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Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena, along with Horton Fieldhouse, will be recieving a facelift. After the Board of Trustees discuss financial details on both locations, Redbird Arena will be getting new seating and Horton Fieldhouse will be getting new flooring.
Board of Trustees approves new seats, flooring ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
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llinois State University’s Board of Trustees approved the University’s Academic Plan 2018-2023, which will include a project to replace the lower bowl seating and other renovations for Redbird Arena. The renovations include the use of $6.8 million in auxiliary facilities system revenue bonds to replace lower bowl seating areas in Redbird Arena, adding railings and a new private suite. ISU President Larry Dietz said the renovations originated because the parts needed for the aged seats are not available anymore. “If you’ve been in that facility you can sit down in a row of seats and those seats are all fixed together. The fastenings that have held the seats to the floor have in many instances broken down, so you get to watch a game and get a ride at the same time. The renovations are really meant to provide for better
seating,” Dietz said. “The other part is that we will also be putting rails down on the lower bowl in between the sections so people who have a little more difficulty maneuvering down those stairs can have something to hold onto, so that is a big part of that,” he said. The retractable seating in the lower bowl has been in place since it first opened in 1989. The estimated cost for the projects is $6.2 million. Additionally, 15 new platform seating locations will be installed to meet the requirements mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nine loge box seating locations will also be added. “There’s also going to be one more suite that’s going to be added to the facility. It’s mainly just redoing all the seats in the lower bowl, adding accessible seating areas and making it more secure and adding that rail down the middle so people can hang onto that,” Dietz said. The renovations to Redbird Arena will begin after the season
is over, with hopes to get the projects done by the end of this current basketball season and the beginning of the next one. “There’s going to be a lot of activity over the summer,” Dietz said. In addition to the renovations being done in Redbird Arena, the Horton Field House will have its flooring and indoor track system replaced; it was built in 1961. The project will be financed by $600,000 in facility reserve funds. The recommended life span of the flooring is 10 years. ISU’s Director of Athletics Larry Lyons told the Board of Trustees that work on the arena project will start after spring graduation ceremonies and will be completed for the volleyball season in fall. ANDREW DOUGHERTY is a Senior News Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at addough@ilstu.edu. You can follow him on Twitter @addough.
The importance of youthful voting Professor Kerri Milita discusses upcoming election settled out of their favor.”
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n an interview with The Vidette, assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University Kerri Milita discussed the importance of the youth vote and the effect political polarization has on voter turnout.
“There have been numerous attempts to try and get out the youth vote such as Rock the Vote, and youth vote does increase time to time. It was a record high when president Obama was elected in the late 2000s but it tapered off again, so, apart from trying to make a case that these issues are at stake this year in the Congress or the presidency, you’ve got to vote now to make sure your voice is heard on these issues. I’m not sure what else we can try. It’s the lack of turnout amongst the young.”
Generation X, millennials and post-millennials make up 59 percent of eligible voters in the United States, yet they have a track record of low voter turnout in midterm elections compared to older generations. Do you see this trend continuing? “I think so. It’s really more of an age issue than it is a generational issue as Gen X and millennials get older, all the research suggests they’re going to start acting like their parents and grandparents today, which is that they’re going to vote more. Their turnout will increase as they get older and turnout is really a thing for the old. Young people don’t turn out to vote but yet that was true for the baby boomers, when they were in their twenties, didn’t vote very much compared to the silent generation. “So, it really looks like it’s more of an age issue than generational. As these generations get older, they’ll vote eventually, but it might be too late then after all these important policy questions might be
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What would you say is the importance of the youth vote, given a lot of issues affect them? “The youth vote is the be-all-end-all. If the youth vote votes, they win. It’s just a matter of getting those people who are 25 years and younger getting them to turn out to vote. Like you said, when you Archive Photo combine Gen Xers and millennials, they’re the largest voting bloc Dr. Kerri Milita discusses the importance of youth- and they could take over the country and mandate the policies they ful voting for the upcoming election on Nov. 6. care about and have them resolved. It’s incredibly important, it’s Illinois residences are allowed to register to vote on just a matter of moving it from being complacent to being active. If Nov. 6 we can do that, they win hands down.” see VOTE on page 3
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ISU hazing policy amended in intense SGA meeting JACK O’NEIL News Reporter | @JackONe39393244
Tensions flared up between members of Illinois State University’s Student Government Association in the Bone Center Wednesday afternoon as they amend ISU’s hazing policy. The main issue that the SGA undertook was amending ISU’s hazing policy so that the school could consider a wider range of activities as hazing. Some members felt the rest of the council was not taking the issue seriously enough. A few members spoke up when amending the policy and the speaker called for everyone’s attention to the policy several times. Most of those who did speak up voted to edit certain pronouns and other grammar mistakes within the amendment. The issue of hazing itself was brought up with one major change to the amendment including emotional abuse. This change was driven by one senator and no one else spoke up about major problems with the policy. General Association Speaker Alex Campbell said that he was “disgusted” by the meeting because he thinks that members conducted both the amendment and the meeting as if they did not care about either. “While the policy was on the floor, barely anyone spoke up about the issue or participated in the conversation. I think this was the worst meeting we’ve ever had,” Campbell said. Several members argued against Campbell’s sentiment during and after the meeting, saying that everyone is doing good work and
they are not given enough credit. Senator Hannah Woody said that while she does not agree with the speaker, she does understand him. “This meeting was not horrible but I get where he is coming from. We’ve had much better meetings than this and we do need to do better next time.” The hazing policy applies to clubs and organizations that force new members to go through mental and physical activities. The policy was amended last night to include emotional activities meant to humiliate the victim. Hazing is when certain members of organizations are forced to do specific tasks as a form of initiation. These tasks often involve alcohol and can be dangerous. There have been cases at other universities where students have died of alcohol intoxication as a direct result of hazing. Some ISU students are very cynical when it comes to the university’s hazing policy. ISU senior Mike Hellman said that nothing that the SGA does will have an effect on hazing because many people either do not care about the SGA or are not worried they will get caught. “I think that everyone who is in a school club knows that hazing is wrong and they could get into trouble by doing it but they’re still going to do it,” Hellman said. “They don’t care about what the SGA does and they’ll continue to do it because they know no one will report them.” The rest of the SGA meeting was conducted as usual. A young woman named Lauren Porter was appointed to the senate, filling the last vacancy. Possible amendments involving the voting ability of ex-officios in the
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ISU’s SGA had tensions high Wednesday as they discussed amending ISU’s current hazing policy. General Association speaker Alex Campbell said he was not happy with the meeting happened as no one could come to an agreement. association were brought up. New topics were also covered that would be dealt with at the next meeting when more information is present. These new topics include a new wellness app for sexual assault on campus and issues with student housing retailers involving privacy and animal
cruelty. The SGA meetings are bi-weekly and start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Old Main room of the Bone Student Center. Those who wish to get involved with SGA can find more information at their website at https://SGA. IllinoisState.edu/.
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it continues to provide for overseas military personnel. “Imagine being 20 years old, Operation Santa, a division of on your first deployment and in Citizens Support for America’s a strange, hostile country living Military, sends stockings filled in barracks or tents, sometimes with various comfort items to without electricity or an ability men, women and K-9 units servto connect to phones or intering overseas during the holidays. net. Now further imagine that Shipments of the stockings are it is during one of the most faminitially sent to war zones, then ily-oriented times of the year, but whatever is leftover gets sent to you are away from your family, non-war zones. spouse, children, friends and the “It’s a great opportunity for warmth of your living room.” students to get involved because Items needed include holiday the military service men, women greeting and thank-you cards, and K-9s are making a huge sacsmall game books, deodorant, rifice for all of us,” OS Intern beef jerky, USB drives, socks and Joshua Fitzgerald said. “They are more found on the OS website. deployed all over the world and People can also help by sewing are unable to see their families on stockings, writing Christmas a regular basis, something a lot cards, collecting stocking stuffers of us take for granted.” Fitzgerand by helping stuff stockings in ald is also a graduate teaching Allison Hunt | Vidette Photographer November. assistant for the communication Operation Santa is a great way to send shipments of varying trial sized items to Cash donations are apprecimilitary people unable to come home for Christmas in war and non-war zones. department. ated, as the charity needs to pay Fitzgerald said his brother is shipping costs. an example of those overseas that All donations are appreciated could use some extra love, as he is by Nov. 1 in order to stuff and send donations through the mail. Collection areas are currently serving in the Navy and gets homesick a at various locations around the city including the stockings on time for troops to enjoy them by lot. “Operation Santa is a way to show the military YWCA, the Normal Public Library, Brad Barker Christmas. personnel that they are appreciated and thought Honda and Fell Hall at ISU. Those who would like to find out more inforabout, even halfway around the world.” OS is a nationwide stocking drive with volun- mation can visit www.operationsanta.us or email Donations can be made to OS bins, or cash teers from all 50 states. The nonprofit stated why operationsantaBN@gmail.com.
UIC professor to speak on immigration Dr. Patrisia Macias-Rojas to explore incarceration, criminalization, deportation around border GARRETT KARSTEN News Reporter
The international series at Illinois State offers weekly opportunities for community members, students and faculty to learn about different international topics. “From Deportation to Prison: The Politics of Immigration Enforcement in Post-Civil Rights in America” will be part of the fall series that focuses on immigration. The seminar is from noon to 1 p.m on Wednesday in the Bone Student
Center’s Old Main Room. “The entire series was developed with the express purpose to raise awareness about the issue of immigration from vastly different perspectives,” said Latin American Studies Professor Maura Toro-Morn. Guest speakers, usually experts in the field covered in the series, cover a wide range of topics regarding cultural, historical, political and social topics. This series features guest speaker Dr. Patrisia Macias-Rojas,
assistant professor of Sociology and Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Macias-Rojas has research interests in race, law and migration, and her current work revolves around immigration issues like incarceration, criminalization and deportation of immigrants around the U.S.-Mexico border. Her recent book with the same title as her upcoming series won the 2017 Oliver Cromwell Cox book award.
The seminars look for a two-way learning experience by allowing audience questions after the guest speaker is finished presenting. International Seminar Series events are free and open to the public. They occur from noon to 1 p.m every Wednesday in the Bone Student Center. GARRETT KARSTEN is a news reporter reporter for The Vidette. He can be reached at gtkarst@ ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @GKarstenISU.
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Do you think the Trump Presidency, rise of the #MeToo movement and divisive rhetoric coming from both sides of the isle will drive people to go to the polls this November? “You can always hope that something as awful as negative, divisive ideological rhetoric mobilizes. Unfortunately, there is a lot of evidence that suggest it does kind of the opposite. When the dialogue on both sides is so pervasively negative, it actually keeps people from going to the polls on election day. A lot of people just kind of get into this belay and think what difference it makes or you’re screwed regardless of who wins the election. That’s the ugly thing about negative rhetoric, it has a pretty strong de-mobilizing effect.”
Voter turnout has decreased drastically over the last few decades. Are there any specific reasons as to why? “There’s quite a few reasons we think voter turnout is declining not just quickly but trending downwards. One of the reasons why is polarization amongst the parties. We saw this clear cut in the 2016 presidential election when you have both major parties offering up candidates that people on both sides kind of see as unacceptable, it drives down enthusiasm and keeps people from turning out to vote. A lot of political scientists think that the increase in polarization over time, which started in the 1970s when turnout started declining, that’s one of the key reasons we’ve seen people get disinterested in politics.” ANDREW DOUGHERTY is a senior news reporter for The Vidette. Contact him at vidette_addough@ ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @addough.
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Imagine if the trail was lit up
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ith over 45 miles of accessibility, Constitution Trail is an important piece of structure in Bloomington-Normal. To be able to get from point A to point B by walking, sidewalks and the Trail are the best bet for those who do not have a vehicle. The Trail has a lot of history behind it, both positive and negative. One can take a nice stroll during the fall time or enjoy concerts at the amphitheater outside the Trail — but dangers lurk as well. Reported in April 2016, Emily Houska was assaulted in broad daylight on the Trail. Houska was powerwalking when a man smashed into her from behind, pushed her into the woods and held her to the ground, beating her repeatedly in the face. Stated in a report from The Vidette by Andrew Marshall, Houska graduated from ISU that spring with a bachelors degree in science with an emphasis in social work. Her strength during the incident is empowering, however, she is not the only one who has been attacked on the Trail. There have been many reports of assaults and robberies on the Trail.
WJBC reported on a man who was robbed on Constitution Trail in August 2018. The man who was walking was robbed while two men hit him with a blunt object in the face and stole his wallet. While these two reports occurred during the daytime, why chance what happens at night? The Normal Town Council agreed upon the demolition of an Uptown Normal building that will affect businesses like Windy City Wieners. The layout is simple: the first floor will hold a food hall, commercial office tenants on the
second, third and fourth floors and residential space on floor five. BUSH Construction is covering about $25 million of the project’s cost and the town will pay the remaining $4.2 million. Thinking about these numbers, and with simple addition, a $29.2 million project is a lot of money that will only affect 300 occupants. A better use of the money allocated for this project could be placing lighting along Constitution Trail for increased safety. Now think about this: You’re walking the Trail, it’s night outside, it’s beautiful outside. You’re walking with friends
trying to get home and without subconsciously holding onto pepper spray or a rape whistle, Constitution Trail is lit up. The Trail is lined with simple lights that are solar powered for the convenience of nature and the city. More students and residents of BloomingtonNormal feel comfortable walking from point A to point B without fear of what happens in the dark. This is all an allusion to what could happen. However, this isn’t the case and the only light from the Trail is what illuminates from different apartment complexes. You can feel safer walking on the Trail alone by staying close to any light, avoiding wearing headphones and bringing any safety protection with you, if you have it. If walking in a group, stay together and watch out for any suspicious behavior. Until then, if anyone of high power and delegation has taken this idea under consideration, or have never thought about it, it’s a great idea for better safety for the residents of Bloomington-Normal.
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Don’t let them diminish your light MY VIEW BECKY FLETCHER | News Editor
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ctober is National Bullying Prevention Month and, as someone who has encountered bullying for over half her life, I can tell you that confronting a bully takes time and is never easy. In junior high and high school, I was the butt of people’s jokes and comments. I was chubby, socially awkward and had interests way outside of my generation like older music and movies – things others would find boring. I kept an extremely small group of friends that I could trust because they knew me and liked me for me. Despite that, I felt lonely and like I didn’t belong. Most times I was mocked for my weight and my hair. One example was during my freshman year of high school. I had one black and blue striped shirt that was
my favorite. I felt pretty in it and I wore it often. A girl in the sophomore class was wearing the same shirt and said she had to burn it because I was wearing it too. Her friend apologized that she had to go through such a traumatizing event as wearing the same shirt as me. So I never wore the shirt again. I would also hear whispers of my appearance and girls would poke fun, telling a boy he should go out with me with their reply being of disgust. Those comments took a lot out of me mentally and I formed a dangerous eating disorder. I starved myself for days and if I did eat something, I would puke it back up. Of course, the weight started dropping off and the compliments of my weight loss started rolling in, but that didn’t mean it was the end of being bullied. My red hair was also a target for kids in my school. For years I had kids telling me I “had no soul” because I was a ginger. I knew that it was coming from South Park’s satire towards redheaded kids and YouTuber CopperCab’s insane, incoherent rants about “having a soul.” I didn’t mind it so much, I thought South Park’s satire was funny but eventually the joke starts to get old. So
to make up for my red hair, I went a dyed it a dark, almost brown color. Years of bullying took a toll on my self-esteem. I thought I wasn’t worthy of my friends, myself or my family. I figured there was something wrong with me and that’s why I kept changing myself and why I formed selfdestructive habits. At some point I realized I had to stop changing myself just so the bullying would stop. I could change a million things about me and someone would still find something to pick on and I failed to realize that early on, letting comments get to me. Eventually I had to stand up for myself and tell my bullies to back off, which I realize is something no one ever wants to do. I didn’t want to do it because all the school seminars of how to stand up to bullies were cheesy and cringe-worthy. I figured standing up for myself was only going to increase the bullying, but it was a risk I was willing to take. I was unhappy with myself and who I had become to satisfy others and going up to my bullies and telling them to lay off was liberating. Each person I stood up to allowed me to regain a part of myself I had lost and I felt whole
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by the time I graduated high school. Now I’m a senior in college, personally thriving with an amazing group of friends. I’m here to say that standing up to someone who makes you feel less than is no easy task, but it is a necessary one. You are important and unique in your own way — don’t let people destroy what makes you happy. I think everyone, at some point, has dealt with a bully. It’s up to you if you want the bullying to continue or if you want to squash it. I say go for the latter. There are so many awesome people in this world just like you. Let your light shine, never blow it out because eventually everything will fall into place. I still have self-esteem issues, but every day I make a conscious effort to ignore the hate and find things I enjoy that make me unique. In honor of Bullying Prevention Month, I suggest you go out and do you because so many amazing things will be in store for you. BECKY FLETCHER is a News Editor at The Vidette. She can be contacted at vidette_rlflet1@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter @becky_fletcher.
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Students react to local mural to be torn down GARRETT KARSTEN News Reporter | @GKarstenISU
The Town of Normal is continuing upgrades, having just signed off on a five-story multipurpose building on the northeast side of Uptown circle, totaling $29.2 million. City manager Pamela Reece said the new addition will benefit the town by providing for local businesses and restaurants and will no longer be tax exempt, as the property will move to private ownership. Protocol for the upgrades will require the demolition of two buildings, 104 and 108 E. Beaufort St., with a famous town mural located on the side of 104. Alumni and students have responded to the news, worried about the loss of local culture in the city and drawing on memories during their college
experiences. “As a student, I was drawn to ISU because of the charm of Uptown and tearing this building down is so disappointing,” said 2016 alumna Becca Yount. “The mural was the backdrop to some of my favorite college memories. I’m just sick to my stomach that the council could think that tearing down local art and history is the right move for Uptown.” Junior graphic art major Hannah Neal said removing the mural is removing a large amount of character from Uptown Circle. “Uptown Normal is one of the things in Bloomington-Normal that makes us unique as a city. And I feel like with all of the recent construction, we are starting to lose some of that,” she said. Uptown has had a series of upgrades, with the recently approved $29.2 million
five-story building being the fourth out of fifth part in the Town’s 2000 Uptown Renewal Plan. Past additions are the Children’s Discovery Museum in 2004, Uptown Station in 2012 and One Uptown Circle in 2017. Reece said the city promises to replace the art lost during the upgrades. “Since the mural will not survive, we want to recreate the art and photo opportunities and the sense of pride it brings,” Reece said. “It’s more of an experiential thing and reinforces that we want people to feel excited about where they are.” The mural was created by store owners of The Pod and around 50 local artists in 2011 and serves as a point of interest for the city.
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The Town of Normal will replace the mural lost in Uptown after signing off for a five-story building. Local high school students Kyra Whitehouse and Presley Miles use the mural as a backdrop.
Michigan State professor to speak at Open Access Week ANDREA RICKER News Reporter | @ricker_andrea
collaborations. She will also talk about making publications and research more accessible to those outside of colleges and universities. As a part of Milner Library’s celebration of “Anybody who’s interested in learning about Open Access Week, Kathleen Fitzpatrick changes in the scholarly publishing will present “Working in Public: Open landscape would be interested in Scholarship and Generous Thinking” the talk,” scholarly communication at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Circus librarian Anne Shelley said. Room of the Bone Student Center. The talk is open to both faculty Fitzpatrick is the keynote speaker members and students. Students of Open Access Week. She is a director studying humanities disciplines, of digital humanities and an English including English, literature, history professor at Michigan State University. and philosophy might find the preKathleen In the free presentation, Fitzpatrick will Fitzpatrick sentation especially beneficial. discuss faculty scholars at universities These students could hear a specialworking with each other and finding ist in their field talk about her research
and experiences. Those interested in learning about changes in scholarly publishing and the innovations happening surrounding publishing can benefit from this presentation. “Faculty would be interested in learning about opportunities they might not know about to network with each other online,” Shelley said. “If they’re interested to hear about different mechanisms in scholarly publishing, such as open peer review, [they should attend].” Shelley adds that students interested in publishing or planning to stay in higher education will also find the talk particularly interesting. Fitzpatrick has written numerous books and worked in
publications and in higher education for years. Some of her books include, “Generous Thinking: The University and The Public Good,” “Planned Obsolescence: Publishing, Technology, and the Future of the Academy,” and “The Anxiety of Obsolescence: The American Novel in the Age of Television.” Along with this, Fitzpatrick was the associate executive director and director of scholarly communication of the Modern Language Association where she was managing editor of Public ations of the Modern Language Association, the journal for the MLA.
Normal Theater to show free advance screening of “Green Book” ELIZABETH SEILS News Reporter | @SeilsElizabeth
hope we have a high student turn out.” The movie has received high reviews both critically and on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie will release nationally on Nov. 21. Since Nov. 6 is election day, students can show proof that they voted and receive Photo Archive a free drink. Free Normal Theater, home to many movie oppertunities for students and residents of Bloomington-Normal will host a free popcorn will also be provided. movie premiere before the general public at 7 p.m. Nov. 6.
Students have the opportunity for a free advanced screening and concessions courtesy of Universal Pictures at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Normal Theater. “Green Book” follows the story of a working-class ItalianAmerican bouncer who becomes the driver of an African American classical pianist as he tours through the South in the 1960s. The film’s title is based on a travel guide for African Americans that helped them navigate Jim Crow laws and segregation while traveling. Tickets for the event will be free and can be acquired through the Universal Pictures at ISU Facebook page. Students will also need their ID to be admitted to the picture. “I love seeing local events for ISU
students,” senior mass media major and Universal Studios campus ambassador Derek Blidy said. “‘Green Book’ is already nominated for quite a few awards so I
ELIZABETH SEILS is a News Reporter for The Vidette. She can be contacted at elseils@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @SeilsElizabeth.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018
Trick or treat repeat Michael Myers resumes 40-year rampage during ‘Halloween’ STUART STALTER Features Editor | @VidetteStuS
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hen most masked people go to the door on Halloween, they are greeted with candy. Horror icon Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle) receives far more bullets than Butterfingers when he arrives. The streets are mean to the slashing psychopath, but for 40 years, Myers has persisted, paving Haddonfield, Illinois, with gallons of other people’s blood. Though occasionally detained inside mental facilities, Myers has unsurprisingly escaped again. Waiting for Myers’ arrival is his paranoid-yet-prepared sister Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis). This is no joyful family reunion. The events of Meyer’s original 1978 movie have consumed Strode ever since, causing her to protect her daughter and granddaughter at all costs. While many around Strode aim for the rehabilitation and understanding of Myers, Strode aims between Myers’ eyes, shooting for retribution. As the sole survivor of Myers’ 1978 rampage, she knows the pure evil inside Myers’ hart cannot change. Though a reprisal of an iconic character 40 years later may cause many horror fans to accuse Curtis of a cash grab, viewers quickly realize Curtis earns her paycheck. She delivers a very convincing performance as a grandmother who is as much of a victim as she is a survivor. Her demeanor is appropriately as cold as eyes that have stared into madness and now focus on ensuring nobody else will add to Myers’ gargantuan body count. Curtis is not the only aspect of the film that shines. Though she delivers the only notable acting performance, a number of nice aesthetic touches blend the familiar formula of the 1978 classic with new updates to create a recipe for cinematic success. For example, as opposed to a shiny new design to grab millennials’ attention and wallets, Myers’ mask is essentially the same design yet cracked, reflecting natural wear and tear that comes with 40 years. Additionally, John Carpenter, director of 1978’s “Halloween,” co-created a score that carries the same simple-yet-scary vibe the original is lauded for. Though not as dedicated to being a psychological film as the original, the new “Halloween” wisely focuses more on anticipation than jump scares to elicit shudders from the audience. One could argue director David Green should have downplayed the gore, but this isn’t the same Michael Myers that acts goofy in a red suit with Buddy Holly glasses. The modern gore allows bloodthirsty viewers to fully appreciate Myers’ handiness with a knife.
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Exactly 40 years after the original “Halloween,” horror icon Michael Myers is rampaging through the box office, grossing $78 million domestically at the box office. Beyond Haddonfield, Myers is making a killing at the box office. In just three days of domestic release, 2018’s “Halloween” is already the highest grossing entry in the franchise at $78 million, according to Forbes Magazine. That total slaughters Rob Zombie’s 2007 remake of the original which grossed $58 million. References to the 10 previous “Halloween” films are plentiful. Fortunately, they are subtle, as opposed to the obnoxious “look at what we used to be” approach that some other enduring horror franchises take. Viewers looking for ingenuity will not be satisfied. The latest “Halloween” is very faithful to the attributes that made the
original arguably the best horror film ever made. That faith comes with a lack of new ideas and a fresh direction that would send the franchise on the path to modernization. That said, there are instances when old school is still cool. This year’s “Halloween” fits that bill.
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How are ISU students mentally feeling heading into week 10? KYNDSIE HUSTON Features Reporter | @kyndsie_h
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said. “I am enjoying my semester so far.” Sophomore political science major Mark Davis always repeats his favorite quote when college rigor intensifies. “Success is a process but patience is the key,” Davis said. Relying on his classroom experience, senior music therapy major Whitney Donovan is indifferent regarding the semester. “As a music therapy major, you get used to a constant, stressed out, busy schedule,” Donavan said. “When I was a freshman, I thought ‘How am I going to get through eight semesters of this?’” She continued, “However, by sophomore year I was better about handling my stress. This can be a tough time, but as long as you stay on top of your homework and plan accordingly, the grind isn’t as bad as people make them to be,” Donavan said. Whether stressed or unphased by midterms, there is good news. Fall Break is only about a month away. Ali Rasper | Photo Editor Turkey and the end of the semester will arrive faster than students During this time of year, many students either crack under semester pressures or crack down on realize. their homework, oftentimes working together in groups.
ctober is the month of spooks, scares and ghouls but the ultimate source of nerve-wracking anxiety for many students is semester stress. Midterms are a stressful time for college students due to the large projects, exams and quizzes in all classes. Whether balancing a job, extracurricular responsibilities or spending time with friends and family, it is difficult to manage. However, the pressure doesn’t end once midterms do. Here is how some students from Illinois State University are feeling with nine weeks completed. Brian Smith, a junior marketing major, feels incredibly overwhelmed during this time. “Life is pretty crazy right now,” Smith said. “I work at Footlocker in the mall during the afternoons and Papa Johns as a delivery guy at night. I am also taking 15 credit hours this semester, so homework is at an all-time high.” Despite how busy he is, Smith realizes that juggling responsibilities is part of the college grind “Everyone with a job can relate to the hardships that come with going to college while trying to make some money; It’s stressful, but also helps us multimanage,” Smith said. Sophomore agriculture business major Katie Clarke agrees with Smith. “I am involved in a book club, a sorority, a club volleyball league and I have 18 credit hours this semester. I also work part time at a library,” Clarke explained. “At this time, I am very busy and it is basically a recipe for a mental
breakdown.” Freshman elementary education major Jamaya Wilson illustrates that not all students feel overwhelmed. “I am doing great so far. Maybe it’s because I’m a freshman and I’m mostly taking general education classes right now, but I do not feel overwhelmed in the slightest,” Wilson
KYNDSIE HUSTON is a Features Reporter for the Vidette. She can be contacted at cdlindb@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @kyndsie_h.
THE VIDETTE | SPORTS | PAGE 7
MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
Final stretch
Illinois State cross country finishes its regular season, posting five seasonbest, four career-best times at Illini Open on Friday
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Illinois State sophomore runner Colton Bell leads the Redbird pack with his teammates Kimathi Johnson (Left), Timothy Stevenson (Right) following behind at the Illinois State Invitational Sept. 14 at Weibring Golf Club. NICHOLAS HONEYSETT Sports Reporter | @Honeyhoneysett
The Illinois State men’s and women’s cross country team wanted to end on a strong note when it travelled to its neighbor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Friday. ISU did just that, as it wrapped up its regular season at the Illini Open, having five runners finish with a season-best and four other runners finishing with career personal-bests. Sophomore Hattie Plumb and senior Ethan Kirk both placed their career personal bests Friday and led the pack for the Redbirds. Plumb competed in only her second competition of the season and did not disappoint, finishing 22nd overall out of 67 runners with a time of 19:17.70. She improved her previous personal best by one minute and 38 seconds. However, with the sheer competitiveness in the meet, the Redbirds did not place a top-five finish in the men’s or women’s races at the Illini Open. Freshmen Kassye Todd and Maddi Exline decided to show up as well in their final regular season competition, as both finished with their own personal records. Todd was able to finish the race in 26th place with a time of 19:20.30, while Exline improved her personal record by one minute and 28 seconds, which helped her finish in 51st place with a time of 20:14.00.
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The up-and-down Illinois State soccer season continued Sunday with its final regular-season road game at Evansville, resulting in its third-straight win. ISU topped Evansville 3-1 and out-shot the Purple Aces 23-4. The Redbirds had dropped three straight games prior to bouncing back with these three wins. “This is a tough time of the season when everyone is fighting for results, and we looked very composed and prepared within the game,” ISU head coach Brad Silvey said. “We controlled the majority of the game with great build up and possession, ultimately resulting in some great opportunities and great goals. Also great to solidify our entry into MVC [Missouri Valley Conference] postseason play.” ISU redshirt sophomore midfielder Abby Basler scored twice in the second half, striking a dagger at the 84th minute that gave ISU its 3-1 lead. Once again, it was sophomore forward Natalie Vaughn-Low that struck first for the Redbirds against Evansville with a 15th minute goal, assisted by junior midfielder Kate Del Fava. ISU held the 1-0 lead until halftime, as it kept the ball away from
Evansville for the majority of the half. The Purple Aces (4-10-2, 2-3-1 MVC) recorded zero shots in the first half. ISU junior goalkeeper Haley Smith had zero saves until the 80th minute when the Redbirds were leading 2-1 at the time, serving as the only save for Smith on the day. Basler nabbed her first goal of the game at the 76th minute after sophomore Ashley Santos’ shot was blocked and bounced back to Basler, who knocked it in to put ISU ahead. “Natalie (VaughnLow) and Abby Basler have been staples in Abby our lineup and have Basler heavily contributed to our team success since they arrived on campus,” Silvey said. “It’s exciting and deserving, in my opinion, to see them appear on the stat sheet at this time in our season when points are critical — that’s a tribute to their team mentality, resilient attitude and tremendous work rate.” The Redbirds improve to 9-7-2, 4-2 MVC this season, as they sit in third place of the Valley. ISU returns home for the final regular season game against fourth place Northern Iowa at 4 p.m. Thursday at Adelaide Street Field.
Kirk led the pack for the Redbird men, posting his highest finish of the season to place him in 19th place out of 68 runnners, while recording a personal best for the second consecutive week. Sophomore Colton Bell was the second Redbird to pass the finish line, helping him record his personal best with a time of 26:39.00. The host Illini took first place in the women’s five kilometer race, posting a score of 50, with an average time of 19:06 and a total time of 1:35:29. Bradley, Iowa, Indiana State and Marquette rounded out the top five in the women’s race, but Purdue’s Mary Abramson took the overall first place with a time of 18:05.5. Meanwhile, Missouri Valley Conference foe Bradley took first place in the men’s eight kilometer race with a score of 36 and an average time of 26:12. Indiana, Marquette and Butler finished behind Bradley in that order. The Redbirds will use this strong season finish to go into their next competition even stronger. Their next competition is considered the most important one of the season. The ISU men’s and women’s cross country team will travel to the Newman Golf Course in Peoria for an 11 a.m. meet on Saturday in the MVC Championship. NICHOLAS HONEYSETT is a Sports Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at nmhoney@ilstu. edu. Follow him on Twitter at @HoneyHoneysett.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018
REDBIRD REPORT MVFC SCORES Illinois St 14, N. Dakota St. 28 South Dakota 17, Youngstown St. 29 S. Illinois 21, Indiana St. 24 W. Illinois 31, Missouri St. 14 Western Ill 21, Youngstown 33 S. Dakota St. 9, N. Iowa 24
MVFC STANDINGS Conf Ovrl
North Dakota St. Northern Iowa Illinois State South Dakota St. Missouri State South Dakota Western Illinois Youngstown St. Indiana State Southern Illinois
4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4
7-0 4-3 5-2 4-2 4-3 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 1-6
UPCOMING Cross Country ISU is at the MVC Championship beginning 11 a.m. Saturday in Peoria.
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The Redbirds fell to the unbeaten North Dakota State Bison (7-0, 4-0 MVFC) in Saturday’s MVFC matchup, facing South Dakota State Saturday, Oct. 27.
Bison remain perfect, Redbirds recuperate JONATHAN BARLAS Sports Editor | @janveselybarlas
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ollowing a 51-3 Homecoming victory last weekend, the Redbirds’ stake in the Missouri Valley Football Conference coincidentally started to drop. No. 7/8 Illinois State (5-2, 2-2 MVFC) suffered a crucial conference loss to No. 1 ranked North Dakota State (7-0, 4-0 MVFC) Saturday, falling victim to the Bison’s Valley reign, 28-14. North Dakota State asserted its power right from the get-go, holding recently unstoppable running back James Robinson to 65 yards on 11 attempts as well as shutting out Illinois State 21-0 at the end of the first half. Head coach Brock Spack attributed ISU’s tough loss to experience, as the aura surrounding North Dakota State’s program is second to none in the MVFC. “I think they gained a lot,” Spack said. “Even though [NDSU] scored right away, we came out and played through it and had some success on offense and made some plays. They
see how good they can be... this is a defending national champion Even [NDSU head coach Chris] Klieman said before the game, ‘man, I can’t believe how young you guys are. You must be the youngest team in the Missouri Valley.’ It’s later in the season now, but our younger players learned some lessons against an older and experienced team today. I think we can take a lot away from it.” Robinson eventually found his footing, rushing for 116 yards and a score as the ‘Birds trailed 28-7 with 1:38 left in the third quarter. This was Robinson’s third game in a row rushing for over 100 yards while junior quarterback Brady Davis struggled from the air, completing 6-for-11 passes racking up 73 yards at the end of the first half. Davis improved in the second half, finishing 12-for-24 with 206 yards and a score, but conceded two interceptions. Davis’ first interception of the year happened last week as Illinois State defeated Southern Illinois. Initially presented as a tale of two defenses, NDSU lead running back Bruce Anderson and leading tackler safety Robbie Grimsley each
suffered hamstring injuries in the Bison’s 34-7 win at Western Illinois last week. Without Anderson to provide NDSU’s offense with the power-run game it has exploited all season, questions surrounding quarterback Easton Stick and backup running back Lance Dunn all seemed to work out in the end. In his attempt to continue his MVFC dominance, Stick was relatively quiet, going 9-for-16 with 188 yards in the first half and finishing 13-for-22 with 207 yards and no touchdowns. Although Stick had a scoreless day personally, North Dakota State found success in Dunn as he collected three total touchdowns on 61 yards. Defensively, junior Willie Edwards led the ‘Birds in tackles as he who was the only Illinois State player with double digit tackles, compiling a career-high with 11 total and seven solos. Following Robinson’s 11-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter, Davis found senior wideout Spencer Schnell in the end zone later in the fourth quarter as ISU seemed to have a little gas left in the tank, closing in on
ISU travels to Terre Haute, Indiana to face Indiana State at 6 p.m Friday.
Soccer ISU’s final home game will be played at 4 p.m. Thursday against Northern Iowa.
the two-score gap. Schnell finished Saturday’s contest with five receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown. While the offense got going late, Schnell knows that progress comes in the form of execution. “It’s tough,” Schnell said. “We came out kind of slow in the first half, but they had a great defense though and give credit to them. I think we got to come out and execute a little bit better and I think we can make good plays throughout the game. If we continue to get better each week, I think we can beat some of these teams we have ahead in our schedule. We just have to improve this week and continue to do better.” Trailing 28-14 with under three minutes left, the final nail in ISU’s coffin came in the form of a late interception by Bison cornerback Jalen Allison. Illinois State (5-2, 2-2 MVFC) will be back in action next Saturday at Hancock Stadium, taking on another Missouri Valley powerhouse in South Dakota State (4-2, 2-2 MVFC) as the ‘Birds now prepare for a critical comeback.
Volleyball takes two at home, inching closer to top Valley spot TYLER JACHNICKI & BEN ADKINS Sports Reporters
While the Redbirds continue to soar higher than ever before, it seems as though it was only a matter of time for head coach Leah Johnson. Illinois State (18-5, 10-1 MVC) took both games of its Missouri Valley Conference weekend set, defeating Southern Illinois and Missouri State to remain undefeated at home this season at 7-0. The ‘Birds are currently one game back of Missouri Valley Conference leader Northern Iowa, who sits at 10-0 in conference play. ISU will travel to Terre Haute, Indiana for its first road game since Oct. 6, facing Indiana State at 6 p.m. Friday.
Saturday: ISU 3, MSU 0 ISU made quick work of the Missouri State Bears (11-12, 4-6 MVC) Saturday, winning in three sets. For the first set, a back-and-forth match ensued until ISU narrowly took down the Bears 25-23, winning
its sixth-straight first set victory. The ‘Birds stayed hot in the second set as a seven-point lead forced the Bears to take a timeout at 11-4. The timeout could not stifle the Redbirds, going on to finish the set, 25-21. In the third set, Missouri State made things interesting with a fivepoint lead as ISU needed to take a timeout to slow their momentum at 12-7. Taking a timeout and claiming the lead 19-18, the ‘Birds did not look back, winning the third set to defeat the Bears 26-24.
Friday: ISU 3, SIU-C 0 The Redbirds swept the Salukis in three sets, winning 25-16, 25-20 and 25-8. Southern Illinois (4-18, 0-9 MVC) came into the match 0-8 in MVC play, but it definitely did not show early on in the first set. The Redbirds and Salukis were neck-and-neck in the opening set. Southern Illinois would remain in striking difference as it was 15-11
after the first media timeout. ISU would pull away, however, winning the set 25-16. The ‘Birds then found themselves in a tough position in the second set when they trailed the Salukis 11-4 which forced the Redbirds to burn a timeout. After regrouping, a kill by senior hitter Lexi Varga propelled ISU to a 16-9 run, eventually tying the set at 20. The Redbirds would win the set 25-20, ending on a 7-0 run. Johnson spoke about how pivotal the comeback in the second set was. “It doesn’t matter the deficit, it doesn’t matter the situation you’re in,” Johnson said. “You’re going to fight and you believe that you can overcome any deficit and I was really proud of the team for doing that.” The momentum from the second set victory carried over to the third set as ISU was dominant in the final frame, ending the match at 25-8.
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