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Clown Hysteria Hits Close to Home Duty of Political by MADDIE GEHLING and Scared Some People,” Griffith Said Spoiling your pets Voice B1 Tennis competes in home invitational Sports A12 Vol. 121 | No. 6 14 October 2016 Lecturer talks Clown hysteria hits close to home duty of political BY MADDIE GEHLING AND scared some people,” Griffith said. a popular topic of discussion on TORI MOSES “I [walked] to the library to study, campus last week, Joschko warned Managing Editor and Editor- and that was locked, and I only people against taking it lightly and journalists in-Chief saw one group of people out, and turning it into a joke. two of them were carrying bats.” “I would give a strong word BY SAMMANTHA DELLARIA The terrifying clowns trope And on Oct. 3, the @ of caution that people should not News Editor dates back hundreds of years, and IllinoisClown Twitter account be out as a prank walking around America’s fascination with them tweeted, “Next stop….Peoria area, with a clown mask on,” Joschko In today’s out-of-the-ordinary has turned into nothing short of a sometime tomorrow! Anyone have said. “[If a student put on a clown presidential campaign, voters frenzy as of late. a unicycle I can borrow?” costume to scare their friends], need all the education and infor- Creepy clowns have appeared While Eureka cancelled classes that’s not something that’s advis- mation available, and a former in states across the country – from and closed buildings, University able. It’s not going to be seen CNN senior White House corre- Greenville, South Carolina, where spokesperson Renee Charles as funny by the responding law spondent spoke on campus last residents reported one suspect was said there was no real threat to enforcement. It’s probably not night to give it to them. trying to lure children into the Bradley’s campus. going to be seen as funny by the Jessica Yellin spoke to a group woods, to Eureka College, 30-min- “We are monitoring the issue general public.” of over 200 students, staff and utes down the road from Bradley. at other colleges,” Charles said. He also said he urges students community members in the Michel Eureka went on lockdown “There have been no credible to use their resources if they Student Center Ballroom, sharing on Oct. 4 after @Clowns_Arrival threats on, off or around our cam- encounter a suspicious person – her experiences within the field of tweeted “@IllinoisClown @ pus. We will be vigilant in mon- including clowns. political journalism and address- IllinoisClownss @IllinoisClowns itoring our campus and take all “If somebody sees somebody ing changing media coverage in we meetin in Eureka tomorrow? threats seriously.” looking suspicious – whether politics. Gotta kid we could get.” Chief of the Bradley University that’s a clown mask, a ski mask, Yellin, who has covered a vari- Chet Griffith, a junior account- Police Department Brian Joschko ety of political topics, covering photo via Christian Lane ing and business double major also said the threat was likely not President Barack Obama’s cam- Senior community wellness major Dakota Bullard, left, and ICC land- at Eureka, said he believes the a substantial one. paign and presidency, said her scape design student Christian Lane, right, dress as scary clowns while lockdown was smart, as it assured “To me, it seems mostly based experience in White House report- volunteering for a haunted house at Three Sisters Park. students the college was doing all on an online hoax,” Joschko said. ing allowed her to address the it could in a potentially dangerous “As it tracks back, there seems to role of a journalist in relation to situation. be one or two isolated incidents on somebody just lurking in the bush- political coverage. “At first, we weren’t all that the East coast. Then, it just became es or simply just appears to be out see CLOWN Page A4 “The role of a journalist in soci- scared, but then people started a social media thing.” of place given the area – we want ety is to be a human being who to get paranoid and heard sto- While this trend certainly has them to call the police depart- See “Quit clownin’ around” on B1 takes your experiences and your ries of actual deaths, and it really taken off on social media and was ment,” Joschko said. “That’s what for more on the clown craze knowledge and your eyes and observations out into the world and holds our leaders account- able,” Yellin said. “[A journalist] Mood screening imparts mental health awareness reflects our world back to other BY KYLEE HIGGINS “[The survey] has questions students who don’t have a mental know about, so it’s beneficial.” people and speaks truthfully about News Reporter on post-traumatic stress disorder, illness. Conley said the mood screen- what you hear and see.” anxiety, bipolar [disorder] and “If [the symptoms] don’t nec- ings can be helpful in working Yellin said voters today find Students had the opportunity general depression, so that, as peo- essarily apply to them, maybe it toward educating students about themselves without enough to test their moods, raise aware- ple fill this out, triggers awareness might bring somebody to mind mental health. knowledge on candidate’s policies ness for mental health and utilize in them as far as if some of these that they go to class with, or it “Some people don’t realize or stances. the counseling services on cam- signs are symptoms,” counselor might be a roommate that they what some of these symptoms “I am not surprised that voters pus. D’Arcy Conley said. would feel like, ‘Gosh, I might mean or that they have them until right now seem not that informed,” The counseling center set up For students whose results were encourage them to go to counsel- they see it and fill out a survey,” Yellin said. “I am not surprised a table in Michel Student Center in the range of a possible mental ing to seek out some support,’” Conley said. “So it’s really for their that news channels are not doing a to survey Bradley students about illness, Conley said the counseling Conley said. own self-knowledge to learn about very good job of reporting what I their mental health Oct. 6, National center encouraged them to utilize Senior international business themselves and learn there’s sup- call actual information … meaning Depression Screening Day. the center’s services. major Lester Johnson, Jr., said tak- port on campus when they need facts and explanations and con- The written survey consisted “[Counseling is] voluntary, so ing the survey did not help him it.” text. And I am not surprised that of four different sections, which we make it an extra point to talk personally, but he thought it could The counseling center is located we have ended up where we are in asked “yes” or “no” questions, to to them a little bit more about the help other students. in Markin Recreation Center in part as a result of all of this.” determine how students were feel- services and encourage them to “I think for someone who has room 52, and appointments can be The problem stems from net- ing regarding their mental health. access them, but we don’t force some type of anxiety or something made via phone at (309) 677-2700. works seeking ratings and enter- The questions checked “yes” for them, and we don’t hound them that they’re hiding, and they aren’t tainment value rather than pre- each section were tallied up, and or call them afterwards,” Conley comfortable speaking out loud, senting facts and analyses, accord- staff members told the student said. “We allow them to initiate the [the survey] would be helpful for See the “Never fear; counseling ing to Yellin. if their results were something appointment.” those people,” Johnson said. “It’ll is here” editorial on A6 for The the student should be concerned Conley said the mood screen- let them know that maybe they Scout’s take about. ing surveys are also important for have a problem that they didn’t see LECTURE Page A8 A2 THE SCOUT 14 October 2016 NEWS BRIEFS POLICE REPORTS Major and Minors Fair provides academic information • An employee at Pizza Hut in Campustown told officers at 9:40 p.m. Oct. 8 that someone called the restaurant three times and said he would kill the employees. The Academic Exploration Program will host the Major and Minors Fair at 3 p.m. Oct. 17 in the The person making the calls has not been identified. Michel Student Center Ballroom. Faculty, alumni and junior and senior students will be present at the fair to share their experiences • A male non-student entered Renaissance Coliseum and within their majors and what career opportunities are available in their fields. All majors and minors attacked a custodian at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 11. will be presented. The non-student entered the arena through an unlocked per- formance court door and assaulted the custodian. Police arrived The fair is free and open to all students to attend. For more information, email Gregory Haines, and arrested the suspect, and he was charged with aggravated director of the Academic Exploration Program, at [email protected]. battery and was banned from campus. The custodian refused medical treatment. Health honor society holds installation reception and ceremony • A student reported a male on campus claimed to be part of Alpha Epsilon Delta, a pre-professional health honor society, is hosting its installation ceremony a religious club and offered to give him a baptism Sept. 29 at the at 2 p.m.
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