October 4, 2017

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Volume 125, Issue 18

Sycamores to come together for peace rally Pearl Bisesi Reporter

This Thursday on Oct. 5 from 12-2 p.m., a Peace Rally is taking place at the fountain. There was an email that was sent out to all students explaining the reason for this rally.

Ellen J. Malito stated in this email, “In the wake of the injustices that have taken place in our country, we want our students to know ISU stands WITH them and FOR them. We also want to give students an opportunity to stand with one another to promote genuine inclusivity on this campus.

ISU is home. Our home is driven by love, not hate.”

Students on campus have differing thoughts and feelings on this topic.

Dustin Putman, a junior social work major, feels he can be a part of this gathering on campus. “ I try to be as inclusive as I can every day due to the fact that I am a social work major. I know the injustices in today’s society and because of that, you have to be aware and try your best to not treat anyone different,” said Putman. “I think the Peace Rally will be a positive influence for this campus to show what we stand for.”

Another student named Caitlyn Herndon, a junior sports management major, has heard about incidents of bullying and discrimina-

tion happening on campus.

She works for residential life and is a desk receptionist in Cromwell Hall and heard about the incident in Mills Hall through other students.

“I had heard about what happened in the dorms, and knew it was true when I received the email from Leah Reynolds, the vice president for Inclusive Excellence,” said Herndon. “I think it is crazy that it’s 2017 and this is still going on in the world.

I think the Peace Rally will be an opportunity to show the people who are attacking students that it isn’t right and will not be tolerated. It will also show those who have been singled out and attacked that they are not alone.”

The email sent out by Leah Reynolds stated that, “We must reiterate that incidents of racism and discrimination on Indiana States campus will not be tolerated. All community members should report such incidences to the office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, and if anyone within the Indiana State community feels their safety is in jeopardy, contact Public Safety immediately at 812237-5555.”

Students are not alone on campus, and ISU strives to create an inclusive environment that the Peace Rally will work to build.

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Yahoo says every account — all 3 billion of them — was affected by 2013 data breach.

Yahoo says all 3 billion accounts affected by 2013 breach Ben Muessig

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All 3 billion Yahoo accounts that existed in August 2013 were affected by a massive data breach, three times as many accounts as the company first reported.

In December, Yahoo disclosed that hackers stole information that could be connected to more than 1 billion accounts in a breach then believed to affect the largest number of users ever.

The company updated its tally Tuesday, saying on its website that outside forensic experts analyzed “recently obtained additional information” that shows “all accounts that existed at the

time of the August 2013 theft were likely affected.”

The stolen data could include names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, passwords that have been scrambled, or “hashed,” and encrypted or unencrypted security questions or answers, the company said.

Hackers did not obtain “passwords in clear text, payment card data, or bank account information,” according to the company.

The breach was first made public as Yahoo prepared for its sale to the telecommunications giant Verizon.

News of the hack, and a separate 2014 breach, resulted in Yahoo taking a

$350 million price cut in its eventual $4.5 billion sale.

Verizon plans to integrate Yahoo’s core business — including its email service, advertising tools and news, and sports websites — with AOL, a onetime competitor to Yahoo that the telecom acquired for $4.4 billion in 2015. The combined business unit is called Oath.

As part of its December announcement, Yahoo says it required all users who had not changed their passwords since 2013 to do so, and disabled unencrypted security questions and answers.

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A lone vase of flowers left on Las Vegas Blvd. and Reno Avenue for the victims of the mass shooting on Monday in Las Vegas.

American mass shootings: What happens in Vegas won’t stay in Vegas Gun violence is no longer a question of “if ” because it’s no longer a question. Who. What.

When. Where. How. Why. Only the why, as The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson wrote in a column on Monday, is really unknowable in this vicious cycle.

Almost daily, all we have to do is change names, times and locations to discuss America’s mass shootings. Our descriptions are sad staccato statements of fact, as inevitable as the sunrise.

That’s no exaggeration. Monday was the 275th day of the year, and gunviolencearchive.org lists 273 mass shootings in 2017 so far.

Sunday’s was the worst in modern U.S. history.

A 64-year-old man killed dozens and injured hundreds from

a high-rise hotel, armed with at least 19 guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Before Sunday, there had been only five mass shootings — with

four or more people shot at the same time and place — since 1949 with more than 20 fatalities. Rounding out the top five was the 1984 San Ysidro, Calif.,

McDonald’s massacre that left 21 adults and children dead. San Diegans will long remember the horrific photo showing a boy’s body sprawled by his bicycle outside the restaurant that afternoon.

The images of Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas will also live long in our collective memories, especially an image of the 32nd floor of the gleaming Mandalay Bay Resort with two windows eerily broken. But what will linger longer is the sounds of so many rounds being fired savagely and indiscriminately at the teeming, celebratory concert crowd below. It was a sustained sound more closely associated with war zones than a night out in the heart of a major American city in the year 2017.

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Gunman Stephen Paddock, a resident of Mesquite, Nev., with no criminal history, shot and killed himself when police responded to his room. His brother Eric said the shooter was not “an avid gun guy at all,” said “He’s just a guy who lived in Mesquite who liked burritos,” said, “We don’t understand. … This is like it was done, like he shot us.”

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman used fewer words, “This is a crazed lunatic full of hate.”

Monday morning, President Donald Trump spoke to the nation in somber, unifying terms.

“In times such as these, I know we are searching for some kind of meaning in the chaos, some kind of light in the darkness,”

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StateDM launches the program for the year Rileigh McCoy News Editor

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A 14-year-old girl was at a bus shelter when someone in a vehicle approached and shot her, according to police. She was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital.

Weekend violence in Chicago leaves 32 shot, 4 fatally Madeline Buckley Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO — At least 32 people were shot over the weekend, including a man killed along the Chicago River on the North Side and a 13-year-old boy wounded while riding his bike in Little Village on the West Side, according to police.

Between Friday afternoon and early Monday, at least four people were killed and 28 others wounded, police said.

The man killed along the Chicago River was found

around 12:15 a.m. Sunday on a sidewalk in the North Park neighborhood, police said.

The boy was shot in the arm about 2:40 p.m. Saturday when a gunman got out of a light-colored vehicle and fired, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

The weekend violence brings to at least 2,877 the number of people shot in Chicago this year, down about 400 from this time last year. There have been

at least 527 homicides, about 50 fewer than this time last year, when gun violence hit levels not seen in two decades, according to data kept by the Chicago Tribune.

Shootings and homicides remain much higher than other recent years, according to the data.

Over the weekend, the Chicago Police Department announced it is increasing its crime-fighting technology, including expanding its gunshot detection software into six more patrol districts.

Starting on Monday this week, StateDM opened registration and began raising awareness for their cause. “[This was] the first day that our registration link is open for students to register for the marathon,” said Breana Blythe, vice president of communications for StateDM. “By registering early, dancers are able to begin fundraising and participate in all of our events throughout the

year. So we are challenging ourselves to get as many people registered.”

StateDM chose Monday to begin fundraising because it was National Child Health Day. During the day, they had events to raise awareness and get students involved in the fundraising process.

“Our goal for the day is to create awareness about how important it is to support child health,” said Blythe. “We want to get Sycamores to #CommitForTheKids and get involved in StateDM.”

Blythe explained that students had the opportunity to sign up at the fountain all day for $20 and offered a one-day discount registration to those students who were returning for $15.

StateDM also held other events around the fountain and in the Commons throughout the day to get people involved.

Students were able to show their support by participating in a Stopn-Serve in the commons

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StateDM started its annual fundraising to raise awareness to support child health.

Build success with social media, expert to explain on Oct. 12 Best-selling author and motivational speaker Erik Qualman is on a quest to be the next Walt Disney.

Known as the digital Dale Carnegie, Qualman will be showcasing five habits that drive success and happiness in the digital world at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in Tilson Auditorium on the Indiana State University campus. Admission is free, and seating is limited.

“Your digital stamp is comprised of your digital footprint and digital shadow,” Qualman said.

“Your digital footprint are the things you post about yourself online. Your digital shadow is the most important part of your digital stamp. It’s what others post about you online.”

Qualman is determined to show people how to lead their best life, leadership and legacy.

“Every digital leader has five habits they practice: simplification - not adding things to your life but taking things away; true - being consistent and staying true to who you are and what you want to be; action - nothing happens without action; map - having a firm destination in mind, and people - surround yourself with the right people online and offline,” Qualman said.

“These five habits form the word stamp.”

As a keynote speaker, Qualman has addressed crowds in 49 countries and reached 25 million people.

“My laughable (moonshot) goal is to educate, entertain and empower seven billion people,” said Qualman. “Human beings and their behavior fascinate me. We are all, what I call ‘flawsome,’ we are not

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Motivational speaker Erik Qualman speaks at ISU Campus.

perfect but human. Part of being flawsome is being able to own your mistakes, indicate how to fix them and actually fix them.”

Qualman also has six No. 1 bestselling books and was a finalist for the

Most Likeable Author Award alongside Seth Godin and J.K. Rowling. His book “Socialnomics” provides useful insight into changes in macro trends, behaviors and constructs as a result of social media.

“‘Socialnomics’ provides useful insight into changes in macro trends, behaviors and constructs as a result of social media,” Qualman said. “This book is written in sporadically digestible sound bites and is arranged so that the reader can easily select an example, particular topic or case study that is relevant to you or your company.”

Before becoming a bestselling author and international motivational speaker, Qualman attended Michigan State University as an undergrad and McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas as a graduate student.

“I was a manager for the MSU basketball team, and when a player was sick or hurt I got to sub in and practice with the team,” he said. “One day I subbed in and got an elbow to the

face and four of my teeth knocked out. I told the trainer I was fine and continued to play. Coach Izzo saw my grit and grind and offered me a scholarship.

The moral of the story is never underestimate yourself and stay true to who you are and want to be.”

As the world continues to connect and interact online, you are constantly creating a digital reputation, Qualman says. Now is a great time to take advantage of and learn all the social world has to offer by creating a positive digital reputation.

“Simplify what makes you your unique you,” Qualman said. “Success is a choice. With all these digital tools, there are no more gatekeepers. If you want to achieve it, you can.

It all starts with your digital reputation.”

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Indiana State University Fine arts building will start renovations in May.

Fine Arts building to start renovation in May

Kiara Dowell Reporter The Fine Arts Building will be renovated in spring. Indiana State University’s goal is to have it finished and more functional than it has been in the past 30 to 40 years, ISU President Dan Bradley said in his fall address.

This building is a major part of ISU and is used by many different majors and minors. The building won’t be as unique as Normal Hall’s renovation, but they want to make it better for the students and more functional for those who use it as a nec-

essary part of their normal daily routine.

“We don’t have a bathroom on the first floor, which is illegal.

It’s also important because as art students, we need to have space to work. So hopefully the renovation will help with that,” sophomore Alexis Pritchard said.

The equipment in the building will be updated to improve the quality of the student’s education. They do not know much more about the actual equipment that will be updated, but the important part of the renovation that the students are looking forward to is the practice rooms in the Fine Arts Building.

“The practice rooms are rundown and in poor shape, the rooms are not very sound proof, and there are cockroaches,” freshman Geoffrey Brandt said.

During President Bradley’s fall address, he talked about the Fine Arts Building being the next project that ISU will be taking on. He talked about how excited they were to improve the quality of the building for students, staff, and faculty.

“We need better sound proofing in the practice rooms and we would like mirrors to help see what we are doing. Those are the biggest things,” Brandt said.

There has been word that they

are planning to either fix or replace the pianos in the Fine arts building to help those who use them as an accompaniment or as a tool for learning how to play the piano. The students think it would be an improvement that they would like to see happen.

“The pianos are pretty in tune, but they could be better,” Brandt said.

The fine arts building is used for many different majors such as music major and minors and art majors and minors. Music students want better practice rooms and the art students want more art space.

“We as art students need more

art space. I get that the music department is big, but they already have a building to themselves.

Art students don’t have general art studios where they can go and practice on whatever they want.

I’ve had to leave a studio once because that’s where a group of singers decided they were going to practice,” Pritchard said.

The fine arts building will be renovated, many improvements will be made, and they are excited to introduce another new building to ISU students and staff members. Let’s look forward to a new building come next year.

indianastatesman.com DM FROM PAGE 2 people involved.

Students were able to show their support by participating in a Stop-n-Serve in the commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., which allowed them to make cards for Riley kids.

StateDM members also did a wagon pull around the fountain from 10 a.m. to 4:02 p.m.

“From 10 to 4:02, we will be doing a wagon pull – pulling a wagon around the fountain for 6 hours and two minutes to

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 • Page 3 honor the 62 children that are admitted into a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital each minute for treatment,” said Blythe.

What made the day even more special to StateDM was that evening StateDM’s Vice President of Marathon Relations Katelyn Kamminga gave a talk on her own battle with cancer and what it means to be a Riley kid. She has been cancer free for 9 1/2 half years thanks to Riley.

StateDM’s awareness movement does not stop here, though. Fundraising will continue until the Dance Marathon date on April 7.

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What to do if you’re in town for Fall Break according to The Verve’s Facebook event.

Saturday Support your Sycamores football team by attending the home game against North Dakota at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.

The 2nd Annual Replay Runway with Rethink, Inc. is 6:30-8 p.m. in Dede 1 in the ISU Hulman Memorial Student Union.

This will be a night of fashion from recycled materials, dance and drama. Tickets for general admission are just under $12.

Pioneer Days in Fowler Park are open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

For $5 per car, people of all ages are invited to the 45th annual event in the 19th century log cabin village. Horse-drawn wagon rides, activities for kids, live music, hands-on activities, authentic food, vendors, historical cabins and the covered bridge, a history scavenger hunt and more will be there for your fun.

Sunday From 12 - 5p.m. Collett Park is hosting their 29th Annual Old Fashion Day. There will be live music at the gazebo, carriage rides and hayrides through the park, homemade food and snacks, horseshoe pitching and more. This is a kid-friendly event for some wholesome fun.

A relaxed Sunday evening could also involve buying pumpkins with friends and carving/painting them, making a pumpkin pie or simply relaxing on the last day of break.

Enjoy the break, Sycamores.

Alexandria Truby Reporter

Fall Break is finally here. The leaves are changing color, restaurants and cafés are adding more maple and cinnamon flavored items to the menus, football games are plentiful, and the air is becoming crisp.

To fully appreciate the change of season, Terre Haute has an abundance of events to check out this weekend that are perfect for Fall Break outings.

All Weekend The Zorah Shrine Circus has returned to the Vigo County Fairgrounds for the weekend. Here audiences can see tigers, elephants, clowns and acrobats under the big tent. Show times include Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 12 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each show.

The Shadow Asylum Haunted House and Catacombs at 949 N. 10th Street has events at 7 p.m.-12 a.m. on both Friday and Saturday nights. Get a group of friends together for an adrenaline rush. Their website states that they “always welcome fresh victims. They taste like chicken!”

Friday Downtown Terre Haute First Friday Downtown Terre Haute is going to be extremely lively this Friday as many local businesses set up a wide variety of activities to kick off October.

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Many local events will take place this weekend to entertain

tume Contest at 6:30 p.m. on 630 Wabash Ave. will be giving out free pet Halloween stencils and treat bags (while supplies last). YMCA and Downtown Terre Haute will have a community dance party in the VCSC parking lot with crafts, snacks and fall festive fun from 5 – 7 p.m.

Harvest in the Haute 5 – 7 p.m.

Swope Art Museum’s 73rd Annual Wabash Valley Exhibition will be on display, the Terre Haute Downtown Farmers Market will have fresh produce for sale, and the Vigo County Public Library will have pumpkins to pick and apples to collect along with snacks and art projects until

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6 p.m. Local restaurants and bars will be participating and putting on live music.

Griffin Bike Park Urban Skills Course 5 – 8 p.m.

Test your bike skills at the Indiana State University Bookstore parking lot. Bikes are available and free to use for all ages.

Indiana Theatre 8 - 10 p.m.

MyFox10 is kicking off their October Comedy Series with Karen Renee and Rob Little at the Indiana Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets are $20.

The Verve 10 p.m.- 2 a.m.

At The Verve will be special guests The NERVE with Mariahill and “RawKinG,”

What the

Fork?

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The Career Center hosted a professional etiquette dinner Tuesday evening in Dede I. The purpose of the event is to equip students with the dining knowledge and skills that will be beneficial to their professional success. Students are taken through a four-course meal while being educated on table manners, dining etiquette and conversation tips.

Come play Uno with MSP A.J. Goelz Reporter

Tonight there will be an Uno tournament held in Dede III at 5 p.m.in the Hulman Memorial Student Union.

“The purpose of this event is to gather students to enjoy the game of Uno and put their card-playing skills to the test,” said the event’s description on Indiana State’s website. “The learning objective of this event is for students to engage in friendly competition but in a fun, organized way.”

“It’s basically to invite all the current students and staff to come play Uno,” said the event organizer, Kevin Mboyo. “I want to make it so it’s an inclusive event, so everyone can come out.”

He continued on to say he wants people to come and relax for a little bit, get their minds off of classes and have fun.

“It’s an event for everyone to come, have a good time, play some Uno and listen to music as long as they’re having a good time and hanging out as a Sycamore family,” Mboyo said.

Mboyo works for the Office of Multicultural Service and Programs.

“Opened October 1, 2015, …

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Artist of the Week: Keralynn Little Jada Holmes Reporter

While beauty can be found in many things, this dynamic beholder attracts inspiration for fashionable wear through nature’s lense.

The Artist Serving as Vice President of the Fashion and Merchandising Association, junior textiles, apparel, and merchandising major Keralynn Little trailblazes her imprint Keralynn Little, pictured above, hand made the dress pictured on the left. Below: Photo on the industry through the creation of nature-inspired apparel. Little observes of Keralynn and her clothing collection worn by various student models. many facets of life and environment, pulling ideas from human, animal and plant life, among other forms.

“I really love the thought of natural beauty,” Little said. “Most recently, I’ve been really inspired by flowers because they bloom and thrive no matter what the world is going through. They still retain their beauty.”

The Creation Clothing collections bring forth the range of possibilities that a simple piece or shade could influence. As for Little, turning to the admirable women in her life stimulates her creative process in terms of collection development.

“In the past, I have created entire collections based on my older sisters who are successful and humble, and they go after what they want. I have never questioned Photo Courtesy of Keralynn Little my sisters’ courage, and that is one of the

reasons I look to them for inspiration,” Little said.

The Expression Dreams of tailoring designs that bring out the essence of a woman’s nature were propelled through Little’s summer launch of her clothing business, ninetythree. The dive into early entrepreneurship resulted from feeling as though she had had enough of politics.

With a motivation to devise a way in which the average consumer could recycle their clothing more efficiently, Little strives to cater to supporters with Earth-friendly and tasteful selections.

“My intentions are not to create designer clothing, but more ready-to-wear and affordable options that don’t contribute to the epidemic of fast fashion,” she said.

Little explores what appear to be unconventional avenues in the world of design, preferring for her creations to be reused and recycled to decrease the likelihood of clothing being left in landfills.

“I want my clothes to always be living.

From the moment I put the fabric together, to the events my customer wears them to, and then turned into fiberfill or reused to make other clothing, but never to die in a landfill,” Little said.

The Interaction This artist not only aspires to save the world one outfit at a time, but she also

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indianastatesman.com UNO FROM PAGE 4 MSP was created to advocate across various vectors to grow Indiana State University into a model of multicultural excellence for all who learn, live, and work on campus,” said the ISU website. “MSP strives to build a climate of inclusion and community and aim to enhance intercultural competency through workshops, services, resources, programs, and influencing ISU policies and

practices. We work actively with and for all Indiana State University students.”

The MSP can be found on the seventh floor of HMSU. “This is my event with MSP. We host a lot of different events,” Mboyo said.

Many of the workers at the MSP hold their own events in conjunction with the center. For example, last year the MSP held “FIFA 17” tournaments in their lounge. This event is

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 • Page 5 Mboyo’s contribution to the center. Mboyo wanted to remind students that MSP is open to all students. He said that the seventh floor is like a big lounge that students can come and relax. There are flat screens in the rooms as well as game consoles. It is a place students can play games, watch Netflix and do homework.

The Uno tournament will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Dede III.

ARTIST FROM PAGE 4 hopes to be a driving force in the education of potential employees — enabling them with knowledge of every fashion industry aspect.

“People ask me how my company could possibly change the status of women, and my short answer for that would be when I have the opportunity to hire someone, I want to teach them about the en-

tire fashion industry, from marketing and merchandising to pattern making and construction, and let them work with what works best for them,” she said.

It would be remarkable to know that, according to Little, these individuals evolved and moved on with a sense of accomplishment and industry experience they can take with them to their next job. If there is anything

she loves most about this industry, it is the many components of it, and she feels almost any man and woman can find a place within it.

In the future, Little plans to acquire the opportunity to expand in the development of her own production means, hiring men and women who have the odds against them and need the chance and support.

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Use Facebook to convert bigots Conor Friedersdorf

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Can we please do something now?

Joe Lippard

Opinions Editor

Bedlam ensued on Sunday night when shots rang out in Las Vegas at a country music concert. The incident ended with at least 59 people dead and 527 wounded.

The person responsible was identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, a retired man from Mesquite, Nev. Paddock shot into the crowd from a room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.

Twenty-three weapons were found in Paddock’s hotel room, including rifles, some with scopes. Ammonium nitrate, an ingredient in some explosives, was found in Paddock’s car. Explosives, thousands of rounds of ammunition and at least 19 more guns were found in Paddock’s house. According to CNN, authorities say that at least one of the guns used in the attack “was altered in order to function as an automatic weapon.”

As of Tuesday afternoon, investigators have yet to find a motive behind Paddock’s attack. The FBI confirmed that they had determined that Paddock was

not connected with any “international terrorist group,” according to CNN. We usually hear a lot about how certain shooters were just “lone wolves” that had mental health issues. Some people have noted that this narrative is often pushed when the culprit is white or Christian, but this time, it does actually look like the shooter was a lone wolf.

However, even though Paddock may have been acting independently, this is still a time to talk about maybe doing something to stem the tide of mass shootings in this country.

One of the things we can do is improve the quality of our mental health care.

We have a large portion of the population who insist that improving mental health care would solve America’s gun issues. I agree to an extent. We should have psychological checks for people purchasing guns. This would help prevent the amount of shootings where the perpetrator “snaps” one day and goes on a rampage.

However, when such improvements are suggested, the question “Who will pay for it?” often rears its head. Eventually, we as a country will need to suck it up and pay for it together in our taxes.

No one likes taxes being raised, but paying for mental health care is something that needs to be done if that’s what will help slow the deluge of shootings in this country.

Even though mental health care would likely help this problem, it still wouldn’t solve everything. We need some form of increased gun control in this country. This

does not mean that we need to take everyone’s guns away or anything like that.

Rather, this could even be something as simple as closing the loophole that allows unlicensed gun sellers to sell firearms at gun shows without background checks.

In fact, I would go as far as to suggest a required background check for all gun purchases. This doesn’t prevent anyone from owning a gun unless there’s something in their background check that would prevent them from getting one.

Aside from background checks, we could require a national registry for guns. It shouldn’t be an extreme idea to suggest that if a person is killed with a gun in this country, we should know to whom that gun belongs. This is not a case of the government watching people just because they have a gun, but a case of the government keeping track of who owns guns and making sure that those people aren’t committing crimes with them. We already register motor vehicles in a national database, and people die vehicle-related deaths at a similar rate to gun-related deaths, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

This is another issue that shouldn’t really be that controversial.

I’m tired of this discourse. After nearly every shooting, people that suggest reasonable changes to gun control laws in order to take measures to prevent this from happening again are countered by people that insist that mental health care is the real issue, yet neither gun control nor the

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The data scientist Jeff Hammerbacher, one of Facebook’s early employees, lamented years ago that “the best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.” Social media companies succeeded in part by gathering as much information as possible about their users, so that ads could be micro-targeted as never before. It was suddenly much easier to reach and influence almost any kind of person — vegan weightlifters, estate lawyers with corgis.

Americans are now learning that “almost any kind of person” also includes self-avowed racists and unapologetic anti-Semites. Facebook has attracted sudden, intense scrutiny with news that it enabled advertisers to target users who expressed interest in topics including “Jew hater” and “how to burn Jews.” (Those categories were generated automatically, not conceived

by Facebook employees.)

As the public reacted in dismay, the tech giant pledged that it would work to block such advertising in the future, showing deference to the norm that bigots deserve to be shunned. Their response reinforced the stigma associated with prejudice.

Going forward, it will likely be marginally more difficult for malign political actors to reach coalitions of the hateful. And Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly said that “there is no place for hate in our community.”

But if it is now easier than ever to identify and target bigots, isn’t there an opportunity to do more than merely stymie the hatemongers as they try to reach one another? Maybe this is an opportunity for the good guys to find the bad guys, invade their timelines, and convert them to anti-racism.

There is precedent for drawing people out of hate groups. The black

musician Daryl Davis began to interview Ku Klux Klan members in the early 1980s, formed relationships with many, and ultimately persuaded several to give up their hoods and robes. Derek Black was an heir apparent in the white supremacist movement when his classmates at New College of Florida found out about his hateful ideology. Rather than immediately cutting ties, they engaged their classmate in a series of social encounters. Their perseverance paid off: He renounced white supremacy and began working against it.

Facebook and other tech companies aren’t going to reach white supremacists as friends or acquaintances might, face to face, but there may be ways to nudge them away from extremist bigotry by exposing them to new information or different social circles. Surely the expert data scientists and product creators of Silicon Valley can investigate what works to change their online behavior.

Sure, I’m a bit wary of urging quasi-monopolistic corporations to manipulate members of the public, even in the service of A/B testing bigot conversion. Maybe deprogramming neo-Nazis is a step on a slippery slope that ends in all manner of mind control.

For those who take that view, here’s an alternative that would allow tech companies to stand at a greater remove: Outside organizations could come up with messages to engage hatemongers; Facebook and others would merely let them direct micro-targeted ads at those who “like” phrases such as “how to burn Jews,” perhaps free of charge. What I have in mind is a persuasion campaign akin to the old “The More You Know” public service announcements.

Our era’s version could be “The Less You Hate.”

Both of these suggestions control nor the quality of mental health care chang-

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Democrats, here’s why you shouldn’t ignore Alabama race Francis Wilkinson

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The Democratic candidate for Senate in Alabama, Doug Jones, will almost certainly lose the Dec. 12 election to replace Jeff Sessions, the former Alabama senator who is now U.S. attorney general. Jones is very likely to lose despite running against Roy Moore, a practicing theocrat who was thrown off the state Supreme Court for defying federal law on same-sex marriage.

Moore had previously gained notoriety, and the adoration of far-right religious chauvinists, for his performance art. He mounted successive installations of the Ten Commandments at a public courthouse to make a point about the subservience of public law to Christian doctrine.

Jones, a white former prosecutor, is

widely regarded as about as viable as a Democrat gets in a state where Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 28 points.

In 2008, Barack Obama won 10 percent of the white vote there.

As The New York Times noted on Monday, Democrats confront a dastardly catch-22 if they vigorously compete for the seat. Democrats, the party of black voters in Alabama’s racially polarized electorate, are so reviled by the majority of Alabama voters “that if the national party rallies behind Mr. Jones and turns his candidacy into a liberal cause célèbre, it could only doom him by pushing Republicans reluctant to support Mr. Moore back to their partisan corner.”

When Democrats poured close to $30 million into a previously obscure special election for a House seat in suburban Atlanta, the result seemed to be a riled GOP electorate and a solid Republican victory.

The same could easily happen in Alabama, which is far more hostile territory.

Still, Democrats should make sure their candidate in Alabama is well-resourced and well-advised. Not to build for the future — there is no readily foreseeable future for Democrats in Alabama. But for other reasons.

One, Alabama is relatively cheap, making the risk limited. Television advertising in Birmingham is roughly one-fifth what it costs in Atlanta. It’s cheaper still in Mobile, then cheaper again in Huntsville and Montgomery. With the election only two months away, Democrats can pour only so much money into the bog there before the campaign is over.

Two, the national Democratic base is lit.

Watching Republicans bumble through their dominance of Washington may be amusing, but for Democrats it’s mostly a spectator sport. The Alabama race gives

the base something to rally for instead of merely against. It’s an organizing tool.

Besides, as Democratic consultant James Carville told the Times, “If you can’t run against Roy Moore, then what kind of party you got?”

Three, nationalizing the race may be terrible for Jones, but it’s good for Democrats running in 2018. Moore, the Republican, is a hose of bigotry aimed at gays and lesbians, liberals and American pluralism. Highlighting the contest, and his party identification, will be a periodic reminder to swing voters who consume legitimate news that the Republican Party is dangerously off its rocker.

Finally, it’s worth making a run because American politics is sufficiently madcap circa 2017 that anything could happen.

Well, almost anything.

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es. Congress sits on its hands while their constituents die in the streets instead of passing any measures to help the situation. If we need better mental health care, how about we pass a measure doing that? Or if the problem is our gun control laws, why do we not pass a better gun control law? Regardless, can we please do something, anything, to try to prevent these attacks from happening so often?

quality of mental health care changes. Congress sits on its hands while their constituents die in the streets instead of passing any measures to help the situation. If we need better mental health care, how about we pass a measure doing that? Or if the problem is our gun control laws, why do we not pass a better gun control law? Regardless, can we please do something, anything, to try to prevent these attacks from happening so often?

Trump said. “The answers do not come easy.

But we can take solace knowing that even the darkest space can be brightened by a single light, and even the most terrible despair can be illuminated by a single ray of hope.”

Following corrosive weekend tweets from the president casting doubt on North Korean diplomacy, casting aspersions on Puerto Ricans and casting NFL players protesting during the national anthem as villains, Trump offered us more reassuring words on Monday.

Lacking an opening for attack, the president

said what we all needed to hear. Just don’t expect his combative style to change.

This is the president we elected. And this is the country we built. Yes, we will mourn, give blood, offer prayers. We will search for meaning, find hope and heartache. We will — again — discuss gun laws, mental health issues, belief systems, the police response, the political response and the media response.

We will look over our shoulders — or to the skies — out of fear, for a while. We will wonder, ‘What now?’ But we already know. It’s not a question at all.

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ISU, NDSU play at home Saturday

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017

Garrett Short Reporter

The Indiana State football team returns to Memorial Stadium on Saturday to take on No. 2 North Dakota State.

The Sycamores fell to 0-4 after losing to Illinois State last Saturday. The 11-point loss, however, was the smallest margin of victory for Illinois State in 2017.

The Sycamores are looking to continue improving but are still looking for their first win under Curt Mallory.

Defensively, ISU has played fairly well this season, slowing down some high-powered offenses, including allowing 24 points to Illinois State, a team that averaged 41 per game.

The stakes and the offensive prowess will be even higher this Saturday.

North Dakota State enters the game with a spotless 4-0 record. The Bison average over 51 points per game and win by an average of almost 44 points this season.

This level of dominance is nothing new for NDSU. The team has set the bar for dominance not only in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, but in all of the FCS. The team, currently ranked only behind defending champion James Madison, won five straight national titles from 2011 to 2015.

Although they failed to make the FCS title last year, the Bison are looking to get back to the championship and continue their success.

A large part of the program’s success has been the all-around contributions that they get. The Bison don’t rely on a select few players to carry their team. That can be seen by examining their rushing attack. Their running game has been super this season, racking up over 1,300 yards and 20 scores on the ground. Juniors Lance Dunn and Bruce Anderson are a strong duo for NDSU, with both having a chance to surpass 1,000 yards by the time the season concludes.

ISU’s defense will have their hands full for the entirety of the game, but the first quarter will be a telling sign of how the contest will go. The Bison are currently outscoring their opponents 88-7 in the opening quarter.

The Sycamore offense will be looking to return to the status of their week three performance against Liberty. ISU managed to put up 41 points in that game, thanks in part to quarterback Cade Sparks and wide receiver Bob Pugh having an electrifying game.

The NDSU defense has been stingy in 2017, and will look to make some impact plays against Sparks. The Bison have intercepted eight passes this season—one of which was returned for a touchdown.

Although running backs haven’t had much luck against NDSU, the ground game will be vital to ISU. A successful game for Lemonte Booker would help relieve pressure on the rest of the Sycamore offense. The last time ISU played at home, Booker rushed for 154 yards and scored two total touchdowns.

ISU is looking for their first win of 2017 Saturday at 1 p.m. However, they are hoping home field advantage helps them against one of the best football programs in the country, regardless of division.

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ISU takes on the Northern Iowa Panthers at home this weekend.

Sycamores go back to back in double-header weekend

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The Indiana State Sycamores volleyball team will have to compete in back-to-back home games this weekend. On Friday, the 5-11 Sycamores will compete against the 14-4 Northern Iowa Panthers.

The Panthers are coming off a 3-1 win against Illinois State and are currently on a 4 game win streak, including wins against Valparaiso (3-1), Loyola (3-0) and Bradley (30).

This season for the Panthers, the reason they have their success so far is because of their four key

players on the team. Sophomore outside hitter Karlie Taylor leads the Panthers in kills (273), kills per set (3.90), total attempts (738), errors (107), service errors (29) and is tied for the team lead in sets played (70).

Redshirt freshman defensive specialist Taylor Hedges leads the Panthers in service aces with 18.

Junior middle hitter Piper Thomas leads the Panthers in blocks with 21. Junior libero/defensive specialist Kendyl Sorge leads the team in digs with 319.

The Sycamores likely face one of their toughest challenges of the season when they go up against the Northern Iowa Panthers on Friday

at the ISU Arena. The first serve will begin at 7 p.m.

The Sycamores will face another big challenge the next day against the 15-3 Drake Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are coming off a 3-0 win against Chicago State University and are currently on an eight game winning streak. The Bulldogs have been backed by four key players this season that have generated their success on the court.

Senior outside hitter Kyla Inderski leads the Bulldogs in kills (228) and digs (222). Sophomore setter Paige Aspinwall leads the team in assists (541) and sets played (69).

Freshman opposite hitter Emily Plock leads the team in service

attempts with 15. Junior outside hitter/defensive specialist Cathryn Cheek leads the team in blocks with 15.

This weekend will likely be the toughest two-game stretch for the Sycamores as their two upcoming opponents have a combined 29-7 record on the season. The Sycamores have home court advantage on their side to even the odds and better the chance at adding a win to the column.

The Sycamores will compete against the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday at the ISU Arena and the first serve will begin at 7 p.m.

Soccer team heads to Drake University Ciara LeBron Reporter

This upcoming Friday Indiana State University’s soccer team will be playing a hard match against Drake University at 8 p.m. This match will take place in Des Moines, Iowa at the Cowie Soccer Complex.

The past two games, the Sycamores have experienced losses but are looking to change that up this Friday to add a win onto their conference record for the season.

Drake University is looking for an easy win from Indiana State to add on to their conference record. Indiana State plans on using great defense against Drake. Drake’s current record for the 2017 season is 8-3-1, while ISU has a record of 5-6-1.

Drake University defeated Valparaiso 4-2 for another conference win this season. During the game, Drake had a fantastic defense and worked very hard in their offense. Rebecca Rodgers scored the first three goals for the Bulldogs. Their coach had stated they played to their strengths and they had good possession of the ball along with great tackles. Drake is looking forward to playing Indiana State this Friday in a conference match.

Drake University is a very put together, stacked team with athletes who work hard every day. They have a remarkable defense that can put in work to stop the other team’s offense.

They also have a great offense with athletes who can make plays and get the ball into the goal.

This is their coach Lindsey Horner’s 10th season with the Bulldogs. Her overall record while coaching is an average 74-75-26, and she also led the Bulldogs in 2015 to the MVC regular season title.

Rebecca Rodgers, a senior midfielder, is the athlete to watch for this match on Friday.

During her time at Drake University she was named MVC Player of the Year and also AllMVC First team. She has been leading her team with her leadership skills and, of course, her

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Katie Wells (5) is a junior foward who earned multiple awards during the 2016 season.

skills out on the field. Rebecca’s best game this season was against Western Illinois. She had six shots, four shots on goals and also had two goals that game.

This past Sunday the Sycamores had lost against the UMKC Kangaroos 1-0 at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State started off the game slow, and that is what gave UMKC the chance to take over the field. UMKC earned an early lead and kept it that way the rest of the game.

They played amazing defense to stop Indiana State from making plays. The second half of the game Indiana State had the same momentum as UMKC while they battled to make a goal.

Katie Wells is the player to watch from In-

diana State this upcoming Friday. She is a junior forward and earned multiple awards for the 2016 season as a sophomore. She was First Team All-MVC, Scholar Athlete and Offensive Player of the Week. She led the team last season with a total of 19 points and took seven shots throughout the season.

Indiana State and Drake are both looking for a competitive match on Friday. Indiana State plans on toughing up their defense while Drake plans on breaking that. It is going to be a good game to watch with both good teams.

The game will begin at 8 p.m. here at Memorial Stadium on Friday.