TUNES ON TUESDAY
Irish Circle, a band made up of Charleston, Mattoon and surrounding area members, performed at Kiwanis Park Tuesday. PAGE 3
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Eastern rugby coach Frank Graziano got a taste of home cooking at Madison Overby’s house when he went on a recruiting visit. PAGE 8
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Students cooking under pressure By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge He had to come up with the menu to serve his customers within four weeks on top of purchasing the food, up to $13, to serve customers in order to run his own restaurant, Pantera Tuesday evening. Alex Anderson, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said he enjoyed going through the simulation of running his own restaurant in real-time, which is part of the family and consumer sciences curriculum. Pantera, which is Spanish for panther, is the name of the restaurant. Students are given the chance to run the resaurant located in Khlem Hall for an entire night with help from professional chefs from around the Eastern-Charleston area. “Everyone gets the rush of (running) a restaurant,” Anderson said. “It’s a good feeling when you get the food out.” Anderson, who acted both as the meal manager and chef, was the first in his class to start the restaurant simulation for the semester. He said he expected something to go wrong, but still had a good time and enjoyed it. He said trying to get everyone to understand and act on his personal vision was difficult along with the unanticipated 40 customers who attended. Anderson said he was running out of whipped cream so he had to use a smaller amount. He added the team got off to a good start and everything was running smoothly with the customers liking everything that was served, but he wished he could have seasoned the food a little more heavily. Anderson said he received nothing but positive comments from the food. Despite enjoying what he’s doing, Anderson said he’s unsure of it he wants to do it for a career, but has thought about it. “I love cooking, but it will always be an option (rather) than a commitment,” Anderson said. Jim Painter, a family and consumer sciences professor and the one in charge of the entire course, said he began the course when he was at the University of Illinois. He has a restaurant called “Spice Box,” and he said wanted to bring something similar to Eastern. Painter said the idea of the restaurant is to allow students to run their own business for a night, where they purchase, prepare and serve their own food. Once finished, they must write up their own profit or losses with the food. “They learn everything they need to know to start up their own restaurant,” Painter said. From running Pantera students should be able to handle customer complaints and anything that comes at them he added. There were two separate menus to help avoid possible allergies, but there may be a time when that’s not enough and the student must create a new meal to accommodate to that person, Painter said. “They have to learn on the fly,” Painter said. Painter explained he is entering his seventh year doing this. He said they have done something like this, but he was able to get restaurant chefs to come and help the students from Effingham, Champaign,
The Untold Truth and Twon’s Kitchen hosted EIU’s Wildin’ Out event featuring Chicago rap artist Lil Bibby was canceled because the organizations did not follow proper protocol lead-
Sexual assault reported off campus By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge A home invasion reportedly took place on the 1500 block of First Street in which two females were assaulted, with one having been sexually assaulted, according to an Eastern emergency notification alert sent out at around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday. The Charleston Police Department is searching for two African-American male suspects. One is tall and slender with short hair and wearing jeans, and the second is short and wearing jeans with long dreads pulled up, according to the alert. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Charleston Police Department at 581-3212 or 911 for emergencies. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Police arrest suspect in hit-and-run By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter
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Dan Robinson and Cheyenne Creek, both junior family and consumer sciences majors, take a moment to check on the food before serving during the Pantera class Tuesday in Klehm Hall.
and Paris. “It’s a real hands on field of study,” Painter said of the simulation. Paul Mejdrich, the food and beverage director of the Brick House Bar and Grill restaurant, said he has been helping the students out with their restaurant for three years. Over the course of his tenure on the project, he has seen students who have been enthusiastic about running their own business. He meets with the students and helps them with their vision of the restaurant. Mejdrich said he may
hand out food ideas for the menu, but overall the students run everything. Mejdrich said he has a better idea of what to expect when helping students, and the most common issue they have is anticipating productivity and plating. “When you cook for a lot of people, you really need a lot of direction,” Mejdrich said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-281 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Light shed on Lil Bibby cancelation By Jarad Jarmon Associate News Editor | @JJarmonReporter
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ing up to event. Ceci Brinker, the director of Student Life, said the organizations were not prepared to host the show. She said they did not meet some of the requirements necessary to host the type of show they planned on having in the Martin Luther
King Jr. University Union. Brinker said the Union staffs originally were told in the beginning that the RSOs were just planning a variety show, neglecting to mention bringing an artist to campus.
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Police arrested a driver on Thursday who was suspected in the hit-and-run incident that took place near the intersection of Fourth Street and Grant Avenue on Sept. 21. The Charleston Police Department charged Jose GarciaCardiel with leaving Jose Garcia-Cardiel the scene of an accident resulting in death or great bodily harm. Officers were alerted to a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle released in a photo on the CPD Facebook page. The photo was taken outside of Marty’s. This information came through a press release on Tuesday. Garcia-Cardiel was taken to the Coles County Safety and Detention Center. The charge, causing accidental injury or death, is a Class 4 Felony. This charge could result in one to three years in prison and a maximum $50,000. Bond has been set at 10 percent of the $50,000. Alexandria Ward, a special education major, was the victim in the hit-and-run. Her condition has not been released. Continue to check www.dailyeasternnews.com for more updates on the story. More information will be provided when available. Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.