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THE EASTERNwww.easternprogress.comw ww.ePasteROGRESS © 2012 Richmond, KY Student publication of Eastern KKentuckyenntutucckky UniversitUniversityy since 119229 14 pages, Thursday, March 22, 2012 Changes to SGA constitution approved by SAC, Senate By KYLE WOOSLEY plinary actions and the addition of an attor- section of the constitution required the eth- ogy chair, said the ethics administrator’s [email protected] ney general. Th e constitution review com- ics administrator to inform the person who new role as attorney general would take on mittee, which is in charge of reviewing the received a complaint that they were being more of a “prosecutor role.” Changes to the Student Government SGA constitution, worked on the revisions. investigated. He said this allowed them to “What this new system does is the at- Association’s (SGA) constitution have been Th e current ethics administrator posi- cover their tracks too easily. torney general can now investigate a com- approved by Student Senate and Student tion in SGA would be changed to the attor- “Th e attorney general can look into plaint on his own,” White said. Activities Council. ney general position. something without the person knowing,” However, the attorney general may re- Revisions include the implementation Matthew White, executive vice presi- White said. › of a code of conduct, clarifi cation of disci- dent of Student Senate, said the previous Terry Madsen, information technol- SEE CONSTITUTION, PAGE A3

SETH LITTRELL/PROGRESS Mandy Dunn, sophomore political science major from Berea, took advantage of the 24-hour study space in Java City. Lirbary offers 24-hour study space By KYLE WOOSLEY AND KRISTIE HAMON SAM TOY/PROGRESS [email protected] Justin Breen, 21, criminal justice major from Springboro, Ohio, posed for photographer Todd Jackson for cap and gown photo at Gradfest. Graduate candidates could order photos, buy yearbooks and pick up caps and gowns at the event. Th e library now offi cially has a 24-hour study space in the Java City atrium and the computer lab, a project that Student Government Association has been working on for a while. Th e main library will be closed but there will be a security guard in the atrium from 1 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Graduates get in the spirit Madelyn Street, SGA academic aff airs chair, said the 24- hour study area was announced at an implementation team By COURTNEY KIMBERLIN meeting Monday. [email protected] “I went to that meeting and it was announced that facul- ty and administration have fi nally given in to student’s want,” Gradfest is an annual event that Eastern puts on ev- Street said. “We are super excited and so thankful they did ery year for the upcoming May graduates. Gradfest began this.” Tuesday in Keen Johnson and goes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Provost Janna Vice, a member of the implementation team, and ends on Th ursday. said they announced the 24-hour study area at one of their At Gradfest, a lot of things are going on for graduates in- meetings but said the project was undertaken by the library. cluding choosing cap and gown sizes, deciding to purchase “We’re pleased to be able to provide students with a conve- a class ring, buying a video of the ceremony, fi guring out nient safe place to study as they prepare for their fi nal exami- nations,” Vice said. if they want to go to graduate school at Eastern and much Terry Masden, SGA information technology chair, said the more. 24-hour study area was something he had been working on Although it may be stressful for seniors to make all these through SGA. decisions, Gradfest eases the fact in six weeks they will be “When I became a chair that was one of the many things I moving on with their lives. wanted to get done,” Masden said. One of the many stations set up was known as the Se- Julie George, the interim coordinator of public services at nior Challenge, a donation that is taken every semester for the library, said the library has received requests many times seniors to benefi t the University. over the years for a 24-hour study area, but said it is very ex- “Th is is put on by the juniors and seniors to donate be- SETH LITTRELL/PROGRESS pensive to do, which is why the 24-hour study area has been fore graduation,” said Senior Challenge booth worker Jessie Courtney Robbins, 22, communication studies major available during fi nals week. DaPisa. “Th is is to pull higher ratings in polls. It looks good from Richmond, Paige Culnan, 22, communication George said the idea for the study area came when she saw for Eastern Kentucky University if their seniors are donat- a letter to the editor in Th e Eastern Progress from a student studies major from Berea, Vuki Mandich, 22, who wanted a 24-hour study space. George said the library ing money before they even graduate. Th is money goes to occupational science major from Chicago, and Kelsey › contacted the student who wrote it to get an idea of when SEE GRADFEST, PAGE A3 Edmondson, 21, occupational science major from › WIlliamstown, visit the Alumni Association table. SEE STUDY, PAGE A3

Transition from heat to air AT&T service issues attributed to user increase conditioning starting early By KRISTIE HAMON AND JACQUELINE HINKLE [email protected] By KRISTIE HAMON [email protected] Local AT&T users have recently been experiencing disruptive service. Th e transition from heating to air conditioning began AT&T is attributing the wide spread service issues of on campus a month early and the transition’s comple- campus to a growth in its service users using up the ca- tion is anticipated for the end of next week. pacity of the network and therefore causing people on Marc Whitt, associate vice president of public re- Eastern’s campus to become frustrated with various ser- lations at Eastern, said the process of switching to air vice issues. conditioning began Monday in some residence halls on “Th ere has been an unprecedented growth of the use campus. of wireless services, devices, which takes up a lot of the “We are anticipating all residence halls by the end of capacity of the network,” said Cathy Lewandowski, se- this week will have air conditioning,” Whitt said. nior public relations manager of AT&T Strategic Com- He said he expects all of the academic buildings on munications. “AT&T specifi cally is working with Eastern campus to be switched over by the end of next week. Kentucky University offi cial to enhance the mobile Inter- Whitt said Facilities Services is in charge of the tran- net coverage on campus.” sition and said it checks the weather forecasts prior to Th e over-use of AT&T devices causes a lot of strain the switch. on the network, especially when many people are using “Th is has been a very diff erent winter and spring,” their devices at the same time, for instance at a football Whitt said. game. He said the transition this year was done a month Or when the devices are used for many diff erent tasks, earlier than usual and said this being Kentucky, there like if a student or faculty member multitasks, using de- will always be the chance of things turning cold again. vices such as the iPhone and the iPad as an “all in one” Whitt said he appreciates the cooperation from ev- device also takes up a lot of the capacity to the AT&T eryone on campus dealing with the heat in the mean network. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ROB MCDANIEL time. “We are currently working with our technicians to “Th e administration really appreciates the patience AT&T is currently working with technicians to add capacity campus wide,” Whitt said. to some towers, including one on campus, in order to › SEE AT&T, PAGE A5 decrease disruptions in service. A2 The Eastern Progress, Thursday, March 22, 2012

yelling for her. She does not wish to fi le Electronic disclosure of POLICE charges at this time but was advised on CAMPUS government information debate the procedures to do so. Police contacted the male and advised him to break con- tact with her. Th e philosophy and religion depart- ment is sponsoring an Oxford-style de- BEAT March 16 bate concerning the electronic disclosure BRIEFS of government information via the In- All information is taken from A male student in Keene Hall reported ternet. Eastern professors Ginny White- Eastern police reports. to police his door had been forced open. house, Pat Costello and Mike Collier will Th e residence adviser noticed the dam- be debating the topic from three diff er- March 12 age while completing a building fl oor ent perspectives. Th e debate will be held A female student reported someone check. Th e RA did not believe the dam- from 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 26 in the Ad- had stolen $40 from her wallet in Alumni age was substantial enough to contact po- ams room in the Wallace Building. For Coliseum. Th e student said her wallet was lice. When the student returned to his Why Would An Atheist Want More more information, contact Patrick Puck- inside her backpack, which she had placed room and noticed the damages, he con- Christian Missionaries? ett at 622-1400. in the girl’s track locker room. When she tacted the EKU Police Department. Po- returned to her locker, the money was lice noticed wood chips scattered across Mark Coppenger, professor of Chris- Coffee Time Lecture Series missing. Her backpack was not secure in- the fl oor, and it appeared as though it tian Apologetics at Southern Seminary, side the locker, but the locker room does was struck with enough force to break will be presenting about a column pub- Th e Department of Mathematics and have a number pad that requires a code in some areas. Th e door was still intact. lished by a British atheist. He will also be Statistics has recently started the Cof- for access. She claimed nothing other Th e student confi rmed nothing was sto- discussing topics from his book, Moral fee Time series. Th e talks discuss various than money was stolen from her wallet. len from inside his room. Facilities Servic- Apologetics, where he talks about various es was contacted and installed a replace- mathematical or statistical topics to help Christian ethics and culture. Th e event is students better understand it. Th e next March 13 ment door for the room. Th e damage to being sponsored by the Christian Student the door was valued at $300. Police spoke lecture will be presented by Steve Szabo, Police responded to Commonwealth Hall Fellowship at 7 p.m. March 28 at the Wes- with various students on the fl oor, but no Ph.D., at 2:45 p.m. March 28. Free coff ee after a female studen, said her ex-boy- ley Foundation. Free desserts will be of- one said they saw or heard anything. and cookies are available at each presenta- friend, a male student, had been com- fered. For more information, contact Stu- tion. For more information on the series, ing to her room. Th e female stated she art Warren at [email protected]. contact Lisa Kay at 622-1621. does not wish to have any contact with him and said he was hitting her door and The Colonel’s Calendar Week of March 22 - March 28

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because you would have nine people mak- about questioning of the code of conduct,” next year’s administration,” Mollozzi said. CONSTITUTION ing the fi nal decision, as opposed to four or Mollozzi said. “Advisers felt there does “See how it goes this year, if it doesn’t work, CONTINUED FROM A1 fi ve random SGA members. need to be a specifi c set of actions.” next year they can change it.” “We thought it’d be more appropriate to Th e code of conduct was created by Stu- Th e grammatical changes were brought have a solidifying body who makes the de- dent Court after last year’s elections. Th e during previous branch meetings. quest an investigating committee if they cisions at all times,” said Ally Sipes, Student only changes made to it were grammatical. “Other branches made those changes, feel it is necessary. Court chief justice. “Th ey were a little grammatical and so we had to adopt them too,” Madsen said. Rachel Mollozzi, student body presi- Madsen said the constitution review wordy,” Sipes said. “We changed this to “Th ere are no dramatic changes at all, just dent, said, “If complaints do come into the committee “made changes to the disciplin- make it very clear so that everybody knows. reworking.” picture, they [attorney general] can look ary process, so it’s not nearly as long,” and it We try to make sure people behave with the Th e changes will be presented for ap- into them and remain unbiased.” would be a “much more expedient process.” upmost integrity at all times.” proval at the next Residence Life Council After the attorney general comes to a de- Mollozzi said the code of conduct was a Mollozzi said if the changes are ap- (RLC) meeting Sunday. If RLC approves cision, Ally Sipes, Student Court chief jus- topic of discussion at the Advisory Board proved and do not work out, next year’s ad- the changes, they will be presented to the tice, said Student Court would make a deci- meeting last week. ministration could make further changes. Board of Regents at their next meeting in sion. She said this method is more effi cient “In the Advisory Board, we talked a lot “It’s not like we want to throw things on April.

trar table, explained Gradfest. said. “I can send anything perfectly any- GRADFEST “Registrar’s offi ce usually deals with the AT&T where else.” CONTINUED FROM A1 inventory part of graduation such as the CONTINUED FROM A1 Jeremy James, 19, construction man- cap and gown,” Bullins said. “Once you start agement major from Bowling Green, also to walk around you see that Alumni is a said he has had bad service on campus. the university to help with such things as very big part as well. At Gradfest, it helps add capacity to some of our wireless tow- “3G didn’t work at all,” James said. scholarships.” you feel more confi dent about graduation.” ers, (one of which is located on the cam- Kristan Paynter, 19, graphic design ma- Kenton Murphy was also sitting at the Bullins then said about the diff erent ta- pus),” Lewandowski said. “We do sincere- jor from Danville, said she has been hav- Senior Challenge table to keep the students bles that were present. ly apologize for the inconveniences, we ing problems with text messages. informed of the donations they could make. “Here at Gradfest you write down what want students to know that we are aware “I couldn’t send or receive text messag- “Th e goal is to get at least 10 percent of you want your name to look like on your di- of the service interruptions that some of es,” Paynter said. “Th ey all came in clus- seniors to donate at least some,” Murphy ploma, help with job search once you grad- Eastern Kentucky has been experiencing ters.” said. “Th e most popular is donating a dollar uate, you can purchase a DVD of the gradu- and we are also working to reach a solu- Having one of the nation’s largest 4G which gets you off the calling list for a year ation ceremony, and also talk to Mile Stone tion to add enhanced coverage capacity to networks, a new iPhone coming out each after you graduate. If you are on the calling pictures to see if you will want to purchase the cell tower on Eastern’s campus.” year, and the new iPad 4G just coming out list, we call you ever so often to see if you pictures of you walking across the stage Occupational therapy major, Whitney Friday, the use of AT&T’s services keeps want to donate.” once you get your certifi cate and diploma,” Peters, 19, from Paris said she has been expanding tremendously, which is a large Also, if seniors donate $20.12, the price B ullins said. losing service a lot recently. factor in the issues occurring on campus. refl ecting the year of graduation, they re- “I can’t text anybody, I can’t call any- To get direct help with your AT&T is- ceive a T-shirt, and if someone donates body,” Peters said. “I’ve had to send my sues you can call the local AT&T store at $30.00 they could get a cord for graduation. text messages twice.” 623-0403. Th ere is also a registration table set up Peters said she has only noticed the for seniors to check in at. services issues while on campus. Bobetta Bullins, who helps run the regis- “It only happens on campus,” Peters STUDY CONTINUED FROM A1 This week in photos the study space would be useful and did some number crunching. George said it costs $500 a week to pay for a security guard to be there. “Instead of telling students ‘no we can’t af- ford it,’ we’d like to do it, see what kind of use we get, and if it’s not used very often then we can say, ‘well we’ve done it and it wasn’t used,’ but if it gets tremendous use then we can say, ‘you know what, this is something we need to build into our budget,’” George said. “It’s sort of A group of students an experiment.” escaped from She said the library is going to off er the the high indoor space from now until the end of the semester. temperatures by “We have always been centered on students spending the night but we’re really just trying to look at as many in hammocks in ways as we can to help students be successful,” the Ravine. Air George said. conditioning is Library associate, Savannah Marlow, said expected to be on in she is excited about the study area because it all Eastern buildings is something people have wanted for a while. by the end of next “We’ve had a lot of patrons express a desire week. for a 24-hour study area all the time,” Marlow said. “We want to stay relevant to student lives.” SETH LITTRELL/PROGRESS

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     !""! $ %   &'           A4 Th e Eastern Progress, Th ursday, March 22, 2012 CIA visits Eastern to explain career opportunities to students By PHIL KYLES because of security reasons, said the CIA tions of information. ited work experience, passing of security [email protected] can hire such a variety of career paths be- Th ese offi cers are in high demand be- processing and willingness to work in the cause a lot of the work it does takes place cause the CIA does not “bring you on to Washington D.C. area. Th e CIA visited Eastern March 19 to in offi ces. teach you a language,” said Pam, the other For the online application, the form has hold two informational sessions explaining “Th e CIA is not what you see in the mov- presenter who could also not provide any a 72-hour window, so it is advised that all the career opportunities off ered and how to ies, the majority of the CIA is not in the other information because of security. material be organized at the time of start. apply. fi eld but takes place in offi ces and think- You must be on the level to teach that Th rough the presentation on ways to Th e main focus of the agency is to coor- tanks,” Stacy said. language at college level. Th e needed lan- apply, many of the attending students, like dinate intelligence collection, evaluate and Within the CIA, there are three distinct guages are Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Kore- Chris Faas, 21, criminal justice major from disseminate vital information on political, sectors of employment: Th e intelligence di- an, Pashto, Dari, Somali, Russian, Kurdish, Nicholasville, said they were encouraged to military, economic and scientifi c develop- rectorate, the directorate of science/tech- Turkish, Urdu and Indonesian to name a apply. ments abroad to safeguard national securi- nology and the directorate of support. Th e few “mission critical” languages. With the “It was interesting to see CIA agents in ty and to keep policymakers informed they main positions the presentation stressed wide variety of positions available and the real life,” Faas said. “Th e information giv- are looking to hire. are core collectors, headquarter based offi - diverse pool of applicants, the CIA can of- en at this presentation showed me that op- Most people assume the CIA is looking cers and language offi cers. fer experience found nowhere else. portunities at a federal level are obtainable for criminal justice or homeland security Core collectors are fi eld based with the Th ere are two ways to obtain that experi- and the career options available at the CIA oriented people. Th e CIA actually extends task of recruiting and handling agents and ence: one is the NCS summer internship in aren’t limited to certain fi elds and it was off ers to applicants from all education- bridging the gap between the policymaker Washington, D.C., and the other is applying also interesting to hear about such a secre- al and professional experience; in short it and operations. Headquarter based career to the CIA through its online application. tive organization from the source itself.” hires an extremely diverse workforce. tracks are diff erent in that most of the work Th e internship is for freshman and sopho- To apply or get more information about On the idea of this workforce, Stacy, a occurs in the Washington D.C. area. Lan- mores to gain experience over two separate application process itself, visit the CIA ca- presenter at the conference who would not guage Offi cers are mostly used for interpre- 90-day summer programs. Th e require- reer page at cia.gov/careers/index.html. give a last name or any other information tation of cultural mannerisms and transla- ments for the internship are a 3.0 GPA, lim- Eastern organizations lend hand to tornado relief effort

By MEGAN COLLINS of children’s books. [email protected] April Blakely, undergraduate coordina- tor and assistant professor in the depart- A devastating tornado hit West Liberty ment of Curriculum and Instruction, said and Salyersville Friday, March 2. Buildings, the elementary school contacted Eastern’s offi ces, homes, schools, restaurants and KEA president asking for help and the de- businesses were torn down, leaving people partment jumped on the chance to help. out of work. Hit by the tornados were the “As a teacher in the education program, West Liberty newspaper, the Licking Valley we just felt very strongly about the needs Courier and the elementary school Salyers- of the schools that were destroyed,” Blake- ville Grade School in Salyersville. ly said. Th e owner of the newspaper lost his She said the project as of Tuesday had business, almost all the equipment used to been in action for less than 24 hours and publish the newspaper and his home. Th e had already received help from the local owner, Earl Kinner, has not missed an issue community. since the newspaper was fi rst established, Hastings is giving the Curriculum and said Deborah Givens, journalism professor. Instruction faculty a 30 percent discount to FILE PHOTO Th e Society of Professional Journalists buy books for the drive, and Blakely said the (SPJ) is hosting an event at CiCi’s pizza to Barnes and Noble campus bookstore has With a minimum donation of $12, participants will receive a handmade pottery bowl, help raise money for the courier. Everyone even made some large donations. meatless vegetable soup, bread and a drink. All of the proceeds will go to various Madison is welcome to come out and eat while sup- Blakely said students in the department County organizations. porting the cause by dropping receipts into have been coming up with ideas to help. a box beside the cashier. Th e event will be “Th ey’re looking for their niche and cre- on Th ursday, March 29 from 5 -8 p.m. ating their own momentum,” Blakely said. Art students handcraft bowls for “Th e whole community is welcome to Th e Elementary Education Methods stu- come out and support,” said SPJ President, dents and assistant professor Angie Mad- annual charity event to fight hunger Stephen Hauser. “It supports our colleagues den will be sending a Scholastic book order and is the least we can do to help someone to the school April 4. By KEVIN SMITH Although the minimum donation for a in our business.” Blakely said the department will make [email protected] bowl is $12, those who attend can donate as Kerri Hinkle, a senior SPJ member and several trips to Salyersville to deliver books much as they please. For their contribution, journalism major from Lexington, worked and money donations, making the fi rst de- Ten thousand dollars. donors will receive a bowl of homemade with CiCi’s to coordinate the event. Ci- livery Monday. Th at was the magic number donated last soup, bread and a beverage. ci’s will give SPJ a percentage of the profi ts She said kindergarten through sixth year by Madison County residents for an During the event, attendees will be treat- made during the fundraiser, and a check will grade books are needed to replenish the li- annual charity that, in exchange for their ed to local musical entertainment from the be written to the Kentucky Press Associa- brary and any books that the library decides contribution, gives patrons a handmade Samaritan Singers as well as Th e Madison tion foundation for the total amount made it doesn’t need, the students get to keep. pottery bowl. It’s called the Empty Bowls Dulcimers. Patrons may keep the bowls and at the fundraiser to be donated to the Lick- Dorie Combs, the chair of the Depart- Event, which is now in its 14th year, and it’s rest assured they have helped make a diff er- ing Valley Courier. ment of Curriculum and Instruction, said where citizens come together in March in ence in someone’s life. Th e bowls, Molinaro Givens said the fundraiser will also be in she is excited to help because she wants to order to work for those who cannot. said, likewise serve as a reminder there are conjunction with First Amendment Week. help the students get back to a normal way Th e charity fundraiser was fi rst estab- still people in the community who go hun- “It’s a good way to tie everything togeth- of life. lished in central Kentucky by Eastern’s very gry long after the event has passed. er and highlights how important we think a “I’m very excited because we have a own art professor Joe Molinaro, who said All proceeds raised from the event will strong newspaper is in a community,” Giv- school in need and it won’t cost any of us a he was looking for a project for his students be distributed to four Madison County or- ens said. lot [to help],” Combs said. “Going to school to give back to the community. ganizations: Food Bank of Kentucky Riv- Givens encourages whoever can’t make it is very important because it means the kids Th e bowls for the event are handcraft- er Foothills, God’s Outreach Community to the fundraiser, to donate to her or Hauser. are warm and safe during the day.” ed by Eastern students, and they prepare Food Bank, Home Meals Delivery and the Donations can be made to Givens at Combs Children’s books can be dropped off in about 800 bowls. Salvation Army. 317 or by calling 622-6564. combs 103 or Combs 215 and any faculty “We sometimes have all-night work ses- Lea Wells, the event’s coordinator, said Th e Department of Curriculum and In- or students that would like to donate mon- sions in which the students volunteer to she was impressed by the amount of com- struction in collaboration with Kentucky ey toward purchasing accelerated read- work into the early morning hours fi nishing munity support the event attracts each year. Education Association Student Program er books or write a check to the Salyers- the bowls and getting everything prepared (KEA-SP), Collegiate Middle Level Asso- ville Elementary School library fund should for the event,” Molinaro said. ciation (CMLA) and Elementary Methods send the money to Dorie Combs by campus Some former graduate students show is sponsoring a book drive for the Salyers- mail to Combs 215. Anyone who would like IF YOU GO up to continue the tradition long after they ville elementary school to replace what was to donate money to buy scholastic books have moved on from Eastern, Molinaro destroyed during the tornadoes that passed should send money to Madden by campus Where: First Baptist added. Local businesses also chip in, donat- through Magoffi n County on March 2. mail to Combs 215. ing supplies and refreshments, he said. Church, 425 Eastern Bypass Th e students were able to return to class- “Sometimes nothing will help you more A spokesperson from the mayor’s offi ce es in a temporary school building on March than a good book to read,” Combs said. in Richmond confi rmed that Mayor Barnes and city com- 19, but their school library was completely missioners Richard Th omas, Robert Blythe, When: Friday, March 23 destroyed, which lost their entire collection and Donna Baird are going to be among Lunch: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. those serving food and drinks this year. 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By TAYLOR PETTIT quirement. A “live-on” requirement being may also have to do with the fact many fra- prised how low their recontracting num- [email protected] that a new member is required to live on the ternities do not look at the retention of their bers were and are currently working to assigned fl oor for a certain amount of time. news members as often as sororities. bring those numbers up. As recontracting continues for housing “Girls really have a bonding experience “Th e fl oor really is for new members who But Powell said this year he feels it is out across campus, some halls may be looking living on the fl oor,” said Breanna Uebelhor, join,” said Joe Katzman, a 21-year-old psy- of the ordinary. at many empty beds. 20, pre-vet major from Lexington. “I don’t chology major from New York City. “A lot “I think it’s a combination of small is- “Th e numbers are low,” said Lindsay know if guys have the same bonding expe- of people like to live off -campus.” sues,” Powell said. “Normally, this isn’t a Greenwell, associate director of Student rience.” Katzman, who is a member of Sigma Nu huge issue.” Life. Uebelhor, treasurer of Eastern’s Pan- and IFC (Interfraternity council), said he But Powell said another major factor in Greenwell said she has talked to all of the hellinic Council, said she has never lived on has lived in Dupree for two years and thinks low recontracting numbers is the fact many Greek chapter presidents to remind and en- the fl oor, but the experience adds to a Greek many fraternities bank on pledge classes to upperclassmen prefer to live off campus. courage students to recontract for campus experience. fi ll up beds in the fall. “As everyone gets older, they move off housing within the Greek Towers for the “You can tell the diff erence and the sep- “Th ey think they will just fi ll them back campus,” Powell said. “It becomes a prob- fall. aration from people who have lived on the up in the fall,” said Katzman. lem as the younger guys get to know each Th e lowest numbers were found in Du- fl oor and those who haven’t,” Uebelhor said. Jacob Powell, a 22-year-old psychology other and they move off , too.” pree Hall, where the current number of stu- Th e Greek chapters on campus actually major from Henderson, also said that be- But Katzman said overall, he sees posi- dents who recontracted is approximately rent to live in the Greek Towers. Th ey pay cause of various fraternity suspensions and tives in living on the fl oor. around 65 to 70 fraternity men. this rent through the dues each member sanctions, some students may be apprehen- “People like living on with everyone,” “To me, that’s a concern,” Greenwell said. pays. sive about living in Dupree. Katzman said. “Th at’s how I got to know ev- “As a fraternity hall, if it’s not at least half “Fraternities look at it as a recruiting “When your chapter is on suspension, it eryone.” full of fraternity men…Th e perception is not tool, ‘Hey, we can put new guys up there’,” limits how much you want to be involved Housing denied comment or confi rma- good.” Greenwell said. “Th at’s putting a lot of eggs on the fl oor,” Powell, president of IFC, said. tion of recontracted students because the Greenwell said the sororities are not see- in one basket.” “People who would normally live on the recontracting period will remain open un- ing the same issues, which she said she be- Greenwell also said an issue involving fl oor, don’t.” til April. lieves can be chalked up to a “live-on” re- low recontracting numbers for fraternities Greenwell said most groups were sur- Greek Weekend kicks off March 22 Sigma Chi banned By TAYLOR PETTIT from Greek Weekend [email protected] Greek Weekend Schedule By TAYLOR PETTIT Greek Weekend, a weekend dedicated to Greek events and [email protected] competiton kicks off this weekend with a throwback to a 90s Thursday, March 22 classic – Now Th at’s What I Call Greek. 11:30 a.m., Kids Fest All fraternities and sororities in Th e weekend will run from March 22 through March 25 and good standing are invited to partici- will include various events for 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. , Greek Weekend Kick- pate in Greek Weekend. all Greek chapters. “It’s important to Off at Greek Towers (rain location But Sigma Chi, as part of a “It’s important to show how show how these Powell Lobby). Co-hosted with Greek punishment for hazing, has been these communities work to- forbidden to participate in the gether and celebrate together,” communities Towers Greek Council events. said associate director of Stu- Th e group, which was investigated dent Life Lindsay Greenwell. work together Friday, March 23 by the Hazing Investigation Committee in Th e events include the and celebrate January, is also forbidden from participating in in- Greek Games, an awards cere- 7 p.m., Greek Sing, Brock Auditorium tramurals as an organization and to host or co-host any mony and the highly anticipat- together.” $5 general admissions (proceeds events as a group until the end of the semester. ed Greek Sing. “Obviously, we think they are mistaken,” said Bradford “For most people they look to benefit the United Way of the Lindsay Greenwell Marsili, 22, biology major from Harlan. “We feel they made forward to Greek Sing, “ said Bluegrass) a bad call.” Samantha Estes, 21, public re- Director of Student LIife Th e group appealed, but its appeal was denied in February. lations major from Oldham Th e Committee found that the group was guilty of hazing County. “I feel like a lot of dif- Saturday, March 24 pledges. Th e Committee found that pledges were “made” to ferent chapters really get into it.” 11 a.m., Executive Appreciation Brunch write “embarrassing poems” to sorority women, according to Estes, who served as a chair for the weekend, said the com- investigation documents. petition factor of the event is the biggest draw for participation. (RSVP required) Th e women were then asked to sign a paper that stated the “It’s a good way for everybody to come together,” Estes said. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., The Greek Challenge pledge had read the poem, according to investigation reports. Th e weekend will be similar to others in the past but Green- “As president, my main concern was Greek Weekend,” well said the event has been “enhanced.” at the Intramural Fields Marsili said. “Because it doesn’t aff ect just us. Th ere was an- ‘Th e decision to move it after spring break was a major factor other sorority and fraternity we were matched up with for in that,” Greenwell said. Sunday, March 25 [events].” Greenwell said various members of the Greek community Th e group was not suspended or punished in any other have participated in addition to the Greek hall council. 2 p.m., Greek Awards, Brock Auditorium way besides requiring all members to attend a hazing semi- “I think the biggest event will be the kick-off ,” said Greenwell. nar in April.

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                          PERSPECTIVES Perspectives 6 Thursday, March 22, 2012 www.easternprogress.com Seth Littrell, editor Eastern’s neighbors need help

SAMANTHA TOY/PROGRESS The towns of West Liberty and Salyersville were directly hit by tornadoes during the storms on March 2. Several homes and businesses within the area were damaged or destroyed.

Recently tornadoes and storms cut huge swaths through curred, there has been little work done by groups on cam- come to help these towns back on their feet. Kentucky and surrounding states, leaving in their wake un- pus to aid in relief. A year ago, an earthquake and subsequent tsunami rav- imaginable destruction and more than 20 dead. Some of We at Th e Progress realize college students are not very aged the shores of Japan. It was a true disaster, and the the hardest hit towns in the commonwealth are West Lib- well off fi nancially. Sometimes, even obtaining the basic ne- response from students at Eastern was nothing short of erty and Salyersville, which are less than a two-hour drive cessities can be diffi cult. But we are also motivated mem- spectacular. Many students went out of their way to give from Eastern. bers of a community that can bring hundreds of people to whatever support they could to people that were half-a- Richmond was very lucky not to get severely hit by the aid a cause when need be. As a campus, we have the abil- world away. It was proof of the impact we can make in the storms, but now that they have passed and we’re still stand- ity to bring attention about issues to the people around us. aftermath of a disaster. ing, it’s time to get to work helping those who weren’t so Th ere are also other ways of helping beyond donating Now, the disaster has hit a little closer to home. Still, fortunate. money. Students can donate time and manpower to help- those involved are no less devastated by what happened. Th e people of West Liberty and Salyersville are our ing clean up the damage left by the storms, which, as you Lives have, both literally and fi guratively, been destroyed neighbors. Th ey are our fellow Kentuckians, going through can see from the photos above, is signifi cant. Another way by this tragedy. Once again, it is time for Eastern to step up the same day-to-day struggles as we do. Only now they are students can get involved is simply by bringing awareness and set an example of the way people should care for other faced with the added troubles created by destroyed busi- for these places and others to people who were untouched people in their time of need. nesses and homes. But despite how close this disaster oc- by the tornadoes. Spread the word so more people will

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>Letters to the editor Kentucky house bill addresses voters’ rights issue CAMPUS COMMENTS Th e United States prides itself on be- als move forward by focusing on posi- community support is needed. Citizens ing a democratic nation valuing indi- tive community reintegration so that need to take action by calling the “Leg- vidual rights. Yet, the land of the free former felons may become productive islative Message Line” (1-800-372-7181) “Internships” and home of the brave has failed to up- members of society rather than stigma- and leaving a message saying “Please sup- hold a universal system to outline voters’ tize them for past mistakes. By support- port House Bill 70” for both the Senate rights. In Kentucky alone, over 186,000 ing House Bill 70, which will restore the Judiciary Committee as well as Madi- All Campus Comments are anonymous. taxpaying citizens are denied the priv- voting rights of most non-violent of- son County Senator Jared Carpenter. If ilege of voting due to a past felony con- fenders after they have fi nished serving you care at all about equality, then please viction. However, in neighboring states their punishments, community mem- support Kentucky’s restoration of voters’ ■ I think interested students should Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Tennessee and bers can help this group of citizens rights. After all, the right to vote is the have the opportunity to West Virginia, former felons who have move forward in a positive manner. most valuable and precious right we have. par cipate in internships or served their time are given their demo- In order for House Bill 70 to reach the service learning posi ons to cratic voice back, giving them an added November ballot, it must pass out of the Molly Johnson, ensure that they don’t enter incentive not to commit future crimes. State Senate; an endeavor proven im- Student their professional lives with li le Kentuckians need to help individu- possible in recent years. Th us, a surge of idea of the workplace. ■ I conducted a middle school band, and it was fun.

Proposed tobacco-free policy ‘highly restrictive’ ■ I really need an internship.

I want to express my disagreement with ■ I’m (interning) with the church, the proposed tobacco-free policy currently • Th e “corrective action and dis- For those concerned about second the Catholic Campus Ministry. It’s under consideration by the faculty senate. ciplinary procedures” for infrac- hand smoke, a better approach would be great. Most importantly, this policy would tions. Do we really want people dis- the enforcement of the current policy, infringe signifi cantly on the person- ciplined or even fi red for smoking? which I have never seen enforced, even ■ Well, you love paid internships, al liberty enjoyed by faculty, staff , Th e blanket prohibition on all when people clearly, consistently, and but other than than if you have and students. It is time to increase types of tobacco, even those publicly violate it. What is the point of a job and everything it’s kind of our freedoms, not diminish them. that do not produce smoke. having this highly restrictive policy if the hard to do an internship. Other problematic issues in the policy in- moderate current policy has proved diffi - clude the following: • Th e fact that “All members of the Uni- cult to enforce? ■ It’s a good way for you to put versity community share in the re- your foot in the door. • Th e “anonymous reporting site,” sponsibility for ‘bringing it to the at- Todd Hartch which seems like a vehicle for intru- tention of visitors.’” I for one want no Associate Professor ■ Ge ng a lot of experience. sive monitoring of individual behavior. such responsibility. ■ Somebody who has internships on their resume looks a hell of a lot be er than somebody who Hot classrooms create bad learning environment doesn’t. ■ My major is special educa on, After leaving the learning sweatshop, and no fans, and the only thing opening ern is even saving any money its probably but the internship I applied for err, I mean class, I began to wonder how the doors did was let in some extra noise. miniscule. Not to mention they are creat- is not related. It’s working for the much money is Eastern saving by not So after leaving class, sweating like ing a horrible environment to try to learn NFL actually, as a PR rep. I’d be turning on the air conditioning? I know I had just done a session of Tae Bo with in. Plus, it does not seem too far a stretch working for Tampa Bay. I like the budgets are tight these days and every Billy Blanks, the fi rst thing on my mind to say it is only a matter of time before NFL and I’ve always wanted to do penny counts, but seriously, it was 79.5 was a shower. I imagine that thousands of a student (especially if they are hungov- something like that so I was like, degrees in my fi rst class in Combs and 79 other students on campus share a similar er) faints due to dehydration, and busts “Why not apply?” in the next, which followed immediately mindset. Albeit water may be cheap, but their head on something. In that case, any after. I know this because I checked the I imagine when you add the cost of heat- money Eastern saved will vanish into the ■ I’ve never had an internship thermostats prior to watching my profes- ing the water to a comfortable tempera- hot muggy air we sit through every class. before. I don’t really know much sors’ futile attempts to lower the temper- ture and multiply this by the number of about them. ature. It should also be noted that a good showers, it probably results in a consid- Benjamin Bothen portion of these classes have no windows erable sum of money. In the end, if East- Student ■ My internship was easy.

■ I interned for Woodmen of the World. They sell life insurance. I just sat at the desk and waited Student faces stress of post-college job hunt for whatever she needed me for and she didn’t need me for but a blame game and I refuse to give my- journalism. I have no regrets on becom- much, so I just sat there. My Turn: self excuses. All I know is the job market ing a journalism major. In fact, I love what is an extraordinarily demanding and over- I do, but the thought of entering a world ■ I’m a sophomore, maybe in a Tristan all competitive world. where it feels like one has to beg to get a year or so. Meiman And that is where my fear lies. Like job that they have spent their entire col- most students who are graduating this lege career for is a bit discomforting. ■ They suck, and I hate them. May, I have discovered the search for a I have applied for a series of jobs, both career can take a toll on one’s mind and part time and full time. Applying for them ■ It’s all about who you know. at times, self-confi dence. Example: I am is not the issue. Th e chance of work is, if about to graduate and even though I ap- anything, a glimmer of hope in the dark So I’m going to be very blunt with you. ■ My internship is wack. I’d ply for a job that is relevant to my fi eld, I world of unemployment. I am afraid. My time in college is coming never work there. do not get it. Hell, maybe I can’t even land Th ere is no doubt about it. Th is time in to an end, and after 18 years of constant a basic part-time job though I have a col- my life is not the best thing I have experi- education I should be proud of the mile- ■ Internships are awesome, it’s a lege degree. enced, so I have to look at the positives. stone I have reached. great way to get your foot in the Something like that makes all the writ- I am alive. My friends and family love Th is is somewhat true. I am very proud door. ten papers, all the exams, the all-nighters me more than I could possibly imagine. of the accomplishments I have made and all those times studying for nothing. And in only two months, I will be a proud throughout my life. But where has this ■ I’m an English major. We sit in on Th e feeling of being a disappointment to graduate of Eastern Kentucky University. sudden wave of fear come from? Gradua- classes, but we don’t really have not only myself but also my friends and Th is is just a small bump in the road tion. Th e sight of the end is both exciting to do internships. parents sank in. For a brief time I wasn’t that will soon be fi xed. And in the future as well as terrifying. Th at fear is related to myself. Instead of the talkative, happy, when I’m working at my dream job, I can our country’s current job market. ■ Internships are really helpful to carefree person that I usually am, I felt look back on this article and smile. So to Now, I refuse to go into a discussion get your name out there. empty and extraordinarily depressed. the future Tristan Meiman I say, “Well about our country’s politics or economi- Th is was something that I dreaded done, Tristan. You did it!” cal situation because to me it’s nothing ■ Internships open up the door for from the moment I declared my major in a lot of other jobs that you may be interested in.

■ No, I’m not doing one just because I’m an educa on Hazing puts unfair stigma on Greek life major. So I guess the closest polo, plaid Nikes and, of course, ankle- Just like everything in life, you should thing to an internship I’d be high, white long socks. Needless to say, I never judge a book by its cover. Yes, it is doing is my student teaching. My Turn: was looking fl y. true some fraternities on our campus have Cari Tre na Somehow making it to the last night, gotten in trouble for hazing, but that does ■ I don’t guess... I haven’t really I decided I wanted to make a lasting im- not automatically set a standard for the heard of anything. pression with one of the chapters. I ac- entire Greek community. Every chapter, complished said goal by high-fi ving every not just the sororities, donate hundreds ■ I’m going on a missionary trip, single member as I entered and exited the of dollars to charities and philanthropies so no. room. each year, on top of completing count- My high-fi ves must have worked be- less hours of community service. Sorori- ■ I just haven’t been looking, really. Coming from central Virginia, I knew cause the next day I became a new mem- ties and fraternities even require a mem- absolutely no one at Eastern in 2009. I had ber of Alpha Gamma Delta, and I couldn’t ber to keep a certain GPA to remain a part ■ I’m par cularly looking for paid joined the EKU 2013 Facebook group, but have been happier. Laughter, excitement of the chapter, so if positively contribut- ones, but I’m not totally against messaging a person once via a social me- and unforgettable memories fi lled my ing to society is not convincing enough, the idea. I haven’t found one yet dia site does not constitute a friendship. new member period. Not once during then the demand for academic excellence though. Th e eminent danger of me spending those eight weeks did I ever feel uncom- should do the trick. my four years in Kentucky alone made fortable, out of place or pressured. All of Alpha Gamma Delta changed my life. ■ I’m more interested in relaxing me decide to attend Colonel Camp, which the members of Alpha Gam were kind Th e girls in my chapter looked past my than working this summer. turned out to be one of the best decisions and considerate. I was never forced or hideous fashion sense and got to know I ever made. I had a great time and imme- blackmailed to do anything I didn’t want who I was on the inside. I’m a stronger ■ If it happens, it happens... I’m diately made some of my closest friends. to do. and more driven person, and hazing has not searching for anything in Once returning from Colonel Camp, talk Flash forward to 2012, and things have nothing to do with these changes. Th e par cualr though. of fall sorority recruitment began. My not changed a bit. However, a few fra- values and purpose my chapter has taught daily attire consisted of athletic shorts, a ternities on campus have caused a nega- me is to thank. Greek Life does not pro- ■ I’m in PGA golf management and T-shirt and a bandana, and I didn’t even tive stereotype for the entire community. mote demeaning someone or advocate we’re required to take own a pair of heels; joining a sorority was A couple of exceptions should not create making others feel inferior; Sororities and internships over the summer. You not an interest of mine. the rule. Not only have I been in Eastern’s fraternities are here to allow a person to never really get to learn it unless After realizing literally all my friends Greek community for three years, but I grow and thrive as a human, caring indi- you experience it. and every girl on my fl oor in Palmer were am currently Alpha Gamma Delta’s presi- viduals wanting to make a diff erence in going through the fi ve-day recruitment dent for a consecutive term. My chapter the world. process, loneliness, once again, forced has never hazed. Being a president of a We don’t bite; we don’t enjoy hurting me to participate. Since I was rushing Greek organization requires a lot of com- others; we don’t think diff erently of those Compiled by Staff for the sole purpose of entertainment, I munication and interactions with the oth- not involved in Greek Life. We are just could have cared less what the sororities er chapters on campus. With that said, I like you, just with a diff erent shirt on. thought of me. Th e fi rst night, and one Submit your topic ideas and comments via have become quite close with the other email to [email protected] of the most important nights of recruit- sororities here at Eastern. Th ey, too, do ment, I wore Pepto-Bismol colored shorts not haze. with a not-matching striped, lighter pink A8 Th e Eastern Progress, Th ursday, March 22, 2012 DRUGGING AND DRIVING MADISON COUNTY REPORTS 10 2010. Reducing drugged driving rates will “Th ey are really cautious and usually go Impairment increases signifi cantly when DEATHS, SEVEN INJURIES CAUSED BY require good data on the extent of the prob- slower than the speed limit; this is when marijuana use is combined with alcohol. lem, so researchers can measure the impact they get caught. It’s not because they are Studies conducted by the National Institute DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS of interventions. swerving, they’re too careful and stand out.” on Drug Abuse have found that many driv- “You just don’t see as many wrecks relat- Drugs are often used in combination ers who test positive for alcohol also test By KERRI HINKLE ed to drugs as you do alcohol,” Smith said. with alcohol, but police offi cers have no in- positive for marijuana, making it clear that [email protected] “Th ere is so much focus on drinking and centive to look for drugs other than alco- drinking and drugged driving are often re- driving because programs such as MADD hol, according to Compton’s research. It is lated behaviors. Last year, 10 people died in Madison put money toward research programs and much easier to prosecute an impaired driv- Th e Institute for Behavior and Health, County and another seven were injured in advertising.” ing charge based on alcohol impairment Inc. has concluded the costs of drugged car crashes caused by drivers under the in- An estimated 10.5 million people re- than it is for drug impairment. driving each year include $33 billion in fl uence of drugs. ported driving under the infl uence of il- Offi cers typically look for signs of alco- damages every year. Nearly 2,000 collisions were reported in licit drugs, according to a recent National hol impairment fi rst. If alcohol impairment “I do think there needs to be more fo- Kentucky involving drivers suspected of be- Survey on Drug Use and Health. Th e study is found, the investigation usually stops at cus on drugging and driving,” Smith said. ing under the infl uence of drugs, according found over 12 percent of users were among that point. Offi cers don’t continue testing “If we don’t bring drug and driving aware- to the Kentucky State Po- college-aged people. to see if there were drugs involved. Comp- ness to the public now, drivers will continue lice 2010 annual report. Of the total number of ton’s research indicated offi cers should not to push the limit and try to be daredevils.” Driving under the in- “Currently,there is no positive drug tests, mari- approach drugged driving in the same way fl uence of any drug af- juana accounted for near- as alcohol-impaired driving because drugs fects the brain and can law against drugging ly 50 percent; cocaine are much more complex than alcohol. impair motor skills, reac- wwasas detecteddetected iinn a ffourthourth tion time and judgment. and driving in the ooff tthehe positive cases wwhilehile More than a third of driv- state of Kentucky.” opiates were detecteddetected in ers who were stopped for llessess tthanhan 15 percent, ac- erratic behavior or caused ccordingording to a 2010 stustudydy a crash had at least one il- Jared Smith bbyy tthehe NationaNationall Institute legal drug in their system. Student on Drug AAbuse.buse. Over 30 million Ameri- ““InIn most drug relat- cans admitted to drug- ed wrecwrecksks among cocollegellege ging and driving, report- stustudents,dents, popolicelice usual-usual- ed the National Institute on Drug Abuse.use. llyy fi ndnd marijuana in theirtheir system,” SmithSmith “Police offi cers are just starting toto get said. ““MarijuanaMarijuana is the easiest drug tools to identify legal and illegal drugsugs re- ttoo get a holdhold ofof andand cheapestcheapest fforor lated to driver behavior,” said Terry KKline,line, stustudentsdents to bbuy.”uy.” program coordinator and professoror fforor Marijuana aaffff ects areas ooff Traffi c Safety Institute at Eastern. ththee brainbrain tthathat controlcontrol tthehe Th e court system does not have appro-appro- bbody’sody’s movements, bbalance,alance, priate research that indicates a level of ddrugrug coorcoordination,dination, memory, use that aff ects driver performance. WitWith-h- jujudgment,dgment, as wewellll as out tools for arrest and research for convic-onvic- sensations, accoraccord-d- tion, drivers are often not found guiltyuilty ooff ing to tthehe Nation- DUI unless they plead guilty, Kline said.aid. al InstituteInstitute onon “Currently there is no law against drug- DDrugrug AAbuse.buse. Be- ging and driving in the state of Kentucky,”tucky,” cause tthesehese eef-f- said Jared Smith, a police studies majorajor in fefectscts aarere cocom-m- the criminal justice department. “ThTh ere is pplicated,licated, more no law that stops you from being highh wwhilehile rresearchesearch is requirerequiredd you’re driving, if you’re stopped by policepolice to uunderstandnderstand mmar-ar- and they fi nd marijuana on you, that’ss wwhenhen ijuanaijuana’s’s impact on you get in trouble.” ththee aabilitybility ooff ddriversrivers Mass media is not used enough inin tthishis ttoo react to comcomplexplex arena, and no drugged-driving messagege hhasas aandnd unpreunpredictabledictable sit- been disseminated, said Richard Compton,mpton, uuations.ations. director of National Highway Traffi c SafetySafety ““UsuallyUsually someone Administration in a research done foforr tthehe whwhoo is drivingdriving hhighigh is National Institute on Drug Abuse in MarchMarch vveryery paranoid,”paranoid,” SmitSmithh saisaid.d. FEATURES Adam Turner, Editor The Eastern Progress | www.easternprogress.com Thursday, March 22, 2012 B1 5th Annual EKU Triathlon Let them eat cake... taking place on April 14 STELLA JANE’S BAKERY RICHMOND LOCATION OFFERS TASTY, By ADAM TURNER AFFORDABLE BREAKFAST TREATS. [email protected] Sometimes a tripip to thet gym just doesn’t’t cut it. For those lookingking to swim, run and bikebike their way through a By SAMANTHAMANTHA TOTOYY donuts’ smell, feel and taste reflect their friendly, competi- [email protected] t homemade origin. Angela has perfected the tive atmosphere, true bakery-style donut. EKU Campus Angela Sensabaugh Stella Jane’s offers the classics, such as Recreation’s fi fth ownsow and operates bakery glazed and chocolate-dipped, as well as a annual triathlon StellaStell Jane’s Bakery, along with maple-dipped. Cake donuts come in a vari- should be exactly her husbandhu John. ety of flavors such as white, chocolate, coco- the workout needed.. It might be one of Rich- nut and blueberry. Taking place 8 a.m.m. on mond’smond best kept secrets, open- Filled-yeast donuts such as raspberry and April 14 the upcomingming trtriathloniathlon ing itsit doors in November 2011. Bavarian cream are put out daily, but many promises to exceed last year’s impressive turnout. JohnJoh wanted to create a bak- other flavors are available for special orders. “Th e 2011 triathlon had 80 participants and was the ery afteraf seeing Berea had no “We also have chocolate dipped Boston fi rst year that we used digital timing through a profes- such eestablishment and opened cream Long John’s, cinnamon rolls and apple sional racing company Head First Performance,” said one ini December 2010. Howev- fritters,” Angela said. “Apple fritters are our Greg Corack, assistant director of Intramurals & Sport er,er, John, a general contractor, most popular item.” Clubs. “Th ey administer numerous races throughout the andan Angela had no experi- Stella Jane’s cinnamon rolls are big region.” enceen in the bakery business. enough to split between two people, but so Corack added this race provides an approachable TheyTh began experimenting mouthwatering you might not want to share. challenge for both dedicated athletes and those without withwit recipes. They also offer special orders with a four- any experience. Some recipes came from dozen minimum as well as special occasion “Th is sprint triathlon is a great opportunity to experi- familyfami members and the Inter- cakes and catering. ence the sport at a distance that is achievable for all fi t- net, wwhile others they just made “We also make fresh Parker House yeast ness levels,” Corack said. up ono their own. rolls,” Angela said. “Par bake then freeze And at $15 for students, $25 for faculty, staff and “We “ would fry up the do- them, so that customers can take them home alumni members of the Fitness and Wellness Center, and nutsnut and call everyone we to finish baking them when they want.” $35 for all others, Corack said the registration fees are a couldcou think of to come in for Delectable delicacies aside, what real- major draw for the event. tastetast testing,” Anglea said. ly sets Stella Jane’s apart is freshness. You “Th e price point is also very aff ordable as it is hard to “We“We just continued this trial won’t find day-old donuts here. Everything fi nd a triathlon for only $15 anywhere,” Corack said. andand errorerr process until we got ev- is served fresh. Don’t have a bike of your own to compete with? Not erythingerythi tasting just the way we This cash-only, family-operated estab- a problem. wanted.”want lishment opens 7 a.m., Tuesday through Sat- “Students can sign up as a team and race with friends TheTh next challenge was a urday, which is the perfect time to grab a do- who may have a bike or contact Betsy Hagan at Campus name.name But this challenge had an nut before your first class. Recreation to rent a commuter bike for the event,” Cor- easyeasy solution. Through April 22, Stella Jane’s is offering ack said. “Th ese bikes rent fast, so make sure to contact “This actually came pretty a special for all of Eastern’s faculty, staff and her now to reserve your bike for the race.” easy,”ea Angela said. “We put students. Come in with your EKU ID and get Th ough all competitors get a wicking race shirt and a mym grandmother’s name a dozen donuts for $4.99 (limit two dozen) gift bag for competing, there are also prizes for fi rst place and John’s grandmother’s and $13.99 for a dozen specialty donuts (lim- in each division, split into male and female races: Stu- name together and got it two dozen). dents, 39 and under, 40 and over, and team. Stella Jane’s.” You can contact Angela Sensabaugh at Registration for the triathlon is open until April 9 at Stella Jane’s is not the 859-358-6386 with orders or questions. Stel- the Fitness and Wellness Center. For more information placepla to find “fake” donuts, la Jane’s Bakery is located at 330 Eastern By- about the race, check out the Campus Rec website at my friend.fr If you’re looking for pass in Richmond, near Domino’s and the campusrec.eku.edu. a ddelicious,eliciou authentic, sugary treat, UPS store. The Berea shop is located at 809 SAMANTHA TOY/PROGRESS therether is no competition. The Paint Lick Road. BRING ON YOUR

A TRACK-BY-TRACK REVIEW OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S LATEST ALBUM

By ADAM TURNER most political album, as well as to pay tribute to the living leg- [email protected] end, here’s a track-by-track breakdown of Springsteen’s latest. “We Take Care of Our Own”- Th is is the album’s fi rst Bruce Springsteen has always been a man to speak to our single, and the one track that screams “Classic Springsteen” times. on the album. Much like the eternally misinterpreted 80s hit Following the shocking events of 9/11, he responded with “Born in the U.S.A.,” this song sports a chorus that dares any the inspiring album Th e Rising that shared both the confusion wannabe Reagan out there to play this on their campaign and broken heart of our nation and uplifted with a sense of trail this upcoming election season. “Th e road of good inten- unity and hope. Th e War in Iraq and the tumultuous Bush era tions has gone dry as a bone” in a country that Bruce iron- were met by the bleak Devils and Dust and the biting Magic, ically notes has all but abandoned “taking care of our own.” while the exhilaration and exaltation of the Obama inaugura- Key Lyric: “Th ere ain’t no help, the cavalry stayed home/Th ere tion saw his celebratory Working on a Dream. Whatever the ain’t no one hearing the bugle blowin’.” state of the union, he soon provides the anthem. “Easy Money”- If the previous track set the land- He is rock’s greatest historian, outlasting his contempo- scape, this one digs into the individual stories populat- raries and out rocking his followers, and as he once sang, ing this world. Here, the protagonist urges his lady to put teaching us more with a three minute record than we ever on her red dress, as Springsteen’s heroes tend to do, and learned in school. hit the town for the night. But all the strings and “woos” Years and a crippling fi nancial crisis later, Springsteen’s can’t hide the fact that the bankers up on the hill back with the most direct, confrontational and angriest al- are moments away from destroying their lives. bum he’s ever made: Wrecking Ball. And the worst part? “Th ey’ll just think it’s funny.” In his greatest works, the concern has always been the Key Lyric: “I got a Smith & Wesson 38/ I got a hellfi re same: Measuring how far our reality has drifted from the burning and I got me a date.” American dream. And in Bruce’s mind, they’ve never been further apart. He’s had it with the greed and corruption in- “Shackled and Drawn”- An early favorite that’s ready to fecting our country from the top down and wants it stopped win over even the sternest Bruce haters. He growls his way by whatever means necessary. through a modern take on a slave song with a chain-gang It’s his protest album, his Occupy E Street. beat about a man who wants nothing more than to work, Th is “us vs. them” mentality is often too broad and nev- but can’t fi nd it anywhere. “What’s a poor boy to do but er subtle, but it is most certainly rousing, and the music is keep singing his song?” When the songs are as layered and undeniably as fresh and joyous as ever, bringing in a wide foot-tappingly addictive as this one, how could you resist? variety of infl uences and sounds sure to surprise diehard › SEE WRECKING BALL, PAGE B2 fans and newcomers alike. So in order to fully delve i n t o the variety in what may go down as his B2 Th e Eastern Progress, Th ursday, March 22, 2012 Mass Effect 3 splits opinions GAME PROVIDES EXCITING, SATISFYING END TO CLASSIC TRILOGY CONTROVERY ERUPTS OVER FANS’ DEMAND FOR NEW, IMPROVED ENDING By MICHAEL EMERSON By JOSHUA MOBERLY [email protected] [email protected]

I usually go into big fi nales with a grain of salt, but I’ve learned that when the game Mass Eff ect 3 was released only two weeks ago, but though it should have been a company Bioware needs to buckle down and deliver, it won’t disap- contender for video game of the year, it is a major disappointment in- point. Not only did I believe that Mass Eff ect 3 was a satisfying end- stead. ing to the story of Commander Shepard, it also exceeded my ex- Th at is not to say the game is bad, quite the opposite. Mass pectations in terms of both gameplay and story, and it lent itself to Eff ect 3 is perhaps the best game in the trilogy…until the last 10 some legitimately tear-jerking moments. minutes. If you want to know exactly what is wrong with the end- Th is game tells the fi nal chapter in the most intriguing way by ing, a quick Google search is all you need. But to avoid spoilers, I starting you as an out-of-commission offi cer under house arrest will only say that as a long time fan of the series, I nearly returned and the threat of the reapers, a race of ancient super intelligent ma- my copy to GameStop two days after purchase. chines whose sole purpose in life is to wipe out Th e Mass Eff ect series has long been ad- not oonlyn humanity, but anything else with vertised as a game where the player aarere uul-l- a ppulse.u timately in control of where the story goes.oes. Earth is under siege in the beginning, and an entire Bioware has always, up to this point, listened to thehe army of unstoppable reapers are sucker punching ev- fans input on what they wanted to see. However, in ery planet they can get their robotic tentacles on. It’s the end it seems that all of the sway that the fans had up to you, a gang of friendly acquaintances and your was merely an illusion, and the franchise was really bare infl uence to gain the trust and assistance of every controlled by Bioware and their parent company EA species in the galaxy. Of course, with the current cir- Games. cumstances, they don’t have much choice,, but fortu- It gygoes without saying the fans of the Mass nately you do. EEffff ecectt franchise are nnot taking this sitting down. Th e main draws too the game would be its solid Th e eyy are using lettletter-writinge campaigns, onlinene thirdthir person shooting implementinimplementingg a user-friend- ppollsolls and petitions,petitions and most importantly, theyhey lyl weapons managing system.em. AnAAnotherother being strategic have organized the Retake Mass Eff ect movement.t RPG orientation, which allows yyouou and each squad member When the Retake movement was still small, Bio- you acquire from the story each with their various skillslls and techniques to custom- ware/EA kept quiequiet, instead allowing trusted gaming websites like IGN, Ko- ize to your liking. ttakuaku and G4TV tto fi ght for them. Here professional video game journalists More importantly the dialogue system which movesves the plot along with yyourour ccalledalle the members of the Retake movement “spoiled,” “enti- infl uence being how you, the player, chooses to respondnd either as a Par-Par- tltled,”e and “childlike” for wanting to see closure to a series it agon (positively) or Renegade (negatively) to a questionon or situation hhas invested hundreds of dollars in since its inception. in the form. Th roughout the game, you come acrossss dozensdozens ooff Instead of allowing these insults to bother them, small debates you can choose to infl uence, making thee game feelfeel the Retake Mass Eff ect movement has continued with its even more organic and real. peaceful attempts to bring closure to the Mass Eff ect se- Th is series has been famous for engaging its playersers witwithh ries. It has since started a drive for Child’s Play, a charity its superb writing and abstract character interactionsns thatthat that gives toys and video games to children in hospitals. make you feel legitimately invested in your relationshipsships And all the while its numbers have grown as more play- with every person or alien you run into. ers completed Mass Eff ect 3 and were disappointed by the Stories that follow the “choose your own path” ex- ending. ecution usually fail to invest the audience either Bioware then spoke up early last week saying, “We by giving them too much freedom or not enough. have no plans to change the ending, because it is an artis- Fortunately, the Mass Eff ect games give players tic ending.” Th is was met by critiques from independent enough freedom to guide the story whilst keeping reviewers and literary experts who pointed out enough it grounded in its own original story. plot holes in the ending to make the San Andreas Fault Th is game does suff er from the hype and expec- look like a crack in the pavement. Upon hearing this, Bio- tation that leads to fans’ heartbreak, but should not bebe ware again took to silence, waiting to see just how big the looked at as a game made just for fans, or at least peopleeople Retake movement would become. who’ve played the last two games. Th at said, this is a trilogytrilogy Finally, Bioware has its answer. As of now, the Re- and should be enjoyed as such, this game could be aann introintroduc-duc- ttake movement’s Facebook page has over 40,000 members. tion but people will have a more indefi nite rewardingng experience ifif IItt hhas the support of Forbes Magazine. Video game news sites they played the fi rst two, and with a story this large it deservesdeserves your are sstartingt to take its side. And now Bioware is open to sugges- full attention. tiontionss from the still-growing movement. While this game has faults in certain executions, andnd an endingending thatthat In closing, I leave this message to anyone on Campus that can lead to a lot of people’s disappointment, it’s used iinn a way tthathat can is involvedinvo with the Retake movement: “Keep holding the line.” be seen as satisfying to everyone, without sacrifi cing originality.originality. Worship Directory -This is a Paid Advertisement-

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By KENNA TRENT ters never hold the camera, and the camera itself isn’t a part [email protected] of the story. One would assume the camera choice is one of convenience rather than eff ect. Th e plot is simple: A young woman attempts to escape However, the eff ect is very interesting. Th e house in the apparent intruders in her father’s lake house. It is a gener- fi lm is boarded up, so even during the day it is pitch black ic horror story you have seen about one million times al- inside. For a more natural look, the only light used is fl ash- ready, right? lights, electric lanterns and work lights. So, you don’t end Don’t be so sure. up with the, “Hey, why is it so well lit in the forest at night Silent House is the American take on a Uruguayan fi lm with no moon?” eff ect that tends to happen in horror mov- called La Casa Muda. Th e tagline for the Spanish-language ies. Th e authenticity and balance between light and dark fi lm boasts “real fear, in real time,” because the movie is added to the suspense. shot to appear as though it is one long 78-minute take. Th e However, suspense was not lacking. While the twist end- fi lmmakers wanted the audience to experience the horror ing could be seen about a mile away, I can’t say I wasn’t still exactly as it is happening to the characters. absolutely terrifi ed by the idea of what I was seeing. Other Th e American version employs this same technique by horror movies cut back and forth from character to char- literally following Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) as she helps her acter in ways that limit the scare. A single camera straight- dad and uncle fi x-up their old lake house so they can put it forward approach makes you sit through everything with- up for sale. out a cut-away to protect you from what is happening on It’s not long before the creepy old house starts to get screen. Th ere is no “safe” angle. to Sarah, who sends her dad off for a safety check of the Of course, Elizabeth Olsen should be given credit for creaky upstairs. Before she knows it, someone, or some- being a great victim. She has solidifi ed her status as a queen thing, in the house, injures her dad. Her search for help be- victim by sniffl ing, crying and screaming at all the right gins a tense psychological battle between Sarah and the un- moments. But, it will be interesting to see where she goes known thing in her house. in the future. Hopefully, this won’t be the best moment of Silent House is slightly longer than 85 minutes and was her career. shot in 10-minute segments, then edited to appear as if it Th e story is not exactly what is to be expected, but it fl ows continuously. Th at being said, 10-minute shots are doesn’t veer far from the traditional horror formula we all very impressive. Considering Elizabeth Olsen is almost al- know and love. If nothing else, the technique is worth more ways the only actor on screen, she bears the burden of car- than the story itself. And who said a movie couldn’t be rying the story along for any amount of time by herself and great on those accounts? If you saw the trailer and weren’t in such close quarters, it is quite the daunting task. impressed, it’s defi nitely worth another look. While the fi lm was shot on a high-defi nition profession- al photo camera, this isn’t necessarily the same style as a found-footage fi lm like Paranormal Activity. Th e charac- COURTESY OF IMP AWARDS Verdict: B- The Walking Dead wraps up second season

By ADAM TURNER and entertaining as it was inconsistent and frustrating. an exciting, worthwhile watch, from Carl getting shot in the [email protected] Much of that frustration stems from the show’s confused premiere up to Shane’s surprising death in the penultimate identity; it can’t decide what kind of show it wants to be. episode. When AMC fi rst announced it You can often see the writers trying to make the slow-paced, Given what we saw in the fi nale, it is clear the third season was going to bring a zombie show thoughtful breed of drama that always dominate award sea- is setting up to be a weirder, wilder beast of its own. It looks to cable television in the fall of sons: A Mad Men, a Sopranos, etc. At this point, however, to fully embrace its inner comic book roots and hopefully 2010, it was easy to be skeptical. A this is where the show falters most. Character developments, fi nally live up to its great potential. For now, however, Th e show based off of a gory, black and especially Lori’s incoherent mood swings, can come across Walking Dead remains a solid and addictive show, easily the white comic book series sounded as unrealistic, and interactions, such as Hershel and Rick’s best of its kind around today. like the kind of B-movie premise endless ruminations on God, can feel too fi t for the SyFy network rather than heavy handed. Verdict: B the sterling home of critical darlings Mad Men and Break- Perhaps that’s why thehe second half ing Bad. of the season felt like suchssuch an im-im- But with famous director Frank Darabont (Th e Shaw- provement. Mazzara seemsems to have shank Redemption) backing the project and AMC’s track a solid grasp on what thee show tru- record with serialized programming, even the skeptics had ly is, what the fans wantt and where reason to take notice. And after its stellar Halloween pre- to go from here. Th e pacepace wawass miere, Th e Walking Dead proved with its high production faster, the action was harderharder and values, tense action and surprisingly aff ecting drama that it the zombies more plentifulnntiful and had the potential to become the next great genre show. Or, as frightening. And the showhhow de- many fans were quick to dub it, the next Lost. serves major credit for re-rre- Th is is certainly high praise for any show, and whether fusing to let any audi- Th e Walking Dead has lived up to the title is up for debate. ence member of their What is certain is the show’s popularity, which continued to toes with their ded- impress with record-shattering ratings throughout its sec- ication to unpre- ond season. Unfortunately, much of the discussion regarding dictable twists and this season has been dominated by the show’s backstage dra- shocking deaths. Ul- ma, particularly Darabont’s very public dispute and dismiss- timately, there were al halfway through the season and his replacement by show- enough big, buzz- runner Glen Mazzara. Th e result was a somewhat tonally worthy “moments” divided season that was as frequently surprising, suspenseful to make the season COURTESY OF AMC

“Th is Depression”- A desperate for help from a broken a gospel girl chorus, the song employs religious imagery to WRECKING BALL soul, clearly refers to two very diff erent kinds of depression. paint an America that has strayed so far from its path that CONTINUED FROM B1 Simple and understated, even with Morello’s second impres- it’s unclear when or how we could ever return, climaxing in, sive featured guitar backing it, this track is a hymn to any who I kid you not, a female rapped verse written by Bruce. But the have felt lost and hopeless, whether fi nancially or otherwise. rap is honestly eons better than any rap written by an aged Key Lyric: “I always loved the feel of sweat on my shirt/ Key Lyric: “Th is is my confession/I need your heart in this de- rock star has any right to be. Still, it won’t be for everyone. Stand back son and let a man work/Let a man work is that so pression.” Key Line: “You pray for guidance, only silence, now meet your wrong?/I woke up this morning shackled and drawn.” “Wrecking Ball”- Kicking off the B-side (for those of prayers/Th e morning breaks, you awake, but no ones there.” “Jack of All Trades”- Th is somber, slow-paced track takes you who still care, as I do, about an album’s structure) is a “Land of Hope and Dreams”- An older concert staple that’s the protagonist from the previous and makes him world wea- song Springsteen debuted in concert in 2009 to memorial- fi nally made its way onto an album. Th ose who felt the track ry and defeated. He’ll do any job you’ll give him, but has long ize the demolition of the old Giants Stadium. It has outlived was a bit overblown probably won’t have their minds changed ago accepted that the rich get richer and the poor stay poor: and surpassed its original purpose, retransformed on the al- here, but the album version is more upbeat and bright, and “It’s all happened before, it’ll happen again.” Th ings take a vio- bum into an anthem for the downtrodden who persevere the song’s helplessly idealistic message manages to stay on the lent turn by the end as he imagines fi nding “the bastards” to through hard times come and gone. Very American and very right side of corny to become genuinely uplifting. Look out for “shoot’em on sight,” right before Tom Morello of Rage Against much Springsteen, it has only grown in power and mean- another epic, emotional sax solo from the Big Man himself. the Machine explodes the fi nale with a moaning guitar solo. ing considering it features one of beloved and departed sax Key Lyric: “Th is train...Dreams will not be thwarted/Th is Key Lyric: “Th e hurricane blows, brings the hard rain/When player, Clarence Clemon’s, last performances with the band. train…Faith will be rewarded/Th is train…Hear the steel the blue sky breaks, feels like the world’s gonna change/And Key Lyric: “Hold tight to your anger/And don’t fall to your wheels spinnin’/Th is train…Bells of freedom ring.” we’ll start caring for each other like Jesus said that we might/ fears.” “We Are Alive”- A pitch perfect ending that ties together I’m a jack of all trades, we’ll be alright.” “You’ve Got It”- Probably my least favorite on the al- the aggressive fi rst half with the hopeful second. Building from “Death to My Hometown”- An Irish romp set to a “We bum. A bluesy, swaggerifi c Bruce croons his way through an acoustic intro, Springsteen gives voice to the dead and op- Will Rock You” beat, Bruce sports his best island accent for a track romancing a loved one with that indescrib- pressed who refuse to be forgotten. Th is one will stick with you. this drinking song turned bitter and fi ery. Th is ditty’s an obvi- able “it” factor. It’s a simple love song meant to break Key Lyric: “We are alive/And though our bodies lie alone here ous allusion to his old classic “My Hometown” a nostalgic ode up an album dominated by big messages and protests. in the dark/Our souls and spirits rise/ To carry the fi re and to troubled times. Here, however, the greedy thieves of Wall But to me, it seems slightly awkward and phoned in. light the spark/To stand shoulder to shoulder and heart to Street have long ago ruined the ideal, with Springsteen pil- Key Lyric: “Well, now, listen up my reckless love/It’s precious heart.” ing on charges leading up to nothing less than a shotgun blast. so don’t waste it/Can’t tell you what God made it of/But I Only time will tell how the album holds up. For now, Key Lyric: “Sing it hard and sing it well, send the robber bar- know it when I taste it.” Wrecking Ball is yet another late career triumph, and musi- ons straight to hell/Th e greedy thieves who came around and “Rocky Ground”- Th is will likely be the most discussed cally one of his greatest eff orts. ate the fl esh of everything they found/Whose crimes have and divisive song on the album. It’s an experimental track gone unpunished now, who walk the streets as free men now/ where producer Ron Aniello’s hand is most felt. Set to a light Th ey brought death to our hometown, boys.” hip-hop beat featuring loops, preacher-scream samples and Verdict: B+ Sports B4 The Eastern Progress, Thursday, March 22, 2012

Joshua Jones said. “His hard work has been an JONES inspiration to the rest of the team.” CONTINUED FROM B6 Jones said he’s only had two main inspira- tions during his basketball career. “My brother and mother. They have always supported me and pushed me,” Jones said. “I kind of season he’s had this year,” Allgood always play for them.” said. Jones said he plans to sign with an agent at Allgood added there has never been a the end of April. But he isn’t picky as to whom problem with Jones on or off the court. he would like to play for. Senior Joshua Jones credits Jaron Jones “I would be blessed just to have a chance to with inspiring other members of the team. play,” Jones said. “I would work hard for any “The work he puts in every day is a tes- team who drafted me.” timony to the fact that hard work pays off,”

hit a single to bring Hagen in. Phipps was later BASEBALL thrown out at second base, ending the inning CONTINUED FROM B6 with three men on base. Bowling Green responded in the fi fth in- SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS ning with a single run, but the Colonels were Junior Cheyanne Pounds belts a hit against Southeast Missouri University. still ahead 2-1. Th e Falcons took the lead in the Eastern went 2-1 against the team during a weekend series. Hughes hit a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth and seventh and never looked back. Th e third for the Colonels, but the Falcons just kept team scored two runs in both innings, putting scoring. Th ey got fi ve more runs in the fourth them up 2-5. Eastern tried to rally in the bot- “To be in that scenario, to be able and another two in the eighth. Eastern had one tom of the seventh with two runs scored to put to have a match point, or a match last run when Daniel hit a solo homerun in the MEN’S TENNIS them in striking distance of the Falcons, 4-5. A CONTINUED FROM B5 game against the #1 player in the ninth. sacrifi ce fl y by Daniel brought in Grisham and a country is a tremendous statement Th e Colonels wrapped up the series with a double by Soloman brought in Rodriguez. But for the level of player that Hugo is,” 4-8 loss. Junior pitcher Shane Grimm got the Bowling Green scored three more runs in the Oertel said. “Hugo was more disap- loss, allowing three runs on fi ve hits while strik- top of the ninth to put the game out of reach for fi rst set from Virginia’s Philippe pointed than anybody that he didn’t ing out two. Soloman led Eastern’s off ense, go- the Colonels. Th e Colonels tried to rally in the Oudshoorn. With the momentum win it. But it was just a big statement ing two-for-two with an RBI and a run scored. bottom of the ninth by loading the bases, but on Janz’s side, he would try to keep to the level of player he is even to be Th e game was scoreless until the fourth in- they got all three outs without scoring a run. the talented Oudshoorn on his toes. in the scenario he was in.” ning, when Eastern scored two runs. Soloman, Th e Colonels return to the diamond Friday, But Janz was unable to close out the Hagen and Garcia all were on base from hitting March 23, for a three-game home stand against match as he eventually fell in the A LOOK AHEAD singles when the Falcons’ pitcher hit junior An- third set, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4. Jacksonville State. Eastern will resume OVC play drew Wilson, pushing Wilson on base which First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. Th e most intense battle came allowed Soloman to score. Junior Matt Phipps from the No. 1 seeds. when they travel to Tennessee to Th e No. 1 player in the nation face Tennessee State University. Th e Mitchell Frank found himself down Tigers will try to turn their season against the Colonels top competitor, around against the Colonels. Hugo Klientovsky. After taking the Coach Oertel had a simple an- fi rst set, Klientovsky was unable to swer for what he thought the Colo- secure the second, and in the third, nels needed to do to stay undefeated the senior rallied himself to a match in conference play. point opportunity. Although Hugo “We just have to maintain our was unable to pull off the upset, it level that we’re capable of playing. shows how tough the senior veteran I’m pretty confi dent we’ll be fi ne if has been all year. we just maintain our level,” Oertel Coach Oertel commented on the said. play of his senior leader Klientovsky. Th e match is scheduled for 3 p.m., March 21 in Nashville.

Worthington said there will be no SOFTBALL looking back for the team. CONTINUED FROM B5 “Th ey know what they can do now and we just go on from here,” she said. Th e team takes the fi eld again hit the ball really well,” Robb said. Wednesday, March 21, for a double- SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS Robb said she was going to work header against Morehead State. on her spins and where she places First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. The Colonels won one game but lost two to Bowling Green State Saturday. the ball to prepare for the next game. CLASSIFIED ADS

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By CHRISTOPHER MCGEE provided the margin of victory for the team with a [email protected] two-run home run in the top of the eighth, making the fi nal score, 7-5. In the series fi nale Sunday, Eastern returned to Eastern’s softball team (8-13 2-1 OVC) did some the win column with a 4-2 victory over the Red- multi-tasking last weekend. hawks. It opened conference play and shook off its re- Diane Gallagher scored fi rst for the Colonels in cent road woes by winning two out of three games the bottom of the third with an RBI single. With against Ohio Valley Conference opponent, South- the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the east Missouri (10-14 3-2 OVC). fourth, a dropped fl yball by a Southeast Missouri Th e Colonels began the series by splitting a dou- center fi elder would result in three runs for East- bleheader Saturday against the Redhawks. Eastern ern. Xia Wilson hit an RBI single in the top of the won the fi rst game, 3-2 in eight innings. sixth to cut the lead to two, but it was as close as Th e fi rst game stayed scoreless until Katie Tack- the Redhawks would come. ett’s homerun, her fourth of the season, in the bot- Freshman pitcher Leanna Pittsenbarger (5-6) tom of the fourth inning. started the game and pitched 4.1 innings, allow- Southeast Missouri’s Brittany Smith reciprocat- ing one run on three hits and walking two. Fellow ed with a two-run blast of her own in the top of freshman Shaylon Robb pitched the fi nal 2.2 in- the fi fth to tie the score, 2-2. Th e teams remained nings to earn her fi rst career save. knotted up until the eighth inning. Diane Galla- Coach Worthington said she was proud of the gher and Carissa Reisinger had back-to-back bunt team’s tenacity during the series. singles in the bottom of the frame to put runners in “We were in all three games, they were all close,” scoring position. Worthington said. “It’s nice to see them {the team} Raquel Howes added a bunt single of her own keep plugging away to get the result we want.” to load the bases. Tackett then stepped to the plate She also said the team is improving and didn’t and drove in the winning run with a shot to cen- discount the importance of being back home. ter fi eld. “Th ese games were key and they set the tone for Freshman pitcher Shaylon Robb recorded the what we’re going to do next,” Worthington said. “It win, allowing only two hits, no walks and striking would’ve been hard not to get a couple of wins here out one. to bounce back.” In game two, Southeast Missouri had to work She added Robb’s insertion into the game was for its victory just as the Colonels did in the fi rst because of the team having a breakdown in the one. Th e Redhawks needed eight innings to defeat fi fth inning of past games. Eastern, 7-5. “Th e fi fth inning is where we generally lose it, Larkyn Woods got the Colonels on the board whether it be on off ense or defense,” Worthington fi rst with a two-run home run in the bottom of the said. “So I said why not have a diff erent fi rst inning second inning. Howes then came to the plate in the and try new combinations to see what works.” last half of the fi fth and hit a two-run blast of her Robb credits the weekend’s victories to team- SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS own, extending Eastern’s lead to 5-1. work. Southeast Missouri would answer back with “We came together at the end of the game and Freshman shortstop Lauren Mitchell robs Southeast Missouri of a run four runs in the top of the seventh to send the game Saturday. The Colonels came home from a road trip and took two out of into extra innings. Th e Redhawks Kaitlin Wallace › SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE B4 three to begin conference play. Despite high winds, Men’s tennis team women’s golf team loses two on the road finds way to excel By GREG ADAMS Janz would then play closer. Th e No. 3 seed By STEPHEN HAUSER said. “It was kinda windy so some [email protected] survived a tie-breaker in the fi rst set, then [email protected] of the scores were higher than they went on in the second to close out the match usually were.” against Bertrand Moulin, 7-6, 6-3. Th e strong winds were able to Afterward, head coach Rob Oertel shared aff ect more than just the fl ight of Eastern’s men’s tennis team went on the his thoughts on the contest. Th e fi nal round of play in the the ball, once it was in the air. Th e road this weekend to face two tough oppo- “Th at match was kind of the theme of the 2012 Bison Challenge at Paiute wind also aff ected the way ball nents before diving back into conference play. season the way our top four guys have been Golf Resort in Las Vegas was can- moved after landing on the grass. First, the Colonels would take on James playing at another level,” Oertel said. “It was celled last Sunday due to strong “It was hard because the ground Madison University (5-6). not an easy match to go on the road and play winds. was fi rm, so the ball was rolling a After successfully taking down the Dukes, a good program at their place, and we’re just Th e Lady Colonels overcame lot more towards downwind than the Colonels would go up against the No. 5 settling into the outdoor season. So I was the fi erce winds in the fi rst two what we are used to in Kentucky,” team in the country, University of Virginia pretty happy with the scores to get straight rounds and posted two strong said Weidmar. “Since the ground (14-1). set wins. Our top guys took care of business scores. Th e 18-team event was was fi rm the ball was rolling out Despite good eff orts, including two match- against some good tennis players.” hosted by Bucknell University. and you had play your shots diff er- es decided in three-setters, the Cavaliers were Th e next day the Colonels would face an- Th e Lady Colonels fi nished in ently.” able to sweep Eastern. other top program. third place after shooting a two- Junior April Emerson fi nished Eastern (11-6, 1-0 OVC) took the court Th e University of Virginia came in boast- round total of 633. University of tied for eighth place with the two Friday with hopes of defeating a solid James ing a 14-1 record with its only loss coming at San Francisco fi nished in second round of 155. Madison squad. Th anks to the solid play of its the hands of Ohio State. Virginia also had the place after shooting a 631. Oral “I felt like I did pretty well con- top-seeded veterans, it was able to do so. country’s top player in Mitchell Frank. Roberts University won the event sidering the circumstances,” she No. 2 seed Niklas Schroeder would set the Th e Colonels gave it their all, and on sever- by 17 shots with the score of 614. said. “It was really windy so my tone for the Colonels by defeating Australian al occasions looked as if they could upset the “We played good for a lot of fi rst round I shot a 75, I was really native Ryan Pool in straight sets. After a hard- 2011 NCAA runner-ups, but it was not to be stretches in the tournament,” Head thrilled with that.” fought victory in the fi rst set, Schroeder was as Virginia was able to ward off the Colonels Coach Mike Whitson said. “For the Playing in windy conditions able to close out the second more comfort- long enough to win each match. most part, I thought we had a very can also put on an addition- ably. Th e score, 7-6, 6-1. Th e Colonels only win of the night came good week and a great attitude in al mental challenge to the game. Right behind him was No. 1 seed Hugo from freshman Craig Campbell and junior really windy conditions.” “Playing in those kinds of condi- Klientovsky who beat his opponent, Greg Jan Dombrowski as they were able to win Th e Lady Colonels had two peo- tions you really have to think more Vladimirsky, in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2. their doubles match against the team of Bri- ple to fi nish individually inside the and use your head,”Weidmar said. Fellow seniors Parul Verma and Philip Janz an Fang and Ian Uriguen. Th ey upset the duo, top 10. Senior Katie Wiedmar fi n- “Sometimes I strive better [sic] in refused to be denied, as they were the last two 8-3.wAlthough the Colonels fell short of their ished tied for fi fth place with a two those situations.” to pick up victories for the Colonels, solidify- goal and the potential upset, two nail biting round score of 154. Wiedmar nar- Th e Lady Colonels hit the links ing the win. matches oc curred at the No. 3 and No. 1 rowly missed out on fi nishing tied again on March 25-26 at the Saluki First it was Verma. Th e No. 4 seed got the singles position. for fi rst place by two shots. Golf Invitational hosted by South- best of his opponent Florent Sentenac and No. 3 seeded Colonel Philip Janz stole the “I thought I played pretty well ern Illinois University. orchestrated a solid performance to take the given the conditions,” Wiedmar wmatch, 6-2, 6-3. › SEE MENS TENNIS, PAGE B4 Check out www.easternwww.easternprogress.comprogress. SPORTS for our online exclusive coveragecoverag B6 Thursday, March 22, 2012 The Eastern Progressress wwwwww.easternprogress.comww.w.eaeasstterernpnproroggress.com Chris McGeeMcGee, Editor Jaron Jones makes All-District

SENIOR GUARD REAPS THE BENEFITS Jones is by no means new to bas- ketball. OF HARD WORK, INCREASED HIS “I started playing basketballketball at six SCORING BY 15 POINTS THIS YEAR years old,” Jones said. “I hadad played a little T-ball and football when I was five.” By CHRIS MCGEE Jones added basketballl has always been his [email protected] sport of choice because he was always taller than the rest of the guys. Colin Powell once said, “There are no secrets to He said Kobe Bryant, Nick YoungYoung and Derek success. It takes hard work, preparation, learning Rose are some of his NBAA idols. from failure.” “I see a lot of similaritiesties in Young’s game and Senior guard Jaron Jones may have been listening mine,” Jones said. when Powell made the quote because he went from Among coaches, Phil Jacksonackson is one of his favor- averaging 2.5 points per game (ppg) during his ju- ites. nior year to 17 ppg his senior year. “I like Jackson’s coachingng style because he lets the Jones was recently selected to the National As- players do most of the talkingalking because thethey’rey’re the sociation of Basketball Coaches All-District 19 sec- ones who are playing thee game,”game,” he said. “Jackson ond team. District 19 consists of Ohio Valley Con- instructs when he needs to, but other than that he ference schools. In addition, the team is voted on by sits back and lets the playersyers vibe off of each other the member coaches and represents the finest stu- and work together.” dent-athletes in the country. Jones doesn’t take his selectionelection to the team light- ly. “It’s an honor, I’m very blessed,” Jones said. Head Coach Jeff Neubauerauer said Jones is a tale of two players. “His first year here duringring his junior year he was only playing 10 minutestes a game and averaaverag-g- ing two points,” Neubauerr said. “His senior year he averaged 17 points per game and became one of the top five scoring andd field gogoalal ppercentageercentage guys in our conference.” Neubauer added Joneses has really trans- formed himself as a playerr between his junior and senior year. “He has become a muchch more effective shooter, more effective driver,river, got fouled quite a bit,” said Neubauer.er. “He is alalsoso playing with a whole lott more confconfi-i- dence.” Neubauer also said Jonesnes has literliter-- ally become the most improvedproved play- er in the country this year.r. He said drive is Jones’ best qqual-ual- ity. “After watching the transforma-ansforma- tion between his junior and senior year, Jaron is a driven youngung man,” Neubauer said. “He didn’tdn’t come here, score two points a game and leave a defeated man; hee decided he was going to make it hahappenppen for himself.” Fellow senior and teammateteammate,, guard Jeff Allgood, said Jones hashas been a good teammate during hihiss time here at Eastern. SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS “He’s worked hard to have thethe Senior guard Jaron Jones emerged as a team leader › SEE JONES, PAGE B4 this year, becoming one of the top players in the OVC. SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS

Football team has good first day of Baseball wins one, loses spring practice two in weekend series

By CHRIS MCGEE By MATTHEW CRUMP [email protected] [email protected]

Th e Colonels football team began its spring practice sea- Th e Eastern Kentucky University baseball team went 1-3 son Monday. last weekend at home against Bowling Green State Univer- Eastern opens the spring season fresh off of winning a sity. Th e Colonels (7-11) won game one 10-8, lost game two share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship. In addi- 2-22, and lost the last game 4-8. tion, the Colonels will return 17 of 22 starters from last sea- Th e fi rst game went well for the Colonels. Senior pitch- son (10 off ense, 7 defense). Th e group of 17 includes eight er Matt Harris earned the win, pitching over seven innings fi rst team All-Conference players. with eight runs allowed on twelve hits with three strikeouts. Mondays and Tuesdays will be helmets only for the play- Senior Jacob Daniel was the star in the batting lineup going ers with Th ursday and Saturday’s practices being in full pads. four-for-four with fi ve RBI. During Monday’s session the team did the usual stretches Both teams started the game with one run each during the and ran some plays. In addition, each side of the ball broke fi rst inning. Senior A.J. Jamison hit a double, stole third and off into its own group. For example, the off ense was in one was hit in by a sacrifi ce fl y by senior Richie Rodriguez. Th e group, defense in another, and special teams. Falcons (7-12) responded in the third inning by scoring two Coach Dean Hood said he thought Monday’s practice runs. Th e Colonels took the lead and kept it in the bottom of was good. the third, scoring seven runs. Jamison singled to right fi eld “We really restructured our pre-spring stuff where we’re and landed in scoring position. Junior Austin Grisham hit a doing a lot more football movements.” Coach Hood said. “I single and Rodriguez was walked, leaving the bases loaded think that really helped our guys to come out here and be for Daniel’s double to score three runs. faster from day one.” Senior Dustin Dunlop double scored and a homerun by Hood added off ensive coordinator Dane Damron was a sophomore Bryan Soloman put the Colonels up 7-3. Th e in- little behind with his off ensive line due to being a fi rst-time ning ended after sophomore Sean Hagen was scored on an coordinator, but that he was able to get them up to speed. RBI groundout by senior Michael Garcia. Eastern extended “He missed out on spring ball last year, which meant he their lead in the fourth when Garcia scored on an RBI single missed out on summer and had to get his off ense going in by Daniel. Bowling Green attempted a comeback in the sixth the fall,” Hood said. “But during the off season, you’re allowed with two runs, but another RBI from Daniel pushed the Col- to meet with your players for two hours a day to watch fi lm. onels even further ahead. Th e last rallying point for the Fal- He has spent that time watching fi lm with the players which cons was in the eighth when they scored three runs. But it helped them to know the off ense and defense better.” wasn’t enough to get past Eastern, who took the game. Hood said during these spring practices the coaches are Th e second game wasn’t as fortunate. Th e Falcons defeat- mainly watching to see who is properly executing the foot- ed Eastern 2-22. Senior pitcher Greg Terry recorded the loss ball movements, so it’s too early to tell who stands out. allowing seven runs on seven hits in two innings with two “You won’t know for sure until it’s live ball and full pads,” strikeouts. Th e Colonels were out-hit 5-21. Bowling Green said Hood. scored fi rst in the second inning with a run but really took SONYA JOHNSON/PROGRESS the game away in the third, scoring 14 runs. Junior Alex Pitcher Andrew Wilson runs the bases in Eastern’s › SEE BASEBALL, PAGE B4 series against Bowling Green State University.