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‘Breaking Bad’ actor speaks at ISU AUDREY ANFIELD Staff Writer
“Breaking Bad’s” RJ Mitte helped welcome and inspire ISU’s newest incoming freshmen class at the University convocation Friday in the Bone Student Center. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three, Mitte openly shared the challenges he has faced throughout his life. Mitte’s presentation to the new college students was nothing short of inspirational as they began their four years as Redbirds. Occurring at child birth and during a child’s developmental stages, cerebral palsy results from a lack of oxygen to the brain, affecting motor skills, eye coordination and muscle plasticity. “Through this I learned a lot. I learned about what I need to do to better myself,” Mitte said. “I learned what I need to do to survive and fight forward because having a disability at a young age made me stick out in school.” After Mitte shared a few humorous childhood anecdotes, the packed auditorium listened to Mitte explain how a simple gesture can make a huge difference in the world. “Never be afraid to step out of the realm of comfort, never be afraid to step in someone else’s life to have an impact, because
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‘Breaking Bad’s’ RJ Mitte speaks to students in Braden Auditorium during Welcome Week at Illinois State University. you never know how far your reach will go,” Mitte said. “You never know how far a smile or hello will go. You can’t imagine the impact you can have with something so simple. I’ve seen the smallest gesture mean
so much to someone having a horrible day.” Mitte kept “Breaking Bad” references to a minimum during his time on stage. The key points he wanted to target were irrelevant to Mitte’s time in front of TV cameras. Mitte
emphasized the significance of not exposing too much via social media to the crowd. What students post online can linger with their names forever, which is something everyone needs to be reminded of at times. “Once it’s in the matrix […] it’s there,” Mitte said. “You have to protect yourself, because so many times people will try to use social media against you.” Mitte explained how a simple Facebook profile can be viewed by future employees like a resume today. Born in Louisiana, Mitte’s acting career began at the age of 13. He played Walt Jr. on the Emmy-winning AMC drama “Breaking Bad.” His character on the show also had cerebral palsy. Outside of his role on “Breaking Bad,” he has played roles on shows like ABC Family’s hit drama “Switched at Birth.” At one point in his career, Mitte was filming for 13 different shows. Along with his acting, Mitte is involved with several organizations that raise awareness of the quality of diversity. Mitte explained that college is a point in life where students are viewed as individuals more than ever. It is time to step out of comfort zones and do amazing things. “So many times, you think in your head, ‘I can’t do this,’” Mitte said. “You can do it, you go do it.”
Course registration returns to ‘one stop’ EMA SASIC Senior Staff
A new school year ushers in a time of change and renewal for many students and staff members. One of the main changes returning ISU students will notice is an updated online campus service website. Aug. 3, the Office of the University Registrar sent out an email informing students that My.IllinoisState. edu will be the exclusive website for University affairs. Students will login to the website with their ULID and password to gain access to their student center, ReggieNet, Redbird Mail and other features. While the website has been used in the past, My.IllinoisState.edu will be the only resource students will have to login to this year. Last September, in addition to My.IllinoisState.edu, Go.IllinoisState.edu was used in transition to the new student information system.
Director of Web and Interactive Communications Arturo Ramirez explained that My.IllinoisState.edu was brought back as the main campus portal because of its reliability and usefulness for students and staff. “Students, faculty and staff are familiar with My’s user friendly interface and the way that those services are presented,” Ramirez said. “The intention is certainly to continue to use My as the starting point to access the University services that students need to be successful.” Students may have wondered why two campus portals were used last fall. Mark Walbert, associate vice president of the Office of Academic Technologies, said they were intended for different audiences. “My.IllinoisState.edu became the University intranet in 2012 at the same time that the ISU home page became the University outwardfacing website,” Walbert said. “Go. IllinoisState.edu was launched last
September as the primary access point to the new student information system (Campus Solutions) for students seeking to apply to Illinois State.” While Go.IllinoisState.edu was created with prospective students in mind, they were not the portal’s only visitors. During the past spring semester, ISU students used the online service to register for fall 2015 courses, view financial aid and see holds or blocks on their account. Even though the change has been made to one main portal, certain links under the Academics and Student tabs, like Course Registration and Student Accounts, continue to redirect students to their Student Service Center on Go.IllinoisState. edu. With a project this large, Ramirez explained, it will take some time until all resources are available on one website.
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Shakespeare meets hip-hop in ‘Q Gents’ ANDREW MARSHALL News Editor
A writing, rapping and acting dynamic duo of siblings, known as the Q Brothers, continue the run of their Shakespearean hip-hop adaptation, “Q Gents,” this weekend at Illinois State University’s Center for Performing Arts. Returning after a marvelous reception at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, the show is a unique interpretation of William Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are available by calling the Center for Performing Arts at (309) 438-2535 or online via www.ticketmaster.com The ISU Office of Student Affairs has paid for over 700 tickets available to incoming freshmen for free and redeemable in the CPA Box Office by simply showing an ISU ID. “This is something I have never experienced before, but I haven’t found one person that didn’t like the show,” John Poole, managing director of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival,
said. “I’ve talked to young people that loved it and old people that loved it a lot.” Set at Verona High School Prep, the Q Brothers play football stars along with all the other parts, filling a cast of about 10 characters. The multi-talented brothers, GQ and JQ, also write the music and direct the adaptation. The show includes non-stop singing and dancing for a 75-minute show loaded with laughs. “We’re taking classic stories that are 500 years old and we’re just retelling them,” GQ said. “So the stories are already really good and we’re just using the lens through which we view the world, which is the hip-hop culture lens we were born into.” Although they are taking from the original Shakespearean tale, the quality characters they add to the play have attitudes all their own. Whether playing a sassy salsa-dancing high school girl or a coach whose motivational phrases never quite make sense, the Q Brothers provide humor for all ages. Along with their plays, the brothers teach
NEWS IN BRIEF Dunn goes to trial for hit-and-run An ISU student will stand before a judge in September for the charge of aggravated driving under the influence resulting from a January hit-and-run accident that killed another student. Joshua Dunn, 22, of Lombard, pleaded guilty in July to failure to Joshua report an accident involving a fatalDunn ity and will face a bench trial, which is only before a judge, on Sept. 22. Dunn allegedly hit ISU student Benjamin Allison, 20, with his car at about 8:30 p.m., Jan. 24, near the College Avenue crosswalk east of Fell Avenue. Allison died
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The Q Brothers will performing their hip-hop adaption of Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona” this weekend at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. workshops and visit schools and prisons with their creative talents. Writer JQ said he and his brother like to take
every opportunity to meet and understand as many people as possible, which helps makes them more well-rounded writers.
several days later. Dunn told the McLean County State Attorney’s office he was at a party consuming alcohol the night before. Normal police investigators found the suspected tan 1998 Toyota Corolla the next day. According to a prosecutor, Dunn arrived upon the time of investigation and said he was unaware of the windshield being damaged. Police suspected Dunn had been drinking based on his appearance. Allison, a dedicated hockey player and fan, was a resident of Crystal Lake. He worked behind the scenes at ISU’s radio station WZND and as a deejay. A memorial service was held in February where friends and family spoke of Allison’s positive attitude and infectious good nature. A memorial plaque hangs in the WZND station in Fell Hall in his honor to forever remember the kind soul that was lost. ANDREW MARSHALL VIDETTE
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Celebrity bad blood brings in bigger paychecks
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t has been an eventful summer in the pop culture sphere. Recent headlines have covered celebrity weddings, breakups, pregnancies and births. But none of these compare to the kind of attention stars receive in the middle of a feud with another famous icon. Devoted fans usually have a front row seat to all the drama between two or more celebrities, especially on Twitter. These Twitter wars usually involve indirect jabs based on how what one icon did may have affected the other. Fans familiar with the feud happening between the two immediately recognize the meaning behind those tweets and either show their support or opposition. Sometimes there is a real reasoning behind a fight, and sometimes it is a misunderstanding that gets turned into a rivalry. But the main reason a lot of these wars begin is to gain popularity and to get more money
out of the attention. One celebrity feud present in the media for the past year is between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. This famous fight started when Swift was preparing for a tour when her dancers left for Perry’s tour. Swift felt betrayed and believed Perry stole her dancers on purpose, even though the performers had been signed on temporarily for her. Although there was no immediate coverage of the feud, that soon changed once Swift revealed in a September 2014 Rolling Stones interview that the song “Bad
Blood” on her album “1989” was about another female artist. Swift said, “For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not … [Then] she did something so horrible … I was like, ‘Oh, we’re just straightup enemies.’ “It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me,” Swift added. Although the artist was never revealed, fans of the singer immediately recognized Swift was referring to the backup dancer drama with Perry. After the feud gained attention,
relevant. Another recent fight between rappers Drake and Meek Mill gained popularity very quickly, and led Mill to the forefront of fame. Mill took to Twitter accusing Drake of not writing his own raps while collaborating on Mill’s “Dreams Worth More Than Money” album. While these claims may or may not be true, it is clear that Mill decided to bring attention to the issue to gain attention himself. He wanted to self-promote and have his name mentioned in the media, while making big album sales to prove his talent to other rappers in the industry. While celebrity feuds reveal the dark side of Hollywood — fame and backstabbing — famous faces decide to take matters into their own hands and manipulate a situation to be in charge of the charts and the media. It may turn out ugly and friendships can be lost, but it seems to be quite the celebrity Editorial Cartoon by Athena Tapia moneymaker.
Swift and Perry got exactly what they wanted. They were constantly mentioned in entertainment media outlets and Swift’s song “Bad Blood” skyrocketed to number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and earned her nine MTV Video Music Awards nominations. Swift took the opportunity to blow up a bad situation into a huge publicity stunt. She wrote a song on the topic and began profiting heavily from iTunes downloads and music video views. From their fiasco, both artists remain popular and both keep fanning the flames of the fire to make sure they stay
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How the elderly made me a grow as a journalist MY VIEW HOLLY PETROVICH Editor in Chief This summer I was lucky enough to land a paid internship — an almost foreign concept to a college student. And I wasn’t used for coffee runs or any of the other stereotypical intern tasks. I was constantly writing and often completed multiple articles in one day. The topic of this particular magazine, however, was nursing homes. “McKnight’s Long-Term Care News” reports daily about different happenings and findings pertaining to elderly healthcare, specifically within skilled nursing facilities. Going in, I didn’t even know what “long-term care” meant. I thought Medicare and Medicaid were the same thing,
and frankly, old people health kind of freaked me out. Never in a million years did I imagine myself writing about catheters or pressure ulcers (aka bedsores — took me two weeks to figure that one out), but it was the best offer I received, and I knew working at Panera for the fifth summer was not going to impress future employers. So I took it, not knowing what to expect. Would I take it back? Never. When I opened my first article assignment, I stared perplexed at the computer screen; I was to sit through an online hearing about the growth of observation stays in hospitals. So to Google I went, reading as much as I could about how residents were being held for over 72 hours in hospitals without any notification of their status for discharge. When the hearing began, I could only pray that I was prepared. The hearing ended up lasting over two hours, and by the time I had to actually write, I was mentally drained. But I powered
through and ended up writing the day’s top story. Fast-forward to August, and President Obama passed the NOTICE Act, requiring all hospitals to alert their patients of their status within 36 hours. And I was strangely excited about it. In just three months, I had not only learned a vast amount about the world of nursing homes, but also became passionate about it. I learned to write for a completely different audience and in a different tone, all while becoming an expert in a once unfamiliar industry. Most people have an idea of what their “dream job” would be, and others have no idea what they want to do upon graduation. While I would love to have my own column in “National Geographic” one day, I know I’m not going to get there without getting a wide range of experience. In fact, many jobs won’t even accept an application without a previous internship experience. At the end of my internship, my
mom said, “I’m happy you’ll know how to take care of your dad and I when we get old.” I laughed and replied with a sarcastic remark, but she’s not entirely wrong. I may not be a caregiver, but I will have more background than most when looking for one. Internships are more than just résumé builders; they’re meant to teach you things you haven’t learned in classes or other jobs. Obviously, getting a degree is the first step to landing a job, and the courses in your major are designed to teach you the foundations of your desired profession. But the papers and tests won’t matter if you don’t have any experience under your belt. Even if your major has yet to be determined, now is the time to figure that out. Get a job, join a club or even volunteer somewhere that sounds interesting to you. No experience is a waste of time; even if you’re not getting paid or you don’t get along with your coworkers, you are figuring out what you do and don’t want out of your
REDBIRD RUMBLE or FUMBLE Redbird Rumble: To the Stanley Cup traveling around the Bloomington-Normal area this weekend. The Chicago Blackhawk’s trophy visited Danver Days festival Saturday afternoon and paraded around different bars at night.
Redbird Fumble: To the batch of mosquitos that tested positive for West Nile virus just east of Bloomington. This is the second instance of West Nile in McLean County this year.
future. If nothing else, use your experiences as potential networking opportunities. One of “McKnight’s” former staff writers is now training one of my high school friends at a different senior housing publication. The world continues to get smaller, and you never know how somebody could help you down the road. Had I not kept an open mind going into this internship, I probably wouldn’t have gotten everything possible out of it. The hours I spent asking people about bathing and lifts are immeasurable, but seeing my name on a double page spread in the September magazine is going to be worth it. Besides, how many people can say they’ve Skyped with an 102-year-old? Holly Petrovich is Editor in Chief of The Vidette. She is a senior journalism major from Bartlett. Any questions or comments regarding her column can be sent to dv_hepetro@ilstu.edu.
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The laid-back style of this season’s trends, exemplified by loose-fitting and comfortable pieces, is a great fit for college students. Apricot Lane provides fall fashion at a great price.
Apricot Lane brings fall fashion to ISU JAY IBARRA Features Writer
Preparing for a new semester can be hard work. While shopping for books and school supplies can be tedious, finding the perfect fall wardrobe may be the real priority for trendsetters. Why isn’t there already a handy shopping list for that? Coming to the rescue of the fashionably frustrated, Apricot Lane is here to assist Redbirds as they stock their closets for the school year. Molly Boyle, manager of Apricot Lane, understands the struggles fashion lovers face each year as the back-to-school shopping sprees occur. From predicting fall fashion trends to overspending on unnecessary items, Boyle wants to give students helpful guidelines to form a fashionable fall wardrobe on
a budget. Boyle suggested students stock up on basics like tees and comfortable jeans. “A big trend especially for students is just basic tees because that way it’s just super easy to just throw on and style with some nice jewelry,” Boyle said. “White, black, a burnt orange and olive [are] going to be huge once we start transitioning more into fall.” Boyle noticed an increasingly casual style of the ISU student body, so she predicts the laid-back pieces trending this fall will be welcomed with open arms. Other great style options Boyle urges women to invest in are cut out and shift dresses. When it comes to shift dresses, Boyle is a big fan. “They’re not form-fitting and almost any body type can wear them,” she said. As for the finding the perfect accents to complete the outfit, the fall trends are already showing up on campus. “With shoes we have been going crazy with fringe, and we have a ton of necklaces with just tassels,” Boyle said.
If you’re wondering where all of the trends hitting the ISU campus are coming from, Boyle says they buy all of the clothes for Apricot Lane from Los Angeles and Las Vegas, bringing the laid-back West Coast style to the Midwest. While fashion is constantly evolving, some of last season’s trends can still be found on campus. “Last summer, I think it was a lot more of crop tops, where I think this summer is more casual dresses and lightweight clothes,” Boyle said. Expect the ISU campus to be flooded with fringed booties and boyfriend jeans, as this cute and easy style is easy to find at an affordable price at Apricot Lane. With these style tips in mind, be sure to head over to Apricot Lane in Uptown Normal to stock up on your favorite summer trends.
UPB eases into new semester with Arcade Night MARIDSA CHOUTE Features Writer
The beginning of the semester isn’t always all fun and games, but who says it still can’t be enjoyable? University Program Board will host Arcade Night 7 –11 p.m. Friday in the Brown Ballroom in the Bone Student Center. Arcade Night is one of the first of many events UPB has scheduled throughout the school year. Students who attend can play classic arcade games, enjoy inflatables slides and obstacles and eat plenty of snacks. The event will be a fun way to kick off the semester, UPB President Nicole Bianchi said. “I think students will enjoy this because we still have that kid inside that loves stuff
new and transfer students as well as keep like arcade games and junk food,” Bianchi, returning students engaged. a senior elementary education major, said. Bianchi hopes to introduce students to Members of the executive board of UPB UPB and the types of events it hosts all began planning First Weekend events last year long. spring and have been preparing for them These events from throughout the sumUPB are favorites of mer. “I think students will enjoy students, and are These events are this because we still have that the known for promising designed by students, for the students, so kid inside that loves stuff like free goodies and fun times. they work to create a arcade games and junk food.” “Arcade Night fun atmosphere that sounds like fun. I’ve collegiates will actubeen to a lot of other ally enjoy. Nicole Bianchi UPB events in the past “We chose Arcade UPB president like Mardi Gras Bingo Night because we felt and Double Feature Friday, so I’m excited that students would really enjoy a night to see all the fun we can have at Arcade like this,” Bianchi said. Night,” Kayla Simon, a junior special eduEvery student is welcome to attend. cation major, said. First Weekend activities aim to welcome
“It will be cool for people who are new to this campus to see all the hard work that goes into these events. I think UPB does a great job with it every year.” Other students, like junior, middle level education major Claire O’Leary are excited to see what types of prizes will be given out. “With all the events, UPB always has great incentives for people who show up to them,” O’Leary said. “I think this is a great way to kick off the year and show new students what they can expect from UPB.” All attendees will also have the chance to win two tickets to the upcoming fall concert. Bianchi said that the artist will be announced in the near future. If you’re interested in having fun, meeting new friends and enjoying free goodies, make sure to stop by the Arcade Night.
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Mitsubishi closes its doors in Normal BRENT BADER Staff Writer
Mitsubishi Motors will be ending U.S. production with the closure of its Normal plant later this year. The plant, which has been housed in town for nearly 30 years, will displace about 1,200 employees by stopping production in November or December. Mitsubishi Motors and the Town of Normal are working closely to find a buyer for the plant. “Filling the vacant plant with another automotive maker is absolutely the best use of the facility and will be the main priority of our efforts,” Kyle Ham, chief executive officer of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council said. “The community task force is working closely with Mitsubishi and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to recruit an automaker.” “Given the very modern and well maintained production facility, the outstanding transportation infrastructure to serve the facility and the availability of a highly trained and ready labor force, we are confident that we will be able to attract a replacement company in relatively short order,” Mayor Chris Koos said in an official statement. Mitsubishi was ranked as the sixth largest employer in the Bloomington-Normal area according to the Economic Development
Council. The Mitsubishi Outlander Sport model was produced in Normal. In a statement to the Pantagraph, Koos said company officials told him the reason for the decision was tied to a decline in Russian sales of the Outlander Sport. “I am saddened to see a company as large and pivotal as Mitsubishi close their doors in Illinois,” Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Director Jim Schultz said in an official statement. “We will be taking the necessary steps on the ground to help with job training and placement for the workers. We desperately need to improve the business climate here in Illinois. We need to retain companies and jobs, not lose them,” Koos said. The loss of manufacturing jobs has become a frequent issue in Illinois this past decade. In July, five manufacturers announced they would be shutting down their Illinois plants and laying off manufacturing workers. In addition, General Mills closed its West Chicago plant, which in total will mean the loss of over 2,000 jobs. Ryan Gremore, General Manager and Operating Partner of O’Brien Mitsubishi of Normal said he worries more about the future of Illinois manufacturing jobs than Mitsubishi’s future. “This closure is just a blip on the screen when it comes to Illinois manufacturing jobs,” Gremore said. “This is a bigger thing than just
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As for whether or not the closure will affect future local Mitsubishi business, Gremore said he is not worried. “Mitsubishi did a lot for McLean County over the last 30 years,” Gremore said. “I think there’s still a great sense of gratitude over that.”
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of Hamilton/Whitten and Atkin/Coby residence halls to accommodate faculty members. “The hourly pay lot will have now a separate entrance Improvements are being made in the South Univer- as well. These changes are being made to improve the sity Street Garage and multiple surface lots on campus flow for both garage permit holders and individuals who to help increase the overall traffic flow. The projects are pay by the hour in the pay lot section of the garage,” North estimated to be finished in September. said. The G53 parking lot project near Hancock Stadium is “This new configuration will reduce the traffic flow into and out of the garage,” Director of Parking and estimated to be complete Sept. 1, 2015. Once this lot is Transportation Services Julie North said. “Providing two completed, it will add an additional 117 parking spaces to designated exit lanes, one for hourly visitors and students this commuter lot, giving the lot a total of 265 commuter parking spaces. who pay hourly and one for permits, means that previous long “The renovations underway are “In addition, the entrance in and out of the lot will be waits in line should be reduced going to be a good thing for all significantly as well as mitigatthrough Kingsley Street, which ing vehicle congestion within the students who have a car at school.” will improve traffic congestion garage.” and increase safety,” North said. The changes in the South UniLot F67, a faculty and staff Jennifer Hoff versity Street Garage include surface lot mixed with commutPsychology major separating the entrance and exit ers and student storage spaces, lanes to avoid any backup traffic. will be reopened once the resurIndividuals who have a permit for the garage will no facing project is complete. The overall plan is to resurface G67 and S67 parking longer swipe their permit or a separate credential to raise the gate. This will create better traffic flow for incoming lots beginning in 2016. and outgoing vehicles. The G04 and G14 commuter lots are currently open The South University Street Garage will still remain a for parking. Students will have full access to their parkmixed-use garage. Residential students who purchase a ing spots with the exception of the G53 parking lot,until Student Storage Permit, students who purchase a space its reopening. in the Student Commuter Green Reserved Zone and “The renovations underway are going to be a good Red Reserved Zone Permit holders will no longer have thing for all students who have a car at school,” psycholto swipe in or out of the facility. ogy major Jennifer Hoff said. “I think these renovations A small overflow area on the top of the south garage are going to help immensely by allowing more students was created as temporary space during the demolition to park and by making the flow of traffic a lot smoother.” AUDREY ANFIELD Staff Writer
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Exercising is a great way to relieve stress, and Zumba at the Student Fitness Center makes working out fun.
College students can maintain healthy lifestyles NIKKI NIGGEMEYER Features Writer
Eating right and staying active are the two key ingredients to living a healthy and fit lifestyle. However, the hectic college lifestyle can definitely get in the way. Between classes, work and trying to maintain a social life, going to the gym or making time for a healthy meal might be complicated. That’s why concepts like the dreaded freshman 15 exist. Adjusting to the college lifestyle can be especially challenging for freshmen. They are thrown into a completely new environment and have an endless supply of food in the dining center. Those two factors are not a good mixture. Interim Director of Campus Dining Services and ISU Professor of Food Nutrition Jan Murphy said portion control and food variety is crucial to keep in mind when eating at the dining hall or shopping for food at the grocery store. “That food is going to be there tomorrow. Don’t think you need to eat everything in one day,� Murphy said. Eating the foods you love, like pizza, is fine. However, eat one slice to satisfy your craving and then add some veggies and fruit to your meal. Eating everything in moderation and controlling portions are what Murphy stresses the most. For those living in apartments, eating right may also be hard because students are usually running on a slim budget, and they have difficulty making time to get to the store. Students end up with a ramen noodle diet.
Those returning for yet another school year at ISU probably already know what to expect their first week. To the incoming freshmen: Welcome to syllabus week. Though everyone will have different experiences throughout their week on campus, most college classes are pretty similar when it comes to expectations inside the classroom. There are still a few things everyone can do to prepare themselves for the first week of classes. Before heading to class on the first day, it is always a good idea to get acclimated with the campus. Check your schedule to find out where all your classes are so you aren’t scrambling from building to building five minutes before class Monday morning. If you got an ISU agenda book, you can find a
map of campus on the back to help find all your classes. It is also a good idea to buy some basic school supplies, like pens and notebooks, just in case you need to take notes on the first day. But more often than not, the first day revolves around the syllabus. Here is where high school and college really differ: You know that packet of paper your teacher would always give to you on the first day, telling you what she’ll expect from you and all the other stuff you didn’t care enough to read about? More often than not, that paper didn’t make it past the trash can or the bottom of your backpack, right? In college, that packet of paper becomes your best friend if you have any interest in doing well in class. On a typical syllabus, you will find class dates and times, the instructor’s name and contact information, a breakdown of day-
to-day expectations and the entire itinerary for the semester. This is something you will want to hold on to. You can also find materials that you will be expected to get for the class, including your textbooks. Generally, teachers try to start their lessons by the second or third day, so make sure you have all the materials so you don’t fall behind. As for acquiring textbooks, students have some options on and off campus. Barnes and Noble, in the Bone Student Center, and the Alamo, next to Watterson, carry and sell books. Keep in mind that there are over 25,000 students here, so get there as soon as possible before you are standing in a line that wraps around the entire store. Shopping online is also a good option and may be cheaper. Preparing for the school year can be tricky, but with these tips you’ll make it through the first week of classes.
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Foods like ramen noodles are super cheap and have a long shelf life, making them seemingly ideal for college students. Unfortunately, that diet will catch up later. “Carving out time to go to the grocery store once a week and making a list are crucial,� Murphy said. Murphy suggests setting time aside every week to go to the store, so students can get the fresh fruits and veggies needed in their diets. Going in with a list is also crucial. This ensures students get the nutrition they need and hopefully saves them from wandering around the store getting those chips that sound good at the time. Although eating right is an important factor when it comes to staying healthy, so is staying active. Luckily for ISU students, the Student Fitness Center is a great resource on campus with much to offer and no additional cost. The gym is just a short walk for those on campus and is open early and late to help accommodate hectic student schedules. For some, exercising does not sound appealing. Thankfully, the Student Fitness Center offers a variety of classes. Some examples include yoga, boxing and even Zumba. Finding a class that is a good fit will take the work out of working out. Students can find the fall semester schedule at CampusRecreation.IlllinoisState.edu. Eating healthy and exercising are great ways to keep healthy and happy during your college years. These small life choices will create habits that will benefit you in the future.
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Brock Spack for being light on players and not having the guts to discipline one of his top-tier talents. To them, I say you have not done your research. Spack has time and again suspended his players, and even booted them from the team when necessary. Oshay Dunmore (linebacker) and Dion Starnes (defensive back) were two of the most talented defensive players on the Redbird roster heading into the offseason. After multiple team violations, both were kicked off the team — Dunmore in April, Starnes in July. Spack has shown he is not afraid to let players detrimental to the team go — there are several other examples we won’t get into. He is also known for giving second chances and keeping those with new life on a short leash. Dunmore, an Oregon transfer who was let go by the Ducks’ program after multiple team violations, earned his way back to the field in Normal, but was just as easily booted after similar violations at ISU. Last week, Coprich and Spack held a joint press conference to discuss the incident and move forward. Coprich read a prepared statement, saying he learned from his mistake and is ready to move on. Some were outraged that the senior was not allowed to speak his mind, instead opting for a scripted statement. My argument on that front is this: Almost every time a college athlete — or professional athlete, for that matter — goes through a
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Marshaun Coprich will have all eyes on him after being arrested in the spring for selling marijuana to an undercover police officer. legal process like Coprich did, an official, clearly-scripted statement is read by the athlete and we move on. Does anybody remember the Jameis Winston soap opera? Winston, former Heisman-winning quarterback at Florida State, was accused of sexual assault, and when the allegations came out, Winston was not allowed to say anything. The school released an official statement on the matter and Winston was kept silent for years Now, no one is linking the crimes of sexual assault and drug dealing at all — the two are incomparable. But that was one of the most prominent incidents where an athlete did not make a statement himself in the midst of criminal allegations, instead opting for an official release from the school. The program did not owe us anything special in the way of allowing Coprich to speak, but they went ahead anyway.
We can argue all year whether or not Coprich should have been suspended one game, six games, the whole season or not at all. And trust me, there have been and will continue to be plenty of those debates this year. By now, you all know my side. The ruling is set. No suspension. Move on and play the damn game. Clearly, at least one person understands that message. And in this case, it’s the only one that matters. “I don’t really care what [people] got to say because I know my situation and I’m moving forward now,” Coprich said. “I’m going to learn from my mistake and move forward. […] Nobody can knock me off my game. I’m too focused.” Zack Carpenter is a senior journalism major. Any questions or comments regarding his columns can be sent to vidette_zecarpe@ ilstu.edu
After long sets of grueling practices, the ISU football team finished its fall training camp with the annual Red vs. White Scrimmage Saturday afternoon. The action featured the Redbirds working out of their own end zone, driving the field and red zone work. During the 90-plus play scrimmage, there was plenty of work from the starters and backups. Defense was the highlight of the day, as they were in the backfield early and often. On the first play of the scrimmage, David Kenney brought down running back Marshaun Coprich in the end zone for a safety while the defense picked up another safety shortly after. Texas Tech transfer La’Darius Newbold stood out among others, racking up six tackles and three pass breakups.
“The defense, as a whole, performed really well,” Newbold said. “We can always use work on the little things like technique and mental focus, but overall, for our first scrimmage, we did really well as a unit.” Four receivers tallied four receptions, with Anthony Fowler leading the group with 36 yards . JonMarc Anderson racked 35 yards, Anthony Warrum finished with 21 yards and Christian Gibbs ended with 18 yards. Head coach Brock Spack liked what he saw from the receiving corps throughout the day. “Our receivers were pretty competitive,” Spack said. “They went up and got the ball, Christian had a nice catch down there in the red zone. That was something that was lacking during the spring and part of camp, but they’re doing much better.” The Redbirds start their season against the Iowa Hawkeyes Sept. 5.
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MY VIEW ZACK CARPENTER Sports Editor
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Jon-Marc Anderson and the rest of the Illinois State football team are expecting a return to the FCS National Championship game in 2015.
Championship or bust No. 2-ranked Redbirds set lofty goals for 2015 season
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Coming into August ranked No. 2 in the country, expectations for the Illinois State football program are at an all-time high. Most are aware of the well documented, record-breaking run the Redbirds had in 2014, which included a program-record 13 wins, a share of the MVFC title and the school’s first appearance in the FCS National Championship game. When asked what the team hopes to accomplish this year, the message was clear across the board. The goal is to bring home the national title after dropping a heartbreaker last year, 29-27. Plain and simple. But enough of that. Hearing those words from everybody over and over is starting to get redundant. And the players and coaches know that. You can only talk about goals for so long before you have to go out and get the job done on the field. These players are planning on taking things one game, one practice and one moment at a time. They are tired of hearing the question, “What are the team’s expectations for this season?” We all know the expectation: Championship or bust. “Anything short of a national championship at Illinois State is not good enough,” head coach Brock Spack said. “That’s what [the players] have been brought up to understand. They hear that quite often. As long as I’m here, that will always be the goal: a
national championship.” The Redbirds will be tested right out of the gate, heading into the lion’s den Sept. 5 in Iowa City to face off against Big Ten foe the Iowa Hawkeyes in the season opener. They will be tested early and often, but it’s something the players are adamant they are ready for, having worked all offseason with the Hawkeyes on their minds. “We’re going to get everyone’s best every single Saturday,” senior defensive lineman Teddy Corwin said. “It doesn’t matter who we’re playing. If it’s a good team or not, we’re going to get everyone’s best. Unlike past years, every single Saturday we’re going to have to come out here with our A-game to win.” There is much to be concerned about heading into 2015. Most notably is how the ’Birds plan on replacing three starting offensive linemen that paved the way for a league-best 241.3 rushing yards per game and 41 rushing touchdowns. Or, how the team will replace its top three receiving targets — including two NFL players in James O’Shaughnessy and Cameron Meredith. On defense, it’s not yet clear how Spack will replace a backfield that was stripped of its top three leaders in Mike Banks, Tevin Allen and Dontae McCoy. But with the question marks come the bright spots, including the return of one of the most talented 1-2 offensive punches in the country in All-Americans Tre Roberson (quarterback) and Marshaun Coprich (running back). The two have an uncanny
chemistry that leads to explosive plays out of the backfield. Good friends off the field, Roberson and Coprich seem to always know what each other is going to do and feed off one another’s performance. Both are capable of creating something out of nothing when a play breaks down, whether it be outside the tackles or splitting the defense down the middle. But the biggest strength could lie in the team’s defense, a unit Spack has extremely high hopes for in 2015. “We’re deep on defense; it’s
probably the deepest we’ve been,” Spack said. “Will it be the best defense we’ve had? We’ve got a chance.” Nothing is going to come easy for the Redbirds, just like nothing was handed to them last season. If not for a couple of late-game comebacks, they just as easily could have been 8-3 instead of 10-1 heading into the playoffs. If they stay focused and take each game one at a time, the ’Birds could be in for another historic season. Prediction: 9-2, 7-1 MVFC
Projected Starters* Offense
Defense
QB – Tre Roberson RB – Marshaun Coprich WR – Anthony Warrum WR – Jon-Marc Anderson WR – Christian Gibbs TE – Tyler Petkovich LT – Dan Pawlak LG – Kyle Avaloy C – Mark Spelman RG – Cameron Lee RT – Ryan Gelber
DE – David Perkins DT – Teddy Corwin DT – Adam Conley DE – David Kenney OLB – Alejandro Rivera MLB – Pat Meehan OLB – Alex Donnelly CB – Josh Burch S – Alec Kocour S – DraShane Glass CB – Davontae Harris
Specialists K – Sean Slattery P – Reece Attard LS – Seth Combs * Base starting positions.
All-American running back Marshaun Coprich “highlighted” the ISU football offseason with controversy. The quick rundown for those unaware: Coprich was arrested and pled guilty to a felony count of selling nine grams of marijuana to an undercover police informant in April. He accepted a plea deal in May and was given two years of probation, community service and a fine. Fast forward to August, and the rest of the disciplinary actions made by the school and the football program have been made public. Coprich has been stripped of his captain’s status and has had his scholarship reduced to an undisclosed amount. Yes, it raises many eyebrows that Coprich would not be suspended for any game action. And yes, critics are quick to point out the first game is against Big Ten powerhouse Iowa, and without their star running back, a win seems like a pipe dream. The senior is well aware he is getting a crucial second chance, but some argue that Coprich received special treatment. Listen, Judge Robert Freitag does not give a — ahem — “darn” about Coprich’s star status on the football team. This is not 1988 in Odessa, Texas, where football is judge, jury and executioner. Coprich was given the same deal anybody else would have been given: a first-time offender’s plea deal. I am well aware the football program is one that is supposed to be responsible for handing down a suspension, not the judge. And many believe the football program had a duty to suspend Coprich, despite not getting hit hard by the legal system. But Coprich had nothing on his record before the incident, except maybe a couple of parking tickets — if that. Had the running back been caught doing anything of an illegal sort before this run-in with the law, he would have been hit with a suspension and possibly even a dismissal from the program. And if he gets caught doing anything illegal during his probation period, he will be released from the program and any chance of him having a professional career will be all but destroyed — a punishment that truly fits the crime. Many have criticized head coach See CHANCES on Page 10
Basketball wraps up foreign trip JOSH TOLENTINO Sports Editor
An NCAA Division I men’s basketball program is permitted to take an international trip every four years. With its last trip to Canada prior to the 2011-12 season, Illinois State took its talents to Spain Aug. 7. The Redbirds’ 10-day trip consisted of four exhibition games against Spanish professional teams including CB Alcobendas, Madrid All-Stars, European Basketball Academy and Seleccio Sporthouse Mataro. ISU finished 3-1 with its sole loss coming from the Madrid All-Stars. The trip was not purely basketball oriented; head coach Dan Muller and the rest of his staff looked for additional
ways for the team to come together with bonding experiences and strengthening team chemistry. The Redbirds enjoyed an array of multicultural experiences, visiting different tourist attractions and volunteering in the community. The team lead basketball clinics at a local orphanage and center for people with disabilities. “That was my favorite experience of the entire trip,” DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell said. “I know the kids were very excited for us to be there with them, playing basketball and doing drills. Everyone on the team had fun, and I’m pretty sure all of the kids had fun too.” Photo courtesy of media relations The Redbirds are hoping the summer experience will Quintin Brewer and Redbird men’s basketball recently finished help heading into the 2015-16 season which begins with a up its trip to Spain. Nov. 13 tilt at San Diego State.