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PAGE 8 E Wednesday, November "TELL THE RUT AND DON'T FRAID" 18, 2020 BE VOL. 1 OS INO. 60 COVID Woodworking project tests provided Tuesday ByElizabeth Wood Stalf Rl!porter l@OEN_news Students,and staff oommwlity membersgathered outdoorsTu esdayfor a second round of on-campus COVID-19testing Break. before� The 7-hour-longround oftesting offered drivc­ throughand walk-in optionsto the CX>mmu­Eastern nity &cc of charge. RuthNichokon, a graduatestudent andnunition promotionooordinator, said the He.alth Clinic made somechanges to hdp navigate seeking tests "It's a little different thanlast everyonetir(lc we did it be­. cause we had separate (lines) for the communi­ ty and for the students andfuculty," Nicholson said. "But now it's all just one wallcup and all one drivc- through." Nicholson said the He.alth Education Resourc.c Center has been trying toorganize the testing site withsafety as a top priority. "TheHERC staffhave beenhdping (No­ ble) ooordinatc� get�figured Emmaout, what's the waybest to safelyto organizeit; where we do put people,where do we put lines,"Nicholson said. "We went through and knockedon the doorsof the peo­ ple who liveon FourthStreet just so theyknow we're ASHANTI THOMAS I THI DAILY EASTERN NEWS comingthrough." Jack Drueke (left) and Damian Perez (right), both construction management majors, work on their project In Kiehm Hall Tuesday Many srudcntssaid they decided to come to the afternoon. COVIO, page 5 Eastern to waive application fee City Council By ElizabethTaylor meets, talks AssociateNews Editor I @DEN_news "In the wake of the pandemic, you've got a lot of students F.astcm'sadministration has made thedecision to who are taking a little bit longer to make decisions. The waiveapplication fees for all prospectivesrudcnts in pandemic the2021 schoolyear. enrollment process has been stretched by the uncertainty In a typical year,students can apply for free as StaffReport I @DEN_news long as theydo so beforedeadline a in Oaobcr. that really characterizes the season that we're in:' Duringthe COVID-19pandemic, it can dif­be -Josh Norman The Charleston City Council discussed ficultfor students to make early decisionslike that, Tu esday that the city has once again been dc­ asthe fururec.ontinues to look unc.crtain standarclii.cdscores testing and responsesto the ap­ their chancesof being admitted. If they alreadyhad dared to be in a state of emergency due to the . By waiving the typical $30 fe e, Eastern hopes plicationquestions. a goodGPA, the scores wouldn't changeanything. ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. to makeit easierfor srudents to tryapplying to the Asanother attempt to makethe high school to "Thatwhole perspective of'thc srudents should This status extends to all government units school. c.ollcgc transition process for students whose behdd harmless,there are �beyond their c.on- in the city, but it specifically targets the corpo- JoshNorman, associate vic.cpresident for enroll­ livesmay have beenuprumcd easierby thepandemic, test trol:makes me really proud of our process," Nor- rate parts of Charleston. mentmanagemen t, saidthat the decision was made scoreswill no longerbe required.ls Mostschoo were man said. During a state of emergency, Mayor Bran- to accommodate the students hit hardest by the forcedto switch to virrua1 before tcach.ing "test sea­ Whilcplan this wasproposed directin don Combs receives more power in certain ar­ response pandemic. son" rolled around,so many srudcnts' were to the pandemic, Norman said that they c.onsid- cas to cnswc the safety of allcity residents. scores "In thewake ofthe pandemic, you've got a lot of affectedby outside factors, ifthey wereable to go er it a sort oftest If run. it ends up being a hdpful Combs was also approved to receive the au­ srudcntswho are taking alittle bit longer to make throughtesting at all. change to Eastcm'spolicies, it willstay in placein- thority to sign all loan application documents decisions,"Norman said."The enrollment process Eastcm's dccisionfell in line with thosemade by definitely. Ifit doesn'twork well, the university can in relation to a request for a loan from the hasbeen stretched by the uncertainty that really the other public universitiesin Illinois, but Norman easily switchback to their normal modeof business. State of Illinois Water Pollution Control Pro- characterizesselOOn this thatwere in." saidthat he fd t that Eastcm's specific policieswere "1hc thing aboutthe test scores or even the GPA gram. While this removewill a portion of income for somewhat better. is that we know so much more about a srudcnt The city is requesting $7 million for the thewlivcrsity, the c.ommittccwhich made the deci­ "1hcgreat thing about our modd is that it can when they apply,"Norman said. "This has been an construction of sewage treatment works. sion felt that the overallbenefit to students andthe only benefitsrudents, it cannever hurt them," Nor­ opportunity for us to step backand evaluate more This resolution just approved Combs to universitywould outweighthe lcm of funds. man said. "If a srudcnt submitsa test there ofthose data points and sec how theyc.ontribute to complete the paperwork,so the loan itself likc­ score, At thesame as time they waived the fee, Ea.stem isn't any way that it can rcduc.ctheir likelihoodto studcntS\lCCC$. Ifit'sa winfor thestudent, its a win ly will not be approved for some time. decided to implement a new-test-optional � beadmitted." forthe university." The council also approved the decision to re- policy. Currcndy, requiresa GPA ofat least 2.5 quest the loan at this meeting. The loan will be sion.sIn previousyears, student admission was decided to be admitted.Eastern If applicants have a low GPA and EllzabtthTaylor reachedcan� at 58 1-2812 or l ona numberof fuctors. including school high GPA. diey$Ubmit well, those ••sc;orcz canraise �[email protected]. CITY,page 5 tcsucorcs � THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I AP NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 �?o���:�!!��!;f�TATE AND NATION ' l ��E ASSOCIATEDPRESS !� • ostl Sunn Sunny y y M Pentagon to cut troop levels High: 51" low: 43" �::: to· 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan WASHINGTON (AP) - Act­ as at che Pentagon, said the U.S. will The withdrawal plan falls short ist areas are a mistake," said Rep. Mac ing Defense Secretary Christopher reduce troop levels in Afghanistan of Trump's oft-repeated vow to end Thornberry ofTexas, who is the rank­ THE DAILY Miller said Tuesday the U.S. will re­ from more than 4,500 to 2,500, and America's long wars. also runs coun­ ing Republican on the House Armed It duce troop levels in Iraq and Afghan­ in lraq from about 3,000 to 2,500. ter to his guidance that troop with­ Services Committee. He said the Tal­ EASTERN NEWS istan by mid-January, asserting that Speaking a week after caking over drawals be based on che conditions on iban, whose hold on power in Kabul 'Tell the truth and don't be afraid.• che decision fulfillsPresident Donald for former Defense Secretary Mark the ground, not a date on the calen­ was destroyed when U.S. troops in­ Trump's pledge co bring forces home Esper, who was fired by Trump, Mill­ dar. vaded the country in October 2001, from America'slong wars even as Re­ er notably did not say that the draw­ In Afghanjscan, in particular, mil­ have "done nothing - met no con­ TheDaily Eastern News publicansand U.S. allies warn of the down plan had been rct:ommended or dition - that would justifythis cut." 1802 Buzzard Hall itary and defense leaders have con­ EasternI llinois University dangers of wit!idrawing before condi­ endorsed by Gen. Mark Milley, chair­ sistently said the Taliban has nor yet Rep. Adam Smith, a Washington Charleston, IL61920 tions areright. · man of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, or by met requiremenrs ro reduce violent Democrat and chairman of the House 217-581-2812 The plan willaccelerate troop with­ ocher senior milirary officers. He said a�acks against Afghan government Armed Services Committee, endorsed 217-581-2923 (fax) ..____ __, drawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in only that military commanders had forces. Some have worried that too­ the Trump decision. Trump's final days in office, despite agreed to execute it. fasr troop reductions would strength­ "Our primary goal has been, and arguments from senior military of­ Miller said the U.S. remains ready en the negotiating hand of the Tali­ continues to be, the prevention of Advertising ficials in favor of a slower, more me­ to respond if conditions in Afghani­ ban and weaken the position of an al­ transnational terrorists from launch­ NewsStllff thodical pullout to preserve hard­ stan or Iraq deteriorate. ready-weak Afghangovernment. ing an an:ackagainst the UnitedStates Stllff fought gains. Trump has refused to "If the forces of terror, instability, The decision has already received a from Afghanistan," Smith said. "In Edltor-in-Chl.tAdamTumlno FacultyAdviMn DENeleogmail.com concede his election loss to Demo­ division and hate begin a deliberate cool receptionfrom some Republican order to containthe terrorist threat as EditorialLola Burnham Adv'-' crat Joe Biden, who takes office Jan.