Daily Eastern News: February 23, 2011 Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2011 2-23-2011 Daily Eastern News: February 23, 2011 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2011_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 23, 2011" (2011). February. 15. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2011_feb/15 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2011 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]. “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Wednesday THE DAILY FEBRUARY 23, 2011 VOLUME 96 | No. 31 EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILL. DENNEWS.COM EastErn nEws TWITTER.COM/DENNEWS Students cut through All Access: Coach’s kid, Check out the video Parking Problems by Barbara Har- buildings to dodge cold through and through rington to see students share their parking woes. Watch the Page 3 Page 12 video at DENNews.com EVENTS POSTSECRET Paperny Students confess secrets speaks PostSecret about life inspired display graces Union behind bars By Seth Schroeder Activities Editor Convicted felon The University Board began dis- explains importance playing student secrets but will still be collecting them until March 2. of business ethics Last week, the members of the By Mel Boydston University Board collected student’s Staff Reporter anonymous secrets as part of Eastern’s PostSecret display based o of Frank To convicted felon Justin Paperny, reevaluating Warren’s PostSecret project. his decisions was “the best part of prison.” The collected secrets are hand Paperny, an author and former white-collar written post cards and note cards criminal, spoke to Eastern students at the Lump- that have been arranged in a dis- kin Hall Auditorium. play in the Bridge Lounge of the In 2007, Paperny pleaded guilty to one count Martin Luther King Jr. University of conspiracy to commit mail, wire and securities Union. Students can still drop off fraud by helping the hedge fund manager to steal their secrets at the Student Activi- about $2.5 million from investors while working ties Center on the second floor of as an account manager for UBS, e L.A. Times the Union. reported. Alyssa Anderson, a senior psy- As a result of this crime, Paperny served 18 chology major and vice president months in federal prison. of UB, said that she is condent the e School of Business and the Internation- display will send out a strong mes- al Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma sponsored sage throughout campus. the event, which drew large numbers. “You can’t help but walk up to it Paperny was brought to Eastern to lecture on and look at it. It’s all dierent hand- SETH SCHROEDER | DAILY EASTERN NEWS the issue of business ethics which, given his back- writings and colors.” Anderson said. Mario Casamajor, a freshman political science major, walks past the EIU PostSecret display Tuesday in the ground, he is well qualied to speak on. SECRETS, page 7 Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Paperny’s presentation tells the story of some- one who fell into the pitfalls of corporate culture. LITERATURE “I treated people differently based on what they did for me,” Paperny said. “It’s not illegal, Student raises money to bring author to campus but it is certainly unethical.” Paperny started his career at Merrill Lynch be- and grow as individuals,” Taylor fore moving to a smaller rm, Crowell Weedon Dave Pelzer fan said. and then to Bear Stearns. From Bear Stearns, Pa- Skubisz said the cost to schedule perny and his business partner moved to UBS, wants him to Pelzer for a banquet or event is usu- where he worked until his scandal erupted. spread message ally $15,000, but the college cam- White-collar crime can be classied by three pus rate is $8,000, with an addition- major actions: lying, cheating and stealing, ac- By Rachel Rodgers al $1,000 for transportation costs. cording to the FBI. Campus Editor “I began fundraising in Octo- At the beginning of his career, Paperny said ber and I would guess that I have he quickly became accustomed to the lifestyle af- Katie Skubisz, a junior fami- raised around $2,000 at this point, forded to him by corporate culture. ly and consumer sciences major, is but I am waiting on meetings with “All I did was work and think about money,” trying to raise $9,000 to have au- bigger organizations so I can try to he said. He later continued, “I was just about thor Dave Pelzer come to campus. get bigger donations,” Skubisz said. willing to do anything to be paid.” Pelzer has written autobiograph- “I am hoping to have the funds by During his lecture, Paperny made note of the ical works like “A Child Called April but, realistically, I will proba- proverbial “slippery slope” that befalls people in It,” “The Lost Boy,” and “A Man bly have it by fall semester.” his position. Named Dave.” Skubisz said she cannot bring “Without a strong core or center to guide Skubisz said Pelzer has been an Pelzer to campus on her own and is my actions, I easily crossed the line from uneth- inspiration of hers since she was a planning a co-sponsorship with the ical to illegal behavior,” Paperny said in a blog freshman in high school and read University Board and the Gender entry. “In prison, I learned that moral lapses “A Child Called It.” Diversity Coalition. are insidious, subtle and continuous. e more I “After I read the book, I decided Organizations Skubisz said stretched the truth the more I had to keep up the I wanted to become a child protec- showed interest in donating to act, which is why one lie leads to another.” tion specialist and last October I de- have Pelzer come to Eastern are the From jail, Paperny wrote a blog chronicling cided that I wanted Dave Pelzer to Newman Catholic Center, Neu- his life in prison and what had put him behind come here to Eastern,” Skubisz said. ro Harmony through the Depart- bars in the rst place. After receiving respons- “A Child Called It” was nomi- ment of Children and Family Ser- es from his blog, Paperny made the decision to nated for the Pulitzer Prize and was vices, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Sigma write about his experience. on the New York Times’ “Best Sell- Lambda Gamma, the Interfrater- e result was his rst book, “Lessons From ers” list for more than six years. nity Council, the communications Prison,” later followed by his second book, “Eth- Lisa Taylor, assistant professor studies department, the journal- ics in Motion.” and graduate coordinator in family ism department, the sociology/an- DePaul University and St. Mary’s Universi- and consumer sciences, said bring- thropology department, the Hon- ty are integrating “Lessons From Prison” into the ing Pelzer to campus would benet ors College and the Illinois Early curriculum, according to Paperny’s own webpage. students, faculty, sta and the local Childhood Collaboration. e presentation sparked audience participa- community. “Pelzer surpassed all obstacles in tion during the question and answer session. “Hearing the inspirational story his life to be the success he is to- Katie Bosch, a senior management informa- of Mr. Pelzer’s life can help inspire day and that is something that can tion systems and accounting major, said she en- others, educates everyone about the inspire everyone, no matter what KATIE OVERBY | DAILY EASTERN NEWS joyed the presentation because it was something issue of child abuse, generates em- major or occupation you have,” Katie Skubisz, a junior family and consumer science major, is raising dierent. pathy for survivors of child abuse, Skubisz said. $9,000 to bring Dave Pelzer author of "A Child Called It" to Eastern ETHICS, page 7 helps students to reflect, connect AUTHOR, page 7 Illinois University to speak about child abuse. THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 2 DENNEWS.COM N o. 31, VOLUME 96 EIU weather TODAY THURSDAY what's on tap WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Partly Cloudy Chance of rain High: 45° High: 47° 4 p.m. Benjamin Franklin 9 a.m. Microsoft Excel 2007 All day- Excellence deadline Low: 34° Low: 31° Three journalism professors Booth Library will have a work- Applications for the Excellence will teach students about Benja- shop on how to make spreadsheets in Fine Arts Scholarship 2011 and For more weather visit castle.eiu.edu/weather. min Franklin's impact on journal- in the E-Classroom in Booth Li- 2012 are due. THE DAILY ism in the Booth Library Confer- brary. ence Room. EastErn nEws 2 p.m. Resume critique If you want to add to the tap, “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” 5 p.m. Rubber Lovers Students can take their resumes please e-mail dennewsdesk@gmail. Rubber Lovers open session will to Career Services for a critique in com or call 581-7942. 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