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Look before you cross Campus police crack down on jaywalking laws to ensure student safety ANDREW MARSHALL News Editor
Amid safety concerns for pedestrians and drivers, Illinois State University Police are enforcing jaywalking infractions. The risk of jaywalking can be deadly, as motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists are injured or worse in incidents in the surrounding areas of ISU. Jaywalking is any time a pedestrian crosses the street outside of a crosswalk and any time a pedestrian disregards the signal given. “[Jaywalking] is a problem in any community with college students. It has come to the forefront here recently because we have had several student vehicle accidents. And in every case the student doesn’t come out in better shape than they went in,” Greg Leipold, community services officer for Normal Police, said. According to a 2012 campus survey, more than 30 percent of respondents cited pedestrian jaywalking as a major problem on the ISU campus. This aligns with 25 percent who believed cars not yielding to pedestrians was a problem. Other major concerns included theft and public intoxication. “We’ve had three student deaths this year relating to a vehicle accident, and there is an expectation we do something about that, given this is a good amount of the student population,” ISU Chief of Police Aaron Woodruff said. Normal and ISU Police have been working side-by-side on a safety campaign to encourage students and local residents to cross the street safely. Toward the end of September, the police departments implemented a two-phase process, the first safety and the
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It is considered jaywalking when a pedestrian disregards the signal given at the crosswork. Tickets for jaywalking cost $120. second enforcement. During the safety phase for ISU Police, officers created a safety video for social media and passed out flyers to warn pedestrians. Normal Police also participated by passing out flyers. The second stage is enforcement. Students have received jaywalking tickets, and some have complained. This enforcement resulted in buzz on social media and talk around campus.
Tickets for jaywalking cost $120, the same as an average speeding ticket; the price is set by the state and surrounding county. A fee like that can be overwhelming for a student. “My concern is that this is money that could be used on medicine with flu season coming up and also to buy more than a week’s worth of groceries,” ISU Student Government Association president Ryan Powers said during a meeting Wednesday when addressing Chief Woodruff. see JAYWALKING page 3
Normal requests student input SUSANNA DOELHER News Reporter
The Town of Normal and McLean County are asking Illinois State University students to take part in planning the future of Normal. As Normal’s Comprehensive Plan begins to form, students are being encouraged to voice their opinions about what they want in their town. The planning process has just begun, and remains in its first phase of community outreach. A survey has been developed online at www.planitnormal.com to set a baseline of information for what people want within their community. The Town of Normal and McLean County are looking for feedback from a large audience of people from all income levels and all ages. “We really need student opinions on this because people’s lifestyle choices are changing so dramatically,” Town Planner of Normal Mercy Davison said. “We want to be a community that students
Uptown Normal may be one of the locations targeted by the Comprehensive Plan. want to stay in after they graduate,” Davison said. “If we aren’t providing millennials with what
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they want, they’re going to go somewhere else.” Executive Director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission Vasu
Pinnamaraju explained that the baby boomer generation is slowly moving out of jobs and approaching retirement. “We really need millennials to take those jobs and stay here in the community,” Pinnamaraju said. “We want to really know what it is they like in a community; what they like here today and what they want to see in the future and how do they think we can get there.” “We want to know that if millennials are choosing to leave this community, why is it? If they are choosing to stay here, why is it?” Pinnamaraju said. Pinnamaraju said that McLean County and the Town of Normal would use this information to make the Comprehensive Plan choices, based on the wants and the needs of the future generation.
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In reply, Chief Woodruff told stories that supported his reasons for not relying on warnings. He spoke of students who received the informational flyer many times and ignored it, as well as students who were jaywalking while another ticket was being given. ISU senior and finance major Jacob Carroll was given a jaywalking ticket recently. “I’m just on my way to class just walking, there [were] no cars. I mean everybody jaywalks
regardless of the sign,” Carroll said. Another student, psychology major Benji Taour, has a different opinion. “Just walk when you’re supposed to; it shouldn’t be hard,” Taour said. Problematic intersections where jaywalking occurs are School and College, Kingsley and College, Fell and Mulberry as well as Fell and College. All of these crossings share a common theme: their proximity to the university and the dorms. So why is this specifically an issue with college students? There are many factors, the
biggest being lack of focus and preoccupation with balancing busy schedules. Others include thoughts of invisibility and lack of care, Officer Leipold explained. This correlates with community complaints logged with the Normal Police. Many times, however, students themselves are the ones filing complaints about occurrences of jaywalking. “We’re not looking to do this on a consistent basis where we’re going to have to ticket somebody $120, but we do want to make sure people are aware this is a state statute,” Chief Woodruff said. Given the general peacefulness
of the surrounding ISU campus community, the police departments can address the issue of jaywalking because the area is otherwise safe. The departments have a little less to worry about. “If there was one thing to say to college students as a parent, your twenties is way too short a time for that to be the end of someone’s life. I never want to be the one to give a death notification to a parent,” Leipold said. Andrew Marshall is a news editor for The Vidette and can be reached at vidette_amarsh4@ ilstu.edu.
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n the primaries of presidential elections, the amount of attention a candidate receives is important. Candidates do whatever it takes to stay in the spotlight. Whether it be cooking bacon on the barrel of a machine gun (Ted Cruz) or destroying the tax code with a chain saw (Rand Paul), candidates often go to outrageous measures to distinguish themselves. But, a presidential nomination still depends greatly on what kind of coverage a candidate receives in the mainstream media. Last week, students brought to attention how media coverage is affecting a specific candidate’s presidential run. In a demonstration on the pedestrian bridge, Redbirds for Bernie Sanders 2016 not only advocated for a variety of Bernie Sanders’ platforms, but also called for better media coverage for Sanders. Even as Sanders surged ahead in the Iowa and New Hampshire polls in September, he still struggles to be taken seriously in the media. Media outlets are quick to dismiss his ideas as too radical, remind us that he’s a self-proclaimed socialist, and reduce him to an aging extremist.
Without even giving coverage to most of Sanders’ stances on issues, the media has worked to successfully undermine his candidacy. The media has also worked to limit the amount of air time enjoyed by Donald Trump. Leading the polls since mid-summer, Trump has started to spark fear in the Republican Party. In September, Trump’s unhappy relation-
ship with Fox News resulted in a week long boycott of the network by Trump. Whether Trump chose to boycott Fox, or if Fox shunned Trump is still up to debate, but it shows how important the media is to the operation of a campaign. Without the abundance of media coverage enjoyed by Trump, his campaign suffered. The real victims in how the media covers presidential politics are
the voters. The special interests of political parties, corporations, and powerful individuals have hindered the media’s ability to offer non-biased coverage. By covering some candidates in depth, while delegitimizing others, news organizations can successfully steer the public’s favor toward specific candidates and platforms. The democratic process depends on an informed
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electorate, but when the media can control what information the public receives, that ideal is corrupted. Students at Illinois State University can work to promote equal media coverage of candidates, especially on a local level. With demonstrations from RSOs like Redbirds for Bernie, we can try to inform students on a variety of candidates and issues, while promoting political engagement and fair media exposure. Fair media practices should be important to every politically involved person, no matter what their views, to ensure the integrity of the democratic process. The way the media covers presidential politics shows its determination to influence the ways we vote and what we think about major issues. The ability of the media to decide which candidates are legitimate and force those views onto the electorate demonstrates the overreaching power of media’s ability to set public opinion. As voters, it’s our duty to stay informed on a variety of issues and candidates, and seek out balanced and non-biased media coverage.
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tudents at Illinois State University and all over the nation love getting a good bargain whenever they can. With costly tuition rates, saving money is a must whenever it is possible. Keurig Green Mountain, the company that makes the beloved beverage system for many ISU students, announced its newest product, the Keurig KOLD, Thursday. According to a Keurig
Green Mountain press release, this is “the first beverage system that allows consumers to freshly make cold sparkling and still beverages at home.” At first, it seems convenient to have this product; students would no longer have to go to CVS, Kroger or Target to buy soda. However, it comes with a starting price of $369.99. While the original Keurig machines brought benefits to coffee lovers, the Keurig KOLD is not a good investment to make in college. The price of the machine alone is more expensive than one credit hour of tuition at ISU. Instead of spending money on a soda machine, that money could go toward paying tuition bills. Although students would be
able to make and enjoy eightounce drinks from their homes, they would pay way more for each drink than they should. Each pod costs between $1.12 and $1.25 and $4.49 to $4.99 per four-count box. Usually two-liter bottles and six-pack cans of soda can be purchased at lower prices at grocery stores. Other than the Keurig KOLD, inventions have been created that seem convenient, but cost too much. The SodaStream company created a product that served the same purpose as the Keurig KOLD a few years ago. According to the website, the SodaStream allows users to turn tap water into sparkling water within seconds. They can also adjust the
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fizziness and flavor to personal preferences and buy drink mixes. While the different SodaStreams are cheaper than the Keurig KOLD, it still does not save people much money since drink mixes cost around $6. With many inventions created that waste more of people’s money than actually saving it, students should definitely look into buying the more useful creations. Most students are limited with the number of outlets they have in their dorm rooms or apartments, so they depend on extension cords. Every ISU student should have a rotating power outlet to make sure phone and computer cords do not block each other. ISU students should also invest in pizza
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nity College for reviewing their emergency plans, including active-shooter drills and online training for students and staff in the event of a shooter, in light of Thursday’s unfortunate events at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
making a surprise visit to ISU for Family Weekend. Rauner was outside Hancock Stadium before the ISU vs. Northern Iowa football game.
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scissors to ensure the perfectly cut slice of pizza from Domino’s Pizza and Papa John’s Pizza every time. With so many inventions that claim to save people time and hassle, we run the risk of losing more money than we want to. The next time an invention comes out, make sure to do enough research and figure out whether or not it is too good to be true.
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Features
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015
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Rewarding work for students with Marcfirst
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Marcfirst Director for Residential Services Megan Haig smiles with Phil as they wait for a bus at the Marc Center located off-campus in Normal.
BRENT BADER Features Reporter
One of the important discussions in every community lately is how to better care for citizens who have disabilities. The organization facilitating that discussion locally and also acting upon it is Marcfirst. “Marcfirst offers a lifetime of services to those with developmental disabilities in McLean County,” Stephanie Adomaitis, vice president of marketing and development at Marcfirst, said. “It’s really about looking at the whole picture of a person and seeing what they need to be active in the community.” Marcfirst, together with Illinois State University students, provides individuals with disabilities the chance to develop skills that will help facilitate more living independence and become more active in their community and with their families. “We have several different ways that we can help,” Adomaitis said. “We have two
Special Olympic programs, a summer bowling program and other opportunities for college students to get involved and know the individuals such as ROAM weekend activities for those in the residential program to get out in the community. That’s just kind of a fun way to get to know people too.” ISU students have become a regular component of the organization and while Marcfirst gains enthusiastic employees, the students are gaining invaluable life experiences. “It’s been a wonderful experience hiring ISU students at Marcfirst,” Megan Haig, director of residential services at Marcfirst, said. “Students don’t need a ton of experience, they just have to have a passion for it and we can teach you the techniques. Working and living with people with disabilities will be a part of your life forever, and it’s a great experience to have while in college.” The work, although sometimes tiring, is ultimately inspiring and Marcfirst makes it easy to fit into busy schedules given the
close proximity of some of its facilities to campus. “Its very gratifying work,” Haig said. “It’s impossible not to be touched when working with them. We also have CILA, which is short for Community Integrated Living Arrangements, which were originally known as group homes. We have five of those and three of them are within walking distance of the campus.” Prior experience is not explicitly part of the job requirement and the organization welcomes all students interested in being a part of the organization on any level. “We generally look for those with a strong work ethic and are willing to provide some level of personal care,” Haig said. “We try to match the students work experience with where they would work best and even if people don’t want to work with personal hygiene, we love students to come out and volunteer.” Looking to the future, Marcfirst will open up two new grounds in January on 514 and 526 Wild Turkey Lane in Normal that will
act as new housing for people with disabilities. The organization has also created a new art program called Marc Making; those with disabilities interested in craft making will create and sell their artwork. Despite state budgetary problems, Marcfirst remains in operation in part due to a mandatory support from the state and grants and fundraisers such as the 14th Annual Martinis for Marcfirst Auction that will take place from 6–9 p.m. Oct. 29, at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Tickets are $50 prior to the date and $60 the day of; all funds raised will go directly to the programs and services provided by Marcfirst. “We’re very fortunate that we’ve had a lot of support in the past,” Adomaitis said. “We’re on pretty stable footing; we haven’t had any cutbacks in staff or programs yet, so we’re remaining stable.” To check out a strong and rewarding company to work or volunteer for, find the Marcfirst booth at the Fall Career Fair Thursday.
Registering to vote is easier than students think REBECCA DAVIS Features Reporter
It’s hard to escape politics with all the publicity the presidential candidates are getting along with the debate coverage. Many of us know whom we would like to vote for in the upcoming election, but with all that’s going on between classes, homework and personal lives, it sometimes slips past us to actually register. Only around 13 percent of voters in the 2014-midterm elections were young people in the age bracket of 18-29. “It’s so important to vote, because democracy can only work properly when everyone participates,” said Illinois State University College Democrats president Joseph Gorski. “We’re currently witnessing what happens when people don’t vote. When the majority of people in our country fail to show up at the pools, it’s a failure of our society to hold our leaders accountable and elect a functioning government.” One reason why it is extremely important for college-aged students to vote, is because the majority of active voters average a lot older than people in college. It’s important for all ages to get to the polls and exercise their rights by getting informed and taking part in the elections, because voting will definitely affect your future. While many people may think registering to vote will take a lot of time, cost money or be out of the way, but it’s actually very simple and an be done from home. The only rules are: You must be a U.S citizen, 18 years old on or before the date of the general election, live in your election precinct at least 30 days prior to election day, not be convicted or in jail, and not claim the right to vote elsewhere. In McLean County, where most of us at Illinois State University live for much of the year, an online registration form can be completed on the McLean County website under the “Voter Registration and Instructions” page. Mail-in registration is also available. Additionally there are opportunities on campus to register. “College Democrats is currently registering voters on campus, and we will continue to make voter registration a priority throughout the year,” Gorski said. “We will be on the Quad throughout the week with clipboards, and we will be in Milner Plaza from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday for the rest of October.”
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Students are encouraged to register to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
It’s very important for everyone to register to vote, especially those who are collegeaged, as it is an extremely underrepresented voting group due to the low amount of them who go to the polls. It’s not too late to stand up for the issues you believe in, get involved in politics and sign up to vote before the 2016 elections roll around in order to do your part in raising the percentage of young people who register.
Sports
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015
REDBIRD RE PORT REDBIRD RECAP Bajema and Mattes earn personal bests at Notre Dame Invitational Although ISU’s men’s XC finished 18th at Notre Dame Invitational, Jeff Bajema ran a personal best time of 24:46.9, while losing a shoe in the first mile. Kyle Mattes finished behind Bajema with a personal best time of 25:05.9. Women’s ran well with Ariel Michalek crossing first with a time of 17:34.4.
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I was really pleased with Jeff Bajema capturing his all-time best. He battled really well.” Director of Track and Field/Head Coach of Cross Country Jeff Bovee
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Marshaun Coprich led the Redbirds’ offensive attack again, finishing with 33 carries for the second straight week, including two touchdowns. Coprich finished with 169 yards to give him the record for ISU career rushing yards (3,378).
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Redbirds declaw Panthers, 21-13 26 Coprich, Kolbe and Roberson lead ISU to victory over No. 6 Northern Iowa in front of second consecutive sellout crowd JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor
From the opening drive, it was a game of musical chairs for the Illinois State University offense under center. After a hand injury sustained during practice on Wednesday limited starting quarterback Tre Roberson, coach Brock Spack gave redshirt freshman Jake Kolbe the start and constantly switched the pair in and out of the game. The game plan paid dividends as No. 4 ISU (3-1, 1-0 MVFC) defeated No. 6 Northern Iowa (2-2, 0-1) on a windy, overacast Saturday afternoon, in front of a second-straight sold out crowd (13,391) at Hancock Stadium “It made a huge difference,” UNI coach Mark Farley said. “We had to re-do our entire game plan. It was designed to take his [Roberson] part of the run away.” Kolbe completed 11-of-16 passes for 80 yards and an interception while Roberson rushed twice for 21 yards. “Some really good, some not so
good [on Kolbe’s performance],” Spack said. “He got a little rattled in the second half, but I did like the way he stepped up. He threw some strikes in the wind. It was a tough day to be a quarterback. His future is really bright. I don’t think there was one person on this team who didn’t trust us going with Jake.” The surprise effect at quarterback allowed All-American running back Marshaun Coprich to have another career day. Coprich finished with 33 carries for 169 yards and two touchdowns. The 169 yards upped Coprich’s career total to 3,738 yards, passing Toby Davis (3,702) for sole possession of the ISU career rushing record. “It means a lot,” Coprich said. “Ever since I’ve been here at 17 years old, seeing the program evolve and get better. This record is for all the guys I’ve been with and all the teams I’ve been a part of.” Spack made key moves on defense as well. Tight end Brannon Barry saw time at defensive end where the redshirt freshman seized his opportunity to shine. He finished with two sacks and an
interception off a tipped pass by defensive back Josh Burch. “Ever since he’s walked in the door here a year ago, we all loooked at each other and said, ‘Damn, he’s really good,’” Spack said. On his first play from scrimmage, Barry rushed the pocket, dropping UNI quarterback Aaron Bailey for a sack. Following his breakout performance, Barry was named MVFC Newcomer of the Week, announced Sunday. “He’s a great all around athlete,” defensive end David Perkins said. “Barry can do it all. We went at it hard during practice this week. We always knew he was capable of being a big time playmaker on defense.” ISU entered halftime with a 21-7 advantage with scores coming from Coprich and backup running back Jamal Towns. The second half was played at a much slower pace offensively as penalties and big plays on defense took over. UNI kicker Michael Schmadeke finished 2-of-3, knocking in attempts from 25 and 35 yards,
respectively to put trim the UNI deficit, 21-13. ISU maintained the lead with stout defense, securing its first Valley win. Prior to kickoff, former Vidette Sports Editor, Illinois State alum and current Chicago Blackhawks Executive Vice President Jay Blunk brought out the Stanley Cup to midfield for a ceremonial coin toss. The injury bug has hit the ’Birds hard the first half of the season, but Spack along with the rest of his coaching staff has maintained their composure, with the help of key role players stepping up. ISU will to continue to battle adversity as they travel to No. 10 Youngstown State (3-1, 1-0), Saturday evening for another MVFC showdown between a pair of top 10 ranked teams. YSU is coming fresh off a dominating 31-3 win over South Dakota. Saturday’s kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. CST.
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Soccer splits weekday matches JOE RODEWALD Sports Reporter
The Illinois State University soccer team split a pair of weekday matches against Loyola and Oklahoma.
Illinois State 2, Loyola 1 Redbird soccer notched its first win in MVC play Wednesday night with a 2-1 win over Loyola in Normal. Ali Farkos and Lauren Koehl found the back of the net for ISU’s two goals, while Ashley Bovee scored the lone goal for the Ramblers. A steady first half, dominated by the ’Birds, reached its peak when Farkos launched a shot from the right sideline, dropping perfectly over the outstretched arms of Loyola goalkeeper Maddie Ford.
Early in the second half, Loyola threatened to even the score with serious offensive pressure, but solid defense from the Redbirds kept them in front of the Ramblers. “I thought we were really good defensively in terms of dealing with direct balls in behind and winning some clearances,” ISU coach Eric Golz said. Following the surge from Loyola, Lauren Koehl ripped a shot from the box past Ford courtesy of a crafty pass by Emily Dickman. The goal was Koehl’s team-leading fourth of the season. Just 11 minutes later, Loyola trimmed the Redbird lead to one when Bovee headed in a crossing pass from Katie Grall. The ’Birds were able to manage the last five minutes of play without a serious threat from the Ramblers.
Total kills were made by senior volleyball player Ashley Rosch during her performance in ISU’s two victories against Drake and Northern Iowa.
MVFC SCORES Illinois State 21, Northern Iowa 13 North Dakota St. 28, South Dakota St 7 Indiana State 56, Missouri State 28 Western Illinois 37, Southern Illinois 36 Youngstown State 31, South Dakota 3
MVFC STANDINGS Conf Illinois State (4) 1-0 Indiana St. (24) 1-0 North Dakota St. (2) 1-0 Youngstown St. (10) 1-0 Western Illinois 1-0 South Dakota St. (7) 0-1 Northern Iowa (6) 0-1 South Dakota 0-1 Southern Illinois 0-1 Missouri St. 0-1
Ovrl 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3
UPCOMING SCHEDULE Football The Redbirds head west to take on MVFC opponent No. 10 Youngstown State at 6 p.m. CST Saturday.
Men’s golf The Redbirds visit Akron, Ohio, to compete in the Firestone Invitational Monday.
Volleyball ISU travels to Chicago to take on Loyola at 7 p.m. Friday and then to Peoria to take on Bradley at 5 p.m. Saturday.
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The Redbirds celebrated a win over Loyola but fell to Oklahoma this week. ISU outshot Loyola 16-9 on the day, including 7-2 in shots-on-goal.
Oklahoma 1, Illinois State 0 ISU fell to Oklahoma, 1-0, in its last non-conference game of the season Friday morning at Adelaide Street Field. A windy day proved to be effec-
tive as little offense was produced throughout the game. Between the two teams, only 17 shots were recorded, including just five in the first half.
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Soccer ISU hits the road for Cedar Falls, Iowa, to take on Northern Iowa at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Swimming/diving The ’Birds visit South Bend, Ind., for its first competition of the year against Notre Dame at the Dennis Stark Relays at 4 p.m. Friday Compiled by JAKE KLASSEN & JOSH TOLENTINO / Vidette Sports