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Eastern supporter dies in house fire

By Elizabeth Edwards & Shelley Holmgren News Editor & Editor-in-Chief

A long-time supporter of Eastern, Burnham Neal, was killed in an early morning fire at his home on Thursday.

Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers said Neal, 89, was killed as a result of a fire, but would not comment on the exact cause of death until after the autopsy, which will be conducted today.

Assistant Chief Pat Goodwin of the Lincoln Fire Protection District and the rest of his crew arrived at Neal’s single-story home at 13 Wedgewood Court in Mattoon at approximately 7:07 a.m. on Thursday.

Goodwin said 75 percent of the home was engulfed in flames. Wabash and Mattoon’s Fire Depart-

ments also responded.

Goodwin said when the crews arrived, firefighters found Neal inside the home.

The fire crews immediately took an aggressive defensive attack to extinguish the bulk of the fire from the outside and continued with an aggressive interior attack, Goodwin said.

Units were on scene until 3 p.m.

Thursday afternoon. Goodwin said the fire appears to have started in a clothes drier at the south end of the house.

A firefighter was injured after falling through a hole in the main floor, Goodwin said. He was transported to a local hospital and has since been released.

Robert Webb, chairman of the Eastern’s Board of Trustees, said he has known Neal for many years.

“He was a great supporter of Lake Land College and Eastern,” Webb

said.

Neal and his wife, Nancy, who passed in 2006, had been great supporters of higher education in Coles County, Webb said.

When Webb was the president of Lake Land College, he said Neal made many contributions and a building has been named after him called the Burnham Neal Building.

At Eastern, the Neal Welcome Center was also named after him in part to his $2 million donation.

Bob Martin, vice president for university advancement, said in a statement, the impact of Neal’s gifts is incalculable, and Eastern will always be grateful for Neal’s forwardthinking generosity.

Neal was born and raised in Toledo and was the founder of Neal Tire & Auto Service. The Neal Tire & Auto Service has locations throughout central Illinois.

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Burnham Neal, right, pictured with his wife Nancy, died Thursday morning in a fire at his home, 13 Wedgewood Court in Mattoon. The fire started in a clothes drier, said Asst. Fire Chief Pat Goodwin of the Lincoln Fire Protection District.

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Board to vote on personnel contracts

By Rachel Rodgers Administration Editor

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Junior English major Mario McCart gets emotional while telling the story of Jamey Rodemeyer, a teenager who committed suicide in 2011 as a result of constant bullying about his sexuality, during the Big Gay Panel Thursday in the Phipps Auditorium of the Physical Science building.

‘Unity makes us stronger’ LGBTQ experience shown in panel

By Samantha McDaniel Activities Editor

A 14-year-old who committed suicide made a panelist emotional while talking about the issues of cyber-bullying toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community Thursday.

Mario McCart, a panelist and a junior English major, told the story of Jamey Rodemeyer, a boy who committed suicide after being bullied for his sexuality.

McCart was one of six panelists during EIU Pride’s “Big Gay Panel” where they answered questions about experiences and their sexuality.

Rodemeyer was just one example of expe-

riences of some people of the LGBTQ community.

McCart told the audience Rodemeyer’s story, while getting emotional when answering a question about bullying against the LGBTQ community.

“He was a very young boy who identified as bisexual and was tortured to the point where he not only killed himself, but it affected his sister,” McCart said.

McCart said Rodemeyer’s sister was at a homecoming dance when they played Lady Gaga, who Rodemeyer looked up to.

McCart said during the song some people cheered for him, while others said things like “We’re glad he is dead.”

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The Board of Trustees will vote on an expenditure request today of about $953,000 for transforming the old textbook rental facility into the new Honors College.

The Board will meet at 1 p.m. at the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

A portion of the request goes toward extending the chilled water loop to Pemberton Hall to provide air conditioning.

Other proposed renovations include demolishing and replacing stairwells in the old textbook rental, which connects to Pemberton hall, and re-

moving and installing the flooring to accommodate the stairwells.

Masonry foundation walls will be constructed to form rooms in the lower level of the old textbook rental, and walls will be built in the stairwell crawl spaces.

Sprinkler-system revisions are also included in the expenditure request along with updating the electrical wiring in the building.

According to the expenditure request, the total project cost is about $3.5 million when factoring in about $2 million of work from the university’s Renovations and Alterations Department and $539,000 of work from the Illinois Capital Development Board.

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Students fall victim to phishing scam

By Samantha Bilharz Managing Editor

About 13 hundred people on Eastern’s network fell victim to an email phishing scam on Wednesday.

The spam email was sent out around 8 p.m. on Wednesday telling Eastern students and faculty that they need to re-login into their Panthermail account in order to be able to continue to send and receive emails.

The email showed a link that users were able to click on to re-log into their email accounts.

Dave Emmerich, the Information Technology Services Manager, said

the source of the phishing scam is unknown at this time, however they did block access to that particular link on campus.

Emmerich said some people might have received multiple emails from the source.

“It is not typical for people to get multiple messages. This was atypical,” Emmerich said.

He said emails like the one Panthermail users received on Wednesday are normally stopped by ITS on a monthly basis, however this particular email got through their anti spam appliance.

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By Andrew Crivilare Staff Reporter

Some campus sites, such as Old Main and Pemberton Hall, never escape Eastern residents’ curiosity. Other pieces of university history, such as G.I. trailer park, Campus City and romantics hotspot The Passion Pit have instead slipped from the general public eye.

Both the popular and obscure pieces of Eastern’s history were put under scrutiny and officially opened on display in the Historical Administration Graduate Program’s latest annual exhibit, “Building Memories: Creating a Campus Community,” with a ceremony in Booth Library on Thursday.

History professor Debra Reid said the program’s work with Booth Library marks a shift to a more professional and prestigious partner from the traditional exhibition platform the Historical Administration program has worked with in the past.

“Booth library has sponsored national museums and Smithsonian traveling exhibits. Those are professional and packaged as traveling exhibits,” Reid said.

Allen Lanham, dean of library services, said he would enjoy having the historical administrative students return at a future date, especially after seeing their work with Eastern’s own history and the interest the exhibit artifacts drew from library patrons.

“I congratulate the scholars on studying a subject so near to us,” Lanham said.

Alan Hanson, a historical administration graduate student, said part of the appeal of the exhibit lies in its ability to draw similarities between the past and present.

“It’s a way to connect between current students and former students and alumni,” Hanson said. “A lot of what we look at focuses from the university’s founding to its pres-

“A lot of what we look at focuses from the university’s founding to its present. So a lot of the stories are interwoven that tell EIU’s story.”

Alan Hanson, historical administration graduate student

ent. So a lot of the stories are interwoven that tell EIU’s story.”

Even parts of Eastern that are more familiar to students have histories forgotten by students.

Anna Studstill, a historical administration graduate student, explained that Eastern's first library was housed in Old Main.

“It had 2,500 books in two rooms,” Studstill said. “Today, Booth has over a million items.”

The exhibit as well as the opening ceremony, which was forced to standing room only, drew history academics, as well as more casual participants alike.

Reid said she has already seen the exhibit having an engaging effect on people passing through the library, possibly out of recognition of their own place in Eastern's history.

“I’ve just been in the foyer and people walk in and they just start looking at the exhibits and making comments,” Reid said. “I think because they feel they own the content.”

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By Kate Neeves Staff Reporter

The students at Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday got to take a break from classes and enjoy a fun day filled with everything from making a dreamcatcher to trying to dunk a college student in a dunk tank.

Sororities and fraternities from Eastern volunteered to organize and run the activities as part of their Greek Week’s “Jefferson Fun Day.” The children excitedly raced in the gym while sitting on scooters and then enjoyed kickball outside before sitting down to create a dreamcatcher that would be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Cathy Harrell, a sixth grade teacher at Jefferson, said the college students are always upbeat and have words of encouragement for the children.

The whole experience is a positive one for the elementary students because it gives them the opportunity to have fun but they also get to work on their social skills and teamwork while helping others, Harrell said.

Megan Feit, a senior special education major, said she has always loved Jefferson Fun Day. She enjoys seeing the Eastern students giving to the children and

in turn seeing the children give to the community.

“It’s a day for them to have fun but they are also giving back,” said Feit, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.

Colin McGill, a junior sociology major, volunteered to help with the event for the first time, in hopes the children would see the college students as good role models.

“It’s about helping out some kids and having some fun,” said McGill, a Sigma Phi Epsilon member.

Jorie Sutton, a junior psychology major, has volunteered for three years to help with the fun day. She said the day was a good change of pace for the college students.

It lets them step out of their everyday classes and brighten the elementary students day, Sutton said.

“The kids wait for this all year,” said Sutton, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.

Sutton helped check the student volunteers in and out.

Her favorite activity is the inflatable, brightly colored, big slide lingering just outside from the checkin table.

Sutton said the event is one the children really enjoyed and look forward to. They get the chance to take a break from their day-to-day classes and interact with the college students while playing some kick ball, Sutton said.

“It was my favorite when I was a kid,” Sutton said. “Who doesn’t love a bouncy slide?”

Kate Neeves can be reached at 581-2812 or kmneeves@eiu.edu

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Brass Ensemble performs at Night of Firsts

By Katie Smith Staff Reporter

Audience members received an intimate performance of Eastern’s first brass-only ensemble when they were asked to join the musicians on stage Thursday in the Dvorak Concert Hall.

Jemmie Robertson, music professor and organizer of the event, wanted to integrate the audience with the performers after seeing it done in a concert in Chicago.

“I really wanted the audience to feel like that they were part of the sound on stage,” Roberts said.

The concert featured a piano accompaniment by Kent Conrad, which created a sound unique with Eastern’s Brass Ensemble.

In the seat of every chair on the stage was an audience member eager to become part of the show.

Sarah Tucker, freshman music education major, said that the musicians’ reputations motivated her to attend.

“Eastern is known for having a really good brass quintet, so I definitely wanted to hear them play,” Tucker said.

She said because she was in such close contact with the musicians, it created a full sound and showcased a large group of people.

Not only was the experience reward-

ing for the viewers, but musicians were excited to feel personally connected to the audience while they played.

Danielle McKenzie, senior music education major and French horn player, said that having the audience up close made for a relaxing environment.

“It was a nice, intimate setting.”

McKenzie said, “It was almost less intimidating to me.”

She said that she has never experienced a show similar to this one.

“This is not a common occurrence,” she said.

Although it may be uncommon, Robertson believes that the show was ultimately a positive experience.

“It should be something that happens every semester,” he said.

The performance was an experiment for stage seating and the first brass-only performance, but it was also an opportunity for Robertson to announce that Eastern’s Brass Ensemble will play at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chamber Music Institution.

This will not be Eastern’s first time at the institution, since members of the school’s music program were chosen to attend last year.

A composer will write an original piece for the group to perform at the institution.

Of the few groups chosen to attend,

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Members of Eastern's brass ensemble perform Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall in Doudna. The musicians played directly to the audience, since they shared the stage during the event.

Eastern’s was the only brass group that will be presenting in 2012 “Our goal is to really get brass on the

map,” Robertson said.

Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.

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BSU to host 21st annual fashion show

By Kathryn Richter City Editor

Eastern’s Black Student Union will host its 21st annual fashion show today.

Damiya Perkins, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said she wanted to represent the passion the members of BSU have for fashion.

“I wanted to do something different,” Perkins said. “All of the things are very different and intricate, but they are all made by Eastern students.”

Perkins said the fashion show will

open at 6 p.m. at the McAfee Gym, with the event starting at 7 p.m.

Perkins said tickets can be purchased at the ticket office in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union for $10 each.

Perkins said tickets will also be available to purchase at the door.

A portion of the proceeds from the event will go to A Life of Virtue and Excellence, a youth organization in Charleston, Perkins said.

Perkins said the organization is also sponsored by local rotary organizations in Charleston and Mattoon.

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Perkins said the organization is important because it teaches participants how to be young adults.

The event will showcase the designs of 12 different designers and the modeling talents of 30 other individuals, Perkins said.

The theme came from the idea of dreaming of being a fashion designer, Perkins said. The theme represents what the designers would create if they were fashion designers.

Perkins said the show will also have

different themes within the show, including an “I Have a Dream” theme that will showcase African fashion in a modern, high-fashion way.

Perkins said the event has been in progress since November when BSU had their first practice.

It was not until January when the planning became more extensive, Perkins said.

Perkins also said, oftentimes fashion shows focus on the theatrics of the event, rather than the fashion. She said she was excited to see the focus being put back into fashion.

“I’m most excited about it just staying within the groundwork of fashion,” Perkins said. “I’m proud of everyone coming together bringing it back to fashion.”

Perkins said this year’s fashion show will also feature three different runways that will be simultaneously running during the show.

“It’s just going to be a real epic, dramatic, fashion show,” Perkins said.

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Hello Dali, it’s a pleasure. Please, call me Radar Masters of Eastern bring prestige to all You may have noticed a number of people on campus who aren’t quite students, but aren’t quite professors either. You would never see them in class. You may see them reading on the Doudna steps, behind a pile of books in Booth Library or sipping coffee in Old Main.

They tend to be very nice, well-spoken individuals, dressed a bit sharper than most. A lot seem to wear glasses, though this might just be for effect.

These are Eastern’s graduate students. They go to school here. And, it turns out, they get a lot out of it. We reported Monday that Eastern ranks No. 1 in the state for Ph.D. preparation.

With a student body that has about nine undergraduate students to every graduate student, the graduate school’s recent commendations may come as a surprise to the 9,657 undergraduate students who are not here working on their master’s degrees.

According to the Survey of Earned Doctorates done by the National Science Foundation, Eastern had 227 graduates obtain doctorates from 2000-2009.

That impressive number put the University at 35th in the nation in students who went on to earn academic doctorates.

In addition to ranking in front of 524 of the 560 institutions surveyed nationally, Eastern beat out all 22 of the other colleges surveyed from Illinois.

In the article, Robert Augustine, dean of the graduate school, credited the accomplishment to the small class sizes and one-on-one research work with professors that he said helps prepare them for doctoral programs.

The accomplishment is all the more impressive because Eastern does not have a doctorate program, so their master’s students must go out on their own and get accepted into a doctoral program at another university.

The Eastern community should be particularly proud of the accomplishments of the graduate school, given the enrollment trends in higher education. At Eastern and at universities around the country, there are fewer and fewer native students—students who start at a four-year institution as freshman.

Coupling this trend with lower enrollment numbers overall and you have a scenario where, not only are there less students to collect tuition from, those students are earning their bachelor’s degrees in a shorter period of time.

One way universities like Eastern can hope to make up some of the difference in undergraduate enrollment is by increasing the enrollment of the graduate school.

We think this recent accomplishment by Eastern’s graduate school should help them attract prospective graduate students who hope to go on to earn doctoral degrees in the future.

It may be unsavory for the undergraduate student to acknowledge, but Augustine was dead-on when he stressed the importance of people with doctoral degrees, saying they are the people who solve our nation’s problems. That 227 of those people first earned their master’s degree at Eastern last decade is a point of great pride and significance to the university.

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When I was a kid and I meagerly attempted to predict my future career, I never pictured myself performing...like, anything. I never thought I’d be getting on stage in front of people, except maybe on accident.

People are scary. In a group they have all the power and are free to hold judgment over those on stage. It didn’t help that I had no performance-based talents. We had talent shows in elementary school, but I never had anything to offer them. It’s not that I didn’t have anything I was good at, but you probably don’t want to sit and watch me draw for about four hours.

I’ve also been a quiet kid for most of my life. For a long time, I was a shy and awkward person who didn’t think he had much to offer anybody else. So I closed myself off and hoped nobody noticed the chubby kid with weird hair who could kind of draw.

And yet I find myself on stage, in front of people, about every two weeks, and I’m performing. I found I actually have a stage talent.

I can make a pretty good fool of myself and I found other people who do the same. We’re called Hello Dali and we’re Eastern’s improvcomedy troupe, we’ve got a Facebook page and everything.

From what I can tell, we seem to have a cult following on campus. We usually perform on

Seth Schroeder Thursdays and we wear matching black-andyellow bowling shirts, because that’s how awesome we are.

Ever seen “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Our shows are kind of like that, except we’re college students performing for college students, so things tend to get pretty raunchy (sorry mom, I’ve mimed things you might not find acceptable).

My freshman year, I went to a lot of Dali shows. As cool as I thought it would be to goof off alongside them for the joy of others, I never really thought I’d make the cut. But this year I went to one of their workshops/auditions and I guess I made an impression because they called me later asking if I’d keep playing games with them on a permanent basis.

After passing their secret blood initiation I received my sacred Dalinian name: Radar. Be-

cause I kind of look like the character from “M*A*S*H” I guess (I don’t really see it but you can be the judge).

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t love the attention I get on stage; the laughter and applause from an audience sends waves of endorphins throughout my brain parts. It’s still scary, but in the same sense that a roller coaster is scary.

You might fear the first steps you take into the spotlight, but you’ll be surging with adrenaline by the time it’s over.

It’s not for everyone. A lot of my friends and family have told me our group is incredibly brave for putting ourselves out there.

Though if you feel the same way, you should go for it. Our workshops aren’t for a while but they’re open to everybody and they give a great taste of what improv comedy is like.

In the meantime though, why not come to one of our shows? We’ve got one tomorrow starting at 7 p.m. in the Black Box of Doudna.

This might seem like a shameless plug, but it’s for a good cause. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Illinois. So come help somebody out and we’ll make you laugh in the process.

Seth Schroeder is a sophomore journalism major.

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Friendly frolfing; rules to throw, and roll, by

As many of you know, Eastern has a frolf course Now, I’ll be honest. I am not a connoisseur of disc golf, Frisbee golf or frolf, or whatever you choose to call it. I can tell a distance driver from a mid-range…if I read it on the disc.

I know my driver sinks, because it sunk when it landed in that stream that’s not a stream unless it’s wet outside. If you do frolf, you’ll know what I mean when I say it is at the line of trees at the fifth hole. That one fir got me every time until I started rolling.

Then the Rawhide song plays and my disc starts, “Rollin rollin rollin.”

I throw a Boss disc (yes, the different discs have names). Or if you ask my frolf companions, I toss it a few feet then it lands and rolls farther than it flew. For those of you who know next to nil about what I’m saying, I can put this in layperson’s terms: I piss off the people I play with. And I do it with pride.

The best part (or so I think) is that a Boss isn’t supposed to roll, not how mine does.

There are discs out there made to roll, hence they are referred to as “rollers.”

But rolling a disc on an edge that shouldn’t roll is not the issue. The issue is course courtesy. Maybe I just screwed us all over by letting every reader know there is a frolf course

Julia Carlucci right next to the baseball field, but before you newbies head out there, here are some things you should know: 1. You do not need to buy a disc from 4th Street Records to look cool and play. Just go rent one from Lantz and save yourself some money. If you find you enjoy frolf then feel free to go spend money on what you enjoy.

2. Let people play through. If you’re with a large, slow group and there is a two-person group behind yours on every tee just waiting for your group to finish, let them play through. It is not that difficult to do. If you hold them back, you are just holding up the rest of the course behind them. Now, I know our frolf course does not get very crowded, but there have been times when I have been with groups of 4 or 5 and we let others pass us because we know we are going to take our

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Some of us, who shall not be named, take multiple mulligans (re-do shots). Of course, she then lets us do the same. I am pretty sure she only did it during that one game…or was it three?

3. If you lose your disc, for goodness’ sake, do not tell the whole world if you plan on finding it. It is a finder’s, keeper’s world on that course.

4. And on that same note, do not leave your chewed up discs lying around for some poor sucker to pick up because you are too lazy to give or throw it away. Groundskeepers mow the entire course, let me say that again, they ride a large mower and mow the course.

Discs are not good for the mowers.

5. The last thing applies to us all: Have some common sense, people. If there are joggers approaching on the track, do not joke about hitting them and go for your throw.

You might just hit them. The exception is when there are people walking across your line of sight and ignoring you when you ask them to move. In those cases pretend to throw and yell “Fore!”

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CONTRACTS, from page 1 The Board of Trustees will also vote on the $1.7 million expenditure request to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services to offset a shortfall in the state group insurance program.

The shortfall of $45 million occurred in 2001, and each university in Illinois makes a payment.

President Bill Perry said the universities take the funds out of general revenue appropriations.

“There are different levels for the different universities and essentially should be proportional to the size of the work force at each university,” Perry said.

The University of Illinois is charged with the largest cost of about $25 million, and Governors State University has the smallest contribution of about $656,000.

The trustees will also vote on the personnel contract for Jay Spoon-

hour, the new men’s basketball head coach, and a contract extension to Brady Sallee, the women’s basketball head coach.

The Board is also scheduled to vote on 20 tenure recommendations including 19 assistant professors and Harold Ornes, who will become the new dean of the College of Sciences.

Faculty members are usually applicable for tenure after six years of teaching.

PANEL, from page 1 “It’s terrifying that children don’t feel safe, that is one of the reasons I started pushing to become a teacher,” McCart said. “The easiest thing for people to do is to start speaking out against these things.”

The story of Rodemeyer came from a question about cyber-bullying.

“For me, I feel like it’s the most cowardly thing out there,” McCart said.

“If you want to say something about a group or someone, then go address that person.”

Molly Ferris, a sophomore psychology major and a panelist, said cyber-bullying is a common experience within the community.

“That happens to more than we like to say, or think,” Ferris said.

During the panel, McCart, Ferris, Erin Williams, Jason Haarmann, Stephanie Gribbin and Lisa Taylor shared their stories and experiences about being LGBTQ. Williams, a senior psychology major, said there have been some steps to make the Internet safe for LGBTQ. “I feel like the “It Gets Better” project is starting to make a safe place for LGBTQ people to go on the Internet, but a majority of the Internet is a scary place

and opens doors to a lot of cyber-bullying,” Williams said.

“It Gets Better” is a website that gather video that show the member of LGBTQ are not alone and that there are people that support them.

University Board made a video during its event tittle “EIU says it gets better.” The video showed students and organizations who believed that things will get better.

Other topics that were talked about were support systems, fears, acceptance and personal stories of students coming out.

Ferris, a transgender and a self-identified queer, said she came out as a junior in high school and found that her friends and family were really accepting.

Williams came out when she was 18 and also found people accepting.

Gribbin, a junior English major, became an LGBTQ ally in a high school where information on LGBTQ was not available or supported.

“It was a hard thing to be an ally to the community because people were ignorant of it and would be very rude,” Gribbin said. “They would be like ‘what do you care?’ or ‘you’re not even gay, what’s it mean to you?’”

Evaluations are reviewed by a department’s personnel committee, the department chair and dean, the university personnel committee and the provost. Then the Board of Trustees makes the final approval. “(Tenure) is a very important decision in the life of a university,” Perry said. “Tenured status is very important in terms of academic freedom for faculty to do their research and scholarly work.”

William Weber, the vice president for business affairs, will present a report on the Financial Sustainability section of the Strategic Plan, and Daniel Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, will speak about student community service. The 10th annual Panther Service Day will be April 20-21.

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

FIRE, from page 1 The group also answered questions about what their sexuality is.

Haarmann is a pansexual. Pansexual is attraction to people of all gender-identities and biological sexes.

They told how they viewed people of other sexes.

McCart said he is often asked how he sees women.

“I’ve explained it as it’s like a Van Gogh painting, it’s beautiful, I can admire it, I just can’t do it,” McCart said.

Taylor, a family and consumer sciences professors and adviser for EIU Pride, said she thinks people benefit from attending these panels.

“It puts a face on the LGBTQ community to other students, faculty and staff,” Taylor said.

McCart said working together will make the difference.

“Unity makes us stronger,” McCart said. “When fighting any battle you need allies.”

Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu

Neal was a believer that colleges needed good facilities to provide students with a good education, Webb said.

Webb described Neal as a longtime and consistent supporter of higher education throughout his life.

“We are shocked by what hap-

pened,” Webb said. “And believe Eastern and higher education has lost a great friend.”

Elizabeth Edwards and Shelley Holmgren can be reached at 5812812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

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Some Panthermail users received the phishing scam email while others did not.

Emmerich said the reason for this is simply that the email was sent at random.

Emmerich said he recommends stu-

dents and faculty who clicked on the link to change their email password because their account is currently compromised.

Samantha Bilharz can be reached at 581-2812 or slbilharz@eiu.edu.

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For the season, Slazinik has posted a 2.70 ERA and has recorded a teamleading four wins in eight starts.

In the series finale, the Panthers will turn to the most efficient starting pitcher in the OVC as junior righthander Troy Barton will make his seventh start of the season. Barton leads all OVC starting pitchers in ERA (1.73) and trails only Austin Peay’s Tyler Rogers for the conference lead. Rogers has posted an incredible 0.25 ERA in 35 innings of work for the Governors. Barton hasn’t been as dominant as Rogers, but has still turned in impressive numbers this season as he leads the Panthers in wins, runs allowed, batting average

For a good part of the game, it looked like Eastern was going to win the game. Leading 1-0 heading into the sixth inning, things were looking bright for the Panthers until Illini freshman third baseman Jess Perkins came to the plate. Perkins blasted a solo homerun to left field to give the Illini a share of the lead.

Maday stayed composed on the mound and finished the inning.

Things would stay all squared up until the top of the eighth inning when the Illini put the game out of reach.

Maday started the inning off by getting an easy ground out to herself.

Illini outfielder Nikki Simpson then singled through the left side to give her team an opportunity to take the lead. The next Illini batter grounded out to put Eastern in a good position to get out of the inning.

Senior infielder Danielee Vaji would then step up to the plate for the Illini with a runner on first and two outs. Vaji ripped a double

against and hits allowed.

The Panthers will be riding the arms of their weekend starters to pick up a series win on the road against Eastern Kentucky.

“Four of our last six weekends are on the road,” Schmitz said. “There is no sense in kidding ourselves, we have to win on the road and hopefully we can do that this weekend.”

The three-game series will begin on Friday afternoon in Richmond, Ky., with the first pitching being thrown at 2 p.m.

Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-7942 or at jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

AFL, from page 8 Former Eastern defensive back Terrance Sanders currently ranks No. 3 in the AFL in tackles with 33. Sanders is a member of the Spokane Shock. Sanders also owns the No. 2 ranked AFL kick

return average, with 23.4 per return and one touchdown.

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to leftfield, taking advantage of the opportunity and putting her team in the lead for the first time in the game. The Illini would then go on to score two more runs, putting the game out of reach for the Panthers.

Junior catcher Abby Wood led the Panthers at the plate, going two-forthree in the game. Reynae Hutchinson also chipped in with the Panthers lone RBI. Eastern now has an overall record of 20-17 with a conference record of 10-6.

Eastern’s next game will take place this weekend when the play conference rival Tennessee Tech at Williams Field in Cookevile, Tenn . The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, with the first pitch taking place at 1 p.m. They will play the last game of the series on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Erik Jensen can be reached at 581-7942 or eajensen@eiu.edu.

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Eastern alum and current Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Tony Romo and his wife Candice welcomed their first child on Monday, according to Cowboys vice president Rich Dalrymple.

Hawkins Crawford Romo was born at 5:30 p.m. Monday, checking in at 19.75 inches and weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

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Sophomore pitcher Christian Slazinik prepares to release the ball during the second game of a series against Austin Peay Saturday at Coaches Field.

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Eastern’s baseball team will look to push its record above the .500 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play when it will face off against conference rival Eastern Kentucky this weekend.

The Panthers come into the threegame series with a 13-17 overall record and 4-4 in OVC play. Eastern Kentucky also enter the series with an overall record under .500, but have improved in conference play as it has won six of its nine OVC games.

“The record isn’t important at this point,” redshirt senior Ben Thoma said. “Conference play is the real emphasis, and we are gonna go into every weekend throwing our best pitching and get some wins. I feel like we will go to Eastern Kentucky this weekend and take two-of-three, and if we keep doing that the record will get there.”

In last years’ series, the Panthers got the best of the Colonels as they came out on top in two of the three games in the season series. The Panthers will look to build on their recent success as they will send three starting pitchers to the mound that have sub-three ERA’s.

“These series being three days long is really like a mini-tournament,” Eastern head coach Jim Schmitz said.

“Eastern Kentucky has won five of six

“The new motto is to win on the road, and we are gonna make it a point to go to EKU and win on the road.”

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games and are playing well. The new motto is to win on the road, and we are gonna make it a point to go to EKU and win on the road.”

In game one, Eastern will turn to redshirt senior Mike Hoekstra to pick up the first win of the series.

Hoekstra will enter the Friday afternoon matchup with a record of 2-2 to go a long with a stellar 2.30 ERA in eight starts. He has also recorded

a team-leading 43 strikeouts in 54.2 innings of work.

In game two, sophomore lefthander Christian Slazinik will get the start.

Slazinik is coming off of a six-inning one run performance against OVC-leading Austin Peay that had the Panthers picking up a hardfought 2-1 victory.

Gay outduels Maday in Illini game

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Pierre Walters, who was an All-American defensive end for the Panthers, has been traded to the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.

Walters, who was an un-drafted free agent in the 2009 NFL draft, was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, but was cut in September of 2011.

Walters was traded to the Rush from the Spokane Shock, where he recorded two quarterback hurries.

While at Eastern, Walters was a second team AllOhio Valley Conference player in 2006, and a first team All-Ohio Valley Conference player in 2007 and 2008. Walters was an FCS All-American in 2007 and 2008.

Walters is a native of Forest Park.

The Rush are currently 4-0 this season, and will play on the road against the Georgia Force this Saturday.

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Led by junior pitcher Pepper Gay, the Illinois Fighting Illini defeated the Eastern Lady Panthers in an extra inning game by a final score of 4-1.

Gay pitched eight innings for the Illini, allowing six hits and one walk. She allowed only one run in the game that came when Panther outfielder Melise Brown tripled in the fourth inning and scored on a groundball.

Eastern sophomore Stephanie Maday also pitched a great game in the loss. She went eight innings and only allowed six hits and three walks, which resulted in four runs for the Illini. Maday was extremely efficient, striking out 10 Illini and getting 12 groundball outs.

Eastern head coach Kim Schuette was very proud of Maday’s performance.

“Maday threw an awesome game and we should take a lot of confidence into the weekend going oneone into the eighth inning with a team like that,” Schuette said.

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7942 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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Eastern sophomore infielder Reynae Hutchinson, right, slides into home Thursday and beats the tag by Stephanie Cuevas, junior catcher for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, during the Panthers' 4-1 loss to the Illini on Williams Field. Hutchinson was injured on the play and replaced by senior Amanda Bilina at first base.

The Eastern athletic department held the Student-Athlete Honors Dinner on Wednesday, awarding student-athlete's performance on the playing field and in the classroom.

The Eastern track and field team was well represented, with red-shirt senior Zye Boey being awarded Senior Male Athlete of the Year, red-shirt senior Megan Gingerich winning Senior Female Athlete of the Year, and senior Bridget Sanchez was given the Athletic Director's Award. The Athletic Director's Award is given to “a Panther studentathlete that is a successful student, athlete and member of the community.”

21 Eastern athletes were also given the Presidential Award, given to seniors with a GPA of over 3.75. Those receiving the award were: Breanna Bergbower (Cross Country/Track), Megan Gingerich (Cross Country/Track), Bethany Ester (Track), Bridget Sanchez (Track), Kathryn Koester (Golf ), Sean Dozier (Golf ), David Lawrence (Golf ), Ashley Aardsma (Rugby), Christina Crema (Rugby), Hillary Blake (Soccer), Jessica Blake (Soccer), Ashley Eck (Soccer), Amanda Bilina (Softball), Hayley Pieper (Softball), Maria Sorrentino (Softball), Tammy Bowen (Swimming), Matyas Hilgert (Tennis), Annie Egan (Tennis), Chrissie Albers (Volleyball), Brittany Wallace (Volleyball).

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The Giving Tree Band: Built on friendship 7-member band brings down-home charm to Uptowner

By Sara Hall Verge Editor

The Giving Tree Band is, in a word, humble.

Even though they have performed with upand-coming acts like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and The Avett Brothers and have appeared on The Grateful Dead’s website for their cover of “Brown Eyed Woman,” they still haven’t lost their down-home charm.

The last time the group was in Charleston, Todd Fink, banjo player and singer for the band, said the group took time out before their show to hang out and even play music

with locals at Jackson Avenue Coffee.

“A bunch of the guys just jumped in on the local bluegrass jam,” he said. “Everyone had a great time with those folks.”

Beginnings and changes The Giving Tree Band started as a few friends getting together to play music out of Yorkville, Ill. and have since grown to the seven-member band they are today.

As they’ve evolved to more members, they’ve grown into a “fuller” sound, Todd said, but the driving force behind the band - creating music - has not swayed with the progression of time.

We love playing and performing for audiences.

They love the music and dancing, and they love the live experience. It seems like it’s this really wonderful exchange of energy.

TODD FINK, BANJO PLAYER AND SINGER FOR THE BAND

“The same attitude is there. That hasn’t changed,” Todd said. “It’s just a very real positive energy behind everything we do.”

Still, with time, the group has made changes

in regard to their overall sound, moving from acoustic folk to folk rock, but Todd said this change of style is a change for the better.

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Miike Snow shows power Cup o' Joe, please with album, 'HappyToYou' Coffee is a way of life, tool for relaxation making things sound good, but some other critics believe that singer Andrew Wyatt lacks in the vocal department.

Some complain that Wyatt’s voice is not fit for the synth-heavy and beatboasting music that is evident in their electro-pop style.

I believe that the choice to use Wyatt as a vocalist is evident because his voice mixes in with the synth style that the band is known for having.

It’s a voice that complements the music; it’s not like traditional electropop where the voice is overbearing or is the focus of the music.

Miike Snow has made an album where the individual parts are not as important as the entirety of the tracks as a whole.

This goes for the lyrics as well. Lyrics cannot just be looked at by themselves; the music dictates what the lyrics mean just as much as the lyrics themselves.

The mood of the album is uplifting and invigorating. Namely, the first single, “Paddling Out” is a song that you can lose yourself in and never want to find your way out. It’s a surefire track that is definitely going to make an impact this year.

Another track that stands out is

By Geoffery ZuHone Verge Reporter

Miike Snow, the Swedish band that has exploded on the indie scene in recent years, has released their second studio album, “Happy To You.” “Happy To You” is a 14-track album that raises the standard of electro-pop music through no average conventions.

The trio that make up Miike Snow are individuals that have made their metal in the production industry.

Two of them, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnburg make up the production team named Bloodshy & Avant.

They have worked with and made music for artists such as Britney Spears, Kelis, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, and they have won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for Spears’ “Toxic” in 2005. (It was Spears’ first Grammy.)

So, Miike Snow is no strangers to

“Archipelago." It’s a soothing track that builds up to the chorus.

Its mixture of synthesizers, piano and simplistic rhythm give the song a propelling feel that is consistent throughout the track.

“The Wave” is a track that showcases the balance that Miike Snow can produce. The beats, bass, synths and vocals are spot on, making a song that gives Miike Snow a completely singular sound.

Overall, I give this album an 4/5.

It is a great second album and features some masterfully-produced tracks.

I understand that the lyrics could be a little more purposeful, but since when in indie music has that been a problem (e.g., Animal Collective, MGMT).

The album could have also been improved with a little more variety.

There is a lot of different music, but it could have a track or two more that strays from their typical, albeit catchystyle.

This a promising album that will keep me occupied for months to come.

Geoffery ZuHone can be reached at 581-2812 or gwzuhone@eiu.edu.

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As students enter into local coffee shops, they escape into the aroma of coffee beans, chocolate chips and the steam of the espresso machines.

Like other students, I huddle into the wooden chairs with my Red Eye (a shot of espresso with black French Roast coffee) and let the steam of my coffee relax me as I write an eight-page research paper or cram for those in-depth political science tests.

Coffee is my instrument for relaxation and has long passed a casual indulgence. I am not afraid to admit that coffee is my crutch— my addiction.

My daily routine requires morning cups (notice plural “cups”) of black Folgers coffee. Folgers may not make the most excellent cup of coffee, but as a poor struggling college student, it fits the bill.

Like other struggling coffee addicts, I drink coffee when I feel the lack of caffeine headache coming on—which always seems to be buzzing around 2 p.m.

The caffeine headache usually turns me from a modest, pleasant person to flustered human being or just a plain old hot mess— demanding the aroma of fresh coffee.

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corrupt cups of coffee.

3) Afternoon coffee paired with sweets is not a necessity, but unfortunately happens on a regular basis.

4) Coming between a girl and her afternoon coffee will result in unforeseen consequences for everyone involved.

5) Coffee carriers must be durable and well-built.

6) Every time you tell yourself not to go to Starbucks or Jackson Avenue Coffee, you will go, so just accept it.

Of course, like other addictions, I have experienced drawbacks for my crutch. I will admit that I have knocked over my coffee carrier in classes once or twice.

I also know a fellow coffee addict that split coffee over a classmate’s pink blouse, while I only fortunately have only spilled coffee on my desk and a neighbor’s book bag. Also some professors will give you the stink eye when you are known as the girl who leaves coffee stains on your desk or sometimes even on papers.

Also, coffee carriers will go though many trials and tribulations where they will occasionally be dropped, thrown and accidentally hurled across the room.

But coffee to me is a necessity that makes my day a little brighter.

Whenever I smell coffee, I am reminded of my home—where the Edwards family can be seen sitting around the living room, discussing social and political implications of the day.

Some people only enjoy the occasional Frappuccino, but to die hard addicts— coffee is a way of life.

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Nicki Minaj: Total, complete badass

By Sara Hall Verge Editor

Nicki Minaj is not for everyone, and her sophomore album only verfies that.

Sure, almost any and everyone between the ages of 13 and 30 (even younger if you’re Britain’s cutest little kid and No. 1 Nicki fan, Sophia Grace) has at least heard wildfire track “Super Bass” from her last album at least once.

But that’s not real Nicki. That song was put on “Pink Friday” at the suggestion of her friend, Taylor Swift (weird, right?).

So what’s real Nicki?

To quote her song, real Nicki is “a bad bitch, no muzzle.” Although it’s probably not the most elegant description ever, I can’t think of a better way to describe Minaj and her music.

Because at times each song on “Roman Relaoded” can be vastly different from the next, it’s hard to describe this album as a whole.

Here’s a track-by-track runthrough of what works and what doesn’t.

1) “Roman Holiday” He’s baaaaaack. And if you don’t like this song, then you probably don’t like Roman Zolanski, Minaj’s spastic alter ego.

That’s not saying much, either, be-

cause many people have already shown their hatred for the song you remember her infamous exorcism performance of the song during the Grammys this year, right?

But when Minaj lays down the rap for this, it’s clear why she got her start as being more hardcore.

2) “Come on a Cone” The song starts out sounding like a buzzing bee, and in it, Minaj stings like one, too. Minaj puts all her haters in their place with this song by addressing her successes.

Triple platinum album, being on The Ellen Degeneres Show, sitting next to Anna Wintour at an Oscar de la Renta show. You mad that you’re not her, bro? You mad.

3) “I Am Your Leader” (Feat. Cam’ron and Rick Ross) Mianj only continues to tell us how awesome she is on this track.

And she’s not even trying to justify herself; she’s just that much of a badass. Adding Cam’ron and Rick Ross to the track only strengthens its cutting power.

4) “Beez in the Trap” (Feat.

2 Chainz) In this equivalent of “Pink Friday” track “Did It On ‘Em,” Minaj gets defiant against her haters as she says, “A hundred mother f***ers can’t tell me nothing.” Any misconceptions you may have about her caring in the slightest are instantly squashed.

5) “Hov Lane” This song is almost exclusively rap, and that’s exactly at what Minaj excels

the most.

6) “Roman Reloaded” (Feat.

Lil Wayne) Minaj teams up with her mentor Lil Wayne once again to produce a catchy and stand-out track.

7) “Right By My Side” (Feat.

Chris Brown) As much as I can’t stand him, adding Chris Brown to any track tends to make the song a sure-fire hit. "Right

By My Side" is no exception.

8) “Champion” (Feat. Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy) Minaj dedicates this song to all those who are struggling and provides them with encouragement to keep pushing on. Featuring Nas, Drake and Young Jeezy further drives home her point.

9) “Sex in the Lounge” (Feat.

Lil Wayne and Bobby V) This song’s main fault is how incredibly slow it is. And by being slow, it’s also incredibly boring. Still, it will probably become a popular song.

10) “Starships” This is an instance where Minaj’s pop side really works. And when it’s produced by RedOne, how could it not? It’s catchy as hell and is sure to be on every summer playlist.

11) “Pound the Alarm” This song’s strength lies almost exclusively in the beats. It’s club-ready, and sure to make its way onto a Top 40 list at some point soon.

12) “Whip It”

This is one of the highlights of the album. Yes, it’s blatantly pop and designed for dance floors, but it’s so catchy, any shame you might have listening to it will disappear instantly.

13) “Automatic” The lesser of the infectious club songs, this song is still dance-worthy, but it’s the defining point where the album loses its momentum.

14) “Beautiful Sinner” Here’s where the album starts to really falter, mainly because it doesn’t sound like something that fits Minaj’s outlandish personality. It seems like something more suited for the also talented but less out-there singer, like Rihanna.

15) “Marilyn Monroe” To quote my sister, the person who introduced me to Nicki Minaj in the first place, told me after listening to this track, “This ain’t Nicki.”

And I agree completely. Sure, it’s an overall OK song, but again, it would have been better suited for a different singer – a pop star who’s accustomed to ballads.

16) “Young Forever” Overall, this song is relatively boring, and should have been omitted from the album.

17) “Fire Burns” I love this track just for the fact that it shows the emotional side of Minaj, something that seems almost nonexistent. While Minaj’s whole essence revolves around being tough with tinges of feminism, this song proves she’s not immune

to being hurt. As she says, “You broke me down,” we know she’s not infallible.

18) “Gun Shot” (Feat.

Beenie Man) This is a fair track that catches on the more you listen to it.

19) “Stupid Hoe” The first few listens of this song will probably leave you annoyed beyond belief, but you’ll get over it. And even if you don’t, Minaj doesn’t care. When she drops her famous line, “All these bitches is my sons, and I don’t want custody,” she’s telling us straight up she doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. Basically she’s saying if you don’t like it, leave.

“Roman Reloaded” is a milestone in Minaj’s career because it proves she’s done caring what others think.

She’s working towards getting back to her roots, and in doing so, she’s honing her craft, getting back to what she does best: rapping the hell out of a track.

Sure, she hasn’t quite made it back to her old style completely, and probably never will at this point, but she’s getting there.

And yes, this album probably could have been made better by leaving a few, mainly the radio-friendly, tracks off.

But the overall album gets to the point. She’s more bad-bitch-in-charge than she’s ever been.

This album is no “Pink Friday,” but maybe that’s a good thing.

Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or smhall3@eiu.edu.

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“The sound is a lot louder,” he said. “We’re moving towards a bigger, richer sound. A folk rock sound helps in playing in bigger theaters.”

Having more members hasn’t hurt the quality of the band; if anything, it’s made them stronger and overall better performers, Todd said.

More than anything, it’s made the experience of being musicians that much more enjoyable.

“It’s such a great time,” he said.

“There’s so many members, it’s like the party is already started.”

Influences and sound Todd said while the band’s primary genre can largely be de-

scribed as “Americana,” they also have tinges of influence from all areas, including rock ‘n’ roll, country, folk and bluegrass.

The group doesn’t like to focus on stereotyping themselves to a certain sound.

More than anything, it’s just about the music itself, Todd said.

“It’s all song-based,” he said.

“We try to write good songs and give those songs what they need in terms of instrumentation and style. There’s a lot of depth to the arrangement and the influences behind the songs that we play.”

Todd said one of the band’s inspirations may not instantly register on listeners’ radars: classical music.

Member Philip Roach, who has a background in Illinois Sympho-

ny Orchestra, brings a wealth of classical knowledge to the group, Todd said.

This juxtaposition of sounds lends towards a surprising yet successful result.

“It’s funny because it’s classic rock and roll and bluegrass and classical music together,” he said.

Close bonds The Giving Tree Band lives in the home that doubles as their recording studio.

As the band mixes work with play by constantly interacting and spending time with one another, one would think it might lead to their downfall, Todd said. Instead, the group embraces it. “(Living together) kind of takes the experience to a whole other

level,” he said. “On top of working and traveling together, it’s helped us be closer and really feel a deep bond.”

Because they are around each other almost constantly, Todd said the group members have developed a chemistry that’s difficult to achieve without knowing one another well.

“Because we trust each other so much, we’re not going to worry so much about what this guy’s gonna think,” he said. “It’s like you go out with a good friend that you like; you just don’t know what kind of fun you might have.”

Todd said.

“We love playing and performing for audiences,” he said. “They love the music and dancing, and they love the live experience. It seems like it’s this really wonderful exchange of energy.”

Still, the focus of The Giving Tree Band is playing for pure enjoyment.

“It’s not just the audience that gets to enjoy what happens,” he said. “We get to in turn have fun, too. There are a lot of surprises."

The Giving Tree Band will perform on April 20 at Mac's Uptowner.

Performing for fun Much of the group’s performance success stems from the energy and enthusiasm of the crowd,

Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or smhall3@eiu.edu.

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Protect yourself on the weekends

By Nike Ogunbodede Associate News Editor

Female students may be vulnerable on the weekends walking dimly lit cervices on or off Eastern students, but the university has established measures to prepare them for the worst.

Chief Adam Due, of the University Police Department, currently runs Rape Aggression Defensive, a 12-hour self-defense course for only for women that was started by the UPD in 2006.

The course does not currently have a class for the next few weeks, but he does think female students should take advantage of the program.

“It deals with how to stay safe on campus, at work, at school, at home, traveling and then there’s a section of the course (where) we do physical tactics where they learn how to do strikes, where to strike,” Due said.

Erin Walters, the executive director of the Sexual Assault Counseling & Information Service, agreed.

Walters said she thinks women being empowered to defend themselves in a time of crisis.

“When you look at passive resistance versus active resistance (with) active resistance the chance of a completed sexual assault is reduced by 80 percent,” Walters said.

Walter defined passivity as “crying” or “pleading” for the perpetrator to stop while an active response is screaming, hiding or making a loud display to attract attention.

“Nobody can guarantee how they would act in a situation like that, but some studies have

shown that an active resistance decreases the act of assault,” Walters said.

Walters said alcohol is a factor in many acts of sexual violence or assault.

“When we talk about consent, alcohol impairs ones ability to provide knowledgeable consent—it increases vulnerability ten-fold,” Walters said.

“It’s important to realize that sexual violence occurs in somewhat of a continuum,” Walters said. “It might be abusive language, inappropriate touching, grabbing at a party in an unwanted sexual way, feeding drinks to someone.”

As long as the person is not in their right state of mind to make their own decision it is not consensual, Walters said.

Another possible step is intervention and when it is done correctly it can result in the safety of the intended victim and the person who intervened, Walters said.

“You might want to say ‘hey, I noticed that you are not doing so well,’” she said.

Walters said the wording of the talk should be chosen carefully and calling the police should also be considered.

“It’s very important to assess for your own safety if you are considering intervening on somebody else’s behalf,” she said. “If you feel like your intervention might be received in a negative way you might want to bring a friend.”

In correlation, a reported April 1 assault on a woman in Mattoon was stopped by a “Good Samaritan,” who heard the woman screaming at 3:10 a.m.

The woman was later taken and

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treated at Sarah Bush Hospital, according to an article from the Journal Gazette-Times Courier.

“Any method of self defense should be used,” Walters said.

“Draw attention to yourself, make a scene. The embarrassment of making a scene will last a day or two the impact of sexual violence will last a lifetime.”

Methods like using a rape whistle or pepper spray are good in theory, but Walters said she would not rely on those items to protect her.

“In the moment you have to be prepared to use pepper spray and on a personal level I don’t if I would be that quick with my reflexes,” she said.

When it comes to whistles, Walters said she does not think they are as effective as people think.

“Some whistles don’t work correctly—I don’t think the whistle is a great idea,” she said. “In the right moment are you going to be able to blow a whistle?”

Walters and Due both said they think education is the best protection.

Due said RAD helps instill confidence in those that take the sessions seriously.

“A lot of women don’t think they can defend themselves and when they find that they are capable of doing more than they thought, I think it builds their confidence,” Due said.

What the class does is take the attendee out of their comfort zone and allows them to actually physically defend themselves in a controlled, yet

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still serious environment.

“Most women, they don’t grow up fighting if they have some brothers maybe they have some experience with defending themselves, but it’s not the same as being attacked by a stranger,” Due said. “The (female) mindset is different. It’s to be polite, to be agreeable.”

Politeness and agreeability are good qualities to have in certain situations, but when someone is intend-

ing to inflict bodily harm manners should fall to the wayside in favor of self-preservation, Due said.

“A lot (the participants) look at it like ‘I couldn’t hurt somebody,’ but you aren’t doing it to hurt somebody you are doing it to defend yourself,” Due said.

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