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PAGE3 PAGES AILY ASTERN EWS '� onday August M , 19, 2019 "TELL THE TRUTT-IAND DON'T BE VOL. 104 NO. 1 Move-in weekend at Eastern Eastern �-. holds First Night at O'Brien Field ByCorryn Brockand Hannah Shillo NewsEditor and AssociateNews Editor I @DEN_News Students spent the eveningin O'Brien Field lis tening to speeches, watching performances and competingfor prizes dur ing Eastem's tradition, First Night, Sunday night. Half of the stands were filled for the event and the students in them were full of pep for the first night before classes. Student body PresidentCarson Gordon said she . was glad First Night was outdoors this year com paredto the event being in McAfee Gym last year. Gordon said she saw the event from a different perspective thisyear compared to yearspast. "When I first came into the position (student body president)I didn't realizehow much goesinto something like this,but we put in the work togeth er as an organization," Gordon said. "A lot of peo it ple helped out and I think it went really well, it ex ceeded my expectations.We had a greatturn out." Eastern President David Glassman said he en joyed seeing the students getting involved on cam pus. "The energy, the excitement, watching the stu dents become engaged; it's just a fun night," Glass man said. Glassman said this year stood out due to the size KARINA DELGADO I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS of the incoming freshman and transfer class. David Thomas (left), a junior physical education major, Adam Swanson (middle), a freshman crinimal justice major and Nathan Jones "The university momentum is going in such a (right), a sophomore computer science major, are settled and playing video games after moving in on Thursday. positive direction and there was even more energy than I've seenin the past," Glassman said. ,Students settle into Gordon said Omar Soloman, an admissions counselor, brought energy to the night, which she dorms during busy said she felt was everybody's favorite part of the move-in weekend night. "He's just so amazing and really livens up the By CorrynBrock crowd," Gordon said. News Editor�-bro?' I Soloman said he's been helping with First Night since he was an undergraduate student at Eastern. Move-in Day 2019 was filled with excitement, "It's always a great time to give back by kickstart anxiousness and sadness for some families. ing the newyear," Solomon said. Stephanie Olysav said moving her first child Soloman said he enjoys the electricity at First had beenphysically easy but emotionally difficult. Night. "I've already had two ugly cries this morning," "Bringing the campus together, the faculty, staff Olysav said. 'Tm hoping to not have any more and students to kick off the school year, this is one before we leave.today." of the rare times where the energyis pure, it's enthu Stephanie Olysav's son, Brad Olysav, a fresh siastic, it's contagious and hopefully it spreads to the man biological science major, said he was excited entire school," Soloman said. to finallybe on campus and start the school year. The Eastern band also saw changes thisyear with "I really don't have any expectations," Brad · new band director, David Boggs. ELIZABETH WOOD I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Olysav said. 'Tm just kind of going with it and Boggs said he enjoyed his first First Night with Shae Campell, a freshman elementary education major, is being helped by a Panther Pal seeing how it goes." the Panther Marching Band. during Move-in Day. was was Some parents were more experienced with col "It just phenomenal, it ridiculously fun," lege move-ins, like Monique Frank who was mov thing new that I'll be able to adapt to," Danielle Morris said she was impressed with how som Boggs said. ing in her third child, Danielle Frank, a freshman Frank said. students organized thiJ?-gs formove-in. Boggs came from McKendree University and graphic design major. Several students came to Eastern early to be "Some people had color-coordinated totes an said they did similar events but not as well, adding Frank said this move-in had been easier than Panther Pals and assist families whilethey moved that was super organized," Morris said. "When that PMB members are especially invested in per her older two children's move-ins. in on Thursday. was a freshman I just threw everything into th forming with the band. · "This is fine because you have the elevator; my Faith Morris, a junior public relations major, back of my car and camehere." "The students are just really into this," Boggs son did not. We had to walk everything up four helped as Panther Pal for the first time this year Mark Hudson, director of Housing and Din said. "There's not scholarship money so they're do flights of stairs," Monique Frank said. "My oth and said she enjoyed the job. ing, said Eastern stands out on Move-In Day be ing thissimply for the love of marching band." cause er son was the hardest because he was the first to "It's been pretty easy; people have been vety of howmuch help students have moving in Gordon added she thinksFirst Night willcontin go." nice and very helpful," Morris said. "We have a "The faculty come to help out, be in the hall ue to improve for years to come. Monique Frank said she had one more child to good crew this year." and interact with families. We have 150 plus Pan "There something kind of bittersweetabout it be send off to college after her daughter. Morris said one thing she found funny while ther Pals that come out to help people move i ing your last first night but also everyone brought "I have a ways for him, I've got some time," . working was being able to tell which students and of course all of the housing staff come an more energy to this one," Gordon said. "It was the Monique Frank said. "She'll be out beforehe goes were freshmen and which ones werenot. help," Hudson said. "I think what's so fun abou perfect weather; the band did great and the perfor in, thank god." "You know who's a freshman when they have Eastern is the community that comes alive o mance were awesome. I really think we're in a good Danielle Frank, who will be on the track team five full carts of things," Morris said. "Someone opening day." place to just keep growing up from here." this year, said she is nervous but excited to start brought in a big couch and we were like, 'there's college and the team. no way it's going to but I guess it's worth tty- CorrynBrock canbe reached at 581-2812 o TheNews staff can be reached can be reached at . " fit,' "I know ir's oin to be hard, but it's some- m. [email protected] 581-2812 or [email protected] THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS·I AP NEWS MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019 Local weather MONDAY TUESDAY Trump rebuffs concerns Iranian tanker sought by US Rainy Rainy heads to unknown High: as· High: 90° about potential recession Low: 70° Low: 71° destination BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) Kudlow was known for opposing tariffs past two years. 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