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Eastern guard Alex Austin spent part of last summer on a volunteer trip to Africa.

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

VOL. 98 | NO. 123

“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”

Candidates plan to revamp position By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter Editor’s note: Specific details to each of the candidate’s positions and platforms will be further featured in the Daily Eastern News throughout the week. Fo c u s e d o n t h e k e y d u t i e s throughout the election, two candidates, Brandon Goodman and Lauren Price step up to the challenge and compete to become the executive vice president next year. The other positions on the student government executive board only have one candidate running leaving the executive vice president position as the only contested position for the election. Current executive vice president Mitch Gurick said it was important the candidates realize the gravity of the position and must present themselves professionally throughout their term, especially during the Board of Trustees meeting. As the Board of Trustees student representative, the executive vice president is the voice of the students helping decide such things as tuition and room and board increases for the university. Student Senate Speaker Goodman had the same sentiments as Gurick. Goodman said the most important thing going into these meetings with other trustees is keeping a level of professionalism

throughout. Price, the vice chairwoman for the Student Action Team, said she prides herself on being a professional women and professionalism is key to her as well. The voter registration drive is also a duty of the job both Goodman and Price said will be a prime focus if elected. Each had different opinions on how to get students registered and registered soon. Price said she plans to have registration forms next to the sign-in sheet in the residence halls at the beginning of the year. Goodman said he planned to have emails and co-sponsorships with College Democrats and College Republicans as well as other groups sent out before the school year to get things on track quickly. Timing was a big issue for this semester’s registration drive, Goodman said. He said he believed everything was done “last minute.” He also planned to contact candidates to make sure they know students matter. Student Action Team was also a big issue for both candidates. Goodman said he didn’t think this years lobbying trip was organized and that he would plan more effectively if elected. He mentioned they went at a wrong time with gay marriage rallies going on throughout Springfield. He added he would also have responses ready for the Stu-

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Lauren Price (left) and Brandon Goodman (right) are running for executive vice president of Student Senate. Price is currently the vice-chairwoman for the Student Action Team, while Goodman is the current Student Senate Speaker. The executive vice president position is the only contested position in the senate this year.

dent Action Team to be then used if a legislator tries to throw them off.

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By Bob Galuski Managing Editor | @BobGaluski Faculty Senate elections will continue throughout Wednesday, with various positions needed to be filled. All voting is completed online now. Faculty members who want to submit their vote should go to the website webappsprod.eiu.edu/voting/ and enter their Eastern login and password. Grant Sterling, the chair of Faculty Senate, said the system is coded so that each faculty member sees only the positions for which they are eligible to vote. “For example, some positions are only open to faculty members from a specific College, and so faculty members from that College vote on those candidates,” he said. Online voting began Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. and will end at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Sterling said regular elections are held every spring. “But we almost always have to hold additional elections to fill vacancies during the fall,” he said. Write in votes are also accepted,

but there must be at least 10 per write in in order to gain election. Candidates running for Faculty Senate are Crystal Duncan-Lane, a family and consumer sciences professor, Stefan Eckert, a music professor, Jemmie Robertson, a music professor, Amy Rosenstein, a special education professor, Sterling and Jeff Stowell, a psychology professor. The qualifications for the position include Unit A members and chairs in at least their fourth semester of employment. It meets at 2 p.m. every other Tuesday. For the Academic Program Elimination Review Committee, there is one person running. The only qualification is to be a faculty member by college. The candidate is Jeannie Okrasinski, an education professor. Another position with the qualification “Faculty by College” is the Admissions Appeal Review Committee. The two candidates running are Rick Anderson, a mathematics and computer science professor and Linda Ghent, an economics professor. Debra Reid, a history professor, and Rebecca Throneburg, a communication disorders and scienc-

es professor are candidates for the Council on Academic Affairs. The council requires Unit A members and chairs in at least their fourth semester of employment, and it meets at 2 p.m. every Thursday. The Council on Faculty Research has Rosenstein also running. The Council on Graduate Studies, which requires graduate faculty in their fourth semester of employment by college, has one spot from the College of Arts and Humanities, two spots in the College of Education and Professional Studies and one spot from the College of Sciences. Andrew Cheetham, a music professor, and Edmund Wehrle, a history professor are both from the College of Arts and Humanities. Melissa Jones, a special education professor, and Kiran Padmaraju, an education major are in the running from the College of Education and Professional Studies. Chris Laingen, a geology-geography professor, is running from the College of Sciences. The Council on Teacher Education has one spot from the College of Education and Professional Studies in the form of Kathryn Haver-

croft, a special education professor. Marshall Lassak, a mathematics and computer science professor, is running from the College of Science. Jerry Cloward, a technology professor, is also running for the School of Technology. The Council of University Planning and Budget has one spot with two candidates: Gloria Leitschuh, a counseling and student development professor, and Padmaraju. Steven Daniels, a physics professor, is running for the one spot from the College of Sciences. Enrollment Management Advisory Committee has one spot from the College of Education and Professional with Dawn Paulson, an education professor and Rosenstein running. Sa n c t i o n s a n d Te r m i n a t i o n s He a r i n g C o m m i t t e e h a s St e ve Brantley, a professor of library services, running. Okrasinski and Paulson are running for the one spot for the College of Education and Professional Studies. Nichole Mulvey, a communication disorders and sciences professor, is running for the one spot from the Col-

lege of Sciences. The University Personnel Committee has Bailey Young, a history professor is running for the College of Arts and Humanities, and Ghent and Jie Zou, a physics professor are running for the one spot for the College of Sciences. The ballot also has open spots. One spot is for a faculty member from the College of Sciences for the Academic Program Elimination Review Committee. Two spots are available for the Admissions Appeal Review Program with one spot from the College of Education and Professional Studies and one spot from the Lumpkin College of Business Affairs. One spot from the College of Sciences is available for the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee. One “at-large” position is available for the University Personnel Committee as well as one spot from the College of Education and Professional Studies. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

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Austin reflects on summer trip to Africa By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor | @AnthonyCatz Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a series about Eastern athletes in the offseason of their sport. Alex Austin hovered over the hospital bed of a six-year old boy in Rwanda, Africa in June 2013. “He was really skinny, but his chest was so enlarged,” Austin said. “You could just tell there was something wrong with him.” The boy was no younger or less innocent than Austin himself once was. “When I was his age, I was running around playing, and here he is in a hospital bed” Austin said. The patient made the most of his situation, however. “He had the biggest smile on his face, just waving at us and playing with a toy truck,” Austin said. A doctor in the hospital who informed them about the boy’s condition then greeted Austin, a sophomore guard for the Eastern men’s basketball team, and a group of volunteers. He w a s f ro m a l o c a l v i l l a g e just up the road from the hospital, where he became subject to an abnormal heart condition from drinking infected water in his local village. “I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him,” Austin said. “Nobody asks to be born in that situation.” The boy was so ill that he could not physically walk from his village to the hospital. A fellow villager had to carry him down to the hospital, with hopes of being treated, the doctor said. But the doctor knew the patient’s short timeline. “If he doesn’t get the correct treatment, he will probably die in a month,” Austin said the doctor told the group.

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Sophomore guard Alex Austin traveled abroad to Africa last summer through volunteer work with The Clinton Foundation. He traveled to Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Zanzibar and Tanzania.

Tears shed. “I was tearing up,” Austin said. Questions arose about why the child was not receiving the proper treatment immediately. But it was not that simple. The nearest medical center that was capable of per forming the heart surgery the boy’s condition required was in Johannesburg, a

four-hour flight to South Africa — which totaled to $15,000. The boy is one of 10 kids with the same condition that come to the hospital daily, but the most doctors can do is provide them with medicine that keeps them stable for a limited amount of time. The child’s family elected for

Nets’ center joins trip abroad By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor | @AnthonyCatz Alex Austin was able to see places and meet people he may have never had the opportunity to have otherwise in his trip to Africa in June 2013. He and his mother hiked to Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It stands 360 feet tall and 5,604 feet wide. “The cliff, with the water pouring down, the sun in the background, the mist glistening off the trees — it was crazy,” Austin said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” But Austin may also never have gotten to see anything the enormity that is 7-foot center Brook Lopez of the Brooklyn Nets, who was also on the tour. “When we would go to the villages, the little kids thought he was a monster,” Austin joked. Austin said he spent nearly as much time picking Lopez’s brain as he did watching what was going on throughout the trip. And so came the questions. “I asked him which was better, college practice or NBA practice,

him to have surger y, but being from an impoverished village, the family could not afford it all at once. But luckily for the boy and his family, Austin was there with The Clinton Foundation, which presented him with the opportunity to travel to Africa to help with volunteer work.

The Clinton Foundation is a non-profit organization established by former president Bill Clinton with the stated mission to “strengthen the capacity of people throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence.” The Clinton Foundation focuses on critical areas: improving global health and wellness, increasing opportunity for women and girls, reducing childhood obesity, creating economic opportunity and growth, and helping communities address the effects of climate change. The Foundation works with local physicians to address medical challenges, and despite surviving the surgery, Austin describes his visit to the hospital as one of his biggest life-changing experiences. “That opened my eyes,” Austin said. “It’s not his fault, but he still had to deal with it.” Austin also visited Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda and South Africa where he was able to see firsthand exactly what environment the boy lived in during a one-week trip last June. “The only way to take such a culture shock is to embrace everything around you,” Austin said. The trip began in Malawi, where Austin witnessed how the villagers would provide for their families: the men grew their own food and the women walked miles to bring back water. “You see the things on TV, but when you’re actually there in person, you get the full experience,” Austin said. Austin had the full experience, except for those that were potentially life-threatening. Austin was not allowed to use the water in the villages, the same water that made the boy in the Rwanda hospital sick. AFRICA, page 7

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Brook Lopez (left) of the Brooklyn Nets joined Austin on the trip to Africa.

and said, ‘college practice are way harder than NBA practice will ever be,’” Austin said. Austin asked Lopez, who is now injured for the year, about his upcoming season, the additions of Kev-

in Garnett and Paul Pierce and Jason Kidd’s first head coaching job. “He didn’t really give me too much advice,” Austin said “I didn’t want to seem like a little fan the whole time.”

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By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 The Eastern baseball team will continue its seven-game home stand, as the Panthers are set to host Saint Louis on Wednesday afternoon. Following their first home series of the season, which resulted in 2-1 weekend record against IPFW, the Panthers enter Wednesday’s game with an overall record of 6-17. The Billikens have won six of their last seven games and are riding a five-game winning streak that includes a three-game sweep of Rhode Island to open up Atlantic 10-play. Saint Louis has won two consecutive conference championships and has started this season with a 14-8 overall record. Eastern coach Jim Schmitz will send freshman Jake Haberer to the mound in Coaches Stadium, as the right-hander will make his third start of the season. The game was moved back a day because of the cold temperatures and the possibility of snow falling. Haberer’s previous starts have also been during the midweek, as he has faced Southern Illinois-Carbondale and Louisville. The freshman heads into Eastern’s last game against non-Ohio Valley Conference opponents in more than a week, with a 0-1 record and 7.30 ERA. The Billikens’ offense is averaging a little more than five runs per game, hitting .265 as a team. Junior Mike Vigliarolo leads Saint Louis with a .348 average. He is tied with the most homer runs on the team with Danny Murphy, as both players have hit three. Vigliar-

olo also has a team-high 20 RBIs. Junior outfielder Caleb Howell is hitting .416 for Eastern, leading the Panthers and fourth best in the OVC. Howell is coming off 7-of-11 weekend against IPFW that also included an on-base percentage of .733. In the series finale Sunday, he reached base five times, recording two hits and walking three times as the Panthers’ leadoff man. Red-shirt sophomore Demetre Taylor is also coming off a successful series against IPFW, as the lefthanded batter complied four extrabase hits, (two doubles, two triples) while also logging seven RBIs with a slugging percentage of .769. Taylor and Howell along with the rest of the Eastern offense will see Robert Plohr pitch for Saint Louis. The righty for Saint Louis is 1-2 this season, making his third start for the Billikens Wednesday. Plohr has a 5.79 ERA in seven appearances, as batters are hitting .240 off of him. In 14 innings of work, the right-hander has allowed nine walks, while striking out seven. As a team, Eastern has been struck out 159 times and has walked 85 times. In their series against IPFW, the Panthers’ strikeout to walk ratio narrowed, as Eastern had 18 strikeouts and 15 walks. Schmitz said he is hoping the team continues to gain even more confidence after the IPFW series, as conference games will be played every weekend until the end of the season starting Friday against Jacksonville State. Last season, inclement weather force both scheduled games with

Eastern hosts Valpo in first home game By Kaz Darzinskis Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports After a weekend set, when the Eastern softball team (20-9, 2-2) played in four Ohio Valley Conference games, the Panthers return home to take on a non-conference opponent in Valparaiso (6-19, 1-1) at 4 p.m. Thursday at Williams Field. Eastern coach Angie Nicholson said the team effort has been great so far this season, but she is looking for more consistency, both offensively and from the pitching staff. After a weekend in which the team went 2-2, Nicholson felt the team left wins on the field, and underperformed. “Well we did not play great that’s for sure but we were still able to pull off some wins,” she said. “Our pitching was not stellar by any means and overall I would say our hitting was disappointing. We were still able to find a way through base running and other offensive strategies to get a couple of wins but we cannot continue to be so inconsistent.” This has led to a few of the younger players to gain opportunities to perform. Players such as Ashylnne Paul and Hannah Rachor have stepped up

when given the opportunity so far. Paul has batted .375 notching six hits in 16 at bats. Hannah Rachor, who has played in the field, also pitched this weekend. She faired extremely well against conference offensive leader Jacksonville State. “Hannah Rachor also really had a good first outing,” Mennenga said. “She threw really well considering how good of a team [Jacksonville State] is.” Rachor did experience some struggles against Tennessee Tech in her second appearance on the mound this season, but to Nicholson remained positive attributing Rachor’s less successful outing to fatigue. “I will give her a lot of credit to be able to come in and be effective when she really is not in game shape yet,” Nicholson said. “Hats off to her for sure.” Senior Morgan Biel has also stepped up when given the opportunity. Biel has scored a five runs in just seven at bats this season, as she has appeared in ten games, starting two thus far. Kaz Darzinskis can be reached at 581-2812 or kcdarzinskis@eiu.edu.

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Jake Johansmeier, sophomore pitcher, throws the ball down field. The Panthers defeated IPFW 15-8 on Sunday to win the weekend series, 2-1. Their next game is Saint Louis Wednesday 3 p.m. at Coaches Stadium.

Eastern and Saint Louis to be canceled. Temperatures are expected to be in the low 40s at first pitch, which

is scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday at Coaches Stadium.

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much for granted here.” Which has now led Austin to have the mindset that no matter how upset he is about something, there are other people in the world that victims to worse circumstances. But the last lesson he was able to take away from the trip, and possibly the one that resonates most, was how everyone he met appreciated all that they had, despite not having the opportunities

Austin has in the United States. “They’re happy people because they appreciate their families and everything God has given them,” Austin said. “ There’s so much more out there, but they were happy with how they were living.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 “They told us not to even brush our teeth or shower with the faucet water because it’s not sanitary at all,” he said. Instead, Austin and the rest of volunteers were given bottles of water to use for personal hygiene. “I get to come to Eastern every day,” Austin said. “I have healthy water and food here. They don’t get that there. The poorest city in America is better than some cities over there, but we still take so

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Dog training series to start up again By Morgan Shaffer Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Four times a year, the Charleston Area Dog Club (CADC) has puppy and dog training classes available. There will be nine classes available starting Monday to train dogs and puppies. Each class lasts about seven weeks and meets once a week. The CADC is sponsored by Charleston Parks and Recreation Department, is involved with community education and is a non-profit organization. Ellen Johnson, who is on the board for the CADC, has been there since it began and has had dogs her whole life. She said that basic obedience and puppy kindergarten are their most popular classes. She also said that when deciding which classes people want to join, it depends on what they want their dog to gain from these classes. The dog can work its way up to be a therapy dog, which is where the dogs can go into hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings where the dogs are therapeutic to patients. These classes started in 1995 and have been going strong since. “We encourage everyone to take ad-

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vantage of these classes. It is more fun to have a trained dog when you go out in public and it can act in a controlled way,” Johnson said. One of the classes, Canine Good Citizen Class, allows the dogs to go through

10 exercises that help prepare them for the American Kennel Club’s test to win a Canine Good Citizen Award. Any dog can take this test; and the dog does not have to take the class to do it. Johnson said that if people do end up

taking their Good Citizen Class, they have a 100 percent passing rate when the dogs take the test. People can take that test with the CADC or there is a club in Mattoon that has tests coming up. Other classes available are dog swimming, dog show preparation, an obedience class for bully breeds, intro to agility and advanced puppy training. Prices range from $45 to $65. The CADC offers many other dog services as well. They have a free hotline people can call if they want some advice about their dog, and if someone is looking to adopt a dog or buy a dog, they are put in contact with shelters and breeders. They also have had student interns in the past for the CADC. “There is a dog club anyone can join if you are crazy about dogs like we are,” Johnson said. To sign up for the upcoming classes call the Charleston Parks and Recreation Department. They also have a Facebook page to see pictures of past classes and events. Morgan Shaffer can be reached at 581-2812 or at meshaffer2@eiu.edu.

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Eastern prepares for the Relay for Life By James Bateman Staff Reporter | @DEN_News As the Relay for Life approaches, Eastern prepares to help in the fight against cancer. The Relay for Life will start at 6 p.m. April 4th at McAfee Gym. Although the start time is 6p.m., runners can start coming anytime after 5 p.m. to set up campsites in McAfee. The relay goes through different stages throughout the entire event. An opening ceremony helps welcome the runners and volunteers. The Survivors and Celebration gives cancer survivors a chance to open the relay with the first lap, while the Caregivers Lap puts the spotlight on anyone who has helped someone with cancer as they run. The relay also gives time to remember those who have died from cancer during the Luminaria Lap, and before the Closing Ceremony, the runners and volunteers can symbolize their commitment to fighting cancer. The Relay for Life was started by Dr. Gordy Klatt in 1985 in Tacoma, Washington and is a 24-hour run against cancer. Since 1993, the Relay has raised in Central Illinois territory $236,861,558, according to Alicia Pettyjohn, the spe-

cialist for Relay for Life Lakeshore Division American Cancer Society, Inc., and Kathryn Bularzik, the President of Colleges Against Cancer. “We’ve been pretty lucky with having local businesses donate their services so we have never faced the possibility of Relay not being able to occur,” Pettyjohn said.

Fighting cancer is a cause that is easy to rally around and one that many people will gladly support, she said. Eastern has partaken in the relay to help by raising funds for the fight against cancer. The fundraising comes through selling items mostly, such as T-shirts and koozies related to finding a cure for cancer, Pettyjohn said.

Pettyjohn also said although the event may be difficult to set up, it is worth it at the end of the relay. “Like anything in life, planning an event as large as Relay for Life, comes with obstacles to overcome,” Pettyjohn said. “At the end of the day, we all come together as a campus to raise money to find a cure for cancer. Every dollar

By Camm Nicholson Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Chances for students to nominate their professors for the annual Distinguished Professor Award is closing in fast as the deadline to nominate a professor ends Monday. There are three different awards professors can have a chance of receiving after being nominated. Areas of academic support, service and subject are all awards given as a part of the Distinguished Professor Awards Ceremony. Students can also vote for graduate pro-

fessors. Kathryn English, the student vice president for academic affairs, said this gives students the ability to show their appreciation for professors they believe deserve it. “Just knowing that a student took the time to nominate their professor for such an award has an impact on the professors,” English said. “It is definitely a positive experience for award winners and nominees.” English added professors are not recognized enough on campus, which makes this a big deal for her as well

as faculty. These awards highlight the work professors have done for their students as well as the professor’s dedication to being the best teacher they could be. It says a lot about a student-teacher relationship, which also shows how teaching is not just a job, it’s a commitment that in greatly impacts another life, and to show appreciation a nomination by the students is made in the professor’s favor, she added. It is really something special when a student takes the time out of their otherwise busy day, English said.

During the past years participation in this event has been successful. Because of the major marketing push from student government, entries for nominees from students have increased 30 percent. Using Facebook and Twitter had not been utilized as much in past years. English said she made sure the award as well as the ceremony was more visible to all students. “More marketing of the nominations increased the number of applications students sent in,” said English. English said that it is unknown of the exact number of entered nomi-

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counts and just one person can make a difference.” Eastern’s goal for 2014 is $36,000, and Pettyjohn said Eastern has reached and exceeded it goal by raising $411,644 throughout its campaign. All of the money goes to the American Cancer Society where they continue to search for a cure thought research. American Cancer Society also uses the money it receives from donation to fund its other cancer treatments like Road to Recovery where cancer patients frequently cite transportation to and from treatment as one of their most critical needs, as well as Hope Lodge where cancer patients can get a free and comfortable place for patients and their caregivers to stay, so they can focus on getting well. Donations are accepted all year round for The American Cancer Society. The cutoff date for EIU’s however is August 31. Donations are to be mailed to The American Cancer Society 2509 S Neil Champaign, IL 61802. Those wishing to run in the relay can sign up for a team at the Relay for Life website. James Bateman can be reached at 581-2812 or jrbateman@eiu.edu.

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nees at the moment, but as the deadline nears there will be a for sure count. The nominations will be reviewed and selected for awards by the student dean’s selection committee. Students can fill out the application online. The form can be submitted online or printed and dropped in the Student Activity Center on the second floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Camm Nicholson can be reached at 581-2812 or cdnicholson@eiu.edu

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Carman Hall not opening for another year could be blessing Let’s face it: enrollment is not going up anytime soon. Even if the perfect plan to garner more students was implemented the next time the sun rises, it will still take time to build up a steady enrollment. That’s why Carman Hall being closed for another year still is a good thing. There is no point in wasting resources and labor on a place that only fills a handful of floors. With Carman staying closed, more resources and labor and ideas can be put into the remaining residence halls. Money that would be spent on electricity for Carman might be able to be enough to renovate Pemberton Hall and give it air conditioning. While the shutdown building may serve as a big reminder to our enrollment woes, it still should be used as motivation and a signal of

how to use our resources. The building, while 45 years old, does need work done on it, including the electrical and pipes. However, a majority of the work done should be around campus for places that still house students. It is not a terrible thing that Carman is shut down. The hall declined in numbers for a few years, and the money is not worth it. If the building was still open and a few students housed themselves there, it would be an absolute waste. Focus on where the majority is. Otherwise, it is just thrown out money. It is better to service a larger portion of campus rather than a few people, just keep the freshman – who used to be in roughly 98 percent of the building – in one place. While Carman is a fantastic way for freshman to be acclimated with others and find people in similar

situations, at some points losses need to be cut. Carman should be brought back when our enrollment numbers can handle it. If Eastern could support the amount of students by raising the enrollment, that would also be good. But, in the meantime, this is the best possible solution. Walking by Carman, don’t think of it as a shutdown, abandoned place that marks a lower enrollment, but the possibilities because of its closing. Think of where the money saved can go, what it can improve. It may seem like wasted space, but the space wasn’t being utilized. It’s not a tragedy but a blessing. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Making those old friends new again When you look around at the friends you have now, could you picture yourself being friends with them before college? Would they have been your friends in high school? Would you have liked them then? Would they have liked you? College is the time we grow and change as people. We might lose our old selves completely and start anew, or maybe just have a few modifications about ourselves. I don’t think a single person can say college hasn’t changed them. We change and we find people who suit the new version of ourselves. We find people who like the same new interests we like. Sure, there are still friends we hang onto from high school, but I’m sure they even notice you change, just as you notice them change. When people go to college they are thrown into a vast new sea of people, most of which they do not know. They are on their own and it’s scary, so they look for people to be there for them. They form fast friendships with people who eventually feel like family. It does not matter who they were before all that matters is the now.

Jessica Kozik We all go through phases in our lives. We try out different roles for ourselves to find out where we fit. Maybe, your best friend now was going through their emo phase when you were going through your tomboy phase. Maybe, your boyfriend now was in a nerdy phase when you were in a preppy phase. Maybe, the people in your life now you would have overlooked if you had met them sooner. Take for example people from your high school that end up going to the same college as you. College can take people you may have known before in high school and give you a second chance to get to know them. When you go to college and some-

one else from your high school is going to the same one as well, it provides you with a little bit of a cushion. Maybe they were just that one kid you copied off of in math class freshman year. You both never really had talked, but at least you have someone you had some sort of history with. It’s comforting. Having that history with someone when you’re surrounded by newness can bring you closer together. You have a second chance at getting to know them. A chance to not overlook them like you had before. You have the chance to realize that the new versions of yourselves actually go well together. College is a great time to meet new people and get to know ones you previously ignored. It’s the chance to make friendships that could last a lifetime. Jessica Kozik is a freshman journalism and sociology major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.

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WHAM keynote to bring together science, philosophy By Kylie Dawkins Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Author Jessica Pierce will present The Last Walk: Caring for our Animal Companions at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Lecture Hall in Doudna Fine Arts Center. Pierce will explore the issues that surround the ethics of caring for companion animals during their last days. Pierce is a bioethicist, and has recently been focused her studies on the relationships between humans and their companion animals. Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of women’s studies and English professor, has included Pierce’s writings and ideas in her classes. Pierce seems to be interested in life and death, and what those things mean, Ludlow said. Furthermore, this presentation will dive into discussion about the differences between people’s thoughts on euthanasia of humans and animals. Pierce has experienced the death of her dog, Odysseus, so one should also expect Pierce to talk about this issue from a personal side, as well as present the hard science that supports her ideas of our companion animals’ emotions and feelings, said C.C. Wharram, the director of the humanities center. This topic will also bring

about questions of what it means to be responsible for another life. Although this topic may sound fairly sad, this discussion will also take a look at how beliefs about animals reflect actions toward humans. It can be looked at in a purely academic manner. “I have a feeling it will be kind of moving, and I hope that people aren’t afraid of coming for that reason,” Wharram said. The event is part of the Women’s History and Awareness Month, and Wharram believes “the question she is tackling, very much intersects the questions of women’s rights.” The theme for this year’s WHAM is Nature and Nurture, which is a big topic in feminist debates. Although Pierce’s books aren’t specifically about women’s lives or feminism, she presents her ideas in a way that says the world would be a better place if we all had more empathetic and caring traits, Ludlow said. Originally, Barbara King, who has written material on the same subject, was going to present, but because of an illness, Melissa Caldwell, the chair of the speaker’s committee, reached out to Pierce to step in for the event. The thought would be that Pierce’s discussion would appeal to the same audience that King would attract. Pierce has also offered to hold an informal

lunch session for students to ask her questions about related topics, such as research and the ties between humanities and physical sciences. The Q&A session will take place at noon on Wednesday in the Dean’s Conference Room in Doudna Fine Arts Center. Lunch will be provided. “If someone went just for the food and they got one thing out of it because they were hungry, I’m OK with that,” Ludlow said. Wharram and Ludlow encourage all people to come to the event, including people from the Charleston community. Pierce is a philosopher, but she breaks things down in a way that everyone can easily understand, Ludlow said. “I don’t want students to feel like they can’t go if they’re not philosophy majors, or feminists, or have pets,” said Ludlow. “These are big questions. Everyone’s interested in life and death, and what those things mean.” Wharram said he looks forward to seeing a good turnout for this event. “Jessica Pierce is a very good spokesperson for the kind of thinking that we want to encourage here at the humanity center,” he said. Kylie Dawkins can be reached at 581-2812 or kadawkins@eiu.edu.

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Senate to vote on AB approved 2014-15 group budgets By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter Student Senate will be deciding the fate of the four budgets funded through student fees including the apportionment board, the student government, the University Board and the Student Recreational Center budget. Despite the $500,000 appropriated to AB to be divvied out to various groups, the proposed budgets only totaled to $498,918. Student Senate Speaker Brandon Goodman said because the senate had time for questions at the previous meeting, he will only allow for dis-

cussion and then voting. Goodman said there were not many questions asked of those proposing the separate bills. He said this would not hinder the decisions made at the meeting because of the abundance of information given to them in a quick amount of time. “I would have felt a lot better if the senators have least an hour to go over (the budgets),” Goodman said. It was understandable there were not questions because they could not make educated decisions in that short amount of time. With a week to look over the budgets, there was plenty

of time to grasp the information and there will expectedly be a lot of discussion. Goodman said he trusts AB and their approval of each budget. They looked through the budget in great detail, he added. The student government constitution revisions will also be announced to the senate. One of the revisions made would change the voting process when voting on the AB approved budgets. Currently, the senate can vote for or against the budgets by majority vote. The change would require two-thirds majority. The Student Supreme Court section of the constitution had also been complete rewritten.

The executive positions have also been updated with the student vice president for business affairs has been removed because the duties had been absolved by the student vice president for academic affairs. The court will also be their to present their opinion on the a case brought up to them this semester regarding the Student Senate Speaker position. Senate seats are still available next semester Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu

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