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EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILL. D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M T WIT TER.COM/DEN_NE WS
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TEX TBOOK RENTAL SERVICE
Book sale clears out storage By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
New royalty crowned MIR ANDA PLOSS | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
The 2013 Homecoming Court prince Mitch Gurick, princess Toi Wiley, queen Sherry Gunn and king Darnell Tyms pose for photos after the "Royal Blue" Homecoming Coronation Ceremony Monday in McAfee Gymnasium. The ceremony is the kick off to Homecoming Week. By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
Amidst the chants and cheers of hundreds of student supporters, about 50 formal-attired candidates stood in wait to hear the announcement of the 2012 Homecoming Court Monday in the McAfee Gymnasium. The candidates represented different registered student organizations, Greek organizations and resident halls as they competed for the four positions on Homecoming Court. Darnell Tyms, a senior communication studies major, and Sherry Gunn, a senior family consumer sciences major, were crowned Homecoming King and Queen.
Tyms said he could not explain how he felt about winning king. “It’s that feeling you get when you are 5 years old and you learn how to ride a bicycle on your own,” Tyms said. “You accomplish something, that you don’t necessarily doubt you can do, when you fulfill it, it fills like you are flying.” Gunn said she feels like her role from now on is to be a good role model for others on campus. “If this many people voted for me to win, it shows that they look up to me, so I can’t go and do anything crazy,” she said. Toi Wiley, a sophomore business major, was named Homecoming Princess with Mitch Gurick, a sophomore business major, as Homecoming Prince. Gunn said she was happy to represent Sigma
Gamma Rho and to become Homecoming Queen. Wiley said she did not believe she would win. “It’s probably the best accomplishment I’ll ever have in college,” Wiley said. Wiley said she is glad people saw her as a princess. “I try to display (my school pride) in my campaign and interview,” Wiley said. “It was just happy that they saw that in me.” Danny Turano, the University Board chairman, said the candidates had to go through a long process to become a member of the court. “(The process) was really challenging,” Gunn said. First the candidates had to be nominated by their organization or hall. After the initial nominations, the candidates were interviewed by a panel of judges. CROWNED, page 5
Textbooks that are no longer used by the different departments at Eastern will be sold Tuesday. The fall Sidewalk Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on in Textbook Rental Service in the Louis M. Grado Building. Christina Coffey, the customer service director for Textbook Rental, said the sales help them clean out their storage of books that courses no longer use. Coffey said each course uses a set of textbooks, but when they switch to new one, the older ones get put into storage where they are not used and take up space. The books will range from 25 cents to $5, depending on the original purchase price of the book. Prices are stamped on the front page of the books. The quality of the books will also vary on the number of times it was rented out over the year. Coffey said the books that are not sold will be recycled. “An example is we just bought new core books for English, and a lot of those have anywhere from 500 to 1,000,” Coffey said. “A lot of time, those books aren’t purchased as much, so there could be a couple hundred that we recycle.” Coffey said the books that are for sale range witin genre and do not focus on a specific field. The books for sale are located on the first shelves within the building. “It’s not outside anymore,” Coffey said. “It used to be outside at the old building, but we have plenty of room in here so we moved it inside.” SALE, page 5
EDUC ATION
Preventative measures against cheating enforced campus wide By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
Eastern takes as many preventative measures as possible to prevent cheating and carry out the consequences when a student is caught, said the associate director of Student Standards. Shawn Peoples, the associate director of Student Standards, said all departments uphold the standards of academic integrity that are outlined in the Student Code of Conduct, which all students are informed of when they enroll at Eastern. “The academic penalty that a student may receive from a faculty member may vary based on the instructor,” he said. “The instructor issues an academic penalty for students who have an academic misconduct violation in their class.” Peoples said the faculty member will decide whether the student will be punished with an “F” on the assignment or will fail the course as a whole. He said Student Standards does not separate violations by major, so it is difficult to tell whether or not cheating varies from major to major. In addition to the penalty a student receives from the instructor, a student may be required
to complete an additional academic program that is meant to prevent future cheating or suffer greater consequences. “The student may be assigned to complete an educational program focusing on academic integrity,” Peoples said. “They could also be placed on University Disciplinary Probation, or they could be suspended from the University.” The process ultimately entails a faculty member documenting the instance of academic misconduct and submitting the necessary paperwork to the Office of Student Standards. Dana Ringuette, chairman of the English department, said cheating is often circumstantial and differs from situation to situation. “We encourage all of our faculty to report plagiarism to judicial standards, even if the situation is resolved,” he said. “We also encourage faculty to talk to students one-on-one and determine the consequences.” Ringuette said cheating in the English department typically results in the student failing the course and having to retake it. “We try to resolve cheating before it even happens by teaching borderlines in class and what plagiarism exactly is,” he said. CHEATING, page 5
PHOTO ILLUSTR ATION BY JACOB SALMICH | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
When a student is caught cheating at Eastern, one of three options is exercised. The student may be suspended, expelled or the incident of cheating is kept in their student records for the next six years.