November 5, 2012

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Volume 120 Issue 30

KICKIN’ IT: SYCAMORES MVC RUNNER-UPS

IN THIS ISSUE

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Students gain experience working at university health clinic

KICKIN’ IT: SYCAMORES MVC RUNNER-UPS

A� er defeating number one-seeded Evansville, Indiana State’s women’s soccer team stayed in Omaha, Neb. to compete in the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championship game Sunday a� ernoon against the Redbirds

of Illinois State. � e Sycamores � nished the game 5-1. � is is the second time the team has made an appearance at the championship match since 2008 and a trip to the conference tournament since 2009. PAGE 12

After a long week in Nebraska at the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championships, the Sycamores bring home a runner-up trophy after being seeded � fth (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).

THOMAS BEELER Sports Editor

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Is ISU overstepping its bounds?

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‘Jam the Bus’ Drive � ghts against hunger

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The Indiana Statesman is published Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays, except during exam periods and university breaks, and is published three times during the summer. The Indiana Statesman was founded May 16, 1929, the same year that Indiana State Normal School became Indiana State Teachers College. The newspaper began in December 1879 as the State Normal News. In November 1895, the paper was first issued as the Normal Advance. Members of the ISU community are welcome to take a single copy of each issue of this news-paper. The unauthorized taking of multiple copies, however, may constitute theft, which is a crime, even with free publications. Thefts will be reported to the campus police for pos-sible prosecution and/or for other disciplinary actions. The Indiana Statesman exists for four main reasons: to provide the ISU community with news and information, to serve the campus as a public forum for student and reader, to of-fer student staff members chances to apply their skills in different aspects of a news publication, and to give students leadership opportunities.

The Princeton Review has recognized the “excellent value for students” in Indiana State University’s Master of Business Administration, listing it among the nation’s best programs for the seventh consecutive year.

The academic test preparation and admissions counseling company included ISU’s MBA program in “The Best 296 Business Schools,” the 2013 edition of its annual guidebook. In the listing, “‘small classes, great teachers, good assistantships and an affordable tuition” help the graduate business program stand out. The company analyzed institutional data and reviewed student surveys from the past three academic years to determine which MBA programs made the list.

“We are thrilled that the Princeton Review has once again recognized the Scott College of Business MBA program as one of the best,’” said Brien Smith, dean of the Scott College. “This recognition validates our continuing commitment to quality and excellence in graduate education, and this award reflects the high degree of commitment on the part of our faculty and staff. I am extremely proud of their efforts.”

The program’s small size allows MBA students to receive “‘individual attention that better prepares” them “in a hands-on manner,’” the listing states. The Princeton Review adds that ISU students receive “great faculty accessibility” and the program helps create a friendly atmosphere in and out of the classroom.

“We provide a rigorous, challenging program taught by high-quality and committed faculty with terminal degrees in their areas of specialty,” Smith said. “Our small class sizes provide our students with one-on-one attention and the ability to network meaningfully with other students in the program as additional ways to prepare them for their career after they graduate.”

The listing references the Scott College’s relocation to Federal Hall. In August, the former Terre Haute federal building reopened following a more than $20 million renovation to become the college’s new home.

The Princeton Review also highlighted Terre Haute’s public park system and low cost of living as assets, along with Indiana State’s location within several hours of Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago, which provide additional social opportunities.

“Our positioning is attractive to students

not only in terms of where to attend an MBA program, but there are also numerous possibilities for starting their careers in a major market,” said Smith, who added that Cincinnati’s close location also is beneficial. “The proximity of these markets also allows our alumni to stay engaged with the Scott College of Business long after they graduate.”

This is not the only recognition that the Scott College of Business MBA has received. The program also is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

“This accreditation represents the highest

standard of achievement for business schools,” Smith said. “Less than five percent of business schools have achieved this mark of excellence.”

The rankings are important in recruiting top students to the MBA program, he added.

“One important question that many prospective students have is whether a program has a national ranking,” Smith said. “The combination of our AACSB accreditation and a national ranking places us among only a handful of prominent programs nationally.”

The Princeton Review recognized the Scott College of Business in its annual review (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Dave Taylor ISU Communications and Marketing

Princeton Review: ISU Master’s of Business Administration among the best in the


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The Indiana Statesman is published Mon-days, Wednesdays and Fridays, except during exam periods and university breaks, and is published three times during the summer. The Indiana Statesman was founded May 16, 1929, the same year that Indiana State Normal School became Indiana State Teachers College. The newspaper began in December 1879 as the State Normal News. In November 1895, the paper was first issued as the Normal Advance. Members of the ISU community are welcome to take a single copy of each issue of this news-paper. The unauthorized taking of multiple copies, however, may constitute theft, which is a crime, even with free publications. Thefts will be reported to the campus police for pos-sible prosecution and/or for other disciplinary actions. The Indiana Statesman exists for four main reasons: to provide the ISU community with news and information, to serve the campus as a public forum for student and reader, to of-fer student staff members chances to apply their skills in different aspects of a news publication, and to give students leadership opportunities.

The Princeton Review has recognized the “excellent value for students” in Indiana State University’s Master of Business Administration, listing it among the nation’s best programs for the seventh consecutive year.

The academic test preparation and admissions counseling company included ISU’s MBA program in “The Best 296 Business Schools,” the 2013 edition of its annual guidebook. In the listing, “‘small classes, great teachers, good assistantships and an affordable tuition” help the graduate business program stand out. The company analyzed institutional data and reviewed student surveys from the past three academic years to determine which MBA programs made the list.

“We are thrilled that the Princeton Review has once again recognized the Scott College of Business MBA program as one of the best,’” said Brien Smith, dean of the Scott College. “This recognition validates our continuing commitment to quality and excellence in graduate education, and this award reflects the high degree of commitment on the part of our faculty and staff. I am extremely proud of their efforts.”

The program’s small size allows MBA students to receive “‘individual attention that better prepares” them “in a hands-on manner,’” the listing states. The Princeton Review adds that ISU students receive “great faculty accessibility” and the program helps create a friendly atmosphere in and out of the classroom.

“We provide a rigorous, challenging program taught by high-quality and committed faculty with terminal degrees in their areas of specialty,” Smith said. “Our small class sizes provide our students with one-on-one attention and the ability to network meaningfully with other students in the program as additional ways to prepare them for their career after they graduate.”

The listing references the Scott College’s relocation to Federal Hall. In August, the former Terre Haute federal building reopened following a more than $20 million renovation to become the college’s new home.

The Princeton Review also highlighted Terre Haute’s public park system and low cost of living as assets, along with Indiana State’s location within several hours of Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago, which provide additional social opportunities.

“Our positioning is attractive to students

not only in terms of where to attend an MBA program, but there are also numerous possibilities for starting their careers in a major market,” said Smith, who added that Cincinnati’s close location also is beneficial. “The proximity of these markets also allows our alumni to stay engaged with the Scott College of Business long after they graduate.”

This is not the only recognition that the Scott College of Business MBA has received. The program also is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

“This accreditation represents the highest

standard of achievement for business schools,” Smith said. “Less than five percent of business schools have achieved this mark of excellence.”

The rankings are important in recruiting top students to the MBA program, he added.

“One important question that many prospective students have is whether a program has a national ranking,” Smith said. “The combination of our AACSB accreditation and a national ranking places us among only a handful of prominent programs nationally.”

The Princeton Review recognized the Scott College of Business in its annual review (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Dave Taylor ISU Communications and Marketing

Princeton Review: ISU Master’s of Business Administration among the best in the

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At 6:12 p.m., Nov. 2

Two males were arrested by ISU Police Thursday after dodging authorities and causing multiple disturbances.

Dustin Kent and Johnathan Robertson were charged with resisting law enforcement, harassment, trespass warning and public intoxication.

According to an Indiana State University report, an ISU police officer was called to Candlewood Suites after two males were seen entering the manager’s office and attempting to steal items. Upon arriving at the scene, the manager pointed out Kent to the officer, but Robertson was not yet identified. The Terre Haute Police Department showed up, issued Kent a trespass warning from Candlewood Suites property and released him.

Nearly 30 minutes later, the same ISU police officer was dispatched to the parking lot of Thomas Thrift on ninth and Ohio Streets. A victim on the scene reported two men had broken into her car, taking an iPod and briefcase with a GPS unit in it as well as several CDs. Once again, THPD responded and took over the investigation.

Forty-five minutes had passed before the ISU officer would be dispatched to another incident involving the two perpetrators. The officer arrived at the bus terminal in ISU’s parking garage after a female reported Kent and Robertson harassed her. She stated the two men were shouting derogatory comments at her and following her.

Both men were given a portable breath test, with Kent blowing a .231 and Robertson blowing a .177. The men were

“very uncooperative” with the officers, yelling racial slurs and shouting curse words, according to the police report.

Kent and Robertson were transported to the Vigo County Jail. Robertson was booked with incident, but Kent continued to be uncooperative, attempting to fight with the jail officers. Both men were issued trespass warnings from all ISU property effective Thursday.

At 1:36 a.m., Nov. 2

On Thursday, ISU Police arrested an ISU student for underage drinking and disturbing the peace.

Corrine Jones was charged with Disturbance and Minor Consuming Alcohol.

An ISU police officer was dispatched to the ninth floor of Blumberg Hall to resolve a verbal argument. Jones was in a verbal disagreement with Kimberly Addair and other females on the ninth floor over Jones’ ex-boyfriend. Jones said Addair was sending text messages from her ex-boyfriend’s phone, telling her to leave him alone. The messages, however, were not of a threatening nature, according to Indiana State University Police report.

While speaking with Jones, the officer detected an alcoholic odor. Jones admitted to drinking vodka, but wouldn’t say where it came from. She was then given a portable breath test, which resulted in a BAC of .10.

Jones was taken to Vigo County Jail and was scheduled to appear in Terre Haute City Court on Thursday.

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The University Hall clinic in the Bayh College of Education serves students and members of the Terre Haute community by offering three areas of clinical services.

“The University Hall clinic provides services to speech and language problems, learning issues and anything requiring the evaluation of a school psychologist,” Vicki Hammen, associate professor of communication disorders and University Hall clinic director, said.

The clinic is housed to three different branches, the Rowe Center for communication disorders, the Porter School Psychology Center, and the Counseling Clinic.

Each clinic is student clinicians run to provide a hands-on experience for students into each of the clinics’ fields. Students are supervised licensed professionals of the ISU faculty and various professionals from the community.

The clinic serves students of Indiana State, as well as members from the community of Terre Haute. Clients are preferred to be over the age of 18-months, yet clients of all

ages can be provided services. Services for the University Hall clinic are free for the

semester, but fees will change to approximately 100 dollars for a semester in the future, Hammen said.

The clinic is highly confidential in order to keep clients anonymous. All clinical reports are secured by lock and key, and a checkout system is required in order for students to review client’s files, which is only reviewed by clinicians or supervisors assigned to the case.

The Porter School Psychology Center provides academic and psychological disorders for members of the Terre Haute community. Services focus on promoting children’s welfare

and providing educational, psychological and behavioral interventions.

The Rowe Center provides services for communication disorders, such as speech-sound disorder or helping stroke victims regaining language.

“We see students primarily for accent-reduction, for

example if English is their second language,” Siverly said. “We occasionally have students in the communication major who have aspects of going into broadcasting and have a slight speech impediment like a lisp.”

The Counseling Clinic provides services such as anxiety, depression and any disorder that requires counseling for recovery.

Student clinicians at the University Hall Clinic are provided a hands-on experience to help develop skills for their future career.

“You can not only work with clients early, but also get immediate feedback from supervisors,” Bond said. “I feel like I am able to integrate my skills that I’m learning in the classroom much better in my practice. When I get out in the working world, I will have more integrated skills.”

Hammen believes the University Hall clinic promotes exponential learning for students, as well as helping the community in a holistic approach.

“The University Hall clinic helps the community by providing not only an affordable service, but by providing additional services of what schools provide,” Hammen said. “All three clinics give the community multiple services at one time.”

University Hall clinic provides affordable service

Brittany Catania of Oxford, Ohio, a graduate student in Indiana State University’s clinical mental health counseling program, simulates a counseling session with another student (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

“You can not only work with clients early, but also get immediate feedback

from supervisors.”

Michelle Bond, graduate clinical mental health

counselling

HannaH MicHaels Reporter


An actress and a human rights activist will teach people about overcoming hate crimes and intolerance in a series of events at Indiana State University Nov. 8-10.

Chicago-based playwright and actress Rohina Malik and human rights activist Stephen Wessler will visit Indiana State and Terre Haute for a series of events to promote acceptance and respect for people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds. Malik will perform her one-woman play, “Unveiled,” and join Wessler in several discussions about the production. Wessler also will speak about interfaith conflict resolution, bullying and hate crimes.

“Rohina and Stephen will provide opportunities for ISU students, faculty and staff, along with community members to understand better what some of the challenges are for people who are oftentimes the target of hate crimes,” said Arthur Feinsod, Indiana State professor of theater who helped organize the events. “That is the issue central to the performance of ‘Unveiled.’”

In the play, Malik portrays five Muslim women who were affected by hate crimes following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. She will perform “Unveiled” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 10 at ISU’s New Theater. Following each performance, Wessler and Tom Johnson, the co-director of the ISU Center for the Study of Health, Religion and Spirituality, will lead a discussion about the play and issues raised by the performance.

“Stephen is a very passionate speaker who talks from experience,” Feinsod said. “He uses examples from stories to help highlight these issues to make people aware of them.”

Wessler will also give additional presentations. On Nov. 8, he will present “Interfaith Conflict Resolution in Kosovo and Northern Ireland and its Implications for the United States” at the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute. His visit is part of an ongoing series hosted by the museum, Feinsod said.

Making the presentation even more timely for Wessler, Feinsod added, is

that the human rights activist will just be returning from working with people in Kosovo, which in the late 1990s was the site of ethnic cleansing.

“He is engaging in conflict resolution between Christians and Muslims, and he will have been there for 10 days,” Feinsod said. “I’m sure that experience is going to be very influential on his thought process and what he wants to discuss.”

Malik and Wessler also will team up to lead a discussion at noon on Nov. 10 in Cunningham Memorial Library at ISU about the traveling exhibition “A is for Arab: Stereotypes in Popular Culture.” The exhibition, which will be set up in the Cunningham Memorial Library, features common stereotypes and caricatures of the ways that people of Arab, Muslim and Middle Eastern backgrounds are depicted in Western media, including the U.S.

The exhibition raises awareness of these caricatures and stereotypes, explains their ramifications and presents ways to counter the narratives created by the dehumanizing imagery and

stereotypes.“Unfortunately there are many

misunderstandings due to stereotyping,” Feinsod said. “We hope to educate our students about one of the world’s great religions so they don’t confuse realities with stereotypes and misunderstandings, which have been perpetuated in the media. From that understanding will come greater respect and appreciation. We are convinced of it.”

Wessler will also provide additional presentations. He will lead several presentations with the Vigo County School Corp. on adult bullying. On Nov. 9, he will also lead discussions about “Religious Belief and the University: Challenges in Mutual Respect” to honors students at Indiana State.

“Bullying, hate crimes and interfaith conflict resolution are three areas that he’s covering while he’s here,” Feinsod said. “It gives a sense of the breadth of his focus as a human rights activist.”

Austin Arceo ISU Communications and Marketing

Hate Crimes: Actress visits ISU to speak on tolerance

Over the past year, Republican politicians have been feverishly vying a er the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

� rough � erce determination, Mitt Romney, gained the support of the Republican Party and is their presidential candidate. According to the New York Times, over the course of the campaign the Romney campaign has spent over $752 million while President Barack

Obama’s campaign has spent over $852 million, both attempting to win votes across the country.

A er all of the debates, the mindless � nger pointing, attack ads, Facebook statuses and millions of articles all concerned with the results of Nov. 6, the day is � nally upon us. By this time

you’ve seen and heard both candidates. You should be well acquainted with their proposals, their promises and their records.

However, this election goes beyond the two candidates. Romney and Obama are no more than � gure heads, mere representations of two drastically di� erent visions for the future of America. But one would normally not view the election is such a way. Both candidates are certain that their beliefs and visions will bring America to prosperity, but is that truly the case?

Will the problems of the day suddenly dissolve under one person? Certainly not. � e election of an o� cial can set the tone and the standard by which our country will move forward. Government has a powerfully e� ective ability to support ideals and processes through its legislation.

One vision that is proposed before us entails the � ourishing of our economy. While economic proliferation is wildly imperative, I am concerned as to how that proliferation will be enacted. One can’t ignore the social issues of our day either.

Unfortunately, this same vision wishes for social progress to stagnate for it will never truly acknowledge many of our fellow Americans as fully worthy to pursue their happiness with absolute freedom. � is vision is a detriment to our progress and undermines our values. How can America continue to be the beacon of freedom in the world when so many are shackled?

� e second vision before us is one of equality between Americans. An America where we not only focus on ourselves but on our fellow socians. � is vision describes a future in which women will not have their rights encroached upon, Americans can marry who they love and higher education will be more attainable in order to further invest in our country.

I will not identify as to which candidate is representing each vision but I am challenging you to think of what America is now, what it should be and how to ensure that tomorrow is brighter than today. Your vote is critical, your vote matters and not exercising your right to do so is a hindrance towards well being of our democracy.


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So the world sucks, why should I care?P o v e r t y ,

unemployment, famine, homelessness: With so many socioeconomic pitfalls pervading our lives, we may feel pessimistic about the way society is working in peoples lives. Immense so-called “collective action issues” such as these are loath to make us exasperatedly ask, “Why should I bother caring about those poor, unemployed, starving, homeless 47 percent

desperately suckling from the teat of the American welfare state?”

“Surely,” one might say, “we must � ght these things for the betterment of the lives of our progeny.” But why should we? Clearly if something does not bene� t us as individuals, it must not be worth doing. We would labor and struggle and � ght

with every bit of ourselves just so some great-grandchild we may never meet can have a better life. In the words of “Wall Street’s” Gordon Gecko, “Greed is good.” Our greed is all we need.

We see all around us those people who choose to ignore these words of wisdom. � ey are not rich; they don’t have new cars or fancy clothes. � ey don’t own yachts or have all of the necessary luxuries that those of us “in the know” can a� ord.

Instead, they cut back on their consumption and limit their use of fossil fuels, they organize and protest to change the structure of society for the improvement of the lives of the poor. � ose people are obviously wasting their time caring about others.

Caring about changing the bad in the world will never make those people rich or successful. All they will have to show for themselves in the end is debt and the lives they saved through their struggles. Obviously it would be much better to be greedy and use others to make money for

you—such is the beauty of capitalism. I think it’s quite clear that a stack of money is much better than some silly sentimental ideal of human life. You can’t buy a new car with a well-fed child, now can you?

I can only hope that other people may see the light of reason and be freed from the chains of their humanity before they squander their lives on the well-being and rights of others. Because when one looks at the world’s problems rationally, one can easily see that those are the problems of the poor and lazy; they could � x their own problems if they only wanted it enough.

Like the promising presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, “[My] job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

So we must learn from this lesson what great men like Mitt Romney have: that we should not care about � xing the problems of the world; we should only care about how we can pro� t from them. A er all, it’s the American way of life.

Julian WindbornProgress for Progress’ Sake

Your vote is critical, your vote matters

Because Democrats and Republicans cannot seem to agree on anything and the election is tomorrow, I decided to come up with a solution that supports both of their platforms.

My solution to this annoying controversy is to open the black market of organ transfer. This program would allow anyone to sell any of their organs legally in the market. These transactions could take place on popular bidding sights like eBay or be sold locally through craigslist. People who need, and can afford to take one of someone’s organs, can pay to have a doctor slice

the donors up and remove it. Transaction completed. That’s how it works.

This benefits the Republican Party and the Democratic party for two reasons. First, this will stimulate the economy and lower our debt. How could either party debate this benefit? There are many

people on waiting lists for organs today and many of these people would gladly jump to the front of the line, eager to be the highest bidder. Just think of all the people who could stop wasting their money on dialysis and start spending their money in the market. Because there is already a ton of people who donate blood to get some extra cash, I’m sure there would be plenty of people rushing into hospitals begging for people to give them thousands of dollars for their organs. Imagine how much a fresh, juicy kidney would go for on eBay? Imagine how quickly poor people could gain wealth. A homeless person could walk into a hospital, find a person needing a kidney and walk out with enough money to buy a home. Imagine how many rags to riches stories we would have then.

Secondly, this would help with healthcare. Since every market has good products and bad products, people would work out more often and eat healthier because they want to be known as the people with the best kidneys. This would increase the value of their organs in which case they could name their price for them. With everyone healthy, the government

wouldn’t have to pay a fortune for healthcare. People in need of organs wouldn’t stay in hospitals for nearly as long either.

Imagine how greatly celebrities could benefit from this initiative. Imagine how many creepy followers would give their right arm to have Taylor Swift’s right kidney? She would finally have enough money to put her awful voice into retirement.

Lastly, this initiative would help to balance the different levels of income in our country, as the only people who will be able to afford to buy organs will be the wealthy, thus redistributing their wealth in return for precious blood-oozing organs. The lower middle class would receive this money and thereby benefit, as well.

Everyone wins. The economy grows, people live healthier lives and the wealth in our country is spread more evenly. The Republican platform would be represented because the economy grows and the elderly can avoid death panels. The Democratic platform would be represented because equality increases. Why are we not doing this?


A modest proposal: For Democrats and Republicans

AndrewJonesBeneaththeSurface

Indiana State: Like it or not, bullying is our businessAs Indiana State aims to make

changes across campus this fall semester and beyond, it has become clear that university officials might get a kick out of the annoyed grumblings of local residents, business owners and city council men and women.

As some ISU students may have noticed (while many more have probably not), ISU recently received backlash from local officials upon installing “low-emission” parking signs in front of the Scott College of Business, along with a crosswalk crossing Cherry Street from the

college and an LED stop sign at the intersection of 7th and Chestnut Streets—all without first receiving city approval.

Local officials addressed this problem at a city council meeting in early October. “It’s simply unacceptable,” grumbled city councilman Norm Loudermilk in a Tribune-Star article from Oct. 5.

But I’ve got to agree with Norm on this one. Why does ISU get to tell me where I can and can’t park? Just because my Ford F-350 guzzles more gas than a chubby, spoiled kid downs Big Gulps from Seven Eleven doesn’t mean I should have to park anywhere but directly outside my classroom. Then ISU goes right ahead and paints a crosswalk across the street.

First they try to tell me where to park and now they’re telling me where to walk. What happened to

our first amendment rights? Folks, this sounds like socialism to me.

I was pleased to learn that ISU replaced the parking signs with new “15-minute parking” signs. But what good does this do for anyone? Besides the fact that I’m not studying business and have no reason to enter the building, 15 minutes isn’t long enough for a bathroom break, let alone a whole class. Plus, who are they to tell me how long I can park somewhere? I think I’ll go plant my truck right in between two of the spots and stay there for a few hours, like a large person sitting next to you on a flight from Indy to Dallas, stealing a portion of your tiny seat.

And what’s up with these LED stop signs? Okay, they do stick out a little bit better than normal signs and could keep students safer from distracted drivers on a busy intersection. But if we’re talking about student safety, let’s take a look at all this modern art on campus. Oh, there goes a trumpet with spaghetti coming out of the horn and check out that huge suction-cup ball. Talk about driving distractions.

If you look closely at these signs, you’ll see a small solar panel extended toward the sky, soaking up sunrays to power the red LED lights.

But I’m not buying into all this “green energy” stuff. Everyone knows global climate change was disproved a long time ago. As far as I’m concerned, these signs should be powered the American way: good old internal combustion muscle. Why use a solar panel when you could use a v-twin? Then those LEDs might really light up. Oh, and why not add a patriotic twist?

Red isn’t the only color on the American flag, you know.

Last but not least, ISU students and local downtown business owners and residents couldn’t help but notice large “shaker trucks” rumbling down the city streets a couple weeks ago, shaking the ground and producing seismic waves in search for long lost oil wells deep beneath Terre Haute’s urban landscape. This testing followed ISU’s recent approval to begin drilling for oil on campus. While much of the testing took place on campus, the trucks also traveled down city streets such as Wabash and Poplar, vibrating businesses, blocking parking and generally aggravating most witnesses.

“I went outside and I said ‘Look I own a glass shop. If you break it you buy it,” grumbled a local business owner in an Oct. 13 Tribune-Star story.

So maybe ISU could’ve made a better effort at notifying business owners. But why is everyone so mad? ISU is just doing what any business (or university) is out to do: make money. That’s why they lowered their dismissal standards from 1.0 to .85 and decreased the amount of credit hours required to graduate. But I don’t blame them; this whole oil business seems to be pretty lucrative. And there’s a big difference between that rich, black substance and ISU students: the oil will be there at the beginning of each new semester. That is, until the wells run dry. Then ISU will be forced to tap the best resource they have on campus: us.

JosephPaulStraightForward


Over the past couple of weeks, posters have covered the walls of dorms, academic buildings and the Commons, imploring students to participate in “Jam the Bus.” When eating in the Commons, food vendors will ask if their customers would like to donate a dollar to the cause. Messages have even been sent out on ISU portals. With constant reminders about the event, students might find themselves wondering what, precisely, Jam the Bus is.

Jam the Bus is a combination fundraiser and food drive occurring each year for the past six years that encompasses not only ISU, but also the entirety of Terre Haute.

“The event is called Jam the Bus because we traditionally fill an ISU athletics bus with food donations. Unfortunately, we are unable to have the bus at the event this year due to construction,” said Jam the Bus student coordinator Carly McDonald.

Despite the lack of an actual bus, the canned food items collected will all be given to Catholic Charities, which run the Terre Haute Catholic Charities Food Bank. The food bank’s mission, according to their website, is not only to collect and distribute food to the needy, but also to educate the public about “the nature and solutions to the problem of hunger.”

Student leaders and advisors specifically developed Jam the Bus to help the people of Wabash Valley who are in need through Catholic Charities.

“It was a great way to have many organizations and departments collaborate and make a difference in their community,” said associate director of Union Board and Family Services Freda Luers.

Jam the Bus’ goal this year is to collect at least as much food as last year—a whopping three tons of canned and nonperishable goods. While the event has been ongoing for a couple of weeks, McDonald says that “because there are so many individual groups collecting goods, it is hard to tell as of yet” precisely how much food has already been collected.

Jacey Hodson Reporter

Fundraiser and food drive to

“jam” the Commons

Above: The flyer for the event displays the fun raising goal of three tons. Below: A close up of the donation notes generated by the Campus Cupboard alone (Photo by Jamie Nichols) .

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MFA/MA Thesis ExhibitionUniversity Art Gallery11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

John Cage Centennial RecitalRecital Hall7:30 p.m.

Tuesday

String RecitalRecital Hall11 a.m.

Pizza & Politics: Election ResultsLibrary Events Area8 p.m.

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Donating food and nonperishable goods are not the only ways of contributing to the Jam the Bus fundraiser. Through the restaurants in the Student Union, as well as the Campus Cupboard, students can choose to contribute a dollar’s worth of Commons Cash, credits or regular cash. Each time a dollar is donated at the Campus Cupboard, a paper bus is added to a wall collage.

“It is evident from the paper buses on the wall by the Cupboard that individuals were very generous,” McDonald said.

Such generosity is quite important to ISU students and the community, as well.“College is such a self-contained environment that sometimes we, as students, forget

about the rest of the world … Jam the Bus helps not only those who receive the donations, but those who give them,” McDonald said.

In addition to spreading awareness on campus, Jam the Bus also moved to Memorial Stadium at the ISU football game this past Saturday, where attendees were asked to bring any non perishable items or a cash donation in exchange for a ticket to the game. Student Athlete Advisory Committee gathered student athletes to volunteer and promote the deal.

Nicole Hope, a senior exercise science major, was among the athletes working.

“Between food and cash, there were tons of donations,” she said. “We ran out of tickets multiple times because so many people were participating.”

There will be a closing campus event for Jam the Bus on Nov. 7 at the Commons from 11 to 2 p.m., during which Sycamore Sam, Miss ISU, student athletes and Catholic Charities will be present to help encourage students to bring non-perishable food items or monetary donations.


“Between food and cash, there were tons of donations. We ran out of tickets multiple times because so many people

were participating.”

Nicole Hope, senior exercise science major

Student-athletes volunteering at the Jam the Bus fundraiser on Saturday at Memorial Stadium (Submitted by Marlon Dechausay).

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ISU’s Theater Department welcomed students, faculty and theater enthusiasts in general to one more performance of Eric Coble’s “Nightfall with Edgar Allen Poe” this past weekend at the New Theatre. The talented performers ended the scary season with a bang, along with some other creepier sounds.

The play follows a hypothetical situation, in which Poe is admitted into an insane asylum a few days before his mysterious death. Once in, he finds himself in the company of psychos and sociopaths who are barely managing to keep their sanity in the dreary prison.

To pass the time and to “help” the motley crew of lunatics, Poe begins to tell a few of his most popular and most terrifying stories: “The Raven,” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

As he tells his stories, the prisoners start to become the characters of his story and the group acts out all four of Poe’s works in a play-within-a-play situation. It doesn’t help the mental health of group, but instead pushes the entire crew to the brink of bone-chilling madness. In the midst of the insanity, Poe finds his opportunity to escape and flees from the asylum.

Though the production seemed very appropriate for the Halloween season, Julie Dixon, associate professor of theater and the director of the play, said that the scary theme was completely unintentional at first.

“I was looking for a play that I thought would appeal to people,” Dixon said. “It was chosen because I liked the story and I thought it would be interesting and fun to do. One of the other professors said ‘You should open this play on Halloween,’ and we thought ‘Oh yeah! That’s a great idea!’”

And a great idea it was. The turnout was phenomenal for every single performance.

“We started Halloween Wednesday and then we had shows Thursday, Friday and tonight’s our last night,” Dixon said. “We’ve sold out every night.”

The actors put in a great deal of work to make the performance as good as it was.

“[The actors practiced] every [school] night. Three hours a night, five days a week,” Dixon said. “So yeah, lots of work.”

Charles Adams, a junior theater major who played Poe, concurred.

“There was an analysis of each individualized story,” Adams said. “We went through several different versions of the script and characters. Originally [Poe] was much more cowardly, but I think he was a little braver in this version.”

The effects in the play were one of its strongest characteristics; the lighting and the sound effects made it tense and terrifying at parts, Adams said.

“You heard the effects,” Adams said. “Everybody [meaning the cast and audience] was thrilled by the ‘horror-movie’ feel. Everybody got really into that, and really excited [about the show].”

Adam’s performance as Poe was simply spectacular; he seemed positively crazy on the stage, so much so that seeing him out of character after the show, mild and very sane, would’ve come as a shock to most.

“Don’t be deceived,” Adams joked. “[The sane-looking people] are the ones you have to look-out for.”

Those interested in Poe’s work that appeared in the play can find them in most Edgar Allen Poe anthologies.

For information on upcoming ISU theater productions, visit www.indstate.edu/theater, or call the ticket office at 812-237-3333.

Myles stringer Reporter

Theater department’s Poe production was a success during

Halloween

“The Raven” was one of four tales incorporated in the production (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

“Everybody was thrilled by the ‘horror-movie’ feel. Everybody got really into

that, and really excited [about the show].”

Charles Adams, junior theater major who played Poe in the

show


In the midst of an increasingly diverse culture, speaker Kand McQueen will offer insight about intersexuality and transgenderism during an informational presentation at Indiana State University.

“Breaking the Gender Dichotomy: Why Two are Definitely Not Enough” will take place in University Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Nov. 12. During the presentation, McQueen will challenge the dichotomous view of sex and gender.

“We assume in this country, as well as a lot of other places around the world, that people come in one of two sizes. We tend to get pretty nervous when that dichotomous assumption gets challenged, even though there are a considerable number of people who don’t fit into those two categories,”

said McQueen.The event is open to students, parents

and the general public.McQueen, who has spoken and

conducted workshops nationwide, described the most typical response to presentations.

“The most common feedback I receive is that ‘I just had no idea.’ It’s important for people’s awareness to be expanded,” McQueen said.

McQueen holds a doctorate in educational psychology from Indiana University and currently serves as an assistant professor at Indiana State University. Those interested in learning more can visit McQueen’s website at http://kandmcqueen.com.

Guest speaker to discuss gender diversity on Nov. 12

Bethany Donat ISU Communications and Marketing

BriefsCreative Writing Society is now accepting poetry submissions

The Creative Writing Society is now accepting poetry submissions for Allusions until midnight on March 1.

Submissions must be made by a current ISU student and must be in one of the following categories: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and drama. All submissions must be made to the Creative Writing Society’s e-mail address, [email protected].

Additionally, no identifying information can be on the submission attachment, only in the body portion of the e-mail. All work should be 12 pt. font and double spaced.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but should be limited to five.

For the poetry category, the length should be no longer than two pages. For all other categories, the length should be less than 3,000 words.

The submissions are judged by a panel of editors, and will be published in Allusions.

In addition to the contest, the Creative Writing Society is holding Open Mic night in the Sycamore Lounge on Nov. 26 from 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.

In addition to music and poetry, snacks will be provided.


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Upcoming Events

Men’s BasketballFridayat Los Angeles, Cal. vs. UCLA at 11 p.m.

Women’s BasketballFridayat Hulman Center vs. Eastern Illinois at 7:05 p.m.

Women’s VolleyballFridayat Omaha, Neb. vs. Creighton at 6 p.m.

Saturdayat Des Moines, Iowa vs. Drake at 8 p.m.

Cross Country

Fridayat Madison, Wis. for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional at 12 p.m.

“We all lean on each other,” sophomore Bria Caldwell said. “This is something that kept us pushing after this long week and we didn’t want to stop after working so hard to get here.”

Three Sycamores received three All-MVC awards prior to the tournament. Senior defender Kourtney Vassar, junior midfielder Shelby Troyer and freshman midfielder Sydney Lovelace were honored by the league coaches with Vassar and Lovelace selected to the All-MVC Second Team. Lovelace was also honored with the MVC All-Freshman Team. Troyer earned Honorable Mention All-MVC for her second straight season.

Concluding the tournament, Vassar, Reed and Caldwell also earned MVC All-Tournament selections.

Freshman goalkeeper earned national recognition by being 30th among all freshmen in minutes played in goal this season with 1,750 minutes played.

The Sycamores concluded their season 8-10-3 while Illinois State was 13-4-2. The Sycamores recorded a total of seven saves compared to Illinois State’s four. Illinois State led the game in shots with 26 and 12 shots on goal, while Indiana State had 12

shots and five on goal. Caldwell said the soccer team’s runner-

up finish this year will open the eyes of the other teams in the conference and make them see that the Indiana State soccer team aren’t full of light weights. They plan on continuing their success, making it to tournament next year and improving overall.

In the first half, Mitchell recorded her first save of the game from Illinois State’s Rachel Tejada in the sixth minute of play. Mitchell got her second save after a shot from Red Bird’s Anna Stinson ten minutes into the game. The goal of the match was from Tejada assist by Stinson 25 minutes of play. After the goal, Illinois State continued to apply pressure on the Sycamores.

Illinois scored their second goal of the half 35 yards out by Stinson in the 34 minute and again in the 36 minute from Lauren

Koehl from 8 yards out both unassisted. The Sycamores began the second

sophomore Aubrie Musselman blocked a shot from Illinois State. Freshman Elle

Steele scored her third goal of the season one minute into the half 15 feet away from the left side of the goal post.

The Red Birds began to widen their lead with another goal from Aimee Wronski assisted by Tejada 25 yards out in the 70 minute of play. They tried to get another goal off, but Mitchell added another save to her stats after a shot from Illinois State’s Heather Sterling.

Illinois State’s Kyla Cross added another goal from left side of the post 15 yards out, making this her eighth of the season assisted from Tejada. Cross the ball in the back of the net in the 82nd minute of play.

“We had a good run here,” said head women’s soccer coach Erika True.

Indiana State’s 2012-2013 women’s soccer team after Missouri Valley Conference Championship (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).

“We all lean on each other. This is something

that kept us pushing after this long week and

we didn’t want to stop after working so hard to

get here.”

Bria Caldwell, sophomore fielder

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Alex PAte ReporterThe Indiana State volleyball team faced the Shockers of

Wichita and the Missouri state Bears this weekend, falling to both. They took the Shockers to five sets Friday night, but were unable to come away with the win, losing the match 3-2. The team would battle from behind for almost the entire match, coming up short against Missouri State 3-0 on Saturday. Indiana State’s record now stands at 3-21, 1-13 in the MVC.

ISU vs. Wichita StateISU would trail Wichita State 5-2 early in the first set

before tying the set at 10. ISU would take the lead, 20-19, and would go on to win the set 26-24, leading the match 1-0.

In the second set, Wichita State would again jump out to an early 5-2 lead. Seniors Shea Doran and Christie Fullenkamp, junior Molly Murphy and sophomore Kyla Thomas would keep the set close, bringing the Sycamores within one at 10-9. A Wichita State run would extend the Shockers’ lead, however, and Wichita State would take the set 25-15, tying the set 1-1.

Thanks to Wichita State errors and two kills by Fullenkamp, the Sycamores were able to take an 8-5 lead in the third set. Indiana State would not look back, winning the set 25-15, and taking a 2-1 lead in the match.

Wichita State would jump out to a 7-2 lead in the fourth set, and Indiana State would never catch up, as the Shockers won the set, 25-11 to force a deciding fifth set.

The fifth set, however, was much like the fourth, as Wichita State took an early 6-1 lead. Despite the Sycamores’ best effort, they came up short of an upset, losing the fifth set 15-4, and the match 3-2.

Doran had 13 kills in the match, along with ten each from Fullenkamp and Murphy. Freshman Ashlen Buck had 20 digs for ISU, while freshman Erika Nord had 14 digs. Junior Loni Mackinson had 13 digs and 42 assists.

ISU vs. Missouri StateMissouri State took an 8-1 lead early in the first set. Junior

Molly Murphy and the Sycamores would cut the lead to five, but the Bears would not give up the lead, winning the first set 25-13.

ISU and Missouri State traded points to start the second set, but ultimately, Missouri State would pull away, taking the second set 25-13.

In the third set, the Bears would spring a 5-1 lead, Murphy, Mackinson and Doran would rally the Sycamores and closed

the gap, cutting Missouri State’s lead to 6-5. Missouri State would not give up the lead. However, they went on to win the set 25-14 and the match 3-0.

Senior Shea Doran had seven kills for the Sycamores, while junior Loni Mackinson recorded seven digs and 23 assists.

The Sycamores will travel to Omaha, Neb. on Friday to battle Creighton University.

Sycamores falls to Shockers and Bears

Seniors Shea Doran and Christie Fullenkamp preparing for a defensive play (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).


The Sycamores fell Saturday to the Redbirds of Illinois State University 17-10. The Sycamores and Redbirds are co-leaders in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and they were both nationally ranked teams. At the end of the day the Redbirds would emerge as the victors.

The Redbirds are now 8–2 on the season and 5–2 in the MVFC. The Sycamores are now 7–3 in the season and are also 5–2 in the MVFC.

The first quarter would serve as an example of what was to come for much of this competition. Neither the Sycamores nor the Redbirds would find the end zone during this quarter of play. Both Teams had three first downs and would convert on only one of their third down plays. The Sycamores led the rushing attack with 21 yards over the 12 of the Redbirds, while the Redbirds led passing yards with 67 yards over the Sycamores 34.

Sophomore quarterback Mike Perish was 6–7 during this quarter and junior tailback Shakir Bell added 14 rushing yards. One of the only differences for these two teams was their time of possession. At almost ten minutes, the Sycamores controlled the ball for close to a third of the half, but they were unable to put points on the scoreboard.

The second quarter went almost exactly as the first. Both teams would try to gain momentum on offense, but the defense of the Sycamores as well as the Redbirds were able to control the game and cause both teams to remain scoreless. The Redbird’s defense was able to hold the Sycamores to only about 3.5 yards per carry on average. Bell’s longest rush of this quarter was 26 yards. The longest rush for the Redbirds, though, was only eight yards in this quarter. The total offensive numbers for this half were 136 yards for the Redbirds, and 137 yards for the Sycamores.

The third quarter started out similarly to the first two; however, the Redbirds would finally be able to score during this quarter of play. Their first score came off of a 36-yard field goal a little over eight minutes into the quarter. This score would serve to be the turn in momentum for the Redbirds against the Sycamores. The Redbirds found the end zone for the first time about five minutes later off of a four-yard pass from quarterback Matt Brown to receiver Tyrone Walker. The Redbirds would head into the fourth quarter with a ten-point lead over the Sycamores.

The fourth quarter started out slow for the Sycamores. Both teams battled for much of the fourth quarter and the Redbirds would find the end zone one final time with about 2:50 left in the fourth quarter.

On a drive that was extended on a roughing the punter penalty against the Redbirds, the Sycamores would cap their first scored driving a touchdown thrown from Perish to senior

Sycamores finished senior night with a low

note

Senior linebacker Aaron Archie shaking head coach Trent Miles’ hand during ISU’s senior night (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

Jared MccorMick Reporter

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tight end Michael Mardis. The Sycamores scored with only 31

seconds left on the clock. The Sycamores would recover an onside kick on the next play and drive the ball close for a 33-yard field goal from sophomore Tanner Fritschle. With six seconds remaining in the game the Sycamores would attempt one last time to recover an onside kick and would have been successful except for an offside penalty.

The Redbirds were able to hold on to the victory even though there was some momentum gained by the Sycamores in the end minutes of the game. The final score of the competition, Redbirds 17 Sycamores ten, did not capture how competitive this game was. Both teams ended with exactly 311 yards of total offense. The main stat that separated the two teams was the turnovers committed by the Sycamores.

“Our destiny is not in our hands for the conference, but it is for the playoffs,” head football coach Trent Miles said. “That was a good, solid football game. Both teams

battled, but in the end, unfortunately, the results went in their favor this time.”

When asked if he thought that the lack of offensive momentum lead to the eventual loss. The Sycamores are still looking to compete in the conference as well as further into the playoffs.

“We are all one; we win as a team and lose as a team,” senior line backer Aaron Archie said.

The Sycamores could still, potentially, tie for the top in the MVFC if certain teams win or lose.

Coach Miles believes a win against their last regular season opponent, Youngstown State, can punch their ticket into the playoffs. The Sycamores will look to rest their team, get players healthy and develop the younger players during their upcoming bye week. The Sycamores last regular season competition is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Youngstown State on Nov. 17.

“I promise you all, we are going to do better,” Bell said.

Top: ISU’s offensive line preparing for another play Bottom: Senior offensive line Evan Borchers trying to block Illinois State’s defensive line from breaking through (Photos by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

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Sophomore Mike Perish preparing to throw the ball to the intended receiver (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes)

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