April 8, 2015

Indiana Statesman For ISU students. About ISU students. By ISU students.

Volume 122, Issue 72

Financial aid office to see renovations this summer

Makyla Thompson Reporter Indiana State University’s financial aid office will be under construction this summer as they update the roofing and expand the indoor space by moving the lobby to Tirey Hall.

A number of companies placed bids, but Indiana State accepted the bid from the Associated Roofing Professionals Inc. on June 19, 2014.

The total cost for the roof to be updated will be $382,478.

Bids are still being considered for the indoor renovation, and no amount has been decided upon.

Among other changes, the lobby where students sit to wait on a counselor will be made into a phone bank, where representatives will take student phone calls and answer questions about financial aid.

Crystal Baker, the student financial aid director, said she’s excited for the new updates.

“We would have the students check in and then come and sit in the lobby on the couch,” Baker said. “We measured it from the front desk back to where you actually go to meet with the counselor, and it is over 1,000 feet.”

The lobby will be moved to the heritage side of Tirey Hall.

Doing so will not only provide more space, but there will be restrooms so people can go and not lose their spot in line.

“They will have restroom access which students have never had before,” Baker said. “They used to have to go across to Parsons Hall to use the bathroom and RENOVATION CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Expo educates students on health issues Kayetlin Shady Reporter The Applied Health Science Committee hosted the second-annual Leap Into Health Expo at Indiana State University Monday.

Haleigh Laughlin, a senior health science major and the coordinator of the health expo, explained how the expo can benefit members of ISU’s campus and the Terre Haute community.

“The Applied Health Science committee is composed of students who are majoring in health sciences and provides better health behaviors for students, faculty and the Terre Haute community,” Laughlin said. “We volunteer and provide professional experience to students.”

The health expo brought health education and health screenings to ISU students, faculty and staff.

“Last year was the first year for the Applied Health Science Committee and we wanted to do something on campus to promote better health behaviors for students and faculty,” Laughlin said.

“This event allows students to stay informed of different things going on around them. Having different vendors available gives students the chance to get important information that they normally wouldn’t have. We really want more students to get out here and get involved with this event. Last year we only had 50 students attend but this year we have surpassed that.”

At least 14 vendors showed up to the health expo, providing students a variety of useful information. These vendors included March of Dimes, Area 7 Agency on Aging and Disabled and Chances and Service for Youth, among others.

Libby Ray, tobacco prevention and cessation coordinator, said her organization likes to help students make smart

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The Leap Into Health Expo brought a number of vendors to ISU Monday to answer questions and provide information about health issues (Photo by Gary Macadaeg).

health decisions.

“We like to attend events like this that help raise awareness about health-related issues,” Ray said. “In particular we are here to provide information about tobacco prevention and cessation. The college-aged population a lot of times has the idea that some forms of tobacco use are not harmful such as hookah and electronic devices that they don’t pose risk.”

The March of Dimes was also there, giving students insight about the effects of premature birth.

The March of Dimes seeks to work to improve the health of mothers and babies. They will hold a walk on Saturday, April 25, and an awareness event for World Prematurity Day Nov. 17.

They also provides volunteer and in-

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ternship opportunities for ISU students.

Anyone interested in this opportunity can call Ruth Nasser at 812-234-2736.

Even when students just stopped by for a quick visit to the health expo, they learned quite a bit of information concerning tobacco and food choices.

Helen Cunningham, a senior biology major, said learning about health can help students succeed.

“I came out to just learn about health in general. I learned a lot about chewing tobacco, sugar and salt intake,” Cunningham said. “There were good examples of what these can do to your body.

It is important for students to come out and learn about health because currently on campus we don’t necessarily eat healthily and we need to see the reason why our health is doing poorly.”

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Morgan Gallas Reporter The Indiana State University Police Department was reviewed to assure that their policies match their actions.

The International Association for Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) went over ISU PD’s files from March 28 to 31.

According to the IACLEA webpage, “the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators advances public safety for educational institutions by providing educational resources, advocacy and professional development.”

The review was done in order to find any discrepancies between the department’s policies and their practices.

Joseph Newport, Chief of Police at ISU, was satisfied with how well the review went.

“We were very pleased with their thoroughness,” Newport said. “They went through 200-plus files that we have that are the standards required to meet

accreditation. They found zero files in noncompliance.”

The department chose to get the review done so that they could become accredited. The IACLEA assessors were impressed with how the department did.

“They said that they have never been to a review where there were zero files in noncompliance,” Newport said. “One of the quotes made by an assessor was that they would put this department up with any department in the United States.”

Having zero noncompliance files is not an easy feat. A lot of work was put into making that possible. Cpl. Tamara Watts of the ISU PD spent many hours going through files to prepare for the review.

“I was the one who had to make sure that our policies suffice with what they require,” Watts said. “They have 213 different standards. We have to do what the standards say and find documentation as proof which might be in the form of reports, newspaper clippings,

photos and things of that nature.”

Part of her job included working with different parts of the department to go over their files.

Watts also had to make sure all of the equipment was up to par.

“When we were doing the (preparation), I knew there were things we didn’t have,” Watts said. “They said we need to have a temporary detention room.

We don’t have inmates here so we put some equipment into one of our interview rooms. Now we can … record interviews.”

The process started on Aug. 2, 2012, when the department applied for the accreditation review. “(Our department) went through a self-assessment to see if we were able to take on something of this caliber,” Watts said. “Then, (we) are racing the clock.

The drop-dead date, when you have to have your assessment done to get the accreditation, is Aug. 2, 2015. We were fortunate to get it done in the time we did.”

The review found some things that the department needs to modify and different policies that need to be better enforced. “(The assessors) had one thing they found that was file maintenance which means a paper was left out of a file,” Watts said, “They found nine occurrences of that. We were told that it is usually double digits. There were seven apply discretions (which is) when we have a policy in place that doesn’t comply with their policies.”

The department is being recommended to the IACLEA board for accreditation and will know soon if they made it.

Once they achieve accreditation, they will maintain it for four years then reapply.

“It’s important for all university departments to be competitive and to be at the same level of performance as their peer institutions,” Newport said. “What we were able to do is show that by using an independent body and prove we are in that mix.”

Advisory board looks for new members Myesha Garner Reporter

The Indiana State University College for the Arts and Sciences (CAS) Board of Student Advisors Executive Board is currently looking to hire students for the Junior Advisory Board.

John Murray, the dean for the College of the Arts and Sciences, provided some information on the hiring process.

“Tulsi Vaid and her leadership team are seeking representatives from each of the arts and sciences departments,” Murray said. “The ultimate goal is to have a full council consisting of a leadership team and one or two representatives from each department.”

Executive members of the college of will be in charge of hiring individuals who are deemed fit for the board. This was approved by Murray.

Cameron Snider, a freshman criminal justice major and a member of the CAS student advisory board, described the duties of the students chosen.

“Dean Murray … has authorized the executive members of the CAS Board of Student Advisors to conduct interviews to select as many members as we feel necessary,” Snider said.

“These students are not paid and are joining this junior board at a voluntary status.”

Students who are open to the position will volunteer their time and opinion to other members of the board. The students who are hired for the board will be given the chance to provide insight to their majors.

“We are adding this additional board because we want to have a better insight as to what is going on inside each individual major,” Snider said.

“Students selected will give us insight and input to the major that they are categorized in.”

This new board will consist of individuals from a number of different majors so that a larger variety of perspectives can be evaluated.

“We are looking for (students of) any year and any major that falls within the college of arts and sciences,” Snider said.

Since the College of the Arts and Sciences offers many majors, there will be a decent number of students to offer insight on their majors.

This insight is useful in helping individuals in a higher position make decisions on what changes can be useful to other students within that major.

“The CAS Board of Student Advisors Executive Board has opened an interview process to select students to serve on our Junior Advisory Board,” Snider

said. “We will take applicants up until the end of April, and the members selected will begin their duties in the fall semester this year.”

Applications will be taken until the end of April and after review from Executive Board Members, which includes an interview process, students will be hired.

Tulsi Vaid, a sophomore biology major and president of the CAS student advisory board, and other executive members will be conducting the interviews.

The students picked to be new junior board members will begin board meetings next semester.

Any student who may be interested in volunteering their insight and time should contact the CAS student advisory board and apply as soon as possible.

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they might lose their place in line. It was really crummy service.”

With the current setup, students discuss their financial aid issues at an open desk, where others can easily overhear them. Some are concerned about the privacy issues this causes.

“Privacy is very important because when you come into financial aid it’s usually because you have some kind of issues,” Baker said. “So it is challenging to sit at the front desk and have to explain your problem to the reception.”

Danielle Head, a freshman undecided major, said she thinks adding extra space will be beneficial to students.

“I think it will be a lot better because I’ve been to the financial aid building where I would have to stand in that line for an hour,” Head said. “You can’t go to the restroom or you will lose your spot in line.”

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OPINION

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‘TIDAL’ brings wave of disappointment

Last week, Jay Z and a crew of A-list celebrities held a press conference to announce that Jay Z purchased the musicstreaming platform Tidal and has plans to relaunch the service.

According to Mic.com Alicia Keys opened the press event with a passionate speech on the purpose and vision Political Tidal. Keys stated Columnist of that “music doesn’t lie” and that if something must change “it has to happen through music.” Keys went on to explain that Tidal seeks to “create better service and a better experience for both fans and artists.”

Keys stood on stage with the best artists of today including Calvin Harris, Chris Martin, Jack White, Jason Aldean, J.Cole, Jay Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Usher, Madonna and Beyonce. The artists involved are actually co-owners of Tidal, and they have described the event as a “revolution” in the music industry; however, for all of the pomp and circumstance with big celebrities, the event failed to deliver any valuable information on Tidal.

What we know about Tidal so far is that unlike Spotify, there is no free, adsupported listening experience. In an interview with the New York Times, Jay Z stated that the current “pay system” from streaming services to artists is “criminal.” Spotify’s compensation for the artists was called into question earlier

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this year when Taylor Swift removed her “1989” album from the service because of its pay system. Swift later went on to write an editorial in the Wall Street Journal where she argued that music should not be consumed for free.

In an attempt to pay artists more than streaming services like Spotify and Pandora, Tidal will offer a $9.99 plan for normal audio quality and a $19.99 plan for “CD quality lossless files,” and the service will also provide exclusive content for its subscribers.

However, because the press event was slim on details, Tidal was received negatively by thousands of users on Twitter and Tumblr. Music writer Tom Barnes at Mic.com perfectly summed up the opposition to Tidal: “already wealthy pop stars would like to make more on music.”

In a response to #TIDALforAll fans used #AntiTidal to criticize the greed of the millionaire artists that were complaining about not being paid enough through the streaming model.

One user tweeted “we buy your music, go to concerts, wear your clothes, buy your perfumes…and now you want us to pay $19.99? A slap in the face.” Another user stated that #TIDALforAll “is all about the money….it’s not even about the music anymore.”

According to Wired, the royalties that successful artists receive from Spotify are not nearly as low as some have argued. For example, Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” was played over 9 million times and generated between $921,600 and $1,290,240. Additionally, it’s estimated that Taylor Swift received

roughly $500 thousand a month from Spotify. Advocates for free streaming services argue that while the pay system may need improvements, the primary issue is the amount of money that the record labels take, leaving the artists with the scraps. Even so, it is still difficult to feel sympathy for the industry’s top artists.

What is not being considered in this conversation on streaming services and the assertion that music must be paid for is the current condition of the American middle class. It is widely acknowledged that economic conditions, low-wage jobs and an overall decline in real wages have resulted in less disposable income for many Americans. Streaming services give people who otherwise cannot afford to pay for actual albums or a subscription service access to culture.

In a wider view, royalties paid by streaming services, the amount that is taken by record labels and the economic conditions that make people want free access to music all should be considered.

Otherwise, Tidal comes off as attacking Spotify listeners rather than trying to win them over.

One of the main issues with Tidal is that it has been marketed so poorly.

While Keys stood on stage and delivered a lot of rhetoric about changing the music industry and top artists publicly signed Tidal paperwork, the actual details about the service are lacking, and we know that Jay Z actually has a lot to say.

According to Fader, Jay Z and Tidal executive Vania Schlogel spoke to a group of students at the Clive Davis Institute

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of Recorded Music about Tidal’s future.

Jay Z explained that Tidal is actually not attempting to compete with Spotify.

Speaking on the landscape of music streaming services Jay Z stated that Tidal is “here to improve the landscape” and he hopes that “just the presence of Tidal” will cause other companies to improve their pay structure for artists.

Schlogel elaborated on Tidal’s lack of a free listening experience saying that “free consumption” has been “depressing the recorded music industry.” Schlogel stated that fundamentally “music is not free” because there are producers involved, the singing artists, and even “someone to clean the studio afterwards.” Schlogel went on to say that we have come to accept paying “hundreds for consumer electronics but to pay nothing for the music that helps sell it.”

Additionally, Jay Z and Schlogel explained that Tidal will provide access and promotion for indie artists, which has been a big question with the perception that only millionaire musicians will benefit from the service.

Tidal is a brand new service and needs time to develop into something that can be thoroughly evaluated.

However, while Tidal is causing controversy that is directly caused by its poor delivery, the promise of Tidal is interesting. For people who value sound quality, the exclusive content, promotion of indie artists, and the fair compensation of artists, Tidal sounds like it’s worth the price tag. But for the company to attract a large number of subscribers, Tidal will need to distance itself from its elitist image.

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Morality can exist outside of religion Don’t let a stereotype cloud your judgment of others

We all know that religion is a bit of a finicky subject. But what if you don’t have one? There are quite a few opinions about this out there. Some say that if you don’t have a religion you are actually a Satanist or something evil.

Others say nonreligious Columnist people just don’t have a moral compass so there is no way for them to do good. But nobody seems to ask the atheists their point of view.

Atheists live with a certain stigma that many refuse to let them shake. People say that they worship evil deities, want to hurt everyone, undermine religion and assume that an atheist will just egg your house for fun.

They have been given horrid meanings and associations. But the same can be

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said for all religions, really. All it takes is one bad apple to spoil the bunch, and for some reason we let it work faster and easier on the atheists than we did on anybody else.

Atheists aren’t anti-religion or Satanists; they are merely people who don’t have a faith. Is that really bad enough to think it’s a threat? If you come across a young child who doesn’t believe in the Easter Bunny, are you going to ostracize them and treat them like they’re a danger to society?

While atheists don’t have religion, they do have a moral compass. In fact, many follow a list of rules called “the new ten commandments.”

This list comprises everything from what we know as the Golden Rule and harming none all the way to ideas such as question everything and check your facts.

Tell me where in these commandments it says to egg your house because I don’t see a single word that might give the idea

that it is okay to do that.

Actually, there is a segment saying to “treat your fellow human beings, your fellow living things and the world in general with love, honesty, faithfulness and respect.” Does that sound evil?

Of course atheists will question all religion. It’s even in their commandments to question everything. They will explain why they disagree with religion and that is their right. It is the same right of anybody with religion to speak up for theirs.

Discussing religion can do no harm and might even help everyone find where they are the most comfortable.

Some of the stigmas are assumed because a handful of atheists decide to hurt other people.

Just like many other religions, if one person does something bad, many automatically stereotype the entire group of people.

Would it be fair to judge all presentday Christians and Muslims on the

actions from the Crusades? Is it fair to say that people who live in tune with nature and call themselves Pagan are automatically evil witches?

No. We let stereotyping get out of hand, and we make judgments that aren’t accurate. Atheists may not believe in your god or path of life but they have their own path, so why should we deny them the right to follow it?

It’s time we start taking a page out of the atheists’ book and begin learning new things.

It’s time we start to educate ourselves so we don’t judge others based on what a handful of people have done. Just because one person messed up doesn’t mean everyone like them is the same way.

We need to begin looking at more than just the examples of a few and start looking at the actions of the many.

We also need to make our opinions informed and only then can we begin to live peacefully with one another.

Facebook frenzy: Should you delete your account?

Facebook has become one of the most popular media sites of all time.

No one can deny the power it has over our everyday lives.

The biggest companies use it to put out ads on their products or games.

Students drill their attention into it on their and computers Columnist phones while sitting in class.

Deleting Facebook can definitely have many benefits in the working world today.

Doing so can keep companies from using it in a ‘background check’ in case we posted something inappropriate on it when we were young.

It does have many pros and cons, but in my opinion, it has more cons.

The good thing about Facebook is you

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can use it to stay in touch with people.

You can talk with a friend whether they’re in a different country or just a block away.

You can comment on pictures and debates that people post. You can like a status and ‘follow’ that post in case someone else posts on it. Facebook can also keep you in touch with family while away at college; we all have our family on ours.

We can share memories and pictures without having to download them. The best part of Facebook is that it can be accessed from any laptop, smartphone or tablet with Internet access.

Although there are many positive things that can come from Facebook, the cons are very easy to see. From personal experience, I have seen more cyberbullying than ever before.

Facebook is getting worse and worse, so bad that I do not even need a source

to prove it. You see it every time someone does not like your post. They make fun of it or you on your own photo, and the worst part is that we are just starting to do things about it.

In high schools all around the country, kids are hurting themselves or other people.

A girl named Amanda Todd killed herself because of cyberbullying that she experienced. A month before her death she made a YouTube video showing the pain that cyberbullying had caused her.

The video racked up 17 million views after her death on Oct. 10, 2012.

Todd used video chat to meet with new people, which became her worst nightmare. Her naked photo got leaked on Facebook, and a person followed her around on Facebook, using different names and profiles to become her friend.

He stalked her and blackmailed her with the photos while other people

encouraged it and made fun of her.

This is why Facebook is also a horrible tool; it can ruin young people’s lives.

Cyberbullying everywhere, even at the college level. There are stalkers using it to find their ‘targets.’

Facebook is a dangerous place, as well as a place for friends. The bad part about it is that anyone can make a profile and pretend to be your friend.

It can hurt your chances for employment because of some of the inappropriate things that get posted there.

So, ultimately deleting your Facebook is probably the best idea at this point. It can take away all you have worked so hard for.

It can also make someone give up on themselves with just one photo.

A picture is worth a thousand words, but those words sometimes, like in Amanda Todd’s case, can be fatal.

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Sycamore Remix to rock the stage Wednesday Marissa Schmitter Features Editor Remember when members of sororities, fraternities and residence halls took the stage at the Hulman Center during Homecoming week in October?

Sycamore Sync took place and students practiced for hours to get their dance moves perfect for the competition.

Well, prepare for another night of musical fun because Spring Week brings a similar event to campus — Sycamore Remix.

Cory Young, a junior communication major with a theater minor, said that Sycamore Remix will be well worth the watch. Young is hosting the event, and he hopes to do so with gusto.

“When we read the script, we thought the announcers were just mediators. We just want to keep the attention of the crowd. That’s the main thing,” Young said.

He wanted the show to be more than just announcing who will be up next, so

the script was written to be a show in itself.

“It’s definitely going to be funny.

It’s going to be a storyline that you follow along through the show,” Young explained.

Some teams will be throwing it back to “High School Musical,” a Disney Channel Original Movie that soared into many children’s hearts in 2004.

A rendition of “Pitch Perfect” will also be lip synced by one of the groups participating, along with many other performances.

Young emphasized how people should attend the event not only because of his hosting, but also because of the work that the students put into practicing.

“I didn’t know Remix was so serious.

They practice so much and they put a lot of time into it,” Young said.

Sycamore Remix will take place Wednesday evening in the Hulman Center at 7 p.m. Students get in free for a Women from Delta Gamma perform in last year’s Sycamore Remix (Photo by ISU night packed full of performances.

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Monday kickoff launches Sycamores into Spring Week Adler Ingalsbe Reporter Indiana State University kicked off its annual Spring Week on Monday, giving students the chance to participate in activities with their peers.

Each day will have different events that will take place at different locations on campus; Monday’s doings took place outside in the Quad.

Connor Myers, general event and community service chair of Spring Week, said the annual events of Spring Week are designed to bring all of the students of Indiana State together to enjoy some fun before the semester ends. “(Spring Week) is a series of events that take place in the spring semester that brings together, not just our campus’ Greek life, but also other organizations and ISU as a whole,” Myers said.

He said the week has historically been known for the tandem races that take place on Saturday, but has added many more activities over the last few years.

“Spring Week is mainly revolving around tandem and the first tandem was in 1970. Spring Week has been going on for about 45 years,” Myers said. “There are a bunch of events that happen during the week that rank for traditional to nontraditional.”

This year’s events include food, dancing, community service, Greek life and much more.

“We have the kickoff, which marks the opening of Spring Week, Remix, Battleship, tandem, Thursday Night Entertainment, Spring Donaghy Day, Stop and Serve and our blood drive.

Something new that we added this year was the movie night,” Myers said. “The Monday after Spring Week is over, we have Spring Week awards for all Greek life and (other) organizations that participated.”

Monday’s festivities had food and drinks for students, games that included prizes for winners, as well as a live disc jockey.

Winners of the games got to take home prizes such as sunglasses, playing cards, picture frames and other springrelated gifts.

Myers said Remix and the tandem races have been favorites of most Sycamores, but other students have their own preferences of events that take place during Spring Week.

Hannah Bender, sophomore nursing major and a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, said her favorite part of Spring Week is getting the chance to spend as much time with her sisters and then get a chance to look back at all of the hard work they all put into the week.

“My favorite part of Spring Week is watching everything come together.

My sorority puts in a lot of hard work, making it an awesome experience with tandem practices, Remix practices and making props. I really enjoy watching all the hard work pay off, and us getting to bond throughout the whole week,” Bender said. “It is truly an awesome

experience getting to be a part of this week, and I am so happy that it’s finally here.”

Meghan Mattingly, a sophomore nursing major and member of the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, loves everything about the process of the remix dances, as well as all of the hard work that everyone puts into making it a special experience for all.

“Remix is definitely my favorite part of Spring Week. I have participated every semester in this dancing category and I just love it,” Mattingly said. “Preparing the acts, watching the acts and awaiting the awards is a high I can’t express in words. There is so much time and effort that goes into this event, and I enjoy watching all of these efforts come together, along with Greek Life coming together as a whole.”

For more information on Spring Week, such as when and where events will be taking place, visit Indiana State’s website.

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Academic achievements recognized

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Indiana State student-athletes were honored Monday evening for their hard work in the classroom at the 2015 Scholar-Athlete Banquet with senior softball player Megan Stone and sophomore DeSean Prentice earning the Presidential Scholar-Athlete awards.

Student-athletes/teams were also recognized for winning their respective awards.

Gillum Award—Aubrie Musselman, Soccer Sycamore Service & Leadership Award— Amanda Smith, Golf; DeSean Prentice, Men’s Track & Field Sycamore Service Team Award— Soccer Sycamore Cup— Soccer Athletic Directors Cup— Softball All-Academic Team Ashton Henderson— Spirit Trent Lundsford— Baseball Justin Gant— Men’s Basketball Nicholas Dachota— Football Sean Dennis— Men’s Track & Field Gregory Taylor— Men’s Track & Field Kelsey Dirks— Women’s Basketball Amanda Smith— Women’s Golf Aubrie Musselman— Women’s Soccer Abbie Malchow— Softball Amy Hicks— Women’s Track & FIeld Mariah Oetken— Women’s Track & Field Breeann Spangler— Volleyball Presidential Scholar-Athlete Nominees Landon Curry— Baseball Justin Gant— Men’s Basketball Kendall Walker— Football DeSean Prentice— Men’s Track & FIeld Tristan Selby— Men’s Track & FIeld Aubrie Musselman— Women’s Soccer Megan Stone— Softball Amy Hicks— Women’s Track & FIeld Katie Wise— Women’s Track & Field Erika Nord— Volleyball Natasha Zurek— Women’s Basketball Amanda Smith— Women’s Golf Presidential Scholar-Athlete of the Year Winners Megan Stone— Softball DeSean Prentice—Men’s Track & Field.

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Senior right-handed pitcher Nick Kolarik (above) and the rest of the boys in blue will look to add to a season of woe for Eastern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon. The Panthers currently hold a paltry 1-23 record (Photo by ISU Communications and Marketing).

Sycamores prepare for mid-week matchup

Zach Rainey Reporter The Sycamores will hit the road to face Eastern Illinois on Wednesday for their fourth mid-week game in the last two weeks.

The Sycamores took care of business at home during their matchups last week, defeating Butler 8-5 and Ball State the next day 14-5. Their success didn’t travel with them to Wichita, however, as they dropped two out of three in the weekend series.

The Sycamores have had great success over Eastern Illinois, winning 111 out of their 196 all-time meetings, including seven of the last eight. The Sycamores won in their last matchup with this team, but lost in 2013, which was the first win by the Panthers against the Sycamores since 2007.

The Panthers haven’t been playing their best baseball, but things are definitely looking up for them as they won their first game of the season Sunday against

Tennessee Tech. Prior to that, they had lost 23 straight games to start the season.

The Panthers will send out the lefty Garrison Stenger to take on the Sycamores. In seven starts this season, Stenger is 0-6 with a 12.24 ERA. The middle of the lineup for this team is definitely their strength. Junior Caleb Howell bats third, hitting .337 and knocking in 13 runs and hitting nine doubles as well.

While senior Brant Valach doesn’t have as good of an average as Howell, he is the main power-hitter in the lineup at the cleanup slot. Batting fifth is redshirt junior Demetre Taylor, who leads the team in RBI with 17 and is hitting .306.

Andy Young will look to stay hot this week. On Monday, he was named the Missouri Valley Player of the Week. In five games last week, Young hit for an astounding .556 average while driving in eight runs as well.

On Friday against the Shockers, Young went 2-4 with a triple and a double while

driving in three runs.

On Saturday, Young had an outstanding day. With the Sycamores down four, Young led off the inning with a solo home run to cut the deficit to three. The Sycamores batted around, which gave Young another opportunity at the plate. He crushed a two-run home run to put the Sycamores up four going into the bottom of the ninth.

On Sunday, Young went 2-2 and hit his tenth double of the season.

The Sycamores will host their next four games, including a weekend series with Southern Illinois and a matchup with Indiana University on Tuesday.

Following Tuesday’s game, the Sycamores will head down to Texas for a weekend matchup with Dallas-Baptist and make a stop for a mid-week game against Purdue before returning home, where they will play 10 of their next 11 games.

First pitch at Eastern Illinois is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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Three teams to watch in 2015 MLB season

Jeremy Beaver Reporter

Dust off your mitts and whip out your sunflower seeds and Cracker Jacks because baseball season is officially in full swing.

This past October, the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals four games to three to be named the 2014 World Series Champions and pick up their third title in the past five years and eighth title overall.

Predicting who is going to win the championship in any sport is difficult for numerous reasons. Sports are unpredictable. Injuries happen, breakout stars appear out of nowhere and some teams just do not match up to what the media expected.

However, these are teams you should keep a close eye on throughout this MLB season.

Chicago Cubs 2014 Season: 73-89 (.451) How could they not make this list?

The Cubs have caught a lot of eyes

during the offseason.

While no team is guaranteed success, the north siders have made a lot of moves during the offseason to help put some hope back into fans for the next couple of years.

President Theo Epstein hired Joe Maddon as manager from the Tampa Bay Rays after firing Rick Renteria in his first and only year as manager. During his tenure with the Rays, Maddon led Tampa Bay to the playoffs four times in nine years.

Additionally, the Cubs are a young team — 13 of 25 players are under the age of 28. The Cubs acquired third baseman Kris Bryant in the second round of the draft last year who led the minors in homeruns with 43.

Finally, with the pickup of Jon Lester, the Cubs are optimistic about his ability to help their progress toward improvement.

Lester is a two-time World Series Champion with the Boston Red Sox, a three-time All Star and pitched a nohitter back in 2008.

Boston Red Sox 2014 Season: 71-91 (.438) The Boston Red Sox have been a powerhouse ever since they won their first World Series in 86 years back in 2004. Since then, Boston has won another two titles in 2007 and 2013 and has made the World Series three other times in 2005, 2008 and 2009.

More recently, the BoSox have been in a slump, finishing the 2014 season below .500. With the signing of infielder Hanley Ramirez from the Dodgers and powerhouse third baseman Pablo Sandoval from the Giants, the Red Sox are moving in the right direction.

At 28, Sandoval is a three-time World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants, a World Series MVP, a twotime MLB All Star, a Babe Ruth Award winner and has hit for the cycle in 2011.

With Dustin Pedroia being back and healthy for the 2015 season, adding Ramirez and Sandoval to the lineup along with David Ortiiz and Mike Napoli and the Sox could have one of the highest scoring offenses again.

Kansas City Royals 2014 Season: 89-73 (.549); 2014 World Series Runner-Up Typically, people watch baseball to see batters crush the ball, but with the Royals, that’s not exactly the case. As a matter of fact, the Royals were last in the MLB in homeruns with 95 total.

To put it in perspective, Nelson Cruz led the MLB in homeruns last year with 40 alone. The Royals rely on speed rather than power. While their 95 total home runs was the worst in the league last year, the Royals led the league in stolen bases with 153.

Jarrod Dyson, Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar are without a doubt three of the fastest players in baseball.

Last season, Dyson, Cain, and Escobar combined for a total of 95 of the team’s 153 steals on their own.

Finally, outfielders Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, Alex Gordon and Escobar were all 2014 Gold Glove finalists.

This team does not need to knock the ball out of the park, but rather focus on playing small ball to win games.

Indiana State softball set to square off with Fighting Illini

Megan Veeneman Reporter

This week, the Indiana State Sycamore softball team is will play the Illinois Fighting Illini. The game will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday and will be played in Champaign. The Illini enter the showdown with a 14-21 overall record and the Sycamores enter with a record of 13-20 heading into the contest. ISU’s scheduled doubleheader with IUPUI was postponed Tuesday due to the weather.

The Sycamores have been on their A-game lately thanks in large part to some great offense. A big generator for the offense has been Megan Stone’s batting. Stone, a senior, currently holds a batting average of .373. Stone has had an amazing season and will continue to showcase her talents tonight. She currently is the all-time career RBI leader with 93 and also recently broke the career home run record. She now has 21 round-trippers in her career.

Erika Crissman continues to be one of

Junior outfielder Alexa Cavin hopes to help the Sycamore softball squad out-duel the Illini in Champaign, Illinois, on Wednesday (Photo by ISU Athletic Media Relations).

the bright spots among underclassmen Player of the Week honors and has a players. Crissman, a sophomore, has batting average of .383. A premiere already won Missouri Valley Conference pitcher for the Sycamores is junior

Taylor Lockwood. Lockwood has won the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week twice in a row.

The Illini have had an acceptable season but are looking to string together consistency in the middle of the year.

The Illini have Allie Bauch, a junior with a team-leading batting average of .395.

In the pitcher’s circle for the Fighting Illini is Jade Vecvanags. Vecvanags has a 6.04 ERA, has pitched 75.1 innings and has 54 strikeouts.

In their last game in Iowa, Bauch had four at-bats and one run. Ruby Rivera, a sophomore, had three at-bats, one run and three hits.

The Fighting Illini play good offense and the Rivera has been known to be tough to strike out.

The Sycamores will host the next series against the Evansville Purple Aces this weekend. ISU will face Evansville in a Missouri Valley Conference doubleheader beginning at noon on Saturday. The third game in the series will be played on Sunday at noon.

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