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Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 2012 9-27-2012 Daily Eastern News: September 27, 2012 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2012_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 27, 2012" (2012). September. 18. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2012_sep/18 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2012 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Actors prepare for 'Reefer Madness' Louisville Classic Page 3 Page 8 FAMILYWEEKEND ____________ ADMINISTRATION BLAST FROM THE PAST Perry reaffirms university mission Staff Report ty, free speech and work ro enforce both. Students and employees received Perry directed those in the East an email from President Bill Perry ern community who feel they reaffirming the university's mission have been harassed, discriminated statement early Wednesday. against, had their constitutional or Perry also said Eastern will con civil rights violated to contact the tinually be committed to diversi- Office of Civil Rights and Diversity. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State Rep. Chapin Rose to teach EIU 1111 class By Amy Wywialowski Assistant Daily Editor State Rep. Chapin Rose will visit Eastern on Thursday to talk to stu Lead singer Kevin Cronin plays his guitar during the 2007 Family Weekend REO Speedwagon Concert Oct. 7, 2007 dents about legislation that pertains in Lantz Arena. REO Speedwagon will be performing for the 2012 Family Weekend at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Lantz to them. Arena. He will be talking about careers in politics and will teach an EIU Foundations class about how Illi nois government works. REO to return to campus The event is sponsored by East ern's chapter of the National Asso ciation for Advancement of Colored People, TRiO Student Support Ser 3,000 people "Their music connects with people vices and the Eastern Student Stu minutes of talking to one class." set to attend dent-Parent Association . Rachael Sapp, a junior histo from all backgrounds." The event will take place at 3 ry major, is a peer leader who as sold out concert p.m. Thursday in the Charleston sists Burkhead in teaching the EIU Ceci Brinker, the director of Student Life Mattoon Room of the Martin Lu Foundations class. By Samantha McDaniel ther King Jr. University Union and Sapp said she is looking forward Daily Editor of their era of music," Brinker said. people have rold her they are excited is open strictly to students, with to hear Chapin speak. "Their music connects with people about the concert. emphasis on students in the spon While she was in high school, REO Speedwagon, a '70s rock from all backgrounds." "This band has been around quite soring groups and members of the Sapp said she heard him speak a band from Champaign, will return Doughty said they will perform a while but the enthusiasm and love Student Senate. number of times. for its second Family Weekend con some of their biggest hits from all of for their music doesn't get old," Rose said the reason the talk is "I went to Tuscola High School cert on Saturday. their albums, but he also said they Brinker said. limited to the particular groups is and heard him speak at a number of The hour-and-a-half concert will will play some of their less popular Doughty said he hopes ro see peo because it is not a town hall meet Rotary events," Sapp said. take place at 8 p.m. Saturday in the songs. ple from all demographics. ing and has no political affiliation. Rose said the focus of his talk Lantz Arena. "It's basically trial and error over "We are one of the lucky groups " I was happy to do it, but we will be on issues in state govern Neal Doughty, one of the found the year," Doughty said. "We know that our music is still popular with wanted to stress that it is only open ment that directly affect students, ers and the keyboardist for the group, what songs people want to here, and I younger generations so that way we to these specific groups so we don't particularly the Monetary Award said the group is excited to be com think we got the set about right now." can still go out and do this," Dough get too many people," Rose said. Program grant as well as what kind ing back. Brinker said the concert will be ty said. "TRiO sponsored it, and I want to of political jobs exist and how to get The five band members are Kev one where the audience will not sit Brinker said one reason people like make sure I can answer all the ques involved. in Cronin, lead vocals; Dave Amaro, still. REO Speedwagon is because of their tions the group's members have. " "I am one of those people who lead guitar; Bruce Hall, bass guitar; "It'll be a show that'll have them stage presence. Maggie Burkhead, the director got their start in politics in college, " Doughty; and Bryan Hitt, drums. up standing and dancing," she said. "This band will bring a lot of en of TRiO, is an adviser for Eastern's he said. "It's all in the area we started REO Speedwagon performed at ergy," Brinker said. "They will make Chapter of NAACP and the East Although this is not a campaign in, and we played at Eastern a lot," Eastern on Oct. 6, 2007, in Lantz for this a fun time." ern Student Student-Parent Associ event for Rose, it will be his last vis Doughty said. "We got our start play Family Weekend. The doors will open at 7 p.m. ation. it to Eastern as the community's ing colleges." Doughty said they are honored Doughty said they have heard au She also teaches an EIU Founda state representative, because the dis Doughty said they got their start Eastern asked them back for a second diences sing louder than them. tions class. trict boundaries will change Jan. 1, by playing in bars on the weekends time in five years. "They will know every song, and I Burkhead said prior to the stu 2013. in college before getting a bigger fan "It's flattering ro be invited back bet they will leave with no voice left," dent discussion, Rose will address He said he sees the talks as way to base and turning it into their career. so quickly because usually you'll play Doughty said. her class. give back ro the school that has giv Doughty said he is happy to be some city and then you just don't see He said they make their concerts She said she originally invited en him so much. Rose grew up in performing for Family Weekend be again for a few years," Doughty said. lively. him to her class because she feels Charleston, and his mother attend cause it is a big event in Charleston. "It takes a while for the interest to "We will use all of our energy many of her students do not know a ed Eastern. "We couldn't even get a hotel in build back up." and we still have plenty of it- and lot about state government, but the "I've given these talks almost ev Charleston, so you have a big event Brinker said the group will be per we are turning the whole thing into a event got much larger as the day got ery year for about the past 10 years, going on there," Doughty said. "We forming for about 3,000 people, and sing-a-long because they'll know our closer. and hopefully they will continue to always like being a part of a big col the tickets are sold out. songs," Doughty said. "It'll be a par "It kind of blew up and got a lot invite me back even after the redis lege event like that." "They know how ro pack a house ry." bigger than what we started with," tricting," Rose said. Ceci Brinker, the director of the and how ro have a good time with Burkhead said. "We decided to have Student Life, said they chose this people, and people feed off their en Samantha McDaniel can the second discussion so that his Amy Wywialowski can band because their music is relatable. ergy," Brinker said. be reached at 581·2812 time there is more than just 50 be reached at 581·2812 "They are one of the premier bands Brinker said both young and old or [email protected]. or [email protected]. THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 2 DAILYE ASTE RNN EWS .COM NO. 28, VOLUME 97 EIU weather TODAY FRIDAY Finding money in all the right places Stormy Mostly Sunny High: 74· High: 73· Low: 51 . Low: 48. For more weather visit castle.eiu.edu/weather. ONLINE Read Assistant Online Editor Andrew Crivilare's defense of summer hit "Magic Mike" at dailyeasternnews. com BLOTTER • At 1:35 p.m. on Tuesday, a theft was re ported to have occurred on Friday at Coleman Hall. This incident is under investigation. 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