LAUGHS AT THE CAT
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
The Daily Eastern News awarded Bailey O’Dell, senior shortstop of the Panther softball team, as Female Athlete of the Year.
The Charleston Alley Theatre performed Friday for the opening night of its play titled “The Curious Savage.” PAGE 3
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Monday, May 4, 2015
VOL. 99 | NO. 147
“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”
Glassman plans to improve minority enrollment By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News With newly appointed president David Glassman set to take over the position on June 1, he has begun to lay out some of his plans to boost the minority student population at Eastern. Glassman, who is currently the provost for Bradley University, said one way to help the enrollment troubles is to make sure the university remains affordable and available to minority students. “Continuing to enhance the culture of inclusion among the campus community will be valuable in demonstrating to prospective minority students that Eastern respects diversity,” he said. Glassman said it is important to provide a welcoming and nurturing campus. “Minority students who are already attending Eastern and having a positive experience are the best ambassadors for raising the number of students by sharing their positive experiences,” Glassman said. Glassman said reaching out to more students from other states could be one possible way of improving minority numbers at Eastern. “(I would start by) proactively reaching out to prospective minority students across the state and beyond and sharing with them the benefits of an Eastern education,” Glassman said. Glassman also said he would tell prospective students about Eastern’s commitment to inclusion using specific examples and stories of minority students’ accomplishments. With working with the different minority organizations on campus, Glassman said he plans to meet and work with them to help bring more participation. “I look forward to working with the minority student organizations, collaborating with them on important issues and attending their events,” Glassman said. Jason Blumenthal, Bradley University’s student body president, said Glassman is well liked at Bradley and is very interactive with Bradley students. “The provost has been very much involved
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David Glassman, newly elected president of Eastern, speaks at a press conference introducing him as the new president at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on March 2 in the University Ballroom. Glassman will begin his position June 1. with student planning and how to improve faculties,” Blumenthal said. “I know he attends almost every men’s basketball game, and he shows support by showing up to different events on campus.” Cameron Greenbaum, a freshman kinesiology and sports studies major, said he hopes
Glassman can accomplish bringing in more minority students to Eastern. “I believe Glassman has the right idea in mind; he seeks positivity and friendship among all fellow students of Eastern Illinois University,” Greenbaum said. “I believe he will do a great job as the new leader of the
school and do a great job in following President Perry’s footsteps.” Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
Eastern to implement smoking ban Latino
recruitment initiatives advanced
By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News Smoking and using tobacco products in any way will not be allowed on Eastern’s campus starting July 1. The policy applies to all individual on campus property including students, faculty, staff, volunteers, visitors and other members of the public, and is applicable at all times, according to an email sent Friday by Paul McCann, interim vice president for business affairs. The state of Illinois passed the Smoke-Free Campus Act in August 2014 that prohibits the use of all tobacco products on state-supported institutions, including Eastern; the law will finally take effect in July. The law defines campus as all property, including buildings, grounds, parking lots and university owned vehicles. According to the act, the governing board of the university must implement this act and enforce policies in manners including but not limited to disciplinary action, fines and an appeals process. President Bill Perry said the smoking ban would be a change for students who actively use tobacco products. “It’s the law in Illinois, all public universities campus have to meet the requirements of the law,” Perry said. ”We don’t have any choice, and I think
By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge
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Illinois college campuses will be enforcing a smoke-free environment starting July 1, 2015. Smoking cigarettes, cigars, and e-cigarettes will be forbade on campus once the act is in effect.
it’s a positive thing to do from the standpoint of health.” Perry said the reason Eastern decided to tell its students and faculty about the change was because
it would give them time to think about how they will deal with it. SMOKING, page 5
In the last 10 years, the number of Latino students at Eastern has increased by about 200. In 2005, Eastern’s enrollment was 12,129, while the current number is 8,913, which is about a 26 percent drop in students. As of fall 2014, the total enrollment of Latino students was 444. Chris Dearth, the director of admissions, said Latino students have traditionally attended colleges and universities at a lower rate than Caucasian and African-American students. However, Latino students outnumber any of the other ethnic minorities in K-12 public institutions. As of 2011, Latino students made up 24 percent of the enrollment in universities nationwide. RECRUITMENT, page 5