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Senior Paisley Adams reflects on her past and how her time at Eastern has helped her find herself.
The Men’s baseball team will be at home to play Indiana State University Tuesday.
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Gatrell announced as Eastern’s new provost By Chrissy Miller Administration Reporter | @DEN_News Ja y G a t r e l l , c u r r e n t l y v i c e provost for faculty affairs and research at Bellarmine University, will be taking over the provost position at Eastern upon current Provost Blair Lord’s retirement. According to a press release, Gatrell’s appointment goes into effect July 1. Gatrell, who is also a geography and environmental studies professor at Bellarmine, said he is excited to join the campus community. “ I l o o k f o r w a rd t o w o r k i n g with the current students, faculty and the leadership to tell the
community, parents, k-12 teachers and future students all about the outstanding story that is Eastern Illinois University,” Gatrell said. “I’m ‘bullish’ on the future as I earnestly believe students seek out, enroll and graduate from institutions like Eastern that are committed to their life-long success.” Gatrell said since he is a faculty member himself, he understands the struggles faculty members face. “ It ’s e s s e n t i a l t o l i s t e n t o our colleagues,” Gatrell said. “I recognize that the capacity exists to promote effective collaboration a n d e n l i v e n t h e u n i v e r s i t y ’s mission through shared
governance.” Gatrell said he will advance Eastern’s mission by learning more about the university’s vitalization project efforts. He said he hopes to work with the campus to find new pathways for student success. “This summer I anticipate beginning discussions with the deans and faculty leaders on designing an inclusive process for developing and implementing a strategic academic plan,” Gatrell said. Gatrell said this plan will build off the positive qualities present in Eastern’s current programs.
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Jay Gatrell, shown here during interviews for provost, has been chosen as Eastern’s new provost. He is currently the vice provost for faculty affairs and research at Bellarmine University
Another governor candidate to speak Tuesday Staff Report | @DEN_News
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Students on the Doudna steps share their feelings and how they knew Byron Edingburg, who was killed over the weekend after a shooting . The group also shared a moment of silence for Edingburg.
Students, professors reflect on memories of late senior By Kalyn Hayslett & Cassie Buchman Editor-in-Chief & News Editor | @DEN_News A vivid memory James Bateman, a senior communication studies major, has of senior Byron Edingburg is seeing him dance across the quad. Seeing his joy made Bateman start dancing, too. This and other aspects of Edingburg’s fun personality are what Bateman said he will miss about his friend. Edingburg, set to graduate Ma y 6 , w a s p r o n o u n c e d d e a d early Saturday morning at
Carle Hospital in Urbana, after a shooting during a party on Seventh Street. One thing Jaccari Brown, a graduate student in communication studies, always a d m i re d a b o u t Ed i n g b u r g w a s how funny he was. “He could say something serious that could mean a lot of things and he always did it in a way that was so hear tfelt and relaxed,” said Brown, whose friendship with Edingburg started two years ago. Bateman said Edingburg was always the life of the party. “No matter what situation he
was in, he would always have fun. No matter how big the party was or how small the party was, you always knew Byron was there,” Bateman said. Bateman said Edingburg had the ability to make everyone comfortable around him. “No matter who you were or what situation you (had) in life, if you were friends with Byron you were his people,” Bateman said. “We had white, we had Hispanic, we h a d A s i a n , we h a d Ko re a n friends and we would all party at the same time. There would bea some language barriers, but outside of that, we would just
all hang out together (and) there would be no issues.” Edingburg’s love for different c u l t u re s w a s e v i d e n t w h e n h e studied abroad in South Korea, where he was exposed to another language and immersed himself in another culture. Brown said Edingburg was planning to join the Peace Corps after graduation and then go to a countr y in Africa to earn his master’s degree. While Edingburg enjoyed meeting people, Brown said, he was still very focused on his studies.
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State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), one of the Democratic candidates for governor, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Effingham Room of the Mar tin Luther King Jr. University Union. Biss formerly announced he would be running for governor in March. According to his website, he currently represents the 9th district in the Illinois State Senate. Previously, he ser ved a term in the House, representing the 17th district. According to an event page on Facebook, Biss will present his vision for the State of Illinois at the Meet and Greet. The Meet and Greet is being hosted by the EIU College Democrats. The News desk can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
Governor Candidate
State Sen. Daniel Biss
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 Effingham Room, MLK Jr. Univeristy Union