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A fireman with the Charleston Fire Department clears the scene of an accident at Lincoln Avenue at Fourth Street after a two vehicle accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. One driver was transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. No further information is available at the moment.
Spring enrollment continues to decline By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News
Eastern has 8,214 students this semester, which is a decline of almost 700 students from the 8,913 enrolled last fall. The spring enrollment numbers from the 10-day census were made available via a press release Thursday morning. Blair Lord, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, said a decline between the fall and spring semesters is common. “The spring enrollment pattern is usually very predicable once we know what the fall enrollment looks like,” Lord said. “The spring enrollments are always lower than fall enrollments at Eastern and virtually any other institution.” Lord said the reason for a lower enrollment was because of students graduating in the fall. “The relationship between fall enrollments and spring enrollments is very stable historically,” Lord said. “Once you know fall enrollments, then you can pretty well predict spring.” Eastern saw 728 students graduate last December. Over the past few years, Eastern’s enrollment numbers have been declining, and the low numbers have negative effects on the campus as a whole. “I think the entire campus community is sensitized right now to enrollment issues be-
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cause we’ve have several years of declining enrollment which creates various stresses on the institution,” Lord said. Lord also said the administration
had noticed that the fall enrollment numbers were in a decline, so when it can to the spring numbers, they showed no surprise. ENROLLMENT, page 5
Local bars speak out on extended hours By Kristen Lewis Staff Reporter|@DEN_News Charleston bars and liquor stores have mixed opinions on the longer bar hours that will begin on Friday night. Charleston bars are being allowed to stay open for an hour longer then normal on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights because of a new ordinance passed by the city council on Jan. 20. Ike’s and The Penalty Box Bar and Grill are two of the different bars that are walking dis-
tance from the Eastern’s campus that might be affected more than the other bars in town. Mike Taylor, the manager of the Penalty Box said the change might not be a bad thing. “I think (the ordinance) would help the town,” Taylor said. He said this ordinance would also help business in the bar as well. “It’s all about the Benjamin’s,” Taylor said. He said if the bars are open longer then the city could make more money. Andrew Phipps, the owner of Ike’s bar, said Mayor Larry Rennels sat down with a few bar
owners in town and discussed the ordinance. “We’re all excited and hoping for the change,” he said. Phipps has owned Ike’s since June 2012. Phipps said another hour would be good for business. Phipps said it would be hard to tell the outcome of this trial because it has never been done here in town. “I think that they wouldn’t change these rules without the best intentions of the students in mind,” Phipps said. BARS, page 5
Eastern’s Scholarship Mini Campaign, which was established to bring in new scholarships for students through donors, has raised more than $20 million in funding since it began in 2012. Bob Martin, the vice president for university advancement, said Eastern began a Scholarship Mini Campaign after the EI&U campaign ended in 2012. Martin said from the $20 million, $13 million came from gifts and bequests, and $7 million were in cash. In 2014, a total of 72 scholarships were raised, and 23 have been raised this year. Martin said the EI&U Campaign established 203 new scholarships, raising almost $64 million. The goal for the Mini Campaign is to raise a minimum of 100 new scholarships by June 2017. Martin said 95 scholarships have been raised, but the goal is to raise more. Christine Edwards, the financial aid scholarship coordinator, said during the last academic year, a total of 4,780 financial awards were given to students, with $10.4 million all together in aid. She said parents and students are concerned with the cost of attendance and are looking to offset those costs through financial assistance. “We are working for all academic areas to provide both annual and endowed scholarships,” Martin said. Martin said endowment helps accumulate interest on scholarships. An endowment is when the donor gives a large amount of money to pay for the support. “Endowed is where a portion of the interest earned is used, and the rest of the interest grows the scholarship,” he said. “The principle stays intact and the scholarship is permanent.” Martin said apart from endowments, the campaign is also using a cash-in, cash-out scholarship agreement, also known as an annual scholarship. Under this method, the minimum amount to establish a scholarship is $1,000 per year. The donor is then requested to donate for at least five years. The goal would consist of having at least 20 scholarships endowed and five other scholarships through cash-in and cash-out, for a total of 25 scholarships per year. From 2014 to 2017, if the goal is reached, there would be 100 scholarships. Edwards said one of the typical questions she receives is what kind of financial assistance students are applying for when filing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid. “We provide them with information with scholarship opportunities at Eastern and outside,” she said. She said one of the biggest challenges students and parents have when they come to her office in search of scholarships is that they have little knowledge on the subject. “They don’t always know where to look,” she said. “I try to educate and raise awareness on where to go, and how to apply.”
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Konisha Anderson, junior psychology major, works on her knotted fleece blanket in Klhem Hall Thursday in the Textile Design Lab. Anderson is working on the blanket with her organization in order to hopefully sell them in the spring M.A.D.A. trunk show.
Students to see changes in Outlook email By Chris Widdel Staff Reporter | @den_news Students’ Outlook emails will now be more accessible by people on the Eastern Outlook email, if the request from faculty and staff is approved to be added to the Global Address List. The Global Address List is the email that students, faculty and staff use when they log on to the EIU Office 365 (Panthermail). The email list automatically checks against the Global Address List before sending to make sure a person’s email valid and confirmed. Eastern’s email ser vices have had a Global Address List just for faculty and staff for several years.
Just students were not on this list before because the old EIU office was not as manageable to handle faculty, staff and students all at once. David Emmerich, the associate director for information technology services said the list is more comprehensive than systems used in the past. “Office 365 has better management capabilities of this list and it relies on email addresses being in the Global Address List more than previous systems,” Emmerich said. The old system would run into an issue with sharing information on students because the accounts would not have the students list. With the request from the fac-
ulty and staff for adding the students it would improve the Global Address List. “It is hoped many people will be able to more effectively share and collaborate and have fewer issues making that happen,” Emmerich said, while talking about the differences from the older system used by Eastern. He said he hopes by adding students to the Global Address List, it would make it easier for sharing calendars and files through Office 365 One Drive. No external companies can see the information on a user’s drive, rather only Office 365 One Drive users will be able to see documents that are shared. The global list could not be
u s e d by a n y t h i rd - p a r t y e m a i l services; the global list is for the Eastern faculty, staff and students only. If a student wants to use a third party, they will not be able to see people’s calendars for files because they are not connected with the Eastern’s email system. The request to add students to the Global Address List is being filed by Eastern's system administrators, Emmerich said. “Email users who are actually looking for it should start seeing them added any day now,” he said. Chris Widdel can be reached at 581-2812 or ccwiddel@eiu.edu.
Alphas to show lives of black men By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Students will be able to learn about what life is like for an average black man at 7 p.m. Monday in the Coleman Hall Auditorium. Philip Love, the president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, said students would learn through a Jeopardy-like game from a series of questions on what it is like to be black using real-life examples.
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Topics of discussion such as how the judicial system has failed black men will also be explored, as well as famous black male icons. Students who participate will learn what black men go through on a daily basis that is both good and bad. Love said the idea for the event came about because of African A m e r i c a n He r i t a g e Mo n t h , a s well as what has been in the me-
dia concerning black males. The event is a way to educate on the different struggles or triumphs a black male may face. Historically, black males have been perceived to be thugs, uneducated and hypersexual by the media, which is why the fraternity hopes to combat those stereotypes. A typical day for a black male may include working to exceed the negative stereotypes placed
upon them from birth, Love said. Love said the goal is to allow people to walk away with a sense of what the typical black man goes through in a day, as well as learn about past events that have shaped black men into who they are today.
Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
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In Thursday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, in the article “Eastern welcomes author in Lions in Winter,” the event times and price were incorrect. The series will begin Friday and continue to Saturday. Registration for Saturday’s events is free to students and faculty and $40 for the public with an optional $10 lunch. The News regrets the errors.
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Old Main to light up nights By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge The lights in front of Old Main have been changing colors representing awareness or holidays for the past few years. T h i s Ja n u a r y, t h e c a s t l e l i t up for Sexual Assault Counseling Information Services’ event Rock Out Against Rape, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and for the welcoming o f E a s t e r n’s p r e s i dential candidates. W i l l i a m We b e r, t h e f o r m e r v i c e p re s i d e n t f o r b u s i n e s s a f f a i r s , s a i d O l d M a i n’s l i g h t ing project came about years a g o w h e n E a s t e r n’s c h a p t e r o f t h e Na t i o n a l S t u d e n t S p e e c h L a n g u a g e He a r i n g A s s o c i a t i o n asked the administration if they could light up the castle in blue for a nationwide autism awareness month. “At the time, we didn’t have that capability, but we did start i n v e s t i g a t i n g o p t i o n s ,” We b e r said. We b e r s a i d t h e f u n d s c a m e a b o u t i n 2 0 1 2 , w h i c h a l l owe d t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n o f l ow - e n e r g y programmable LED lamps. The lights also aligned w i t h o n e o f E a s t e r n’s g o a l s o f s t re n g t h e n i n g c o m m u n i t y t i e s with Charleston as well as creating a more welcoming streetscape on Lincoln Avenue. “Ever since the official debut of the lighting system in December 2012, we’ve used it to recognize and support various campus and community events,” Weber said. In the past, Eastern has used the lights for graduation ceremo-
This semester Booth Librar y will dive into the history of Coles County with the Parker family, who were some of the first white settlers of Coles County in 1824. Allen Lanham, the dean of Librar y Ser vices, said Booth will have a series focused around Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker. The opening program will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium. The series will run through April 9. “Booth Library always likes it when there is a local connection to the topic,” he said. “This particular one was b ro u g h t t o o u r a t t e n t i o n by a
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The Livingston C. Lord Administration Building (Old Main) has decorative lights draped across the sides of the building. Old Main changes lights several times throughout the semester. Some colored lights used were teal for sexual assault awareness, green for Earth Day, red for Red Cross blood drives and rainbow for Pride events. Blue is the most often used, lighting up Old Main on commencement, home football and basketball games, open houses and different Eastern events..
nies as well as high school colors for Charleston, Mattoon and Oakland. “ We’v e u s e d t e a l l i g h t s f o r sexual assault awareness, green lights for Earth Day, red lights for Red Cross blood drives, a n d r a i n b o w l i g h t s f o r Pr i d e events. Of course, we use blue l i g h t s f r e q u e n t l y, f o r c o m mencement, home football and basketball games, open houses and other Eastern events,” Weber said.
Vicki Woodard, the coordinator of public information, said the lights would be in use yearro u n d w i t h m o re l i g h t i n g o pportunities possibly coming up; the hope is to get more feedback from Eastern, Charleston and Coles County communities, as well as ideas and suggestions for future lightings. Woodard said the next light s e t w o u l d c o m e i n Fe b r u a r y with: red, white and blue for P r e s i d e n t L i n c o l n’s b i r t h d a y
on the 12th; red for Valentine’s Day and blue for Eastern’s open house days on Feb.15 and 16. Old Main also has a set of lights that outline its castle, which had one blow out during this past holiday season. One whole row of lights on the side of the castle went dark, but they were fixed the same night, Woodard said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
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community researcher who heard of a film that has been hidden or lost for many years and now has come to light again.” This film was becoming modernized through the different techniques possible, and the researcher asked the library if they would like to purchase the film, Lanham said. The stor y is on Cynthia Ann Parker and her son Quanah Parker and how Quanah was the last Comanche chief, who are a plains Indians tribe. Lanham said the local connection was that his mother was from Coles County and lived near Lake Charleston before she and her family left to Texas in 1833. “We thought many people are
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not aware of that fact,” he said. “As we began exploring, people kept turning up who knew a bit more about the story or knew a different portion of the story.” Those people were put into a symposium for this series, Lanham said. The people involved are outside scholars along with professors and speakers from Eastern who have done research on Native American and local Illinois topics. Those who have studied this story’s presence in film in the last century will also be talked about in this series, he said. About three films will be shown for the series. Lanham said they will relate to Native
American topics. Eastern professors will lead discussions afterward based on the films shown. “Who knew that this was all related to just outside of Charleston,” he said. This is not just a cute little story on how somebody got in a covered wagon and drove to Texas, Lanham said. “I think part of some of the activities for youngsters is to impress how far you can go in one day on a good day back then,” he said. “And it is not just children who need to learn this.” Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
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The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Center and Roc’s Restaurant and Lounge will be hosting “Rock Out Against Rape,” at 7 p.m. Friday in the Top of the Roc’s Restaurant and Lounge. This is the first time SACIS and the Roc will be having this event, w h i c h w i l l b e o p e n t o a n yo n e 21-years-old and over. Reverend Robert, along with The Moondogs are lined up as the entertainment for the evening. Mike Knoop, the owner of Top of the Roc’s Restaurant and Lounge, said Reverend Robert can play a variety of instruments, and both musicians are “local and talented”. According to his website, Reverend Robert’s music consists of many different styles, and has become accomplished at many other early twentieth century styles including ragtime and early jazz, Hawaiian, African and Caribbean in the past two decades. The Moondogs have a slightly different style. According to their Facebook page, they have more of an “upbeat, rock style” to their music. Knoop said the music that will be played is “a lot of old tunes, (and) enjoyable music”. Along with the music, there will also be a silent auction during the event, and t-shirt’s being sold. SACIS will also be auctioning off items donated by local artisans and businesses. SACIS has begun their silent auction early by opening it up to Facebook users. On their Facebook page, SACIS has a photo album with the items that are available. This photo album will be available until 7 p.m Friday, allowing those who cannot attend the event to participate. Knoop said he decided to host the event with SACIS because “(he) knew a lot of the people involved, and (rape) is something more people should be concerned about.” Admission to the event is $10, or $5 with a student ID. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eiu.edu
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College: thought as a necessity, priced as a privilege A college education is a strange topic if you really think about it; employers and parents think of it as a necessity of life but the price of it makes it a privilege. Not everyone is lucky enough to have help from their parents to get them through college or even can go to college right after high school. That goes for both community college and a university, even though most universities are more expensive than community colleges. Some people receive scholarships, which make it easier to get through college, but not everyone did well enough in high school to get those scholarships. Even then not all scholarships will help students get through college, causing the students to have one or more jobs. Many people do not even go to college after they are done with their high school career. They just get a part-time job, or a couple of them, to save up money so they could maybe afford school in the future. However, there are some solutions for this. One is to make school cheaper, which is a topic people have been arguing ever since I was looking at colleges near the end of my junior year of high school about six years ago. Recently President Barack Obama gave a speech about making community colleges free as long as the students follow certain requirements. My biggest problem is why do people think and stress about going to college because they believe it is necessary to continue in thrive in the “real world” when most people cannot afford it on their own until they are older. If people want college to be a necessary step for people to experience, then the price should match the mindset. Yes, it is true many people do not go to college because they simply do not want to, but a big percentage of people who do not go to college are because they cannot afford to do so right after high school. I do not like the fact that I know some very intelligent people and desire to attend college but cannot afford it and others look down on them because of it. I am lucky enough that I have parents, who are helping me throughout college, but not everyone is so lucky and that is the reality. If people in this country want the younger generations to get a college education, then make it available for people to easily afford it. Plus the more people who go to college the more money the schools get, which is a win on both sides. It really is just as simple as that. Stephanie White is a sophomore journalism major can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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Help protect Eastern through social media Eastern is currently competing in the STANLEY Security Together for Safer Schools Grant Program—a program that would help update Eastern’s already threatened security system. Due to the recent break ins at Buzzard Hall and at our very own Old Main castle in the past several weeks, our news staff would like to offer a list of reasons as to why we should encourage the student body to participate and vote and how it would be beneficial to our school. Number one: we will be, essentially, saving money and receiving a generous amount of money to secure our university. Here is how it works. Universities will be placed into three different tiers. The first tier is for schools with 8,000 students or fewer; the second tier is for schools with 8,000 to 19,000 students; and the third tier is for larger schools with 20,000 students or more. Eastern is currently in rank number two; therefore, we would be eligible to win at least $50,000 as runner up or $150,000 should we be-
come the top-ranking school within the second tier. The school could use this grant money to repair damages and install more sophisticated security equipment, rather than having to pay for damages we can hardly afford on our own. Number two: This is a social media campaign. It is especially easy for most of us to participate. If you happen to have access to the Internet through a phone, tablet, or laptop, then you should have no excuse to not vote. There are three simple ways you can do so and you can chose your preferred one. You can either log on to the program’s web page and vote, text eiuedu to 334455, or use Twitter to tweet either #stanleysecurity or #eiuedu. Take advantage of this opportunity. This was a very clever move on the grant program’s part to allow the voting process become more easily accessible for you. We are always doing something on our phones or computers, and it would not take much of your time to do so.
Number three: gathering votes means a safer collegiate environment for us all. Most of us live in close proximity to one another—our space is an intimate one. Because our school is significantly smaller than most universities that surround us, we appear as a more vulnerable target for attackers to strike. Number four: we would not want word to get out that Eastern is an unsafe place to be. It would severely shatter our warm and homely image and further hinder enrollment numbers. Every single vote counts and we want to promote a comfortable and secure place for future students. We should not have to feel threatened at a place we call home for nearly four years or more. Help restore and protect our Eastern— home of the mighty Panthers. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Students should not abuse new extended bar hours The bar hours change to 2 a.m. was one of the biggest surprises this year. The Charleston community, excluding the student body, has always seemed to be opposed to lengthening these hours with unsubstantial evidence. But at last, it is available for a trail run. The important word in that sentence is trial, though. This will only be a temporary ordinance to see if it actually will be the solution to problems such as house parties and keeping people in town. Whether it solves any of these problems remains to be seen, but I know I do not want them to change their minds. Closing times in this town have always frustrated me, and this felt like a step in the right direction. To make sure we do not move backwards, and go back to 1 a.m. closing times students and Charleston residents alike need to show the city that this new move is an improvement. I have always felt that having such early closing times was a slight against college students, who are the ones staying in these bars. This change feels like a form of acceptance of our existence in this town.
Jarad Jarmon Students need to maintain a sense of responsibility in order to make this ordinance a more permanent thing. If the city saw an abundance of support for this change with little ramifications, I could see this becoming a permanent closing time for Charleston. Things such as longer bar hours are highly beneficial, and it needs to be maintained. The only way to do this is to maintain a level of responsibility within oneself. I have high hopes of future lengthened bar hours in Charleston. I would hope this is just the first step to a time when the town trusts and sees benefits towards longer bar hours. The city is on high alert to how these changes might affect how it runs, and I
hope results end up positive. We are in the dawn of a new era in Charleston history. We are in a time of truth, justice, and freedom drink in a safe environment late into the night. An extra hour of drinking, dancing and chatting are available, and I hope it stays that way. Who knows? The city could end up lengthening the hours even more. Then finally, the city will have gotten the bar hours of other more progressive cities. Maybe, we can be leaving bars at 3 a.m. at one point, a time most cities normally have bars close. I am sue we, students, can show the city how beneficial these new hours are to not only students or bar owners. I am excited for the future of the city. Bar hours are a big issue for students and city dwellers, and I hope later hours are sustained Jarad Jarmon senior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Gateway Liquors employees John Bays said house parties would be affected somewhat because people might be done partying by 2 a.m. “Hopefully everyone can handle it and be mature about it since it is a trial period,” Taylor said. The outcome of the ordinance might not be the same for local liquor stores in Charleston. On a typical night Panther Liquors closes at 1 a.m. depending on the amount of customers that come into the store or drive through. Gateway Liquors closes at midnight on Thursdays and Fridays but on Saturday they close at 1 a.m. Bays said business might be the same as long as people continue to have house parties. “The first week or two people would go crazy about it, then it’ll probably be the same again,” Bays said. Kristen Lewis can be reached at 581-2812 or kelewis@eiu.edu.
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Jake Olson,a junior sports management major, and Emily Jones, a sophmore family and consumer sciences major, sit and talk at the bar in IKE’s located on Lincoln Ave. Olson is also an employee at IKE’s.
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Martin said donors include alumni, friends, foundations and corporations, whose gifts go to wherever they request their money to support. He said some donors also support other projects for academics and athletics areas, including the Autism Center, CENCERE, Basketball locker room, and the Global Ambassadors’ Plaza. Martin said all contributions are tax deductible, and donors also benefit by “positively changing lives.” “Your scholarship could perhaps fund the next leading oncologist, a future corporate CEO or vice president, a Super Bowl winning coach, a teacher of the year and more,” he said. “It adds value to their EIU degree by enhancing the reputation of the university by the ability to attract the best students.”
Martin said students could also help with the scholarship fund by working with Lisa Denson-Rives, the director of annual fund and commencement. “Give up a pizza, a cheese burger, and use that money to make a gift for a scholarship. If enough students participate it really can add up,” he said. Edwards said now is the time for students to apply for scholarships since deadlines are close. She said students can also check Eastern’s scholarship Twitter and Facebook for more information on scholarship opportunities. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.
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According to the press release, the freshmen retention rate is at 89 percent, which also means that 11 percent of freshmen did not come back for various reasons. “We have a whole group on campus, the Committee On Retention Efforts, they look at retention matters for the campus at the undergraduate level very closely,” Lord said. Lord also said that normally, the retention rate is calculated from the start of the fall semester up to the beginning of the next fall semester. In regards to the 89 percent retention rate, Lord said this is a high number because it is calculated based upon how many freshmen came back for the spring semester. “The committee is looking at retention generally and trying to determine what we can do to improve retention,” Lord said. “ Every student that doesn’t come back here, particularly if it’s for a reason other
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than they wanted to go to a different institution, we pay a lot of attention to retention.” Lord said retention at Eastern is good, but he also acknowledged that a portion of students who do no come back are not continuing toward their educational goals, and Eastern needs to look more into that. When it comes to the university’s enrollment efforts, Lord said more students will come into Eastern during the fall rather than the spring semester. “We have done many things to reinvent how we recruit and admit new undergraduates, both freshmen and new transfer students,” Lord said. “The tentative information we have looking toward next fall is that the number of students we’ve admitted at this point versus the same point last year is ahead of where we were a year ago.” Lord said he believes progress is being made in terms of attracting more students.
“There are a fair number of new international students that started in January,” Lord said. “That’s not typical of American students; we tend to bring those in during the fall.” Lord said that international enrollment numbers are growing, saying that last fall was the highest they been for a fall semester. This semester, 281 international students are enrolled at Eastern, up from 273 in the fall. Lord also said that according to the report, those numbers are at their highest for a spring semester. “That’s been an intentional effort,” Lord said. According to the press release, the seniors make up most of the student body at 2,668 currently enrolled. “When you break out undergraduates into four classes, the senior class will always be the largest,” Lord said. “Because it includes people who are seniors in their fourth year, as well as seniors in their
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CAA to revise political science course By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs approved a revision for a political science course that was pending on the agenda. The revision for PLS 3253 has been on the council’s agenda since the first week of the semester. The original issue the council had with the revision was they
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Sabina Orosova, a senior forward, looks to pass the ball in the game against Murray State Wednesday in Lantz Arena. Orosova ended the game with 18 points.
Panthers in must-win against Edwardsville Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s basketball team is facing another mustwin situation against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Saturday at Lantz Arena. The Panthers are coming off a 75-59 win against Murray State in which they shot 53 percent in the game and held the Racers to 36.4 percent shooting from the floor.
Freshman guard Grace Lennox had her best game for the Panthers in the win as she shot 6-of7 from the floor and 4-of-5 from the free throw line for 17 points. She also had seven assists in the game, which is a career high. The Panthers had three other players in double figures including senior forward Sabina Oros zova , s e n i o r f o r w a rd A r n i s h a Thomas and sophomore forward Erica Brown. Brown and Oroszova record-
ed double doubles in the game. Brown had 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Oroszova scored 18 points and corralled 12 rebounds. Edwardsville is coming off an 87-67 win over Austin Peay on Thursday, where leading scorer Shronda Butts scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting. They have also won eight straight games, are 8-1 and in second place in the Ohio Valley Conference.
The Cougars defense held Austin Peay leading scorer, Tiasha Gray, to 13 points on 5-of17 shooting, while about a week ago, Gray scored 32 points on the Panthers. Ti e r n e y A u s t i n a n d M i c h a Jones also scored in double digits for the Cougars on Thursday. Au s t i n s c o r e d 1 5 p o i n t s o n 6-of-15 shooting and is now averaging 13 points a game on the season. Jones scored 13 points on
6-of-12 shooting and corralled eight rebounds. While shooting 69 percent from the floor, Edwardsville is allowing 65 percent shooting from opponents.
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Track ready for difficult Indiana Relays Mark Shanahan Staff Repor ter|@DEN_News At h l e t e s o f t h e We e k Ke n d all Williams and Kristen Paris o f t h e m e n a n d w o m e n’s t r a c k teams are back in action at the Indiana Relays this weekend. Paris won two race titles last weekend in the 800-meter and the mile, and Williams won two field events in the long jump and triple jump. Coach Tom Akers noted that Eastern has not participated in the Indiana Relays meet the past couple of years. “ I t ’s u s u a l l y a p r e t t y b i g
meet and we’re hoping it’s go i n g t o b e t h e s a m e ,” h e s a i d . “ We haven’t been there for two years. Last year we went to No r t h e r n Iow a s o w e’re g o i n g back over to Indiana this year, little bit closer and not quite as big of a hit on the budget.” Akers gave the women’s team a lot of credit from their strong per formance at the John Craft Invite. “I thought the women did a really good job of competing r e a l l y w e l l a c r o s s t h e b o a r d ,” he said. “On the men’s side, we looked solid, but I don’t think we looked strong. So this week-
e n d , h o p e f u l l y w e’r e g o i n g t o be a little more rested going in to the meet and hopefully with some outstanding competition, we’ll raise the level of our performances this weekend.” Akers pointed out juniors Angelica Anyaogu and Paris for their efforts. “Angie Anyaogu had a really nice meet with a ne w personal best in the long jump and winn i n g t h e 6 0 m e t e r s ,” h e s a i d . “ K r i s t e n Pa r i s o b v i o u s l y t h e double winner in the 800 and the mile.” Te a m h e a l t h i s n o t t h a t b i g of an issue up to this point in
the indoor season for Eastern. “ We are pretty healthy right now but there will be a couple people holding out just to make sure that they can continue to get healthy,” Akers said. “ B r i a n a Wa l k e r h a s a s l i g h t l y strained hamstring, so we’re going to rest her and Nyjah Lane who we rested last weekend will be back in the lineup in the short sprints. Right now we are probably as healthy as we’ve been all year.” Akers seeks a competitive mentality from the men’s team. “Continue to move for ward, get some better performanc-
es and be a little more comp e t i t i v e ,” h e s a i d . “ G e n e r a l ly if we ge t in there and com pete against competition, the per formances will come out. I thought the girls competed really well, and I think our guys need to step up our competitive effort just a little bit.” The Indiana Relays are a t w o - d a y e ve n t , w h i c h w i l l b e gin Friday Night and continue all day Saturday. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.
Panthers prepare for home battle against Cougars By Blake Nash Staff Reporter|@Banash5 The Eastern men’s basketball team returns to Lantz Arena on Saturday when the Panthers take on their in state rival Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in an Ohio Valley Conference West divisional matchup. The Panthers hold a two game lead over the Cougars in the standings. Tip-off time is scheduled for
3:15 p.m. Both teams will have a quick turnaround after playing on the road Thursday night. The Pant h e r s l o s t a t t h e Un i ve r s i t y o f Tennessee-Martin. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville traveled to Southeast Missouri. The Cougars have lost three of their last four games, which included a six-point loss to Murray State on Saturday. Eastern has lost three in a row after starting OVC play with a
6-0 record. The Cougars are led by senior guard Kris Davis who leads his team with 14.5 points per game. Junior for ward Keaton Jackson is the Cougars’ leading rebounder averaging 6.2 per game. He is sixth in the OVC for rebounding. The Cougars began a four game road trip on Thursday while the Panthers will begin a two game home stand against the Cougars, followed by a non-
conference match up with Baker University on Monday. Fre s h m a n p o i n t g u a rd C o r nell Johnston ranks fourth in the conference with 37 assists, averaging 4.6 per game for the Panthers. He is the only freshman in the top 10 of the conference’s b e s t p o i n t g u a rd s . He i s a ve raging 10.1 points through nine conference games. His .519 shooting percentage from the three point line ranks third in the conference behind
freshman guard Darreon Reddick o f Te n n e s s e e St a t e a n d j u n i o r forward Jake Newton of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Newton has hit 10-of-17 from be yond the arc, and leads the OVC with a .588 shooting percentage. Johnston has made 14-of-27 from three-point range this season. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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Garoppolo takes on pivitol role in Super Bowl By Blake Nash Staff Reporter|@Banash5 Former Eastern Illinois Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo might be playing the most important role on the New England Patriots this week. In preparation for Super Bowl XLIX against Seattle, Garoppolo has been acting as Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson in practice, which is not the easiest thing to do for the rookie QB. “He’s an athletic dude,” Garoppolo said in an interview with Yahoo! Sports Shaun King. “He can get out of the pocket really well. I don’t know if I am as fast as him, but I did my best out there.” So far this season, Garoppolo has had the daunting task of playing the roles of Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco, Andrew Luck and other star QBs throughout the season. While the Patriot stars were drawing big crowds at Super Bowl Media Day in Arizona, the backup QB was mingling with celebrities and a handful of reporters, who are gearing up for America’s biggest game. Former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams met Garoppolo and fellow teammate Zach Moore. Both players were challenged to sing with Williams, but they didn’t expect to be rewarded for it. The trio successfully sang a song of Katy Perry’s, who will be the Super Bowl halftime entertainment. At the end both players were given a free XBox One for their efforts. “Wrapping up media day. Me and @zachmoore_90 got our Katy Perry on today with Michelle Williams for
some Xbox’s,” Garoppolo said in an Instagram post. All-pro teammate Rob Gronkowski attempted to sing Perry’s “Roar” for a reporter, but wasn’t rewarded. “I’m going to get an X-Box for this right?” Gronkowski said. Garoppolo couldn’t name the song to the press, though. A Spanish reporter approached Garoppolo, regarding the other known game of football, or as she called it futbol. Both she and Garoppolo kicked the ball around for a while, while he discussed the sport. A different sight from the man Eastern once called “Jimmy Football.” Arizona State quarterback Mike Bercovici attended the event with Jordan Simone, while working for a local NBC affiliate, to interview players from the Patriots and their opponents, the Seahawks. Bercovici, who is remembered for completing a last second Hail Mary touchdown pass in a victory over USC, asked Garoppolo how many Hail Mary’s he completed in his career. The Panther standout quickly admitted none, which prompted Bercovici to name the play that got him his first Hail Mary touchdown. “Try 1-0 Berco,” Bercovici said, in reference to the pass he completed to NFL draft prospect Jaelen Strong to shock the Trojans. It’s been an exciting year for Garoppolo, who became the first FCS quarterback to be drafted in the first two rounds since Joe Flacco was selected first overall by the Baltimore Ravens out of Delaware in 1998. In his first year he’s played in a total of six games, completing 19-of-27 passes for 182
yards and a touchdown. He also backs up one of the game’s all-time greats, Tom Brady, who is making his sixth Super Bowl appearance, which ties the league record. Garoppolo said the greatest thing he has learned from Brady over the course of the year is how he prepares for games. “During college you try to get yourself ready, but it is nothing like this,” he said. “(Brady) does a great job of it and I try to put that into my game.” Panthers in the Super Bowl Garoppolo certainly isn’t the first Eastern alum to take part in the Super Bowl. Most recently Sean Payton won the Super Bowl in 2009 with the New Orleans Saints. Also having Eastern connections on the Saints championship team was former Director of Pro Scouting Ryan Pace, who is now the Chicago Bears General Manager. Also, former Saints Special Teams coach Greg McMahon was a defensive back on the Panthers in 1978. John Teerlinck was on the same 1978 NCAA Division II National Championship team with McMahon, but Teerlinck was and still in the defensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts, who lost to the Saints in the Super Bowl in 2009. 1975 Graduate Mike Shanahan is a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Denver Broncos in 1998 and 1999 as a coach. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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Former Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo celebrates after receiving pass for a touchdown during the Panthers’ 52-14 over Jacksonville State on Sept. 16, 2013 at O’Brien Field. The Panthers’ became the OVC champions for the second straight year.
Skyhawks hand Panthers third straight loss By Jehad Abbed Assistant Sports Editor | @Jehada The University of TennesseeMa r t i n m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m shot over 60 percent in its 8151 victory over Eastern. J u n i o r f o r w a r d Tw y m o n d Howard led the Skyhawks with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He was a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line. Tennessee-Mar tin (13-7) led all but a minute of the entire game despite trading baskets with Eastern (12-9) in the first half after taking a 5-0 lead. “ We did not guard as well as w e n e e d e d t o t o n i g h t ,” E a s t ern coach Jay Spoonhour said. “They shot it great, but we could have done better.” Junior forward Trae Anderson connected on an elbow jump shot assisted by junior guard LeTrell Viser with 10:16 left in the first half. The shot tied the game between the Panthers and the Skyhawks. This was the closest Eastern would come to grabbing a lead in the game Thursday night. Anderson ended the game with a team-high 14 points and five rebounds for the Panthers. Eastern had just 16 defensive rebounds on the game because of the highly efficient offense of the Skyhawks. Te n n e s s e e - M a r t i n m i s s e d 18 shots for the entire game, which led to the low defensive rebounding numbers for the Panthers.
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T h e Sk y h a w k s a l s o s h o t u nusually well from beyond the arc. They connected on 55% of their three-point shot attempts against Eastern. Junior guard Alex Anderson led Tennessee-Martin with 4-of5 three-point shooting. “They really are hard to guard,” Spoonhour said. “ They got us to where we were chasing them and ever ything they shot went in.” A m i n u t e a f t e r t h e Pa n t h e r s tied the game in the first half, sophomore for ward Chandler Rowe got an offensive rebound and tip-in for two points that gave the Skyhawks ever y ounce of momentum in the game. Alex Anderson went on to follow Rowe’s big play with nine straight points coming from behind the three-point line. The 11-point swing would turn into a 26-5 run to close out the half for the Skyhawks. “ I d i d n’t l i k e t h e e n e r g y we h a d d e f e n s i v e l y,” S p o o n h o u r said. “I still think they just shot it in awful well.”
The trend continued into the second half where Eastern was outscored 38-29 by TennesseeMartin. Sp o o n h o u r s a i d t h e Pa n thers came out and did what they wanted to do in the second half, but they just were not making the open shots. Senior guard Dylan Chatman was the only other Panther who scored in double digits. Chatman had 12 points on 3-of-7 shooting along with two steals. Tennessee-Martin stood above Eastern in every statistical categor y as a team Thursday night. Skyhawks coach Heath Schroyer said all the little things the team does well add up to make for a win. “We have a philosophy here,” Schroyer said. “We major in the minors.” T h i s m a r k s E a s t e r n’s t h i r d straight loss following a ninegame win streak that was snapped by Murray State a week ago. “ Yo u c a n ’t d w e l l o n i t , ”
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Senior guard Reggie Smith attempts to find the basket during the Panthers’ 56-52 loss to Austin Peay on Saturday in Lantz Arena. Smith had six points during the game against the Governors. The Panthers fell to Tennessee-Martin 81-51 on Thursday in Martin, Tenn. The Panthers are 6-3 in the OVC.
Spoonhour said. “Because we do have a game Saturday.” The Panthers look to get back on track when they head to their home court this weekend. E a s t e r n f a c e s So u t h e r n I l l i n o i s - E d w a rd s v i l l e a t 3 : 1 5 p m
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Argentinian dance company to wow at Doudna center The Tango Buenos Aires Dance Company will bring Argentinian dance and music stylings to Doudna By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Reporter | @kalyn_hayslett On Sunday, millions will surround themselves with friends to prepare for nail-biting entertainment and dedicate hours to support athletes true to their sport during the Super Bowl. However Tango Buenos Aires Dance Company will perform “Song of Eva Perón” at 7:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Theatre.
to be aware of the choreography and all of the steps it entails. Similar to maintenance and e q u i p m e n t m e n w h o p re p a re the fields and protect the tools needed for the spor t, roadies and crewmen are needed to prep the stage and set up the dancers’ props. Dancing is team orientated and requires unlimited support and everyone doing their part for their ultimate goal: being victorious and successful. However, preparation is key. Daniel Crews, director of patron services, said Dennis Malak and his student tech crew start preparation days before performances and go over all of the tech sheets: testing the lights and laying down a Marley mat which prevents slipping and creates a
"It's probably going to be a high energy performance, but on top of that I think it's going to be really dynamic.." -Olivia Link, president of EIU Dancers
Ty p i c a l l y s t u d e n t s , f a m i l y members and coworkers come t o g e t h e r t o w a t c h t h e Su p e r Bowl, but ultimately it is about the experience of watching athletes that are passionately performing at their highest potential. Tango Buenos Aires Dance Company embodies that same spirit with their passion for dance. They are currently touring, which poses difficulty not only with traveling but performing. “Whenever you are working you are exerting your body to its fullest abilities and when you are constantly performing you have to keep your body in the best condition as possible because you could possibly injury yourself forever,” Olivia Link, president of EIU Dancers said. Dance is a popular and beloved pastime, not only for students on campus but around the world as well. It involves hours of training and movements with purpose, which are scrutinized by audience members and critics as well as praised and encouraged by fans. Similar to having a playbook with key knowledge every player needs to know, dancers also need
slight spring for the dancers. “Dance is one of those things that once you understand what t h e y a re d o i n g , " Cre w s s a i d . "You really have an appreciation for their artistry and athleticism." "They are athletes and are going up against one of the biggest sporting events in the United States is the Super Bowl,” Crews added. “But we know there are people out there who don’t care about the Super Bowl. We didn’t shy away or be fearful of that because this is a great opportunity to see this group. “ The Argentinian dance troupe will per form a tango musical and dance performance in honor of Eva Perón who was the first lady and one the most influential woman in Argentinian history because of her dedication to support the poor and fight for woman suffrage. Her death shocked the world, especially Argentinian citizens, and this dance is a tribute to her and can be equivalent to a renowned football player being chosen as the most valuable player award recipient or inducted into the hall of fame. Eva Perón’s rise from poverty to fame and using her lives that still remain allows her leg-
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The Tango Buenos Aires Dance Company will pay tribute to Eva Perón, an influential Argentinian first lady, through their performance.
acy to thrive through them and this dance because the people who watch the performance will be able to testify of her lives accomplishments illustrated before them. “ There are a lot of cultural things that come along with dance companies that come and visit,” Link said. “If you don’t
go see them then you are really missing out because it broadens your horizons not only as a dancer but as a person.” These moves will not only be entertaining but are meant to tell a story and will be as if a lesson of history leaps off the textbook page and performs for the audience.
The tango originated in Argentina and is embedded in the country’s music, language and communication because it is indeed the dance of love.
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2B W e e k e nd P l a ns Friday - 1/30 Lions in Winter: Stephen Jones Doudna Lecture Hall 7 p.m. , Free -Jones will provide the keynote for the annual literary festival. He is the author of 10 novels, two collections and countless short stories.
DJ Kellz Stu's Bar & Martini Lounge 10 p.m., Free -EIU student Jack Kelly will make his debut at Stu's as DJ Kellz. Bonus: Kellz will be mixing until 2 a.m. due to extended bar hours.
Saturday - 1/31 Jake Mij Stu's Bar & Martini Lounge 10 p.m., Free - DJ Jake Mij will be mixing until 2 a.m. for Seeing Double Saturday.
S u n d ay - 2 / 1 U.N.I.T.Y. Brunch: Black by Popular Demand Grand Ballroom Noon, Free - The women of the National Association of Colored Women's Club will be hosting a free brunch to kick off African-American Heritage Month. Students will be perfoming poetry and dances. Tango Buenos Aires Doudna Fine Arts Center 7:30 p.m., $7 for students - Authentic live music and dance direct from Buenos Aires, Argentina will entertain audiences at Doudna. Tango Buenos Aires will present Song of Eva Peron, inspires by the most important feminine character in Argentinian history.
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Super Bowl has been replaced Manson album brings raw sound Much of what made watching the Super Bowl entertaining to me when I was young has since been lost with age and better alternatives. While I am not the most avid f o o t b a l l w a t c h e r, I d o e n j oy watching it when I can, but the mechanics and hype around the Super Bowl baffle me. Especially when the teams playing have no geographical relationship to most of the country, it is astounding how much the country is infatuated with a game where, in most cases, their team is not playing. What emotional investment can be had watching games like that? The last time I watched the Super Bowl was two years ago. I found myself cheering neither team on. When the game ended, all I could say was, “Well, its over.” Super Bowls seemed to have become a holiday. This holi day, of course, celebrates specific teams for a specific sport that seemingly hypnotizes most of the U.S. population. The argument could be made that the Super Bowl has become much more than just the sport being played on the screen. The appeals of the commercials played are actual arguments to the gravity of the game. In no other situation has a commercial ever been a reason to
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watch something. I cannot understand why people clamor for advertising, and seemingly only in Super Bowl specific situations. Ye s , t h e r e i s a l i t t l e m o r e thought and effort put into making the commercials entertaining during the game, but people do not seem to understand advertising does not stop after the Super Bowl ends. Most of these commercials will air long after the original air date. Also, the internet exists. These commercials are collected on several entertainment websites forever. So if there was a need to watch the commercials, there is less of a need to watch it during the game. The need to watch it during the game is now unnecessary. So, if not to watch the game or commercials, why watch it? Is it the half-time show? That makes little sense as well because of how much negative backlash these mini concerts get after the dust has settled. Hype
Jarad Jarmon is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.
Brunch to bring unity to campus By Cayla Maurer Verge Editor | @caymaurer The National Association of Colored Women’s Club will kick off African-American Heritage month with a free brunch Sunday. The Women Improving Lives Chapter of NACWC will host the U.N.I.T.Y. Brunch: Black by Popular Demand at noon in the Grand Ballroom. Maya Pitts, NACWC president, said the brunch allows people from different organizations and backgrounds to come together to learn the purpose of African-American Heritage Month and celebrate the month. “Our campus and our community needs unity,” Pitts said. “By doing this together, we can take this unity from Eastern’s campus out into the community.” Sarah Smith, NACWC vice president, said they invited members from the Illinois State NACWC chapter to celebrate with everyone at Eastern. “We want to bring everyone to-
gether in a positive light,” Smith said. “We are definitely in need of unity on this campus.” Pitts said the group ran through ideas such as a tea party and lunch for the event, but chose a brunch to allow people getting out of church or chapter meetings to participate in the event. Brunch will be ser ved from 12-1 p.m. When brunch is over, the performances will begin. Rhythm and Xtacy and the African Student Association dancers will each be dancing individual dances, but will also be sharing the stage for the first time ever for a dance collaboration. Faythe Missick, a choreographer for the African Student Association dancers, said that there are times when there conflicts within the minority, but this is a way to bring unity within. “This is a great way to promote community and to promote family within the minority and to show the campus what we can do,” said.
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for the shows builds and builds and then when the artist finally hits the stage, the country seems to give a resounding sigh of disappointment. This happens every year. But because of the bowl’s official unofficial holiday status, the case is made the game brings people together to party, hangout, eat and chill with friends and family. This, of course, is not the reason the come together though. Friends and family join together for these types of parties to be with one another. If something on the screen is need to keep their attention, several options in recent history have been made available to avoid the Super Bowl. These alternatives include the Puppy Bowl, Kitty Bowl, Fish B ow l a n d To d d l e r B ow l , t h e much cuter, more adorable alternative to the Super Bowl. They replace anything that can be given at a Super Bowl, but with more adorable flair. The Super Bowl is worn out. With better alternatives emerging and less reasons to watch it, I think people should look at how much they should really be caring about this game.
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Student will be paying tribute to prominent African-American figures through poetry. Students will also be free styling poetry. Couture Models will be doing a fashion show to showcase the history of fashion throughout the years. In between performances trivia questions will be asked about certain organizations and television shows. “It’s socializing, but socializing with a purpose to know more about African-American heritage,” Pitts said. NACWC will also be teaching line dances specific to the African-American culture. Pitts hopes that new people come to the event that haven’t participated before. “I want to see a variety of people in the crowd… people I haven’t met before,” Pitts said. “I want diversity and unity.” Cayla Maurer can be reached at 581-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.
Stephanie Markham News Editor Mixing the typical industrial power with an enhanced vocal and instrumental rawness, Marilyn Manson goes to interesting new depths with his ninth studio album, The Pale Emperor. The album has a loud, open sound; Manson’s voice comes through in key moments with an emotional punch, and the prominent drums carry the songs along with a catchy yet simple rock style. These songs are not overproduced in the slightest as one might expect from a rock star who has been in the game long enough to make nine albums. “Killing Strangers” is a bit slow for an opening track. It might take listeners a minute or so to get hooked, but the song definitely reminds them right away of the classic Manson lyrical style. He drags the words along rhythmically, “We’re killing strangers, so we don’t kill the ones that we love.” “Deep Six” picks up the pace and is easily one of the more memorable songs on the album. The eerie introduction is broken into with a repetitive guitar hook that is enhanced with stronger industrial kicks throughout the song. And listeners are ushered further into the darkness with the chorus, “Deep six, six, six feet deep.” Manson’s voice trudges into a rich, raspy territory as he nearly screams certain lines, then slows into a more soothing speaking tone. Songs like “Mephistopheles Of Los Angeles” bring a bluesy, ‘70s rock vibe to the album while still tastefully incorporating heavy riffs and bass lines. One thing “The Pale Emperor” lacks is song variety. The songs could stand alone and don’t really flow or build into one another. “The Devil Beneath My Feet” is possibly the most Manson in character. The lyrics speak for themselves, “Don’t need a (expletive) looking down on me…Least I know wherever I go, I got the devil beneath my feet.” While the themes of the album are consistent with Manson’s typical messages, and ripping on religion is always rich song material, the same topics can get a bit stale. But Manson articulates it well and without fear, as always. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Eastern alumna releases new single "Goodbye" By Cayla Maurer Verge Editor | @caymaurer EIU alum, Merritt Whitley, has been keeping busy since graduating in December 2013. Whitley signed with ReverbNation and is working on releasing her first album. After moving back to Kansas City, Whitley started working parttime at Kansas City Homes and Style magazine while pursuing music full-time. Whitley is releasing her latest single "Goodbye" from her EP this week. Here's what the singer had to say: Verge: Let’s cut to the chase. Tell me all about your new single ‘Goodbye.’ Merritt Whitley: “Goodbye" is a very unique song in comparison to others I’ve written. Each line in the song essentially represents a different person, a situation or lesson that I’ve learned throughout the years. The song is just a big personal collage. It’s about letting go and realizing that it’s time to more on to bigger and better things.” V: “Goodbye” was chosen by
Al Waser to be broadcast on his Weekly Top 20 Show in Hollywood, Calif. What was that like? MW: “It’s incredibly exciting just knowing the potential and possibilities that everything you’ve worked for is slowly starting to catch fire and hoping that it will continue to ignite and spread throughout the country and hopefully even the world. My goal as an artist is to just be heard. It’s a really hard career to pursue, but I love that challenge. You never know what to expect. All it takes is one song and the right person to hear it and your entire life can change." V : We l o v e y o u r c o v e r o f “Burnin’ It Down.” What made you want to cover that song? MW: “I love country. Right now in the countr y music industry I feel like guys have really taken over. Don’t get me wrong, you still have those key artists like Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert, but country music is a guy’s world right now. I wanted to take a popular male country song and put feminine twist on it. It’s a really sexy song
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and I thought that if we took it to studio we could do something cool with it.” V: We love that you are so active on social media. What is your favorite way to share news with your fans?
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 “It’s probably going to be a high energy performance but, on top of that, I think it’s going to be really dynamic," Link said. "I am expecting a couple of different styles and concepts in the dance so it’s going to be a really diverse show." These dancers embody Eva Perón’s humanitarian spirit by offering a master class where they interact with local dance groups, companies and students and teach a few steps of choreography. Link said during the master classes the dance company usually starts off with the dances tell the audience their dance background and the type of training they experience. Then they explain their concepts because each dance has its own technical moves. From there they break down a short choreography so the local dancers can try their style of dance. “It’s a rewarding experience just from the standpoint that’s kind of sobering. You get to see how difficult other dances are but, you have the opportunity to learn from someone who can be considered an expert,” Link said. “It’s just one of those experiences that you can keep under belt and continue to learn more styles.” Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
and letting people see images. Hopefully they can connect with me through the pictures and sounds that I post. I’ve made some new fans recently from all around the world using a simple hashtag." V: If we were to flip through your iTunes right now, what artists would we see? MW: “I listen to quite a diverse group of artists. My favorite ar tist right now is Sam Hunt. His song writing, his voice, his music overall. It’s great. I l o v e Ta y l o r Sw i f t ’s n e w album. She’s got
some catchy tunes. I’ve got Carrie Underwood too. But don’t get me wrong, I also love Juicy J. He’s my favorite rapper. I think you can get inspiration from just about anything.”
V: What’s it like doing what you love? MW: “It’s incredible. I did have a day job that I worked for nine months and it was a great experience, but I decided to quit and try to pursue music. A lot of people told me I was crazy and maybe I am a little bit, but that’s just one of the decisions you have to make in life. It makes me happier than anything every single day. I know that if I just keep working hard at it, it will lead me down a good, positive path." V: What’s next for Merritt Whitley? MW: “I’ve got some upcoming shows in Kansas City and I’m working on an album. After I finish that I will look at the possibility of maybe moving to Nashville. I’ve always had my heart set on it. I just want to get more experience working with a live band. Definitely more covers and trying to get my music on the radio to be heard by the masses.” To stay updated on Whitley’s music, shows and new releases, go to merrittwhitley.com. Cayla Maurer can be reached at 581-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.
What's playing in the newsroom?
The Daily Eastern News staff shares what's caught their ears this week.
ROSE SACCO COPY EDITOR
BOB REYNOLDS SPORTS EDITOR
The Weeknd- Earned It because I feel like it fits the story line of 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
Dirt by Florida Georgia Line. It's just a really good song.
KATIE SMITH EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
JASON HOWELL ONLINE EDITOR
The Royal Blood album is my favorite album this year. They just have a really unique sound.
Eric Church - Carolina because someday I hope to visit the Carolinas. I hear they're great and they're 'calling me home.'
SAM NUSBAUM COPY EDITOR
Anything by The Beatles or Led Zeppelin.
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Student makes DJ debut EIU student, Jack 'DJ Kellz' Kelly, combines his love of music and personal drive to complete his goals. By Cayla Maurer Verge Editor | @caymaurer Jack ‘DJ Kellz’ Kelly, a junior communication studies major, is like almost every other college student: he loves rap and electro music. What makes him different? He takes his love for the music and puts it to work. Kelly is a DJ working at local bars and house parties. Verge: How did you get started DJ’ing and mixing? Jack Kelly: “One of my friends was really into it and showed me all his stuff and what he was working on and then he passed away. I picked it up, started practicing and it took off. From there, I started watching videos to know
everything about the music and dancing.” V: Growing up, who inspired you? JK: “I was inspired by two artists: DJ Hardwell and DJ Carnage." V: Who are you listening to right now? If we turned on your music, what artists would pop up? JK: “Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Carnage, Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike, Blasterjaxx. I listen to rap and trap music as well. Big Sean and Lil’ Wayne. I like to mix in popular rap songs with my electronic stuff.” V: If you could explain your sound, what would it be? JK: “I have quite a few sounds that I prefer. Basically I like three different genres: festival trap, electro house and bounce.” V: What’s your most recent work? JK: “I’m always creating new edits and mashups. I post some online for people to get a taste, but not too often. I like to keep most of my stuff for myself to surprise the crowd
w i t h s o m e t h i n g t h e y h a v e n’t heard before. Every so often I post something on my SoundCloud. The most recent one is Miami vs No Heroes mashup.” V: So this is your debut at Stu’s. How did this happen? JK: “I started DJ’ing at the end of my freshman year in college (2012). I set two goals for myself. One, DJ at Marty’s Bar. Two, DJ at Stu’s. It took me about a year of getting to know DJ’s around the school, making connections and practicing to get my first gig at Marty’s. This is will my second goal accomplished for Eastern. I’ve been working pretty hard. It kind of feels like a kid on Christmas. It’s just been a long time coming.” DJ Kellz will be DJ’ing at Stu’s Bar and Martini Lounge Friday from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. Cayla Maurer can be reached at 581-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.
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Kelly has performed at Marty's bar as well as house parties since he began practicing in 2012.
Review: Royal Rumble fails to meet expectations The Royal Rumble is a yearly Pay Per View held by the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Amongst other things the main attraction of the Royal Rumble is the Rumble itself. Two wresters start in the ring with other wrestles entering every 90 seconds until all 30 have been out. The goal is to toss the other wrestlers over the top rope until one man is left and they get to go to the main event of Wrestlemania. The Pay Per View event started with the pre-show which was a three vs three tag team match between Cesaro, Tyson Kidd, and Adam Rose vs New Day. If you’re watching this later I recommend skipping this match as it was pointless. Nothing too exciting happens and nothing was at stake, but get used to tag team matches because most of the matches in the PPV are. Cesaro and Tyson Kidd are awesome while Adam Rose is just boring. The members of New Day are all great wrestlers, but New Day is an awful gimmick. WWE really needs to work on its gimmicks it gives to people of color because right now it is kind of ridiculous that a tag team of African Americans’ is relegated to dancing and singing gospel in 2015. Next match was New Age Outlaws vs The Ascension. New Age Outlaws are a tag team from the Attitude era and were members of DX. The Ascension is a recently brought up tag team from NXT. New Age Outlaws are interesting, but I am not sold on the Ascension as a tag team yet. The Ascension won the relatively pointless 15 minute match, but at least they were being put over by the old talent. They’ve got awhile to go and WWE is trying to build them up as the new monster tag team so
Mace Mackiewicz Verge reporter we’ll see if they willl be able to revitalize the nearly dead tag team scene with these guys and the other tag teams down at the developmental NXT. The next tag match was The Miz and Damien Mizdow vs The Usos. This match was a little more interesting than the first two simply because of Mizdow whose whole gimmick is to mimic everything the Miz does. And while this does sound hokey it honestly has gotten him over a hell of a lot more than his original gimmick of just being an intellectual. The match built tension between Miz and Mizdow as the Miz character wants all of the attention and refuses to tag Mizdow in which eventually leads to Miz getting pinned. It was basically Miz vs the Usos. Overall, an OK match, but the Usos are getting boring and are kind of like the John Cena of tag teams. Now there is yet another tag team match this time, a divas tag team match. The Bellas vs Paige and Nattie. This match needed a little more time than it got as it was too short to really do any storytelling. It was a slow tag match that just did what it did. Again most of the matches on this Pay Per View are completely skippable. However, the triple threat match
for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship is an extremely early contender for Match of the Year. I was skeptical of the Brock Lesnar vs John Cena vs Seth Rollins match at first, but this match delivered ridiculously well. Brock Lesnar has been built up as a monster since destroying John Cena back at Summerslam and this match is no different. The man picks up and supplexes John Cena several times in this match and he pretty much throws Cena around like a rag doll. Lesnar is just a beast and it’s terrifying to watch. Cena actually wasn’t too stale in this match and that’s really saying something. Seeing him against someone who actually beat him and can easily beat him makes his whole underdog character work. Seeing him trying to get an offensive out on Lesnar only to be supplexed again is always just so awesome. Of course Seth Rollins plays the perfect heel in this match pretty much stalking and waiting for an opportunity while Lesnar and Cena are attacking each other to get an offensive in while they’re distracted. Also Rollins breaks out two incredible high flying moves in this match and he has pretty much been sold as the future in this match. An awesome point is when Seth Rollins jumped off the top rope to land on Brock Lesnar who was layed out on the Spanish announcers table. Another awesome spot was when Rollins did something called a “phoenix splash” which was just incredible and I believe cements Rollins as the future. The match ended with Lesnar came back into the ring after being out for a while on the outside ring and attacked Cena again. Rollins tried to go for his signature curb
stomp but Lesnar catches him and does his F5 and pins Rollins. The whole match is honestly a 10/10 if you want a reason to get into or back into wrestling I highly recommend this match. Finally the main event of the Pay Per View happens the Royal Rumble. The Rumble starts out boring with the Miz and R-Truth. However, the third person to come out was Bubba Ray Dudley, a member of the Dudley brothers tag team that was part of what made the Attitude Era so awesome. Seeing Dudley pull off his old signature moves was just awesome and it made the crowd go nuts. Next Bray Wyatt came out and eliminated everyone and preceded to eliminate everyone until the fan favorite Daniel Bryan came out. Daniel Bryan has been out with an injury for almost a year and having come off a year where he won a WrestleMania a lot of people wanted him to win. WWE makes its first mistake in this match in after a while they have Wyatt eliminate Bryan in the first third of the match. The whole crowd turned against the match immediately and cheers became a chorus of boos. WWE should of saw this coming after being booed out of the building last year for not putting Bryan in the rumble at all pretty much forcing them to change their original plans to put Bryan in the title picture, it’s ridiculous that they aren’t putting their chips on this man. Instead the WWE is putting everything on Roman Reigns. A young wrestler who is cousins with the Rock. Reigns is still too green especially to be main eventing a Wrestle Mania against someone like Brock Lesnar. Reigns doesn’t have
an incredibly diverse move set yet and his mic work is still a joke. The man needs about another year or two before he should be pushed as a main eventer. The rest of the Royal Rumble after Reigns comes out is just devoted to making him out to be strong. All other fan favorites like Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose are knocked out by the heels Big Show and Kane just to that Reigns can beat them and be put over as ridiculously strong. All of this however went over awful with the crowd. Ever ything was booed after Reigns eliminated Kane and Big Show. Reigns gets attacked after eliminating him and the Rock made a surprise return to take out Kane and Big Show the fans are still booing. They booed the Rock one of the most charismatic wrestlers of all time. After this was over the Rock held up Reigns hand and looked extremely confused as to why they were being booed. It’s going to be interesting to see how the WWE combats the backlash in the next few weeks. RAW was cancelled the next night due to snow problems so they pretty much bought themselves some time to do damage control. The aftermath of the Rumble actually got people to tweet and get #cancelwwenetwork to trend. Overall the PPV was pretty bad except for the triple threat match. The rumble as a whole gets a 3 out of 10, but it does contain a 10 out of 10 match. Mace Mackiewicz can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmackiewicz@eiu.edu.