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Indiana State celebrates Super Bowl Sunday together Cheyenne Fauquher Reporter
Brady versus Goff; the highly anticipated Super Bowl kicked off on Sunday, Feb. 3, in Atlanta, Georgia. Some Indiana State University students partook in the game by going to the Super Bowl event held in the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center on campus. The event began at 6 p.m. and was open to all students who wanted to participate in watching the game and socialize. About 30 students came to the event to socialize and enjoy their Sunday night with friends. The Super Bowl has taken place for 53 years. The game is the finale of the football season that begins in the summer of the previous year. The top two teams of the football season reach the Super Bowl and fight for the Super Bowl Champion title as well as a trophy for the team. Additionally, each player receives a ring to show off their accomplishment. This year the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams competed for the championship.
Fans cheered on for their team by cheering them on and jumping up in chaotic noise when their teams made a good play or scored. Patriots fans all joined on one side of the room, while the Rams fans sat on the opposite side. While the game went on fans talked amongst others who were rooting for the same team as them, however during commercial breaks everyone got along well and laughed at the humorous commercials. A lot of students said they came to this event for the social aspect and were for “team commercials”. The Patriots won the 2019 Super Bowl by 10 points. The final score was 13-3. Many Rams fans were disappointed but that did not stop the Patriots fans from roaring in excitement of their teams win. This was Tom Brady’s sixth Super Bowl win. Luke Young, an ISU freshman, was cheering on the Rams. “I was extremely disappointed that the Patriots won the Super Bowl again. I did have a good time socializing with others during the game and Anna Bartley | Indiana Statesman it was nice to know that I was not the only one upset about the outcome of the game,” Students gather in the African American Cultural Center to watch the 2019 Super Bowl on Feb. 3. said Young.
Trump’s health care threats led to a boom in long-term birth control Marie McCullough
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Alyaa Malibari pose for a photo at the 2018 World Hijab Day. Malibari is the Graduate Assistant of the International Student Resource Center.
Stepping into someone else’s world with World Hijab Day Nicole Nunez Reporter
This past Friday, the Multicultural Services and Programs Office celebrated World Hijab Day to honor the significance of all types of head coverings both on campus and around the world. This year, the event consisted of three challenges. The first was to try on a hijab. Students, faculty, and staff were able to step into another person’s world for a few hours. The second challenge was to interview one of the ladies wearing a hajib at Indiana State University. Communicating is one key to understanding. By talking to those who are different, we can expand our worldview and can have more respect for others’ cultures and beliefs. “We live in a big world and accepting, understanding, and learning is part of this world. These experience could help the students and participants learn and respect the differences without judging others,” said Alyaa Malibari, International Student Resource Center Graduate Assistant. The third challenge was to find three head coverings that are similar to the hijabs. Students were encouraged to
find items such as hats, turbans, and hoodies to complete the challenge. “It actually is not just celebrating hijab women or Muslim women, it is to celebrate the women and their right to wear what they believe in,” said Malibari, “and no matter what they wear, they are beautiful because of their brain.” Many people see the hijab, and other head coverings, and view people differently. This day is “a way to tell the people that we might cover our head but we are not covering our brain,” said Malibari. Malibari said her role in the day was to “facilitate the experience to give our community a great look to the diverse community we have at ISU.” Exposure of different cultures to the students, staff, and faculty at ISU is a key component to creating a campus of inclusivity. Her role was also to “give them the chance to experience other people’s lives,” said Malibari, “and widen their eyes to the truth that head covering happens in different shapes and for different reasons.” Events such as World Hijab Day can open opportunities for unique conversations and understanding here at ISU to create a campus that is accepting and inclusive.
Did the election of Donald Trump lead to a stampede of women getting IUDs? Well, maybe not a stampede. But there was a measurable uptick in women getting long-acting contraceptives, namely intrauterine devices and hormonal implants, according to a new analysis published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Trump’s vow to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act unnerved women who feared losing an important ACA benefit — access to all forms of birth control with no out-of-pocket costs. Days after the election, social media lit up with exhortations to get an IUD. That highcost option works for five to 12 years, potentially enough to outlast Trump’s presidency. For the new analysis, researchers from Harvard Medical School and Vanderbilt University used data from commercial health plans covering about 3.4 million women ages 17 to 45. They compared IUD and implant insertions in the month before and after Trump’s election on Nov. 8, 2016. Sure enough, the daily rate of insertions rose from about to 13 to 16 per 100,000 women — about a 22 percent increase. To bolster the theory that it was the Trump effect, the researchers checked the same period a year earlier; it had no such surge in women getting long-acting contraception. Extrapolating the findings to the 33 million U.S. women of childbearing age would mean 700 more insertions per day, wrote the researchers, led by physician Lydia E. Pace. The finding is in line with an analysis of Athe-
na Research electronic health records that found IUD prescriptions and procedures increased 19 percent between October and December 2017. Of course, Trump has not managed to get rid of Obamacare (although he hasn’t given up). But his administration has been hostile to family planning, to the dismay of experts in women’s health and health policy. For example, the Department of Health and Human Services issued rules that would vastly expand the number of employers who could claim moral objections in order to opt out of providing no-cost contraception. (A federal judge in Pennsylvania issued an injunction on Jan. 14, the day the rules were to take effect.) “The ACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate is an important strategy to reduce unintended pregnancies,” Pace and her co-authors wrote. “The Trump Administration has weakened this mandate.” An opinion piece in last week’s New England Journal of Medicine by experts from Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey went further, decrying the administration’s “attacks on reproductive rights.” “Eroding the ACA’s contraceptive mandate is just one of several attacks the Trump administration is waging on family planning,” wrote Cynthia H. Chuang and Carol S. Weisman. Another one, they said, is the administration’s new rules for the Title X family planning program. Besides denying money to family planning providers like Planned Parenthood that also offer abortion services, the rules would shift money to faith-based organizations that promote fertility awareness and abstinence as contraception. The final rules are expected to be issued any day now.
Dr. Michelle King, the first black woman to lead LA University, dies at 57 Howard Blume
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Throughout a long career as a local educator, Michelle King exceeded expectations at every step but never had a chance to leave a defining mark at the peak of her career — as Los Angeles schools superintendent — because of illness that would later claim her life. King, the first black woman to lead the L.A. Unified School District has died, the district announced Saturday. She was 57 and had been battling cancer. The school board selected King to lead the nation’s second-largest school system in January 2016. Her last day at work was Sept. 15, 2017, when she began a medical leave, but she’d been ailing before that. King had grown up attending Los Angeles schools and began her professional career as a teacher’s aide, then a teacher, gradually rising through the ranks. Her style was not to make waves. Instead she impressed people with her competence, humanity, dedication and loyalty — over and over again. “I promoted her three times,” said former L.A. schools Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines, who served three stints as district leader. During the last, King was his chief deputy. “She
was my partner. I did not make decisions without consulting her.” And when Cortines retired, the board selected King to replace him.
up credits for failed classes. Her major initiative had been to expand the number of schools with special programs to offset declining enrollment caused by the growth of privately operated
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In an August 2016 file image, L.A. Unified Schools Superintendent Michelle King gives a thumbs-up before addressing LAUSD staff at James A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles.
She brought to the job strong internal support but a certain discomfort in the spotlight, even before her ailment, that contrasted with her predecessors. King’s major accomplishment was pushing the graduation rate to record levels by allowing students to quickly make
charter schools. A year after taking office, the political ground shifted under her when the board majority changed. A new majority elected with support from charter school backers took control, and there was wide speculation
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Parents sue 28 former Penn State fraternity members in son’s death, settle with the university
sault, were thrown out in Centre County Court. Twenty-three former Beta Theta Pi members have entered pleas to charges including hazing, conspiracy to commit hazing, and furnishing alcohol to minors, Joe Grace, a spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office, said this month. Three cases remain open. Video surveillance from the fraternity house on the night Piazza was fatally injured was played in court, showing Piazza and others moving through a drinking gantlet and chugging alcohol. The video also showed Piazza in the early morning staggering and falling in the fraternity house, dropping to his knees, clutching his injured head, and no one helping him. Among the members named in the lawsuit are former fraternity President Brendan Young of Malvern and Daniel Casey of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the pledge master. The federal civil suit also names St. Moritz Security Systems Inc., which previously monitored fraternity parties for Penn State’s Interfraternity Council. The suit accuses the members of planning and orchestrating the hazing event that led to Piazza’s death.
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The parents of Tim Piazza, who died after an alcohol-fueled fraternity pledge party at Pennsylvania State University two years ago, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against 28 former members of the fraternity, but settled with Penn State without filing a lawsuit, their lawyer said. Neither the university nor Jim and Evelyn Piazza and their lawyer, Thomas R. Kline, would disclose the terms of the financial settlement with Penn State. They previously settled with the fraternity, Beta Theta Pi; the monetary terms of that agreement also were not disclosed. As with the Beta Theta Pi agreement, the settlement with Penn State also includes a number of non-monetary terms aimed at making the school safer for other students. “This leaves the civil suit to focus on holding accountable the individuals who planned and participated in the reckless hazing activities which caused Tim’s death,” Kline said in a statement Friday. “We expect this federal lawsuit to result in a trial to determine the shared responsibility of all those who contributed to the needless and senseless tragedy.” In February 2017, Piazza, a sophomore
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Jim Piazza speaks about the importance of passing the anti-hazing legislation named after his son, Timothy Piazza, outside of the Centre County Courthouse on March 23, 2018, in Bellefonte, Pa.
engineering major from New Jersey, drank copious amounts of alcohol at a pledge party as part of a hazing ritual and later fell down a flight of stairs. No one called for help for nearly 12 hours, and
Piazza later died. Dozens of fraternity members were charged in his death, though some of the most serious charges, including involuntary manslaughter and aggravated as-
Trump’s ban on transgender troops is surprisingly still blocked Erik Larson
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The Supreme Court on Jan. 22 lifted a pair of national injunctions that had prevented President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military personnel from taking effect during litigation, but the policy is surprisingly still on hold — at least for now. That’s because Trump’s 5-4 Supreme Court victory over two sets of current and aspiring transgender troops didn’t involve a third case, in Maryland, where a nationwide injunction remains in place. Immediately after its high court win, the government asked U.S. District Judge George Russell in Bal-
timore to lift his injunction in light of the majority’s finding, but so far he hasn’t ruled. The Defense Department on Friday said it can’t say how or when the military will start implementing Trump’s ban until Russell issues his decision. “We’re still waiting on the court order to lift,” Jessica Maxwell, a spokeswoman for the Defense Department, said Friday in an email. “If that happens, we’ll have more information.” Complicating matters further, a fourth national injunction issued in federal court in Washington, D.C., could also remain in place even after Russell lifts his order in Maryland. That’s because the federal appeals court in Washington ruled
against the plaintiffs in that case on Jan. 4, triggering a set of further appeals deadlines that could keep the injunction in place for weeks. If the ban takes effect as expected, plaintiffs in all the cases will continue their litigation in hopes of a possible victory at trial. They’ve argued that evidence from the government will show the ban wasn’t based on the findings of military experts and generals, as Trump claimed. Thursday, the Maryland plaintiffs urged Russell to lift a stay he issued in November that allowed the government to avoid handing over evidence they argue is crucial to proving the ban is unconstitutional. The
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Wearing white to the State of the Union isn’t what it used to be Lindsey McPherson CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
House Democratic women plan to break out their white suits and dresses Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. The color may be the same, but the reason has changed. “This is really going to be sending a message — especially to all the women and their families in the country that put us into the majority with all these new women (members) — that a big part of our agenda is going to be promoting the economic security of women and their families,” Rep. Lois Frankel, chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, said in an interview.
Items on that agenda include instituting paycheck fairness, combating sexual harassment, creating more family-friendly workplaces and family leave policies and providing more resources for affordable child care, the Florida Democrat said. Why white? “The white really harkens back to the day of the suffragists,” Frankel said. “I know there’s a debate about whether the suffragists really wore white, but I think historically and symbolically, white is associated with the suffragette movement.” The Democratic women wore white to Trump’s first joint address to Congress in 2017 for similar reasons. But at that time,
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The Condom Carnival is coming to campus Lauren Rader Reporter
Sexual health is often a hot topic on college campuses. The Condom Carnival, put on by Student Health Promotions, is a big event on the topic of sexual health and educating ISU students. The event will take place in DEDE I from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 5 to provide students with factual information on sexual health, safe sexual practices, and free food. Student Health Promotions offers students many services that can benefit their sexual health, mental health, and medical health. The office is located on the fifth floor of the Hulman Memorial Student Union. “There will be a range of different information given at the event including education on contraception, lubrication, consent, family planning, others ways to be intimate outside of sex, STI prevention, as well as resources
to go to if there are any questions on any of the information given,” Erma Udota, a graduate student with Student Health Promotions said. “Students will gain a general knowledge of sexual health and its importance, as well as STI and STD prevention, and resources on campus when regarding the specific topic.” Students will have a chance to learn things they may not have been exposed to before. Sex education is integrated into schools, but it can be biased and slim in information sometimes. “Sexual health is important to me because of my sexuality and the history of HIV/AIDS in the LGBTQ community. I am looking forward to learning more about sexual health and ways to practice safe sex,” Blake Wiseman, a student at ISU said. “Homosexual intercourse is a topic that isn’t highlighted a lot, so I’m hoping that they touch on that topic as well.” The LGBTQ community is a group that is not widely talked about in regards to sexual health and safe sex
How to make the perfect cup of hot chocolate
practices. The Condom Carnival is geared towards college students and the specific information they would need to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. “Sexual health is a concept that is vital for college students to understand whether they are partaking in sexual acts or not,” Udota said. “It is important for students to enhance their own knowledge on sexual health, increase safer sex practices, and reduce STI and HIV transference.” Student Health promotions does this by offering HIV/ AIDS screenings in the recreation center. This can be found on the ISU website under Student Health Promotions. ISU advocates for their students to provide them the best care in regards to their sexual health. The Condom Carnival will provide information for students that will benefit them for the future no matter where they end up.
Taraji P. Henson talks ‘What Men Want,’ playing empowered characters, more
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Eight years ago, we approached coffee-obsessed Andrew Kopplin to walk us through the creation of a superior cup of hot chocolate. The recent polar vortex convinced us that it was time to revisit this important topic. At his eponymous St. Paul coffee bar, the mornings are all about meticulously brewed lattes, macchiatos and cappuccinos. But as the day progresses, the clientele at Kopplin’s Coffee tends to focus on the shop’s meticulously prepared hot chocolate. “In the afternoons, it’s just about all we sell,” Kopplin said. “That, and chai.” Unlike the shop’s coffee beverages, which require the kinds of intricate equipment that few consumers keep in their kitchens, the hot chocolates on the Kopplin’s menu _ a semisweet version and a dark, bittersweet variation _ are easily replicated at home. His affinity for hot chocolate began in 2006, as he was getting ready to open his coffeehouse. “I’d been reading a lot about mochas,” said Kopplin. “They were originally made with darker chocolate. I like dark chocolate, and mocha is how I got into coffee. It’s my gateway drug. As I got into finer coffees, I got away from mochas, and realized that the reason why is because most mochas are so sweet. I mean, Hershey’s syrup is the norm. So I wanted to make a mocha that a coffee lover would love. And of course, once you do that, you really have a great hot chocolate, once you take out the espresso.” Here’s his quick course on the art and science of perfect hot chocolate. Buy the best. Kopplin relies upon a 54 percent Callebaut semisweet chocolate, and an organic, 70 percent Valrhona dark chocolate. Both have an intense, rich flavor. “They’re premium products without being ridiculously expensive,” he said. “Nothing at Kopplin’s is cheap, but in the end, you get what you pay for.” Break it up. At the shop, Kopplin pulses the chocolate in a food processor, “until it’s basically a powder,” he said. “But small pieces, or chips, will work just fine. The reason we chop it small is because we have to make the drink in less than a minute.”
We’re used to seeing Taraji P. Henson play tough _ as the indomitable Cookie, the role that made her a cult sensation on Fox’s hit “Empire,” or Detective Joss Carter on “Person of Interest.” But she gets to flex comedic chops in “What Men Want,” a Hollywood remake hitting theaters Friday. Directed by Adam Shankman, the film takes a fresh look at the 2000 rom-com “What Women Want,” which starred Mel Gibson a few years before his racist, sexist, and anti-Semitic rants took all the fun out of watching his movies. So it’s high-time for a do-over, this time with a woman getting konked on the head and suddenly being able to hear the thoughts of the opposite sex. Henson plays Ali Davis, a toughas-nails sports agent, with Tracy Morgan as a basketball phenom’s helicopter dad, and singer Erykah Badu stealing her scenes as a wigged-out fortune teller. Henson, 48, has worked in the industry since coming to Hollywood more than 20 years ago, earning an Oscar nomination as Brad Pitt’s mother in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” She’s currently engaged to former NFL cornerback Kelvin Hayden, and recently spoke with Newsday contributor Joseph V. Amodio. Q: You play a sports agent. Are you interested in sports? Do you follow any teams? A: Not really. Basketball just isn’t the same anymore. Football is nostalgic for me, because my dad loved it. But I don’t follow a team. I’m engaged to a Super
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Hot chocolate from Kopplin’s Cafe.
Don’t forget this key ingredient. “The reason we add cocoa powder, and why we don’t just chop up chocolate and put it in milk, is because cocoa powder helps the milk and the chocolate adhere to one another,” he said. “You don’t need cocoa powder if you heat up the milk and the chocolate super-slow, because then you can get the chocolate to incorporate. But it really doesn’t want to attach to the milk molecules the way cocoa powder does. Chocolate has a richer taste, with unique, deep tones and complex flavor profiles, but cocoa powder makes hot chocolate feel thick, it has the mouthfeel.” Kopplin invests in Valrhona cocoa powder. “I don’t know enough about chocolate to say why it’s better,” he said. “It just tastes really good. It’s not overly astringent, and it doesn’t have any weird, funky flavors.” Do the math. Kopplin’s general rule is three parts chocolate to one part cocoa powder. But he also suggests taste-testing. “It’s not like 4-to-1 will be horrible,” he said. “My rule of thumb is that you should use as little cocoa powder as you can get away with and still achieve the texture that you like.” Choose your milk wisely. For maximum hot chocolate lusciousness, Kopplin relies upon or-
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Bowl champ, but I don’t know what’s going on. Q: Has he taught you the finer points of the game? Or does he not mind? A: He doesn’t mind. If I asked, he would ... but I don’t really care. (She laughs.) Q: Well, for someone who’s not sporty, you fake it well. There’s that basketball-court scene where you have to shoot free throws. A: If I stand there long enough, I’ll hit a couple of baskets. But that’s it. I can do anything if it’s in the script. Q: Like wearing high heels? There’s got to be athletic ability in that _ yours in the film were crazy high. A: And running in them, in the pencil skirt _ not fun. Q: Your character also spars a bit in a boxing ring. A: That’s a workout regimen for me, so I wasn’t new to that. My fiance and I go to the gym and box sometimes. Q: You spar together? A: Sometimes, or with a trainer. It depends on how they work us out. We work out a lot. I love it. Boxing is the best. It works every muscle in your body. I feel great afterwards. It’s empowering. You feel like ... can’t nobody mess with you, you know? Q: You play empowered characters a lot. I’ve always assumed that’s how you are in real life. A: I am. I’m not as extreme as some of the characters but I stand up for myself. I’ve had to do it my entire life. Coming from the ‘hood, you’ve got so many obstacles stacked against you, so you’re either going to fight your way out or you’re going to lay there and
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Why millennial women are seeking out plastic surgeons: ‘Now it’s part of my routine.’ Alison Bowen
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
After her fourth child, Lisa Wilkie felt open to getting a little cosmetic work done. Feeling the toll having children had taken on her body, she made an appointment to discuss breast augmentation. After that procedure in 2017, Wilkie, 34, also began Botox, an appointment she’s made every 12 weeks for about two years. “You just want to feel good,” she said. “Now it’s part of my routine.” Millennials are showing up in plastic surgeons’ offices for a variety of procedures. Some request surgery. But many want “prejuvenation,” or what the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery describes as noninZblgnlew Bzdak| Chicago Tribune | TNS vasive treatments like Botox or chemical peels that aim to slow the results of aging, Daniel Rafati, 5, and his mother, Lisa Wilkie, play with their pet rabbit Baby Bun rather than correct them. Bun at home in Frankfort on Jan. 28, 2019. In survey results released Jan. 23, 72 Plastic surgeons say looking natural is dures were Botox, fillers, skin treatments percent of 110 of the group’s members surveyed reported an increase in cosmet- a top concern for patients, which Wilk- and rhinoplasty. So why are millennials looking for plasic surgery or injectables in patients under ie echoed. She wanted “something that’s age 30. Five years earlier, the group noted, subtle but definitely noticeable, too, tic surgeons? where people can’t quite put their finger Social media play a factor, say surgeons, that number was 58 percent. and so do celebrities, like Kylie Jenner, And the group’s top prediction for the on what you have had done.” Women are still the most common pa- who are open about injecting lips with future? More emphasis on early maintetients; 86 percent of procedures are per- temporary fillers. Almost all surgeons surnance for people in their 20s and 30s. “We’re seeing a lot more younger wom- formed on women, according to the plas- veyed _ 97 percent _ said celebrities have en coming in just for preventative rea- tic-surgery academy. Most common were an influence on facial plastic surgery. On sons,” said Chicago plastic surgeon Dr. rhinoplasty, revision surgery _ surgery to Instagram, celebs show off enhanced lips fix a previous surgery because of patient and lingerie snaps. Scrolling social media Gregory Wiener. A 2018 survey of about 2,000 adults by dissatisfaction or necessity _ and bleph- shows selfies in doctors’ offices, thanking RealSelf, a website for people considering aroplasty, an eyelid surgery. Among non- them for improvements, and people poutcosmetic treatment, revealed that those surgical procedures, most common were ing in chairs in before-and-after photos. Wiener said patients come in and show most likely to consider treatments were Botox, fillers and skin treatments like parents with children, and female millen- chemical peels, microdermabrasion or him selfies, saying, “When I post somelasers. For men, the most common proce- thing and look at what I posted, I don’t nials 18 to 34.
like what I’m seeing.” “People would tell me that before social media when they’d see a photograph of themselves, but now they’re seeing photographs of themselves all the time,” he said. Plastic surgery used to be something people didn’t openly share. Social media seem to make young women less inclined to hide the cosmetic work they pursue. “It’s really not taboo anymore, and that goes for surgical procedures too,” Wiener said. Botox and fillers, he said, “are just kind of viewed right now as almost reasonable maintenance.” Many might simply see cosmetic surgery as another form of self-care. Dr. Lara Devgan, a New York City plastic surgeon and RealSelf chief medical officer, said young women establish self-care routines that translate to aging prevention and maintenance. They ask her for “baby Botox,” she said, to look “better but not different.” But what kind of plastic surgery could people in their 20s possible need? Dr. Phillip Langsdon, president of the academy, said that is a key question for doctors to consider. “We don’t treat everybody just because they come in and they want it,” he said. “We have to be very selective in that age category, because some young people can perceive that they need something because they see a photograph of another person on the internet.” He said doctors should consider, “What do they really need, what are their expectations, is it justified and can we actually achieve what they want?” In some cases, he would consider proce-
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indianastatesman.com KING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 its members would want to choose their own district leader. At the same time, board members and others were criticizing King for not moving faster on a strategic plan. But she won high marks from competing interest groups for taking their concerns seriously and for trying to bring warring factions together on behalf of students. “Dr. King was a solid career educator and administrator who sadly didn’t have enough time in her brief tenure to change the culture of LAUSD or fix the long-standing systemic issues that plague the district to this day,” said Paul Robak, a parent activist who worked with King. King was born on March 9, 1961, to professional parents who were part of a proud, aspiring black middle class in a city where many minority families were not doing well. Her father had become a lawyer during her childhood. Her mother worked for the county. Together they provided their daughter with a sheltered life.
PENN STATE FROM PAGE 2 Fraternity members, the suit said, “negligently, recklessly, and outrageously forced, coerced, encouraged, or otherwise caused … Piazza to consume life-threatening amounts of alcohol, and caused him to become intoxicated, fall, and suffer grievous injuries and death.” The suit seeks monetary damages from the defendants. The lawsuit has no relationship to the defendants’ parents’ assets, Kline said. If the Piazzas are successful, judgments would be lodged against the young men and would “need to be paid
TRUMP FROM PAGE 3 said they need to access that evidence sooner rather than later now that the injunction has been “reduced significantly, and may be eliminated altogether.” “This harm only compounds the longer plaintiffs are delayed in contesting the constitutionality of the ban,” the group, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, said in the filing. Then-Defense Secretary James Mattis created a plan to implement the policy last year after Trump tweeted in July 2017 that the government would “not accept or
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 • Page 5 “It was assumed and expected you would go to college,” King told the Los Angeles Times in an interview. “My father looked at my report cards. We were taught to respect our teachers and that we would get good grades.” She attended L.A. Unified schools, including Palisades High, where she was a top student and a cheerleader and one of the few blacks at a school whose student body was mainly wealthy and white. After attending the University of California, Los Angeles, her first teaching assignment was in the San Fernando Valley, a world apart from the worst poverty of the L.A. Basin. King was not oblivious to social ills, but her understanding deepened, she said, as she watched the video of police officers beating Rodney King, followed by the trial that acquitted them. She also recalled the riots of 1992 when, as a young teacher, she stood in her hillside home in South Los Angeles’ largely black, largely upscale View Park neighborhood, watching large swaths of Los Angeles burn.
The experience deepened a long-standing instinct to help foundering students push ahead. She moved through teaching jobs at Porter Junior High and Wright Middle School while shepherding her own three daughters through school. Sometimes that meant making choices. The first time King was offered the principal’s job at Hamilton High, she turned it down. Her marriage by then was in trouble, and, even after the divorce, King was determined not to miss back-to-school nights or lose the family’s tradition of long Sunday dinners, at which the girls could talk out the issues of their lives. When she finally took the Hamilton job in 2002, after being promoted from vice principal, the entire faculty greeted her with a standing ovation. “I’ve never seen it before or since,” said retired teacher Shelley Rose. After she took charge, Hamilton’s test scores surged well past annual improvement targets. After leaving Hamilton, King’s earned strong marks as she rose quietly and rap-
idly through middle management. She said later that she learned from everyone she served under. As deputy superintendent under Superintendent John Deasy in 2014, she firmly led emergency operations after a fatal crash killed five students hundreds of miles to the north near Orland. Her selection as superintendent was wildly popular among the district’s rank and file. “She led us as a family and truly embraced the idea that we had to do everything we did, no matter what our role was, as if the children of our district were our own children,” said former school board member Steve Zimmer. “She carried a powerful authenticity.” King is survived by her daughters, her parents and a brother. Among the many tributes was one from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who said King’s “life and career encapsulated what it means to be an Angeleno: excellence, kindness, integrity, service above self.”
with assets that they have now or in the future.” Rocco Cipparone Jr., who represents defendant Michael Bonnatucci of Georgia, however, said the parents’ homeowner policies could come into play if they cover negligence of those who live in the home. William J. Brennan, who formerly represented Ems, questioned the impact of guilty pleas entered by some members. “Unfortunately, for those who have entered guilty pleas, there may be collateral effects that hamper their ability to defend the civil case,” he said. “I wish them all well, as I do the Piazza family. This is a
tragedy, but not all tragedies are crimes.” Cipparone said he doesn’t expect an effect in his client’s case. Although his client did plead guilty to several counts of hazing and conspiracy to commit hazing, none of the counts directly involved Piazza, he said. “He had no interaction with Timothy Piazza that night at all,” Cipparone said. Under the Piazzas’ agreement with Penn State, the university will encourage fraternities to have a non-member, a trained adult, living in their houses, and to consider installing security cameras on their premises. The school pledged to continue
to honor its permanent ban of Beta Theta Pi from campus and even to change some of the wording of its Greek life activities, including no longer using “pledge” or “pledging” on its website, instead saying “new member” or “new member affiliation activities.” The settlement also includes a continuation of changes the university implemented after Piazza’s death, such as better education and training on issues such as alcohol and hazing.
allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military.” Mattis said he wasn’t consulted before the tweet. He left the administration at the end of 2018. The policy is less absolute than Trump’s original tweet suggested. It lets people continue to serve if they began transitioning their gender during President Barack Obama’s presidency, during which he allowed transgender soldiers to serve openly. But it would bar anyone from starting gender transition while in the armed forces. And the policy would block people
from joining the military if they have already transitioned. The ACLU this week also asked Russell to keep the injunction in place for the organization’s individual plaintiffs even if he lifts it nationally. “After investing significant time and effort to satisfy the military’s standards, these individual plaintiffs are all on the cusp of being able to enlist in the military or commission as officers, but they will lose that opportunity if the implementation plan’s new accessions policy takes effect,” the civil rights group said in a filing.
WHITE CONT FROM PAGE 2 they were trying to stand up for women’s rights amid concerns that the new administration would trample them. Last year, at Trump’s first official State of the Union address, the women wore black to stand in solidarity with sexual harassment victims at the height of the “Me Too” movement. “The last couple years we were basically reflecting back to Trump,” Frankel said. “This year it’s a
much more positive — our for the people agenda — positive agenda, emphasizing economic security for women and their families.” Democratic Caucus members, both women and men, have been informed about the planned visual statement via email and conversations with colleagues on the floor. “There’s always a few stragglers, but I would say unless they forget to bring their white, the women will be wear-
ing white, and a lot of the men will be wearing white shirts and so forth,” Frankel said. The members participating in such fashion statements typically sit together in the House chamber so that TV camera shots and pictures from the event capture the display. This year’s state of the Union will offer a bonus visual as well, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wearing her white, sitting behind Trump as he speaks.
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Shane Dawson Conspiracies – Part 1
Erin Bradshaw Reporter
By now, we’re all familiar with the “dad” of YouTube, Shane Dawson. On Jan. 30, he released his newly anticipated docuseries covering a variety of conspiracy theories. This isn’t one of his usual conspiracy theory videos that last only about thirty or so minutes, but instead an hour and a half long start to a two-part series. I myself am a huge fan of Shane’s videos in general, especially his conspiracies. What’s different about this one? He is actively going out to test these theories and try to prove them, in a sense. To start out his list of conspiracies, he flashes the name of said conspiracy and then gives it a validity rating out of five. This is so you can see how realistic the theory is or is not. His first theory he talks about is called, “Deep Fakes.” He gives this one a 5/5 rating meaning it
is more so a fact than a theory, but the possible issues that come with it are for now theories. It isn’t uncommon for someone’s identity to be stolen. Whether it’s a fake tinder profile, a hologram, or a look-alike. “Deep fakes” however, is a whole new realm of identity theft. This program works by being able to place any celebrities face on any other person’s face. The problem is, this isn’t just for high tech professionals, but a program that any ordinary person can use - which is where the problem lies. It is called “Fake App,” and it’s free. This problem started out in the porn industry, but soon spread. People would place celebrities’ faces on the adult actresses’ face. This created rumors of celebrities having sex tapes when they in fact did not. Besides celebrities, normal people are having this issue as well. A girl named Noelle Martin had her face put on dozens of adult actresses. This resulted
in her life almost being ruined. Going further into the realm of “Deep Fakes,” is the issue of doing this to politicians. Anyone could put President Trump’s face over someone else’s saying something that could cause problems, like a world war. This, in coalition with voice recording programs, could be detrimental to our world. Now, this is the more dramatic end of things, but still very plausible. The next topic mentioned is part one of four about iPhone conspiracies. It was rated 5/5 for validity. This one specifically, elaborates on the fact that if someone calls you, they can potentially hear something you say before you even pick up the phone. Shane did test this out in the video. They found that his friend did in fact hear something he said before he picked up the phone. Now, this didn’t happen every time a phone call was made, but it happened frequently enough to
where it is a little suspicious. This conspiracy wasn’t elaborated on much, but it is only part one of four. In the second part of the iPhone conspiracy, it was given 4.5/5. Shane brings up that when you take a picture, it has live action. This means that your phone automatically records what you’re doing three seconds before the picture is taken. Now, I don’t really think this is a conspiracy because plenty of people know about it; however, this is not the issue. The issue is that this means your phone, or Siri, is always on. This raises a privacy issue for Apple consumers. If your phone is always on, it is always hearing or seeing what you’re doing. We are entering an age in which the companies we buy from have the capability to greatly endanger our privacy. The following subject may be a little sensitive to some people.
This is regarding the California Wildfires. Shane gives this a 4.5/5. Now, we all are aware of the Woolsey fire that happened in southern California and the mass destruction it caused to many communities. This horrible fire lasted almost two weeks and spread at a rapid pace. Shane and his friends even traveled to where some of the fire took place. What was odd about the areas though, is that in neighborhoods where almost all of the houses burned down, the fire somehow wiggled around a few houses leaving them in good condition. Fire doesn’t just choose the pattern in which it takes, especially if it’s moving in a certain direction. This phenomenon brings up some questions. These are only fractions of the theories discussed in his videos. Stayed tuned for more coming soon…
MAGA Country: Trump supporters versus Native Americans Tessa Shepard Reporter
To understand this at all, first we need to know what “MAGA Country” means. MAGA is an acronym for “Make America Great Again” which was the campaign slogan for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Recently there have been many cases regarding assault or taunting people based around the phrase that America is now “MAGA Country.” Predominantly white males, are taking their own ignorance out on those who do not share their same complexion, who do not share their same culture, who do not share their same language. This saddens many people who visualize America for what it really is. Americans are not supposed to look a certain way. We do not have a specific look. We are a melting pot, or according to some, we more closely resemble a salad.
We are many different people who share one place (America) and refuse to melt together, but we are still a nation that is united by the people. The only people who are truly 100% American are indigenous Native Americans. On January 18, 2019, a young man wearing a MAGA cap stood in front of a Native American man named Nathan Phillips taunting him while Phillips sang a prayer song and beating on his drum. A group of students from a Covington Catholic High School from Northern Kentucky went to Washington for the March for Life on the steps of Lincoln Memorial. There were still some people left from the rally of Indigenous People March, which is when Nathan Phillips steps into the picture. The situation began when a group calling themselves the Black Hebrew Israelites started to yell hateful slurs at the young students and they did not know what
to do. According to CNN, the students asked a teacher if they could start chanting school songs to drown out the hateful messages being yelled at them. This is when Phillips thought that large groups of people were being too aggressive so he stepped in to try to help. He now realizes as he shares this moment with CNN that he placed himself in a dangerous situation that he should not have been a part of. A young man from the high school stepped in the way of Phillips because he thought he was going to calm down the situation, but instead things went viral and the fact that most all of the students were wearing MAGA hats did not help the situation. Luckily, no one got hurt, but the viral video did show tension between sets of individuals that clearly had different life paths and outlooks. In the end, no one became physically violent and nothing but
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egos were hurt that day. Although, some were not so lucky. For example, Jussie Smollett was devastated and dehumanized by two men who yelled homophobic and racial slurs. Once the beating stopped and the slurs ceased, the men called out, “This is MAGA Country,” according to USA Today. In Chicago on Jan. 29, an actor from the hit T.V. show “Empire,” Jussie Smollett went out to get a sandwich and returned with a bruised face and bleach stains on his clothes. Two men saw Smollett and yelled various slurs and then accosted him, put rope around his neck, and poured a chemical on him while referring to the new phrase, “MAGA country.” Police have yet to find these men, but have made flyers and are still actively searching for those who committed this hate crime
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Indiana State lost 68-62 to Drake in a back and forth battle on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Hulman Center.
ISU host Drake and honor Hall of Fame inductees Jordan Koegler Reporter
Hall of Fame Day for he Sycamores athletic department was held Saturday inside Hulman Center. With 3,529 fans in attendance, the Indian State Men’s basketball team took on Drake. Inductees for the 2019 hall of fame that took place throughout media timeouts during Saturday’s game were former football player DeJuan Alfanzo (1996-1999) and the first all-time average yardage per punt return career. Steve Newton, a basketball
player from 1960-1963. Bob Elson, head of equipment for football who moved on to work for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. Bill Hodges, former ISU men’s basketball coach (1975-1982). Erica Moore, who ran track and field from 2007-2010, also attended. She is still on the leader board with ISU records. The 1968 Mile Relay team was also honored throughout Saturday’s game. However, the victory win for Drake spoiled the event with a final score 68-62. It was a close game, but the Sycamores were
not able to find the back of the net for the second half. The game marked Drake’s third consecutive win for alltime series. ISU has a current record of 1111 and 3-7 for the Missouri Valley Conference. During Saturday’s game ISU forced Drake to make 18 turnovers and was able to convert them into 26 points. The Sycamores were able to score 13 points on the fast break. Sycamores hit 24-of-60 of their shots and struggled from 3-point range as they only made 3-of-22 shots from the arc.
The Sycamores recorded 16 assists on 24 made field goals and only nine turnovers throughout the game. On the other side, Drake was able to hold a 41-28 edge on the glass and exploit seven offensive rebounds to score 10 second chance points. Top players for Sycamores were senior guard Tyreke Key with 23 total points, Junior forward/center Bronson Kessinger with 16 points and Junior number two guard, Jordan Barnes hit 12 points against the Bulldogs. Emondre Rickman senior center finished the game with six points.
For the Bulldogs, top players during Saturday’s game included Brady Ellingson, a senior guard with 16 points. Noah Thomas, a sophomore guard, hit 12 points. Nick McGlynn, a forward senior who had the first dunk in the game for Drake, held a total of 12 points. Key went over the 20-point mark and led all scorers with 23 points for the second week in a row. He made seven-of-nine free throws from the line. The next game is set for Wednesday with tipoff at 7 pm in Hulman Center against the Evansville Purple Aces.
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Indiana State Sycamores outplayed the Evansville Aces in a 76-69 contest at the Hulman Center this past Friday, Feb. 1.
Women’s basketball win against Evansville Aces Jay Adkins News Editor
This past Friday, The Indiana State University women’s basketball team traveled to Evansville to compete against the University of Evansville Purple Aces at the Meeks Family Fieldhouse. The Sycamores came into the game with a 9-10 record and were coming off a 71-51 loss to
the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. The Evansville Purple Aces came into the game with a 10-12 record and were coming off an 81-73 loss to the Bradley University Braves. The Sycamores held a demanding 20-point lead in the second quarter before the Purple Aces started storming back into the game. The Sycamores’ scoring slowed down significantly in the fourth quarter, which forced
the Sycamores to rely on Battle’s six fourth quarter points and senior guard Tierra Webb’s five fourth quarter points to secure the win for Indiana State. The Sycamores won their seventh road game of the season. Sophomore forward Ty Battle led the team in scoring with 19 points against Evansville. Battle tied with junior guard Ashli O’Neal for the most steals with two on the night. Battle also con-
tributed with six rebounds and three assists. Senior forward Regan Wentland led the team in rebounding with seven rebounds. Wentland also contributed with 10 points and one assist. Senior guard Alexis Delgado led the team in assists with four on the night. Delgado also contributed with eight points and three rebounds. Senior guard Kerri Gasper led the Evansville Purple Aces in
scoring and rebounds with 19 and 12, respectively. Redshirt junior guard Marley Miller and redshirt senior guard Brooke Bishop added 14 points each for the Purple Aces. The Sycamores will move on to face the Bradley University Braves on the road Friday at 8 PM. That game can be watched on ESPN+ and it can be heard on the radio at WIBQ 1230 p.m.
Super Bowl or super boring? Editorial Staff
What turned out to be one of the most anticipated events of the year became one of the most shocking and disappointing events of the year so far. This past Sunday, Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, achieved a goal that not one NFL player has ever done - lead a team to six Super Bowl titles. He accomplished this feat along with his partner in crime, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who just added his sixth title since he has joined the Patriots. Belichick showed the entire world that he’s not just a person that coaches Brady, he showed
the world who is really the heart of the New England dynasty. Not many fans can see the superpowers that Belichick has when it comes to coaching. As everyone can tell from the low final score of 13-3, Brady struggled on the night, completing only 21 of his 35 pass attempts. Brady also never completed a touchdown pass. This comes as an extreme shock, especially for Brady who went for a record-setting 505 yards and three touchdowns in last year’s Super Bowl. It was not Brady who shredded the Rams. This game had so much of Belichick’s style that even the opposing coach, Sean McVay, admitted that Belichick
was too much for the Rams. This was McVay’s first Super Bowl as a head coach. He also had the opportunity to become the youngest head coach in history to win a Super Bowl, which was stripped away. He stopped the MVP caliber running back in Todd Gurley, limiting him for a total of ten carries for only 35 yards. New England’s plan was to attack the Rams quarterback, Jared Goff, so fast and intense that he became encompassed by a panicked lump and would become too scared to throw anything. Goff only completed 18 out of his 38 attempts for 229 yards and no touchdowns. Surprisingly, for a Super Bowl
that was lacking scoring between all the punts and field goal attempts, there was a dominating defense on both sides of the ball. Rams defensive lineman, Aaron Donald, showed exactly why he is a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the year by giving the Patriots offense a hard time moving the ball. Along with a scary duo on the defensive line with Ndamukong Suh and Michael Brockers, the Rams defense put enough pressure on New England to only allow a field goal. However, despite the Rams defensive efforts, they could not prevent New England’s rookie running back, Sony Michel, from scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarter to eventually so-
lidify the game. “I’m not a huge sports fan but I thought the Super Bowl was boring, even the commercials weren’t that great,” Claire Silcox, Editor-in-Chief of the Statesman said. “This year’s game wasn’t as exciting as what I’m used to but it’s probably because I didn’t follow these teams very closely throughout the season. The most interesting part was watching how close the field goal attempts were. Our watch party was more about enjoying each others’ company and the 20 pounds of wings rather than following the game,” Alexandria Truby, Features Editor of the Indiana Statesman said.