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EastErn nEws DENNEWS.COM Safety first, Panthers prepare lock your doors for Top Ten opponent Page 3 Page 12 OBITUARY CAMPUS Suicide “Hey, you’re the ‘Cash Cab’ guy!” suspicion for to bumper trac isn’t all it’s cracked Comedian Ben up to be. “Road rage is real,” he said. student’s death He went on to recount an almost- Bailey performs altercation with a hotheaded electri- at the Doudna cian in a Manhattan trac jam. Af- Services tonight ter incessant honking and exchanged in Villa Park By Samantha Bilharz & middle ngers, the electrician learned Shelley Holmgren the hard way not to mess with a By Kayleigh Zyskowski Activities Editor game show host with his own police News Editor Administration Editor detail. After the disagreement, all Bai- ley wanted to do was release his pent- Early Wednesday morning a westbound Ben Bailey is the host of “Cash up anger and say, “Do you know how freight train struck Eastern student Ryan Maz- Cab.” many people get kicked out of the cab gay in Lombard, Ill. How does he know? without using their ‘Shout-Outs’?” He was pronounced dead at the scene. “Because everyone I saw today told “I know I seem like a nice fellow on Mazgay, 20, was on foot and the preliminary me... Over ... And over... And over ‘Cash Cab,’ but that’s editing,” he said. account is that he took his own life, said Dane again,” Bailey said. On the contrary, Bailey is a man who is Cuny, the deputy sheri of the Lombard Police Even though Bailey has been host- not afraid to laugh at himself and stuck Department. ing the show since 2005, he’s been a around after the performance to meet Mazgay was enrolled in classes at Eastern for stand-up comedian long before that. and greet fans. the fall semester; however, he went home to Bailey performed in the Dvorak Con- For his strangest fare, Bailey said Lombard earlier this week. cert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts he once had a heavyset man wearing a While at Eastern, Mazgay was a founding fa- Center last night, covering topics span- bright purple bunny suit topped off with ther of the Delta Chi fraternity and has been in- ning from Spiderman, all the way to matching high heels. Even though the volved with the fraternity since he arrived on lactose intolerance, Google and ‘nearly passenger was comfortable enough with campus for the fall 2008 semester. ightless birds.’ Bailey to keep calling him ‘babe,’ he opt- “From what I’ve heard he was a smart, polite On top of people always remind- ed not to play the game. “It’s one thing kid who came from a great family,” Cuny said. ing him he is the “Cash Cab guy,” peo- to be walking down the street in a rabbit “We have a larger community, but still the com- ple often remark how Bailey seems so costume, but I guess being on a television munity and the school he attended is heartbro- much smaller on television. “I’m con- game show is another,” Bailey said. ken and is feeling the eects.” sidering hiring a dwarf and dressing Bailey also said that one time a con- “Young people with great potential encounter him exactly as I am so people will tell testant asked him if anyone had ever small problems and sometimes make decisions him ‘you are exactly the same size that pulled a gun on him in the cab. Bai- that breaks everyone’s hearts,” Duny said. “is you are on TV,” he said. ley said her question didn’t become isn’t necessary; it doesn’t have to repeat itself.” Bailey opened up the show with his an issue until the girl kept repeat- Mazgay attended Willowbrook High School extensive history of job interview hor- ing herself, and that was when they in Villa Park. He graduated with the class of ror stories. checked her bag. 2008. “When you screw up on too many Recently, Bailey won the Daytime Mazgay is survived by his parents Michael job interviews, you become a stand-up Emmy for “Outstanding Game Show DANNY DAMIANI | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS and Janice Mazgay and brothers Matthew and comedian,” he said. He then went into Host.” Although Bailey had been Ben Bailey the host of Discovery Channel's Cash Cab talks about the Sean. the finer details of messing up an in- nominated in 2008 and 2009, it was common remarks he gets from fans Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Services will be held at the Steuerle Funeral terview, for example, the apocalyptic the first time that Bailey took home Center's Dvorak Concert Hall. Comedian Tim Sullivan also opened for Home, 350 S. Ardmore Ave. in Villa Park. mistake of putting your name in the the award. Earlier in the day, Bailey Bailey Thursday night. e visitation service is from 3 to 8 p.m. to- wrong box. had injured his back and was in seri- night and the funeral service is at 11 a.m. Satur- One of the highlights of the perfor- ous pain to the point where he end- Cameron Aldrich, a freshman mu- had was unemployment.” day. Interment is private. mance was when Bailey confessed he ed up wearing sneakers with his tux to sic education major, attended the Bailey ended the show with a salute Duny said the important thing to take from once almost committed ‘bird murder.’ the awards ceremony. A guy came up show. to the crowd. Mazgay’s death is to encourage students to real- Recently, Bailey purchased a cabin in to him and told him that he liked his “Because Ben’s hilarious, plus I’ve Bailey said his favorite part of a ize that issues and problems are temporary and the woods where spent a sleepless night look. “It’s not a fashion statement – never been to a comedy show,” Al- show is the audience. they should talk to someone before making a with a nocturnal foe – an owl. I’m in pain,” Bailey said. drich said. “You get the energy back from permanent decision. “I’ve got to warn you, there are Next up for Bailey is his new stand- Tim Mack, a sophomore educa- (the audience). It’s a little bit of Eastern’s counseling center is located in the animals out there – (a lot) of them,” up special, which will premiere on tion major, had seen Bailey’s stand- rush.” Human Services Building in Room 1200. he said. Comedy Central in October. Bailey up previous to the show and was not For “Cash Cab,” Bailey had to be- will also make a guest-appearance on disappointed. Samantha Bilharz Kayleigh Zyskowski can be reached come a licensed taxi-driver. Howev- the new season of “30 Rock,” where Comedian Tim Sullivan opened for & Shelley Holmgren at 581-7942 or [email protected] er, being a taxi-driver in one of the he plays himself, equipped with the Bailey. One of his most memorable can be reached at 581-7942 most notorious locations for bumper ‘Cash Cab.’ punch lines was: “e best job I ever or [email protected] BOARD OF TRUSTEES Board to approve labor agreements, NCAA certification Process occurs last September for this review. Woodard said the university has The NCAA conducts its process “We feel like we’ve done a substantial a total of 10 bargaining units in its every ten years by three operating principles: gover- employ. nance and commitment to rules, ac- job of staying up to standards” Cynthia Nichols, Director of the ademic integrity and gender/diversi- Office of Civil Rights & Diversity , By Shelley Holmgren Barbara Burke, athletic director Administration Editor ty issues, and well being of the stu- will also give her Annual Report on dent athlete. Title IX Compliance at the meet- Labor agreements and Eastern’s President William Perry has ap- ing. National Collegiate Athletic Asso- pointed a steering committee to the The final decision will be deliv- The Teamsters union, which is In conjunction with the Board of ciation re-certification will be dis- task of preparing the university for ered to Perry in February 2011. composed of 15 employees, and the Trustee meeting will be the ribbon- cussed at the Board of Trustees this review. The Board will also determine Painters District Council with 18 cutting ceremony for the textbook meeting today. This committee, led by Jill the approval of the new labor agree- employees, are set to receive 1 per- rental center held at 11 a.m. Athletic Director Barbara Burke Owen, is comprised of personnel ments both the Teamsters Local #26 cent wage increase across the board. The Board of Trustees meeting is will address the board on the prog- from governance, faculty, staff, stu- and Painters District Council #58 If approved, The Teamsters con- at 1 p.m. today in the Grand Ball- ress of the university’s re-certifica- dent-athletes, alums and communi- unions.