APRIL 3, 2015
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Vocalist Steven Kaufman, bassist Dustin Politsch and drummer Shayne Cordevant make up Copecetic, a local favorite. Copecetic will perform at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Macs' Uptowner.
Copecetic, Todd Hazelrigg to perform at Uptowner By Kara Baker Verge Reporter Two Charleston favorites are performing together this Saturday at Macs’ Uptowner, located at 623 Monroe Ave. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. and cover is $3. Patrons must be 21 years or older to enter. Copecetic, a three-piece band that consists of vocalist and keyboardist Steven Kaufman, bassist Dustin Politsch, and drummer Shayne Cordevant, has been performing at Macs’ Uptowner for three years. This time, they will be joined on stage by guitarist Todd Hazelrigg.
“It’s great to have someone new play with us. It keeps me on my toes,” Kaufman said. “I’m looking for ward to what he’ll do.” Hazelrigg himself has played at Macs’ Uptowner four times in the past six months, opening for Copecetic during their last show, as well as the The Fights and Montreal Screwjob. “I’m happy to be a regular at the Towner. It’s a good hometown bar,” Hazelrigg said. Hazelrigg is a Kankakee native, but is moving to Charleston in the fall to study engineering at Eastern. Copecetic asked Hazelrigg to join them on a series of shows this summer. Saturday’s show is
the first of those shows. All their summer shows are promotion for Copecetic’s music
Kaufman said. “A good number of people coming back to Illinois for it.”
"It's great to have someone new play with us. It keeps me on my toes." Steven Kaufman, Copecetic vocalist festival, RageFest. Copecetic will be raffling off a pair of tickets to RageFest at Saturday’s show. RageFest is June 26-28 in New Athens, Ill., in St. Clair County. Kaufman expects 700-1,000 people in attendance to see the festival’s 24 artists. “ I t ’s g o n n a b e a h o o t , ”
Kaufman said RageFest started “as a party in a barn on a farm.” “ It g o t b i g g e r a n d b i g g e r. Eventually it got too big for the farm,” Kaufman said. “ It’s more work for me this year because it is so big. But we do it for the same reason we keep playing music anywhere: to share the love, have some fun, make a living.”
The full line-up and ticket information can be found at ragefest.com. Kaufman and Hazelrigg both said they’re excited to be playing together. The two have jammed together a few times, but this is their first attempt at working together professionally. “It’s been fun ever y time,” Kaufman said of playing with Hazelrigg. “I can only imagine it’ll get better with a little practice, dedication, and homework.”
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Two Charleston favorites will perform together Saturday at Macs’ Uptowner.
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Kara Baker can be reached at 581-2812 or kabaker2@eiu.edu.
'Sounds of the World' to represent four countries
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at 7 p.m. Friday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Ballroom. This event will feature students representing four different countries: Nepal, China, India and Korea. Saudi Arabia was expected to be included, but due to the students not showing up to the auditions, that country will not be included. The is not only a performance special where attendees simply watch foreign dances and musical
performances, but there will also be four social activities for everyone to participate in such as musical chairs, guessing games and cultural trivia. Tickets are $2 before the event at the International office and $3 at the door. Kevin Vicker, the director of the Office International Students and Scholars, said the event is normally annual; however due to its popularity last semester, it was includ-
ed again this semester. Vicker said this is not only a learning experience for everyone, but also a chance to simply blend the different cultures together and have a true sense of community. “It’s a chance to really learn about other cultures, but also to interact and have the feeling of community with the international students,” Vicker said. While this event will showcase the diversity on campus in an en-
tertaining way, Vicker says it also gives international students the opportunity to form relationships with other students on campus and not simply with those from their respective countries. Shifa Shamim, senior accounting major, is an international student and the president of ASI and she sees the event as pure entertainment while learning is merely up to those who choose to do so.
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Eastern’s melting pot is mixing up a foreign treat as its international students bring their culture to the small town with a blend of singing, dancing and musical performances. For the second time this year, The Association of International Students is putting on the two hour “Sounds of the World” event
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The participants of the “Take Back the Night” march prepare to begin marching around campus for sexual assault awareness on Thursday in the University Ballroom.
Eastern stands up against sexual assault By Cassie Buchman City Editor| @DEN_News Chants such as “Stop the violence; end the silence!” could be heard around campus during the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service’s Take Back the Night march. The evening started with a performance by The Moondogs and keynote speaker Erin Walters, the executive director of SACIS. The University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union had booths for SACIS as well as a black sign people could write on in gold and silver markers. Wr i t t e n o n t h e b o a r d w e r e phrases such as “Consent is sexy,” “ We are listening,” “No means no,” and “You are not alone, speak out and speak up!” After The Moondogs finished
its set, Walters spoke about SACIS and sexual violence. “It is on all of us to make a change for sexual violence,” she said. “It is not a women’s issue; it’s an everyone’s issue.” She said anyone and everyone has been impacted or even experienced sexual violence. “People try to engage men and say, ‘Well, you have a mother, sister, aunt, girlfriend,” she said. “ We still believe the women in their life are important, but isn’t it a human rights issue?” Walters also talked about the history of Take Back the Night, which started in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. “It’s basically saying we deserve to live in a community free of not just violence, but gendered violence,” she said. She said one in five women will experience sexual assault in col-
lege, often during their freshman and sophomore year, and 75 percent of these women know their attacker. “There’s no stereotypical rapist in an alley, hiding behind a dumpster,” she said. Walters said it is rare to hear about children experiencing sexual violence even though it does occur often. “Only 12 percent of these will be reported,” she said. Walters talked about misconceptions about sexual violence and assault. She said some people think it’s the fault of the victim if she wears a short skirt or drinks. “That’s absolute bulls***,” she said. “I’m calling bulls***. It’s always 100 percent the responsibility of the person who chose to do it.” She said society still blames the victims.
Glow sticks were passed around during her speech to carry through the march. “ We’ll use the glow sticks to shine light with campus,” Walters said. The march started in the University Ballroom. Volunteers held a sign with the words “Take Back the Night” on it decorated with yellow stars. The march went from the Union down toward the South Quad, then looped around to Old Main and returned to 7th Street Underground. Two, four, six, eight, Stop the violence; Stop the Hate,” they chanted. “My name’s not honey; my name’s not baby. No means no; it don’t mean maybe.” Kathryn McIntosh, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major, said she came to the march to see what it is about. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT, page 5
Doudna uses state money, donations By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Doudna uses multiple ways to pay for the variety of acts it brings in, including a portion of Eastern’s appropriated money from the state, the New and Emerging Artist Series Endowment Fund and other funds created by donors. Dwight Vaught, the assistant dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said he manages Doudna’s budget. “The administration here will divide that money among all the departments, which Doudna gets a little bit of appropriated money,” he said.
The other source of Doudna’s funding is the New and Emerging Artist Series Endowment Fund. “This endowment fund started when the building was opened, and the way endowment funds work is that you put the money in a principle which is not touched,” Vaught said. “Then you are able to have the proceeds of the interest every year.” He said the EIU Foundation holds the series’ principle money, and every year Eastern tells them how much interest the fund has earned. “We also have some smaller funds like the classical music series endowment fund, which was started by some very generous donors many years back,” Vaught said. “So
if we are looking at something that is a classical music artist we can use some of that money to help underwrite those.” He said those are the main sources of funding for Doudna. The Doudna budget as a whole funds other things that go on in the College of Arts and Humanities, Vaught said. “There are visiting artist through the music and theatre departments as well as events like the Embarras Valley Film Festival, Lions in Winter and some of the humanities performances that happen along with the art events in Tarble,” he said. Vaught said the money is not just for Doudna to spend to bring the
artists onto campus; many local pieces need to be divided up. “The amount we have to spend on bringing tourist artists here is really only about a third of our budget total,” he said. The other parts of the budget are divided up to fit some of the other local needs. Vaught said when they have a contracted guest to come perform at Doudna, no matter how much is in the budget for that year, they have to pay what was promised in the contract. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
The Apportionment Board listened to and approved the revisions for Student Government Association, Campus Recreation, and University Board budgets. The revised budgets will go to Student Senate, where they will decide the final vote on the revisions. Reginald Thedford, the student body president, presented the student government budget, go over what the student senate executives came up with in the allotted funds. “We took out $200 from the graphic design position and the social media marketing position,” Thedford said. “We wanted an increase from last time, we went up $100, and so we decided to decrease that amount.” Thedford also said the executive took out $1,000 from professional services, $400 from non-employee travel, $2,000 from wearing apparel, $900 from other commodities. Thedford was originally going to present the revised budget to student senate during its meeting on Wednesday; however, he was unable to. “It’s not the end of the world because I will present to them next week,” Thedford said. “I did want to get to them this week so that they will have a week ahead to look at the budget.” Thedford also said the senators would have been able to voce their opinions about what was cut from the budget but since the meeting was not in quorum, they were unable to do so. “It’s very likely that they may ask questions or question where we decided to cut,” Thedford said. “After explaining, I think they may understand where we decided to cut, I know it was it’s hard for us to cut where we did cut, but I think we made a good decision or good decisions on where we decided to cut from the budget.” Sarah Daugherty, the assistant director of facilities at campus recreation, was unable to attend the meeting to present the revised campus recreation budget. However, she was able to provide a power point detailing what campus rec revised in their budget. In the original budget proposal, campus rec request $211, 000, which was divided into $7,000 for maintenance costs, $54,000 for the six graduate assistants, and$150,000 for student employment. The revised changes would take away the $7,000 for maintenance and reduced student payroll to $131,485. BUDGET APPROVALS, page 5
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The four members that make up the acoustic part of the band Moondog perform songs before the “Take Back the Night” march on Thursday in the University Ballroom.
CAA approves business graduation requirements By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs approved all items on their a g e n d a T h u r s d a y, i n c l u d i n g modifying the School of Business graduation requirement. Me l o d y Wo l l a n , t h e a s s o c i ate chair of the department, was in attendance to explain to the council members the rationale behind the revisions. “For years the School of Business has had a number of courses that we require students to take as pre-admission to the school of business,” Wollan said. “ We had another requirement on the books that said before you graduate with a business degree, you must have completed MAT 2110.”
The School of Business wants its students to take eight courses as part of the graduation requirements. These eight course include CMN 240: Argumentation and Cr i t i c a l T h i n k i n g ; E C N 3 4 5 0 : Game Theory; GEG 4810: Geographic information Systems I ; M AT 2 1 1 0 G : B r i e f C a l c u lus with Application, MIS 3505: Advanced Microcomputer Application and Development; OSC 3800: Spreadsheet Modeling and Analysis for Management Decision Making; OSC 4820: Business Analytics and Data Mining; PHI 1900G Logical and Critical Reasoning and the honors version. The council approved the proposal nine to one. Anna Crommell, assistant professor of vio-
lins and viola, explained the rationale behind the proposed revision to the proposed music composition concentration. “We are trying to prepare for our accreditation site visit next s p r i n g b y t h e Na t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f S c h o o l s o f Mu s i c ,” Crommell said. “One of our degree programs that came under little bit of question at our last site visit was our composition concentration.” T h e re v i s i o n i n c l u d e d s o m e clarification about come of the course already offered and the addition of two credits of independent study in pedagogy. The council unanimously approved the revision to the music composition concentration. The council also approved the revisions to the Art History mi-
By Mackenzie Freund Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Different styles of art will take over the Tarble Arts Center for the 2015 Graduate Art Exhibition. The exhibition will begin on April 4 and will continue until April 26. An opening reception
will be hosted on April 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the atrium of the Tarble Arts Center. April 21 at 11 a.m., the gradu a t e a r t s t u d e n t s w i l l e x p l o re their pieces in more detail during a gallery talk. The graduate art students that have their work on display during the exhibition are Douglas
Angulo, Amanda Boyd and Annie Cunningham. Also displaying their work are Ja m i e L ov e l l , Ry a n Pa l u c z a k , Tom Pekovitch, Rindy Ricketts, Angela Rogers and Daniel Rohr. The exhibition will display artwork by each of the graduate students, who worked on their submissions throughout the se-
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nor and the ART 3111: Sculpture II and ART 3112: Sculp ture III, and the revision to the graphic design and studio art options for students seeking a degree in art, which will add ART 2012G: Nonwestern Fine Arts as part of the course requirements. They also approved a new history course, HIST 3910: The Family in American History and a new accounting class, ACC 3950: Communications for the Accounting Professional Using Analytical Tools. The council had no other items to add to their next meeting.
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mester. Each exhibits a different style and approach. The exhibition is free admission and will be open during Tarble’s business hours. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.
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By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge He came out to his mother at 1 a.m. after a night with friends; however, two weeks prior, Josh Do n i e k , a n E a s t e r n g r a d u a t e , said he came out to himself and his friends. He said it came as no surprise when he came out to his mother. “ M o m , I ’m g a y,” h e s a i d . “Duh,” she replied. “I’ve known since you were five.” His stor y was one of many d u r i n g Pr i d e’s Bi g G a y Pa n e l , w h i c h f e a t u re d i n d i v i d u a l s o n campus representing letters of the acronym including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Pansexual, Asexual and Ally Thursday evening. Doniek said his family was supportive of him after he came out, and like others on the spectrum, he worried about rejection from family members and being forced out of his home. Shelby Niehaus, a sophomore English major, seemed to take a less serious and more comical approach to coming out. She told her family just before leaving for work to allow them time to think about her sexual orientation; however, Niehaus’ plan backfired because they took it as a joke. Ni e h a u s i d e n t i f i e s a s q u e e r and pansexual. Someone who is
pansexual is emotionally, physically, romantically, sexually or spiritually attracted to all gender identities and expressions. Ni e h a u s s a i d b e c a u s e o f t h e manner in which she told her family, they thought she was just being funny, so when the top ic came up two weeks later, they had no idea what she was talking about. Her mother even laughed, and that scared her. “That laugh could have meant she was about to get scar y and kick me out,” Niehaus said. Ky Martin, a freshman graphic design major, identifies as nonbinary and does not feel linked to any gender-specific terms or pronouns. M a r t i n’s r o o m m a t e d i d n o t take this declaration of persona l i d e n t i f i c a t i o n s e r i o u s l y, s o she rejected Martin and the two did not get along. The issues between the two got so deep that Martin did not feel comfortable l i v i n g w i t h t h e ro o m m a t e a n d Martin received a new room assignment. Martin also identifies as T for transgender on the spectrum. “People would tell me that I am less trans because I sit in the middle,” Martin said. Members of the audience seemed interested in what each panelist identified as, even asking questions about their person-
RHA elects new executive board By Cassie Buchman City Editor|@DEN_News The Residence Hall Association elected a new president, vice president, national communications coordinator, treasurer and secretary for its executive board for the 2015-2016 school year at its meeting on Thursday. Rachael Johnson, a sophomore chemistry major, was elected president, while Mackenzie Freund, a sophomore journalism major, was elected vice president. The new national communications coordinator is Morgan Blackmore, a sophomore communication studies major; the new treasurer will be Kyle Anderson, a math major, and the secretary will be Kevin Lux, a junior history major. As president, Johnson she said she would implement icebreaker activities into every meeting. “I want to make it not just a meeting, but something fun,” she said. She also said she wants to make more theme nights for the dining committee. “I will work on making sure everyone’s voice is heard,” she said. “If there’s a con-
cern, I want to people to let me know, then get a solution.” Freund said as vice president she wanted to help new and old RHA members have a good year. She said she wanted to plan a social media themed ROC fest, as well as keeping on top of Social Justice and Diversity Week, which are the responsibilities of the vice president. “I want to get Greek Court involved in Social Justice and Diversity Week and ROC fest,” she said. Lux cited that founded a gaming group and membership in several clubs as experience, as well as his ability to keep a promise. “To get picked to be RHA representative, I promised to wear a fez to every meeting, and I have worn one to every meeting,” he said. “I keep my promises.” Blackmore talked about why she wanted her position as well despite running unopposed. “I want to keep EIU’s perspective happy, and in a good light,” she said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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al lives. One of the questions was raised regarding losing or gaining friends for being out and open. Doniek, said he did not lose any friends when he came out, but some did treat him differently. He recalled a time when the subject of teachers not dating students came up in class. Doniek said the discussion took a turn when gay marriage came up, which led to a comment on a d u l t s m a r r y i n g c h i l d re n a s a joke. “I felt completely disrespected, but I was like, (you’re) dead to me,” Doniek said. The student who made the comment knew Doniek and what his orientation was. Some in the crowd wanted to know how the panelists dealt with the intersectionality of being LGBT and African-American, or LGBT and an instructor. Yolanda Williams, a Gateway advisor, said she cannot separate the fact that she is a lesbian and that she is black. Williams said people can ei ther be her friend and accept all of her or not; she said whenever she decides to move on with her career, her next location will have to be chosen carefully because it must accept her for who she is. The issue of how LGBT people are portrayed in media was an-
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Gateway Program’s academic advisor, Yolanda Williams, Eastern alumni Josh Doleiu, and Ashlee Bell, sociology major, share their ‘coming out’ story during The Big Gay Panel in Buzzard Hall auditorium.
other topic the panel discussed; the panelists had different views in terms of image, stereotype and tokenism. Wi l l i a m s s a i d w h e n s h e w a s younger and would watch TV, characters who were LGBT were usually blonde women or flamboyant men. Therefore, when Williams saw a recent episode of “Scandal” that featured two older lesbians who were black, she was glad to see that change in media. Daniek, who said he represents the flamboyant side of gay males in the media, said that represen-
tation is a good and bad thing to have. He said he is accounted for in movies and TV, but it would be nice to have all letters of the acronym represented. Wi t h i n t h e g a y c o m m u n i t y, body image is also something shown and heavily discussed in terms of men being physically fit. “You’re not going to see me at the gym five times a day—I’m busy, I like pizza,” Doniek said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or at rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Students break down Korean culture By Brianna Littlejohn Staff Reporter | @DEN_News
In the Korean culture, people like to mix vodka-like liquor called Soju and beer as a recreational drink that is less bitter than other drinks. Using water as an example, presenters of the “K-Pop, J-Pop, and Asian Popular Culture Panel Discussion” demonstrated how to properly throw back the drink Thursday for Asian Heritage Month. Sukyeong Han, an economics major, and Seung Choi, a philosophy major, said the drink is made by shaking up the Soju and beer mixture and knocking off the toxins from the drink with two fingers, which allows the beverage to be drinkable. Han and Choi also told the audience how to cure a hangover in the Korean culture. Han said in the Korean culture, people use beverages like Bacchus and Vita 500 to cure a hangover as opposed to the many remedies used in American culture. They also gave tips on how to care for someone who has had too many drinks. “You are supposed to hold their hair so their hair will not get in their face and pat their back while their vomiting,” Choi said as they both demonstrated the etiquette. Their presentation concluded with a
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music video ironically titled “Hangover” by Psy featuring Snoop Dog, which is one of the most popular songs in the K-pop genre. K-pop and J-pop are Korean and Japanese genres for pop music. History majors Monica Burney and Hunter Worthey presented their topics on the K-pop genre and gave examples of groups including SHINee, Big Bang, Girls Generation and Super Junior. Most of the members of K-pop groups have different Asian ethnicities, which is used as a business strategy to reach a broader audience, Worthey said. “Some record labels discriminate against some group members because of their ethnicities, and some have even resulted in lawsuits,” Worthey said. Burney said some bands have subgroups created by some of their members catering to a different fan base than the original band. Burney and Worthey decoded the term “fandom,” which refers to the fan base of K-pop groups. Each group’s fandom has a unique name and story behind it. For example, if someone is a fan of the group Super Junior, they would call themselves an “Elf” or “Everlasting Friend.” Each fandom also has its own color; the
group Super Juniors’ color is pearl sapphire blue. The fandoms will also bring glow sticks of the color to their favorite groups’ concerts, and the stadium will be lit up with the designated color. Burney and Worthey also discussed another term, “fanchants,” which is an organized way for fans to scream during performances. The chants are incorporated in the songs, so once a song gets to the chant, the fans will chant along with the groups. Fanchants also are used to introduce each member of a group during a song. Burney and Worthey then showed a video of a fanchant for the K-pop group SHINee performing “Everybody,” which has a fan base of mostly teenage girls. The two also described the different fashions in the K-pop genre, and they concluded with a contemplation video of BlockB, VIXX, EXO-K and other popular K-pop groups. Garrett Hamilton, an undecided major, was not familiar with the genre. “ It was different, but it seemed really American inspired,” he said. Brianna Littlejohn can be reached – 581-2812 or at bnlittlejohn@eiu.edu.
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Glorification of rape culture in rap lyrics Though I’ve written columns before where I’ve vehemently defended rappers, sometimes I realize I need to step back and let their lyrics do the work for them—and not in a particularly good way. I was mortified while listening to the song UOENO, the Kendrick Lamar version. It started off fast-paced as Lamar snarled in a low, confident voice that he had been one of many to change the rap game. While each artist sifted through his verse seamlessly, I bobbed my head along to its contagious beat. It wasn’t until I strained my ear just a little to listen closely to the husk in Rick Ross’s voice that I stopped enjoying his verse altogether. And so he jeered with a smirk on his voice, “Put Molly (the drug) all in her champagne—she ain’t even know it. I took her home and I enjoyed that—she ain’t even know it.” Now while packed in a car or a club or at a bar, weaving in and out of notso-sober state, bodies gyrating closely to the beat, one doesn’t feel inclined to pay any mind to the song’s lyrics. Until I spent the afternoon cleaning around my apartment and casually mouthing along to the words, that was when I stopped cold and frowned, then thought, “Hold up. He didn’t just say what I think he did.” It scares me how troubling some of these lyrics have become and how desensitized we are to them when we don’t even realize we’re singing along. Why do we glorify rape culture in songs? Clearly what Ross (hopefully) jokingly says he engaged in was rape. You’ve drugged a woman out of her body and mind without her consent, kidnapped her and violated her body in the worst way possible—while she was unconscious. That just reads creep all over, to me at least. While other artists like Eminem also angrily spew some rather disturbing lyrics, I believe their work comes from a darker, metaphorical place. Other artists create alter egos, personas and end up telling stories through their characters—much like a horror film. Nevertheless, figures like Rick Ross and Future are parading around their lifestyle as though it is something to be envied—as though others should aspire to their status. Why are we being told in their lyrics to laugh off this kind of behavior? I know nothing will change because it’s just what’s in right now, but I’m genuinely curious as to why. It’s disgusting. Margorie Clemente is a senior English major and can be reached at 581-2812 or at denopinions@gmail.com.
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STAFF EDITORIAL
Social Justice and Diversity Week is only a prompt Friday’s demolition of the Wall of Oppression will mark the closing of Social Justice and Diversity week, and a time to reflect on what we say and how it affects out peers. Words that have personally offended and collectively hurt members of Eastern’s community have been painted in reds and greens, challenging students on their way to class. Some of the words on the wall are so specific and so personal; one can only wonder what would encourage another person to say them out loud. The reality of it is that every person has something within them that has the ability to conjure the most painfully discriminatory statements toward another person or group.
Whether that par t of a person is en couraged by anger, social pressures or a biased upbringing, it is important to acknowledge that every person should be afforded basic human rights, and the right to feel comfortable and safe, particularly in a place where the live and study. A college campus is the perfect place to not only experience, but also celebrate diversity. People from all corners of the world have come together to develop themselves at different stages of their lives. Every person’s experience unique, however, this diverse group of people have come together at the same time to develop their unique stories, at the same place with one another. In this sense, every person on Eastern’s
campus has the capacity to be empathetic toward one another. Community members should be using the elements of their lives that bond them, to explore the areas that set them apart. The best way to combat hateful thinking is to educate. Free speech allows us to fight hate speech with language that encourages a curious, compassionate and understanding society. Social insensitivity is a large problem p e r p e t u a t e d by t h e s i n g l e i n s t a n c e s i n which it is practiced. When the wall is demolished Friday, do not let it’s message fall to the ground with it. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Climate change and the role of the media This era in entertainment is good time to be a nerd. Left and right, studios are taking shots to create their own success with various super hero characters and comic book characters. It started with movies. Slowly gaining acclaim, superhero movies like “Spiderman,” “Superman,” “Batman” and “Iron Man” truly opened mainstream audiences to the interesting exciting world of comic books and superheroes. Now, a summer has not gone by with the expectation of at least three comic book movies hitting the theaters. Studios can also expect to make large amounts of money making these movies. Every year, at least one movie seems to break records. While the price of these films is high, they have been paying out in abundance. Comic book adaptation success has also moved to the television. Spearheaded by networks like CW, these adaptations are gaining massive traction with mainstream audiences. Shows like “The Flash” and “Arrow” are gaining massive success. “The Flash” premiere was The CW’s most watched telecast ever. And more show and movies are yet to come
Jarad Jarmon gifting the world with the wonderful universes that comic books have been developing for decades. Nerds, like me, get to see what we have seen in comic books for years. I am getting to enjoy some of the many things I loved in my comic books on the big screen. This is a dream era for someone like me. I don’t want it to end, but I think it might. I worry TV and movies are coming dangerously close to flooding the market, turning a potentially sustainable genre into a fad. I worry that audiences might get to the point where they will feel burnt out by the amount of comic book movies hitting the market.
The comic book movie has been following a similar path the western movie followed at its prime in the ‘60s and the ‘70s. The western was king in this time period. Because of this, back-to-back movies filled American cinema. This became detrimental to its success. They became so frequent, audiences were overwhelmed. Putting out these Westerns became more about quantity and quality. Now, Westerns have become almost nonexistent in cinema except for the occasional movie like “True Grit,” which was a remake anyways. I do not want the comic book movie to become a fad. I do not want it to be overdone. While I love seeing all of this content come out, I want it to last. So like with anything else, I hope studios making these movies spread out their plans with these movies to avoid over saturation. Studios need to learn from the mistake of the past and avoid an inevitable bombing of the comic book movie. Jarad Jarmon is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com.
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ROTC receives training in Carman Hall By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 In the dark, abandoned floors of Carman Hall, sweat drips down the chin straps of their camouflage helmets as ROTC students, with black leather gloves gripping their rubber assault rifles, burst through the doors of vacant dorm rooms. Each person who enters a room, most wearing army uniforms layered with tan vests and matching boots, steadies their weapon toward the walls as they clear one corner of the room at a time. The first person who walks in, or “oneman,” pushes the door completely open to ensure no enemies are behind it, then heads toward the path of least resistance, which is opposite of the door’s hinges. “ Tw o - m a n” a n d “t h re e - m a n” f o l l ow close behind, with three-man also clearing the center and ceiling, as the center of the room poses the biggest threat, until the final “four-man” enters. The team leader yells “status,” which is followed by each team member reporting “one up,” “two up” and so forth until the leader determines that the room is clear. About 60 students were divided into these training groups in the basement and first through third floors of Carman’s South Tower on Thursday. Matthew Bailey, one of the squad leaders, told his group of about 13 students about the proper room-clearing procedures, including how important it is for one-man to always have his weapon up. “This is called the high ready position because if someone was immediately right here, ready to shoot, and he had his weapon low, I’m going to kill him first,” he said. “Plain and simple.” Bailey also told his group to always enter swiftly and quietly to gain the element of surprise over enemies. “I’m shocked seeing him there with his weapon; he already has it up, and if he knows that I’m a threat and I have a weapon, I’m an actual enemy that’s aggressive, he would be able to kill me first,” Bailey said. He also stressed not to shoot an enemy who does not have a weapon. “We don’t shoot everyone; we only shoot people that need to be shot basically,” he said. While he said the group should enter swiftly, Bailey also said not to run into the rooms because clearing a room fast does not
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Junior sociology major Karina Saldanas turns the corner to clear another room as cadets learn how to clear rooms on Thursday in Carman Hall.
“We don’t shoot everyone. We only shoot people who need to be shot, basically.” -Matthew Bailey, ROTC squad leader equal clearing it completely. “You could be missing something that could eventually hurt the next person,” he said. “So by doing it slowly, doing it smoothly, you’re going to be doing it faster than if you were sprinting.” ROTC member Sydney Ryan asked what to do if a team member gets shot.
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Daniel Alix, a military science professor, said the students were participating in MOUT training, or Military Operations over Urban Terrain, and learned techniques such as clearing rooms, hallways and stairwells. He said in previous wars like WWII or Vietnam, soldiers would roll in with tanks and destroy buildings, but with recent wars in transitioning to fighting in major cities, there has been an emphasis on limiting collateral damage. “To do that you have to send people in to make sure that there’s no enemy in these buildings, and that’s why we teach fighting in urban terrain,” Alix said. “It allows us to cut down on the losses of collateral damage, save a lot of buildings.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 The revisions also include reduction in hours of operation during the week by 12 hours. The rec center will go from currently operating at 114.5 hours per week to 102.5 per week. The university board also presented its revision to its budget. Tylen Elliot, the new chair of University Board, presented what the board had decided on cutting for their budget. “The goal of University Board is to strive towards achieving programs of quality, diversity and entertainment,” Elliot said. “ We have over 100 event each year, 23 coordinators, 12 committees and we’ve been in service for more than 20 years.”
“So the first person walks in and they die; you see their head in the hallway, so do you guys all walk in? she asked. Bailey said though it might seem mean, the person ahead of the team member who got shot should push them out of the way and the rest of the team should proceed in. “If it creates a cluster, that’s more casualties,” Bailey said. “Your mission’s first; you want to kill the enemy, suppress the enemy before you ever start helping.” Ryan said she enjoyed the experience, especially because the last couple training sessions involved going over terminology in the McAfee Gymnasium. In an old associate resident director’s room, where socks, a pair of underwear, deodorant and plastic bottle caps, and other bits of trash could be seen scattered around the random leftover furniture, the students learned how to clear adjoining or complex rooms.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 The total amount cuts from the university board budget was $33,564, which includes $4,000 from Cultural Arts; $1,000 from Mainstage; $3,000 from Marketing; $2,364 from special events; $10,000 from Movies and $1,500 from general costs. The apportionment board members unanimously approves the three revision, and the revised budgets will go to the student senate meeting next week, where they will vote on their final approval.
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“I’m interested in it, I feel for people who have been sexually assaulted,” she said. This was not McIntosh’s first time participating in activism. As a part of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta, she marched to protest the shooting of Mike Brown. She said she was not surprised to see men at the march, but she was surprised at the number of them there. “It’s nice to see these men feel for women,” she said. In the 7th Street Underground was a speakout and vigil. This year’s was a little different, as it was structured as more of a discussion. Topics brought up were rape culture, how women are portrayed in the media, and healthy and unhealthy relationships. Movies such as “Twilight,” “50 Shades of
Grey” and “The Notebook,” were pointed out as harmful as they showed someone forcing someone else to date them; in particular, a scene was discussed where the main character threatens to kill himself if a girl wouldn’t go on a date with him in “The Notebook.” Dana Gilbertson, a sophomore elementary education major, brought up a sign she saw on Seventh Street that said “21 to drink, 18(ish) to sleep over.” “It normalizes statutory rape, and making it a joke,” she said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Men’s golf team readies for this weekend By Blake Nash Staff Reporter|@Banash5
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Haylee Beck, a junior outfielder, attempts to get a hit in the softball game Monday at Williams Field against Murray State. Beck managed one hit in the game.
Panthers set for pair of double headers Eastern’s softball team prepares for a double header this weekend. By Sean Hastings Staff reporter|@Den_Sports The Eastern softball team will continue their conference schedule when they host double headers against Tennessee Tech and Jacksonville State this weekend. The games were initially scheduled to be played on Friday and Saturday but due to the inclement weather on Thursday and Friday the games were pushed back a day. Head coach Angie Nicholson s a i d t h e re s c h e d u l i n g w i l l n o t have any affect on the team but it does give the players that were injured last weekend more time
to heal. The Panthers currently sit at a 5-5 record in Ohio Valley Conference play and have a 10-16 overall record. The conference record puts them in 5 th place in the standings. The Panthers will take on Tenn e s s e e Te c h o n S a t u r d a y i n a double header. Tennessee Tech comes in with a 6-4 conference record that has them just ahead of the Panthers in the standings. “(Tennessee Tech) hits the ball well,” Nicholson said. “We have to be prepared for the ball to be put into play.” Nicholson said the Panthers have had a roller coaster ride of a season and really look to start the weekend off with wins. “It would be huge to start off with wins,” she said. “This team has really been riding the roller coaster of highs and lows and if we can start seeing some more highs that would be great.”
Freshman Michelle Rogers the starting pitcher for the Panthers in game one. Rogers has a 3.91 ERA in 77 innings pitched this season. Rogers pitched nine innings and gave up four runs last weekend in three games against Murray State. She looks to carry that success over to this weekend. Rogers said she will have to work just as hard as last weekend and focus on spinning the ball and hitting her spots. She said that the team has her back and just focus on what she has to do. On Sunday, the Panthers will be taking on Jacksonville State in another double header. Ja c k s o n v i l l e b e i n g t h e t o p team in the conference with a 7-0 conference record, the Panthers will not approach the game any differently. “We will just go out there like i t i s a n y o t h e r g a m e ,” j u n i o r Ap r i l Ma rk ow s k i s a i d . “ We’ve
got to go out there fighting for the ‘W’.” Nicholson also said that it’s just another team and another game. “It’s us that we have to reach at the end of the day,” she said. “ We have to take care of business.” Both Nicholson and Markowski know that improving their hitting and putting runners across the plate. They said having timely hitting will be key in getting wins this weekend. G a m e o n e o n Sa t u rd a y w i l l star t at 1 p.m., and game two will follow at 3 p.m. Sunday’s c o n t e s t s a g a i n s t Ja c k s o n v i l l e state will start at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Women’s tennis heads to Jacksonville By Chris Picazo Staff Reporter|DEN_SPORTS The Eastern women’s tennis team (10-4) faces Jacksonville State University (6-10) after obtaining wins against TennesseeMartin and Southeast Missouri Friday and Sunday. The team was able to able to pick up two wins after a 7-0 loss to Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville March 25. Wo m e n’s t e n n i s c o a c h Jo h n Blackburn was satisfied with the t e a m’s q u i c k t u r n a ro u n d a f t e r Edwardsville. “I was ver y proud of how we bounced back and played with a lot of heart and confidence over the weekend,” Blackburn said. Wi t h t w o v i c t o r i e s ove r t h e weekend, the Panthers were able to improve their record in Ohio
tories, and the team will use those as motivation for Jacksonville and the rest of their season. “I think the team is very excited about trying to finish the end of the season on a strong note,” Blackburn said. The Panthers have had a successful season so far and even followed a tough loss w i t h a q u i c k t u r n a ro u n d . Blackburn said the team is always looking to improve - John Blackburn, wom- its game. “We are really just chasen’s tennis coach ing our best tennis,” Blackburn said. “We know we are Valley Conference play to 5-1, very effective when we are at our p l a c i n g t h e m t h i rd a m o n g 1 1 best, we are working on how to teams. bring that out every time we are B l a c k b u r n s a i d t h e t e a m on the court.” gained confidence from its vicJa c k s o n v i l l e i s c o m i n g o f f a
“I was very proud of how we bounced back and played with a lot of heart and confidence over the weekend.”
5-0 win against North Alabama, and the team has a 3-3 record in OVC play, placing them 7th in the conference standings. Blackburn said for the team to come out with a victory against Ja c k s o n v i l l e , t h e y n e e d t o b e ready to compete. “Coming out in the right state of mind, excited about competing and with a lot of confidence will be the biggest keys,” Blackburn said. The Panthers continue their s e a s o n Sa t u rd a y a g a i n s t OVC conference opponent Jackson in Jacksonville, Ala. at 11 a.m.
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The Eastern men’s golf team will compete in its third tournament of the spring when it heads to Arkansas State for a three-day tournament beginning Friday. The tournament will be held at Ridgepointe Countr y Club, an 18-hole course in Jonesboro, Ark. The Panthers are coming off an eighth place finish at Jacksonville State, where sophomore Marcus Dahlin led Eastern finishing 13-over-par and placed 31 st for the event. Da h l i n w a s t h e l owe s t - s c o ring Panther that tournament foll owe d by s e n i o r Os c a r B o rd a . Borda finished the tournament with 234 strokes and finished in 37 th place. Dahlin has a season average of 76.71 strokes per round in 17 rounds this season. Borda has had a similar season, averaging 76.71 strokes this year in 16 rounds this season, including the fall. Fe l l o w s e n i o r Ja m e s Ja n s e n carries a 77.67 season average into the tournament, through 12 rounds this season. Jansen has totaled 932 strokes in 12 rounds this season. Junior Austin Sproles has averaged 77.45 strokes per tourn a m e n t t h i s y e a r, t h r o u g h 1 1 rounds this year. Eastern has finished in eighth place twice before the Jacksonville state outing. Both of those f i n i s h e s c a m e a t D e Pa u l a n d Austin Peay, where the Panthers finished eighth in a 12-team field. Eastern also had a fourth place finish back in September at the Chicago State Fall Classic, in an eight-team field. Sophomore Ryan Hughes led the Panthers that day with a 149-stroke per formance, and tied for 10 th place, which has been the Panthers only Top-10 finish of the season. H i s b r o t h e r, s o p h o m o r e Ryan Hughes, followed with a 1 5 0 - s t ro k e p e r f o r m a n c e t y i n g him for 11 th place. Several Ohio Valley Confer ence members will be compet ing in the Arkansas State tournament, including: Austin Peay, Belmont, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee-Martin and Eastern. Other teams expected to compete are Creighton, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, Illinois State, Florida Atlantic, North Dakota and the host Arkansas State. Fo l l ow i n g t h i s t o u r n a m e n t , Eastern will have two weeks off b e f o re i t s n e x t t o u r n a m e n t a t X a v i e r f ro m Ap r i l 1 9 - 2 1 . T h e OVC t o u r n a m e n t w i l l f o l l o w two days later on April 23 rd in Shoals, Ala. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
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University Predicting the National Champion members Collegiate coaches and professors weigh in on who is going to win the 2015 NCAA men’s basketball Division I National Championship in Indanapolis. predict Final Four winners By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Daily Eastern News sports staff asked coaches and professors around the country to predict who they believe will win the men’s basketball National Championship Monday in Indianapolis. 13 of the 19 coaches and professors asked chose Kentucky as the predicted winner. The selected coaches included men’s and women’s basketball coaches from around the country, who submitted their predictions through email. Coaches from sports such as cross-countr y, hockey, gymnastics, soccer gave their perspectives of why they think a certain team will win the National Championship. E a s t e r n p ro f e s s o r s f ro m t h e English, and kinesiology and sports Studies departments also gave their predictions. The Kentucky Wildcats are 3 8 - 0 t h i s s e a s o n a n d h a v e n’t shown many signs of slowing down their high-powered offense. The Wildcats are averaging 74 points per game, while holding their opponents to 53.9 points per game. Kentucky had a scare in the Elite 8 against Notre Dame. The Irish were leading late and had a chance at the buzzer, but fell short. A d d t i o n a l l y, t h r e e c o a c h es chose Wisconsin, two coaches chose Michigan State and one chose Duke. University of Wisconsin wome n’s b a s k e t b a l l c o a c h B o b b i e Kelsey said Wisconsin is going to win the title because they have the poise and toughness to win it all. “Hitting big shots and different players stepping up is what we do,” she said. “And on top of ever ything, we have one of the best coaches in the game in Bo Ryan.” Wisconsin has had to garner comebacks in its last three games in the NCAA Tournament. T h e m e n’s s o c c e r c o a c h a t Northwestern University, Tim Lenahan, chose Wisconsin, because Bo Ryan is an old-school Philadelphia coach like himself. Kentucky will face Wisconsin Saturday at 7:49 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Mi c h i g a n St a t e w i l l t a k e o n Duke in the other semifinal Saturday at 5:09 p.m. Tennessee State softball coach Tom Opdenbrouw said Duke will win the national title for two reasons. “One, they have the best coach in the countr y,” he said. “ Two, Wisconsin will be so tired after beating Kentucky, that they wont have enough left to beat Duke.” Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
STEVE PROHM MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
TIMOTHY TAYLOR EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH
RYAN LANE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI CROSS COUNTRY COACH
RICK BYRD BELMONT UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
“They have done it all season long, night in and night out. I don’t see that changing in Indy.”
“They’re the most talented, and they have a deep bench”
“I feel that Kentucky will win, because of their overwhelming depth, and the fact that they can play a fresh five all game
“They are one of the best defensive teams in the history of NCAA Basketball. Their depth allows all
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of their players to go full speed at all times.”
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BRAD DANCER UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEN’S TENNIS COACH
MIKE CORBETT ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE MEN’S HOCKEY COACH
ROB CROSS MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
BRADY SALLEE BALL STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
“All four grandparents, both parents and myself - all went to Michigan State - lot of green blood
“They have a chip on their shoulder from last year, and this year they are going to get the last shot
“Their length and versatility on the defensive end can wreck havoc
in this one.”
vs Kentucky.”
“Most talent, most depth, they make their free throws and control the paint. They can play fast or slow, so controlling tempo will not
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on any team they face.”
be an issue.”
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BOBBIE KELSEY UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
TOM OPDENBROUW TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL COACH
LEANN EIMERMANN WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER WOMEN’S BOWLING COACH
RICK PIETRI JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
“They have the poise, toughness to win the championship, plus they have had to come up big throughout this tournament.”
“One, They have the best coach in the country. Two, Wisconsin will be so tired after beating Kentucky, that they wont have enough left to
“The team has the ability to be themselves on and off the court, and they have experience in the Final Four. I believe they are peaking at the right time.”
“Tremendous length and athleticism on defense. No team in America can create the problems on the defensive end for opposing offenses that Kentucky does.”
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JOHN STORSVED EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
“I believe that Kentucky’s talent and depth will be too much for either Wisconsin or Duke to
beat Duke.”
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SEAN WOODS MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH
MIKE BURNS UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEN’S GYMNASTICS COACH
DOUG MOLNAR AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY TRACK&FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY
“Size and depth.”
“They weren’t supposed to make it this far. I like their internal drive,
“I’d love to see Kentucky go undefeated. In sports, perfection is so rare. They had one scare in the tourney versus Notre Dame.
and I think Izzo is a great coach.”
overcome.”
Kentucky by 12!”
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