Speakers Denver
Johnson, ISU Football Coach and Norm
Eash, Illinois Wesleyan Football Coach
- August 25 Meeting
Denver, in his ninth year at Illinois
State, is looking for a great improvement
over 2007, hoping to finish high after
being picked low in preseason polls.
He confesses that it was a long cold
winter, however he says his team has
come a long way with more work to
do and a good attitude. "While there
have been many changes in how football
is played", Denver says," defense
is a must if you are to be good."
He is very high on his backfield core,
and deep field of running backs, coupled
with his starting quarterback. The
offensive line is experienced in the
middle and new at the tackle positions.
The Gateway conference got a whole
lot tougher with the addition of North
and South Dakota. The team opens this
weekend at Marshall in Huntington,
West Virginia.
Norm
is optimistic about the 2008 season,
even though the Titans have graduated
six senior starters. After winning
the CCIW Conference (share) last year
the IWU squad is ranked third in the
CCIW. Norm say, " the player are a
bit insulted about the ranking and
plan to prove the coaches poll wrong.
" The offense has a returning line,
quarterback, and receiving core, and
an outstanding sophomore running back.
The Titans open on the road at Hope
College in Michigan on September 7.
Speaker for
August 18 Meeting - Dick Wilson, President
IWU - Illinois Wesleyan Update
Classes
will open at Illinois
Wesleyan with 590 new first year
students. The total enrollment will
be near 2100 again this year. There
will be a higher number of International
Students, (35) than in recent years
with about half of those from China.
President Wilson talked about a new
writing skills emphasis and a new
Writing Center, an Advising Center,
special initiative for environmental
stability, wind generators on University
farms, and Intern experiences for
IWU students. He also touched on the
Welcome Center, the latest Capital
Project, recent success of athletic
teams. Illinois Wesleyan is in the
"silent phase" of a capital campaign
the goals to increase money for facilities,
student scholarship support and faculty
endowment support. The quality of
a university is dependent the quality
of it's students and faculty. Dr.
Wilson is begriming his 5th year as
President of IWU. He has been well
accepted by the community, faculty,
students, the Board of Trustees and
friends of the university.
Dr. Bhatia,
Your Eye - Speaker for August 11 Meeting
Dr.
Bhatia, a Retina Specialist with Gailey
Eye Clinic, began with a description
of how the eye works. He then discussed
the common problems of the eye such
as refractive errors; cataract or
cloudy lenses; glaucoma which has
no pain, no symptoms which is caused
by pressure in the eye resulting in
loss of peripheral vision; and the
central vision. He then talked more
about the retina, which he describes
as wallpaper in the back of the eye.
Macular degeneration is one of the
most common problems with the retina.
There are two types, dry and wet.
The dry type has little or no know
treatments, while advancements have
been made in treating the "wet" type.
Symptoms of macular degeneration include:
Central blur
Flashes of light
On set of floaters
Curtain over vision
There are medicines and vitamins
that can help with the wet type macular
degeneration. If you have any of the
above symptoms, you should seek help
from your eye doctor. Detached retinas
can often be repaired surgically.
Another retina problem can be caused
by bleeding due to diabetes. Dr. Bhatia
suggested that you may check yourself
for macular problems by using the
Amsler
Grid. Check each eye for visual
distortion. Have regular check-ups
with an Optometrist or Opthamologist.
Speakers: Lori
Laughlin and Becky Hines, YWCA 100th
Anniversary
Lori
Laughlin introduced Becky Hines, a
Bloomington Kiwanian, Past Kiwanis
President and Lt. Governor as our
speaker today. Becky reviewed the
history of the YWCA which actually
predates the 1908 charter. She told
of the original facility on Jefferson
Street, its cafeteria, the addition
of programs like swimming in 1929,
dancing in 1940, and before and after
school programs in 1987. In 1990 the
"Women of Distinction" recognition
began as did diversity training. The
YWCA has had continuous programs in
racial justice and empowering women.
They continue with five major programs:
Norm
is optimistic about the 2008 season,
even though the Titans have graduated
six senior starters. After winning
the CCIW Conference (share) last year
the IWU squad is ranked third in the
CCIW. Norm say, " the player are a
bit insulted about the ranking and
plan to prove the coaches poll wrong.
" The offense has a returning line,
quarterback, and receiving core, and
an outstanding sophomore running back.
The Titans open on the road at Hope
College in Michigan on September 7.
Classes
will open at 
Dr.
Bhatia, a Retina Specialist with Gailey
Eye Clinic, began with a description
of how the eye works. He then discussed
the common problems of the eye such
as refractive errors; cataract or
cloudy lenses; glaucoma which has
no pain, no symptoms which is caused
by pressure in the eye resulting in
loss of peripheral vision; and the
central vision. He then talked more
about the retina, which he describes
as wallpaper in the back of the eye.
Lori
Laughlin introduced Becky Hines, a
Bloomington Kiwanian, Past Kiwanis
President and Lt. Governor as our
speaker today. Becky reviewed the
history of the YWCA which actually
predates the 1908 charter. She told
of the original facility on Jefferson
Street, its cafeteria, the addition
of programs like swimming in 1929,
dancing in 1940, and before and after
school programs in 1987. In 1990 the
"Women of Distinction" recognition
began as did diversity training. The
YWCA has had continuous programs in
racial justice and empowering women.
They continue with five major programs: