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HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS EXPLAINED FEATURES 6

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The history behind Halloween icons Everyone knows the classic Halloween motifs like witches, candy, ghosts and pumpkins, but where do these seasonal traditions and icons come from? Here’s a quick run-down of the meaning behind these Halloween icons.

Witches

Many people know America has a history with witches, but few actually know they are not related to Halloween.

Director of communications at the Salem Witch Museum in Salem, Mass. Stacy Tilney said the witches associated with Halloween are actually based off of what is shown in Hollywood. “(Witches) did not practice Halloween, they did not observe Halloween,” Tinley said. “It’s not related to the witches that exist or did exist, it’s more of a story-like caricature.”

Salem witches are closer to modern day practicing witches or those who define themselves as Wiccan. There is a huge misconception that these prosecuted women inspire Halloween costumes, when in reality they are based on someone like the Wicked Witch in “The Wizard of Oz.”

Trick-or-treat Trick-or-treating is a huge historical part of Halloween, as children get their hands on free candy every year. This childhood memory dates back to the Middle Ages. Originally, people (mostly children) would go “guising,” where they would dress up in disguises and go door-to-door asking for candy or food in exchange for a song or small performance.

The phrase “trick-or-treat” came out around the 1920s and in the 1950s Halloween became more of a familyorientated event, with less tricks, and more treats.

Ghosts

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Latin holiday that is commonly associated with Mexico. It is celebrated from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. This is a special period of honoring the dead, and it is believed that this is when the veil between the living and the dead is the thinnest.

Other cultures like the Celtics also believe that this day is when ghosts and loved ones can come back and be with the living.

By ERIN ANIOLOWSKI | Features Reporter Marinelly Castillo-Zuniga, a Spanish assistant professor at Illinois State University and adviser for the Spanish Club, said she is from Venezuela, so for her, the holiday is more about mourning than celebration like it is in Mexico.

“They bring the food that they like and music. It’s not like in other countries,” Castillo-Zuniga said. “I’m from Venezuela and we only celebrate one day. So we go to the cemetery and we bring roses and we cry a lot.”

Jack-o-lantern

Illinois is the largest grower of pumpkins in the U.S., and every year families purchase them and bring them home to carve.

This is a tradition that has been going on for generations, but probably would not be as fun if everyone was carving turnips.

The Irish brought the tradition over as part of All Hallow’s Eve, but there are no pumpkins in Ireland so they carved turnips. After they were finished people would place them in front of their homes with a candle inside to ward off spirits who came to visit on Halloween.

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Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University’s Chapter of Habitat for Humanity will host this year’s Trick-or-Treat for Change from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.

ISU and IWU members will dress in costumes and go trick-or-treating for donations around the BloomingtonNormal area. They will be collecting spare change, rather than candy, to support Habitat for Humanity.

The chapter’s faculty adviser and politics instructional assistant, Professor Julian Westerhout, said anyone can volunteer to participate in the service project.

“Ideally, we have teams of four go out on Halloween night in the community to different neighborhoods for change,” Westerhout said. “You can sign up beforehand, online or that night at the Bone (Student Center) in the Brown Ballroom.”

Check-in for the event will also take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom. One member of each team must be able to provide transportation.

Westerhout explained the importance of Habitat for Humanity and what the local chapters have done for McLean County.

“It’s a great program. It’s an organization around the world, that’s committed to providing safe and affordable housing,” Westerhout said. “The McLean County Chapter has built over 160 homes. The ISU/IWU Chapter is building our 23rd home in 22 years. It’s one of the longest live chapters in the country.”

Students in the college chapter help build houses through fundraising and volunteering every year.

“It’s an opportunity for a family who otherwise couldn’t afford to have a good, solid house, to have one,” Westerhout said. “It’s also a great connection, students, for several decades now, have really made a major impact in the lives of 23 families here in Bloomington-Normal.”

Westerhout explained he would like a large turnout for this year’s Trick-or-Treat for Change due to the event’s importance.

“It’s the chapter’s biggest fundraiser. Typically, we get 400-plus students to go out, and we could always use more because we have yet to run out of neighborhoods,” Westerhout said.

Haunted Trail returns to Normal MALLORY LOVINGS News Reporter | @MalloryLovings

Constitution Trail’s Haunted Trail is spooking its way back to Normal beginning 6 p.m. Friday to provide the community with a diverse group of events to celebrate the October holiday.

Hosted by Normal Parks and Recreation, the haunting will take place between Vernon Avenue and the Connie Link Amphitheatre. Free parking is available at Normal Parks and Recreation. At the end of the trail, shuttles will be available to return attendees to their vehicles.

Admission is $1 or a canned food donation per person. The trail is limited to the first 1,600 people per night and will close as soon as the maximum has been reached.

The Haunted Trail features sound and lighting effects, with strobe lighting included, spooky creatures and various displays.

Even though there have not been any clown sightings lately, the Haunted Trail will not have any clown costumes this year. Despite those sightings, Normal Communications and Marketing Specialist Jennifer Blum is focused on a different crowd this year.

“We are not worried about clown

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The Haunted Trail features creatures that go bump in the night. sightings affecting our turnout. We are a little worried about how the Cubs game will impact numbers,” Blum said.

Blum expressed the value of attending the Haunted Trail is great because people are able to find their perfect leisure opportunity. Whether it’s cultural arts, fitness, sports or special events, the trail will have it all. She also said it is an opportunity for families to bond.

“Families can enjoy fun ‘getaways’ close to home, allowing them to spend quality time together,” Blum said.

The Haunted Trail also brings an opportunity for people to give back to the community. There is a canned

food drive and the collection for this year will be given to the Salvation Army.

“It’s very successful,” Blum said.

“Last year we collected over 1,800 canned goods that were distributed to a food pantry to support the local community.”

The previous weekend, Constitution Trail had a “Not Scary” trail that provided canned food donations, facepainting and food.

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Study finds unreported rape at ISU In a Vidette-conducted survey, 1 in 5 students report being sexually assaulted SPECIAL REPORT: SEXUAL ASSAULT EFFECT ON ISU Editor’s Note: This is the second of a multi-part series exploring sexual assault and how Illinois State University deals with the issue.

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n a survery of 144 students at Illinois State University, 32 reported having been raped while enrolled. This number condradicts the 14 cases that were reported to ISU police last year.

The national average of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses is one in five women. The national average proved to be true at ISU too. Approximately 22 percent of participants in the survey responded saying they have been raped. Of these respondents, 16 of the 32 revealed being sexually assaulted more than once.

When looking at the 32 students who have been sexually assaulted, only 10 reported the crime to the police and 10 reported it to the university. Not all respondents reported to both the police and the university.

Student Counseling Services’ Sexual Assault Prevention and Survivor Services coordinator Gail Trimpe-Morrow said that many victims do not report their rape because they are often embarrassed, ashamed, afraid and worried that no one will believe them. Beyond that, sometimes they don’t define what happened to them as sexual assault.

In the survey, four participants noted that they were “not sure” if they had ever been raped.

“It was something they didn’t want to happen, but they don’t define it as falling into the category of sexual assault or rape,” Morrow said. “Our kind of mindset is sexual assault involves a stranger who assaults someone. [In reality] Most of the time, it is an acquaintance and people often struggle with, ‘How do I make sense of this?’ ‘What is this?’ ‘I didn’t want it, but it’s not really sexual assault.’”

Additionally, Morrow said that sometimes students hope that avoiding talking or thinking about the rape will make it go away.

“It is them having to confront over and over again probably the worst

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thing that has ever happened to them, and that’s really intimidating,” Deputy Title IX Coordinator Ashley Fritz said. “It’s a lot of the reason why victims often report their assaults months to years later because it takes a lot of time to recover.”

ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff said that rape victims “don’t want to be identified, they don’t want to be ostracized.”

“The whole process of it can feel very daunting to a student: the police, going through a criminal process, going through a Title IX process, worrying about parents and finding out what their parents will think; there can be a number of factors that can seem overwhelming to them when they are thinking about coming forward,” Woodruff said.

Woodruff also said victims fear getting in trouble for minor crimes like consuming of alcohol.

“Most sexual assaults that occur on our campus, and most college campuses, do involve alcohol. So if the victim is under the age of 21, they may be really reluctant to come forward without realizing that it’s not something they should be afraid of,” Woodruff said. “If you’re a victim of a crime, we’re not going to charge you for an alcohol violation. The important piece is their safety.”

Woodruff noted a final reason for reluctance to report a sexual assault is that the victim does not want to get the perpetrator in trouble. Though

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he noted this reason may sound “strange,” it is something he has heard numerous times.

“A lot of times it is an acquaintance, someone they know that they have probably invested care and time in, and it can be really intimidating or really frightening to realize that you have to report someone that you know, and have to confront someone that you know,” Fritz said.

Fritz said that unfortunately, this is a situation where there is often misplaced care for that person and the victim does not want to “ruin their life,” a thought that is common for

victims to have when they no longer put themselves first.

In the same survey, 64.6 percent of participants reported knowing a peer who has been sexually assaulted while a student on ISU’s campus.

Woodruff said the first step in encouraging reports is creating an environment where reporting sexual assaults is encouraged. Woodruff believes this is in the hands of ISU’s community and comes in two parts: prevention and response.

“It’s about getting an environment where all of our students, all of our faculty and staff and everybody is

aware of the issue and is encouraging those survivors to come forward.

Even if they are not coming forward for the sake of a criminal report, at least getting them to the resources that we have available to the students on campus.”

Resources to sexual assault survivors on campus include counseling and the Title IX process where a perpetrator can still be held accountable for their actions without having to go through the criminal process.

Additionally, Woodruff stresses the importance of bystanders acting rather than ignoring what may be happening.

“When they identify people who are going to take advantage of somebody because of their intoxicated state or are using alcohol in a way to facilitate sexual assault, those are the times that others can stand up and do something to stop the person,” Woodruff said.

In regards to providing help to survivors of sexual assault, Fritz notes that is what the Title IX office is for.

“Me in particular, I have an investigator who investigates reports, but my job is to make sure that someone who has been through this stays here, gets their degree and feels like they are safe. So, that’s working with housing, working with academic departments, working with anybody that I can get a hold of or talk to in order to make someone feel safe,” Fritz said. see RAPE page 7

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Course registration fills empty promises U pon stepping foot on campus for the first time, prospective Illinois State University students are promised a land full of endless opportunities. One such opportunity is the freedom to take a multitude of courses in addition to required major and minor classes.

Students’ eyes widen upon hearing of glass blowing, guitar, graphic design courses and more, only to have their dreams crushed once they fully enroll as students.

After having been promised endless courses to take, many students on ISU’s campus struggle to fill the required 12 credit hours to remain full-time students.

The issue is far from new, but just as frustrating.

Each semester, students flood Go Illinois State to sign up for classes.

The luckiest students who register on early dates are able to do so without fear of classes filling up, but only if they do not find any mysterious holds on their accounts.

Without fail, screams of frustrated students are audible from nearly every corner of campus throughout the weeks of course registration during both fall and spring semes-

ters.

Eventually, senior year rolls around and Redbirds see the light at the end of the tunnel. But is it really a light, or is it just a foggy neon sign illuminating what may or may not be the future of their dreams?

Panic sets in and students begin asking themselves, “What else can I do while I am here? What unique skills will I be able to cultivate before President Dietz shakes my hand and kicks me out of the nest?”

Thus begins the override re-

quest spiral of doom. The student discovers a class he or she finds interesting and flies over to Go Illinois State to register for their final courses before graduation.

Ceramics has a nice ring to it and would set them apart, so they

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add it to their “shopping cart” and proceed to enroll.

Excitement for the future is replaced by a quizzical stare when the screen flashes to a red “X” and a notification of “major block” appears.

Four years of promises wash out the window and frustration erupts into disappointment. Override requests are filled, and a small glimmer of hope begins to fester.

A promise is sent following the request guaranteeing a speedy response, but no response is given.

Students are then forced to make a difficult decision: take a different class that they may have no interest in, or give up their full-time student status.

Upperclassmen know this struggle best, but it is not foreign to freshmen and sophomores. Whether it is a general education course, major, minor or elective course, all students suffer in their own way.

The need for major blocks makes sense, but why promise students that they will have access to these “fun” courses if no guarantee actually exists?

Editorial written by MARY CULLEN, 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.

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Climate change needs to get back on the agenda MY VIEW TOM HEAGNEY Columnist

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SIS, Russia and Trump are just a few buzzwords that elicit a concerned response from young people today. Such fears are not entirely unfounded, but the odds that any of the above will actually be the catalyst to a global disaster remain very slim. How odd is it then that the most imminent threat to the demise of our civilization has been trivialized and largely ignored?

I’m talking about global climate change, and it’s about time that everyone from regular Joes to Presidential candidates start talking about it too. After all, NASA and the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are talking about it and have been for some time. Seemingly all of the world’s top scientists have been doing the same, and for very good reason.

Now there’s no denying that climatology is still an imperfect science. Scientists continue to work tirelessly to expand the scope of our knowledge about prior climate parameters from times before we occupied our planet. However, they have said with certainty that we are causing our weather to change.

Predicted changes include rising sea levels, stronger storm systems and droughts like never before. Water shortages, mass migrations and other indirect consequences of these changes have the power to push our civilizations to unrest and possibly even wars.

This all in mind, you can probably understand why I personally get angry when I hear people say stupid

things such as “Global Warming?

Yeah, right” on warmer-than-usual winter days or colder-than-usual summer days. Even more infuriating is hearing world leaders, especially from the United States, deny that climate change is real. The fact that climate change was not discussed once in any of the 2016 presidential debates is deplorable.

The fact is that we are spiralling into a dangerous world completely due to our greed, ignorance and unwillingness to respect our environment. Corporations have lobbied against combating the issue for years with the main reason being the threat that a transition to sustainable energy and tighter emission regulations poses to their bottom line.

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The movement toward more sustainable and eco-friendly technologies has gained momentum in recent years; a great example being the growing popularity of batterypowered Tesla automobiles. Still, politicians and citizens alike fight the movement due to its negative impact on a list of purportedly more important issues.

We may be too late to completely reverse the negative impact that we have made as a species, but it’s not too late to slow the bleeding.

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Secretary of State mobile office makes its way to Illinois State MALLORY LOVINGS News Reporter | @MalloryLovings

The Secretary of State Mobile Office is rolling its way down to Illinois State University’s campus Thursday.

The office will park itself in the Bone Student Center Spotlight Room from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for students, faculty, staff and members of the Bloomington-Normal community to have a more convenient location.

“You can do various things here,” Secretary of State Assistant Press Secretary Rachel French said. “You can renew your driver’s license, register to be an organ and tissue donor, get a new state ID … there are numerous things.”

The mobile site offers those services, as well as vehicle title and registration, parking placards for people with disabilities, ISU collegiate license plates and more.

French said people can chose whether

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The mobile office visits ISU, Eastern Illinois University, Western Illinois University,

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Charles Thompson with tools he uses in the field while studying the House Wren bird species with students.

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Retired prof’s teaching takes flight Charles Thompson gives students real-life experience researching birds REBECCA DAVIS Features Reporter | @VRebeccaDavis

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ucked inside the Felmley Hall of Science Annex lies the office of Charles F. Thompson, who has been on campus teaching and researching since 1978. After retiring from his position as a professor in the 2000s, Thompson moved to working solely on research of the House Wren, a project he has been dedicated to since 1980. Today, he welcomes both undergraduate and File graduate students to join him on his research, inviting between six and 10 students each summer to work directly in the field to form questions, collect data and work on papers and book publications, many of which already line the shelves around the corner of his desk.

This accomplished Illinois State University professor now not only

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dedicates his time to research, but also invites interested students to share in the unique interest of data collecting on specific species.

Thomas graduated from Indiana University after gaining three degrees — a B.A, M.A, and Ph.D — before moving on to work all across the country.

“After graduating from Indiana, I did a postdoc at the University of Georgia and then a postdoc at the Miami University of Ohio, and an assistant professorship at the State University of New York,” Thompson said, “I saw an ad for this job, and I wanted to come to a school that had a Ph.D program, and I applied.”

He arrived at ISU in the late ’70s, and almost immediately began research on a brand new project that could take place solely in Illinois. While he taught classes here from 1978-2007, Thomas worked on a research project on the House Wren starting in 1980, which he continues to work on today.

“When I got here in 1978, I was wrapping up a research project on an island off the coast of Georgia, and in 1980 I started a project here by putting out next boxes that would allow a bird called the House Wren to breed in those boxes,” Thompson said.

Today, Thompson’s research allows students to work with him in data collection, paper writing and forming publications. Each summer, interested undergraduate and graduate students who have passed the interview process for the program work with Thompson.

Currently, Thompson, his collaborator Scott Sakaluk and the students gather information from a nearby study area with over 820 handmade nesting boxes.

“A typical day is that we depart at six in the morning, and we all jump in the van and drive out to our study area ... we drop people off at various locations, and they have a printout of all the work they have to do,” Thompson said. “We work

in the field until about noon, and then the graduate students and I put the data in the computer, which is the information we use to write our papers.”

Having the opportunity to be a part of a long-running research project, as well as having their names on publications, is a great chance for the students involved to build experience and knowledge in a specific field. It’s not everyday that ISU students have the chance to work directly in their field and collect data while they are still attending the university. Some of Thompson’s students have been able to move on to great things after graduation.

“I learned so many valuable lessons through working with Charlie, most importantly the value of hard work and persistence,” Keith Bowers, assistant professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of Memphis, said. “After having been a member of the biology department at ISU for eight years, and now as a professor at another

institution, I can say that Charlie is among the very best of advisers.

Working as part of his research program allowed me to develop as a student, and his approach as my mentor changed to suit my abilities as I got older and gained experience.”

Thompson said getting the chance to see his students spend their time working and researching and then using their skills to move up in their careers is one of the most rewarding aspects of his job. He said directly working with students for research gives him the chance to build a better connection with students, something not many professors who teach classes with hundreds of students each semester may be able to do.

“That’s the whole reason for being in this business. I love to do research, but I love working with undergraduate and graduate students,” Thompson said. “You get to help someone achieve their dreams.

What can be better than that?”

Halloween traditions bring family and friends closer together HANNAH ROSEMURGY Features Reporter | @hanrosey_

One of the strongest ways humans can develop and maintain relationships with one another is through celebration. No matter how ridiculous, outrageous or old they may be, traditions exist among populations to bring people together.

“Traditions are a cultural event and one way of creating solidarity within a group,” graduate sociology student J.D. Lewis said.

One outlandish tradition that exists in the United States, and has been celebrated among for generations, is Halloween. According to History.com, the holiday was created from a Celtic festival, Samhain, to scare away spirits. People would wear costumes and light fires to usher away unwanted entities, and Pope Gregory III later created “All Saints’ Day” on Nov. 1 to include these traditions.

Over the years, “All Saints’ Day” has gradually become increasingly secular and modernized with different traditions, such as pumpkin carving, decorating, trick-or-treating and visiting orchards. However, the Halloween that America knows today is vastly different than the holiday many predecessors knew it as before.

Ali Rasper | Vidette Staff Photographer

Emma Rasper picked a pumpkin at Stade’s Farm and Market in Spring Grove.

On modern day “All Hallows’ Eve,” children across the United States gather together in various costumes and flee to different

houses, hoping to get the candy of their choice after saying the magic words. While many college students do not necessarily

travel in packs with the sacks of candy, some still partake in holiday festivities in other ways than they did when they were younger.

“Every year, my family and I go to the pumpkin patch,” freshman Spanish major Allyson Lovato said. “It’s really special for us because it’s one of the few times during the year that we ignore all of our other priorities and we just enjoy being with each other during fall.”

For Marilyn Tanner, spending time with family is incredibly important. 45 years ago, she married into the Tanner family, who owns a family orchard, Tanner Orchard in Speer. She said she enjoys seeing all of the different generations being with one another, but also working with her own family to serve the community.

“We make our own apple cider, apple cider donuts, homemade gifts and more in our market,” Tanner said. “I just love the excitement of fall and all of the visitors we receive. It’s a family affair, a lot of people aren’t familiar with farms and want to come to be entertained.”

While Halloween may mean something different depending on the age groups, this does not stop both families and friends from enjoying the season and spending time with one another, celebrating in their own ways, whatever those may be.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

Medium writes about haunted Blo-No STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ News Reporter | @StephanieRoddd

A local Twin Cities spiritual medium has given the rest of the world a glimpse into the spooky business of the Bloomington-Normal community through a new book that details its hauntings.

Deborah Carr Senger and her business partner Chris Hotz were approached three years go by Arcadia Publishing and The History Press about writing a book about the hauntings of the City of Bloomington.

“Often billed as the ‘Psychic and the Cynic,’ we readily signed the contract, but then one event after another in our individual personal lives prevented us from the commitment involved,” Senger said. “I was involved in a motorcycle accident which left me with a fractured foot.

I contacted the publisher and said if the title could be changed from ‘Haunted Bloomington, Illinois’ to ‘Haunted Bloomington-Normal, Illinois’ and if they would consider me as the sole author.”

Senger said she signed the contract to become sole author on her 60th birthday and recovering from her accident afforded her the “down time” she would need to write the book.

After arriving in McLean County in 2007, Senger was amazed at the history the two seemingly regular towns of Bloomington and Normal had to offer. Some of those ranging from Abraham Lincoln, the railroad, Route 66 and even Al Capone.

“This is my love story of the twin cities of BloomingtonNormal and how by using my gifts of psychic mediumship, paranormal investigation and love of history with the commitment of a wonderful team and family, I could bring and

RAPE

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In addition to working with survivors of sexual assaults that have taken place on ISU’s campus, Fritz and the Title IX office also work with cases outside of their jurisdiction. This includes rapes that involve perpetrators that are not ISU students and cases that occurred years ago.

“I still work with those survivors to make sure they know that they have access to our resources that they have a right to,” Fritz said. “Whether that’s helping them register for accommodations with Student Access and Accommodation Services, whether it’s helping them take some time off and come back to campus more easily so that they can continue their degree, that’s what we are for.”

Students now have multiple options for filing sexual assaults including reporting with the police, with the university, confidential reports filed through Student Counseling Services and through an anonymous reporting phone line.

Look for part three of the sexual assault series in Monday’s issue, where we explore survivor’s stories.

MULLER

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However you want to put it, Muller has faced many trials.

Whether it be the tragic death of associate head coach Torrey Ward or facing roster retention and turnover every year, he has overcome the odds.

ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff said Yarbrough admitted he knew the phone given to him by Clayton was stolen. I’m sure Hawkins also knew he was under the influence of alcohol before he inserted his car keys on top of driving with a suspended license.

While the statement, “Innocent until proven guilty,” will always stand, Muller is making a questionable decision handling these issues in house.

Muller has a lot on his hands, but he can still make the right decisions considering all variables and circumstances. ISU supporters want results both on and off the court.

Suspend and discipline your players from all team activities pending the outcome of the criminal investigation.

Not the other way around.

Submitted by Deborah Carr Senger

Deborah Carr Senger unlocks the Crypt for the 2nd Annual Haunted Tales.

keep history alive in my beloved hometown,” Senger said.

During her time investigating the Twin Cities, Senger has found there are a lot of haunted places here and she said she loves them all.

Senger also said all of those places have their own unique

stories that bring their history alive, but she lives for the challenge of finding new paranormal sites.

“To be most honest, my favorite haunted place in town is the one I haven’t found yet,” Senger said. “As you read ‘Haunted Bloomington-Normal, IL,’ many ghosts and their stories were uncovered because of my investigation team and being gutsy enough to find them. Anyone can repeat a story, but it takes a dedicated team to find stories and ghosts that no one knew existed.”

During one of her investigations for her book, Senger encountered a new ghost who she said has now fulfilled its destiny.

“I love paranormal stories when they come full circle.

The ghost haunting, the historical research, the confirmation and the action or request fulfilled to that ghost so he/ she may rest in peace,” Senger said.

“Chapter number two at the Eagles Club is the perfect example. Mike [the ghost’s] mission to ‘put the flag back’ has now been fulfilled and he can now rest in peace,” Senger explained.

The Eagles Club is located in Bloomington, where Senger found a ghost on a mission to return a flag to its original location.

Senger’s book is available at many major outlets and small businesses around town including Lucca Grill, Beyond Normal, Hy-Vee and Babbitt’s Books.

Senger also holds private readings, haunted tours and classes. To contact Senger and for more information, visit her website.

Stephanie Rodriguez is a news reporter for The Vidette and can be reached at srodri7@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @StephanieRoddd.

Superheroes slay costume trends KEVIN SCHWALLER News Reporter | @kevschwa

Halloween is quickly approaching, and it looks like there will be a lot of superheroes flying around the Illinois State University campus.

According to “Frightgeist,” where users can search for the most popular Halloween costumes in different areas across the country, characters from superhero films like “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” are trending throughout the state of Illinois. “Suicide Squad” character Harley Quinn tops the list.

The National Retail Federation states Americans are expected to spend $8.4 billion this Halloween season, which comes out to about $82.93 a person. At an all-time high, the number increased from last year’s $6.9 billion.

With this Halloween season being

the most popular yet, there are a handful of stores in BloomingtonNormal for students to choose their costumes from.

Sales associate at Spirit Halloween in Bloomington Ariana Miramontes said traditional costumes have been some the more popular trends this year.

“We’ve had a lot of generic costumes; cat ears, animals, witches. A lot of girls come in and go straight to the animal ears,” Miramontes said. “I don’t really think a lot of people have been getting too creative this year, honestly. We’ve had a lot of cop costumes too.”

She added that “The Walking Dead” and “Game of Thrones” are some of the more popular television show costumes.

The most popular trend she has noticed, however, is superhero costumes. “[Superheroes costumes] are

some of the most sold. They’re really, really big this year,” Miramontes said. “Batman, Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn are huge. Superheroes and animal costumes are the biggest for girls.”

Miramontes added that some recent news-breaking trends have not been as popular as she anticipated “We have a lot of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump costumes, but I haven’t seen a lot of people actually buying them,” she said. “I was also expecting a lot of people to be buying clown costumes. I don’t think we’ve sold many at all. Especially with the clown thing going on, I was expecting to see a lot of those, but no.”

Over at Halloween City in

Bloomington, assistant manager Victoria Ohnemus said presidential candidates have been some of the most popular selling costumes.

“We have sold a ton of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump masks, and Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ hat too,” Ohnemus said.”

Ohnemus continued noting the store’s collection of “Harley Quinn” costumes are almost sold out, while men have been buying Joker and pirate costumes.

She also said costumes based on a popular summer film reboot are not as popular as she expected.

“We thought ‘Ghostbusters’ was going to be pretty big this year, and it has been for kids, but for adults it

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Hawkins suspended, two more ISU players arrested Muller needs to JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor | @JCTSports

Illinois State forward Deontae Hawkins has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, announced by coach Dan Muller in a one-sentence press release on Monday afternoon. The suspension is effective immediately and comes just over two weeks before ISU begins the 2016-17 season.

Hawkins, 23, was arrested early Sunday morning and Monday with driving under the inf luence, illegal Deontae t ranspor tation Hawkins

of alcohol and driving with a suspended license.

Hawkins, who was a redshirt junior but is listed on www.goredbirds.com as a senior, led ISU last season with 5.8 rebounds and 52 3-pointers. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Hawkins averaged 10.3 points and started a team-high 31 of 32 games.

The 6-foot-8 Hawkins was ISU’s “lead” big man last year, being forced to guard opposing centers with little depth at the center position for the Redbirds.

One of four returning starters from the 2015-16 roster, Hawkins was expected to be one of the Redbirds’ biggest contributors this year.

This is Hawkins’ second suspension at ISU. He was suspended

after an incident during ISU’s trip to Spain last summer.

Clayton, Yarbrough charged with misdemeanor theft Teammates DJ Clayton and Milik Yarbrough were charged Tuesday in McLean County court with misdemeanor theft of an iPhone last Saturday. The victims’ wallet was also recovered.

Clayton, 20 was also charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor.

They were both released on Milik $5,000 personal Yarbrough

recognizance bonds and ordered to be back in court on Nov. 1.

Clayton transferred to ISU from junior college Palm Beach State, while Yarbrough must sit out per NCAA rules after transferring from Saint Louis.

The Redbirds tip off against Quincy in an exhibition on Nov. 6 at Redbird Arena and begin the regular season on Nov. 11 at Murray State.

DJ Clayton

Josh Tolentino is a senior journalism major and sports editor at The Vidette. Email him at jtolent@ilstu.edu and follow him on Twitter @JCTSports.

Redbird golf unable to overcome tough competition in South Carolina MICHAEL DIAZ Sports Reporter | @MikeyD313

The Illinois State women’s golf team placed last in the Palmetto Intercollegiate at the Turtle Point Golf Club that concluded Tuesday.

The Redbirds were never able to move up from 20th place throughout all three rounds. They started off round one shooting 328 then ended the second day shooting 643 and finished off shooting 961 as a team.

The top performer for the Redbirds was Sophomore Caitlin Sims who shot a 231 (80-72-79).

Junior Abby Luchtenburg shot

a 4-over-par 76 in the final round of the tournament making her the best performer in the last 18 holes on the green.

Junior Kiley Walsh finished off the tournament shooting an 81 to conclude all three rounds with a 240 (80-79-81). Freshman Paige Seiser concluded the third round with an 82 leaving her with a score of 253 for the tournament (85-86-82).

Senior Renee Solberg was right behind Seiser shooting the exact same score in the first round and a final score of 252 (85-83-84) Head Coach Darby Sligh was not pleased with the outcome of this

event.

“Losing sure hurts, especially after the work we have put in this fall. We just couldn’t stay away from the big numbers, and Turtle Point is relentless in terms of requiring accuracy off the tee and forced carries over water on your approach,” Sligh said.

“Luckily, we are heading straight into another event on a course that is very different, allowing us to take some of the positive and apply it next week.

We are a team that can make a lot of birdies, but we cannot erase them with big numbers like we did this week. Each player has shown

they can execute, we are just desperately missing a group effort.”

Campbell finished in first place with a total score of 879 as a team (300-286-293).

Campbell’s top player was Nadine White who shot a 217 (7668-73). The three players right behind her score are Desiree Andersson with a score of 220, Annelie Sjoholm shooting 221 and Ayelen Irizar who also shot a 221.

Illinois State will look to rebound in the upcoming Pirate Invitational hosted by Seton Hall that will begin play this Fri. and Sat.

Tame the Jacks Redbirds looks to avenge last season’s loss to South Dakota State, host Top-5 ranked Jackrabbits NICK LANDI | Sports Reporter | @JasonKlaerISU

THREE KEYS TO WIN Playoffs start now Illinois State’s is technically not out of the FCS playoff picture yet, but its chances are at their slimmest this season. ISU will have to treat this game as the start of the playoffs and play with as much energy as they can muster up. They will need to play competitively to hang in there.

Time for turnovers ISU has a turnover margin of -5 on the year, the worst in the MVFC. And with only eight turnovers forced on the season, its defense will need to start making more big plays from here on out, espeically if ISU starts trailing early in Saturday’s game.

Make it count on 3rd down When it comes to converting on third down, ISU is arguably at its most vulnerable. Their 28.3% conversion rate is the second worst in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

But South Dakota State’s defense is the worst in the Valley at stopping teams on third down, as opponents have converted 48.5% of their third down attempts Something has got to give.

NUTS AND BOLTS

PLAYERS TO WATCH

REDBIRDS Alec Kocour faced high expectations after being named an MVFC Honorable Mention selection last year.

But eight games into the season, the senior safety has had only one interception. Even with 64 tackles this season, he has not been able to force as many turnovers as some thought he would. Considering the secondary is one of ISU’s greater inconsistencies, look for Kocur to make his prescence felt against the JACKRABBITS SDSU offense.

South Dakota State (5-2,

4-0 MVFC) now has sole

JACKRABBITS possesion of first place in Taryn Christion has developed the MVFC after beating into one of the best quarterYoungstown State 24-10. backs in the conference. This Junior tight end Dallas Goedert had six catches for dual-threat sophomore leads 108 yards in the win. With the MVFC in passing average a four game winning streak per game (304), total offense (336.9). Two weeks ago, in hand, the Jackrabbits also possess the best scor- Christion ran for 141 against North Dakota State. He will ing offense in the Valley try repeat that performance with an average of just against ISU on Saturday. over 38 points per game.

REDBIRDS Illinois State (3-5, 1-4 MVFC) took a step back after losing last Saturday to South Dakota 27-24 on the road. Sophomore quarterback Jake Kolbe was sacked three times and threw an interception in the loss. But redshirtfreshman running back DeMarco Corbin had his best career game yet as he ran for 108 yards on 12 carries.

SPACK’S COMMENTS SPACK: “We play a very good opponent. The Jacks are leading the league.

They have three very dynamic players offensivley with their tight end, receiver, and quarterback, they have good backs.

Solid defensivley like they always are. Very physical, well coached, play hard, and are really solid in their kicking game. We are going to have to play well. We are very capable of doing that. This is a good football team.”

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PREDICTION

South Dakota State 45, Illinois State 27 South Dakota State proved with their 19-17 win against North Dakota State that it is a great team ready to make a run to Frisco, Texas this year. Christion will out-perform Kolbe both through the air and on the

ground as ISU’s defense will struggle to contain his dual-threat ability. Meanwhile, Goedert will have another great game and will especially get a lot of targets in the red zone. All while the SDSU defense

forces ISU to have another rough first half, like the Redbirds have dealt with many times this season.

And by the time ISU gets going, it will be too late as SDSU will have built too big of a lead to comeback from.

THREE KEYS TO WIN Get it to Goedert Goedert continues to be one of the most popular receivers in the MVFC with just over seven receptions per game, second best in the conference. And with an average of over 117 receiving yards per game as well, you can expect the junior to be another constant target for SDSU.

Maintain discipline SDSU and ISU are the two best teams in the MVFC in terms of having the fewest penalty yards. If the Jackrabbits don’t give the Redbirds a lot of free yards, they will make their day a lot harder.

Overwhelm Kolbe Kolbe is known to make many mistakes under pressure. And ISU has also given up the most sacks out of any team in the Valley this season (28). With the Redbirds’ offensive line continuing to struggle, the Jackrabbits need to overwhelm Kolbe constantly throughout the game and get him moving out of the pocket.

If that is done, you can expect turnovers to be forced.

take action on recent arrests

MY VIEW JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor

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llinois State has yet to tip off the 2016-17 season, but the Redbirds are already making headlines.

Deontae Hawkins, DJ Clayton and Milik Yarbrough have all been charged on several criminal counts in McLean County Court over the past couple days.

Muller issued a short and sweet, one-sentence statement regarding the charges: “We are aware of the situation and are handling it internally.”

Handling it internally. What??

It’s time for Muller to put his foot down and hold his players accountable.

Muller plans to handle these issues internally and get information out as he decides. But brisker and more strict decision making is needed in order to show fans he has complete control of this team.

Many ISU players speak highly of Muller and consider him a fathertype figure. Well, that father needs to lay down the law and show he can draw the line and not just give the finger wag.

It has been nearly 20 years since ISU last reached the NCAA Tournament and the Redbirds are not getting any closer to their goal with players who cannot stay out of trouble.

Muller might want to take notes from fellow ISU football coach Brock Spack, who has quickly changed ISU from a basketball to football school.

Spack is known for allowing his players one slip-up before cutting them loose.

Former ISU football player JonMarc Anderson was charged for a theft crime similar to the charge on Clayton and Yarbrough. Spack didn’t hold his breath when he cut Anderson from the team.

Many may argue that Spack had a much more loose string for AllAmerican running back Marshaun Coprich when he pleaded guilty to drug charges last summer. But let’s not forget Coprich was a one-time offender.

This is the second time Hawkins has been suspended during his Redbird career. He was suspended

by Muller for a violation of team rules during ISU’s trip to Spain last summer.

Hawkins is one of four returning starters from 2015-16 and was expected to be one of ISU’s biggest contributors this season. He averaged 10.3 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds, starting in 31 of 32 games.

Hawkins is set to be a star this year.

Should Hawkins be booted off the team? I don’t know. But should he, Clayton and Yarbrough be held accountable for their actions and should fans, boosters and the media be informed? Yes. ISU Athletic Director Larry Lyons gave Muller a three-year extension in Spring 2015, which means he has four years left on his contract, and deservedly so. Muller is 76-58 in four seasons, has beaten a Top-25 team each season and increased ISU’s record against MVC opponents year after year.

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