Changing Lives
This issue of the magazine examines different aspects of crime and punishment including, the cost of educating prisoners, an outlaw who kept a safe house in Terre Haute, and an alumnus who spent his career working for the FBI. Spend time with a university employee who can determine personality through handwriting and a professor who uses Shakespeare to help prisoners change their lives.
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‘In Bad Company’
Mark Hamm spends time in prisons and alleys as part of his “seat-of-the-pants” research into the lives of Neo Nazis and terrorists.
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Unshackling Shakespeare
Laura Bates has spent decades working with those labeled “the worst of the worst” while using Shakespeare to help change their lives.
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‘Brainwriting’
For Theresa Ortega, handwriting is more than words on a page. It tells a person’s story with his or her strengths and weaknesses or even criminal tendencies.
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Alumni Feed
Mark Edwards’ interest in John Dillinger began in his youth. After his move to Terre Haute, he found stories about the bank robber abounded.
Athletics
Sophomore running back Shakir Bell made some noise during the 2011 football season that echoed back in numerous awards, including being named a finalist for the prestigious Walter Payton Award.
Alumni Profiles
From the time he was 12 years old, Rodger Grinley wanted to work for the FBI. The ISU alumnus, who recently retired, shares stories from his 27 years of service battling spies and drugs while visiting exotic locales.
Research
A forensic accounting minor at ISU moves graduates to the center of criminal investigations as they comb through numbers looking for fraud and embezzlement.
ISU Events & Activities
Sycamore Athletics
- Second-Half Run Sends Sycamores Past Panthers, 71-60
- Sycamore Athletics Presents The 3-Game Fan Pack
- Webb Wins Heptathlon At Grand Valley State Big Meet Saturday
- Women’s Basketball Gameday Central: Sycamores Host Panthers In Pink Day At Hulman Center
- Sycamores Break Two NCAA Records, Defeat Southern Illinois
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‘In Bad Company’
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Unshackling Shakespeare
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Devil in the Details
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Recent Articles
‘A Little Mystery’
An Indiana State University professor and students are piecing together the clues of those buried in a forgotten county home cemetery, including discovering how many have lain at rest since at least the late 1800s.
Discussing Death
Criminology 200 gives a basic overview of crime topic and theories. In the Fall of 2011, instructor Melissa Benningfield decided to discuss a special topic of the students choosing. They voted for the death penalty.
‘Anything You Want – For a Price’
Although Terre Haute’s residents spearheaded a campaign to clean up the town after a national magazine labeled it “Sin City,” the city’s past has not been forgotten.
Performing Internationally
The international community presented its International Idol competition. Students performed a variety of talents as a panel of judges determined the winner.
Playing To Win
ISU student, Solly Burton, the 2011 National Mandolin Champion, sits down with Brent McPike.
Classroom to Honor Treasury Agent
Mike Blackwell has fond memories of visiting his father Mark Allen Blackwell’s office in the Federal Building and playing pinball. Now, he has named a room in honor of his father in the building being converted to offices and classrooms for the Scott College of Business.
March On! campaign exceeds goal
The March On! The Campaign for Indiana State University ended with $86.7 million in support of students, faculty, programs and facilities.
Indiana Society of Chicago Honors ISU, Terre Haute
Indiana State University and the city of Terre Haute were in the spotlight when the Indiana Society of Chicago Foundation hosted the society’s annual Anniversary Dinner.
Excellent and very thorough article about Theresa!! What a talented and knowled