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‘Bear’ly hanging on ’Birds overcome adversity in final home game, prepare for Penguins, possible playoffs STORY BY BLAINE LEWALLEN | Sports Editor PHOTOGRAPH BY MARA BEST | Vidette Photographer
A Redbird football playoff scenarios The Missouri Valley Football Conference is caught in a four-team tie for second place, with South Dakota State and Illinois State University knotted at 8-3 overall and 5-2 in conference play. The two other teams at 5-2 in the MVFC are Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois. If ISU wins vs YSU: ISU will more than likely be one of the eight teams with a first-round bye. The Redbirds’ rank will depend on the outcome of the other three second-place teams Saturday. If ISU loses to YSU: The Redbirds will be one of the 16 teams playing Nov. 30. ISU will most likely play its first game at home regardless of Youngstown University’s result.
Senior outside linebacker Tuvone Clark (6) in action Saturday in Illinois State’s win over Missouri State 17-12.
dversity has been no stranger to the Illinois State University football team this season. Earlier in the season, the Redbirds lost their top two receivers in sophomores Andrew Edgar and Taylor Grimes to injury. Senior offensive lineman Gabe Megginson was also lost for the season after a back injury suffered in Week 2. This adversity struck ISU (83, 5-2) once again Saturday, as redshirt junior quarterback Brady Davis went down with a knee injury early in the second quarter of the Redbirds’ 17-12 victory over Missouri State (1-9, 1-6) on Senior Day at Hancock Stadium. “Real gritty win,” ISU head coach Brock Spack said. “Our players and our whole team played with a lot of grit today. There was a lot of adversity. Our hats off to Missouri State, I thought they played really well. It just goes to show how good the Missouri Valley is. I thought our players played well.” The injury appeared to come after Davis jumped up for a snap over his head and landed awkwardly. Clear frustration was seen from Davis, who missed an entire season early in his career after tearing his ACL while at Memphis. “It’s on his (Davis’) ACL knee, the one he hurt at Memphis,” Spack said. “It was giving out on him. He has no pain, we will do an MRI on Monday. He thinks he’s fine, it was just giving out on him.” See FOOTBALL on Page 8
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ilner Library will be changing its scheduled hours as Illinois State University nears the end of the fall semester. Milner Library will be open 24 hours a day starting 10 a.m. Dec. 1 and ending 5 p.m. Dec. 13. After finals from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 16-20 Milner will be open. Milner will be closed from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. For students looking to take a break from studying and refuel as they gear up for finals, Milner Library has announced a series of “Study Breaks,” from 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 8-10. Students can stop by and enjoy various snacks and beverages for free.
Nov. 22: Open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 23-24: Closed Nov. 25-27: Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28-30: Closed
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Indepth program helps high school students
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s electronic cigarettes and vaping get more popular, one local program is trying to help high school students. McLean County Health Department is working with other local high schools to initiate the Indepth program. This program is an alternative to suspension or citation for students who face suspension for violating school tobacco or nicotine polices. Bloomington High School will be participating in the Indepth program.
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he Bloomington City Council approved grants to be given to 21 organizations through 2022. The grants will be given to organizations that promote social and well-being to McLean County residents underserved by current healthcare systems. The funding is separated into three categories: general operating grants, community health priority grants and emergency need grants. “We are so grateful to the Scott Commission for investing in the well-being of our community youth,” Lisa Thompson, executive director at Project Oz, said, which received $50,000 in grant money. General operating grants will support the McLean County Center for Human Services, a community mental health center, and the Community Health Care Clinic, a clinic that provides
Indepth is broken up into four sessions that last approximately 50 minutes. Each session focuses on tobacco use, nicotine addiction and establishing healthy alternatives. It will run for four weeks, one session per week. The program is administered by an adult facilitator in either one-on-one or group format. The program was developed by the American Lung Association. The four sessions will be Getting the Facts, Addiction, Alternatives to product use and Past Present Future.
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or the first time in Illinois future.” She received her bachelor’s Wesleyan University’s history, a woman has been from Princeton University and named president of the university. her doctorate from Cornell. She also served on faculty at PrinceGeorgia Nugent will be the uniton, Cornell, Brown and versity’s 20th president. Swarthmore College. She joined the university Nugent previously as the interim president served as a president in August 2019. She was of Kenyon College from officially appointed as 2003 to 2013. She was president on Thursday. also interim presi“I originally arrived at dent of the College of Illinois Wesleyan as inWooster from 2015 to terim president, planning 2016. Georgia Nugent only to be on the campus As president, Nugent for one year,” Nugent said would like to focus on further in a statement. “But I quickly came developing public awareness of to love the institution, its mission, the importance of a liberal arts and its people — faculty, students, staff and alumni. I felt that we could education. ELIZABETH SEILS work together to build a stronger VIDETTE NEWS EDITOR Illinois Wesleyan University for the
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medical care to residents without cost. Community health care priority grants will provide flexible funding for organizations focusing on priorities named in the McLean County Community Health Need Assessment: Access, behavioral health and healthy eating and active living. Community health care priority grants were awarded to 14 organizations to be awarded in 2021. Emergency need grants were awarded to Bloomington, Normal, McLean County Health Department and Promise Councils of McLean County. The grants support health-related services. “This new grant portfolio should make McLean County healthier and more equitable over time, and we will continue to build upon what we announced today,” RN Chair of the Grants Committee Susan Grant said.
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The Mr. A Cappella Pageant took place at 11 a.m. Sunday in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. The men and non-binary individuals competed to be crowned as the first ever Mr. A Cappella. Griffin Megeff juggled tennis balls while being pelted with marshmallows and doing multiplication in his head for his talent.
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h e holidays are a time of giving. There will be a holiday food drive in three locations for this year. One of them in Heritage Health, the second one in Evergreen Place and finally Adelaide apartments. Donations start now through Dec. 15, and will go to School Street Student Food Pantry and Home Sweet Home, a homeless shelter. Alison Skelcon, community
relations coordinator of the food pantry, says it is a great way to kick off the holidays. “I hope [people] get the satisfaction of being able to give to those that aren’t that fortunate,” Skelcon said. She is expecting 250 donated items this holiday. Box items, drinks and cans are some common items that are donated. With holiday breaks coming up, pantries suggest it is time to clean the pantry and instead of throwing it all away consider donating it.
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Local charitable organizations prepare to give back to those in need during the harsh winter season to come
Thanks for giving
Far left, Bloomington resident Diane Fels volunteers at Midwest Food Bank in Normal packing Thanksgiving boxes for families in need during the holiday season. The Midwest Food Bank collects food through donations and through partnership with local grocery stores that collect monetary donations the food bank uses to purchase canned goods. Photographs by ALI RASPER | Photo Editor KELLIE FOY New Reporter | kellie_foy
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he need for shelter, clothing and food has always been at a large disadvantage for the less fortunate throughout the harsh Midwestern winters. In the Bloomington-Normal area, the endless support to help those in need goes beyond the food pantries and clothing drives that both Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University offer. The harsh winters throughout the community have brought organizations and people together in unity. Many have services in place that have given some hope to get through the cruel and cold months, such as the Home Sweet Home Ministries and the Salvation Army.
Home Sweet Home Ministries From providing nights of shelter and serving meals to case management services, the Home Sweet Home Ministries has been building a variety of services and programs since Thanksgiving Day in 1917. HSHM has continued to build on top of the current shelter services and programs by recently creating a program, known as Rapid Rehousing. This new program seeks to help those who are currently experiencing homelessness by helping them pay past bills and reaching out to landlords to secure new homes as quickly as possible. HSHM also provides holiday meals at its shelters in the area and sends meal baskets to
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2,500 households across Bloomington-Normal in partnership with Midwest Food Bank. They are also open to other donations as well, including clothing. “We like to give people an opportunity to contribute toward the help that they need,” CEO of Home Sweet Home Ministries Mary Ann Pullin said.
“We want to make sure that these folks have access to warm clothing like hats, gloves and coats. [You can] maybe even donate food items to help support our feeding program,” she continued.
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With the Salvation Army, its organization provides women’s and men’s dorms to those who are homeless and 18 or older. The dorms include 40 men’s beds and 18 women’s beds. Those who stay during the year and the winter seasons have access to the overnight beds, meals, showers, laundry, case managers and the employment services program. The employment services program is also open for those who are homeless in the McLean County area. Limited by building size, the organization is open to bringing in more staff and volunteers to help and for anyone willing to donate anything that they can, especially during the winter season with the harsh conditions. “A majority of the work we do is actually funded by donations. That could be either people donating gift cards, money or checks, but also donating items that we need,” Director of Social Services at the Salvation Army Joanna Callahan said. “We’re serving 60 to 80 people regularly overnight. That’s a lot of laundry and cleaning supplies to make sure our building stays nice.”
Other organizations, such as the Center for Hope Ministries, have also teamed up with the Midwest Food Bank and each other to make as much of an impact as possible. Many of the organizations come together for different events and drives that they host for the holidays to help feed those in need. “We know that with a lot of times with the colleges and universities, their breaks tend to fall during the season, but many of [the students] still live locally. We ask them to reach out to us, and they can certainly volunteer to help out with our distributions and with our programs,” Outreach Director of Center for Hope Ministries Pat Turner said.
The Giving Fence While these organizations have services set in place to provide for those, others have come up with ideas that seem so simple and turn into something so amazing. For Tahnee Lathrop, creator of The Giving Fence project, her idea of starting The Giving
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inter brings a bit of concern for transportation in regard to Illinois State University. The seasons are changing and with it also comes changes to the roads. Highways and streets are infamously risky for possibilities of sliding on black ice, being caught in a blizzard and many other things. Statistics show that 17% of all vehicle crashes happen during the winter. Snowy and icy pavement cause 1,836 deaths each year as well as 151,944 crashes. There is also the freezing rain which may lead to power outages and structural damage. At ISU, there are usually students who either live on campus or in apartments nearby, but there are also students who commute. While this may cause concern for some, ISU junior Kelsey Fiddes commutes from Peoria and is used to the snowy conditions. “I was a little worried during my first winter I had to commute, but the second time and third time around I just know that I need to wake up a little earlier to get to my classes and heat my car up to make sure it is a smooth ride,” Fiddes said. “The worst part about winter is walking to class from those parking lots in the cold.”
Fence came simply from going through her closet and seeing all the winter clothes she could give to those in need. After four years of this project, it went from a few people picking up clothes and leaving clothes on her fence for those in need to serving over 2,000 coats to people in the Bloomington-Normal area. “[Over 2,000 coats] is pretty amazing. That doesn’t even take into consideration all the hats, gloves and all of that stuff. Two thousand is a huge number and we estimated this year, just in the last week, 400 coats that have gone on and off the fence,” Lathrop said. Lathrop encourages that for anyone who wants to be involved, they can continue to bring any donations of winter coats, winter hats, warm gloves and mittens and warm scarves to the fence before Dec. 21. Overall, one of the main things that these groups have in common is the simplicity of doing something that’s bigger than themselves. It is also that positive mindset and the strong messages that remind them that everyone is human no matter the situation and background. “I’ve always been one to help others, but I think it’s kind of our duty. We’re all human and we were put on this earth to provide for and help one another and not put one another down. Just kind of having that open and non-judgmental attitude when you interact with someone [is important],” Callahan said.
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Students walk on a salted sidewalk on a snowy school day. This winter has already surpassed record cold temperatures. While students like Fiddes tend to get used to driving over the highway in the ice and snow, it is still important to remain cautious. There are a few safe driving tips to follow, such as to drive slowly but avoid stopping if you can. The snow has melted in the past few days, which should make transportation easier for
now. Students who walk to class should be wary of slipping on the ice. Drivers are advised to stay home or walk should a winter storm arise. JACK O’NEIL is a News Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at @JackONe39393244. Follow him on Twitter at @JackONe39393244.
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Student-journalism breeds experience
n student-journalism, you are eventually tested in one way or another. It could be your first story assignment as a first-semester freshman, thrown into the fire with little-to-no firsthand experience of general reporting. It may be your first year as a sub-editor, managing a staff as well as handling the expectation of the leadership qualities that you probably haven’t grown into quite yet. Or as an editor in chief — embracing the good, the bad and the ugly that comes with being the face of a studentmedia outlet. Student-journalism isn’t always acclaimed, or even minutely appreciated to some extent. The work, however, is often why good journalists became great. It may not seem that way from the outside in, but as an editor, sub-editor or as a reporter, student-journalism’s existence is dependent on the simple premise of experience. Experience, both good and bad, breeds success — with overall initiative and awareness progressing with each story or social media post. Being a student-journalist is to constantly strive to find ways to better yourself in all areas. With professors and professional advisers nurturing that drive, studentjournalism often isn’t taken seriously because of its safety net of a dilemma: “They’re just students telling a story.” Northwestern’s student newspaper, the Daily Northwestern, came under fire last week due to its coverage of
former Attorney General Jeff Session’s on-campus appearance — sparking student protest revolving around the topic of diversity. At Illinois State University, diversity has been a key issue tackled by the university over the past few months, as organizations such as Black Student Union and Black Homecoming Committee voiced their disdain of campus-life equality, ringing in the term “fake diversity” at ISU. Minority students have long-felt marginalized — not just stemming from the #AntiBlackISU rallies in October. Diversity has been an ongoing issue the university continues to face, as the studentbody more or less has come together in support of diversity and inclusion. In this case, The Vidette’s coverage of
the #AntiBlackISU rally sparked backlash on social media for wrongfully focusing on the specific event that brought forth the #AntiBlackISU movement and not on the implications of movement itself. Unknowingly reporting a truth that only scratched the surface of an entire movement sparked backlash from those involved in the protest. As student-journalists, our jobs are to report the facts, and with social media, maintaining a presence is key to success as a student-journalist. It is how stories are told, written and shared today and tomorrow. With the Daily Northwestern, the student-editors were doing their jobs, releasing an overreacted apology for carrying out their rights as journalists. Journalism Twitter had its way with the Daily Northwestern, calling NU’s student-journalists
“pathetic” and “sniveling” according to a few comments on social media. Student-journalists can be the backbone to great journalism. Bringing forth stories that students need to know while creatively crafting content at many different angles all while maintaining a full class load? This nonetheless is the challenge studentjournalists are tasked with. The Daily Northwestern’s coverage and apology, no matter how profuse, garner a responsibility to not only project factual clarity, but to uphold the standards of objectivity and validity to an issue. Coinciding with the Daily’s apologetic remarks, these student-journalists, especially Daily Northwestern Editor-in-Chief Troy Closson, faced national criticism head on. In journalism at any level, it is just as important to face backlash head on as it is to tell the story. Closson and his team were doing their jobs, they shouldn’t apologize for keeping students informed of a campus-wide issue. Sensitivity is a difficult thing to navigate, especially under deadline. In journalism, both at the student-level and professionally, it is seemingly impossible to please everyone. There are few gifts greater than experiencing real-time adversity to these studentjournalists. Finding ways to overcome a challenge — albeit apologizing for reporting on a campus protest — is why student-journalism is as important as those who Editorial Cartoon by Flynn Geraghty | Vidette Art Director protect it.
EDITORIAL POLICY Editorial written by JONATHAN BARLAS, 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.
Fall break couldn’t come any sooner MY VIEW ANDREW DOUGHERTY | Columnist
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or many of us at Illinois State University, the last few weeks have been filled with exams, quizzes, papers and midterms, so with Thanksgiving break only a few days away, there’s no doubt a strong feeling of relief is descending. The much-deserved week-long break from school is also a reminder to reflect on all the time and effort we’ve poured into the last few months, but also to be thankful for those who support us here and at home. Thanksgiving break is a time for us to go home and take a break from the
stress and deadlines that our classes put on us. It’s a time to recharge those drained mental batteries and prepare ourselves for the homestretch of the semester. Equally important, it’s a week we should all spend with our friends who aren’t with us at ISU, our family members who we may rarely see while being away and all our other loved ones whom we miss dearly. It’s essential to remember that this is also a week to prepare ourselves for that impending final stretch of the semester. Thanksgiving break may give us a break from our schoolwork, but our schoolwork doesn’t take a break from us. Many of us may use next week to be couch-potatoes, play video games all day and participate in other hobbies we may not get to do while at school. But instead of doing those relaxing and enjoyable activities, we should use that time to study for exams and begin
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writing our final papers, so that we don’t cram it all the week before finals. That’s not to say that you shouldn’t use Thanksgiving break to do some of those fun things, but you should also utilize the time to prepare yourself for finals week, and there’s a strong reason why that is. According to a 2011 study conducted by Time.com, “… students that cram for tests and exams typically only pass their examinations with an average score.” That same study found that a majority of the information gained throughout the cramming sessions ended up being forgotten not just over a period of time but during the actual exam itself. So, here’s some advice for all the Redbirds who are ready to relax and enjoy some delicious meals next week. Use this break to catch up on the undoubtedly large amount of sleep you’ve missed and get yourself recharged for the coming week. Most of us probably
won’t get to enjoy sleeping in until winter break arrives. Try to cut back on social media as it has been proven to distract students and lead to procrastination. Spend time catching up with friends on Facebook or Instagram, but also use your week of freedom to start preparing for finals. We all need Thanksgiving break to give us time to ourselves and to spend with our family and friends, so enjoy every minute of those moments. Instead of just lounging around the house and doing unproductive activities, set a short amount of time during your day to study for that exam you’ll have the hardest time on or start writing a rough draft of your final paper that might not be as easy as you thought. ANDREW DOUGHERTY is a Columnist for The Vidette. Contact him at vidette_addough@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @addough.
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I’ve always been one to help others, but I think it’s kind of our duty. We’re all human and we were put on this earth to provide for and help one another and not put one another down.” Joanna Callahan, director of social services at the Salvation Army
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ELECTION 2020: MCLEAN COUNTY BOARD
ISU student challenges longtime incumbent for County Board seat
Beer will focus on importance of student voter GRACE BARBIC News Editor | @gracebarbic
a release. “Our county officials have not been as eager to accommodate the needs of those who wish to do llinois State University student Hannah Beer their civic duty. Due to polling places using outannounced her candidacy for McLean County dated equipment and being severely understaffed, Board District 6 Wednesday. we’ve seen students consistently face ludicrous This makes Beer a primary challenger for longwait times on Election Day, which unfortunately serving has led to a Democrat suppressed incumbent student George Gorvote.” George Gordon Hannah Beer don. Beer (Democrat) (Democrat) A senior noted in her Current political sciannounce Senior representative ence major, ment, political sciBeer has “Based on of McLean ence major served as an economic County Board Served a commisimpact District 6 as Comsioner of study con Retired missioner the Town ducted by ISU politics of Town of of Normal’s Illinois State government professor Human RelaUniverNormal’s Human Relations tions Comsity in 2016, Ecology Action Center Commission and Student Govmission and spending by Board of Directors ernment Association Senator as a committhe univerUnit 5 superintendent diverPresently Illinois Demoteeperson for sity, its emsity advisory committee crats Legislative Director Normal’s 8th ployees and Precinct. its students Beer has directly also served the student body of Illinois State University contributes more than $550 million to the McLean as a Student Government Association Senator, where County economy.” she spearheaded an initiative to increase voter registraThe release said that despite the large contribution tion on campus. students bring to the area, no Illinois State UniverHer 2020 campaign for McLean County Board will sity students hold any elected positions in the county focus on improving accessibility to voter services, government. increasing staffing at polling locations and ensuring the The primary election will be held on March 17. budget for the County Clerk’s office is followed as it was implemented. GRACE BARBIC is a News Editor for the Vidette. She “The past two cycles have seen an energized can be reached at mgbarbi@ilstu.edu. Follow her on student body eager to cast their vote,” Beer said in Twitter @gracebarbic.
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IWU student candidate does not want age to matter Baker wouldn’t want to win ‘because of his age’ JACK O’NEIL News Reporter | @JackONe39393244
However, I think my youth allows me to connect with college-aged students better than the other canMcLean County may have a didates, especially considering IWU fresh board member soon as a is in District 8,” he said. university stuSome student campaigns “However, I wouldn’t want dents do not for the seat. to win college-aged votes see his young Jordan Baker age as a factor. is an Illinois simply because of my age. IWU junior Jack Wesleyan UniRather, with ideas and Dawson said that versity senior and is not someconnecting with people this a GOP student. thing to consider He is running for through door knocking and if anything, McLean County it is kind of and events,” Board after Demimpressive. Jordan Baker, IWU senior and ocratic leader “I believe if McLean County Board candidate Carlo Robustelli they have what said he would not it takes to hold be running for a second term. Baker the position then the age shouldn’t said that this opportunity leaves him matter,” Dawson said. “It is also room to do something he has always pretty cool to see someone fresh wanted to do. out of college running for it.” “I’ve always been interested in polThere is also the fact that he is a itics and becoming a candidate has Republican running for a Democrat’s always been a future goal. seat and universities tend So when the opportunity to be more liberal. Baker presented itself, I decided said that while his age may to take the challenge.” help win IWU over, he Baker said. would much rather win the His young age makes election the old-fashioned him an unusual candidate way. for a political position. “Wesleyan tends to Especially since he will be more apolitical than have only just graduated some universities so I college before taking office think it is possible. HowJordan Baker if he were to win. Baker said ever, I wouldn’t want to that this is both a weakness win college-aged votes and a blessing. simply because of my age,” Baker “I think running at a young age said. “Rather, with ideas and conis unique. People can tie my age to necting with people through door inexperience which can be a liability. knocking and events.”
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Gobble up these holiday tips Recipes to make everyone stuffed GRACE KINNICUTT Features Reporter | @GKinnicutt
A golden, perfectly slow-cooked turkey sits in the middle of the dining table. The mashed potatoes are sitting right in front of you just waiting to be piled onto your empty plate along with some freshly warmed, buttered rolls. All you can do is sit there with drool slowly coming down your chin just waiting for someone to cut into the turkey so you can stuff yourself to the point of having to undo your belt loop. Here are some Thanksgiving recipes to cook to make this holiday delicious.
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How to have the perfect friendsgiving 3. The food does not need to be gourmet
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Friends and family alike are equally important to spend time with during the holidays. Friendsgiving is a great way to spend time with everyone you love over the holidays without just focusing on family. An extra Thanksgiving feast can be stressful, but time with friends never has to be as formal. The following tips, tricks and ideas will help keep Friendsgiving super friendly.
1. Pot luck it up The host should not have to cook everything for this holiday tradition, so come prepared. Everyone grab a dish to bring. Divvy out the responsibilities of appetizers, drinks, mains and desserts to make sure everyone is having fun instead of slaving in the kitchen.
2. Utilize the Wednesday before The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is known for friends to get together and venture off to the local bar or pub. Instead of just going to the bars, have dinner together beforehand on Thanksgiving Eve before the bars.
Please, do not cook an entire Turkey for this event. Go to Walmart, get a nice precooked rotisserie chicken and everyone will still be as happy. This feast is not nearly as traditional as one with family, so do not stress over having the perfect dish.
4. Use this to plan the grab bag It is always hard to get every friend together in one place for a long period of time, especially during the holidays. Use Friendsgiving to have everyone pick names for the random friendly holiday grab bag.
5. Bring some games Not everyone’s grandma is okay with playing Cards Against Humanity after a family meal, but friends are. Use this to make tradition more informal and fun. Plus, who doesn’t love friendly competition?
6. Play high and low during dinner To bring everyone closer and have a chance to reflect, go around the table and have everyone say a high point and low point from the
year. Everyone will grow closer and remember to always end on the high note.
7. Dish out the leftovers Do not be greedy with what you brought to the potluck. Make sure everyone goes home with an array of leftovers or even give them to the host as a gracious gift for entertaining. Nobody wants just green beans for lunch the next day.
8. It does not have to just be dinner Switch it up a bit and give everyone a break from mashed potatoes and turkey. Have a Friendsgiving brunch instead of dinner. This can turn into a long afternoon of catching up, or a chance to eat before or after the group takes on the local mall on Black Friday.
9. Have a good playlist on queue Great Auntie Marilyn will not be attending this feast, so turn up the music. Have some playing while people socialize and have the stress lifted knowing these guests will not judge you if Lil Wayne sporadically plays during dessert.
10. Have fun This is supposed to be a stress-free time to enjoy catching up with friends. Ditch the stuffy traditions, have dinner on paper plates and just enjoy being surrounded with those you love. Plus, if there is good food involved, not much can go wrong.
Your survival guide to the holidays HAILEY BIALAS Features Reporter | @haileybialas
The holiday season can bring a lot of festive fun, but it can also bring a lot of stress. Here are some pro tips to keep everyone holly and jolly during the holiday season.
1. Winterize your life Now, this may come as a shock, but winter is cold. There is snow, everyone drives like they just got their license and it is freezing. So, make sure to stock up on everything in case there is a sudden blizzard on the way to Granny’s house for the holidays. Get those nice snow tires earlier rather than later, make sure that windshield scrapper is
always on hand and please do not think your car doubles as a snow mobile. Be sure to pack some gloves, sweatshirts and blankets in your car in case of an emergency too. Nobody wants to miss holiday family time.
2. Get shopping done early Every store is going to be insane the second Black Friday begins. If you do not get shopping done early then be prepared to embrace the retail madness. Get those gift lists together, do not go at prime shopping times and see which stores can be doubled as a gift shop for little Jimmy and Auntie Gloria. Cut down the shopping time, avoid the lines and do not put yourself through the stress of lastminute shopping.
3. Shop online Don’t want to leave the house? Well, the internet is here to help. Shopping online is always a great excuse to avoid embracing the craziness of holiday shopping. This also cannot be an excuse to shop last minute though,
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unless you want gifts to come after the holiday season. The gift may be for them, but the slight delivery fee is a gift from you, to you.
4. Grocery shopping 101 Whatever you do, do not get that Thanksgiving turkey the day before unless you want to fight Karen over the last one in the middle of Walmart. Grocery shopping at night is a key life hack for any holiday. The grocery stores are not busy, everything is already restocked for the next day and it is an excuse to go shopping in your pajamas. That is a triple win right there.
5. Give back Never forget the true meaning of the holiday season. Be thankful for the family time and what you have. Remember that there are people out there who have less than you. Pay for the order of the person behind you in the drive-thru. Tip your waitresses and waiters well if they are working during the holidays. Donate some warm jackets to a shelter. Look out for everyone around you and spread that cheer. Nobody likes a scrooge.
This dish makes a perfect side dish for more than just Sunday suppers. Let the broccoli cook in boiling water for about five minutes then drain. After letting it drain, whisk flour and melted butter together then add in milk, salt, pepper and at least one cup of your desired cheese. Stir sour cream into the sauce to thicken it before pouring it into a casserole dish with broccoli. Before baking it in the oven, top it with more cheese and crushed crackers.
Crispy Potatoes Take a break from mashed potatoes and give oven-roasted potatoes a whirl. Boil in water with baking soda and salt then lay the potatoes on a baking pan. Drizzle with oil, add some garlic, salt, pepper or the spices you desire. After adding your spices comes the fun part, gently smash each potato or slightly flatten. Roast the potatoes until they are golden brown.
Cranberry Sauce Add a little sweetness to Thanksgiving dinner with cranberry sauce. Simple to cook, add cranberries into a saucepan. Add sugar, orange or lemon zest and water and cook over low heat. Stir until sugar dissolves or the cranberries are soft.
Apple Pie You will need pie crust, storebought or handmade depending on what you prefer, apples, sugar and spices. Peel and cut the apples then mix them in a bowl with sugar and set aside to let them soften and drain. After draining, mix some spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg with the apples. Take the apple slices and layer them inside the crust before baking.
Pumpkin Pie Top off your Thanksgiving meal with pumpkin pie. You will need pie crust, a can of pure pumpkin and a few spices. In a bowl, mix a can of pure pumpkin, condensed milk, eggs and spices together. Mix until smooth then pour into the crust. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes before enjoying a slice. While the turkey is the main dish of the feast, the side dishes and desserts are what make the meal a lot tastier.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Women’s basketball quick hits Player of the Game Champaign native Lexi Wallen went off in her return to her hometown, compiling a career-high 26 points and adding nine rebounds in Illinois State University’s victory over University of Illinois. The 6-foot forward currently holds a 16.3 points per game scoring average, which is good for second on the team. She is also second on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game.
Stepping up
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After the departure of leading scorer Simone Goods, senior guard TeTe Maggett has stepped into the role of being the leading scorer for the Redbirds this season. After averaging 15.9 points per game in her first season under head coach Kristen Gillespie,
the 5-foot-8 Maggett currently holds a 19.3 points per game scoring average.
Fast Start
Under the direction of Gillespie, the Redbirds have struggled during on-conference play early in the season, starting out the season at 1-2 in each of her first two seasons at the helm. Last season, the ’Birds began the year with a 1-4 record before finishing 19-12 overall. ISU hopes to continue its momentum after a 2-1 start to this season.
Up Next The Redbirds (2-1) will return to action at 7 p.m. Wednesday, where they will host Northern Illinois University at Redbird Arena.
Illinois State University senior forward Lexi Wallen attempts a shot in the Redbirds’ 89-61 exhibition victory over Lindenwood earlier this season. Wallen scored a career-high 26 points in Saturday’s 74-58 win over Illinois.
Wallen leads ISU over Illini MATT KALINOWSKI Sports Reporter | @mattkalinowski8
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he Illinois State University women’s basketball team defeated the University of Illinois Fighting Illini 74-58 on Saturday. Senior forward Lexi Wallen had a huge game in front of her hometown of Champaign. She scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds while shooting 10 of 14 from the field. “That kid deserves it,” ISU head coach Kristen Gillespie said. “And what a great story, she is our hardest worker. She has put so much time into her game since she decided to come back for that fifth year ... she probably had 40 people here, it was special.” At halftime, ISU held a 28-22 lead. The Redbirds led in rebounds 24-8. At that point, senior guard TeTe Maggett already had seven points and Wallen had six points. Junior guard Juliunn Redmond also had six points.
ISU shot 15 for 24 from the field in the second half compared to Illinois’ 13 for 29. Maggett was the only other Redbird to eclipse double digits. She dropped 21 points alongside six rebounds, eight assists and eight turnovers. Late in the game, Maggett scored on an isolation that made Gillespie literally throw her hands up in disbelief. “Those are TeTe’s shots,” Gillespie said. “She has earned the right to take a few of those. She wants the ball in her hands when the game matters, so we’ll let her take those. I’m just glad it went in.” Illinois’ leading scorer was Petra Holešínská with 16 points. The Illini lost the rebound battle 40 to 17, but still attempted more field goals overall (54 to 52). Fighting Illini head coach Nancy Fahey spoke about the rebounding disparity. “Boxing out,” Fahey said. “I think when the shots went up, we weren’t
creating any space in front of us ... I just think that their drive to the basket and their crashing was at another level.” Illinois State shot 52% from the field compared to Illinois’ 37%. ISU also made 6 of 15 three-point shots, while U of I struggled with its 5 for 20 margin. “I think in the second half we did a better job,” Gillespie said. “We made some shots, TeTe is really hard to guard off the bounce ... Our offense probably really won’t be a well-oiled machine for another month or so ... I thought we moved the ball a lot better than last time.” ISU’s defense followed the game plan well and prevented easy Illini buckets. “It looked better,” Gillespie said. “I think down the stretch when we were worried about giving up threes we forgot about, like, guarding the ball, and we gave up some easy layups. But for 35 minutes it was pretty good.”
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Golden Knights slay Redbirds 51 points off bench not enough for Redbirds
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JAKE SERMERSHEIM Sports Editor
llinois State University drops a 67-65 fight to the University of Central Florida that was decided by Redbird starters shooting just 6-28. But the Redbirds’ bench depth kept them in the game, scoring 51 points led by Matt Chastain, Dedric Boyd and Antonio Reeves. “When your starters play poorly and you still have a chance to win it is a pretty good testament to your bench.” ISU head coach Dan Muller said. “Credit to Central Florida. They competed, and we obviously had some guys that did not have their best games. We played really hard and had our chances. Our bench was awesome, our defense was really good. But our turnovers and rebounding cost us.” With ISU still scoreless after four minutes of play, Muller made a series of substitutions that made a difference. Boyd, Reeves and Chastain made an immediate impact off the bench. Reeves broke the scoreless streak with an effortless three-ball. Boyd and Chastain followed that up with a three-pointer each. That signaled the first time that Chastain has stepped on a court as he has been rehabbing a broken hand. “He played more than we thought, but he played well, while some guys struggled or were in foul trouble,” Muller said. “He made some big plays for us. He had a big three late. Really good first game back.” Chastain played a big role for the ’Birds, playing 27 minutes and shooting 5-7 for 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and two blocks. “I didn’t really know what to expect coming in. I told coach that I would be ready for however much he needed me,” Chastain said. Ali Rasper | Photo Editor “With the new offense is a lot of response Matt Chastain going up for a layup against Central Florida on Sunday. In his first game back, Chastain finished and reaction and that has worked well for with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and a pair of blocks. me. My teammates have given me the ball in good spots.” That is a good veteran crew. If you go back and Up next ISU starters began the game stone-cold, shootlook and there are missed calls there is nothing The Redbirds will be back in action Friday ing just 1-13 (7.6%) in the first half; just two of the you can do about it,” Muller says. “We had so many competing in the Paradise Jam Tourna34 first-half points were scored by an ISU starter. ment against Cincinnati. Tipoff time will be plays we could have and should have made that announced later. Meanwhile, the Redbirds’ bench finished the half would have won the game. We certainly take ownshooting 13-19 (68%) led by 10-15 shooting from ership for that loss.” in the game. Boyd and 5-8 shooting from Reeves. Green was able to convert both free throws. UCF guard Darin Green Jr. was charging his way With the momentum on the Knights’ side, Green Boyd continued his strong play on both sides of the ball for the Redbirds. The redshirt sophomore for a dunk. Despite trailing behind Green, Chas- nailed a three-pointer for the lead that UCF never finished the game shooting 10-15 for 22 points tain caught up and blocked the dunk but fouled relinquished. Green. Replay showed a different story, bringing while adding solid defense. “It is a tough loss. Right now we may be mad Drawing ire from Muller all game, the officials out the boo-birds at Redbird Arena. but we have more games to go. They were a really “You always feel like you see calls in the game. good team,” Boyd said. made a game-changing call with two minutes left
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Replacing Davis was redshirt freshman Bryce Jefferson, who on his first play from scrimmage tossed an interception deep inside his own territory to give the Bears great field position at the ISU 25-yard line. Four plays later, Parker Lacina booted a field goal from 38 yards out to trim the ISU lead to 14-9 with 7:57 remaining in the second quarter. From there, it was freshman Jack Baltz who took over under center for the injured Davis. Baltz threw just two passes in the game, going 0 for 2 with an interception late in the fourth quarter. ISU managed just 238 total yards of offense, 173 of which came on the ground. “Jack can throw the ball well,” Spack said. “We didn’t want to throw him into adverse situations where he has to drop back and throw. We had the lead, so we wanted to be a little more conservative.” Before leaving with the injury, Davis was an efficient 8 for 11 for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Freshman receiver Kacper Rutkiewicz was on the receiving end of Davis’ first scoring toss from five yards out for his first career touchdown with 3:58 left in the first quarter. Redshirt freshman tight end Tristan Bailey added his second touchdown in as many weeks to make it a 14-6 Redbird lead with 14:56 left in the
REDBIRD RE PORT
This weekend the Redbirds hit the road for two road games. On Friday the ’Birds won at Valparaiso 3-2. The Redbirds had their back against the wall falling behind by two sets. ISU then battled back, winning the final three sets that included a third set that the Redbirds narrowly won (27-25). Kaylee Martin led the Redbirds with 24 kills and Stef Jankiewicz had 62 assists. The ’Birds then travelled to Chicago to take on Loyola. The Redbirds came out on top 3-1. Martin led the way with 25 kills. ISU won the season series with Loyola after they won at home 3-1.
Cross country finishes fall season lSU wrapped up the fall season at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday at the OSU Cross Country Course. Jack Anstey led the men with a time of 31:59.3. Grace Beattie led the women with a time of 22:18.7.
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combined passing yards in the second half for the Redbirds. After Brady Davis left with an injury, Jack Baltz and Bryce Jefferson combined to throw for 0-3 for zero yards and two interceptions.
MVFC SCORES Illinois St 17, Missouri St. 12 Indiana St. 24, Youngstown St. 17 Southern Illinois 45, Western Illinois 21 South Dakota St 51, Southern Illinois 10 South Dakota St. 38, Northern Iowa 7 North Dakota St. 49, South Dakota 14
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North Dakota St. Illinois St. Southern Illinois Northern Iowa South Dakota St. South Dakota Indiana St. Youngstown St. Western Illinois Missouri St.
7-0 8-3 5-2 5-2 5-2 3-4 2-5 1-6 1-6 1-6
11-0 5-2 7-4 7-4 8-3 4-7 4-7 5-6 1-10 1-9
UPCOMING Women’s basketball ISU welcomes Northern Illinois on Wednesday and at North Dakota State Sunday. Jennifer Haiden | Photo Editor
Illinois State University football seniors before the team’s 17-12 win over the Missouri State Bears. half. The reception came after MSU running back Jeremiah Wilson scampered up the middle for a 74-yard touchdown. The Bears elected to go for two, but the ’Birds were all over it as quarterback Peyton Huslig was sacked for a loss. A positive for the Redbirds was the performance of senior running back James Robinson, who moved to second all-time in ISU history after compiling 155 rushing yards on 29 attempts. The Bears were forced to deal with some adversity of their own in the second period, as Wilson, who was playing in just his second game of the season, was forced to leave the game after taking
a hard hit. Wilson finished with 78 rushing yards on three carries. Just three offensive plays into the second half following a nice kickoff return by ISU’s Christian Uphoff, backup running back Jeff Proctor was buried in the backfield and was forced to leave the contest with a left leg injury of his own. The struggles would only continue from there. After ISU forced a punt from the Bears, Charles Woods muffed the boot and it was quickly recovered by MSU.
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Men’s basketball The ’Birds travel to the Virgin Islands to partake in the Paradise Jam Tournament.
Volleyball The ’Birds host their final regular season games of the year playing Evansville and Indiana State this weekend.
Football ISU travels to Youngstown State 11 a.m. Saturday. Compiled by JAKE SERMERSHEIM Vidette