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Andrea Will Law prompts first murder registry Andrea’s Law one of 214 new Illinois laws

By Nike Ogunbodede Editor-in-Chief

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Visitors at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System wait in the new surgery reception area. Carol Ray, director of surgical services at the hospital, said the room was designed to be more open and comforting to ease the anxiety of patients and their families.

Sarah Bush opens renovation to relieve patient, family stress First of series of renovations completed

By Seth Schroeder Photo Editor

Officials at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center said they are doing everything they can to reduce the stress level of patients and their families while staying at the hospital.

Recently, they have opened a new surgical reception and registration

“The area is more open and comforting. When you’re waiting with someone in surgery, a minute seems like an hour.”

Carol Ray, the director for surgical services at the hospital

area and consultation rooms where patients’ families can meet with doctors in private.

Carol Ray, the director for surgical services at the hospital, said the rooms are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and to ease the anxi-

ety of those waiting in them.

“The area is more open and comforting,” Ray said. “When you're waiting with someone in surgery, a minute seems like an hour.”

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CIT Y COUNCIL

Council amends gambling ordinance

By Clare Smith City Editor

At the May 15 Charleston City Council meeting, the council voted unanimously to amend a city ordinance to allow state gambling machines in Charleston bars.

Mayor John Inyart explained that prior to the passing of the ordinance, video poker machines were not allowed in city bars because the city prohibited any gaming in liquor license establishments.

“Under our current ordinance, any type of gaming in a licensed facility where they sell alcohol is illegal,” Inyart said at the meeting.

However, the Illinois General Assembly passed legislation allowing state-approved gambling machines into bars in order to raise money.

“The state has a program for improvement including capital projects, which is being funded by proceeds of video poker,” Inyart said.

In order to keep up with the state ordinances, the council amended the city ordinance regarding gambling to the following: “It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, operate for hire, or use in such manner as to involve any chance in the determination of the number or value of any article or articles purchased or played for, any cigar wheel, slot machine, dice or any piece of mechanism, the operation of which involves or creates any chance, provided, however, that specific gambling and games of chance including shall be authorized provided that said gambling has been authorized by the State of Illinois.”

The passage of the amendment to the city ordinance will allow several Charleston bars that have applied for a license allowing state-approved gambling machines to continue in the application process.

Inyart said prior to the amendment, the bars that have already submitted their applications would be automatically denied if Charleston had not amended its own city ordinances.

Cities across the state have been amending ordinances as well in order to fall in line with the state. Mattoon and Champaign are a couple of the local cities to amend their city ordinances in the past month.

Clare Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or cwsmith2@eiu.edu.

Andrea’s Law, a new law that took effect on Jan. 1, is named after Andrea Will, a former Eastern student that was murdered—strangled to death with a telephone cord— on Feb. 2, 1998 by Justin Boulay, an ex-boyfriend and former Eastern student.

Once enacted, the law created the country’s first murder registry, which was designed to work similarly to the state-required registries for sex offenders, child murderers and arsonists.

Andrea’s Law requires that everyone within the state’s limits that was convicted of first-degree murder be registered on a public database for 10 years after their release from prison.

The Illinois State Police Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry includes names, addresses, employment places, photographs and schools attended for offenders for up to 10 years after their release. “(It’s) to alert people to when a person who has committed first-degree murder was returning back to their communities,” Rep. Dennis Reboletti said.

Reboletti, an Eastern alum, is the author and filer of the law and said he was especially outraged after seeing Boulay’s 2010 televised release from prison after serving half of his 24-year prison sentence.

Reboletti was later approached by Johnna Kelly, also an Eastern alum and member of Sigma Kappa, on the house floor.

“I said, ‘Why don’t we take a look and see what might work?”’ Reboletti said. Before filing the bill, Reboletti contacted Will’s mother Patricia Rosenberg to get her approval and support.

“She was very emotional, obviously, but she was probably the most emotional when we said we were going to call it Andrea’s Law,” Reboletti said. “She broke down.”

Rep. Dennis Reboletti, of Springfield, has been a republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2007 and filed the bill on Jan. 25.

On April 5, the House passed the bill by a voted of 97-1 in favor excluding the four representations that chose to abstain from voting, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

The Senate also passed the bill on May 22 by a unanimous vote, according to the same documentation.

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Andrea’s Law Timeline

December 1997

Andrea Will,18, ends relationship with Justin Boulay, 20.

Feb. 2, 1998

Will met Justin Boulay at his Jackson Avenue apartment to get an early birthday gift from him. In a note Boulay wrote: “I lost it. ... I couldn’t let go of her neck.” Feb. 3, 1998-Will pronounced dead by Coles County Coroner at 5:18 a.m. Boulay arrested and charged.

Feb. 4, 1998

Boulay arraigned. Bond set at $300,000.

Feb. 9, 1998

Boulay formally charged with two counts of firstdegree murder. Conviction could lead to 20-60 years in prison.

Feb. 10, 1998

Candlelight vigil for Will takes place 10 p.m. at the Campus Pond. Sigma Kappa begins raising money to start a scholarship in Will’s honor. $900 raised.

May 1999

Boulay convicted after bench trial. Sentenced to 24 years instead of the maximum of 60. Nov. 16, 2010- Thirty vigils take place across the country when Boulay released from the Danville Correctional Center after serving 12 years in prison.

Nov. 17, 2010

Boulay arrives in Hawaii with his wife—an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine that he married while incarcerated. Boulay not allowed on any college campus in Hawaii.

Jan. 25, 2011

Rep. Dennis Reboletti files House Bill 0263, also known as Andrea’s Law, with clerk. July 21, 2011Gov. Pat Quinn signs and approves law to take effect Jan. 1, 2012.

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Andrea’s Law takes effect.

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Thrift, resale stores provide alternatives Local stores offer low prices, chances to sell items for students

By Kate Hannon Staff Reporter

Charleston has no shortage of resale and thrift stores. In recent years, both Eastern students and the Charleston community have adopted thrift and resale stores as alternatives to retail and department stores, and local shop owners have taken notice.

Thrift and resale stores offer Charleston residents an opportunity to receive money for their old possessions, as well as purchase items at a discount price.

Nancy Kuykendall, 67, owner of Twice is Nice, said the current economy is advantageous for those in the resale business.

“People are turning to resale shops rather than full-price department stores,” Kuykendall said.

Twice is Nice, located at 1100 18th St., has been open for 25

years. Operating as a consignment store, Twice is Nice allows people to bring in clothing, accessories, shoes and toys. If in good, clean condition, the store offers residents up to 50 percent of the profit from resale.

Furniture and housewares can also be sold; although, the shop receives 70 percent of the profit from such items. Twice is Nice also sells goods from Amish women in Arthur.

Kuykendall said her diverse selection serves as a staple for success.

“The more variety you have, the more people you are going to bring in,” she said.

She also said moving to 18th Street from their former location in the Charleston Square helped bring in more customers.

Despite the large number of thrift and resale shops in the Charleston area, most do not necessarily view each other as competition.

Kuykendall said if she does not have an item that a customer desires, she will “send them to the store down the street or to Megan’s Closet.”

Megan’s Closet, located at 503 Jefferson Ave., has been open since November 2009. Much like Twice is Nice, Megan’s Closet is also a consignment shop selling a variety of clothes and electronics.

The store’s owner, Stacie Gordon, 38, said the profitability of resale shops correlates with the current economy.

Gordon offers those wishing to sell items 50 percent of profits, and she said recent business has been so good that she has had to start scheduling appointments.

Gordon also said resale stores in the Charleston area often pass each others’ names to customers, hoping to help other businesses.

However, because they hope to resell all items, most resale stores have strict stipulations on what they will include in their stores.

For residents who wish to simply donate items, Community Thrift Store, located at 655 Castle Drive, accepts most donations. Unlike other resale stores, Community Thrift Store does not necessarily see profit as their first priority.

For six years, Brenda Duzan

and her daughter Nikki Uphoff, 30, have owned the store. Duzan and Uphoff said they want to help people through their store.

The two see Community Thrift Store as an “opportunity to clothe families.”

Uphoff said Community Thrift Store aims to help less-fortunate residents. The store has adopted an “open door program” where they help people affected by events like house fires.

The program allows people to record items they need, which the store will often help supply them with.

Uphoff said Community Thrift Store also hopes to help people through religion. She said the store is also a “place that people can come to if they need prayer.”

Both Uphoff and Duzan said they have been affected by the current economy and are trying to help others through their work at Community Thrift Store.

Kate Hannon can be reached at 581-2812 or kehannon@eiu.edu.

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Water lovers in Charleston do not need to wait much longer for the Rotary Community Aquatic Center to open.

The pool will be opening its doors at noon on Monday for Memorial Day. The aquatic center consists of three outdoor swimming pools, one water slide and two diving boards.

The Rotary Community Aquatic

Center is open to the entire community. Admission to the pool varies with age.

There are $3 daily passes for swimmers 1 to 9 and 55 years old or older, as well as $4 daily passes for those 10 to 54 years old.

The pool will be open from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The aquatic center will be open throughout the summer until Aug. 19.

For students who want to swim on campus or indoors, the Ray Padovan Pool at Lantz Arena will open June 11 and is free to those with valid Panther Cards. Students do not need to be attending courses over the summer to use the pool.

The Ray Padovan Pool is open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

These hours are subject to change, though, if an athletic event is taking place.

The Ray Padovan Pool will be closed on Memorial Day but is open throughout most of the summer.

The Lytle Pool in Mattoon opened its doors to those wanting to escape the heat on Sunday.

The Lytle Pool will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

The pool closes for the season on Aug. 19. Day passes are $3 for children 11 years and younger and $4 for those 12 or older.

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Booth Library chandeliers get TLC Ten feet tall, 64-year-old light fixtures get rare cleaning

By Rachel Rodgers News Editor

For the second time in five years, building service workers will clean the 64-year-old chandeliers that hang over the heads of thousands of Eastern community members who walk through Booth Library.

Arlene Brown, an office manager in Booth Library, said one of the three chandeliers hanging from the ceiling in the Marvin Foyer was lowered on Friday. She said electricians and carpenters used a winch to bring the chandelier to the ground so it could be cleaned and the bulbs could be replaced.

Booth Library houses a total of five of these chandeliers with the other two hanging in the north entrance of the library.

They stand about 10 feet tall made of cast iron and frosted glass.

“They are very impressive to see up close,” Brown said. “The scroll work is very intricate and detailed and are quite massive.”

She said the chandeliers were made for the library in 1948 when additions to the building were constructed.

Derek Graham, a building service worker who has worked in Booth Librar y for about 15 months, said he spent about an hour and a half cleaning the chan-

delier on Friday.

To clean the chandelier, Graham used a vacuum and rags with cleaner.

“Oxidation occurred on the metal being as old as it is,” Graham said.

The oxidation produced patina, which is a film that produces on metal over time, he said.

A floral motif was cast throughout the metal, and some of the metal is rough from when it was poured, he said.

Brown said they lower one chandelier at a time and do not need to close off the area because students can walk around them.

They decided to clean them in the summer because that is when they have the least amount of foot traffic, she said.

“The summer is also the time when the building service workers do extensive cleaning on the carpets and dusting in higher areas,” Brown said.

Gr a h a m s a i d B o o t h L i b r a r y probably has more carpet than any other building on campus and that service workers also work on light fixtures such as those in the Ballinger’s Teacher Center and masonry work near the display cases in the north entrance.

He said they mostly use ladders and build scaffolds to reach high areas.

“Because of the architectural design, they cannot bring a lift into all areas,” Brown said. “For example, we can get a lift for the west windows in the atrium but not the east because of where the staircase is located.”

Graham said he thinks it is most

“From the carpets to the windows to everything else, it can be a challenge to make it look like no one has gone through the building before.”

Derek Graham, building service worker

difficult to do work in the atrium.

“There is such high traffic because there are students coming in from both entrances and they usually converge to go on the fourth f l o o r a n d u t i l i ze t h e w a l k w a y there,” he said. “From the carpets to the windows to everything else, it can be a challenge to make it look like no one has gone through the building before.”

Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-2812 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.

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Derek Graham, a building service worker, cleans a chandelier Friday at Booth Library.

COMPETITION

Health studies students win national award Despite blackout, students present project on underage drinking

By Ash Elkins Campus Editor

Not even a natural disaster could stop several health studies majors from working hard to win a national conference.

Emily Schumacher, Caitlin Clancy, and Ericka Duncan, all senior health studies majors, were set to present at the American Association for Health Education National Undergraduate Case Study Competition on March 17, but shortly after they arrived in Boston, the city lost power.

“When it was time to go to dinner there wasn’t any light in sight, and we thought something horrific must have happened in the city because every police department and fire department vehicle was flying down the streets and blocking off different areas,” Clancy said. “It was a sight to see.”

A fire in the transformer of the convention center caused the power outage. The outage led to what is being referred to as the “Boston Back Bay blackout.”

Pow e r r e m a i n e d o u t f o r 4 8 hours, initially postponing and

eventually leading to the cancellation of the conference.

“The cancellation of the conference was a letdown and a disappointment because we had given up parts of our lives to strive to be the best team and find the best information and ideas that are fun and engaging,” Clancy said.

“But in the end, it was a natural disaster that occurred, which no one could have predicted and, in a way, we were there to witness history because Boston Back Bay had never seen anything like that before.”

Duncan said they tried to make the best time out of the trip by traveling around the city and getting to know each other better while also constantly checking for updates on their situation.

“We stalked the news and conference website for updates constantly hoping for the news about the student presentations,” she said.

The students won first place for their program titled “BUST: A Program to Reduce Underage Drinking in Boston Public Schools.”

They competed against seven other teams in the contest. Misty Rhoads, an assistant professor of health studies, said Clancy, Schumacher, and Duncan were selected because of their understanding and work in the classroom.

“We choose three students we believed had the best grasp on concepts we have taught over the year,”

Rhoads said.

Rhoads said two weeks before the contest, the mentors could no longer assist the students as they worked on a specific case study for the competition.

This year’s case study was based on underage drinking in Boston.

“They have to create a solid program based on the theories they worked with all year for the specific case study they are given,” Rhoads said.

The students then have to give a 12-minute presentation for judges at the competition. But with the blackout and the cancellation of the conference, the students were unsure what would happen. The panel decided to have students record their presentations and upload them to YouTube instead.

“We were practicing in the airport, on the plane and even spent hours late into the night the evening before and early morning the day of the presentation practicing in our hotel room trying to get the presentation down to 12 minutes or under,” Clancy said. “It helped with our timing and personal cues for each other to know when to begin their speaking part.”

Clancy said they filmed the YouTube video in about an hour using her computer and then uploaded the video the following day. Rhoads said the win is more impressive because they had to record their presentation.

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Health Studies majors Emily Schumacher, Caitlin Clancy, and Ericka Duncan took first place in the 2012 American Association for Health Education National Undergraduate Case Study Competition. The program they entered is called “BUST: A Program to Reduce Underage Drinking in Boston Public Schools.”

“It is harder to do a video than live,” she said. “When you present live you get all pumped with adrenaline. Because of the time in between the conference and when they recorded, you lose some of the ‘umph.’”

Clancy said she felt that doing a live presentation would have been more professional and more beneficial because they would have been able to hear the judges thoughts and suggestions. “When video recording the presentation, you have more freedom to present your pro-

gram because you are able to pause, edit your mistakes and start over again to make a perfect video,” Clancy said. “A live presentation has to be perfectly planned or you suffer the consequences, there is no edit button when you give a live presentation.”

Ash Elkins can be reached at 581-2812 or acelkins@eiu.edu

O pinions STAFF EDITORIAL

Amendment One affects more than LGBT community On May 8, North Carolina officially passed Amendment One, with 61 percent of voters favoring the motion.

While the amendment is undoubtedly controversial to many, North Carolina is not the first state to amend their constitution to preclude same-sex marriage.

As of the bill’s passing, North Carolina became the 30th state to officially ban same-sex marriage.

Yet, despite the majority of states banning same-sex marriage, there was a significant uproar in regards to Amendment One. The reason for this opposition is multi-faceted: Amendment One’s passing is representative of multiple issues, both social and political. Politically, the amendment has received intense criticism for its vagueness.

The proposal goes beyond a ban of same-sex marriage. Its official wording does more than discriminate against the gay populace- it completely eliminates civil options for both homosexual and heterosexual couples.

The bill states that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State.”

Nevermind the irrelevance of the actual bill, as North Carolina’s constitution already had a section banning same-sex marriages. Nevermind the social and cultural implications of a constitutionally-recognized prohibition.

The bill also precludes virtually all types of domestic unions and civil partnerships, disrupting the lives of any couple not legally married.

For many, that means that protection against domestic violence could be weakened, or even denied.

Because the state offers domestic laws to people in “established relationships,” stripping unions of their legitimacy could threaten the protection of those in abusive relationships.

The bill’s wording also changes child visitation rights for unmarried couples. It interferes with end-oflife arrangements like wills and medical powers, and gives employers a way to avoid providing health insurance to the legal partners of unmarried employees.

The bill’s vagueness also has many North Carolinians confused as to what they are actually voting for. In a poll conducted by The New York Times, only 36 percent of all people interviewed fully understood the bill.

26 percent thought that the bill only banned same-sex marriages.

More shockingly, 10 percent of people believed that voting “yes” would legalize gay marriage. Additionally, 27 percent were not sure what the bill did.

The vagueness of Amendment One has allowed its true repercussions to go unnoticed. This may very well be a result of how proponents campaigned for the bill’s passing.

Advocates used religion as defense of the bill’s principles. Televangelist Billy Graham ran full-page ads in 14 newspapers, claiming that God does not support same-sex marriages (it should be noted that the last time North Carolina amended their constitution, similar rhetoric was used, that time against interracial marriage).

It is becoming clear that Amendment One is not only a violation of the rights of homosexuals, but of many other unmarried North Carolinians.

The vagueness of the bill does little to educate anyone in the state on its true purpose, and only serves as a statement made by the religious sect within the state.

To summarize our position, we leave you with the N.C. Attorney General Ray Cooper’s thoughts on the bill; “Unclear, unwise, unnecessary.”

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COLUMN

Cory, you’re not the only nauseous one Cory Booker has been a vegetarian since his days at Stanford. He claims to have no real vices, save books. In 2009, Booker was the subject of some controversy when he jokingly fought with Conan O’Brien on The Tonight Show.

In 2010, he volunteered via Twitter to help a 65-year-old man shovel snow from his driveway, and in April he suffered second degree burns and smoke inhalation while saving a woman from a burning house.

Booker is also the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, and has been the main talking point for pundits over the last few days. On Sunday, Booker appeared on MSNBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he described the Obama campaign’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s time at Bain Capital as “nauseating.”

This type of attack wouldn’t have normally garnered much attention, if any at all. However, Booker also happens to be a lifetime democrat.

In the blink of an eye, Booker’s comments became the talking point for every pundit and media outlet.

FOX’s headlines most likely read something like this; “Booker trashes Obama- Is he correct, mostlycorrect or completely correct?”

NBC’s; “Booker’s comments- who forced him to criticize the President, and why?”

It’s been four days, and I can already say I’m sick of hearing Booker’s name. Not because I agree or

John Downen disagree with his comments on the Obama campaign, but because it really shouldn’t matter. As of the “Booker controversy,” politics seems to have reached a new low in the blame game, and that can only mean one thing; it really must be campaign season.

With the 2012 presidential election essentially underway for a whole three weeks now, it was only a matter of time until the whole process imploded on itself. The controversy over Booker only represents what we all knew was coming this year-deflection from the issues.

It was all inevitable, and I knew that. Yet I still find something innately horrid about this whole “controversy.” It is reflective of how ridiculous and partisan our political process has become.

Apparently, today’s politician cannot even hint that he disagrees with his party’s candidate. Suddenly, to Republicans, Booker represented four years of

resentment and hatred towards the Obama administration. Booker was transformed into a figurehead for Democratic anger. This was expected.

What was not expected, however, was the liberal aggression towards Booker. Democrats across Washington swiftly began separating themselves from a man who, prior to Sunday, was an up-andcoming star in their party.

Once upon a time, a minor disagreement between two politicians wouldn’t have even been newsworthy. However, in the 24-hour news cycle that consumes today’s politics, every issue is controversial.

This approach is muddying politics.

Booker was simply providing his own opinion on a dominant issue, and instead of examining why he made such remarks, the media chose to portray the incident as a sort of civil war among Democrats.

November 6 can’t come quick enough. I pray that this election isn’t another hotbed for aggressive personality attacks or vague speculations. Sadly, I know this prayer will not be answered.

Until then, I’ll adopt Booker’s stance on the whole issue- “enough is enough.”

John Downen is a junior journalism major.

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Your fear and our love are strong Go ahead, vote on the validity of my love for another man. Do it!

I word this as a challenge, but it hardly seems I need to do so. Across the nation, state after state has decided it is imperative that they get the ink on the paper, rushing to pass laws and approve amendments to prevent what they see as a legitimate threat to their deepest sense of resentment and fear.

While some may protest that it is their sense of faith and tradition that drives them to degrade and abolish the basic civil rights of others, the truth shines through like a floodlight.

What these men and women fear is what they do not understand: true love.

My boyfriend, Chris, and I have been together for nearly two and a half years. We have been through many experiences, both challenging and gratifying. We have come to know each other as both friends and lovers.

And when we see another state fall into the same pitfalls as so many others, we may initially feel the warm pulse of rage flush our faces, but our time together has taught us many things, including patience.

Although our fists may clench and our

Tim Deters minds may race with fury, we soon take a look at each other and understand that what we are witnessing is only temporary.

The reason these men and women are rushing to pass these laws and approve these amendments is that they know their window of opportunity to get such bans in place are numbered.

Within the last decade, the mindset of the nation has changed drastically on the issue of same-sex marriage. According to a recent Gallup poll, 50 percent of Americans believe that same-sex marriages should be recognized by state laws as valid while only 48 percent do not.

The trend becomes clearer when the same poll results from 2007 were 53 percent reject-

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ing and 46 percent supporting recognition of same-sex marriages.

So, as Chris and I witness the assault upon our fellow gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans, while we grieve the situation they are placed in, we know the future of our rights is hopeful.

As well, we take comfort in the fact that, despite the refusal of those states and individuals to recognize the love we hold for each other, our commitment for one another thrives.

For it is only true love that is able to thrive in the face of opposition, no matter the pain and angst such opposition may cause.

Therefore, I restate my challenge. Go ahead, vote on the validity of my love for another man. It shall change nothing. Once all is said and done, the future looks promising for our cause, and our love cannot be degraded by mere words on a page.

In the end, all you shall be left with are your fears.

Tim Deters is a senior journalism major.

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Skloot’s ‘Immortal’ strikes cord, gives science a new name Most of you won’t know the name Henrietta Lacks, and a few weeks after reading this review most of you will have forgotten her name.

Un t i l a f e w m o n t h s a g o , I wouldn’t have known her name either, which is messed up because she has affected the lives of billions and saved just as many.

This year’s EIU Reads book is the “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” and I had to read it for Debut. And I kind of liked it.

Normally, I enjoy steamy romance novels that toe the line of inappropriateness and shamelessness, gruesome horror and sugarysweet young adult books.

I am surprised to be talking about “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a non-fiction book that delves into the sordid past of science and American race relations.

The balance between personal relationships and science in the book is a saving grace for people that don’t understand science but love human interest pieces, and visa versa.

The cells taken from Lacks’ tumor did something that doctors had never seen before: they could be kept alive and grow for days after they were removed from their host.

But the catch was that Hen-

Nike Ogunbodede rietta’s cells were taken against the wishes of her family, and decades later her family would discover how cells from the thing that killed her was still alive.

In this book, I was torn.

Henrietta was a middle-aged, black women living in the heavily segregated city of Baltimore, Maryland and working with the equally racist staff of John Hopkins Hospital.

But, this book doesn’t focus on racism, the life of Henrietta or science.

It alternates between all three while also detailing the life of Henrietta’s daughter Deborah.

From incestuous rape to a lack of education, Deborah has not had an easy go.

Forget about the title because ironically the book is not a biography of Henrietta Lacks—born Loretta Pleasant—but mostly about her death and the benefits all of us received from her cells.

“The Immortal Life of Henrietta

Lacks” is not a book that I would have normally gone to M.J. Booth to check out for a leisurely read.

“Immortal” led me to be self-reflective while asking myself “does the end justify the means?”

Is the loss of one human life OK, if it leads to millions longer?

Are your cells yours once they’ve left your body?

Can you put a monetary value on someone’s cell when they were taken unwillingly? Can you patent DNA? I have to say that I am still torn.

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ANDREA, from page 1 Reboletti said he is glad the House was able to come together and pass such an important law.

In order to save money, Andrea’s Law also resulted in the merging of Illinois’ sex offenders, child murderers and arson registries into one entity along with the new murder registry.

The state police will monitor the database.

Reboletti said he hopes other states will look for ways to implement a murder registry similar to Illinois in the upcoming years.

“What this really picks up especially is when inmates or convict-

ed murders move into the state of Illinois,” he said. “It’s very easy for them to come into a community and for people not to know their real background.”

Reboletti said he does not want community members to seek retribution against the convicted criminal.

“That is not the intent of the law,” he said.

The public would not have access to all of the information, but the area’s local law enforcement will.

This includes university police departments.

Convicted individuals in the Illinois Department of Corrections will have to register with parole once released from prison, update their information each year and if the convict decides to move they have to immediately notify local law enforcement.

“The burden is on the convicted murderer to keep (his or her) registration in compliance and timely,” Reboletti said.

Nike Ogunbodede can be reached at 581-2812 or ovogunbodede@eiu.edu.

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SARAH BUSH, from page 1 Ray said no matter how confident a patient and their families are before surgery, it can all change once they enter the hospital.

She said this could be the case with any kind of surgery.

Patty Peterson, the director of public relations, agreed with Ray and said they have a saying at the hospital that "the only minor surgery is one being performed on someone else."

Ray also said the new reception and registration areas combine both inpatient- and outpatient-waiting areas to one location, which makes things more accessible for patients.

“It's less confusing,” Ray said.

“Once we have our signage up it will make it even less confusing.”

Both Peterson and Ray said these are the first of several coming renovations to the hospital in order to decrease stress and increase comfort.

“We have to be ahead of the curve in terms of service,” Peterson said.

“With less stress, (patients) heal better.”

Ray said they are studying other ways to keep patients relaxed, such as a doctors' tone of voice or keeping eye contact with those they are talking to.

“We want to minimize stress levels as much as possible,” Ray said.

“We want to make that extra step, make that extra effort and never stop improving.”

Some of the other coming renovations include private rooms for patients, expanding the emergen-

cy department lobby, expanding the lab and updating the surgical suites to accommodate for modern medical technologies.

Each of these renovations are part of the hospital's master facility plan, which includes construction that is expected to continue until 2013.

Ray said the updated surgical suites will include boom systems where necessary medical equipment will be on consoles attached to the ceiling.

She said these systems make procedures easier by getting wires of the floor and removing clutter.

“When you can move equipment with precision, it makes a big difference,” Ray said. “They're big purchases, but they're well worth it.”

Peterson said while the construction increases the noise and dust level, the hospital has taken steps to reduce the interference with patients' rest.

She said this includes giving white noise dampeners to patients and having the contractors work on the nosiest activities during specific times of the day.

Ray said remodeling around the surgical area has been challenging as with any reconstruction process.

“It's a very controlled environment,” Ray said. “Construction around that requires a lot of planning.”

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MCINELLY, from page 8 McInelly said she is excited about the prospect of coaching for Eastern.

She said Eastern is in a good conference and is poised to win the conference.

When asked what she has been doing since her time coaching at the Air Force Academy, she said she tried to take some time off. “ I w a s p a i d t h ro u g h Ma rc h 2012,” McInelly said. “ So, that gave me an opportunity to say, 'Artie, you need to chill out, take a break, you know kind of get reenergized.’”

McInelly said that was short

lived.

“So, I did that for like two weeks,” she said. “Then, I applied for a job.” She has also gone out and learned from other coaches by going to their practices, she said.

Mc I n e l l y ' s p r e v i o u s c o a c h ing experiences also include: assistant coach at Montana State from 1988-1991, assistant coach at Pacific State 1991-1992, assistant coach at Weber State 1992-1996 and head coach at Idaho State 1996- 2001.

Marcus Smith can be reached at masmith6@eiu.edu or 581-2812.

STAPLE, from page 8 For his accomplishments during his time at Eastern and his commitment to supporting youth athletics, Staple was inducted into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

While still teaching and coaching in Atlanta, Staple was attempting to reenlist in the Marines in 2009 when the symptoms of ALS were discovered.

In February 2010, Staple was diagnosed with the disease.

Collins recalled the rapid progression of Staple's disease and how each year the fraternity held their reunion, Staple went from having a limp to using a cane to using a walker and then using a wheelchair.

But despite his declining state, Staple remained in high spirits.

“He was a wonderfully sunny presence to be around,” Arvia said.

Collins said he has plans to set up a scholarship fund in Staple's name and to erect a monument at Eastern in his honor.

“Everyone liked this guy," Collins said. "He didn’t have a bad bone in his body.”

Cunningham was a close friend of Staple since they were both 6 years old and dated him briefly in college.

She remembered Staple as a positive and happy person to the end.

On April 5, Staple married Cunningham.

“He said he wanted to spend the rest of his time together, and I was honored to do so.”

- Lynne Cunningham, Staple’s wife

“He said he wanted to spend the rest of his time together, and I was honored to do so,” Cunningham said. “We had an incredible five weeks together.”

Staple is survived, in addition to his wife, by a son, Jonathan; a daughter, Kayla; a brother, Keith Staple; two sisters, Gigton Ameen and Menyon Raushan; and a mother, Linda Staple.

A memorial service is scheduled for noon-2 p.m. on June 2 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church at 1259 W. 111th St. in Chicago.

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State Marshall wants for more from Cutler By the Associated Press

Brandon Marshall cringes when he looks at the old clips.

He sees immaturity. He sees missed opportunities. Now, he sees a chance to get it right.

The Chicago Bears started offseason workouts this week, and for all the talk about how explosive he and Jay Cutler were when they played together in Denver, Marshall views things a little differently.

"When I look at film now, I think we were terrible," he said Wednesday.

Seems hard to believe. After all, the numbers during their three seasons together in Denver were nothing short of eye-popping.

There was Marshall earning the first of three Pro Bowl invitations in 2008 after finishing with more than 1,200 yards receiving for the second straight year.

Cutler had his most productive season with a career-high 4,526 yards in his final season there, and the offense ranked second that year.

Sounds good, right?

"We were just young and immature out there on the field, not understanding the big picture of the offense and the game itself," Marshall said. "To see where we're at now, where our football mind is now, it's going to be really dangerous. I'm excited to really fall into this offense with a new mind."

The Bears can't wait to see what he does, either.

Marshall was their biggest prize in a busy offseason, and they believe they're

poised to make a run after two big season-ending injuries derailed them last season.

First, Cutler broke his right thumb and then running back Matt Forte sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. What was shaping up as a playoff season ended in a tailspin that left the Bears 8-8 and cost general manager Jerry Angelo his job.

That certainly wasn't what the Bears had in mind after making the NFC title game the previous year. Now, they're aiming high again, and a big reason for that is the 6-foot-4 Marshall.

"He's a guy that I've missed," Cutler said. "It's good having him back.

He's a little bit different guy than he was in Denver, in a good way. He's a really good influence for those younger guys."

The Bears believe that Marshall will take some of the pressure off Earl Bennett, Devin Hester and maybe even Johnny Knox, if he returns from a gruesome back injury. Knox insisted Wednesday he'll play again. He's just not sure when, exactly.

Knox hopes to be ready for the opener even though he realizes he could miss a big chunk of the season — if not all of it — after the injury during the game against Seattle in December. He said he's lifting weights on machines, riding bikes and jogging. He's in no hurry, though.

"There's really no timetable," Knox said. "We're all taking our time on this.

I'm taking my time. I'm just focused on rehabbing right now."

He had just caught a pass when Seattle's Kam Chancellor poked the ball out

of his hands. As Knox made a diving attempt to retrieve it, he got bent backward on a hit by Anthony Hargrove, leaving him with an injury that required surgery to stabilize a vertebra in his back.

He spent more than two months in a brace and lost 30 pounds after the operation. He said he has since gained 10 pounds to 165, and is pain-free. But clearly, he has a long way to go.

"I want to get back out there at the beginning of the season," said Knox, who hasn't seen a replay of the hit. "But who knows? We'll see how that turns out."

The offensive line remains a question mark. Forte's status remains up in the air, with the team slapping the franchise tag on him. But the Bears settled several big issues in a busy offseason.

New general manager Phil Emery solidified the backup quarterback spot by signing Jason Campbell from Oakland and added to the backfield by signing former Raiders running back Michael Bush.

But the biggest hole? They believe they filled it when they acquired Marshall.

Cutler now has a big target — two, actually, with 6-foot-3 rookie Alshon Jeffery in the mix — and that's something the Bears sorely lacked.

"It changes things — where you can throw the ball, when you can throw the ball," Cutler said. "Those guys are getting better and better each day. Devin Hester I think is probably having the best camp of all the receivers. So we've got a lot of weapons."

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Panther McInelly hopes to bring more talent Club raises Plans to showcase, capitalize on $133,000, players’ strengths exceeds goal

By Marcus Smith Online Editor

Funds to help renovate weight room, training facilities

By Joshua Bryant Staff Reporter

What a difference a year makes.

High-end auction items, trips, the Champaign band “The Brat Pack” and a highly charged atmosphere catapulted the donations of the Panther Club’s Spring Fling 2012 to $133,000, shattering the $99,000 mark from 2011.

Ryan Hastings, the assistant athletic director for development, said he attributes the suc- BY THE NUMBERS cess of the fundraiser to a year-round collaborative effort between the Panther Club, studentathlete volunteers, THOUSAND the athletic department, support from AMOUNT RAISED the local community, DURING SPRING alumni and “anybody and everybody” who FLING 2011 pitched in. “ Ev e r y o n e w a s having fun, and they opened up their wallet books and decided THOUSAND that was something they wanted to go AMOUNT RAISED ahead and support,” DURING SPRING Hastings said.

FLING 2012 Hastings said the event sold out this year, showing the fruit of the club’s efforts to reach out to potential donors, as well as the reputation of the annual event.

“We try to hit up anybody who has a willingness to give,” Hastings said. “The community really supports us in a lot of ways, and this is one of the big ways that really helps our bottom line.”

He said the funds raised go toward scholarships and athletic facilities.

“Everything that we do is for the student-athlete,” Hastings said.

The Panther Club provides funding for scholarships, academic support services, and leadership programs for the 430 student-athletes at Eastern through the Annual Fund and LAIR Fund.

The Spring Fling committee within the club meets in September and works until the Spring Fling in April to pull the largest amount of donations for the athletic department.

Assistant Director Bryan Gates takes the lead on events for the Panther Club’s development team, coordinating with coaches and studentathletes to find ways to mesh with the community.

“It’s a full team effort. We have golf outings all summer, football and basketball events, Spring Fling and galas,” Gates said. “Our coaches and staff not only do a good job of attending the events but interacting with our donors, fans and the rest of the community.”

Gates said the money is being geared toward the Legacy Campaign focusing on renovating O’Brien Stadium’s weight room and athletic training facilities.

“We’re all working for the same goal, and it’s all going to help with student-athletes’ experience here, their scholarships; Everything goes into it,” Hastings said.

Four candidates were chosen to interview this week for the position of women’s basketball head coach.

Ardie McInelly, former head coach for the Air Force Academy, interviewed during an open session on campus Wednesday in the Club Room in Lantz Arena..

“I know what you guys are thinking. We’re getting a new

coach, and I don't like it,” McInelly said.

She was the second candidate to be interviewed.

The two remaining candidates are Brian Osterman, associate head coach for Texas Christian, and Keila Whittington, assistant coach for Oregon.

Osterman will interview on campus Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to noon, and Whittington will interview on Friday also from 11:30 a.m. to noon.

Current associate head coach Lee Buchanan interviewed Tuesday. McInelly said talent is the key to winning games.

“I think that the key to any successful program is recruiting

talented athletes,” McInelly said.

She said having more talented players on the team will help the other players be better players.

Other than that, she said she is going to devise plans to capitalize on the players’ strengths.

“I'm going to look at the team,” she said. “I’m going to evaluate their strengths and design an offense and a defense that will showcase their strengths.”

According to the JG-TC article on Wednesday, Buchanan said what Eastern needs is more substitutes and more zone defense.

He said he thinks the team already has a winning recipe, and he does not wish to change it.

Buchanan said he welcomes

the opportunity to earn the job rather than have it handed to him because he is the ARDIE MCINELLY next in line. McInelly said player development is also going to be part of her plan.

“We will have a pressure basketball team in the four major phases of the game: defense, offense, transition and rebound,” McInelly said.

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Kevin Staple, number eight (left) and center (right), was a star running back and Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame member. Staple died on May 13 of ALS.

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former Eastern running back and Eastern Athletic Hall of Fame member died on May 13.

Kevin Staple, 50, died in his home outside of Atlanta of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, said Phil Arvia, a friend of Staple.

ALS is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurological disease that attacks nerve cells responsible for muscle control, according to the National Institute of Health.

Staple grew up in Markham and attended Thornwood High School in South Holland, where he played football with Arvia.

“He was a crazy good athlete in high school,” Arvia said, recalling Staple's early talents.

Staple graduated from Thornwood in 1980 and began attending Eastern, where he also stood out on the football field.

During his time at Eastern, Staple was a running back who led the Panthers in rushing when they lost in the NCAA Division II National Championship game in 1980.

He also earned All-American honors in 1982 and 1983 and posted back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons in 1982 and 1983, according to a release from Eastern's

“He could have been one of the best running backs in the country.”

- Michael Collins, a friend of Staple and an Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. brother. athletics department.

When he left Eastern in 1983, Staple was the football program's second leading rusher with 3,296 yards, and he currently ranks sixth.

He also holds the second highest singlegame rushing total in Eastern's history with a 283 yard performance against Grand Valley State in 1983.

“He could have been one of the best running backs in the country,” said Michael Collins, a friend of Staple and an Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. brother.

After leaving Eastern in 1983, Staple joined the Marines until 1988, when he went to Chicago State University and earned a bachelor's in business education in 1990, said Staple’s wife, Lynne Cunning-

ham.

Staples then served as assistant football coach and business instructor at Luther South and James H. Bowen high schools in Chicago, said Clifton Graham Jr., a lifelong friend and classmate of Staple since grade school.

In 2000, Staple earned his master's in education technology from Chicago State University and continued teaching in the Chicago area.

Staple moved to the suburbs of Atlanta in 2006 to coach track and football, head the school newspaper and yearbook, and teach business courses at Temple High School, Graham said.

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