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Illinois revises education standards
Little Men Winners
Losers
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By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor
Women Winners
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Anita Inuwan, a sophomore communication disorders and sciences major and member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, frees herself from the tugs rope Thursday at the Campus Pond. Inuwan was tied in as an anchor when she collapsed and was dragged through the mud during the longest tug of the day, lasting 5 minutes, 47 seconds.
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The Sigma Pi fraternity tugs Thursday at the Campus Pond during the second round of Tugs. The Sigma Pi fraternity beat Delta Tau Delta in 1 minute, 6 seconds in the Little Man division.
Elizabeth Amarh, a senior biological science major, cheers for the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority Thursday during the tugs completion at the Campus Pond.
Getting dragged through the mud Students battle to claim victory in second round of tugs competition By Chacour Koop Special Projects Reporter Alpha Sigma Alpha had the Sigma Sigma Sigma tug team right where they wanted them when the front Tri-Sigma was knee deep in the campus pond after minutes of battling for a tugs win. The Tri-Sigma team was out of line, yanked to the left and slipping toward defeat in the mud brought on by rain showers all day. The team members had fallen to their knees multiple times. Then it all turned around for the Tri-Sigmas. “I just kept praying and motivating myself on the inside,” said Jamie Southern, a senior communication studies major and Tri-Sigma mem-
vived a scare to move onto the next ber. Southern was third in line behind round. “I’m glad that we’re making it on her teammate who fell knee-deep into the water. She could hear her to the next round,” Southern said. The shortest match-up of the day coach yelling to stay out of the wawas decided in 22 seconds. ter, to keep fighting. In the Big And the Man division, Tri-Sigmas Sigma Pi won kept fightthe first snap ing — slowly against Phi and methodKappa Theta, ically pulling Ryan Seipp, Sigma Pi member jolting their the ASA team opponents past the mudhorizondied path and into the cold water on the other tal into the mud and sliding them straight into the water for the win. side of Campus Pond. Ryan Seipp, a senior pre-physical It took 5 minutes, 47 seconds to decide the longest tug in the second therapy major and member of Siground of Greek Week tugs Thurs- ma Pi, had a simple explanation for day, and the Tri-Sigma team sur- the quick victory.
"Stay focused. Stay low. Win the snap."
“Stay focused. Stay low. Win the snap,” Seipp said. Winning the snap was especially important the day after an overnight thunderstorm, which caused tugs to be postponed Wednesday. The east tug lane was filled with a large puddle, and the west tug lane was pure sludge. Sigma Pi will move on after a quick, convincing win Thursday, but that does not mean Seipp and his team will take any competition lightly tomorrow. “ You never know what’s going to happen in the lanes,” Seipp said. Dean Harwood, the director of fraternity and sorority programs, said tugs was postponed Wednesday TUGS, page 5
With the state standards for teachers rising over the past few years, students who are becoming teachers are expected to have more methods on hand to reach their pupils. Doug Bower, the associate dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, said the Illinois professional teaching standards are requiring more experience working with students who are English language learners and more explicit course work in reading. He said the state is also putting more emphasis on the assessment of what students are learning. Bower said the standards began changing a few years ago, so the college has been in the process of redesigning its coursework to meet those changes. “To get (the standards) integrated fully takes time through university channels, but Eastern has stayed very much on top of those changes,” he said. He said the state has also been redesigning the standards for elementary and middle school teachers, and the Council on Teacher Education approved a redesigned program this semester. “All of our candidates have always met the standards; we’re just being more explicit with it,” he said. Bower said the biggest part of redesigning the education program was increasing the number of hours students are required to spend in K-12 schools. “We are increasing the practicum hours prior to student teaching, which is what our teacher-ed candidates keep telling us they want more of,” he said. “So we took their feedback as well as the expectations and the standards.” Stephen Lucas, the chairman of the secondary education and foundations department, said the department recently revised the course “EDF 2555: Education in a Diverse Society,” which is required for all education majors, to include a significant unit on English language learners. He said assisting students who are English language learners requires using intentional methods rather than teaching in multiple languages. “If they’re going out into a typical classroom that might have a handful of students who are not native English speakers, they need to know how to create instruction that is accessible to those students,” Lucas said. EDUCATION, page 5