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Students will return to newly renovated English classrooms By RACHEL CHRISTIAN Staff writer The Orr Center will receive a face-lift within the next month thanks to renovations taking place in the building. The English department outgrew the Liberal Arts building and transferred its classrooms to the Orr Center three years ago. The department has phased in renovations as funding became available, but the major renovation will take place over the summer. Construction will start the week after finals and finish before classes begin in the fall. The project’s budget is estimated between $200,000 and $250,000. Plans include updating classroom spaces on the east side of the building, updating computer labs on the second floor and technology in all of the classrooms. It will allow for more classroom space that is adaptive to different students’ learning styles and needs. “The new classroom format will most likely include small tables with detached chairs that can be easily reconfigured to accommodate different teaching styles,” said Stephen Spencer, English department chair. Michael Mohr, one of the main architects on the project, said the renovations are needed. “They haven’t really updated the classrooms much since they’ve been built,” Mohr said. “It’s one of those things that needs to be done.” There are still some discussions about what kind of furniture will be used in the renovated classrooms and how that furniture will affect the budget. Other aspects of the construction are fairly basic and should progress smoothly over the summer, Mohr said. Some English majors are excited to see the changes the renovations will bring. “I think construction on the Orr Center will be very beneficial to students,” said Casey Gillingham. “It’s one of the oldest buildings on campus, and that definitely shows.” Fellow English major Kaleb Sullivan was unaware of the planned renovations and said he prefers classrooms in the Orr Center to classrooms in the Liberal Arts Center.
RED BUS PROJECT
Photos by BLAKE STAYROOK/The Shield Kaitlin Clawson, an exercise science major, and Nate Sanders, a pre-nursing major, comb through thrift store items inside the double decker bus parked on campus Tuesday afternoon. The Red Bus Project aims to raise awareness about the needs of orphans as well as the funds to help support them. It is a college program for Show Hope, an organization that provides grants to families who want to adopt children. Students could purchase clothes, donate clothes and sign up for orphan trips and internships. According to the project’s website, it has raised nearly $50,000 since its launch in 2012. The bus, which travels from college to college, was on the campus of Indiana State University Wednesday. It will be at Illinois State University today.
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Food provider competes with West Side to meet student needs By SHANNON HALL Staff writer With long lines during lunch and a person almost always at one of the food options on campus, it’s no secret college students love to eat. The Shield dove into two of the common complaints it has heard the most over the past few years. Hours Freshman Spanish education major Corinne Gentry lives on campus, and has problems getting dinner on the weekend. Both she and her roommate didn’t have cars last semester, and with The Loft closing at 6:30 p.m., there were few options for them. The Loft is the only food option open on Saturday on main campus. It’s also the latest that stays open on Friday – until 7 p.m., which is when Gentry usually eats. Her only option last semester was to take the METS bus. But it doesn’t run on the weekends. She said she could have “bummed” people for rides. “But I don’t want to ask people to do that,” she said.
with no classes, the following closed both Friday and Saturday. The Eagle Express Conve- Friday is a slow day, too. “If the school is closed, we’re nience Store (C-Store) is open, Briggs wants people to think closed,” Briggs said. but for those living in the resi- of Sodexo as a regular restauBut because of a lack of studence halls, it can be a walk to rant. dents, Briggs said Sodexo has grab dinner. “A regular restaurant has a never been open on the Saturday Gentry, who has a car on cam- steady customer base – they following Good Friday since he pus now, usually buys food that have the ups and downs, but started in 1997. she can make “We have in her room or to have an X goes out to fast amount of cusFAST FACTS: food places on tomers – even the weekend. on Sundays April 30: Study Day Hours “I underwe’re slow,” stand that Briggs said. The Loft 4:30 – 8 p.m. we’re a com“They still did Burger King 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. muter school, one-third (of) but there are the sales it Sub Connection 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. still people normally does Starbucks 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. who live on (on a Sunday). C-Store 8 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. campus,” she It all revolves said. around cusS o d e x o tomer counts.” General ManBriggs said COMPARE ager Chris if he had a stuPRICING Briggs said dent who lived ON Pg. 3 Sodexo can’t on campus afford to stay without a car, open when he would sugclasses aren’t mandatory. their customers don’t get up and gest his son keep an eye on Food “On Assessment Day, we only leave for the summer or during Service’s hours. had about 1,000 transactions, but holiday breaks,” he said. “If they weren’t open, I would on a normal day we have about On April 18 – Good Friday – have him stock up either from 5,000-6,000,” Briggs said. the university was closed, and the C-Store or by taking the bus He said if there’s a Thursday all food options on campus were to Wal-Mart,” he said.
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Sodexo has adjusted times to suit students’s needs. “Our student board suggested us opening Starbucks an hour later and closing an hour later,” Briggs said. “And they were right.” If more events happened on the weekend to bring students to campus, Briggs said he would “gladly” open more food services. “I’ve been here on Friday and Saturday nights. It looks like a ghost town,” he said. He said he doesn’t think if the food services were open more during the weekend that students would come to campus. “I want to put (labor) in the right spot. ... I don’t want to put labor on Saturday and can’t schedule more people during the week when we’re busy,” he said. “I want to be financially smart about it.”
Prices Freshman English major Jacque Baysinger commutes to school and rarely eats on campus. “I paid $10 for a chicken wrap with really small, dry meat,” Baysinger said. “Maybe I got a SODEXO on Pg. 3
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News Briefs Commencements to be live-streamed Due to the high number of students participating in graduation this semester, there are no additional commencement tickets. Guests without tickets are invited to view a livestream of the ceremony in University Center East in rooms 2217 and 2218. At the end of the ceremony, graduates will head to UC East for the reception. Live video streaming will also be available on the commencement website at www.usi.edu/commencement.
University wins recycling contest USI finished first in the state against the University of Evansville and Ivy Tech Community College in the Alcoa Warrick Operations’ eight-week RecycleMania contest. The university also finished 13th in the nation. 461 schools participated, representing more than 5.3 million students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Canada.
SODEXO continued from Pg. 1 pop as well.” Rebecca Robb, Sodexo’s operations manager, said Sodexo re-evaluates the prices each year. “We try to only change prices in between the school year,” she said. Robb said during the summer, they compare prices with food vendors comparable to what Sodexo has on campus. “Burger King usually changes their prices frequently,” she said. “The market changes so much.” After seeing how it changes, Sodexo prices the meals higher in the fall semester. But come spring semester, Sodexo’s Burger King is cheaper than the one a few miles
USI Security Incident Log 04/12/14 - 04/19/14 Code of Conduct – Alcohol Violation Melton Ln – McCray Building 04/12/2014 12:16 a.m. Closed Alcohol – Underage Consumption Melton Ln – McCray Building 04/12/2014 12:16 a.m. Closed Traffic Accident Orr Building 04/12/2014 12:30 p.m. Closed
Theft from Vehicle Parking Lot G 04/14/2014 1:50 p.m. Closed Theft Business & Engineering 04/14/2014 2:15 p.m. Closed Traffic Accident Roundabout 04/15/2014 1:20 p.m. Closed Code of Conduct – Weapons Violation OʼDaniel Ln – Schrickler 04/16/2014 1:19 p.m. Closed
Fire Physical Activities Center 04/12/2014 12:36 p.m. Closed
Code of Conduct – Co-habitation OʼDaniel Ln – Schrickler 04/16/2014 1:19 p.m. Closed
Battery – Simple Assault OʼDaniel Ln – Jennings 04/12/2014 8:01 a.m. Closed Injury Report Broadway Sports Complex 04/13/2014 12:11 p.m. Closed Property Damage – University Clarke Ln 04/132014 2:10 a.m. Closed Criminal Mischief Clarke Lane 04/13/2014 2:10 a.m. Closed Code of Conduct – Failure to Comply Clarke Lane 04/13/2014 2:10 a.m. Closed Alcohol – DUI Clarke Lane 04/13/2014 2:10 a.m. Closed
Drugs – Possession OʼDaniel Ln – Schrickler 04/16/2014 1:19 p.m. Closed Illness Report Education Center 04/16/2014 2:45 p.m. Closed Injury Report Science Center 04/16/2014 8:00 a.m. Closed Criminal Mischief Eckels Ln – Saletta Building 04/17/2014 12:14 a.m. Closed Harassment University Center (West) 04/17/2014 2:00 p.m. Closed Fire – Faulty Alarm Science Center 04/17/2014 2:35 p.m. Closed Violation of University Policy Bushkill Lane 04/17/2014 3:45 p.m. Closed
Alcohol – Underage Consumption Governors Halls 04/13/2014 3:45 a.m. Closed
Property Damage – University OʼDaniel Ln – Noble Building 04/17/2014 8:17 p.m. Closed
Drugs – Incident OʼDaniel Ln – Schricker 04/14/2014 11:31 a.m. Closed Fire – False Alarm (Pulled) Newman Hall 04/14/2014 12:43 a.m. Closed
Incident Report (Information Only) Governors Hall 04/19/2014 1:41 a.m. Closed
Information gathered from USIʼs Public Crime Log, provided by USI Safety and Security. Crime Log Key • Case suspended: No suspects listed, no leads. No follow up investigation unless new information arises. • Case cleared: The incident is resolved, suspect was identified and will be adjudicated appropriately. • Case pending: On hold, awaiting new information. • Violation of University Policy: Violation of the Studentʼs Rights and Responsibilities. • Failure to comply with a university official: Any university official, from an area coordinator to a security officer. *Residential entry: Someone walked into the residence. This is different than burglary because burglary is entering with intent to commit a felony.
away, she said. As for the C-Store, Chris Briggs said students shouldn’t think of it as a grocery store. “Some people are buying groceries there, and that’s fine, but we’re for convenience,” he said. Briggs said to compare the prices of the C-Store to a gas station instead of a grocery store. “Wal-Mart buys products in bulk, which are cheaper, and we are buying them at Wal-Mart prices,” Briggs said. Gentry also thinks the C-Store is overpriced – especially the toiletries. The Shield went to the Chuckles closest to campus to compare its
prices to the C-Store. Most of the items were cheaper at the C-Store. String cheese cost 79 cents at Chuckles. At USI, students pay 69 cents, which doesn’t include sales tax if the students use their Eagle Access Cards. Bounty towels, Kraft ranch, Lunchables and Mac n’ Cheese are all cheaper at the C-Store as well. Most toiletries are about $1 cheaper. The snacks are where Sodexo has higher prices. Chex Mix costs $2.99 at the C-Store, but only $1.69 at Chuckles.
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Accounting students visit SS&C New York A group of accounting students visited the New York office of SS&C Technologies, a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services. The 12 students were given a tour of the major financial sites on Wall Street and learned about a typical day in the life of someone working for a hedge fund.
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CLASSROOMS continued from Pg. 1 “I appreciate all of the windows,” Sullivan said. He did offer a few pregraduation suggestions, though. “I think the second and
third floor could be more open,” Sullivan said. “Especially the third floor. It’s like a maze up there.” He also thinks the building’s ventilation system
could use some improvements. “(The building’s) system seems to overreact to the weather,” he said. “When it’s cold outside,
the Orr feels like an oven and vice versa.”
News editor James Vaughn contributed to this story.
Degree Works throws wrench in registration By CALEB RILEY Staff writer Fall registration began April 7, and the implementation of Core 39 threw a wrench in the way advising works at the university. Along with Core 39, a new academic planner is being integrated to assist with advising, but it’s not quite ready. Degree Works will replace the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS). “DARS is ugly,” said Sarah Stevens, who heads the advising center in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She said Degree Works will be much more userfriendly and allow a lot more interactivity between students and advisers. Degree Works will also have a “what-if” option for students considering switching majors or degrees, will assist students
in creating a four-year plan and, according to Stevens, will be much easier to navigate than the DARS. “Advisers can send (students) notes with their advising suggestions on Degree Works,” Stevens said. It will also help students decide whether to switch to Core 39 or stick with the 50 hour University Core Curriculum. “Students should wait until Degree Works is running and then choose which core curriculum suits them better,” Stevens said. Tim Mahoney, a longtime economics instructor, said the way he advises students has changed since the implementation of Core 39. “As advisers look at each student, we are trying to advise them toward courses that will work in the new core as well as the old one,” Mahoney said.
Because the old core requires 50 hours and the new one requires 39, Mahoney said more hours could be put toward a major, a minor or even multiples of each. “Students need to invest in themselves and be as diverse as they can be and have multiple skillsets,” he said. “Even if a person doesn’t have an additional minor, different courses can make a difference in their life.” Descriptions of the 150 courses approved for Core 39 are on the university’s website. Because the process of adding classes is still ongoing and the curriculum is dynamic, additional course proposals will be added to the core in the future. Mark Krahling, Core 39 director, said the core was developed in three different stages. The first stage was a
taskforce headed by Michael Dixon and Dane Partridge. “They were part of a group that put together the framework for Core 39,” Krahling said. Following that, the Core Implementation Taskforce, directed by Kathy Rodgers and Stephen Spencer, worked to find the best way to employ the new core. “The state said USI had to develop a 30-hour core that was transferable to other universities, and that’s what the Core Implementation Taskforce did,” Krahling said. During the third and final stage, the University Core Counsel, led by Krahling, evaluated courses going into the Core 39 to see if they fit the plan for the new core.
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T hu n d e r/ D r e am e r sp r e ad s i t s s o u n d
“The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett” Eels On iTunes
Thunder/Dreamer plays at the Alhambra Theater in downtown Evansville.
Photo courtesy of Thunder/Dreamer
By BOBBY SHIPMAN Features editor Valley Vibrations profiles local and regional musical talent found playing frequently throughout the Ohio Valley area-more specifically Evansville, Ind. Watch music videos and extras for this week’s band at usishield.com.
The Sound Thunder/Dreamer blew up the Evansville local music scene last year playing about 15 shows throughout the area. “It’s sort of like a normal rock, Americana kind of indie sound,” Steve Hamilton said. Hamilton is the lead vocalist and songwriter for Thunder/Dreamer and derives much of his musical influences from bands like Pedro the Lion and The Felice Brothers. Many songs are based on family life and day-today experiences and consist of fictional tales he has crafted. “Usually it’s kind of love or heartbreak songs, or sometimes it’s songs about my childhood or my family,” he said. “Sometimes I just kind of put words together in more of a poetry (format) and … it brings up different feelings.” He sat at a round, wooden picnic table in a small but scenic patio dressed with greenery. Hamilton, as well as the band’s drummer, Corey Greenfield, described the band’s overall tune behind a two-story plum purple café. Greenfield said Thunder/Dreamer’s songs contain a hint of soul. “Not an overbearing amount, but I feel like some of the songs have a soulish crooning to them,” he said, “to the point to (where) you can listen hard enough and you can hear some of the Sam Cook influence - some of the Otis Red influence.” Greenfield said the band’s music doesn’t sound right unless the whole band is, “feeling it.” The patio melds into the café-lounge-bar-art showroom that is PG via garage door, which leads into a ground level stage that often hosts local bands. The last time Thunder/
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Dreamer performed at PG, it had been an incredible experience, the three said. Bass player Alex Wallwork wasn’t able to meet and talk about Thunder/ Dreamer. “That night, we got a lot of compliments which were really humbling,” Greenfield said. “I got a lot of people complimenting (us) on our tone and whatnot saying that we’ve got that down, and that’s a really cool thing to hear as a musician - that fact that people appreciate your tone,” he said with a chuckle. “Not only your music but your tone.” Musical Beginnings Corey Greenfield’s father is quite the collector of music. “He would let me borrow tapes whenever I was young. The first tape I ever owned was Steve Miller Band, which is an odd one,” he said. “He has a direct influence on why I wanted to start playing music.” He took guitar lessons for about a year-and-a-half before his “S.O.B.” of a guitar teacher made him want to quit, Greenfield said. He pawned his guitar and began playing snare drums at school. Greenfield and Hamilton have known each other their whole lives. They attended Reitz High School together in Evansville, Ind., and played in another band together for several years prior to Thunder/ Dreamer. “The first time Zach played with us, I immediately knew that we were going in the right direction. He brought out a whole element to the songs that we didn’t have before,” Greenfield said. “There was a lot space that needed to be filled, and he just did a beautiful job.” Zach Zint is the pianist/ keyboardist for Thunder/ Dreamer. “I originally wanted to play guitar, and I got a little electric guitar. When
I was watching like MTV or something, I decided, when I was hanging out with my buddy, to just smash it,” Zint said. “So I didn’t have a guitar anymore.” Zint became obsessed with playing keyboard after his mother and grandmother bought him a Casio, which he did not smash, he said. The band had been together for about two years, but Zint joined in September. “Corey (Greenfield) asked me to join whenever they first started playing and, at the time, I was just getting out of a relationship and it just wasn’t a good time,” Zint said. Greenfield and Zint worked together previously on a collaborative project with another band. Greenfield said he had Zint in mind for the band ever since. Unlike Zint and Greenfield, Steve Hamilton wanted to be a drummer originally, but his mother wouldn’t allow it. In middle school, he played the trumpet and eventually developed an interest in guitar as a teenager. Hamilton’s earliest memories of his passion for music are of dancing around and belting out “Sweet Dreams” by the Eutharythmics. “I think I have always had an appreciation for music ever since I was really little. Sometimes I would just sing. I would make up melodies,” Hamilton said. “I listened to a lot of music and would learn the songs that I liked and then eventually started writing my own songs.” Creating an image “People hear Thunder/ Dreamer and they don’t really know what kind of band that could even be,” Steve Hamilton said. “I think a lot of times they’re surprised as to how we sound.” When Hamilton and Corey Greenfield knew they wanted to start a band, the
musicians needed a name for it. While Greenfield lived in Austin, Texas, they would hang out at bars and text back and forth ideas. Hamilton had the idea of meshing together two, “cool-sounding” words. “I just thought of Thunder/Dreamer,” Greenfield said, “and then I think his response was, ‘I’m pretty buzzed, but I think I like it.’” They felt it was unnecessary to waste tons of time trying to find a name with a lot of significance. “We had discussed how titles don’t really mean much,” Greenfield said. “A lot of bands think too hard about the title and they almost think whatever they name the band is going to define them. They don’t realize that it’s the sound and it’s the experience that I think give your name meaning.” Zach Zint cried the first time he played “Now We Know” as a part of the band. “Lyrically, the song feels very important. But musically, it’s just a powerful song,” Zint said. “It pulls you in and then it brings you up to different places that are amazing.” Hamilton wrote the song about a time when he was walking the streets of Louisville, Ky., while visiting his brother. It accounts the feelings of visiting a familiar town, which may not be one’s home but feels as such. “The sound defines the name instead of the other way around,” Zint said. The three said they try and space their Evansville shows out by a minimum of two months because Thunder/Dreamer is trying to spread its sound. The band’s next Evansville show is at 8 p.m. Friday at PG alongside Kentucky Nightmare, Secondary Modern and The Dang Heathens. In a recent show in Owensboro, Ky., Thunder/Dreamer had its first experience signing an autograph for a fan when a gentleman asked the four to sign his shirt. Zint said the man left them with a memorable quote. “You guys are going places.”
Mark Oliver Everett has been making music for the better part of two decades, forming the indie rock band Eels in 1995. Although much of his work is known for being diverse or experimental in nature, his newest release steps away from all of that to accomplish a more stripped-down and straight-forward acoustic folk sound. “The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett” is possibly the most intimate release by Eels to date and is, at times, quite personal and revealing. The album is structured in a way that can be understood as a momentary reflection. The opening track, “Where I’m At,” is a somber instrumental number with piano and stringed instruments dueling for nearly two minutes. “Where I’m From,” the album’s sixth track, picks up the pace a bit, functioning as a thematic interlude. The closing track on the album and one of my personal favorites, “Where I’m Going,” provides an outlook for the autobiographical character, Mark
Oliver Everett. With the basic structure for the album set up so clearly, most of the album’s surprise exists in the gaps in between these songs. The darkest parts of these gaps reveal ambiguous childhood abuse in “Series of Misunderstandings” and a coming-toterms epiphany in “Dead Reckoning.” The album gets lighter towards the end, with songs like the upbeat “Answers” and lead single, “Mistakes of My Youth,” which examines the concept of regret in a much healthier way. With 11 studio albums in 19 years, there has been plenty of time for regret. But at the end of the album, we get the sense that Mark Oliver Everett is OK with that.
By JAKE TAPLEY, Staff writer Rating 4.5/5
“Salad Days” Mac DeMarco On iTunes “Salad Days” is Mac DeMarco’s follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2012 album “2,” an album that brought DeMarco out of the obscure and into the foreground of idolization from indie music fans. Listening to DeMarco’s music is like entering his gapped-toothed, Canadian head and swimming through songs filled with catchy melodies, soulful leads and casually sung vocals. The thing that is so striking about DeMarco’s music is the fact that it’s very atypical from what you would expect from an indie artist who is viewed as being very serious about their craft. From the quality of his records, which are recorded down to the off-brand equipment, DeMarco manages to take lo-fi quality music mixed with lonely lover lyrics and blend it into a unique sound that could only come from a DeMarco record. He’s indie music’s very distant relative that it doesn’t want to acknowledge, but secretly loves. The beautiful thing about DeMarco’s music is that it redefines what in-
die music can accomplish. His music is simple, to the point and proves that you don’t necessarily have to make music that is so intelligent and complicated that you have to research every little reference. Lyrically, “Salad Days” is a departure from “2” in a very mature way. DeMarco has stated he no longer wanted to make songs about nothing. While “2” still maintains some of his greatest hits thus far, “Ode to Viceroy” and “My Kind of Women,” songs on “Salad Days” explore DeMarco’s state of being. Solitude and fighting against conforming to the nine to five lifestyle, along with his relationships, are frequent subjects in the album and are very well realized. “Salad Days” picks up on a DeMarco who eloquently expresses the question we often ask ourselves – how do we fit into this world?
By ROBERTO CAMPOS, Staff writer Rating 4.5/5
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Brewery wins 2014 World Beer Cup medal
Craft Series V
By ROBERTO CAMPOS Staff writer
John Mills begins to lean back in his office chair as he gathers himself. He’s been brewing batches of various kinds of Carson’s Brewery beer all morning. His fingers run through his peppered hair as he eventually settles in his posture, hands behind his head. He dons a matching long, peppered beard which commands attention. A pint glass filled with a golden yellow Carson’s Pagan Pale Ale sits next to him on his desk – he reaches for the condensation-covered glass. This is one of Mills’s favorite beers the brewery produces, but the beer industry has been wooed by one of Pagan’s siblings. The 2014 World Beer Cup awarded Carson’s Red Dawn Amber Wheat a silver medal in the category of American Style Wheat Beer during its bi-annual competition on April 11 in Denver, Co. The largest competition to date, 1,403 breweries from 58 countries entered 4,754 beers in the competition. The Beer Association (BA) describes the event as “the Olympics of beer competitions.” The World Beer Cup awards gold, silver and bronze medals to beers in each of its 95 beer style categories. Carson’s started its operation in 2012, so for Mills, winning a silver medal as a young brewery packs significant meaning for himself professionally and for the Evansville brewery. “It’s our first award as professionals. It’s exciting,” said Mills, Carson’s head brewer. “As a brewery, we’re not going to do anything different moving forward. We’ve just always tried to make good beer. We suspect there will be more demand for Red Dawn now.” The idea behind Red Dawn was to make a beer that resembled New Belgium’s Fat Tire Amber Ale, due to the its popularity. Red Dawn, one of Carson’s more prominent beers, was taste-tested against Fat Tire to gauge how successful the recipe was. According to Mills, tasters preferred Red Dawn. “I threw in my own twist. I wanted to make it a wheat beer, and we wound up with this Amber Wheat beer,” Mills said. “Wheat beers are generally softer in flavors and generally seem to be better perceived as more drinkable, which could be a reason why people responded to
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Emile Tipton, Bartender at Carson’s Brewery, fills a customer’s glass in the Tap Room, where visitors and beer enthusiasts can sample the six staple beers and the seasonal creations, which can’t be found anywhere else.
it.” Owner Jason Carson and Mills were bottling beers one day when Mills suggested naming the beer after the “Red Dawn” movie remake. “Going into the competition, we had no clue what to expect since we’re so new,” Carson said. “It’s flattering to win, but I think the expectations moving forward maybe put a little pressure on us to continue winning awards. It’s two fold, but we’re honored.” Prior to working at Carson’s, Mills had won other awards as a brewer. In a similar fashion to the way many brewers are introduced to brewing, Mills started out home brewing. Brown Cow, one of Mills’s award winning home brews, is a Carson’s beer. Customers who drink beers produced by mass production brewers like Anheuser–Busch InBev, makers of Budweiser, expect a consistent taste from those companies. More leeway is given to craft brewers. While consis-
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tency is paramount for microbreweries, each new batch of beer is special and presents a unique variant. While is not an exact clone of its predecessor, it is close. The Red Dawn consumers drink today is different from when it was first conceived due to change in equipment. “That’s the beauty of craft beer,” Mills said. “It’s like replicating a piece of art. (If) you can get it really close, is it exact? Just how close do you want to critique it? I’m going to say that’s the artsy part of it.” Moving forward, both Carson and Mills want to see the brewery’s distribution expanded to reach more craft beer consumers in Indiana and surrounding states. Mills plans on brewing a sour beer in the future - a beer style that is growing in popularity in the United States. “There’s a lot of work involved in brewing. It’s hot. It’s heavy. It’s wet,” Mills said. “Some people can say they don’t like their job, even for me a bad day here – I still make beer. It’s enjoyable still … anytime I walk out to the tasting room and see people enjoying themselves.”
Evansville TO HOST
art festival
crochet and several others. “It is mostly local artists. ... A percentage of the Every now and then, a sales that day go back to starving artist gets his or benefit the Alhambra Theher big break and gains a atre,” Vezzoso said. bit of recognition for his or The Alhambra Theatre her talents. Inc. works to restore and More than 80 local art- preserve the theatre and ists, from Indiana, Ken- will be open for tours that tucky, Illinois, Tennessee day so people can see the and Ohio, are getting their progress that has been chance to show their work made in restoring the old in the 5th anbuilding. nual Funk Information In addiin the City tion to the Spring Art What: Funk in the City art, there Festival on will be food Spring Art Festival April 26. from venWhen: Saturday, April 26 “We have dors like @ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. two art fes- Where: Haynie’s Corner A c r o p o l i s Arts District tivals. We and Kirby’s have one in Cost: $5 for adults, free P r i v a t e the spring and for children 12 and under D i n i n g . one in the fall. The event The spring will feature one is on the fifth year and live music on the Bokeh the fall one is actually on Lounge’s back patio. Parthe 12th year,” said Ash- ticipating artists will inley Vezzoso, president of clude the Junior League Funk in the City. of Evansville and Mamie The event will be held Vanteer. on Haynie’s Corner Arts Funk in the City will be District is volunteer-led. held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is also partnered with on April 26. Children 12 the Alhambra Theatre, and under get in free and Inc. Vezzoso said there are it costs $5 for adults and various mediums of art- the event will take place work at the festival, such regardless of weather. as paintings, ceramics, By JUSTIN LAW Staff writer
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The USI Chamber Choir performed in the Reading Room at Rice Library Tuesday night. It will perform again Saturday at the Victory Theatre in downtown Evansville, Ind., with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. Sophomore marketing major and Alexis Lee plays the viola for the choir. “I’m really excited. We do a big piece every year, and last year we went to Owensboro,” Lee said. “I think it’s a great opportunity to play with a group that’s bigger than ourselves and be a part of something that’s greater than what we’ve been playing all year, which is Mahler Symphony No. 2.”
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Rally against racism needs to be changed By JESSIE HELLMANN Opinion editor For the second year in a row, the YWCA and USI’s Center for Social Justice Education will hold a Stand Against Racism Rally Friday. For the second year in a row, I’m dismayed that we’re having this rally. Let me explain. While I support and understand the purpose behind the rally, which was described as being a
way to stand behind underrepresented students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, I’m wondering who stands behind other groups of students who are discriminated against: gays and lesbians, those who are transgendered and those who experience sexism. Instead of holding a rally against racism, we should hold a rally against any and all types of discrimination. Every day students are discriminated against and prejudged and
this isn’t an issue that affects only those of difference races and ethnicities. A rally against discrimination would allow the student body to bond in a way that wouldn’t alienate students who can’t empathize with what it’s like to experience racism. Instead, we would all be able to bond together and understand what it was like for groups of people who have experienced discrimination – we could learn from each other and learn how the ways
we act, although maybe unintentional, could hurt our fellow classmates. We would be able to find ways we are similar, even through our differences, which is a good strategy for eliminating any kind of discrimination. Changing this rally to be against any type of discrimination would be a teachable moment and would allow us to all celebrate our differences – not just one group of people.
Meal plan Easter isn’t a problems secular holiday By BRENNA WU Staff writer When coming to USI, freshmen have many concerns like laundry, textbooks and studying. Usually, one would love to think about the college food life but, unfortunately, meal plans are the worst part of USI. Sodexo offers several meal plans to both on campus students and commuters. Freshmen living in the residence halls are required to choose a Red, Blue or White meal plan. The Red, White and Blue plans are required for freshmen due to their lack of kitchens. Sodexo also offers commuters or students living in campus apartments those plans as well as Titanium, Platinum and Gold plans. The Titanium, Platinum and Gold plans offer more Munch Money and Dining Dollars. Some students complain every day about the burdens of Sodexo on their meal accounts. Why does The Loft charge so much and how much money should someone spend on one meal? For example, how much food does Sodexo consider a meal? Some students will want to get just a sandwich and chips, which is not even considered a meal in Sodexo’s mind. A true meal consists of a main course with two sides and a drink. Now, how many people even eat that much? And, with new freshmen coming in, the questions only get worse. Parents and students may be confused by the plans no matter the amount of pamphlets or the number of lectures students will hear at orientation about them. Students really just want something simple. In college, the last thing we need to worry about is how much Munch Money or Dining Dollars we have. As an orientation leader, one question we get quite often concerns the difference between Munch Money and Dining Dollars. After explaining that one turns into the other once one runs out, the parents and students are still confused. Why doesn’t Sodexo simplify the plans to include just money for all of USI’s food locations? A uniform plan will definitely be welcomed by the students on campus, so there will not be any more confusion. I worry about the future Sodexo may have due to the lack of support received from students. Honestly, I am truly surprised that no one has written anything about Sodexo in my first year at USI. To save confusion, we need to simplify meals and shift toward what the students really need.
By ARMON SIADAT Staff writer Throughout all of last week, I heard people saying, “Happy Easter!” in a way one would say, “Merry Christmas!” throughout the entire month of December. After 19 years on this earth, I still do not understand Easter as a secular holiday. The commercialization of the day, and the need to make it into a retail “season,” absolutely perplexes me. While many observed Sunday as a day with religious meaning, what were others celebrating? Spring? Then why not celebrate on the first official day of spring? Why hitch the corporate wagon onto another religious day and use it as an excuse to market springtime when there are several other logical days throughout the season that
could occur? The fact that businesses are treating Easter with the “Christmas in July” approach is nonsense. Stores, such as Wal-Mart and Target, advertising blowout sales on toys and encouraging children to make wish lists doesn’t make sense. I was in WalMart recently and the store even had Easter-themed wrapping paper a couple of paces away from the toy aisles. This practice makes sense at Christmastime. The Wise Men brought Jesus gifts, so let’s incorporate gift giving into the holiday. At least part of the commercialization derived from the religious holiday. But where in the original Easter story does it say anything that could result in a commercial practice that involves kids asking for an Xbox for Easter and a giant bunny will hide it in a basket in the yard?
I’m willing to overlook the corporate hijacking of Christmas and the creation of Santa Clause – who derived from the story of St. Nicholas. But the Easter Bunny? Really? I want to know who came up with the idea of a rabbit that lays eggs filled with candy instead of baby chickens, and how that became the unofficial mascot of a national holiday. I mean, yes, the rabbit fits the whole spring theme, but it has nothing to do with what Easter is really about. I love spring, I do, but for businesses to commercialize a religious day in order to make a profit off consumer America’s spring fever is absurd. Trust me, I’m the first one out of bed in the morning when there’s candy involved, but I truly do not understand Easter as a secular “holiday.”
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Sports
Former baseball player hits the big leagues
Darin Mastroianni makes a connection during his sophomore year at USI in 2006.
By CHRIS PROCACINA Sports editor Much like his two previous stints on a Major League Baseball roster, former USI athlete Darin Mastroianni will start his climb back up the ladder.
After going 0-11 in seven games for the Minnesota Twins, Mastronianni finds himself back with the organization that drafted him in 2007 out of USI, the Toronto Blue Jays. “He played for me in
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2007. He was one of those guys who I think had 63, 65 stolen bases. He had great speed,” said USI head baseball coach Tracy Archuleta, who coached Mastroianni during his junior year when he was drafted.
Athletes recognized for their achievements By CHRIS PROCACINA Sports editor With the school year coming to a close, many athletes received recognition for their performances at the 12th annual USI AllSports Banquet sponsored by Old National Bank Monday. Sophomore Johnnie Guy, junior Anna Hackert, senior Stephanie Carpenter and senior Jeff Neidlinger
were all recognized as top student athletes. Guy led the Eagles cross country team to another GLVC title this year, while both Hackart and Carpenter made their way into the 1,000 point scoring club for women’s basketball. Carpenter also finished her USI career as the leading three-point scorer. Sarah Goffinet, USI women’s cross country and track athlete, won a special
Inspiration Award. She has continued to recover from a car wreck last November and has inspired others along the way. The softball team took home the Team Spirit Award and Team GPA Award with a 3.53 average amongst the players while the men’s soccer team claimed the other Spirit Award.
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“It’s great to see him get to continue to play baseball and have the opportunity to play in the big leagues. It’s great for the program. I’m happy for Darin that he’s been able to get that chance and hopefully he can continue and stay up
there,” Archuleta said. “Darin was a grinder. He loved being out here working and becoming better and that made him into a better player.” Archuelta noted that the MLB is a business and Mastronianni will have to continue to perform in order to maintain a spot on a roster despite his speed. “He’s got to be able to produce for them, and I have confidence that he will be able to do that, and I just wish him the best,” Archuletta said. Former USI head baseball coach Mike Goedde, who holds the record for the most wins in the program’s history (304-266), coached Mastroianni during his first two years with USI. Despite being injured during his first year as an Eagle, Goedde knew speed set Mastroianni apart. “He got injured in the first conference series of the year and it really hampered him. But he was a good player - no question.
He just couldn’t do the things he did in his second year at USI,” Goedde said. Mastronianni’s accomplishments included earning first team AllAmerican, North Central Region Player of the Year, first team All-North Central Region, North Central Regional Most Outstanding Player, North Central Regional All-Tournament, GLVC Player of the Year and first team All-GLVC. He also led the nation in 2007 in stolen bases per game. As for what the future holds for Mastroianni, Goode said it is hard to tell with a profession that involves constant roster changes and a next-manup mentality. “You never know. There is just so many things that can happen. Some things you can control some things you can’t. You just have to play well everyday and get those chances. You just never know. I can’t predict it.”
Q& A with MacKenzie Dorsam By CALEB RILEY Staff writer
achieve little goals to get there.
MacKenzie Dorsam is catcher for the USI softball team. The junior nursing major is having an impressive season. She is currently hitting .388 with 47 hits and 4 home runs.
The Shield: What is your favorite moment in your softball career so far? MD: It would be when our pitcher, Brooke Harmening, threw a no-hitter while I was catching. Just to be part of that was a great experience for me.
The Shield: What brought you to USI? MacKenzi Dorsam: I always wanted to go into the nursing program and I knew we really had a good nursing program here. It just felt right for me. The Shield: When did you start playing softball? MD: I started in fall of 2011 here. I played t-ball when I was 5 years old, so I’ve been playing for quite awhile. The Shield: What position(s) do you play? MD: I play catcher, some second base, shortstop and occasionally first base. The Shield: What do you think it takes to play college softball? MD: It takes a lot of heart and dedication and time management. You have to focus on your studies as well as softball. You definitely have to have time management. The Shield: What do you enjoy the most about the sport? MD: I enjoy the team and how it feels like a family. The coach is like my mom and the girls are like my sisters. The upperclassmen showed me around campus when I first came here. If I came to college without a sport to play I’d feel like an outcast. The Shield: How do you motivate yourself for a big game? MD: (I) listen to some music, sometimes. I also have a motivational book called “Mind Gym” by Gary Mack and David
Dorsam
Casstevens that I’ve been reading. It kind of talks about how to come out of slumps and setbacks so I don’t get mad on the field and mess up my game. The Shield: Are there any professional athletes that you look up to? MD: This year, Matt Carpenter, who plays for the Cardinals. I try to do a lot of the same things for my team that he’s been doing for the Cardinals. The Shield: Do you have any other role models that inspire you to do well at the sport? MD: My mom and dad. They push me and they expected a lot (out) of me growing up. They’re the reason I’m where I’m at today. Without their support and drive, I would not be here. The Shield: What have you done to improve your game during the time you have been playing? MD: I’ve been working a lot on my mental game. The game is very physical, but you have to have a good mental state for the game. Also, I’ve been spending time in the gym and I’ve put in a few extra hours here and there. All those things together got me here. The Shield: Do you have any goals you’d like to achieve in the sport? MD: My biggest goal is to be an All-American, but you have to take steps and
The Shield: How is the team doing? MD: We’re actually third in the east division. It’s a little under our expectations but we’re on an upward slope and with a good push here at the end of the season hopefully we’ll achieve our goals.
The Shield: What do you think of your team’s chances for success this season? MD: I feel like if we keep going at the pace we are going, we can hopefully excel at regionals and get the championship.
The Shield: Do you have any plans to stay connected to the sport after college? MD: Right now, I’m thinking about going into a graduate program. I’m very much thinking about coaching in the future. I definitely want to keep the sport in my life.
The Shield: What is your career plan? MD: Coaching, if that works out. I’m a health administration major so I’m looking into maybe working at a nursing home or hospital. I haven’t really figured it out yet.
The Shield: Any final comments you’d like to say about the team or yourself? MD: This team is a privilege to be a part of. We are full of seniors and they have been exceptional as leaders. It’s going to be different next year, but I can’t wait to see what it holds for us.
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