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Darwin's ideas verified, Panther defense disputed over years earns victory Page 3 Page 8 BLACK HISTORY MONTH Alwnnus to speak about 'Our Black Year' By Kaylia Eskew cago Tribunr staff that won a Pulit­ Staff Reporter zer Prize for their work in exposing of faulty governmental regulation of Eastern will welcome baCk alum­ toys. car seats and cribs, which result­ nus Ted Grcgoty as he: and author ed in ~ recall of numerous products Maggie Anderson speak about their and urged Congress to tighten super­ book "Our Black Year." vision. •0ur Black Year" is the result of Sally Renaud, a journalism profe5- a yearlong public pledge by Ander­ sor, said ~ry has bcm recognittd son and her family to only buy goods as both a Oistinguishcd Alumni and from black-owned businesses. journalist of w Year by Eastern. Janice Collins, a journalism pro­ Anderson got her bachelor's de~ fessor, wd Anderson found her task gn:e from Emory University and her very difficult and was surprised that JD and M.B.A. from the University people aaed opposite ofwhat she cx- ofChicago. pcacd. She is the CEO and cofounder "What she found was thar it wasn't ofThe Empowerment Experiment accepted and it was very difficult to Foundation. find support," Collins said. "It really Anderson has appeared on many changed the community dytwnics." broadcast such as CNN, Fox News Gregory's involvmlent in w story and MSNBC, whm she has spoken came through an agent in New York on numerous subject areas such as who originally oontactcd him after he economics and politics. Ronoko Rashidi listens as he Is Introduced Monday at his lecture ·rhe Global African Presence• in the Grand Ball­ wrote a story for 11N ~ Tribunr "She is really going above and be­ room of the Martin luther King Jr. University Union. Rashidi's presentation included many photos documenting about what Anderson was planning yond for us," Collins said. Africa's historic and widespread Influence around the world. to do and a.skec:l ifshe would want to Gregory said he was really excited work togaher. to come back to cunpus for multiple However, at the time, Anderson reaiOnS. Speaker tells students and her husband John were not in­ ..A lot ofwhat I'm looking forward terested in the arrangement, Grego­ to is seeing old frienru who work ry said. there now," Gregory said. "I thought that would be the end," Gregory also said he is excited to keep an open mind ~rysaid ro see the campus again and walk After Anderson's yearlong jour­ through the North Quad and Booth By Robyn Dexter often mink back tO the wide influence Rashidi has lectured in over 50 ney, Gregory wrote a follow up arti­ library because he spent a lor of rime Campus Editor Africans had on t~e rest of the world countries on six continents, bringing cle about her experience. there. before slavery. with him ideas of a more open-mind­ "A few days later, I w.u comacted Gregory said he really enjoyed "What yo u do for yourself depends "I encourage all of you to keep an ed early-African culture. by the agent again and was told that working with Anderson and learned on what you think of yoursel f; what open mind," he said. "We're so programmed with the (Anderson) was interestc.-d in working a lot from me experience. you think of yourself depends on what Rashidi s:tid popular culture teaches mentality that 'if yo u're white you're with me," Gregory said. "It was a lot of fun working on the you know of yo urself; and what yo u people that Africa is a place of pover­ right and if yo u're black get back,' Collins said she became interest­ book," Gregory said. "I felt like I was know of yourself depends on what you ty and a place of disease something he char we operate without thinking ed in the book and found out from taking a graduate-level course on Af­ have been told," Runoko Ral.hidi said. said is a conrradicrion. about it," Rashidi said. James Tidwdl, chair of the: journal­ rican-American culture." Rashidi, a historian, research spe­ 'Ihe country itself is rich in culture He encouraged students to think ism dcpamncm, that Gregory was in­ Anderson's story is imporrant and cialist, writer and world traveler, used and natural resources, he said. about what American cul ture consid­ volved. reaches far outside the African-Amer­ pictures to show how African culture "Africa is not poor; it's the African ers beauty. Collins, then, contacted c; rego-. ican community, Gregory said. influenced the rest of the world during people that are poor," he said. "These arc sensitive subjects. but f}' to see if he: would be interested in "She is working toward the com­ his lecture on Monday. Rashidi gave several examples of they're discussions we need co be hav­ speaking on campus. mon good for all," Gregory said "lt:S His picture~ included personal pho­ how Africa is the birthplace of much ing in the family and tn the commu­ .. Immedi.ucly he said yes; there about stabilizing all communities ~md tographs of his travels to I 00 coun­ of modem culture. nity," Ra~hidi said. ~ no second thought; Collins said. creating Strength in me economy." rrit$, six continem~ as well ~ anciem "Africa is the birch place of mathe­ These ~ensiciw subjects include the GrcgOf}' graduated from }:.astern Gregory and Anderson will be arr. matics and the birthplace of music," black perspccti\·c of God and what is in 1981 and is currently a writer for appearing at numerous events to­ He me~sed how many blacks iden­ he :~aid. "It's where people first buried considered be.uuy. he saiJ. 71x O!imgo Tribunt' day. t ifx with sla\ ery historic..illy, but do not their d('ad." SPEAKER, page 5 In 2008, he was pan ofTIJf' Chi- AllJ MNUS, page '5 BUDGETS IBHE to vote on performance-based funding By Rachcl Rodgers compete for poniom ot the pool fund~ vice presidrm ofstudcm government .md grces, education and general spenJing, the performance criteria revolve around Administrcltlon I dilor through d1e propoS(:d pctformancc lla.SCd a mcrnbc1 ot the lllmms Board of High­ :md rcsetrch :md publtc ~mcc Cl(Jl<:nd1 the three major categones of retemion, fimd111g mctrics. er Edm:ation Student Advoory Council, tur.:s. gradu.mon and the srudem-ach1cvcment lh: Illino•s Board of Higher &luca­ ''From my undcrstanJmg. some um­ s;ud pcrfurmancc-hascd lundmg pool was According to the presentation, the gap. Hyder S.lid. non will vore tad.ly on the perfomlancc­ versitics will get more than half a percent d•srussc."<i du.nng Jhe counal m<."t..'ting Sat­ stcenng committee deadcd upon seven Ihe counal members di~playcd con­ bascd funding proposal to pool 0. S per­ back and some will get tes.~ depc:ndmg on un.lay at Joliet Junior College in Joliet steps fOr the performance-based funding cern on whether the graduation criteria cent ofpublic uni~rsity budgets and rcal­ how well they perform." Perry s;ud. "We discus..~ how the amount will he model, including collecting data, scaling would be based on eight consecutive se­ locue them based on the level ofa'hicve­ l.es Hyder, a journalism professor who (small) in terms offunding so there is not it and weighting the results to dL~tribute m~crs or 10, Hyder said. ment in terms ofcc:nain mctncs. has lx:en a member of the Illinois Boord a huge t\llture .shock. hut it will most like­ thefimds. Some circumstanco include non-tra­ The Illinois Board of I figher Educa­ of Higher EJucation faculty Advisory ly gradwlly become more imcnse," Scher­ Hyder said the council members ex­ ditional students who have jobs and Eun­ tion will mea at I p.m. today at KcnlWI Council for about 12 years, said the coun­ le .said. "I am not worried about Eastern's pr~ concern with the steps because ilics and do not li\'e on campus who can- · Col~ in Oticago. cil') 0.5 percent should have a minimal ef­ perl0rrn.1ncc though hc:cause we do more they do not think that aca1rate, complete mx commi t to being a full-time student, The Higher Education Performance fect, but could present a problem if it is with I ~ 3) we have high graduation and data is readily available to make the fund­ Hyder said. Funding Stc:aing Committee met on jan. raised. mention rates C\'cn though we receive low ing detenninarions. vwe don't think fuur yc:ars is realistic 6 at Chicago State University to present · we don'r think a higher amount can funding." "Each institution has its own unique because some issues and circumstances aze the committee's recommendations. be justified because state appropriations The perfonnance measures mat will mission. and me data for all institutions lx.;'Ond university control," Hyder said.