Eastern Illinois University The Keep April 2018 4-17-2018 Daily Eastern News: April 17, 2018 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2018_apr Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: April 17, 2018" (2018). April. 12. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_2018_apr/12 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 2018 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in April by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MAKEUP GAMES TOUGH MATCH The Eastern softball team will play The Eastern baseball team will take on against Sounthern Illinois-Edwardsville Butler, a team with 23 wins, on Tuesday in a double header on Tuesday, making at Coaches Stadium. up for the games that were postponed. PAGE 8 PAGE 8 HE T Tuesday, April 17, 2018aily astErn Ews D E“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” n VOL. 102 | NO. 142 CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF COVERAGE EST. 1915 WWW.DAILYEASTERNNEWS.COM Dept. chairs talk collaboration for new school School of Fine and Journalism. that. their DACs, Kahler said. Shellie Gregorich, chair of the music de- Since each department will remain as sep- Performing Arts will Though the chairs of programs that will be partment, and Chris Kahler, chair of the art arate disciplines under one school, each chair in the new School of Fine and Performing Arts and design department, are already looking at said they do not think each DAC will merge as house art and design, said there is still a lot to be discussed in terms how the Departmental Application of Criteria one, but are not sure what will be decided by of how the new school will be structured, they (DAC) will work in the new school. upper administration. music and theater arts do not see their individual programs’ accredita- The DAC describes what materials and Provost Jay Gatrell anticipates that some- tion changing. methods will be used in evaluating perfor- time in the next year there will be an agree- By Abbey Whittington The School of Fine and Performing Arts will mance of faculty members eligible for reten- ment with how to move forward with the new Staff Reporter | @DEN_News consist of the art and design, music and theater tion, promotion or tenure. school. arts departments. Gregorich said the music department has During the next year, the current structures Editor’s Note: This story looks at one of two Kevin Doolen, chair of the theater depart- a new contract she hopes will be ratified this will remain in place, with two chairs during new schools being created under the College of ment, said Eastern is one of the few schools summer, which means the DAC will be open the transition while the school works out the Arts and Liberal Sciences. The next article will where each of these disciplines are individually for review anyways. details. look at the new School of Communication and accredited, and they would not want to change The art department will also need to update New School, page 5 Professors look at Trump’s policies in Middle East, Asia By Olivia Swenson-Hultz as it develops its natural gas capabil- Associate News Editor | @DEN_News ities. Then, Mann said in 2002 Sau- President Donald Trump’s policies di Arabia got ticked off at Qatar for concerning the Middle East and East emerging economically and decid- Asia from nuclear weapons to the ed to cut off diplomatic ties with the Trans-Pacific partnership were an- country. alyzed at a panel on Monday after- Mann said Trump contributed to noon. the conflict by tweeting against Qatar History professor Jinhee Lee dis- for being a radical state, even though cussed Trump’s involvement with Qatar regarded itself as an ally of the North Korea and East Asia, histo- United States. ry professor Brian Mann focused on Last Friday, Trump attempted to Middle Eastern conflict and finance punish the Bashar al-Assad regime professor Candra Chahyadi focused in Syria for attacking civilians with on Trump’s economic foreign policies chemical weapons by ordering missile in China. strikes over chemical weapon bases. Lee said she supports Trump Mann said the Assad regime has choosing to meet with Kim Jong-Un been killing civilian protesters with concerning his nuclear weapon pro- chemical weapons since 2011 during gram. the “Arab Spring.” “I think the United States has a “Personally I don’t think Trump’s great opportunity as both Trump and missile strikes will stop anything be- Jong-Un have great egos and want cause it has become Syrian strategy to lots of credit, but neither men want terrorize civilians,” Mann said. nuclear war,” Lee said. Chahyadi said although Trump’s Lee said she hopes Trump will take policies may seem controversial, some advantage of the fact that North Ko- of them may serve someone’s best in- rea’s biggest fear is outside informa- terest, such as his decision to exit out tion. of The Trans-Pacific Partnership. She said North Korea always want- He said China is trying to domi- OLIVIA SWENSON-HULTZ | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS ed to be treated as an equal member nate the world using “cheap money.” History professor Jinhee Lee discusses President Donald Trump’s involvement with North Korea at a panel inside of the world but the United States al- “On one hand I’m of Chinese de- Booth Library on Monday. ways refused to acknowledge North scent and know they will do great Korea as a legitimate state. things, but we are also seeing more “Jong-Un wants to negotiate with and more countries owing China the world as a key player to less- debt and not being able to pay them en economic pressures and strength- back,” Chahyadi said. en his political position inside of “They are willing to sell products North Korea by showing he’s respect- below cost. They say if I can’t beat ed enough to meet with someone as you with technology, I’ll beat you powerful as Trump,” Lee said. with money. I will subsidize it and She said North Korea is not ready you will bleed,” Chahyadi said. to seek military action and that its Chahyadi said he thinks the Unit- position has been on offensive nucle- ed States needs to be careful when is- ar weapon development. suing trade war like this because it Lee said she hopes the regular pop- could backfire. ulous is considered during Trump The United States should try to and Jong-Un’s discussion. create allies that may be affected by “Leaders often fight, but the vic- the Trade War as well, he said. tims are regular people,” she said. “You cannot have one dominant Mann discussed the history of cer- power in the world with no coun- tain conflicts that have contributed ter balance. The Chinese economy to current tribulations in the Middle has grown a lot and will take over the East that Trump has been involved United States pretty quickly,” Chahy- in. adi said. OLIVIA SWENSON-HULTZ | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS For instance, he said Qatar is small Finance professor Candra Chahyadi (left), history professor Jinhee Lee (middle) and history professor Brian Mann Olivia Swenson-Hultz can be and undeveloped, so it was always (right) discuss President Donald Trump’s policies in the Middle East and East Asia inside of Booth Library on Mon- reached at 581-2812 or partially controlled by Saudi Arabia day. but is starting to gain more influence [email protected]. 2 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | AP BRIEFS TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 Local weather TUESDAY WEDNESDAY STATE AND NATION THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Illinois group Senators introduce new war donates billboards for opioid helpline Sunny Partly Cloudy powers resolution Monday High: 55° High: 64° Low: 38° Low: 35° CHICAGO (AP) — An advertising WASHINGTON (AP) — The sponse to an alleged chemical weap- Corker said the new measure group in Illinois is providing free advertis- chairman and other members of the ons attack against civilians in the Da- would give the administration "the ing space statewide to help promote a new Senate Foreign Relations Commit- mascus suburb of Douma. flexibility to be successful that they helpline for those struggling with opioids tee unveiled a bipartisan resolution Congress has so far giving lopsided now have, but it also keeps Congress and other substance abuse. 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