Issue 73

STAT ATTACK Check out this week in sports

OH, HOW SWEET IT IS Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is

Page 7

Page 8

by the numbers. This week we feature football, women’s and men’s basketball.

one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented to the best college football player in the FCS.

Dai ly Eastern News

THE

WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM

Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

VOL. 98 | ISSUE 73

“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”

Illinois lawmakers pass massive pension overhaul Pension History of State Contributions (In Millions)

By Robert Downen Administration Editor | @DEN_NEWS

$2,000 $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 $1,000

Annual State Required Contribu on

$800

Actual State Contribu on

$400

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

$200 $0.0

Fiscal Year

day, the UPI was aggressively petitioning INFORMATION FROM SURS.COM | Graphic By Bob Galuski representatives in Springfield to strike down the bill. multifaceted, stating he had “constitutional conOther university officials, including President Bill cerns” with the legislation. Ultimately though, he Perry, also voiced opposition to the reforms. In a let- said his decision came down to a simple question of ter to Gov. Quinn, Perry, along with university pres- “right and wrong.”

“This is not a fiscal issue—it’s a right and wrong idents around the state, expressed a “profound disappointment” in the legislation, stating the measure issue,” Righter said. “A promise was made—a comwould have drastic effects on campuses throughout mitment was made—to people who served the public and those who are serving now. To walk back on Illinois.

The letter urged Quinn to reconsider changes to that promise is the wrong thing to do, particularly the State Universities Retirement System (SURS) in when we don’t have to do this.”

Righter said he would have favored a comprofavor of a “fiscally sound” alternative proposed by mise that increased the retirement age incrementalthe Illinois University Presidents and Chancellors.

Sen. Dale Righter, who represents the Charles- ly and put a cap on pension benefits similar to the ton-Mattoon area in Springfield, echoed Perry’s state’s current $113,000 limit on social security. concerns. He said his opposition to the measure was OVERHAUL, page 5

Electronics being accepted for recycling

By Paul Durante Staff Reporter | @DEN_News As part of a technical communications English course, the English department will host an electronics recycling day Wednesday.

The recycling day will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday near the South Quad between Coleman and Lumpkin halls.

Items being accepted include old batteries, ink cartridges, unwanted consoles and small TV sets.

The event is one of several taking place for a semester-long sustainability project put on by Donna Binns, an English professor, and her English 3005 class.

“Sustainability projects provide an opportunity for students to participate in benefiting our environment and our future on this planet,” Binns said.

Terri Fredrick, an English professor, originally designed the project assignment. Other projects include the promotion of hand dryer use on campus, as well as promoting the reuse of plastic bottles. The goal of these projects is to teach a lesson of sustainability to the Eastern campus.

One of the students helping to put on the small electronics day recycling project is Shayna Hamm, a junior English major.

“I think that an event like this is important because we live in a con-

resolution passed by faculty senate

By Derrick Johnson Staff Reporter | @DEN_NEWS

$600

1994

The Illinois General Assembly narrowly passed a historic reform to the state’s pension system Tuesday, hoping to alleviate the $100 billion currently owed to its government employees.

Following hours of heated and emotional debate, the House voted 62-53 approving a measure to tackle Illinois’ ongoing debt crisis by raising the state’s retirement age as well as reducing or skipping cost of living adjustments for state workers. For years, Illinois’ legislature has failed to unite on a solution to its worst-in-the-nation deficit, consequently exhausting funding for public education, health care and safety.

Gov. Pat Quinn has promised to sign the bill, which passed by only two votes in the House and with the minimum 60 Senate votes directly afterward.

In a statement Tuesday, Quinn praised Illinois legislators for their bipartisan work, calling the reform a victory for the state.

“Today, we have won. The people of Illinois have won,” the statement said. “This landmark legislation is a bipartisan solution that squarely addresses the most difficult fiscal issue Illinois has ever confronted.”

However, opponents of the bill—including multiple faculty organizations at Eastern—have expressed entirely different sentiments, stating the reforms threaten the livelihoods of teachers, police and other employees across the state.

Ann Fritz, president of Eastern’s chapter of University Professionals of Illinois (UPI), said the reforms were, at best, disappointing, calling the move a “sad comment on governing in this state” and questioning the framing of the deficit as a pension issue instead of a revenue issue. As recent as Mon-

stantly advancing society that is extremely reliant on technology,” Hamm said.

Hamm is the project leader and said she chose this project because she herself had no idea where to recycle electronics.

Hamm said the most challenging part of organizing the project was getting it approved because it was an unusual project for a class.

“My group has been working diligently to get this event approved,” Hamm said. “One of the group’s members, David Bement, worked extremely hard to get this event approved by campus.”

Illinois has recently implemented laws against throwing away electronics, Hamm said. Because of this, and environment preservation efforts, Hamm and the rest of her group decided it was important for people to know how to properly dispose of electronics.

Students, as well as community members, are invited to participate in the recycling efforts.

“I hope that we can get EIU’s community to recycle old, broken or damaged electronics,” Hamm said.

“That way they don’t just sit, gather dust and take up space, or end up in Photo Illustration by Amanda Wilkinson | The Daily Eastern News the trash where they don’t belong.”

Eastern students and faculty can donate any small electronics 10 a.m.

Paul Durante can be reached at 581-2812 or pjdurante@eiu.edu.

to 3 p.m. Wednesday outside of Coleman Hall as part of Eastern’s Small Electronics Recycling Day, sponsored by the English Department. Unused, broken and dead electronics as well as old batteries, ink cartridges, game consoles and small TV sets will be accepted for recycling.

Eastern’s Faculty Senate passed a pension resolution that endorses adoption of a progressive state income tax at its meeting Tuesday.

The resolution, which passed unanimously, states that the “falsely tagged ‘pension crisis’ is not a result of spending on pensions or benefits. It is the result of the use of pension funds to cover shortfalls in revenue.”

The resolution continues, stating there is “only one credible proposed resolution that truly addresses, in a responsible way, the long-term financing issues that our state is facing.”

Grant Sterling, chairman of the Faculty Senate, said four other public universities in Illinois have already passed similar resolutions.

“It’s not fair to solve this by cheating people who put in money,” Sterling said. “We are not alone in this.”

The senate’s resolution also jointly endorses a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution that would raise state income taxes for the state’s highest earners.

House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 33, if passed, would raise rates for those making over $196,000 by 0.9 percent, while lowering tax rates for Illinois residents making under $96,000.

Currently, the Illinois Constitution mandates a flat income tax rate of 5 percent.

The Senate also heard a presentation regarding the university’s ongoing program analysis from Bill Weber, vice president of business affairs.

Weber said state funding in recent years has been increasingly uncertain. Halfway through the 2013-14 school year, the state has only paid $6.5 million out of the $44 million it has appropriated to Eastern.

“Our financial situation is increasingly enrollment-driven,” he said. “The low hanging fruit in regards to budget adjustments have been picked and picked. We have to think bigger and broader.”

Weber said Eastern has “ramped up” scholarship programs in recent years in an effort to raise enrollment and consequently increase funding as well.

“Taking into account the scholarships and waivers, if we add an extra 123 students, that creates an additional $1 million in additional revenue, but it is a very difficult environment to bring in new students,” he said.

When considering other ways to generate revenue and cut spending, Weber said that cutting programs is “certainly a possibility that cannot be ruled out” but that there are “other ways to trim costs without elimination.”

If a program were to be eliminated, the Program Elimination Review Committee would have to approve it, as well as several collective bargaining agreements.

Derrick Johnson can be reached at 581-2812 or at dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

2

The Daily Eastern News | NEWS

Local weather Today

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013

Booth Library's microfilm section dying out

Tuesday

By Jackson Mortka Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Rain High: 61° Low: 31°

Snow High: 37° Low: 22°

For more weather visit castle.eiu.edu/weather.

T h e D a i ly Eastern News “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”

The Daily Eastern News 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 217-581-2812 217-581-2923 (fax) News Staff

Editor in Chief Seth Schroeder DENeic@gmail.com Managing Editor Dominic Renzetti DENmanaging@gmail. com News Editor Bob Galuski DENnewsdesk@gmail. com Associate News Editor Samantha McDaniel DENnewsdesk@gmail. com Opinions Editor Emily Provance DENopinions@gmail.com Assistant Online Editor Cayla Maurer DENnews.com@gmail. com Photo Editor Katie Smith DENphotodesk@gmail. com Assistant Photo Editor Amanda Wilkinson Administration Editor Robert Downen City Editor Michael Spencer Entertainment Editor Marcus Curtis Student Governance Editor Jarad Jarmon

Sports Editor Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor Aldo Soto Verge Editor Stephanie Markham Verge Designer Alex Villa

Advertising Staff Account Executive Rachel Eversole-Jones

Faculty Advisers

Editorial Adviser Lola Burnham Photo Adviser Brian Poulter DENNews.com Adviser Bryan Murley Publisher John Ryan Business Manager Betsy Jewell Press Supervisor Tom Roberts

Eastern’s micro format section in the Booth Library sits unoccupied on an average Tuesday, and for much of the semester, it remains void of students.

Consisting of eight microfilm machines, this section is finding difficulties with the equipment. Karen Whisler, Booth Library’s head of collection management services, said students do not use micro format nearly as much now as they did 10 or 15 years ago.

“Three of the four machines down here have been in use since the 1980s,” Whisler said.

The older machines work mechanically, and their parts are prone to malfunctioning.

Booth Library experienced more frequent mechanical issues with the machines in recent years because of a lack of staff, but in the last year, someone was hired on to specifically look after the machines.

The microfilm format allows a large amount of documents to be stored on a single roll; with proper care, the film can survive for hundreds of years.

The library has an extensive archive of micro format material. Currently, there are six cabinets of microfiche and about eight pull-out catalogues of microfilm rolls occupying the archive in the basement of Booth.

The collection contains documents dating back to post-Civil War America including newspapers and magazines alongside contemporary publications like Ebony and The Wall Street Journal.

With the advent of the Internet, there is a push for the digitization of micro formats in order to preserve the digital copies longer than

any physical copy.

Many publications, like The New York Times and Chicago Tribune, have digitized all of their back issues to preserve them and to be accessed online.

To digitize 35mm microfilm, the rolls of film would be sent off to a company who scans it and returns the digitized copies as DVDs or CDs. These companies charge five cents per image per roll on average.

Whisler said the lack of micro format application, coupled with the price of digitizing large amounts of micro format, means that the majority of Eastern’s collection will remain as physical copies.

“There isn’t a great demand for the Charleston Times-Courier to be digitized, so we will keep it in the current format,” Whisler said.

The school recently purchased a machine that allows students to view micro format digitally and transfer any page they choose to a flash drive.

Whisler said this allows for the digitization of the content students want on a case-by-case basis.

Currently, the school stopped purchasing microfilm due to a lack of production, and Whisler does not see this trend changing any time soon.

“With the digital format, you can put much more information on just one server,” Whisler said. “No one makes micro film because it is not a viable format anymore.”

Jackson Mortka can be reached at 581-2812 or jnmortka@eiu.edu.

Night Staff for this issue

Night Chief Dominic Renzetti Lead Designer Joanna Leighton Copy Editors/Designers Sara Hall

Get social with The Daily Eastern News The Daily Eastern News dailyeasternnews @den_news dennews

Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com About The Daily Eastern News is produced by the students of Eastern Illinois University. It is published daily Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., during fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during university vacations or examinations. One copy per day is free to students and faculty. Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each in the Student Publications Office in Buzzard Hall.

The Daily Eastern News is a subscriber to McClatchyTribune Information Services. aaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Advertising To place an advertisement or classified ad in The Daily Eastern News, call the ads office at 5812812 or fax 581-2923. Visit our online advertisements at dailyeasternnews.com/classifieds.

Comments / Tips Contact any of the above staff members if you believe your information is relevant. aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Corrections The Daily Eastern News is committed to accuracy in its coverage of the news. Any factual error the staff finds, or is made aware of by its readers, will be corrected as promptly as possible. Please report any factual error you find to Editor-in-Chief Rachel Rodgers at 581-2812.

the

Love DEN

Employment If you would like to work for The Daily Eastern News as a reporter, photographer, columnist, cartoonist, copy editor, designer or videographer, please visit at the newsroom at 1802 Buzzard Hall.

Printed by Eastern Illinois University on soy ink and recycled paper.

Attention postmaster: Send address changes to: The Daily Eastern News 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920

follow us on twitter

Space for sale.

217-581-2816

@den_news @den_sports @den_verge

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013

The Daily Eastern News

3

Penalty Box hearing Old Main to showcase area moved until January students’ ornaments on trees

By Jarad Jarmon Student Governance Editor | @JJarmonReporter

The Penalty Box restaurant owners appeared before Mayor Larry Rennels, the liquor commissioner, Tuesday to decide the ruling on whether they committed three offenses in violation of their liquor license.

The hearing was pushed back to 2 p.m. Jan. 13 in City Hall council chambers because Sabrina Henderson, co-owner of the Penalty Box and restaurant representative, was granted a second continuance.

Henderson said she asked for a continuance because her lawyer, Steve Friedel of the Topella and Eberpacher law firm, had a scheduling conflict and was also not given enough time to prepare. She added she wasn’t able to find an attorney until last week.

“I have a hard time obtaining a lawyer because everybody is very busy this time because of the holidays, and any good attorney has a lot of other cases,” Henderson said.

Henderson was also refused the report of where these accounts came from by Bryan Baker, the Charleston chief of police, until she had an attorney. She needed to file for the report with her attorney.

Rennels said he understood she might need more time especially because her lawyer was not available to attend the hearing. He said they should be able to prepare with the time allotted to them.

Because of the sufficient notice

given to Henderson, Rennels said he might not give them another continuance next time. He said it all depended on their reasoning for another continuance, if the Penalty Box owners asked for one.

“Obviously if someone gets struck by lighting, we will probably grant a continuance,” Rennels said. “If it seems like an invalid excuse, we may not.”

The Penalty Box owners were charged with allowing people under the age of 21 to be in the establishment without purchasing food and allowing them to sit at the bar. They are also being charged with violating their Class D liquor license allowing those under the age of 21 to stand and walk around the restaurant while consuming an alcoholic beverage.

The owners could be charged with a minimum fine of $500 and, or a seven-day liquor license suspension.

The maximum penalty could be a $1,000 fine and, or a 30-day suspension. They could even have their liquor license revoked, but Rennels said it was unlikely that would happen. The license is normally revoked for more serious matters.

This is the owners’ second offense against them and may end with more serious repercussions, Rennels said.

Penalty Box is still allowed to serve alcohol throughout the proceedings.

Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-2812 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.

Staff Report Old Main will be housing six holiday trees in the Cougill Foyer that will be showcased as their first of two holiday celebrations starting Wednesday.

The “Light It Up Blue: Holiday at Old Main” will take place in two parts: one from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednes-

day and the second from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 12.

According to a press release from Eastern’s media relations department, five of the trees will feature decorations made by the students of Ashmore, Carl Sandburg, Jefferson, Lake Crest in Oakland and Mark Twain elementary schools.

The trees will also be on display

to view until Dec. 12 during Old Main’s building hours.

Holiday music will also be played throughout the celebrations, and refreshments will be provided.

Those who attend can park in most university parking lots after 5 p.m. The X-Lot located east of Old Main will be open for parking on Dec. 12.

Graduate, professional students to call lawmakers about debt accumulation Staff Report In response to student debt accumulation, the Graduate Student Advisory Council will be hosting a national “Call-Congress” event, where students can call federal lawmakers about their debt.

“Call-Congress” will be from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Casey Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Kevin Savage, Eastern’s graduate student dean, said the event is part of the “GradsHaveDebt2” campaign, which launched last summer as an answer to recent legislations that in-

Congratulations Ladies of EΣA! Fall 2013 Pledge Class

crease the financial burdens on students pursuing post-baccalaureate degrees.

As this is a national event, graduate and professional students will be joining other students from around the country in making phone calls to their own legislators.

The phone calls coming from the graduate and professional students can range from expressing concerns to personal stories.

The “Call-Congress” event is the first in a series of regional, local and national events set up.

The campaign’s focus is to urge members of Congress to pass new legislation that reduces interest rates and

caps on federal student loans available to graduate and professional students, Savage said in a press release.

It also focuses on bringing together the undergraduate and graduate rates to reverse the current inequalities and restore graduate and professional students’ eligibility for subsidized Stafford loans, he added.

Among the other universities calling lawmakers on Wednesday, the list includes the University of Arizona, the University of Southern California, Florida State University, Northwestern University and Western Michigan University.

Savage also said the campaign would carry on into 2014.

Sign a lease 12/2-12/10 & receive a half month rent free!

YOUNGSTOWN APARTMENTS youngstownapts@consolidated.net

217-345-2363 916 Woodlawn Dr. (south of 9th st.)

$100.00 Off Deposit!

Studio,1,2,3 bedroom Apts. & Townhouses!

Beautifully landscaped w/views of the Woods!

Free Trash and Parking!

Close to campus!

Use Financial Aid to pay your rent!

Washer and Dryer in many units!

CALL FOR YOUR PERSONAL SHOWING!

DEN ADS

support your community shop locally

2013 Panther Football Highlight Special December 5, 2013

Help show your support for our EIU Panthers and place an encouragement ad with us in this highlight special. Say congratulations, promote your business, and get people in the door, all with one ad!

Here are the great ad specials we have to choose from:

2x2 for $25 2x3 for $50 3x4 for $100 4x5 for $200

This is the last special of the year! Contact Rachel or Amy today by calling 581-2816 or dropping an email at denads@eiu. edu for more information or to place your ad.

Pick up your copy of the Daily Eastern News anywhere around town!

217-581-2816

4 OPINIONS STAFF EDITORIAL

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

W

rite a letter to the editor

You have something to say. Knowing this, The Daily Eastern News provides a place for you to say it every day.

Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic to the Opinions Editor to be published in The Daily Eastern News. The DEN’s policy is to run all letters that are not libelous or potentially harmful. Letters to the editor can be brought in with identification to The DEN or sent to DENopinions@gmail.com.

For extended letters and forums for all content visit dailyeasternnews.com

Today’s quote: “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.”

- Roger Staubach Editorial Board Editor in Chief Seth Schroeder

W W W. DA I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M WEDNESDAY | 12.04.13

NO. 73, Volume 98

The weekly challenge

Enrollment shouldn’t be about price In the past years, Eastern’s enrollment has went down and things on campus have changed and now for the 2014-2015 school year the tuition rates are staying the same.

In the November 13 edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article “Room, board rates not expected to increase,” it is said that for the first time in 38 years the room and board rates were recommended to stay the same. That recommendation was approved in a Board of Trustees meeting.

This reason is a reason high school students and transfer students are looking at coming to Eastern for the 2014-2015 school year. Now, tuition is an important part when it comes to choosing a college to attend, but it is one of the last things that should be looked at.

When choosing a college to go to, a person should do in-depth research to make sure that the college you are choosing is right for you, and Eastern has things to offer for prospective students.

Eastern has more than 50 majors and in December 3’s article “Eastern to award more than 2,000 degrees,” it states that the top six degrees awarded over the past five years are general studies, elementary education, communications studies, kinesiology and sports studies, psychology, and family and consumer sciences.

Those are just five of the many degrees offered on campus.

Not only does Eastern have good academic offerings, they have good registered student organizations, some academically inclined and some more socially inclined. Eastern takes the time to try to put together fun things for students to do and to attract students to campus besides a good tuition rate.

To those students who are looking for a place to go for school, do the research before you sign a housing and dining contract and register for classes because we may or may not be the right fit for you. For those of you who are here but don’t feel like it’s right for you, did you do the research, or just decide to come here because you were accepted?

Make sure you are making the right decisions on where to go, and make sure it focuses on all the things you want and not just what’s good for your wallet.

T h e D ai l y Eastern News

Sabrina ann Dunc an | The Daily Eastern Ne ws

Finals are not the end of the world Take a deep breath, folks.

Now, let it out. Slowly.

We are in the final days of the semester. It’s the last leg of the semester – and for some it may be the last semester of school.

However, for those that it isn’t, don’t worry – your time will come.

But for now, the key is to relax. Take some deep breaths.

These are the days that try our souls.

These are the days that test our patience, test our endurance, test our limits. Take a deep breath.

Next week will be filled with a whirlwind of tests, projects and goodbyes. Take a deep breath.

The clock might be ticking a little too loudly for some of us. It might feel as if the end of days is coming down because we forgot to do the last minute paper that’s due in 24 hours.

But, seriously, it’s going to be OK. We’ve all gone through this week and the following before.

We’ve gotten through this before, and we will get through it again. Though the binds

Bob Galuski of education may strain us, we have survived before.

So, don’t worry.

Take a few minutes for yourself. Take it easy. Just maybe everything will fall into place. And even if it doesn’t, it’ll be easier to deal with if you’re not constantly stressed.

Take a deep breath.

Now, let it out. Slowly.

This may have been the easiest semester of your life – or the most trying. Either way, we all feel the pressure of the final exams, the final papers, the final projects.

It’s going to be OK. When you’re getting too stressed out in the days leading up to finals, and even finals

week, remember to take a few moments and center yourself. The exams, the papers, everything is not worth having a mental breakdown.

Take a deep breath.

Finals are not the defining moment of the school year. The rest of the days together make up your entire school year, what the school year means to you.

Do not make the mistake of thinking the final is the end-all-be-all of your life. Sometimes you can really benefit from just taking a few minutes to yourself. Sometimes all you need is to just breathe. Just let it all out, and remember in the end it’ll be fine. It always is.

Try not to let the weight of the world crush you into a million pieces. And maybe, just maybe, remember to have a little fun.

Because, really, if this isn’t fun – college, this part of your life – then what’s the point?

Bob Galuski is a senior English and journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.

Be aware of surrounding world issues On Sunday, Nov. 24, several thousand people gathered near the gates of Fort Benning military base in Columbus, Ga., for the 23th annual the School of Americas Watch protest.

The School of Americas is a U.S. Army training school that trains soldiers and military personnel from Latin American countries counterinsurgency and U.S. military intelligence.

Protesters want the school closed because many of the SOA graduates have been the most notorious killers in Latin American history. According to SOA Watch, more than 60,000 people have graduated from the SOA. The message of the marchers was simple: no mas, no more, stop the war. Protesters carried signs that read “Study War No More” and “Close The SOA and Stop Torture.”

On Sunday, thousands walked in a funeral procession and commemorated those who have been killed by SOA graduates. Speak-

Managing Editor Dominic Renzetti

News Editor Bob Galuski

Cayla Maurer ers read through names of the dead for hours while people carried white crosses with a deceased’s name.

After the procession, protesters placed the crosses in the fence that separate the people from the school. People blew bubbles that were filled with positive energy and hopes that the school would be shut down to stop the violence.

People dressed up in elaborate costumes and stood in the cold for hours to support a cause that was important not only to them, but to hundreds of thousands of people.

I know it doesn’t sound like something Associate News Editor Samantha McDaniel

that will change the world today, but these small actions leave an impression on people around the world and right here at home.

After seeing the selfless sacrifice of others and the hurt that this place has caused, I know that I must do something. I need to tell the stories of others to my family, friends and coworkers so that this issue does not get buried under useless “news.”

People need to be aware of issues like this that are happening every day, all around the world and even in our own backyard. As citizens, it is not only our responsibility to make this world a better place for all, but it is our duty as a human being.

Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” I, now more than ever, believe in those words.

Cayla Maurer is a senior journalism major.

She can be reached at 581-2812 or DENopinions@gmail.com.

Online Editor Cayla Maurer

Opinions Editor Emily Provance

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013

Making a list, checking it twice

The Daily Eastern News | CAMPUS

City hears review of ‘very good’ audit

By Michael Spencer City Editor | @den_news

Amanda Wilkinson | The Daily Eastern Ne ws

Hudson Paul, 4, and Averie Paul, 6, pose for a photo with Santa during Winter Wonderland, a holiday celebration for families with crafts and food, on Tuesday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Hudson Paul and Averie Paul’s father said Hudson has been in America for 12 weeks and is celebrating his first Christmas this year.

Poetry slam to coincide with student publication

By Demetre Taylor Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Kicking off the online issue of The Vehicle, students will be reading slam poetry as well as having a reading by James K. Johnson winners.

The poetry slam will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Students interested in reading their poetry simply need to show up to the slam, preferably a little early to sign up. The past poetry slams at 7th Street Underground have had a sign-in sheet at a table before entering.

David Busboom, the managing editor for The Vehicle, said the slam poetry session was a good way to couple the two events.

“The hope is to launch the online issue the day of the slam,” he said.

The Vehicle is a collection of short stories and other literature submitted by students.

He also said this is not the first poetry slam The Vehicle has hosted.

“The Vehicle tries to host a poetry slam every semester to coincide with celebrate the launch of each issue,” Busboom said.

The James K. Johnson Award is for creative writing and includes a cash prize of $50 to $75 per winner,

and the winning works are published in The Vehicle.

The James K. Johnson Award is open to all students currently enrolled in a creative writing class at Eastern.

Busboom said there is typically more than one winner.

“There are two winners per semester,” he said.

Everyone from students to faculty members can showcase their own style of poetry at the slam, not just members of The Vehicle or English students.

Demetre Taylor can be reached at 581-2812 or dennnewsdesk@gmail.com.

Charleston City Council members heard the results of Gilbert, Metzger and Madigan accounting firm’s annual audit of the city’s finances and records Tuesday; the city received the highest opinion from the firm.

Firm representative Kelsey Swing said in her presentation to the council that the audit was ultimately strong and Mayor Larry Rennels said he agreed.

“It was a very good report,” Rennels said. “We’ve been hearing reports like this for the past several years, and it’s good to know that our comptroller and our city manager are continuing to keep a close eye on things.”

According to Rennels, the high quality of the report is a product of vigilance and planning over the last few years.

Rennels said that there has been little deviation from the city’s financial strategy since last year’s institutional planning retreat.

“The only thing we’ve really done is keep a close eye on things to make sure that we’re following the plan that we set out at the last annual planning retreat and keeping expenses down as far as we possibly can,” Rennels said.

The frugal mentality has produced a $4.1 million budget surplus that is available for use at the city’s discretion

»

OVERHAUL

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 However, Righter said other lawmakers—notably, Gov. Quinn—saw the issue as an opportunity for political gain heading into next year’s election cycle.

“More and more resources are being devoted to areas where the Governor, the Senate president and the Speaker come from,” he said. “This bill is a massive transfer of wealth... all it does is free up resources to ease budget pressures in other areas, such as Chicago.”

However, both Righter and Fritz agreed the issue is far from over, and are bracing for a legal battle between Illinois and statewide unions.

Richard Wandling, chairman of Eastern’s political science department, ex-

according the report submitted to the council. Rennels said that is slightly more than has been available in the past but a portion of that money is already set to be allocated for the next update in the wastewater treatment plant.

“Some of that is a reserve account that we have intentionally set up so that the next time we have to upgrade the waste water treatment plant, we don’t have to borrow as much money,” Rennels said.

The audit evaluated the city’s internal control in addition to its finances and book keeping. The accounting firm concluded that there were no significant issues with the structural organization of the government’s fiscal apparatus.

Swing also submitted an overview of the city’s financial highlights. The city took in more money than it did in previous years while decreasing spending in general government and public safety affairs.

Michael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or at tmspencer2@eiu.edu.

For the in-depth version of this article go to:

dailyeasternnews.com

pects the reform will be challenged in Illinois courts, citing parts of the state constitution that expressly stipulate pension benefits as “enforceable contractual relationships” that “shall not be diminished or impaired.”

“Once Gov. Quinn signs the legislation, it will be just a matter of time before a lawsuit is filed,” Wandling said.

Fritz said Eastern’s UPI chapter will be involved in a union coalition against the bill, calling legal recourse just the next step in the state’s continuous fiscal dilemma.

“This is not over,” she said.

Robert Downen can be reached at 581-2812 or at JRDownen@eiu.edu.

$7.50 Dozen $3.75 1/2 Dozen $ .63 single Monday - Thursday ... 8:00am - 7:00pm Friday ..............................8:00am - 5:00pm Saturday.......................10:00am - 4:00pm Sunday................................Noon - 4:00pm

Don’t miss a minute of coverage!

Keep up-to-date on our Facebook and Twitter pages! @den_news

5

EIU graduate shows YOU how to make money online Earn 10 best 0% com om the ld! mission r Learn fr o w e s! rs in th te e k r a m Do it all w it h self a simple Be your id bloggin pa g Be a part of t e g f d o n rmula! a ! it an exploding community! r fo

Claim your FREE info at SuccesswithDom.com and start Being the Change today!

6

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013

The Daily Eastern News |CLASSIFIEDS Help wanted

For rent

WE NEED YOU to help us end hunger!

Start now! 5 smiles/hour! To see how, visit: www.eiu.edu/volunteer __________________________12/4 Early birds wanted! Circulation driver for The Daily Eastern News. 5 am - 8 am. $10.25 per hour. Apply in person 1802 Buzzard Hall.

___________________ 12/9

Sublessors SUBLEASE AVAILABLE JAN. 2014: 1 BR APT., CLOSE TO CAMPUS. UTILITIES INCLUDED. CALL 217-781-3581.

___________________ 12/9

For rent BOWERS RENTALS - Available for Fall - Newly remodeled 2 BR Apartments- 1530 1st Street. Nice 3 BR House- 221 Grant-Directly across from Lantz. Everything’s new in the 3 BR at 1718 11th Street! See all our great homes at eiuliving.com. 217-345-4001. __________________________12/4 2 BR apts. on 9th Street across from Doudna. Reasonable. 217-345-2416. __________________________12/4 3 bedroom apartment 1 block from campus. Parking space included. $825/ month. Call Ryan 217-722-4724. __________________________12/5 AVAILABLE JAN.: Spacious 2BR 2BA Apt, 2 Blocks from Campus, Furnished, W/D, Balcony, Walk-in Closets, Roommate Match Available. MUST SEE! 217-345-5515 __________________________12/6 AVAILABLE AUGUST 2014 1 and 3 bedroom apts., one block north of Old Main on 6th Street. www.ppwrentals.com, 217-348-8249. __________________________12/6

NEW 2 BEDROOM APTS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM BUZZARD ON 9th STREET washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, major appliances, central heat and a/c. Call us for more details. www.ppwrentals.com, 217-348-8249. __________________________12/6 AVAILABLE JAN: Spacious 2 BR 2BA Apt., 2 blocks from campus. Furnished, W/D, Balcony, Walk-in Closets, Roommate Match Available. MUST SEE! 217-345-5515 __________________________12/6 STUDIO & ONE BEDROOM APTS located in “The Fields,” 3 blocks from campus, available August 2014.

Washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, major appliances, central heat and a/c.

All apts. are less than 5 years old. www.ppwrentals.com, 217-348-8249. __________________________12/6 Houses-2,3,4,5,6,7 bedroom washerdryers, dishwasher, great prices & locations. some allow pets! 549-6967 Trash Included. __________________________12/6 3 BR Townhouse. Must see/ 9th & Buchanan. Call 630-505-8374. __________________________12/9 Very nice 1 & 2 BR apts. for next school year. Newly remodeled, trash, water included. Walk-in closet, central AC, complete fitness center. Call 815-600-3129. __________________________12/9 Short term lease apartments available starting Jan. 2014 (Spring Semester.)

Trash/ water included, very clean.

Great for student teachers.

815-600-3129 leave message. __________________________12/9 Upscale living for next fall!

EIUStudentRentals.com, 217-345-9595 __________________________12/9 4, 5, and 6 BR houses for Fall.

EIUStudentRentals.com 217-345-9595 __________________________12/9

For rent 2 bedroom apartment on 9th Street available immediately! All inclusive pricing! Call 549-1449 __________________________12/9 1, 2, 3 BR Apts. Now, January, June or Fall 2014. 1 Blk from Lantz Gym. 217-273-2048 or 217-254-0754. __________________________12/9 AVAILABLE 2014-2015: 6 BR house, 1406 7th St. Newer appliances, W/D, $325/person. 847-921-3180 __________________________12/9 3 BR House. W/D, Dishwasher, C/A, $325/person. 217-273-2048 or 217-254-0754. __________________________12/9 WOULD YOU LIKE AN APT IN THE CENTER OF CAMPUS!? CHECK US OUT! ONE AVAILABLE JANUARY! LEASE TERM OPTION. VISIT SAMMYRENTALS. COM OR CALL/TEXT 217-549-4011.

PRIVATE AND LOCALLY OWNED __________________________12/9 AVAILABLE JANUARY: 1 BR apts. Water and trash included. Off-street parking, 3 blocks from campus. $390/month.

Buchanan St. Apartments, 345-1266, www.buchananst.com __________________________12/9 Super nice 2 BR apartments. Stove, fridge, W/D, dishwasher, enclosed back deck. Available now, 276-4509 __________________________12/9 FIRST MONTH RENT FREE!! On 3 bedroom 12-month lease Royal Heights, 1509 S. 2nd St. 217-348-1479 __________________________12/9 Available Now! 2 or 3 bedroom apartments. Reduced pricing.

Roommate matching available.

Very close to campus. 345-RENT, www.unique-properties.net __________________________12/9 3 & 4 BD, 2 BATH FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED. LARGE, CLEAN, AND WELL MAINTAINED! WASHER/DRYER, AND ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED! RENT AS LOW AS $300.00! 1140 EDGAR DR. WWW.JBAPARTMENTS.COM 217-345-6100 __________________________12/9

For rent Newly remodeled houses. 3, 4, 5 BR. 217-962-0790 __________________________12/9 Stay Unique! Lease now for 20142015. Apartments, Duplexes, and Houses available. 1-5 bedrooms.

New all-inclusive pricing. Roommate matching available. Call today for your apartment showing.

217-345-RENT, www.unique-properties.net __________________________12/9 P.P. & W Properties. Please contact us at www.ppwrentals.com, 217-3488249. __________________________12/9 2 BR Apt. Close to Campus. For Rent Fall 2014. Furnished. Pet Friendly.

All Inclusive. Call or text 273-2048 or 273-6820. __________________________12/9 Going Fast, Don’t Miss Out! South Campus Suites: 2 bedroom townhouses or 2 bedroom 2 bath apartments available for Fall 2014. Newly Constructed! Beautifully Furnished!

Water and Trash included! Free Tanning! Fitness Center and Laundry!

Pets Welcome! Call now for your showing! 345-RENT, www.unique-properties.net. Stay Unique! __________________________12/9 Large 2 BR Apt. For Rent, Fall 2014.

Pet Friendly. All Inclusive. Call or text 273-2048 or 273-6820. __________________________12/9 2014 Spring Semester. Furnished 2 BR Apt. Close to Campus. Pet Friendly. All Inclusive Available. Call or text 273-2048 or 273-6820. __________________________12/9 2014 Spring Semester. Furnished, Large 1 BR Apt. Close to Campus. Pet Friendly. All Inclusive Available. Call or text 273-2048 or 273-6820. __________________________12/9 CLOSE!!! Apts. for 1-3. Grads and Undergrads. www.woodrentals.com.

Wood Rentals, Jim Wood, Realtor 345-4489. __________________________1/23 4 Bedroom Brittany Ridge Townhouse.

275/month per person. W/D, Trash included. Call/text 708-254-0455 __________________________1/27 3 Bedroom furnished apartment for 2014-15 school year. $185 per student for a 10 month lease, no pets.

Call 345-3664. __________________________1/31 Large 3 bedroom furnished apartment for 2014-15 school year. Call 345-3664. __________________________1/31 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2014-Studio and 1 bedroom apt in “The Fields”. washer, dryer, dishwasher, central heat and a/c. www.ppwrentals.com 217/348-8249 ___________________________2/7 Litteken Rentals. 217-276-6867 1, 2, 3, 4 BR apts. July - Aug. availability. www.littekenrentals.com

___________________ 3/31

Check Out the

DEN

Want to save trees?

Check us out online!

Run like a panther.

217-581-2816

DEN Ads make Cent$ 581-2816 xt event Promote your ne insert ur yo by placing rtising ve ad te no & sticky in the DEN! Call 581-2816 for more info!

Recognize yourself in the Daily Eastern News?

Find and purchase your photos at denphotos.smugmug.com!

Pick up your copy of the Daily Eastern News anywhere around campus!

Advertising with the DEN is the answer to your puzzle!

Call 581-2816 to hear about our great print and online specials

Online Avoid the clutter, read the DEN online!

www.dennews.com

Don’t miss a minute of coverage!

Get your news fix anywhere

www.dennews.com

Keep up-to-date on our Facebook and Twitter pages! @den_news

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4, 2013

STAT ATTACK

70

7

This week in sports by the numbers, we feature football, men’s and women’s basketball.

The Eastern football team scored 70 points in its 48-point win over Tennessee-Martin in the regular-season finale on Nov. 23. It is the second-highest points scored for an Eastern team in program history, with the first being 74 in 1921. The Panthers had a 28-0 lead against Tennessee-Martin after the first quarter, as wide receiver Adam Drake caught all three of his touchdown passes in the first quarter.

FOOTBALL Forward Keenen Anderson leads the Eastern men’s basketball in shooting percentage with 85 percent this season, which is also first in the Ohio Valley Conference.

The junior has made 17-of-20 shots this season, while averaging 6.6 points per game. Eastern is eighth in the OVC, shooting 44.5 as a team. Without Anderson, the rest of the team is shooting 42 percent, dropping the Panthers to 10th.

2

The Daily Eastern News | SPORTS

85

MEN’S BASKETBALL The Eastern football team is the first program to ever have two players in the top 10 in voting for the Walter Payton Award back-to-back seasons with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and wide receiver Erik Lora. This season, Garoppolo is one of three finalists for the award, while Lora finished seventh. Last season, Lora finished fourth with Garoppolo taking seventh place.

FOOTBALL The Eastern women’s basketball team has not had a worse start than its current 2-5 in six years. The Panthers started 2-7 in the 2007 season, the worst in past six seasons. Eastern is on a two-game losing streak to the University of Alabama-Birmingham and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It began the season on a three-game losing streak to Evansville, Indiana State and Saint Louis.

6

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PHOTOS BY DOMINIC BAIMA, JASON HOWELL AND FILE PHOTOS; DESIGN BY SAR A HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS

@DEN_Sports tweet of the day: #EIU QB @JimmyG_10 is one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award. @TheAstronaut_8 finished 7th in the voting.

S ports

Sports Editor Anthony Catezone 217 • 581 • 2812 DENSportsdesk@gmail.com

T H E DA I LY E aste r n News

D a i ly e a s t e r n NE W S . C O M

W E D N E Sday, de c. 4, 2013 N o. 7 3 , V O L U M E 9 8

8

Western vs. Eastern

2-4, 0-0 (MVC)

3-4, 0-0 (OVC)

WEDNESDay | 6 P.M. WESTERN HALL | MACOMB, ILL.

In-state rivals to clash Wed. in Macomb

By Anthony Catezone Sports Editor | @AnthonyCatz The Eastern men’s basketball team will take on in-state rival Western Illinois at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Western Hall in Macomb.

The Leathernecks have the Summit League’s top scoring defense, giving up just 59.7 points per game, while Eastern is a team that’s 67.1 points per game is second worst in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Eastern (3-4), on a two-game losing streak, is coming off a 68-53 road loss at Western Kentucky on Nov. 30, where the Panthers shot 40 percent or less for the fourth time this season.

Western Illinois, meanwhile, is 2-4 this season and most recently defeated Division III opponent Greenville College, 76-49, also on Nov. 30 at home.

But the Leathernecks took just a 10-point lead into halftime; it was not until the second half when Western pulled away.

“I did not feel right in the first half again, and I’m still trying to put a finger on it, but the second half felt much better,” Western coach Jim Molinari said in a press release. “We kind of got to play our way. We’re not an overly fast team, but we are a powerful team.”

Every player scored in the win for Western and all but one player had an assist, as moving the ball up the floor was something the leathernecks have been working on in practice.

“We’ve been working on that in practice, cutting to the basket and everybody looking for the open man,” Leatherneck center Michael Ochereobia said. “That’s something we carried through into the game, so if we can do that all the time, we’ll be alright.”

Freshman Garret Covington leads the Leathernecks with 14.4 points per game, also sixth best in the Summit League. He is the only the player on Western’s roster to score in double figures.

Covington is a 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard from Edwardsville that is shooting 41 percent from the field and 32.3 percent from 3-point range. He is also third on Western with 4.4 rebounds per game and 1.2 steals per game.

6-foot-6 forward Adam Link has added 9.3 points per game and a team-high 5.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 56.8 percent from the field.

Link also leads the Leathernecks in steals with 1.5 per game, as the they average 8.5 steals per game as a team, and he is second with one block per game.

However, as a team, Western is averaging 61.5 points per game, which is second worst in the Summit League. And for Eastern, its scoring defense is third in the OVC with 69.6 points per game.

Eastern has played Western more than other opponent in the Leathernecks’ history. The series between EIU and WIU is tied, 78-78.

The Leathernecks won the last meeting between the two school last season 57-45 on Dec. 5, 2012 on Eastern’s home court. Guard Alex Austin and Forward Josh Piper both scored seven points, with forward Sherman Blanford recording four points, five rebounds and four assists in the loss.

Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.

Dominic Baima | The Daily Eastern Ne ws

Senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo drops back to pass against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 28 at O’Brien Field. Garoppolo, along with Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams and Towson running back Terrance West, were invited to the announcement of the 27th Walter Payton Award.

Garoppolo named finalist for award

By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been named as one of three finalists for the Walter Payton Award and has been invited to the Sports Network’s FCS Awards Banquet on Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.

The senior quarterback joins Eastern Washington’s sophomore quarterback Vernon Adams and Towson junior running back Terrance West.

The 27th Walter Payton Award will be won by one of those three players and will be recognized as the best offensive player in the FCS. Garoppolo led the Panthers to an 11-1 regular-season record, including a perfect 8-0 record in the Ohio Valley Conference and Eastern’s second straight outright conference title.

Eastern finished the regular season as the No. 2 ranked team

in both the FCS Coaches Poll and the Sports Network Top25 Poll.

Garoppolo threw for an FCS Vernon Adams

in passing yards, with 46 and 4,059, respectively.

Adams led the Eagles to a 10-2 record and a

jimmy garoppolo

best 48 touchdowns and 4,489 yards. He finished with the highest average yards per game at 374.1 and had the third best passing efficiency at 170.6.

The Arlington Heights native won the OVC Offensive Player of the Year and was the cornerstone of an Eastern offense that led the FCS in total yards per game with 599.1.

In 2012, Garoppolo finished 10th in the voting for the award.

Eastern Washington’s Adams has the No. 1 passing efficiency in the FCS at 185.7. He is second in touchdown passes and third

Terr ance West

No. 3 overall seed in the playoffs.

West led the FCS in rushing yards with 1,875 and averaged 156.3 yards per game, which also led the country. The junior running back also scored 30 rushing touchdowns, which is seven more than the second highest total.

Eastern coach Dino Babers said there is one clear winner.

“No quarterback has had a season like (Garoppolo); not only does he have the best numbers in the FCS, but also in the FBS,” Babers. “There’s no doubt to me who should win the award. Now, unfor-

tunately I don’t get a vote, and I’m a little biased.”

The award ceremony will be on a Monday, which, if the Panthers win their next two games, will be the same week of their semi-final game. Nonetheless, Babers said he and Garoppolo would be attending no matter what.

“In an award like that where someone has the opportunity to win it, you have to recognize that,” Babers said. “It’s not your honor roll certificate you’re picking up from your high school.

That’s an opportunity to win a Heisman Trophy at the FCS level, and I don’t think there is a player or a coach who would miss that presentation.”

The last time an Eastern player was a finalist for the award was in 2002 when Eastern quarterback Tony Romo won.

Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.

Panthers take on Braves in Peoria

By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN After dropping the last two games, the Eastern women’s basketball team heads to Peoria to take on Bradley today at 5 p.m. at the Renaissance Coliseum.

Bradley lost to No. 7 Kentucky 117-77 in the Braves’ last game Nov. 27 in Lexington, Ky. The Braves are led by junior guard Michelle Young, who is averaging 20.7 points per game on 42-of-91 shooting, and is 39-of-49 from the free throw line.

Eastern coach Debbie Black said Bradley is a pretty good team despite its 2-4 record.

“They push the ball, and we have to get back in transition defense,” Black said. “They have a pretty athletic team. They go

through their post a bit. We need to stop them from getting easy baskets in transition.”

Bradley has four players, including Young, that are averaging double figures in points, and Black said the Panthers are going to have to mix up the defense in order to stop them.

“There is no way we are going to play a set man-to-man or a set zone,” she said. “If we focus and do what we can and execute the way we go over plays in practice and make them take tough shots, that is the key.”

Opponents are outscoring the Panthers by an average of 14.4 points per game and also getting outshot 42.2 percent to 36.6 percent Juniors Sabina Oroszova and Katlyn Payne are the leading scor-

ers on the Panthers with 15.4 and 13.9 points per game, respectively.

Oroszova has had two games this season where she has had 26 points against Loyola-Chicago and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She has scored in double-digits in every game but one, where she scored only seven against Alabama-Birmingham.

Besides having a rough weekend shooting the ball (8-of-30), Payne has done pretty well otherwise, Black said.

She is shooting 42.9 percent from the field, which ranks 16th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

With this being the Panthers third straight road game, Black said road games show who you are and it should not matter where you play.

“If you got to win big games,

you’re going to be on the road,” Black said. “It is kind of fun. You have a chance to go different places. You get a chance to interact with your teammates. I don’t buy that it is that big of deal. They need to learn how to win games on the road.”

The Panthers are currently 0-3 on the road this season.

Black said there is a different type of preparation when going on the road.

“We have to make sure we are up and out of bed and ready to play, and have a little confidence,” Black said. “We are kind of tweaking some things on the road that we are going to do, to make us a better road team.”

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.