January 10, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

Indiana State Universitywww.indianastatesman.com

Volume 120 Issue 41

Sophomore center Justin Gant faces a Bradley player on the court during a MVC match-up on Wednesday night at the Hulman Center. He was the � rst player for the Sycamores to reach double � gures (13 points) in the game (Photo by Joe Butler).

PAGE 4

PLUGGED IN: Is laptop usage a distraction?

Three Sycamores reach double-digits in scoring in 68-53 win over the Bradley University Braves

MIDWEEK VICTORY

ISU has garnered the reputation as a “laptop college” through its scholarship program and rental opportunities. However, students and professors remain divided on how the technology is best used.

BRIANNE HOFMANN AND ELIZABETH DAWES News Editor and Reporter

SEX TRADE: ISU professor researches in Thailand, Cambodia PAGE 10

#CutForBeiber: Hashtag ‘s message is no laughing matter

PAGE 6

PAGE 12

• Friday, January 11, 2013 www.indianastatesman.com

News

812-237-4102

mail.indstate.edu

HMSU 143 - 550 Chestnut St.Terre Haute, IN 47809

P: (812) 237: 3025 F: (812) 237-7629

Ernest Rollins Editor-in-Chief, [email protected]

Mae Robyn Rhymes Photo Editor, [email protected]

Gabi Roach Student Advertising Manager, [email protected]

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

Indiana State University installed its first wind turbine, an 18-foot vertical tower that generates up to 11,000 kilowatts per year, just shortly before winter break 2012. Last semester, students could be seen all over campus calculating wind speeds to determine the most beneficial spot for the turbine.

After analyzing more than 50 places, Sycamore Towers was selected as the location for this estimated $50,000 project. The wind turbine came to life through the collaboration between professors teaching and students taking environmental sciences classes.

“Students have been contributing to this project for more than two years,” said Jim Speer, associate professor of earth and environmental systems. “Over 400 students in Environmental Science 110: Introduction to Environmental Sciences conducted the data collection to find the best locations for the wind turbine. Students from the Environmental Science 460: Conservation and Sustainability of Natural

Resources class also conducted research on the potential location and energy production of the turbine.”

As part of the university’s “Climate Action Plan,” adopted in September 2010, the wind turbine is one step toward carbon neutrality, which means the university will have a net zero carbon footprint. Developed by 60 ISU faculty and staff, the Climate Action Plan creates and implements ways for ISU to operate more sustainably.

“[The wind turbine] provides a symbol of ISU’s commitment to sustainability,” Speer said. “It provides clean energy for the campus, although we estimate it will only provide about five percent of the

Condit House’s energy needs, for example. It also provides equipment that our students can use to study technology and data that is collected through time.”

Last semester, ISU’s Institute for Community Sustainability announced a turbine-naming

contest. With a winner not yet selected, the institute extended the deadline into spring 2013.

The winner will be announced and a prize given during the dedication. Submissions can be given at http://unboundedpossibilities.com/institute-for-communit y-sust a inabi l i t y /campus/wind-turbine.aspx.

Speer hopes to see more turbines on campus in the university’s near future.

“If students vote to approve the small sustainability fee of $0.50 per

credit hour, that would provide enough funds for two or three more wind turbines in just the coming year,” he said.

ISU harnesses the power of the windSara Palmer Assistant News Editor

“[The wind turbine] provides a symbol of ISU’s commitment to

sustainability.”

Jim Speer, professor of geography and geology

ISU’s new wind turbine at Sycamore Towers will generate up to 11,000 kilowatts of energy every year (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

Brianne HofmannSara Palmer

www.indianastatesman.com Friday, January 11, 2013 •

Congress kicked off New Year’s Day by not plummeting off the “fiscal cliff.” Headlines around the world, such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and CNN.com, declared the fiscal cliff avoided, for now. Universities, students and financial aid offices will see changes in the future as a result of these decisions.

The fiscal cliff deal included a five-year extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit, according to the American Council on Education’s website. This benefits 9 million college students and their parents by allowing them to claim up to $2,500 in college expenses on their income tax returns.

“I spent about $300 on books this semester,” said Dusty Rhode, an Indiana State University junior business major from Acton, Ma. “I will definitely claim those.”

Some of the information available to students on the American Council on Education’s website claimed that federal student loans will not be impacted and Pell

Grants are actually increasing. However, according to Mark

Kantrowitz, founder of the financial aid advice website Finaid.org, Pell Grants could be cut by as much as $400 and work-study jobs may be harder to come by. The deal also includes spending cuts that will go into effect on March 1, which may significantly impact higher education, according to the American Council on Education’.

Kantrowitz also noted some positive outcomes—the Tuition and Fees Deduction was extended for another year, allowing students to claim up to $4,000 in tuition expenses. Taxpayers

can now also claim interest on student loans after five years, due to the Student Loan Interest Deduction

provision. “I think that tax breaks for college students aren’t a

terrible thing,” Rhode said. “The emphasis we put on a college education grows with every generation and the job market is getting extremely competitive. College is already very expensive and graduating with a four-year degree and thousands in debt can be crippling.”

Congress may have avoided the fiscal cliff now, but still more important questions about higher education wait for the March 1 deadline.

Whether dangling off a fiscal cliff or simply trying to balance a checkbook, Rhode knows financial planning is an important skill for college students, especially when facing an uncertain future.

“Right now I’m putting five percent of every paycheck into a 401K, which is matched by my employer up to four percent,” Rhode said.

“I also have a few Roth IRAs set up. I have taken out a few student loans, but they’re unsubsidized, so I don’t have to worry about interest on those just yet.”

Sara Palmer Assistant News Editor

Is your money at risk?How college students will survive the fiscal cliff

“College is already very expensive, and graduating with a

four-year degree and thousands in debt can

be crippling.”

Dusty Rhode, junior business major


Indiana State’s laptop usage policy, which can be found on ISU’s website, suggests four options for professors to employ in regard to laptops in their classrooms.

The options range from required everyday use in the classroom to forbidden laptop use at all times.

William Wilhelm, a business education, information and technology professor, allows regular usage and feels students are responsible for their own learning.

“This is not middle school, and I’m not going to make it so by being a hovering teacher who monitors laptop usage,” he said.

“College students are adults and should be treated that way. If students don’t stay engaged in the class because they’re surfing the web for non-related content, it’s their choice.

“Intelligent students will stay engaged.”Although there are guidelines in the ISU Code of Student Conduct regarding

electronics usage, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Information Officer Lisa Spence said the university doesn’t specify for students how laptops can or should be used in the classroom.

“Individual faculty members establish their own practices,” she said. According to the ISU Code of Student Conduct, under the policy of Academic

Integrity, students can’t engage in any actions that “obstruct or disrupt any instructional activity.” This is clarified in the handbook to include abuse of computing resources or “communication devices.”

Kendra Mang, a senior family consumer science education major, said she sympathizes with the professors who choose to restrict laptop access.

But she admits to finding those restrictions inconvenient.“I think students abuse the power,” she said. “At the same time, though, it was

frustrating not being able to take notes when I wanted.” Andrew McCarty, an ISU alumnus, said distractions like Facebook and Twitter didn’t

seem to be an issue when he attended school three years ago. “Half the class would have their laptops open, but it wasn’t as much of a problem

then,” he said. “The professors wouldn’t talk about it.” Whether or not professors choose to monitor laptop activity during class, Mang

agrees that the instructors aren’t overstepping their boundaries. “It’s their class and they have the right,” she said.

“This is not a middle school ... intelligent students will stay

engaged.”

William Wilhelm, professor of business education, information and technology

Students use their laptops in popular spots on campus like the Commons. Lately, though, laptop usage has been unwelcome in certain classrooms (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1


News

[email protected]

812-237-4102

Opinions

[email protected]

Alice Brumfield

Contact Us Make your opinion heard by

submitting letters to the editor of the Indiana Statesman.

Letters must be fewer than 350 words and include year in school, major and phone

number for verification. Letters will be published with the

author’s name, year in school and major. The Statesman

editorial board reserves the right to edit letters for length,

libel, clarity and vulgarity.

Opinions PolicyThe Indiana Statesman

opinions page is an opportunity for the Indiana State University community to express its views.

The opinions, individual and collective, expressed in the Statesman and the student

staff ’s selection or arrangement of content do not necessarily

reflect the attitudes of Indiana State University, its Board

of Trustees, administration, faculty or student body. The

Statesman editorial board writes staff editorials and

makes final decisions about news content.

It is thought that in the human thought process, most people see black and white. A few see shades of grey, but the majority of the human race defines things in simpler terms. Good is good, bad is bad.

Why are people driven to do good or why do people do bad things. Some argue that it’s the environment. Others argue it’s innate. Why not both? Who’s to say that an environment shapes the way you think and allows you inborn abilities to manifest

themselves in a way that is not the path that someone else had predicted for you?

To expound, let’s take a look at the character Bruce Wayne, or as he is known by night, Batman.

Wayne was only ten years-old when his parents were murdered before his eyes. As an entitled citizen of Gotham City, he was expected to be a billionaire-playboy-philanthropist with a wild side. To those he sees outside of the mask and to those who do not know his secret, that is who he is. The deeper truth of Wayne is revealed when he takes of his mask and puts of his face.

In the Batman re-launch trilogy, Batman is far darker and more cunning than any version of him before. He is seen not as a comic book type hero any more, but is portrayed to the world in a realistic approach. He is someone that society can relate to because we see his life through more of a humanized approach.

As students at ISU we need to take the Batman approach. All our lives we are told that if we go to school and earn a degree we will get a good job and make lots of money. But what about, as stated by Batman’s trainer and mentor in the series Ra’salGhul, we

devote ourselves to something else entirely, and better who we already are?

What if students came to college to learn to be something that is normally stated to them as impossible and unachievable? The changes at ISU would be astounding. Instead of allowing the environment to affect us negatively and allow our natural born qualities to be squandered, we should take hold of who we are and make society see us in that light.

Batman does just that. He doesn’t allow the criminal environment to change him into something of the like, but devotes himself to making a change within his city. He earnestly desired to become something better than who he was. We should do the same. We are the generation that can make a change for the better. All we have to do is wake up and say, “today is the day.”

Batman and potential

JonStephensThink About It

Self-harm shouldn’t be a trending topicTrending topics on Twitter

aren’t usually something as serious as the one this past week. Statistics show that nearly one in five females and one in seven males engage in self-harm each year. This is a really sensitive topic and is a huge issue, so when Internet pranksters created fake twitter accounts with the hashtag, “Cutting For Bieber,” I almost threw up. After reports surfaced on the internet of Biebs alledgedly smoking weed, numerous bogus fans created the

fake self-harm tag to poke fun at the delicate topic.

Whether any real self-harm was done due to this topic is still unknown. The other question: why would people actually harm themselves for a popstar? Many people self-harm for drastic reasons and the fact that some would actually cause themselves pain over a teenage boy with nice hair completely disappoints me.

The fact that people can simply joke around about this very serious problem is outrageous. Personally, I’ve known many teens that have dealt with self-harm. After presenting on the topic of self-harm at a middle school leadership summit two years ago, a girl came up and talked to me about her experience.

After feeling alone and numb, this young girl got the help she needed to help her deal with her very serious problem. Many Twitter users even went so far as posting “Cutting for Bieber” pictures of themselves where they are cutting paper with scissors or with ketchup s m e a re d

a c r o s s their wrists.

When I found out about how

insensitive and repulsive these people were, I shuttered.

I t ’s sad to see our generation make fun of a topic where kids are simply screaming for help. Self-harm is a mental disease and people are making it out to be a joke. Many teens have turned to self-harm due to depression, which is a chemical imbalance in the brain making you feel alone, numb and helpless.

The awareness of mental diseases is so low, especially at a college level. Healthyplace.com

says that many students turn to self-harm, eating disorders or even fall into depression at this time in their lives. This immature social media stunt truly makes my blood boil. “Cut For Bieber” true fans go for the throat, so get on with it” one of the tweets reads, joking about the topic. Luckily though, many other people are outraged by this stunt. UNICEF tweeted, “#selfharm is no joke. All children

have the right to a safe and protective environment.”

Nobody seems to understand the magnitude of this issue and how

disrespectful it is to the people that have suffered through it. I don’t believe cutting should be

taken lightly. I am disappointed and honestly, pretty angry at this joke. Much

like most entertainment news, this story will soon fade and be forgotten. However, the pain people felt when they were ridiculed and made a mockery of will not. As I told people about “Cut for Bieber”, I could see disgusted and baffled looks arise. This prank shows complete immaturity. For people to twist self-harm into joke to get a popstar’s attention is sick.

If you or someone you know is dealing with self-harm or other serious mental illnesses, please contact Indiana State’s Student Counseling Center at 812-237-3939 or take a visit. The counseling center is located on the third floor of the Student Services Building, located on North Fifth street.

Kenzie McAdamsProve Them Wrong


Nearly two years prior to the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Jared Loughner opened � re in a Tuscon, Ariz. parking lot, killing six and wounding 13. Among the critically injured was former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Gi� ords, who was shot in the head.

Gi� ords’ story of triumph was a media favorite and justly so. Her � ght in the months following was no longer her own; she was living now for the six taken, too.

But when Loughner’s day in court had � nally come, a voice other than that of Gi� ord’s husband, who was

speaking on her behalf, held my attention. Mavy Stoddard’s spouse had died protecting her

during the incident. While her injuries may not have been as devastating as Gi� ords’, she was just as

entitled to her anger as anyone else. However, she used her time at the stand to do the unexpected.

“You took away my life and my reason for living. And you did this because you wanted to,” said Stoddard. “But I forgive you.”

Forgiveness is an act widely ignored by the media and society. � e Sandy Hook massacre and Tuscon shootings have been handled much in the same way—there were outcries for gun control change and punishment for the assailants involved. Any talk of forgiveness was either overshadowed by the latest in proposed gun policies or, as sad as it makes me, what some air-headed celebrity’s thoughts were on the right to bear arms.

Tragedy is tragedy—regardless of age, gender, race, location, casualty number or nature. It shouldn’t be measured and it won’t go extinct. Whether 20 children are murdered, a superstorm causes billions of dollars in damage or six men rape a woman on her way home in New Delhi, India, it happens

everywhere and it will never be stopped. We can run the gun control issue into the ground

if that feels natural to us. We can point � ngers at our politicians, blame a deeply � awed mental health system or demand the Federal Emergency Management Agency get it together. As soon as the collective anger dies down and we think we’ve truly made our dent in the world, another tragedy will strike.

Where we have power, though, is in our hearts. � e parents of those children ruthlessly slain aren’t

on television discussing gun laws; they’re at home, in church or whatever location brings them minor comfort, privately struggling to put the pieces back together. Some of those parents may remain angry for the rest of their lives.

However, I can guarantee that several will decide to forgive Adam Lanza and will, therefore, show that troubled young man that he didn’t succeed in stripping their humanity.

Forgiveness to those who don’t deserve it?

BrianneHofmannWrite and Wrong

An age of awesomenessWhen it comes to cell phones,

essentially everyone has one. It is to the point now that if someone doesn’t, they are considered out of date and even. Go anywhere on a college campus, and students will be walking around with their phones or iPods. Cities like London have been putting up padding on their lamp poles so people not paying attention won’t hurt themselves when they run into them. While these cases are something of an issue, technology is a great thing and it’s here to stay.

I was sitting in class and my professor turned on a documentary called “Digital Nation” that was about how technology is a� ecting the brain of students, and these

scientists think that it isn’t for the better. In an experiment they conducted using various

numbers and letters, they told the participating students that the multitasking they thought they were so good at was actually pretty terrible.

When my professor asked the class what we thought about these outcomes, we were pretty annoyed. We didn’t feel that the experiments had given us a fair opportunity.

What person just sits there trying to multitask with even and odd numbers and letters in their everyday life?

We all agreed that if they were going to do that

experiment again, they needed to do it with actual phones and the Internet because that is actually what we use when we are multitasking.

Technology has made life so much easier in so

many di� erent ways. When I was younger, if you wanted to call a person, you had to call the home phone and pray that someone of importance was there. We had to turn to books instead of a search engine.

Now, with a couple types of the keyboard and a quick trip to Google, we have vast amounts of information at our disposal. Everything that is

available now is a tool to help people get around quicker and more e� ciently.

� e generation of kids who grew up in the early 90s have grown up with the ever-changing technology, but those above them are calling us the “Lazy Generation.” Why? Because we don’t have to go to the library every time we want to know something? Because we can text multiple people at a time without having to see them face to face to make plans?

� is generation is still socializing and normal, but in a di� erent way. With the help of smart phones and laptops, we have managed to collapse space by talking to a person in real time, while texting to � ve other people on our phones.

� is generation is, if anything, more social than any other generation before it. It is just doing it with more people and in di� erent ways than any generation before it.

While there are people who take this technology to an extreme, they are the exception. Not everyone is constantly glued to their phones or unable to separate their real life from their virtual one.

To those who are constantly calling this generation of students lazy and unable to do anything, watch your tongue. Your ways are dying out and what we are doing is actively participating in the future.

Just because you aren’t sure how to work your computer doesn’t mean you can just call us lazy and inept. Technology is constantly changing, and our technological advances just so happen to be really awesome ones. Technology will only get more awesome as time goes on, so stop being a kill-joy and let us help you come into the platinum age of

Alice Brum� eld� rough the Looking Glass


News

[email protected]

812-237-4102

Features

[email protected]

Richelle Kimble

Upcoming Events

Friday Once in a Blue Moon - BingoDede I7:00 p.m.

All-Star Honor Band WeekendTilson Music HallAll Day

Saturday


Faculty Artist Series Faculty Chamber ConcertUniversity Hall4:00 p.m.

Sunday


Dave Taylor ISU Communications and Marketing

For more than 40 years, Joyce Dabner battled substance abuse but the 58-year-old grandmother has been clean for the past 15 months. She credits Maggie Lewis, executive director of Dove Recovery House for Women in Indianapolis, for helping turn her life around.

“She has encouraged me to get my life together, showing me how to be a mother, showing me how to be a sister, just showing me some things that I didn’t get in life,” Dabner said of Lewis.

When Democrats looked for a leader of the City-County Council of Indianapolis and Marion County following the 2011 election, they turned to Maggie Lewis, confident of her ability to lead in the face of divided government. When the votes were tallied, Democrats gained a 16-13 edge on the council but Republicans held on to the mayor’s office.

Leaders of both parties praise her selection.“Maggie’s strongest suit is her ability to

communicate. There are 29 personalities; there are 29 priorities and Maggie is able to bring all of those interests together,” said Democrat Steve Talley, a former council president.

“We have had a good relationship ... with her reaching out to me as different issues have arisen. There have been no surprises,” said Republican Mike McQuillen, the council’s minority leader.

The Maggie Lewis, who helps women break the cycle of substance abuse, is the same Maggie

Lewis that keeps the legislative body of the nation’s 12th largest city running smoothly is no surprise to those who know the 1999 Indiana State University graduate.

“She has always been a woman of integrity and a woman of intelligence. She was industrious and a leader when I knew her so I knew great things were in store for her,” said Dorothy Simpson-Taylor, who served as special assistant to the president for ethnic diversity when Lewis attended Indiana State during the early 1990s.

Lewis said Simpson-Taylor “was an absolutely wonderful person” to have in her life while she was on campus. Seeing this other African-American woman in a leadership role, she just reached out to Simpson-Taylor.

While a student at Columbus East High School, Lewis worked as a nurse’s aide.

When she enrolled at Indiana State in the fall of 1990, she planned on becoming a nurse but a health education class prompted a change of plans.

“I realized nursing wasn’t where I really wanted to go. I felt like I wanted to do more of the education piece,” Lewis said.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in community health education, Lewis stayed at Indiana State and completed a Master of Public Administration degree with an eye toward a career in non-profit organizations.

“When I think of Indiana State, I really believe that I grew up on that campus. Like everyone, we learned how to budget, learned how to survive on your own,” Lewis said. “Mom

and dad aren’t there but yet there is still this family feel to the campus so I literally feel like I grew up there.”

It was at Indiana State that Lewis first experienced diversity on a large scale and the experience taught her “to accept people for who they really are.” She also developed strong friendships and a great appreciation for what family really is.

“I understand now that you’re not defined by DNA. That’s not necessarily what makes a family; it’s experiences and relationships that are important.”

Among Lewis’ many relationships at Indiana State was one with her future husband, Leroy Lewis III, whom she proudly refers to as her “college buddy.”

ISU alumna makes

influential strides

in public sphere

Maggie Lewis serves as executive director at Dove Recovery House for Women in Indianapolis (Photos courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

“When I think of Indiana State, I really believe that I grew up

on that campus.”

Maggie Lewis, ISU alumna

CONTINUED ON PAGE 9


After completing her master’s in 1999, Lewis worked at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute before moving to Indianapolis for a job with Lutheran Family and Child Services, followed by a stint working with homeless veterans through the Salvation Army. She worked as a self-employed consultant for a time before deciding to look for what she described as another “real job” after winning a special city-county council election in 2008. That “real job” was her current position with Dove Recovery House.

“Maggie is the light of the Dove Center. She has done a wonderful job here. Our program is so much better thanks to her,” said Sherri Womack, a case manager at the facility, located just east of downtown Indianapolis.

“She’s a hands-on executive director. She’s not afraid to get her hands dirty and help everyone out,” said Celli Dugger, a case manager. “She’s also very fair. She listens to both sides of everything before she makes a decision.”

It is her communications skills and her way of reaching out to others that make Lewis a true public servant, not just a political leader, according to her city-county council

colleagues, who say she is the right choice to lead the council in the face of divided government.

“Maggie is able to bridge all the gaps and

is very determined to get all the information that she needs. She is very effective in getting that information to the councilors,” said Talley. “A number of us had known Maggie

for her work in the community and we felt she would be a very fine consensus person.”

Then there is that smile that brightens up a room and serves to put just about anyone at ease.

“She is very charming. Her personality and demeanor are true assets as she treads the water trying to put together different initiatives with her fellow councilors,” said McQuillen.

Lewis proved her mettle to McQuillen shortly after she become a councilor and long before assuming her current leadership role.

Simpson-Taylor, Lewis’ mentor at ISU though never officially taught her has long championed servant leadership —leading by example and by helping others. Now retired and living in Indianapolis, Simpson-Taylor has been able to track Lewis’ recent achievements and pronounces her a true servant leader.

“There is a saying in the African-American community that we lift as we climb and she is an example of an African-American woman who is lifting as she climbs,” said Simpson-Taylor said.


Lewis chats with two clients in her office (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).


Jennifer Sicking ISU Communications and Marketing

Though Catherine Tucker spent two weeks of December in Thailand and Cambodia, she didn’t spend it on the beach or seeing famous ruins. The Indiana State University assistant professor of the communication disorders and counseling, school and educational pschology department traveled with Destiny Rescue to learn about human trafficking.

Destiny Rescue is an international non-profit organization that helps children leave the sex trade and saves them from human trafficking. It also provides counseling and training for new employment in sewing shops, jewelry making, coffee houses or hair salons.

Additionally, Destiny Rescue provides housing and income so the children are less likely to be forced back into the sex industry.

“It’s a natural extension of my clinical and research work with children who have experienced trauma,” Tucker said.

While in Cambodia, Tucker, who is also the coordinator of the clinical mental health counseling program, consulted with staff members regarding some children’s mental health issues.

“I was reminded again that human beings are extremely resilient, even in the most dire circumstances,” Tucker said. “Children can make immense progress very quickly when given the smallest opportunity. Also, I am reminded how critical it is for every child to have at least one adult who cares deeply about him or her and is genuinely invested in his or her well being. That is often all it takes to raise a child out of despair.”

More than two million children are forced into the sex trade every year, according to the 2012 “Global report on Trafficking in Persons,” conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The

same report stated that the trafficking of children has risen seven percent since 2003.

Between 2007 and 2010, there was a reported number of 29,000 victims around the world. The largest number of cases came from Southeast Asiia with an estimated 10,000 incidents.

“We do not have the luxury of ignoring what happens ‘over there’ to ‘other people.’ We live in a global age,” Tucker said. “When slave labor is as commonplace as it is in much of the developing world, it has an impact on our economy. Have such large percentage of the world’s children growing up illiterate and unhealthy means a huge loss of human potential.”

In May, Tucker plans to return to Thailand and Cambodia with a group of Indiana State students, who will also be researching and learning about human trafficking. Tucker said she hopes the trip helps students develop an enduring curiosity about the world and its people.

“I also hope they come away understanding that changing big problems isn’t a job for someone else; it’s something each individual must do,” Tucker said. “If every person lived his or her life as if they could impact the evils and wrongs of the world instead of waiting for someone else to do it, imagine the impact that would have. Human trafficking is a global problem, but everyone can do something.”

ISU assistant professor researches human trafficking overseas

A group of children at a prevention program in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

“If every person lived his or her life as if they could

impact the evils and wrongs of the world instead of

waiting for someone else to do it, imagine the

impact that would have.”

Catherine Tucker, ISU assistant professor


Austin Arceo ISU Communications and MarketingIndiana State University and Arts Illiana will sponsor

an inaugural festival to showcase cultural performances of Wabash Valley residents from around the world.

The first International Music and Dance Festival will be on March 23 at 2 p.m. Indiana State will host the event featuring musical and artistic performances highlighting cultures from around the world. Many other groups, including the Arts Council of the Wabash Valley and groups representing international residents of west-central Indiana, are teaming up to organize the event.

“The event is for the entire community to learn about different cultures around the world,” said Zachariah Mathew, director of the Office of International Programs and Services at ISU. “We are in a global society. It is an opportunity for people to contribute to the international community that we have in the Wabash Valley.”

The event will feature amateur performances from students at local universities and longtime valley residents. Auditions will be held on Feb. 9, with video auditions due to Arts Illiana by Feb. 4.

“This is a chance to really recognize and really celebrate a truly global perspective that we have here in Terre Haute,” said Jon Robeson, executive director of Arts Illiana.

“Sometimes the international populations in Terre Haute don’t get to share some of our commonalities, and we want to try to open up the international community for people, while opening more of Terre Haute to people from around the world.”

A dozen groups, including organizations from ISU, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the Terre Haute community, have already signed up to audition for the festival. The event will feature performances that are expected to be about five to six minutes in length, Mathew

said.This is the first time such an international event featuring

people and cultures from around the world has been organized in Terre Haute, Mathew added. While some cultural organizations have hosted their own events, this is the first time that they will join together for a single event.

“This is not just a cultural show,” Mathew said. “This is arts. This is a means of expression.”

While other events have included international residents performing, this is the first time that such an event is being organized solely to feature cultural performances, said Pat Grigg, one of the event’s organizers.

“Having many contacts with international groups who have performing arts talent in the area I thought that an international music and dance festival would be a good way to bring them together,” Grigg said. “When I presented the idea to the different organizations it was received with much enthusiasm.”

The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required because of limited seating capacity for the audience, Robeson said. Tickets are available through Arts Illiana, located on North Sixth Street between Cherry and Wabash Streets.

International residents of Wabash Valley to showcase culture at music and dance festival

A group of Indiana State University students performs at International Idol in 2011. The International Student Organization, an ISU student group that organizes International Idol, is among the groups collaborating on the International Music and Dance Festival scheduled for March 23 (Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing).

“The event is for the entire community to learn about different

cultures around the world.”

Zachariah Mathew, director of the Office of International Programs and Services

Led by a balanced scoring attack and lock down defense, the Indiana State men’s basketball team (10-5, 3-1 MVC) improved to 3-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play with a 68-53 win over the visiting Braves of Bradley (10-6, 2-2 MVC) Wednesday inside Hulman Center.

Throughout the opening minutes, the Sycamores used a balance scoring attack with five different Sycamores recording points in the first 11 minutes of action and shooting 50 percent as a team from the floor

With just over eight minutes remaining in the first half, the Sycamores extended their lead to six at 20-14 following an Manny Arop layup and free throw by junior Dawon Cummings.

The Braves battled back over the next three minutes before using back-to-back baskets off turnovers to take their first lead of the game at 23-22.

The Bradley lead was short lived thanks to a pair of Justin Gant free throws and a jumper by freshman Khristian Smith to give the Sycamores a 26-23 lead.

The Sycamores held onto a three-point lead for the remainder of the half, holding a 28-25 advantage at the break.

Smith led six Sycamore scorers with eight halftime points coming off 3-4 shooting from the floor and 2-2 from the charity stripe.

Gant also added seven points while the Sycamores held the Braves to just 34 percent shooting as a team.

Coming out of the locker room the Sycamores began to heat up on offense hitting four of the their first five shots of the second frame. Arop got the Sycamores going with a mid-range jumper followed by a Mahurin bucket to give the Sycamores a seven-point advantage at 32-25.

Following the first media timeout of the second half, freshman Devonte Brown hit a pair of free throws and sophomore Jake Kitchell recorded a layup to give the Sycamores a 10-point advantage at 41-31.

The Braves battled back with a five point run with just over ten minutes left to play to cut the Sycamores lead to five at 45-40 before making it a one possession game with 7:30 left to play.

Kitchell ended a four-minute Sycamore scoring drought with a layup to followed by an Arop jumper to move the Sycamores back in front of the Braves by seven and force a Bradley timeout.

Jake Odum extended the Sycamore lead even further with just over four minutes to play as he banked in a triple with the shot clock running down to give ISU a 55-46 advantage.

Gant became the first Sycamore to reach double figures off a pair of free throws following the under four minute media timeout to give the Sycamores their largest lead of the game at 57-46.

The Sycamores grew their lead to 15 over the final minutes and went on to defeat the Braves by a final score of 68-53.

Bradley was led by a 15-point effort from Walt Lemon, Jr. The Braves recorded 12 steals in the contest, paced by five from Dyricus Simms-Edwards and four from Lemon, Jr.

The Sycamores improved to 34-2 when holding opponents to 63 points or less and 13-0 when holding opponents to 53 points or less under head coach Greg Lansing.

ISU is 3-1 to start MVC play for the first time since a similar start in 2007-08. The Sycamores are 10-5 to begin the season for the second consecutive year.

With the win the Sycamores have now won four straight home contests against Bradley and five in its last six attempts against the Braves.

Gant and Arop led the Sycamores with 13 points each while Odum added 11. Nine different Sycamores scored in the contest and as a team Indiana State shot 50 percrnt from the floor. Junior RJ Mahurin and Cummings led the Sycamores rebounding effort with six boards each.

Defensively, the Sycamores held the Braves to 21-66 shooting for 32 percent while out rebounding the Braves by a 38-34 margin. Indiana State is a perfect 6-0 on the season when outrebounding the opposition. The Sycamores recorded a season-best nine blocked shots, including a season-best three from Gant.

The Sycamores will return to action Saturday when they travel to face the Salukis of Southern Illinois at 8 p.m. in Carbondale, Ill.


Blaine Kinsey ISU Athletic Media Relations

Sycamores win battle against the Braves

Junior Manny Arop hits the lay up in Wednesday’s matchup against the Braves (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

“The guys were fighting ... I thought we finished better

tonight than what we’ve been doing even in some of

our close games.”

Head men’s basketball coach Greg Lansing, in post-game interview

via www.GoSycamores.com

Sports

[email protected]

Jared McCormick

Upcoming Events

Women’s BasketballFridayat Des Moines, IA. Vs. Drake at 8:05 p.m.

Sundayat Omaha Neb. Vs. Creighton at 3:05 p.m. Men’s BasketballSaturdayat Carbondale ILL, vs. University of Southern Illinois at 8:05 p.m.

Track and FieldSaturdayat Terre Haute, IN. Illinois State Dual at 12:00 p.m.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 237-3035 OR COME TO HMSU 143 TO APPLY

The Indiana Statesman is hiring both Summer and Fall 2012 Advertising Representatives.

Jared MccorMick Sports Editor

Junior Anna Munn drives the lane against a UNI player (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

The Indiana State women’s basketball team currently holds a nine and four overall record on the season, including a split one and one in conference play. The Sycamores have been able to find success despite only having one senior, guard Taylor Whitley, on the team. Despite splitting the past month with three wins and two losses, the Sycamores are looking to the post season and their efforts will stop at nothing less.

ISU at University of Tennessee

MartinThe Indiana State Women’s

team proved that they have determination when they pulled out their fifth straight victory of the season in a thriller against University of Tennessee Martin. The Sycamores were able to battle with the Skyhawks through regulation and into overtime. Junior Anna Munn produced

her second consecutive career high scoring rout by dropping 25 points in her 45 minutes of play. A technical foul called on the University of Tennessee’s head coach Kevin McMillan allowed for Munn to finish the game with the game winning free throw and the Sycamores emerged with a 73 – 71 road victory.

ISU vs. Chicago StateThe Sycamores never trailed in

their victory of the Chicago State Cougars. The victory for the Sycamores marked a 6 – 0 record for their home nonconference schedule. ISU started with a 13 – 3 run and they never let off the gas until the end. The Sycamores continued a seven game home winning streak stretching back to last season’s 63-51 victory over Wichita State on Senior Day. The Sycamores had two players, freshmen Marina Laramie and Kasey Johnson, who posted career highs in

scoring during their 69 - 35 victory.

Women’s Basketball to face the Dogs

“It has been fun to watch this team

grow.”

Head women’s basketball coach Teri

Moren

CONTINUED ON PAGE 14



ISU at ButlerThe Sycamores traveled to

Indianapolis to challenge in-state rival Butler University and bring an end to their non-conference play this season. The Bulldogs snapped the Sycamores six-game win streak with a final score of 56 – 45 inside Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs were 14 for 18 from the free throw line in the second half and the Sycamores could never regain the three-point lead they had going into halftime. Even with the loss, the Sycamores finished with an 8 – 3 nonconference record which was the best mark among all teams from the Missouri Valley Conference.

ISU vs. BradleyThe Sycamores extended their home

winning streak against the Bradley Braves by producing a 55 – 54 victory. The Sycamores were battling from behind for much of this competition, but a strong performance in the second half allowed for the Sycamores to emerge as the victors. Senior Taylor Whitley was able to shoot the game winning free throw with 7.5 seconds left on the game clock to finish the amazing second half come-back from the Sycamores. This win also marked the 16th consecutive victory over the Braves at home.

ISU vs. University of Northern Iowa

The visiting Panthers of Northern Iowa were able to snap the Sycamores perfect home record by a score of 54 – 52. The Sycamores and Panthers exchanged the lead for much of the contest, but a last minute shot fell in favor of the Panthers and halted the Sycamores’ home winning streak. This loss put the Sycamores at an even one and one for conference play.

Indiana State hits the road for the first time in Missouri Valley Conference play traveling to Drake tonight, followed then by Creighton on Sunday.

Freshman Kasey Johnson shoots a layup (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

APARTMENT FOR RENTOne or two bedroom,

second � oor apt for rent. All utilities, cable and w/d included.

$600/mo plus deposit. (812) 241-6936

FOR RENTClose to campus.

Two bedroom, one bath. $500/month plus gas and electric.

Security deposit required. (765) 592-1401

SPACIOUSThree bedroom home.

Clean, updated W/D hookup.933 S. 4th St.

$525+deposit+utilities.(812) 240-2331(812) 535-1291

www.indianastatesman.com Friday January, 11 2013 •

Classi� edsBIZ OPPORTUNITIES

FOR RENT

SECERET SHOPPER NEEDEDDependable individuals needed

for a one-time secret shopping experience at a

local women’s health center (part of a national a� liate).

Must be a 19 to 24 year old female. All medical expenses will be

promptly reimbursed for this basic health screening

(approximately $60). In addition, a $50 stipend

will also be provided upon completion of a brief, online survey.

Please reply to [email protected]

NOW RENTING FOR FALL 2013We have studios, 1-14bedroom apartmentsand houses. They are

close to ISU and downtown.Many include some utilities and Wi-Fi.

Check us out at sharp� ats.com

or give us a call at(812) 877-1146

NEAR ISU4 bedroom 2 bathroom house.

Garage, fenced yard, C/Awith new furnace, roof,

water heater.2222 1st Ave.

(812) 870-4421

APARTMENT FOR RENTNear Campus -Clean.

Two Bedroom$500 per month

plus gas and electric. Security deposit required.

(765) 592-1401

To place a classi� ed ad call: (812) 237-3025

fax us: (812) 237-7629

stop by the o� ce: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Room 143, HMSU

or send us an email: ISU-statesmanclassi� [email protected]

Liner RatesRates are for the � rst 20 words. Extra words are 15¢ each.Business Classi� edsOne liner ad for one issue: $7.00Business Frequency DiscountSame liner ad in three or moreconsecutive issues: $6.00 per issue

ISU Organizations*Fraternities, sororities, student organizations and departments (includes Greek notes): $5.00 per issueDeadlinesFor Monday Issues: 3 p.m. ThursdayFor Wednesday issues: 3p.m. MondayFor Friday issues: 3 p.m. Wednesday

Ad Classi� cationsBusiness Opportunities, Career Services, Check-It Out, Child Care, Employment, For Rent, For Sale, Greek Notes, Internships, Jobs Wanted, Lost and Found, Personal, Resumes/Typing, Roommates, Services, Spring Break, Subleases, Tickets, Travel, Tutoring, Vehicles, Wanted to Buy

Song LeaderCasey United Methodist Church

in Casey, IL is looking for a part-time

Contemporary Worship Service Song Leader beginning

March 2013. Pay will be $100/week.

Contact Casey United Methodist Church at (217) 932-5281

for job description and application information.

EMPLOYMENT

SUDOKU ANSWER


Kevin Jenison ISU Athletic Media Relations

Indiana State will host Illinois State Saturday in the ninth renewal of the Coughlan-Malloy Cup Series at Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology.

On the women’s side, it will be a battle of two top 25 teams as the 18th ranked Sycamores hosts the 25th ranked Redbirds. Both men’s teams are also highly regarded with Indiana State ranked 35th nationally and Illinois State 68th.

The competition will be held at the Rose-Hulman Sports and Recreation Center as part of the Terre Haute Double Dual. Along with the battle between the two Missouri Valley Conference foes, the Rose-Hulman Engineers will host Illinois Wesleyan and Washington University of St. Louis in a Division III competition at the same time.

“This is the only time this season that our fans will be able to see us in action in a home meet,” John McNichols, Indiana State men’s track & field commented. “It is always an exciting competition between us and we will be competing on one of the best, if not the best, 200 meter indoor tracks in the nation. “The women’s competition will be equally exciting.

Angela Martin, Indiana State women’s track & field coach believes that the Illinois State team is well balanced and matches the Sycamores in strength.

“It is certainly going to be a close competition from the field events through all the running events”, said Martin.

Action begins at 12:30 p.m. (ET) with the field events. Track competition begins at 1:15 p.m. (ET) with the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdle preliminaries. The meet is expected to

conclude at approximately 4:30 p.m. (ET). Indiana State has won seven of the eight previous Coughlan-

Malloy Cup meetings including the last six. Both the Sycamore men and women have won seven of

the eight meetings with the men winning six straight and the women having their streak of seven straight stopped last year with a four point loss.

“We are looking to start our streak again on Saturday,” Martin said.

Terre Haute native, sophomore John Mascari will run in his first 3,000-meter competition of the indoor season and McNichols believes the freshman will continue his outstanding distance running from the cross-country season.

This will also be an opportunity for local fans to watch

Olympian Greggmar Swift compete in the 60 meter hurdles along Kevin Piraino and Maurice Lyke who are competing for the first time this winter.

A featured battle of the day will be in the women’s shot put and women’s weight throw as senior Sycamore Felisha Johnson and Illinois State’s Brittany Smith battle for the fourth straight year.

Johnson currently leads the nation in both events while Smith, an NCAA finalist a year ago, was recently placed on the Bowerman watch list.

The Bowerman is the Heisman of track and field comppetition.

“One of the key things about this meet is knocking the rust off after the Christmas break,” McNichols said. “Most of the athletes trained well over the break and it will be great to see them compete on a fast track.”

Sycamore Track and

Field to host Illinois State

at Rose-Hulman on

Saturday

Sophomore thrower Sean Dennis hurls a throw (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

“It is certainly going to be a close competition from the field events through all the

running events.”

Head women’s track coach Angela Martin

Junior Rachael Johnson competing in the high jump (Photo by Mae Robyn Rhymes).

January 10, 2013

Documents

Transcript of January 10, 2013