STAT ATTACK
Check out this week in sports by the numbers, including stats from men’s basketball, track and field, baseball and softball.
BATTLE OF THE SEXES Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted a forum Monday night that let the women and men compete against each other in trivia.
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Glassman discusses budget, dispels rumors By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 President David Glassman dispelled several rumors about the budget impasse at a forum Monday afternoon in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The purpose of the forum was to answer students’ questions regarding the state budget crisis that has left Eastern and other public universities without a state appropriation for eight months. “It’s important to me for all the students to know exactly what is taking place at Springfield and how it all works and how it affects Eastern,” Glassman said. Those who attended the forum heard a brief explanation on what has happened as a result of the budget impasse and what will happen in Springfield during the next two weeks. Glassman said the rumors, including the ones about Eastern closing, the school being sold to individuals and the cutting of programs and majors were not true. “We’re still okay,” Glassman said. “We are not closing, we are fiscally solid with an appropriation and we anticipate that we are going to get a appropriation relatively soon.” Glassman said the idea for the forum came after he sent another email to students, faculty and staff reiterating how the budget impasse has affected Eastern and addressing the rumors that have been circulating around campus. Glassman said it was suggested he host a forum to reach out to as many students as possible because the situation is bringing anxiety to them and their families. Glassman said students would hear the same information at the forum that was in the email he sent out. “It gives everybody another opportunity to ask their questions that I might not have addressed in the email and to give you any updates,” Glassman said. “Unfortunately there
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Eastern President David Glassman talks about the budget impasse and what it means for the university during a forum in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Monday.
(are) not many updates from last week to this week.” Glassman said if an appropriation was not passed then the university would have to restructure their revenue and expense structure to resemble that of a private university but the school will not go in that direction. “If we’re not going to get any money from the
state then we have to make sure that our operations are such that it balances our tuition and fees,” Glassman said. “We don’t think the state wants us to do that because they own the university and that’s why we will get the appropriation.” Glassman explained how public higher education worked and why the university needs the state appropriation in order to keep costs down
and support the operation of the university. Glassman told the audience what Eastern has done to survive after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the FY16 budget. Glassman said the university paid for the Monetary Award Program grants using money from the university’s reserves. GLASSMAN, page 5
African-American Heritage events leave impressions By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News With 29 days to pay homage to AfricanAmerican Heritage, this celebration of it through events has reached its end and students expressed their thoughts about the month. The theme for the year, “The Black Awakening,” was something that stuck with JaLisa Smith, a senior psychology major, who said she thinks the African-American students on campus are not “woke” when it comes to being unified. Smith said when arriving to Eastern as a freshman, the month was a bit bigger. “The climate of the campus is changing so much that people aren’t as aware about the month,” Smith said.
The question of “Are students really woke?” was asked, Smith said. She said in order for the community to be more proactive, the underclassmen need to come out and show their support. Anthony Kyte, a freshman applied engineer technology major, said he attended most of the events, with his favorite being the Untold Truth’s “Chiraq Monologues” because it was relatable. He said he thinks the AfricanAmerican students are aware of the new age of racism in today’s society. “We need to come together as one,” Kyte said. “If we put our minds together, we’d be invincible.” In order to stay “woke” as a community, Kyte said African-Americans need a leader who will push issues. “Black people are not to be reckoned with,”
Kyte said. “If you push us, we will push back.” La’Quierra Briscoe, a freshman business management major, said after experiencing the month she can see that it is a time for students to recognize their history and take time to ponder what their ancestors went through. She said the “Soul Train” party was a great way to have people from different ethnic backgrounds integrate. “This month was to test our knowledge of our black history,” Briscoe said. “We should be telling our history to others, so that it will never die out.” The month is also about digging deeper, Briscoe said. She said African-American heritage is not just Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. “It’s not just about that era in history, it dates back to the early 1900s,” Briscoe said.
“We should have more events like the Soul Train one to bring all the races together.” Events were informative, said freshman business management major Roosevelt Martin. He said many things were brought up during the month that were usually never looked into, including the changing of the Panther logo. “(The message the month) left is that we’re strong as we want to be and we have power behind our race,” Martin said. Kesheena Heard, a senior communication studies major, said the month meant more to her when she was younger. She said now on collegiate level, it is just another month. She said events were publicized and encouraged by teachers.
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Faculty Senate to review bylaw revisions, constitution Staff Report The Faculty Senate will discuss the bylaw revisions from the Feb. 16 meeting, their constitution and the addition of a Textbook Rental Service Committee at their meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. In a letter to the Faculty Senate, Holly Cox, an office support specialist in the office
of the vice president for student affairs, made an attempt to resurrect the Textbook Rental Service Advisory Committee as requested by Lynette Drake, vice president for student affairs. She also asked for the re-appointment or appointment of new representatives for the committee before spring break, which Cox said would be beneficial.
At their last meeting, the Faculty Senate approved bylaw changes and selected a replacement senator. The replacement was chosen after three individuals responded to the call for volunteers the Faculty Senate sent out. Jemmie Robertson, the chair of the Faculty Senate, said the call for volunteers was not the senate’s first option, though they had to
do it because there were no qualified alternatives could serve. Senators approved a change in the way vacancies are filled in elected committees. Last fall, they finished the process of revising our constitution. Another revision made was the role and function of the ad hoc committee on committees.