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Make time for self-health as the semester comes to a close Compiled by MARY CULLEN | News Editor
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ith the school year coming to a close, students have a variety of stressors ranging from finals, to graduation, to future plans of all kinds. Carrying around this stress can be detrimental both physically and mentally, so the university offers a multitude of ways for students to chill out and enjoy these last few weeks on campus.
PAWSitively Stress Free “Stress is one of the top barriers to academic success reported by Illinois State University students,” Coordinator for Communication and Marketing at Health Promotion and Wellness Erin Link said. “While some amounts of stress are normal and unavoidable, too much or frequently feeling high levels of stress can negatively affect things like sleep and your immune system. PAWSitively Stress Free is one of the many ways that Health Promotion and Wellness addresses stress on campus.” Since its start in May 2013, PAWSitively Stress Free has brought volunteer therapy dogs to Milner Library during stressful times, such as midterms and finals weeks. “Therapy dogs have a variety of benefits,” Link said. “For those that enjoy animals, just a few minutes of petting a therapy dog initiates a positive body response that lowers their heart rate and blood pressure as well as reduces the
body’s levels of cortisol, also known as the stress hormone.” Link also mentioned how many students in college have left pets at home, so they are in need of a furry fix. The program is run entirely through volunteers, of both the human and furry variety, and is coordinated by the Town and Country Kennel Club. Each PAWS event features a wide range of therapy dogs with different shapes, sizes and breeds. PAWS will hold two more events at Milner Library before the end of the school year: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. May 8 and 9. Both events will feature chair massages to reduce stress as well.
Student Counseling Services Relaxation Room Currently only available to patients of the Student Counseling Services, both enrolled in individual or group counseling, is the Relaxation Room, a room devoted to reducing stress and anxiety. “Whatever their presenting problem is, whether it’s ‘I can’t focus’ or ‘I’m really stressed about this test, I keep failing my tests because I’m so anxious during them’ or ‘I had something happen and I’m having a lot of social anxiety,’” Marie Chandler, the graduate assistant currently running the Relaxation Room, said. “It can be a variety of things, but we target that session to what that specific person needs.”
ABOVE (From left): Junior early childhood education majors Katie Kelly, Kassie Mikesell and Libby Donovan stay stress free playing with service dog Miley on the Quad. Photograph by JENNA KADZIULIS | Photo Editor
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The Lifestyle Enhancement Program offers yoga and T’ai Chi classes each semester in addition to its usual list of events. For spring 2017, sessions run on a weekly basis until May 12, and a monetary fee is associated for participation in most activities. Hatha yoga classes take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and are open to all levels of experience. T’ai Chi, often referred to as moving meditation, is split between evidence-based training and Chen style classes. Evidence-based training courses are designed to improve strength, balance and neuromuscular force control and will focus on the seven forms of Chen-style T’ai Chi and Qigong training. The Chen-style classes focus on forms one through 12 during the fall semester and 13 through 24 during the spring semester, as well as Qigong training.
Aches Away Massages Throughout the year, Aches Away Massage Specialists offers on-campus massages every Tuesday and Wednesday. Sessions last 15 minutes, and the cost is $15. Appointments are scheduled online through the Health Promotion and Wellness website.
Sleep schedule Students should aim for at least seven to nine hours of sleep at night. Any more or less can be detrimental to not only physical, but mental health, as well. Setting strict sleep guidelines can improve mental and physical health drastically. Most smartphones — including the iPhone — offer sleep analysis software to record sleep habits. Sticking to this schedule for at least 21 days should allow for a habit to form.
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Biofeedback is one of the most commonly used methods the Relaxation Room utilizes. It allows the student to see what actually happens physiologically when they are exposed to stress and when they are working to reduce stress by participating in a relaxation exercise. This allows the participant to compare and contrast their stress levels throughout the biofeedback exercise. Other exercises available include meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, actively using mindfulness, deep breathing and art therapy techniques. “Depending on what people come in [the Relaxation Room] for, we have had some interesting twists on the exercises,” Chandler said. “From test anxiety techniques to even planning appropriately for studying for a test, it all depends on the needs of the patient.”
Develop a support system
Available on ISU’s Health Promotion and Wellness website is a free, downloadable guided relaxation audio exercise. In approximately 11 minutes, listeners are guided through an exercise aimed at clearing the mind and promoting relaxation.
Talking about stressors is one of the most effective ways to manage stress. Having a reliable support system of friends, peers and family members who you are able to reach out to during stressful times can be crucial. If students feel they cannot handle their stress on their own, Student Counseling Services faculty and staff are more than willing to help. Information regarding appointments can be found on the Counseling Services website. Mary Cullen is a news editor at The Vidette. She can be contacted at mmculle@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter @MaryCullen7.
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Police footage to be open to public
NPD officers will receive body cameras which will provide a visual record of duties to citizens ANDREW DOUGHERTY News Reporter | @addough
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he Normal Police Department will issue body cameras to all patrol-level officers once the decision on which company will provide the cameras is reached. The NPD has 85 sworn officers in its department. Detectives and those who do not deal with the public, such as Community Services Officer Greg Leipold, will not be required to wear a body camera. “It’s more for patrol officers who deal with traffic enforcement and other enforcement action,” Leipold said. The body cameras worn by police officers generate a visual record of how police officers perform their duties, but the release of those images is limited under Illinois state law. In September 2016, the NPD started a body-worn camera pilot program with six cameras assigned to officers on three different patrol shifts. “We haven’t implanted it all the way through yet. Officers on each shift are testing the body cameras and we’re evaluating them to decide which unit we’re going to purchase for our officers,” Leipold said. “It’s
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Chicago Police Department 19th District Commander Marc Buslik discusses the department’s body camera policies. kind of like an Adidas vs. Nike type of thing” Leipold explained the NPD is looking at which cameras have the highest quality video and how long they last as examples of how the department is going to make its purchasing decision.
“Part of the reason we considered this is because we think it’s a much better representation of what an officer sees,” Leipold said. “It still doesn’t encompass the entire officers point of view, but definitely more than what we’re seeing now.” In-car cameras are limited to
what they can see on the street, and by having patrol officers wear body cameras, Leipold believes it will be a positive change for the Normal community. “I do know that it will have a positive effect on community relations because it’s going to have a first-hand
My Loveable Angels raising money for injured puppy ALEX CAMPBELL News Reporter | @alex_campbell98
There are those who live to serve others and improve their community from the small tragedies and imperfections that are seen every day. Those at My Loveable Angels aim to do that in Bloomington’s backyard. My Loveable Angels is a nonprofit organization that focuses on caring for animals in poor situations. All will be welcome, loved unconditionally and need not fear again as My Loveable Angels is their home now. Recently, the organization has found a new friend in a puppy named Mandisa. She is just 3 1/2 months old. Mandisa was rescued by My Loveable Angels from a puppy mill, most likely saving her life in the process. Unfortunately, not all of Mandisa’s troubles are behind her. Samantha Maentanis, Illinois State University junior special education major, said, Mandisa has complications with her legs. My Loveable Angels is trying to raise awareness and money for Mandisa and for other animals like her, as her case is not an outlier. There are many more animals in and around the Bloomington-Normal area, especially those that are in My Loveable Angels, who need the
viewpoint of the encounter that the officer had with a particular individual. Soon you’ll have both the officer and the individual’s point of view on that body-worn camera,” he said. Under Illinois law, officers must review their video when compiling their reports and must also be noted in the report. NPD has only received one Freedom of Information Act request for body camera footage and complied with that individual’s request. Feedback has been positive from the public and officers on the use of body-worn cameras local police chiefs said. NPD Police Chief Rick Bleichner recently said the ability to have a recording of an incident cuts down on the time officers are on scene for a call. Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner said the public has recognized the potential value of their interactions with police recorded. “I think it’d be a great thing, not just from the perspective of an officer, but for the public, as well. It seems there’s always contradiction made when there is an arrest of some kind and I think this will show the truth of those incidents more than anything else,” Normal resident Taylor Grey said.
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Mandisa has complications to her legs, as shown in her X-ray.
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Mandisa, a black lab, was rescused by My Loveable Angels from a puppy mill.
same love and affection that Mandisa will hopefully receive. Michelle Masi founded My Loveable Angels in December 2011. It became officially licensed in
January 2013 and has a 501(c). Masi said the organization is having a raffle to assist Mandisa in her quest for surgery. Tickets are $2 or three for $5. The raffle will be held in the near future and prizes raffled off will be a dog igloo, a five-person tent, a basket from Hair Cuttery valued at $45 and a gift certificate from Mid City Salon & Spa for $150. Masi estimated the amount it needs to raise is between $3,000 and $4,000. “[Mandisa will require] X-rays every four to six weeks until she until she is full grown so her leg can be monitored,” Masi said.
Illinois State University will remain in mumps outbreak status until notified by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that there have been no new diagnosed cases for 50 days. ISU’s outbreak status will carry over into the summer. The McLean County Health Department confirmed a mumps outbreak at ISU in March. A mumps outbreak requires at least three related cases of mumps, according to the IDPH. An outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a certain disease in a particular community like a university. The mumps virus spreads through saliva or mucus from the mouth, nose or throat. An infected person can spread the virus by coughing, sneezing, kissing, talking, sharing items like cups and touching objects or surfaces with unwashed hands.
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Social media, fake news and Frexit: Oh my!
n a time where social media is a primary source of news, fake news is all the rage and Frexit is no longer simply a laughable attempt at Brexit, all eyes go to France as it prepares for its presidential election. Fake news concerns were brought up last fall attributing the year’s presidential election result that put Donald Trump in office to fake news stories published on social media — specifically Facebook. These accusations were directed toward the apparent increased volume of election stories featured on social media that year. Some may attribute this to social media’s ever-increasing presence in our daily lives, but a large portion of critics claim it has a long-lasting, potentially negative impact. Since then, Facebook has released a feature that allows users to “flag” stories that are of suspect content, what they call “disputed” news, in hopes to warn other readers of its possible fake origin. While this effort is encouraging, the results are far from conclusive due to its recent adoption. If time were not a concern, this new feature may be fun to watch. However, the world is changing drastically, and it’s not slowing down. First came Britain’s exit from
the European Union in June last year, “Brexit,” in which the vote to leave won 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent. Then came the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States — Trump: 46.4 percent and the electoral college, Hillary Clinton: 48.5 percent. Now, France is holding its election to find a new president and the race is between two candidates: far-right populist Marine Le
Pen and newcomer Emmanuel Macron. Macron founded his party “En Marche!” [On the Move] in April of last year with goals of uniting both the left and the right parties. Le Pen, formerly the party leader of the National Front — founded by her father — announced she is stepping down from her position after the primary election results were recorded.
After Sunday’s primary closed, these two candidates are the last ones standing: Macron leading with 23.9 percent of votes and Le Pen following closely with 21.4 percent. Le Pen’s goal? Frexit: France’s official exit from the European Union, a move inspired by last year’s Brexit. Le Pen said in December that the UK’s leave from the EU would be the equivalent of the Berlin
Editorial Cartoon by Ashley Brown | Vidette Editorial Cartoonist
Wall falling in 1989 — a momentous event for all of Europe. With her sights set on the same fate for France, the world must stand and wait until election day May 7. Since Britain’s vote to exit, finalized in late March, EU politicians have expressed concern that Germany will then dominate. Now that France is toying with the idea, this concern has inflated. Beyond that, the UK’s exit has brought mass uncertainty to the country’s businesses while also damaging the country’s economy. With France building onto that, the outcome could be catastrophic to the economy. So how do we stop fake news from playing a role in not only France’s election, but all future elections now that the use of social media as a platform to consume news is becoming ever more clouded by “fake news?” The answer is rather simple: consumers must step up to use the tools that Facebook, and soon to be other social media platforms, provide to fight against fake news. In a world where news across the globe is available at your fingertips, responsibility must be taken for each and every share, like or post.
Editorial written by MARY CULLEN, a member of The Vidette’s Editorial Board. Editorial policy is determined by the student editor, and views expressed in editorials are those of the majority of The Vidette’s Editorial Board. Columns that carry bylines are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Vidette or the University.
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Sony’s cutting ties with Dr. Luke is small, but good, for Kesha MY VIEW KEVIN SCHWALLER | Columnist
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ony Music has cut ties with music producer Dr. Luke, in the wake of ongoing allegations that he sexually assaulted pop star Kesha. Kesha accused Dr. Luke of ongoing abuse, including raping her in a hotel room after drugging her in October 2014. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dr. Luke no longer holds an executive position at Sony. His contract expired in March and he is no longer the CEO of Sony’s record label Kemosabe Records. A small, but important step nonetheless. And I have to say, about darn time. Kesha also claimed that the producer had “suffocating control” over her life during the decade that they worked together, degrading her with comments that led to an eating disorder, “stunting” her growth as an artist and, of course, repeatedly sexually abusing her. The pop singer has been dealt a ridiculous number of blows to her case against the producer. Last year, a judge dismissed her abuse claims, and last month, the same judge refused her attempt to amend counterclaims.
Like many, I was upset to find out that Kesha was denied the right to break the contract with her record label. But then I remembered that we live in a world where things like this happen all the time. It is beyond me how anyone can take the subject of sexual assault and violence lightly, but there are so many who believe it is not something that is a pressing issue. It doesn’t take a legal genius to determine that even if proving she was raped is an impossibility, she should be taken very seriously when she says she feels unsafe working with this man. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), out of every 1,000 rapes, 994 perpetrators will walk free. Rape victims are slow to come forward, precisely because their stories are often dismissed — or worse, used against them. Kesha’s case is a prime example of why victims of sexual assault and violence are afraid to speak out; it is common for their claims to be ignored. Thousands of victims walk around knowing their abusers are free. Because of this and the legal battle between her and Dr. Luke, Kesha’s career is at a standstill. It’s hard not to point out the injustice by comparing Kesha’s experience with that of Chris Brown’s. Even after the performer was accused of abuse against his then-girlfriend Rihanna, he very much enjoys a thriving mu-
sic career today. But when Kesha came out as a victim of sexual assault, her career suffered. Victims’ voices should be weighed more heavily in these cases. Of course, not everybody tells the truth all the time, but it is extremely unhealthy and dangerous to assume a rape victim is lying. According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC), 2 to 8 percent of rape claims are false. That leaves 92 percent of claims that are true, yet might not yield any legal consequences. Sony could have made this go away a while ago. But instead, the company chose to engage in a protracted legal battle to protect Luke. It continuously minimized what Kesha had said regarding how Luke’s continued involvement in her career would affect her safety and physical wellbeing, looking at her solely as an object. The record company cutting ties with Luke means Kesha’s future in the music industry remains murky, as she is still contractually tied to Luke’s production until she delivers three more albums. However, it is a step in the right direction for not just Kesha, but the hundreds of thousands of victims in similar situations. Kevin Schwaller is a news reporter and columnist for The Vidette. He can be reached at vidette_kschwal@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @kevschwa.
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Concerns expressed about ISU English Publishing Studies Sequence
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hen applying to colleges, Illinois State University was always the top contender, but what really drew me in was the Publishing Studies sequence offered through the Department of English. It seemingly had everything I wanted out of my collegiate education, would put me where I wanted to be post-grad and it is one of the only undergraduate publishing programs offered in the nation. Since then, ISU has been everything I cracked it up to be — a place to learn, laugh and grow. I’ve met all of my close friends on campus, I’m seizing the opportunities the university offers and I’m becoming the adult I always wanted to be. But — of course there is a “but” — I’ve been disappointed over and over again in one area: my major. Don’t get me wrong, the Department of English is amazing in many aspects: the amazing professors who work in the department, the great courses that are offered, the opportunities that are offered. Yet, I’m still disappointed and I’m not the only one. The English—Publishing Studies section is a very small major, to the point where almost everyone in it is on a first name basis and there is a sense of unease among us. When looking at the requirements for the Publishing Studies sequence, one will see an array of courses: the core English requirements (British literature, American literature, poetry, prose, drama, etc.) then major-specific courses: creative writing (of varying levels and degrees), Topics in Publishing, Technical Writing, Technical Editing, Visible Rhetoric, Introduction to Professional Publishing and Forensic Bibliography and Archival Editing. In the ’14-’16 course catalog, which was
in use when I entered the university, the sequence is touted as “designed to prepare graduates for careers in academic, commercial, digital, literary, nonprofit or technical publishing.” But as someone who has taken the majority of those Publishing Studies-specific courses, I feel wholly unprepared to enter the publishing industry postgrad. Almost every course offered in the Publishing Studies sequence is theory, with the only two practical courses being Introduction to Professional Publishing and Professional Practice: Internship in English. Yes, you read that correctly. The only two practical courses are the intro course and the internship credit. Everything else is theory-based and not directly aimed at publishing majors to apply to their future in the industry. Instead, our practical learning has to come from a course we take during our sophomore year and then be lucky enough to get a hands-on internship during our senior year. The majority of the courses also do not seem to be designed for the digital age and the sequence feels as if it hasn’t been updated for this century, or at least in the last 10 years. The ’06-’07 ISU course catalog lists requirements for the then-named Publishing and the Nonprofit Literary Arts sequence which, compared to the ’16-’17 course catalog’s requirements for the Publishing Studies sequence, it’s almost identical. EDITOR’S NOTE: The author of this letter wished to remain anonymous.
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Hispanic Culture Immersion Night set to promote language Sigma Delta Pi invites middle, high school students to learn about various aspects of Spanish STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ News Reporter | @stephanieroddd
Spanish Honor Society Sigma Delta Pi will host a Hispanic Culture Immersion Night in collaboration with two Unit 5 high school Spanish honor societies to learn about Hispanic culture and more. The Hispanic Cultural Immersive Experience will take place from 5-8 p.m. Friday in Stevenson Room 401. It will be open to all middle school and high school students interested in the Spanish language. Public relations chair for Sigma Delta Pi Brittni Tengler said the night was made possible by an inaugural grant the Illinois State University chapter received from the National Collegiate Honor Society and the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica (SHH). “This grant program aims to promote collaboration between chapters of Sigma Delta Pi and the SHH to help raise the visibility
of Spanish honor societies in our communities and to motivate high school honor society members to continue their Spanish education at the collegiate level,” Tengler said. The night will consist of games and activities aimed at educating students in a fun and interesting way. “Throughout the evening students will be immersed in the practice of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture through a variety of activities,” Tengler said. “There will be Spanish board games, crafts, karaoke, salsa dancing lessons and a piñata contest. We will also raise awareness
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Spanish language focus,” she said. Tengler said the event’s main goal is for attendees to leave at the end of the night feeling like the Spanish language and Hispanic culture are fun, valuable parts of their lives. “Learning a second language can be a struggle, especially in the early stages, but it gives you access to a community and a culture that is inseparable from the language,” Tengler said. “By giving younger students the opportunity to interact with university students who have chosen to make the Spanish language a
part of their lives, to sing traditional Spanish songs, learn dances and use the language they’re learning, we hope to give them even more reasons to continue (or maybe even start) studying Spanish,” she said. The only thing Tengler said attendees need to bring is their love of Spanish and some dancing shoes. Stephanie Rodriguez is a news reporter for The Vidette and can be reached at srodri7@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter @StephanieRoddd.
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Student filmmakers to ‘Awake’ community EMILY GRIFFITH Features Reporter | @emgrif1_PR
College is the time when students can experiment within their fields to create something extraordinary they never even thought they could do. This was the case for Illinois State University seniors Matthew Colston and Eric McConnell as they made their first feature-length film, “Awake.” After six months of filming and editing, the two — with the aid of assistant cinematographer Michael Richards — have created a 70-minute film which explores a coming of age film about a group of college seniors. Filmed exclusively on ISU’s campus and in Normal, the storyline weaves together five stories to see the college seniors’ impact on one another. Lead cinematographer, producer and history major McConnell said, “It’s about a group of people, but you get to see all their stories from their own solo perspectives and it’s put into a group setting of how it all interacts between them.” Neither expected such an amazing journey and field experience to come out of a plot developed in a narrative film class. “I was in a narrative film class that was supposed to be a year long, but it got cut in half. So, I was left with this short film that was like 20 minutes in length that I never got to shoot because the class got Matthew cancelled,” director, writer and editor Colston Colston said. Film studies and managerial economics major Colston liked the story and wanted to expand on its plot; therefore, he decided to continue his writing. He explained his inspiration came from his favorite book and love for stories with multiple story lines. “My favorite book when I was little was ‘The Outsiders.’ I took my love for stories about friends that grow and become better or worse people, and then combined it with the style of filming where its different little stories coming together,” Colston said. Soon into the project, the film crew learned that creating a feature length film can be a full-time job. The three first had to find actors to be featured in the film. “Some ended up being just mutual friends. For example, Emmanuel K. Jackson, Matt knew him from a previous class. But, once we kind of got into the click of the ISU actors, we were able to find more,” McConnell said. Then came finding a place to shoot the film. McConnell said, “A documentary is hard in the sense of getting the people to interview, but with this film, we had to find sets and get prompts with basically no money.”
entries. While producing the film may have been stressful at times, through the trials and tribulations, the crew formed lasting memories. McConnell elaborated on one scene in the film where two friends are making out in the back of a car. While driving his car around downtown Bloomington at night with the windows rolled down to allow street lights to come in, an observing man on a corner felt the need to share his enthusiasm for the scene. “Our two friends were making out in the back for the scene, and he just yells, ‘OOO, get it!’ We all laughed for a solid five minutes and went back to filming. But, it was really funny.” Colston also recalled having his friend, Jackson, who does not know how to swim, fall into a body of water for one dream sequence scene that was vital to the film. “Trying to make a realistic shot where falling into a lot of water with a person who can’t swim took a long time and it was kind of hilarious. It was safe and we had lifeguards on deck. He wasn’t in deep water, so we had to pretend with our camera angles, but it was so funny.” As McConnell and Colston reflected on the film’s premiere coming up next week, the two agreed they’re looking forward to showing Eric off the finished production. So far, McConnell only three people have been allowed to see the film at length. “It will be interesting. It’s different than being on stage for a play. You’re onset for a movie and you do your scenes, and you may have no idea how the actual film is going to turn out until you watch it. The actors have no idea how it will look,” Colston said. McConnell added that he is looking forward to allowing his friends see the project they put so much time into and is thankful for all the help they have received along the way. “I’m very thankful for everyone that was willing to help because they didn’t have any real incentive Submitted by Eric McConnell besides being friends with us or they wanted the exSeniors Matthew Colston and Eric McConnell wrote, produced and filmed perience,” McConnell said. “I think it was really cool ‘Awake,’ a feature-length film following a group of college seniors’ shethat we could get a lot of people from ISU to come nanigans throughout ISU and Normal. together to make an actual feature-length film with only students, basically.” Although they started off the film with no money in their “Awake” is set to premiere 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Norbudget, the Friends of the Arts eventually helped sponsor mal Theater. The two students hope that the film will open their project towards the last semester of production. With the community’s eyes that dreams – like making your own $500 donated, the students only used $200 of it toward the film – really do come true if the passion is there. film and plan to use the remaining $300 for film festival
QUEERtalks demonstrate innovative field of LGBTQ studies
Clothesline Project
The McLean County Museum of History will collaborate with YWCA’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month all week for this year’s Clothesline Project display. Started back in 1990, this act of free speech is a testimony for violence toward woman where survivors put a T-shirt on display to share their story. The event and the museum admission will be free during the project courtesy of NO MORE.
EMILY GRIFFITH Features Reporter | @emgrif1_PR
The field of LGBTQ studies is an up-and-coming area of study due to increased acceptance in our society. Illinois State University’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program will be hosting its last QUEERtalks at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the LGBT/Queer Studies and Service Institute, in the Professional Development Annex at 205 S. Main St. At the event, Miranda Joseph, professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona, will speak about the new scholarship in the interdisciplinary field of LGBTQ studies and discuss her innovative work. Subject Librarian for women’s and gender studies Alexis Wolstein said, “We’ve been lucky to have scholars speak on a wide variety of topics including everything from modern art to rural LGBTQ communities to radical political movements.” Within her innovative work, Joseph teaches feminist, Marxist, poststructuralist, queer theory, cultural studies methods and LGBT studies. In her research, she uses the tools of cultural studies to hypothesize the relationship between economic
Fine Arts enrich Bloomington-Normal community this weekend
Mayhem Poets
Ali Rasper | Vidette Photographer
Miranda Joseph, professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Arizona will present the last of the semester’s QUEERtalks series 12:30 p.m. Thursday with “Envisioning Queer Collectivity, Contesting Racial Capitalism.” processes and social formations. She has written “Against the Romance of Community,” which explores the supplementary relation of community with capitalism in the context of political debates over the LGBTQ culture. Although many are still hesitant of embracing this culture, learning about the ins and outs and where it is headed is the first step toward acceptance. The event is free to the public
and the WGS program invites all students and the community to join. “We love seeing students, faculty and the members of the greater Bloomington-Normal area attend,” Wolstein said. Seeing community support for this culture can make a huge difference in the eyes of those trying to come to terms with their way of life and may even help them to open up to others.
The Mayhem Poets are redefining the stigma surrounding performance poetry and bringing the art to a new level at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. This beautifully blended pallet of hip hop, theater, stand-up comedy and improv to express thought-provoking and intense truths. Tickets prices for this performance range from $15-30 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at the Bloomington Center for Performing Arts Box office or on its website.
‘Ten Little Tenants’
“Ten Little Tenants,” a murder mystery written by ISU sophomore Ethan Rickard, will make its premiere at 7:15 p.m. Friday and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Centennial West Room 202. The show will produce laughs along with
some scares. With a large cast, the tenants carry out a collection of classic motifs of a murder mystery, a play filled with expected clichés and an unexpected ending. A night filled with laughs and a question: who done it?
Vocal Movement’s ‘Rewind’ The group Vocal Movement will perform a showcase full of throwbacks to the ’70s and ’80s from 8-9:30 p.m. Saturday in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. This is a free event. However, donations are appreciated.
Spring dance concert
Get up close with Illinois State University’s Spring Dance Theatre in the Westoff Theater. The dancers will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. This intimate performance features ISU’s talented dancers and choreographers as they use beautiful movement to put on an exciting performance. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and ISU faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased at the College of Fine Arts box office located in the Center for the Performing Arts. Compiled by Erin Aniolowski Features Reporter
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History Makers Award recipients announced STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ News Reporter | @StephanieRoddd
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he McLean County Museum of History announced its 2017 History Makers award recipients and will hold a gala to honor them. Coordinator for the event Lauren Lacy said it is a way to show senior citizens in the community they are valued. “The History Makers award was established six years ago as a way for the Museum of History and the community to honor senior citizens who have had a lasting, positive influence on our community,” Lacy said. “Too often their contributions go overlooked in their lifetime, so the History Makers Gala is an opportunity for their friends, families and peers to celebrate their impact and legacy.” This year’s recipients are Craig Hart, Charles and Jeanne Morris, Jesse Smart and Judy Stone. Award recipients are selected by a committee of museum board members and community volunteers. Hart is a business leader,
preservationist and volunteer who co-founded Heritage Enterprises in 1962 and worked to restore and preserve historic downtown Bloomington. Charles and Jeanne Morris are educators, civil rights activists and volunteers whose involvement with numerous organizations have improved the life of minorities and children in the community. Stone has worked as a volunteer and activist for the foundation of the local branches of Amnesty International and Habitat for Humanity. Smart served three terms as mayor of Bloomington and has participated in numerous volunteer
organizations. Lacy said the annual event is planned by a group of volunteers who work as smaller committees, such as the dinner committee, the marketing committee and the sponsorship committee. The five recipients will receive their awards June 15 in Illinois State University’s Brown Ballroom in the Bone Student Center. Tickets for the 2017 History Makers Gala will go on sale May 1. Reservations can be made at the museum in downtown Bloomington, by calling (309) 827-0428 or online at www.mchistory.org. Tickets are $62 for the general public and $52 for museum members. Proceeds support the museum’s educational programs. Stephanie Rodriguez is a news reporter for The Vidette and can be reached at srodri7@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter @StephanieRodd
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Photos by Emma Horath | Vidette Senior Photographer
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Left: Jordan Libman and Tyler Paulsen smile in dugout. Right: Derek Parola attempts to tag out a Leatherneck. Below: Owen Miller taps helmets after scoring solo home run.
Redbird baseball falls to Western Illinois for 28th loss of the season
NICK DAMIANI Sports Reporter | @nGdamiani
Illinois State baseball continued its struggles this season with a 4-1 loss to Western Illinois Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. The Redbirds found themselves in a hole early after two of the first three batters reached, Western’s Chris Tschida delivered the first run of the game on an RBI single. The next batter, Johnathan Fleek, would then send a sacrifice fly to right to bring in Adam McGinnis, extending their lead to two. Despite the two earned runs coach Bo Durkac liked what he saw from starter Jack Bellinger. “I thought the first inning was a little misleading. I thought Jack did a good job getting ground balls, but that inning they put guys in motion and it got them two runs on a day runs were hard to come by,” Durkac said.
The Leathernecks’ pitching staff thwarted the Redbird line up for the majority of the game. As they used seven pitchers to allow just one run on five hits while striking out 10. The lone blemish came in the bottom of the fourth when sophomore Owen Miller sent a solo shot over the left field wall. Miller collected two of the team’s five hits and now boasts a .329 average. In relief, sophomore Jeff Lindgren stifled the Leathernecks in the middle innings. Lindgren tossed four scoreless innings while allowing just one hit to the 12 batters he faced. In the seventh, Lindgren was replaced by Jack Spicer and things began to go south. A single and a misplayed bunt allowed the first two batters to reach before Spicer walked Austin Emanuel to load the bases. After a failed squeeze attempt, Dave Dobrinich delivered a one-out base hit to drive
in Mitch Ellis. With two outs McGinnis struck out but Collin Braithwaite’s errant throw to first on the drop third allowed Emanuel to score and extend the inning. “Western deserves all the credit. They out pitched us and out hit us tonight,” Durkac said. “However, if we don’t kick the ball around, mishandle a bunt and throw the ball away then it’s just a 2-1 game after six.” The Redbirds squandered a couple opportunities to get back in the game. In the fifth, they loaded the bases with two outs, but freshman John Rave failed to deliver after grounding out to second. Then in the eighth with runners on second and third and one out, Braithwaite struck out swinging and Derek Parola flied out to end the threat. The offensive struggle came as a surprise after the team averaged
six runs a game through its last four. “We just didn’t play very well tonight,” Durkac said. “We played well against Bradley last weekend, scored 18 runs in three games, but we just couldn’t do anything tonight and that’s the way it is.”
The win was the Leathernecks’ sixth in their last seven games, while the Redbirds have now dropped eight of their last 10 games. Next up, they will travel to take on MVC foe Wichita State for a three-game set beginning Friday at ECK Stadium.
Softball defeats Drake for fifth sweep of the season MICHAEL MARRA Sports Reporter | @MikeMarraILSTU
Illinois State continued its dominance over the Missouri Valley Conference by completing the sweep of Bradley with a 6-2 victory in Peoria. The Redbirds (28-17, 18-3 MVC) earned their fourth straight MVC sweep and their fourth MVC sweep of the season, meanwhile Bradley (19-29, 5-16 MVC) slipped into last place in the MVC standings. The Redbirds are on a current 12-game MVC win streak, a program best conference mark since the 1997 season. ISU’s offense continued to swing red hot bats, jumping on the scoreboard right away and putting the pressure on the Braves early, scoring four runs in the first two innings. “We started off really strong offensively, continuing into the second inning then two more runs in the fourth,” coach Melinda Fischer said. “We could have made better adjustments offensively, but defensively with the turf, we adjusted very well. Both teams played great, considering the win today.” Jordan de los Reyes continues to lead the way offensively, as she blasted her 51st career home run as a Redbird and her 14th of the 2017 campaign. The home run now puts de los Reyes one round-tripper away from tying the all-time school record of 52 career home runs, set by Abby Olson back in 2011. De los Reyes drove in a total of four runs in the contest, including an RBI in each of the first two innings. The Redbirds added two more runs to the scoreboard, both coming in the top of the fourth inning when de los Reyes struck again with a two-run home run.
The Braves scattered six hits and two runs throughout the ballgame, as Sarah Finck continues to impress inside the circle for the Redbirds. Finck went the distance for the 21st time this season, earning her 20th win on the season. “Sarah did a great job in the circle. It’s been a while since we’ve had a 20-win pitcher. We look for her to continue that,” Fischer said. Finck also did not walk a batter in the contest, which is the second time she did not allow a free pass, the first being March 4, against FAU. Shannon Felde recorded two hits and an RBI for the RedJordan birds, while Riley Hale had de los Reyes the other RBI on the evening for ISU. Tuesday’s game in Peoria was the first of fourstraight road games for the Redbirds. ISU heads to Evansville over the weekend for a three-game series, starting on Saturday with a doubleheader and concluding with the series finale on Sunday. Mike Marra is a junior journalism major and senior reporter at The Vidette. He can be contacted at mmarra@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @MikeMarraILSTU.
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Junior Alex Caliva tosses the ball to Riley Strandgard at second base.