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Local high school students hold anti-gun rally in Uptown ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
As high school students across the nation participate in March for Our Lives rallies to advocate for stricter gun control legislation, students from the Bloomington-Normal area held a rally of their own Friday at Uptown Circle in Normal. Students and community members held up signs reading the names and phone numbers of Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville), Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) and Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria). More than 100 people attended the rally. One by one, the high school students stood on the Uptown Circle hill, giving speeches about the need for the gun control reform, while encouraging those in attendance to vote for politicians who advocate for gun control in the upcoming midterm elections this November. Bloomington High School junior and member of the Normal Community Justice Club Kimberly Halm said her organization helps plan social justice events around the school. “We helped organize the walkout and we realized we wanted to do something else, so this was our next course of action,” Halm explained. “We were able to get some of the other schools involved, especially Bloomington High because
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High school students shared their concerns concerning gun control Friday in Uptown Normal.
we know they had problems with their walkout.” “Their administration stunted and took over more of it than the students thought they would do and so we wanted to make sure those students had a stronger voice this time,” she said.
Halm continued to say her organization is planning a political involvement workshop at the Normal Public Library community room at 5 p.m. Wednesday. “We also have a town hall planned so students can ask their representatives questions and we’re hoping to have a good turnout for that as well,” she added. Bloomington High School junior Michael Backman, who was the first speaker at the event, said the Parkland shooting is what motivated him to become politically active. “Before the Parkland tragedy, I hadn’t been quite as interested in being politically active, but two weeks after the shooting, my Temple brought us on a trip to Washington D.C. where we wrote speeches and presented them to congressional staffers,” Backman said. “Attending that trip is what truly sparked my interest and what really started it for me. Since then this has been the third time I’ve given a speech at a rally to speak on gun control legislation and I’ve just been going from there.” Backman is a member of Not in Our School, which is an organization associated with Not in Our Town, which he said represents some issues being addressed in the rally. Backman said the topic of gun control is important to him because “though we have rights right now it doesn’t mean those rights are more important than lives.”
Rock the block, don’t tip the block over Normal, United Way of McLean County celebrate volunteerism, support local businesses with music, food, during annual Uptown party STORY BY ALEX DWYER NEWS REPORTER | PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHELLE CARRICO Vidette Photographer
ABOVE: Two West Highland white terriers rest on North Street after walking through Saturday’s Rock the Block in Uptown Normal. RIGHT: Two music fans look through discounted records in front of Waiting Room Records. Saturday was also Record Store Day.
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n overcast and chilly day did not stop the crowds from pouring into Uptown Normal for Rock the Block. From Mother Murphy’s to the grandstand by The Rock Restaurant, the roads were blocked off for an evening of music, drinks and shopping. Rock the Block is an annual music festival put on by the town of Normal and sponsored
by United Way of McLean County. Rock the Block highlights many local businesses and musicians around the Bloomington-Normal area. It sheds light on businesses and artists that may get passed up by bigger names. The event was free with a $5 donation encouraged. Donors were given a plastic cup to document the event. Local bands performed, including Red
Scarves and Mike & Joe, which played acoustic sets for the audience on Saturday. Red Scarves recently released its first full-length album, “Sort of Scarlet,” in 2017. “Red Scarves are pretty cool. They’re a local band, and a local favorite,” Shelby Goodman, Civic Arts intern for the town of Normal, said. “Their drummer actually had to leave partway through, so they’re playing
a stripped-down set. They’re always fun to hear regardless.” Local businesses crowded the streets selling food, wines and spirits and even records. Saturday was Record Store Day, and Waiting Room Records had its doors open with $1 vinyl records for sale under a tent in front of the store. see BLOCK page 5
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Former New Yorker Barry Blinderman never imagined spending his life in the Midwest — let alone in a town named Normal — but after 31 years here, he said he has done it all and then some. “I came here directly from New York City,” Blinderman said. “I had been the director of a private art gallery there showing up and coming artists but some of them were well known people like Keith Haring, Martin Wong, and Robert Colescott. I did that for about seven years as well as some freelance journalism.” After the birth of his son and an unsuccessful art show, Blinderman began weighing his love of New York with the need to provide for his new family. He began looking for a new gig that would combine the two worlds he loved the most. “I went to a college art association meeting and I took a number of interviews,” Blinderman said. “The one that ended up being the best was for ISU. So I came from New York City’s skyscrapers and cultural overdose to the Midwest.” Blinderman spent the next 31 years of his life as the director of ISU’s University Galleries and gained it widespread recognition for organizing
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“I thought that I have been able to accomplish pretty much what I set out to accomplish and I thought, yes, I could continue but I am at an age where I would like to have some time to do other things,” he said. “It’s time for me to turn over the [gallery] to someone else and do whatever I want to do.” Though art has been at the center of his career, Blinderman has other passions that he intends to enjoy
during retirement. “I record and write music, sometimes in collaboration with other people, I even had a band here for a while: BB and the Aesthetics,” he said. “I will definitely spend time on that, maybe put out another CD. I have begun writing a memoir. I’m not afraid to not know, part of the adventure is all of the unknowns. I’m over the idea that I have to accomplish this, that and the other thing, I don’t have a bucket list I’ve pretty much done everything I’ve wanted to do always.” The tentative title of Blinderman’s memoir is “From New York to Normal: A Curators Tale” though he is not sure it will ever actually hit stands. “It wouldn’t just be about [being a curator] I’d probably talk about the rest of my life too,” he said. “You know a million people write memoirs, whether it ever sees the light of day is another thing but at least my children can read it if no one does. I’ll see how good it is but I definitely want to write it down, anyway. I think everyone should.” Blinderman still has a couple more shows to curate and a gala to host before hanging up his hat, but is ready to explore and experience the world. “I will just quietly, while no one is looking, step out the door and call it a good 31 years,” he said.
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Secretary of State Jesse White encourages students to become organ donors STAR JOHNSON News Reporter | @Star2flyy_
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llinois Secretary of State Jesse White is encouraging high school students to look into becoming organ donors. White recently spoke at Normal Community West High School to inform them on a new law that went into effect in January. The law allows those who are 16 and 17 to be on the organ and tissue donor registry. April is National Donate Life Month and White is using this month to travel around the state to discuss the new law and get more people on the donor registry list. “The organ donor program is designed to give someone a second chance at life or help to improve their quality of life,” White said. “Here in Illinois, there are 6.4 million people that have signed to become organ donors. Each year about 300 people die because organs have not arrived in a timely matter.” He stated 17-year-old Normal West student Livi Sonetz, who died after a car crash last month, was one of many who signed up under the new law to become an organ Jesse White donor in the event of her death. White said Sonetz helped bring life to many other people because of her act. He added this is just one example of how American youth are becoming more and more engaged in society. White was introduced to the organ donor program about 20 years ago. He realized the need of organs and tissue was an issue when he lost his brother to an aneurism. “[He was taken to] University of Illinois hospital and they put him on life support. A member from the organ office
Panel to discuss corruption in Illinois ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
The Institute for Corruption Studies (ICS) at Illinois State University will host the panel discussion “Why is Illinois So Corrupt?” at 6 p.m. Monday in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. Featured panelists will include Rick
asked if by chance he doesn’t make it, can we use his organs for transplantation purposes? I was not aware of the program at the time, I thought it was an experimental program, so I said no. That night he passed away,” White said. Two years later, White’s sister became ill and was in need of a kidney. Due to the generosity of a donor, she received the organ she needed. “Since Jan. 1, we have another 11,500 who have signed up and every day the numbers are increasing,” White said. White further reminisced on the significance of being an organ and tissue donor as it can place an unforgettable impact on a person’s life. “We honored a teacher in New Lenox, Illinois. She gave her student her kidney. We honored a doctor at the Loyola MediMichelle Carrico | Vidette Photographer cal Center; the doctor gave her patient her kidney,” White said. “One of the [Jesse White To become an organ donor, visit your local DMV for more information. Tumblers] was coming out of the Ford City their organs will go to waste,” McCoy said. Mall Theatre and was shot and killed by a She added that she thinks teenagers need to be educated gang banger. Six of his organs were used for transplantation purposes, so we’re proud of the fact that people are about the topic and understand the terms they will be signing up for. signing up to participate in this wonderful program.” White explained 68 percent of African-Americans are in Justine McCoy, ISU senior pre-veterinarian medicine and animal science major, said it is important for people need of organs, but only 32 percent participate to become to register to become an organ donor because people die an organ donor. Parental consent is still required for organ donations everyday from not having the proper organs accessible to from 16 and 17-year-olds but White said they can be them. “If they don’t have the rights to give away their organs, matched faster because of the law.
Pearson, chief political reporter for the Chicago Tribune, and Bob Sector director of the investigations for the Better government Association. Oguzhan Dincer, Associate professor of economics at ISU and director of the Institute for Corruption Studies, will moderate the panel discussion. Director of Media Relations Eric Jome said the ICS has done numerous interviews with journalists as well as going through archives of political and business news coverage. “The ICS began about a year and a half ago and it has a lot of databases on corruption.
They have also covered stories on political corruption and business corruption around the state,” Jome said. The institute is home to a Corruption Data Bank, which not only provides corruption and governance indices, but also provides indices which are built by the ICS such as the Corruption Perceptions Index and the Corruption Reflections Index. The ICS is an independent research institute within the Department of Economics at ISU. It is comprised of researchers who study the causes and consequences of different forms of corruption at the city, state, and national levels in the United States.
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“I know Professor Dincer has studied this and has a number of colleagues that are at universities across the country that study this subject as well. This is kind of a collaborative research effort,” Jome said. “Rick Pearson has been around for a long time, and I remember him being down in Springfield covering state capital stuff back in the 1990s so he’s been in the business for quite some time,” Jome said. “Professor Dincer has been interviewed by the media several times, so I’m sure he has plenty of media contacts who would have some interesting insights into the subject.”
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Two Illinois State University students recently earned the Barr y Goldwater Scholarship for pursuing research careers in mathematics, natural sciences or engineering. The two Goldwater Scholars are juniors Torrey Saxton and Jonathan Unger. Saxton is a triple-major at ISU. He is pursuing physics, math and computational physics. Saxton researches under a s sociate pro fe s sor A l l i son Harris. The Barry Goldwater ScholTorrey Saxton arship is only awarded to students that plan on pursuing mathematics, natural sciences or engine e r i n g af ter t hey g raduate. The scholarship awa rd s up to $7,500 for housJonathan ing, tuition, books Unger
and other fees. According to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundation website, the scholarship is “the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship [...] in America.” The scholarship and Foundation were established back in 1989 to serve as a memorial to honor the work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served as a senator for 30 years, as well as a soldier. “Dr. Harris is absolutely fantastic,” Saxton said. “She makes research a collaborative effort, and takes the questions her research students ask seriously. She also encourages her students to apply for summer internships, such as NSF REU programs, and ensures that we have opportunities to present research at various venues.” Saxton initially was unsure how to respond to earning the scholarship, but is largely looking forward to the opportunities ahead of him. “I was very excited, because this scholarship is a national level scholarship, and hopefully will help me stand out in graduate
school applications,” he said. Unger is a computational physics major who works directly under associate professor Neil Christensen. He plans on earning his doctorate in atomic, molecular and optical physics. After graduation, Unger wants to engage a career in physics research and eventually end up teaching at a university of his choice. “[The recognition] gives me a lot of pride in the physics department at Illinois State,” Saxton said. “We’re certainly one of the smaller departments, but it doesn’t stop the faculty from pursuing excellence, and that mindset permeates through to the students.” For students that work as hard as he does, Saxton says the key to success is mentorship. “Find a mentor that you get along with well,” he said. “Being able to ask them questions and get personalized feedback is critical.” Since its first award in 1989, the Foundation has given out 8,132 scholarships worth approximately $65 million.
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IME magazine revealed its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world Thursday and it features fierce leaders, rule breakers, passionate activists and compassionate men and women. The list features President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, survivors from the Parkland shooting, activist Tarana Burke, who founded the Me Too movement, entertainers Tiffany Haddish, Nicole Kidman, Kesha and doctors and scientists working to help people worldwide. In selecting this year’s 100 people, TIME editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote in a letter that it did not come down to “a measure of power” nor “a collection of milestones accumulated.” “The TIME 100, always a reflection of its moment, looks quite different than in the past,” Felsenthal wrote. “Influence increasingly knows no single zip code and no minimum age.” A record 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40 were selected for the list as well. So what does this all mean to us? When most people read the list and see these people’s accom-
plishments, they don’t think much about it. For most of us, we will not have the same kind of fame, fortune and success as almost all of the most influential. But that doesn’t mean we can’t live our lives similarily to them. If we learn one thing from what these and other TIME 100 individuals share, it’s love, compassion, drive and a will to achieve great things and help others. We don’t have to be a politician, celebrity, innovator, activist or any specific profession to be as influential as these 100 individuals. They all started from somewhere to help people around them, so why can’t all
of us do it too? Take, for example, Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Emma González and Alex Wind. These Parkland, Florida, shooting survivors have taken their experienced tragedy and turned the March for Our Lives rally into a nationwide and worldwide movement. And they did it all as high school students. As former President Barack Obama wrote in his piece about the five students, “The Parkland, [Florida], students don’t have the kind of lobbyists or big budgets for attack ads that their opponents do ... But they have the power so often inherent
in youth: to see the world anew; to reject the old constraints, outdated conventions and cowardice too often dressed up as wisdom.” Those are words we can all live by to do some good in the world. If five students can make this big of an impact and say enough is enough, imagine what more can be done if more people take those bold steps. TIME’s list even pushes us to keep going in the face of adversity and when others don’t want to hear what you have to say. Burke has been advocating for survivors of rape and sexual assault, specifically young black women, for years, but people did not show much support. As actress Gabrielle Union wrote, “When you’ve been sidelined for so long, it’s exhilarating to know that such a powerful voice is finally breaking through.” With a record number of women and young individuals on this list, it shows times are changing and the world is accepting what all people have to offer. Being bold can be scary, nerve-racking and often lonesome, but the results can influence, bring people together and cause change across the world.
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Everyone should implement spring cleaning MY VIEW KAMARA TURNER | Columnist
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llinois is known for its rough winters, filled with chilled air and a lot of snow, but this weather does not last forever. As the weather changes, it is important to mentally and physically prepare for warmer weather. Spring cleaning is an important task many people should consider every year. Not only is it physically good for your home, but it is also mentally positive for you because it helps prepare you for warmer weather, which can sometimes lead to unproductivity. Unproductivity in the summer is very common among college students even though many of us work or take sum-
mer classes. Spring cleaning will give students that boost to keep going even when classes are over. Spring cleaning can help with organization, which can improve productivity for the following school year. It is important to take time to declutter and organize your apartment. Doing this will recover a lot of lost items and will give you the opportunity to make changes to certain areas in your room or apartment if they get boring, repetitive or just need a makeover. It is important to remember that cleaning also involves throwing things away, so be sure to only keep things that are needed for now and the future. Holding on to items that are not needed will call for a lot of clutter later on. According to a study by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, spring cleaning can help with allergies. Removing allergens from your apartment and other personal spaces can help you
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feel healthier, especially during the warmer seasons when allergies take over. Although allergies can make daily tasks difficult, spring cleaning can help with daily moods. Taking time to thoroughly clean your home and personal spaces can make you happier. The act of cleaning is not fun for everyone, but the aftermath can be what makes all the difference. Learning how to enjoy cleaning is the best part. I love playing music while I clean; it keeps my mind off the fact that I am cleaning and keeps me motivated. Try different methods to see what works for you, whether it is music, television or even asking others to help you clean and keep you company will help you tidy up. After all those months in class and worrying about grades, stress can be a big issue for a lot of students, but a clean space can help alleviate a lot of it. Cleaning will help you put things in places you will remember and will
help you feel like you have a more open and organized space to feel comfortable. According to a study carried out by the founder of America’s Anxiety Disorder Center, those who take time to spring clean and straighten up once in a while are able to free up the brain for more essential decision making. Cleaning can give you time to do a lot of thinking and help you focus on things that are important. Cleaning is not always fun, but sometimes it is essential to have a cleaner and more positive mindset about life. Find ways that make cleaning exciting because it is different for everyone, but make spring cleaning a vital task every year. KAMARA TURNER is a mass media major and a columnist for The Vidette. Any questions or comments regarding her column can be sent to katurne3@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter @kvmara.
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Milner exhibit to showcase stories of English-language learners ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough
Milner Library is hosting the “TELL: Tales of English Language Learners” exhibit which displays the stories, challenges and cultural traditions of English-language learners (ELLs) in Bloomington-Normal until Tuesday, May 15. Rabia Hos, assistant professor of Bilingual, Bicultural and ESL Education, said the idea for the exhibit came to her during a classroom trip to a Chicago public school. “As part of an assignment, I took my students to an urban school in Chicago to see the diversity there and an exhibit called ‘Changing Worlds’ was featured, which was similar to the one I did here,” Hos said. “I thought combining my assignment with the exhibit would be fantastic given the number of English learners in our community is increasing; there are more international students as well as an effort towards internationalization, so I figured it would be a timely exhibit.” The exhibit is part of a collaboration between Hos’ class and Alice J. Lee’s, assistant professor of graphic design, class. “I emailed professor Lee to see if she wanted to put together an exhibit and she
said yes, so we planned at the end of last semester and made it happen,” Hos said. Looking to show her students the possibilities graphic design can bring, Lee said that she was very excited to participate. “I am always looking for opportunities to show my students that it is possible to do graphic design work that isn’t based solely on commerce. When I was told about this idea, I jumped onboard,” Lee said. Hos had paired her students with local ELL students in the Bloomington-Normal area who then conducted interviews and case studies to get a better understanding of the experience of those students. “Two of my students and one of the graphic design students put together a team of 45 students from both majors and created the exhibit. We brought the knowledge and they brought the creativity,” she said. Elementary education major Madeleine Ferguson said the biggest takeaway from the exhibit is the different backgrounds, homes, cultures, languages and families that these students come from. “Each student that will be coming into our future classrooms is not just a student. We want to make sure that we are teaching the whole person, not just the student in our rooms we see for seven hours each
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day,” Ferguson said. “For teaching ELLs, this idea is essential. We must understand t heir b a c kgrounds and find out what they bring to the classroom. If you were to go and look at the exhibit, you will notice very qu ick ly t hat Ali Rasper | Senior Photographer each of the stories are very The “Tales of English Language Learners” exhibit will run until May 15. different. This Bloomington-Normal community. is the very point “People should really try to understand we wanted to instill. “Each ELL will be different, and what they the backgrounds, cultures and stories of each bring to the classroom will be different. these ELL students. Their stories can tell It is up to the educator to see them as the a lot about how not one English-language person they are, and not just the non-main- learner is the same. This is a group that is stream student. By doing so, you will reach very diverse and heterogeneous, so I’d love for people to come to this exhibit and read students far and wide,” she added. Hos said the underlying message of the about these incredible stories,” Hos said. exhibit is to appreciate the diversity in the
some canine friends joined along for the music festival. “My friend told me it was going on because we could eat, drink and listen to music. It sounded like a lot of fun,” State Farm intern Grace McManaman said. “I was surprised when [a dog in a taco costume] was giving out Chipotle coupons too. It’s been fun.” To pair with the brews from White Oak, Medici had a
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Dreams come true BECKY FLETCHER Features Reporter | @becky_fletcher
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he ability to soar through the air doing daring stunts is awe-inspiring. For Gamma Phi Circus, it took months of practicing and dedication. The theme for the 89th circus performance was “Once Upon a Time,” which set the scene for many fairytale classics made famous by Walt Disney. Each fairytale displayed a different circus performance to match the story being told. Beauty and the Beast had trampolines for “Be Our Guest,” trapeze for “Tale as Old as Time” and near the end of the show, see-saws for Gaston and his roadies as they go to kill the beast. Toy Story, Aladdin and Moana provided dance routines and gymnastics as stage hands prepared the materials needed for the next big act. Even the clown got into it as they told the story of Sleeping Beauty, which did not end so well as the princess was accidentally knocked out, causing the audience to roar with laughter. The clowns also shared the tale of a little girl having her balloon stolen. Crying uncontrollably, the clowns gave the little girl a bundle of balloons, which sent her soaring into the air. The Little Mermaid, Disney villains and Tangled incorporated varying acts with rope and silk curtains. Performers would wrap themselves up, climb and soar through the air, spinning every which way. Tangled even had a real horse ushering in the hero, Flynn Rider. One Hundred and One Dalmatians had bicycles and unicycles for puppies to leap on to as they saw fit, trusting one another to lean forward into different formations or to stack on top of each other to display intricate towers of puppies on moving bikes. Peter Pan went soaring to Neverland as he swung high and mighty into a silk curtain. The daring tricks of flying through the air left a tenseness in the air as audience members waited to see who would soar or flip through the air next. Hercules proved his strength with tightrope walking. At times, air was drawn out of the room as Hercules or Hades seemed to fight to regain balance but strength prevails and the hero walked with ease. Li Shang taught the crowd how to be a man as he and his army men spit fire and juggled pins. Eventually those pins turned into knives and then, to add even more danger and suspense, the knives were set on fire and juggled between each performer. As the finale came, all the Disney princesses made their way to the
Gamma Phi soars in Once Upon a Time
floor for a grand dance performance and, to let the audience members know that dreams really do come true, Tinker Bell soared through the crowd with profound elegance. Out-of-town attendee Kelly Kelley said she loved the attention-grabbing performance and how kid-friendly it was. Kelley’s favorite part was Tinker Bell, though she liked the whole show. “It’s hard because it just feeds your little Disney soul,” Kelley said. “I actually will say Tink … Tink flying through at the end was kind of a cool topper on the show. The whole thing was good but that was neat.” Being Kelley’s first Gamma Phi show, she said she would like to see more trampolines within the performance. Freshman business management major and crew for Gamma Phi Phoebe Naylon said the overall performance went well. “It was so much fun and I’m sad that it’s over already … It’s gone by super-fast,” Naylon said. Naylon said she would like to see swinging trapeze in future performances. “I’m very happy to be a part of this organization. It’s an amazing group of people and I love all of them and I’m happy to be here,” Naylon added. As Walt Disney once said, “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible,” and Gamma Phi helped prove that with air defying stunts and amazing leaps and tricks.
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TOP: Gamma Phi Circus flier and sophomore nursing major Antonia Durnil performed the Russian swing and soars through the air. ABOVE LEFT: Sophomore studio art and French major Nicole Barmore was portrayed as Snow White at Gamma Phi Circus’ Once Upon a Time show. ABOVE RIGHT: Junior costume design major Torrey Mebust portrayed Lumiere from “Beauty and the Beast.” Mebust performed the aerial rope, bike and hire wire at the 89th circus. RIGHT: Senior physical education teacher education major Alison Tye won the Max Honn Service award. This award is selected by student peers and is given to a person who encompasses the circus values, and service within Gamma Phi Circus.
Auty’s Kitchen serves as the soul food safe haven on campus TIFFANI JACKSON-SKINNER Features Reporter | @_smilesssss
With dining halls and fast food serving as some of the only meal options on campus, traveling to the city to receive a southernstyle, home-cooked meal seems to be a trip worthwhile. Soul food is delicious overall, but what makes the taste savory is the chef. From fried chicken, macaroni, collard greens and cobbler, finding a restaurant in the area that serves these soul food items seems to be almost impossible. Sophomore special education major Autumn Conditt wants
students to know that her student business, Auty’s Kitchen, is open and ready to serve soul food favorites. Conditt’s love for soul food was inspired by her mother and grandmother. After watching them cook southern-styled meals, she learned their recipes and began to form her own. As she perfected her craft, she began to cook on a consistent basis and had close friends and family as her taste testers. “My boyfriend and best friend would always brag about my food to other people. They then came up with the idea for me to sell plates because there are no restaurants in the
Bloomington area that specialize in soul food. So, I embraced the idea and began coming up with more recipes,” Conditt said Conditt officially began to sell plates in early April. She states that her favorite dish is her homemade Caribbean jerk pineapples, which is a combination of turkey sausage, shrimp, chicken and steak in the center of a delicious pineapple. “My business compared to others is very unique because all of my recipes are passed down and I really give customers a homecooked feel. It’s very hard to find this style of food in the college area but with my business opening, it makes me happy to serve as
the soul food safe haven on campus,” Conditt said. Loyal customer of Auty’s Kitchen, Tiera Rowell stated that Conditt’s food stands out because it is made with love. “Compared to other restaurants, Autumn’s food stands out because her passion is shown through the taste. Most people tend to cook and sell food with only the intention to make money. Autumn’s business, on the other hand, stands out because she actually has a passion for her craft,” Rowell said.
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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018
Bulldogs breakout brooms STEPHEN GARNER Sports Reporter | @StayTrueSdot3
Coming into the weekend as the second hottest team and third in conference (No. 90 in the nation) after making the leap from the bottom of the conference ranks to the top 3, the Redbirds (9-6, 18-24) have been playing great softball. However, they found themselves matched up with the class of the conference at the moment, and one of the hottest teams in the nation is the Bulldogs of Drake (15-0, 32-9, No. 41 in the nation).
Game 1: Drake 8, Illinois State 0 A matchup between two strikeout artists in Morgan Day and Drake’s Nicole Newman. Day cashed in 4.2 innings pitched against one of the best hitting teams in the nation. Day, however, had a rather unsteady defense behind her that logged two errors over the course of the game. In relief, Domkuski and Felde would come in to finish the game. Each of the three pitchers for ISU would surrender at least one run in the 8-0 loss. When asked about the defense, Coach Melinda Fischer mentioned that they did not help their pitchers out one bit. “With two outs in the first game, we had an error then they got a hit, and another hit, and what I thought they did well was capitalize off of our mistakes but they just kept getting back to back hits and really fed off of each other very well.” Offensively, ISU saw struggles as well. The team had a tough time putting the ball in play against one of the nation’s best pitchers — Newman. She was extremely effective in changing speeds, missing bats, and defense was on its game as well. An early single up the middle from the hot bat of Felde was the only registered hit in this one and Riley Strandgard was able to reach base in the fifth inning on an error. Outside of that, there was no
action offensively for ISU. This made for a shutout as well as a short game due to the 8-run rule, putting an end to the home game win streak the Redbirds had established over last few series.
Game 2: Drake 8, Illinois State 3 This game saw Sarah Finck take the circle with her 9-12 record on the season. Finck went the distance, going seven full innings and tallying five strikeouts, while walking two and allowing seven earned runs. The Bulldogs, even more than in game one, would take advantage of the errors made by the Redbird defense in this one. The four errors from their defense in this one were averse to their resilient efforts to claw their way back into this game, and Coach Fischer, in recollecting each individual error committed, commented on the anomaly that those efforts proved to be. “It was a bad day defensively, absolutely. You can’t have six errors in two games and expect to win a ballgame.” This time out, the offense was able to put the ball in play with some frequency, and able to get runners on base with opportunities to score more as well. They would total three hits, including two drawn walks from Riley Hale in the leadoff spot, as well as a hit and a scored run from her. The big play offensively came from Alyssa Wiebel, who has been seeing the ball well. She would send one over the fence in the bottom of the sixth, with a two-run homer that rejuvenated the ’Birds dugout.
Game 3: Drake 3, Illinois State 0 The finale of this weekend series against Drake saw Felde take the circle for ISU against Newman for Drake. Samantha Brinkman | Senior Photographer
Freshman Morgan Day delivers inside in the circle for Illinois State on Saturday. Day pitched 4 2/3 innings in a loss Saturday and 3 innings on Sunday as ISU got swept.
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REDBIRD RE PORT Redbird track and field closes out Virginia Challenge Redbird track and field posted 15 performances within ISU’s all-time top10 list, including James Brandenburg’s third place in the decathlon.
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Our relays excelled, as we posted our best marks of the outdoor season. Amongst all this, the biggest performance was definitely Brandy [Thomas] and Julia [Bourke] in the shot put. It was awesome to see Brandy take the next big step in her throwing career.” ISU head coach Jeff Bovee
ISU tennis finishes MVC with 4-1 record
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Illinois State running back Nick Kielbasa tries to shed defenders at the Spring Showcase scrimmage Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium.
Springing into the season Football returns to action with annual Spring Showcase KADE HEATHER Sports Reporter | @kade_heather
also catching two passes for 13 yards. Spack also liked the offense, but ames Robinson carried a defender thinks there is always room for with him for the final few steps of his improvement. 33-yard touchdown run in the first “I think our passing game threw quarter of the annual Spring Showcase our [defensive] backs well. I think scrimmage at Hancock Stadium. the passing game will do better After five weeks of practice, Illinois State throughout the summer and into football gave its fans their first look at the 2018 fall camp when there’s a lot more team in game action Saturday afternoon and guys here,” Spack said. showed signs of optimism. As for the defensive side, line“All in all, it was a tremendous spring, maybe backer Tuvone Clark led the White the best I’ve had since I’ve been here, I can’t team with seven tackles, a sack and remember a better one,” ISU head coach Brock a pass deflection that could almost Spack said. have been a pick six. The White team defeated the Red team 14-7 Meanwhile, linebacker Zack behind a seven-yard touchdown run from Mathews led the Red team with four Markel Smith and a 56-yard touchdown run tackles. by redshirt freshman quarterback Trenton Spack thought ISU improved Natalie Stuckslager | Photo Editor ISU coach Brock Spack addresses his players after the game. Hatfield. heavily this spring in a position that “It felt good to have a game-situation here, underachieved last season. and doing the spring game, I think we all got “I thought our inside linebackcarrying that into the season and winning a lot of better as a group,” Robinson said. ers played really well this spring,” Spack said, games, and having a lot of fun,” Kolbe said. Quarterback Jake Kolbe started under center for The Redbirds had an all-around strong attack “We didn’t play there as well as we could’ve a the Red team and finished 7-for-10 with 69 yards on the ground, as all three touchdowns came in year ago.” and an interception that was not entirely his fault. that fashion. However, it’s not so much of the players that Kolbe’s shoulder was tapped by a defender’s Robinson finished with six carries for 49 he thinks could have done better last year. arm as he made the throw that ended up in the yards and two catches for 39 yards to go with his “We had problems getting lined up and that’s hands of Jarrell Jackson. The first quarter inter- touchdown. more on the structure of things than the players, ception was returned 44 yards and set up the Illinois State’s leading rusher last season, Robin- but we really struggled with that,” Spack said, “I Smith touchdown. son enjoyed a fresh, up-close look at the end zone, think we really settled that down and we developed Overall, Kolbe was pleased with the day. some inside linebackers.” but gives all credit to where it is due. “It’s really cool to get the fans out here. For the Overall, Spack was satisfied with the clean game “That felt pretty good, I mean the line and a lot of young guys [redshirt freshmen], this is really their people that blocked for me, they opened the hole up of just one minor penalty and just the one deflected first game-type situation, so it’s good for every- pretty well, so the only reason I scored was because interception. one. We got a lot of competition and we got better of that,” Robinson said. Illinois State finished last season 6-5 and missed today,” Kolbe said. Smith split playing time for both teams, the playoffs for the first time since 2013. As he enters his senior season, Kolbe is as excited and totaled 43 yards on nine carries with his The Redbirds will open their regular season as anyone else on the team. against Saint Xavier on Sept. 1 at Hancock Statouchdown. “This [spring] is the most fun I’ve had playing To round out the running backs, Jordan dium and begin conference play Sept. 29 at football in a long time. I really look forward to Birch collected 57 yards on 10 carries, while Missouri State.
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“All in all, it was a tremendous spring, maybe the best I’ve had since I’ve been here, I can’t remember a better one.” ISU football coach Brock Spack
ISU BASEBALL SWEPT BY MISSOURI STATE IN THREE-GAME SERIES. FULL DETAILS AT VIDETTEONLINE.COM
The Redbird women’s tennis team defeated Valparaiso, 7-0, Saturday to close out its season with just one loss. ISU will compete in the MVC Championships Friday.
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Redshirt freshman quarterback Trenton Hatfield broke free for a 56-yard touchdown run that secured the White team’s 14-7 victory at the Spring Showcase Saturday afternoon at Hancock Stadium.
SOFTBALL SCORES Drake 3, Illinois St 0 Missouri St 2, Loyola 0 Evansville 3, Valparaiso 2 Bradley 14, S. Illinois 9 Northern Iowa 3, Indiana State 0
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UPCOMING Men’s Golf ISU travels to St. Louis for the MVC Championship tournament. First-round action opens Monday morning and continues until Tuesday.
Baseball ISU will head across town to take on Illinois Wesleyan at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Softball ISU will look to get back in the win column when it hosts Bradley at 5 p.m Tuesday.
Men’s Tennis The Redbirds will compete in the first round of the Summit League Championships Friday in Denver, Colorado. Compiled by KADE HEATHER Vidette Sports