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ISU students experience a new, virtual reality Cheyenne Fauquher Reporter
Associate Directors of Campus Life, Kevon Christian and Shantrice Bradley, came up with the idea of having a virtual reality simulation on campus. The Union Board welcomed students to experience a new reality with just the swipe of their ID. This event was held Friday, March 1, from 7-9 p.m. in Dede 1. At the event, a big screen was set up in the middle of the room. There was a small platform in front of the screen large enough for one person. The platform had handlebars surrounding it for security. When students stepped up for their turn, they stood on the platform and were given headsets. These headsets are what triggered the virtual reality. When these headsets, which looked like masks and covered the eyes, were put on they blocked out all vision of the real world. The headsets had attached ear buds to plug into the individuals ears to give sound affects for the experience. When all the preparation steps were taken, students were instructed to hold on to the handlebars.
Once the students were ready to go, they had several different virtual reality options to pick from. The platform they were standing on moved as they experienced obstacles in this reality. This type of illusion felt so real that students were screaming and jumping as if they were experiencing the reality on screen. Some students were even jittery as they walked away after their time was up. “I have never experienced or felt a ride so real. I know I was just standing there in one spot, but I felt like I was actually on a slingshot flying through the air and dodging objects coming at me like a ninja,” freshman Jacob Girten, said, “I am sure my response to the reality was comical to anyone walking by unaware of what was going on.” Girten’s virtual reality was a slingshot ride. He said, he experienced soaring through the air and had to avoid hitting branches and other objects in the air. Several students shared that they would try this again in the future. “I have actually experienced a virtual reality before, and I enjoyed it so much that when I heard ISU was hosting the Emotion Matrix event I had to come and try it out again. It was just as thrilling as I remembered. I don’t think the experience
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Students enjoy the virtual reality experience offered by Union Board on Friday, March 1, in Dede 1.
of virtual realities can get old,” freshman, Luke Young, says. Students came and went from this event for the two hours it was available. Union Board said they felt this event was
a great idea and had a good turnout. They look forward to finding more fun activities for the students on campus to enjoy in the future.
Forensic Anthropology research taken in a unique direction Marissa Combs Reporter
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Dr. Dawnie Wolfe Steadman, spoke to students on her job as a forensic anthropologist and her work with the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville on March 1 in University Hall.
Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Dawnie Wolfe Steadman came to speak as a part of the Whittman Lecture series Friday in the University Hall Theater on March 1. An Indiana State University alumna, Laura Whittman and her husband Jim sponsored the talk. Steadman spoke about a series of topics relating to forensic anthropology and her work within human rights. Steadman presented the definitions of various forensic anthropology terms to provide background knowledge to the audience. Steadman opened her talk with how her work is nothing like the TV show, “Bones.” Forensic anthropology roles actually are search and recovery of human remains, personal identification and biological profile; interpret trauma and the time since death. Steadman is the director of Forensic Anthropology center at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, better known as, “Body Farm.” Steadman described it as, “Research designed to help the criminal justice system, also other anthropologists with their cases.” Steadman discussed the body donation program, pre donors otherwise considered “body willed,” where someone can declare their intentions to donate their body to science after their death. It brings in roughly 4,000 donors. The center does a series of studies like body decomposition. Such as decomposing in the trunk of a car, on the ground, clothed and unclothed, etc. Animals are also used to study decomposition, such as the differences of how pigs and rabbits decompose and the placement of the bodies. Steadman said, “Raccoon scratches can be mistaken for weapon markings such as a knife.” Steadman is currently working on recovering a mass grave in Uganda. Recovering bodies of the aftermath of a civil war that took place there. “We are keeping records of everything we find within the mass grave,” Steadman said. She explained how they are keeping track of the soil, decomposition rates and other things that they find within the grave. An audience member asked how far back in time they could go when finding a body. Steadman explained “It depends on the soil where the body is found and if we can get DNA. Sometimes we don’t find any,” Steadman said.
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Chicago is sinking. Here’s what that means for Lake Michigan and the Midwest Tony Briscoe
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The sightlines at Wrigley Field, the panorama from Navy Pier, the vantage points at the Adler Planetarium observatory — all structures built more than 100 years ago — are at least 4 inches lower now. In the northern United States and Canada, areas that once were depressed under the tremendous weight of a massive ice sheet are springing back up while others are sinking. The Chicago area and parts of southern Lake Michigan, where glaciers disappeared 10,000 years ago, are sinking about 4 to 8 inches each century. One or 2 millimeters a year might not seem like a lot, but “over a decade that’s a centimeter. Over 50 years, now, you’re talking several inches,” said Daniel Roman, chief geodesist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “It’s a slow process, but it’s a persistent one.” While Chicago’s dipping is gradual, this dynamic could eventually redefine flood plains and work against household sewer pipes that slope downward to the sewer main. The greatest impact of this imperceptible phenomenon likely
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As new home foundations are dug in the Ashland Oaks subdivision north of Ridge Road in Homewood, Ill., layers of clay and silt deposited by the last glacier to cover Illinois are revealed, April 22, 2007.
won’t be inland, however. The contour separating the part of the continent that is rising from that which is falling bisects the Great Lakes. In Lake Michigan, that line passes from Death’s Door at Green Bay in Wisconsin to
Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan, signaling that the far northern end is rising while the rest of the lake is lowering. Over time, that has created a tilting effect, generally translating into higher lake levels for the southern end of the lakes and lower
watermarks for the northern shorelines. Assuming Lake Michigan’s overall water level stays the same, Chicago’s lakefront will be about 4 inches higher in the next century. The slow-motion, seesaw effect is also happening in
Mayor of West Hollywood, Calif., cedes his position amid #MeToo controversy Hailey Branson-Potts Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Amid sexual harassment allegations and growing calls for his resignation, West Hollywood Mayor John Duran said Monday that he would relinquish the title of mayor. Duran cited health issues for his decision. He recently was hospitalized with blood clots and said he is on doctor’s orders to slow down and rest. In West Hollywood, the mayor’s position is a largely ceremonial position that rotates annually among council members. Duran had two months left in his term and said he would cede the gavel to Mayor Pro Tem John D’Amico. Duran will not resign from the City Council, and his term expires in November 2020. In a Facebook statement, he said that he is still recovering but “will be back as feisty as ever very soon.” Allegations against Duran have roiled West Hollywood, with protesters packing City Council meetings to call for his ouster. Duran has been re-elected after scandals before, but many residents say times are different in the new #MeToo era, and his colleagues on the City Council have called him a distraction. Three current or former members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles have accused Duran of crude sexual comments and unwanted touching. The accusations come three years after the city paid $500,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by Duran’s former council deputy, whom Duran said he hired after meeting on the gay meet-up app Grindr and having sex with him. Duran also has faced criticism for having worked in the past as an attorney for Ed Buck, a prominent white Democratic donor under investigation connected to the deaths of two black men in his West Hollywood home. Duran is not representing Buck in regard to the men’s deaths. City Attorney Michael Jenkins said state law does not allow the council of a general-law city to remove one of
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The president and several deans of Claremont McKenna College were meeting with the parents of a student who, a week earlier, had been found dead in his dorm room when the call came. There was another emergency in the dorms. By the time Sharon Basso, the college’s dean of students, arrived at the dormitory, it was surrounded by police, paramedics and other first responders. Basso told parents Thursday: A student was dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. In one week, two students at this elite liberal arts school — part of a seven-college consortium in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains — had died on campus. Jeremy Peterson was found dead in his bed the morning of Feb. 19, after his parents — who had not heard from their son in several days — asked administrators to check on him. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has not determined a
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California is suing Trump administration over rules restricting abortion access Patrick McGreevy
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John Duran addresses a press conference at West Hollywood city hall on April 12, 2013. Amid sexual harassment allegations and growing calls for his resignation, West Hollywood Mayor Duran said Monday he would relinquish the title of mayor.
its members. The City Council on Monday was set to consider a report by Jenkins on how it could deal with Duran. Jenkins said the council could strip Duran of his title as mayor, restrict city-funded travel, remove him from council subcommittees, deny him expense reimbursements for city-related business and censure him. Duran said the accusations involving members of the Gay Men’s Chorus involve interactions from his private life away from City Hall and became an issue with his council colleagues last month because of politics. West Hollywood voters go to the polls Tuesday, and three council incumbents are up for re-election. “I think this was very carefully orchestrated to happen a
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One week, two students dead at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California Los Angeles Times (TNS)
other cities on the southern end of the lakes: Cleveland could see a 4-inch swell in Lake Erie’s levels and Milwaukee is projected to see a rise of 5½ more inches. Places such as Canada’s Hudson Bay, which was covered by glaciers up to 9,800 feet thick, are rising up to 3 feet per century. While Earth’s surface may appear to be rigid, it actually reacts similarly to a tube of toothpaste that’s pressed in the middle. When pressure is applied to the planet’s lining, known as the crust, that energy is transferred to the gelatinous layer of smoldering rocks called the mantle. The mantle, which behaves like a liquid, caves under the weight and moves to neighboring areas that bulge. When the hefty ice sheet melted and the pressure was lifted, the mantle began to flow back to areas where it had thinned out. Chicago, on the fringe of the last glacial intrusion, rebounded for a time after the glaciers disappeared. But now the city is slowly submerging because more of the mantle is returning to Canada, where the thickest part of the ice sheet bore down on the landscape. “We can still see the land moving now even though the ice came off Chicago 10,000 years
cause of death. A college spokesman said there’s no indication of foul play. Eric Cramer died by suicide in his dorm room Tuesday afternoon, according to the coroner’s office. Basso said firearms were not allowed on campus and that administrators had no knowledge Cramer had one before his death. Peterson and Cramer were 22. Peterson was from Princeton, N.J. Cramer was from San Diego. Although they both enrolled at Claremont McKenna with the class of 2018, they had not finished their degrees and were taking classes when they died. Peterson was studying economics and psychology; Cramer, biophysics and French. Their deaths shook the small college and its student body of just 1,318. Hiram Chodosh, president of the college, said the school was “deeply shocked and saddened by the deaths of two students within a week.” Although the deaths reverberated sharply among such a tightknit student body, that closeness would also prove its strength, Basso said.
“We have the advantage of being a very small community of people who are very invested in that community,” she said. At a vigil Wednesday night, Chodosh remembered Peterson as the chess player and adventurer who talked his father — a Claremont McKenna graduate himself — into skydiving; Cramer as the Bach-loving scientist who wrote his college essay about a bench and the opportunities it affords, both for self-reflection and the chance to meet someone new. “I won’t play chess again without thinking about Jeremy in a Trenton Boys and Girls Club,” Chodosh said, according to notes of his remarks. “I won’t sit on a bench without thinking about Eric’s three directives: Know someone new, know someone better, know yourself better.” The college did not allow a Los Angeles Times reporter to speak with students on campus Thursday. College counseling centers have
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Leading what is expected to be a national battle over the issue, California is suing the Trump administration seeking to block a new regulation that restricts access to abortion and other family planning services, officials said Monday. The lawsuit, which is being filed Monday in federal court in Northern California against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the first volley of what is expected to be a barrage of litigation by states, family planning groups and others challenging restrictions prohibiting clinics that receive federal family planning money from offering abortions or referring women to abortion services. Washington officials said last week that they plan to sue. The filing seeks an injunction against the rules adopted for Title X of the Public Health Service Act, the federally funded program devoted to family planning. “The Trump-Pence administration has doubled down on its attacks on women’s health,” California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said. “This illegal Title X rule denies patients access to critical healthcare services and prevents doctors from providing comprehensive and accurate information about medical care.” The rule affects some 4 million mostly low-income people nationwide, Becerra said. California has the nation’s largest Title X program, serving some 1 million patients annually — more than 25 percent of all Title X patients nationwide. The lawsuit says the new rule will affect programs funded through Essential Access Health, including services provided by Planned Parenthood affiliates. In seeking an injunction, the state argues that the federal agency has exceeded the scope of its statutory authority and acted in a manner that is arbitrary and a violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Constitution. “The rule undermines clinically established standards of care, interferes with the patient-provider relationship, and contradicts a core purpose of the Title X program,” the lawsuit says. “This rule will deprive Californians of access to needed reproductive care and cause harm to public health in California.” The Title X program helped women in California avoid an estimated 822,000 unplanned pregnancies in 2015, which would have resulted in 387,000 unplanned births and 278,000 abortions, the lawsuit says. The lawsuit was criticized by David Osteen, executive director of the National Right to Life Committee, who said the rule is a reasonable attempt to enforce existing law. “They are to be expected,” he said of the lawsuits being filed by states. “These are all pro-abortion Democratic administrations.” The federal rule change is also supported by Wynette Sills, director of Californians for Life. “Abortion is not family planning,” Sills said in a
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With Nazi salutes around a makeshift swastika, California students spark outrage Christine Mai-Duc, Laura Newberry, Anh Do and Lilly Nguyen Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Southern California school officials on Sunday said they are investigating images posted on social media appearing to show a group of partying students — arms outstretched in a Nazi salute — gathered around red plastic cups arranged in the shape of a swastika. Some of the people in the images are believed to be students or recent graduates of Newport Harbor High School in Orange County, one official said. The other high schools in the district are Costa Mesa, Estancia, Early College and Corona del Mar. The photos were allegedly taken over the weekend at a party not affiliated with the school system. Newport-Mesa Unified School District officials said they sent a letter to parents on Sunday. “We were recently made aware of social media postings involving some students who created inappropriate anti-Semitic symbols, and possible underage drinking,” the letter said. “While these actions did not occur on any school campus or school function, we condemn all acts of anti-Semitism and hate in all their forms.”
Martha Fluor, vice president of the school board, said Superintendent Fred Navarro first alerted district officials about the incident Sunday morning. Many of them received messages and emails from concerned parents and community members soon after, she said. “I find it just reprehensible that we still have pockets of our community that still think this is OK,” Fluor said. “This is unacceptable behavior both from a health standpoint with potential underage drinking as well as from a moral and ethical position.” She added that school and district officials met Sunday to discuss the incident and are working with law enforcement officials and others to determine appropriate disciplinary action. “We remain focused on educating students on all aspects of life’s challenges and are committed to holding students accountable, educating them on the consequences of their choices, and the impact these actions have on our schools and community at large,” the district said. “We are asking that parents please partner with us in helping students make good decisions, be respectful of others, and to always use good judgment.” Students expressed outrage over the images. Bianca Lutz, a 16-year-old Newport
Harbor student, said she was “extremely disturbed by the ignorance of those at the party” and said some of her Jewish friends felt threatened. Some students from Newport Harbor have asked their classmates to wear blue — the school’s color — on Monday in a united stand against hate, according to a report from Los Angeles TV station ABC 7. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, said that the images shouldn’t be taken lightly and that all students involved should be suspended. “This is an insult to the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust,” Cooper said. “It’s also an insult to the many thousands of families in Southern California whose loved ones in the Greatest Generation fought, bled and died to defeat the Nazis and defeat the swastika.” The incident is a reminder that educating younger generations about the historical oppression of marginalized communities is still of great importance, Cooper said. The Anti-Defamation League runs several educational programs in Orange County schools, but not at Newport Harbor High School, said Rabbi Peter Levi, regional director of the organization’s Orange County chapter. “The goal is not to be reactionary when
a school has such a horrific incident, but to be constantly talking with young people about hatred, about bias, so that the students themselves would’ve never let this happen,” Levi said. Nazi salutes are never jokes, Levi added, and treating them as such normalizes bigotry and helps lay the foundation for much bigger problems, such as violence against Jewish people. The number of documented acts of anti-Semitism in the U.S. has been on the rise in recent years. The Anti-Defamation League noted a 58 percent jump in such incidents from 2016-17. The sharp rise was due, in part, to a significant increase in incidents at schools and on college campuses, the organization said. A high school outside Minneapolis made national news in mid-January after a photo surfaced of two students throwing Nazi salutes over a Hitler-themed invitation to a school dance. This came two months after a group of Wisconsin students appeared to give a Nazi salute in a viral prom photo. Cooper said these incidents could signify a dangerous cultural shift in America. “If there was once upon a time a taboo associated with Nazi imagery and insignias,” he said, “I think that era is, unfortunately, long past.”
CHICAGO FROM PAGE 2 ago,” said Seth Stein, professor of geological sciences at Northwestern University. This shift will also affect the movement of water between the lakes. In Lake Superior, the eastern end that lets out into lakes Michigan and Huron is rising, while the far western edge is slumping. Researchers suggest that could slow Superior’s outflow while causing lake levels to surge 10 inches per century near Duluth, Minn. “If you’re tilting one direction, the water flows might change direction or water might accumulate in a way different than you expected in the past,” NOAA’s Roman said. “That’s important for onland and near-shore environments. You might get more water, but not where you want it.” How that will magnify changing water levels is hard to say. In the past six years, Lake Michigan’s water levels have fluctuated wildly, hitting a record low before rising 3 feet to well above the historic average. Ron Watson, a 73-year-old Naperville retiree, has seen the dramatic swings over the years from his two-story home across the street from Lake Michigan in New Buffalo, Mich. He saw the record-high lake level in 1986, but he has been even more disturbed by the recent unprecedented rise seen between 2013 and 2014, during which houses have been condemned and beaches have been swallowed up. Neighbors have been concerned that increased precipitation from climate change is one driver. Lakefront development also has exacerbated beach erosion. And the subtle sinking from the last ice age is contributing to all of these, Watson said. “That’s only going to aggravate the situation,” Watson said. “The reason I say I’d be concerned is because if you’ve ever lived on the shoreline, it’s inches of water we’re worried about, not feet of water. When lake levels are high, all it takes is inches.”
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FEATURES Campus Life pops up to reward students on campus
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The office of Campus Life has a presence on many different social media platforms, and they want students to keep up with what they have to offer. Campus Life announced a ‘pop-up’ to give out treat bags with snacks to invite students to the Campus Life space. “The idea is for students and our followers to ‘pop-up’ on us or visit our office and our space, and also receive a little goodie bag,” Shantrice Bradley, Assistant Director of Campus Life, said. “A lot of students may not know about our space being great for them to study, have meetings with their student organizations, or just simply if they need a quiet space.” Campus Life is dedicated to informing students about the services and space they offer and holding events to get students interacting with one another. “We did the pop-up differently this semester. Last semester was ‘fun time Friday,’ so the last Friday of each month we would have goodies for students that came in, and we were in different spots around campus,” Bradley said. “We’re working on a plan to pop-up on the students, but more details will be said about that later on in the semester.” Using social media can help network Campus Life and showcase the ideas and information students might not otherwise be able to find. Campus Life offers more than just the pop-up to the students. They have different sections that organize campus events,
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Left to Right: Shantrice Bradley, Ellie Astell, Freda Luers. Campus Life gives out goodie bags to students who ‘pop-up’ into their office.
“There’s a lot in the works as far as handle customer service, and leadership. Student involvement is extremely import- getting students more engaged with our ant to Campus Life, and they are planning space. We’re right across from Starbucks and there’s room for students to come in events to gain more students.
and study,” Bradley said. “We are coming up with different ways to meet students where they are or inviting them here through our social media efforts.”
Morgan Freeman has deep faith in ‘The Story of God’ Rick Bentley
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The first and second seasons of the National Geographical Channel series “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” looked at religious and philosophical questions that have been a part of the human experience since the first belief of a higher force at work. It examined questions like “Who is God?” and “Why does evil exist?” The third season, slated to start Tuesday, continues to ponder life’s big questions, such as sin and the part rituals play in the relationship to God. Host Morgan Freeman travels the globe to offer looks at what is referred to as the crown of thorns that was placed on the head of Jesus and to watch a woman channel the spirits of multiple gods to offer advice. Executive producer Lori McCreary sees the series as a reflection of conversations held around the world, particularly the
curiosity of the afterlife. “There is a passion that we have that is part of the human experience to understand. If there wasn’t an ability to say that God gets us in the end, we would definitely want something to be there,” McCreary says. “Seeing how all of these different religions answer that, they are really answering that passionate cry inside themselves. “They are asking ‘Are we really just alone?’” Because he sits with the subjects, Freeman has seen the passion regarding the big questions in the faces of people who practice a variety of different religions. During this season, Freeman meets with a priest who performs exorcisms, a Buddhist lama who leads a Tibetan ritual called the puja, and a Hmong healer. No matter the religion, Freeman treats each with a deep respect. “When it comes to a person’s religious beliefs, this is existence itself. I respect that
and accept that,” Freeman says. “I don’t judge because nobody is wrong. That one word covers it all: faith. “I’ve literally been around the world talking to an enormous number of different peoples with different faiths. And the one lesson that I come away from that with is that whatever I believe, I believe. Whatever you believe, I cannot say you’re wrong in it. You cannot say I’m wrong in my belief. My belief is my belief. Your belief is your belief. We’re all entitled to it and we’re all correct.” How well the series and Freeman have handled the examinations has helped “The Story of God” grow. McCreary noticed it was easier this season to dig a little deeper because Season 1 was such a mystery. The production company was telling everyone they wanted to examine how much we have in common as people who believe in something outside of ourselves. Not everyone grasped the concept the first year.
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Luke Perry’s death upends ‘Riverdale’ Los Angeles Times
Luke Perry, whose portrayal of bad boy Dylan McKay in “Beverly Hills, 90210” made him a Generation X icon, died Monday of a stroke, prompting mourning and fond remembrances from fans of the teen soap opera, a touchstone of ‘90s pop culture. But his death at the age of 52 will also touch fans of another teen soap, the CW drama “Riverdale.” In a sly bit of casting, Perry played Fred Andrews, father of protagonist and heartthrob Archie Andrews (KJ Apa), in the series, which puts a dark spin on the “Archie” comics. “Riverdale’s” mix of milkshakes, murder and illicit drugs in small-town America has been likened to “Twin Peaks” meets “Gossip Girl.” In a statement, the “Riverdale” team _ the CW, Warner Bros. television and executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter
and Jon Goldwater _ mourned Perry: “We are deeply saddened to learn today about the passing of Luke Perry. A beloved member of the ‘Riverdale,’ Warner Bros. and CW family, Luke was everything you would hope he would be: an incredibly caring, consummate professional with a giant heart, and a true friend to all. A father figure and mentor to the show’s young cast, Luke was incredibly generous, and he infused the set with love and kindness. Our thoughts are with Luke’s family during this most difficult time.” It remains to be seen how the series, which is currently airing its third season and has been renewed for a fourth, will deal with Perry’s death. His character, Fred, a single father who runs a construction company, was shot in the first-season finale and is an integral part of the drama, set in the fictional town of Riverdale. Molly Ringwald, another former teen star, played Fred’s estranged wife.
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Music Industry Association announces SamJam for no admission fee and music of all kinds
Luke Perry attending the 2017 CW Upfront in New York City, NY, USA, on May 18, 2017. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star was hospitalized after reports of massive stroke.
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“In Season 1, we got thrown out of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, because there are different factions — there’s Armenians, there’s Greeks, there’s Franciscans, Syriacs, and each of the owns a different bit of the church,” says executive producer James Younger. “And so if you’re standing in the wrong place for too long and you’ve overstayed your welcome, and the other groups will start making noise throwing keys, rings, cellphones.” With two seasons of material to support their approach, it was easier to convince people to give the cast and crew access. It has helped to have Freeman as the host. Because of his work in the films “Bruce Almighty” and “Evan Almighty,” some associated the Mississippi’s deep voice with divine conversations. Beyond that, the Oscar winner (for “Million Dollar Baby”) is known around the globe for such
In a rarity for a broadcast drama in 2019, “Riverdale” is popular with young viewers, and appears to have gotten a ratings boost from Netflix, where previous seasons are available to stream days after their linear broadcast concludes. Perry suffered a stroke on Wednesday, the day after Fox announced a six-episode quasi-reboot of the original “90210” in which the original cast members will play versions of themselves trying to revive the original series. Perry was not involved in the project, which is not expected to go into production for several months. The original “Beverly Hills, 90210” helped the upstart Fox network establish itself as a favorite of younger viewers who flocked to its edgier programming. Said the network in a statement, “Luke will always be part of the Fox family. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones during this extremely difficult time. He will be deeply missed.”
On Saturday, March 9, the SamJam event hosted by the Music Industry Association will be held in Dede III on Indiana State University’s Campus. The event runs from 7-10 p.m. to showcase the amazing musical talents of local performing bands, duos and single artists. There is no admission fee. Come as you are, wherever you are, whenever you want. Supporting fellow peers is what MIA is all about, through creating a way for both artists to create and perform, as well as audience members to listen and support. “I’m excited that SamJam gives everyone a chance to express their passion in a setting that is separate from normal academic performance. In order to keep music fun, I feel that musicians need something like this to do what they truly feel and enjoy and to get away from the academic pressures for a while,” one of the leading guitarists at ISU and performers for Saturday’s event, Antonio Duran, said. This is exactly what SamJam is about – creating a welcoming environment to express the passion behind the music. It is not just any concert, but a line-up of a lifetime for any student’s collegiate years. The experiences behind SamJam are known to flourish and rocket young artists into the performing world of years to come. “We are so excited to be host-
ing this event and sharing people’s musical talents. It’s going to be an amazing show and you won’t want to miss it!” MIA’s president, Eva Wilhelm said. About MIA The Music Industry Association is an organization created by the music business majors, as well as anyone else who is interested in the music industry besides the musical production on ISU’s campus. This organization meets biweekly to discuss and plan upcoming musical events, share insight on the musical production and behind-the-scenes industry, communicate with ISU music business alumni and raise funds for member participation. One event that the organization raises funds for is to attend the National Association of Music Merchants convention held in Anaheim, California each January. MIA provides students with the chance to operate and gain a better understanding to their career paths after their collegiate years. It even gives them undergraduate experience while on campus to support, plan and create events, like SamJam that are accessible to other like-minded students on campus. Music is way beyond listening – it is a passion and something that can be felt and expressed, and MIA believes that making music attainable to the public is a part of their overall goal in the music industry.
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Album reviews: Offset, Dale Watson, and Sleaford Mods Editorial Board
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Dale Watson “Call Me Lucky” On the easy-rolling “Tupelo Mississippi and a ‘57 Fairlane,” Dale Watson declares, “They don’t make ‘em like that no more.” You could say the same about Watson himself. He’s an unrepentant country throwback who nevertheless has stood the test of time. Possessor of a classic baritone and smooth drawl, the Alabama-born, Texas-bred singer and songwriter likes to pay tribute to the greats who inspired him. On “The Dumb Song,” he not only replicates Johnny Cash’s boom-chicka rhythm, he also employs Cash’s original drummer, W.S. “Fluke” Holland. And he invokes the Man in Black himself directly on the ballad “Johnny and June,” a terrific duet with co-writer Celine Lee. But Watson’s main appeal is that he is thoroughly himself. Throughout “Call Me Lucky,” with its honky-tonkers and shuffles and hints of R&B and mariachi,
CALIFORNIA FROM PAGE 2 statement. “ We do not plan our families by killing our children. This Title X update does not diminish Family Planning funding by a single dime, but will redirect taxpayer dollars to non-killing Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers.”
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reported increases in the number of students who say they’ve considered suicide or have attempted suicide, according to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health at Penn State University, which compiled data from counseling centers at 152 colleges
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Becerra was joined at the Capitol on Monday in announcing the lawsuit by some 20 women lawmakers, including Senate leader Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, and Legislative Women’s Caucus Chair Sen. Connie Leyva, D-Chino, as well as the governor’s wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom.
and universities in the 201718 school year. More than 1 in 3 college students who sought help at a counseling center said they had seriously considered attempting suicide, according to the Penn State center, and 10 percent of students who sought counseling said they had made a suicide attempt. God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him,” Freeman pauses for a few moments and with a puzzled look rhetorically asks the question a different way. “Do you know why there is a God? Why God is here? Why there is such an entity? It’s a guarantee. You don’t have to worry about dying. That’s it in a nutshell,” Freeman says.
feelin’ when you face a dime?,” he’s never sounded as hard or sincere. Same goes for the woozily timed “How Did I Get Here.” Atop a haunting ambient whirr, Offset mixes vivid pictures of a playful childhood with jail time and the past of an enslaved black America. On that track and others, like “After Dark,” Offset uses the line “That’s just how it go” to signal a numbness to the insistent proliferation of violence, incarceration, and death around him, and the hard-won lifestyle he’s made for himself with Migos. But there has to be more. So in the fashion of “4:44” Jay Z’s recent confessional opus Offset looks to love and the promise of loyalty as the answer on “Don’t Lose Me.” The true power of Father is the hope that he and his friends Cardi, J Cole, and more perform guest features share regarding fidelity and the future. A.D. Amorosi Sleaford Mods “Eton Alive” Sleaford Mods come on with the impudence and intelligence of classic British working-class punk rock. But with a difference: The Nottingham band that has
“This gag rule is an attack on women everywhere,” Siebel Newsom said. Atkins said the restriction will hinder operations by more than 350 clinics in California, and is “immoral.” Becerra called the rule change part of a “war on women” by the Trump administration.
MAYOR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 “People in West Hollywood know me. They love me, and they hate me. I’ve been around 30 years in this city. Despite the bad headlines, I get re-elected because more people love me than don’t.” Duran has been unapologetic for his bawdy humor, saying it is just part of who he is as a gay man who lived through the sexual revolution. In a radio interview with Los Angeles’ KNX-AM, he said: “Let’s face it, I’m the only, I think, sexually active member of the City Council. I don’t want to, you know, besmirch my colleagues, but, I mean, I don’t think any of them are having the level of activity I am. That’s part of the price I pay for just being an out gay man in West Hollywood who’s very sexually active.” Duran’s accusers from the Gay
been kicking around for more than a decade are a duo, consisting of vocalist and lyric writer Jason Williamson and musician beat-maker Andrew Feam. The often abrasive attack is consciously in the lineage of first-wave punk the title track of their 2007 album The Mekon sampled the Sex Pistols’ “Pretty Vacant” but they’re a band for the digital, hip-hop age. Williamson’s talk-singing in an East Midlands accent is essentially his own kind of rapping, equal parts Ian Dury and Wu Tang Clan. And Feam’s propulsive, rhythmic backing tracks marry minimalism with head-bobbing dance floor propulsion, plus the occasional kazoo solo. The band it’s pronounced “Slee-ford” earned accolades for political commentary in the run-up to Brexit with albums like 2013’s “Austerity Dogs,” but “Eton Alive” doesn’t get bogged down in I-toldyou-so polemics. Instead, it takes care to vary the musical moods and mix plenty of smart aleck humor into consumer capitalist critiques like “Into the Payzone” and “Subtraction.” -Dan DeLuca
“The Trump-Pence administration’s sabotage of Title X services that millions of women across our nation rely on is not only irresponsible, it is dangerous to women’s health,” Becerra said. “President Trump treats women and their care as if this were 1920, not 2019.” The lawsuit is California’s 47th
Men’s Chorus include members Jason Tong and Brian Phillip Nichoalds, who said Duran slipped his hand in their waistbands without permission, and Joey Firoben, who said Duran made sexually charged comments before a performance in 2015. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Firoben said that Duran, whom he did not know well, made a crass and violent comment about wanting to have sex with him in front of other members. Firoben said Duran offered a sarcastic apology later and repeated the statement, saying, “I guess it was just more my fantasy than yours.” “I was willing to talk it out with him and have an adult conversation … but that did not happen,” Firoben said. “If that happened, I would feel no need to report that claim.”
legal challenge to the Trump administration and its policies. Other litigation filed by Becerra has opposed federal policies on immigration, the environment, health care and the U.S. census.
On Monday, Duran said “a crude remark four years ago does not equal sexual harassment.” “We have a different remembrance of what was said,” Duran said. “I think I said, ‘Joey, you’re too tightly wound. You need to get laid.’ Whatever it was, I apologized. He accepted my apology.’” Firoben said Duran was mocking his accusers and unfit to lead the city. Duran said that “some of these young millennials who are 25 years old are popping up, wanting to take down the old bull John Duran.” “Welcome to the party,” he said. “I’m glad you found a target. But you might want to work with me to take on actual homophobes and actual enemies like the KKK and Donald Trump, rather than take on make-believe issues where there are none.”
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films as “Glory,” “Unforgiven,” “Se7en” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” The series has been able to offer some answers to big questions regarding God through the three seasons. There’s one question that makes Freeman ponder more than others. In regards to Voltaire’s statement that “if
Watson again puts his own stamp on traditional country forms and shows that, like a ‘57 Fairlane, in the right hands they still have plenty of mileage left in them. Nick Cristiano Offset “Father of 4” As one-third of Migos, Atlanta’s flashiest mumble-rap trio, Offset has been an active participant in the ups and downs of sex, drugs, love, trap and hip-hop. So much so that it made him an absentee dad and very nearly single when his new wife fellow superstar Cardi B dumped him for infidelity. Now that they are reunited along with their 7-month-old daughter, Kulture Offset has grown wearily ruminative and focused on the man he could have been to his other kids, Jordan, Kody and Kalea. “Father of 4,” his debut solo album, moves away from his pricey product-placement raps and looks back on his life facing time for crimes against the law and the heart. When Offset raps, “Have you ever done time / Lookin’ at my kids through the blinds / Confinement mind / How you
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We can do it Erin Bradshaw Columnist
Many important and distinguished women have graduated from Indiana State University since it first opened as a teacher’s college in 1865. To kick off Women’s History Month, I want to focus on three outstanding women. Wanda Ramey, a pioneer in the world of television news reporting, was born in Terre Haute in 1924 to a family of five. Being a true Hautian, she attended Indiana State University and received her BA degree in radio journalism in 1945. After graduating, Ramey packed up and moved to San Francisco to rejoin her family. She worked at many radio stations all at once while in California including KPIK, KSFO, and went on to host her popular show, The Woman Behind the Man on KGO-TV where she interviewed wives of famous men. Reportedly, Ramsey interviewed over 1,000 celebrities including John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Roosevelt. After suffering a setback when she was fired from KGO, she switched her vision to prisons. Ramey focused heavily on educating and training inmates on how to do radio production. She was the first female reporter to be allowed in San Quentin, an all men’s prison, in 1965. Over the years, she won many awards such as an Emmy, multiple inductions into various women’s halls of fame and was named a “Distinguished Alumna” by Indiana State University. Her legacy still lives on today for women in communications. Another pivotal woman in history is Willa Brown. At nine years old, Brown moved to Terre Haute with her family in 1915. During this time, Terre Haute schools were integrated and her parents felt this was best for their family. Recognized as an exceptional student, Brown graduated from Indiana State University in 1931 with a BA in education. In her beginning years, she was a teacher in Gary, Indiana. However, she sought out higher aspirations. Female pilot, Bessie Coleman, inspired her when she died in an unexpected plane crash. Brown earned her private pilot license in 1938, which made her the first African-American woman to receive this license in the United States. Brown, along with flight instructor and later husband,
Cornelius Coffey, opened the first black owned flight academy in the U.S. Brown trained the famous Tuskegee Airmen as well as many other women and men. She also had many “firsts” for women, especially African Americans, in history. Brown was the first African American Lieutenant officer in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. She also received her mechanic license in 1943, which made her the first female in the U.S. to have her pilot and mechanic license. In years following, Brown separated from the aeronautics world. In 1946, Brown was the first African American woman to run for Congress. She unfortunately lost to her opponent, William Dawson. Regardless, she remained active in the world of politics. Brown also received the “Distinguished Alumna Award” from Indiana State following her passing. A pronounced woman in her field of neuroanatomy, Jill Bolte Taylor, graduated from ISU with a Ph.D. in the College of Arts and Sciences department. She continued her education at Harvard Medical School. While being a neuroscientist at the Harvard Research Center, Taylor woke up on December 10, 1996, realizing she was experiencing a stroke. At the time, she was only 37 years old, and as a result of the stroke, she had to go through eight years of building her brain back up to where it had been. This unfortunate event led to the subject of her book My Stroke of Insight, A Brain Scientists Personal Journey. Taylor presented a TED talk that went viral and skyrocketed her book to be a New York Times Bestseller. In 2008, she was also placed on TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Influential People list. She continues to be a public speaker, appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show and giving commencement speeches at colleges, such as Duke University. In 2016, Taylor visited ISU to speak at a celebration in efforts to raise money towards a scholarship for the College of Arts and Sciences Department. Taylor received the “Distinguished Alumni Award” from ISU in 2007. Many more unnamed prestigious women have graduated from Indiana State University over the years. Indiana State University continues to support women in their studies. Located on the 7th floor of HMSU, there is a Women’s Resource Center that gives access to materials, education, and support women. During the week of March 11-15 there will be a Women’s History Month Colloquium. This will include different speakers, events, and panelists to discuss a wide range of topics regarding women.
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A sharing tray during lunch at the Aloma Elementary School cafeteria on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. The district encourages kids to put items from the school lunch they know they will not eat on a “share table” so others can have them, if they want. Items kids don’t take are packed up and donated to needy families at that school or to local food pantries.
The latest threat to national security? Salty school lunches Dan Glickman
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The Department of Agriculture’s decision to weaken school nutrition standards turns back the clock on the progress already made to provide our nation’s children with healthier meals and healthier diets. As former agriculture secretaries, we are disappointed that the 30 million kids who depend on these meals every day will continue to be served foods with higher salt content, fewer whole grains, and milk with higher amounts of sugar. This decision not only puts their health at risk, but could have ripple effects on national security, with increasing numbers of young Americans unfit for military service due to weight and other health issues. The irony of this decision today is that the national school lunch program was the result of military leaders convincing President Truman in 1946 of the need for healthier recruits. Nearly one in five school-aged kids are obese, which puts them at higher risk for developing diabetes, heart disease, and cancer later in life. Since many children eat up to half their daily calories at school, these meals contribute substantially to children’s overall nutrition. They also play a major role in teaching kids what a healthy, balanced meal looks
like. If kids are getting too much salt and sugar and not enough whole grains at school, we are setting them up for poor dietary habits as adults. As we’ve written before, these standards were the product of two bipartisan child nutrition bills and nearly a decade of work from the Bush and Obama administrations. We acknowledge there were challenges with implementing the new standards when they went into effect in 2012, such as concerns by some schools over flexibility with food choices and questions about whether kids would accept the taste of lower-salt meals and the texture of whole grains. However, schools across the country have worked very hard to provide healthy, delicious choices. And with the updated standards going into effect over six years ago, these new meals are all that today’s elementary schoolers have ever known. Nine out of 10 children consume too much sodium, which can raise blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and hypertension in adulthood. Sadly, one in six children already has elevated blood pressure, and 90 percent consume too much sodium. But instead of sticking to the scheduled phase-in of strong sodium standards, the administration has punted the next reduction until 2024 and eliminated the final sodium target altogether.
School-aged children and adolescents also get over 15 percent of their calories from sugar — far higher than the Dietary Guidelines’ recommended limit. They also consistently over-consume refined grains and under-consume whole grains. We should not be promoting more sugar and refined grains in kids’ diets, but that is exactly what these new standards would allow. Finally, we don’t think it is good governance to roll back standards that have been in place for more than half a decade. Research in Washington state shows a 29 percent increase in the overall nutritional quality of school meals, and kids are eating 15 percent more fruits and vegetables, according to USDA research. Nearly 100,000 schools participate in the National School Lunch Program, and 95 percent were already meeting the new standards by the end of the previous administration. The 5 percent of schools that were not in compliance were given technical assistance, peerto-peer mentoring, and narrow flexibilities to assist them. This is what you do when a small minority of programs are having trouble; rolling back standards for everyone is not. If we ever want to reduce the obesity crisis in the United States, we need strong leadership and persistence from the feder-
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Editorial: Mental Health Referendum awaits ISU students’ votes Staff
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ISU will vote on a mental Health referendum on Tuesday and Wednesday. To most college students, 75 dollars is a good chunk of money that could be spent on a needed textbook or groceries. But is it worth it to spend an extra 75 dollars on advancement of mental health services? The Student Government Association is proposing a referendum to add a 75 dollar fee to tuition for student enrolled at the university in six or more credit hours. For summer semester students, it would be 35 dollars. The funds would be used to hire more professionals for the Student Counseling Center, mental health training, more
health and wellness programming on campus and more funding for Sycamores Care. “I think it is a great idea, I luckily had a counselor back home that was readily available for me but if I ever needed a session on campus I felt that it would not have been easily accessible,” Claire Silcox, Editor-in-Chief, says. “Now, I know that people are at least thinking of those of us with mental illnesses and trying to get us more help. I don’t mind paying an extra 75 bucks at all. Just like I don’t mind for the Student Rec fee.” “I cannot wait to vote yes! I am so proud of Indiana State thinking of helping students mentally improve in the future,” Photo Editor, Danielle Guy, said. “I was surprised to find out that ISU didn’t have a better system in place to
address mental health on campus. When I was at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, getting in to see a counselor was not difficult at all. They offer walk-ins during two class periods a day and are also available by appointment. I hope that this referendum can bring something similar to ISU’s campus because you can’t have a healthy student body if their minds are not healthy,” Features Editor, Alexandria Truby, said. “Personally, I am very excited for this referendum,” said News Editor, Rileigh McCoy. “I haven’t had the best experience with the counseling center because it was so hard for me to get in. My freshman year, I was having a really hard time transitioning to college life and my mental health plummeted farther than it had before. In the middle of my panic attack,
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I was told by the counseling center that they had no room to see me for at least another month, unless it was an emergency or another student canceled their appointment. I was referred around so many places until I just gave up. I know that having this fee will be such a benefit to those who need to get care when they need it, not months later.” “I believe the Mental Health referendum is necessary for Indiana State and will benefit students because mental health affects everyone,” Opinions Editor, Rachel Modi, says. “Furthering our education is the main reason for attending college; however, we are all stressed out students. We should have an opportunity to ensure that our mind is safe and help us rather than restrict us.”
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Res Life: Pie in the Face Residential Life held a campus wide event called “Pie-in-the-face” where students could pie a student staff member for a dollar. All proceeds went to Camp Navigate, which is a summer camp held for Wabash Valley youth to gain access to tools to improve their academic skills and incorporate Science, Technology, Engeneering, Art and Math to shape and mold the youth to become better leaders in Vigo County. This event was held on February 28th from 6-8 p.m.
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BALL FROM PAGE 8 their guard down against a very capable Mercer team that is currently 8-4 overall on the season. They recently got swept by a ranked Florida State team, but prior to that weekend matchup they had only lost one game, combined with a six game win streak. Mercer tallied 13 strikeouts on the mound but
surrendered four home runs in the 5-1 loss on the last day of the series. They will be looking to start another winning streak against their in-state rivals on a back-to-back March 5 game against Georgia State and March 6 game against Georgia Southern. Regardless of the outcome of those games, the trees will be prepared for a four-game weekend series that starts Friday March 8.
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Sycamores top Panthers on Senior Day Garrett Short Reporter
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Evan Thomas, number 35 for the sycamores, made a memorable speech during senior night on March 2nd in the Hulman Center.
Sycamores Softball home opener postponed
Indiana State Softball struggled in the Cardinal Classic over the weekend Jordan Koegler Reporter
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For the Sycamores Softball team, playing in the Cardinal Classic in Louisville over the weekend was tough and discouraging. With four games, both backto-backs on Friday and Saturday, Indiana State struggled for victory.
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Indiana State postponed home opener game that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 the Sycamores will have their eyes set on Belmont for Friday, March 8. The Sycamores have hit a rough patch in their early season going 2-8 in their last 10 games. They hope to turn things against Belmont to start off the Memphis Softball tournament. The Trees are looking to come back after a brutal loss against Missouri which the final score was 11-1. In their last win against Butler in a 5-0 shutout, Gabbi Schnaiter was named the Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. Bailey Martin had a stellar performance going 3-for-4 at bat resulting in an RBI and one run scored. During the Butler game, Bella Peterson was 2-for-3 resulting in a run scored and two RBI’s If the ladies can get production out of both Gabbi Schnaiter and Bailey Martin then future teams such as Belmont will struggle to put runs on the scoreboard. As long as the Sycamores can limit other teams from scoring innings the Trees will have no problem getting wins under their belt. Indiana State Softball is .500 right now (7-7) and still have time to improve the teams record. They have had no conference play yet and with the season beginning at the start of February it will not be long until the team steps on the mound for a conference game. ISU is hoping to run the tables on the conference as they have before. The three seniors Martin, Shaye Barton and Brooke Mann want to leave a legacy.
The Indiana State men’s basketball team closed out their regular season with a much-needed win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. The Sycamores shut down the Panther offense earning a 7154 victory on Senior Day. ISU had lost two straight heading into Saturday, but that clearly didn’t faze the team to start the game. Head Coach Greg Lansing’s team had the edge from the tip quickly jetting out to a 20-6 lead. Tyreke Key and Cooper Neese each had nine points at the half to help the team to a comfortable 35-19 halftime lead. Allante Holston added seven before the intermission. The offense was cruising in the first half, but it was the defense that stole the show for the Sycamores. ISU had eight steals in the first half and finished the game with 19 points off of UNI turnovers. The defense has been problematic at times this season, but Lansing is happy about the team’s performance right before the conference tournament. “On the defensive end we have not been a good help team and we’ve been not very good on the ball,” Lansing said. “[Tonight] we got some good deflections and got our hands on balls.”
The team slowed down a bit in the second half but maintained the sizable lead through the closing minutes. They kept it in cruise control thanks to an offense that shot 51 percent and a game-high 20 points from Key. Neese continued the tear he has been on. The Cloverdale, Ind. native had about as perfect of a game as possible going 4-4 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line to finish with 14 points. Neese was named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week Sunday after his performances last week in which he scored 14 points against both Drake and UNI and shot 73 percent in two games. With the regular season schedule finished, ISU has to quickly prepare for a win-orgo-home scenario. ISU is seeded eighth in the MVC Tournament this weekend and takes on Valparaiso Thursday at 7 p.m. in St. Louis. ISU is hoping they can duplicate this weekend’s performance in order to survive and advance.“We beat them twice, it’s really hard to beat a team three times but that’s our job, that’s our task and that’s what we have to do,” Lansing said. If the Sycamores can beat Valparaiso again they will take on the top-seeded Loyola Ramblers Friday afternoon.
Sycamores took on Louisville Friday morning with a final score of 7-1. Baily Martin led ISU with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. It marked her third consecutive game with at least three hits. Leslie Sims scoring run led the Sycamores Friday. The score came during the top of the first as Sims led the game off with an infield single and then was sent home on a bases
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Freshman Tessa Sims pitched on March 2 when playing against Missouri. Sycamores played in the Cardinal Classic this past weekend and struggled for victory.
loaded walk. On the other side of the mound, Louisville made their first run of the day during the bottom of the second with an RBI single to left center that scored Kyra Snyder, who led the inning with a double. For three innings the Sycamores and Cardinals were tied 1-1. It was not until the bottom of the sixth inning the Cardinals ended the tie.
The Cardinals scored six runs on three hits. Friday afternoon, ISU still was not able to find the win when they played against IUPUI during the Cardinal Classic. The final score between the two was 8-3. The second inning with bases loaded and a walk gave IUPUI a 2-0 lead with off the back RBI during the second inning. It would equal out to be six runs on seven hits in the fourth inning, causing the Jaguar to lead the game 8-0. In the bottom of the fourth inning, ISU Lexie Siwek made her first career start when she drove in a two-run double, putting the Trees on the scoreboard. Indiana State struggled to keep the Jaguars from scoring runs. Sycamores were 2-for-11 at the plate. Saturday afternoon, Indiana State continued in the Cardinal Classic with a game against Missouri State. The game was a painful loss for ISU with a final score of 11-1. Sycamores scored their only run during the third inning. Shaye Barton, plating Becky Malchow from third, scored it on a fielder’s choice. On the other side, Missouri had a successful game with Tessa Sims making her first career start and allowed three runs on four hits in 1/3 inning. Madi Norman pitched a complete game with allowing a single run on five hits and striking out four opponents. The game with Missouri ended ISU time at the Cardinal Classic. The Trees were scheduled for a game on March 5 against Purdue Fort Wayne, but it has been postponed. Up next is the Memphis Softball Tournament in Memphis Tennessee, which will begin on Friday March 8 and last until Sunday March 10.
ISU Sycamores baseball to face off against Mercer Bears Jay Adkins Reporter
Indiana State baseball will again have weather play a factor in the scheduled game Tuesday’s March 5 against the Hoosiers as it has been canceled. Temperatures for first pitch in Bloomington are projected to be 24 degrees with high winds pushing the real-feel temperature down to 11 degrees. This weekend, the Indiana
State Sycamores baseball team will travel to Macon, Georgia to compete against the Mercer University Bears. The Sycamores are currently 9-1 on the season, with their most recent matchup being a 3-2 victory against the Austin Peay State University Governors. For the Sycamores, senior outfielder Roby Enriquez leads the team in hits with 16 and is tied for the team lead in homeruns with one. Enriquez has also re-
corded a team-leading with 23 total bases. Junior catcher Max Wright leads the team in batting average and slugging percentage with an average of .467 and .667, respectively. Redshirt senior infielder Joe Boyle leads the team in runs and batted with eight total on the season. Senior left-handed pitcher Triston Polley and redshirt junior right handed pitcher Collin
Liberatore both lead the team in wins with two wins each. It was a big sigh of relief in their last game of the weekend against the Governors. ISU barely came out with the win before CJ Huntley’s game-winning run. A late inning substitution allowed Brandt Nowaskie to leadoff the tenth inning with a walk, before the redshirt junior was able to move into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt off the bat of Jarrod Watkins. They are
hoping that a surge of excitement and energy will continue to bring their current success onto to a whole new level. The more games they continue to cultch out, the more consistent their success will be. The trees do not plan to bring their guard down against a very capable Mercer team that is currently 8-4 overall on the season. They recently got swept by a
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