november 12, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

Indiana State Universitywww.indianastatesman.com

Volume 120 Issue 33

One-woman play emphasizes religious

tolerancePAGES 8-9

The Sycamore’s men’s cross country team headed to Madison, Wis. Friday to compete at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet and they returned with a mixed result.

Although the team finished tenth overall after coming into the meet ranked eighth they were able to send freshman John

Mascari to nationals by virtue of his seventh place finish. For the Sycamores his was their first individual to qualify for Nationals since Eric Schulz did in 2009. Mascari’s time of 30:56 also ranks him fourth all time in school history for the cross country 10000 meter race.

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Freshman John Mascari competing in the 2012 Cross Country meet (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Veterans: Honoring their duty to us, and pledging our duty to

themPAGE 6

Professional partnership a

learning experience for students

PAGE 2 & 4

IN THIS ISSUE

Craig Padgett Reporter

ROAD TO NATIONALSFreshman John Mascari qualifies to compete individually at the NCAA

Division I National Cross Country Championships

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The Indiana Statesman is published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, except during exam periods and university breaks, and is published three times during the summer. The Indiana Statesman was founded May 16, 1929, the same year that Indiana State Normal School became Indiana State Teachers College. The newspaper began in December 1879 as the State Normal News. In November 1895, the paper was first issued as the Normal Advance. Members of the ISU community are welcome to take a single copy of each issue of this newspaper. The unauthorized taking of multiple copies, however, may constitute theft, which is a crime, even with free publications. Thefts will be reported to the campus police for possible prosecution and/or for other disciplinary actions.The Indiana Statesman exists for four main reasons: to provide the ISU community with news and information, to serve the campus as a public forum for student and reader, to offer student staff members chances to apply their skills in different aspects of a news publication, and to give students leadership opportunities.

As Indiana State University officials discussed a proposed area of study with state education officials last March, they had an unexpected ally: the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Kim Pearson, deputy commissioner of human resources for INDOT, touted the benefits of the then-proposed bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology at ISU to the Indiana Commission of Higher Education, which later in the meeting approved the program. Pearson’s presentation was an element of support ISU received from the state agency in creating the major, which is the first four-year degree in civil engineering technology to be offered by an Indiana public university. As ISU officials were creating the new civil engineering technology major, they contacted INDOT and the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana (APAI) for support and insight as to how the new area of study could benefit the organizations.

“As an agency responsible for building and maintaining Indiana’s infrastructure, civil engineering is a core competency for INDOT,” Pearson told the commission. “The civil engineering technology degree will create an additional source of candidates with technical and managerial skills necessary to fill engineering positions in planning, design, construction, operations or maintenance.”

The new program is different from civil engineering, which deals with mostly theoretical concepts and design; people with degrees in civil engineering technology work more in the

application area, said Robert English, associate dean in the ISU College of Technology. Indiana State contacted INDOT after learning that transportation departments in other states frequently hired civil engineering technology graduates.

“Our business is to provide value to businesses, government organizations and industries in

the state of Indiana,” English said. “When they articulate a need, then what we have to do is look at ways of meeting those needs within our areas of responsibility.”

The support ISU received was vital, since universities need to prove that a demand exists when they propose to offer new majors. Pearson explained to the education commission

that the new program would provide students for internship opportunities at INDOT, which employs more than 300 engineers in a variety of fields.

“It shows that a partnership between two public agencies can fill a niche and a need in the workforce,” Pearson said, “for employers and for students.”

Austin Arceo ISU Communications and Marketing

Techonolgy students learn through partnerships

University students simulate using surveying equipment (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Continued on page 4

www.indianastatesman.com • Monday , November 12, 2012

Indiana State University’s Community School of the Arts (CSA) will host an open house and reception on Friday, Nov. 16 from 5- 7 p.m. in the Turman Art Gallery, located on the first floor in the Fine Arts Building, 649 Chestnut Street.

The Community School of the Arts, an ISU Unbounded Possibilities initiative, provides the Wabash Valley and surrounding areas the opportunity to participate in non-credit classes in music, theater and visual art. The CSA welcomes students of all ages, backgrounds and ability levels to experience professional and affordable instruction in the performing and visual arts.

On display at the Turman Gallery will be 2-D and 3-D artwork created by students participating in current fall classes. The art exhibition will be available for viewing Nov. 16 - 21. Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. This exhibition is free and open to the public.

In addition, the open house will feature performances by CSA music students. The public will have the opportunity to meet the teachers, find out more about spring classes, and register.

“CSA’s spring program will have something fun for everyone”, said Petra Nyendick, director of the Community School of the Arts. “Based on the success of our fall programming, we’ve added new classes for adults including “Beginning Acting,” “Relief Printmaking,” “Digital Photography” and “Beginning Guitar.”

The spring lineup also includes programming tailored specifically for children and teens, including “Fusion,” a performing arts after-school program, and guitar and piano classes. “All Things Art for Families,” offered on Saturdays, provides children and a guardian the opportunity to spend time together while making art.

For very young children, the CSA offers Musikgarten; family music classes

for babies (up to 18 months), toddlers (15 months - 3 years), and children (3 - 5 years). Children attend classes with a caregiver and activities include singing, dancing, listening to music, and playing instruments.

Individual one-on-one music lessons are available to students of all ages and ability levels. Private instruction encourages music literacy, the growth of instrumental and vocal skills and develops patience, dedication, perseverance, goal setting and time management. Lessons are offered in the following areas: brass, woodwind, guitar, percussion, piano, strings and voice.

Most spring classes and lessons begin the week of Jan. 14, 2013, and early enrollment is advised. View the spring schedule at www.unboundedpossibilities.com/csa . Call the CSA office at 812-237-2575 to request a hard-copy schedule or for information about financial aid.

A student shapes her art on the pottery wheel (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Community School of Arts open house and reception FridayPaula Meyer ISU Communications and Marketing


Indiana State University’s John T. Myers Technology Center, which houses many of the programs in ISU’s College of Technology (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Indiana State also received support from the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana, which includes 75 contractors, asphalt services providers and other firms as members. William Knopf, the association’s executive director, wrote Bradford Sims, dean of ISU’s College of Technology, supporting the new four-year program.

“As a general statement, our member contractors and our association support increased civil engineering education and construction management education by postsecondary institutions in the state,” Knopf said. “Such education and training benefits our industry in the long run, makes our member firms more competitive and positions Indiana residents to compete and thrive in a global economy.”

While the organizations supported ISU’s efforts to create the new four-year program, INDOT and APAI also were instrumental in providing advice about potential internships and employer opportunities that would be available. ISU

faculty members also talked with INDOT officials and APAI representatives about the industry’s needs as the program curriculum was finalized.

“The support we received from the Indiana Department

of Transportation and the Asphalt Pavement Association of Indiana goes to show how organizations can develop a partnership that can be

mutually beneficial for all the parties involved,” Sims said. “By working together, we have been able to create a program in Indiana that provides our students with solid employment prospects immediately upon graduation while simultaneously filling a niche for employers in the state that previously was difficult to fill.”

Several students have already enrolled in the program, which is being offered for the first time this fall. English and other ISU officials expect that more students will enroll in the major when they learn about the job opportunities that are available for people with a civil engineering technology background.

“The whole career focus is much more prominent than it was nine, 10 years ago,” English said. “The bottom line is that most students and their parents understand the notion of attaining a professional job and being able to make money rather than just getting a degree, then thinking about finding a job after graduation.”

“It shows that a partnership between two public agencies can fill a niche and a

need in the workforce for employers and

students.”

Kim Pearson, deputy commissioner of

human resources for the Indiana Department of

Transportation

Police Blotter

ConTInueD From Page 2

Nov. 7At 8:39 a.m., found property was

reported on-campus. At 9:12 a.m., lost property was reported

off-campus.At 10:04 a.m., theft was reported at the

arena weight room. At 10:22 a.m., a disturbance was

reported at University Apartments, Unit 2.

At 11:39 a.m., found property was reported at Pickerl Hall.

At 1:06 p.m., a vehicle crash was reported at Lot 11.

At 3:00 p.m., mischief was reported at HMSU.

At 3:10 p.m., disorderly conduct was

reported and a trespass warning was given at Lot 9.

At 10:26 p.m., found property was reported at HMSU.

At 11:04 p.m., an investigation took place Cromwell Hall.

Nov. 8 At 10:09 a.m., theft was reported at

the Lincoln Quads.At 11:17 a.m., an injured person was

reported at Rhoads Hall. At 11:24 a.m., a well-being check was

conducted off-campus. At 11:44 a.m., theft was reported at the

Science Building. At 12:15 p.m., threats and harassment

were reported at Jones Hall.

At 1:06 p.m., theft and fraud were reported at Mills Hall.

At 1:22 p.m., hit and run property damage was reported at new lot 13.

At 2:48 p.m., lost property was reported on-campus.

At 7:59 p.m., found property was reported at HMSU.

At 8:44 p.m., lost property was reported at University Hall.

At 9:09 p.m., a person was cited for driving while suspended and without insurance off-campus.

Nov. 9 At 6:21 a.m., an ill person was

reported at Cromwell Hall. At 7:41 a.m., property damage was

reported at the ISU Police Department.At 9:43 a.m., lost property was

reported off-campus. At 11:12 a.m., lost property was

reported at the Science Building. At 3:26 p.m., theft was reported at the

Lincoln Quads. At 6:34 p.m., a suspect was arrested

on a warrant for repeated traffic offenses off-campus.

At 9:39 p.m., the smell of marijuana was reported in Hines Hall.

At 10:05 p.m., an injured person was reported at the Rec Center.

At 10:54 p.m., theft was reported at Pickerl Hall.


Indiana State University has chosen seasoned journalist and educator Philip Glende as the executive director of student media.

“It feels great to be here. I’m really excited about the people I’ve met and the interest at the student level and administration level and enhancing the student media experience,” Glende said.

As executive director, Glende will oversee operations at WISU, the Indiana Statesman as well as visual outlets such as SYCmedia and Sycamore video. His biggest goal, however, is to encourage collaboration between those entities.

“We definitely want to move into an environment where student media collaborates across platforms, where there is a shared operating structure of some sort,” he said. “I hope that we, together, will be able to grow student media’s presence on campus and its relevancy on campus and its visibility.”

Glende added that he is still in the information-gathering process and is continuing to meet and observe university officials, students and faculty productions before he makes any solid decisions on how to move forward with student media. In addition to fostering those relations, he said he wanted to better prepare journalistic hopefuls for the job market by transforming student media into a “practice lab for skills outside of the classroom.”

“There’s a good foundation here. In the area of collaboration we’re still operating in pretty distinct silos and we want to bridge that and bring those things together,” he said. “That’s a win for the students, for the user in the ISU community and it’s a win for the institution because it makes our graduates better prepared for the market. We don’t have to tear down the walls, but we have to open some doors.”

Glende officially started his position on Thursday. Although the position itself is a first for ISU, Glende is no stranger to broadcast and print journalism. After starting out as a program and station manager at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota at Duluth, Glende went on to several news paper positions in North Dakota,

Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Glende received his Ph.D. in mass communication and master’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Following an 18-year stay in Madison, Wis., where he held various editorial positions, he took his most recent

job in Illinois as advisor of North Central College’s campus newspaper, The Chronicle. While working as an advisor, Glende was also an English assistant professor, teaching courses on writing and reporting, news editing and freshman composition.

Brianne Hofmann Assistant News Editor

New Position: Executive director to oversee ISU student media

The new position would bring all facets of media together (Illustration by Jamie Nichols).

“We definitely want to move into an environment where student media collaborates

across platforms, where there is a shared operating

structure of some sort.”

Philip Glende, executive director of student media

Executive Director of

Student Media


Over 22 million U.S. veterans currently grace our planet with their honorable presence. Some of these veterans can be found right here within our ISU community, humbly meshing their wartime heroism with new duties of improving America’s education. Others can be found in nearly every cog of the public and private sectors, doing what they must to support families.

Some of our veterans, however, are without jobs, having either been disabled from combat injuries or simply unable to find work in difficult economic times. Shockingly, on any given night over 300,000 men and women who fought for our country find themselves living on the streets or in shelters.

While we have many programs and institutions in place to assist our veterans, this is unacceptable.

Setting aside one’s own dreams, aspirations and life to wield tools of death and destruction for the greater good, for the protection of life and liberty, is the most admirable deed imaginable. The duty paid to our nation by our veterans is beyond any classifications of time, energy or money. And we should therefore permit no barriers to come between the American citizen and the care we take for them. You, veterans, are forever in the debt of those whose lives you have protected, and may we repay you in whatever way we can, for we now owe you our lives in return.

The duties of American citizens do not end at the care for our veterans. Our duties lie also in the prevention of future veterans, for war is not inevitable.

It is the view of many

that the interests of few, whether in the name of politics, money or personal vendettas, have taken our soldiers to places they need not have gone. Unfortunately, many have died unjustly, not by the hands of foreign enemies, but by the hands of enemies within our own ranks. And this should not be.

The men and women in our county’s service must agree to aim where the finger’s of our leaders point. And it should be our job to make sure these fingers point only when and where it is necessary. We can fulfill this duty by electing wise and responsible leaders, and by holding them accountable for any and every action they take. And we can do this by voicing our concerns for any injustices we see as loudly and directly as possible, for this is the purpose of democracy and of our nation’s constitution.

We salute you—the current and former men and women of our armed forces—on this day and on every day for your

courage, you’re selfless abandonment and the inspiration you instill upon our great nation. We acknowledge and thank you for your patriotism, your heroism, your commitment and your lives. May our great nation be made greater by you and for you, for as long as our stars and stripes wave above our soil.

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“You, veterans, are forever in the debt of those whose lives you have protected, and may

we repay you in whatever way we can, for we now owe you

our lives in return.”


AaronAbelKeep O� � e Lawn

All plastics are made with oil, all industrial fertilizers are made with oil, there are seven gallons of oil in every tire and every car we build requires thousands of gallons of oil to manufacture. Ink, bubble gum, dishwashing detergent, deodorant, hand lotion, shoes, sweaters, lipstick, toothbrushes and toothpaste are made with oil. Nearly everything you and I use in our day-to-day routines is brought to us courtesy of the thick, black condensation—formed by the millions of years of pressurization of dead organisms—that we call oil. An outside observer of our planet would

take one glance at our species and undoubtedly say, “� ey’re raging drunk on oil.”

So what, we’re petroleum junkies. Without oil modern agriculture, medicine, transportation and civilization at large wouldn’t be. Without oil we could not sustain the seven billion human hearts that pump every single day on this solitary rock we call home.

Worldwide oil production has peaked. � is means that humanity will produce less oil in the coming years than we will in the current one. While many geologists argue over the exact date that oil production peaked, very few will argue that the peak

is yet to come. If it comes as a shock to you that maximum oil

production on this planet has been reached and passed it shouldn’t (but if it does it’s because no industry would tell its consumers that there will soon be no more product to invest in—but that is another column for another day). Projections for peak oil have been tossed around since the 1950s, although then it was believed peak oil would occur some time before our present date. Fortunately, emerging technologies have enabled us to � nd and extract oil we previously couldn’t. U.S. domestic oil production peaked in 1970. And no, no amount of drilling in Alaska will o� set this decline.

� e implications of reaching peak oil production are enormous. And while we’re not going to run out of it anytime soon, the e� ects you’ve already felt at the gas pump are only going to amplify over the coming years.

� e electric car might have just now popped into your head. But remember, electricity is not an energy source; it is merely a means to transmit it.

Sure, we’ve become increasingly adept at extracting oil from this globe, drilling o� shore, drilling sideways, fracking this and fracking that. Hell, we’re even drilling for oil right here on ISU’s campus. We must remember, though, how much energy goes into extracting oil from these di� cult to reach locations.

We’ve plucked the low hanging fruits over the decades and now we’re harvesting high in the tree tops.

Our species now stand before a fork in the road. One path leads to decreased consumption and a slow transition into alternative energies. � e other path leads in the direction taken by the average junkie—blind consumption until it’s gone.

It would seem the fate of our entire species lies in the hands of a small group of petroleum executives. Why? � e oil industry controls the energy market. � ey own the infrastructure and they own the capital. And if any third party enterprise arises with hopes of shi� ing this paradigm in the direction of alternative energies, they are bought and swept beneath the rug before printing their business cards.

Putting our hope in the consumer is a nice sentiment. But a delusional one when the majority are unaware of the problem and no amount of persuasion will make them give up a cheaper form of energy for a more expensive one, as alternative forms cannot yet rival the economic incentive sill a� orded by oil.

Instead, it appears as though we must put faith in those with control. Let us hope that the men at the helm of our belligerent consumption will see the iceberg in our path and avoid a collision by investing their precious pro� ts into solar, wind and nuclear energies. Quickly.

� e edi� ce built by fossil fuels: Abandon the edi� ce or the fuel

Devin Barker� e Shoulders of Giants

So we made it through the election without choosing a complete moron. Congratulations to us. No, really. Everyone should be patting themselves on the back. But we are far from out of the woods yet. While we have narrowly avoided electing an out-of-touch elitist who thinks rape is “God’s will,” we have still elected a relatively conservative candidate who supports capitalism and therefore all of the inequalities it generates.

Barack Obama has had a positive impact on our unemployment issues and economy, but let’s not kid ourselves; he has managed to eek out

a program for universal healthcare, but only through the use of a private, free market industry and has increased the United States war budget to the highest proportion in the history of the world.

� e main problems in our country have been generated through capitalism. Unemployment

is generated through the capitalist ideals of maximization of pro� ts, which drives American corporations overseas to � nd a cheaper labor force. Capitalism comes hand-in-hand with imperialism, which made Obama increase the war budget to unimaginable proportions while cutting funding for important social programs that alleviate the plight of the poor. Obama has been charged with being a socialist, but he is a purebred capitalist through and through.

Unfortunately, what America needs now is a socialist president. A socialist president would help to reform the structures of our society to make things like work, food, housing, clothing, a fair wage and paid maternity leave not just entitlements, but basic American rights. In other words, a socialist president would be a solid start to catching up with the rest of the world’s industrialized nations. All of the “luxuries” previously mentioned are considered basic human rights in most of those countries, which largely consider socialism a viable socio-economic theory.

� ose countries are not dominated by � erce

militaristic dictators. � at is because socialism is not the same as communism. In layman’s terms, socialism is the redistribution of wealth to the impoverished and underprivileged classes through the high taxation of the wealthy and corporations. Socialism takes the money generated on the backs of the working class and gives it to them. � at doesn’t sound so painful, now does it?

Sadly, we do not have a socialist president, no matter how desperately the Republicans want us to think so. We have a dyed in the wool capitalist—albeit a marginally progressive one—as our president. As it stands right now, America does not even have a viable socialist party, which does not bode well for our future.

Until we can begin to take seriously the idea of a socialist president and stop rejoicing because we have managed not to elect a complete fascist, we will still have the massive inequality and economic ineptitude we currently su� er from, and it will get worse. We are not yet out the woods, America, but we have taken a small step in the right direction. Let’s try not to step o� the path again, now shall we?

A small step on a very long path to an American ideal

Why do Muslim women wear veils? Remember your answer well. Now answer one more question. Why do nuns wear a habit with a headpiece?

The answer to those two questions is exactly the same: out of modesty and respect for themselves and God. But due to stereotypes, it is common for one to believe that Muslim women are forced to cover their head with a veil or hijab by oppressive Muslim men.

Other stereotypes and common acts of discrimination against Muslims and Middle Easterners living in the United States are directly addressed in the play “Unveiled,” written and performed by Rohina Malik.

Malik was inspired to write “Unveiled,” first performed in 2009, after seeing years of discrimination against Arabs and Muslims in America after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The play includes her life experiences as well as dramatized examples of common discrimination Middle Eastern women face.

“After 9/11, there was so much ugliness and backlash … toward any community that looked different or dressed different,” Malik said. “That really frightened me because America to me is more than a land; it’s an idea of freedom.”

In the play, Malik portrays five different Middle Eastern women, each with their own powerful story to tell.

Malik performed Friday and Saturday to an audience of about 200 that packed the New Theatre at Indiana State University. The event was open to the public, and the audience members spanned wide over decades and backgrounds.

Malik was invited to perform her ‘one-woman show’ as one of the main events of Diversity

Week. The annual program, organized by the Student Government Association, strives to create awareness of cultural and racial issues and to educate people about how to prevent discrimination.

Malik, her colleagues and her supporters feel strongly that hate speech and stereotypes are the major stepping stones to hate crimes and violence.

“The problem is when people let someone say a stereotypical joke and don’t interrupt it,” Malik said.

Malik explained that the first step to ending hateful speech starts in one’s home. Most everyone can identify a family member who chooses to say inappropriate, insensitive things at family dinners.

Malik says her play is meant to show people that they can speak out against this type of hurtful speech and also give them the courage and determination to do so.

“If more people speak out against racism, we can eradicate it. But that takes everybody’s will and effort to speak out,” Malik said.

Each time Malik left the stage to take on a new character, the audience gave a hearty round of applause, and then sat in silent anticipation, eager to hear the story of the next woman Malik would portray.

The play was followed by a reflective group discussion led by award-winning human rights activist, Stephen Wessler. The audience had a chance to reveal some of their own experiences and ideas about the topics addressed in the play.

Indiana State University English lecturer Susan Hoffman revealed that one of her previous students had an experience almost identical to the third character of the play, Inez.

Hoffman told the audience about her class the day after the 9/11 attacks. The inevitable discussion began among the class during which a student yelled out from the back of the class, “We should kill them all!”

“It wasn’t until that moment,” Hoffman said, “that I noticed the Muslim girl in my class who had always worn a hijab, but not today.”

Hoffman told the audience about the girl standing to yell to the back of the class, “I am an American, and you have taken my religious freedoms.”

Hoffman remembers her class stopping in silence for several minutes.


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This is a world map showing the prevalence of the Hijab being worn. It indicates countries that implement restrictions on wearing it as well as where it is mandatory by law for women to wear it. This shows how large this religiious practice is and how little it is seen in the United States, thus contributing to the false stereotypes of Muslim women (Map courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

“I can still see the tears streaming down her face,” Hoffman said. “She never wore her hijab again.”

College students, who were likely in elementary school at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, have grown up “in this culture of hate toward anything that is remotely Muslim,” said Trey Decker, a German language major.

But Malik believes this generation is not doomed to live in the hateful state of mind they have been exposed to for so long.

“I think the great thing about young people is that they are adaptable … especially those at a university,” said Malik. “I think this is a really great time and place to expand their horizons.”

Malik believes all racism, discrimination and hate crimes can be a thing of the past. But, according to Malik, it is up to everyone to pluck out the problem at the root, at hateful words.

“If we want to stop violence, we have to interrupt it,” Malik said. “And the way that we interrupt it takes courage, to say to someone, ‘No, that’s offensive and you’re wrong.’”

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Joseph paul Reporter

As tables filled and students poured into the hallway outside of Dede I in the Hulman Memorial Student Union, senior recreation management major Janessa Wolf frantically walked back and forth between groups of students addressing piles of letters and various registration tables around the room.

During the rush of the three-hour Up ‘Til Dawn event last Wednesday, Wolf needed only one encouraging phrase to keep her moving: “Thank you.”

Indiana State and universities around the country every year host Up ‘Til Dawn, a fundraising event sponsored by St. Jude’s Research Hospital. ISU students were encouraged to bring contact information for around 20 people and fill out letters asking friends and family alike for donations to the non-profit hospital.

As executive director of ISU’s annual fundraiser, Wolf had the opportunity to visit St. Jude’s in Memphis, Tenn., where she found inspiration to continue organizing the event. This year’s event marked the third year she has been in charge.

“I actually got a hug from one of the patients, who whispered in my ear ‘Thank you.’ It was amazing,” she said of her trip to the hospital two summers ago.

Wolf said that scenes like this are common at St. Jude’s; the treatments children receive from the hospital have left many families feeling thankful. Because of fundraisers like Up ‘Til Dawn, St. Jude’s is able to conduct cancer research and treat children with life threatening illnesses at no expense to the family, said Susie Tatem, senior event marketing representative for St. Jude’s fundraising branch in Indianapolis.

“It is a hospital that has no billing department, so it’s free for every child who’s admitted. They pay for all travel, lodging, school, counseling — anything a family could possibly need,” Tatem said. “They even have grocery certificates for families who are there for long periods of

time.”Jeremy English of Bloomington, Ind., the event speaker,

confirmed this fact as he addressed participants filling out letters. He told the story of his daughter, Taylor, who was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at just two years of age. When he had nowhere else to go, English turned to St. Jude’s to help his daughter.

“Basically, I still racked up roughly $5 million in bills from other places, but I never received a bill from St. Jude,” English told the audience. “Nobody said ‘Hey, Jeremy, I know you’re having a bad day but we really need that.’”

During the six years that ISU has hosted the Up ‘Til Dawn fundraiser, Tatem estimated between $90,000-100,000 have been donated in response to student letters. Contributions of $30 or less make up 70 percent of all donations, she said, meaning individuals essentially fund St. Jude’s.

“I love to see students caring, and I know we’re planting a seed that students will carry with them throughout their lives,” Tatem said.

Students enjoyed refreshments and karaoke while they filled out stacks of letters and folded them into envelopes, knowing their busy work will help raise crucial funds for cancer research and children in need of treatment.

“It feels good. It feels like we’re helping,” freshman athletic training major Sean Clancy said behind a pile of papers. “We’re all busy, we’re all doing our own stuff, but we do what we can.”

The scenes from this year’s Up ‘Til Dawn fundraiser were busy, with students’ eyes glued to their letters as their hands hurriedly scribbled, while volunteers like Wolf rushed around the room, making sure questions were answered and the event remained organized. Though, as Wolf stated, all of the bustling is worth it if it leaves just one child whispering “Thank you.”

ISU hosts Up ‘Til Dawn event

Above: Students participating in Up ‘Til Dawn could sing karaoke. Below: Students send out donation letters to family and friends (Photos by Hilary Zeigler).

“I love to see students caring, and I know we’re planting a seed that students will carry with them throughout their lives.”

Susie Tatem, senior event marketing representative for St. Jude’s fundraising branch


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“The race went out pretty conservative, it wasn’t too crazy,” Mascari said. “I felt pretty good throughout the race, until about 3k to go when I got a little side stitch. I got through that and had a good finish.”

Indiana State finished 10th in the team standings with 316 points. Seniors Albaro Escalera and Dustin Betz followed Mascari in a time of 31:51 (28th) and 32:23 (54th) respectively.

“Our thoughts going into the race were that our top three needed to run a controlled, but tough race in the front group.” Said Head Coach John McNichols, “We wanted to do that for the first half, and then move into the top 10. I think we executed that pretty well. However, it may have put us out a little fast and eventually hurt Betz and Escalera.”

After the top three, then came a very surprising finish by the 800-meter runner turned cross country runner, senior Corey Hahn. His time of 33:23 was good for 109th place.

“I’m very pleased with Corey Hahn and the way he raced and kept hammering all the way through,” said McNichols.

Hahn was followed by freshman Gabe Ocasio in 33:34, good for 118th. Freshman Taylor Head and Sophomore Tristan Selby

rounded out the field in 177th (35:19) and 185th (35:47) respectively.

The race was won by Wisconsin’s Mohammed Ahmed with a time of 30:37 with former Terre Haute North grad, Indiana’s Zachary Mayhew second (30:43).

Wisconsin won the regional title with 43 points with Michigan second at 73 points with both teams automatically qualifying for the nationals. Indiana was third (107),

Michigan State fourth (113), Notre Dame fifth (122), Miami of Ohio sixth (214), Purdue seventh (215), Ohio State eighth (269), and Butler ninth (287).

Mascari will head to Louisville, Ken. for the NCAA Championships next Saturday.

Freshman John Mascari making his way through the LaVern Championship cross country course (Photo by Richelle Kimble).

“Our thoughts going into the race were that our top three needed to

run a controlled, but tough race in the front group. We wanted to do that for the first half, and then

move into the top 10.”

John McNichols, head men’s cross country coach

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In a game that featured the only two programs to be led by the legendary basketball coach John Wooden, No. 13 nationally-ranked UCLA earned a 86-59 victory over visiting Indiana State in front of a sell-out crowd of 13,513 fans in the first game played at New Pauley Pavilion.

The Sycamores dropped their season opener for the first time in five seasons while the Bruins won the first game of their campaign.

Wooden was the head coach of the Sycamore program in 1946-47 and 1947-48 before leading the Bruins for 10 seasons thereafter. From 1964 until last season, the Bruins played in Pauley Pavilion before a complete renovation occurred over the last 18 months. The game between Indiana State and UCLA was the first since the building reopened.

Justin Gant and Khristian Smith each scored 11 points in the contest to lead the Sycamores while Manny Arop added 10. Gant tallied eight rebounds while Arop added six boards and Smith was 4-of-8 from the field, including a mark of 2-of-3 from 3-point range.

The Sycamores hit 19-of-60 shots from the field (31.7 percent) but the defense did force 16 UCLA turnovers and converted them into 24 points.

Justin Gant scored the first points in the New Pauley Pavilion to stake the Sycamores to a 3-0 lead on a 3-pointer nearly three minutes into the game. Manny Arop and Khristian Smith scored in transition to stretch the ISU lead out to 7-3 after UCLA tied it, but the Bruins countered with four in a row to tie it right back up at 7 and on the 14 minute mark.

RJ Mahurin converted a conventional 3-point play with 9:30 remaining in the first half to give the Sycamores a 14-11 lead, but UCLA answered with one of their own and a free throw putting the Bruins ahead 15-14 with 8:45 on the clock.

UCLA would stretch the lead out to 9-0 before Dawon Cummings hit a long jumper with eight minutes left to cut the UCLA lead down to 20-16. After a Bruin basket, Khristian Smith added a free throw to make it 22-17 and Gant converted a put-back off a Mahurin miss to inch the Sycamores closer at 22-19 with 6:15 left.

Mahurin scored again with 4:30 left in the first half to inch the Sycamores within 25-23. And 8-0 run by UCLA gave the Bruins a 33-23 advantage until Khristian Smith hit a jumper with just over a minute remaining to cut the Bruin cushion down to 33-25.

Odum answered a UCLA free throw with a jumper in the paint with 50 seconds on the clock to creep the Sycamores within 34-27, but the Bruins gained a second-chance opportunity to

make it 36-27 with 33 seconds on the clock and the shot clock turned off. Smith missed a jumper with three seconds left to send the Sycamores to the half down nine points.

Gant led the Sycamores with seven points while Khristian Smith and Mahurin added five each in the first half.

The Sycamores’ leading scorer in the first half scored out of the gate for ISU after the half when Gant converted a dribble drive that cut the UCLA lead down to 38-29 with 18 minutes on the clock. Gant became the first player in the game to reach double figures scoring as he hit a free throw with 17 minutes remaining to make it 40-30.

Indiana State would get a pair of Devonte Brown free throws at the 15 minute mark to cut the lead down to 48-32 and then Odum posted two more charity tosses with 13:43 on the clock to cut the Bruin advantage down to 49-34. Lucas Eitel got the Sycamores’ first field goal in over six minutes when he drilled a 3-pointer with 11 minutes to go to cut the UCLA advantage down to 56-40.

Eitel hit his second 3-pointer of the contest as the clock ticked under 10 minutes to go which got the Sycamores within 61-45. Odum added a pair of free throws after he was fouled on a drive with nine minutes to go which answered a UCLA charity toss and made it 62-47.

The Sycamore run continued with a 3-pointer from Khristian Smith, a Dawon Cummings steal and a Manny Arop lay-up which cuts the Bruin lead down from 20 points to just 63-52 with 7:23 to go and forced UCLA to use two timeouts in consecutive possessions.

UCLA would run the lead back out to 74-56 with 2:30 left as the Sycamores battled foul trouble in the contest.

Jordan Adams scored 21 points off the bench to lead UCLA in scoring and was one of four Bruins to reach double figures scoring.

Indiana State returns home to face Winthrop on Tuesday, Nov. 13 inside Hulman Center. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. (ET).

Freshman Devante Brown driving to the basket breaking Lewis University’s defenses (Photo by Johnnie Taylor).

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The Indiana State women’s cross country team competed in Madison, Wis. for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Friday and placed 21st in the field of 32 teams comprised by the states of Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.

Junior Jessica Zangmeister ran a time of 21:37 for 55th overall. Her time was good enough to put her fourth all time for the women’s 6000 meters. Sophomore Nicole Lucas ran the ninth fastest time with her 22:07, which placed her 91st.

“It was a very disappointing day,” ISU women’s cross country head coach John Gartland said. “We have had a problem all year with depth and our fifth runner and that showed up again today. Maybe our first four didn’t compete quite as well as we had all

year, so consequently we were 21st out of 32 teams, which is very disappointing. This was after last year’s 15th place finish, and this year we were as high as 12th. That’s where I think we should have been.”

Following Zangmeister and Lucas were were junior Kalli Dalton, who came close to her personal best as she finished 143rd in 22:54 while senior Hanna Mercer did set a personal best by finishing in 23:05 (155th). The other three Sycamores in the competition set personal bests with sophomore Amy Hicks finishing 193rd in 24:11, sophomore Lindy Jones 195th in 24:18, and junior Shelby Sands 197th in 24:40.

“Zangmeister ran a great race for 55th and her time was the fourth best in school history,” Gartland said. “We wanted her to

make nationals with John but she was not quite ready for that yet.”

Michigan won the team title with 41 points with Michigan State second at 77 points. Both teams automatically advance to the NCAA Championships. Notre Dame was third (89), Butler fourth (144), Toledo fifth (162), Ohio State sixth (166), Indiana seventh (180), Wisconsin eighth (182), Purdue ninth (267), and Miami of Ohio 10th (306).

Eastern Michigan led the second 10 (345) followed by Ohio University (373), Xavier of Ohio (396), Central Michigan (453) and Dayton (458).

Ohio University’s Julie Accurso won the individual title with a time of 20:07.

That wraps up the season for the Sycamore women. They will join the ISU track and

field team and will compete against Eastern Illinois on Dec. 7.

Closing season at the Great Lake Regionals

Junior Jessica Zangmeister competing for the Sycamores (Photo by Richelle Kimble).

“Zangmeister ran a great race for 55th and her time was the fourth best in school history.”

John Gartland, head women’s cross country coach


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The Indiana Sycamore women’s basketball team opener their season with an 1-0 record winning over the Panthers of Eastern Illinois 69-39.

“Great first win for us today,” head coach Teri Moren said. “Transition defense was the number one key.”

Sophomore guard Anna Munn led the team in scoring with an impressive 20 points on 7-15 shooting from the field. She picked her spots to score throughout the course of the game and added four points from the foul line. Fellow guard, senior Taylor Whitley came through in the scoring department dropping 14 points of her own including one from the free throw line. The Sycamores shot a moderate 45 percent from the field.

The Lady Sycamores played stifling defense in the first half keep EIU in check and holding them to just 16 percent shooting on 4-25 from the field and scoreless from behind the three point line going 0-6 from behind the arc.

The Sycamores held the EIU’s leading scorer Ta’Kenya Nixon scoreless in the first half forcing her to go 0-6 from the field and 4-13 overall. The Sycamore got a lift of the bench as well outscoring EIU single handily off bench points in the first half with 11 points coming from the bench alone.

Sophomore guard Travecia Franklin come up big in the first half scoring seven points on 3-3 shooting from the field and added two rebounds in the first half. The Sycamores went into half-time with a 36-9 lead and a lot of momentum on their side.

When the second half started the Sycamores picked up where they left off with Anna Munn leading the way making two three points in the half en route to her 20 points. The Sycamores maintained their momentum throughout the game as EIU still struggled to score from the field only shooting 27 percent for the game.

ISU was able to expand on their lead in the second half with the play of the bench players who got a lot of playing time in the second half. The Sycamores played ten players total with their bench players led by Franklin with ten points total the Lady Sycamores bench score 18 points total and propelled the team to a victory with their second half play.

The Sycamore will continue play at the Hulman Center Monday to add another victory against Marshall with tip-off starting at 7:05 p.m.

Senior gaurd Taylor Whitley adding to the Sycamore’s point total (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

Evan Martin Reporter

Indiana State women’s basketball opens season with a victory

“Great first win for us today. Transition

defense was the number one key.”

Teri Moren, ISU women’s head coach

november 12, 2012

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