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PAGE 8 PAGE 2 HE T aily astErn Ews Thursday,D August 25, 2016 E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” n VOL. 101 | NO. 5 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM CAA to vote on course approvals By Samuel Nusbaum Administration Reporter | @DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs will cover several topics including a pair of course revi- sions and proposals in the psychology depart- ment at its first meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in Booth Library, room 4440. The psychology department put forth two new course proposals, which are PSY 3760 Judgment and Decision Making, and PSY 4810 Neuropsychopharmacology. Psychology professor Jeffrey Stowell said PSY 3760 would run parallel to the Cogni- tive and Social Psychology courses and there would be some overlap in the subject matter. The course will focus on how humans make both good and bad decisions. MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS It would also draw from many related fields Tarble Art Center Assistant Director Mike Schuetz secures a support beam on a sculpture outside Tarble Art Center Wednesday. When the piece in psychology to explain and put into perspec- is complete, people will be able to sit at the picnic tables located on each of the four platforms. tive why and how humans make decisions. “In psych there are many sub-disciplines,” Stowell said. PSY 4810 will focus on how drugs affect Sculpture inspires community the brain, human behavior, sensations, the thought process and mood. “A focus on first, normal function of neu- rons and neurotransmitters, and then how ‘Tarble Arts Tables’ drugs alter those processes,” Stowell said. It will also focus on how the brain is wired to give students and how it is supposed to operate, compared to when drugs alter behavior. another hang out The class will also require a prerequisite called Biological Psychology. By Kalyn Hayslett Students will see how all sorts of drugs, Editor-in-Chief | @DEN_news from recreational illegal substances, to every- day drugs like anti-depressants, alcohol and The “Tarble Arts Tables” sculpture next even caffeine affect the brain. to the Tarble Arts Center will be finished by Other items on the agenda for the CAA in- Sept. 11. clude academic waiver reports from all of the The interactive sculpture will feature five colleges in the school throughout summer va- staggered porches. cation, a committee appointment request for Assistant Director Mike Schuetz said stu- the Academic Technology Advisory Commit- dents seeing the sculpture’s construction fac- tee, and listening to reports on grade appeals ing Ninth Street ignited student›s curiosity and university learning goals. and anticipation. Austin Cheney, the Chair of the School of “A lot of students have stopped by and Technology, said the proposed course revision asked what›s going on, so that›s excit- of CTE 3000G Consumers in the Market- ing,” Schuetz said. MOLLY DOTSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS place will be taken off of the agenda as a re- Jerome Leslie, junior elementary education Gwendy Stewart, who is working on the exhibition, adjusts a plank before drilling it into place sult of how much work it would take the pro- major, said the thought of another sculp- Wednesday outside the Tarble Art Center. Stewart and three others are working on this piece, fessors to revise it. ture on campus serves as a symbol of hope which will be finished by Sept. 12. Economics professor James Bruehler, who for Eastern. will be serving on the CAA for a second year, “I think there is a lot of fear about The porches have a more complex shape sculpture is built. said it is healthy for someone to get out of (how) the college is going to close so see- and more angles than the average house “It›s meant to be a sculpture where stu- his or her department and interact with the ing them build something new is reassuring,» porch, which makes the building process dents meet and hang out. My hope is that broader Eastern community. Leslie said. more intricate, Schuetz said. students take ownership of it,” Schuetz said. “So it is good for me and it is healthy for Jessica Gomez, a sophomore early child- “All of these are pentagon shapes so we are “It›s partially left open so the community can the institution to have input and participation hood education major, said the timing of the dealing with angles all the way,” Schuetz said. decide what to do with.” from a broad range of participants,” Bruehler new sculpture quiets all the closing rumors. “The posts are set at the points of the penta- According to heather-hart.com, the artist›s said. “If we have money to build a sculp- gon. So the table and ribbons carry the pre- purpose of the sculpture is to provide com- Bruehler said he sees himself as another set ture then there is no way we are going vailing shape.” munity members a place to come together of eyes to look over proposals and revisions. to close,” Gomez said. Above all of the porches there will be a and build relationships. “Curriculum revisions initiate with the fac- The “Tarble Arts Table” sculpture is a part pentagon shaped awning that will provide “This Porch Project is a space to consid- ulty,” Bruehler said. “Proposals go to the de- of artist Heather Heart’s porch project, which shade and protection from the rain. er and challenge the evolving socio-political partment curriculum committees, then the began in 2015. Schuetz said even though the construction landscape at this intersection of our commu- college committees and then CAA prior to be- Made primarily of wood, screws and is an extensive process, the weather has been nity,” the website said. “It takes the lunch- ing approved by the president (and) this pro- brackets, each level will have a table and an unexpected ally with limited rain. room phenomenon of self-segregation as a cess promotes quality curriculum.” bench open to community members. Ciarra Peoples, junior sociology and Af- starting point for the project, reserving a Both Tarble Arts Center staff members ricana studies major, said students Samuel Nusbaum can be reached at 581-2812 will utilize the space more by socializing, and Eastern carpenters will help complete the Sculpture, page 5 or [email protected] artist›s vision. talking, eating and meeting once the 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016 Local weather Parking ticket grace period to end THURSDAY FRIDAY Department. the owner will be put on file. “Of course, move-in week and the “It is free and can be very helpful first few days of classes are the peak if any issue arises. UPD can match times for permit sales but the lines the owner to his or her bicycle,” move fairly quickly.” Smith said. Parking permits are $100 for ju- Those with bicycles should also be Thunderstorms Partly Cloudy niors and seniors for the entire school sure to secure them with locking de- High: 88° High: 86° year or $50 each semester, and $200 vices when they are unattended and Low: 66° Low: 70° for freshmen and sophomores or always use the bicycle racks. $100 each semester. Many students have also received Before students assume they can tickets for parking without permits For more weather visit eiu.edu/eiuweather park off campus instead of paying during times rumored to have little- for a permit, Smith suggests students to-no monitoring by officers. think about whether or not they will “Always assume that we are ticket- always find a spot before taking the ing. One popular rumor to not be- The Daily risk of getting a ticket. lieve is that no tickets are issued dur- JUSTIN BROWN | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS asTern ews New and returning students should make themselves aware of parking “If a student decides to park in a ing breaks or finals weeks,” Smith e n guidelines. campus lot without a valid permit, it said. “We are monitoring and enforc- “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” may result in a citation,” Smith said. ing parking all year long.” Smith said students should asks Smith said the goal for the parking The Daily Eastern News By Abbey Whittington and staff lots the first week of class- themselves if parking will be available services is to provide students, facul- 1802 Buzzard Hall Associate News Editor | @anwhittington96 es and all lots will be ticketed and en- to them that is close and accessible ty, staff and guests with a positive ex- Eastern Illinois University forced the second week of the fall se- during their class schedules, includ- perience by making parking as pain- Charleston, IL 61920 217-581-2812 With the first week of classes mester,” Smith said. ing when and if they are late.