GAROPPOLO’S SUPER BOWL ROLE
ON THE VERGE
Former Eastern quaterback makes it to the Super Bowl.
On the Verge goes in detail about Tango Buenos Aires coming to the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
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Accident on Lincoln Avenue
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Campaign offers new scholarships By Debby Hernandez Associate News Editor | @DEN_News
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A fireman with the Charleston Fire Department clears the scene of an accident at Lincoln Avenue at Fourth Street after a two vehicle accident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Thursday. One driver was transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. No further information is available at the moment.
Spring enrollment continues to decline By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News
Eastern has 8,214 students this semester, which is a decline of almost 700 students from the 8,913 enrolled last fall. The spring enrollment numbers from the 10-day census were made available via a press release Thursday morning. Blair Lord, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, said a decline between the fall and spring semesters is common. “The spring enrollment pattern is usually very predicable once we know what the fall enrollment looks like,” Lord said. “The spring enrollments are always lower than fall enrollments at Eastern and virtually any other institution.” Lord said the reason for a lower enrollment was because of students graduating in the fall. “The relationship between fall enrollments and spring enrollments is very stable historically,” Lord said. “Once you know fall enrollments, then you can pretty well predict spring.” Eastern saw 728 students graduate last December. Over the past few years, Eastern’s enrollment numbers have been declining, and the low numbers have negative effects on the campus as a whole. “I think the entire campus community is sensitized right now to enrollment issues be-
SPRING AND FALL ENROLLMENT BY CLASS
cause we’ve have several years of declining enrollment which creates various stresses on the institution,” Lord said. Lord also said the administration
had noticed that the fall enrollment numbers were in a decline, so when it can to the spring numbers, they showed no surprise. ENROLLMENT, page 5
Local bars speak out on extended hours By Kristen Lewis Staff Reporter|@DEN_News Charleston bars and liquor stores have mixed opinions on the longer bar hours that will begin on Friday night. Charleston bars are being allowed to stay open for an hour longer then normal on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights because of a new ordinance passed by the city council on Jan. 20. Ike’s and The Penalty Box Bar and Grill are two of the different bars that are walking dis-
tance from the Eastern’s campus that might be affected more than the other bars in town. Mike Taylor, the manager of the Penalty Box said the change might not be a bad thing. “I think (the ordinance) would help the town,” Taylor said. He said this ordinance would also help business in the bar as well. “It’s all about the Benjamin’s,” Taylor said. He said if the bars are open longer then the city could make more money. Andrew Phipps, the owner of Ike’s bar, said Mayor Larry Rennels sat down with a few bar
owners in town and discussed the ordinance. “We’re all excited and hoping for the change,” he said. Phipps has owned Ike’s since June 2012. Phipps said another hour would be good for business. Phipps said it would be hard to tell the outcome of this trial because it has never been done here in town. “I think that they wouldn’t change these rules without the best intentions of the students in mind,” Phipps said. BARS, page 5
Eastern’s Scholarship Mini Campaign, which was established to bring in new scholarships for students through donors, has raised more than $20 million in funding since it began in 2012. Bob Martin, the vice president for university advancement, said Eastern began a Scholarship Mini Campaign after the EI&U campaign ended in 2012. Martin said from the $20 million, $13 million came from gifts and bequests, and $7 million were in cash. In 2014, a total of 72 scholarships were raised, and 23 have been raised this year. Martin said the EI&U Campaign established 203 new scholarships, raising almost $64 million. The goal for the Mini Campaign is to raise a minimum of 100 new scholarships by June 2017. Martin said 95 scholarships have been raised, but the goal is to raise more. Christine Edwards, the financial aid scholarship coordinator, said during the last academic year, a total of 4,780 financial awards were given to students, with $10.4 million all together in aid. She said parents and students are concerned with the cost of attendance and are looking to offset those costs through financial assistance. “We are working for all academic areas to provide both annual and endowed scholarships,” Martin said. Martin said endowment helps accumulate interest on scholarships. An endowment is when the donor gives a large amount of money to pay for the support. “Endowed is where a portion of the interest earned is used, and the rest of the interest grows the scholarship,” he said. “The principle stays intact and the scholarship is permanent.” Martin said apart from endowments, the campaign is also using a cash-in, cash-out scholarship agreement, also known as an annual scholarship. Under this method, the minimum amount to establish a scholarship is $1,000 per year. The donor is then requested to donate for at least five years. The goal would consist of having at least 20 scholarships endowed and five other scholarships through cash-in and cash-out, for a total of 25 scholarships per year. From 2014 to 2017, if the goal is reached, there would be 100 scholarships. Edwards said one of the typical questions she receives is what kind of financial assistance students are applying for when filing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid. “We provide them with information with scholarship opportunities at Eastern and outside,” she said. She said one of the biggest challenges students and parents have when they come to her office in search of scholarships is that they have little knowledge on the subject. “They don’t always know where to look,” she said. “I try to educate and raise awareness on where to go, and how to apply.”
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