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Syllabus day or syllabus week?

MALLORY LOVINGS News Reporter | @mallorylovings

Fall back into the swing of things

The first week of classes is better known as “syllabus week” at Illinois State University, but whether students and professors use this time to prepare is a different story.

Syllabus week is notorious for being a week full of fun for students. Many attend their classes unprepared with the assumption that lecture and class work will be pushed off until the next week.

“I believe that the paradigm that students are entering the class with is that today is syllabus day and then we are done,” ISU communication professor Jodi Hallsten-Lyczak said. “Even if I told them we had homework, I think that half of them would be like, ‘Oh yeah, I didn’t get the book.’”

Hallsten-Lyczak is a laid-back professor and understands students need to get back into the swing of things. However, she is a firm believer students do not need an entire week before jumping into course content.

While she says syllabus week should be more like syllabus day, she does use the week to tweak her lesson plans and make sure everything is good to hit the ground running.

“That’s what I think… it’s obviously not what I do, but it’s like, do what I say and not as I do,” HallstenLyczak said.

When it comes to students, most are not fans of the professors that dive right into lectures, even though upperclassmen might find their syllabi more vigorous than incoming freshmen.

“I think we should do nothing the first week,” freshmen elementary education major Jessica Eberly said. “I feel like it’s just getting all of the classes started and getting everything together and making new friends. For me at least, since I’m a freshman.”

For students in their major courses and taking higher-level classes, their view of syllabus week changes. Even though they would appreciate a week of adjusting from summer back to being a full-time student, they realize they are here to learn.

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Professor helps set up national women’s monument EMA SASIC News Editor | @ema_sasic

There are more than 400 national monuments in the United States, with only six dedicated to women.

As the sixth was put up this year, Illinois State University professor Kyle Ciani played a major part in taking separate artifacts and making them part of the only monument in the nation honoring women’s suffrage.

In 2010, one of Ciani’s former students from the University of San Diego and executive director of the SewallBelmont House & Museum (SBHM) invited her to the museum. There she served as a member of a four-person team of scholars which assessed collections housed at the house.

“My role was to examine the historical collections at the site and advise as to how those artifacts and documents could be better accessible to both researchers and the general public,” Ciani said.

The museum was suffragette Alva Belmont’s house and became the National Woman’s Party (NWP) headquarters in 1929.

Among the items looked at included Kyle Ciani congressional voting cards that NWP members used to write down meeting times with legislators and needlework created by jailed suffragettes.

Ciani’s first visit to the museum had a lasting impact on her. As she sat in the Florence Bayard Hilles Feminist Library, surrounded by artwork drawn by political cartoonist Nina Allender and books donated to the suffrage cause by feminist leaders, she saw the importance of sharing these women’s work with the public.

“I realized in studying this collection

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The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum was once home to Alva Belmont. that few people had the opportunity to experience the work of these feminist leaders and that their efforts were a missing part of American history,” she said.

A hallmark of the party was nonviolent, dramatic protests, which landed many women in jail, according to the National Park Service. Ciani said the artifacts at the SBHM will give visitors a better understanding of these women’s protests.

“I believe there is a misunderstanding about peaceful public protest and who has engaged in it, as well as its effects,” Ciani explained. “This site helps put into context the issues that were important to these women and how they set about creating policy initiatives.”

Belmont’s house remained the headquarters until 1997. The NWP then became an organization and turned the building into a museum.

As a professor who specializes in the histories of women and gender across America, Ciani was surprised by the amount of information discovered that is not widely known about women.

“My experience has shown me that too little is known about the efforts by women as a whole to improve their lives,” she said. “Being involved in the national monument effort was one way to introduce the histories of women’s political activism to the general public and to provide a forum for conversations about the diversity of women’s experiences.”

President Barack Obama designated the national monument on April 12. It currently sits in the SBHM, now named the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, in Washington D.C. The site is a national monument, so the National Park Service heads museum tours and the gift shop.

While she initially evaluated the collections, Ciani still volunteers as a consultant and offers her historical expertise on women’s activitism in the 20th Century.

In addition to her work with the monument, Ciani became involved with the Congressional Commission on the American Museum of Women’s History in January.

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Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner announces candidacy for reelection Wednesday morning at the Route 66 Visitors Center Photos by Jenna Kadziulis Vidette Photo Editor @JennaKadziulis

Mayor Renner announces to run again MARY CULLEN News Editor | @MaryCullen7

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner calls the city “a leader in the state” Wednesday afternoon at the Route 66 Visitors Center before announcing his candidacy for re-election.

Renner, also a tenured faculty member at Illinois Wesleyan University, reflected on three key core challenges in Bloomington at the time of his candidacy for mayor four years ago: to open the doors to city hall, to invest in streets and infrastructure, and to grow the local economy and create jobs. After serving his first term as Mayor of Bloomington, Renner stressed the success the city has seen thus far on all three fronts while still stabilizing the city’s finances.

Renner’s vision for Bloomington four years ago was a “city hall surrounded by windows that any citizen, from any part of town, could walk up, look in, and see what they’re paying for.”

Four years ago Illinois Policy Institute rated Bloomington with an F for transparency. They now have awarded the city with an A plus at 100 percent, Renner said.

To assist in this transparency, biweekly mayoral open houses are in place. This is set time for citizens to go in, no appointment needed, and talk to Renner about concerns they have.

Also mentioned was the Citizens’ Academy featuring Bloomington 101 — a course intended to provide a deeper understanding of the city and local government to interested citizens — and improvements in diversity of government officials.

“I am certainly committed to a very aggressive process of investing in our streets and inf rastr ucture, and we are going to be making progress again in that front,” Renner said.

Over 22 million dollars have gone toward street resurfacing in the past three and a half years, nearly 300 percent Mayor Renner of what was put into roads the previous four years. With Streets 2.0 in the works, Renner stresses his work toward better streets is not done.

“Bloomington is on the move. We are clearly an attractive area for people to invest, and we

want to make it even more so,” Renner said.

In regards to economic development, Renner drew attention to the many areas of town that were underperforming and “not only a drain on the economy, but certainly didn’t help our image of the destination for private business growth.”

In his three and a half years as mayor so far, Renner noted the addition of HyVee, the new Dick’s Sporting Goods, Green Top Grocery and the Kroger Superstore as some of the great successes for Bloomington’s economy.

Also noted were updates to local cinemas and the new athletic center opening next week at Advocate BroMenn.

Renner notes his time as mayor has proved successful in making Downtown Bloomington “a destination,” stressing heavily that the Route 66 Visitors Center has been a major asset in bringing visitors to the city.

“We’re now getting people not just from throughout the United States, but from throughout the world. From Australia, from Norway, from China coming right here to our downtown,” Renner said.

Admitting that Bloomington has had economic struggles in recent times, like many other cities, Renner insists that this jurisdiction has its finances in order, highlighting that Bloomington has the second highest bond rating possible.

“Bloomington is on the move. We are a city that we should all be proud of. This progress has been made by people who have been involved throughout the community, and the hard work of our Bloomington City Council members,” Renner said. “We are all partners in this.”

Even after acknowledging the progress that has been made while he has been in office, Renner stresses that there is still much to be done and thus announced his candidacy for re-election.

“I’m kind of looking at an area that I have been involved in and concerned about as one of those,” Renner states while motioning toward Commerce Bank, a building he later noted as one of the biggest fire hazards in the city.

Renner insists that “going backwards is not an option” and that improvements must continue to be made. Citizens must continue to play an active role in his plan to move forward.

“Stay involved, we need your ideas, we need your energy, we need your creativity, because Bloomington, Illinois, is a great American city and with your help, we will continue to become a model for others to follow,” Renner said.

Renner first ran for mayor in 2009 against Steve Stockton where he lost by 15 votes. He was elected mayor in 2013 after running against John Hanson and Lex Green. This will be his third campaign for the seat.

Study reveals Netflix trumps cable TV CASSIE MCNEILL News Reporter | @165_Cassie1

A study organized by The Reelgood smartwatch app and Learndipity Data Insights revealed that Netflix users browse twice as long as cable TV subscribers.

The national survey monitored watching habits of 2,000 United States viewers who are active users of the smartwatch app.

The findings revealed that the average time browsing before deciding what to watch was 17.8 minutes for Netflix viewers and 9.1 minutes for cable viewers.

“The app helps people who have multiple streaming subscriptions and shows them the best stuff they can watch based off what they have access to,” CEO of Reelgood David Sanderson said in an interview with KGO Radio.

When coming up with the idea for the app, Sanderson said subscribers can experience “decision paralysis” with so many different choices to choose from.

Although picking an option on Netflix can be a struggle at times, one out of three millennials are

planning to cancel their cable television subscription in 2016, according to the study.

Illinois State University’s professor of visual communication Lauren Bratslavsky has been an active user of Netflix since the service began.

“I haven’t had cable in a very long time and have been an active user of Netflix since they just were DVD based,” she explained. “Economically it is the better option for me.”

She is also not surprised by the study’s statistics or the fact that millennials are backing away from cable TV. According to a December 2015 Pew Research Center report, nine percent of Americans have never had cable or satellite TV, and 15 percent have quit their cable subscription all together.

“Netflix is becoming a pretty big competitor with TV, but cable is still trying to compete with things such as having to use your cable subscription password to watch certain shows on Hulu” Bratslavsky said.

Since streaming services have been competing with TV for the past few years, TV networks have been working to get into the game as well.

Networks such as CBS, NBC and other top players have now started streaming their services online as well.

Comparatively, Netflix viewers spend 5.5 days watching entertainment for every five days watched by cable viewers. While Netflix holds the advantage in number of days spent watching its programs, cable TV users averaged four programs per day while Netflix had only three.

The Reelgood smart watching app survey also looked at “Strong Identification with Specific Entertainment Genres.” When studying TV watchers, 41 percent enjoyed watching dramas and 56 percent comedies.

Netflix statistics show 63 and 75 percent watch dramas and comedies, respectively.

One influence to the Netflix findings is the streaming service’s multi-award nominated original series. Shows like “Orange is the New Black,” “House of Cards” and “Master of None” have won multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for lead and supporting cast members and the series themselves.

Reelgood Netflix Habits Stats Average time spent browsing before selecting a program to watch: Cable TV viewers: 9.1 minutes Netflix users: 17.8 minutes

Average number of days per week watching entertainment programming: Cable TV viewers: 5.0 days per week Netflix users: 5.5 days per week

more than a professional critic.

Netflix users: 30 percent value a friend’s recommendation more than a professional critic.

Differing entertainment tastes from spouse or significant other: Cable TV viewers: 30 percent want to watch something different than their spouse or significant other

Average number of programs watched per day:

Netflix users: 40 percent want to watch something different than their spouse or significant other

Cable TV viewers: 4.1 programs per day

Strong identification with specific entertainment genres:

Netflix users: 3.2 programs per day

Cable TV viewers: 41 percent enjoy watching dramas and 56 percent enjoy watching comedies

Trust in entertainment recommendations from friends: Cable TV viewers: 19 percent value a friend’s recommendation

Netflix users: 63 percent enjoy watching dramas and 75 percent enjoy watching comedies

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016

Stanford ban on hard alcohol likely not to change much

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his semester Stanford University has banned hard alcohol from its campus to prevent binge drinking and sexual assault. Like the smoke-free campus here at Illinois State, a hard liquor free campus could mean the same rules apply.

The sad truth for the university is that people still smoke cigarettes on campus.

Just like the sad truth for Stanford is that people will still be drinking hard liquor on campus. By banning hard alcohol, more students will be finding themselves in the dean’s office. Campus officials know this to be true, which is why professor Michele Dauber of Stanford said this in an interview with ABC: “We’re not gonna stop students from consuming alcohol, but we are going to increase the riskiness of the situation in which they do that.”

Doing something that is risky discourages few, but enforcing the policy will be an issue. Often people drink behind closed doors in places that are away from authority figures.

It’s understandable why the administration at Stanford is being more strict this year. After its high profile sexual assault case this past year, it has to do something to protect the students. Although alcohol is a large factor in sexual assaults and incidents involving college students, some could argue that it is not the root of those issues.

People have to realize that they need to take responsibility for their actions. Just because one has been drinking does not give them an excuse to make bad decisions.

According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, alcohol is a factor in 40 percent of crimes and 2 million convicted offenders report drinking

at the time of their arrest. Stanford stresses that it’s doing as much as it can to curb the drinking culture of college students.

“High-risk drinking is not a problem unique to Stanford, but we believe that the strategies we pursue to address the negative consequences of this behavior must be rooted in our particular campus culture and our respect for one another,” Greg Boardman, Vice Provost wrote in a student e-mail.

Yes, it is in the nature of a college student to go out and drink, but is this aspect of our culture more negative than positive? When

hard liquor is used responsibly there should not be any problems. It’s not common for college students to commit violent crimes while drinking. In fact, most college students only get drinking tickets.

It’s clear that this policy change is in the wake of the Brock Turner case. Turner claimed he had been drinking the night of the assault and had two “swigs” of Fireball whiskey. Turner thought he was having consensual sex when he got on top of an unconscious woman behind a dumpster.

Clearly he thought wrong, as he is now a

convicted sex offender.

This comes back to taking personal responsibility for your actions, but the school blames booze. Yes, in this specific case, if the individuals were not drinking there could have been a different outcome. That doesn’t mean that if there were no alcohol involved Turner would not have raped a woman.

There needs to be more done in educating young men to not rape, as opposed to educating young women to be careful around men when they drink.

When kids move away from home and come to college to be by themselves, some of them need to learn how to be responsible.

Every freshman comes to realize that there are times you can go out and have fun, but you always need to be aware of your priorities. Nobody is here at school stopping any of us from going out Monday through Sunday, but sooner or later it will catch up.

The reason why we are all here is to get an education, not to party.

As a community at Illinois State University, we have to take it upon ourselves to help each other and show each other the correct ways to conduct ourselves. Even though one’s parents might let them occasionally drink at home, the same experience isn’t shared by everyone.

If someone sees a person who looks like they have had too much to drink, say something. It’s our responsibility to keep each other safe. That is something that no policy can do for students; it’s also the right thing to do. We no longer have our parents here correcting us as we go. We have to help each other. So under the influence of alcohol or not, let’s make good decisions and respect Editorial Cartoon by Jeremy Burcenski | Vidette Art Director each other as human beings.

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Give me parking, or give me Fs! MY VIEW MARY CULLEN Columnist

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ith class back in session, students are no longer worrying about assignments and tests. Rather, it is the daily struggle of whether or not they will find a parking space in time for class.

Like most student drivers on campus, I am a green lot pass owner. The cheapest, most convenient pass available for students with notoriously shallow pockets.

In previous years, the green lot pass was the ideal choice. But due to the demolition of multiple green lots this summer, I, along

with many of my peers, have been left driving in circles rather than sitting ready and waiting for class to begin.

When it comes to parking passes at ISU, the mere principle of buying a product is gone. You buy something with intent to use it.

You buy an ISU green lot parking pass and you get a useless, glorified rearview mirror decoration.

For students living off campus, parking is crucial. We buy a green lot pass because, well, we have to get to class somehow! With the recent demolition of more than one crucial green lot, students are left speeding from lot to lot rather than making it to class in a timely manner.

Not only is it incredibly unsafe having students driving recklessly while desperately looking for an open spot, it creates a wedge between students and teachers.

Never once have I heard “I couldn’t

find a parking spot” as a working excuse to being late for class. With the new updates on campus, this is on the short list of becoming the most widely used, and valid, excuse in the books.

I, like most students, became fed up with the parking catastrophe on campus before classes even started. I saw the impending doom and jumped to find an alternative solution: buying a different kind of pass.

Never mind that parking at ISU is some of the cheapest student parking compared to most universities. Even after checking out the options, I can say I have yet to purchase a new parking pass.

Let’s take a look at the amount you would spend per year on alternative parking passes at ISU, according to the Office of Parking and Transportation website: $317 for a green zone spot in the South University Street Garage, $369 for

red zone spots in the North and South University Street Garages, and the prices only go up from there. No matter which option you choose, if any, you more than triple the $87 you were paying for a yearly green lot pass.

So let’s say I stick with the green lot pass and I’m struggling to find a parking spot for class one day.

As a student, you are faced with a couple options: skip class and try again later, keep looking and be late to class, park in a spot where your pass is invalid—such as a red faculty lot—and risk getting a ticket, or suck it up and park in a pay lot like the Bone or the South University Garage.

After having already paid for your green lot pass, it is incredibly frustrating thinking of having to pay more money in order to park in the form of a ticket or pay lot.

Other options of skipping or being late are against the overall point

REDBIRD RUMBLE or FUMBLE Redbird Rumble: To ISU for setting a 27 year record for freshmen enrollment. There are 3,651 freshmen this year, as compared to 3,612 last year.

Redbird Rumble: To Uptown Normal for hosting another Sweet

Corn Blues Festival this weekend. There will be over 20 tons of corn and two days of live blues.

of having bought the pass in the first place. In short, the product I, and so many of my fellow students, purchased is deemed worthless.

This problem is not new to this year; there have always been days and times when finding an available space is difficult. This has been something widely accepted as one of the downfalls of the cheaper pass.

The struggles students are facing this year are entirely unacceptable under the old excuse. Students like myself are in desperate need of having available parking. It is no longer just a nuisance, it has the potential to further disrupt our role as active, responsible students.

Mary Cullen is a senior journalism major and news editor of The Vidette. Any questions or concerns regarding her column can be sent to vidette_mmcullen@ilstu.edu.

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Redbird Rumble: To ISU for hosting the Fall 2016 International

Seminar Series titled “The U.S. Presidential Election: Global Implications and Comparative Perspectives.” The series will begin Aug. 31.

Redbird Fumble: To ISU for not having enough green parking lots for commuter students.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016

Campaign strives for unisex single-stalls OUR Restroom informs businesses on genderneutral bathrooms KEVIN SCHWALLER News Reporter | @kevschwa

Cities like Seattle, Philadelphia and New York City have adopted laws that require single-stall bathrooms to be unisex. directly.”

During its fundraiser in July, the campaign exceeded its $15,000 goal and raised $15,378 by 352 backers. Russo explained the big-

“I knew how uncomfortable, and potentially unsafe, those gender markers could make those spaces.”

Kristin Russo

CEO of Everyone is Gay

gest cost, among other things, is the creation of the website itself. “[Some funding goes toward] ensuring that we properly gather the data from our users so that we can do outreach to each business that is listed and also create a space for businesses to learn more about the benefits of removing their gendered single-stall signs,”

she explained.

The website is set to launch in two weeks.

“I will be bringing a small team of volunteers to help begin the outreach,” she said. “Postcards will be printed up, and we will take our first few steps.”

Students interested in getting involved in the campaign can visit its website and follow on social media platforms @OURrestroom.

“You can be up to date on the work we are doing, be alerted when the site goes live and pitch in with your ideas to help shape the work,” Russo said.

“Past our work, there are so, so many important ways to get involved. Being aware of your local government and their stance on bathroom laws overall is very important,” she continued. “Sharing tools, resources and awareness to others and using your voice to help move this effort toward a place where people of all genders feel safe and comfortable.”

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After news of several bathroom controversies surfaced, Editor in Chief and CEO of LGBTQ youth organization Everyone Is Gay Kristin Russo had first-hand experiences with how such a problem affects people in their daily lives.

“I would repeatedly go to bars and restaurants that had singlestall, gendered restrooms. Having done work in the LGBTQIA community for years and having several friends who identify as non-binary and who have varying gender expressions, I knew how uncomfortable, and potentially unsafe, those gender markers could make those spaces,” Russo said. “I had a feeling that the majority of the business owners using those signs just didn’t have the information they needed to want to take them down.”

One Unisex Restroom (OUR) Restroom is a new campaign working to educate businesses about making single-stall bathrooms gender-neutral. The future website can be used to help businesses better understand the importance of single-stall unisex bathrooms for transgender and non-conforming people, as well as others.

According to OUR Restroom’s website, “Patrons will be able to utilize the OUR Restroom website to request that information be sent to local businesses in their area, letting business owners know that gendered restrooms can put many people in uncomfortable and unsafe situations.”

Russo admitted that despite having done similar work in the past, she felt intimidated at the thought of discussing unisex bathrooms with managers, so she figured she was not alone.

“I bet there are so, so many people who are wanting to communicate this message but are hesitant to take that step,” she said. “So I thought to launch a site where people could ask us, as an organization, to do that outreach

Sororities prepare for fall rush STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ News Reporter | @StephanieRoddd

Formal recruitment for the 18 social sororities at Illinois State University is a six-day process set to run from Aug. 31 to Sept. 6.

Each sorority has spent several weeks preparing for this year’s rush process in hope of adding new members to their sisterhoods.

Illinois State University’s Dean of Students Office website describes formal recruitment as “a week-long event in which interested women visit 18 sororities via a shuttle bus to get to know the chapters, learn about their values and meet their members to determine which chapter is the best fit for them”.

During the process, each girl is assigned to a Rho Gamma—or recruitment guide—who helps them through the process. Rho Gammas “hide their letters,” meaning they do not disclose which sorority they are in as to remain unbiased to their mentees. The Rho Gamma interviewed could not disclose her name in order to remain disaffiliated with her sorority.

“A Rho Gamma is someone who disaffiliates from their chapter in order to help the potential new members going through recruitment,” a Rho Gamma said. “They are a mentor for the potential new members during recruitment and help them by answering questions, giving advice and helping make sure they get where they need to go.”

According to the registration form for formal recruitment, there is a $60 fee that must be paid. Students must also be in good standing with ISU in order to rush. Registration for recruitment closes at noon Tuesday or if the number of women registered reaches 1,200.

The Rho Gamma said if registration does close because it reaches its cap limit, the number of women rushing will have increased by around 500 compared to last year.

Since last year’s rush, ISU added a new social sorority to campus called Alpha Omicron Pi. This will be the first time the group recruits with the 17 other sororities.

Alpha Omicron Pi’s Vice President of Membership Recruitment Maggie Durkin said the group has

been preparing for recruitment since last semester in hopes of finding true leaders who will enhance its chapter.

One of the ways members have been preparing is by engaging in mock rounds with other sororities.

Durkin said these are a great way to prepare for the real rounds of recruitment.

“Participating in mock rounds with other sororities is beneficial because it helps us visualize how each round will go when it comes time for actual recruitment,” Durkin said.

Durkin encourages women who are new to campus to consider rushing because she feels it is a way to make lasting friendships.

“As a new student, going through formal recruitment is an amazing way to meet new people early on in the semester,” Durkin said. “Greek life has so much to offer new members, such as professional and social development, but even more importantly the friends who will be there and support you when you need someone most.”

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016

Simple ways to cure common homesickness All students can feel an intense withdrawal or separation from their home. Many resources are available on campus to help Redbirds.

Accept the homesickness

make it harder to come back.

“During my first semester [of college], I thought it would be a good idea to go home frequently,” Meyer said. “It was almost like starting over again each time I returned to campus.”

It is important to feel like ISU is a home away from home.

Denying homesickness or feeling ashamed of it can make it even worse.

“It’s okay to feel homesick—nothing is wrong with you,” Illinois State University Staff Psychologist Gina Meyer said. “Some degree of homesickness is normal.”

Students may feel like they are alone, but others in their hall or even their roommates may experience the same feelings. Talk to the people closest around you about any concerns and issues. Venting can help relieve some of the stress and ultimately make students feel better.

Get a two- or four-legged companion

This tip is geared more toward upperclassmen in apartments than students living in dorms, but having a pet from home or service pet can make students feel less lonely. Students have to make sure certain pets are allowed in their apartments first.

Having a pet also reduces stress, according to animalsmart.org.

“Playing with or petting an animal can increase levels of the stress-reducing hormone oxytocin and decrease production of the stress hormone cortisol,” the website states.

Get to know your surroundings

Walking around the campus or asking neighbors to explore different parts of BloomingtonNormal can help students get more acquainted.

Try to attend school events and join Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) if you can. The more involved and surrounded by peers stuAli Rasper | Vidette Photographer dents are, the more ISU can feel like home.

Video-chatting with friends and family from home can help feelings of home withdrawal. Utilize counseling services on campus One way to get started is by attending Festival If the above steps are still not helping, Student ISU next Thursday. Students will find all the Counseling Services is available with trained Avoid going home too frequently different student organizations and clubs available on psychologists in the Student Health Services building. It While it may be very tempting to hop into a car or bus and campus. is open during regular business hours during weekdays. go home every weekend, it is better if students avoid this “I always encourage students to join a group that reat the beginning of the semester. Going home can often flects their interests and/or hobbies,” Meyer said.

Late Uptown Normal splurges for ISU night owls MALLORY LOVINGS News Reporter | @MalloryLovings

When it comes to food, Illinois State University students gravitate toward what is convenient, tasty and easy to access.

Whether it is Watterson Dining or Great Wall Chinese food, the Bloomington-Normal area offers a variety of food options that not only taste good, but are affordable as well.

One characteristic that makes some businesses a favorite among students compared to others are their hours.

When food and late night hours are combined, it becomes more accessible to students.

“People are out late and they want to get food late at night,” junior molecular biology major Kaitie Wildman said.

“That’s a part of being in college.”

While there are plenty of late-night options to choose from, students run

into issues if they are searching for an early-morning meal.

One thing Wildman does is get D.P. Dough at least once a week. It is located in Uptown Normal, just a few blocks away from campus, and open until the early morning hours.

Food selections include calzones, fries, cookies and more.

“They have tater tots, okay?

You don’t get tater tots every day,” Wildman said. “It’s greasier than pizza, and greasy late night food is a must.”

Not only is Uptown close to campus, but it also offers a variEmma Horath | Vidette Senior Photographer ety of different places. D.P. Dough, Foods of all sorts are in Uptown Normal.

Insomnia Cookies and Windy City Wieners are among favorites. we would get the bar rush after two,” Emack and Bolio’s is an ice cream shop in Uptown Normal as well. The employee Tiffany Sandfox said. “We store is open until midnight, which is slow down around midnight though, so I don’t think we lose business from later than most ice cream places.

“Maybe if we were open until three not staying open later.”

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Some of the boxes have certain animals such as horses and dogs depicted on them.

“Bloomington was the winter home of the circus many years ago and circus performers would come to Central Illinois,” Stiller said. “The images have a purpose and are connected to the history of Bloomington.”

As of right now, there are three boxes painted downtown. The DBA is still waiting for approval from the state of Illinois to paint the last 10 boxes.

The Public Works Department of Bloomington is supporting the endeavor and the DBA hopes to have all 13 boxes painted by next spring.

Residents and tourists in Downtown Bloomington can keep an eye out for these pieces of artwork.

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“I know how it goes and I know how I study, so I’d rather get started in class than just sit there. Especially when it’s so beautiful out and I’m in class and it’s syllabus week, I’ll just be wishing I was outside, but if I’m learning … I’m learning,” Koppel said.

The university that students and professors are at can even influence what syllabus week actually is.

“I would be interested to know what they do at Ivy League institutions or bigger universities… are they jumping in or do they start slow?” Hallsten-Lyczak asked.

Journalism professor and adviser at Pepperdine University Elizabeth Smith said the students there do not have anything relatively close to syllabus week.

“We don’t have syllabus week; I’ve never even heard of that before actually,” Smith said.

The students at Pepperdine University use the week before classes to gather books and materials and the students have access to campus. But when class starts, they are in full swing.

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Sandfox said as the night gets older, customers typically want greasy, heavy food and ice cream is not their first choice. She said the great thing about Uptown is the big variety, which means the competition is not too high because the options are so different.

Some restaurants are leaving their marks on the new students on campus.

“Pub II cheese balls… those are absolutely the best thing,” freshman English major Halie Heidkamp said.

After being on campus for only a week, Heidkamp has already started to discover the late night splurges.

While Uptown Normal’s distance to students is a factor they consider, having the option to get food at an unusual time is one that many praise.

“It’s way different here because the only thing you can go to way late [at night] where I live is like McDonald’s,” Heidkamp said.

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Features

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Trouble Tuesday rocks Castle Theatre DEB BETHEL Features Reporter | @thedebbethel

Tuesday, on a fairly quiet and calm night in BloomingtonNormal, the Castle Theatre in Downtown Bloomington brought life to the area. Or more, The Steepwater Band and Vintage Trouble did.

It was obvious that these bands drew a crowd of a different era, with The Steepwater Band adorned mostly in bell-bottom jeans, necklaces and their classic rock vibes, and Vintage Trouble clad in vintage-looking suits, vests, top hats and their “new protocol of soul.”

As the fans crowded in, it seemed as if the majority of them knew each other--which turned out to be true. Coming from all over the nation, and sometimes traveling to other countries just to see the band, the fan base that goes by “The Troublemakers” have seen each other at many of the shows. And with some of them having been to 30+ shows to see Vintage Trouble, it’s no wonder that they’ve gotten so close to other Vintage Trouble band members wear suits and vests while performing their classic rock tunes. fans and the bandmates.

“They’re the most fan-friendfunk and soul into the bluesy rock that bandmates Nalle Colt, ly band there is,” Memphis Troublemaker Bruce Pates said. guitar; Rick Barrio Dill, bass guitar; and Charlie Brumbly, “After the show they go to the merchandise table and stand drums, create together. there, however long it takes, and everybody that wants to talk The set list began with an upbeat song that showcased the to them, get an autograph, get a picture … they wait there.” high energy so many of the fans talked about before the show.

Allie Koch and Valerie Curtis, who traveled from Louisville Within the first two songs, the foursome was dripping sweat. and Pittsburgh, discovered the band for themselves when They continued to jump and dance around for their two-hour Vintage Trouble opened for The Who and have since travelled set, but the crowd seemed collectively thankful the band gave to at least 30 different shows, one concert being in the UK last all of the rock-n-roll they had. year for the “Spring of Trouble” tour.

One of the band’s hits, “Pelvis Pusher,” previewed what the The Steepwater Band opened up the night with its bluesy show would entail - upbeat songs, lots of dancing and lots of rock that originated in Chicago, getting the crowd ready for pelvis pushing by lead singer Ty Taylor. their comrades to rock their only headlining date while tourAfter a few songs, the tempo became slower and Taylor ing with the Dixie Chicks. gave a speech on our ability and need to stand up and speak The band has been described as “James Brown singing out for what is right, which seemed to resonate with everyone, lead for Led Zeppelin.” Ty Taylor, the lead singer, brings the

Artist adds creativity and color downtown CASEY CHAN Features Reporter | @chancasey93

ists could apply to create different pieces of art around Bloomington, such as the riveting murals you can Downtown Bloomington recently find sprawled across a number of received a little update in peculiar buildings downtown. locations that many would not even The DBA does not just do artwork begin to think about. though, as they are in charge of the Residents who have been downgardening program, along with the town in the past large flower pots couple weeks and the tree wall may have noticed gardens in Downsome beautitown Bloomingful artwork on ton. electrical boxes The goal of around town. the DBA is to The artwork celebrate the ranges from fish community and swimming in the make the city of ocean to an oil Bloomington as rig placed in a unique as possunset. sible.

Regardless of When it comes what is depicted down to it, the on each box, the DBA is responpaintings are sible for bringing Casey Chan | Features Reporter carefully crafted Bloomington Electric box near the Government and designed.

Center in Downtown Bloomington. lively and vibrant Most people who aspects the resisee these paintdents can enjoy. ings may wonder who is behind the “We are committed to preserving pieces of artwork. The Downtown our history and culture. We have Bloomington Association (DBA) a lot of architectural gems that are is always trying to enhance the a part of the celebration of art in downtown experience and with Downtown Bloomington,” Tricia the help of five local artists, it was Stiller, the executive director for the able to craft the idea of painting the DBA said. electrical boxes scattered across According to Stiller, the electrical Bloomington. box art has many inspirations.

In 2013, the DBA created a local art program in which local artsee BOXES page 6

especially because of the turmoil going on in the world.

The speech directly preceded “Not Alright By Me,” from the band’s premier album, The Bomb Shelter Sessions, which brought a deeper feeling to the audience. During this song, Taylor walked out into the audience, singing from the table tops and venturing up to the balcony to sing over the audience from the other side of the building.

The intense change of tempo, from upbeat to slow and serious and then back to upbeat remained constant throughout the show, and they held the audience’s attention the whole time.

“I thought it was Anna Gallagher | Vidette Photographer the perfect show for us because we’ve played Bloomington several times, but there was a lot of different people here who came to see Vintage Trouble. They were beyond accommodating and cool, and I loved sharing the stage with them. I think it was positive all the way,” The Steepwater Band Member Jeff Massey said.

“It was a great show, awesome audience out here in Bloomington, you guys killed it. It’s fun to play huge arenas and stadiums, but it’s something so personal when we’re so close and we can see everyone’s faces in the audience, and everyone singing. It means something to me; I love playing small places,” Nalle Colt of Vintage Trouble said.

“What’s cool is that we like playing a lot of the smaller cities just simply because everybody seems to appreciate it a lot more, so it seemed really, genuinely special,” Rick Barrio Dill of Vintage Trouble said.

FreeStage, ISU’s creative powerhouse MICHAEL FARCA Features Reporter | @farcamichael

The world is full of big production capitals that are in their own world of entertainment. Hollywood is the undisputed film capital of the world, New York City has Broadway and more digital forms of entertainment can be found in California’s Silicon valley. Illinois State University has an organization comparable to these cities, although many students may not know about it.

“FreeStage is a Registered to Know Student Organization through the School of Theatre and Dance at ISU. The purpose of FreeStage is to give students—both theatre majors and non-theatre majors—a chance to produce their own work, whether that be a previously written play or original work by students. Directing, acting, lighting, sound design, scene design, etc.” Jen Paulos, one of the people in charge of FreeStage, said.

With the opportunity for any student to contribute and propose an idea, there has been a student board put in place to regulate which shows are accepted into the seasonal lineup.

“Members have direct control over what shows they would like to direct; however, the board decides if the show proposed is appropriate, if we have the funds appropriate to buy the rights for it, if we have the amount of students needed to cast it and so on,” Paulos said.

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FreeStage is open to all students, not just those studying theatre or dance.

Anyone and everyone is allowed in FreeStage activities, making it one of the more inclusive RSOs on campus.

“The FreeStage board is also there to help cast the shows so one specific individual isn’t cast in too many shows, or someone—especially in the theatre department—is left out from working on any of the shows we have during the season,” Paulos said.

Paulos said Freestage has had longevity and impact on campus.

“From our experience, both being transfer students, FreeStage has come a long way! We’ve had many ISU alums, Jane Lynch (“Glee”), for example, do FreeStage while they were students here, and then go on to do great things. We’ve been applauded by the school and helped fund for our RSO to continue doing more shows and purchase better

equipment for our theatre spaces,” he said.

The future of FreeStage will depend on which students continue to run the long-standing RSO. “In the next five years, we can only hope to continue not only the current productions we are able to produce, but strive to continue to grow from here. We want everyone with a passion for theatre to feel included and have a chance to grow, learn and cooperate with one another to put on the fantastic shows we have the opportunity to do every semester,” Paulos said.

FreeStage meetings are held in Centennial West 301 every Friday at 11 a.m. Finished work of their shows and information on when they will be premiering will be released after the shows are selected on Sept. 9.

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Underwood scores date with olympic gold medalist BETH GEISTLINGER Sports Reporter | @beth_geist

the offer.

“He’s very cute,” she said. “...I would go on a date with him.”

Although Raisman has been in the news a lot lately, Underwood’s accomplishments at ISU are nothing to overlook.

At ISU, Underwood was a star linebacker, tallying 215 tackles in his career and two All-American titles.

He is ranked No. 3 in career tacklesfor-loss and is one of three students in ISU history to be a two-time finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award.

When the ISU football team heard

It has become common to see people on Twitter or YouTube ask celebrities and professional athletes on dates, but Illinois State alumnus and current Raiders tight end Colton Underwood asked five-time Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman on a date.

The 2013 graduate reached out to Raisman with a pre-recorded video that she watched during a Yahoo!

Sports interview. Raisman accepted

the news they were surprised.

“Colton was very reserved when he first came here, and was quiet around the building and with the media,” ISU coach Brock Spack said. “As he matured here at ISU, he became a more confident person and player and that led to great success for him.”

Defensive lineman and former teammate of Underwood, Adam Conley, said Underwood was always in the football mindset.

“Colton really kept to himself,” Conley said. “He was always living

in his apartment with his two dogs, and [he] was all football, all the time.”

Although Underwood did not spend much time in the public eye, he was more than willing to put in extra time with his teammates.

“Colton was a great teammate,” Conley said. “He took me and a couple of my teammates under his wing. He really helped with the transition. He was a senior at the time, so he really didn’t have to do that, but he went out of his way to help us.”

At the end of the day, Conley

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doubts Underwood’s chance with Raisman.

“He has no game. He has no shot in the world.”

Watch out for Warrum

Wide reciever earns spot on preseason watch list RYAN KELLY Senior Reporter | @rkelly1122

Senior wide out Anthony Warrum was named to the FCS College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year Watch List Tuesday morning.

Only four receivers are part of the watch list, two of which play in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Warrum and Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State.

“It has been take each year one at a time and continue to become a better receiver,” Warrum said.

“My mindset this year is to be better than I was before.”

Warrum had a record-breaking 2015 campaign, hauling in 15 receiving touchdowns. The Fishers, Ind., native was among the FCS leaders in almost every receiving category, grabbing 58 catches for 1,290 yards. Warrum ranked eighth in the nation averaging 99.2 yards per game.

The 6-foot-2 Warrum was a Third-Team All-American selection by the Associated Press in

2015. Warrum’s best game of the season came at South Dakota State, where he had 241 yards and three touchdowns.

This is not the only preseason list that Warrum has appeared on, as he was named a preseason AllAmerican earlier this month.

In a scrimmage Saturday, Warrum caught one of two touchdown passes thrown by Jake Kolbe on the afternoon.

With an offense that lost two All-Americans from 2015, Warrum needs to continue to keep up the massive production he had last season for the Redbirds to have a successful season.

“Monday we have off for the first day of school and then we come back out here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and get some good practices in, and polish up things we didn’t do well in the scrimmage,” Brock Spack said.

The season opens for the Redbirds on Sept. 3 at Hancock Stadium in a non-conference game against Valparaiso.

Anthony Warrum hauled in 58 catches for 1,290 yards last season during his junior year.

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Illinois State men’s, women’s golf look to aim for green in ’16 MICHAEL DIAZ Sports Reporter | @MikeyD313

Florida State invitational because there’s five top ten teams in the country competing,” Wallace said.

With both seasons around the corner, IlliThese top ten teams include Auburn, Flornois State University golf programs will be ida State, Alabama and University of Illinois starting its seasons in among others. ISU w ill be play ing full swing. against the Illini at the Tinervin Cup as Men’s Golf well.

To be ready to take The men’s team on these challengers, has a total of six the Redbirds have to invitationals spread be dedicated as well out throughout the as focused in their year, the fighting efforts to put presIrish gold classic, sure on opposing the Tinervin Cup, teams. This means two different interthat they will have to collegiate matches, get into the routine the I-74 challenge of balancing work and the Missouri and school, which Valley Conference can be tough for any Championship. Each college student. Walinvitational, as well Photo credit of ISU Athletics lace’s hard work that as the several other Sophomore Trent Wallace comes along with his events, has different significance to the team during the year. motivation to do well as a golf player is what Trent Wallace, a sophomore on the team, will make him, as well as the entire team, shared his views on events most important stand out against the opposition.

“I start with workouts in the morning, to focus on this upcoming season.

“For the fall, the firestone invitational but school is probably the hardest part with is something I’m looking forward to just being able to stay on top of things. We usubecause of the course and the history we ally have practice four times a week at 2:30, have there. In the spring, I would say the then play twice with the possibility of having

one off day. It can be a lot,” Wallace said.

Coach Kralis does have set practices for the team, but if he thinks that there is something that a teammate needs to work on they will stay and try to get it fixed.

The team is really in a beautiful position to push forward and excel at a level that is superior to other golf teams across the country.

Women’s Golf The Redbirds start their season at home with the Redbird invitational. They then have five more matches, the MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial, the Missouri Valley Conference Preview, two intercollegiate events and the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. Caitlin Sims, a sophomore on the team, believes that startCaitlin Sims ing the year off at home will provide some positive energy at the beginning of the season.

“I’m most excited about our home event.

We have a lot of events throughout the year, five this fall I believe, but it’s really nice to start on our home course and to really get that experience,” Sims said.

During these invitationals and throughout other events during the year there will be some challenging schools along the way that the Redbirds will need to prepare for.

“I think we are definitely preparing for Missouri Valley teams the most. We’re having the Missouri Valley Conference Preview this fall. Teams such as Wichita State, Bradley and Missouri State are definitely on our radar. We will be preparing to see what these teams look like this upcoming season,” Sims said.

They saw these same teams a lot last year as well, which makes them ready to take them on head first throughout this year.

During the school year, the player’s routines must be followed to achieve success.

A golf season can be quite strenuous unless you have a prepared plan to take it on, not to mention a high level of motivation.

“With classes it’s definitely hard because you have to schedule everything before we have practice in the afternoon. We have workouts in the mornings three days a week this semester and then we have practice every day at 2:30 p.m. Coach will plan practices around what she thinks that we need.

During our tournaments we keep stats and then she kind of bases our practices off that,” Sims said.

With the kind of high level work ethic this team has and the ability to keep meeting goals put forward, the team has the ability to make something special happen this year.

Nothing comes easy and these players get that. If they keep on track, there is no telling what could come out of it.