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The News turns 100, begins centennial celebration By Jason Howell Online Editor | @thejasonhowell Reminiscing and reconnecting will be the focus of the weekend as The Daily Eastern News celebrates 100 years of publication. More than 200 alumni are set to participate in the festivities, which include a meet-andgreet between alumni and current students on Friday and tours of the newsroom and pressroom on Saturday. It’s no coincidence the 100th year of The News befalls the same year as the 100th Homecoming. A group of students came together to start publishing a newspaper to cover sports and the inaugural homecoming – an event that students, faculty members and businessmen wanted to make, “the biggest and most enjoyable event ever pulled off,” according to the first issue of the Normal School News. Vol. 1, Issue 1 was the work of students Ivan Bean Cobble, Ernest Bails and Ed McGurty, along with Prather the Printer, a local printing firm headed by Bob Prather that printed The News as well as the first and succeeding yearbooks, according to a letter to the editor from former journalism department chair Dan Thornburgh. That “spirit” of wanting to cover stories is very typical of college students, according to Sally Renaud, chair of the journalism department and interim director of student publications. “They want to have a voice; they want to tell their story,” Renaud said. “I’m glad the university has supported it all these years.” In its early years, The News printed mostly sports news and rambling editorials, which was indicative of its low journalistic standard at the time, according to compiled information on the journalism department’s history. This was because of the non-demand of the journalism profession at the time and therefore, the lack of formal education in the vocation. Surviving the years The News has survived all 11 sitting university presidents, nine locations around the campus and Charleston, been the recipient of numerous awards, as well as criticism from the university. Out of the nine locations The News has called home, two of the locations are no longer standing – the Bails family home, as First Financial Bank now sits on the land, and the “Cement Block Building,” which is now the east section of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
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The News and its editors have also been the recipients of numerous awards throughout its 100 years, some of which include “Best Newspaper in its Class” from the Illinois College Press Association in 1946 and Pacemakers from the Associated Collegiate Press. The history of The News is also not without its controversy. Between 1956 and 1968, known as the “Doudna Years” in Eastern journalism history, run-ins between The News and President Quincy Doudna were frequent as the newspaper took the motto “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” to heart. A football player made it into Pemberton Hall, which was frowned upon at the time, and the paper covered it, also apparently frowned upon. The editor at the time, 21-year-old Bruce Schaeffer of Skokie, was fired by the Board of
Student Publications. This gained traction in the Chicago Tribune and eventually Francis W. Palmer was relieved of his Student Publications advisory duties. This made way for Daniel Thornburgh, who is widely regarded as the father of Eastern’s journalism department. Thornburgh died in 2011 at the age of 80. Community “The journalism department supports wholeheartedly what the students do,” Renaud said. Training and support are given to students in the form of journalism classes and the advisers who critique the paper and offer guidance to students. Alumni also come back to speak to current students. “A lot of students came to Eastern to major
in journalism and be a part in student publications,” said John Ryan, class of 1975, who recently retired as director of student publications. 100 In addition to the aforementioned tours, Thursday’s paper includes a special eight-page insert chronicling the history of The Daily Eastern News. Stories include the nine locations that The News has called home, a history of the printing press and oddities that have occurred over the years. The News is proud of its history and proudly presents it for everyone else to read. Jason Howell can be reached at 581-2812 or jlhowell3@eiu.edu.
Faculty, staff support scholarships for excellence
By Analicia Haynes Staff Reporter | @DEN_News
The Annual Faculty and Staff Fund Campaign is generating support this year for the Commitment to Excellence Scholarship. The campaign works to supply funds donated by faculty and staff members for various programs such as scholarships. Gary Aylesworth, a chair for the campaign, said the purpose is to involve faculty and staff in supporting various programs such as scholarships so they feel like they are a part of the actual development of the university. “I thought that was an important thing to do because this is our university and it’s more than just a place where we work,” Aylesworth said. “We have a connection to the institution and we want to make it as strong as it can possibly be.” This year, the campaign is focusing on the Commitment to Excellence Scholarship but
people can continue to give to all the other things that they have been donating to over the years Aylesworth said. “You (faculty/staff ) get to decide where the money goes and I think that’s what makes it appealing to people,” Aylesworth said. According to the campaign website, there are several ways to offer support for the 2015-16 campaign. One of the options includes giving to the EIU Community Commitment to Excellence Scholarship Fund. The purpose for this kind of gift is to allow for ongoing support for the scholarship by reaching the minimum endowment level of $25,000, according to the website. Andrew McNitt, the chair of the ad hoc committee, which is also trying to create support and raise money for the scholarship, said the scholarship is funded by appropriated funds or funds given by the state but state money is else-
where. McNitt said he hopes to raise the $25,000 for the endowment much faster than the five years allotted. “I think it’s an excellent idea and we would like to have better financial backing,” McNitt said. “If we want the attention we need to demonstrate that it’s an important idea.” Once the endowment is reached, the funds would be used to supplement the scholarship on a yearly basis. “I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the endowment because it creates a permanent fund for scholarships,” McNitt said. Aylesworth said because state funding is decreasing all the time it’s important to participate in these campaigns now more than ever. They both said it is also important to donate because going to a university is a lot more expensive than it used to be because of the cost of tuition and student loans.
“When I went to college I had a part time job, 10 hours a week, and I paid for my tuition,” McNitt said. Aylesworth said that in terms of dollars it was easier to pay for school in the past decades than it is now. “In the sixties and seventies you could pay for a whole year if you worked full time over the summer and we did that,” Aylesworth said, “you can’t do that now. So far, about 40 percent of the money necessary to open the endowment was raised from pledges and donations, McNitt said. Aylesworth also said people working together donating small amounts can still make a big difference because those add up. Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
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Call of Duty concert honors veterans By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News Eastern’s Wind Symphony and Concert Band will have their Veterans Day concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The concert is titled “Call Of Duty: A Veteran’s Day” and will feature a variety of music to pay tribute to military veterans. Dan Crews, the director of patron services for Doudna, said the reason Doudna is having the Veterans Day concert almost a week in advance is because of scheduling issues. “The reason we are having the concert nearly a week prior to Veterans Day is primarily due to scheduling and the availability of the venue,” Crews said. “As you can imagine scheduling the facilities and venues at the Doudna can be very challenging.” Crews said with the number of the different performing groups at Doudna, scheduling a time for each of the groups to have their opportunities to perform can be difficult. “As you can imagine scheduling the facilities and venues at the Doudna can be a very challenging. With the number of ensembles that perform regularly as well as the student musicians and the faculty conductors, not to mention those students and staff involved on the production
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Eastern Illinois University’s Wind Symphony and Concert Band will be performing a variety of military songs in honor of veterans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
side, it can be like putting a giant puzzle together,” Crews said. “The schedule is planned out nearly a year in advance of the actual date of the performance, so while the concert isn’t occurring exactly on Veterans Day, it is in November and we tried to get as close to the actual date.” Crews said the concert is usually well attended and Doudna has sold out tickets in the past. “From memory we have been scheduling the Call of Duty concert for nearly 10 years,” Crews said. “It began when Dr. Milt Allen was director of bands.”
The performance will feature songs such as Julie Giroux’s “Fort McHenry Suite,” the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Paul Murtha’s “Arlington” and later on during the performance, there will an Armed Forces Salute featuring songs from each branch of the military. Veterans will be asked to stand when their song is being played. “These tunes and songs are extremely important to the veterans. Every one who has served feel their branch of the service is the best and everyone who has been in the military has a close association with the
By Emily Brodt Staff Reporter |@DEN_News African-American students are being honored at this year’s “Top Black Achievers” reception at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grand Ball Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Jazmine Thompson, a graduate assistant and one of the students being recognized, said her family is what motivates her to be successful. She is a first generation college student and said she is very proud of how far she has come. But it was not always success for her; it took her seven years to complete an undergraduate degree. Thompson went to community college before coming to Eastern. She was a part of TRiO and received help from the Student Success Center to get her to where she is now. Thompson said Eastern was her first choice for graduate school. Thompson said the Top Black Achievers reception is important because it gives African American students a chance to be recognized for all their hard work.
Thompson said students who think they are unnoticed are motivated by this recognition and it makes students want to achieve more. Thompson said receiving this award lets her know that she is on the right track. “It gives a chance to recognize the African-American students that are here on a predominately white campus that are doing really good things,” Thompson said. “It gives them a opportunity to showcase the hard work they’ve putting in.” Thompson holds a graduate assistant-ship with TRiO and is also the coordinator of the Eastern Student Parent Association, and she is a member of the Black Graduate Student Association. Thompson said she will graduate from the College of Student Affairs and hopes to be the Director of a transfer center or become an Academic Adviser at a community college. Xana Cushingberry, a junior communication disorders and sciences major, said she is honored to be receiving an award at the Top Black achievers. Cushingberry said her biggest mo-
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tivations for doing well is her family and getting good grades. Both of Cushingberry’s parents were alumni at Eastern, and she said it makes her very happy to make them proud. Cushingberry said she received the news about being honored at Top Black Achievers through an email, and one of the first things she did was call her parents to share to good news. Cushingberry said her parents are her biggest inspiration, and she hopes to follow in their footsteps. Cushingberry said she chose Eastern because her parents attended but also because of the size and the communication disorders and sciences program. Cushingberry said she was honored at Top Black Achievers last year, and she is very happy to have been invited back. Aside from her parents, Cushingberry said her love for reading is also a huge contributor to her academic success. After she graduates, Cushingberry said she would get a graduate degree and then hopes to work in a school setting with children somewhere
in Chicago. Cushingberry said one of her personal goals is to be a well rounded and well versed individual. She said she believes she is on the right track. The coordinator for the event, B. James Griffin Jr, said this is important because it honors students who are often overlooked while also being a great opportunity to connect with students. “We want to build a community of leaders and role models,” Griffin said. Griffin said they decided to hold this event to kick off the Black Student Reunion Weekend. Griffin said the Office of Minority Affairs and Black Student Graduate Association wanted to celebrate their students' achievements and cast a positive light on their success to motivate others. Griffin said those selected would receive a certificate, their name in a booklet and a chance to connect with alumni to mentor them educationally and professionally. Emily Brodt can be reached at 581-2812 or eebrodt@eiu.edu.
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military march of their branch of service,” Crews said. “I have seen this song performed by various different events by a variety of different ensembles and when it’s performed it never fails to be one of the highlights of the concert. It’s very patriotic and somewhat emotional.” Tickets for the show are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, $5 for students, and veterans will receive free admission.
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Lip-syncing competition replaces YouTube event By Sydney Edwards Copy Editor|@DEN_News The University Board recently postponed its YouTube series planned for Thursday and replaced it with events regarding the annual Vegas Lip-Sync competition. Patrick Davis, the University Board Mainstage coordinator, said he decided to cancel the YouTube series to offer something more to campus. “I wanted to switch it up a bit and give the campus a bigger yet more intimate showcase,” Davis said. Davis said he was planning something else in the place of the YouTube series, but the plans fell through. “I was planning and still am planning a ‘Wild ‘N Out’ show based on the MTV Show that Nick Cannon presents,” Davis said. After Davis was not able to “produce a quality show,” he decided to postpone “Wild N Out” and begin t the second an-
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Tanner Skym, a freshman history major, impersonates Elvis at the Vegas event on Nov. 12, 2014 at Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr., University Union.
nual Vegas Lip Sync competition. Davis said “Vegas” is not the theme of the competition, but instead it is “what the atmosphere of the show is centered
around.” The actual competition does not take place until December, but the UB decided to get an early start.
The UB held an informational meeting Tuesday night and held auditions on Wednesday night. At the auditions, Davis said the UB was looking for something special in the performers. “This year we are looking for those individuals who are willing to leave it all on the stage, giving the performance of a life time in hopes of winning the competition,” Davis said. The winners of the show will be decided by a panel of three guest faculty judges. The first place winner will receive a $300 grand prize; the second place winner will receive a $150 grand prize, and the third place winner will receive a $75 grand prize. Davis said the UB anticipates a large crowd at the lip sync competition. “The event is really popular fortunately, last year’s attendance reached several hundred so we’re expecting no less this go around,” Davis said. When attending the show in Decem-
ber, Davis said the crowd can expect nothing less than a candid show. “People can expect to experience a genuine Vegas show. Lights, camera, action and glamour all the way around,” Davis said. After experiencing last year’s competition, Davis said the audience can expect a marvelous show. “My favorite memory from the previous year would have to be the amazing performances that were put on by those who participated. They worked really hard and delivered an unforgettable evening for all those who attended,” Davis said. The Vegas Lip-Sync competition will take place on Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. and is free to everyone. However, the audience can expect giveaways throughout the show. Sydney Edwards can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.
Student Senate approves RSO, discusses state budget By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman The Student Senate approved Blue Room magazine as a registered student organization and talked about upcoming events at its meeting Wednesday. Brooke Szweda, co-editor-in-chief of the Blue Room, said the magazine gives students at Eastern a way to exhibit their work, as well as the chance to potentially be interviewed for the magazine. “It also gives art students the chance to gain experience working at a magazine, which is especially good for graphic design students,” Szweda said. “It’s great experience for the real
world, which they don’t often get in their classes.” Maralea Negron, speaker of the senate, told the senators not to forget to tell classmates or friends who were not running for the senate that the ballots would be emailed to them. “Make sure you’re encouraging the student body to vote in general and get involved in elections,” Negron said. Student Body President Shirmeen Ahmad talked about a phone call she received from the president of the University of Illinois about a letter-writing campaign to the state government because of the budget impasse. Different schools are making it so students are writing letters about how
the budget impasse affects them to their state senators. “(So) they know that this is awful, and they have to do something,” Ahmad said. Ahmad said the senators keep track of how many letters they receive about a certain issue. “It lets them know how serious of an issue it is,” Ahmad said. “So obviously we should take part in this. It would be awful if all the other schools are doing great things and we’re just sitting here.” Student body Executive Vice President Catie Witt said she received an email from a Board of Trustees member talking about the letter.
“They said in your letter, talk about why you chose Eastern, why you love Eastern, and how this is impacting you as an EIU student,” Witt said. “Sometimes they don’t always remember we’re over here in Charleston at EIU. Make it personal.” Witt said the voter registration drive last week had more than 200 people registered. Chelsey Milligan, chair of the business affairs committee, said they were planning on event to answer students questions about the budget on 6 p.m. Nov. 16 in Lumpkin Hall Auditorium. She asked for senators to be in a video about the MAP grant and other budget impasse issues.
Negron stressed the importance of making the video. “It’s important that his video is successful and we inform the student body what’s going on with the budget,” Negron said. “Not only is the MAP grant a problem, the budget impasse is a problem as a whole.” Ariannah Lambert, chair of the university enhancement committee, said she is having a follow up to the Safety Walk 6 p.m. Monday starting at Old Main.
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Pam Bayer, whose husband is an Eastern faculty member, purchases a hotdog for $1 from the student community service office on Wednesday outside of Coleman Hall. Members of this organization will be selling these every Wednesday until Thanksgiving break. Corporate sponsors will give $10 for every hotdog sold.
A follow up University Safety Walk will take place at 5 p.m. Monday in front of Old Main to see if the issues brought up in the last safety walk were addressed properly. The annual University Safety Walk was an event that took place on Monday, Oct. 12 and was meant to identify issues and areas that students felt were unsafe. These safety issues included broken light bulbs and damaged sidewalks. Ariannah Lambert, the chair of the student government university enhancement committee, said the reason for a follow up is to see if the issues were actually fixed. “Especially since all of the safety issues have occurred on campus,” Lambert said. At the follow up, volunteers will split up into groups in order to get more ground covered, Lambert said. Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
Glassman addresses, dispels ‘rumors’ of university closing Staff Report | @DEN_News Eastern president David Glassman emailed students and faculty Wednesday morning after what he says is a “rumor” re-surfaced regarding the statement he made during a state
budget hearing, implying a potential university shutdown in the spring semester. A Chicago Tribune article ran the statement, which Glassman said, was used out of context. “The statement was designed to
emphasize the seriousness of the budget situation for Eastern Illinois University and higher education in Illinois,” he said. Glassman said Eastern’s ability to stay open for the spring semester is not an issue in question.
“This is not true,” Glassman wrote. “I assure you EIU will continue to operate throughout this academic year, even given the unprecedented budgetary impasse occurring within our state government.” He said the university fully expects
state funding to come through this year and contingency plans are being made for Eastern to fully operate until the funds are received. The News staff can be reached at 581-2812 or deneic@gmail.com.
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During the period of World War II, there were some significant moments that led to things changing for people during the era including shifts to the views of women and black men in the work force during the war. All of these points were researched and presented during the ninth annual James Jones Lecture series put on by the College of Arts and Humanities. This year’s speaker was Matthew Basso, a professor of history and gender studies at the University of Utah, and he was speaking from different subjects out of his book, “Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity & Race on Montana’s World War II Home Front.” Basso told stories about different things that happened during the World War II era, mostly in regards to the different construction jobs in the towns of Butte, Black Eagle, and Anaconda, of Montana. One of the instances Basso talked about was a situation in Butte, which at the time was the No. 1 international union for mine workers and was, arguably, the most racially progressive union during the era. Under the orders of the Roosevelt administration, a platoon of black miners was sent to Butte to work and help out. “When the platoon of black miners showed up at the mine the first morning in November of 1942, 8,000 white men left
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Volleyball senior experiences consistency By Maria Baldwin Staff Reporter |@DEN_Sports Senior outside hitter Chelsea Lee said she is proud of the consistency Eastern volleyball team has shown in her last year at Eastern. “The past few weeks have been OK, on my part.’’ Lee said. “The team has played amazing and I am really proud of how we’re doing.’’ Lee has been playing volleyball from a young age when her friend invited her to play on a club team with her and has loved it ever since, she said. So far this season Lee has recorded 251 kills. In the recent matches against Southeast Missouri and UT Martin Lee has recorded 15 kills in each after only getting six in three sets played in a win against Murray State Oct. 24. Lee has also recorded 23 assisted blocks and 5 solo blocks so far on the season. Coach Sam Wolinski said that Lee has been consistent in the latter part of the season. “The latter part of the season she’s really been consistent,” Wolinski said. “She’s been a go to on the outside for us. I think the Murray match was just an off match for her quite honestly.” “My strengths are in my energy. I get really excited to win and compet-
itive,” Lee said. “The energy I bring to the team helps keep everyone energized throughout the whole game and it pushes us to win.’’ Lee said it has been a goal of hers since her freshman year to stay consistent and remain a force up front for the Panthers.
“My strengths are in my energy. I get really excited to win and competitive.” - Chelsea Lee, Senior communication studies major The Panthers will be playing the Ohio Valley Conference tournament Nov. 18 and Lee said that it is hers and the team’s goal to win it this year. Lee said her and the rest of the Panthers work hard in the off-season to make sure they are in shape to play at a top level. “In the off-season we work on strength and conditioning,” Lee said. “Lots of running and lifting.’’ The spring season is a time for getting stronger and faster to focus on fitness for the Panthers.
“Basically in the spring season you’re the strongest you’ve ever been, the fastest and the quickest.’’ Lee said. “They train us so hard but we are in amazing shape.’’ Lee knows her role on the court and she plays for the benefit of her team’s success. “I love the fact that I get to score.’’ Lee said. “I love to be aggressive and go hard on the ball and on the other team.’’ Whether Lee is on the court or on the bench, Wolinski said she plays a big role in the team’s success. “The great thing about Chels (Lee) is that she might not be in the match but she’s out there cheering her team on and wants us to win,” Wolinski said. When the Panthers took on SEMO last weekend, Lee had to face a little adversity but came out strong the next day against UT-Martin to help the Panthers get the win and get everybody going. The Panthers will travel to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State this weekend and Wolinski said she hopes that the great week of practice that she has had will carry over to the matches this weekend. Maria Baldwin can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbaldwin@eiu.edu.
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Senior Chelsea Lee has earned 251 kills this season. Lee has been in double digit kills in six out of the last seven Ohio Valley Conference matches.
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Panthers in 3rd place in OVC while late in season By Sean Hastings Sports Editor|@DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team has four matches left in the regular season and is currently in third place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings behind Belmont and first place Murray State. Eastern is 9-3 on the season with one of those wins coming against Murray State who had not lost a match and just one set before losing to the Panthers in Lantz Arena. As the season winds down these final matches will be key in seeding for the tournament for each team who
will be attending. The top eight teams will be invited to play for the OVC title, which will be hosted at Murray State. If the season was to end today and the teams were headed to the tournament this weekend the teams that would be invited would be Murray State, Belmont, Eastern, Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, Morehead State. UTMartin, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech all have 4-8 records looking to get the eighth spot. Eastern will be traveling to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State this weekend looking to continue their
win streak. The Panthers five game win streak was snapped by SEMO last weekend but Eastern got back on track with a win against UT-Martin. Jacksonville State can only hope to win the next four and have the teams in front of them lose their four remaining games. Austin Peay is 1-11 and do not have a chance to make it. Murray State won the conference tournament last year and came into the season as the favorite to win it again this year. Belmont was picked to finish second and Eastern was picked to finish third so right now it’s pretty accurate. Eastern has a few players in the top
ten statistically for their respective categories. Sophomore Allie Hueston is second in hitting percentage with a .354 hitting percentage. Senior Marah Bradbury is ninth in assists with 740 in 104 sets played. Fellow senior Stephanie Wallace is third in the OVC for digs with 475. Wallace has the most digs but has played more sets than the top two. Senior Madison Halterman of TSU leads with 449 in 93 sets played. For Eastern, senior Chelsea Lee leads the team with 251 kills with Hueston right behind her with 248. Bradbury and Wallace lead their re-
spective categories by a large margin. Bradbury’s 740 assists is 331 more than freshman Taylor Smith. Wallace has almost double than Smith in digs who is also second in that category with 258. The Panthers also have seven players with over 100 kills. Sophomore Maria Brown has 179, Smith has 175, senior Kayla Nesbitt has 161, senior Abby Saalfrank has 156 and redshirt sophomore Josie Winner has 126. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Bounds bulks up for position change By Blake Nash Staff Reporter|@Banash5 If a former high school teammate were to look at red-shirt sophomore Addison Bounds, he would notice that former 196 pounder has put on some weight and bulked up. But if he saw Bounds playing tight end for Eastern on Saturdays, he would recognize all the changes Bounds has made since high school. Bounds was an All-State quarterback at Prairie Central High School in Fairbury, Ill., passing for over 1,000 yards in both his junior and senior seasons. Former Eastern coach Dino Babers noticed his talents, and signed him to play for a Panther team that was led by former quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Bounds served as a red-shirt in 2013, when the Panthers advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. With Garoppolo graduating later that year, the quarterback position was wide open, until something happened that would change Bounds’ career. Babers agreed to become the head coach at Bowling Green, and took most of the previous staff with him. When current coach Kim Dameron arrived, he believed that Bounds could help the team in a different way. Bounds’ ability to catch the football encouraged Dameron to move him to tight end in 2014. The next year Bounds had added weight and became a starter for the Panthers. “He’s a smart kid and normally has really good hands,” Dameron said. “He’s sacrificed a lot for this football team, and it’s been showing.” Bounds arrived at fall camp weighing in at 220 pounds. He said it was a combination of continuous workouts in the summer and a change in his diet. “I had to eat about five small meals a day to increase my weight and size,” Bounds said. “I have to eat a lot of eggs for breakfast. Other meals are chicken and rice. But mostly I try to bulk with good, lean protein and stuff like that.” Eastern strength coach Ty Webb gave Bounds a weight gain basics program, which educated him on what he should try to eat so he could gain weight. Most of those diets call for consumption of proteins and carbo-
“He’s sacrificed a lot for this football team, and it’s been showing.” - Kim Dameron, Eastern football coach hydrates. But Bounds brought something else to his new routine that only he could bring. “His intensity on a day in and day out basis was untouched,” Webb said. “He was raised as a farm boy, and he has that country strong work ethic.” Bounds lifts weights three times a week with the team, usually in the morning. Since he has to face guys that outweigh him on the line, he said he works hard to increase his upper body strength. Webb has the Panthers committed to an Olympic-based lifting program, which consists of leg lifting every day. Compound squats, pulls, bench press and full-body movement sets have become the norm in the Panther weight room. Bounds work ethic enabled him to adapt to some sets quicker than a few teammates. But there was one thing he didn’t do that stands out. “He didn’t complain or make excuses,” Webb said. “He always went for the best he could be.” Whenever the two are in the weight room together, Bounds always has Webb’s attention, whether it’s critiquing his form or pushing him to do extra reps. “So much credit goes to him,” Bounds said. “He pushed me hard in the weight room, and I appreciate that. If I wanted to work on something, he definitely shifted gears for me a little bit.” Bounds already has 235 receiving yards and three touchdowns, which came during the Panthers’ current five-game winning streak. The Panthers will look to make it six on Saturday when they host No. 1 Jacksonville State. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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Red-shirt sophomore Addison Bounds has transitioned from quarterback to tight end in two years after gaining almost 30 pounds through lifting and dietary changes.
Eastern swim teams set to host Valparaiso By Sean Hastings Sports Editor |@DEN_Sports After posting multiple in season best times last weekend at Evansville, the Eastern men’s and women’s swim teams will have another chance to improve this weekend when they host Valparaiso Saturday. The men and women both split the season series last year with Valpo in what were all very close meets. The women won the first meeting of the year by a score of 162-95 but lost the final meeting 147-115. The men also won the first meeting between the schools 137-122 and lost the second 140.5-121.5. “I think it’s going to be another close one,” coach Jacqueline Michalski said. “It’s going to come down to just putting your hand on the wall first.” Michalski said the team is excited to get back in its own pool after
spending last weekend at Evansville. “Home meets are always the most exciting for us,” Michalski said. “We pack our stands, we have a lot of support, friends and family come, a lot student athletes will come and we have some professors that come. It’s usually a pretty loud, big l atmosphere. It’s always fun to come back home.” The Panthers swam against Valpo early in the season last year as well, and they are posting better times this year and Michalski hopes that it carries over to this meet as they have extra confidence. Valpo and Eastern both post similar times in the races that they swim, but the Panthers are stronger in the 200’s of stroke which they will be swimming this weekend according to Michalski. They will also be swimming the 400-yard individual medley, an event the Panthers have only swam once. “That’s a strong event for us
also,” Michalski said. “So it should be a pretty good meet because we’re pretty good when it comes to endurance things.” Early in the season the men and the women both swim in events that may not be their strongest event to hopefully give the Panthers an edge in the close races. Michalski said they did the same last weekend and will plan to put the swimmers in races that they are good at, but may not be the strongest. They are just looking to get whatever edge they can in the close races. “We do that because we might have a whole in an event or we might have something else,” Michalski said. “We just kind of need to explore different options.” The Panthers spend the first semester figuring out what they are good at so they can see where they are at in the second semester so they can better prepare for conference.
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Sophomore butterfly and backstroke swimmer Niki Beringer signals what lap her teammate is on while swimming the Women’s 1000 yard freestyle event in the meet against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis on Oct. 17 at the Ray Padovan Pool.
Eastern has 12 freshman swimmers in the program and Michalski is happy with how they have been performing early on. The meet will start at 5 p.m. on
Saturday in Padovan Pool. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu
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Former editor reflects on past News era By Stephanie Markham Editor-in-Chief | @stephm202 As an Army Air Corps soldier in the final years of World War II, Robert Sterling was in charge of closing down military bases and found that reading and writing helped to pass the time. “First of all, the service is very boring, and so I loved to read,” he said. “I read a lot of books during that time.” He once had the responsibility of closing down a library, which gave him access to any book he wanted; the only one he kept, though, was a dictionary. This affinity for the written word was part of what inspired Sterling’s interest in journalism. In 1950, Sterling was co-editor of the Eastern State News, a predecessor to The Daily Eastern News. “I was the editor with Harry Read,” he said. “We were good friends, so we agreed then if Dr. (Francis) Palmer, who was the adviser at the time, wanted one of us, then he’d have to have both of us.” Sterling attended Eastern from 1946 to 1951, during which time he majored in social science and minored in journalism. “Just as soon as I got out of the service, then I enrolled here at Eastern,” Sterling said. “I knew I wasn’t going to be a farmer like my dad.” While he received a monthly stipend from the government for being a veteran, Sterling also earned extra money by covering local auto races for National Speed Sport News. He attended races an average of five nights per week while at Eastern and had been writing racing stories since he was 15. After several years of teaching in Charleston High School and at schools in Kankakee and Oak Lawn, Sterling eventually spent more than 40 years teaching in the history department at Eastern. Grant Sterling, an Eastern philosophy professor and son of Robert Sterling, said for a while his father was still reporting for the auto racing publication and teaching full time. “He had to be one of the most popular teachers
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here when he was working,” Grant Sterling said. Grant Sterling said the first time he saw a fax machine was when his father would fax articles into National Speed Sport News. “He did everything you can just about imagine other than actually being the announcer on TV,” Grant Sterling said. Perusing Pages of History The distinct scent of aging paper emerges from Sterling’s bound, blue leather portfolio as he browses his old clips. Reflecting on his adviser’s comments penciled next to each article glued onto the pages, Sterling points to criticisms of a column he had written about a racetrack in Indianapolis. “I said there was a crowd of ‘approximately’ 20,000; he said it should be ‘nearly,’” Sterling said. Other pages simply had “weak lead” written in Palmer’s unique cursive.
Sterling also pointed to positive comments on one of the columns in his “Round and Round” series for the Eastern State News. “Your use of many names in your column is praiseworthy,” Sterling read. Sterling said “Round and Round” was popular because it put students’ names in the paper. He estimated that about 1,500 students attended the university at the time, most of whom were from the Charleston area. “I could name, say, 10 or 15 students in one of these columns, and they would know one another, and the people who read the column would be able to identify them too,” Sterling said. He said he does not recall any news coverage from his time that significantly stirred things up on campus. “It was very calm,” Sterling said. “I think the timing had a lot to do with it. (It was) the 1940s; the war was over, and so controversies were not very common at the time.” How the Editors Edit A typical issue of the Eastern State News contained anywhere from 40 to 80 stories, all of which were either assigned by the adviser during a journalism class or brought up by reporters who were interested enough in specific subjects to write about them. Once per week, designated editors would go to the courthouse where the printer was located to put out the paper. Aside from big news stories designated to the front page, the publisher usually arranged stories in the paper based on how they fit. “Well, the editing stands out because it was a bore,” Sterling said. “We’d go downtown, and the editor would give us a bunch of papers to read and we had to read this and make comments and that sort of thing, so I didn’t care much for that aspect of it.” Sterling said the editors did not have a newsroom on campus, and they did not meet much except at the courthouse on printing days. “We would meet once in a while at Ike’s
across the street at the bar,” he said. He said the journalism class was what helped to keep the paper organized, as the instructor would offer ideas about what should go into the next issue. Fond Memories Back then, it was tradition for the editor of the newspaper to dance with the queen at the annual Homecoming dance. The co-editors flipped a coin to determine who would crown the Homecoming queen and who would dance with her. Having lost the coin toss, Sterling’s co-editor Harry Read decided he would rather place the crown while Sterling danced with the queen. “The only thing was that I didn’t know how to dance,” Sterling said. To prepare for the occasion, Sterling traveled to Paris, Ill., to take dance lessons. Looking back at a 1950 edition of the Warbler Yearbook, Sterling noted the attire of students in the photos of the Homecoming dance. “Just look at these people; they’re all in formal outfits,” he said. “You can’t find a single one that doesn’t have a dark colored suit or the ladies with all of their fine dresses.” Sterling’s fond memories extend beyond his time on the paper, however. He also recalls attending classes with the famous Napoleon, a golden retriever who made himself at home wandering Eastern’s campus. “I used to (say) Napoleon is going to go to Dr. Jones’ class. Why is that? Because Jones is such a bore, Napoleon can go to sleep in there,” Sterling said. “He wouldn’t go to a classroom where there was a lot of activity or action going on; he wouldn’t go to those because he’d like to sleep. There were students with the same look; they would go to Jones’ class and fall asleep.” Roberto Hodge contributed to this article. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Throughout its 100-year history, The Daily Eastern News has had roughly 10 minority editors-in-chief, but despite the expected racial barriers, some said their ethnicities did not affect the way they ran the paper. In 1973, African-American student Anthony Blackwell was named editorin-chief for the summer term. John Ryan, recently retired as director of student publications and also a former News adviser, described Blackwell as outgoing. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Ryan said Blackwell always walked around with a smile on his face and The Daily Eastern News loved being a part of the newspaper 1802 Buzzard Hall staff. Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 Blackwell died last year. 217-581-2812 In the fall 1973 term, Jerry Idoux, 217-581-2923 (fax) who was of American Indian ancestry, was named editor-in-chief. Administration News Staff Editor Doug Backstrom was editor-inEditor-in-Chief Cassie Buchman Stephanie Markham chief in summer 1985. He said when Entertainment DENeic@gmail.com he was chosen to lead, he felt two Editor Managing Editor Luis Martinez emotions. Katelyn Siegert Multicultural Editor DENmanaging@ “I was very excited and nervous, T'Nerra Butler gmail.com but I also knew that I had the backCity Editor News Editor ing of my staff and a lot of experience Mackenzie Freund Roberto Hodge Verge Editor DENnewsdesk@ with the newspaper,” Backstrom said. Kalyn Hayslett gmail.com “I was searching for that challenge and Verge Designer Associate News looking forward to the experience.” Rose Sacco Editor Jehad Abbed Backstrom said when it was time Faculty Advisers Opinions Editor for him to take over he had no probEditorial Adviser Chris Picazo lems being editor because he was esLola Burnham DENopinions Photo Adviser tablished with the people on campus. @gmail.com Brian Poulter Online Editor He said because he was editor-in-chief Online Adviser Jason Howell in the summer, it was a smaller comBryan Murley DENnews.com Publisher munity and he felt familiar with the @gmail.com Sally Renaud Online Producer campus. Business Manager Tony Komada “Me being an African-American Betsy Jewell Photo Editor man wasn’t an issue for me at that Press Supervisor Chynna Miller Tom Roberts DENphotodesk@ time,” Backstrom said. “People were gmail.com very receptive to me and that had a Night Staff Assistant Photo lot to do with how I approach things for this issue Editor Night Chief Josh Saxton and how I presented myself to the stuStephanie Markham Sports Editor dent population and the people who I Lead Designer Sean Hastings worked with.” Katelyn Siegert DENSportsdesk@ Copy Editors/ Backstrom said he befriended gmail.com Designers many of his staff members and they Lauren McQueen knew one another well enough for Mace Mackiewicz Sydney Edwards him to not fret about his ethnicity. “One of the best parts was putGet social with The Daily Eastern News ting a paper together and putting my blood, sweat and tears in it and knowThe Daily Eastern News ing that I did the best that I could do,” Backstrom said. dailyeasternnews Backstrom said while the diversity in the newsroom reflected the field, @DEN_News journalism in the national arena did Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com not always reflect the communities it covered. About He said there was, and still is in The Daily Eastern News is produced by the students of national coverage, a tendency toEastern Illinois University. It is published daily Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., during fall and ward covering news from a sensationspring semesters and twice weekly during the sumal angle, whether by covering riots or mer term except during university vacations or examisporting events. nations. One copy per day is free to students and faculty. Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each “Those are two of the most spein the Student Publications Office in Buzzard Hall.aaaa cific pictures that are painted in toAdvertising day’s news,” Backstrom said. “It’s eiTo place an advertisement or classified ad in The ther that we’re (minorities) very poor, Daily Eastern News, call the ads office at 581desperate, causing troubles or we are 2812 or fax 581-2923. Visit our online advertisements at dailyeasternnews.com/classifieds. superstars in some sort of ballgame.” Backstrom said it is vital for The Comments / Tips News to be diverse in terms of ethnicContact any of the above staff members if you believe your information is relevant. aaaaaaaaaaa ity. He said the newsroom needs difaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ferent perspectives to make reporters Corrections aware of how to approach people in a The Daily Eastern News is committed to accuracy in its sensitive manner. coverage of the news. Any factual error the staff finds, Backstrom now works as a copy edor is made aware of by its readers, will be corrected as
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itor at Modern Healthcare magazine in Chicago. Larry Smith was editor-in-chief from November 1987 until March 1988. He said being editor was a lot of work but even more fun. He said while working for The News, he made a huge effort to bring more diversity to the field of journalism. “If you come from an all-white community or most of your friends are white, you might not understand issues that a minority faces, and vice versa, so you need that balance,” Smith said. Smith said the camaraderie in the newsroom where he hung out with his staff forged lasting friendships with other editors and staffers. After a long career at the Hartford Courant in Connecticut, Smith is now a freelance photographer in Chicago. Marco Santana was chosen as editor-in-chief in fall 2007 and said the best part of his job back then was watching younger reporters grow as writers. He said as a leader he was more worried about putting out a good paper than being a Latin American man. “It’s still the fear of taking on such a position and not proving myself, but those fears didn’t keep me up at night,” Santana said. “My biggest worry was to not coming through for the people who put their trust in me to lead that team." Santana is now a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel in Florida. As a first-generation American with a family originating from Nigeria, Nike Ogunbodede took on the task of being editor-in-chief in summer 2012. Along with being a debut leader for Eastern and also taking her se-
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nior seminar, Ogunbodede led the paper and said the experience was hectic but fun. She said her time as editor-in-chief was eventful, and no one gave her any trouble because of her ethnicity. “Once you’re a DEN person, loyalty is engraved, and there’s such a camaraderie that nips that in the bud if there was going to be an ounce of discrimination,” Ogunbodede said. Liz Edwards, the publicity-promotion specialist at Eastern, worked alongside Ogunbodede and built a friendship with her outside The News. “Nike is intelligent, she’s a go-getter, and she doesn’t back down,” Edwards said. “She is also bubbly and outgoing so with those characteristics she can make anyone feel comfortable, and that is what it takes to be EIC.” Edwards said while working with Ogunbode they evened each other out, which generated a balanced team. Edwards said she was the sweet interviewer while Ogunbodede had the ag-
gressive side to get the story done. Ogunbodede now works for the Killeen Daily Herald in Texas. Santana offered advice for students who are looking for a career in journalism. “When you’re in college, find people better than you and then learn from them,” Santana said. “My advice is do it, go out and apply for things you want to try.” Smith offered his own advice. In today’s world, journalists need to be able to juggle taking pictures or video, tweet what is going on and also actually write a story, he said. “You need to be flexible because the industry is still trying to figure out where it’s going to go,” Smith said. “When I was at the DEN, you would try to write the most exclusive stories you could, but now you have to be a one-man band." T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Strange stories, oddities entertain News readership through the years By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News The Daily Eastern News has covered some of the most hard-hitting, breaking news events at Eastern since the newspaper’s inception in 1915. The News has covered the hiring of presidents, budget crises, layoffs, fires and many other big headlines. But along with the serious news, generations of reporters have also captured some weird and funny news stories. From tales of streakers running amok on campus to a large gathering of peaceful marijuana smokers to a man dressed as a ninja walking through the South Quad, there have been plenty of unusual stories gracing the pages of The News. Some of the oddest stories came in the 1970s and 1980s when streakers became fairly common on Eastern’s campus. A former member of The News reported on one such instance during the Greek Sing in 1981. Sue Ann Rentfrow, a 1982 alum, covered the streaker during Greek Sing. The streaker’s appearance was made more memorable because he was wearing a blue-polka-dotted bow tie. While streaking was more frequent during the early 1970s, it forever made its mark on Eastern history. John David Reed, a former faculty adviser for The News, remembers some weird occurrences while he was at Eastern. “We had a guy who ran for Homecoming queen, and he posed nude,” Reed said. “We had streakers at Eastern Illinois University. People took their clothes off and ran all over the place, and we covered it.” Reed said The News ran photos of both the streakers and the man who posed nude when he ran for Home-
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Nathan Waller, a senior management information services major, talks to Officer Collin Wallace of the University Police Department after the UPD received phone calls about a masked ninja walking around campus with what looked to be a sword strapped to his back. The sword was actually an umbrella, which Waller was using as a decoration to adorn his costume for “Ninja Day,” a fake holiday he and his friends made up when he attended Kaskaskia College. “I guess people just got terrified,” he said. “I mean, people need to calm down. It’s Halloween season.”
coming queen. Reed also recalled a time when Eastern used to play basketball against the University of Wisconsin during the 1970s and the coach made some rude remarks about Eastern’s fans. “At that time, Eastern’s basketball games were packed,” Reed said. “It was jam-packed and some of these really rude Eastern fans would sit behind the bench of the opposing team and just harass them.” Reed said the Wisconsin head coach had some choice words to say to the fans at the press conference at the end of the game. “After the game, during the press conference, their head coach said ‘Eastern fans are horseshit,’ so there was a big debate in the newsroom that night about could we print that,” Reed said. “People had to know what
this guy’s opinion was like.” Reed said people in the newsroom wanted to run the expletive in the headline since it would get people’s attention. Besides streakers running through Eastern, there was also an entire event dedicated to smoking marijuana out on the Library Quad. Ted Gregory, a 1981 Eastern graduate who was editor-in-chief in spring 1981, wrote about the event in the 1970s known as “Octoker fest,” where at 11:45 a.m., students gathered in the Library Quad and started what was Eastern’s first-ever smokein. By 1 p.m., more than 300 Eastern students were participating in the smoke-in. Police were present on the Library Quad; however, as Gregory reported, they were there to make sure there
was no property damage. The event was peaceful throughout. “Just before I got here, there was a guy who pulled pranks all over Eastern for a couple of years,” Reed said. “He would put some girls’ lingerie on top of the football helmet of (the statute) in McAfee gym.” Reed said the prankster also hung signs with derogatory comments about the Eastern president at the time. “The Eastern News covered, and nobody ever actually got the story out about who this guy was,” Reed said. “One of the news editors actually knew who this guy was. (The prankster) was his roommate, and the guy was a student who was in the military before he came here, and he had a sense of humor and thought it would be funny to do these things.”
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Reed said the campus police at the time actually caught the prankster but decided to let him go because the pranks were amusing. “Early on when this kid was doing these things, (the police chief ) caught him, but he decided it was so much fun and created so much interest in the university, he let him go ahead and do things,” Reed said. The police chief ’s only condition was that the prankster clear his pranks first, because the police chief was worried the prankster would get hurt, Reed said. Reed said the pranks went on for two or three years and no one in the general population knew who was pranking the university. “It was actually sanctioned in a way,” Reed said. Katie Smith, a 2015 Eastern graduate and spring 2015 editor-in-chief, said she remembers when she heard about a “ninja” walking around campus with a sword on his back. “I think I heard it over the scanner, and it was a call that some guy was walking around campus with a sword on his back,” Smith said. “That was our main concern so we went out there to where this guy was supposed to be, and it turns out his sword was part of a ninja costume.” The so-called ninja was Nathan Waller, a senior management information services major. “Everyone was laughing when we were out there, and the guy who was in the costume thought it was the funniest thing that people were concerned about his costume,” Smith said. “I still think it was weird that he was wearing a ninja costume, but it’s definitely strange to have to approach someone who you think has a sword on their back.” Smith said the reason Waller was wearing his costume that day was because it was “National Ninja Day.” “I think he said it was ‘National Ninja Day’ or something, and I think he made that up,” Smith said. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
Website carries coverage into 21st century, beyond By Jason Howell Online Editor | @thejasonhowell Created during a time before the likes of Twitter and WordPress, the Web presence of The Daily Eastern News has seen different versions during its 14-year existence stored on a server. The first iteration of the website was used as an online repository for stories that appeared in the print version, but the online staff also produced Web-specific content. In addition, two other websites existed at various stages that complemented the main News website and gave more students an opportunity to work for an online outlet. These were called Where It’s @ Magazine and Pounce Online. Both websites, produced by students under the guidance of journalism professor Brian Poulter, contained more feature-type pieces that did not appear in the regular website for The News. Eventually, @Mag became Pounce Online, which later merged into the main News website hosted by College Publisher. The early News website featured content such as video and audio podcasts, interactive flash pages and SoundSlides, among others, according to online adviser Bryan Murley. Brian Poulter, photo adviser for
The News and the Warbler yearbook, said that The Daily Eastern News has always been a little bit ahead of the curve when it comes to adopted technologies. “The Daily Eastern News was one of the first college newspapers to have an online presence,” he added. The News parted company with College Publisher and then used TownNews as its website platform. But TownNews “was very expensive and not very user-friendly for a staff that is constantly turning over every year or two,” Murley said. After TownNews, The News transitioned to hosting its website through School Newspapers Online, which uses WordPress as its platform and costs less than TownNews. The use of WordPress allows blogging and multimedia skills to be taught in journalism classes with real-world application applied to the News’ website. Eastern journalism alum Stephen Haas said the knowledge he gained at Eastern helped him in his career. “Shooting, even just as a photographer, thinking about things for the web, is essential,” he said. “Whether it would be extra things for a gallery or could I do a video for this.” Haas, who served stints as photo editor and online editor, said he had to think about getting photos up quickly to the website.
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The Daily Eastern News’ website won an Online Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press in 2008. Readers can check out the News online at www.dailyeasternnews.com.
“That’s essential, no matter what size paper you’re working at,” he said. “It’s not a print first and then shove it all to website.” All of these skills allows students
to make the transition from the classroom to real-world practice once they find jobs post-graduation. “I think what’s always been the strength of our department is we’re
usually ahead of the larger industry,” Poulter said. Jason Howell can be reached at 581-2812 or jlhowell3@eiu.edu.
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Chris Picazo
Edit page carries importance It is only my second semester here at Eastern, and I already have a position on The Daily Eastern News that I did not expect to have. I was originally going to be a copy editor, but an opportunity came to take the position of the opinions editor. I did not know what to expect from the position at first, but I accepted the challenge. It was difficult at first to find my stride in the position, but then I truly realized the importance of the position of the opinions editor. The opinions editor is the voice of the editorial board and allows students on campus, residents in the community, and faculty and staff to speak out how they feel about issues in our community and university. I made it a goal early in the semester to recruit as many writers as I possibly could by going to speak in classrooms, sending emails to students who may be interested and just asking anyone if they would be interested in writing an opinion piece. I have placed small blurbs on the opinions page encouraging people in the community and students to write letters to the editor. The opinions section has seen many faces this semester with the contribution of columns and cartoons. It has even seen a few letters to the editor. It is important to get the people involved to spread a voice, and there may be times where there is a disagreement about what is said, but that is what is great about the section. It is giving a voice to people who may not always have a chance to voice their opinion. The News has also covered many subjects from state issues to local issues in the editorials section. The editorial section allows the edit board, which consists of the editor-in-chief, managing editor, news and associate news editor, photo editor, online editor, and opinions editor, to come together and form a collective opinion about an issue. We have discussed topics that are as local as the importance of students getting involved in student organizations to state issues that include a budget impasse that is negatively affecting public Illinois universities and organizations. The opinions section is something I work hard for. When someone picks up a print edition of The News, the first thing they see is the front page, but opening the paper can lead an individual to go straight to the middle, which is the opinions section. The opinions section allows readers to give their input and to make sure their voice is heard. The page can be a public forum for people to say how they feel about certain issues. It is the page that can help bring about change in a community, specifically the Charleston and Eastern community. The opinions section is an important part of The News, and from the beginning of the semester, I made it a goal to make sure the voice of students, residents, and faculty and staff is being heard. The News is now going on 100 years, and to be part of this staff in an incredible honor. This paper has been going strong for 100 years, and there may be some issues with the state budget now in 2015, but Eastern will get through this and The Daily Eastern News will continue to go strong in the future. Chris Picazo is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or cepicazo@eiu.edu.
Editorial Board Editor- in-Chief Stephanie Markham
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News’ mission stays true 100 years later The students who created the Nov. 5, 1915, edition of the Normal School News included an announcement on Page 1 that has been considered the unofficial mission statement of the paper for the past century. As we celebrate 100 years, the 2015 staff members of The Daily Eastern News are humbled by the rich history of journalistic endeavors behind us guiding each and every editorial decision. We stand by the statements of our predecessors who envisioned having a symbiotic relationship between the newspaper and the community it serves. “As this paper is of the students, by the students, and for the students, all should co-operate in making the venture a success, and make The News a permanent publication,” the announcement states. Though much time has passed since those words were typed, they are just as true today as they ever were. As students ourselves, we plan and execute everything that gets printed on our pages and posted onto our website, and we personally train any student who wishes to be part of our staff. Every line of text or pixel of a photo put out for the public comes from a team of students attempting to make the best possible product for readers of The News. Lurking about has been a misconception that The News is here to promote the university. This is not true. Eastern has its own public rela-
tions office in Old Main tasked with doing just that. Our job as Eastern’s student-run newspaper is not to promote or degrade any goings on at the university or in Charleston, but to objectively report on what people in our community—especially students— need to know about. Without students and others in the community to interact with us by writing letters to the editor, talking to our reporters or even just by reading the paper, The News would be nothing. Another interesting point of the announcement was that until the first edition of the Normal School News was printed, Eastern was one of the largest schools in the country that had no publication. Ironically, it is now one of the smallest universities in the country to have a daily newspaper. Faced with financial challenges and limited enrollment, many universities simply do not have adequate funding or enough students and advisers to make a daily publication possible. Eastern is no stranger to these tribulations; enrollment is roughly 8,520 and has been declining for the past several years from its high point of about 12,000, and in 2015 the state of Illinois—still struggling to get its own budget straightened out—is threatening more budget cuts to universities. With all these obstacles in place, the fact that The News has a full staff dedicated to producing a daily publication at the 100-year mark is truly something
to celebrate. The announcement also mentioned the work that went into soliciting advertisers so the students could afford to start the paper. “We wish to thank the merchants of Charleston for their liberal patronage, and as the life of any publication depends on its advertising columns, we ask the students to patronize those who have made this publication possible,” the announcement states. This point still carries its relevance as well. Though The News receives student fees, that money does not cover all the costs of running a newspaper. More importantly, the businesses in Charleston have been generous over the years to show their support for our newspaper through their advertising, and in turn we provide them with a place to speak directly to the public about their services. Amid a statewide budget crisis, it seems rather daunting to try to predict where The News will be 100 years from now. But no matter what happens to the university, the dedicated staff of The News will be there to cover it. As long as Eastern goes forward, this newspaper will be right along for the ride covering the news of the day in whatever format (print, online, telepathy) prevails. We will proudly write the first draft of Eastern’s history. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Your voice matters just like Samantha’s As the 100th anniversary of The Daily Eastern News has been closing in on us, it’s hard not to think of another anniversary happening this month. Almost a year ago this month, The Daily Eastern News lost our beloved friend and colleague Samantha Middendorf in a tragic car accident. Anyone who knew Samantha or read her work knew she was a hard worker and a great writer. Outside of being a talent at the newspaper, Samantha was a beautiful person with an infectious laugh, a great sense of style and a warm and caring heart. I remember on some of my worst days, I would walk into the newsroom and see Samantha and hear her say “It’s OK, bae,” and just by hearing that three-word pep talk, I would feel better. Small things like that alone were enough to make an impact on me and everyone that was around Samantha. With that being said, never doubt the importance and impact that you make on someone else’s life. Everything you do makes a difference, especially on a small campus like this. You never know what kind of impression you’re leaving on some-
Managing Editor Katelyn Siegert
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Chynna Miller one. Working for a publication that tells people stories on a daily basis reminds me how vital every single person is on this campus; even if you feel like you’re a nobody around campus, people know you. People know the cool girl with the crazy cool hair colors and beanie who long boards around campus all time; people know the girl who hula hoops on the Library Quad from time to time, and people know the guy who leads the band onto
Associate News Editor Jehad Abbed
Photo Editor Chynna Miller
the field every football game. Not everyone may know their name, but I’m sure there are plenty of people who know your story, and we know that you make a difference on this campus. So don’t be afraid to take risks or do something that makes you stand out because your voice matters. One hundred years ago today, this publication was started by a group of guys as a place to report the results of a football game. The creators probably never thought that 100 years later their newspaper would be leaving this huge mark on this campus or this community. Everyone has a story, and everyone can make an impact on someone without even knowing that they’re doing it. Samantha Middendorf made an impact on me by being my friend, and she has continued to do so every day since her death. Samantha’s voice mattered to me, to this publication, and to this campus. Yours does too. Chynna Miller is a theatre arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or cdmiller3@eiu.edu.
Online Editor Jason Howell
Opinions Editor Chris Picazo
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Newsroom travels far, wide to find permanent home Student newspaper has been housed in various locations around campus By Katelyn Siegert Managing Editor | @DEN_News According to John Ryan, former adviser for The Daily Eastern News, The News has been housed in at least nine different locations across campus since its founding in 1915. The Normal School News was founded on Nov. 5, 1915, in the Bails family home across from Old Main where there is currently a bank, by Ivan Goble (Class of 1916), sports editor J. Edward McGurty (Class of 1918) and business manager Ernest R. Bails (Class of 1916). The university took over from 1920-1958 after The News experienced financial trouble. The News was housed downstairs and for a time upstairs in the tower of Old Main. In 1958, student publications, including theWarbler yearbook, was given an office in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union for one year. The next year, student publications was moved to the Cement Block Building, where the east ad-
dition of the Union is today. From 1960-1975, student publications was located in the basement of Pemberton Hall. In 1975, student publications, which then included The Vehicle and Minority Today, moved to the first and second floor of the east end of the Student Services Building. Student publications also bought its press in 1976, which was housed in what is now called Klehm Hall. In 1981, student publications moved to the north gym of Buzzard Hall where WEIU is located today. From 1995-1997, while Buzzard Hall underwent renovations, student publications was moved to the sub-basement of the Union, underneath the bowling alley. Following renovations, student publications and The News’ newsroom returned to Buzzard and their current locations. John David Reed, a former adviser for The News, said having a physical meeting place is important for a student newspaper. “The interaction among staff members is part of what makes a newspaper great,” Reed said. Katelyn Siegert can be reached at 581-2812 or kesiegert@eiu.edu.
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(Top) The south wing of Buzzard Hall currently houses Student Publications and The Daily Eastern News. (Left) The News was located in the basement of Pemberton Hall from 19601975. (Right) After experiencing financial trouble, The News was moved to Old Main and also spent some time in the tower.
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Alumni recall gaining valuable news skills By Sydney Edwards Copy Editor | @DEN_News Throughout the past 100 years, The Daily Eastern News has been the training ground for quite a few students who went on to become big names in the journalism field. One of those names is Chris Sundheim, who graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism. Sundheim is a top stories desk editor for The Associated Press in Chicago and New York City. “Immediately after graduation, I did a summer fellowship at the Arizona Republic and the now-defunct Phoenix Gazette,” Sundheim said. “Then I returned to EIU for a master’s degree in history, followed by a reporting job at the News-Gazette in Champaign-Urbana.” Another notable alumnus of The News is Ted Gregory, who graduated in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Gregory also began his career right after leaving Eastern. “I started at the Winona (Minn.) Daily News, then worked at the Daily Herald in suburban Chicago before joining the Tribune,” Gregory said. Gregory has been a reporter for the Chicago Tribune for 23 years and was part of a Tribune team that won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 2008. Before the two men became bigname journalists in the professional world, they spent a lot of time in the newsroom in college. While working for The News, Sundheim held the positions of reporter, city editor and news editor. Gregory held the positions of staff reporter, city editor, managing editor and editor-in-chief while working for The News. Gregory said he also held a position that was created for him after he had already been editor-in-chief. “(I was) consulting editor, a job somebody created because I didn’t graduate in four years, and he or she needed to keep me busy if I was going to hang out or be a distraction in the newsroom,” Gregory said. No matter what positions the men held, they both agree that their time at The News influenced their college experience and professional careers. For Sundheim, The News was where he spent most of his time while in college. “The DEN was the center of my college experience. It was my campus job, my professional training ground and my main hangout,” Sundheim said. “Most days, I lingered at the newsroom from early morning until late that night, leaving only to attend classes. It’s also where I met most of my closest friends from school.” The News also loomed large in Gregory’s college experience. “The newsroom was pretty much the center of my world at Eastern and
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Associated Press editor Chris Sundheim, center, a 1995 graduate of Eastern’s journalism program, participated in a panel discussing how The Associated Press covers the world during Booth Library’s “Breaking News” exhibition in 2008. Sundheim is flanked by George Garties and Martha Irvine, both of the AP. The panel was moderated by John Ryan, Class of 1975, who was then director of student publications at Eastern.
so influenced my existence in a number of ways. I always felt very tuned in to the community and the world, which was cool and sort of stretched my mind,” Gregory said. “I made a lot of great friends and had a lot of laughs with those friends. Besides basic reporting, editing and writing skills, I learned valuable lessons about time management.” Gregory and Sundheim agreed that many of the skills they learned for their professional career, they learned while working at The News. “The DEN laid the foundation for everything that came after. It taught us about staying organized, being competitive and handling pressure. We learned to be accountable to readers and for our mistakes, which were many,” Sundheim said. “By the end of my first year, I had enough experience to land a valuable internship. From that point on, I interned at a different newspaper every summer. When it came time to find a full-time journalism job, I had good credentials and multiple options.” Gregory said many people who worked at The News, including himself, were able to start their professional careers right after graduation because of the experience they gained while in the newsroom. Both men agreed that David Reed, a retired journalism professor who served at different times as The News adviser and the director of student publications, was a large influence on them. Sundheim also cited John Ryan, who also served as adviser to The News and as director of student publi-
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Chicago Tribune reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Ted Gregory, Class of 1981, has been a frequent guest speaker at journalism-related events sponsored by Eastern, the Illinois Community College Journalism Association and the Illinois College Press Association. Gregory was editor-in-chief of The Daily Eastern News in spring 1981.
cations, as a large influence. “John Ryan and Dave Reed always provided good counsel. I was in JR’s office almost daily, talking over his critique of that day’s edition, airing frustrations and brainstorming ideas,” Sundheim said. Along with Reed, Dan Thornburgh, the founder of Eastern’s journalism department, was a large influence on Gregory. “Like perhaps thousands of people, I owe an enormous amount to
David Reed and Daniel Thornburgh, the guys I view as the DEN’s founding fathers,” Gregory said. “They set high standards and made us believe that we scrappy mutts could achieve them. They worked their rear ends off, were always available and cared deeply about their students.” Reed shared several memories about Gregory, including one that focused on his driving skills. “I remember when we were returning from a conference in Chicago,
and I looked over to see Gregory passing me on the shoulder of the road,” Reed said. Joking aside, Reed also said Gregory was an excellent reporter who “understood people.” Gregory said his favorite memory while working for The News centered on spending time building relationships with others in the newsroom. “One of the remarkable dynamics about the place was that it brought together all sorts of kids who wanted to create this really cool blend of news, information, entertainment, business and art five days a week. It was an intense experience,” Gregory said. “We worked hard, had our share of disagreements and took our craft seriously. But we never really took ourselves too seriously, which is why the atmosphere was so much fun – especially Thursday nights after finishing Friday’s paper – and created a powerful bond among a pretty diverse group.” Sundheim said one of his favorite parts of working at The News was seeing how the work of the whole staff came together in the newspaper. “One of my favorite routines was to hang around until the press ran, usually around midnight. There was nothing so satisfying as watching your latest efforts roll off that noisy machine into tall stacks of papers ready for readers,” Sundheim said. “Of course, you often spotted errors, too, none of which could be fixed at that point. The press made a rhythmic clacking sound that I can almost hear even now.” Sundheim also pointed out a favorite memory during a shift in leadership positions while at Eastern. “In the beginning, the biggest news involved the departure of President Stan Rives, who left under a cloud, and the selection of a new leader, David Jorns, who brought a lot of changes. A year or so later, Charleston had a long and intense debate over whether to raise the barentry age, which oddly was just 19 back then,” Sundheim said. “In my senior year, we were especially proud of a series on race relations called ‘A Separate Peace.’” Both journalists agreed The News is the place they learned, made friends and became stronger writers. “The DEN showed me how daily journalism worked. I knew from an early age that I wanted to study journalism, but I had only a vague idea how news was actually gathered,” Sundheim said. “The DEN pulled back the curtain on that process, revealing a newsroom that ran on an exquisite balance of individual initiative and teamwork. I was hooked after only a few weeks.” Sydney Edwards can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.
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Arts section stays ‘On the Verge’ of entertainment By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge In the 1970s, as always, Daily Eastern News reporters were busy day after day with breaking and hard news coverage, but some staff members thought arts and entertainment stories were not being covered as they should be. And, thus, On the Verge of the Weekend was born. The first edition of the weekly supplement to The News came out Oct. 1, 1976, with 16 pages covering Parents Weekend events and feature stories. Karen Bankston, the first Verge editor, is now the owner and a writer and editor for Precision Pros company. She said she remembers the editors’ excitement when On the Verge of the Weekend was initially thought of by News adviser Dave Reed and editor-in-chief Barry Smith. “It was fun for other reporters who focus on a specific beat to think about different things and do a little bit more with their research and take longer with their writing,” Bankston said. Published every Friday, the Verge was a supplement where news was factually and accurately reported, but Bankston and her staff were able to use creativity with content and design. “It was an opportunity to cover both big issues that should matter but also to look at social interactions, explore the community and weekends, the other aspects of being a student,” Bankston said. The first edition solidified the mission of the Verge to inform and entertain readers with novelty features, human interest stories and columns. “When I was on staff we had our own assignments, but we all pitched in. It was a very collaborative effort when planning for a more in-depth coverage,” Banks said. The cover of the first Verge was a large handdrawn illustration featuring Eastern’s castle, a football flying through a field goal, a large turkey dinner and a portrait of renowned alum Burl Ives. Hal Ziebart drew the cover illustration. This style of large hand-drawn images was consistent throughout the section with maps, figures and flags typically in green or black ink The Verge today continues its original mission
The first edition of On the Verge was published on Oct. 1, 1976. The Verge has gone through many design changes through the years, but its mission remains the same: to cover the arts, weekend events and feature stories on campus.
of being dedicated to covering the arts and entertainment happening on and off campus during the weekend, but changes have occurred. The similarities include using large graphics, photos and headlines on the front cover. 2008 Verge editor Marco Santana, now a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, shared the same vision using the publication as a vehicle to be a voice for the student body, faculty, staff and community members. “The Verge can be as big of a vehicle to campus culture as they want it to be as far as what they highlight because that was a way to connect to the campus,” Santana said. Santana remembers that his Verge staff was filled with aspiring journalists, mainly freshmen and sophomores. “I had to keep them energized, enthused, try to keep them coming back and teach them news wor-
thiness,” Santana said. “I understood why they were there. It was just a matter of letting them practice and write about things they like.” The Verge began to specialize in writing about offbeat interest groups around campus, shining light on the quirks and niches of the student population that most people were unaware of, Santana said. Santana said one of his reporters was a fanatic over the television series “Robot Chicken,” so he encouraged the reporter to write a review and set up an interview with the director of the show. “It was one of my favorite stories because I let another person realize that journalism is a pretty cool field and you can reach out to celebrities,” Santana said. The Verge always has the potential to drive culture because it can report about the subculture for people who would not have heard about it otherwise, Santana said.
Because of technological advances, the flag of the Verge is bolder, uses multi-colored graphics throughout the pages and more visual effects in the layout. One of the Verge’s memorable graphic designs was the Academy Awards edition in 2007. The cover had red curtains and several boards of director’s takes framing the page, a large golden award with a hand- drawn crown, envelopes and kilt. Much like Santana, Stephanie Markham, the 2013-14 Verge editor, used her experience with the supplement and became editor-in-chief of The Daily Eastern News. While Markham was editor, the Verge won two first-place awards for the best entertainment supplement in the state from the Illinois College Press Association. Markham said winning those awards was an incredible experience. “We go to the conference every year, but you don’t expect to hear your name,” Markham said. “I never put my whole heart and soul into something before, but it was one of the most rewarding things.” One of the editions that won this award was the “Geek Week” spread, published during the same time as Greek Week. “We cover Greek Week every year, but people devote just as much time in different things like cosplay and the Harry Potter club,” Markham said. The edition had bright colors with a pixelated nameplate, with two characters playing tug-of-war with a video console. Using bright graphics and covering different cultures within the Eastern community aligns with the mission of the Verge. Traditionally, the biggest editions of the year are for Homecoming and Family Weekend, harking back to the Verge’s beginning covering what was then called Parents Weekend. On those weekends, the Verge runs full color and features innovative design. Throughout the years the heartbeat of the publication still lives on: to inform, entertain and be a voice for the students who stay on campus over the weekend. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
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Tom Roberts, class of 1983, prepares the press for its nightly run. Roberts first prepares by feeding paper through the press so the paper can properly run over the metal plates (left). The Daily Eastern News has been printed on campus since 1976.
Rolling through history in style Page by page, night after night, Eastern’s press puts news in readers’ hands By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news The smell of ink wafts out from the pressroom in Buzzard Hall, while across the hall, the staff of The Daily Eastern News puts the finishing touches on the next day’s edition. Negatives of the pages are being printed and cut while pressman Tom Roberts prepares the press for another night of printing The News. The printing press has been part of the news process since 1976 when John David Reed, a retired journalism professor, journalism department chair, director of student publications and adviser to The News, spearheaded the effort to buy the press units. The press was purchased after The News began producing a daily paper in 1973. Reed ran numbers and found that Eastern could print its own papers for the same amount of money it was paying to have them printed elsewhere. “We could buy a press and all the ink and paper, and we could hire a pressman, pay some student workers, create jobs for student workers,” Reed said. “We could do all that for about the same amount of money we were paying those guys.” Reed said students who worked for the newspaper would be able to work directly with the press and get to know that part of the operation. “Our students would graduate and go work for newspapers and their editors would say ‘Geez, where do you find kids like this? Why do you know so much about the press?’” Reed said. The press is a large piece of machinery that is not easy to move, but it has not sat in Buzzard Hall during its entire time at Eastern. Roberts said when the press was first
purchased, it was located in the Applied Arts Building (now Klehm Hall), and the newsroom was located in the Student Services Building. Roberts said Dan Thornburgh, the founder of Eastern’s journalism department, and Reed both negotiated for the press to be moved to Buzzard Hall in 1981-82, when all of student publications was moved into a gymnasium in Buzzard Hall. When Buzzard Hall underwent a two-year renovation beginning in the fall of 1995, the press had to stay put. “When they were redoing Buzzard, they did all that re-doing around the press,” Reed said. “We could not disassemble the press and move it somewhere else, and then disassemble it from there and reassemble again in another location.” The printing press now sits in the pressroom across the hall from the newsroom where The News and the Warbler yearbook are located. Reed and Roberts both said they believe Eastern is one of a small number of schools in the nation with student publications owning their own printing press. “There are only 12 college newspapers in the United States with their own press,” Reed said. “Only about half a dozen actually had the paper themselves and the student publications organization owned the press.” Printing process evolution The process of printing an edition of the paper has come a long way since the days when Eastern’s paper was printed off campus. The first kind of printing that was available to publications was the letterpress printing process. The person working the press would have to individually place letters on a composing
stick before transferring them to a larger print block. “This was one letter at a time; that’s how newspapers got put together, which is one reason newspapers are generally pretty small,” Reed said. Reed said it took a lot of physical labor to put the type together, and after the type was placed it would be put on a “chase” before the ink was rolled onto it and another roller compressed paper on the type, leaving an impression. Huge, metal machines called linotype machines were invented to help the process go by quicker. These machines had 90 keys on a keyboard and used molten lead. When the typesetter would sit at the machine, he would test it to make sure the machine was running by running his fingers down the left side of the keyboard. “What came out was a line of type that said ‘etoin shrdlou,’” Reed said. “No meaning at all, just showed that the machine was squirting lead where it was supposed to and making the letters.” The machines made one line of type, and those lines had to be placed in a tray. A thick piece of fiber paper would be laid over the tray and a roller would put pressure on the type, making an impression on the paper. The impression would be upside down and would go through another machine to make a lead impression. The lead forms would then be placed on the press. Letterpress printing began to be phased out in the 1960s when offset printing became more available. Newspapers began using offset printing when photography became more prevalent in newspapers. Reed said in offset printing, a neg-
ative is made of the pages, and those negatives are placed on top of a metal plate. A bright light is used to transfer the image to the plate backward so when the plates are put on the press and ink is applied, the image is printed the correct way on paper. “That was a wonderful innovation because it meant that we didn’t have linotype machines and hot lead,” Reed said. “People who ran linotype machines sometimes had burns on their hands because the hot lead would squirt out sometimes.” Reed said when The News started, all of the layout happened in a composing room. The composing room staff put the pages together following the layouts on paper dummies prepared by the copy desk. Stories were run out in long strips of photographic paper that had to be trimmed and waxed and then positioned on the page by hand. Eventually, technology developed and The News moved to desktop publishing. Students now design pages on the computer desktops in the newsroom and the pages are sent to an Imagesetter that prints them in negative form. The negative is cut and placed on top of a flexible metal plate, and the image is burned into the plate. The plate is then washed, dried and ready for the pressman to attach to the press. Men of pressing importance Pete Zucco was hired as Eastern’s first pressman from 1976 until the summer of 1978. Larry Kuykendall took over for a semester, and in January 1979, Eastern graduate Mark Turk took over until 1982. Johnny Bough succeeded Turk in 1982 and worked as pressman until he
retired in 2004. Roberts has been the pressman since. Reed said one of the great things about Bough and Turk is that they wanted to teach the pressmen who followed them that running the press is only part of their job; the pressmen also have to teach students. “We hope that all of our people who are in charge are remembering that their first job is always education,” Reed said. “(Helping) a student learn how to get better work habits or get along with people better or how to solve all the many problems college students have to face when trying to get through all the stuff they do.” Reed said he ran the press two times while he was at Eastern when a pressman was not available to work the night shift. “The pressman had a student helper that knew enough about the technicality about how to run the press, and I had the brass to say ‘turn it on!’ and we ran the dang press,” Reed said. Reed said one night when he was working he and the student worker did not lock the plates in correctly, and the plates were thrown off the press. “If you don’t get them locked in properly and you start running the press, those plates make a hell of a noise that scares you to death,” Reed said. “We threw a bunch of plates that night because we didn’t have it figured out. We didn’t have the folding of the edges figured out to get it to fit, but we eventually figured it out.” Reed said it takes more than one person to produce a paper because everybody has to pitch in to help get the job done. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eiu.edu.