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Eastern Illinois University The Keep October 2011 10-10-2011 Daily Eastern News: October 10, 2011 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2011_oct Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: October 10, 2011" (2011). October. 17. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2011_oct/17 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2011 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in October by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Trailblazing professor Football humiliated remembered by peers before 9,000 fans Page 3 Page 8 CONCERT Chicago rocks family, students By Samantha McDaniel was surprised by how many songs she Activities Editor knew and she enjoyed rhe concert. ''[got to spend it with my family," Changing lights, rock music, Spinner said. "lt was like a blast from cheers and cl3pping could be seen and the past for them." heard Saturday in Lancz. Arena. Martha Ritrer, who met the band The band Chicago enrertainetl through the meec-and*greet, said sbc an esrimaced 3.500 ro 4,000 audi saw the band almost 36 years ago and c:nc<: members for two concerts us thinks that rhey still sound the same ing drums. guitars, trombones, sax as they did back then. ophones, keyboards, trumpets and Deb Gory, an Eastern parenr, said flutes. Audience members danced, she was surprised by the energy the swayed and held lir-up cell phones or members had. lighters. "They exceeded my expectations," Chicago is made up of nine mem Gory said. "I had no due rhey would bers including four founding mem be that good after so long. J was sur bers: Roben Lamm. keyboards; Lee prised they are in such gTeat shape." Loughnane, trumpet; James Pankow, Another parent, Dick Cole, said trombone; and Walr Parazaider, sax this is the second time he saw Chi ophone and flute. The ocher mem cago perform. The first thime was in bers include Jason Scheff, bass guitar; 1968 when they were opening for Keith Howland, guitar; Tris Imboden, Jimi Hendrix. drums; Drew Hester, percussion; and Brinker said she feh the concert Lou Pardini, keyboards. went well and served the purpose of Ceci Brinker, the director of Stu bringing families together. dent Life, said she thought the con "A Family Weekend concerr is just cens went well. a special time atEIU, and seeing£1U KIMBERLY FOSTER J THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS "Chicago ddive:ed ~ promised parents and students singing along, Walt Parazaider, a founding member of the band Chicago, plays saxophone Saturday during the first of two show put a great, great show as evident by the dancing and having a good time at a on by the band In Lantz Arena as part of Family Weekend. Parazaider also plays flute and woodwinds for the band. many Eastern parents and friends Family Weekend concert event says it singing along and dancing in the dems and parents enjoyed clle oppor Mr. Perry had his. little arm around £:bought they were sriU fantastic. all," Brinker said. "You cannot put a aisle," Brinker said. runity ro have fun together. his wife and was swaying," E!Jsworth "This was rhe besr EIU concert I've price on chat!" Brinker said the highlighr of the Pam Ellsworth, an Eastern parent, said. "Ir was such a render moment." been to and I've been to five," Ozark show for her is just having Chicago as said she thinks Chicago still bad good Kim Ozark, an Eastern parent, said said. Samantha McDaniel can be the Family Wedcend performance. energy and enjoyed clle performance. the band has changed a lirtle since she Kaycee Spinner, a senior family reached at 581·2812 Brinker said she bdieves the sru- "My favorite pare is when I saw saw them when they were young, bur and consumer sciences major, said she or [email protected]. RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER MAGICIAN Energy Center running, Parents, students drawing national attention dazzled by magician By Elizabeth Edwards By Uriah Berryhill making a paper ball levirate and News .Editor Staff Reporter crawl up and down his arm. He said he has sometimes used it in tricks at Eastern is now clle only uruversity in rhe country mar can IJlusions, levatations. voodoo and taverns near rhe college campuses he fuel its entire campus off renewable c:nergy. r magic entertained Eastern parents, visits. During the grand opening of the Eastern's new Renewable srudems and faculty as a evenr parr He said he has had a rrick mil on Energy Cemer.lin~ upon lines ofinterested srudems. faculty of Family Weekend. stage and he prepares for these mis members and community members Stood outside of rhe new The University Board had Mike takes by having an alternative trick building co take a tour Friday. Super, winner from the NBC reali that the audience is always oblivi Ryan Segal, the campus energy and sustainabllity coordi cy show "Phenomenon,'' on campus ous ro. nator, who presided over rht> tours, said rhe energy center will Friday. Super said he loved the: audience reduce greenhouse g~ emissions by 80 percent. Some of Super's rricks included members and audience members The center will use 27,000 cons of wood chips a year to levitating a girl from the audience, loved him. fuel the bioma~ gasification process, he said. making a bowling ball appear from a Rick Laymen, an Eastern par The energy ancer, located at 21 00 18th Sr., will be open picture on a piece of paper and con ent and audience member, said he 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Segal said. The new plant trolling a parenc from the audience. thought the show was put together has replaced Eastern's steam plant facility, which was located Super did a premonition trick well and was very interesting. on Seventh Sr. where he guessed what three audi Super said he was born and raised Honeywell Building Solmions built the energy cenrer for ence members would say to three in Pittsburgh, and began performing $55 million, he said. The contract with company guaranrees different questions char he had asked. magic when he was 6 years old. He that within 20 years clle savings received from the center will "Doing magic is not amazing said he gained an inrerest in magic pay for rhe coscs, he said. to me, but amazing others is what and illusions when he went to Dis The renewable energy center was built without increasing makes me love my job," Super said. ney World and watched a magic city taxes or srudent ruition rates. The projected life span of Super said he loves performing on show for the first time. the faciliry will be about 30 years, he said. college campuses for Family Week Super said his all-rime famous During rhe grand opening ceremony, Donald Kaman, the ends because he can relate co rhe col trick is the Voodoo crick. This trick area direaor of rhe U.S Dcparuncm of Commerce, Econom lege srudem and their parents by us made him a winner on the NBC ic Development Adminisrration, said Eastern's renewable en ing comeJy that rhey can relate co. show, "Phenomenon." ergy center is truly a success story on many d.ifferem levels. During che performance, Super Michael Melloc, an Eastern par The cemer is rhe largest biomass renewable energy project DANNY DAMIAN If THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS made snow that Soared around rhe em. participated in Super's famous in the country ;md will significantly reduce: Eastern's annual A crowd gathers to watch the truck tipper operate stage. He said rhar chis trick hon Voodoo doll trick. Mellor said he electricity consumption, Kathan said. after the grand opening of the Renewable Energy ors his mother because as a child he was entertained, surprised and be ~Ic highlights a successful parmership between an universi Center Friday. The tipper gets the truck to 63 degrees promised her rhat he would always lieved che trick would work. ty and a privare company," K:uhan said. allowing the truck load of biomass fuel to get into the cry tO make snow. MAGICIAN, page 5 ENERGY, page 5 hopper. Super said his favorite trick is THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 2 OAilYEASTERNNEWS.COM NO. 129, VOLUME 96 EIUweather TODAY TUESDAY Partly Cloudr Partly Cloudy High: 82' High: 80' Low: 53 Low: 51 " For more weather visit castle.elu.edu/weather. ONLINE ON THE CHEAP: Golf date Like goiP. Like sav ing money~ Like someone and don't know where to take: him or her? Go ro dailyc.astcmncws.com ro ~ee Online Editor Chrhtopher O'Driscoll show you how to have fun, cheap dace ... kind of. 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