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PAGE 8 AILY ASTERN Friday, September 13, 2019 "TELL THE TRUTH AND DON'T BE AFRAID" . � Update on - Thomas Hall tennis . susp1c1ous. man says he drove red van By Corryn Brock Editor @corryn_brock News I According to an AlenEIU sent Thursday, the al­ legedmale suspectaccused of slapping two women on their buttocks Monday andTuesday night is be­ lieved to be drivingred a van. The originalalert sent Wednesday said the women involved describe theallegedsuspect as askinny white male,approxim ately 6 feet tallwith glassesand beard. Tuesday's victimsaid the allegedsuspect appeared to be balding and wearing shirt,a baggy cargoshorts and a baseball at the timeof the incident involv­ cap ingher. The incidents were reported to have happened in the 1500and 1600 blocks of 4th Streetbetween Lln- ooln andGrant avenues. \ Another woman, who will not be named due to safety concerns, claimed to have had an encounter with the alleged suspectin the X-1.ot. An incident of a suspicious manin a parl<lnglot in Greek Court was heard being reported over a police scanneraround 8 p.m. Wednesday night. The respondingUniversity Police Departmentof­ ficer could not comment on whether the incident was relatedto theother threebut saidthe department MARY FLEMING I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS working with the Charleston PoliceDepartment was Jeremy Kurzinski, an Eastern alum, plays tennis against his friend on the tennis court behind Thomas Hall on Thursday afternoon. Kurzinski says to oontrol the siruation. they come out twice a week to play tennis or basketball. He said that he also comes out to support the basketball team when they have home On Wednesday, University Police Department games. Chief Kent Martin recommended people being aware of their surroundings, traveling with people at nightand lettingsomeone knowwhere you are go- ing. "Incidents like thisthankfully are rare, we've got to vote on program proposals· a safecampus and we'reworking very hardand very BOT 3 diligentlyto keep it that way. Ifanyone is ever un­ oomfortableor has anyqualms about being out and By Analicia Haynes ports. No. 1 prospective student inquiry is for a nursing about or any concern about getting where they are Senior Reporter @Haynesl According to a Sept. 5 article in The program, and the "lack of a nursing program is the I 943 DailyEast­ going. I would encourage them to get ahold of us," ern the new program will give students the number one reason for admitted students attend­ News, saidWednesday. "We're here 24 hours a day, Eastern's Board of Trustees will look at three ability to declare their major as pre-nursing. Then ing another university," based on the college choice Martin sevendays a week.we If can help someoneget where new programs and take a vote to potentially ap­ they will have to take a year of prerequisite and survey of alladmitted students in Summer 2019. they're going safely; that's the main thing, that's why prove them during a meeting Friday. general education courses on campus before being In 2019, there were 1,540 total inquiries for a were here." The programs are the master of science in exer­ able to apply as a full-time nursing student at the pre-nursing program or the to BSN program, RN Amanda Feder, Director of Prevention at the Sex­ cise physiology, master of science in sport adminis­ end of their freshman year. according to the Admissions Office. ual and Information said tration and the bachelor of science in nursing. The proposed degree program will require stu­ The proposed program is a response to both A=ult-Counseling Services, Wednesday the community should tryto help with Currently, Eastern offers an to BSN nurs­ dentsto earn at least124 semesterhours and is ex­ workforce needs as well as student demand, ac­ RN preventingother incidents &omoccurring if possible. ing program, which means that students who are pected to launch with existing pre-nursing stu­ cording to the Board reports. "Ifwe see somebody being isolated or targeted, already registered nurses can earn their bachelor's dents in Fall 2020 if it receives approval by the Illi­ According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' stand up and basically perform bystander interven­ degrees at Eastern. nois Board of Nursing, the Illinois Board of High­ Employment projections for 2016-2026, Reg­ tion andmake sure theyare safeand walkthem back Since Eastern offers thisdegree completion pro­ er Education and the Higher Learning Commis­ istered Nursing is among the top occupations in to their apartment or to a safe place likethe union to gram in nursing, the addition of the traditional sion. terms of job growth through 2026. The work­ RN getthem out of thatsituation," Feder said Wednes­ BSN program is intended to complement this ex­ If the Board of Nursing approves the program force is expected to grow from 2.9 million in 2016 day. "I think it really falls on the rest of us and it's isting program, according to the Board reports. in Spring 2020, then the first formal full recruit­ to 3.4 million in 2026. hardto just give individual pointers for people who It is also going to "enhance the new College of ment cycle will be in Fall 2021. BOT, page 5 aren't beingtargeted." Health and Human Services," according to the re- According to Eastern's Admissions Office, the A bystandertraining will be hosted by SexualAs­ sault Counseling and Information Services in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union at 3:30 p.m. nextWednesday for those interestedin learning howto be an active bystander. Tailgate to showcase Eastern to students In caseof emergency, call911 or contact the Uni­ versity Police Department at 581-3212. By Corryn Brock fore the game. to allow students to get to know EIU and some Blue emergency phones are also located around News Editor I @corryn_brock Check-in will begin at 11 a.m.; the event will of our student atmosphere, student organizations campusfor students. also include a presentation and campus tours and, of course, our EIU athletics," Button said. Anyone with information on the incidents can The Office of Admissions will host "#Fu­ from 11:15 a.m. to noon, a cookout beginning While the event is meant to be a fun experi­ oontact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-345-8488 or at co­ turePanther Tailgate" Saturday to introduce pro­ at 12:30 p.m. and kickoff at 2 p.m. ence, students will still have the opportunity to lescountyctimestoppers.org. spective students to Eastern. Molly Button, admissions events coordinator learn about more serious topics like education Students who are interested in attending East­ and admissions counselor, said the event allows and housing. CorrynBrock can be reached at 581-2812 or ern will have the opportunity to attend-the East­ students to get a more personal feel for Eastern. [email protected]. ern football team's home opener and tailgate be- "We have events like #FuturePanther Tailgate TAILGATE, page 5 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I AP NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 Local weather State and Nation FRIDAY SATURDAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Illinois sues Lawyers: Hastert trying to take pharmaceutical Thunderstorms Sunny companies over High: 82° High: 81° back sexual-abuse admissions Low: 55° Low: 60° CHICAGO (APf- Former U.S. during the September 2018 deposition bars for banking violations for how he opioid crisis House Speaker Dennis Hastert has whether he now didn't concmwith his paid some $1.5 million in hush money. CHICAGO (AP) Illinois Attorney - ,\. sought to retract key admissions he signed plea agreement in hi:s"criminal Hastert abused Individual A in a mo- General Kwame Raoul has filed a lawsuit made during his federal criminal case case in which he admitted sexual mis- tel room on the way home from wres- against several pharmaceutical companies, years ago that he sexually abused a then­ conduct. ding camp, touching him inappropri- including Johnson Johnson, alleging they & DfiLY high school student, a filing in an ongo­ When asked if he then "lied" to his ately after suggesting he would massage carriedout and deceptive" THE "unfair marketing ing civil case alleges. judge in 2016 when he said in a writ- a groin injury the boy had, according to campaigns contributingto theopioid crisis. EASTERN NEWS The document filed by lawyers for ten statement at sentencing that he'd government filings in the criminal case. Raoulsaid Wednesday that the opioid "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." the accuser cites a 2018 deposition in abused her client when he was 14, Hastert said in the deposition last and distributors "selfishlyand manufucturers which Hastert says his legal team craft­ Hastert said his lawyers consulted him year that his "interpretation" of what irresponsibly the health and safety sacrificed ed admissions that he had molested the about the statement "but they wrote it." happened was that the then-teen "told of Illinois residents" for financialgain.