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Eastern Illinois University The Keep February 2019 2-5-2019 Daily Eastern News: February 05, 2019 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_feb Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: February 05, 2019" (2019). February. 3. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_feb/3 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2019 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in February by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Three men’s basketball players share the meaning and significance behind their tattoos. WACKY WEATHER TATTED UP Three men’s basketball players share Eastern students shared their thoughts on the drastic temperature change the meaning and significance behind from last week to this week. their tattoos. PAGE 8 PAGE 3 HE T Tuesday, February 5,aily 2019 astErn Ews D E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” n VOL. 103 | NO. 94 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Mock job interview workshop to be held Tuesday By Leah Goldstein Contributing Writer | @DEN_news Career Services is hosting a mock interview workshop featuring visiting employers, human resource professionals and alumni from the area for students to attend Tuesday. With this workshop, students learn pro- fessional communication skills, ways to pres- JORDAN BOYER | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ent themselves in a positive and confident way, Holly Olson, a freshman business management major, studies for her accounting class Monday night in Booth Library. methods to help themselves organize their thoughts to avoid rambling and ways to answer their questions as professional and composed as College 101: Students talk top study spots possible, said John Marr, career adviser for Ca- By Abby Lee Union because it’s not a library, so sometimes it’s very cause it is too quiet to focus, which is why she prefers reer Services. Contributing Writer | @DEN_news noisy and people are talking out loud,” He said. the Food Court. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. until The 24-hour Lounge is another place students can Another study spot on campus is the Java Bean- 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Human From the dining booths at the University Food go to study and relax on campus, and, as the name ery and Bakery. Services Building. Court to the comfy chairs at Booth Library, there signifies, it is open all day, every day. According to Eastern’s website, “Java B & B, locat- Career Services director Bobbi Kingery said are places all around Eastern’s campus for students to Jamiya Smith, a sophomore family and consumer ed in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union strong interview skills are very important in the study and relax. sciences major, said, “(The 24-hour Lounge) is pret- next to the Bookstore, offers Seattle’s Best Espresso, professional world. Sophomore accounting major Victoria Wharton ty quiet, and everybody’s pretty considerate of other freshly brewed coffee, and iced specialty drinks along Besides a resume, a student’s interview is the said she sits in Booth Library between her classes ev- people. They try not to talk too loud, and I like that with gourmet baked goods. All these items are pre- first impression they make on a possible employ- ery day. it’s quiet and I can focus.” sented in a relaxing atmosphere where students can er; therefore, being able to have a strong sense of “I just like sitting by the window,” Wharton said. In contrast to He’s opinion, Smith said she cannot study, read or access WiFi. Dining Dollars, cash, cred- professionalism and being prepared for the ques- The library is an open space for students to observe study at Booth Library because she finds it too quiet. it and chip money can be used to purchase items tions the interviewer may ask is crucial, she said. all the activity going on outside around them, and Senior biology major Brittany Banks said she tries from Java B&B.” Marr said students who attend are going to natural light fills the entire room. to go to the 24-hour Lounge when she can. Amber Salutric, a junior communication disorders dress professionally and bring resumes for the Summer He, a graduate student majoring in sus- “I like (the 24-hour lounge) because it has a mi- and sciences and Spanish major, said she thinks the mock interviews, just as they would be if they tainable energy of and master of business administra- crowave where I can warm up my food. It’s also quiet coffee shop is a good place to sit down and work on were going to real interviews. tion, said, “I’m a student worker, so I work (at Booth and peaceful,” she said. homework. Students will be interviewed for positions they Library). It’s a quiet environment.” The University Food Court is a place where Banks “I like that I can still see people walking by, but I’m want as shown on their resumes. With her being a busy graduate student, she said said she cannot study because of all of the commotion. still able to be by myself and still focus at the same The interview sessions last 45 minutes, with she comes to the library to find a place away from all Senior sociology major Ambria Durham said she time. And (there is) coffee,” she said. the first 30-35 minutes being the mock inter- of the noise on campus. hangs out at the Food Court about four times a week. Depending on the week, Salutric said she stud- view and the last ten minutes dedicated to feed- The calm, quiet atmosphere is something she said “I don’t have to be too quiet, so I can still talk to ies alone or with friends, but when she studies with back, Marr said. she prefers to areas with more student activity, such people and study at the same time. (The Food Court) friends, she prefers the library. Marr said the interviewers are professionals as the 24-hour Lounge in the Martin Luther King Jr. is super chill, and I need noise,” she said. with whom the employees of Career Services of- University Union. Senior sociology major Tatjana Williams said she Abby Lee can be reached at 581-2812 or at ten work with. “I don’t like to study in the 24-hour Lounge in the thinks the library is not somewhere she can study be- [email protected]. MOCK INTERVIEW, page 5 Students share Ersin selected as new health college dean pros, cons of Staff Report | DEN_news Özlem H. Ersin will be the new dean of the Col- working on, lege of Health and Human Services starting July 1, 2019. Ersin was one of three candidates that was inter- off campus viewed for the position, and in a press release issued By Austen Brown Monday she said she envisions great possibilities for Staff Reporter | @DEN_news the college as Eastern continues to grow. “I envision great possibilities as EIU continues to Working on-campus jobs has both perks and contribute to the growth and development of the drawbacks when compared to working off campus. east central Illinois region and beyond,” Ersin said in Niarra Mitchell, a senior with a major in emergen- the press release. “My family and I are excited to call cy management and disaster preparedness, works at Coles County our new home.” the security desk at Booth Library and said that on- Ersin is the associate dean of the College of Health campus jobs work with schedules much better than and Behavioral Studies at James Madison University off-campus jobs. in Virginia, and before that was the founding depart- “The scheduling is different,” she said. “Most (off- ment head for the Department of Health. campus jobs) don’t … work with your schedule. (Off- In a Jan. 21 photo cutline in The Daily Eastern campus workers are often) scheduled at nighttime. News, the campus community interviewed Ersin dur- They (also) don’t let you go for spring break and win- ing an open session. ter break.” There, she discussed “holistic admissions methods Another possible benefit that comes with having a and how students for the college should show emo- job on campus is that most are close to the residence tional intelligence and learning agility,” according to halls and students’ classes. the cutline. FILE PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS STUDENT JOBS, page 5 DEAN, page 5 Özlem H. Ersin has been named the new dean of the College of Health and Human Services. 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | AP NEWS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 Local weather STATE AND NATION TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Trump Scandal could lead to new Virginia governor Lingering doubts over Gov. Ralph gest he is unproven and inexperienced. ing the accusation because AP was not Mostly Cloudy Rainy to face Northam's political future after the His ascension could mean that the able to confirm it. High: 43° High: 56° publication of a racist yearbook pho- racial scandal dogging Northam would The Washington Post said Monday Low: 39° Low: 51° to could propel an African-American end with an African-American gover- that it was approached by the wom- skepticism political newcomer into the governor's nor trying to lead the Democratic Par- an in 2017, carefully investigated, but mansion. ty to a takeover of the legislature in No- did not publish the accusations. The If Northam stepped down, Justin vember and potentially, through a quirk Post said the woman had not told any- in State Fairfax would be the second African- of law, being able to serve more than one about it, the account could not be American governor in Virginia's history one term.

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