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Toddler and kid friendly percussion concert set for Nov. 30 Lauren Rader Reporter
On Nov. 30 from 5-6 p.m., the Indiana State Percussion Ensemble will be hosting and performing a kid friendly concert at the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts on campus. Dr. Jimmy Finnie, a professor in the School Of Music, is excited for the changes made this year. “This kid friendly concert came out of the evening concert. We tried to do them together a few times. Last fall we did it together, and it was interesting because I walked in and there were about 45 babies and toddlers,” Finnie said. “A few of the adults left because they knew what was going to happen.” The percussion ensemble has hosted the concert a few times, but just recently was it changed to become more accessible to parents and their kids. The concert will include classical pieces that can be enjoyed by listeners any age. There is an interactive element
to the concert where kids will be able to play different drums and create music. It gives kids a chance to experience music when they are young, and could ultimately affect the way they understand it. The main goal of the concert is to get kids in the community involved. The dynamic was changed to get as much attendance as possible. “We did this instrument petting zoo before the concert, and most of the kids cried through the first piece. As one of my students pointed out, ‘you made them stop having fun. They’re three year olds, and now they are mad.’” Finnie said. “So, we moved the instrument petting zoo to the end of the concert for this one, and quite a few of the parents said even though they really enjoyed it, it was too late.” The time was changed to earlier, because of the parent’s complaint that it was too long and started too late. The faculty and students made an effort to meet the needs of the attendees.
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Similar to the concert occurring on Nov. 30, there was a sensory friendly concert hosted last year called Peter and the Wolf.
“Music is very important to little kids, and all kids. There is this unfortunate thing where
Theta Chi toy drive benefits CODA Alyssa Bosse Reporter
The Delta Pi chapter of Theta Chi fraternity will be hosting their first Christmas toy drive on Sunday December 2. Senior fraternity member Nick Anderson is involved in the service learning scholar program through the Community Engagement Center. Anderson was offered the opportunity for nonprofit community service and took the opportunity to give back to the community and ISU. One of the requirements for the program was to do a semester long project to benefit an or-
ganization of his choice. Anderson selected Counts for Domestic Abuse, and as a way to give back to the children and families in CODA, he proposed to host a toy drive with his fraternity, Theta Chi. The toy drive will be Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Theta Chi house and is open to the community. The event will have snacks, activities, a $50 gift card raffle and more for all those in attendance. The house is located on 812 Oak Street, Terre Haute, IN. “It’s not about the toys but just to show that we care,” said Anderson. “Especially to these families at CODA because they have experienced a lot. Domestic abuse really hits hard, especially at the holiday seasons because of the circumstances. I just want to bring happiness to these families even if it is just one toy. I want them to experience the love, joy and cheer that I’m sure were all familiar to.” Anderson shared that there are about 33 children at CODA and his goal is to have about 100 toys donated to the event. He is hoping to have extra for families who come in unexpectedly so that they have some toys to choose from as well. “I really want to bring together the community to support a great cause,” said Anderson. “Also, to raise awareness about domestic abuse. It’s such a topic people don’t want to talk about but something that needs to be talked about and to help as many children and families as possible.” The toys donated should be unwrapped and can range from a newborn to a teen. Come out to Theta Chi this Sunday and donate a toy to a child, enjoy some snacks and learn more about helping domestic abuse victims.
you see music being removed from the schools,” Finnie said. “It’s a fun thing, and I think it
provides a service that is not out there for most families.”
Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra hosts holiday concert
As fans of the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra already know, there is no such thing as an “ordinary” THSO concert; not even an annual holiday concert. True, Saturday night’s program in Tilson Auditorium will feature the customary audience sing-along of carols, a Hanukkah medley and a rendition of “Sleigh Ride.” But as an indication of that special twist Maestro David Bowden is giving to every THSO concert these days, this “Sleigh Ride” is the piece by British composer Frederick Delius, not the usual holiday fare by Leroy Anderson. Anderson devotees will not be shut out: his “Bugler’s Holiday” kicks off the show. Even more out of the ordinary holiday pageant mode will be a medley of Christmas movie music – think “Polar Express” and “Miracle on 34th Street” – as well as a medley from the beloved 1990 film, “Home Alone,” with a score by the prodigious American composer, John “Star Wars” Williams. The night’s featured artist, Justin John Moniz, will offer his own uncommon variation on a seasonal theme, tucked between the German version of “Silent Night” and the hymn, “O Holy Night.” The tenor will sing one of the most beautiful songs ever written for the stage, “Bring Him Home,” from “Les Miserables.” Anyone who might wonder at its inclusion in a December holiday concert need only review the lyrics and imagine a young person, stationed far from family, and in harm’s way. Not yet 30, the versatile Moniz has sung more than 80 theater and opera roles around the globe, twice won the American Prize in Vocal Performance, holds four music degrees and currently serves as Coordinator of Vocal Studies at Millik-
en University in Decatur, Ill. THSO’s audience got a great look at his extraordinary talent in March during the sold-out concert of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Rose-Hulman’s Hatfield Hall. Moniz joined the orchestra, three other soloists and Milliken’s world-renown choir for that bravura performance. Three Terre Haute Symphony musicians also are adding their special gifts to the eclectic holiday mix on Saturday night. Trumpeter, Eddie Ludema, will play the iconic theme from Masterpiece Theater. Newly-named Principal Cellist, SeungAh Hong, will play the Schubert “Ave Maria,” and violist Dan Powers will premier his voice and orchestra arrangement of the Gustav Holst composition, “In The Bleak Midwinter” written especially for Justin Moniz. “Dan’s gift as an arranger is, he takes the nature of what he’s arranging and makes it even more of what it is,” said Bowden, the artistic and executive director of THSO. “Holst’s piece is poignant, and Dan’s arrangement intensifies the poignancy. He varies each ‘stanza’ of the music and the effect is just stunning.” Acquiring tickets for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. concert is in complete keeping with THSO tradition. They can be purchased through the Hulman Center box office, which is temporarily located in Tirey Hall T150 on the main floor, by calling (812) 237-3737, or in person, one hour before the performance at the Tilson box office on the campus of Indiana State University. The customary “Concert Conversations,” with Bowden and a guest artist, begins at 6:45 p.m. in the Heritage Lounge of Tilson.
Sycamores CAN donates to the Terre Haute community Nicole Nunez Reporter
On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Sycamores CAN annual food drive, run by Union Board and Sodexo, helped to defeat hunger in the Terre Haute community. Sycamores CAN set up their table in the Dede Plaza in the afternoon so students, faculty, and staff could pass by as they went to work, class, or the Commons. It was easy and accessible for students, staff, and the community to drop off canned goods throughout the day. Many of the cases of canned foods presented at the table were donated by Sodexo. They have been collecting canned food items and monetary donations to send to Terre Haute Catholic Charities. These charities host food drives that are free for people in need in the community to come and receive canned food items. Sycamores CAN is one of many organizations that donate to Terre Haute Catholic Charities. “The food is coming from all over. People come and donate. It comes from everybody and everywhere,” said Union Board Community Service Chair, Ter-
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Refreshments Services Pepsi presents a check for $978 to Catholic Charities on Nov. 28 at the food drive in Dede Plaza.
Rae King. Students, faculty, staff, and the Terre Haute community have been working together to create a way to help feed those in need during the holiday season. Many are dealing with hunger all across the country, including here in Terre Haute. Feeding America is one of many foodbanks throughout the country working to help overcome hunger. Union Board and Sodexo have partnered with the Feeding America and Terre Haute Catholic Charites to make a difference here at Indiana State University and in Terre Haute. With many people at this time of the year buying gifts and preparing for the holidays, it is important to remember it help others as well. Sycamores CAN is a wonderful model for Indiana State students, faculty, and staff. “The inspiration for is that we saw a need of people being hungry and we want to stop hunger,” said King. “I love giving back and helping people, so whenever there is a chance to give back, we do it.” Refreshment Services Pepsi gave a representative of Catholic Charities a check for close to $1000 towards the end of the food drive.
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Lettuce rejoice romaine is available once again, just pay attention to where it was grown Robert Rodriquez The Fresno Bee (TNS)
Romaine lettuce is on its way back to grocery stores. About a week ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stay away from romaine lettuce after an outbreak of E. coli was linked to the leafy vegetable. The outbreak caused 43 people to become sick in 12 states and 22 people in Canada. As part of its investigation, the FDA determined the location of the outbreak to the lettuce growing areas of the Central Coast of California. The region supplies a bulk of the romaine during the summer season. And since that
season is over and no new cases of E. coli have been reported, federal health officials are lifting their do-not-eat-romaine recommendation, with a few qualifiers. Under a first-of-its-kind voluntary agreement, the FDA said romaine growers and shippers can resume supplying retailers and the food industry as long as they identify where the produce was grown and when it was harvested. The key factors are where and when. The FDA and industry representatives want consumers to know that lettuce harvested from the winter growing lettuce regions have not been linked to the recent outbreak of E. coli. Those regions include the Imperial Valley, Coachella Valley and
the desert regions of Arizona and Yuma as well as Florida and Mexico. The FDA also includes hydroponic and greenhouse-grown romaine lettuce. What consumers need to look for are labels or signs in the grocery store showing that the lettuce was picked after Nov. 21 and is coming from an area other than the Central Coast. The FDA issued its recommendation to pull romaine out of the market Nov. 20. If the lettuce package or box does not have the voluntary label, the FDA recommends you should not eat it. Local lettuce grower Tim Baloian welcomes the new voluntary label recommendation.
“This allows us to get back into the market,” Baloian said. “We started up again as soon as we heard.” Baloian, chief executive officer of Baloian Farms, a leading Valley produce company, said this is the first time he has seen a voluntary labeling program used to identify a specific growing region and time of harvest. Baloian Farms resumed harvesting in the Coachella Valley on Monday and will be shipping the product across the country soon, he said. Prior to the new voluntary program, Baloian was at risk of tossing nearly 1,300 boxes of romaine lettuce that was harvested from a field in Fresno. He is working on donating it to a local food bank.
A spokeswoman for United Fresh Produce Association in Washington, D.C. said consumers can expect to see signs in grocery stores identifying where the lettuce is coming from. And if you don’t see it, ask. “This has been very frustrating for the industry,” said Mary Coppola, spokesman for United Fresh Produce Association. “Not only to hear that consumers are getting sick, but that producers had to pull out their product two days before Thanksgiving. And maybe the labeling may become a long-term solution to allow FDA to better identify where a product is coming from and not do a blanket warning.”
General Motors to discontinue Chevy Impala amid plant closures Eric D. Lawrence
Detroit Free Press (TNS)
General Motors plans to ax the Chevrolet Impala as part of its dramatic restructuring announced this week, ginning up nostalgia for a vehicle name that first appeared in the 1950s. The Impala has been called one of America’s most iconic nameplates, but after 10 generations, the current sedan appears to share little but the name with its ancestors even as it has had some notable milestones in the not-too-distant past. These days, the Impala appears to be a staple at the rental car counter and a long journey from the candy apple red 1963 Impala with 11.5 miles on the odometer that drove grown men to tears, as the Free Press reported, when it appeared this spring at Cobo Center as part of Autorama. John Wiley, an analyst for the Hagerty Price Guide, noted what appears to mark a shift in the once-classic vehicle’s pedigree and its desirability among enthusiasts. “In 2006, the Chevrolet Impala switched to a front-wheel-drive platform, and while some were available with a V8, the model did not stay as close to its roots as cars like the Pontiac G8, which remained rearwheel-drive. Consequently, the discontinuation of the Impala is unlikely to have a major impact on the collectibility of the current cars or the older models,” according to Wiley. The Hagerty Price Guide notes that “the most valuable Impala is the 1963 Z11 Lightweight Sport Coupe with a 427 (cubic inch displacement)/430 hp V8, and a #3 value of $282,000.” That value rep-
resents a car in good condition but not necessarily one in perfect condition. The same car in the best possible condition would be valued at $445,000, according to the guide. Still as recently as 2013, the Impala, which shares a name with a fleet-footed antelope, was turning heads and making a statement as an example of Detroit’s resurgence after the dark days of the recession. That year, Consumer Reports raved about a 2014 redesign, which it described as the “phoenixlike rise” of the revamped Impala. The magazine said the car was its top rated sedan that year. “It has been transformed from a woefully uncompetitive and outdated model that was to be avoided even as a free upgrade at the rental-car counter into a thoroughly modern and remarkably enjoyable vehicle,” the magazine reported then. Still, the eyes show that five years on, in the midst of the cratering of the passenger car market, the previously notable redesign prompted the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to say a year ago that it had become a solid vehicle that deserves an update. With automakers abandoning their passenger car models in favor of SUVs and trucks, the writing, as they say, was on the wall. How times have changed. The first Impala, a 1958 model, was actually the top trim level for the Chevy Bel Air, and its fins and robust styling scream classic. “Its success as a long, wide, and luxurious family sedan forced Chevy to separate it into its own model, creating what was soon to be America’s best-selling full-size car. Over the years, the Impala has made many distinct styling impacts
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General Motors plans to ax the Chevrolet Impala as part of its dramatic restructuring announced this week, ginning up nostalgia for a vehicle name that first appeared in the 1950s. Pictured here is a 1960 Chevrolet Impala Convertible.
with its wild rear ends and iconic grilles,” according to an article on “The Complete History of the Chevrolet Impala.” In the ensuing years, Impalas also made an impression, with Free Press auto critic Mark Phelan calling the 1965 Impala an icon of the American road: “It was a bestseller that offered everything from a family-carrying sedan to a V8 muscle car and a slick convertible. It was one of Detroit’s triumphs.” Impalas have been notable enough to appear in movies ranging from “Saturday Night Fever” to “Raising Arizona.” And the Impalas of the 1970s look made for
gritty cop dramas. The 1989 Batmobile was even “based on the platform of a 1967 Chevrolet Impala found in London,” according to the Petersen Automotive Museum. But some of the Impalas of the 2000s before the 2014 redesign were as bland on the outside as any passenger cars Detroit has produced. And that might be reflected at least a bit in who’s held onto them, with Hagerty’s Wiley noting that “the number of collectors that own a modern (fwd) Impala compared to the number that own a pre1977 Impala is 0.06 percent.”
Nonprofit bets Asian-American students Supreme Court limits can learn to avoid unhealthy gambling habitats protected under it favors the casino.” 5 percent of whites and 4 percent K K Endangered Species Act NICOS staff members and in- of blacks and Latinos. atherine
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The students listened attentively as Ryan Wong explained how casinos keep customers chasing that elusive jackpot. Labyrinthine layouts force guests to walk past card tables and slot machines in search of well-concealed restrooms and exits, said Wong, an intern at the nonprofit NICOS Chinese Health Coalition, a San Francisco partnership of health and social service organizations. Casinos ply customers with free alcohol to loosen inhibitions, and clocks are nowhere to be found. “You lose track of time,” Wong, 23, told the members of an Asian-American studies class at City College of San Francisco. “The more you gamble, the more
terns visit Asian-American studies classes around the San Francisco Bay Area to talk to students about gambling because studies suggest Asian-American college students have a higher rate of problem gambling than their peers. NICOS hopes to reduce their risk. It’s not that they gamble more than others but that they are significantly more likely than their white, black or Latino counterparts to report unhealthy gambling behavior, according to a 2016 study in the Journal of Gambling Studies. It found that 8 percent of Asian-American students at a large public research university in Texas met the criteria for pathological gambling, compared with about
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San Francisco State University graduate student Calvin Zhao and Michael Liao, NICOS Chinese Health Coalition’s program director, present study findings at the 2018 Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.
Problem gambling includes lying about losses, feeling guilty about gambling, and missing school or work because of it. When problem gambling worsens into an addiction, also known as pathological or compulsive gambling, people fail repeatedly to curb their habit. And if they manage to stop, they have withdrawal symptoms, including restlessness and irritability. They gamble increasing sums to maintain the rush of excitement. Why Asian-American students have a higher rate of gambling-related problems is not entirely clear, said Nolan Zane, a professor of psychology and Asian-American studies at the University of California-Davis. He thinks cultural, social and psychological factors all play a role. In many Asian cultures, he noted, a “belief in good luck or fortune pervades customs and rituals.” At family and social events, for example, many Asian-American adults bet money in games that involve skill and chance, such as mahjong. Often, they teach children to play, too. Exposing youngsters to gambling at an early age tends to normalize it. “If you look across cultures, anytime there’s a behavior that’s more acceptable, then people are more likely to develop problems with that behavior,” Zane said. Zane’s research suggests that impulsivity is not a factor in problem gambling among Asian-American students, as it is for white students. Rather, they gamble to cope with nega-
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Los Angeles Times (TNS)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of the Endangered Species Act, setting aside a lower court ruling that afforded protection to an area where threatened animals do not currently live but might one day with significant changes. The justices, in a unanimous but narrowly written decision, questioned whether a wooded area in Louisiana could be deemed under the law as a “critical habit” for endangered frogs who might be able to live there in the future if some trees were removed. At present, the roughly 100 remaining dusky gopher frogs live only in a single pond in a wooded area nearby in Mississippi. The justices did not decide whether the Louisiana area could be a protected habitat. Instead, they sent the case back to the 5th Circuit Court in New Orleans to reconsider the matter and make a final decision. However, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in his opinion that the “critical habitat” of an endangered species “must also be a habitat.” The 8-0 ruling is a partial victory for the Weyerhaeuser Co. and other development companies that challenged the broad habitat protections imposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Environmentalists stressed the ruling was quite limited and left open the possibility that the Louisiana habitat for the frog could
win protection. “While we’re disappointed, the ruling doesn’t weaken the mandate to protect habitat for endangered wildlife,” said Collette Adkins, a lawyer for the Center for Biological Diversity. “We’re hopeful the 5th Circuit will recognize the importance of protecting and restoring habitats for endangered wildlife.” The case was heard on the first Monday in October, and the eight justices sounded closely split. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh took no part in the decision because the case was heard a week before he won confirmation in the Senate. The four more liberal justices spoke in defense of the Fish and Wildlife Service, while the conservatives questioned how a critical habitat could include an area where the endangered frog did not live and could not live unless changes were made. In the end, the chief justice found a way to bring both sides together by deciding very little. In one section, the Endangered Species Act calls for protecting habitat that is “essential to the conservation of the species.” The 5th Circuit in a 2-1 decision agreed with the Fish and Wildlife Service that the designated forest land in Louisiana was “essential to the conservation” of the tiny endangered frogs. They breed in small ponds that dry up for part of the year, and they need sunlight from open-canopy forests. The wooded tract in Louisiana was said to be well suited
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indianastatesman.com NONPROFIT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 tive feelings, such as anxiety, shame, loneliness or a sense of being disconnected from the college culture or mainstream society. Asian-American studies departments at Bay Area colleges first approached NICOS more than a decade ago about educating students, said Michael Liao, the organization’s program director. “Instructors were noticing that gambling affected their students, either directly or through someone they knew, like a family member.� Liao has firsthand experience: His stepfather attempted suicide after racking up insurmountable gambling debts and losing the family’s life savings. Some immigrants who work at low-paying jobs are under financial strain and perceive gambling as a magic ticket, especially if their English is poor, Liao said. “‘Ooh, that next lottery ticket, that next trip to Vegas — that could be my way out, my way to send my kids to that school that they want to go to.’� Even well-educated young Asian-Americans can get caught up in the allure of big money. College graduate Calvin Zhao’s ordeal began at age 21. He was an assistant and translator for an investor in a cosmetics company. The man was known as a
NONPROFIT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 for the frogs and would require only minor changes to preserve the frogs. The agency designated a 1,544-acre tract as critical habitat for the frogs. This designation did not require immediate changes in the land, but it would have limited future development by Weyerhaeuser and other owners of the land. They appealed in Weyerhaeuser vs. U.S. Fish and Wildlife and argued the phrase “critical habitat� could not be interpreted to include any area where an endangered species might live only if significant changes were made. The chief justice agreed the scope of the law was limited. “Only the ‘habitat’ of
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 • Page 3 high roller, or “whaleâ€? in casino parlance — a customer who wagered thousands of dollars in a single day. Zhao tagged along with his boss to the casinos. “I would spend days, even all-nighters, in casinos,â€? Zhao recalled. When he started betting his own money and lost several thousand dollars, he realized his gambling had become a harmful habit. “You lose money, you get sad,â€? he said. As his gambling habit grew, Zhao said, he became more isolated. He ultimately broke the bad cycle by quitting his job and setting limits on his gambling. His scrape with problem gambling led Zhao, now a 23-year-old graduate student at San Francisco State University, to study unhealthy gambling among his Asian-American peers on campus for his master’s thesis. If students visit casinos, NICOS offers these tips: Limit spending by leaving credit and debit cards at home, and set an alarm on phones or watches to signal when it’s time to quit. When students ask Zhao for advice about their own gambling worries, he tells them that gambling itself isn’t a bad thing. Just “don’t do it excessively,â€? he said. “Even if you lose, you should be OK with what you lost.â€? the endangered species is eligible for designation as critical habitat,â€? Roberts said. “Even if an area otherwise meets the statutory definition of unoccupied critical habitat because the secretary finds the area essential for the conservation of the species, (the law) does not authorize the secretary to designate the area as critical habitat unless it is also habitat for the species.â€? But he also said the law itself does not define the crucial word “habitat,â€? and he said the 5th Circuit should decide that issue. Roberts also agreed with Weyerhaeuser that the 5th Circuit should weigh the “economic impactâ€? before approving the designation of the Louisiana tract as a protected habitat.
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Freshman Name: Mary Dembowski Birthday: August 11, 2000 Hometown: Mount Prospect, IL. Major: Dietetics Real or Fake Christmas Tree: Fake Traditional lights or Colored lights: Traditional
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Before you throw away your phones, think again Netflix announces a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop ical and mental health. We’ve J A im
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Despite pleas to the contrary, technology has not created a monster in our society. Many would argue that the technology that was supposed to connect us to an easier, better-informed life has tipped us in the other direction, creating unnecessary stress and distance in our lives. Consider: The average person touches his or her mobile device more than 2,600 times a day. Digital entrepreneur Tanya Goodin, in “Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life” (Abrams Image), believes it isn’t about reverting to a tech-free way of life _ it’s about balance. “Off” serves as a guide that will free up hours of your time, help you learn to cultivate a healthier relationship with your digital devices, and lead you back to the pastimes and people that you love. The book provides soothing imagery and easy-to-follow advice that will help you adopt simple practices that encourage mindfulness, a deeper connection to others, more restful sleep, and increased creativity. Goodin, an award-winning
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“Off: Your Digital Detox for a Better Life”
digital entrepreneur and founder of digital-detox specialists Time to Log Off, writes, “A digital detox isn’t about hurling your screens into the trash. It’s not about giving up the digital world altogether. It’s about learning to live with technology in a way that’s healthy.” She continues, “It’s not that the digital world is bad, it’s almost that it’s too good. It’s why everywhere you look everyone is on their phones, all the time _ but this is affecting our phys-
introduced tiny tyrants into our pockets that demand constant attention. We need to help escape their clutches and put them back where they belong.” Some of the chapter headings that provide guidance are: “Set Your Boundaries,” “Go With The Flow,” “Get Back to Nature,” “Tame Your Triggers,” “Choose Analog” and “Reconnect.” Regaining balance from any addiction starts with setting boundaries, according to Goodin. The idea of using screens without any limits is the problem. Goodin recognizes that people might feel anxious about the thought of being without their phones for any period of time. “You’re not alone,” she says. “But my experience is that anticipation is worse than reality.” “The first time I stepped out without my phone, I felt anxious. I kept patting my pocket reflexively to check whether it was still there....Start small, with just an excursion to the corner shop. Think of it as exercising your detox muscle: you have to work out how to engage it before you can start the heavy lifting.”
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Netflix announced that they are working on a live-action adaptation of the hit anime series “Cowboy Bebop.”“Guess it’s time to announce that ‘Cowboy Bebop’, the live-action series, is heading to @Netflix,” said the @ NXOnNetflix Twitter account Tuesday. “Cowboy Bebop” originally debuted in 1998 in Japan and eventually became a worldwide success. The 26 episode series follows the adventures of a small ragtag group of bounty hunters in the year 2071. The series delivered on every front: amazing story, voice acting, characters and even theme to name a few. “Cowboy Bebop,” while set in a futuristic space setting, has more in common with cowboy movies. The series is also infused with influences from action movies and features one of the greatest jazz soundtracks of all time. This is not the first time that Netflix has attempted to do a live-action rendition of a popu-
lar anime. “This is the latest in a growing line of popular anime series that Netflix has attempted to transition to live action. However, earlier adaptations like ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’, ‘Bleach’ and ‘Death Note’ were met with negative reactions from both fans and critics,” said journalist Austen Goslin in an article for Polygon. There is some good news regarding this announcement. This adaptation is being done as a 10-episode show and not a film. This allows for a more thorough retelling or adaptation of the original story, as opposed to cramming everything into two hours. According to the @ NXOnNetflix Twitter, the original show creator, Shinichiro Watanabe, will be consulting on the show. The writer of Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Yost, is writing the first episode. According to Goslin’s Polygon article, Tomorrow Studios is producing the show alongside Netflix. Tomorrow Studios is “the production company
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3 reasons to feel good when life blows up in your face Susie Moore
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“Wrinkles mean you laughed. Gray hair means you cared. Scars mean you lived your life.” _ Anonymous A lot of people come to me to open up about their life, and sooner or later, they share the things that have caused them pain. A divorce. Something someone said that cut deeply. A failed business venture. An investment that didn’t pay off or a relationship that didn’t work out. These are what I sometimes refer to as invisible scars _ something that you can’t see but that’s left a mark on someone. It’s impossible not to have a few of these because if you’ve lived beyond a few years, you’ve experienced some struggle. No one gets through life without some suffering. The work I have to do involves reframing what having a few scars that only we see really means. And not the physical scars we get from sports, acci-
dents, cooking in my case (!)... but the unseen ones that we hold close and perceive as flaws. Here’s how to reconsider the damage you might feel deep down in a more compassionate, objective way. 1. YOU TRIED SOMETHING _ HECK, YOU WERE BRAVE! The only way to experience life scar-free is to lie on a bed of cotton wool until you die. Screw that! So, what do your scars prove to you? That you took a risk! What was it? Living in a new city? Working in a new industry? Believing a marriage would work out? It’s better to be in the arena _ actually living life _ than “safe” on the sidelines. You don’t regret-proof your life by doing nothing. You live regret-free by taking chances. The fact you did something that resulted in a wound means that you let optimism rule over fear. You had the courage to dance with the unknown. Every parent, entrepreneur, and human welcoming progress and change understand cour-
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No one gets through life without some suffering.
age. And that deserves credit, not criticism. Notice that people who fail to risk anything love to voice opinions too. Let them... they can stay on the sidelines! 2. YOU SURVIVED. LET THIS GIVE YOU STRENGTH. If you’re reflecting on or talking about your scars, that means one thing: You’re still alive! And what can that inspire in you as you forge ahead into a new year? Even if you have 9,793
scars, they haven’t killed you, have they? Sitting and meditating on what you’ve overcome can be the ultimate confidence booster if you let it. Ticking off 10 things that you’ve survived (even in the past 12 months) on a piece of paper will remind you who the heck you are. It can also remind you that you have a history with the universe. And that you are supported. This can give you
major peace and power. Bonus action: Poke fun at your wounds and the experience you endured. This totally disempowers them! Like, Getting fired??? Is that all you got??! or Those tears over that loser ex? What?! That was no big deal! Who said rockin’ some scar tissue can’t be fun? 3. YOU KNOW BETTER. Scars work as a useful reminder of what we’ve learned the hard way. If you’ve been burned once, you’ll know how to treat the next fire that comes your way and you’re less likely to repeat the same mistake(s). Scars also show you how to be present by appreciating where you are right now. You can even use them to help others going through pain you’ve endured because you’ve come out the other end. Sometimes we need living, breathing survivors to show us the way. So don’t be ashamed of yours. They’ve made you you. And remember: An easy life doesn’t make anyone strong or interesting or wise.
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Movie review: Christmas zombie teen musical ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ has plenty of heart … and bite Katie Walsh
Tribune News Service (TNS)
Movie review: Christmas zombie teen musical ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ has plenty of heart … and bite The genre hybrid can be tricky to pull off. But when it’s done right, it can deliver glorious results. In the Christmas zombie teen musical “Anna and the Apocalypse,” a whole lot of genre is stuffed into one neat little package, and happily, giddily, it is executed perfectly, landing like a triumphant triple axel splattered in gore, wrapped in tinsel. The idea for the film sprang from the brain of the late Ryan McHenry, a filmmaker and internet
NETFLIX CONT FROM PAGE 4 behind television series such as NBC’s Aquarius and MTV’s Teen Wolf. Showrunners and executive producers include the team at Midnight Radio (Andre Nemec, Josh Appelbaum, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg),” said
jokester known best for his “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal” Vines. His 2011 short film “Zombie Musical” is the basis for “Anna and the Apocalypse,” but tragically, McHenry died of cancer in 2015 while prepping the feature. His co-writer Alan McDonald and producers Naysun Alae-Carew and Nicholas Crum soldiered on, bringing in director John McPhail to helm the project, while Scottish singer-songwriters Tommy Reilly and Roddy Hart penned the addictive pop songs. It’s safe to say McHenry would be honored by the finished project, which is a wild, rollicking ride, heartfelt in all the right ways, bloody in the best ways, and with spine-tinGoslin. There is potential here for success, but fans of this beloved series are bound to heavily scrutinize this project. Netflix is treading on ice with this adaptation, but given recent announcements by the company, this is nothing new.
glingly great musical numbers. It’s “Shaun of the Dead” meets “High School Musical” with a whole lot of Christmas spirit. “Anna and the Apocalypse” strikes a unique balance, never privileging one genre, each element wonderfully supporting the others. This film is for that Venn diagram of the population that gets as much pleasure out of a fully choreographed Broadway-style dance routine in a high school cafeteria as they do watching a young woman skewer zombie heads with a large candy cane decoration. It’s for those people who don’t even realize they like both of those things. Ella Hunt stars as Anna, who quickly enters the pantheon of iconic horror
heroines — steely yet vulnerable, loyal, cool under pressure and ruthless with her weapon once she gets the hang of it. It’s the night of the Christmas show at school when the mysterious viral outbreak hits their small Scottish town. She happens to be working at the bowling alley with her best friend, John (Malcolm Cumming). Heading home late, they miss the event, and the next morning, the two friends share a hilarious duet, skipping to school, singing about turning their lives around, earbuds shutting out the flesh-eating mayhem that has erupted around them. The plot centers on the pair, her ex/the school bully, Nick (Ben Wiggins), neurotic American pal Steph (Sarah Swire,
who also choreographed the film) and their movie-obsessed friend Chris (Christopher Leveaux) as they battle their way from the bowling alley to the school. They’re hoping to connect with their parents and loved ones who are on lockdown under the orders of the tyrannical Headmaster Savage (Paul Kaye). Along the way, love triangles are tangled, emotional confessions are made and futures are reckoned with, all while singing and bludgeoning zombies. It’s not just the zombie genre mashup that calls to mind Edgar Wright’s zomcom “Shaun of the Dead,” but also the deft execution of a light comic tone and a great big heart. The losses are profoundly felt, the tri-
umphs bittersweet. “Anna and the Apocalypse” draws from generic formulas but feels completely fresh. It’s a blast, and the perfect antidote to sickly sweet holiday fare — this one’s got some bite. ——— ‘ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE’ 3.5 stars Cast: Ella Hunt, Paul Kaye, Ben Wiggins, Sarah Swire, Malcolm Cumming, Christopher Leveaux. Directed by John McPhail. Running time: 1 hour 37 minutes. Rated R for zombie violence and gore, language, and some sexual material.
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Commentary: This is not your father’s Congress Bradford Fitch CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
WASHINGTON — When I arrived on Capitol Hill in the summer of 1983 for my internship with a House member, I had never stepped foot in a congressional office building. I walked into the office, was led to a corner in the back and sat down in front of an IBM Selectric typewriter. (For younger readers, you can see examples at the Smithsonian.) A rather intimidating young woman with an impressive title, legislative correspondent, sat me down and handed me a giant tabbed notebook. It was organized by issue topic, each with a paragraph on the lawmaker’s position. “Your job,” she said, “is to read that pile of constituent mail, assess what issue the constituent is writing about, and retype the contents of that notebook topic into the letter. NO EDITORIALIZING!” This was how members and citizens corresponded … 35 years ago. As the freshman members who will be part of the 116th Congress orient to Capitol Hill this month, there are things that have changed about the job, and things that have not. (For more on the current requirements, the Congressional Management Foundation has published a new “Job Description for a Member of Congress.”) In the “What’s Changed?” department, the resources that help members do their jobs have simultaneously gotten better and worse. Total support staff in the institution has been cut significantly, with some estimates at 20 percent fewer staffers. The Congressional Research Service, committee staff and technical resources (such as the Office of Technology Assessment) have been reduced. A CMF survey of senior congressional staff suggests there is a great need to improve Congress’ access to nonpartisan policy experts, technological infrastructure, and general capacity to perform its functions. However, individual resources for freshman lawmakers have improved. Congress now provides equipment, a website and institutional staff support (such as the First Call office through the House chief administrative officer) to new members on swearing-in day. Previously these resources were doled out over weeks or months. Members will also find fewer perks than their predeces-
sors enjoyed. The public and the media still report on Capitol Hill like it was the 1970s, suggesting lavish trips, fancy gifts and opulent meals are the norm. One former chief of staff from that era described a Christmastime ritual of lobbyists pushing carts through congressional office buildings, passing out top-shelf liquor to senior staff office by office. “I used to fill up my liquor cabinet for a year from those visits,” he said. Now, if a lobbyist takes a staff assistant to lunch or dinner, it could mean five years in jail and a $250,000 fine. In the “What Hasn’t Changed?” department, the size of personal office staffs has remained the same since 1979 (which is ensconced by law at 18 full-time staffers and four part-time staff in the House). Keep in mind that the size of constituencies has increased by 50 percent during this time, mathematically challenging members and staff to serve more with less. Constituents’ expectations haven’t changed much, though. Members get sworn in at 12 p.m. on Jan. 3, and constituents will expect them to solve the world’s problems by 12:01 p.m. The workload hasn’t changed much either. CMF surveyed members of the House of Representatives and found an average of 70 hours a week when they’re in session. On the positive side, another thing that hasn’t changed is the quality of Americans the electorate sends to serve in Congress. For more than three decades, I’ve had the honor to work with Congress as a reporter, staffer, vendor, researcher and consultant. Sure, the occasional crook or cad makes his way to Capitol Hill — but that’s the exception. Congress is largely comprised of dedicated public servants doing the best they can to serve their constituents and the nation. Like others who came before them, this freshman class will come with gusto and enthusiasm, fueled by the belief they can change the world. Some of them will do just that and become great statesmen and stateswomen. Others may make their mark in history in smaller but important ways. What hasn’t changed is the great feeling of renewal that comes every two years with a new Congress — the opportunity to continue the mission set out by our founders to create “a more perfect union.”
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Commentary: Big turnout? Not really Amy Eskind
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our democracy just won the trophy for Most Improved: The 49.4 percent voter turnout this month was higher than any midterm election in a century. But once we finish patting ourselves on the back, we need to look at the numbers again to take stock of what’s missing: half of the eligible voters in the United States. We’re never going to see 100 percent voter turnout. But when half of the electorate is abstaining, we install elected officials who don’t necessarily represent the majority opinion. We can’t “vote the bums out” if we don’t vote. Writ large, the electoral choices were pretty stark. Would President Trump continue to govern with little check on his actions? Would the U.S. save health coverage for preexisting conditions? Stop imprisoning migrants seeking asylum? Take action on climate change or gun violence? More than half of eligible voters didn’t record an opinion. In California, where sameday registration makes it easy to cast a ballot, voters were weighing in on housing costs, water infrastructure, the governorship and congressional representatives. Still, of the 25.6 million Californians eligible to vote, 13 million sat on the sidelines. Texas had a budding Democratic superstar challenging a former GOP presidential candidate in a $90-million Senate race. Outreach efforts were Herculean. The Beto O’Rourke
campaign knocked on nearly 2 million doors and made more than 8.5 million phone calls to potential voters. O’Rourke told Rolling Stone, “What we are doing is the bar-none largest grass-roots registration, and contact, and conversation, and turnout operation that you’ve seen in the state of Texas. Ever.” And yet, with 46.1 percent turnout, almost 10 million eligible Texans did not vote. In Florida, where contests for governor and senator were so close they ended in a recount, turnout was better: 54.3 percent. Still, 6.9 million voters abstained. Smarting from 2016, Rock the Vote, Vote.org and other nonprofits and PACs used texts, social media, clever campaigns and partnerships to disseminate information about how to register and vote. Celebrities amplified the message to young people. Taylor Swift took a stand on social media. Rihanna wrote on Instagram, “Who is awake this morning? And who’s woke? Cause today is an extremely crucial day to the future of America!!! Today is the last day in 14 states to REGISTER TO VOTE … ” Voting became cool, but still two-thirds of those 18 to 29 didn’t heed the call. Increasing turnout among young people is a conundrum: Research shows those contacted directly by candidates or other outreach campaigns are more likely to vote, but campaigns understandably focus their efforts on likely voters, not first-timers. Two-thirds of this age group were never contacted, according to researchers at Tufts University.
Outreach to the Latino community did a little better. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent $30 million on reaching Latino voters this cycle. Voto Latino and other groups helped register voters. Univision, the largest media company serving the U.S. Spanish-speaking audience, launched Vota Conmigo (Vote With Me). Early voting figures showed Latino voter participation up 174 percent compared with the 2014 midterm, according to the Democratic committee. A quarter of those voters in 2018 said they were participating in a midterm election for the first time. It’s a step. It doesn’t make sense to simply blame apathetic citizens. In a Pew Research Center survey a month before this election, 91 percent of respondents said voting was important. At the same time, only 73 percent said it was convenient and 70 percent said it was straightforward. And sure enough, those concerns played out across the country. Some states don’t allow early voting. Precincts were closed in some urban areas, or closed early, or ran out of ballots, or gave voters a hard time when their signatures weren’t an exact match. Machines were broken. Wait times could be hours long. Some potential voters were misinformed or confused about state-by-state ID requirements. There is more work to do to make voting more accessible. The states with the highest turnout included two predominant-
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Nancy Pelosi’s leadership lessons for bossy girls everywhere Patricia Murphy CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
It’s hard to look away when Nancy Pelosi is whipping her caucus in a leadership race. It’s like watching a lion drag down an antelope twice its size or a slow-motion shark attack. Even though you think you know how it ends, the sheer power on display keeps you watching. Take last week, after 16 Democrats announced that they would oppose Pelosi for speaker — just enough opposition to kill her bid. Within hours, her operation went about knocking the naysayers down one by one, along with Pelosi’s only announced challenger, Rep. Marcia Fudge, who dropped her bid after Pelosi re-started a dormant subcommittee on voting rights and put Fudge in charge of it. There are still murmurings of discontent in this corner or that, but the momentum seems to have shifted perceptibly to a second Pelosi speakership through a combination of Pelosi-sponsored sweeteners, tightening screws, and sheer force of will. No matter how the vote ends in the Democratic caucus Wednesday, we will have never seen a woman in politics, or maybe anywhere on the Ameri-
can stage, so publicly and so relentlessly go about getting what she wants. In a country with an entire cottage industry encouraging supposedly unconfident women to stand up for themselves, Pelosi’s second quest for the speaker’s gavel offers real-time lessons in leadership from a woman who has been at the top and wants to go there again, at 78 years old, no less. No matter your politics, this is how it’s done. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But that guy Seth? Try Siberia. Pelosi is known to reward her allies and find a way to work with her adversaries when necessary. (Think delivering the votes for President George W. Bush to pass the bank bailout when his own House Republicans could not deliver them.) But there is a cold, dark corner in the Capitol for members of Pelosi’s own party like Rep. Seth Moulton, who tried to take her out last week but seems to have come up short. As a former staffer told Robert Draper in The New York Times magazine, “What do you call someone who is 99 percent loyal? Disloyal.” In other words, if you come for Pelosi, you better win. Be your own best publicist. Like all leaders on the Hill, Pe-
losi has a large press staff whose jobs are to tell her story and talk up her achievements. But do you know who really doesn’t hold back about how great she is? Pelosi herself. When she was asked at a 2017 press conference why she should keep her job as Democratic leader after losing more than 60 seats since 2010, she didn’t have to think about it. “Well, I’m a master legislator, I’m a strategic, politically astute leader, my leadership is recognized around the country, and that is why I am able to attract the support that I do.” Any questions? Talk about money. All the time. Speaking of cash, a woman in politics is nearly always described as someone who “hates raising money,” an assumption that’s often at the top of the list of reasons given for why there aren’t more women in politics. But Pelosi’s entree to elected politics came after years of doing nothing but fundraising — both for the Democratic Party and for individual candidates. She broadened her base of allies even further once she joined the cash-cow House Appropriations Committee as a member and started handing out earmarks to her colleagues. Money is power — in business and in politics — and few have mastered the mon-
ey game as well as she has. Love the fight. There are happy warriors in Washington, and then there is Pelosi. When I once asked her in an interview to respond to Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s observation that women in politics have to know how to take a punch, Pelosi added with a broad smile: “You have to know how to throw a punch too.” DTW, or “do the work.” This one is courtesy of Pelosi and my mom, an equally driven woman in politics, who have both mastered the fine art of knowing more than anyone else in the room. Although there are plenty of reasons for Democrats to ditch Pelosi as their leader, including the length of time she’s gotten the top spot to herself, the job of speaker is about much more than optics. Democrats in a Trump administration are going to have to outmaneuver, out-plan and out-think Republicans to advance any part of their own agenda. On Capitol Hill, that means knowing legislative rules, procedure and precedent better than the other side. Pelosi’s mastery of the legislative process is nearly unrivaled at this point — a key reason I’m told other, newer Democrats decided not to take her on this time around. Succession planning is for los-
ers. After spending most of her career slogging up the ladder, don’t hold your breath for Pelosi to rush to recruit her own replacement. Although Pelosi spent much of the summer calling herself a “transitional leader,” I’m told that was meant to signal to Rep. Steny Hoyer and other top Democrats that it will be her, not them, who hands the gavel on to the next generation of leaders. Anyone who heard her promising to term-limit herself may have been indulging in wishful thinking. For all of the women and girls in America who have been told over the last several years to lean in, know their value, own it or “ban bossy,” (that last one was an attempt by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to get people to stop calling little girls “bossy” out of a fear that it makes them think ambition is a bad thing), this week in Washington will matter much more than a TED Talk or a celebrity-driven campaign about finding another word for “ambitious.” Nancy Pelosi is showing what it looks like when a woman doesn’t care what people say about her and doesn’t care what they call her — as long as they call her “Madam Speaker” one more time too.
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As Trump’s border standoff descends into tear gas and violence, children pay the price Dahleen Glanton
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
The disturbing images we recently saw at the Southwest border might seem to indicate that Donald Trump was right. For weeks, he’d warned us about the caravan of “terrorists” approaching on foot from Central America — and maybe even the Middle East — eager to storm into our country and slaughter us. Now, we’ve seen for ourselves how ruthless they are. Too cowardly to face U.S. troops guarding the border head-on, they tore away metal sheeting from the fence and tried to climb over it. Some managed to get through the line of Mexican police to reach a dusty riverbed they thought would lead to America. U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped them by shooting off canisters of tear gas, leaving them crying, coughing and gasping for air. Some vomited, and some were so traumatized that they fainted. Trump told us there would be trouble once these dangerous people reached our border. He told us that we must be afraid,
TURNOUT FROM PAGE 6 ly vote-by-mail states — Colorado (61.9 percent) and Oregon (61.3 percent) — so convenience certainly makes a difference. But even in perennial high-turnout Minnesota (64.3 percent this year), 1.4 million people out of 4 million eligible didn’t vote. The United States has long professed the merits of democracy around the world, but we need to do better ourselves. Truly, we should aspire to rank among the top in turnout among developed countries. Belgium delivered
very afraid of these “stone cold killers.” He told us that we must do whatever is necessary to stop them from entering our country. What he didn’t tell us, though, is that some of them would be wearing diapers and desperately trying to hold onto their mother’s hand. He did not prepare us for their mussed hair, their bare little feet trekking through the dirt or the fear on their grimy little faces. Regardless of how we might feel about refugees, there’s something inhumane about firing tear gas on human beings, especially young children. Though authorities said that some of the migrants threw rocks at border agents, the use of tear gas, which is banned by the military even during war, seemed extreme. It is likely that the tear gas was intended for the few hundred migrants who broke off from a peaceful protest. That protest was aimed at getting the U.S. to reconsider its decision to deny asylum to some 5,000 people who had made the trek from Honduras to Guatemala to Tijuana, Mexico. The children became collateral damage in Trump’s war against nations whose people he considers to be
less than human. There once was a time when America would oppose any attack that might harm children, but not anymore. Children, like adults, become our enemies when they try to enter our country. The attempt to gain asylum at an American port of entry is not illegal. It fact, that’s exactly how it should be done. But Trump turned it into a spectacle in order to justify dispatching the military to the border to perform law enforcement duties. He needed to paint a terrifying narrative in order to draw his supporters to the polls for the midterm elections. The rest of us saw it as a misuse of executive power that turned our dedicated soldiers into political pawns. But we should have known that on this issue, Trump could not afford to be wrong. There could be no peaceful, uneventful arrival at the border. Otherwise Trump would have lost his most powerful tool in keeping his supporters faithful — the fear of immigrants and the change they might force on America. So U.S. border agents had no choice but to fire that tear gas over the fence that our sol-
diers had so skillfully crafted. They had no choice but to create a scene so terrifying that we would realize that Trump was right all along. With images of angry men rushing the fence exposed, we would finally understand why Trump is so determined to keep these scary people out of our midst. And we would know, once and for all, that when it comes to immigrants, there can never be compromise. There certainly is a difference between refugees coming to America to seek asylum and immigrants who enter the country illegally. We should not confuse the two, but the lack of a clear, comprehensive immigration policy has allowed some Americans to merge them together. That isn’t Trump’s fault alone. It’s the fault of every politician ever elected to serve in Washington who failed to pass legislation that would not only establish solid rules for immigration but also establish an equitable process for people from any nation who come here seeking asylum. Trump reportedly is pushing Mexico to require those seeking U.S. asylum through the Southwest border to remain in
Mexico while their cases make their way through the courts. If that doesn’t work out, Trump has threatened to shut down the Southern border. That means the refugees fleeing crime and poverty in their own countries would be stuck in a Mexican border town that is struggling with its own crime and poverty. Perhaps this group of refugees had not heard how different America is these days. Perhaps they thought that Trump’s plan to make America great again wasn’t as heartless as it seemed. Or perhaps they believed their story was the one that might grab the president’s ear. Perhaps they did not understand how in a democracy, where the majority is supposed to rule, Americans could be helpless to stop our government from being so cruel. It is a question we should ask ourselves. If we insist that this is not what we want America to be, if we don’t believe that this is who we are as a people, how do we make it stop? For the sake of the entire world, it behooves all of us on this side of the border to figure it out.
90 percent turnout in its last election (but voting is compulsory there). Sweden (where voting is optional) had a turnout this year of 87 percent. Of course, those countries are much, much smaller than the U.S., and their populations are more homogeneous. But having 80 percent or more eligible voters cast a ballot is a reasonable goal for us. For the U.S. to deserve a Democracy trophy, and not just Most Improved, we must aim higher. Yes, more than 116 million voted, but almost 120 million didn’t.
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The Sycamore mens basketball team smiles and laughs together in the locker room.
Indiana State hosts Wright State on Saturday Jordan Koegler Reporter
Men’s basketball will host their fourth home game of the season Saturday Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. against Wright State. Saturday’s game will be the first time the two teams have met on the court. Over Thanksgiving break the Sycamores played against Western Kentucky and ended the game in a victory, with a final score 63-54. The Sycamores’ win over Western Kentucky was the third win for the season. The Trees have a current record of 3-1. Clayton Hughes, a guard for the Syca-
mores, is known in the Wabash Valley for having hustle plays on the court. He has seen 113 minutes of game time total and dunked 26 total points for the Sycamores. Jordan Barnes is a strong player for the Trees with his ability to make baskets. He has made 81 baskets and received 140 minutes of game time. He is a strong guard for the Sycamores. Barnes was named the All-MVC Second Team and Captain of the MVC Most Improved Team. He is ranked third in the MVC with a 17.2 ppg average, while his 17.2 ppg in league games was also third. His 3.6 assists per game average got him sixth in the league in 2017. Wright State was last in action on Nov.
23 against Cedarville. The game ended in a victory 58-39 for the Raiders giving the team a record of 3-3. The Raiders traveled to Cancun Mexico to play a few games against Penn State and SMU over the Thanksgiving holiday. Loudon Love, a center for the Raiders, was named to the all-tournament team. He is leading the team in rebounds averaging 9.8 per game. Cole Gentry is a top score for the Raiders, as he holds 99 points on the season. Mark Hughes, a guard for Wright State, was named to the Horizon League’s All-Defensive Team in 2017. This season he has demonstrated his prowess by holding a total of 223 minutes
on the court and 75 total points scored. Both teams have strong players that bring skill and talent to the court. As it will be the first time either teams have played each other, being prepared and aware of the skills each team will bring to Saturday’s game is what either team will need to get the win. WSU leads the overall series 4-2. Come support the Sycamores men’s basketball team Saturday at 2 p.m. students get in for free with a valid student ID. The game can also be watched on ESPN+ or listened to on WIBQ-FM.
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The Sycamore womens basketball team huddles together before a game last season.
Sycamore womens basketball looking to rebound against Red Hawks Jay Adkins Reporter Tonight, the Indiana State University women’s basketball team will travel to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to compete against the University of Southeast Missouri Red Hawks. The Sycamores are currently 3-1 on the season so far and are coming off of a 77-61 loss to the University of California, Irvine Anteaters at the Grand Canyon Thanksgiving Classic in Phoe-
nix. Ashli O’Neal leads the Sycamores in scoring with 17.0 points per game this season. O’Neal also leads the team in steals with an astonishing 4.0 steals per game. Regan Wentland leads the team in rebounds with 8.0 rebounds per game. Wentland also leads the team in assists with 2.3 assists per game. Lynn Tamis leads the team in blocks with 1.0 blocks per game, and Alexis Delgado leads the team in three pointer attempts
and three pointers made per game with 6.8 and 3.5, respectively. The Sycamores will open this season with five road games due to ongoing renovations to the Hulman Center. This is the first time since 19821983 that the Sycamores will not play a home game in their first five games of the season. Both the men and women’s basketball teams are looking forward to their first home games here in the next few days. The Red Hawks are currently
2-4 on the season so far and are coming off 69-58 win against the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders at the New Jersey Institute of Technology Tournament in Newark, New Jersey. This is the first meeting between the Sycamores and the Red Hawks since 2009, and will be the sixth meeting between the two all time. Indiana State is 5-0 all-time against Southeast Missouri. The Sycamores don’t just win against the Red Hawks - they
dominate them. The Sycamores have won all five contests against the Red Hawks by an average of 20 points, with the 2009 meeting being a 44-point win for the Sycamores. The Indiana State women’s basketball team will compete against the Southeast Missouri Red Hawks tonight at 7:30 p.m. The game can be watched on television on ESPN+ and can be heard on the radio on WIBQ.
Sycamore football’s Zach Larkin earns MVFC All-Academic nod Athletic Media Relations ST. LOUIS -- Indiana State redshirt sophomore Zach Larkin has earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s All-Academic Honorable Mention Team, the League office announced Wednesday. League sports information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team honors and 11 players for second-team honors. Larkin saw action in eight games in 2018 after missing an early portion of the season with an injury. He caught five passes for 41 yards and a pair of touchdowns, with his season highlight coming on a touchdown catch in the second overtime in a win over South Dakota. Larkin picked up his first collegiate touchdown against Youngstown State. The tight end holds a 3.70 GPA in finance.