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Volume 119 Issue 45

ISU pushes sustainability

ISU’s Institute for Community Sustainability is moving forward to raise awareness in an e� ort to help ISU achieve a greener future.

International students prepare for Chinese New Year celebrationWHITNEY NEUKAMReporter

Chinese culture will be coming to campus to give students and community members an opportunity to celebrate New Years a little di� erently.

� e Chinese Students and Scholars Association will be hosting their Year of the Dragon Chinese New Year Celebration Sunday. � e event begins at 5:30 p.m. in Dede I, II and III, with sophomore Jingwei Zhao in charge.

“� e Chinese New Year is di� erent because it is based on the lunar calendar,” Zhao said. “With the way our world is today, it’s very important for people to understand di� erent cultures, and this is our way of helping people do that.”

� e celebration, Zhao said, creates an opportunity to educate people about Chinese and oriental cultures.

A fashion show, one of the main events, will consist of participants modeling historical Chinese clothing, allowing a glance of traditional Chinese fashion. CHINESE/ 9

Sports: Rock wall opens in Arena, North GymPage 14

News:ISU Foundation exceeds goalPage 2

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March On! earns more than expected revenueDUSTYN FATHEREEAssistant news editor

� e Indiana State University foundations March On! campaign raised more than its expected goal of $85 million.

March On! began in 2006 to improve education and life at Indiana State University and has ended with a monetary value of $86.7 million, more than thier projected goal of $85 million.

Gene Crume, president of the ISU foundation, said that the fundraising money earned more than they initially planned for. � e money raised was split into four sections. Students and facilities each received 25 percent of the money. He said that no student at ISU pays the full amount of tuition because of donors that have been giving donations towards scholarships, buildings and programs for years.

“� ere has been over 250 new scholarships and 19 gi� s of $1 million or more, it has been remarkable,” said Kim Bloch, the director of communications.

Crume said that some of the money from the fundraiser is going to: the Scott College of Business renovations, improvements of athletic facilities, a book fund for women

student athletes, the ISU baseball ¡ eld, and other projects that have been fully funded or projects that will be ¡ nalized in the next 7 months.

� e next fundraiser will be the “¡ rst second campaign in Indiana State’s history,” Crume said.

“Every campaign is transformational to a university,” said Crume. “� e second campaign in Indiana State’s history will probably have a goal of over $85 million.”

He said that the foundation board had the idea in 2005. � e Board of Trustees agreed that the goal should be $85 million, regardless of their consultants opinion. From 2006 to 2007, they had a leadership campaign, which is the process of fundraising, but isn’t a public fundraiser. At homecoming 2009, they made the announcement public. A� er the fundraiser

was over, the Board of Trustees made sure the commitments were substantial and accurate, and they named the o� cial campaign number of $86.7 million.

“� e most satisfying part is it has been a part of this really positive momentum at ISU over the years,” said Crume. “When you look at the success of the Unbounded Possibilities, enrollment growth, the positive success of cultural and the athletic programs, and then add this fundraising campaign, ISU is becoming one of the most successful colleges in Indiana.”

He said that the fundraiser had donations from Florida, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, Washington state, alumni, friends, Pulley and Trust, Clabber Girl, Old National Bank, First National Bank, State Farm, AEON and sports and entertainment icons.

“I hope the student body knows that someone is helping them with their education and I hope the student can give back to ISU in the future,” said Crume. “I hope they remember the March On! impact and I hope they keep that spirit into their next endeavors in life.”

March On! began in 2006 to improve education and life at Indiana State University and has ended with a monetary value of $86.7 million, more than thier

Gene Crume, president of the ISU foundation, said that the fundraising money earned more than they initially planned for. � e money raised was split into four sections. Students and facilities each received 25 percent of the money. He said that no student at ISU pays the

second campaign in Indiana State’s history,” Crume said.

“Every campaign is transformational to

a part of this really positive momentum at ISU over the years,” said Crume. “When you look at the success of the Unbounded Possibilities, enrollment growth, the positive success of cultural and the athletic programs, and then add this fundraising campaign, ISU is becoming one of the most successful colleges in Indiana.”

He said that the fundraiser had donations from Florida, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, Washington state, alumni, friends, Pulley and Trust, Clabber Girl, Old National Bank, First National Bank, State

NICK HEDRICKReporter

ISU students, faculty and sta¦ will soon have the opportunity to advertise upcoming events on touch-screen TVs being installed in the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

� e screens—located inside the north

entrance of the building near Sycamore Lounge and in the main vestibule near the Dede Activity Center—will display PowerPoint slides created by student groups, departments or other campus organizations, said Anita Gabbard, assistant director of HMSU. Users can also use the screens to access a list of daily HMSU events, interactive

maps and directories.“We are currently waiting on some

infrastructure work to be done before we can get the system up and running,” Gabbard said. “Once we have them live and have done our training, the system will be activated.”

Students involved in HMSU upgrades

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Police BlotterJan. 17

At 7:01 a.m., a trespass warning was given at the Student Computing Complex.

At 11:15 a.m., lost property was reported on campus.

At 2:24 p.m., the� was reported at the University Apartments.

At 4:05 p.m., the� and fraud were re-ported at Hines Hall.

At 8:00 p.m., lost property was reported at the Fine Arts Building.

At 10:40 p.m., an ill person was reported at Burford Hall.

Jan. 18At 12:25 a.m., possession of drugs and

paraphernelia was reported at the Lincoln Quad.

At 2:31 a.m., a found iPod was reported at the Cunningham Memorial Library.

At 3:14 a.m., a found gi� card was report-ed o� campus.

At 7:08 a.m., an injured person was re-ported at 200 Blk. N. 5th St.

At 8:56 a.m., threats were reported at Hines Hall.

At 11:53 a.m., the� was reported at 700 Blk. Larry Bird Ave.

At 2:29 p.m., the� was reported at an

unknown location.At 2:35 p.m., lost property was reported

o� campus.At 4:14 p.m., possession of drugs and

paraphernelia was reported at the Lincoln Quad.

At 5:49 p.m., the� was reported at Lot A.At 8:37 p.m., a battery causing injury was

reported at HMSU.At 11:17 p.m., harrassment was reported

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Will Ferrell’s Terre Haute commercials hit the air

CHRIS SWEENEYNews editor

Actor and comedian Will Ferrell was seen shooting a video outside of Old National Bank at the corner of Seventh and Wabash streets last September.

Ferrell’s Milwauke commercials have recently been aired on multiple television networks and streamed online across the globe.

Nearby Terre Haute businesses have also reacted in response to the comedian’s commercials. Big Red Liquors, located at 25th and Maple have responded by incorporating a Will Ferell Christmas Sale.

“We had a Will Ferrell cut out and decorations around Christmas,” said Debbie Beard, the store’s keyholder. “All the decorations are taken down now, but Milwuake beer is still on sale: $14.99 for a thirty pack.” Other businesses have also had similar sales.

Will Ferrell’s commercials can be found at YouTube.com by typing in “Will Ferrell Old Milwuake.”

Actor and comedian Will Ferrell in downtown Terre Haute (Submitted photo).

AlexA lArkinCommunications and Marketing

As the Occupy Wall Street movement began to spread across the nation, Indiana State professor William Wilhelm probed students in his Ethics in Organizations class about their knowledge of the movement.

Only two hands went up, accompanied by many blank stares, he said.

After realizing how little his students knew about the movement he asked them to research it and come to class prepared to discuss at least one issue influencing the movement and how they felt about it.

When the students shared their research in the next class, Wilhelm observed a marked change in them.

“It was amazing how engaged the conversations got,” Wilhelm said. “It was a really animated discussion.”

Wilhelm’s course began last semester as a business course that fulfilled the ethics and social responsibility requirement of Foundational Studies, the general education requirements at ISU.

Wilhelm was asked to design this course because of his background in business ethics, he said, though the course focuses on ethical behavior in all organizations. The wider analysis allows students from all majors to be able to take the course and apply it because they are all going to work in some kind of organization, not necessarily a business, Wilhelm said.

Experiential learning is a key part of the curriculum at Indiana State University and Wilhelm took that into consideration when creating this course.

The course examines the structure of organizations, including ethical theories and current events.

In order to incorporate experiential learning in these areas, Wilhelm planned debates to engage students in critical thinking, researching and developing arguments. The Occupy Wall Street class discussions led to new topics from what Wilhelm had initially planned.

The students debated the legalization of marijuana, drug screening to qualify for welfare and unemployment, taxing the wealthy at a higher rate

and reallocating money from the national defense budget to aid social programs.

“This was the first time I had participated in a debate and it was a challenging learning experience. The greatest challenge was having to analyze my own beliefs and perceptions,” said Diana Marshall, an ISU junior majoring in accounting.

The classes divided based on their topic of interest and then into teams researching the opposing arguments of each topic.

The teams consisted of active debaters and researchers who were on their laptops the whole time refining their side’s arguments, Wilhelm said.

Though her team focused on statistics to create an argument, “we also realized that those statistics represented real people with needs that could not be ignored,” Marshall said.

Engaging in civil disagreement brings people together, said Wilhelm, with Marshall and Hudspeth agreeing that the exercise did not divide the students.

“Actually, I feel the opposite is true, it seemed to draw us together,” Marshall said. “We often believe everyone sees a situation the same way that we do, the debate helped us visualize the opposing viewpoints more clearly.”

“Debates are not won by anger and negative rhetoric, we maintain civility,” Wilhelm told the students. “The way you are going to win a debate on your topic is going to be based on the strength of your logical arguments and that means research.”

Students in the class were also required to complete a community engagement project which included

investigating and volunteering for eight hours with an organization. The project culminated with a written paper and presentation.

The presentations allowed all students in the class to become more familiar with the different organizations where students chose to invest their time.

Hudspeth thought this project helped students gain a better understanding of the world they live in.

In the reports students also had to identify the needs of the organization and Wilhelm hopes to use this information for a future benefit. The idea is to get business majors involved with providing services to meet these needs through an internship course.

This project will identify if there are needs out there that other students can serve, Wilhelm said.

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On Wednesday, Jan. 18, a large chunk of the Internet com-munity went on strike by blocking their content.

Sites such as Wikipedia, Mozilla and Reddit “went dark” to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intel-lectual Property Act (PIPA), both of which aim to prevent the illegal sharing of music, movies and television shows.

However, many believe that SOPA and PIPA would cater to the entertainment industry and censor content, defeating the purpose of an “open web.”

The efforts of these sites are commendable and have certainly made a powerful statement. The Los Angeles Times reported that nearly eight million people looked up their congressional representatives after visiting Wikipedia. Sue Gardner, executive

director of the Wikipedia Foundation, stated that the black out impacted 162 mil-lion people, overall.

While it is refreshing to see creative and passionate protesting on the Internet, some websites didn’t give 100 percent.

Smartphone users, for in-stance, were able to access the Wikipedia app. More-over, Wikipedia only blocked their English content. So, are

we to assume that censorship just applies to English-speaking countries and those who don’t have Internet-equipped phones?

Then there’s Google, who did block out their logo and offer a link to a petition but still allowed access to the search engine.

If any website should be concerned over censorship and on-line property, it should be Facebook. Yet, during the 24-hour protest, Facebook remained untouched. It seems strange that one of the potentially biggest players in the fight against SOPA and PIPA was fairly quiet. Although Mark Zuckerberg formally opposed the acts, he had a grand opportunity to actually make Facebook useful for a change, and he missed out.

Like the protestors involved in the Occupy movement, if the major websites want to ward off harmful legislation, they need to take their actions seriously and prevent any loopholes.

“...are we to assume that censorship just applies to English-speaking countries and those who don’t have Internet-equipped phones?”

Internet black out more like a gray out

Statesman editorial On Jan. 22,

1973, the culture in the United States shifted in a direction that would redefine the meaning of life. Thirty-nine years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that laws prohibiting abortion were un-constitutional and that women had a right to abortion.

In the United States Declaration of Independence, our forefathers de-

clared that there were some rights that we hold not for being rich or part of the aristocracy, but simply because we are human. These are rights that no one can take from us: life, liberty and the pursuit of hap-piness. This declaration of rights defines American culture and sets us apart from other nations around the world.

However, all three of these rights are not held equally. They can’t be; circumstances will arise where they come into conflict. There is a hier-archy of these rights, and it holds with how they were listed. You may not pursue happiness at the expense of someone else’s liberty. Likewise, when liberty and life conflict, life wins. You are not free to murder your neighbor.

So why is this hierarchy suddenly ignored when we discuss a human who has yet to be born? Science tells us that a new human being is created at conception, yet we insist they are not a “person” until they are born. Until that time, the woman’s right to liberty trumps her child’s right to life. Our very language dehumaniz-es that child so that we may feel bet-ter about killing him. Abortion isn’t the death of her child. No, now we call it “terminating her pregnancy.” Abortion clinics insist that the em-bryo is nothing but a clump of cells,

nothing to feel emotionally attached to or upset about “removing.” They oppose ultrasounds as much as pos-sible because today’s technology refutes that lie and shows pregnant woman what is really growing inside her—her child.

The longer we allow abortion to continue, the worse it shall get. With new advancements in tech-nology, there is almost no reason for a woman to need an abortion to protect her health. And yet, doc-tors are increasingly recommending to women that they should get an abortion. One of the causes of this is advancing technology in genetics.

Now, many genetic diseases can be identified before a child is born. Women pregnant with children who would be born with any number of those diseases are advised to abort their child so that they can mourn, heal and move on that much more quickly.

If your two-year old contracted a disease that would surely kill her in a few short months, would it be better to inject her with medicine that would kill her in her sleep? Or would you spend as much time with her, making her as comfortable as possible and cherishing every last moment you had with her?

One of the highest casualties of genetic testing in the womb is a child born with Down’s syndrome. Down’s syndrome is by no means a death sentence, and many peo-ple live very productive lives with Down’s syndrome. Are their lives less valuable simply because they have a disease?

Many of us are hesitant to weigh in on the abortion debate. It’s a very personal decision, and extremely difficult to make for either side when a woman becomes unexpect-edly pregnant and is not ready to be a parent. So I’ll leave you with a quote from Ghandi about why not only should you care, but why it is your responsibility to do so. “A na-tion’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”

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As far as most Fridays and movie openings go, there’s usually a decent variety of films that come out.

There’s always an ac-tion movie, normally accompanied with a drama, a romance and,

occasionally, a comedy. Most of the movies com-ing out this Friday, however, are ac-tion packed thrill-ers that are sure to please whoever

goes to see them. My top three movies that are opening

this weekend are “Underworld: Awaken-ing,” “Haywire” and “Coriolanus.” All three of these movies look to be well worth the ticket price.

“Underworld: Awakening” is the fourth film in the Underworld franchise, though it’s considered the third film in the main trilogy.

In this film, our vampire heroine Se-lene, played by Kate Beckinsale, has been imprisoned for 12 years. What used to be the war between the vampires and the Lycans has now added a third enemy, the humans.

Selene must try and join together with the remaining vampires to fight the Ly-cans and humans, who are both hell bent on destroying her kind.

The only downside I can see to this movie is that Michael, the human turned Lycan vampire hybrid that Selene falls in love with, is not featured in this film.

He was basically the entire reason the first film was even made, so I’m a bit intrigued to see how they will cover up his absence. It does look to be finishing up the original storyline, however, while having the added bonus of being in 3D, as well.

For those of you who like espionage and/or government cover up movies, “Haywire” is a great choice for you. The

film’s star, Gina Carano, is a very accom-plished Mixed Martial Arts fighter so you know right off the bat that the fight scenes in this film will be fantastic. The film revolves around Mallory, played by Carano, and the various agents who are trying to bring her in.

Mallory has been made an enemy of the agency she works for by killing her last partner, who had originally tried to betray and kill her. “Haywire” also stars Michael Fassbender, the face behind this summer’s Magneto, and Ewan Mc-Gregor.

For those Shakespeare buffs out there, “Coriolanus” comes out this weekend. It’s based on the play of the same name by the famous writer, and it looks in-tense. Ralph Fiennes, the great man who just finished playing Voldemort in the “Harry Potter” series, stars as the title character. Fiennes also directed the film. Coriolanus is a great ruler of Rome who hates the people he rules over. The government overthrows him, and Corio-lanus teams up with his enemies to de-feat the people he used to call his friends.

I know that as far as Shakespeare goes, the man can be a little boring, especially since many of the euphemisms and say-ings that he used have long gone out of style.

“Coriolanus,” however, is brimming with action, and I’m sure the only bor-ing moment will be when the credits are rolling. I’m very excited to see how Fi-ennes does as a director. The film also stars Gerard Butler, and every time I pic-ture this movie I imagine King Leonidas going into battle alongside Voldemort, which sounds like the coolest movie ever.

While all of these movies look great, my money is on “Underworld: Awaken-ing.” I just watched the first movie again last night, and it was even more spectac-ular than the first time I saw it.

I can’t wait to sit down in the theater with my 3D glasses, dodging bullets and angry werewolves, as I watch the latest installment in this action packed trilogy.

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ISU pushes sustainability, several projects in progressAARON ABELFeatures assistant editor

Indiana State University’s new in-stitute for Community Sustainability continues to implement sustainable solutions while raising awareness.

“� ere are a number of problems building to a head right now: global climate change, peak oil and job is-sues are a few among them,” execu-tive director for the Institute of Com-munity Sustainability, Jim Speer said, “all of which can be solved with sus-tainable solutions.”

Indiana State University plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 and has been working to reduce carbon emissions and its overall carbon footprint since the 1990s, according to ISU’s 2010 Climate Action Plan.

“We’re at 53 percent of our 1990 carbon emission levels, which is bet-ter than pretty much any institution you look at out there,” Speer said.

Awareness throughout campus is one of the � rst steps being taken to reach speci� c goals. According to a 2010 ISU survey, student awareness of ISU sustainability projects appears to be highly varied. Junior architec-tural design major Kendra Martin represents roughly 60 percent of the students polled in being able to name at least the Recycling Center when asked about ISU projects relating to sustainability. Junior construction management major Trevor Gregory, however, represents the 27 percent of students polled who knew of no projects.

To list a few projects: ISU estab-lished the Recycling Center in 1989, converted its coal powered steam plant to a natural gas powered plant in 2001, built a community garden in 2007 and installed a green roof in

Rankin Plaza in 2010. ISU is current-ly wrapping up its wind data collec-tion aimed at determining where to place a wind turbine later this spring.

“We’ve already done a lot of the easy things,” Speer said in relation to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. “But one thing we haven’t done much with is behavior change, and that’s something that we’re starting on right now.”

Making students, faculty and sta¡ aware of sustainability issues and get-ting them to change their behavior is a major focus for how we can solve these problems, and in turn improve the quality of life on campus, Speer said.

Major events aimed at changing student behavior include ISU’s partic-ipation in the nation-wide university competitions Recylclemania and the Energy Conservation Competition. Not only do the residence halls par-ticipating compete against other resi-dence halls, the university as a whole competes against all of the other par-ticipating universities.

“Last year ISU saved over 22,000 dollars as a result of our participation in the Energy Conservation Compe-tition,” Speer said. “However, we need to carry over these behavior changes beyond the competition.”

For instance, a 2010 ISU honors class conducted a student survey re-garding dorm room behavior.

“It would not be an uncommon response for students to say that they le¥ TVs, stereos and lights on for 24 hours a day,” Speer said. “� e prob-lem is that there’s no incentive for them to turn it o¡ , we really need sustainable thinking to become part of the culture. We need sustainable behavior be the popular behavior.”


“We need sustainable behavior to be the popular behavior.”

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A Chinese tea show will also take place at the celebration.

“� e Chinese make their tea di� erently than what people are used to,” Zhao said. “We will show them the way we make it, and they will have the opportunity to try it.”

For entertainment, this year’s celebration will feature acts from Yuan Yin, who will be performing music on a buyu, a traditional Chinese instrument. 2011 ISU International Idol Mingxinzhang Zhang will also be playing the role of Mulan throughout the evening.

A ra� e will be held, and attendees have the chance to win traditional Chinese gi� s. A Chinese bu� et will also be provided, thanks to local Chinese restaurants.

“We want to thank our sponsors- all the Chinese restaurants in Terre Haute, and also Fi� h � ird Bank, because they have supported us for two years now,” Zhao said. “� e Chinese Students and Scholars Association and all Chinese professors would like to wish all ISU students and the Terre Haute

community a happy Chinese New Year.”

Tickets are being sold in the commons and the Library. Tickets for children are $5, and adult tickets are $10. Children under 5 may attend for free.

For more information, call 812-223-0636 or email [email protected]

“With the way our world is today, it’s very important for people to understand di� erent cultures, and this is our way of helping people do that.”

Jingwei Zhao,coordinator for the event

The Chinese New Year Celebration will include a fashion show with participating students sporting historical Chinese clothing, as well as live musical performances (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

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ISU professor receives patentAARON ABELAssistant features editor

Professor of biology Swapan Ghosh has acquired a patent for his discovered adjuvant, a chemical com-pound with the potential to help patients � ght cancer.

An adjuvant is a component of vaccines to help make them more e� ective, “like a spice to add to a recipe to make it more appetizing,” Ghosh said.

� e adjuvant that Ghosh and his team of graduate and doctoral students discovered appears capable of assisting vaccines used to boost immunity in cancer patients, veterinary clinics and in � ghting infectious agents. While other adjuvants serving a similar pur-pose already exist, Ghosh thinks this one will be bet-ter.

“A few adjuvants have been discovered, but they have side e� ects. We were trying to develop some-thing that has fewer side e� ects, but boosts the im-mune system,” Ghosh said. “Our compound is an ex-cellent boost to the immune system, and we have not detected any side e� ects.”

� e team derived this adjuvant from phytol, which itself is derived from chlorophyll.

“Phytol is one of the most widely occurring natural compounds,” Ghosh said. “People have tried phytol as an adjuvant, but it can be toxic. We used chemically modi� ed phytol compounds.”

Chemistry professors Richard Kjonaas and Richard Fitch assisted in modifying the compound. Students have also worked on the project gaining real-world research experience with their education.

� e adjuvant formula just became U.S. Patent No. 8,088,395 and research on the adjuvant has been pub-lished in the peer-reviewed journals BMC Immunol-ogy (2011), Cellular Immunology (2011), � e Open Vaccine Journal (2010) and the Journal of Immune-Based � erapies and Vaccines (2006).

� e ultimate goal, Ghosh said, is to make the ad-juvant e� ective in patients who have lower immune system function due to chemical treatments for can-cer .

“Our compound is an excellent boost to the immune system,

and we have not detected any side e� ects.”

Swapan Ghosh, professor of biology

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Swapan Ghosh and a team of graduate and doctoral students recently discovered a phytol-derived adjuvant which has become U.S. Patent No. 8,088,395. (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)

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Deadline to register for ISU’s Flute Fair today

e ISU School of Music will host its Flute Fair Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts, located at Seventh and Chestnut streets.

e event, sponsored by the Yamaha Corporation of Amer-ica, will feature � utist Mimi Stillman and psychologist Phillip Ewoldsen, who will present a workshop on performance anxiety.

Exhibits by Paige’s Music, seminars in selecting the right � ute, private lessons, a recital and a master class featuring student competition winners are among the activities o� ered to students grades 7-12.

Stillman is one of the most highly regarded � utists in the concert world and has performed recitals, chamber music and with orchestras throughout the United States and abroad. She involves all attendees in her presentations and encourages those to bring their � utes, regardless of playing level.

e event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mimi Stillman is regularly featured in the national press, as a guest on NPR’s “Performance Today” and recorded the soundtrack for Kevin Bacon’s � lm, Loverboy (Photo courtesy of Stillman’s website, www.mimistillman.org).

MUSIC CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: The ISU Community Music Center is taking registrations for their Spring Musikgarten classes - early childhood music and movement classes. Classes include singing, dancing, poetry, story-telling, playing instruments and learning music patterns and notations. There are classes available for newborns to age six. For more information, contact 812-237-2739 or [email protected] or visit www.isumusikgarten.com.

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The Illinois State University Redbirds went on a 19-3 run late in the second half to fall the Trees Wednesday, 67-54.

With the clock showing 7:20 remaining in the second half senior guard Carl Richard got an Indiana State steal which the team converted to a fast break layup by senior guard Dwayne Lathan which tied the score at 46. The Sycamores had been trailing the Redbirds for a majority of the game and had finally tied the score once more.

A few minutes later, with 5:39 remaining the Sycamores took the lead as Lathan took his own defensive rebound to the Redbird’s hoop putting ISU on top 49-48. ISU grew their lead to four points before the Redbirds began to grow momentum once again in the game.

The Redbirds resurgence began on the free throw line with Illinois State’s John Wilkins hitting 1 of 2 charity shots. Following that the Redbirds went on a 14-0 run over four minutes to extend their lead to 51-63, ILSU.

The loss dropped the Sycamores to a season record overall of 11-8, 2-6 in the Missouri Valley Conference for the defending champions. The defeat is also the team’s third consecutive loss. The Illinois State University Redbirds improved their season record to 12-7, 4-4 in the conference.

The Indiana State squad was outperformed in all categories by the Illinois State Redbirds. The Sycamores were held to a field goal percentage of 32.3 as

they shot 20-62 baskets. Indiana State’s field goal percentage was as low as 26.5 in the second half (9-34). Conversely, the Redbirds went for 51 percent from the field (23-45).

The free throw line was another weak area for the Sycamores during the game. Indiana State went 8-15 in free throws for 53.3 percent, shooting 36.4 percent during the second half (4-11). Illinois State went 15-22 from the free throw (68.2 percent).

Until late in the second half, the game was a close one. With 18:27 minutes remaining in the first half sophomore guard Jake Odum opened the score with a layup. The Redbirds responded with a 5-0 run, but the Sycamores remained close regaining the lead thanks to a steal by sophomore (insert position) Jake Kitchell which converted to a three pointer from Richard assisted by sophomore (insert position) Steve McWhorter.

The game would tie two more times before Illinois State took the lead on a fastbreak dunk by John Wilkins off an ISU turnover.

The lead would change hands two more times before the half and Illinois State would go into the locker room up by three, 33-30.

The Redbirds struck first in the second half extending their lead to seven at one point, 33-40 before the late run in the half to come away with the win.

Next up for the Sycamores is the current co-leader of the conferece Creighton University. The Bluejays will be hosting the Sycamores in Omaha, Neb. Saturday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.

Second half run by the Redbirds downed the Sycamores in MVC away game

Senior guard Carl Richard on the court (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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The Indiana State Women’s basketball team will take on two opponents on home territory this weekend.

The Sycamores are scheduled to compete against Creighton Fri. in the Hulman Center at 7:05p.m., and Drake Sun. in the Hulman Center at 2:05p.m.

The Lady Sycamores go into this weekend ranked second in the Valley at 4-1.This is the team’s best start within the league since the 2008-09 season.

The Creighton Bluejays have won fives straight games in the series and eight of nine past encounterments. The Sycamores last defeated the BlueJays three seasons ago inside the Hulman Center.

Senior center Shannon Thomas heads into the game maintaining a double-double for the season. She is the third sycamores to average 10-and-10 for a single season.

Senior guard/forward Deja Mattox averages 14 points a game in the MVC play. The last four games she has gone into double figures.

Lady Sycamores to face Creighton and Drake

Sophomore guard Anna Munn dribbles the ball down the court (Photo courtesty of ISU Communications and Marketing).

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� e climbing wall located in the North Gym of the ISU Arena was reopened Wednesday night.

Senior Recreation Sport Management major with a concentration in Youth Leadership, Bendex Stevenson was amongst one of the � rst students to climb the wall once it was reopened. Stevenson said he enjoys the thrill and challenge of the climbing wall and encourages more students to get involved.

“It is going to be probably scary the � rst time, but once you get past that initial fear I feel like a lot more people will be willing to try it,” Stevenson said. “I want everyone to experience something new like I did when I experienced this for the � rst time.”

� e climbing wall was introduced to ISU campus in 2003 and was run under the Student Recreation Center (SRC). Don Rogers, associate professor of Kinesiology and Recreation Sports Management said that upon the move by the SRC into the new facility dedicated in 2009 the department slowly began to stop sta� ng the climbing wall and it was eventually closed down for two years.

Rogers said, in the fall of 2011, the responsibility of the climbing wall was turned over to the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management. It was decided to reopen the climbing wall in spring 2012.

ISU sophomore Recreation Sport Management major with a concentration in Recreation � erapy major Megan Harding said the climbing wall will be available to ISU students, faculty and other a� liates of the campus for $3 per climbing session and $20 for a semester. Person interested in being a belayer (individual who

supports the climber from the ground and oversees the ascent) can be trained. Training lasts 10 sessions and at the conclusion of these sessions the successful applicant will receive a belay card showing they completed the training. � e card costs $5. It is advised by Harding that students really interested in climbing make the investment into the belay training. � e wall will be available Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays between 6 and 9 p.m.

In addition, Don Rogers said students enrolled in the PE 101 labs will have the opportunity to climb on the wall. Graduate assistants in charge of these courses will be trained in order to support their students as they try the new physical activity.

� e climbing wall located in the ISU Arena’s North Gym is not the only place available for ISU students to engage in this type of physical activity Rogers said. � e wall is part of the Keystone Adventure Program (KAP) ran by the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Management and is owned by ISU. KAP is based on ISU’s � eld campus, an 80-acre piece of land located in Brazil, Indiana.

Located on the grounds of KAP is a high ropes course and climbing tower. According to the KAP website the climbing tower is a three sided tower providing varying di� culties of climbing and the high ropes course a “high challenge course” all done on a rope and cable system between 25-30 feet o� the ground.

Rogers said those interested in tackling the course in Brazil have to make team reservations. Di� erent groups are invitied to join in.

Rogers said the goal is to get students queued in on the importance of physical activity.

“Not all students want to play basketball and go swimming,” Rogers said. “So this [rock climbing] provides a di� erent type of physical activity.”

Climbing wall reopens in ISU Arena

An ISU student on their descent after climbing the reopened rock wall. (Photo by Dan Sienicki)For more information:

ISU Field Campus

The ISU � eld campus is located 18 miles southeast of Terre Haute in Brazil, Indiana. The campus is home to eight lakes, eight platform tents and full-sized classroom facilities. Activites available to students at the campus include � shing, hiking, nature trails, volleyball, bird and butter� y watching, horseshoes, outdoor grill-ing, canoeing (life jackets and paddles provided), picnic tables and picnic shelter. There is also overnight camping facilites for organizations. A valid ISU ID is re-quired but guests are also welcomed.

Contact Numbers:Don RodgersO� ce: Arena C-13(812) 237- [email protected]

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The interactive technology is part of a series of long-term renovations and additions to the Hulman Memorial Student Union, which opened in 1990. Other recent changes include extensive remodeling of student lounges and installation of an ATM powered by PNC Bank.

HMSU officials have frequently solicited student input throughout the process. The HMSU’s student marketing team—which consists of a graphic designer, Web designer, videographer, art gallery assistant and marketing assistant—are currently crafting policies and procedures for the interactive screens, Gabbard said.

She said the HMSU director’s office would handle submissions for information to include on the

PowerPoint slides, but said students should design their own slides based from specifics provided by the office.

Staff at the student media center on the fifth floor of HMSU can design PowerPoint slides upon request by student groups, Gabbard said.

The student marketing team was also involved in changing the names of three HMSU lounges, Gabbard said.

The Connections Lounge will be known as the Commuter Connections Lounge, to clarify for whom the lounge is intended to serve, she said. The lounge across from the Information Desk is being called the Hulman Lounge. The lounge overlooking the Commons and behind the Information Desk

will be designated as The Balcony Lounge.

HMSU was named in honor of Tony Hulman, the late Terre Haute businessman who as owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was widely credited for popularizing the Indianapolis 500, and his wife, Mary.

The lounges across from the Information Desk and overlooking the Commons were formerly known by their blueprint names, which caused confusion and did not indicate their locations, Gabbard said.

“Since the three lounges were recently renovated… we felt it was fitting to give them a name that helped with its usage, form and function,” she said.

Students sit and study at the Balcony Lounge (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

Students relax and study at the Commuter Connections Lounge (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

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