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The 7th Street Underground filled up with students hearing poetry from the spoken word group SpeakEasy on Wednesday. Blake Morris, a junior theater arts major and a member of SpeakEasy, said that the main mission of the event was education. “Of course we want to entertain. Education for the younger generation is the topic,” Morris said. “We wanted to make sure we remain centered around that topic.” Morris said that the night was meant to be a celebration. “We are celebrating the will to reach out to others,” Morris said. The poetry that was performed was a mix of tributes and original material that focused on diverse topics. The topics ranged from detailed images of love, expressions of anger and oppression. The poets performed pieces that spoke to the modern African-American struggle and the controversies of urban culture. Performers brought up topics like environmental impacts in urban communities and the social implications of negative role models. Accounts from the perspectives of African-American young people witnessing, struggling, and living within African-American society and culture, gave the audience some things to think about. Special guest Amira Davis, a professor of African-American studies, performed her own original piece that spoke to sensitive, vulnerable and frustrated testaments to the strength in the African-American culture.
Comparisons between past oppression and modern devaluation of African-Americans was mixed in among popular culture references and historical commentaries. Janae Bonner, a senior biological studies major, said that she did not have too many expectations of the event. “(I’m expecting) just some amazing poetry,” Bonner said. “I’m pretty much an open book.” Folashade Samuel, a senior psychology major, said she looked forward to seeing what SpeakEasy had to say. Samuel said she thought it would be interesting to hear African American history through the point-of-view of poetry. Eric Baker, a senior communications studies major, said he thought the event would be inspirational. “It’s really going to speak to people’s hearts,” Baker said. Bri Willis, a junior family and consumer sciences major, said “Culture is the New Crack” would challenge people, and the event would be something different for campus. “I just really hope people leave with a new look at culture and get a news sense of where we are now (as a people),” Willis said. Temetria Harris, a freshman psychology major, said the evening was eye-opening. “Everything that they said I knew so it just opened my eyes even more,” Harris said. Eric Echols, a freshman political science major, said the evening was a good experience. POETRY, page 5
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Blake Morris, junior theatre arts major, performs "Comment #1" by Gil Scott Heron during the "Culture is the New Crack: Night with Speakeasy" event for African American Heritage Month in the 7th Street Underground Wednesday.
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UPD says DUIs have increased in recent years
Student Senate opposes CPD Facebook page
By Kathryn Richter City Editor
A former Eastern student was drinking when he offered to drive friends to a house party from Taylor Hall. After pulling up to the party on Oct. 28, 19-year-old Brendon Burke said he saw the lights of the police car behind him. Burke, from Bellville, said the police stopped him because he had a non-functioning headlight and because he allegedly blew through a stop sign. Burke said the cops administered a field sobriety test, which he failed, and he was arrested. Burke said he remembers being questioned by the police: “How much did you drink?” and “Where were
you?” Burke said the worst part of the questioning was sitting in the interrogation room and realizing his mistake. “You’re sitting there and you’re like, ‘I screwed up,’” Burke said. After telling his parents, they made the decision for him to not attend Eastern for the spring semester, a decision that Burke said he understood. “My parents always told me that whatever you do: ‘don’t drink and drive,’” Burke said. Burke said the worst consequence he has faced from his DUI charge has been the financial burden and having his license suspended for six months. “It’s kind of tough now because I’m back home and I don’t have a job or anything,” Burke said. Burke said he could also see people
being in a similar situation. “I could see people doing it, but I don’t recommend it all after my experience,” Burke said. Burke said he no longer attends Eastern because his parents decided not to enroll him because he received a DUI charge during the Fall Semester. Adam Due, Chief of Eastern Illinois University Police Department, said the number of instances of drunken driving charges has risen. “It’s been on the rise the last few years,” Due said. Due said he has attributed the increase in DUI occurrences to the funding the police department has received from the government, that Due said has allowed better training, more patrols, and stronger enforcement.
Due said he also thinks age is a factor when it comes to the number of DUIs because he said the majority of the cases are from the 18- to 23-age range. “They are the ones that are immature enough to get in the car and drive,” Due said. Due said he also thinks drinking is a bigger deal to those ages 18 to 23. “You don’t see the 27-year-olds at the bar,” Due said. Due said it is usually the younger ones that get in trouble for alcohol-related offenses while drinking is not a big deal to older residents. Due said he also thinks the college students’ mentality sway their decision to partake in alcohol-related activities. DUI, page 5
By Amy Wywialowski Staff Reporter
The Charleston Police Department is working to disable the photo comment feature on its Facebook page after Student Senate members said the comments had a negative affect on the university. At the Feb. 8 Student Senate meeting, the members discussed how the Facebook page reflects a negative image on students and allows anyone to comment on the mug shots of accused individuals. One of the issues brought up was that the profile picture on the Facebook page is a police car in front of Old Main. SENATE, page 5