October 20, 2014 | Issue 5
IU SOUTHEAST: Our past in pictures Pages 6-7
Domestic Violence: From abuse to
So. Indiana paranormal activity
The Horizon guide to a haunted Halloween
empowerment
Pages 10-11
Page 20
Pages 14-16
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Horizon Guide to Halloween
IUS: a look into the past 6-7
A photo essay of life at IU Southeast, which spans several decades.
The man behind the mask
A dollar can change the world
Gary Collins, director of ‘Literally, a Haunted House’ at the Culbertson Mansion, talks about his passion for haunting.
How one student took a persuasive speaking project and turned it into a message that was heard nationwide.
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Paranormal activity 10-11
Two staff members take a look into the research and tours of The Association for the Study of Anomalous Field Phenomenon.
Halloween field guide 20
Looking for something spooky to do this month? We’ve got you covered.
Clinton-Grimes Rally 17
A social media recap of the Alison Lundergan Grimes Rally in Louisville, where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke.
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Domestic abuse 14-16
An in-depth look at the personal and societal effects of domestic abuse.
IN EVERY ISSUE Nitty Gritty 4 Events 5 Diversions 18
Women’s Volleyball
SCOREBOARD
10/4 vs. University of Rio Grande | Win (25-18, 25-19, 25-23) 10/7 vs. Asbury University | Loss (20-25, 13-25, 25-21, 24-26) 10/11 vs. Bethal College | Loss (25-15, 22-25, 24-26, 25-22, 15-12) 10/11 vs. Lindsey Wilson | Loss (25-8, 25-16, 25-20)
10/11 Midway College | Win (15-25, 19-25, 20-25) 10/20 7 p.m. Campbellsville College (H) 10/21 7 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan (H)
Women’s Tennis
10/24 KIAC Tournament Wilmore, KY
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THE NITTY GRITTY
POLICE
BLOTTER Oct 4 at 7:30 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to Orchard Lodge to handle a possible domestic situation. The officer reported that the subjects were located, no violence had occurred and the officer waited while one party left the lodge.
Oct 5 at 10:40 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to assist a student who had run out of gas. The officer took the student to the gas station.
Oct 7 at 10:45 a.m.
An officer received information relating to a threat against a student by another student. An investigation is underway and will be handled administratively.
Oct 6 at 7:07 p.m.
An officer assisted the Floyd County Police Department on a report of an incorrigible child. The subject was transferred to a youth shelter.
Oct 13 at 7:23 p.m.
An officer was dispatched on a report of a suspicious individual who was asking to take pictures of students while claiming to know them. Subject was located, and officer advised the person is disabled and not a threat.
Oct 13 at 8:38 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to the Athletics Building on a report of students there who would not pay the cover of leave.
Oct 14 at 9:48 p.m.
An officer was dispatched to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the Hausfeldt Building. The officer advised the subjects to leave the area.
Oct 15 at 12:08 a.m.
An officer escorted a female from University Center to her car in the Evergreen West Parking Lot.
Oct 16 at 8:49 a.m.
An officer was dispatched to Hillside Hall on a report of a student with an arrow in his backpack. The officer advised that the student take the arrow to his car.
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Photo by Haley Warwick
The Great Pumpkin, Harvest Homecoming, October 4-12 in downtown New Albany.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
NATIONAL BRIEFS
IUS float takes first place in Harvest Homecoming Parade
Prominent figure arrested as Ferguson protests continue
LOCAL BRIEFS
Woman who may have handled ebola specimen being held on cruise ship
On Saturday, Oct. 4, about 60 members of the IU Southeast community participated in the Harvest Homecoming Parade. The IUS float was built by physical plant workers, as well as student and faculty volunteers. The float took first place in the commercial division and was accompanied by the IU Southeast pep band. You can watch a video of the float in the parade and hear from Chancellor Wallace as well as students who participated at www.iushorizon.com.
New Albany woman sentenced in house fire
19-year-old Kylie Jenks of New Albany was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her involvement in a house fire that resulted in the deaths of three young siblings, according to the Courier-Journal. Investigators say she drove 18-year-old Cody Cashion to a home in New Albany where he fired a flare gun into the home that ignited the fire, which resulted in the deaths of the children. Cashion was sentenced to 65 years in prison.
Hillary Clinton visits Louisville to support Allison Grimes
A likely presidential candidate for 2016, Hillary Clinton made and appearance Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Kentucky International Convention Center, to give support to Allison Grimes, challenger to incumbent Mitch McConnell. A crowd of 4,500 showed up to see the event. The race is a close one as the mid-term election is right around the corner on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Read more about the event on page 17.
Protests continue in Ferguson, Mo. over the police killing of an unarmed black male, Michael Brown. According to Shawn McGuire, spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department, 49 people were arrested on Monday, Oct. 13. One of those arrested was a former Harvard professor and well known activist, Cornel West. He is being charged with third degree assault of a police officer.
According to the USA Today, an unamed woman is being held in isolation aboard the Carribean cruise ship, “Carnival Magic.� The woman may have handled a speciman from Thomas Duncan, the Liberian man who became the first U.S. casualty of the deadly ebola virus. The cruise ship was not allowed clearance to dock by Mexican authorities, but is scheduled to arrive in Galveston, Texas on Sunday, Oct. 19.
WORLD BRIEFS The fight against ISIS
The U.S. has increased the number of airstrikes against the organization calling itself the Islamic State, in defense of the Kurdish city of Kobani according to CNN. Kobani lies on the Turkish-Syrian border. 150,000 people have already fled the city since the fighting began. The United Nations has said that if ISIS militants seize control of the border town, it could be a massacre.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Talent Show Auditions University Commons Room 127 Noon - 1 p.m. Oct. 22 - 23
To Sir, with Love Presented by Abbey Road on the River Oct. 24 - Oct. 26 All day at The Belvedere
Oct. 21
Oct. 23
Versus Kentucky Wesleyan 7 p.m. Activities Building
Dress professionally and bring résumé’ Hoosier Room Noon - 2 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball SPC Open Mic
Showcase your talent. University Center Commons Noon - 1 p.m.
Oct. 29
Defamation Play
Play that lets the audience be the jury in controversial cases Hoosier Room 7 - 9 p.m.
Mock Interview Day
Dress professionally University Center, Room 106 9 a.m. - Noon
Once Upon A Mattress
Job Fair
Moonshine and Madness Galt House 7 - 10:30 p.m.
Oct. 30
Featuring Lee Meriwether Robinson Theater Oct. 30 - Nov. 9
Oct. 24 A/Tonal
Paul McCartney
Barony Public Testing
TKE or Treat
The Stiefler Recital Hall 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
A New Indie Game Developed by International Students Life Sciences, Room 119 5 - 6 p.m.
Oct. 31
Relient K
Halloween Party
TKE Halloween Bash
Halloween Blowout Party
Mercury Ballroom 7:30 - 11 p.m.
Featuring ATG the Don The Grand - New Albany 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Oct. 28
Garage Bar 5 - 11 p.m.
Featuring DJ Pauly D Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino 9 p.m. - Midnight
KFC Yum! Center 8 p.m.
IU Southeast Greek Organizations hands out candy to children University Center Hallway 7 - 9 p.m.
Nov. 1 Herps Alive: Confessions of a Reptile Rescuer Hoosier Room 2 - 4 p.m.
Dailey & Vincent Robinson Theatre 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
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By HALEY WARWICK Staff hwarwick@ius.edu
ABOVE: This photo shows several IU students listening to French and Spanish tapes. This photo is not dated, but it illustrates some of the ways college students used to study.
LEFT: IUS students surround themselves with art. This photo was not dated, nor were the people in it named, but it was found along with many others in the IU Southeast archives.
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rowing from 1973, the three original buildings, Crestview Hall, Physical Sciences, and the original library building, IU Southeast has expanded into what we see it as today according to the IU Southeast History and Traditions webpage. A physical documentation of our college’s history, these photos allow us a glimpse into our past.
ABOVE: This photo was taken at IU Southeast, and while it was not dated, it did say this was taken during an English writing class. It had a caption written on the back, “writing courses include faculty and peer support and criticism.” Currently, IU Southeast offers two paths to an English degree, literature or writing.
ABOVE: In this photo, students are socializing and eating on an IU campus. This photo is dated 196770, and was taken in Jeffersonville when the IU Southeast campus was still located there.
LEFT: Taken in 1989, this is a photo of IU Southeast students in front of Hillside Hall in McCollough Plaza. The clock tower was placed there according to the IU Southeast timeline event information page just a year before this photo was took in 1988. The clock tower was a gift from James McCullough and his wife Jane.
ABOVE: This 1981 photo was took at the IU Southeast Lake. According to the IU Southeast timeline event information website, students, faculty, staff and local news media raced each other in paddle boats to raise money for a student scholarship fund. This event took occured consecutively for twelve years at Sam Peden Community Park. Eventually it was moved to the IU Southeast Lake until the races stopped in 1985.
LEFT: This photo shows a hot air balloon launching from the IU Southeast campus. There is no date associated with this photo.
LEFT: A woman stands on a chair holding up a picture of a halfmoon in front of observatory equipment. This photo was taken at IU Southeast, but no date was associated with it. ABOVE: Students and faculty walk at the IU Southeast campus on a graduation ceremony day with a school of business and economics banner. There was no year associated with this photo.
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Man behind the mask
Mind of a puppy dog, body of a killer. That’s Spot, Literally, a Haunted House at the Culbertson a big goofy zombie leftover from the Nazi regime. Mansion, which isn’t actually in the mansion itself That was a major failure on their part. Spot stomps but takes up all three floors of the carriage house. around, but he doesn’t speak any English. He just “Holly Crisler (event chair and art director) and whoops and hollers and makes silly noises. I became friends through the Louisville Pipe band, Spot was developed by Gary Collins, director of the and she invited me to come join her in New Albany,” Culbertson Mansion haunted house, which is called Collins said. “So I watched her do her thing for a Literally, a Haunted House. He has been working season and then told Industrial [Nightmare] goodbye haunted houses for 31 years. and came running over.” “I worked my first haunted house when I was 12, Collins said running a haunted house is hard work for Ghost Run,” Collins said. “By the time I was 18, I and that they usually start brainstorming ideas in was in charge of building February. Collins, Crisler sets, designing scenes and a group they call the and doing makeup.” Illuminati get together for Collins said his what they call “Pasta, blood brother-in-law had a and guts.” rudimentary knowledge “It’s a big dinner we do at of mask-making, so he Holly’s place and we discuss Gary Collins, director of Literally, a latched onto him quickly what we think would be Haunted House after working his first a good idea for the next haunt. season.” he said. “I thought, ‘This is cool,’” Collins said.“I wanted to Then every March, they go to the Halloween trade know how to make people bleed.” show, located in St. Louis, to buy props and makeup. Over the years, Collins said he watched a lot of “Every haunted house in America converges there videos and read tons of books to find out that it was to buy everything,” Collins said. “It’s the cheapest common everyday stuff that a lot of makeup and way to get the most stuff. You’re buying direct special effects were made out of. wholesale.” Collins said for his first experiment, he created an Come April, Collins said a Facebook post is made assassination scene with an oozy BB gun, a couple inviting volunteers to the first haunted house meeting sheets of metal, explosive charges and a few condoms and the upcoming construction. filled with fake blood. Collins said groups of three- to- 20 people show up “I set up a friend of mine with a couple sheets of every Thursday at 5 p.m., get inside the house and metal under his shirt and filled a few condoms with start tearing everything down from the previous year. fake blood,” Collins said. “Then I taped them in and set explosive charges between them and the metal, so when I pressed the button they would go off. It worked great, burned the hell out of the guy, but it worked great.” After that, Collins was hooked. “I knew I had to do everything and anything I could to make this work,” he said. Gary Collins, director of Literally, a Haunted House Collins took a professional airbrush class in college and soon after, learned how to make silicon and latex masks. “This year we completely gutted the main floor and “I’m not going to say I’m the greatest airbrush redesigned the entire maze,” Collins said. “People get artist ever because I’m not, but I love doing it,” used to going to the left corner to exit the room. Well Collins said. “I’m partial to zombies, but I’ll do guess what? That corner is not there anymore. We whatever anybody wants.” just try to change things up and make sure that it After Ghost Run, Collins went to Industrial stays fresh.” Nightmare for a couple of years before he left for As a haunt veteran, Collins said he has done every
By TAYLOR FERGUSON General Assignments Editor tayfergu@ius.edu
I wanted to know how to make people bleed.
I’ve been publicly hung...
Photo Courtesy of Literally, a Haunted House
type of scare that there is available but that every year is still a new experience. “I’ve been hung publicly using a harness and wire,” Collins said. “I’ve played every major character including “Freddy and Jason. You name it, I’ve done it all.” Although Collins has done it all, his heart remains with Spot after noticing how small children would warm up to the character. “I developed Spot to be kid-friendly, adult-hated,” Collins said. “I will go after and attack adults, but with kids I try to get them on my good side, try to make friends with them, let them know if I go through with them they’re safe.” Collins also makes sure the other workers know to leave alone the children he’s with. “If I come through with a kid they know to leave them alone,” Collins said. “Get the rest of the group but leave the kid alone. Seeing the faces of all the kids that I manage to get through that I know otherwise would never have made it is my favorite part.”
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The Art and Culture of Samoa
Field Biology: The Amazon
Summer 2015
Spring 2015 (meets every week – class trip at semester’s end) Field Biology (spring semester only) is an exciting class for biology majors and non-majors alike. Any IU Southeast student with a love of adventure is sure to gain valuable experiences from Field Biology, both inside the classroom and out. This unconventional class meets weekly during the semester and then takes its students on a research trip (typically one week) at the end of the semester (during finals week) to various exotic locations (the Amazon this year!).
Introduction to Samoan art and culture by providing an intimate in-country experience (much of the time is spent living with Samoan families in villages on the island of Savai’i). There are two curriculum options: 1 A series of hands-on workshops on the Samoan heritage arts of textile creation and decoration; 2) The opportunity to develop a research or creative project to be carried out under the supervision of the accompanying faculty. Students will also participate in an exhibition of their work after returning home.
For more information: http://www.ius.edu/biology/fieldbiology/article/FB_Course_Info Or contact: Omar Attum (oattum@ius.edu), Beth Rueschhoff (erueschh@ius.edu), or David Taylor (dwtaylo2@ius.edu)
Guidelines • Entrants must have a connection with IU Southeast
For more information: http://www.ius.edu/intprograms/art-and-culture-of-samoa.php Or contact: Anne Allen Department of Fine Arts aeallen@ius.edu
Renée Petrina Tower Locks in the Bell
Kristin Cox Indigenous Community of Ecu ador
• Photos will be on display in the library Nov. 17-21 • Anyone can vote for the People’s Choice Winners • Entrants must have taken photo outside of the U.S. • The contest applications are available at http://tinyurl.com/IUSphotocontest14 • Any questions, contact Melanie Hughes (mehughes@ius.edu)
Trey Taurman Barb Wire
Aaron Setter da Dunluce Cas hl tle Rainbow
HAUNTED HISTORY
Group from IUS creating institute to study anomalous experiences
By JOSH MEDLOCK Staff jrmedloc@indiana.edu
Photo by Josh Medlock
Kentuckiana Historical Haunted Tours meet at 723 Spring Street in Downtown Jeffersonville, beside the Vintage Fire Museum. Tarot card readings also take place here.
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Photo by Josh Medlock
Tour guides Chris Goodman and Katie Jo Glesing discuss local hauntings at Coston Memorial Park.
For years, Jeffersonville residents claimed to see apparitions of Union and Confederate soldiers at Colston Memorial Park. The barren lot, now a makeshift baseball field, silently sits between I-65 and historic downtown Jeffersonville. As the City of Jeffersonville began digging in the park for their new pedestrian ramp onto the Big Four Bridge, they ran into a problem—human remains. And not just one; hundreds of bodies dating back to the Civil War rested six feet below Colston Memorial Park.
By ETHAN SMITH Staff etlsmith@ius.edu
Photo by Josh Medlock
Colston Memorial Park, an empty field between I-65 and downtown Jeffersonville, was recently found to be a long-forgotten Civil War cemetery. Residents have reported seeing apparitions of soldiers at the park. This is just one of the many stories told on the Kentuckiana Historical Haunted Tour, which take place every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in October. Sponsored by the Association for the Study of Anomalous Field Phenomena, the tours are meant to share local, historically-focused paranormal stories. Tour guides lead groups around several allegedly haunted buildings and places in downtown Jeffersonville. Katie Jo Glesing, communications senior and member of ASAFP, said the Kentuckiana area is especially known for supernatural activity in part due to its dark history. “The falls of the Ohio was a war-ridden area,” Glesing said. “We had everything from Native American tribes against settlers to Union soldiers against Confederates.” Glesing said some people even attribute Kentuckiana’s high level of hauntings to geography, citing energy from the Ohio River or the large amount of limestone. While the tours include mostly eyewitness accounts, the Kentuckiana Historical Haunted Tours are primarily designed to provide funding for a future non-profit research institute, where ASAFP can conduct scientific research into paranormal events. Brian Laythe, professor at Ivy Tech Sellersburg and IU Southeast, and director of the ASAFP, said his organization is different than most paranormal research groups. “We are a scientific data-collection organization,” Laythe said. “We set up laboratory conditions in
locations, use the scientific method, and the data that we collect from these places are actually published in the Journal of Parapsychology.” Glesing also stressed the importance of the scientific side of paranormal research. “We’re not ghost hunters,” Glesing said. “We look for things that should not be there. And when something is there that shouldn’t be there, that’s when we step in and record it.” Chris Goodman, one of the tour guides, said hauntings are always examined with a skeptical, scientific eye. After interviewing the eyewitness of an abnormal event, the group records data and classifies the type of activity into different categories. “There are two types of apparitions that you see,” Goodman said. “There’s a residual haunting…it’s like playing a record over and over again. Then there’s the interactive hauntings. And that’s what we try to find.” Laythe said the amount of haunted places to research in the Kentuckiana area sets it apart from anywhere else in the country. “I’ve been doing this stuff for 15 or 20 years, but it’s amazing how many people will report hauntings here,” Laythe said. “There’s an uncommon amount of activity around here. So it’s a good place to set up an institution.” The last haunted tours of the season will take place on Halloween weekend. Two tours meet each night, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., at 723 Spring Street in Jeffersonville. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, go to www.khht.org. If you wish to donate to ASAFP, visit www.gofundme.com/
Imagine a place where scientists and ghost hunters can co-exist. A place where students can study the psychosomatic effects of a ouija board or the power of suggestion during a tarot card reading. This is the vision of Brian Laythe, adjunct professor of psychology at IU Southeast. “The goal of the institute is to study all the things that no one else wants to study,” said Laythe. “The skeptics won’t touch it because they say it’s all bunk. Believers say it’s sacred so you can’t look into it. But we want to study all types of religious and anomalous experiences.” Hence the name Institute for the Study of Religious and Anomalous Experience (ISRAE). Laythe said it’s been difficult to gain funding for the institute because there are no grants available for parapsychology, and because many people have misconceptions about what they are trying to accomplish. “We don’t say it’s literally anomalous and we don’t make claims that it’s dead people. We just say we can’t explain it,” said Laythe. “We’re saying data hasn’t been delivered, thus it’s open to study. And until the data comes in, until we actually bother to study it, were not gonna make a claim.” So far ISRAE has been able to fund their research through crowd-funding by holding events such as the historic ghost tours in downtown Jeffersonville. And in the summer the group plans to hold summer classes on topics ranging from tarot card readings to a history of occultism. Fund raising events like this will allow the group to accomplish their goals of acquiring an actual brick and mortar institute, as well as other things like creating a national map of paranormal sites. “Were doing science, people may or may not like what were studying, but were doing science,” said Laythe. “And were not just doing this to conduct research, were doing this so the community can get good information, scientific information.” Laythe hopes to open the institue up so that anyone can join by the fall of next year. This would allow people in the community to get involved and find information on the paranormal that doesn’t come from a television show. To learn more about ISRAE or some of the research they have conducted, visit asafp.org.
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The Greeks in Ancient Italy and Sicily 2015 Summer II session
Explore the history, philosophy, and religions of the ancient Greek and Italian worlds in an unique way
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Ecuador (Quito)
2015 Summer I session This is a summer program lead by the IU Southeast School of Education. It focuses on education and cultural issues with a “hands-on” immersion approach as well as an interdisciplinary perspective. The course is open to graduate and under-graduate education majors and to students from other majors interested in experiencing cultural diversity and personal growth. New track options: Computer Science and Informatics students, check with Dr Joe Hollingsworth, Spanish students, check with Amy Zink. Students who major in International Studies, International Business or other academic programs should check with respective Program Coordinator.
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THE POWER OF A SINGLE DOLLAR By MARISA GARTLAND Staff mtgartla@ius.edu
What is the power behind a single dollar? It can buy a one day parking pass on campus, maybe even a pack of gum. Without much thought, you’d probably give it to a friend short on cash and never worry about getting it back. Would you ever think an insignificant dollar bill could really make much of a difference in anything? It’s S324 persuasion speech class, and professor Tammy Voigt is ready to dish out the first speaking assignment for the course. In order to really engage students, Voigt decided to try out a new assignment with unique qualities. “I had a similar assignment when I had taught the course before, but it was a hypothetical scenario,” Voigt said. “I realized
that many of the students were not invested beyond earning a grade, so the persuasive appeal seemed less sincere, somehow, almost mechanical.” She began exploring scenarios and crafted this: All 21 students would turn in a single dollar, and Voigt herself would put forth $4 to make it an even $25. The students would then give a speech, persuading their classmates why they should be awarded the money. Students, one after the other gave their best go at winning the cash. One student offered to buy donuts for the entire class, while another persuaded his classmates to help get his dog some new toys. Then there’s Jonathan Ham, communications senior.
Jonathan’s idea had no plans of donuts or dog toys. Instead his plan wouldn’t have much benefit towards himself at all. “Jonathan Ham took his persuasive skills to the next level,” Voigt said. “He told us how he would go above and beyond and would hit the streets to make a difference. Ham intended to take the money, head to the closest fast-food joint, with dollar burgers, buy as many as he could with $25 and distribute them to the homeless in Louisville. Not only was he willing to selflessly spend the money, he was willing to record the whole thing and present it to the class. “I knew that making a video would be my selling point. People want to see where their money is going – it’s like instant gratification,” Ham said. “A lot of other people suggested writing a check to charity. If they’d won, you’d never see or hear anything about it.” Ham took home the prize, and took to the nearest drive-thru to fulfill his duties. “The majority of the people we gave food to were really accepting
and grateful,” Ham said. Not only did the project gain notoriety in the classroom, but the impressiveness of his actions went national when a Huffington Post journalist picked up the story. Ham never expected to gain so much attention. “I’m hoping the experiment really put things in perspective for my classmates,” Ham said. His classmates weren’t the only ones affected by this selfless display. Ham said that professor Voigt cried when she saw the video. The experiment set the bar high for future students taking the course, which will be offered again in the spring of 2015, with a prerequisite of S246. Voigt plans to continue to have the assignment. Ham is also walking away with an enhanced perspective. “The experience helped to reinforce my idea that helping other people, especially those less fortunate than you, needs to be done more,” Ham said. “Overall I think this experiment really taught me the importance and the power a single dollar can have.”
[The professor] cried when she saw the video. Jonathan Ham, communications senior
Screenshot from “Fighting Homelessness with $25”
Jonathan Ham, communications Senior, intended to take the money, head to the closest fast-food joint with dollar burgers, buy as many as he could with $25 and distribute them to the homeless in Louisville.
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You just don’t realize how lost you become. You lose your sense of authenticity and you don’t know who you are. It is a lot of work figuring out who you are. Katie Beachler, President of the Non-Traditional Student Union at IU Southeast
Design by Bekah White
TAKING ITS TOLL
The personal and societal effects of domestic abuse By Paige Thompson Staff thompaige@ius.edu
Every step is like walking on eggshells. Checking your voicemail only to hear a message about how worthless you are. Getting berated for leaving a light on by accident. This was the life of Katie Beachler, a victim of domestic abuse. Katie Beachler, president of the Non-Traditional Student Union, knows what this life is like. Where even the littlest mistake could get her into a fight with her abuser. “You don’t know that you’re going to be in a Lifetime [channel] for women story until way after. But the signs were there,” she said. Beachler fell into this abusive relationship during college in 2005. “I was 20 and in that developmental stage. I hadn’t had much experience,” Beachler said. “I met this man, who seemed like my knight in shining armor.” The relationship became abusive over time. Beachler said her abuser, who had flunked out of college, became the reason she dropped out. “He slowly talked me out of going to classes,” she said. “He [said], ‘You were too stupid for school anyway, you’d never make it.’” After Beachler met this man, she gained weight
and decided to start going to the gym. This began the verbal abuse that sparked Beachler’s struggle with bulimia nervosa, a disorder that involves binge eating and purging. While living in Corbin, Ky., isolated from her friends and family, Beachler discovered that her eating disorder was about to take her life. “I was shutting down my kidneys,” she said. “They told me I was about to die from my eating disorder, and I finally went to therapy.” Beachler said her family had a huge impact on her ability to get out of the toxic relationship she was in. “[They] told me to get everything packed up just in case I had to leave. It turned out that that night he threatened to kill me if I ever left, and that was it, that was the final straw.” Beachler said that it took nearly two years, one of which was spent in recovery, before she enrolled at IU Southeast and came back to school in the spring of 2012. “I think that’s one of the most affirming things that I’ve ever done,” she said. “You have to erase all of this distorted thinking that they brainwash you into and you wonder why you stayed so long.” Domestic violence is more prevalent in our society than people think it is, Veronica Medina, assistant sociology professor, said. So far in 2014, U.S. Department of Justice statistics show that 25 percent of women in the U.S. have experienced domestic violence. Of the 960,000 reported incidents per year, 85 percent were women and 15 percent were men. For every four women reading this, at least one has experienced domestic abuse.
The victim
“Intimate partner violence does not discriminate. It has no boundaries,” said Annell Lough, a family
advocate at The Center for Women and Families and survivor of intimate partner violence. We need to challenge masculinity and rethink gender roles in our society, Medina said. She said that domestic violence is also something that affects same-sex relationships, the elderly and the disabled, who also face additional barriers on top of abuse. Experts say that there are many factors that could go into what makes someone become an abuser or a victim. “The first risk factor is growing up in violence. They are more likely to become an abuser or a victim,” said Lori Droege, prevention coordinator at The Center for Women and Families. Gender socialization is also an issue, Medina said, as women are “not taught to be tough.” “The media reinforces these ideas of gender roles of different types: like men being in control or always being tough. We shouldn’t be trying to put each other in boxes,” Droege said.
Effects of abuse
Depression, anxiety, self-blame, self-esteem issues, doubt, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), health issues and more are just some of the possible effects of abuse, Medina said. PTSD is something that Beachler deals with even to this day, as she can no longer listen to voicemails on her phone. “It invokes such a primal fear that I’m going to listen to that voicemail and hear his voice saying these terrible things,” she said. As a way to cope with the abuse during the relationship, Beachler said she developed bulimia nervosa. “I did a lot of work getting over the abusive relationship, but what I didn’t realize was that I had turned into my own abuser through this eating
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disorder,” Beachler said. “I did that as a way to protect myself from the mental anguish. What he did was mentally and verbally abuse me and break everything that I had about myself down.” When a person is in an unhealthy relationship, they tend to lose who they really are, Beachler said. “You just don’t realize how lost you become. You lose your sense of authenticity, and you don’t know who you are. It is a lot of work figuring out who you are,” she said. Besides the physical, mental and emotional effects of abuse, Beachler said that there are also internal effects that occur in victims. “Sometimes it feels like it’s not worth it, and I think that’s probably another reason why people stay. It’s hard to deal with the scars that you’re left with,” she said. “I was with a man who was abusive to me to the point where I took it on so internally that I almost ended up killing myself over it with an eating disorder.”
Getting help
When it comes to victims who leave an abusive relationship a strong survival instinct may kick in or something within the victim clicks, said Michael Day, director of Personal Counseling Services at IU Southeast. However, when it comes to those who stay, they may feel like they can’t get out of the relationship, Day said. Since most relationships do not start out abusive, he said, they might make excuses for the abuse and the behaviors of their abuser. Victim blaming is also a big issue, Medina said. “[There is a] cultural tendency to denigrate women. It is easier to blame the individual,” she said When it comes to the victim, Day said, it is about being able to get out of the relationship without shame and guilt. There are things that can be done, and there are places that they can go. Beachler said that it is important for everyone to have some form of safety plan or way out if they need it. “Leave immediately,” she said, “even if you are not sure if your relationship is violent or not. If you are thinking something is wrong, trust your instinct. Something is wrong.” Day said there are multiple resources that can help those in need. “Getting information can be helpful,” Day said. “Having someone help them know their resources. The Center for Women and Families has a place you can stay.” According to Droege, the center is partnered with local police to help victims who may be at a higher risk of physical harm or worse in their situation. “We offer shelter to individuals, especially if they are at a high risk,” she said. “We frequently work at capacity, but we help make a safety plan.” It is important to let victims know that they are not alone. There is hope, and there are resources available to them, Medina said. The Center for Women and Families, which has five locations in the Louisville metropolitan area,
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offers numerous types of aid to victims in every situation. The Center focuses on victims of intimate partner abuse or sexual violence and hopes to foster selfsufficiency and rebuild lives through support services and community education. “We also try to help people who have already experienced abuse. We offer short-term counseling as well as long-term therapy,” Droege said. “We have a 45-day program in Southern Indiana,” Lough said. “Most enter through calling the crisis line, they come in for intake, and are with us for up to 45 days.” Because each victim’s situation is different, Lough said that they do their best to meet the client’s individual needs. “We’ll help them in that area,” she said. “All of our services are open to any and every person and form of abuse.”
Realize your own power and how your actions affect others. You can encourage and make people feel empowered. It will contribute to a world without violence Lori Droege, prevention coordinator at The Center for Women and Families
Preventing domestic violence
Raising awareness is one of the most important things we need to do to help prevent domestic violence, Droege said. Realizing our own power as individuals is also important, Droege said with a quote by Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple”: “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” “Realize your own power and how your actions affect others,” Droege said. “You can encourage and make people feel empowered. It will contribute to a world without violence.” One way to prevent abuse is to talk about the subject in appropriate ways with trusted people, such as friends, family or a therapist, Day said. “Sharing can break down misconceptions. We need to support one another,” he said. Organizations such as Menswork work exclusively in prevention and aims to eliminate violence against women. “Our primary goal is to empower, engage and
organize men to support those involved in gender based violence such as sexual assault and to prevent it from happening,” said Rus Funk, project coordinator at The Center for Women and Families and co-founder of Menswork. Menswork also works to change the attitude of men towards domestic violence with an initiative called Own It. “Own It engages and empowers men to own the problem and the solution of sexual and interpersonal violence,” Funk said. This organization mainly strives to prevent domestic violence by teaching others to respect women and girls. “We should not be using ‘girl,’ as an insult,” Funk said. “We need to teach boys and young men how to respond to the put-down as a compliment.” “Own it” also works to shift the roles of men when it comes to the prevention of domestic violence. “In the past men have been on the sidelines cheering, but they have to be fully involved,” Funk said. Droege also works with an organization called Green Dot, which focuses on teaching students to prevent violence and to become active bystanders. “Green Dot engages teachers and school level policies to shift cultures. They also study schools and how they deal with perpetrators and victims of violence, especially sexual violence,” she said. However, educating students and men is not the only way to help prevent domestic violence. “It’s important for us to be more aware of our respect within our relationships and to check in with family and friends,” Lough said. “As a culture, we need to end the victim blaming,” she said. “Ask questions such as, ‘Why did he hit her?’ We need to change the way we talk about women and evaluate our relationships.” Though it may be difficult to talk about the topic, there is still blame and shame around victims, Lough said. “Until this changes we won’t be able to fix this problem,” she said.
Support and getting involved
Talking about domestic violence in appropriate ways and volunteering for organizations, such as the Center for Women and Families, are just two ways to get involved. After getting out of her unhealthy relationship, and into a healthy one, Beachler said she finally figured out who she is by drawing inspiration from Psychologist Carl Jung who said: “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you really are.” “I can tell you that now I know who I am. But if you had asked me five years ago I would have no idea. I would be described by my labels. I was a controlled person,” she said. Letting victims know that they are not alone and that they deserve better is important, Day said. “Make sure that they know that there are resources out there,” Droege said. “Everyone deserves a healthy relationship where they feel supported. Be patient, because sometimes it is hard to understand.”
HILLARY CLINTON RALLIES FOR ALISON LUNDERGAN GRIMES
Clinton and Grimes rallied a crowd of 4,500 at the Kentucky International Convention Center on Oct. 15. Here is how IUS students and others responded on social media:
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HAUNTED HOUSE GUIDE
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WAVERLY HILLS SANATORIUM
Waverly Hills Sanatorium, known as the most haunted place on Earth, is continuing its haunted house again this year! The haunted house is open every Friday and Saturday now until Nov 1. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and close at midnight. General admission is $20. Waverly Hills also gives tours of the scary building. Whether you’re looking to learn more about the Sanatorium or hoping to capture some paranormal entities, tours are the thing for you! For more information on the haunted house and tours, visit thewaverlyhills. com.
THE FIELD OF SCREAMS
This isn’t any haunted house you’ve been to; it’s Kentucky’s largest Halloween attraction. Walk through a six-acre cornfield maze full of horror. After the maze, if you can’t get enough of the terror, hop on the Hayride to Hell. Screams is $20 per person while the Hayride to Hell is $15. Combo tickets for both attractions are available for $30. Open until Halloween. Fridays and Saturdays 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, visit thefieldofscreams.net.
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD
The Louisville Slugger Field is hosting its annual Dreams With Wings Jack O’ Lantern Stroll. This is a free, family event on Oct. 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Go check out over 1,500 carved Jack O’ Lanterns while listening to live music and trick or treating! If that’s not enough, make sure to see Louisville’s largest pumpkin pie!
THE HAUNTED HOTEL
Kentucky’s longest continuous running haunted attraction is back for its 23rd year! This haunted house pushes the boundaries and makes sure to give customers a scare. Haunted Hotel is open until Nov. 1. General admission is $20. On Nov. 8 from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. for $15, zombie lovers can participate in the Lights Out – Zombie Outbreak. This attraction is pitch black. Groups of three must navigate through the hotel while trying to hide from the living dead! For more information, visit hauntedhotelky.com.
LOUISVILLE ZOO
Don’t like being scared, but still want to enjoy Halloween festivities? Head over to the Louisville Zoo where they have the “World’s Largest Halloween Party”! This is a family friendly event. Dress up in your costumes and walk around their pumpkin display all the way to the headless horseman! This event is open every Thursday to Sunday until Oct. 30. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the last entry is at 8:30 p.m. For more information on ticket prices, visit louisvillezoo.org/halloween.
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The Culbertson Mansion, located in downtown New Albany, offers tours of the home all year long.
LITERALLY, A HAUNTED HOUSE
The Culbertson Mansion of New Albany hosts a haunted house located in their three-floored carriage house. As you walk through their haunted house full of scares, remember that you’re not alone. This is a true haunted house. Open Friday and Saturday nights until Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. Admission is $14. Want more scare? The mansion also offers storytelling and ghost tours for guests who want to learn more about the spooky happenings For more information, go to hauntedculbertson.org.
INDUSTRIAL TERRORPLEX
If you’re looking for different kinds of scary in one location, Industrial Terrorplex is the place for you. They have four attractions: Industrial Nightmare, Dementions, Carnevil 3D, and INFECTED. A regular ticket for both Industrial Nightmare and Dementions is $19. A regular ticket for both Carnevil 3D and INFECTED is $19. A combo ticket for all four haunted attractions is $29. Hate waiting in line? Skip the lines with a combo ticket priced at $40.Thursdays and Sundays 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. until Halloween night. For more information, visit industrialterrorplex.com.