SOCCER SHUTOUT
The Eastern men’s soccer team lost 0-6 against the University of Kentucky Wildcats Tuesday.
CULTURAL ENDEAVORS
Several students talked about their experiences abroad during a panel sponsored by the Office of Study Abroad.
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Professor to compare use of war powers in Congress By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Booth Library will have a presentation focusing on the similar views Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama shared on constitutional war powers both men had before they became president. The presentation will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Witters Conference Room in Booth Library. The presentation is part of the Lincoln exhibition, which began in early September. The exhibition has had three presentations about different aspects of Lincoln’s presidency during the Civil War, as well as the roles his wife played during this time. Ryan Hendrickson, the interim dean of the graduate school and a professor of political science, will be presenting “Congressman Abraham Lincoln and Senator Barack Obama: The Evolution of War Powers from Congress to the White House.” Hendrickson said, “I wanted to contribute to Booth Library for the Lincoln exhibition,” he said. “The library has such an impressive record of bringing in first-rate scholars, and I was hoping to be a part of the forum on President Lincoln in some capacity.” Hendrickson said on the topic of studying and understanding constitutional war powers, he has been researching the topic since 1995. “I am attempting to answer how closely Congressman Lincoln and Senator Obama acted with regard to the application of war powers while each served in the Congress,” Hendrickson said. “The presentation, while addressing Lincoln, will devote more analysis to modern political events and how they may relate to Abraham Lincoln’s tenure in the House of Representatives.” The constitutional war powers are based off an article in the United States Constitution called the “War Powers Clause,” and it says Congress has the power to declare war, and only five wars have been formally declared through this: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II. Hendrickson said he spent a lot of time over the summer months working on his presentation, and this topic has been a main research topic of his for many years. “Since my graduate school years, I have been interested in the question of how the United States chooses to use force abroad,” Hendrickson said. “I have always been interested in checks and balances and the extent to which Congress shapes the decision to use force abroad.” Hendrickson said at least half of his presentation will focus on President Obama, rather than being a purely historical analysis, and any faculty, staff, student and Charleston resident is welcome to attend. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs discusses state funding for the MAP grant on Tuesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
State treasurer hears grant woes By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman Dominick Breiland, a freshman general studies major, said he had his first hope of being able to do something in his life at 13, when he was adopted. “The lifestyle that my parents lived was the lifestyle I was following in,” he said. “And so when I first started applying for college, it was like a dream.” His entire life, people had been telling him he was not going to be able to college, or amount to anything. “When I got my acceptance letter, I was like, this is amazing,” he said. “But, how am I going to pay for this?” It was students like Breiland who told their stories when Michael Frerichs, the Illinois state
treasurer, made a visit to Eastern Tuesday to talk about Monetary Award Program grant funding and other forms of tuition assistance that have yet to be resolved by the Illinois General Assembly. Breiland is one of the students who applied for the MAP grant and got it, making college affordable for him and his family. “Hearing I might not be able to get that, I don’t know how it would be to pay for it without it because I don’t have credit to get a loan, my parents don’t have credit to get a loan,” he said. “What are we supposed to do if we don’t get this?” Bruce Rauner, the Illinois state governor, vetoed the budget in June, which included $397 million for MAP grants; the Senate recently approved $373 million in grant funding, but Governor Rauner threatened another veto if the
House also approves this funding. “The state budget has not been passed yet, but large portions of state funding have been signed into law by the governor or have been decreed by the courts,” Frerichs said. K-12 education, state employee funding, Medicaid, and other things mandated by the courts received 90 percent of state funding. MAP grants have not been mandated by the courts. Whitney Turner, a senior psychology major, is a first-generation college student whose guidance counselor started talking to her about grants and scholarships in high school. “The way my counselor was explaining it, I thought it was almost easy, too easy to believe,” she said. “It kind of gave me so much hope, I wouldn’t have to take out so many loans.” GRANT, page 6
Student Senate to address new goals By Analicia Haynes Staff Reporter| @DEN_News The Student Senate will address a renovated list of goals at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola room at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Finding success in the objectives set last week, especially in increased student attendance at Saturday’s first home football game, Shirmeen Ahmad, the student body president, is continuing to push for a higher student turnout at school events. “There were things that could have been improved because it was so last minute, but it was exciting,” said Ahmad. “You could feel that excitement in the air on campus and everyone seemed pumped. The crowd was great and the stands were packed, but I wish they wore more blue.” Focusing on the ups and downs of last week’s objective, Ahmad said she was glad it was a last-
minute attempt to increase student attendance, because they could see the importance of getting information on social media out faster. Because of the student turnout of last week’s game, Ahmad will use this initiative to get information about other Eastern sports teams for students to know about. Ahmad said this is important because it encourages support. Ahmad will also discuss her initiatives for the “It’s On Us” campaign at Wednesday’s meeting. “It’s a work in progress, but I want to make sure that we achieve what we want to get out of it,” said Ahmad. She plans to deploy a list of activities and events to educate the campus and make sure that students feel safe. Committee chairs will also outline their list of initiatives and goals in the committee reports. Ahmad said now that the committees are officially up and going, there have been a lot of initiatives brought forth and they are excited to
hear the new set of goals. Senator Gabriella Ramirez, who is on the external relations committee, said she hopes to bring ideas that she observed from other schools to help update the student government website. Luke Young, the committee chair of the external relations committee, also plans to address his own goals that focus on boosting student enrollment at Wednesday’s meeting. “You can be as close to home or as far as you want. There are advantages for coming to Eastern and admissions is doing a good job recruiting local students,” said Young. The Student Senate will also approve a list of student representatives for the University Naming Committee, the Committee on University Planning and Budgeting, and the Council on Teacher Education. Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.