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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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Geography presentation goes Greek A T-shirt bearing the words “Anger Tears Familyies Apart” hangs from the pavilion in Morton Park.
Candles line a table in preparation for the candlelight vigil for HOPE.
Althea Pendergast plays the cello with her band Motherlode.
HOPE honors victims of domestic abuse By Tim Deters Features Editor
As the sun set Tuesday, survivors and victims of domestic violence came together in the Rennels Pavilion of Morton Park to share their experiences and support. The sixth annual HOPE of East Central Illinois candlelight vigil brought together women and children of all ages to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. HOPE is a local domestic violence agency that serves Coles County and six surrounding counties. Angie Hunt, housing director of HOPE, said domestic violence is an issue that is often unnoticed in a community but is important to recognize. “This is a very serious issue that we really have to start paying attention to,” she said, a purple ribbon pinned to her chest in honor of victims of domestic violence. As she shuffled around the pavilion, setting out cups and a cooler of hot chocolate, HOPE volunteers and Eastern students hung T-shirts on a thin line of thread. The line of T-shirts circled the entire pavilion, each T-shirt marked with words of encouragement, pain and revelation. Hunt said most of the T-shirts were made by HOPE clients and other similar organizations as a part of the Clothesline Project. Also, many individuals bought and designed their own T-shirts to donate
to HOPE. “Pain is not love,” “Your heart will mend,” and “Break the cycle” read several of the T-shirts. A white, small children’s T-shirt splattered in red paint hung from the line. On it a child had written in red marker “Dear daddy, please don’t hit me anymore.” Hunt said designing the T-shirts and writing messages on them can be very therapeutic and life-changing. “The point of it is to put it down on a T-shirt through words and art and be able to turn your back on it and walk away,” she said. “They are very, very powerful.” Hunt said she knows the pain of domestic abuse and was once a client of HOPE. After a 5-year relationship and marriage, Hunt left her abusive husband. “I felt very alone, very isolated; I felt ashamed,” she said. “I really thought that is was my fault; that it was something I was doing wrong.” HOPE was able to save Hunt from her abusive relationship and change her life for the better, she said. “They were of such enormous support to me,” she Hunt said. “They really helped me change my life, and I knew this was the place I wanted to work.” As the local folk string band Motherlode played under the pavilion, Brenda Arnold, of Charleston, sat on a bench, occasionally speaking with the women and children who passed. HOPE, page 5
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Joe McLean holds a candle during the HOPE of East Central Illinois Candlelight Vigil at Morton Park Tuesday. More than 150 students and community members participated in the vigil.
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Clock Tower has hidden voice By Tim Deters Features Editor
Jutting from a bed of red bricks at the south end of Booth Library, the Alumni Association Clock Tower chimes regularly for campus, but its voice holds greater potential. Dedicated to Eastern in April 2005, the 30-foot clock tower was donated by the Alumni Association to commemorate its 100th anniversary. The clock tower cost the Alumni Association $90,557, which was funded entirely through contribu-
tions to the association, Alumni Association Director Steve Rich said. While some students might think they are hearing the clanging of the bell that hangs in the clock tower, Rich said all the sounds are produced by a speaker within the tower. Chimes mark each hour as students walk past, and Eastern’s alma mater plays at regular intervals. However, Rich said the alma mater did not come programmed and was added to customize the gift for Eastern. “(The clock tower) came with a
standard list, and so we requested the alma mater be added,” he said. While the alma mater is played most often, the clock tower has the potential to produce 206 songs. The master list of songs breaks down the chimes into categories, including those for rainy days, love songs, classical songs and songs for children. “Edelweiss,” “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and “Over the Rainbow” dot the list of popular songs the clock tower can produce. Changing the song the clock tower plays is not as easy as flip-
ping a switch, Rich said. A staff member from the Alumni Association must reprogram the clock tower from Booth Library to play each specific song. “It’s not something we can do from our computer,” he said. “A person has to physically go down to Booth Library and reprogram the control system.” Although the alma mater is one of the only songs the clock tower plays, Rich said the Alumni Association does change songs for holidays such as Independence Day and Christmas. CLOCK TOWER, page 5
By Stephanie Markham Staff Reporter
Symposium on Ancient Greece: a series focusing on the culture during the time of Ancient Greece.
An associate professor of geography will shed light on the legacy of ancient Greek geographers Thursday. Michael Cornebise, an associate professor of geography and the chairman of the Eastern geology/geography department, will present “Ancient Greek Geography and Geographers” in room 2120 of the Physical Science Building at 2:30 p.m. The lecture is part of “A Futuristic Look Through Ancient Lenses: A Symposium on Ancient Greece.” Cornebise said he was so impressed after watching several presentations during the Symposium on Ancient Egypt last year that he wanted to participate this year. He said his lecture will explore how the ancient Greeks’ ideas influence current scientific practices. Many concepts used in modern applications of geography are attributed to ancient Greek geographers such as Hecataeus of Miletus, Eratosthenes, Theophilus, Strabo and Ptolemy, he said. “As geographers, we trace our roots to the ancient Greeks,” he said. Cornebise said he would use many visual aids to engage the audience in history. Some images will be of ancient maps showing the significance of cartography, which is the art and science of map making. “We owe a lot to how they constructed their maps,” he said. He said it is important for those studying geography to examine historic records in order to trace the origins of their ideas. “One of the threads that runs through the whole spectrum is how we relate practices to modern life,” he said. “The connection (with Greece) is a lot clearer than other ancient societies.” Beth Heldebrandt, the editorial writer for library services, said the symposium has expanded to offer more programs than the previous one on Ancient Egypt because of positive responses from students. She also said more than 100 people were present for the opening ceremony in Booth Library, and the first two lectures of the series have been successful. Thomas Hawkins, an associate professor in the School of Technology, canceled his lecture “The Myth of Epimetheus and Prometheus: Time, Techne and the Invention of the Human” scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in the same room because he has to facilitate a meeting. The lecture Hawkins prepared would have discussed the relationship between humanity and technology by exploring the question of whether humans created technology or if technology has constructed the human. Wafeek Wahby, a professor in the School of Technology and one of the organizers for the symposium, said he is working to reschedule this lecture for another date. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.