PIECES OF HISTORY
A local family-owned antique shop was once a print shop and garage. Now it provides a large variety of items.
PLAYERS CRAMPED
Eastern’s baseball team has been forced to practice inside because of inclement weather. Several baseball games have also been canceled.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013 C ampus | weather
At least 70 faculty absent from class
Panthers fall at Assembly Hall
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By Chacour Koop Special Projects Reporter At least 70 faculty members were absent from work Monday after Eastern decided to hold classes despite a snowstorm that hit central Illinois Sunday night. A spring snowstorm dumped about 8 inches of snow on the Charleston area, causing most area school districts to close Monday. The number of absent faculty may be higher than 70 because both the political science department and the school of business representatives would not comment on the absences. Additionally, calls to the Africana studies and the sociology department offices were not answered. No department reported any weather-related vehicle accidents. “I’m surprised they didn’t cancel classes,” said Deborah Woodley, the school of technology chair. “The roads were pretty bad.” She said she knew of a high school student’s family who made the trip down to Eastern from Chicago for an admissions program on Monday. One family left their home at 1 a.m. and took six hours to make the trip, going about 20 miles per hour on Interstate 57, Woodley said. “I kept thinking, ‘Why did you come?’” Woodley said. Cameron Craig, a geographer and climatologist at Eastern, said the 30-year average snowfall for winter, running November to April, is about 19 inches. After the storm Sunday and Monday, the total snowfall this season is about 14 inches — about 5 inches below average. Craig said the snow was a heavier, wet snow that allowed for more accumulation as temperatures fell into the night. “This was a pretty significant storm because it had a lot of precipitation associated with it,” Craig said. “It’s a beneficial snowfall because that helps us guard against drought.” Numerous departments reported absent faculty living about an hour away in Champaign or Terre Haute, Ind., who tried to make the commute but turned around to go home. Some departments reported absent faculty from the Charleston and Mattoon area as well. Annette Diehl, an office support specialist for recreation administration, drives a Jeep and lives about seven miles from Charleston. She made it into work on Monday, and she said the roads were not too bad, adding that workers in her township clean the roads well. “I wasn’t in four-wheel drive until (Illinois Route) 16, which was kind of bad,” Diehl said. Peter Andrews, mathematics and computer science chair, said some of his fellow faculty members had very few students in class, which leaves professors with a choice. He said they must decide whether or not to cover as much material when many students are absent. Not all the faculty were as sympathetic to students missing class. FACULTY, page 5
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Illini Adrienne GodBold, a senior guard, fights to steal the ball from Eastern’s Sydney Mitchell, a senior forward, during the second round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament in Assembly Hall at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Monday. The Panthers lost the game 62-54, eliminating them from the WNIT. The Panthers finish their season 20-12 overall.
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Lord explains Eastern’s decision not to cancel classes Monday By Nike Ogunbodede Staff Reporter
As large flakes fell rapidly from the sky, many students kept their eyes on Eastern’s website, Facebook and Twitter waiting for news of canceled classes. The message they received instead said classes would take place as planned. Blair Lord, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, was the administrator who made the decision, which received more than 100 responses on Facebook and Twitter. Lord was jarred awake at 4 a.m. Monday — like most nights during poor weather conditions — by a phone call from the University Police Department watch commander for the night shift to relay the progress of the snow and the grounds crew. From there, Lord called Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, to discuss whether or not classes should be canceled. Ultimately, both Nadler and Lord decided that classes should proceed as scheduled. “If a snowstorm like yesterday were to hit at 3 a.m. this morning rather than 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon and the watch commander called me at four and said it is snowing cats and dogs and the grounds people are losing ground as they are trying to clear the parking lot and sidewalks, then it might have been a different decision,” Lord said. Lord said the closings of local academic buildings made sense because Lake Land College and Parkland campuses are made up of commuters.
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Jessica Lu, 8, of Charleston, Vivian Lu, Megan Kidwell and Melissa Lu, students of Charleston High School, all prepare to sled down a hill near the south end of the athletic fields Monday.
“Eastern has something on the order of 85 percent of its undergraduates students resident either on campus or adjacent to campus,” Lord said. “Their travel difficulties are greatly lessened.” Eastern also does not factor snow days into its calendar, like other universities. “So if we cancel or lose a day, it’s just lost,” Lord said. Lord said any decision he makes will be unpopular with someone, but if the decision is made with the students in mind, then he is OK with criticism.
Taking country roads back from Martinsville, Wyatt Gard drove up to Charleston Sunday in the eye of the snowstorm. The usual 30-minute drive ended up doubling as Gard drove on the unclear roads. “It was a total white out,” Gard said. “I couldn’t see. In fact, a couple of times I wasn’t sure exactly where I was at.” Stefani Atkinson lives in Mattoon and said it was inconvenient and dangerous for her to have to drive to campus. CANCEL, page 5
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013 Charleston | business
Family antique store provides variety Copper Eagle: family business that sells antiques By Amanda Wilkinson City Editor Walking through Copper Eagle is like going on a journey through people’s homes. People who walk into the 7-yearold antique mall can see anything from a collection of teapots, clocks, glassware, books, art and antique kitchen utensils. Ron and Rachel Stearns own and operate the Copper Eagle, but many of their family members help out as well. R h o n d a A d a i r, t h e St e a r n s’ daughter and teacher at the Charleston Community School District, works at the store for an hour and a half after school. She said the store opened after her parents closed their print shop in the same building. Adair said the building housed the print shop for about 30 years and was a garage before that. Her parents retired from the printing business and were looking for something to do with the building, she said. “My mom and I started it as something to do with the building, to find a purpose for the building and as a hobby,” Adair said. “It’s more of a hobby than a business.” Adair and her mom wanted to only have a couple of antique dealers display items, and then they could use the rest of the space for themselves. “We envisioned us having just a couple of dealers in with us, we’re going to rent out a couple of rooms, and we’re going to have an upholstery shop on the side,” Adair said. Adair and her mom took classes on how to upholster, and she said they quickly learned that it was really hard. “We got more and more people to join us and so it came to the point where, ‘Oh good, maybe we’ll never have to do upholstery,’” Adair said. “Then the building filled up.” Looking at its face, the Copper Eagle is a small building, but when customers walk inside, it is much larger, she said. “It looks like a ranch-style building,” Adair said. “It goes way back.” Also walking throughout the store, customers can find items they did not see the first time around, she said. “The building’s neat because it’s got a lot of nooks and crannies,” Adair said. “It makes an interesting mix of stuff.” One space that is rented out looks like a small bathroom completely covered with blue tile.
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Used books and a bust of John F. Kennedy lie on a shelf in the shop. Copper Eagle is an antique shop that offers a variety of items.
“This lady rented this hallway ramp and made it look kind of cool,” Adair said. She said when the store was first opened, they brought items from their own homes to sell. “We cleared out a lot of things from our own homes,” Adair said. “My mom and I both like antiques. She likes Victorian, and I like primitive.” She said a group of people will come in and will eventually spread out because something will catch their eye. “The music (that is played all day) is classical because we like something peaceful,” Adair said. “It makes you relax.” She said sometimes she walks to the back of the store and runs into someone she thought had left. “They come here for the purpose of just spending some time,” Adair said. She said she and her mom’s hobby has since recreate customer’s memories. “There’s nothing here that you buy because you need it. They’re all things you buy because you want them or they touch your heart in some way or they spark a memory,” Adair said. She said she cannot wait to retire and hang out at the store all day long. “It’s been something fun to do, and it’s something my mom and I can do together,” Adair said. Ron and Rachel Stearns declined to comment. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
Copper Eagle antique shop is located at 222 Madison Ave. and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Monday through Sunday.
A carved wooden Native American figure stands inside the Copper Eagle antique shop. The building once housed a print shop for about 30 years.
Shelves and tables filled with antique goods stand on the main showroom of Copper Eagle antique store.
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doudna | performance
Russian orchestra to feature faculty By Jeff Jerabek Staff Reporter
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Brittany Griffin, Lisa Perfors and Kaitlin Smiley (Left to Right) perform at Jackson Avenue Coffee on Monday in efforts to raise money for their planned mission trips to South Asia, Africa and Bulgaria, respectively. A donation box was passed around during their performance for anyone who wished to donate.
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UB to focus on LGBTQA questions, discussion By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor Questions students may have about the LGBTQA community will be answered with personal stories from the members of EIU Pride during the latest “Let’s Talk About It” series Tuesday. At 7 p.m. at the 7th Street Underground, students can come and ask any question and take part in a discussion focusing on the stories and struggles of LGBTQA members. Danny Turano, the UB chair, said the decision to have a “Let’s Talk About It” segment focusing on the LGBTQA community came from a desire to do something new. “ We were tr ying to think of things we hadn’t talked about yet,” he said. He said members of the UB had wanted to focus on the LGBTQA community because of the commu-
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nity’s prominence on campus. “It’s very big for this campus,” he said. “We want to have an open, comfortable discussion, and hear their stories too.” Turano said members of EIU Pride are expected to be answering questions and leading the discussion. During the segment, students are encouraged to ask questions they may have about members of the community, and members will be sharing stories they have. “They’re going to be discussing how hard it was to come out,” Turano said. “They’ll speak about how their friends and families reacted, and what the negative and positive reactions to their coming out was.” Turano said he hoped students who participated in the discussion took something away from it they had not thought of before. “It’s all about getting a new per-
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spective,” he said. “It’s about seeing how people in your community are, and getting to know them better.” Tu r a n o s a i d t h e “ L e t’s Ta l k About It” series turns the spotlight on different controversial issues for students, and tries to help students learn more about these issues. Other segments of the “Let’s Talk About It” series have included topics such as religion, all in the hopes of resolving unanswered questions, Turano said. He said through the questions a n d t h e LG BTQA c o m m u n i t y members’ personal stories, students can better understand different issues. “This is a way to bring the community together and have a great discussion,” Turano said. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
Marking the end of a nine-day tour in North America, the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will be making their last stop Tuesday to perform for the second time at Eastern. The Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Tickets will be $7 for students, $12 for Eastern employees and senior citizens and $15 for the general public. Misha Rachlevsky, who founded the orchestra in 1991, will be directing the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin. He said he started off just wanting to record CDs, but said he found his passion doing live performances. Rachlevsky also said his orchestra’s success stems from their popularity in Russia and America. He said it was difficult to describe what separates the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin from other orchestras, because it would be like asking the winner of a beauty contest why they won. “We’re the best,” he said jokingly. Rachlevsky said he enjoys performing live, however, he said he will not play just anywhere. “If you don’t like the venue, don’t be there,” Rachlevsky said. Dwight Vaught, the director of Doudna, said the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin has a large sound for a small ensemble. “As a chamber orchestra — only about 16 players — they bring an experience of sound that we don’t hear often enough,” Vaught said. “There are fullsize orchestras at EIU and in the region, as well as smaller ensembles of quartets and the like; however, this ensemble made up of just over a dozen of Russia’s
finest musicians is small but very powerful.” This performance will be a new experience for Doudna because this will be the first time the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin records their performance while in Dvorak Concert Hall. Though it is not the first time recording for Doudna, this time will be a little different, Vaught said. “In this case, the orchestra was open to a recording that they could possibly use for their own promotional purposes. Again, it’s a win-win situation — the Orchestra is provided with some live concert video and audio recording, and the Doudna Fine Arts Center name, along with EIU’s name, has the potential of being seen and heard as the footage is used by the COK,” he said. Vaught also said three faculty members will be performing with the Chamber Orchistra Kremlin. “It seemed natural to ask Dr. Anna Cromwell, who teaches violin and viola, and Dr. Ka-Wai Yu, who teaches cello, both from the EIU Music Department, to perform with the orchestra,” he said. “Since the COK is an all-string orchestra, no winds or percussion, the fit of our local professionals is perfect.” After Rachlevsky heard the faculty play, they chose to play Vivaldi, he said. “The Vivaldi composition also calls for harpsichord, and once Maestro Rachlevsky discovered that we have a beautiful harpsichord and a wonderful player in residence here in Dr. Richard Rossi, he was also asked to perform with that composition,” Vaught said. “So this concert features not just two, but three, EIU Music Department faculty.” Jeff Jerabek can be reached at 581-2812 or jrjerabek@eiu.edu.
campus briefs
Pizza with the Prez on Tuesday
Frank LoMonte to speak about first amendment
Pizza with the Prez is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Taylor Hall Lobby. The event is an opportunity for students to meet with President Bill Perry and discuss issues on campus while eating pizza. The event will go until 4 p.m.
Frank LoMonte, executive director of the student press law center, will be speaking about First Amendment rights of college students as part of Censorship and the Law: Student Speech Rights in a Social Media World at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Lumpkin Auditorium.
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Criminal damage during weekend • At 2:04 a.m. Sunday, Tyler Engel, 20, of Byron, was arrested in the W-Lot across from Lawson and Taylor halls. He was charged with DUIAlcohol and released at 5:05 a.m. after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond. • At 4:18 a.m. Sunday, Elliot Lux, 21, of Homewood, was arrested at University Court. He was charged with criminal damage to state-supported property and released to the custody of the Coles County Sheriff’s Office at 4:18 a.m. pending court appearance to determine bond. Comments, Corrections, OR events To report any errors, local events or general suggestions for future editions please contact our Editorin-Chief, Rachel Rodgers, via: Phone | 581-2812, Email | DENeic@gmail.com Office visit | 1811 Buzzard Hall.
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MONDAY’S QUESTION Do you think Eastern should have had a snow day on Monday?
HERE’S WHAT YOU SAID Yes! Conditions were unsafe for walking & driving. The school’s disregard for student & staff safety is disappointing. @SheriStrohl
Speaking as an alum who commuted from Mattoon to EIU, my answer is a resounding YES! Be careful everyone :) @conniespecht
Um, yeah? Everywhere else around us closed. Everything is slick. It’s just plain stupid. @angeldoodle
No. I walked to campus from a rental Grant and University in 1974 Finals. Snow and ice on my lips, nose and a puddle of water around my feet. Donna Wieck Read the comments on EIU’s Facebook page when they posted that they are resuming classes as usual. Liz Purcell Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic to the Opinions Editor to be published in The Daily Eastern News. The DEN’s policy is to run all letters that are not libelous or potentially harmful. They must be less than 250 words. Letters to the editor can be brought in with identification to The DEN or to the DENopinions@ gmail.com.
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Four students spark change, should spark inspiration for others The university made a good move on to really impact the university and create a Our POSITION Friday by finally vowing to affiliate itself change that has an effect on Eastern’s cam• Situation: Eastern will affiliate itself with the with fair labor organizations Worker pus. WRC and the FLA. Rights Consortium and Fair Labor AssoThe university’s decision to affiliate with • Stance: The four students responsible for ciation for the next fiscal year. the WRC and the FLA will influence peoleading the charge should be an inspiration. As reported in Monday’s edition of ple who these four students or anyone in The Daily Eastern News in the article “4 the administration will likely never be able students claim victory in fair trade debate,” Sara Boro, Ryan Freto meet. er, Alayna Graham and Lena Elmuti, members of the Fair Trade It just goes to show that if you do your research paired with Global Justice Coalition, met with President Bill Perry on Friday something you care about and are passionate about, not just where Perry said he will be evaluating both affiliations. something you’re forced to do for class, you can really take everyIn order to become a member of the WRC, Eastern must have thing that Eastern, as a university, is supposed to be teaching you its president draft an affiliate request letter, draft a code of conand use it in a way that benefits more people than you’re ever duct, pay a flat annual fee of $1,500 and include the name of the going to actually know. person who will act as the main WRC liaison. Students can learn from members of the Fair Trade Global JusEastern will become the fifth Illinios university to affiliate tice Coalition and know that you don’t need hundreds, or even with the WRC and the FLA, joining Northwestern, the Univer10 people to make a change that can affect not only the campus, sity of Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State and the University of Illibut people around the world. nois-Urbana-Champaign. Never underestimate the power of individuals determined to Eastern’s decision to affiliate with itself with the WRC and the make a change. FLA is great, but the people who really need to be applauded are The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of Boro, Freer, Graham and Elmuti. The Daily Eastern News. It just goes to show that it only takes a few passionate people
Classes should have Two sides to decision been canceled Monday to continue classes First off, let me say that I understand the reasoning behind the university’s decision not to cancel classes on Monday, but the call Eastern made was the wrong one. I was home in Lockport this weekend for my cousin’s wedding. The trip back down turned into what could only be described as Snowmaggedon: Round 2 (Round 1 being in February 2011 when classes were canceled for two days.) Originally, I was going to take a train back to Charleston, but with the University of Illinois’ spring break, all the trains Sunday and Monday were booked, which left me getting a ride from my dad. We got on the road at about 8:30 a.m. for a drive that usually takes between two and a half to three hours. Plenty of time to get to Charleston in time for me to get to my class at noon, right? Think again. By the time we got back to Charleston, it was almost 1 p.m. There couldn’t have been fewer than 50 cars in ditches just on I-57 between I-80 and Route 16. A significant portion of the road was either iced over or covered in snow, and yet, class is supposed to go on as scheduled. Forget the lunacy of having half a foot of snow after what was supposed to be the first day of spring came last week. Ignore the fact that numerous area high schools were closed, including Charleston. Even forget the fact that even the University of Illinois canceled its classes Sunday.
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When the emergency room is the only part of the local hospital open and operating, I would say that’s a sign that the roads are too dangerous to hold classes. I have friends in classes where professors will penalize students for “using their own discretion” and not coming to class because it is too hazardous to drive. These aren’t students who are refusing to go to class because they want an extra hour of sleep. These are students legitimately concerned for their own health and well being, being penalized for trying to protect the first of our constitution’s inalienable rights, the right to life. The way those professors view it, I think, is that if things aren’t bad enough for the university to cancel classes, and if the roads on and around campus don’t seem that bad, class should go on as scheduled. But let’s be honest here, for commuter students, and those who, like me, were home for the weekend and couldn’t get back down until Monday afternoon, there needs to be at least a little wiggle room in place. Brad Kupiec is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
Despite the hostile reaction to class continuing on Monday, there are two sides to the argument. We received close to 10 inches of snow, give or take on what the numbers say. I did a full 360 turn in my car at one point on my way home. This was at 8 p.m. At 2 a.m., it was still snowing. Needless to say, driving was not going to be easy next morning. The decision affects those who live 20-plus minutes away. On my way back from Mattoon, I saw 10 cars in the ditch. I can only imagine how those country roads were looking. It also didn’t help that Lake Land, Parkland, University of Illinois and Illinois State all canceled classes, too. There may be other small reasons for why everyone was angry, which seemed to be the general consensus. It’s cold, the snow is hard to walk in, etc. We live in Illinois, so that’s everyday life it seems, so it’s not too much of an excuse. Now that I have had your heads nodding in agreement, you might be about to get very angry because I can see why Eastern kept class in session. I’m a local. If none of you were aware until now, it takes the likes of tornado of mass destruction or a volcano to cancel class at Eastern. EIU is kind of like the author-
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itarian drill sergeant that doesn’t take anything from anyone. It wasn’t until two years ago that Eastern canceled class for the first time in a long time because the roads and sidewalks were covered in ice. I believe there is a loophole in all of this. Eastern tells us to determine if it’s safe enough to attend class, right? Wouldn’t it have been easier if you just emailed your professor saying it’s unsafe, and asked what you had to make up? We all saw how bad it was. Unless your professor was a complete jerk, then he or she probably would have understood. The decision didn’t really affect me because one of my classes is based at a high school, and they did cancel school, so I didn’t have to go. All I know is, every decision has positive and negative feedback. In this case, there was more negative. I just hope everyone is safe, and this is not a decision that Eastern has to regret. Kyle Daubs is a junior math and special education major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Student Senate candidates discuss issues, future goals By Samantha McDaniel Student Governance Editor The Student Senate candidates presented their platforms and answered questions about how they are qualified for the position they are running for. The seven executive board candidates gave a three-to-five-minute speech about their experience, views and goals for the position they are running for.
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Julie Howse, a freshman undecided major, eats a snowball during a snowball fight Monday evening on O'Brien Field. Howse was one of five students who showed to an open invite by Jill Maceachen on Twitter.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Atkinson, a junior psychology major, said she saw multiple accidents on her drive up from Mattoon. “I saw about five cars off the road. I know that the majority of students live on campus — which is fine for them because they can walk — as for the students that live off campus, it’s a little dangerous,” Atkinson said. Atkinson said she skipped her morning class because she did not want to risk driving. Atkinson also said Eastern leaving driving up to the discretion of the individuals is not ideal. “Whenever Eastern says ‘use your own discretion to drive,’ I don’t think that’s fair because some professors don’t really look at that either,” Atkinson said. “I think that if the majority of places are closing and it’s dangerous weather conditions, then I think they should have closed.” Gina Marcin, a senior music major, had two classes canceled Monday. Marcin walked from her house, located south of campus, and said the roads and sidewalks off campus were the most dangerous part of her walk because of the lack of plowing done. Other than that, Marcin said she was
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more realistic than other students when it came to Eastern canceling classes. “I was hoping that they might (cancel classes), but I figured — having been here a while — they don’t have a lot of snow days,” Marcin said. “A lot of our base comes from pretty close by so I was fine coming to school.” Gard agreed. Gard, a senior music major, transferred from Lincoln Trail College in Robinson and said he did not expect the university to cancel classes. “The only time I have ever had experiences with school closing is if electricity is out (and) the school can’t physically function,” Gard said. Although Gard said his classes took place as scheduled, he did notice fewer people in his classes. For the two of the four classes that were canceled, Marcin said her professors emailed her to inform her. “I know a number of them come from Champaign so they had to drive — it makes sense,” Marcin said. Nike Ogunbodede can be reached at 581-2812 or ovogunbodede@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Stephen Canfield, the foreign languages department chair, had a clear message for students Monday. “If you know any bums that didn’t make it to class, tell them to get in here,” he said, laughing. The Coles County Sheriff ’s office
and Charleston Police Department were unavailable for comment concerning traffic accidents and injuries. Chacour Koop can be reached at 581-2812 or cmkoop@eiu.edu.
Student Body President Kaylia Eskew, the student vice president for academic affairs, and Jesse Green, the business affairs committee chairman, are running for student body president. The presidential candidates were asked about their public speaking ability, working style, diversity and view of the greatest issue facing the campus community. Eskew, a junior journalism major, said she has been involved in Student Senate for six semesters and has served on different committees. She said she wants to increase the communication between the administration and the student body. “I want to work with the administration very closely and challenge them and encourage them to look more closely at what our students are wanting and doing,” Eskew said. She said what she sees as the biggest issue on campus is the changing culture of students. The change in the culture is seen through the discrimination and lack of school spirit, Eskew said. “We are at a changing point right now, and there are a lot of ideas flying around about the culture of our community,” Eskew said. She said she wants to work with the administration to show them what the students see as the culture of campus. Green, a senior finance major, said he has experience in leadership positions on campus and has learned a lot about the university. He said he ran for student body president because he wants to experience as much as possible and this position is one way of doing that. If he is elected, Green said his goal is to increase outreach on campus and potential students. “I think I can do a good job of sharing my story and other people’s stories of why they should join Eastern Illinois University and why they should become a Panther,”
Green said. Green said the economic hardships of the students are a big issue facing Eastern. He said there is a difference between those because there are fewer people going to college. “In my time at Eastern, I have seen a dramatic shift between the generational shift of those before the financial crisis and those after,” Green said. Executive Vice President The current Student Senate Speaker, Mitch Gurick, is running unopposed for the executive vice president position. Gurick, a sophomore business major, said during his time as speaker of the senate he has worked with the different committees within the organization. He said he has seen different aspects of the role of the executive vice president. “My goal since joining student government has been to make Eastern a place, not only a place where they feel welcome, but where student are proud to be who they are,” Gurick said. He said one of the roles he will have if elected is lobbying for the university. Gurick said he would like to expand the lobbying opportunity. “I want to open up the Lobbying Day to all Eastern students because I think it is important that if you are willing to go and speak out that everyone should have that opportunity to go,” Gurick said. Student Vice President for Student Affairs Genevieve Ruddy and Darnell Tyms are running for the student vice president for student affairs positions. Ruddy, a junior communication studies major, said she has been a Student Senate member for two semesters and has served on other organizations. She said she wants to hold the position because of the students. “Every one of (the students) is smart, talented, and has so much to offer this school,” Ruddy said. “This school has so much to offer us in return,” she said. Ruddy said she wants to increase the visibility of registered student organizations events and increase the teamwork among them. She said she wants to do this by connecting different organizations, through Student Organization Cab-
inet, making a calendar of all events and letting organization know what others are doing. Tyms, a senior communication studies major, said he has had many leadership positions within different organizations and worked in different areas of the university. “My goal is to continue to make an impact on this campus through student government,” Tyms said. The campus has many diverse organizations, and Tyms said he wants students to learn about them. He said he also wants to increase the relationship between the RSOs and increase their participation in decision-making. One way he proposed to do this is by making it mandatory for RSOs to appoint a delegate for the SOC meetings. “Student organizations are being underrepresented and don’t have the best channel of communication,” Tyms said. Student Vice President for Academic Affairs Jazzmin Bonslater and Kathryn English are running for the student vice president for academic affairs. Bonslater, a senior psychology major, said she is running for the position because she is succeeding academically and wants others to succeed as well. “I want to bring new, fresh and innovative ideas to help students achieve academically,” Bonslater said. She said she researched all the resources on campus and wants to increase awareness about them. She said she also wants to implement new ideas like a scholarship fair. English, a sophomore mathematics major, said she has already had experience with covering Council on Academic Affairs and Faculty Senate, which are two boards the position works with. English said she wants to get more student input on new course the CAA discusses. One way she wants to do this is by increasing communication with the student deans. “Any courses that are coming up that are in their college, I want to ask them and see if they have any thoughts, just so student know what is going on,” English said. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Snow forces team to practice inside, cancel game By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor Eastern baseball coach Jim Schmitz said batting practice indoors equates to a golfer hitting in a simulator. Imagine an avid golfer, who is forced to go to an indoor golf facility and hit a ball into curtain, which stands a mere 10 feet away. “If you play golf and hit it in the woods, you know (you did badly), but if you hit it off a tee into a curtain you don’t really see the ball slicing; that’s why practicing outside is better, especially for the batters,” Schmitz said. Having batting practice inside is one of the biggest disadvantages the Panthers face, Schmitz said. “A hitter who is struggling or not will not see how he is hitting unless he sees where the ball is going,” he said. “The most mature hitter thinks he’s doing better than he is.” Schmitz said that in a normal batting practice players can get immediate feedback on their swings because they can see how far and how hard a ball is hit. In batting cages indoors, however, a player might think he hit the ball
well but in reality the ball could have been severely hooked — not a good result. For the second consecutive week, the Panthers will have to practice indoors in the Lantz Fieldhouse before hitting the road to Jacksonville State Thursday. Because of the storm that blanketed Charleston with 10.5 inches of snow, the Panthers’ Tuesday home game against Saint Louis University was canceled. This is the second of the Panthers’ last three games that has been canceled at Coaches Stadium, the first being against Austin Peay on March 17. “Everyone brings up that being in the north is a disadvantage, but it’s never really been an issue,” Schmitz said. The canceled game against Austin Peay was the first game canceled because of cold weather since the 2009 season. Another challenge Schmitz said he faces with the canceled game is finding playing time for all of his players. “You really want to have three or four other guys in the lineup so they feel part of the team,” Schmitz said. “If you have a guy pinch-hitting on
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Alleged robber could violate supervision Staff Report Eastern student Robert “Bobby” Joseph Pettis II, 21, who was arrested in connection with an aggravated robbery Friday, was under a one-year term of supervision during the time of the arrest. Pettis, a former running back for Eastern’s football team, was put on supervision after being arrested for aggravated battery, resisting arrest, obstructing a police officer and mob action on Feb. 26, 2012. According to the incident report, Pettis was involved with fights that broke out during a dance at McAfee Gym. All individuals involved with the fight disregarded officer’s orders to break up and leave. Pettis was arrested and taken di-
rectly to Coles County Safety and Detention Center. A hearing in regard to the case is set for 9 a.m. April 1. Pettis was also arrested in November of 2012 with possession of less than 2.5 grams of cannabis. A hearing in regard to the case is set for 1 p.m. April 3. Pettis’ charges could be cleared from his record if he does not violate the term of supervision. If Pettis is arrested for the aggravated robbery charge, a prosecutor could file to see if Pettis’ supervision term was violated. State’s Attorney Brian Bower said it is up to a judge to determine if a supervision term is violated. Pettis was arrested at 3:01 a.m. Friday after allegedly robbing a Jimmy John’s driver at knifepoint.
Saturday and he hasn’t batted in two weeks, it’s really hard to make him feel a part of the team.” One of the players Schmitz said he has not been able to fully evaluate is freshman pitcher CJ Martin. Martin has made a team-low four pitching appearances through Eastern’s first 21 games with the next pitcher with the fewest appearances being Andrew Grahn, who has made five starts. Martin, a right-handed pitcher, is a valued arm, but the team has not seen enough out of him, Schmitz said. “You want to win tomorrow’s game, but you want to see some things out of people so you can evaluate them,” Schmitz said. “The only way to get better is to play and now we go through another week not playing mid-week.” Around the OVC Eastern is not the only Ohio Valley Conference team that will be affected by the weather this week. Belmont, which is in its first season in the OVC, had its game against Southern Illinois-Carbondale on Tuesday postponed. That is the second game the Bruins have postponed this season; the
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Senior infielder Nathan Sopena throws a baseball to the pitcher during warm-ups in between innings on March 19 against Southern IllinoisCarbodale. The Panthers’ latest game was canceled because of inclement weather, a trend among many other teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.
first being against Tennessee on March 5. Morehead State’s game against Northern Kentucky has been postponed, making it the fourth time this season the Eagles have not played on a scheduled date. Outside of Southeast Missouri
and Tennessee-Martin, every team in the OVC has had at least one game rained out or canceled because of cold weather or snow. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Jaime Lopez
Illini power past Panthers It may have been a dream and a goal to be in Assembly Hall, playing in the second round of a postseason tournament, but anybody could tell from the expressions on Eastern seniors Ta’Kenya Nixon’s and Mariah King’s faces that they expected to win. They almost did, too, holding the Illinois women’s basketball team on the edge of defeat for all but maybe five minutes of Monday night’s 62-54 loss in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Nixon and King were thankful in the postgame press conference, but their Eastern women’s basketball coach, Lee Buchanan, assured everyone that they wanted more. “We believed we could just keep winning,” Buchanan said. Illinois head coach Matt Bollant said his team probably wouldn’t have won the game a couple months ago, when they didn’t have the heart to make a comeback. “We just didn’t have a lot of joy,” Bollant said. “(Our players) were stressed and weren’t responding well to our instruction.” Eastern took a 3-point lead into the halftime locker room, leading for all but 1:58 of the first half. The Panthers jumped out to an eight-point lead in the first 5:54 of the second half and then Illinois’ physical advantage and defense kicked in. The Illini fought back to take a 40-39 lead with 10:40 to play, but it was quickly taken away by King, who scored 10 of the Panthers’ first 12 points in the half. Less than three minutes later, Illinois took a three-point lead on a 3-pointer by Amber Moore, which changed the game. “A team will come all the way up next to (the lead), but won’t make the shot to take the lead,” Bollant said. “To take the lead can really change momentum.” The shot turned the tide, giving the Illini an advantage and shaking the Panthers’ confidence. Eastern’s offense, which had been so good in the first half, committed sloppy turnovers in the second half against Illinois’ full-court pressure. “I thought we got a little bit
lazy with some passes,” Buchanan said. “Illinois cranked up their defense.” Nixon said the Panthers knew they were going to face full-court pressure in the game, but Illinois’ height and athleticism was too much to overcome. Buchanan said the Panthers prepared a lot for the pressure defense the past few days, but could not prepare for the physical advantage. “We’re just not built strong like that and physical like that,” Buchanan said. “It’s just not our game. They play in the Big Ten, you have to have players like that.” The Panthers committed 22 turnovers in the game, but still had a chance to tie the game with 2:02 remaining. Nixon, who was held to only three points in the second half, drove to the hoop and her shot was partially blocked, although Buchanan had a different view of the play. “She did exactly what she was supposed to do,” Buchanan said. “I thought she should’ve been shooting free throws.” But the game was all-around a physical contest and King said she was asking Buchanan, at one point, to talk to the referees about calling more fouls. “It was tough down there,” King said. In the second half, the Illini started coming up with loose balls — something Eastern was doing in the first half. Illinois had 19 of its 33 rebounds in the second half. Nixon said she could hear Illinois’ coach pleading with his team from the sideline to “just find a way” to win the game. “At one point in the second half they made the decision that they wanted to win more,” Nixon said. “They came up with loose balls. Rebounds hit everybody’s hands and they came up with them.” The ball bounced Illinois’ way late in the game, but not for a lack of effort on Eastern’s end, Buchanan said. “We played our hearts out,” Buchanan said. “We have to nickname a lot of our players Mop and Broom — they spent a lot of time out on the floor.” Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
A sport as great as all others
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Senior forward Mariah King jumps over teammate Sydney Mitchell, senior forward, to block a shot by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Karisma Penn, a senior forward. King led the team with 23 points, 14 of which were scored in the second half.
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Women’s golf tournament canceled By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter The Eastern women’s golf team’s third conference tournament of the spring season was canceled Sunday because of weather conditions. The match was at Southern IllinoisCarbondale. Originally the tournament was delayed with hopes to get at least one round done, but the weather did not allow that to happen and officials were forced to cancel the entire tournament. Players were not really shocked
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that the tournament was canceled mitage Golf Course in Nashville, the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, but will also take place Tenn. because of weather. in Nashville. “The first day we got Eastern has had two through three holes with tournaments this spring sleet, rain, hail and snow,” “The first day we got through three season. L a u r e n W i l l i a m s s a i d . holes with sleet, rain, hail and snow.” The women placed “ Today there were two Lauren Williams, senior golfer third out of five teams at i n c h e s o f s n ow o n t h e the Butler Bulldog Florigreens so there was no way da Invitational, and placed we were going to play toBut Williams said she is hope- seventh out of 10 teams at the Don day.” The Panthers’ next tournament ful that she and the Panthers will Benbow Butler Invitational. will not come until their final reg- be able to practice within the next ular-season tournament of the two weeks. Cody Delmendo can After the Tennessee State Invitaspring on April 7-9 for the Tennesbe reached at 581-2812 see State Invitational at the Her- tional, Eastern will be the host of or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.
The first time I covered a track meet at Eastern, I was so nervous about what to do and where to go. I remember walking up the steps that led into the indoor track, fearing for my life that the runners would trample over me as I crossed the track. And then keeping count of the athletes’ laps as they competed in the long distance races was probably just as scary, because I had to double check, no, triple check how many laps were left in each event. Walking up to athletes and asking them about their performances was equally terrifying. I thought, “What if they think my questions are stupid? What if they think I hadn’t done enough research?” I was worried they would think I wasn’t qualified to cover track and field. But after attending meets and reporting on them, I’ve come to the realization that track and field is, cliche aside, a field of dreams. These athletes don’t have a ball or net to score in. They have themselves, and although they’re competing in events that seem simple — running, jumping, throwing — these athletes work themselves to the core. I’ve heard people who aren’t familiar with track and field say that it’s a boring sport. But I don’t see anything boring about a distance runner straining his or her body while racing against the clock. I’ve seen crowds go silent as Jade Riebold and Mick Viken pick up their poles and position themselves as they are about to prepare to run down a stretch, and I’ve seen them light up after watching these vaulters clear a bar successfully. I’ve witnessed hurdler Jalisa Paramore exhaust herself as she jumps over hurdle after hurdle to reach the finish, and the pain on thrower Jared Diaz’s face when he participates in the weight throw and shot put. At the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in track and field, Bryce Basting slid to the finish line to ensure himself of a top spot in his event. He ended up taking second place. It’s these little victories and special moments that make me feel really blessed to be able to cover this sport. I’ve also had the opportunity to interview some of these athletes, and they have shared their shortcomings and victories with no reservations. Distance runner Britney Whitehead said that for a long time she coached herself before she came to college, and she explained to me that every time she races, she surprises herself the most. Jade Riebold told me about how she struggled to pick up a pole and vault after she was denied entry into the U.S. Olympic Trials. I’m a track junkie. Track is a sport like no other where miracles happen all the time, whether a vaulter clears the vault half an inch taller or runner runs a second faster. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.