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This is brought to you for free and open access by the 2016 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. RACER BATTLE ON THE VERGE The Eastern softball team will Check out this week’s travel to Murray State this edition of the Verge for weekend for a doubleheader on information on Greek Saturday and a match on Sunday. Week events, April Fools’ PAGE 7 Day and movie reviews. SECTION B HE T aily astern ews Friday,D April 1, 2016 E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” N VOL. 100 | NO. 128 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Textbook Rental Service down to 2 workers By Cassie Buchman doing inventory. Associate News Editor | @cjbuchman “We do one, then we’re like check, we’re "Whatever we have to do to get it done, we’re going to do it.” good at this point, we still have stuff we gotta Susan Allen, Textbook Rental administrative assistant The Textbook Rental Service is now down do, but let’s work on this,” Coffey said. to two non-student employees, causing them A lot of these things have to be done to take on more work and duties along with around the same time, so to keep from get- would get funding and everything would be be having more students to put books up and their regular ones. ting overwhelmed, Allen said they need to fine, but things did not turn out that way. do the normal duties a student worker would There were originally six, with two retiring keep their sense of humor and keep going on. Though a majority of the books come back do. in 2012, leaving four people working there “I just try not to let it affect (me) too during finals week and there are less people “Every end of semester we always have a until two positions were recently eliminated. much,” Coffey said. coming in during the middle of the semester, couple groups or organizations that work and The two employees still working in the The two are able to support each other by there is still much to do in house. help us out and put books up,” Coffey said. Textbook Rental Service are Susan Allen, the sharing the work and taking turns with du- “We always have stuff we’re doing that no Allen assisted the deputy director of the administrative assistant, and Christina Cof- ties, and Coffey said they help each other one else knows about,” Coffey said. Textbook Rental Service until the director re- fey, the staff clerk. with what needs to be done. They had a system going on when they tired, and the position was never refilled. “Between the two of us, we’re doing six “We have a laugh and then we’re good,” had six people working there, which they Allen’s boss is now interim associate vice people’s jobs,” Coffey said. “Including our Allen said. changed when two people retired, then president of student affairs Lynette Drake. own.” Most times, they go day by day. Coffey changed again when two positions were elim- The service has about 14 student workers Coffey said they need to prioritize what said if there is something that needs to be inated. assisting with putting books up, and they are needs to be done first, like making sure there done one day that does not happen, that is As more people start coming in during the still doing the same duties they have always are students to help put books up and help the first thing they do the next morning. last few days of finals week, when a majori- done. students coming in to return their books, and Allen said she was hoping the university ty of the books will be coming in, they will TEXTBOOK, page 5 Relay for Life Fund Our Future tournament to raise funds By Abbey Whittington Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News

The EIU Colleges Against Cancer service group will be presenting the 2016 Relay for Life Kickball Tournament in order to fundraise for the American Cancer Society at 6 p.m. Friday in the Student Recreational Center. The event will be introduced with an opening ceremony featuring an Eastern student who is a cancer survivor. In addition to the kickball tournament, there will be T-Shirt giveaways, bags, Luminaire deco- rating, a photo booth and a hair stylist who will be doing haircuts, putting in extensions and cut- ting hair of those who wish to donate hair to create free wigs for cancer patients by the Amer- ican Cancer Society. Bailey Wilson, secretary of Colleges Against Cancer, said this year their service group has switched it up for their Relay for Life event. “This has been our first event of the semester as it is our main event and fundraiser for each year. Last semester we were involved with the volleyball team and had a coaches versus cancer game where we sold T-Shirts,” Wilson said. “In the future we hope to grow and be more successful in more events throughout the year.” Each team competing in the kickball tourna- MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ment will have 6 to 12 members, and as each Melanie King, a junior psychology major, poses for a picture Thursday in Coleman Hall to send a message to the state government. King wrote team registers online they can set a donation the message herself and posted it on her social media accounts. goal for their group. The service group will be collecting donations for the American Cancer Society through participants’ registration fees along with any other do- Tugs competition to begin Monday nations teams give to the group. According to the American Cancer Society’s By Abbey Whittington a team of 10 with a total weight of 1,650 pounds. Lambda Chi Alpha. The Big Men’s competition website, there are 20 teams and 597 participants Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News While each sorority and fraternity will be split will be Wednesday, April 4th at 4 p.m. in the who have raised almost $10,000 in donations. up by weight, they will still be in a team within same location. Their website also states the top participants Greek Week will be kicking off with their an- their Greek chapter. Following Big Men’s Tugs, Women’s Tugs will including Jake Sopko, communication studies nual Tugs competitions starting at 4 p.m. Mon- Fraternities competing on Monday for Little compete again with sororities including Sig- major, who donated $345, Kendall Carstens, day at the Campus Pond, starting with Little Men’s Tugs will include Sigma Phi Epsilon versus ma Sigma Sigma versus Monday’s winning soror- pre-nursing major, who donated $285 and Kel- Men’s Tugs and Women’s Tugs. These tug-of- Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi versus Sigma Alpha ity, Sigma Kappa versus Alpha Sigma Tau, Kap- lyn Roos, communication disorders and sciences war competitions between fraternities and sorori- Epsilon and Sigma Nu versus Sigma Pi. pa Delta versus Alpha Phi and Delta Delta Del- major, who donated $275. ties will be hosted throughout the week. Following the Little Men’s Tugs will be the ta versus Alpha Sigma Alpha. Greek organizations have also donated mon- The difference between the Little Men’s com- Women’s Tug’s competitions including sororities Robert Mitchell, Delta Tau Delta member and ey including Alpha Gamma Delta who donat- petition and the Big Men’s competition is the Delta Zeta versus Alpha Gamma Delta. committee chair for rules and games, said the fra- ed $2,675, Alpha Phi who donated $1,045 and “little men” are members 175 pounds or less and The fraternities competing for Big Men’s Tugs ternities and sororities prepare well before the Delta Delta Delta who donated $940. the “big men” consist of a group that will have a will include Sigma Pi versus Phi Kappa Theta, competitions. total weight of 1,800 pounds. Delta Tau Delta versus Sigma Nu, Sigma Chi RELAY, page 6 As for the Women’s Tugs, each team will have versus Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Chi versus TUGS, page 5 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 Local weather Animal shelter offers volunteer options FRIDAY SATURDAY By Jack Arkus Staff Reporter | @DEN_News

Students at Eastern have the abil- ity to utilize the select services of the Coles County Animal Shelter. Cloudy Cloudy For instance, students may go to High: 55° High: 52° the shelter if they need volunteer Low: 33° Low: 29° hours. They can earn volunteer hours by For more weather visit dailyeasternnews.com playing with the animals and keep- ing the animals company. Students may also go to the shelter to adopt a pet. Another way the shelter offers access to students is for those who just want to get away from their college studies and have a companion to be with for a few hours. Volunteer hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Some of the rules include volunteers must be 18 years old or old- The Daily Eastern News er, must wear closed-toed shoes, and 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University must call ahead of time. Charleston, IL 61920 If the volunteer is visiting a dog, 217-581-2812 they must be outside for 15 minutes 217-581-2923 (fax) before coming to the shelter, so the News Staff dog can adjust. Dogs are not the only animals at Editor-in-Chief Administration the shelter. Dogs are the most com- Stephanie Markham Editor mon animal adopted while cats are [email protected] Analicia Haynes JACK ARKUS | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Managing Editor Multicultural Editor the second most. Coles County Animal Shelter employee Jason Wallace walks a dog on Thursday. The Coles County Animal Shelter T'Nerra Butler Lauren McQueen The Coles County Animal Shel- offers volunteer and adoption options. Volunteers must be 18 years or older and must wear closed-toed shoes. News Editor Entertainment ter has applied health relief to a Luis Martinez Editor DENnewsdesk@ Abbey Whittington spectrum of animals including: gmail.com Verge Editor goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, Even though Badal’s class hours “We look at where the animal doors to their kennels,” Muskievicz Associate News Kalyn Hayslett snakes, salamanders and even an are complete, she likes to visit the will be living after the four years of said. “Charlie was sitting there so si- Verge Designer Editor abused pony. shelter to get her fix of playing with college if it does stay with a fulltime lent, and I was like 'oh my God! I Cassie Buchman Travis White Opinions Editor Taylor Badal, a senior elementa- the animals. student,” Deters said. “I try to play need him.”” Chris Picazo Faculty Advisers ry education major at Lakeland and “I could not think of better way the devil’s advocate. Adopting a pet Based on the condition Char- Editorial Adviser DENopinions animal lover, has visited the Coles to spend my time,” Badal said. is more than just a four year com- lie was in when she picked him @gmail.com Lola Burnham Online Editor Photo Adviser County Animal Shelter. Kyle Arnett, a junior mass com- mitment. It is for the lifetime of the up, Muskievicz knew Charlie was Jason Howell Brian Poulter Badal has been to the shelter nu- munication student, said he finds pet which we hope is a solid 10-12 abused. DENnews.com Online Adviser merous times to complete her 15- himself going to the shelter once a years.” Charlie was unable to walk and @gmail.com Bryan Murley Online Producer Publisher hour class community service hours. month. Adopting a pet is almost like seemed terrified to a point where he Mackenzie Freund Sally Renaud Though the majority of students Arnett said he does not go visit adopting a child. just sat there scared in silence. Photo Editor Business Manager who volunteer attend Eastern, it is the cats and dogs because he is re- The maintenance is a little low- Muskievicz believes that the pre- Josh Saxton Betsy Jewell DENphotodesk@ Press Supervisor common to see students from Lake- quired to, but instead he drops in er along with the overall cost, but vious owner abused him; Charlie is gmail.com Tom Roberts land as well. from time to time to get away from if a student is not qualified to treat still very wary of men today. Assistant Photo “The shelter hours are a little the computer aspect of his life. Muskievicz said a lot of her Night Staff an animal with the same aspect of a Editor wonky,” Badal says. “Calling ahead “Editing on a computer is a big child, they may be denied adoption. friends in her sorority go pretty of- Molly Dotson for this issue Sports Editor Night Chief is always beneficial, too, because part of my life so I really like to Marissa Muskievicz, a senior ten but she has not back in over a Sean Hastings Lauren McQueen they will be able to tell you if there take a break when I can and catch communications studies major, said year. Lead Designer DENSportsdesk@ is a need for volunteers at that time a nice day outside at the shelter for she completed her sorority services “Based on their unreasonable gmail.com Liz Dowell Assistant Sports Copy Editor or if they already have enough peo- an hour or so,” Arnett said. “I think back in Fall 2012 by spending some hours, I can never find time to go Editor Designer ple.” more students should consider us- time at the shelter. back. Plus, I would be tempted to Mike Parsaghian Maria Baldwin About 50 percent of students ing a little free time and checking it Muskievicz' experience was dif- fall in love with another pet and call who visit the shelter are there for out if they have not been there be- ferent than other students who have it mine, which my parents would Get social with The Daily Eastern News community or class service, accord- fore.” been at the shelter because she left not be too fond of,” Muskievicz ing to the Coles County Animal Student adoption is a fairly popu- with a new best friend. said. “Once I get my own place I The Daily Eastern News Shelter Manager Julie Deters. lar trend for those who visit the an- Muskievicz adopted a beagle and will keep Coles County Animal Students who perform commu- imal shelter. basset dog mix, Charlie, out of im- Shelter in mind if I go searching for dailyeasternnews nity service spend about an average Deters estimates that just over 25 pulse and she could not have been another pet.” of 10 hours tending to the animals percent of students who come in to any happier. @DEN_News during their handful of trips. the shelter are there to adopt a pet. “My friend and I were walking Jack Arkus can be Badal said that she still goes back The student who plans on adopt- through the kennels and every dog reached at 581-2812 Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com to the shelter now. ing a pet must meet certain criteria. was barking and jumping on the or [email protected]. 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By Molly Dotson nization to be a place where students Assistant Photo Editor | @DEN_News who have grown up with family members who have gone through addic- A new group at Eastern is attempt- tion can go for support as well. ing to provide an environment for “They might not have that prob- students dealing with substance abuse, lem, but we also know it is hard grow- disorders and staying sober. ing up in that environment,” Toz- This group, the College Recovery er said. “We’re going to have support Community, is now in the process of meetings for them as well.” recruiting members. Tozer said he wants there to be sep- The organization has grown arate meetings, one for those who throughout the nation in the past two have substance abuse problems, and years but Eastern is the only campus one for students who have family in Illinois giving the program a shot. members with these problems. Eastern’s chapter of the club is “There are a lot of students who technically in operation, but as of grew up in that family and have to go now they do not have any students home during spring break, where they partaking in the organization. go back into that environment,” Tozer Eric Davidson, associate director said. “We realize that’s really difficult, of Health Service, approached Mike so we want that to be a part of what Tozer, an alcohol prevention, inter- we do as well.” vention and recovery specialist to start Tozer said he wants students to the club. take an active role in the program. MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS He said he wants to begin regular “I’m not going to be a big boss by Olen Ames, a seventh grader at St. John’s in Mattoon, looks at his grandfather as he holds his first catch of the day Thursday at Lake Charleston. Ames, who was accompanied by his great grandfather, used shrimp as bait and meetings and create a place where stu- telling them what to do,” Tozer said. released the catfish back into the water. dents can get support from other stu- “I want them to develop this to the dents who are also trying to stay clean way they want it, not based on a while they are going to classes and in- bunch of standards or rules that I cre- teracting with peers who do drink. ate because it doesn’t work that way. I English student to present Tozer has been working in the field want them to create it to the way that of substance abuse for the last 25 it will work best for them.” years. Tozer said they are looking for stu- Tozer himself has been in recovery dents to be in the organization who honor thesis, lecture recital from drinking and using drugs for 27 want to be free from addiction from By Luis Martinez strate the relationship. wanted to pursue.” years. substance use, who have maybe gone News Editor | @DEN_News Plevka said her purpose is to share Beebe said the lecture recital for- “For me, the problem got to be sig- through treatment or want to remain her work with the Eastern communi- mat was Plevka’s own idea and while nificant,” Tozer said. “It became very abstinent. Eastern’s Student Research and Cre- ty, and to inform the audience about he pointed her in the right direction a miserable to live when I was drinking “We’re providing that place for ative Discovery Conference is Friday, the novel and the music composition few times, she knew what she was do- and doing drugs. There was no magi- them to support that way of life,” Toz- and while students who are participat- all while giving a performance as well. ing during the past few months. cal movie moment.” er said. “Students want to drink and ing are getting ready for their individ- She said she received immense guid- “Helen is a focused, disciplined re- One day, Tozer woke up and real- stuff, and that’s fine, but there is just a ual presentation, one student prepares ance from her clarinet instructor, Ma- searcher, and so she was able to work ized how unhappy he was from the certain percentage of college students, to show the end results of her research. gie Smith, and her departmental hon- through much of the reading and con- drinking and the drug use and decid- about 10-12 percent, in the United Helen Plevka, a senior English Lan- ors thesis advisor, Randall Beebe. cepts very quickly,” Beebe said. ed he did not want to live that way States who are dependent on some guage Arts major, will be giving a lec- The lecture recital performance will Smith said Plevka told her about the anymore. type of substance.” ture recital titled “Something Mag- consist of two movements of Messi- novel she read and asker her about the “I am very familiar with the pres- In the organization, students can nificent Just Out of Reach” which is aen’s Quartet for the End of Time, the quarter piece that was featured in the sures,” Tozer said. “I did a majority of be as visible as they want to be. scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. in Cristal Liturgy, which is performed novel. my drug use and drinking through- Tozer said they will do their best to the Doudna Fine Arts Center Recital by clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, “I played it several times in gradu- out my college years, so there’s an un- keep students who want to be anony- Hall. and Plevka will perform a solo clarinet ate school and I told her it was a great derstanding about what students go mous, but if the students want to go The lecture recital will also feature a movement called Abyss of the Birds. work for clarinet and we should look through.” out and market they can. musical demonstration by Plevka, and “My work considers what mu- at it,” Smith said. “Helen’s a great stu- Tozer did not try to get sober un- “It’s up to each student. We just she will be joined by Anna Cromwell, sic contributes to words, what words dent. I was excited to work with her on til about a year after graduation but want them to know that they have a an associate violin professor, cellist contribute to music, and why this re- this capstone project. I was honored.” he said he understands how hard it place where they can go where they Kirstin Landowne, and pianist Kevi- lationship matters, and through this Smith describe the movements Plev- would be trying to do that in a college can be with people who are going na Lima. analysis, I will speak to the larger pur- ka would be performing have a very environment. through the same thing,” Tozer said. “I am an English major and mu- pose of art in our lives,” Plevka said. dark theme to it. Tozer said if a couple of students “It’s not something that’s going to be sic minor, and I wanted to bring these Beebe said Plevka has been very “The entire piece was written in a were to come to the club, others announced throughout campus or two realms of study together through productive in developing her thesis, concentration camp during WWII by would too, as students do not like to posted everywhere that this student is this project,” Plevka said. “My work and she was able to receive a URS- a prisoner-of-war, and he wrote the come forward alone with their abuse coming here.” analyzes the role of music in Richard CA grant, which helps fund the recital music for the instruments that were problems in many cases. The organization has a Twitter, Powers’s Orfeo, which is a novel that portion of Plevka’s research. available,” Smith said. “There’s a very “(We want to) make the campus Facebook, Instagram and a website on incorporates several 20th century com- “Helen has done an amazing job on apocalyptic theme to the entire work. aware of recovery, help battle the stig- eiu.edu. positions into the text, including Oliv- her honors thesis,” Beebe said. “She It’s very deep and very dark.” ma. Recovery is an OK thing. It’s not ier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of knew she wanted to study the rela- something you have to be ashamed Molly Dotson can be Time.” tionship between music and literature. Luis Martinez can be of,” Tozer said. reached at 581-2812 Plevka will also perform select However, she wasn’t sure exactly what reached at 581-2812 Tozer said he also wants the orga- or [email protected]. movements from the piece to demon- that meant or what kind of project she or [email protected]. 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Mackenzie Freund It’s not just a day of fools It is the first day of April and I could not be any more upset. This day does not make any sense and honest, it can actually be dangerous. April Fools’ Day has forever been a dread- JEHAD ABBED | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ed day ever since I was little when my sister would prank me every year. Yes, I was the joke subject in my fami- Staff Editorial ly. From tape in my doorway to a silly string wake up call, and yes, they were all done by my older sister. Your hypocracy is showing, Rauner All of the jokes are repetitive and do not make any sense whatsoever. They also get Not a day goes by as the effects of the other stately events. ple who can’t set aside their ideological dif- dangerous, almost hazing, as our generation budget stalemate rear its ugly head around Tweets also include him meeting with ferences for the greater good — over 916,000 has grown to become more and more violent. Eastern. high school students from around the state. students attending a public university. Every year I see something on Facebook or Departments have had to adjust to new The irony of this tweet isn’t lost on The Not to mention the 261 employees who Twitter about people getting injured because personnel after saying good-bye to long-time Daily Eastern News. have been laid off at Eastern and the untold of a “joke” that is not even funny. staff members — 261 layoff notices were “Every student in IL deserves a world class number of employees at other state schools. Why is it that people in our generation handed out, as well as 155 people receiving education.” We feel for you, Chicago State. find blood and injuries comical? It is danger- furlough notices. Governor, do you really think high school We never want to see a school close, but ous since so many people have died before The community rallied around those students are so naive that they don’t under- especially under circumstances that could because of an April Fools’ joke. affected by planting a flag for each person in stand what is happening to education in Illi- easily be fixed with a simple signature. The jokes are totally pointless, like freez- front of the steps of the Doudna Fine Arts nois? Governor Rauner, your hypocrisy is showing somebody’s toothbrush, or they come Center. They then marched to the Coles Do you really think that you have creat- ing. completely out of left field, like pretending County Courthouse and planted an equal ed a climate where education within our bor- We’re still waiting for anything, literally to shoot someone with a paintball gun or it number of flags on the north side of the ders translates to competitiveness outside our anything, from Springfield. turns out to be a BB gun. Playing pranks on Courthouse. nation? Instead of selling high school seniors of friends and family does not make sense. Why Locally the plight of the university The state is entering its 10th month with- your future education utopia, why don’t you should we risk someone’s trust just to get a employee is receiving recognition from the out a budget. Higher education has not been instead make a real concrete difference in chuckle from it? Why is it that an entire day community. funded in almost a year. the state’s future generation and fund our is needed to play a bunch of pranks on peo- That doesn’t seem to be translating to sup- How in the world would anyone see schools. ple? It is not something that seems like it port in Springfield. “world class education” inside a state where We’ll be waiting until our last dying should be a thing. Gov. Rauner’s Twitter account con- we’re known for governors with criminal breath. There are so many other days that could tains messages and images that one might records and the 10-month fiscal calamity The daily editorial is the majority opinion of be celebrated more than April Fools’, like expect from a leader, including updates from being perpetuated by grown addle-minded the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News. National Dog Day or National Taco Day. Springfield, the Illinois National Guard and children who don’t know when to quit? Peo- Why is today a day that everybody waits so long for, just to pull a lame prank? The history of April Fools’ is actually unknown. Some parts of the world see it as Sean Says: Show respect to other people the first day of spring and feast while celebrating the nice weather. Some calendars have So lemme tell you this. Going out at res- and responded by saying “root beer?” For it marked as the first day of the year. taurants is awesome, and I do it a lot. some reason we thought that was absolute- Then you have Americans that use it as an But when you are out at a restaurant, ly hilarious. excuse to play useless pranks that sometimes you have to be a perfect person to the wait- In a way, it was because how did she hurt people’s feelings. er or waitress. Why? They have the power confuse the two drinks? They don’t sound This entire column is a joke. I actually love to completely ruin your night. the same at all. this day. But I will say this: Most jokes are My favorite place to go, and I think So during our big outburst, she jumps in OK to pull, but some do cross the line. almost all of you would agree, is Buffalo angry as could be. She said something along Harmless pranks, like putting tape on a Wild Wings, or B-Dubs. the lines of, “really guys? Are you kidding doorway for a friend to run into are OK. But The one problem is that you can really me? You should show much more respect to posting on Facebook that you are pregnant spend a lot of money there just on one trip. your waitress.” is not OK because that could actually hurt They have so much good food on the menu This waitress then, sits around before someone. that when you go, you need to get every- she puts the order in. It took an hour to get In all honesty, I hope you all have a good thing your little heart desires. Sean Hastings the food on a non-busy night. Part of our April Fools’ Day, and stay safe while pulling For me, nine times out of 10, I’ll get a order was wrong too. I think it was on pur- your pranks. small order of medium traditional wings. pose too. Side note: traditional is way better than falo Wild Wings before I even get home. She could have gone to her comput- Mackenzie Freund is a junior journalism major. She boneless. Don’t’ argue with me on that But a few years ago when I was a junior er and just tweaked the order a bit. I don’t can be reached at 58-2812 or [email protected]. please. Don’t get me wrong because I will in high school, three of my friends, my know for sure, but the explosive reaction get boneless on wing night, but if I have brother Ryan and I went to Buffalo Wild she had on us made it easy to believe. the choice, traditional is all I get. They are Wings together. Our messed up night start- So my lesson for you is, don’t laugh or Submitting Letters so much better. ed with Ryan ordering his drink. mess around with your waiter or waitress. If anyone is interested in submitting a Anyways, I go to Buffalo Wild Wings all I want to start by saying this, we did They could be having a stressful night, letter to the editor, they can be submitted the time. Not so much in the Mattoon area nothing wrong. This crazy waitress did it to and your actions could be the tipping point to [email protected]. because I don’t have a car to get there, but herself. We just had a reaction that any per- after a stressful week. It could even lead to Letters should preferably be 200-250 if anyone wants to drive me, contact me son would have. a wrong order. words in length. through email. So I order my Mountain Dew, my So keep your comments to yourself until Please include a headline as well. But when I’m at home I go all the time. friends order their waters, and now it’s time they walk away, and I hope your weekend is If a student, please include name, major I went three times over spring break, and I for Ryan to order and this is when it all better than mine. and year in school. don’t even want to talk about how much I turns bad. Ryan said “can I get a lemon- If a resident, please include name and went over winter break. When I go home ade?” Sean Hastings is a sophomore journalism major. He city of residency. for breaks, my dad and I always go to Buf- Apparently she did not hear what he said can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected]. Editorial Board Editor- in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Associate News Editor Photo Editor Online Editor Opinions Editor Stephanie Markham Lauren McQueen Luis Martinez Cassie Buchman Josh Saxton Jason Howell Chris Picazo FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS 5

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Mitchell said the Greek Life organizations begin practicing for the Tugs competition on Feb. 1. Before this date, the sororities and fraternities are not allowed to prepare themselves for this competition. “A lot of teams will pair up with a sorority and they will go out and practice together. Initially it is a lot of weight lifting and conditioning type of stuff,” Mitchell said. “Once they go out and practice together on the rope they really just work on their form.” Mitchell said the teams split up when practicing with the rope by splitting up the Big Men team and the Little Men team. For example, six little men might practice against four big men to even out the weight. At 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8, there will be semi-finals for each Tugs group to compete in and the winners of each category will march towards Tugs finals. The rope will be entirely wet before the contest begins and the start and end of a tug will be indicated by a train horn. Rules for the competition include only turf or plastic shoes and no metal cleats, which will be checked by the judges, there is a designated area for the first tug- gers on the rope and substitutions of tug- gers can be made before the tug, but must be from the alternate listed on the final roster. The team that is able to get three MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS men on the opposing team in the water Members of Phi Kappa Theta practice for Tugs Thursday in the Sigma Kappa field near Textbook Rental. first will be declared the winner. The overall winner of the Tugs competition will receive a trophy. Mitchell , a senior finance major, will be have looked forward to and probably one of Abbey Whittington can be reached at The overall winners of 2015 Greek Week experiencing his last Greek Week this year. my favorite things to watch,” Mitchell said. 581-2812 or [email protected]. were Delta Zeta and Lambda Chi Alpha. “Greek Week has also been an event I

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The Panthers will stay on the road Leah Kesel has the highest batting for three games against Murray State. average at .417 in 24 at bats. Jessica Eastern will open up with a dou- Twaddle has a .344 batting average bleheader on Saturday and finish in 90 at bats. She also leads the team things up Sunday afternoon. with 31 RBIs. Both teams will go into the series Eastern’s leading hitter is senior with losing records. shortstop Katie Watson with a .291 The Racers are currently 2-5 in batting average. OVC play. Watson also has 10 RBIs this sea- Mason Robinson is the top pitch- son. Kylie Bennett currently has the SEAN HASTINGS | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS er for the Racers with a 2.34 earned team lead in RBIs with 15. Senior Kylie Bennett makes contact with the ball against Butler March 22 at Williams Field. Bennett went 1-2 in the run average and has a 9-8 record on Overall the Panthers’ bats have game. Bennett currently has the team lead in RBIs with 15. the year. been pretty quiet in the past few She has thrown 104.2 innings for games as they scored just two runs lowing just six runs. Eastern was able to take two of the 4-0. Murray State. last weekend, including two shut These three games with the Racers three games with Murray State last Game one on Saturday will get Sophomore Jessica Wireman is the outs. will be the last of the seven-game road year. The Panthers hosted the Racers underway at 1 p.m. with the sec- main pitcher for the Panthers having But dating back to March 19, trip for the Panthers. last season. ond game starting at 3 p.m. Sunday’s pitched 114 innings this season. when the Panthers opened up OVC Eastern will return home April 9 to The three games with the Racers game is scheduled for 1 p.m. She has a record of 7-15 on the play against Tennessee-Martin they take on Eastern Kentucky in a dou- were close. Eastern won the first game year with a 4.11 ERA. She also leads were able to get the series sweep, scor- bleheader and Morehead State in a of the series 3-1, the second game 7-6 Sean Hastings can be reached at the team with 98 strikeouts. ing 15 runs in the three games and al- doubleheader April 10. and lost the final game of the series 581-2812 or [email protected]. Men’s tennis team preparing for 2 matches By Tyler McCluskey State, 5-2, and taking a loss to Austin has stood out the last couple of weeks the road this season. Kercheval said. Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Peay, 4-3. and is his weapon. Tennessee State is 0-4 in OVC play “We know the history but our Senior Robert Skolik won his He also said that Skolik can im- and 3-5 on the road. team this year is very different from The Eastern men’s tennis team will fourth-consecutive match with the prove and can get more comfortable The Panthers have never lost to last year,” Kercheval said. “So what have two conference matches this most recent one coming against Aus- with his game. 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The Tigers have had only four winning. nessee State (7-10) on Saturday at 10 everyone all year and now he has The Panthers lost last year’s match, match points against the Panthers in a.m. cleared a bit of a hurdle and started 6-1, with sophomore Grant Reiman those 17 matches. Tyler McCluskey can be The Panthers are coming off a split getting the wins.” getting the only win over Geoff Tull- The Panthers know the history, reached at 581-2812 or last weekend, winning against Murray Kercheval said Skolik’s forehand och 6-1, 6-4. The Bruins are 1-3 on but the past does not affect the team, at [email protected]. Workload increases for home track, field meet

By Mark Shanahan teams come in and things run real- come to the meets at Eastern usual- coming in until the entry deadline its system last night and early this Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports ly smoothly, and hopefully creates ly begins in the summer, and teams is over.” morning and we didn’t get rained opportunities for some great perfor- can be added up until the last min- The Big Blue Classic is done ev- on,” he said. “We were able to get The Eastern director of track and mances.” ute. ery year and the last couple of years the competition in, one athlete field Tom Akers and his staff put a For home meets, the athletes are “Usually it’s contacting us and we Eastern has done the EIU Twilight pulled out right at the start from St. lot into planning home meets for usually on their own more than they send out mass emails seeing who’s in the first weekend in May. Those Cloud, not really sure why that per- the Panthers. would be at away meets, because interested in the meets mid to late are the only meets that Eastern will son pulled out, but other than that Akers talked about the prepara- Akers and his coaching staff are busy summer or early fall I get a lot of re- host this year. it seemed like with some of the nice tion it takes for them to host an out- running the event at the same time. sponses,” he said. “Then sometimes The rain cleared up for the Multi’s tail winds that were there that they door meet. “On the staff, it’s a lot of ex- you get some last minute. People that teams competed in on Thurs- got some pretty good races in.” “For one, trying to take care of tra work and on our athletes it just looking for a meet a little bit closer day morning and they ran quick- The field events will begin at 1 our athletes and make sure they’re sort of comes on their shoulders,” he to home or looking for a meet where ly enough to give the teams time to p.m. Friday followed by the running prepared for competition,” Ak- said. “They have to be a little more there is decent weather, decent com- practice in preparation for the start events at 5:30 p.m. ers said. “Then number two, to independent at home meets than petition then you pick up some sort of the Big Blue Classic this week- make sure that we host a meet ap- they are at away.” of late. A lot of times we don’t know end. Mark Shanahan can be reached at propriately so other coaches and The process of getting teams to how many teams and individuals “Luckily, the rain got it out of 581-2812 or [email protected].

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Mady Poulter will be stepping onto Murray State’s field this weekend with her teammates as the Pan- thers continue OVC play. Eastern softball’s freshman third baseman is from St. Joe Ogden where she received awards such as Rookie of the year, Gold Glove, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Area, and even First Team All-State. Coach Angie Nicholson was at her daughter’s softball tournament when she happened to see Poulter’s game in the same tournament in a different age group. “She came and watched because one of my teammates is coming next year,” Poulter said. “After the game coach Nicholson came and invited me on an official visit,” Poulter said. Poulter accepted the invitation and said during her visit she instant- ly clicked with the entire team, saying they seemed very much like a family and she enjoyed that aspect. Poulter’s previous teammate Ash- ley Bartlett will be joining Poulter on the field next year here at Eastern where their assistant coach Stepha- nie Taylor said she believes they will work well with each other on the field. “I think what it’s going to come down to is they are both gamers and mentally as players,” coach Taylor said. “That’s where they are going to work well together because they are going to be on the same page from the beginning, hard nose, go at it, true gamers.” Poulter’s talent has brought it’s way to Eastern’s field where she has started every spring 2016 game so far equaling a total of 30 games for the season. Poulter said she began her softball career at the age of 3 actually play- CHEYENNE FITZGERALD | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ing on her older brother’s baseball Freshman Mady Poulter has been the Eastern softball team’s starting third baseman all season. team. At the age of 5 she began playing Taylor added that Poulter came be told she wasn’t allowed to partici- gle with being a student-athlete so pushed her to be the best that she softball for her recreational team in into Eastern confident in her abili- pate in practice or fall season. far because if she has free time it is could be, Poulter said. her area and went on to begin her ties as a third baseman and set the “That was the first time I was spent with her teammates anyways Poulter hopes to come out with travel softball career at the age of tone for herself coming to Eastern in ever injured,” Poulter said. “In high and the long bus rides give her time a win in this upcoming away game 10, playing for New Lennox Light- the fall and is a natural leader. school you don’t have an athletic to do her homework as long as the at Murray State and to have some ning and Illinois Stars travel softball Poulter said she was only able to trainer to tell you no you can’t do wi-fi isn’t acting up. school support at their home game teams. play two fall season games before something so you play through the “It’s eye-opening to see how much versus Eastern Kentucky the next Taylor and Senior outfielder April she was taken out of the game for a pain but in college you have some- time goes into it all, you only have weekend. Markowski noted Poulter’s immedi- month due to injury. one who tells you no so you don’t time to go to class, softball, eat, and She is hoping to get out of the ate reaction to step-up though being Poulter subluxed her patella, hurt yourself further.” sleep but I’m completely okay with slump and go into the conference a freshman on the team. meaning the patella slid out of place Being a freshman with one semes- it because I enjoy it,” Poulter said. tournament strong with a couple “She’s a great contribution to but was able to slide back in on its ter under her belt, Poulter said she Family support is important to wins to motivate them. the team, especially as a freshman,” own, tearing the fibers of her patella does not have a problem getting to Poulter as well, saying her dad has Markowski said. “It’s nice to have so and swelling up. her classes and finishing her home- been her biggest influence in her Cheyenne Fitzgerald can be many athletic freshmen come in this She was out for around a month work on time. sports career because he always sup- reached at 581-2812 or year.” she said where it was hard for her to Poulter said she does not strug- ported her in everything she do and [email protected]. Panthers look for first OVC win this weekend By Maher Kawash Johansmeier also moved into sixth fense. Fisher’s performance has elevated the Redbirds as he drove in Eastern’s Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports all-time in program history with 219 In his last time out, Wivinis al- recently as he has allowed just one only two runs of the game on a dou- career innings pitched. lowed six runs on nine hits in 6.2 run in 4.1 innings pitched over the ble to left field. The Eastern baseball team is com- With the momentum of the win innings pitched against Jacksonville last three games. Gasbarro has provided a spark in ing off a win but is still winless in in their favor, Eastern will send ju- State. While those pitchers attempt to the lineup recently by reaching base Ohio Valley Conference play. nior Michael McCormick to the But of those six runs allowed by handle the Racers on the mound, safely in 10 straight games now. The Panthers have an opportuni- mound in game one. Wivinis, just two were earned. Eastern’s offense will try to do its Sophomore Joseph Duncan has ty to earn their first conference win McCormick is 0-3 this season The Panthers’ defense had five er- part. stepped up at the plate against with a three-game series against Mur- with a 6.23 ERA in seven appearanc- rors in that game leading to a 10-3 The Panthers have had no prob- OVC opponents as he is tied for the ray State this weekend. es. loss to the Gamecocks. lem putting runners on base but have eighth-best batting average at .400 in Eastern is 4-20 this season and 0-6 The last time McCormick pitched, Eastern coach Jason Anderson has struggled bringing them around to conference games. in OVC play, while Murray State is he tossed seven innings while allow- not yet announced who will be the score. Following the three-game series, 12-16 and 3-6 in the conference. ing five runs on eight hits in a loss to starting pitcher for game three of the Eastern left 26 runners on base in the Panthers will travel to Cham- The last time the Panthers took Jacksonville State. series. last weekend’s series against Jackson- paign, Ill., on April 5 to take on Illi- the field; they earned a 2-1 victory Following McCormick on the Whoever starts game three is sure ville State, and left nine on against Il- nois in the first game of a home-and- over Illinois State on the road. mound in game two will be senior to be assisted by sophomore Andy linois State. home series. Senior Jake Johansmeier was one Matt Wivinis. Fisher out of the bullpen. Senior Mitch Gasbarro continues of the heroes in that game for East- Wivinis has yet to earn a win this Fisher has been one of the pitchers to be one of those to reach base late- Maher Kawash can be ern, pitching 7.2 scoreless innings to season with his 0-5 record, but he for Eastern this season, and he has 29 ly, and provide the runs as well. reached at 581-2812 or earn the win. has been the victim of a faulty de- strikeouts in 22 innings pitched. Gasbarro was also a hero against [email protected]. APRIL 1, 2016

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KALYN HAYSLETT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS The brothers of Sigma Chi fraternity practice their routine for Saturday's Airband competition in the Lantz Arena Racquetball Court Wednesday. Airband, Greek Sing bring unity within members By Kalyn Hayslett Taylor Opsahl co-chair of Greek Sing you did that song and you won so, The members have dedicated ment. Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge and Airband committee, said. you can’t come back your senior year about two months to perfecting the The major difference between Air- Each chapter brainstorms the and do the same theme,” Yarnell said. performance and has two choreogra- band and Greek Sing is Greek Sing Months of practicing every day for theme and props with the hopes of “Just so you won’t repeat yourself be- phers to help coach them and brain- members cannot lift their feet off the hours, Greek sorority and fraternity conveying a message during the per- cause it was good.” storm creative moves. ground and all of the sorority and fra- members put their blood, sweat and formance. Managing so many moving parts 4th-year coach Bridget Delau- ternities are required to have 40% of tears in, in preparation for this week- “This year there are a lot of cool for the Airband routines requires rentis, senior adult and communi- members perform. end’s Airband and Greek Sing com- themes that are really going to stand months of practice. Sorority and fra- ty education major, said she does not Members must master unity with- petitions. out,” Opsahl said. ternity members can official start mind putting the time in because she in the movements and tight harmo- Greek Week has a long lasting his- However, the Greek Week Airband practicing Februrary 1. knows how rewarding it is during the nies within the music. tory, not only on Eastern’s campus, committee makes sure each chapter’s “Props to literally every participant performance day. Chapters performances cannot ex- but to each chapter, which is why the theme is different from their com- in Airband and Greek Sing because “The challenging part was finding ceed 4 minutes and each chapter can sorority and fraternity members take petitors and is not a repeat from the they put so much extra time practic- a rehearsal time to meet, but the good choose a member to play an instru- both competitions seriously. chapter’s previous performances. ing for their chapters,” Opsahl said. part is you gain new friendships,” she ment during the performance. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Airband Participates have to abide by rules “They make it worth it because they said. “You are able to meet people on There will be two sets of judges for performances start, and at 1 p.m. on to guarantee that there is a level play- do some really cool stuff.” a different level.” each competition that have dance and Sunday, Greek Sing performances ing field and that the chapters contin- Member of Sigma Chi, Mark Sha- Establishing a closer friendship musical backgrounds. start, with both events taking place in ue to push their creativity. nahan, a junior corporate commu- with fellow members outweighs the First, second and third awards will Lantz Arena. Each chapter is presented with a nications major, said ever since his non-stop practices and the time sac- be rewarded as well as extra points Airband is a competition that list of songs that were used three years freshman year he has participated in rifices, Opshal said. that go to the chapter’s overall Greek combines lip syncing, choreography, ago during Airband competition and Airband because he is able to have “I do think that is something that Week total for those that place. several costumes and props to popu- all of those songs are off limits for this fun with his brothers. keeps you motivated and keeps you Tickets for both performances can lar music. year. “As a freshman they really needed focused because it does get stressful be purchased at the Ticket Office in All of the performances are four Hannah Yarnell, co-chair of Greek people to do it so I joined,” he said. with school, work and other extracur- the Martin Luther King Jr. University minutes long with a mix of several Sing and Airband committee, said “You bond with your team as you go ricular activities,” Opshal said. Union and the fraternity and sorori- songs and a max of 14 members on this helps maintain originality and through it.” Members participating in Greek ty website. stage including coaches. prevents members from cheating Sigma Chi’s performance has a to- Sing dedicate hours practicing, how- "It’s kind of like cheerleading, themselves of the experience. tal of 3 costume changes with several ever, the members sing a combina- Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at dance and show choir all in one.” “This is so your freshman year props to a candy shop theme. tion of songs within minimum move- 581-2812 or [email protected]. Great Career Opportunity 2B 4.1.2016

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ILLLUSTRATION BY TRAVIS WHITE The BiPod's new features consist of new increased mobility and a democratic friendly attitude. Jerry’s Pub April Fools’ Day Drink Specials! Column By Josh Korneta pace that information was spread birthday falls on this day, then you Verge Reporter | @DEN_Verge & Karaoke! at the time, many had not heard better hope you remember. You for- FROM 9PM - CLOSE of the change, believing that New got last year, but SHE didn't and April, the month where Ameri- Year’s was still celebrated in April. she never forgave you. In the U.S., cans start hating on the IRS...again. It is said that because of the confu- April Fools’ holds less significance in April is also known for a few other sion, individuals who knew of the cultural practices and customs, and important reasons, such as rain that change would play jokes on those manifests itself more so in the me- takes a month to revive flowers and who didn't. dia, with joke websites, radio pro- also April Fools’ Day. Or, you know, Now, this is also considered a grams and even Netflix categories. that day where potentially any- hoax, so joke’s on you. Anoth- The day has much greater signifi- 1508 4th St. - (217) 345 - 2844 one you see could act like your idi- er, much more credible theory has cance abroad. Here's some interest- (At the corner of 4th and Lincoln) ot younger sibling. April Fools’ Day, the holiday of playing pranks dating facts: sometimes called All Fools’ Day, ing back, in a rudimentary form, to ● English speaking nations prac- is celebrated largely in the United Ancient Rome. The Romans called tice April Fools’ until noon, in States, Canada and several Europe- it Hilaria, which was celebrated on which case, any prank played after an countries, with differing customs March 25, and it was a festival of results in the prankster being the Worship Directory and traditions. merriment. In which case, it was fool. In fact, records show the holi- more than likely spent in typical Ro- ● Historians trace the Hindu fes- First Christian Church - Sunday 9:00 am day dating back to the early 18th man party fashion, which we really tival of Holi as being a precursor to century, where it was popularized can't discuss here. Another theory April Fools’. 411 Jackson, Charleston, IL by the British. But what about be- places the origins in Geoffrey Chau- ● In France, the tradition is called fore? Where did the celebration of cer’s “Canterbury Tales,” or that poisson d'avril, or April Fish, and Christian Campus House - Sunday 10:30 am pranks originate? Well, like many of book in high school we both know part of the old custom was attempt- the jokes played on the day, the ori- you didn't read, where in the Nun’s ing to tape a fish on the back of 4th Street (Across from Lawson Hall) gins of April Fools’ are questionable Priest’s Tale, a character is tricked by someone without being noticed. at best. One theory has it originat- a fox on the first of April. In unrelated news, Apple just an- ing due to the decree by Pope Greg- There are plenty of other theories, nounced the new BiPod, an iPod ory XIII, who changed the Catholic but we only have so much space, so with legs, due for release in 2018. calendar from the Roman Julian cal- let's move on. You might be won- Maybe. endar, which celebrated New Year's dering, “What sort of significance on April 1st, to the new Gregori- does this have in society?” Well, if Josh Korneta can be reached at an calendar. Now, due to the slow you're like me and your grandma’s 581-2812 or [email protected] .

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Opposing Reviews: Two different takes on 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' CC: BATMAN VS SUPERMAN.COM Actors succeed, storyline Writing, editing, character fails to meet expectations performance disappoints By Luis Martinez By Mace Mackiewicz News Editor | @DEN_Verge Staff Reporter | @DEN_Verge

"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is Spoiler alert: if you do not want to the second film of the DC Extended Uni- know details skip to the last paragraphs verse, similar to Marvel's Cinematic Universe, for rating and reasoning. and is the follow up to 2013's Man of Steel. I really wasn’t looking forward to Bat- The film focuses on two of DC's most man v Superman. I am not a fan of Zach popular comic book characters as they meet Cavill's second take on the all-powerful Snyder’s film style and Man of Steel was for the first time in cinematic format. Man of Steel was a bit better this time around pretty bad. I personally have never been a The film takes its inspiration from two as Superman is now trying better his role as a huge Superman fan and have always loved and seems to be missing an entire set up well-known DC storylines, including Frank superhero in a world that sees him as either a Batman. scenes for what those characters are doing. Miller's 1986 comic miniseries "The Dark new hope or a new threat. This movie makes them both look like The tone of the movie is boring and Knight Returns." Unlike Batman, Superman is relatively new awful people/heroes. grim dark without a hint of humor. The film depicts the famed Caped Cru- to his superhero persona. While he does his The movie sets up why Bruce Wayne This movie is super boring because it sade 20 years after fighting the criminal un- best to save people's lives, he is still pretty bad hates Superman via a flashback with takes a “no fun allowed” stance on these derworld in Gotham and the famed Man of at making sure there's still a city to protect, Wayne, however, this is effective in show- character from comic books. Steel meeting for the first time. considering he destroyed part of Metropolis ing why Wayne has a reason to dislike Su- Superman is also ridiculous in this Their different ideas of what it means to during his fight with Zod. perman. movie. At the end of Man of Steel he be a hero clash against each other. I've never been a huge fan of Superman to How many times do we have to see the breaks down after being forced to kill The film was meant to serve as a set-up to begin with, but I do like Cavill's portrayal of Waynes and Uncle Ben get shot in super- Zod. the anticipated Justice League movie, which is the character, and I am looking forward to hero movies? In this movie Superman doesn’t seem to scheduled for release in 2017. how Superman develops his role in DCEU. We can skip the origin stories for char- even flinch at the idea of killing people. The film also features the first theatrical ap- I have to agree with the critics about Af- acters like these because we’ve seen them Whether it’s smashing a human through pearance of Wonder Woman, played by Gal fleck's and Gadot's performances as Batman within the last 10-15 years. concrete walls or telling people they’re Gadot, and cameos of The Flash, Cyborg, and Wonder Woman. I thought they were re- Ben Affleck does a great job as Bruce only alive through his mercy. and Aquaman. ally good, and at first I was not too sold on Wayne and Batman. So Lex Luthor is the one who orches- Early reviews by critics for the film heavily this new Batman, but I was pleased to have He is easily the best part of the movie. trated the events leading to Batman and bashed it. Yet both Ben Affleck's portrayal of been proven wrong. However, Zack Snyder clearly doesn’t Superman fighting. Batman and Gadot's performance as Wonder Affleck's performance was spot on as the know much about Batman because this No one knows why he wants these two Woman were praised highly, despite there be- experienced Dark Knight and there have Batman uses guns, murders people and to fight because the movie doesn’t bother ing reservations by fans when the cast of the been various instances throughout the film brands the ones he doesn’t kill. with telling us any of his motivation. He film was first announced. that show how being Batman took its toll. The movie tells us that those branded just makes them fight because that’s what However, after seeing the film, I have to Affleck does a great job as the older Bruce basically have a death sentence in prison. the plot demands. say that I thought the film was really well Wayne. That’s right, Batman murders people. Wonder Woman was OK in this film. done, but there are a few points in the film Gadot's performance as Wonder Woman The hero who has no super powers and The earlier scenes of her outwitting Bruce that could have been made better. was a wonderful surprise. The Israeli actress, is best known for his no kill rule has no Wayne were fun and her entering the fight First off, without giving too many spoilers, known for her roles in the Fast and The Fu- regard for human life in this film what- at the end of the film was fine. the beginning of the film immediately goes rious series, received many favorable reviews soever. The sad part is though they could have into Batman's origin story followed by the for her performance. In one part he incapacitates a car, hooks cut her character out of the film and it events that happened at the end of Man of This is ironic in itself since many fans were it up to his bat mobile and swings it into would have been the same. Steel such as Superman's fight with General against Gadot being casted as the famous another car, passengers still in both. Also all those other superheroes that Zod, the villain from the previous film. Amazonian warrior princess. Her role was And just in case you think that might the film has advertised are just shown From this point, it takes a while before fairly significant in the film and her role in be a one off thing, he also blows a car up. through video and have no impact on the things really start to kick off. In the mean- the big fight scene was simply amazing. Batman also has some weird dream se- plot at all. time, we saw appearances by Superman, The most important thing about "Batman quences in the film that honestly should It’s like a mid-movie commercial for played by Henry Cavill; Lois Lane, played by v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is all of the have just been cut. the Justice League. Amy Adams; and Lex Luthor, played by Jes- cameos and easter eggs that set up the future The dreams seem to be prophetic in This whole movie comes off as DC se Eisenberg. of DCEU. some way leading up to the Justice League comics rushing to try to catch up with This is one of the biggest drawbacks in my The Flash, played by Erza Miller, has two movie, so apparently Batman is psychic Marvel movies and it suffers greatly for it. opinion of the film. Eisenberg's portrayal of cameos, one of which plays a big role in the too now. The final fight of the film is another gi- Superman's famed arch-villain was not what future of DCEU. Aquaman, played by Jason The fight scene the movie is named af- ant waste of time with Doomsday being I was expecting. Momoa, shows just some of his abilities and ter is extremely disappointing and short. the villain for the last 20 minutes. Luthor, in this film, seemed to be a bit all Cyborg, played by Ray Fisher, gets his role The fight between Batman and Super- Doomsday didn’t need to be in this over the place, a bit neurotic and impulsive, on the silver screen along side his father, Si- man lasts a couple of minutes. movie and was pretty much wasted. and not at all what I thought it would be. las Stone. It has some brutal moments and some There’s not much positivity I can give this One scene in the film featuring both Lex Most of the big easter eggs throughout the moments that are downright unintention- film. There was one cool Batman fight, Luthor and Superman not only established film, including the Mother Box and the gi- ally hilarious like Batman smacking Su- Wonder Woman was interesting and Ben Luthor's deep hatred for the Son of Krypton, ant Omega symbol shown in Batman's night- perman over the head with a bathroom Affleck was great. but it also shows that Eisenberg is capable of mare, indicate one thing; Darkseid is coming sink. So what ends this conflict you ask? But the writing and editing in this film playing a genuine Lex Luthor, which is simi- and Earth is going to need its heroes to pro- Well right before Batman is about to was pretty horrendous. lar to how he was in the comics. tect it. kill Superman he learns their moms have I personally would give this film a 3.5 I may be a bit harsh on Luthor's portray- "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" the same name, from then on they’re out of 10. It’s pretty bad on every level. al, but I feel like there is some room for im- has its highs and lows. friends. Yup Batman stops trying to kill If you really want to see it I recom- provement, especially considering how im- While critics around the world may have Superman because of their mothers. mend a matinee showing or just renting portant Luthor's character is within the DC bashed it, many fans did enjoy it and they are This movie has some of the most baf- it when it comes out on DVD or Blu Ray. comics. the ones who have the real power. fling edits I have seen in a mainstream I mean, in the film, Luthor manages to pit film. Mace Mackiewicz can be two of the biggest superheroes in what is es- Luis Martinez can be reached The movie doesn’t have any focus and reached at 581-2812 sentially a death match against one another. at 581-2812 or [email protected]. just jumps from character to character or [email protected]. 4B 4.1.2016

Students unite for 24-hour prayer vigil

By Mercury Bowen and to be dedicated in prayer. sign up. tack it to a country they’re think- individually or go into the prayer Staff Reporter | @DEN_Verge “Prayer vigils are a unique ex- “It’s a busy time of year right ing of.” room in groups. perience,” Perfors said. “They get now,” Dunahee said, “Now that it’s Dunahee said that there are sev- When asked why people volun- Students will come together this people to engage in prayer in a way getting closer though, a lot of peo- eral different options for prayer teer, Dunahee said that volunteers weekend for a 24-hour prayer vig- that they don’t normally do.” ple are stepping up.” and worship in the room, such as do so to grow closer to God. il hosted by the Christian Campus Prayer Action Group Leader Perfors said that this is a com- a journal to write prayers in and “I always had fun when I was House. Beth Dunahee said that the vig- mon issue with the prayer vigil. many different craft supplies to ex- doing it,” Dunahee said. “It’s about The prayer vigil will consist il is a time that people can use to “A lot of people don’t like sign- press prayers. giving God the glory he deserves.” of volunteers having committed delve into prayer more and have a ing up early,” Perfors said. “They’ll “It’s interesting to see how peo- The prayer vigil will be held to one-hour shifts of continuous more prayerful walk with God in wait until the last minute.” ple will draw their prayers out and in the Christian Campus House prayer. their life. The theme of this year’s prayer write a verse that inspired them to Prayer Room beginning at noon Six-hour shifts are also available “It’s a very empowering experi- vigil is the Lord’s Prayer, though do that,” Perfors said. on Sunday and ending at 7 p.m. for volunteers to help direct peo- ence and it’s a really cool thing to volunteers can pray over any topic Dunahee also gave an example on Wednesday. ple to the prayer room, make sure see people come in at hours they of their choosing according to Du- of a station where a volunteer can For more information or to sign the room is ready for the next vol- normally wouldn’t to pray,” Per- nahee. write their sins on a rock and then up for a shift, visit the Christian unteer, or to pray in case someone fors said. “Some people end up re- There are also ideas for prayer wash them away with water. Campus House at EIU Facebook fails to fill their time slot. alizing how quickly an hour can go topics involved in the decoration “You can worship God in many page. Lisa Perfors, a volunteer for the when you pray.” of the prayer room Perfors said. different ways,” Dunahee said. “It’s Christian Campus House, said Dunahee said one of the biggest “We always have a map up not just one certain thing you can Mercury Bowen can be the purpose of the prayer vigil is challenges facing the prayer vigil is there,” Perfors said. “People can do.” reached at 581-2812 to help people draw closer to God initially getting the volunteers to write a prayer on a notecard and Volunteers can take hour shifts or [email protected]. Practice Makes Perfect

KALYN HAYSLETT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS KALYN HAYSLETT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS "We came up with the candy shop theme because it was broad enough to incorporate differ- Members spend hours to synchronize dance moves, practice formations, get comfortable ent props and all of the songs were available," said Mark Shanahan, a Sigma Chi member. The with props and study song lyrics. This is the last week for practice, so members give it their all fraternity was practicing its Airband routine Wednesday in the racquetball courts in Lantz. because the performance is coming up soon.

Greek Week 'Endless Summer' schedule

Friday, April 1 Sunday, April 3 Tuesday, April 5 Thursday, April 7 Relay for Life, 6 to 10 p.m. Greek Sing, Lantz Arena at 1 p.m. Trivia Night Cans for Construction, 1 to 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 2 Monday, April 4 Wednesday, April 6 Friday, April 8 Airband, Lantz Arena at 7 p.m. Tugs, Campus Pond at 4 p.m. Tugs, Campus Pond at 4 p.m. Tugs, Campus Pond at 4 p.m.