Eastern Illinois University The Keep November 2019 11-8-2019 Daily Eastern News: November 08, 2019 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_nov Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: November 08, 2019" (2019). November. 6. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2019_nov/6 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2019 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in November by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PANTHERS LOOK FOR 1ST WIN In search of its firstwin, the Eastern football team travels to Nashville to face eighth-place Tennessee State. PAGE 8 I AILY ASTERN EWS "TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID" Royalty descends upon Eastern Students bring. song, dance, drag to Grand Ballroom By ElizabethTaylor StaffReporter I @DEN_news *Edit1Jr.'sNou: 1hisstlJry contains some profan­ ityin the namesof certain drag queens/kings. Drag kings, queensand royalty performed in the Grand Ballroom on Thursday night. There was a total of 14 separate perform­ ers: Mother Natwhore, Miss Behavior, Rob­ in Hearts, Papa Cock, Apollo Device, Magic Mick, Dr. Frank N Style, Chanel Lanae, Miss Ma'am Sir, Olivia Kay Boomer, PRUDEnce, Rebel Trebel, Lady Deviant and Ruby D. Luxe. The emcee for the event was a drag queen who goes by MODE. The performers lip-synced a variety of songs including All Star's "Smash Mouth," 30Hl3's "Don't Trust Me," and Todrick Hall's "Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels." This show's suggested theme was movies, so some performers chose iconic musical numbers such as "Honey, Honey" from "Mamma Mia" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls" from "The Lit­ tle Mermaid." The executive board of EIU Pride put on a ELIZABETH WOOD I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS special performance of "Jingle Bell Rock," rec­ Ruby D. Luxe, performed by Tory Rose, performs to"Candy Store#from The Heathers musical during the student drag show on Thursday reating the scene from "Mean Girls." night at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Grand Ballroom. EIU Pride holds a student drag show each ELIZABETH WOOD f ELIZABETH WOOD semester to share a piece of LGBTQ+ culture THE DAILY !THE DAILY with students and community members. EASTERN NEWS EASTERN NEWS While some of the performers have had pre­ Graduate student Sam Hennegan, vious experience, others were making their drag Hunter Levingston who performed debut. (Mother Natwhore), as Papa Cock, One new performer was Tory Rose, fresh­ performed before dressed as Shrek man psychology major, whose only prior expe­ the student drag and danced rience with drag was on TY. show at the Martin to"All Star" by Her drag persona is named Ruby D. Luxe, Luther King Jr. Uni­ Smash Mouth on and she floatedonto stage wearing a pair of in­ versity Union in the Thursday night. candescent wings and a neon pink wig. Grand Ballroom on Thursday night. DRAG SHOW, page 5 Student body president reflects on time at Eastern By Corryn Brock science major with two minors in pre-law and ate since she was a freshman. and I made some of the closest friends right now News Editor I @corryn_brock Spanish. Gordon said when she started as a senator, she (that} I'm going to have forever," Gordon said. Gordon came to Eastern in 2017 following was an introvert. "Also, it requires you to go out on campus and The first semester of Student Body President her high school graduation, and she will be grad­ "I joined student government as a really qui­ go to different events, experience differentideas, Carson Gordon's term is nearing an end as well uating in May after attending Eastern for three et, shy person. I cold all the (current) senators political beliefs and it really just pushes you to be as her time as an undergraduate at Eastern. years. that when I first joined I was absolutely terrified, a better person.'' PRESIDENT, page Gordon, a Mattoon native, is a senior political Gordon has been involved with Student Sen- but it pushed me so far out of my comfort zone, 5 EIU Wind Symphony to perform Veteran's Day salute By Hannah Shillo · part of Doudna's ongoing special ticket pro­ the military branches. ence. As Associate News Editor I @DEN_news motion for the 2019-2020 performance year, the Crews said in the pressrelease that during the Edlin will be on campus for the Call to Duty first 50 studentswho bring their Panther Cards to performance, veterans will be asked to stand when concert and for his own performance on Saturday Veterans and active military members will be the box office will receive a complimentary ticket their song played. at 7:30 p.m. the Black Box Theatre of Doudna. is in celebrated by the EIU Wind Symphony Friday to the perfonp.ance. Alicia Neal, director of bands, will conduct the Edlinwrote "Churchill -A One Man Play'' and at 7:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the The box office will be open Friday from 11:30 EIU Wind Symphony, according co the press re­ willperform as the former prime minister of Great Doudna Fine Center. a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. lease. Britain. Arts The annual Veteran's Day concert called "Call Dan Crews, director of programming, public­ Crews said David Boggs, assistant director one of Doudna's premiere performances, is As to Duty: A Veteran's Day Salute" and is open to ity and promotions at Doudna, said in a press re­ of bands, will guest conduct Robert Smith's tickets for the performanceSaturday will be sold W. the public. lease that the concert will present a variety of mu­ ''American Flourish." for $20 to the general public, $15 for Eastern em­ Tickets can be purchased in the box office in sic including Francis Scott Keys "The Star Span­ Cameron Craig, professor laureate, will also ployees and seniors aged 62 and older and $10 for Doudna or online at www.eiu.edu/doudna and are gled Banner," William Schuman's "Chester Over­ play a part in the performance as a narrator dur­ students. $13 each for general admission, $11 each for se­ ture for Band," Frank Ticheli's American Ele­ ing Harold Walter's "Duty, Honor, Country," the ''An aged 62 and older and $5 each for students. gy'' and the "Armed Forces Salute.'' press release said. Hannah Shi/lo can be reached at or niors 581-2812 Veterans and active military members will be During the ''.Armed Forces Salute" performance, Accor Andrew Edlin is set to make an appearc [email protected]. admitted co the show for free. the symphony will play service soo.gs from eachof rulce asWinston Churchill and read to the audi- THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I AP NEWS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2019 Local weather State and Nation FRIDAY SATURDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday night Judge fines TrumP $ 2 million black cat still Sunny for misusing charity 'fouitdation on the loose at High: 49' Metlife Stadium Low: 37' NEW YORK (AP) - A judge paign," Scarpulla said. Negro College Fund and the U.S. Thursday ordered President Donald The foundation will be dissolved Holocaust Memorial Museum. Trump to pay $2 million to an array and its $1. 7 million in remaining Attorney General Letitia James EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) of charities as a fine for misusing his funds will be given to other non­ welcomed the resolution of the case - The elusive black cat from "Monday own charitable foundation to further profits, under agreements reached as a "major victory in our efforts to Night Football" is still on the run. THE DAILY his political and business interests. by Trump's lawyers and the attorney protect charitable assets and hold ac­ MetLife Stadium officials said Thurs­ New York state Judge Saliann general's office. countable those who would abuse day the search for the fleet felinethat brief­ EASTERN NEWS Scarpulla imposed the penalty after As part of those agreements , charities for personal gain." ly delayed the nationally televised game "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." the president admitted to a series of made public Thursday, the two sides "No one is above the law - not between the New York Giants and Dallas abuses that were outlined in a law­ left it up to the judge to decide what a businessman, not a candidate for Cowboys on Monday night has been un­ The Daily Eastern News suit brought against him last year by penalty Trump should pay. office, and not even the President successful. Buuard Hall the New York attorney general's of­ The settlement was an about-face of the United States," said James, a The search started on Tuesday morn­ 1802 Eastern Illinois University fice. for Trump. He and his lawyers have Democrat. ing with multiple humane traps being sta­ Charleston, IL 61920 Among other things, Trump ac� blasted the lawsuit as politically mo­ The president admitted, among tioned in the stadium. After that came up 217-581-2812(fax) knowledged he im_properly allowed tivated, and he tweeted, "I won't set­ other things, to improperly arrang­ em pty, stadium officials asked Puppykir­ 217-581-2923 his presidential campaign staffto co­ tle this case!" when it was filed in ing for the charity to pay $10,000 tyNYCity - a trap, neuter, release and News Staff Advertising ordinate with the Trump Foundation June 2018. for a 6-foot portrait of him. He also no-kill shelter - for help. Staff in holding a fundraiser for veterans Trump's fine and the charity's agreed to pay back $11,525 in foun­ "We are hopeful that together we can Editor-in-Chief during the run-up to the 2016 Iowa funds will be split evenly among dation funds that he spent on sports find the black cat that we fell in love JJ Bullock Faculty Advisers all caucuses.