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Volume 120 Issue 27

STUDENTS PETITION

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Ten Indiana State University students are petitioning in hopes of changing the current academic dismissal grade point average back to 1.0.

Inspired by their 1960s counterculture and protest course,

the group banded together to protest the change. Last fall, ISU lowered the academic dismissal GPA from 1.0

to .85 a� er retention rates decreased to 58 percent.Junior tailback Shakir Bell breaking a tackle during the ISU vs University of South Dakota game (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

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(Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

ISU students seeking signatures to raise the current academic dismissal GPA from .85 to 1.0.

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BRIANNE HOFMANN Assistant News Editor

According to Faculty Senate minutes from Oct. 27, 2011, ISU dismissed 322 freshmen after fall 2010 and placed 422 on academic probation, which concerned former Faculty Senate Chair Steven Lamb.

He said that the drop in retention took place “at that point in time that [ISU] instituted the ‘below a GPA of 1.0, and you are dismissed’ rule.”

After that rule was implemented, academic dismissals steadily increased with each year, Lamb said. He purposed that the senate relax some of the policies and “look aggressively for solutions.”

“Regardless, we are in a crisis,” Lamb said. “It approaches unethical behavior to admit a body of so-called ‘qualified’ freshmen and after just one semester, determine that 30 percent of them are failing to meet the grade and then dismiss 43 percent of that 30 percent. The impact that this can have on the campus climate could be devastating.”

The Faculty Senate ultimately agreed, approving the motion to modify the freshman dismissal standards from 1.0 to .85 on Dec. 8, 2011.

In turn, dismissals decreased with 276 students earning less than a .85 and 124 of that group receiving a 0.0 during the 2010-2011 academic school year.

“Whatever those reasons are, it doesn’t matter to people because when you lower a standard of expectation, it’s putting a tarnish on the prestige of a degree from ISU,” Teresa Williams, a sophomore English major and member of the group, said.

Ishaan Vadhera, a senior marketing major and group member, said the dismissal policy “disenfranchised” those students under the bottom line, creating a distance between those who excel and those who don’t.

“It’s like academic segregation,” Vadhera said. “The school’s authority is telling you ‘you’re not good enough so let us lower down our standards.’”

In fall 2011, once students were dismissed, 116 of the 276 appealed and were permitted to return to ISU the following spring. Upon their return, these students participated in the Academic Opportunity

Program, which assisted them through peer mentoring, advising and specialized teaching.

Williams said that while she was supportive of programs that “helped students help themselves,” projects such as AOP were risky investments.

“These people that are struggling are using resources like the [AOP] and little

hand-holding programs that the university has instituted—You know, the little mommy programs that teach them how to do their laundry or make their soup,” she said. “That’s fine—everybody should learn those things, but not on my college dime.”

Williams said they’ve been collecting signatures for a little over a week, reaching out to members of the Greek community, fellow classmates and faculty. They have brought

the topic to the Student Government Association and are planning to meet with Associate Dean of Students Al Perone,

as well. However, they want to keep the petition out for “as long as it takes.”

By Thursday, over 300 students had signed, many of who were parents of current students as well as potential students, Williams said.

English graduate student Samuel Franklin, who signed the petition, said that the lowered GPA gave students an excuse to “not take college seriously.” He added that devaluing the college degree was “unfair” to both students and faculty.

“Such a low dismissal GPA lowers the credibility of an ISU degree,” Franklin said. “How hard can it be to receive one if the danger of failing is almost nonexistent? There is no challenge. Education needs to be earned, not handed out.”

He encouraged students and ISU graduates to sign the petition and to speak out against university policies for the sake of ISU’s future.

“If we do not take active roles in shaping our campus policies, those policies will then be shaped for us, and we may not like how they turn out,” Franklin said.

Anyone interested in signing the petition may contact Williams at [email protected].

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“It’s like academic segregation. The school authority is telling you you’re not good enough so let us lower down our standards.’”

Ishaan Vadhera, senior marketing major and member of the group

ISU’s current academic dismissal GPA is .85, but some students are petitioning to have it raised to 1.0 (Illustration by Jamie Nichols).

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A team of Indiana State University professors received a National Science Foundation grant of more than $190,000 to create an innovative device they hope will transform automotive engineering technology education.

The ISU researchers received the funding for their project, “CULMINATE: Customized Laboratory using Microcontroller for New Automotive Technology Education.” They propose to create a microcontroller board, a device that looks like a computer motherboard featuring different components, that would help teach automotive engineering technology students how microcontrollers function in vehicles. The devices are becoming more prominent in automobiles, underscoring the need for students to learn about them, said Yuetong Lin, associate professor in the department of electronics and computer engineering technology. He is the lead researcher on the project.

“The idea of the microcontroller board is that it has the core of any commercial products out there, but it’s also going to integrate some key components for some automotive sensing and controls,” Lin said. “With the commercial board, everything is fixed on.”

The team first received the idea after Xiaolong Li, assistant professor of electronics and computer engineering technology, attended an NSF conference and saw that a friend had created a different kind of customized microcontroller board.

“They are mainly used for computer engineering or electrical engineering programs,” Li said. “We wanted to develop a different board which is specifically for an automotive engineering program.”

The customized board would allow for the different components used in microcontrollers in vehicles to be included in the educational board so that students could learn about them. A customized board also will allow for components to be interchanged; the commercial boards available for purchase have components that are soldered onto the board, Lin said, so they can’t be taken off.

The National Science Foundation promotes interdisciplinary work among engineering and technology fields, Lin said. Xiaolong Li, assistant professor of

electronics and computer engineer-ing technology (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

Technology professors receive NSF grant to create educational device

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This project combines the microcontroller boards that are common in computer engineering technology, but customizes them for the automotive engineering technology field to train students.

Some people have the impression that they just need to learn about mechanics to understand vehicles, said Lin, who added that “today in cars, you cannot really separate mechanical and electrical” systems.

“If you go to a Honda or Toyota assembly line, you can see a lot of work highly automated, and it’s not just the mechanical line using bolts and nuts,” he said. “Transforming technology education definitely can help students realize that now all of these fields are interconnected.”

The team of researchers includes M.Affan Badar, chair of the applied engineering and technology management department, and Phillip Cochrane, associate professor in the department of applied engineering and technology management. The grant, which is for about $195,000, is for three years. The group plans to create and develop the board over the first two years, then have students test the board the final year.

The researchers also plan to host

conferences with technology educators to inform them of the board, and the significance it will have in teaching automotive engineering technology to students.

“This grant provides a financial commitment to a project that could provide great strides in the way that college students learn about technological systems in automobiles,” said Bradford Sims, dean of the College of Technology. “The National Science Foundation’s multiyear commitment to this endeavor indicates the significance that this can have not only for Indiana State University, but for students learning about automotive engineering

BriefDavid Wright named new interim director of Residential Life

Veteran administrator to serve as the new interim director of Residential Life.

David Wright was selected by Indiana State to replace former residential life director Rex Kendall. Kendall moved on from residential life to serve as director of the Alumni Association. Wright’s appointment is effective immediately and will continue until June 2013.“David’s leadership with residential life, as we continue to enhance the unit’s contribution to student success, will no doubt be valuable,” Joshua Powers, interim associate vice president for student success, said in a press release regarding Wright’s appointment.

Wright worked at Indiana State University since 1979 and was recently the director of student academic services.

“I’ve been pleased to work with the staff in the Student Academic Services Center and am excited about the role they will play in making Indiana State’s new University College a success,” Wright said according to a university press release. “I’m also excited to return to work with my colleagues in residential life and be part of the great work they do in serving students.”

Wright completed a bachelor’s degree in history at Indiana State in 1973 and a master’s in criminology in 1977.

“This grant provides a financial commitment to a project that could provide

great strides in the way that college students learn about

technological systems in automobiles”

Bradford Sims, dean of the College of Technology

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About this time last year the Indiana Statesman published an editorial entitled, “Miss ISU: No woman left behind?” exploring the judging criteria behind the pageant. Here’s a chunk of the piece:

“Out of those 16 contestants, how many of them were overweight? How many of them were awkward? Too tall? Too short? How many under privileged? How many had self-esteem issues?

And how many of them could easily be classified as intelligent?”

The reactions after its release were unforgettable and unanimously negative. Outrage and disdain poured into the newsroom via e-mails, letters, online comments and phone calls.

Many of the angry voices were those of previous contestants, one of whom was also a former columnist for our paper and Miss ISU winner.

But my most distinctive memory from all the fuss came days later. I was heading into Hulman Memorial Student Union, when two of my co-workers stopped me at the steps. “There’s a group of women waiting outside of the office,” one editor said. “They’re pissed and they want names.”

I proceeded with caution through the doors, eyeing each of the women as I passed. I couldn’t make out what they were saying because they were loudly speaking all at once. I gathered, though, they weren’t in the mood to sit and discuss the editorial; rather, they wanted to personally scold whoever was responsible.

That person happened to be me. Our editorials are, of course, the

collective opinion of the entire editorial staff. Ideally, a topic is brought before the group of editors prior to production; we kick back thoughts on the subject and come to a collective deduction. It is, then, up to one of the editors to write this down for publication.

Ideally. During this particular instance, however,

I wrote my opinion and since it met no opposition from the rest of the staff, it ran the next day. This is not a common occurrence.

Those women followed me into the office, asking the news editor about the author. Thankfully, the staff saved my hide by protecting my anonymity, but it didn’t stop me from listening to their concerns.

Naturally, these women disagreed with everything I wrote. Above all else, though, they didn’t understand how I could write about an event I didn’t even attend. This is where their anger was entirely justified; as I did not go and formed my opinion based

on other pageants I’d seen off-campus. So I stopped by the event and I will say, I

see it differently now. These women, regardless of their abilities,

intellect and appearances are celebrating their differences and achievements. Moreover, they’re putting those attributes on display for complete strangers, friends, faculty and classmates to see. I can’t begin to imagine how nerve-wracking, frightening and exhilarating that must be—and I commend them for juggling those emotions and doing a task I would never have the guts to do.

Despite my current outlook, I’m neither apologizing for last year’s editorial nor defending my original thoughts. Those words are in black and white forever and will continue to be interpreted however the readers wish to interpret them. Nothing I write now will change the impression that was created.

I will say that the original editorial wasn’t meant to degrade or insult these women. Its intended purpose was like that of any other opinions piece: to provoke thought and conversation—it did accomplish that goal. After finally attending the event, some of my views remain intact. What I developed in the process was a matured perception of these ladies. Competing in a pageant is no easy task and certainly not something I can dissect without being on stage myself.

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Knowledge needs a friend called wisdomIn Plato’s allegory, “The

Cave,” he said humanity is engulfed in darkness, in a cavern where only shadows can be seen. The philosopher Descartes stated, “I think, therefore I am.” John Locke retorted in kind that the former is untrue. It isn’t important whether or not knowledge is innate or learned or shadowed or enlightened. But it does matter what one does with knowledge, how one

wields that power. If one were to use knowledge in a manner

of humanitarian self-sacrifice, then that knowledge, innate or not, is being used

for a good cause, though to use knowledge for personal gain is not a “horrible sin.” People want things. They have needs and desires that require fulfillment in order to continue basic human functioning. They have knowledge that they use to gain said needs and wants. That is how society works. Consumers and producers make the economy flourish or collapse. People use knowledge to gain.

Humanity is in a constant struggle for power. All wars, whether physical, spiritual, emotional or monetary, all have one common question that must be answered. That is: “Who gets the final say so?” Or in other terms, “Who is the final authority?” In religion, it is between God and man. In politics, it is between two parties, each with separate knowledge and methods of using it. In all, it comes down

to who is the victor. The victor is normally the one with the most knowledge; however, it can happen that the victor be the one who wields it best.

Knowledge is fantastic and should hopefully be pursue vigorously. Yet even more so than knowledge, one should pursued wisdom. Wisdom is the understanding that is used in compliance with knowledge in order to utilize it to the fullest. Without wisdom, knowledge is a waste. Yes, knowledge can be used to gain, create, or destroy, but with wisdom one learns how to use it correctly and when to use it. When one wields wisdom and knowledge together, they are the victor, the leader, the champion and can use what they have to serve the greater good.

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Abortion is arguably the most contentious political topic in this election, and it should be. We as the American people are deciding whether we will or will not allow the arti� cial termination of pregnancies and as such we should look at all points of view involved, except one: religion.

Religion has no place in the abortion debate because it cannot be reasoned with or persuaded. It is not interested in facts and statistics. Rather, religion is concerned with faith in the words of deities, which by nature cannot be questioned or discussed in a critical light. Religion

has no factual basis for its assertions regarding abortion aside from the claim that it “goes against God’s will.” In the end, religion’s dualistic nature simply does not allow for the open and reasoned debate needed to settle the abortion issue.

is is not to say that the religious are not allowed to have an opinion on the topic of abortion; that is a freedom of all Americans. But if we are to decide what women are and are not allowed to do with their bodies, we better have damn good scienti� c reasons for our decision. e founding fathers created our country with a division between church and state for a reason. Individuals have a right to their own religion, but they do not have a right to impose their religion on others; that is precisely what religious arguments in the abortion debate attempt to do.

If we are to settle the abortion debate, we must look at how we de� ne personhood and whether or not abortion violates the rights of unborn children. We must closely examine claims that abortion is disproportionately used by minorities, resulting in a sort of willing genocide. We must consider the rights of the mother in cases of rape or terminal pregnancies. We must predict possible social consequences of banning abortion, such as the increases in genital mutilation alleyway abortionists might in� ict upon scared and desperate women.

We must consider preventative measures such as providing better funding to sex education programs and contraceptive disbursement programs at institutions such as Planned Parenthood. All of these factors provide evidence and logical, scienti� c reasons for supporting or opposing abortion that can help shape our decision. We must look at all of these possible issues in a scienti� c light because abortion is a grey issue; it is too complex to � t into the narrow, black-and-white dichotomies put forth by religion.

Individuals may oppose abortion because they want to protect the potential lives of unborn children that have basic rights, or they may support abortion because they want to protect rights of women instead of infringing upon them for the sake of a cluster of cells that cannot feel or think. People may put forth these arguments because of personal experience, unbiased statistics, or logical reasoning, but they cannot use religion to support their views if we are to have a just and agreeable resolution to the issue of abortion.

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Because of their fantastic ability to twist and bend and stretch the truth, many politicians do not technically lie. With that being said, would you say they are honest? For most people, the answer to this question is an emphatic, no. Many people use truthfulness and honesty interchangeably today when in fact these concepts are not the same. All honest people must be truthful, but many truthful people are not honest.

A truthful person is truthful when he or she has to be truthful or when they can be caught in a lie. For example, a girl walks into a

convenience store with a couple of her friends and steals a candy bar. When she arrives at home and walks in the door with her two friends, her mother sees the candy bar. Her mother, who loves chocolate, asks if she can have a bite. e girl hands her mother the candy bar and says, “of course.” e mother, unable to restrain herself, eats the entire candy bar. e mother, feeling bad for eating the entire candy bar, asks her daughter how much she paid for it and tells her that she will give her money to buy another

one. is girl looks at her friends and wants to lie but she knows that her friends know that she stole it so she tells her mother that she stole it from the convenience store down the street.

e key element in this scenario is the girl’s friends. e girl does the right thing because her friends will know that she is not being truthful if she lies. e “truth” in this situation is de� ned by her friends because they know what really happened. e girl can be caught in this lie and she knows it. It is for that reason that she tells her mother the truth. Had this girl made her decision to tell her mother the truth independent of her friends or anyone else, then she would be considered honest.

Honesty is impossible to see from the outside because an honest person is truthful when they don’t have to be. ey are completely truthful even when a lie could bene� t them and has no chance of ever coming back to haunt them. An honest person does not manipulate or hide any of the facts. It is for these reasons that most people never achieve honesty.

For example, a man is sitting in a dark board room with a panel of employers interviewing him for a possible job that he has wanted his entire life. One of the interviewers tells him that they will only consider people for the position he is applying for

if they viewed the company’s website before the interview. e man just recently set this interview up and hadn’t had time to view the website. e man knows nearly everything about the company because his brother worked for the company a few years ago and told him everything there is to know about the company. Because of this knowledge, the man knows that he could probably answer any question about the website if the interviewer decided to quiz him. e man responds by telling the interviewer that he has not viewed the website and apologizes. He does not make any excuses. He rises out of his chair and walks out of the board room.

is man had everything to gain by lying, but instead, he told the truth. He did not bend or twist the truth or make a single excuse. is man showed the one aspect of life that many of us never realize. is man showed that you can’t invent or choose what’s true. e truth isn’t a decision or even a belief. It doesn’t matter what you say or what you believe if it’s not the truth because the truth won’t change for you. You have to change and adapt to the truth. Anything less is fantasyland and meaningless. Live a life of integrity and it will be a life of greater happiness than a life of success built on lies.

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The lone boy studying doesn’t notice it until it takes him over completely. The stifling warmth begins to soak into his bones. His hands drift to rub at his drooping eyelids, trying to invigorate some energy back into them. Slowly, yawns begin occurring on a regular basis. Eventually, he unconsciously gives in to the heat, the drone of voices, the comfortable chair that he’s been sinking into for the past few hours and falls into sleep.

Many ISU students fall prey to this trap and can be seen conked out in the armchairs on every floor of ISU’s library. Monotony in a study setting can sometimes be harmful to a student’s work ethic. Whether boring oneself to sleep or staring at the same stretch of white-painted concrete bricks for hours on end, occasionally students need a break from routine to kick their study sessions into high gear. Starbucks, Grand Traverse Pie Company, Coffee Grounds and Java Haute are alternative locations for students to study.

Starbucks CoffeeIf the library and the Cup and Chaucer prove to be too stifling for

students, perhaps one of the Starbucks Coffee shops might be a nice change. There are three Starbucks’ in Terre Haute: one on 25th and Wabash, on US 41 and at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore close to campus.

The Starbucks in the bookstore provides light and with an abundance of windows, allowing natural light to pour in, giving it a cheerful atmosphere. High ceilings lend a very open feel to the space, even if the seating arrangements appear a tad small.

If claustrophobia in a crowd is an issue, this Starbucks is situated in just the right way in the spacious store to not feel overly crowded, even with a long line of customers.

The shop is relatively quiet even with a small crowd and soft noise

playing in the background. “It’s spacious and quiet here, an overall nice space to study,”

Starbucks employee Marcus Bunch said.However, the constant whirring of coffee machines, cash registers

and slightly noisy heating and cooling systems have the potential to throw students out of their study zone.

Plug-ins are abundant so there aren’t any worries as far as lap tops are concerned and if money is an issue, Starbucks features a frequent buyers card for drinks and provides moderately priced snacks. Freebies include a steady supply of ice water and samples of drinks and pastries.

According to freshman English major Alejandra Coar, concentrating on studying might be easier with friendly workers and relaxed ambience.

“This place has a nice, relaxed atmosphere, but it’s not overly silent. There’s an ambience that makes it more informal and easy to study here,” Coar said.

With the venue being less than a five-minute walk from campus, Starbucks in the bookstore is a prime study spot. The other Starbucks shops require driving given the significant distance from campus, but provide a more secluded atmosphere since they aren’t connected to a retail store.

Grand Traverse Pie CompanyIf students are craving something a bit more substantial than a

coffee, the Grand Traverse Pie Company, also a five-minute walk from campus, is the place to go.

With an abundance of seating space mixed with warm colors and a fireplace, The Pie Company provides a homey, cozy atmosphere without feeling too cramped. Several large booths and tables make the shop perfect for group work.

“We welcome groups and we’ll reserve rooms, which we don’t charge for. Big fraternity or sorority meetings or clubs can come in and we offer specials for a large group,” manager Steve Huddleston said.

The booths are padded and comfortable; the chairs in the center, however, are perhaps too high off the ground for comfort.

With the amount of seating around the shop, crowdedness isn’t really an issue. Though, the Pie Company is a public restaurant, thus students risk being interrupted by children or families.

“[The Grand Traverse Pie Company] seems pretty quiet and a good place to come close to campus,” said freshman and Computer Science major Taylor Vaughn, who’s a first timer to the restaurant.

Unlike Starbucks where plug-ins were easily accessible from nearly every chair, The Pie Company only has outlets around the edges, meaning laptops may be in danger if students sit in the center. Wi-Fi is free and not password protected, so a purchase is not necessary. However, if food sounds appealing, the Pie Company has deals for students including a free slice of pie with the purchase of a meal and drink.

The Pie Company provides a stress-free environment that allows students to interact with more of the Terre Haute community rather than simply being on ISU’s campus.


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Coffee GroundsGraffiti on the walls, bricks and dim lighting: Coffee Grounds appeals more

to the inner artist who’s looking for a hole-in-the-wall shop with a cup of coffee complementing them.

The shop at first glance has little lighting coming from dim lamps and overhead lights. The narrow interior feels claustrophobic at first, but after one passes the cashiers station it opens up a bit more with a high ceiling to set off the small space. For this reason, Coffee Grounds is exclusively for individual study time, especially with the sparse seating. The tables are pretty spacious, however, so partner and group work is manageable here.

Being popular among students, Coffee Grounds is the most crowded of the study venues, with people at nearly every table. Though, the noise from patrons is kept to a minimum; only the noisy coffee machines and background music break the silence. While one might think the small space would cause patrons to overheat, Coffee Grounds seems to be a bit on the chilly side.

As far as outlets are concerned, once again they lie on the outside walls with no plug-ins to be found in the center seats. Internet connection is password-protected. When students purchase a drink or snack, the barista will provide the password if asked.

Coffee Grounds offers discounts through their frequent buyer card, which provides a free drink after nine purchases. They also accept Blue Bucks, which makes it more student-friendly.

The overall atmosphere is that of a quiet, artsy coffeehouse. Coffee Grounds is a venue that can accommodate both studying students and a friendly coffee date.

Java HauteFor the extroverts who are more interested in friendly service than silent solitude,

Java Haute, located close to the stadium, is a prime location. Cool colors give Java Haute a chill vibe. Space-wise, the shop is nice, roomy and

open with an all-window storefront. The seating is comfortable, minus the standard sets of

stools that make up the center. Everything is spaced fairly far apart in the middle, with booths lining the sides of the shop.

There is also a large outdoor patio for outdoor seating. Additionally, Java Haute has a conference room

available for groups and meetings.“I think we have the most comfortable seating of all the

coffee shops. We’re really accommodating to students and everyone in general,” barista Jessica Medley said.

Java Haute definitely gives off the vibe of being packed on weekends, so study time is best in the off hours during the week. Music is on play as background noise and conversations between patrons are minimal.

Java Haute is especially accommodating to customers, according to barista Omar Bahlool.

“We have quite a large seating area and we’re willing to change anything for our customers—lights, music,

heating, just ask and we’ll adjust it,” he said.Electronics once again seem to be in danger only in the middle of the shop, with

outlets available on the outside walls. Wi-Fi comes with a purchase and is password protected.

Overall, this location has a nice, relaxed, cozy feel. With lots of light and incredibly friendly workers, Java Haute is a prime study location.

Coffee Grounds provides a dimmer, more relaxed setting (Photo by Johnnie Taylor).


Music, dance and food from the other end of the world; annually, the Indian Student Association (ISA) organizes and hosts the Indian Global Night, an evening of Indian culture, color, cuisine and celebration.

On Oct. 27, students and faculty had a chance to join the party in the Hulman Memorial Student Union building. This year’s theme was Raaga: a Fusion of Life. Student tickets were five dollars and everyone else got in for ten dollars.

Apurva Maduranthakam Surenderpal, vice president of the ISA and participant in Raaga, said the event was aptly named since it invites people of all cultures to come together and share the celebration.

“Raaga means ‘all the beads,’” Surenderpal said. “Every bead is called a ‘Raaga’ in [the Indian] music language. All the different beads come together to make melodious music. If you take it in a way, all the different students of different cultures come together to make a nice, beautiful event.”

The event started at 6 p.m., and opened with a classical Indian song and dance called Bharatanatyam, also known as a traditional dance of fire in South Indian culture. The dancer wore bejeweled clothing and bells on her legs, stomping to the beat and mimicking a juggling motion with her hands.

The event didn’t just host classical culture though. Female dancers performed the Bollywood, a modern North Indian song and dance that might remind people of a Nicki Minaj or Rihanna concert.

Also, a Backstreet Boy-esque group called the Soup Boys

enthusiastically invited the audience to join them onstage and dance to Why This Kolaveri Di, a South Indian pop-folk song written and sung by Dhanush, an Indian actor and singer.

Eager audience members literally jumped onstage and learned the moves as they went, provoking waves of laughter and applause. After demanding an encore, the audience got a second chance to try their new moves.

Music wasn’t the only part of Indian culture presented; Raaga also included a fashion show, where traditional and elaborate Indian garb was displayed on a runway. Surenderpal herself was one of the runway models, wearing a red and gold dress.

“We wanted to show all different kinds of dressings,” Surenderpal said. “For example, the dress I’m wearing right now is called a lehenga, which usually the North Indian brides wear … but I believe the sari is the most beautiful dress a person can have. These are the kinds of dresses we wanted to share.”

Before the authentic Indian dinner, Raaga concluded with both the Indian national anthem and the U.S. national anthem.

“Usually it’s been a tradition that our national anthem, and the country in which we are living, the United States, we wanted to sing both national anthems,” Surenderpal said. “I feel like having the national anthems in events like this is a good choice.”

Members of the ISA dance and provide entertainment and culture at the Indian Global Night Photo by Hilary Zeigler).

Indian Student Association

celebrates culture at Global Night

Myles stringer Reporter

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“All the different beads come

together to make melodious music

... all the different students of different

cultures come together to make a nice, beautiful

event.”

Apurva Maduranthakam Surenderpal, vice

president of the Indian Student Association


Finally, the dinner was served and included a truly ethnic menu. There was vegetable samosa, chicken biriyani, paneer butter masala, lamb roghan josh, raita, gulab jamun, and more, putting the finishing touch on a unique and colorful evening.

Preparation for the event isn’t easy, according to Surenderpal.“It took a lot of effort from each and every student [involved],” Surenderpal said.

“Beyond all the differences and all the different work schedules, tight schedules, people came down. Every hand together made this event a success.”

The large amount of people that showed up displayed the event’s success. “We definitely consider it a success,” Surenderpal said. “We expected a 250

[person] crowd and there are more than 250 today. We had the [tickets] sell like water flow. We were out of chairs. I consider that a positive.”

The interesting history, the feel-good dancing and the wonderful food set the scene for an evening of fun, which is exactly what Surenderpal and the ISA were going for.

“The whole objective of the show was to blend with each other [referring to ISU and the ISA] and have a nice celebration together,” Surenderpal said. “We wanted the audience to enjoy [the show]. What we’re trying to do is to tell them [about the Indian culture] and we want the audience to like it and be with us, and that’s what happened today.”

For information on the ISA or to help with future events, contact Raj Basavaraju at 201-668-0472 or at [email protected].

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BriefPE 101 to hold costume Fun Run

This semester’s PE 101 Fun run is being held in conjunction with the Halloween holiday. registration for the run will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. and the run will begin at 4 p.m.

in the North Gym of the Arena. Participants are encouraged to dress up for the event, provided the costumes are family

appropriate. The cost to enter the run is five dollars and all proceeds go support ryves Hall and Habitat for

Humanity. raffle prizes from Chava’s mexican Grill, the Copper Bar, J.Gumbos, roly Poly and Wise Pies will be

given out. There will also be prizes for the top male and female winners as well as the best dressed participant.

The run will be a total of 5k, and will begin on Fourth Street by the track. The route is shown below.


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Upcoming Events

Women’s GolfMonday/Tuesdayat Boonvillie, Ind. for the Charles Braun Invitational at 9:30 a.m.

Women’s VolleyballFridayat ISU Arena vs. Wichita State at 7 p.m.

Saturdayat ISU Arena vs. Missouri State at 7 p.m.

Football

Saturdayat Memorial Stadium vs. Illinois State at 2:05 p.m.

Cross Country

Saturdayat Bloomington, Ind. for the Hoosier Invitational at 3:30 p.m.

Freshman John Mascari of Indiana State’s cross country team made history when he became the first runner in school history to win the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference individual championship.

Mascari ran 24:21 to take the title at the MVC championship meet Saturday at Normal, Ill. As a team the men took runner-up honors, losing to Southern Illinois by a score of 34-40. The women’s team finished sixth.

Men’s TeamThe Sycamores entered the competition ranked first but rivals

Southern Illinois finished first as five Salukis were in the top ten. “Going into the meet I was a little worried about the depth that

Southern had through eight runners,” men’s head cross country coach John McNichols, said. “I thought we matched up well through six, but that edge for them had me nervous. Unfortunately, my fears came to fruition, but it wasn’t from a let down on our part.”

McNichols said the guys ran tough and ran at or near their personal records in a conference setting.

“Mascari was our first individual champion and that is something to celebrate,” McNichols said. “We also had three in the top five. Normally when you run like that you win. This year Southern sort of turned the tables on us from past years.”

Mascari was followed by senior’s Dustin Betz, who finished fourth (24:31) and Albero Escalera who was fifth (24:36).

Other Sycamore finishers were freshmen Taylor Head in 13th (25:03), sophomore Tristan Selby 17th (25:10), freshmen Gabe Ocasio 30th (25:38) and senior Corey Hahn was 40th in 25:49.

The final team standings were Southern Illinois in first with 34 points, Indiana State second with 40 points. Wichita State finished in third with 96 points, fourth was Drake with 137 points, fifth was Northern Iowa with 144 points, sixth was Illinois State with 146 points.

Women’s TeamOn the girls side, they came into the meet ranked fifth, but ended

sixth in a close meet. The meet was won by Illinois State, who scored 42 points to take the title. They were followed by Wichita State in second with 83 points. Southern Illinois in third with 96 points, Bradley in fourth with 112 points, Northern Iowa in fifth with 126 points, Indiana State in sixth with 154 points and Drake in seventh with 170 points.

The team was led by junior Jessica Zangmeister, who finished in 10th with a time of 17:55. This earned her all-MVC honors for the first time. The race was won by Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton of Wichita State in 16:58.

“I’m disappointed because we were sixth. Bottom half of the conference is never acceptable,” Head women’s cross country coach John Gartland said. “Our problem today was a problem we have dealt with for much of this year and that was our fifth position.”

Gartland said Zangmesiter did great and today was a great highlight for her. The second Sycamore, sophomore Nicole Lucas was 17th and she hung in there really well. Then at three and four,

junior Kalli Dalton and senior Hanna Mercer really kept the team in respectable fashion.

“We just didn’t have anyone that could step into the fifth position and that hurt us a bit,” Gartland said. “I give a ton of credit to senior Leeann Michl, who is so unselfish as an elite middle distance runner to come step in and run for us.

Garland said senior Kylee Thacker came back from injury and the others just weren’t quite ready for this experience yet.

Other finishers for the Sycamores were Lucas finishing in a time of 18:08, Dalton in 29th (18:33), Mercer in 37th (18:49), Michl in 67th (19:59), Thacker in 71st (20:18), senior Serena Simeoli in 73rd (20:28) and freshman Amy Hicks in 75th (20:41).

The Sycamores will return to action for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet in Madison, Wisconsin on Nov. 9.

Craig Padgett Reporter

Freshman wins Missouri Valley Conference Championship title for ISU

ISU’s men’s cross country team seconds away from starting the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Championships (Photo submitted by Ayden Jent).


The fifth-seeded Indiana State women’s soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after defeating the fourth-seeded Northern Iowa Panthers in a penalty shootout, 4-3, from the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex.

Despite combining for 38 total shots, Indiana State (7-9-3) and Northern Iowa (8-9-2) played a scoreless draw through 110 minutes on Sunday, with the Sycamores leading 7-3 in shots on goal. ISU also led 12-6 in corner kicks, taking six in each half.

Sophomore Aubrie Musselman led Indiana State with seven shots and four shots on goal during regulation, while freshman Erin Mitchell extended her school record by posting her seventh shutout of the season with three saves. As the match went to penalty kicks, ISU sent freshman Elle Steele, sophomore Natalie Vaught, sophomore Marisa Windisch, junior Shelby Troyer and senior Kourtney Vassar onto the field along with Mitchell in goal.

Mitchell provided the early momentum for Indiana State, saving the first two PKs by Northern Iowa as

Steele and Vaught both scored. UNI got on the board with their next two attempts, while Windisch hit the crossbar and Troyer scored.

After the Panthers scored on their fifth kick, Vassar stepped up and buried her shot into the net to send the Sycamores on to the semifinals. Sunday’s match is officially labeled a draw, but it marks just the third time in school history that Indiana State has advanced in the MVC Tournament. ISU won one game in 2004 and two games in 2008.

Indiana State will head to Omaha, Neb., next weekend, battling top-seeded and regular season champion Evansville on Friday, Nov. 2, at 4:30 p.m. (ET). The second match of the tournament will feature No. 6 Creighton and No. 2 Illinois State after the Bluejays defeated third-seeded Drake in Des Moines, also on penalty kicks.

ISU’s match with UE on Friday can be seen live at http://www.valley-live.tv/ through Valley Live courtesy of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Danny Pfrank ISU Athletic Media Relations

Sycamores “Movin’ on up” in the MVC

Indiana State soccer team celebrates after making the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).

Freshman led the way for the Indiana State volleyball team (3-19, 1-11 MVC) Friday as the Sycamores fell 3-0 on the road to the Redbirds of Illinois State (13-9, 7-5 MVC).

In the first set, the Sycamores got on the board early, taking a 1-0 lead off a Redbird service error. The Redbirds came back strong, however, as they went on to win the set 25-13 over the Sycamores. Senior Shea Doran along with sophomore Kyla Thomas and freshman Victoria Swigart each had two kills for Indiana State in the set while freshman Erika Nord had eight assists and four digs.

The Sycamores found themselves down early as the Redbirds jumped out to a 5-1 lead. The Sycamores came back, however, thanks to kills by Doran, freshman Cassandra Willis and junior Molly Murphy,

to cut the lead to 6-4. The Redbirds answered the Sycamores call and went on to win the set 25-16.

In the third set, the Redbirds again came out firing and took a 4-1 lead over the Sycamores to start the set. Back-to-back Redbird errors made it 4-3 Redbirds but the Sycamores could get no closer as they fell in the final set 25-14 and 3-0 in the match.

Swigart led the Sycamores with a match high 10 kills while freshman Leah Painter added six. Defensively, Doran had 11 kills for the Sycamores while freshman Ashlen Buck had 10 while junior Loni Mackinson had 18 assists and seven digs.

The Sycamores will next take the court on Friday when they host the Shockers of Wichita State at 7 p.m. inside the ISU Arena.

Blaine kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations

ISU Volleyball fall to Illinois State Redbirds

Senior Christie Fullenkamp jumps to serve the ball (Photo courtesy of ISU Athletic Media Relations).


The Indiana State Sycamores showed again this past Saturday why they are ranked number one in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Sycamores defeated the Coyotes of the University of South Dakota 45-14.

The Sycamores overall record improved to 7–2. With this victory, the Sycamores won five contests in the MVFC and is the first time since 1995 that the Sycamores have won five consecutive games Also, this marks the first time that the Sycamores enter MVFC play at 5 -1.

“We learn from the past, but must focus on the now,” senior linebacker Aaron Archie said.

Junior tailback Shakir Bell finished the contest with 152 rushing yards on just 23 carries. This marks the 18th career game for Bell that he has rushed for over 100 yards. Bell is third all-time for Sycamore rushers. Bell needs 554 more yards to reach the second place all time and over 708 yards to reach the first spot all time over former Sycamore Vincent Allen. Bell is currently averaging 144.5 rushing yards per game, which ranks him second in the MVFC and fifth nationally.

Offensively, the Sycamores were 3–4 on third down conversions, sophomore quarterback Mike Perish completed five of seven passes, one which was a touchdown to senior tight end Michael Mardis, and Bell rushed for 150 yards.

By the end of the first quarter the Sycamores had a 21–0 lead over the Coyotes. The Sycamore’s offense was not the only part of the team to be noticed, with a pick-six, senior defensive back Johnny Towalid sealed the end of the first quarter with his interception and score. The Sycamore’s defense held the Coyotes to only 17 yards of total offense in the first quarter.

The second quarter went similarly to the first for the Sycamores. While they only scored one touchdown with a four yards rush posted by Bell, the Sycamores were still able to hold the Coyotes to only around 35 yards of total offense. Archie recorded two tackles for a loss during this quarter of play. The Sycamores were able to go into halftime with a comfortable 28–0 lead over the Coyotes.

“We wanted to be the best defense in America,” Archie said.The third quarter proved to be a

slow start for the Sycamores. Some miscommunications and missed assignments led to the first Coyote touchdown with a little less than three minutes into the third quarter. The Sycamores retained their lead and captured momentum back in their favor. The defensive effort of the Coyotes improved when they held the Sycamores to only a field goal on one of their drives in the third quarter. The Sycamores, however, would find the end zone again off of a 25-yard pass from quarterback Mike Perish to Bell.

The Sycamores should be optimistic to see that the newer generations were taking advantage of the opportunity to play.

Early in the fourth quarter, sophomore defensive back Donovan Layne would record a 52-yard pick six for the Sycamores. The Coyotes would post their last score with about seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Senior defensive back Johnny Towalid made history for the Sycamores, also by posting his third interception-for-score during this contest.

“We will never forget where we came from, but we look to bigger goals,” senior linebacker Jacolby Washington, said.

A few years back the Sycamores held a 1–10 record instead of 7–2. However, even with recent successes the Sycamores

are still not satisfied. “We feel better than a 7–2 team. We are still going to play

with a chip on our shoulder,” Bell said.Head Coach Trent Miles recorded his 20th victory as the

Sycamores head coach with this victory. “The number we are looking at each week is 1; being 1–0

at the end of each week,” Miles said.The Sycamores return to action next week against MVFC

opponent Illinois State. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. and this is the last regular season game. The team will honor the senior graduating class of 2013.

Juniors Calvin Burnett and Larry King celebrating after South Dakota game (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

“We learn from the past, but must focus on the now.”

Aaron Archie, senior line backer

Jared MccorMick Reporter

Indiana State football continues to impress and improve


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