End of Fall Semester

It is the end of the fall semester and students are done with the stress of finals. Freshman Christian Worpell awaits his ride to head home for the holidays.

Homecoming: Fraternity and Sorority Tug-of-war

Fraternity's and Sorority's here at ISU compete in the Greek Tug- of-War during Homecoming.

The Phi Delta Theta Thanksgiving

The Brothers of Phi Delta Theta and their families celebrate the holiday of Thanks by having a carry-in dinner.

Sycamore Profile: Matt Lakes

Matt Lakes is a sophomore at Indiana State from Marion, IN. During his four years at Marion High School, he competed in three sports which included cross country, track , and basketball. Matt is currently a Business major, but is in the process of changing his major to Communication. He is also a member of the Phi Delta Theta chapter at Indiana State.

Student Run Town Hall

Filmed and Edited by Jake Embrey

Behind the Scenes of "The Sports Show"

Students at ISU work on the live television production for "The Sports Show" produced by WISU.

Author: Zach Graham

HMSU Extended Hours

The Hulman Memorial Student Union; home of Burger King, Taco Bell, and various other food vendors has decided to stay open later than usual during finals week. HMSU will be staying open until 2:00am during study week and finals week. For more information, visit: http://www.indstate.edu/hmsu/latenight.htm

Pictures courtesy of HMSU

Author: Jeremy Lewis

Quote of the Week

"Take calculated risks. That is quite different than being rash."- George S. Patton

Sycamore Video Members Team up and Win Worldwide Competition

John Wakim and Jon Moore, juniors at Indiana State and members of Sycamore Video were recently announced as the winners of the InternationalStudent.com annual video contest. Moore discovered the contest and will be using the winnings to finance his spring semester in England. "I never thought in a million years that a rap video I made thanks to help of my great friends would grant me something amazing. I really can't say thank you enough to John Wakim, Chris McCoy, and Chad Schoffstall for all their help. Not to mention everyone else that had a hand in this video."

The video can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGeKNSIv9NY and be sure to take a look at all the other videos by John Wakim.

This Week at ISU

Residence Hall Association Study Party

The Residence Hall Association, the second largest organization on campus, held a study party Monday, November 28. Students were able to craft their own stress balls, decorate ginger bread houses and play games. Everyone was welcome to come. RHA even handed out paper bags with candy in them and study tips to help students prepare for finals.

There will be plenty more parties where this came from. For more information about RHA activity, visit them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/130426630318733/ .

Author: Jeremy Lewis

Photos by: Jeremy Lewis

New to ISU: Professor Susan Sharp

Susan Sharp earned an A.A. in education from Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a B.S. in psychology, graduating magna cum laude from Old Dominion University in Virginia and an M.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois in Champagne-Urbana. Her master’s project addressed the issue of balancing advancements in police technologies with civil rights, especially regarding fingerprint databases, surveillance equipment and police car equipment that allows law enforcement officials access to personal information by entering license plate numbers. She has worked at a features reporter for several newspapers, including the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia and the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, Virginia. She has hiked about 800 miles of the Appalachian Trail and hopes to complete the remainder of the 2,200-mile footpath without being eaten by bears. She lives in Terre Haute with her kitty, Puffycat, who rules the household with an iron paw.

International Idol

Quote of the Week

“Never, never, never, never give up.”- Winston Churchill

This Week at ISU

Quote of the Week

"If you would create something, you must be something."-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Sycamore Profile: Jeremy Lewis

Jeremy Lews graduated from Terre Haute North Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. He is a sophomore at Indiana State University majoring in Electronic Media and Public Relations with a minor in Civic Leadership. Jeremy hopes to enter the film industry and kick off his screenwriting career. In his spare time Jeremy enjoys writing screenplays, maintaining his website, working on films, and hanging out with friends. Jeremy recently assisted in the film, "In a Cage" by Dream Come True Films.

Jeremy Lewis Production Assistant for "In a Cage"

Dream Come True Films of Clinton, Indiana recently shot a full feature length film in Clinton. The film is about domestic violence and how one woman tries to help her neighbor escape from an abusive husband. Our very own Jeremy Lewis, was on set as a Production Assistant for this film which included handling equipment and assisting in filming scenes. The production part of the film is done and has moved into post-production and is expected to be done come April 2012. For more information about the film and Dream Come True Films, visit http://www.dreamscometruefilms.com/.

Pictures courtesy of Dream Come True Films, LLC