Eastern Illinois University The Keep September 2007 9-20-2007 Daily Eastern News: September 20, 2007 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2007_sep Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: September 20, 2007" (2007). September. 12. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2007_sep/12 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2007 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in September by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. KEEPING THE BALL ROLLING Men’s soccer keeps up their good record with their first win at home this season. SEE SPORTS, BACK PAGE “TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” WWW.DENNEWS.COM the DAILY EASTERN NEWS EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CHARLESTON THURSDAY | 9.20.07 VOL. 94 | ISSUE 23 Student assaulted off-campus University sends out a mass e-mail alerting e-mail to the university community. EASTERN ASSAULT STATISTICS “It was important to get the information students and staff Wednesday afternoon to the campus community,” Nadler said. Assaults on and around The university stopped all traffic on the campus at Eastern in 2006. Eastern mainframe in order to deliver the e- 6 By Nora Maberry day. A Charleston police officer was sent to mail in a timely manner. The e-mail was sent Assaults on and around Associate Online Editor the area in regards to an alleged battery. at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday and was in student The woman described the suspect as a campus at Eastern in 2005. and staff mailboxes by 4:01 p.m. 5 An Eastern student was attacked ear- white male, chubby, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 25 Nadler said even though the attack did ly Sunday in the area of Fourth Street and to 35 years old. not happen on campus, student safety is of Harrison Avenue. The suspect was wearing jeans, a black T- the utmost importance to the administra- “It was an Eastern student involved,” said shirt with a small white emblem on the left Assaults on and tion. Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs. side of the shirt and a black ski mask. around campuses “With an unknown suspect, it’s better to ”She’s fine physically and we’re grateful for The woman told officers the suspect fled err on the side of caution,” Nadler said. in the U.S. in 2003. that.” the area going west on Harrison. 2,911 Anyone with information concerning The Charleston Police Department Eastern received notification of the inci- the attack should call the Charleston Police Source: U.S. Department of Education Web site reported the attack took place at 1 a.m. Sun- dent late Wednesday afternoon and sent an Department at 348-5221. James Jones MLK Literary BRIDGE Society HOSTS embraces EIU JJLS, College of Arts and OPEN Humanities establish chair for World War II studies MIC By Katey Mitchell Senior Campus Reporter Novelist James Jones and World War II literature NIGHT may soon have a permanent place at Eastern. The James Jones Literary Five Times August Society and members of the featured at College of Arts and Human- ities are working together to ‘Coffeehouse’ establish the James Jones Chair in World War II Studies at James Jones is Eastern. a famous local Jane Ruppert The chair will alternate author and World Activities Reporter between the English and his- War II veteran who tory departments to bring in is the focus of the guest lecturers, novelists and Embarras Valley ey, must be the money!” sang historians, and will help stu- Film Festival. a group of men at the Coffee- dents get an in-depth look at house open mic night Thurs- the time and culture of World War II. day, responding to Tom Bick- “James Jones is one of the most significant Ameri- “Hham’s performance of the song “Ride can literary voices of his generation who wrote on sub- Wit Me” by popular rap artist Nelly. jects of such importance, they were defined that very The crowd at the Bridge Lounge in generation,” said James K. Johnson, dean of the Col- the Martin Luther King Jr. Universi- MICHAEL PETERSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS lege of Arts and Humanities, in the summer 2007 edi- ty Union listened to performers such Five Times August, which comprises acoustic singer-songwriter Brad Skistimas, plays at tion of the JJLS newsletter. as Bickham, a sophomore communi- the Bridge Lounge in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Wednesday night. “Both our English department and history depart- cation studies major. The event began ment are committed to hosting the very best young at 7 p.m. for students to sing and share The crowd responded to Brunner’s to Wal-Mart for first place; a $50 gift scholars in literary and historical studies of World War their music. song by clapping and singing along to certificate to the Union Bookstore for II,” Johnson said. Matt Brunner, sophomore corporate the chorus. second place; and a $25 certificate to Jones is best known for his unofficial trilogy of nov- communications major, transferred to The University Board-sponsored Positively 4th Street Records for third els “From Here to Eternity,” “The Thin Red Line” and Eastern this year and came out to play event had refreshments and a raffle for place. “Whistle.” an original song. Brunner sang along students who attended. The raffle gave In between performers, students in Helen Howe, wife of Jones’ childhood friend Tink with his guitar, which was set up to a away a CD of the band Five Times the crowd talked and discussed who Howe, started the JJLS in the 1990s in Robinson, loop station. August, who performed at 8 p.m. had just played. 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