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Illinois State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting and election night began on a quiet note, with a formal goodbye from SGA President Kyle Walsh, his cabinet and senators who thanked fellow assembly members for serving with them for the 20162017 school year. Students cast near 21,000 votes for the election. The new SGA executive branch will include Student Body President Beau Grzanich, Vice President Ashley Shannon and Chief of Staff Idan Rafalovitz. Academic Senator for CAST will be Magalie Baker and
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who ran for Student Life Senator, said. “I look forward to working with students and having their voices heard, to be someone they can come to whenever need be.” “Students should prepare for a very progressive, inclusive and supportive Student Government Association that will be working hard for all students,” Jacobs said. A bylaw was introduced that would create a senate judiciary committee of affairs that would uphold the student code of conduct and accountability on a constant basis, spread awareness of school pride and work with the local police department for student safety. The Student Body President will appoint this position. The added secretary position was approved with 16 senators in favor and two against. Emotions ran high, with some teary-eyed, as the senators passed the gavel to each member to speak to one another. Graduate Senator Kenny Lin gave a passionate impromptu speech as his last farewell to those who have served with him for this year and those prior.
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s a way to remember the planet Earth, Saturday marks the official observance of Earth Day. “Just like we take breathing for granted and don’t think about it much, we often forget to recognize the vital ecosystems that support life on this planet,” Director in the Illinois State University Office of Sustainability Melissa Nergard said. “This one day a year we put the planet in the spotlight and remind ourselves about how its health impacts our health and wellbeing.” While this one day is centered around bringing awareness to the actions that harm the planet, there are decisions people make every day that have an effect of their own. “Eating, breathing, walking or driving, shopping, using a phone – none of those things are possible without a healthy planet, yet many of those things contribute to environmental degradation,” Nergard said. “The key is to be conscientious every single day about what we do. Preserving the planet will take much more effort than recycling a plastic bottle. For example, consider not even buying the bottle in the first place.” There are many events before
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Illinois’ public universities could face a more challenging time borrowing money after a major credit agency downgraded the rating for Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) and will review other schools throughout the state. The bond credit rating business Moody’s Investors Service will look at potential downgrades for six other schools, including Illinois State University, over the next three months. The other universities include the University of Illinois, Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University and Governors State University. Moody’s made the announcement Tuesday, the same day it bumped NEIU’s credit down two levels. The downgrade puts the school’s credit deeper into what a major credit agency considers as “junk” status, meaning the borrower is a high credit risk. ISU is currently rated Baa1 and Baa2 in its two bond categories, a few notches higher than junk status. The reviews come after nearly two years of the state’s budget stalemate. Last year’s stopgap bill gave some money to universities, but no state funds have reached them this year. “We will review contingency plans and other expense actions initiated to cope with the shortfall in state operating appropriations,” Moody’s stated. “Also included in the reviews are budgeted (fiscal) 2018 operations and assumptions.” see CREDIT page 7
Earth Day at which people within the Bloomington-Normal community can make progress toward protecting the environment, as well as raise awareness to issues regarding the planet. ISU’s Student Sustainability Committee is hosting, for the first time, a Sustainability Showcase from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. The committee partnered with the Planetarium, offering showings of “Fragile Planet: Earth’s Place in the Universe.” This presentation, narrated by Sigourney Weaver, gives the community the opportunity to see just how important Earth is to us through a combination of scientific visualization and movie-making magic. The presentation will continue throughout the showcase, starting at 11 a.m. and continuing until 3 p.m., at the top of each hour.
There will also be a showing at 7 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 p.m. Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, community members can stop at Casey’s Garden Shop and Florist, which will hold its first Earth Day festival. “This is the perfect opportunity to be able to teach people how to take care of your Earth and flowers, and give forums that will bring those butterflies and bees back to your yard,” Kelsey Grindle, a horticulturist at Casey’s Garden Shop and Florist, said. Kids will be able to write on a piece of paper saying what Earth Day means to them, plant cat grass in egg cartons and decorate pots, in which they can choose to plant a flower or an herb. A flower pot is $5, and an herb pot is $8. There will also be professionals speaking on different subjects. A lawn renovation speaker is at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by a native plants speaker at 1 p.m. and a house-plant forum at 3 p.m. At 2 p.m. Sunday, there is a First Timers and Old Timers Gardening forum where community members can ask experi-
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enced individuals about gardening techniques. “There are many natural, organic ways to take care of your yard instead of just dumping a bunch of chemicals in your yard, which is what some of the forums will be able to explain,” Grindle said. Individuals can also bring a sample of their soil to test the pH levels and bring their gardening supplies or shovels to be sharpened. “The pH level testing will allow you to know how acidic and basic your soil is, which will determine how you handle the soil itself and take care of it,” Grindle said. “It helps you understand what your soil is like and will give you an
idea of what you can plant.” Miller Park Zoo will also have an event Saturday called Party for the Planet, with many different environmental education activities for families to attend as well as some special furry guests. The fifth annual Earth Day Water Bottle Swap will be held on the Quad at noon the following Monday. Here, students will be able to trade plastic water bottles for a new Campus Recreation Camelbak. The swap is for one bottle per person, and supplies are limited. For more information on upcoming events, check out the University events page or visitbn. org.
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ince its establishment by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970, there has perhaps never been an Earth Day more important than the one coming Saturday. In a way, this is tragic irony. After all, Nelson established Earth Day in response to what he saw as a societal apathy toward the environment. Nearly 47 years later, despite huge efforts by a number of successive movements, America has a climate change denier in the office of President of the United States, and it appears that the world’s efforts to combat an existential threat are headed off a cliff. Carbon dioxide levels are at an all-time high with no chance of being reduced, the consensus of the scientific community is that we are living in a period of mass extinction and there is a strong likelihood that tens of millions of people will die both directly and indirectly due to climate change during our lifetime. While the outlook may be bleak, all is not yet lost. Yes, it is true that we are too late to reverse the majority of the damage that has already been done, but there is still time to curtail further, and much more dangerous, change to our environment. That is where Earth Day is especially important. For many in our generation, Earth Day served as one of the foremost lessons of environmental education. Still developing as
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we experienced the school system in the early 2000s, Earth Day was typically used as a basis for showing educational films about the importance of recycling, countering pollution and spreading environmental awareness into students’ homes. Much as Earth Day served as the foundation for our generation’s environmental awareness, it will need to serve as the foundation for successive generations. While it is likely that millennials will adopt pro-environmental stances as they begin to take on increased soci-
etal leadership roles in coming years, a strong educational foundation is crucial to ensure continuity in generations to follow. With that in mind, Earth Day can and should serve as a catalyst for present-day change. Earth Day is for adults too, and there are a number of ways that you can use the date to help reduce your personal impact on the environment. While this year’s official Earth Hour already took place in late March, you can still hold your own mini Earth Hour to celebrate Earth Day. First practiced in Australia
in 2007, Earth Hour challenges individuals, households, communities and the world in general to turn off all non-essential lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. While it may seem minor, the hour of less electricity can have a massive impact collectively. Another overlooked way to celebrate Earth Day is to take a few hours to advocate for local efforts toward environmental friendliness. This year, you could take an hour to write a letter to university or Town of Normal officials detailing why you believe recycling should be brought to off-campus housing. Such action could be especially helpful given the issues the Bloomington-Normal community is facing with its landfill projected to reach full capacity this year. Even if you don’t participate in large-scale or local advocacy to celebrate Earth Day, take time to recalibrate your personal lifestyle in a way that will aid the environment. Spend an hour reviewing what your carbon footprint looks like, make a donation to an environmental advocacy group or share an informative article with family and friends. No matter what, you should do something. After all, we are all responsible for maintaining a healthy environment, and we will all suffer equally from an increasingly unhealthy one.
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t is exhausting to be reminded constantly of the negative stigma associated with working in the food industry. We’ve all heard it. Fast-food jobs aren’t “real jobs.” They’re for teenagers who need extra cash or for young workers who need some kind of kick-start in the workforce. I will admit, I have judged employees working with food in the past. It was not until my first job — greeting and cashiering at a Buffalo Wild Wings in my hometown — when I asked myself: what’s wrong with food? No, really. Is there a problem? Why is somebody automatically a lesser person because they work a Wendy’s drive-thru? There has been talk of increasing the minimum wage across the country. Right now, there are too many fast-food companies keeping employees at poverty-level wages. Those working in the food industry
deserve a raise, if anything, to make up for the number of inconsiderate people judging them for handing them their McDonald’s order. According to the United States Census Bureau, there were 43.1 million people in poverty in 2015. Far too many families live below the poverty line. With the national minimum wage at $7.25, a fastfood cook in a family of four would still live in poverty even if they never took a day off. Raising wages in the fast food industry could improve living standards for millions of hard working people. The practice of mistreating and undervaluing employees who work with food drives increasing inequality, slow growth and declining living standards. The reality is that fast-food jobs are a very real part of our economy. For many mothers, fathers and other working people, they’re a very real source of income too. After all, according to Business Insider, McDonald’s feeds 68 million people per day. This is approximately 1 percent of the world’s population. I think most Americans would be willing to fork over a few extra cents for a Happy Meal. Restaurant chains, specifically the fast-food ones, seem to have these bad reputations. Every em-
ployee has a story and a reason for showing up for their shifts. Some people do not have enough money for college. Some people are working graveyard shifts to provide for their families. The food industry provides flexible hours and opportunities for both personal and professional growth. Since coming to college, I have been given the privilege of returning to Buffalo Wild Wings every summer and winter break to make some much-needed money. Yes, working with food can sometimes get gross, or stressful. Every job has its downsides. We should take these preconceptions and throw them out the window immediately. Food-related jobs are real, valid jobs and are filled by real, valid workers facing not only poverty, but involuntary judgement. Every field of employment has some workers who don’t seem to do much. That shouldn’t mean you are allowed to assume every employee at every Taco Bell is lazy or undeserving of better treatment, both economically and socially. The next time you look down on a person simply for working in the food industry, you should remember that without them, you wouldn’t be able to get that large,
extra-wet Parmesan garlic boneless wings. Now, would you like fries with that?
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the ones who take the dogs home and care for them. While being a foster can seem like a fun opportunity, both magine going day by day Catherine and Wright warn that with without having the assistance the job comes lots of stress. needed to support a 21st-cen“It’s a lot of hard work to be a foster tury lifestyle. It can be difficult — it takes a lot of time and energy,” and frustrating when a person doesn’t Wright said. receive the proper help they need. However, with the stress comes Illinois State University’s Indy-pensatisfaction. Wright further explained, dence Service Dogs is trying to change “We said earlier how stressful it can be that scenario one pup at a time. to be in this organization sometimes, Indy-pendence Service Dogs is an but just the things that come out of organization dedicated to the trainit, to see how we affect other people’s ing of service/therapy lives, it’s worth it.” dogs. In addition, the Catherine said, “It’s crazy how many people you help, too … When working to Know organization facilitates student and public eduat PGI, you see all of those who are cational insight about how to behave disabled, and it’s breathtaking. There around service dogs. was this one girl in a wheelchair who But, what are a handful of college was immobile and mute. But every students trying to offer individuals time a service dog walked in, she would through the training of service dogs? scream a little bit and her eyes would Both President Steven Wright and light up immensely. It’s just like, this is Training Coordinator Carley Catherine why I’m here.” exclaimed in harmony, “IndepenWhen it comes to the public interactdence!” Natalie Stuckslager | Vidette Photographer ing with the service dogs, what does Previously named ISU Service Dogs, Vice President of Indy-pendence Service Dogs, Hannah Martin, walks and plays with many of their dogs, Indy-pendence advise? including Dasher. the organization has remodeled its “I think the main thing is just to image in the last year with a memorial ignore them when you see them in unless they have help from something. Dogs where they will become a foster to go name change. public because they’re performing a job. If just allow them not to depend on another through socialization training, which ranges When it was first founded on ISU’s campus person.” you distract the dog, it could threaten their from six months to two years. four years ago, the organization had a service owner’s life,” Wright said. Indy-pendence operates through a Peoria Once with Indy-pendence, the dogs are dog named Indy. Sadly, at the age of 3, Indy Catherine elaborated by comparing dog-training organization called Paws Giving taught through training sessions and classes. developed Osteosarcoma and passed away. the service dogs to a wheelchair. A perIndependence (PGI). Students from Indy“It depends on what phase of training the “She meant a lot to our students, and we son wouldn’t dare touch another person’s pendence are chosen by PGI to foster and dogs are in,” Catherine, a senior psychology saw it fit to rename the club after her because train dogs for service work. Once chosen, wheelchair; therefore, they should not touch major, said. “But a lot of it is sessions and she had done so much to help set up our ora service dog. that is when the hard work begins. not just bringing the dog around and expectganization,” Wright, a senior biology major, Indy-pendence is open to all majors. The If the service dog is not a puppy, Indying it to learn these skills.” said. “But, then we also are named Indyonly requirement is to pay the fees that go pendence will often receive dogs from an Within Indy-pendence, there are different pendence because that’s what we’re trying to toward the dogs’ well-being. To learn more all-female prison in Peoria where the dogs types of members: fosters and student trainachieve — independence. A lot of people with are trained for the first few years of their about Indy-pendence, visit its Facebook ers. Although both are specifically trained disabilities can’t really function on their own page. lives. The dogs then come to Indy-pendence, how to work with the dogs, the fosters are
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017
Baseball on pace to lowest point in decade
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Redbird softball defeated Bradley in a doubleheader Wednesday scoring 9-1, 6-5, respectively.
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WALK-OFF WINNERS Redbirds sweep Bradley in mid-week doubleheader
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Illinois State and Bradley played at Marian Kneer Softball Stadium Wednesday, with the Redbirds sweeping both ends of the doubleheader. “That’s huge. I mean that’s just huge for us. I know we gotta go finish the series at Bradley (next) Tuesday,” coach Melinda Fischer said. With the two-game sweep, Illinois State (2417, 14-3 MVC) remains in first place in the MVC standings, while Bradley (19-25, 5-12 MVC) remains in the lower half of the standings.
Game one: ISU 9, BU 1
Illinois State scored back-to-back home runs by Riley Hale and Shannon Felde, before Allison Spence and Riley Strandgard each hit a two-run home run before an out was even recorded in the bottom of the first inning. “We did that against Loyola two weekends ago, I think it was. Same thing happened, I think we had eight homeruns in that ballgame and you know it just got contagious,” Fischer said. The Redbirds would be quiet until the bottom of the fourth when Felde singled and Jordan de
los Reyes doubled. Fischer tried to score Felde from first on the double but was subsequently thrown out at home. Bradley would get on the board in the top of the fifth inning as Kealia Wysocki hit a solo home run for Bradley’s second hit of the contest. The game would come to a close in the fifth inning as Illinois State plated three runs to mercy-rule the Braves. Sarah Finck tossed her 18th complete game of the season in the victory, improving her record to 16-8.
Game two: ISU 6, BU 5
The Braves got the game going with back-toback hits and a pair of walks would give Bradley an early 1-0 lead before Ali Domkuski would strike out Megan Mahaffy to leave the bases loaded and prevent any further damage by the Bradley offense. Illinois State answered with a threat of its own as Hale walked to start the game and de los Reyes singled, but Spence lined out to first and de los Reyes was doubled off at first to end the inning. Domkuski would find herself in another jam in the top of the third inning, as Braves stood on
second and third with just one away. The Braves would score their second run of the game on an error, and Wysocki hit a three-run homer for the Braves, extending the lead to 5-0 and ending Domkuski’s night. The Redbirds would find their way onto the schoolboard in the bottom of the fourth inning, as de los Reyes hit a two-run homer. Illinois State brought the bats back to life in the bottom of the fifth, as it mustered up a run on two hits, leaving two runners on base with the tying run at the plate, heading into the final two frames. The Redbirds would start a rally again in the bottom of the seventh as two runners reached base before de los Reyes belted her second homer of the game, giving Illinois State the walk-off win. De los Reyes is now the all-time RBI leader in school history and sits three homers shy of tying the all-time home run record. “I don’t know if I ever really hit a walk-off before, but to hit it off Bradley, at home, as a senior, to keep our first place in conference position, it’s just a really big moment for me,” de los Reyes said. ISU returns to the diamond Saturday for a doubleheader against Missouri State.
Redbird gymnastics is flipping for Cooke JACOB KLASSEN Sports Reporter | @jklass350
Freshman gymnast Gabrielle Cooke started her career at Illinois State hot, and hasn’t cooled down since. The Chicago native, who has aspirations of becoming a lawyer, had some expectations to meet. Head coach Bob Conkling hopes she will perform exceptionally in all four events: floor, vault, uneven bars and balance bar, in every meet during her four years as a Redbird. She started the 2017 season strong, finishing second all-around behind teammate Meredith LaRoche at the Ozone Collegiate Classic Jan. 14. While currently preparing for the 2017-2018 gymnastics season, Cooke remembers what inspired her to pursue this sport originally. “When I was three, I was enrolled in a gymnastics school and then my coach noticed me, when I was four, and asked
me to join his team,” Cooke said. The 19-year-old came to ISU to perform with the gymnastics team after signing a National Letter of Intent sent from Conkling on Nov. 21, 2015. Cooke not only chose ISU for its gymnastics program, but for its academics as well. Before she came to ISU, Cooke was a member of the gymnastics team at Lane Tech High School. During her tenure with Lane Tech, she qualified for the Junior Olympics National Invitation Tournament, where she was the floor champion. Cooke was the captain of Irina Kudina Gymnastics for two years where she also was the vault state champion senior year. Although she achieved many great feats in her high school career, her favorite moment was getting impressive news.
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Freshman Gabrielle Cooke competes on the beam.
hat went wrong? A step in the wrong direction last season for the Illinois State baseball program carried over into the 2017 campaign. But it wasn’t always this way. ISU notched its fifth-straight season eclipsing 30 wins in 2014. A 27-27 finish in coach Bo Durkac’s first year at the helm in 2015, coupled with a disastrous 37 losses in 2016, has led to even less success this season. The Redbirds are currently 10-24 (MVC 0-6) and on pace to post the program’s worst record in a decade. How did it happen? An all-senior pitching staff gave way to freshmen during nonconference play. The lineup has its moments but still struggles with consistency. The bullpen can’t close out tight games — the team’s most fatal flaw. ISU is just 5-14 in games settled by two runs or less. Coach Durkac has not minced words when it comes to his bullpen. “We just can’t close out games… it is frustrating,” Durkac said after the Redbirds surrendered a lead in the ninth inning and lost in extras against the University of Illinois. A clear trend has emerged: Trevor Cross and Mitch Vogrin are the goto guys in the closing frames. Both have shown capability, but the duo has underwhelmed its preseason expectations. Cross’ ERA has inflamed to 4.75 after allowing 13 earned runs in his last 15 innings. Vogrin remains the best arm but was tagged for six earned runs Saturday against Evansville to raise his ERA to 5.40. Now, to be fair, this team is young. Very young. Illinois State is the lone MVC team to return less than three position players, as Owen Miller and Ryan Hutchinson are the only starters from last season. Despite the team’s abysmal record, the freshmen core and first-year transfers have generally impressed but have yet to capture an elusive trait: winning. John Rave has turned heads with his defensive play in center field while proving his ability to handle the bat in the leadoff spot. Rave is hitting .282 and has appeared in all 35 games for the Redbirds. Collin Braithwaite, a junior transfer from Chandler Gilbert Community College, has provided power for the ’Birds, trailing only Miller for the team-lead in doubles (9), slugging percentage (.485) and RBIs (25). ISU produced a glimmer of hope in a three-game slate with Dayton April 7-9, taking two victories against the Flyers to kick off a season-high nine-game home stand. However, the optimism was shortlived as ISU surrendered the 6-5 loss to Illinois before narrowly defeating a D-III Illinois-Wesleyan 7-5 the next day. The knockout punch came last weekend. Illinois State hosted Evansville in just its second MVC series, and the Purple Aces took all three games at Duffy Bass Field. Illinois State dropped its fourthstraight game against Notre Dame Wednesday 7-6. The Redbirds will travel to Peoria this weekend for a three-game series with MVC foe Bradley.