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The DAILY EASTERN NEWS FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009 VOL. 93 IISSUE 146

CAMPUS I ORGANIZATION MORE INSIDE I CELEBRATION FESTIVAL

LGBTwants a resource center

A TIME TO CELEBRATE Pride says center would be symbol of acceptance

By BOB BAJEK Student Government Editor

Eastern's administration, EIU Pride and Student Government are looking into gaining a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender resource center on campus.

Mark Olendzki, student vice pres­ident for student affairs-elect and a member of Pride, said a new resource center, whether it is a new building or a rented room, would mean so much to Eastern's LGBT community.

"Members have expressed to me that its important not only in a logis­tical standpoint actually having a resource center, but it is important as a symbol because right now the fact that there is nothing besides things at the Health Center to helping out LGBT students, but there is nothing specifically for them," Olendzki said.

"Even though this isn't true, it is the perception that they are less important than other minority stu­dents."

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ERIN MATHENY I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS

Ted Siebert, owner ofThe Sand Sculpture Company, carves leaves into a sand sculpture on Thursday afternoon outside of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The sculpture was created as part of the Celebration event, which begins noon today. Look for more celebration stories in The Verge located inside.

ERIN MATHENY I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS

The Vehicle, Eastern's literary magazine, will be celebrating it's 50th anniversary with a reading during Cel­ebration at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Black Box Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The Vehicle turns 50 By HEATHER HOLM

Activities Editor

The Vehicle literary magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

A special reading for the anniversary will be part of the Celebration: A Festival of the Arts at 3 p.m. Satur­day in the Black Box Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

This event will be free and open to the public. "We are doing a special reading," said Letitia Mof­

fitt, The Vehicle adviser. "We will have faculty and stu­dents who have submitted things in the past do read­ings from the past five decades. Since it is the 50th anniversary of The Vehicle, we will have a special dis­play and commemorative poster as well."

Some of the readers are former Eastern faculty, who are former advisers to The Vehicle.

Student writers who have been published in the spring 2009 issue of The Vehicle will read some of their

poetry and prose as well and six winners of the 2008-2009 Vehicle awards will read their pieces, which are four poems and two prose pieces.

The event will end with the winners of the first James K. Johnson Creative Writing Award, Daniel Paquin and Anthony Travis Shoot, reading their work.

Paquin will be reading a prose piece and Shoot will be reading a collection of five poems.

Any Eastern student can submit work to the mag­azine.

"We are hoping for people to come and learn about it," Moffitt said.

Moffirt said students will enjoy the displays and can see how the styles of the magazine have changed.

"In the '70s, there were a lot of war poems," Moffirt said. "Sometimes, the magazine had black and white art, sometimes it more humorous covers and some­times it had more serious, artistic covers."

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STATE I INVESTIGATION

A long wait ahead for reports from crash

By EMILY ZULZ Associate News Editor

The St. Louis Prosecuting Attor­ney's Office is still waiting on the reports from the March 21 crash involving three Eastern internation­al students.

Don Schneider, assistant to St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol has not finished its investigation yet.

This must be done before any decision can be made wheth­er to charge the suburban St. Lou­is police officer involved in the car crash.

"We don't have anything yet," Schneider said. "We're still waiting ... We don't have one piece of paper from the Highway Patrol yet."

The Highway Patrol is doing an investigation of where Christine L. Miller, 41, of Kirkwood, Mo., had been the night of the crash.

Miller was driving the wrong way down Dougherty Ferry Road while off-duty, when her 2001 Mit­subishi struck the 1997 Honda Accord with the Eastern students and two other people inside.

Separately, the patrol is also con­structing an accident reconstruc­tion of the scene of the crime.

In this, they will look at the speed of the cars and how far the car slid.

Schneider said this is a scientific, time-consuming process.

" I understand everyone wants information," he said. "This is an

"This is an ongoing crime investigation. It's hard to say when

they will have it finished:'

- Don Schneider, assistant to St. Louis

Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch

ongoing crime investigation ... It's hard to say when they will have it finished."

Schneider said it is not unusu­al for investigations like this to take six months, or longer if fatalities are involved.

"It takes as long as it takes," he said. "You can't predict."

On the early Saturday morning, Anusha Anumolu, Anitha Laksh­mi Veerapaneni and Priya Darshini Muppavarapu were returning from dinner and bowling with Veerap­aneni's fiance, Netish Adusumilli, 27 , of Ballwin, Mo., and Veerapa­neni's cousin, Satya Chinta, 23, of Aurora, lll.

Miller was driving the car that struck them, and authorities have a strong suspicion that Miller was drinking beforehand.

Emily Zulz can be reached at 581-7942 or at eazulz@eiu.edu.

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CAMPUS I EVENT

Rain does not stop Spring Fling By DOUG T. GRAHAM

Staff Reporter

Rainy weather could not put a damper on the Spring Fling festival, hosted by the University Board, which relocated from the Library Quad to the Martin Lither King Jr., Universi­ty Union.

The theme of Spring Fling 2009 was ''Wild Safari."

The Bridge Lounge became dense as a jungle on account of all the activi­ties reassigned.

A giant inflatable chair shared the lounge with tables giving out freebies like ''Wild Safari" T-shirts, personal­ized photo key chains and "Spin Art Frisbees" that spun on a wheel while students dropped paint on them.

The star of the bridge lounge was the exotic animal petting zoo provid­ed by Animal Rentals Inc. in Chicago. Mr. Adam Monk, a diapered three­year-old Cebus Monkey, was passed from shoulder to shoulder.

Two Burmese Pythons were draped around consenting students for photo opportunities.

The joke, "Careful! He already bit one person today," was repeated by student handlers to spook those who tried to squeeze by the snake in the crowded lounge.

The closest the room came to clearing was when animal handler Mark Szafran brought Purse, the baby American Alligator, out of her cage.

Szafran told students the four-foot long Purse would one day grow to be more than eight feet long from nose to tail. When asked by a student if Purse would bite off fingers that got too close, Szafran nodded gravely.

The University Board provided free food from Joey's Place, who set up grills outside under the bridge of the Union. Joey's Place brought 500 ham­burgers, hotdogs, bags of chips and cases of Coke and Diet Pepsi. They started serving at noon, and by 1:30 p.m. the line for food went across the street. By 2:30 p.m., no food was left.

Bingo was played in the vend­ing lounge for prizes such as Eastern

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Brittany Roe!, a senior early childhood education major, pours paint onto a frisbee to make her own paint splat­ter design during Spring Fling Thursday afternoon in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

apparel, a grill set and a 31.5-inch HD1V

Ashley Jones, a sophomore biolog­ical sciences major, and Dave Hodge­man, a junior sociology major, both went head to head in a game of Rock Paper Scissors to determine the win­ner of a bingo round with a pool set for a prize.

"I called (bingo) first, but appar­ently, he has a broken leg so he didn't get to call it in time, so then we went

to this rock paper scissors thing and he won," Jones said.

Hodgeman described his winning strategy.

'1 just threw rock every time," he said.

Special events coordinator Otis Seawood, a senior family and con­sumer science major, met with Ceci Brinker, director of Srudent Life, at 8:30 a.m. to decide where to relocate the event to. The rock climbing wall

and the inflatable rat race were can­celed because of the weather.

''lhe ground was just too wet, and the sidewalks and the concrete space wasn't big enough to improvise and bring those indoors," Brinker said

Since the obstacle course was larg­er than the Grand Ballroom, it had nowhere else it could be set up.

Doug T. Graham can be reached at 581-7942 or dtgraham@eiu.edu.

New bills in Assembly to help protect faculty By STEPHEN Dl BENEDETTO

Staff Reporter

The controversy between the Uni­versity of Illinois faculty and the uni­versity's Ethics Office during the pres­idential campaign managed to spark reaction from Illinois legislators.

But Eastern President Bill Perry said faculty, and even students, should not fret about a repeat incident at Eastern's campus.

On Sept. 18, the U of I's Ethics Office sent out a memo to all facul­ty members about campaigning and promoting a presidential candidate. The letter was interpreted as the uni­versity forbidding any type of expres­sion for a particular candidate.

"Free speech is free speech, and we are not going to abridge it," Perry said about Eastern's stance on the issue of faculty expression.

The reaction at U of I prompted U of I's President B. Joseph White to issue a retraction, stating faculty were allowed to promote a candidate as long as they were not doing it on uni­versity time or representing an official stance of the institution.

Legislators also reacted. Two bills are currently in the General Assembly, which are intended to prevent a simi­lar incident from happening again.

The bills, sponsored by Rep. Nao­mi Jakobsson, D-Champaign, would clarify that a university could not pro­hibit a faculty member from display­ing political paraphernalia, such as a campaign button or bumper sticker.

The pieces of legislation also bars the university from prohibiting a fac­ulty member from attending a politi­cal rally as long as they are not on uni­versity time. The bills also clarify that faculty members have a right to com­municate their views with any branch of government without needing prior review from university administrators.

Perry said the university has not had any serious issue with faculty expression. He said the university pro­motes freedom of speech.

'Tm a strong supporter of free­dom of speech, and it's a constitution­al right," he said. ''Your constitution­al rights stay with you when you are on campus."

Jakobsson said she was surprised by the stipulations contained in the memo sent out to U of I faculty on Sept. 18. She said the two bills are designed to encompass all Illinois public universities and community colleges, not just U of I.

'1t seemed to me our statues need­ed to be clarified," Jakobsson said about what provoked her to sponsor

the legislation. As ofWednesday, the Senate High­

er Education Committee approved both pieces of legislation. Prior, both bills passed the House unanimously.

Charles Delman, president of East­ern's chapter of University Profession­als of lllinois, the faculty union on campus, said the details of the memo seemed to be an outrageous infringe­ment of people's civil rights. He said the two bills clarify the situation.

Delman said anyone representing a university has a responsibility not to misrepresent the official stances of the university. However, faculty members have a right to express their personal opinion as long as they identifY it as such, he said.

"I think people should speak out if they are in disagreement with univer­sity policy, and that speech should be protected," Delman said. "It is as sim­ple as that."

Richard Wandling, chair of the political science department, said he is not concerned that opinions of fac­ulty would be construed as represent­ing the university as an institution. He said any quality university would have faculty with a diverse range of politi­cal ideologies, including liberal, con­servative and even socialist.

"Open expression of this diversi-

ty is healthy in a college or universi­ty," Wandling said. ''Besides, anyone who understands how a university works knows that a particular faculty member's political activism or polit­ical affiliations do not represent the official stance or position of the insti-

. " tun on. He said he supports the legislation,

even though the U ofl administration retreated from the original conditions of the memo.

The bills are necessary to prevent further misunderstandings, Wandling said.

Many other department chairs contacted for the story did not respond to inquiries.

Nick Yelverton, legislative director of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, a larger union group that encompass­es UPI, said situations like the one at U ofl are, unfortunately, frequent.

He said the U of I administration meant well, but he disagreed with how they went about stating their policy.

He said the IFT supports both bills because members ofUPI have an obvious right to free speech.

"This legislation cleared up any ambiguity," Yelverton said.

Stephen Di Benedetto can be reached at 581-7942 or atsdibenedettO@eiu.edu.

CAMPUS BRIEFS Final concert of year for Wind Symphony The EIU Wind Symphony will

present its final concert of the spring semester at 2 p.m. Sun­day in the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The concert will be conducted by Milton Allen and special guest conductor John Daum, the conductor of the Charles­ton Community Band.

Other highlights will be video clips and music from the Em my Award winning film "Scenes from the Louve." For those who love the great American past-time baseball, the Wind Symphony will be a musical performance of Ernest Thayer's classic poem "Casey at the Bat" narrated by Jeffrey Lynch, associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. In ad­dition, the concert will feature the premiere of a major new work for wind band, "Ecstatic Waters" composed by Steven Bryant. The EIU Wind Symphony Con­

cert is free of charge.

Textbook Rental hours expand for returns

Hours for Textbook Rental Services will change during finals week. Textbook Rental will be open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tues­day, Wednesday and Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

During textbook returns, unattended vehicles parked on Fourth Street will be ticketed and/or towed by the Charles­ton Police Department. Attend­ed vehicles can be parked on the east side of Fourth Street while returning textbooks.

Deadline to return textbooks is 3 p.m. May 8.

- Compiled by News Editor Matt Hopf

ON CAMPUS TODAY

Event I "Siumdog Mil­lionaire" screening Time 17 p.m Location I Buzzard Hall Auditorium

BLOTTER A green Pontiac was reported

damaged on Tuesday, while parked near Greek court, the Uni­versity Police Department said.

Robert Flores, 24, of Charleston, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and a blood alcohol content more than .08 after a 1 :48 a.m. Wednesday arrest at Fourth Street and Grant Avenue, police said.

COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, OR EVENTS To report any errors, local events or general suggestions for future editions please contact our Edi­tor in Chief, Kristina Peters, via: Phone I 581-7936, E-mail I DENeic@gmail.com Office visit 11811 Buzzard Hall

DAILY EASTERN NEWS "Tell the truth and don't be afraid."

EDITORIAl BOARD Opinions Editor

Dylan Polk

Editor in Chief Kristina Peters

Managing Editor Tyler Angelo

News Editor MattHopf

Sports Editor Kevin Murphy

Photo Editor Erin Matheny

Online Editor Nicole Weskerna

SAM FISHER

Solemnness on a Sunday morning

As we sit on the verge of the school year's final weekend, the two things on most people's minds are probably partying and the imminent release from the responsibilities of school, in that order.

Weekends start out with a bang and often end in a whim-per.

Sundays are the most peculiar day of the week. On paper, it sounds great: No class. The reality isn't as pleasant. Sometimes, the entire day is simply a time to finish the

work you didn't dare do on Friday or Saturday. Sometimes it's taken up by one long and often unintentional nap.

I often wake up to the sobering thought that the care­free hedonism of the previous two days is over, and the work week will soon begin.

Sundays are the transitional day where one must prepare to re-enter the world of daily commitments and responsibil­ities.

We never actually leave that world, but the weekend is more fun when we mentally checkout, focusing on blowing off steam and having a good time.

Sundays also seem to be the day most likely to include reflection, whether we intend to or not.

What accounts for the solemn and contemplative tone of Sundays?

For one thing, Sundays are the end of a good thing, the weekend, and that loss of temporary freedom is, like all loss­es, something that invites reflection.

By reflection, I don't just mean recounting the weekend's events but considering what the weekend meant.

Did it all add up to give you a feeling of optimism for the week ahead, and life in general?

Did it add up to make you discouraged and less motivat­ed about your goals?

Was it so similar to other weekends that you quickly for­got what even happened in the blur of it all?

How about all three and none of the above? If you wake up in a post-binge-drinking haze of all-over

pain, you'll likely reflect on why you continually subject your liver to such cruel and unusual punishment.

Sometimes on a Sunday afternoon, I'll sit around bored and question the path my life is taking.

I think about all the grade school exercises where the teacher told us to imagine ourselves in five, 10, 20 years.

Am I where I want to be? Maybe. Maybe not. The only thing you can do is roll with what life gives you.

Sometimes the weekend festivities are so great, not even a hangover can wipe the smile off your face.

Whether you make exciting new friends or just have a good time with existing ones, occasionally a weekend comes together to become greater than the sum of its parts.

Even though another long week is rapidly approaching, on that Sunday, it doesn't matter.

Sam Fisher is a junwr geography major. He can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENopinions@gmailcom.

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Look for space in Eastern before building new center

Every minority group deserves a resource center. Regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation, all

students should be equally represented and should be giv­en a place to congregate where students may share experi­ences and establish bonds between one another.

EIU Pride - Eastern's group for Lesbian Gay Bisexu­al Transgender issues - knows this and is pushing for a resource center for its members.

According to Pride member Mark Olendzki, the group has considered either renting out an available room at a given location on campus, or the group would push for an externally funded building that would host a proposed resource center for the group.

Intended as a means for LGBT students to adjust, the resource center would provide counseling for students who may find it hard to make a transition into a college atmosphere.

While a resource center is a great idea, Pride should consider renting space above constructing a new building at Eastern's expense, chiefly because of economic reasons currently affecting the university.

Today's economic climate does not serve as a proper atmosphere in which to spend thousands of dollars on a brand new facility.

Additionally, Eastern has previously committed to a $40 million Renewable Energy Center, something the university has been in dire need of for years.

H owever, using whatever space is available would be a more convenient and cost- efficient method on both stu­dents and Eastern.

"Students should support the need for a resource center as it provides a positive atmosphere for a group of students to relate with one another and receive counseling from each other and faculty advisers, if they so desire."

Regardless, one wonders if a brand new facility is real­ly necessary.

Students should support the need for a resource cen­ter, as it provides a positive atmosphere for a group of stu­dents to relate with one another and receive counseling from each other and faculty advisers, if they so desire.

Providing a positive atmosphere for LGBT students is a necessity, something they deserve not just as Eastern stu­dents, but as people.

But instead of committing to a project that would set the university back thousands of dollars, renting space should be made a priority method of providing an essen­tial safe zone for LGBT students.

EDITORIAL POLICY

The editorial is the majority opinion of The DEN editorial board. Reach the opinions editor at: DENopinions@gmail. com.

YOUR TURN: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PROUD OF EIU PRIDE

I have been honored to be a facul­ty adviser to Pride since its inception as LGBAU in October of 1992.

Our recent Masturbate-athon/Sex Positive Fair (Tuesday, Aprill4) was a rousing success and certainly one of the greatest things our group has ever done.

On a personal note: I was attacked for years by ultra-conservative religious fanatics, beginning in 1993.

Throughout it all, I was support-ed not only by our great faculty union, UPI, but also by Eastern students, both in and out of my classes, who wrote let-

ters to The DEN and other newspapers. Last week's turnout of Eastern stu­

dents was so wonderful, I was remind­ed yet again just how open-minded and supportive our students can be.

Despite threats of protest, the event went on and students turned out in droves.

I've never been so proud to be a member of our group.

Thanks go to Will and Laura who organized the event, to other members who created displays and manned the tables, to Terri (our fabulous female fac­ulty adviser), to Jeannie from Wom-en's Studies (who prepared a speech on a

moment's notice about sex-positive 19th and 20th century women), and to our straight allies who are so supportive.

I was glowing with happiness. A student contributor to the left­

wing national/international journal, Z, was even there and interviewed some of us.

This country, including Charleston, really needs to get over its Puritanism and stop forcing its sex-positive citizens to constantly defend themselves.

Dottg DiB iAnco Professor, Music and Fine Arts Adviser, Pride

Letters to the editor can be submitted at any time on any topic to

the Opinions Editor to be published in The Daily Eastern News. Letters to the editor can be brought in with identification to The DEN

at 1811 Buzzard Hall.

The DEN's policy is to run all letters that are not libelous or potentially

harmful. They must be less than 250 words.

Letters may also be submitted electronically from the author's EIU

e-mail address to DENopinions@gmail.com.

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>> LGBT FROM PAGE 1

Kirstin Bowns, vice president of Pride, said one of the main reasons Pride is pushing for a resource cen­ter is to help transgender students adjust.

"That's always been the group that has been put down the most just because it is the least under­stood among them," Bowns said. "They also need the most support because they have the highest sui­cide rates and not a lot of accurate information out there. And at the college age level, that is where you are becoming who you are."

A study about LGBT youth sui­cides by Warren J. Blumenfeld and Laurie Lindop stated LGBT sui­cides account for 30 percent of the 5,000 completed teen suicides, while 53 percent of transgendered youth have attempted suicide.

Bowns knows three or four transgender students personally on campus. She said this is a smaller group on campus.

The Counseling Center would

>> Vehicle FROM PAGE 1

Moffitt said the quality of the writing stayed the same over the past 50 years, though.

"We hope to have it going for another 50 years," she said. "Plus, students should not only want to see the history, but also the present and future of the magazine."

Rebecca Griffith, editor of The Vehicle, said the reading should also give the audience a sense of how the

be a beneficial addition to help­ing LGBT students if counselors would be trained in assisting in these issues, Bowns said.

Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs, said he has been meeting for 18 months with facul­ty and began to have conversations for the need of resources and edu­cational materials for the campus concerning LGBT issues.

Nadler appointed Lynette Drake, director of Health Service, to head the LGBT advisory com­mittee and see what resources are available and what is needed.

Drake's committee has four sub­committees focusing on grants and funding, Web site presentation, re­instating the Safe Zone Project and identifying and expanding current LGBT resources.

"We are working on a report for this summer to submit to Dr. Nadler," Drake said. "We are in the process of getting a grant for the re-initiation of the Safe Zone project."

The Safe Zone Project was a program where LGBT students would talk to faculty and staff who

publication has evolved throughout the past five decades.

There will also be a 50th anni­versary issue, which will be the first issue printed with a spine in contrast with the glossy magazine, newsprint or stapled binding in the past.

"There wasn't really enough time to run as many features as we might have liked to, though," Griffith said.

Griffith said the first issue of The Vehicle was printed in 1959 and the editor was Fred Miller.

"The editors of The Vehicle seem to have been a diverse bunch, all

11We are working on a report for this summer to submit to Dr. Nadler. We are in the process of getting a grant for there­

initiation of the Safe Zone Project:'

- Lynette Drake, director of Health Services

were trained to help these students deal with emotional issues in a safe environment.

Olendzki said he talked to Pride about Safe Zone, and it said the program ended due to a lack of funding. He wants to bring back the program in a big way.

"I thought of a solution of doing a co-sponsorship through one of the branches of Student Government like Student Senate or University Board to get around any red tape because it is perfect for that," Olendzki said. "It is open to all students, so it, is appropriate to use student fees for it and it is a great way to promote awareness and education."

Lynette said Safe Zone is an

with a lot of personality," Griffith said. "All of The Vehicle's editors seem to have taken a lot of pride in the journal, whether they saw work­ing with The Vehicle as an opportu­nity to satirize, to build up writers or to encourage student writers.

"That pride and dedication to the journal from the students who have worked with it is the one thing I don't think has changed over the past 50 years."

The Vehicle has had its shares of ups and downs.

In 1977, the Apportionment

educational grant worth only a couple thousand dollars.

On the existing LGBT resourc­es on campus, Nadler added the resources need to be more prom­inent that deal with heal, adjust­ment, wellness and integration of the student in a collegiate environ­ment.

"We want to make sure that all faculty, staff and students feel wel­come and comfortable with the institution overall and individually wherever they go," he said. "lhat to me is the most important aspect as we move forward and how that builds depends on how the com­mittee really comes forward with."

He said the administration and committee are exploring what is

Board of Student Government cut The Vehicle from its funds.

"lhey had no interest in a liter­ary magazine at all and thought stu­dent fees were useless," said John David Reed, professor emeritus of the department of journalism.

"They thought they could strike the magazine from student fees. At that time, they didn't see the impor­tance in literature in today's soci­ety."

The English department and the vice president of academic affairs at the time backed up the magazine,

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presently offered at the university first before possibly getting a cen­ter.

"A center with brick and mor­tar would be a long-term goal," Nadler said. "What we need first and foremost is to have the educa­tional materials available."

Olendzki said when the new Renewable Energy Center is com­pleted, the current steam plant will be gutted and it will serve as open space. He said this would be a long-term goal in the term in the next 10 years.

He said even though a con­structed center will take awhile to build, a rented space for a center is needed, and there are many vacant rooms on campus that would be available.

"Space is at a premium, but I don't think (the administration) putting this off is the right deci­sion," Olendzki said. "It is a very realistic goal, and I think it can be accomplished in the next year if we get student involvement."

Bob Bajek can be reached at 581-7942 or at rtbajek@eiu.edu.

which was not a publication at the time.

The English department gave some money in 1977 to back the publication because of a written petition and ever since then, mem­bers of Sigma Tau Delta, the Eng­lish honors society, have overseen the journal.

In 1991, all student publications, including The Vehicle, were separat­ed from Apportionment Board.

Heather Holm can be reached at 581-7942 or haholm@eiu.edu.

Panther Pantry May 7th is the last day for Krispy Kremes this semester!

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Nacho feast to feed studying students Springtime theme at Taylor Dining Hall to cure late-night cravings before finals

By DAVE PARKS Staff Reporter

Students can take a break from studying, put on sunglasses and head to Taylor Dining Hall Sunday for finals feast.

This is the fourth year Eastern staff members have put togeth­er finals feast, making it a tradition.

Every semester a new theme is created for the feast. The din­ing staff chose the springtime theme "Your fi.1ture's so bright you gotta wear shades."

"This theme is just good and fun for this time of year," said Judy Horn, director of Panther Dining.

Finals feast runs from 9 to 11 p.m. on Sunday. This semester's feast will feature a nacho bar along with veg­

gies and sweets to make the meal complete. For many students, this is their last year at Eastern, and finals

feast is Panther Dining's way of saying farewell and good luck for those departing students, Horn said.

The feast is free to students with a meal plan, so it does not cost a swipe.

However, students will need to bring their Panther Card to show proof of a meal plan.

For students without a meal plan, the cost will be $4.50 in dining dollars or $5.60 in cash.

Dining staff members put together finals feast as way to show their appreciation to their students and customers, as well as to wish students luck on their finals, Horn said.

A Healthy Community Program

11lt's a good way for students to interact with professors and

deans:'

-Mark Hudson, director of University Housing & Dining Services

Eastern administrators attend the feast every semester and help serve food to students.

'1 think it helps the students know how important they are to all of us," Horn said. "It is fun for us all."

Mark Hudson, director of University Housing and Dining Services said it is a way for students to connect to faculty and administrators.

'1t's a great way for students to interact with professors and deans," Hudson said.

Aside from great food, activities are also planned for the event, including a tarot card reader, he added.

Students line up for finals feast in droves. '1 love finals feast," said Steve Ward, a senior economics

major. "I went the last two years and it was delicious. I can't wait for the nacho bar."

Dave Parks can be reached at 581-7942 or at DENnewsdesk@gmail. com.

Saturday May 9, 2009 Come join in the fun and excitement as area runners gather on the campus of Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System. Every participant receives a medal and a finishers prize.

7a.m. Half Marathon For more information and to register

Call Matt White at 8a.m. 10K Relay Challenge (217) 258- or 348-4195

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Students grab plastics bags and fill them with different snack foods at a table for building your own trail mix at last year's Finals Feast in Taylor Hall. Taylor Dining will again host this year's finals feast from 9 to 11 p.m. on Sunday.

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House passes credit card bill to help consumers The Associated Press

WASH INGTON - Riding a crest of populist anger, the H ouse on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practic­es and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees that have entangled mil­lions of consumers.

The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 357-70 following lobbying by President Barack Obama and members of his admin­istration.

The measure would prohibit so-called double-cycle billing and retroactive rate hikes and would prevent companies from giving credit cards to anyone under 18.

If they become law, the new measures won't take effect for a year, except for a requirement that customers get 45 days' notice before their interest rates are increased. That would take effect in 90 days.

Similar legislation is before the Senate, where its prospects appear promising.

Consumer advocates and some Democrats have unsuccessfully sought for years to bring new rules to the industry.

"A big vote in the House will create an even bigger momentum as it goes to the Senate," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters.

"A big vote in the House will create an even bigger momentum as it goes to the Senate:'

Supporters want to get a final congressio­nal package to Obama's desk by the Memori­al Day holiday.

Before approving the bill, dubbed the Credit Card H olders' Bill of Rights, the House adopted a series of amendments -some of which were pushed by the White House - that amplified the restrictions on industry practices.

The House measure incorporates Federal Reserve regulations due to take effect in July 2010 but goes further by adding restrictions for credit cards for college students.

Double-cycle billing eliminates the inter­est-free period for consumers who move from paying the full balance monthly to car­rying a balance.

Opponents tried vainly on the House floor to temper a fast-moving bill with amend­ments that would have given credit card issu-

- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

ers some openings to raise rates within the proposed restraints.

"We shouldn't take credit opportunities away," said Rep. Jeb H ensarling, R-Texas. "I just want consumers to have choices. I want there to be a competitive marketplace."

Hensarling and other Republican oppo­nents endorsed the bill's requirements for clearer disclosure in the fine print of credit card agreements.

But they said the legislation overall could prompt lenders to restrict credit in an already tight market to compensate for the new requirements. That's the leading argument made by banking industry executives against the legislation.

Supporters of the bill also drew on the economic crisis to make their case.

''Americans deserve a fair shake," said Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo. The credit card industry

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., the bill's chief sponsor, said the changes were need­ed because "many people are turning to their credit cards because they have lost their jobs."

Boosters of the bill are tapping into ris­ing public anger over corporate excesses and the conduct of banks and other companies receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer mon­ey.

"At a time when millions of families con­tinue to struggle to make ends meet, addi­tional safeguards are needed to ensure con­sumers are not being saddled by questionable industry practices," the powerful AARP, the lobbying group representing seniors, said in a statement supporting the bill.

Obama met at the White House last week with executives of the credit card indus­try and made clear he wants to sign a bill into law. He reaffirmed it as a priority at his prime-time news conference Wednesday eve­ning, saying legislation was a must to protect consumers from "abusive fees and penalties."

Earlier Wednesday, Maloney and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner met with repre­sentatives of consumer and civil rights groups to discuss the credit card overhaul.

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------------- 5/4 Female roommate needed for

Courtyard on 9th St. No security

deposit! Avai lable Aug 15. 708-

543-6772

Summer Sublessor. Furnished

Apt. Across from campus. $300

plus util ities. Email: pamela_

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Sublessor needed. 2 BR apt, hi­

level, D/W, CIA, WI D. Summer

only . 773-931 -5458 _______________ 514

TWO GIRLS LOOKING FOR A

SUB-LEASER. $298 per/mon.

W ITHOUT UTILITIES. 12 and

LINCOLN 708-574-2151. _______________ 514

1 BR APT FOR SUMMER ONLY.

1/2 block to Lantz with WID. 217-345-9595. _______________ 00

SU BLESSOR NEEDED and now

through next year 3 people to

share a 5 BR house at 731 4th St.

IN CLU DES WASHER/DRYER!

$275 single/mo. low ut il ities!

708-567-8420 _______________ 00

't' for rent All New Campus View Suites (next

to Marty's). 4BR, fully furn ished,

WID, big TV w/ cable, internet,

parking, close to everyth ing & more. Must see (217) 232-1545

for appt. ________________ 00

NOW LEASING: Bedroom

apartments east of campus,

remodeled avai I able for 09/1 0

school year. 217-345-5832 or

RCRRentals.com ________________ 5/ 1

Lowest price in Charleston. 1/2

block from campus. 2 bedroom

fum ished apartment $250 each

for two. 1 bedroom $350. 348-

0288. ________________ 5/ 1

Nice 3-4 Bdrm, 2 Bath House.

Dishwasher, Central Air, WID, Parking. No Pets. 1 0 month lease.

905 Division St. Call (520)990-

7723. ________________ 5/ 1

TWO GIRLS LOOKING FOR

ROOMMATES, $298 per/mon.

WITH OUT UTILITIES. 12 and

LINCOLN. 630-638-1985 ________________ 514

Apartments for rent north side of

square. $325-400. Water and

trash included. (217)549-7714.

________________ 514

2BR House, screened porch, large

yard, 1 block from campus, new

carpet and paint, central air, $600/

month. Call joe (217)621 -6290.

________________ 514

128 Polk. 2 Blocks from campus. 2

BR, garage, WID, very nice. $750.

630-707-4470 Available May 15 ________________ 514

NICE2 BRAPT AT 812TAFT, FREE

WID IN EACH UNIT, FURNISHED

$325 PER PERSON, GARBAGE

& MOWING INCLUDED CALL

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COM ________________ 514

ONLY 1 LEFT!!! 2 403 8TH STREET

3 BR/2 BATH APT, FURNISHED,

ALL INCLUSIVE $435 PER

PERSON N EW STACKED WID, FURNISHED CALL 345-6210 OR

VIEW AT EIPROPS.COM

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Bedroom for rent close to campus.

Any length lease available. Prefer

non-smoker and pet lover. Call

217-246-8684. ________________ 514

Short term available for summer.

NC, WID. Great location on 12th

Street 508-4343. ________________ 514

3 AND 4 BEDROOM HOUSES

FOR RENT. WID, NC. AVAILABLE

FALL '09. 508-4343 ________________ 514

Modern 4 bedroom ranch with

finished basement, attached

garage, central ai r, etc. Fall-Spring.

$250/bedroom. 127 West Polk.

345-4030. ________________ 514

ONE BR APT. 501 1/2 TAYLOR

$350.00 PER MONTH CALL 549-

8734 AVAILABLE NOW.

________________ 514

HOUSE FOR RENT AT 501

TAYLOR GREAT LOCATION

- 3 BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS

3 BEDROOMS FOR 3 OR 4

STUDENTS. NC CARPETED

EXCELLENT CONDITION CALL

549-8734 _______________ 5~

4 Bedroom 2 Bath Unf. Or Fum.

wl New Furniture Cose to Campus

New Building WID, OW, Trash

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com _______________ 5~

3 Bedroom2 Bathw/New Furniture

Close to Campus! New Building!

WID, DW, Trash Inc. 345-6100

www.jbapartments.com _______________ 5~

N ice 4 BR house to sublet- our fall

plans changed. $265/person per

month, 10 mon. lease. Call 273-

1395 _______________ 5~

Beautiful 2 BR Apt available next

school year, huge bedrooms, bay

windows, full bathroom. Trash

and water included. Too much to

list! Leave message 815-600-3129 _______________ 5~

3 BR HOUSE on 4TH ST. Very

close to campus $250/275, (217)

549-3333. _______________ 5~

N EW LISTING: 3 BR Brittany Ridge.

Low utilities, brand new windows.

Trash included. $200/4ppl,

$250/3ppl 773-469-1993 _______________ 5~

LARGE 2BR 1 BA DUPLEX. WID, OM/, PATIO, HOT TUB AVAIL!

PETS OK, SUM. 09. $600. 618-

593-5392. _______________ 5~

Brittany Ridge Townhouse: Fall 09-

10. DIW, WID $250/mo. for 3 pp.

or $2DO/mo. for 4. Includes Trash,

Reduced rate for Spring 09 (708)

254-0455 _______________ 5~

2BR moneysavers @ $275-300/

person. CABLE & INTERN ET INCL.

Don't miss it. 345-4489, Wood

Rentals, jim Wood, Realtor. _______________ 5~

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4489, jim Wood, Realtor. _______________ 5~

One person apts. Most include

Cable, Internet All shapes, sizes,

prices. 345-4489, Wood Rentals,

Jim Wood, Realtor. _______________ 5~

Ugly, but good. 3 BR HOUSE for

3, WID, 1 block to EIU, next to

Panther Paw. $825/ 12 mo. 345-

4489, Wood Rentals, Jim Wood,

Realtor. _______________ 5~

3 BR HOUSE for 3, block to

Stadium, WID, D/W central NC. $825/ 12months. 345-4489, Wood

Rentals, jim Wood, Realtor. _______________ 5~

4 BD-APLIENCES-EXTRA

STORAGE, FALL 10/MO LEASE@

$700, 1107 LINCOLN 345-4030 _______________ 5~

Two 3 Bedroom and One 4

Bedroom house(s) available.

Close to Campus. Call Tom at

708-772-3711 or Cathy at 217-

254-1 311 for more infonnation.

Lease your house before August

15th and receive $100 off (each

person) your last month's rent and

$75 off your monthly rent ! www.

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't' for rent Two rooms for rent and one to

sublease. All in same apartment

at University Village. $400-450 a

month. Pets, utilities and all amenities

included. Call (630)220-8775.

--------------- 7/16 Nice efficiency 1 1/2 blocks from

campus. No pets. Watertrrash paid.

$285/mon. 217-259-9772 ________________ DO

*ATIENTION GRAD STUDENTS*

We have a couple great apartments

left. Give usa call! 34S-61DO www.

jbapartments.com ________________ DO

Large 3 BD house, Garage. 1705

11th. 254-0754 or 235-6598 ________________ DO

Available May 16th. Large 1 &2

bedroom apts. Ideal for couple. Cats

okay. $365-$410. 741-745 6th St. Call 345-6127 or 508-6596. ________________ DO

3 Bdnn Apt Available. Large rooms.

C/A, ceiling fans, water, trash and electric included. Buchanan Street

Apts. 217-345-1266. ________________ DO

4 BR, 1 1/2 baths, parking, much

storage, across from Old Main. 4

students. 348-8406 ________________ DO

GOING FAST!! ! We have sold out of our 1 bedroom Apartments and the 2,

3, and 4 Bedroom homes are going

really quick!! Remember, we sold out

last year, and don't want you to miss

the opportunity to live in LUXURY!

Uving at University village you will

enjoy FREE tanning beds, a fitness

center and game room, fully furnished

duplexes and homes w ith up to 1600

sq. ft. FREE cable, FREE water, FREE

internet, FREE trash and up to $2DO

electric allowance. Our residents

love the full size washer and dryer,

dishwasher and the queen size beds that each home comes with. t's your

choice. .. 10 or 12 month individual

leases! We offer roommate matching

and a shuttle service to campus. PETS

WELCOME!!! Call us today at 345-

1400 or visit our website at www.

universityvillagehousing.corn ________________ DO

ALL UTlLmES PAID! HOUSES FOR

6. GREAT LOCATION 1 0/MO LEASE

345-5048 ________________ DO

VeryNice4bedroomhouse.Available

Aug. Full basement, custom kitchen,

DW, laundry. Across the street from

campus. Carport. No pets. 345-

7286. www.jwilliarnsrentals.com ________________ DO

3 or 6 bedrooms! Duplex can be rented as one house. Or 2 apartments.

Close to EIU. Very nice. AC, Low

utilities. No pets. 345-7286 www.

jwilliamsrentals.corn ________________ DO

Extra nice apts. Close to EIU 1 & 2

bdnn, includes parking, wireless, trash pickup. Avail june or August. From

$250 per person. Locally owned,

locally managed. No pets. 345-7286

www.jwilliamsrentals.com ________________ DO

FALL 2009 1 AND 2 BEDROOM

APARTMENTS AND 2 BEDROOM

HOUSES. ALL SUPER NICE! CLEAN

AND QUIET ENVIRONMENT.

WASHER/DRYER. SPACIOUS

CLOSETS. THESE ARE A MUST SEE!

SMOKE AND PET FREE. TRASH

11\'CLUDED. JUNE, JULY AND

AUGUST AVAILABILITY. CALL

FORSHOWING217-276-6867. ________________ DO

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't' for rent 5 BEDROOM HOUSE, 2 BATH,

NC, DISH WASHER, WASHER &

DRYER, LARGE PATIO, 1836 South 11th St. $350 each, 345-3273 _________________ .DO

2 BEDROOM NC, DISHWASHER,

WASHER & DRYER, PATIO &

GARAGE, 1609 South 12th St. $350

each, 345-3273

--------------~DO For lease Fall '09: 2 BR apt/house

1 0 mo. lease, very efficient, great

location. Call 217-273-0675,

affordable rates, locally owned, 2 417 maintenance, no pets. _________________ .DO

Girls are you looking for a large 3

bedroom furnished apartment with

large closets and low heating bills.

We offer a 1 0 month lease, no pets for $175 per month. Caii34S-3664

--------------~DO Forlease '09:4 BR house. 101/2 mo.

lease. WID, CIA, DIW, nice front

porch, trash & mowing inclucled.

affordable rates, off-street parking.

Complete viewing at www.blhi.

org or call 217-273-0675. Locally

owned, 24/7 maintenance. No pets _________________ .DO

For lease Fall '09: 2 BR duplex. Cl

A, WID, 10 1/2 mo. lease, efficient

utilities, mowing and trash inclucled,

affordable rates, off-street parking.

Complete viewing at www.blhi.

org or call 217-273-0675 Locally

owned, 24/7 maintenance, no pets.

--------------~DO For lease Fall ' 09: 5 BR house great

location, close to campus. C/A,

WID, 2 full baths, lots of room,

mowing included. Plenty of off-street

parking, local management, 24/7

maintenance. Call 217-273-0675

no pets.

--------------~DO Available Fall, 2 bedroom

Apartments, Furnished, utilities

included. Close to EIU 345-7008 or

549-2615 _________________ .DO

Faii '09 2 bedroom extra large. Close

to campus. Nice, quiet house ale,

wid, water and trash included. No

pets. $275pp-$550/mo. (21 7) 259-

9772 or (21 7) 345-3951.

--------------~DO GREAT RATES/FLEXIBLE DATES

ROYALHTS 1509S.2nd. 1.5 bath3

bdr units, limited qty for 2 bedroom

rate Model open 1-4 pm M-F LYNN­

RO 1201 Arthur (comer of 12th)

3 bdr unit, w/d, optional furniture.

Limited number of pet friendly apiS.

available. 345-0936 or LSROZEK@

AOL.COM _________________ .DO

PARK PLACE APARTMENTS 1, 2,

& 3 bdr furnished apts. Walk in

hours 11-4M-Fat 715 Grant #1 01 .

348-1479 or ParkPiaceMgmt®aol.

com ________________ 00

GREAT LOCATION CLOSE TO

CAMPUS. ONE AND TWO

BEDROOM APARTMENTS.

WATER!fRASH PAID. 217-549-

56241217-348-0209 ________________ 00

4 BEDROOM HOUSES FOR

RENT! Refrigerator, stove, washer

and dryer included. $215 per

person. Call 234-7368. ________________ 00

BRITINEYRIDGE3&4 BEDROOM

APTS FOR FALL '09. $215 per

person. Includes refrigerator, stove,

trash, and central air. Call today

for appointment! 234-7368. ________________ 00

BARGAIN 1 &2 BEDROOM

APARTMENTS!! Starting at $225

per month with water and trash

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The Panthers beat the defend­ing Mid-American Conference Tournament champions that night, and it wasn't necessarily anything that happened that night that was special, but simply the fact that it started a four-month journey with one of the most fun teams I've ever had the pleasure to cover.

>> Cool FROM PAGE 12

''lhat's a huge accomplishment for him," Kreke said. "He's been trying to get us to that point."

A key aspect to Eastern's success the past two years is the pitching.

Schmitz just didn't want to take care of pitching. He got fed up with it.

He brought in Meade, a former Louisville pitcher, who helped the Cardinals to the College World Series.

Meade pretty much handles all aspects of the pitching, and this has translated well for Eastern. The Pan­thers led the league in ERA last season with a 4.57 ERA and lead the league in ERA again this season with a 4.77 team ERA.

"(Schmitz) gave me a lot of free­dom, and it's worked really well," Meade said. "He doesn't really have to worry about that aspect. It just makes things work a lot more smoothly on staff."

But Meade noticed the environ­ment Schmitz has produced is an

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Surprisingly enough, after all the successes of the women's bas­ketball team this season, two of the most memorable games I cov­ered were losses (the second one is next).

It wasn't necessarily the loss that was memorable, but the scene afterward.

It was Senior Night in Lantz Arena, and the five women who

COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS

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"It's been a great atmosphere here the whole time," Meade said.

Schmitz said getting more than 30 people on the same page isn't easy.

"It's been very fun," he said. "But it's very difficult."

Kreke said having a family atmo­sphere has been the key.

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"We've even noticed how calm and steady he is," Meade said. ''lhat real­ly rubs off on the team. Things aren't always going to be on the up and up. He really has become so steady. What­ever the reason is, it is making things go great."

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Valley Conference Tournament Championship in Nashville, Tenn.

To borrow a phrase from their head coach, the Panthers "battled their tails off," but came up short for the second straight year.

Writing the story about their loss was probably the least-fun story I've written this year, but the journey the team went through to get to that point was pretty incredible to witness, and I con­sider myself pretty honored to get to see the team go through that

crazy ride. I left off baseball because its sea­

son is not complete, and I'm pret­ty confident that whatever memo­ries they've created thus far will be surpassed come May.

It's been a great 2008-09 sports season at Eastern, and I expect there will be much more to come next season. March 7 - Austin Peay 69,

Eastern 65 (20T) Here's to the fall. It was nearly impossible to not

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Track teams look for conference sweep The Eastern men's and women's track and

field teams are looking to sweep the Ohio Valley Conference Championships.

The Panthers took the men's and women's indoor tides in February. Both squads have not won an outdoor tide since 2007.

The 2006-2007 school year was the first year the Panthers took home all four confer­ence tides.

In early March, both Eastern squads were voted as the preseason favorites to take the conference tides.

The men's team earned 22 points to share the tide with Southeast Missouri, which also had 22 points. The women's team edged Southeast Missouri 45-40 in the preseason poll. The leagues head coaches conducted these polls.

If an athlete wins a conference individual championship, they earn the automatic berth to the NCAA Regional. An athlete can also qualify to the NCAA Regional by hitting a regional qualifying time.

Red-shirt freshman Zye Boey and fresh­man DeMarcus Brooks have qualified for the NCAA Regional in the IOO-meter dash. Boey and Brooks have also qualified in the 200-meter dash.

Boey was named the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Year by the league on Thurs­day. Brooks was named OVC Freshman of the Year.

Junior jumper Ian Winston had already qualified in the high jump.

Junior hurdler Chandra Golden and junior thrower Kandace Arnold have qualified for the NCAA Regional.

Baseball in first place battle A first place showdown is on tap this

weekend as the Eastern baseball team travels to Cape Girardeau, Mo., to take on Southeast Missouri.

ly in the season. Eastern is I 0-3 in the OVC while South­

east Missouri is 11-4. The teams are in a vittual tie for the con­

ference lead at this point, but the Panthers are in first by percentage points (.769 to .733).

Eastern will throw its usual weekend rota­tion against the Redhawks, with sophomore right-handers Josh Mueller and Mike Recchia statting Saturday's doubleheader games and junior left-hander Tyler Kehrer statting Sun­day's finale.

Kehrer is coming off a career-performance last weekend as he threw a complete game one-hitter with I4 strikeouts against Southern Illinois Edwardsville. Mueller, Recchia and Kehrer combined to allow only two earned runs total last weekend against the Cougars.

The weekend games are the start of a five­game road trip for the Panthers. They con­tinue OVC play next weekend as they travel to Clarksville, Tenn., for a three-game series against Austin Peay.

Softball looks to snap skid The Eastern softball team is closing out

its regular season looking for an Ohio Valley Conference Tournament berth.

The Panthers (24-25, 8-I2 OVC) are tied for sixth place in the league with the top six teams headed to the conference tournament in Jacksonville, Ala.

The Panthers face Austin Peay to close out the regular season. All three games will be played in Clarksville, Tenn., with a double­header at I p.m. Saturday and the final game at noon Sunday.

"Everybody knows there's know a lot at stake," said Eastern head coach Kim Schuette. "You have to make sure you're playing to

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Kreke named to national list Eastern senior shottstop Jordan Kreke one

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The Panthers and Redhawks will play a doubleheader starting at I p.m. Saturday, and the series finale will be at I p.m. Sunday. Whichever team wins the three-game series will take first place in the Ohio Valley Con­ference.

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COLLIN WHITCHURCH

First year, big year

I've been lucky enough to cov­er a variety of unique events this year, my first year attending East­ern.

I covered the travails of the women's soccer team right off the bat, watching them suffer through a 10-game goalless streak before a late season surge brought them to the Ohio Valley Confer­ence.

After that, it was all women's basketball all the time for about four months, before finally get­ting the chance to cover the base­ball team up to present date.

Here are some of the interest­ing events I've had the pleasure to cover in my first year, and I'm sure there will be many more to come.

Oct. 26- Eastern 2, SEMO 1 I saw the women's soccer team

struggle all year, but a late-sea­son surge put them in position to gain a berth in the OVC Tour­nament. They needed to beat SEMO and get a little help from the rest of the conference.

Senior forward Pam Melinaus­kas and junior forward Sam Kohen scored the goals for East­ern, but even after the Eastern victory, players didn't know their fate until it was announced that Jacksonville State had lost their game that day, clinching the OVC Tournament berth for the Panthers. The announcement set off a celebration on the field.

It was a long, grueling season for the women's soccer team in 2008 with few bright spots, but it was cool to get to witness that one.

Nov. 14 - Eastern 82, Miami (Ohio) 72

I had no idea what I had got­ten myself into when I latched onto covering the women's bas­ketball team at the start of the season. By the end of their first regular season game, it was clear I was in for a pretty special trip.

>> SEE WHITCHURCH, PAGE 9

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK Today at OVC Championships

All Day - Richmond, Ky.

COACH OF THE YEAR I JIM SCHMITZ

AUDREY SAWYER I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS In his 15th year at the helm of the Eastern baseball program, Jim Schmitz has brought the Panthers to national prominence. After winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship last spring, the Eastern baseball team achieved a national ranking for the first time in program history this year, ris­ing as high as No. 26 in the nation.

Keeping it cool under pressure Longtime coach maintains laid back atmosphere

OTHER COACH OF THE YEAR CONSIDERATIONS

By KEVIN MURPHY Sports Editor

Jim Schmitz doesn't like to argue as much as he used to. He's a lot more loose, more relaxed. He still works hard, but he doesn't get as stressed as he used to.

For the Eastern head baseball coach, this has translated into a good thing to his players and his assistant coaches.

"The players need to play loose and have fun," Schmitz said. "Play­ers really respond to you. If a coach is relaxed and has confidence in them, then you really go out and play bet­ter."

Schmitz has led the baseball team to 37 wins in their last 50 games, its first national ranking in program his­tory earlier this season, an Ohio Val­ley Conference Tournament Cham­pionship at the end of last season with an NCM Regionals appear­ance last season, and a strong chance at the NCAA Regionals this season

That is why Schmitz is the 2008-2009 Daily Eastern News Coach of the Year.

Those players and coaches have led the Panthers (32-1 0, 10-3 OVC) to a current first-place standing in theOVC.

Schmitz said Eastern's run to be an elite program happened after the 2005 season ended when the Pan­thers missed the OVC Tournament

Frank Graziano - Rugby

Graziano led the rugby team to its second undefeated season in school history, the first since 2002.

The Panthers finished 10-0 with seven shutouts. Their closest game was a 26-21 victory against Iowa State.

They also defeated NCAA West Chester, avenging a loss from last season.

after they finished tied for sixth. Since then, the Panthers have

reached two of three conference tournaments and are embarking on a third conference tournament appear­ance in three years.

Oh, and add the talent that's in this program. That will help win some games, too.

"He did a good job of gerting a good mix of players," said senior pitcher Alex Guttosch.

But Schmitz said gerting the play­ers wasn't easy, and he couldn't have done that without the work of his assistant coaches.

Assistant coach Sean Lyons has done a lot of the recruiting, along with pitching coach Skylar Meade.

Lyons has been an assistant for five years, which Schmitz said is rare.

Schmitz said having Lyons has created stability in his life, and he actually can take a break during the summer.

"We've been fortunate to find the guys that fit EIU baseball," Lyons

Tom Akers - Track & Field

After a year of coming close to Ohio Valley Conference titles, Akers rebounded to take the indoor ti­tles with both the men's and wom­en's teams.

Under Akers' guidances, the Pan­thers are preparing to try to sweep the OVC Championships with the outdoor event being held this weekend.

said. "And with our style, he's done a great job molding those players and the philosophy he wants. We've got on board buying into that system and that scheme and that philosophy, and I think (it has) shown."

Part of getting everyone on the same page is communication and getting everyone to bond together, which is what led to the implementa­tion of the OVC Challenge.

The fall event is the testing of everyone's fitness and endurance through a series of strength, agili­ty and is a unique strength challenge - essentially a unique event that one might see on ESPN2 on a Sunday afternoon.

"That's something that's really pushed our guys," Lyons said.

Schmitz also started throwing out phrases like, "Go the Extra Mile," and "Ante Up," and a lot of the play­ers have taken that to heart and have developed a carefree relaxed attitude like Schmitz.

"We're kind of his backbone,"

EASTERN SPORTS SCHEDULE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK

Saturday at OVC Championships All Day - Richmond, Ky.

SOFTBALL Saturday at Austin Peay (OH)

1 p.m. - Clarksville, Tenn.

BASEBALL Saturday at SE Missouri (OH) 1 p.m. - Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Brady Sallee - Women's Basketball

Last year's winner took the Pan­thers to their second consecutive Ohio Valley Conference Tourna­ment Championship game.

Despite losing the title game, Sallee continued the resurgence he started when arriving on campus five years ago. He was at the helm of the program-record 19 game home winning streak.

said Eastern senior centerfielder Brett Nommensen.

While Schmitz will get on his players for not playing the game right, Nommensen and Eastern senior Jordan Kreke act as the go­between with Schmitz and the rest of the team.

Nommensen said last year in the OVC Tournament, they remained calm instead offreaking out.

Another part of this team pro­gressing to a national stage was the other steps it took off the field.

Nommensen said since he arrived in Fall 2005, they began to hit the weight room, and the dividends have paid off.

The Panthers are hitting .365 with 79 home runs this season.

1his season, the Panthers earned their first national ranking.

Schmitz put notice to the team right away, something he said he would not necessarily do in the past.

» SEE COOL, PAGE 9

BASEBALL Sunday at SE Missouri (OH) 1 p.m. - Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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IT'S CELEBRATION TIME! By Nick Draper Verge Reporter

Mter months of strenuous studying, cold weather, home­work, projects and tests - and not to mention the reality of fi­nals days fast approaching - stu­dents need some rime to have some fun.

This is the principal behind Eastern's Celebration: A Festival of the Arts.

It gives students, local resi­dents and children a chance to have some fun while appreciating the arts.

The festival, which will run today through Sunday, will fea­ture many different performanc­es, as well as a variety of food and wares to purchase from ven­dors. All of the events will take place in the Library Quad, in ad­dition to the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Dan Crews, the festival direc­tor, said Celebration presents arts that students are familiar with, and maybe not so familiar with, in a fun and approachable way.

Crews said, because East­ern students are easy-going and friendly, the artists will be able

to interact with them in an open way.

Live music will be played not only outside on a stage set up in the Library Quad, but will also be in Doudna, a first in Celebra­

tion history. There will be many different

varieties of music including rock, jazz, world music, rap, bluegrass and more.

The first band to take the stage today, the Celebration day dubbed "Pantherstock," will be

the EIU Jazz Lab Band. They will be followed by

some of Eastern's local talent,

including Little Boy Jr. , Mug­wump Specific and The Staff Blues Band.

Wrong Way, a Sublime Trib­ute, will also be performing on Friday.

Saturday will be a more art­geared day.

There is an art fair that will

run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in addition to Mrican Art, Chil­dren's arr activities and dance.

Children will also be able to meet the cartoon stars Maya and Miguel from the PBS show of the same name.

In addition, the Hat Creek Wranglers, a group of award-win-

ning cowboy-poets, will be per­forming poetry readings in their own unique fashion.

"These guys are really work­ing cowboys out in Montana and also out in Arkansas, but at the same time, they write poetry," Crews said. "They're hilarious."

Sunday will feature more arr shows, world music and interac­tive activities, including a perfor­mance by Dave Herszog and his marionettes in Captain Cranky and His C rew: A Pirate Adven-ture.

Throughout the course of the three days, Ted Siebert will be sculpting a 15 to 20 ton sand sculpture in Library Quad.

All three days are free to at­tend and the festival will run re­gardless of the weather.

"We're celebrating the arts and the role they play in our lives," Crews said. " I think that no matter who you are, you ei­ther have interest in music or vi­sual arts but there's a lot of times where the arts, just stimulate all of us."

For additional information on the festival or for questions con­tact the Festival Planning Office at 581-2113 or view the Web site at www.eiu.edu/ ~festival.

Celebration Calendar FRIDAY 11a.m.- 6 p.m.: Sand sculpture demonstration Ted Siebert, artist Library Quad

11 a.m. - 6 p.m.: Celebrate He!}'Ctology: Studying Amphibians & Reptiles in Centrallllinois Library Quad, Dounda Fine Arts Center overhang

11:30 a.m .: Food booths open

11:30 a.m.: EIU Jazz Lab Band Library Quad Stage

12:45 p.m.: Little Boy Jr. Library Quad Stage

2:15 p .m.: Mu_gwump Specific Library Quad Stage

3:45 p.m.: Staff Blues Band Library Quad Stage

5:30 p.m.: Wrong Way (Tribute to Subliine) Library Quad Stage

§_p.m.: EIU Concert Band and Uruversity Band Doudna Fine arts Center, Dvorak Concert Hall

SATURDAY 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Festival Exhibitions African art from the Martha J. Ehrlich Collection Tarble Arts Center

10 a.m.: The Littlest Dancer Doudna Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall

10 a.m .: Omnimou Dance Troupe Library Quad Stage

10 a.m . - 5 p .m.: Art Fair Library Quad

11 a.m .: Food booths open

11 a.m . - 5 p.m.: Prairie Plant Sale Library Quad

11 a.m. - 6 p.m .: Celebrate He!}'Ctology: Studying Amphibians & Reptiles in cential Illinots Library Quad, Doudna Fine Arts Center overhang

11:30 a.m.: Dave Rudolf Library Quad Stage

Noon - 4 p.m.: Children's Art Activities East side of the Library Quad

Noon - 4 p.m.: International Fair Library Qi.tad Stage

Noon - 3 p.m.: Painting with Mr. Holloman East side of the Library Quad

Noon - 4 pm: Meet Maya and Miguel from the PBS Kids TV erogram East side of the Library Quad

1 p.m.: Radhiya Middle Eastern Dance Troupe Library Quad Stage

1 p.m.: Spring 2009 Vehicle Reading Event Doudna Fine Arts Center, Black Box Theatre

1 p.m.: Multi-Cultural Concert Doudna Fine Arts Center, Dvorak Concert Hall

2 p.m.: Charleston High School Group Interpretation Performance Doudna Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall

2:30 p.m.: Dave Rudolf Library Quad Stage

3 - 4 p.m.: Instrument Petting Zoo Doudna Fine Arts Center, Band Rehearsal Room

4 p.m.: Afrikv Lolo Library Quad Stage

5:30 p.m .: Marie McGlone, Genieveve Harrison Library Quad Stage

7 p.m.: Cowboy Poetry Reading E~ented by the Hat Creek Wranglers Doudna Fine Arts Center, The Theatre

SUNDAY 11 a.m.: Food booths open

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Art Fair Library Quad

11 a.m.: Tree Thump Library Quad Stage

11 a.m.- 4 p.m.: Sand sculpture demonstration Ted Siebert, artist Library Quad

Noon - 3 p.m.: Painting with Mr. Holloman East side of the Library Quad

12:30 p.m.: Mhondoro Rhythm Success Library Quad Stage

12:30 p.m.: Dave Herzog Marionertes, Captain Cranky and His Crew: A Pirate Adventure Doudna Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall

1-4 p.m.: Festival Exhibitions African Art from the Martha J. Ehrlich Collection Tarble Arts Center

1:30 p.m.: Shanta

2 p.m.: Honkstafarians Library Quad Stage

2 p.m.: EIU Wind Symphony Concert Doudna Fine Arts Center, Dvorak Concert Hall

3 p.m.: Shanta

3:30 p.m .: Dave Herzog Marionettes Captain Crartky and His Crew: A Pirate Adventure Doudna Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall

3:30 p.m.: Phillips and the Screwdrivers Library Quad Stage

5 p.m.: A.J. Schubert Library Quad Stage

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THE TRUTH ABOUT REVIEWS At a time when every last

penny counts and we absolute­ly have to know if spending that extra dollar is actually worth it, college students generally look to reviews for help.

We check the reviews to see if

a movie is worth attending, check if we should buy a Sony camera or a Canon, research if Florida is

worth visiting this year. Needless to say, for some, re­

views are our value lifeline.

However, I often find my­self wondering if everyone is us­ing reviews to actually find bet­ter deals or just using them as an opinion pool where they can pre­determine or secure their stance on whether or not something is good.

It seems some people en­joy reading reviews that gel with their personal opinions and at­tack reviews that don't.

This, in essence, defeats the

purpose of reviews, as one of the great qualities about them is one can get more than one view point and then make their own person­al deliberations on the subject.

Others tend to pick one go­to place for their reviews and just adopt their viewpoints as their own.

Nick Draper Verge Reporter

They just go to Entertainment Weekly or Rotten Tomatoes for their movie reviews.

Then, take a stance from those

reviews as though they have seen the movies already.

The problem with this is the closed-mindedness that this pres­ents.

Reviews are written in such a

way that they present opinion as fact.

It is up to the readers to keep in mind that reviews are essen­

tially just opinions and that there is more than just that one opin­ion out there.

Reviews are also susceptible to more subtle influences.

Maybe the author was having a bad week and he docks down an album a bit more than he would have had he been in a bet-

ter mood. It's impossible for readers to

tell and is just another reason for them to seek more than one re­view.

Another problem that I have with the way some read reviews today is the point system.

Instead of reading the reviews, some just dash to the numbers that the author decides to assign to what he's reviewing.

This ruins the point of reviews entirely, as the reader can no lon­ger make a decision as to wheth­er the author's points were valid,

choosing to bank off of numbers that come from a system that means nothing.

I hate (hate!) numerical re­

view systems! Still, if used properly, reviews

are powerful tools for college stu­dents and consumers, in gener­al, that gets consumers informed about products and events.

However, some of my favorite CD's, movies and video games

have gotten horrible scores from reviewers.

In the end, don't just do or not do something just because of the writing on the wall.

You may just miss out on something great.

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SUBLIME TRIBUTE BAND TO PLAY PANTHERSTOCK

By Brad York Senior Verge Reporter

Another year has came and gone. It is the weekend before fi­nals week, and it is a fine time for chilling. That's exactly what Sub­lime tribute band Wrong Way has to offer to students.

Wrong Way formed in Athens, Ga., almost by accident after a lo­cal club owner offered the group a paying gig to play all Sublime songs.

"It all started at a restaurant we all worked at called The Grill," said Doug Gross, bassist for Wrong Way. "Everyone that worked there played music. At one work Christ­mas parry, we got together and be­gan playing songs we all knew. M­ter that a local venue called Last Call told us if we put together a full set of Sublime covers we would get paid. It then grew from that one spot to the surrounding areas, and now, we play in all different states."

Wrong Way will be playing at 6 p.m. today at Pantherstock.

Also performing at today's fes­tivities will be the local bands The Staff Blues Band, Little Boy Jr. and Mugwump Specific.

"Since we brought in American English (a Beatles tribute band) last year, we wanted to stick with a cov­er band," said Lauren Phillips, the University Board's Mainstage coor­dinator. "I know of a lot of people that listen to Sublime and reggae music. We took surveys at different UB events and decided a Sublime tribute would draw a good crowd. We hope people come out of class and want to stay and watch all the bands."

Sublime was a reggae, ska and punk influenced rock band that

PHOTO COURTESY OF WRONG WAY Wrong Way is a Sublime tribute band that will be performing at 6 p.m. today in the Library Quad. Pantherstock is an outdoor concert that displays the talents of Eastern students' bands and is part of Celebration: A Festival of the Arts.

emerged onto the scene in the ear­ly 90s.

Their hits include the songs "What I Got," "Santeria," "Wrong Way" and many more. Often their music was seen as stoner-friendly and filled with good vibes.

"I remember listening to Sub­lime throughout high school," said Joel Byron, guitarist for Wrong Way. "Bradley's (deceased lead singer of Sublime) lyrics are so unique. His writing style is unlike any musician out there. H is lyrics give you something to catch on to. The music is parry music so it's al­ways a fun atmosphere. Sublime

has a cultish sort of following. Its great when we see the crowd sing­ing the songs they know."

Being in a Sublime tribute band isn't all fun and games.

On March 2, 2009, Mike Spar­row, Wrong Way's lead singer, com­mitted suicide.

Sparrow was diagnosed with bi­polar disorder and often would ex­perience mood swings. He felt it was best to quit the band and move back with his parents to hopefully put this awful disease in his past.

Soon after Gross was notified by Sparrow's parents of the tragic news.

"I remember we had to go to a gig straight from the funeral," Gross said. "Mike had such an im­pact on the people that came to see us. I was constantly asked 'What happened?' It got to the point were I was like 'God, I don't want to tell this story anymore.'

"In the end, I found it actually therapeutic. When it first happens, you can't wrap your head around it. It was really hard to get through, but it has got to the point where I have accepted it. Mike loved the band, and I know he would want us to continue doing what we are doing."

CELEBRATING WITH ART By Doug T. Graham Verge Reporter

Along with the musical, culinary and poetic arts, this weekend's Cel­ebration: A Festival of the Arts will feature traditional visual art in its many different mediums.

The most traditional type of vi­sual art that will be on display to the public at the festival can be found at the Art Fair.

Forty booths will be set up in the library quad on Saturday and Sun­day, each booth showcasing the art of local artists.

The event, which is one of the largest gatherings of artists from East Central illinois, not only pro­vides the artists with an opportunity to display their work to their com­munity, but also enters them into a competition with their fellow artists.

Awards Judge Carolyn Patterson, an Eastern alumna and the director of the Illinois Artisans Program, will weigh in and determine the winners of Best of Fair, Best of 2-D art and Best of3-D art.

The recipient of Best of Fair wins

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Ted Siebert and his large sand sculptures can be viewed today and Sunday during Celebration: A Festival ofthe Arts in the Library Quad.

$1,000 and the other two awards re­ceive $500.

Many different art mediums will be on display including ceramics, fi­bers, leather, glass, jewelry, paint­ings, photography, sculpture, furni­ture and woodworking.

Art Fair participant and Eastern

faculty member Dorothy Bennett has displayed her art several times before and said she enjoys the fair and visiting with other artists.

Bennett will be displaying her original pillows, shirts, purses and scarves at the event.

She describes her work as "fiber

art."

Sharing the Library Quad with the Art Fair is sand sculptor Ted Siebert.

Event coordinator Dan Crews said that Siebert has been construct­ing his sculpture since Wednesday.

Crews said that Siebert has been performing at the fair for years, and he will be demonstrating his large sand sculpture on Friday and Sun­day.

Those who venture away from the Library Quad will be able to ex­perience art as well.

The Tarble Arts Center will be hosting two art exhibitions as part of the Celebration.

African Art from the Martha J. Ehrlich Collection features more than 9,000 years of African art his­tory and contains works dating back to the Neolithic Period.

The other art exhibit at Tarble is the 27th Children's Art Exhibition, which features the work of east cen­tral illinois students from Kinder­garten through High School. About 300 students will have works on dis­play.

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study break FRIDAY Celebration: A Festival of the Arts Time: Noon Place: Library Quad Cost: Free

UB Movie: 'Siumdog Millionaire' Time: 7 p.m. Place: Buzzard Auditorium Cost: Free

Big Wig Mechanic Time: 1 0 p.m. Place: Mad Hatters Cost: $3

The Porn Again Christians with NILS Time: 1 0 p.m. Place: Mac's Uptowner Cost: $4

SATURDAY Celebration: A Festival of the Arts Time: Noon Place: Library Quad Cost: Free

Celebration Concert: Multi-Cultural Concert Time: 1 p.m. Place: Dvorak Concert Hall, Doudna Cost: Free

UB Movie: 'Siumdog Millionaire' Time: 7 p.m. Place: Buzzard Auditorium Cost: Free

50th Anniversary Vehicle Reading Time: 3 p.m. Place: Black Box Theatre, Doudna Cost: Free

Blue Suede Crew Time: 7 p.m. Place: Lantz Arena Cost:TBD

Creek Road Ramblers Time: 9 p.m. Place: Mac's Uptowner Cost: TBD

SUNDAY Celebration: A Festival of the Arts Time: Noon Place: Library Quad Cost: Free

Celebration Concert: EIU Wind Symphony Time: 2 p.m. Place: Dvorak Concert Hall, Doudna Cost: Free

Eric Nassau Time: 9 p.m. Place: Mac's Uptowner Cost: Free

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CHARLESTON COMMUNITY THRIFT GIVES AID IN POOR ECONOMIC TIMES Neil Schneider Verge Reporter

During this current time of economic decline, many business­es are struggling to make money, while consumers are struggling to find ways to save money.

That is where the Charleston

Community Thrift Store comes in.

Located at 655 Castle Drive in the Northwest Business Park of Charleston, the tiled, white­

walled store offers clothing and other items at an affordable rate.

Owner Brenda Duzan said that one of her main motivations for

buying the store was to give peo­ple a place to come and purchase items that are lower than what

they would pay at more high-end stores.

"Every day, we have 50 percent off certain items, where you can end up getting a pair of jeans for $1.63 or a top for a $1.48," Du­zan said. "We really try to make it as affordable as possible for people to shop here."

Pastors Jerry and Linda Jones of the Praise Assembly of God church, who sold the store to Du-zan's sister, first owned the thrift

store. Duzan's sister soon decided

that she was going to sell the thrift store and Duzan asked if she could have the first bid on the store.

Duzan's sister immediately sold the store to her and soon, Du­

zan took ownership on Nov. 15, 2005.

The store's religious affiliations

CARl WAFFORD I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS Charleston Community Thrift, located at 655 Castle Drive, offers clothing as well as other items at an affordable rate.

have continued with the changes of ownership with Duzan institut­ing a prayer list and an environ­ment that is family friendly.

Duzan said she tries very hard to make sure that there are no of­fensive products or clothing that is sold by the store.

All products within the store are donated and they include ev­erything from furniture and cloth­ing to entertainment centers and workout equipment.

The Charleston Community

Thrift Store only gets rid of items that are stained, torn or offensive

in nature, which is evident by the large back room of the store that is stacked to the ceiling with items that don't fit in the store.

Other items include vintage vests and slacks, as well as other

outdated clothes. There are sections of the store

dedicated to men's, women's, and children's items. There is also a lit­

tle area in the back left corner for knick-knacks and appliances.

Duzan said that with the va­

riety of products sold at the store it allows a lot of different types of customers to come in and pur­chase the items.

The store's biggest financial

month of business is October. Duzan explained that a lot

of college students come in dur­ing this month to buy costumes for Halloween as well as for other

themed parties. "If I could have a month like

that every month, it would be

phenomenal," Duzan said. "We

make a point to keep older '70s and '80s clothes so that the col­

lege students can have a variety to choose from."

Duzan admitted that the store has felt the effects of the strug­gling economy.

"We have our good days, and we have our bad days," Duzan

said. "We are currently holding our own during these econom­ic times, but I do expect things to get better."

ASHER ROTH IS 1 NOT A FAKE'

By Samantha Wilmes Verge Reporter

Asher Roth released his debut album "Asleep in the Bread Aisle"

April 20, and has already made it to the list of the top albums on iTunes.

Roth has reached celebrity sta­tus because of his hit song "I Love

College," in which he gives a great glimpse of the college lifestyle that is barely exaggerated.

As of now, his video on You­

Tube has had over six million views, and it has been out for

about two months. His first hit is undeniably hard

to love and has become the an­them to college students all over.

The question is, though, can his debut hip-hop album live up to his hit?

At first, "Asleep in the Bread Aisle" seemed as though Roth was

throwing in anything that rhymed, exhausting the use of different names for marijuana and bragging about his popularity with women.

Although his songs start off as though all he will be rapping about is getting high in "Blunt Cruisin"' and having sex in "Lion's Roar," each song grows into a sub-

jeer that makes him win you over a little bit more.

Fortunately for Roth, his wit and careless bad-boy attitude is entertaining.

Some of Roth's songs feature

beats that may sound familiar. "I Love College" uses the beat

from Weezer's "Say It Ain't So," and "She Don't Wanna Man" uses the beat from "London Calling"

by The Clash. Roth is aided by other artists

such as Cee-Lo, Busta Rhymes,

New Kingdom, Chester French and Jazze Pha on the album.

On one of Roth's songs that

features Cee-Lo, titled "Be By My­self," Roth is vocal about his need

to be a free bird and just wants to have fun without being tied down.

The song is probably difficult to listen to for some because, un­

fortunately, it may be a familiar story.

However, he counter claims the song by another with "She Don't Wanna Man," which is about a

girl who just wants to dance and does not want a man around her.

Both songs give a side of the story from the opposite sex.

Although he does brag a lot in his lyrics, Roth reveals that he is fighting against critics and their judgments.

Roth voices his concern for his

haters in several of his songs. He fights against his constant

comparison to Eminem in the song "As I Em," saying "But they

keep relating me, I can't get away/ Chasing me!I hear it/And now the masters think that Asher/ Wants

to be a Marshall Mathers/lhey say Ashers not a rapper/Na his a­- is just an actor/Cause we have the same complexion/And similar voice inflection."

When Roth is not defending himself, he also attributes to our

economic crisis in "Sour Patch Kids." He raps about how the For­

tune 500 runs our country, and in one line of his song he says "Cause poverty is probably our biggest problem/And it ain't gonna stop with Obama."

Roth obviously knows that he comes off as a wannabe Mar­

shall Mathers, but he is taking ad­vantage of having his voice heard whether it is about him having sex, getting high, playing beer pong or addressing important is­sues.

He admits on his MySpace music page that he is skinny, he rapped 150 bars to Jay-Z in his of­fice on the spot and he has porn on the computer.

His MySpace page and his songs prove that he is not a fake.

He realizes not everyone will accept him, which is one good quality that every new musician needs to make it in the business.