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RHA reviews proposed room, board rate increase By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
The Residence Hall Association reviewed a draft the Fiscal Year 2014’s room and board rate that would see a 2-percent increase. The presentation, given by Mark Hudson, the director of University Housing and Dining Services, explained a proposed 2-percent increase in the room and board rate. “We have to make adjustments constantly to make sure the students’ needs are being met, he said. The proposed room and board rate increase is the lowest it has been in 37 years by almost a percent, Hudson said. “We’re pleased to offer what is considered a reasonable increase for the rate,” he said. Factors in the increase include heightened food costs, a need to use project money to balance the budget and a need for more bandwidth. “Our budget is down about $6 million because of lowered enrollment, so consequently we don’t have as much money for projects,” he said. “We have to build that money back into the base so we can keep doing things students are telling us they want.” The student satisfaction survey for University Housing and Dining Services was a success in the end and had a 25-percent response rate, Hudson said. “We had 94 percent of students answer that they enjoy living in the residence halls, so we’re excited about that,” he said, RHA President Eddie Hillman encouraged the RHA members to join the Food Service Committee because they still need a few more participants. Hillman also encouraged the RHA members to take part in the “Erasing the Distance” diversity program about mental health issues on Dec. 5. “Erasing the Distance” will take place at 3 p.m. in 7th Street Underground and 7 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Calla Summers, the national/Illinois communication coordinator, revealed the delegates for the Illinois Residence Hall Association conference in February. The delegates include 12 RHA members, including executive board members. The National Residence Hall Honorary will have its annual Winter Wonderland program on Dec. 7. Elizabeth Burbatt, the NRHH historian, said they are still looking for people to volunteer for the program. “We invite all the kids from the community to come to Eastern and we put on a big event with bingo, prizes, Santa and crafts,” she said. “It’s always such a blast.” The RHA also discussed $28 half-zip jackets that will be ordered over winter break. The RHA will have its last meeting of the year at 5 p.m. on Dec. 6 in Weller Hall. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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Rob Morgeson, a junior management information systems major, shows off his beard grown during “No Shave November.” He is participating in the month as a competition in his residence hall, Weller Hall.
Weller Dwellers shun shaving By Brian Vorce Staff Reporter
For Rob Morgeson, the itching on his face will end soon. On Saturday, Morgeson can shave his beard. “I feel like a monkey every time I (scratch),” said Morgeson, scratching his red stubble. Friday is the last day of November, a month where men and women stop shaving. It’s called No-Shave
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Professor works to end hunger in community By Chacour Koop Staff Reporter
Sam Sarich, a senior history major, works as an intern in the Student Community Service office. Sarich helped lead the Hunger Challenge in which a dollar was raised for every paper plate that students wrote hunger awareness statements on.
others made it to the end. However, the competition is not limited to males. Several women shunned their razors during the month. Caroline Kohout, a sophomore art major, also lives in Weller Hall and said she had not shaved her legs since late October. “It’s just for the heck of it,” said Kohout, displaying her prickly right leg.
Michael Gillespie remembers the day well. One of his students had come into his office for help on a paper, but the sociology professor said it was not going well. The student was fidgeting, unable to concentrate. “What is wrong?” Gillespie asked. The student was hungry. “I wish that had happened only once. I wish that I hadn’t had students tell me, ‘I can’t come back next semester because I can’t afford it,’” Gillespie said. “When your stomach’s rumbling and you have 30 tasks in front of you, there’s only one thing you really care about.” Gillespie said hunger is affecting people of all ages throughout Charleston, Coles County and the U.S. This is why Rachel Fisher, the director of Student Community Service, along with Gillespie
and a team of students, organized the EIU Hunger Challenge. The month of activities included a film viewing, the Freeze Out Hunger 3K Run and “Fight Hunger at Sonic.” “Fight Hunger at Sonic” was the first event of the month and Fisher said she knew then the Hunger Challenge would be a success. All tips collected that night at the Sonic in Mattoon went to benefit the Charleston Food Pantry. “I was really amazed at the number of student volunteers that came out and their enthusiasm,” Fisher said. “It was phenomenal and I knew right then that this was going to be an amazing month.” Fisher said the goal for the month was to collect 5,000 cans for the Charleston Food Pantry. Though the final count was not yet totaled, Fisher predicted the drive collected about 6,000 cans. HUNGER, page 5
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Lindsey Phillips, a senior art major, sands her ceramics project so it will sit level in the ceramics studio Tuesday at the Dounda Fine Arts Center. Phillips is making a box with two separate pieces that look like shells. Phillips created a mold to create two identical halves.
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Music department to host band festival High school band students to get feel for college By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor
This Saturday more than 100 high school students from across the state will descend on Eastern to perform at the Doudna Fine Arts Center for the 2012 EIU High School Honor Band Festival. J. Corey Francis, the assistant director of bands, said this is his first year working with this event even though the department has done it before. “It is a daylong event that high school students apply to perform in,” Francis said. “We break them into two bands, work with them all day and have a concert that night.” Francis said it is also great re-
cruiting opportunity for the department, which is why they will have admissions materials and specific admissions information about the music department available to the students in a booth set up in Doudna that day. Throughout the day, high school students will have the opportunity to take master classes with the music department’s studio faculty. “It gives them a chance to work with our faculty, see how they work and what they are all about,” Francis said. Along with working with faculty, the high school students will also have the opportunity to interact with current Eastern students. “Our students are our best ambassadors,” Francis said. “They are the ones who experience this all on a daily basis.” T h e c u r re n t s t u d e n t s w i l l be helping facilitate the day
but will also being playing in the high school ensembles to help fill out certain instrument groups. The EIU Wind Symphony will also perform at the evening concert which is open to the public. “It is good for the music education majors because they get to interact with students and become familiar with the literature they are playing,” Francis said. “This is probably they type of music they will be playing with their students when they get jobs as band directors.” Francis said the department usually gets between 110 and 130 applicants, but typically accepts about 120. Applications are composed of an application by the student and a letter of recommendation from the student’s high school band director. “It depends a lot on the instrumentation and the balance,” Francis said. “We may get 30 trumpets
apply but cannot accept them all because we only need about 7-10 per group.” Because it is only a day long festival, Francis said there is no formal audition process, just the written forms. “It takes a lot of time for them to send something in and us to sit there and listen to them all,” Francis said. “Their directors know their playing and if they would succeed at this type of thing.” In the end, Francis said it is all about having a good time and playing good music. “You get to work with different groups and see what they can do,” Francis said. The evening concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Dvorak Concert Hall. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.
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Cody Gallagher, a sophomore political science major, performs a maneuver on the steps in Lawson Hall Tuesday that is used by the Army to clear stairwells. The ROTC used parts of Lawson Hall to execute training sessions such as clearing rooms, tactically moving through hallways, and target recognition.
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CAA approves new business course By Stephanie Markha Staff Reporter
The Council on Academic Affairs unanimously approved a new course Thursday “BUS 4000: Business Ethics.” James Sysko, a business professor, and Christie Roszkowski, the associate chairwoman of the School of Business, drafted the proposal in response to additional educational requirements that will be mandated by the state of Illinois by July 2013. One of the new requirements will be for all students planning to take the Illinois Certified Public Accountant exam to receive at least three credit hours of instruction focused on business ethics. “We were going to work on implementing this class on a gradual basis when, lo and behold, the state of Illinois realized that we’re going to have to up the requirements for CPAs,” Sysko said. “We are now in the situation where we have dozens of accounting students who need business ethics, so we’re stepping on the gas and doing what we’ve intended to do.” Sysko said he has been teaching business ethics for seven years, and he has recently taught three seminars on the subject since he began
“We were going to work on implementing this class on a gradual basis when, lo and behold, the state of Illinois realized that we’re going to have to up the requirements for CPAs.” -James Sysko, business professor working at Eastern. “They’ve been blended seminars of undergraduate and graduate students, which makes for unique challenges and rewards,” he said. Roszkowski said philosophy courses will not be required as prerequisites to take “Business Ethics” in order to accommodate for as many students as possible who need the course. “We recommend those classes to our students, but the fact that many of our students come from community colleges means we were afraid it would create a hurdle for them,” she said. Sysko, as one of the instructors of the new course, said philosophy would be incorporated into the instruction. “I would have maybe two weeks of ethics on a philosophical, abstract, theoretical level, and then we begin to wade into the marsh where the gators are waiting,” Sysko said.
He said the “gators” refer to challenges within the workplace like tampering, bullying and sexual harassment. Sysko also said business ethics is a distinct topic that incorporates many other subjects. “Business ethics is not really law, and it’s not really philosophy; business ethics is sort of a unique animal, and that’s what we’ve created here,” he said. The council also approved a request for executive action from Diane Jackman, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, to change the prerequisites for “MLE 4760: Student Social-Emotional Development in the Middle Grades” and add to the prerequisites for “ELE 4775: Language and Language Arts in Early Childhood.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Holiday Hustle to help local families By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor
An Eastern honors class will be having a holiday race Sunday to raise money for One Stop Community Christmas, a local charity that helps with holiday assistance. The charity is a part of the Salvation Army and it helps provide blankets, toys and food for families in local counties. The EIU Holiday Hustle 5K will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday in front of Old Main and go through town, eventually turning on to the Panther Trail and ending where it started in front of Old Main. Andrew Donsbach, a freshman art major, worked with his classmates in the Honors 1191 class to organize the race and said it was a semester-long project. “In our Honors 1191 class, we were assigned the task of organizing and completing a service-learning project,” Donsbach said. “Our group decided on organizing a 5K because we knew it would be a lot of fun and a challenge at the same time.” He said despite the race happening in December, he and his group members have been working on the project since mid-September. “Early on, we worked mainly on logistics of the race and ensuring that it was going to be possible,” Donsbach said. “In late October, we launched our Facebook page, website, and registration was opened.” Since registration opened, the group has been working on final details such as ordering T-shirts, which all participants will receive. If participants pre-registered, they will get their T-shirts on Saturday. If participants register the day of
the race, they will receive them at a later date because another order has to be placed. Check-in and late registration begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday. “We hope that people will not be discouraged from running, just because they were unable to register early,” Donsbach said. “Running is a great way to support this incredible organization.” Donsbach said the holiday theme of the race came into play after they decided on a charity top benefit from the race. “We asked Rachel Fisher in Student Community Service what a good, local organization was that is sometimes overlooked and could use some help,” Donsbach said. “She mentioned One Stop Community Christmas, among a few others, and we took the idea of a holiday themed race and ran with it.” After the race is completed the organizers will give out awards for the best times. The categories are: participants ages 16 and under, ages 16-20, ages 21-30, ages 31-40, ages 41-50, and ages 51 and older. Overall, Donsbach said working on the race has been a positive experience but that his looking forward to the actual race when they will be done with the planning and logistics. “My group and I were just talking the other day about how we don't know what we are going to do when it's over; it’s become such a big part of our lives,” Donsbach said. “We love seeing it all come together and can't wait to see the turnout on Saturday.” Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.
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Assessing Battle for information has casualties high-risk courses good for students Joshua Bryant A few weeks ago, The Daily Eastern News addressed the topic of high-risk courses and their impact on Eastern. A high-risk course was defined by Karla Sanders, the co-chairwoman of the Committee on Retention Efforts, as any course in which 30 percent or more students earn a D, F, or withdraw from the course. These courses, though they may be challenging for students, help Eastern maintain an academically rigorous environment. Especially around this time of year, students are stressed out about their most difficult courses, many of which may be what the CORE committee has deemed “high-risk.” We commend the CORE committee for identifying and developing a list of these courses so teachers and other faculty can help students get the help they really need. Having a report of these 81 courses that matched the criteria will give Eastern the extra push it needs to promote the integrative learning it prides itself in. Identifying these courses can help professors see earlier on in the semester what sort of help a student may need, whether it be tutoring or referral to other resources. CORE member Jennifer Stringfellow said the majority of the courses are freshman- and sophomore-level. Although we understand it takes a while to adjust to a more academically challenging environment, students should never be afraid to reach out for help. The earlier students in these courses talk to their professors when they are struggling, the better. Although this list is not going to make any classes easier, it will help the university identify students who may be struggling and direct them to the appropriate resources to help them succeed. We are glad the CORE committee is encouraging struggling students to meet with their professors one-on-one to help not only the studentteacher relationship, but also to help figure out the best course of action on how to improve their standing in the course. The earlier a problem is addressed, the sooner it can be resolved. Over time, if the identification of high-risk courses continues, Eastern should strive to see a difference in the amount of courses that meet this criteria. We hope students and professors put forth the effort in reducing the number of high-risk courses by constant communication and action when progress is going downhill and the class seems intimidating. We are glad the CORE committee is trying to both maintain and promote recruitment efforts while identifying rigorous coursework. This is a goal every university should strive to achieve and we applaud Eastern faculty and staff on their efforts to see their students as individuals, not just a class as a whole.
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Information makes the world go ‘round. Valuable things are protected. So when people want certain data, just taking it and doing what you please isn’t going to be tolerated. Within the law, there are ways for everyone to obtain information and use it to better themselves and society. The more you know makes life better, right? So why is obtaining certain information so difficult? The Freedom of Information Act was intended to create a level of transparency between different agencies and informationseeking individuals. A problem comes into play, however, when either side doesn’t know the law. And it can be even tougher when both sides actually do know the law. I sent in a FOIA request for citations over a certain time period as part of a class of mine, and Eastern’s General Counsel, along with the University Police Department, complied, and were very helpful. However, I didn’t get exactly what I wanted. I got all the traffic/parking citations I wanted, but what I received as far as alcohol violations were heavily redacted, nearly to the point of uselessness, for the sake of protect-
ing the individuals involved. When you go to court for a citation you have your name called out, as well as the violation, in public, in front of plenty of strangers. So what would the harm be in handing over the actual citation? As a journalist, I’d never aim to harm anyone’s reputation. The point of getting individual information would be to gain sources to potentially speak to, and calculate the amount of money Charleston and the university gets from these citations. After four years here, I’m convinced that if this were a dry campus, they might not be able to keep the lights on in this town, thanks to the sales at liquor stores and bars and the inevitable citations that are handed
out each year. Letting people know about the amount of money would provide great insight to the community. But the General Counsel won’t have it, in the name of protecting individual(s) information. Would I feel different about handing over info if I were on the other side of the desk? Maybe. That’s where compromise comes in. Instead of firing emails and leaving voicemails, I went to the General Counsel office myself to sit and talk. This sped up the process and provided more than enough information that I needed (though as far as alcohol, I still only have heavily redacted citations). The experience has shown me that people aren’t out here to screw you over when they punch in and do their job. I guess sometimes people just have to cover for themselves before they get fired. Joshua Bryant is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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I’m living as a temporary Australian When asked to name a city in Australia, most people would say either Sydney or Melbourne. I was one of those people until last spring, when I was placed in Perth, Australia. When I originally applied for the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching program, I listed Australia as my number one choice because I wanted to student teach in one of those cities. When I found out that I would be teaching in Perth, the first thing I did was Google where Perth was located (Western Australia). At first, I was disappointed that I was not in Sydney, but now I am glad I was placed in Perth. I want to clear up a few common myths about Australia that I heard numerous times before I left on my journey: First, kangaroos and koalas are not all over the place, roaming the streets like Eastern squirrels. It actually took me a month before I got to see either, but yes, they are both awesome, and it was well worth the wait. Second, toilets do not flush the opposite
Tim Patula way. That was a myth that was started by The Simpsons. Third, it is always not warm and sunny in Australia. I started in the winter, so it was rainy and about 40 to 50 degrees. Thankfully, I packed enough warm clothes. Finally, big spiders and snakes are not everywhere. I have yet to see a snake or a spider. Perth is right on the coast and has many beautiful beaches. It also has many great parks and forest that I have explored. So far, my favorite part of the journey was going to a wildlife park. I got to pet and feed kanga-
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roos, got up close to koalas, which, if you don’t know, are normally shy animals that sleep most of the time. I also had an opportunity to swim with wild dolphins, which was spectacular and something that I will never forget. Those are just a few of many memorable things I have experience while studying abroad with the COST program. Every future teacher should look into the COST program. I have learned so much about others and myself while teaching in Australia. If you are not a future teacher, you should still look into studying abroad. College is a perfect opportunity to explore the rest of the world. Studying aboard offers you a once in a lifetime chance to do amazing things, while still earning college credit. What can be better? Tim Patula is a senior kinesiology major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Old, new holiday music to be performed Accident occurs on Lincoln By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
Old-fashioned holiday music and contemporary carols will be delivered to audience members Sunday by the Eastern Symphony Orchestra, the University Mixed Choir and the Concert Choir. The annual Holiday Concert will spread Christmas music at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Richard Rossi, the conductor of the Eastern Symphony Orchestra and the director of orchestral and choral activities, said the concert will be split into two music eras: past and present. “It helps us prepare for the celebration of the season,” Rossi said. He said they want to show older and newer holiday music. Rossi said the pieces in this half are from the Baroque Period. The pieces are “Concerto in D for Three Trumpets, TWV54: D4” by Georg Philipp Telemann and “Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)” by Arcangelo Corelli. Rossi said the first piece will feature three trumpet soloists: Andrew
Cheetham, a music professor; Donny de la Rosa, a music graduate student; and Evan Fowler, a senior music major. The second piece will also feature three student soloists: Maura Shepherd, Elizabeth Southards and Riley Parish. This section of the concert will be chamber orchestra. The full orchestra and choirs will not perform until the second half of the concert. “The orchestra will be playing ‘A Christmas Carol Symphony’ that is based on Christmas carols, but based on English and America, all kinds of carols,” Rossi said. This piece, by Patric Standford, has four movements, but the orchestra will only be playing three. Rossi said the choirs will also sing traditional carols that people know like “Joy to the World” by Lowell Mason, “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson and “O Holy Night” by Adolphe Adam. “I like the eclectic element of the repertoire from early music into the present,” Rossi said. “I think this allows for a lot of variety and helps tap into different interest of different people.” Elizabeth Southards, a junior com-
munication disorders and sciences major, said she likes playing music that she grew up with as a child. “It’s fun to know what you are playing ahead of time,” she said. She said it is also fun because the audiences know the songs as well, and they are a tradition. “Music is a really big part of celebrating Christmas for a lot of people and so listening to Christmas music is a really big part for a lot of people,” Southards said. Admission is $5 for students, $10 for Eastern employees and audience members 62 and older, and $12 for the general audience. Rossi said the concert helps people get back to the roots of Christmas. “It gets them into the holiday spirit and realize it is more about family and friends,” Rossi said. “The music will hopefully help bring them closer to that than thinking it is all about shopping and the material element, because it is so much more.” Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
HUNGER, from page 1 Gillespie predicted the EIU Hunger Challenge also raised almost $1,000 for the Charleston Food Pantry. He said the food pantry can turn every dollar donated into $10 of food because the food can be bought in bulk. Samantha Sarich, a senior history major, works in Student Community Service as an intern and helped lead the Hunger Challenge. She said the best part of working with the EIU Hunger Challenge was educating other students about hunger issues. She learned from Gillespie that U.S. citizens need to earn 185 percent of the federal poverty level to be “food secure.” Citizens earning $11,170 per year are considered “poor” by the federal government, Gillespie said. This means an individual must earn more than $20,664 per year to be “food secure.”
Fisher said 40 percent of Coles County residents did not have a meal last night. “Because there is a great need, there is a great opportunity,” Fisher said. A few weeks ago, Gillespie said he took a van full of food to the Charleston Food Pantry as part of his involvement with the Alpha Kappa Delta, a sociology honor society. He arrived an hour before the food pantry opened, yet the line of patrons was already wrapping around entire building. Gillespie said it served as a reminder to that hunger is not going away and is very present right in Charleston. Fisher, Gillespie and Sarich all agreed that even though the Hunger Challenge was a success in November, the fight against hunger needs to be a yearround battle.
For this reason, Student Community Service is organizing an ongoing campaign to fight hunger. “Hopefully it’s the beginning of what is to come because this isn’t going away, not any time soon,” Gillespie said. The EIU Hunger Challenge will sponsor its final event of the month from 12 to 1 p.m. on Friday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. All who donated in any way to the EIU Hunger Challenger or those interested in hunger awareness advocacy are invited to attend the event. The final totals of the cans and the amount of money raised will be announced, and Gillespie will share comments. Chacour Koop can be reached at 581-2812 or cmkoop@eiu.edu.
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Charleston police officers and firefighters inspect the car of Terrence Walker, of Charleston, after a car accident on Lincoln Avenue Thursday. According to Walker, he was traveling westbound on Lincoln Avenue when the car ahead of him stopped abruptly, leaving him no time to come to a complete stop. No further information about damages were available Thursday.
SHAVING, from page 1 Allen Hitt, a freshman biological sciences major, grew his beard for two weeks before shaving it for an interview with the Marine Reserves. However, the interview was canceled. Hitt said he was disappointed to shave his beard, especially because he will not participate in the contest next year because of grooming standards in the Marines. Jacob Deters had no issues with his beard. The senior music education major likes his beard so much he plans on keeping it well into December. Deters said he thinks his beard makes him more visible and saves him money in shaving supplies. A resident assistant at Weller Hall, Deters set up a bulletin board on his floor with articles about the benefits of not shaving. The bulletin board also contained demonstrations of various facial hairstyles. Bridget Flores, a sophomore elementary education major, said she was not a fan of her residence hall’s contest. “It grosses me out after two days of not shaving,” Flores said. “I can’t imagine not doing it for days.” Flores said she dissuaded her boy-
“It grosses me out after two days of not shaving. I can’t imagine not doing it for days.” -Bridget Flores, a sophomore elementary education major friend from participating in NoShave November because she does not like facial hair. Deters also said his girlfriend likes his beard, and he receives compliments from strangers on his facial hair. Yet, Deters thinks it is disgusting for women to not shave their legs for an entire month. Kohout defended her choice to not shave, and said she does not think women need to shave their legs in cold months because long clothing like pants will conceal their legs. Brian Vorce can be reached at 581-2812 or bpvorce@eiu.edu.
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Hockey club to host Louisville By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Online Editor
The Louisville hockey club will make a trip to Danville this weekend for a two game series with Eastern. The first game is at 10 p.m. Friday, while the second game is at 2 p.m. Saturday at the David S. Palmer Arena. The Panthers (7-4-3) are coming off a split series against Northern Illinois, and are now playing on their home ice for the first time since September. The Cardinals enter at 7-13, and in 20 games have just one common opponent with the Panthers. The Cardinals and Panthers
have both played Indiana, with Louisville winning both games, 4-3 and 3-2. The Panthers also swept Indiana, winning both games, 6-2 and 7-4. Eastern is coming off a weeklong break following its split with Northern Illinois, and junior defenseman Hank Capouch said the break was much needed. “I think a little break is needed for any long season, for any sport really,” he said. “Even though we had the week off everyone found some time to hit the weights or even get on the ice.” Capouch said a number of players met over break away from campus for a practice to prepare for the upcoming week.
“A number of players met in Orland Park early last week to get a good skate in,” he said. “That is important so that we don’t feel rusty when we hit the ice for practice.” Capouch said he is confident in the team’s chances with Louisville coming in this weekend. “ We know that we can, and should get a couple of wins this weekend in our home rink,” he said. Following this weekend’s games, the club will be back on the road next weekend, when it takes on Missouri State at Mediacom Ice Park in Springfield, Mo. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
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OVERTIME, from page 7 Meanwhile, Eastern held IUPUI’s leading scorer, Nelson, without points as they came back for eight minutes. “(Nelson) was really good,” Oroszova said. But the Panthers were better, getting double-doubles from Oroszova and King after each only had three points going into halftime, and 17 points and five steals from Nixon. Both Oroszova and King were slowed with two fouls in the first half, forcing Crunk and junior forward Taryn Olson to play big minutes. Oroszova said the Panthers’ ball movement helped her and King get open in the post in the second half. Oroszova scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half, while King scored 16 of her 19. The duo scored the Panthers’ first eight points in overtime and 10 of the 13 total points in the period. In the end, though, it was players
without flashy stat lines getting some praise in the locker room hallway. Payne asserted herself in the second half taking three shots, including the three-pointer, grabbing four rebounds and making a steal. Crunk played 16 minutes in the second half, scoring four points — all on free throws. Also, both players threw their bodies to the floor trying to track down loose balls — a motivating sight for teammates. “There’s no way to describe that feeling when you see someone like that,” Nixon said. “Someone who cares that much to do that. That fires you up.” That kind of effort is expect, Nixon noted, and Buchanan said it’s more like a “trademark of our basketball program.” Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
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Swim teams prepare for IUPUI By Aldo Soto Staff Reporter
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Head coach Lee Buchanan motivates the women’s basketball team during a timeout near the end of the second half Tuesday at Lantz Arena during the game against Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis. The Panthers won in overtime by a score 71-60.
Panthers seal overtime victory By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter
A charging call against Eastern senior guard Ta’Kenya Nixon ignited a flame in the Panthers’ huddle, trailing by four points with 52 seconds to go. The Panthers’ lineup on the floor — Nixon, Jordyne Crunk, Katlyn Payne, Mariah King and Sabina Oroszova — looked at each other, upset at the call, and decided “OK, this is how it’s gonna be,” Nixon said. Out of the timeout, the Panthers threw something at Indiana-PurdueIndianapolis that the Jaguars hadn’t seen — and the Panthers hadn’t done all season — a full-court press. But the press wasn’t planned; rather, the players followed Nixon, who
jumped in front of a player to prevent an initial inbounds pass. The inbounder and team’s leading scorer, Kerah Nelson, hesitated before throwing the ball over he teammate’s head and out of bounds. The Panthers swung the turnover into two quick points to make the next possession manageable. “I think teams that press (IUPUI) have a hard time bringing the ball up themselves,” Nixon said. “We don’t press, so it probably threw them off.” On the ensuing IUPUI possession, the Panthers’ defense didn’t have to foul because of the nine-second difference between the shot clock and game clock, so the defense forced a bad three-point shot with 18 seconds left and Crunk grabbed the rebound. IU-
PUI was 2-of-23 on three-point shots, in the game. Then, King sank another layup with defenders’ hands all over her to send the game to overtime. “I knew Mariah was going to play a big role in this game, I just didn’t know the numbers she’d have,” Eastern head coach Lee Buchanan said, referring to King’s double-double. The Panthers took control in overtime, outscoring IUPUI 13-2, while only taking two shots from the field on their way to a 71-60 win. “We refused to lose,” sophomore forward Sabina Oroszova said. Buchanan said the team needed grit in the second half to overcome a 25-19 halftime deficit, telling his team, “You’re letting them push you
around.” The Panthers found the grit with 10 minutes left in the game, trailing by 11 points, although Nixon said she’s doesn’t know how. “Maybe it was something Coach said, maybe it was someone finishing a hard play,” Nixon said. “It was really just playing hard. That’s what we did.” Eastern came out of a timeout with 10:09 remaining and finally put the Jaguars on their heels, racing on a 12-2 run in the next 2:47 to come within one point. With key free throws by Oroszova and Crunk and a timely three-pointer by Payne, the Panthers set themselves up to take the lead. They did it on a three-pointer by Oroszova. OVERTIME, page 7
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Eastern hoping for big rebound game By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor
This perhaps may be the most difficult rebound the Eastern men’s basketball team will have to overcome all season. Two days after Eastern found itself on the losing end of a heart-breaking 74-72 loss to Central Arkansas off guard DeShone McClure’s buzzer-beater, the Panthers will have to make their longest trip of the season. Eastern (3-5) will travel to New York to take on Stony Brook (5-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday. Head coach Jay Spoonhour said the Panthers cannot allow a loss to keep them down, as they need to have a short memory to move on. “We don’t need to have any deflating losses,” Spoonhour said. “(Central Arkansas) beat us. But now, we have to go to Stony Brook, and they’re very good, they’re 5-2. They are really a tough team.” Senior guard Morris Woods had a career-high 17 points Wednesday where all but one of those points were
scored in the second half. He knows the loss was a heart breaker, but the Panthers must use it grow throughout the season. “It was a heart-breaking loss, but it’s a game we can grow from and keep getting better as the season goes on,” Woods said. Eastern will be led by forwards sophomore Josh Piper and junior Sherman Blanford. The duo averages 11.9 and 10 points per game, along with 5.4 and 5.5 rebounds per game, respectively. However, those two may have had their worst performances on the year against Central Arkansas, as they shot for a combined 3-of-14 from the floor and 3-of-7 from the free throw line. Senior guard Austin Akers continues to pace the Panthers as their only ‘true’ point guard. He leads the Ohio Valley Conference in minutes per game with 35.8. Akers’ four assists per game leads the Panthers as it is good enough for seventh in the OVC. As for the Seawolves, they are coming off two games against two quality opponents. Most recently, Stony Brook
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Junior guard Morris Woods loses control of the ball as he goes up for a layup against Central Arkansas. The Panthers move to face Stony Brook on Saturday in Stony Brook, N.Y.
handled Cornell 76-53 at home. That came after Stony Brook gave the Connecticut Huskies a scare, taking a 31-26 lead into halftime on the road. Stony Brook, who has outscored its seven opponents by a total of 64 points, is led by junior guard Anthony Jackson who averages 13.4 points per game. Freshman standout forward Ja-
meel Warney follows 11.9 points per game and leads the Seawolves with 8.1 rebounds per game. Tip off between the Panthers and the Seawolves is set for 1 p.m. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
The Eastern men’s and women’s swimming teams have gone through intense practices the last two weeks in preparation for the multi-team House of Champions meet in Indianapolis beginning on Friday. Both squads stayed through Tuesday last week before the Thanksgiving holiday undergoing more stress filled practices than before said head coach Elliott McGill. “We have been focusing more on what we call ‘race pace,’’’ said McGill. “Although the practices have been shorter, the intensity level has been raised.” The Panthers have not competed since their home-opening loss on Nov. 19. The men will compete against the host school IUPUI as well as Evansville, Wisconsin-Green Bay and in-state rival Western Illinois. The women will face the same competition with an addition of Ball State and Butler. “I think the Thanksgiving break served the team well,” said McGill. “It was almost like a natural rest for the swimmers. They were able to go back home, relax and just do light workouts in the water.” The Eastern swimmers have gone through a rough period of time earlier this season dealing with fatigue, but McGill said both squads having time off during Thanksgiving will have their bodies recovered and will be fresher for the three-day long meet. The House of Champions meet will look different from years before. The format has been modeled after the conference championship format with two sessions on each day of the meet. Starting on Friday, the preliminary rounds will begin at 11:30 a.m. local time while all evening sessions will begin at 6 p.m. The Saturday and Sunday morning sessions will begin at 11 a.m. The purpose of this meet is to mirror the championship meet as much as possible said head coach of the Jaguars Matt Bos. The former Eastern coach said it will give all the teams competing the chance to swim in a meet that replicates what they will see in February at the conference meet. “This is the first time we have done this type of meet in the middle of the season, and we’re hoping that we can grow this into a special event,” Bos said. The Panthers have much higher expectations than their fifth and seventh place finishes for the men and women a year ago at this meet, McGill said. “We’re going to compete a lot better than we did last year,” said McGill. “I think we can race at a third or fourth place level for both teams this year, but I know that even if we race at that caliber we can run into faster teams because of the strong competition at this meet.” The House of Champions will begin on Friday morning and will run through Sunday Dec. 2 at the IUPUI Natatorium. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Austin Basis has never really had much of a stable acting career, and spent much of his years jumping from series to series as a guest star. Basis, in a phone interview, described himself as a series regular on "Life Unexpected," the two-season-long show that aired on the CW from 2010 to 2011. After years of playing random characters on TV and film—he was a guest star on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent,” he played a bank teller in “J. Edgar,” and he even acted in the show “Necessary Roughness” for two episodes—he has found a found a show where viewers can see him on a weekly basis. Now, at the age of 36, Basis landed a role on the CW’s “Beauty and the Beast,” a live-action version of the classic fairy tale. He has played J.T. Forbes for the past seven episodes, a scientist and sidekick who is using his knowledge to cure his friend, the Beast, from his mutation. “Beauty and the Beast” has provided him with a regular paycheck, but Basis said he loved being a guest star on television because he was never confined to one role—playing both somber and comedic characters. “I like (playing a range of characters through guest roles), because I get to do all things,” Basis said. With the character of J.T., Basis said he
I don't always understand what he is saying and have a hard time pronouncing some of the words in his lines, but I do it to understand why I'm saying what is on the script. AUSTIN BASIS, "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" ACTOR
has been able to show the full extent of his acting abilities because he constantly has to adapt to the changes the writers add to his characters. It is the second time Basis has spent so much time playing one character that is constantly evolving as the show continues to develop. In order to understand his character’s lines—J.T. has a very extensive vocabulary—Basis did research and brushed up on his scientific vocabulary. “I don’t always understand what he is saying and have a hard time pronouncing some of the words in his lines, but I do it to understand why I’m saying what is on the script.” Basis auditioned for “Beauty and the Beast,” after reading the script and forming a relationship with J.T., which he said is crucial to playing any role. “I’m not quite as intelligent as (J.T) is, but I’m as much as a wisea-- as him,” Basis said. Having already known the director of the show, Basis admitted that his nerves melted
over when the time for his auditions came. He said he has walked into many audition rooms and faced the intimidating executives who have his fate in their hands. Basis said, “You’re faced with the subjective whim or taste of a person making the final decision.” Within a week he was cast. Even after landing a role on a network television show, Basis said his fame has remained the same, and that fans have not come flocking to him with requests for autographs and pictures; his world has stayed relatively normal. And he has maintained a loyal fan base through social media avenues like Twitter, where he mentioned keeping an intimate relationship with more than 1,000 followers. “Things haven’t changed much for me with the fans, but I do maintain a close audience through social media,” Basis said. “I’ve accumulated people (followers) who have followed me since the early days of my career, and that’s more important to me.” STAR, page 3
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‘(III)’ shows cynical side of Crystal Castles No one does angry despair quite like Crystal Castles, and with their latest album, “(III),” they’ve taken it to a new, different level. The group swapped out their old equipment for new keyboards, a move that still retained their signature electro sound, but now with more sophistication. The equipment isn’t the only thing that has seemed to change; in the process of recording “(III),” Crystal Castles became more expressive and insightful with their lyrics. They still have that demented video game feel about them, but it has turned from childlike to almost cynical. Alice Glass, the vocalist behind the group, said in a statement from the band’s website, “I didn’t think I could lose faith in humanity any more than I already had, but after witnessing some things, it feels like the world is a dystopia where victims don't get justice and corruption prevails.” The track “Sad Eyes” encompasses the entire mood of the album: “Feign care and warm concern...you can’t disguise sad eyes.” Glass may cast an almost contradictory front of concern and simultaneous apathy, but the music states otherwise. The song
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is completely full of anguish. Even with the bleak message, the track is a standout, not just from this album, but their entire career. The beats are sharp and distinct, while Glass’ shrieks glide perfectly with them. Synths swirl over the dark sound to create a polished (if Crystal Castles could ever be considered polished) sound. It’s eerie, yes, but also enthralling. Unlike their last album, “(II),” this one feels more complete and smartly done. Less present on this record are the in-your-face overly rowdy tracks almost inescapable on their first record (“Alice Practice,” “Xxxcuse Me”) and their sophomore “(II)” (“Doe Deer” and even “Baptism”); the clos-
est Glass gets to assault-via-song on this album is maybe “Plague” or “Insulin.” Instead, the tracks sound less spastic and more refined, mature and collected. The sound is new, but the message remains the same — kind of. Glass wants you to know the world is still a pretty bleak place when you really think about it. The songs are tensionridden in a different way. Something from the first album overwhelmed the listeners just from the sheer mix of scratchy electronic noises. Now, the lyrics are actually coming to the forefront, and they’re actually worth listening to, especially given the lack of variety in today’s pop world. While fans grew to love the group for their rowdy and over-the-top tracks that sound more like computer glitches most of the time (in a good way), Crystal Castles change is for the better. The new sound is not uplifting, but it’s still powerful and somehow enjoyable. Crystal Castles may still be an acquired taste, but with “(III),” they go down a lot more smoothly. Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or smhall3@eiu.edu.
‘The Sessions’ finds hero in unexpected character Mark got polio when he was 6; he’s been confined to an iron lung his whole life, and he’s never had a girlfriend. His body is twisted and looks like it’s shriveled. Yet Mark, the main character in “the Sessions,” wants one thing: to experience sexual intercourse with a woman before dying. But that’s easier said than done. To do this, he seeks the help of Cheryl (Helen Hunt), a sexual therapist. During their first session, as Cheryl undresses Mark, he begins to breath heavily and turns red at her touch. It’s almost like a big flashing light telling us that he is experiencing great physical and emotional pain, and it is seen on Hawkes’ face that his character is not yet ready for sex, despite being 38. Nothing happens during their first session. This is where Ben Lewin’s story— which he wrote and directed—begins to take on a more serious portrayal of sex: Mark, although inhibited by his physical disabilities, struggles to accept his sexuality and has to prepare himself both mentally and emotionally before following through with his plans. Underneath the physical barriers that keep Mark from having relationships is his religious upbringing. Mark, a spiritual man, goes so far as to ask the priest at his local church, father Brendan (William H. Macy
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sporting long, unkempt hair), for permission to have sex before marriage. Seeing how hopeless Mark’s situation is, Father Brendan tells him that God will probably give him a free pass on this one and understand where he’s coming from. Lewin begins to hone in on the impact religion and family have on sex, showing that even a film with a plot that seems so absurd to be taken seriously can be grounded in reality. “The Sessions” underscores that sex is a very private and delicate matter that involves more than just physical interaction, even though there’s nudity in almost every one of the most crucial scenes in the film. The nudity is tasteful, with both characters diluting the intensity of each scene with warm humor and personal stories of their upbringings. Taking on the role of the Mark—
and playing a very difficult character—is John Hawkes, who completely transforms himself into a feeble man who has to be wheeled everywhere on a gurney, and depends on a group of nurses to get him through each day. Yet he maintains a level of enthusiasm that is extremely admirable, though he is in a hopeless situation that will continue to grow worse even if he manages to form some intimate relationship with a woman. Though Cheryl’s time with Mark is strictly professional, they form an intimate relationship and discover their fears and dreams; more than sexuality is explored during their brief sessions. Mark begins to explore more of himself and delves into the past to find out why he has become so reclusive and why he fears intimacy even if it is offered to him on a silver platter. “The Sessions” is not a film about sex, and it’s certainly much more complicated than the plot presented to viewers through trailers. It’s not a tacky film relying on gimmicks that hold a moviegoer’s hand through 95 minutes of footage. It’s a story about overcoming one’s fears and realizing that, in the end, you survive. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.
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Tales from Black Friday: students share highs, lows By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor
While some students slept after eating turkey during Thanksgiving, others took to the stores and shopping malls looking for good prices for one of the biggest sales day of the year. Some even went shopping on the night of Thanksgiving versus the next morning. Sarah Waldman, a fresman elementary education major, started shopping the night of Thanksgiving with her family. “We finished our food and headed off to Target at 9 p.m., and it was an OK experience for me and my mom, not my dad; he had to push our cart the whole time we were in the store,” Waldman said. When she finally got in line to pay for everything in her car, Waldman said her the line to the cash register wrapped up and down and around the store. By the end of the night, Waldman said she bought everything she wanted without actually having to deal with the stressful shopping. Instead of waiting in lines with masses of people and getting up at midnight, Liz Hatch, a junior elementary education major, shopped on Cyber Monday and ended up coming short of her budget. She said shopped online and wasted no money on shipping and handling. She said she’s a member of Amazon Prime on Amazon.com, which is a service that provides free two-day shipping and handling to college students as long as they can prove that they attend a university. “It was great. I shopped online and saved a lot of money on shipping and handling, which really eats away at your money when you think about it.” Hatch said she shopped for her entire family and has no need to worry about the remainder of the Holiday season. “It’s great that I can relax and not have to worry about buying things at the last minute. Another plus is that I managed to buy plenty of stuff without wasting all of savings. Samantha Gobeli, a senior kinesiology major, said she got to the stores on the night of Thanksgiving, and when she got there, the crowds overwhelmed her. “I was excited to shop when I got there, and then I walked back to the car because there were too many people,” Gobeli said. But the night of shopping did not end for Gobeli there. Gobeli went online and said
shopped until to her heart’s content. “It was great to have to deal with the masses of people in the stores,” Gobeli said. “I bought myself everything I wanted and found better deals on things that were really limited in stores.” Emilee Durer, a sophomore math major, did not get to enjoy Black Friday’s deals. She had to work at Kohl’s that day and started working at four in the morning until late in the evening on Friday. “I clocked out at around seven in the evening, and it really sucked,” Durer said. She said the Black Friday shopping experience was rough on her. “People were walking up to me while I was moving close around and stacking stuff, and I had a major migraine that whole day, so it was hard to talk with shoppers that day,” Durer said. Durer said the good about working in retail on Black Friday is that she got first dibs on the merchandise she wanted hours before the doors open up to shoppers. “I was allowed to grab what I wanted and took it to the back before the store got crowded, and I got an employee discount off of the original sales price,” Durer said. She said she plans on taking the shopping day off during next year’s Black Friday. “It’s a really stressful to work in retail; I don’t want to do it again,” Durer said. He a t h e r H a l l b e r g , a sophomore chemistry major who works Macy’s over the summer and during breaks, said that she managed to get the day off during Black Friday. “I was lucky because it was at the last minute. My manager was nice enough to give me the day off,” Hallberg said. Last year, Hallberg said she was forced to work to on one of the most stressful shopping days of the year and only suffered from major headaches and crowds of shoppers with demands. “Shopping is supposed to be relaxing, it’s not supposed to be as stressful as Black Friday,” Hallberg said. “I just can’t handle it.”
Online sales on Thanksgiving grew by 17.4 percent followed by Black Friday, where sales increased 20.7 percent over last year.
Total spending for the weekend reached an estimated $59.1 billion, a 13 percent increase from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation.
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Big retailers opened as early as Thursday night at 8 p.m. including Walmart, Target and Toys "R" Us.
Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu
STAR, from page 1 However, Basis said he doesn’t think of himself as the kind of person who invites a lot of attention from the public. While playing a sidekick on the show, Basis said J.T. has had plenty of screen time where he is able to show off the extent of his intelligence. In the first episodes, Basis said the main characters have barely interacted with one another, but that will change during the last half of the first season when their
“world’s collapse within each other.” Basis said he feels content where he is right now with his career, but wants to continue to grow as an actor. He said growth is a possibility for him on “Beauty and the Beast.” On the show, J.T. spends so much time helping the Beast that he becomes a dominating force in his world and consumes every moment of his free time.
When Basis moved out to California to pursue a serious career in acting, he became so focused on finding a job on television and film that his personal life fell into the background. With his experience in Hollywood and new role on television, Basis has found a “comfortable balance between his work and his social life.” Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu. SUBMIT TED PHOTO BY VICE TRUPSIN
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Hello Dali cast shares the dos and don’ts of improv By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor
Rich Guss is a stage performer who never memorizes his lines when he’s in front of a crowded audience. Guss, a theatre arts major, said he is at the mercy of the audience during every performance of Hello Dali, Eastern’s improv comedy group. He joined last year after attending a workshop audition where members played improve games to find new members. Guss said he went to the audition with some experience of improv under his belt, and he was called back the next day. As smooth as his audition went, Guss said the hardest part about improv comedy is reacting to what audience members ask of you, since the actors on stage build off of the ideas they give to them. What’s harder than coming up with lines and characters on the spot, Guss said, is providing new material each performance. “When they come to a show, they expect the same thing,” Guss said. “So you have to try and keep it fresh with each show.” When coming up with ideas for skits, Guss said he brings back experiences from his past to help guide in front of the audience. “Most of it is bringing in what h a p p e n s t o yo u … c a l l i n g o n things that happen during the course of your day.” Guss said the course of a character he assumes changes as the scene progresses and the audience’s requests take a new turn to something that was unexpected. On one occasion, Guss froze up when asked to impersonate Barack Obama because he had no idea how to imitate his voice. “I thought ‘how does Barack Obama talk?’” Guss said. At that moment, he had paused in the middle of a skit. And he said the audience is very unforgiving when actors make mistakes on stage. “People notice when you mess up; you just have to roll with the punches,” Guss said. Sometimes, though, being quiet on stage is only the only thing that can help an actor who has just flubbed, Guss said. Like Guss, Mike Bennett-Gray, a senior communication studies major, joined Hello Dali in spring
of 2012, not thinking he would join. During the workshop, BennettGray said he was very calm and reserved instead of outgoing because he feared the older members would think he was too eager and find him unfunny. He described the audition as more of an icebreaker to find out who is really passionate about improv. What helped him understand improv comedy was his background in film, Bennnett-Gray said. “You have to write scripts for what you film, and through that you gain experience and exhaust your imagination,” Bennett-Gray said. Though he earned a spot in the group, Bennett-Gray feared that he would be typecasted as “the guy who’s always quiet or the guy who always curses.” He said it is OK to play the same character and repeat similar lines every once in a while, but doing it at every performance can earn a stage actor an undesired reputation. Bennett-Gray has tried his best to avert being complacent by playing out every possible scenario in his head days before heading into a show. Bennett-Gray has also prepared himself to react quickly to a line or a word thrown at him. He said he gives himself a fiveto-10 second break to respond. Bennett gray said it can also be hard to come up with a scenario or character when the audience gives him little to work with. “Sometimes you stand there and people throw something completely boring and you have to work with that,” Bennett-Gray said. Unlike Guss, Bennett-Gray said the audience is willing to forgive actors who freeze up on stage. “I think the audience can understand that it’s improv and that it can be hard,” Bennet-Gray said. Bennett-Gray also said actors need to keep in mind that they are performing for others and need to learn how to censor themselves. “You can curse, but you have to be tactful with the way you approach things,” Bennett-Gray said. “People might get sick of you if you’re a one-trick pony or rely on curse words to get you through a skit.”
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Rebecca "Tiny Dancer" Seweryn, a sophomore theatre arts major, and Richard "Leviticus" Guss, a junior theatre arts major, perform a skit in which members have to return an item without stating what the item is.
Bennet-Gray recommended that Eastern students interested in becoming members of Hello Dali have an open sense of humor. Guss recommended that students come as themselves and research what they’re going to make
fun of when they’re put on the stage. “Make sure to know what you’re talking about, people will know if you’re clueless on a topic,” Guss said. “We know if you’re being fake, we’re actors; and we’ll beat you
sensibly until you act normally,” Guss joked. Hello Dali will be holding auditions in January. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.