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Starbucks in HMSU making progress Rileigh McCoy News Editor
While the new Starbucks in HMSU was planned to open in time for the fall semester, the grand opening has been delayed due to construction. Dana Babel, resident district manager for Sodexo at Indiana State University, explains some of the reasons for the delay. “Although we had hoped to open on August 27, construction delays have pushed our target date into mid to late September,” said Babel. “I hesitate to give an exact date because I really want to be accurate. The primary delay was caused by miscommunication and problems with the flooring. It’s all coming together now, thank goodness.” Once the Starbucks is open, it will be a fully functional, traditional Starbucks location with all the amenities of a regular, off-campus Starbucks and more. “The Starbucks opening in the north end of the HMSU building is a fully licensed Starbucks store, and will offer the very perks that you’ve mentioned,” said Babel. “Customers will be able to pay with Starbucks gift cards, they will be able to use their mobile app to pre-order their favorite beverage and they will earn Starbucks rewards points.” Faculty and students will also be able to use this Starbucks location as a meeting place, as it will feature a
conference room. “One of the best secrets about the ISU store is it’s one of the only Starbucks to have a conference room in it,” said Babel. “Although the space is not going to be able to be reserved, if a group finds it empty, they are welcome to hook their laptop up to the monitor and hold their meeting. It’s going to be great.” Babel also explained another feature that will be unique to this particular Starbucks location. “Another first for our Starbucks is it’s the first Starbucks in Terre Haute to offer Nitro Cold Brew,” said Babel. “It’s a great addition and I think the ISU community is going to love it. The new store also boasts a tasting bar, and we will be hosting Coffee Tastings periodically to give customers an opportunity to try new products or just learn about the differences in coffees or teas.” Students will also be able to find employment through ISU at this new Starbucks location. “The target number of new employees for Starbucks is 25 baristas with an additional 3 lead/supervisory positions,” said Babel. “At this time we are short several barista positions, and are hopeful that since the students are back on campus, there will be some great potential candidates out there looking to work close to “home.” Babel explained that students would be able to earn higher wages as a Sodexo employee at this Starbucks
location. “ISU students employees at an Sodexo operation earn a premium per hour, in addition to their ISU hourly wage,” said Babel. “The hourly premium depends on the position and length of service with Sodexo. The student hourly premium for barista starting wage is $1.35 per hour, so an ISU student worker will start at $9.50 per hour at the Starbucks.” Babel also further explained that the hours of operation at this Starbucks are ambitious because it is a new campus location in Terre Haute. “We’re going to be quite ambitious with the hours of operation as we start,” said Babel. “The hours of the new ISU Starbucks will be Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to Midnight, Saturday and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to Midnight. It will be the only Starbucks in Terre Haute to be open until midnight. All other stores currently close at 10 p.m. Hopefully the students will support our operation to justify the late night hours.” The new Starbucks location offers many amenities that haven’t been offered to students before. “I’m so excited that Sodexo was able to partner with the University to make this happen, and to make it happen in such an incredible space,” said Babel. “The north end of HMSU will come alive now that it’s the new home of Student Activities, the HUB and soon Starbucks. What a wonderful time to be a Sycamore!”
Danielle Guy| Indiana Statesman
The Starbucks in HMSU is still being constructed but soon students will be able to get their coffee fix.
ISU begins its usual Stop and Serves
more way. This activity really doesn’t take very long.” McGee continued to talk about the future events that the center will be hosting. There is Sycamore Service Saturday every Saturday and Sycamore Service Tuesday To support children who are in extended stays starts on Sept. 11 at Griffin Bike Park. at Union hospitals, the Center for Community EngageThese events are chances for “our students get inment held their first Stop and Serve event of the year volved to make Terre Haute a little bit better,” said Mcyesterday to make activity bags. Gee. “We do it every Wednesday in the Commons and it’s just a short few minute activity where we, once the acDates for possible Stop and Serves are: tivity is done, we take that and give it to our non-profSeptember 5, 12, 19 and 26. it partners out in the community. It’s a way for us to October 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31. quickly give back,” said Karlie McGee, the ProgramNovember 7, 14, and 28. ming Graduate Assistant in the Center for Community January 16, 23 and 30. Engagement. February 6, 13, 20, and 27. While these events are geared towards students, anyMarch 6, 13, and 20. one can take part in these events. “It is not just for stuApril 3, 10, 17 and 24. dents, it’s for anyone who stops by our table,” McGee said. “It’s just a way to get our students involved in one
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Stop and Serves are hosted by the Center for Community Engagement.
John McCain made his mark on TV as a politician who didn’t speak like one Lorraine Alie
Los Angeles Times
John McCain was a perennial on Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show.” And the Arizona senator often bragged that he held the record for the most appearances on “Meet the Press”: McCain guested at least 70 times. Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Seth MacFarlane repeatedly joked and sparred with the cantankerous congressman as if he were an old friend or close relative with opposing political views. And following his death Saturday at age 81, the memory of McCain generated wall-to-wall news coverage. From “Good Morning America” to his familiar “Meet the Press” haunt, networks and cable covered his passing like that of a dignitary or president. Veteran political reporter and MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell choked up when discussing McCain’s legacy and “greater vision of America.” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was uncharacteristically emotional as he interviewed guest after guest about the outspoken senator who publicly challenged the policies of three presidents and the recent direction of his own party. Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume broke from his network’s usual support-Trump-no-matterwhat stance in response to a curt tweet from the president offering condolences to the late senator’s family. The brief post was in lieu of an official statement from the White House. “Still not a kind word about McCain himself,” Hume tweeted. Donald Trump may be our first TV-bred president, but McCain — whose 30-years-plus U.S. senate run was filled
with the dramatic twists and turns of an Emmy-winning drama series — cultivated a magnetic on-screen persona well before “The Apprentice” producer Mark Burnett painted Donald Trump as a competent leader. Viewers saw McCain as a politician who didn’t speak like a politician. He was a D.C. anomaly who forged lasting relationships with anchors, reporters and Americans of all political persuasions. He was quick to anger, even on camera, dropped four-letter words in public that might have ended the careers of his conservative contemporaries and eviscerated unlucky reporters who dared to ask loaded questions when McCain wasn’t in the mood. But he always came back to the table to keep the discussion going, and that’s what viewers who fret for our democracy will miss most: a D.C. leader who put conviction above party. McCain was by no means perfect. He flip-flopped on issues when it suited him, was embroiled in a scandal that he barely survived and made questionable decisions while running for office against Barack Obama in 2008 that he wasn’t proud of (running mate Sarah Palin was one of them). His life played out on television, from his early introduction to a national audience as a captive POW in the 1970s to his early 1980s Senate win, to newscasts on the Keating Five scandal to his run for the Oval Office to a recent documentary on McCain’s life, HBO’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” And when strung all together, these smallscreen moments chronicle the life of a public servant who, when swayed, returned to his own moral compass for guidance. Authenticity was his appeal. He often deviated from talking points beneficial to him or the party in favor of speaking his own truth. One such case has been played across social media and oldtimey TV networks since his death: the clip of him at a
2008 town hall meeting correcting a woman who said she couldn’t trust Obama because he was “an Arab.” “No, ma’am,” interrupted McCain. “He’s a decent family man. (A) citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what the campaign’s all about. He’s not (an Arab).” I’m one of many Arab Americans who found his answer problematic — it implied that Arabs aren’t decent people. Still, I admired McCain for putting his own interests aside and challenging the racist rhetoric being used to demean his African American opponent. I suppose it’s one more example of a journalist having issues with McCain while still respecting his fearless candor. His politics could be polarizing, especially to those outside the Republican party. He was a major proponent of the war in Iraq; it was at the root of one of the more heated exchanges he would have with Stewart over the years. Despite one’s political leanings, McCain was still a dynamic guest to watch. He’d often admit his mistakes or shortcomings during interviews and that made him the type of flawed character audiences love. It must be excruciating now for Trump to see so much love and respect for McCain. Not only was the late senator a vocal critic of the president, his popularity across all types of media undermines a mantra that helped get Trump elected and has provided ratings for Fox News year after year: The liberal media are out to get the right, and Republicans can’t get a fair shake from the “mainstream” press. All one had to do was watch MSNBC in the hours and days following his death to see liberal commentator after liberal commentator mourn his passing. Those who
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Silent Sam protesters appear in court Tammy Grubb The Herald-Sun (Durham, N.C.) (TNS) HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Four people charged in last week’s Silent Sam protests on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus appeared briefly before judges Monday in Orange County District Court. They are among 11 people arrested since Aug. 20 when the Confederate statue was toppled. One of those charged, Raul Arce Jimenez, was also among those charged with toppling a Confederate statue in Durham a year ago. In that case, a District Court judge found Jimenez not guilty of injury to real property, defacing a public building or monument, and conspiracy to deface a public building or monument. He had been accused of holding a ladder and manipulating a strap used to bring down the statue. The four people who appeared in Orange County court Monday were represented by attorneys at their hearings, given new court dates and released on $2,000 unsecured bonds. — Lillian Laura Price, 20, of Chapel Hill, who was charged Aug. 20 with misdemeanor injury to personal property. She was released on a written promise to appear. Her next court hearing will be Jan. 22. — Thomas Bruefach, 18, of Charlotte, who was charged Saturday with two misdemeanors: resisting a public officer and causing a public disturbance. He was released under a $1,000 secured bond. His next court date will be Sept. 20. — John Quick, 35, of Carrboro, who was charged Saturday with misdemeanor simple assault. He was released on a written promise to appear. His next court date will be Sept. 20. — Kristin Emery, 26, of Durham, who was charged Saturday with misdemeanor resisting a public officer. She was released on a $1,000 secured bond. Her next court date will be Oct. 9. Emery also is facing a misdemeanor charge of impeding traffic by sitting, standing or lying in the roadway in Wake County. Her hearing in that case is scheduled for Sept. 27. Three more people who were arrested at Saturday’s protest will be in court on Thursday. The remaining four people, who were charged in connection with the Aug. 20 protest and vandalism, already have court dates scheduled this fall.
Travis Long|Raleigh News & Observer|TNS
A protestor is led away by police as demonstrators cover the a Confederate statue known as Silent Sam with banners Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at UNC-Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C. Demonstrators surrounded and obscured the statue with large banners before toppling it.
The others charged are: — Lauren Aucoin, 23, of Hillsborough, was charged Aug. 20 with two misdemeanors: causing a public disturbance and defacing, writing on, marking or injuring a public statue or monument. Aucoin was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 6 — Jonathan Fuller, 27, of Durham, was charged Aug. 20 with two misdemeanors: causing a public disturbance and defacing, writing on, marking or injuring a public statue or monument. He was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 4. — Jimenez, 27, of Raleigh, was charged Aug. 20 with two misdemeanors: causing a public disturbance and defacing, writing on, marking or injuring a public statue or monument. He was released on a $2,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to return to court Aug. 30. — Ian Broadhead, 28, of Vilas, N.C., was charged Aug. 20 with two misdemeanors: resisting a public officer and concealing his face during a public rally. He is scheduled to return to court Oct. 9. — Dannielle Shochet, 47, of Raleigh,
was charged Saturday with simple assault. He was released on a written promise to appear and is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 30. — Barry Brown, 40, of Liberty, was charged Saturday with simple affray. Brown was released on a written promise to appear and is scheduled to return to court Aug. 30. — Alexander Joustra, 30,of Carrboro, was charged Aug. 20 with misdemeanor injury to real property. He was released on a written promise to appear and is scheduled to return to court Sept. 6. Joustra has a previous conviction for injury real property in 2012. Both demonstrations drew hundreds of Silent Sam protesters and a much smaller crowd of statue supporters to the campus. Saturday’s protest was sparked by rumors of a possible rally involving Confederate and white supremacist groups at the 105-year-old Silent Sam statue. Four people were charged in connection with that event. Several scuffles broke out between the groups on Saturday, and dozens of protesters rushed police making arrests, pinning
UC Irvine professor resigns after allegation of sexual misconduct with underage boarding-school student in the 1970s Matt Pearce Los Angeles Times (TNS) Ron Carlson, an American author who has led creative writing programs at two major universities, has resigned from the University of California, Irvine after being accused of sexual misconduct with an underage student when he was a teacher at a prestigious Connecticut boarding school in the 1970s. Carlson, who has published stories and reviews in the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times and other high-profile publications, became director of the fiction program for masters students at UC Irvine in 2006 after holding a similar position at Arizona State University. The reported allegations against Carlson involve his tenure as an English teacher and dorm adviser between 1971 and 1981 at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. In a report released Aug. 17, Carlson was one of seven faculty members named and accused of “substantiated reports of sexual misconduct.” The Hotchkiss School had commissioned a law firm, Locke Lord, to investigate former students’ allegations of sexual abuse. Students and teachers both lived in dorm-style quarters at the campus. The report said that in the mid-1970s — about the time the formerly all-male school first allowed female students to enroll — Carlson was the “dorm parent” of a female “lower mid” student, the school’s equivalent of a 10th-grader. (The report did not identify the students.) Carlson was in his mid-20s at the time. The student found Carlson “charismatic and viewed him as a sort of father figure,” the report said, and after Carlson invited her to his dormitory apartment one evening, he kissed her unprompted. The report said Carlson continued to kiss and fondle the student for the remainder of the school year when they were alone. In one instance, Carlson “digitally penetrated her vagina” before another faculty member knocked on the door of Carlson’s dorm apartment, the report said. After a falling out, the student confronted Carl-
son about his “sexual misconduct toward her,” according to the report, which said the student told a friend and another Hotchkiss faculty member about Carlson’s conduct in the years after she graduated. Carlson, through an attorney, declined to be interviewed for the school’s inquiry, according to the report. Carlson did not respond to the Los Angeles Times’ messages seeking comment. Carlson’s resignation from UC Irvine was announced internally Monday in an email to faculty members of the English department, who were not given a reason for his departure. “He had been mulling this course of action for some time, and the decision was his, and his alone,” Michael Szalay, chairman of the English department, wrote in a message to staff obtained by the Times. “Ron has been an integral part of our department for many years, and his extraordinary generosity and diligence have shaped our renowned MFA program especially in countless ways,” the message continued. “Please join me in wishing him the very best in his future endeavors. Ron, you will be missed.” When contacted by the Times, the university acknowledged the Hotchkiss allegations and suggested they played a role in Carlson’s departure. “We first heard about the report when it was made public through the media several days ago, and are disturbed by the conduct it described,” the university said in a statement. “Upon learning about the report, we accepted Professor Carlson’s immediate resignation.” The university said there had been “no formal reports of similar conduct during his employment” at UC Irvine. A spokesman for Arizona State University said that “there was nothing in (Carlson’s) file that indicated there had been any complaints about him” during his tenure there. Carlson and his work have been featured multiple times in the Times, and he wrote nearly a dozen book reviews for the newspaper between 1992 and 2010.
them at one time against the outside of Graham Hall, where those arrested were being held. UNC Chancellor Carol Folt said Saturday she will not be rushed into making a decision about the statue’s future. University administrators are working with the Board of Governors and others to find a safe, sustainable solution, she said. “We all have to recognize that the Confederate monument is a flashpoint for demonstrations and disruptions, and we believe it will continue to be a lightning rod,” she said Saturday in a news conference. UNC and state leaders have criticized the toppling of the statue, which is protected, along with other monuments on public property, by a 2015 state law. While the law requires that statues and monuments moved temporarily be reinstalled within 90 days, it also allows for statues and monuments that are in peril to be removed.
30 more women sue USC over former gynecologist as new interim president welcomes freshmen to campus Matt Hamilton Los Angeles Times (TNS) An additional 30 women sued the University of Southern California on Wednesday, claiming that the university failed to protect them from abuse and mistreatment by the longtime campus gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall. The new claims bring the total number of patients suing USC to more than 340 and come as students return to the Los Angeles campus for the start of the fall semester. Interim President Wanda Austin, a graduate of USC’s engineering school who was selected last week to steer the university during a search for a permanent successor to C.L. Max Nikias, was set to address incoming students Thursday. “I will tell everyone gathered that the university’s senior leadership is fully committed to bringing about change that will renew us — in both purpose and action,” Austin wrote in a letter issued Wednesday to alumni, students and staff. “My decision to serve as interim president was motivated by my love for, and dedication to, our great university.” In the latest lawsuit, former patients ranging in age from 22 to 52 accused Tyndall of touching them inappropriately, making lewd remarks and performing vaginal exams without gloves. Among the plaintiffs, all of whom were anonymous in court papers, a former graduate student now living in Taiwan alleged that around 2014 and 2015,
Tyndall groped her breasts and made harassing comments. The doctor told her, “Taiwan’s ob-gyn doctors always have a lot of fun with girls,” according to the lawsuit. Another former patient said that during a 1998 pelvic exam, Tyndall probed her vagina “for several minutes” and told her that she would “need a man with a big penis to satisfy her,” according to the lawsuit. Tyndall, 71, has denied any wrongdoing and said his exams were always appropriate. His defense attorneys echoed his denials in statements to the Los Angeles Times. “Dr. Tyndall takes all allegations seriously, but he continues to maintain that he engaged in no criminal conduct, and that his medical examinations were always within the standard of care for such examinations,” said Leonard Levine, a criminal defense lawyer. N. Denise Taylor, who is representing Tyndall in scores of civil lawsuits, said she was confident that her client’s exams were “within the standard of care in the community during the relevant time periods.” USC has indicated it wants to resolve the cases as a group and without a lot of legal wrangling. Chairman Rick Caruso of the university’s board of trustees recently told The Times he wanted to see the cases settled “as quickly as possible.” The Times reported that an internal USC investigation con-
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indianastatesman.com USC FROM PAGE 2 cluded that Tyndall’s behavior during pelvic exams was outside the scope of current medical practice and amounted to sexual harassment of patients. But in a secret deal last summer, top administrators allowed Tyndall to resign quietly with a financial payout. The university did not inform Tyndall’s patients. Nor did USC report him at the time to the Medical Board of California, the agency responsible for protecting the public from
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knew him, like Chris Matthews, expressed personal grief. Others bemoaned the loss of a politician who put country before party. Will we ever see that again? McCain announced he had cancer a year ago, in July 2017. Even then he wasn’t ready to retreat from cameras, or the Senate floor, where he delivered a speech imploring compromise among his peers. “Let’s leave the history of who shot first to the historians,” he said. “I suspect they’ll find we all conspired in our decline — either by deliberate actions or neglect. We’ve all played some role in it. Certainly, I have. Sometimes, I’ve let my passion rule my reason. Sometimes, I made it harder to find common ground because of something harsh I said to a colleague. Sometimes, I wanted to win more for the sake of winning than to achieve a contested policy.” McCain, who was undergoing treatment, hadn’t been in Washington for
problem doctors. USC contended that it was under no legal obligation to report Tyndall but did so in March. A statement from the university said that “in hindsight,” USC should have reported him earlier. The allegations against Tyndall prompted hundreds of former patients to come forward and recount their experiences with the gynecologist. USC’s handling of Tyndall also sparked a faculty uprising against Nikias, leading to his formal resignation last week.
more than six months before his death. But even in his absence, the 5-foot8-inch agitator was a formidable presence. His last public statement was one of his most direct. Last month he called Trump’s summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin “a tragic mistake” and one of “the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory.” The White House was one of the few D.C. institutions on Monday that did not fly the flag at halfstaff, which is customary to do until the deceased is buried, which in McCain’s case is Sunday. After much criticism, Trump acquiesced, released a statement and ordered that the flag be lowered. Trump’s petulance made the news as usual, but this time as a footnote. The majority of airtime was dedicated to McCain, whose bipartisan cage-rattling, strong opinions and sharp wit made TV’s political coverage a more colorful affair.
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Eight shows to watch in September Verne Gay Newsday
And just like that, September is nearly here along with dozens of new series. Where to begin? Well, here: I’ve selected eight notables, including the Emmy Awards, which will fall on a Monday this year. “Kidding” (Showtime, Sept. 9, 10 p.m.) In his first regular series gig since “In Living Color,” Jim Carrey is a Fred Rogers-like kids TV host with a loving heart and tenuous grasp of his sanity. Poor Mr. Pickles does eventually lose his mind. Along with the impressive cast — Catherine Keener, Frank Langella and Judy Greer costar — there’s another bonus here: “Kidding” marks Carrey’s reunion with Oscar-winner Michel Gondry, who directs. The last time they worked together was on 2004’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” “The First” (Hulu, Sept. 14) Sean Penn’s first TV series — and no, “Friends” does not count — will fictionally take him to Mars, as a member of a team of astronauts. Besides Penn, the other big stars along for the interplanetary ride include Natascha McElhone and LisaGay Hamilton as crewmates. Hulu broke the bank on this project (a reported $55 million production budget) and got a major name to write it — Beau Willimon (“House of Cards”). “70th Primetime Emmy Awards” (NBC, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.) What’s most intriguing are the
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In unsealed deposition, Katy Perry says Dr. Luke never raped her Christie D’Zurilla Los Angeles Times
Laz Ingram (Natascha McElhone) in “The First.”
hosts, “SNL’s” Michael Che and Colin Jost, who promise a why-are-weeven-here? irreverence. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Jost said the Emmys are “focused on things that 99 percent of the country doesn’t care about.” Uh-huh. “Maniac” (Netflix, Sept. 21) Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone) and Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill) are invited to a pharmaceutical trial. They have no idea what this is about, but — what the heck! — it offers a cure to (in her case) bad relationships and (in his) schizophrenia. A sinister trial doctor (Justin Theroux) promises no side effects. Right. This “Inception”-like mind-twister directed by Cary Fukunaga (“True Detective 1”) is also supposed to be a comedy. A dark one. “Magnum P.I.” (CBS, Sept. 24, 9 p.m.) Like CBS’ other action reboots (“MacGyver,” “Hawaii 5-0”) you can expect lots of bullets, bombs and explosions
(poor Hawaii can’t catch a break). Your new Thomas Magnum is Jay Hernandez, who’s maybe best known from “Scandal,” while the new Higgins is a Juliet (Perdita Weeks, “Ready Player One”). “Manifest” (NBC, Sept. 24, 10 p.m.) NBC posted the first act of this newcomer on YouTube Tuesday — an unusual move, but a shrewd one because it also generated what sneak peeks are supposed to: interest. A plane leaves Jamaica on April 7, 2013, then touches down in Newburgh on Nov. 4, 2018. Sure, history’s worst and longest flight, but also a mystery. What happened to the darn thing? After five years’ absence, no one on board has aged a day. But people on the ground have. “This Is Us” (NBC, Sept. 25, 9 p.m.) Now that we know how Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) died, how did he live? What — specifically — did he do in Vietnam, and how did that shape
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him? The third season promises a time-reversal back to the war, along with more questions, perhaps some answers: Who was Nicky, Jack’s brother? (Michael Angarano, who played the son of Jack — umm, yes, different Jack — on “Will & Grace.”) Apparently Nicky died in Vietnam, but how? Were Jack and Nicky in the same unit, same battle? Oh, and what will happen to Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson), last heard saying, “I’m not ready to see her?” Who’s “her”? As usual, “Us” is all about the questions. “Murphy Brown” (CBS, Sept. 27, 9:30 p.m.) And speaking of questions, this reboot begs ‘em. Much of the original cast returns, including Candice Bergen, without whom this series would never have been possible, then or now. But how will “Murphy” be updated, considering that the world of television news has undergone a revolution since this last aired back in 1997?
Philly refiner plans $120M plant to convert food scraps to fuel for trucks and buses Andrew Maykuth
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA — Too much fatty, gassy food in your diet? A renewable methane producer, RNG Energy Solutions, can’t get enough food waste from restaurants and groceries, and the fattier and gassier it is, the better. RNG converts the wretched refuse of our teeming stores into transportation fuel. RNG Energy announced Monday it has formed a joint venture with Philadelphia Energy Solutions, which operates the giant South Philadelphia refinery complex, to build a $120 million digester that can convert more than 1,100 tons of food waste a day into methane gas. The Point Breeze Renewable Energy Project would be built on 22 acres of vacant land in the refinery’s North Yard area, off Maiden Lane to the west of the four spherical butane tanks along the Schuylkill Expressway. The project would take from two to three years to permit and to build. The biogas project aims to divert food wastes from landfills, and also to reduce the escape of methane from decomposing landfill waste into the atmosphere. The facility would produce 3 million cubic feet of gas a day, for which there is a strong market from owners of truck fleets and municipal buses for renewable methane to satisfy green-energy targets, said James Potter, president of RNG Energy Solutions LLC. “People definitely want to pay a premium for this type of renewable product, which will be used as transportation fuel,” said Potter. The Point Breeze project presented its plans to the city’s Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Committee in May, and Mayor Kenney welcomed it on Monday. “The project will bring hundreds of much-needed jobs over its two-year construction, as well as dozens of permanent jobs, and I look forward to seeing this effort move forward,” Kenney said in a statement. RNG is developing similar systems in Seattle, Boston and Linden, N.J., aimed at capturing food waste in metropolitan areas, to reduce the distance that the raw material needs to be transported. “We’ve learned that communities want to achieve certain sustainability goals, and will seek to divert their own organic waste streams to our facility,” Potter said. The digestion process also produces a high-value agricultural fertilizer as a byproduct that will be sold and marketed as a soil amendment and landscaping material, said Potter. He likened to loam to peat moss, rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. “We’ve secured an organic rating for it,” he said. Philadelphia Energy Solutions, which emerged from bankruptcy protection last month, is supplying land and steam energy to the project, and will buy and market the renewable gas produced. For PES, often criticized as the largest source of
air pollution in the region, the biogas plant give it a small bit of green cover. The refinery will retain the renewable energy credits generated from the sale of biogas, which will reduce its need to buy the credits on the open market. The high cost of those credits, called RINs or Renewable Identification Numbers, was one of the main sources of financial pain that sent the refinery into bankruptcy. “The project will help, though it certainly won’t solve the problem with RINs for us,” said Cherice Corley, PES spokeswoman. RNG built and sold what it says is the world’s largest codigester in Colorado, the Heartland Project, which converts food waste and cattle manure into methane. That project has been plagued with complaints about odor that Potter blamed on its owner and operator, EDF Renewable Energy. “It was easily solvable, but EDF took forever to solve it,” he said. The Philadelphia project, which will use only food waste and not manure, would be a totally closed system and odor-free, said Potter. “Everything is in vessel,” he said. “There is no holding of material in open tanks, or outside. There won’t be any odor issues here.” The fuel for the Point Breeze digesters will come from food that is “no longer consumer viable” discarded by grocers, restaurants, institutional kitchens and food processors. Residential food waste won’t be targeted because “the complexities of collecting that waste are prohibitive for this type of project,” Potter said. The food waste would be concentrated at two or three satellite plants located at trash-transfer stations, where it would be converted into a slurry that is trucked to the biogas plant. In the closed digesters, bacteria that thrive in an environment of 110 to 115 degrees, consume the slop and generate methane as a byproduct. The gas produced from such digesters is about 60 percent methane, which needs to be concentrated and converted into pipeline quality gas, which is typically about 95 percent methane. A critical part of the process at the satellite facilities is the handling of the food waste, which arrives in bulk or packaged form, including individual retail items past their expiration date. RNG uses European “de-packaging” equipment that opens up cans, bags and boxes and extracts the food in a high-speed centrifuge that Potter likened to a washing-machine spin cycle. “A loaf of bread in a plastic bag, a damaged can, yoghurt or cottage cheese — anything that needs to be discarded comes to us, the packaging gets removed and the packaging is taken to a landfill,” he said. For humans, the food slurry that makes up the fuel source for the biodigesters is not an appetizing mixture. “But to the bacteria in the tank, it is,” said Potter.
A sealed deposition from Katy Perry was unsealed Monday, bringing with it good news for plaintiff Dr. Luke. The pop star says he never raped her, as had been rumored. The documents were opened at the request of lawyers pursuing Dr. Luke’s defamation case against Kesha, whom the record producer has been legally tangled with since 2014. Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, brought the defamation case against Kesha in October 2014, two days after she filed a case in which she accused him in an L.A. court of drugging her, raping her and more. Years’ worth of court battles ensued as Kesha fought to get out of her contract and Dr. Luke sought to nail people for alleged defamation. Then earlier this year, after a court decision closed the final appeal in Kesha’s New York case against her producer, the defamation case was allowed to move forward. Perry’s February 2016 deposition, per documents obtained by Variety, included a series of “no”
answers to questions about rape, roofies and a romantic relationship with Dr. Luke. When asked if Dr. Luke had ever sexually assaulted her, Perry answered, “Absolutely not.” The rumor about rape appears to have arisen via a third party. Lady Gaga said in her deposition, which was also unsealed Monday and comes via Variety, that she heard the rumor from a music executive. “He said something like, ‘I heard he raped Katy, too,’” Lady Gaga testified, according to Variety. Dr. Luke’s suit alleged that in a private text message sent to Gaga, Kesha said that Dr. Luke had raped Perry. “There is nothing worse than abuse and sexual assault. Dr. Luke supports any woman or man who seeks to address sexual abuse in the legal system. That is not what happened here,” the producer’s lawyers said in a statement to The Times on Monday. “It is also horrendous to falsely accuse someone of a heinous act. That is what has happened here.” The Times was not immediately able to reach a legal representative for Kesha.
5 high-maintenance behaviors that are great for you Susie Moore greatist.com
Being high-maintenance is such a bad thing, right? Wrong! Hear me out on this one: Being high-maintenance doesn’t necessarily mean adopting Mariah Carey-levels of diva-like behavior. (“I only eat strawberries picked by virgins in the moonlight!”) In most cases, it just means putting a priority on having your needs met. And given how hard it is for us do that sometimes, what is often considered “fussy” is really just self-loving, self-assured behavior. Consider this: What’s the opposite of high-maintenance, exactly… low-maintenance? And what is that? Easy? Convenient? Those sound like words you’d use to describe a refrigerator or a boring haircut. And you’re neither of those things. You’re a unique human being. I’ve been called high-maintenance once or twice (OK, maybe more!) and I’m cool with it. In fact, when I hear it, instead of feeling bad about myself, I feel sad that my high-maintenance moments are considered outrageous to some people. In my cases, I’m saying what most people might secretly want. They just don’t ask (and alas, don’t get). For instance, I’ll always say, “I’d like the OJ only if it’s freshly squeezed; otherwise, water is great!” And when I say something I really want, the number of echoes I hear after — “Yeah, I’ll go for that too!” — is proof to me that we settle a lot of the time. And I’d love it if more people settled less. Because high-maintenance types not only fulfill more of their desires, they actually give other people permission to have their desires satisfied too. Here are some healthy, high-maintenance examples I love: 1. BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT I have a friend who really wants a baby, and she’s dating a guy with two kids who says he’s “closed for business” on the child front. What’s she waiting for? I advised her to be up-front with him. She was, and he said he won’t change. He called her selfish(!), and I wanted to show up at his door and punch him for shutting her down in such a hard way. Being honest does one of two things: It can either get you what you need (check!) or get you outta something unsuitable, fast (also check!). There’s everything right about honesty — even when it doesn’t jive with someone else. 2. TURN STUFF DOWN Someone asked me recently if I could attend an event in the fall, and I said I would if I could but not to wait on me (I hadn’t yet decided if I wanted to be home in
the U.K. around that time for my mama’s birthday). He said, “Why can’t you just be easy about it and show up?” Because I can’t. And that’s cool. I’m a people pleaser, and it’s hard for me to not automatically say yes to others, but I’ve learned the hard way it’s better for everyone to commit to less upfront. 3. SOCIALIZE AROUND A WORKOUT SCHEDULE I have a friend who will almost never cancel a dance class. She loves it SO much, she organizes dinners, work, mini-trips, even out-of-town friends and their get-togethers around it. And you know what? Good for her. She’s healthy and in great shape (not to mention, she looks way younger than she is). What’s it to anyone else, really? 4. PRIORITIZE YOUR GROOMING I get eyelash extensions every three weeks or so. Yes, it takes three hours total (including getting there and back), but it means I get away with not wearing makeup most days. And that’s actually low-maintenance when you think about it. Same with regular mani-pedis, waxing, etc. Being consistently beach-, date-, whatever-you’re-doing ready feels good and speedy. Punctuating your calendar with appointments investing in how you look isn’t vanity — It’s just taking care of you. Because looking good feels good. 5. SLEEP ENOUGH I sleep nine hours a night on average. When I don’t, I’m not as bubbly, upbeat or creative. I don’t have the energy. I’m happy to cut out of a party late (“Sorry guys — I’m tired!”) or say to my husband, “Whatever you do, don’t wake me in the morning.” I also don’t do yoga or take meetings before noon if I can help it. Being rested is better for not just you, but every single person around you too. The most successful relationships, businesses, and life experiences flow when people are honest about what they need. Being high-maintenance, for me, is synonymous with being truly myself. It’s efficient, too, because more often than not, I get what I want the first time around. Being high-maintenance can actually make you more chilled out in a lot of ways too. Ever thought about that? It eliminates complaining, confusion, and secret resentments. There’s less gossiping about how much you hate the restaurant, how exhausted you are, how you never get to choose the movie, or that you’re always last in line. Being clear about your needs just puts what you expect out there. And if you’re respecting others along the way, there’s no reason for you to not receive what’s good for you. In fact, there’s everything right about that.
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Student Involvement Fair
With tables all across the Quad and Presidents Lawn, organizations from campus and the surrounding area, gathered to give out information to new and returning students. Sodexo provided a picnic dinner for students to swipe into as well.
Organizations included, Fashion and Merchandising Association (below; Hallie Pell,) sororities, fraternities both professional and social, Church at ISU, Circle K International, Center for Community Engagement, Best Buddies, club soccer and many more. Anna Bartley| Indiana Statesman
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I have a bone to pick with labels
Joe Lippard
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Labels are useful, and we use them all the time. We ascribe certain properties to certain things, and labels help with that. They help with grouping things together. However, a big problem presents itself when people use labels to start grouping large swaths of other people together. This isn’t a new phenomenon; tribalism is older than written history. Even the Bible is an example of tribalism in action. Books of law like Deuteronomy or Leviticus lay out guidelines for keeping the ancient Jews a “pure” group, separate from the tribes surrounding them. It is even present in the New Testament; in his epistles, Paul distinguishes between “gentiles” and Jews, as well as setting up two opposing “tribes”: the “saved” and the “unsaved.” In other words, those who accept claims of Jesus’ divinity and those who don’t. Tribalism is rampant in our society today as well. Conservative, liberal, Republican, Democrat, feminist, snowflake, social justice warrior and many others are labels that are often forced upon someone without their consent. Do you think women are equal to men? You’re a feminist, according to some media outlets. Do you think that protesting a white nationalist speaking at your university is within your First Amendment rights? You’re a “sanctimonious, sensitive, supercilious snowflake,” according to Jeff Sessions this summer. And of course I’m not just talking about conservatives labeling liberals. Liberals do it too. Do you think there are biological differences between male and female humans that make them better at a few different things? That’s sexist, according to some. I’ve been labeled many things, myself. I’ve been called a snowflake, a feminist, a sexist, a racist and a gamer, all disdainfully. I was labeled an offensive term in high school just because I was gay. I’ve even been compared to Hitler before. And all of these come from people with whom I disagreed on one thing. Labels carry power with them, and we have to be careful about how much power we give them. Someone who is labeled a feminist is usually branded as a liberal who believes the gender pay gap is an issue, wants abortion to be legal and thinks all men in general as sexist. However, thinking that the pay gap isn’t a problem
doesn’t make someone not a feminist, just as thinking men and women are equal doesn’t necessarily make them a feminist. A gamer, since about 2013, has been characterized as a racist, sexist basement-dweller who only leaves for Dorito and Mountain Dew runs. This is because of “Gamergate,” a campaign originally interested in journalistic ethics that devolved into a harassment campaign against a handful of women. Now, if someone says, “I’m a gamer,” it carries all these negative connotations with it, and the term is used as an insult to describe that very specific minority of people who think harassing women because of a video game is okay. But a lot of people who get called “gamers” may simply really enjoy playing video games, and that, by itself, isn’t worth derision. For instance, one of my usernames has been “gamer2510” since I was 10. Now suddenly that name is a terrible username because a few people I had literally no involvement with decided to direct message certain women on Twitter. Now of course, none of this is to say that we shouldn’t call a spade a spade. If a man thinks that women should stay home as a homemaker because that’s a “woman’s job” and holds this general lowly opinion of women, he’s sexist. If a white woman thinks that Mexicans are inferior to white people, she’s racist. But it’s important to note that holding one view similar to a group of people does not necessarily make that person a part of that group. We also have to be careful to watch for rebranding of labels that are deemed offensive. “White nationalist” has become a bit of a buzzword for people who lean towards fascism and hold most of the same ideas as Germany in the late 1930s, for instance. In fact, “Nazi” is a label thrown around so frequently that even bringing Nazis up in a conversation will often be met with snorts and condescension, even after the rally in Charlottesville, where men marched with tiki torches and literally screamed Nazi slogans. And of course, because “white nationalists” didn’t murder 6 million Jews, it’s more socially acceptable to be called one — for now. The biggest problem with all these labels is the power that we give to them. Being labeled a racist is enough to get you fired from some jobs, for example. If a politician is labeled a white nationalist, regardless of whether or not that person is actually a white nationalist, it could be enough to sink any political campaign. If word gets out that a liberal was
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Editorial: Mr. President, please stop Googling yourself The Times Editorial Board Los Angeles Times (TNS) President Donald Trump fired off an angry Twitter broadside against Google before the sun rose Tuesday, accusing the search company of skewing its results in favor of “fake news” outlets at the expense of conservative ones. Relying on reporting from the right-of-center PJ Media site, Trump asserted that Google had “rigged” its search results to “shut out” stories about him from conservative and “fair media” outlets. He went on to broaden his accusation: “Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation-will be addressed!” Not long thereafter, Larry Kudlow, Trump’s top economic advisor, told reporters that “we’re taking a look at it.” It doesn’t take much of a look to recognize what’s going on here. Famously thin-skinned, Trump doesn’t like the barrage of criticism he’s getting online, much of delivered in the form of news and opinion pieces from the country’s mainstream media. So in addition to trying to discredit those outlets as “fake news,” he’s now trying to sow distrust in the search engine that leads people to them — and, worse yet, threatening to take action against them. Yet Trump has company on this issue. It’s become an article of faith in some conservative
circles that tech companies are warping their products and services to discriminate against conservatives. Among other pieces of evidence, these critics point to incidents on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter that, they argue, show companies disproportionately downgrading or blocking content from conservatives. For example, they allege that Twitter tweaked its search function to make it harder to find some conservatives’ feeds — an allegation that’s been convincingly debunked by multiple analysts. For its part, Google insists that its only goal is to deliver relevant search results, and that its engineers “never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment.” The company won’t say exactly how its continually updated search technology does work, however — that’s a closely guarded trade secret. Still, there’s an easy way to judge whether Google has, in fact, cleverly rigged its search engine to elevate bad news about the president over the hosannas of a grateful nation. Search for Trump news on another site — Microsoft’s Bing, say, or DuckDuckGo — and compare the results with Google’s. There will be differences on the margins, but the thrust will be the same. Most of the results will come from mainstream news outlets with large audiences. Users have to dig a little deeper to unearth links to smaller or more specialized sites. But will they bother? That’s one of the things that critics of the tech platforms assert: The vast majority of internet users rely on the short-
cuts that these platforms provide, and won’t bother to hunt for the stories and tweets — conservative, liberal or otherwise — that don’t get promoted. Research bears that out, at least for Google, where 95 percent of users don’t look past the first page of links. Don’t blame Google for that. If anything, it’s a sign of a worrisome lack of curiosity among internet users and an apparent disinterest in diverse information sources. Even if Google were making conservative outlets harder to find, that would be within its right as a private company. Like liberals, libertarians and know-nothings, conservatives are not a protected class. If Google did put a leftist spin on its search results, however, it would be doing its users a disservice and inviting competition from search engines promising unfiltered or even right-leaning results. Admittedly, Google’s search algorithm doesn’t rank sites purely on the basis of popularity and authenticity. European regulators fined the company more than $2.8 billion last year for favoring its own shopping service over competing comparison-shopping sites. But the company doesn’t claim to be neutral — it claims to offer results that are relevant, which tells users that it’s doing some kind of filtering. Some conservatives are calling on the government to use antitrust law against Google and other tech giants that dominate their markets. But Trump seems to be
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Editorial: Trump wants to update NAFTA? Great. Kill it? No thanks The Times Editorial Board Los Angeles Times (TNS) President Trump’s announcement Monday that he was replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement with a deal just with Mexico was, like so much of what comes out of the White House, as much posturing as policy. For starters, there is no deal with Mexico, at least not yet. There’s a “preliminary agreement in principle” by the two sides to update certain provisions of NAFTA, but Mexican officials said multiple times Monday that they have a non-trivial precondition: Canada must be on board too. Trump and other administration officials didn’t acknowledge as much Monday. Instead, Trump threatened to slap tariffs on more Canadian goods if our neighbor to the north didn’t accede to terms in short order. Second, if Canada does join in, the deal would look a lot like the old NAFTA regardless of what
it’s called. The changes agreed to by Mexico resemble what the Obama administration was pursuing through the Trans-Pacific Partnership — a trade deal with 11 mostly Asian countries that Trump abandoned — just with fewer partners. These include such steps as improving the stringency and enforceability of NAFTA’s labor standards (the original version didn’t have any — they were covered by a side deal); improving protections for copyright, patent and trademark holders; and setting standards for the treatment of content and services delivered online. Such updates are overdue, although it’s difficult to judge the actual terms of the new deal because few details have been released. Third, some of the provisions that have been outlined could do more harm than good to U.S. interests. A key focus for Trump has been increasing incentives in the trade pact for automakers to buy components for and build their vehicles in the United States. To
that end, the deal would require that, in order to avoid tariffs, 75 percent of each vehicle must be produced in the U.S. or Mexico, and that 40 percent to 45 percent of the components must be manufactured by workers making at least $16 an hour. But Jeffrey Schott, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, warned last week that such changes would actually hurt automakers throughout the region. “If the proposed NAFTA content rules force North American automakers to switch to higher priced local suppliers, and the added cost is more than the current import tariff, NAFTA will actually benefit importers by giving them a price advantage over North American production,” Schott wrote. Of course, the administration is considering a huge increase in tariffs on cars imported from outside the region, which could offset the increase in costs for those made in North America. But in that case, the burden would fall on car buyers in the
U.S., who would see their prices rise sharply. More important, using tariffs to win trade concessions hasn’t been a winning strategy in the past, and it’s even less likely to be sustainable now that the United States isn’t as economically dominant as it used to be. There are far more buyers around the world capable of taking Americans’ place today than there were 30 years ago. U.S. automakers, like many other manufacturers, adapted to the rise in competition from around the world by switching to global supply chains and, at times, shifting production outside the country. To the Trump administration, that’s a uniformly bad thing; any product not made in the U.S. represents a loss of U.S. jobs. But that ignores the other U.S. jobs created by the shift in production — for example, in logistics and product design — as well as the savings for consumers. There are a few provisions in the deal with Mexico that Canadian negotiators have previously rejected, spelling trouble for the
talks to come. One example: The tentative agreement would drop a provision that makes it easier for a NAFTA country to challenge trade barriers imposed by another NAFTA country. This proposal seems designed to let the Trump administration continue to try to bully its trading partners with unilateral tariffs, such as the ones on steel and aluminum imposed in the name of national security. Rather than threatening and bruising our trading partners, the United States would be better off joining them to raise standards around the world for labor, the environment, intellectual property, the treatment of government-owned businesses and other issues shaping global competition. That means improving NAFTA and embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, not undermining or flat-out rejecting multilateral deals. Having picked a global trade fight, Trump needs all the allies he can find.
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LABELS FROM PAGE 6 mean to a woman one time, suddenly that means that liberal is a “traitor” to their ideology, even if said incident was over a decade ago and the person has expressed remorse and changed. This is ridiculous. Tribalism does help in some ways. It makes it easier to find a support group that supports a specific thing. If a Muslim is having issues of some sort, she knows she can likely go to her place of worship to find other Muslims who will be able to support her in a way she finds comforting. This is true of almost anyone. We all have places we go when we need to hear what we want to hear. It doesn’t
TRUMP FROM PAGE 6 calling for something different: Using the power of government to change how Google’s technology works. Such a big-government solution, turning
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make us “snowflakes.” For some people, it’s Tumblr or a similar website. For others it’s an actual safe place to go, like a church. For a few people, it can even be a TV channel or a specific show, like Fox News or Sean Hannity. However, right now, I see more negative effects of tribalism than positive. It divides people. It makes people argue and get into shouting matches against best friends and family just because of one disagreement. It promotes an unhealthy “us vs. them” mentality. Everyone has a problem with tribalism, and we should really be trying to recognize when it happens and to minimize its negative effects.
Washington into a manipulator of search results, would be worse than the supposed problem it purports to solve. The president should stop Googling himself and pay more attention to the duties of his office.
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Sycamores ‘all in’ for 2018 season Garrett Short Reporter The Indiana State football team is just hours away from starting their 2018 season. Despite a bleak season last year, the Sycamores are ready to prove what they can do in their second season under Head Coach Curt Mallory. ISU has been using “All In” as their motto for a while, but in order to understand what it means to the team it’s important to remember what they’ve been up to for the last year. “To go 0-11 and to practice week in and week out, day in and day out, and come out here and practice the way they did—those guys were all in,” said Mallory. ISU had a few heartbreaking losses at the beginning of last season and never found traction to recover. The team kept working and their attitude remained stable in the summer. Now they have a clean slate and a new roster, which is plenty to be optimistic about. The Sycamores lost vital offensive contributors in starting running back LeMonte Booker, starting tight end Jacquet McClendon, and starting wide receiver Bob Pugh. The team brings senior running back Ja’Quan Keys back for 2018. Besides Keys, though, the team has a lot to prove on offense. The wide receiving corps is young, as is evidenced by sophomore Michael Thomas and redshirt freshman Dante Hendrix.
The defense is a far different story. Last year the team’s strength was on that side of the ball, but they spent too much time on the field. ISU returns All-MVFC Second Team member Jonas Griffith and Honorable Mention Katrell Moss as linebacker this season. Mallory, a defensive-minded coach, is happy to have depth and skill at the heart of his defense. “Any time I’ve been fortunate to be a part of a very good defense it always started in the middle,” said Mallory. “We feel our heart and soul is right there in the middle.” The defense got much stronger and deeper in the secondary over the past year. In fact, with new additions, Moss says that the secondary is the most improved part of the team. One of those additions is junior cornerback Denzel Bonner. Bonner transferred to ISU from East Mississippi Community College, the powerhouse school that was the center of the show “Last Chance U.” Bonner helped East Mississippi Community College win a national championship in 2017. The biggest addition to the team, literally, is also a “Last Chance U” player. Redshirt Junior Isaiah Edwards, nicknamed “Big Tuna,” stands at a towering six-foot seven-inches tall and is listed at 390 pounds. Edwards played at Independence Community College last season, which was featured on the Net-
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The entire football team at ISU is ready for a new season.
flix Series. Edwards will be the starting left guard for ISU, but it shouldn’t be too hard to pick him out from the stands. With junior college transfers
and players like Jamal Jones returning from injury, ISU has a much different team than last year. They get their first chance to prove themselves Thursday at
7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium as they take on Quincy under the lights.
Jalil Kilpatrick suits up for first Division I start as quarterback Garrett Short Reporter
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Jalil Kilpatrick in starting lineup for Indiana State Universities football team.
The Indiana State offense will have a new look this season and a new quarterback under center. The team lost numerous notable pieces from their offense last season, but perhaps nothing in sports compares to losing a quarterback. With their two leading receivers and their leading rusher from last year’s squad also gone, second year Head Coach Curt Mallory had an opportunity to create a new image of ISU football. Getting the keys to a new offense in week one is redshirt junior Jalil Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick transferred from Kilgore Community College in Texas where he split time in his final season before enrolling at ISU for the spring semester in 2018. Last year’s quarterback situation changed from game to game, depending on which player was performing better at the
time. ISU opens their season up against Division II opponent Quincy. After a season where the offense had troubles moving the chains, the Sycamores are hoping Kilpatrick and company can start off the season hot and carry some momentum into a tough week two matchup with Louisville. Kilpatrick has been at ISU since January, so he has had some time to process Mallory’s hopes for him under center, but he has still had to make some adjustments. Mallory and offensive coordinator Jeff Hecklinski run a pro-style offense that is less about quarterbacks running and more about them being a pocket passer. “It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be,” said Kilpatrick, a Detroit native. “The coaches did a good job of forming my athletic ability and things I do well and putting it within the offense so adjusting wasn’t that hard.” Mallory is happy about the
strides his quarterback has made and is excited about using Kilpatrick’s athleticism when he can. “We knew he was going to be athletic and we knew he could throw it,” said Mallory. “He’s just gotten better each and every day.” Kilpatrick has never played in a Division I football game before. Even though he is combining the first-game-of-the-year nerves with a new, elevated talent level, Kilpatrick isn’t worried about being nervous for his first game in an ISU uniform. “This is my first D-I game and I’m very excited to play in it. Of course there is going to be some nervous energy but I feel like that will go away after the first play,” said Kilpatrick. “I’m just excited to go out and execute and have fun.” Kilpatrick and ISU kickoff the 2018 season against Quincy this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Cross country seeking another successful season Andrew Doran Sports Editor This weekend, our Sycamore Cross-Country team will head to Oxford, OH to compete in the first meet of the season in the Miami Opener. The women’s team pushed their limits to the sky last year as they finished exceptionally well in the Great Lakes Regional. The women placed a whopping 13th, led by Sycamore graduate Taylor Austin. The men’s team had a great season too, but did not come out on top. The men ended the season in 18th place. Even though it might not have been what they had imagined, the team still had a successful year despite the hiccup at regionals. Over the summer, yet another Sycamore head coach has been inducted into the famous USTFCCCA Coaches Hall of Fame. John McNichols, who is one of the most
respected and talented coaches ISU has ever seen, will be inducted in December 18th of this year. In his career he was named MVC Coach of the year 23 times. Through all the years he coached, a total of 456 student athletes were named track champions. After last year’s successes, and Hall of Fame coach McNichols‘ induction, the Sycamores have a lot moving for them as a program. As the Sycamore 2018 team is looking for yet another successful year, it appears that they are already well on their way. In the USTFCCCA Preseason Regional Rankings, the men’s cross country will be starting the season off at #11. Alongside them, the women’s cross-country team will be entering right behind them at #12. With both teams beginning the year at such a high preseason ranking, it should only give the team that much more confidence as they travel this weekend for the season
opener. That being said, after the men’s team suffered a tough loss at the Great Lakes Regional, they should enter Friday with high intensity if they want to prove their skill and toughness. This season, two important returning runners will come back for the Sycamores. Senior runner Akis Medran, looks to end his career on a high note after finishing 57th place in the regional last year. Alongside Medran, is sophomore Isaac Bentz, who finished 97th in the regional to end the year. Both Medran and Bentz are looking to pave the way for the Sycamores this year along with Ryan Cash and Cam Trout. As the men are seeking great performances this season, the women also have high hopes and goals for their 2018 campaign. Even though they did lose a great amount of talent when Austin left, the team is still thriving with the #12 preseason poll spot. Sycamore returning
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runner Brooke Moore, who is in her Junior year, is looking for a successful comeback, as she did not compete last year. However, Alli Workman, Megan Doty, and Jessi Conley are seeking another good year after all three finished in
the top 100 in the last year’s Great Lakes Regional. Assistant Head Coach Kyle Walsh thinks his team will do even better than the rankings suggest. Even though both teams both placed top 15 in the region,
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Walsh has high hopes. As the cross-country team starts to prepare and head out to Oxford for the Miami Open, the team is set and ready to go for another great season.