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UNIVERSITY EVENT Essential ‘Unique Sole’ showcases variety items come first during budget crisis Budgets leaves limited options for departments

By Sarah Ruholl Administration Editor

The effects of the state budget crisis can be felt across Eastern’s campus. “Our budget crisis is real,” said Jonelle DePet- ro, chair of the philosophy department. “And all departments across campus are being asked to do their part.” To date, Eastern has received $20.5 million of its $50.6 million state appropriations. Trea- surer Paul McCann said the university does not know when the remaining money will be paid. To handle the restricted cash flow, the universi- ty has been limiting spending and cutting costs wherever it can. “At this point, we’re allowing people in their departments to decide what’s necessary, but (the purchasing department) second guess every- thing,” McCann said. “Someone looks at every AMIR PRELLBERG | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS single item and considers whether each one is Trish Garvey, a sophomore kinesiology major from Homer Glen, performs at the Unique Sole dance recital Thursday evening in the theatre of necessary. is is a significant amount of addi- the Doudna Fine Arts Center. tional consideration paid to every purchase.” The history department, which chair Anita Shelton said already had a very limited budget, Dancer’s have e groups spring performance hind it,” Loucks said. ready. As the rest of the dancers put has cut back or eliminated photocopying and featured a variety of music ranging The story Loucks said she got on their tights and started to dance, long-distance phone calls. first performance from Enya to Whitney Houston. out of the dance was that of a man the latecomer straggled behind, BUDGET, page 7 Kaitlin Helms, a junior kinesiol- being tormented by the three wom- rummaging through her bags. on Doudna stage ogy and sports studies major from en in his life. Toward the end of the perfor- Roselle, attended the show and “Tormented,” the dance per- mance, the dancers did the Can- EVENT By Sam Bohne enjoyed “The River Sings” for its formed to Blue Foundation’s song can; latecomer at the end of the Staff Reporter beauty. “Eyes on Fire,” added flag twirling line with her skirt around her head, “I just liked it because it was re- into the mix of the shows different in a last effort to put the rest of her Literary Chatter among the audience ally modern,” Helms said. dance forms. costume on. grew as students, faculty and com- The show also had a variety of “(Unique Sole) was really well Alicia Cook, a sophomore eco- munity members trickled into the dance styles and costumes ranging put together,” Loucks said nomics major from Decatur, liked personality Doudna Fine Art Center’s theater from glimmering dresses to flannel The “Can Can’t,” a humorous the “Can Can’t” the best. ursday night for “Unique Sole.” shirts and overalls. piece, performed to Jaques Offen- “I liked how the girl came in and kin- to speak As the almost-filled house of the Brittney Loucks, a sophomore bach’s well-known melody, brought da’ messed everyone up,” Cook said. theater grew dark, the audience business major from Edwardsville, laughter to the audience. After the “Finale,” Jeanna Mc- quieted when Lynn Gearica intro- said she liked the costumes in the At the beginning of the perfor- Farland, director of the show ap- at Eastern duced the performance. show, but also liked the piece “Tor- mance, the dancers walked in and peared onstage before the compa- When the lights came up, the mented.” prepared to dance, followed sec- ny danced into sight to take their dancer’s sequined costumes spar- Audience members may have onds later by a single dancer walk- bows. Vowell to present kled in the stage lights as the EIU recognized the song for the dance ing across the stage, talking on her Dancers had their first ever perfor- “Tormented” from the soundtrack phone. e single dancer stumbled Sam Bohne can be reached Reading, question- mance on the Doudna’s stage with of “Twilight.” to the ground in her cluelessness to at 581-7942 answer, sign autographs their opening number “Forever.” “I felt like it had a good story be- the rest of the performers getting or at [email protected]. By Heather Holm Activities Editor CITY A famous humorist writer will do a reading Mattoon school district finances being watched bringing her insights on the human condition tonight. cally a snapshot in time of five “If a school is on the warning ed to account for the state’s late Sarah Vowell, author and commentator, will ISBE watching different indicators we use to try list, we watch them to see there payments to the school districts speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Dvorak Con- to show a district’s financial con- are any patterns,” Vespa said. within the state. cert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. over second dition on June 30 of each year,” “We kind of target the district The profile makes the school Vowell has traveled across the U.S. to plac- year in a row said Deb Vespa from the school to see how they are moving on- districts aware of their trends and es such as New York, Los Angeles and Chica- business and support services di- ward and watching the trends if where they stand financially. go reading from books and commenting on var- Staff Report vision of ISBE. they need help with anything.” “It gives a school district an ious issues. The five indicators include If a school is on the watch list, idea of how to view their financ- She has been on National Public Radio’s is The Mattoon school district the amount of money the school the ISBE watches the school a lit- es,” Vespa said. American Life since 1996. has been placed on a watch list district has in savings, invest- tle closer. This is the second year Mat- “I’ve been a fan for a while and it turns out a for the Illinois State Board of ments and the estimated reve- “We see if they should be do- toon has been on the watch list. lot of people here have heard her material and Education’s financial profile for nue ratio. ing deficit reduction or that sort The Mattoon School District read her books,” said Dan Crews, director of the 2010 fiscal year. A school district can be placed of thing,” Vespa said. Superintendent was not available LITERARY, page 7 “The financial profile is basi- on the warning list or watch list. The lists have been adjust- for comment. 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CAMPUS BRIEFS Global diversity symposium held in MLK Union today e inaugural symposium for the Interdisci- plinary Center for Global Diversity will be held BREANN PLEASANT | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today in the Martin A bags tournament was held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the south quad. Monday raised from the event went to the Little Hands Big Hearts Children's Foundation. Luther King Jr. University Union. e symposium will have two separate panels. e first panel, titled "Culture of Body, Gender and Hybridity," will take place from 9 to 11:30 DENNEWS.COM p.m. Panel two is called "Politics of Language and Land" and will run from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Undergraduate Fishing at excellence honored Lake Charleston with Showcase EIU Online reporter Chaz LeGrand shares his photos of Lake Chareston. Eastern will hold its second "Showcase of Check out his photo blog on DEN- the Exploration and Inquiry of Undergradu- news.com. ates," otherwise known as Showcase EIU all day today. The university-wide program is designed to recognize academic excellence among un- dergraduate students and will focus on re- search projects, outreach activities, intern- ship experiences, study abroad and special activities. BLOTTER For more information contact Bonnie Ir- win, dean of the Honors College, at 217-581- 1,2,3 Bedroom 2017. Criminal damage to state-supported property was reported at the Mar- tin Luther King Jr. University Union and Lumpkin Hall Sunday. e in- —Compiled by Managing Editor cident is under investigation, the UPD said. Collin Whitchurch Close

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RESIDENT HALL ASSOCIATION RHA helps make a wish come true

Pie Day among topics discussed at meeting

By Rob Mortell Staff Reporter

The Resident Hall Association meeting at Thomas Hall began with the discussion of one of the associa- tion’s upcoming events — Pie Day. RHA president Karla Browning said Pie Day is going to take place at Carman Hall on April 15. Students will be able to hurl pies at their fa- vorite RHA executive board mem- bers, advisers and hall presidents af- ter the RHA meeting has been com- pleted. “It’s going to be really exciting and a lot of fun,” Browning said. All money raised at the event will go to National Residence Hall Hon- orary and RHA scholarships. All students are encouraged to come out and throw a pie. The new business on the agen- da was guest speaker student Meg Ryan. She is a part of the Eastern Make-A-Wish foundation. Three other members and Ryan asked the RHA for help raising money. They have found a candidate to make a wish come true; his name is Joel, he has had cystic fibrosis since AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS he was 10-years-old. His dream was RHA president Karla Browing talks about the wall of oppression that RHA sponsored during the RHA meeting Thursday evening in Thomas Hall. to be in a movie, which he got to do. Joel just finished filming for the ie because Joel is in it,” Ryan said cent of their order will be donat- ed RHA and NRHH members to The next meeting is at Thursday movie “Earth Bound,” but the cost The group is helping pay for the ed. The restaurants participating are RSVP to the banquet on April 29. at Carman Hall. of the trip still needs to be covered. cost with a fundraiser night a Mon- in Charleston, Mattoon and Shel- Treasurer Dan Clark asked for the The movie stars Kate Hudson and ical’s Pizza on Monday. They must byville. Flyers are available in the help of RHA members with mak- Rob Mortell can be reached Whoopi Goldberg. raise $5,000. Students who attend resident halls. ing final exam kits after the Lincoln at 581-7942 or “Definitely go check out the mov- must bring a blue flyer and 20 per- Secretary Shannon Davis remind- Hall meeting on April 22. [email protected].

COMMUNITY Locals to walk against own smoking habits

and to show their support for Quitline which is a statewide pro- Kicks Butts Day strong tobacco policies and edu- “In recent years (Kick Butts gram aimed to help people quit cation. smoking. Callers can speak with a allows people “Kick Butts Day began after the Day) has allowed people to get certified cessation counselor who to learn ways to university received a grant for the is trained to assess callers’ needs live free tobacco free project,” said information for themselves or and to reinforce a successful path quit smoking Ryan Messinger, health service as- to quitting smoking. sistant director. for family or friends on cessation The race is expected to have By Kate Kelleher The purpose of the Live Free services.” about 30 participants, while at- Tobacco Free project is to promote tendees of Kick Butts Day typical- Staff Reporter Ryan Messinger, health service assistant director a tobacco-free living, and a com- ly reach near 100. Community members will race ponent of the project has become “We’re hoping for a big turnout toward kicking their smoking hab- Kick Butts Day. are available to those dealing with Coles County Health Depart- this year, but it always depends on it at the third annual Kick Butts The schedule of events for Sat- tobacco addiction. ment, which will have informa- the weather,” Messinger said. Day Saturday as part of a national urday includes a 5K walk/run, “In recent years (Kick Butts tion on different services avail- Kick Butts Day will be held at campaign for the fight against to- followed by a community pic- Day) has allowed people to get in- able throughout the county and Morton Park, 1215 Division St., bacco use. nic where local vendors will have formation for themselves or for state. and will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kick Butts Day, sponsored by booths filled with food, games, family or friends on cessation ser- All proceeds from the day will Health Service, allows the com- and information. Local businesses vices,” Messinger said. benefit tobacco education. Pro- Kate Kelleher can be reached munity a chance to learn more will also be in attendance to raise One of the organizations in at- ceeds from previous years have at 581-7942 about the harms of tobacco use awareness of cessation services that tendance on Saturday will be the gone toward the Illinois Tobacco or [email protected].

STUDENT GOVERNMENT New party on ballot for student government elections

By Jenna Mitchell Currently, there are only and hopefully make a real difference.” Tommy Neirman, Staff Reporter two students affiliated with the The other parties that will be on student body VOLT party other than Nierman; “I wanted to run the ballot are the United Party of Stu- president In the upcoming student govern- candidate Charles Jaques, a junior biolo- for president dents and the Party of United Leaders ment elections a new political party, with VOLT gy and French with teacher cer- Supporting Excellence. VOLT, will be on the ballot. tification major, and Anna Nasin- and I felt that I Executive elections take place on The VOLT party was started by ska, a sophomore history educa- Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. Tommy Nierman, a sophomore busi- One of the party’s main purposes tion major. was ready.” to 5 p.m. in Coleman Hall and the ness management major, as a result is to approach the student body in a Jaques and Nasinska will both be Tommy Nierman, Martin Luther King Jr. University of his inability to run for Student down-to-earth way to start involving on the ballot for the first time in the sophomore business major Union. Body President the other two par- more students. fall semester running for the student ties. “We really want to jump start the senate. Jenna Mitchell can be reached “I wanted to run for president student body and get as many stu- “I am really excited for the oppor- giving back to my academic and lo- at 581-7942 and I felt that I was ready,” Nier- dents involved as possible,” Nierman tunity to work on the student senate, cal community,” Jaques said. “For me, or [email protected]. man said. said. I love being involved on campus and this represents a chance to work hard Opinions Editor THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS David Thill DENNEWS.COM 217 • 581 • 7942 FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 OPINIONS [email protected] NO. 132, VOLUME 94 4

VIEWS THE DAILY DAILY EDITORIAL The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the EastErn nEws editorial board of The Daily “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid” Eastern News.

Collin Whitchurch New textbook rental should be Fee increase up and running at this point necessary or the past 15 years, there have been many chang- ing coordinated with the ITS department — and seeding es on our modest campus — with renovations and landscape work, which depends on the weather. and upgrades to Booth Library, Buzzard Hall, “Despite It should not come as no surprise that the new facility Blair Hall, the residence halls, Ninth Street Hall will not be on time. Construction projects, especially ones for campus Fand the construction of Doudna Fine Arts Center. how the that cost in the millions, are large undertakings. Doudna, is is all part of the Campus Facility Master Plan to administration a $66 million project, was years overdue because of limit- improve buildings for students, faculty and staff. ed state funding. President Bill Perry has drawn some ire in re- One project that has been a scramble to finish is the wants to make Now, we are not saying that having Textbook Rental cent weeks for proposing an increase to the cam- new Textbook Rental facility, which was scheduled to be open in the fall or spring is as bad as Doudna, but this is pus improvement fee. up and running by April 1. sure the new indeed a more manageable project. e increase, which has already passed a stu- Well, eight days and a press release by Dan Nadler, vice e center was planned after Eastern received an insti- dent senate vote and awaits approval by the president for student affairs, later, the new Textbook Rent- technology tutional development grant for the U.S. Department of Board of Trustees, would increase $2.50 per al facility will be put on hold until most likely the sum- has the bugs Education for $1.8 million over five years in 2006. credit hour in fiscal year 2011, increasing from mer or fall. e cost of the new Textbook Rental facility is approxi- $12 to $14.50 per credit hour. is $2.50 in- In the press release, he said installation delays of the ra- worked out, mately $4 million. crease will continue yearly until the rate reaches dio frequency identification technology are keeping the e Board of Trustees approved a bid by Felmley-Dick- $22 per credit hour in fiscal year 2014. facility from opening. Equipment testing is set to begin the facility erson to construct the new facility off Edgar Drive, near Questions have been raised regarding the pro- on April 19. Greek Court, for more than $2.8 million on Nov. 21, posal. Should Perry be allowed to increase a fee is testing is essential for this technology to make the not opening 2008. that was initially introduced by students? self-checkout process of books to work, thus making Text- on time is a During the September BOT meeting, it passed Should students really be required to foot the book Rental operate. $415,000 additional funds for the new project, includ- bill for improvements to our campus when the Despite how the administration wants to make sure the damper.” ing an additional $75,000 used to increase the initial cost to go to school is rising year after year? new technology has the bugs worked out, the facility not $750,000 passed for the self-checkout and automated ma- It’s hard to imagine any student answering opening on time is a damper. terial handling systems to fix a miscalculation. “yes” to either of these questions when a major- Construction began in November at the Edgar Drive e other $340,000 was for shelving. ity of them will be leaving this campus tens of location, and according to an article in the March 12 edi- Despite the developmental grant from the federal gov- thousands of dollars in debt already. tion of e Daily Eastern News, Sarah Daugherty of the ernment, Eastern’s administration has had to dip into oth- But in reality, the increase is miniscule and a academic affairs sub-committee said the facility was al- er avenues to pay for the construction. necessary evil to keep our campus competitive most complete. Daugherty said a third of the books have In a March 25 DEN article, President Bill Perry said a with other state universities. been electronically tagged and hoped for all books to be portion of the campus improvement fee goes to the new When it was announced in late February that processed after the spring semester. Textbook Rental facility. Eastern’s athletic department unveiled a master Steve Shrake, associate director of design and construc- “Buildings do make a difference when people come to plan to improve the campus’ athletic facilities, tion for Facilities Planning and Management, said in the look at the school,” Perry said. the news was met by horror that our university same article that the remaining work of the new Textbook at they do, but if the administration has this attitude, was focusing so much of its attention on athlet- Rental project consists of installing furniture, finalizing why does it not make its projected deadlines and why ics when our academic facilities needed improve- the automated check-in/check-out system — which is be- does it make miscalculations on orders? ment just as much. at argument, however, is flawed. FROM THE EASEL The athletic department’s plan to improve facilities isn’t a sign that the university doesn’t have its priorities straight. Instead, it is a sign that Athletic Director Barbara Burke, whose sole purpose in her position is to try to improve East- ern’s athletic department in any way possible, is doing her job. So whether you agree with the idea that a new football stadium needs to be built, you can’t fault Burke’s mindset. As athletic director, she is trying her best to push our athletic department in the right direc- tion. us, the complaints about Perry’s proposal bring about hypocrisy. e overused cliché is that you can’t have your cake and eat it too. Well, you can’t wish for up- dates to our campus and then complain when it might actually cost money to do so. The update to our facilities is badly need- ed. While Doudna Fine Arts Center is a bright spot on campus, renovations are still needed at the Physical Sciences Building, as well as other buildings on campus. is fee will help make our campus more ac- ILLUSTRATION BY IAN WINSTON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS cessible for current students and more appeal- ing to perspective students who will be mak- FROM AROUND THE STATE ing decisions whether to attend Eastern, Illi- nois State, Southern Illinois, Northern Illinois or elsewhere. The politics of sexual education e student senate put the wheels in motion by overwhelmingly passing the campus improve- By Daily Vidette Editorial Board districts they could be arrested for “contributing classroom is a hot button issue, Southworth’s ment fee, and I expect the Board of Trustees to Illinois State University to the delinquency of a child” for teaching the actions in this case appear to be nothing more approve the fee with its vote. new sex education curriculum. than attempted intimidation and a temper tan- And while the increase will be met with With one-third of teenage girls becoming is new curriculum that Southworth is up trum over the passage of the curriculum. moans and groans, it shouldn’t be. pregnant before the age of 20 and roughly anoth- in arms about teaches students not only about Even if he doesn’t agree with the new sexual If you want our campus to be the most state- er one out of four teenage girls having a sexually contraception, but also how to use them. education lesson plans, which he obviously does of-the-art, updated campus around, deal with transmitted infection, something drastic needs to He claims since it is illegal for minors to have not, attempting to threaten teachers to not teach the extra couple of bucks. be done to combat this growing epidemic of sex- sex in Wisconsin, teachers who use the curricu- the material is not the way to go about making It’s understandably difficult in a time when ual misinformation among teenagers. lum are “encouraging students to engage in sex- his case known. money is tough to come by, but it will help our Wisconsin has enacted different guidelines ual behavior.” While there are serious problems with South- university tenfold in the long run. for their sexual education program, but teachers e partisan fuss over the bill came after the leg- worth’s methods, the state could be making the there are already being threatened with arrest if islation did not receive a single Republican vote in right decision regarding the shakeup of sexual Collin Whitchurch is a senior journalism they teach the newly passed curriculum. the state legislative process and Wisconsin’s Demo- education. major and can be reached at 581-7942 Scott Southworth, the district attorney in Ju- cratic governor signed the act into law. or [email protected]. neau County, Wisc., is telling teachers in five While the issue of sexual education in the To read more, visit www.DailyVidette.com FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS N o. 132, VOLUME 94 NEWS DENNEWS.COM 5 EVENTS Students settle Students take down hate one brick at a time nerves for their comedy showcase

Last Comic Standing “When people has students laugh, if you preparing until don’t laugh, last minute it’s OK. It’s a learning By Megan Tkacy Staff reporter experience. I

So a woman walks into 7th Street use original Underground and becomes the first to perform at the Last Comic Stand- material which ing competition. people of my The third annual Last Comic Standing competition will bring to- culture can gether a diverse group of comedians including the first female comedian relate to and to take the stage in the event’s his- some family tory. The event, coordinated by the issues that NIKE OGUNBODEDE | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS University Board, will take place at RHA President Karla Browning, a junior FCS merchandising major, and RHA Social Justice and Diversity chair Jake 9 p.m. tonight in 7th Street Under- people can Ives, a sophomore sociolgy major, lead students in tearing down the ‘Writing on the Wall’ Thursday afternoon. ground and feature six comics, in- cluding Carri Wafford. relate to.” When Wafford, senior journalism Anthony “OC” Boyd, Positively 4th Street Records. Anthony “OC” Boyd, a freshman “When people laugh, if you don’t major, realized she was the only fe- freshman theatre The comedians will get 10 min- theatre arts major, will also be per- laugh, it’s OK. It’s a learning expe- male comic, she was a little nervous arts major utes to impress the audience and forming tonight. rience,” Boyd said. “I use original at first, but then embraced the news the judges with their comedy rou- Boyd has gained some experience material which people of my culture with enthusiasm. tine. The audience will also get a in stand up comedy by performing can relate to and some family issues “I realized I was the only girl how talented some of these young say in who wins through their ap- at Open Mic Nights and has since that people can relate to.” and, at first, I thought it would be comedians are and I’m happy that plause and comments to the judges learned a method to master his rou- The first place winner of the Last kind of awkward because there is we have such a diverse group of according to Caponera. tines for performances. Comic Standing will receive two that gender bias in comedy, but I people,” Caponera said. “A bunch Reed, a senior African-American “I’m practicing everyday,” Boyd tickets to a Second City comedy think it will be a good time,“ Waf- of different styles of comedy will be studies major and UB comedy co- said. “I just talk to the wall.” show in Chicago. ford said. “I hope that I’m treated represented and that’s what I was ordinator, arranged the event and Boyd admits to being a little bit The second place winner will the same way as everyone else as far looking for.” has been working to promote it and nervous about performing, but has get a $50 gift card to Positively 4th as jokes go, I mean, you don’t have Caponera performed and won in make sure it is a fun environment a plan to calm his nerves before he Street Records and third place win- to put a genitalia on a joke to make the first Last Comic Standing com- for the talent and audience alike. takes the stage. ner will receive a comedy book with it funny.” petition at Eastern and will be sit- “I’ve been making sure all of the “I’m going to scream to the top tips on how to be successful in their Matt Caponera, a senior corpo- ting on the judging panel this time promo is out, making sure the co- of my lungs before I enter the build- comedy careers. The rest of the par- rate communications major and around. Caponera will be joined by medians know what to do and make ing,” Boyd said. ticipants will receive a shirt from vice chair for UB, will be the em- UB Comedy Coordinator Rovion sure that the people in the audi- All nerves aside, Boyd considers the UB. cee for the evening and is thrilled to Reed and UB graduate adviser Min- ence enjoy themselves,” Reed said. Last Comic Standing to be a great have diverse comics performing. dy Gayheart on the panel to decide “That’s really all that it’s about, opportunity and is looking for- Megan Tkacy can be reached “These are student comedians, so which three comedians will be go- making sure the audience and the ward to being a part of it even if he at 581-7942 I hope a lot of people come and see ing home with prizes provided by comedians enjoy themselves.” doesn’t win. or [email protected].

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strong showing at the Association of use the cameras to give the audience Brothers work Technology, Management, and Ap- an inside view without leaving their together to plied Engineering trade show in Lou- “When you see how the typical seats. isville, Ky. in November. Ashish said part of the model tur- demonstrate product James McKirahan, an engineering wind technology students react, bine's success will be based on its abil- professor for the school of technology, that’s when you know you’ve got a ity to keep students and onlookers in- By Doug T. Graham attended the show and said he could terested. Staff Reporter see the wind turbine's potential as a winning product.” “It's something that clearly keeps a useful teaching tool. Ashish Gavali, R&D Engineer and person's attention,” said Ashish about With the topics of clean, renew- Ashish said he invented the trainer co-founder of Lotus Creative Innovations the turbine. “(With) other laboratory able energy being more prevalent each because he was not satisfied with the equipment, we'll be lucky to get more day, Eastern is making an effort to fo- tools he learned with as a student. He than five minutes before it's not very cus on teaching the next generation of is a graduate of Iowa Lakes Commu- ish's brother, said there is a clear mar- ner workings. In fact, Ashish only interesting anymore.” clean energy engineers. nity College, which is considered to ket for their unique product. received the custom-made gearbox McKirahan said members of the A demonstration of the Wind Tur- have the premiere wind technology Arvind said their product is de- yesterday. faculty senate were excited about hav- bine Trainer, which is essentially a school in the country. signed to teach both current wind “It is hot off the presses,” said Ash- ing a demonstration done at Eastern scaled-down version of the wind tur- He built his first prototype of the energy technicians and the college- ish while picking up the part from the because of the University's own re- bines that are popping up all over the trainer, which is made up of smaller level students. He said they plan to robotics supply manufacturer's office newable energy initiatives. country, will be held today. versions of the same parts that an ac- sell the Wind Turbine Trainer as a in Indiana. McKirahan cited the Renewable e trainer, designed by local start- tual, power-generating turbine has, kit. e gearbox is designed to be see- Energy Center to be built in 2012 up business Lotus Creative Innova- and showed it to his former profes- “ e idea is that the students can through, which allows students to get as well discussion among faculty sen- tions, is a prototype and the first of sors and peers and was encouraged by start learning by building it from a view of the inner workings that they ate members over the construction of its kind. their response. scratch,” said Arvind. wouldn't see normally. a small wind farm for Eastern's cam- “ is is the only trainer turbine in “They loved it,” Ashish said. ey plan to develop a more basic In addition to a clear gearbox, the pus. the world,” said Ashish Gavali, R&D “When you see how the typical wind version for younger students as well. prototype has a series of remote-con- e demonstration will be held at Engineer and co-founder of Lotus technology students react, that's when The presentation at Eastern trolled cameras that allow for a larg- 10 a.m. in Klehm Hall Room 3226. Creative Innovations. you know you've got a winning prod- will be the first showing of a new er audience to get look inside via pro- The Wind Turbine Trainer is be- uct.” clear gearbox that allows the view- jectors. Doug T. Graham can be reached ing displayed at Eastern because of its Sales Manager Arvind Gavali, Ash- er a better view at the turbine's in- At today's demonstration they will at 581-7942 or [email protected].

STATE BRIEFS U of Ill. president lowers tuition increase target

By The Associated Press Universities and other govern- Freshmen at the Chicago cam- federal prosecutors plan to present it at leged co-conspirators. ment-dependent institutions and pus would pay about $9,092 a year, the trial. Such documents are watched close- CHAMPAIGN — Incoming stu- agencies across the state have been and those in Springfield would pay e Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago ly by the news media because they pre- dents should expect tuition to in- waiting for months on money the roughly $8,068. Tribune and e Associated Press told view the evidence and sometimes in- crease at least 9 percent at the Uni- state says it doesn't have to spend. Tuition increased for the 2009- Judge James B. Zagel in their six-page clude a glimpse of the government’s versity of Illinois' three campuses this e university has frozen most new 2010 school year by only 2.6 per- motion that the public has an intense strategy as well as significant facts that fall, interim President Stanley Iken- hiring and, at the flagship campus cent. interest in the facts of the case and have previously gone undisclosed. berry said ursday, cutting back his in Urbana-Champaign, furloughed Under Illinois state law, tuition in- should be able to see the document, Prosecutors filed the proffer under earlier worst-case prediction of a 20 thousands of workers for four days creases can only affect incoming stu- which is known as a Santiago proffer. seal last week, saying they were act- percent hike. this semester. dents and are locked in for four years. “No one should question the public’s ing “out of an abundance of caution” Ikenberry said the university's own An ongoing, department-by-de- Rates for current students won't in- interest in receiving information about lest the disclosure of such facts bias a cost cutting was yielding enough sav- partment review of university op- crease. a case alleging public corruption at the Blagojevich jury. But they said it would ings to allow him to lower the projec- erations also should lead to savings, University trustees must approve highest levels of state government, in- be up to the judge to decide if keep- tion he made earlier this year. Cuts in Ikenberry said, noting that he was tuition hikes, and it wasn't clear cluding the alleged ‘sale’ of a United ing the document under seal was nec- next year's state funding also are now waiting on recommendations. Thursday when they might vote. States Senate seat by sitting governor,” essary. expected to be less severe. Ikenberry said his earlier pro- Ikenberry's prediction will likely go they said. Blagojevich attorneys Samuel E. Illinois' state government is facing jection of a 20 percent tuition hike through, university spokesman Tom Blagojevich is charged with schem- Adam and Sheldon Sorosky did not a $13 billion budget shortfall. The was also based on the possibility that Hardy said. ing to trade or sell President Barack immediately return messages left at university alone is owed $464 mil- Gov. Pat Quinn's budget would cut Obama’s former U.S. Senate seat and their offices. lion, more than half of what it is sup- the university's state appropriation by Media ask judge to unseal using his powers as governor to pres- e former governor’s brother, Rob- posed to receive from the state this up to $120 million. But as it stands Blagojevich document sure campaign contributors illegally for ert Blagojevich, is accused of help- year. now, the cuts should be around $45 CHICAGO — Three news me- money. He has denied any wrongdo- ing him as head of his campaign com- "We've simply had to bring down million, he said. dia organizations asked the federal ing. mittee. He has also pleaded not guilty. our rate of spending because we've A 9 percent tuition increase would judge presiding over former Gov. Rod Prosecutors often use a Santiago Robert Blagojevich’s attorney, Michael simply not had the cash from the mean incoming freshmen in Urba- Blagojevich’s corruption case on urs- proffer in corruption cases to persuade E. Ettinger, said after reading the mo- state," Ikenberry said in an interview na-Champaign would pay about day to unseal a key document that out- the trial judge to allow them to intro- tion from the media that he hoped the ursday. $10,337 a year, plus room and board. lines the evidence and indicates how duce third-party testimony from al- document would remain under seal.

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“We have an inadequate budget to start partment’s portfolios. He often uses do- promotions and publicity for the with,” Shelton said. “After reductions nated funds to pay for travel. Doudna Fine Arts Center. several years ago, our current operation- “It’s really unfair to faculty members Crews is familiar with two of al budget is the same as it was in 1995. to force them to pay for it out of their Vowell’s books, “Assassination ere is not much fat to cut.” own pocket,” Tidwell said. “We do have Vacation,” “Take the Canoli” and Departments use the operational bud- some other resources we can use. I try to “The Wordy Shipmates,” which is get for office supplies, phone bills, post- be creative.” about how she visited sites where age, copying, classroom and lab supplies Bates said the health studies depart- American presidents were killed. and other items essential to regular op- ment currently is only reimbursing “She writes about odd, unique eration. faculty who are presenting because of things,” Crews said. James Tidwell, chair of the journalism budget constraints. Crews said the Doudna Fine Arts department, said, “ at’s going to pret- Many departments on campus are using Center has housed dance acts, mu- ty much wipe out your operating funds a similar standard. Shelton said the history sic acts and so on and wanted to right there.” department funds as much as they can, but have someone who did spoken word Making cuts to these purchases can even in better times they could not fully re- for once. be difficult, and some departments are imburse all travel expenses. Crews enjoys Vowell’s humor. waiting to make some purchases until “This is a critical component of ac- “You get it when you read it,” he the funding can come in. Robert Bates, ademic life and scholarship,” Shelton said. “Her observation of things we chair of the health studies department, said. “However, let’s be clear: the funds are familiar with are fascinating and said he tries to hold off on as many pur- to support faculty or student travel are it is interesting to hear her point of chases as he can. limited and have never sufficed to reim- view.” “It is very difficult, as faculty only re- burse individuals for anything close to Dennis Malak, public func- quest essential items,” Bates said. “I re- all their expenses.” tions supervisor of the Fine Arts SUBMITTED PHOTO view the immediacy of the need, i.e., can William Weber, vice president for Center, has heard Vowell on This I delay it or is it crucial now?” business affairs, said faculty and staff American Life and enjoys her a particular style of humor and way a half hour afterward and will also Faculty and student travel reimburse- who cannot afford to pay for their own speeches about American lifestyles of talking about American history, sign copies of her book. ments are being cut as well, but attend- travel expenses should look at other op- and her perceptions of them and from pop culture to politics.” Vowell has also appeared on a ing and presenting at conferences is a tions for professional development such thinks she is funny in the way she Vaught said Vowell always makes number of late-night talk shows, in- large part of earning tenure, educating as webinars. Weber has paid for all of his describes and relates things. the reader or listener think with her cluding the “Late Show with David students and keeping up with develop- own travel since October. Malak said he likes that peo- delivery and writing styles and is Letterman,” “Late Night with Co- ments in different fields. Tidwell offered another suggestion ple who see Vowell can actually funny in a dry, sardonic way. nan O’Brien” and the “Daily Show Tidwell said he had $5,000 of trav- for tenure-track faculty, having work meet and interact with; unlike with “Her voice, whether writing or with Jon Stewart.” el costs that had not been reimbursed published instead of presenting at con- Drake, who performed and left. speaking, surrounds a topic,” he Vowell was also the voice of when he was working toward tenure in ferences. Dwight Vaught, the assistant said. “You can’t take one quote and young superhero Violet Parr in the the early 1990s. He said this personal “It doesn’t cost anything to get a pa- dean of programming at Doudna, say that’s her.” Academy Award-winning movie spending is often referred to as the “ten- per published,” he said. was to bring someone who could Crews said people as far away as “The Incredibles.” ure tax.” speak to multiple generations. Indianapolis have called in for tick- He said he tries to fund as much de- Sarah Ruholl can be reached “Part of what we try to do is pres- ets. Heather Holm can be reached partmental travel as he can because it at 581-7942 ent different disciplines,” Vaught She will read for an hour, then do at 581-7942 builds both the individual’s and the de- or at [email protected]. said. “She’s a recognized author with a question and answer session for or at [email protected].

NATION NC GOP wants national party head Steele to quit

By The Associated Press past few weeks about Steele’s lead- ership. RALEIGH, N.C. — The head of “I believe that the best service you can render to your He told Steele he should step the North Carolina Republican Par- down because “recent events, re- ty asked Republican National Com- party at this critical juncture is to graciously step gardless of who is to blame, have mittee Chairman Michael Steele aside and allow the party to move on from this current made it difficult if not impossible to step down Thursday, saying the for you to lead the party in the di- resignation is the only way to end quagmire,” rection that it needs to go.” scrutiny of the national party over Tom Fetzer, Republican party chairman Steele said earlier in the week he lavish spending. would not resign and defended his A day earlier, national party lead- stewardship of party affairs. He dis- ers had a conference call with Steele you can render to your party at this Instances of questionable RNC Tiny Jewel Box, a Washington, missed criticism — some of it cen- but didn’t bring up the prospect of critical juncture is to graciously step purchases continued to surface on D.C., jewelry store, for “office sup- tered on spending on flights, lim- his resignation — seen as a posi- aside and allow the party to move Thursday. RNC spokeswoman Ka- plies,” which may have included ousines and high-dollar hotels — as tive sign for the embattled nation- on from this current quagmire,” tie Wright said a $1,000 purchase trinkets or gifts for big donors. griping by GOP figures uncomfort- al chairman. Fetzer wrote in a letter to Steele. from jeweler Tiffany & Co. was Also this week, Steele accepted able with his “streetwise” manageri- North Carolina’s Tom Fetzer is Steele, who has been a lightning used to buy gifts for major donors. the resignation of his chief of staff al style. the first state party chairman to call rod for criticism since taking the The purchase was listed as “office and allowed one of his senior advis- Responding to Fetzer’s letter, for Steele’s resignation, a spokesman job last year, has come under re- supplies,” but Wright said that’s the ers to leave in an attempt to reas- RNC spokesman LeRoy Coleman for Fetzer said. Fetzer said the move newed scrutiny recently after the catchall category that the RNC and sure GOP donors upset about his said Steele “has maintained broad would ensure Republicans max- committee paid a nearly $2,000 bill other political organizations often leadership. support from RNC committee imize gains during the mid-term at a sex-themed nightclub in Los use for such gifts. Fetzer, a former mayor of Ra- members, who have been pleased elections. Angeles. The RNC fired a staffer it The RNC had also paid $18,361 leigh, said local activists have been with the proactive measures put in “I believe that the best service blamed for the outing. over the past several months to the upset in North Carolina over the place for greater accountability.

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Lee leads the out and couldn’t do anything,” Butler freshman pitcher Jenny Es- ment last year.” as one of the surprise teams last year league with 47 RBIs, and is batting Schuette said. parza (9-4) mowed down the Eastern Last season, the Golden Eagles beat and did a great job in the tourna- .412, sixth best in the conference. After a clutch relief performance bats, only surrendering two hits in a Southeast Missouri 7-5 but lost to ment,” Schmitz said. “e key thing e Golden Eagles also have soph- from freshman pitcher Hailie Ray in the stellar outing. Jacksonville State 9-0 and were elimi- is that you could expect more close omore leftfielder Cameron Flynn and second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader “In the second game we faced Es- nated by Murray State 8-5. games with Morehead or whoever else sophomore catcher Taylor Davis, who against Saint Louis, Schuette called on parza who is a very good pitcher,” Morehead State is coming off a we play.” have 35 and 34 RBIs, respectively. her freshman Ottawa, Kan. native to Schuette said. “She strikes out a lot of weekend sweep of OVC rival South- Besides pitching, there are some Following Friday’s 1 p.m. game, start ursday’s second game. people and that’s what she did to us.” ern Illinois-Edwardsville (7-20), but big sticks in the Golden Eagles’ bat- there will be a second game played in a Ray lasted 3 1/3 innings, giving up Esparza struck out 10 Eastern bat- lost to Cincinnati 9-7 (14-12) 9-7 ting lineup. The team is batting doubleheader. e series finale will be 1 seven hits and three runs, while fan- ters in her complete game shutout to April 7 in Cincinnati, Ohio. .331, tied for second in the confer- p.m. Sunday at Coaches Stadium. ning two Bulldogs. clinch the doubleheader sweep. Schmitz said pitching is the Gold- ence behind Southeast Missouri’s Despite the shortened outing, The Panthers return home this en Eagles’ strength and many of the .357. Bob Bajek can be reached Schuette said Ray pitched well. weekend for an OVC weekend series young players have matured a year. Morehead State senior centerfield- at 581-7944 “She started the game doing a nice against Eastern Kentucky (11-25, 5-5 Morehead State is lead by red-shirt er J.D. Ashbrook and senior shortstop or [email protected]. job but then she gave up some runs,” OVC). e three-game series will be- Schuette said. gin Saturday with a doubleheader be- Ray (2-2) left the game with East- ginning at 1 p.m. at Williams Field. ern trailing 3-0 but the third run e series will conclude at noon Sun- OMICS came on a passed ball Schuette said day. C shouldn’t have happened. In relief, freshman pitcher Nata- Alex McNamee can be reached PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BY STEPHAN PASTIS lie Wunderlich entered the game and at 581-7944 pitched 2 2/3 innings only giving up or [email protected]

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By The Associated Press Brad Penny, who signed a one-year, $7.5 million deal last December with CINCINNATI— Jonny Gomes the Cardinals, gave up six hits and hit a solo homer with one out in the one run in seven innings.a bottom of the ninth inning ursday, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their Dodgers drub Pirates GET FUZZY BY DARBY CONLEY first win of the season, 2-1 over the PITTSBURGH— Ronnie Belliard St. Louis Cardinals. homered among three extra base hits Gomes connected on a 2-2 pitch and drove in four runs, and Los An- from Jason Motte (0-1), brought into geles avoided being swept in a three- the game to face him. game series by the Pirates for the first Francisco Cordero (1-0) pitched a time in 10 years, winning 10-2. perfect ninth in relief of Bronson Ar- The Dodgers got 16 hits off four royo, who went the first eight innings Pirates pitchers, including 10 from and singled home a run. After scor- their No. 1-4 hitters. Reed Johnson ing 17 runs in the first two games, the doubled among three hits and scored Cardinals managed only four hits in twice, and Matt Kemp, James Loney the series finale, including Matt Hol- and Garret Anderson drove in two liday’s first homer. runs each.

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TRACK & FIELD | WEEKEND PREVIEW ‘It’s all about the performance’ for track

Akers readies team for Western Illinois Invitational

By Kevin Murphy Staff Reporter

Capturing a team title is never easy for a track and field team. A team’s athletes have to be healthy and better than the other competi- tors. A team has to have the ability to pick up points in almost all events or be stacked in a certain event. While the Eastern track and field teams are noted for their many Ohio Valley Conference Championships, this weekend the Panthers will try to attain Western Illinois’ Lee Calhoun Invitational titles for the second year in row. e men’s and women’s teams both won teams titles last season and also in 2007. Competition starts today at 3 p.m. for throwing events and 4:30 p.m. for running events. The competition continues on Saturday at 9 a.m. for throwing events and 11 a.m. for running events. “You gotta go out there and com- pete,” Eastern head coach Tom Akers said. “at’s one of the things I think our kids have been doing week in and week out. Whether we win the Lee Calhoun Invitational or not, it is not important at this point in time. Our sights are set on preparing the kids and preparing our team for the OVC JORDAN BONER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Championships.” Red-shirt junior Marcus Williams and red-shirt freshman Lamaar Pottinger compete in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday afternoon at O'Brien Stadium. e meet will be Eastern’s first out- door meet away from Charleston as the Panthers will compete in Ma- formance. Hopefully, we’ll have some weekend. comb. good conditions to get some good “You gotta go out there and The Murray State women’s team, “Hopefully, we have some good performances.” Jacksonville State women’s team and weather like we have been for the past Some of those good performanc- compete. That’s one of the things both Southeast Missouri teams will couple of weeks,” Akers said. es were notched last weekend at Big travel to the Ole Miss Invite on Sat- Western Illinois, Iowa, Mar- Blue Classic at O’Brien Field. I think our kids have been doing urday and Sunday. quette, Bradley, Illinois State, Indi- The OVC recognized this and The Tennessee Tech women’s ana-Purdue-Fort Wayne and Chica- awarded three Eastern athletes OVC week in and week out.” team, the Tennessee State teams will go State are some of the teams com- honors earlier this week. Tom Akers, head coach be competing at TSU. The More- peting. Junior Darren Patterson was head State teams are traveling to “You’re going to find some events named OVC Male Track Athlete of Miami of Ohio. this weekend that we don’t have very the Week. Senior Kandace Arnold for Arnold during the outdoor sea- Around the league many people competing if any,” Ak- was named the OVC Female Field son. Senior Shawana Smith named The Austin Peay women’s team, Kevin Murphy can be reached ers said. “Some other events are really Athlete of the Week. was named the OVC Female Track both Eastern Kentucky teams will at 581-7944 loaded up. Right now, it’s about per- This is the second straight honor Athlete of the Week. compete at Tennessee Sea Relays this or [email protected].

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TENNIS | WEEKEND PREVIEW Busy, crucial weekend ahead for tennis

Weekend to help determine OVC position

By Dane Urban Staff Reporter

It’s do or die for the Eastern men’s and women’s tennis teams this week- end as they will challenge two Ohio Valley Conference foes against Mur- ray State Saturday 2 p.m. in Murray, Ky. and Austin Peay noon Sunday at Darling Courts. Both Eastern squads will fight to improve their conference records for higher seeds in the OVC Tournament as the women hold a 3-4 OVC re- cord, good for sixth. e men’s team has a 1-4 record, good for fifth in the conference. e men (4-13, 1-4 OVC) have a chance to turn their season around with a couple of wins that would separate themselves from being in a three-way tied for fifth with the Rac- ers and Governors, whom they play this weekend. “We are trying to stay mentally strong and realizing that these are our last chances,” freshman Warren Race said. “We want to finish (the season) strong.” Murray State (4-10, 1-4 OVC) and Austin Peay (4-5, 1-4 OVC) have fall- en on hard times this season, both with records sub .500. e Panthers will have a chance to AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS increase the possibility of getting a Junior Cara Huck returns the ball Sunday morning during the match against Tennessee State at Darling Courts. higher seed in the OVC Tournament with a weekend sweep. e women (6-10, 3-4 OVC) will Sunday against Southern Illinois-Ed- “If we win both matches, we prob- also be looking to improve their OVC “We are trying to stay mentally wardsville at 2 p.m. also at home. ably won’t have to face the No. 1 seed standing with two wins. Sunday’s home matches for the or even the No. 2 seed in the tourna- The Panthers would reach five strong and realizing that these are men’s and women’s teams will be ment,” Race said. wins total this season, with a sweep their first home matches since April This week in practice, the men this weekend, placing them as the our last chances.” 4. The men were slated to play have been playing simulated matches third OVC team with five wins, de- Warren Race, freshman tennis player Southern Illinois-Carbondale at to prepare for the busy weekend. pending on how Eastern Kentucky home Wednesday, but it was rained “We are doing some practice (11-14, 5-3 OVC) and Tennes- out. matches to keep ourselves focused see Martin (8-5, 5-2 OVC) do this land, Tenn. at noon and will stay on Tennessee Martin will be play- throughout the whole match and just weekend. the road Saturday to play Jackson- ing twice this weekend as well, Friday Dane Urban can be reached working on staying with every point,” Eastern Kentucky is playing ville State at noon in Jacksonville, against Southeast Missouri at 2 p.m. in at 581-7944 Race said. matches today against Lee in Cleve- Ala. Martin, Tenn., then they will play again or [email protected]

VIEWS be better than last years mark at at 2 p.m. Saturday and then will come State, taking on a beatable opponent Tennis can 3-5. home on Sunday to end the season with the same losing record of 6-10. is is a realistic goal for the Pan- versus Austin Peay on Darling Courts e women then travel back home only hope for thers as both teams since their last at noon Sunday. to play a tough 13-2 Austin Peay. match up are under .500. On the women’s side, the Panthers Austin Peay are currently in an the best Murray State is 4-9 record and Aus- are sitting better than the men. eight-match winning streak as the tin Peay is 3-5. Winning 5-2 against Southeast Panthers are looking to snap. With only two regular season If the Panthers sneak away with a Missouri, the women are 6-10 overall If the women walk out with a cou- matches left for Eastern tennis, the Dane Urban couple of conference wins at season’s and have a very manageable 3-4 OVC ple wins, they could turn their dis- men and women will be looking to- end, it could possibly spark them of record. appointing season into a storybook ward the Ohio Valley Conference cord with two conference matches left momentum that could carry them e Panthers have two conference comeback. Tournament to salvage a disappoint- vs. Murray State and Austin Peay. through the OVC Tournament. matches left coming this weekend ing season. This means the best shape the The men hope to end this season against Murray State and Austin Peay, Dane Urban can be reached The men sit at 4-13 overall this men can come out of the season is positively this weekend as they com- the same as the men. at 581-7944 season and have a brutal 1-4 OVC re- with a 3-4 OVC record, which will pete against Murray State on the road They will first travel to Murray or [email protected]. Close to Campus 345-6533 5 or 6 www.oldetownemanagement.com bedroom house 408 Buchanan Ave. @DEN_Sports tweet of the day: An ultra busy EIU sports weekend ahead. Baseball and Softball home Saturday and Sunday. Men’s and women’s tennis home Sunday.

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BASEBALL | WEEKEND PREVIEW SOFTBALL | BUTLER 5, 4 EASTERN 2, 0 Offense strikes out Bulldogs’ pitchers combine for 19 Ks, Panthers 17-16

By Alex McNamee Assistant Sports Editor

e Butler softball team (29-8) is rolling right now as Thursday night demonstrated by sweeping the East- ern softball team by scores of 5-2 and 4-0 in Indianapolis, Ind. “You know Butler is hot right now,” Eastern head coach Kim Schuette said. “They have a lot of confidence and it shows.” The Panthers (17-16, 7-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference) were in a 2-2 tie going into the bottom of the seventh inning, with junior pitcher AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Amber May (10-10) on the mound Sophomore third baseman Zach Borenstein had four hits, one run and trying to bring the game into extra in- two RBIs during the game against Illinois College Tuesday afternoon at nings. Coaches Stadium. The bottom of the seventh didn’t go as planned for May right from the start, with Butler’s sophomore catcher Mallory Winters singling up the mid- Panthers looking dle with no outs. After a pop out, Bulldog junior left fielder Erin Jackson reached base on for a solid weekend a botched play at second base as the Panthers tried to get out the lead run- Head coach Jim Schmitz’s crew is ner, Winters. Schmitz hopes 2-4 in OVC play, ranking sixth in the en Butler sophomore third base- team sustains league. The top six teams make the man Alyssa Coleman was called on OVC Tournament. to pinch-hit for senior third baseman success against After being swept in three games Annie Dolan. Coleman then launched by Eastern Kentucky (14-14, 3-3 a three-run, walk-off blast to end the Morehead State OVC), Eastern beat Austin Peay 2-1 game. By Bob Bajek last weekend with strong pitching and “May pitched OK,” Schuette said. Sports Editor timely hitting. “I think she would agree that she Hopefully, Schmitz said, the More- threw some mistakes tonight.” With an overall record of 7-20, the head State series will go well because One of May’s mistakes, Schuette AUDREY SAWYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Eastern baseball team is dependent on the Panthers will travel to the 2009 said, was in the second, allowing But- Junior Amber May throws the ball to the first baseman during the week- winning the Ohio Valley Conference OVC Tournament Champion Tennes- ler even the game 2-2. end series March 27 against Tennessee Tech at Williams Field. Tournament to play in the NCAA see Tech (13-17, 0-3 OVC) and Mur- Butler sophomore first baseman Tournament. ray State (16-12, 4-2 OVC) the next Erin Falkenberry smacked a two-run cause the batters didn’t hit the ball to Schuette said. e Panthers will try to win their two weekends. home run over the center field fence right-center like they do and struck e offense stalled in the top of the second straight conference series “We’re back on the road for two for the tie. out 19 times. seventh following a lead off double by against Morehead State (17-15, 1-2 straight weekends, so it’s definite- Eastern’s offense was held to three Butler sophomore pitcher Breanna junior first baseman Melinda Jackson. OVC) beginning 1 p.m. Saturday at ly a situation where we’re telling our hits in the first game, which Schuette Fisher (3-2) retired eight Panthers. “We had a lead off double to start Coaches Stadium. LOOKING, page 9 said she was disappointed with be- “We just didn’t put the ball in play,” OFFENSE, page 9

VIEWS spectively in the event. on the men’s side. It continues on the Golden said she started the race off In the 110-meter hurdles, Hall women’s side. right and was tired by the end of the Strongest showcased his speed with a runner-up Senior Chandra Golden has been race. finish and freshman Lamarr Pottinger consistent from the day she stepped “That last hurdle is always the point, finished third. onto the blue track. make-or-break of the race,” she said. “It’s great for training,” Au- Junior Caitlin Finnegan is mak- “I got over it and sprinted my butt bin said. “You always have some- ing the right strides. She set a person- home as hard as I could.” power is one there pushing you. Everybody’s al best with a second-place finish in Finnegan said Brown out in front Kevin Murphy pushing everybody else. Everywhere the 300-meter hurdles at the Big Blue pushed her to a better time. Golden you go, you’re going to have great Classic. She has the top mark (1 min- ranks second in the 100-meter hurdles in hurdles hurdles and finished strong. I knew I competition.” ute, 2.49 seconds) in the event in the in the OVC, Finnegan ranks fourth, Fa- could have a good time because I was Although the outdoor season is still OVC. Not far behind her is freshman biano ranks seventh and MacEachen Junior Chad Aubin is next in the on for a good pace last week. It was just young (Eastern has only competed in Andrea Fabiano, whose time (1:02.87) ranks eighth. line of elite hurdlers for the Eastern a matter of finishing today.” two events), Eastern hurdlers have regis- ranks third in the OVC. And fresh- Eastern head track Tom Akers is men’s track team. The mark (53.13 seconds) was a tered five of the top seven marks in the man Jill MacEachen is also making pleased with the performances of the At the Big Blue Classic on Friday, he personal best, in his second outdoor Ohio Valley Conference in the 400-me- strides. hurdlers this season. was able to finish the race and secured meet of the season. ter hurdles. Aubin has notched the best Finnegan started the race strong “It’s always nice have that depth,” a win in the 400-meter hurdles. At the Aubin led an Eastern contingent mark this season in this event. Eastern only finishing second to former Illi- Akers said. “It’s nice to have that di- EIU Invitational he tripped and fell with a 1-2-3 finish in the event as ju- hurdlers also follow a similar trend in nois All-American hurdler Deserea lemma.” over and went from first to fifth. niors Preston Smith and Pat Tortori- the 110-meter hurdles. These athletes Brown. “I just tried to run faster and relax ci finished rounded out the top three. have posted four of top seven times in “I gave it all in the beginning, and Kevin Murphy can be reached around the turn,” Aubin said. “This Freshmen Danny Harris and Domin- the OVC. I knew the end was going to be hard,” at 581-7944 week I wanted make sure I got over the ique Harris finished fifth and eighth re- is hurdling prowess doesn’t stop Finnegan said. or [email protected].

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of the weekend www.dennews.com/verge PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES Rockin’ out for a reason LOCAL BANDS PLAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR RELAY FOR LIFE

By Colleen Kitka Assistant Verge Editor

e 7th Street Underground will turn into a concert venue tonight at 5:30 as the Colleges Against Cancer group hosts its sec- ond Rock it for Relay concert. e benefit concert will feature the three local bands Good Morning Midnight, Cured by Fire and Madison’s Avenue, and one solo musician, Jenna Jackley. Tickets are $5 at the door and can be purchased starting at 5 p.m. All proceeds go to the Colleges Against Cancer’s Relay for Life team, and will ul- timately be given to the American Cancer Society. Kyle Swalls, guitarist and vocalist for Good Morning Midnight, has witnessed the devastation of cancer first hand. Swalls said his grandma is fighting against cancer. “It’s a constant struggle dealing with it,” Swalls said. “A lot of time the chemo won’t be as effective, and they will try a new method and stuff. And so just know- ing the constant struggle makes me want to do something like this and raise money for an individual who is having the same, who is dealing with the same kind of suffering.” is band along with Cured by Fire is playing at Friends & Co. later in the eve- PHOTO COURTESY OF GOOD MORNING MIDNIGHT ning. ey were willing to book two gigs in Good Morning Midnight band members Elgin Combs (guitarist), Michael “Woody” Woodring (drummer), Kyle Swalls (vocalist and guitarist) and Chad Barton one night to show their support. (bass guitarist and vocalist) volunteered to play tonight at the Rock it for Relay event to help raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. “We feel that playing this gig will al- low people to see that rock and roll and the enue lead singer, said. close to us have had it and, luckily, they Madison’s Avenue is another young al- whole style of it isn’t just about being on “We really do care about the issue of have recovered from it.” ternative rock band from Charleston that your own and not really caring about any- breast cancer and cancer in general,” Rich- Many of the bands playing are new to has been putting out their own music for one else,” Logan Richardson, Madison’s Av- ardson continued. “Because some people Eastern’s campus. Richardson said perform- eight months. e group has played all over ing at the concert would be an opportunity Charleston, in Havana and in Centralia, to expose students to a different kind of lo- but tonight will be one of their first times cal music. playing on campus. Good Morning Midnight is an indie Givens, a junior elementary education and alternative rock band. Beginning near- major, said all the bands are hard working ly a year ago and stationed in Marshall, and were booked because they came recom- the group is fresh to the Charleston music mended by other artists. scene, but has played in the 7th Street Un- e Colleges Against Cancer has raised derground before for a canned food drive. more than $5,000 through their fall breast Cured by Fire is a Charleston metal cancer T-shirt sales and other fundrais- band. Megan Givens, the concert coordi- ers. ey have pledged to raise $8,000, nator said the group sounds similar to Me- and across campus different groups have tallica or Godsmack and does a good job pledged to raise $70,000 for the American of getting a crowd going. eir influenc- Cancer Society. es come from those bands and others like Last year, the concert drew a small Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue and Black crowd, but Givens is hoping for more pub- Sabbath. lic support. Jenna Jackley is a Mattoon High School “What ever little amount can put to- student who plays the guitar and sings. wards the American Cancer Society will “She is just memorizing to watch,” Me- help in some way,” Givens said.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNA JACKLEY gan Givens said. “She is in high school, so Jenna Jackley is a Mattoon High School student and will be playing at the 7th Street Underground she is still very young, but the caliber of Colleen Kitka can be reached at 581-7942 tonight at 5:30 p.m. voice she has is just amazing.” or [email protected]. 04.09.10 the daily eastern news 2B www.dennews.com No cure in sight for Hollywood Laziness is a disease that we and idolized by many other films. all fall ill of at some point in “Death at a Funeral,” starring our lives. For some, this sickness Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence and lasts merely hours, and for oth- Danny Glover, is one title that ers it is a plague that can run ram- does not exactly fit the mold of pant throughout their lives. the rest. Recently my roommate Call me Dr. York, because expressed a fondness to this mov- Drink Specials Upcoming Events Sunday: $1 Coors Lite Pints Friday 04/9 & Saturday 04/10: I feel that Hollywood should ie after he viewed the trailer on $1.75 Rail Drinks Spread & De ned Perception Brad York Monday: $1 Miller Lite Pints be diagnosed with one of the iTunes. Many viewers, my room- $2 UV Vodkas worst cases of laziness since Pres- nals by producing a remake. Re- mate included, are unaware that Tuesday: $1 Killians Pints Thursday 04/15: Mark Tyler & $2.50 Kilo-Kai Shots Friends ident George W. Bush was makes basically tell the view- this exact same plot and jokes, Wednesday: $1 PBR Pints elected to a second term. er that the movies they used as far as I could see, were used $3 Jack, Jim & Jose Thursday: $1 Bud & Bud Light Pints Friday 04/16: Ultraviolet Millions, no billions, wait… to love need to be fixed so for a 2007 movie of the same ti- $1.50 Vodka Hippopotamus trillions of dollars pour into the they can love them all over. tle featuring an all-British cast. $2.75 Redbull/Vodka Friday: $2 Domestic Bottles Saturday 04/17: JoBu movie industry every year through Of course, the argument boils I was enlightened by the 2007 $3 Captain and Jager various box-office sales, advertise- down to the Benjamins. Mov- independent version of the mov- $4 Jager Bombs Friday 04/23: Zmick w/ Mitch Davis Saturday: $3 U-CALL-IT opening part w/ the Jager Girls ments (or product placements) ie industry executives become lazy ie when it released to DVD. make it a bomb for $1 more and DVD sales. Yet, recently Hol- and find it to be easier to make e remake leaves me question- lywood has done their audiences money off thoughts that have al- ing just how far will the mov- Best Beer Selection in Town a terrible injustice after a slough ready been developed in the past. ie industry go to make a buck. of remakes drowns the market of Yes, they have twists and dif- I once assumed that mov- possible movies to watch weekly. ferences, but the plot and char- ies should be given at least a de- Looking at this year alone, I acters are nearly the same. cade to resonate with the pop- can come up with at least five ti- We the viewers could also be ulation. But “Death at a Fu- tles off the top of my head that blamed for this atrocity. We see neral,” let us just say it makes have been released or are cur- the trailers and hear the hype sur- a butt out of you and me. Will rently in production: “Clash rounding these colossal films we soon see the remake of “e of the Titans,” “A Nightmare and want to watch them mere- Hurt Locker,” “Avatar” or “Up?” on Elm Street,” “Tron” (pos- ly to judge them compared to It is my hope that Hollywood sibly a sequel), “Red Dawn,” their original counter parts. finds the cure for laziness. Some and “e Karate Kid.” Perhaps the most disgusting remakes are enjoyable but unnec- is is not to project wheth- part about the remake is the films essary. As movie ticket prices con- er the movies will be good, bad that are chosen to be remakes. tinually rise, it begs the question or better than the originals, and Very rarely does a film get remade of “just what are we paying for?” instead, I want to ask why. that flew under the radar or did Movie executives need to listen Some things are just better poorly at the box-office. Instead, to their mothers more, because I if they are left alone. At a cer- the films chosen were monster learned very early on that if some- tain point it demeans the origi- hits or cult classics that are revered thing isn’t broke, then don’t fix it. Shredding 7th Street

BRAD YORK | ON THE VERGE Chris Gibbons, lead guitarist for the band Madison’s Avenue, shreds a chord as his band plays at Thursday evenings Battle of the Bands in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

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By Michael Cortez Staff Reporter

Kathryn Armstrong gave highway drivers something colorful to use as an artistic landmark. Armstrong’s piece, “going home,” displays 34 brightly colored forms at the I-70/Holt Road Exit in Indianapolis, IN. The purpose of the forms is to naturally interact with the green space on both sections of the interchange. Armstrong, a student at the Herron School of Art and Design, said she had planned to use things that she used in her previous works: colors and multiple forms. “I wanted to be able to create more than one piece so space can expand,” Armstrong said. “I wanted to create some sort of landmark so that you would recognize where you are. I wanted the feeling to be nomadic.” “Going home” started off as a proposal sent in by Arm- strong to the Public Art Commission during her enroll- ment at Herron, where she is now completing her MFA PHOTO COURTESY OF KATHRYN ARMSTRONG with a focus in sculpturing. Kathryn Armstong, an Eastern alumna, created “going home,” a collection of 34 brightly colored forms near the I-70/Holt Road Exit in The commission chooses the location, but it was up to Indianapolis. She said she wanted to create a landmark , yet still create a piece that maintained a feeling of being nomadic. the selected student to make the art for it. When her pro- posal was chosen, the project was sponsored by the Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Lilly Foundations. ARMSTRONG RETURNS TO CAMPUS FOR SUMMER SCULPTURE PROGRAM When she finished making the sculptures, installation began in December and was completed in February with Kathryn Armstrong, an East- sculpture will remain on campus for Graduate students will not be the the help of Herron students and the local construction ern alumna, will be coming back to two years. only ones constructing sculptures company. Eastern to participate in the third Students apply for residency by for the campus this year. Retired In 2008, Armstrong received her MA from Eastern with Summer Sculpture Residency pro- sending in a picture of a miniature Dean James K. Johnson for College an emphasis in painting and drawing. When she trans- gram. Armstrong’s work has ap- model of the piece the student plans of Arts and Humanities will be the ferred to Herron, Armstrong’s work started going into in- peared along I-70/Holt Road Exit to build if accepted. guest sculptor for the residency. The stallation and 3D objects. Eventually, she became a sculp- in Indianapolis. The judges are made up of sculp- program tries to have a guest sculp- ture, a title she doesn’t embrace fully. Graduate level students are ture professors from different uni- ture every two years. “I don’t consider myself a sculptor,” Armstrong said. brought to Eastern to construct versities, with Boshart being one of Boshart says the residency is “All of my work is interdisciplinary. I start with an idea large scale sculptures that will be them. Armstrong, along with three part of the Art Department’s goal and investigate material second. Sculpturing can be film, displayed in designated areas on other students, was selected. of making Seventh Street more ar- video, or anything. Those are the layers of what that work campus. The students are housed in Boshart will be there with the tistic. He wants to give people driv- can be. It’s all about expanding that material.” a free apartment for two weeks and students during the summer but ing down the street something nice Sculpture professor Jeff Boshart said he was glad to see have 24-hour access to the sculp- will not have a teacher-student re- to look at. a student of Eastern earn the privilege of creating public ture studio in the Doudna Fine Arts lationship with them. Instead, he For now, Boshart considers the art. Center. will be treating them as profession- residency a new and emerging art “It’s one of those pieces that you drive by and say, ‘that Each student is given $1,500 to als with a two-week deadline they program. is unusual,’” Boshart said. “Because of that, they stand out cover the cost of all materials, sup- must meet. “What we have here is very for- so wonderfully. It stops you; not literally.” plies and living expenses. The ex- “I help them by giving them tunate,” Boshart says. “The pro- penses are helped covered by resi- supplies, facilities and instructions,” gram is a success if the art generates Micheal Cortez can be reached at 581-7942 or dency, Department of Art and the Boshart said. “We try to give them a great deal of discussion and con- [email protected]. Tarble Arts Center. The finished some professional experience.” troversy. We want people talking.” Madison’s Avenue emerges as ‘Battle’ winners

By Brad York ing place for any musician, but Unterberg- slight tuning mishap they soldiered through brass instruments and a keyboard, e Staff Verge Editor er handled the performance with veteran their set of melodic guitar plucks fused with Blues Band casually bowed and thanked the charm as he made his way through a set-list punk influenced rhythmic structures. remaining attendees for their support. With the lights dimmed and the stage of original material and one spontaneous “Our lead singer kind of has a stage As the night ended Lauren Phillips, the set, a battle was ready to ensue in the Grand freestyle piece. fright type thing, but I think all in all we UB coordinator for the event, gathered the Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. Uni- “At first I had to work to try to get the pulled it out at the end,” Bartl said. bands once more in front of the battlefield. versity Union. is wasn’t your run-of-the- crowd into it, but I got some of the crowd e next band that ran the gauntlet on With no delay she read the results, mill battlefield, but the conditions were per- into it,” Unterberger said. “It was a good stage was Madison’s Avenue. Logan Rich- “Madison’s Avenue won.” fect for the University Board and e Daily and diverse show.” ardson, lead vocalist for the metal-based act, “I think there was about 50 to 80 people Eastern News Battle of the Bands event. Diverse is certainly one word to describe was sure to inform the crowd how much he here, which is always good,” Phillips said. Sweat and pride poured from the bands the audience, as well as the variety of per- appreciated them before the first instrument “It may look like there isn’t a lot of people, as they exchanged blows for the prize of a formances heard throughout the night. was played. is may have been a strategic but that is because it is just so open. It was $150 gift card to Guitar Center. e event featured four local musical move, but after all, this is a battle. cool ‘cause the crowd gathered around here With the instruments tuned and the groups that included Verbal Epiphany as e final act was the most known per- (as she points) and they were dancing and amps shuffled to the side the first group Ver- well as Madison’s Avenue, So ey Ran and former of the event and needed no intro- stuff. It was kind of difficult pulling it all bal Epiphany took the stage. e Staff Blues Band. duction as the seven-piece group e Staff together, but just this year ‘cause of a little Verbal Epiphany is the alias stage name With the crowd full and the anticipation Blues Band came into the spotlight. confusion. But it went over smoothly and it for Jake Unterberger. Unterberger, a com- building, So ey Ran took the stage. e Staff Blues Band has won this bat- was cool.” munication major, is a solo hip-hop per- So ey Ran is a band comprised of Alex tle in the past and returned to defend their former who produces his own beats and Castillo, guitarist and vocalist; Ethan Gross, honor as one of Charleston’s top acts to Brad York can be reached at 581-7942 or rhymes. bassist; and Eric Bartl, drummer. book. [email protected]. Being the first act is always a stress- ough the band struggled through a After a stellar performance that included 04.9.10 the daily eastern news 4B www.dennews.com ‘Clash’ de nes the word tragedy

By David Thill From the moment it fades in from mortal alike, are the whiniest characters Opinion Editor black, the film takes off running, in the this side of Veruca Salt. Rating: D+ wrong direction. From Zeus being offended by the hu- When Hollywood attempts a remake Before the viewer even has a chance to mans he created to Perseus, who is being of any film, there are always the pressures become emotionally invested in Sam Wor- asked to be a hero, the main characters we of at least meeting, if not surpassing, the thington’s character, Perseus, his family is are supposed to root for are far too annoy- success — both financially and artistically accidentally killed by Hades. ing for us to care about. — of the original. The character finds himself in the city The film begins so quickly we don’t get If the original is a classic, so perfect in of Argos, being attacked for being the son the chance to care about Perseus before he its original nature, that no remake is real- of Zeus, a fact that has been totally un- is already getting on our nerves. ly needed, or even wanted, such as “The known to him until the most inconve- Sam Worthington’s delivery of what Manchurian Candidate,” these expecta- nient of times. should be epic lines is flat, not helped by tions can weigh so heavily it would seem The basis of the film is that humans performances by Ralph Fiennes, as Hades, like the filmmaker has almost no chance have grown tired of the gods failing to gift and Liam Nielsen, as Zeus, that are so of meeting the hype. them with endless happiness and well-be- wooden they would make Keanu Reeves However, when the original is a “cult ing and so they have decided to turn their look like an Oscar-caliber actor. classic” with only a marginal fan follow- collective backs on their deities. The dialogue is just short of “We are ing and, in the case of the original “Clash Zeus, feeling ever so slighted, decides now going to go over there to do this. Yes, of the Titans” (MGM 1981), laughable to teach the silly humans a lesson. And let us do this.” special effects, it would seem almost im- who better for the king of all gods to turn What’s worse is the utter lack of sus- possible not to surpass the original. to than his brother Hades, who decides he pense. Even during furious action the The new, updated version of “Clash will release his most heinous of pets, the viewer is still somehow left knowing what of the Titans” has been awaited with Kraken, on the city of Argos in 10 days. is about to happen so often one leaves the so much hype, one might think it was Thus, the stage is set. Perseus and his theater feeling like a psychic. thought of by Warner Bros. as the greatest band of blasphemers set out to find a way The special effects budget was clear- PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES film the studio has ever put out. to stop the destruction of a city, along the ly devoted entirely to the Kraken as Me- The trailers have let us all know for way running into the requisite amount of dusa and the giant scorpions look simply “Clash of the Titans” is a remake that months, with its epic music and flashy, ac- creatures — giants, gorgons, giant scor- laughable. should have remained unmade and tru- tion-packed clips, that this film is meant pions, etc. — and all the while, slowly In the end, there is nothing titanic ly gives new meaning to the term “Greek to be an epic, grandiose ride through an- stumbling across gifts from Zeus intend- about “Clash…” and one is really just left tragedy.” cient Greek lore. ed for his son. feeling like they could have watched the In reality, though, the trailer and its The real problem with “Clash of the original and laughed at it without feeling David Thill can be reached at 581-7942 epic music are far more epic and dramatic Titans” is the feeling the viewer can never bad. And at least they wouldn’t have spent or [email protected] than the film could ever be. shake that everyone in the film, god and $7.50 to see it.

Queens Club breaks onto music scene with a giant debut album

By Adam Mohebbi Speaking of rocking, remember that summer Staff Reporter talk? Well I can guarantee you no other track in the Rating: B+ Alt-Rock genre will get the girls and guys up and Summer is almost here, and if you’re like me, dancing at your next bonfire party like “Lydia”. you’re looking for a new CD to be your anthem for The pounding drums, along with a guitar inter- the hot months. play, that can be best described as a boogie rhythm Last year, that role was filled nicely by Cage the making love with a frolicking lead riff, make the lis- Elephant’s eponymous debut, so maybe it’s not sur- tener want to shake their moneymaker hard enough prising that another debut album just dropped that so the residents of the town in “Footloose” would manages to prove itself as a contender for the title want to shoot them on sight. of summer CD king. Of course, the album is not without problems. “Young Giant” by Queens Club, is reminiscent For a band that does so well at making its own of the nachos you microwave using everything out sound carry through its influences, the vocals on of your fridge while starving at 3 a.m. They’re both some of the slower, more emotional tracks sound composed of a bunch of stuff that you never would like they came from the playbook of cliché singer have figured would work together, but they work tricks. Descending emphasis, stutter auto-tuning out beautifully and are both completely satisfying. and exaggerated exhales all rear their ugly heads. The band, formed from ex-members of The “Dust” is the worst perpetrator of this. At the Chariot in Kansas City, rocks a sound that seems to first, casual listen it almost sounded like a young pull influences from all over while still being spe- Bono had taken over lead vocals. cial. I’m not trying to spread any U2 hate here, but Just off-hand, a bit of Franz Ferdinand can be after a vicious, drum-driven Alt-Rock intro, the last heard in the rhythm, a bit of the previously men- thing I expected was traditionally-styled vocals. tioned Cage the Elephant influences some of the Despite the flaws, “Young Giant” is a tremen- vocal distortion, some Cold War Kids-style record- dous pick next time you hit up the record store. ing craziness is present, and a Queens of the Stone Honestly, put aside the maliciously droning pop Age flavor is occasionally felt in the more crunchy for a while and tread on some new musical waters. bass lines. Not only will you like what you find, but you’ll also “Young Giant” starts out strong with “Are We? gain some delicious indie cred to lord over your PHOTO COURTESY OF TOOTH AND NAIL RECORDS Will We?” and finishes even stronger with “Danger friends. Kids.” These tracks both jump out and practically de- Adam Mohebbi can be reached at 581-7942 armo- mand the listener to rock along with them. Serious- [email protected]. ly, try listening to them without moving your head and you’ll probably have an aneurysm.