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Siblings to pay tribute during 'Stagestruck' By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Reporter | @kalyn_hayslett Doudna Fine Arts Center’s Dvorak Hall will wreak lively sounds of the Eastern Symphony Orchestra along with vocalist Regina Rossi, pianist Jeffrey Brown and flutist Eric Luminais performing "Stagestruck" Sunday. The musical performance will begin at 4 p.m. under the direction of Dr. Richard Rossi who has been ESO’s director for approximately 14 years. Richard Rossi will be sharing the stage with his younger sister Regina Rossi performing “My Beloved” which is a rendition of a piece performed about 12 years ago at Eastern. Regina and Richard Rossi were accompanied by their father, Anthony F. Rossi, during their last performance of the song. Anthony Rossi graduated from Julliard with an opera concentration allowing him to perform in numerous Broadway performances, many times at Eastern. In December, Anthony F. Rossi passed away. Nestled in "Stagestruck" is a performance by two siblings paying tribute to their father with a song Anthony Rossi performed when meeting Richard and Regina’s mother. Regina Ross remembers her father's character and acknowledges the impact his skills had on both her career and life. “Our dad had this amazing ability, not just for us five kids, but for people he was in contact with as a choir director and professional musician, was to help you believe in yourself,” Regina said. “It was amazing how he could take your insecurities and turn them around and give you self-confidence.” Regina is a victim of nervousness before every performance, but she said her father's words of encouragement fill her lungs allowing her to project confidence and entertain the audience. "Stagestruck" will include a combination of several solo performances with pieces of fast and slow-paced music. “It was fun in last night’s rehearsal because right when Dr. Rossi said, 'Alright 'Girl in 14G,' everyone in the orchestra started saying 'yay!' They were excited to do the piece,” Regina said. One of Regina’s last pieces for the night is “Girl 14G” about a quiet girl moving to New York into an apartment in between loud neighbors who are aspiring singers,” Regina said. Eric Luminias, a senior music major, and winner of the 2015 Concertino Award has been a member of the ESO for four years. At first performing a solo was extremely nerve racking and intimidating for Regina Rossi but after getting over the initial shock, based on the song she prefers to perform in the front of the orchestra.

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flute solo in front of the orchestra, which is a drastic difference from being a part of the major sound. “When you are a part of the orchestra it's sound all around you and you’ve been practicing for years so you know what to do, but

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when you are in front of it, suddenly it’s this huge beast behind you,” Luminias said. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.

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Jandi Warren, a senior early childhood education major, dances down the soul train line during the Soul Train event in the Martin Luther King Jr University Union Thursday in the Grand Ballroom. Warren came dressed in 70’s apparel.

Students take ride on ‘Soul Train’ By Darronté Matthews Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Eastern’s African American students and faculty gathered for a blast from the past on the “Soul Train” The African-American Heritage Month committee’s first “Soul Train: EIU Edition” took place Tuesday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union as students and faculty celebrated four decades of African American music and culture. Students wore afros, overalls, backwards caps, exposed bra straps and spandex, while old videos of “Soul Train” broadcasted in the back-

ground as they paid homage to the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s. Kendall Jackson, a senior family and consumer science major, said the event was a nonrestrictive event, where students could have fun and celebrate their heritage. “The thought process of this was to do something different and innovative but also staying true to the theme of the month, which was bring back,” Jackson said. “The African American music is just soulful and rejoicing.” There were people dressed up in the clothing of the “Soul Train” era decades. The popular decades people represented were the ‘70s and the ‘90s. People who represented the ‘70s said their

fascination of the era came from their parents. “I love ‘70s music, that’s when my mom came out of high school and I said ‘Hey, I want to get a taste of Soul Train since I wasn’t here yet,’” Jessica Wallace, a senior health studies major, said. The majority of the people who attended “Soul Train” represented the ‘90s. They partied in the mix of flashing cell phone lights snatching at the shadows. The event also allowed students to express their love for the past with imitating performances of celebrated artists, such as Chaka Khan from the ‘70s and Bell Biv Devoe and TLC from the ‘90s.

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CUPB to review reaccredidation report By Derrin Coad Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Council on University Planning and Budgeting will review the NCA reaccreditation report, which was made available Feb. 9 and evaluates Eastern as a whole institution during its meeting Friday. The council members will also discuss the list of more than 200 possible revenuegenerating ideas they received at their last meeting. The proposals came from a report by the Education Advisory Board, which gathered ideas from other universities with the goal of helping universities address overall budgeting problems. The council, which is in charge of setting program priorities in the university budget and advising the president on matters about

the budget, created eight subcommittees to look over all of the proposals. David Emmerich, the chair of the council, said during the last meeting that the challenge of accepting the ideas from other universities in the report is that every university defines and completes tasks differently. During the meeting, Emmerich mentioned a report from 2013 about administrative-faculty rations, and how each university defines administrative positions differently. However, the administrative position definition will not be addressed this meeting. “As for the administrative positions, there is still more work to be done on that,” Emmerich said. “It will be an item in a future meeting.”

Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget will not be address during Friday’s meeting. Emmerich said because it occurred after the agenda was set, it will not be a specific item on the agenda. “If it does get brought up, it would be through the president’s report or the business affairs report,” Emmerich said. “I do not know if that is in their plans, and I won’t speak for them in that capacity.” The council will meet at 2 p.m. in the 1895 Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Luis Martinez contributed to this article. Derrin Coad can be reached at 581-2812. or at dkcoad@eiu.edu

An English graduate student will critically analyze and disseminate theories from Toni Morrison’s novel “A Mercy” for her colloquium at 3 p.m. Monday in Room 3732 of Coleman Hall. Terri Coleman, who is an avid fan of the author’s work, said Morrison’s novel is about a racial theory experiment where Morrison has characters who represent different ethnicities such as African-American, Caucasian and Native American. “A Mercy” is set in the late 1600s United States before the existence of race as social construct as is present today. The characters in the novel all range in identities from African-American to Native American. Morrison ambiguously describes some of the characters, which is how she makes it difficult to place any specific race on the characters, Coleman said. Coleman said she read comments from those who have reviewed or read Morrison’s novel. She said based upon the description for the character Sorrow, who is described as having “hair of wool,” some reviewers and critics have said Sorrow is African-American, while others viewed the character as biracial. This is a form of what is known as “resistance text.” Coleman said her presentation also tackles “resistance text,” which is a term coined by Doris Sommer in which anything written by minorities often explains a character’s race subtly. “There are ways for minority writers to keep majority audiences and readers in their place,” Coleman said. Because African-Americans usually straddle the lines of two cultures between African-American society and Caucasian society, many understand these theories of resistance text and “unmattering” race. “Unmattering” race is how racial minorities can be who they are without dealing with racism and dealing with others’ privileges. However, the challenge is how Caucasians can use the information and apply it to their lives, Coleman said. Coleman said by looking at multiple viewpoints—even if it may be uncomfortable or difficult to hear—those who are Caucasian could think about and understand how minorities are used in the media and look at it critically. “Are they writing in a way that reinforces racist structures and makes race matter in a problematic way?” Coleman said. Eastern’s English department is connecting the event with the National Council of Teachers of English’s National AfricanAmerican Read-In, which is an initiative to showcase literacy dealing with AfricanAmericans. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

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Professors recite poetry collections By Cassie Buchman City Editor | @DEN_News The audience was quiet and attentive as Caleb Curtiss and Charlotte Pence read from their poetry collections Thursday night in the Lecture Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Curtiss, a teacher and poet from Champaign, read from his chapbook “A Taxonomy of the Space Between Us.” His work has appeared in the New England Review and Literary Review, among other places. He also co-organizes the Pygmalion Literary Festival. Curtiss said he had never read from his chapbook before. “I might fumble a lot, but I’m not going to apologize for it because we’re all learning,” he said. Curtiss started out the evening by reading several poems not from his chapbook. “We cleave one space into ano t h e r, o p e n i n g h e r e , c l o s i n g there,” he said, reading from his poem “Cleave.” He also read from a poem of his called “Post.” “When is it that conquest becomes accomplishment?” he read. Many of his poems dealt with the loss of his sister. “My sister is not a woman, a girl, or even a real someone or something, not anymore,” he read from his poem “Sparrow.” He said that the death of his sister was an important event in his life, and something that was necessary to write about. “ Wr i t i n g h e l p e d m e u n d e r stand part of something I had previously not understood,” he said. “When you experience something you don’t understand, normal language fails.” He said textured, artfully arranged language provided him a meaning beyond the meaning of words. Curtiss spoke at the reading about the various odd jobs he had, such as being a bartender and a social worker. “I did good things, maybe some bad things,” he said. He encouraged students in the audience to take advantage of the resources they have. “I would be lost without the help of my professors,” he said.

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Charlotte Pence, an english professor here at Eastern, speaks on her book in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday in Doudna’s lecture hall. Pence read poems that were published in her new book.

He said he has not seen some of the poems he read in years. “I’m kind of getting to know them again,” he said. His last poem called “Dream” was in four parts. “This time, you’re not my sister, this time you’re someone I don’t recognize,” he read. In one of the poems, he picked up on the differences between himself and the person he was writing about. “Blue for me, is red for you,” he said. Curtiss explained his thought process in his poems. “I think about my brain like it’s an algorithm a lot,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a good thing.” After Curtiss, finished, Charlotte Pence, a poet and English professor at Eastern, read from her poetry collection, “Many Small Fires”. This is her first full-length poetry collection after her chapbook “The Branches, the Axe, the Missing.” Her poems dealt with both personal issues and scientific elements, such as her father’s schizophrenia. Fo r o n e p o e m , “ T h e A r g u ment,” she stood in the middle of

the stage and portrayed both her and her father. “The Argument” was the first poem she wrote about her father. “When it came, I didn’t know what to do,” she said. “It was very uncomfortable to talk about it.” Her father has been homeless since Pence was 18 and has paranoid schizophrenia. It was her husband, who is also a writer, who said she had to write about it. “ He s a i d y o u h a v e t o w r i t e about what you’re afraid to write,” she said. In “The Argument,” her father questions Pence as a poet, while in ensuing poems, she explores questions regarding her responsibility as a poet. Her poems also deal with her experiences traveling in Indonesia with her husband. “That’s the way of searching, isn’t it?” she read. “We think we know before we know.” She read a poem about happier times with her dad called “Diviner.” “I don’t want a well,” she read. “I want what I have, a father who is a diviner.” Pence said she did not initially see what her intention was when

writing the poems. “As it got going, I realized I was writing about myself,” she said. Andrew McCue, a junior English major, said he came to the reading partly because Pence was one of his professors, partly because he was a fan of poetry, and that the reading was a more professional setting. Ryan Brown, a senior English education major, agreed. “ I h a v e o n e c l a s s w i t h D r. Pence. She is a great teacher, professor, and a great poet as well,” he said. “I have a great admiration for her and poetry in general.” Matthew Minicucci, a poetry professor from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said he thought different things about each of the poets. “Caleb Curtiss talks about loss in an extremely beautiful and honest way,” he said. “Charlotte Pence incorporates information, and all sorts of information, like she’s weaving in such a lovely way.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu

RHA reviews hall council attendance By Cassie Buchman City Editor|@DEN_News The Residence Hall Association discussed improving attendance at hall council meetings Thursday after coming back from last weekends’ Inter-Residence Hall Association (IRHA) conference at Northern Illinois University. Mallory Winkeler, the national communications coordinator, said IRHA was very successful. “It was so much fun, and was so awesome,” she said. “I am so proud of all who attended.” At IRHA, Eastern’s RHA won the most spirited delegation award. “This is the third year in a row we have won this,” Winkeler said. “We made a name for ourselves.” In previous weeks, some of the halls brought up problems with bringing residents to their weekly hall council meetings. They each had brainstorming sessions to think of ways to fix these attendance problems. In Weller Hall, representatives

have started asking residents to figure out what they want out of hall council and what they want to do at hall council meetings. Andrews and Pemberton halls both had academic initiatives designed to boost attendance. Andrews Hall has been having a raffle every other week for those who attend hall council meetings, as well as different themes and programs going on every week and a resident of the month program for those who go to hall council. Last week’s theme was a “Murder Mystery Night.” Andrews also had rewards for those who got involved with the different residence hall committees. Thomas Hall had different games and competitions between floors, such as a game based on the show “Minute to Win It.” Other RHA representatives are planning events for their halls outside of hall council as well. Ta y l o r H a l l i s p l a n n i n g a n event called “Pie an e-board member” where people can pay a dol-

lar to throw a pie in the face of an RA, RHA representative, and other members of the executive board of Taylor Hall. Lincoln Hall is having a belated birthday party for Abraham Lincoln on Monday, and Lawson Hall is hosting a game for their hall called “Are you Smarter than Your RA?” which will pit residents and resident assistants against each other. Treasurer Kyle Anderson brought up a change in way RHA counts the money raised by the halls for Relay for Life. In previous weeks, each of the halls has been raising money for Relay for Life by putting coins in jars at their front desks. The halls have been in competition with each other to raise the most money. Adding coins to the jars gives the halls more money, and halls can sabotage each other by adding dollar bills to each other’s jars that will subtract money from each hall’s total. “We were approached by small and large halls to make the way we count the money more fair,” Ander-

son said. They did this by averaging the population of the halls with the money earned, so that the amount of people in each hall would be taken into account when they counted the money raised. In the lead for these “Coin Wars” is Douglas with 33 cents per resident. Taylor is in second, and Pemberton is in third. Also brought up at the meeting were the upcoming interviews for Resident Director. Marc Hudson, director of housing and dining, said the graduate students came from national searches. “I encourage students leaders to meet the candidates,” he said. “There are 15-20 students applying. and we are competing for these graduate students with schools from around the country.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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Jazz combos bring classic melodies By Debby Hernandez Staff Reporter | @ DEN_News The night began with a melody from the vibraphone, followed by the trumpet, which gave way to the steady tone of “Take the A Train,” a classic jazz song by Billy Strayhorn. The EIU Jazz Combos included a vanguard sextet, a birdland quintet, and a blue note quintet. Students and faculty from the music department performed Thursday night in the Black Box Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Jamie Ryan, an assistant professor of percussion, said the birdland quintet played a challenging performance. “We wanted to play something hard enough to be challenging but not hard enough to not be able to pull it off,” he said. “All of them are very talented. They put together three hard tones.” The program opened with the

va n g u a rd s e x t e t , c o m p o s e d o f brass instrument players, drums and bass. Joanna Stauder played a steady beat on the vibraphone and was later joined by the brass group. Michael Eckardt, a trumpet playe r, f o l l owe d t h e g ro u p w i t h a steady tone. Then a saxophone solo by Rose Cloud and a trombone solo by Jacob Hardy gave way to a gradual ending to “Take the A Train.” Bass player Maggie Thomas and OLIVIA S. DIGGS | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS drummer Michael Amos kept a The Vanguard Sextet plays “Take the A Train” written by Billy Strayhorn and consistently slow, smooth back- arragned by Cark Terry during the EIU Jazz Combos concert on Thursday. ground beat. The sextet, coached by Paul Pianist Lucas Fain began with a was upbeat and played dominantly Johnston, the associate profes- solemn melody followed by drum- by the violin, a non-common insor of jazz studies and piano, con- mer and coach Jamie Ryan. strument for jazz. tinued to play steadily with songs The two were joined by bass David Perez, a senior jazz persuch as “ Yearnin” and “Canta- player Julia Ford, tenor saxophone formance major, said his goal was loupe Island.” player David Perez, trumpet play- to “speak in my own voice musiThe concert continued with the e r No a h C h u b b, a n d v i o l i n i s t cally.” birdland quintet playing songs James Calderon, playing a differWillie Morris, a freshman musuch as “When it Rains,” “Tick- ent tone during the song, ‘When sic education major, said playing le Toe” and “Strausbourg/ St. De- it Rains.” jazz was his challenge. nis.” Their next song, “Tickle Toe,” “The music that we played was

a lot different than anything I played before,” he said. The blue note quintet performance was dominant with saxophones, beginning with “Freefit-fo-fun,” which included a piano, bass and drums background played by Tyler Seawood, Nick Tucker, the coach and freelance musician, and Lucas Fain. The alto saxophone, played by Bryan Chesi, worked along with the tenor saxophone played by Willie Morris. Both saxophones played high and low notes, varying in scale. The group continued with “Black Nile,” and “Witch Hunt.” Professor Nick Tucker said the goal was to put on an interesting concert while learning something new. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.

English teaching center to expand facilities Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge

The Language Company which is a center used to teach students who may not traditionally be proficient in speaking English, have now added 11 students and four new instructors to the program since its opening in November. Charles Asche, the director of the language company, said the center is expecting to get a new instructor in March, making their total English instructors to six. “I think the biggest change is growth,” Asche said. The center has students represented from many different coun-

tries such as China, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. In the coming months, five students will be coming from Panama to enroll in the center, Asche said. Students who are enrolled in the program go through nine levels of intensive English studies and must complete the ninth level before fully being admitted into Eastern. One through three are beginning levels, four through six are intermediate, and seven through nine are advanced. Those who are in the program take courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking and listening; the students who do not have an

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English speaking level past nine are admitted on a “conditional” basis. Currently, there are 15 language centers nationally, with many of the programs concentrated to the Midwest and East Coast regions. Asche said because the center is continuously growing in students and English as a second language instructors, they are expanding the first floor of Thomas Hall in the North Tower to hold more facilities in the coming months. “Our growth is ultimately good for Eastern’s growth,” Asche said. Sh u o “ Wi l l i a m” Wo n g , w h o came from China four months ago, is one of the students en-

rolled in the program. Wong said the hardest aspect for him to grasp within the program is the English vocabulary; he said speaking and listening is easy for him, but not reading and writing. Jason Talley, an English as a second language instructor, who also teaches Wong, said he has been teaching Wong for three weeks now. Talley said Wong is one of his hardest working students and tries his best to learn the language. Talley agreed with Wong and said vocabular y is Wong’s greatest challenge. To assist him, Talley gives Wong five words to

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practice understanding academics, with the last word being something funny to study. For one week, Talley gave Wong the funny word “oyster.” The Language Company will have a grand opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday in Thomas Hall where students will be able to meet the faculty and students of the center . Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

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Television needs to get with the times There have not been many shows on the television I have found myself needing to watch immediately once it comes out. That is, until “The Flash” TV series came out. For the first time in a long time, I found myself wanting to keep up with a show, episode by episode. For years now, I have used services like Hulu Plus and Netflix to feed my insatiable craving for TV shows. More and more commercials and scheduled times to watch TV shows have become foreign to me, especially with my work schedule. This, of course, did not get me to sit down and watch the shows on TV. It has only made me have to search other avenues to get the show without having to sit down at scheduled times and watch it. This is where I feel I am not alone. Growing popularity in Netflix and Hulu Plus lead me to believe others are just as over the current television model, which has shows airing at specific points with commercials scattered about. This model has been outdated by other services like Netflix, which offers the same content whenever someone might want it. This new model needs to be more openly adopted from major television services. While there is still a market for those who enjoy basic cable and can spend the time to watch their favorite television shows, there is a growing market for this subscription model. This is a model where the user buys the content he or she wants and watches it when they want. This model also gives users the ability to watch larger amounts of content at once. With services like Netflix, I have to wait for shows like for “House of Cards,” but I do not have to wait weeks on end to watch the season. I can binge watch it, a technique growing in popularity amongst Netflix users, or pace myself to weeks and even months. Entertainment consumers, like me, are less patient with the content they consume. They want to watch and enjoy their shows or movies on their time on their terms. I believe TV broadcasters would have much more success from their audience if they followed a specific subscription model. Netflix is not the only one to find success with this model. HBO has been running off this model long before Netflix’s existence. People would pay for the network and what it had to offer. This allowed them to be rid of ads and provide premium high-budget content, like “Game of Thrones.” Why doesn’t every network follow this model? This model would benefit everyone. Networks would be more enticed to produce content their target demographic might want instead of trying to appeal to as wide a variety of people. Food Network would create shows specific to those food aficionados instead of trying to get the largest crowd. This would improve the content as a whole. Viewers would also be able to pick and choose what they want to spend their money on. I would not have to have the History Channel just to watch Flash on the CW. I want my content to be readily available when and where I want. The old model of having to sit down at specific times to watch my shows is over. Jarad Jarmon is a senior journalism major and he can be reached at 581-2812.

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It’s not time to pack up your winter sweaters just yet T h e g ro u n d h o g d i d n o t l i e w h e n h e said we would be having more weeks of winter. January brought weekends where students came out of their hiding places in warm buildings to play games on the quads in sweatshirts, sometimes even Tshirts. Now in February, layers upon layers are being put on to protect their faces and avoid the harsh air. Even though we are moving toward the end of February, the weather is remaining cold and freezing. In general, the month of February normally means we are still in the midst of winter. It is just one of the perks of being an Illinois resident. If we are unlucky we may even see snow in April. But that doesn’t mean we have to stay hidden until we hear the all clear. If ever yone waited for the weather to

get nicer than think of how much time would be wasted. The money that we paid for our classes would be going to waste, unless we are willing to forfeit our breaks and continue to have class during them to get the full education we signed up for. Campus activities would be stagnant with no one working to accomplish jobs that need to be done. It i s t h e re s p o n s i b i l i t y o f e ve r y s t u dent to wear the clothes that are appropriate for freezing temperatures to continue with everyday routines. If you have lived in this state for even one year, you know what to expect. Just fight through it. One day the snow is going to melt and the birds are going to start singing – signifying spring is here. But for now it is time to take advantage of all the things winter has to offer. The warm hot chocolate as we walk to class,

the blanket of snow that makes the outside brighter, especially if the sun is out with it, the chance to be a kid again and make snowmen and snow angels. Just think about how nice the warm classroom feels when we walk across campus to get to it and how cozy the sweaters are. They will have to be put away when all of this is over. Don’t expect a class cancellation everyday because of the winter. Get out and continue to wear clothing that will help you sur vive. Prepare your vehicle with emergency tools, and give yourself extra time to get to campus. We owe it to ourselves to continue going on with life, even in freezing weather. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Reviving journalism: a gradually dying art Sitting down watching D.C. Comics’ superhero movies on a Saturday evening is what I would consider an eventful evening. I particularly enjoy the super hero clichés and action-packed fighting scenes with villainous criminals, rather than the actual dialogue. But this certain movie caused me a bit of mental stimulation. As I sat inattentively, more so listening than watching, Batman and Superman appeared together on the screen. They engaged in conversation for a brief moment and before I knew it I had glanced away once more. It wasn’t until Batman uttered the words that truly grasped my attention that I looked at the TV once again. “Journalism is dead!” Batman said to Superman, (who if you don’t know has a journalistic background through his alias Clark Kent.). It’s not like I never heard anyone say this before, but it was more so the fact that opinion is so widely believed that it’s even in our cartoons. As I let the words of my all-time favorite crime-fighter settle into my thoughts, I couldn’t help but disagree.

Kevin Hall Considering the fact that three years ago I sat down in my advisor’s office and declared suicide according to the caped-crusader, I struggled to find a solution to combat with his statement. After minutes of pondering, it finally hit me. Journalism will never die. As a craft, Journalism is eternal. It is a study of news in society and if society is always progressively moving forward, how can the medium in which it is projected through die? Many people would argue that technology is the culprit of Journalism’s death, but I would argue the opposite. I believe the technology in today’s society can be used most

effectively along side with what I would refer to as the revolution of journalism today. Because we live in a society where information is shared with the simple stroke of the thumb, I feel like journalism is very much so needed right now. In a time where anyone could be a source of information, it is the role of professional journalists to separate the work of a true journalist and a random guy with an iPhone. The extensive research and sense of detail should definitely be the determining factor. The foundation of Journalism is based on research and story telling. The tactful mixture of current events, and vivid details allow Journalism to keep track of social transition. Though modern technology may eventually rid the world of actual printed newspapers, I feel this is an argument that can be valid in regards to any printed publication. Time causes change and I know that Journalism is something that is not dead, but simply in a period of reform. Kevin Hall is senior Journalism major and he can be reached at 581-2812.

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FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 2015

Watching from the sideline

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Two new business minors set for following semester By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News

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Cameron Reynolds, the 2-year-old son of Eastern men’s basketball assistant coach J.R Reynolds, watches the game Thursday in Lanz Arena.

Worldly sounds to showcase cultures By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge World cultures will be showcased through song, dance and musical performances for the annual Sounds of the World concert at 7 p.m. Friday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Shifa Shamim, the president of association of international students, said because of the good reception from last semester’s event, the group is bringing it back for spring. This is a first for the event; however, nothing new will be added to the event. Shamim said the association, which is hosting the event, was planning on having a fashion show allowing students from the different counties of Nepal, Saudi Arabia, China and more strut in garb from their homes; however, the group was unable to make that happen.

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Only three students representing countries in South Asia wanted to assist with the show, and because the outfits are similar, the group decided not to do the fashion show. Ideally, 10 to 15 countries was the goal for the fashion show, Shamim said. “It’s so good to see everyone dressed up and everyone is smiling, everyone is happy; it’s so nice to see all that,” Shamim said. Students will be able to see nine performances during the night, including a solo-fusion and group dance from Nepal; a dance group, solo-song or dance from India; a dance group and musical performance from Saudi Arabia; and musical performances from both China and South Korea. Shamim said because there is nothing new to this year’s event, the largest difference is the amount of performances students will be able to see as well as the possibility of cookies, iced tea and water. One of the goals for this year’s event is to

make sure it does not have any issues. In the previous semester, there were no mic stands and members of the association had to stand and hold the mic for some of the performers. “It was kind of awkward,” Shamim said. Tickets to Sounds of the World are $2 at the Office of International Students and Scholars, $3 at the event itself, or for $5 students can get an Association of International Students T-shirt and ticket. Shamim said the association is also planning a soccer event sometime in March for the international students, Tastes of the World on March 23 at the Charleston Community Church, and a fund raiser sometime in April. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

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Compared to the other three decades, the ‘80s was under represented in music and costumes. The self-proclaimed “’90s babies” said it was only right that they represent the era that they were born. Ariana Moore, a junior kinesiology and sport studies major, was one of the “’90s babies.” “I feel like the ‘90s was such a great time period, ever ybody was into their clothing and into their music,” she said. “The energy about the ‘90s was great.” Isis Sims, a sophomore athletics training major, said aside from all of the par-

tying, “Soul Train” has a personal meaning because it represents black unity. “ It w a s j u s t s o p o s i t i ve t o s e e b l a c k p e o p l e c o m i n g t o g e t h e r,” S i m s s a i d . “Throughout our lifetime it’s always been negativity for black people, so it was just so great to see them represented so positively in the media.” The idea of African American harmony was a present theme with many of the students that attended. There were some students, such as Alexis Lambert, a senior psychology major, who said they viewed technology as a reason for separation in the African Ameri-

can community, and this event was more or less a saving grace for them to give technology a break and enjoy themselves. “There are so many outside interruptions like technology distracting us from having a good time,” Lambert said. “Tonight is about having a good time while embracing our African American culture through the arts.”

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The Council on Academic Affairs approved two new business minors, one being management and the other operations and supply chain management, during its meeting Thursday. The council also revised majors and minors and approved new courses to be offered next academic year. Larry White, the assistant chair of management information systems, said the major was revised to be modernized. “Part of what we looked to do was to revise, update the MIS curriculum,” White said. “We look for the number of possible models to do that, including a merge model where we have a single major with two concentrations.” White said one of the concerns raised with a merge major with two concentrations was how to define it and how it would be marketed. Four new courses were also created for the new minor, OSC 3430: Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, OSC 4700: Special Topics in Operations and Supply Chain Management, OSC 4810: Supply Chain and Logistics Management, and OSC 4820: Business Analytics and Data Mining. The council also approved a revision to the sociology major. Darren Hendrickson, the chair of the sociology department, said the revision would change elective requirement and major GPA calculations. “The council approved some changes to our major back in December,” Hendrickson said. “After those changes were approved, we realized we left off a footnote that’s originally in the catalog.” The footnote for the course said major GPA would be based on ANT 2200G and all sociology courses taken. In the revision, students will be given the option to take up to three credit hours in an introduction to anthropology course. The revision also states the major GPA will be based on all sociology courses, ANT 2200G, and introduction to anthropology if taken at Eastern. The council approved a revision to the prelaw studies minor. Karen Swenson, the pre-law coordinator, said the minor had to delete one course requirement and replace it with a new one. “The proposed revisions to the pre-law studies minor is foretold,” Swenson said. “One is deleting a course that is no longer offered because we’ve had a faculty retire.” The course to be deleted is PLS 3903: Gender, Public Policy and the Law, and will be replaced by a new PLS course called Legal Research and Argument. The council members approved all the revisions and items on their agenda, and added 11 new items to be discussed next week.

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Performer returns after 13 years By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Returning after 13 years to sing with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, professional singer and voice-over actress Regina Rossi will be joining her brother in the Stagestruck performance. Regina Rossi will return to Eastern to perform in the Stagestruck event 4 p.m. Sunday in the Recital Hall at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Her first time performing was in 2002 when she sang with her father, Anthony F. Rossi, who studied opera at Julliard School of Music and sang professionally in many Broadway musicals. Richard Rossi, Regina Rossi’s brother and director of orchestral and choral activities, conducting and organ, said his parents met during a tour of “South Pacific.” After their father’s death in December 2014, the Rossi siblings will perform a piece Anthony Rossi showcased with Regina Rossi in 2002. “It is a piece that both of my parents sang in the show on Broadway. The piece is titled ‘And This is My Beloved,’” Richard Rossi said. He said the 2002 performance was a type of family affair.

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“It wasn’t just my family who was performing, but a colleague of mine; Susan Teicher, who is now retired, had her mother come to the school as well,” he said. Her mother came from New York and played the violin and Teicher played the piano with another colleague. “My dad and my sister, they

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By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter|@DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s and women’s track teams are hosting an event at Lantz Fieldhouse featuring over 300 athletes. The Division I teams competing this Friday will be Indiana State, Southern Illinois-Carbondale and Murray State, who will have only one runner. A couple lower division schools will also be competing. Team standings will be kept on Friday beginning at 2 p.m. The women’s weight throw and the track events will start at 3 p.m. with the women’s 5000- meter run. Coach Tom Akers said some r u n n e r s a re n o t c o m p e t i n g i n preparation for next weeks conference meet. Some of the top runners will still be competing in order to work out some kinks, and because they feel well. Eastern can only have 30 athletes total for the conference meet next weekend, so some athletes will be tr ying to make a statement. Akers would like the teams to get better in the field and to work on their technique. He also said he would like the sprinters and hurdlers to keep working on their starts. A couple events that Akers said to look out for were the 60-meter dash and the 60- meter hurdles, pointing out that Indiana State had a strong crew. He also said the women’s weight throw would feature some strong throwers. Eastern posted 14 first place finishes at the Friday Night Special last year. Junior Angelica Anyaogu won both the 60- meter dash and the long jump. Dhiaa Dean won the 400 last year and set a top-five school record, which she has already shattered this season. Red-shirt junior Nor vel Mohammed is coming off a week where he won Ohio Valley Conference Co-Male Track Athlete of the Week honors from a strong performance at the Grand Valley State Big Meet. He had a first place time of 21.23 seconds in the 200, which ranks him first in the conference indoor season. Sophomore Jonathon Boey is also coming off a strong performance last week in the 60-meter run. His time of 6.80 seconds gave him the second best time in the conference. Dean for the women is at second in conference also but in the 400 with her time of 55.28 seconds. Senior Ephraim Dorsey, who won the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week two weeks ago, is ranked first in the conference with an 800 time of 1:49. This is the last regular meet for both teams before the OVC Meet, which will also take place in the Lantz Fieldhouse next weekend. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.

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Chuck Trent, a minister Otterbein United Methodist Church in Charleston, cheers for the Eastern men’s basketball team Thursday in Lantz Arena. Trent was appointed to be the pastor of the church on July 1, 2014. Trent played college basketball at SIU. “I’m a big panthers fan,” Trent said. Since the basketball season started Trent has been in attendance at every home game until recently when he suffered a fall. Thursday’s game was Trent’s first game back since his injury.

Weather forces schedule change By Maria Baldwin Staff Reporter |@DEN_Sports

The softball tournament meant to take place at Western Kentucky was cancelled because of inclimate weather plaugeing the Midwest region. The team is set to compete this weekend against Butler and Indiana University Purdue Univ e r s i t y a t In d i a n a p o l i s Sa t u r day in Crown Point, Ind. at the Crown Point Sparta Dome. Coach Angie Nicholson is not sure whom she will be starting at the mound against either team yet, but freshmen Jessica Wireman and Michelle Rogers are the set pitchers. Rogers is leading the team with a 4.2 earned run average. She is also 2-2 on the season and has pitched 28 1/3 innings so far. Wireman, on the other hand,

has a 4.75 ERA in 28 innings p i t c h e d . Sh e h a s a l s o p i t c h e d three complete games so far this season. Coach Nicholson’s game plans for this weekend are undecided, but she said her main focus is to see who is consistent at the plate to help determine things defensively for the Panthers. Ni c h o l s o n s a i d b o t h Bu t l e r and IUPUI have power in their bats, but each team’s weakness is their inconsistency on the field. IUPUI is known to be scrappy and keeps coming at teams every inning, Nicholson said. The biggest improvement Nicholson would like to see from last weekend’s games at the Auburn Tiger Invitational are for the Panthers to clean up defensively. As far as the pitching goes, she would like to see her Panthers do a better job of keeping the ball

in the park. Senior catcher Hannah Cole i s c u r r e n t l y l e a d i n g t h e Pa n thers with a .370 batting average through 10 games. She also has three home runs and seven runs batted in. Coach Nicholson loves competing this time of year against teams they would normally not play. ‘’This is the time when we get to play teams we normally would not, such as LSU, and work on sharpening our game for the OVCs,” she said. IUPUI comes into the game 4-3 after going 2-1 last weekend after a tournament at Kennesaw State, Ga. Sophomore fielder Roni Patterson leads the team with a 389 average through seven games and she has a .833 slugging percentage, with two home runs this season.

Junior pitcher Brooke Boetjer is 4-3 this season, with a 2.33 ERA through seven games. She also has held her opponents to a .197 batting average. Butler comes into the game 4-5 on the season after losing 3-of-4 games at the South Alabama Invitational last weekend. A s a t e a m , t h e Bu l l d o g s a re batting .317 and have an on base percentage of .397. Junior Alex Kotter leads the team with a .667 average in nine games. She also has 11 RBIs and three home runs. The Panthers and IUPUI will get underway at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 6 p.m. against Butler. Maria Baldwin can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbaldwin@eiu.edu.

Panthers inches closer to playoff spot By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s basketball team heads into the game against Southeast Missouri on the brink of clinching a playoff berth. The Panthers are 6-7 in the conference after defeating Murray State Wednesday, 81-67. As for clinching scenario’s, if the Panthers defeat SEMO, they will clinch a playoff sport. If not, they will need a loss from Eastern Kentucky in its final three games or the Panthers will have to win defeat Tennessee-Martin or Southern IllinoisEdwardsville. Eastern is also tied with Austin Peay in the conference standi n g s , b u t d o n o t h a ve t h e t i ebreaker. Caoch Debbie Black said the Panthers are coming off of one

of their best performances of the season. She used one word when talking to the players after the game in the locker room, “team.” “It felt like we were playing for each other and with each other,” she said. “You can define it anyway you want. They fed off of each other.” Eastern shot 50 percent as a t e a m , b u t m o re i m p o r t a n t l y held Murray State to 33 percent shooting from the floor. Like Murray State, Southeast Missouri has scored 80 or more points in two of its last four games. Black said her team has to take pride in stopping the Redhawks from scoring. “I thought that they did a pretty good job ( Wednesday),” she said. “(SEMO) had a lot of players hurt us last game and it was a (close) game.”

In the last outing two weeks ago, the Redhawks star ted the half on a 9-0 run and defeate d E a s t e r n 6 9 - 6 5 i n C a p e Gi rardeau, Mo. Erin Bollman scored a careerhigh 22 points and Olivia Hackman added 13 points. Also, Jasmine Robinson reached double figures for the 18th time this season. The Redhawks shot a season high 49 percent from the field and 8-of-15 from 3-point range. This time around, Black expects the Redhawks to bring their best considering they are still in the hunt for the playoffs. “You’re not playing loose,” she said. “You’re playing hard. They need to obviously win. We will have a different looking personnel this time.” Alece Shumpert is a possibility to be in the starting lineup again after starting in the game against

Murray State, for the first time in her career. Sh u m p e r t h a s m a d e 8 - o f - 1 1 three-point attempts in the last two games and has averaged 26 minutes. “She did a great job,” Black said. “She brings a different dimension to us. She is a pure outside threat. There is no doubt about that. She has a beautiful stroke, and that is certainly going to stretch the defense a little. Whether she starts or comes off the bench that will just depend on what we determine.” The Panthers and Redhawks will tip-off at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lantz Arena. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Panthers lose close 2nd game to Skyhawks By Jehad Abbed Assistant Sports Editor | @Jehada Senior guard Marshun Newell led the University of Tennessee to a 75-73 overtime win over the E a s t e r n m e n’s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m Thursday at Lantz Arena. J u n i o r f o r w a r d Tw y m o n d Howard converted on a putback attempt from an offensive rebound coming off a missed lay-up by senior guard Deville Smith with four seconds left that proved to be the game winner. Howard had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Ne well scored 16 of his gamehigh 24 points in the second half and overtime. He was 9-of-17 from the floor in 45 minutes of action. Tennessee-Martin (17-9) outrebounded the Panthers (15-12) 46-21 for the night, which Easte r n c o a c h Ja y Sp o o n h o u r s a i d was one of biggest problems his team had tonight. “ We g o t c a u g h t s t a n d i n g a lot,” Spoonhour said. “We stood and watched them rebound the ball.” Newell scored nine of the last 17 points in the game for the Skyhawks including a free throw in overtime giving them the lead which, Eastern would never regain. The Skyhawks started off the game on a 13-0 scoring run in the first half led by junior forw a r d Tw y m o n d H o w a r d w h o closed out the half with eight points and five rebounds. “ We’v e h a d t w o g a m e s i n a row now where we just started and were heavy-legged,” Spoonhour said. Tennessee-Mar tin connected on more than 45 percent of its shots in the first half including 4-of-10 from beyond the arc. Senior guard Dylan Chatman hit a three-point shot that gave the Panthers their first points of the game. Eastern went on to follow that shot with a scoring run of its own. Junior guard LeTrell Viser hit a three-point shot that capped off a 13-2 run for Eastern and

brought the team two points of the Skyhawks. Ol i v i e r t i e d t h e g a m e a t 2 6 points with an offensive rebound and tip-in off a miss by junior forward Trae Anderson. Olivier played 36 minutes in his second game back from being out with sickness. He finished the game with a season-high 25 points along with seven rebound and six blocks. “ I ’l l t a k e t h e w i n ov e r a n y thing,” Olivier said. “I’d rather have nine points in a win over whatever numbers I had tonight in a loss.” Spoonhour said having Olivier back is great especially on the offensive end, but was more conc e r n e d w i t h t h e Pa n t h e r s’ d e fense. “ We h a ve t o d o a w h o l e l o t r i g h t o n t h e d e f e n s i v e e n d ,” Spoonhour said. “We have to be really smart and really tough. We have to do it all the time.” Freshman guard Cornell Johnston finished the game with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from behind the three-point line to go with six assists for the Panthers. Johnston hit his fifth threepoint shot of the game with 46 seconds left to play in overtime and tying the game. A defensive stop by the Pant h e r s f o l l ow e d b y a l o o s e b a l l going out of bounds off senior guard Reggie Smith allowed the Skyhawks to use all but three of the last 46 seconds to tr y for a game winning shot. “It was a tough one,” Spoonh o u r s a i d . “ It w a s a b i g g a m e for both of us and (UT-Martin) went and got it.” T h e Pa n t h e r s a r e n o w 8 - 6 in the Ohio Valley Conference w h i l e Te n n e s s e e - M a r t i n i m proved to 9-4 in conference play after its victory Thursday night. Eastern plays its last home game Sunday against Southeast Mi s s o u r i St a t e Un i v e r s i t y b e fore heading to Murray, KY to face the conference’s top team of Murray State University. JASON HOWELL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS

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Junior forward Chris Olivier goes up for a shot during the Panthers' 75-73 loss against Tennessee-Martin on Thursday in Lantz Arena. Olivier had 25 points during the game against the Skyhawks. The Panthers are 8-6 in the OVC and 15-12 overall.

Personal records broken at conference meet By Sean Hastings Staff reporter | @Den_sports The men and women’s swim teams swam the first two days of the Summit League Championship and are heading into the weekend in 6th and 7th place respectively. After the two days the men are at a score of 80.0 and the University of Denver is in first with a score of 389.0 and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis and South Dakota State University round out the top three T h e w o m e n c u r re n t l y s t a n d a t 6 6 . 0 p o i n t s a n d Un i ve r s i t y of Denver is also in first with a score of 343.0 and IUPUI and South Dakota State University

also round out the top three. On d a y o n e , t h e m e n h a d a sixth place finish in the men’s 2 0 0 - y a rd m e d l e y r e l a y w i t h a time of 1 minute, 34.14 seconds. T h e re l a y t e a m c o n s i s t e d o f sophomore Brogan O’Doherty, freshman Matt Jacobs, freshman Ashton Pollick, and sophomore Shane Witzki. For the women, they also got a sixth-place finish in the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:57.09. Freshman Amy Smith was the first to swim for the Panthers, with senior Nikki Peck, freshman Melissa Hepler and junior Kelsey Ferguson followed her. Despite no first place finishes, head coach Jacqueline Michalski was happy with how they swam.

“So far we have done a great job, she said. “A lot of best times so far, we are really off to a great start.” One swimmer that swam a lifetime best was junior Dylan Ferguson in his 200 freestyle. Pe r s o n a l b e s t s c o n t i n u e d t o come up in the second day. Fr e s h m a n St e p h e n Tr u c h o n got a personal best the men’s 50 freestyle preliminary, which was good enough for him to come back for finals later in the night. Truchon swam a time of 21.32 in his finals. Ju n i o r K a y l e e Mo r r i s a l s o swam a time in preliminaries in the women’s 50 freestyle that was good enough for her to qualify for finals at night. Morris swam a time of 23.81

in finals and finished in seventh place. Kelsee Ferguson was the lone Pa n t h e r f o r t h e w o m e n i n t h e 200-yard individual medley. She swam a 2:11.16, and finished seventh in the “B” Finals. Freshman Steve Fishman was the lone Panther for the men in t h e 2 0 0 I M . Fi s h m a n s w a m a 1:55.16 and finished seventh in the “B” Finals. Senior captain Katie VanHootegem is happy with how the team has swam so far. “I think as a team we have rea l l y s t e p p e d u p a n d i t’s s h owi n g i n o u r t i m e s ,” Va n Ho o t e gem said. “ We are dominating the deck and having positive attitudes and that is really helping us swim fast.”

She said that they are looking to swim fast and keep up the energy and just move up spots and make more finals. T h e Pa n t h e r s w i l l c o n t i n u e s w i m m i n g t o m o r r ow m o r n i n g with preliminaries at 10 a.m., and the finals will be at 5 p.m. Tomorrow’s races will be 400 m e d l e y r e l a y, 4 0 0 i n d i v i d u a l medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and the 100 backstroke. The times will be the same Saturday. The races will be 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly and the 400 freestyle relay. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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W eekend '50 Shades of Grey' deserves P lans both its praise and criticism Friday - 2/20 Grand Opening: EIU English Center Thomas Hall 10- 11 a.m. , Free -This is the official ceremony to celebrate the new language center and the par tnership between the Language Company and EIU.

UB Movie: 'Dear White People' Physical Science Building 7- 10 p.m., Free -'Dear White People' is about Sam White, a mixed race student at a prestigious and predominantly white school. The Black Graduate Student Association will host a discussion immediately following the movie.

Saturday - 2/21 G.L.A.M. Modeling: We are Kings and Queens MLK Union 7- 9:30 p.m., $6 - G.L.A.M. models will tell the untold truth of how African Americans were and are kings and queens. The show will have live per for mances, singing, dancing, acting and, of course, the fashion show. Faculty Duo Recital Doudna Fine Arts Center 7:30- 9 p.m., Free - The Department of Music presents Jemmie Roberston, t ro m b o n e a n d J a m i e R ya n , percussion, sharing the stage for a special recital.

Sunday - 2/22 Eastern Symphony Orchestra: 'Stagestruck' Doudna Fine Arts Center 4- 5:30 p.m., $5 for students - The performance will feature guest pianist Jeffer y Brown performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Regina Rossi Valentine, soprano. Unity Gospel Annual AAHM Gospel Celebration MLK Union 6-8 p.m., Free - The EIU Unity Gospel Choir will present "God is in Control" with guest M.C. Josh Montegue.

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Whether Fifty Shades of Grey depicts healthy relationships, its pervasiveness has certainly fostered healthy conversation. E.L. James’ novel Fifty Shades of Grey has landed itself in a strange limbo with audiences who cannot decide if Christian Grey and Anastasia Steel’s relationship is empowering or abusive – if Christian is dreamy or destructive, or if the plot line had any motive other than to quicken the heartbeats of middle-aged women. On the film’s opening night the theater was not filled with middle-aged women, however. It was packed with men and women ranging from their late teenage years and up, which begs the question: whom is Fifty Shades of Grey intended for?

“Christian's omnipresent behavior is a glaring red flag.” Originally written as Twilight fanfiction, one can argue Fifty Shades was written for exactly that audience – Twilight fans. Contrary to popular speculation, however, James’ trilogy was not self-published as an ebook. Australian publisher, The Writer’s Coffee Shop published the stories as ebooks, which suggests the story of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele is worthy of a more prominent platform than the Internet, and it is. Fifty Shades presented popular culture with the idea of bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism, (BDSM), which also encompasses dominance and submission as a consensual sexual practice. Conversely, some boycotted the film, arguing the main characters’ relationship is an abusive and misogynistic one. Both interpretations are valid and deserve consideration.

Katie Smith Editor-In-Chief Anastasia Steele, a senior literature student, interviews the wealthy and successful Christian Grey for her university newspaper and is immediately struck by his good looks and commanding presence. Without delay, it seems Christian “bumps into” Anastasia far too frequently, which I can only assume is homage to Edward Cullen’s vampire instincts and protective nature. Christian’s omnipresent behavior, however, is a glaring red flag. He essentially stalks Anastasia, and even tracks her cell phone to find her at a bar, where he throws her over his shoulders, takes her to his home and undresses her, then sleeps next to her in the same bed. The national Stalking Resource Center reported that stalking may include repeatedly calling a victim, sending unwanted gifts, following a victim or showing up wherever they are, and driving by or hanging around a victim’s home, school, or place of work – each of which Christian Grey is undeniably guilty of. Not only does Christian mysteriously appear everywhere Anastasia goes, he stays at a hotel away from his business but closer to her school to keep an eye on her. He also spontaneously sends her gifts she is openly uncomfortable receiving, including expensive first editions of novels, lingerie and a laptop. In this regard, Christian is harassing Anastasia. All the while, Anastasia attempts to come to terms with how “intimidating” she finds Christian – a thought that is often followed by how handsome she finds him, as if his looks are enough to justify not wanting to be

alone in a room with him. Flattery is both a delusional and frighteningly common interpretation of stalker behavior, which I would argue Anastasia falls prey to. Part of the story’s appeal is in powerful Christian’s attraction to mousy Anastasia and how they begin to transform one another. As readers, we immediately learn Anastasia is drawn to controlling, dominant personalities, and feels most comfortable as the submissive counterpart. Our first insight to Anastasia’s behavior is her admiration, appreciation and overall love for her overbearing, intense, dominating roommate, Kate. Along the same lines, we read Anastasia’s disinterest toward the seemingly quiet, gentle and artistic Jose, who has been pursuing her for years. It is clear to us that Anastasia, like Christian has very “singular” tastes although she has not realized them yet. What was perhaps the most disappointing part of the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey was disheartening lack of orgasms. A scene involving Christian performing cunnilingus on Anastasia, for example, was edited in a way that omitted the act entirely. Just as Christian is about to begin, his mother knocks at the door and the couple must hurriedly get dressed and leave the room. Additionally, in the text Christian and Anastasia’s first sexual encounter results in three female orgasms – none of which are shown in the film. Her sexual satisfaction is such an integral part of the story, and while it is vaguely hinted at in the movie, the extent to which Anastasia realizes her own sexuality is wildly edited down. I did not go into this film expecting it to be award-winning or x-rated. I was, however, curious about the discussion of healthy sexual freedom and expression. What I saw was a dulled down portrayal of an otherwise racy, and experimental sexual narrative. Katie Smith is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.

'What do YOU think?' The Verge asked students which film they hope will win 'Best Picture' at the Oscars Sunday.

IULIA IONESCU SOPHOMORE MUSIC EDUCATION MAJOR

"'Grand Budapest Hotel' because Wes Anderson writes quirky, obscure hipster stuff."

TYLER SEAWOOD JUNIOR MUSIC MAJOR

"'American Sniper' because Clint Eastwood is a living film legend and Bradley Cooper is an amazing on the rise versatile actor."

ALISON STANGEL SOPHOMORE MUSIC AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE MAJOR

"'American Sniper' because the entire theater was silent after it ended. It was eerie."

Choir spreads word of God By Cayla Maurer Verge Editor | @caymaurer The Eastern Illinois University Unity Gospel Choir will present the annual AAHM Gospel Celebration “God is in Control” at 6 p.m. Sunday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Junior University Union. The Unity Choir and In Christ 4 Christ praise dance team will partner for African-American Heritage Month to minister and dance for students, faculty and staff. DeAndrea Brown, president of Unity Gospel Choir, said the group is trying different songs to get in touch with different groups on campus. “Songs can range from old school to new school, but they will always be gospel,” Brown said. “Some songs can

be upbeat, but they can also be slower and more worship-like.” The choir will always try to sing a song that is popular because they want everyone to feel welcomed. Asha Hoover, a co-vice president of Unity Gospel Choir, said they asked Josh Montegue to M.C. the event because he did a great job at a previous event. “The connection that he had with the people when you enter into with God was great,” Hoover said. KeNuu White, IC4C dance member, said the praise dance team will be ministering through dance to “He Always Makes a Way” by James Fortune. “Some people don’t know how to pray or talk to others and they turn to dance,” White said. “You can express yourself through the words and feelings of the song.”

Brown and Hoover encourage everyone to come out and join in on the event. “It’s important for students to come out because not many AfricanAmerican Heritage Month events are religious-based so this brings that balance,” Brown said. Hoover said the group still has the mentally of God and ministering, but with a new, fresh look. “Our ancestors sang hymns and old spirituals, we do the same thing,” Hoover said. “It is OK to be young and love God through worship.” The Unity Gospel Choir ministers regularly at Wesley United Methodist Church, but also travels throughout central Illinois. Cayla Maurer can be reached at 582-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.

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Review: 'Kingsman' provides grand adventure, style "Kingsman: The Secret Service" is a film I personally wasn’t really looking forward to at first. I remember seeing a trailer for it months ago and thinking it looked too corny and derivative of James Bond and other secret agent movies. The film surprised me because I went into moderate to low expectations and had them all blown away. I should have expected this to happen because it’s the same thing that happened with one of the directors previous films “ K i c k a s s” b u t t h e d e g r e e t o which it out did my expectations was greater in this film. "Kingsman" as a movie does a lot of things I feel a lot of movies are too afraid to do now. "Kingsman" as a film has a style and a personality. It’s extremely fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously, and is just different for the sake of being different. The film feels like it has some actual artistic reasoning behind all of its choices. The films main characters are all likeable or at least become likeable as the film progresses.

Mace Mackiewicz Verge Reporter Collin Firth is awesome as a bond like secret agent and comes off as a believable badass in fight scenes. Taron Egerton who plays the main character, Eggsy, does a good job of encapsulating his characters story arc from starting as a troubled kid to being a believable secret agent. The villains in the film are also really well acted. Samuel L. Jackson plays the main villain, Valentine, and for the first time in a long time it feels like he’s playing a character and not just being himself. His character is fun, interesting, and steals the show every

moment he’s on screen. Gazelle, Valentine's henchmen, has prosthetic legs that have blades in them and she effortlessly kills many people throughout the film. In fact most of the women in this film are complex and not just there to be a love interest. The film had a surprise appearance by Mark Hamill who I assume is starting to do more live action films in preparation for the new "Star Wars" film, he used his joker voice with a British accent. H e’s n o t i n t h e f i l m v e r y much, but it is nice to see him on the big screen. The film constantly pays homage to other spy/secret agent films. There are references to James Bond and gadgets that are remiscent of the old Bond films like a lighter that’s actually a grenade, a pen that hides poison, etc. The action scenes are extremely well done and are both stylistic and easy to follow. This film has virtually no fillers in it and it feels like every moment has a purpose. The dialogue, action, and af-

termath all fit in seamlessly. It’s a film I would consider seeing in theaters again for the big screen experience for just how much fun it is.

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The film has a couple of scenes that could be seen as controversial and at least one that h a s b e e n c a l l e d " re p re h e n s i ble" that takes place in a Texas church. I personally feel like these scenes were justified in the con-

text of the film, but these scenes might be too much for some people. The other problem with the film that takes place at the very end and involves a character of royalty pretty much giving up all characterization to be a sex object for the main character at the end of the film. It doesn’t fit in with the rest of the film and comes out of left field because this character never acted like this until the very end and it kind of left a bad taste in my mouth at the end. Despite the final scene I still give this film a nine out of 10 for being fun, having personality, and for overall being a great movie in the early months in the year. I highly recommend seeing this film. Mace Mackiewicz is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmackiewicz@eiu.edu.

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Rarely do we think about how much an artist gives to be a top performer. “Whiplash” shows us the visceral side of jazz music and that great art really does come from pain. Andrew Neiman, played by an enticing Miles Teller, is a talented jazz musician who is in his first year at the ultra-competitive Shaffer Conservatory of Music (a fictional school based off of Juilliard). He is driven to not only be great, but to be one of the greats like his idol, Buddy Rich. Un f o r t u n a t e l y f o r A n d re w, his professor Terrence Fletcher, played by a captivating J.K. Simmons, has his heart set on creating the best jazz musician by any means necessary. And I mean any means necessary. Whether it be screaming profanities or hurling metal chairs Fletcher is a force to be reckoned with. Fletcher pushes his students beyond what is expected and proves his lack of compassion with lines like, “ There are no two words in the English lan-

Victoria Adams Verge Reporter guage more harmful than, ‘good job’.” Fletcher is a character whose bite is ever y bit as bad as his bark. Andrew is slightly arrogant and will stop at nothing to be the best. You still root for him, you want him to pull through, and prove his worth to the tyrant maestro Fletcher. At first it is hard to tell if Fletcher truly believes his toughlove teaching style is helping students or if he is just a masochist who enjoys humiliating his students. You can feel the pressure build

as Andrew goes further and further to try and please his mentor. You feel for Andrew and can’t help but wonder why he doesn’t just give up, report Fletcher and stop him from ever doing this to another student. One thing is for sure between the fast-paced cinematography and even faster music this movie will leave you breathless. The music in this movie is a specific kind of jazz; big, aggressive numbers that really feature the drummers. Miles Teller is a self-taught drummer and did all of his own drumming in the movie. That in itself shows just how devoted he was and is reason enough to see the movie. One thing is for certain, this movie will either leave you glad you never pursued a career in music or have you wishing you had half the ambition and drive as Andrew. Maybe a little bit of both. Victoria Adams is a senior communication studies major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or vkadams@eiu.edu.

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Cover band, funk artist to perform at Macs' Uptowner By Kara Baker Verge Reporter Local cover band, Montreal Screwjob and opener singersongwriter, Todd Hazelrigg will perform at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday at Macs’ Uptowner, located at 623 Monroe Ave. The cover charge is $3 and patrons must be at least 21 to enter. Montreal Screwjob formed in Charleston two years ago when g u i t a r i s t , Da ve C o u ze n s a n d drummer, Dan Salee decided to form a strictly cover band. “We prefer covers because the audience responds to covers,” said Couzens. “We aren’t doing this to get rich or famous, just to have a good time and entertain.” Soon, Couzens and Salee added bassist Jason Ward and lead singer Randy Myers, and Montreal Screwjob was born. “Our band name is a reference to pro wrestling,” Salee said. “At the 1997 Survivor Series in Montreal, fan-favorite Bret Hart was booked to win, but WWE owner Vince McMahon changed the outcome. The fans were outraged, and the incident was called the Montreal Screwjob.” In the two years that Montreal Screwjob has been together, they have amassed a large repertoire of covers, including Beastie Boys, ZZ Top, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Outkast. “We play a little bit of every-

thing. We want to give people a good time,” said Salee. “The dance floor at the 'Towner is wide open, and we can really get the people moving,” he said. “The 'Towner has a pretty cool vibe.” Couzens added that Macs’ Uptowner is the “perfect place for an intimate show.” “ It’s m y f a v o r i t e v e n u e i n Charleston," Couzens said. "Some of the best shows I’ve seen were at the 'Towner." Couzens said that the band members of Montreal Screwjob all work full time, so they relish the opportunity to perform. “Playing live is such an awesome feeling," Couzens said. "People really like it, and we certainly enjoy our time on stage.” Opening act, Todd Hazelrigg will take the stage first. This will be Hazelrigg’s third performance at Macs’ Uptowner this school year. “To me, the 'Towner is another hometown bar,” said Hazelrigg, who has been song writing, touring, and performing for six years. Hazelrigg’s performances are intimate yet upbeat. He said his songs are deeply introspective, but he sings them in a funk-meets-bluegrass style. Kara Baker can be reached at 581-2812 or kabaker@eiu.edu.

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The Montreal Screwjob is 'strictly a cover band.' They will perform at Macs' Uptowner Saturday, after opener Todd Hazelrigg.

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Todd Hazelrigg describes his style as a mixture of funk and bluegrass. Hazelrigg will perform Saturday at Macs' Uptowner.

G.L.A.M. models to showcase dance, song, poetry By Melissa Marban Verge Reporter G.L.A.M. Modeling will host The Untold Truth: We are Kings and Queens fashion show at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Hillary Fuller, vice president of G.L.A.M., said that the point of the show if to tell a story about the difficulties going on in the world that are not shown. “It’s about showing that all of us are kings and queens not just the African American community, that all we all deserve more as a generation,” Fuller said. The show will provide theatrics, dancing, poetry, spoken word, and professional models. Models will wear clothes from their own closets. “We try to work with the models and see what they have in their closets and turn it into something great,” Fuller said. “We help accessorize them, we help put different things together that maybe they didn’t think of or something

The style of the clothes will depend on the scene, but there will not be any specific uniformity of fashion sense. G.L.A.M. members said they hope this show will be different from the others. “I’m really glad to be a part of Kendall’s vision and for him to be actually putting this in place because I know this has been a long-time-coming for him,” Fuller said. There will be a pre-party from 5-7 p.m. before the show starts with free food and music. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased from the models or online at www.theuntoldtruth. eventbrite.com. Melissa Marban can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmarban2@eiu.edu.

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Brianna Littlejohn, a sophomore communication studies major, recites her “Black Lives Matter” creative expression piece during the Miss Black EIU 2015 pagent rehearsal Wednesday in McAfee Gymnasium.

we didn’t think of.” G.L.A.M. has received a few sponsorships to help with the

clothing to make it a bit more exciting. The models are keeping the sponsors a secret until the

show. T h e re w i l l b e s i x d i f f e re n t scenes in the show.

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