WATCH, CALL, ALERT
A recent stretch of crimes urge citizens to implement a neighborhood watch to help keep community alert.
VIKEN’S VIGOR
Junior pole vaulter Mick Viken overcame a broken back and pole vaulted his way into Eastern record books.
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Prospective performers lined-up UB still in search for celebrity guests for spring concert By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor With potential performers ranging from Mac Miller to American Idol winner Phillip Phillips, members of the University Board are still planning for a 2013 spring concert despite last year’s cancellation. A survey was sent out during the fall semester to a randomly selected group of students on campus, asking them which artist or band they would like to see in the spring. Dan Turano, president of the University Board, said the survey gave students a wide-variety of musical talent to choose from. “We wanted to make sure each genre was represented,” he said. “Everything from alternative to rock to country was on the survey.” The artists students could choose from included rap artists Mac Miller or 2 Chainz, alternative artists like Gavin DeGraw or Neon Trees, R&B artist Frank Ocean, and indie band Matt and Kim. When deciding on which artists or bands to try and have perform at Eastern, Turano said the University Board looks at what other schools, like Illinois State University, have booked. “Generally we look at bands with a solid fan base, but aren’t insanely popular,” he said. “So you won’t see Wiz Khalifa, but you will see bands that are up-and-coming, like Owl City.” Even though the survey was sent to students during the fall semester, the University Board members have yet to make a final decision on who will be performing. “We’re still in the negotiating process,” Turano
said. “We’ve had our concert agent in contact and right now we’re looking at who we can afford.” Eastern’s 2012 spring concert was canceled because of budgetary reasons. While the budget for the 2012 spring concert was not spent on the concert, the money will not transfer over to this year’s concert. “It doesn’t roll over,” Turano said. “We have a budget for every year.” Turano also said the recent low enrollment at Eastern would affect how big the budget for the concert is. Members of the University Board also had trouble in 2012 with deciding on a weekend the artist would perform. “There was a weekend planned, but we couldn’t make it work with any of the bands we wanted,” Turano said. However, Turano said the University Board has learned from its mistakes in order to put on the spring concert for this year. “Now we’re working with the artist, seeing when they’re available to perform before anything is planned,” he said. He said the target date for this spring concert would be sometime in April. Turano also said he was hoping for the spring concert to be as popular as Family Weekend’s concert. “The spring concert won’t just be EIU students, but people from surrounding areas as well,” Turano said. Liz Moll, a junior communications major, said she was disheartened by her experiences with last year’s spring concert. She said when she found out there would be no concert, she set out on her own to find a band or artist for Eastern. “I didn’t really know who to contact at Eastern about what was happening with the spring concert,” she said. CONCERT, page 5
Apartment fire reported intentional Staff Report
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In an ongoing investigation surrounding Monday’s fire at 2007 Ninth St., Charleston Fire Department staff discovered the fire was no accident – it was set. CFD Captain Pat Goodwin said the case is being investigated as arson. “The fire was incendiary, which means someone intentionally set it,” he said. Goodwin said only one of the five apartments was occupied at the time of the fire, which occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. He said the occupants of the apartment have already found new housing. Goodwin said the damage from the fire made their old apartment uninhabitable. “As far as residential areas being disrupted, it was just the one (apartment),” he said. The complex sustained substantial damage, although the CFD is still investigating the extent of the damage. “We’re estimating $150,000 worth of damage, but that’s probably a low number,” he said. “Until they actually get in there structure-wise, we can’t be sure.” The investigation so far has determined the fire was set in the common area on the second floor of the south section of the complex, according to a press release from the CFD. The CFD, the Charleston Police Department and the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal are assessing the case as a joint fire investigation. Anyone with information about the case can contact the CFD at 217-345-2134.
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Visiting artist shares human connection in art By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor Suspended from the ceiling in the Tarble Arts Center is a towering piece of artwork made completely out of interlocking black plastic twist-ties. The currently untitled piece hangs from the ceiling and touches the floor, spreading nearly wall-towall of the gallery. The piece starts off dense and slowly becomes more and more sparse, like a gradient. Shadows cascade from the artwork onto the floor and wall behind it – giving off tree-like images. Mi-Kyoung Lee, a visiting artist and head of fibers at the University of Arts in Philadelphia, said she designed this piece specifically for her visit to Eastern. Combined with the shadows, the plastic twisttie piece gives off a natural feel, something Lee said was a goal of hers. “The idea of nature is important to me, and the piece has almost smoke-like qualities, which I was intending,” she said. Lee also said because the piece starts off dense, it allowed her to use straighter twist-ties.
However, as the piece goes on, the interlocking twist-ties become increasingly mangled and curved, giving it the image of twisting ivy. Lee said when she is working on a new piece the medium becomes a part of the artistic process. “The material I work with helps to inspire me,” she said. Lee also said she has been working with fibers and mixed media since she was an undergraduate 20 years ago, but found her passion with art in high school. While going to school as a teenager in Korea, she had classes from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week, but was able to leave around 5 p.m. for art classes at night school. Lee, who is also a professor of crafts, said she had to work hard in her classes in order to succeed at school. “I was a slow learner,” she said, laughing. “I had to push myself to do well.” She said she has worked with many different kinds of materials, including pipe cleaners and twist-ties. Lee said she enjoys textile work because it becomes representative of humans. ARTIST, page 5
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Mi-Kyoung Lee, a visiting artist, stands in front of her currently untitled art piece. Lee created the piece out of interlocking twist-ties in order to convey a smokey atmosphere. She will be giving a lecture at 3 p.m. Friday in the atrium of the Tarble Arts Center.
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After noticing a condensed amount of crimes the first week of December, a group of Charleston citizens formed the Neighborhood Watch of Coles County. Kelly Rardin, owner of Kelrc Kennels, said instead of talking about how bad crime was in Charleston, she wanted to do something about it. “I got concerned with people comparing Charleston with Decatur and other big cities,” she said. Rebecca Stearns, a Charleston resident, said they are more like a community awareness group than a neighborhood watch at this point. “We’re not vigilantes, we can’t detain, we can’t arrest, we can’t tase, all we do is watch,” Stearns said. “You call the police, you call your neighbor.” She said the group is still being organized but they know it is going to be more focused on making sure people are prepared and aware. “We’re just in the beginning stages so it’s still, you know, what can we do
for our neighborhoods, what can we do for our town, what can we do for our surroundings,” Stearns said. Deputy Chief David Chambers said he welcomes neighborhood watch groups to the community. “The more eyes, the more ability we have to stop (crimes) from happening or identify who did them and get intervention and restitution sought out,” he said. Chambers said community members might see things that the police may not be able to see. “What may be out of place and fishy to you, may not do anything for me,” he said. “I may drive through there every night, three times a night but I don’t live there. There may be something that really sticks out but maybe littler things that you and your neighbors notice, we may never pick up on because we’re not there.” Stearns said she looked at the crime statistics for Charleston and said there was not an increase in crime in 2012 than the past few years. Chambers agreed and said the
amount of crimes last year was normal for Charleston. “The flavor was a little different but the frequency was normal,” he said. Chambers said he encourages community members watching out for their neighborhoods but he does not want them getting in trouble or hurt. He said every citizen should keep their eyes and ears open but to only call the police if something happens. “These people are essentially taking ownership of their neighborhood,” Chambers said. Essentially when citizens watch out for their neighborhood, he said it reduces the window of opportunity of a crime happening. Stearns said noticing what is going on and having a plan in case something happens is key. She said the group has planned a self-defense class taught by Mitch Saret, owner and instructor of Karate USA. The class will be hosted at 5 p.m. on Jan. 18 at 507 7th St. on Jan. Stearns said the group plans to
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have their second meeting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 17 at the Illinois Coalition for Community Services on 845 18th St. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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RHA to plan Kids, Attorney general to hear city's voice Friends weekend Staff Report
Staff Report A representative from the Office of the Attorney General will visit Coles County Thursday to discuss services for community members. Community Outreach Liason Ella York will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LifeSpan Center in Charleston for community members to provide information about issues such as consumer scams, veterans’ benefits and health care topics. Press Secretary Scott Mulford said the time is allotted for people to stop by and ask questions. “If they’re having problems on the consumer side, (York) will be of assistance to them either right there or she can get an answer for them elsewhere,” he said. Mulford said he believes it is
important for people to attend because it is an opportunity for Attorney General Madigan to hear from them. “We want to know what the concerns are, primarily if they’re having some difficulties in the realm of real estate, foreclosures, working with getting refinancing through the housing crisis and things of that sort,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to talk one-onone to the office and let us know what’s on their mind.” Mulford said residents also have the chance to learn more about Madigan’s Identity Theft Hotline, which helps identity theft victims repair their credit and prevent future infringements. The LifeSpan Center is located at 11021 E. County Rd. 800 N. in Charleston.
The Residence Hall Association will discuss its plans Thursday for the Kids and Friends Weekend that is scheduled for Feb. 22 to 24. RHA president Eddie Hillman, a junior biology major, said they will start the discussion about the activities and organization of the weekend. Jody Stone, the associate director of residential life and conference services and the RHA advisor, said Kids and Friends Weekend is a time when on campus students can bring their siblings or other family members to campus to attend different events throughout campus. “It’s a big program that RHA has done for over 20 years and they are starting some publicity and getting that off the ground,” Stone said. RHA will also be discussing the “Love Your Room: Residence Hall Room Decorating Contest.” Hillman said students can enter
one picture of decorations in their room in the contest to win dining dollars from the University Housing and Dining Services Office. Students can enter the contest by uploading a picture of their room to the “Love Your Room: Residence Hall Room Decorating Contest” application on the EIU Housing page on Facebook. The application asks for name, address, email, name of roommate and a caption for the photo. Hillman said the first place winner will receive $50 in dining dollars, the second place winner will get $30 in dining dollars and the third place winner will receive $20 in dining dollars. A winner will be selected from each hall on Jan. 31 to be entered into the final round. Voting for the final round will end at Feb. 13 and will be announced on Feb. 14. RHA will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas Hall classroom.
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Celebrity photographs give “Close Up” vision By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor Gazing back along the walls of the Tarble Arts Center are the detailed faces of Angelina Jolie, Kanye West, Barack Obama and more than 40 other celebrities. Everything from Brad Pitt’s furrowed brow to his squinting blue eyes are captured in hyperrealism, along with the deep features of numerous other faces. Each of these 5 feet high by 4 feet wide photographs portrays an up close and personal look at many easily recognizable celebrity portraits. The photographer of these close-up visual renderings is Martin Schoeller, whose exhibit has been traveling the world. The exhibit, “Martin Schoeller: Close Up,” displays intensely focused portraits of people, and many of them feature celebrities ranging from John McCain to tennis player Andre Agassi. Schoeller has said his photographs help to convey the intricacies of people. Michael Watts, director of the Tarble Arts Center, said each of the photographs are unflinching close ups. “The photographs provide an opportunity to examine the apparent complexities and contradictions of each individual portrayed,” he said. Watts also said Schoeller’s exhibit reveals photographs of more than just celebrities like Paris Hilton. “Schoeller also includes portraits of
non-celebrities – indigenous peoples from Africa and Latin America – usually identified only by a first name,” Watts said. By using both celebrities and ordinary subjects in his portraits, Schoeller said the audience can see both on a level field, which can cause the viewer to draw comparisons between the two more easily. “Because of the scale, it more or less forces you to think about why the face you are looking at is well-known to you and what that means,” Watts said. “Should Barack Obama and Paris Hilton be equally well known? What does this say about us as a culture that they are or were? And are the Pirahã tribes people any more or less interesting to look at and consider because they are unknown to us?” Watts said he first became interested in Schoeller’s work after the photographer published a controversial photo in Time magazine. “He is a well-known photographer who had just caused a stir with this TIME cover photo of a mother breastfeeding her five year old when I became aware of the exhibition, so he was of the moment,” Watts said. Schoeller, a German native, became a staff photographer for The New Yorker in 1999. Every one of the portraits was taken while working for different publications, including The New Yorker, Vogue, Rolling Stone, National Geographic, GQ, Vanity Fair and TIME, Watts said. His portraits have been displayed
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Scott Jenkins, an Art graduate student, looks at a portrait of Christopher Walken taken by Martin Schoeller at the "Martin Schoeller: Close Up" exhibit at the Tarble Arts Center. The Exhibit features numerous oversized portraits of famous actors, musicians and politicians. The exhibit is open until Feb. 24.
both nationally and internationally. The exhibition has been shown at the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery of Canberra, Australia and at the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the Naples Museum of Art in. Schoeller’s photographs have also received awards from the American Society of Magazine Editors, Communication Arts and the Society of
Publication Designers. Watts said many factors had to come together to make bringing “Martin Schoeller: Close Up” to Eastern possible. “As with most traveling exhibitions, it is a matter of having the available gallery space at a time the exhibition is available, having the funding to pay the participation fee, and being approved for the loan based
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Search for assistant VP unsuccessful so far By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor The search for an assistant vice president of enrollment management has not succeeded, said Blair Lord, the vice president for academic affairs. President Perry created the position last spring along with the position of assistant vice president for integrative marketing by suggestion of the NoelLevitz consultants, Lord said. “Previously admissions and registrar reported to (the vice president for academic affairs), but financial aid reported to Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs,” he said. “The recommendation from Noel-Levitz was that we needed to have financial aid and admissions more closely aligned.” Lord said the search for assistant vice president of enrollment management began a month later than the search for assistant vice president of Integrative
Marketing because Perry needed time to consider how to make the structural changes. “Because of that timing, I did not feel comfortable starting a search that would lead to visitation, campus visits and decisions during the summer months when faculty were not part of the campus,” he said. The search for assistant vice president for integrative marketing succeeded with the hiring of Patrick Early. “The assistant vice president for integrative marketing search started a month before (August) because advancement doesn’t have the same sensitivity as far as faculty interests,” Lord said. The search committee narrowed down a list of 43 applicants to three and started a process of on-campus interviews in October. Thandabantu Maceo was the first candidate to be interviewed on Oct.
16, and Mack Palmour was interviewed Oct. 17. Candidate L. Dean Fischer was scheduled for interview on Nov. 5th, but he withdrew, according to Allan Lanham, the chairman of the search committee. Lanham said this position is growing in need among many universities. “This is becoming a very common position in academic institutions,” he said. “Enrollment, financial aid and related matters of admission have become much more complex than they used to be.” Lanham said the committee met after the on-campus interviews to compile the strengths, weaknesses and evaluations of everyone who spoke with the candidate. From that information, the committee made a recommendation to Lord, who is the hiring agent for the position.
Lord said he considered the committee’s feedback and met for a private visit with a candidate before winter break. He said the candidate decided to stay at his current institution because they were not able to come to an agreement on an offer for the position, and the search committee was unable to select another suitable candidate. Lord said Marry Herrington-Perry, the assistant vice president for academic affairs, has been assuming the position of assistant vice president for enrollment management along with her current work since the middle of last spring. “She will continue to do the duties that go with that position while I contemplate what I do next,” he said. “I will have another search; it’s a matter of timing.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Council to vote on changes to KSS minor By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor The Council on Academic Affairs will be voting on six revised courses and one new course in kinesiology and sports studies during its meeting Thursday. The council will also vote on two new courses in organizational and professional development. Jill Owen, chair of the kinesiology and sports studies department, said some courses are being revised to gain the accreditation of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. “There are a few courses that haven’t been revised for some time, so the faculty have been taking a look at the course proposals and updating the objectives with new course standards,” she said. Two of the courses, “KSS 3700: Psy-
chological Foundations of Coaching” and “KSS 3720: Exercise Psychology,” are being revised to include a technology-delivered course option. According to the new course proposal, “KSS 3860: Organization and Administration in Exercise Science” would apply topics such as organizational design, facility management, staff development, member recruitment, retention, risk management and profitability to health and fitness facilities. The department also proposed revisions to the exercise science concentration and the minor in kinesiology and sports studies: coaching option. Owens said the concentration was altered to accommodate the credit hour changes in other courses, and a human anatomy class was added to increase the rigor of the minor. Bruce Barnard, a professor of organi-
zational and professional development, would be one of the instructors assigned to the new course “OPD 3020: Principles of Organizational and Professional Development.” Barnard said the course would provide students with an introduction to the discipline. “It kind of lays the ground work for people to begin to understand what the issues are and what the current strategies are that are being used in the marketplace to help organizations and professionals within organizations,” he said. Barnard said this would be the first introductory OPD course available to students. “We had a number of courses that focused on organizational and professional development, but we have not prior to this had a course that sought to really give a global perspective and
background and provide an introduction both in the field and to our program,” he said. Barnard said an introductory course would be beneficial to any student interested in learning how organizational systems function and interact in the workplace. “I always look forward to meeting new students in the organizational and professional development program and helping them to begin to narrow their interests,” he said. The council will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
on the museum's ability to provide the required environmental controls,” Watts said. The exhibit will be running at the Tarble Arts Center until Feb. 24. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu
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CORREC TIONS In Tuesday’s article “Age of Wonder comes to an end with visiting scholar,” there were clarification errors about the topic. Michael Wesch will be discussing the need for students to have wonder in order to utilize technology and social media. An updated article can be found at dailyeasternnews.com under the headline “Visiting scholar explores need for wonder in technology-heavy world.” The News regrets the error. In Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News, the lowest number of points scored in a game for the women’s basketball team was misidentified. The lowest number for the Division I era in Eastern’s history is 29. The News regrets the error.
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WEDNESDAY’S QUESTION Do you think Eastern should be a tobacco-free campus?
HERE’S WHAT YOU SAID No. People should have the right to smoke and others should have the choice to avoid them. Brandon Makovic
Yes, it should. Many other campuses across the nation are moving this way. Eric Davidson DOMINIC RENZE T TI | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Well, I think it should be, but not all over campus! (The) university should provide a smoking area for the ones who want to smoke. Sajjad Abedian
It might be a deterrent to prospective students who already have a smoking habit. They might choose another univ. that allows it. @TRILL_GRILL_
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Illinois economic decline continues as pension reform tanks
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he best time the General Assembly down the cost-shifting aspect aimed at schools, it still OUR POSITION had to hastily pass a lousy excuse for couldn’t catch a chance at a vote. • Situation: The state is grappling with a penpension reform has come and gone — With the spring session, the General Assemsion crisis costing $100 billion. as the latest proposal did not even garner a single bly will have another chance to try and resolve the • Stance: Legislators need to work with state vote — which should be a meteor-sized sign that approaching $100 billion beast that has been fed employees who could be harmed by reform. the public needs to have a voice in the matter. by irresponsible state action for decades — like a Legislators convened in Springfield for about 13-year-old going wild with mom’s credit card. a week during its lame-duck session with many heavy topics to cover — namely Our advice to this complicated matter: legislators need to reach out and get guns, gay marriage and, of course, the Pandora’s box that is pension reform. the people involved and have a decent level of public approval instead of finding The politically strategic purpose of a lame-duck session is to basically pass more and more ways to keep state employees in the dark. This could be as simcontroversial legislation using the loose votes of legislators on the verge of leaving ple as hosting forums and including union leaders in the planning. the General Assembly. Pension reform is necessary; there is no question of that, but there are a few This means these fleeing legislators could choose to go against the wishes and other options that could help Illinois from diving into the fiscal abyss like conconcerns of their constituents without that queasy, guilt feeling of risking their centrating on bringing in more revenue instead of cutting spending—maybe chance of reelection. even taking a look at why the state doesn’t have a graduated income tax. However, this traditional method of trickery tanked miserably, and Gov. Pat Pensions are a contract, bound by a clause placed in the Illinois constitution Quinn was not able to magically save Illinois from its own “fiscal cliff” despite more than 40 years ago. Renegotiating a contract does not bear fruit when it is a all of the meetings behind closed doors. one-sided decision. To be fair, House Bill 6258 is an improvement to other grisly forms of penThe state saying “we are going to make you work longer for a less-appealing sion reform, such as one that popped up last year about giving Tier I members retirement nest egg so we can promise to pay the unfunded liability fiasco we a choice between keeping their benefits unhindered or having health insurance, put ourselves in” is not exactly the best sales pitch. but pointing a cannon at the heart of state employees that is educators was not going to go unnoticed. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The proposal was able to make it out of committee, but even after dialing The Daily Eastern News.
Tax raise can help solve financial problems Raise taxes to 100 percent. It still won’t save us from our financial calamity. Unfortunately, half of the country is still convinced of the notion that it is sustainable to live a life of “tax my neighbor, but not me!” America is running out of neighbors to tax. The mass exodus of taxpayers from Illinois should serve as an example to what happens from having a very unfavorable business environment. The Democratic Party lines positions of improving infrastructure, fixing our revenue problem, cutting waste/corporate loopholes, and improving education sound awesome, if you only look at the surface. However, all of the above is rudimentary and the reason why we have our problems in the first place. The revenue problem is the greatest and most disingenuous political position out there. This is why I referenced Illinois situation.
Jesse Green Taxes went up to pay for a far too large and wasteful state government. Taxpayers of all brackets left and so did many businesses and industries.This is what is supposed to happen in a free market. Democrats continue to sing the identical tune that they did with Hostess because after all, those executives (rich people) had enough money to take a pay cut, right? Too bad that the unions spent too much time counting other people’s money and were rewarded by being laid off. Their union head probably was praised
for sticking to their position, when at the end of the day, it was all out of self interest. If these people were really “for the greater good”, wouldn’t they take a small pay cut to continue providing Hostess products to the world? “For the greater good” is synonymous with “you sacrifice for us” in politics. The point of all of this is that our problems can be tackled, but things will have to get difficult for a lot of people that are not pulling their weight for the lifestyle they live. Give every taxpayer a 100 percent rate and you will not pay off our debt or fix our troubles because productivity would halt and there would be a mass exodus of successful people out of the country, just like what is happening in our state. Jesse Green is a senior finance major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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New RSO educates students about internships, societal role By Samantha McDaniel Student Governance Editor A new registered student organization’s goal is to give a student perspective on the task of finding internships and the importance of them in the current society. The Student Internship Ambassadors is a group of about 15 to 20 students who work with the Career Services Office to give workshops and panels about internship, externships and shadowing programs. Katie Vigil, the internship/externship coordinator, created the organization in Oct. 2012 because she said she wanted students to help each other find these programs. “My vision for the group was that they can be a voice for the students,” Vigil said. “A lot of the time when the information comes from our office, its is a different perspective.” Loren Jacobs, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major and the coaching and programming chair, said they are trying to connect with new students to increase the awareness.
“Our main goal is to help educate students on the professional benefits of internships and externships and helping them prepare themselves to find and land internships,” Jacobs said. Vigil said the information the group gives is the same information that Career Services give to students, but she think it is better received coming from other students. Brandon Goodman, the groups president and a junior business management major, said the main objective of the group is to bring internship awareness to students at Eastern and want to connect them with local businesses. Vigil said the group is still forming and is focusing on awareness while Vigil helps form more of the connections with internships. “Another reason why I created this group is that it provides students with a way to get experience with their major and prepares them before they go out and have a formal internship,” Vigil said. Internships are important for students to have before they get a job,
she said. “It’s almost required for a student to have either an internship or some form of experiential learning,” Vigil said. Yazmin Rodriguez, a freshman sociology major, said having an internship helps student learn about the field they are going into and helps them see if they want to continue within that field. “They make sure that it is a job they want and they know their strengths and weakness for the future,” Rodriguez said. Vigil said a majority of the ambassadors have not had a formal internship and it is not a requirement to join the group. Goodman said he did not join because he had an internship, but because he wanted to learn how to get one. “I knew this was going to be heavily tied to (getting an internship), so it only made sense,” Goodman said. Students who want to become a member of the Student Internship Ambassadors can fill out the appli-
cation online or in the Career Services Office. Interested students can also contact Britny Heinzelmann, the group’s recruitment specialist/ ambassador relations coordinator, at blheinzelmann@ eiu.edu. The applicants go through a twohour training session where they will cover what internships and externships are, why they need them and the services of Career Services. Goodman said he really wants to increase student connections with business so students can network with them for more opportunities. Jacobs said this semester the group wants to do more workshops and internships panels to increase networking for this semester. “It’s a great way to become involved and meet new people and is a resume builder, but more importantly you kind of feel a sense of pride giving back to Eastern and the student body, trying to help people,” Jacobs said. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Illinois pension problem punted to incoming General Assembly (MCT) SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers on Tuesday bequeathed the government worker pension problem to the next General Assembly, rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's roundly criticized "Hail Mary" plan to ask a committee to fix the worst-in-the-nation retirement system. The failure of the Democratic governor and legislators to start reducing a $96.8 billion pension debt threatens to divert more and more money away from education and social services toward retirement benefits. Leaders also braced for a possible downgrade of Illinois' credit rating, which could make it
more expensive for the state to borrow money to keep government afloat. The dynamic of a legislature in action was replaced with legislative inaction. The complex problems of pension funding gave way to a host of political concerns and a governor scrambling for ways to save face after once declaring that he was "put on Earth" to solve Illinois' pension mess by Tuesday. Now, with the inauguration of a new General Assembly at noon Wednesday, it will fall to a House and Senate with ever-greater Democratic dominance to try to find a plan to cope with pension benefits paid to a core Democratic con-
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stituency -- members of organized labor. The new House and Senate each will have veto-proof Democratic majorities over Republicans as a result of the Nov. 6 general election. "I think (resolving the pension issue) would be incumbent upon the Democrats, since the people of Illinois spoke, gave them supermajorities and said, 'We want you to lead, so lead,'" said Rep. Dennis Reboletti of Elmhurst, a member of the House GOP leadership. Though many incoming Democratic lawmakers campaigned on the need to address Illinois' growing pension problems, several veteran legislators said
they saw no quick fixes. They pointed instead to the next deadline facing the General Assembly: The scheduled spring session adjournment May 31. Still, Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, pledged to try to move quickly in the new Legislature to build support for pension changes that, while testing constitutional boundaries, could give the courts options after an inevitable lawsuit that union workers have vowed. The Illinois Constitution's prohibition against diminishing or impairing public worker pensions has been a major stumbling block.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Textiles show the human connections,” she said. Ann Coddington Rast was the one who initiated contact with Lee and invited her to speak at Eastern after viewing some of her work. Lee will be giving a lecture at 3 p.m. Friday in the atrium of the Tarble Arts Center as a part of the New and Emerging Artists Series program. During her lecture she will discuss the human connection and its place in the artistic world, focusing on her reaction when she is working with fibers. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Moll said when she finally got in contact with a representative of Eastern, she was told there wasn’t room in the budget for a concert, because of charges needed for dormitory halls. “It seemed like it was random bogus charges,” Moll said. “Like we were being charged for peeling paint, so no concert.” She said she tried to get in contact with artist’s managers to see how much it would cost for them to come to Eastern. “ I w a s e m a i l i n g Wi z K h a l i fa’s manager,” she said. “I think he would have been cool to have here.” Moll said since she was a student, she did not have enough time in her schedule to continue pursing an artist. She also said she believed a spring concert should be a high priority for Eastern. “I don’t see how it wouldn’t make a profit,” she said. Moll said she remains hopeful for a spring concert this year. “If it’s someone great, someone I like, I’ll definitely go,” Moll said. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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Payne battled changes to find success By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter They had their eye on her since she was in eighth grade. They always wanted her, red-shirt sophomore guard Katlyn Payne said. Now, Eastern has had her for a full year after a brief college stint at FloridaGulf Coast,in Fort Myers, Fla., which didn’t go as well as she had planned. Born and raised in Chicago, where former Eastern head coach Brady Sallee and currenthead coach Lee Buchanan first spotted her, Payne and her family gathered their things and moved to Florida before her senior season in high school. She enrolled at Florida-Gulf Coast the next year, thinking her family would be no more than 20 minutes away; however, her family moved back to Chicago. She soon followed, feeling like she didn’t fit into the program in Florida. Payne’s collegiate career has been a roller coaster to this point, though now she feels comfortable in Eastern’s program and in a small town. It started off worse than she expected her freshman year in college when one of her trainers told her she needed to change the way she shot the basketball. Her natural shooting motion, before the change, was to float the ball — similar to a rainbow — but there was one problem. “I didn’t have a quick release,” Payne said. “My shot definitely had to take a 360 (degree) turn.” She needed to get rid of the ball faster. The slower her shot, the more often it would be blocked — especially at the college level. As she tried to make the change, though, her natural shooting motion was so thrown off that she couldn’t make anything. Fighting the urge to quit and suffer with her slower release, she began working with her older brother, Cully, who plays basketball at Loyola (Ill.). Even though she had already spent three to four months trying to adjust, her brother forced the shot to become better and better, Payne said. Against her brother, and his team, she had no choice but to shoot the ball quicker. It was either release it faster
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Red-shirt Sophomore guard Katlyn Payne makes a pass through two defenders from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Nov. 29 at Lantz Arena. The Panthers beat out IUPUI 71-60. The Panthers current record is 8-7.
or get embarrassed by having the ball blocked in her face. Payne played games with her brother and his team, and her role would be to stand around the three-point line and shoot the ball when it was passed to her. “(Men’s) athleticism is so different from women’s,” Payne said. “If (my shot) wasn’t fast enough, it was blocked.” Her shot still is not perfect, though. Some nights she feels “mechanical” and other nights shooting the ball feels “natural.” When she’s feeling mechanical, she will have a bad night — as she did against Loyola (Chicago) on Jan. 2, shooting 1-of-8 from the floor for three points. The coaches can tell when she is being a mechanical shooter, too. Payne said Buchanan tells her she is pushing it. In those cases, it looks a little bit like a shot put — an early stage of the
shooting motion when she was making the change. Then, there are nights like the one she had Saturday against Morehead State — 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. “When I don’t think about (my shot), I can make threes like it’s nothing,” Payne said. Finally landing at Eastern, Payne struggled early after being ruled eligible to play in the middle of the season last year. Payne readily admits her struggles had a lot to do with her body not being prepared for college basketball. “I was very unathletic,” Payne said. Over the summer, with a little extra motivation from her dad, she lost weight and got in great shape — and then, in May, bad news hit the Eastern program. Sallee, the coach who had recruited her since she was in junior high school, was leaving.
Before making an official announcement to the press, Sallee called each player individually. Payne thought he was joking. “He’s always been a joking guy,” Payne said. “I started crying.” Payne, only a freshman at the time, was realizing she would have her third college coach in only one year of play — the coach in Florida, Sallee, and whomever the school hired. Payne, a specialty shooter, was panicked. Sallee’s assistant, Buchanan, was a candidate, but wasn’t guaranteed the job. “When new coaches come in, they wipe out all the old players and bring in new ones of their own,” Payne said. The idea that this could happen to her was especially prevalent given that she is “just a shooter” and she wouldn’t have the option to transfer to another Division I school because she already had to get to Eastern.
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Let’s be realistic in our expectations By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor Who can forget the wise words of Ricky Bobby: “If you ain’t first, you’re last.” But, even he realized there is a second-place, third-place and so on in any race. Will Ferrell’s character in “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” however loony he might have been, did have the desire to win. I have no doubt in my mind that every member of Eastern’s swim team shares the same desire. Every athlete in any sport has the inherent mentality to want to win, at everything. Back in early November at the Panthers’ home opener against Ball State, the visiting cardinals won the first 12 of 13 races. In the House of Champions meet in Indianapolis three weeks later the men’s squad finished last out of five teams competing, and the women’s team finished fifth out of seven teams. Now you might say the swimmers are not good, but you would be wrong.
The top three times in all events is better than last year’s times. So, what is the problem then? The men’s team started the season losing their first three meets, finally picking up their first victory against Evansville in mid-December. The record lies; talented swimmers can be found up and down the rosters. Mike Lacine, a red-shirt senior, holds the second-best time in Eastern history in the 200-Individual Medley and the third-best time in the 100-backstroke. Fellow senior Joe Ciliak set the school-record in the 200-breaststroke in 2012. And they are not the only ones. Seniors Michael Bower and Chacour Koop are also found scattered around Eastern’s All-Time Top 10 Performers list. I mentioned how the men’s 1-3 season record does not tell the entire story to their performances, the same can be said for the women’s team who despite having a 1-4 record, have made history this year. Junior Mary Lacine holds the record
Aldo Soto for the best 400-Individual Medley time that she set in 2012, a year after she set the fastest time in the 200-Individual Medley in school history. Her teammate and senior captain Hailey Foss holds seven top-10 times in Eastern history including the second fastest time in the 500-freestyle. If you are not convinced of the talent on this team, how about we talk about senior Kelli DiCanio, who holds the best times in both the 100-breaststroke and 200-breaststroke. And it is not only the upperclassmen that are putting up these top times. Freshman Kaylee Morris has set three top 10 times already during her
first year at Eastern. It seemed too simplistic when head coach Elliott McGill said, “Sometimes you are going to run into faster swimmers. There’s nothing you can do about that, but just worry about your performance.” Well, why are Eastern swimmers not faster I thought. Be faster and win. But it does not work that way. You can go into the season hoping your team is better than the others, but you have to be realistic. Is there talent on the Eastern swim team? Yes, but does that talent match up with other members in their league? No. Sometimes the other team is better, sometimes a lot better. But Ricky Bobby did not quit after Jean Girard stole his spotlight, and neither will the Panther swimmers. They will get better and they will get faster. The question remains, will that be good enough to win more? Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu
“I was quite worried,” Payne said. “There are tons of female shooters out there who are unathletic like me and can shoot the ball. I still had two years left and I didn’t know what I would do.” As it happened, the athletic department leaned in favor of the familiar face that knew the players on the team: Buchanan. Since then, things have fallen into place for Payne. She’s started all 15 games this season and set career highs in points in two of the past four games. After a long road to where she is today, Payne’s future looks a little clearer in the basketball arena. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 After a while, though, Viken said beating his brothers’ – and competitors’ – accomplishments became less important; now he was more concerned about self motivation. “My goals are more than beating somebody,” he said. “I want to beat myself every day and set new PR’s,” he said. Final chapters and future Viken will still have another year at Eastern, during which he hopes to work on his ultimate goal: competing professionally. “If I can jump high enough, I’d like to compete professionally if I get to that point,” he said. “Otherwise, my plan is to teach and coach pole vaulting for sure, or maybe football at the high school level.” Either way, don’t expect Viken to leave the thing that gives him the biggest charge of emotions. “I don’t ever see myself ever getting away from pole vaulting,” he said.
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Burnin’ up: Viken on fire By Sara Hall Online Editor Mick Viken’s athletic career has been one big adrenaline rush. But who can blame him? Jumping more than 17 feet into the air can do that to a person. “Pole vaulting 17-plus feet is pretty exciting,” he said. “I get really fired up for the meets once I’m done jumping.” Though Viken finds jumping exhilarating, it does take a toll on his body. “It’s a fast crash,” he said. “I’m pretty exhausted after that.” And then it’s over -- until he does it again. So far this season, he has already beaten the indoor school pole vaulting record with a 17.5 foot jump, but Viken thinks he can still do better. Much of this drive came from his experience at Nationals, where he placed 12th. Viken said it only caused him to feel more of a push. “It was the first track meet other than regionals where you’re surrounded by everybody good as you or better than you,” he said. “It’s the highest level of competition.”
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Red-shirt junior pole-vaulter Mick Viken is motivated to improve his personal record each time he vaults. Viken set the men’s indoor pole-vault record for Eastern during the early bird meet on Dec. 7, 2012 with a height of 17’ 5”.
Training in overdrive Viken’s triumphs have not come without turbulence, especially during his freshman year at University of Wisconsin, the year before he transferred to Eastern. That year he had to have back surgery and not do any physical activity for five months. For Viken, this meant sitting out the whole season -- while wanting to anything but. “I was just laying back doing nothing, and it was driving me crazy,” he said. Viken has more than made up for lost time since then, especially this past summer. Viken said since June -- the offseason time he would normally spend resting and gearing up for the next season -- he pushed himself even
harder. Being at Nationals was satisfying, but left him wanting more, giving him the momentum to keep going even when his body wanted a break. “The school records aren’t as big a deal to me,” he said. “I figure with the training, that’ll come; but my biggest goal is to be better than everybody in the country, not just everybody that’s been here.” Viken then spent his spare time during the summer and first semester lifting and running hills instead of relaxing like he could have done. “I think that’s made the biggest difference, so that I feel like I’m picking up right where I let off,” he said. “There’s not a lot of building I have to do to get back to where i was at the end of last year.” Family ties Viken’s time is consumed with pole vaulting year round, but he still makes his family his number one priority. In fact, they’re the reason he is in pole vaulting in the first place. The youngest out of three boys and one girl, Viken has always looked up to his older siblings, especially his two pole vaulter brothers, who also competed at collegiate level at University of Iowa and Notre Dame University. Like most boys, Viken said he would watch his older brothers practice their sport, idolizing them until he tried to give it a try himself. “I started messing around with it in sixth grade, and I really fell in love with it and really progressed through high school,” he said. Although Viken played football all four years at Rolling Meadows high school, as well as diving for a few years, pole vaulting continued to be his strength. So he ran with it -- or rather, jumped. Still trying to prove himself against his brothers, Viken said at the initial level he tried to beat the goals his brothers set at his high school. VIKEN, page 7
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Tennessee Tech brings NBA talent to Lantz Panthers and Golden Eagles hungry for first conference win By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles bring Jud Dillard and his 18.2 points per game to Lantz Arena at 7 p.m. Thursday for a conference match up with Eastern. Dillard’s 18.2 points per game ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference and tied for 42nd in the nation. Not to mention, Dillard’s 7.6 rebounds per game is tied for fifth-best in the OVC. The 6-foot, 5-inch guard is known to cause matchup prob-
lems for opponents. Head coach Jay Spoonhour said Dillard is so tough to match up with because he is capable of various things on offense whether it is driving, rebounding or shooting. Spoonhour said that Dillard is talented while driving and great at getting to the basket. Senior guard Morris Woods is going to have his hands full trying to contain Dillard for much of the game, Spoonhour said, as he is Eastern’s go-to defender when facing a top scorer. But nothing out of the ordinary will be done to slow down the NBA prospect. “We won’t do anything special,” Spoonhour said. “It is just go out and guard (Dillard) as hard as you can. Try to limit the number of times he touches it.” Rest assured, Dillard is a talented, but he is no Michael Jordan.
“Coach (Spoonhour) has mentioned him, but we’re not going to treat him like he’s Michael Jordan,” freshman guard Alex Austin said. “We will just keep him in mind and play our defensive style. That should be enough to slow him down.” Spoonhour said much of the battle will come on the offensive boards. Tennessee Tech is the thirdranked team in the OVC with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game – largely in part by Dillard who averages 2.3 offensive rebounds per game, as well as Dennis Ogbe, who averages 2.4 offensive rebounds per game. Both rank inside the top 10 in the OVC. Meanwhile, the Panthers (3-13) and the Golden Eagles (6-9) are each winless through three OVC contests and are on season-long losing streaks of their own.
“They are still trying to find a way to win, just like we are,” Austin said. “We have been preparing hard, so if we execute our game plan, we should have our first conference win.” The Panthers have lost nine straight games – the most since the 2007-08 season. Dating back to last season, Eastern has lost five straight in the OVC. The Golden Eagles are currently on a five-game skid – including four 19-plus point blowouts. Tennessee Tech’s streak opened with an 81-62 loss at Auburn then followed a 7842 beating to Oklahoma State. OVC schools Jacksonville State and Belmont both pounded Tennessee Tech 83-62 and 83-52, respectively. This is the first time Eastern will play in Lantz Arena for the first time since Dec. 8 – as they were on
a five-game road trip during winter break. The Panthers are 1-5 when defending their home court, while the Golden Eagles are 2-6 when they hit the road. In the 35 games played throughout the series’ history, the Golden Eagles hold a 21-13 lead over the Panthers. The two have split the last six meetings. The last time both schools played each other Eastern downed Tennessee Tech 74-57 in Cookville, Tenn. Eastern is 7-8 all-time against Tennessee Tech in Lantz Arena. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Thursday in Lantz Arena.
Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 of ajcatzone@eiu.edu.