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Author Michael Eric Dyson discussed the issue of white privilege at ISU’s MLK cultural dinner Friday night. Dyson said spending time with people of different races and acknowledging the history behind race in America is the first step towards healing.
Dyson discusses issue of white privilege at cultural dinner Author says spending time with people of different races is ‘not enough’ CINDY HERNANDEZ News Editor | @Cindylu_7
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ward-winning author Michael Eric Dyson addressed the issue of white privilege Friday at Illinois State University’s Martin Luther King Jr. cultural dinner. Before the dinner, Dyson met with ISU students and faculty in a question-and-answer session where he discussed the prevalence of white supremacy in America. “It manifests itself in various ways,” Dyson said. “The tentacles of white supremacy reach long and deep. They are white supremacy sustained by ideological formations that are rather on the surface benign, don’t look destructive, don’t look weaponized but they are.” Dyson touched on the recent incident between a teenage supporter of President Donald Trump and a Native American elder outside of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington as an example of white supremacist thinking. He suggested that empathy was driven away from the elder and instead was given to the group of teenagers. “The justificatory language, the rationale is just as remarkable and rancid and repulsive in defense of white supremacy at even its most nubile,” Dyson said. “These are racial ingenues, these are white supremacists as ingenues budding white supremacists as fenders, as young people giving defense of what is ultimately indefensible.”
Dyson explained that though there has been an effort towards progression, but spending time with people of different races is not enough. “We can hope for more progressive insight after centuries but it isn’t here,” Dyson said. “Which means that there’s some kind of deep resistance, a refusal to recognize and I think that, yes, there is something to be said for newer generations who engage with others but this gives the lie to the fact that all you have to do is spend time with other people.” Dyson suggested that Barack Obama’s mistake as president was his refusal to speak about race and with Trump in office, white supremacist ideologies are being enforced. “It is extremely difficult to get real conversations. And beyond conversations, to get real actions to resist when you got a white supremacist ideology in the White House,” Dyson said. Dyson argued that acknowledging the history behind race in America is the first step towards healing. “It’s important, however, not to be arrogant and not to be presumptuous into thinking that your side is the only side when it comes to race but especially when it comes to politics,” Dyson said. “Yes, we need healing, but we need the acknowledgement of the pain first.” CINDY HERNANDEZ is News Editor for The Vidette. She can be reached at vidette_cherna9@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @Cindylu_7
Illinois State University students will see no changes to their financial aid and scholarship applications despite the Federal Government having been shutdown for the longest period in U.S. history. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill for to reopen the government after striking a deal with House and Senate Democrats. Illinois universities can feel a temporary sense of relief from the reopening, as the government shutdown had concerned college students in regard to their federal student aid and grant-funded research programs. ISU Associate Director of Financial Aid David Krueger said the long shutdown should have no effect on students applying for financial aid and scholarships. “If students have not yet completed and submitted the 2019-2020 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), they still can and should do so right away,” Krueger said. President Trump faced mounting pressure from both the public and congress. The federal government reopened for 21 days, allowing furloughed workers to return to their jobs. In an interview with the Pantagraph, ISU’s director of research and sponsored programs Jason Wagoner said it can take federal agencies a few weeks to get all their emails taken care of. ISU faculty are barred from asking any questions regarding student federal aid. “The website through which grant applications are submitted is operating, but there is no one to review the applications and no one to answer questions,” Wagoner said. “What we’ve seen in the past— and we’ve never had a shutdown this long before—it takes the agencies a good month just to clear their emails,” he said. University officials discussed the possibility of delaying grant-funded purchases or travel. The federal agencies still allow grant recipients to get reimbursed for expenses covered by the grants. “That may change if the shutdown goes on much longer. It’s wait and see right now,” Wagoner said. If the government shutdown continued, hiring students for grantfunded research in the summer would have been impacted Wagoner said. See SHUTDOWN page 3
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Lunch n’ Unlearn to address racial stereotypes LIZZIE SEILS News Reporter | @ SeilsElizabeth
Diversity Advocacy is encouraging students to tackle releva nt socia l topics on Thursday at the first Lunch n’ Unlearn session of the semester. Along with a few other changes in the Christopher Edwards | Vidette Photo Editor program, Diversity ‘To Kneel or Stand?: Rebooting the Race ConversaAdvocacy recently tion’ will discuss deeply held beliefs and stereotypes changed the program about race. name from Lunch n’ “She’s skilled in broaching these Learn to Lunch n’ very hard conversations about Unlearn. “We’ve not had a lot of critical racism and really, what is antiraeducation around these topics,” cism,” Platt said. While the session will discuss Coordinator of Diversity Advocacy Dr. Christa Platt said. “Before we can racism and anti-racism in society, go into learning about these topics, Platt hopes that students gain the there is some unlearning that we all ability to evaluate their roles in the world. have to do.” “Everybody is on a journey to The topic of the lunch will be “To Kneel or Stand?: Rebooting the Race understand their own identity and Conversation.” The session aims to how their identity plays into how discuss and combat deeply held systems and power and privilege work,” Platt said. beliefs and stereotypes about race. “And, if they can be open and Race can be a difficult topic to talk about and the session will give stu- open to learn something new about dents the opportunity to reboot the how they are situated in this bigger race conversation with hands-on system of power and privilege. ” Lunch n’ Unlearn will be from learning. The program wants to encourage noon to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, in the students to actively work against Escalante Room of the Vrooman Center. No registration is required racism in society. One of the key features of the event for the event. will be guest speaker and facilitator ELIZABETH SEILS is a News Kelly Hurst from Crossroads Antiracism Organization and Training. Reporter for The Vidette. She can CAOT is a group that trains individ- be contacted at elseils@ilstu.edu uals in what it means to live in an Follow her on Twitter at @SeilsElizabeth. anti-racist society.
Seminar series to explore religious cultures KACEY NICHOLS News Reporter | @Kacey12793516
have two things going on. One is a kind of morality that’s sort of the same in all religions,” Neuleib Illinois State University’s Spring said. “Be nice to people. Play well 2019 International Seminar Series together. Don’t hurt each other. continues to educate students on That’s the essence of all the great the vast number of religions which religions. More importantly is not only encompass the globe but that all of these religions have an also the Bloomington-Noraspect of spirituality.” mal community. She explained that “How Our Students although she is Lutheran Read Other Religious Culshe also teaches yoga, tures,” will take place at which is more of an noon, Wednesday, in the Eastern approach to spirBone Student Center. All ituality. She added that seminars are free and open the point of religion is the to the public. spiritual experience and Janice Neuleib ISU professor emeritus everyone experiences are Dr. Janice Neuleib will different. be the featured speaker. Neuleib Neuleib has a passion for teachretired from the university in 2012 ing writing and has an interest in and aided in the creation of many religious literature, language use writing programs on campus such and development and poetry. as the Visor Center. The Spring 2019 International Neuleib will be focusing her talk Seminar Series hosts weekly semion how Christianity intertwines nars to educate both students and and interacts with other world the community on world religious religions. literacy. Neuleib said that all religions For further information on the are needed to make the world go International Seminar Series, round. those interested can visit “As the world is a melting pot, https://internationalstudies.illiwe will see how different people’s noisstate.edu/internationalization/ views on religions are. Many dif- seminar-series/. ferent acts can be considered spiritual and that is what this KASEY NICHOLS is a News Reseries will dive into,” she said. porter for The Vidette. She can be “I would hope that they under- contacted at vidette_knicho5@ stand that all of the world religions ilstu.edu.
ISU students showcase artwork KACEY NICHOLS News Reporter | @Kacey12793516
Uptown Normal will showcase pieces from Illinois State University art students at the Master of Fine Arts Biennial event. Artwork such as photography, paintings, glass work, video and much more will be displayed in University Galleries at Uptown Station. The artwork on display has been created by 14 students from ISU’s School of Art’s Master of Fine Arts program. The gallery is meant to help them create a sense of diversity through their artwork as they continue to
progress in the program. ISU junior theater production and design major Jessica Madden said that the university is doing a good job at keeping the art programs alive with all the specialized classes that are offered. “It allows students to really dive into what they want to pursue and this art gallery is just one of the many opportunities at Illinois State,” Madden said. The gallery is free and open to the public and will continue until Feb. 3. For information about upcoming exhibitions and events, visit the University Galleries at galleries.illinoisstate.edu.
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Fulbright connection offers grants to Illinois State students MIKE SMITH News Reporter | @Agora_180
Illinois State Universit y graduates looking for a fresh experience outside the United States can turn to ISU’s Office of International Studies and Programs to expand their horizons. The Fulbright connection allows students to experience various ideas, cultures and people. The program provides grants for ISU graduates, students enrolled in graduate programs for international research as well as faculty members needing to spend time abroad for research initiatives. Professor in ISU’s School of Communication Joseph Zompetti is a scholar liaison and said the program offers financial incentives for those interested. “The Fulbright award is a highly prestigious and competitive grant sponsored by the U.S. federal government to foster the global exchange of people, culture and ideas,” Zompetti said. “It’s for both undergraduate and graduate students. If they receive the grant, students are able to travel to another country, advance their education or work on a scholarly or creative project and experience everything that living in another culture provides,” he said. “The award covers the student’s air fare and liv ing expenses, so financially the award allows the student to experience another country and culture without economic worries. And, since there are limited awards and thousands of students who apply, receiving a Fulbright grant is extremely prestigious,” he added. Zompetti further added that scholar liaisons sit down with our students, help them find the right “fit” for them and mentor them through the process. MIKE SMITH is a News Reporter for The Vidette. He can be reached at msmit13@ilstu. edu. Follow him on Twitter @ Agora_180
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ISU senior music education major Evan Gallermo said the government reopening for a short period of time means there are issues that still need to be resolved. “No one likes the idea of a government shutdown but each side finds a reason to blame the other. The only thing that the shutdown accomplished is furthering the political divide between the Democrats and Republicans,” Gallermo said. “Even if the wall were not a question, there’s still a deep division over this shutdown,” he said. Students concerned with financial aid or grant-related issues can call ISU’s financial aid office at 309-438-2231 or visit their website at https://financialaid. illinoisstate.edu/contact/. KACEY NICHOLS is a News Reporter for The Vidette. She can be contacted at vidette_ knicho5@ilstu.edu
Former South African president de Klerk to speak at ISU SYDNEY HALL News Reporter | @sydneyhall223
Former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner F. W. de Klerk will be presenting his very own lecture: “Bridging the Gap: Globalization Without Isolation.” The presentation will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. 12 at the Illinois State University Center for Performing Arts Concert Hall. Admission for the event is free and open to the public. “De Klerk’s visit is an opportunity for students to hear from a man who is an important part of history,” Assistant Director of Media Relations Rachel Hatch said. “He had a seat at the table during the beginning steps of dismantling a sanctioned system of
oppression that lasted for decades.” As the head of a white-minority government, F.W. de Klerk was able to make various political movements by helping dismantle the apartheid system, allowing previously illegal marches against apartheid and freeing the long-imprisoned leader of the anti-apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela. “His talk at Illinois State will offer powerful perspectives F. W. on the importance of peaceful de Klerk resolve in even the most difficult disputes,” Hatch said. “And it supports our core value of fostering respect and engaging as global citizens.”
“The speaker series is meant to do more than inform members of the campus and local communities, it is meant to spark meaningful conversations,” Hatch said. “President de Klerk possesses a joint Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela. These two could not have been two different men, yet they worked together. We hope people will take away insights, inspiration, and ideas.” The Illinois State University Speaker Series seeks to bring innovative and enlightening speakers to the campus with the aim of providing the community with a platform to foster dialogue, cultivate enriching ideas, and continue an appreciation of learning as an active and lifelong process.
Obsidian journal wins Parnassus Award Publication features ‘experimental, innovative’ work ANDREA RICKER News Reporter | @ricker_andrea
present moment,” Harris said. “It’s also very forward looking. It’s about speculative art.” The prestigious Parnassus Award honors editorial achievement that showcases not only realization of the journal’s mission but application of high standards of editorial practice. The award has a self-nomination process. 2018 was the first year the Obsidian staff nominated themselves for the award. Their win was announced at the Modern Language Association Convention in Chicago. “[Winning this award] gives people an opportunity to take a look at the college’s journal and see that there’s a lot of exciting and innovative work that is happening on university campuses,” Thomas said. Harris brought Obsidian to Illinois State University in 2014. The journal is published twice a year and it printed at ISU’s Publication Unit. “[The Parnassus Award] is a recCourtesy of Illinois State News ognition of the work we have done Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora was named the 2018 in that issue,” Harris said. “It’s a Parnassus Award winner by The Council of Editors of Learned Journals. recognition of [the journal’s] value Obsidian is published twice a year and features a variety of genres, artists for all of the human community.” and writers.
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora was recently named the 2018 Parnassus Award winner by The Council of Editors of Learned Journals. This issue focuses on Afrofuturism and the works and ideas of those who have migrated from Africa to all over the world. The journal featured a variety of works from multiple genres including fiction, short stories, poetry, drama, criticism and essays, plays, interviews and a visual art portfolio. “I just had a good feeling [about Obsidian winning],” Obsidian Associate Editor Sheree Renee Thomas said. “I knew this particular issue was risky. It’s not safe literature, it’s not something you see all the time.” Obsidian Editor-in-Chief Duriel Harris explained that the publication focuses more on work that challenges what reader’s think they know. “[We’re] not being worried about categories of genre as much as we’re interested in work that challenges the ideas we sometimes hold and take for granted,” Harris said. Along with a mix of genres, the journal also features a variety of writers and artists. “We’re also really interested in experimental
and innovative work,” Harris said. “In each issue we strive to include a mix of emerging, mid-career and established writers and artists.” “[Obsidian’s] not just a document of a
ANDREA RICKER is a News Reporter for The Vidette. She can be contacted at arricke@ilstu.edu Follower her on Twitter at @ ricker_andrea
Secretary of State Representative to provide convenient services to students JACK O’NEIL News Reporter | @ JackONe39393244
An Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White representative will be on Illinois State University campus Tuesday to provide services associated with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Students can be provided services such as organ/tissue registration, vehicle sticker sales, providing parking placards for persons with disabilities vehicle title and registration and access to B-truck, passenger, collegiate and motorcycle plates. ISU students can also renew, replace and correct their Driver’s License and State ID Cards. The representative will be in the Founders Suite of the Bone Center
until 3 p.m. Tuesday. Those who require services will need to bring proper identification. The Cyberdrive Illinois website contains a complete list of acceptable forms of identification. Students who cannot come to Bone Center before 3 p.m. may find these services at the DMV or wait until next month. The representative will be here again on Feb. 26, March 26 and April 23. Cash is not accepted as payment for these services but Discover, American Express, Mastercard, Visa credit and debit cards along with personal checks can be used. JACK O’NEIL is a News Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at joniel@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @JackONe39393244
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An Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White representative will be present at Illinois State University to give students the opportunity to renew their driver’s license and State ID cards.
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Fresh Prints gets fresh start in Uptown Normal ISU alumnus hopes to bring quality to customers GRACE BARBIC Features Editor | @gracebarbic
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Owner and operator of Fresh Prints Tom Loughary is excited to be a part of the Uptown atmosphere. His business specializes in screen printing, embroidery, signs, banners and vehicle lettering. They offer special deals for college students. The new location can be found in Uptown next to LaBamba.
What started as a side job back in 1995 has now grown into a specialized business that only continues to gain customers. Tom Loughary, owner and operator of Fresh Prints Screen Printing, quickly found his bearings in the printing business. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University he worked as a paramedic, but soon found that life had other plans for him. Loughary worked for multiple screening and printing companies throughout his career, and with an abundance of knowledge in this line of work he began to exceed those around him. In 2001, he realized his potential and decided to use his skills at the next level. He took a chance and broke off from the companies he was working for. “I thought you know what, I’m more experienced and educated than some of these people that I’m working for. They started slowing down and I was actually taking in more orders during the day for my company than the company I was working for was and that’s when I decided to pretty much go on my own,” Loughary said. Using his tax return money, he invested in his own equipment and the rest is history. His business just recently merged with another company, buying them out and buying all their trademarks. Although his company has been in business for years, his shop has only been up and running in its new Uptown Normal location since April. Fresh Prints specializes in screen printing, embroidery, signs, banners and vehicle lettering. Loughary explained that Fresh Prints is not like your average printing company. A lot of the companies in Uptown are retail companies
who offer some printing, like heat press, but Loughary’s shop is an actual printing company. Although they offer some retail, their main focus is printing. “That’s just what it is, when you come in here you get a top quality print, you get screen printing. Instead of some of these people who use a heat press, where they press the letters on and they wash off after five or six washes…our stuff is actually pressed into the weave of the fabric and heated at 340 degrees,” Loughary explained. Loughary believes that their quick turnaround, attention to detail, quality and good customer service is what sets them apart from other companies. Loughary guarantees that if an order is placed on Monday, it will be ready by Friday. He owes his success to hard work and dedication. He is excited to be a part of the Uptown atmosphere and says his company has a big focus on the ISU community, but also reaches nationwide audiences through schools, contractors and different businesses, mostly by good word of mouth. In the future, he plans on expanding, increasing to a full staff and adding a new location. The shop is currently run by him and two other staff members. Loughary says he “needs the right people” to work for him, not just someone looking for a pay check, but someone who cares and is ready to learn the ropes. This is important to him because he enjoys the freedom of his work and trusts that his staff can handle the shop when he wants to take time to himself. Fresh Prints offers specials for college students looking to order t-shirts for clubs, organizations, fundraisers, bar crawls, tailgates, whatever it may be. For those interested in more information on their special and deals, visit their website at www.uneedshirts.com.
Rauch shares passion for service to others GRACE BARBIC Features Editor | @gracebarbic
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n Guatemala, there are over 62 dialects, making it nearly impossible for Vida volunteers to communicate with their patients on their medical mission trip. Despite these limitations, the one thing that remained universal was the smiles on the faces of grateful patients under the care of one of Illinois State’s very own. Senior nursing major Allison Rauch has always had a passion and love for giving service to others which now translates into her work as an aspiring pediatric intensive care unit nurse. She has always had a dream of going abroad on a mission trip and her dreams came to life over winter break when she traveled to Guatemala as a Vida Volunteer. Vida Volunteer is a nonprofit based in Central America that provides free medical, dental and veterinary services while impacting the future health professionals of the world. They do outreach to universities through campus representatives. Inspired by the experiences of others before her, she stepped out of her comfort zone and traveled to Central America, not knowing anyone that she would be spending the next 10 days with and in a country she has never been to. Despite her and her nervous parents’ tribulations, it ended “I saw exactly where my money was going and it was a really Although Rauch will be graduating in May, she plans to take up being a life-changing experience that Rauch believes will Annie Kamps | Staff Photographer only help further her in her future career. Senior nursing major Allison Rauch poses in her Vida Volunteer shirt from her 10 day medical mission trip to Guatemala. She encour“As a nursing student, you don’t really get to make judge- ages other ISU students to consider looking into mission trips as she feels her experience will help her advance in her future career. ments for yourself because there is always someone above you, you are never working on your own … so it was really cool experience because the Guatemalan people were so grateAlthough Rauch will be graduating in May, she plans to take interesting because we were the ones that had to gather all the ful for just a vitamin or even for advice of where to go,” Rauch to social media to share her experience in hopes that someone information before the doctors came. It was our opportunity added. will be inspired just like she was. Vida Volunteer is exclusive to kind of piece together the puzzle of what was going on with A lot of the patients that the volunteers saw were elderly or to college students, but no medical background is required. them, “ Rauch said. young babies. Rauch recalled an interaction with a 16 year old In the future, Rauch hopes to return with her mom who The lack of access to education, healthcare and resources boy who had been unknowingly suffering from seizures nearly does pharmaceutical work with Guatemalan doctors. She urges was both concerning and eye-opening for Rauch. The nearest his entire life. Being the oldest on the trip, Rauch was able to more nursing students at ISU to go on trips similar to hers. hospital was nearly three hours away from where they were use her knowledge and experience from clinicals back home “I just feel like there’s not enough people going on these trips. administering care. This gave her an entirely new mentality and apply it to this scenario. She was able identify and offer I would love to see campus representatives here for more mison healthcare, and made her realize how fortunate the U.S. is advice to the family to help them better understand what was sion trips, especially in the nursing program. We have so much in comparison when it comes to insurance. happening. to give these people as college students and it’s so rewarding for The trip consists of five days of clinicals and five days of “Some of the kids on my trip were younger, they were soph- you as well. I really would like to see more ISU students taking sight-seeing. The payment for the trip can seem on the expen- omores, they were pre-nursing they just started their general everything we’ve learned here and going to help people in need. sive side for some, but Rauch found it to be rewarding because education so they didn’t really know as much as I did. So, I It would be really cool to see ISU really get involved with that half of the payments were a donation that went towards medi- was able to kind of be that back bone for them and take all of because I think we have a lot of potential,” Rauch said. cation for the patients she was treating directly. my knowledge that I’ve learned here and apply it,” Rauch said.
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Complaint against Bloomington officer in review
Central Illinois to face lowest temperatures of 2019
MIKE SMITH News Reporter | @Agora_180
Illinois State University saw snowfall Friday night. Beginning Tuesday, temperatures in Central Illinois will drop to single digits. According to weather. com, Wednesday will see the lowest temperatures of 2019. The temperatures will fall between -12 and -21 degrees Wednesday. The past few weeks ISU campus has seen several inches of snow and has dealt with freezing rain. Students should prepare for the weather by dressing warm and walking and driving with caution. Photos by Christopher Edwards | Photo Editor
Bloomington’s Public Safety and Community Relations Board (PSCRB) is beginning to tackle the complaints by citizens in local neighborhoods. The first complaint filed against a police officer is being reviewed by the board, a commission established to confront police conduct issues. In an interview with WGLT, board chairman Art Taylor discussed the steps being taken to address the issue. “We are looking at case law and the procedures that the police would have used in their investigation of the complaint,” Taylor said. He said that the board is looking into going into a closed session on Feb. 6th, but that any public recommendation would have to wait until after. While the case details are getting looked over by the board, the organization is dealing with a significant amount of pressure from the community. “There’s been enough attention placed on the PSCRB and the board members are conscientious enough to understand that it’s important for us to get it right,” Taylor told WGLT. “We will do everything we can and leave no stone unturned to make sure we do get it right.” MIKE SMITH is a News Reporter for The Vidette. He can be reached at msmit13@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @Agora_180.
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Opioids: overcoming addiction, stigma
he United States of America rang in the New Year with a fractured government, kicking off 2019 with unpaid federal employees, two parties divided and a raging debate over whether or not we should open our doors or barricade them shut. It seems that talk of the wall and President Donald Trump’s shut down is inescapable as it dominates the news cycle, but no matter which party you belong to, what side of the wall you stand on, there is a piece of news that affects you and it might have slipped through the cracks of this jam-packed news cycle. According to CNN, for the first time on record, the odds of accidentally dying from an opioid overdose in the United States are now greater than dying in an automobile accident. The numbers come from the National Safety Council which analyzed preventable injury and fatality statistics from 2017, and they don’t lie. The odds of dying from an accidental opioid overdose in 2017 were one in 96, while the motor vehicle accident odds were one in 103. For many of us, these
numbers are shocking. Riding in a car is something that we all do every single day, but for some of us, drug abuse sounds like something far off and distant, something that can’t touch us. Drug abuse is a tragic addiction that affects big-name celebrities like Mac Miller and Demi Lovato, not something that happens to our neighbors and loved ones, right? The findings suggest otherwise. While driving around in a car is something that we do every day, something that we do out in the
open for everyone to see, drug abuse is something that is happening whether we know about it from personal experience or not, and it’s not the only killer from behind closed doors. The lifetime odds of suicide were even greater, at one in 88 deaths in 2017. So what can we learn from these statistics, these silent killers? As the news cycle continues to spin around President Trump’s politics and bipartisan issues, there are cries for help that are being stifled and shoved
behind the wall. Look a little harder. 130 Americans now die every day from opioid use. While there has been concern voiced from both political parties, a solid plan of attack has yet to be formed. While the officials we elected remain out of office during the shutdown, the American people suffer, in so many ways. Yet we continue to alienate the people who come here peacefully while our country’s own citizens face danger from addiction every single day. Check on your loved ones and most importantly, start creating conversation. The opioid crisis is something that we allow to get shoved into corners with unpleasant things we would rather not talk about in civil conversation, but clearly, it’s time to start talking. If opioid addiction is as common as a car accident, it’s time that Americans from both parties push the agenda and work towards a solution. Mental illness and addiction aren’t always things that are easy to talk about, but they are things that both parties should be able to agree need to be addressed.
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EDITORIAL POLICY Editorial written by KIM LARSEN, a member of The Vidette’s Editorial Board. Editorial policy is determined by the student editor, and views expressed in editorials are those of the majority of The Vidette’s Editorial Board. Columns that carry bylines are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Vidette or the University.
Three cheers to logging off MY VIEW REBECCA FLETCHER | Editor-in-Chief
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ver the weekend, I spent a majority of my time offline, finding my way back to things that I had formerly enjoyed like reading, writing and drawing. When I did finally decide to come back online, I noticed something that I always glanced over—so much of our lives are, in a sense, controlled by the internet. Coming back online, I found myself watching makeup influencer Jeffree Star’s Snapchat story and thinking about how a lot of his life is online for everyone to see, and what’s not online
is usually put there by being in the background of his boyfriend’s Instagram stories. It seems to be the case for most celebrities, doesn’t it? The same goes for my friends, always placing emphasis on the life they wish to project, eyes glued to their screens, making sure enough people like, retweet or double tap their posts. I’d be a hypocrite if I didn’t say that I’m like that too. Much of my career and where it’s headed is online. I picture myself to be the airport businessman typing away and adding events to his blackberry phone while he rushes through the airport to whatever international meeting he has to be at; that’s how much I’m on my phone. It’s not so much that I want to be, but I have to be to keep my journalism career alive, and that’s OK, but where is the line drawn? When do we start paying attention to the world around us without taking pictures or videos of it to upload? When is it OK to say,
“Nobody needs to know my business today.” Being off my phone was freeing—I honestly don’t remember the last time I took a day for myself, away from the Snapchat and Instagram stories, away from the Facebook and Twitter feeds and away from the gnawing sensation that not enough people were seeing my content. When did our lives become based in the virutal world? I wish I had the answers, but I don’t. Many of the friends I’ve made have been made outside the realm of the internet. We met accidentally or circumstantially and I’m happy to have them because they’ve introduced me to this offline world. A world where I can go out to dinner with them for three hours without developing the temptation to glance at my feeds. A world where I don’t need to prove photographically that I had a great weekend. But there are days where I fail,
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Syrian nightmare needs to end I want to thank President Trump for announcing his intention to pull all our troops out of Syria. It is to be hoped that he can accomplish this. The people of Syria need for this eight-year-long nightmare to end as peacefully as possible. In a remarkable statement, President Trump tweeted, “Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years … Russia, Iran, Syria and other are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing their work. Time to come home and rebuild.” His saying that Russia, Iran, Syria and others are the local enemies of the terrorist group was stunning. He gave credit where credit was due to those we are
not supposed to give credit to. To acknowledge the reality that Syria and its allies are actually fighting that terrorist group goes completely against the official narrative that everyone is expected to go along with. So now that ISIS has been essentially defeated, we do not have to stay there to keep it from reemerging. Syria and its allies have every intention to keep that from happening. It can be hoped that the Syrian government can negotiate a way for Turkey and the Kurds to wind this down in a way that avoids the bitterest of bitter endings. This situation is still fraught with awful possibilities, but this brave step is the best hope we have. Gregg Brown, Bloomington
overwhelming my feeds with information that is seemingly unimportant in the long run, like what I’m listening to, what show I’m watching, how many candles I have left in my collection, the list goes on. So where does the balance lie? Are we able to have a life outside of the internet? With so much to do, see and explore, I like to think so and every day I’m discovering something new. Illinois State University can help with this, too. The amount of RSOs and Greek life on campus are immeasurable, all it takes is a little exploring to find what fits for you. Like many cultural fads, maybe living offline from time to time can be the latest way to help us regain insight into who we are as people and who we are as a society. BECKY FLETCHER is Editor in Chief for The Vidette. Contact her at rlflet1@ilstu.edu Follow her on Twitter at @becky__fletcher.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019
Bradley bombshell
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Lady ’Birds fall in latest Valley matchup against Bradley, 79-68 JAKE SERMERSHEIM Sports Reporter | @JakeSermersheim
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Illinois State fell to Bradley 79-68 Saturday night at Redbird Arena.
llinois State women’s basketball’s matchup Saturday against the Bradley Braves led the ’Birds to their second straight Missouri Valley Conference loss. The Redbirds came into the game looking to rebound after a double-digit loss to the Missouri State Bears. This second straight loss gives the Redbirds a sub .500 MVC record (3-4). Despite starting the game with clean defense, fouls and getting outrebounded quickly became a problem for the ’Birds, as they fell to the Braves 79-68 Saturday at Redbird Arena. “To let four guys go for double figures is not like us. I thought they were first to the ball a lot of the time. We were a step slow on defense. Our staff has to do a better job of getting us ready to go,” ISU head coach Kristen Gillespie said. The ’Birds and Braves swapped the lead back and forth for most of the first quarter. A Gabi Haack three-pointer gave the Braves a three-point lead after the first quarter. The offense continued for the Braves they dominated the second quarter, at one point taking a 10 point lead. Coming out of the locker room the Redbirds put up a fight. With 5:30 left
TeTe Maggett hit a jumper to bring the game within one. The Braves stretched their lead out to seven after that point. The Redbirds pulled within four as Viria Livingston hit a three with time expiring. The ’Birds looked to build on their momentum in the fourth quarter. Despite the quick start to the second half, the Redbirds were unable to keep pace with the Braves. Despite Maggett’s 11 fourth-quarter points, the ’Birds were no match for the Braves as they took the win by 11 points (79-68) “They acted like they were the home team I hate to walk away with a performance like this,” Gillespie said. “If you give up 13 offensive rebounds and put them at the line 23 times it’s hard to have success.” TeTe Maggett led the game with 23 points for the Redbirds. Simone Goods added 19 points. Megan Talbot finished with 12. The Braves had four players in double digits. Lasha Petree led the Braves with 21 points. Chelsea Brackmann finished with 16. Gabi Haack and Shunseere Kent each added 13 points. The Redbirds will take on the Ramblers at 7 p.m. next Friday at Loyola. JAKE SERMERSHEIM is a Sports Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at jerme@ilstu.edu.
Foul trouble
Muller reprimanded for comments following Bradley game Wednesday KADE HEATHER Sports Editor | @kade_heather
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llinois State men’s basketball head coach Dan Muller has yelled many times at referees and never received a technical foul. After being called for a technical foul Wednesday night at Bradley, the Missouri Valley Conference decided to reprimand Muller for his comments about the officiating following the Redbirds’ 85-68 loss. Muller was called for a technical after he waved his hands in disagreement of an offensive foul called on ISU senior forward Milik Yarbrough. “I didn’t deserve it at all. It was the most ridiculous call I’ve ever seen,” Muller said in his postgame press conference Wednesday. “I didn’t say one word. It was unbelievable. I waved my hands like that maybe twice, and he T’s me up from 50 feet. Completely undeserved and unprofessional. I don’t Ali Rasper | Photo Editor know what to say. I couldn’t believe when I turned around and a technical was being ISU head coach Dan Muller reacts unkindly after an unfavorable technical foul Wednesday night. Bradley defeated ISU 85-68 in Peoria. reported.”
Muller has not been suspended or given a fine for his comments. MVC Commissioner Doug Elgin released a statement regarding the remarks said by Muller and also Evansville head coach Walter McCarty for comments he made about the officiating in the Purple Aces’ loss to Drake Wednesday night. “We encourage all coaches and administrators to utilize proper channels when communicating on any officiating matters,” Elgin said. “Coach Muller’s remarks in a public setting were inappropriate. We consider this matter closed, and there will be no further comments from the league office.” The Redbirds take the court at 1 p.m. Sunday against Indiana State at Redbird Arena. KADE HEATHER is Sports Editor for The Vidette. He can be contacted at vidette_kfheat1@ilstu. edu.
“I didn’t say one word. It was unbelievable. I waved my hands like that maybe twice, and he T’s me up from 50 feet. Completely undeserved and unprofessional. I don’t know what to say.” Dan Muller, ISU men’s basketball head coach
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ISU track finishes in top-3 at Illini Classic BEN ADKINS Sports Reporter | @89634
The Illinois State Redbirds completed their weekend in Champaign, with the women finishing first and the men finishing second at the Illini Classic. The women won the meet with 179 points. On Friday, Jan. 25, the teams got started. Ashlee Stieler gave the Birds a hot start in the women’s pentathlon. By achieving a personal-best in four of the five events, Stieler was able to get another personal-best 3,523 points. This point total now puts her at seventh in the Illinois State rankings. Caleb Miedema competed in his first collegiate heptathlon, with a very impressive result. In his first meet, he was able to score 2,684 points, putting him in the third spot. The action continued into the next day, where the team had another successful day. In women’s pole vault, the Birds were able to take first and third. Ariana Cranston, in a career-best, jumped 3.97 meters. Nicole Bagwell was able to take third with a jump of 3.77 meters In the women’s mile, the Redbirds were able to take home some more medals. Audrey Janik took gold in the Blue mile with a time of 5:09.79, and Kennidi Knoblock took silver with 5:12.27. For the Orange mile, Grace Beattie won her event with a time of 4:51.04. The men’s Orange mile, Jack Anstey gave the Birds another gold, with a time of 4:08.08. Luke Nelson broke the Illinois State University record for pole vault. Not only was his 5.29 meter jump a school record, but it was also enough for him to win the event. To end the meet, the men’s 4x400 relay team finished first with a time of 3:19.10 Illinois State travels to South Bend, Indiana for the Meyo Invite Friday and Saturday.
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State-ment game
Illinois State leads wire-to-wire for 76-62 win over Indiana State KADE HEATHER Sports Editor | @Kade_Heather
(27-54 FG) and 39 percent from beyond the arc (9-23 3FG). After inbounding the ball folIllinois State head coach Dan lowing a Sycamore turnover, ISU Muller is extremely pleased senior William Tinsley circled with the progression that around the interior and got the ISU’s five seniors have made ball right back to knock down a 21 games into the season, with three, giving the Redbirds their this being an important time to largest lead at the time, 47-37 finally start clicking. shortly after halftime. Illinois State senior Phil Tinsley finished with seven Fayne began Sunday’s game points and brought the decent against Indiana State hitting a crowd of 5,141 to its feet when his short jumper and senior Milik alley-oop layup rattled around Yarbrough followed with a the rim a couple times and fell three-pointer. in late in the second half. The Redbirds led 5-2 early Despite the Redbirds strugand never surrendered their gling to hold leads late into lead, topping the Sycamores games recently, their ability to 76-62 at Redbird Arena and get the ball inside coupled with improving to 9-2 at home this Fayne’s strong free-throw perseason. formance (8-12 FT) helped them “Today was a great day maintain a comfortable lead as for those four,” Muller said. time wound down. “Unfortunately, those guys “Coach Muller was just tellhaven’t been as consistent ing me if it’s a one-on-one as we need them to … I want game just go ahead and attack,” those seniors to have a special Fayne said. “If they’re not going last month and a half, I really, to come down and double team really, really do. They’ve got to me, just keep attacking and go be consistent to do it, but that’s up and finish strong.” important to me. A lot of it is up Illinois State ended with 28 to them, but today was a good points in the paint, while Indistart for it.” ana State combatted that with Similar to the Bradley game, 24 in the paint. Illinois State’s offense was Indiana State sophomore cooking early, sinking its first guard Tyreke Key led the Sycfive shots to lead 12-4 three and amores with 18 points and a half minutes in. MVC second-leading scorer, The Illinois State senior duo Sycamore junior guard Jordan of Keyshawn Evans and Fayne Barnes added 14 points. were able to keep a steady lead The Sycamores never seemed throughout the first half as they to have a solid chance of mountcontributed 31 of the Redbirds’ ing a comeback in the second half. 37 points at halftime (Evans 17, They brought the score Fayne 14). margin to five points, but with “That was like I was watchmany Redbird free throws, the ing a movie, I was ready to go Sycamores quickly fell behind grab some popcorn. That’s the by 20 points. Keyshawn Evans we all know Illinois State executed when Jeffrey Smudde | Vidette Photographer and love,” Fayne said. it needed to, hitting 13 of 18 free Illinois State senior forward Phil Fayne shoots an inside shot over Indiana State junior Fayne finished with a forward Bronson Kessinger in the Redbirds’ 76-62 win Sunday at Redbird Arena. throws thanks to the Sycamores game-high 26 points on 9 shooting themselves in the foot. of 15 shooting, while Evans Indiana State was charged back to making shots, but not playing defense,’” struggled in the second half going scoreless and Evans said. “So I was worried about just playing with 17 fouls, 15 of them in the second half. shooting 0-for-4. Illinois State junior guard Zach Copeland defense then I kept getting good open looks, so I “There’s no secret, we need Phil to be an inside was just wanted to knock them down and shoot capped off the strong home performance with force every game, not some games, every game,” with confidence.” an exclamation mark three-pointer on the final Muller said. “He took the challenge and really, him Switching between man-to-man and zone possession. and Keyshawn obviously got us out to a great start defense throughout, the Redbirds forced 15 turnThe Redbirds are now 11-0 when leading at halfin the first half.” overs, but still let the Sycamores shoot 47 percent time this season, so jumping out to good starts However, Evans’ first-half performance was still from the floor. seem to be a priority for ISU. good enough for his season high. “I thought we played really well. Our defensive UP NEXT “Obviously I was happy, but the first thing that field goal percentage is the only bad stat we had came to my mind was like, alright I’m making in there. They’re so good at driving the ball and Illinois State (12-9, 5-3 MVC) heads to Drake (16-5, 5-3 MVC) for a 7 p.m. tip-off Wednesday shots, now I got to make sure I don’t let them score making shots,” Muller said. because Coach Muller was gonna say, ‘Oh you’re The Redbirds shot 50 percent from the floor in Des Moines, Iowa.
Coin flip: consistency plagues ’Birds
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mid a rollercoaster ride of a season, consistency seems to be the sleeper cell embedded within Illinois State’s aspirations for Missouri Valley Conference glory. Pegged as the No. 2 team in the Valley in the MVC preseason polls, seniors Keyshawn Evans, Milik Yarbrough and Phil Fayne have ultimately been the nucleus for ISU’s tribulations as well as triumphs. While complacency plagues the Redbirds as of late, spurts of both good and bad basketball seem to sprout on any given night. Mental focus, determination and more importantly defense are on the minds of Redbird players as well as
MY VIEW JON BARLAS | Sports Editor the coaching staff. Suffering a disheartening loss against Bradley Wednesday night in Peoria, the ’Birds picked themselves up off the stellar play of both Evans and Fayne as the budding one-two punch combined to collect 43 points of ISU’s 76 points Sunday against Indiana State. Evans contributed five threepointers in his 17 point effort, using more of his defensive prowess in the second half failing to add any more buckets to his total. Yarbrough remained uncannily silent Sunday, scoring only nine
points with five assists and four rebounds as he continues to deal with a sore knee. Yarbrough remains atop the Valley standings in total points (358) even with a bothersome knee injury known since Jan. 19, after the ’Birds defeated the Purple Aces at Evansville. Regardless, the return of “ThreeShawn” Evans led the Redbirds (12-9, 5-3 MVC) to a pivotal win at home, keeping them in contention with Valley front runners Valparaiso (12-9, 5-3 MVC) and Loyola (13-8, 6-2 MVC). But the road remains long towards Arch Madness and the Redbirds need to find consistency in their game plan sooner rather than later. Following suit, the defense has picked up in the last few games as sophomore Matt Chastain and Evans continue to be the crutch for its success. While late-game heroics have played a part in its more recent slate of games, Illinois
State seems to be in the driver’s seat now, taking its losses with a grain of salt and its wins full of optimism. Nevertheless, depending on who they are playing and where they are, the Redbirds extended their win streak to 11-0 when leading at halftime. In search of finding ways to win in the long run, one can hope the ’Birds find their way among Valley contention ultimately rising above the adversity presented. However, each game remains as a coin flip emphasized with a question mark in the win or loss column. “Which Redbird team will come out to play tonight?” You will have to wait and see. JONATHAN BARLAS is Sports Editor for The Vidette. He can be reached at jgbarla@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @janveselybarlas
REDBIRD RE PORT ISU swimming & diving sweeps weekend set ISU dominated Evansville 172-71 for Senior Night on Friday at Horton Pool. The Redbirds then traveled to Washington University in St. Louis and defeated it 156-142 Saturday night.
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Coach says I was very proud of how the team performed today. It was great to get a win against a conference opponent and send our seniors out with a great effort. We were much better in the details of our races this week. They keep making improvements from week to week, which is exactly what we hope for this time of year.” ISU head coach Scott Cameron
BY THE NUMBERS
5.29
Meters cleared for ISU junior Luke Nelson’s record-breaking pole vault at the Illini Classic on Saturday in Champaign, Illinois. Nelson narrowly beat the previous ISU record of 5.28m.
MVC MBB SCORES Illinois State 76, Indiana State 62 Loyola 75, Southern Illinois 50 Drake 70, Valparaiso 59 Missouri State 55, Bradley 37 Northern Iowa 81, Evansville 74
MBB STANDINGS
Conf Ovrl
Loyola Drake Valparaiso Illinois State Missouri State Northern Iowa Indiana State Southern Illinois Evansville Bradley
6-2 13-8 5-3 16-5 5-3 12-9 5-3 12-9 4-4 10-11 4-4 9-12 3-5 11-9 3-5 10-11 3-5 9-12 2-6 10-11
WBB STANDINGS
Conf Ovrl
Drake Missouri State Northern Iowa Bradley Illinois State Southern Illinois Loyola Indiana State Valparaiso Evansville
7-0 7-0 5-2 4-3 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-5 1-6 0-8
15-4 11-7 12-7 14-4 10-8 10-8 9-9 9-10 5-14 2-17
UPCOMING Tennis ISU men’s tennis hosts Chicago State at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday, while the women host Chicago State at 6 p.m. Friday.
Gymnastics ISU takes on Central Michigan at 7 p.m. Friday at Horton Fieldhouse Complied by KADE HEATHER Vidette Sports Editor