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RSO STORIESpage 3B Boyd also expressed a lot of en- is very high. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HARRY POTTER RSO, THE EIU VIDEOGAMERS, HELLO DALI AND DRAMTYK XPRESSIONS Students thusiasm concerning the confer- “I know that I will come back Charleston share ideas on ence’s necessity. “I know that from this conference refreshed and “I think that attending this con- I will come reenergized to work harder on be- government ference is very necessary because we half of Eastern Illinois University,” resident cannot improve our student gov- back from this Samples said. By Jacob Swanson ernment unless we have a steady Each of the delegates already Staff Reporter amount of new, fresh ideas,” Boyd conference sees themselves able to improve our said. campus. honored Student government will be COSGA is hosted by Texas refreshed and “When I first joined student sending a group of senators to A&M University. The first COS- government, I wanted to make a Conference on Student Govern- GA took place in 1981 and has reenergized.” positive change, no matter how big Music lover’s event will ment Association in late February. grown larger every year. Zach Samples, or small that change is,” Luna said, COSGA is a conference that Last year’s delegates include sen- student senator stressing that the reason for his in- help fund music education brings together student govern- ator Tommy Nierman, Vice Presi- volvement with student govern- By Elizabeth Edwards ments from all across the nation dent for Academic Aairs Jennifer ment was for the students. City Editor in order to converge and share Prillaman, and former Speaker Ja- break from student government, Boyd hopes to get the senators ideas. son Sandidge. has seen success with some pro- more actively involved with the A former Charleston resident and music is year, the delegates are sena- Other delegates who have gone grams. students, especially with trying to lover, David Frank Tanner, will be honored at tors Alex Boyd, Roberto Luna, and before them include senators Tyson “I took an idea and made Pizza find out exactly what they need “Celebrating the Goodness of David F. Tan- Zach Samples along with their ad- Holder, Isaac Sandidge, and cur- with the Prez. We did it twice last more eectively. ner” on Jan. 29. viser Ceci Brinker. rent Speaker Jarrod Scherle. semester, and the next one is next “I hope that we can keep an Tanner studied music and owned hundreds More than $4,000 from the ap- “It was an amazing experience,” Monday,” Prillaman said. open line of communication be- of cassettes, though he never learned how to portionment board has been ap- Nierman said. “It was really inspi- Panther Nation was another idea tween the students so that we know play a musical instrument. proved from student government rational. It helped me as a senator.” that was adopted from COSGA as what they want, and then can vote “Music was food for Frank’s soul and he in order to be used on this trip. Nierman said the delegates did well. for their best interest,” Boyd said. loved any kind of music,” said Ron Gholson, a Anything unused will be going bring a lot of ideas back from the “It is these ideas that come from e delegates will be leaving for friend of Tanner. right back within that budget. conference; some which have been COSGA, and are presented by our the conference Feb. 26 and will re- Gholson described music as Tanner’s passion “I am hoping to be able to come actualized this academic year. delegates that helps grow Eastern turn March 4. and said he felt the best way to honor him was back to Eastern with a full set of “ e Senators-in-Training came Illinois University, and its student through music. ideas,” Samples said, condent that directly from COSGA,” Nierman Government at the same time,” Jacob Swanson After Tanner’s death in January of 2009, he will improve both Student Gov- said. Luna said. can be reached at 581-2812 Gholson created an endowment fund in his ernment and Eastern as a whole. Prillaman, who also enjoyed the e overall degree of optimism or [email protected]. friend’s honor. “His wish to make music be- ALUMNI came my dream “Music after his death,” Eastern alum pens new TV show Gholson said. was food e event will include musi- for Frank’s written include “Percy Jackson cal acts by Hel- soul and Resume includes & the Olympians: The Lightning en Krehbiel- film, TV work Thief,” “Cheaper by the Dozen,” Reed and Suel- he loved and “Scooby-Doo.” lyn Garner, who from ‘The Cape’ Titley said the writing involved will play a piano any kind in TV is really fast-paced com- duet with only to ‘Scooby Doo’ pared to writing in the feature one piano. of music.” film world. e Neo Jeans Ron Gholson, By Rachel Rodgers “With movies you could be and The Men of friend Campus Editor writing for six months and have Phi Mu Alpha to wait five years for the film Sinfonia will also Eastern alumnus Craig Titley is whereas you could write an epi- perform at the event. currently writing for the NBC- sode in one to two weeks and not Gholson hopes that members of the com- TV program “The Cape” that de- have to wait long for it to come munity and Eastern students will attend the buted on Jan. 9. to fruition,” Titley said. event. Titley said his favorite part of When Titley attended Eastern, “I think students should go to the event to being a writer is being able to get from 1985 to 1989, he majored support jazz studies,” Gholson said. up every day and make a living in English and business. All proceeds from the event will go to the by day dreaming and imagining “As a writer, Eastern gave me David Frank/Ronald Eugene Gholson endow- crazy things to apply to his work. a great foundation and it served ment fund, which supports the Eastern jazz “Imagination is the fun part me very well to mix art and com- studies program. and reality is the not so fun part,” merce by focusing on half imagi- Funds obtained from the event could be Titley said. “With the business nation and half business aspects,” used for the purchase of musical instruments, side of things you get to see be- Titley said. “Few people in my equipment, performance clothing, recording of hind the curtain with the deal profession have both.” music, and student scholarships. making, the compromises, and After graduating from Eastern, is is the second year for the “Celebrating the budgets.” Titley attended the Peter Stark the Goodness of David F. Tanner” event and Titley is also a consulting pro- Motion Picture Producing Pro- Gholson plans to make this an annual event. ducer for “The Cape.” gram, a two-year graduate pro- Last year the event happened at the Wor- The premise of “The Cape” fo- gram at the University of South- rington Inn, which Gholson said many people cuses on main character Vince Far- ern California. attended. aday, played by actor David Lyons, “When I wrote my first script “I hope the attendance will be even better as a police ocer who is framed for it caught the attention of a lot of this year,” Gholson said. murder and transforms into the su- people including Chris Colum- Admission is $15 for the general public and per hero known as e Cape. bus and then I started writing $10 for students. Titley said he became in- movies and it just created a chain e event will start at 6 p.m. in the Grand volved with “The Cape” because reaction,” Titley said. Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. Uni- it seemed like a new and innova- In 1994, Titley was award- versity Union. tive idea for a TV show. ed the EIU Alumni Association’s “(‘ e Cape’) is not your normal Outstanding Young Alumnus Elizabeth Edwards can be reached doctors and cops show,” Titley said. Award. at 581-2812 or [email protected]. Other productions Titley has THE CAPE, page 5 PHOTO COURTESY OF IMDB.COM FRIDAY

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RHA University to launch smart phone application

By Olivia Angeloff a lot of students will use the applica- Staff Reporter tion, especially to look up the dining menu. Smart phone applications can be “It’s everything about Eastern in used for games, books, music and one spot,” Mahan said. starting Monday, students can ac- Hudson said the creation of the ap- cess information on the Eastern plication was a part of Eastern’s eorts website. to make more university information Students and faculty will be able to available via technology. check Panthermail, athletic events and “What better way to make (the academic information on their smart Eastern website) more convenient?” phones. Hudson said. e application is alreadys available The application will also offer to download, but is not yet fully func- more information, such as a campus tioning. map. Mark Hudson, the director of Uni- There will also be a social icon versity Housing & Dining Services, available on the application, which said the university believes the appli- will allow students to access their so- cation will do really well and students cial media information such as Twitter will nd it quite useful when on the and Facebook. go. Eastern’s information and tech- By providing all of the convenience nology services and the Center of the Eastern website on phones, stu- for Academic Technology Support dents will be able to nd the informa- worked together to create the appli- tion they want much faster. cation. One use for the new application e application is free to download is the access to the dining menus, and is scheduled to be fully function- which according to Hudson, is the al on Monday. SETH SCHROEDER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS most clicked link on the Eastern The Residence Hall Association executive board listens Thursday as housing director Mark Hudson speaks about website. Olivia Angeloff can be reached the new phone policy that may be implemented next fall during the RHA meeting in the Taylor Hall lobby. If initi- Megan Mahan, a senior applied en- at 581-7942 ated, there will be one landline telephone per floor in each residence hall. gineering and technology major, said or [email protected].

CAREERS FACULTY Preparation best way to get a job Professor to speak at symposium in Sydney By Nike Ogunbodede Tips for good interviews Student Government Editor 1) Maintain eye contact. 6) Be con dent, not arrogant. By Erin Riedl tant,” “should we be reporting nancial With the bad economy, college stu- 2) Have a rm handshake. 7) Bring extra copies of your information” and others. 3) Be sure to stand up while shak- resumes. Staff Reporter dents are nding it exceedingly dicult By presenting at the Faculty Research ing hands. 8) Familiarize yourself with the to nd jobs once they graduate. 4) Shut o your cell phone or interview location the day before After much research, Yoshie Lord Forum, Lord was able to talk about her Eastern’s Career Services Thursday leave it in your car. the interview. will be traveling to Sydney to present research and receive feedback from fel- acknowledged college internships be- 5) Do not have your cell phone her research on value and incentive rele- low colleagues. coming a necessity for students during out when you are waiting. vance of nonrecurring items. Hank Davis, the director of account- their “Interview Like a Pro!” seminar. Lord gave a presentation for The ing program, attended the Faculty Re- Brooke Beissel, a senior marketing were formed, and how far their clientele become informal for both the inter- School of Business Spring 2011 Faculty search Forum. major, was one of 15 students who at- extends. viewer and interviewee. Research Forum at 3 p.m. ursday in Since Lord has been published in top tended the event. “I’m going to start do- “Always prepare to dress profession- Students should avoid using words Room 3021 of Lumpkin Hall. journals in the accounting eld, Davis ing the interview process and I thought ally unless they have told you dierent- like “yeah” or “thanks;” instead use e research presentation was titled, said he believes that Lord’s new research (the seminar) would help,” Beissel said. ly,” Endsley said while discussing the proper terms like “yes” and “thank you.” “ e Value and Incentive Relevance of will also most likely get published. Career Services, located in the Hu- face-to-face interviewing process. Career Services is having 45 min- Nonrecurring Items.” e presentation “Dr. Lord is very talented and her man Services Building, regularly has in- The interviewing process can be ute mock interviews Feb. 9 where stu- examines whether nonrecurring items presentation is very detailed,” Davis formational seminars, mock interviews, stressful, but it is important to maintain dents will have to dress in professional relay incremental value-relevant infor- said. and resume building available for stu- eye contact and decorum. attire and answer regularly asked inter- mation about internally generated assets. She received her Ph.D from Temple dents to help them acquire and retain “Always make sure you are prepared view questions. Lord has been invited to show her University in Philadelphia and is an as- jobs or internships. with limited distractions and remain “It’s a great way to get feedback on presentation at the 14th annual 2011 sistant professor of accountancy and it “When you are applying for the professional,” Endsley said. your interviewing style,” Endsley said. Australian summer accounting sympo- is her rst year teaching at Eastern. job, they will ask you why you want to Gillespie and Endsley also suggest “Call and sign up for a time.” sium in Sydney. e symposium will take place at the work there,” said Beth Gillespie, the in- being prepared for dierent types of in- Career Services can be reached at is, in turn, asks whether the value- University of Technology in Sydney on ternship and externship coordinator. terviews. 581-2412. relevance is associated with CEO mar- Feb. 3 and 4. “Know why.” “Phone interviews are gaining in ket-based compensation. It is also important to know when a popularity,” Gillespie said. Nike Ogunbodede can be reached e presentation also asks questions Erin Riedl can be reached company was rst formed, where they Phone interviews, while faster, can at 581-2812 or [email protected]. such as, “is nancial disclosure impor- at 581-2812 or at [email protected]. Opinions Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Dave Balson DENNEWS.COM 217 • 581 • 7942 FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 OPINIONS [email protected] NO. 14, VOLUME 96 4

STAFF EDITORIAL COLUMN America can The fickle, forgetful world of sports On Sunday, the Chicago Bears lost to the But these athletes don’t receive such criti- Green Bay Packers ending their 2010 season cism from their team’s fans. achieve goals a game short of reaching the Super Bowl. San Francisco was the only city cheering The main storyline of the game came for Barry Bonds when he would hit home even before the outcome was decided, as runs; every other city was booing him due set by Obama many people began to question the tough- to his steroid use. ness of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Tiger Woods lost all his sponsors after it President Obama was in true form when he Cutler had injured his knee in the first was learned that he had cheated on his wife delivered his State of the Union address Tues- half of the game and was only able to play Steven Puschmann with several women. day night. e speech laid out a clear path to one offensive series of second half. Woods’ golf game has suffered and people American prosperity in the 21st Century and People around the nation called Cutler When the trade occurred, most people boo him at any event he goes to, but when outlined specic goals that, while bold, might a wimp and a quitter for not being able to forgot about Cutler’s attitude almost imme- he starts winning again, you will most likely even be achievable in today’s divided govern- play. The same people were suddenly qui- diately and turned their thoughts toward a see crowds and sponsors flock back to him. ment. eted the next day, when it was learned that Bears Super Bowl appearance. My problem is not with the athletes, but Obama called this “our Sputnik moment,” Cutler had indeed suffered a serious knee But after a terrible debut game in 2009, with the fans. We get so caught up in want- recalling a time in the early 1960s when John injury. fans began to complain about Cutler’s lack ing our teams to win that we block every- F. Kennedy used government to spurn innova- The judging of Cutler so quickly before of composure as a leader. thing else out. tion and technology. the facts were learned show how the world Those same complaints were made after We glorify these athletes for their talents, Kennedy’s “Sputnik moment” led to the of sports has become a game of what have Sunday’s game. but we make their actions off the field seem Apollo program, a turning point in American you done for me lately. Fans forgot about how Cutler had im- OK as long as they are winning. dominance. Obama recognized that we once In the last five years alone, we have seen proved this season and was a key contribu- Fans needs to realize that the games we again face an unsure future and an unaccept- professional athletes with troubled back- tor in leading the Bears—a team many peo- love to watch are just games and that these able present. grounds be forgiven as long as they help the ple predicted would end up last in their di- athletes are human, and we cannot just America no longer leads the world in educa- team they are playing for win. vision—all the way to the NFC Champion- bring up their faults when we want. tion, health care, infrastructure or green tech- When the team starts losing however, the ship game. If they are playing poorly on the field, nology, and is saddled with a potentially crip- fans are quick to bring up the athlete’s trou- Similar situations include Michael Vick, judge them for that. Keep their off-field is- pling amount of debt. bled past and run him out of town. Tiger Woods, Lebron James and Barry sues off the field. e goals laid out by the president were Jay Cutler is viewed negatively by sports Bonds. designed to tackle the debt and keep America fan around the country for his stuck-up atti- These athletes have faced harsh and, in Steven Puschmann is a sophmore journalism competitive in the future. tude and his troubles with the Denver fran- most cases, well-deserved criticism from major. He can be reached at 581-7942 or A clean energy initiative — with the goal chise that led to his trade to the Bears. sports fans across the country. [email protected]. of having 80 percent of the nation’s electrici- ty come from clean energy sources by 2035— FROM THE EASEL paid for by eliminating taxpayer subsidies for oil companies. “I don’t know if you noticed,” Obama said of Big Oil, “but they’re doing just ne on their own.” is stands in contrast to Republican’s plans to make deep cuts in entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, while continuing to give major tax cuts to million- aires and billionaires. Even if those cuts were enough to reign in the debt (they don’t even come close), remov- ing America’s social safety net would plunge the nation into a depression. e president spent much of his speech addressing the shortcomings of America’s education system and oered a plan to reestablish

America as the world leader in education. In AMANDA LIMBACH | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS particular, he spoke of larger Pell Grants and more-aordable student loans. e State of the Union has long been a venue for presidents to set lofty goals with rosy COLUMN language. Every president in the last half-century has put forward a plan to x our failing schools, MTV shows “Skins;” parents blind to reality or free us from our addiction to oil, in X years. MTV’s new scripted program, “Skins,” is have simple ways to block specific shows ose years have come and gone, but the kids making headlines across the country. Me- and even whole channels. keep dropping out and the drills keep digging dia outlets have described the show vari- Parents have every right to control what deeper. ously as “edgy,” “shocking” and even “child their children are exposed to, and they Will Obama break the trend and achieve pornography.” need to realize they have more of a respon- these goals? We hope so. The Parents Television Council has led sibility in this regard than any media com- And we have good reason to. In his rst two the charge against “Skins.” pany should. years, Obama passed the most important social The group’s website says its mission is to But the PTA goes too far. reforms since the New Deal. “promote and restore responsibility and de- Sarah Bigler MTV rated the show “TV-MA,” recom- At a time when politics are becoming ever cency to the entertainment industry” for mending it for mature audiences, which more cynical, Obama revitalized a feeling of an America that demands “positive, family- After all, it wasn’t a TV show that killed usually means appropriate for those over hope with his address. oriented television programming.” 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green in Tuc- the age of 18. It’s on late at night. Every year, we are told the state of the This is all well and good, except that son, Ariz. It was a man with a gun. Even the trailer on MTV’s website re- Union is strong. America isn’t the one demanding family- The content of “Skins” isn’t that far off quires an age verification. It is time we muster the strength to nal- friendly TV. from certain aspects of teen life. MTV stands by “Skins,” a British show ly make good on our promises and turn these The PTC is promoting censorship and The National Center for Chronic Dis- that jumped the pond, by releasing a state- long-held ideals into hard-won realities. deciding for families what they should be ease Prevention and Health Promotion re- ment saying the truth of teenage life can watching. ports that, as of 2009, 46 percent of teens sometimes “be a little painful to adults and In the year 2000, the FCC received have had sex, and 55 percent have had oral parents.” The DA ILY about 100 content-related complaints from sex. “Family Guy,” a major target of the viewers. In 2004, they received more than The show’s depictions of drug use are PTC’s condemnation, responded to them EASTERN NEWS a million. also under scrutiny. on their episode “Boys Do Cry.” “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” The makers of the documentary “The The depictions are understandably dra- “If you’re watching a TV show, and you F-Bomb” (its more media-friendly title) matized, but almost three-quarters of high decide to take your values from that, you’re EDITORIAL BOARD found during their research that 99.9 per- school students have gotten drunk by the an idiot,” Peter, the father, said. “May- cent of complaints about content that year time they graduate, according to the Na- be you shouldn’t be letting your kids watch Editor in Chief News Editor came from the PTC. tional Institute on Drug Abuse. certain shows in the first place if you have Emily Steele Kayleigh Zyskowski Thousands of studies have found no cor- I understand why parents would be un- such a big problem with them, instead of relation between violence in the media and comfortable with these statistics and this blaming the shows themselves.” Managing Editor Assistant News Editor violence in the real world. show. Abby Allgire Sam Bohne If an organization is concerned about the But in this day and age, there is no rea- Sarah Bigler is a junior political science major. safety and security of teens and children, it son why kids have to be watching. She can be reached at 581-7942 or should focus on actual threats to children. DVR, cable and satellite programs all [email protected]. Online Editor Opinions Editor Julia Carlucci Dave Balson Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic to the Opinions Letters to the editor can be brought in with identi cation to The DEN at 1811 The daily editorial is the majority opinion Editor to be published in The Daily Eastern News. Buzzard Hall. of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern The DEN’s policy is to run all letters that are not libelous or potentially harmful. Letters may also be submitted electronically from the author’s EIU e-mail address News. They must be less than 250 words. to [email protected]. 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ON CAMPUS EVENTS Graduate leaders Boswell reads satire piece by conference today Benjamin Franklin

Goal is to make Lori Henderson discussed some By Steven Puschmann She discussed how women of those recruitment strategies, Staff Reporter are held to a double standard BENJAMINÊFRANKLIN ‘Eastern the “We want to make sure our pool of when it comes to marriage; graduate students is as diverse as it Satire of serious events is often seen she argued how she has done noth- Franklin was making fun of a serious premiere school for should be.” now in mainstream media, but it can ing wrong, as she has not slept with a situation and an issue that most peo- Davenport agreed with Hender- also be seen in history through Ben married man or a youth. ple at the time were trying to avoid,” graduates studies’ son saying that, “(The Graduate Franklin’s essay, “ e Speech of Miss e most humorous part of the es- Boswell said. School) should not only be the best Polly Baker.” say comes when Baker argued how When the essay was printed in e By Seth Schroeder academically, but as diverse as possi- Thursday, Booth Library hosted she is actually doing good for the Maryland Gazette, the story caused Activities Editor ble so our students leave with a glob- an event pertaining to the Benjamin country and should be given a statue. quite a controversy because many al experience.” Franklin: In Search of a Better World Many people attending the event people reading the newspaper be- Eastern’s graduate education fu- Henderson, the event coordina- exhibition. laughed and smiled as Boswell read lieved the story had actually happened ture will be reviewed today during tor and a member of the Graduate This event examined the comi- the essay. and Baker had actually induced one the graduate leaders’ spring seminar School’s Deans Oce, said that the cal side of Franklin’s personality, as One of the people who found the of her judges to marry her the next conference from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Graduate School is looking to start he was the rst to create a character, essay amusing was Stephanie Evensen, day. Boswell said she believed this was the 1895 Room of the Martin Lu- a new academic group known as the Miss Polly Baker, exploring the dou- a senior English major with teacher one of the essays that really showed ther King Jr. University Union. Hamand Society Scholars as well as a ble standards of illegitimacy. certication. Franklin’s talent as a writer. The conference will feature pre- new award called the Rane’s Faculty e essay, which is known as “ e “I thought the essay was extremely “Franklin’s essay is relatable to our sentations and workshops led by sev- Mentor Award, which would award Speech of Miss Polly Baker,” was informative, funny, and was relevant society now because we see so many eral department chairs and graduate a faculty member with funding for about a woman who was prosecuted to how our culture today deals with TV shows that are satires of seri- program coordinators and will build research projects. for the fifth time for having a bas- serious issues by adding a humorous ous news. e Daily Show, Saturday on a report known as “ e Path For- Henderson explained that while tard child. spin to it,” Evensen said. Night Live, and the Colbert Report ward” given by Council of Graduate the event is mostly for faculty, it is e essay was read by Ann Boswell, Boswell said she was pleased that she are all forms of satire in our media Schools. open to the public and anyone inter- an English professor, to participants was able to read the essay and discuss now. is speech is one of the funni- Mona Davenport, Minority Af- ested in graduate studies is allowed in the conference room of the library. the idea of the essay with the audience. est written by Franklin,” Boswell said. fairs director, is a member of the to come. In the essay, Baker gave a speech in “It was a delight and pleasure of CGS Enrollment and Diversity She also explained that while the front of a court of judicatures attack- being given the chance to discuss the Steven Puschmann can be Board. event is a formal meeting, some in ing her generation’s laws regarding essay written by Franklin. e speech reached at 581-2812 “We will talk about what we want attendance will be in and out during marriage and illegitimacy. was very controversial for its time, as or [email protected]. to accomplish to make Eastern the the proceedings. premier school for graduate studies,” “We understand that people can’t Davenport said. sit down for a full meeting all day,” THE CAPE, from page 1 Some of the topics discussed dur- Henderson said. ing the conference will be money for The event will begin with a net- Titley was the rst Eastern alum- ing on a show and when working on the road,” Titley said. scholarships, internship options, the working breakfast with the actual nus to be recognized with the Out- feature lms he would juggle two to “ e Cape” is on at 8 p.m. Mon- enrollment quality and diversity of presentations starting at 9 a.m. standing Young Alumnus Award and three projects at a time. days on NBC. the graduate school, as well as dif- the Distinguished Alumnus award. “With ‘ e Cape’ I am consistent- ferent recruitment strategies for the Seth Schroeder can be reached Titley said there is not a lot of ly busy, but I am always thinking of Rachel Rodgers can be reached school. at [email protected]. room to juggle projects when work- the next 10 possible projects down at 581-7942 or [email protected].

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 SPORTS THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS N o. 14, VOLUME 96 DENNEWS.COM 7 TRACK & FIELD TEAM, from page 8 Region’s best to compete at shot at the end of the game because fending free throws that I don’t know Wyss is one of the most confident about,” Sallee said. shooters on the team. Despite missing free throws, Sal- “I denitely know when it’s crunch lee said his team did a good job of Illinois Intercollegiate meet time. If I’m not taking it to the bas- fighting through the mistakes and ket, I definitely want to get it to giving themselves a chance to win Kelsey,” Nixon said. “I just believed the game. Team enters eighth she could make that shot.” Tennessee Tech led by six with “I’m excited. It’s the biggest meet Wyss, who was 3-for-3 before the 4:14 to go, and the Panthers only al- ranked in NCAA shot from three-point land, said she lowed them to score two more points we’ve been to this season, and was condent too; however, she said after that. By Dominic Renzetti it’s not too far away, so our entire sometimes those shots don’t fall. “ at’s tough to play through and Assistant Sports Editor “It tends to happen when it needs I thought our kids did a good job of team will get to go.” to go in, but you can’t hit them all,” playing through it and giving them- The Eastern track and field team Megan Gingerich, red-shirt junior medley relay Wyss said. selves a chance to win, but at the end will travel north to Champaign to Eastern head coach Brady Sallee of the day, unfortunately, you have to compete in the Illinois Intercolle- said the Panthers live and die by their put the ball through the basket,” Sal- giate, held at the University of Il- execution, and the shot Wyss had was lee said. linois. don, senior Chad Aubin, junior Reid The men’s 200-meter dash event the perfect look. Although both teams were held to e meet will feature talent from Basting, and freshman Ryan Ballard will feature four of the top eight Wyss finished the game with 11 less than 40 percent shooting from Division-I, Division-II, Division-III, is No. 34. ranked runners in the region. Eastern’s points, going 3-for-4 from three- the eld, Tennessee Tech made more and NAIA programs from around e Panther women’s team enters Zye Boey and Darren Patterson are point land. plays, Wyss said. the state. with only one athlete ranked in the ranked No. 2 and No. 8, while Stan- e Panthers struggled at the free With the loss, the Panthers fall to e Eastern men’s team enters the NCAA, sophomore middle distance ley Azie of Illinois is ranked No. 3 and throw line throughout the game, 9-11, 5-5 in the Ohio Valley Con- meet as the No. 11 team in the Mid- runner Erika Ramos. Ramos is cur- Brandon DeLoney of Southern Illinois shooting 58 percent from the stripe, ference. With a four-point loss, west region, as ranked by the UST- rently the No. 39 ranked athlete for is ranked No. 7. missing on seven opportunities for Sallee said it was just one of those FCCCA. Other competing men’s the women’s 800-meter run. Red-shirt junior Megan Gingerich points. nights. teams ranked in the Midwest region After last week’s EIU Mega Meet, is part of the second regionally ranked After having missed eight free throws “It’s one of those nights where you are hosts Illinois and Southern Illi- Ramos said she had wished for more women’s distance medley relay team, is the first time the Panthers played the can’t get (a shot) to go,” Sallee said. nois. competition at the meet. Ramos not intimidated by the competition. Golden Eagles, and seven Thursday, Illinois is the No. 1 ranked team, will certainly face tougher competi- “I’m excited. 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Granger has career “We ran a play, night, ends game got a good with 29 points look and I just By Rob Mortell missed it short. Sports Editor I wanted to It hurts when a team beats another in the closing seconds once, but when come out and the same player hits two game-win- ners in one season, devastation seems play with a lot to be the only tting word. of energy, I If Tennessee Tech guard Zac Swan- sey had not already stolen NBA Hall wanted to do of Fame guard Jerry West’s nickname of “Mr. Clutch,” it might now of- anything to help cially be his. Swansey has hit three game-winning shots this season, two the team win.” of which were against Eastern. Jeremy Granger, The first time the Panthers faced junior guard the Golden Eagles, Swansey knocked down a jump shot to give Tennessee Tech a 65-64 win. This time, Swan- double-double with 29 points and 10 sey handled the ball with 10 seconds rebounds. left; he drove to the top of the key, “I wanted to come out and play pulled up from 30 feet and drained a with a lot of energy, I wanted to do shot with junior guard Jeremy Grang- anything to help the team win,” er in his face. Granger said. Eastern head coach Mike Mill- Other than Swansey’s clutch er said he did not know what to say three-point shot, the other highlight about the shot, other than it was a of the night was Grangers half-court tough, contested shot. buzzer beating shot as the rst half “It’s just one of those things. You ended. As the ball went through the take your hat o,” Miller said. net, the crowd erupted as the Pan- e Panthers did have a chance to thers headed to the locker room tie the game with eight seconds left. down 34-32. Granger ended the half Granger took a fade-away three as with 17 points. time expired, but it fell short. e Panthers got a boost in the sec- “We ran a play, got a good look ond half from freshman forward Al- and I just missed it short,” Granger fonzo McKinnie as he started the sec- said. ond half in place of senior guard Cur- Despite missing the game-tying ry McKinnie. McKinnie also sent shot Granger had a career night. He roars through the crowd when he AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS had career-highs in points and re- threw down two slam-dunks. Nick McFarlin, a red-shirt junior forward, goes up against Tennessee Tech's Liam McMorrow Thursday bounds as he recorded his first ever STRIKES, page 7 night in Lantz Arena. Wyss misses, team falters

game, 60-56, after converting on its Teammates free throw opportunities at the end of the game. remain optimistic Wyss’ shot rattled in and out of despite setback the hoop; however, sophomore guard Ta’Kenya Nixon initially got the re- By Alex McNamee bound. When Nixon fell to the oor Staff Reporter with the ball in hand, one of the refer- ees called traveling on her, turning the The only three-point shot sopho- ball over to Tennessee Tech. more guard Kelsey Wyss missed all “I feel like all players feel like they night was the last one she took, which missed some, but traveling? I didn’t could have given the Panthers a 59-58 think it was,” Nixon said. AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS lead with 24 seconds left in the game. Nixon said she was condent in giv- Kelsey Wyss, a sophomore guard, watches the game as she sits on the sideline waiting for the referee Instead, Wyss missed the shot and ing the ball to Wyss for the three-point to blow the whistle to let her in during the game against Tennessee Tech Thursday night in Lantz GOLDEN EAGLES CONQUER LANTZ ARENA CONQUER GOLDEN EAGLES Tennessee Tech went on to win the TEAM, page 7 Arena. The Panthers lost to the Golden Eagles 56-60.

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE HARRY POTTER RSO, THE EIU VIDEOGAMERS, HELLO DALI AND DRAMTYK XPRESSIONS 1.28.11 2B V Singing in the quad Calender of Student Spotlight Events By Kacie Berry rock. He also enjoys '70s, '50s Verge Reporter and '20s music. “I know I’m notorious for Friday: On-campus event: Each week in Student Spot- being the guy who sings '80s What: It's Kind of a Funny Story light The Verge showcases an Ee- songs, but I absolutely hate ev- When: 7 p.m. astern student. This week The erything about the '80s,” Mur- Where: e lecture hall of Verge is featuring Nick Murdock, dock said. Buzzard. who is infamous for singing songs A Facebook fan page was Cost: Free in the quad at Eastern. even dedicated to Murdock last spring. The title of the page is Everyone knows him as the The Guy at EIU Who Yells 80's O -campus event: loud guy who sings in the quad, Rock Songs in the Quad. What: Open Circle Jam but who is he really? His name “I don’t like the populari- When: 7 p.m. is Nick Murdock, a senior spe- ty, but when you go on there, Where: Jackson Avenue Coee cial education and elementary it’s like an ego boost,” Murdock education double major at East- said. “Now I have 967 fans of ern. me. That’s a lot of people.” Saturday: Students may be wondering Murdock is also the lead O -campus event: why he sings his music in the singer of a new band called What: Bonzo Terks quad so often. Empty Glass. He said they are a When: 9 p.m. “It relieves stress, it real- heavy metal and punk group. Where: Mac's Uptowner ly does,” Murdock said. “I don’t Now that the weather is cold, Details: e band Bonzo Terks do it for the publicity. I do it be- Murdock prefers to confine his will be playing 2 sets. cause it’s something I want to singing to his room. Howev- Cost: $2 do. I don’t care what people er, students can bank on see- think about me.” ing him when the temperatures O -campus event: Murdock said his favorite raise and the weather is nice. What: Birthday Jam When: 8 p.m. Nick Murdock genres of music are rock, heavy Where: Friends & Co. metal, punk and alternative Kacie Berry can be Details: e bands Deliver the reached at 581-7944 or Fallen Eddie King, High 5 [email protected] Homicide, Black Harbor and Maylae will be performing. For a more in- Verge Editor...... Samantha Bilharz depth version O -campus event: of this story What: Rachel Carson-Edwards Assistant Verge Editor..Samantha Wilmes Family and Friends STAFF go to When: 7 p.m. CONTACT US Lead Designer...... Caleb Branson DENnews. Where: Jackson Avenue Coee (217) 581-7943 Designer...... Dana Wahls [email protected] com Details: e 13 person band will be performing their music.

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By Brad York Reible moved to Mattoon in Verge Editor 1984 after serving in the Navy of the weekend and soon became a truck driver, www.dennews.com/verge Jackson Avenue Coffee traveling the nation with his PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES (J.A.C.) is a location to go blow- wife. off steam, study for hours on Reible has played for various end and socialize as the creamy bands in the past and mentioned fragrance of lattes, cappuccinos to his friend, Ryan Dawson and and hot chocolates stream though the current owner of J.A.C., he the air. was looking for a place to host J.A.C., located at 708 Jackson weekly concerts on Saturday Ave., may sound like an unusual evenings. Rockin’ out for a reason place for a concert setting, but Dawson then asked Reible if Dan Reible believes it is the he ever pictured himself owning a SQUARE FEST SCHEDULE PAGE 2B “PLASTIC BEACH” REVIEW PAGE 4B perfect location for live music café. Reible expressed an interest, LOCAL BANDS PLAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR RELAY FOR LIFE that has not been offered to and soon, Dawson offered to sell Charleston in some time. the business. “In the Charleston area there Dawson said the Reibles’ have By Colleen Kitka BRAD YORK | ON THE VERGE Dan Reible , owner of the Jacksno Avenue Co ee enjoys sunse viewing the humbling setting from CHANGEhis newly titled “retirement VOLUME is no place to relax and listen to been his customers since J.A.C. Assistant Verge Editor music except for a bar,” Reible opened nearly eight years ago. bench” at the J.A.C. said. “I’d like a place where people AND ISSUE NUMBER 03.26.10 “I planned on going back to the future of J.A.C. and feels as None of the performances to all different styles. It doesn’t the daily eastern news’ weekly arts and entertainment magazine can come relax, have a cup of school this summer to complete a as though hosting e live7th musiciansStreet Underground will come willwith turna cover cost, matter if I personally like it or coffee, sandwich, bagel and take degree in teacher’s certification,” every Saturdayinto nighta concert is only venue the tonightbut instead at 5:30 a hat as thewill be passed not. It’s whatever I think our it easy and listen to some good Dawson said. “We were ready to beginning Collegesof the growth Against J.A.C. Cancer around group hostsaround its forsec- donations, customers will like.” acoustic music.” move on to new things. I figured will see. ond Rock it for Relay concert.which go entirely to the artist. Reible said his customers are Reible and his wife Vicki it is best not to run anything into e first eSaturday benefit concertnight willRobert feature Reynolds the three is a musician an eclectic group, and notices are currently shuffling through the ground, so I offered to sell the performer localwill bebands “Reverend” Good Morningwho plays Midnight,blues music from the that he has a lot of high schoolers papers in order to become the place.” Robert ReynoldsCured Saturday by Fire from and 8 Madison’s ‘20s, ‘30s Avenue, and ’40s, and and is glad come there every evening. He said rightful owners of J.A.C. Dawson has high hopes for to 10 p.m. at J.A.C. Reible is opening his doors to parents know it is a safe place. one solo musician, Jennalocal Jackley. musicians. Reible said he is open to any Tickets are $5 at the doorReynolds and saidcan hebe has known style of music and musicians who purchased starting at 5 p.m.Reible for a while because they are interested in performing the of the weekend All proceeds go to thehave Colleges been playing Against music together Saturday night events should www.dennews.com/verge through the years. come out to J.A.C. Open Mic Cancer’s Relay for Life team, and will ul- PHOTO COURTESY OF PARLOPHONE AND VIRGIN RECORDS timately be given to the American“It is good toCancer play one close to Night every Thursday. home. This is more intimate than These open mic sessions are Society. the festivals and blues bars I’ve used as auditions of sorts for the Kyle Swalls, guitaristbeen and playing vocalist at lately,” for Reynolds diverse music Reible hopes to Good Morning Midnight,said. “Ihas play witnessed electric when I’m incorporate with the Saturday the devastation of cancerwith first my hand. band, butSwalls this show will night performances. said his grandma is fightingbe all against acoustic.” cancer. In addition to the open mic “It’s a constant struggleThe dealingintimate withsetting offers a night artists, Reible searches place for begging and practiced the Web and various local A square beyond compare it,” Swalls said. “A lot musiciansof time the alike. chemo music hot spots in order to find won’t be as effective, andReible they wantswill tryto showa people performers. new method and stuff. inAnd Charleston so just know-music they may “I’m hoping to get a lot of ing the constant strugglenot makes have meheard want before. to music in here that people haven’t do something like this andHe raise plans money to forhost various experienced before,” Reible said. Square Fest provides an individual who is havingartists the from same, various who genres each “People may have heard blues, weekend. but it probably isn’t the old delta stage for new music, is dealing with the same kind“I’ve of got suffering.” things booked all the blues that (Reverend Robert) will is band along withway Cured through by theFire end is of June,” be playing.” playing at Friends & Co.Reible later said. in “It’sthe mostlyeve- people I new bands and PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT PHOTO COURTESYning. OF eyREVROBERT.COM were willing haveto book heard two in gigsthe area in and a lot Brad York can be reached at Good Morning Midnight band members Elgin Combs (guitarist), Michael “Woody” Woodring (drummer), Kyle Swalls (vocalist and guitarist) and Chad Barton “Reverend” Robert Reynolds plays his guitar; He will play acoustic at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Jackson Avenueone night Co ee. to show their ofsupport. local musicians. We are open 581-7942 or at [email protected]. (bass guitarist and vocalist) volunteered to play tonight at the Rock it for Relay eventnew to help raise moneysurroundings for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. “We feel that playing this gig will allow people to see that rock and roll and the enue lead singer, said. close to us have had it and, luckily, they Madison’s Avenue is another young al- whole style of it isn’t just about being on “We really do care about the issue of have recovered from it.” ternative rock band from Charleston that By Brad York ‘Hey there are all these other great bars in your own and not really caring about any- breast cancer and cancer in general,” Rich- Many of the bands Vergeplaying Editor are new to has been puttingtown, out and their not ownjust themusic ones fornear Lincoln one else,” Logan Richardson, Madison’s Av- ardson continued. “Because some people Eastern’s campus. Richardson said perform- eight months. e(Avenue.).” group has played all over ing at the concert would beSpring an opportunity is a season that Charleston,brings a re- in HavanaMany ofand the in featured Centralia, acts will be to expose students to a freshingdifferent smell kind into of thelo- air asbut the tonighttrees be- willCharleston be one of based their groups first times such as Mug- cal music. gin to bud and the winter playingchills become on campus. wump Specific, Andy Van Slyke and Staff dormant. It is a time for new life to see Blues Band while others such as DJ Illith, Good Morning Midnightthe wonders is anof Charleston.indie WithGivens, new life a juniorPoundcake elementary and Ryan education Arnold stem from and alternative rock band.comes Beginning new ambitions. near- Newmajor, ambitions said all thelocations bands throughout are hard theworking state. ly a year ago and stationedmean new in music,Marshall, and for Charlestonand were that booked because“I figure they this camewas a recom-great networking the group is fresh to themeans Charleston new events. music mended by otheropportunity artists. for a lot of bands,” Chaplins- scene, but has played in theA fresh7th Streettake on Un- the Charleston e festival Colleges ki Against said. “We Cancer are pulling has in raised bands from the scene is exactly what Scott Chaplinski has Kankakee area, and some musicians from derground before for a cannedbeen planning food drive. for nearly a moreyear with than the $5,000 Champaign through area. their It’s fall bands breast that I like, Cured by Fire is aevent Charleston Square Fest. metal cancer T-shirt andsales I knowand thatother other fundrais- people (like).” band. Megan Givens, the“I concertstarted thinkingcoordi- in Februaryers. ey that ithave pledgedChaplinski to saidraise most $8,000, of them are nator said the group soundswas about similar time to to Me-get it goingand with across every- campusyounger different bands that groups have onlyhave been play- tallica or Godsmack andthing does going a goodon with job Celebration, pledged Wood- to raiseing $70,000 for a year for or thetwo Americanand that many times of getting a crowd going.chuck eir Music influenc-Festival, there’sCancer finals, there’s Society. a band that has been playing for four to Easter. I realized it was crunch time to get five years need a guarantee that they are es come from those bandsit going,” and Chaplinskiothers like said. Last year, thegetting concert paid. drew a small Guns N’ Roses, Motley SquareCrue Festand willBlack begin atcrowd, 2 p.m. but Sat- Givens“Having is hoping never for done more anything pub- like this Sabbath. urday through 1 a.m. Sunday.lic support.The event before I didn’t want to make promises to a Jenna Jackley is a Mattoonwill take High place Schoolon Charleston’s “Whatsquare atever bunchlittle ofamount people thatcan I can’tput fulfill.”to- Chap- student who plays the guitarthe bars and Mother’s, sings. Friends &wards Co., Mac’sthe American linski said. Cancer Society will Uptowner and Top of the Roc. The event In fact, much of the money for pro- “She is just memorizingwill costto watch,” $12 and Me- allow patronshelp in21 some and way,”ducing Givens the event said. was saved up by Chap- PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNA JACKLEY gan Givens said. “She isover in admittancehigh school, into so any of the bars and linski himself. He hopes that the $12 cov- performances. er is enough to give some of the traveling Jenna Jackley is a Mattoon High School student and will be playing at the 7th Street Underground she is still very young, but the caliber of Colleen Kitka can be reached at 581-7942 voice she has is just amazing.”Chaplinski said getting orthe [email protected]. bars in- bands money to cover their gas costs and tonight at 5:30 p.m. volved was the first part of organizing the without being too high to deter college event, and after he explained the potential students and community members from benefits they jumped on board. coming out. BRAD YORK | ON THE VERGE “I kind of just threw it out there,” One local musician, Mitch Davis, Mitch Davis, a senior management information systems major, rehearses new songs and freshens Chaplinski said. “They’ve given me good a senior management information sys- up on older material Wednesday evening in his home as he prepares for today’s Square Fest event. ideas, and they appreciate the ideas that I tems major, saod he plans on showing the have. They’ve been very helpful with ev- crowd some new tunes to commemorate erything I’ve been doing.” the new event. expect. That’s why I am expecting to play having a good time,” Chaplinski said. “I Chaplinski has been wanting to get “I mainly like to get people dancing, in front of a totally new crowd, so I really want to hear, sort of over-hear, what they the bars involved with a festival event for but I also play some more chill stuff,” got to try to pump people up.” did like and what they didn’t like. I just more than year and said he feels that now Davis said. “I don’t want people to get With a wide variety of performances think there will be a lot of good vibes was the best time to bring it all together. burnt out, so I’ll make new songs before including blues, rock, jam band, electron- coming. Perfect conditions for me, is “We are hoping it brings a lot of busi- the shows. New shows get me motivated ic and rap everyone is beginning to de- hearing that people had a great time.” ness to the square,” Chaplinski said. “We to make new songs. (Square Fest) is go- velop expectations for the new event and hope it is going to be a nicer day. It’s a ing to be so new. There’s going to be so Chaplinski is no different. Brad York can be reached at 581-7942 good window of a month and a half of many different people playing at so many “I want to be able to be out on the or [email protected]. good weather to show all these people, different bars. I don’t really know what to square, outside the bars and see people Look for it every Friday in the DEN! 1.28.11 3B RSOs spark common student interests

By Zinika Livingson club could have made me love Verge Reporter Harry Potter any more than I already did,” Surbeck said. “But it THE HARRY POTTER RSO gave me an opportunity to inter- Members of the Harry Pot- act with people who enjoy fan- ter RSO are taking their love tasy- fiction as much as I do.” for Harry Potter to the next lev- Surbeck, who is the current el as they prepare for their first president, said she is not much of Quidditch tournament in Feb- a Quidditch player but still finds ruary at Illinois State Univer- comfort within the organization. sity. Surbeck encourages anyone The Harry Potter RSO was who has a love for Harry Pot- THE HARRY POTTER RSO|SUBMITTED PHOTO founded in 2004 by Stephanie ter or Quidditch to come to the Drozd and just recently started weekly meetings at 7:30 p.m. tyK Xpressions in fall of 2009. The EIU Video Gamers was game, “Corner’s Playhouse,” is a Quidditch team that consists on Thursday's in Room 3160 of Franklin described “The created for people like Hosin usually the audience’s favor- of 14 members. Coleman Hall. Color of Ebony,” as a play that who enjoy competing in video- ite because it’s a very physical Quidditch began as a fiction- The meetings consist of showcased different issues that games. game for the Hello Dali actors al sport derived from the Har- playing Harry Potter-themed many blacks face, from inter- The RSO has had about four and the audience as well. ry Potter book series, but is now games and discussing Harry racial relationships to the ac- tournaments this semester and Hello Dali, Eastern’s only very real. Potter books and movies. ceptance of homosexuality. it hosts LAN or local area net- non-scripted improv group on “When I am writing a work parties every week where campus, started in 1994. The script, I get inspired by how members can compete against members named the group I am feeling and what I see one another. Hello Dali as a spoof of Sal- around me,” Franklin said. At a LAN party, up to 18 vador Dali’s painting, “Hello “People freely talk about their people can play at the same Dali.” problems, you just have to lis- time by connecting five televi- Because the group is strictly ten.” sions. improv, there is no need to prac- She also wrote the RSO’s sec- Justin Rhodes, the current tice before performances, Kruzak ond production, “A Summer’s president and a senior recre- said. Visit,” about a woman’s journey ation administration major said Mariam Amr, a member of of finding herself on a trip to the Video Gamers are different Hello Dali for three years, said Chicago from Texas. from other RSOs because mem- that is one of the reasons she Last week, Franklin resigned bers do not need to make a com- started improv acting. as president of the organization mitment. Anyone is welcome to “It’s amazing to see what to focus on writing and direct- play, he said. can happen when everything ing. “People come out for tour- is put on the spot,” said Amr, Joy Jenkins, a sophomore naments or LAN parties, then a senior communication dis- nursing major, and the new we won’t see them again until orders and sciences major. president of DramtyK Xpres- another tournament or LAN “When you’re on stage, you are sions joined last year because of party and that’s okay because free to do exactly what comes her love for the arts. this is a total leisure RSO,” to your mind.” “It’s a lot more work than I Rhodes said. The group does not have for- thought,” Jenkins said. “It’s so Hosin joined the RSO when mal auditions, instead it has HELLO DALI|SUBMITTED PHOTO much more behind the scenes.” it was created spring 2009 and workshops where all students Jenkins said the hardest part he said it took a while for the are welcome to play improv Brandon Heller, former presi- DRAMTYK EXPRESSIONS of acting was learning to let go Video Gamers to know their games. From there, if a student dent of the RSO and a senior psy- DramtyK Expressions has of herself and became a differ- purpose on campus. is interested in joining the or- chology and education major, is had two nearly sold out shows. ent character. The EIU Video Gamers ganization, Hello Dali will con- excited that Quidditch is catching The RSO’s mission is for its DramtyK Xpressions will have weekly meetings at 8 p.m. tact them for further consulta- on at different schools. members to develop leadership have its third production, Wednesday's in the Bridge tions. Quidditch is played a lot like skills through acting, writing, “Voices of the Past- A Trib- Lounge of the Martin Luther Many of Hello Dali’s mem- soccer but a broomstick must poetry, dance, song and perfor- ute to Black History” in Feb- King Jr. University Union. bers will be graduating this year, stay between a player’s legs at all mance. ruary in honor of Black Histo- Directly following their so they are hoping for a large times. Keiyanna Franklin, a junior ry Month. meetings, members play video- turnout at workshops, Kruzak “Once you get on the field, special education major, said games. said. it’s a lot less ridiculous than it acting has always been her pas- THE EIU VIDEO GAMERS Workshops will take place sounds,” Heller said. sion, but it took her years to re- After a long day of classes, HELLO DALI throughout the year. All in- Liz Surbeck, a junior Eng- alize she also had a gift for writ- Shawn Hosin relaxes by playing Imagine being an actor and quiries should be forwarded to lish and foreign language ma- ing. hours of videogames. Most days having just been called on Kruzak e-mail address at kakru- jor has been reading the Har- Franklin wrote and direct- he spends up to five hours play- stage in front of a crowd. As a [email protected]. ry Potter book series since she ed DramtyK Xpressions’s first ing games like Smash Brothers, relief, more people are called was 8 years old. Surbeck im- production, “The Color of Eb- Street Fighter and Resident Evil on stage to help, but they slow- mediately joined the RSO her ony.” 5. ly start dying, on stage. An ac- freshman year, when someone Franklin used both her act- Hosin and about 30 oth- tor though, must complete the from her resident hall told her ing and writing skills when she er members fit right in with the show with the dead on stage. Zinika Livingston can be about it. created the first black theater two-year-old RSO dedicated to Katy Kruzak, president of reached at 581-7944 or “I don’t think joining the ensemble on campus, Dram- videogame lovers. Hello Dali, said this improv [email protected]

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★★★★ Now is Now.” This track does drop a new, more emotion- not have the same broad ap- al resonance into their music By Adam Mohebbi peal and recognition that Cake’s it ends up coming off as mere Verge Reviewer previous covers have had, such pandering, but Cake manages as “Strangers in the Night” and to pull it off by using these in- John McCrea and his fel- Aretha Franklin’s “I Will Sur- novations to add a new musical low kings of alternative ex- vive.” layer while maintaining their perimental groove-rock, Cake, Even if Cake has kept up with roots. have not issued a musical a few traditions, it has clearly While it goes in directions statement from their studio thrown some to the wayside, for that the group has never really since 2004. And to be quite better or worse. explored in the past, it also feels honest, "Pressure Chief " was Ever since Fashion Nugget’s like they have matured and per- not the greatest album they “The Distance”, it seems like fected their own certain style. have recorded. Cake has tried to press one in- The album is the best flow- Cake’s new album "Show- credibly catchy single onto each ing by far and while it still has room of Compassion" is much album, usually in the top third a few jumps, there is nothing better, although it does not of the track listing. approaching the chaotic track sound much like Cake albums of "Showroom of Compassion" swaps of previous albums. the past. has no such track. It makes an Winter weather can be de- However, certain trends and attempt with “Long Time,” but it pressing, so pick up Cake's lat- traditions remain constant. Mc- is nowhere near catchy enough est and get a little bit of matured Crea’s trademark sing-speak is to continue the tradition. How- '90s neo-funk back into your still there and it is just as mys- ever, this is most definitely a PHOTO COURTESY OF ROLLINGSTONE.COM life. tically enchanting as it has ever good thing. been. This rejection of previous reverb and a piano for the first tion machines, which was cor- Adam Mohebbi can be On the new album there is a norms seems to exemplify the time, previously always think- rect. reached at 581-7944 or cover of Frank Sinatra’s “What’s album. McCrea decided to use ing of them as hubristic preten- When most groups try to [email protected]. Mass Effect 2 release to PS3 better than original ★★★★ throughout the galaxy and it is just as much time talking to oth- ent alien species that populate the box, making what is already a up to Shepard to recruit a team, er players as they will be play- the Mass Effect galaxy, but that sizable game even bigger. One of By Jonathan Posch figure out what is going on and ing the game. Dialogue trees al- doesn’t stop them from being 2010’s best games is also one of Verge Reviewer how to stop it. low the player to be any type of more human and relatable than 2011’s as well. A big draw of the games is the Shepard they want. The option most other human characters in When Mass Effect 2 released ability to import your character to be a sinister rouge or a benevo- video games today. Jonathan Posch can be early last year on the Xbox 360 from game to game. lent protector is well implement- It is possible to fail missions reached at 581-7944 or it was met with critical acclaim In the game, the player can ed and the player will legitimate- and keep on playing, failure does [email protected]. from fans and critics alike. tell their squad what abilities ly feel good or evil, depending on not immediately equal a game It has made it to PS3 and even to use, or where to take cover if the path they choose. over. The consequences could be For a more in- though it was a bit late to the necessary. Otherwise they will What makes the game so in- severe later on though. depth version party, PS3 users arguably get the just operate on their own AI and credible is its method of story In the end Mass Effect 2 is ev- of this story most complete and definitive ver- most of the times back you up telling. The player is Shepard and ery bit as engaging and entertain- and a video sion available. like pros, as you take down the the decisions made as this char- ing as it was when it debuted on game column The player once again takes galaxies worst. acter alter the story for each play- Xbox 360. As a bonus, PS3 users go to control of Commander Shepa- It is unique in the sense that er, ensuring nobody has the exact get all the downloadable content rd in the year of 2183. Entire hu- while combat is a big part of the same tale to tell. that Xbox 360 players had to pay DENnews.com man colonies are disappearing game, the player will likely spend Many of the crew are differ- and download later right out of

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