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istory was made on the Illinois State University campus when students elected the first all-female ticket to the Student Government Association. Elections were held on April 3 and for the first time in ISU history, three women including Student Body President Samiat Salebo, Vice President Jada Turner and Chief of Staff Hannah Woody will head SGA’s executive branch.
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“We want to start working with the Diversity Advocacy Organizations and start building relationships with them and collaborating with them on initiatives.” Woody said that they hope they can work along with the university to see the multicultural center through. “We also want to push the university for the multicultural center. We know that there’s committees formed and there are initiatives underway so we don’t want to step on toes but as the voice of the students, that’s something that we need to make prevalent ‘this is what we want’.” Woody also expressed the importance of making sure that all students are heard on campus. “We want to give organizations the space to have their voices heard,” Woody said. “We don’t want to speak for the students, we don’t want to step on their toes, we want to speak on behalf of the students so we’re going to ask what they want to see done and what they want to see improved. We are advocating for all students.”
Through their campaigning process, Salebo, Turner and Woody stood by their “Rebuilding the Nest” theme and they plan to continue to stand by it through their term. “We have come together from different backgrounds and we have come together to make SGA Annie Kamps | Vidette Photographer an inclusive place from everyone,” FROM LEFT: Vice President Jada Turner, Student Body President Samiat Salebo and Chief of Staff Hannah Woody will Turner said. “This year is probahead SGA’s executive branch as the first all-female ticket. bly going to be the most diverse Accountability the association has been and “Diversity at State” is a slogan Making SGA the place that you want to see.” efforts with other student organizations. there’s some things that we want to change.” often used by ISU. “We don’t want to solely be SGA, we want to Inclusivity “When we say we are rebuilding the nest, Salebo expressed that it’s important to Turner said one of the changes they hope reach out to other organizations such as mem- make sure the institution stands by what they we say we are rebuilding it with positivity, bers in Greek life and athletics,” Turner said. with transparency and with new fresh ideas. they can make is increasing collaboration see SGA page 2 “We want to get more voices in.”
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have not felt the pain a survivor has felt. I have not seen the traumatic imagines that a survivor has seen. I stand here today to say I want to showcase my support for this matter,” Stepping Stones Prevention Educator Kendall Keller said. The community gathered in Uptown Normal Saturday morning for the YWCA event Walk a Mile in Her Shoes. This annual event allows men of all ages to walk in high heels to show awareness of sexual assault. The purpose is to let victims know that they are not alone in the process of recovery. The group of men were made up of dads, brothers, fraternity members, athletes and community members. No foot was too big for the bright red high heels the YWCA provided for every participant. Before the sea of red heels strutted their stuff through Uptown, the Prevention Educator of Stepping Stones had a few brief words of inspiration for all the young men in college. Keller said to the group that at first, he didn’t care much about sexual assault awareness because he believed it never affected him. He now realizes after hearing countless stories about sexual assault that his male privilege has caused him to oversee the true problem that our society has and this event gives men the opportunity to show they understand the importance. “This event has a different type of twist. We
are not only going to spread awareness about sexual assault, but we are also gonna have the men give an opportunity to showcase their support for such a serious matter,” Keller said. A huge disservice that America’s society does is that it puts blame on women. Whether women dress a certain way, talk a certain way or carry themselves a certain way, they are told they are to blame. That they have been asking for what they received. Sergeant Kiel Nowers of the Bloomington Police Department said men need to start playing a bigger role when it comes to supporting victims of sexual assault. He continued to say that the Department of Justice has done a study and found that most of the rape prevention classes are geared towards helping men cope, putting more blame on women. Kacey Nichols | News Reporter “They’re putting all of the respon- Bloomington-Normal community members and Illinois State students gathered in Uptown Saturday to sibility for sexual assault on women. participate in the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Which makes no sense at all, since over 90% of all sexual assault are as he walked around Uptown in his high heels. to show support. Why it’s important, because done by men. It’s time for men to show that Students of Illinois State University were also the first step to preventing sexual assault is this is not okay; the jokes, the humor, the bul- there to show their support as well. promote it and get it out in the community and lying. Rape isn’t about sex, it’s about power. ISU junior agribusiness major Matthew show people are backing it,” Scaggs said. It’s time for people who have power to stand Scaggs is the community engagement chair for The community continues to showcase up for those we have less power and who better his fraternity and has encouraged Greek life to their support for sexual assault all of April. It than police officers to make that statement,” participate in this event after Keller made an is never a bad time to show support to loved Nowers said. appearance at one of their weekly meetings. ones and those in the community. Nowers was alongside his young daughters “I got a lot of people to come from Greek life
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llinois State University Associate professor of Management and Quantitative Methods Joseph Goodman is not one who draws attention to himself but decided to wear 2.5-inch high heel shoes to one of his lecture days. Despite not being able to attend the April 4 Naperville Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, he believed that wearing the high heels throughout the day would give him the opportunity to show support. “I work in a field which is predominantly female, which is the Human Resources (H.R.) department and profession. As a man, I may not fully understand what they’ve [women] gone through,” Goodman said. “This was a way which I could show that I am sympathetic and do support them, as well as the issues that they face.” Goodman wanted his students to know that he was there to fully support them and understand that they can trust him. During the lecture, he used statistics from the Walk A Mile in Her Shoes website showing sexual assault rates among college students and when they most often occur. “Zero of course would be the best number. The stats showed that 23% of female undergraduates have reported to have been sexually assaulted and it’s more likely to occur during the fall semesters,” he said. On a lighter note during the lecture, Goodman said his students wanted to know if he was comfortable in the shoes and discussed how to properly walk in heels, which provided levity to the conversation.
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He continued to say his classroom had a more favorable reaction when seeing their professor walk in with high heels. “The classroom reaction was much better than the reactions I got when walking through the hallways and staircases. I could feel the stares and the giggles.” More importantly, Goodman said because most of the students were female, they immediately
understood why their professor was wearing heels. “I encouraged them to take pictures, post them on twitter with hashtag for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and to have fun with it while encouraging others to talk and donate to the cause,” he said. “I would rather people have the conversation than to pretend it’s not going on.” During the lecture, Goodman
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Although Goodman was not able to attend the April 4 Naperville Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, he believed that wearing the high heels throughout the day would give him the opportunity to show support.
discussed with his students the bad reputation H.R. may have gotten with the rise of the #MeToo movement. “We [H.R.] are kind of the gate keepers and we may have dropped the ball on major issues. I think the movement was essential in pointing out that we have a field that is predominantly female and we have folks who are reporting sexual harassment. We’re not following up with them, not trusting them or not doing a thorough investigative job, which is an area we need to improve on.” “People trust us, come to us and say, ‘Hey these issues are occurring in our workplace and I need help,’ which was one of the discussions,” he said. Goodman has a wife, daughter, daughter-in-law and a granddaughter on the way. He said any one of them could become a victim of sexual assault or harassment. Goodman added that he kept the heels on for the equivalent of the number of steps equaling two miles. “It wasn’t my footwear of choice, but I’m glad to have done it to bring awareness to this cause. I admire these young ladies I see, and I have to say, it takes pure talent for women to walk in heels.” Goodman said the most important message to the campus community and men everywhere is to listen. “We can’t fix everything with one swoop, there’s no magic wand to wave but one should not shut out the conversation. Men really don’t know what it means to be a woman, but we can listen to them and the issues they face should be taken seriously.”
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llinois State University’s Sober Redbirds are looking to educate students on the effects of marijuana. Sober Redbirds is a registered student organization for those who are in recovery, are substance free, are allies or affected by addiction or who want to take part in sober activities. The event is hosted by Sober Redbirds and the Dean of Students Office at ISU. The student group is hosting an interactive, educational experience called “Blunt Talk” from 7-8 p.m.
Tuesday in Schroeder Hall room 112. According to their mission statement, the RSO strives to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for students concerned with recovery from addiction and students who are substance free. “There will be information on how marijuana has changed over time, why people may use it and the use of it at ISU,” Alcohol and Drug Interventionist Jamie Laurson said. “We’ll also discuss how marijuana interacts with aspects such as academics, brain development and stress or mental health,” she said. ISU junior math education major
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‘Neighbors by Ring’ allows anonymous reporting Bloomington Police develop app to help prevent local crime activity MIKE SMITH News Reporter | @Agora_180
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he Bloomington Police Department is looking to make reporting crimes easier with the adoption of a new app. The “Neighbors by Ring” app allows anyone to report crime and suspicious incidents in their area. In order to use the app, users need to download it onto their computer or from the IOS/ Android App store. Once the app is downloaded on their device of choice, users will have to create an account that uses their location to create a local map within the app. The map shows users any reported crime within the last 30 days. The radius of the crime can be changed in settings; users can change the radius to show incidents from 0.1 miles away up to 5 miles away. The map even separates the incidents reported by category. Reports are shown on the map with a color-coded dot that tells users what the incident pertains to. Categories include crime, safety, suspicious activity, a stranger or a lost pet alert. The app also allows users to remain anonymous as they communicate incidents and chat with fellow neighbors in the area. Each user is listed as “Neighbor” followed by a random number to ensure that no one’s identity is Liv Richardson | Vidette Photographer revealed. The Bloomington Police Department has released an app, Neighbors by Ring, to track local crime activity. BPD Public Affairs Officer John Fermon con- Users are able to anonymously report crimes as well as track crime reports in the area. The app is available in the IOS App Store and Google Play. firmed the anonymity of each user. “Your posts on the Neighbors app do not recorded, such as a potential break-in or a strange time to other cases,” Adams said. “It could also include your name, so you are anonymous to give citizens a sense of purpose knowing that they the public,” Fermon said. “Also, you do not need event. Junior Criminal Justice major Ryan Adams are helping to lock up criminals.” to own a Ring device to be a part of the NeighOne of Adam’s favorite features of the app are bors app. You can post anything, including videos, fully supports the app’s attempt at creating a wellinformed community. the real-time updates that the app sends your even if it is not a Ring camera.” “I think it’s a great way to get the public regarding crime in the local area. However, the app also allows users to receive “The real time updates are also a great feacrime-related news that is curated by the app. The involved and to help bridge the gap that’s been news is localized to the address users enter when forming between the police and the citizens,” ture,” Adams said. “If someone is spotted near another user, they will know to keep their eyes signing up for the app. BPD confirmed that they Adams said. “The fact that all of your posts are anonymous out. That feature will also be a useful tool to will send news relating to local crime directly to is a great addition to it. It will give the people who the police in order to track down suspects more users. “Think of this as on online, anonymous neigh- use it an extra sense of safety that there will be quickly.” no retaliation from a suspect that might see the The app is free to all and available through borhood watch,” Fermon said. the IOS App Store and Google Play. You can also The app also allows users to set notifications post.” Adams also sees the app’s potential in download the app on your computer through the to their device and customize how frequent they addressing crime in a manner faster than ever Mac App and the Windows Store. will receive them. The app is powered by Ring, an Amazon com- before. “It has the potential to help police catch crim- MIKE SMITH is a News Reporter for The Vidette. pany that specializes in home security. Users can connect a Ring device to the app and share per- inals in less time, which will subsequently help He can be reached at msmit13@ilstu.edu. Folsonal crime updates that the Ring devices have reduce their work load so they can devote more low him on Twitter @Agora_180
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Monday The Face of The Power House Steve Solomon, Vice President of Corporate Relations at Exelon and School of Communication alum will speak about his experience working for a fortune 100 company. Time/Location: 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. in CVA 145 Planning the Perfect Event Professional event planners will share how they prepare and present the perfect event. The panelist include Rachel Garner, event planner at SMG Soldier Field, Stephanie Duquenne, associate director of Alumni Relations at ISU and Samantha Schultz, event planner at Palace Events Time/Location: 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. in Fell 152 Why Being a Journalist Matters Four panelists including Lenore Sobota, reporter for the Pantagraph, Mary Cullen, news reporter and producer for WGLT, Julie Martin, executive producer for TV-10 and Jim Kirk, publisher and exeutive director at Crain’s Chicago Business will discuss the importance of journalism. Time/Location: 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. in Fell 180 COMedy Night
ISU alumni working in the entertainment industry will answer questions for students. Panelists include Andrew Bogue, senior marketing coordinator at Medix, Mary McMahon, broker at @properties and Ryan Cashman, training and development coordinator at SMS Assist L.L.C Time/Location: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in SCH 138 Eye on the Prize: Honoring the Legacy of the Activist Activist Fred Hampton Jr. and his mother, Akua Njeri, will discuss the life and legacy of civil rights advocate Fred Hampton Sr., addressing Hampton Sr.’s dream of social progress fueled by Solidarity between races, classes and divisions. Time/Location: 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. in SCH 130
Tuesday Career Institute The Career Institute will have more than 25 professional networking opportunities divided into two segments. The education segment will allow students to ask questions about resumes, portfolios and interviewing answered by professionals. The networking segment will allow them to meet with recruiting professionals one-on-one to gain more insight on the job search and how to navigate it. The Career
Institute will be geared towards students of all majors. Time/Location: 9:00 a.m. – noon in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center Customer Connections Public Relations professionals will share the importance of knowing and serving your clients. Panelists include Caitlyn Luchsinger, account supervisor at Zeno Group, Jamie Fox, corporate communication and marketing director at Caterpillar, Rachel Kobus, associate director of alumni relations at ISU and Kelly McNamara, vice president at Fishman Time/Location: 12:35 – 1:50 p.m. in Fell 148 Be the Change: Careers in the NonProfit Sector ISU alumni will discuss their experiences working in non-profit organization. Panelists include Markie Maloof specialist at ALSAC and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Kenneth Porter, civic engagement at Mivka Challenge and Ashley Souk communication professional at Home Sweet Home Ministries, Inc. Time/Location: 2:00 – 2:50 p.m. in Fell 152 Kim Presents: Finding New Opportunities Post Graduation Kim Kaufman will give a presentation about like after graduation. Kaufman will give advice on how to
navigate through uncertainty and speak on opportunities for growth in the professional world. Time/Location: 3:35 – 4:50 p.m. in SCH 130
Wednesday Life Through a Lens Mitch Pugh, executive editor for The Post and Courier will speak to ISU students about his experience in the professional world. Time/Location: 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. in CVA 145 Social Media Savvy Panelists will discuss the importance of social media accounts for professional use. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions about how to make sure their social media accounts can help their career. Panelists include Melissa Schrader human resources manager at State Farm Insurance, Suzannah Kerr special investigation unit specialist at Pekin Insurance and Tim Bill, executive director of marketing and public information at Heartland Community College Time/Location: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in Fell 275
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say they do. “We want to make sure that ISU feels more inclusive to everybody. That’s something that I want to implement and make sure that ISU follows through what they say about diversity,” Salebo said. “We talk a lot about diversity but we don’t actually make up a lot of efforts towards it. We think that SGA as a body can make students feel more welcome at ISU and feel they an succeed. No matter what background they come from, just make sure that they are succeeding with the resources and all that ISU has to offer.” Woody said that they hope they can help keep ISU accountable by making sure that policy and trainings are being followed. “We also want to have a lot of accountability for the university, I know Samiat has talked about wanting to sit in on diversity trainings because we’ve noticed how there’s trends where teachers, faculty and staff make students feel uncomfortable and they shouldn’t,” Woody said. “We also want to work on policy, we know that there’s policy in place for academics the week before finals and it’s not followed. ISU says that it prides itself and values diversity, but really when it comes to it, it’s not.” Salebo thinks that SGA can do a better job of delegating the information from ISU administration to the student body. “We want to make sure we are not the only ones hearing about some of the things going on at ISU. There often isn’t clear communication between the administration and the students and I think that’s a big problem that ISU has,” Salebo said. “As a student it’s kind of hard to know what is going on unless you are in those spaces and us being in those spaces, we want to make sure we can tell students what is going on.”
Breaking Barriers
Salebo said she hopes she can use her role as SGA president to motivate other students to reach out for help and feel inspired to accomplish their goals. “Being the first female ticket doesn’t feel real because ISU has been around for a long time and just knowing the first time that there’s an all-female ticket, I never thought this would happen,” Salebo said. “This was not given to us, we had to work really hard to get into this position and I just want to empower others and I want to inspire others. I hope people will use us as a resource because when I say to contact us, I really do mean that. I want people to know that we want to talk to them and we want to know what we can do to make a better change.” Turner expressed that she hopes her position as Vice President will show other minority students that they have a support system. “You have someone who is going to listen to you, you have someone who looks like you and now they’ll know to not let anyone tell them they can’t do something. You have us as a resource if you need anything just come talk to us.” Salebo is the first black woman to be elected as SGA president. She expressed that it is important for her that she was able to make history. “Seeing people that look like you in higher up positions is not very common especially when you are a woman of color,” Salebo said. “We are used to seeing people that don’t look like us and that is just the way that its been historically.” “Just knowing that we broke through barriers to get here is amazing. It wasn’t easy by any means but we did something that someone else couldn’t do in the past. Its important to let people know that things are changing and you can do it too.”
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The end of the school year provides a time to reflect on one’s accomplishments. For students in fine arts, ending performances and exhibitions give a chance to showcase their talents, as well as welcome the public and professionals to view. The College of Fine Arts will be hosting the following spring events:
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Gamma Phi Circus celebrates 90 years with their final spring performance Satuday night. Each act was unique to a specific decade of time with music, costumes and themes to match the represented time period.
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amma Phi Circus took the audience back in time as they traveled through the decades with each act to pay tribute to 90 years of flips, tricks and fun for all ages. The smell of popcorn filled the smoke-thick air as multi-colored glow sticks added life to the vibrant and electric atmosphere of the Redbird Arena Saturday night. With fourteen unique acts and over 100 hard-working members, the Gamma Phi Circus threw the birthday bash of the century to show their gratitude to the oldest collegiate circus in the nation. From juggling, to aerial straps, to Roman rings, the audience was on the edge of their seats waiting for the next heart-racing performance to bring them to their feet. Children and adults alike gazed with wide eyes as clowns, unicyclers, singers, dancers and many more showed off talents that have been in the works since early August with nearly 15 hours of mandatory practice a week, not including additional hours and late nights, especially during show week. Sounds of excitement and amazement echoed throughout the arena, roaring applause shook the very seat one was sitting in while performers interacted with the audience in dancing, singing and clapping to the beat of the booming music. The performance connected past, present and future circus members, inviting kids to join in the tradition through their summer camps and thanking alumni for returning to show their support. The show opened where it all started back in 1929 with the founder and first director of Gamma Phi Circus, Clifford “Pop” Horton, transitioning into an upbeat opening act of tumbling, vaulting, wall trampoline and aerial cube. Each performance following was a snippet of history, giving the audience a brief lesson on the evolution of the circus and how it made it to where it is today. “I think that we touched on some history to kind of fill in the blanks for people of what 90 years of the Gamma Phi Circus has been all about, but at the same time kept it modern and kept it what we always try to do and just make it fun for the whole family,” said ringmaster for the past 32 years, Tom Sochowski. The lights came up and a piano sat center stage while the well-known tune “City of Stars” from Academy award-winning “La La Land”
started up softly, the spotlight zeroing in on a couple slowly swaying along. Out came the flapper girls fully equipped with pearls, boas, feathers and even vintage smoking cigarettes and gangsters wearing striped suits. As the music intensified, the juggling act began while the flappers surrounded the gangsters and danced the “Charleston.” Military veterans were invited to stand as the Victory Day bikes and unicycles act paid tribute to those in the armed forces. Nurses, sailors, soldiers and Rosie the Riveter cruised around the stage to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” showing off their cycling skills and patriotism, ending with the spotlight on the famous “Kissing Sailor” pose on center stage. To celebrate the 50’s era of Rock ‘n Roll the time machine took the audience back to a diner scene with a juke box, Elvis Presley on the guitar, the hand jive and the German wheel rolling around stage to close out the first half of the show. The Russian swings Space Race act opened the second half with the performers dressed as astronauts flying and flipping to the moon and stars. Sophomore elementary education major Haley Hendricks was involved in the wall trampoline, Russian swing, teeterboard board and Russian bar. She feels as if her hard work has truly paid off with this performance. “My favorite part was finally hitting all my tricks, it’s my perfect show. I’m so excited,” said Hendricks. “My favorite thing was after Russian swing when we went behind the curtain and we all were just hugging each other and we all started crying. It was the best moment ever.” The hippies were on the high wire barefoot with flower head bands. An 80’s fitness crew came out dressed in neon workout gear to get the crowd moving and the circus brought back the Roman rings making one’s head “spin right ’round” with the performers flipping enough to
make the audience dizzy from just the sight. The perch pole act defied gravity with a retro arcade theme mimicking the intensity and focus of playing a video game. The mood shifted as a vocalist dressed in a white gown slowly glided across stage while the aerial strap performers danced gracefully and floated effortlessly to the Greatest Showman’s “Never Enough.” The finale truly captured the nostalgic feel of a classic circus with a “Greatest Showman” theme including acro-sport, teeterboard and Russian bar. Circus members emerged from the audience and took to the floor to showcase each specific talent for a grand finale that was both electrifying and sensational. Artistic Director Ivan Stoinev has been with Gamma Phi for four years and feels that this was his best show yet. “Circus is an art, not just flipping and clowning and all that. I try to use any talent I have. As you can see we have singers, dancers, all that. They all have a talent, my job is to discover it and develop it,” said Stoinev. He expressed that he knows this show will be tough to top in the coming years. He announced that the circus has been invited to perform at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in November making them the second circus ever to perform for the parade. “It’s a huge thing, it’s going to be great for the kids. We are going to try to take each one of them. It’s a lifetime event,” said Stoinev. Ringmaster Sochowski thinks this opportunity is huge for the troupe and that the exposure is priceless and invaluable. More success is in store for the circus as Stoinev also announced that Normal’s Sweet Corn Blues Festival will now be known as the “Sweet Corn Circus Festival” giving Gamma Phi a bigger role in the event and allowing them to perform throughout the entire two-day festival. The troupe will have two short weeks to rest, regroup and then it is back to the drawing board to prep for next year’s show and the next big things to come for Gamma Phi. Family, friends and fans will have to wait another year to see what 91 years will mean for the circus, but for now, as Gamma Phi likes to say, “may all your days be circus days.”
Running through May 12 at University Galleries, the event showcases artwork done by students at ISU, and allows for the work to be reviewed by professionals, as well as the general public. Curator-led tours will be available for all ages by appointment from April 11-May 10.
Visiting Artist Lecture Artist Betsy Alwin will visit University Galleries for an Artist Lecture from noon-1 p.m Wednesday. Alwin received her M.F.A. from ISU, BFA in sculpture and a BA in Spanish language from Minnesota State University. She makes sculptures and installations using lace-cast ceramic slip forms and mixed media.
BFA Exhibitions Works by Camila Pasquel and Janella Punzalan will be on view Tuesday through Thursday at Transpace Student Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Room 115. The reception will be 5-7 p.m Tuesday. Works by Lucas Stiegman will be on view April 23 through April 26 at the Transpace Student Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Room 115. The reception will take place 5-7 p.m. April 23. Works by Nedyalka Sroka and Meghan Koegel will be on view April 30 through May 3 at Transpace Student Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Room 115. The reception will be 5-7 p.m. April 30.
Harvey Harvey, by Mary Chase, will be on show at 7:30 p.m. April 12, 13, 16–20 at 2:00 p.m. April 14 in the Center for Performing Arts Theatre on the campus of Illinois State University. Tickets are $12 for students and seniors and $17 for adults. The show is directed by ISU alumnus Robert Quinlan.
Colloquium with alumnus, actor Pat Healy The colloquium will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at the Center for the Performing Arts. Pat Healy graduated from ISU in 1993. He went on to intern with Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. There he soon became a regular fixture, appearing in a half dozen plays as well as at other venues in Chicago. He went on to pursue acting in film and television and has since appeared in a number of hit shows including Shameless and Gray’s Anatomy.
Spring Dance Concert The concert will take place at the Westhoff Theatre on the Illinois State University Campus. The concert is directed by Darby Wilde. Performances will be held from 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 25, 26, and 27 and at 2 p.m. April 27 and 28. These events allow students to celebrate their artistic endeavors, bring this joy to the public and grow and learn from professionals.
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Redbird families participate in Sibling Weekend Carnival
ISU’s Student Alumni Council hosted the seventh annual pre-show Sibling’s Carnival on the Redbird Arena Concourse. The event began at noon prior to the 1 p.m. matinee show of Gamma Phi Circus. “Celebration” was the theme of this year’s circus show. A popular Sibling Weekend tradition, the event was open to everyone who had a youth ticket to the show. The carnival included a variety of family-friendly games, face painting and balloon animals. The carnival was part of the 90th anniversary celebrated over the weekend of the founding of Gamma Phi at ISU. Photos by Ali Rasper | Photo Editor
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he Children’s Discovery Museum Foundation has announced it will replace its popular Kid’s Medical Center exhibit after an OSF HealthCare gift and individual donations helped secure more than 60 percent of the funds needed to build the new exhibit. In a press release, Vice President of OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois and Children’s Service Line Coordinator Michael Wells said the new exhibit’s working title of Healthy Me! sends an important message about health care and community wellness. “We know that wellness and health are dynamic, and that good habits for prevention and personal care can be established at a very young age,” Wells said. “We also believe in the power of play. Hands-on experiences in the future medical exhibit will teach children about their bodies, introduce them to career options and offer critical thinking skills for an engaged, healthy future,” he said. Concept sketches of Healthy Me! reveal the 1,000square foot exhibit will be located on the first floor of the museum with two gallery spaces that explore personal and community wellness.
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Early details include an ambulance, health clinic and a hospital setting. Portions of the space will introduce a variety of areas of medicine while exploring innovations in technology and offer a role-playing environment. “Play can help alleviate fears and anxieties about seeing a doctor or going to the dentist,” Executive Director of the Children’s Discovery Museum and the Town of Normal Cultural Arts Department Beth Whisman said. “We are going to work with local healthcare professionals as we plan the final details to make sure that a child’s experience in the museum is relevant to their experience in the real world,” she said. “The power of play takes on a critical role as we help children establish a lifelong expectation for access to health care and self-advocacy with their caregivers.” The Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports the mission and vision of the museum. Its fundraising goal to build Healthy Me! is $350,000 with an anticipated completion date of summer 2020. ANDREW DOUGHERTY is News Editor for The Vidette. Contact him at vidette_addough@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @addough
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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019
You can’t cherry pick controversy
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resident Trump has been no stranger to social media leading up to and during his presidency. He often makes opinionated and controversial posts to Twitter about everything from policy to pop culture, and following one of his most recent posts, he is once again being called out for going too far. On Friday, Trump tweeted a video of congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim, giving a speech in which she refers to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as something that “some people did.” President Trump cherry picked this line from her speech and intercut that footage with footage of the planes crashing in the actual 9/11 attack and captioned it “WE WILL NEVER FORGET!” The rhetoric Trump is using is harmful and racist, and many of Omar’s fellow Democrats were quick to call it out as such. Omar was quick to defend herself as well, rightfully quoting former President George W. Bush himself as saying, “The people — and the
people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon!” and asked if Bush was downplaying the terrorist attacks, and if he would be held to the same criticisms she was if he was a Muslim as well. What President Trump is insinuating in his tweet is unfortunately something that people of different religious or ethnic backgrounds have to face all too frequently in America in the aftermath
of terrorist attacks when they just so happen to look like the person or people who committed them. The public at large often holds them accountable for the actions of a few corrupted individuals and expects them to condemn them personally, but when white people commit acts of terror or violence, other white people are not expected to answer for their actions. “Members of Congress have a duty
to respond to the President’s explicit attack today,” representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said as a caption for a tweeted picture of Pastor Martin Miemöller’s anti-Nazi poem titled, “First They Came.” With Omar pointing out that a former President used similar rhetoric and was not criticized to the extent that she was, it does seem like it has more to do with her religion than anything else. Regardless of religion, Omar is a member of Congress and has just as much of a right to speak on American tragedies as anyone else. Trump’s attack was not subtle in the lines it was making, and the connections he was encouraging his followers to make as a result. While cherry picking certain words or phrases to prove the opposite point of what your political opponent is trying to make is never a valiant thing to do, insinuating these things based on Omar’s religion as well feels especially harmful to her and all MuslimAmericans as a whole.
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Music elitism will get you nowhere MY VIEW BECKY FLETCHER | Editor-in-Chief
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f there’s one thing I’m hypocritical about, it’s being a music elitist while scoffing at other people who deem themselves to be music elitists. Record Store Day was celebrated Saturday and like all music admirers, I prided myself on shopping for good deals and rare finds while blabbing fun facts about the records I was perusing to anyone unfortunate enough to be within 10 feet of me. To define music elitism, I’m going to turn to Urban Dictionary (I know). “Musical elitism, simply put, is the valuing of one’s own musical tastes as
the standard by which all music should be made, or the standard that all others should use to choose what music they listen to.” I oftentimes belittle people who haven’t heard certain tracks or bands. I sit there dumbfounded, questioning how someone could listen to this band over that band. I’ll have friends approach me and say that they’ve been listening to a band I like and for some reason, I start to quiz them. Forget asking if they’ve enjoyed it, I need to make sure they’re listening to the right tracks. Are you starting to hate me yet? I figured you might. But I also find it distasteful when other elitists do the same to me. I’ll sit there confidently stating that disliking bands doesn’t make you better than me and that my music isn’t inferior to what they choose to listen to.
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Let me try and redeem myself here. I was lucky to have parents and grandparents that introduced me to their music. From Sinatra to Boston to The Offspring, I had full range of musical genres right at my fingertips. There was never a day where music wasn’t playing, causing my music library to expand. Think of me as a walking iTunes library. My peers, however, didn’t grow up the way I did. I know, shocking, isn’t it? I’ve been trying to get better. I’m starting to see the positives of people discovering music and having them approach me with suggestions and comments on tracks and bands that they like. Plus, with all the new music biopics coming out like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Rocketman” and “Yesterday,” my friends and peers have the opportunity
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to discover the greatness of bands since passed — the bands that I admire most. I’ll still share my fun facts and I’ll still push for my friends to discover new music, but I’m striving to do it in a wholehearted way, taking the time to listen to what they have to say about artists and songs that they like too. Everyone is free to enjoy what they like, be it Taylor Swift, Evanescence or Death Grips. People’s tastes will always differ from my own and those tastes should be respected, despite what I or anyone else thinks. We should be free to criticize, but the second someone demeans others for what they listen to, integrity falls and elitism rises and that’s what’s going to seclude you from music lovers in the end. BECKY FLETCHER is Editor in Chief for The Vidette. Contact her at rlflet1@ilstu.edu Follow on Twitter at @becky__fletcher.
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Redbird football impresses at Spring Showcase JAKE SERMERSHEIM Sports Reporter | @JakeSermersheim
Most spring games are a chance for teams to show a glimpse of what is to come in the fall. The Illinois State football Spring Showcase was a very competitive matchup that came down to the final minute. The first team offense on the red team took on the first team defense on the white team. The red team had the second team defense and the white team had the second team offense. “Best spring game I have been around. I thought our receiving core was much Ali Rasper | Photo Editor better, our Sr. QB Brady Davis young receivers played well. Both quarterbacks played well. Defense played well. Just a lot of good football all around,” ISU head coach Brock Spack said. Redshirt Freshman Bryce Jefferson and junor quarterback Brady Davis each ended the game with over 200 passing yards. Two receivers finished with over 100 receiving yards. Redshirt Freshman Tristan Bailey led all receiver with 124 yards. Sophomore Andrew Edgar added 101 yards for the red team. Down a two-touchdown lead early, Davis marched his team down the field within the 10-yard line. Seeing tricks work early in the game, the white team responded with some tricks of their own. Wide Receiver Taylor Grimes took the handover. Standing in the end zone Davis was wide open in the end zone, but Grimes did not take the opportunity and chose to run instead. Davis thinks they missed an opportunity. “I will say this - I was wide open in the end zone and Taylor did not throw it to me,” Davis said. Davis does not discount the possibility of seeing some trick plays for the upcoming season.
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Eras collide as ISU falls to Missouri State KIMMIE MOORE & BEN ADKINS Sports Reporters | @Vidette_Sports
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lthough the Illinois State women’s softball team fell in its doubleheader to the Missouri State Bears (with the third game being cancelled due to weather conditions), the Redbirds welcomed back some familiar faces at Marian Kneer Stadium Saturday. In honor of its 50-year championship-run reunion, the 1969 Runner-Up Women’s College World Series Team visited this weekend. As only one of the few teams to play in the first and finish in second place at the inaugural Women’s College World Series, the alumni were honored with a ceremony between the two games. “Seeing all the growth from everyone is just amazing,” former infielder Karen Roppa said. “But coming back and seeing everyone is like we never left.” Many members of the team had not seen each other in over 50 years, but to them, it seemed like it was just yesterday. Just to see everyone together again, and finally all be altogether, is the most special feeling,” former first baseman Tudy Schmeid added. Schmied also noticed the changes she’s seen, mentioning the nice field the Redbirds currently play on that they never had. The team played on a bumpy field across from what is now the State Farm Hall of Business with small bleachers on each side. The alum team also found it interesting that both of the teams were chanting at each other. Karen Roppa explained that they were always more focused on the game and didn’t pay attention to making up chants. Despite some changes to the game, there was one thing that never changed for these women—their pride to be a Redbird. Some members of the team went on to coach their own softball team and many of them have daughters who play softball, as well. Roppa, who currently coaches softball, says that being a Redbird has helped make her into the coach she is today. “[ISU] taught us to have a lot of pride, have commitment and to take whatever we learned here and to transfer it to someone else,” she said. Assistant head coach of the 1969 team, Jill Hutchison, always wanted to remind the team of this and remembers how it didn’t take much to motivate her team. “This was a group that didn’t need to be motivated,” Hutchison said. “Back
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The Redbirds played in the first-ever WCWS in 1969, as the event was held in Omaha and Fremont, Nebraska, and sponsored by the Amateur Softball Association (ASA), before the NCAA took it over in 1982. in the day, when they were playing, they didn’t have many opportunities to compete, so to just have the opportunity was motivation enough for this group. They just thrived in that kind of environment.”
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Game One | MSU 9, ISU 5 The Bears started the first inning off with a pair of runs, to which the Redbirds responded with two of their own. The third inning was huge for the Bears as they put up another five runs, making it 7-3 and prompting Ali Domkuski to come in for relief. Mustering a comeback in the fifth, the ’Birds efforts were halted in the seventh as the Bears scratched two more runs to defeat ISU 9-5.
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Sweepness
Illinois State sweeps Missouri State for first time since 2010, continues rise in conference standings KADE HEATHER Sports Editor | @kade_heather
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fter losing seven straight games to end the month of March, Illinois State baseball has surged to the top of the Missouri Valley Conference standings, winning eight of its last nine games. The Redbirds swept the Missouri State Bears over Friday and Saturday at Duffy Bass Field, the first time ISU has swept MSU since 2010. “We got down in that first game and we battled back, and this game, obviously everyone is running on fumes having played 27 hours and 27 innings. Guys are tired and it’s just good that we still have the energy and the fight to do it,” ISU head coach Steve Holm said. “It’s huge [Sweeping MSU]. I think it shows everybody that we’ve actually improved a lot from the previous years and we’re the real deal this year,” ISU left-handed starter Matt Walker said, who earned the win in game two.
FRIDAY | ISU 7, MSU 1 ISU junior starting pitcher Brent Headrick exited Friday’s game with a new career high in strikeouts. Headrick struck out 12 Bears in the Redbirds’ 7-1 win Friday night. “I just found a way to use all three pitches effectively and just get the hitters off balance was my main goal, and just got outs,” Headrick said. ISU collected 12 hits offensively, including a 3-for-4 day for Parola and Rave’s fifth home run of the season. Once the Redbirds got a couple runs on the board in the fourth inning, it became even smoother sailing for Headrick. “That’s a great feeling. Putting up zeroes, especially after we score, going out there putting up a zero for my guys just gives them more incentive to go out there with confidence and just score more and play loose, and I think that was huge,” Headrick said. In the bottom of the fourth, sophomore Aidan Huggins dropped a single in front of a diving MSU junior centerfielder, Jack Duffy to give ISU a 2-0 lead. “From the first day of the season with this club, when they can get out to a lead, they play so much more confident than when we don’t have a lead, obviously. But it really, really helps us the way that our team is built with energy,” Holm said. “I mean it’s easy to hit and play offense behind that guy [Headrick]. When your pitcher’s on the mound doing the things that he
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Illinois State junior third baseman Joe Butler slides home safely in the Redbirds’ 7-5 win over Missouri State in game one of Saturday’s doubleheader at Duffy Bass Field. Butler finished the three-game series 3-for-10 with three runs scored and a walk, he now bats .287 on the season. did today, it’s easy to have fun and get a win like that, so I thought the whole thing was on Headrick today,” Rave said. ISU sophomore Jack Anderson tossed one inning and gave up one run, then senior Mitch Vogrin took over for the final two innings. Vogrin surrendered just one hit and one walk while striking out three batters to finish the game.
SATURDAY GAME ONE | ISU 7, MSU 5 MSU wasted little time to bounce back from Friday’s loss, however, ISU was able to chip away to keep the game closer than it initially seemed. The Bears grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning off ISU senior Jeff Lindgren, then made it 5-0 with Duffy’s solo home run. Lindgren finished his day with five innings pitched, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits, while walking one and striking out five. The Redbirds began chipping away in the sixth inning when Junior right fielder Joe
Aeilts lifted a two-run home run to right field, then later added two more to trail 5-4 after six innings. ISU capped its comeback in the seventh inning with a bases-loaded walk to tie the game at five. Sophomore catcher Tyson Hays then ripped a two-run infield single to give ISU a 7-5 lead. ISU junior lefty Colton Johnson finished his day with a career-high six strikeouts. He allowed zero runs, zero hits and a walk over three innings and earned his fourth win of the season. “Colton Johnson all week was huge,” Holm said. “I think he threw almost nine innings out of the bullpen and probably gave up two or three hits, so we’re not here without Colton Johnson.”
SATURDAY GAME TWO | ISU 5, MSU 3
top of the fourth on sophomore third baseman Joey Polak’s solo home run to right-center field. That was the only run that Walker gave up, as he tossed seven innings, allowing just two hits and one run with eight strikeouts. “Just throwing strikes in general. I’ve had a history of not being able to throw strikes and today, besides the first batter of the game, I was able to throw strikes and usually everything starts to work for me when I start to throw strikes,” Walker said of what was working best for him Saturday evening. Aeilts blasted his second solo home run of the day in the fifth inning, giving ISU a 3-1 lead. Aeilts leads the Redbirds with eight home runs. ISU sophomore left-handed reliever Jacob Gilmore tossed 1 1/3 innings to close out the game.
After ISU grabbed a 1-0 lead in the third inning, the Bears answered immediately in the
Track & Field posts pair of season-bests, ISU all-time top 10 finishes JAKE SERMERSHEIM Sports Reporter | @JakeSermersheim
A week after Illinois State track and field took first place in both the men’s and women’s meet of the Redbird Invitational, the Redbirds capped off another successful meet at the Tennessee Relays Thursday through Saturday. “There were a lot of positives this weekend, including the improvement of our relays and the way that we battled, but there were multiple learning experiences as well,” ISU Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Jeff Bovee said. “The main take away from this meet is that our athletes gained invaluable experience in how to perform at a high level while going up against some of the top competition in the country.”
Thursday The first day of competition saw Redbird athletes compete in the heptathlon and decathlon competitions. Junior Jordyn Bruce and junior Olivia Rossman represented the Redbirds in the heptathlon. Bruce’s strong performance included an eighth-place finish in the shot put and then her 13th-place finish in the high jump put her in 11th place overall going into day two of the event. Rossman finished the day in 17th place. Junior Jordan Wilkerson and freshman Caleb Miedema competed in the decathlon for the men. They finished 12th and 13th, respectively.
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The 800-meter proved to be a strength for the Redbirds, as new top-10 records Saturday were set for both the men’s The final day of the event saw strong and women’s. Junior Jack relays for the Redbirds. Anstey finished with a perThe men’s distance medley relay finished sonal-best time of 1:48.78, fourth overall and fourth in ISU history. The good for third in Redbird team of Maguire, Anstey, junior Kimathi history. Johnson, and freshman Nick SwartzendrFreshman Cole Maguire uber finished with a time of 9:48.69. took first place in his heat of The men’s 4x400 meter relay finished the 400-meter hurdle, finishwith a season-best time of 3:13. The team of ing with a time of 53.97. sophomore Avery Lyons, sophomore BranOther top-10 finishes don Gage, Maguire, and Swartzendruber during day two included improved the ’Birds season-best by almost sophomore Logan Calvin five seconds. and junior Tayler Weaver in Sophomore Ryan Ashenbremer and junior the shot put. Calvin finished Luke Nelson continued the success for the with a throw of 17.46 meters ’Birds. The duo finished sixth and eight with for sixth place. Freshman a height of 5.05 in the pole vault. Senior Derek Caleb Miedema finished with Wegman also placed ninth. the seventh-highest total in The women’s distance medley relay team Redbird decathlon history also had a successful day. Junior Annie with 6,462 points. Moore, senior Ashleigh Wilson, junior On the women’s side, Grace Bettie, and Plumb finished with a junior Hattie Plumb finished Courtesy ISU Athletics time of 11:34.28 for fourth best all-time for the 800-meter with a time Illinois State junior Hattie Plumb runs a relay race at the Missouri the Redbirds. of 2:09.05, good for eighth Valley Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23. The women’s 4x400 made of freshman overall on Friday. That time race. During the event Ortiz continued to Destiny White, Ortiz, Plumb and Wilson finwas also good for the seventh-best in ISU improve her times, finishing the race with a ished with a time of 3:46.55, beating their best history. time of 24.54 seconds. time by five seconds, capping off the weekend For the third straight week, freshman Tori Junior Ariana Cranston continued her for ISU. Ortiz set a personal-best time in the 200-meter recent success in the pole vault. Her jump of