow up in America, you don’t really think so much about the things

that you always take for granted. Going somewhere else and learning how they do healthcare really made us reevaluate our own system.” The students who traveled to Hochschule Osnabrück are the third group of students to participate in the adventure, which is planned around a one-week

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“I’ve heard rumors about it (e-cigarettes on campus), and I think that our campus proportionally follows local and national trends,” Bequette said. Most states are categorizing them with tobacco products, he said. According to a Washington Post article, four states and Washington D.C. have included e-cigarettes in indoor-smoking bans with three more following suit. The article also mentions nine more states that categorize e-cigarettes as tobacco products. USI also lumps e-cigarettes into its policy against cigarettes; therefore, “e-cigs” are not allowed on campus. “It was included because of the unknowns,” said Dave Enzler, Tobacco-Free USI Committee co-chair.

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USI steers clear of same-sex marriage debate By JAMES VAUGHN News editor USI has no current plan to take a public position on a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, said Kindra Strupp, assistant vice president for marketing and communications. So far, Indiana University, DePauw University and Wabash College have joined Freedom Indiana, a state-wide coalition working to defeat House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6), an amendment that, if passed, would permanently define marriage as between a man and a woman and would remove protections under current Indiana law for samesex couples. Purdue President Mitch Daniels, who supported the amendment as governor, declined to comment to the media about his current stance. The university has not taken a position, but the Purdue University Senate may discuss the issue in the next few weeks. IU’s Faculty Council unanimously voted on a resolution opposing HJR6, and endorsing the university’s decision to join Freedom Indiana at its Oct. 29 meeting. USI Faculty Senate ViceChair Jason Fertig said there are currently no resolutions on the table regarding HJR6 or Freedom Indiana. President Linda Bennett had not responded to The Shield’s request for comment as of Wednesday morning Public Relations Instructor Mary Beth Reese said it’s all about perception. “If an organization says they support something, they ultimately support everything

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News Briefs Reading series continues tonight USI’s RopeWalk Reading Series continues with a reading from author and poet Arisa White at 5 p.m. today in the Traditions Lounge in University Center East. White is the author of Disposition for Shininess, Post Pardon and A Penny Saved. Her first collection of poems, Hurrah’s Nest, won the 2012 San Francisco Book Festival Award for poetry. Her publications are available for purchase at the USI Campus Store and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. A reception and book signing will follow the reading.

USI to host lego tournament The University of Southern Indiana’s Southwest Indiana STEM Resource Center will host the 2013 USI FIRST® LEGO® League Qualifying Tournament Saturday in University Center East. More than 90 elementary and middle school students will be judged on a community project, robot design and USI FIRST® LEGO® League core values at 9 a.m. Teams will then compete in a robot game at noon in Carter Hall. More than 40 volunteers from USI departments, such as Engineering, Education and Volunteer Services will assist with the event.

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E-cigarettes continued from Pg. 1 The committee decided it wanted to promote a healthier environment. “Smoking (traditional) cigarettes does impact everyone either by litter or second-hand smoke,” Enzler said. Students may get away with smoking e-cigarettes because the vapor disappears quickly, and the odor doesn’t stay behind as long as traditional cigarette smoke does, he said. Enzler encourages anyone who uses e-cigarettes to at least take their habit to the parking lot. “Technically, the parking lots are tobacco-free, too, but it’s at least out of the way of those walking around on campus,” he said. Several new businesses selling e-cigarettes have popped up in the Evansville area. One of the main reasons people use e-cigarettes

study from Greece which shows people who use ecigarettes have an increase in heavy breathing. “But the research isn’t really there yet to know a whole lot,” she said.

Nicotine alone isn’t really a safe substance. Most people don’t use nicotine in high enough rates to really get nicotine poisoning, but it is possible. -Christine Johnston RFWC Assistant Director for Student Wellness

“Most of the research was done by the manufactures of e-cigarettes.” Other countries make e-cigarettes as well, Johnston said. “I’ve read three studies about e-cigarettes because really that’s all that’s out there,” she said. Johnston found one

Most people are dual users – and it’s hard to separate out what a traditional cigarette is doing and what the e-cigarette is doing. “The vast majority of people are using nicotine, so people are still using the addictive substance,” Johnston said.

Nicotine can increase heart rate and blood pressure. “Nicotine alone isn’t really a safe substance,” Johnston said. “Most people don’t use nicotine in high enough rates to really get nicotine poisoning, but it is possible. Some of the negative side-effects from tobacco smoking are attributed directly to nicotine itself.” The Tobacco-Free Policy is a campus-community effort, Bequette said. “The burden has been placed on building heads, department heads, directors and deans of colleges in their respective areas that in spirit of the policy – if you see someone not abiding by it, you ask them to stop,” he said. “Most people comply, but a lot of people try to skirt it, yes, as evident of cigarette butts on the ground outside in certain areas.”

Health continued from Pg. 1 period in November when Hochschule Osnabrück student’s classes are canceled – a period they call a “block week.” During the block week, the students are required to take seminar courses in subjects they’re either interested in or subjects that relate to their field of study. USI’s MHA and MSN programs developed a block week course as well. Kevin Valadares, health administration program director, is leading this year’s group to Osnabrück. He is a firm believer in the educational and social gains from the experience. “It’s not just about, ‘Oh, it’s really interesting, look

at their health care system. Look how different it is. Or this food is so different,’” Valadares said. “It’s an interaction with someone who we have conversations with, and that can get pretty deep. Sometimes it can get a little awkward because we start to think about why do we believe certain things and do certain things.” The Hochschule Osnabrück trip taken by MHA and MSN students is the only study abroad program offered to USI graduate students. Valadares, who traveled to the German university in 2010, established a connection between their health profession’s pro-

gram and USI’s health profession’s programs. USI’s International Programs and Services (IPS) has more than 100 university partnerships around the globe that students can take advantage of. However, for graduate students, it’s harder to study abroad. “It’s a little bit more difficult sometimes to study abroad because they’re in very structured programs,” said Andrea Barnard, assistant director of IPS. “It’s important that we do have programs, like what Dr. Valadares is doing, that works for graduate students.” Before returning to the U.S., Valadares and the group will be traveling to

HAN University of Applied Sciences, located in Nijmegen, Netherlands, to give presentations. It’s also an attempt to make a connection with another international university where future MHA and MSN students could study abroad. “What’s interesting is seeing your healthcare system through the eyes of somebody else,” Valadares said. “It doesn’t matter what it is – it’s the health care system, it’s the educational system, it’s the culture. Seeing it through another person’s eyes really makes it interesting. They ask the questions perhaps that we don’t ask because we live it.”

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is to stop smoking actual cigarettes. “There is a lot of conflicting research out there,” said Christine Johnston, RFWC assistant director for student wellness.

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Craig Ehlen has received many awards and accolades. The accounting professor took home the Faculty Recognition Award from the USI Alumni Association on Founder’s Day. Ehlen was presented the award by his former student and Alumni Association President Kyle Wininger. “He was very deserving of the award and I was honored to be able to be a part of it and present him with it,” Wininger said. Wininger said the auditing class he took with Ehlen was one of the most beneficial classes he took at USI because Ehlen tied his real life experiences into what they learned in the classroom. “When you get an accounting degree, it really opens a lot of doors for the students,” Wininger said. “Dr. Ehlen was good at showing us what some of those opportunities could lead to and which path his students might be the best fit in. He mentors all of his

students to be successful in the industry. “ Wininger said Ehlen also deserved of the award because of the impact he’s had on the local and regional business community and the impact his students have made throughout the region. Ehlen has had over 35 articles published in academic and professional journals. He is an active member of multiple professional organizations and he previously served as President of the Indiana CPA Educational Foundation. The Indiana CPA Society named Ehlen Outstanding Accounting Educator in 2001, but the latest award comes from his fellow faculty members and former students. Request for nominations were sent to everyone in the USI community, including over 33,000 alumni. The Alumni Association Board’s Executive Committee reviews the nominations and selects a recipient. The recipient of the award gets to give out a $1,500 scholarship to a

student of their choice. Students like that Ehlen makes even the most uninteresting topics stimulating with his real life experiences. “He has had a lot of experience in auditing for big and small firms,” said Aaron McCullough, accounting and finance major. “I like hearing those real stories because a lot of times we just get the textbook and with him it’s a lot of what I am going to see out in the real world.” McCullough said Ehlen is always very loud and commanding of the class, so you’re always alert and paying attention. “He keeps the class fun. He keeps you engaged and he keeps it honest with you,” McCullough said. “He tells you straight if we need to start doing better.” Accounting major Brande Springer said Ehlen’s real life perspective on the subject matter is what makes the difference between a dull and an alluring class. “When I first came in I thought this guy was going to make us do all this crazy work,” Springer said. “But

all of it has been beneficial.” Like many others, Springer said her favorite part of the class was Ehlen’s stories. She said his stories flush out the dry arguments of auditing. Associate Dean of the College of Business Brian McGuire said Ehlen takes pride in being a CPA and a certified fraud examiner. He said since he arrived at USI in 1989 as a visiting professor, he has always been student-centered. “He is a big follower of USI athletics,” McGuire said. “He spends a lot of time at USI and he is engaged with the students.” Wininger added that Ehlen was a great asset to the university. “The students that have the opportunity to have him as a professor are extremely blessed. He goes above and beyond what many people would think of as a normal professor,” he said. “He really cares about students. He really cares about that accounting profession. He makes sure his students are prepared to go into the industry.”

Debate continued from Pg. 1 related to that,” Reese said. She said stances often reflect what a business is about. “Some universities are probably doing it to reflect diversity of employees and diversity of students,” Reese said. According to the DePauw, DePauw President Brian Casey’s main concern is the potential negative impact that such an amendment can have on employing faculty and staff who do not support HJR6.

If enacted, it would alter the state constitution to prohibit any future legislatures from passing a law that would allow same-sex couples to legally marry or one that would allow any legal protections for civil unions or domestic partnerships. The bill will be discussed in the Indiana General assembly’s legislative session in January. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Main: ROTC members reach the finish line as they return to campus. Top right: USI student smiles even during pouring rain. Middle right: Runners tread through bad weather. Bottom right: Registered runners gather in the PAC to gain information about the route.

500 people, 18.6 miles across campus

By ARIANA BEEDIE Features editor

The Norwegian Run, a course compiled of 18.6 miles, gave students and soldiers a chance to test their endurance Saturday. The run was sponsored by Nils Johnansen, a retired utility officer from Norway, who received permission from his regiment to host the activity on campus. “We did the road march in Alaska, and when the ROTC department came

here, we thought it’d be a cool thing to do here,” Johansen said. “It’s not a super iron man thing to do, but it is enough of a challenge that any soldier can do it.” The first foot march included 15 to 20 people, he said. “For males, you have to do it in four and a half hours or less, but there are different times for age and gender,” he said. “Either you want to finish and get the medal, or you want to do it as an athletic event

and have the bragging rights.” It’s pretty exceptional, he said. Chris Dalrymple, military science instructor and USI graduate, has participated in the foot march since he was an undergraduate, and hosted the event for the past two years. “The event was outstanding, but the weather didn’t cooperate like it was supposed to,” Dalrymple said. “Unfortunately, the first half it rained on them,

which added another level of difficulty in completing the task.” Due to the weather conditions, participants were dealing with injuries while trying to finish the race. “When the feet get wet they have a tendency to slide in the boots, causing more friction points,” Dalrymple said. “We did see some pretty nasty blisters on the feet this year, but those people toughed it out until the end.” This year the event had more than 500 par-

ticipants, and only a few people didn’t complete the task, he said. “We had a large number of people that pushed all the way through,” Dalrymple said. Along with USI student soldiers that participated, there were also several non-military student participants. “We actually had 10 to 15 percent of everybody that participated were non-military,” he said. “So as the event grows, we hope more people would

be interested in competing in the Norwegian foot march.” Kellar Walsh, senior company commander, helped register individuals and has for the past four years. “The run went really well,” Walsh said. “We’ve also had a lot more people complete this year than I’ve seen in the past.” The course is tough, and it’s not something people can come out and try for fun, he said.

Women’s Empowerment Week on campus I Love Myself campaign

On Monday USI hosted an ‘I Love Myself’ campaign outside the University Centers to share what women love about themselves.

Today’s Activity “Girls, Let’s Talk” Guest speaker Tish Norman empowers women to re-define themselves with respect, humility, refinement and a positive self image at 7 p.m. today.

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Column: Guitarist takes on solo project

By ARIANA BEEDIE Features editor

Jesse Gallamore plays drums, guitar, piano and sings in a one-man band. His solo project has been in the making for a few years but is now ready for show, he said. “I basically sit down at a drum kit and have a guitar strapped on and try to play my way through some songs,” Gallamore said. “I always tend to have (a) side project happening.” To keep things more simple, Gallamore selftitled his current solo project. “For this, I really like the idea of keeping it under my name so that any time I play a show I can do whatever I want,” Gallamore said. “If I want to play a completely different style, or play with instru-

ments that people aren’t used to seeing me play, it leaves it completely wide open.” With a name, there’s a concept and limitations where a specific sound is developed, he said. The Evansville native played around town but found a more stable venue at Hacienda over the past couple years. The 31-yearold worked there and uses the connections avidly. “It’s a really interesting environment, but I like that,” he said. “I like that it’s being put in front of people who wouldn’t normally reach out for it.” Oddly enough, that ended up being beneficial for him, Gallamore said. He began playing multiple instruments at once because he didn’t have a band behind him. “I started to think about

songs in terms of if I could play this all by myself,” Gallamore said. “Being a drummer with independence helps a lot.” Gallamore, a guitarist at heart, depends on his drumming skills to separate the playing of different instruments in his mind, while playing them all at once in person. “The independence that you have to have with your different limbs while you play drums,” he said. “And the separation, like I’ll look at my right hand on the guitar, which could almost act like a snare drum.” It’s more like not taking something out but adding a melody to it, he said. Among the many places Gallamore plays in Evansville, Lanhuck’s is a favorite. “I’m open to playing

wherever as long as I can do whatever I want,” he said. Gallamore received a mastered copy of his recorded track, “Snub Out The Clocks,” which he plans to distribute and hopefully put on vinyl. “A few of the songs came about when I was trying to do the solo set, so that I could see where I needed to strip certain things out,” said Gallamore. “I think it makes it sound a little more focused than it would have if I (just would have) had free reign in a studio.” They’ve taken their time to grow into what they are now, he said. Gallamore mastered these songs and didn’t release them until years later because he wanted perfection. “I didn’t want to put out

these songs and have them be half the potential that they could be,” Gallamore said. “So that’s (why) some of them are a few years old, because it took me that long to learn how to pull it off.” Gallamore picked up a guitar at 17, and he became heavily involved with several legendary Evansville bands like Mock Orange and Stationary Odyssey. “Jamming with friends benefits me in the way of growing more confidence with doing that in front of people,” he said. “If you’re with your friends and you’re all just creating on the spot there’s an element of confidence you have to have to know what you’re going to try may not be worth it, but the risk is.”

College Democrats want students to dip toes in politics

By BOBBY SHIPMAN Special to The Shield

USI’s College Democrats club plans to increase student involvement in politics. The organization reverted to grass roots this year with all-new members and freshmen leadership. “We don’t have any of the same members as in years past so we are just kind of re-launching, trying to find ourselves,” said Sam Brinson, College Democrats vice president. The freshmen biology major said he would like to see Democrats become more involved in 2014. “All of our success will be on our current members,” Brinson said. “It’s a new face, our take on how the democrats should be run on campus.” The group has 40 members, with eight to 10 who

attend meetings regularly. The Democrats have several events planned for the semester. In addition to having volunteered at “Boo at the Zoo,” in Oct., the Democrats plan to host a coat drive in late November that will bring together many USI organizations, including the College Republicans. Coats donated benefit the Vanderburgh County School Corporation. An unofficial bipartisan debate is set for Nov. 14 between 5 and 6 p.m., with the official debate set for some time in December which will incorporate anyone on campus looking to join. “We want to talk about moral and social issues that directly correspond to the national level, and that we feel will be relevant to college students,” College

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Democrats President Cory Ray, said. The College Democrats also plan to host a tabling event in the near future. “We will have a table set up with a couple laptops where we will run the program and people will be able to figure out where they lean politically,” the freshmen political science major said. “We will ask questions on the students’ opinions on certain issues and kind of point them to which party they belong in.” The event’s main focus is to get students at USI politically involved, and is open to students on campus looking to get informed on local political issues. “We want to share what our beliefs are, what it is to be a Democrat,” said Ray. “We just really want people to know that poli-

Was The Same” Drake

“Nothing Was The Same,” the third studio album released by Drake, is a major production improvement from his former album, “Take Care.” “We have the type of nights where morning comes too soon, and nothing was the same,” Drake said on “Come Thru.” “Nothing Was The Same” was released Fall 2013 on Cash Money Records, and thrilled fans around the world. This album is way different from “Take Care,” in the sense that Drake raps from a different place. It’s like “Take Care” was the beginning of super-fame, but “Nothing Was The Same” is Drake dealing with the fame and reflecting on coming up from Toronto. “Nothing Was The Same” sold more than 658,000 copies in the first week of release and debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. In 15 tracks, Drake lets the listeners know how he’s been taking fame. Tracks like “Come Thru” and “Own It” discuss former lovers and those confusing situations involving women. The deluxe version includes two bonus tracks, “Come Thru” and “All Me,” featuring rappers 2 Chainz and Big Sean. Another addition to “Nothing Was The Same” is Drake’s singing. He sings more on this album that I’ve heard in previous albums. It’s a nice change. The only rapper featured on the standard edition is Jay-Z, which gave Drake the chance to showcase his rhyme improvements. Even though the album is an improvement in many ways for Drake, I wasn’t as impressed as I was with his former album, “Take Care.” The Canadian rapper has definitely come a long way, and has even longer to go in the rap industry. Rating 4/5

tics is a relevant thing in their lives, and when they get out of college it will become increasingly more important to them, whether they realize it or not.” Ray said he looks to host an event where guest speakers from Vanderburgh and Monroe County Democrats can speak to students on political topics. They also plan to have movie nights consisting of pizza and political movies, he said. Ray said there are advantages and disadvantages to having brand new members. “We don’t have a base to go off of. We are starting completely new, so we are inexperienced in some areas,” he said. “That is also our benefit. Being new we have the opportunity to create our own group that reflects directly

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on how much effort we put into it.” Adjunct instructor of ethics and political science Janis Du Bois, said starting from grass roots could be a great way for the organization to effect change in the political climate. Du Bois led the College Democrats in Fall 2008 as president, after she joined the organization in Fall 2007. At the time she was involved, there were approximately 20-25 members with 10-12 regular attendees, she said. “I think people are very individualistic here,” Du Bois said. “We are a different mind-set of democrats, here in Indiana, than might be in California or Washington D.C.” Starting from scratch will bring a totally different perspective as far as the current political cli-

mate and what they want to see happen. It will also bring some fresh ideas on how to energize people in the political movement, she said. Anyone interested in a political group, whether it is College Democrats or Republicans should join, Du Bois said. “It is good to get different perspectives,s because in some instances there really isn’t as much as a discord as we’d like to think,” Du Bois said. “In the political climate today it is important to try and facilitate a big bipartisan perspective and to have some common ground to meet on, especially with what’s going on in Congress.”

“Everything is Debatable” Hellogoodbye Hellogoodbye has come a long way since hitting the airwaves back in 2004, when it released its self-titled ep. The band is no longer the raw synth, heavy, happy, pop band it was nine years ago, but a band that stayed true to its sound while also maturing. Now on its third studio album “Everything is Debatable,” a great product when a band comes together to make music no matter who the members are. “Everything is Debatable” is a mature down temp mix between Passion Pit, MGMT and Vampire Weekend. “And Everything Becomes a Blur” kicks the album off right with a glimpse of the old sound, with a synth intro beat that carries through the song. It was a great start to the album, but the energy is stuck in neutral for the rest of the songs. The middle of the album, between tracks four and eight, kind of blend together, which makes it hard to continue the album. You can’t tell what sound you’re listening to or thinking that you have already listened to the album. After getting through the middle I was rewarded with the last few track like “Die Young, Die Dumb; Not Soon” that made the album better with driving guitars, funky synth and catchy lyrics that make Hellogoodbye. I really dislike the lack of up-beat songs on the album. With the energy in Hellogoodbye’s last album, I expected something that would get me going, but it fell short with a majority of its album. I know it’s a part of maturing over the years, but that’s what really got me hooked on Hellogoodbye. I was really looking forward to Hellogoodbye, to keep the sound from “Would it Kill You” but it didn’t “Everything is Debatable” is still a good album, but not on par with Hellogoodbye’s pervious works. Rating 3/5

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Jessie-isms: Women, imagine what if... By JESSIE HELLMANN Opinion editor This is the beginning of my new column, endearingly titled “Jessie-isms.” The Shield’s sports editor adopted this term for my tweets. He says most of them are only something I could say. So, out of the usual joking around that happens in the office, we decided I should take one tweet of the several thousands (exaggeration) I send out a week. So, here it goes. “@jessiehellmann 28 Oct Imagine the things us women could do if we bonded together instead of fighting against each other.” But really. This tweet is especially relevant as this week has been dubbed “Women’s Empowerment Week” by the Panhellenic

Council. Anyone who knows me well enough will know that I’m somewhat of a feminist. I don’t tolerate sexist jokes. I demand equal rights in the work place. I don’t take being whistled at very well, and I don’t let a man call me a b*tch or a slut just because they didn’t get what they wanted from me. But this isn’t just a standard I hold to men. I hold women to it as well.

I can’t stand it when I hear women putting their sisters down. The name calling, the shaming, the jealousy and the pure hatred I sometimes see women exude toward each other is shocking. Do you ever wonder why you don’t see men rolling their eyes at another man who is attractive when he walks into the room? This is something we see women do all the time. It’s like we can’t stand to look at women who are just as beautiful as us. As women, we should stand together and build each other up instead tearing each other down. We’ve come too far, from gaining the right to work and the right to vote, to demolish it by being each other’s enemies.

USI needs to reach out By BRENNA WU Staff writer We are past the halfway point of the semester. In my history class, around 10 out of the 30 of my classmates have dropped the class. Some students are starting to realize that USI is not the college for them. I see USI as a home for everyone. How do we start to advertise that aspect to potential students as well as students already on campus? How does USI make people love the campus they are a part of? USI needs to get out into the community. People all around the Evansville community have no idea what USI has to offer. For example, USI has the lowest tuition cost in

Indiana. We also have a number of clubs and organizations to offer students. When I attended Reitz Memorial High School, colleges came and visited. Only a few students asked the representatives particular questions, though. USI needs to reach out to more high school students, which would show the community how unique and special the campus and students are here at USI. My suggestion is having combined service projects with each high school. High school students would love to work with college students. They could be asking questions as well as helping out the community: killing two birds with one stone.

Marriage isn’t for you By JAKE TAPELY Staff writer There’s been a recent surge on social media of the liking and sharing of a blog post titled, “Marriage isn’t for you.” I was initially uninterested in this. However, as more and more of my Facebook friends got involved, I felt that it was in my best interest to check it out. This clearly had something to offer, I thought, if so many people – many

of which I consider to be knowledgeable and astute – were putting so much of their time into it. I thought wrong. Now, I’m not saying that the blog, which was written by ForwardWalking.com Editor-in-Chief Seth Adam Smith, has absolutely no insight to offer about marriages or relationships in general; however, I do think that what it does offer isn’t really the truth – at least not in its entirety. The main idea that

Smith proposes is that marriage (or, by extension, a relationship) should be a selfless venture, but that just isn’t the way it works. Think about it. Relationships are composed of two people, and both of those people, regardless of their “unity,” are separate beings that have their own wants and desires. Sure, relationships involve sacrifice and compromise, but it should go both ways. It’s true: marriage isn’t

only for you. It is partially for you. I would hope that any person I care about cares about me in return. I deserve to be valued, and I should be granted the sliver of selfishness that each of us are entitled to. Human nature is a balancing act in and of itself, so why would relationships not function in this same way? The notion of selfishness often gets thwarted as being putrid or undesirable because, if not kept

in check, it can easily become these things. But if you’re thinking enough about yourself and what you want, you will find that you aren’t likely to surround yourself with people who don’t understand the mutuality of relationships. I feel that much of what Smith says in his blog post almost goes without saying. In fact, it’s what he doesn’t say that carries the most weight in my mind.

Library needs to expand hours By BLAKE STAYROOK Staff writer After being around campus during these first two months of school, I have realized it is very hard to find a quiet place to study. Even at the library, there is always a struggle to find an available study room. Rice Library is currently open 7 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, with restricted hours on the weekend. For me, this is the only option I have to study for my pre-

nursing classes. I currently live in the on-campus apartments with three roommates who have completely different study habits. At night, I need a place to escape from loud music and find a quiet spot; however, I need to escape to a place that I can stay at later than midnight. So far, I have had to cut many of my studies short, either with a group or by myself, and I think there needs to be a change. A

library open 24 hours a day will not only allow students to study to their full potential, but open up new job opportunities for students looking for work. For students like me who are up studying anyway, why not get to work at the same time? I came to USI to study and to learn, but I have found many limitations. We pay enough to use the library, students should be allowed to do just that.

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Rugby advances to regional semifinals for first time By JIMMY PYLES Staff writer In a rugby regional quarterfinal rematch against the University of WisconsinParkside (UWP), Southern Indiana came out on top 24-17, advancing to the regional semifinals after winning its second consecutive Indiana Division III State Championship. The Eagles win over UWP marked the first time in school history the club has advanced past the regional quarterfinals. “They have played differently than any team we have ever played. They are really smooth with everything they do,” Scrumhalf Tyler Pipes said. “That’s why the game is 80 minutes, so we can adapt to their way of playing.” Both sides came out aggressively, and UWP found the try zone midway through the first half, but failed to convert the kick. USI then put up 14 unanswered points, including a try from fullback Adam Ferrari to end the first half. In the second half, the

Rangers came out strong scoring two tries backto-back to tie the game at 17-17. But, with about six minutes left in the match, Pipes found his way into the try zone after coming off a scrum, to put the Eagles up by seven after Flyhalf Doug Rose’s conversion kick was good. “It felt amazing,” Pipes said. “I feel lucky about sneaking this win out.” The goal was to go out, put points on the board as fast as possible, said Doug Rose. “A lot of times, if we’re stuck with 15 meters left, it’s better to get just three points up on the board,” Rose said. “We kept chipping out three point(ers), which really hurt their ego and keeps our momentum building.” USI scored off its first conversion kick about seven minutes into the match. Rose made three of the four conversion kicks on the day. “This was the most powerful team that we have seen so far this year.

It was good feeder going into Midwest Tournament,” Rose said. “Though the team was very physical, USI made the match harder on themselves,” Head Coach Kurt Murrell said. “We were dominant in a lot of areas in the game, but made too many mistakes that let them back into the game.” Murrell said costly mistakes by the Eagles kept the match in doubt for a long period. “We (would) spill the ball over, then they would end up scoring, so we made it more nerve-racking than it needed to be.” The team will need to rest before getting back to work for their next matches, Murell said. “These guys looked a little tired in spots, and they shouldn’t be at this point in the season which means we need some rest,” Murrell said. The team has a week off before heading to Elkhart, Ind., for the regional semifinals and finals on Nov. 16.

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Flyhalf Doug Rose breaks away from the University of Wisconsin Parkside players during the regional qualifier match.

Lady Eagles look for improvement after UE loss By PAT HICKEY Staff writer There was a reason why University of Southern Indiana women’s basketball Head Coach Rick Stein scheduled the University of Evansville for another preseason exhibition game at the Ford Center. The Purple Aces run a motion offense and play man-to-man defense, which is true of most teams the Eagles will play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) this upcoming season. The only difference is that Division I teams play at a faster pace than Division II. UE proved that quickness in a 78-68 win over USI on Saturday afternoon, in which UE led USI by double-digits for more than 60 percent of the game. “We could have practiced for 10 hours and not got out of it what we got out of this game,” Stein said. “(Evansville) really got in our face early and their pressure defense was solid. Game speed is something we’re always trying to be at in practice. But it’s not until you get in this type of environment that it shows you the game is fast and you have to be ready every possession.” Despite committing 22 turnovers and shooting 34 percent from the field— including 3-for-15 from 3-point range in the first

half—the Eagles still managed to score 68 points in 81 possessions. That was due, in large part, to getting to the free throw line 32 times; but, USI had its fair share of open looks at the basket. They just couldn’t seem to find the bottom of the net for the first 15 minutes. “I think as we got into the second half, we took care of the ball a little bit better,” Stein said. “I thought, in both halves, we had some open looks. We had the ball in the right place a lot of times. That tells me a lot of good things are to come offensively.” The Aces led by 13 at halftime. Following that, the Eagles switched from having two post-players in the paint to just one. That helped in transition defense, and it opened up the floor considerably for its guards, who were able to find a consistent rhythm offensively. There was a brief moment in the second half where USI could have done some damage. With 7:51 left in the game, senior guard Stephanie Carpenter knocked down consecutive 3-pointers in a span of 25 seconds to cut the USI deficit to four. But the Aces responded quickly with an 11-2 run on clutch free throw shooting and 3-pointers by junior forward Mallory Ladd and sophomore guard Laura Friday to push its

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Junior forward/center Mary O’Keefe goes up against UE player at Saturday afternoon’s game in the Ford Center.

lead back to double-digits for good. “We really just took too long to feel (the game) out,” said Carpenter, who led USI with 20 points. “We weren’t really prepared to play our game. They were ready to go and we weren’t. We had a lot of open looks and we just weren’t hitting them.” The much-anticipated matchup between Ladd

and USI junior forward Anna Hackert was nostalgic. Both won a state championship as teammates at Evansville Memorial High School in 2009. Ladd fouled out but had a team-high of 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Hackert—a Super 16 preseason All-American— had a double-double of her own with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

“I think we were more patient in the second half,” Hackert said. “In the first half, we were rushing everything. Once we calmed everything down and let the play develop, we picked up a lot of fouls and got to the free throw line.” USI will host Asbury University for its seasonopener at noon on Saturday at the Physical Activities Center (PAC). The

Eagles open the regular season schedule with four straight home games, including the opener on Saturday. USI welcomes long-time rival Kentucky Wesleyan to the PAC Nov. 26. The Panthers left the GLVC conference after last season and moved to the newly created Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

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View from the Cone: Eagles cross country program defines dominance through years By ZANE CLODFELTER Sports editor Quietly, there are two Southern Indiana athletic programs that continue to have a run of dominance in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). They don’t garner as much attention as they deserve, but the success accomplished by these teams has never happened before on this campus. USI Head Coach Mike Hillyard and the men’s and women’s cross country teams have dominated the GLVC for the last ten years, and their team resume backs that up. The men’s team won its ninth consecutive GLVC Championship and were led by the GLVC Runner of the Year, Johnnie Guy. Guy’s sophomore campaign has already surpassed his stellar freshman season on campus, and his time of 23:46.00 in the GLVC Championships came within three seconds of breaking the all-time school record set by GLVC and USI Hall of Famer Jim Nolan. The women continued their dominance as well, winning their fifth GLVC title in the last six seasons, totaling 56 points and topping second-place Wisconsin-Parkside by 19

points. The Eagles run of success is not only stellar - it’s legendary. Year after year, Hillyard has the difficult task of replacing All-American runners, and time after time he delivers freshman and transfer students who make the transition process easy and painless. If you are a runner in the GLVC and want to win a title, you know the title quest runs through USI. So far, no one has even come close to taking that trophy away from the Eagles. Hillyard added to the sweep of GLVC honors of the Eagles, by winning the men’s and women’s GLVC Cross Country Coach of the Year honor for the 17th and 18th times respectively. Over the last 10 years, both cross country programs combined have won 70 percent of the titles

awarded by the conference, finishing in second the other 30 percent of the time. This run is extraordinary and must be recognized. Don’t be surprised if the Eagles continue their impressive pace of running this weekend in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Championships in Somers, Wis. Hillyard and the Eagles’ scheduled invitational meets based on other teams’ participation in the event throughout the regular season. USI was able to get a better idea of opponent habits from observing tendencies in previous meets. The Eagles also benefited by competing week in and week out against Division I opponents. Before the USI runners advance further with the NCAA Division II Championships, take a step back and soak in the dominance that the USI cross country program has already been able to accomplish. The university’s athletic success amongst all of its NCAA varsity sports is impressive, and one could argue that the flag bearer of the program, right now, would be cross country. I would agree, this run of success is an amazing feat.

Sports Briefs Men’s Basketball

Eagles selected 18th in NABC preseason poll The University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team was ranked 18th in the NABC/Division II Preseason Top 25 poll. The Eagles were also ranked 23rd in the Division II Bulletin Top 25 preseason poll last month and have been selected in preseason polls 20 times over the last 22 seasons. In addition to the Screaming Eagles in the NABC/Division II poll, fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference members Bellarmine is ranked fourth and while Drury is eighth. Drury comes into the season as the defending NCAA Division II National Championship. Bellarmine is fifth in the Division II Bulletin poll, while Drury is 16th. The NABC/Division II poll is considered the official poll for NCAA Division II Basketball and media publications. The Eagles open the regular season schedule Nov.19, at Kentucky Wesleyan College, before opening the home schedule Nov. 23, in a game against Lake Erie College.

Weekend Update: Men’s soccer USI 2 Bellarmine 1

Volleyball USI 3 Truman State 1 USI 3 Quincy 0

Women’s soccer USI 0 Bellarmine 3

Women’s basketball USI 68 Evansville 78

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