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Winter commencement approaches ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
As Illinois State University seniors prepare to graduate after years of hard work, two commencement ceremonies will take place Saturday in Redbird Arena. The first ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and will include graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Mennonite College of Nursing. The second ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. and will include graduates from the College of Applied Science and Technology, College of Business and College of Fine Arts. Doors will open one hour before the commencement Photograph by Monica Mendoza | Editor-in-Chief
ceremonies to allow for adequate seating for family members and guests. Each ceremony will last approximately two hours. ISU senior special education major Sarah Wood said she can’t believe how fast her four years at the university flew by. “It almost feels surreal to me. I’ve been here for four years but they went by faster than you could possibly imagine. I love this university and everything it has offered me. It has definitely prepared me for my next adventure in life,” Wood said. ISU will be awarding almost 1,075 bachelor’s degrees and more than 185 graduate degrees with 1,100 students
scheduled to participate in both ceremonies. ISU senior marketing major Zach Eiden said he hopes that underclassmen enjoy their time at college. “I’ve met amazing people here at ISU, including my girlfriend. I’ve made some pretty great memories, many of which I’ll never forget. Be responsible, but have fun because you’re an adult after this,” Eiden said. Family members and guests will not be allowed to bring in bags, backpacks or boxes except purses and medical equipment. Items such as balloons, balloon bouquets, signs, banners and other visual obstructions are discouraged in Redbird Arena.
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ISU Spanish Club, Vidette partner for tamale sale ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
Illinois State University’s Spanish Club and The Vidette will be partnering together for the annual tamale sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in Fell Hall. Tamales will be sold for $2 and will include a vegetarian option. Pre-orders are also available with one dozen tamales being sold for $10. Along with a tamale, buyers will also receive a copy of The Vidette for the opportunity to win some free items at Marcus Theatres at 1111 Wylie Drive in Bloomington. First place winners will receive a free bucket for popcorn and two free tickets, while second and third place winners will receive two free tickets. Spanish Club president Carlos Rubio said the tamale sale is the organization’s most popular fundraising event of the year. “This is the one in which we make the most profit and that people constantly keep asking for. We always sell out within about two hours. Last year we ordered 300 tamales and had the venue scheduled from 10 to 3 p.m. and by noon we had almost sold out,” Rubio said. “The great part is that the next day, people continued to ask us when the next tamale sale would take place. People really enjoy this type of food and they’re always looking forward to it so we’re trying to keep doing this more often,” he said. “Our adviser is friends with a lot of faculty on campus, particularly Hispanic ones, so they get pretty excited knowing they will get to enjoy their native food,” he added. The Spanish Club will try to hold tamale sales once a month next semester to keep up with the event’s popularity and raise funds for charity. “It’s hard to keep track of how many tamales we sell because people will buy 10, 12, 15 of them at a time. Students usually buy one or two while others might buy 20, so it really is hard to gauge,” Rubio said.
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Magic Circle Esports to host first video game tournament GRACE BARBIC News Reporter | @gracebarbic
Magic Circle Esports will host its first video gaming tournament, looking to the highly anticipated Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Sunday. The new game will be released on Friday, so this tournament will be a first look for many. The vision is to utilize the free and ultimately useless space of the newly constructed Lincoln Family Theatre at 103 E Main St. in Belleville, Illinois. Billy Campbell, gaming specialist, explained that this is just the beginning of what they hope will be a monthly structured video gaming tournament, all for cash prizes. “This is just a ‘rough draft’ of what we plan on ultimately doing,” Campbell said. “In the future, we hope to have our very own venue and café area … This is just a proof of concept that hopefully people are interested enough that we can make that happen in the future … As long as we can prove a concept here, the sky is the limit.” These tournaments usually last somewhere between four to six
hours and possibly more, depending on the registration. Campbell explained that there will be food, board games of the “nerd culture,” t-shirts, regular movie theatre showings and more for fans and participants to enjoy. There will be a staff to maintain the structure of the tournament, which is a 1v1 double elimination style. The staff will also keep up with the bracket system and the $900 prize pool. The first place winner will walk away with $400, second place with $300 and third place with $200. They are hoping to have 50 contestants with around 150 spectators. “This is going to be for everybody,” Campbell said. “I think there will be people of all different shapes and sizes and ages and all different levels of skills. So, I don’t want people to be shy or intimidated. It’s going to be a very welcoming environment for everybody.” The tournament starts at 11 a.m. with the doors opening at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free for spectators. For more information on how to register, those interested can visit battefly.com or “Magic Circle Esports” on Facebook.
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The organization sells anywhere from 300 to 500 tamales per event, depending on how much money they choose to invest. “Originally, we were going to sell around 500 tamales, but since we had to change our location to a place that’s not as popular, we’re only going to order 300,” he said. “Most of the time, the funds raised go back to the club to help us pay for events that we hold throughout the year. Sometimes we donate the money to a special cause,” he said. “If we’re low on funds, we’re raising the money for our organization, if we’re financially good, we then pick an organization and donate the money to them,” he said. All of the tamales sold as part of the event are homemade by a local Bloomington-Normal resident.
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ISU forms National Council of Faculty Senates GRACE BARBIC News Reporter | @gracebarbic
Illinois State University continues its tradition of shared governance by helping form the National Council of Faculty Senates. To ISU Academic Senate Secretary, Martha Horst, shared governance is “the philosophy that faculty, administration, students and other employees of the university work together to formulate the direction and organization of the university.” This fall, Horst and Academic Senate Chair Susan Kalter traveled to Texas to meet with officers of faculty and academic senates across the country. The goal was to discuss whether or not a national council was necessary or needed. “The thing that I understood when I went to this meeting was that we actually have quite a strong shared governance tradition at ISU,” Horst said. “As I was speaking with other officers from across the country, they were having problems that we don’t necessarily have at ISU because we have such strong communication with our administrative leaders and our representatives from faculty and students.” As the need for the council was relevant for many other universities, the national council was formed, Horst being among the 41 founding members. “We [ISU] are hoping that we can possibly strengthen the shared governance that’s
happening in other institutions,” Horst said, considering ISU’s strong shared governance. “It’s going to be a resource and also a way of promoting shared governance across the country and we are hoping that we can be a part of that.” The remainder of the meeting consisted of formulating a temporary governance structure for how to go about creating the orgaSubmitted by Martha Horst nization. They also created committees, Illinois State University helped form the National Council of Faculty Senates. The council is made up of 41 leaders and faculty senates accross the country. a temporary mission They are working on developing strategies and ideas to help the university move statement, media forward as a shared governance. plan and three to “It will be an opportunity to network with other five year goals on how the organization can grow. The membership officers and leaders in academic and faculty senstructure is not yet worked out, but Horst is part ates across the nation and develop strategies to of a committee that is working on the rules and help us move our university forward with strong shared governance,” Horst said. bylaws of the organization. For ISU, the national council is going to be “an The council is “dedicated to encouraging the sharing of strategies, policies and best practices organization that our shared governance leaders toward shared governance and academic freedom.” can turn to.”
LIZZIE SEILS News Reporter | @SeilsElizabeth
Illinois State University Friends of the Arts will host a sing-along fundraiser to Handel’s “Messiah” at 7 p.m. on Friday in the Concert Hall at the Center for the Performing Arts. The event is free to participants and observers, but there will be an opportunity to give donations at the event or online. Donations from the event go toward scholarships for Friends of the Arts and grants for ISU Fine Arts students. “We hope this is a way for people to donate to the cause while also enjoying themselves,” FOA college liaison Stephanie Kohl Ringle said. “Whether as a singer, an orchestra member or a listener in the audience.” FOA partners with ISU Foundation and the College of the Fine Arts. People can come to sing or just to enjoy the music. They will perform the Christmas parts of “Messiah” as well as the “Hallelujah” chorus. There will also be a small orchestra to enhance the experience. The performance will feature ISU alumni as soloists.
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Suicide prevention showcase to help mental health providers GRACE BARBIC News Reporter | @gracebarbic
The Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium (ISPIC) and the Central Illinois Area Health Education Center will present a suicide prevention showcase on Friday. This event will be a “continuing professional development opportunity for mental health prov iders around central Illinois.” As there is a high rate of youth expressing suicidal thoughts, this showcase will act as a sort of training for the people who the youth turn to when feeling hopeless about their lives. The day will start with keynote speakers Karen Stipp and Kyle Miller, who are faculty at Illinois State with expertise in the area. They will be discussing Christopher Edwards | Vidette Photographer “Working with trauma-affected ISPIC and Central Illinois Area Health Education Ceneter will present a suicide and suicidal youth: Building prevention showcase on Friday. The event will feature a series of speakers that personal and team resilience.” are experts in working with trauma-affected and suicidal youth. This portion of the day will support teams in how to do this work and how to take care of evidence base,” what it is like to use those programs themselves and each other at the same time. and what the “important active ingredients” of those “It will first of all help those teams manage the programs are that the providers could potentially put overwhelming nature of working with youth who are into practice in their schools or settings. questioning whether or not they want to continue They will also consider self-care as an antidote living,” Brenda Huber, director of Psychological Ser- to stress and trauma for both the professionals and vices Center, said. “That is a really hard part of their the youth they serve, as well as reflecting on current jobs, so it will support them to help them navigate stress-management strategies and creating or updatthat stressful part of their jobs. Then, it will also ing self-care plans. give them tools for working with youth in effective Huber explained that this showcase is primarily ways to help them sort of weather these hard times targeted at practitioners that work in schools or any in their lives.” settings where children and adolescence are present The remainder of the day will consist of six smaller and served. She continued to explain that this could presentations conducted by doctoral psychology also be beneficial to students going into the helping interns. These interns are part of the ISPIC program professions like social work, psychology, nursing, eduthat recruits students from around the country to cation, etc. work and provide services in Bloomington-Normal “Students who are going to be working with children schools during the last year of their doctorate. and adolescence could certainly benefit from learning The ISPIC program is funded by four institutions a bit more about how to support youth who might be of higher education that produce trained doctoral- considering taking their own lives,” Huber said. “But level school psychology students. Their central office it would be most relevant to those who are already in is located on the ISU campus. Half of the students in graduate school because it would be helpful to have the program are from in-state while the other half are some foundation in their discipline.” recruited from out of state because of the shortage of The showcase will be held in the Alumni Center school psychologists in Illinois. from 8:30-3 p.m. The cost to attend is $90 and $25 The program brings students to train here at ISU for for students. their last year of school “in hopes that they will stay and practice here in our schools.” GRACE BARBIC is a News Reporter for The Vidette. In their presentations, the interns will discuss dif- She can be contacted at mgbarbi@ilstu.edu. Follow ferent suicide prevention curricula that have “strong her on Twitter at @gracebarbic.
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The death of artistic integrity?
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n Monday, the popular blog site Tumblr announced that it will ban adult content on Dec. 17 to rid porn-related communities and change how the site is used. According to theverge.com, the ban will include explicit sexual content and nudity in the form of photos, videos and GIFs of human genitalia, “femalepresenting” nipples and media involving sex acts. Exceptions include nude classical statues, political protests that feature nudity and erotica text. Illustrations and art featuring nudity are fine, as long as sex acts aren’t depicted, and breastfeeding and birthing videos are safe, too. Tumblr has programmed a specific algorithm to catch these no-go posts, and though the ban doesn’t roll out for another week and a half, the imperfect coding has already started to flag things that are beyond the word “innocent.” Among the pre-date flags includes a “Great British Bake Off” GIF set, a 19-century, Victoriandressed woman for being “too salacious,” pictures of fingers, Jesus and more.
For the coming ban and its ridiculous pre-date flags, where does the future lie for nude-based art? Beyond classical statues, political protests and erotic text, like fanfiction, is Tumblr’s use of people’s artistic creativity coming to an end? There’s a big difference between apparent porn and artistic use of nudity. To the art students on Illinois State’s campus, nudity can be used expressively, it can be used to draw and to understand the way a body looks and contorts. These drawings and expressive con-
tent could put themselves on display on Tumblr’s site, creating an atmosphere of inspiration and creativity for other site users who may come across the content, thus inspiring further use of creative expression of art using nude bodies. Though the classical tradition of the nude has faded (but still remains acceptable on Tumblr), the appeal of nude art remains strong in contemporary art. Unlike idealized art of earlier pieces, contemporary nudes are extractions of classical times. With the banning of nudes and the use of it for creative expression, another
concern has been raised with this future ban. A couple twitter users voicing disdain over the ban of female nipples on Tumblr raised questions as to why the same didn’t apply to male-presenting nipples. Men can walk around shirtless and, at most, won’t be served at restaurants whereas women going shirtless follows the same legality as public indecency. Another complaint follows that a simple search on Tumblr’s site brings up blogs involving white supremacy, islamophobia, hate crimes and more. However, Tumblr has made no motion or announcement in attempting to rid these sites. Tumblr had originally placed the nude ban in lieu of a child pornography incident, which makes sense, but a solution to that could be controlling, or eliminating, porn bots; enforcing a safe mode to protect and hide people from unwanted content; and banning the use of the site for white supremacy, Islamophobic and hate crime sites. Instead of putting a ban on what is essentially creative expression, Tumblr should look for ways to ban what is truly defined as “not safe for work” content.
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The old guard stays in power MY VIEW ANDREW DOUGHERTY | Columnist
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s the 2018 congressional midterms came to a close a little over a month ago, you would have thought the Democratic Party would vie for younger leadership in Congress. As a refresher, the U.S. Speaker of the House is the most powerful member of the U.S. Congress and third in line to the presidency, should anything happen to the vice president. Now that Paul Ryan, or any Republican will no longer hold the Speaker’s gavel, the Democrats finally have a chance to incorporate new, younger blood into congressional leadership. Unfortunately, that
will not be the case. More and more Democrats continue to support Pelosi for Speaker. Those who were steadfastly opposed to her reclaiming the speakership have had a change of heart; they’ve been offered lucrative positions of power in the new Democratic majority. It’s not surprising, but it is disappointing. This is where the Democrats continue to add to their problms. The old guard is too stubborn, too egotistical and too power hungry to let the younger faces of the party hold powerful roles in Congress. I am not saying that newly elected congressmen and women should be put forth to lead the party. The election of the young Alexandria Cortez sent a powerful message to the old guard, but her inexperience in the political arena makes her unqualified to hold the gavel. The Democrats still could not achieve the voter turnout they hoped for in several states last month, even as they supported candidates who should have won, such as Stacey Abrams. I will argue that it is individuals such as Abrams, Ocasio-Cortez and numerous others
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who are the future of the Democratic Party. The old guard doesn’t seem to realize this. The Democrats retook the House and, as could have been predicted, Nancy Pelosi has already stated she wants her old job back. Pelosi and her entourage are, and will continue to be, the problem with the Democrats. The GOP will use her as a political punching bag in 2020, even as rumors go around that that is when she will retire. What’s even more disappointing is that the Democrats will wait, without question, for Pelosi to retire. I assume most of you know how savvy President Donald Trump can be when it comes to (in most cases falsely) demonizing and vilifying those who oppose him, especially his political opponents. It just gives him and his enthusiastic base of voters more cannon fodder to go out and vote in 2020. I give the GOP kudos for looking at the long-term game, unlike the Democrats. Pelosi will choose who gets to join the ranks of leadership and has cleverly given quite important positions to those who have opposed her reclaiming the gavel.
Pelosi made history by getting elected as the first female Speaker of the House. She is a fundraising juggernaut and many democrats owe their war coffers to her. She is a master politician and effective legislator. She showed the country that a woman can hold the same positions of power as any man. It’s time for new women to hold those positions. There is an insurgency within the Democratic Party, as there was with the Republicans in 2010. This insurgency consists of younger generations of progressives who want to see change, who want to be leaders, who want the chance to be Speaker. They may lose out the next two years, but 2020 presents another opportunity for millennials and those who follow them to take power into their own hands. ANDREW DOUGHERTY is a Senior News Reporter for The Vidette. Contact him at vidette_addough@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @addough.
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Midwestern jackpot Video gambling rises in Illinois, home of more gaming devices than Nevada ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
Illinois has seen a relatively significant growth in video gambling as revenues have increased by more than 75 percent in the last three years. According to a report released by the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, video gambling was found to have racked up a net income of $1.4 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The increased net income has generated almost $70 million in tax revenue for local governments. The same report shows that Illinois residents lost $4 billion in total last year on legal gambling. Video gambling terminals have sprouted up in various locations such as bars, truck stops, doughnut shops, taquerias, pizzerias and in storefront chains. The success of video gambling has helped offset the “relatively stagnant performances” of the lottery, horse-racing and river gambling, as stated in the same report. The state of Illinois has more electronic gambling devices than Nevada, yet has one of the lowest tax rates on video gambling machines.
Under the 2009 Video Gaming Act, the machines’ operators receive 70 percent of the revenue while the state treasury receives 25 percent and local governments 5 percent. As of August 2016, Springfield has been dubbed the capital of video gambling in Illinois, with 176 establishments offering video gambling, more than any other city in the state. Christopher Edwards | Vidette Photographer The Bloomington-Normal area has several Video gambling terminals have sprouted up all over Bloomington-Normal. At locations in which video gambling is available to Tony’s Tacos in Normal, a customer plays on one of the gaming machines. patrons. In 2016, there were 55 licensed establishments gaming machine. and 241 video gaming terminals, compared to 59 establishA few of those establishments include Brewe-Ha’s, Pub II, ments and 253 machines in 2015. Fat Jacks, Drifters, Lunkers and Emma’s Eatery. For two years, Bloomington was noted for being on the IlliIllinois State University senior finance major Austin Karpinnois Gaming Board’s list of top 10 video gaming cities. ski said he thinks the video gambling machines aren’t such a Illinois allows the placement of up to five VGT’s per licensed bad thing in the community. alcohol-serving venues. Those permitted to have the machines “About three weeks ago, a few friends and I went downtown include bars, restaurants, fraternal and veterans organizations to Fat Jack. Just for fun, I played the slot machine they have in and truck stops. the back and I ended up winning almost $200,” Karpinski said. Since 2013, the City of Bloomington has collected more than “How many students can say that? I bought several rounds $2.2 million in video gaming tax revenue. of shots and drinks for everyone, and we all had a great time The Town of Normal charges an annual fee of $200 per video thanks to luck and that machine,” he said.
Printmaker’s exhibit, sale features student art ANDREA RICKER News Reporter | @ricker_andrea
The 34th-annual Printmaker’s Exhibition and Sale will be from 8-6:30 p.m. Friday in the Center for Visual Arts Intaglio Studio, Room 123. The event will feature the works of ISU students and alumni. Prices for the pieces can range from $2 to $100, depending on the work. Payment can be made with cash, check or credit card. 20 percent of all sales will go towards the ISU Printmaking Program. The sale is sponsored by Normal Editions Workshop. On Thursday, there will be a two-hour preview of the event. The preview is open to the public and purchases can be made during it. “We literally have hundreds of prints on sale,” interim director of Normal Editions Workshop Veda Rives Aukerman said. “Everything from a student’s first work from their printmaking class to some auction items that we have donated in order to raise money.” There will be four works as part of a silent auction. Bids will stop at 6 p.m. and at 6:30, the highest bidder for each piece will be revealed. The works include an untitled five-color lithograph by Reuben Lorch-Miller; “things we cannot unsee,” a threecolor lithograph by Morgan Price; “Extended Dream,” a monotype
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The 34th annual Printmaker’s Exhibition and sale will be from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the CVA room 123. The event will feautre works from students and alumni with print prices ranging from two to 100 dollars. 20 percent of proceeds will go towards the Printmaking program. by Sarah Smelser; and “Progression,” a three-color letter press by Aukerman. All of the winning bid for LorchMiller’s piece will be donated to the Normal Editions Workshop scholarship. The other winning bids will
be donated to the Printmaking Student Travel Fund. Those interested in bidding can look at the bid form at http://NormalEditions.IllinoisState. edu/2018_auction_bidform.pdf. “People should come out [because] it’s a great opportunity
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stock your home and your life with original artwork,” assistant art professor Morgan Price said. “Even if someone’s not interested in buying anything, it’s just an opportunity to get to see what’s happening here, what students are making and the processes, techniques and artwork.” All students who have taken a printmaking course are encouraged to submit work. Faculty, staff and alumni are welcome to enter pieces in the exhibition as well. The event will also give students a real-world experience about how to submit work into a sale. Thursday morning CVA 123 will be getting prepared for the sale. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to see work that the students in the current semester have produced, and you can get an idea of what [printmaking] classes might be like if you’re interested in taking them,” Aukerman said. “You can buy some original, high-quality artwork to use as a gift or keep in your personal collection.” “If [an attendee] is less familiar with printmaking, I hope they leave with an expanded knowledge and appreciation of what printmaking is and what the students here are making and what things are happening,” Price said.
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The Finals Countdown
Sophomore special education major, Cole Popenhagen studies for finals in Milner Library. Photo Illustration by Ali Rasper Photo Editor
Multitude of ISU resources provides respite from restlessness STUART STALTER Features Editor | @VidetteStuS
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inals: the true “F-word” of the college student lexicon. Stress over finals causes plenty of hair and grades to fall out. Fortunately, Illinois State University has numerous suggestions to stay sane as Monday approaches.
PAWSitively Stress Free
When preparing for finals gets stressful, four-legged friends turn sorrow into serenity. PAWSitively Stress Free has students in need of a study break covered. There have been four events this semester, with two more occurring from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in the third floor of Milner Library. Admission is free. The upcoming sessions come with a free chair massage. Health Promotion and Wellness sponsors the event. The furry friends are all certified therapy dogs from Town and Country Kennel Club in Bloomington. Erin Link, Health Promotion and Wellness communications and marketing coordinator, oversees the event. She believes reducing stress is the primary benefit students get from attending.
“The overall calming effect helps people feel less stress and helps improve their overall wellness,” Link said. “PAWSitively Stress Free is also great for those who are missing an animal at home or for students who like animals, but can’t have one right now.”
Milner extended hours and snacks Though furry friends can alleviate stress, they cannot protect many students from flooding Milner Library. Anticipating the invasion of student zombies, Milner will remain open for 24 hours until Dec. 14. Milner also offers free donuts, coffee, hot chocolate and fruit from 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday.
The early ’Bird gets the grade Plenty of student stress is self-inflicted, especially the worries of freshmen and sophomores not acquainted with the rigors of finals preparation in college. The academic rule of thumb is spending three hours outside of the classroom for each hour spent in the classroom, which equates to nine hours of studying a week for three-hour courses. Studying early also prevents the scientific issue of the brain not retaining much information after 10 p.m. ISU Associate Dean of Students Renee’ Watson provides advice that translates to finals success.
“Unfortunately, the rigor for high school and college is not the same,” Watson explained. “However, if students manage their time wisely and complete the assignment in smaller chunks, students tend to be more successful.”
Eating for success Being overstressed can lead to being overweight, as finals preparation often leads to too much food consumption. To stay healthy during finals, Health Promotion and Wellness recommends using the United States Department of Agriculture’s MyPlate healthy eating guide. Sticking to foods from the Mediterranean Diet list, such as fish, flax seeds and fresh fruits and vegetables. “The Mediterranean Diet not only has been proven to keep your heart healthy, but also has been linked to improvements in brain function,” Health Promotion and Wellness staff member Zak Kaesberg said. “The essential [cannot be made by the body alone] fatty acid like Omega-3s that are common in the Mediterranean Diet are responsible for removing antioxidants from the body that decrease brain function.” STUART STALTER is the Features Editor for the Vidette. He can be contacted at sstalt1@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @VidetteStuS.
Do transfer students enjoy a smooth transition? CHLOE LINDBOM Features Reporter | @chloe_dae17
At Illinois State University, 34 percent of students are transfer students. These students come from a variety of places all to further their education, 1400 of which hail from state community colleges. Many people may think that transferring colleges is a lot of work, however the transfer to ISU is a very smooth process. Students’ number one concern may be transferring and getting used to campus, but the staff and students are all very welcoming. There are transfer days provided for the students so they can get a feel for the campus and get to know some other transfer students so they don’t feel alone. There have been two Transfer Days this year already, with the third occurring Friday. Sophomore agricultural business and management major Tanner Schumaker left the University of Illinois to come here last year. “The whole transition was smooth and I feel more at home now. I recently joined a fraternity here and I’m very glad I made the move,” said Tanner Shumaker. Schumaker Another concern students may have is transferring their credit hours from other colleges. ISU does their best to match up all
classes so students don’t lose any of their credit hours. The staff at ISU is extremely helpful and wants the students to have the best transition possible. Students transferring here may also be worried about scholarships that they had at previous schools. ISU has many scholarship opportunities for these students to look into that may match up with previous ones, or just may be new for them. If the scholarships are not from their previous school, the students don’t have to worry because those scholarships will then transfer over. Senior Taylor Lee, was worried that there wouldn’t be a scholarship to match up with the ones she had at another four-year university. “I wasn’t sure if I would be able to get a scholarship that was the same as the one I had, but ISU offers many scholarships that were even better than the ones I had,” Lee said. Students can find these scholarship opportunities online at https://FinancialAid.IllinoisState.edu/scholarships/. ISU was not sophomore internaEsmeralda tional business major Esmeralda Castelan Castelan’s first choice. However, the university lingered in her mind until she decided to flock to the Redbirds. “Initially, U of I was my top and dream choice school and I never in a million years considered coming to ISU. I decided to just come on a visit for the heck of it my senior year of high school, and something
about the ambiance of the college changed my mind, Castelan explained. “I kept remembering ISU staff telling me how it’s ‘a big school with a small school feel’ and I never really understood what they meant by it. If anything I figured it was another pitch line, but it really is true.” Castelan does not regret her decision. “I have met the most amazing people, people that I’d never thought I’d meet in a million years,” Castelan said. “I think the campus is beautiful. Of course, like any place, there are things to fix but I think everything happens for a reason and if I’m meant to be here I’m not complaining about my destiny.” Once students are officially transferred, advisers will work with them to make sure that they don’t overdo it the first semester. They make sure that students are making themselves at home before they really throw anything too big their way. There is some paperwork that will have to be done such as immunizations and submitting final transcripts. This all can be done online or in person. There are many resources that can help transfer students make these final steps as smooth as possible. These resources range from the Career Center, ensuring all students are on track for their career goals, to Student Counseling Services, to help combat any anxiety or stress that might occur. CHLOE LINDBOM is a Features Reporter for the Vidette. She can be contacted at cdlindb@ilstu.edu Follow her on Twitter at @chloe_dae17.
Transfer students stats
1,908 Number of students currently enrolled at ISU.
385 Percentage of accepted ISU applications.
4 Number of
incoming institutional transfer agreements ISU has between other colleges. Source: College Transfer’s profile of Illinois State University Source: College Transfer’s profile of linois State University
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018
Senior libero Courtney Pence sits at No. 4 all-time in NCAA career digs (2,778) as well as the MVC all-time digs record. Above, Pence embraces senior Lexi Whalen after ISU’s pivotal win against University of Northern Iowa.
On the ‘Court’ with Pence
Senior libero caps her historic NCAA career as ISU volleyball’s premier passer STORY BY KIMMIE MOORE | Sports Reporter | @165_moorekimmie PHOTOS BY SAMANTHA BRINKMAN | Photo Editor | @SamBrinkman
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lthough her fourth and final season with the Redbirds quickly drew to a close last Friday night, senior libero Courtney Pence is not slow-
ing down. The passion for volleyball has been in Pence’s blood ever since she was six years old. Growing up watching her older sister play, the game lit a spark in her that seemed unable to be extinguished. Despite her dedication to the sport today, Pence spent her early years playing volleyball, basketball, soccer and softball as well as running cross country and track. Maintaining the lifestyle of a studentathlete, when Pence began her middle school years, she needed to get her priorities straight. As a result, Pence chose to focus on basketball and volleyball during her high school years. Regardless of Pence’s decision to play both sports, Pence was also on the Illini Elite, a club volleyball team based in Bloomington-Normal, where she would tackle an hourlong drive every practice. While spending so much time with Illini Elite, that spark in her lit up again, and she realized she wanted to devote all of her time to volleyball and play in college. During her search for the perfect college team for her, Pence kept an open mind. However, Pence says there were three things that swayed her mind the most to come to Illinois State.
First, the “homey” atmosphere trumped all the other schools she had looked at. She couldn’t deny that there was a sense of comfort when she stepped foot on campus. Second, the coaches and the team that she would maybe be a part of made her feel like she was already a part of the team. Lastly, both of her parents and her sister attended ISU, though this was not the deciding factor that swayed her decision. “That makes it seem like, ‘Well, of course you would want to go to Illinois State if your family went,’ but, really, that wasn’t what drew me to it,” Pence said. “It was really the coaches, the team and just the homeyfeel that it had when I came on my visit.” ISU was fortunate enough to become the official home for Pence and since that day, Pence has made a name for herself on the court. Pence started all 32 matches and 119 sets as a freshman and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team. She was also named MVC Defensive Player of the Week not once, but twice. Pence not only takes her sport seriously, but also her studies, as she was named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls in her freshman season. Going onto sophomore year, Pence became MVC Libero of the Year and was named MVC Defensive Player of the Week three times in her second season
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nine other freshmen. Roch knew what it took to lead the team to success and Pence admires her for that. “She was not just a great volleyball player, but also was just a great person and leader,” Pence said. “She is definitely a mentor to me.” Despite all that she has accomplished today, Pence still owes all she has done in her historic NCAA career to these women. Pence is not the only one working hard to accomplish her dreams. With a 25-8 overall season record, the Redbirds take pride in what they do on the court and know they did everything they needed to do to get where they are today. This season was met with a plethora of a success, as Pence and her team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. This was the Redbirds’ second NCAA tournament appearance in five seasons and the first under second-year head coach Johnson. “Everyone’s first reaction was pure excitement. We were all very nervous. We know we had done everything we could to get into the NCAA but we just weren’t 100 percent sure,” Pence said. “When they called our name, it was pure excitement that hard work pays off.” The Redbirds were swept by the Cincinnati Bearcats in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament this past Friday. More recently, Pence landed a first-team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-North Region selection Tuesday amid the Redbirds’ postseason tribulation. As Pence’s career reaches a curtain call, savoring every moment she has left with her teammates is what she holds closest to her heart these last few months at Illinois State.
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Burnt out ’Birds
JONATHAN BARLAS Sports Editor | @janveselybarlas
Illinois State head coach Dan Muller was heard whistling in another arena Wednesday night for the same reason heard at home: scolding another slow start from the ISU offense. If miscues like senior point guard Keyshawn Evans’ ugly turnover turned UIC’s Rob Howard’s steal into a poster-board fit for the Chicago skyline, the Redbirds may be in more trouble than originally anticipated. Illinois State fought fire with smoke in Wednesday’s non-conference matchup, as the UIC Flames burnt out the Redbirds 94-75. Muller expressed dismay in his team’s performance, highlighting the team’s mental state as well as its total lack of fluidity as a unit. “We just aren’t solid yet,” Muller said. “I’d like to apologize, that performance was not representative of Illinois State nor should it be. Our guys are really struggling mentally; attitudes have been solid but we’re not performing on game night. That was tough. Our bench was short but that doesn’t mean the seven guys who were healthy couldn’t go out there and execute the game-plan better. Really just disappointing. That was not a good night for the Redbirds.” ISU started off this interstate battle with a turnover from senior forward Milik Yarbrough as he would soon heat up the Flames’ defense. Yarbrough finished tying a career high in scoring with 30 points, contributing six rebounds and two assists in his sporadic scoring effort. As the first half molded into one that the Redbirds’ would need to forget, Illinois State shot a meager 45 percent from the field with early turnovers causing a majority of the team’s problems. Short-staffed and plagued with injuries in Matt Hein, Matt Chastain and now frequent starter Zach Copeland, who is nursing a knee injury from last week’s game against BYU, a depleted ISU bench rotation seemed to show its true impact against UIC’s physical core. Amid UIC’s effortless scoring stint, it Photo courtesy of Michael Allio seemed as though Illinois State brought out Illinois State senior forward Phil Fayne falls to the floor with the ball and University of Illinois at Chithe hose in the second half, watering down the cago junior guard Marcus Ottey hovering over him in ISU’s 94-75 loss to the Flames Wednesday.
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Flames’ nine-point lead to 56-54. Yarbrough was the catalyst for it all, scoring 14 points in the first four minutes of the half, skyrocketing his team-high total points to 28 at 17:26. With ISU trailing four points at 58-54, another bucket from Yarbrough brought the ‘Birds back in contention. Splitting the Flames’ once commanding lead to a one-point game, UIC turned up the heat in response. With a barrage of baskets, a gorgeous alley-oop from UIC’s Michael Diggins nailed a bigger statement than the score, as the Flames assumed a 16-2 run over five minutes with 11:20 left in the game. Leading 72-59, the Flames’ fire did not seem to burn out, tacking on seven more points to bury the ‘Birds with a 15-point margin. With under seven minutes remaining, Illinois State looked to be in trouble trailing 81-69 as UIC continued its reign of pressure, eventually marking a 20-point lead at the two-minute mark. Down 90-73, the Redbirds’ hopes of winning were ultimately wept away with the ashes of defeat. UIC (4-5) finished off Illinois State (6-4) 94-75 in impressive fashion, with a final three-point dagger to put the final nail in ISU’s coffin. Muller left an optimistic statement to keep the Redbirds’ morale alive going into Saturday’s contest against SEC non-conference opponent Ole Miss. “We’re tired of losing,” Muller said. “It just seems like so many balls that we hit, we don’t get. We’re just going to keep trying. The only thing I know how to do is to work harder, that’s how I was raised, that’s how I was coached and that’s what we’re going to continue to do.” The Redbirds are back in action this weekend as they square off against Ole Miss at 7 p.m. Saturday at Redbird Arena. JONATHAN BARLAS is Sports Editor for The Vidette. He can be reached at jgbarla@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @janveselybarlas
The Redbird men’s basketball team returns home for a 7 p.m. Saturday tipoff with the Ole Miss Rebels at Redbird Arena. Ole Miss is first in the SEC with a 5-2 record. ISU lost to the Rebels 101-97 in overtime last season at Ole Miss. The Redbird women’s basketball team hits the road for Northern Kentucky (1-4), who rides a four-game losing streak. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Friday at BB&T Arena. ISU beat the Norse last season 49-37 at Redbird Arena.
Commanding the Governors
Illinois State outscores Austin Peay 34-22 in second half, leads to 2-0 home swing JAKE SERMERSHEIM Sports Reporter | @JakeSermersheim
Senior Simone Goods led the Redbirds with a double-double, 22 points and 14 rebounds. To take a win, a team needs to play a com“I am so proud of Simone. She plays 35 plete four quarters. minutes and impacts the game in so many The Redbirds played the more complete ways. That’s the growth and the expectagame against Austin Peay Tuesday night, tions for the rest of the season,” Gillespie winning 61-49 at Redbird Arena. said. With this win, the Redbirds complete the TeTe Maggett followed her with 17 points. two-game homestead sweep. Brianah Ferby led the Governors with Streaky play hampered the ’Birds in the 10 points. first half. After giving themselves a sixInjury problems once again became a point lead in the second quarter the offense factor for the ’Birds. Already having three shut off for the ’Birds. players unable to play, Katrina Beck went After Lexy Koudelka, three with 2:08 down during Monday’s practice. An ankle in the second half, the Redbirds went on a injury could have kept Beck out of the game. three-minute stretch without scoring. A game-time decision was made for Beck After finishing the half with a 27-27 tie, to play. the Governors led for a good chunk of the “Katrina [Beck] twisted her ankle in third quarter. The Redbirds fought back at practice. She was in a boot and went to the end of the third to make it a 44-43 game. the doctor today. It did not look good,” GilIn the last quarter, the Redbirds domilespie said. “Being the senior, I knew she nated on defense, only giving up five points was going to try. She played well, no turnin the fourth. overs and a big three.” “I liked our defense. I promise you that is Despite only having eight available playhow it always will be. We played really well, ers the last two games, the Redbirds have Sammy Peltz | Vidette Photographer we made a big step in communication and Illinois State women’s basketball senior forward Simone Goods holds the ball while looking for an open walked away with a pair of wins. I think you could see that,” ISU head coach teammate during the Redbirds’ 61-49 win over Austin Peay Tuesday night at Redbird Arena. “Coach was saying that the adversity we Kristen Gillespie said. are facing is bringing us together. We all While the defense was doing its job, the know we have a role that we need to maxiLate fouls were the difference. Austin Peay sent the Redoffense was able to go on a 14-1 run the final six minutes of birds to the line 14 times in the fourth quarter. The Redbirds mize since people have gone down,” Goods said. “We have been the game. were able to make 12 of those 14 shots from the charity stripe. able to take care of it.”