November 1, 2017

Indiana Statesman

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

Indiana Statesman

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Volume 125, Issue 28

ISU Communications and Mar keting

The shooting that took place occurred between Cromwell Hall and Bloomberg Hall on campus.

Update to recent shooting on campus Rileigh McCoy Reporter With the recent shooting on campus that occurred near Cromwell and Bloomberg Halls, more information has been released about the incident.

Indiana State University’s Chief of Police Joseph Newport was able to pass on some more information to keep students informed.

“He was with at least four other people while here on campus,” said Newport. “He was actually visiting a student who lived

off campus for the Homecoming weekend. The group was on campus looking for another person they were acquainted with.”

It was while on campus looking for a friend that the accident happened. Rave alerts were sent out to students via text and email to keep students informed of the situation.

After the shooting occurred, it was last made known that the individual’s condition required surgery at another hospital in Indianapolis.

“He was transported to an Indianapo-

lis hospital for treatment,” said Newport.

“We have not been advised of his condition or his status as a patient.”

Sophomore Holly Sparks explained that receiving those Rave alerts worried her and made her think of what the situation could have been like.

“I think that just getting that Rave alert about there being a shooting is worrying enough,” said Sparks. “I mean, ISU is pretty safe, but since it is such a small campus, it worries me about what would happen if we had an active shooter. Cromwell is so close to the center hub of campus, and

I can’t help but worry about the fact that shootings are coming closer and closer to campus.”

Newport explained that students could rest assured that the case is being looked over by the Vigo County Prosecutors Office.

“This matter has been forwarded to the Vigo County Prosecutors Office for review,” said Newport. “We are waiting for their decision.”

Once the decision is made, it will determine whether charges will be pressed against the individual.

Candidate for ISU president Procrastination at its finest on campus today, Thursday

Dr. Curtis was appointed Provost-Chief Learning Office in July 2012. Under the UCM academic affairs structure, the Provost-Chief Learning Officer is responsible for all academic programs located in four academic colleges housing 25 academic departments; the James C. Kirkpatrick Library and Library Services; the Honors College and International Affairs; Student Experience and Engagement; Academic Programs and Services; EnrollmentManagement; Extended Studies; and the Office of Technology.

Dr. Curtis came to UCM from Illinois State University where she served as dean of the College of Education for seven years, and director of the Teacher Education Center for four years. She began her faculty career at Illinois State as an assistant professor in 1986 and was tenured and promoted to associate professor, and ultimatelypromoted to professor. During her fifteen year career as a university faculty member, Dr. Curtis taught undergraduate and graduate courses in middle level education, secondary education, and graduatecoursework in supervision of instruction, curriculum and middle level education, as well as serving as a member of, or chairing, several dissertation committees.

A.J. Goelz Reporter

The Cunningham Memorial Library will be holding its fourth Long Night Against Procrastination in the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Area on Nov. 1.

“Students are invited to drop in anytime during this four-hour event,

whether they need advice or a tutorial on how to finally get started, or how to continue, with that troublesome assignment or paper they’ve been putting off,” the events description on the Indiana State University website said.

This event is not only about schoolwork.

“It’s supposed to be an opportunity for students

Open sessions

Wednesday, Nov. 1 1:15-2:45 p.m.

Dessert reception with community and volunteer leaders Heritage Lounge, Tirey Hall 3-4 p.m.

Open session for faculty Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall 4-5 p.m.

Open session for students Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall Thursday, Nov. 2 3-4 p.m.

Open session for faculty Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall

to get help,” said Marsha Miller, a reference and instruction librarian at ISU. “But it’s also an opportunity for students to relax, and with the library providing both of those types of things with our campus living room motto, and of course our support of academics. We thought that it

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Anna Bartley | Indiana Statesman

Free pumpkin carving took place at the Dede Plaza on Halloween day. The Hauting in the Hulman, a haunted house took place in the dede rooms.

Halloween festivities spook the Sycamores

Alexandria Truby Reporter It is easy to forget about the outside world sometimes when schoolwork and projects begin to pile up, but Indiana State University tries to keep its students active by providing an abundance of events to attend.

Halloween typically involves treats of candy or snacks, but ISU’s organizations have other ideas in mind for the Sycamores.

The campus bookstore,

Barnes & Noble, hosted a costume contest from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the day of Halloween. Participants had the chance to get their picture taken for the Facebook page and their own social media. The contestant with the most likes was in for a treat of a $50 Visa gift card.

A haunted house took over the Dedes in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, and there were many other Halloween-themed activities for students to participate in.

Including Day of the Dead face painting, pumpkin painting and carving, informational sessions about witchcraft through the ages and more.

Campus was not the only festive place with ISU this Halloween season; Greek Life of ISU has hosted many events as well.

Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted a haunted house along with sorority Gamma Phi Beta on Oct. 19. Proceeds went to 14th

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Indiana Statesman

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

Indiana Statesman

@ISUstatesman

isustatesman

Volume 125, Issue 28

ISU Communications and Mar keting

The shooting that took place occurred between Cromwell Hall and Bloomberg Hall on campus.

Update to recent shooting on campus Rileigh McCoy Reporter With the recent shooting on campus that occurred near Cromwell and Bloomberg Halls, more information has been released about the incident.

Indiana State University’s Chief of Police Joseph Newport was able to pass on some more information to keep students informed.

“He was with at least four other people while here on campus,” said Newport. “He was actually visiting a student who lived

off campus for the Homecoming weekend. The group was on campus looking for another person they were acquainted with.”

It was while on campus looking for a friend that the accident happened. Rave alerts were sent out to students via text and email to keep students informed of the situation.

After the shooting occurred, it was last made known that the individual’s condition required surgery at another hospital in Indianapolis.

“He was transported to an Indianapo-

lis hospital for treatment,” said Newport.

“We have not been advised of his condition or his status as a patient.”

Sophomore Holly Sparks explained that receiving those Rave alerts worried her and made her think of what the situation could have been like.

“I think that just getting that Rave alert about there being a shooting is worrying enough,” said Sparks. “I mean, ISU is pretty safe, but since it is such a small campus, it worries me about what would happen if we had an active shooter. Cromwell is so close to the center hub of campus, and

I can’t help but worry about the fact that shootings are coming closer and closer to campus.”

Newport explained that students could rest assured that the case is being looked over by the Vigo County Prosecutors Office.

“This matter has been forwarded to the Vigo County Prosecutors Office for review,” said Newport. “We are waiting for their decision.”

Once the decision is made, it will determine whether charges will be pressed against the individual.

Candidate for ISU president Procrastination at its finest on campus today, Thursday

Dr. Curtis was appointed Provost-Chief Learning Office in July 2012. Under the UCM academic affairs structure, the Provost-Chief Learning Officer is responsible for all academic programs located in four academic colleges housing 25 academic departments; the James C. Kirkpatrick Library and Library Services; the Honors College and International Affairs; Student Experience and Engagement; Academic Programs and Services; EnrollmentManagement; Extended Studies; and the Office of Technology.

Dr. Curtis came to UCM from Illinois State University where she served as dean of the College of Education for seven years, and director of the Teacher Education Center for four years. She began her faculty career at Illinois State as an assistant professor in 1986 and was tenured and promoted to associate professor, and ultimatelypromoted to professor. During her fifteen year career as a university faculty member, Dr. Curtis taught undergraduate and graduate courses in middle level education, secondary education, and graduatecoursework in supervision of instruction, curriculum and middle level education, as well as serving as a member of, or chairing, several dissertation committees.

A.J. Goelz Reporter

The Cunningham Memorial Library will be holding its fourth Long Night Against Procrastination in the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Area on Nov. 1.

“Students are invited to drop in anytime during this four-hour event,

whether they need advice or a tutorial on how to finally get started, or how to continue, with that troublesome assignment or paper they’ve been putting off,” the events description on the Indiana State University website said.

This event is not only about schoolwork.

“It’s supposed to be an opportunity for students

Open sessions

Wednesday, Nov. 1 1:15-2:45 p.m.

Dessert reception with community and volunteer leaders Heritage Lounge, Tirey Hall 3-4 p.m.

Open session for faculty Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall 4-5 p.m.

Open session for students Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall Thursday, Nov. 2 3-4 p.m.

Open session for faculty Heritage Ballroom, Tirey Hall

to get help,” said Marsha Miller, a reference and instruction librarian at ISU. “But it’s also an opportunity for students to relax, and with the library providing both of those types of things with our campus living room motto, and of course our support of academics. We thought that it

PROCRASTINATION ON PAGE

Anna Bartley | Indiana Statesman

Free pumpkin carving took place at the Dede Plaza on Halloween day. The Hauting in the Hulman, a haunted house took place in the dede rooms.

Halloween festivities spook the Sycamores

Alexandria Truby Reporter It is easy to forget about the outside world sometimes when schoolwork and projects begin to pile up, but Indiana State University tries to keep its students active by providing an abundance of events to attend.

Halloween typically involves treats of candy or snacks, but ISU’s organizations have other ideas in mind for the Sycamores.

The campus bookstore,

Barnes & Noble, hosted a costume contest from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the day of Halloween. Participants had the chance to get their picture taken for the Facebook page and their own social media. The contestant with the most likes was in for a treat of a $50 Visa gift card.

A haunted house took over the Dedes in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, and there were many other Halloween-themed activities for students to participate in.

Including Day of the Dead face painting, pumpkin painting and carving, informational sessions about witchcraft through the ages and more.

Campus was not the only festive place with ISU this Halloween season; Greek Life of ISU has hosted many events as well.

Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted a haunted house along with sorority Gamma Phi Beta on Oct. 19. Proceeds went to 14th

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017

8 killed when truck drove down a bike path in NY

Andrew Savullch | New York Daily News | TNS

Police walk past mangled bikes after a gunman emerged from a crashed Home Depot rental truck and opened fire after apparently plowing down bike riders on a Lower Manhattan bike path on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The New York Police Department reported one man was in custody after initial reports of gunfire set off a mad scramble in the downtown area.

Reuven Blau, Jillian Jorgensen and Rocco Parascandola New York Daily News (TNS) At least eight people were killed Tuesday afternoon when a speeding Home Depot truck plowed down riders on a Lower Manhattan bike path in a terrorist attack, sources said.

Eyewitnesses told police the driver yelled “Allahu akbar!” — Arabic for “God is great!” — after running down helpless riders from behind, their mangled bodies left scattered behind his runaway rental truck.

The man was arrested after police shot him in the rear end after a Tribeca crash between the truck and a school bus. Sourc-

es said he was waving an air pistol and a BB gun when cops reached the scene.

The truck jumped the curb near Houston Street at 3:04 p.m. and began bearing down on the unsuspecting bicyclists, sources told the New York Daily News.

Video showed crumpled two-wheelers and four bodies left in the vehicle’s deadly wake.

“I heard a truck, a car, something going down the bike path,” said eyewitness Eugene Duff, 44, who was waiting at a red light to walk across West Street. “It was wrong.”

The off-duty chef watched in disbelief as the driver of the speeding truck ran down a pair of CitiBike riders about 50 feet apart, catching both from behind on

the busy bike path alongside the Hudson River.

There were visible tire tracks on the bodies of the two victims as the truck continued to carve a path of carnage through the neighborhood, he said.

“I thought it was terrorism,” he said of the Tribeca attack. “That’s the first thing that crossed my mind.”

The arrest followed a crash involving the rented truck on West Street a few blocks north of the World Trade Center. Several eyewitnesses initially thought it was some sort of Halloween prank.

One person on the bus was critically injured and rushed to Bellevue Hospital.

Authorities said five others on the bus were injured, with 15 injuries in all.

A horde of police vehicles and first responders descended on the scene as eyewitnesses reported hearing as many as 15 gunshots after the crash.

A police officer was apparently shot and suffered a minor injury. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, according to sources.

“I thought it was a Halloween (prank) or something,” said witness Tawhid Kabir, 20, of Queens. “I saw the gun(man) running in a circle and I realized it was serious.”

NYPD snipers took positions on the roof of the nearby City Vineyard restaurant as cops flooded the neighborhood.

“We thought the guns were fake and it

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Apple engineer fired after daughter posts video of iPhone X Rex Crum The Mercury News (TNS)

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A federal court in Washington has blocked President Donal Trump’s directive prohibiting transgender people from serving in the miiltary.

Federal court blocks Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military W.J. Hennigan Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) A federal court in Washington has blocked President Donald Trump’s directive that prohibited transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, a significant setback to the White House, although it continued to block use of federal funds for gender reassignment surgery for military personnel.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly’s ruling Monday restored the Obama-era policy allowing transgender troops to openly serve in the armed services. The ruling comes three months after Trump first used social media to declare them banned from military service.

“As far as the court is aware at this preliminary stage, all of the reasons

proffered by the president for excluding transgender individuals from the military in this case were not merely unsupported, but were actually contradicted by the studies, conclusions and judgment of the military itself,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote in a 76-page decision.

In 2016, the Obama administration placed protection of gender rights on par with race, religion, color, sex and sexual orientation as part of a broader Pentagon initiative to bring the military in line with society.

Transgender troops could serve openly and individuals were to be allowed to openly enlist for the first time in the military by Jan. 1, 2018.

The Pentagon was blindsided in July when Trump abruptly declared on Twitter that the military would not “accept or allow” transgender troops to serve “in any capacity.”

A major change of Pentagon policy is typically subject to months, if not years, of study and legal vetting before it’s rolled out. In this case, Trump told Defense Secretary James N. Mattis a day before he put out the decision on social media.

It not only marked a retreat for the Pentagon’s effort to drop discriminatory hurdles, but also was an aboutface for Trump, who had repeatedly vowed during the presidential campaign to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

The president’s ban immediately drew rebukes from many war veterans and LGBT advocacy groups, resulting in lawsuits filed in California, Maryland and Washington state. The National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and

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If you work at Apple, you should take a lesson from the movie “Fight Club.”

The first rule of Apple is, “You do not talk about Apple.”

The second rule of Apple is, “You DO NOT talk about Apple.”

And you especially don’t let an Apple product be seen in public before Apple wants it to be seen. A now-former Apple employee learned that lesson the hard way, and is now said to be out of job.

Over the weekend, Brooke Amelia Peterson posted a video on YouTube in which she detailed how Apple fired her father, who was an engineer with the company. And what was the cause of her dad’s dismissal?

Peterson had earlier posted a video of a day in September that included her going shopping and taking part in some other activities, one of which was visiting and having dinner with her father on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif. That video included about 45 seconds of her father’s iPhone X, which Peterson’s father allowed her to handle and test.

And that’s what got Apple mad.

Peterson posted the video. The video went viral. Apple asked Peterson to take the video down. She did. Apple fired her dad.

In her video, Peterson laid out what had happened, and didn’t really blame the company for giving her dad the ax, saying, “They had to do what they had to do.”

There hasn’t been any word about Apple maybe taking mercy on Peterson’s dad and giving him his job back.

Maybe Apple CEO can give the engineer the equivalent of a presidential pardon and welcome him back? After all, Apple had already showed off the iPhone X, along with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, at a company event in Cupertino Sept. 12 before Peterson’s video got picked up by various Apple-related blogs and websites and then went viral.

The phone goes on sale at Apple stores Nov. 3. Peterson said she will still buy Apple’s products.

Facebook tells Congress that 126 million in US may have seen Russia-linked ads David S. Cloud Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) As many as 126 million Americans may have seen divisive Russian-generated ads and posts on Facebook over the last two years, apparently part of a wide-ranging effort by Moscow to influence the 2016 presidential election, the social media company told Congress on Tuesday.

“Many of the ads and posts we’ve seen so far are deeply disturbing — seemingly intended to amplify societal divisions and pit groups of people against each other,” Colin Stretch, Facebook’s general counsel, told the Senate Judiciary Committee in prepared remarks. “Coming from foreign actors using fake accounts, they are simply unacceptable.”

Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed

to testify before three congressional committees this week after growing criticism from lawmakers about Moscow’s use of their social media platforms to secretly post misinformation or propaganda, ostensibly to help Donald Trump and harm his opponent, Hillary Clinton.

The companies have briefed members and staff of the House and Senate intelligence committees on their findings in a closed-door meeting and provided copies of ads produced by the Internet Research Agency, a Russian firm known for using troll accounts to post on news sites.

But Tuesday’s hearing is the first public testimony by the companies on covert Russian use of their platforms to sway U.S. opinion.

Facebook has moved faster than Twitter and Google, both to close down the Russian-linked

accounts and to disclose results of its internal investigation.

“This is not something we had seen before, and so we started an investigation that continues to this day,” Stretch said.

Like Facebook, Twitter and Google have given information to special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, who is leading a criminal investigation into whether any of Trump’s aides coordinated with Russian authorities during or after the campaign. Trump has denied any collusion.

Use of social media was part of a broad effort by the Kremlin to influence voters in the presidential election, U.S. intelligence agencies said in a January report. It concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the campaign to help Trump and to damage Clinton.

Roughly 29 million people

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Facebook has moved faster than Twitter and Google, to close down the Russian-linked accounts and to disclose results of its invegstivgation.

were served content in their Facebook news feeds directly from the Internet Research Agency’s 80,000 posts from June 2015 to August 2017, according to Stretch.

But he said a far larger group

— about 126 million people, or more than a third of the U.S. population — “may have been served” some type of Russian content from separate pages that

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indianastatesman.com MANHATTAN FROM PAGE 2 was a Halloween prank,” said Stuyvesant High School student Laith Bahlouli, 14.

“There was a car crash, and then he started to shoot.”

Classmate Alif Rahman, 14, said they heard “four to six gunshots” and then spied two bodies covered with blankets by the NYPD. A child was seen sitting on the lap of an

TRUMP FROM PAGE 2 National Center for Lesbian Rights and LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders also sued the administration in Washington in August.

The administration had insisted the case be dismissed on the grounds that the Pentagon had launched a six-month review to study the effects of a ban before it could be fully implemented.

The Pentagon had until Feb. 21 to submit final plans on how it would implement the ban, including how it would handle thousands of transgender soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen now in uniform.

Those individuals could stay in the armed forces, the administration argued.

It said active-duty service members — including the six unnamed service members and two recruits represented by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders — would not be affected.

Kollar-Kotelly disagreed with that claim in her ruling.

“These arguments, while perhaps compelling in the abstract, wither away un-

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 • Page 3 adult wearing a neck brace after the incident.

“We all heard the gunfire,” said witness Michael Corbin, who works at nearby District Council 37. “I heard distinctly five shots in quick succession.”

The truck was apparently rented from a Home Depot in Jersey City, N.J., making it likely the driver came through the Holland Tunnel.

Home Depot, in a statement, said they

der scrutiny,” she said. “The memorandum unequivocally directs the military to prohibit indefinitely the accession of transgender individuals and to authorize their discharge. This decision has already been made. These directives must be executed by a date certain, and there is no reason to believe that they will not be executed.”

She added that the transgender troops who sued the administration over the change were likely to win their lawsuit.

“The court finds that a number of factors — including the sheer breadth of the exclusion ordered by the directives, the unusual circumstances surrounding the president’s announcement of them, the fact that the reasons given for them do not appear to be supported by any facts, and the recent rejection of those reasons by the military itself — strongly suggest that plaintiffs’ Fifth Amendment claim is meritorious,” she wrote.

The ruling was not a total defeat for the White House. The judge upheld part of Trump’s directive that blocked use of federal funds for gender reassignment surgery in the mili-

were cooperating fully with the mass killing investigation.

Witnesses reported seeing a gunman firing from inside the Home Depot tuck, and video showed a badly damaged truck from the home improvement store sitting on a median.

The smell of gunpowder hung in the air as police shut down the West Side Highway mid-afternoon on Halloween.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was briefed on the

tary because the plaintiff ’s FACEBOOK FROM PAGE 2 attorneys did not establish the impact of that money posted the ads or linked to them. being held back.

The company said it also Shannon Minter, legal director of the National deleted roughly 170 InstaCenter for Lesbian Rights, gram accounts that posted declared “a complete vic- about 120,000 pieces of tory for our plaintiffs and Russian-linked content.

Posts traced back to the all transgender service members, who are now Internet Research Agency once again able to serve amounted to four-thouon equal terms and with- sandths of one percent out the threat of being dis- (0.004 percent) of content in Facebook’s news feed, charged.”

“We are grateful to the or approximately 1 out of court for recognizing the 23,000 pieces of content, gravity of these issues and according to Stretch.

“Any amount is too putting a stop to this dangerous policy, which has much,” he said. “Those wreaked havoc in the lives accounts and pages violatof transgender service ed Facebook’s policies — members and their fam- which is why we removed ilies,” she said in a state- them, as we do with all fake or malicious activity ment.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, declined com- PROCRASTINATION FROM 3 ment during Monday’s press briefing, referring might work here.”

The library has partquestions to the Justice Denered with multiple department. partments from around The Pentagon is now the university. working to form a panThe Math and Writing el drawn from the DeCenter along with the reffense Department and the erence librarians will be Homeland Security Dethere for the students who partment that is supposed to report back on possible are looking for help with effects of a ban. Its mem- academics. Miller said that bers have not yet been now is the time to be getting to work on papers that named. are due study week and not to wait until the last minute. Student Health Promotion will also be at the event tonight.

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situation and confirmed that there was no active threat. President Donald Trump was also brought up to speed on the rampage.

Witness Frank Brito, 45, told the Daily News he saw two trucks crash into each other and then a heavyset man get out of one in a blue tracksuit and chase someone, firing five or six times.

we find.”

Most of the ads focus on divisive social and political messages across the ideological spectrum, touching on topics from LGBT matters to race to immigration and gun rights, Facebook has said. Some encourage users to follow pages on these issues, which in turn produced posts on similarly charged subjects.

Twitter said last month that it had found around 200 accounts linked to Russian interference in the 2016 election and that that 22 accounts were closed after they were found to be linked to separate Facebook pages previously shown to have spread Russian-bought ads.

An additional 179 Twit-

ter accounts were “related or linked” to the Facebook pages, Twitter said, adding that it closed “the ones we found in violation of our rules.”

Unlike Facebook, Twitter does not require users to submit personal information to set up an account. Company executives told lawmakers that made it harder to trace who was using the platform and their links to Moscow.

But Democratic lawmakers are likely to press Sean Edgett, Twitter’s acting general counsel who is scheduled to testify Tuesday, on whether the company has investigated deeply enough into how its platform was used by Moscow.

“The Office of Student Health Promotion is a division of the Student Counseling Center. We specialize in the prevention of issues that affect students and their ability to be academically successful and graduate,” according to the SHP page on the ISU website.

There will be therapy dogs for the last hour of the event.

For those looking for a good time to relax with other students, there will be activities at the event.

Such as jigsaw puzzles, table games, and more.

There will also be free food for attendees.

The first Long Night event was held in the spring semester of 2016.

The event has been once a semester ever since leading to tonight. This event averages about 230 to 250 attendees.

Miller encourages people to come to the Events Area of the library to receive any help or just to see if there is anything there that might interest them.

The event is Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m.

Anna Bartley | Indiana Statesman

Students wear masks and ride a tricycle at the Haunting in the Hulman.

HALLOWEEN FROM PAGE 3 and Chestnut Community Center.

Sorority housing at Reeve Hall hosted a pumpkin decorating contest and a haunted hallway event on Halloween.

Fraternity Sigma Phi Ep-

silon organized a Haunted House on Friday, Oct. 27 from 7p.m.-12 a.m. Members of the Indiana State University and Terre Haute community were welcome to attend this for $5.

All proceeds went directly to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wabash Valley,

the fraternity’s national philanthropic partner.

This year, the brothers raised around $1,200 for BBBS-WV. Many events drew quite the crowd of college students and community members usually for fun or a good cause.

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The event also included authentic German literature, currency and food for all to enjoy.

Students were able to play boardgames and learn about German culture.

German Fest engages students to enhance cultural literacy Jada N. Holmes Reporter

Historical presentations, round tables adorned with authentic German literature and currency, or perhaps even a walnut-dressed dessert or convenient recipe for Bremer Butterkuchen, allowed for an interactive atmosphere at Monday’s German Fest.

With the collaboration of Indiana State University’s German language sections and course collectives, the department of languages, literatures and linguistics, coordinated a broadened learning experience for students to become more informed about German society, holidays, politics, economy, familial life and more.

The event began at 9 a.m. in the Cunningham Memorial Library Events Area,

continuing throughout the day to offer a variety of student developed educational projects, games, language speaking opportunities and a pleasurable selection of German baked goods.

Festivities concluded at 3 p.m.

Embodying an outstanding enthusiasm throughout German Fest was Sandra Kohler, assistant professor of German languages, literatures and studies—who happens to also be of German descent.

“The German Fest was really to allow students to engage with authentic materials, to be able to take a look at things Germans would be reading, using and to see

the culture with it more up close,” Kohler said.

Last year’s festival, according to Kohler, was community based, with the event taking place at a church. As fitting as it was for the occasion, the event was named the Luther Fest, commemorating the likeness of Martin Luther, a revered German professor, composer and theologist with considerable involvement in the Protestant Reformation—as recorded from uncommon-travel-germany.com. A professional exhibit from the festival predecessor hung outside of the Library Events Area displaying works and wonders of the historical figure.

Many visitors were native to Germany, but there were also visitors from other countries. One visitor was from Switzerland, and there were individuals from France and Austria.

“It was in a format that was not meant to be an academic format,” Kohler said. “But you could learn. It’s a comfortable format.”

Kohler hopes to increase student awareness about and involvement in the German Fest as the production takes place annually. Though Monday’s attendees predominantly belonged to courses instructed by Kohler, there was community member engagement and general participants.

A tip for future German Fest attendees—if you’re thinking about partaking in a round of applause, you will be met with the accustomed German table knock.

Don’t be “that one guy,” beware.

Netflix

Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in “House of Cards,” which will be ending with its upcoming sixth season.

‘House of Cards’ to end with sixth season Yvonne Villarreal

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

“House of Cards” will end its run on Netflix with its upcoming sixth season.

Confirmation of the drama’s conclusion comes as its lead actor and executive producer Kevin Spacey, who plays ruthless politician Frank Underwood, is caught up allegations of sexual impropriety.

In an article published Sunday on Buzzfeed, “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp revealed that Spacey made unwanted sexual advances on him in 1986. (Rapp was 14; Spacey would have been 26.)

Hours later, in a statement responding to the allegations, the Oscar-winner apologized for the behavior and came out as gay. The statement by Spacey was met with criticism by LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD and others who say the actor deflected focus on Rapp’s accusa-

tion.

Netflix and Media Rights Capital, which produces the show, issued a joint statement Monday about the allegations against Spacey.

“Media Rights Capital and Netflix are deeply troubled by last night’s news concerning Kevin Spacey. In response to last night’s revelations, executives from both of our companies arrived in Baltimore this afternoon to meet with our cast and crew to ensure that they continue to feel safe and supported. As previously scheduled, Kevin Spacey is not working on set at this time.”

“House of Cards,” which premiered in 2013, was among Netflix’s early entrants in its push into original programming.

The political drama, which also stars Robin Wright, has helped the streaming service’s ambitions to become a Hollywood heavyweight.

The final season, which is currently in production, will consist of 13 episodes and will premiere in 2018.

Netflix

Mille Bobby Brown in “Stranger Things.”

But wait, there’s more! ‘Stranger Things’ is getting an after-show on Netflix Nardine Saad

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

There are more Eggo waffles and Easter eggs to be devoured when “Stranger Things” returns for another season this weekend. And fans are getting a seat at the table because the series is getting an official after-show.

“Beyond Stranger Things” will rehash each episode of Netflix’s sci-fi series in a round-table discussion — strategically set up around a Dungeons & Dragons board game — with the show’s creators Matt and Ross Duffer, executive producer Shawn Levy, as well as the series’ cast and writers.

Actor and super-fan Jim Rash will host the show, touching on the inspiration for the spooky series, behind-the-scenes

stories and analysis of “Stranger Things 2,” which begins streaming Friday. All seven episodes of “Beyond Stranger Things” will premiere on the same day.

Viewers are advised to watch Season 2 in its entirety before watching the after-show to avoid major spoilers, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The after-show will automatically begin playing once viewers complete the final episode of Season 2.

“Beyond Stranger Things” is the streaming giant’s first go at after-show programming and is billed as a Netflix original series. It is produced by Embassy Row, which produced Netflix’s “Jerry Before Seinfeld” comedy special and currently produces AMC’s “Walking Dead” and “Better Call Saul” after-shows, “Talking Dead” and “Talking Saul,” respectively.

Legoland to open New York theme park in 2020 Glenn Blain

New York Daily News (TNS)

New York City parents could soon have a new destination to take the kids for a day.

State officials announced last week that a $350 million Legoland theme park and resort is coming to the Hudson Valley town of Goshen in Orange County, about 60 miles from New York City.

Plans call for the park, which is being developed by Merlin Entertainments, to open in 2020.

“Legoland New York will further anchor the Mid-Hudson region as a top-notch destination for visitors to New York State,” said Empire State Development President Howard Zemsky.

The 170-acre theme park and resort will feature Lego characters and educational programs for children aged two to 10, officials said. The state intends to put up $18

million toward construction of the park and for off-site infrastructure and road improvements.

Although the project was recently approved by the Goshen Planning Board it still faces opposition and legal challenges from local residents who fear the park will bring traffic congestion and other environmental woes to the community.

Opponents are trying to force a public referendum on the town’s decision to sell nine acres of land to Merlin Entertain-

ments for use in the project. Lawyers for the town and Merlin are seeking to invalidate the petitions.

“We have spent a lot of time building relationships in the community, listening and responding to concerns, and we are looking forward to building a theme park that will enhance the community and be a tremendous neighbor,” Merlin Chief Executive Officer Nick Varney said.

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Several shades from the Pantone spring 2018 color report were spotted in the Lela Rose collection as part of NY Fashion Week.

Food or fashion?

Popular colors for spring 2018 Sara Bauknecht Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Cherry tomato, chili oil, lime punch and coconut milk typically belong in the kitchen — but come spring, they’ll be color staples in your closet.

Timed with New York Fashion Week — underway this week in New York City — color experts at Pantone released their picks for the season’s top shades. In addition to the foodie hues, meadowlark (“confident and outgoing” bright yellow), little boy blue (think azure blue), pink lavender, blooming dahlia (a soft pink-ish hue), arcadia (cool, clean green with a blue undertone), ultra violet, emperador (a rich brown), almost mauve and spring crocus.

If those aren’t enough options for your warm-weather wardrobe, Pantone also unveiled its “classic color palette” for spring 2018. Those shades are sailor blue (navy), harbor mist (mid-tone dove gray) and warm sand (a neutral tan).

Look for an influx of these colors in stores early next year. In the meantime, you’ll have to stick to your pantry to see them!

OPINION

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Shootings make the case for new gun laws Rachel Modi Columnist

Due to recent incidents, it has come to my attention again that we live in the land of the free and the home of the dumb. We all received our Rave alerts last Sunday concerning the shooting on campus near Cromwell. Practically my entire floor in Pickerl came rushing out of their rooms and headed straight to the lobby, pushing our heads up against the windows to try to see red lights or a crowd.

However, slowly finding out that the shooting entailed a self-inflicted accidental wound by a 28-year-old non-student visitor prompted my mind to rush with questions.

Why do you have a gun?

Was the safety not on? Even if you have a license to own a gun, why did you bring it on campus? Gun control always brings up a whole lot of controversy no matter where you live.

I feel like a broken record, but guns are the number one cause of homicides and suicides. You would expect that something would be done to stop this growing issue that guns are causing, but of course, nothing. Advocates of gun rights usually come up with the typical argument of our Second Amendment rights that protect individual gun ownership.

Earlier this month, a gunman opened fire at a Harvest music festival in Las Vegas leaving 58 dead and 546 injured. The perpetrator, Stephen Paddock, legally purchased a whole collection of rifles because of our sloppy gun laws.

The FBI runs background checks through databases listed with offenders, which are constantly spotty in getting accurate information. Another example, the Charleston church shooter purchased a handgun even with a drug conviction on his record and murdered nine innocent lives in the act of domestic terrorism. You can’t tell me that if our nation didn’t have stricter gun laws, that either of these terrible crimes wouldn’t be

less likely to happen.

I’m not saying that guns don’t protect us; I’m saying that the person behind the weapon needs controlling. If guns are made more accessible to those who may have the wrong intentions or who will cause problems, then should they still be given an opportunity to purchase a weapon? Stricter gun laws would help protect ourselves from the person behind the barrel.

I’m not saying a U.S. citizen doesn’t have a right to own a gun; I’m saying you don’t need to own a dozen guns, because from my knowledge, we’re not in an episode of “The Walking Dead,” and real life isn’t a game of “Call of Duty.”

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I constantly heard about the shootings and deaths of innocent children who got caught in the middle of a crossfire and the certain neighborhoods you do not go through, especially at night. Unfortunately, Chicago does not have the strictest gun laws and leads the nation in the highest rate of homicides, while other cities like New York that have stricter gun laws have seen lower homicide rates. Sticking with the idea that guns will keep us safe is apparently not the case, because then shouldn’t Chicago be considered one of the safest cities to live in?

Most of gun-related violence comes from drug wars, gangs and poverty. However, in Chicago, there are no gun stores, so the guns are actually coming from other places.

Cities are only as powerful against gun violence as their bordering states, which in the case of Chicago, that’s our sweet home of Indiana.

Thanks to the former governor of Indiana, Vice President Mike Pence, we have some of the weakest gun laws across the nation.

I’m aware that the shooting on campus didn’t result in death, but what about next time? What about the next time it’s your neighbor who gets injured or even your best friend? Do you still think that everyone should be allowed to own a gun without thorough background checks?

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Clinton isn’t the focus of the Manafort charges Zach Davis Columnist

On Monday, the first formal charges in the Russia probe were announced.

Special counsel Robert Mueller charged Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort and aide Rick Gates with several charges, including money laundering, failing to disclose financial information and acting on behalf of a foreign government.

Court documents accuse Manafort and Gates of keeping undisclosed offshore accounts to evade taxes and use such funds for luxury purchases. They are also accused of helping the former pro-Russia Ukranian government influence U.S. politics, as well as aiding former Ukranian president Viktor Yanukovich, notorious for fleeing to Russia after a political uprising in 2014. Both Manafort and Gates entered a “not guilty” plea.

It was also announced that George Papadopoulos plead guilty to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about meetings with a foreign professor, who was interested in Papadopoulos because of his ties to the Trump campaign. Pa-

padopoulos voluntarily met with the professor to get “dirt” on then-candidate Hillary Clinton, despite knowing the substantial Russian ties the professor had. He later misrepresented facts of the meeting to the FBI. This is pretty big news. It is the first concrete proof that at least some individuals in the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. More importantly, it is admission that these events were occurring.

The story is making headlines across the country, just as we should expect.

Trump is trying to distract from the issue, though, as he scapegoats Clinton and the Democrats yet again.

Since the election concluded, Trump and his supporters have complained about “whining” coming from his opposition. After news of the indictments broke, though, Trump asked via Twitter, “But why aren’t Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????”

The accusations that gave rise to the probe centered on Trump’s campaign, not Clinton’s or the Democrats’. Even so, the investigation has impacted the opposing party as well. Tony Podesta, a Democratic lobbyist, resigned after learning of Manafort’s indictment. He was concerned that activities his company was involved in could be construed as aiding a foreign body. Podesta’s story broke on Politico, but was published by other news outlets as well.

It’s time to face reality: we need to stop scapegoating Clinton. She isn’t relevant enough to continually bring up. All three

men clearly acted outside of her influence. She doesn’t work for the government anymore. She’s been flying under the radar. Most importantly, the election is over.

Clinton was under investigation already, and now it’s over. If another one opens up we can publicize it then; but there isn’t bipartisan support for an investigation into the Clinton campaign’s ties with Russia. One might even open up considering she funded the Steele dossier – but that would be included in the unfinished Mueller probe.

The media’s focus on Trump is due to one reason alone: he is the president and Clinton isn’t. If she had won the election, the focus would be on her and her handling of classified info, which was agreeably haphazard. Because Trump is in the White House, though, he is currently more important. Our intelligence agencies already concluded Russia tried to influence our election through cyber-attacks, and we are still learning the extent. Any ties his campaign had to Russia could be a continuing threat to our national security.

Our president should cooperate with investigations meant to keep our country safe. He shouldn’t try shifting the focus, nor should he be throwing around Clinton’s name as if her shortcomings excuse Manafort’s. That just isn’t how justice works. They both made mistakes, and each has to be held accountable for their own.

Can Trump pardon himself out of trouble?

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Special Counsel Robert Mueller has now drawn first blood, and it’s a deep cut. The indictment of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, along with Manafort’s longtime associate Rick Gates, on multiple charges of conspiracy, tax fraud and money laundering poses a serious threat to the Trump presidency.

So does the news that George Papadopoulos, a campaign aide, pleaded guilty to one count of lying to FBI agents about the nature of his interactions with foreign nationals whom he believed had close connections to senior Kremlin officials.

The keenest peril to Trump is the prospect that Manafort would strike a deal with Mueller’s team to reduce his criminal exposure in return for information against the president or his closest circle of advisers. Trump’s lawyers pretend they’re unphased by Monday’s devel-

opments, but they’re just acting. Manafort was at the center of the president’s campaign for several pivotal months, and along with Jared Kushner and Donald Trump Jr. attended the July 9, 2016, meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised opposition research on Hillary Clinton. The president was personally involved in fabricating a misleading account of that meeting.

Moreover, the indictment demonstrates that Mueller is ready and willing to probe financial misdeeds in Russia and Ukraine that precede the campaign. Trump and Manafort both played in that dirty pond for years (albeit separately), and Trump has been especially anxious to try to keep the investigation from expanding to his business conduct (and his tax returns).

Does Trump have any viable alternative at this point to sitting back and watching the probe unfold, hoping it stops short of the Oval Office?

He could, theoretically, order the Depart-

ment of Justice to fire Mueller. The drumbeat for that option has resumed recently in conservative media and among proxy members of Congress, likely with the tacit approval of the White House.

Trump might ultimately prove unable to resist that option. But at least the grownups on the Trump legal team — who have restrained his tweet war with the special counsel – understand that at present the move would carry outsize political risk.

But Trump might think he has another way out: a preemptive pardon of Manafort. The president has already shown that he views the pardon power as a plaything in his personal sandbox. Perhaps the most arrogant action of his presidency thus far was his pardon of former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had been convicted of criminal contempt of court. Trump steamrolled the DOJ’s objections and simply ignored the well-established protocol for granting pardons.

Two prominent officials from past Republican administrations have taken the argument to a ridiculous extreme, arguing in a Wall Street Journal op ed that the president should immediately issue a blanket pardon to anyone in Mueller’s sights.

Trump might surmise that a pardon of Manafort would enfeeble if not disable Mueller’s ability to induce cooperation of other suspects through the threat of criminal prosecution. Such a move would amount to an all-out declaration of war against the special counsel — making a high-stakes showdown inevitable.

It is true that the president’s pardon power is generally considered quite broad; as Trump has tweeted, “all agree the U.S. President has the complete power to pardon.”

If, however, the president were to pardon Manafort, Manafort’s lawyers would still need to ask the court to dismiss the charges. And at

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MANAFORT FROM PAGE 6 that point, Mueller could try to make the case that the pardon was invalid. It would be an unusual argument, but the unusual has become routine in the Trump era.

On his side, Mueller would have the many constitutional experts who believe that presidential powers in general may not be exercised for constitutionally improper purposes. Al-

MEN XX FROM PAGE 8 at 25:04.00 in eighth. Blake Kramer and Akis Medrano rounded out the top-10 for ISU, finishing in ninth and 10th, respectively. Kramer finished with a time of 25:06.10 and Medrano crossed the line at 25:07.40.

“Seth took a risk early and went out for it, which is difficult to do. The rest of our guys held on the pack and worked in

though the Supreme Court has not addressed this issue with respect to pardons, the court has indicated that the pardon power is subject to constitutional limitations.

Indeed, if the pardon power were not so constrained, the president would in effect be above the law — an untenable position in our democracy. To take just one example, at the end of his term, he could hire a contract killer to murder a personal enemy and then pardon

the hitman and himself on his last day.

Mueller could make two related arguments that the Manafort pardon was granted for a constitutionally improper purpose. First, he could argue that granting or promising a pardon to thwart a criminal investigation violates the president’s duty to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” Second, Mueller could argue that the president had issued the pardon for the constitutionally improper purpose of

protecting himself, members of his family and close associates from legal liability, in effect obstructing justice.

Once the issue was joined at the district court, it would likely be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court. Mueller v. Manafort would instantly become a case for the ages.

But these are still early days. Trump has to make a few more blunders before we get there.

there. As the pack caught Seth, he had a choice to make, stick in there and fight, and he did that. The rest of the guys worked together to get all four of those guys in the top 10,” Walsh said.

Ryan Cash was the fifth scorer for the men, placing 16th at 25:34.80, which was a strong performance given that he faced a week of uncertainty leading up to the race.

“Give Cash credit for holding strong for

that fifth spot, he rolled his ankle a few days ago and couldn’t really run much, but brought it today to hold us together so we could tie for the championship,” Walsh said. “The men realized this race was bigger than any one person on the team, and each of them ran with intensity, and I couldn’t be more proud. Coach McNichols would be thrilled with their preparation and execution to push towards that conference championship. We

gave everything we had and tip our hats to Bradley for winning the tie-breaker and earning the championship.”

Both Sycamore cross country teams will be back in action on Nov. 10 at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, as they host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional beginning at 11:15 a.m.

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ISU women’s basketball opens season Friday Garrett Short Reporter

Athletic Media Relations

Ashley Taia (1), senior forward, comes back to the season as a starter and a player to watch.

The Indiana State women’s basketball team returns to the court Friday night as they open up the season with an away game against Eastern Illinois.

The Sycamores are coming off of a 12-18 season, which ended with a quick exit from the conference tournament after losing to Illinois State.

Indiana State brings back most of their starting lineup including senior forwards Ashley Taia and Wendi Bibbins. Last season the two combined for 22 points per game and 13 rebounds per game.

A heavier workload may be in store for Bibbins this year. ISU lost forward Rhagen Smith to graduation after last season. Bibbins, who seemed to be the most athletic player on the court at any given moment, will be expected to shoulder more of the offensive responsibilities this season.

ISU looks prepared to replace Smith’s spot with freshman forward Ty Battle. The Plainfield, Ill. native was a star in high school. Battle earned AllState honors as well as be-

ing named a McDonald’s All-American nominee and an Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year nominee.

With Battle and Bibbins in the paint, the Sycamores may have a formidable front-court combination.

The only other starter besides Smith that ISU lost was senior guard Brooklyn Artis. Artis carried the ball up the court frequently last season, but those responsibilities will likely be handed off to junior Tierra Webb. Webb was key on both the offense and the defense. She scored 7.7 ppg last season and was second on the team with 1.8 steals per game.

Indiana State has a mix of experience and youth with seven players returning from last season’s roster while adding seven new faces.

This year’s squad gets a test run this Friday with an exhibition game inside the Hulman Center.

Last season the Sycamores beat Eastern Illinois 88-61 in Charleston. The last time EIU beat Indiana State was 2011. Since then, ISU has won four straight games against the Panthers. Although the exhibition game won’t count

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Seth Cousins led the way for the Sycamores, placing sixth at the Great Lakes Regional Rankings.

Sycamore men’s cross country climbs to No. 13 in Great Lakes Regional Rankings Andrew Hile

ISU Athletic Media Relations

The Indiana State men’s cross country team is making its sixth consecutive appearance in the Great Lakes Regional Rankings at No. 13 as announced by the USTFCCCA. The USTFCCCA Regional Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each of the nine respective regions.

The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining team finishing order at the upcoming NCAA Division I Regional Cross Country Championships.

This year the NCAA Regional Championships will be held on Friday, Nov. 10 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course.

After a strong team performance at the MVC

Championships on Saturday, the men improved their position by one spot after spending the last week at No. 14. The Sycamores tied with Bradley for the MVC Championship, but ultimately fell in a tiebreaker, claiming MVC runner-up.

“The guys brought it. You could see it from the beginning, their minds were right and we put ourselves in the position,” head coach Kyle Walsh said. “As we come into the 7K we’re five points behind Bradley, and give them credit, they brought it too. Our guys came roaring back that final kilometer. I’ve never seen an effort like that from this group, they saved it for today and brought it today.”

Indiana State’s men placed four individuals in the top-10 on the way to their runner-up finish. Seth Cousins led the way for the Sycamores, placing sixth at 25:03.10. Quentin Pierce finished just behind Cousins, crossing

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on each team’s final record, this game will set the pace for the regular season which starts Nov. 10 for both ISU and EIU. Eastern Illinois is coming off of a tough 9-19 season. However, with a new head coach, Matt Bollant, the Panthers are looking to make progress. Bollant, who coached at the University of Illinois, is trying to give EIU women’s basketball their first winning season since the 2012-2013 season.

The Panthers bring back their leading scorer from last season. Senior guard Grace Lennox poured in 16.3 ppg, which was the fourth-best in the Ohio Valley Conference. Last season against ISU, she scored 16 points and added four assists in the loss. The Tasmania native earned First Team All-OVC honors after her junior season.

ISU, who was chosen to finish fifth in the MVC preseason poll, is hoping to climb the conference ladder this season.

Indiana State and Eastern Illinois will tip off the 2017-2018 college basketball season at EIU this coming Friday at 5 p.m. in Charleston, Ill.

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Megan Doty was one of the three sycamores to have been named to the 2017 MVC Cross Country Scholar Athlete Team.

Three Sycamores named to MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team Andrew Hile

ISU Athletic Media Relations

Blake Kramer, Ryan Cash and Megan Doty have been named to the 2017 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team, the Valley announced Tuesday afternoon.

Scholar-Athlete honors require athletes to meet performance standards, as they must finish among the first 20 runners at the conference championship and hold at least a cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a sophomore in athletic and academic standing to earn a spot on the MVC Scholar-Athlete team.

Redshirt junior Blake Kramer finished ninth at the MVC Championships, earning All-MVC honors for the first time in his career.

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Kramer currently holds a 3.23 GPA in exercise science. Also earning a spot on the Men’s Scholar-Athlete team is redshirt sophomore Ryan Cash. Cash crossed the line in 16th last weekend for the Sycamores and currently holds a 3.29 GPA in marketing.

Doty, a junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., finished 20th last weekend at the MVC Championships for the fourth-place Sycamore women in Springfield, Mo. She holds a 3.90 GPA in nursing - the fifth highest GPA among all honorees this season.

The Sycamore men and women will be back in action on Nov. 10 at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, as they host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET.