January 17, 2019

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Way back to 1979...

when March went mad 40 Years Since #MarchWentMad

It’s been 40 years since #MarchWentMad and Indiana State University was put on the map by Larry Bird and the great Sycamores.

ISU plans to pay tribute to those who brought the national spotlight to Terre Haute, according athletic media relations.

A legendary welcome home was held in 1979 as the team arrived home from Salt Lake City and the Final Four.

There were 5,000 people at the airport, the streets of Terre Haute were lined and the Hulman Center was packed.

It led Brad Miley to famously wonder after he had seen 10,000 people at the airport and along the street if there was anybody left to be in Hulman Center for the welcome back celebration.

ISU will throw a celebration on Jan. 19 when the Sycamores host MVC favorite Loyola. The game is at 2 p.m. with a pregame ceremony set for 1:40 p.m. and a post game ceremony afterwards.

Tickets to the game and all the festivities are set at 1979 level prices with tickets in the upper level set for $3 and concession specials also priced like they were back during the Dream Season.

Athletic Media Relations All photos courtesy of University Marketing

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Government can’t force people to unlock phones using facial recognition, finger-prints: federal judge Ethan Baron

The Mercury News (TNS)

A federal judge in Oakland ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot force people to use biometric features such as facial-recognition to unlock their phones and other devices in a case that highlights the fight between Big Tech and law enforcement over users’ privacy.

The decision arose out of an extortion case in which two suspects allegedly used Facebook Messenger to threaten that if a man didn’t give them money, they would distribute embarrassing video of him.

Judge Kandis Westmore took no issue with authorities’ request for a warrant to search an Oakland home associated with the two men, and possibly seize cell phones and computers.

“The Government, however, also seeks the authority to compel any individual present at the time of the search to press a finger (including a thumb) or utilize other biometric features, such as facial or iris recognition, for the purposes of unlocking the digital devices found in order to permit a search of the contents as authorized by the search warrant,” Westmore wrote in her ruling. But the judge said that would be unconstitutional.

Advances in mobile-device technology have pitted technology giants against law enforcement. Firms encrypt data and improve the security of unlocking features to satisfy customers’ desire for privacy, while authorities argue that they need to access evidence inside devices to fight crime and keep the public safe. The issue came to a head in a high-profile battle between Apple and the FBI over access to the encrypted iPhone phone of a man who shot and killed 14 people in San Bernardino in 2015. Ultimately, the FBI didn’t need Apple to get into the phone — the agency paid $900,000 to have it done, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has said.

The Oakland case puts a new spotlight on the collision between the judicial system and rapidly evolving technology, said UC Berkeley law school teaching fellow Megan Graham.

“These are issues that judges are seeing more and more and they’re having to confront how we protect Constitutional rights when new technologies are involved,” Graham said Tuesday.

The Oakland judge said allowing authorities to force citizens to unlock devices via biometric features in this case would violate the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search. The government’s request

for intrusion into seized devices was too broad because it targeted anyone at the Oakland location believed to be a user of a seized device and wasn’t limited to the two suspects, Westmore said.

Permitting forced biometric unlocking in this case would also break the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination, Westmore said, noting that courts have ruled that people can’t be forced to reveal a numeric passcode to a device.

“While the Court sympathizes with the Government’s interest in accessing the contents of any electronic devices it might lawfully seize, there are other ways that the Government might access the content that do not trample on the Fifth Amendment,” Westmore wrote.

Authorities could seek Messenger communications from Facebook, with a warrant if need be, she suggested. “While it may he more expedient to circumvent Facebook, and attempt to gain access by infringing on the Fifth Amendment’s privilege against self-incrimination, it is an abuse of power and is unconstitutional,” Westmore wrote.

Law enforcement agencies routinely obtain data from seized devices by getting subpoenas, warrants and court orders compelling tech firms to divulge information. Police also use software to break

into seized devices they have a warrant to search. But the government can’t force citizens to use any biometric features to unlock devices, Westmore ruled.

“The Government may not compel or otherwise utilize fingers, thumbs, facial recognition, optical/iris, or any other biometric feature to unlock electronic devices,” she said in her Jan. 10 decision.

Digital-privacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation applauded the ruling.

“Digital devices today typically contain far more sensitive information than would ever be found found in a person’s home,” said EFF staff lawyer Jamie Lee Williams. “Unlocking a phone effectively gives law enforcement access to all of the data on the phone. Given the sheer amount of data on modern day cell phones, the government simply cannot anticipate the full contents of someone’s phone, and any order compelling someone to unlock their phone — whether via a numeric passcode or a fingerprint scan — violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.”

UC Berkeley’s Graham noted that the Oakland ruling came from a lower federal court, and said she expected the issue of forced biometric unlocking of devices to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Waiting longer for mental Black student told her skin health care may help college was ‘too dark’ sues Kansas students, report finds school district for race Aneri Pattani

The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

As the demand for mental health services among college students nearly doubled over the last decade, advocates championed a common refrain: get students into treatment now.

Students, parents and mental health experts feared that a student left untreated might harm themselves or others. Many universities responded by increasing counselors’ caseloads and funneling resources into urgent care.

But a report released Wednesday suggests the emphasis on getting students into therapy as soon as possible may be misguided. And ultimately less effective.

Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) used data from 118 college counseling centers in the U.S. to study two common models of care. The first is an access model, where students are assigned to counselors as soon as possible, even if the counselor already has a full caseload. The second is a treatment model, in which students wait until therapists have an opening in order to become a full-time patient. (Both models include immediate services for students who are suicidal.)

Researchers found that students at universities using a treatment model saw their therapist a greater number of times, waited fewer days between appointments and had a greater reduction in symptoms.

In short: having students wait for treatment produced better results.

“It’s counterintuitive,” said Ben Locke, executive director of CCMH and senior director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Penn State.

It might have to do with the importance of consistent and stable therapy.

While an access model gets students into care for a first appointment sooner, counselors often have too many patients and are unable to follow up with each of them regularly.

“You’ll treat more people, but you’ll treat each one less,” Locke said.

He compared it to receiving half a prescription of antibiotics. It might work, but not as well as a full dosage that you take regularly.

“While it is important to be responsive to students in need, it is equally important to provide effective treatment,” the report concluded.

But some mental health experts worry the report is flawed.

“The information that is missing are really quite important,” said Victor Schwartz, a psychiatrist and chief medical officer of the JED Foundation, which works to prevent youth suicide.

Chief among them is how long it takes a student to get an initial appointment with a counselor in each model. Locke said researchers didn’t collect that data.

Schwartz said treatment models often create long wait lists, forcing students to wait several weeks between calling for help and seeing a therapist. In that time, a seemingly small issue could grow into a mental health crisis. Or a student might decide therapy isn’t worth the wait.

“You want to avoid things escalating into crises as much as you can through quicker intervention,” Schwartz said.

The fact that some students drop out of therapy if they’re made to wait may also have skewed the results, Schwartz said. The report is based only on data from students who attended counseling. Those who were committed enough to wait for an appointment were likely more stable to begin with and had a better chance of improving. The outcomes of those who never went to counseling were not studied.

The urgency to find the best way to meet college students’ mental health needs has grown in recent years, as rates of depression and suicidal thoughts continue to climb.

CCMH, which has been studying measures of student mental health in colleges across the country since 2011, found that rates of students seriously considering suicide and rates of suicide attempts increased for the eighth year in a row. Counselors across the nation identified suicide as a current concern for about 10 percent of students.

The findings come at a time when suicide is of growing national concern, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting rising suicide rates across the United States.

It’s difficult to know what’s causing that, Schwartz said, but growing economic inequality could be one factor.

“There’s more of a stark feeling of winners and losers, and if you’re not on top of the heap, you’re not going to have future prospects,” he said.

Social media may also play a role.

Some studies have shown a connection between high social media use and increased rates of depression and loneliness.

Locke said seeing more students with suicidal thoughts in counseling is actually a good thing. Many universities have been training students and professors to recognize those at risk of suicide and refer them to the counseling center.

“This is evidence of success,” Locke said. “These are exactly the students we’ve been trying to reach.”

Now the main concern is finding the right model to treat them all effectively.

Jan. 17 & Jan. 18, Northbound 7th Street will be closed from Cherry to Eagle Streets due to manhole repairs.

discrimination

Tony Rizzo and Kay Bergen The Kansas City Star (TNS)

An African-American girl who was allegedly told that her skin was “too dark” to perform during a school dance has filed a racial discrimination suit against the Blue Valley School District.

Camille Sturdivant graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan., in May 2018 and was one of two African-American students on the 14-member Dazzlers dance team, according to the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan. The suit alleges that Sturdivant suffered racial discrimination and was ostracized from dance team events in retaliation for complaints about how she was treated because of her race.

In 2017, dance team choreographer Kevin Murakami allegedly made the comment about her skin being too dark, saying it would distract the audience from looking at the other dancers.

“Murakami also told Sturdivant that her skin color clashed with the color of the costumes,” the suit alleges.

Last year, the dance team’s coach, Carley Fine, was fired as a result of racial comments she made about Sturdivant, according to the lawsuit.

Shortly before her graduation, Sturdivant was given the coach’s phone to play music for the dance team when she saw text messages between Fine and Murakami.

According to the suit, Sturdivant had recently won a spot on the Golden Girls dance team at the University of Missouri for the next school year. The text messages appeared to discuss that news.

“THAT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE. I’m

so mad,” the choreographer wrote.

The coach responded, “It actually makes my stomach hurt.”

She then added: “Bc she’s (expletive) black. I hate that.”

The suit says that Sturdivant was “sickened” by the texts. She showed them to her parents, who showed them to the school principal.

The coach was fired the next day, and told that she could not be on school property or have contact with Sturdivant or any other member of the dance team.

But the former coach was seen at the school and with members of the dance team several times afterward, the suit alleges.

Sturdivant’s family was told that a team banquet paid for by parents was canceled, but later learned that Fine and all of the other dancers except Sturdivant had attended a dinner on the Plaza on the same date as the canceled banquet.

At the final dance performance of the school year, all of the team members except Sturdivant and the other African-American team member wore ribbons on their costumes with the initials CL for Carley Fine, according to the suit.

Sturdivant and the other African-American student were excluded from team photos taken after the event on school property.

The suit names the district, school principal Amy Pressly, Fine and Katie Porter, the parent of another dancer on the team and a school district teacher, as defendants.

It seeks an unspecified amount in damages.

A Blue Valley district spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Spring Student Involvement Fair hosted to get students involved on campus Nicole Nunez Reporter

This Friday, Jan. 18, the Office of Campus Life is hosting the Student Involvement Fair for the spring semester in the DEDEs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Getting involved on campus is what makes college worthwhile for many students. The Student Involvement Fair is one opportunity for students to find their place on campus.

“It’s an opportunity for our student organizations to recruit new members and showcase what they do,” said Ellen Malito, Associate Director of Office of Campus Life.

The Involvement Fair is beneficial for both students and student organizations.

“I think the students should go in open minded,” said Malito. “Sometimes we will have people come

into our event looking for a specific table. While that is good, I really like for our students to be able to walk around and see what other opportunities are available as well.”

As a student, it is important to be involved on campus. Joining an organization can help students find their niche and immerse themselves in new interests. With 270 registered student organizations, every student can find where they belong.

“Partaking in an organization is really about building friendships,” said Mailto. Many students make friends and create memories that last a lifetime through these organizations. Organizations also “make a larger campus a little smaller and for some people it gives that sense of community and sense of home,” said Mailto.

For many, college is about creating connections

and building relationships. “We are wanting to help people get connected on campus; to give them something to be involved with,” said Mailto. “They are going to be able to make connections whether that be with other students or faculty and staff through the organization.”

“We also have organizations that may be related to an academic major or field of study,” said Malito. It will give them skills for them to be successful post-graduation through the work that they did with those organizations. “These organization help students for their future careers. Even if students are not involved in academic organizations, many organizations have a governmental structure.

Positions in these organizations are great to put on resumes and can help stuPaige Carter | Indiana Statesman dents in their future job Students learn about organizations at ISU during the spring involvement fair of hunts.”

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How to: decorate your dorm for the spring semester Lauren Rader Reporter

Students are back and settling into their dorms for the final semester of academic year, and a lot is on their minds.

Decorating a dorm room may be the last thing any student wants to think about, but for a lot of students, it is a great time for a fresh start in dorm décor.

Styles today include minimalist, mid-century modern, and contemporary, and that seems to be the general scheme of most dorm rooms.

Skyler Miller, a freshman on campus, was excited to come back and redecorate for the new semester.

“I feel as a person I am always changing and trying to better myself, so redecorat-

ing a room allows me to amp up my positivity and change things,” Miller said. She described what makes her feel at home and helps her remember who she is.

“One thing I always do when redecorating is keep a couple of the same decorations. I have a cross that I always use that is a daily reminder to me to always stay faithful, and a globe that hangs on the wall to always remind me to go see more and be more than a girl from a small town.”

Decorations are ways that students express themselves in the small space they have during the school year.

Many dorm rooms have similar dimensions, but students, most of the time, have roommates that they share the space with.

Collaborating and sharing a small space with another person can be tricky,

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but students can do amazing things with what they are given.

Jonathan Utz, a freshman at Saint Mary of the Woods, talks about his space and how he shops. “When I shop for my room I don’t exactly look for anything in particular. Blue is my favorite color, but sometimes I like to change things up and add a few accent colors like gray or white, and pair them with different shades of blue.” Utz said.

“Comfort is most important to me. It may look stylish, but if it isn’t soft and fuzzy, it isn’t for me.” Most college students gravitate to comfortable items instead of expensive, fashionable items. People like to decorate more when Christmas time rolls around, and it is a big motivator to get students up to decorate their dorm rooms.

Coming back for the spring semester after all of the Christmas ‘hype’ can be discouraging on the decorating side, but taking down decorations can be just as fun as putting them up. Skyler Miller explains why Christmas cleanup is good.

“Decorating for Christmas is always a lot of fun, especially because my house ends up looking like the North Pole.”

Miller said. “However, after a long Christmas season, it is always nice to return things back to normal and feel comfortable at home again.”

Websites offer deals for dorm room décor, and free tips to help students refresh and style their rooms.

There are many semesters here at ISU for students to get their dorm rooms just the way they want them.

Top 10 Tech Tips OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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Sycamores Email is your Official University Email. Set it up on your smartphone and read it frequently. Learn how at tinyurl.com/ycoptkt8.

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The Technology Support Center provides Walk-In Help Desk service for students, faculty and staff. The TSC is located in Room 009, Lower Level of Stalker Hall, or call 812-237-2910.

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Blackboard Support is also located in the Technology Support Center for Walk-In assistance. You can also call 812-237-7000.

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Your University Username and Password provides access to the wired and wireless networks, MyISU, Sycamores Email, Printing, Software Downloads and Blackboard.

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Download Microsoft Software and McAfee Antivirus at downloads.indstate.edu (cost is included in your tuition).

Log into your Handshake account today! Access your account in your MyISU portal by selecting the Handshake badge.

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What is Handshake?

Handshake is an online career services platform that connects ISU students with employers and Career Center staff.

There are two wireless networks on campus.

ISU-SECURE encrypts data and should be used for computers and smartphones. ISU-OPEN is an unsecured network that provides an easy way to connect devices that don’t have browsers, like gaming systems and streaming devices. Find instructions for ISU-SECURE at tinyurl.com/ydgax7ar, instructions for ISU-OPEN at tinyurl.com/ybb4pfc5, or call 812-237-2910.

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Download the free Blackboard App and the ISU Mobile app from your smartphones’ app store.

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Don’t buy a printer! Wireless printing is available on campus for all students. Visit: tinyurl.com/ybuwohy8 for more information.

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OIT has a Knowledge Base with advanced search capabilities. It gives access to many self help solutions and information about technology resources at ISU. Access the Knowledge Base through the OIT website: indstate.edu/oit.

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STUDENTS:

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What can I do with Handshake?

- Schedule appointments with Career Center staff - Connect with employers - View job and internship openings - View and register for upcoming campus events open to ISU students including: Career Fairs, Networking Events, Professional Etiquette Dinners, Workshops, and more!

Learn more about what the Career Center has to offer at our We Are More Than Just Résumés event & win prizes on Jan. 30 in HMSU Dede III from 10 am - 2 pm!

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Visit tinyurl.com/ycv76pfn for your technology questions or scan here.

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A message from VP of Student Affairs Dr. Willie Banks Jr. Dear Fellow Sycamores, Welcome back to the spring semester of 2019. I hope everyone had an enjoyable break and enjoyed quality time with family and friends. I am sure everyone needed a break from the rigors of being a college student. College is tough and requires a lot of stamina, perseverance and determination.

I applaud each of you for making it back to Indiana State University and I hope everyone is ready finish this semester on a high note.

The Division of Student Affairs is here to help you succeed and to have the best collegiate experience possible. Throughout the spring semester you will have the opportunity to participate in a number of events and programs sponsored by the units within the Division of Student Affairs. I hope each of you will take advantage of all the opportunities available to you. Please visit the Division of Student Affairs website at www.indstate.edu/studentaffairs for more

information on the programs and services offered through our division.

Additionally, we are proud to open the Sycamore Pantry in the Student Recreation Center this spring. The pantry will provide much needed services to our students who are facing food insecurity issues. I encourage you to utilize the pantry, as well as the Sycamores Care program (https:// www.indstate.edu/student-affairs/sycamores-care) to address any issues related to your overall well-being during your time at Indiana State.

Indiana State and the Division of Student Affairs are working every day to make a difference in your life. We are proud to have you in the Sycamore family and we look forward to an amazing semester with you. Go Trees!

Sincerely, Willie L. Banks, Jr., Ph.D. Vice President, Student Affairs

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Willie Banks meets with group of students for lunch In Sycamore Dining Center.

EPA nominee Wheeler emphasizes deregulation efforts in confirmation hearing Anna M. Phillips

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate panel Wednesday that he was committed to reaching a deal with California officials to resolve the dispute over relaxing fuel economy standards.

He also defended his resistance to making climate change a top priority and echoed Trump’s claim that the California wildfires were mostly a result of poor forest management, rather than drought or climate change.

At his confirmation hearing to become the permanent EPA administrator, Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, was asked about the EPA’s proposal to relax Obama-era fuel economy standards that were designed to get the nation’s cars and trucks to average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025. The administration plan would freeze mileage targets in 2020 for six years and move to end California’s power to set its own, tougher standards. Thirteen other states follow California’s more stringent rules.

Automakers, who once backed the plan to relax the standard, now worry the dispute will become tied up in courts for years, or result in different standards in different states.

Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., said he had met repeatedly with the largest automakers, which want a quick resolution.

“They don’t want to wind up in a lawsuit with California,” Carper said. “Why are you, why is EPA, why is California, these other 13 states, why are we unable to come to a deal that every auto company wants?”

Wheeler said he had met several times with California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols.

“Nobody wants a 50-state deal more than I do,” he said.

Wheeler began his remarks to the Senate by emphasizing his efforts to roll back environmental regulations, a path he believes will spur economic growth.

Air pollution in the U.S. has fallen, he said in a prepared statement. The country’s drinking water ranks among the best in the world, he said.

“At the same time, we are advancing the president’s regulatory reform agenda,” he said.

Wheeler said that, under Trump, the EPA has initiated 33 “major deregulatory actions.”

These include proposals to remove federal protections from many streams and wetlands and roll back rules governing mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants.

“Through our deregulatory actions, the Trump administration has proven that burdensome federal regulations are not necessary to drive environmental progress,” Wheeler told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. “Certainty, and the innovation that thrives in a climate of certainty, are key to progress,” he said.

ISU Health Center Hours: Open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (during the fall and spring semesters) Closed for lunch noon-1 p.m.

How do I make an appointment?

Appointments are walk-in from 8 a.m.- 4p.m. To contact the ISU Health Center, please call 812.237.3883.

What services are offered?

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Immunizations/flu shots Health assessments and treatments Men’s and women’s health STD screenings/counseling Prepackaged prescription medications

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Over-the-counter medications Laboratory testing Diagnostic x-rays Educational materials

Who can receive services at the health center?

Any undergraduate and graduate student taking one or more credit hours at ISU is eligible to receive services at the health center. Students must present a valid ISU identification card in order to receive services.

ISU Health Center

567 N. Fifth Street Terre Haute, IN 47809 812.237.3883 indstate.edu/shc

The acting administrator, who has served as head of the EPA since July, did not mention climate change in his opening remarks — a move in keeping with the view that the EPA plays only a small role in averting a looming climate crisis.

Pressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to explain his position on climate change, Wheeler did not go so far as to deny the established science that humans are causing global warming. Nor, when asked, did he agree with Trump’s insistence that climate change is a hoax.

“I have not used the word hoax myself,” he said.

But he showed no sense of urgency to tackle the issue.

“I would not call it the greatest crisis, no sir,” he said to Sanders. “I would call it a global issue that needs to be addressed globally.”

Referring to a recent study from 13 federal agencies that found global warming will cause more severe droughts and wildfires, Sanders asked Wheeler whether he agreed that worsening natural disasters are related to climate change.

“There’s probably some relation to climate change,” Wheeler said. “I think the biggest issue with the wildfires has been forest management.”

Wheeler’s comments were interrupted by protesters from environmental advocacy groups, who led a chant outside the hearing room: “Shut down Wheeler, not the EPA!”

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Plenty of Uber drivers love their jobs too Ferdinando Giugliano Bloomberg News (TNS)

The “gig economy” has become the cause celebre for people who think labor needs help from government in its struggle with capital. Politicians from the radical left and anti-establishment parties say the rise of casual work is a sign that work relationships are sliding back in time and that the state must step in to address this decline in standards.

John McDonnell, the U.K. Labour Party’s economics spokesman, says so-called “zero-hour contracts” and the gig economy have produced workplace “insecurity not seen since the 1930s.”

Luigi Di Maio, leader of Italy’s ruling Five Star Movement, describes food delivery drivers as “the symbol of an abandoned

generation.”

But new evidence from Britain and Italy shows that this new wave of casual workers is not the homogeneous block of disgruntled people conjured up

by McDonnell and Di Maio. Indeed, politicians who look for a “one-size-fits-all” regulation for these employee/employer relationships might end up helping half of these workers, and hurting the rest.

Gig economy companies, such as Uber Technologies Inc. or Deliveroo, connect drivers and riders to customers while taking little responsibility for them.

Workers log into these software apps whenever they want to work, but the firms don’t regard them as employees (even if they sometimes offer limited benefits). Zero-hour contracts are

where the employer isn’t obliged to provide any minimum number of working hours, while the worker doesn’t have to accept any work offered. Such contracts also exist in more traditional areas of the U.K. economy, including the care, retail and leisure industries.

Britain’s Labour party has promised to give all these workers access to maternity or paternity rights, sick pay and protections against unfair dismissal.

Italy’s Di Maio is considering going further by making food riders employees and bringing them under a sector-wide employment agreement. But while such measures would offer greater protection, they might also prove too expensive for companies, which may hire fewer workers as a result or leave the

market altogether.

So politicians must ask themselves who these workers really are. It’s true that many of them work largely for a single employer, putting in as many hours as a typical employee, and would like a traditional contract. For these people, it’s easier to argue that companies are “exploiting” their power by not treating staff fairly and that the government should step in.

But plenty of other gig economy workers prefer a casual relationship with their employer, either because they value their freedom or prefer to work for several companies. In this case, catch-all claims of exploitation don’t stand up. Regulating both of these groups in the same way would only destroy a part of the job market that suits companies

and a big proportion of workers.

Two recent studies, in Italy and the U.K., suggest that the “precarious economy” is much more complex than its opponents suggest. They show a roughly equal split between those who are broadly satisfied with their employment terms and those who’d like a steadier working relationship.

Italy’s statistical agency INPS surveyed 2,764 people working for 50 gig economy companies.

About half were satisfied with their job; more than 30 percent were happy but would rather more stability and higher pay; and less than 20 percent wanted a more traditional job. Neither was there much evidence of gig workers working as many hours

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Pelosi knows how to lay chicken. Trump doesn’t Jonathan Bernstein

Bloomberg News (TNS)

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump invited a bunch of Democrats to the White House in hopes of splitting the party. Not only did he fail to break Democratic unity, but none of the invitees even bothered to attend.

Trump had a little better luck on Wednesday, when the bipartisan “Problem Solvers Caucus” came over, though Democrats in the group seemed more interested in giving him the message to reopen the government than they were in negotiating anything right now.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck back on Wednesday by postponing Trump’s trip to Capitol Hill for the State of the Union Speech. Pelosi even suggested that Trump might want to consider reviving the pre-Wilsonian tradition of submitting a report in writing instead of a televised

speech.

For one thing, as the HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery writes, this is “classic Pelosi.” There’s little question that the speaker knows how to negotiate – and how to fight.

A larger point, however, is just how topsy-turvy this entire shutdown has been.

Closing the government has been Trump’s idea from the beginning. He wanted a shutdown to pressure Congress to give him his border wall; Democrats, and many Republicans, were perfectly satisfied with the government spending agreement they had negotiated.

Indeed, Trump wanted the shutdown back in September, when the spending bills were originally due, and then he wanted it in early December, when the extensions ran out.

Republicans were able to convince him the first two times to go along, but he balked when the latest temporary bill ran out. If

Trump’s explicit claim of responsibility isn’t enough, then surely his opposition to the Democrats’ bills aimed at keeping the lights on while negotiations continue is a pretty clear indication that he wants the shutdown. And presumably he wants it because he thinks it will increase his negotiating leverage.

Trouble is, Trump and other Republicans who want the shutdown should also be those who want it to be painful, and they should be emphasizing how terrible the consequences of a closed government can be. If the reason for shutting down the government is to win leverage, then embrace it.

But that’s not what’s happening. Democrats are the ones constantly emphasizing the suffering of government workers either furloughed or working without pay, of government contractors who won’t get paid, and how everyone else is losing out, too. Trump and his administra-

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tion that are downplaying the effects. But if they are correct, then why should Democrats accept a worse deal than the one they had already negotiated back when they didn’t yet have a House majority?

The answer might be that the side that caused government closures is always going to be the one that takes more blame for the effects. If that’s the case, however, it’s a good reason to never shut down the government as a negotiating ploy, because it’s certain to backfire.

What’s happening now is much like what happened in 2013, when tea party radicals tried closing the government to get their way on health care and then immediately started complaining that President Barack Obama was managing the shutdown to maximize pain to ordinary citizens. It made no sense then and flopped badly as a negotiating strategy, and yet the current shutdown looks a lot

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like a rerun. Trump is even listening to the masterminds who got nothing in 2013.

Or perhaps it’s even worse: Trump is listening to those who believe that government is all waste, fraud, and abuse, and that shutting down part of it will somehow reveal how great a libertarian paradise would be. For such people, the border wall is irrelevant; it’s just an excuse to maneuver a bunch of agencies to close. Ed Kilgore had a good item about that kind of delusion.

It’s simply not true that modern U.S. society can get by on a tiny, 19th-century-style government, and certainly not one imposed willy-nilly through a sudden extended government shutdown.

In any case, it’s still just as hard to see how this ends well for the president. He should be looking for the least harmful escape route, but so far it’s not even clear he realizes he’s played himself into an impossible position.

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Welcome back students, faculty, and staff! As we get back in the groove from winter break, there are many important deadlines and upcoming events in place besides just going to class.

The most important deadline coming up is the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 Housing Application. This can be found on the ISU Portal under Housing Applications.

All students who plan to live on campus next semester should fill out this application for priority housing.

If you feel the application out by January 17, 2019, the option for where you want to house next school year is available. If this application is not filled out by the deadline, there is no guarantee as to where you will live next semester.

ISU faculty and staff asks that you please fill out your applications as soon as possible.

On Friday, Jan. 18, the Spring Involvement Fair will take place in HMSU DEDE I, II, III from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event gives students the opportunity to become more involved this semester.

There will be tables set up to show students the different clubs, sororities/fraternities, intermurals, academic groups, jobs offered on campus, internships, and many more undertakings ISU has to offer their students.

If anyone is looking for community service hours, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, on Jan. 21, is looking for volunteers.

School will not be in session this day, giving students the opportunity to come to this event and remember the history of our world today.

There are many events coming up as we start out the new year.

ISU’s calendar on the website have more events posted, including spring sporting events and games.

UBER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 as traditional employees. Nearly 50 percent of respondents worked fewer than four hours a week, while slightly less than 10 percent worked more than 30 hours. About half the sample would like more hours, but the rest were satisfied or wanted to work less.

The U.K. data are similar. A survey by Stephen Machin and Giulia Giupponi, two researchers at the London School of Economics, involved more than

Now that our heads have stopped spinning from the recent Golden Globes, we can focus on this week’s upcoming Oscar nominations.

There are really just two burning questions: One is whether “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a surprise winner at the Globes, will be nominated for best picture. Another is whether “Black Panther,” the rare superhero movie to become both a critical and commercial smash, might strike a blow for populism with a best picture nomination of its own. At the moment, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences looks a little clueless and chaotic, thanks to its embarrassing “best popular film” proposal last year and its loss of Kevin Hart as a host this year. The right mix of Oscar nominations could help.

Here’s what to look for during Tuesday’s announcement of the 91st Academy Award nominees.

‘BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY’ A quick theory about how this Freddie Mercury biopic stole the Golden Globe for best dramatic film: Despite mixed-to-savage reviews in the United States, “Bohemian Rhapsody” earned high marks from audiences and performed well overseas — and remember, the Globes are voted on by foreign journalists. Looking toward the Oscars, it’s worth noting that the movie known as “Bo Rhap” is a Producers Guild of America nominee, an almost sure sign that it will be a best picture nominee as well. Look for its star, Rami Malek, to show up in the best actor category, too.

‘BLACK PANTHER’ There seems little doubt that this groundbreaking, deep-reaching comic-book movie featuring Chadwick Boseman as the first black superhero to anchor his own

20,000 self-employed, gig economy and zero-hours respondents.

On average, workers on zero-hour contracts worked about 19 hours per week. Very few did more than 40 hours. Again, there was a near-equal split between those who’d like more hours (44 percent) and those satisfied (40 percent). Gig economy workers were similar.

These data are a challenge to policymakers. A radical solution, such as forcing companies to hire workers as employees, risks undermining the large number

Bradley Cooper as Jack and Lady Gaga as Ally in the film, “A Star is Born.”

Disney-Marvel movie will earn a best picture nomination. (If it doesn’t, prepare for an all-out riot on Twitter.) As for other nods, acting and directing may be out of reach, but adapted screenplay, art direction and costume design seem likely.

‘ROMA’ Alfonso Cuarón’s latest, a likely best picture nominee, is a heartfelt ode to his childhood in Mexico. But has anyone seen this Netflix production — either in theaters or at home? That’s hard to say since Netflix does not release box-office receipts or viewership numbers. In late December, IndieWire hazarded a guess of $2.2 million in tickets sales, which would make “Roma” a classic example of an Oscar nominee: rapturously reviewed, little seen.

Look for “Roma” to show up in the foreign language film category, too.

‘GREEN BOOK’ For a straightforward comedy-drama with an anti-racist message, Peter Farrelly’s film starring Mahershala Ali as a black musician and Viggo Mortensen as his white chauffeur has become a polarizer.

Depending on who you ask, it’s either a cliched civil rights story with the same old stereotypes, or a well-acted film that both

of workers who value flexibility.

On the other hand, there appear to be cases for which greater protection is indeed warranted.

But there is a way to square the circle and improve the lot of both groups: Politicians could grant certain social benefits to gig workers, particularly where there’s lots of demand for them.

The Italians and Brits who spoke to the researchers especially valued retirement savings and unemployment benefits, while there was less clamor for paid maternity or family leave.

entertains and illuminates. After it led the Globes with three wins, screenwriter Nick Vallelonga came under new scrutiny for old anti-Muslim tweets, adding more fuel to the overall debate. (He has since apologized.) “Green Book” seems sure to earn nominations for best picture, actor (Mortensen), supporting actor (Ali, who won a Globe for this performance) and original screenplay. Farrelly could get a nod for best director, too.

‘A STAR IS BORN’ Few movies could feel more Hollywood than this, the fourth iteration of an 82-yearold classic about a famous entertainer (this time a country singer, played by Bradley Cooper) who falls for a rising new talent (Lady Gaga, in her first major film role). Cooper’s directorial debut wowed critics and audiences alike; it’s got music, romance, drama, you name it. Look for this film to lead the best picture category.

BRADLEY COOPER Another safe bet is a best actor nod for Cooper, who radiated such tragic charisma in “A Star Is Born.” He’s also likely to show up in two other categories. One is best director (not too shabby for a first-timer) and the other is adapted screenplay (Cooper wrote it with Eric Roth and Will Fet-

The beauty of this approach is that you wouldn’t have to make Uber and Deliveroo drivers full employees, which would create huge costs for companies. Some countries, such as Italy, already have employment contracts that give workers a limited suite of social security benefits. These could be tweaked. The U.K. and other countries don’t have these contractual arrangements, but they could create them. Britain’s Taylor Review, which examined the gig economy in-depth, recommended that the government

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ters). As for best original song, for “Shallow,” Cooper isn’t eligible. He performed it, but that Oscar is for songwriters.

GLENN CLOSE Few could have predicted that a veteran actress in an arthouse drama would take the Globe away from Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born,” but Close did it. There were some hints: Close earned awe-struck reviews for her performance in “The Wife” (she plays a woman who ghostwrites her husband’s novels) and received oodles of accolades, including a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild.

Close seems certain to receive an Oscar nod on Tuesday. Look also for Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born,” Olivia Colman in “The Favorite” and Melissa McCarthy in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” REGINA KING This lesser-known actress from the literary drama “If Beale Street Could Talk” became an awards-season contender back in November, when both the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle named her best supporting actress. Then came King’s win at the Golden Globes. She’s likely to lead the supporting actress Oscar race, which should also include Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, both of “The Favorite.”

there should create a new employment status for the “dependent contractor.” They would enjoy fewer rights than employees but more than completely independent contractors.

This would, of course, place an extra burden on cash-strapped governments to monitor areas like gig economy sick pay.

Britain is already struggling to reform its benefits system. But modern work practices demand modern thinking, not a return to outdated arguments about capital vs. labor.

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Sycamores to face off against Panthers Jay Adkins Reporter

On Wednesday, The Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball team will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete against the University of Northern Iowa Panthers.

The Sycamores are currently 10-6 on the season and are coming off 72-66 road win against the University of Evansville Purple Aces.

Sycamore head coach Greg Lansing is the sixth head coach in school history to reach 100 career victories. He currently has 143 career wins as the Sycamores’ head coach.

Junior guard Jordan Barnes leads the Sycamores in points, assists, and steals with 17.7 points per game, 3.7 assists per game, and 1.5 steals per game.

Barnes moved up to fourth place on the school’s all-time 3-pointers made list this season. He has hit 198 threes so far in his career and he needs to hit 17 more threes to move past Jordan Printy for third place.

Sophomore guard Tyreke Key leads the team with 70 total rebounds on the season for a 4.4 rebounding average per game.

Senior center Emondre Rickman leads the team in blocks per game with 1.3 blocks. Rickman now owns 109 career blocks and is only one of five players in the

school’s history to accomplish this feat. He is currently tied with Nate Green for fourth on the all-time blocks list and needs 18 more blocks to surpass Djibril Kante for fourth place. Indiana State has won its last three contests against Northern Iowa, including two wins in Cedar Falls.

The Sycamores have hit at least one 3-pointer in every game since December 20, 2008 against DePauw -- a span of 329 games, which is the third-longest active streak in the MVC. The Panthers are currently 7-10 on the season and are coming off a 57-54 win against the Drake University Bulldogs.

Freshman guard AJ Green leads the Panthers in points per game and assists per game with 14.9 and 2.1, respectively.

Sophomore guard Trae Berhow leads the team in rebounds with 109 total rebounds on the season for a 6.4 rebound per game average.

Redshirt senior guard Wyatt Lohaus leads the team in steals for the season with 16 total steals for a 0.9 per game average.

The game is set for 8:00 p.m. from the McLeod Center, and will be televised worldwide on ESPN3 and regionally on NBC Sports Chicago Plus. The game will also be broadcast on WIBQ 97.9 FM. The game’s audio can be heard on GoSycamores.com

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Spring practice opens for Indiana State softball

For members of Indiana State’s Softball program, Tuesday did not just only mark the first day of class for the spring semester.

It also marked the first team practice of the 2019 season as the countdown to opening day has officially begun for the Sycamores.

The team began the spring season with a two-hour practice session at Indiana State’s indoor athletics facility. Defensive drills and situations, hitting drills and situations and pitching sessions comprised the season’s first practice plan.

“We had a really good start,” Indiana State Head Coach Mike ‘Pooch’ Perniciaro said. “You can tell that the team was committed during the offseason and did their workouts. The pitched, they hit and they threw over the break which is important because we only have 21 practices from now until our first game.

It was important for them to do that over the break and they did.”

Perniciaro, referred to as “Coach Pooch,” brings in eight newcomers – six freshmen and two transfers – after only losing one starter from a squad last year that saw the Sycamores post their highest Missouri Valley Conference finish since 1991.

Despite so many pieces returning and eight additional players joining the program, Pooch is not worried that might bring added pressure from the team’s opponents in 2019.

“It is not going to change our approach,” Pooch said. “We are who we are and that is how we are going to play. Maybe we did catch some people off-guard last year but the thing that I look at is that we are talented. We have talented kids who are working hard. It has been a good transition. I am not really worried

about what the other teams are doing, I am more focused on what we are doing.”

After that league finish that was the best for the Sycamores in 27 years and the program’s first win over Purdue since 1999, Pooch’s goals still remain the same as he enters his second season leading Indiana State.

“Our goals are always going to be the same - we always want to be at the top of the conference,” explained Pooch. “We need to compete well out of conference and we want to be a regional team that is recognized that is good, plays hard and plays the right way. Those are things that I want other teams to see from us.”

The Sycamores open the 2019 season on Feb. 9 at Stetson while the home schedule begins on March 5 when Purdue Fort Wayne visits the Wabash Valley.

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The history of the Larry Bird statue Alyssa Boone Reporter

Former Indiana State student tells his contribution to what is now the Larry Bird Statue.

Brad Fenton, former ISU student, was a major factor in leading the effort of campus gaining the Larry Bird Statue and creating the Larry Legend Foundation.

The idea of creating a statue in honor of Larry Bird was inspired in 2006 after Fenton attended a Notre Dame football game in East Lansing, MI against Michigan State University.

Fenton said, “After the game I walked past the Breslin Center, where a statue of Magic Johnson was displayed proudly. In that moment, I thought to myself, why does Indiana State not have a Statue of Larry Bird?”

Fenton came back to ISU and started asking that question to everyone but nobody really gave him a direct answer. At this point, he was determined to raise awareness and money to make the Larry Bird statue become a reality.

“Larry Bird was always someone that I admired growing up,” said Fenton.

“My mom, Christi Fenton, was an ISU student during the Bird years, and my dad, Mark Fenton, was a big Larry Bird fan. I remember watching Larry Bird play for the Celtics

with my dad as a young kid” Fenton knew that on his own the task would be too much to handle so he turned to a longtime friend, Geoff Haynes to help establish a logo, website, business cards and a Facebook page.

“Once all that was in place I worked with student intern Zack Hurst to help raise awareness on campus,” said Fenton. “We had people sign a support letter, which I then showed the ISU Foundation. We added members Matt Foster, Luke Jones, Nick Ferrell, and Ryan Royer. Having a bigger group a people to help the efforts to raise money and awareness was important.”

Everyone continued raising money by hosting dodgeball and basketball tournaments, along with selling T-shirts at athletic events.

“The turning point was when Mark Bennett from the Tribune Star wrote an article about The Larry Legend Foundation and our efforts,” said Fenton.

“The article, “Historic Footprint: Sycamore’s drive may make Bird statue a reality” with a picture of me standing in front of the Hulman Center on the front page of the Tribune Star got the attention we needed. It took several years, but that article and follow-up articles eventu-

ally helped an anonymous donor step forward to fund the entire project.”

On November 9, 2013 there was a statue dedication ceremony and scholarship dinner, ISU foundation raised over $400,000 for a Larry Legend Scholarship for the event. Larry Bird also came back for this event.

“It feels good to come home and see people taking their picture with the Bird Statue out in front of the Hul-

man Center,” said Fenton.

“It’s a constant reminder of my time as a student at Indiana State, and something I can share with my son when he gets older. I will always be able to tell him the story about how his dad and his friends made the idea of a Larry Bird statue a reality.

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Indiana Statesman Editors note: this story first ran in the Nov. 8 2013, special Larry Bird issue before the unveiling of his statue in front of the Hulman Center.

Indiana State alum Bile Wolfe, the creator of the 15-foot bronze statue of Larry Bird that will be unveiled at 11:30 outside of Hulman Center, will attend the ceremony to show his support for the historic project on campus.

“It is truly an honor to be a part of this historic

addition to ISU campus,” Wolfe said.

Bill Wolfe has been an artist his whole life, starting with his passion at age four. Wolfe carried his talent through his high school and college careers, attending ISU from 1973 to 1977.

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After fulfilling his time as an advertising artist, he left in 2001 to become a professional sculptor and has been creating three-dimensional art ever since.

“I am very self-taught when it comes to learning different methods of art.

Sculpting especially, I tend to teach myself the best technique,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe proposed the idea of the Larry Bird around eight years ago. The idea became quiet until two years ago the Larry Legend Foundation and the ISU Foundation approached to Wolfe in order to re-open

the statue ideas and carry out the project in full effect.

The next task was coming up with the funds necessary for the statue. ISU donors contributed much of needed money while fundraisers around Terre Haute made up the difference.

Once the fundraising was complete, Wolfe began sculpting in his Terre Haute studio where he has worked for many years.

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“I wanted to do an action sculpture of Larry Bird. He is shooting a long range shot with movement and flow. He is posing as a Sycamore and is very sturdy. I am a huge basketball fan and Larry Bird fan so being able to create something that I like was definitely an honor in itself,” Wolfe said.

Wolfe hopes to give the appropriate tribute to Bird, who is a legacy on campus.

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said he hopes the statue will become a new legacy.

“Larry Bird is a legacy and I am proud to be a part of that tribute. I hope ISU will be proud as well as the people of Terre Haute. My goal is to create something that will live on at ISU for a very long time. That fact that I was a part of creating that is truly unbelievable. I am very thankful to have been able to be the person that made this statue,” Wolfe said.

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Throwback to the past: the 1979 basketball team Lauren Rader Reporter

On Saturday, Jan. 19, the 1979 basketball team will be at ISU to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the qualification at the Missouri Valley Conference. Larry Bird was a key player of this team that went on to win a championship and change ISU Men’s basketball.

The Sycamores will be hosting Loyola at 2 p.m., and will host events before, during, and after the game. Many former students can recall the glory days of the championship team. Indiana State University basketball had a reputation because of the history it made during the season of ‘79.

Gerry Dick, an ISU Alumni and avid Larry Bird fan, recalls the ‘glory days’ during his college career. “Basketball at ISU was so much fun, even before the Final Four run. There were N.I.T. appearances and victories (2) over Big Ten teams like Purdue. Hulman Center was a mad house and it was packed.” Dick said.

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“Once the doors opened, we all raced to get the best possible seats. There were big victories, big crowds, and the band playing ‘The Wabash Cannon Ball’. The vibe was electric.” Anyone who experienced the atmosphere of an ISU basketball game during Larry Bird’s time would explain the feeling of complete joy, especially during the championship season.

Larry Bird went on to the NBA, was drafted by the Boston Celtics, and gained the title ‘Larry the Legend.’ Bird’s impact on ISU is something that is emphasized in the campus history and always remembered.

Brad Miley, a player on the 1979 team, recalled his favorite memory from his championship season with the Sycamores. “The coolest story I have was landing from the National Championship game in Salt Lake City. People lined the streets from Hulman Airport all the way to Hulman Center. It was full of people to welcome us home.”

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immense and the season was unique.

The championship win was a huge mile marker for the students enrolled at the time. The community knew the team because of their success. The Terre Haute area embraced the team and Indiana State for their amazing win, and continues to be celebrated in 2019.

Dick explains, like many others have, that his time at Indiana State couldn’t have been better. With a championship title in basketball, the university was nationally recognized.

“It was a huge part of my ISU experience; something I’ll never forget. And 40 years later, when people ask me where I went to school, I say Indiana State. I also add, I was there when Larry Bird was there. That always sparks a smile and stories and great conversation.”

ISU was shaped by the 1979 team in many ways and the 40th anniversity banner will honor the team’s leadership and hard work to gain their college degrees and a championship title in basketball.