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Eastern to obtain statue
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By Jordan Thiede Staff Reporter @DEN_News A new panther landmark is making its way to Eastern. Bianca Tomlin, a senior communication studies major, said the statue will stand eight feet tall and feature a panther standing on rocks and will be placed near the Martin Luther King, Jr. University Union. Tomlin, the chairwoman for the University Enhancement Committee, said the idea for this landmark is something that just recently came up. She said she felt this project is important because Eastern needs another landmark the university can call its own. Tomlin said Old Main is the most identifiable part of Eastern’s campus, but the school is one of five Illinois universities who have a castle landmark. She said the other schools include the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University. Student Body President Kaylia Eskew said the project is expected to cost $75,000. Eskew, a senior journalism major, said the money needed for the landmark would not be taken from student fees, though. Tomlin said revenue for the statue would be earned from events such as giveaway programs at football games. She said they also plan to raise money by gaining sponsorships of the statue from alumni and different departments along with auctions that could include panther statues. Tomlin also said that donations from those who are interested would play a part in raising the money needed for the project. “If I was a recent alum, I would donate,” she said. Tomlin said those who are still students at Eastern should not feel obligated to donate, though. “It’s unreasonable to ask current students to donate,” Tomlin said. “They don’t have the money to throw around.” Eskew said student government is working to let students know about the project by creating a survey, which will also acquire student feedback. She said the statue completion time would be by Homecoming 2014, just in time for the reaccreditation team that is coming to Eastern. Eskew said she hopes the panther landmark will become a point of pride for students. LANDMARK, page 5
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Athletes volunteer their time and gather to hear instructions on how to properly measure, weigh and bag food to be sent to children in Haiti Saturday on the north balcony of Lantz Arena.
Students package food to send to Haitian children By Jarad Jarmon Student Governance Editor @DEN_News In assembly line formation, pinto beans, soy, vitamins and rice were packaged on Saturday in Lantz Arena to eventually be sent to Haiti. First, eight ounces would be taken from 10 gallon buckets to ensure the food would fit inside the packages. The dry food and medicine would then be weighted to make
sure that the package would actually seal. Without proper sealing, rodents have been found to cause a big problem when shipping the food. The process ends with a grid master like Dylan Chatman, a junior psychology major, to ensure there are no leaks or holes in the bag. Around 80 student athletes, including Chatman, spent about an hour packaging food servings to be sent to Haitian children.
By the end, students packed 300 bags with 18 eight-ounce servings per bag. The Global Hunger Expedition, a non-profit organization whose goal is to send provisions to countries such as Haiti, provided the food. Mark Daily, an expeditor from the organization, said the food will be sent to 11 schools and orphanages across the country. The food will be distributed from Oct. 23 until Oct. 25.
Daily said hunger is still an issue in the country. “A lot of the kids only get one meal in a day,” Daily said. Da i l y s a i d t h e y e x p e c t e d t o package about 12 boxes of food Saturday. “We are going to be taking over 60 boxes from Charleston,” he said. Each serving cost 35 cents. “We collected, from the community, $2,090 to put this thing together,” Daily said. “We only asked for $20 to $25.” FOOD DRIVE, page 5
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Professors play baseball, 1850s style By Olivia Trilla and Tori Adams Staff Reporters @DEN_News Standing by second base in a knit hat and polyester uniform, Debra Reid’s attention is not on the sweltering August heat, but the possibility of a line drive. In this league, there are no mitts. She is equipped only with a keen eye and reflexes, skills she has cultivated over a long career of 1850sstyle baseball. Dating back to the 1850s, the rules, equipment and even attire have not always been what baseball teams know today. Reid, a history professor, and the inspiration for other Eastern faculty members to become involved, began her vintage baseball career in 1986 in New York. Every weekend, Reid spends her time traveling across the Midwest to participate in baseball games, in which she plays second base. “I pride myself on being a strong defensive player. You have to be able to catch the ball,” Reid said. She said the traveling does not
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Grant Sterling, a philosophy professor, and Debra Reid, a history professor, play in an 1850s-style baseball league.
bother her too much. “I love to travel. We try to carpool. The people I play with are all
good friends, and it makes the trips pass by quickly,” Reid said. “The average drive is about an hour to
games, but it’s an all-day event.” BASEBALL, page 5