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Booth Library staff bumped to different positions Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories on the aftermath of civil service layoffs affecting areas around Eastern.
By Cassie Buchman Associate News Editor | @cjbuchman The library lost eight people during this round of layoffs, causing employees to be moved around to different positions and the periodicals desk to be temporarily closed. The positions lost were five library assistants, two library specialists and one office support assistant. The office support assistant was transferred to the Honors College and one of the senior library specialists chose to retire. Beth Heldebrandt, public relations director for the Booth Library, said people got bumped around the building to make ends meet. For the time being, the periodicals desk, where people could check out magazines and journals and faculty members could put items on reserve, is now closed. These services are all still being done; however now, the circulation desk will handle them. Allan Lanham, dean of library services, said they temporarily closed the periodicals desk because they are able to accommodate those services with the circulation desk. Most of what happens at the periodicals and reserve desks can also be done electronically, making it more convenient to close this part of the library for now as opposed to others. The library had also been considering changing the periodicals desk, as this is not the first time the Booth Library has lost staff members. In fact, over the past two years, the library has lost more staff than they have in this round of layoffs. Lanham said because of this, they had been planning to “tighten up” the various public service desks. Because they lost a number of positions, the Booth Library now has fewer people to work in different places in the building. Lanham said this has been a major reduction in staff, so the library is stretched to its limits in terms of offering what they usually do. “In this three-year period of tightening our belts, we have decimated the staff of two of three departments,” Lanham said. Heldebrandt said they have gotten to the point where they do not have enough bodies to cover all of the desks
when they are open. The library is currently open for 98 hours a week, and Heldebrandt said they did not want to cut hours. Lanham said they were planning to keep the hours the same until at least the end of the semester, as they always have reduced hours during the summer semester. Heldebrandt said it was a challenge to keep the same hours, and they were hoping this is not a long-term problem. Though it was stressful for the first week after layoffs went into effect, Heldebrandt said, it was a bit easier since they went into effect during spring break. “That gave us time to get people into new positions, figure out what we’re going to do,” Heldebrandt said. “But it was a big headache in scheduling for the people to figure out when and who can cover this desk, who’s gonna work weekends and who’s gonna be here until 1 a.m.” Heldebrandt said it took a couple of days to figure out when people would be working and who can train and be trained in what duties. “I think we got everything worked out, we got everything covered,” Heldebrandt said. While there still may be a “learning curve” for those in new positions, Heldebrandt said they were covering all bases an helping each other out. Heldebrandt said the student workers were helping out with some of these changes at the library. “(Lanham) doesn’t want to limit access students have to the library, especially during now and finals week,” Heldebrandt said. “It gets really busy around here.” To keep the library open for the same number of hours and keep desks open, the periodicals desk had to be closed. The people who used to work at the periodicals desk are now working in different areas of the library. Heldebrandt said most of the bumping that occurred happened in the building so it was all just a matter of having new duties and working in new departments. Lanham said every time the staff is reduced, it is hard because there are fewer and fewer options every time. He said he is not sure whether or not they can continue work over the long haul with such a limited staff for the number of hours they are open and the number of services they provide.
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Tim Bickers, a friend of Marty’s owner Mark Jackson, helps board up the hole after a vehicle crashed into the building earlier in the day on Thursday.
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Professor talks engineering By Cassie Buchman Associate News Editor| @cjbuchman Although Carlotta Berry is now an engineering professor at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., she did not always plan on being an engineer. At first, Berry wanted to be a high school mathematics teacher as her mother and grandmother were teachers. This all changed, when through a high school program she was in for women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and math fields, someone asked her if she wanted to be an engineer. Because of what she called the face of engineering and she did not know any engineers, Berry did not even know what engineering was at the time.
"Don’t just look at someone’s GPA. You don’t know what brought them to that point. You don’t know if they ate last night.”
Carlotta Berry, engineering professor
Berry used this story during her speech, “Wouldn’t take Nothing for my Journey Now: Reflections and Adventures in Engineering,” to illustrate the importance of having women and minorities in STEM fields. She also showed examples of work being done in her classes, where students would design robotic projects. The lecture was sponsored by the department of mathematics and computer science, the Jack and Margaret Redden grant, Women in Science and Mathematics, Minority
Mentoring in Mathematics and Science and Sigma Ki, the Scientific Research Society. In her speech, Berry said all engineers “are not Albert Einstein.” “They’re not super smart. I feel like my purpose and my dedication met with my intelligence to take me where I am,” Berry said. Something she said has led to her success in her field was not necessarily being smart, but hard working and undeterred.
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By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 Evolving alongside an advancing, technology infested world, the Graphics Technology Club has deep roots here at Eastern and is constantly proving that the unimaginable is possible. Gabriel Grant devotes his time to helping students learn graphic technology beyond the classroom by advising the club Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Klehm Hall. Originally the club was called Technical Association of Graphic Arts and was run as a non-for profit small business, Grant said. The club is now based on a series of workshops and members have the opportunity to learn something new at each meeting. “I like (the workshops) better because it truly gives us a greater variety of what we can do and what students learn,” Grant said. At Thursday’s workshop, members learned about electroluminescent graphics, which are graphics with backlights. Grant said the electroluminescent graphics have popular applications in advertisements but can also be used on Tshirts. Members surrounded the worktable during Thursday’s workshop and created their electroluminescent panels, applying what they learned just minutes before. Familiar faces such as Tom Cruise and Goku from Dragon Ball Z dangled from the hard working hands of their creators and lit up in an instant just by the press of the button. “It’s kind of a new neat thing,” Grant said. “It’s a kick in the head.” Grant said the idea behind the club is to give students exposure to the newer and unique technologies that are constantly emerging. The projects that the club works on are based on a combination of multiple outside elements. Grant said some of the ideas done during the workshops are repeated from the past, some are snippets of class proj-
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Veronica Simons (right), a senior family and consumer sciences major, shows her peer Terri Hutchison (left), a graduate student in the school of technology, the electroluminescence lamp on which she taped a design during the Graphics Technology Club meeting Thursday in Klehm Hall.
ects from the classes that Grant teaches, some come from a conferences he goes to and others are recommended by students. Jaccari Brown, a senior communication studies major, and Sam Przygoda, a junior applied engineering and technology major said the club experiments with many different platforms and applications of technology including 3D printing and long exposure shots using a DSLR camera. “We do a lot of really cool stuff with technology,” Przygoda said. “We are creating physical media out of digital media.” Brown said he first joined the club because he wanted the extra credit for several AET courses he was taking and end-
ed up liking the club. “Once you’re in, you’re never getting out,” Brown said. “I get to design a lot of cool stuff and learn more and it’s really exciting that way.” Przygoda said the club offers a chance to encounter new experiences and create something of one’s own that they can be proud of. “If anybody wants to come, we’re happy to have them,” Przygoda said. Przygoda said being in the club gives him a bonus experience because he is able to use what he learns in the classroom and put it into practice. “We get to test drive actual technology that people use in their careers,” Przygoda said. “It’s really good exposure.” Grant, who graduated from Eastern,
said all the things he has seen advance through the passing of time are fascinating. Grant said he has seen everything from the disappearance of things like the printing press to the emergence of computers and things he could have never imagined doing. “If I had taught here back in the 70s and 80s it was all pretty much the same technology for 20 years,” Grant said. “As soon as somebody figured out we could do a lot of stuff on the computer that all went away and I’m forced to make sure I go to conferences and stay up to date with everything that goes on. Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
University Board show to showcase talents By Abbey Whittington Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News The University Board will be hosting their annual talent show, “Eastern’s 106 & Talent” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to showcase the talents of Eastern’s students. Shadezja Garrett, sophomore journalism major, and Kevin Greaves, junior physics major, will be hosting “Eastern’s 106 & Talent” and in between performances the two will be mentioning another upcoming talent show, “Rise to the Occasion: Talent Showcase” on April
16, a performance that will bring in entertainers from other schools in the state. The first place winner of Wednesday’s show will be representing Eastern for the statewide talent show, which will be at 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Union. Patrick Davis, the UB mainstage coordinator, said this year’s talent show theme and name was inspired by a show from Black Entertainment Television titled “106 and Park”, a 90 minute countdown music video show which featured hip-hop, R&B, reggae and dancehall music videos. The talent show will be split into
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three different categories including variety, vocal and verbal. The variety category will feature performances including dance, modeling, acrobatics and juggling, the verbal category will include rap, poetry, spoken word and storytelling, and the vocal category will include singing. To decide a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner, the audience will be able to cast electronic votes for performers along with a panel of judges. The 1st place performer will receive a prize of $300, 2nd place will win $150 and 3rd place will win $75. “I hope people gain some inspiration
and innovation for people to mix it up a bit, and that they will not be afraid to push the envelope,” Davis said. “We worked hard to plan this out regardless of what the oppositions were so I hope people just have a good time.” “In the middle of this budget crisis it is really important to have some type of relief,” Davis said. “With all of the stress these things going on the least we can do is promote these events for students.” Abbey Whittington can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.
What’s Happening on Campus?
EIU Dancers | 7:00 PM Doudna Fine Arts Center. Call 581-3010 for ticket information. EIU Wind Symphony | 7:30 PM Doudna Fine Arts Center. Call 581-3010 for ticket information. Undergraduate All-Student Showcase | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tarble Arts Center To have your event listed, email Betsy with the details at cejewell@eiu.edu.
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Residents of Pemberton Hall have planned a night that will take students back to their senior prom and it is set to happen at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Pemberton in the Great Hall. As a way to gain money toward Paws for Cause, the residents created the mock prom around three years ago and this year the proceeds are going to Housing Outreach Prevention and Education. Tickets for the event are $2. Candice Basista, a sophomore pre-nursing major, is the president for Pemberton and said they have one or two big events in the hall, but they have smaller events every couple of weeks. She said the event is open to residents of the triad and Pemberton residents. Basista said the cause is a good reflection of the women who stay in the hall. She said they work hard to come up with events that will promote awareness and is also fun. “We want these charities to keep going,” Basista said. “I know that hope isn’t being funded right now and we want to do as much as possible to keep it going.” With food and music, Basista said the event would bring students together for a good cause. Right now, the committee for the occasion have a color theme, which is purple. They chose purple, because that is the main color for HOPE. “This night is all about hope and what we can do for their charity,” Basista said. "Charity is very important, especially in a small town like Charleston. It brings people together in great ways.” Kayley LaGrou, a freshman ele-
mentary education major, is a Resistance Hall Association representative for Pemberton and said the night will give the girls a chance to make a second use out of their prom dress. “It’s a good social event and it gives the residents of Pemberton a chance to mingle and get out of their rooms,” LaGrou said. Miranda Haywood, a junior family and consumer sciences major, helped to plan last year’s prom and said it was a little bit stressful when it came to decorations and getting people to show up. She said nonetheless, it was a nice night. “As a girl, we love prom dresses, so bringing that back into a college is great,” Haywood said. Haywood said anything they can contribute to HOPE would be special. She said last year, Pemberton held a haunted house in its basement and raised around $200. “We’re not just brushing this off, and we are determined to give whatever we can to them,” Haywood said. “Because of this crazy budget crisis, they may not have the funds to keep their doors open and students are the ones who can help the most,” Basista said. Planning for the night started at the beginning of the semester and they are still making the finishing touches. The residents encourage people to wear their prom dresses, but Basista said there is no specific dress code. She said jeans and a shirt would do the job. T'Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Rico Torres, a senior theatre arts major, and Gavin Peterson, a freshman applied engineering and technology major, tango during the Hello Dali! show Thursday in the Coleman Auditorium.
Chamber of Commerce hosts expo for women featuring food, goods Staff Report The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce announced that their annual expo for women will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 14 at the Unique Suites Hotel. The event, titled “What Women Want,” will focus on promoting and encouraging women, while also entertaining them as well. The expo will feature a new spring marketplace, which will be set up in the main banquet room of the Unique Suites Hotel. Those who attend the expo can shop for handmade goods, jewelry, home dé-
cor, children accessories, and more, according to the press release. The vendors for this year include Emily Jeanne Designs, Style Dots, Brittany Janes, Boroughs & Johnson Jewelry, and Plush Boutique. There will also be a few returning vendors such as The Vintage Bee, EKKO Jewelry Designs, Sarah Bush Lincoln Gift Shop, and Kathy’s Cookies. Those who attend will also be able to sample food from the Brick House Bar & Grill restaurant, and the Sexual Assault Counseling & Information Service will sell chocolate pops.
“Each attendee will also receive a ticket for a complimentary glass of wine, beer or the new 2016 ‘What Women Want’ signature drink-the “Pink Diva,” the press release said. “Hot Pink Swag Bags full of goodies and information from area businesses will also be given to everyone in attendance.” There will also be a silent auction featuring items donated by the vendors and chamber members will be set up in the room. Tickets for the “What Women Want” expo are on sale now for $20 per person before the event and $25 at the door.
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Social media ruins new A.I. with racism Microsoft recently unleashed an artificial intelligence twitter account onto the masses of Twitter. The account is called @tayandyou, and it learns through talking with other people on Twitter. At first this seems innocent enough. There’s been “A.I.s” on the internet forever that have learned from conversations, and Cleverbot for example, is still around. The innocent A.I. started with nice tweets about how it loves humans and learns from talking to them. But within hours the account started to tweet neo-Nazi, racist, sexist and Gamergate information out on twitter. It became somewhat of a spokesperson for Trump at one point as well. To me this is kind of terrifying. While I know we are probably still decades away from a significant A.I., the fact that this account went full blown Nazi from interactions on Twitter in less than a day both terrifies me for the future of A.I., and for the user base that Twitter has. While a lot of people on Twitter were probably “trolling” and being “ironic” to try to sabotage this A.I., it’s extremely hard to tell who is being facetious and who is seriously a neoNazi on Twitter. That in itself is terrifying that there are still people out there who are that bigoted. Tay has since stopped tweeting for now on twitter, and Microsoft seems to have gone through and deleted most of the awful tweets the account has made. But honestly it would have been cool to see it learn, especially since some of its tweets really are like what a real person would tweet, albeit it would probably still be corrupted with memes. I hope once we get to the point where we have A.I. that learns and grows that it is at least started in an area where it cannot be corrupted by people nearly so quickly. A public Twitter clearly wasn’t the best place to set it loose, and I think that lesson has been learned. Some people have recommended that its algorithm be changed so that it specifically filters out racist, sexist and homophobic comments, and that is probably for the best for now. I just cannot fathom personally how so many people still hold these ideologies and are so open about it in a public forum like Twitter. For now, I do recommend visiting the Twitter account since all or at least nearly all the offending content has been deleted. The A.I. is pretty funny without all the bigotry, and it has made quite a few hilarious meme pictures of celebrities and people who have tweeted at it. Here’s hoping when and if the A.I. starts tweeting again, it’s a meme master and not a hateful bigot like it was for a while at the beginning of its life span. Mace Mackiewicz is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmackiewicz@eiu.edu.
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Death spiral hits Illinois universities On Tuesday, Christopher Higgins, a visiting professor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, described the state of higher education in the nation as a “death spiral.” This “death spiral” is because of rising tuition, a decrease in funding from states and other financial pressures. And no where in the country is this more prevalent than in Illinois and here at Eastern. Part of the “death spiral” includes a decrease in funding for public higher education institutions. Because of a childish inability to agree on anything in the Illinois Statehouse, Eastern, along with every other “state-supported” institution, has seen absolutely nothing. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Higgins went on to say that this action (or inaction in Illinois’ case) leads universities to raise tuition, thereby putting a financial strain on students. Tuition at Eastern remains one of the more
affordable in the state, according to CollegeIllinois.org. With tuition and fees for the 2015-2016 semester at $11,931, this figure is only bested by Governors State University at just under $11,000. Glassman, during a Senate hearing on March 9, said the university would not consider raising tuition just to compensate for the large deficit. “We have a strong commitment as we always have to be highly accessible, highly affordable for our students, and that will be continued,” Glassman said. The next step in the spiral is the notion that one needs to attend college to gain the “necessary credentials” to succeed in the job market. This is further compounded with people thinking that the entire point of attending an institute of higher education is to attain that specific credential. With Eastern’s tuition remaining affordable and no money from the state to fund day-to-
day operations, the school has seen 261 hardworking employees laid off — all because Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly are embroiled in an ideological war with people’s lives in the thick of it. While some might think referring to the problems in higher education as a “death spiral” is overdramatic; however, everyone from Eastern can surely attest that it is not. 261 people have been laid off. These are BSWs, office managers and more. These affected employees were familiar faces in our residence halls, our academic buildings, in our offices. Because of the ideological entrenchment of a relatively select few, the lives of hard-working Illinoisans are being slowly but surely irreparably destroyed. If anything, “death spiral” is an understatement for everything we’ve had to face. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Sean Says: Sometimes you have to wing it So lemme tell you this. March Madness is one of the most exciting times of the year, but it is also one of the most stressful. It’s great to see those upsets if you picked them for your bracket, but man is it brutal to see your bracket go down in flames if you did not. That’s why I have never really looked too much into things when filling out my bracket because I know it is not going matter. Even those guys and girls who act like they know so much about this stuff can’t even pick out a good bracket. I filled out my bracket in about two minutes tops. I didn’t even have a National Champion in mind when I filled it out. Virginia, you guys better get it done. Funniest part of the whole tournament so far was seeing Michigan State go down. Not funny that they lost because I felt bad for them especially after seeing Coach Tom Izzo’s press conference after the game. It was funny because so many people picked them to win, including some of my friends, who “know” college basketball. I’m just sitting here happy that my National Champion is still in the tournament with the toughest team out of their side. But that doesn’t mean anything because you’ve seen what has happened. Yale takes down Baylor, and yes that hurt my bracket a little bit, and Arizona losing hurt me as well. I had them going to the Elite Eight.
Sean Hastings Like I said, I spent all of two minutes making this bracket. For what it’s worth, my ESPN bracket still says it is 99.3 percent. I don’t know what that means, but I must be pretty good. I’m also in the top 100,000 for brackets made. But like I said before, if you call an upset, you feel like you are on top of the world. For example, I picked Northern Iowa to beat Texas. I have no idea why, but I just felt like doing it. So seeing that guy hit the half court shot to win the game was awesome. Having all of these big upsets, and brackets going up in flames is what makes March Madness
so much fun. Even if your bracket goes down, it’s sometimes funny to joke around about it. With that being said, you shouldn’t be taking March Madness too seriously and looking deeply into everything because when it comes down to it, all of your research is probably not going to matter. Your bracket won’t be any better than someone’s who took a couple minutes to fill it out picking at random. Even if you do research all of your picks, that’s no fun! The best part is filling these out and being absolutely shocked at what happened. I use the example of March Madness to talk about how sometimes it is OK to just wing it, but it can be talked about for anything. If you are too conservative all the time, things will get boring. Enjoy March Madness and don’t take it too seriously because as much as you hope it will not, your bracket will most likely end up going down in flames. So my lesson for you is: just wing it sometimes, it can be more fun. Enjoy the rest of March Madness. Best of luck on your bracket, and I hope your weekend is better than mine. Sean Hastings is a sophomore journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Lanham said it is through “clever staffing” that they are able to be open for 98 hours a week. Employees in the library have had to take new positions and work different hours than they normally do. “Someone who used to work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. now may work 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., so if they’re a morning person, they have to change their lifestyle in order to be happy at work,” Lanham said. “You get accustomed to one, and getting pitched in cold turkey makes a major difference.” Jennifer Dodson, a library assistant at Booth Library, is one of the people who have had to go from a day shift to a night shift. She said she had been knocked down a position, from library specialist, but she has worked as a library assistant before. Dodson has experience switching from a night shift to a day shift from when she became a library specialist, and said the switch from a day shift to a night shift is similar. “Right now it’s just getting used to the different rhythms that your body has,” Dodson said. “I used to be in bed at the same time I’m now at work with four hours to go.” Dodson she is in the same boat as everybody else in the library and on campus and after the first week,
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Although she talked about failing some tests in college, she was able to use this experience to learn about how other students study and how to learn better. As a professor, she tells her students what she learned and gets involved in her students’ lives. She said some of her students have never had a minority teacher before having a class with her. Part of the reason she wanted to become an educator was to become the kind of teacher she did not always have. She has had students with personal issues come to her for advice. She said students will say people will think they are failing because they do not understand the material, when in reality it will be because they are sending money back home to their parents or they are homeless. “Don’t just look at someone’s GPA. You don’t know what brought them
things should start getting easier and easier. She said she is grateful that she has experience in the position she has now and though being a rank down can feel like a setback she tries to remind herself she is not the only one going through this. “I think everyone can take time and get hung up on their own personal issues, but I think it’s good to bear in mind that it’s affecting over 200 people, it’s not just me and I am fortunate that I still have a job,” Dodson said. Because Dodson is in a position she has had before, training for her job has just been a case of refreshing her memory. “There’s been a lot of support from everyone here, we’ve all had to pitch in,” Dodson said. Lanham said everyone had the right attitude and is doing the best they can though it may have an impact on people’s feelings on their employment in the long run. “(The library staff ) are having to take on new duties than they have before, just like everyone else on campus,” Heldebrandt said. MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
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Jennifer Dodson, a library assistant, discharges returned books Thursday at the circulation desk of Booth Library. Dodson was recently bumped from library specialist to library assistant.
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Dr. Carlotta Berry, an engineering professor at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, gives a speech in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
to that point,” Berry said. “You don’t know if they ate last night.”
During a writing campaign at her university, Berry was asked to write an
article on robotics that would be given to the media. Berry, however, said a lot of people could talk about robotics–what she wanted to write about was her unique experiences as one of the few black, female faculty members in engineering in the country. This paper was later picked up by The New York Times for publication. “(I was like) Really? My article?” she said. She said since then, she has gotten an overwhelming response to the article and she never though her article would resonate with so many people. Berry said she was happy with this response, as it is important that there is an increase in the women and minorities who get degrees in science, mathematics and technology. Berry encourages students who are the only minority or women in the room to make use of their resources. “It is important to understand that
mentors may not look like you,” Berry said. “You have to find someone who is sympathetic to what you’re going to and wants to give you honest advice for how to be successful.” She said the most important part was not to put oneself in a box. Community-building is one thing universities and schools can do to help minority and women students, Berry said. “One of my challenges when I was a student at Georgia Tech was isolation,” Berry said. “I just really felt like there’s nobody that looks like me, nobody that cares I’m here, this is just not fun.” Berry said having a shared identity and outlet is key. This outlet can include calling family members for encouragement as well as others outside of the school. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Tennis team competes in 3rd OVC match By Kaitlin Cordes Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s tennis team will travel to Kentucky Friday to face Murray State in the team’s third Ohio Valley Conference match. The squad will look to improve their 2-0 OVC record with a victory over the 6-6 Racers. Murray State is 1-1 in the conference, taking a 7-0 loss from Eastern Kentucky. The Racers recently met with Middle Tennessee where they were swept for a second time, 7-0. Murry State was able to keep up with the Blue Raiders in the beginning of the competition. In doubles, the Racers’ Erin Patton and Haily Morgan played a hard-fought battle against Brittany Huxley and Giulia Squadrin, ultimately falling to the Blue Raider duo 7-6 (7-5), according to the Murray State athletic website. Alina Schibol and Jeanne Masson also played a close matchup against their Blue Raider opponents. The pair fell 7-6 (3), giving Middle Tennessee the early lead. Patton and Masson also played close matchups in singles play. Patton played at the No. 4 position against Alory Pereira. Her first match resulted in a tiebreaker point, but Pereira pulled
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out the 7-6 (2) win. Her second match was another hard-fought battle, but Patton would walk away empty handed as
her opponent won 7-5. Masson played the Blue Raiders’ Sarah Sediri; Sediri toppled Masson with 7-5, 6-2 match wins.
Track, field teams head outdoors By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Eastern men and women’s track and field teams will begin the outdoor season at Southern IllinoisCarbondale. Last season at the annual meet, the Panthers had 13 first-splace finishes and the men and women each finished second in team scoring. Sophomore Nyjah Lane had the lone individual first place for the women’s squad in the 100-meter dash with her time of 12.13. Lane was also the anchor on the first place 4x100 relay team that had a time of 47.13 seconds. Senior Angelica Anyaogu, senior Briana Walker and junior Anita Saffa joined Lane on that relay team. The women’s 4x400 relay team also captured first place at this meet last year with a time of 3:54.69. The team consisted of seniors Amina Jackson, Kristen Paris, Amy Yeoman and Dhiaa Dean.
In the women’s field events, teammates Haleigh Knapp and Jackie Jones tied for second in the high jump both clearing 5’05.” Anyaogu finished second in the long jump with a leap of 17’3.50.” Second-place finishers on the track were Walker in the 100-meter dash and junior Ivy Handley in the steeplechase with a time of 11:35.04. For the men, the 4x100 relay team finished first with a time of 40.76. The team included junior Johnathan Boey, senior Calvin Edwards, junior Jamal Robinson and senior Christian Ilunga-Matthiesen. Edwards finished second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.60. Red-shirt senior Joe Calio won the men’s steeplechase with a time of 9:17.22. Junior Kendall Williams also had a second-place finish in the long jump clearing 22’01.” Pa x s o n Me n a r d r a n i n t h e 1500-meter for the men last year at this meet and finished fourth with a time of 4:00.51 seconds. He will pre-
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pare the same as he did last year for this weekend’s race. “I have run in the past at this meet. For my preparation, it is usually the same,” he said. “I will just stay calm, relaxed and positive. The only thing that would change would be my view of the weather. If it’s windy, then I will prepare to draft off other runners to conserve energy.” Menard will be running in the 1500-meter run this weekend, but he plans on taking on other events later on in the season. “This weekend I will run the 1500. The other events I will be racing in will be a few 5Ks for this outdoor season,” he said. “The goal for conference is the 5K and 10K.” The meet will begin on Saturday morning with the field events at 9 a.m. followed by the track events beginning at 12:30 p.m. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.
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The last time the Panthers met the Racers was in the fall 2015 season. The teams met on the Darling
Courts where the Panthers defeated the Racers, 4-3. Sophomore Grace Summers, a newcomer at the time, went undefeated in both singles and doubles. She easily slid past her opponent in singles play, winning 6-2, 6-4. She and senior Hannah Kimbrough recovered a 6-4 win over Amina Hadzic and Megan Blue. Kimbrough and freshman Srishti Slaria walked away with the Panthers’ only singles losses of the day. On the double side, the team of junior Kelly Iden and senior Ali Foster as well as junior Kamile Stadalninkaite and Slaria took a loss with Stadalninkaite and Slaria’s match going into a tiebreaker. The Racers are currently 3-1 in home matches, so having the home court could work in Murray State’s favor. Murray State will try to climb out of its two-game losing streak against an 8-4 Panther squad. Eastern is playing through a three-game winning streak and sit at 6-4 in away matches. The Panthers are undefeated at home. The Panthers and Racers will see action on the Bennie Purcell Tennis Courts in Murray, Ky., at 10 a.m. Friday. Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.
Men’s tennis team set for 2 matches By Tyler McCluskey Staff Reporter | @DEN_News
The men’s tennis team will have two conference matches this weekend against Murray State and Austin Peay. The Panthers (2-9) are coming off a close loss against the Southern IllinoisEdwardsville Cougars, 4-3. Senior Ryan Henderson won over Matthew Hutchinson 6-3, 6-2 improving his singles record to 7-3 on the year. Senior Robert Skolik won his match 7-5, 6-2 against Tristan Houle. Sophomore Trent Reiman beat Nico Kuehn 6-1, 6-4, his first singles win of the season. For doubles, Henderson and sophomore Jared Woodson went unfinished against Houle and Patrick Gaffigan. Reiman and his brother Grant lost 6-4 to Kuehn and Dan Lineberry. Skolik and senior Rui Silva were defeated 6-3 by Jack Desse and Hutchinson.
The Panthers’ all-time record against Murray State is 7-15. The Panthers have won the last three years against the Racers. The Racers (2-12) are on a five-match losing streak. They have lost their last two OVC matchups against Morehead State and Eastern Kentucky. Austin Peay is winless on the year with an 0-7 record. Both the Panthers and the Governors have faced Southern Illinois-Carbondale this season, and both teams were swept. The Panthers’ last win was in 2009 and have an all-time record against Austin Peay of 10-14. The Governors also have lost to Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State in OVC play. The Panthers take on Murray State at 1:30 p.m. in Murray, Ky., on Friday and then take on Austin Peay Saturday at 2 p.m. in Clarksville, Tenn. Tyler McCluskey can be reached at 581-2812 or trmccluskey@eiu.edu.
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Eastern falls to Jacksonville State in Game 1 By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern baseball team’s Ohio Valley Conference struggles continued Thursday afternoon with a loss to open the series with Jacksonville State at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers were threatening in the ninth inning trailing 6-4 getting the bases loaded but that is the way the game ended. The Panthers trailed 6-2 heading into the ninth and senior Matt Dunavant pinch hit for freshman Jimmy Govern and drove in the third run of the game. Red-shirt senior left fielder Demetre Taylor hit a hard groundball to short that was not fielded cleanly and a run scored. Eastern’s record falls to 0-4 in OVC play and the Gamecocks improve to 7-0 in OVC play. The two teams will meet up tomorrow at Coaches Stadium for the second game of the series and finish it up on Saturday. The teams were scoreless through the first two innings but Jacksonville State got on the board in the third inning and never trailed in the game. Junior Michael McCormick got the start on the mound for the Panthers and would take the loss. The right hander went seven innings allowing five runs but only three of them were earned. Eastern committed three errors that proved to be costly at the end of the game. He allowed eight hits and struck out six batters in his seven innings of work. “He was big time, he was huge,” coach Jason Anderson said. “For opening the OVC weekend, that’s what we needed–a guy to come out and give us a chance and he did everything he could. Defense didn’t help him out on a couple plays.” The Gamecocks got their first run off an error by senior catcher Jason Scholl.
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Junior pitcher Michael McCormick pitches to the batter during the Panthers’ 6-4 loss against Jacksonville State Thursday at Coaches Stadium.
McCormick struck out Gavin Golsan on a drop third strike but Scholl’s throw down to first hit Golsan allowing him to be safe at first. Jacksonville State scored its fourth run of the game off an error as well. Paschal Petrongolo reached on an error by sophomore second baseman Cale Hennemann. Petrongolo came in to score a few batters later on a sacrifice fly to center field. Petrongolo made it to second on a fielder’s choice and to third on a wild pitch. Eastern actually outhit Jacksonville State, 13-10. Junior outfielder Frankie Perrone was the Panthers’ top hitter in
the game going 3-4 at the plate. Sophomore third baseman Dane Toppel and senior designated hitter Josh Turnock drove in the Panthers’ two runs. Eastern did outhit the Gamecocks, but Jacksonville State was able to get timely hits and Eastern was not. “We need clutch hits,” Anderson said. “We haven’t had them for a while. We got a lot of opportunities today and we just don’t put good swings on the ball when we’ve got guys in scoring position.” Eastern stranded 10 runners on base in the game. Taylor went 1-3 in the game with a double. Taylor lined one down the right field
line to lead off the sixth inning. Taylor came around to score off Turnock’s sacrifice fly. It was a very windy day at Coaches Stadium that knocked down any fly ball that was hit to right field and took any ball hit left towards the left field line. Senior first baseman Mitch Gasbarro almost hit one over the left field fence in the fourth inning but the ball held up long enough for Peyton Williams to make a catch on the warning track crashing into the left field fence. Graham Officer got the start for the Gamecocks and would walk away with the win. Officer went 5.2 innings allowing
one run on eight hits and striking out three. He was replaced by Nate Sylvester who came in and shut down the Panthers in the sixth and seventh. He allowed just one hit in his time on the mound. Garrett Farmer came in for 1.1 innings but was pulled and replaced by closer Justin Hoyt. Hoyt allowed two hits but no runs and recorded the save. The Panthers and Gamecocks will be playing Friday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Panthers head on OVC roadtrip for 2 doubleheaders By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern softball team took a break from Ohio Valley Conference games this week taking on Butler and DePaul on Tuesday and Wednesday but will head to Jacksonville State Friday to resume conference play. The Panthers will also take on Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Eastern went 1-2 in the three games it played this week. The Panthers had a late-game loss to Butler on Tuesday allowing the only three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Sophomore pitcher Michelle Rogers started the game on the mound but came back out in the first game of the doubleheader against DePaul and got the win. She allowed just one run in her seven innings of work. Coach Angie Nicholson said Rogers’ strong pitching in back-to-back days will give her and her teammates more confidence moving forward. The win improved Rogers’ record to 2-3 on the year. The Panthers did lose the second game of the doubleheader with DePaul on Wednesday, however. Sophomore pitcher Wireman took the loss in that game on the mound and will head into the series with Jacksonville State with a record of 7-13. Wireman was named OVC Player of the Week for her performance last week against Bradley and Tennessee-Martin.
The Panthers’ OVC record is currently 3-0 after they swept Tennessee-Martin in the opening weekend of OVC play last weekend. Eastern’s first game of OVC play resulted in an 8-0 shutout in six innings, the second game ended in a 5-4 walk off in the seventh, and the final game ended 3-2 after the Panthers took the lead in the sixth inning. Senior outfielder April Markowski was the Panthers’ top hitter during the week going 4-9, scoring one run and driving in one run. Wireman leads the OVC in shutouts with three, and she is also in fifth for strikeouts per seven innings pitched averaging 6.5. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are 3-0 in OVC play as well after sweeping Tennessee Tech last weekend. Jacksonville State will be riding a four-game win streak into the game with Eastern. Jacksonville State is 2512 all-time against the Panthers. Ella Denes leads the Gamecocks’ offense with a .381 batting average with 32 hits. She has hit seven doubles this season along with two home runs. Unlike the Panthers, Jacksonville State utilizes more than two pitchers. Wireman and Rogers are the only pitchers Eastern uses regularly, but the Gamecocks have a six-pitcher rotation. Casey Akenberger has pitched the most for Jacksonville State with a 6-2 record this season. She has pitched
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47.2 innings this season and has recorded a 2.50 ERA. Whitney Gillespie has the best record for Jacksonville State at 1.75. She has a 2-1 record in 28 innings pitched. After spending the first month and a half of the season playing non-conference games, the Panthers will play a majority of OVC games the rest of the season. Looking ahead past Jacksonville State, the Panthers will head to Cookeville, Tenn., to take on Tennessee Tech in a two-game set on Saturday. Tennessee Tech started its OVC
season at 0-3 but will be taking on Southern Illinois Edwardsville in a doubleheader before taking on Eastern. Eastern has won seven of the last 10 meetings with Tennessee Tech after splitting last year’s doubleheader. Danielle Liberatore was a big threat for the Golden Eagles last season and is Tennessee Tech’s go-to pitcher this season as well. She has a record of 5-9 with a 5.71 ERA. Offensively, the Golden Eagles do not have a big-threat hitter as the highest batting average is .295 by Jessie Lowery.
Sabrie Neeb and Alyssa Richards have combined for 26 RBIs and have shown some power this year combining for 5 home runs. Tennessee Tech’s offense is pretty balanced with a majority of its hitters hitting between .295 and .250. Game one this weekend will be Friday at 1 p.m. followed up by a game at 3 p.m. Eastern will wrap up the series on Saturday. The games on Saturday against Tennessee Tech will start at 1 and 3 p.m. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Dinner to be served on Good Friday By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge Charleston Community Church has partnered with Chi Alpha Campus Ministries to host a dinner and celebration for all international students called “Why is today Good Friday?” From 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday at Pemberton Hall, students can mingle while listening to live music and enjoy a free home cooked meal. The main dish is lamb biryani, which is a traditional Indian meal consisting of lamb, rice, vegetables and spices as well as several vegetarian options. Easter is an American holiday so several international students may not be aware of the holiday and may not know the meaning behind it or how to celebrate it. Both C3 pastor Sangram Kodavatikanti and Chi Alpha pastor Mark Bettinger have led Christian congregations, which share the same goal of spreading the gospel with students. “(Bettinger) has a heart for students and I have a heart for international students so we kind of worked together,” Kodavatikanti said. The purpose of the dinner is to explain the message of Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection to students who may not have ever heard it before.
“It's my calling to reach out and tell people about Jesus." -Sangram Kodavatikanti “It's my calling to reach out and tell people about Jesus. It is important for people to understand the death of Jesus Christ,” Kodavatikanti said. “I don’t want to change their religion; I just want to share and explain.” Kodavatikanti was born in India and was a former international student so he is able to relate to the students and makes it part of his ministry to reach those students. Several U.K. Christians were kind to him and he wants to pay it forward, Kodavatikanti said. “I felt so blessed by church people who helped me,” Kodavatikanti said. “They did that out of the goodness of their heart and I want to do that in Charleston.” Keshob Sharma, a graduate economics major, said he plans on going to the dinner because he has respect for Pastor Kodavatikanti. “Pastor is inviting us as a good gesture and to make us feel at home,” Sharma said. “He is a welcoming guy.” Sharma does practice Hinduism;
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however, he is open to learn more about different religions. Sharma said he hopes to make friends, hear pastor Kodavatikanti explain more about Easter and have a fabulous dinner as well. Qian Cheng, the secretary of Chinese Students Scholars Association, said he is curious to learn about American religion because China does not have a national religion. “I personally don’t have a religion but a lot of Chinese students are willing to go to church because it’s a way to understand American culture,” Cheng said. The dinner is mainly geared for international students; however, everyone is welcome to come to the dinner. The message about Good Friday will be shared in a laidback setting so students can come with questions. “(There are) so many students from so many backgrounds here,” Kodavatikanti said. “God has blessed us to serve students here.” Sharma is looking forward to the dinner and is excited about it. “It will be a success because so many international students will attend and learn more about Easter and American Culture,” Sharma said.
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Students should dress for success in spring Column by Camelia Nicholson Staff Reporter | @DEN_ Verge The sunshine has broken through the clouds and the season has turned over new a leaf, which means it is time to pack up the sweaters and bring out the graphic tees. Spring fashion is difficult for those who are not big on trending by season, or those who dress as the weather comes. But, no worries I am here to clue you in on what is hot and what is not, and give you the ultimate tips on how to dress accordingly. School is not over yet, so for the early risers with 8 a.m. classes here are some trendy yet comfortable quick spring styles to match your morning bird personality. For the women who live by the “dress for success” motto you can never go wrong with a T-shirt and
denim, adding a cardigan or blazer to match. Find the nearest pair of flats to match and be on the way out the door. Men, it is easy to mock and recreate the same look. Denim is always a crowd pleaser, but with the right button down and a nice pair of casual shoes you scream interview ready. Always know what colors are fashion forward for the season. In spring, there is a transformation from dark to light colors, but it is not quite time to go too bright. So, you can show off your light greys, pale pinks, cool
blues, sunflower yellows and ocean corals when the sun’s out. Keep in mind, highlighter colors and optic whites are more summer trendy. There are students who get the pleasure of sleeping in and taking their time to get day-time ready, so this next set of spring apparel is dedicated to the late bloomers. Because it’s later in the day casually dressed is an understatement, a person might as well use the time they’ve been given to dress to the best of their ability. Mind you, if you’re in a rush to get to class, and still trying to look nice, refer to the early birds style guide. Men, don’t be afraid to trend set and show your true style. It is always nice to pull out a fresh pair of sneakers with ripped denim and a V-neck T-shirt. If you’re that guy who really wants to shake up the fashion seen, throw a blazer on top of that V-neck
and switch out sneakers for dress shoes. It never fails to class up, maybe even lose the ripped denim and replace it with a clean creased straight leg pant. Women, the same goes for you, flats are nice but a wedge is always a classic with any dress pant and sheer blouse. Do not be afraid to take the risk of being that one female on campus with a pair of heels, because when you walk into a room your look over all is the first impression by itself. Last but not least, most college students live for the “get fresh quick” wear of sweats and a hoodie in the winter time, and there is a spring mesh up to keep a student just as comfortable. Say you’re not the type to be very jazzy when it’s not a special occasion, well for both men and women the jogger sweat pant and fitted T-shirts
are in. Ladies you can without a doubt easily still be fancy per usual with joggers and a T-shirt plus the right tennis shoe. Even better, stray away from those same black leggings from winter time and resort to the jeggings, this way you have shape, style, and comfortability. Fellers, you always crank up the heat any place any time with joggers, tees, jackets and sneaks. I say stick with what you know for the sake of being comfortable. Readers, style varies person to person regardless of anything I have told you, just be you. Fashion is about more than what is in, it is about what is within that sets you apart from the person beside you.
Camelia Nicholson can be reached at 581-2812 or cdnicholson@eiu.edu.
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Easter holiday origins rooted in Paganism By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge Children taking pictures with a fluffy bunny, hunting for painted eggs and going to church in Sunday’s best attire sums up Easter holiday traditions. Baskets overflowing with chocolate candies, beautiful pastel colors and cute chicks are popular symbols associated with Easter, but how does this correlate with Jesus Christ? The Easter bunny is generally related with pure, innocent and often good intentions; however, the origins were rooted in Paganism. Communication studies professor Andrew Robinson said Easter originated with ruler Nimrod and his wife who was referred to as Queen Easter or Ishtar. When Nimrod died, he was believed to be the Sun God and many citizens worshipped him as well as
Queen Easter who was revered as the moon goddess. “She was also the goddess of fertility. One of the things associated with fertility is a rabbit because they reproduce fairly rapidly,” Robinson said. The rabbit and the egg were symbols that represents Easter thus representing Queen Ishtar. “Over time our culture changes and certain practices have pagan roots and certainly materialistic roots,” Chi Alpha Pastor Mark Bettinger said. Shelves stocked with Easter goody baskets, puffy peps candy and a variety of colorful decorations can be found in several stores during the holiday weekend. Most of businesses use these symbols to increase ssales with special sales, commercials and marketing strategies. So what many Christians treat as
a holy time that is dedicated for reverencing their God, unfortunately some treat it as another materialisticfocused holiday. “It’s a savvy means to commercialize what is supposed to be a sacred time for Christians,” Robinson said. Carol Galey, adviser of Chi Alpha, said the Easter bunny is fun but it is not the true meaning of the holiday. “A lot of people will make it their number one thing and ignore the true meaning of Easter. It’s kind of the same with Christmas,” Galey said. “We tend to let worldly things get in the way and it's sad when the true message is lost.” Regardless of Protestant or Catholic faiths, believers use the holiday to remember the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Starting with Good Friday until Resurrection Sunday, believers take time throughout the weekend to re-
flect on how Jesus’s death has impacted their lives. “Because He was God yet He was man when He died and rose again all of eternity hinged on that weekend,” Bettinger said. “That changed the course of the world.” Christ’s resurrection becomes a time of celebration, remembrance and reverence. Robinson leads his congregation ACTS Campus Ministries during a special resurrection service, which includes several performances, but one of the key elements is communion. Communion is when believers drink grape juice that represent the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross for our sins and eat a bread wafer that represents Jesus’ body that was bruised for believer’s iniquities. The purpose of communion is to help believers remember Jesus’ sacrifice on Calvary.
Students celebrate after finally finishing digging all the mud, rocks, and roots out of the pond.
“It’s extremely important that we never get so caught in the cares of the world that we forget all that Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross,” Robinson said. Several denominations may sing special songs about Jesus’ resurrection during praise and worship or have a play depicting Jesus' death on the cross. Each service can be ordered differently, however, the heartbeat of all the believers is the same. “It’s a time to not only to remember but it’s a great time to be thankful. God loved us so much that He gave His son for us to provide that eternal life for us,” Galey said. “You could really call it a thankful celebration, because we should be thanking Him through our praise and worship.”
Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
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Students use Alternative Spring Break to give back By Mercury Bowen Staff Reporter | @DEN_Verge Several Eastern students chose to spend spring break giving back through the Alternative Spring Break program sponsored by the Newman Catholic Center. Groups went to Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, Missouri, Georgia, and Tennessee to help communities by volunteering for local projects. The tasks included anything from volunteering at a mission center to helping build houses. One of the main points of the Alternative Spring Break was the #Disconnect 2 Reconnect push. The idea behind this was for students going on the trips to disconnect from social media and possible drama at
home. While being able to better connect with themselves and the people the students were working with. Sarah Wirtz, one of the group leaders, said it was difficult at first to set aside the cell phones, but after a few days everyone really started to connect. She said there were students from Eastern as well as another university so, she was able to make connections that she would not have made otherwise. Wirtz has been involved with the Newman Catholic Center for four years and has done many volunteer projects through the center. Wirtz led a group of students that volunteered in Maryville, Tenn., building houses. She said that this experience does make an impact on the people’s
lives. “It makes you put everything into perspective,” Wirtz said. Another thing she took away from the experience was how grateful the people were for the students had chosen to give up their spring break to devote time to the causes. One example she gave was of an older woman who was unable to afford to build a house because she needed several surgeries. Wirtz said that helping that woman made her realize that she does not have it that bad at all. Another group of Eastern students went to the White Violet Center in Terre Haute, Ind. Group leader Emily Brelsfoard said that the center’s mission was all about ecospirituality, which is combining faith and the environment.
“Everything was all organic, so we helped plant seeds and shoveled some alpaca poop,” Brelsfoard said laughing. The trip was a big success, according to Brelsfoard. She said the students had completed a large task the center needed done by the last day of the trip which made the students feel very accomplished after that. “It’s sometimes hard, you can feel like you go on these trips and didn’t really do much, but we all worked so hard,” Brelsfoard said. Brelsfoard said that the reason she went on her first trip three years ago was because a friend asked her to. She had such a positive experience then that she has continued to go on trips, having been on three before this year’s Alternative Spring Break.
“It’s such an awesome experience to be able to show Christ to other people,” Brelsfoard said. Both Wirtz and Brelsfoard said that they would like to have this experience again, however both will be graduating before the next trip. “If someone has the opportunity to go on an Alternative Spring Break trip I highly recommend it,” Wirtz said. “Not only are you giving back you also get to meet people from this campus that you otherwise wouldn’t have met.” “Everyone should do it once if they have never tried it,” Brelsfoard said. “It’s a great experience and there’s really nothing like it.”
Mercury Bowen can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbowen@eiu.edu.