Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Phoenix Student Newspapers 3-4-2014 Phoenix, 2014-03-04 Student Life Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/phoenix Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Life, Phoenix (2014, March 4). http://opus.govst.edu/phoenix/101 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Phoenix by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 123:New GSU Front Page 3/3/2014 11:17 PM Page 1 THE Governors State University March 4, 2014 University Park Volume 15 Illinois PHOENIX Issue 3 Gas fracking to begin in Starved Rock Operation Mascot Contest now accepting student entries! by? Jonathan Bulthuis Editor-In-Chief The Department of Natural Resources has issued permits to mining corporations in LaSalle County to begin hydraulic-fracture mining (fracking) in the area surrounding Starved Rock State Park. Got a penchant for running with By Brian Bock beauty and ecology of the area. high-pressure water, sand, and the pack? Dreaming with Staff Writer The palatial region of Illinois trace amounts of toxic chemicals dolphins? Would you rather flock surrounding Starved Rock has long are forcefully injected into a well with birds of a feather, or are you Controversial fracking-mines in been known for its history, natural structure, creating an expanding a lone wolf? Governors State the area surrounding Starved Rock beauty, tourism, and vast silica- network of very small fissures in University is looking for mascot State Park have taken center stage sand deposits. The increased the earth surrounding the well. suggestions! In anticipation of the this year for residents of LaSalle issuance of permits to mining The resulting system of fall start of GSU’s new collegiate County, many of whom are corporations in LaSalle County by subterranean cracks allows sports teams, the Marketing and indignant that seismic explosions, the Department of Natural deposits of shale gas, coal seam Communications department has strip-mining, and concentrations of Resources allows contractors to gas, and other desirable fossil fuels initiated a university-wide contest, silica dust - which the Center for strip hundreds of acres of land to seep towards the wells, where “Operation Mascot,” to solicit Disease Control has identified as a around Starved Rock, using the they are collected for the Mascot suggestions from students, Group I carcinogen - will harm highly disputed hydraulic- production and processing of faculty, and members of the GSU residents, contaminate local fracturing process, or fracking. petroleum and other fuels. community. drinking water, and devastate the Fracking is a process by which Continued on page 3 Continued on page5 Black Women Rock Awards Ceremony One University, One Book By Brian Bock Staff Writer The most enduring trait of the written word is its ability to connect people. Text does what very few mediums can, by uniting us because of our differences. Each person has unique thoughts and perspectives on what they read, and no two people read and absorb a book in the same way. Sharing a different perspective on De’Borah, of NBC’s The Voice fame, spoke passionately about her Dorothy Tucker of Channel 2 the same work helps people to see inspirations and motivations for pursuing a singing career. News speaks at the 2014 BWRA. conclusions that they would By Jonathan Bulthuis included an opening lecture by Wells-Armstrong, Cherish Brown, otherwise be unaware of or Editor Guest Speaker Dorothy Tucker of Deirdre Webb, Doria J. Scott, Gina adverse to. In the spirit of sharing Channel 2 news. The awards Richard, Jeannette Smith, Kayla and communication, the GSU’s second annual Black recognized black female students, Randolph-Clark, Keisha Dyson, Intellectual Life Committee is Women Rock Awards ceremony faculty, administrators, and Keyana Marshall, Kimya Barden, connecting the campus through the was held on Friday, February 28, members of the GSU community Dr. Knitasha Washington, Dr. Lorri One Book, One University at 7:30 pm in the Center for that have made lasting Glass, Dr. Lynette L. Danley, program, and has made their Performing Arts. The evening of contributions of time and energy in Margie Roberts, Nakee Holloway, selection for the Spring 2014 lecture, performance, and myriad aspects of GSU’s academic NaTasha L. Dillard, Ricca semester. The One Book, One recognition of and by black and professional communities. Louissaint, Shaniqua Anderson- University program aims to unite a women from the GSU community The 2014 Black Women Rock Jones, Shawnta Young, Dr. Shea campus by encouraging all featured song and dance Nominees have distinguished Dunham, Tamara Wynn, Tamike students to read the same book, performances by the GSU Electric themselves in our academic Hurley, Tamisha Rose, Tammara and share their thoughts during Ladies, Lava Ink, Arletha Bolton community, and included Adriene Winn, Tara La’Ne Warner-Childs, campus literary events. The book and the Harvey Blue Angels, and Farmer, Andrea Johnson, Theresa Banks, Dr Tywnada Jiles, that has been chosen is Hateship, The Voice’s De’Borah. Angelique Crockett, April S. Vanessa Newby, and Professor Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, The BWRA ceremony was Grammer, Archana Liggins, Arielle Yevette Brown. Marriage by Alice Munro. filmed live on Channel 2, and Smith, Brenda F. Boyd, Chasity Continued on page 5 Continued on page 5 123:New GSU Front Page 3/3/2014 11:17 PM Page 2 Staff Editorial OpEd Letter from the Student Trustee Letter from the Editor By Kayla Randolph-Clarke By Jonathan Bulthuis in its tangible form, at their leisure. Student Trustee Editor-in-Chief 6. The Phoenix is currently hiring for the position of Online Editor. On February 28, GSU’s Board Friends and Colleagues; The Online Editor is responsible of Trustees met once again to The Phoenix is implementing a for managing the GSU Phoenix deliberate and decide upon the bunch of cool stuff, and this seems website, www.gsuphoenix.com, upcoming undertakings our like the best place to explain it all. and the GSU Phoenix Facebook, institution will engage in. 1. The misdirecting links on our Twitter, YouTube, and Google Statements during the meeting website have been corrected, and accounts; including publishing made me feel the need to address all of the articles from the first each issue online, implementing concerns that the focus on the three issues of 2014 are published social media campaigns, incoming freshman class could be to the website. publishing podcasts news pieces, causing diminished consideration Who watches the watchmen? 2. We are accepting letters to the and expanding the Phoenix’s for the current students and The fourth estate is no longer a Editor by email, subject heading: online audience. Applications can programs on our campus. I can shining beacon ofintegrity. It has Letter to the Editor. Submissions be found in the drop-box next to sympathize with students who been dulled by the marring of must include a name and phone the door to the Newsroom have this view. When you spend political agendas, infotainment, number where you can be reached. (E1500). All applications, your time, money and energy at and profitable journalism. Creating 3. We are now offering classified resumes, and cover letters should GSU, you want to hear about how words that persuade is marketing’s advertising (on the Ludicrum page) be submitted to Dr. Deborah that organization is working on field, not journalism’s. Reporting to all current GSU students and James, GSU Phoenix faculty your behalf, and not for those who should and must be an objective GSU student organizations. A advisor, at [email protected] have yet to invest in it. For the paradigm, an ideal that should be classified ad is 5.00 USD, and before March 14. Applicants must past few years, the buzz on stressed by every voice. As the must be limited to three lines of be current GSU students taking a campus has surrounded th Fall gatekeepers of information, text not exceeding 90 characters. minimum of 9 credit hours per 2014 freshman cohort, and the journalists must strive to report Submissions must be made with semester. changes being made to prepare for what truly matters. Presently, cash or check by Postal Mail, 7. Perhaps most awesomely: we’re them. I can see how current media conglomerates regulate titled: Classified Ad, Phoenix kicking off our Podcasting students could feel a bit slighted virtually every aspect of news Newspaper (mailing address capacity (we have a podcaster) by from all of the focus on their available to the public, which leads below) We reserve the right to not representing and reporting for incoming underclassmen. to the drowning-out of voices that print stuff due to our content GSU in a fortunate pilgrimage to a However, as an individual who matter by an oversaturated deluge policy and space limitations. conference in Manhattan (the often tries to keep the big picture of irrelevant, cynical, and trite 4. Our regular advertising costs island, not the town near New in mind, it’s worth noting that information. Even in minor media have also changed, so that they are Lennox…thank you so much these concerns could be derived outlets, there will always be an now slightly-less-incredibly-cheap, Student Life from everyone at the from a lack of information. At the authority censoring and affecting if you are a current GSU Student Phoenix! Far out!), and contrasting same time GSU began preparing the flow of information and or represent a GSU departmental a few interesting features of our for freshman, the administration defining relevance.