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Volume 124, Issue 18
Amber Drake crowned Miss Ebony of 2018 on Sunday Nicole Nunez Reporter
This past Sunday, Nov. 4, Indiana State University crowned its Miss Ebony 2018 for the first time in three years. The theme, Journey to the Queen, was inspired by the 1978 movie “The Wiz” and encompassed music and marvelous decorations of emerald and gold that filled University Hall. It was free to attend, and the audience almost filled the entirety of the University Hall Auditorium. The audience was truly transported to the Land of Oz and mesmerized by the talent and beauty of the contestants. From her unique talent, vibrant interview attire, glamorous evening gown, and inspiring on-stage interview, Amber Drake was crowned Miss Ebony 2018. The pageant categories consisted of a private interview worth 25%, business attire worth 15%, talent worth 25%, evening wear worth 20%, and an onstage question worth 15%. The talents ranged from singing, dancing, poetry, and painting, and portrayed the contestants’ personalities and their
international diversity. “We have an international flare,” said Elonda Ervin, Executive Director of Multicultural Services and Program. The ages of the contestants also ranged from freshmen to graduate school, adding to the diverse experience of the Miss Ebony Pageant. “The talents are each different in their own right. The women are each different in their own right. And I think after these weeks they’ve been putting the effort to prepare, they deserve our attention… I love the entire experience. I think I enjoy it as much as they do.” The requirements to compete included being a registered student, having a 2.5 GPA, and being enrolled as a female. The committee decided to make this change for future contestants to provide inclusion. The pageant is “open to all; race, nationality, religion, and orientation are no bounds,” said Ervin. Miss Ebony, Amber Drake, was awarded $1500. First runner-up, Sara Bayed, was awarded $750. Second runner-up, Shaynea Rolle, was awarded $500. Other awards include Miss Congeniality, a Talent award,
the Audience Choice Award and the CJ Award. Miss Congeniality is chosen by the contestants two weeks prior and the talent award is given to the top talent score. “We usually do not have monetary values attached to Miss Congeniality and Talent, but we have sponsors that want to give a monetary award… Black faculty Staff Caucus are sponsoring $150 to Miss Congeniality and …Black Graduate student Asso-
ciation is attaching a $150 award to Talent,” said Ervin. The CJ award is a new addition this year and was generously sponsored by Indiana State Alumni, Cedric Jones. He was a judge in 2015 and decided to continue his involvement though sponsorship. He donated $200 with an intention of awarding a scholar. “He plans on adding to this scholarship every year, and it is
Families visit campus to support students Lauren Rader Reporter
Family Day took place on Saturday, November 3rd at Indiana State, and allowed families of students to come and enjoy the university. Events started around 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Some families arrived early on Friday night and enjoyed the First Friday event in Downtown Terre Haute. Families registered online to get their Indiana State swag to support their kids. Many events were held in residence halls and department buildings to showcase the many different elements of Indiana Sate University. At the fountain, many organizations set up booths to provide information to students and their families. Nick McCreary, Coordinator of the Office of Sustainability, set up a booth to give information the organization. “We are an office on campus that helps students live a more sustainable life. We do everything from run a community garden to try and reduce energy usage in the Resident halls,” McCreary said. “It’s cool to see all the families here. It’s my first one so I like to see all the little kids having fun with their families.” Many of the booth atten-
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Amber Drake poses withe her award and a bouquet of flowers.
dants were excited to engage with families and see all the proud parents. The programs that were provided for the parents gave them a sneak peek into the college life their child is living. Each open house gave them a chance to understand what their children were doing in their classes, extra curriculars, and personal lives. Family weekend puts up a display of the university for the community, and more Lauren Rader | Indiana Statesman specifically, the families to Families of students enjoy a walk around campus and learning get a sense of what Indiana about the resources ISU has to offer. State University is really like. Kaila Barnes, an Office try to make students com- gave me this opportuniAssistant in the Office of fortable on campus, and feel ty.” Prewitt said. “We went to breakfast, and I showed Campus Life, was thrilled like this place is a home.” The Office of Campus them around campus and to see all the families who showed up to support their Life is one of many sup- my dorm. We went and got porting students on campus dinner, and went bowling. kids. “For freshman specifi- and creating a richer, bene- It was a really fun day, and cally, it’s a very tough time. ficial learning environment I’m glad I got to spend it First time in college, first that can be fun. Students with my family.” Family involvement is semester. It’s getting very were also excited to spend the day and weekend with very important at Indiana close to finals, and it’s an State University and the extra boost you need. See- their families. Kayla Prewitt, a freshman university makes every efing your family, and havat Indiana State, misses her fort to keep students ening people recognize that family a lot. She was very gaged with their families you’re making it through the semester. It gives you excited to see her family even if they are far away. “I get to see a lot of famthat last big hoorah to get come and support her in her final weeks of her first ily members that are so exyou through,” Barnes said. semester. “It’s been about a cited to be on campus, and “Our office is open for anyone to come through, month since I’ve seen my see the different things that and we run a series of pro- family. I go home as much they have happening. It’s grams from Homecoming as I can, but when things letting the family know that to Haunting in the Hul- don’t work out they don’t we are open to everybody, man, Family day, and other work out. It was just real- not just students,” Barnes smaller events. We really ly good to see them and said. I’m thankful family day
directly out of his pocket,” said Ervin. This year, it was determined on GPA and in the future it will also be based on community service. Miss Ebony began at ISU in 1970 as Miss Black ISU and was Indiana State’s first pageant. In 1972, the pageant became Miss Ebony, and was a part of Indiana State culture until the 2000s
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New unmanned system organization starting at ISU Alyssa Bosse Reporter
ISU will be starting a new student-lead organization for New Unmanned System Organizations. Indiana State faculty recognizes the importance of creating a community of professionals in all things unmanned. The growth of the unmanned systems industry continues to accelerate, and ISU is taking part by having their own student-lead organization to focus on unmanned systems industry. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is the largest nonprofit unmanned organization in the world that provides a program for students to gain experience in the unmanned industry. This is a fairly new organization that deals with anything unmanned such as unmanned air, ground and sea. Mark Collins, associate professor in the College of Technology will be the advisor for the new student lead organization. Collins said “the industry is moving to intergrade unmanned systems with unmanned aircraft systems and the national airspace within the next couple years. This organization allows for one student club in each university. Since there is not one here we are looking to start one.” Anyone with any major is eligible to join this club as long as they are interested in unmanned systems. Collins is looking to select student leaders to help develop the constitution; they will also be electing student officers. Some of AUVSI’s values are education, safety and security, integration, integrity and innovation, and this new club at ISU will demonstrate these values. Collins also shared some of the goals he has for this club. “Once a year there is a networking event and some of my goals for this club is to create un-
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Indiana State among best colleges for student voting
Indiana State University has been selected as one of Washington Monthly’s “2018 America’s Best Colleges For Student Voting.” A part of “The College Guide and Rankings,” which rates colleges and universities on their contributions to social mobility, research and public service, this is a first-of-its-kind list of the schools doing the most to turn students into citizens. “One of the most important roles of a state university is to prepare our graduates to be fully engaged citizens. Indiana State takes this responsibility very seriously,” said Nancy Rogers, vice president for University Engagement. This fall, Indiana State has undertaken a campus-wide campaign to encourage students to register to vote either on-cam-
pus or in their home communities. For the past several weeks, university officials have been focused on encouraging voter turnout and providing students opportunities to interact with candidates and learn about their positions on important issues. “We are thrilled to be able to host a vote center on the ISU campus and grateful to the Vigo County Clerk’s Office for their support of the center,” Rogers said. “For many students, this is their first opportunity to vote in a federal election. We believe if we can help get them to the election center this year, they will become lifelong voters. Our democracy is best served when more — rather then fewer — people vote.” Ensuring that the nation’s young people
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and its future leaders are inspired to engage civically is key to strengthening democracy. On many college and university campuses, less than half of eligible student voters exercise their democratic right to cast a ballot in presidential elections. “With voter registration, education and participation as the centerpiece to the campus get-out-the-vote efforts, Indiana State’s commitment to voter engagement encourages students to develop the civic skills that will help them become informed and engaged citizens on Election Day and in life,” said Carly Schmitt, assistant professor of political science and faculty sponsor of the American Democracy Project at Indiana State. “This designation is an indication of the significant efforts undergone by the campus community to
develop student voter engagement.” Indiana State’s inclusion on the list demonstrates the commitment the university has made to promote civic engagement among the student body, encouraging students to vote and actively participate in community decisions. “Since voting habits tend to crystallize in young adulthood — vote in one election, and you’re far more likely to do so again — colleges and universities have an unparalleled opportunity to create voters not just for the next election, but for life,” Washington Monthly authors said in a news release. “The colleges that invest in student voting aren’t just helping their Washington Monthly rankings — they’re
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Swastika-carved pumpkin and racially charged fliers found at Duke University Thomasi McDonald
The News & Observer (TNS)
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Police are investigating after a carved pumpkin featuring a swastika was found near a dorm building at Duke University overnight. The pumpkin was one of two racially charged incidents reported, according to the university. Sheets of paper with the words “it’s okay to be white” were found on a bench near Baldwin Auditorium on the school’s East Campus, said Michael Schoenfeld, the university’s vice president of public affairs and governmental relations. “We denounce these actions for what they are: cowardly acts of vandalism that are intended to intimidate, but instead remind us that we are, and will continue to be, a strong, inclusive community that stands up to
hate and bigotry,” Schoenfeld wrote in an email to The News & Observer on Thursday. Campus officials have not yet determined who is responsible for the pumpkin or fliers, Schoenfeld said. The Chronicle, the student newspaper at Duke, first reported about the incidents. According to The Chronicle, Duke University Police Chief John Dailey urged anyone with information about the incidents to contact his office. “Multiple staff members have been working on this,” Dailey reportedly wrote in an email to The Chronicle. “Any member of the Duke community who may have information or who may have seen something related to this may call us at 919684-2444 or report anonymously through the LiveSafe app or on the Duke Police
webpage.” Duke University has seen other racially charged incidents recently. In August, someone scrawled a racial slur on a sign for the university’s Center for Black Culture. At the time, Schoenfeld described the slur as the N-word and said it was written in pen in 1-inch letters. The sign was repainted. In May, Duke found itself at the center of controversy after two baristas at the Joe Van Gogh coffee shop on campus were fired. They lost their jobs after Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta visited the shop and complained about a rap song being played that included multiple profanities and use of the N-word. Soon after the baristas
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Three takeaways from Tesla’s 10-Q report Russ Mitchell
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Tesla released its 10-Q financial report for the recently completed third quarter, adding detail to the profitable, cash-flow positive preliminary report it issued Oct. 24. Here are three big takeaways: –– Government credits boosted earnings far more than first reported. In its initial report, Tesla announced that it booked $52 million in revenue from selling zero-emission credits mandated by California to other automakers. That revenue is costless, so it’s pure profit. But Tesla didn’t mention sales of other credits. The 10-Q reported $137 million in sales of greenhouse gas cap-and-trade credits. That’s a total of $189 million in credit sales, meaning credits accounted for 60 percent of Tesla’s $312 million profit. Credit sales are good news for any company, especially one that has been struggling for positive cash flow. “These are real dollars,” said Anton Wahlman, a Tesla investor. “That’s a 100 percent contributor to the bottom line.” The question is how long Tesla can depend on such an inflow. The company doesn’t post on its balance sheet credits earned but not yet sold, so there’s no way to tell. –– Some unidentified entity owes Tesla a lot of money. Analysts scratched their heads when they saw the increase in Tesla’s accounts receivable, which is money owed to the company. That balance sheet line nearly doubled, to $1.1 billion. Receivables go up with increased production. And on the Oct. 24 conference call with stock analysts, Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja explained the quarter ended on a weekend, so many car payments were delayed. But a note in the 10-Q report put forth another reason: “One entity represented 10 percent or more of our total accounts receivable.” What the entity is and how much more than 10 percent of the total it represents was left unstated. Tesla had asked suppliers this year for discounts and rebates. Could a major supplier be the 10 percent entity? Or some other
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Olivier Douliery|Abaca Press|TNS
Thousands of small shoes litter the ground in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on March 13, 2018, one pair for each of the estimated 7,000 children who have died from gun violence since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.
Fewer children killed by guns in states with strict gun laws, study finds Lisa M. Krieger
The Mercury News (TNS)
States that have more laws restricting youth access to guns have lower rates of child and teen deaths from shootings, a study by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine has found. “We focus so much of the gun discussion on federal law, but there is a lot we can do at the local and state level to influence change,” said researcher Dr. Stephanie Chao, assistant professor of surgery at Stanford. California, Illinois and Maryland — with the strict-
est laws requiring families to keep guns unloaded and locked up — had only half as many gun deaths as states with the least restrictions, such as Alaska, Arizona and Alabama. States with strict laws had an average of 2.6 deaths a year per 100,000 children, compared with five deaths per 100,000 in less restrictive states. California experienced 2.36 deaths per 100,000 children — the very low end of the spectrum. There was an even more pronounced difference in firearm suicide rates. Suicides by shooting were four times less common in states with strong restrictions,
California teacher arrested after being caught on video punching student Hailey Branson-Potts Los Angeles Times (TNS)
A 14-year-old California student stood next to his high school music teacher, repeatedly used a racial epithet and threw a basketball at him. The teacher, who is black, punched the boy in the face and kept swinging as other students recorded the incident with their cellphones. The fight Friday in the Maywood Academy High School classroom — video of which has gone viral online — led to the arrest of teacher Marston Riley, 64, on suspicion of child abuse. Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s De-
partment’s Special Victims Bureau are investigating. Students told Los Angeles TV station KTLA that the confrontation began after Riley asked the boy to leave the classroom because he wasn’t wearing a proper uniform. Cellphone video from the classroom shows the boy standing next to his teacher, swearing at him and repeatedly using racial slurs. “What’s up, bro?” the student says as he stands close and throws the basketball at Riley. “Why you wisecracking, my … ?” he asks. Riley walks away as the student continues to insult
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with 0.63 pediatric suicides per year, compared to 2.57 suicides in states with less restrictive laws. The findings show that state-level legislation plays an important role in reducing pediatric firearm-related deaths. The lead authors of the study, to be presented on Nov. 5 at a conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Orlando, Florida, are former graduate student Sriraman Madhavan and postdoctoral scholar Dr. Jordan Taylor. “No one wants guns in the hands of children. This is probably the one area where everyone can agree,” Chao
said. While 27 states have child access protection laws, she said, “there is a tremendous opportunity for these 23 other states to implement some form of prevention.” There is a range in the stringency of laws. Some states just require safe gun storage and handling; others, such as California, say that an adult can be prosecuted if a minor gains access to a neglectfully stored firearm. But any law aimed at reducing children’s access to guns leads to a decline in deaths, the study found.
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ISU Public Safety police blotter Nov. 2nd
9:41 AM Trespass warning on campus. 4:32 PM Disturbance reported in HMSU Commons. 4:54 PM Injured person reported at Steven Kennedy Rec Field.
Nov. 3rd
1:03 AM Suspicious activity reported in Jones Hall. 5:48 AM OVWI reported in 800 Block of Spruce St. 12:55 PM Criminal mischief reported in Park-
ing Lot K. 9:30 PM Theft reported in Rhoads Hall. 11:58 PM Suspicious activity reported in Cromwell Hall.
Nov. 4th
11:43 AM Possession of alcohol on campus reported in Pickerl Hall. 5:24 PM Theft reported in Rhoads Hall.
Nov. 5th
12:54 AM Vehicle crash, property damage reported in Parking Lot A.
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Starbucks on campus hosts cups for a cause Chelsea Chapman Reporter
On Friday, Nov. 2, Starbucks all around the country were giving away free, reusable red cups with the purchase of a holiday drink. These cups may be brought back to Starbucks to get a new drink with a discount off of the original price – and to save a bit of plastic! Sierra Jackson, a senior supervisor for Sodexo, said it took two hours for the Starbucks in the HMSU to hand out all of their red cups. “We had about 75 [reusable cups],” said Jackson. “Probably one out of five people who have reusable cups bring them back. Most of those people who bring them back literally bring them back every single day. That is their cup that they drink out of.” Jackson said Starbucks’ reusable cups help because people don’t always think to recycle. “It helps keep down on waste,” said Jackson. “It helps with cost a lot of times, in the long run sit’s going to help a lot. If
[you] have a reusable cup from anywhere in the Sodexo world, so Jazzman’s or Einstein’s, they are able to use the cup and get a discounted refill here for hot teas, iced teas, hot coffees, and iced coffees. [You] come in here with the cup and get a refill for fifty cents off.” Deshonbra Crenshaw, a junior studying health administration, is a collector of the reusable Starbucks cups. “I have about three of these at home already,” said Crenshaw. “I think they’re very useful, especially when reducing trash, and they’re super cute. I usually buy my reusable cups. This is the first time I’ve ever gotten one for free.” Crenshaw uses her reusable cups around the house. “I use them to make and have coffee at home or to bring coffee to class,” said Crenshaw. “I think people should use [the reusable cups] so we can save and reserve more and help with the environment. The disposable plastic cups you get with your drinks, I don’t know where they get them from, but I’m pretty sure if we have reusable cups, we can save a lot of money.”
Ashely Baysinger, a junior studying geography and sustainability, is very excited about Starbucks’ reusable cup effort. “I think it really great,” said Baysinger. “A lot of people do not want to go out of their way to change their daily habits, which is totally understandable. But Starbucks is creating systemic change by actually putting the materials in the hands of the people to make a difference. Even if you haven’t paid much mind to issues like pollution and climate change, the reusable cups somewhat force you to stop and think about it at least.” Baysinger always uses a reusable cup when visiting places such as Starbucks. “It is a must for me,” said Baysinger. “If I forget my cup, I’m not getting a drink. It has definitely taken a lot of discipline for me to get to this point, but I keep reminding myself that it is worth it to make a difference. However, if you need that coffee, try to start small. Refuse the plastic lid. Use a wooden stirrer or a spoon instead of a plastic stirrer. Turn down the straw and sip from the cup. There are endless ways to make a difference.”
Fashion Forward Kara Davis
Lauren Rader Reporter
Kara Davis is an art major with a concentration in 3D here at Indiana State University. This is her first year in college, and she is very involved with her schooling. She enjoys being creative, and expressing herself through her art, and her style. Q: What do you like about your style personally? A: I like how it can be cute and look nice, but also have the punky element. My sister describes my style as ‘a toddler who wandered into Hot Topic.’ If I like something, I’ll wear it. I like that I have a lot of confidence to the point that I don’t care what people think. Q: What stores are your favorite to shop at and why? A: My favorite store is probably Goodwill. Thrifting is nice because you can get a lot of stuff that’s cheap and cute. I also go to a lot of flea markets and garage sales, because I don’t really have a lot of money. It’s fun to sift through the old and find an absolute treasure. Q: Explain how you chose what you
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Kara Davis poses on campus.
are going to wear on a day-to-day basis. Include your activities and feelings for the day into consideration. A: I basically put together different outfits in my head. It usually falls apart the next morning, and halfway through the day I’ll change just enough to make it work. I always have a lot of laundry though, but that how I usually choose my outfit. Q: State some of your fashion idols, and why you look up to them. A: Gerard Way, Cara, and Park Jimin, because I just overall like them as people and find them aesthetically pleasing. I usually buy things just because I like it though. Q: What do you look for most when shopping? (Patterns, styles, colors, articles of clothing, etc.) A: Dark colors like black and grey, as well as leather. Sometimes even that one thing that will make an outfit. I see things that I like, and I will just buy it, because it’s cute or my style. Q: How does your fashion sense represent who you are as a person? A: Probably the childlike innocence. It goes with who I am as a person. I never grew out of my emo phase, and that’s a lot of who I am.
Chili Cook-off: Chi Omega vs Pi Kappa Phi AJ Goelz Reporter
On Nov. 5 and 6, Sodexo is hosting a chili cook-off between a fraternity and a sorority at the Lincoln Quads Dining Hall. “It is a competition between a fraternity and a sorority, Chi Omega and Pi Kappa Phi. They are making chili for roughly 150 to 200 people at the Lincoln Quad,” said the marketing assistant at Sodexo, Jacob Meert. Meert continued to say that students would be able to vote for their favorite chili on social media by commenting
or answering a poll to vote. Students will be voting either A or B, which is reminiscent of the Pepsi Challenge. To avoid favoritism, students will not know whom they are voting for. The two groups are competing for the Chili Bowl Trophy and Commons Cash. According to the Unit Marketing Coordinator at Sodexo, Dona Wilson, this event is not to fundraise or raise awareness of a larger issue. It is an event with a simple, pure purpose: to bring students together as a group to enjoy food and community. This is also a chance to bring
more students to the Lincoln Quad Dining Hall, according to Wilson. Underclassmen traditionally use the dining hall in the Towers, and it makes sense why. They typically live closer to it, meaning that is where they would logically congregate. The Lincoln Quad Dining Hall is open to all students and this event can be a way to show students, who do not normally eat there, what the hall has to offer. Wilson added that Sodexo is hiring students as part of a “Sodexo Street Team.” The intent is that this group of students can go out on campus as a surro-
gate of Sodexo to spread the word of future events. Sodexo’s future events include “Stone Steakhouse” which is planned for Nov. 6 at the Cunningham Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. They are also hosting a hot chocolate bar near the plaza on Nov. 12 and a holiday theme buffet at the dining halls from 4:30-7 p.m. on Nov. 14. Sodexo hosts other events throughout the year, and they can be found at indstate.sodexomyway.com. The Chili Cook-Off starts Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. and will run until 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Quad Dining Hall.
JC Penney teams up with ISU Career Center to dress students for success Lauren Rader Reporter
On Nov. 3 from 9-11 a.m. at the Honey Creek Mall, JC Penny and The Indiana State University Career Center teamed up to provide a great service to ISU students and their families. They gave an interesting opportunity to build a professional wardrobe and create success through the students. Students were offered 40% off on top of any regular or clearance item, and this included shoes, ties, blouses, skirts, dress pants, etc. Sephora was giving free mini makeovers and free samples for students to try out. At the salon, a free hair consultation was offered and free samples were also given out. Students were given a passport to get signed by each station and get each line signed to enter a free drawing that included gift cards, makeup, and many other prizes. General Manager of the Terre Haute JC Penny’s, Jen Rolape, was excited about partnering with ISU. “JC Penny’s has done this throughout the country with a lot of universities, so they got our end down to a science of the preparation and the communication. Partnering with ISU and making sure that everyone is prepared is the basis of it all. We have a really full schedule with our associates that are here just to help the students, and of course getting the merchandise out and ready,” Rolape said. “There were a few conference calls through the company that gave some best practices on some of the more successful Suit-Up events that they’ve had, and to give us ideas.” The branch was very innovative in creating a successful event to get students on the path of professionalism and creating a quality business wardrobe. Students were offered a rollback coupon that allows them to come back and use the discount on another purchase. JC Penny’s is also a partner with the Career Center for career fairs as well. “We’ve not done anything like this with ISU but we did a job fair with them this fall. I’m new to this store so that was my first partnership with ISU, and then this suit-up event. We hope to continue that partnership, and do more events with them in the future,” Rolape said. The Career Center offers many services to students on campus like professional development, employer relations, and student employment programs. “Personally. I like partnering with people. I like doing events, and offering services to people. I think the JC Penny Suit-Up event is a neat collaboration that allows students who most likely don’t have money or a lot of it to get nice, professional clothing,” ISU Career Center Events Coordinator, Alex Allen, said. “Professional clothing is something that we need in the society we live in. Everyone is going to be interviewing and apply for jobs so professional clothes can sometimes set you apart, and this allows students to get cheaper clothes.” The Career Center offers many events to students to create professionalism and career readiness. This includes career fairs, the JC Penny’s suit up event, etiquette dinners, and mock interviews. The staff at the career center are concerned with student preparedness, and they have career coaches trained to help with future success after graduation. The advancement of the Career Center is based on student success. “You have to be innovative, so were trying to focus on being a leading career center. There’s still a long way to go, but
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Whatever happens Tuesday, democracy is banged up but not broken Jason Grumet
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The nation’s view on our democracy has always been a unique contradiction of cheering, wailing and disinterest. The shining city on the hill is also a swampy snake pit. The world’s greatest deliberative body is hopelessly corrupt, and the land of opportunity is completely rigged. While opinions vary, the dominant sentiment today is understandably bleak. According to a recent bipartisan poll, half the country believes we are in “real danger of becoming a nondemocratic, authoritarian country,” and over two-thirds of respondents believe democracy is growing weaker by the day. The more optimistic view points to the numerous crises we’ve weathered over the past two centuries and maintains an abiding belief that the structure of the democracy is essentially self-correcting. Public sentiments careen left, right, bold, fearful, populist, elitist, inclusive and uncharitable, yet somehow our democratic society serves as ballast that keeps us afloat despite churning seas. It takes little effort to describe the despair that has dominated the news over the past few weeks. But as we look to Tuesday’s election, it is important to recognize some positive dynamics that should encourage us all to stand in line and embrace our banged-up but not yet broken democracy. Engagement by millennials is up. In the latest Millennial Impact Report, Americans between the ages of 22 and 36 — soon to be America’s largest generation — self-reported higher rates of community engagement and activism over the past two years. They’re volunteering more, attending rallies and working on campaigns, and generally more involved in their communities. Workplaces have actually become more civil. Despite growing concern about incivility in America, a recent survey by Weber Shandwick, Powell Tate, and KRC Research found that 81 percent of Americans feel tough issues can still be discussed in a civil manner. And nine out of 10 Americans consider their own workplace to be civil, a marked increase from the same poll in 2016. (We can only hope that this polite political discourse ex-
tends to Thanksgiving dinners across America.) More women are running for office. Women presently make up only 20 percent of the current Congress. Tomorrow, 22 women who won their party primary will compete in one of the 35 Senate contests. In House races, 235 women are competing for office. All these achievements are historic highs and should make the next Congress look a little more like the people who voted for it. While the above trends are all encouraging, the key to a healthy participatory democracy is participation. The most significant test of our democracy is not who wins but who votes. Over the past 10 midterm election cycles, an average of 39.9 percent of eligible voters have cast a ballot. This percentage has been surprisingly consistent over 40 years despite dramatically different political climates and candidates. The high-water mark for midterm turnout occurred in 1982, with 42.1 percent participation, and a low of 36.7 percent was recorded in 2014. The public clearly appreciates the significance of this election. A recent PBS-NewsHour poll found that 98 percent of both Democrats and Republicans think the upcoming midterms are either important or very important. The question is whether on balance that voter intensity translates into bringing new people to the polls or if the passion and fury discourages participation by those who are simply fed up with the fight. If a spate of divisive races and cacophony of negative ads has left you with little enthusiasm for any of the candidates, consider this 170-year-old insight from Alexander De Tocqueville: “Democracy does not give the most skillful government to the people, but it does what the most skillful government is powerless to create; it spreads a restive activity through the whole social body, a superabundant force, an energy that never exists without it.” It is my great hope that at least 42 percent of the American electorate channel this restive energy and vote. If turnout reaches 45 percent, a superabundant force will be on display and it will be a great day for American democracy.
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Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | TNS
Attendees hold up a “Go Vote” sign during a get-out-the-vote rally with former President Barack Obama, gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker and other members of the Illinois Democratic ticket on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Ill.
Voting is the most important right to exercise Rachel Modi Columnist
Today is the day: Midterm Election Day. For those who do not know what the midterm elections are, they basically allow the voters to consider the current president’s performance. If voters are not in favor of the way things are running under the administration, they can change the balance. To make it even clearer: If you do not like what President Trump is currently doing, go vote. If you do like what President Trump is currently doing, still go vote because you have the right to. Your votes dictate if President Trump’s power will increase or decrease in Washington by the end of the day. If you are on this campus reading this newspaper, it is likely that you are a U.S. citizen (by birth or by naturalization) and you are 18 years old, so you should vote. If you live in Indiana and are registered to vote in Vigo County, Indiana State has built a voting center in Dede I, which is open until 6 p.m., so take advantage of it. If you are not registered to vote in Vigo County, but live in Indiana, make a trip back home and go vote at your home polls. If you live in Illinois, like myself, or in another state, you should have requested an absentee ballot and should mail it in as soon as possible, so they receive the mail. However, if you wait until the end of today, your vote may not be counted. While the US presidential elections are every four years, the midterm elections are in the middle of the President’s term. Here is what you will be voting for, or have already voted on, for the midterm elections:
First is the Legislative branch race, better known as the House, Senate and governors’ races. This is when the 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be voted on. A Representative’s term is only two years. The current makeup consists of 193 democrats and 235 republicans. A good 218 seats are needed to control the House by a particular party. Next, although 100 members sit on Senate, only 35 seats are currently available. Senators’ terms are six years. The current makeup consists of 47 democrats, 2 independents, and 51 republicans. Fifty-one seats are needed for democrats to gain control and 50 seats are needed for Vice President Pence and the republicans to gain control of senate. Lastly, only 36 states will vote on a governor, whose term is similar to the presidency: a four year term, but no more than eight years total for at least twelve years. The current makeup is nine democrat governors, one independent governor, and 26 republican governors. Indiana is not voting for a governor this year. Now that you know whom you are voting for, some of the major issues for this election are health care, the economy and immigration. According to CNN, depending on who gains control over the House and Senate, they will dictate where these issues will go. For example, if the Republicans gain control over the House and Senate, the Trump administration will first drive to tackle down immigration and push to build a wall on our southern border. Second, Obamacare will most likely be torn apart. Third,
the Senate will most likely appoint more conservative judges on the Supreme Court, which can impact how laws will be analyzed. On the other hand, if democrats gain control over the House and Senate, they are more likely to assert checks and balances, and ensure that justices on the Supreme Court will be more middle man, rather than far right conservative. However, if the republicans gain control of Senate and the democrats gain the House of Representatives, then it can lead to a split of control and a quarrel over power. However, a split between the House and Senate is pretty common. We are given the right as United States citizens to vote for issues that are and should be important to each and every single one of us. You cannot say that these issues do not concern you as a college student, because we are the face of the new generation. We will become and are the leaders of America, so we get to make it what we want, not what the old parents in the government are making it to be. Health care, the economy and immigration mean something to every single one of us. That can mean making sure we and our parents are taken care of if something unfortunate like cancer impacts our lives. It could include how much we debt we end up being in from our years in college trying to better ourselves, or ensuring that we give everyone the right to have a better life because that is the American dream. To make a better life for us, no matter where you were born. I encourage everyone to vote. Every vote counts and you have the right.
Democrats gave Trump an opening on immigration Ramesh Ponnuru
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President Donald Trump certainly knows how to direct attention where he wants it. When he raised the idea of issuing an executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, it became a top news story. Because of these remarks, and other provocative comments from members of his party about immigration, the change in Republican attitudes on the issue since George W. Bush’s pro-immigration presidency is obvious to all. But there has been a major, if lower-profile, shift on the Democratic side as well. You can see it in the polls. In 2005, an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found Democrats evenly divided about immigration, with 45 percent saying it strengthened the country and 44 percent saying it weakened it. By 2017, a huge 81 percent majority said it strengthened the country and only 16 percent dissented. As is often the case, the evolution of Democratic attitudes can also be seen
by tracking Hillary Clinton’s comments over the years. When she first ran for president, from 2006 through 2008, she was careful to take a moderate tack. She opposed giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, came out for “tougher employer sanctions” to deter the hiring of illegal immigrants, and toggled between calling them “illegal” and “undocumented” immigrants. During her second run, under pressure from Bernie Sanders, she came out for driver’s licenses and apologized for using the term “illegal immigrants.” Talk of employer sanctions fell away. (Sanders himself, by the way, has also “evolved” on immigration.) Both conviction and strategy propelled the Democratic change. As conservative Democrats have become conservative Republicans, there were fewer and fewer voters and politicians inside their coalition inclined toward restraint. Many Democrats became convinced, as well, that a strong pro-immigration stand could help them win elections because it would appeal to Hispanics, a growing share of the electorate. The white work-
ing-class voters whom that stand might alienate were, in contrast, a shrinking share. At the same time, support for immigration became more and more associated with cherished values such as tolerance, openness and opposition to racism; support for restrictions on it, with intolerance, closed-mindedness and bigotry. The familiar dynamic of polarization also took hold: The issue became a mark of distinction between the parties, and a desire to crack down on illegal immigration and cut legal immigration became something Democrats linked with their partisan enemies. One way of reading the data is that Democrats have led public opinion toward greater support for immigration. Independents and Republicans, too, became more likely to regard it as a net plus for the country between 2005 and 2017. Their shift was, however, much smaller than the Democratic one. Democrats may, however, have moved too far for their own good. The public still shows some ambivalence. Only a minority of Americans wants an increase in im-
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migration levels. While most Americans favor granting legal status to illegal immigrants who have put down roots and behaved well here, some members of that majority doubtless fear that a continuing refusal to enforce the law means that one amnesty will be followed by more. Americans are also open to combining an amnesty with some of the changes that Trump wants, such as ending the visa lottery designed to increase diversity. Democrats also seem to be failing to make the favorable trade between the white working class and Hispanics that they had expected. For some voters, the new rhetoric, which emphasizes the harshness of deportation and downplays the necessity of enforcement, signals indifference to the rule of law and to their opinions. The abandonment of the old, more balanced approach has lent credibility to Trump’s claim that Democrats favor “open borders.” The president has used the opening Democrats have given him to push for
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indianastatesman.com AMBER CONT FROM PAGE 1 State culture until the 2000s when it took a break until it was brought back in 2014 and 2015. Since then, it has taken a break due to the movement of the African American Cultural Center. In 2018, Miss Ebony Scholarship Pageant returned and became a student organization. The pageant is now committee run and student-led with Elonda Ervin and Amanda Hobson as advisors. “My goal is to never ever, ever let it go away again. It has too much history here. It has too much interest by
UNMANNED FROM PAGE 1 manned systems here at the university,” said Collins. “To be able to introduce students to leaders and executives that are already in the industry to give them some guidance. Hopefully this will allow perhaps some internships or job opportunities for students.
VOTING CONT FROM PAGE 1 helping the country.” To further do its part in improving youth civic engagement, Indiana State participates in the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement(NSLVE), which offers colleges and
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were fired, Duke University President Vincent Price apologized for a campus climate marred by recent racially charged incidents: a racial slur scrawled on
VIDEO FROM PAGE 2 him, then walks back to the front of the classroom where the student is standing. He calmly tells the student several times to leave, then suddenly starts punching. The two trade punches as other students scramble around them, some shrieking. Riley hits the student numerous times, and a woman in a yellow safety vest tries to intervene. The boy was pulled from the room by campus staff. The student was taken to a hospital where he was treated for moderate injuries and released, according to the Sheriff ’s Department. Riley was arrested and booked at the East Los Angeles sheriff ’s station. He was released Saturday morning after posting
LAWS FROM PAGE 2 This finding held true even after controlling for differences between states in socioeconomic factors such as poverty, unemployment, substance abuse and high school graduation rates, said Chao, a pediatric surgeon and the medical director of trauma care at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Her role includes investigating how to prevent serious childhood injuries, and she conducted the research because she knew that laws sometimes don’t have their intended effect. Firearm-related injuries are the second leading cause of pediatric death in the U.S., claiming 2,715 lives each year. Of those deaths, 62.1 percent were homicides and 31.4 percent were suicide. A child is 82 times more likely to die in our country of a
JC PENNEY FROM PAGE 3 we are ahead in a lot of ways. We go to conferences and hear stuff that we’re doing now. We’re really trying to show people the value of career readiness skills and meeting with people,” Allen said. “We are just trying to grow our career readiness footprint across the campus.” The business world is
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the young ladies here, I’m here for it,” said Ervin. A large benefit, aside from potential scholarships, for the young ladies is “they’re able to connect to other girls that they didn’t know before. They can make lifelong friends… some of the young ladies that participated in 2014 are still connected … And then even Miss Ebony’s from the past are giving out girls advice now,” said Ervin. With the immense benefits and bonds that are made, comes struggle and hard work. From multiple workshops to rehearsals twice a week, the contes-
tants truly have put their hearts into this pageant. “They dread the unexpected, but once they are engaged they transform. And I like to see the transformation... it empowers them. It engages them… it gives them an element of confidence that many may not have had or they just weren’t sure,” said Ervin. The pageant experience is one of a kind and not only showcases the diversity and talent of ISU, but allows young women to blossom and find a new empowerment that they can use for the rest of their lives.
Also I want to encourage students to get out in the community to do networking events, take some field trips, maybe even have events at the school to represent what we do.” Collins wants this unmanned system organization to be primarily student lead and for the students to
be able to voice their ideas and opinions. At this time anyone interested can join this new club by contacting Mark Collins. This new unmanned systems organization has a lot of potential for students to get ahead and have opportunities from AUVSI.
universities an opportunity to learn their student registration and voting rates. Indiana State also participates in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, a national, nonpartisan awards program recognizing colleges and
universities for improving civic learning, political engagement and student voting rates. As a part of this initiative, students, faculty and staff have worked together to develop and implement an action plan to improve practice and change culture.
a dormitory door, a social media post that used what Price described as “abhorrent language” and anti-Semitic posters that were distributed in Durham. Price said at the time that the incidents represented a
disturbing trend. “Something has to change,” he wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff. “I will simply say that I am deeply sorry that we are not where we want to be as a university.”
$50,000 bail, according to Sheriff ’s Department inmate records. He is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 30, authorities said. Riley could not be reached for comment. In a statement, officials with the Los Angeles Unified School District said they were “extremely disturbed” by reports of the fight. “We take this matter very seriously and do not condone violence or intolerance of any kind,” the statement read. “Los Angeles Unified is cooperating with law enforcement in investigating this incident.” Crisis counselors and additional school police patrols will be at Maywood Academy High on Monday, the district said. On social media, scores of people defended Riley, saying that he was pushed
to the brink and that the student was out of line for using racial epithets. A GoFundMe page for him had raised more than $18,000 by Sunday evening. Some students stood by their teacher. One student, who did not give his name, told KTLA that he had Riley as a teacher in the past and “had no problem with him.” “He was a really nice teacher,” the student said. “I always respected him. He always had a really good relationship with every student.” Several parents gathered outside the school Friday night to express their anger over the incident, NBC Los Angeles reported. “Just the fact that he’s hitting a child — it’s not right,” one woman told the station.
firearm injury than in any other developed nation, according to Chao. Research in adults has suggested that laws are protective. A 2013 paper in JAMA Internal Medicine found that states with the most laws on gun ownership, including Massachusetts and New Jersey, have 42 percent lower rates of death from guns than those with the least restrictions, including Utah and Oklahoma. Chao’s team examined the firearm laws of all 50 states, then assessed the overall stringency of each state’s gun laws as of 2014 using a metric called the Brady score, named for James Brady, who has advocated for gun control since being permanently disabled in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Scores ranged from -39 in the least strict state, Arizona, to +76 in the strict-
est state, California. The states were divided into four groups based on their Brady score. They also evaluated whether each state had child access prevention laws, which were classified in two groups: legislation that requires storing guns safely (locked or unloaded, or both), and laws that impose liability for failing to prevent minors from gaining access to guns. States’ scores were significantly linked to gun deaths in children ages 0 to 19 between 2014 and 2015, even after controlling for other factors. While this finding is a correlation and does not prove cause and effect, it should be considered by lawmakers when proposing policy changes, Chao said. “With more children dying in these states,” she said, “there may be an opportunity for prevention.”
ever changing, and the Career Center is prepared to handle these changes and keep students informed. There will be a career fair in February for new and current students of the university to explore new ideas and get a head start in their professional lives. Community involvement is an important piece of students obtaining professional contacts and gain-
ing success in their professional lives. “Making connections through the community is key in career success,” Allen said. “The environment ten years from now is going be so different, so we’re trying to work with students individually on being successful and give them as many tips to be able to do things on their own and be independent.”
TESLA FROM PAGE 2 supplier or customer? Tesla declines to say. –– The Securities and Exchange Commission has subpoenaed Tesla over Model 3 production. It’s widely known that Tesla CEO Elon Musk settled fraud charges with the SEC over a Twitter post that claimed funding had been secured to finance a deal to take Tesla private. The 10-Q revealed that the SEC has subpoenaed Tesla in a separate investigation, this one concerning
TRUMP CONT FROM PAGE 4 policies that are also out of step with public opinion. Most Americans do not approve of his job performance on immigration. Even more disliked the separation of families at the border. Support for birthright citizenship seems to have risen in re-
Musk’s forecasts of Model 3 production, which has fallen far short of his guidance. The Just Department is conducting a criminal investigation on the same topic. On a podcast with journalist Kara Swisher that went online Friday morning, Musk criticized the media and used reporting about the criminal investigation as an example. “The amount of untruthful stuff that is written is unbelievable,” he said. “Take that Wall Street Journal frontpage article about like,
‘The FBI is closing in.’ That is utterly false. That’s absurd. To print such a falsehood on the front page of a major newspaper is outrageous. Like, why are they even journalists?” On Oct. 26, the newspaper reported that the FBI has questioned former Tesla employees about Model 3 production. Musk didn’t say what he found false about the Wall Street Journal’s report, and Swisher didn’t press him on the matter.
cent years. The debate earlier this year over extending legal status to people who came here illegally as minors showed the costs of this polarization. Trump demanded that a wish list of restrictionist policies, including a cut in legal immigration, be included in
any deal. Influential Democrats balked at coupling an amnesty with any enforcement measures. The public seems to want immigration policies that are hard-headed without being hard-hearted. Neither of our political parties, at the moment, seems interested in offering them.
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Sycamore Football With Courageous 3OT Winner David Cruz Reporter It was a fantastic weekend for ISU, as the football team managed to come out with an incredible 51-48 win. This past Saturday was also Family Day for Sycamore students, and families came from far and wide to come enjoy the events ISU had to offer. Luckily, that also included a Sycamore win in exciting fashion. Three seemed to be the lucky number for them, as at the end of the game facing 3rd and-3 on the 3-yard line, Ryan Boyle threw a touchdown pass to Dante Hendrix in the triple overtime. The Sycamores claimed their third-straight victory over South Dakota Saturday afternoon in front of 5,816 fans at Memorial Stadium. The winning catch was one of two touchdown receptions by Hendrix, who totaled 111 yards on 11 catches in the game. It marked the fourth ever triple overtime game in program history and just the second triple overtime win after Indiana State defeated Western Illinois in 1999. The victory also marks the first overtime win for the Sycamores since 2014 when ISU defeated Youngstown State. Redshirt Junior Ryan Boyle accounted for a school record with seven touchdowns in the game, while tying the single game record for touchdown passes with five that
Sycamore football beat South Dakota 51-48 on Saturday Nov. 3 at Memorial Stadium.
was set in 1985 by Jeff Miller. Boyle went 20-for-27 for 193 passing yards, while also rushing for career-high 187 yards on 18 carries and scoring twice himself. Indiana State averaged 7.0 yards per rush as Boyle and running back Titus McCoy combined for 310 of the team’s 316 rushing yards. McCoy, who made his second-straight start went for 123 yards on 21 carries in the game, carving up the Coyote defense any chance he got. Redshirt senior Katrell Moss led the Sycamore defense with 18 total tackles, 3.5 of which came for a loss
of seven yards, while also recovering a fumble. Jonas Griffith added 16 tackles and two tackles for a loss, including a sack, while also forcing a fumble. Denzel Bonner, Jamal Jones, and Esdras Simervil also added double-digit tackles for the Sycamores Ryan Boyle and Katrell Moss also earn Missouri Valley Football Conference weekly honors following their performances. Boyle has been tabbed MVFC Offensive Player of the Week as well as Newcomer of the Week. It marks the fourth time this sea-
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son Boyle has been tabbed Newcomer of the Week and the first time he has earned the Valley’s Offensive Player of the Week honor. Moss earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career. With this win, Indiana State moves to 5-4 overall and 3-3 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. Indiana State football 2018 home slate comes to end this Saturday when Illinois State makes the trip to Memorial Stadium. Illinois State is also 5-4 on the 2018 season.
Volleyball drops a pair over the weekend Garrett Short Reporter The struggles for the Indiana State volleyball team continue, as they dropped a pair of four-set matches to Southern Illinois and Missouri State over the weekend. After an amazing performance in which the team beat Bradley 3-1 last weekend, ISU let one slip through their fingers against SIU on Friday. The Sycamores lost in four, yet somehow lead in a few key statistical categories. The Sycamores had more points, kills, aces, and assists than the Salukis and also had a better attacking percentage. Despite this, it was the Salukis who finished out the close sets. SIU took the first set by two but took extra points to get it done. They also took the second set despite being outhit by the sycamores .152-.034. Neither offense had it going Friday as both hit below .125. The Sycamores finally took a set winning 25-23 in the third. SIU opened the set with five straight points but in the face of being swept, ISU recovered. Senior Laura Gross had five kills in the third set to help the team stay alive. The Salukis won the fourth set 25-22 to take home the closely-contended match. It was the first conference win of the year for the Salukis. ISU was led by Gross who had a double-double with 14 kills and 21 digs. Junior
Damadj Johnson followed closely behind with 10 kills and also added a team-high five blocks. Missouri State was a much different challenge for ISU. They opened Saturday with a 25-22 first-set loss which saw a ton of back and forth scoring. The difference proved to be the Bears scor-
outhit in the final two sets. A positive takeaway was their second set win in which they hit a whopping .341 against one of the better teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. The other bright spot was the phenomenal play by junior Rhiannon Morozoff. The Saskatchewan, Canada native posted
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ing five points in a row to go from down 13-11 to leading 16-13. After a tough first set the Sycamores claimed the second 26-24 thanks to three straight points to finish it out. But halftime proved to be a turning point for Missouri State. The Bears dominated the rest of the way at home winning both the third and fourth set 25-14. Indiana State was severely
a career-high 15 kills and did so efficiently hitting at a .314 rate. Other notable performers include freshman Melina Tedrow who recorded 40 assists and 16 digs in the loss. Indiana State has just three games remaining this season. They have a game against Evansville at home Friday before closing things out with Drake and Northern Iowa next weekend.
Q1: How has the team been preparing for the season? Lansing: Ever since last year was over we have been preparing. We had them all spring and for eight weeks in the summer. Q2: How do you feel the team is currently looking for the season? Lansing: Been dealing with a lot of injuries. We have two transfers that cannot play until at least Dec. 16. But we have been working our way through it. Dealing with adversity and getting guys healthy. Getting guys back from injuries and in better shape. They have been a good practice team. I think our chemistry is good. I think our versatility of this team will be good and I think we will be fun to watch. Q3: What kind of competition are you anticipating
for the season? Lansing: We play in one of the best conferences in the country: The Missouri Valley. There are 39 of 50 starters back in the Missouri Valley, so everybody will be really good. We have a very difficult non-conference schedule, with a lot of road games, and we wont have a full roster until December 16, so we are going to have to deal with some things. We are going to have to battle through and work through things a little shorthanded. Our job is to get them ready for when conference starts in January. Q4: Tuesday, the team travels to Ball State. In what ways are you preparing the team for its first away game of the season? Lansing: Prepare on a daily basis. We are trying to get us better as a team every day. Every day has got to be better than the last, try to say
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Sycamores Win 15 Events, Defeat Conference Rivals Evansville and Valparaiso
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State Women’s Swimming and Diving team claimed 15 event titles on Saturday en route to two team victories against Evansville and Valparaiso. The Sycamores defeated Evansville by a score of 189.50-72.50 and also defeated Valparaiso, 219-41 to move to 9-0 on the season. Surging Sycamores In perhaps the most impressive performance of the afternoon, Indiana State sophomore Vivian Kritikou claimed her sixth win of season in the 1000-yard freestyle with a new school-record time of 10:08.74, a record by nearly 12 seconds. “Vivian’s 1000 was definitely a highlight for the day,” Head Coach Josh
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Sycamores beat Evansville and Valparaiso in 15 events.
Christensen said. “That’s not an event we swim at championship meets, so we just wanted to give her a shot to go for it today. She had a great swim and it was cool to
see her break the school-record by such a large margin.” Junior Cierra Campbell picked up three individual wins during the double-dual meet, starting with the
200-yard butterfly where she earned the victory with a season-best time of 2:06.48. She then emerged victorious in the 500-yard freestyle by clocking a time of 5:11.94, and followed that performance with a win in the 400yard individual medley at 4:35.51. Earning a duo of wins on Saturday was Israel-native Martina Marks. The senior won the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best performance of 1:53.17 and then placed first in the 100-yard freestyle later in the day, touching the wall at 52.85. Also finishing with a pair of wins was junior Kendall Hansen who finished on top in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 57.33, as well as the 200-yard backstroke, clocking a time of 2:04.19. The 50-yard freestyle featured a new pool-record
from junior Alex Malmborg, who topped her own previous record of 23.88 with a new time of 23.84. Megan Schade and Anna Maria Nasiou also walked away with wins for the blue and white. Schade took home the victory in the 100yard breaststroke at 1:07.63, while Nasiou won the 200yard breaststroke with a time of 2:26.99. On the diving side of the meet, freshman Elle Christie continued her dominance by sweeping both the one and three-meter dives. Christie finished the one-meter dive with a score of 255.07 and earned a score of 253.88 in the three meter dive. The 400-medley relay team of Hansen, Nasiou, Marks and Malmborg finished first in the event while post the second-best time in the Val-
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indianastatesman.com RIVALS FROM PAGE 6 ley at 3:53.98, while the 200-yard freestyle relay squad of Marks, Malmborg, Pavlu Lewin and Borchers also came away with a win at 1:37.47. Coach Christensen’s Corner “Overall I thought we had a pretty good meet today,” Christensen said. “We had several season-bests and almost all of our swims were right in the range of
ONE FROM PAGE 6 stack the days up. Get another good day and another good day tomorrow and another good day. We have a very difficult challenge going into Ball State, who is going to be a very good basketball team. Q5: Last season ISU lost 85-93 to BSU. Physically and mentally how is the team preparing for Tues-
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what we want to see right now. We’ve been learning, growing and building confidence this fall and I’m excited to see what we can do with a little bit of rest and fast suits on in Cleveland in a couple weeks.” Coach Chen’s Remarks “Overall, the divers did well today. It was a good opportunity to see where we are at in the conference by competing against these conference teams, and knowing what we need to
work on until the mid-season meet,” Diving Coach Fengting Chen said. “I’m very happy to see the girls keeping up the hard work every day when they walk into the pool and I’m looking forward to seeing them compete in the next meet.” Top ISU Performers In Each Event 400 Medley Relay: First Place, Kendall Hansen, Anna Maria Nasiou, Martina Marks, Alex Malmborg, 3:53.98
1000 Freestyle: First Place, Vivian Kritikou, 10:08.68 200 Freestyle: First Place, Martina Marks, 1:53.17 100 Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 57.33 100 Breaststroke: First Place, Megan Schade, 1:07.63 200 Butterfly: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 2:06.48 50 Freestyle: First Place, Alex Malmborg, 23.84 One-Meter Dive: First
Place, Elle Christie, 255.07 100 Freestyle: First Place, Martina Marks, 52.85 200 Backstroke: First Place, Kendall Hansen, 2:04.19 200 Breaststroke: First Place, Anna Maria Nasiou, 2:26.99 500 Freestyle: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 5:11.94 100 Butterfly: Second Place, Joelle Borchers, 58.20 Three-Meter Dive: First Place, Elle Christie, 253.88
400 IM: First Place, Cierra Campbell, 4:35.51 200 Freestyle Relay: First Place, Martina Marks, Alex Malmborg, Marlene Pavlu Lewin, Joelle Borchers, 1:37.47 Up Next The blue and white will travel to Cleveland, Ohio in two weeks to compete at the Magnus Cup, hosted by Cleveland State from Nov. 16-18.
days game? Lansing: We know they are going to be very well prepared and good. We are going to have to go the same route. Q6: What will the team need to focus on to be successful this season? Lansing: We have to be a much better defensive team than what we have been in the last few years. We are going to have to be
a tough team and much more difficult to play against. Q7: How have you made changes for this season as a coach in order to improve from last season? Lansing: I always challenge myself and my staff as soon as we are done to go through the previous year and learn from your mistakes and take the things you did well and
continue to improve on them. It’s a constant battle to continue to improve and get yourself better as a coach and be able to help your guys get better. So we are in a constant state of growth. Q8: What are you most looking forward to this season? Lansing: I look forward to every season. Being with the guys, continuing them
to be getting better individually and developing a good team. That’s my goal every year is to help our team every year as much as I can to be as good as we can be. We have a good group of guys and they represent our program really well. Q9: Is there anything you would lastly like to add? Lansing: Make this the
place to be for students on game night, come in here and have fun and make it very difficult for the opposing team. The Sycamores will travel tonight to Ball State and tip-off will be at 7 p.m. in Muncie. First home game is set for next Wednesday against McKendree.
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