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APRIL 24, 2015

TIME TO CELEBRATE

The Daily Eastern News' weekly arts and entertainment section

Bands, artists to be showcased at Celebration By Darronte Matthews Verge Reporter | @den_verge It’s going to be a musical weekend here as Eastern heads into Celebration weekend and Doudna’s touring acts season comes to a close. The outdoor celebration festival will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday outside of the Doudna Fine Arts Center area where people will be able to enjoy music, food and personalized art. Dan Crews, director of patron services, is the chair of the festival and said the overall aim of the artsy weekend is to expose people to the visual arts and show them how unique the arts are. “The goal of celebration weekend is to expose people to a wide variety of arts and activities, not only music but also the visual arts,” Crews said. Typically if the weather is decent, Crews said the guesstimate of how many people come to the festival is anywhere from 7,000 to 9,000 people over the weekend. Crews said it is naturally the arts that attract so many people to come out and enjoy this annual festival. “The big draw for a lot of people is the arts,” Crews said. “You can’t go into a mall and a store and find the type of things that you’re going to find out here.” The artists present willing be selling a variety of art such as pottery, jewelry, ceramics, glass, painting and photography. However, when it comes to music, Crews said people can expect to see performers who play a variety of different music, not

simply rock and jazz. “We’re going to have reggae; we’re going to have blues, jazz, Native American, easy listening folk,” Crews said. Also coinciding with Celebration weekend, the bands Switchback, Robinella and Twangtown Paramours will perform Saturday night in the Dvorak Concert Hall at Doudna. These bands are performing as part of Doudna’s last touring season for the academic year and have been scheduled for about 14 months. Ticket prices vary from $15 for general public, $12 for EIU employees, $12 for seniors and $7 for students. Each band will play for about half an hour until finally coming together for a group performance and the end of the show. One of the bands, Twangtown Paramours, will be coming from Nashville, Tenn. Their sound has been described as “Sophisticated Americana,” incorporating elements of Americana, country and folk music into their sound.

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Switchback, an Americana, Celtic and roots band will perform at Celebration at 7:30 on Saturday.

The Twangtown Paramours released their debut album in 2010, which made it to No. 11 on the

"If the audience hears something in our music that affects them, we've already done our jobs." Mike T. Lewis, Twangtown Paramours The band, which consists of married couple Mike T. Lewis and MaryBeth Zamer, typically performs in art centers where Lewis said their normal audience is really interested in listening to the quality of their music.

Folk DJ chart, while their latest album, released in 2012, reached No. 2 on the same chart. As far as what they expect for their audience to get out of their music, Lewis said he simply wants them to feel.

“We hope that our audience is moved in some way and will feel something,” Lewis said. “Some of our songs will make them feel sad, some will make them feel very happy, some will make them laugh and hopefully others will make them think about things that they never thought of before.” Although the band’s sound incorporates folk, country, Americana and Texas elements, it wasn't always this way. Lewis said he started out as a classical and jazz musician while his wife, MaryBeth, started out as a pop and R&B singer so their

current sound has been more of an acquired taste. Nevertheless, Lewis said whatever song or genre they play, they always try to keep value and meaning to their songs. “ Whatever we do we tr y to have the lyrics really high quality and we try not to create throwaway songs,” Lewis said. “If the audience hears something in our music that affects them, we’ve already done our jobs.”

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Eastern welcomes local musicians to perform during the university’s annual Celebration event this weekend.

Darronte Matthews can be reached at 581-2812 or dqmatthews@eiu.edu.

Eastern football coach, Kim Dameron looks forward to the Panthers’ spring game Saturday.

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Eastern alum to perform jazz, folk music to Celebration By Allison Henrichs Staff Reporter | @den_verge

South Seventh Street between the Doudna Fine Arts Center and the Tarble Arts Center. Admission is free. Byrd, a Charleston native and EIU alum, has been touring and entertaining audiences with music influenced by reggae, rock, jam band and jazz music for almost five years. Byrd performs over 250 live shows per year and shares the stage with a number of national touring acts such as My Chemical Romance, Jason Mraz, Shinedown and many more. The Suitcase Gypsies, a trio comprised of Byrd, Josh Sal-

estrom, and “Mr. Rich,” perform gigs close to where Byrd lives in St. Augustine, Fla. Byrd performed at Celebration two years ago and said it was a great time. He’s hoping for a good turnout this weekend. “It’s always a lot of fun, I’m glad to do it,” Byrd said. Byrd said festival-goers can expect to experience an array of his original music. Dan Crews, the director of Patron Services in Dounda who is coordiniating the festival, said he scheduled Byrd to perform twice because he has a fan base in

Charleston and is a popular performer who will draw a crowd. Crews described Byrd’s music style as a mix of easy listening, acoustic, Jimmy Buffet-style and laid back rock and roll. Byrd has been quite successful on his journey of “going big,” Crews said. “I have always admired Brent. He knew he was a decent guitarist and songwriter. It was time f o r h i m t o s a y ‘ I ’m g o i n g t o give it a shot.’ That takes a lot of courage and I really admire that,” Crews said. By r d s a i d h e i s l i v i n g t h e dream.

“I gave up a real job for this," Byrd said. "I guess now this is my real job." Byrd currently has two fulllength self-released solo albums, “Time To Start Livin” and “Evolution Of The Free.” Crews said he encourages potential festival-goers, especially students, to attend Byrd’s shows. “One of the things that Celebration can be used for is to give students the opportunity to come out and hear somebody new or different,” Crews said.

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As people go from vendor to vendor, singers and songwriters will provide some entertainment during Eastern’s annual Celebration. One singer-songwriter, Brent Byrd, will bring folk and jam band music to Charleston. Byrd will per form at EIU’s Celebration: A Festival of the Arts on an outdoor stage at 12:45 p.m. Friday and again at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The festival, an annual event since 1977, will take place on

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BOT to vote on student fee increase By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News DAVID SLIGHTOM

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3 arrested in connection with Tuesday’s police standoff Staff report Police have released the names of three individuals who were arrested following Tuesday’s police standoff at 400 W. Pierce Ave.. David Slightom, 34, was arrested on a pre-trial violation warrant, and Jessica Burgess, 22, and David Glik, 33, were charged with obstructing justice. Slightom was originally charged with three counts of reckless conduct with intent to cause bodily harm, one count of battery with intent to cause bodily harm, and one count of criminal damage of prop-

erty totaling $300 to $10,000. His status hearing has been reset to 9 a.m. May 11 in courtroom no. 1. Six individuals suspected of possessing weapons and narcotics were taken in for questioning with one official arrest made at about 5:30 a.m. at 400 W. Pierce Ave. The Crisis Response Team arrived at the home early Tuesday morning to make contact with high-priority individuals, Steve Kelly the director of court services, said. A drug task force notified the CRT that the individuals may have been in possession of weapons and

narcotics. When CRT members knocked on the door and heard several voices, but no one in the residence answered, the local police and sheriff ’s departments were called for assistance. Two individuals exited the home after CRT members requested over a loud speaker that anyone in the residence come out. Four additional individuals were escorted out of the house when the CRT decided it was necessary for public safety that officials enter. The scene was cleared and each of the individuals was apprehended by about noon.

Eastern’s Board of Trustees will vote on the proposed student fee increases and elect new officers for the board Friday. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, will be presenting the student fee increases to the board. The proposal would see a total increase of $6.30 to student fees, with athletics receiving a $5.36 increase. Both Faculty Senate and the Student Senate have opposed the student fee increase earlier in the week. “All feedback is taken into consideration, both through formal and informal channels, and a determination is made with regard to what should be pursued and what should be done for the university overall,” Nadler said. During the Student Senate meeting, some of the senate members said they felt like the increases to the different student fees should be spread out evenly. “Clearly, the students felt overwhelmingly that everyone should get some money,” Nadler said. “The com-

plex situation I think for the students was what was an appropriate amount, and it’s difficult because it is hard to compare one area against another.” Nadler also said everyone needs money, and of the seven areas with proposals for increase, six of them are in deficit or will be in deficit in they do not receive more funds. “It’s a very challenging situation and additional resources are needed or it’s going to get extremely serious about not only those groups, but some of the other funded areas that haven’t even come forward yet,” Nadler said. “We’re just looking at massive cuts to all of the groups.” The meeting will also include the elections the board officers, who will not only be voted on but also will take on their new positions at the conclusion of Friday’s meeting. The Board of Trustees meeting will take place at 1 p.m. Friday in the Grand Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

Eastern, Lake Land seek international presence By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News Both the Eastern and Lake Land board of trustees met for the first time at Lake Land Community College Thursday to discuss the combined efforts between the institutions and issues within higher education. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, said the meeting was to look at the ways Eastern and Lake Land could combine their efforts to help students. “(The purpose was) collaboration, to look at ways in which we have collaborated in the past, that we worked together, but most importantly what we could do in the future to work together, to sup-

port each other, to really help take each other to the next level,” Nadler said. Me m b e r s o f t h e b o a rd s d i s cussed the future of high education, including the lack of skills students have when entering work force, students leaving Illinois, and international opportunities for students. “Like many other institutions looking very closely at international student recruitment, we’ve had some really nice increases in our student enrollment with regard to international students,” Nadler said. “Recruiting has become a very difficult, challenging process, so we just have to continue working hard on it, try to work at convincing students to stay

in the state of Illinois, and convincing some perspective students outside of the state that EIU is a great place to come and learn.” Catie Witt, the executive vice president of Student Senate, was the student representative at the meeting. “For the lack of skills in the workplace, I think what they were trying to explain was that the job market is asking for more and more,” Witt said. “Back in the day, you didn’t have to go to college, but now you kind of have to. And now its getting to the point where you (may) have to go to grad school.” Witt also said the job market is getting harder to enter, and the people who are graduating do not

“Back in the day, you didn’t have to go to college, but now you kind of have to. And now it’s getting to the point where you (may) have to go to grad school.” Catie Witt, executive vice president of Student Senate have the high quality skills the job market wants. “I know Eastern does not have

a problem with recruiting international students because we have a lot,” Witt said. “I think we have a little below 300 international students from all over. Eastern doesn’t have a huge problem with that, but Lake Land and Eastern want to work together and just kind of spread the word globally of not only Eastern but Lake Land as well.” Witt said both leaders from Lake Land and President Bill Perry travel to China to try to pair with other universities to promote both institutions internationally. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

Mac Miller to perform Saturday, tickets still available By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Rapper Mac Miller will perform for Eastern’s students, faculty and guests at 8 p.m. Friday in Lantz Arena. Tickets for the concerts are available until Saturday afternoon. Cecilia Brinker, director of student programs, said the ticket sales have gone up in the past few days, with currently 1,200 tickets sold and counting. Eastern reserves the right to receive 100 complimentary tickets for institutional or promotional use, according

to the contract. “The University Board’s big marketing push in the past two weeks with radio, print and social media advertising to the campus and local communities is beginning to pay off with the ever increasing ticket sales,” she said. The university has made about $27,000 from ticket sale for the concert. In the contract for Mac Miller, the school paid $63,000 for him to perform on campus. According to that with the ticket sales, the school will need to sell $36,000 worth of tickets to make what the school sold. Brinker said the UB is optimis-

tic ticket sales will continue to climb steadily until the night of the concert. Blake Berenz, UB concert coordinator, said he is looking forward to the concert because students seem to be excited for Mac Miller to visit the campus. “When we revealed to the students that he was to perform, we got a positive response from people,” he said. “It is no surprise that ticket sales are going well and still increasing as we speak.” In the contract for Mac Miller, Eastern denied all alcoholic and tobacco requests he asked for, stating on the contract that Eastern cannot give

an artist anything that is alcoholic or contains tobacco. Among what is considered typical catering for visiting artists,Miller asked the university provide him with one fifth of Jameson, one fifth of Ciroc Vodka, one case of Red Strip or Stella Artios Beer, one bottle of red wine, a six pack of Red Stripe or Stella Artois Beer, two packs of American Spirit menthol cigarettes, one pack of Newport cigarettes, and one pack of Duth Master Collection Cigarillos. Brinker did not comment on why the school is not allowed to give Mac Miller, who is of drinking age, such products.

Tickets can be purchased on the Eastern website or at the ticket sales counter at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Tickets cost $21 for Eastern students and $24 for nonstudents. Food, drinks and merchandise will also be available during the concert. Eastern will receive 20 percent of T-shirt sales after tax.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.

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National policy debate affects local immigrants, community By Katie Smith Editor in Chief For Sarah Alva’s husband, the seemingly mundane moments of American life like commuting to work or going to the bank were burdened by the crippling fear of sudden and permanent deportation. Alva, a Charleston resident, said her husband, who she did not wish to identify by name, worried about being torn from a place he came to for a career and opportunity — an ever-present fear for America’s undocumented immigrants. “My husband came to the U.S. on a working Visa and was able to stay here legally after his Visa expired,” Alva said. “It’s always a chance for you to go back to Mexico and you won’t be able to return.” Alva shared her family’s story while speaking as part of a panel at the Latin American Student Organization’s “Undocumented Workers Week,” a series of presentations on the country’s unauthorized population, in early April.

Immigration in Illinois An estimated 519,000 individuals in Illinois can be classified as “unauthorized,” but a political gridlock at the congressional level has left the country’s unauthorized population at a standstill. The state’s unauthorized population is comprised of individuals who are mostly female between 25 to 34 years old and have lived in the United States for 10 to 14 years, have never been married and reside with no children. In Illinois, 15 percent of deferred action cases can be attributed to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program rules and the 2014 expansions, and 35 percent can be attributed to Deferred Action for Parents of Aericans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) 2012 program rules. On Nov. 20, 2014, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive actions to address illegal immigration. His order included plans to secure the border and prioritize deporting criminals before separating families. His executive action would have also implemented particular undocu-

mented immigrants to pass a criminal background check and pay taxes to be granted deferred deportation. But even the criminal status of Illinois’ unauthorized population raised concerns for John Wilkie, a lawyer who works with undocumented immigrant cases and panel member during “Undocumented Workers Week.” “A lot of clients are from Mexico, and 90 percent are undocumented,” Wilkie said. “The penalty for some cases are harsher for an immigrant and DUIs for immigrants bump out to class fours.” Comprehensive reform Laura Vasquez, the senior immigration legislative analyst for the National Council of La Raza, said members of opposing political parties and interest groups agree on one thing: the need for comprehensive immigration reform. Conn Carroll, White House correspondent for Townhall.com, a conservative news site, said an ideal plan would include elements to address areas outside of just border security. “Not all illegal immigrants cross the border illegally. They came in perfectly legally through Visas, whether or not they’re going to work,” Carroll said. “These were students or even tourists and then they just stay.” About 65 percent of Illinois’ unauthorized population is employed, and about 39 percent own their home. Most recently, in 2013 the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive bill on a bipartisan basis that called for elements of what Vasquez believes would have been a step toward repairing America’s broken immigration system. “It had border security components; it had work site enforcement components,” Vasquez said. “It had a piece to look at what do you do about young people who came into the United States at a very young age and have grown up here and they’re educated — so it included the DREAM Act — and it included people who have been in the United States for a long time to get on a path to citizenship, eventually.” Support for reform Because of the bill’s strong bipartisan support, Vasquez was not only confused, but also disappointed when it did not go past the U.S. House of Representatives. “After we saw the Senate debating and the Senate passed the legislation, we thought, ‘this is the invita-

tion for leadership to come to the table with their solution,’ and we would love to weigh in on what that would look like,” she said. “It takes everybody coming to the table and we just didn’t see that.”

“We’re the United States of America. We should be able to attack major issues. Politics and partisanship take over rather than policy making.”

lief,” she said. “We got replies from teachers, from pastors, faith leaders, from a mental health professional who all said, ‘This isn’t about my family, but this is important for my community.’” Carroll said he also believes immigration law is important to communities, but in a different manner. “Yes they will be paying a substantial amount in Social Security, Medicare and payroll taxes but they actually will be taking in more in tax credits than be paying income taxes,” he said.

Looking Forward Carroll cited a big problem for both conservatives and liberals as not having an honest conversation about - Dan Nadler, vice presi- immigration and what it would take dent of student affairs to have a working legal system. “We cannot just keep saying, ‘OK Rodney Davis, the United States the people who are here today, they Representative for Illinois’ 13th con- are special; we’re not going to deport gressional district, said his disappoint- them’ and then say ‘but tomorrow I ment stems majorly from Obama’s use swear on my grave — we’re going to of executive action to enforce immi- start deporting people tomorrow,’" he gration reform, and he is not alone in said. "That’s just not credible.” his frustrations. According to White House offiA federal judge in Texas has suc- cials, the process of passing immigracessfully put a hold on the DACA tion legislature through Congress was and DAPA programs, which would too drawn out, so the president took permit individuals to be considered matters into his own hands in an effor a two-year period of deferred ac- fort to fix a broken system that is both tion and eligibility for work authori- outdated and not reflective of today’s zation, should they meet specific qual- society. ifications. Davis said the problem lies in the “Unfortunately — and this has constitutionality of the president’s exbeen one of my biggest disappoint- ecutive orders. ments — I have just not seen the “We’re the United States of Ameripresident engage not only Republi- ca. We should be able to attack major cans like me on major issues, but he issues,” Davis said. “Politics and paralso doesn’t really engage many of tisanship take over rather than policy my colleagues in the House of Rep- making.” resentatives who are Democrats,” DaWhile advocates like Vasquez hope vis said. for change at the congressional levBecause of the Texas court’s tem- el, Davis believes the future of immiporary injunction, the United States gration policy is in the hands of the Citizenship and Immigration Services country’s young adults and new votwill not be accepting requests for the ers. expansion of DACA, although it will “It’s going to take young people . . . not affect existing DACA recipients. It’s going to take the students at EastAn area that seems to cause friction ern Illinois University to decide to get between political parties is the discus- engaged and to get engaged not just sion of who exactly is affected by the on this issue, but every issue,” he said. unauthorized population and in what “Every decision we make in Washingways. ton, D.C. affects your future — when Vasquez and employees at the Na- you’re older, when you’ll have families tional Council of La Raza sent an too.” email to a list of supporters and followers asking, “What does adminisKatie Smith can be trative relief mean to you?” reached at 581-2812 “One of the interesting things that or kesmith2@eiu.edu. we saw were responses from people who they themselves are not undocumented. They themselves weren’t going to come forward and apply for re-

Douglas Hart to host Earth Day Festival By Cassie Buchman City Editor|@DEN_News Volunteers will help to plant more than 100 trees and shrubs in the forest at Douglas Hart Nature Center’s annual Earth Day festival from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The planting of trees and shrubs will take place at 9 a.m., 10 a.m and 11 a.m. Dakota Radford, an environmental educator and volunteer coordinator at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center, said volunteers could plant a variety of trees. “There’s Ohio Buckeye, White Oak,” she said. “All nature species that are chosen because they are plants that provide wildlife with food, shelter, a place to hide.” If volunteers have time, they may have the chance to help remove an invasive species from the forest as

well. This invasive species is the Bush Honeysuckle, which pushes out trees and shrubs when it takes up space in the forest. Radford said 100 volunteers are expected to come out, with some as young as 2 or as old as 90. “There is no age too young or too old to volunteer,” she said. Volunteers need to wear closedtoed shoes and gloves, and shovels and a brief training will be provided. The training will show volunteers how to plant the trees in the best way. Eastern students are coming to be volunteer leaders to help find spots to plant the trees and help the kids who will be volunteering. One of the organizations volunteering is National Residence Hall Honorary, who will be holding a table to sell merchandise.

Students also signed up to help to lead planting and games for the Panther Day of Service on Saturday. Local crafters will also be selling their wares at the festival as we l l , s o m e o f w h i c h a re m a d e from recycled materials. Radford said the festival will include games and crafts, and people will have the option of potting a plant and roasting marshmallows. A rummage sale will also be at the festival where clothes, toys and plants people can take home for their gardens will be sold, as well as a mural participants can add to. These plants include Butterfly Milkweed that encourages wildlife such as the Monarch Butterfly to inhabit the garden. On the same day as the festival will be a recycling event put to-

gether by a local Girl Scout as an environmental project. “She’s only 10 years old, and she’s doing this by herself as a Girl Scout,” Radford said. People can bring aluminum, paper and clothes hangers to be taken to taken to local recycling centers. There is no cost to volunteer or participate in the festival, but those who want to volunteer are encouraged to RSVP. In case of rain, the tree and shrub planting will be rescheduled for 10 a.m to noon May 9. The festival and other activities will take place indoors. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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MEI looks forward, hopes to become official By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge

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Eastern theater professor Anne Thibault, and Illinois State University alumnus Andy Hudson, exchange lines on stage during a Theatre Arts production of

Review: Not so good people of Setzuan By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge “The Good Person of Setzuan” casts individuals in a seemingly poor port town full of nothing but a bunch of lazy, selfish and worthless people. Three gods have all but given up on those living in the town because of a lack of good people. Bertolt Brecht first wrote the play between the late 1930s on a self-imposed exile from Nazi Germany. Eastern’s adaptation of this play, which began Thursday, was directed by theater instructor Zach Ross. Much of the acting in the play is quite good, filled with emotion, anger and at times punny humor and a generous offer of sexual innuendos. Anne Thibault, a theater professor, was able to switch seamlessly between

the duality of different roles and personas throughout the showing. Thibault portrayed Shen Te, a prostitute who is good person but somewhat self-conscious, accidentally allows the three gods a stay at her place because no one wants to take the time to offer a place to stay for others. The gods then see the good in Shen Te and give her more than enough money to live off, which she uses to buy a tobacco store, and from there she discovers just how selfish and backstabbing people really are. When Shen Te begins to see how people are not treating her as well as she feels they should, her shop becomes somewhat of a loitering house and she creates a male alter ego, Shui Ta, her cousin who is the exact opposite of her. Shui Ta (Thibault) is serious, doesn’t take any excuses and commands respect, which she

begins to find comfort in and relies on as the play goes on. Ultimately, the play’s biggest drawback was not the acting, but the painfully-long, three-hour showing. Inside the world of Setzuan, good people aside from Shen Te do exist, such as Wang, played by Frank Monier, a freshman theater major. Wang (Monier) is an odd character because he is kicked around all throughout the play even having his hand broken, but still he keeps his spirits high believes in the gods and his only friend, Shen Te. The story even throws in a little bit of a love story when Shen Te (Thibault) meets Yang Sun, played by Andy Hudson, a graduate of Illinois State University. Sun first enters into the tobacco shop asking for a job when he is turned away by the alter ego of Shen Te, Shui Ta, but returns later to the

story in a dark place. Sun is saved by Shen Te and the two quickly fall in love, but not everything is as it seems. “The Good Person of Setzuan,” had a seemingly good opening day with approximately 50 people in the small Black Box Theatre in the Doudna Fine Arts Center, but again, three hours is too long to sit for a play — especially with such a complex storyline. The next showings will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with their encore show at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for Eastern employees and seniors and $12 for the general public. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

Charleston man, former pressman dies By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202

Johnny Bough, who was the pressman for The Daily Eastern News for about 25 years until he retired in 2004, died Wednesday at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was 73. As pressman, Bough maintained the press and managed a staff of students who assisted in printing The News each night of publication. Betsy Jewell, the business manager of student publications, said she

worked with Bough for about 10 years and remembers him being very patient with students. “He never got too ruffled if deadlines were missed or pages were messed up,” she said. Jewell said Bough worked hard, never complained and rarely took a sick day. Other characteristics she recalls include Bough always having a grin on his face and believing men should be chivalrous. “He made terrible jokes that every-

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body thought were funny, and he was always trying to sing off-key country and western songs,” Jewell said. Jewell said Bough worked at Ashmore Estates when it was still operating as a mental hospital and would always tell stories of his job there. Bough then began working as a pressman for the local Charleston newspaper and would cover when the pressman for The News was ill; he eventually took over the position in the early ‘80s, Jewell said. “He genuinely cared about stu-

dents,” Jewell said. “He always said they kept him young.” Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Drive. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, 2800 University Drive. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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Making Excellence Inclusive, a group of faculty and staff members whose purpose is to bring diversity, equity and inclusion to Eastern’s campus, is getting closer to becoming an official committee. Glenn Hild, the interim dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said the group is currently working on a set of bylaws, which are close to being completed. He said members were working on a website, which has also recently been live and operating. Hild said those in the group are a set of “like-minded” individuals who would help the community with diversity and inclusion. Hild said with David Glassman becoming the new president of Eastern in the fall, he is unsure of Glassman knows of Making Excellence Inclusive. He said the group members hope to meet with Glassman on a semi-regular basis. “I’m sure that Glassman is going to be interesting in what the organization is doing,” Hild said. The group has continued to promote inclusivity by showing films such as “Pride” and “Lives Worth Living.” Making Excellence Inclusive has also begin to work with the student government Diversity Affairs Committee, EIU Experience and Faculty Senate on an initiative examining how diversity impacts the classroom, according to an email sent out by Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs. To determine how diversity is playing a role in the classroom, the Student Government Diversity Committee is working on a video and a 10-question survey project highlighting personal stories and different roles diversity may play in a student’s comfort level in a classroom, according to the email. Hild said one aspect of the group that has yet to move forward is the transcription of the data from its focus group studies. He said the intent is to allow more fieldwork to go in the study before having the data transcribed; once the information is pulled they can begin with improvements to the campus. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu

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Surviving the war in college Like many, I would assume at least, when graduating from high school, college was only one of the many alternative avenues I could have taken in life. Of course I considered finding a minimum wage job and “working my way up the ladder”, but quite frankly, that would be entirely too easy and rather boring if I say so myself. Coming out of high school I wanted to embark on a new journey that aided me on finding a purpose. Seeking an experience that I could gain both maturity and the essential tools I feel are needed to build a successful life so I had narrowed my life down to college or the military. Feeling as though I would gain much more in the military rather than going to any fouryear university, by the middle of my senior year I was convinced I was going to be in the army. Four years and here I am here, writing this column for the university’s student newspaper, but I can’t help but feel like a wounded war veteran at the end of this servitude with graduation less than two weeks away. Though it may be a bit dramatic of me to say, the comparison in my mind is far too evident. I mean no disrespect or disregard to those who go out and defend this lovely place that we call the Land of the Free and the Home the Brave. But after feeling as though I was deployed in Charleston, Illinois almost four years ago, I can’t help but say I have a few war stories of my own. Each of them is a lesson. As I reflect on my decision between coming to school and going to the military, I remember thinking which would be the more challenging task and the one the you could possibly gain the most from, and here I am. We look at army veterans and soldiers as upstanding citizens, but I feel as though college students should also be recognized for being what I like to call the “at home heroes”. As college students we are used to perpetuate the cycle of social standards in our community and become active members in the society we live in to give those in the military something to even defend. Coming from the south side of Chicago to Charleston being a major transition in itself, the thought of having schoolwork and being responsible for yourself would be harder than any task offered by the military. Granted, those in the army are at physical, as well mental risk of being harmed every day, but is it not the same for college students when thinking about certain college activities? I feel as though working with a team in the army makes the job a bit easier. I have realized that teamwork outshines individuality almost 100 % of the time, and it’s solely because people feel responsible for one another. When working on a team people generally know if one fails then they all fail, and this is where major accountability for one another comes in and it is easier to operate. As I near the end, I can’t help but reflect on the time spent here at Eastern and just like soldiers would take pride in their platoon, I can’t help but smile and say, “I am EIU”!

Kevin Hall is a senior journalism major and he can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com.

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Rauner proposal stirs democracy in action It was a Tuesday evening when The Daily Eastern News encountered Charleston’s passionate community members who proudly paraded their opposing “right to work” signs, partaking in a rather sensitive exchange with state representatives during a City Council meeting regarding the much speculated resolution passed two weeks ago by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The resolution included Rauner’s plans for “empowerment zones.” Four council members and Mayor Larry Rennels unanimously approved this resolution in the consent agenda in one motion on April 7. The tone in comments from professors, grad students and other faculty all mirrored each other; they expressed great concern about the ramifications to follow after the passing of the resolution. Some said the resolution would shut out local businesses from winning contracts, and in addition, workers would then be forced to compete with labor costs. Others could foresee the negative economic and social impacts of right-to-work zones, and one person even went as far as to use quotes from the city council’s mis-

sion statement in opposition to the resolution and how it was passed. While we listened carefully, considering each of the community members’ concerns, The News realized there was a perceptible tension among community members that surrounded the council’s almost secretive decision-making process in approving the resolution. More than the citizens’ concerns about the after effects of the resolution’s passing, it was the reserved nature in which it was passed that did not sit well with particularly one member, John Kraft, a graduate student of political science and a member of the Edgar County Watchdogs. He said that while he supported the resolution, he thought the way the council passed it was problematic. “I previously asked the council and the mayor to place it in a new agenda and vote on it again after complying with the Illinois Open Meetings Act,” Kraft said. Rather than informing first the community in an organized manner of the changes that would soon take place, using open communication and language that would allow community members the opportunity to

become involved, to feel a sense of competency and being granted a voice, the city council simply swept the idea under the table and addressed the matter among themselves. We feel that it was inappropriate on the council’s part to have passed a momentous resolution that would and has affected all citizens of Eastern and Charleston. This is precisely the reason why The News took note of the impressive amount of people who overflowed rooms and remained static in their spots, glued to televisions that revealed a live feed of city council meeting. Council Member Brandon Combs said that until Tuesday, he has yet to have seen that many people interested in speaking at City Council for two years, and the amount of people at the meeting showed how much they cared. The News witnessed true democracy in action, and we are eager to praise those who could attend the meeting to openly, civilly express their stance on the issue. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Books are still relevant even in today’s society When was the last time you picked up a book, and actually read it for fun? Honestly, I can’t really recall the last time I really remember meeting anyone who chooses to read for fun anymore. There are many reasons why people chose to not read. Among the most common excuse I’ve heard is that they find it boring to just sit down and read. Books have been around for a long time, and they were the primary source of entertainment for a lot of people. Now, in the age of technology, everyone has a reason not to read. It seems to me that there are not a lot of people who chose to read books for simply entertainment anymore. They’re too preoccupied with whatever is going on their phones or social media, and I’m not going to lie, I do the same things. But it gets to the point where I just don’t want to stare at a little screen in the palm of my hand throughout the day. I read for the sheer enjoyment of reading. I’ve been reading books since I was a kid, growing up in Chicago. I even remember the first book I started reading

Luis Martinez for fun outside of class: Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events”. It was so much fun that I had developed a hunger for finding new reads. At this point, I can’t even say how many books I’ve read, but they greatly outnumber how many books I was forced to read in school. It’s cool to hang out with friends and family, watch TV and just playing games on your phone, but sometimes, when you want to relax and not worry about

what’s going on Facebook or Twitter, it’s not that hard to pick up a book and read. Sure, you could argue that reading an e-book on your phone or tablet counts, but it’s still not the same feeling grabbing an actual book. Some people don’t like to read, and that’s fine, but the thing about books—it truly helps your imagination grow. The words in books can create a whole new world in your mind, and the possibilities are limitless. Some of the more recent movies, like The Hunger Games, Divergent, and the Maze Runner, are based on books, and people really enjoy them. Whenever I get my hands on a really good book—the right book—it doesn’t take much for me to become entirely absorbed. If everyone were to really try and find a book for that simple pleasure, I think a lot of people wouldn’t see it as a chore or an errand anymore, but as an enjoyment. Luis Martinez is junior journalism major. He can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com.

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raised through a combination of grants from the Charleston Tourism fund and Excellence in Education as well as donations. Diane Ratliff, the Charleston Tourism director, declined to comment on how much these grants were for. Companies that donated include Unique Suites Hotel, Smoky’s House BBQ, WB Pub N Grub and Aramark Food Service. Rep. Reggie Phillips from the 110th district also donated to bring the Lincoln Funeral Train to Charleston. “The donors are very excited that the train will be coming in two weeks,” Ratliff said.

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Baseball team set for 3-game weekend with EKU By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern baseball team returns home after a four-game road trip in which the Panthers went 2-2. Eastern begins a three-game set with Eastern Kentucky University Friday, and it will last until Sunday. Last weekend, the Panthers pitching staff allowed seven earned runs through three games against a highpowered Belmont team. Eastern ended up winning 2-of3 games last weekend for its first series win of the season. With the teams positive pitching performance last weekend, Eastern coach Jimmy Schmitz said that was really nice to see. “Pitching was outstanding,” he said. “We have had some issues where we have not been able to lineup the pitching the way we wanted. We feel things are lined up again.” Eastern was able to get junior infielder Mitch Gasbarro back into the lineup this past week after missing six weeks with a broken wrist after he got hit in the wrist making a bunt attempt in a game against Arkansas. Gasbarro was in the lineup against Illinois. He went 0-for4 with three strikeouts in his first game back. Schmitz said it is a big deal to have Gasbarro back in the lineup at the 7-8-9 spot in the order. “I am excited to get Mitch going,” he said. “That will give us four guys that can really steal and give us chances to run a little bit, and do other things. Mitch is looking good at practice and he will play second base, because Marshawn is just played so well at short. We feel good about it.” Starting pitching-wise, the Panthers will start junior Jake Johansmeier Friday, red-shirt junior Matt Wivinis Saturday and go with Andy

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Freshman first baseman and outfielder Bobby Wenthe hit a double to center field during the game against Illinois College on April 15th at Coaches Stadium.

Fisher on the mound Sunday. Schmitz said there is nothing magical about switching the rotation up for the upcoming weekend series. “We’re trying to figure out a chance to win,” he said. “We are thin on pitching, so we will use the 5-to-7 guys we got. If you can get through two games and win the series you feel good about it. That is what we are trying to do.” The Panthers have been swinging

hot bats as of late. In the month of April the Panthers are hitting .315 as a team and scored 103 runs in those games. Eastern is 7-7 in 14 games played this month. Eastern and Eastern Kentucky will get underway at 3 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Wenthe named OVC player of the week During the course of last week, freshman designated hitter Bobby

Wenthe helped lead the Panthers to a 4-1 record. He hit three doubles, four home runs and had 11 runs batted in last week. He is now hitting .356 for the season in 21 games. Wenthe is expected to be in the lineup all three games this weekend as the designated hitter. Eastern coach Jimmy Schmitz is impressed with the way he has gone about his business during the season. “It is a neat thing to see guys who

are struggling early, and they keep on working,” he said. “Bobby is a neat guy. You know he is going to swing and miss a little bit, but he really has the pop that we really thought. He is looking really comfortable in the box, whether he does well or not.” Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

Ryan not held back by size Men’s golf team readies By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN Eastern senior hurdler Katie Ryan stands at five-foot-two on a good day. But her height has not stopped her from doing a collegiate sport. Ryan is a hurdler on the Eastern women’s track team, and her track career started back in sixth grade out of the blue. The Physical Education teachers had a Jamboree day at her school, where they put together a fun track meet for the kids to do. She was picked to do hurdles at that track meet, and she said that is where her passion for track all started. “For some odd reason, they decided to have me, the smallest and shortest kid my age, run hurdles,” she said. “I somehow did well.” Ryan had the athletic ability to do hurdles, with being a gymnast in her seventh and eighth grade years, along with high school at Bishop McNamara in Kankakee. She thought she was going to be a gymnast throughout her college career, but she decided track was a better fit for her. Ryan came in as a freshman in 2012 and got her feet wet right away and has improved every year in the hurdles event. She had a best time of 15.98 in the 100-meter hurdles at the EIU Tweener in her first season at Eastern. A year ago, Ryan broke 15 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, and after she broke that time, she thought she would never be able to break the

14-second mark. She ended up breaking it. This past weekend at the University of Illinois, she had a time of 13.87 in the 100-meter hurdles. “That is something I will look back on for the rest of my life and remember how awesome that moment was to see that time next to my name,” she said. Ryan said Eastern coach Tom Akers had a big influence on her track career. After her freshman year of high school, she decided to attend a hurdle camp at Eastern and that is where she finally learned the 3-step technique. “This was a huge deal for me back then,” she said. “I honestly don’t think I would be where I am now today without his belief in my potential” Ryan said nothing in particular goes into preparing for meets. She added that she is a little superstitious. “If I ran a good time wearing a certain shirt for my warm-up for one meet, I wear it again for the next meet and that sort of thing,” she said. Between each event, Ryan tries to eat something and relax until the next one. She has realized that she doesn’t like to overthink her events. “I rarely think about them prior to running anymore,” she said. “I just relax my mind, and let my body do what it’s trained to.” Ryan has put a lot of hard work mostly training at a CrossFit gym back home in Kanakakee. She thinks the strength training

and mental toughness she has developed has helped a lot coming into this season. “I also think my mentality has changed, knowing that this is my last track season ever,” she said. “I have nothing to hold back on, so I can relax and just give it everything I’ve got.” At a point in the near future, Ryan hopes to get a Masters degree in sports nutrition and dietetics. “The plan is to return home and help coach, train CrossFit and also use my degree in dietics to help those in the CrossFit community from home with nutrition,” she said. After losing a close friend last year to a car accident, Ryan wondered if all of this was what she wanted to do. “I was challenged with the fact of whether or not I was happy running track,” she said. “After a lot of contemplation to give it up, I honestly can say I made the best decision to stick with it, because this was the sport I was made to do. Especially since how the season has gone thus far, I’m glad I will be finishing my career, because I had a lot of progress left to make.” The Eastern women’s track team has two more meets left, not including the Drake Relays this weekend, before the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship. The Championship will be May 15-16 in Clarksville, Tenn.

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for OVC tournament By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern men’s golf team hasn’t had much success this year, always finding itself near the bottom of each and every tournament. Despite the woes this season, the Panthers will begin a three-day Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Golf Tournament that starts April 24, with final round action starting Sunday April 26. The Panthers will be one of 11 teams in the tournament. They include, Austin Peay, Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Morehead State, SIU Edwardsville, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee Martin. Last year, rain played a big factor in the final round of the Men’s Championship for the third time in four years. With the tournament ending early, Jacksonville State’s six-shot lead was good enough to win the Gamecocks’ fifth OVC championship. The tournament will be played at the Par 72, 7,258-yard The Shoals on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail for the second year in a row. The course is home to two 18-hole courses and lies between the Wheeler and Wilson dams on the Tennessee River. The Panthers will tee off around 8 a.m. Friday, with the range opening at 7 a.m. The Panthers will be looking for its first OVC tournament championship in their existence. Eastern placed seventh in the tour-

nament last season with a team score of 604. Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay tied for second place with a team score of 573. The Panthers were head of Murray State, Tennessee Tech, Morehead State and Tennessee State. Eastern is led by senior Oscar Borda, who is averaging a 76 per round this season. He has had two rounds of even par this season in 22 rounds played. Borda is coming off a tournament where he tied for 31st place in the Xavier Invitational last weekend. He shot a 7-over, 78 in round one, 1-over, 72 in round two and then struggled the next day shooting a 10-over, 81. Eastern sophomore James Jansen has been one of more impressive golfers on the Panther team this season. Jansen has had 10 rounds of which he has been in the 70’s with his lowest round coming in the Austin Peay Invitational back in October where he shot even-par. The previous two rounds before that, Jansen shot a one-over-par. In addition to Jansen and Borda, Eastern coach Mike Moncel plans on starting senior Brady Welsh and sophomore Marcus Dahlin and Daniel Hughes in the tournament. Live Stats can be accessed through links at OVCSports.com. The tournament will start Friday at 8 a.m. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Panther football to make Spring debut By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5 The Eastern football team is set for its annual spring game on Saturday, as the Panthers and head coach Kim Dameron look to solidify this year’s team. The Panthers finished the 2014 season with a 5-7 record, but return several key players on both sides of the ball. Dameron is looking at Saturday’s spring game as a chance to figure out which players will be a big part of this year’s team. “With where we are right now, that’s what we’re trying to do, really at every spot, Dameron said.” “I’d like to go into fall camp with as much solidified, including who we’re looking at the most and all that stuff.” Dameron is pleased with the Panthers’ backfield this year, especially at running back, where AllOhio Valley Conference redshirt senior Shepard Little returns. Little was the Panthers leading rusher last year, with 797 yards. He i s j o i n e d b y D i v i s i o n - 1 transfers Devin Church and Korliss Marshall. Church and Marshall, come in after playing at Illinois and Arkansas. “We’ll see who kind of comes in and rises to the top,” Dameron said. “It may end up being the guy you lean on a little more than the others. For right now, I’ve been really happy with all three of them.” Quarterback Jalen Whitlow set the school’s rushing yards record for a quarterback and consecutive passes without an interception in his first year with the Panthers. Whitlow transferred from Kentucky last fall and earned the starting job when OVC play began last season. “Jalen has had a really good spring,” Dameron said. “I’m looking forward to seeing him doing

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Red-shirt senior wide receiver Adam Drake is brought down during the Panthers' 48-26 win over Murray State on Nov. 12 at O'Brien Field.

some good things on Saturday.” Eastern’s backup quarterbacks also earned praise from Dameron, including red-shirt freshman Austin Green. “Au s t i n Gre e n h a s c o m e o n and done some good things this spring,” Dameron said. It’s his second year in the system and he feels more comfortable.” The Panthers receiving core returns a couple of players that had significant playing time last year in red-shirt freshmen Anthony Taylor and Tray Mitchell. Dameron said both players have had a fine spring season, while trying to step up for the Panthers.

“Anthony Taylor played a little bit last year and he’s had a good spring,” Dameron said. “I think Tray Mitchell is starting to come on. Tray’s a guy that didn’t play a whole lot last year, but was in and out of the two deep.” Da m e ro n s a i d t h e d e f e n s i ve side of the ball seems set for the upcoming season, in regards to playing time and experience. Eastern returns both anchors on the line, in red-shirt juniors defensive tackle Dino Fanti and Fedney Delphonse, who will take over the wolf position this season. “ We had a pretty good idea that he would be in that posi-

tion,” Dameron said. “As far as when you look at our roster and the people and what they could do, we knew he would be the one guy that would have the ability to step up and do all that.” Junior linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill and safety Jourdan Wickliffe also return for the Panthers defense. The Panthers have only had one full-contact scrimmage so far this season. That practice took place last week, and gave the Panthers a chance to tackle each other, rather than doing what Dameron calls “thud” in previous practices. During “thud” sessions play-

ers are not allowed to tackle each other to the ground. “I just felt that was important with trying to run an offense, especially with a lot of new running backs and offensive lineman,” he said. “If it was going to be live tackling, it was going to be a big time advantage to the defense.” Dameron said he thinks the team is excited about playing this weekend. Saturday’s game will be held at noon inside O’Brien Field. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

Softball team inches close to tournament berth By Maria Baldwin Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern softball team is set to play Saturday and Sunday in a conference matchup against Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, Mo. T h e Pa n t h e r s h e a d i n t o t h e matchup with a season record of 16-22 thus far and a conference record of 11-8. The Redhawks have a record of 12-23 so far this season and a conference record of 6-11. Pitching for Southeast Mis souri will likely be freshman Madeline Krumrey or sophomore Keaira Schilling. Krumrey has an earned run average of 3.69 thus far in the season with a record of 8-9, while Schilling has an ERA of 6.77 with an overall record of 3-9. Eastern coach Angie Nicholson will have freshman standout Jessica Wireman on the mound for the Panthers. Wireman has an ERA of 3.68 for the season, with an overall record of 9-10. ‘’Our focus is the same as every game--to play fundamental softball,” Nicholson said. “We need to hit consistently and be aggressive.’’ Leading the Panthers in batting

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Junior Outfielder April Markowski gets tagged out sliding to second base in the game against Tennessee State Saturday at Williams Field. The Panthers went on to win the game 6-5.

averages is senior Hannah Cole, averaging .374. Following Cole’s lead is senior Bailey O’Dell with an average of .366 and junior April Markowski with an average of .351. ‘’I hope to see continued success at the plate,” Nicholson said. “Again, staying consistent and being

a tough out every time at the plate.’’ Leading the Redhawks in batting average is senior Kayla Fortner with an average of .406. Following Fortner is senior Lindsey Patterson with an average of .327, and senior Alexis Anderson with an average of .312.

Last weekend, Nicholson picked up her 400th career victory as Eastern defeated Tennessee State in both games of a doubleheader, 12-0 (5 innings) and 6-5. In game one, O’Dell, Cole and Markowski, along with Jennette Isaac lead the Panthers in batting

while Wireman dominated on the mound. In game two, Markowski and Cole, along with junior Kylie Bennett and Hannah Rachor lead the Panthers in batting. Wireman and fellow freshman Michelle Rogers shared the mound to aid in a shut out of Tennessee State. Leading Tennessee State in batting for game one was junior Lauren Dreitlein, while freshman Amber Galyon worked the mound and threw 2.1 innings and allowed 10 runs on nine hits. Leading Tennessee State in batting for game two was junior Lindsey Burgess and sophomore Danica Gleason, while pitcher Taylor Green threw five innings and allowed six runs on six hits. As far as this weekend’s conference matchup goes, Coach Nicholson knows Southeast Missouri will put up a fight. ‘’SEMO is going to work hard,” she said. “They have a new coach, so I am sure they are working hard for the new staff. They wanted to make the tournament since they did not last year.’’ Maria Baldwin can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbaldwin@eiu.edu.

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The Daily Eastern News' weekly arts and entertainment section

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Eastern alum to perform jazz, folk music at Celebration By Allison Henrichs Staff Reporter | @den_verge As people go from vendor to vendor, singers and songwriters will provide some entertainment during Eastern’s annual Celebration. One singer-songwriter, Brent Byrd, will bring folk and jam band music to Charleston. Byrd will per form at EIU’s Celebration: A Festival of the Arts on an outdoor stage at 12:45 p.m. Friday and again at 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The festival, an annual event since 1977, will take place on

South Seventh Street between the Doudna Fine Arts Center and the Tarble Arts Center. Admission is free. Byrd, a Charleston native and EIU alumnus, has been touring and entertaining audiences with music influenced by reggae, rock, jam band and jazz music for almost five years. Byrd performs over 250 live shows per year and shares the stage with a number of national touring acts such as My Chemical Romance, Jason Mraz, Shinedown and many more. The Suitcase Gypsies, a trio comprised of Byrd, Josh Sal-

estrom, and “Mr. Rich,” perform gigs close to where Byrd lives in St. Augustine, Fla. Byrd performed at Celebration two years ago and said it was a great time. He’s hoping for a good turnout this weekend. “It’s always a lot of fun, I’m glad to do it,” Byrd said. Byrd said festival-goers can expect to experience an array of his original music. Dan Crews, the director of Patron Services in Dounda who is coordinating the festival, said he scheduled Byrd to perform twice because he has a fan base in

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W e e k e nd Play brings actor-audience interactions P l a ns By Kalyn Hayslett Verge Reporter | @kalyn_hayslett

Friday - 4/24 Holi Library Quad 2 - 4 p.m., Free - The Office of Study Abroad will host the third annual Holi: Festival of Colors. The celebration originated as a Hindu religious holiday to rid oneself of past errors, end conflicts, forgive and forget. It also marks the beginning of spring.

Graham Slam! Tarble Arts Center 4 p.m., Free - Finalists in the annual Graham Slam! (Graham R. Lewis Memorial Poetry Award) will perform their work. Award will follow the slam. This is sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities and the English Department.

Saturday - 4/25 Fiesta Latina Pemberton Hall 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., $7 - The Latin American Student Association will host their annual fundraiser. Come enjoy Latin American culture through food and entertainment.

Sunday - 4/26 In Her Shoes Women's Resource Center 12:30 - 2:30 p.m., Free - SACIS will host the second annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event to raise awareness for women impac ted by sexual violence. Wear a pair of women's heels, decorate comfy sneakers or flip flops for the one-mile walk.

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The “Good Person of Setzuan” theatre performance will break the barrier between the audience and the actors, creating an environment of dialogue and interaction at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The last theater arts production of the year culminates all of the efforts throughout this year’s season and distinguishes itself by putting the pressure on the audience to actively participate. German playwright Bertolt Brecht is known for his in-your-face work that uses constant engagement with the audience to ignite them to change the world director Zachary Ross said. “So much of his plays is about that direct communication between the actors and the audience,” Ross said. “Some of the actors will look you right in the eye and have a conversation with you so the black box makes it feel much more immediate and much more important.” The Black Box theatre allows the director to rearrange the stage so it is tailored to what is best for the play, however, this not a simple task. “It gives you more work because it gives you more to think about. How are you going to build the set and how are they going to be mutually engaging,” Dan Crews, director of patron services, said. “Although the Black Box is a smaller space, it is no way less work.” Being incorporated in the script and being provoked to think is different not only for audience members but for the actors to have those skills to illicit that response.

By Cayla Maurer Verge Editor | @caymaurer Eastern Illinois University Student Government and the Student Community Service office will host the 13th annual Panther Service Day at noon on Saturday around the Eastern and Charleston communities. Panther Service Day started in 2003 when Alison Maley, then Student Body President, set aside a special day to improve the relationship between Eastern students and the Charleston community by giving back.

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Lead role Anne Thibault, assistant professor of acting, said even with years of performing experience she still faces challenges of directly acting with the audience because it requires a whole new level of skill and technique. “It is a challenge as an actor to really look into an audience member’s eyes because it does create an intimacy that we do not create in the naturalistic theatre,” Thibault said. It is impossible to practice with all of the audience members before the performance so they use different methods to build their preparation. “Part of it is imagination work during rehearsal, but we have stage manag-

ers, assistant stage managers and a great stage crew of students who have been working with us,” Thibault said. “So we use them in rehearsal to make sure we have that interaction.” Brecht’s play, the Good Person of Setzuan, was translated by Tony Kushner in an effort to modernize the text and keep it relevant for today’s audience. So the play will address the areas of materialism, greed and how today’s society defines morality. We like to believe that we live in a black and white world: this is right, this is wrong, this good, this bad but, really all of us live in this grey area,” Crews

said. “We have those moments where we question if we handled that situation morally or did we lose our integrity by our actions.” Audience members will examine themselves and the world around them to determine a course of action. “The authors didn’t want to necessarily leave them with a final answer but wanted to make the people think about how they can take responsibility and make their own changes,” Ross said. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 581-2812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.

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Maley was involved in a project called “Bucket Brigade” in Alton, Ill. at the time and thought a similar project would benefit Eastern students. In the first year, the project was also titled the Bucket Brigade and volunteers painted six homes in Charleston. Today, Panther Service Day is a day of service and volunteerism for students, faculty, staff and community members to give back and end the semester on a fun note. “I have to give a ton of credit to Rachel Fisher for expanding the projects to a wide variety of needs and services within Charles-

ton, Coles County and surrounding communities,” Maley said. Rachel Fisher, director of the Student Community Service office, said there are more than 10 different projects for people to get involved with. Projects range from planting plants at a farm and garden to helping Mattoon with their trash bash. “It’s so easy to let a whole day go by between Netflix and relaxing,” Fisher said. “Why not go relax in action instead?” There are two new sites to work at this year: First Fruits Homestead and Greenwood School. First Fruits Homestead is a farm where students

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will help rebuild cattle fence, plant seeds and work on the farm. Greenwood School is the historic property on campus next to Buzzard Hall. Students will help paint the school. Check-in starts at 11 a.m. and everyone must be checked in by 11:30 a.m. outside of Blair Hall. The EIU Alumni Association will host a cookout from 11 a.m. – noon for all volunteers and volunteers will depart for designated projects at noon. Cayla Maurer can be reached at 581-2812 or ccmaurer@eiu.edu.

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Column: men's fashion updates for spring, summer OK, men, it is time to put away your monochromatic basic styles and get your closets ready for some new spring and summer clothing for 2015. Men’s fashion is becoming the hottest topic in the fashion industry and here at Eastern there is a lack of men supporting their fashion-forward style. Denim This year is the time to enter the jungle of double denim; such as light washed jeans and a jean button down to put some flavor in your style. It is typical for men to stick to the dark wash of jeans, but this year men can bring some diversity into their wardrobe with a light wash jean. Slim, slim/straight, straight, relaxed, relaxed/straight, classic,

Breana Calhoun Verge Reporter and standard - do the names of jeans styles ever confuse you? Note to men: get rid of those hideously oversized baggy jeans. Jeans should fit your size and style, but be comfortable. Stripes Stripes are expected to be a big hit this year. From the stripes in your but-

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ton down shirt to the stripes in the joggers you can’t seem to get enough of. Try on your pieces of striped clothing. Stripes are one of those abstract pieces of clothes that can fit and look differently based on your body type.

Well you are in luck, some of the top places to shop with affordable prices are: 1. Zara 2. J.Crew 3. Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic 4. H&M 5. Urban Outfitters. Men’s fashion usually does not get much attention, but we as

“Jeans should fit your size and style, but be comfortable.” Red Go Big Red! Men be bold in your appearance because red is the color of spring 2015. If you are going to express your own sense of fashion sometimes it is difficult to decide where to shop. You are college men and I understand that “balling on a budget” is the motto.

women do base our opinions of attractiveness on appearance. Jalen Washington, a junior business management major, said his style reflects his personality. "I feel like when people see me dressed they think that I'm fun and interesting because I love things that stand out or tend to get noticed," Washington said. "So it comes off that I'm out-

going, approachable and openminded." Anthony Kyte, a engineering major, said his style may seem contradicting. "I express my style to portray myself as a business man and wants to be taken seriously," Kyte said. "Being that I have dreads, I want to be taken seriously to steer away from the typical stereotypes." Breana Calhoun is a sophomore family and consumer sciences major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or bdcalhoun@eiu.edu. WANT TO KEEP UP ON WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT IN CHARLESTON? FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND T WIT TER!

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EIU's annual arts celebration will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday on 7th Street between the Doudna Fine Arts Center and the Tarble Arts Center.

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Good Person of Setzuan 7:30 p.m. Multi-Cultural Concert 7:30 p.m.

The Turinos 10 - 11 a.m.

The Unity Gospel Choir 10 :30 - 11:15 a.m.

The Botany Club Plant Sale 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Celebration Art Fair 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Brent Byrd 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

The Twangtown Paramours 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

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Kid's Art Activities 12 - 4 p.m.

Robinella 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Michael Jacobs 1-2 p.m.

Dragon Flies Dance Demo 1 -2 p.m.

Tie-Dye Your Biases 1 - 4 p.m.

Tarble Arts Exhibitions 1 - 4 p.m.

Nigel Thomas - Steel Drums 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Swtichback 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Student Recital: Maja Dinger and Gregory Watson 4 p.m.

Good Person of Setzuan 2 p.m.

Tequila Mockingbyrd 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. The MoonDogs 6 - 7:15 p.m. Good Person of Setzuan 7:30 p.m. Switchback, Twangtown Paramours, and Robinella 7:30 p.m.

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Review: media variety made grad exhibit worthwhile With many pieces playing on themes of death, decay and man’s role in nature, the 2015 Graduate Art Exhibition prompts viewers to contemplate life from different viewpoints. This exhibit displaying the works of nine graduate students will come to a close on Sunday, and those who have not yet had a chance to walk through the Main Galleries of the Tarble Arts Center should take the opportunity to do so this weekend. Most of the works are mixedm e d i a s c u l p t u re s , w h i l e o t h ers incorporate audio and video, sketches and paintings, printmaking techniques and photographs. The variety of media allows viewers to have multifaceted interpretations of the content of this exhibit as they walk through the gallery and experience each piece in a distinct way. Works from Annie Cunningham offer a unique perspective by juxtaposing living and dead bits of nature.

Stephanie Markham News Editor Her “Life on Death” sculptures feature organic matter such as animal bones and sticks with vibrantly colored crystals growing off them. The crystals vary in color from bright orange and yellow to teal, some with an almost moldy appearance. Seeing something so colorful growing off of what appears to be a jawbone, vertebrae and other dead things makes for an interesting contrast and perspective on life and death. Another set of Cunningham’s sculptures is a series of faces

made of gray and brown shades of plaster. All of the faces have a fossillike appearance, as if the rocks g re w a ro u n d t h e m , a n d t h e y have clumps of crystals coming out of their eyes and mouths. Those who appreciate art that presents something visually beautiful in a morbid fashion will likely find these works intriguing. A different type of display is Ryan Paluczak’s “Short Circuit Lullabies,” which features a series of aluminum rectangles with images printed on them in ink and circuit boards in the center playing a lulling guitar loop. The audio aspect of this piece adds to the experience of viewing it; one image has a demonic goat head attached to a naked human body, while others include cartoons, faces, skulls, geometric patterns and blotches. The soothing notes entice viewers to linger around this display to consider each individual drawing and how the images paired with

‘Unfriended’ was not meant to be traditionally horrific Editor’s note: This column contains every spoiler. L e v a n G a b r i a d z e ’s h o r r o r / t h r i l l e r f i l m , “ Un f r i e n d ed” amassed $16 million across 2,739 theaters, surpassing the creators’ $12 million range expectations. The movie was marketed to audiences as a ghost story, focusing on a late high school student, Laura Barnes, who uses social media to haunt a group of friends. I went to see “Unfriended” Tuesday with a group of friends, who left feeling dissatisfied because the movie “wasn’t scar y enough.” The entirety of the film takes place on Blaire Lily’s (Shelley Hennig) computer screen, as the audiences witness her Skype, instant message and Facebook conversations. Despite how the movie was marketed, its intention wasn’t to terrify viewers with blood and supernatural activity. The truly horrific element about “Unfriended” is its honest representation of cyber bullying. I just felt the collective eye roll of every person reading this, and that’s precisely why I think “Unfriended” was well executed. Gabriadze found a new platform to discuss online harassment. When someone posts a video of Laura Barnes drunkenly lying in her own feces after a party, she is subjected to harsh online harassment. In a s i m i l a r m a n n e r a s Ja y Asher’s novel “Th1rteen R3asons Why,” the film uses the charac-

Katie Smith Editor-in-Chief ters’ social media posts to explore the events leading up to Laura’s suicide. Not unlike real life, the characters are pitted against one another when a ghastly game of “never have I ever” forces them to reveal and take ownership of their rumors and betrayals. At one point, Blaire Lily uses the random online chat site, ChatRoulette to encourage someone to call for help. All but one of the strangers she meets on the site hit the next button and ignore her, mock her or masturbate to her image while she screams into the computer “I NEED HELP.” This scene felt all too realistic and frightening, since it confronted the audience with their own irresponsible Internet behaviors. Although Blaire was reaching out for help on a video chatting site, the scene seemed to be referencing the ways in which people are laughed at, ignored or taken advantage of for things they post online, even if their posts are blatant cries for help. “Unfriended” remained faithful to classic horror tropes, including death by sex, soundtrack

dissonance and the innocent virgin. Rather than the virginal character (Blaire) being the lone survivor, we learn she has lied about her virginity and cheated with her boyfriend’s best friend. It is only appropriate each of the characters died, since bullying is a group effort. Throughout the movie, the characters are faced with “Sawlike” scenarios that force them to admit to things like sleeping with someone’s girlfriend, starting a rumor a classmate had an eating disorder, drugging and raping a girl at a party, and eventually – posting the video of Laura Barnes that generated such cruel comments she took her life. After each question is asked in their game of “never have I ever,” Laura’s ghost counts down from 20. If no one answers, someone dies. As the group hears one another admit to their cruel acts, they begin to pit themselves against each other. Contributing their own questions to the game, the friends essentially begin to kill one another by revealing each other’s secrets. If you go into this film expecting “The Poltergeist,” you will be sadly disappointed, because the film’s intention is not to have you leaving afraid to sleep alone, rather cognizant of your online behavior. Katie Smith is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.

the sound affects their mood. One piece by Rindy Ricketts has three hanging antique windows, all with notable signs of deterioration, and they all are at right angles to one another forming a sort of invisible room, with final wall being paper drawings of similar images.

soaked into them. One of the sculptures within this display resembles an extended leg and is titled “Why the F— am I Here?” This display has a very loose structure and gives the sense of releasing control or of being set free.

"Those who appreciate art that presents something visually beautiful in a morbid fashion will likely find these works intriguing." Ricketts’ display is another example of the theme of decay being incorporated into artwork, but this one uses the alternate concept of parts of the buildings humans live in to do so. Another piece that would be considered a mixed-media sculpture is Jamie Lovell’s series of interwoven yarn that appears to be drooping from the walls in various shapes. Some shapes are dark black while others are bright red, and they all have spots of paint

Many other displays in this exhibit would be worth viewing and meditating on their meanings as well. Collectively, the pieces from Eastern’s graduate art students show a reflection on complex yet universal ideas. Stephanie Markham is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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AN'T CAYLA C [SPOILER ALERT] In Shonda Rhimes’ latest episode of "Grey’s Anatomy" they did the unthinkable. ABC dubbed the episode “the episode America will never forget” for a reason. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) dies in a lessthan-stellar hospital after being plowed into by an 18-wheeler. Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) must deal with an incompetent staff and pull the plug on Derek’s life support. Why would Shonda write a main character out of the show? We can’t even deal with the thought of another episode without Derek let alone whole seasons. #MerDer

AN'T KEVIN C We can't deal with the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. Due to the fact I love a woman with full lips I find it quite unsettling that people are going to such an extreme in order to enhance their beauty, and then for most people it doesn’t even produce flattering results. I understand that we live in a world where most people want to feel accepted and praised by their peers but to what measures should people go? Understanding that beauty is in the eye of the beholder we can’t deal with the Kylie Jenner lip challenge. #KylieJennerLipChallenge

CAN KATELYN Holiday World in Santa Claus, Ind. just launched (literally) the country's first winged roller coaster to employ a magnetic launch. The Thunderbird can excel from zero to 60 mph in less than three seconds. It will soar from heights of 140 feet and race toward "keyhole" sized openings. The Thunderbird will appear to save riders from disastrous ends, like most winged coasters. We love the fact that Santa Claus himself was one of the first passengers in the maiden voyage of the Thunderbird. #Thunderbird

AN CASSIE C President Joe Biden recently came to the University of Illinois to speak to students about sexual assault and to promote President Obama’s “It’s On Us” initiative, which according to the Chicago Tribune “asks Americans to step off the sidelines and stand up against sexual violence against women.” In his speech, he told students that "No means no and no exceptions,” and that it is up to them to stand up against sexual assault. Having the Vice President speak out against sexual assualt sends the message that it will not be tolerated, and may even encourage more students and people around the country to speak out against sexual assault and violence in general. #ItsOnUs