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The baseball team is set for the season with a schedule, new head coach and plenty of new players.
Students from Charlotte Pence’s creative nonfiction class read from their original works.
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‘How the Grinch stole Christmas!’ to be read in different languages By Kevin Kroll Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Students will have the opportunity to find out how the Grinch stole Christmas in many different languages from around the world. Sigma Tau Delta and the foreign language department will be presenting the book, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” The Christmas story will be read in English as well as many other languages. The languages the story will be read in include old English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and English. The reading will start at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Edgar Room of Booth Library. Music, drinks and holiday snacks will be available for anyone to enjoy along with the reading. Jessica Bayles, treasurer of Sigma Tau Delta, said this event does a good job on connecting the English department with the foreign language department. Bayles said the reading has been going on for several of years now. Bayles also said the reading usually has a decent turnout. Everyone is welcome to come, not only students here at Eastern, but children and students from local high schools are also welcome. Bayles said the reading also does a good job of bringing in new students who have an interest in foreign languages or the English department. “It was a blast. It was something that people talked about into the spring,” Bayles said. “It’s so cool to hear all the different languages next to each other, especially because you are switching from Germanic to romance languages.” Sigma Tau Delta shoots to have a couple of events each semester for students that are interested in the English department. This will be the group’s last event for this semester. Last year, faculty members were in charge of reading the story, and now this year the students will be reading the story. Interim department chair Christiane Eydt-Beebe said they like to switch up the event a little every year. “We try to change it up every year a little bit; this year we added Italian,” EdytBeebe said. Edyt-Beebe said she they like to spread the activities they have going on in this department out into the community. “This event brings community spirit and a collaborative spirit because they can see us working together,” Edyt-Beebe said. Kevin Kroll can be reached at 581-2812 or krkroll@eiu.edu.
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The current progression of the courtyard, as seen from the top of Lawson Hall. The courtyard is expected to be completed by May 2016.
Goal set for completion of courtyard By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news The original goal for the completion of a housing construction project had to be pushed because of some unavoidable delays, said Mark Hudson, director of Housing and Dining. The construction project is a memorial courtyard being built in between Andrews and Lawson halls in the South Quad. Hudson said the idea for the courtyard came from alumni who wanted a memorial set up to honor two former Housing and Dining staff members who died.He said two issues began the concept of the courtyard.
"At the time we were talking about what kind of projects we could do to provide a nice visual for people visiting the campus.” Mark Hudson, director of Housing and Dining “We initially thought about putting in a bench for each but the money came in at a level that we could do something bigger,” Hudson said. “At the same time we were talking about what kind of projects we could do to provide a nice service to current residents and also provide a nice visual for people visiting the campus.” Hudson said the courtyard seemed like the
most fitting tribute. The two former employees were Mark Shaklee and Mike Drake. Shaklee served as the associate director of Housing and Dining for 32 years, and Drake worked for more than a decade with the washer and dryer program and the camera system.
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Student Senate approves spending items By Sydney Edwards Copy Editor | @DEN_News The Student Senate approved several spending resolutions from the Apportionment Board during its an emergency meeting on Wednesday. The senate approved the $16,000 the University Board asked for to put on its Pantherstock event in the spring. Senator JaLisa Smith said she was not impressed with Pantherstock last year and does not think that much money should be spent on one day. Courtney Sage, the student vice president for student affairs, said she thinks Pantherstock would benefit the students. Student Body President Shirmeen Ahmad, said she thinks the event would be great for all students. “Pantherstock is a last send off,” Ahmad said. Senator Bryce Mullins said he does not think the funds should go toward “Pantherstock.” Ahmad asked Mullins and his fellow senators to “step back and look at how much $16,000 really is.”
Sage said she also thought students should consider the costs of such events. “You have to put a lot of money in to put good money in,” Sage said. “Last year it was a big event with a good turn out and it was making good things.” The Apportionment Board did not approve the senate’s request for spending for OrgSync, a website intended to improve student communication among registered student organizations. The senate has $28,564.60 leftover in its reserve account, and Ahmad said members can try for OrgSync again next year if they want to. The senate also approved a resolution for the disbursement of $18,349 into a reserve account to go to the Student Recreation Center. Senators said they were interested to use the new software that the recreation center would be able to purchase with the money. The senate passed a resolution to spend $10,586.40 for the “It’s On Us” sexual assault prevention program. Ahmad encouraged senators to buy T-shirts for the program.
The senate approved a resolution to spend $1,500 for Prowlin’ with the Prez events. Sage said she approved the event to have its own budget so Stephen Simpson, student vice president for academic affairs, would not have to “scrape for money.” Simpson said the events next semester would include “Pancakes with the Prez”, “Paint-a-sip”, “Piñata with the Prez” and “Panther Party.” Simpson said the Latin American Student Organization will be working with the senate next semester. Catie Witt, executive vice president, said Prowlin’ with the Prez is good way for students to get to know their president. “(Students) meet the new president and express their concerns. If they don’t have time to email or call his office, they can just talk to him there,” Witt said. “They get to come hang with the guy who runs the university.” Sydney Edwards can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.