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Read more about the events taking place on campus celebrating Black History Month, as well as a recent town hall discussion local racial tensions.

TRACK STAR SHINES

Britney Whitehead, senior distance runner, surpasses school records in her events.

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Campus | SEXual assault

League presents demands to Perry By Seth Schroeder Associate News Editor Editor’s Note: This is the seventh installment in a series of articles addressing the state of sexual assault on campus.

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Members of the Charleston Fire Department watch as they practice ice rescue procedures in the scant amount of ice available Wednesday at Campus Pond.

CFD resumes ice surface training By Amanda Wilkinson City Editor Despite temperatures being in the lower 40s, the Charleston Fire Department drove to the Campus Pond to do their annual ice surface training Wednesday. Fire Chief Pat Goodwin said the ice was thicker that morning but by 1:30 p.m. the ice had melted. Eric Woodley, a firefighter, took the first to step into the thinly-iced pond. With the water up to his waist, Woodley pushed on the ice to see if it would support his weight. “The ice is brittle,” he yelled back to the group on the edge of the pond. Only a few other firefighters were able to get into the water for training. Captain Mark Beabout said during training one member of the fire department would play victim while another member goes out to rescue them. Goodwin said typically the victim will crawl out to the hole in the ice and slide in feet first. Beabout said the suits the members wear allow them to float. When someone enters the water with a neoprene suit or a “gumby suit” on, the person will hear the air being forced out of the suit, he said. Although on Wednesday, members did not receive the typical ice-surface training. Instead of sliding on the ice, they had to wade through the murky pond water.

Goodwin said when the ice is thicker, the rescuer will sometimes use “ice claws” or spikes to get to the victim. But he said if the rescuer is able to lay flat on their stomachs and disperse their weight, they may be able to crawl towards the victim as well. After walking around the pond, Goodwin and Beabout find a spot of thicker ice on the south side of the pond. Three members of the department were able to receive training but Goodwin said a shift of five men still has to be trained. He said the department has to do the surface ice training every year. “We call it the tools in their tool box so when they need it, they have it,” Goodwin said. He said last year, the fire department received more than 4,000 calls either for paramedic or firefighter services. All the firefighters at the department are paramedics as well, Goodwin said. “We’re 100 percent paramedic,” he said. Goodwin said the department is really busy with calls, training and everything else. “Over 4,000 calls for a 32-person department is a lot plus with the training, plus with the public service, plus with the education we do with the public,” Goodwin said. “The guys are busy.” He said an ice surface rescue should not take too much time as long as everything goes right. “If everything goes right, you should have somebody out in five minutes,” Goodwin said.

“But every case is different, every incident is different. For every rescue there’s a lot of variables in there. But a perfect textbook rescue, in five minutes we should be done.” He said even though Wednesday’s training was not typical, the conditions were close to what a real rescue would be. “(These were the) perfect conditions of training because that’s what rescue’s going to be when the ice gives,” Goodwin said. He said the department would not likely be called to an ice surface rescue if the ice were thick. “If the ice is thick, the chances of having someone fall through the ice are thin, or less I mean,” Goodwin said. Beabout said usually during training, the air is colder than the water but on Wednesday, the water was colder than the air. Beabout said about six years ago the department held ice surface training at the Carman Pond. “One of the times, we had to go cut the ice with a chainsaw,” Goodwin said. “It was that thick.” Beabout said the department had to cut a square into the one-foot thick ice to make a hole. Goodwin said the fire department will keep checking the ice so they can continue training. “We have no idea what mother nature will give us,” he said. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.

Members of the Women’s Empowerment League walked into President Bill Perry’s office Wednesday with 650 signed petitions and a list of six demands regarding sexual assault policy at Eastern. After meeting with the league, President Perry said all of the group’s objectives regarding sexual assault at Eastern can be achieved, given time. The league’s demands include: • Anonymous reporting for sexual assault needs to be a more precise experience and at the very least an option. • The reporting process needs to be streamlined. • A public forum concerning the issue of sexual assault needs to be held for all Eastern students, staff, faculty and community members. • President Perry needs to make a public statement supporting sexual assault survivors. • Training should be required for everyone involved in the reporting process of sexual assault. • Eastern should hire a full-time paid advocate on campus for sexual assault survivors. Jennifer Hindes, a former president of the league, said members of the group knew the solutions they proposed were not simple, but they were excited that all of their demands seemed plausible. “We were asking a lot,” Hindes said. “Every demand had a reason for it to be difficult.” She said the benefits of each demand and policy change far outweigh the difficulties of implementing them. Perry said he was pleased with the outcome of the petition process and that Eastern’s administration will be able to enable actions to make the university better. “I know that on any campus, sexual assault is an issue. It crosses all genders. We have to promote understanding and we have to enable individuals who are victims of sexual assault to let the university know what’s happened,” he said.

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Charleston | Bar re-opening

Penalty Box and Grill under new management By Robyn Dexter News Editor The Penalty Box Bar and Grill is under new management, a new license and a new start. The bar and grill, located at 1419 4th St., is now under the management of PSM Alliance Inc. and a new staff, though it is still operating under the name of The Penalty Box. Sarina Henderson, the president and one of the owners of the corporation, said The Penalty Box just began serving alcohol this week.

“We’ve had our license for a couple of weeks, but we wanted to make sure we had all the proper policies and procedures in place before we opened up with liquor, so we wanted to take our time,” she said. The Penalty Box will serve alcohol until 1 a.m. like the other bars in town and will continue serving food until 3 a.m. Mayor John Inyart said the original charges were brought against the previous owner of The Penalty Box around this time last year. “The final appeal wasn’t upheld until April,

so that’s when (the previous owner) lost his license,” he said. “There is no connection between the old owners and the new owners.” The bar sat vacant all summer until Henderson approached the landlord about reopening it with a class D license, which enables the establishment to serve both food and alcohol as long as the ratio of food to alcohol is 51 percent to 49 percent. “(Management) has worked for the last three months to satisfy my concerns with respect to qualifying for that classification of license,” he

said. “The former owners had problems with their alcohol-to-food ratio, and that was ultimately why we revoked the license.” Inyart said he was extremely careful in making sure the new owners fully understood the implications of the license they have, and why it is imperative that food be their main focus. “I had my first meeting with Sarina in August, and we issued the license on Jan. 14 this year,” he said.

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In the Charleston County Market mezzanine, Murat Aksoy can be found playing backgammon every Friday on a board hand made of brass and pearl materials. The mathematics and computer science major estimates the board took two days to make, and he brought it over from Istanbul. Aksoy plays backgammon with The Board Game Club during their weekly meetings, but it is not the only game he plays. Chess, backgammon, Monopoly and UNO are also games the club plays. Aksoy is currently teaching Jonathan Hunt, an admission/record specialist in the Office of the Registrar and Enrollment Management, his backgammon strategy. Hunt said he has been playing games like checkers, chess, backgammon and Go for years. As a boy, he played checkers in preschool. Hunt said it took longer for him to get into chess, backgammon and Risk because they are more time consuming. He played Go in a club in Urbana that started 40 years ago before he got involved in the Board Game Club, Hunt said. He said he finds the history of the games very interesting. The club began meeting in the fall of 2010 and started out by playing Go, a Chinese board game that originated about 4,000 years ago, and chess, a game the group regularly plays and was developed in India in the early 1800s. “Part of the enjoyment of it is learning about it,” Hunt said. The club is growing slower than they initially anticipated, and he said they are more than willing to accept new members. Hunt said the environment is very relaxed and encouraging. Members will readily teach others how to play games and accept anyone who stops by. Aksoy said the environment gets pretty competitive at times. He said he enjoys playing backgammon the most and is teaching Hunt his strategy. Risk is another game the group enjoys playing, Aksoy said.

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Murat Aksoy, Jonathan Hunt and Brian Mounce, all of Charleston, laugh around a game of Go, a Chinese board game they frequently play as part of the Game Board Club. The game consists of a grid and black and white colored marbles or stones. The Board Game Club meets every Friday from 6-9 p.m in the County Market mezzanine.

Noah Stutzman, of Charleston, and Hunt play backgammon Friday. The Board Game Club is open to anyone who wishes to play or learn new games.

A game of Go lies on the table in the Mezzanine of the Charleston County Market on Friday.

The game involves more than just rolling dice and can be very competitive, he said. He described the game as political and that alliances have to be formed for a player to be successful. “People actually fight over the game,” he said. He has even seen people break off friendships because of the game, Aksoy said Hunt admits board gaming gets competitive, but the group is encouraging and re-

laxed. Sometimes they meet to watch television and movies together such as science fiction and British comedies. The Board Game Club meets upstairs from 6 to 9 p.m. Fridays in the Charleston County Market Mezzanine. Dominique DeWeese can be reached at 581-2812 or dedeweese@eiu.edu.

council on ac ademic affairs | inaction

CAA cancels meeting, adds agenda items Staff Report The Council on Academic Affairs canceled its weekly meeting for Thursday. Stephen Lucas, a secondary education professor and the vice chair of CAA, said the meeting was canceled because there are no agenda items to act on. “(Thursday) was supposed to be a two hour CAA meeting, and we just didn’t have any items to act on, and none of the pending items are to the point of acting on,” he said.

There are five items pending on CAA’s agenda, including review of the course proposal format, review of the learning goals, and three course proposals. Two pending proposals are for political science courses and one is for a revised senior seminar. Although the meeting was canceled, Larry White, a business professor and CAA chair, added 18 new items to CAA’s agenda for action at a future meeting. These include several new and revised mu-

sic courses and minors, a revised recreation major and course, revised psychology courses and a new biology course. Lucas said CAA would have its learning goals meeting and regular meeting next week. “ We j u s t h i t a l u l l o f p e o p l e p u t t i n g i n c o u r s e p r o p o s a l s ,” h e s a i d . “I don’t know why, we just didn’t have any course proposals for today.” The next scheduled CAA meeting is Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. in Room 4440 of Booth Library.

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JAC honors Bob Marley’s birthday By Robyn Dexter News Editor Sporting a woven straw hat and strumming reggae tunes on his guitar, Bobby Reynolds tapped his bellclad foot on the floor of the Jackson Avenue Coffee shop Wednesday. Providing all of his own instrumentals, Reynolds, who goes by the stage name Reverend Robert, recognized Bob Marley’s birthday by playing blues, jazz and Caribbean music. The JAC event featured not just Reynolds, but fellow musicians Joe McLean, Wendy Meyers and Gaye Harrison, who offered to play as well. Over the course of a two-hour set at the JAC, the four musicians performed songs such as “I Shot The Sheriff” by Eric Clapton, “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and “Iko Iko” by James Crawford using guitars, ukuleles and violins. Reynolds described some of the history of the type of music featured throughout the set, and how pop music of the Caribbean in the 1930s and 1940s was known as mento music. “There are a lot of borrowed songs of calypso music from Trinidad,” he said. Reynolds said he has played in various bands with different types of music and tried to make ties between different genres. “I spent a lot of time in bands playing reggae, and a lot of times acoustic playing mento music, but I always wondered how that connection worked; but one day it just clicked,” he said. Reynolds then went on to perform his own mento-type version of Clapton’s “I Shot The Sheriff.” After playing a few Marley and other Caribbean songs, Reynolds

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Bobby “Reverend Robert” Reynolds, a Charleston native, performed at the Jackson Avenue Coffee for the birthday celebration of Bob Marley Wednesday. Among the songs Reynolds played included “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley and “I Shot the Sherriff” by Eric Clapton.

turned the stage over to McLean, Meyers and Harrison. McLean, the director of Eastern’s Women’s Resource Center, is a Marley fan and said he thought the evening was a great way to honor the reggae artist. “I used to do a lot of these songs, and this seemed like a really good opportunity,” he said. “Also, I get to wear flip-flops in the winter, so that’s cool.”

McLean said he started listening to Marley’s music when his older brother went to college. “A lot of my musical tastes have been passed down through him,” he said. “I’ve been playing a few Marley songs here and there since I was in college, which was too many years ago.” Reynolds per formed using a unique guitar made of brass and nickel plating.

“They made these guitars in the 1920s, before there were electric guitars,” he said. “The idea was to be louder so guys could play in jazz bands and keep up with horns.” The popularity of the guitars only lasted about 10 years because of the emergence of electric guitars, Reynolds said. “People mostly just use them to get that sound like you hear on old records,” he said.

Reynolds said he believes there is still a place in the modern world for reggae music because many people appreciate single musicians doing all their own instrumentals. “You gotta find the people that appreciate it, though,” he said. “They’re out there.” Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.

c ampus | black history month

Transformation of African-American art to be showcased transformation of art in AfricanAmerican culture, but it will also focus on the progression of AfricanAmerican art as well. Mackmore said “EvolutionZ of Art” would cover several aspects in which African-Americans have transformed art into a significant aspect of their culture. Members of the sorority plan to teach people about art in AfricanAmerican history through reenactment, she said. The presentations at the event will consist of poster boards containing vital information about the person that is represented in front of the boards that they will be displaying. “The EvolutionZ of Art” will

Zeta Phi Beta sorority to host reenactments in wax museum theme By Kevin Hall Staff Reporter Eastern community members can track the progression and transformation of African-American art through the ages during “EvolutionZ of Art.” The members of Zeta Phi Beta sorority plan on starting off Black History Month by hosting this event. said DeShawnte´ Mackmore, a sophomore psychology major. The event will show not only the

be a showcase with a wax museum theme, Mackmore said. Several famous African-American artists will be in attendance, she added. Whether it is an author, poet or musician, art comes in various mediums, and the members of Zeta Phi Beta plan to show appreciation of them all, Mackmore said. The list contains a variety of artists, from names like Maya Angelou to Condoleezza Rice. The event will cover a wide time-range of art in African-American history, from the 1920s all the way to about the mid 2000s. Although “EvolutionZ of Art” is a celebration of African-American history, members of the sorority

urge everyone to come out and support the event 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The event is free of charge and opened to everyone. Secia Larnce, the special events chair of Zeta Phi Beta, said she felt as though everyone can benefit from this event and learn more about African-American culture and their expansion in the world of art. Larnce, a senior communication major, said that the participants will take away an appreciation for art in African-American culture. “I think this gives people a way to open their eyes and expand their

knowledge passed just the AfricanAmerican movement and passed slavery,” she said. Larnce also said she was excited for the event because she said that it will show the major growth that took place in order for African-American art to get to the point that it has reached today. “The growth in African-American art makes me proud, especially as an African-American to see my people grow towards bigger things,” she said. “It’s just nice to see so much variety in African-American people.” Kevin Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or kphall@eiu.edu.

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aven’t decided what you’re the semester? Our POSITION doing for spring break yet? Make this semester’s spring break differ• Situation: Spring break is coming up in just Haven’t finalized those ent. a few weeks. trips to Cancun yet? Do something actually worthwhile for • Stance: Sign up for Alternative Spring Break. Still can’t fit into that swimsuit? once. Applications are due Feb. 10. Well, don’t panic. There’s still a realDo something that will not only make ly great option for spring break that you other peoples’ lives better, but something maybe didn’t even know existed. It’s called Alternative Spring that will make you feel better about yourself. Break, and there’s actually more than one option. There are a ton Alternative Spring Break can be a life changing experience. of options. So, before you graduate and you don’t have any more spring Alternative Spring Break, organized through the Newman breaks to enjoy, do something that you will always remember on Catholic Center and the Student Volunteer Center, is a group of this spring break. trips to a number of different sites all around the country where Remember that New Year’s resolution you kind of gave up on students work to make better communities. three weeks ago? The one where you might have said you would Alternative Spring Break is a great way to get involved if you try and be a better person? haven’t already, and it’s a great way to have fun, meet new people There’s still time to salvage that, and it can be this March on and travel around the country. Alternative Spring Break. If you haven’t signed up yet, there’s still time, but space is fillSo, don’t delay anymore. ing up fast, so get on it. Get a friend if you don’t want to go alone and sign up for Applications are due by Feb. 10. The fee of $175 and covers Alternative Spring Break. You won’t regret it. your send-off dinner, transportation, site fees, housing, meals and People that have already experienced it know well enough, it’s a T-shirt. a great time and the most worthwhile spring break you’ll ever Not a bad deal. have. Isn’t it time you did something worthwhile on your spring The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News. break instead of just sitting on the couch waitng for the end of

Don’t be scared to go to school

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There are many complaints about how the Eastern administration handled the washing away of chalk on the Doudna steps, but I’m here to tell you that this communiEditor in Chief Managing Editor ty is safe. Tim Deters Rachel Rodgers For 20 years now, I have grown up in the Mattoon/Charleston area. Being a local, I Associate News Editor News Editor can assure that this not a horrifying comSeth Schroeder Robyn Dexter munity. This is a close-knit town where you go Online Editor Opinions Editor to Wal-Mart hoping to buy a bag of apples, Sara Hall and it takes you an hour to get out because Dominic Renzetti the possibility of running into someone you know is so likely. CONTINUE THE DEBATE The other day, I stumbled across a quote of a student that said we should be afraid to ONLINE tell people to come to Eastern after finding out about the incident with the student who • Extended letters was raped. • Forums for all content Rape is never, and will never, be OK. It is vile, and it makes my stomach do cartwheels www.dailyeasternnews.com when I think of a someone wanting to do

Kyle Daubs such a deed. We have to shift to reality for a second, though. Rape does happen, and it can happen anywhere. We didn’t think it could happen in a town like Charleston, but it did. Now we must take proper action to assure that something like this won’t happen again. I just want you to think for a moment. Even with this reported event, is this really a bad place to go to school for your higher education?

This is Charleston, Ill., where corn fields are across the map. This is not Chicago, where homicide counts reached 500 for the past year. I can confidentally say I feel safe here. This is a tragic event. Justice needs to be served, but we can’t go on that outstretched limb and say that coming here should frighten future students. Life is frightening as it is. We take chances everyday by just stepping into our vehicles to go on a friendly drive for a meal at KFC. I hope I don’t come off in the wrong way, but I don’t want students, or even future students, to be frightened to come here. If little ol’ Eastern is too scary, there’s another alternative. It’s called community college. Kyle Daubs is a junior math and special education major. He can be reached at 5812812 or denopinoins@gmail.com

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The band Mondegreen won the annual Battle of the Bands in the Grand Ballroom of the MLK Jr. University Union on Wednesday. Mondegreen has been together for about 3 years and includes members (left to right) Ethan Schaub of Decatur, Aaron Jenkins of Mattoon, junior psychology major Harrison Rollings and junior pre-medicine major Austin Jenkins.

C ampus | Stand up Comic

Chicago comedian to perform As part of the University Board’s annual comedy show, a Chicagobased comedian is coming to Eastern at 8 p.m. Thursday at the 7th Street Underground. Kenny DeForest describes his comedy act as having a very honest sense of humor. “I strive to build all of my comedy around truth and honesty, rather than absurdity,” he said. Danny Turano, the UB chair, said the show would be romantic-comedy themed, since it is the week before Valentine’s Day. The event will be free to the public, and there will be giveaways, prizes and more, he added. He said DeForest’s comedy involves story telling about his dayto-day life. “From what I remember, he did a lot of story-telling comedy,” Turano said. “He talked about friends, family and personal experiences.”

Turano said students should be excited to see DeForest perform because comedy shows allow students to not worry about stress. “It’s a comedy show,” he said. “I think it’s those shows that take us away from the stress of our lives and school. It gets us out of our world and into the comedian’s world.” The research process for choosing a comedian results from whether or not members of the UB can afford the comedian and if they think the comedian would work well with this campus, Turano said. Members of the UB check Comedy Central and other TV stations for potential acts, he also said. DeForest has performed in many venues in the Chicago-area, including the Laugh Factory and the Comedy Bar. He currently is on Twitter as a way to promote his act. DeForest is not a stranger to the Eastern campus, however. During the UB’s 2012 comedy

LEAGUE

Perry said some of the demands will occur earlier than others but they are eager to get things moving. Though he will be out of town for the next few days he plans to make a public statement when he returns likely over email. Other items, such as creating one number to call to report sexual assault, developing an additional training program, streamlining the online reporting process and creating an option for anonymous reporting will require additional consulting with various departments. He said hiring a full-time advocate for sexual assault survivors will likely take a two to three month search process. Hindes said the potential policy changes are a prime example of student

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show, he was the opening act for Andrew Scholl, star of the MTVshow “Guy Code.” Usually members of UB choose both the opening act and main act, but last year Scholl unexpectedly brought DeForest with him, Turano said. During the opening performance DeForest did part of his act, which was a skit. DeForest’s short skit made such an impression on members of the UB, that they wanted him to be the main act at this year’s show. Students should be able to relate to his humor because of his age and experiences, DeForest said. “I’m only 26 years old, so I’m not too far removed from my college years. A lot of my stand-up is about my life transitioning from college into adulthood.” DeForest said. Kathleen Devaney can be reached at 581-2812 or kedevaney@eiu.edu.

activism. She said Eastern’s administrators listened to the league because they went into things educated and motivated. She said while the league feels good after the meeting with Perry, they plan to keep a close eye on all of the demands and make sure the movement is still happening. Hindes said members of the league will not think they have won or succeeded until the policy changes are made. “Now we just want to see (the changes) implemented,” she said. “We as students can make the changes we need to happen.” Seth Schroeder can be reached at 581-2812 or scschroeder2@eiu.edu.

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“They’ve spent this fall focusing on the food and trying to hammer out the menu.” Inyart said that by taking their time getting The Penalty Box up to par, the owners demonstrated they were serious about being a restaurant, not a bar. “The one thing they really want to do, from what I understand, is provide an after-hours place to eat in the neighborhood,” he said. “Their plan when I met with them was to shut off alcohol just like every other bar or restaurant at 1 a.m., lock up the alcohol in the building and keep the kitchen open for a few more hours.” Inyart said the management’s decision to keep the name had its drawbacks, but he respected their dedication to upholding his and the state’s standards. “Starting off with the same name, which they did not have to do, has an increased level of observation,” he said. “I think they just want to make sure they do this right.”

Henderson said the bar and grill has not had an excess of business, but they have been working diligently to fulfill all the guidelines so they can do the best business possible. “It’s all a new learning experience for us, and we had to learn a lot when we opened up the restaurant,” Henderson said. “Business has been slow, but we haven’t advertised a whole lot yet.” For the rest of the school year, she said she hopes everyone will come in to try the wings and hand-pressed burgers. The bar and grill offers new hours, six TVs to watch sports games on and a DJ from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. “I’m really excited because we’ve put a lot of hard work into this,” Henderson said. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.

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Liabo – who seems to be back to full form – is averaging 2.4 3-pointers made per game in OVC play, tied for fifth-best. He is also 14th in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage with 38.1 percent. “Our guys have to keep Taylor from getting touches inside, while maintaining good defense on the perimeter so (Liabo) can’t shoot it” Spoonhour said. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Thursday in Martin, Tenn. Jacob Salmich | The Daily Eastern Ne ws

Junior guard Morris Woods defends the ball from a Tennessee-Tech player on Jan. 10. The next men’s basketball home game is on Feb. 12 against Austin Peay.

Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

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At the time, she said the track and field program at her high school, Larkin, was constantly bringing in and firing coaches until her mother stepped in and helped train her. Her mother was a hurdler in high school and in college, Whitehead said. Her junior year, Whitehead switched events and went from being an 800-meter runner to a hurdler. The change in events helped her form, which she said needed a lot of work. W h e n h e r s e n i o r ye a r c a m e around and she was looking at potential schools, running at the collegiate level was the furthest thing from her mind. She said that Eastern was a school at the top her list, but only because of its teaching program. In Whitehead’s senior year, Larkin hired a new coach who trained several athletes in the past and taken them to state. She sought him out and asked if he would consider training her. He said yes, and whitehead went back to running the 800-meter dash.

That year she went onto state and ran in the 800-meter dash. Then she said being a colligate athlete wasn’t such a farfetched dream. “I thought maybe I’ll just try out for the team, maybe I’ll just be a walk on,” Whitehead said. She can no longer be considered a walk on with all of her accomplishments. But, Whitehead said she continues to surprise herself the most because she never thought she would be showered with so much success. During her first year at Eastern, she was running the 800-meter dash and saw some improvements in her time. The year Erin Howarth came to Eastern to coach the cross country and distance on the track team, Whitehead started running other events and eventually found success in the steeplechase. Un d e r How a r t h’s c o a c h i n g , Whitehead made tremendous strides as a distance runner at Eastern in events that she never actually ever saw herself running. Last year at Drake Relays, a meet that she described as a big deal, Whitehead broke the record in the

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steeplechase in front of a massive audience and earned second place in the competition. Large crowds can sometimes be distracting for her, she said. However, this race was different. The roar of the crowd fueled her during the race, Whitehead said. “When you are racing and you can hear your name over a loud speaker and you’re doing really well in a race, that just pumps you up and just gives you so much adrenaline,” Whitehead said. With her coach’s training, Whitehead said she has learned not to be as hard on herself. “Under coach Erin, she makes the negative seem positive,” Whitehead said. Whitehead said Howarth points out all the good things she fails to notice during her races. “I’ll have a race where I think it wasn’t my best, but there’s always a silver lining with her,” Whitehead said. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

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A ring, is a ring, is a ring Lee Buchanan gathered his team in the locker room after practice on Monday to talk about one thing: championships. It seemed fitting and timely since the Super Bowl, the grandest championship of them all, was the day before. It was Buchanan’s focus, too. He offered his players a list of Baltimore Ravens players — Tyrod Taylor and a handful of others — who either didn’t play this season or played a minute role. Buchanan asked if anybody recognized the names. He said even if you don’t, it doesn’t matter because they still won the Super Bowl. No matter what Tyrod Taylor, who is a back-up quarterback for the Ravens and former Virginia Tech Hokie, does the rest of his career; he’s a Super Bowl champion all the same. He gets the ring, goes to Disney World, holds the Lombardi Trophy, gets the free memorabilia with the word “champion” smeared all over it, probably gets the media attention (at least from his hometown media and Virginia Tech) and gets the bonus. When the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl last year, every player on the Giants got a $83,000 bonus. Tyrod Taylor and the rest of the Ravens roster will make about the same, if not a little more, this season. The losers, the San Francisco 49ers, will make about half of whatever Baltimore makes. Buchanan wanted his players, from star guard Ta’Kenya Nixon to the player at the end of the bench, to know this because the Eastern women’s basketball team is trying to win a championship, too. The Panthers don’t have as many players on their roster as a football team, but some of them don’t play as much — just like Taylor on the Ravens. It means diddely squat that you never played, if you win a championship. You were still on the team that did it.

Alex McNamee Sophomore for ward DeAnna Willis and freshman forward Alece Shumpert average less than four minutes per game, this season, but if the Panthers win an Ohio Valley Conference championship this season, their ring will be the same size as Nixon’s. They’ll hold the trophy, they’ll be in the team picture, and they’ll be on the bus or plane when Eastern goes to its NCAA Tournament game. It’s an important lesson to learn and a pill to swallow. Yes, you might not play much, but each individual’s success is all the same. Five years from now, somebody will open up the media guide and see the team that won the championship in 2013, not the three players who played the most. There may be five key players, who start every game, but it’s a total team effort. Where players like Willis and Shumpert earn their ring is in practice, challenging players like Nixon and King to be better every day — keeping the stars from becoming complacent. “If we could win a championship with five players, then that’s what we’d do. But you can’t,” Buchanan said. You win titles with 12 players in basketball — 53 in the NFL. Have you ever heard of Ted Petersen? He has two Super Bowl rings. He played football at Eastern. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

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Whitehead reaches recordbooks By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor

ritney Whitehead has broken three school records in her time as a track runner at Eastern Illinois, but her success has her the most surprised. The senior distance runner who has surpassed the school records in the steeple chase, the indoor 3,000-meter and most recently the indoor 1,600-meter, never planned any of those accomplishments. She took the record in the 3,000-meter dash (the record is now 9:51.74) without actually going for it during an away meet at Indiana University earlier this season. In the moments leading up to her

event, Whitehead said she was just thinking about getting through the race with a new time and spot on the podium. “Going into the race, I was really focused and determined,” Whitehead said. “But the record wasn’t even on my radar.” Obtaining another record had not been considered until her coach, Erin Howarth, texted her before the competition, saying that it was within Whitehead’s reach. When she raced on the track, Whitehead and her competitors were neck-and-neck, and in the final four laps her coach urged her from the sidelines to speed up so she could win the race. Whitehead admitted that in those moments she felt like her body was beginning to run on autopilot. “Sometimes when I’m running, I start to feel as if my body locks up and I’m just running on muscle memory,” Whitehead said. “My abs, my back, my whole core were just tightening up.” With about four laps left, she quickened her pace and started to pass each of her competitors. She won and said she looked up the scoreboard to

find out that the she owned the new record. For Whitehead, running at the collegiate level was not something she had envisioned for the future until her senior year of high school, when a change in coach and alterations in her training produced results she had never seen before. In high school when she was first introduced to the world of running, the 800-meter dash was her signature event. That same year, she tried out for the cross country team hoping the sport would better prepare her for track. The first day of practice, she said running a block was too difficult for her. Her first race, Whitehead recalled, was a disaster. She took off too fast and wasted all of her energy on mile one, forgetting that there was still another mile to cover and slipped back into the pack. “I went from being first to being last,” Whitehead said. That race, Whitehead said she burned out and walked all the way to the finish line. By the end of her freshman year, Whitehead said she had shed 10 minutes off of her three-mile time. But despite all of her progress, by the time sophomore year ended, Whitehead hit a wall with her training and began to see little to no results.

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Eastern football inks 21 players on signing day

Panthers prepare for Taylor’s presence

By Jordan Pottorff Staff Reporter National Signing Day had Eastern signing 21 players for the upcoming season. The 2013 recruiting class features three FBS transfers, four junior college transfers and 14 high school commits. The recruiting class will have Eastern adding five wide receivers, four offensive lineman, four defensive lineman, two quarterbacks, two linebackers, one running back, one defensive back, one long snapper and one athlete. “It’s a very diverse class,” head coach Dino Babers said. “I think we really reached our goals.” The three players set to join the Panthers from FBS programs include wide receivers Nico Shepherd and Jeff LePak and defensive back/linebacker Devante Davis. Both LePak and Davis transferred from Baylor, while Shepherd will join the Panthers as a transfer from Florida International. Davis recorded two tackles in eight games last season for Baylor, while LePak and Shepherd failed to record a reception for their respective team. The junior college transfers include defensive end Marques White, defensive tackle Jarell Wright, defensive tackle Laquesse Taylor and offensive lineman

Adolphus Barnes. “The first thing that jumps out at me is the defensive help we got from the junior college transfers,” Babers said. “We got big guys from junior colleges on the inside. I thought we were good and sound in the middle (last season), but graduation hit us hard and we had to go back and replace that stuff.” A pair of All-State quarterbacks in Austin Green and Addison Bounds headlines the high school commits. Green led Rochester High School to an IHSA Class 4A state title in his senior season, throwing for 2,794 yards and 23 touchdowns while rushing for 888 yards and 17 touchdowns. Bounds also proved to be a duelthreat quarterback, totaling 1,933 passing yards and 24 touchdowns while adding 616 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. “Obviously, we are really excited about Austin Green,” Babers said. “When you look at the two quarterbacks, they can throw the football. We are looking for the best throwers in the state, we want to be able to throw the football.” The Panthers also signed a trio of wide receivers in Kashmiere Hughes, Matt Christensen and Tray Mitchell and a running back from California in Daviante Sayles. Sayles totaled 1,164 rushing yards in

just five games before suffering a knee injury that ended his season. The Panthers also addressed both the offensive and defensive line, adding four high school commits to the 2013 recruiting class. The offensive line commits include Xzavier McAllister, Max Sidney and Kurtis Brummerstedt, while Daniel Chism is the lone high school defensive lineman commit. McAllister was rated the No. 54 player in Ohio, and Chism garnered All-State honors as a senior for Wheaton Warrenville South. “It was really important to get the young offensive lineman,” Babers said. “We want to get bigger bodies on the offensive line and we want to get our body weights up on the defensive line so we can be much more physical.” Although the Panthers fulfilled the majority of their needs for the upcoming season, Babers said that they are still recruiting and could add more recruits to the 2013 class. “We still have some loaves of bread in the oven,” Babers said. “Recruiting hasn’t stopped for us, it’s still going on right now. We may have one, two or three additions to this class, but we will just have to wait and see how the chips fall.” Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor The Eastern men’s basketball team defeated Ohio Valley Conference foe Tennessee-Martin 69-56 on Jan. 24. But Eastern should not be focusing on that score from two weeks ago. The scores Eastern should focus on rather, is Tennessee-Martin’s pair of recent wins over Southern Illinois Edwardsville and Eastern Kentucky. Since Tennessee-Martin (6-16, 3-7) lost to Eastern (6-17, 3-7) in Lantz Arena, it has won its last two games – both against quality OVC contenders. Tennessee-Martin beat Edwardsville 65-62 on the road, and it also beat Eastern Kentucky 72-65 at home. Eastern Kentucky’s 7-3 conference record is tied for the third best in the OVC, while Edwardsville is a team that just beat Eastern 49-45 in the Panthers’ worst offensive performance on Feb. 2. Skyhawks’ forward Myles Taylor, third in the OVC in rebounding with 9.3 rebounds per game in conference play, can be a sure double-double performer in some games, Eastern head coach Jay Spoonhour said. Taylor also averages 17.3 points per game in OVC-only games, eighth best in the conference. He is coming off two of the best games in his collegiate career with 21 points and 14 rebounds against East-

ern Kentucky and 12 points and 14 rebounds against Edwardsville. Spoonhour said that Taylor uses his 6-foot, 8-inch, 250-pound body every way that he can. “He is good at working inside and doing whatever he has to, to get in position,” Spoonhour said. “And then when you get in front of him, he will manage to draw a foul and make free throws on you.” Taylor made 11-of-13 free throws in Tennessee-Martin’s win over Eastern Kentucky and 8-of-12 against Edwardsville. The Panther defense allowed Taylor to score 21 points when the Skyhawks came to Lantz Arena, but they also managed to hold him to just six rebounds. Spoonhour said that sophomore forward Josh Piper and junior forward Sherman Blanford need to have a similar defensive performance to keep Taylor from having his typical success on the glass. But, Spoonhour said that the Panthers cannot afford to put all of their focus on Taylor, as the Skyhawks have a 3-point threat in guard Mike Liabo. Liabo had three 3-pointers for nine total points when the Skyhawks and Panthers met earlier this season, but he sat out half of the game because of an ankle injury.

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Confronting signs of racism: honestly & responsibly By Dion McNeal Staff Reporter

astern Illinois University is all talk, and about action. Before Coleman auditorium could empty out, Former Eastern Illinois Journalism professor, Dr. Janice Collins, left the audience with an ambition to encourage change within themselves. “When it comes to racism, rape and sexism, I will speak loudly, speak out and speak often,” Collins said. And the audience of students, faculty, staff, and residents of Charleston replied, “Because we hear you.” But this was just the beginning of change for EIU students, faculty, and Charleston residents waited to see. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omicron Delta and Eastern’s Youth and College Division of NAACP hosted an event in the wake of a fight that broke out Jan. 26, 2013, where shots were fired outside the Penalty Box. The event was tilted “Are We EIU.” More than 300 students attended the event that discussed discrimination, sexism, generality, growing crimes in Charleston and lastly the Charleston Police Facebook page. Blake Morris, and President William Perry, received many solutions to the problem from the audience. One significant solution was to delete the Charleston Police Department Facebook page. Even with the response from Chief of Charleston Po-

lice Department, Bryan Baker, “It has served a purpose having a Facebook; I’ve tried other services; one way communications where people couldn’t leave comments. Nobody wants to sign up and pay attention. So we tried different means.” The crowd advised Baker to remodel the page into a group which means in order to leave a comment or communicate on the page a person has to subscribe to the Charleston Police Department group. Among the audience the worse thing possible topic was CPD’s page mug shots. The page that may wrongfully accuse a person, yet, permanently out there for the world to see. “As we know once it hits the Internet it’s there. So even though we say your innocent until proven guilty, you know some of these mugs shots, you look a little guilty,” Dr. Collins said. One recent mug shot was of Dionte McWillis, who by CPD’s page took part in the Penalty Box brawl. According to Charleston Police Department’s Facebook page, McWillis was arrested because of aggravated battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct. Though he has not been proven guilty or innocent his mug shot was released on CPD’s Facebook page. From what the panelist learned from the audience is those mug shots are forever on the Internet and that they don’t look innocent. Eastern’s Youth and College Division of NAACP and

Dr. Janice Collins and Blake Morris speaking at the “We are EIU” event on Jan. 30, 2013, in Coleman Auditorium in Charleston, Ill. Photo taken by Megan Johnson

BGSA (Black Graduate Student Association), they sponsored an event called “The Hump” Wednesday Feb, 6th 2013, in the 7th Street Underground.It was held to help raise proceeds for McWillis. President Perry suggested at the “Are We EIU” event, “(That) what we need to do here is put together a group of people; a task force, whatever we want to call it, to start to address these issues.” “What I will do is contact the members of the panel tomorrow and pull together a group to address these issues that came up tonight,” Presi-

dent Perry said. “That’s what I will do. I believe by early next week we have a group appointed and (we will) have (an) agenda and get moving. Last Wednesday, the Town Hall panelist, President Perry, Police Chief Baker; Mayor John Inyart, Jeannie Ludlow, coordinator of the Women’s Studies Program, and Former Professor Michael Louden, Kacie Abolt, and Blake Morris discussed in a confidential meeting future agenda actions for EIU and the community. “A couple of days ago I received a meeting request from President Perry,” Kacie Albot

said. From the confidential meeting every student should hope for the betterment of the relationship between the community and the Univsersity. NAACP and BGSA (Black Graduate Student Association) is sponsoring their event called “The Hump” on Wednesday Feb. 6th at 7p.m. in the 7th St. Underground. I was told that the proceeds that are raised at that event will help Mr. McWillis. Dion can be reached a damcneal@eiu.edu

Eastern to perform: ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ By Roberto Hodge Staff Reporter

tudents will perform their version of Lorraine Hansberry’s, “A Raisin in the Sun” this month. “A Raisin in the Sun” takes place in South Side Chicago; it demonstrates the economic, and racial struggles many black families faced in the 1950s. The 1950’s was filled with Civil Rights movements and trying to be accepted into a majority white society as an African-American citizen. “A Raisin in the Sun” shows the true colors of a family when a decision about how a large sum of money to be inherited is to be spent. The struggleis whether to

blend in with society by purchasing land, to invest in someone’s education, or to maintain and own a business venture that might or might not fail. “A Raisin in the Sun” is not only about the black struggle but how a family can stick together through the bad times. University Board cultural arts coordinator, Darius Francis, will be producing and directing the show. “I thought we could do a show for Black History Month with an all African-American cast. So I thought that was great,” Francis said. Francis, who is also a sophomore communications major, explained that he chose “A Raisin in the Sun” specifically because of the small cast

requirement.This is his first time directing, and producing a show on his own. Francis explained that he hopes people will get inspired when seeing the show to follow their dreams. “I hope to see you there!” stated Francis. “A Raisin in the Sun” will premier Saturday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. at the MLK Jr. Union in the Grand ballroom. Admission to the show is is $2. For more information on this event go to the ticket booth in Doudna. Roberto can be reached at rlhodge@eiu.edu

A Raisin in the Sun poster hangs up at Eastern in the Doudna Center for the performance to commence this month. Photo taken by Roberto Hodge

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African-American: redefining the culture By Tenola Plaxico Guest Staff Reporter -Opinion-

ow often do you hear the word “black” in a positive context? How often do you access the word “black” to describe something beautiful, or something brilliant, or something special? Why is such a dark, seedy shadow cast over the word “black?” M e r r i a m - We b s t e r ’s American Collegiate dictionary defines “black” as being “characterized by tragic or disastrous events; causing despair or pessimism.” A few lines down, “black” is also defined as “any human group having dark-colored skin, especially of African or Australian Aboriginal ancestry.” Now, just imagine the kind of introspective turmoil,

self-loathing, and outwardly projected hatred that this dictionary-validated word creates for a person of color. The rich and ubiquitous power of language is a power that is often disregarded, discounted, and casually reserved for the especially artistic, or the highly intellectual. Perhaps this exclusivity, this open act of surrendering the power of words to a select few, is what most deleteriously cripples the uneducated, the overlooked, the overseen and the oppressed; the blacks. We as a people must permanently disallow academia, popular culture, and the infectious ignorance of racism, from using language to define, marginalize or confuse or community. We must reclaim ownership of our art. After all, language is an art, and art is not created by people –it is created by THE

people. This trend (or rather, this practice) of blacks using their own art to creatively and recreationally destroy themselves, is nothing new. Rap music (which in its infancy was a form of communal poetry) was birthed in knowledge, raised on love, adopted by commercialism, became addicted to ignorance, and matured to be an abrasive, offensive, insatiable monster, which feeds rapaciously off of the naive brilliance of young black men. In exchange, lures their newly-emptied minds into coffins and jail cells. Our art of dance has been reduced to sexually suggestive writhing, clearly and offensively impersonating sex. Our art of song has been raped of its value, and ineffectively consoled with computerized interpretations of the human gift.

Our art of photography (my personal art) has been vacuumed of heritage and culture, serving merely as a mirror of European values of beauty, and worth. All of these cultural digressions extend from a fundamental misunderstanding and underestimation of “blackness.” The maleficent psychology of reading the word “black,” learning it to be something horrible, internalizing that undeserved angst, and then expressing it in ways that promote self-sabotage, is the way that so many people of color have become harmed by this mismanaged word. This Black History Month, I challenge all people to reclaim, redesign, and redefine “black.” I always try to incorporate blackness in my art by photographing black people being naturally elegant and

uncompromisingly unique. That way, when people see that strong, eloquent blackness, it can psychologically destruct the monuments of vicious contempt that have been unfairly built on top of blackness. In the spirit of leading by example, I have created my own definition for “black.” Black is the noblest, richest and most decadent of all colors. Royal in its essence and enduringly sublime, it is the envy of all other hues, tones, tints, and shades. How will you use this month to champion black heritage? What stereotypes will you actively debunk, deconstruct, or dispel? How will you redefine “black?” Guest writer: Mr. Plaxico can be reached at freshpublicationeiu@gmail. com

Margins to the Center: • African Americans accounted for an estimated 44% of all new HIV infections among adults and adolescents (aged 13 years or older) in in 2009, despite representing only 12% to14% of the US population. • In 2009, black men accounted for 70% (14,700) of the estimated 20,900 new HIV infections among all adult and adolescent blacks. The estimated rate of new HIV infection for black men (103.6/100,000 population) was seven times as high as that of white men, twice as high as that of Latino men, and nearly three times as high as among black women. • In 2009, black women accounted for 6,100 (29%) of the estimated new HIV infections among all adult and adolescent blacks. This number represents a decrease of 21% since 2008. Most HIV infections among black women (87%; 5,300) are attributed to heterosexual sex. The estimated rate of new HIV infections for black women (38.1/100,000 population) was 20 times as high as the rate for white women, and almost five times as high as that of Latinas.

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Knowing your health status saves more than one life By: Megan Johnson Editor-in-chief

alking into a testing facility to be tested for HIV/AIDS or any STD can be a very scary moment. As your sitting there waiting to be called, with one thousand “what if” scenarios going through your mind, you can’t help but think, “Is knowing if I’m positive or negative worth it?” HIV & AIDS has claimed the lives of many individuals because some may have not check their status. According to aids.gov, one in four new HIV infection occurs in youth ages 13 to 24-years-old. On Wednesday, the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. held a HIV & AIDS testing simulation. Where students, faculty and staff could come and get the answer to a familiar question, “What’s my status.” “It’s important to know your status and take precautions when necessary,” Brittney

McGee, Delta Sigma Theta event planning coordinator said. According to avert.org, in the U.S. more than one million people are living with HIV. And one in five are living with HIV and aren’t aware of it. By race, AfricanAmericans hold the highest rate of HIV/AIDS. “This is our initiative for AIDS awareness,” Lauren Lewis, Delta Sigma Theta recording secretary said. “We need to inform the community especially the black community of the importance of getting tested.” The first signs of AIDS among African-Americans, were sited in the early 1980s. Initially people thought HIV & AIDS affected only gay men and drug users within the black community. However, in 1983, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, documented the first two cases of women with AIDS.

Dominique Gaines, Lauren Lewis and Shawn Peoples members of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. held a HIV/ AIDS testing event in the Arcola/Tuscola Room in the MLK Jr. Union from 10 a.m.-4p.m. Photo taken by Megan Johnson

Both women received HIV through sex with a drug user. One of these women was Latina; the other was black. From that point, the AIDS epidemic began rapidly spreading among the AfricanAmerican population. Today 60 percent of women living with AIDS diagnosis are

African-American females. “I feel like this is a very good event,” Dominique Gaines, Delta Sigma Theta Awards committee said. “Especially for people to come out and know their status, which is so important today.” During the event, members of Delta Sigma Theta handed

out pamphlets on HIV and gave condoms that were available on the tables. If you weren’t able to make the event, please contact Health Services, if you are interested in knowing your status. Megan can be reached at mgjohnson@eiu.edu

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Black history month: a road map to understanding By Nathan Brown Staff Reporter

lack history month is the time of the year to celebrate African-American heritage, and to appreciate the contributions African-Americans have made in America. Here at Eastern, many organizations and committees are starting to prepare for this historical month. The African-American committee has come up with the theme “Different Shades of Black,” and has worked with many organizations and clubs on campus including NAACP, BSU, the Gospel Choir, and NPHC fraternities/ sororities. These organizations and committees have worked together to either participate in black historical events on campus, or they have chosen to sponsor the event. “The events represent different perspectives of black people and show (others) the different ways one may look at the African-American community,” Yolanda Williams, the chair of African-American Heritage Month, and the Academic Advisor for Minority Affairs said. As the committee prepares for this month, many students prepare themselves, for the upcoming events. LaJuan Berry, a sophomore biological science ma-

jor, and member of the Gospel Choir on campus, said. “This month will be the month that the choir can represent Christian African-Americans through song.” “These events are special,” Chalise Henry a sophomore nursing major said.” And should not be overlooked or stereotyped.” There will be events that will cover the ideas of hot topics to be addressed about the month such as AIDs testing, Evolution on Black males and females, movies, skits, and plays based on African-American heritage such as “A Raisin in the Sun.” Other fun activities like the “Miss EIU Black Pageant,” Black Art, The Colored Museum, and A Night of Music, are some of the other events that are planned for everyone’s enjoyment. These events will be presented on campus throughout the month and will be hosted by different organizations, Some events will be a recap of what was learned growing up to what are the current issues African-Americans face today. For more information on Black History Month events check the events calendar at eiu.edu as well as the posters hung around campus. Nathan can be reached at nfbrown@eiu.edu

‘Django’ a blood-stained tale of vengeance, redemption By Tim Deters Staff Reporter ullets, blood, black oppression and redemption, a bride named Broomhilda, and scores more bullets and blood. These words set the scene for writer and director Quentin Tarantino’s latest experiment in theaters: “Django Unchained,” a western drama/comedy of the eccentric and blood-stained fashion only Tarantino can provide. Set in the pre-Civil War American West, “Django Unchained” brings together two wholly unlikely characters, a slave named Django (Jamie Foxx) and a German-born dentist/bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christopher Waltz), in a symbiotic struggle to accomplish their ultimate goals. After saving Django from

a slave-chain headed west for trade, Schultz offers Django the prospect of freedom for his cooperation in fulfilling a bounty by tracking down a band of murderous brothers. Proving himself a keen marksman, Django utilizes his deadly skill to help Schultz snuff several bounties, which builds a sense of trust and cooperation between the unlikely duo. This bond leads to the crux of Django’s journey. Not only does Django seek freedom, he seeks the love of his life, his wife Broomhilda. Separated by the slave trade, Django wants nothing more than to track down his love and take revenge on those who have torn them apart. Schultz understands and appreciates Django’s journey, for it reflects a dramatic journey of German lore: That of Siegfried, who must slay the

dragon Fafner and climb a mountain of hellfire to reach his bride, Broomhilda. Django’s journey mirrors that of Siegfried, as he must adopt the guise of a slave trader himself and face an unsettled and merciless plantation owner named Calvin Candy (Leonardo DiCaprio), the man who now owns Broomhilda. The struggle that ensues envelopes the viewer in a bloodbath of epic, ridiculous proportions that is a Tarantino trademark, and one that pits Django and Schultz against the trusted Head House Slave Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), who casts a suspicious eye upon the duo. While the combination of western, drama and comedy can be awkward at times, throwing the audience through a loop of thoughts and emotions that can be confusing in

transition, the turning of the racial tables is striking. No longer is the white main character the savior of the subservient, weak black supporting character. Both Django and Foxx grab the reigns of the film’s message and drive it home in a struggle of cooperation. The end result is a film that once again transforms the meaning and appearance of several genres in one fell swoop, utilizing supreme dramatic abilities of a strong cast. As Django, Foxx transforms seamlessly from cold, calculated killer to tactful-yetcomedic conspirator, alongside Schultz, whose acting skills are subtle, yet profound in both their wit and dramatic power, proving a perfect foil to the often brash-natured Django. DiCaprio once again demonstrates his dynamic acting

flexibility in the role of the eccentric, manic Francophile plantation owner Calvin Candy, exhibiting a level of frenzied determination that is both shocking and absorbing. “Django Unchained” is another prime example of Tarantino’s ability to reshape the events of history to illustrate the power of a “What If” mentality and the lessons that can be learned from such a mind set. Much as Tarantino swung the course of history of Nazi Germany on its head in “Inglorious Basterds” in 2009, so too he turns back time to give the oppressed a second shot at recreating their own history, to let them turn the tables on their oppressors and seek what is due them: vengeance. Tim can be reached at tadeters@eiu.edu

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Love is in the air for that special someone By Lauren Turner Staff Reporter -Opinion-

ith Valentine’s Day rapidly approaching, guys and girls are preparing to make it a special day for their significant others. But, what happens when you don’t know what to do for that special someone? It’s about sharing the love that each of you have for one another. I sadly admit that I have a

love-hate relationship with this day, only because I’ve never seemed to have anyone to share it with. But I have ‘Ben and Jerry’ in my corner and I will quickly get over it. However, for those lucky people that do have someone to share it with. Congratulations! I will be jealous from afar. Something that could make your significant other feel special is gifts, but not any old gift will do. For example, if your significant other loves candy get

them an abnormally large piece of candy. If you go to giantgummybears.com you will find all kinds of candy sold by the pound. They are the original manufacturer of the giant gummy bear weighting in at 5 lbs. for 29.95. They even sell the largest box of Wonka Nerds weighing 1-1/2 lbs for $19.95. If you are looking for something a little lighter check out mymms.com, and make personalized M&Ms for you

and your sweetheart for $30. For the more traditional route you can get your sweetheart a giant Valentine’s Day card by going to bigfunnycards.com where you can purchase cards in various sizes and envelopes to match the cards. If extravagant gifts aren’t your thing you can make your lovely man, or lady dinner; I am not talking about dinner from a box. A good meal requires effort and careful preparation. For the men, a nice steak dinner with green beans, sal-

ad and mash potatoes. Every woman knows that the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. For the ladies, a pasta dish with chicken, a side salad, and French bread. Indeed, it is a very light dish but most importantly it leaves room for dessert—she will love it! Treat your significant other right special on this day but treat them right everyday. Lauren can be reached at laturner3@eiu.edu

Letter from the Editor The history behind soul food Why bullying is never OK By Megan Johnson Editor-in-Chief -Editorial

or about a week, a video has gone viral about a girl named Jaide who was bullying another young girl in the locker room of their school. Not only has the video has gone viral but snapshots of it with different sayings. It begins with Jaide harassing the other girl and another young lady standing there, not saying much. The viewer gets the idea that the girl is possibly afraid of Jaide and doesn’t really want to fight her and then the fight begins with Jaide getting beat up. Obviously, Jaide is shocked that the other girl can fight as well as she can, I was also shocked because I wasn’t expecting what came next. During the video, I was forced to ask myself, why was I watching it? And why hadn’t I felt any sympathy towards Jaide? Most importantly why did I feel so much relief for the other girl? It’s quite simple, I don’t believe in bullying. I don’t appreciate the fact that girls like to gang up on each other and belittle them until they feel less than nothing. That’s exactly what took place in the video, for about a minute and a half; Jaide spent her time trying to make the other girl feel small, bullying her into fighting. What really happened to Jaide was Karma; what goes around comes around. The question is, what was the point of her talking? If she was really going to hit the girl wouldn’t she have done it within the first minute of the video? Really question that needs to be asked, why fight? Why does someone need to be physical to the point of harming another person? I don’t believe girls should be in school fighting, but I do understand the mindset of a

woman. As a woman myself, I can understand how women can be vicious towards one another. You don’t see it as much in college, but in middle school and high school bullying still exists. Sometimes we get a little jealous about the things someone else may have or maybe it’s as simple as the way they look. With that being said, sometimes you have no other choice but to fight, it’s not always right but it can be looked at as the survival of fittest. Throughout my 23 years, I’ve been placed on both sides of the fence, I’ve been bullied and I will admit, I’ve done some of the bullying. Either way, it’s not fun and it’s not right. As women, we know the struggles we experience and in most cases instead of helping one another, we use the issue to tear each other down. I don’t understand why we do it; I do understand it’s not right and that we should start making changes. We don’t have to partake in one another’s lifestyles, but we should respect them. If you have experienced bullying, it is best to talk to someone, a friend, family member or go to EIU’s counseling center. Megan Johnson can be reached at mgjohnson@eiu. edu.

By Lauren Thomas Staff Reporter hether it is fried chicken, collard greens, or candied yams, many Americans have had the opportunity to taste a soul food dish at some point in their lives. However, some may be unaware of its history and its importance to the African-American culture. The cuisine comes from a background rooted in hardship and has evolved into a symbol of togetherness and pride for the African-American community. Brandy Woods, a senior Africana Studies major, said the idea of soul food began with enslaved African-Americans making do with what food scraps were given to them. “During the era of slavery, after you cut up the hog and other pieces of meat or poultry, what the slave master didn’t want he gave to us,” she said. According to Woods, slaves were forced to make the best out of the “throw away pieces” they received, which later became staples in the soul

food diet. “We ate the chitterlings and the chicken necks and the pork shanks,” Woods said. “And so that became indicative of black food.” Over time soul food dinners also became a way for African-American families to get together and bond. Families would often gather together on Sundays after church to share a meal and company. “We were able to come around and fraternize on a common ground of food and experiences.” Woods said. Soul food dinners became the center stage for families to convene and maintain a close bond. “It just kind of evolved from there as a way that we related and a way that we interacted. We socialize with food.” Woods said. According to Woods, the African-American community has managed to hold on to the method of cooking and sharing soul food and transformed it into a cultural tradition. “I think that even when we progress as a people we still

adopted those same traditions.” Woods said. Although the harsh conditions that forced AfricanAmericans to adopt this type of diet have all but disappeared in modern times, many people still prefer to eat these foods. “Even when you can afford to eat a Porterhouse steak, it’s real good when you eat some fried chicken and catfish.” Woods said. Soul food has remained one of the strongest standing traditions in the African-American community. Recipes are often passed down from one generation to the next in order to keep the tradition going within a family. Woods said she believes soul food is a very beautiful and colorful tradition that is valuable to preserving culture. “I think that this is a tradition that we should fight to keep because we don’t really have a lot as African-Americans,” she said. Look at cooking for campus for recipes on soul food. Lauren can be reached at llthomas2@eiu.edu

Cooking for Campus Homemade mac ‘n’ cheese people you are cooking for (I put a 16 oz. box of By Jasmine Randle macaroni noodles to cook Staff Reporter for 8 people) at medium heat Cost: $7-9 4) Let noodles cook until Material tender (1) Medium size pot 5) With the colander drain (1) Strainer/Colander the water from the noodles (1) 16 oz. box of macaroni 6) In a separate pot mix noodles the carnation milk, cream (1) 13 x 9 baking dish of mushroom soup, ½ bag (1) Small pot of shredded cheese, salt, (1) Can of carnation pepper and ½ stick of butter evaporated milk and place on medium heat. (1) Can of cream and Cook until butter and cheese mushroom soup has completely melted (1/2) stick of butter 7) In the 13 x 9 baking dish However many bags you place the noodles in the dish want of shredded cheese and pour the sauce over Salt and Pepper the noodles. Take a spoon and stir the sauce in until 1) Pre heat oven to 350 everything is coated in the 2) Fill the medium pot half sauce way with water 8) Place the backing dish in 3) Depends on how many the oven for 30 minutes

9) After it has cooked take it out of the oven and put cheese all over the noodles until completely covered (I usually use cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella, but you can use whatever your heart desires) The next issue will have the Greens recipe from this photo! Jasmine can be reached at jnrandle@eiu.edu