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“We try and make you feel something you’ve never felt before." Jimmy Carter, a founding member of the band
Grammy award winning band brings gospel music to Eastern By Seth Schroeder Verge Editor
Growing up black in the segregated South, the founding members of the Blind Boys of Alabama were only allowed to play for other black people and never thought they would make it as a band, the lead singer said. Now the band has won five Grammy awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award. They have been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and performed at the White House for three separate presidents. The lead singer, Jimmy Carter, a founding member of the band, said performing at the White House was exciting, especially when they played for President Barack Obama. “We never thought we’d see a black president,” Carter said. “We got to meet him and shake his hand.
We got to meet the first lady. It was really something you can’t describe.” The gospel band will perform 4 p.m. Sunday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The will play alongside Sara and Sean Watkins, vocalist and violinist of the Grammy award winning Nickel Creek. Tickets are $20. Four members of the band are blind. Carter said when the founding members of the group started at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind they only did it because they loved singing. “We didn’t expect any accolades or awards,” Carter said. “Our main ambition is to tell the world about Jesus Christ.” Carter said while the band collaborates with other artists of various genres, they try to remain focused on solely traditional gospel music. “When we started we went into the hymn book,” Carter said. “Gospel mu-
sic has expanded so to speak. There is traditional and contemporary. We sing all of it. We may not all like contemporary but we try and please everybody.” He said the founding members started with traditional gospel music because they were all brought up in a Christian environment and they are Christian. Carter said while the band has had opportunities to branch out, they usually turn them down so they can stay focused on what they set out to do. He said their performances have a lot of emotion. “We try and to convey our feelings to you,” Carter said. “We try and make you feel something you’ve never felt before and that’s the spirit of Jesus Christ.” Carter said he feels the band’s message is having an effect on the rest of the world. “We had one guy come up to us
Budgets cut by 6 percent
To the Student Body, Faculty and Staff, Over the past twenty-five years I can recall so much of what has taken place in my position as Head Football Coach at Eastern Illinois University. Memories keep flooding back as I reflect on my life at this wonderful institution. It has been a fabulous time for me and my family. I would like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the support you have displayed for me, my staff, and players throughout the years. We have tried our best to provide a program that is worthy of your support, interest, and trust. I hope we have accomplished that for you. Now the time has come to move on to the next chapter of my life’s story. As I do, I will always be reminded of the opportunity afforded me by the EIU community and I will be extremely grateful for what you have helped me to accomplish. For without that loyalty and encouragement it wouldn’t have been possible. In my retirement, I will continue to support EIU in any way possible. I owe you that much for what you have done for me. It has always been about team. You are a part of that team and I believe the future is bright because of your involvement.
who just woke up from a coma. He said, ‘I heard your music when I woke up,’” Carter said. The Blind Boys have recorded several albums. Carter said he is very excited about their latest “Take The High Road” because it is a country/gospel album and he is a country/gospel fan. “I’m glad we finally get to do it,” Carter said. “We’re testing the waters with it. Hopefully we don’t drown in it.” Carter said he has enjoyed the band’s success because it has helped spread their message. “It’s really made people know the Blind Boys,” Carter said. “Now when you ask, ‘Have you ever heard of the Blind Boys?’ they say, ‘Of course I have.’ We’ve become an icon. God has been good to us.”
Warmest Regards,
Seth Schroeder can be reached at 581-2812 or scschroeder2@eiu.edu.
By Rachel Rodgers Administration Editor
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Michael Udow, member of Galaxay Percussion group, plays drums during concert on Thursday evening in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Dounda Fine Arts Center.
South Korea, America combine music in percussion concert By Samantha McDaniel Activities Editor
South Korea and America came together to perform percussion music for Eastern Thursday. The Akademie Percussion Ensemble of South Korea and Galaxy Percussion of the U.S. performed
together in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The Akademie Percussion Ensemble was star ted in 1993 by Kang-ku Lee. Lee said he started the ensemble after he played for an orchestra and he wanted to play percussion mu-
sic professionally so he, along with some of his colleagues started to have concerts. Akademie Percussion Ensemble is made up of 24 members in total. Other than himself, there were six other members of Akademie Percussion Ensemble performed during the concert.
RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION
The Residence Hall Association will be heading to Indiana to participate in the annual Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference this weekend. The Great Lakes Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls conference takes place at Ball State University. RHA treasurer Jenna Kuehl, a senior accounting major, said the leadership conference allows students to find new programs to bring back to their residence halls. Eastern will have 10 students and two advisors attending the regional conference, Kuehl said. “There’s different programs put on to build leadership skills throughout the conference,” Kuehl said. Kuehl said during the conference rep-
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RHA goes to Ball State By Emily Pellegrine Staff Reporter
Hwan Woong Park, Jun Hwan L e e , In Yo u n g Pa rk , Yo n g Su n C h u n , So n g Y i H a n a n d Ye o n Hwa Shin made up the rest of the ensemble. Galaxy Percussion was started in 2003 by Michael Udow at a request from marimbas Keiko Abe for a tour in Japan.
A combined amount of $33,273 was cut from the University Board, the Student Recreation Center and the student government at the Apportionment Board meeting on Thursday. The UB cut $15,000 from its budget, taking funds from each of the eight committees. UB President Darius White, a senior a family consumer sciences major, said the hardest cut they had to make was in professional services, which is their programming. “We cut $800 so it was not very high at all but at the end of the day, we never want to take away from our professional services and the $800 really affects us,” White said. The largest cut the UB made was $2,000 out of scholarships, which is how UB members are paid. “Members of the University Board receive a stipend position, but we would rather take cuts from our own scholarships than from programming for the students,” White said. “I understand that it is needed and it is unfortunate for us, but we are doing our best to make sure that we keep our money in our programming events so we can continue to provide students with the best events possible.” The UB also made cuts to traveling expenses, printing, contractual services and commodities, which consists of give-a-ways, decorations and food supplies for events. The Rec also cut $15,000 from its budget that was $1,800 more than 6 percent of its budget, which totaled $13,200.
resentatives from each school have the opportunity to discuss ideas and events that they have planned with each other. The conference is beneficial to Eastern because it allows representatives to acquire ideas from other schools and make them unique for Eastern, Kuehl said. Seth McCormick, a freshman undecided major, said the service committee will be having a jacket donation drive that will take place after Thanksgiving break. “We are going to be asking students for their gently-used jackets, and of course we will also take new jackets as well,” McCormick said. McCormick said he hopes the service committee will be able to collaborate with Rachel Fisher, the director of Student Community Service, in order to yield better results. RHA, page 5
CAA delays action on goals By Robyn Dexter Staff Report
The Council on Academic Affairs discussed a revised proposal concerning Eastern’s four undergraduate learning goals Thursday at its meeting. The learning goals from the Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning include critical thinking, global citizenship, speaking and writing. The learning goals have been under discussion by the CAA for the past several weeks. CAA member Debra Reid had proposed that the CAA do something to further integrate the learning goals into Eastern’s curriculum. A committee made up of Rebecca Throneburg, professor of communication disorders and
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Stephen Lucas, assistant professor of secondary education and foundations, and history professor Debra Reid listen to a curriculum restructuring proposal Sept. 1 at the Council for Academic Affairs meeting in the conference room of Booth Library.
sciences, Debra Reid, professor of history and Aseret Gonzalez, student vice president of academ-
ic affairs, presented their action plan to the rest of the CAA. DELAYS, page 5