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Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 2021 1-20-2021 Daily Eastern News: January 20, 2021 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2021_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 20, 2021" (2021). January. 21. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2021_jan/21 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2021 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY The Charleston City Council held The OVC held media day for a meeting Tuesday night. its football team Tuesday. PAGES PAGE 8 AILY R EWS Wednesday, January 20, 2021 "TELL THE RU1 AND DON'T BE FRA " VOL. 1OS I NO. 79 Study session Quick News Sonie COVID restrictions to lift slightly Staff Report I @DEN_news Saning ~Jan. 5ch, social~ aaai(;. dam wiD litt sligbdy in catain a,pcas on campua. Table apadty in the dining balls and Union bid aJWt wiD inaasc co four people per table and mm int, will bc albwd fur non.academicgroupaaloag • they do not m:ml 25 amndm. lbe~~ldnoloaF-.-... ervatiom, and several pnw,uru which had pmiiou.dy been ci.oa:llcd wil n:sume. Masks and alJ ocher social dianc:ing pm:audons wiD sal1 be mquind. The News Staff can -~be reached otsar-21,2 o, ZACH IERGER f THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Award to be Reem Anwar, a freshman majoring In economics, and Malachi Jackson, a sophomore majoring in klneslology, study at Booth Library to keep up on homework Tuesday afternoon. presented for Women's Combs joins Faculty Senate meeting History Month Tuesday, discusses city updates Staff Report I @DEN_news This March, in celebration of Women's Histo By Adam Tumino ry and Awareness Month, Eastem's Women's Stud Editor-in-Chief I@adam_tuminQ_ "Both the community and the university itself is more ies program will be honoring a student for their ar tistic achievements. The Eastern Faculty Senate held its first meet diverse than it has ever been, and I love the fact that Nominations will be accepted through March ing of the semester Tuesday and hosted Charles 15th. ton Mayor Brandon Combs for much of the the university brings this kind of diversity into our The artistic achievement can be in any genre ofan; meeting. Ann Coddington, an art and design profeswr, listed Before Combs joined the meeting, Provost community:' "visual an, design, music, theater, spoken word, per Jay Gatrell gave his Provost Report to the sen -Charleston Mayor Brandon Combs formance, creative writing, dance, and film making" ate, in which he discussed COVID-19 surveil as examples. lance testing, which is now available on campus. Last year, Dr. Melanie Burns received the EIU Eastern recently began using rapid saliva tests tween Charleston and the university, among plain to people that Eastern and Charleston de Award and Ky Newsome received the community from SHIELD Illinois. other things. pend on each other greatly as well. award. ''I'm pleased to announce that SHIELD test Combs was originally going to submit a re "We have to welcome (students) because Criteria for the award include evidence ofthe Stu ing has indeed begun on our campus," Gatrell corded response to questions asked by the sen they're going to be living here for nine months dent's dedication to their an, evidence of how the said. ate, but was able to join the meeting live on and they are so vital to our community, that student has used their creativity to contribute to the Gatrell also gave a preview to enrollment Zoom instead. without them we would literally be just a small community, evidence that the student would be a numbers for this semester. Combs said that it is one of his main respon farm town," he said. worthy role model, and evidence that the student "We're not at the 10th day and I don't want sibilities to make sure that Eastern and its stu The senate also discussed updates to a Think used their an to advocate for social equity. to steal anyone's sort of thunder, but the initial dents have a smooth relationship with the rest Tank committee proposal and the EIU Open Specifically, students who have contributed to the indicators for this spring are, as of this morning, of Charleston. Access Policy, which will be discussed more in advancement ofwomens' causes will be preferred fur incredibly strong," he said. "Both the community and the university it future meetings. the award. Another update given by Gatrell was in re self is more diverse than it's ever been, and I Additionally, the senate welcomed two new Fmal applications will include a cover sheet, a writ gards to the CARES Act, which will be provid love the fact that the university brings this kind senators for the meeting. They are Will Porter ten statement, documentation ofaeative work, and a ing the university with more funds to deal with of diversity into our community," Combs said. from the College of Music and Amy Davis from faculty nominator. COVID-related expenses and provide more stu "When I first met with Dr. Glassman, when the College of Education. A nomination form is available at hnps-J/www.eiu. dent aid. he was first president and I was first mayor, we Faculty Senate will meet again on Feb. 9. edu/women/WHAM.php. Combs joined the meeting about 45 minutes talked 'How are we going to turn this around? after it began and spoke with the senators about What can we do?'" Adam Tumino can~ rNchttl at 581-2812 or The News Staffcan ~ rNchttl at 581-2812 or projects in_Charleston and the relationship be- _Combs said that he sometimes tries to. e_x- ajtumin~iu.~u. [email protected] THE DAILYEA STER NNEWS I AP NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021 Local weather WEDNE SDAY THURS DAY 2 Guard members 'Shameful': US virus Sunny Sunny High: 37· High: 47° Low: 31 ° Low: 24° made extremist deaths top 4·00K as statements about Trump leaves office As President Donald Trump en and one of many public health ex THE DAILY • t· tered the final year of h is term last perts who contend the Trump ad EASTERN NEws inaugura ion January, the U .S. recorded its first ministration's handling of the cri confi rmed case of COVID-19. Not sis led to thousands of avoidable ''Tell the tnith and don't be a(raid." WASHINGTON (AP) - Twelve from service members following the to worry, Trump insisted, his ad deaths. U.S. National Guard members have deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. ministration had the virus "totally "Everything about how it's been been removed from securing Pres i 6 by Trump supporters. The FBI under control." managed has been infused with in The Daily Eastern News 1802 Buzzard Hall dent-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been working to vet all 25,000 Now, in his final h ours in of competence and dishonesty, and Eastern Illinois University after vetting by the FBI, including National Guard in town. Officials fice, after a year of presidential de we're paying a heavy price," he said. Charleston, IL 61920 two who made extremist statements have said that the Pentagon has nials of reality and responsibility, The 400,000-death toll , reported 217-581-2812 in posts or texts about the Wednes found no intelligence so far that the pandemic's U.S. death toll has Tuesday by Johns Hopkins Univer 217-581 -2923 (fax) day event, Pentagon officials said. would indicate an insider threat. eclipsed 400,000. And the loss of sity, is greater than the population There were no specific threats to But the FBI has also warned law lives is accelerating. of New O rleans, C leveland or Tam Biden. enforcement officials about the "This is just one step on an omi pa, Florida. It's nearly eq ual to the News Staff Advertising Two other U.S. officials told poss ibility that right-wing fringe nous path of fatal ities," said Dr. Ir number of American lives lost an Staff The Associated Press that all 12 groups could pose as members of win Redlener, director of the Na nually to strokes, Alzheimer's dis Editor-in-Chief were found to have ties with right the National Guard, according to tional Center for Disaster Pre AdamTumino ease, diabetes, fl u and pneumonia Faculty Advisers [email protected] wing m il itia groups o r posted ex two law enforcement officials fa paredness at Columbia University combined. Editorial Adviser Lola Burnham tremist views online. The officials, miliar with the matter. a senior intelligence official and an N either Hokanson, nor Penta Photo Adviser News Editor Army official briefed on the mat gon spokesman Jonathan Hoff Brian Poulter Corryn Brock ter, d id not say which fringe groups man would provide d etails on the Bi den arrives for dennewsdesk@ Website Adviser the Guard members belonged to or comments o r texts made by the gmail.com Brian Poulter what unit they served in. T he offi two Guard members. Speaking at cials were not authorized to speak a Pentagon press conferen ce, Ho Publisher inauguration with big Lola Burnham publicly and spoke to T he AP on kanson said one was identified by Associate News Editor condition of anonymity. The offi his chain of command and the oth Business Manager Elizabeth Taylor cials told the AP they had all been er was identified through an anon Betsy Jewell plans, big problems dennewsdesk@gmall.