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Drag Show raises LGBTQ awareness ROSHAUNDA COLEMAN Reporter
Flashing lights, bold makeup and big performances were all present at PRIDE’s 17th annual Drag Show Saturday. The charity event was hosted by Illinois State University alumni and drag queen legend Sharon ShareAlike. Hundreds of students gathered in Braden Auditorium to watch professional and student performers put on a tantalizing show full of fun costumes and dance performances. The show featured 13 performers: eight professional performers and five student performers. Four of the five students were ISU students. The talents lip-synced to popular songs while putting on choreographed performances that included dancing, flips, splits and joking with the audience. This year, all donations acquired through the drag show will be going to the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute that helps bring the LGBT minor curriculum on campus and Labyrinth Outreach Services Institute, which helps facilitate women who are on parole or just released from prison to help them acclimate back into society. “I am really excited about the donations collected through the
Cut of $1.7 million no surprise to university ROSHAUNDA COLEMAN Reporter
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Sharon SharAlike, the host of the evening, began the Drag Show Saturday night with a thrilling performance. drag show and about gaining more of an awareness for the group,” Katie Schuette, PRIDE President, said. The first show hosted at ISU was in 1999 in the Prairie Room. The show brought in over 100 people. For the past two years the show has been presented in Braden Auditorium with over 300 attendees. Among the many students that came out to support the show, the
student performers were the most excited. Student performer, Miss Heavenly Rose, expressed her excitement of being in her first performance inspired by the show Ru Paul’s Drag Race. “I was nervous at first, but I realized maybe it’s not me going up there but it’s Miss Heavenly Rose, and I want to make Miss Heavenly Rose the best that she can be,” Rose
said. PRIDE will be giving away “Color Me Queer” T-shirts April 17 on Milner plaza. Anyone interested in getting involved with PRIDE should join them every Wednesday in the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute at 7 p.m. It is at 205 S. Main St. The location is fully accessible by transit through the Redbird Express and Nite Rides.
Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signed budget fix will end in a $1.7 million cut for Illinois State University in the last months of its fiscal year. Through the original appropriation bill, ISU was supposed to receive $74 million for this current fiscal year from the state. According to Chief of Staff Jay Groves, the signed budget cut was about 2.25 percent of the original budget, which brought the budget down to about $72.3 million. Fortunately, the university had several back up plans in case of the budget cut ranging in severity. “The university had been expecting this cut for a long time. We had prepared to delay maintenance projects and equipment purchases,” said Groves. At last month’s Board of Trustees meeting chairman Rocky Donahue created a special State Affairs Committee to monitor the state budget situation. Trustee Anne Davis is chairing the committee.
Improvements at ISU outweigh budget problems, Dietz says ANDREW MARSHALL Reporter
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz met with the University Club on Friday to discuss and explain the current state of the university regarding the budget, staffing and other important matters. Before the staff, faculty, administrative professionals and retirees of the University Club President Dietz gave an informal speech that was charged with positivity and honesty that included a realistic view of how the university itself is doing. The primary focus was on a recent visit to Springfield to go before the Illinois Senate and House Representatives to make the case for funds to be allocated to the university by the state. Currently, there is outlined an estimated cut of about 31.5 percent of ISU’s budget of the $74 million that is given by the state. The budget cut, however, is being debated. Dietz and representatives from ISU went to Springfield to make the case for the university, to
convince the state they are worthy of more. Dietz began at the budget hearings by thanking the state for the money that they gave to the universities in the first place. He then moved forward to talk about the state allocation. “I also said that I think that education really by definition ought to not to be viewed as an expense column in the budget. We’re simply an investment. We’re a contributor to the solution of the budget problems of Illinois,” Dietz said. The argument behind his statement was that college graduates will make money, stay in Illinois, live and pay taxes in the state, contributing even more than people without college degrees. President Dietz outlined the concern that those that live in Illinois are going elsewhere to go to college and live which is a legitimate problem that has the state losing benefit to the economy. “Most of my testimony when I started I really didn’t SEE DIETZ PAGE 3
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‘Comply and Complain’ is the name of the game ROSHAUNDA COLEMAN Reporter
Illinois State University’s NAACP chapter and My Brotha’s Keeper (MBK) hosted an open panel discussion Thursday night featuring ISU and Bloomington Police Chiefs on communitypolice relations. The 411 on Five-O event allowed students to give their insight on community mistrust of police and ask questions on the issue while gaining an understanding from the police perspective. Throughout the event, the central message remained the same: comply and complain. NAACP and MBK emphasized the “Cardinal Rules” of respect, cooperation and honesty when dealing with officers. During the discussion, students expressed many law-based questions and concerns on handling situations including Miranda rights, police discretion and pre-textual stops. ISU Chief of Police Aaron Woodruff and Bloomington Chief of Police Brendan Heffner constantly reminded students that in any situation it is best to comply with officers and if they feel they were wronged,
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The NAACP and My Brotha’s Keeper hosted an open panel event with local police who simulated scenarios, then answered the audience’s questions. ISU Chief Aaron Woodruff and Bloomington Chief Brendan Heffner were a part of the discussion. report the issue afterwards. “I think it’s definitely a step towards change,” ISU NAACP Chapter President Marques Thorton said. “I feel that we had a lot of good conversation, a lot of things were learned and we actually bridged a gap today
Red Note Music Fest holds shows all week ANDREW MARSHALL Reporter
Music will be alive in the halls of Illinois State University until Friday for the eighth annual Red Note Music Festival, which provides performances each night in contemporary classical music. “The focus of the festival, of course, is new music, meaning 21st century or late 20th century music written for the concert stage,” said Carl Schimmel, ISU assistant professor of Music and Composition. Red Note is an event loaded with different performance groups, a composer to be honored, a graduate student workshop for students around the country and even a composition competition. Featured guest composer Steven Stucky is a faculty member at the Juilliard School of Music and won the 2005 Pulitzer for his Second Concerto for Orchestra. Stucky will hear some of his music performed to honor him at the festival and will also run the graduate student workshop. There are a variety of different
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performances to check out, and the playlist depends on what the students are interested in. Each night has its own individual focus and style, Schimmel added. There will be guest ensembles that will be visiting and performing. The City of Tomorrow Wind Quintet with a flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and French horn player will be performing Monday and Wednesday. Momenta Quartet, a string quartet, will perform Wednesday and Thursday. “Both the wind quintet and the string quartet feature a lot of very new pieces written in the last five years, and they’ll probably include some pieces that people have never heard before if they haven’t been to that sort of performance,” Schimmel said. Red Note began Sunday in the Center of Performing Arts with all-student performances by ISU Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Glenn Block. The winner of the chamber ensemble category of the SEE MUSIC PAGE 9
as far as community and police officers go.” President of Bloomington-Normal’s NAACP branch Quincy Cummings attributes some community mistrust of police officers to the perceived images of media, as well as lack of unity with officers and citizens
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talk about the budget at all. I said thank you and here are the positive things going on at Illinois State,” Dietz said. This year the university especially has a lot to be proud of with its freshman class being the largest it has been for 25 years and $31 million raised in private fundraising. The university has been awarded with many honors and positions of note, such as the top 10 percent of public universities in the nation, best valued institution and top 25 civil engaged institutions, among a few. “I think all the people that presented in Springfield felt like we were well-received and I think we were particularly well-received because we have a great story to tell,” Dietz said. In the meeting, the president explained if the cut goes through, the university plans to evenly distribute it between cutting funding for MAP grants, lessening staff and possibly reducing classes. He made it clear that this will be a balanced reduction that will not apply completely in any specific area. Dietz said he estimates that nothing will be decided about the situation of the budget until this summer in June or July.
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within many communities. “Social media and mass media show the hot story. If it bleeds, it leads,” Cummings said. “They put these stories out here and put people in a panic and make people feel afraid. … What we are not looking at is our community. We have to compartmentalize and look at things for what they are. If not, then we will always be in a state of fear and angst.” According to Woodruff, each of the community precincts are working hard to maintain healthy relationships with its community members and students. “We do the best we can, but sometimes we make mistakes. I think people don’t really understand what we do and why we do it,” Heffner said. “I think some people may need to understand that we are human too.” ISU’s NAACP plans to bring this event back in the near future with a few adjustments. Additionally, ISU police and Campus Dining Services will be hosting their annual “Dinner with a Detective” event at the Linkins Hall dorms on April 14. Bloomington, Normal, ISU and McLean County Police Departments will also be hosting an event engaging citizens in educational training with life-like simulations, where citizens gets to step into officers’ shoes. The event will be April 26 in the Bloomington Armory.
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he millennials, as our generation has been coined, have shown a statistical apathetic behavior toward the voting process, but it is time we understand how our actions in government entities can benefit our daily lives. The Illinois State University Student Government elections will be held this week for students to exercise their right to vote and place their input on the governing bodies of student-university relations. Tuesday and Wednesday, students can vote on ReggieNet for the officers running for elected positions and changes to the SGA constitution. If a person wishes to find the full list of changes and candidates running for office,
they can visit the SGA website. The most daunting aspect of the election process this year is the lack of candidates for executive office. The president, vice president and executive director for SGA are all running unopposed. Therefore, the individuals running will win the spot. This is not to say the candidates running are sub-par or will not do more than an effective job while in office. It only raises the concern of participation from students in the process of student-administrator relations. The official voice of students in the governance process at ISU is to communicate and maintain relations with the faculty and
administrators is SGA. This body is the student prospective which can help initiate change for a better environment on campus. The sole purpose of any student government is to act as a liaison between the students and administration to resolve issues and create two-way communication about how to change policies to benefit students. On campus earlier this year, SGA helped pass Success Week which was an initiative to allow for a lighter course load for students during the week prior to final exams. The importance of SGA — more superficially the impending elections — should not be downplayed as an insignificant organization or pandering of politics.
Our SGA is vital to the livelihood of students on campus. Through direct involvement in SGA or indirectly taking part in the voting process, students can learn the gumption and avenues needed to enact civic change. Leadership skills and styles developed as a result of this participation can stimulate growth in students that they might need later in life. The students hold the largest population at ISU and it is our duty to maintain the health of this campus to the bet of our interests. Should not your voice be the driving force behind the decisions which affect this university?
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Homelessness, a persistent problem even in Blo-No MY VIEW Nick Ulferts Columnist
Although spring seems to have finally arrived, the warmer temperatures are still little consolation for the hundreds of homeless that live on the streets of Bloomington. Even with the biting cold and snow gone until next year, that relief is overshadowed by the struggle of living each day with little
certainty and hope. With many homeless mentally ill or veterans, it is one of the greatest tragedies currently plaguing the United States, and it continues to demand more attention. A cardboard box is not a shelter, and a garbage can should never serve as a food source, yet that is the reality for so many. Changing that reality has not been the priority it needs to be, but a recent initiative sparked by Lori Kimbrough and PATH (Providing Access to Help) is just what Bloomington needs. The proposal would mean building a community for the homeless with small houses that contain a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom. The community would include a central building
and access to public transportation. In short, it would mean giving the homeless a real chance to improve their lives. How can anyone reasonably expect the homeless to find jobs while seeking out food and a safe place to sleep, both of which are hardly guaranteed? What employer would hire a person that does not have access to a shower or clean clothes? These are the kinds of questions that continue to prevent the homeless from having any opportunity to get off the streets. Fifty students from Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan recently attempted to experience those questions and that uncertainty. “Night in a Car,” a simulation organized by Home Sweet Home Ministries, allowed students to sleep in cars and eat only gas station food for a single night, thus getting a glimpse into the daily life of so many homeless
individuals. “I hope they’re changed. I know I’ll be. I hope people go and talk about it to others and realize how lucky they are.” Amanda King, an IWU senior majoring in environmental studies, said. While surely a transformative experience, the sad truth is that gas station food and a car would be seen as a luxury for many of the homeless in Bloomington, and it’s why so many cities have already begun to experiment with creating communities for them. In Madison, Wis., houses only cost $5,000 to build and included solar panels and a composting toilet. Expected to behave an in orderly manner that includes refraining from violence and public intoxication, the village has already changed the lives of many despite being in its early stages. Bloomington can follow suit. By creating incentives and helping
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Wesleyan came together this past weekend to host a “Night in a Car” simulation. The event was organized by Home Sweet Home Ministries and allowed students to sleep in cars for the night and only eat gas station food. This simulation allowed students a look into the daily routines of homeless people.
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them to find jobs, such villages would not have to be a permanent solution, but rather a place for the homeless to start over. No longer fending for themselves, they could be a part of a community that would gradually grow together. Few have ever had to rebuild their lives from the streets or experience the impossible hardships that come with it. A roof and a bed should not be luxuries, and people should not be expected to simply survive on the streets without them, with no hope of a better future. The homeless need and deserve what so many people take for granted. A home would mean hope and a chance at a real life. Nick Ulferts is a senior English education major and columnist for The Vidette. Any questions or comments regarding his column can be sent to nlulfer@ilstu.edu.
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Redbird Fumble: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s budget fix has imposed a cut of about $1.7 million for Illinois State University in the final months of the fiscal year. The budget cut will be immersed by postponing maintenance and equipment purchases. Redbird Rumble: PRIDE’s annual drag show at the Bone
Student Center Saturday attracted hundreds of students to enjoy the show and help raise money for various charities. More coverage of the event can be found on page 1.
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Schock resignation affects local concerns JULIA MORENO Senior Staff
Congressman Aaron Schock, who has represented Illinois’s 18th congressional district for the past six years, is resigning at the end of March after allegations he may have improperly used taxpayer dollars to support a lavish lifestyle. Schock’s resignation follows more than six weeks of investigative articles by USA Today, Politico, the Chicago Sun-Times and the Associated Press uncovering his use of taxpayer dollars to pay for expensive office renovations, trips to Chicago Bears games, concer ts and other extravagances. Additionally, Politico reported Schock had claimed mileage reimbursement from the federal government for tens of thousands of miles of travel on his personal vehicle he may not have been entitled to receive. According to Politico, Schock had billed the federal government for 123,131 miles on his personal Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle between January 2010 and July 2014, but the odometer on the vehicle showed it had only been driven a total of 81,860 miles during that same time period.
Additionally, he had received reimbursement from his political action committees for another 49,388 miles of travel during that same time for the same vehicle. As the charges mounted, Schock announced he would resign on March 31 because the “constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for [him] to serve the people of the 18th district with the high standards that they deserve and which [he] set for [himself].” Under Illinois law, Governor Bruce Rauner has five days after Schock’s resignation to announce a date for an election to allow voters to select a replacement. The special election is expected to be held after June 1. Some had harsh words for Schock, whose district stretches across central Illinois and includes a portion of the Bloomington area. “It was pretty clear he was never a work horse,” Tari Renner, mayor of Bloomington, said. “He was more of a show horse.” Others, however, saw Schock’s downfall as a consequence of a young politician who perhaps put ambition ahead of ethical considerations. “It’s unfortunate,” Chuck Erickson said, chairman of the McLean County Republican Party. “It’s human nature; you want what you want at any cost.” The front-runner for Schock’s seat is state Senator Darin LaHood. LaHood’s father, Ray LaHood, represented the 18th
Schock will step down from his congressional seat at the end of March amid spending allegations. District for more than two decades before Schock assumed the seat. “Darrin LaHood is probably the main candidate,” Mike Matejka said, precinct committee person for the McLean County Democratic Party. “He has name recognition because of his father.”
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Lollapalooza This is perhaps one of the most wellknown music festivals in the world, and for a good reason. It is known for its great venue in Chicago and its picks of top artists to perform. This week, the lineup for Lollapalooza in August was released and is sure to impress many, as always. Tickets have gone on sale directly through the Lollapalooza website and sold out, but VIP and platinum passes are still available. Not to worry though, tickets will constantly be on sale through sites such as Stub Hub.
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Summerfest Though Summerfest in Milwaukee holds less clout, the festival is still a wonderful place to eat good food and listen to good music. The festival also has other activities for people of all ages. Additionally, Summerfest is a lot cheaper in price than many festivals and offers a wide variety of music across a span of many days! They just released their headliners for this June and July which include Bastille, Ed Sheeran and Florida Georgia Line.
Country Thunder One of the most infamous events of the summer for country lovers is Country Thunder. Although the festival is located in Twin Lakes, Wis., many ISU students make the trek across the state border to attend the concerts. Tickets for the festival have gone on sale and are sold per individual day, or as part of a full pass. Campsites can be purchased as well so the concertgoers can drink, sleep and repeat the schedule for the duration of the festival.
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Pitchfork is kind of like Lollapalooza’s underrated little brother. The festival is basically a less hyped version of Lollapalooza, with fewer people and advertisements, but not necessarily worse performers. In fact, artists Chance the Rapper and Chvrches are scheduled to perform this summer and have played at Lollapalooza. Pitchfork begins July 17, and tickets are on sale for $150 for the weekend, or $65 for an individual day through its website, pitchforkmusicfestival.com.
Warped Tour Don’t worry punk rock and metal music lovers, you have not been forgotten. For those who enjoy the alternative punk rock styles, Van’s Warped Tour may be for you. The annual festival held in Chicago will take place Saturday, July 25, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater. Man Overboard, Attila, Riff Raff and many other artists will be featured on the tour. Tickets start at about $50 through ticketmaster.com. Buy now and rock later.
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The loaded cheese fries are a tasty menu item that can be enjoyed in the theater. MOLLIE MCDONNELL Reporter
Say goodbye to over-salted popcorn and candy that gets stuck in your teeth. Carmike Ovation Cinema 10, located at 415 Detroit Drive in Bloomington, has upped the ante by serving delectable meals, desserts and drinks to moviegoers. Going out to the movies will never be the same. While one would assume that this wonderful experience in dining and entertainment would put a dent in the wallet, this night out easily fits the budget. Movie tickets start at about $6 each and the food ranges in price from about $8 to $13 for a dinner entrée. As for buying tickets, the process is a lot easier than one would think. Tickets can be purchased at the theater, or to ensure that you get your favorite seat in a crowded theater, you can order tickets and pick the exact seats you want online. Gone are the days where one squeezes down the narrow rows to find a seat. At Ovation Cinema the theaters are clean, the seats are
comfortable and the rows are spacious and inviting. When you find your assigned seats, menus are waiting for you to peruse while the previews play. Within the menus, directions for how to order are printed to help guests through the process. The menu offers a variety of choices and the food is tasty and speedy. I recommend the loaded cheese fries with chipotle ranch. They hit the spot and should not be overlooked. The menu is a wonderful collection stocked with many favorites including appetizer options such as nachos and cheese curds, dinner items such as burgers and specialty pizzas and even has a handful of dessert choices to finish it off. For those who are 21 and older, the cinema also has a stocked bar and offers an assortment of alcoholic beverages to enjoy during the movie. Ovation Cinema also has an allyou-can-eat pancake special during Saturday morning matinees. Not to worry, though, movie theater popcorn and candy is still on the menu
and can be ordered. Though you may order at any time during the movie by hitting the service button located next to your seat, it seems to work best if you order during the previews to be courteous of those around you. While the idea of being served during the movie seems distracting, the servers are polite and prepared to silently move through the aisles, attending to their customers. The theaters also have limited seating to ensure that there are limited distractions and plenty of leg room for customers. If your attention span is long enough to sit through a movie, you will be able to focus on the film instead of getting distracted by the nearly invisible servers. Next time you decide to go out for a movie, Ovation Cinemas should be your first choice. It’s dinner and a movie all in one.
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ISU’s Collegiate Farm Bureau to show ‘Farmland’ documentary MARIDSA CHOUTE Reporter
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, Illinois State University’s Collegiate Farm Bureau and McLean County Farm Bureau will show the documentary “Farmland” in the Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center. The event is free and open to the public. The documentary follows five farmers that specialize in different areas of farming including organic, pork, grain and vegetable. “Farmland” shows what these farmers go through in order to provide food for consumers all around the country. “We want the community and students to get more in touch with who’s producing their food,” Kelsey Schueler, master’s student in agricultural education and leadership, said. After the film, there will be a panel of four local farmers who will answer questions audience members may have about farm practices or the movie. “It’s important to connect people with their food and stick with practices we already have,” Courtney Miller, senior agriculture business major, said. “Farmland” explores hot topics like genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Miller hopes this event will shed a more positive light on conventional farm practices that have been working for so many years. “I want people to understand the different practices, and why we do things the way we do [in the agriculture industry],
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and why we use different products, such as GMOs or pesticides,” Schueler said. This is the first year ISU’s Collegiate Farm Bureau is hosting an event like this; however, other colleges across the nation are starting to show the documentary in hopes of breaking down the barriers between consumers and producers. SEE FARMLAND ON PAGE 8
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Hit clips Hit clips were probably the coolest invention of the ’90s, and most likely birthed our generation’s love of repetitive pop music. Every child had a keychain full of square discs, each containing a couple choruses of music from Britney Spears, Aaron Carter or Destiny’s Child. We would pop the tunes into the mp3 device and listen to them on repeat until the sound became fuzzy and inaudible. Our parents may have gotten sick of the tunes, but we never did and probably never will. Hit me baby one more time!
Dunkaroos Back in the day, Dunk-a-roos were everyone’s favorite snack. The little vanilla cookies came with delicious frosting and sprinkles to dunk them in. If someone had these packed in their school lunch, they were instantly the most popular kid in the cafeteria. Dunk-a-roos were a favorite snack among kids, but were packed with sugar and calories — not that kids care about that. These delicious snacks are still sold in some stores, but are a rare gem to find.
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“We hope to raise awareness about agriculture. So much of our daily lives is directly tied to agriculture, and we hope to show that to the audience,” Miller said In hosting this event, the Collegiate Farm Bureau is attempting to bridge the gap between the farmer and the consumer so that people
These were either the most fun, or the most frightening fashion accessory. Until elementary schools began to ban them, they were the most distracting item in the classroom. Students would whack each other with the bracelets and bend them around anything they could — the desk leg, a friend’s wrist or even the teacher’s ankles. Although it was a bummer at the time, in hindsight, the ban of these bad boys was probably a good thing.
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understand where their food comes from. “Agriculture majors or not, we want people that have issues with practices in agriculture and what they view it as to come to this event and have their questions answered,” Miller said. This event aims to create an environment where the different opinions about agriculture can be discussed in an open forum, to
per, the flavors of Lip Smackers lip gloss were endless. Girls collected them by the dozens, and traded the not-so-popular flavors like Hershey chocolate and anything that turned our lips blue. These playful lip glosses were the only “makeup” our parents let us wear, and we were perfectly content with that. If only our current makeup routines were as simple.
Nintendo Gameboy No one will ever forget their favorite handheld video game or the first time they beat it. Countless hours were spent playing Pokémon and Mario games, and from that we all learned that we have a competitive edge, or as some would call it, anger management issues. Now we simply play games
educate more people on the different perspectives. The main purpose of the Collegiate Farm Bureau is to advocate for agriculture. They aim to educate their members on how to speak to consumers about hot topics in food production and help members become career-ready. The Bureau hopes that this event will help students to gain a positive look at who is producing their food.
through applications on our phones, but it is not nearly as satisfying as the feel of the keys on our fingers and complete control of the game.
Stick-on earrings As kids, we were all obsessed with growing up and wanting to do it faster, even though now we all know that was a mistake. We attempted to look and act older by playing dress-up. For those of us who weren’t allowed to get our ears pierced until a certain age, wearing stick-on earrings was a favorite way to act more sophisticated, in the five-year-old kind of way. Our earrings may no longer consist of sticky gems, but we still have a hard time keeping track of them.
TV Shows “Whatever happened to predictability? The milkman, the paperboy, evening TV?” If you didn’t recognize these opening lyrics from the “Full House” theme song, were you really a ’90s kid? Each and every morning we woke up early to catch “Saved by the Bell” or “Rugrats,” and then ran home after school to watch “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” These shows may have dominated our time, but at least they taught us some valuable life lessons.
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Meet your new student leaders With Student Government Association elections this Tuesday, read up on the new faces of ISU
Ryan Powers
Patrick Kelly
Matt Porter
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Ryan Powers is currently a junior accounting finance major. Powers has had many roles in the Student Government Association. During his sophomore year, he was appointed as a Cardinal Court Senator, and then he ran for the Off-Campus Senator and got re-elected. Next, he ran for the President of the Assembly and was elected internally, where he has served this year. In addition, he serves as the Budget Chairman for the Illinois Board of Higher Education Student Advisory committee, a separate entity from the SGA. Powers said his leadership skills make him a good fit for president. He said, “Being qualified and knowing the issues, not only at ISU, but across the state,” help him be a great candidate. He hopes to help ISU students further their experience at the university. Powers said his administration will focus on three main areas: textbook affordability, school spirit and sustainability. “Textbook affordability will be the number one thing I will be working on,” Powers said. “As budget chairman I have already started the work.” Powers said this Friday he is traveling to talk to textbook publishers about the issue of textbook affordability. The second issue he wants to address is school spirit. He said he hopes to improve school spirit and pride to the same levels at schools like the University of Illinois, Iowa State and the University of Missouri. “Not only will that make ISU a better environment, but it’s also going to draw in more students — so we can get more funding and not have to worry as much about these budget issues,” he said. The last issue he wants to address is sustainability. “We want to work on getting more information out to off-campus students regarding recycling options,” he said. He also hopes to install more of the sustainable water fountains that allow students to fill up reusable water bottles. He said he wants to have those water fountains “across campus and in every building.”
Patrick Kelly is currently a sophomore special education major. Kelly has also been a part of SGA in the past. He was the Academic Senator for the College of Education where he served the constituents of his college. He was also the group coordinator, where he was in charge of all the other Academic Senators from other colleges reporting to him. Kelly was an integral part in developing Success Week, a new regulation that stated exams given during the week before finals, can only be worth 10 percent or less of the student’s overall grade. The purpose of Success Week was to allow more time for students to study for final exams. “The experience I gained from Success Week was really cool because I wrote the survey, put all the results together to the President, and he brought it to the academic senate and worked it out.” Kelly said that working on Success Week gave him the opportunity to meet new people and make connections. “I really feel like I’m ready to take the next step,” he said. Kelly said he thinks Ryan Powers will make a great President and he is excited to work with him and Matt Porter. “I think we’ll make a great ticket,” he said. “We’re all very prepared and we’re ready.”
Matt Porter is currently a sophomore human resource management major. Like his running mates, Porter has also had experience working with the SGA. He started as an On-Campus Senator for Cardinal Court, when he was elected last fall. Next, he became the On-Campus Coordinator, where he attended assembly meetings and was given more leadership responsibilities. He then stepped up to be the Secretary of the Assembly, where he took minutes for meetings and facilitated all the paperwork at meetings to make sure everyone had the correct documents. “I think it’s given me a lot of really good experience on the association,” Porter said. He said he has gotten the chance to sit in on Academic Senate meetings. “Even though I wouldn’t be required to actually deal with the Academic Senate as the Executive Director, I think it’s really beneficial that I have those relationships and that I understand how the process works,” he said. “It’s given me a much better understanding of the shared governance process and exactly how that works.” He added that his work with the SGA has helped him develop his work ethic and a greater appreciation for student government and the things he can do for students. “I’ve really developed the will to want to actually serve the students and make a difference on campus,” he said. He said his human resource management major ties in closely with the responsibilities of Executive Director. “It’s more of a managerial position. I’ll be overseeing the cabinet members and secretaries, as well as being the office manager and things of that sort,” he said. He added that as his classes progress, he thinks it will give him an even better understanding of the position and help him grow in the position.
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Softball sweeps conference opponent Evansville STEPHANIE FISHER Sports Reporter
After a tough extra innings loss to Northern Illinois, the Illinois State University softball quad travelled south to Evansville, Ind., to take on the Aces in an MVC series showdown. Despite the cold weather, the Redbirds prevailed, winning all three games over the weekend. On Saturday, ISU opened up play with a doubleheader against the Aces. In the first game, the Redbird bats were hot, and scoring was a commodity throughout the seven innings as the ’Birds trumped Evansville 14-5. Despite having a slow start and trailing 0-2 in the first inning, Jordan de los Reyes came to the rescue as she blasted a two-run hit to tie the game. Evansville was quick to respond, and quickly tallied more runs to its score, thanks to a three-run homer. That would be the last of scoring for the Aces, as the ’Birds tallied two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth, one in the sixth, and five runs in the seventh. The offensive outburst was led by Annie Heineman, as she went 4-5 at the plate with four RBIs and three runs scored. De los Reyes and Payton Billups also had impressive outings, as they were both 2-4 and had four RBIs combined. Every Redbird scored at least one run along with the 13 hits they tallied on the day. Regan Romshek was the winning pitcher, as she went all seven innings recording six hits, two strikeouts and two walks. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Redbird bats were still hot as they dominated the Aces 9-1. This time, ISU was the first to strike as they put up two quick runs in the first inning. With multiple hits from Lindsey Greene, Stephanie Gallant
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and Riley Strandgard, the ’Birds put up runs in all but two innings and shut down the Aces early. Sarah Finck was the winning pitcher on the game, recording five hits, three strikeouts and three walks in her six innings of play. In the finale of the three-game stretch against the Aces, the ’Birds faced some windy conditions, but still prevailed as they recorded their first sweep of the season with a score of 11-5.
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The wind worked in the favor of both teams Sunday, as Evansville started off the first with a 2-0 score after a deep homerun to left field. ISU, however, could not be outdone as Billups launched a solo homerun to cut the deficit in half. Evansville could not tally any runs in the third and ISU used this opportunity to earn the lead back thanks to Gallant drawing a bases-loaded walk, and Billups hitting a sac-fly to centerfield. Evansville was quick to respond, as another home run tied the game at three in the third inning. That was all the Aces could manage under Redbird pitcher Finck though, as the Redbirds were hungry to earn the lead back coming into the fourth. Greene shifted the momentum to ISU as she smacked the ball down the line for a stand-up double, and de los Reyes did not break the focus as she doubled quickly after. Gallant capitalized these back-to-back hits as the catcher blasted her second homerun of the weekend over the fence to give the Redbirds a 7-3 lead. In the fifth, the Aces tried to chip away at the four-run deficit, and collected one run, making the score 7-4. The Redbirds had no interest in making this final game a close one, and Romshek lifted a solo homerun to the left, extending their lead again to four runs. Evansville loaded up the bases in the sixth, but only managed to score one run in its attempt to rally. In the top of the seventh, the Redbirds sealed the deal, scoring three runs thanks two a two-run homer by Billups, her second on the day. Finck held the Aces in the bottom of the seventh, shutting down any possible comeback. ISU is now 16-18 on the season, and has improved to 7-2 in MVC play. The Redbirds will have Monday off before they return to action at University of Illinois, where they will play against the Illini. Game time is set for 5 p.m.
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SPORTS IN BRIEF: ISU football training hard for 2015 Although the Redbird football squad has not practiced with pads on yet, the intensity has begun to pick up. Illinois State University head coach Brock Spack had his team running a few physical, minimal contact drills, with fundamentals being the key focus Sunday. Tre Roberson followed up a solid day of practice on Saturday with an even stronger performance Sunday
afternoon, consistently throwing tight spirals. Roberson will continue to develop timing with his receiving corps that is losing Lechein Neblett and Cameron Meredith. In a 7-on-7 drill Roberson was an effective 7-of-10, including a pair of 40-yard completions to Anthony Warrum and Christian Gibbs. Backup quarterbacks Blake Winkler and Jake Kolbe went 4-of-6 and 2-0f-6, respectively. ISU’s defense looked sharp in the last half hour of practice that featured a 30-plus play scrimmage. Teddy Corwin, David Perkins and David Keeney each recorded a sack, though they were unable to stop Roberson’s pair of 15-yard connections and a 20-yard quarterback draw. ADAM IWANS SPORTS EDITOR
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REDBIRD REPORT WEEKEND ACTION MEN’S TENNIS Date: March 27 Opponent: Middle Tennessee Results: MT 4, ISU 0
MEN’S TRACK Date: March 27–28 Event: Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood invitational Results: Raimon Clay finished fourth in the 100-meter dash. JD LaFayette finished third in the 1,500-meter race, with Aidan Askin, Jeff Bajema and Ryan Bybee finishing fourth, eighth and ninth in the same event.
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Illinois State dropped its first conference series of the season this weekend as No. 15 Dallas Baptist proved to be too much for the Redbird squad to handle.
No. 15 Dallas Baptist completed a three-game sweep of Redbird baseball Sunday afternoon ZACK CARPENTER Sports Reporter
The Illinois State University baseball team struggled on the road against No. 15 Dallas Baptist as it was swept in a three-game series. The Redbirds (11-13, 0-3 MVC) will look to rebound with a non-conference game Tuesday at winless Eastern Illinois (0-20, 0-9 Ohio Valley Conference). ISU will then open up a three-game series at home against Evansville (11-11, 2-3) starting 4:30 p.m Friday at Duffy Bass Field.
Dallas Baptist 6, Illinois State 2 In the series opener, the Redbirds jumped ahead early with a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but could not put any more runs on the board as they were held scoreless the rest of the way and Will Headean (3-2) suffered his second loss of the year. Mason Snyder’s single and Sean Beesley’s RBI fielder’s choice were the only offense ISU could muster before getting shut down by the powerful Joseph Shaw, Baseball America’s MVC preseason Pitcher of the Year recipient. After slowly building a 3-2 lead by grinding out single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings, the Patriots added three key insurance runs in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Headean surrendered six runs, four earned while allowing eight hits and three walks. Through 7.1 innings, Headean only tossed three strikeouts, surprising for a pitcher who is in the top five of
the MVC in strikeouts. Look for him to bounce back next Friday against Evansville.
Dallas Baptist 6, Illinois State 5 In the most thrilling game of the weekend, the Redbirds lost a heartbreaker in walk-off fashion as DBU’s Daniel Salters hit a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth off ISU reliever Ryan Koziol to win the game. The Redbirds once again got off to a 2-0 lead in the first frame, as Jared Hendren’s bases-loaded hit-by-pitch and Beesley’s fielder’s choice RBI got ISU going early. Daniel Dwyer then belted a tworun home run in the fourth to give the ’Birds a 4-0 cushion. But the Patriots battled back, spoiling a terrific start from Jacob Hendren (4-1) who could not earn his fifth win of the season. Hendren allowed seven hits and just two runs, off a David Martinelli tworun homer in the sixth. Reliever Steve Heilenbach gave up a game-tying two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning after replacing Hendren. The Redbirds reclaimed the lead the following inning after Jared Hendren drew a bases-loaded walk. But the Patriots tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, and won it in the ninth. Dwyer was stellar, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored, while Jean Ramirez and Dennis Colon tallied two hits apiece.
Dallas Baptist 10, Illinois State 3 In the series finale the Patriots pulled away with a six-run eighth inning to put the game out of reach and complete the series sweep. After DBU pulled ahead 4-1 in the fourth inning,
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Daniel Dwyer went 2-for-4 with two RBIs Saturday.
ISU rallied in the seventh with a two-run double from Joe Kelch that plated Beesley and Jared Hendren. But a two-run single from Camden Duzenack, who finished with five RBIs, helped key the six-run eighth inning and the ’Birds could not recover. Redbird starter Jack Landwehr (2-3) threw four innings, suffering the loss after allowing four runs, four hits and four walks while firing three strikeouts. Reliever Mitch Vogrin gave up all six runs in the eighth, although only four were earned. Paul DeJong, Beesley and Kelch each tallied two hits apiece, but the Redbirds stranded 14 baserunners.
Fahel comes in first at War on 74 JASON KLAER Sports Reporter
Illinois State Redbird golfer Jordan Fahel took the top spot at the War on 74 Individual Challenge over the weekend, narrowly defeating Bradley’s Lyle Burns. Fahel shot a tournament-low 32 on the back nine holes of the Weibring Golf Club in Normal. to help seal the Illinois State win over conference competitor Bradley. After seven of the top-10 finishers were Redbirds, head coach Ray Kralis praised his team following the head-to-head challenge with the Braves. “To bring another conference team in and add more to the competition is always an advantage to both teams,” Kralis said. “It’s great to have
Date: March 27–28 Event: Lenny Lyles/ lark Wood invitational Results: Chase Pavelonis finished second in the pole vault, while Kevin Fisch finished third. AJ Marmion and Kyle Lombardino finished ninth and tenth respectively in the discus. Logan Zeman and Jake DeJaegher tied for third in the high jump.
a Redbird at the top, and with Jordan’s great back nine play, he sealed the deal for a Redbird win.” Fahel carded a 71 while Zach Burry finished with a 72. Christian Crabill, Kyle Meihofer and Tyler Pope-Ferguson of ISU all shot a 73. Josh Edison and Tyler Gentilella each earned a 74 for the tournament. Turner Reid and Jason Marrs shot a 75 while Steven Mullins came in with a 77. Kralis commented on his team’s overall performance in the non-tournament setting. “We’ve got golfers here who are hungry to win, and with the individual challenge, it pushes us to get better,” Kralis said. Although Fahel tied Bradley’s Burns with an overall score of 71, USGA rules the score from the back nine as the tiebreaker in which Fahel shot three strokes fewer earning him the win. The Redbirds will resume tournament comArchive Photo petition on April 4 at the ASU Red Wolf Classic. Jordan Fahel finished first with an overall score of 71.
Date: March 27–28 Event: Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood invitational Results: Ariel Michalek finished first in the 1,500-meter, while Ashley Kamin and Haley Goers finished third and fourth.
WOMEN’S FIELD Date: March 27-28 Event: Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood invitational Results: Jalynn RobertsLewis finished fourth in the long jump and Amanda Young finished seventh in the pole vault event.
UPCOMING EVENTS BASEBALL Date: March 31 Opponent: Eastern Illinois Where and When: Charleston, Ill., 3 p.m.
SOFTBALL Date: March 31 Opponent: University of Illinois Where and When: Champaign, Ill., 5 p.m. NICK ULFERTS / SPORTS REPORTER