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Third presidential finalist shares experiences, goals By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The third of Eastern’s four presidential candidates made his way to Eastern Friday. Sam Minner, the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Radford University in Virginia, spoke before the faculty, staff, students and community of Eastern in open interview forums. Minner was a dean for Truman State University for seven years. Before that, he was a professor at East Tennessee State University and a department chairman at Northern Arizona University. Minner has also done some work abroad in Kenya, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and most notably in Central America. “When I was in Belize, I was a member of a small team of U.S. academics that assisted the government there in Belize to establish their first university,” Minner said. Minner also said he wrote millions of dollars in grants to help bring education to Native American tribes in Arizona. He has a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education and a master’s degree in learning and behavior disorders from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He has earned the doctorate degree in cognitive and
behavioral disabilities from the University of ArizonaTucson. A first generation college student, Minner was born and raised in Illinois. Zack Samples, a graduate student in the college of student affairs, asked Minner what would be the first issues on campus he would give his attention to. Minner said he would address the declining enrollment and work on promoting competitive advantages and improving academic outcomes. “This job, the goals are pretty straightforward—to protect the institution’s viability, to make sure things stay solid, and beyond that, it’s to increase vitality, to improve,” Minner said. “First and foremost, let’s do everything we can to get our sources of revenue up to where they need to be. That’s mainly through enrollment; 60 percent of your revenue approximately is through tuition.” Minner said he believes his personal characteristics and experience make him a good match for Eastern, and he needs no convincing it would be a worthwhile place to devote his time to the university. “I’ve got a good record of increasing enrollment,” he said. “We’ve increased enrollment at Radford since I’ve been here; we’ve added programs that significantly added to the ethnic minority enrollment and first generation enrollment.” FINALIST, page 5 JASON HOWELL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Eastern presidential finalist Sam Minner talks with students during the open student forum on Friday in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Minner spoke about aspects of his personal life and qualities he would bring to Eastern if he was selected.
Obama’s college proposal might affect Eastern By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge
President Barack Obama proposed a plan to make the first two years of community college free for all American students, which would be modeled after Tennessee’s Promise in early January and again during his State of the Union address. Though the plan could potentially send many Americans to college for the first time or back into
the education system, there are those who see the program as a double-edged sword, possibly negatively affecting four-year universities. The proposal calls for the federal government to kick in 75 percent of the average cost of community college, while the states would be expected to fund the remaining 25 percent. The average cost of attending a two-year institution between 2011 and 2012 was $9,308. If passed, students should know the program is
not entirely free, as it comes with requirements that must be completed on the student’s behalf. Students must be enrolled in enough classes to qualify them as part-time students, as well as maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher toward their degree completion. President Bill Perry said the program demands an equal commitment from students. “This could be a positive development for access to higher education for students,” Perry said. “It is important to remember that this subsidy as
proposed requires academic performance and progress on the part of the student; so the subsidy is not ‘free’ in that sense.” Community colleges also have requirements they need to meet including the expectation of academic programs that fully transfer to local public four-year colleges or universities, or occupational training programs with high graduation rates leading to degrees or certificates. COLLEGE, page 5
Students see new bar regulations as much-needed step By Cassie Buchman City Editor|@DEN_News The new bar regulations got students talking about the effect on house parties and the potential increase in businesses revenue. New ordinances will allow bars to be open for an hour later on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. These ordinances also dictate any employers serving or distributing alcohol must provide stricter training for their employees on how to check for fraudulent IDs and dealing with patrons who had too much to drink. Reasons for the longer hours included reducing the amount of house parties on campus and to encourage people to stay in Charleston, rather than go to cities with later bar hours. JaLisa Smith, a junior psychology major, said the new bar hours may possibly encourage people to go to the bars more, since people would get to stay there longer. “(There is) a more controlled environment
in the bar instead of a house party,” Smith said. “Staying open would be better.” Smith said she did not think the bars would stop the house parties completely, though. “I’m involved in Greek Life, (and) even if fraternities or sororities see that bars are closed later, they’re still going to keep going with the house parties,” she said. Smith said stricter training of employees to check IDs could help stop minors from sneaking into bars. Jordan Knuth, a junior geology major, said the later hours would “help make a better profit,” but may put students in danger. “For students, if they’ve been drinking until nine, that’s more alcohol you’ve consumed, and it’s more of a danger to them,” she said. “Some students do not know enough is enough, and having another hour where you could consume alcohol could be a danger. If they really do start checking IDs and cutting people off, they shouldn’t have a problem.”
She said since house parties are mainly suited for “underage kids because they can’t get into the bars,” the house parties will stay as they are, and the bars’ longer hours will not necessarily change anything. Antionette Flowers, a freshman nursing major, said the house parties are still going to take place. Nia Douglas, a pre-physical therapy major, explained, “parties don’t start until two, anyways.” On the other hand, Angie Bradley, a graduate student studying college student affairs, said the bars’ new hours of operation “will work” to reduce house parties. “I don’t think people will want to have parties after the bars close,” she said. Bradley said people who go out would probably like the new bar hours. “I don’t think their wallets will be happy though,” she said. There were several students who thought the new bar regulations would give money back to Charleston.
Andrew Knell, a business administration major, said the new bar regulations would be good for Charleston. “It should have been done sooner,” he said. Taylor Cook, a junior communications major, said it will help the local pizza place, Chubby’s, get business Omar Abdul, a sophomore biology major, said it will give police the opportunity to give more tickets out. Jake Pawlak, a junior recreation administration major, said having stricter ID checking might cost bars a little bit of business, but it might look better if they do not let in underage people. On the topic of stricter ID regulations, both Douglas and Flowers were skeptical. “I don’t think it’s gonna work out,” Flowers said. “Getting (fake) IDs is so simple.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Couture Models' will be hosting a fashion show at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Brandon Mata, the vice president of Couture Models', said the theme for the show is “Does anybody wanna buy a heart,” which is based off Nicki Minaj’s single “Buy a Heart” from her latest album. Students who attend the show will also be able to bid on the models for $3, Mata said. The group looked at past events that have been done before, and bidding sounded like something fun to do, Mata said. A table will be reserved at the front of the stage where the highest bidder and model will be able to enjoy the show together, Mata said. Mata, who is also one of the fashion designers for Couture, said he has designed clothes for one semester already for the Merchandise Apparel Design Association. He said a lot goes into organizing a fashion when it comes to creating it. Mata said he started making his own designs in menswear last spring as well as other women’s wear. “It’s a lot of attention to detail that I love, and there’s a lot of things you can do with that,” Mata said. Mata pulled out some designs from past shows that he created such as a khaki colored dress with pink handprint designs and a pink translucent train, which he said was created for Breast Cancer Awareness month. He also showed a dark Eastern-blue dress with silver spray-fabric-paint of Old Main around its bottom trim. Despite his passion for designing clothes, he is not a family and consumer sciences major, but an education major. He once went to school for fashion designing, but halfway through his application process he
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Models from Couture Models' strike a pose during their performance at the ASA fashion show. Couture is a recently-formed RSO that hosts fashion-based events as well as community service projects.
felt it was not quite right for him, which is why he chose education. He said designing might someday be a career for him, but for now it is only a hobby. Mata said his goals for the fashion show are for it to be more of a fund-
raiser than a fashion show, but there is no set amount the group hopes to raise. He said if a fashion show is taking place on campus, it should give back to the community. “Fashion is selfish without fundraising,” Mata said.
He said students who donate a clothing item to the show get half off the $4 entry fee. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Union. Reggie Thedford, the student body president, said this is the first of four events in the series for the semester. Thedford said the idea is to have one event per month for students to interact with Perry. He said there are going to be free pastries along with selected drinks offered by Java Beanery and Bakery.
Students will be able to eat pastries while socializing with Perry. The only difference between this semester and the last, besides the events themselves, are the dates and times it will take place, Thedford said. Last semester, the series occurred on Tuesdays, but the dates will be changed this semester to allow more students to attend. “Last semester students said they
were not able to go (because of ) the date of the event. It still will be held in the late afternoon and whenever Perry is available, but the days will change so students will be able to attend them,” Thedford said. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
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DeVonte’ Dixon, president of Couture Models', leads the male models in a modelography performed at the ASA talent show in the 2014 Fall semester at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union in the University Ballroom. A modelography is a mixture of runway modeling and dance choreography.
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Sonic Escape gives twist to classical music By Sam Nusbaum Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The classically trained band Sonic Escape surprised the audience with its music Saturday in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The three-piece group consists of Nan-Cheng Chen on cello, Maria Millar on violin and her husband Shawn Wyckoff on flute. All three members studied their craft at The Juilliard School. Chen is from Taiwan and came to the U.S. to study cello. He originally was a pianist but switched to cello because he said he could do more musically with it. He said he heard of Sonic Escape from a friend of his who is also a cello player and when he visited them they got along with one another. Chen has worked with Sonic Escape for two years now. He added he loves touring with Millar and Wyckoff. “I get to see the world, it’s great,” Chen said. Millar said she was committed to violin since before she was born. Her mom met a violin teacher while she was still pregnant and decided Millar would play the violin. She met Sonic Escape member and husband Wyckoff at Juilliard on a campus tour and soon started dating. Millar and Wyckoff said they started touring as Silver Roots, playing at libraries and small clubs. They changed their name to Sonic Escape after receiving complaints on their name because it reminded people of growing old. Millar said if she was not working as a musician she would be working at a non-profit organization. Wyckoff said he started liking the flute in the fourth grade when he went to a demonstration for all instruments in his school band. He said he was bad at the beginning but after
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Shawn Wyckoff, the flutist, expresses his excitement during the concert dancing to the music Saturday in the Recital Hall of The Doudna Fine Arts Center.
plenty of work and dedication he improved. He became competitive with the flute because of his slow start. He said he worked his way into Juilliard both off of his prowess and with a professor who he had studied under for a short time. The band incorporates the classical music they were taught at Juilliard mixed with influences they learned from traveling around the world. The styles seemed to mix together, as members would play songs not written for their specific instruments.
Stephanie Dick, a mother of three children, said she and her children loved it. She took her children to watch the performance so they could take what Sonic Escape did and incorporate it into their own playing style. Her children play the piano, cello and violin. She added it was especially interesting for them because there are not many concerts that have a cello, so it was a great learning experience. The family said they really enjoyed the music inspired by Irish music, their favorite song being “Mosquito Blue.”
Myra Lang, a local substitute teacher, said the concert was awesome and said the music was excellent. The one thing that surprised Lang the most was not even the concert itself but that young children could sit through such a long concert and not complain. Sam Nusbaum can be reached at 581-2812 or scnusbaum@eiu.edu.
President Perry reflects on finalists, time at Eastern By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News President Bill Perry’s time as Eastern’s president will end in June, but before leaving, he took some time to meet with the four presidential candidates and offer them insight into his current position. “I think they’re excellent candidates,” Perry said. “I believe the search committee has done a great job in developing the candidate pool and in selecting the finalists.” Perry said he believes each of the candidates has good experience in higher education, and whoever is selected will be able to work with all the faculty, staff and students and be able to deal with the challenges ahead. “I think it’s going very well and I’m looking forward to seeing who the board selects and brings here as the next president,” Perry said. The Board of Trustees will make its decision out of four finalists: Margaret Madden, David Glassman, Sam Minner and Guiyou Huang by its March 13 meeting. Each finalist is currently the provost and vice president for academic affairs at their respective institution. While he has no final say in choosing who will become the next president, Perry said he met each of the candidates individually in an hour-long session in his office.
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President Bill Perry welcomes the new faculty during the new faculty tour on Aug. 20, 2014 in the lobby of the Mary J. Booth Library.
“I spoke with each of the finalists for an hour on the phone, and then when they come to campus for the day long itinerary, I meet with them in here for breakfast,” Perry said. “My approach in both of those has been to just see how I can assist and answering questions, giving them informa-
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tion, insight, anything I can do so that the finalist are well informed.” Perry said he will miss some things after he is no longer Eastern’s president. “The thing I’m going to miss the most is of course the daily interaction with people, inside the
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office and outside the office,” Perry said. “What I’m doing this semester is that when I go to these event on campus, I’m really being attentive because I know that this will be the last time I’m going to these events as president.” While he will no longer be the president, Perry said he still plans on coming back for Homecoming and other events on campus. “I think it’s really important that everybody should pay attention to all the great things that go on here and participating in them,” Perry said. “You’ve got to seize each day and just get everything you can out of each day.” Perry said he plans on moving to Dallas because his family lives in Texas. “I want to get better at languages,” Perry said. “I want to get involved with more hands-on community service. I want to learn to play a musical instrument. There’s traveling, visiting with family and we want to spend a lot of time with our grandson.” Perry said he would like to do some consulting after he vacates his position at Eastern. “I like activity; I like being busy,” Perry said. “For 44 years, I have been working in higher education, and I’ve enjoyed it all. But it’s time to do some other things.” Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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Limited time financial assistance shock students Some students are shocked when they find an email from the financial aid office in their inbox detailing that the MAP and Pell Grants they have been relying on for years to stay in school are about to run out. Because of certain national laws and limits to state funding, students have to complete their degree in less than six years to keep receiving Pell Grants, and MAP Grants are no longer offered after 135 semester hours completed. This is partially because of the Consolidations Appropriations Act that went into affect three years ago. To be a MAP Grant recipient, one must be enrolled in a minimum of three credit hours per term and have not received a bachelor’s degree. This grant is given to students who demonstrate financial need, as according to their FAFSA information. The Federal Pell Grant Program is given to undergraduate and some post-bachelor’s degree students who demonstrate financial needs based on their expected family contribution and cost of attendance. Recipients of the Pell Grant must be either fulltime or part-time students and plan to attend college for a full academic year or less. However, grant recipients are not the only ones with limits on the amount of aid they receive; money borrowers also have limits. A dependent undergraduate student can borrow a total of $31,000 in federal loans, and an independent can borrow up to $57,500, while graduate students can borrow up to $138,500. Though, a student’s first reaction to finding out their financial aid is about to run out might be anger, stress or frustration, the student should not be surprised. Perhaps the financial aid office should make it easier for students to be aware of the limited-time before the limit is reached or is near its end. However, in the end it is a student’s responsibility to be aware of how long they are going to take to graduate, and how they plan on affording their education for that long. After all, the student is the only one who will be affected directly. Whether that involves reading the fine print when accepting a grant or a loan, or making sure to talk with someone from the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships each semester to check in on how things are going, all students should be aware of their situation far in advance. These limits make it hard for students to complete their degrees. More and more students are taking longer than four years to complete their bachelor’s degree, and many find they are interested in more than one subject, and attempt to get double degrees or multiple minors. Eastern’s four-year graduation rate is only 33 percent. Most students take five or six years. However, six years is a reasonable time to get cut-off for the Pell Grant and about five and a half years for the MAP grant (if you take about 12 credit hours per semester). Placing a limit gives an opportunity for other students to get these grants as well. After all, financial aid is limited, and should be used wisely to distribute financial assistance to as many students as possible. Setting a limit could also help push students to graduate on time, or at least at a reasonable time, and to make responsible decisions on their education. Whether or not the financial aid office does make this information more readily available to students, be aware of the situation to prepared for when the limit is reached. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
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Coaches in sneakers help raise cancer awareness Everyone has their own fashion style. It is what makes each one of us unique, but there are specific times when there is a dress code that needs to be followed. That is precisely why it is in place. You do not wear jeans to a job interview or a wedding, and you would not wear a baseball jersey to a football game. These things are just known. I am not trying to be judgmental, but as much as we want to show off our individual fashion senses, there are some things that cannot be done. As I watched the basketball game last Thursday in Lantz, I could not help but continuously stare at all the coaches and the bright tennis shoes they were wearing with their formal dark colored suits. I was baffled. However, what I did not realize was that the coaches were not trying to make a fashion statement with their outfits that day; they were trying to send another message instead. From Jan. 19-25 was the Suits and Sneakers Awareness Week where the basketball coaches of the National Association of Basketball Coaches worked together with the American Cancer
Shirmeen Ahmad Society to spread cancer awareness. Coaches vs. Cancer has been a tradition since 1993 and over the years has raised millions of dollars by raising funds, and all that is required to participate is wearing tennis shoes to emphasize how being healthy and exercising can prevent cancer. So even though at Lantz Arena there were sets of two different coaches competing against one another, they were still united with their tennis shoes sticking out. And that is the way it was all over the country, coaches working together for a certain cause. In this case I completely condone breaking the rules
and going all out. It is important for all of us to participate for these different causes. If we want to make the world a better place for us to live in with our friends and family, then we have to be selfless and help those that really need it. With the ALS challenge, we saw how much of a difference an ice bucket made as the challenge traveled around the world. It is as easy as doing things like that. Sometimes we never know who has been affected or will be affected with a certain disease, different natural disasters and problems such as drug addictions. Nevertheless, if we work together to raise awareness and money, then we can make these problems a little easier to deal with in the future. It takes all of us to make a difference, so hop on the bandwagon, find a cause to work with and start spreading awareness everywhere you go. Shirmeen Ahmad is a junior journalism and political science major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or at denopinions@gmail.com.
LGBT community deserves to be respected Let us go through a short list of things that are no longer considered taboo subjects in our society: 1.Smoking pot 2.Women using vibrators 3.Talking about abortion 4.Openly discussing/debating politics or religion 5.Belonging to/supporting the LGBT community Now, while that last one is not particularly taboo, it is a topic that is avoided in many cases. This column is not to persuade anyone to support or accept or even understand the beliefs of the LGBT community—but I do want to propose we learn a little something called tolerance. Even though we have LGBT organizations in high schools and universities, I still feel that society instills a terrifying fear within those who are a part of the LGBT community. There have been successful leaps in this era of LGBT oppression that has granted the community the rights they already deserve— the rights that were stolen from them. However, what frightens me are the religious groups that appear on our campus. I was horrified not only because I am an avid supporter of the LGBT community, but also was genuinely taken aback by the obscenities spewed at us in previous years. These people wave their bibles in the air angrily, promise students they will one terrible day scorch in the deepest ring of Hell and scream at us in the name of God.
Marge Clemente Allow me to make this very clear: I am not a religious person, but I have nothing against religious people. And there was one question that continued to bounce around in the back of my mind: In the name of which God are they doing this? For those who believe in him, they are using God’s his name in vain by promoting violence. Did they happen to forget in the midst of their hateful protests that God is love? Do they not always preach that we are all loved equally and viewed the same through his eyes? What happened to that? It seems to me as though they enjoy using the bible for whenever it is convenient for them. They begin to paraphrase and apply specific passages to our world literally. I think there is one very essential thing we are missing here. This is not a matter of learning acceptance or understanding. Many have become intolerant. In looking at the dictionary’s definition, tolerance is: a fair, objective,
and permissive attitude toward opinions and practices that differ from one’s own. No one is saying that “bible thumpers” need to agree with the LGBT community’s lifestyle, nor that they have to understand it. Just learn how to be tolerant. I am sure that if we all just make the slightest bit of effort, cooperate and adapt a bit of tolerance, we will be doing something grand for the young adults who have yet to come out. We will be saving lives. Individuals who associate with the LGBT community should feel that they could lead their lives like any other human being—that they can be a productive member of a society without ridicule. But most importantly, they have a right to live in America without feeling threatened. Historically, this country has endured events that have translated from tragedies to crisis as Ellen Degeneres once said. However, This past Friday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, released its first national report evaluating of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across the nation, including Illinois. The LGBT community is here to stay you guys, so we should all make an effort to adapt. Marge Clemente is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama attributed the plan to the progress and development of children. “It is the key to success for our kids in the 21st Century,” Obama said. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found in 2013, the rate of unemployment for persons 25 and older with no more than a high school diploma was 7.5 percent, while the rate for those with a bachelor’s degree was 4 percent. Chris Dearth, the director of admissions, said the proposal is still on the table, and it is a little too early to tell how it could fully affect four-year universities. However, one if the biggest concerns is how states are going to fund such a program. “That’s a big hurdle,” Dearth said. “Any federal cuts just put more pressure on public institutions to come up with revenue streams.” Dearth said what families need to keep in mind is the program only covers tuition cost and not r o o m / b o a rd f e e s , w h i c h s o m e could see as good deal, but to look at the overall picture. “It’s an interesting concept,” Dear th said. “It sounds like a great deal, but families need to have that conversation.” Perry, who agreed with Dearth, said he does not expect the proposal to move at the federal level, but other states might look at Tennessee’s program to see if they can scale to their standards. “Regardless, (the) money has to come from somewhere,” Perry said. Some might feel state funding may see a small break, but Perry said it is not likely to happen in Illinois. “State funding of higher education in Illinois will likely not increase in the near term,” Perry said. “It might be possible that
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es. The Merit Scholarships such as the Pember ton Presidential Scholar award, which covers room and board fees as well as tuition up to $11,000 a year; a Presidential Scholar award giving students $11,000 a year; an Honors award allowing students up to $3,000 a year and the Panther Promise tuition waiver for students whose family makes $33,000 to $71,000, where selected students will receive up to $2,500 in tuition. Dearth said he is keeping an eye on Eastern’s enrollment, but the area has a good community college locally, which many choose as a cost-saver, which deter students
from coming to Eastern. However, Eastern has recently come to an agreement with Lakeland College allowing a reverse transfer. A reverse transfer is when students currently enrolled at a fouryear institution sends their transcript back to a community college allowing for a completion of an equivalent class, which may reward them with their associate degree. Rita Pearson, the assistant director of admissions, said she supports all forms of higher education and all students should be supported financially. If passed, Pearson said the program could
affect Eastern’s freshman enrollment, but the transfer enrollment may increase instead. Pearson also said there should b e m o re f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f o r four-year institutions because of what they can offer that community colleges may not. “It’s still early and I give him a lot of credit to think outside the box and get students (interested) in higher education,” Dearth said.
maybe beyond that, that outcomes in any organization, particularly organizations like ours, are very much a function of and tied to the team,” Minner said. “That team has got to be strong, when a door closes I want to hear from that team, what they think; not a yes or no.” Fern Kory, an English professor, asked Minner what his thoughts were in regards to the crisis in higher education. “The number of high school students in the United States is decreasing, and it’s going to continue to decrease for a while people think,” Minner said. Minner also said people can no longer afford to wait around for students to apply. “That is a failed strategy, it’s failed already and that puts the institutions at risk,” Minner said. “That’s coupled with another variable which is diminishing support from state government.” Minner has been involved with the Board of Commissioners, a distribution committee in charge of giving out grants, and the Missouri Foundation for Health.
He has also been involved in his community as an active election official, working in voting polls, taking part in food pantries and issues related to education and animals. “You can’t just sit in your office. People in higher education should be model-engaged citizens,” Minner said. “The president of an institution and others, have to be active and engaged members of the community.” Shavon Francis, a senior accounting major, asked Minner to give an example of some ethical dilemmas he has faced in his career. Minner said waiting for him on his desk when he returns to Radford University is a case in which several female students have accused a tenured faculty member with an otherwise clean record, a doctorate degree and various teaching awards of sexual harassment. “He alleges that this is absolutely untrue; it’s going to be up to me to make that decision, and I have a lot of latitude,” Minner said. “I can say nothing’s going to happen; I can say you’re done here and he will never get another academic job.”
Minner said he has to be careful and objective in the situation because he recognizes the impact his decision will have on the lives of the people involved. “You can’t go into those decisions with any set ideological position,” he said. “You just have to look at what really happened.” Rocken Roll, a graduate student in the College of Student Affairs, asked Minner what stood out to him about Eastern. Minner said he was impressed with Eastern’s campus as well as the ethos and spirit of the students and faculty. “I really enjoyed meeting your president,” he said. “I think he’s a great guy, and it’s going to be a hard act to follow in my view should I advance in the search.” Debby Hernandez and Luis Martinez made contributions to this story.
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Minner said he and his team at Radford University have increased ethnic minority enrollment by 81 percent and first generation enrollment by 40 percent. To improve the minority enrollment at Eastern, he said he would look at what the university is doing to retain certain populations, citing the growing number of Hispanic students as an example. “Are we doing anything in that regard?” Miner asked. “Are any of our promotional materials in Spanish? Do any of our recruiters speak Spanish? Have we thought through our recruitment activities in relation to some of the interests of Hispanic students?” Minner added he is a critical theorist and studies the use and distribution of power in social contexts. In his current job, he chooses a member of the faculty or staff who is in an underrepresented group in higher education each semester and gives them an office near his, talks to them about leadership challenges and sends them to professional development opportunities, Minner explained.
“I want to help diversify the pool of leaders in our sector,” Minner said. Dagni Bredensen, an English professor and director of faculty development, asked about the retention of minority faculty. Minner said he has increased the number of ethnic minority faculty by paying closer attention to recruiting them and making them feel welcome in the community. Reggie Thedford, the student body president, asked Minner what his interaction with students would be like. Minner said he tries to have as much face-to-face interaction with students as possible; at Radford University, this includes eating in the dining halls, having students over for dinner, teaching classes and mentoring students who might have certain challenges getting in the way of their potential. David Smith, a history professor, wanted to know how Minner would approach what Smith and several of his colleges call a lack of leadership among the senior administration. “It is my belief that in 2015,
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Panthers handed 3rd straight loss By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN Austin Peay handed the Eastern women’s basketball team its third-straight loss on Saturday in Lantz Arena with the help of guard Tiasha Gray. Gray scored 32 points on 9-of-21 shooting in the 66-63 win over the Panthers. Eastern guard Shakita Cox, who was guarding Gray for the majority of the game, felt her team did a good job for the most part on Gray but said it could have been a lot better. Down by three with four seconds left, Bh’rea Griffin’s running 3-point attempt fell short as it hit the front of the rim as time expired, and Eastern coach Debbie Black said her team shouldn’t have been in that situation in the first place. “I don’t think you can make the end of the game the most important part of the game,” Black said. “There are a lot of other factors. We were down a lot at halftime. We shouldn’t have been down eight.” Eastern forward Sabina Oroszova fouled out with 3:06 left, which proved to be costly. The Panthers were trailing 59-57, when Oroszova fouled out and Black said it’s always big when your best player fouls out. “She needs to understand that,” Black said. “That is something we talk about. She needs to be more disciplined. We do need (Oroszova) in the game.” Despite not having Oroszova for the last three minutes of the game, Black gave credit to the players that stepped up in her place, especially freshman Morgan Martin, who scored six points and had four rebounds in 16 minutes of action. “I think Morgan did a great job,” Black said. “She defended and scored when she needed to.” While up eight in the second half, Austin Peay continued to push the pace. Jacey Scott hit a 3-pointer with 17 minutes left in the half to give the Governors a 13-point lead. The Panthers went on a 17-9 run late in the half to cut their deficit to two points with five minutes left to play. Shakita Cox hit a 3-pointer with four seconds left to put the Panthers down one, but Gray hit two free throws in the remaining seconds to give the Governors the victory. In the past four games, the Panthers free-throw shooting has been 66 percent or higher, and in Saturday’s game, Eastern went 6-of-13 from the line. Black said one of the reasons her team lost is because of the abysmal free-throw shooting. “We do have to make free throws,” Black said. “We win the game if we make free throws, and 6-of-13 from the line is not going to help you.” The Panthers matched the Governors in almost every statistical category besides the final score.
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Sophomore forward Erica Brown goes up for the layup during the Panthers’ 66-63 loss against Austin Peay on Saturday in Lantz Arena. The Panthers are 4-4 in the OVC. Brown had 11 points during the game.
Eastern out-rebounded Austin Peay 4037. Eastern shot 41.3 percent from the floor and Austin Peay shot 37 percent from the floor.
“We are winning the battle of (the stat sheet),” Black said. “But, at the end of the game we are not winning. That is the disheartening thing, because I think this team is really good.”
The Panthers will take on Murray State at Lantz Arena on Wednesday. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
Swim teams drop rematch to Valparaiso By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @Den_Sports
The Eastern men’s and women’s swim teams both dropped their meets to Valparaiso in the second match up between the two schools. The Panthers came out on top in the first meeting of the season but fell this time around. The men lost 140.5-121.5 and the women lost 147-115. The Panthers were not at full strength for the meet with some swimmers not competing or swimmers who were just getting over sicknesses. “Not having junior Dylan (Ferguson), and freshman Steve Truchon in the meet was hurtful to us, and with their help, we could have won the meet,” head coach Jac-
queline Michalski said. Despite the losses, the Panthers combined for 10 first-place finishes in the meet. Juniors Jake Roberts and Kyle Ruckert were able to score points for the Panthers with first and second place finishes, respectively, in both the men’s 500-yard freestyle and the 1000-yard freestyle. Roberts won the 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:24.53 and the 500-yard freestyle with a 5:03.35, and Ruckert finished with times of 10:28.15 and 5:06.37. Michalksi was pleased with how they swam in those meets. “These two boys, along with fellow junior Dylan (Ferguson), show so much heart for this team, and that is really inspiring as a coach and excited me,” Michalksi said. “Those events were some great momentum building during the meet.”
Another first-place finisher for the Panthers was freshman Amy Smith. Smith was able to win the women’s 100yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.10, and fellow freshman Dani DiMatteo won the women’s 50-yard backstroke with a time of 28.86. Sophomore Brogan O’Doherty won the 50-yard backstroke for the men with a time of 24.19. Another swimmer who captured a firstplace finish in which Michalski was very happy with was junior Kaylee Morris in the women’s 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.34. “ Mi s s K a y l e e Mo r r i s h a d a w o n d e r ful swim meet over the weekend. She got some in-season best times in her event and stepped up in a new event for us in the 100-fly,” Michalksi said. The Panthers were very close to winning
some races but were just out touched by the Valparaiso swimmers. “I was a little disappointed with how close some of the races were, and where we just seemed to be out touched in so many events,” Michalski said. “I’m really hoping that we can start to be mentally engaged when time is set aside to work on finishes in practice so this doesn’t happen again.” The Panthers are home again Friday against Saint Louis at 5 p.m. for the last meet of the season before the end-of-season conference meet. Michalski hopes to get everyone healthy and ready to compete in the end-of-season meet coming up Feb. 18 until Feb. 21. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Eastern faces another loss, drops to 6-2 record By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @banash5 The Eastern men’s basketball team lost its second straight game, 56-52, to Austin Peay on Saturday in Lantz Arena. Eastern coach Jay Spoonhour said the Panthers cannot let this bad stretch snowball on them so they can bounce back. “Teams go through these ups and downs during the year. No one is immune from it,” Spoonhour said. “We’ve been fortunate early in the year that we’ve had games where we didn’t play well, but we still won.” Junior forward Trae Anderson led the Panthers with 22 points and six rebounds, before fouling out with 21 seconds remaining. It was the first time this season he reached 20 points in a game. “He had more opportunities because we posted him up more,” Spoonhour said. “They did a good job guarding him, and I’ll tell you it’s not an easy job trying to score over Chris Horton.” Senior center Chris Horton led the Governors with 12 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double. He also had two blocks for his team. Spoonhour said the Panthers cannot turn the ball over so many times in a small possession game. He said the Panthers were lucky to still be in the game as many times as they turned it over. “They started making plays at the defensive end of the ball,” freshman point guard Cornell Johnston said. “Next week we’ve just got to get better on defense and value the ball more.” The Panthers had 19 total turnovers. Junior forward Chris Olivier did not play because of an illness. However, Spoonhour acknowledged his team has played fine without Olivier before. “When you go to somebody as much as we go to him, it impacts it,” Spoonhour said. “Other guys stepped up and made plays, like Trae Anderson. He stepped right in there and played fine.”
The Governors started the game off with an 11-3 run forcing Spoonhour to call a timeout. Johnston said in the huddle that Spoonhour told his players they needed to guard better. On the next Austin Peay possession, senior forward Keenen Anderson made a block for Eastern, which led to a LeTrell Viser layup at the other end. That started a 16-6 run for the Panthers, who would not lose the lead the rest of the half. “That was a good block by (Anderson) and it got us going,” Johnston said. Johnston was the only other Panther to finish with double-digit points. He had 11 points for the day and eight assists, as well as four rebounds. “They were physical and tough, and did a good job pressuring (Johnston),” Spoonhour said. “So, they came in and won the game. You’ve got to give them credit.” The Panthers led 29-20 at the half, and started the second half with backto-back baskets by Anderson and Luke Piotrowski. The Governors responded with a 13-3 run after a timeout. A jumper by senior forward Ed Dyson at the 10:20 mark gave them the lead for the next 7 minutes until a layup by Anderson gave the Panthers their last lead of the game, 49-48. Dyson would hit a free throw at the 1:35 mark to give the Governors the lead for good. Dyson finished with 14 points and four rebounds. “This is a bad stretch for us and you can’t worry about it,” Spoonhour said. “You just have to figure out what was working. ‘Why aren’t we doing the stuff that was working? How do we get back to the stuff that was working?’” Eastern looks to improve Thursday when they travel to Tennessee-Martin for a 6:30 p.m. game in Martin, Tenn. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
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Junior Trae Anderson is defended by two Austin Peay opponents during the Panthers’ 56-52 loss against the Governors on Saturday in Lantz Arena. The Panthers fell to 6-2 in the OVC.
Track teams capture first place at John Craft Invite By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s and women’s track teams won first place at the annual John Craft Invite on Saturday. The teams had a combined 17 firstplace finishes at the invite. The men’s team totaled 235 team points on their way to victory beating out Illinois State, which came in second place with 159 points. Bradley came in third place with 48 points, followed by Saint Louis with 37.5 and Western Illinois who came in last with 34 points. Junior Calvin Edwards, who won the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week last week, again won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.04 seconds. Redshirt junior Norvel Mohammed took first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.34 seconds. Also victorious for the men was senior Danny Trevor who had a time of 54.60 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles and sophomore Riley McInerney with an improved mile time of 4:11.68 seconds. Trevor won the Heptathlon title with a score of 2210 points as well. Sophomore Kendall Williams won both the long jump and the triple jump with scores of 22-08-5 and 46-06.25.
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Christian Ilunga Matthiesen, a junior economics major, participates in the 60-meter dash during the John Craft Invite Saturday in Lantz Arena Indoor Fieldhouse.
Senior David Johansson led a dominant team performance in the weight throw with a throw of 55 feet-01.50 inches.
The women’s team also dominated the competition with a score of 240 total points. Illinois State came in second
with 173 points followed by Saint Louis who came in third with 58 points. Western Illinois and Bradley rounded
out the standing with 48 and 12 points. Junior Angelica Anyaogu won both the 60-meter dash and the long jump field event with scores of 7.67 seconds and 18 feet-09.75 inches. Junior Dhiaa Dean finished first in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:34.11 seconds and junior Amina Jackson also finished in first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.68 seconds. Sophomore Kristen Paris also had two first place finishes in the 800-meter run and the mile. Her time for the 800-meter run was 2:15.17 seconds and her time for the mile run was 5:01.88 seconds. In the field events, junior Janie Howse won the weight throw with a throw of 57 feet-02.25 inches. Sophomore Bryn Buckwalter earned a first place in shot put with a throw of 43 feet-11.25 inches and freshmen Haleigh Knapp won the high jump with a jump of 5-feet-7 inches. Both teams will now prepare for the Indiana Relays next weekend in Bloomington, Ind. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.