September 4, 2013

Enrollment climbs

Fall 2013 enrollment reaches 12,448, the highest at ISU in 41 years

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SHANNON PITROWSKI Reporter Even though the number of freshman enrolled at Indiana State University is down from last year’s total by seven students, enrollment is at its highest point at ISU of the past 41 years.

ISU officials announced student enrollment for the 2013-14 academic year is 12,448, a

few hundred shy of the total enrollment at the university in 1972. This year’s freshman class includes 2,661 in comparison to the 2012 freshman class enrollment of 2,668 and the 2011 class of 2,521.

President Daniel J. Bradley said the entire campus has worked to boost enrollment.

“It is due to a great deal of hard work by many

people, but most of all those on the front lines in the following areas: admissions, financial aid, new students orientation, housing and dining services and student services,” Bradley said.

Bradley said students have been particularly drawn to the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services.

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President Obama asks Congress to vote on Syrian strike

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Sycamore football loses to Indiana University THOMAS BEELER Reporter The Indiana State Sycamores scored a remarkable 14 points within a minute during the first half of the football bout agains Indiana University Thursday, but it was not enough to hold off the Hoosiers crushing 73-35 victory.

“You find out a lot about your team in that situation and you’ve got to fight back in that

situation,” head football Mike Stanford said.

“The one thing I do think we did was fight back.

We had a chance to get back into the game.”

Indiana State won the coin toss in Bloomington and began the match up on defense. The Sycamores held IU away from their in-zone as the Hoosiers launched a 65-yard touchback.

Sycamores junior quarterback Mike Perish

was able to get off a seven-yard pass to senior running back Shakir Bell gaining ISU’s first yards of the game.

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Winners: Men’s and women’s cross country teams finish at the top

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NEWS

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 • Page 2 News Editor, Tamera Rhodes isu-statesmannews@mail.indstate.edu

Continued from PAGE 1

Although freshman fall enrollment has decreased slightly, ISU’s overall enrollment is up for the third consecutive year (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

a broad spectrum over the last five years, college credit and are allowed to enroll but the College of Nursing, Health, and in the fall semester.

Human Services has doubled and the College of Technology is up by 70 percent “I knew that the honors ... so they are the leaders,” Bradley said.

Enrollment at ISU has benefitted from program would open up programs such as the LEAP program, opportunities for me as a University Honors and the Laptop student and broaden the Scholarship.

The LEAP program gives freshmen horizons in my studies,” who barely meet the requirements for acceptance into ISU the opportunity Alyssa Kersey, sophomore to attend three weeks of basic practice elementary classes before official enrollment to ensure they can handle the academic education major demands.

If the conditionally enrolled students This year’s honors class is the largest are able to pass their classes, they earn

ever with 306 freshmen who make up 11 percent of the total freshmen enrollment.

A total of 964 students are enrolled in the honors curriculum.

Sophomore elementary education major, Alyssa Kersey said the success of the honors program greatly impacted her decision to attend ISU over other colleges.

“Getting accepted into the University Honors Program enticed my decision in coming to Indiana State University more than any other school,” Kersey said.

By choosing ISU, she said she knew hard work and dedication would be required of her to be successful and provide greater opportunities to connect.

“I knew that the honors program

would open up opportunities for me as a student and broaden the horizons in my studies,” Kersey said.

Bradley said he believes ISU enrollment will continue to grow as university leaders take steps to make college more affordable.

“We are dedicated to helping our students succeed by providing a great education for a good price all delivered by people who enjoy what they are doing,” Bradley said.

According to university officials, more than half of all incoming freshmen received the university’s Laptop Award, which requires a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

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MAP-Works helps identify strengths, weaknesses N’Kenge Humphries Reporter Indiana State University has been contributing a number of ways to help freshmen adapt to their surroundings on campus.

The MAP-Works survey is one example that allows faculty members create survey questions for students to identify their strengths and weaknesses in their college transition.

The survey is designed to help students identify their comfort level about transitioning to college and reveals their ability to achieve personal goals despite challenges and obstacles they may face during the school year.

MAP-Works, a national survey tool, was introduced on the ISU campus five years ago for freshmen students and has continued to grow.

“We focus on our students to be responsive for early challenges as the school year progresses,” said Joshua Powers, associate vice president for Student Success.

Within the last few years, MAP-Works

has been expanded and offered to all ISU students.

Powers and the rest of the MAP-Works team said plan to use the survey to focus on a variety of students’ problem areas.

In fact, Powers said he believes the MAP-Work surveys help students build a “resilience” or “grit” to feel more at home on campus.

Stephanie Pearcy, associate director of Residential Student Success, oversees email distribution of the MAP-Works surveys to freshmen and is responsible for collecting the responses.

The survey has had an 83 percent response rate among participants with 97 percent of on-campus freshmen completing the surveys, Pearcy said.

“The first year that MAP-Works started as a pilot program with a small population of students who were in a University 101 course linked to an English class, and we followed those procedures for two years,” Pearcy said.

“By the third year (we) had decided to

open up the MAP-Works surveys to everyone” who was a first-time incoming ISU freshman.

Since its beginning, MAP-Works has increased with results during the 2011

“We focus on our students to be responsive for early challenges as the school year progresses.”

Joshua Powers, associate vice president for Student Success

and 2012 MAP-Works surveys, which shows an increase in the average number of participants by nearly two points from 4.7 to 5.3 just in one year.

“We are expanding when it comes to helping our students with becoming less

fearful about college, but the main focus is the students, and not the program itself,” Powers said.

As a result, faculty members have begun to ask questions for students with the intent to discover if the program actually helps them become more confident in asking for help in their studies, as well as overcoming homesickness.

“This [surveys] encourages our students to look beyond their horizons and capabilities to become more active in school,” he said. “Even some of our straight ‘A’ students still go to their tutoring sessions and the writing center because they are not afraid to seek help.”

Communication Department faculty members Jennifer Mullen and Marissa Wiley said they will continue to be active in the program as it evolves.

“Last year, I looked at my freshmen as if they were my children,” Wiley said. “I want to help them become successful and social here at ISU as much as possible.”

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Relocated Career Center to be dedicated on Friday

The Career Center, which was moved from the Hulman Memorial Student Union to east of Dede Plaza, will be dedicated on Friday at 1 p.m. (Photo by Mutaz Albar).

Aymen mohammed Reporter After summer’s reconstruction of the former 24-hour computer lab, a dedication ceremony is scheduled Friday at 1 p.m. to celebrate the Career Center’s new centralized location.

Among many other community members, Indiana State University’ president Daniel J. Bradley will attend the event to officially recognize the Career Center. The event is designed to make students more familiar with its staff and services.

Diann McKee, vice president for business affairs and finance, said the relocated center was purposed to enable students to take advantage of its benefits.

A more modernized design combined with its location in front of the fountain grabs the attention of students as they walk around campus, McKee said.

“The new location provides visibility in the heart of campus, so students may begin to utilize the many resources available through the Career Center in terms of developing professional skills, networking, and future job placement early in their academic studies at Indiana State,” McKee said.

The renovated Career Center came at a cost of nearly $700,000, McKee said and she said.

The Career Center’s aim is to help ISU students develop professional skills and help them gain more professional and career experience before graduation.

Career Center Director Darby Scism said the new facility blends two ISU offices - ISU Student Employment and the Career Center - under one roof.

Students will find that the Career

Center still offers the same technology and online databases including the Sycamore Career Link that has assisted them in the past. Students can search for job opportunities, schedule appointments and register online for the various activities and workshops.

The Career Center can also help students explore the career fields that interest them, search for internships and develop their professional skills.

Athmane Antara, a languages, literatures and linguistics graduate student, said he appreciates that the Career Center connects students with staff and faculty while providing them with opportunities to learn more information about ISU. Scism said the Career Center is equipped with a smart classroom and

conference room where the center’s staff conducts workshops and presentations to help students.

The building is renovated inside with new furniture, more office space, a waiting room and an interview room to help students to feel comfortable with a calm environment and professional space.

There are many rooms to make it easier to work with a larger quantity of students on their resume building and cover letter in a timely manner.

“We hope that students tell their peers and classmates about the Career Center,” Scism said “The next step ... is to market the Career Center services to the students of ISU.”

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New dean takes charge in the College of Technology Tamera Rhodes News Editor

Robert English, associate dean of the College of Technology, will begin serving this week as the college’s interim dean.

Former Dean Bradford Sims has left ISU to advance into a higher position as a chief executive officer at a university in Florida.

Throughout the past four years of his leadership, the College of Technology has experienced significant growth.

“We have increased the enrollment in the majors in the college during the last four years by 75 percent,” Sims said.

While he is proud of that accomplishment, Sims credits the entire College of Technology staff for working as a team.

English, who has served ISU for the past 37 years, said Sims has accomplished great things while facing many challenges along the way.

The enrollment increase dealt not only with providing the right academic programs, but it also dealt with helping students become aware of the skills and knowledge needed in the industry and business, he said.

“Selecting a major that will help them get a good paying career … also deals with selection of faculty who knowledgeable of what is going on in industry,” English

said.

A flight school was created and more than 250 majors were added.

In addition, the College of Technology’s unmanned systems is nationally recognized for many things, Sims said.

English plans to pick up where Sims left off by focusing on student retention.

English said he will miss Sims’ abilities of handling major situations for improvement.

“Dean Sims is a very clear thinker,” English said. “He had the ability to look at complex problems and to determine what was noise and what was really good information to base a decision on.”

Sims commonly used social media to connect with both students and employers.

He also worked to connect students and academic programs to employers whose needs were not addressed elsewhere.

Sims’ awareness led to a civil engineering technology degree and a partnership between ISU students and the Indiana Department of Transportation.

English said he will miss Sims, but expects him to prosper in his new endeavor.

“I am saddened to see Dean Sims leave, he has been a wonderful leader for the last four years,” English said. “He’s accomplished a tremendous amount of

Former College of Technology Dean Bradford Sims, left, who is leaving his position at ISU, poses with interim dean Robert English (Photo by Tamera Rhodes).

work in a very short period of time.” job opportunity and I applaud him for “For selfish reasons I would prefer that moving on and doing great things.” he stayed here, but he has a wonderful

OPINION

Wednesday, September 4, 2013 • Page 6 Opinions Editor, Tony Khalil isu-statesmanopinions@mail.indstate.edu Editor in Chief, Brianne Hofmann isu-statesmaneditor@mail.indstate.edu

Statesman editorial

Hyperconnected college students need to take a break In this day and age of cell phones and tablet computers, people have begun to lose touch with the small things in life. We have created a global village of hyperconnected users who have an incessant need to know what every one is doing at every moment of every day, from Hong Kong to Illinois, nothing people do any more is private.

We document the most mundane moments of our daily lives to the point it makes our lives seem trivial. The Orwellian nightmare that was once so feared for so long has been created by our own consumer mentality and our desire to feel secure. Many homes in America have a talking wall screen and a camera that we dance around in front of.

We find ourselves so suited to this daily form of life that when someone decides to read a book for the sake of enjoyment or finds interest in things that are not intermediately

relevant to them, they are looked upon as being eccentric.

When a group of friends sit down for a meal, their heads are buried in their phone or in some other electronic device watching a video or playing a game and they ignore the people around them. This has become an entirely acceptable everyday occurrence, where people would rather share their ideas online than in person.

This attitude and acceptance of total immersion in electronic devices needs to change. We have blindly accepted our psychological and social dependence on technology without any questions about the social implications this has on us as a society.

While it is unreasonable to propose that we simply throw away all our mobile and electronic devices, we need to question our electronic future. We need to take time out of

our lives to turn off the TV, to go outside and take a walk or read a book. Its far better to be in touch with the world around us than it is with the one that’s inside of the talking box.

power doubling every two years. In the next five years it will be possible to wear a pair of glasses that connects to the world wide web, and overlays data on everyday objects from restaurant menus to movie times. In the next ten years electronic clothing will be that changes to what ever color or “At this point that we should available style desired and cars will be able to drive take a look back at where we themselves. have come from and look at Some of these things are already being where we are going with our developed but are not quite ready for use. technology and ask our selves is commercial We are still on the cusp of our immersion this the right path.” into our electronics. It is at this point that we should take a look back at where we have come from and look at where we are going with our technology and ask ourselves is this The far off world of Science fiction is the right path for our society to take and how becoming a reality. Our technological power we can keep technology from controlling our is growing exponentially with our computer lives.

Intelligence is more important than beauty Megan Eldridge Columnist Flashback to 60 years ago, the first female icon was born: Marilyn Monroe. Monroe set motion to an entirely new type of female appreciation. Men wanted her, sure. But, more importantly, women wanted to be her.

They sat in front of their tiny televisions, watched Monroe’s movies, and wished to be just like the blonde-haired, blue-eyed icon.

Next, women began to stand in front of the mirror and judge their looks in comparison to Monroe’s. No matter what, the majority of women believed they would never be able to live up to Monroe’s sexual appeal.

Whether she knew it or not, Monroe was one of the first women to place strong emphasis on female image. While trends and styles have changed since then, her mark on

female body image proved to be everlasting.

However, women no longer have the option to rely solely on self-image for success.

Knowledge is far more beautiful than anything superficial, and women need to understand the significance of education.

Females of all ages should firmly believe in the importance of intellect and individuality.

Before, the way a person looked served as one of the main deciding factors of employment. This is no longer the case.

Employers thoroughly scan through candidates’ resumes and transcripts before even deciding who they want to interview.

The Academy of Management Executive stresses that the majority of employers now place strong emphasis on the belief that “general intelligence does a good job of

predicting job performance.”

Furthermore, aside from promoting workplace success, intelligence can also help a woman attract the attention of any man she desires. Now, average males search for females who have more to offer than sexual appeal.

According to a report on women and men interaction by Tamara Cohen, “men increasingly value intellect and character in a partner over a shapely figure.”

So, it’s time to face the facts, ladies. First things need to be put first. From work life to personal life, intelligence will always prove to be far more valuable than physical beauty.

Intellect is now, and will forever be, much more important than any beauty-related style or trend.

Opinions Policy The opinions page of the Indiana Statesman offers an opportunity for the Indiana State University community to express its views. The opinions, individual and collective, expressed in the Statesman and the student staff’s selection or arrangement of content do not necessarily reflect the attitudes of Indiana State University, its Board of Trustees, administration, faculty or student body. The Statesman editoral board writes staff editorials and makes final decisions about news content. This newspaper serves as a public forum for the ISU campus community. Make your opinion heard by submitting letters to the editor of the Indiana Statesman at isu-statesmaneditor@ mail.indstate.edu .Letters must be fewer than 350 words and include year in school, major and phone number for verification. Letters from nonstudent members of the campus community must also be verifiable. Letters will be published with the author’s name. The Statesman editorial board reserves the right to edit letters for length, libel, clarity and vulgarity.

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Congress split on Syrian intervention Julian Winborn Columnist On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced that it is the duty of the United States to respond to Bashar Al Assad’s use of chemical weapons upon his own citizens, and many agree with him. It is true that the United States is in the best position to hold the Assad regime accountable, however the president also announced that he will seek approval from the Congress, and they may not feel the same.

Over the next several days, the president has some serious work to do in order to convince the Congress that a military strike against the Assad regime is necessary, otherwise Obama

not displace Assad, and the ultimate goal should be regime change. Which is a rather strange position considering that most of the Congress views the military strike as already being invasive enough. Despite that, the opinions of Graham and McCain could have an impact on how other Senate Republicans vote.

So there is a looming chance that Congress will vote no. In that case a lot of people don’t know what the president will do; he will probably continue on with the strike anyway.

During his statement he said that he has “the authority to take military action without specific Congressional authorization”, but he believes that involving the Congress will bring the nation together.

So all that “bringing the nation” together stuff aside, it seems that the president is seeking congressional approval as a courtesy more than anything else because the president and his staff are not giving Congress the legal power to officially authorize the attacks.

However, taking military action after a congressional “No” would be impossible to recover from politically.

There seems to be an unending number of implications with the Congressional approval. Despite it all however, Congress must engage in serious debate over the merits of Obama’s position, take into account the long lasting effects that military strikes might incur, and should remember that the international community is waiting for its decision.

“It seems that the president is seeking congressional approval as a courtesy more than anything else.”

Capitol Hill (Submitted Photo).

may look as silly as British Prime Minister David Cameron. With the U.K being our greatest ally, Cameron struggled to convince members of Parliament that there was sufficient evidence to justify joining the U.S. in a military strike against Bashar Al Assad.

Cameron’s attempt ultimately failed with the Parliament voting against: which ended the entire prospect altogether.

Since the Bush administration’s failed

weapons of mass destruction mission that was based on faulty intelligence, Americans are not welcoming of the idea of beginning another foreign engagement, no matter how “limited” it may be.

According to a recent NBC news poll, over 80 percent of Americans want Congressional approval before any unilateral action occurs, which seems to indicate a total lack of confidence in this endeavor. As the Congress takes into account the opinions of their constituency, they will certainly find that there is no urgency amongst the public.

On Sunday’s episode of Meet the Press, Republican Senator Rand Paul was certain that obtaining the necessary votes from the House would be difficult saying that its “at least 50-50”. However, Paul and others agree that getting the support of the Senate may not be as difficult, but two Senators may be of some concern.

Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham are the president’s sharpest critics on foreign policy and do not see the military strike as being enough. According to Senator McCain, a military strike will

is most likely more of a political ploy than anything else.

This saber rattling is reminiscent of Cold War Era events. It is possible that military strikes on Syria could escalate the situation into a much larger conflict involving Israel, Iran, Syria and Russia and many other nations in and around the area of conflict, as well as instilling a larger hate and distrust for western nations.

Even with these risks I believe that is part of the duty of the U.S. as well as her European allies to engage in military strikes on Syria.

Partly because of the mass slaughter that the Syrian regime has been laying upon its

people with only 100,000 dead and 2 million the law by retaliating military against Syria, then I believe it’s in the best interest of the displaced. world if the U.S. and its allies do. Syria must be held accountable for its use of chemical If there is no challenge to what the “Syria must be held accountable weapons.

Syrian government has done to its people it for its use of chemical weapons.” will create a precedent, demonstrating that the laws of the international community do not matter because no nation has the will to France and the U.S. have already confirmed enforce them. that the Syrian government has used chemical No mater the costs, or the after effects, weapons on its people. The use of chemical there comes a time in human history when weapons by any nation cannot become a you have to either stand for what is right and globally accepted norm. If the international defend the basic rights of all humans, or you community does not have the will to enforce stand aside and let evil win.

Syria must be held accountable for chemical weapons

Tony Khalil Opinions Editor The question of whether or not the United States government will initiate strikes on Syria has become a major question on people’s minds across the globe. While the U.S. Congress is debating military strikes on Syria, the U.S. has already sent naval vessels to the area.

Even while the U.S. Mobilizes forces to the area Russia has moved two of its own warships into the Middle East as a response to western aggression towards its trade partner. Russia is unlikely to retaliate if the U.S. decides to strike. This action by Russia

FEATURES SENSELESS MURDER

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ISU students, staff reflect on the controversial Trayvon Martin case and what it means for all of us.

CIARRA KROSLACK Reporter It was a rainy evening on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Fla., as a young boy in a black hoodie was returning home from a convenience store. In the distance, a man called 911 and described the boy as a “suspicious person.” Disregarding dispatch orders to avoid confrontation and stay in his vehicle, the man approached the boy and an altercation ensued.

In the end, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed around 7:25 p.m. by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in a Florida suburb, according to a timeline of the events by CNN. A nation watched the event unfold with claims that Martin was a victim of racial profiling or that Zimmerman was acting in self-defense.

Several ISU organizations — including ISU’s NAACP chapter — rallied for Martin shortly after his death by wearing hoodies symbolic of what Martin was wearing the night he was killed.

“Rallies and marches are important,” said Valerie HartCraig, president of the Greater Terre Haute’s NAACP who attended the rally. “We marched that day, we rallied that day, to let the world know that ISU students were not going to tolerate senseless murder.”

Shenicqua Hyacinth, a freshman exploratory studies major, said she believes Martin’s hoodie played a big part in how he was perceived by Zimmerman the night he was killed.

“If Martin was a young white man, this wouldn’t be a debate, or even a problem. But the fact is that [Zimmerman] completely based his reactions on the fact that Martin was black,” she said. “He stereotyped Trayvon, and by that turned an innocent man who was just walking home into an icon for hate crimes.

Just months ago, Zimmerman was proclaimed innocent by a Florida jury of six women — five of them Caucasian, according to the CNN timeline — and the debate over race in the United States has become even more feverish as a result. On campus, reactions from ISU students and administration are no different.

“It was a completely racist verdict. They would give a man two years in prison for fighting dogs, but here, Zimmerman killed an innocent young man, and he wasn’t even found

guilty or penalized at all,” Hyacinth said. “The judicial system failed to provide equal rights for mankind, no matter the race, nationality, height, color, age, none of that.”

Zimmerman’s acts and the jury’s verdict have led some at ISU to voice their concerns that, contrary to popular belief, racism and profiling are alive and well in the U.S. today.

“The things that I heard when I read about Jim Crowe laws, we actually see in 2013,” Hart-Craig said. “They’re even more relevant now.”

Sarah Paloma, a freshman speech language pathology major, said she agrees that racism has not simply disappeared after our country’s long history of segregation.

“Even though we live in a society where everyone is supposedly equal, that’s not the case anymore,” she said.

“Things like this—what happened to Trayvon Martin—have been happening for years, it’s just been behind closed doors.”

She said she believes Zimmerman’s acts were based on profiling and that he should have been found guilty.

“People are starting to see the reality of it, now that a man has gotten away with murder,” she said. “It’s enough to make a person sick, and there’s only so much we can do. Racial profiling is definitely relevant in today’s society, even though we’re past the era of segregation.”

In light of the recent verdict, there is the possibility of further rallies and movements across the U.S. and here at home in Terre Haute.

“I would [march] again,” Hart-Craig said. “I hope there comes a day when we don’t have to keep marching, but until then, they need to know that there are numbers out here who think that what happened out there is crazy, and we won’t let it happen in our state if we can do absolutely anything about it.”

Trayvon Martin’s dark hoodie became a symbol for racial injustice (Statesman photo illustration).

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Popular downtown businessman faces deportation

Joseph Paul Features Editor After she finished her meal at George’s Café, a satisfied customer leaned down and gave Abdallah Issa a hug from where he sat in a booth in the small dining area of the restaurant.

“I’ll see you later, tomorrow actually,” she said, and walked out the door.

Issa, a Lebanese immigrant better known as Albert to his customers and coworkers, manages the George’s Café at 627 Cherry St., while his brother, after whom the restaurant is named, manages the popular store in the ISU commons.

Since arriving in Terre Haute in 2001 on a Visitor’s Visa, Issa has established a close relationship with his customers, like the above woman, and has become a fixture on Indiana State’s campus.

Everyday, he serves ISU students and faculty, along with some dedicated regulars and a mass of downtown employees on lunch break.

“I am friendly with people and I take care of all my customers,” Issa said Friday. “I leave them happy. The first time, when I find a new [customer], I’m going to ask him if everything is okay. I take care of my business.”

However, the ISU and Terre Haute communities may not be able to enjoy Issa’s friendly demeanor and tasty combination of Lebanese and American cuisine for much longer.

Issa is currently fighting to stay in Terre Haute and the United States after the federal government ordered him “removed” on June 25, 2012, according to immigration documentation obtained

by The Statesman.

This decision came after Issa was granted Permanent Lawful Residency in 2003 after marrying a U.S. citizen and establishing a divorce with his wife in Lebanon.

However, due to what Issa described in the documents as a “fictitious statement regarding Divorce Status” from his Lebanese wife, stating the divorce never occurred, his marriage in the U.S. was deemed “void” and his removal proceedings were set in motion. In 2011, he and his American wife separated for good.

According to documents, Issa’s marriage to a Terre Haute woman on July 4, 2012, shortly after he was ordered removed by a federal judge in Chicago,

Abdallah “Albert” Issa, owner or George’s Cafe, serves food at his restaurant at 627 Cherry St. in downtown Terre Haute. Issa, a Continued on PAGE 11 Lebanese immigrant, is currently facing deportation by the federal government (Photo by Joseph Paul).

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Continued From PAGE 10 Ill., was denied and deemed a “marriage of convenience” that would allow him to remain in the U.S., according to a June 14, 2013, letter from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

In a letter to the USCIS on July 14, 2013, Issa appealed the decision to deny his marriage status and his application to remain in the U.S. “Being treated fairly by the U.S.A. has always been what I put my trust and faith in, when I came here legally,” Issa wrote in the letter. “With all the millions of people who are in America through illegal means, I am not one of them.”

Issa cites in the letter his marriage to the

“Simply stated, I would be there to die and be another one of the victims buried in Lebanon.”

Abdallah “Albert” Issa, owner of George’s Cafe at 627 Cherry St., in an appeal to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services above woman as one reason for USCIS to grant him lenience and let him stay in the U.S., although the two “have had struggles and continue to have struggles,” he wrote.

An online campaign to keep Issa in the U.S. has seen an outpouring of support and comments from the community.

He said he is grateful for those who have visited his website, www.letalbertstay.com, and shown support.

“Albert is one of a kind. The kindest heart resides inside him, he is always helping and giving to anyone he encounters,” Tara Lightenburg wrote in the comment section of the website.

“A serving member of the community, it would be a shame to see him go. Thanks

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Albert for all the good you have done and continue to do.”

Issa is much more than a small business owner contributing to the local economy. He has fed several people from the Red Cross in years past, he said.

Every year, he prepares and serves food at St. George’s Orthodox Church, donating all the proceeds. Barring any drastic changes, he will be there on Oct. 1 during the church’s annual festival.

He also gives free meals for various accomplishments and serves as an informal mentor to ISU students, who return the favor with a lot of business during the school year.

“All of them are nice,” he said. “They are nice people.”

Along with ISU students, Issa has also established a close rapport with some prominent ISU administration.

“The president here, they know me,” Issa said. “They come in here once in a while with his wife, Cheri. All the time he asks me if I need anything.”

Although Issa said he loves his home country, he said if he were deported he would potentially be placed in a region stricken with turmoil.

“Lebanon is beautiful but they have problems with Syria and Hizbollah [a radical Islamist group],” Issa said, referring to the ongoing civil war in Syria, which borders Lebanon, where over 100,000 people have been killed. “It’s not safe to stay there … last week, they had two bombs near my country.

Almost 60-70 people died and 500-600 people were hurt.”

According to a Time Magazine article from September, Lebanon has taken in more of the nearly 2 million Syrian refugees, numbering over 700,000 people, than any other country.

“No work for me in Lebanon is a major problem for me if I am forced to go back,” Issa wrote in his appeal. “Simply stated, I would be there to die and be another one of the victims buried in Lebanon.”

Oktoberfest set for weekend

The 41st annual Oktoberfest will take place in downtown Terre Haute from Sep. 5-7.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to midnight on Thursday and Friday, and 4 p.m. to midnight on Saturday.

Admission to the event is free.

German and American foods, along with domestic and import beers, soft drinks and coffee will be served during the event.

Oktoberfest, which is sponsored every year by the German Oberlandler Club of Terre Haute and celebrates the Wabash Valley’s German-American heritage, will be

located in the parking lot on Ninth and Cherry Streets, across from the Clabber Girl Bake Shop.

Live music will include the Crossroads Brass Band on Thursday, along with Joe Polach and the St. Louis Express and Eddie Korosa, Jr. and the Boys from Illinois, who will perform every evening at 4 p.m.

Proceeds help fund the annual scholarship program and other community projects supported by the club.

More details can be found at www.terrehauteoberlandlerclub. org.

Art collection now on display Contemplate the joys and challenges of our time through the University Art Gallery’s exhibit, “Collecting in the 21st Century: Recent Acquisitions, 2001-2013” on display through Sept. 20 on the Indiana State University campus.

The exhibition includes works by internationally renowned artists such as Andy Warhol, James Rosenquist, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Motherwell, Jeff Koons and many others. Many of the works are on display for the first time. A new hire/closing reception, sponsored

by Interdisciplinary Programs and ISU’s quality of life initiative, is scheduled for 4- 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

From the dejected spirit of the Great Depression (“Union Square”

by Reginald Marsh) and America’s

response to 9/11 (“Monument to a Standing New Yorker” by Tony Fitzpatrick), to the current immigration debates (“Aquellos Polvos” by Enrique Chagoya), numerous works explore societal issues of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick’s “Truppe Fledermaus (Bat Troupe)” photographs create a fantastical mood in order to poetically address issues related to our fragile ecosystem.

Works in this multi-media exhibition of paintings, prints, photographs, drawings, and sculpture date from 1933 to 2012.

A selection of six paintings and prints, purchased from the Swope Art Museum’s annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, highlights Indiana State’s collection of local and area artists. The university began purchasing from the Wabash Valley exhibition in 1948.

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STATESMAN RUNDOWN Indiana State Women’s Volleyball vs. SIUE 3-2 W vs. Akron 3-2 L Women’s Soccer vs. WKU 2-1 L Women’s Cross Country Overall 2nd Nicole Lucas 5th Men’s Cross Country Overall 1st John Mascari 1st Taylor Head 4th David Timlin 5th Missouri Valley Standings

Sophomore tight end Jamar Brown stretches for the catch in Bloomington Thursday during the bout against Indiana University. The Sycamores lost 73-35 to the IU Hoosiers in the season opener (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

the touchdown the Sycamores went on a long drive before Perish threw a touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Sampson Levingston tying the game, 7-7.

The first quarter concluded with IU scoring two more touchdowns increasing the score 21-7.

The Hoosiers continued to increase their lead during the second quarter with a first down, then a touchdown and a field goal kick that raised the score 28-7.

The Sycamores then suffered a sack and lost possession to IU leading the Hoosiers to a 35-7 advantage with 13:15 still on the clock.

With another 65-yard touchback, ISU gained control of the ball allowing Bell to rush for a total of 17 yards over a three-play drive down field. The Hoosiers responded with a complete pass, first down and another addition to their claiming score, 42-7.

A battle of control began as IU was able to stop the Sycamores and ISU did the same to the Hoosiers before a successful field goal attempt from IU. With 1:31 left on the clock before the

half, Bell was able to pull off a 45-yard rush before going down with a right shoulder injury.

Perish continued to push the ball down field with passes to sophomore tight end Jamar Brown and junior wide receiver Kyani Harris.

One more pass to Harris got ISU back on the scoreboard as 0:19 seconds were left. A good field goal attempt from junior punter Tann Fritchle made the score 45-14.

Before the end of the half Fritchle kicked the ball 51 yards down field and IU recovered.

Freshman defensive back Carlos Aviles created a focused fumble and the ball was returned to ISU’s end zone by senior defensive back Calvin Burnett. Another good field goal kick brought the score to 45-21 going into halftime.

Coming into the opening seconds of the final half, the Sycamores scored an early touchdown after an interception and a 31-yard run from sophomore defensive lineman Connor Underwood. The Hoosiers quickly countered with a short touchdown pass with 11:48 on the clock making the score 52-28.

“We started off on our own side of the 52 too many times, but when that happens we just have to get big and hold them out,” Underwood said. “When ten people are doing the right thing and one person is doing the wrong thing it gets exploited and big plays happen.”

The Hoosiers continued to drive up the score with a 27-yard touchdown pass after declining a pass interference penalty call.

The Sycamores got off another touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Demory Lawshe.

Freshman quarterback Robert Tonyan Jr. threw a 57-yard pass to Lawshe who ran the ball in.

The Hoosiers continued to control the ball until the end of the game.

The Sycamores face off against another Big Ten Conference contender Saturday at noon in West Lafayette against the Purdue University Boilermakers.

“Today didn’t go the way we wanted to,” Perish said. “We are going to have to bounce back against Purdue.”

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Cross country teams finish in top spots at first meet Craig Padgett ISU Athletic Media Indiana State’s men and women cross country teams hit the road this weekend to the Evansville Mid-American Opener for their first meet of the season.

Men’s Cross Country Sophomore John Mascari may have been running in temperatures topping the 90 degree mark, but he was calm and kept his cool in the heat. Mascari bid his time in the pack before a kick to win the Evansville Mid-American Opener. His winning time was 18:25.93.

“Coach wanted us to run together as a team for about the first half of the race today, after that we got in there and the guys ran well,” Mascari said. “A Louisville kid made a hard move with about 1,000 meters to go and I was able to reel him in by the finish, it was a great day.”

The rest of the Sycamore squad followed his lead as the Sycamores won the meet over the Louisville Cardinals.

Mascari was followed by Sophomore Taylor Head, who placed fourth (18:49.96), freshman David Timlin in fifth (18:50.37), junior Tristan Selby in seventh (19:05.37), and junior Bryan Horsman in ninth (19:16.98). The team only running five runners for the first meet of the year looked great as they executed the pre-race plan to perfection as the entire pack sat just a few meters behind the Cardinal’s top pack before the race erupted slightly after 3,000 meters. At that point the Sycamores held their positions and moved up as they concluded the 6,000 meter race.

“I was very pleased with the way we raced today, we stuck to the plan and executed perfectly,” said Head Coach John McNichols. “Our five guys stayed right in there until 3,000 meters in a tight pack, but with about a little over 1,000 meters to go they just went for it and that was the plan. It was their workout and it was a great effort. It was also great for John to take control of the race from the pack, that will help him as he gets into those elite fields this season.”

The meet marks a fantastic start for a Sycamore team that lost half of the varsity squad from a year ago. The team will add a few key runners to the varsity as the season progresses as well.

“We held a few younger guys out for today, but they had a great workout

Junior Nicole Lucas (right) strides through the Indiana Intercollegatiate meet. Lucus placed fifth at the weekend’s competition (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

yesterday,” McNichols said. “They’ll be ready to compete when we race in a few weeks at the Sycamore Invitational.”

The final team standings were Indiana State in first with 26 points, Louisville was second with 29 points, Evansville was third with 73 points, and Oakland City came in fourth with a 110 points.

“It was a little hot, but we overcame the elements and ran very well as a team today,” Horsman said.

Women’s Cross Country The women battled American Athletic Conference power Louisville, Evansville, Oakland City, but their most fierce competitor at the Evansville MidAmerican Opener was the heat. As the heat index surpassed 100 degrees by race

time, many runners couldn’t overcome the extreme temps.

Junior Nicole Lucas, however, was not one of them as she placed fifth place overall to lead the Sycamores in a time of 15:19.48. Lucas was followed by Senior Jessica Zangmeister in tenth (15:45.17), Senior Leeann Michl in 11th (16:02.62), Senior Kalli Dalton in 15th (16:38.56), Junior Lindy Jones in 17th (16:41.13).

“Our positive today was Nicole Lucas, she has developed well and ran up in with the big dogs today,” said Head Coach John Gartland.

“She ran very well and seemed to deal with the heat a little better than most today. The heat index was 103 by race time and I think that really affected our results, it affected our runners today, but obviously everyone had to deal with the

heat.”

The final team standings showed Louisville as the winner with 22 points, the Sycamores followed in second with 54 points, and Evansville was third with 63 points.

“Louisville looked very improved from a year ago, when we beat them,” Gartland said. “They reloaded very well and could have a national caliber team, and we were only able to beat Evansville by nine points. They were voted to finish tenth in the Missouri Valley Conference, but they ran well today. I hope it was just the heat and humidity today, as our schedule doesn’t get any easier from here.

We will take on Wisconsin in 2 weeks at home and that will provide a tough test.”

The Sycamores will gear up for the Sycamore Invitational on Sept. 14.

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Volleyball digs to a second place finish ISU Volleyball takes second in season-opening tournament

Kevin Jenison ISU Athletic Media Senior outside hitter Morgan Dall and sophomore middle blocker Cassandra Willis earned the honors is the SIUE Cougar Classic All-Tournament team after Indiana State’s volleyball team combated in the tournament this weekend. The team finished second overall splitting 1-1 in five-set games with a 3-2 victory over host SIUE 3-2 and a 3-2 loss to the Akron Zips.

ISU vs. SUIE Indiana State posted their fourth straight season opening win as the Sycamores defeated the host SIU Edwardsville Cougars 3-2 in the opening game of the SIUE Cougar Classic Friday in the Vadalabene Center.

It was a kill by junior Kyla Thomas that sealed the victory over SIUE. Thomas and sophomore Cassandra Willis put the Sycamores in a position to win with two straight blocks that broke an 11-all tie late in the fifth set.

“Tonight was a big win for our team,” Traci Dahl, Indiana State volleyball coach, said. “We fought hard for this match and it showed a lot of character on everyone’s part. Our freshman did a fantastic job tonight in their first Division I volleyball game and our returners have done a great job of getting them ready. The team was calm in the midst of battle.”

The Sycamores have now won their last four season opening games and defeated SIUE for the fifth time in seven games. It was also their third five-set win over the Cougars in four tries and avenged a 3-2 loss to SIUE a year ago.

Senior Morgan Dall led the Sycamore attack with 13 kills while Willis had 12 and freshmen Bree Spangler nine.

Sophomore Erika Nord had 41 assists while also posting 17 digs. Freshman Shannon Murphy and senior Molly Murphy also had 17 digs each.

Thomas had 10 blocks in the game (four solo and six assist) while Willis had six blocks and freshman Kynedi Nalls five.

“Our numbers need to get better in certain areas, but overall this was a great win and I couldn’t be more proud,” Dahl said.

It was a close battle through the first set with neither team able to gain more than a point advantage. The Cougars managed to go up 18-15 but the Sycamores fought back and tied the set at 18 on a kill by freshman Bree Spangler. SIUE went back up by three before Indiana State was able to rally to knot the set at 22.

The Cougars regained the advantage and held off another Sycamore rally to take the opening set 25-23.

The Sycamores who led from the start to take the second set 25-21 despite a late Cougar rally dominated the next two sets. Indiana State also took the third set 25-15 as the Sycamores rallied from an early deficit to dominate late.

Indiana State trailed by as many as nine in the fourth set and fought back to within three but could not get any closer as SIUE took the set 25-20 and evened the game at two-sets each.

ISU vs. Akron Indiana State could not keep the momentum and dropped the final two sets in losing to the Akron Zips 3-2 in their final game of the SIUE Cougar Classic Saturday in the Vadalabene Center.

The Sycamores have not been able to top Akron in four tries with the last three meetings going five sets.

Dall moved into 11th place on the Indiana State all-time kill list in the second, picking up 12 kills to run her career total to 952 kills. She moved past Shari Runge who had 943 from 1984 to 1987.

The Sycamore senior led the Indiana State and was the only player in double digit kills with 12. Willis had nine kills and Spangler seven. Nord had 19 assists in the game with senior Loni Mackinson playing in the second set and picking up 11 assists. Murphy led the defense with 24 digs.

Indiana State trailed early in the

Sophomore Erika Nord perpares to service the ball to ISU opponents (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

opening set but six unanswered points behind the serving of Dall pushed the Sycamores out to an 8-3 lead, which they never relinquished. Indiana State pushed the lead to 16-6 and held off the Zips to take the set 25-18. Dall, Willis and Spangler had two kills each in the set.

The Sycamores broke away from a three-all tie with four straight points to gain the advantage but were unable to hold onto the lead in the second set. The Zips fought back to tie the set at 19 and again at 20 with Akron scoring five of the last seven points to even the game at one-set each with a 25-22 set win.

The third set featured seven ties through the early going but kills by Willis and Spangler put Indiana State up for good at 11-9. The Sycamores were

able to keep control of the set and took the advantage in the game with a 25-18 set win.

The two teams traded points early in the fourth set until a 5-0 Akron run put the Zips in front for good. The Sycamores rallied several times but could not get any closer than three. Akron ended the set with a 5-0 run to send the game into a fifth and deciding set.

Akron took control early in the fifth set and the Sycamores were not able to get back even as the Zips took a 15-10 win.

The Sycamores will be back on the road Tuesday when they visit the Chicago State Cougars. Opening serve is set for 6 p.m.

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Local unions honor Labor Day

The City of Terre Haute held it’s annual Labor Day parade Monday morning in celebration of the contributions of local labor unions. Left: a clown marching with the Terre Haute Zorah Shrine hands out candy to children. Above: Terre Haute Policemen carry the Indiana and United States flags on the parade route. Below: Mayor Duke Bennett and his wife, Pam, wave at onlookers (Photos by Bob Rhodes).