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MAKING HISTORY AGAINIndiana State University is two years ahead of its strategic plan as ISU

enrollment exceeds 12,000

Photo by Jamie Nichols

Physical education department revises PE 101 lab curriculum

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Shotgun found in dorm room in Mills Hall; students to appear in court

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GAME TIMESycamores open 2012

season against the Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana State University for the third consecutive year has entered the record books for largest freshmen classes in school history.

� e Class of 2016, is the largest freshmen class ever recorded at ISU. A total of 2, 668 freshmen entered the university this fall. Of that total 340 were in-state students (growth of 4.4 percent), 162 were out-of-state (growth of 7.6 percent) and 100

were international students (growth of 31 percent).“� e striking thing is that between 2009 and this year, our

freshman class size has grown by 840 students,” John Beacon, vice president for enrollment management, marketing and communications said. “We went from 1,828 students in 2009 to 2,668 in 2012.”

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With the addition of this year’s freshmen class it pushes the number of students enrolled at ISU to 12,114 students. According to the Indiana State University Strategic Plan, Fall 2014 was the projected year for a total student headcount of 12,000. The previous benchmark for Fall 2012 was 11,485 students.

“Many factors are contributing to this success including the hard work of many people across campus, improved facilities and our commitment to providing a quality education at an affordable cost,” President Dan Bradley said in a press release on Wednesday.

Beacon said with “increases this dramatically” murmurs about if admission standards were lowered begin to circulate, however this was not the case. Beacon added that the incoming freshmen class shows potential for greater academic aptitude. Indicators such as the increase in the number of laptop scholarships, number of students in the honors program and a “slighlty better” overall grade point average of 3.15 compared to 3.12 serve as examples that

the recruited freshmen class can perform at the college level but how well they perform remains to be seen.

Beacon added that the increased enrollment would not have any drastic impact on the university’s ability to provide adequate on-campus housing for students and class sizes. A portion of the growth will be in distance education and not physically on campus. Beacon added that through distance education housing issues and classroom space issues.

“A significant number of another 2,000 students over the next five years would question whether a university of this size could handle that many people living on campus,” Beacon said.

Earlier this year Indiana State University announced the Sycamore Graduate Guarantee to the class of 2016. Beacon said the impact of that program on recruitment of prospective students to the university won’t be felt until four years.

In addition to attracting students to the campus the university also focuses on first-year retention as part of its commitment to freshmen classes,

Beacon said. According the ISU strategic plan benchmarks for student success for first-time, full-time freshmen who are seeking a bachelor’s degree for fall 2010 was 58.1 percent. The long term goal and public benchmark is set at 74 percent in fall 2014.

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“The striking thing is that between 2009 and this year our freshman class size has grown by 840 students.”

John Beacon, ISU vice president for enrollment management, marketing and communications

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1 The practice of saving change for the payphoneWith everyone having a smartphone, the idea of actively using a payphone is strange. It will be very rare, given the scarcity of their existence today, that students in the class of 2016 has ever used one or even seen one in person.

The frustration when someone answers the phone while you’re sur� ng the webThe class of 2016 is used to being in constant contact with the rest of the world, thanks to the easy availability of broadband internet. They will never experience the agitation of a dialup internet connection, which required access to a telephone network.

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The correlation between a pencil and a VHS tape or cassetteOver the years, digital devices such as iPods, laptops and DVD players have taken over the world of entertainment. Using a pencil to wind up an unraveling cassette or videotape is no longer a common practice among college freshmen.

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4Using a � oppy disc to store informationFlash drives and SD cards became the norm for keeping track of digital � les. A student of the class of 2016 will likely never see a computer that contains a slot for a � oppy disc. 5A world without GoogleGoogle.com is currently ranked as the most popular search engine. After going public in 2004 and steadily gaining more recognition every day, it is di� cult for an incoming freshman to imagine not having access to it.

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Two ISU students were arrested Wednesday and brought before the courts � ursday for possession of a shotgun in Mills Hall.

ISU Police Department arrested ISU students James Arthur Brice and Wayne M Allen a� er a 12 gague Brazilian E.R. Amantino with double barrels shotgun in Allen’s dorm room. According to ISUPD reports, the shotgun was measured to ensure that it wasn’t a sawed o� . � e barrel length was reported at 19 ½ inches and the total length 27 ½ inches.

� e two ISU students appeared in Vigo County Superior Court 6 for a probable hearing � ursday a� ernoon. � e Honorable Judge Dexter Bolin oversaw the proceedings. Bolin said he saw probable cause for the arrest.

� e attorney representing Allen and Brice moved that the court view the weapon as a handgun because “a pistol

grip shotgun is a handgun regardless of length.”

Prosecutors have until Sept. 4 at 1:30 p.m. to bring formal charges against Allen and Brice. Bolin said in like of the argument by the attorney, it is anticipated the charges brought against them will be carrying a handgun without a license. � e state appointed public defenders Michael Wright and Mark Mulligan to represent Allen and Brice respectively.

� e ISUPD report stated that the o� cer made contact with Allen’s roommate, Morgan Evans, who had already exited the room due to fear of his own safety. Evans reported the location of the weapon to be in a blue suitcase. Upon searching the room, the o� cer met Allen and was given permission to open the blue suitcase and found the reported � rearm.

� e report continued with Allen

telling the o� cer he knew a gun was in the suitcase but the bag was not his. He added that he obtained the suitcase with the gun from Brice who asked Allen to store it in his room because Brice has space to put it. On interviewing Brice, it was reported that the shotgun was found o� campus and unloaded. Brice proceeded to bring it back to campus and put two rounds in the chamber.

ISU Chief of Police Bill Mercier said the two students were subject to “immediate interim suspension,” which is a temporary suspension until the hearing is held. During that time, the alleged suspect is asked to vacate the dorm and remain o� campus until the results of the hearing.

“Any � rearm on campus is prohibited whether a person is with or without a license,” Mercier said

Two students caught with shotgun in Mills Hall ERNEST ROLLINS Editori-In-Chief

A 12-gauge Brazilian E.R. Amantino shotgun with double barrels was discovered in Mills Hall (Photo submitted by ISU Police Department).

3 People took typing classes to learn how to use a keyboardImagine sitting in a class just to do something that seems to come so naturally to students now. Learn- to- type software and classes were popular for some time.


The university Department of Physical Education revises the course curriculum with the goal to increase student enjoyment and foster an active lifestyle.

ISU students signing up for PE 101 this fall will be the first to experience curriculum changes. Kathy Ginter, PE 101 Coordinator, said the course’s lab portion opportunities have grown from three sections to six sections. Students have the choice to choose three out of six activities: weight training, water workout, court games, games, fitness/cardio and walk/jog/fitness. Once students make their selections they do the activity for five weeks before rotating to the next.

Bridget Campbell, graduate assistant and one of the instructors for the PE 101 lab, said that the court games and games sections are not sports like basketball, but instead incorporate different activities students probably would not know.

“[We play] games they know little about so each student has an equal opportunity to try and test it out,” Michael Roberts, an ISU graduate assistant said.

Graduate assistants instruct students through the lab exercises. There are 11 graduate students instructing the PE 101 lab and under the new curriculum, students will be with

three different graduate students within a given semester.“We sure couldn’t have made all of the changes we’ve made

so quickly without them,” Ginter said.Roberts said that the student response to the curriculum

changes are positive. At the beginning of sign-ups, Robert s said that students rushed to sign up for the activities of their choice.

The changes were made based on information gathered by the department while under Ginter who is currently in her second year as coordinator. Ginter added that another factor was ensuring the graduate assistants employed to run different class sections were adequately prepared.

Campbell said that part of the preparation include getting lifeguard certification for the swim classes.

Roberts said that the changes implemented appear to be going over well with students as many rushed to sign-up for their preferred activity.

The PE 101 program is a course focused on “a healthy and safe lifestyle.” The program is divided into two components: lecture and lab.

“In the lab, the goal is to get people up and moving,” Ginter said. “No one left is on their behind.”

Ginter added that maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires individuals to have a proper diet and nutrition. With approximately 50 percent of the nation’s population being between 18 and 24, Ginter said that by educating college students on health awareness, the overall state of the nation’s health could be impacted.

Many of the graduate assistants who lead the PE 101 session leads active lifestyles. Fife said that living an active lifestyle helps her relate to her students more in the classroom.

“During class, we actually participate. They see us carrying out the exact same task,” Roberts said.

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“In the lab, the goal is to get people up and moving. No one is left on their behind.”

Kathy Ginter, PE 101 Coordinator

A water workout is one of the selections offered to students in PE 101 (Photo by Jamie Nichols).


If you so happen to find a short-barreled, pistol-grip shotgun in a suitcase, the last thing you should do is bring it into a campus dorm and load it. Alternatively, if one of your friends comes to you with a shotgun in a suitcase and asks you to store it in your room because he has no space in his own, the last thing you should do is agree and place the suitcase beneath your bed. The first thing one should do in either of these scenarios might be to contact

the police so that they can make sure it has no ties to a murder or any other criminal acts. Unfortunately for a couple of ISU students, they proceeded to do the last thing they should have done, and were subsequently arrested.

Firearms are great tools for self-defense, and are often essential to protecting homes from potential intruders. A short-barreled, pistol-grip shotgun for instance, makes a superb deterrent for robbers, rapist, murderers

and the like. However, if you don’t feel safe in an ISU campus dorm then that should be expressed to those put in place to protect us on campus, the ISUPD.

While it doesn’t help to speculate on why two students felt the need for loading and storing the gun in a dorm room, it was nevertheless a poor decision.

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How would you like to owe $675,000 to major U.S. record labels for downloading 31 songs? Unfortunately for Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum, this has become a terrifying reality.

In 2007 Tenenbaum was found guilty of illegally downloading and distributing 31 songs. He was 16 years old at the time and was asked by Sony to pay $5,250 for downloading 7 songs. Tenenbaum claims to have offered Sony $500 (which was all he was able to afford at the time). Sony respectfully declined. Shortly thereafter the case went to court where Tenebaum supposedly counter-claimed “asserting abuse of federal power”. His refusal to settle subsequently spawned a 2009 court date, where the trial ultimately

resulted in the awarding of damages to major U.S. record labels. While the maximum fine for each individual copyright-infringement can total $150,000, Tenenbaum got off easy with a $675,000 penalty for these 31 songs.

While Tenebaum obviously went about acquiring music in the wrong fashion, his refusal to accept donations from supporters to help with the fine is somewhat admirable.

“The lawsuit is against me. This is my verdict,” Tennenbaum wrote on his blog.

While Tenenbaum appears to be an intelligent individual–as he has written a Ph.D. dissertation in physics–his refusals to cease downloading thousands of songs after repeated warnings from record labels shows otherwise, for now instead of paying $1.29 on

iTunes for the song “Killing Me Softly” by the Fugees, he’ll have to fork up $21,000. Well, that is if he doesn’t file personal bankruptcy, which he’ll likely do.

What lesson does this lend to us music consumers? If you don’t know how to properly share music then don’t do it, it’s dangerous. The Internet is full of legal ways to access all the music you love. Pandora, Slacker, Lastfm, and the new favorite, Spotify are all great ways to listen to music while simultaneously supporting the artists who created it–as long as you can tolerate a few commercial breaks. And if you like the artist enough to where you can’t tolerate the commercials, then buy their music.

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Tips to stay safe on campus:

Keep the door of rooms or apartments locked, whether at home or not, and be sure to check who is outside before opening the door.

Use precautions when going out after dark. Be aware of dimly lit areas and try to avoid them, or at least be prepared with an escape plan.

When parking a car, be sure the doors are locked and windows rolled up.

In a dating or social situation, remember that instincts are often right. Students should be sure their feelings are clearly communicated and understood.

Keep in mind that alcohol impairs judgment and slows reflexes and may contribute to a personal safety predicament. Stay aware, assess others, and be responsible.

Students may find that at times they may have to walk on campus late at night and would be more comfortable with an escort. To arrange for an escort call the Public Safety Department, 237-5555, 24-hours-a-day.


If one seeks the current state of the community, look no further than the local supermarket.

While the downtown block party raged on last week, I was beginning my shift at a grocery store a few miles away. Typically, I can predict the popular topics among customers before I clock in—the dry

weather, the unusually damp weather, the problems with both, ect. For that particular evening, though, the small talk would revolve around the day’s festivities and the shadow of violence close behind.

It wasn’t brought to my attention until I asked a customer if he planned on attending the block party. Masking his response with a wise crack about the large crowd downtown, he bluntly

added, “No way. There are a bunch of crazies out there and I don’t feel like getting shot this afternoon.”

That statement really woke me up to the tight grip that fear has put on us around here and the contrast between the ways we cope with it. Oddly enough, he was the only patron I encountered during that shift who even acknowledged the shooting; but once he spoke up, the extremes on the community spectrum were obvious. Terre Haute knows no middle ground when it comes to tragedy; we dismiss it entirely or we let it dictate our lives, locking our doors to the world around us in either case.

We dwell on one end or the other because it’s easier. It’s convenient to say Terre Haute’s becoming increasingly violent because it’s just

a crummy place inhabited by equally crummy people. Those of us on the flip side, however, choose to suppress those pessimistic notions—we go about our business, prepare our kids for school, shuffle to work or class—and completely ignore the inevitable: violence will continue to exist no matter how tightly we shut our eyes to it.

What’s left now is a city divided by speculation and silence. But,

other than the justice system, who’s taking action to better the place we call home?

We can pick apart

gun laws and point our fingers at the higher ups, but we’ll find change only through acknowledging the middle ground we so carefully avoid. The sirens will never go quiet in Terre Haute, but I wonder how different

things would be if we dropped the hopeless attitude.

Last year I shared a similar sentiment after Officer Brent Long’s death. “Terre Haute isn’t what it used to be,” I’d hear residents say, but I disagreed then and I still do. Crime—whether it involves prostitution, drugs or weapons—has always been here, but it’s emerged from the darker corners of town and slinked into our backyards. So we’ve labeled ourselves a Gotham town and are waiting on a Batman figure to swoop in and save us.

Could you imagine what would happen though, if we stopped being afraid and started giving Terre Haute the credit it deserves? It’s an area that has some growing up to do, yet, it’s in its adolescent stage. Maybe all we need to do is give it some encouragement, push it a little and act like it’s a great place so that it starts believing that, too.

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Student athlete profile: Shakir BellAfter a successful run for the Sycamore football

team last fall, Indiana State running back Shakir Bell, isn’t satisfied with the team’s progress just yet.

Bell graduated from Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2010. He began playing football at the age of six with the strong encouragement of his mother. When it came time to extend his recreational football skills into division one athletics, Bell’s committment to ISU was strong and unquestioned.

“I believed what coach Miles was telling me about changing the program and making history,” he said.

While the Sycamores have suffered a streak of losing seasons in the recent past, since Bell’s incoming class the program has had back to back winning seasons. This is no coincidence; the strides that ISU football has made did not come without the help of Bell.

Bell’s outstanding talent is seen in his record-breaking performances last fall. He put up 1,670 rushing yards, a single-season school record that led the nation. He also broke the school’s single-game rushing record with 256 yards and four touchdowns against Youngstown State.

Bell was the first Sycamore named to four All-American squads and the first sophomore of any university to attend the Walter Payton Award ceremony, in which he placed second.

“Being honored like that is just amazing,” said Bell. “But if anyone thinks that I’m satisfied, they’re sadly mistaken. If anything, I’ve got the biggest chip on my shoulder because I came in second place. I’m not a good second place guy at all.”

If the Sycamores put up another winning season, it will be their first three-peat since 1967-1969. Bell said this is why he and his teammates aren’t content with their progress thus far.

“We’re not at all satisfied with [the last two seasons], they’ve just been good,” he said. “We feel like we’re a great football team, and that’s not good enough for Indiana State football.”

Even so, ISU begins their season ranked 23rd in the nation in a recent Sports Network preseason poll. While the stakes and expectations are quite high for Bell and his teammates, they’re not paying attention to the statistics.

“Coach Miles preaches to us to not believe the hype,” he said. “When everything’s going good, people are going to hype your head up. When everything’s going bad, people are going to downgrade you. You can’t believe the hype rather as negative or positive.”

The Sycamores will head to Indiana University for the season opener against the Hoosiers this Saturday – a game Bell said he and his teammates have been preparing for since the end of last season; the game is also an opportunity for some players to show the Hoosier coaching staff what they’ve

missed out on.“None of us here have gotten offers from IU.

We’re just going to go there Saturday and we’re going to prove how they looked over a lot of great players,” he said.

However, after a long off-season and a lot of training, Bell said the fact that the Hoosiers are a Big 10, D-1 program on the Big Ten network is just another load of hype.

“We’ve got to attack it like it’s any other game. We can’t get lost in the moment,” he said.

Although Saturday’s game is crucial, Bell said the Sycamores are looking to put up wins throughout the rest of the season to add to their improvements thus far.

Even after personal best performances last fall, Bell isn’t content with what he’s done during his two years as a Sycamore. Crediting his teammates and offensive line, he hopes his third will be even more successful.

“My guys are just hungry to show that our

rushing attack isn’t going anywhere,” he said.However, the ultimate goal for Bell is to return

to the Walter Payton Award ceremony, this time in 1st place.

“I want to bring it back for my O-lineman to look at and say, ‘we won it as a group,’” he said.

“We’re just not satisfied with [the last two seasons], they’ve just been good. We feel like we’re a great football team, and that’s not good enough for Indiana State football.”

Shakir Bell, ISU running back

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Bell holding his award from the Walter Payton Award ceremony (Photo courtesy of ISU Com-munication and Marketing).

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Jessica Neff ReporterStudents go to college in order to better

themselves, further their education and be more marketable in the career field; however, very few students consider going to graduate school unless they know that it will be required of them for their chosen job.

Going about applying, pursuing and completing a graduate degree can be daunting for some students, as it takes some time to research graduate programs. Assistant dean of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies (CGPS), Troy Allen, always encourages students to consider the high quality graduate programs at Indiana State University. He also informs them of ways to pay for their education, such as being selected for a graduate assistantship.

“At a minimum, being admitted into a graduate program requires an application fee of $35, official transcripts, a minimum cumulative grade point average and in some cases recommendation letters and minimum standardized test scores. International students have a language requirement to their application process as well,” Allen said. “Students who apply to an ISU graduate program two years or less after attending ISU will have the $35 fee waived.”

CGPS sends the basic application information to the appropriate program, and the program will ask the student for any other required information.

Students apply to graduate schools for a multitude of reasons.

“Some are looking at management-type positions in their workplace and some students want to work at the university level, which typically requires a graduate degree,” said Allen.

Assistant Director of the Career

Center, Darby Scism agreed with Allen.“Graduate degrees are very industry-specific;

there is no answer across the board and for some career fields, a graduate degree can or may not be necessary,” Scism said. “Counseling and social work are two fields that need a master’s degree for clinical work. Higher education has trended toward wanting more education; we all have at least a master’s degree in order to work here.”

Allan also mentioned practical reasons why students choose graduate schools.

“The degree availability, the mode of delivery, distance of school from residence, being mentored by a renowned faculty member and costs are some of the most common reasons for choosing a graduate program.”

Allen knew he wanted to go to graduate school because he wanted to teach at the university level. He received his bachelor’s and Ph.D. degrees from ISU and returned to teach.

“The College of Graduate and Professional Studies works hand-in-hand with graduate programs to ensure student success,” he said. “CGPS assists students in many ways, but typically has the most interaction with them during the admission process and during graduation.”

In order for students to evaluate whether or not graduate school is for them, Allen suggests that the student does an assessment of what they want to do with their degrees. Then, if necessary, investigate two or three different ISU graduate programs and contact faculty members for any specific questions.

The Career Center also counsels students on why they want the degree, Scism said. “Based on the current state of our economy, students will continue their

education and postpone finding a job.”Scism empathizes with the discouraging job

market, but finds that students are prolonging the inevitable. She has observed that students who go to graduate school right after undergrad are gaining two to four more years of debt. Additionally, companies are reluctant to hire a master’s student without work experience over a bachelor’s student whom they can

train. She recommends that students gain between two and three years work experience before getting their masters degree. Allen also ensured that it is not uncommon for students to go into their career field for a few years and then return to graduate school.

“I’m pro-graduate degrees; I have two of them,” said Scism. “But sometimes getting a graduate degree can be a waste of time and money if not used for the right reasons. I had a student at another university who majored in English and went on to get a master’s degree in order to get an editing position; in this case, I view the degree as unnecessary.”

Students who are already in the workforce and desire advancing at their workplace can take advantage of major benefits offered through their job, which can be a motivator to obtain a graduate degree.

“[It benefits the student] both financially and for the self-satisfaction that comes with furthering one’s education. It opens up doors too, as in my case I had to have [a graduate degree] in order to teach at ISU,” said Scism.

According to Allen, in many cases graduate degrees are for students that want to advance in their career field, and those students usually come with a desire for their degree and have done their homework about it. He said it is unusual for someone to be on the fence regarding his or her decision.

“Regardless of where they are in their decision making process, we are always available to assist or put them in contact with a graduate program,” Allan said.

“We [at the Career Center] help students on the decision-making process. If students are serious [about graduate school], they need to plan a year ahead; we recommend students start preparing their junior year,” she said. “We focus on the why, why now, how to finance and the overall career goal; we show resources on how to choose a graduate school, we go over the requirements and will help with the personal statements.”

“The College of Graduate and Professional Studies as well as graduate programs go to great lengths to break down barriers paving the way for students to attain a high quality graduate degree,” said Allen.

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“There is no answer across the board, and for some career fields, a graduate degree can or may not be necessary.”

Darby Scism, Assistant Director of the Career Center

Fitness has been trending within the last few years in the US and amongst students on Indiana State University’s campus who are continuing to use the many fitness facilities and fields around campus on a daily basis.

“I used to be on the track and field team here and now, not being involved on the team, I need something to keep me occupied,” Tyler Crooks, senior exercise science major said, “I got into fitness because I enjoyed it. The SRC has lots of resources to tailor to people’s workouts.”

Crooks is in his senior year and is one of the personal trainers at the SRC. Crooks recently had the opportunity this past Monday morning to train with President

Bradley. Crooks said he started training by demoing the machines and exercises as his supervisor and the head of the SRC watched. Crooks then designed a workout and ran Bradley through it for an hour.

“The SRC is easiest area to work out for students,” Crooks said. “But there are other places in Terre Haute to do so.”

Sloan Jones, a junior studying textiles, apparel and merchandising also makes use of the facility.

“I try to go to the rec center almost every other day when I’m not busy,” Jones said.

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A student at the SRC (Photo by Jamie Nichols). ContinueD on pAge 11


When Jones visits the SRC she runs a mile and meets up with her friends who guide her to the right exercise machines for her workout style.

Crooks said that in order to help people cross the first hurdle into a more active lifestyle he first finds why they want to be active and what their motives are. During scheduled times the SRC holds Group Fitness X classes ranging from Zumba and Power Core Ab workouts to aquatic workout classes.

“I took Zumba. It’s a lot of fun. I recommend it,” Jones said.

The Rec Center isn’t the only place on campus to help students stay fit. ISU’s campus also has three outdoor fields students are welcome to use for various activities. Wolf field has outdoor basketball courts and a beach volleyball court with a field used to play a variety of sports like football and soccer.

Mark’s field also sports a 400-meter running track used by the Indiana State track and field teams. Kennedy field is another grass field located farther from the dormitories than the other fields where the marching band and color guard practices. Other students use this field for activities like ultimate frisbee.

“I do exercise with my color guard team 3 times a week,” Jones said. “We practice at Kennedy Field on Spruce Street and do workouts but we don’t use any workout facilities as a team.”

“There is no down side to being active,” Crooks said. “You work out to feel better. Also it is a good social

interaction.”The arena is also open to students and contains the six

basketball courts where the majority of the intermural sports are held. It is also the only place on campus with racquetball courts and outdoor tennis courts. Rec east is also located on Spruce Street across the street from Kennedy Field. This field has two softball fields with a bike track surrounding them. Many intramural sports are held here like football and softball. All student of ISU are welcome to participate in intramural sports. Intramural sports offered include: soccer, handball, wiffleball, flag football, tug-o-war, tennis, volleyball, pickleball, corn hole, floor hockey, basketball, a one day swim meet, softball, kickball, badminton, ultimate Frisbee and dodge ball. All sign-ups can be done online on the Indiana State rec sport intramural sports website.

A student uses an excercise machine at the Rec Center (Photo by Jamie Nichols).

“There is no down side to being active. You work out to feel better. Also, it is a good social interaction.”

Tyler Crooks, senior excercise science major

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Indiana State’s football team plans on having another successful season in 2012 following their six win, five loss 2011 season.

According to gosycamores.com, the team averaged 28.6 points per game with a total of 43 touchdowns last year. The team’s rushing yards, led by junior running back Shakir Bell, totaled 2001 yards. Bell also led the team in touchdowns while last year’s passing yards were led by Ronnie Fouch with a total of 2064 yards.

Last year’s season started with a game against Penn State with the first win coming from Butler here at home. This year the football team will be traveling to Bloomington, Indiana to take on Indiana University before three consecutive home games. Many of the teams played against in last year’s season will once again be opponents this season. The team will be battling South Dakota State, Western Illinois and Youngstown State again as well as teams in the Missouri Valley Conference like Illinois State, Missouri State and Drake

University.“We’ve got to go play well and take care of the

football,” Head Coach Trent Miles said. “We’re going to go execute and make sure we’re focused on doing all the little things right to have a chance to win.”

Many familiar faces will return to the field this year. Bell will be back, continuing his success as running back and a national leading rusher. Seniors Michael Mardis and Evan Borchers will also be returning as tight end and offensive linemen. First team All-American Ben Obaseki will also be completing his football career here on the defensive line. Jacolby Washington and Aaron Archie will be back as senior linebackers. Junior Larry King will represent the secondary team.

Miles said the team has been training since after the final game of last year’s season.

“We have been spending time in the weight room and then we do our winter conditioning. Then spring ball and this summer we had everybody

over the summer training, running, lifting and working on their techniques and fundamentals,” Miles said. “We just finished up our camp when school started. Our kids have been going non-stop since the beginning of August and it’s time to go play somebody else, it gets boring playing each other.”

Football tuned up for another season

“We’ve got to go play well and take care of the football.”

Trent Miles, Head coach ISU football

Head coach Trent Miles along with coaches Eric Brown, Harold Etheridge and Steve Watson at the ISU vs Youngstown game (Photo courtesy of ISU Communication and Marketing)

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Sports have always been a way of life in large cities. What brings New Yorkers together more than a World Series at Yankee Stadium? For that matter, look what the Super Bowl gave to Indianapolis just by hosting it; imagine if the Colts played in it. I have been to eighteen different major cities for ballgames (that’s right, eighteen MLB ballparks, but that’s a different column for a different day) and nothing compares to the City of Chicago. Not Houston, not New York, not even Boston and Fenway Park. That said, I am fascinated by the stark contrasts between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs.

I have to admit, I am a Chicago Cubs follower. I have been to Wrigley Field twice this summer and nothing makes my day better than when I hear “Go Cubs Go.” However, that song has not been heard much this year other than my ringtone. The Cubs are 49-80 after losing two of three to the mighty Milwaukee Brewers. That’s 31 games under .500. As you read this on Friday, they are likely to have lost again on Thursday. But that is acceptable, because new GM, Theo Epstein, is in the process of swooping in and leading the Cubs to their first pennant since 1945 and their first World Series title since 1908. My great-grandmother was not alive in 1908, automobiles were not massively produced in 1908 and there were only 46 states in the Union in 1908. So how is baseball still on the corner of Clark and Addison in North Chicago today? Simply put, the Chicago Cubs are a brand; the Cubs are as American as apple pie. Wrigley Field is God’s cathedral to baseball fans. The bricks and ivy in the outfield are like a cold Coca-Cola on a hot summer day. The Cubs draw well over 30,000 fans every game, regardless of the Cubs’ perennial location at the bottom (or near the bottom) of the standings in the National League. The Cubs

have seen great players like Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Ryne Sandberg, and Kerry Wood pass through with nothing to show upon retirement, even so the fans keep coming back. It must be that gorgeous blue bear of a mascot.

Now consider the Cubs’ south side nemesis, the White Sox. The White Sox have been consistently competitive in the twelve years I’ve been a competent observer of baseball. They even brought a World Series title to Chicago in 2005, which is a lot more recent than 1908. This season, the White Sox are 72-

57 atop the AL Central and primed for a push to October behind aces Jake Peavy and Chris Sale, and sluggers Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko. The White Sox are well-managed and can score runs. Why then, when you turn on a White Sox game, is U.S Cellular Field a ghost town? Admittedly, that ballpark is eighteenth out of eighteen on my list. It is situated on the often congested Dan Ryan Expressway, with the Red Line in the middle, and has far too expensive parking. The White Sox played the Yankees two weeks ago and struggled to get over 25,000 while the Cubs were simultaneously playing up north with well over 30,000 in attendance. While the White Sox hang banners and compete for pennants every summer they have a hard time winning over fans in their own city, let alone fans nationwide. I just don’t understand.

So while the Cubs will finish 2012 with maybe 60 wins and probably over 100 losses, the White Sox will likely win the division with a chance to bring the second World Series to Chicago in seven years. Despite this stark difference, the Cubs will continue to dominate the Chicago baseball vernacular. The same outcome could happen year in and year out and the Cubs would still sell out Wrigley Field while the Sox would still charge $30 for parking and have a whole lot of empty seats.

All this being said, Chicago is the greatest sports town I have ever been to, and if you are a Cubs fan like me, I urge you to stick with Theo and company. To you White Sox fans, I would be shouting Sox talk on mountain tops and through megaphones. You should be dominating baseball in Chicago instead of taking the backseat to the ever-lowly Cubs. Prove me wrong, Theo.

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Chicago: two shades of baseball

“So while the Cubs will finish 2012 with maybe 60 wins and probably over 100

losses, the White Sox will likely win the division with a chance to bring the second

World Series to Chicago in seven years.”

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The Indiana State basketball program, under the direction of third-year head coach Greg Lansing, has announced its completed 2012-13 schedule.

The season gets underway with an exhibition contest on November 1 against Lewis University which begins at 7:05 p.m. (ET) inside the Hulman Center.

The regular season begins on November 9 at UCLA. Both UCLA and Indiana State have been led by head coach John Wooden, with Wooden leading the Sycamores during the 1946-47 and 1947-48 campaigns. The two teams have played just once in the past when the Bruins earned a 112-76 victory in Terre Haute on December 5, 1964.

“This is going to be a lot of fun for our fans to be able to experience something like opening at UCLA,” Lansing said. “With coach Wooden having started his career at Indiana State coupled with the fact that they have completely renovated Pauley Pavilion, it is going to be a special night for both programs. They are going to have some of the all-time UCLA greats back for that game so it will be a neat experience to be able to see some of those guys. It is an unbelievable challenge for us to start our season there against one of the top teams in the entire country.”

The campaign continues with two consecutive home games, the Sycamores against Winthrop (Nov. 13) and Truman State (Nov. 17). ISU will battle in-state rival Ball State on the road (Nov. 20) before returning home to take on High Point (Nov. 25).

ISU will welcome former Indiana star Steve Alford and his New Mexico team to the Hulman Center on December 1 in the Sycamores’ annual appearance in the MVC/Mountain West

Challenge Series. Tip-off is set for 2:05 p.m. (ET).The Sycamores will then travel to Morehead State on

December 8 for a return game in the Bracketbusters series. ISU then travels to IUPUI on December 15.

Indiana State will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate in the Diamond Head Classic from Dec. 22-25 in games that will be nationally televised on the ESPN Family of Networks. ISU will take on Ole Miss in front of ESPNU cameras on December 22 to open their play in the tournament, and will also play games on December 23 & 25.

“It is going to be great to have coach Alford back in the state of Indiana with a New Mexico team that is going to be ranked in the Top 25 this season,” Lansing said. It will also be good for the program to participate in another ESPN Tournament over the Christmas week in Hawaii. We have tough road games at Ball State and Morehead State scheduled as well. So, this will be a difficult non-conference slate, but hopefully it will be one that the fans will enjoy.”

Missouri Valley Conference play begins on December 30 when they host Illinois State at 1:05 p.m. (ET). ISU then will go on a two-game road swing beginning at Northern Iowa (Jan. 2) and concluding at Creighton (Jan. 5).

Bradley comes to the Hulman Center on Jan. 9 before traveling to Southern Illinois for a Jan. 12 contest. ISU will return home on Jan. 16 to take on Missouri State before also taking on Evansville at home on January 19.

The Sycamores will play a single road contest at Illinois on Jan. 22 before returning home for its second game of the season against Northern Iowa on Jan. 26.

ISU will conclude play in the month of January on the 29th as they travel to Wichita State and also begin February on the road at Drake on Feb. 2.

Creighton and Southern Illinois will visit Hulman Center on Feb. 6 and Feb. 9 respectively as the MVC slate continues before traveling to Missouri State on Feb. 12.

ISU stays on the road to battle Bradley on Feb. 16 and returns home to face the Shockers on Feb. 19. The Sycamores will then take a break from the league schedule to participate in the Bracketbusters series between a window of Feb. 22-24 and will then host Drake on Feb. 27.

The Sycamores will travel to in-state MVC rival Evansville on March 2 to wrap up conference play during Wildcard Weekend.

“The league is so good. During this process I am never one to worry too much about where and when we play each opponent because we have to play each of the league schools twice anyway,” Lansing commented. “I really appreciate the work of Doug Elgin and Jack Watkins as well as the entire Missouri Valley staff because this job has to be as difficult as it gets. We open up against a very good team here and then go on road to play the top teams in the league. It won’t get any easier as we move through the schedule and that is what is great about the MVC.”

All institutional as well as Missouri Valley Conference and other national television broadcast dates will be announced at a later date.

The annual Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament will be held from March 7-10 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

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ISU’s Jake Kelly at the ISU vs. Drake game (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)


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Sycamores continue to show commitment to community as Volunteer Fair hits the Dede Plaza

Various organizations descended to Dede Plaza Wednesday to recruit ISU students to volunteer their time and services at their local organization. The annual event is part of the campuses continued commitment to community by emphasizing students learn the value of assisting those in need (Photos by Christina Heaton).

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