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Grappling with the budget mess As ISU faces financial uncertainties, administration says it is managing through contingencies EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a multi-part series exploring the Illinois state government budget situation and its impact on ISU. AVE RIO News Editor
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ovember 1 marked the fourth month without a state budget. Universities across Illinois have had to plan funding without definitive knowledge of money appropriation from the state. A University administrator said it will likely not be until month six, January, until a budget is agreed upon. “It’s af fect ing us mostly in the uncertainty in our planning,” Vice President for Finance Greg and Planning Greg Alt Alt said. Without an official state budget, Illinois State University has had to plan for all scenarios, including Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first proposal of a 31 percent budget cut to higher education — that’s $22.9 million at ISU. “We’ve had to continually be much more contingent in our spending,” Alt said. Typically, universities receive state payments by early fall. Alt said the state
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Another month without an official budget from the state forces Illinois universities to prepare for possible massive cuts to higher education. ISU administration speculates the budget will not be resolved until early 2016. has been late in payments in past years, but this time it is different. “Now, we don’t even have the authorization that the payments will come,” Alt said. So far this year ISU has had to rely on its own resources where the state would
typically come in. One example of those payments especially important to students is the Monetary Award Program grants. The money from the grants typically comes from the states, but so far this year
no money has come in. With no promise from the state that they will fund the MAP grants, the ISU administration decided to award students with the grants in the fall in hope that the state would come through.
“We know students are dependent on the grants,” Alt said. “We don’t want students to be penalized just because we’re worried the state won’t do it.” see BUDGET page 3
Plagiarism awareness a priority at Bradley University BU requires incoming students to take a quiz about the dangers of plagiarism EMA SASIC Senior Reporter
In every stage of a student’s education, plagiarizing homework or papers has severe consequences. Universities all around the country have begun educating students on what it means to plagiarize through new means. Bradley University is requiring this fall’s
incoming students to take a plagiarism quiz before they can register for spring classes. Bradley decided to introduce the quiz after there was an increase in plagiarism cases where students did not realize they were doing it, explained Executive Director of Bradley’s Center for Teaching Excellence and Learning Jana Hunzicker. “The purpose of the quiz is to help our incoming students at Bradley understand what plagiarizing is and how to avoid it,” Hunzicker said. “What we’re trying to do is communicate the importance of giving credit to sources and directly quoting sources with quotation marks and making sure that you cite your sources, not just plunking informing
into a paper and not giving credit.” Students take a ten-question multiple choice quiz and after each question they receive immediate feedback on whether they got the question right. If they get at least seven questions right, they pass the test and their score is recorded on a university-wide database. “We want to remind students that plagiarism is a serious offense, but it’s not meant to replace a statement in a course syllabus or a professor talking about the importance of using your own words and giving credit to your sources, so it’s just the first time students are hearing about plagiarism,” Hunzicker said.
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In addition to the plagiarism quiz, BU provides more professional development for its faculty. Although many schools strive to educate students on plagiarism through these new programs, Illinois State University does not have plans to add a quiz like this to its curriculum. ISU’s Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Coordinator Michael Zajac said that about 225 plagiarism cases are reported each year. Most cases are low severity, resulting in informing students about plagiarism. Serious cases can result in suspension or expulsion. see PLAGIARISM page 5
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Central Illinois desperate for teachers SUSANNA DOEHLER News Reporter
Central Illinois’ school districts are experiencing a shortage of substitute teachers. District 87 hosted a substitute teacher job fair from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Educational Service Center at 300 E. Monroe St., Bloomington. Those interested can apply online under the Human Resources department tab on district87.org. “Anyone with a teaching license or anyone who holds a Bachelors degree may substitute teach,” Regional Office of Education #17 Assistant Regional Superintendent Diane Wolf said. “The process to become a substitute teacher is different for every district,” Normal West High School physics teacher and ISU alum Jade Exley said. “Most
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If the state decides not to fund the MAP grants, students would get to keep the money, but the University would have about a $15 million dollar deficit. But Alt says it is likely the state will cover the funds. “The University is doing this in good faith, but also on the assumption that the state will fund it,” Alt said. ISU plans to fund the MAP grants again in the spring, regardless if the budget has been finalized. However, some community colleges in the state are blocking registration for students who rely on MAP grant funding. With an issue so close to students, the Student Government Association has been active in communicating students’ concerns. “Our students have done a really great job of being vocal,” Alt said. Ryan Powers, Student Body President, said legislators need to know the importance of higher education. He and other members of SGA have met with numerous state legislators, lobbied both Republican and Democratic leadership, and spoken with the Secretary of Education. He said they want to encourage legislators to come to an agreement
districts require a completed application which involves supplying your transcripts, getting a background check, and getting a TB test.” Substitute teachers are vital to keeping school buildings running smoothly when teachers are absent; they are also vital for professional development. Substitutes allow teachers to continue to hone their skills so that they can be the best teachers possible. A Pantagraph article stated substitute teachers at most districts in the region are paid $80 per day. The number goes up for specialized positions, retired teachers and those who can substitute more often. “Substituting is a nice gateway into teaching,” Mark Jontry, regional superintendent of education for McLean, DeWitt and Livingston counties said in the
Pantagraph article. “Subs get seen and known by the principals and it’s almost like an on-the-job interview.” “I am glad I had the opportunity to substitute before going into the classroom as a teacher,” Exley said. “I was able to gain valuable skills in classroom management and I had built relationships with other educators that helped me get to where I am now.” “For educators, it’s a great experience. You learn some valuable classroom management skills and also learn what a good sub plan looks like for when you might need one down the road,” said Exely. The schedule f lexibility that substitute teaching offers college graduates makes searching for a permanent f ull-time job easy since substitutes can
before the damage is too hard to reverse. “We don’t want the pressure points to hit,” Powers said. Powers said he thinks the efforts of the SGA are making an impact. “We’re putting a face to the problem,” Powers said. Powers hopes the legislators will make a decision before the governor has to make another budget in February. “If we keep putting on the pressure, and we keep telling our stories, sooner or later they will have to pass a budget.” Both Powers and Alt encourage students to communicate to parents and legislators that a decision needs to be made about the budget, and higher education should be a top priority. “Higher education is part of the solution to the problem, not something that should be cut,” Alt said. He explains it simply: As people get educations, they graduate, get good jobs and become taxpayers. “Higher education is critical in solving the state’s financial problems,” Alt said. Powers agreed. “It is a cornerstone to a productive society,” he said. “Universities train the next doctors, engineers, nurses, and police officers,” Powers said. But Powers said it seems that
Rauner does not see the importance of higher education. “He sees it as a number on the budget, and a way to balance the budget is to cut numbers,” Powers said. “He doesn’t understand that when you do that you are harming the future of Illinois.” Powers said if Rauner really wants to make Illinois a better state, cutting funding to higher education is not the way to do it. A spokesperson for the governor could not be reached for comment. “Luckily at ISU we haven’t felt the effects of the impacts as much as other universities,” Powers said. “But students are getting nervous about future of ISU and other public universities, not knowing if they will be able to continue their education.” Until the governor can find middle ground with Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, universities are left to deal with the ongoing budget impasse with no end in sight.
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riving anywhere is a dangerous act. Going 45 miles per hour or more in a moving vehicle could result in a serious accident at any moment. While accidents happen everywhere, college campuses are finding it all too common that horrible automobile tragedies occur in their areas. A woman crashed into Oklahoma State University’s Homecoming parade Oct. 24, killing four people and injuring several others. Adacia Chambers was driving under the influence when the incident occurred. Students at Illinois State University are also aware of the dangers that come with driving on a college campus. In January of this year, Benjamin Allison, a junior broadcast journalism student, was struck by a fellow ISU student in a hit and run accident. After returning from his girlfriend’s apartment around 8:30 a.m. Jan. 24, he was struck by Joshua Dunn and did not regain consciousness. He died Jan. 27 at the age of 20. With thousands of students swarming around a college campus at any given time, more action needs to be taken to reduce the
number of accidents that happen on them. Although accidents are not always preventable, it is possible to educate college students on how to be more aware when driving around campus. For many students, it has been a while since they picked up their “Rules of the Road” manual or taken a driver’s education course. College is a great time to review many of the important concepts stressed
in the book and course; they still apply while driving around a college campus. Students should be aware that pedestrians always have the right of way and should know what different road signs mean. Universities can help students by creating a mandatory driver’s course. Colleges can review driving rules that apply to the campus and student strategies for navigating through populated intersections.
These courses could be personalized for students to learn how their specific campus is designed. This will only help them become better drivers. ISU has many one-way streets challenging to drive through, and it can be difficult to find a way to the other one-way street students need. If a personalized course was available, instructors would be able to show students where these
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streets diverge and how to navigate safely through the back roads and neighborhoods around ISU. Another issue that leads to many automobile accidents is that students are driving under the influence. Although ISU has a required online alcohol course for incoming students, many still get behind the wheel after a night of drinking. During one of these driver’s courses, instructors could also reiterate the dangers of drunk driving and the penalties awaiting students who are arrested. Gov. Bruce Rauner is endorsing a new state DUI bill to make roads safer through the installation of ignition interlock devices into repeated offenders’ automobiles. Upon entering their vehicle, a driver must blow into a breathalyzer to prove they are sober to drive. This bill will help ensure the safety of both drivers and pedestrians at ISU. College campuses are always full of life, and drivers need to be aware of their surroundings anytime they are driving near them. Pedestrians and roads can be a much safer place with more education about driving on campus.
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ity to examine the landscape from a new perspective and provide a feeling of freedom from the limitations of gravity. That feeling of freedom may also have to do with the fact that until recently, recreational drones were not required to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With drones becoming increasingly popular among hobbyists, the FAA has set goals to provide a registration program by Christmas, when an estimated 1 million drones will be sold. A comprehensive program for regulation of drones is desperately needed. Multiple drones have crash landed near the White House, landed in the stands at sporting events and have been a nuisance near airports. The FAA stated in a press release that drone sightings by airplane
pilots doubled from 2014 to 2015. Drone operators must be held responsible for reckless behavior, and registration is the only way to maintain a safe airspace. Other complications arise with the commercial use of drones. One of the most prominent impacts may affect the employment of workers in the transportation industry. According to Select USA, a federal government website, transportation and logistics account for 8.5 percent of the U.S. annual GDP. Even if drone delivery programs only impact the last delivery stage in the supply chain, there would still be an effect on the unemployment rate and the economy. The worst hit would come to companies like FedEx, UPS and the United States Postal Service, which rely heavily on deliveries from stores like Amazon
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Math professor to present theories JONATHAN UPSHAW News Reporter
Illinois State University mathematics professor Saad El-Zanati will present Patterns and Relationships: A Mathematical Journey from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center. This lecture is free and part of ISU’s Distinguished Professorship Lecture series. El-Zanati, a researcher of graph theory, said he believes mathematics is not just a set of rules applied in problem solving, but also a path for developing and supporting discovery and curiosity. In his presentation, El-Zanati will talk about how mathematics and its concepts represent relationships between certain objects, social interactions and even friendships.
His research focuses on combinatorial design and several subcategories within graph theory. El-Zanati has been acknowledged as a leading consultant on graph labeling due to the extensive work he has completed on graph designs. He joined the ISU Department of Mathematics in 1991 after receiving his doctorate degree from Auburn University. “I am very interested in hearing his theory and why mathematics is so important to the real world,” ISU senior communication major, Marcus Jones said. “I am not a mathematics major but enjoy learning about the role numbers can play in the everyday life of people.” Professor El-Zanati has generated more than 80 research articles about discrete mathematics and has traveled across the world presenting his research at conferences.
El-Zanati has accomplished multiple milestones within his lifetime. He was a co-author in the second edition of the “CRC Handbook of Combinatorial Designs,” which is the leading reference guide for research mathematicians in that area. El-Zanati has also received over $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation since 2007. He is the primary investigator on five National Science Foundation grants that occupy undergraduates who are majoring in mathematical research. El-Zanati originated the collaborative Teacher-Scholar Program in Secondary Mathematics during his tenure at ISU. He has also been honored by the College of Arts and Sciences with the Outstanding College Teacher Award and the Outstanding Researcher Award.
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Director of ISU’s Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) Claire Lamonica explained students have greater chances of plagiarizing work than ever before. “I do think it’s easier for students to be careless when you just have to copy and paste,” Lamonica said. “I couldn’t just with the click of a button copy a whole passage.” Even through there is no quiz, ISU educates students on plagiarism through different methods. Freshman students learn early on what academic dishonesty is during summer orientation and seminar courses. Professors also include information on plagiarism and its consequences on course syllabi. The CTLT offers two relevant workshops for faculty: Perspectives on Plagiarism and How Students Cheat
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and How We Can Minimize Cheating Opportunities. Ema Sasic is a senior reporter for The Vidette and can be reached at vidette_esasic@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @ema_sasic.
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The Redbirds’ most important drive of the game came at the 7:39 mark of the fourth quarter when they began at their own 18. The rejuvenated Redbirds, who were unable to get any offense going through much of the second and third quarter, seemed to gain ground at will. Backup running back Jamal Towns and Coprich exchanged several gains on the eightplay, 82-yard drive including 24- and 23-yard bursts, respectively. Roberson rolled out to the right corner of the end zone on a QB boot. The score
gave the ’Birds a late 27-24 lead. Adam and the Sycamore offense were stopped short on their next possession after Glass dropped Tonyan just inches away from the first down marker, resulting in a turnover on downs and the Redbird win. “I knew he was going to go straight to the flats,” Glass said. “As soon as he caught it, I had to get him on the ground. We do our film work every week and I knew that was my zone to cover.” It was the 17th consecutive win for ISU at Hancock Stadium, the longest home winning streak in the nation. Sophomore Alec Kocour led the Redbirds defense with 13 tackles,
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Features
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015
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Love Your Melon chapter growing on campus GIANNA ANNUNZIO Features Reporter
Love Your Melon, a group that sells stylish beanies to raise money for kids with childhood cancer, continues to make notable progress promoting awareness and recruiting student members to join the cause. Illinois State University’s Love Your Melon began less than a year ago in 2014 with a goal to sell 100 beanies on campus. After meeting that goal within the first few months of operation, the group gained the momentum to continue to its current number of nearly 300 sold hats. After ISU’s chapter sold 100 of the stylish beanies, the nationwide Love Your Melon organization gave it 100 hats to donate to children battling the disease. While donating the hats, the crew dressed up in superhero costumes to make distribution at the Ronald McDonald House a more “super” event. Margret McWeeney, a junior communications major, is the founder of Illinois State University Love Your Melon Crew. She says the Ronald McDonald House in Chicago is also in connection with highly regarded hospital Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. “Ann Lurie’s is one of the best places for childhood cancer pediatric surgery,” McWeeney said. “We’ve sold close to 300 hats at this point, so we’re well on our way to having a donation event.” Along with nearing its new goal of 300 hat sales, ISU’s Love Your Melon also plans to take a child with cancer on a trip to visit a location or attend a special event. Since all members of Love Your Melon work
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Love Your Melon, a group that sells beanies to children with cancer, is growing on ISU’s campus. equally as hard, McWeeney hopes to select a trip the entire team can attend. “It’s like a superhero adventure,” McWeeney said. “So we can take them — other schools have gone, other Love Your Melon crews have done things like Taylor Swift concerts or basketball games, Cubs games, stuff like that. Now that we hit a further point, that’s our next goal.” Although ISU’s Love Your Melon has been running for less than one year, the group constantly receives applications from students hoping to get involved in the cause.
“There are a lot of new members, and it’s just people kind of seeing it on social media and contacting me rather than trying to expose it to the school and recruiting people,” McWeeney said. Once the group acquired 20 members, applicants were placed on a wait list. This does not mean, though, that you cannot be a part of Love Your Melon. “We have volunteers for things that we do,” McWeeney said. “If we go to a hospital we could bring as many people that want to be in Love Your Melon.” The national Love Your Melon group has
currently donated a hat to every child in America with cancer. Since this goal has been met, 50 percent of the $30 cost to buy a hat is halved and donated to other childhood cancer organizations: 25 percent goes to CureSearch and 25 percent to Pinky Swear. At ISU, the group will hold this year’s fundraising events once the temperature remains continually low and will sell hats in multitudes of colors. “We’re most likely going to have hats to sell. Love Your Melon will send us a variety of hats,” McWeeney said. “We’ll go out on the Quad and just set up a tent and have them out there and bring awareness, accept donations, and people can buy their hats.” Along with having a hardworking Love Your Melon crew, McWeeney is also grateful for the stories several members have brought forward upon joining the group, which detail why they wanted to join. “A lot of the crew members have their own kind of personal stories,” she said. “They have dads or sisters or brothers who have gone through treatment for cancer.” With these posts, Love Your Melon fulfills other goals for victims of cancer: making sure those battling the disease are heard and furthering awareness in a moving way. “We have a different topic like, ‘Why did I join Love Your Melon?’ ‘Why did I want to be a part of it?’ and then other crew members would do the same,” McWeeney said. “They’d say, ‘I wanted to be a member because my father had cancer’ or something. So it’s nice to see those kinds of stories too. We’re all in a group but you can make it your own personalized thing too.”
Thayn brings outdoor life into the classroom ALYSSA GROH Senior Reporter
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ost people in the workforce see work as a chore and a hassle. For Jonathan Thayn, however, going to work every day is something to which he looks forward. Thayn is an associate professor in the Department of Geography-Geology at Illinois State University. Entering a career path related to geography and geology was always something Thayn was interested in, as he enjoyed looking at different landscapes. Jonathan Since his interest in landscaping beThayn gan, he has been able to travel the world
to look at different landscapes. “The thing about geography is the places you get to go because of it,” Thayn said. Thayn spent some time in Latin America attending an archeology field school and hiked the Amazon Jungle by himself. While there, he was able to see the Amazon River and help dig up 200-year-old houses, among many other events. This summer, he also went to Cuba and rode horses around a major national park there. “Geography class is a really good way to combine my interest with my profession,” Thayn said. He teaches a variety of geology and geography classes at ISU, but he enjoys including some of his own research in the classroom. Thayn continuously conducts research, which analyzes large landscapes about the size of a county, to determine if the vegetation is healthy and if it is getting healthier than it was in the past, he explained. He looks at European Gypsy Moths and uses satellite imagery to see how they are eating the leaves. The unique thing about Thayn’s research is that he includes his students. During each of his classes, he gives his students the opportunity to help him with his study and travel to
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Lake Superior, where he conducts his research. Every August, Thayn takes six to 10 of his students on the trip to Lake Superior. While they are there, they get to kayak in Lake Superior around one of the islands and hike around the island, which adds up to be about 30 miles total, he explained. Throughout his classes, he may even have his students help him with research through their class assignments. For example, if he wanted to look at the growth of sugar cane farming in Cuba, he might assign each of his students a specific year to study. The students could provide him with an analysis, which both helps him and teaches the students how to do inquiry and research. “If they don’t directly help me with research, the examples I share are worth it,” Thayn said. Thayn also helps to challenge his students by requiring them to do some math. Math is not traditionally used by geology and geography majors, so students are afraid of the math he may require them to do. Thayn knows, however, that his students can handle the challenge. “Most students are capable; they don’t give themselves enough credit,” Thayn said.
Sports
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015
REDBIRD RE PORT Swimming and diving falls short at Southern Illinois The Redbirds lost to Southern Illinois University, 200-96, and University of Illinois, 208-91. Rachel Root won first place at the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 57.63 seconds.
Cross country finishes strong at MVC Championship Senior Tyler Morse (24:13.98) and freshman Kyle Mattes (24:25.47) both placed in the top 10 to lead the Redbirds to a second-place finish. Junior Ariel Michalek (16:57.78) broke the school’s 5,000 meter record.
Soccer loses to Loyola, out of MVC Tournament for first time in five years The Redbirds lost to Loyola 2-1 in the first round of the MVC Tournament Sunday. It will be the first time the MVC crowns a new champion in five years.
Volleyball splits weekend road matches Over the weekend, the Illinois State University volleyball team went 1-1 in two road matches at Northern Iowa and Drake. Friday night, the ’Birds were defeated by the Panthers in four sets.
FCS upset update Dan Baranowski/Staff Photographer
Smash hit
Defensive linemen Teddy Corwin (87), Pat Meehan (33) and David Perkins (4) celebrate after sacking Sycamore’s quarterback Matt Adam.
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Redbird defense buckles down in second half, offense finds spark against Sycamores as No. 3 Illinois State downs No. 21 Indiana State 27-24 in late Halloween game thriller JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor
In another nail-biting finish, the No. 3-ranked Illinois State University (7-1, 5-0 MVFC) football team overcame a late third quarter deficit, scoring 18 unanswered points to defeat No. 21 Indiana State (4-4, 2-3 MVFC) 27-24 on a cold and rainy Halloween Saturday at Hancock Stadium. Adjusting at halftime has been the story for the Redbirds the past couple weeks, and the team did it again Saturday. “It’s a sixty-minute ball game,” quarterback Tre Roberson said. “We’re a team that just keeps on fighting. Nothing’s really going to beat us down. They’re a great team and they made us work really hard today.” The cold and consistent rain beatdown resulted in a slow start for both teams. Following a successful rush to block Indiana State punter Osborn
Umeh, the ’Birds were able to force an intentional grounding penalty, which allowed them to begin their next drive with a great field position at the Indiana State five-yard line at the 6 minute mark in the first quarter. All-American running back Marshaun Coprich had four consecutive attempts to punch the ball into the end zone, but was stopped short at the one-yard line, resulting in a turnover on downs. On the next immediate play, sophomore defensive lineman Dalton Keene sacked Sycamore’s quarterback Matt Adam in their own end zone for a safety, finally breaking into the scoreboard to put the ’Birds up 2-0 at the 3:44 mark of the first quarter. Keene finished with five tackles, a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss. Roberson then scored off a QB draw play, rushing in a 10-yard touchdown. This increased the Redbirds’ lead to 9-0 to cap an eight-play, 64-yard drive. Roberson finished the
ground game with 12 carries for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 9-of-19 pass attempts for 121 yards. The Sycamores took control of the game at that point, scoring 24 straight points and taking the life out of the ’Birds. Adam completed three touchdown strikes of 18, 10 and 19 yards to wideout Robert Tonyan, including an additional successful two-point conversion. Tonyan made a living off the Redbirds’ secondary, finishing with nine catches for 117 yards and three touchdowns. ISU head coach Brock Spack credited Tonyan for his performance. “[Tonyan’s] a great athlete; he made some unbelievable catches,” Spack said. “[At halftime] we told our guys they had to press on him more, make life a little bit harder for him. We tackled very poorly. We seemed to be a step behind the first half.” The Redbirds finally found life when Coprich broke free for a
44-yard touchdown at the 2:33 mark of the third quarter, trimming the deficit 24-16. Coprich led all rushers with 28 carries for 167 yards and a touchdown. “Once the running game started to get going, it gave the bench some juice,” Coprich said. “Everyone felt like we could take over the game.” Sean Slattery successfully booted a 23-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to pull the ’Birds closer, to 24-19, at the 12:12 mark. Much of the rest of the fourth quarter was a strong defensive showing from the Redbirds as they then forced two three-and-outs. “Just staying locked into our assignments [on second half adjustments],” sophomore safety DraShane Glass said. “We all came together and said we had to do our job. We were kind of taking our eyes off our man and kept looking at their quarterback too much. We locked in the second half.” See FOOTBALL page 6
Hockey splits weekend matches with U of I RYAN KELLY Sports Reporter
The Illinois State University Division I club hockey team split a weekend home series against in-state rival, No. 13-ranked University of Illinois. In two lopsided games, U of I won Friday 7-2 and ISU won 7-1 on Halloween. Friday’s contest got chippy in the third period, as there were game misconduct penalties early on, which boiled over into the third when a fight broke out between the rival schools. U of I outshot ISU 37-28. The Redbirds jumped out to a 2-0 lead late in the first, with goals from leading scorer forward Tim Talty and Tyler Pope-Ferguson, who lit the lamp for the first time this season. “Both games needed a total team effort,” forward Luke
Morin said. “Saturday was a grind-it-out win.” Saturday’s game was a lot cleaner, as the numbers of penalties in the game went down tremendously. Tim Talty, who has 10 goals and 12 assists this season, had a hat trick for the ’Birds. Forward Jeremy Norway had goals within a span of a minute of each other in the first period for his fifth and sixth of the season. Parker Johnson and Dan Addie both had a team high +3 rating in Saturday’s contest. ISU goaltender David Krienke earned the victory, stopping all but one of 31 shots from the fighting Illini. The Redbirds hit the road this weekend for two games against the No. 24-ranked University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The two teams split the last two games they played in Bloomington earlier this season.
No. 1 Costal Carolina fell at No. 19 Charleston Southern, 33-25. The loss should drop them in the FCS polls, released later today.
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Total rushing touchdowns tallied, along with 61 rushing yards and 121 passing yards, by senior quarterback Tre Roberson during his performance against Indiana State.
MVFC SCORES Illinois State 27, Indiana State 24 North Dakota State 35, Southern Illinois 29 South Dakota State 39, Missouri State 0 Northern Iowa 20, South Dakota 7 Youngstown State 23, Western Illinois 21
MVFC STANDINGS Conf Ovrl Illinois State 5-0 7-1 North Dakota State 4-1 6-2 South Dakota State 3-2 6-2 Western Illinois 3-2 4-4 Youngstown State 2-3 4-4 Northern Iowa 2-3 4-4 Indiana State 2-3 4-4 South Dakota 2-3 4-4 Southern Illinois 2-3 3-5 Missouri State 0-5 1-7
UPCOMING Football The Redbirds hit the road for Brookings, S.D., to face nationally ranked South Dakota State at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Men’s basketball The ’Birds host their only exhibition game of the season against Southern Indiana 2 p.m. Sunday.
Women’s basketball The Redbirds have their first exhibition game vs. Lindenwood at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Redbird Arena.
Volleyball Audie Lauf/ISU Hockey
ISU defeated No. 13 ranked University of Illinois 7-2 Saturday.
The ’Birds host Bradley Saturday and Loyola Sunday; both games are at 7 p.m. Compiled by Jake Klassen/ Vidette Sports