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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2019 2-21-2019 Daily Eastern News: February 21, 2019 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 21, 2019" (2019). February. 14. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_feb/14 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2019 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RECOVERY HELP CHALLENGER Eastern’s men’s basketball team (7-7) The Collegiate Recovery Student Association is a new student-led group will travel to face Belmont (12-2) on available to support students recovering from addiction. Thursday evening. PAGE 3 PAGE 8 HE T Thursday, February 21,aily 2019 astErn Ews D E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” n VOL. 103 | NO. 105 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM All about art Council to be utilized to decide on BLM flag alternatives By Logan Raschke News Editor | @LoganRaschke Sophia Sarver, a graduate assistant for the Student Life Office, said the alternatives to the Black Lives Matter Flag that Student Senate voted on during their Dec. 5 hear- ing will not be decided until a Diversity Action Council is established. Sarver said she and Ceci Brinker, director of student life and adviser for Student Sen- ate, are focusing on creating a council that is “as positive and inclusive as possible” to create appropriate alternatives. She said the Diversity Action Council will likely “collaborate” with Student Sen- ate in deciding alternatives to flying the BLM flag during African-American Heri- tage Month. Student Senate also passed emergency bill 18-19-18, releasing $258.51 to help provide marketing materials for the Black Student Union-sponsored Miss Black EIU Pageant. In exchange for the release of $258.51, Student Senate gets a full page of advertise- ment space in the booklets contestants of Miss Black EIU have to sell. What Student RAINE ZHU | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Senate decides to put in this ad space is up Leila Malekadeli, an art grad student, talks about her square steel rod project in the 3-D studio room in the Doudna Fine Arts Center on to them. Wednesday morning. STUDENT SENATE, page 5 Informal job fair allows education students to network By Valentina Vargas freshmen, sophomores, juniors and Multicultural Reporter | @Den_news seniors.” Victoria McDonald, principal of The Buzzard atrium filled with Robinson High School, said she en- many school districts and educa- courages students ahead of applying tion students for the annual Small to education positions to know what and Rural Informal Night that gives community they want to work in. students a chance to network for job She said students applying in opportunities ahead of the educa- those areas need to know they will tion job fair. become part of that community Doug Bower, the dean of College and they will want to make sure the of Education, said every semester place will be a great fit for them. they host this event for students to “When they are dressed down or network two weeks prior to the reg- after an interview (they should) vis- ular education job fair. it a gas station or a Wal-Mart or a Bower said in this informal night Dollar General,” McDonald said. students get the opportunities to “Don’t announce that you are apply- work in the field for the next up- ing for an education job but just ask coming school year. about the community, ask about the He said Aaron Lock, the Carl school, because that is what will get Sandburg Elementary School prin- you the most honest answers.” cipal, said he is talking to students Bower said most of the districts in who may want to student teach in attendance were K-12 districts, and his building. each of the districts’ tables had an Bower said they invite districts administrator or someone to inform from small rural communities from students about opportunities for within a 100-mile radius to meet special education or for high school prospective teacher education can- or elementary. didates. Ted Walk, superintendent of “That’s the number one short- Sullivan High School, said at his age area in the state of Illinois is school, one of the highest percentag- our small rural schools,” Bower said. es of teachers who work there come JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS “So, what it does, is gives (admin- from Eastern. Beth Probst (left), principal at Jasper County Junior High and Newton Community High School, talks to students istrators) an opportunity to meet JOB FAIR, page 5 at Small & Rural Informal Night Wednesday at Buzzard Hall. 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | AP NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Local weather State and Nation THURSDAY FRIDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pritzker's $39B budget Police suspect Dems' measure Smollett of blocking Trump relies on sports betting, emergency will Mostly Cloudy Cloudy lying about come Friday High: 40° High: 45° taxing marijuana WASHINGTON (AP) — House Low: 27° Low: 37° SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New Il- the hole we need to fill is not ignored." racist attack Democrats will file a resolution Friday linois Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a bud- He said the plan "reflects some of my CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago detec- aimed at blocking the national emergency get Wednesday that relies partly on tax most deeply held values — and the hopes tives suspect that "Empire" actor Jussie declaration that President Donald Trump revenues from two industries that cur- of voters who sent us here — but tem- Smollett filed a false police report when has issued to help finance his wall along the The Daily rently aren't even legal in the state, which pered by the knowledge that we must he said he was the victim of a racist, ho- Southwest border, teeing up a clash over is saddled with billions of dollars in pen- hold the line on spending." mophobic attack in downtown Chica- billions of dollars, immigration policy and easTern news sion obligations and other debts. Pritzker has said that legalizing rec- go late last month, a police official said the Constitution's separation of powers. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Pritzker's $39 billion proposal includes reational cannabis could generate as Wednesday. Though the effort seems almost cer- more than $1 billion from legalizing rec- much as $1 billion in tax revenue a year. Police spokesman Anthony Gug- tain to ultimately fall short — perhaps to The Daily Eastern News reational marijuana and sports betting, If approved this spring, the next budget lielmi also said Wednesday that detec- a Trump veto — the votes will let Demo- 1802 Buzzard Hall while also imposing a tax on insurance would include $170 million in start-up tives and two brothers who were earli- crats take a defiant stance against Trump Eastern Illinois University companies, hiking cigarette and e-ciga- distributors' licensing fees. But he said er deemed suspects in the Jan. 29 attack that is sure to please liberal voters. They Charleston, IL 61920 217-581-2812 rette taxes and raising $20 million from there would be more than a fiscal impact. were testifying before a grand jury. will also put some Republicans from 217-581-2923 (fax) a tax on plastic bags. "We should take this action for our Smollett's attorneys, Todd Pugh and swing districts and states in a difficult spot. The Democrat, making his first ma- state because of the beneficial criminal Victor P. Henderson, met with prosecu- Formally introducing the measure sets News Staff Advertising jor address to legislators just five weeks and social justice implications and the tors and police earlier Wednesday after- up a vote by the full House likely by mid- Editor-in-Chief Staff into the job, also wants to modify the al- jobs it will create," Pritzker said. "And noon. It's unknown what was discussed March, perhaps as soon as next week, be- Analicia Haynes batross of the state's $134 billion in pen- let's be honest, like it or not, cannabis is or whether Smollett attended the meet- cause of a timeline spelled out by law. Ini- Faculty Advisers [email protected] Editorial Adviser sion debt. He's seeking to borrow mon- readily available right now. I would rather ing. The attorneys didn't reply to re- tial passage by the Democratic-run House Lola Burnham ey through bond sales, sell state assets, use the state tax it and regulate it." quests seeking comment. seems assured. Managing Editor Photo Adviser Kristen Ed extra money from a proposed income- Sports betting, allowed by a recent Smollett, who is black and gay and The measure would then move to the Brian Poulter DENmanaging@ tax revamp and stretching out those ob- U.S. Supreme Court ruling, also could plays Jamal Lyon on the hit Fox TV Republican-controlled Senate, where Website Adviser gmail.com Brian Poulter ligations by seven years. Under his plan, be lucrative for Illinois, although there show, said he was attacked by two there may be enough GOP defections for Publisher News Editor those debts would be paid off by 2052 are plenty of Midwestern states looking masked men at around 2 a.m. on Jan. approval. The law that spells out the rules Lola Burnham Logan Raschke instead of 2045. to get involved. Pritzker also proposed 29 as he was walking home from a Sub- for emergency declarations seems to re- Business Manager dennewsdesk@gmail.