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#METOO, #TIMESUP ARE AUTHOR SHARES SEXUAL ASSAULT IMPORTANT FOR ALL EXPERIENCE IN NEW BOOK THURSDAY BIRD SPECIAL

More than just a statistic Every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, according to RAINN statistics. Illinois State University will hold a variety of events on campus and in the community throughout the month of April in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Full schedule of events, page 3

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Annual Research Symposium highlights student work ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough

“I’m very happy to see so many presenters from our department. Last year there were a large number Illinois State University’s annual of physics majors participating in University Research Symposium the Symposium and this year many will highlight both undergraduate of them are returning, some of them and graduate student research beginas graduate students,” he said. “We ning at 9 a.m. Friday in the Brown also have some new presenters as Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. well.” The event, hosted by the Graduate “These students are working for School, offers students an opporfaculty mentors, so depending on tunity to present what they have the subject, they are presenting in learned through their research, many different areas. I don’t think it scholarship and creativity to an audiis fair to say which research stands ence in a professional setting. The out over others as all of our students event is free and open to the public. do a phenomenal job,” he added. The Research Symposium will Su said those participating do not include more than 455 students Photo courtesy of news.illinoisstate.edu directly receive awards as the Gradfrom 26 programs who are sched- The annual research symposium gives students a chance to present their uate School conducts evaluation uled to participate. The symposium research findings to a professional audience. sheets either during oral presentaencourages cross-disciplinary associtions or poster sessions. ation and focuses on communicating “In our case all of these will be Professor in the Department of Physics at ISU research and creative activity to the public. oral presentations and I believe the graduate Qichang Su said the undergraduate physics stuStudents will be presenting their research in school will distribute evaluation sheets at the dents will present research results in nearly five two poster sessions. There are 177 entries in the beginning of each session,” he said. hours as part of their research talks. morning session and 141 entries in the afternoon “All of the audiences can evaluate other pre“Each talk lasts for about 15 minutes and so session. The two sessions will include a wide senters and towards the end of the sessions they technically we have two different presentations. variety of graduate and undergraduate students will be collected and given back to the students The first session is from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. while who will present and discuss their work. as feedback to their talks.” the second session is from 1 until 3 p.m.” Su said.

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ISU plans events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

ANDREW DOUGHERTY Senior News Reporter | @addough

he Illinois State University community has invited students to participate in events throughout the month of April in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual A ssault Awareness Month raises awareness throughout the campus community and lends support to those who have experienced sexual assault and other gender-based violence. This year’s National Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme is Embrace Your Voice. Organizations on campus which will hold events include Health Promotion and Wellness, Student Government Association, Students Ending Rape Culture, Students’ Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, Feminist Led Activists Movement to Empower (FLAME), ISU Pride and YWCA Stepping Stones. “The importance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month is to get the word out there and let the world know that sexual assault is still going on and isn’t fully being given the attention it needs. Also, it is being handled poorly in courts and in the schools,” an ISU student who chose to remain anonymous said. “I know multiple people who have been victims of sexual assault off and on campus, myself being one of them.” The student said she believes ISU does not do a good job of addressing sexual assault incidents and needs to start having open communication with the Normal Police Depar tment,

so they find out within a reasonable amount of t ime when an assault occurs. “For my personal story, it took them an entire year to take action on my assault which was on campus,” she said. “By this point I have moved on the best that I’ve could, and it brought the trauma back into my life.” P r e s ide nt of FL A ME Delaney Auth said Sexual Assault Awareness Month is impor- ABOVE: Students march in FLAME’s Take Back the Night | Vidette Archive Photo tant because it is RIGHT: Senior broadcast journalism major Ashley Shannon, junior journalism major not a topic that Ashley Antonini, sophomore elementary education major Sara Strack, freshman cyber security major Kaelin Butterfield and junior chemistry major Morgan Grunloh people are comare photographed Monday | Monica Mendoza | Photo Editor fortable discussing but should be resources for survivors of sexual “Our office is partnering with confronted. assault, but we need to do more to a lot of different RSOs to hold “So many women and men have prevent sexual assault from hap- Consent Day on April 10th on the been the victims of sexual assault, pening in the first place.” Quad in Schroeder Plaza which and it is important that we listen FLAME will hold its last general will be from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m.,” to them and give them spaces to assembly meeting of the school Link said. communicate about their expe- year on April 24. It will include a “Consent Day is a day to talk riences,” she said. “I think, just panel discussion on the legal and about consent and what it means like our community, universi- political aspects of sexual assault both in the everyday sense and in ties can always do more when it and sexual assault awareness, as the context of a sexual situation. comes to preventing and educat- well as areas in which those sys- There will be about 10 different ing about sexual assault. ISU has tems let survivors down. student groups there to highlight taken some steps, but it is impor“We will also be having the what consent means for their comtant that we as students hold the Clothesline Project on the Quad munity. It’s a great way to come university accountable.” this April, but the date for that out and engage with students,” she “Students should have easy has yet to be confirmed,” she said. said. “Sexual assault is an imporaccess to information on how to Health Promotion and Well- tant issue no matter what month it report sexual assault and what ness Coordinator Erin Link said is, but April is a great time for the that process entails,” Auth con- several events will take place this community to highlight important tinued. “Student Counseling month. issues that are a part of sexual Services does offer counseling and

New director at Lincoln Heritage Museum curates new exhibit CINDY HERNANDEZ News Reporter | @Cindylu_7

The new director of the Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College hopes visitors will grasp the importance of citizenship. Anne Moseley was named the new museum director after the departure of Tom McLaughlin, who was the director since 2015, and is the curator of the current exhibit “Let Us Do Our Duty: Abraham Lincoln and Citizenship.” The exhibit opened in February and will remain open through December. “Let Us Do Our Duty” displays stories of the ways that Lincoln demonstrated his citizenship. Moseley says the inspiration behind the exhibit is Lincoln’s character and the way he would react to what is going on today in society. “The exhibit lets us look back at a time that we were going through the same issues,” Moseley said. The stories chosen to be displayed are stories that are relevant to situations that we are going through at the moment. “I hope visitors can think about how they can be a solution and serve their communities and encourage people to be a part of the change,” Moseley continued. The exhibit displays more than 100 items that focus on Lincoln’s

LEFT: Anne Mosely was recently named the new museum director. | Courtesy of Anne Mosely RIGHT: Students learn at the Lincoln Heritage Museum. | Courtesy of https://museum.lincolncollege.edu/ character, including a pay stub from when he served as representative of Illinois. There are also maps, surveyor equipment from that time and even a written letter by Lincoln himself about who served in the Black Hawk War. “I want students to see that Lincoln was just a normal person who cared about his community and the well-being of others,” Moseley said. “Lincoln was an average person trying to make his way in the world that made extraordinary choices.” Moseley not only wants to encourage students to be active members of their society but also wants to

help them develop their professional careers. “My passion is to encourage students to get to the next level of their careers,” Moseley said. She says if there are students that want help and are seeking opportunities to grow, she is more than willing to help them. She has worked at the museum since 2011. She was a part of the museum design and has curated more than six exhibits. “When visitors leave, I hope they have in mind the legacy they want to leave and go out and discover it,” Moseley said.

Moseley received a Bachelors degree in History from Southern Illinois University and her Masters in Public History from the University of Illinois at Springfield. In 2015, she was awarded the Illinois State Historical Society’s Malkovich Award for Young Museum Professionals. She is known for her work in interpretive portrayals of Lincoln and others of that time period. She is also a part of the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Steering Council and the Abraham Lincoln Association.

violence and highlighting support for survivors.” Link continued to say that SERC is working to hold an event called Denim Day on April 26, where people wear denim to show support for survivors of sexual assault. “We’re also working with a group which hopes to bring an exhibit that showcases clothes people were wearing when they were assaulted,” she said. “It’s basically showing that no matter what you’re wearing you’re not asking for it, as well as trying to end victim blaming. They’ll also be sharing their stories.”

Mayor Koos announces leave of absence due to prostate cancer KEVIN SCHWALLER News Editor | @kevschwa

Normal Mayor Chris Koos announced Monday at the Town Council meeting that he will take a leave of absence for the next few weeks to treat his prostate cancer. Koos said his leave of absence will stretch through most of the month and was diagnosed back in December. “I will be having [cancer treatment] dealt with in the month of April,” Koos said. He announced that council member Kevin McCarthy will take over as mayor pro tem throughout Saturday, when council member Jeff Fritzen returns to office and takes over for McCarthy. “I’m very optimistic about the outcome of this, things are looking very good,” Koos said. “But I’ll be out of commission for a while.” The mayor said his doctors discovered high levels of prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme found in high concentrations of blood. Despite this, Koos reiterated his optimism, noting that his doctors caught it early. Koos also said that his local businesses, Often Running and Vitesse Cycle Shop, will remain open with managers, despite his absence. Koos took office as mayor in 2003.

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Attacking survivors isn’t the way to go

s the activists born out of the Parkland shooting find more solid ground for their platform, shakers are coming out of the woodwork to mock, question and probably humiliate them. Last week, the internet was shocked to see an image of Emma Gonzalez, whose words have rallied others throughout the country, tearing apart a replica of the constitution. Many claimed this is what Gonzalez and her cohorts are trying to do: cause anarchy. But, it wasn’t a real image. It was doctored to look like that. The real image of Gonzalez is one where she is tearing apart a shooting range target which is actually directly related to her cause. Gonzalez has also been the subject of attacks on her heritage. During her speech at the March For Our Lives, she wore a coat with a Cuban patch on it. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) called it out, trying to incite that Gonzalez was a communist and supported Cuba.

And others, most pointedly classmate and fellow activist David Hogg, reminded us that Gonzalez is of Cuban descent. No one would have had a problem if it was another country’s flag, as many children (or grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc) of immigrants proudly support their family’s native country. While trying to spread this new age McCarthyism, others easily dug up photos of King with the Confederate

flag. Now what is an Iowa representative doing with a Confederate flag, especially when Iowa was always part of the Union and not the Confederacy? Hogg hasn’t been free of the mocking and ridicule either. For weeks now, people have been accusing him of being a crisis actor and cooking up conspiracy theories, all of which are easily debunked. The newest in the line is Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocking Hogg for

not getting into college. Yes, let’s repeat that. An adult news host mocked a high school senior for not being accepted by universities because she doesn’t like his politics. Hogg responded by getting brands to drop their sponsorship of her show. Some may call this petty, others see it as her comeuppance. Grown adults are openly mocking teenagers, trying to shake them. We often ask, “Where do children learn how to bully?” And here’s the answer: from grown adults like these. Instead of listening and working for a compromise, working to end this violence, working for something good, these adults — and more than just King and Ingraham, but the vitriol of the Internet — just keep making personal attacks on teenagers, minors and high school students. We tell children to grow up, but when will the adults?

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EDITORIAL POLICY Editorial written by KAYLA JANE JEFFERS, 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.

Men should support the #MeToo movement MY VIEW KEVIN SCHWALLER | Columnist

pril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I can’t think of a better way to kick it off than with (another) piece on the era of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. This is the first time sexual assault has been recognized at such a global and crucial level. Victim after victim went head-on and caused a shift in power across the United States with numerous cases following a somewhat similar trend of sexual assault stories, including workplace harassment and an abuse of power. It has been only about half a year since NBC’s Matt Lauer, movie producer Harvey Weinstein and prominent elected officials have rightfully

had their careers and dignity taken from them by silence breakers worldwide. This movement has not only encouraged countless women to share their stories, but encouraged necessary dialogue regarding abuse of power and gender equality. The movement has also, hopefully, inspired people (mainly men) to think. To think about their past actions or encounters with other people. Unfortunately, more men haven’t seemed to jump on the train of supporting survivors. Remember when men wore Time’s Up pins at major award shows, but didn’t actually address the movement during their speeches? Before I continue, I want to highlight that this is not a “meninist” trash article. I’m not advocating for men’s rights, or for men to find a way for them to feel good about themselves in light of this shifting time. Like basically all social movements in the past, the oppressed party should initiate the movement. Also like any social movement, the oppressor should join the battle. More men should be supporting

the movement. This has nothing to do with that stereotypical “bra burning feminism” (but also, go off). It is simply about supporting those who have been abused physically, verbally and emotionally. I think this movement has caused so many men to think because, frankly, this is a problem we have caused. We’ve all heard the statistics about one in five women being sexually assaulted, but it seems like only now that more men are finally thinking about their actions. And we can’t expect women to fix this problem by themselves. We shouldn’t just not sexually assault people (and good for you if you have done the bare minimum and not done it before and feel like that’s an accomplishment. Do you want a gold star for all your hard work?) but need to actively help find a solution. We can do this through various ways, including calling one another out for crude jokes or ask women questions and take the time to learn more about what they want. Listen to what they’re saying, what they’re sharing, what they’re tweeting. Again,

men are to blame for this wide abuse of power and men need to be the ones that educate themselves to do something about it. Men have been raised in a world that teaches young boys that they are entitled to anything, including access to women’s (or their sexual interest’s) bodies. You may not have drugged someone’s drink and you may not have stalked somebody, but the fact is, you were raised to assume that women want what men want, and again, that men get what they want. While there are a lot of thoughtprovoking discussions that are being held, at the end of the day, one thing is simple: listen to women. This is the time for men to finally adjust to the reality that is finally setting in and stop mistreating others. This is the time for men to learn that yes, you can be rejected. This is the time for men to learn that no really does mean no. Kevin Schwaller is a senior journalism major and news editor and columnist for The Vidette. He can be reached at vidette_kschwal@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter @kevschwa.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Share the wealth To the Editor, Politics in this country has reached the point where I would be shocked if any candidate for the U.S. House or Senate showed the courage to support a national wealth tax of 25 percent on all individuals worth $10 million or more. Here’s what we could do with that revenue: 1. Eliminate the federal budget deficit and the national debt. 2. Pass a Canadian-style national health insurance program to cover all Americans.

3. Turn student loans into scholarships. 4. Make Social Security fully solvent beyond the current date of 2034. 5. Supplement the unequal pay for equal work that women do in this country to bring it up to what men get paid. 6. Help working families pay day care expenses for their children and elderly family members. 7. Guarantee jobs to all Americans that will pay enough to lift them above the official poverty line and the official “near-poverty” line. And, there would still be money left over. This is how much wealth there is in this country. Eighty percent of all of the wealth in the United

States was never earned by those who hold it — it was inherited. It grows and grows into tens of millions, hundreds of millions and into the billions. No one could possibly ever need that much money. Yet, I can’t find one Democrat in either house of Congress who supports a national wealth tax. Someone should write a book and call it “Profiles in Cowardice.” They’re supposed to care about helping the people more than they care about raising millions of dollars so they can win re-election. Stewart B. Epstein

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Bloomington castle hosts annual architectural tour Ewing Manor invites community members to learn about its history, get behind-the-scenes look Saturday TIFFANY MORRISON News Reporter | @MorrisonTiffany

The one and only castle in Bloomington, Ewing Manor, is having its annual architectural tour this month, where individuals can come and see the behind-the-scenes look at how the castle ran, worked and was built. “Four years ago, we had a lot of people saying they wanted to see more of the house when we would do house tours, so we put together this architectural tour expecting it to be a one time thing and here we are, still doing it,” Director of Ewing Cultural Center Toni Tucker said. The regular house tour goes through 14 of the 44 rooms within the castle, whereas this architectural tour goes through all of them, with detailed explanations of why each room is the way it is, as well as how it was used. The architectural tours will take place at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Saturday. “We decided to have it once a year, since each tour takes two hours, the script is over thirty pages and that’s a lot to ask of us to do every weekend,” Tucker said. “But despite it only being once a year it always fills up and it’s become so popular and in demand that we had to add the fourth tour addition.” Each tour only allows up to 15 individuals and is $20 a person. With only four tour times available, tickets are very limited.

This collection of money is used as a fundraiser for the restoration of the castle and they have officially decided to have the tour every year on the first Saturday of April, Tucker said. “Every year we add more and more about the house because we’re learning more about the house, like the windows that were just recently restored. Each window weights about 400 pounds and they’re absolutely beautiful,” Tucker said. The boarded windows that can be seen on Ewing Manor are currently in the process of being restored, a project Tucker has been working on since she became director. The house itself was completed in 1929, with full electricity and full plumbing. Each bedroom has its own bathroom, modeled after a little suite set up. In order to create this unique structure, Davis Ewing himself, along with his then wife Hazle Buck Ewing, went on a world tour for 13 months and over that time, took thousands of pictures of his favorite architecture from all over. When they arrived back in the states, they bought this property and after he developed the pictures, he wrote notes on what he liked so he could replicate certain styles and designs that are included in the infrastructure that individuals can see today. “We have a lot of architectural students and adults who sign up for the tour because they want to

NEWS IN BRIEF Habitat for Humanity at ISU to hold 5k fundraiser on Quad The Illinois State University chapter of Habitat for Humanity is hosting its inaugural Habitat Home Run 5k, a color fun run and walk fundraiser at 9 a.m. April 29 on the Quad. Check-in will begin at 8:15 a.m. All proceeds will go toward building this year’s Habitat house. Event workers will throw colored powder on the participants at various locations along the course during the race. Participants are encouraged to wear white or other clothing items that will show off their colors. Pricing is $10 for students and $15 for non-students, with the option to purchase a T-Shirt with registration. The ISU Pep Band will be performing at the finish line. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/habitat-homerun-5k-tickets-44333193776.

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The Ewing Manor in Bloomington will be offering in-depth architectural tours this Saturday. The tour will go through all 44 of the rooms inside the manor explaining their history. see this unique piece of architecture,” Tucker said. “We have all the original blueprints and for the tour we bring

out those as well as all of Ewing’s photos and notes, so there’s a lot of ah-ha moments, especially for architects, in looking at the

different stylistic choices he decided on.” One more recognizable style that Ewing decided to do was structuring the house in the Channel-Norman style. This style is unique in the way that it’s built with stone materials and usually has multiple towers. The body of the manor is narrow, only being 20 feet wide anywhere in the house and every window has a corresponding door or window for the cross breezes. Because of this set up, there is no air conditioning and in the summer the huge elongated windows open to create a cool, relaxed atmosphere. “I’ve loved it ever since I got here, there’s something so magical about being in a castle and we’re always learning more and more about the history the building brings to the community,” Tucker said. The tours will require walking and the ability to use stairs . Reservations are recommended, however payment will also be taken at the door on the day of the tour. Ewing Manor is located on the corner of Towanda Ave. and Emerson St. in Bloomington, with parking available across Emerson St. at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Tiffany Morrison is a news reporter and photographer for The Vidette. She can be reached at tmorris@ilstu.edu. Follow her on Twitter at @MorrisonTiffany.

Participate in National Alcohol Screening Day at ISU

Chicago Sun-Times writer Marlen Garcia to speak at COM Week

National Alcohol Screening Day will be held for anyone looking to learn more about personal drinking habits and the effects they may have from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Schroeder Plaza. Participants will be asked to take a few minutes and answer 10 questions to learn about potential risks of habitual drinking. At the event, Dean of Students Office counselors and members of Student Counseling Services will provide the fully confidential screenings for participants. The screenings are conducted using the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. The screening day is organized by the Dean of Students Office and Student Counseling Services. Anyone in need of special accommodations for the event are required to contact either of these organizers.

Chicago Sun-Times editorial writer and columnist and Illinois State University alumna Marlen Garcia, will speak to students at 11 a.m. April 17 during COM Week 2018. She will speak in Room 147 of the Center for the Visual Arts to share her experiences in the journalism field. Garcia is an award-winning news media professional and covers immigration, issues in the Chicago Public School system and laws pending in the Illinois Legislature and Congress. She has also covered Olympic games in Athens and Beijing and NCAA Final Fours as a former sports writer for USA Today. According to ISU School of Communication, COM Week is a tradition that helps provide opportunities for students to learn more about career options and the importance of professional development. For more information on COM Week 2018, visit casit.IllinoisState.edu/sites/comweek/.

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Stop the silence J.K. Stein's book "The Director: A Memoir" details first-person experiences with sexual abuse and how a young woman finds empowerment in her past. Photo courtesy of J.K. Stein

J.K. Stein finds her voice in new book ‘The Director: A Memoir’

lthough it may seem the #MeToo movement is a thing of the past, it is here to stay — especially with the month of April being National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Empowered women, and men, have found their voices and are not going to be pushed into a corner to be silenced. This is especially true with author J.K. Stein with her new release “The Director: A Memoir.” With her series of unedited journals about sexual abuse, Stein challenges readers to put themselves into the shoes of a young woman as she finds herself — and her voice — through half a decade of manipulation, self-hatred and abuse. However, who is the women behind Stein (an alias)? Stein opens herself to readers in a Meet-the-Author interview:

Tell me a little about yourself. I am a professor who teaches in California. I had moved to New York right after college to get a masters at NYU. And at that time, I was working at Starbucks as a side job to make money. That’s where I met the Director on the Upper West Side. He enticed me with this proposition of, ‘You’re beautiful and I would love to make a movie; let’s write a script about you, for you, you’ll be the female star and subject.” And of course, working long shifts at Starbucks while trying to get a master’s, that was a very enticing proposition. That was what first brought me into his life. I saw him for about five years. I was in New York for about three years, then I moved to California for a Ph.D. Even then, because he was constantly in California, and I was constantly in New York — both living bi-coastal lives — I was still seeing him for two years after that even though there was nothing good in it for me.

What inspired you to write ‘The Director: A Memoir?’ It was the #MeToo movement and the fact that I am going to be getting married in the fall and I realized my fiancé had no idea about this part of my life. [My experiences with sexual assault] came up as I was talking about Harvey Weinstein and all the women who were coming forward with stories. It felt very weird keeping this story from [my husband]. I was getting this secret out, both process-

STORY BY EMILY GRIFFITH FEATURES EDITOR | @EMILYGRIFFY ing it for myself and making it so that I was no longer ashamed of it and no longer secretive of it as I moved forward with my life.

What was the publishing process like for ‘The Director: A Memoir?’

That was the process; it was not easy, people were scared, and rightfully so.

If it wasn’t for the #MeToo movement, do you believe you would have come forward with your story?

I decided to revisit these journals; I never I guess I always — in my mind — wanted read them and this was the first time I to publish [the book], but you know we all opened them up in October of last year. make those, ‘Oh, I would love to do this,’ but At first, I was just going to write an article they never really comes to fruition. about it, and then as I started reading these I’m not really sure I would have had an opjournals, I thought, ‘No, this isn’t an article, portunity to, first of all, be willing to confront this is a book. I have to write a book.’ And [the situation]. The fact that so many high so, I started working on it. profile celebrities had come forward about Just transcribing the journals… I blocked this Director made it much easier for me to out so many things from my memory — as so be open about it, because I was like, ‘I’m many of us do when there is a traumatizing not the only one; 396 other women came experience. I blocked out so many of these forward, so I have support.’ events and it was helpful for me to write I’m not sure I would have been able to do it. them first, and then taking each chapter with I’m not sure I would have ever had the courme to therapy to work through the various age to even read the journals. So, I think this events, chapter by chapter with my therapist. #MeToo movement did spark something in me. There were some that were so mortifying to Do you believe the #MeToo movement is me, that I would hand her the chapter and something of the past, or do you believe hide under a blanket or run out of the room it will remain etched in the minds of and she would text me when she was done people? reading it. I couldn’t bear to see her face; I was afraid she would see me in I think it is definitely a thing of the MEET a different light. late 2017s early 2018s, that’s for sure. THE The farther I got into the book, the I think, unfortunately, some people AUTHOR have taken it too far and because more comfortable I got just working through those emotions on my own. I of that, it has some negative things ended up using everything in the journals. attached to it. I do think that as a whole it Once I presented it to [my therapist], I has empowered this generation of women… started sending it out to friends. The more I don’t think we will lose that progress that people that read it — and the more I read it we made. — [the more I felt comfortable]. I don’t think it’s necessarily a thing of the There was a lot of hesitation and a lot of past, I think it’s something we’ll hold on to. anxiety, not to get it out there, but to actuBut, I think the specificity of directors and ally publish it… Finding a publisher was very entertainment is probably something that difficult. I can’t tell you how many people will die down after this year. were concerned about libel. I had to hire a Sexual assault deals with differing lawyer fairly early on in the game. [My lawdegrees of power between the culprit yer] was convinced that nothing I was doing and the victim. Do you feel like you have was illegal, but of course, all the publishers all the power now against your abuser, were very scared. or do you believe the Director still holds I had to change a couple of the names; I some power? wasn’t allowed to use the Director’s actual name, although I think it’s fairly evident who In theory, I would like to believe I have all the Director is after reading the first chapter. the power in this relationship. I was getting frustrated because there I think, in some ways as a human being, were three names I wasn’t allowed to use I find him comical because he’s so absurd. and it seemed pretty arbitrary why I couldn’t This is what I tell myself: ‘If he were to use those names. So, there are Easter eggs contact me today, would I go and have coffee in the book. I purposely made them these with him or would I just laugh at him?’ ridiculous names, so it’s kind of a game to Part of me would like to go and meet with figure out who these famous actors are. him so that I could laugh at him, but I know

that he is such a manipulative person. I know this to be true in so many cases--that the abuser is so manipulative. I’m not sure if I were put in a situation with him that I wouldn’t be manipulated by him to some degree. I don’t think ever to the degree that I was, but I still think there would be a possibility that I might feel manipulated into doing or saying things and not know it.

How does it feel to have lost your voice and later find it? Well now that I’ve found it, I feel great and love using it.

How would you describe sexual assault? I don’t think I can give a single definition that can be all encompassing, but I do think there has to be more than one person involved. There has to be a discrepancy of power. One person abuses that power and often times the other person feels that he or she deserves a certain kind of treatment, but that’s not always the case. It can range from verbal to physical to emotional; there’s just so many different kinds of assault.

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. What advice do you have for victims dealing with sexual assault? Although it can be something that feels like it must be kept a secret, I think that it’s very important to make sure that it doesn’t become your secret. The more you talk about it — even just telling one person — that’s so necessary to the healing process. The longer it stays a secret, the more damage it’s going to do; the more it’s going to wreak havoc on you. If one is able to write about the experience, maybe even as a stepping stone to talking about it, that would be my advice.

If you could tell the Director anything now, what would you say? I would say, ‘Fuck off!’ Despite using a pseudonym to keep confidentiality, Stein is extremely open about her struggles with sexual assault. For more information on Stein, please visit her website. “The Director: A Memoir” is available on Amazon and her website.

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Meet ISU sophomore star John Rave NICK LANDI Sports Reporter | @nlandi1033

team chemistry does help you win ballgames.”

Q: How much has the hometown part of the decision paid off for you since you started playing here? A: “Oh man, it’s paid off as much

f there is one thing to rave about regarding Illinois State baseball this season, it is the play of sophomore outfielder John Rave. With the season now 23 games in, the Bloomington native is avoiding the sophomore slump by leading the team in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.381), home runs (five), on base percentage (.425), and slugging percentage (.660). Heading into a three-game series at home against Dallas Baptist this weekend, Rave sat down with The Vidette to discuss how he has improved at the plate, what it’s like getting to have his family watch him play and what it would take for him to leave ISU early to play professionally.

as it can get. Playing in front of my family is something that means a lot to me, and especially now that my grandparents have move backed to Bloomington, they were in Florida for a little bit, but being able to play in front of my mom, my dad, aunts and uncles, and now my grandparents — and they’re at all of the home games — is really something special and I just wouldn’t have gotten that opportunity if I wouldn’t have decided to stay home. So I’m really glad with my decision and it means a lot to me to play in front of my family.”

Q: 20 games into the year, is this the level you were hoping you were going to be playing at? A: “Absolutely. Going into the

Q: How connected have you stayed with the nearby Central Catholic High School program and the coaches there since you started playing here? A: “Pretty connected. I still talk

season, you try not to set too many goals for yourself, but at the end of the day, you want to play well to my high school coaches on a and you want to do everything you pretty high basis. [I] talk to my can to better the team and I think summer coaches, so it’s really that’s what I’ve been doing so far Vidette Archive great just [having] them being able at the plate is producing, which is John Rave swings at a pitch during his freshman season last year at Duffy Bass Field in Normal. to see me progress and they always what Coach [Bo] Durkac wants me knew I had the potential to be a little tweaks in my swing, but staying into my a lot of up and downs for the team as a to be for this team. So I would say really good college player and they’re getting I don’t know if I expected to be playing as approach and it’s paid off so far.” whole. How much more fun has this group to watch my progression, which is awesome, well as I am right now, but I definitely expect been having now that things have started and every once in a while, I look up in the myself to be playing at a really high level this Q: What are some of the things you’re still clicking? stands and I see an old coach, which is really trying to get improve at this point? year.” A: “Oh man, it’s been a blast. I think one of special as well. So I would say it’s really cool A: “Like I said earlier, I wanted to be playing the main reasons why we’ve had early sucQ: You’ve already surpassed your totals in at a really high level this year. So obviously, I cess, I mean, if you look at our record, we’re to be able to do this in front of a fan base that both home runs and RBI’s from last season can improve in every area of the game, just like around .500, which is right where want to be. has seen me play since I was a young kid.” only 20 games in. Where is that extra power Illinois State will continue its MVC homeevery baseball player can. But obviously, I’d But our team chemistry is definitely better coming from? stand this weekend, hosting defending A: “Coach [Mike] Stalowy. We’ve kind of still like to improve defensively. Haven’t made this year than it was last year, which I think conference champion, Dallas Baptist. The been on a new hitting program this year as far too many mistakes, but there is definitely plays a role in this sport as well as every sport. series begins 4:30 Friday. as our off-season. We did weighted bat train- things I can be better at, and just continuing I think you have to have a close bond with ing circuit and we’ve kind of brought that into to do what I’m doing on the offensive end. But your teammates, which I think this team in-season play too and I think that has helped other than that, just focusing on being the best really does and we’re all pulling on the same Continue reading rope right now, which might not be something my power numbers a lot and just working with defensive player I can be as well.” this online. that shows on the stat sheet, but in the end, videtteonline.com/article Coach Stalowy and Coach [J.] Golden with Q: Last season, a lot of frustrating moments,

ISU hoops grants N’diaye a release

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The Illinois State men’s basketball team has granted 7-foot center David N’diaye a release from the program, a team source confirmed Tuesday. N’diaye, a junior, intends on transferring for his final year of eligibility next season.

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Students sit outside the Redbird 7 memorial, located just outside Redbird Arena. Saturday marks the third anniversary of the plane crash on April 7, 2015. Vidette Archive

‘It’s still emotional’ Dan Muller reflects on what he calls ‘the worst day’ of his life, as Saturday marks third year after fateful crash took seven lives MIKE MARRA Sports Editor | @MikeMarra32

lmost three years later, inside Illinois State head coach Dan Muller’s office you can find the memory of those seven lives lost in a plane crash on April 7, 2015. More specifically, assistant coach Torrey Ward. You will find photos of Muller and Ward just behind Muller’s desk, a ‘Redbird 7’ sticker on Muller’s laptop, bracelets that read ‘T-Ward’ on them and even one of Ward’s old red sneakers Paris Lee used to wear with the team’s signatures on them – all inside Muller’s office. All of these hold a brighter memory of what was the worst day in Muller’s life three years ago on April 7. “I got a phone call from Larry Lyons at my house. He informed me there was a plane crash – there were no survivors,” Muller said. “I was in shock, devastation – lost control. Immediately, my focus was to let the team know before they found out on the radio or what have you.” How does an individual who just lost a best friend and six others look at a group of kids and break the news, while trying to keep it Dan together himself? Muller “It’s tough. As they say, there’s no playbook for those things,” Muller said. “For me, I rely on my faith quite a bit. As you say it, it was clearly quite emotional – breaking down… guys just don’t even know how to take it. You can’t even process it, you really can’t emotionally.” But this was just the beginning. “From that point on, you just try to figure out what ‘do you do now?’” Muller said. As busy as the ensuing days would be with funerals and gatherings, “the tears don’t stop, they didn’t stop,” Muller explained. Once all the funerals and memorials ended and the first long week after the crash came to a close, the next thing he did was welcome Ward’s family with open arms into his home. “Torrey’s fiancee was in town here and pregnant and had the baby months later and so much [attention] automatically went to her and getting his mom in town,” Muller said. “They stayed with us for a long time. Just kind of grieved – grieved together and honored the lives, not just Torrey but all the other men, too.” Which brings us to present day. April 2018. Three years later. A permanent memorial and fountain has been built outside of Redbird Arena, ‘Redbird 7’ stickers and patches have been stitched and created, t-shirts with Ward’s face

have been printed. Those tokens of remembrance were accompanied by season-long magic in 2017, where Ward was not once forgotten. Ward’s family gave Paris Lee an old pair of Ward’s basketball shoes. A red pair of Air Jordans. Lee wore the shoes from the start of MVC play in December to the end of the season. Yet, even with all the memories and magic, three years later, death is a reality and still emotional. “Time doesn’t heal all wounds, I guess. But, it heals most,” Muller said. “I still think about Torrey every single day … death is a part of life. Whether it’s a grandparent passing, which I’ve had, or Milik [Yarbrough] losing his father or Phil [Fayne] losing his grandfather, it’s a part of life. I wouldn’t say it’s still hard to comprehend because it’s reality. It’s less emotional, but it’s still emotional.” As time continues to pass, there is one thing that keeps Ward’s memory ongoing and growing to Muller. Ward’s family and the close relationship Muller continues to have with them. But one part of Ward’s family and ongoing memory has moved on. The basketball family. The only players in the program still to have had any relationship with Ward are Keyshawn Evans, Matt Hein and David N’Diaye, who all were recruited by the late coach. Last year’s group of guys were the last class coached by Ward before the accident. To go along with the players who have graduated or transferred, Muller is the only coach remaining from the coaching staff when Ward was at ISU. “Everybody on my staff is gone – a lot of guys get hired,” Muller said. “So, that part is a little disappointing because I’ll still talk to Dana Ford and Luke Yaklich and Mitch Gilfillan consistently about Torrey, but they’re not here with me. So, that part of the memories of Torrey – well, they don’t go away, [but] they’re not as prevalent, which is hard.” Yaklich was on Muller’s staff for four seasons, including one as his associate head coach. Over the summer, the last remaining piece of the coaching staff from Ward’s time at ISU left for an assistant coaching position with the University of Michigan. “When Luke left last year, a big part of it was it felt like a part of Torrey was leaving,” Muller said. “That was hard.” With only three players in the program having known Ward at all, there is no connection or relationship to the new players in the program and what Ward means to the ISU program and community.

That doesn’t stop Muller from making sure his players know who Ward was. “We have our little collage/poster of Torrey in our locker room and I’ll talk about him every year and kind of explain who he is and what happened,” Muller said. “It’s important our players know, even though there’s going to be no emotional connection with these guys – that’s fine. I want them to understand and know.” Looking back to Dec. 16 of this past season, Illinois State traveled to Ole Miss, where Ward spent five seasons before coming to ISU. From the outsiders’ perspective, many thought ISU and Ole Miss agreed to play a home-and-home series because Muller sent out a tweet asking for games versus power-five opponents. But the truth was that former Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy wanted the game in memory of Ward. A video tribute where both Muller and Kennedy spoke of their former assistant coach played before tip-off. Ward’s family was even able to make the trip for the game and video tribute. “A.K. [Kennedy] was very close to Torrey,” Muller explained. “That was a big reason Torrey why they did the game, to be honest. I know I Ward sent a tweet out and it was a response to that, but the reason why they did the game was because A.K. wanted to honor Torrey. I was very appreciative of that. It was awesome to have his family there… the most important thing is it meant a lot to them.” As Saturday marks the third anniversary of the crash, Muller tries to make the day as normal as possible, but regardless of the day, Ward — and the others — are in mind every day. “I’ll sit at the memorial, I did that last year,” Muller said. “[I’ll] text with the families. But, I honestly think of Torrey every day and Aaron [Leetch] — there were other guys on that plane and I think of all those guys frequently. I was the closest with Torrey and Aaron — so, I think it’s certainly important I honor all of them, not just Torrey. It’s an emotional day.” Three years later, so much is different from Muller’s worst day of his life, yet in some ways the pain is the same. Either way, the crash and losses have become a part of his life and other peoples’ lives forever. “It’s not just a sticker, although the sticker is obviously very important,” Muller said. “For me and other families and other people who were close to any of those men who passed, it’s just a part of who you are.”

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