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Julianne Adegoriolu, 2016 Miss Black EIU, center, chats with President Glassman and contestant Milove Streeter during a meet and greet for the 2017 Miss Black EIU contestants in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Adegoriolu, the “pageant mom,” is in charge of prepping and shaping the new contestants to ensure they are prepared for the pageant along with being great leaders on campus.
Meet the 2017 Miss Black EIU Contestants Chrissy Miller Administration reporter | @DEN_Newsdesk Contestants for the 2017 Miss Black EIU Scholarship Pageant hosted a meetand-greet in the Martin Luther King Junior University Union to celebrate the 46th year of the pageant. The contestants have been working with Miss Black EIU 2016, Julianne Adegoriolu, since September to prepare for their competition on Saturday, Feb. 25th. “Years ago, a lady was running for Homecoming Queen and she won on EIU’s campus. She was going to be the first black homecoming queen for EIU’s campus. However, because of the color of her
skin, they took her crown from her. They said they wanted a recount,” Adegoriolu said. “So, Black Student Union created Miss Black EIU to lay a platform for all black girls to show them we have our queens on campus and we honor them.” Contestant Torri Franklin, a junior biological sciences major, said after joining the BSU last year and seeing two pageants, she was inspired to compete this year. “I think I embody my blackness because I’m proud of myself and I’m proud of everything I do,” Franklin said. Nia Douglas, a junior family and consumer sciences major, said it is an honor to make history by being a part of Miss Black EIU.
“Everything that there is to gain from this experience starts as soon as you go to your very first practice,” Douglas said. “You meet these new people, you’re opening up another side of you that you have hidden away.” Briana Wesley, a junior health promotions major, said she has found herself within this pageant. Paisley Adams, a senior Spanish major, said she has wanted to be a part of this pageant since she was a freshman. “One thing I definitely learned is selflove and to love who I am as a beautiful African-American woman,” Adams said. Milove Streeter, a junior kinesiology and sports studies major, said this is her first
time participating in a pageant. Fudia Jalloh, a senior FCS major, said her dedication and work ethic make her a good candidate for Miss Black EIU. Amanda White, a senior sociology major, said it has been exciting participating in Miss Black EIU because of the experiences she has gained. Justice McGruder, a junior psychology major, said she joined the pageant to become less shy. “You really have to be dedicated. You have to practice outside of practice,” McGruder said. Chrissy Miller can be reached at 5812812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu.
March to show solidarity to those feeling marginalized By Analicia Haynes Online Editor | @Haynes1943 In response to the recent immigration ban and plans to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the College Democrats will host a march to stand in solidarity with international students and others who feel unwelcome because of President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office.
The march will kick off 4 p.m. Thursday in front of the Doudna Steps, with several speakers from different backgrounds presenting their story as a result of the recent ban and the proposed wall. Intended to raise awareness of what is ethically right and show support for students who may feel marginalized, Frida Arellano, the president of the College Democrats and Sam Reiss, the organization’s treasurer, said the march is a product
of grassroots activists. “We’re political science students, we’re all aware and it would be shameful if we stayed quiet and just kind of whine about it and not do anything about it,” Arellano said. “Rallies and marches are the opposite of whining.” Also a way to show others there are students at Eastern who will not judge them, Arellano said the idea for the march came from others that were carried out across
the nation over the past few weeks. She said the organizers were not inspired by one particular march. Instead, they were encouraged to show their support by watching many of them. “What we are starting here as grassroots activists is raising awareness…this will add to the number of people already standing up for what is right,” Arellano said.
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Workgroup No. 9 prepares for town hall By Angelica Cataldo Managing Editor | @DEN_News The members of Workgroup no. 9, Academic Visioning II, discussed the presentation drafts for the town hall meetings they will be holding later this month. During the meeting, Workgroup Chair Melinda Mueller, a political science professor, briefly covered what the organization subcommittee will be discussing in its town hall meeting.
They will be looking at the possibilities of combining and expanding certain colleges such as the Honors College. The Variable Learning Models subcommittee has looked into the possibility of 13-week classes and moving open class days, when classes for most majors do not meet, from Friday to Wednesday. They also explored ideas for possibly expanding summer terms and the classes offered during the summer.
English professor Suzie Park and Amanda Harvey, interim associate director for Health Service, have taken the time to look at other schools’ academic calendars and their models for the lengths of semesters. The subcommittees are still finalizing their plans to present at the town hall meetings and will hold one more regular meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday Feb. 13 to finish putting together presentation notes for them. The town halls have been scheduled
for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Tuesday, Feb. 28 in the Coleman Auditorium. The town hall scheduled for Feb. 21 will discuss the options recommended by the Organization subcommittee, and the town hall on Feb. 28 will discuss the reports from the Variable Learning Models and Differential Tuition subcommittees. Angelica Cataldo can be reached at 581-2812 or amcataldo@eiu.edu
A panel detailing the recent executive orders and calls made by President Donald Trump since his arrival into office will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Roberson Auditorium of Lumpkin Hall. Kate Arnold, president of the Political Science Association, said the panel is nonpartisan. “(It is) just trying to get information and it’s not just about the immigration ban. It’s about all executive orders and the consequences and effects of them,” Arnold said. “Every order that he makes is going to affect everyone whether in a really impactful way or a subtle way.” Hosted by the Political Science Association and its members, the panel will feature a handful of professors from different areas such as economics and journalism. It will offer facts as well as different perspectives on the world of politics over the past two weeks. The panel coincides with the “No Ban, No Wall” march that will be this Thursday. Frida Arellano, the president of the College Democrats, said the panel serves as a way to educate both the campus and Charleston communities about the recent immigration ban and talk about Trump’s plan to build a wall along the MexicanAmerican border, before they pick up their posters and march. “The thing that is so genuine about this is first, we are trying to inform students about the panel, and this way we’re trying to get facts right and avoid “alternative” facts,” Arellano said. Sam Reiss, the student treasurer for the College Democrats said the panel will also help people know what the march is about. Then, after the panel, Arellano said they planned to give students and others that extra day before the march to think about what they learned, formulate what they think is right and decide whether or not they want to participate in the march. “We don’t want this to be seen as… very radical, we want to be bipartisan… and put together this panel that’s just straightforward facts from different social and economic perspectives from professors,” Arellano said. Arnold said the panel is also a way for participants to differentiate between the misinformation shared by the media and both political parties and the facts. She said it is good to the information from a source who is well-versed with the given topics and issues. “You have people who are either blowing things out of proportion or who are just not telling the whole truth,” Arnold said. “So (the panel) is just kind of like, let’s look at (what has happened), let’s analyze it, let’s see what the effects are going to be and then you can make your own determination of what you believe in.” Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.