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Derek Hough gets ISU crowd on their feet Lauren Rader Reporter
Indiana State welcomed Derek Hough, professional choreographer, ballroom dancer, and actor, to campus for his book tour on Feb.18. His book, Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion, explains his journey through dance and how it creates positivity and confidence in his partners and himself. As soon as Hough came out on stage, the crowd went absolutely crazy with screams and happiness. He started to engage and get personal with the crowd from beginning to end. The auditorium filled up over an hour before the speaker was even supposed to come out. The people in the audience ranged from students to fans who have been watching him for years. Hough’s book was on sale in the lounge for fans to buy, and eventually get signed by him after his talk. “I’m excited to hear something new. I’m not really that familiar with his story, but I do know who he is and I’m excited to hear his take and view on life,” sophomore Emily Crouch said. “It’s important to be able to go out there and learn about different things no matter what major you’re pursuing or what you’re studying. It’s good to go and put yourself out there, and to experience different things.” She later joined him for a dance that pumped up the crowd. He got the crowd excited by asking fun questions and telling them to scream at the top of their lungs. He did little activities that included standing up and smiling at the ceiling. He demonstrated how to feel good in the moment you are in right now. While the crowd was standing and showing big smiles, he told them to try to make themselves depressed and they were
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Critically acclaimed dancer Derek Hough, visited Indiana State through the Speaker Series in Tilson Auditorium on Feb. 18.
unable to. He explained how just changing your posture and facial expressions can change your mood. He dove into his personal life and his experiences to relate back to all the information he wrote about in his book. Hough spent the majority of the time answering questions and connecting with all who attended. One person asked what confidence means to him. “What does confidence mean to me? Wow, okay. It’s hard because you want to say something that doesn’t sound Hallmark-y. You think about confidence and hallmark-y sayings and the things you
hear. The reason they sound that way is because they are true. We hear these things over and over again and sometimes we take them for granted, like ‘Believe in yourself ’, Right?” Hough said. “Then you ask yourself, ‘Why am I snubbing that?’ Maybe it’s because you’ve heard it so many times? Because you’ve tried and it hasn’t worked? For me, what keeps me confident, is knowing that I’m enough. And what does that mean?” Hough went on to explain the time he won Dancing with the Stars for the third time and had won many other awards. He explained the emptiness he felt after fo-
cusing everything on earning these superficial accomplishments. He explained that he “equated success with love,” and how he had to find himself again after feeling that emptiness. Hough shared his lows and his failures in a way that the audience could relate to their own lives. He connected with the audience by taking questions and sharing his experiences. This relaxed environment helped make the crowd feel comfortable. He made people even more comfortable by calling a few people on stage to dance. Hough showed how dance can create positivity in our lives. “We were meant to move, and when we do, something happens in our bodies. It feels like we’re reclaiming apart of ourselves that’s primal,” Hough said. He demonstrated this statement with an excited, energetic push to get the crowd moving. Many got up and danced with them. After his presentation, there was a meet and greet where Hough signed autographs and took pictures with hundreds of fans. If the line went outside, it would have stretched to Federal Hall. Everyone was talking about how excited they were to see him face-to-face, and shared their experiences with him. Many hearts were touched by this experience. The line took almost two hours and thirty minutes to get through. Hough created a vibrant atmosphere for anyone who attended. He constantly said “Where focus goes, energy flows”, and the message was shared by many after the event. Hough was vulnerable to the crowd and it created a positivity and light through each fan. He instilled a message that will be remembered at ISU for a very long time.
A new look on our environment and us Nicole Nunez Reporter
To help captivate a wide variety of issues and ideas during Black History Month, the Office of Sustainability held their second speaker series of Taboo Topics this semester: Environmental Racism. The event was held this past Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the African American Culture Center and hosted by Anthony Rogers-Wright. “This one is environmental racism, it is part of black history month. Anthony has been working in the field for many years and that’s why we decided to bring him in,” said Sustainability Coordinator of the Office of Sustainability Nicholas McCreary. “I doubt anyone knows what environmental racism is and it’s an area and issue that covers so many different disciplines and interest areas… it covers everything
from social justice to environmentalism and I guarantee it will change your mind about something.” Anthony Rogers-Wright is a social justice activist from New York City. He has been working all around the country in environmentalism and social justice for the past twelve years. Rogers-Wright discussed a largely unknown, but very important topic called environmental racism. This is essentially the idea that issues, such as climate change, wildfires, and hurricanes, effect people differently based on their race and class status. Many controversial ideas were spoken on including ghettoization, red lining, and ‘natural’ disasters. Rogers-Wright spoke on creating a regenerative economy, one that is not capitalistic but creates sustainable energy and resources that do not harm the earth or
the working class. He has been working with a coalition and on a new project called Regeneration Proclamation. The goal of this project is to “emancipate” farmers through regenerative agriculture. The Office of Sustainability, the Office of Multicultural Services and Programs, the Office of Multidisciplinary Studies hosts three speaker series a semester. “The event is part of the speaker series that we have called taboo topics,” said McCreary. “We do three a semester and each one is a different topic and we bring a speaker in who is an expert in the area. All of the topics have to be what we call like ‘taboo’- something that you wouldn’t feel super comfortable talking to your grandma about.” The main thing McCreary wishes students understand is “that climate change is a lot more than just the world warming.”
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Students watch Anthony Rogers-Wright speak about environmental racism on Feb. 19.
Can Bernie Sanders re-create the magic? Vermont senator joins 2020 Democratic race Evan Halper
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
The return of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to presidential politics this week will test how much the Democratic Party has truly shifted to the left as well as gauge the resilience of a self-proclaimed democratic socialist candidate whose message has changed little even as the political landscape around him has shifted. Sanders plunged into the 2020 race Tuesday with a campaign video recapping many of the promises of his 2016 effort: Medicare for all, free college tuition for all and the dismantling of what he calls the rigged economy favoring the wealthy. But he did so at a time other candidates in the race — many of whom rode his coattails to progressive prominence — are modulating their visions for expanding government and increasing taxes on the rich. “We began the political revolution in the 2016 campaign, and now it’s time to move that revolution forward,” Sanders said in a radio interview. He described President Donald Trump as a “pathological liar,” adding, “I also
think he is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a xenophobe, somebody who is gaining cheap political points by trying to pick on minorities, often undocumented immigrants.” The Democratic Party has clearly moved at least partway toward Sanders in the last couple of years. At the same time, however, the candidates drawing overflow crowds in New Hampshire over Presidents Day weekend were hardly rushing to follow the same path Sanders used en route to a 22-percentage-point victory in the state over Hillary Clinton. “The people of New Hampshire will tell me what’s required to compete in New Hampshire, but I will tell you I am not a democratic socialist,” California Sen. Kamala Harris said Monday. Her comments came soon after Sen. Amy Klobuchar, answering questions during a CNN town hall, said, “I am not for free four-year college for all, no.” “If I was a magic genie and could give that to everyone, and we could afford it, I would,” she added. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the candidate who is probably closest to Sanders ideologically, has also carefully
avoided his “socialist” label, saying she favors “capitalism with serious rules.” Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas, who is weighing his own run and draws support from many young voters, much as Sanders did, has also been reaffirming that he is a capitalist. Sanders is in a very different race than the one he nearly upended in 2016, when he was the only progressive in a tiny field led by Clinton. This time around, several other candidates will vie to represent the party’s left, and many progressives, including some former prominent supporters of his, are skeptical that Sanders is best suited to carry their mantle. But his sustained popularity in early voting states, massive network of small donors and powerhouse digital operation, including a social media network far larger than that of any Democrat, give Sanders big advantages as the race gets underway. “He’s got a very strong, loyal following,” said Joe Trippi, who has advised campaigns for several major Democrats. “It makes him somebody the rest of the field has to take very seriously, and who has a better shot than many of them at emerging as one of the three or four who actually competes
long term for the nomination.” The transformative campaign the 77-year-old ran in the last presidential cycle drew masses of disaffected voters, including many millennials, to politics. The senator’s plans for expanding government, especially in guaranteeing health coverage, and his excoriations of the wealth of the richest Americans are now embedded in the Democratic Party’s platform. As much as he changed the party’s positions, Sanders’ bigger impact may have been in proving the viability of a new model for how to sustain a campaign. He unleashed a small-donor revolution that enabled him to raise unprecedented amounts without taking a dime from corporate political action committees or getting trapped in the relentless cycle of big-dollar fundraisers. Some 2.5 million Americans gave to him in the last presidential cycle. His invocation of the size of the average donation — $27 — became a staple of his campaign rallies, which routinely drew audiences that dwarfed those at events held by Clinton. More than 1.4 million people came out to
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Gun control bills proliferate in Congress, state legislatures Justine McDaniel
The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
Efforts by advocates to push gun control legislation in state legislatures and the new Congress have led to a flurry of bills that sponsors say are aimed at reducing shootings, suicides and domestic violence, along with other proposals that call for expanding gun rights. Several gun control bills were introduced in Congress last week to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which a former student killed 17 people and wounded 17 others. “We are now at the point where at least one house can move these measures,” Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., said at a telephone town hall meeting with CeaseFirePA last Thursday. “We’ve got to work like hell to get the United States Senate to do more work on the issue.” While it is likely the U.S. House will be able to pass gun control bills with its Democratic majority, there are very low chances that the Senate’s Republican leadership will give any a vote; likewise, House Democrats would likely stymie any gun rights expansions. The House leadership’s top priority is a universal background checks bill, which was passed out of committee last week, and which members of Congress believe has the best chance of any proposal — if still slim — of getting a vote in the Senate. Earlier this month, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on gun violence, the first in the chamber in nearly a decade. Other measures echo bills introduced, and in some cases passed, in state legislatures from Pennsylvania to California. Some have been pitched in past sessions. They include proposals to: — Raise the age to purchase semiautomatic assault rifles to 21. — Establish extreme risk protection orders, which allow family members to ask a court to temporarily remove firearms
from people who may be at risk of harming themselves or others. — Prevent known domestic abusers or stalkers from possessing firearms. — Prohibit semiautomatic weapons through an assault weapons ban. — Prohibit the use and manufacture of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. — Regulate semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15 under the National Firearms Act, which requires the registration of certain types of weapons with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. — Regulate pistols that can fire armor-piercing bullets under the National Firearms Act. — Establish and expand criminal offenses for trafficking firearms or straw purchasing. — Repeal restrictions on tracing gun data and create a coordiCarline Jean | Sun Sentinel | TNS nated national research program on gun violence, ownership, use Julie Bermudez, with Miramar Police, holds a candle during a candlelight vigil at Miramar City Hall in reand trafficking. memberance of the 17 lives lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2018. — Appropriate funds to the Centers for Disease Control and expand gun rights is a concealed Prevention to study gun vio- carry reciprocity bill, which lence. would allow anyone who legally — Require safe storage of fire- carries a concealed firearm to arms in homes. possess it in any other state that — Require safe storage of fire- allows concealed carry. arms by dealers and manufactur“Since state borders shouldn’t ers. restrict constitutional rights, Extreme-risk protection order this legislation ensures people laws, which have been successful who are legally entitled to carry in states including Maryland and a concealed firearm in one state Indiana in reducing suicide in can also carry in another state as particular, have garnered some long as they respect the laws of bipartisan support and could be- any other state they visit,” said come a prominent policy issue in Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. the gun control debate. Rep. BriHouse Republicans have an Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., sponsored brought back a proposal to ease that bill and a bill expanding restrictions on silencers and domestic violence abuse protec- eliminate federal silencer registions. tration records, which had been “Giving family members and up for consideration before the cohabitants the right to petition a October 2017 shooting of huncourt to have a firearm removed dreds at a country music festival from someone found to be dan- in Las Vegas. A Senate bill would gerous should not be controver- prohibit federal funding of state sial,” Fitzpatrick said in a state- firearm ownership databases. ment last week, when the bill Another measure would allow Stephen M. Doweell | Orlando Sentinel | TNS was introduced. “This process an established excise tax on fireprotects Second Amendment arm purchases more flexibility UCF student Aly Justice weeps during a candlelight vigil at Memory rights by ensuring due-process to be used for establishing or Mall on the UCF campus in Orlando, Fla., in commemoration of the rights are respected during the expanding public target shoot- one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman judicial process.” ing ranges, including on federal Douglas High School. The vigil was attended by hundreds on ThursAmong measures that would land. day, Feb. 14, 2019.
Israel aims to be the 4th nation to land on the moon in historic SpaceX launch Chabeli Herra
Orlando Sentinel (TNS)
Israel is heading to the moon. And if it’s successful, the small nation of about 9 million will only be the fourth to successfully deliver a robotic lander to the lunar surface — after the heavyweights of China, Russia and the United States. The mission has been long and the road arduous for Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL, which has, in some iteration or another, been working on the concept of a lunar lander for nearly a decade. Now, that work culminates Thursday evening, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch from complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with SpaceIL’s lander in tow. The 32-minute launch window opens at 8:45 p.m. From the beginning, the goal for SpaceIL was to induce an “Apollo effect,” capturing the imaginations of the next generation of scientists in Israel, and encouraging kids to enter into the fields of science, engineering, technology and math, much like the Apollo missions in the U.S. did in the 1960s. “This mission is a source of inspiration for people around the world, and we are looking forward to making history and watching as the Israeli flag joins superpowers Russia, China and the United States on (the) moon,” said philanthropist and businessman Morris Kahn, SpaceIL’s president, who has contributed $40 million in financing to the project. SpaceIL’s mission began in earnest in 2009, when founders Yariv Bash, Kfir Damari and Yonatan Winetraub registered for Google’s Lunar X Prize — a moon race to build and land a commercial lunar spacecraft. The first competitors to do it would win a $20 million firstplace prize.
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A rendering of SpaceIL’s lunar lander, Beresheet. It’s scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket onFebruary 21, 2019, from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. They founded SpaceIL in 2011, and in 2015 scored a launch contract with SpaceX. SpaceIL was later named one of five finalists for the prize, along with Cape Canaveral-based Moon Express. But as the competition wore on, it became apparent that none of the companies were going to be able to meet the deadline to land on the moon, and so Google ultimately scrapped the competition in March 2018. But SpaceIL and partner Israel Aerospace Industries pushed ahead, surviving financial challenges to complete the lander. In addition to Kahn, Dr. Miriam Adelson, an Israeli-American doctor and philanthropist, and her husband, casino magnate and investor Sheldon Adelson, have contributed $24 million to keep the lunar lander soaring. “It is high time that the Jewish people and the State of Israel achieved this immortal milestone,” the Adelsons said in a news release. “In religion and ethics, science and scholarship, we have long reached
for the stars; now we are rightfully reaching the moon.” In honor of that milestone, SpaceIL named the $100 million spacecraft Beresheet, Hebrew for “in the beginning.” It’s small, weighing about 350 pounds without fuel and standing about 5 feet tall and 6.5 feet wide. And it still has a complicated journey ahead. The SpaceX mission, which has other payloads onboard, is highly complex. About 30 minutes after the launch, when the rocket is about 37,000 miles from Earth’s surface, Beresheet will disengage from the Falcon 9. The trip to the moon will take about two months, with the craft gradually orbiting Earth in larger ellipticals until it’s close enough to the moon that it can ignite its engines and reduce its speed to be picked up by the moon’s gravity. Scientists at Israel Aerospace Industries’ facility in Yehud, Israel — about 10 miles southeast of Tel
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American Airlines offers helicopter rides, private lounges for super VIPs Hugo Martin
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
American Airlines has just banished two of the most annoying aspects of flying out of Los Angeles International Airport: traffic gridlock and the long security screening line. But it won’t be cheap. In the latest effort by the airline industry to cater to wellheeled travelers, the world’s largest air carrier launched a super VIP package Tuesday that includes a helicopter ride to LAX and security clearance at a cushy private lounge, with a Cadillac sedan ready to zip you to your plane. American is offering a similar deal in New York. All that pampering can add more than $1,700 to the price of an airline ticket. The package, known as Five Star Service, is part of an arms race among the nation’s biggest carriers to win over business travelers and wealthy leisure jet-setters who generate the lion’s share of airline revenues. “Whatever they can do to get a celebrity or premium business traveler to spend thousands of dollars on a flight, it’s worth doing,” said Seth Kaplan, editor of Airline Weekly, an industry publication. The upscale offerings are becoming more and more elaborate as demand for air travel has surged and consumer confidence has climbed. But such swanky features might not last if the country hits another economic slump, Kaplan said. “These are the kinds of things you do when times are good,” he said. In May, United Airlines announced a deal that lets passengers get access to Private Suite, the private terminal on the outskirts of LAX where VIPs can check in for a flight, relax in luxury, clear security and get whisked to the plane in a new BMW sedan without having to go into an airport terminal and rub elbows with the common folk. Over the last few years, United Airlines, Delta and American have all started offering premier travelers chauffeured Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Cadillac cars to make connections at LAX. Delta Air Lines, which operates a private curbside entrance for VIP travelers and celebrities at LAX, launched a $1.9-billion renovation in 2017 to its LAX terminals. In 2021, the airline plans to unveil a new swanky Sky Club lounge to serve its premium passengers and top loyalty reward members. Earlier this month, United said it plans to add more than 1,600 United Polaris business class pods — featuring lie-flat seats and Saks Fifth Avenue bedding — and United First seats to nearly 250 international and domestic aircraft. Under American’s Five Star add-on package, fliers can grab a seat on a chartered helicopter that takes off from Van Nuys Airport, Santa Monica Airport or the rooftop of a parking garage near the Los Angeles Convention Center. Once the helicopter lands at LAX, the passengers will be
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indianastatesman.com SANDERS CONT. FROM PAGE 1 see him. If Sanders this time around raises only half the $228 million he did in his last run, he’d have a war chest most of the other candidates could only envy. Sanders is well-positioned to get there, said Nicco Mele, director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, who helped run the pioneering
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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 • Page 3 digital operation for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential bid. “It is a big number,” Mele said, “but the easiest way to get there is through people who have already invested in you, and for them it is not that much money they are contributing.” The question hanging over Sanders now is whether his moment has passed. “This is not 2016,” said Ray
Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. “His argument now is not the message; it’s, ‘I’m the best person to deliver the message.’” In its launch video, the Sanders campaign emphasizes how the progressive policies others tout started with him. As Sanders wins points with voters for his unyielding conviction and message clarity, pieces of his agenda could unnerve
primary voters who are particularly focused on finding a winning candidate to put up against Trump. Americans like many of the ideas Sanders proposes — at least in the abstract — but they get skittish when presented with the costs and other fine print. The independent senator’s rivals appear to have taken note of that and have embraced some of his slogans while leaving themselves room to tinker with how
the programs are defined. Sanders doesn’t. Sanders faces some other difficulties, as well. Some of the activists who helped propel his campaign in 2016 have expressed ambivalence this time, as have some of the influential celebrities and politicians who once rallied behind him.
photos of the surface and measuring the magnetic field at its landing site. And that’s where it’ll stay — until someday, perhaps, Israeli astronauts can retrieve it. Stored inside is a totem to the nation: A time capsule in the form of three disks containing Israeli artifacts such as its Proclamation of Independence, national songs and drawings by Israeli children. “At SpaceIL we hope that the next generation of engineers and
scientists will be able to bring Beresheet back to Earth,” the company said. Also taking the trip Despite its historical significance, Beresheet is not the primary payload on the journey. In a rideshare agreement arranged by mission management company Spaceflight, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will also be shuttling a telecommunications satellite for the South East Asia region built by Palo Alto, California-based
SSL. The Indonesian Nusantara Satu satellite will provide data, Internet and video connection throughout Indonesia. A second small satellite for the U.S. Air Force Research Lab called S5 will also go to geosynchronous transfer orbit with a mission to test space situational awareness technologies. After Beresheet detaches from the Falcon 9, the two stilettos will head to geostationary orbit, with the Air Force satellite detaching
before they reach their final position. As of Tuesday morning, the weather is looking good for a Thursday launch attempt. According to the Air Force’s 45th Weather Squadron, weather is 80 percent “go” for launches on Thursday or Friday, in the case of a scrub. On both days, the biggest worry is a thick layer of clouds. To watch the launch live, follow SpaceX on YouTube or SpaceIL on Facebook.
AMERICAN AIRLINES FROM PAGE 2 driven in a Cadillac either to the off-site Private Suite facility for security screening or to the airline’s upscale Flagship First Check-in at Terminal 4, where VIPs can handle all those mundane check-in and screening chores before hanging out in the airline’s premium lounge. The helicopter flight must be booked through a charter service called Blade. Then American picks up the Five Star package customer in a Cadillac for the ride from the helicopter pad at LAX. The helicopter ride to LAX could add up to $1,350 to the price of a flight on American Airlines. In addition, American Airlines charges $350 for the Cadillac ride from the chopper to the carrier’s luxury facilities at Terminal 4. There is a separate charge of $1,200 per couple to have the Cadillac drive the fliers to Private Suite to get access to its private screening. “The No. 1 pain point of traveling from New York City and Los Angeles to the airports is traffic,” Blade Chief Executive Rob Wiesenthal said in a statement. “Our Blade airport transfer product turns an hour-and-a-half drive into a helicopter flight that’s five to seven minutes.”
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Meet your fellow ISU Sycamores
Dossier by Cheyenne Fauquher Photos by Anna Bartley
Freshman Name: Mark Kirkpatrick Birthday: January 6, 2000 Hometown: Marion, IN Major: Criminalology Live in the city or country: City Order in or go out: Order in
Sophomore Name: Gracie Horvath Birthday: May 8, 1999 Hometown: Greenville, IN Major: Athletic training Live in the city or country: Country Order in or go out: Go out Junior Name: Tessa Williams Birthday: March 4, 1998 Hometown: Fowler, IN Major: Art with 2D concentration Live in the country or city: Country Order in or go out: Order in Senior Name: Collin Markle Birthday: December 23, 1996 Hometown: Hamford, California Major: Mechanical Engineering Live in the city or country: Country Order in or go out: Go out
Exclusive and lighthearted Q&A with Derek Hough Alexiandria Truby Features Editor
The communication department of ISU held an exclusive Q/A session on Monday, Feb. 18 with Derek Hough prior to his performance in Tilson Auditorium. The event was originally overbooked but luckily there was enough space in the room for all to sit. The group was casually discussing classes and daily life when suddenly Hough strolled into the room unannounced. Jaws dropped and he shot a wide smile to everyone. “Oh hey, was I not supposed to come in yet?” Hough said. The room filled with laughter and the star left the room and said we could try it again. Jennifer Mullen, a professor of the communication department, introduced him properly, explaining a bit about his book and his accomplishments on “Dancing with the Stars” and “World of Dance.” “How are you guys doing? You guys good? Awesome, nice, you’re all smart, brilliant, beautiful, lovely,” Hough said. He jumped right in and asked what questions we had for him. Q: What is your favorite dance to do and teach? A: I guess it depends. So for me, dancing and different dance styles depend on sort of how I feel. So like jive is like fun and energetic right? I’d be bouncing around. The rumba is like slow
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Derek Hough met with ISU communication students and dance minors in a Q/A session Monday, Feb. 18 before his Speaker Series later the same evening.
and romantic… and super weird when you have to do it with your sister. My first tour they were like ‘alright Derek, you’re going to dance with your sister and the first dance you’re going to do of all the dances is the rumba’ and I’m like what the heck? So we changed the intentions so it was
more of a caring type of love. But also, when I hear music, I see color. So when I choreograph and when I’m teaching a dance it’s like the color I see kind of dictates the moves I create to that song and it depends on who I’m teaching as well. A member of the audience
was nodding along and Hough picked up on this. “He knows what’s up, he legit was going like * Hough danced.* Do you dance, brother?” Hough said. “No, I don’t,” the audience member said. The audience laughed along with Hough at the
response. “It’s funny actually when people say they don’t dance because I believe that it’s primal. So like for a toddler, right, like a little baby, before it crawls or walks, I have like forty nieces and nephews right, like so many, but when you turn the music on they start doing this… you know, bobbing? I just believe it’s in our DNA. It’s almost like we have to unlearn dancing. We think ‘well, I can’t dance like that person’ or ‘I’m not coordinated’ and you don’t have to be a professional but just moving and having that freedom is liberating,” Hough says. “It can be about discovering and reclaiming something in yourself.” Q: I find that people come in to learn how to dance but they’re really coming in for more than just learning. Can you talk about that a bit? A: There’s a study, I can’t think of the name right now so you can fact check me, where they found that ballroom dancing actually prevents Dementia and it’s not only good for brain activity because it’s also about being social. You’re practicing so many parts of your brain. There are so many things happening and it’s way more than just learning a cha-cha. So much is happening that you don’t even realize. Hough pulled on the group’s heartstrings talking about how he was “beaten to a pulp at six
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ISU student displays love for university on Redbubble Lauren Rader Reporter
Ashlyn Hendrix, a member of Chi Omega, has done something special with her love of creating. She decided to share her art and love for Indiana State University with the world by selling ISU themed stickers on Redbubble. Redbubble is a popular website that is a global market for artists to sell their work. You can purchase t-shirts, phone cases, and most popular to students, stickers. Laptop stickers are one big way college students express themselves all around the world. Stickers are put on laptops to represent and showcase who they are as a person and a student. So how does someone get a sticker for sale on the Redbubble site?“I submit my designs to Redbubble and for the most part, they are all approved. However, sometimes I will get an email letting me know that a company has claimed my work as their own, and then it will be removed from Redbubble,” Hendrix said. “There are ways that I could petition the company to get my artwork reinstated but because this is just sort of a hobby to me, I don’t pursue it. Because Redbubble is such a large retailer, it’s hard to police everyone, so some people won’t get ‘copyright claimed.’ It’s no fun when my art gets removed, but I’m not losing money over it so it doesn’t bother me too much.”
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Copyright is a big deal in the art world because no one wants others to take credit for their work. Redbubble has a user agreement that they take into serious consideration if any copyright laws are broken. They have to keep their company safe against any lawsuits that could come about, because each artist submits original work.
There are many platforms on which an artist can create his or her work. Hendrix used Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, two popular platforms among graphic designers and artists. “I want to do more stickers that ISU students would find relatable. I’ve had a good amount of interest in the stickers that say “Roll Trees”, and I think that is because it’s somewhat of an inside joke to Sycamores,” Hendrix said. “I’d love to do some designs relating to George’s, the Fountain, and other things that are unique about Indiana State.” Artists can create anything they would like, with permission, and make them as specific as they want. As neat as someone may find the work, art is not usually a great source of income. “So far I have earned a whopping $1.46 from my stickers, which I know isn’t much, but I haven’t ever been paid for my art before so I think it’s pretty cool,” Hendrix said. “I earn about $0.26 off of each sticker. I try to keep the markup as low as possible because I get that college students don’t have unlimited sticker funds.” This shows the loves she has for designing, and making her artwork available for other students to enjoy. Hendrix shows that for her and many others, it’s about the love of the craft and not the payment. To find her stickers, look up Indiana State University on Redbubble and find designs by Ahend1.
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Mardi Gras themed BINGO set for Tuesday before the “Fat” one Come out for a Mardi Gras-inspired night full of fun, food, and BINGO on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at the Wabash Activity Center located at 300 S 5th St, Terre Haute, IN 47807 from 7-9 p.m. (EST). Cost to attend this event is $5 for community members and $3 for students who present their student ID. Proceeds from the event will be donated to The Swope Art Museum. Participants can expect to play 10 games and 10 prizes are up for grabs. Celebrity guest, Jon Swaner from WTHI News, will be the emcee for the evening. Executive Director of the Wabash Activity Center, Michelle “Bree” Inman, is excited to provide the facility for the event that supports a great cause. “We are excited to able to help support this great cause. The arts foster creativity, goodness, and beauty. The arts help us express our values, build bridges between cultures,” Bree said.
HOUGH CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 different schools” and how excited he is to see the new understanding and appreciation for dance that has developed in the past ten years. He also encouraged the group to “just go for it” because “someday leads to a town of nowhere.” Hough stayed after questions to take photos and sign autographs for everyone in the room while also making meaningful conversations with some. “I just wanted to tell you that your words really meant a lot to me. I’ve been
Community members are encouraged to wear Mardi Gras inspired swag including a fun mask, and all guests will receive a strand of beads as a souvenir. A prize for having the “best mask” is also up for grabs. The Swope Art Museum is a wonderful gem in our community. Jennifer Mullen, community advocate and supporter of The Swope notes, “we are so grateful that the Wabash Activity Center is allowing their space for a fun event that supports fellowship and supports the arts.” Payments for the bingo event will be cash only at the door. Raffle tickets will also be available for purchase for $10; winners can potentially win $1000 worth of food from great local Terre Haute restaurants, including J. Fords Black Angus, Stables Steakhouse, Umi Grill, and Piloni’s Italian Restaurant. For more information about the Swope Art Museum, visit their website at www. swope.org
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having a really rough week and this really helped,” said senior Anna Bartley. Hough put his hand on Bartley’s shoulder and said that he was really sorry to hear that and asked how she was doing now. The two shared a moment of vulnerability and he signed an autograph for Bartley’s family member. “Seeing and interacting with him tonight honestly helped me so much,” said Bartley. Hough made certain that he used this one on one time to make connections with the students and left a big impression on many who attended.
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Rethink pink and the tampon tax Erin Bradshaw Columnist
Let’s say Hannah walks into the hygiene section of Wal-Mart. She’s on the hunt for a new razor because hers became dull. As she’s searching for a razor, she notices all the men’s razors are dark colors such as black and blue, while the women’s razors are pink and purple. She also notices the price difference between the “male” razors and “female” razors from the exact same brand. Why are mine more expensive? She asks herself. Well Hannah, it’s because of the Pink Tax. The Pink Tax is gender-based pricing that generally upcharges women’s products. It isn’t even necessarily a tax; it is charging women more simply because businesses can. They figure if their packaging is more sparkly and vibrant than the men’s, that means that can charge a dollar or even more for the exact same product. For example, a five pack of Schick Hydro cartridges in purple packaging cost $18.49, whereas the same product but in blue cost $14.99. However, this isn’t just razors. It also includes hair care, toys for children, and other personal care items. Many think the Pink Tax involves feminine products such as tampons, but that is a whole other sector. There’s also the “tampon tax”
that refers to the taxes placed on feminine hygiene items. You would think that considering menstrual cycles are not preventable, there wouldn’t be a tax or even a price at all. In Indiana, we have tampon and pink tax, but BBQ sunflower seeds don’t have a sales tax. This shows that many view feminine hygiene products as a luxury item instead of a necessity. Personally, I don’t deem BBQ sunflower seeds a necessity. Since sales tax is state legislature, it is up to our state government to remove the tax for feminine products. As of right now, there are only around nine states that do not have either of these taxes. That still leaves over 200 million women who are taxed for something that isn’t preventable. The lingering question is, why has it taken so many years for this to be a topic of conversation? The realistic answer is that before 2019, most of our legislatures didn’t menstruate. In 2016, a city council woman of NYC said “they’re as necessary as toilet paper”, when the city voted to make feminine products free in schools, shelters, and jails. Many states are now starting to vote in having free products in school. This could greatly benefit young women in poverty stricken areas who maybe cannot afford these products. One person uses roughly between $10,000$14,000 tampons in their lifetime. That is only counting on two aspects of a period: that your flow is light, and you’re fine with buying cheaply made products. Many of these cheaply made products are terribly uncomfortable and I don’t know about you,
When police use too much Force Stephen L. Carter
Bloomberg News (TNS)
What constitutes the use of excessive force by police? Here’s a worrisome story about something that apparently doesn’t — not, at least, according to a decision earlier this month by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On the morning of Jan. 1, 2013, a police officer in Mankato, Minnesota, found a man named Andrew Layton asleep on the floor of a supermarket “in the fetal position with a jacket pulled over his head.” When the officer tried to wake him, Layton “responded aggressively.” The officer knocked him to the ground and knelt on his back, holding him down as he kicked and thrashed. Other officers soon arrived. As Layton continued to struggle on the ground, one of the officers (here and throughout, these are the court’s descriptions) “used knee strikes on Layton’s shoulder and knelt on Layton’s back” and “struck Layton’s right arm up to six times with a closed fist.” Others held down Layton’s head, arms and legs. One officer “deployed her taser twice in drivestun mode against Layton’s thigh.” Finally the police got him cuffed and added leg restraints. They added a mask, because he was spitting. Deciding that Layton must be “methed out,” they called an ambulance — not to take him to the hospital, but to take him to jail “because using the squad car would require removal of Layton’s restraints.” The paramedics arrived and, according to the court, concluded “that Layton did not need emergency medical treatment.” (As we shall see, the court might be wrong about this.) Layton was placed on a cot and loaded into the ambulance, where he rolled onto his stomach. The
police did not turn him onto his back. Instead, they put a pillow under his head and turned his head to the side. One officer “knelt on Layton’s shoulder to apply a wrist restraint.” Layton continued to struggle all the way to jail. One officer held his shoulder down. A paramedic monitored his pulse and breathing. Then this happened: “When they moved Layton into the booking area of the jail, officers discovered Layton was in cardiac arrest. They removed his restraints, initiated CPR, and applied a defibrillator. While they restored a cardiac rhythm and brought Layton to a hospital, Layton never regained consciousness. He died on January 5, 2013.” An autopsy determined that Layton suffered from pneumonia as well as heart and liver disease. He tested positive for both amphetamines and alcohol. And then there was this: “His body had multiple abrasions and contusions; there was bleeding between his skull and scalp and in his neck.” Layton’s mother sued. She did not challenge the force the police used to subdue her son, who was, she claims, suffering from excited delirium syndrome, a common side effect of methamphetamine abuse. But once he was shackled, says the lawsuit, the officers should have taken better care of him. In particular, the lawsuit argued that by leaving him on his stomach, the officers contributed to his death. The court of appeals, in a short opinion, ruled that the suit could not go forward because the officers are entitled to the qualified immunity that attaches to state officials when a reasonable person in the position of the defendant wouldn’t have realized that the conduct in question violated
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Richard B. Levine | Newscom | Zuma Press |TNS Boxes of tampons are displayed in a pharmacy in New York. A group of women has filed a lawsuit accusing the state of unlawfully taxing feminine hygiene products, arguing that medical items are exempt from sales tax.
but when I’m walking back and forth across campus ten times a day I want to be comfortable. According to Medium, a news website, a lifetime of cheap tampons will cost about $1,035. A woman’s menstrual cycle goes far beyond just tampons and pads. Many women go through Premenstrual syndrome (PMS). PMS symptoms can range from cramps, exhaustion, and severe mood swings. These symptoms sometimes have to be treated. I know I have to have a heating pad, chocolate, pain reliever, and peace and quiet. The peace and quiet doesn’t cost too much, but buying medicine every other month can be. According to Huffington Post, the average
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a pap smear onto that which is another upwards of $100. Right there you’ve just spent $500, if not more, for something that is crucial for your health. Luckily, in most urban areas, there are health clinics that can provide these services for a cheaper cost. However, it can sometimes take hours to get in. If you’re in need of any types of treatment here at ISU, the Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC) offers testing for pregnancy as well as STDs and STIs for very little cost. Our clinic on campus has some of these services and also has free contraceptives and feminine products. Don’t let money be an issue in your well-being.
Sanders won already, so why is he running? Matt Welch
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Is there another outsider who yanked an unwilling political party further in his or her ideological direction in a shorter period of time than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)? I mean, other than Donald Trump. Back when he was polling in single digits at the outset of the 2016 presidential primary, Sanders and his position of being against every single international trade agreement since World War II on the inaccurate grounds that they facilitate a “race to the bottom” were still considered outliers within the Democratic Party. By October 2015 his unlikely polling surge helped persuade consensus front-runner Hillary Clinton to downgrade her opinion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership from “gold standard” to junk. Where are the Democrats now? “It’s a pretty safe bet that no candidate is going to campaign as a free trader in the 2020 Democratic primary, setting up the potential for a large-scale realignment on a major policy issue for the party,” Vox concluded this week. Advantage Sanders, if not necessarily the country. What about Sanders’ radical campaign agenda item of providing free college tuition? Two years later, Inside Higher Ed reported, “Free college goes mainstream.” His $15 federal minimum wage — originally opposed then later adopted by Clinton, despite being warned against doing so by the same liberal economist whose research is most often cited by proponents — was introduced in a House bill just last month. Back when the 2016 primary was at its testiest, Clinton’s favor-
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woman endures about 6.25 years of her life being on her period. This doesn’t include the women who sometimes have two periods in a month or whose periods extend more than seven days. Owning a vagina is expensive. Besides menstruation, there’s also the cost of birth control, exams/pap smears, UTI meds, and a variety of other womanly issues. These are considered to be “extra costs”. Now, if you’re from an average middle class family, it probably isn’t going to be a major issue for you. However, if you’re from a low-income family with even just two women, the costs could be pretty hefty. That is assuming you have health care. An average visit to the gynecologist is around $150. Now, add
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ite critique of the senator’s proposals, particularly his “Medicare for all” plan, was that “the numbers just don’t add up.” This year? Good luck finding a Democratic candidate who doesn’t back Medicare for all, at least as a feel-good slogan. Maybe it took the election of an honest-to-God fabulist as president, but Democrats not named Amy Klobuchar seem to be divorcing themselves from any sense of real-world constraints on their apparently boundless aspirations. “Now it is time to complete that revolution,” Sanders told his supporters Tuesday as he announced another shot at the presidency. The word choice wasn’t accidental. In addition to single-payer healthcare, free tuition and the $15 minimum wage, Sanders “will also tout proposals to mandate breaking up the biggest Wall Street banks; lower drug prices through aggressive government intervention; new labor laws to encourage union formation; curbed corporate spending on elections; paid family and medical leave; gender pay equity; and expanded Social Security benefits,” the Washington Post reported. And don’t forget the Green New Deal! The real story here is not that Sanders is cranking his Spotify playlist of progressive greatest hits (including stuff I actually like, such as legalizing marijuana, reducing cash bail and adopting a more restrained foreign policy). It’s that the rest of the 2020 Democratic field is already with him on most of the economic and budgetary issues that drive his fans wild with happiness and me to drink. Which suggests the question: Why run, at age 77, when you’ve already won? Maybe Sanders wants to prove
to himself that the revolution he helped start is real enough to be enacted into society-altering legislative change. Here, despite the persuasive successes listed above, I suspect Sanders and his supporters may again end up tasting bitter disappointment. Despite the breakout success of such oxygen-gobbling, Sanders-influenced stars as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), it is moderate Democrats, not progressives, who have repainted the House of Representatives blue. The national political media may love telegenic coastal lefties, but the policymaking future of the party probably lies closer to the unorthodox centrism of purple-state nonconformists such as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). And the track record of big progressive policy ideas colliding with reality is just not great — even in the late stages of a long economic expansion. Sanders’ home state of Vermont passed single-payer healthcare, only to scrap it when the price tag became clearer. Maryland enacted a “millionaires tax” more than a decade ago only to discover that rich people can afford to move. And Californians can testify about the gaps between progressive dreams and on-the-ground costs when it comes to the Sanders/Ocasio-Cortez vision of high-speed rail. It’s possible that these are just growing pains for the revolutionary wing of the Democrats. Maybe there are solid national majorities that will back the kind of economic policies popular in Los Angeles, Seattle and New York. But there’s an alternative theory worth considering. Bernie Sanders, who has been Bernie Sanders almost forever,
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indianastatesman.com POLICE CONT. FROM PAGE 6 the plaintiff ’s rights. The trial court was ordered to grant summary judgment on behalf of the officers. Well. Quick legal rule: When defendants move for summary judgment, the trial court must decide whether there are any material facts in dispute. If two sides differ on a factual question that would affect the outcome, the case must proceed to trial. In the Layton case, there are disputed facts aplenty, helpfully catalogued in the district court’s opinion — which this decision just reversed. Let’s look at a trio of important ones. First of all, remember how the officers left Layton on his stomach and kept pressing him down because he kept struggling? The court of appeals accepted the view that he continued to resist. Another fair reading of the evidence, the trial judge noted, is that “Layton was struggling to breathe and showed he was in great discomfort or distress.” The trial court wasn’t saying that this interpretation is correct, only that the matter is in dispute — and, clearly, significant. Here’s a second: What-
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ever Layton may have been doing, why did he remain on the supermarket floor — in the trial judge’s words — “positioned on his stomach from 4:45 a.m. to approximately 5:25 a.m.”? According to the officers, they kept him face down because he was a danger to himself or others. But they did not dispute, wrote the judge, “that when a suspect is restrained, it is best to keep him on his side or in a recovery (sitting up) position.” That’s because keeping the suspect face down is known to be hazardous. Layton was restrained, his wrists and ankles cuffed. Did keeping on his stomach amount to excessive force? That, too, is a question of fact, and the trial court found that it remained in dispute. And here’s a third: Who decided that Layton did not need to go to the hospital? The decision notes that the officers could not have known Layton was in distress because the paramedics said he was stable. But, as the trial court pointed out, one of the paramedics said at deposition that he and his partner were told upon arrival that Layton was going to jail. So there’s also a question, and plainly an important one, about who made the decision not to take him to the hospital.
The reason these issues matter is that qualified immunity attaches only if, in the words of the court of appeals, “the officers’ use of force did not violate clearly established law” or “exhibit deliberate indifference to medical needs.” In a detailed opinion, the trial judge correctly concluded that these facts remain in dispute. This reversal is written as though they aren’t. Police officers have a tough and dangerous job. Due to hindsight bias, they often take unfair flak for spur-of-the-moment decisions that their critics might well have made the same way. But there are still cases worth litigating, if only to ensure that clear lines haven’t been crossed, and the treatment of Andrew Layton presents one. I’m not prejudging the outcome. Maybe, had the police kept him sitting up or on his back, Layton would still be alive. On the other hand, he was a heavy meth user, and subduing him required strenuous effort by five officers. If both sides were heard, maybe the choices made by police on the scene would be vindicated. But due to the Eighth Circuit’s shaky decision, we’ll never know for sure.
icans don’t take kindly to coronations, and many of the Democrats I know who flocked to Sanders did so not because they agreed with him on everything he said, but because he meant it at least. In a campaign with just two choices, ideology can be overrated, even overlooked. But Democrats
are now hurtling toward 2020 with a dozen declared candidates, half of whom agree with Sanders on economics. It’s going to take more than a bag full of trillion-dollar promises to make Sanders the “at least I mean it” candidate this time.
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Cooper Neese, No. 4, looks to make a shot in the Feb. 16 home game against Salukis at the Hulman Center.
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pair from distance to score 11. Neese led the Sycamores with five rebounds. ISU could never get untracked offensively as they hit 21-of-63 from Indiana State was not able to mount a comeback after falling behind early the field (33.3 percent) and SIU raced to visiting Southern Illinois before fall- out to a 12-point halftime lead by hiting, 79-57 in front of 3,997 fans inside ting 15-of-22 from the field in the Hulman Center on Saturday afternoon. opening 20 minutes (68.2 percent). The Sycamores gave up the first six ISU fell to 13-13, 5-9 MVC while SIU improved to 14-13, 7-7 MVC and won for points of the game before Barnes conthe eighth consecutive time in the series. nected on a long jumper at the 17:23 It was quite the pregame atmosphere mark to make it a four-pint game. as Sycamore legend Carl Nicks had his Then Sean Loyd buried a triple which No. 22 jersey retired in ceremonies prior led to SIU taking a 13-4 lead early in to tip-off. Nicks began his Indiana State the game. When Kavion Pippen hit a career in 1976 and during his junior year shot runner in the paint with 5:23 rehe returned from Florida in time to help maining, the Saluki lead was at 32-14. the Sycamores to wins in their first 33 Trailing 40-23, Key took advantage of games as well as a berth into the NCAA a Christian Williams steal with 34 secNational Championship Game and Fi- onds left and hit a lay-up before Barnes nal Four in Salt Lake City. That season banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Carl averaged 19.3 points and during five in a row which cut the Saluki adhis senior campaign – Nicks scored vantage down to 40-28 at the break. Barnes would hit another triple on an impressive 26.7 points per game. His 1,432 career points ranks in the Sycamores’ second possession of the school’s all-time Top 10 and his the second half, once again following career high 47 points came on Jan- a Williams steal which drew the Sycuary 12, 1980 against West Texas amores within 40-31. When Rickman State. That is tied for the third high- hit 1-of-2 free throws with 11 minutes est single-game total in school history. to go, the Sycamore deficit was 51-42 Nicks was a two-time All-Missou- before the Salukis countered with five ri Valley Conference selection, tak- in a row for the 56-42 cushion with ing those honors in both 1979 and 9:18 remaining. ISU would never get 1980. During the 1979 season, Nicks closer in the game despite an Allante was named both an All-American and Holston 3-pointer at the buzzer which took home All-Midwest Regional hon- trimmed the final margin to 79-57. Southern Illinois had three 20-point ors as the Sycamores took down Arkansas to advance to the Final Four. scorers in the game led by Pippen and Loyd Cooper Neese finished with a game-high who finished with 21 points each while 14 points as he hit 5-of-11 shots from the Armon Fletcher added 20 of his own. ISU returns to action on Wednesfield, including a pair of 3-pointers. Joining him in double figures was Emondre day, February 20 when they host Illinois Rickman who added 12 points while State at 7 pm (ET) inside Hulman CenJordan Barnes also connected on a ter.
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Indoor MVC Championships next for ISU Garrett Short Reporter
The indoor track and field season all builds up to this weekend for Indiana State— the Missouri Valley Conference Championships held at Northern Iowa. The storied track and field program at ISU had a momentous indoor season over the course of the past few months. The program saw the new Indoor Track and Field Facility unveiled and used for its first meet. Additionally, the team saw wins in December, January and February. After nearly three months of meets and even more practices, ISU is making their last preparations for the conference meet, hoping to peak at the right time. “Basically all the hard work has been put in,” said Head Coach Angela Martin. “Now it’s just tuning up, freshening up and Athletic Media Relations getting them more mentally prepared.” Number 14, Megan Doty sprinting away at Day 2 of the Music City Challenge Day. The coaches are confident in their team’s mentality, especially with the women’s team. With senior Cassaundra Roper said Martin. “Moore has had really high pete with Illinois State. leading the charge in the field events and performances this year and I think those Moore is poised for perhaps the bigsenior Brooke Moore taking the lead in are things the team looks for in a leader.” gest weekend of any Sycamore. After the the track events, Martin thinks they are With Roper and Moore and also a team’s meet at Notre Dame last week, she balanced and ready. well-rounded group of hurdlers that in- now holds the MVC’s best times in the “Cass [Roper] is a very outspoken lead- cludes Ayanna Morgan, Martin has her 800-meter, 3,000-meter, and mile. er and I think everyone looks up to her sights set on the top spot, looking to comOn the men’s side there is less experiand I think she’s a very positive person,”
ence, but Martin is hoping to get the best out of her young talent. After graduating some historic sprinters in the last few years, freshman Javaughn Moore looks like he could be the future. “I think his confidence rubs off with the guys around him,” said Martin. “Talking with him you know he’s a freshman but when you see him in the blocks and getting ready to race he looks like a veteran racer.” Javaughn Moore paired with fellow freshman EJ Biokoro are two youngsters looking to make a splash if they can reach the finals this weekend. The bread and butter of this year’s men’s team has been their distance runners. Seniors Ryan Cash and Akis Medrano have been leaders for the runners, but also leaders in their respective races. In the mile they have the sixth and seventh best times in the MVC this season. The coaches want both the men and the women approaching the MVC Championships with a calm attitude. With months of training under their feet, all that’s left is performing against the best the conference has to offer. “We’re just preaching do what you’re capable of doing, do what you’ve done all season and things will take care of itself,” said Martin.
Trees look to continue start off strong Jordan Keogler Reporter
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Above, Sycamores had their first softball game on February 9th at Stetson.
Sycamores set off to Hilltop Classic
Emarie Washington Reporter
ISU women’s softball team will be going up against Cleveland State, Butler, and Western Kentucky in the Hilltopper classic. Going into the tournament the ISU softball team is currently 5-1 in nonconference play and are having a grand slam of a start on this season. In their last game against Tennessee their late game heroics in the bottom of the 8th inning was what propelled the girls to get over the hump. Bella Peterson with the walk off single after Brooke Mann’s sacrificial bunt that is what sparked this desperation comeback and it definitely paid off. With great efforts from Leslie Sims with her being 6-for-6 on stolen bases for the season and coach Mike Perniciaro coaching the ladies to such a great starting record, the sky is the limit for Sycamores this season. With Arielle Blankenship at the helm pitching, the Sycamores are at 3-1 for the season has shown to be a key role and cornerstone of the team. It is obvious that ISU has been playing like a unit these past couple weeks and are definitely shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with.
Though the girls are not going to have it easy in the Hilltopper classic. Butler is just coming off a walk off game winner against Drexel College, and it shouldn’t go without notice that they will be fired up for this game also. Butler is currently standing at 4-6 for the season coming off two back to back wins. Also with WKU being 6-2 on the season and 2-1 in conference play this weekend is going to be a battle for the Sycamores. No one should expect any types of blow outs because everyone seems like they came to win the championship and no one’s going home without laying it all on the line. The Hilltopper classic will be held in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the WKU starting at 9 a.m. for the first game. During the last game against Tennessee head coach Mike Perniciaro explains in an interview that,” I told the team that I am going to fight for you and I want you to fight for each other.” Bring life to the teams late game spirits and hopefully onward. With this being the team’s first real chance to take on some challenges at this point in the season will surely portray how they plan on proceeding through the season.
ISU Baseball prepares for their second game of the season Coming off a season open victory, Indiana State University baseball travels to North Carolina to take on UNC Wilmington for a game on Friday, Feb. 22. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. The last time ISU baseball was in action they took home a series over Jacksonville. It was an 8-3 victory over the Dolphins. Focus is what Sycamores baseball main goal and what they strive to accomplish on every time the team steps foot on the field. Focus is the ultimate key to success the team pushes for. Jarrod Watkins a senior infielder was named in 2018 the Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team at second base. He is a strong infielder for the Sycamores. Standing tall at six foot two, senior outfielder Roby Enriquez is a strong player for the Trees. Last season he played in 53 games and started in 49 of those. He was in the top three for the team with a .407 on base percentage, .323 slugging percentage and a .222 batting average. Continuing to prove what he brings to ISU in season opener he managed to hit a home run at Jacksonville. A native Canadian, catcher Max Wright holds a strong stance behind the plate for the Sycamores. He saw action in 45 games and started as catcher in 45 of them last season. He started his season strong with a home run at Jacksonville. The Seahawks had a season opener on Feb. 15 against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. Seahawks took a victory in a final score of 10-8. A strong top player for the Seahawks is freshman Brooks Baldwin. In his season
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Baseball in Jacksonville Florida this past Friday.
opener he had three hits. Those included a go-ahead two-run homer. Kep Brown another strong hitter the Sycamores will need to pay attention to in Friday’s game. In the season opener he had three hits and a pair of doubles. Indiana State has a current record of 3-0. Coming off a weekend winning streak and starting the season strong for the trees. On the other side, UNC Wilmington has a current record of 3-2. First pitch for the two teams is set for 4 p.m. at Brooks Field. Sycamores will then stay in Wilmington, North Carolina for a 10 a.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 23 against Marshall.
ISU Women’s basketball to face double header weekend Jay Adkins Reporter
This upcoming weekend, the Indiana State University Sycamores women’s basketball team will face two tough opponents in a double header weekend. On Friday, the 11-13 Sycamores will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete against the 15-9 University of Northern Iowa Panthers. Indiana State is coming off a 67-59 home victory against the Valparaiso Crusaders. The Panthers are coming off a 76-61 road loss to the Drake University Bulldogs. For the Sycamores, junior guard Ashli O’Neal leads the team in points per game (13.1), assists per game (2.4), and steals per game (2.6). Senior forward Regan Wentland leads the team in rebounds per game and minutes per game with 5.5 on 32 minutes a game, respectively. Redshirt senior guard Tamara Lee leads the team in three-point field goals made (45), threepoint field goal attempts (117), and threepoint field goal percentage (.385). Sophomore forward Ty Battle leads the team
with 0.7 blocks per game. For the Panthers, sophomore guard Karli Rucker leads the team in points per game (14.6), assists per game (4.0), steals per game (1.2), and minutes per game (32.8). Sophomore forward Bre Gunnels leads the team in rebounds per game with 4.8 rebounds. Senior forward Taylor Hagen leads the team in blocks per game with 0.7 blocks. The Sycamores will face off against the Panthers this Friday at 8:00 PM. The game can be watched on ESPN 3 and it can be heard on the radio at WIBQ 12:30 A.M. This Sunday, The Sycamores will face off against the #24 ranked Drake University Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are 19-5 on the season so far and are currently on a four-game winning streak, including victories against Southern Illinois University, Loyola University, Valparaiso University, and the University of Northern Iowa. For the Bulldogs, junior guard Becca Hittner leads the team in points per game with 19.8. Hittner also leads the team in threepoint field goals made per game (2.3), three-point field goals attempted per game (5.5), and three-point percentage (.427).
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Tierra Webb Guard ‘s for The Sycamore’s this past home-game.
Redshirt junior forward Sara Rhine leads the team in rebounds per game with 8.4 rebounds. Sophomore guard Maddie Monahan leads the team in assists per game with 3.6 assists. Redshirt junior forward Monica Burich leads the team in blocks per game with 0.5 blocks. Senior guard Sami Bachrodt leads the team in steals per
game and minutes per game with 2.1 and 26.9, respectively. The Sycamores will face off against the Bulldogs this Sunday at 3 PM. The game can be watched on ESPN+ and it can be heard on the radio at WIBQ 1230 AM.