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Aw shucks! It’s harvest season

On the combine with University Farm

ith fall in full swing, farmers are busy in Illinois and throughout the country tackling harvest season. Illinois’ corn harvest lags at a pace roughly one-quarter of the average over the previous five years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Just 6 percent of the state’s corn crop has been brought in. It is 2 percent higher than

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last year, but down 23 percent over the previous five years. Vidette Photo Editors Monica Mendoza and Natalie Stuckslager spent a day at University Farm, near Lexington, Illinois, and had a behind the scene look at its harvest process.

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Field adviser Yale Young takes a sample of corn kernels and measures moisture. The ideal level at harvest is 22 to 25 percent. While storing the kernels, they should reach 15 percent. Photograph by MONICA MENDOZA | Vidette Photo Editor

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The Association of Latin American Students (ALAS) has created a donation box to help the relief in Mexico and Puerto Rico. As part of their “Unidos Somos!” event ALAS gave a presentation on the recent natural disasters that hit these two places. Their presentation was a detailed explanation on the effects that Hurricane Maria had on Puerto Rico and the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico. The donation box is located in the Diversity Advocacy Office in the Bone Student Center for anyone that wishes to stop by. All proceeds will be put toward relief efforts. “We created this event to raise awareness and to let other people know that there are others in need,” President of ALAS Jessica Montenegro said. “We have families at ISU that identify as Mexican and Puerto Rican and we wanted to help their community and give volunteering

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In downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico, electric lines lie in the road and block apartment complexes, like the Residencia Parque San Lorenzo, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. opportunities to those that want them.” Montenegro said the RSO feels this box is a way to help those affected right here from central Illinois. “Here in BloomingtonNormal we don’t have a huge population of Latinx people. So the question of how are we going to do community service for those in need that are of our background rises and that is one way we could do that,” Montenegro said. At the end of the

fundraising, AL AS will split the donations evenly and will give the proceeds to organizations that will send the money directly to each location. The money raised for Puerto Rico will go to the GoFundMe page, Students with Puerto Rico. According to the Students with Puerto Rico page, they have exceeded their goal of 150 thousand dollars and have raised over 165 thousand dollars. The relief fund was

Habitat for Humanity partners with community to construct houses PORCHIA WHITE News Reporter | @porchia_white

Habitat for Humanity of McLean County is holding two events this month to give guests an opportunity to assist in putting roofs over people’s heads. The first event will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and is called Bunco Blitz. This night will include a game of bunco along with refreshments and prizes to win. The entrance fee for Bunco Blitz is $25 per person and all earnings

go toward the construction of a new home in West Bloomington. “The house is for a single mom with two kids,” Family Services Manager Toni Molck said. “Women Build gets together to work on building the home and has made great progress so far. The house should be finished by mid to late November.” Women Build is an all-female organization, which serves as a part of Habitat for Humanity in building houses for deserving families. see HOUSES page 3

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started by a group of college students who wish to help those that lost everything to Hurricane Maria get their lives back in order. All proceeds raised by Students with Puerto Rico will be sent to Unidos por Puerto Rico, a public-private initiative that was started by the office of the island’s First Lady Beatriz Isabel Roselló and a group of companies to help the victims of the storm. T he don at ion s to

Mexico will be sent to the nonprofit organization, Topos. The organization will take all the funds raised and use them to help those affected by the earthquake. Topos was created on Sept. 19, 1985 after the 8.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico City, to help those affected. Only 32 years later, on the same day, another devastating earthquake struck Mexico City and surrounding areas, once again. “We want to make the donation signif icant,” Montenegro said. The donation box will be available until Nov. 3 at the ALAS event, Sonido Latino. At Sonido Latino, the box will be available for anyone wishing to make their last donations. ALAS has created these events hoping they will help the university understand and appreciate the cultural diversity of the Latinx community. For any questions regarding this or upcoming events, contact ALAS at alasatilstu@gmail.com.

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Gunshots on Vernon Avenue

Victim in gunfire released from hospital, NPD continues investigation STORY BY KEVIN SCHWALLER AND EMA SASIC | NEWS EDITOR AND EDITOR IN CHIEF | @kevschwa and @ema_sasic

he Normal Police Department is investigating an incident on Vernon Avenue after reports of several gunshots being fired Tuesday night. Police were called at 8:36 p.m. to the 300 block of East Vernon. Witnesses told officers about six to 10 shots were fired. NPD blocked off yards on both sides of Vernon and officers were digging a hole in the ground outside a single-story home at 304 E. Vernon Ave. Officials have not revealed what they were looking for. The house was struck multiple times. No occupants were injured, and there is nobody in custody as of early Wednesday. Police said shell casings were found on both sides of the street. Through a preliminary investigation, officers learned that the shots may have originated from outside of an apartment in the 600 block of South Linden Street, according to NPD. Several hours after the incident, the department was notified that an individual was driven to St. Joseph Hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to the neck. Detectives conducted interviews and were told the individual was walking in the area when struck by a bullet in the neck. The victim was treated and released from St. Joseph’s Hospital for a non-life-threatening injury. The scene was clear Wednesday morning. Police marked six bullet

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Proceedings from Bunco Blitz will go toward a house they are currently working on for Jennifer Ramirez’s family. Ramirez is a life-long resident of McLean County who has a 10-year old son and five-year-old daughter. “We are very thankful and blessed to be offered this opportunity. Our family appreciates every worker, sponsor and everyone who will help volunteer in anyway with this process very much,” Ramirez said. The second event that will serve as a fundraiser for the group is titled Blueprint Breakfast and will be held at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12. Guests will be served breakfast in the conference center of DoubleTree Hotel. The breakfast is free. However, donations are encouraged. All guests must register before the event to attend. “The program is here to build homes for qualifying families, but it is never just a simple no to a family looking for our assistance,” Molck said. “It’s a delay until the families are in a certain place where they won’t have debt on their shoulders,” Molck said. Habitat for Humanity has helped build or repair over 600,000 houses and served more than 3 million people across the world. “Our families adore their homes,” Molck said. “All of our houses are green energy efficient, which helps keep cost low for the families.” The Habitat for Humanity of McLean County builds homes only within the county, with a majority being in the Bloomington community.

ABOVE: One of the six bullets marked on the house, TOP RIGHT: The NPD on the scene of the crime Tuesday, BOTTOM RIGHT: The house that was struck by the gunfire

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holes along the side of the house, including one that hit a window. Neighbor Carlos Garcia said he was at work when the incident occurred, but he heard five to six shots fired. His 16-year-old son was home at the time and heard the shots. “I was trying to get back home, but police were questioning me and asking what I was doing there,” he said. “I told them I live right next

door, and they asked me questions and then took my son and me to the apartment complex across the street.” The property’s landlord, Ellen Johnston, was walking around the home Wednesday morning and said she could not “believe this happened.” “This is a safe area, I don’t remember anything like this happening before,” she said.

As she saw the window with the bullet hole, she said she will “get that fixed.” There were also reports of shots fired at the 200 block of West Willow Street, near The Lodge On Willow Tuesday. Police investigated but could not find any further evidence. This case remains under investigation and the Normal Police Department is asking for the

public’s assistance in solving it. Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Brad Underwood at (309)4549798 or via email at bunderwood@ normal.org. Members of the public can also contact McLean County Crime Stoppers at 309-828-1111 to report information related to this incident. Callers can remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of the individual(s) responsible for this crime.

New animals call Miller Park Zoo home TIFFANY MORRISON News Reporter | @MorrisonTiffany

and available. We look at their conservation and education ‘story’ that we can tell to our guests. We also look to make sure that When stepping into Miller Park Zoo, many we have the expertise of staff to take care of will notice that there have been a few new the species,” Zoo Superintendent Jay Tetzlcritters added to the family. off said. “The species also needs to fit the Two new exhibits have been constructed theme of the exhibit.” within the Katthoefer Animal Building. This The Indochinese box turtle and the crested is the building where most of the big cats wood partridge can be found on the ground are located, as well as the bats. Now, when floor of the display. The partridge is either one steps into the building, they can find six navy blue with a red headdress, or grayishmore species, five of them being new to the green. They eat fruit or seeds on the ground zoo. floor and nest in leaves. The two exhibits are located directly to the “Loris’ are vulnerable in the wild, and the right when walking into the building and all Indochinese box turtle is critically endanof the species are from Southeast Asia. gered. The bird species and the shrew are One of the exhibits has a large snake that both fairly common,” Burvenich said. is called the reticulated python. The female The goal of the exhibit is to pair up the spesnake is four years of age and is over 17 feet cies and focus on breeding, as the species are long. The reticulated python, full grown, can a part of the conservation breeding program. be up to 30 feet in length and is considered Earlier in the year, Miller Park Zoo welthe largest snake species in the world. comed two baby otters and in late June, In choosing the animals for exhibits, Zoo opened a new flamingo exhibit. The new Curator Peter Burvenich said there are a lot developments were funded by the ‘Fund-Aof elements that go into the process. Need,’ part of the park’s largest fundraiser “We look at the available space, their called the Zoo Do. ability to handle temperatures and light The zoo’s mission statement is to expand requirements, how active they are, and the our understanding of the interrelationship need for holding for conservation or SSP’s,” between people and animals and the need to Burvenich said. preserve the natural resources of our world. The other exhibit holds the other five “I have worked in several zoo’s over the species, most of them being found in pairs. TOP: The reticulated python is a new exhibit span of my career. Miller Park drew me in Burvenich says that they call the new exhibit, BOTTOM: The pygmy slow loris is a new exhibit in “The due to the ambitious master-plan we have in Mix” exhibit “The Mix”. place and the expansion the zoo is hopefully Photographs by Tiffany Morrison | Vidette Photographer The fairy bluebirds are vibrant colored going to do. This is a great community that birds that will likely utilize the upper part is fortunate to have a facility of this caliber,” branch to branch, as they are diurnal, or up of the exhibit and will be the easiest to see during the day. Burvenich said. on the branches. The birds feed on fruit and “The Zoo has an excellent reputation as a The pygmy slow loris can be found someconstruct shallow, cup-shaped nests for their where on the top of the exhibit, but since they breeding facility for endangered species such offspring in the wild. In the exhibit, guests can are nocturnal, are normally sleeping during as snow leopards, red wolves and others.” see a few nests. the zoo’s hours of operation. The pair likes to The northern tree shrews have greyish, olive curl into a ball at the very top of the display. Tiffany Morrison is a news reporter and phofur, big ears, a long, furry tail and a skinny The loris’ have big, black, circular eyes with tographer for The Vidette. She can be reached mouth and nose. They can be found on the reddish-orange fur. at tmorris@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at branches of the upper part of the cage as well. “Staff looks at if animals are compatible @MorrisonTiffany Guests can see these little guys hopping from

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VIDETTE EDITORIAL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We need stronger gun control now Time for a

unday night marked the largest mass shooting in American history. Fifty nine people perished after Stephen Paddock opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest festival. Last year, 49 people lost their lives during Latin Night at the Pulse night club in Orlando. Enough is enough. Tragedy after tragedy consumes the news with coverage of mass shootings. This was the 273rd mass shooting this year. Yes, you read that correctly. There have been 273 mass shootings on American soil in 2017. Today is the 278th day of the year. There has been nearly one mass shooting every day this year. The United Kingdom banned guns in 1997 after the Dunblane massacre, where there were 17 people killed. Seventeen people died, and Parliament decided enough was enough. There has been only one shooting in the UK since.

But the United States didn’t change anything after Aurora, Sandy Hook, Pulse or Virginia Tech. What’s it going to take? There is no sensible reason for any civilian to have automatic weapons or any deadly weapons. People know guns are dangerous; there is no disputing this fact. But we have such lax laws around who can buy them, despite how deadly they may be. This past February, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that revoked Obama-era

gun check regulations for those with a mental illness. The GOP is desperately trying to push through a National Rifle Association-backed legislation that would allow silencers on guns to be more easily purchased. In the wake of mass shootings, nothing is happening, except the easing of gun control laws. More mass shootings will happen if gun control laws do not tighten up. Lives are in danger. However, it seems as though caring about someone’s right to

a gun is more important than caring about someone’s right to live. “They’re taking our guns away!” are the cries of resistance. But if someone had taken away James Holmes’ guns away, 12 people would be alive. If someone had taken away Adam Lanza’s guns away, six adults and 20 6- and 7-yearolds would be alive. If someone had taken Omar Mateen’s guns away, 49 people would be alive. If someone had taken Stephen Paddock’s guns away, 59 people would be alive. Over 140 people would still be alive if four men had their guns taken away. Please, contact your representatives. Tell them to say no to the silencer bill. To introduce legislation that would protect American lives. Lives are more important than steel.

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EDITORIAL POLICY Editorial written by KAYLA JANE JEFFERS, 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.

The ‘lone wolf’ epidemic MY VIEW KEVIN SCHWALLER | Columnist

lmost immediately after the deadliest mass shooting in United States history occurred in Las Vegas, people began debating whether the attack — in which a 64-year-old white man opened fire on a crowd of more than 22,000 people at a country music festival, killing almost 60 people and wounding more than 500 — should be labeled as a “terrorist attack.” But don’t worry, officials don’t want you thinking it was an act of terrorism. When asked if authorities believed the massacre to be an act of terrorism, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said, “No, not at this point. We believe it was a local individual. He resides here locally … We don’t know what his belief system was at this time.” What does being “local” have to do with being a terrorist? Nevada’s statute refers to an act of terrorism as “any act that involves the use or attempted use

of sabotage, coercion or violence which is intended to cause great bodily harm or death to the general population.” A separate state law describes a terrorist as “a person who intentionally commits, causes, aids, furthers or conceals an act of terrorism or attempts to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal an act of terrorism.” But, to most of the media, murderer Paddock, who, again, committed the deadliest mass shooting in this country’s history, became a “lone wolf.” Even TMZ reported that Paddock didn’t “fit [the] mass shooter profile.” Of course, some of the media’s caution is obviously warranted. As journalists, we do not want to make mistakes and report on “fake news.” But committing a mass murder, and especially on this level of severity, classifies Paddock as a terrorist. As journalists, we can do better. Paddock, like the majority of mass shooters in this country, was a white American. The color of his skin, the color of the hand that pulled the trigger, changes the commentary entirely; white people are apparently not capable of being terrorists. There are no perfectly sound legal reasons to have a double standard. President Donald Trump

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was quick to identify the London bomber as a “loser terrorist.” He then used the opportunity to push for his Muslim ban. Paddock, however, is “sick and demented.” Despite the scale of the attack, and Paddock being armed with more than 10 rifles, he is simply a “lone wolf.” While we don’t know everything about what happened, it is important to not rule out mental illness. However, just because somebody has a mental illness doesn’t make them capable of murder. It isn’t about straitjackets and asylums. Medication and therapy are all narratives to that story. But mass killings? Not so much. Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold helped create a model for other violent misfits. James Eagan Holmes, more commonly known as the perpetrator behind the 2012 “The Dark Knight Rises” massacre, was considered a “lone wolf.” Darren Osborne, a white, anti-Muslim terrorist who attacked a London mosque and hit worshippers with a van, was just “a man with mental issues.” By contrast, when an attack is conducted by someone who isn’t white — and particularly when it is someone believed to have ties with the Middle East — it’s very common for the word “terrorist” to float around, even before ties with or-

ganizations are confirmed. Terrorism has nothing to do with being a Muslim. Anyone, regardless of their race, gender, sexuality, class, etc., is capable of dong terrible things. Even headlines try to make you understand the person that just killed an extraordinary amount of people. The Washington Post’s story on Paddock had the headline “Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock enjoyed gambling, country music, lived quiet life before massacre.” Following Michael Brown’s death in 2014, New York Times wrote, “Michael Brown was ‘no angel’ because he smoked, drank, and rapped.” Why would doing what a lot of other people do justify this man’s death? And how does someone who stocks up on automatic guns enjoy a “quiet life?” If Paddock were a man of color, he would instantly be deemed a terrorist. What happens when the killer was just a white American armed with military-style weapons that he bought legally because of us and our gun laws? He becomes a wolf. Kevin Schwaller is a columnist and news editor at The Vidette. Any questions or comments concerning his column can be sent to vidette_ kschwal@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @kevschwa.

and a daytime telephone number for verification. Letters without phone numbers will not be considered for publication. Names may be withheld upon request, but only after approval by the editor. Letters are subject to editing for style and space at the editor’s discretion. Letters sent via e-mail to: vidette@ilstu.edu are accepted, provided they include a telephone number for verification.

meaningful discussion ARON APPLEGATE

n Monday’s editorial, “Small town America just doesn’t get it,” columnist Alex Gough provides an analysis of the mentality of small town Americans. In the piece, he claims people in small town America “love a tiny sliver of the country, the white Christian sliver.” He goes on in the article to suggest it is unpatriotic for high school football players to enter the field waving American flags. Prejudiced opinions such as these have no place in our society today. Our nation is divided in ways we haven’t seen in our lifetime. It is disturbing to see a degradation in the ability of society as a whole to have thoughtful debate. Too often it turns into yelling matches, and a lot of cases turn to violence. It is easy to fall victim to the inflammatory rhetoric that is displayed on every media outlet available. However, it is imperative that we exercise reason. Think through the issues and research the topics (that means going beyond information obtained via Facebook). Realize that whatever conclusion is drawn, it is vital to the advancement of society to share that opinion and also learn from others. The most important thing moving forward is to have logical and civilized discussions with each other and realize people have different opinions.

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Field Day

As fall crops up, University Farm yields picture-perfect harvest

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ABOVE: As the combine travels each row, the machine shucks the crop and shakes the corn off each cob. The cob is then ground up and spit out the back of the combine. TOP: Jeff Bender directs the head of the combine to start reaping a new row of crop.

ABOVE: Jeff Bender is the interim farm foreman for crops at University Farm. RIGHT: Corn spews out of the auger and gets offloaded into the truck to be transported to the grain elevators. Bryant Seed Company Field Advisor Yale Young takes a sample of corn to measure moisture levels of the kernels.

ABOVE: Jason Lindbom is the farm manager at University Farm. LEFT: Field corn is used to feed livestock, make the renewable fuel ethanol and thousands of other bio-based products.

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ABOVE: Sheep are one of the many livestock raised at University Farm. Other livestock include cows, pigs and llamas. RIGHT: Harvest is the most labor-intensive activity of the growing season. The crew prepares to head back to the farm after a long day of work.

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Sean Slattery sinks the field goal as time expires to defeat Northwestern last season in Evanston.

Redbird men’s golf capture first-place at Firestone Invitational NEIL DOYLE Sports Reporter | @NeilPDoyle

The Illinois State men’s golf team went wire to wire in Akron, Ohio, at Firestone Country Club to take home the Firestone Invitational title.

Hitting countless field goals for Redbird football in the past, including the game-winner at Northwestern last season, Slattery relies on the time and effort he spent perfecting his craft. “I think it all comes down to putting your mechanics together,” Slattery said. “Just keeping it as simple as possible, I like to compare it to a golf swing. You can really learn about your swing when you watch other guys play and I think that applies to kicking as well.” Receiving an All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Honorable mention selection in 2016, Slattery was ranked second in both scoring and field goal percentage, posting seven points per game as well as hitting 80 percent of his attempts off the snap. In close games, Slattery focuses on the thing that calms him in the heat of the moment: repetition. “I think the biggest thing is to know that you’ve done it in practice a thousand times,” he said. “Getting those mental reps before the game or on the sidelines is essential to those big game situations.” Slattery then went on to say that his coaches and teammates try to match the pressure of an in-game atmosphere in practice. Taking every rep and making it “as high

ISU won by a slim one-shot margin over Cincinnati, as the Birds’ fired a three-day total of 5-under-par 859 (282-282-295). “I’ve been around a long time and I know it’s tough to go from round one to three and lead the way the entire tournament,” head coach Ray Kralis said. It was a true team performance, with four players finishing individually inside of the top-10. The best finish came from junior Trent Wallace who shot a 3-over-par 214 (71-68-75), as he finished in third-place. Both senior Zach Burry and freshman Andrew O’Brien, who made his Redbird debut, tied for fourth-place, as they shot a total of 1-under-par 215.

Sophomore David Perkins rounded out the Redbirds scoring, as he ended with an even-par 216 (71-69-76) putting him in a tie for 10th place. Junior David Rauer capped off the tourney with a 9-over-par 225 (75-74-76). “We’re going to learn some great lessons from this and what makes it even better is we won the tournament … this team can be scary … they know big picture wise it’s a long season and we want to be good week in and week out and they know that’s what the good teams do,” Kralis said. ISU will look to keep the momentum rolling in the state of Ohio when they head to Kettering Oct. 16, as it will compete in the Flyer Invitational hosted by the University of Dayton.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017

SPORTS IN BRIEF Redbird volleyball’s Keene nominated for Senior CLASS Award

Monica Mendoza | Photo Editor

Adam Conley picks up a loose ball for the first score of the game in Illinois State’s 24-13 victory over Indiana State Saturday night.

’Birds ready to fly to Flagstaff Illinois State football prepares for first-ever meeting with Northern Arizona MIKE MARRA Sports Editor | @MikeMarraILSTU

For the first time ever, No. 7 Illinois State will head to Northern Arizona for the first matchup between the two schools. “It’s going to be really tough, you’re playing in a foreign environment for our players,” coach Brock Spack said. “I think it’s really good — particularly for our younger guys, who haven’t been maybe through the playoff grind. It might serve as a good test and a good experience [of ] what it’s like to play in a real unfamiliar place that you’ll have to do if you Brock want to be a playoff team.” Spack The Redbirds (4-0, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) and Lumberjacks (2-2, 2-0 Big Sky) will play the first of a home-and-home series on Saturday, with Northern Arizona coming to Hancock Stadium on Sept. 19 2019. But first, the matchup Saturday. Illinois State, for a fourth game now, will try to put together a complete four quarter game on both sides of the ball.

After the offense started sluggish the first three games, junior quarterback Jake Kolbe led the Redbirds to 24 first half points and a 24-0 lead at the break versus Indiana State. In the second half, the offense never found any sort of rhythm. However, the Redbird defense answered the call, holding onto the lead for a 24-13 victory last Saturday. A slow start or stalled second half is something Illinois State cannot afford in Flagstaff, Arizona as the Lumberjack offense will take advantage of the miscues Indiana State could not. Jake Led by sophomore quarKolbe terback Case Cookus, the Lumberjacks are coming off a 48-20 victory over Northern Colorado. Cookus threw for three touchdowns, rushing for another in the win. “This is a very stiff test,” Spack said. “They have an older team that’s very good. Excellent quarterback, offense is very, very good. This will easily be the best test we’ve had so far on defense. So, we’re going to

have our hands full, no doubt.” Cookus is coming off a freshman campaign where he was named the STATS FCS National Freshman of the Year and an Associated Press FCS All-America Third Team selection. Head-to-head comparisons between NAU and ISU favor the Redbirds. NAU is allowing an even 240 rushing yards per game, which plays right into the hands of the offensive playbook of Illinois State, who will look to backs James Robinson and Markel Smith to continue being workhorses out of the backfield. The Lumberjacks are also allowing 32.5 points per game, compared to Illinois State’s 8.8 points per game. However, Northern Arizona is averaging 30 points per game, good enough for the best offense ISU will have faced this season. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday from the J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Prediction:

Illinois State 35, Northern Arizona 24

Slattery kicks his way to the top of MVFC

Vidette Sports staff predicts week 6 contest

JONATHAN BARLAS Sports Reporter | @janveselybarlas

Neil Doyle

placekicking by consistently succeeding at the highest collegiate level. lacekicking is an art. An art Drawing inspiration from that is scripted, performed his childhood friend and and tirelessly permentor Derek Dimke, fected in practice; only to (a placekicker for the be called upon in times University of Illinois of pure anxiety. One kick from 2008-12 and curcould mean nothing but rent NFL free agent) could also mean everySlatter y now transthing. Pressure, thoughts lates the techniques and nerves make up the he learned growing up natural burden of being under Dimke’s guidSean Slattery a placekicker, so how ance onto the field at do collegiate and proISU. fessional kickers overcome the After most recently earning temptation of emotion for the the Missouri Valley Conference feats expected of them? Special Teams Player of the As Illinois State senior place- Week, Slattery has learned to kicker Sean Slattery wraps up control the expected strain of another successful week on the placekicking. field, he emanates the evolving and ever-so nimble skill of see SLATTERY page 7

Sports Reporter The Redbirds will have their hands full in Flagstaff this weekend. Don’t under estimate this Lumberjacks team even though they are 2-2 the offense average 30 points per game. The question will be can they produce enough against the stout defense of ISU.

expect them to come out early with a quick score. ISU will need to rely on its prized defense to keep a dynamic Northern Arizona offense off the board.

Illinois State 24, Northern Arizona 17

Nick Landi

Sports Reporter

Sports Editor

Northern Arizona is on the cusp of a spot in the top-25 and a win against ISU would most likely help them break through. But, the Redbird defense will provide a challenge that’s too tough for the Lumberjacks to overcome.

The Redbirds will have perhaps their biggest challenge of the season Saturday in Arizona, but

Illinois State 30, Northern Arizona 21

Nate Head

Illinois State senior volleyball player Jaeyln Keene has been nominated for the Senior CLASS Award. Keene is one of 30 NCAA Division I volleyball student-athletes to be nominated. The CLASS Award stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. To be eligible, you must be a senior NCAA Division I student athlete and achieve excellence in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. Jaelyn Keene is a threeKeene time All-Missouri Valley Conference First-Team selection and an AVCA All-Region selection. The Jacksonville, Illinois native ranks among the best on Illinois State and MVC all-time records and is on pace to break both the school and MVC records in career hitting percentage. As a student, Keene is an accounting major and keeps up a 3.97 cumulative GPA. Keene has been named to the Illinois State AFNI Honor Roll and MVC Academic Honor Roll every semester possible, while also being a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team selection and three-time MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner. In the community, Keene is a member of, or volunteered with the Special Olympics, Curb Birds, Recess Buddies, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club and Taste of Redbirds. Midway through the regular season, the 30 names will be cut down to 10 names. Those 10 names will appear on a ballot, where in December at women’s national championship, one winner will be named.

ISU baseball alum Paul Dejong named to 2017 All-Rookie Team The impressive rookie season from Illinois State baseball alum Paul DeJong for the St. Louis Cardinals has been recognized with a selection to Baseball America’s 2017 All-Rookie Team. DeJong claimed the everyday starting shortstop position for St. Louis in late BASEBALL June and AMERICA’S slashed a full team: sizzling C: Manny Pina .285/ 1B: Cody Bellinger .325/.532 2B: Ian Happ and led all 3B: Matt Chapman selections SS: Paul DeJong (includCF: Manuel Margot ing rising LF: Aaron Judge stars Aaron Judge RF: Andrew Benintendi and Cody Bellinger) in batting average. DeJong, a member of the 2013-15 Redbird teams, led the Cardinals in home runs (25) this season despite only playing 108 games. His defense was also recognized as the fifth-highest Range Factor among National League shortstops.

NATE HEAD | SPORTS EDITOR