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PAGE 8 PAGE 8 HE T Friday, February 22, aily2019 astern ews D E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” N VOL. 103 | NO. 106 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Miss Black EIU rings in 48th year Saturday

By Hannah Shillo Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_news

The 48th annual Miss Black EIU scholarship pageant is showcasing some of the hard-working young African-American women of Eastern at 7 p.m. Sat- urday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Doors open at 6 p.m. and tickets will be available Black Lives Matter: at the door for $10 or $8 before the event. Contestants include Mary Fleming, a junior applied engineering and technology major; Me- lea Burkes, a freshman neuroscience major; Latricia Math professors show support Booker, a sophomore pre-nursing major; Alexis Paige, a junior marketing major; and Jacqueline Williams, a By Corryn Brock Morgan Colvin, a junior political sci- one gave us alternatives but never exact freshman kinesiology and sports studies major. Associate News Editor | @corryn_brock ence major, started a petition last Octo- answers.” Parrish Amos, a pageant assistant and co-coordi- ber to fly the flag in February, and she Of the six flags hanging, two are on nator of the pageant, said while all women are able Six Black Lives Matter flags can be said she is glad the professors decided the north side of Old Main, visible from to apply for the annual Miss Black EIU, the focus is seen flying on the west side, third floor to do something in support of African- Lincoln Avenue, in Delman’s and math mainly on the history of African-Americans on cam- of Old Main. American students on campus. professor Bogdan Petrenko’s offices. One pus. This is in support of African-Ameri- “I think it is admirable. I love the fact is on the east wall and four can be seen “There was a time when black women didn’t win can students and to express displeasure that there are people who want to see the from the south side of the building. homecoming queen,” he said. “(The pageant) is to in the university’s decision to not fly the African-American population represent- Delman said he thinks the flag should help black women feel good about themselves.” flag during African-American Heritage ed here on campus,” Colvin said. “If these have been flown regardless of any politi- He said the pageant will begin with an introduc- Month. professors did it, then why couldn’t the cal affiliation it may have. tion of the five contestants, then it will quickly move Math professor Charles Delman was university? Stand with your students is all “Black Lives Matter is a human rights into the first session: creative expression. the member of the department who I ask.” movement. It’s a movement for equali- In the creative expression session, Amos said the brought up the idea of hanging the flags Colvin has been vocal in the past with ty among all people in the United States; women will provide a creative way of what they feel in the windows and said he is disappoint- her frustrations with how the Student we still have a huge problem with system- is important to them and the African-American com- ed in the university for not flying the flag. Senate voted in regard to the flag; student ic racism that needs to be fought,” Del- munity, whether it be with a monologue, song or “When I heard that the universi- senators voted in December to consider man said. poem. ty had decided they would not fly the alternatives rather than raise the flag. Delman said the Black Lives Matter Amos said the event would then shift into the sec- Black Lives Matter flag on the flagpole, “It has been an uphill battle dealing movement simply means that lives of Af- ond session, where the contestants will dress in Afri- I thought it would be good to still have, with people who don’t want to learn or rican-Americans need to be valued. can garment pieces to show what they believe a strong as much as possible, a presence of the flag are incapable of learning about lives oth- African-American woman looks like. BLACK LIVES MATTER, page 5 on campus,” Delman said. er than their own,” Colvin said. Every- This year, the individual talent portion will consist of three dancers, a flutist and a circus act, Amos said. He said the pageant will move on to the fourth and final session, where the women will “wear their nice, lovely evening gowns, answer impromptu questions CORRYN BROCK | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Two Black Lives Matter flags hang in the office windows of two math professors at Old Main. “I was disappointed that the university from the judges and prepare for the crowning.” administration didn’t have the courage to take a stand,” said math professor Charles Delman, one of the professors with the flag in the MISS BLACK EIU, page 5 window. Geology, geography departments open new display

By Tony Elias-Cadena Schmitt, the first scientist on the moon. The -au Contributing Writer | @tony_elias_ tograph is accompanied with a short description of Schmitt’s accomplishments. The geology and geography departments Schmitt is also credited with taking the well- unveiled a new mineral and meteorite display known “The Blue Marble” photo of Earth. Thursday in the Physical Science Building. Crandall said he hopes the display brings The mineral and meteorite display show- more interest to his department. cases a wide variety of Earth minerals and two “We do quite a bit of outreach with high space meteorite fragments, as well as a list of ac- (school students) and middle (school students), complishments to NASA geologist Harrison and it would be nice to give students a kind of a Schmitt. spark of imagination from these events,” Cran- Geology instructor Jake Crandall presented a dall said. “Hopefully it’ll give them a kind of majority of the display and said it is meant for a springboard to investigate our major more and wide variety of people. possibly minor or major in geology or geogra- “I think it’s just a multi-faceted approach; phy.” it’s a resource for students and for people in our Senior geology major Shirley Mensah said community,” Crandall said. “It’s for students, she has experience with minerals, but the new for the community and for the college.” display has the most spectacular figures she has Crandall was a part of the research team at ever seen. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale that Senior geography major Abby Knight said identified a meteorite fragment from North she enjoys seeing a wider range of minerals. West Africa that was on display, he said. “The (minerals) we get to use in our classes The display also offers the opportunity to tru- aren’t this rare,” Knight said. TONY ELIAS-CADENA | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ly see something out of this world—a rock from DISPLAY, page 5 Geology instructor Jake Crandall presents a new mineral and meteorite display on Thursday. the moon and an authentic autograph from 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Local weather State and Nation FRIDAY SATURDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Smollett reactions Ill. medical pot growers

Sunny/Windy Mostly Sunny epitomize polarized lobby on license issue High: 21° High: 31° Low: 8° Low: 23° CHICAGO (AP) — Medical mar- if recreational cannabis is legalized, state of US politics ijuana growers in Illinois have formed said Pam Althoff, a former state sen- a political action committee and are ator who is the alliance's executive di- spending money in an attempt to rector. Democratic politicians and celeb- for Lesbian Rights. limit the market if recreational use of "My organization believes they The Daily rities called it a shocking instance of Smollett, who is black and gay, is the drug is legalized in the state. have the current capacity to meet the Trump-era racism and hate. Republi- accused of filing a false police report Medical cannabis businesses have demand," she said. "Until we see sub- Eastern News cans now depict it as yet another ex- last month asserting that he was at- contributed more than $100,000 stantive data that indicates different- “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” ample of liberals and mainstream me- tacked in Chicago by two men who to the newly formed Illinois Relief ly, we support no new cultivation li- dia rushing to judgment while dis- beat him, targeted him with slurs, and Fund, The Chicago Tribune reported. censes." The Daily Eastern News paraging the president's supporters as yelled "This is MAGA country" — an The lobby is seeking to ban new Critics say limiting licenses only 1802 Buzzard Hall bigots. apparent reference to President Don- cultivation licenses for a year or more benefits a small number of growers Eastern Illinois University The case of "Empire" actor Jussie ald Trump's "Make America Great once recreational use of the drug is le- and hurts retailers and the public. 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They soon censes for 16 growers, which supply utive director of the pro-marijuana Faculty Advisers [email protected] Editorial Adviser ing potentially damaging consequenc- found themselves under attack from marijuana to the state's 55 medical legalization group Illinois NORML. Lola Burnham es for genuine hate crime victims in the right as Smollett's story began to dispensaries. "There's a natural demand for more Managing Editor Photo Adviser Kristen Ed the future. fall apart. One of the main groups seeking license holders." Brian Poulter DENmanaging@ "The danger is that it will cause Trump initially called reports of the the license limit is the Medical Can- Some growers don't oppose new li- Website Adviser gmail.com Brian Poulter people to respond with skepticism attack "horrible." On Thursday, he nabis Alliance of Illinois, which rep- censes. Publisher News Editor whenever they hear reports of hate vi- tweeted, "what about MAGA and the resents numerous cultivation centers Mark de Souza, CEO of Revolu- Lola Burnham Logan Raschke olence, even though the overwhelm- tens of millions of people you insulted and dispensaries. tion Enterprises, said he welcomes Business Manager dennewsdesk@ Betsy Jewell ing majority of those reports are com- with your racist and dangerous com- Growers that are currently licensed an increase in competition as long as gmail.com Press Supervisor pletely true," said Shannon Minter, ments!?" should be allowed to show they can current regulatory testing standards Tom Roberts Associate News legal director of the National Center handle the expected boom in demand are upheld. Editor Night Staff Corryn Brock for this issue dennewsdesk@gmail. com New election ordered Night Chief Democrats' resolution against Analicia Haynes Photo Editor in disputed North Jordan Boyer Copy Editors DENphotodesk@ Logan Raschke Carolina House race gmail.com Trump emergency coming Friday Sports Designer Assistant Photo Analicia Haynes Editor WASHINGTON (AP) — House sets up a vote by the full House like- telling colleagues in a letter that her RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Thalia Rouley Democrats will file a resolution Friday ly by mid-March, perhaps as soon chamber will "move swiftly" to pass it Carolina's elections board Thursday DENphotodesk@ aimed at blocking the national emer- as next week, because of a timeline and "the resolution will be referred to ordered a new election in the na- gmail.com gency declaration that President Don- spelled out by law. 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By Corryn Brock er courses students who plan to get li- Associate News Editor | @corryn_brock censure would take. Students who decide to utilize the new option and lat- The Council on Academic Affairs er decide they would rather work in a approved new Special Education cours- school will be able to apply as a post- es and a new option, as well as a Politi- baccalaureate candidate and get teach- cal Science option, minor and major re- er licensure. visions. PLS Civic Non-Profit option was The tabled items, 19-015, SPE 4910: revised due to students not taking the Non-Licensure Programming and Ser- global tract. The hours for the option vices for Individuals with Disabilities were also reduced to allow for double and 19-016, SPE 4911: Internship, majors. The PLS Civic Non-Profit -mi were approved as a part of with the new nor and the PLS International Studies option Special Education bachelor’s de- major revisions were also approved. gree in Education. The council also voted to remove The new option is for students who “multi-year plan regarding the Univer- get through all of the special education sity Learning Goals.” course work and then realize they do The next CAA meeting will be held not want to teach in a K-12 setting, but in room 4440 of Booth Library at 2 rather work with disabled young peo- p.m. on Feb. 28. CORRYN BROCK | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Marita Gronnvoll, the Council on Academic Affairs chair, talks with Richard Wilkinson, the CAA vice chair, during a ple and adults outside of a school set- Corryn Brock can be reached at meeting Thursday. The CAA approved two new special education courses and several options. ting. The two new SPE courses will be used in the new option in place of oth- 581-2812 or at [email protected]. Step Afrika! to perform at Doudna Saturday

By Hannah Shillo that uses movement, words and sounds the ground.” Doudna is something to be taken ad- Crews said this is one of the Doud- Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_news to create an entertaining environment. He said he thought the group would vantage of because of how professional na’s premier events and wants people to Dan Crews, interim director of pro- be a good addition to African-American the group is. come enjoy the performance. The Doudna Fine Arts Center will gramming, publicity and promotion at Heritage Month because of the tradi- “This is a group who is at the top of “I hear students say all the time, celebrate African-American Heritage Doudna, said Step Afrika! came to his tional African dances it performs. their game,” he said. “They perform all ‘There’s nothing to do in Charleston,’” Month with a special rhythmic perfor- attention several years ago. “With all the various celebrations across the country and presenting dance he said. “Here at the Doudna, from mance on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. “I saw them at a conference,” he said. that the campus has been presenting can be a very expensive adventure.” the time we start school in August un- Step Afrika! is a group of profession- “They were very impressive because of this month,” Crews said, “this is one of Seeing the group at the Doudna is a til we end things in April, we will prob- al dancers who “promote an apprecia- the different kind of dances they per- the things that brings our attention to lot cheaper than it would be at any met- ably have anywhere from 100-110 per- tion for stepping and its use as an edu- form.” (African-American History Month).” ropolitan area, Crews said, so that is an- formances, and this is one of the things cational, motivational and healthy tool Crews said the group has been on Crews encouraged not only students other reason to attend. that we can bring so that people can en- for young people,” according to ste- campus before, but it has been a few to attend the event, but anyone in the “People are not having to drive to joy. We hope that the students will take pafrika.org. years, so he is excited. area, especially families, as he said this is Indianapolis or Chicago or St. Louis,” advantage of it.” The website said stepping is an art “I always enjoy any kind of acous- a show that each family member could he said. “They’re getting it right here in form as well as “an important part of tic music,” he said. “They are creating enjoy. their own backyard and we are excited Hannah Shillo can be reached at America’s artistic and cultural heritage,” their own music by the stomping on He said hosting Step Afrika! at the about that.” 581-2812 or [email protected]. L I K E US ON

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@den_news @den_sports facebook.com/ Get them move-in ready! To advertise, call ... theDailyEasternNews @den_verge 581-2812 TheD ai ly Eastern News WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM 4 OPINIONS Friday, 02.22.19 STAFF EDITORIAL Cheating on your diet Editorials exist for us to read, react and act There is no shred of doubt that the editorial The beatings and killings reached the thousands that Goodloe Sutton published in his the Demo- during this time at the hands of Klan members and crat-Reporter on Feb. 14 promotes a demonstra- other white supremacists, as “over 2,000 murder bly false, morally irresponsible agenda that hurts were committed in connection with the election minorities and political figures who were unjust- (in Kansas). In Georgia, the number of threats ly targeted. and beatings was even higher. And in Louisiana, On Feb. 14, Sutton published the editorial called 1,000 blacks were killed as the election neared,” “Klan needs to ride again.” according to the PBS. The Associated Press, The New York Times, The The KKK recruited millions of members in Washington Post and local papers in relation to Lin- America as well, fostering the foundation of a MAURICE TOLBERT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS den, Alabama (the small town the paper was pub- white supremacist agenda within the south that lished in), like the Montgomery Advertiser, have cov- spread in the country. ered it. By 1870, the Klan “had branches in near- During an interview with Sutton, he said, “If we ly every southern state,” and during the KKK’s could get the Klan to go up there and clean out D.C., “peak,” the white supremacist group reached 4 we’d all been better off,” according to the Montgom- million members, according to History.com. ery Advertiser. But, the publication of this editorial actually After Sutton was asked by the Montgomery Adver- illustrates an important element to news publi- Change DARE curriculum tiser to explain what exactly he meant by “clean out” cations as a whole: Editorials matter. Washington D.C., Sutton said, “We’ll get the hemp Editorials are representative of the opinion of ropes out, loop them over a tall limb and hang all of publications. When it comes to The Daily East- to actually help students them.” ern News, the editorial board collaborates and The “them” Sutton is referring to are “Democrats decides what editorials will be written, to pro- If you have gone to grade school in the past in the Republican Party and Democrats,” according vide an example. 30 to 40 years, you more then likely graduat- to the editorial published in the Democrat-Reporter, While the editorial published in the Demo- ed from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education who are trying to raise taxes in Alabama. (We at The crat-Reporter has no evidence to back up the (DARE) Program. Daily Eastern News could not find an online version claims it makes and it promotes hate-filled I vaguely remember DARE when I was in of the editorial, but a clipping of the print version is ideas, it’s a good thing we as a nation read it grade school. A local police officer came in and available in the Montgomery Advertiser article). and reacted—it’s still a good thing this editorial taught students how to not succumb to peer No matter how you look at it, this editorial is didn’t slip through the cracks. pressure and not use drugs and alcohol. wrong. We as a nation have a right to read editorials However, does this program or even drug ed- It is morally repugnant and dishonest to call for like these and make our own conclusions. ucation as a whole work? the KKK’s resurgence in any case. And thank goodness we’re educated and un- When I started the research for this column, I First and foremost, Sutton is wrong about what derstand that editorials are representative of was curious to see if there are any accurate stud- the KKK, a white supremacist terrorist organiza- publications’ opinions. ies out there to explain the success or failure tion, stands for, and he’s wrong about the damage the Thank goodness we understand what this rate of the DARE program, and there have been JORDAN BOYER group has caused. newspaper believes. studies done by people from a number of fields. In his interview, Sutton said, “A violent organiza- Thank goodness we, under the first Amend- Psychologist William Colson claimed in 1998 Addiction is a lot more complicated then just tion? Well, they (the KKK) didn’t kill but a few peo- ment, can openly debate these ideas and con- that children grew up being more curious about saying no to peer pressure. ple … The Klan wasn’t violent until they needed to demn an editorial such as the one published in drug use because they were introduced to it at There are a number of reasons why a person be,” according to the Montgomery Advertiser. the Democrat-Reporter as false. such a young age. would use drugs like depression, stress, mental This is just a blatantly false statement backed by And thank goodness editorials exist to expose This is what a psychologist thinks of the pro- illness, genetics and so on. no evidence. those ideas, right or wrong, to the world. gram, but what about the Surgeon General? I along with many other people believe According to the PBS, the KKK used “brutal vi- In 2001, the Office of the Surgeon Gener- DARE does not work, but that does not mean olence” to intimidate Republican voters during the al wrote a report called “Youth Violence: A re- drug education is a lost cause. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of presidential election between Republican Ulysses S. the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News. port of the Surgeon General” and it is stated Reforming the curriculum in drug education Grant and Democrat Horatio Seymour. that one school-based universal prevention pro- can lead to tremendous results. gram meets the criteria for "Does Not Work," What DARE is doing is not a bad thing by and that program was DARE. any means; I just believe that it can be done bet- JORDAN BOYER The report said that DARE is the most wide- ter. Adopt a cat, your new friend ly implemented youth drug prevention program I am no expert in this field, so I am going to in the United States and it received substantial give what I feel might work from the perspective I have a black-gray shorthair cat with white mit- support from parents, teachers, police and gov- of a 23 year old college student who is a DARE tens and a little button on his chin named Char- ernment funding agencies. graduate. Maybe introducing this program at a coal. I like to tell people, ‘I wish that dot on his It said the program's popularity "persists de- later age can be more effective. chin was an off-button.’ spite numerous well-designed evaluations and Most students in 5th and 6th grade have not I don’t know exactly how much he weighs meta-analyses that consistently show little or no come into any contact with tobacco, drugs or al- (probably about 12-15 pounds); all I know for deterrent effects on substance use." cohol, so they cannot relate at all to the curric- sure is that his paunch (the chunky gut area of the "Overall, evidence on the effects of the tradi- ulum presented. belly) is holdable and nearly foldable, and when he tional DARE curriculum, which is implemented Also, broadening the curriculum can be ex- jumps on top of my ribcage, it feels like I might in grades 5 and 6, shows that children who par- tremely effective. Talk about things such as dis- be dying. ticipate are as likely to use drugs as those who ease, mental illnesses, genetics and the real life He’s the kind of cat who refuses to go anywhere do not participate," according to the report. consequences of drug use. near me when I want him to, but the minute I Vice did a more personal account of the fail- Also talk about different types of addiction start typing on my laptop, he swoops in to lay on ures made by the DARE program. like functioning alcoholics or drug addicts, my hands or stand in the way of the monitor. They interviewed seven drug addicts and binge drinkers, occasional drug users and how Right before bed he jumps on top of my chest, LOGAN RASCHKE asked how DARE affected them when it came to addicts can effect their loved ones. takes way too long to find a comfy place to sit and their drug use and psychology. Also introducing ways to get help like drug eventually plops his fat body down, his big fluffy perience I’ve had living away from home, he helps An aspect of the DARE curriculum that is rehab and alcoholic’s/ narcotic’s anonymous. butt right in my face. comfort me when I get homesick. brought up from these first-hand accounts is the Not just for the DARE program but for other If he’s feeling especially maniacal, he’ll wave his Fellow college students, if you’ve been thinking extremely narrow authority driven curriculum types of drug use curriculum within the schools. fuzzy, black tail back and forth, tickling my nose. about it and your landlords approve, I would high- that does not translate what drug addiction ac- A reform in this type of education can bring He’s also the kind of cat who will literally lock ly recommend adopting a cat. tually is in a broader sense. the percentage of drug and alcohol users down, himself in a room by accidentally closing the door, For one, you’ll be rescuing a beautiful creature One of the sources in the Vice article named and it can decrease statistics. trying to grab some small toy in the space under- that, despite conventional assumptions, does have Madison said, “The mention of the disease of Education seems to have worked for at least neath it. feelings of its own. addiction was nonexistent. The fact that addic- tobacco use. It is well documented that tobacco Charcoal's precocious and affectionate personal- You’ll also be taking on a new friend. tion is deadly to the body, mind, and spirit was use is declining with each generation, so maybe ity reassures me that while he may not love me the This is just an extra tidbit: I absolutely love my overlooked. I was shown pictures of strung out this can work for other types of users. way I love him, he still considers me a good friend. cat, if I didn’t make that clear already. If you’re feel- teens who skipped school and stole from their Hopefully, the next generation of DARE He may be a fluffy pooping machine, but he’s ing down and you really just need a cute cat pic- mom's purse or sister's piggybank. I knew that graduates follow what they pledged to do at that also reliable; he never tries to sneak out of the ture to brighten up your day, email me. I will not would never be me—I was a high-functioning graduation; to resist the urge of drug and alco- house and he never (intentionally) hurts me phys- hesitate to send you pictures of Charcoal. active drug-addict and alcoholic. It took me a hol use. ically. long time to admit I had a problem simply be- All in all, even though he can’t speak English Logan Raschke is a junior journalism major. She can be cause I had a bachelors in accounting from UD, Jordan Boyer is a senior history major he can be (maybe that’s for the best), he is still a great com- reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected]. a high-paying job, a nice house, and plenty of reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected]. panion to have, and considering this is the first ex- opportunity.” Editorial Board Editor- in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Associate News Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Photo Editor Assistant Photo Editor Analicia Haynes Kristen Ed Logan Raschke Corryn Brock JJ Bullock Dillan Schorfheide Jordan Boyer Thalia Rouley FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS 5 » BLACK LIVES MATTER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

“It doesn’t mean that other people’s throughout the semester until his retire- lives don’t matter, of course it doesn’t. It’s ment. a statement that lives of black Americans Jeannie Ludlow, English and Wom- have not been valued and they need to en’s Gender and Sexuality Studies pro- be,” Delman said. “What I hope is that fessor, hung a shirt up on her door with students and faculty members take this the Black Live Matter logo on it. Ludlow opportunity to discuss this issue with Af- said she was disappointed the flag was rican-Americans.” not flown for African American Histo- Math professor Nancy Van Cleave ry Month. said there were several reasons she chose “This was an enormous missed oppor- to hang the flag in her office, the biggest tunity for EIU to do the right thing and being an awareness of the white privilege I was very disappointed in Student Sen- she benefits from, and she said she wants ate leadership for not taking it more seri- everyone to have the same privileges. ously and in university leadership,” Lud- Van Cleave said she feels it would have low said. “The fact that they even think been better if the university had made the there could be backlash is the exact rea- decision to fly the flag. son why EIU is the place where that flag “Black students are a part of this cam- should grow up.” pus. They need to be supported,” Van Ludlow said she feels she has to have Cleave said. “What I’m hoping is that something hanging on her door. black students will feel that there is sup- “I have tenure—I have a union-nego- port here for them. It may not come tiated contract; they’re not going to do from everybody, but (it comes) from a lot anything to me, so I feel that if there are CORRYN BROCK | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS of us.” Math professor Charles Delman poses for a picture with his Black Lives Matter flag in his Old Main office window. people on our campus who do not have Van Cleave said she sees the Black the courage or the conviction to hang the Lives Matter movement as an acknowl- flag, those of us who do are honor-bound edgement of an inequality in how people Peter Andrews, a math and comput- “I hope it shows that a significant ated an atmosphere here that’s support- to do it,” Ludlow said. are treated. er science professor, also hung a flag up in number of people in the department ive of the African-American students we “We’re not all treated equally and we his office and was glad multiple people in are cognoscente of the issues and sup- have here.” Corryn Brock can be reached at should be,” Van Cleave said. the department did the same. portive of them, and I hope we’ve cre- Andrews said he plans to hang the flag 581-2812 or at [email protected].

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Amos said both he and the current eant), and this may be encouraging for “It’s really cool (to) actually get to see reigning queen from 2018, Raven Gant, you.” them and potentially get to use them in who coordinated the pageant, have been Amos said some of the contestants our classes in the future,” Knight said. at the daily practices with the contes- this year applied for the pageant after Multiple departments joined in to put tants as their coaches and mentors. being inspired by the pageant last year. the display together, including the art and “I’m very excited to see all five ladies He said those who get inspired this physics departments, but the idea for the put their talent, displays, creative ex- year should be on the lookout for more event originally came from the geology pression and art in front of everybody,” information in December from the and geography department, Crandall said. Amos said. “They have been working Black Student Union, and applications “We saw people really taking an inter- extremely hard.” will be available around then as well. est in it and we wanted to make it look TONY ELIAS-CADENA | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS He encouraged students to attend the “It’s a good experience,” Amos said. nice and not just have it be functional,” An autographed photo from NASA geologist Harrison Schmitt sits in the event, saying how rewarding it will be “On top of that, it’s Black History Crandall said. new mineral and meteorite display. for everyone. Month, so we want to put on as many Mensah said the display is eye opening. “I think it would be good to come Black History Month events as possi- “I think I would recommend that ev- opportunity to involve the community support,” Knight said. support the ladies who have worked so ble.” eryone in Coles County comes to see it,” more with campus. hard,” he said. “It’s good for African- Mensah said. “The more you know, the “(Eastern students) can see the things Tony Elias-Cadena can be reached at Americans and young women to see all Hannah Shillo can be reached at more you know about the world.” we do in the in the geology and geogra- 581-2812 or at jaeliascadena@eiu. of the hard work that goes into (the pag- 581-2812 or [email protected]. Knight said she thinks the display is an phy department and give community edu. TODAY'S CAMPUS CLUE

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By Austen Brown One thing Eigsti warned her class Staff Reporter | @DEN_news about was how dangerous excess salt is to a person’s heart. Students made a healthy, three-course She told the class about the “salty six,” dinner Thursday in room 2309 of Klehm which included bread, pizza, soups, sand- Hall as part of a series hosted by the wiches, cold cuts and poultry and said Health Education Resource Center. people should avoid consuming excessive The healthy eating session, called amounts of them. “Soup-er Bowl” is one of three being host- She also said that adding salt to a meal ed for the HERC’s Healthy Cooking 101 could hurt a person’s health. program. Eigsti gave some advice on how to All three sessions will teach students avoid adding excess salt to meals; she said how to make healthy meals, and students seasoning meals with herbs, lemon or salt- get to eat the food they make at the end. free seasonings is a healthier alternative. Promoting heart health was the topic Students can also elect to consume of Thursday’s session. fresh meats rather than processed meats Lindsey Eigsti, the HERC’s nutrition to lower their risk of health complications promotion coordinator, helped walk par- later in life, Eigsti said. ticipants through making an appetizer, One thing Eigsti demonstrated was main course and a dessert. how to lower the sodium on food items The appetizer for the night was toma- such as beans, as she showed the class how to basil bruschetta, the entrée was white to rinse excess salt off the white beans they chicken chili and the class made chocolate used for the chili. avocado chia pudding for dessert. “You just pour water into the can with The foods were chosen for more than the beans, shake it up, rinse it out … it’s just taste; the ingredients used to make not a perfect method, but it definitely them are known to lower the risk of heart helps reduce the sodium,” she said. JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS disease, she said. According to a flyer put out by the Daniel Quinn, a freshman computer science major, shoots a basketball Thursday night at the Recreation Center in Eigsti went into detail regarding the in- HERC, their program “combines both Lantz Arena. gredients that would be used, which in- lecture and hands-on experience in the cluded white beans, olive oil, avocados, to- kitchen” to get students familiar with matoes, peppers, chicken and reduced-fat healthy meals they can make on their cheese. She said she chose white beans be- own.” cause they are known to lower blood pres- The other two events in the Healthy sure and are also “packed with fiber.” Cooking 101 series are “Slam Dunk Your WE ARE HIRING! Eigsti also said the choices of olive oil Fruits and Veggies” on March 26 and and avocados were made because they “Fresh Fitness” on April 23. Both will be tend to lower cholesterol, and the vegeta- Thein Klehm New HallYork room Times 2309. Syndication Sales Corporation bles she chose are loaded with micronutri- 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 ents and provide vitamins and minerals es- Austen Brown can be reached at 581-2812For Information or [email protected]. Call: 1-800-972-3550 sential to a healthy diet. For Release Friday, February 22, 2019

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By Blake Faith season strong, but did not have sim- Track and Field Reporter | @BFAITH0024 ilar results to finish the season. John- son finished in third place in the In track and field director Brenton 60-meter hurdle with his time of 8.33 Emanuel’s first OVC Indoor Cham- seconds. pionship, the men finished in second Sophomore Tadiwa Mhonde fin- place and the women in ninth place. ished third in the men’s 200-meter “I thought the energy was great dash with a new indoor personal re- by both teams, and our team chem- cord time of 21.86 seconds. istry grew this weekend,” Emanuel Mhonde, junior Ricky Owens and said. “We are a very young team with senior Brandon Lane would finish sec- a lot potential. I think for the some ond, fourth and fifth for the Panthers of the new/young athlete this was an in the 60-meter dash. eye opener.” The 4x400 team of freshman Riley Senior Ashton Wilson erased his Baker, Mhonde, junior Anthony Bello junior year results to finish fifth in the and Lane finished in fourth place with heptathlon. Wilson’s best finish was a time of 3:20. Baker would also com- tied for third place in the high jump, pete in the 400-Meter Dash, securing which was part of the heptathlon. an eighth place finish with a personal Wilson also finished tied for sixth record time of 50.58 seconds. in the regular high jump. For the women Panthers, sopho- Wilson said said he was surprised more MaKenna Wilson finished in with some of his performances be- fifth place in the women’s shot-put cause of his lack of experience and with a throw of 13.12 meters. injuries. But, he said going through Senior Kristen Dowell finished in treatment and rehabilitation through- fourth place in the women’s 60-meter out the year has helped get his body as hurdles with a time of 8.79 seconds. close to perfect as he can be. In the women’s 4x400-meter dash, “I try to remind myself and my Dowell, senior Pedra Hicks, junior FILE PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS teammates how much these perfor- Sophia Keith and junior Louisa Rieg- Joe Smith flies through the air in the long jump event during the EIU Big Blue Classic in March 2018 at O’Brien mances mean for the team,” Wilson er finished in sixth place with a season Field. Eastern's men's team finished 2nd in the conference championship. said. “We train and compete all year best of 3:52. for this moment to win as a family. It’s The track and field program will The first meet will be the Southern here with us competed hard,” Eman- until we are back on top.” not just an individual sport at confer- have until March 22 to practice and Illinois Bill Cornell Spring Classic in uel said. “Being an EIU track and ence.” get ready for the first outdoor season Carbondale. field alum, we always want to be the Blake Faith can be reached at Senior Cedric Johnson started the meet. “I thought the athletes that were best in conference. I won’t be satisfied 581-2812 or [email protected]. Eastern swim teams compete in day 2 of championship

By Tom O’Connor more Ivan Escott and senior Nick Har- The top three freestyle relay units came part to junior Karleen Genardy’s perfor- co Center, enough time for swimmers to Swim Reporter | @DEN_Sports kins, blazed a trail for Eastern swimming within .14 milliseconds of one anoth- mance on the third leg. realize any unfulfilled goals. on Wednesday night, hours ahead of er, none of them, though, came remotely Two of Genardy’s splits were faster Eastern sophomore Race Archibald has In came South Dakota freshman Jacob Thursday slate of competition. close of toppling Denver’s all-time record than her Western Illinois counterpart, se- been flush with confidence in anticipation Won. Then, exactly five milliseconds later, “They believed in each other, and of 6:23.58 set back in 2016. nior Marissa Purdham, whose overall time of the championship events where, ahead Eastern senior Nicholas Harkins touched swam as a team, working together, sup- “Together they did an amazing job,” was also about four seconds slower. of his turn at competing in the champion- the wall. porting each other along the way,” said Michalski said. “Karleen has worked hard for the past ships, targets could be seized. Before the competition and the wa- Eastern swimming coach Jacqueline Mi- At the closure of competition on 12 months to achieve her goals, and she “My main goal at the beginning of the ter droplets on Harkin’s back could dry, chalski. “You had the energy and fire of a Thursday, the men’s team found itself believed in her abilities,” Machilski said. season was to break one minute in the South Dakota State freshman Alex Kraft freshman boy, passion and drive from our linked with South Dakota and South Da- Freshman Alex Adams superseded the 100 breast,” said Archibald. “I achieved bolted to the finish, just nine milliseconds sophomore boys, and the experience of a kota State for a three-way tie for second school record for the 100-meter butter- that earlier this season, so my new goal is after Eastern made it back to the plat- senior boy to read the field and be confi- place, though the women dropped to last fly in the prelims, topping Eastern sopho- to get into the top 10 all-time in the 100 form. dent in his abilities to close that race.” in their respective standings. more Ivan Scott, who brought down Tim breast for EIU, and I absolutely believe I First. Second. Third. South Dakota freshman Jacob Leich- At the women’s 800-yard freestyle re- Bird’s 1982 mark for first overall earlier can do that this week.” The men’s 800-yard freestyle relay ner bolted out ahead of Eastern sopho- lay, the Panthers lagged behind their five this season, early on Thursday. team, with a quartet of sophomore Scott more Scott House, ahead with a lead of adversaries for the much of the race, but The tournament spans four days, from Tom O’Connor can be reached at House, freshman Griffin Lewis, sopho- 1.45 by the end of the first leg. they neared a comeback, thanks in large Wednesday through Saturday, at the Mid- 581-2812 or [email protected].

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Take Regular Breaks St udyi ng t oo oft en or for t oo long ca n a ct ua lly be count erproduct i ve. B e s ure t o s chedule a few brea ks i nt o your s t udy s chedule! Sports Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS JJ Bullock DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM 217 • 581 • 2812 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 ports [email protected] 8 S NO. 103, VOLUME 106 DEN_Sports Belmont dominates men's basketball By Dillan Schorfheide “We chose a really bad time to Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist not play smart,” said Eastern head coach Jay Spoonhour. Belmont dominated the East- The Panthers’ wasted a lot of ern men’s basketball team through- their possessions, a couple from out the teams’ matchup Thursday turnovers, but a majority from shot night, handing Eastern a devastat- selection. ing 99-58 loss. Eastern’s offense became stagnant The win was a special one for and became a strategy of whoever Belmont head coach Rick Byrd, as it had the ball to usually try to score was his 800th career win in his 33rd themselves. year coaching at Belmont. He is the Not a lot of ball movement hap- fifth active coach to reach the mile- pened and most of the shots East- stone. ern attempted were either forced or Belmont scored everywhere in the toughly contested. game, but what killed Eastern were Eastern missed seven shots dur- runs Belmont made late in the first ing Belmont’s big run at the end of half and early in the second half. the half, and Kashawn Charles and Belmont ended the first half on Cam Burrell each had a turnover. a 19-3 run, only ended when Mack Early in the half, Eastern’s offense Smith made a three-pointer that moved the ball more and was able was the last bucket for either teams to get easier shots and even shots in in the half. the lane. If there was any chance for East- On the Panthers’ journey to ern to come back from the 53-29 climbing to a more manageable halftime deficit, it was crushed by deficit of seven points, they scored an 11-2 run Belmont had early in eight points in the paint. the second half. After that point, Belmont’s de- With the run, the Bruins got out fense stiffened up and made Eastern to a 64-33 lead, which eventually work away from the lane and take grew to a 37-point lead with 10:50 tougher shots. left in the game. “I thought Belmont guarded us After that point, Belmont grew really well, but we didn’t react to it JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Josiah Wallace flies through defenders to attempt a layup during Eastern’s 67-66 victory over Eastern Kentucky in its lead to 40 and Eastern still did the way we should have,” Spoon- Lantz Arena Jan. 31. not get much offense going at all. hour said. But that first half run was the be- On the flip side, Belmont made ginning of the end for the Panthers. nine threes against Eastern’s con- sively, he does not help the offense Spoonhour said. ble-digits scoring wise (10). The Bruins also executed an 11-2 ference-worst three-point field goal much, so Eastern had to take him For Eastern, Rade Kukobat lead run early in the first half, giving percentage defense, but what killed out at times and that gave Muszyns- with 11 points, and Mack Smith Dillan Schorfheide can be reached themselves a 14-4 lead, but Eastern the Panthers was Nick Muszynski. ki even more room to operate. was the only other Panther in dou- at 581-2812 or dtschorfheide@eiu. slowly came back over the next sev- Muszynski had 12 of his 14 first- Muszynski ended the game with en minutes and got to within sev- half points in the paint, having his 18 points, and Belmont’s best play- en points, 31-24, before the Bruins way the whole time. er and the preseason favorite to win GAME 15 took off at the end of the half. Eastern put its best interior de- the OVC MVP, Dylan Windler, Eastern has had trouble stopping fender, Aboubacar Diallo, on him scored 22 points and had seven re- BELMONT (13-2) VS. and responding to runs all season, in the post, but Belmont’s passing bounds. EASTERN (4-11) and when the Bruins made their to Muszynski inside, and Muszyns- “That is an extremely good ball 19-0 run, Eastern had no answer on ki’s craftiness, got around Diallo. club, and we needed a much better offense. And while Diallo is good defen- performance than what we gave,” 99 58 Belmont ties its 3-point record in win over Eastern

By JJ Bullock shooting barrage into the second half The Bruins shot 65 percent from Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports and finished with 19 made three- the field in the game, 20 percent pointers, tying the program record for higher than their season average of What can you do when the best most in a game. 45 percent. Belmont score 90-plus team in your conference gets off to Eastern hung with Belmont again points in a conference game for the its best start of the season? Not much, in the third quarter, getting out- third time this season in the win, as the Eastern women’s basketball team scored just 25-21, but when the re- its offense continues to carry it on found out Thursday in a 98-57 loss to serves came in for the fourth quar- this now 13-game winning streak. Belmont ... not much. ter, Belmont held Eastern to just sev- Belmont’s win secured them at What the Bruins, now 14-1 in con- en points. least a tie for first place in the conference play, could do on offense was Maggard finished with a game- ference with three games remaining, no secret to the Panthers headed into high 25 points, scoring 21 points on for Eastern; however, the loss paints Thursday night’s game, but what Bel- seven made three-pointers. a much grimmer picture for what lies mont was able to do in the first quar- Four other Bruins scored in dou- ahead for the Panthers. ter of that game came as a shock to ble-figures, Ellie Harmeyer had 16 The Panthers, now at 4-11 in con- everyone. A shock that Eastern felt points, Maura Muensterman had 15 ference play, have very little hope of occurred thanks to a Panthers' lack of points, Jenny Roy had 12 and Conley making the conference tournament, execution on defense. Chinn added 10 of her own. as even winning out in their remain- "The one thing we didn't con- "That (Belmont production) is the ing games would still require lots of trol was doing a good job of getting standard we are trying to get to," Bol- other dominoes to fall in Eastern's a hand in their face and being more lant said. "Their five starters are all -re favor for a conference tournament proactive on the shot," said Eastern ally good basketball players and they berth to happen. head coach Matt Bollant. "They made played like it." Eastern stays in Nashville to play seven straight threes and we need to DILLAN SCHORFHEIDE | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Karle Pace and Taylor Steele, like Tennessee State (4-11) on Saturday; do a better job of making the shots Taylor Steele throws a pass to her teammate in the post during Eastern’s they have so many times this season, a loss in that game would almost tougher." 67-57 loss to Morehead State Feb. 2 in Lantz Arena. Eastern's loss to Bel- led Eastern in scoring with 13 points certainly end Eastern’s tournament Belmont opened the game with mont drops them to 4-11 in OVC play. each. hopes. four made three-point shots on four Neither was particularly impres- Bollant said there was no doubt his straight possessions, while on the oth- sive from three-point range, unable team needs a win Saturday to stay in er end of the floor, Eastern clanked On the next Belmont possession, this strategy would take away the to match the precedent the Bruins set the tournament conversation. two shots off the rim and air-balled Maggard made her 401st career three- Bruins inside game and penetration, early in the game. Pace was just 2-of- another to begin the first quarter with pointer and by the time the first quar- but instead it forced the Bruins out- 5 three-point shooting, and Steele was JJ Bullock can be reached at a 12-0 lead in just over two-minutes ter was over, Maggard was 5-of-5 side where they executed nearly flaw- 1-of-6. 581-2812 or [email protected]. of play. three-point shooting, and her team lessly. Grace Lennox finally gave Eastern had a 35-10 lead, thanks to shooting Things evened out more in the sec- GAME 15 a basket with 7:52 to play in the first 9-of-12 from three-point range as a ond quarter; Belmont outscored East- quarter to make the score 12-2 early team. ern just 21-19 in that quarter, but the BELMONT (14-1) VS. until Darby Maggard came back for Bollant also credited Belmont's hot weight of a 25-point first quarter def- EASTERN (4-11) Belmont, and you guessed it, made start to the coaching staff making the icit still hung heavily on the Panthers another three for Belmont, the 400th decision to start the game out in zone headed into halftime. of her career. defense. Bollant and his staff thought Belmont continued the three-point 98 57