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Portillo’s picks future Normal location Long-awaited Chicago restaurant will open its doors near Walmart ALI RASPER News Reporter | @AliRasper4
A Chicago favorite, Portillo’s, announced it will build its new restaurant at 202 Landmark Drive in Normal. According to a Pantagraph interview with Portillo’s Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations Nick Scarpino, the Chicago-style hot dog chain restaurant hopes to break ground early next year and then open its doors late summer 2017. Scarpino also told the Pantagraph that the chain plans to knock down the Kelly McNamara | Vidette Photo Editor motel and build the restaurant, which The Normal restaurant will be the chain’s first downstate will include a drive-thru. location. The Blooming ton-Nor ma l
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community has been awaiting the decision of the location since the company announced it was planning on opening a restaurant in April. Students at Illinois State University are excited to hear about the new Portillo’s restaurant. “I’m very excited because I love Portillo’s. They have the best Italian beefs, and their malts are amazing, hotdogs too,” senior Christopher Wilson said. “I can’t wait for them to open because I’m going to get my dad to send me money and I’m going to spend it all at the register.” With the new location only 2.5 miles from campus, it is easily accessible for students. “It’s also walking distance, so I’m
going to be there every day,” Wilson added. Sophomore Marie Lindgren also shared excitement in the opening of the chain restaurant. “I’m super excited to have access to food that reminds me of home,” Lindgren said. “Definitely going to be rewarding myself with their famous chocolate-cake shakes.” One thing is for sure, chocolate cake shakes are on the top of everyone’s list. “I am excited for chocolate cake shakes because I haven’t had them in a long time because it’s not out here at school,” freshman Alyssa Parsons said. This will be the chain’s first downstate location.
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h i l e Illinois State University offers recycling services in classrooms and residence halls, students who live off-campus have to fend for themselves. ISU started using a single-stream recycling system in 2011, making it possible for students and staff to put all recyclables in one container. The material is sent to Midwest Fiber in Normal, where it is sorted through. However, the system is separate from the Town of Normal’s recycling program, which offers drop-off box locations across the town. The town only offers curbside recycling to residents in single family and duplex homes, which means students living in apartments must rely on the drop-off boxes. Young America Realty Property Manager Randy Paulissen said one of the reasons the company does not offer recycling services is because it would be too expensive. “We’d love to have individual recycling bins at every single apartment complex. Unfortunately, it just isn’t feasible from a cost-effectiveness standpoint and a user standpoint,” Paulissen said. “Much like anything, it works only if people use it. We would love to be way more active, but the problem is, how do you do it, offer the service to the tenants, and get the town to come by and do pickup? The town doesn’t have the resources, and so we’d have to reach out and hire third party, and that’s where the cost-effectiveness on this gets out of control.” Paulissen also said if the company was to invest in recycling, the services would be similar to Normal’s drop-off system because of the lack of space. “It’s not at convenience to the tenants, because it would be like, one spot on one street. We have a contract with a trash company that comes once or twice a week, but from there, there’s a lot of different opportunities, like bulk recycling or sorted recycling, and it’s hard because we run out of space on-site,” he said. “The dumpster takes up parking spots to begin with, and if we were to utilize recycling bins, that eats up other people’s parking and it’s hard to get it into every single building.” While the Town of Normal does not have the resources to expand on its recycling system, other college towns in Illinois do. see RECYCLING page 2
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With December in its early stages, snow covered Illinois State University and the surrounding areas Sunday. Students were out on the Quad throwing snowballs and walking to the Student Fitness Center and Milner Library.
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The Stuff the Bus campaign reached its 14th year, gathering baby items for children and families in need within the community. Connect Transit and the Children’s Home + Aid Crisis Nursery teamed up to make a difference in the lives of local babies and children who are in crisis. This year, Stuff the Bus ran from Nov. 28 through Saturday. “When a family comes to use the Crisis Nursery, we provide everything,” Family Support Services Supervisor at Children’s Home + Aid Jeannie Higdon said. “There’s no money in budgets to provide for all of it; we wouldn’t be able to provide all the necessary items for the families without this event happening each year.” From 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Connect Transit parked a bus at various locations throughout the week and gave the Bloomington-Normal community the chance to “stuff the bus” full of general baby and children’s items. The main locations for the bus included Kroger on College Avenue and both the Normal and Bloomington Walmart stores.
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Residents stuffed a bus full of baby and children’s items Nov. 28 through Saturday. “Last year we received between 400 to 500 items. Our goal this year is to surpass that,” Higdon said. “The goal every year is to stuff the bus as full as we can with items. One-hundred percent of everything goes back to the community.”
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Leasing Manager of Roland Realty in Champaign Dustin Neiswender explained how the recycling system works for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign student tenants. “If you own or manage an apartment building in Champaign or Urbana, you are required to provide recycling to your tenants,” Neiswender said. “In Champaign, it is not required for buildings with less than five apartment units. Invoices to cover the costs for recycling come from each city.” “It’s tough to say how many of our tenants actually recycle but the bins definitely get used,” Neiswender added. Since the Town of Normal’s recycling options limit
resources for several apartment buildings, Paulissen said Young America makes sure to let its tenants know about their options if they wish to recycle. “It’s important to us and our employees, but if it’s important to somebody, they’ll do it. We encourage it. We just have to make sure we work in compliance with the town, and what they’re able to do,” Paulissen said. “We’d love our tenants to know where to go to recycle and take advantage of that if they can. On-site pickup is just the hardest part.” “The main thing is to make them knowledgeable of where to go, and how to do it, and let them know the resources that are made available to them as of now,” he added. Look for part two of the student apartment recycling series in The ‘Bird Thursday and online.
The McLean County Toys for Tots campaign will accept donations around the Bloomington-Normal community until Dec. 19. Toys for Tots is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve designed to collect and distribute toys to less fortunate children around the country for Christmas. Locations around Illinois State University include the Office of the Registrar, Alumni Center, Nelson Smith Building, Uptown Crossing building, Milner Library and The Vidette office. Other locations around Bloomington-Normal include Kroger, the SAMI Apartments office, Orange Leaf and the UPS Store. According to the McLean County Toys for Tots website, the charity became a local organization in 2000. Donations can also be made to Toys for Tots at www.toysfortots. org/donate. COUPON
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ISU senior finishes top 10 in IT competition TOM HEAGNEY News Reporter | @TomHeagney
Senior information technology major Cameron Steffen showed up for the qualifying round of the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) Tech Challenge in large part due to the free pizza offered to all competitors. He left with an advancement to the final round of the competition, a top-10 placement, a $500 prize, a number of interviews with area technology firms and an experience that he will remember for a lifetime. “The challenge is super helpful for upcoming IT professionals on a number of levels,” Steffen said. “The coding challenge will sharpen your skills and help you understand areas that you may need to grow in. If you’re a winner, it’s a good thing to put on a resume. Most of these competitions involve somebody watching you, looking for talent. Employers like to see evidence that you are passionate and skilled at what you do.” According to Steffen, the initial coding challenge took place online at www.hackerrank.com. Upon logging into the assigned challenge, a timer began and competitors were given two hours to complete as many questions as possible. Each problem gave a description of what information would be provided to a hypothetical computer program and what result the program needed to calculate and return. “A simple example might be that you are given a sentence and asked to find the number of letters in the longest word,” Steffen said. “Then you have to write a program that will return the correct number for any sentence given. There are always multiple ways to tackle the problem, but the goal is to find a solution that is simple, efficient and always correct.”
In total, 767 students from 48 universities participated in the qualifying challenge. After advancing beyond the qualifying challenge held in Old Union on Sept. 23, Steffen was invited to Chicago along with the top-50 qualifiers statewide for the final challenge on Nov. 4 and 5. Despite the high level of competition, Steffen said he was unfazed and enjoyed an opportunity to connect with peers from around the state. He ultimately finished seventh in the competition. “The other students at the final round seemed to share a strong eagerness to be the best computer programmer,” Steffen said. “They were all really smart and they knew it. But, at the same time, everyone was friendly and wanting to learn from one another.” This year marked the seventh year of the ITA Tech Challenge, which is sponsored by Chicago-area technology firms looking to recruit programmers. Following the final coding challenge, Steffen and other competitors were given the opportunity to interview with a number of the sponsoring companies. “I interviewed with seven companies and three of them later followed up for a second interview,” Steffen said. “These were tremendously valuable since I was able to really improve my interviewing skills. A typical software engineer interview involves several technical questions. You’re expected to solve problems and write code on a whiteboard.” While Steffen admits that having so many interviews in a condensed timeframe was exhausting, he said that he is considering taking a full-time employment offer from one of the companies with which he interviewed. Benefits aside, Steffen said he is thankful to have the opportunity to advance.
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Cameron Steffen placed in the top-10 participants of the Illinois Technology Association Tech Challenge.
“I’m very fortunate to have been there,” Steffen said. “Thanks to ITA for organizing a fun event that greatly benefits everyone involved. Thanks to the sponsoring companies for making the event possible and taking time to interview me on a Saturday. Thanks to ISU faculty for preparing me for the challenge and for my career.”
‘Tis the Season’ at ISU Planetarium STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ News Reporter | @StephanieRoddd
The Illinois State University Planetarium will show its annual holiday show “’Tis the Season” in a new way in hopes of making the experience more entertaining. Planetarium Director Thomas Willmitch said the show has been converted into a completely different format this year. “We’re in the process of converting the Planetarium over from our traditional multimedia format to the new full-dome video format,” Willmitch said. “We’re actually going to run the holiday show — it’s the same program — but in totally new format and with some changes to reflect that. It’ll be in full-dome video so it’ll cover the entire dome all at once and in a very different way than the older show.” The show will run at 7:30 p.m Dec. 9 and 16 and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 and 17. For information on ticket prices, visit the Planetarium website. As for the show’s content, Willmitch said it will cover a variety of topics and analyze an event that does not seem to affect us much now. “What we do is we look [at how] various people throughout the world and throughout time have celebrated or feared the time of the winter solstice,” Willmitch said. “The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and it falls generally around Dec. 22, give or take a day or so because of leap
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The ISU Planetarium will host its holiday show “’Tis the Season” until Dec. 17. years.” Because “’Tis the Season” is a holiday show, it will also include the man with the jolly laugh and rosy cheeks. “We’ll get not only some [information] on history and traditions but also a few of the lighter-hearted things,” Willmitch said. “We take a look at Santa Claus and where he comes from historically and how he has changed over time, from picking up his red suit to putting on a little weight.” Willmitch said the experience Planetarium viewers will get with the show’s new format is one that will keep them
interested. “The full-dome video is continuous video — it’s like you’re in a hemisphere essentially that all but wraps around you,” Willmitch said. “Things are happening across the entire dome at times all at once, but generally there’s a central focus because if something were happening all at once at all moments, that would be distracting.” Since the Planetarium has hosted its holiday show for many years, Willmitch said he feels that it has become a family tradition for many.
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Donations were also accepted at Connect Transit on Wylie Drive in Normal and Children’s Home + Aid on south State Street in Bloomington. Volunteers were needed for Stuff the Bus. The volunteer duties included greeting shoppers, distributing flyers with the list of needed items and arranging any donations on the bus. “We couldn’t do this without the community support; we rely so heavily on volunteers,” Higdon said. “It’s very humbling. At the end of this I’m almost in tears when I see what the community is willing to do for our families. It’s just beyond amazing.” The Children’s Home + Aid Crisis Nursery in Bloomington has been open since 1998 and serves children from birth all the way to age 6. It is open all year round, 24 hours-a-day to families in need. Parents are screened the first time they arrive for postpartum depression and domestic violence and are then given available resources within the community. Once screened, the parents are welcome to use the Crisis Nursery as often as needed. According to its website, Children’s Home + Aid’s mission is to work “with children, youth and families whose potential is at risk to create hope, opportunity and bright futures.” “I think this organization brings a lot of hope to all the parents who are in desperate need of help in supporting their child,” sophomore marketing major Emily Bishop said. “Every parent just wants the best for their kids and the Children’s Home + Aid helps immensely in providing a better future for each and every one of them.” For more details on how to volunteer for the organization, go to the “how to help” section on www.childrenshomeandaid.org/central.
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Christmas shouldn’t have monopoly on holiday season
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nother holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the never-ending debate surrounding the use of the phrase “Happy Holidays” in place of “Merry Christmas.” It’s astonishing that such fervor arises from what is truly the epitome of semantics, yet without fail, many will lament what they feel is an attack of political correctness. While frustration regarding the hesitation to individually identify holidays is understandable, the apparent sentiment that Christmas has a monopoly on an entire season is infuriating. Believe it or not, Christmas shares the month with two other very important holidays — Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. While there’s no arguing that Christmas dominates discussion due to the retail-centric nature of the holiday’s gift-giving dynamic, that is no excuse for diminishing or marginalizing the others. Kwanzaa was created and first celebrated in 1966 as the first specifically African-American holiday. It was established with the intention of helping AfricanAmericans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage through meditation
and the study of African traditions. While estimations of participation in Kwanzaa are wide-ranging in their findings, the holiday is celebrated by millions of Americans each year. Hanukkah is the better-known of the two “other” major December holidays in America and is celebrated by millions of Americans as well. A major Jewish holiday,
it is perhaps best known for its symbolic menorah used to mark the different nights of the holiday with lit candles. Due to the nature of many modern families, many celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. With this information in mind, it should be easy to understand why anger about a purported “attack on Christmas” is ridiculous. This is not to take away from those
frustrated by the over-commercialization and secularization of Christmas — that is a different debate entirely — but rather to target those who feel one holiday is superior to any others. America has always prized itself on inclusion and being a melting pot of different cultures and traditions. By limiting our lexicon and attempting to loft one holiday and its respective traditions above others, we are inherently rejecting the shared values of all Americans. So, what should be done to combat the issue at hand? The solution is actually quite simple. Wish people a Merry Christmas, wish them a Happy Hanukkah, wish them a Happy Kwanzaa or wish them Happy Holidays. Whether you celebrate the specific holiday being mentioned or not is irrelevant; the gesture of kindness is what truly matters. Instead of isolating yourself from a holiday that is “different,” reach out to a friend who celebrates differently and learn about why and how they celebrate instead. Following the developments of 2016, attempts at inclusion and respect are more Editorial Cartoon by Jeremy Burcenski | Vidette Art Director important than ever.
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Pirelli successful in keeping up with changing times MY VIEW EMA SASIC | Columnist
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i t h the end of the year fast approaching, many companies are beginning to release their 2017 projects. Among these includes the famous Pirelli Calendar. The Italian calendar features wellknown women from around the world who are athletes, actresses, models, singers and more. In the past, photographers for this anticipated “art item” have been known to break barriers and show a different side to people, one that usually includes little-to-no clothing. This year’s calendar does exactly that and more. Photographer Peter Lindbergh said that it “conveys personality, sensitivity and the guts to be yourself,” during an international press launch in Paris. For the project, he assembled some of the world’s best actresses, including Helen Mirren, Lupita Nyong’o,
Penélope Cruz and Kate Winslet. Their task for the calendar was simple: be completely yourself. There is no makeup, no Photoshop, just women as they are. The result is beautiful. Women who we usually see on the big screen in gorgeous gowns and makeup to die for are presented to us in their raw element. Even without all of the glitz and glam, they’re beautiful because they’re being true to themselves, a message Lindbergh wanted to send. Pirelli has been around for decades, but I think it’s just now making its mark in the world as an outlet for showcasing and honoring powerful women who have made a name for themselves. If that’s what its calendar is going for, it’s not a bad way to make Pirelli a household name. In its past, the Pirelli Calendar seemed to use women only for their bodies. For 12 pages, people would see naked women on display, and that would be it. There wasn’t any meaning or reasoning behind it, either. If magazines like Playboy were doing it, then might as well have a famous calendar do it. Thankfully, photographers have broken from the pack in recent
years and have started capturing women in new ways. Instead of simply assembling the world’s most gorgeous models and have them look pretty without any clothes on, they bring together a wide array of renowned talent with more to offer than just their bodies. Annie Leibovitz first broke that standard with her 2016 calendar, and Lindbergh is keeping the tradition alive. In this ever-changing world we live in, certain trends have to keep up with us, including calendars. Pirelli’s long-standing tradition regarding women was acceptable at one point in time, but the world has moved on from just viewing women as objects or valuing them for their bodies. Leibovitz, who has been in the photography industry for decades, knows the way women were captured and sought out only for their bodies for years, and she finally decided to take a different stance. In following Leibovitz’s lead, not only does Lindbergh want talented and smart women to be honored, but he wants to show that makeup isn’t everything. You can look glamorous and always be red-carpet ready, but your achievements and what you bring to the table are
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more important. Hollywood and magazines make it seem like not wearing makeup or looking your absolute best at all times is the biggest crime, but really there are more important things. Collegeaged women know the struggle with keeping up with the latest beauty and fashion trends, but hopefully this calendar will reiterate that brains and talent always come out on top. I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s happy Pirelli has moved away from simply displaying naked women to showcasing their achievements and the things that make them great. The calendar picks a new photographer every year, and they are the ones who decide what the theme and photos for their spread will look like. If we’re lucky enough to get someone who shares Leibovitz and Lindbergh’s vision, we might enter a new era of Pirelli female empowerment. Ema Sasic is a junior journalism major and News Editor and columnist for The Vidette. Any questions or comments regarding her column can be sent to vidette_esasic@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @ema_sasic.
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New law combines hairdressers with therapists MALLORY LOVINGS News Reporter | @MalloryLovings
While having deep conversations might be therapeutic for people getting their hair cut, a law effective Jan. 1 might be able to help the client with more than just their hair. “Hairdressers are one of the most trusting and easy going people you’ll ever meet,” Imaya Bell, a salon-frequent, said. As licensed beauty professionals go to renew their licenses or seek a new one, they will be required to take a course on domestic abuse and sexual assault education every two years. Those who do not complete the training will lose their license. Bell gets her hair done about every two weeks and is a firm believer that this law will help people even more than expected. “I think the law is important because not everyone has someone they can vent to about any issues they have going on in life,” Bell said. “Having that comfort in knowing that you’ll always have a listening ear and a helping hand on your side is great.” According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, more than 4.7 million women are physically abused each year. Only 34 percent of those women seek treatment and only 25 percent of the abuses are reported to police. Junior interpersonal communications major at Illinois State University Sammie
education ISU student. She does not think this law will have a negative effect between the hairdresser and the client but that it will make introverted hairdressers come out of their comfort zones and have better relationships with their clients. “I am not surprised by the new law because hair stylists do often get clients who open up very much, probably more than a therapist sometimes,” Monaco said. Although she is a supporter of the new law, she thinks that it should be an optional certification instead of a required one. “We deal with the craziest of crazy clients sometimes, and our job can be very stressful,” Monaco said. “I feel like this might add stress to some hairstylists and it might affect the quality of their work, which in the long run would affect their clientele.” Cedano agrees with Monaco and said the new law might not suit all hairdressers, as some of them strictly want to stick with being a beauty professional and not have to worry about the psychological aspect that their job might entail. Overall, hairdressers and clients seem to be supportive of the law. “A hairdresser is like one of the best friends you could have,” Bell said. “You’re putting your trust in them to not only make your hair look good but to also keep your life confidential and help you with mental health.”
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Beginning Jan. 1, hair stylists will be required to complete training about sexual assault. Cedano said she fully supports the law, but she is worried it could affect some relationships between the hairdresser and the client depending on how the situations are handled. However, she is optimistic for the overall outcome.
“I do think in the long run it can be beneficial to themselves and their clients with making connections and keeping a client for a long time,” Cedano said. Rebecca Monaco is a self-employed hair stylist when she is not a full-time special
Book explores history, expansion of the Midwest TIFFANY MORRISON News Reporter | @MorrisonTiffany
Illinois State University associate professor of history John Reda explores the history of a former French colony in his new book, “From Furs to Farms: The Transformation of the Mississippi Valley, 1762-1825.” The colony, which would now be located within the boundaries of Illinois and Missouri states, is known as the Illinois Country. Between 1762 and 1825, among all the conflict and war, were individuals putting their sweat and tears into their living to provide for their families efficiently. “‘From Furs to Farms’ tells a story of American expansion that has less to do with conquest and manifest destiny than with an economic transformation that was relatively free of the violence that characterized the arrival of white settlers in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee,” Reda said.
The trading of fur pelts was one of the first enterprises between the Native Americans and white settlers. As a whole, the book looks at the history of today’s Midwest by focusing on those individuals that drove the shift from a society based on trade to one based on both the development of agriculture and the commodification of land. Some of those individuals were white, developing attachments to the United States and participating in the development of local, state and federal government institutions. Others were African Americans who arrived in bondage as well as Indian or Métis people who, in result, lost both their livelihoods and their lands. Professor of history Amy Wood also spoke on behalf of Reda’s new read. “My colleague John Reda’s book, ‘From Furs to Farms’, offers us a new picture of the development of the Midwest by focusing on the lives and work of the diverse
people who inhabited this area in the Colonial Era into the early republic. It is an exciting and wellresearched book,” Wood said. Reda, growing up in the Chicago area near the Des Plaines River, was always curious about the French and Native American
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‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptations put viewers in the holiday spirit Charles Dickens’ holiday classic “A Christmas Carol” was written in 1843 and still enchants audiences today. The tale of a mean miser taken on a Christmas journey by three spirits has inspired numerous adaptations, including theatrical productions performed annually and more than 30 films. The first was made in 1901, so if Victorian England, in which the story is set, is starting to feel a little stale, here are the best versions of “A Christmas Carol.”
‘Mickey’s Christmas Carol’
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Janet Krejci will return to Marquette University in January.
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Farewell, Janet Krejci
Hancock Stadium to host farewell reception for VP of Academic Affairs CASEY CHAN Features Reporter | @chancasey93
Illinois State University will say farewell to one of its top academic administrators at the conclusion of this year. Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Janet Krejci came to ISU after serving as a faculty member and administrator at Marquette University for 20 years. Last year, Krejci was contacted by Marquette officials in regards to her coming back to the university for another opportunity with the school. She initially declined the invitation, but after family issues and a
continued interest in her home state of Wisconsin, Krejci reconsidered the invite and made the decision to return to Marquette. “I’ve lived in Wisconsin all my life,” Krejci said. “I come from a family of 10 and my husband is one of 11.” Before serving as the vice president of academic affairs and provost, Krejci started as the dean of ISU’s Mennonite College of Nursing in 2009. During her time with the MCN she oversaw the opening of the nursing simulation laboratory and the addition of the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. The nursing licensure examination pass rates consistently exceeded the national
average while under Krejci’s term. Krejci will be leaving ISU at the end of December and will accept a position as dean of nursing at Marquette. A farewell reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hancock Stadium. Former interim dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology Jan Murphy has been appointed interim vice president of academic affairs and provost. She will begin in January 2017 and will hold the role until the university can conduct a national search for someone to fill the position permanently. Murphy has served as an associ-
ate provost for more than 10 years and has held the interim provost position in the past, so a smooth transition is expected. It’s always hard to say goodbye to a member of the ISU family, but it helps to know that the hard work and commitment from someone like Krejci will be highly appreciated wherever they go. “It’s going to be hard to leave ISU. I love the campus and the community,” Krejci said. “When I first started here I could tell the faculty and staff were very passionate and committed to their professions. They are still that way today and I wish nothing but the best for them.”
‘Illinois State Redbirds Football’ book details football team DYLAN STEVENS News Reporter | @Dkstevens12
gives him a sense of instinct when documenting a team’s football history from its past to the future. One This year, Illinois State Univerthing Verdun wanted to highlight sity’s Redbirds made their third was that in the past, athletes used consecutive playoff appearance. to play both offense and defense. Despite suffering from a crushing Yet today there are players who loss, many people were ecstatic to only take the field for certain situget another shot at the championations that are dictated by down, ship title. One such person was distance and a few other factors. Illinois native Dan Verdun. With regards to our current Verdun has lived in Illinois all team, Verdun had nothing but of his life. He grew up in Odell and humble regard for the ISU players. graduated from Eastern Illinois Verdun stated, “ISU showed real University. Since then, he has character this season. People don’t written several books. He wrote realize the quality of players that two books about Northern Illinois the Redbirds lost from the past two University’s football program, one years. This year’s team overcame titled “A League of Their Own: NIU a great deal of adversity to even Huskies in Professional Football.” make the playoffs. This may well He wrote his other book about his Jenna Kadziulis | Vidette Photo Editor have been Brock Spack’s finest alma mater EIU and its exciting coaching performance.” Dan Verdun’s new book about ISU football is now available. football history. His most recent In his book, the final chapter book focuses on ISU’s rich football is titled “What If?”, where he atand Mike Prior. The former players had their history. tempted to find the best overall team by matchjerseys retired by ISU Athletics, and they were Verdun’s new book “Illinois State Redbirds ing the greatest teams in ISU history against willing to share their fascinating stories with Football” was released in November from each other. He pitted the teams against one readers and fans. Northern Illinois University Press, offering the another in a computer simulation that accounts “Every former Redbird coach or player I perfect opportunity for a holiday gift to ISU for differences in eras. It opens up debate from interviewed had an interesting story. It’s fasalumni. past and present ISU football fans and gives cinating to see how varied those stories can be Starting in the summer of 2010, Verdun them the winner according to the computer. across generations, backgrounds and cultures, devoted several hours each day learning about With regards to his plans for the future, Verand yet how they share some common bonds ISU’s team and everything it has done. Verdun dun is already working on another book for the that being a part of Illinois State’s history proalso conducted many interviews, such as with Southern Illinois University Salukis, with an vides,” Verdun said. ISU football greats Dennis Nelson, Estus Hood eye toward Western Illinois in the future. Verdun’s interest in both sports and history
Anne Tobin, Illinois State University student and member of The Normal Humor, said this one stands out to her. In this short, Mickey Mouse and his friends take on the classic tale and introduce the popular Scrooge McDuck who later becomes part of the regular Disney crew. “I’ve always been a Disney fan. Disney gives me a lot of great memories with my family. I’m not a big Christmas person but that one always makes me feel better about the holidays,” Tobin said.
‘Scrooged’ Starring Bill Murray, “Scrooged” is more up-to-date, as it is set in 1988. It is about a TV executive who is not only a cold character, but also is selfish and mean to those around him. This film is comedic gold, making audiences laugh with slapstick comedy, dry humor and, of course, Bill Murray.
Disney’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Voiced by Jim Carrey, Disney’s “A Christmas Carol” was a big success when the animated movie came out in 2009. There were many early releases for the film and even an interactive train that fans could ride to experience the movie magic. Every year, some theatres play it for the holiday season. Jim Carrey voices all of the versions of Ebenezer Scrooge and all of the ghosts.
‘A Diva’s Christmas Carol’ Vanessa Williams turns up the heat for the classic story and gives audiences a new perspective as a woman playing the titular character. Ebony Scrooge (Williams) is a pop star with an attitude problem who is visited by three ghosts to remind her of all the people in her life. Not only is it a breath of fresh air to switch the role to a woman, but the story of a pop star rising to fame and leaving the rest behind translates seamlessly with the classic mean miser himself.
‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas and Emma Stone act in this starpacked version of “A Christmas Carol.” Connor Mead (McConaughey) is a successful photographer who is also successful with the ladies. While going to his brother’s rehearsal dinner, he is visited by his dead uncle (Douglas) and three spirits who show him the error of his ways and the girlfriends of his past. In the end, Mead not only finds redemption for himself but a second chance at love that got away. This is a modern “A Christmas Carol” romance that’s becoming a holiday classic. Compiled by ERIN ANIOLOWSKI Features Reporter
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Redbirds suffer ugly loss to Badgers Illinois State women’s basketball falls 64-46 Sunday during annual Pack the Arena game DELANE MCLURKIN Sports Reporter | @DelaneMcl
The Illinois State women’s basketball team ran out of gas in the fourth quarter against Big Ten opponent University of Wisconsin, losing 64-46. The Redbirds scored only four points in the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, the Redbirds were able to trim the deficit to one point with the help of two free throws made by sophomore Katrina Beck. Wisconsin led 43-42 with 1:35 left in the third quarter. “We were moving well at that time and we were just picking up momentum offensively while getting defensive stops and that fuels a team ... that was the key there,” ISU coach Barb Smith said. Immediately after the made free throws, UW did not let up, scoring five points in just 55 seconds, topped off by a 3-pointer at the buzzer made by UW’s Kendra
Leeuwen, ending the third quarter 48-42. In the fourth quarter, ISU went on a horrendous shooting drought for 7:38, missing 9 straight shots before the Redbirds finally scored their first points with 2:22 left. All five ISU starters played 35-plus minutes on Sunday evening. “We stopped moving the ball like we were in the third and second quarter and I think we all felt that and we weren’t getting open shots like the second and third quarter … We got caught standing and watching instead of moving it more,” ISU guard Taylor Stewart said. In addition to the devastating fourth quarter, ISU started the game with jitters against UW. The Badgers came into the game with a fast-pace offense that the Redbirds were not ready for, draining 5-of-7 3-pointers off of good ball movement in transition. UW scored 27 points in the first quarter, while the Redbirds managed 9.
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However, the Redbirds owned the second and third quarters. The Redbirds shot 12 of their 14 free throws for the entire game during this time. The second and third quarters were also the only ones in which the Redbirds shot above 30 percent from the field, with 31.3 and 38.5 percent, respectively. Stewart led the Redbirds in scoring with 13 points going 3-for9 behind the arc. Beck also added 10 points, and freshman forward Megan Talbot recorded a careerhigh 12 rebounds. UW guard Cayla McMorris scored 21 points, and forward Avyanna Young scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The key difference was bench points, as UW had 18 to ISU’s 4. Points in the paint was another killer for the Redbirds with ISU giving up 22 and UW only 10. Illinois State will play another home game at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Milwaukee at Doug Collins Court in Redbird Arena.
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Brown poured in nine points by the 12:25 mark in the first half. After an extended rest, he returned to the game around the six-minute mark and made two 3-pointers in the final few minutes of the half to give the Lobos a 45-42 advantage at halftime. He finished the half with 15 points. The second half was a different story for Brown. He scored six points on 1-9 shooting and turned the ball over three times. He finished with a game-high 21 points. “I think our intensity was much better [in the second half],” Muller said. “[Brown] missed some open shots in the second half, so that wasn’t because of us. But Madison [Williams] did a great job on him, [and even though] Tony [Wills] is hurting and a step slow, I thought we guarded [Brown] much better in the second half.” With their best scorer struggling from the field, the Lobos’ overall shooting went cold in the second half as they shot 34.5 percent, a clear fall from the 57.1 percent they shot in the first half. New Mexico head coach Craig Neal said his team was too “jump shot happy.” The Redbirds had their biggest
lead of the night after Deontae Hawkins made a jumper with 3:41 left in the game to extend the lead to 10 points. The Lobos mounted a comeback and cut the Redbirds’ lead to one point when Brown hit a fadeaway 3-point jumper with one minute remaining in the game. Lee’s teardrop and clutch free throws followed, securing the Redbirds’ 79-74 victory. The Redbirds return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Oklahoma to play Tulsa at 7 p.m in the Reynolds Center.
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Illinois State guard Keyshawn Evans (3) defends New Mexico’s Elijah Brown (4). Evans scored a season-high 12 points and made 4-of-10 3-pointers. Brown finished with 21 points for the Lobos.
Illinois State defeats New Mexico 79-74 in Missouri Valley vs. Mountain West Challenge, behind career-high 11 assists from senior Paris Lee PAUL STEENO Sports Reporter | @KingSteeno
Behind 14 3-pointers and a double-double from point guard Paris Lee, the Illinois State Redbirds spoiled the New Mexico Lobos’ first-ever trip to Redbird Arena with a 79-74 win to improve their record to 4-2. Lee poured in 18 points, including a clutch teardrop jumper with 31 seconds remaining in the game and then hit two free throws shortly after to give the Redbirds a five-point
lead with 23 seconds remaining. He also dished out a career-high 11 assists. “I would rather have 10 assists a night than the 18 points,” the Maywood native said. “I want to thank my teammates for just making shots and believing in me.” Lee and his teammates didn’t have an issue hitting shots, as they finished 40 percent from behind the 3-point field goal line and 42.6 percent from the field overall. The bench chipped in 25 points with second-unit guard Keyshawn Evans knocking
down four 3-point field goals which matched his total for the entire season. Another second-unit guard Madison Williams scored seven points. It all added up to a big win for this basketball program. “[This win] keeps us going on a win streak [and] keeps us moving in the right direction after a 1-2 start,” Redbird head coach Dan Muller said. “You have to get quality wins in your program to develop some pride and as far as our program — we want to be a great program, and you can’t be a great
program unless you beat really good teams consistently.” The Redbirds caught a break when they learned shortly before the game that the New Mexico Lobos’ leading scorer Tim Williams hadn’t made the trip to Normal due to concussion protocol. With Williams out, the scoring burden fell on the Lobos’ second-leading scorer Elijah Brown. See HOOPS page 7
Gassman making most of redshirt year, aims to be lockdown Division I defender JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor | @JCTSports
Illinois State had several key performers during its biggest win of the season over New Mexico. But one of ISU’s biggest contributors didn’t appear on the stat sheet Saturday evening. He actually hasn’t shown up on a stat sheet all season. But after every big play by the Redbirds against the Lobos, freshman Isaac Gassman was the first player to leap from ISU’s bench and cheer on his teammates. He has continued to provide energy to a team hungry for nonconference wins. Isaac “It has been my Gassman dream to play in games like these,” Gassman, who is redshirting the 2016-17 season, said. “But I’m in a tough spot. In high school I was the one playing, I was sort of the star and saw all the guys who didn’t get as much time but gave us energy
cheering their guts off from the bench. Now here I am redshirting not able to play so I’m just trying to do everything I can for these guys. I know every little bit helps.” Gassman averaged 17.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals as a senior at Ottawa Township. He was named 2016 Northern Illinois Big 12 Conference West Most Valuable Player. Gassman enrolled at ISU this summer as a business major and joined the men’s basketball team as a preferred walk-on. “Isaac isn’t a good teammate but a great teammate,” ISU coach Dan Muller said. “I know every player on our team loves and respects Isaac. It doesn’t surprise me, it’s his role. He’s all about the team.” Gassman is making the most of learning behind a veteran core. He’s looked up most to junior MiKyle McIntosh, who isn’t afraid to call Gassman out on his mistakes. “I definitely need it [McIntosh’s mentorship], I just try to watch every single thing he does and model my game after him,” Gassman said.
“When I mess up, he always makes sure to tell me about it. I appreciate all the guys’ help but MiKyle has been like a big brother.” The 180-pound freshman knows he needs to use his redshirt year to put on weight and improve his all-around game. Gassman has also made it a point to learn from every game this season. When New Mexico cut ISU’s doubledigit lead to just one point in the last minute, Gassman took a mental note. “I saw if one guy lets down, it can really affect the whole team,” Gassman said. “One of my biggest goals is being a lockdown, position defender. I’m known to be a knockdown shooter but I know my shot isn’t going to fall down all the time. Becoming a Division I defender is a huge emphasis for me.” Gassman hopes to eventually earn an athletic scholarship but knows it isn’t a guarantee. Still, it doesn’t change Gassman’s work ethic. “It’s definitely tough having long days of workouts but seeing games like this is motivating. I just control what I can control and become better everyday.”
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Redshirt Isaac Gassman scored 11 points in the Quincy Exhibition.