October 26, 2016 Edition

Lincoln & Reconstruction

UIS Supports Baton Rouge Page 9

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Fourth Annual Durga Dance Page 6

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Haunted Library and Trail

Volume 44, Issue 8

Volleyball Wins Second Straight Page 11

October 26, 2016

Hell freezes over: Cubs win the pennant

A commentary on the Chicago Cubs’ entry into the World Series

By Alexander Camp

Assistant Editor for Sports 9:44 p.m., Oct. 22, 2016. One out.

One on. Aroldis Chapman, the fireball closer who flings 100+ mph heaters like Rodney Dangerfield dealt one-liners, on the mound.

First pitch. 102 blazing mph on the radar. The best Dodgers batter Yasiel Puig can do is graze a slow, rolling grounder to shortstop Addison Russell, who flips it to Javy Baez to second, around the horn to Anthony Rizzo at first. And just like that, it happened.

The Chicago Cubs won the pennant. The first time since 1945.

Think about that for a second.

1945. Truman had been in office for all of six months. Gas cost 21 cents. The NBA didn’t exist. Perry Como’s “This is the End of Time” was the number one song.

This was the kind of America we were in the last time the Cubs sniffed the Fall Classic. And here we are, live and in living color in 2016, the Cubs are once again World Series-bound.

Indeed, there are still four more games to win. By the time you read this, the World Series will be well underway.

Best case scenario - depending on the day you read this - is the Cubs

Fireworks explode over Wrigley Field following the Chicago Cubs’ entry into the World Series.

Photo courtesy of Cubs.com are either one or two games up on the Cleveland Indians, a team itself looking to end a drought that has spanned decades. Worst case scenario, we’re down a game or two.

But, no matter the outcome, what transpired Saturday night transcends baseball; transcends sports itself.

This was an once-in-a-lifetime moment. I keep pinching myself

because this is surely a dream, right? Any second, I’ll wake up, and it’s Game Five.

I can’t convey to you how preconditioned I am to the inevitable sense of dread it came to be a

Cubs fan. Or maybe I can.

For the generations before me, I couldn’t imagine how 1969 felt. Or 1984. Or 1989.

And in my lifetime, I had my share of disappointments.

I remember 1998. I remember 2007. 2008. Last year. Close, but no cigar.

And then there’s 2003. I wish I didn’t remember that.

Oct. 14, 2003, to be exact. Five outs away, 3-0 in the 8th inning, a young ace in Mark Prior pitching the game of his life. And one Steve Bartman, Alex Gonzalez bobble, and eight-run Florida Marlin outburst later, it was gone.

Fast-forward 13 years later on Saturday night, and in the words of the incomparable Yogi Berra, it was déjà vu all over again.

A 5-0 lead in the top of the 8th inning. After giving up just his second hit of the game, Kyle Hendricks was replaced by Chapman, who had given up three runs his last outing, and blown three saves this postseason alone.

I just knew the baseball gods had one troll left in them. And with one pitch, eerily foreshadowing the in-game events of the next inning, the Cubs got a tailor-made double play to get out of the inning. Right then and there, I realized, “God, this is going to happen.”

UIS students, faculty weigh in on third presidential debate

By Sean Blackwell Staff Writer Following 90 minutes of contentious, accusation-ridden exchanges that covered an array of topics from the economy, to immigration, to “Fitness to be President,” members of the UIS community weighed in on the third and final presidential debate, in which Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas less than three weeks before Election Day.

At the outset of the debate, it did not take long for the candidates to sharply outline their political differences.

The first topic introduced by the debate moderator, Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace, was the “United States Supreme Court.” From there, Wallace introduced several more contentious topics – including, “Foreign Hot Spots,” “The Clinton Foundation,” “immigration,” and the “National Debt,” – which enabled the respective major party nominees to highlight and

contrast their visions for the future of the country.

While the rhetoric of the candidates was typically divisive and laced with focus-grouptested quips, insults and baits, both presidential hopefuls mostly stayed on message by repeating their well-known political positions.

Following a debate viewing event hosted by Model Illinois Government (MIG) on the third floor of the Public Affairs Center, several UIS students gave their impressions of the debate.

Petros Berhe, a UIS sophomore majoring in political science, thought the debate at UNLV covered the issues better than the two preceding debates.

“For the most part, I think that this debate had more substance than the other debates.

Of course, there was blaming each other and saying things that didn’t really pertain to the questions asked, but the topics were at least answered… somewhat,” said Berhe.

On the other hand, UIS freshman and Undergraduate

Student Senator on SGA Aaron Shrestha thought the level of substance on the UNLV debate stage was lacking.

“I didn’t really hear anything … besides name-calling, which I really do not like, seeing as … either one of those [individuals] is going to be the next leader of our country,” Shrestha said.

Cale Bergschneider, a sophomore political science major, shared his impression of the nominees’ ability to connect Continued on Page 10

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This Week at UIS Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Red Ribbon The Townshend Social Justice New Salem Fall Catholic Mass Information Moment Activism 6p.m., PAC G Festival Table 7p.m., BRK AUD 1p.m., PAC G 10a.m., International Legacy Dance 11a.m.-2p.m., Women’s Small CLS Club Fun Team Practice Student Services PAC Concourse Group Bible Night 6-9p.m., Night of Terror Freshman Bible Study 7-9p.m., SLB MPR Study 8:30p.m., PAC G HSB 1st floor lounge 4-7p.m., SLB Gym Executive 7p.m., LRH Dodgeball Ghoulball Council Legacy Dance Greatroom 9-11p.m., SLB Gym Tournament 8:30-10p.m., Team Practice Protect the Royal Starettes 7p.m., TRAC 6-9p.m., SLB MPR Prairie Majorette Team TRAC Arena Conference Room Praise Team 7-10p.m., PAC C/D Practice Halloween Bash Dancing Stars Music Practice Dancing Stars 9p.m., 9:15p.m., Practice 7:30-10p.m., Practice SLB MPR SLB MPR 9-11p.m., LRH Greatroom 8:30p.m., SLB MPR TRAC MPR

Monday

Tuesday

ASB T-Shirt Fundraiser 11:45a.m.1:45p.m., UHB 1st Floor Lobby The Edge 9-10p.m., SLB MPR

Gamma Phi Omega Fundraiser 10a.m., PAC Concourse Social Welfare, Young Mothers, and the Failure of the System 7p.m., BRK AUD Dodgeball 9-11p.m., SLB Gym

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Student Activities Committee upholds UIS traditions and unites campus

By Aeriel Storey Staff Writer For students interested in becoming more involved on campus, the Student Activities Committee, or SAC, provides a fun and exciting environment to meet new people and coordinate events for everyone on campus to enjoy. SAC, a student-led organization, plans the larger events that occur on campus throughout the year.

According to the UIS website, SAC is a standing committee of the Student Government Association (SGA) and are affiliated with the National Association of Campus Activities. The purpose of SAC is to provide programs and events on campus for students to participate in and increase student involvement on campus.

SAC was formed on campus in 1978 and has since been coordinating events for students while integrating a social and educational purpose in its activities. While the committee is responsible for conducting many events that occur throughout the year, such as Starpalooza and Late Nite, they have also provided many long-standing traditions for UIS, including

The Student Activities Committee provides the Wacky Wednesday event “Bubble Soccer.” Photo by Tiffany Chin Homecoming and Springfest.

SAC is different from other student associations on campus because it hosts longer events and upholds the annual traditions that are formed through campus activities.

According to junior Kylah Foster-Griffin, traditions chair for SAC, the experiences and benefits received from joining SAC are endless.

“SAC gives the opportunity for students to learn how to plan events from a professional aspect and to also be challenged on how to bring bigger and better things to campus for the student body,” she said. “You learn

the parts of event planning that most college students don’t get to witness or be a part of.”

SAC provides a fun environment to coordinate and plan different activities, meet new people, and explore the scope of resources that the university offers. Furthermore, members can gain experience in many different areas, like marketing, event planning, use of technical equipment, and much more.

Anyone is encouraged to join SAC, as there are many positions required to coordinate campus-wide events, including: marketing, traditions, performance, coffeehouse, comedy,

film, off-campus & travel, education, personal growth & diversity, spirit, and special events.

Each coordinator is responsible for planning all aspect of the events that are hosted by SAC. Meetings for SAC occur every Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Student Life Building Multipurpose Room.

Those interested in joining can contact SAC Advisor Mary Umbarger at mumbarg2@uis.edu.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) The bogeyman may come looking for you

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Carving jack-o-lanterns can be fun but

Aries (March 21 – April 19) You may become a YouTube sensa-

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Magic is in the air this week. Pretend

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) It’s time to brush up on your ninja skills

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) An unbelievable event will have you

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Avoid using make-up that you’ve never used

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Visiting a graveyard for a few creepy

before when decking yourself out for Halloween. You may end up with an even scarier costume than you bargained for an a trip to the emergency room!

games may seem appealing this week. Resist the temptation to bring a ouija board, however, as you may open up a portal to another dimension and spend Halloween night cleaning up the mess!

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Playing around in the woods may not be the

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) An unearthly noise that repeats while you

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) While others party and goof off this

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) You may not frighten easily, how-

this week! Indulge your inner-monster a little and have some fun with him!

Avoid making any risking bets with him, however, as everyone knows that he cheats!

tion this week but for all the wrong reasons... Try to keep the partying to a minimum and stay out of the spotlight. You might not regret your actions but that doesn’t mean that you want the entire world to know about them! this week. You may need them for more than just party games come Halloween night!

best idea this week. Slenderman may want to join in on the festivities and he won’t leave you alone. Telling him no really isn’t an option as he doesn’t have any ears.

week you will begin to channel your inner mad-scientist! Try to use your inventive imagination for the good of others! More positive outcomes will arise from plans laid with good intentions!

be careful not to show off too much! The headless horseman may come to steal your hard work, and possibly your head, this week!

that you don’t see the black cat trailing behind a close friend. Calling them a witch could result in a nasty look or a surprise transformation that will leave you croaking for forgiveness. questioning reality this week. Remember that there are times when truth is stranger than fiction. Believe in the impossible and enjoy yourself!

are trying to sleep may threaten to push you to the brink of sanity this week!

Before you attack your neighbors be sure to check your things as you may be the one responsible for all the commotion! ever, a friend may get the best of you this week. Be wary of odd coicidences and potential traps unless you have a spare costume to change into!

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Haunted Library and Haunted Trail bring UIS community together for fun and fright

By Sean Blackwell Staff Writer Hundreds of UIS students and their friends and family flocked to the Haunted Library and the Haunted Trail to share a series of scares with the UIS community on Friday night.

This year, the Haunted Library based its scare tactics upon an “Atomic Apocalypse” theme. According to Taylor Vazquez, an English major who works as a student manager at the library, the creators set up a “post-nuclear fallout” theme, in which “zombies and crazy doctors and Mad Maxesque style characters” would scare all those who dared to venture onto the fourth floor of the Brookens Library.

On the second floor of the library, guests were greeted

by Pattie Piotrowski, the newly appointed University Librarian and dean of library instructional services, who handed out Halloween treats and cotton candy.

On the third floor of the library, guests were given free glow sticks as well as an opportunity to adorn Halloween garb to take a memorable picture.

As the event attracted hundreds of people who could only be ushered through the Haunted Library in small groups and in 10-minute increments, guests chatted with friends as they waited for their turn to enter.

Jerica Griffin applies make-up to a volunteer for the UIS Haunted Library.

A few zombies wearing white lab coats ominously walked about the stairway railing on the fourth floor, while distant screams could periodically be heard amongst the commotion of eerie music coming from the Haunted Library, heralding the scary event awaiting those in line.

At the entrance of the Haunted Library, guests were given stickers reading “Zombie Outbreak Response Team,” by

Photo by Tiffany Chin

a UIS faculty member dressed in a makeshift orange-colored vest and hard hat, identifying him as a member of said team.

From the moment that guests entered the fourth floor, led by a zombie in a white lab coat, they were immediately confronted by other zombies who suffered seemingly horrible deaths.

The floor and the bookshelves and the walls of the Haunted Library were covered with

Halloween adornments in line with the “Atomic Apocalypse” theme, such as “caution” signs and “high radiation signs” and “do not enter” signs.

Body bags hung from the ceiling, skeletons were everywhere, and eerie sound effects permeated the room.

The walk through the Haunted Library took about seven minutes to complete.

Sonia Nair, who visited the Haunted Library as the guest of a UIS student, enjoyed her experience.

“It was good. It was better than I thought it was going to be,” Nair said. “The makeup looked legit, especially when you were in the haunted house, because of the dark lights and stuff.”

Just north of Brookens Library, adjacent to the Shakespeare Garden, guests had the option of receiving a hayride to the Haunted Trail, where they were treated to a “Black Magic” themed scare in the wooded area past the soccer fields on the west side of campus.

Resident assistant Crystal Terrazas, a UIS student double-majoring in legal studies and political science, issued safety instructions to guests as she helped them board the hayride, which had room for 22 people.

Guests who availed themselves of the hayride were dropped off in Parking Lot B. From there they walked to the wooded area where the Haunted Trail was being held.

Upon arriving at the makeshift entrance of the Haunted

Trail, which was adorned with red string lights, guests were instructed to sign a liability form, warned them of the hazards involved with walking through the Haunted Trail, as the trail was dark and the ground was treacherous.

Guests were guided by a flashlight-toting escort dressed in some form of undefinable garb.

If the “Black Magic” theme was illustrated on the trail, it was difficult to discern, as there was very little lighting on the trail.

Ruyue Li, a senior majoring in accountancy, thought her experience at the Haunted Trail on Friday was not as exciting as it was during her previous three experiences.

“This year was not scary, so it was okay,” said Li. According to Andrea Duvendack, a resident assistant who took part in the planning of the Haunted Trail, the logistics of the trail was handled by a committee of roughly 20 resident assistants, who collaborated with UIS student organizations to carry out the event.

The Haunted Library opened its doors at 8 p.m. on Friday night, and closed its doors at 11 p.m.

Volunteers and several members of the library staff helped set up and take down the themed event.

The Haunted Trail, which started at 9 p.m., was set up and taken down by resident assistants and volunteers.

of “various employee groups” on campus, including “faculty and staff from academic and student affairs” and “tenure/ tenure-track faculty,” for reviewing and developing course scheduling guidelines to increase the use of classroom space and times when classes would be held.

“We would have liked the opportunity to have an open discussion about the needs of the campus,” said Barnwell.

According to Schanpp, “[The] results used from several student satisfaction surveys and other information from facilities and other academic offices, found that students were not able to get their classes to graduate on time.”

In March 2015, the university administered a student satisfaction inventory (SSI) based on nine “scales” (services and items the university offers). They surveyed 3,352 undergraduate and graduate students by e-mailing them

an electronic survey with the intention to help the university gauge what was important to students on campus.

906 students, or 27 percent of the sample, completed the survey.

Instructional Effectiveness, which assessed students’ academic experience including the effectiveness of faculty, courses content, and sufficient course offerings, ranked as the most important to students who completed the survey.

The survey found that the courses offered and the available times fell into the high importance/low satisfaction category and were a challenge for the university to meet.

The SSI is a nationally standardized survey developed by Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, which is an educational consulting firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Class schedule exemptions in trouble, union raises concerns

By Jeff Burnett Staff Writer UIS will no longer allow faculty to have “schedule exemptions” and will only allow class times within the scheduling grid designated by the university.

The Journal obtained an internal email sent to the deans of each school by James Ermatinger, informing them that faculty needs to schedule their classes according to the provided grid.

“Since schedules are currently under discussion we should not deviate from the approved schedule grid,” Ermatinger, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, wrote in the email. “Class schedules submitted outside of the approved times should not be agreed to.”

Science Labs, Studio Arts, and Educational Leadership will not be impacted by the

enforced scheduling since these departments received permission from their deans and the university when the current grid was implemented in 2007.

“What they have been trying to unilaterally put into place is a schedule that would force Friday options,” said Kristi Barnwell, chapter vice president of UIS United Faculty.

Traditionally, faculty members would meet with the deans in their department to agree on a schedule that would meet the needs of both the course and the students.

A schedule exemption allows a faculty member to conduct a class outside of the scheduled times.

“We are not changing the published schedule through Fall of 2017,” said Derek Schnapp, director of public relations.

Barnwell said the Monday and Wednesday option is still available, but on a limited

basis, and believes that the university is trying to make it harder for faculty to schedule classes that do not have a Friday option.

“We are not changing the process on how courses are scheduled, but allowing more opportunities and times for faculty and students and to make better use of our facilities,” Schnapp said.

Under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act, the scheduling of courses is a “mandatory subject of bargaining” and UIS United Faculty, the tenure and tenure-track faculty union on campus, contest that any change in scheduling policy is a violation.

Schnapp said, “We have been actively engaging the faculty union on the course scheduling process since Spring of 2016.”

In 2015, Ermatinger chaired a 19 member Time & Space Task Force (TSTF) comprised

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Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016

You don’t have to sexually assault someone to be a misogynist

By Erik Thulien Columnist I had designs to write about a different issue this week.

I had a whole column laid out about free trade and how harmful it is to developing nations.

But in wake of the third reported sexual assault of a UIS student, with news filling my timeline about sexual assaults in my home state at the University of Wisconsin, with a viral video of Milo Yiannopoulos spewing hateful ignorance, including a part where he casually calls campus rape culture a lie, and with a lot of Donald Trump garbage, I must deviate from what I originally planned.

I know too many young women who have been victims of assault to not address this as soon as I can.

What are we doing? We constantly claim to be a generation of people who are more compassionate and understanding than ever before, but it’s start-

ing to look like we’re just a generation of boys who can’t keep our hands to ourselves.

And now there is a considerable portion of our country excusing Trump for his comments from the 2005 tape that was recently released, comments I am unwilling to type on my own computer.

I see it on my Twitter feed, all of the clever deflections suggesting “let’s judge everyone for what they said 11 years ago,” saying they’re more concerned about Benghazi than some meaningless words, acting as if there is a statute of limitations on misogyny and bigotry.

And those same people trying to excuse Trump for his ignorance are the ones sharing that silly Yiannopoulos video.

How dare they claim that campus rape culture doesn’t exist? According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women will be sexually assaulted during their time in college.

I don’t need to write about

Brock Turner. I don’t need to write about the women who reported sexual assaults and were treated as if they were the criminals, as if they are the ones whose stories should be questioned.

We already know this

But you think Trump’s comments are okay. You stand by his claims that it is just “locker room talk,” oblivious to the fact that that is exactly the point that those discussing rape culture are trying to make.

Sure, you may have never

“We constantly claim to be a generation of people who are more compassionate and understanding than ever before, but it’s starting to look like we’re just a generation of boys who can’t keep our hands to ourselves. ” happens, but we choose to ignore it, because we’re taught that this is just another issue of angry feminists engaging in some mean-spirited man-hating.

I speak directly to the men who are sharing these falsehoods when I say it is time to grow up. You’re going to claim that the stern tones taken toward men when discussing the issues of sexual assault and rape culture are unfair, because not all men are that way.

sexually assaulted a woman yourself, but you’re willing to give a national platform to a man whose rhetoric perpetuates these issues.

You’re willing to vote for a man who will stand by comments where he brags about sexual assault. You’re willing to allow that man to lead our country.

You’re willing to allow that man to teach our young people that those actions are okay.

You’re willing to allow him

to open up a new era of misogyny and patriarchy.

But it’s okay, because you’ve never sexually assaulted a woman, right?

Of course, I’m not perfect, either.

I have said things in the past that I am embarrassed about, but I hold myself accountable for what I have said. And I am committed to trying to be more respectful and empathetic every day, instead of just accepting that that is how men in our society act.

And you should too.

Try to understand how these crimes affect women, and learn what you can do to help prevent them.

Act as an example for young people on how to properly treat others, and expect our leaders to do the same.

And stop sharing videos and ideas that perpetuate the issues of sexual assault, rape culture, and the like.

Instead use your time to educate yourself on the potential solutions to these very real problems.

The toxicity of alienation: America is a hostage to itself

By Cole Moriarty Columnist/ Staff Writer America looks at itself and is disgusted by its reflection, its inverse, its strangeness and familiarity.

America’s reflection, as Americans see it, occupies a space in the uncanny valley, close enough to what it should be that the minor difference become revolting.

This has been the case before, but during the Civil War you could point to the antithetical notions on a map. If the poles of America occupied two distinct geographical spaces we would likely be at war.

Instead, we are siblings who blame each other, and ourselves, for their parents’ divorce.

Trump is the deep horror which comes from the seething hatred for prog-

ress, which comes from seeing the manner of men who sexually assaulted you held up as a hero to millions of your countrymen, which comes from the rejection of your humanity and value as a being.

He is chaos, hubris, a weapon of mass destruction.

He is George W. Bush crossed with Herbert Hoover. He is George Wallace and William Jennings Bryan. He is a used car salesman and a cartoon supervillain.

Clinton is the middle finger of the urban sophisticates who think you are an ignorant peasant, unable to control your baser impulses and approach things rationally.

She is the contempt that the aristocracy masquerading as a meritocracy holds for anyone who fails their test, those who weren’t born into well off and stable families, who didn’t forsake social lives to study every waking hour, who didn’t go to an Ivy League establishment university, who didn’t get a plum internship or entry-level job.

She is a manifestation of the arrogance of an entire social-economic-political system who are assured with absolute certainty that they are entitled to what they have been given.

She is the dismissal of your complaints in the holy name of stability.

This is what we see, at least.

This is what we look at when we look across.

We have no doubt that we

alizing. This is a notice that unless trend lines stretching decades back change course in the immediate future, this self-loathing will only get worse.

Things will not get better if we simply hope, and we’re finally cluing into the fact.

When a human being feels trapped in a situation that is toxic enough to crush their soul and no one comes to help them, when escape is an unreal abstraction that

“If the poles of America occupied two distinct geographical spaces we would likely be at war. Instead, we are siblings who blame each other, and ourselves, for their parent’s divorce.” are the sanity the other is lacking, the antidote to their position. But we have no desire or inclination to heal each other, no patience for each other’s moral failings. If we were given the choice, we would probably choose to muzzle the other and get on with our lives.

This is not a feel-good exercise in reconciliatory mor-

seems impossible, when the future holds the same standard horrors that they become imprisoning physical laws of the universe, destruction is inevitable.

Race riots, self-harm, violence, collapse.

Of course, not all Americans feel this way. Perhaps not even a majority do. But enough of the population

feels like a hostage to the other that we have to acknowledge that there might not be a way to heal.

We are surely doomed to that fate if there are no valiant men and women willing to build bridges between these poles.

But if we are relying on existential martyrs, we are running a terrible risk.

This is a postmortem of polarization, a tome to the turbulence of our national course; a dissertation on the degradation still suffered by far too many Americans.

This is not an ode to a nostalgic memory of times past. There was no perfect utopian era and there never will be.

This is not plea. I have a political agenda and I have confidence that one side of America is closer to the good and righteous notions we hold as American values than the other side that is clinging to values which have stained the name and history of America.

But I remain unsure as to which side is America, and which side is the reflection.

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OPINION

Why I’ll never vote for Crooked Hillary Guest Commentary

By: Dominic Chiappano President, UIS College Republicans

Custodian Thomas Gebhardt pulls a float during the UIS Homecoming Parade.

Photo courtesy of www.uis.edu

Behind the Scenes at UIS

Custodian and art student Tom Gebhardt

By Jessey Bruce Staff Writer He was unemployed at the time he came to a job fair at the University of Illinois Springfield in 2010. Tom Gebhardt, originally from Springfield, has now been a custodian for UIS for six years.

“I’m glad I came here. I’m glad I ended up here. It’s a great place,” Gebhardt said.

“I am a custodian, but the faculty and staff I’ve met here treat me like everyone else, they treat me like family.”

The typical work schedule for a building service worker is from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., but Gebhardt has his scheduled arranged a little differently due to his status as an employee and a “nontraditional student,” as he puts it.

He begins work at 3:30 a.m. and ends his shift at 11:30 a.m., since most of his class times range from noon until later in the evening.

After getting hired at UIS, Gebhardt took advantage of the opportunities presented to him. Following a sixmonth probation period, he began classes to complete his undergraduate degree in art.

Gebhardt previously received an associate degree for business administration from Robert Morris University in 1996. According to Gebhardt, he has enjoyed being a student again, especially the “inclusiveness” of

the other students.

“They kind of look up to me for my age, my knowledge, and my life experience,” he said, “but they give me a hard time for being my age too.”

Gebhardt has also met a lot of international students while attending classes, and he states that spending time with them “helps expand my knowledgee of the world around me.”

His work as a student and his love of art has led to his participation in the Art Student League (ASL). This semester, Gebhardt became the president of the ASL after serving as vice president in fall 2015 and spring 2016.

Gebhardt considers ASL a way to meet people from the school. “It’s also an encouraging environment with classmates and you can help encourage each other in projects,” he said.

To Gebhardt, ASL is really about “friendships and trying to get the full college experience.”

“It’s fun,” he said. “I have a good time with it.”

A recent event that brought attention to ASL, and also to Gebhardt, was the maiden voyage of a boat he created out of 175 feet of bubble wrap, wood, and Styrofoam.

This sculpture was for his Sculpture 1 class. The challenge for his boat was to take it across the UIS Pond.

Roughly 25 people showed up as he paddled his handcrafted boat across the pond

and back, only taking on a small amount of water.

Once this challenge was done, it was requested that he put his boat in the Homecoming parade. He reached out to those in ASL and no one was able to walk with him in the parade. He mounted the boat on a board and put a rope around, then pulled it through the parade.

“It was hard to pull,” he said, “but even harder to paddle across the lake.”

The sculpture is currently behind the Visual Arts Building.

When Gebhardt is not at the university, he’s busy doing household chores.

“I handle the honey-to-do list that my wife has for me, because we’re doing some remodeling. I still do art away from here, because I just enjoy it,” he said.

Gebhardt and his wife, Valerie, also spend time taking one-day road trips, going antiquing, visiting wineries, and being active in their church.

In his free time, Gebhardt also enjoys naps, bacon, watching NASCAR, and is a fan of the Cubs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Otherwise, he said, he’s not able to do much else, “since I’m really busy with school and work right now.”

Gebhardt has a goal with his life on campus. He said, “I really want to leave a legacy out here on campus, by sculpture or whatever I do.”

A lot of people always ask me how I can possibly support the Republican nominee for president, Donald Trump.

To me, it’s a no-brainer to be Never Hillary.

By looking briefly at the political past of the Clinton Empire, they’ve made any Trump ‘scandal’ look rash.

The Clinton family has been engulfed in public outrage since their humble start in politics when Bill ran for Congress in 1976. But many millennials listening to major news outlets this election might not get the full picture: the Clinton family is plagued with corruption.

From Whitewater, where the Clintons got caught in a real estate controversy, to Benghazi, where Americans lost their lives on Hillary’s watch, the Clintons have been under public scrutiny.

And let’s be clear, the Clintons have held political power almost all of their adult lives and have always put their careers before the well-being of the nation.

Now, I won’t lie and say Trump’s past words have been appropriate, but let’s keep in mind that is the only thing malicious to come out of his past. Words.

When Donald Trump stated any of his half-truths (and if you’ve never read Trump’s “The Art of the Deal” – you should because it explains his campaign to the tee), he owned the media cycle just because it would get people to speak his name in mainstream media.

Words have been the sole focus of Trump’s character in question, while Clinton’s actions have directly cost Americans’ lives. Clinton’s disastrous career as Secretary of State easily proves to me that she would be a horrific choice for America.

So then that leaves us with what millennials call a bigoted, racist, and fascist xenophobe. How could anyone support him after all of the controversial statements he’s made?

For me, and many millennials who truly understand what’s at stake, Clinton is not the way to go.

This election may feel like a joke, but rest assured it’s more important than you think. With several potential Supreme Court seats up for grabs in the near future, we must elect a president who will put through nominees that will actively uphold the Constitution as we move through a battleground period of several important cases with a transitioning court.

Furthermore, I find it derisory that people feel Clinton would be more beneficial to the regards of women’s rights and for the advancement of the LGBT+ community.

The Clinton Foundation has a

Chiappano with the College Republicans at the UIS debate.

Photo by Tiffany Chin “proud” pedigree of receiving millions of dollars in donations from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, three countries which not only punish those who participate in samesex marriages by death or lashings, but who also require “male guardians” due to the belief that women are on the Earth as second-class citizens.

But that’s just par for the course in the Clinton’s political game: “championing” these causes for basic human rights and then collecting paychecks from countries that directly contradict them. And for the record, Clinton never supported same-sex marriage until it was politically expedient for her to do so.

It’s not just her foundation, either.

Clinton is the definition of crony capitalism and everybody knows it.

Senator Bernie Sanders knew it, and look what happened to him.

According to several DNC emails leaked via Wikileaks, ex-DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and several officials in the party have been exposed for throwing the primary in Clinton’s favor. This cycle, alone, it’s been reported that the Clinton campaign was given debate questions verbatim ahead of time via interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile.

Sanders was right about another thing: Clinton has never fought for the middle class, because we can’t afford the millions in corporate donations via big donors from Wall Street.

In essence, the choice is evident to me that we simply cannot afford another Clinton presidency.

Barack Obama put it best back in 2008 when he said, “She’ll say anything and change nothing.” For once in a long while, I strongly agree with President Obama and heed his advice toward anyone who supports Clinton – America deserves better.

If you want a president bought and paid for by big corporations while simultaneously changing her opinion on just about every issue to gain political capital, by all means, vote for Clinton.

In contrast, if you want a president who hasn’t spent 30 years of his life in and out of actual political scandals, a president who answers to no donor but the American people as a whole, or a president who truly has potential to make meaningful change in office – vote Trump.

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IDO honors Hindu goddess in fourth annual Durga Dance

By Megan Swett Assistant Editor for News/ Copy Editor In Hindu legend, Durga is the mother goddess, representative of creation, destruction, fertility, and more. Every year, cultures across India and South Asia celebrate the goddess Durga’s origin story in a 10-day festival. And every year, UIS hosts a Durga Dance in its own celebration.

The Durga Dance, which was hosted by the Indian Dance Organization (IDO) and cosponsored by the Women’s Center this year, is an annual event at UIS. The dance includes an altar honoring Durga, a buffet, and performances by singers and dancers.

Three years ago, a number of Indian students approached the Women’s Center about the possibility of bringing the celebration of Durga to campus. “[The students said] ‘There’s a lot of different holidays on campus, and the Indian clubs, they don’t do this,’” said Lynn Otterson, director of the Women’s Center. After reviewing

A young child joins the Dandiya dance at the celebration. the story of Durga, Otterson agreed that the Great Mother deserved recognition and celebration on the UIS campus.

The celebration began with a visit to the altar, where attendees paid their respects to the goddess. Afterward, the audience was introduced to the IDO, the Women’s Center, and a handful of professors who attended the event.

One professor, Dr. Atul Agarwal of the Department of Management Information Services, noted how the celebration

reminded him of India.

“It almost seems like we’re in India,” he said. “In America, we’re in India. And we have to really thank the IDO … these guys have done a wonderful job.”

Once the introductions were complete, the first dancer took the stage and performed the story of Lord Brahma, the beginning of the story of Durga.

In the story, a demon known as Mahisharura was granted a form of immorality from Lord Brahma after proving

Photo by Erica Thomas his dedication to the lord. No man or god could kill Mahisharura, and the demon’s reign over Earth and heaven began.

After being run out of heaven by a demon they couldn’t defeat, the gods went to lords Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma for help. The three lords created Durga’s physical form, and, because she was a goddess and thus neither a man nor a god, she was able to defeat Mahisharura after a 10-day-long battle.

According to Manoj Kumar

Dharna, president of the IDO, the annual celebration of Durga is one of the biggest festivals in India.

The IDO worked diligently to bring this year’s festivities to UIS. “They have been working for the last two weeks until almost [4 a.m.] every day to organize this festival,” said Jolene Vollmer, staff advisor to the IDO. The celebration carried on throughout the night, including a large group dance halfway through the event when the audience gathered in the middle of the gym and performed a dandiya dance. Once the dandiya dance was complete, the crowd flocked to the buffet.

The festivities picked back up once everyone finished eating. The IDO closed out the dancing with one final, elaborate dance routine that was met with cheers and whistles from the crowd.

“The event was successful and the dancers gave fabulous performance with amazing formations,” Darnha said.

According the final tally taken by the Women’s Center, over 600 people attended the event. Darnha said, “This was the first Indian event which had a big crowd at UIS as per my knowledge, and I’m very happy.”

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SGA amends bylaws after heated discussion on transparency and efficiency

By Megan Swett

Assistant Editor for News/ Copy Editor The Student Government Association adopted resolution 010 at Sunday night’s meeting, which amended the SGA bylaws to inherently allow voting on a resolution the same night it is heard.

Previously, the bylaws stated that a resolution had to be heard at two different meetings before being voted on. Motivation for the resolution came from this SGA’s tendency to suspend that particular bylaw.

SGA President Austin Mehmet said that frequently suspending the rules showed a “lack of respect” for the

bylaws, while various SGA senators voiced concerns over trading “transparency for efficiency,” as summarized by Trustee Nathan Hoffman.

The most vocal opponent to the resolution was Senator-At-Large Joe Monak, whose main concern in enacting the change was that passing resolutions at the first hearing would inhibit the student body’s ability to voice their opinions on important or controversial topics.

SGA members in support of the resolution, including Parliamentarian Grant Gustafson and Peoria Campus Senator Daniel Kelly, noted that the change was intended for topics that the student body generally isn’t concerned about, and that voting on

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controversial resolutions can still be postponed or tabled for further discussion in another meeting, should SGA find such action necessary.

“By the sounds of it, this resolution isn’t trying to get important issues passed quickly,” Kelly said. “It sounds like it’s to get … internal issues passed quickly.”

The resolution passed with Monak offering the only dissenting vote.

Sunday night’s meeting also saw the adoption of resolution 011, which implemented a task force to advocate for the advancement of the Curricular Practical Training program.

The CPT program allows international students to gain work and internship experience that restrictions on student visas would normally prohibit. As it stands, CPT only currently exists for the Management Information Services, or MIS, program.

According to Business and Management Senator Kaelan Smith,

multiple SGA senators have been attempting to monitor and assist the advancement of the program on their own, and the task force would simply bring those senators and their efforts together.

Smith said, “I truly believe that this is one of the most important issues that we can be working on this year.”

The SGA also appointed a new Speaker of the Senate. Smith, Kelly, and Freshman Student Senator Keith Williams II put their names in for consideration.

Each candidate spoke to the SGA about their qualifications and attributes that would benefit them in the role. Afterwards, the rest of the SGA held a closed-door executive session, during which the candidates and all non-SGA personnel left the room.

Once they completed the session, the SGA cast their votes. Gustafson tallied the votes and announced Kelly as the new Speaker.

SGA officers and committee chairs then offered their bi-weekly reports.

Hoffman noted that Chancellor Susan Koch granted $10,000 to resolve safety concerns over the quality of campus lighting. The concerns, Mehmet pointed out, were documented and brought forth by the SGA. Treasurer Christopher Vemagiri Marbaniang mentioned the recently discovered issue of misuse of funds by some student organizations. The Student Organization Funding Association (SOFA) will review the issue further.

The next SGA meeting will be on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in the PAC TV studio. The meeting will be broadcast on the campus television channels, as well as live-streamed through Information Technology Services.

Recordings of previous meetings can be found at http://www.uis.edu/informationtechnologyservices/connect/ webcasting/webcasting-sga/.

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14th annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series: Lincoln & Reconstruction

Dr. Michael Burlingame speaks at the 14th annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series.

By Aeriel Storey Staff Writer The 14th annual Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series for UIS premiered on Oct. 20 in Brookens Auditorium.

The lecture, entitled “Lincoln & Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Equality” highlighted Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the struggles for equality that society faced during this time as it relates to today’s issues in society regarding race relations and the changes that should be made to ensure stable and long-lasting policies for the United States.

Also featured in this lecture were explanations of the Reconstruction efforts for the Union by Lincoln and his successor, Andrew Johnson, and how the death of Lincoln during this crucial time has impacted history.

Chancellor Susan Koch was in attendance for the annual lecture series, introducing three distinguished guest speakers: Dr. Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at UIS, Dr. Brooks Simpson, foundation professor of History at Arizona State University, and Dr. Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College – whose speech was featured at the lecture, however, was unable to attend.

During this event, all of the guest speakers pondered the possible outcome of America’s history had Lincoln not been assassinated at such a crucial time in his presidency.

Starting off the event, Burlingame specifically examined the variances of the Recon-

Photo by Tiffany Chin

struction efforts between Lincoln and Johnson, noting the possible outcomes under each politician and the policies they established.

Burlingame looked at the plans and procedures that each implemented and shared that both Lincoln and Johnson had very similar plans in place to unite the Union.

Johnson, however, had very differing views towards race relations, believing that African Americans at the time did not deserve suffrage and other basic rights granted to United States citizens.

While it is difficult to determine the outcome of the Reconstruction Era under Lincoln, Burlingame felt that the Reconstruction efforts were greatly hindered under former President Johnson due to the instatement of black codes and other oppressive policies pushed on minorities during a time when the Union was divided by the tension caused by race relations between the Northern and Southern states.

While Johnson’s implementation of racial policy may have hindered the rebuilding of states into the Union, it is difficult to determine whether any of Lincoln’s policies would have been successful, as possible outcomes can only be based through assumptions. However, some scholars believe that Lincoln’s untimely death saved his reputation – as the states were heading into one of the toughest and most crucial points of American history.

According to Guelzo, the Reconstruction Era, which occurred between 1865 and 1877, was the “ugly duckling of U.S. history” that proved to be very difficult issue to solve.

It was nearly impossible to

appease all individuals in the country due to the widespread division between radical groups and other political parties. Some parties felt that the Reconstruction efforts were forced on them, similar to the actions of a dictator, while others saw the policy as a “pure bourgeois revolution.”

Furthermore, the economic impact of Reconstruction hurt some while improving the livelihood of others. Despite these difficulties, both Lincoln and Johnson pushed to unite the states once again.

Simpson elaborated on each president’s efforts to rebuild the Union. According to Simpson, Lincoln never had a clearcut plan of how to establish the Union, but wanted suffrage and equal rights granted to African Americans in the country.

Meanwhile, Johnson was tasked with examining the policies set by Lincoln and creating new plans for the Union, even though Johnson had opposing views with Lincoln regarding race relations.

Simpson explained that, during this time, one would have had to reconcile with the white southerners, meaning that one would have to appeal to their racist views while also protecting the rights of all citizens within the nation in order to build a stronger Union. Unfortunately, no historian, according to Simpson, has found a successful way to handle these problems which Lincoln and Johnson faced during that time because the possible outcomes of certain policies are purely speculative.

Simpson believes that the greatest failure of Lincoln was colonization of the Union.

Lincoln wanted to unite the country and dedicated the last days of his presidency to rebuilding the nation, but was ultimately unsuccessful due to his push for change in such a short period of time.

These efforts prove how difficult it is to create a stable, long-lasting change when pushing forth policies so quickly due to the impatience of individuals and society. Simpson closed the lecture by stating, “We cannot judge history for these problems, when it is so difficult to solve for ourselves.”

At the completion of the event, a reception with free food was provided along with a book signing by members of the distinguished panel.

REVIEW

Diners wait for their meal at Charlie Parker’s.

Photo by Tiffany Chin

Charlie Parker’s lives up to its reputation

By Tiffany Chin Staff Writer I have been searching for unique and quality places in Springfield since I came to campus. Small, local diners and cafes are something I have a special appreciation for.

The other day, I had the pleasure of dining at one of the gems of Springfield.

Charlie Parker’s is a popular restaurant located at 700 North Street. For those who have never been here, it is near D’Arcy’s Pint, and there is a back road that takes you there. It was quite confusing driving there, but it was worth it when I finally arrived.

Charlie Parker’s is a very popular diner in Springfield.

This diner has won numerous awards and has received recognition for its great food. Charlie Parker’s was also featured on an episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in 2008.

This place is extremely popular among travelers as well as locals. In fact, one of the waitresses mentioned to me that many UIS students are regulars. While I was there, the entire restaurant was packed with people of all ages. This is not surprising, the diner is a great place for families.

Since it was so busy, I was not able to interview the workers, although a waitress did mention that the diner was once a Quonset hut during WWII. Quonset huts were used as shelters for people and materials.

Inside, it is now beautifully decorated with vinyls along

the walls and the entire diner is filled with the alluring aroma of fried foods.

The aroma of deliciously unhealthy food was noticeable from the parking lot.

There is the option of booth, table, or counter seating.

This was one of the most crowded places that I have been to in Springfield, almost every table was taken.

I seated myself at the counter and was immediately greeted and handed a menu.

The service here is extremely quick and the waitresses are definitely experienced.

I got coffee and the special that day, which was the fried chicken meal. This meal included; two pieces of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, a roll, and two cookies. Everything on my plate was flavorful and absolutely delicious. The fried chicken was well-seasoned and not too dry. It was the ultimate comfort meal. As I enjoyed my meal, I noticed the meals that other customers were getting also looked delicious.

I was honestly tempted to order more food to try.

Overall, I enjoyed my food and the price was fair. My total was only $9.44. I will definitely be going back there.

Places like these are the ones that make me appreciate small towns such as Springfield. This diner is the classic representation of a stereotypical small town diner, but with a modern twist. Though the décor was eye-pleasing, I would return to this diner if it was not decorated at all. The food was delicious and their prices are fair.

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Leadership for Life lends a hand in Baton Rouge

By Jessey Bruce Staff Writer Of the roughly 100,000 houses flooded after historic rainfall hit Baton Rouge in August, an estimated 25,000 are thought to be uninsured and on their own to rebuild.

In response to this, a total of 27 UIS community members, including three staff members and Leadership for Life students, traveled to Louisiana and worked on two of these homes over this semester’s fall break.

When asked why Baton Rouge was chosen for trip, Mark Dochterman, director of Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center, said, “Part of it is a personal thing; I’m not going to lie. I lived in Baton Rouge for seven and a half years, so I have a personal connection there. Also, there was a need, there was already an idea of taking a trip, and because of the nature of the trip we happened to have some money during a time when there’s not much money floating around …”

Dochterman worked with

the Community Collaborations International group and the All Hands Volunteers group to make the trip happen.

CCI has worked with Dochterman for a number of Alternative Spring Breaks, including the upcoming Spring 2017 trip, while All Hands Volunteers helps rebuild after a natural disaster once the first responders have come and gone.

All Hands Volunteers had the most impact on Economic freshmen, Garrett Nimmo.

Nimmo said, “On Saturday night, we got to take part in their reflections … we got to talk with them and hear them talk about how they feel their progressing, how each day makes them feel, or their reactions when they get to talk with the owners of the houses … you could see how genuine the people were and how heartfelt their work is that they were doing. You could tell that they do what they do wholeheartedly, genuinely, and they are very proud of it.”

Once they arrived in Baton Rouge, the group drove

Students help clear wreckage from the Baton Rouge area.

Photo courtesy of the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center

through to their destination, taking note of all of the destruction.

Dochterman said, “It was kind of an overwhelming thing. You left there feeling great, like you did something incredibly important for the individual homeowner that you met, but you really had to tell yourself that there was more people coming and

you were part of something bigger. Otherwise, it could be overwhelming, because it was just a lot.”

Nimmo agreed, stating, “You almost feel insignificant, because you’re only doing one house at a time … There’s so many houses damaged and you feel bad that you can only get to one little part. I wish I could’ve

REVIEW

A Netflix show you’ve never heard of: ‘The Last Kingdom’

By Cole Moriarty Columnist/ Staff Writer I love this show. It’s an eight-episode epic with love, intrigue, action, and fun.

But in my not-so-scientific survey of people I know, 0 percent of people have heard of this show, let alone watched it.

That is a travesty. “The Last Kingdom” is a ton of fun. It’s a great adventure where the main character goes around doing crazy stuff with boyish glee and sarcasm, and even when it gets heavy, it sucks you in with the constant movement and sheer momentum of the narrative.

In eight episodes, this first season covers a lot of ground.

The show, produced by BBC with Netflix getting in on the second season, is set in ninth-century England, which is a long, long time ago. Also, this show is based on a series of novels based very loosely on historical records. Also also, there are no dragons or ridiculous stuff like in “Game of Thrones.” Also also also, the visual appeal of the show is astounding.

So here’s the story: the kid is the son of a king in Northumbria (an area in the United Kingdom) who gets attacked by the Danes (Vikings from Denmark). The Danes win the battle pretty easily and kill the kid’s dad.

Because the kid is a 10-year-old punk, he tries to pick a fight with the

Danes. They think he’s kind of cute, so they take him as a captive to be a servant in this local Dane chieftain’s house. Some stuff happens and the kid becomes part of the family and grows up as a Dane, falling in love with a girl, also captured as a kid and also raised as a Dane, and generally happy with life.

Then some people come and kill the family (well, the parents; the sister is taken captive by the dudes, the brother is off in Ireland pillaging, and the kid and his girlfriend watch from a distance as they all die).

It becomes clear shortly thereafter that the Danes think the kid, not a natural-born Dane, was the one who killed them. So they go and see the head-Dane, who is crazy, and the kid tries to plead his case and dispel the rumor that he is the killer.

They are unconvinced.

So, out of options, the kid and his girlfriend go to Wessex (which is the only part of the United Kingdom that hasn’t gotten conquered by Danes) and meet the king, who is a medieval nerd. The kid agrees to work against the Danes in exchange for being recognized as a nobleman.

And that’s just the first episode.

The kid, played by Alexander Dreymon, is kind of a jerk. He’s stubborn enough that you want to beat some sense into him by the second half of the third episode, and he’s pretty much only concerned with getting

land and money for himself so he can go retake Northumbria. But his jerklike tendencies are fun, because he constantly gets himself into trouble and he totally deserves the crap that happens to him.

The writing is fantastic. The narrative flows smoothly over all eight episodes and never gets slow or boring.

The plot is tight; characters are true to themselves and pretty much across the board have real and interesting development through the series, and there are basically no plot holes but a lot of twists you did not see coming.

It’s also funny, playful, and kinetic.

Third, they shot it with skill and high production value. And with the assistance of the costumes and sets, the environment feels real and engrossing as you get sucked into a time that is radically different than ours.

And the action, oh boy, don’t get me started on the action. I can’t say too much without dropping spoilers left and right, but I’ll tell you that it is awesome. It’s the kind of stuff that makes you go “what?!”

This show is great, and all episodes are on Netflix and Amazon Video. Go watch it now.

“The Last Kingdom” available for streaming. Runtime 60 minutes per episode. Produced by British Broadcasting Company. Starring Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, and David Dawson.

done more.”

While food could be classified as the favorite part of the trip, it was not the most memorable for Dochterman.

As they were working on the homes, they had to go through the personal belongings of those who owned the home. The home that Dochterman worked on belonged to a man named Steve, who was on leave from his job as a machinist after breaking his leg when the storm hit.

Once volunteers arrived, his home was described as if “someone had ransacked the place.” As they worked, Dochterman said that they were, “scooping his life up into wheel barrows and taking them out to him. He would poke through it to see if there was anything sentimental to him or if there was anything they could save. It was heartbreaking. With every wheelbarrow, you scoop it up and get this sinking feeling in your stomach, ‘alright I gotta take this out to him and see if he can keep anything, probably nothing.’”

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Page 10 The third presidential debate Continued from page 1 with millennials, while seeking to sum up the position many millennials find themselves in, as they decide for whom to cast their vote.

“Millennials, in particular, really respond to authenticity when it comes to candidates. From both sides, it seemed that they were giving more of a case not to vote for the other one, than to vote for [them],” said Bergschneider. “I think this whole election cycle has been a case of the lesser of two evils. I think people want to look at reasons to vote for someone as opposed to [against] the other person.”

Bergschneider elaborated in response to Trump’s allusions that the election may be rigged.

“Trump is desperate at this point. The [Republican National Convention] is pulling money from him. He’s losing key states. Even his organization is pulling out from certain states. And he’s branded himself as a winner,” Bergschneider said. “One of the reasons that he’s probably gotten this far is [because] he’s good at branding … and all of a sudden he’s not winning. And it’s taking a big toll on him … I think one thing he’s noticing is that the Republican electorate is not the same as the general election electorate … at this point, I think he’s just

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desperate.”

In response to the portion of the debate covering the salacious comments Trump made in 2005 about groping women, David Wilson, a senior double-majoring in political science and legal studies and the president of MIG, sought to contextualize part of the motivation behind Trump’s candidacy.

Wilson said, “The president is supposed to represent America as a whole, which is almost impossible because there are so many different belief systems in America.

[The president] does represent a very strong position of this patriarchal male [stereotype] in our society that we have not yet found a way to diminish or find a way around.

“Trump does represent the last fighting cause of this patriarchal action that we still have of this earlier baby boomer generation of people,” Wilson continued. “It’s prevalent in our society. We see a bunch of people being rape apologists.

We see a lot of cases where women are still considered as a minority class in America.

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keep them.”

Professor Richard GilmanOpalsky, who teaches political science at UIS and watched the debate from home, gave an analysis of the electorate and the candidacy of Trump.

Gilman-Opalsky suggested that Trump’s candidacy is not fueled by a social movement.

“When subsets of the population get energetically involved in presidential elections, we’re

ventional politics. They do not attach themselves to election cycles and conventional politics.”

Gilman-Opalsky elaborated on the candidacies of Trump and Clinton, whom he views as typical representatives of the business elite.

“Trump is unique in that he doesn’t have a conventional professional political career; but he is a figure who rep-

“I think this whole election cycle has been a case of the lesser of two evils. I think people want to look at reasons to vote for someone as opposed to [against] the other person.”

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not looking at a social movement. Social movements are better defined by the activities of the population in between elections and independent of elections,” said Gilman-Opalsky. “I see Trump’s base and their active support of Trump as a social activity … mainly attached to Trump’s candidacy. And just as happened with Sanders … when the election is over … the energetic social support attached to the candidate will dissipate and go away. Social movements are not like that. Social movements keep going above and beyond and even against con-

resents the interests of the business class – the business elite. And American politics has long been viewed by social scientists across all the disciplines as basically governed by the business elite,” said Gilman-Opatsky.

The professor went on to discuss a book called “Power Elite,” written in 1956. C. Wright Mills, the author, suggested that the United States government was controlled by the business elite.

“Since 1956, nobody has debunked [or] refuted the empirical evidence that Mills provided in that book,” Gil-

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man-Opatsky said. “So Trump in some ways is just a natural continuation or evolution of a long tradition in American politics of candidates who represent the interests of business; and, on some level, it’s also true that Clinton represents the interests of the business class.”

Gilman Opatsky expounded his analysis of the current election cycle, tying it to the issue of racism.

“We live in a society that is deeply racist, and has a very long, well-documented racist history … So, Trump is not making America racist. The country is sufficiently racist without him,” he said. “What Trump is doing is making it respectable to give voice to white supremacist ideas in ways that had previously not been available.

Gilman-Opatsky continued, “When Trump comes in and mobilizes rage against movements like Black Lives Matters, when he mobilizes anger and fear and anxiety against these uprisings in these cities, and when he stands up and defends the side of the police in the context of ‘law and order,’ he is finding ways to give voice to a very old racist ideology that has to be spoken in a new language …‘law and order’ is about the maintenance of power and control.”

Criminal Damage to Property 10/23/2016 9:06 p.m. at Pennyroyal Court Officers responded to a report of a car being vandalized at an unknown location. A report was completed.

Public Indecency 10/24/2016 3:00 p.m. at Brookens Library Officers responded to the above location for a report of a subject exposing himself. The subject left before the officers’ arrival, and a report was completed.

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Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016

Volleyball team overpowers Greenville, wins second straight

By Alexander Camp

Assistant Editor for Sports After ending their 11-game losing streak against Alderson Broaddus University, the volleyball team hosted Greenville University in their second straight nonconference game last Tuesday night.

On the strength of a .257 percentage and double-digit kill performances by Alyssa Hasler and Alli Splitt, who finished with 12 kills each, the Stars won their second straight match, outlasting Grenville by three sets to one.

In the opening set, the Stars started strong with an 11-3 run that forced Greenville into a timeout.

Greenville rallied back after the slow start, tying the game midway at 15 and 18.

However, Stars scored seven unanswered points to take the first set of the night at 25-18.

Hasler had seven of her 12 kills in the first set. In the second set, UIS entered a

stretch of ten straight errors early on, giving Greenville a five point lead.

Although the Stars took the lead down one halfway at 1514, Greenville regained the momentum, winning a close game 25-22.

In the third set, the Stars dominated the early portion.

They scored seven straight points to begin the frame and survived a late Greenville rally to take a 25-20 win.

In the final set, the two teams were more competitive early on, as the score was tied at 11. After Ashley Beaton’s kill gave the Stars the lead, the Prairie Stars never trailed as they took the match clinching set 25-18.

“Our serves have been a lot better, we have been really able to connect with our hitters much more than we have been which is great and it shows through our stats,” said assistant coach Eddie Pennington. “We’ve had over a .400 in our last match so to be consistent, is just great contributing for us.”

Alli Splitt moves to hammer the ball into Greenville territory.

Photo by Erica Thomas

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UIS Baseball Fall World Series: Grey Team sweeps Series 3-0

By Zach Lebovitz Sports Reporter

Being in the World Series is a big deal for any baseball team, but here at UIS the Fall World Series is a bit different from other games.

In the UIS Fall World Series, the Prairie Stars gets split into two teams, Grey and Navy, and the losing team has to represent the Stars doing community service and fundraising.

This year, the Grey team beat the Navy team in all three games: 10-3, 6-3, and 11-9. So the Navy team will travel to the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign on Oct. 30 and Nov. 19 to clean up the Illini tailgate and stadium following their football games, in exchange for community service hours and fundraising to finance the UIS baseball team travel and hotel costs.

This Series had a lot of strategy, both during the game and beforehand, since players and coaches are drafted by the seniors, who are the Series captains. This year the Grey team’s captains were Trey Hannam, Zach Patterson, and Will Stanka, and the Navy team’s captains were Austin Muench, Tyler Hilton, and Tyler Franko.

Hannam explained how the drafts went, saying, “Coaches took us to breakfast at Charlie Parker’s and each team took turns drafting. Pre-draft strategies have to be made to draft the right team.”

When it came to drafting the coaches, the Grey team selected Coach Ryan Copeland and the Navy team selected Coach Sam Boisner. As the draft took place, picks were posted on Twitter so all could see and follow along.

In game one, Grey took the win 10-3 with 29 at-bats and eight hits. Navy had 21 at-bats and just one hit.

For the baseball scene Patterson led the way for the Greys, bashing a homerun and scoring two runs. Ben Schanding also starred, as he belted three hits in four at-bats, scoring three runs in the process.

For the Navy team, Jett Wedekind, went 1-2 with one run scored. The other two scorers were Hilton and Ryan Deering.

The Grey team pitchers were Brock Immke, who threw four innings, had four strikeouts, and gave up no runs, Trent Sidwell, who threw two innings, had one strikeout, and only gave up one run, Gerald Powell who had a tough time and gave up two runs, and Austin Lukaschunski, who closed out the game for the win.

For the Navy team, the pitch-

Alena Miller, Madisyn Coudriet, Sam Boettjer, and Alena Eitenmiller are honored with flowers during Senior Night.

Pitcher Gunnar Kay pitches for the Navy Prairie Stars team.

Photo by Erica Thomas ers were Jon Laird and Zach Frey. Laird threw three innings, had three strikeouts, and gave up seven runs, and Frey also threw for three innings, had three strikeouts, and gave up three runs.

Hannam analyzed game one by saying, “We got on their starter pretty early and it seemed like their energy went away pretty early so we took advantage of that.”

Saturday’s game, game two, was again won by the Grey team 6-3, winning best of the three game series.

Hannam said, “[It was] the best game by far, arguably our two best pitchers were throwing versus one another, so runs were tough to come by. Grey team came through in the late innings to pull through.”

Highlights from game two included a homerun by Franko for the Navy team, who had four at-bats, two hits, and no strikeouts.

For the Grey team, Michael Rothmund had three at-bats, two hits, one run scored, two RBIs, with only one strikeout, and Troy Cantu had three atbats, one hit, one run scored, two RBIs and one strikeout.

Pitchers for the Grey team were Cody Pazik, Sam Geraci, and Cameron Zunkel.

Pitchers for the Navy team were Gunnar Kay, Colby Carmichael, R.D. Lutze, and Chris Witzke.

Kay, who pitched for four innings, had six strikeouts, and gave up no runs, and Pazik, who also pitched for four innings, had five strikeouts, and only gave up one run.

Going into game three, the series was already won by the Grey team, but the teams continued to compete for another

day of community service and fundraising.

The Grey team came out with the win 11-9.

The third game was an interesting game for the pitchers, having to pitch against the wind, and easy for batters to really get some help, resulting with three homeruns.

Hannam called game three a “battle of the bats,” noting the strong winds and how many runs were scored to “show out power from our hitters.”

Highlights from the game were easily led by Franko, who hit two homeruns, and Rothmund, who hit a homerun that went into the street behind left field.

The game had quite a few pitching changes and the Navy gave a good fight, getting a solid rally scoring three runs and just coming up short, losing the final game of the series.

As the UIS Baseball Fall World Series came to an end, Hannam said, “Every day we practice with each other, morning lifts are competitive too, but playing each other with a reward or consequence on the line really brings out the best players to show who can play in the spring.”

As the senior outfielder approaches his final season playing here at UIS, he has high hopes for the season, “Of course we want to win every game, but school record is 28 wins. We have major talent in our hitting order and good pitchers, anything less than 35 wins would be disappointing ... We know how good we can be, everyone has to stay healthy. Our chemistry is really good this year so that tops it off. A World Series berth is a goal of every year, but this year we have the talent and leadership for that to happen.”

Photo courtesy of UIS Athletics

Senior Night, Men’s playoff push kicks off final weekend of season

By Alexander Camp Assistant Editor for Sports In the final week of the season, the Men’s Soccer Team found themselves in a dogfight for the last playoff spot with Maryville, as both teams were tied for the eighth seed with three games left to go.

On a chilly Friday late afternoon with playoff implications looming, to say the Prairie Stars were in a must-win situation would be an understatement.

“If we win this game we basically are in the GLVC tournament,” said forward Kanye Sayon.

It would be a busy night of work for UIS keeper Tommy Geile, who had 20 shots kicked his way, 10 on net.

He saved all of them to record his third clean sheet of the season.

Unluckily for the Stars however, the Knights clogged too many passing lanes, and the Stars were only able to muster three shots during the second half after attempting four in the first half.

As the game went into an extra period, both teams were scoreless; and with Maryville losing their Friday game, the Stars had a chance to take sole possession of the eighth seed.

However, they went scoreless in overtime, and had to settle for a 0-0 tie.

After the game, the UIS Athletic Department held Senior Night, recognizing Mac Leverenz, Dylan Stockman, Zachary Allevi,

Nathan Berillo, Sayon, and Alejandro Inostroza.

“I’m going to miss the roar of the crowd and being with my teammates,” Sayon said after the ceremony. “I’m really going to miss that.”

In addition to the men, seniors Nikki Auble, Alena Miller, Sam Boettjer, and Alena Eitenmiller were honored as they were playing their second-to-last ever home game in a Prairie Star uniform.

As the cold weather asserted itself into the finale of the doubleheader, the Lady Stars engaged in a stalemate with the Lady Knights, as both teams went scoreless in the first half. The Lady Stars attempted four shots in the half, including two on goal, while the Lady Knights were bedeviled by Courtney Johnson, who had four saves in the first 45 minutes.

In the second half, UIS had four shots on goal – five total – but was unable to get anything past Taylor Smith, who capped out an impressive six-save clean sheet performance.

In the 86th minute, the Lady Knights broke the tie as Josie Metzger took a cross to score the game-winning goal off Johnson.

With the loss, The Prairie Stars dropped to 7-9 on the season, and 4-9 on the conference; however, with games left on the schedule, the Lady Stars have already set the program record for overall and conference wins in a season.