Eastern could have its 12th president cho-sen as soon as tomorrow.

Now that visits have been made by the three fi nalists--Michael Benson, the presi-dent of Southern Utah University; Gregg Las-sen, vice president for Finance and Opera-tions for Lamar University; and Alan Shao, dean of the school of business at the College of Charleston--the presidential search com-

mittee will meet Friday and could make a de-cision that day, said Student Government As-sociation (SGA) President Madelyn Street.

“I think it will be very easy for us to reach a unanimous consensus once we have all of the information gathered during these three campus visits,” Street said.

Street, who is the student representative on the Board of Regents as well as the student member on the presidential search commit-tee, said the candidates would all be well re-ceived by the campus community; At least based on the feedback and evaluations she’s

seen thus far from university personnel and students.

“I think they all stood out in diff erent ways,” Street said. “I really want to wait to form a fi nal opinion until I’ve seen all of the evaluations and feedback from every constit-uency in the university.”

Richard Day, an education professor, said he believes Benson is the strongest candi-date for Eastern. Day has attended all three open forums, attended faculty sessions with the candidates, and researched and vetted all three candidates on his blog theprincipal.

blogspot.com.“[Benson] has the strongest record of hav-

ing done what we would expect [at Eastern],” Day said. “If past performance is a good indi-cator of future performance, he looks to me to be the strongest candidate.”

Day added that Shao would also be a good candidate if selected. And he said he still has questions about Lassen, particularly regard-ing his past political and business ventures as well as his educational background.

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Th e Student Government Association (SGA) an-nounced candidates for the upcoming elections.

Th e candidates were posted in the SGA offi ce Mon-day afternoon, kicking off the election season.

“From that moment [announcement], everyone can start campaigning,” said Cari Tretina, election commit-tee chair.

Th ree slates have been announced for the student body president and executive vice president positions: Sarah Carpenter/Steven Bradford, Dan Hendrickson/Kourtney Chrisman and Jacob Wright/Megan Hollo-way.

Brandon Mandigo and Ryan Poynter will be run-ning for executive vice president for Student Activities Council (SAC). Joseph “J.P.” Fisher is the only candidate running for executive vice president of Residence Life Council (RLC).

Tretina said the candidates’ previous SGA experi-ence should make the process run more smoothly this year.

“All of them do have SGA experience,” Tretina said. “Th at’s one thing that’s really not going to be put into question this year. Th ey’re all very well acquainted with the rules.”

Nichole Arbino, executive vice president of SGA, said the candidates are a good fi t for their prospective positions.

“I think that all the candidates are more than quali-fi ed for the position,” Arbino said. “I think that any one would do great in the offi ces.”

Tretina said all of the candidates were required to at-tend an informational meeting. At this meeting, poten-tial candidates were given a packet, which included a

breakdown of all election rules and regulations.“Anything anyone could question is in that fi rst part

of the packet,” Tretina said. “We wanted everyone to know explicitly what the rules were. We wanted every-one to know what was right and wrong.”

Tretina said she gave out her cell phone number

Th e Strategic Budget Reallo-cation Task Force is looking into cutting the faculty and staff tu-ition waiver program in half. Th is cut could save the universi-ty an estimated $1.2 million.

Th e tuition waiver allows faculty and staff , their spouses or their dependent children to take up to 12 credit hours for free per semester. Th e revisions would cut this down to six cred-it hours per semester for free.

“When we can take reduc-tions in some area without hav-ing to layoff staff , that’s an im-portant consideration,” said Janna Vice, co-chair of the task force. “It’s a cost factor for the university.”

Because other public Ken-tucky universities are mandat-ed by the state to off er six cred-it hours free of charge, James Street, co-chair of the task force, said it was an option the force had to explore.

“Its beyond what is provid-ed by other state universities,” Street said. “We don’t like to re-

duce benefi ts at all. It’s [reallo-cation] an order of magnitude that dictates every expenditure that the university exercises has to be reviewed in detail.”

Th e decision to reallocate $23 million, 10 percent of the university’s budget, to the next administration was ordered by the Board of Regents in earli-er this year. Th e task force was assigned to fi nd ways for East-ern to reach this goal before the next administration takes offi ce in July.

Th e revisions to the waiv-er program were announced by the task force Monday and will go before the Financial and Stra-tegic Planning Council April 17.

“Th e reason it was present-ed on Monday and will be voted on in mid-April is to give time for conversations to be held be-tween faculty and staff ,” Vice said.

If the council approves this plan, it will go on to Eastern President Doug Whitlock for further approval.

Th e plan was presented Tuesday to Faculty Senate. Dur-

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SGA announces candidatesTask force proposes tuition waiver reduction

President Doug Whitlock was recognized at a reception held in honor of his service to the univer-sity and his approaching retirement.

Members of the Eastern commu-nity gathered March 29 at Walnut Hall in the Keen Johnson Building for his banquet. After the recep-tion, a $50 plate dinner was held. Th e proceeds from the dinner went to the Doug and Elaine Whitlock scholarship fund.

Whitlock was the fi rst in his fam-ily to attend college. He worked at Th e Progress as sports editor, man-aging editor and editor-in-chief be-fore graduating.

After graduating Eastern, Whit-lock answered the call of “Uncle Sam” and served in the U.S. Army for a brief period.

During his time at Eastern as an administrator, he served as execu-tive assistant to the president and as an instructor in computer science and journalism.

Kishore Acharya, project man-ager for Capacity Planning and En-gineering Services, said he was im-pressed with Whitlock’s character from the fi rst time he met him.

“I was a graduate assistant in the computer department from 2002-2004,” Acharya said. “He was the guest professor I was working with, and he was a gentle guy to work with and talk to. I was afraid that when he became president he wouldn’t re-member a ‘low on the totem pole’ graduate assistant, but he did.”

Acharya said Whitlock has led the university through adversity adding that the next president’s job will be easier because of Whitlock’s work.

“Because of him [Whitlock], we are on the right track,” Acharya said.

Gary Barksdale, executive direc-tor of human resources, also praised Whitlock’s service.

“I have enjoyed working with him,” Barksdale said. “He has always been very supportive of our depart-ment. Th e next president will have

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Whitlock’s send-offWhitlock’s send-off

Th e Student Success Building was renamed the Charles D. Whitlock building in honor of President Doug Whitlock at his retirement ban-quet Friday.

Craig Turner, chair of the university’s Board of Regents presented Whitlock with an artists rendering of what the building will look like with his name on it.

“I was just totally completely surprised and stunned because I didn’t even know that was un-der discussion,” Whitlock said.

He said he is honored that the Student Suc-

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SSB renamed after Whitlock

“Because of him [Whitlock], we are on the right track.”

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Dan Hendrickson & Kourtney Chrisman

Ryan Poynter

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Eastern will celebrate National Poetry Month in April with the Sig-ma Tau Delta’s English honor soci-ety’s annual Poetry Marathon. Poet-ry will be read from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 5 on Powell Corner. Any-one can read at the event. “We wel-come all types of poetry and we can provide proof of attendance to any-one who might need it,” said Susan Kroeg, adviser for Sigma Tau Delta. Th e honor society will collect do-nations to off set costs and to help sponsor service activities in pro-moting literacy. “One of my favor-ite parts of the event is the variety,” Kroeg said. “We’ve had people read poetry in many languages, including French, Arabic and American Sign Language, and hear poets ranging from Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare.”

Keeneland holds annual scholarship day

Keeneland track will host its an-nual scholarship day April 5. Th e event will feature live music, free food from Qdoba and Raising Cane’s, free T-shirts and hats. At the end of each of the 10 races a $10,000 scholarship will be given away. Stu-dents with a college ID will receive free admission. Registration will be-gin at 11 a.m. in the College Zone. Th e fi rst 2,000 students who register will receive a free T-shirt as well as a free Vineyard Vines hat. Any student registered full time at any college, university, trade school, technical school, or any school that qualifi es for federal aid may sign up for a chance to win one of these scholar-ships. Kara Heissenbuttel, Market-ing and Special Event Coordinator for Keeneland, said last spring there were 3,774 students that attended College Scholarship Day. “We see students from most every college in the state,” Heissenbuttel said. “I would say on average, our students represent 30 diff erent schools.”

Art compe� � on at Giles Gallery

Th e Fred Parker Giles Gallery will host the EKU Art Students As-sociation Annual Juried Exhibition April 8-19. Th e exhibition is open to all students enrolled in a Depart-ment of art and design studio class during the current academic year. Th is year’s juror will be Kathleen Lolly from Pennsylvania. Lolly is best known for her commercial an-imations, including Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” and ti-tles for the movie “Willard.” She also created several short fi lms. More re-cently, Lolly has been concentrating on painting and simpler living. Last year she received international rec-ognition when her work appeared in Elle and Japanese Vogue. To view this year’s entries in the ASA Juried Exhibition should visit the Fred Giles Gallery website at www.art.eku.edu/fred-parker-giles-gallery. For more information contact Isaac Powell at 622-8235 or isaac.powell@eku.edu.

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March 27 n A student reported the driv-

er’s side mirror had been bro-ken off her vehicle. Th e student parked her car in the Common-wealth Lot March 19 and found the damaged mirror March 22. Th e damage is estimated at $100.

n Two students reported sev-eral items stolen from a car in the Summit Street Lot. One stu-dent said he left his truck un-locked overnight at approxi-mately 8 p.m. March 26, and when he returned to the ve-hicle around 7:45 a.m. March 27 several items were stolen from the truck. Items include a Nook HD, two backpacks and

textbooks. Th e value of the items was estimated at $710.

n A non-student reported the theft of a bike from the bed of his truck, which was parked in Martin Lot. Th e person said he went to the Crabbe Li-brary for about three hours, and when he returned the bike was gone. Th e man said the bike was checked out through the EKU RECycle Bike Rent-al Program and was not his. Th e value of the bike is $400.

n Two students were in-volved in a verbal altercation in the parking lot of the Busi-ness and Technology Center af-ter one student accidentally hit the other student’s car with her door. EKU Police responded to the altercation and was called again after the owner of the car that was hit found a threatening note on her windshield. Police advised the victim of process to press charges with the Madison County Attorney’s Offi ce.

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An Eastern alumna returned to campus as a part of First Amendment Week to ex-plain the First Amendment’s role on Appa-lachia and diversity.

Ivy Brashear presented her lecture “Ap-palachia, the First Amendment, and Di-versity” in Powell Underground Monday. Brashear, an Eastern graduate from Viper, who graduated with a dual degree in jour-nalism and Appalachian studies, spoke at the inaugural event for the weeklong cele-bration of fi rst amendment week on cam-pus.

“We as an Appalachian people know what it’s like to not be given equality, but we also know how to stand up and fi ght for it,”

said Brashear, who works for Mountain As-sociation for Community Economic Devel-opment (MACED).

Brashear said Appalachian people have struggled for many years starting in coal camps during the early 1900s, this tradi-tion of tyranny over Appalachia’s people has continued even into today as social issues have changed.

Th e talk began as Brashear refl ected on a fairness ordinance passed in Vicco, a small town with fewer than 400 residents only eight miles from her hometown. Th is ordi-nance stated that within city limits, people within the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gender community could not be discrimi-nated against in issues such as employment, housing, etc.

Th is was important because no one knew the vote to pass this ordinance was taking

place, let alone that such an ordinance was on the table to be voted on. Brashear then tied the issue to the oppression of Appala-chia’s residents because it prevents discrim-ination of the LGBT community and there-fore, there is one less group of people being oppressed in Appalachia.

“Overall, there’s so much oppression in the LGBT community as well as the Ap-palachian region as a whole,” said Jenna Th eisen, 20-year-old criminal justice major from Fort Th omas. “With ordinances being passed, I feel like there’s a new dawn start-ing to appear and that we’re fi nally moving in the right direction.”

Th e lecture continued with Brashear discussing Appalachian people’s ability to stand united during hardship. From help-ing to feed hungry neighbors, taking care of each other when grieving, or standing up to

multi-million dollar coal companies to peti-tion for better salaries/benefi ts, these grass-roots movements have been going on for decades, Brashear said.

“I’m from a pretty large town, so I haven’t been exposed to the cultural aspects that other people from smaller towns have,” said Jessica Underwood, a 19-year-old forensic chemistry major from Louisville. “I think that this lecture really made other people from larger towns like myself think of small town oppression especially and how hard that must be.”

Th e lecture concluded with Brashear ac-knowledging that Appalachian people are a perfect example of those who take advan-tage of First Amendment rights. In particu-lar the right to petition the government and the right to peacefully assemble.

Half-hour waits didn’t deter students from wanting to see an American Idol winner at this year’s biggest concert.

Students lined up outside the Student Govern-ment Association (SGA) offi ce Wednesday, March 27 to ensure they could get tickets to the Phillip Phillips concert scheduled for April 18.

Joe Katzman, vice president of Student Activities Council (SAC), said that more than 500 tickets were sold the fi rst day.

“Some people told me they wait-

ed 30-45 minutes in line,” Katzman said. “Th e longest was just over an hour and the shortest was fi ve minutes.”

Katzman said SAC has already sold more tickets for Phillips than they did for the Yel-lowcard concert last fall.

“I do feel like there’s bigger hype for Phil-lip Phillips,” Katzman said.

Jean Arthur, SGA administrative assis-tant, has been keeping track of the tick-

et sales.“We are almost half sold out,” Arthur said.

Arthur said almost 900 tickets have been sold as of April 1.

Emilee Joyner, 20, an elementary education major from Georgetown, bought a ticket for the Phillips concert on the fi rst day of ticket sales.

Joyner said she started watching Phillips at the tail end of last year’s American Idol season. She learned of his concert at Eastern through a text message from one of her friends.

“I kind of freaked out a little bit,” Joyner said. “Th en I called my friend and screamed.”

Phillips will perform with Churchill at the EKU Center for the Arts on Th ursday, April 18.

Th e doors will open at 7 p.m. with Churchill set to per-form at 8 p.m., and Phillips will take the stage around 9 p.m.

Tickets are $7 for students, $12 for the public and $15 on the day of the show.

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some big shoes to fi ll, particularly when it comes to relat-ing with people.”

Whitlock said he couldn’t pinpoint one aspect he en-joyed the most during his tenure as president, but he did comment on the impact students have had on him.

“I’ve enjoyed the contact with students,” Whitlock said. Whitlock said he has enjoyed watching students be suc-

cessful both in college and after graduation. Additionally, he said he has enjoyed working with the alumni.

“Th e whole experience has been outstanding,” Whitlock said.

Whitlock will offi cially retire July 1.

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cess Building was selected to bear his name.“Student success, regional stewardship and our QEP have

been my three major focuses my entire six years so hav-ing the Student Success Building named in my honor is just something that I am just overwhelmed and just pleased and humbled with,” Whitlock said.

Whitlock said recommendations to rename a building can come from anyone within the university community. He said typically the university Foundation Board is the fi rst to recommend something like this and then they make that recommendation to the Board of Regents.

ing this meeting, faculty senators were advised to give feedback to Amy Th ieme, chair of the budget committee on Faculty Senate and member of the Financial and Stra-tegic Planning Council.

Because of the lack of salary increases, Th ieme said she feels it’s not a good decision.

“When you start removing benefi ts from them it hurts moral,” Th ieme said. “Moral has already taken a hit because you haven’t seen any increases in salary and things keep getting more expensive. Taking away some-thing people may be counting on is a step you want to take very cautiously.”

Th ieme said the feedback she has received from members of Faculty Senate has been from two perspec-tives. One consensus from faculty has been that the tu-ition waiver is not an equally distributed benefi t.

“You have people who feel that on one hand the scholarship for tuition has never been a fair and just scholarship because it doesn’t benefi t everybody equal-ly,” Th ieme said. “Not all people use the tuition waiver. For people who are single and childless, it’s a non-ben-efi t for them.”

Th e other perspective coming from Faculty Senate, Th ieme said, is the benefi t the waiver has on faculty de-velopment.

“It’s something that separates EKU from other insti-tutions,” Th ieme said. “You can use it for faculty devel-opment. For people who are counting on that to help put their children through school, the reduction is a great

loss for them.”Th ieme said those faculty members leaning more to-

ward the fi rst perspective believe it could save more jobs in the long run.

“In this time when there might be involuntary lay-off s, that $1.2 million could retain like more than 10 po-sitions on this campus,” Th ieme said. “When you add the human element, you realize faculty would still be getting faculty development and we could help save some posi-tions across faculty.”

Street said he does not support removing faculty ben-efi ts, but said the task force was forced to look into it as a possibility.

“It’s just a regrettable situation but we’re in a posi-tion where we have to look at everything we’re spend-ing money on and recommend cuts,” Street said. “Every-body it aff ects will have a negative view of it, as do I. Unfortunately, its one of those areas we’re being forced to look at.”

Th ieme said she wanted to have time hear feedback from the people the change will actually impact before the council makes a decision.

“We wanted to ask for more time to collect data so we could get the facts,” Th ieme said. “If I don’t have the facts, I don’t feel like I can make an informed decision.”

Street said the task force is in the process of discuss-ing other ways to reallocate the money, but those have not yet been announced.

“Th ere are any number of things being discussed but I’m not at liberty to talk about them at this point,” Street said.

To contact the task force, email BudgetTaskForce@eku.edu.

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Eastern will soon off er something no oth-er school in the nation does: an online de-gree in Fire, Arson and Explosion investiga-tion.

Th is department decided to put this de-gree online after attending the Fire Depart-ment Instructors Conference in Indianap-olis, said Tom Th urman, a professor in the Safety, Security and Emergency Department.

“Th e company [Compass] we work with did a survey, and people really wanted an on-line investigations degree,” Th urman said. “We really believe we are responding to a need in the community.”

Eastern’s fi re science program had set up a booth at the conference and continuously had people coming up and asking if they of-fered an online program since most students

were from other places in the country. Th e Fire, Arson and Explosion investiga-

tion degree program is already one of the only programs of its kind in the country. Th is degree has been off ered on campus at East-ern for 15 years and has about 80 to 90 ma-jors within the degree.

“Most of the things we teach are very hands-on and may be hard to learn on-line,” said Jim Pharr, fi re and safety depart-ment chair. “Th is is why we’re requiring the students to come to campus for about two weeks to do some hands-on work.”

Th e program focuses on teaching stu-dents investigative techniques and practices in relation to bombing crime scenes, terror-ist incidents and arson.

“We in no way teach people how to make bombs,” Th urman said. “We teach people components of a bomb and how to collect those components for analysis post blast. Th is degree is to educate students to learn

these things for the protection of our citi-zens and community.”

Th urman said he teaches a class in this degree called technical report writing for emergency services, classifi ed as FSE 300W. He said in this class the students learn how to write and describe a crime scene techni-cally and thoroughly. Th is is critical in help-ing determine what may have happened and how to prevent it from happening again or perhaps taking steps to determine if it is ar-son.

“Any missing information could be criti-cal in determining what may have happened,” Th urman said. “When you go in to a scene to investigate, you have to have an open mind. You can’t go into a scene and automatical-ly think its arson without investigating. You don’t mentally make the case and then fi nd the truth to fi t what you think happened. We use real cases and show people what not to do because of other people’s failings.”

Pharr said that the degree off ered classes to help educate the students on how to prop-erly investigate situations such as fi res or ex-plosions.

“With this type of program students can draw conclusions on what happened in a sit-uation from scientifi cally based thoughts,” Pharr said. “Th is is critical for consumer product safety or even put someone in pris-on that may have set a fi re. We want to make the quality of life better by determining the reason of a fi re or explosion.”

Th urman and Pharr said they, along with the other professors in this department, are very excited for this degree to go online. Th ey both agreed that they can’t wait to see the diff erent demographics and background of people the degree will bring.

Th e Fire, Arson and Explosion investiga-tion degree will be off ered online starting in the fall.

Th e Faculty Senate announced a run-off election for a three-year term as faculty regent. None of the fi ve candidates received the necessary 50.1 percent of the votes to win the election outright, so as a re-sult Amy Th ieme and Malcolm Frisbie will partici-pate in the runoff election.

Th ieme received 132 votes or 36 percent of the votes and Frisbie received 88 votes or 24 percent of the votes. Both topped Matthew Winslow (78 votes or 22 percent), Sherwood Th ompson (38 votes or 10 percent) and William Hatcher (26 votes or 7 per-cent) in the general election.

Th e voting eligibility is the same as before and the voting dates are April 3-11. Th e results will be available Friday April 12 via the faculty senate and email said Bob Johnson, co-chair of the Faculty Sen-ate Elections and University Nominations Commit-tee. Johnson said if someone was eligible before, but they did not vote, they could still vote during the run-off election.

Frisbie said he thinks the university is at a transi-tion point with the presidential search going on as well as the reallocations.

“And with those two big transitions happening I felt that it might be advantageous for the universi-ty, particularly for faculty, to have a continuing voice on the board of regents,” said Frisbie, who is run-ning for his third term as Faculty Regent.

Th ieme said while it is a scary time due to all of the changes happening on campus, it is also an ex-citing time.

“Change is scary,” Th ieme said. “People don’t like change, but with change comes great opportuni-ty and we can do some really interesting, dynamic and visionary things at this institution. And I want to help rally people toward that vision.”

Besides the high number of candidates for the faculty regent position, there was also an increase in voting. Johnson said there were 244 votes cast dur-ing the 2010 faculty regent election.

“It’s our only representative to the board of re-gents and so at the very least you should make your voice heard,” Johnson said.

If you have any questions or did not receive a bal-lot and you are eligible to vote, please email the Fac-ulty Senate Elections and University Nominations Committee at facultyregentelection@eku.edu. For more information about the candidates visit the fac-ulty senate website.

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to all candidates so she could be con-tacted at any time about complaints or questions regarding elections process-es or rules.

“It’s not even a fi ght, it’s an actu-al election,” Tretina said. “I told them a campaign should be about you, not making someone look worse than you.”

Around 49 people attended the in-formational meeting and Tretina said at least half of the packets were re-turned. Th e potential candidate pool was shortened by lack of signatures on their petition, grade point average or credit hours required for the position.

“For example, the executive slate

has to collect 200 signatures to be eli-gible to be on the ballot and have the GPA and the credit hours,” Tretina said.

Th e SGA debate will take place at 5 p.m. April 9 in the ravine.

Phillip Kyles, member of the elec-tion committee, has worked heavily on the debate.

“We’re really trying to set this up like a real debate,” Kyles said. “It’d be really benefi cial for students and mem-bers of SGA to come out and see what these candidates have to say.”

Kyles said the debate will consist of questions from the elections commit-tee, the other candidates and the stu-dents themselves.

“I think that of all the avenues a person can take to learn about all the candidates, the debate is the best one,”

Tretina said. “It’s a good indication that part of their job [stress] will be success-ful.”

Even though it’s short notice, Ar-bino said she’s keeping her fi ngers crossed for a clean campaign.

“I just hope that everybody runs a clean campaign this year,” Arbino said. “I really don’t think it’s as hectic [as previous years] so far, but we’ll see what happens.”

Tretina said she feels her commit-tee has taken all precautions to ensure things run as smoothly as possible.

“I think and I hope it will go really well,” said Tretina.

(Editor’s Note: Cari Tretina serves as copy editor of this publication. How-ever, she will not be permitted to edit stories involving SGA elections in order to prevent bias.)

“My interest is that we have a good president,” Day said. “We all rise or fall under our leader-ship, that’s my agenda. I’d like to have confi dence in our president that things are getting better.”

Benson, who was the fi rst candidate to visit campus, said the university community takes cues from the president and he will be a positive leader for the campus.

“I’d do a lot of listening and talking to a lot of diff erent peo-ple,” Benson said. “I don’t in any way pretend to have all of the answers and I would be open to as many perspectives and opin-ions as you would be willing to off er.”

Benson said President Har-ry Truman is his leadership role model and, as a student of histo-ry, he wouldn’t jump to making any rash decisions, instead tak-ing his time to get all the infor-mation.

Th e next candidate to visit Eastern was Lassen, who said he would focus on the university’s strengths as the next generation-al university president.

“We start to have to use busi-ness terminology to describe ourselves,” Lassen said. “We’re no longer the place where you go if you live in Eastern Kentucky. We’re Eastern Kentucky [Uni-versity] who does these handful of things exceptionally well, and wherever you live you should come here because of that.”

Lassen said Eastern is “doing more with less” as state fi nanc-ing continues to dwindle and would focus on building part-nerships to strengthen the uni-versity’s future.

Lastly, during the third can-didate’s forum, Shao briefl y out-lined an eight-year plan, which sets annual goals and partner-ships to fi gure out how the uni-

versity would best position itself as an educational leader. But, he said, students should always be the primary focus.

“A strategic phase gets things going, so rebranding actual-ly works and is not [consistent-ly bringing about new plans],” Shao said.

Shao said developing self-supporting programs and fo-cusing on globalization will help generate revenue and also pro-vide students with the necessary resources to be successful.

Jason Marion, an environ-mental health sciences profes-sor, said all three candidates possess diff erent strengths, but any one would be good for the university.

Marion said he has observed the selection process at other universities and added that he’s pleased that Eastern has tried to keep the university community informed and involved in most of the steps along the way.

“Everyone at those three schools knows [the candidates] are up for the job.” Marion said. “[After Eastern chooses its new president], two of the candi-dates have to go back and live in that world [where they currently work].”

Sheila Pressley, faculty senate chair and member of the presi-dential search committee, said she was pleased with the partic-ipation at the university’s open forums.

Pressley said President Doug Whitlock has been gracious throughout the search process, adding that he’s helped set a good example of what the uni-versity is looking for in its next president.

“It’s natural to want to com-pare the candidates to President Whitlock,” Presley said. “We’re going to look at the good things that he did and the example he left. We hope the candidates keep that in mind. Th ey will soon bleed maroon, too.”

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Student Government Association (SGA) elections are right around the corner and within the month the student body will have a new representative. We at Th e Progress hope the elections process will run smoother than it has in the past.

For the last two years, there have been drawn-out appeal processes, which have re-sulted in the naming of a second new presi-dent.

Last year, Madelyn Street and Nichole Arbino, current student body president and executive vice president respectively, were kicked off the ballot hours before the winners were announced.

Another duo was announced as the win-ners and the ruling was appealed the next day; the day Th e Progress hit stands, which

due to deadlines, announced this other duo had won, and offi cially they did before the appeal. Th e next week another story an-nouncing Street and Arbino as winners was printed.

SGA was unhappy about this duo on the front page as victorious. Th e duo was em-barrassed about having their new win taken away from them. Street and Arbino were up-set to wait a week to have their victory print-ed in the newspaper. Th e Progress was em-barrassed to have to this story on stands the day the decision was appealed, though it was accurate the day it was printed.

Th is year’s SGA elections are especially important as the student body will not just gain a new president and executive vice pres-ident, but also a new university president.

Eastern will have a clean slate.

Th e new administrative cabinet, along with the new SGA cabinet, has an oppor-tunity to make big changes on this campus. Th is will be the perfect time for SGA to start fresh and work closely with Eastern’s next president to work on making the university better for students.

Being student body president is a huge re-sponsibility. Not only will this person serve as president of SGA, but they will also serve as the student representative on the Board of Regents, work closely with lawmakers in Frankfort on fi xing problems in higher ed-ucation and represent Eastern in a board of student body presidents across the state.

Th is position is a big deal and should not be treated any less.

Th e very idea that one candidate would attempt to ruin another candidate’s cam-

paign is childish and immature. More im-portantly, the appeals and trials following only create mental turmoil and drag the elec-tion process out longer than it needs to be.

Make this election the one people re-member for going smoothly, not the one re-membered for trials or drama.

We at Th e Progress would also like to ex-tend our hand to the next up and coming student body president and hope to have a positive and open relationship with him or her.

We have had the honor of working with some very forward and honest administra-tions in the past and we hope to continue this relationship with SGA and the new ad-ministration next year. Lets keep it together this year, SGA.

Keep upcoming election clean, fair

I write this letter to express my concerns about the proposed revisions to the EKU Tuition Waiver Program as presented by the Strategic Budget Reallocation Task Force via the Faculty Senate on April 1, 2013. While the revision to the program has identifi ed a cost savings of $1.2 million, the nature of the budget reduction will negatively impact our institution’s ability to recruit highly-talent-ed employees and will challenge those em-ployees who have planned their household fi nances around the current tuition waiver program. To me, the EKU Tuition Waiver Program has symbolized the very culture of Eastern: A passionate environment commit-ted to high-quality education, care for the community and investing in the employee workforce.

In 2010, Eastern was recognized as one of the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Great Colleges to Work For, an honor that prom-

inently takes into account an institution’s support of professional development. Re-ducing our greatest source of professional development would diminish our chances of achieving this honor again and will neg-atively impact the university’s leverage in recruiting the top candidates for employ-ment across the university. As a junior facul-ty member, the tuition waiver program was a signifi cant factor in my decision to apply for and accept a faculty position at Eastern. Not only does the tuition waiver program provide the opportunity for furthering my own education and the education of spous-es, sponsored dependents and dependents, the presence of the tuition waiver program sends a message to potential employees that Eastern cares about the professional devel-opment of employees and the future educa-tion of those who qualify for the benefi t.

For Eastern parents and Eastern employ-

ees with sponsored dependents and spous-es, the option of utilizing the tuition waiv-er aff ects household fi nancial planning. Even when children are still quite young, their fu-ture at Eastern plays a role in a household’s decisions with regards to savings allocations, housing and educational placement. Th ese are not minor decisions, particularly in a time of national economic insecurity.

I understand that the nature of our bud-get reallocation is diffi cult, and the target amount is substantial. However, it is my sin-cere belief that this measure will ultimately cost the institution more dollars as employ-ees seek opportunities elsewhere and fami-lies reconfi gure their dependents’ education at other institutions.

Furthermore, the cost to the Eastern community’s morale is at stake. I fear that revising the tuition waiver program will send a message to employees that the spir-

it of Eastern has faded away. When an insti-tution eliminates a benefi t such as this, that has such a radiating eff ect on the commu-nity’s families, the very fabric of the institu-tional culture unravels. Th is is a time to rise above our benchmarks and set a new stan-dard, not reduce ourselves to meet other’s targets. I thank the members of the Strate-gic Budget Reallocation Task Force for their diffi cult and time sensitive work, and I urge the committee to consider the long-term growth of the institution, its employees and Eastern family members when discussing the potential revisions to the tuition waiver program.

Jennifer R. WiesAssistant professor of anthropology

Revised tuition waiver will negatively impact faculty

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Campus Sound OffCampus Sound Off

“Dr. Shao. I like that he is commi� ed “Dr. Shao. I like that he is commi� ed solely to academics, wants to increase solely to academics, wants to increase the number of graduate programs and the number of graduate programs and wants to help students gain experience wants to help students gain experience during college so when they graduate, during college so when they graduate, they can fi nd jobs more easily.” they can fi nd jobs more easily.”

Bethany JonesBethany JonesHometown: Fishers, Ind.Hometown: Fishers, Ind.

“I wasn’t brought up to really pay a� en-“I wasn’t brought up to really pay a� en-� on to poli� cs, so it just isn’t important � on to poli� cs, so it just isn’t important to me.”to me.”

Victoria TerryVictoria TerryHometown: MoreheadHometown: Morehead

”I don’t really follow the elec� on be-”I don’t really follow the elec� on be-cause the people who know what they cause the people who know what they are talking about and are making the are talking about and are making the decisions will make the best choice for decisions will make the best choice for us.”us.”

Jessica SmithJessica SmithHometown: LouisvilleHometown: Louisville

Do you follow the presidential search? If so, do you Do you follow the presidential search? If so, do you have a favorite candidate? If not, why not?have a favorite candidate? If not, why not?

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Students should focus on happiness post graduation

My Turn: My Turn: Cari Tre� naCari Tre� na

“Right now I don’t really care about it. “Right now I don’t really care about it. I’m sure I will later, but right now I’m just I’m sure I will later, but right now I’m just not interested.”not interested.”

Olivia O’� aireOlivia O’� aireHometown: MoreheadHometown: Morehead

Students all across America are going to colleges and universities with one thing on their mind.

Some are unsure about their future, and others are certain of their career path. Re-gardless, each student is trying to gradu-ate to get a piece of paper that will open up avenues to well-paying jobs and good benefi ts.

Wanting to acquire a stable, supportive career is nothing to be ashamed of. Com-promising your happiness and passion is completely shameful.

It’s no surprise to anyone the job mar-ket is still diffi cult to enter, and people are strapped for cash. However, money and material goods shouldn’t trump a person’s goals in life.

Unfortunately many fresh graduates are beginning to regret chasing the almighty dollar bill instead of a dream.

Aspiring medical doctors are probably the people with the largest student loans and debt all stemming from their con-tinuing education. Interestingly, the doc-tor profession is the most desired career in America. In fact, people come from over-seas to practice medicine.

Grueling hours and high possibilities of lawsuits don’t deter many from apply-ing to medical school. Yes, some of these students want to become doctors be-cause they legitimately have a passion to save people’s lives and give back to society. However, large portions of those students have the desire for a large paycheck, and not the feelings altruism brings.

Now though, some of these people are beginning to regret the large accumulat-ed debt and numerous years in school. Ac-cording to CNN, almost 17,500 graduates of U.S.-based medical schools applied to the National Resident matching Program this year. Th is program matches medi-cal students with teaching hospitals that have openings to fulfi ll the students’ last requirement before becoming actual doc-

tors.Approximately 1,110 of those graduates

didn’t fi nd a match this year. To under-stand the extreme strain this puts on these matchless students, basically these gradu-ate students will not be able to use their degree for at least a year because you can only apply to be matched once a year.

After a year, those distraught students can reapply to be matched. However, ac-cording to the same CNN article, medical schools are increasing enrollment by 30 percent.

Now this student who has been out of school for a year and not using their edu-cation to work on skills or gain hands-on experience is going up against an entire new graduating class of aspiring doctors, plus 1,000 more. Not to mention these students probably are struggling to pay off the extreme debt each has acquired over the years that is just accruing more and more interest.

How many of those students truly wanted to be doctors? Was a signifi cant of them stripped of their life’s dream to help others? On the other hand, how many just wanted to large paycheck and benefi ts?

At this point, it truly doesn’t matter

because everyone in that pool of 1,110 matchless students every person is hurt-ing. A lesson to be learned from this is that even chasing after wealth won’t be suc-cessful.

Th ough this is just one example, oth-er high-paying professions such as law-yers and psychiatrists are being stripped of their actual meaning and purpose and are replaced by the meaning of wealth and purpose of getting paid in large sums.

It’s scary in some cases to think that our true career goals and life aspiration are not worth in dollar amounts as other people’s dreams, but that shouldn’t deter a person away from fulfi lling those goals. Passion, love and happiness can create and spark a lot more than money can.

Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t fi ght for equal rights to become famous and get paid; he did it because he knew deep in his heart everyone has the same rights and freedoms. Multiple arrests and prison stays didn’t make him wealthy, but he was rich mentally and emotionally, which all led to a better and successful life.

Money is important, but a person’s hap-piness and purpose in life is much more important.

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The end of the semester is rapidly ap-proaching with worry and excitement trailing closely behind. This is the time when many students realize that school will no longer be a part of their lives and they will soon begin their journey into the workforce.

Some students become nervous and overwhelmed knowing they are about to leave college, while other students be-come excited and enthusiastic at the thought.

At the Progress, we were curious to find out how the graduating students of this spring semester were feeling now

that they will soon be taking that walk across the stage and entering into a new world, so we decided to ask a few of them.

We interviewed students at random from all different majors and here are some of the answers that we received:

Jess Meads Gradua� ng with a Master’s Degree in Science in Biology

How does it feel now that you are gradua� ng?

“A� er going straight from high school to college, and immediately a� er gradua� ng with my Bachelor’s straight into my Master’s program, it is a great feeling to know that I may be done forever.”

What kind of extracurricular ac� vi-� es and/or organiza� ons were you involved in?

“I was a part of the EKU women’s volleyball program during my under-grad. I helped found the Molecular Biology Society by ini� a� ng the or-ganiza� on and being the fi rst presi-dent.”

Are you nervous, confi dent, wor-ried, etc. about entering into the real world?

“I have been working full � me and being a full � me student for a cou-ple of years now. It is tough, but I am used to it. I am not nervous about leaving college. If anything my re-sponse will be ‘Finally!’ I am ready for a break.”

What are your plans for a� er col-lege?

“I am currently working for an in-tranasal pharmaceu� cal company in Lexington as a microbiologist/chem-ist. We are one of four in the coun-try, which is pre� y cool to be a part of a company that is ge� ng a lot of public a� en� on from the transi� on between tablets and capsules to na-sal sprays.”

Whitney BrockmanGradua� ng with a Bachelor’s Degree in Recrea� on and Park Administra� on

How does it feel now that you are gradua� ng?

“I feel very relieved to fi nally be gradua� ng! I’m nervous, but very excited to open a new chapter in my life.”

What kind of extracurricular ac� vi-� es and/or organiza� ons were you involved in?

“I was very involved in EKU Dance Theatre. I was an offi cer and I cho-reographed four pieces during the four years I was involved.”

What are your plans for a� er col-lege?

“This summer I am interning with Good Samaritan Hospital in the Be-havioral Health unit. A� er that, I plan on working towards my cer-� fi ca� on as a Cer� fi ed Therapeu-� c Recrea� on Specialist and push-ing towards a future career working with children in a clinical se� ng.”

Has Eastern and your major pre-pared you for what you want to do a� er you graduate?

“Yes, my major has a lot of service learning classes where we are able to get out of the classroom and prac� ce what we have learned in the community.”

Any last words for students to come?

“Enjoy it. Cherish it. Don’t stress over the li� le things. All of your hard work will pay off .”

Steve Turner Gradua� ng with a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Engineering Management

How does it feel to fi nally be gradu-a� ng?

“It feels great to fi nally be gradu-a� ng. I have been here for about 5 years so it’s a relief to fi nally be able to get out of here”

What has been the best part of your college experience?

“The best part of my college expe-rience is defi nitely the people that I have been blessed to be surrounded by. They have all helped to push me in some way to strive to be the best I can be.”

What is your favorite thing about Eastern’s campus?

“My favorite thing about Eastern’s campus is the size. Compared to other universi� es, EKU is a smaller campus with a big campus feel.”

What are your plans for once you graduate?

“A� er college I will con� nue to work at my current employer, Richmond Auto Parts Technology, while living in Lexington and doing ministry on UK’s campus through Campus Out-reach.”

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Duke McClellan Gradua� ng with a Bachelor’s degree in Communica� on Studies

How does it feel now that you are gradua� ng?

“I’m excited to be gradua� ng this May. At the same � me I’m a li� le anxious about what I’ll be doing, but with the educa� on and experiences that I’ve had I’m prepared for what-ever that may be. Ul� mately though, I’m excited to start a new chapter of my life once I graduate.”

What’s been the best part of your college experience?

“I think the best part of my college experience has been the rela� on-ships that I have developed over the past fi ve years. I wouldn’t be where I am in life today if it weren’t for the people that I have met.”

What are your plans for a� er col-lege?

“A� er I graduate I plan to move to Lexington and par� cipate in a one year program called the ‘Lexington Track.’ This is an opportunity provid-ed by Campus Outreach that helps students transi� on from being in college to the work force.”

Has Eastern and your major pre-pared you for what you want to do a� er you graduate?

“I feel very prepared for where I will be working once I graduate because the educa� on that I have received. With the major that I have, employ-ers like to see the skills that Commu-nica� on majors have which will help me to fi nd a career and to succeed in it.”

Are you nervous, confi dent, wor-ried, etc. about entering into the real world?

“I am nervous about what will be next a� er I graduate, but I’m con-fi dent in the educa� on that I have been given from EKU. The educa� on and the rela� onships that I have, have prepared me for whatever I will be doing in the years to come.”

A small rubber replica of a basketball thwacks against a cold, unyielding cinder block wall on the fourth floor of Case Annex. The steady rhythm may be hypnotizing; it may even annoy professors in nearby offices.

“I always worry about the people on either side, be-cause they just hear bounce, bounce, bounce,” said Eng-lish professor Kevin Ra-himzadeh.

He’s burning off nervous energy, as he gets ready for his next performance: Eng-lish 474 Shakespeare. And, he has a lot of nervous en-ergy left when he enters the classroom.

Students enrolled in the venerable professor’s Shakespeare class will learn a lot about England’s history. They’ll read the sonnets, the “Henriad,” comedies and tragedies. They will hear Shakespeare quoted in nearly every class. They will

memorize a part in a scene. Acting is a great way to learn plays: the class will be required to act on stage.

His class is part lecture, part perfor-mance. He bursts into the Wallace Build-ing classroom right on time, a lean man

with a palpable energetic charge. The first order of business is to arrange his pulpit. If for some reason the classroom is missing a podium, Rahimzadeh goes off on a quest for an-other. Another classroom will certainly have one.

The murmur before a Shakespeare class might be shushed by a lively rec-itation of Shakespeare’s St. Crispin Day Speech from Henry V: “This sto-ry shall the good man

teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by, from this day to the ending of the world, but we in it shall be remem-bered- We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” He demonstrates his passion

Racers, take your mark! EKU Campus Recreation is hosting its sixth annual triath-lon on campus Saturday, April 13 at 8 a.m.

More physically demanding than the 5K run put on each fall, the EKU Triathlon still draws an impressive crowd of athletes each year.

“In years past we have had as many as 70 participants and we are looking at about 50 for this year’s event,” said Greg Corack, assistant director of intramurals and sport clubs.

Th e race is certainly not for the faint of heart. It includes a 300 yard swim, a 7 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run, in that order. Participants will compete against those in their particular division, including Eastern students, ages 39 and under and 40 and over, each divided between men and women.

Still, those who dare to take on the chal-lenge won’t walk away unrewarded. Th ere

are plenty of prizes for each of the diff er-ent divisions.

“Prizes for this year’s event include Ad-idas duffl e bags for the individual division winners, and Adidas cinch packs for the team division winners,” Corack said. “We also have raffl e prizes for all participants and volunteers including two free nights of bowling at Galaxy Bowling Center in Rich-mond as well as water bottle packs, T-shirts and hats. All participants receive a gift

bag including various giveaway items from our sponsors.”

Th ough this is the triath-lon’s sixth year, that does not mean everything has re-

mained the same over time.“Th is year we have add-

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tives at EKU,” Corack said.Worried you don’t have all the equip-

ment you need? Fear not; Eastern’s got you covered.

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G.I. Joe. Where do I start? Th is week-end’s box offi ce top-per was quite possi-bly one of the worst movies I have seen in quite a while, and I watch a lot of bad horror movies. Th is, I can say tops ‘em all.

In the sequel to 2009’s G.I. Joe: Th e Rise of Cobra, vir-tually none of the original cast of char-acters returns to try to save the world once again from the clutches of the Cobra Command-er, who has control of the President of the United States through his mas-ter of disguise. After an attack that kills most of the G.I. Joes, Roadblock (Dwayne “Th e Rock” Johnson) and the rest of the G.I. Joes, including old Joe General Colton (Bruce Willis), have to team up to prevent the Cobra Command-er from starting a nuclear war or destroy-ing all major world capitals.

I’m not going to lie, the trailer for this installment of G.I. Joe looked really inter-esting. Some cool fi ght scenes and pretty girls should equal a good guy movie, but this totally missed the mark.

One of the more bothersome aspects of Retaliation was the dialogue. Instead of hearing Dwayne Johnson and Channing Tatum talking general smack and shoot-ing the breeze the way soldiers in movies do, their lines sounded more like two lit-tle kids literally playing with G.I. Joes. Re-ally. At one point, Roadblock quotes Jay-Z to pump up the Joes before a mission. It sounds hokey and frustratingly juvenile.

Also, if you’re expecting to see a whole lot of Tatum, or anyone from the original cast, don’t get your hopes up. Tatum does make a short appearance and most of the

Cobra Commander’s team is the same, but none of the other Joes are back for this movie. Th ey might as well have called it something diff erent because it doesn’t

seem like a sequel to the fi rst fi lm at all.

Also, don’t get me started on the weird details. For instance, whoev-er designed the mysterious Co-bra Command-er’s costume, re-ally made some i n t e r e s t i n g choices. He has strange-looking plastic hair that fl ips out at the bottom. Th ey couldn’t have just gone for a sim-pler and cooler-looking helmet?

Don’t get me wrong; some of the fi ghting was pretty fun. Th e rappelling and

s w o rd - f i g ht i n g scene was one of the best in the movie. However, I saw it in 3D and the hand-to-hand combat was too up close and per-sonal for that format. I almost had to close my eyes because the movement was jumbled and not easy to watch.

Sorry, my compliment turned into an-other critique. Th at’s honestly just how bad it was.

I think the studio made a good choice in releasing this in the spring because, though it has the characteristics of sum-mer movie, it wouldn’t have stood up at the box offi ce in the middle of summer. Perhaps that was someone understand-ing just how sub-par this fi lm turned out.

Long story short: go see something else. Anything else.

Verdict: F

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with thousands of memorized lines; some from each play Shakespeare wrote.

When the class is divided into troops, some students will complain that they must act. However, that’s how students will learn the scenes best.

Rahimzadeh’s children are learning from the Bard early. He recites Shake-speare as they walk to school.

One morning, his 5-year-old son be-gins to recite the St. Crispian Day speech along with Rahimzadeh. The professor shared this development with his wife at dinner. She didn’t believe at first, partic-ularly when the boy refused to perform again.

“Shakespeare is in the air at our house,” Rahimzadeh said.

Each of the three Rahimzadeh children has an arsenal of memorized lines. The daughters have visited many Shakespeare classes spewing a fountain of lines with-out missing a single word.

Despite these regular home perfor-mances, Rahimzadeh still has anxiety be-fore his classes.

“My wife knows not to call me the hour before class,” Rahimzadeh said. “I suffer stage fright…I do. And so before class, in order to calm my nerves, every class, I bounce this little basketball against the walls, trying to calm my nerves. And of course, my goal is to look like I don’t have any stage fright whatsoever. I don’t think I’ve ever walked into a classroom with-out, at the very least, butterflies, some-times just abject terror.”

Acting on stage, Rahimzadeh said, is out of the question. Perhaps a full sized basketball would help with that stage fright.

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Interested participants can still regis-ter for the competition. Registration ends Monday, April 8 at 11 p.m. at the Fitness and Wellness Center. Th e cost is $25 for students and $45 for community members. HealthyYouatEKU is covering all registra-tion costs for faculty and staff members.

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Sherlock Holmes has been a part of pop culture for some time. Whether talk-ing about the classic by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or the movies starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, Holmes is still popular to this day. What if there was a way this classic could be moved into a modern day setting? Th at is exactly what CBS’ Elementary does.

Elementary is the story of Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) who comes to New York to receive drug rehabilita-tion after he has drug problems in Eng-land. While in England, Holmes consulted for Scotland Yard and contacts his old as-sociate Captain Th omas Gregson (Aidan Quinn) who works at the New York Po-lice Department. After Holmes gets out of drug rehabilitation he is forced by his fa-ther to have Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) live with him as his “sober companion.” Holmes starts working with a reluctant Watson to help Gregson and his assistant, Detective Marcus Bell (Jon Michael Hill), solve cases.

Each episode proves seriousness and humor that will be a hit among new and

old fans of the classic Holmes. Th e series has already proven to be a hit for CBS. Ac-cording to Th e Hollywood Reporter, the series had a 12.0 household rating as the post Super Bowl slot Feb. 3. Th e series premiered Sept. 27, 2012 and by October, the series had a full season ordered with two more episodes added in November.

While fans of the classic Sherlock Hol-mes series may be worked the show has talked about some of the iconic charac-ters. For example, in January, there was an episode aired called M. which was about Holmes’ arch nemesis Moriaty, who killed Holmes’ love interest, Irene Adler. While Moriaty has not been revealed on the show, fans will like the build up that epi-sode gives to Holmes and him having a fa-ceoff with each other once they meet face to face.

One aspect I like about the series is that Watson is played by a woman. For me, this is the fi rst time I have heard of a woman playing Watson. I like having Wat-son as a woman because it shows a com-pletely diff erent side to the classic Sher-lock Holmes series. Another thing I like about the series is that it is set in modern time. While I am a fan of having the clas-sic set in a certain time period, I just like seeing how Holmes can be seen in a mod-ern fashion.

If you are looking to solve the mystery of what to watch at 10 p.m. Th ursdays, look no further than Elementary on CBS.

Elementary, my dear Watson

I Am Not A Good Album:Lil Wayne’s latest falls short

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Lil Wayne has undoubtedly gotten old-er. And though the rapper has just released his 10th album, he sure doesn’t rap like an artist that has been in hip-hop for almost 15 years. His music falls short—again.

Wayne is more confi -dent than ever with his latest album I Am Not A Human Being II, and even though he isn’t chanting that he’s the “best rapper alive!” like he used to, his confi dence and rap style is easily the most com-fortable it’s ever been. Oddly, the album suff ers because of it.

Rapper Lil Wayne has actually gotten so comfortable with his simplistic, deriva-tive formula that he has hit a slow decline. His album lacks any inspiration and fails to escape Lil Wayne’s endless plague of terri-ble jokes, hideous punch lines, meaningless songs, predictable song structures, annoy-ing, ear piercing delivery and music that’s better served to middle school girls.

If I have to be subjected to one more line about Wayne’s sexual escapades or his tired ways of making clear he’s a pot smoker, I may run out into traffi c.

It’s a terrible album, possibly one of his worst yet and is 14 songs of nothingness. Th e production on the album is decent,

but the features are really lacking this time around unlike his last album Th a Carter 4 which had enough features from the likes of Tech N9ne, Andre 3000 and Nas to save it.

Th is album just falls short in almost every category. One thing’s for sure though: Lil Wayne is a master of just sounding like a part of the instrumen-tal. He really embodies the beat...but then does nothing with it.

Certain songs like “Rich as Fuck” are still really fun and have so much potential for be-ing great songs, but even when this is true, they don’t fi t into the overall picture that is I

Am Not A Human Being II. Th e problem as a whole with the album is

trying to fi gure out exactly what Lil Wayne is going for. You’d think with an album title as intriguing as this, Lil Wayne would may-be show us how he is diff erent from all the rest, but he merely shows how he’s just like all his other uncreative peers. It seems as though an artist who’s been around for so long would make something this year a lit-tle more timeless. Ah well.

You’re not missing anything by not hav-ing this album in your collection.

Verdict: F

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Let’s say I saw your sister out and about one day and I say to you, “Hey I saw your sister yesterday, she’s pretty fat.” You, be-ing the loving sibling you are, honestly don’t think that your sister has gotten fat at all and respond by saying, “No she isn’t fat, your brother is fatter than her!”

This is how most modern arguments begin: One party makes a statement that is actually an opinion (because it lacks factual backing) and presents it as an ab-solute truth. The other party immedi-ately gets defensive because someone else has challenged their idea of what is “True”. This sometimes results in person-al attacks and statements that complete-ly steer away from the original statement.

The situation presented above is one that has no standards set by either party because I (in the example) failed to pres-ent them and you were too emotionally

blind to realize that I didn’t set them, so you got right to attacking me on the per-sonal level.

Instead you should be asking, “What does that mean that my sister is ‘fat?’ Can anyone actually ’be fat’ or can a person only look ‘fat?’ Is fatness obesity? Or is that anything more than 200 lbs.?”

Because we have no clear understand-ing of what standards either party are us-ing to evaluate the situation, the conver-sation at this point can go in a number of directions.

By this time, there is literally no con-trol over the conversation or argument at all. The conversation can only be made topical again by someone who is rational, logical and willing to reevaluate this dis-cussion from the very beginning.

Truths are all in how we as individu-als interpret things. What statement may be true to some individual may be false to someone else. An argument should have the objective of establishing how we will interpret things in the discussion. If these terms aren’t established, then the two parties might never actually have a clash in their discussion at all.

Arguments should be looked at in terms of gaining understanding of a top-ic or issue. Instead, there is a common misconception that arguments are about taking sides and winning. Society, as a

whole, does not truly know how to argue. We are blinded and split by sides, which only separates us even further and limits our general capacity of understanding.

Since most arguments today are just a rush of two or more parties that don’t have an understanding and lack clarity of their opposing side, this can sometimes result in over-aggressive, unhealthy and sometimes physical conflict.

This occurs when one or both parties feel threatened by the direction or pro-gression of conversation or just can’t han-dle criticism.

These unhealthy experiences are rarely ever topical to the original argument un-less one of the parties is threatened by the actual information or presentation of that information. If people adhered to hav-ing topical conversations and evaluations then there would be no need for such un-healthy conflict.

Personal attacks in the heat of a dis-cussion can often times be too vague. Things like, “You’re stupid!” or “You don’t know anything!” are criticisms that can make an individual upset.

If you are one of these people, then you are vulnerable to harsh, vague, of-ten times non-topical criticism that lacks reasoning. And if these personal criti-cisms are not topical, they are usually only said to trigger an exciting response

from the person being criticized.What types of criticism are you vul-

nerable to? Are you strong enough men-tally to not be distracted in a conversa-tion by personal statements that have no relevance? Or are you an individual that allows the person who makes a criticism with the intent to excite you actually suc-ceed in doing so?

In addition, if you are one who gets emotional or negatively excited by those with generally opposing ideas, especially those that are vague, you are also mental-ly weak (especially if you are excited be-fore even getting a clear understanding of the other person’s views or interpreta-tions).

All words are metaphors and are an extension of you. Instead of trying to en-force your interpretations as universal law, you should instead set standards and be a learner.

Are you vulnerable to attack or is your mind stronger than that? Embrace the concept of not knowing and always be willing to completely change your view-points at any time.

If you want to know what I enjoy, do not ask me what is “good.”

Ask me about what I enjoy, and you shall learn more about me and how I see the world.

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Game 2Th e Colonels picked up a win during game two where

sophomore Leanna Pittsenbarger pitched 13 strikeouts within seven innings, falling short of her career high by one strikeout.

In the fi rst inning senior Raquel Howes smashed a double to left fi eld, moving freshman Kayla Joyce across the plate. Sophomore Katie Tackett followed up with an RBI, moving Howes across the plate and putting the score to 2-0.

Kayla Joyce ripped an RBI single during the third in-ning, pushing a third run on the scoreboard for the Col-onels.

Tennessee attempted to come back against Eastern in the sixth inning, hitting two singles and capitalizing on an Eastern error to place runners on second and third. However, Pittsenbarger capped off the inning with a strike out, leaving each runner on base.

Pitssenbarger pitched her fi fth complete game shutout against the Eagles.

Game 3In Eastern’s fi nal game of the weekend the Colonels

were unable to retaliate against Tennessee Tech’s pitcher Taylor Ketchum. Eastern had only two hits.

“I think the diff erence in the ball game was the fact that they made plays and we didn’t,” head coach Jane Worthington said.

Th e Eagles earned their fi rst run in the third inning when Madison Taylor knocked a two-out RBI. In it’s half of the inning the Colonels gained an unearned run, tying the score.

Tennessee Tech clutched the lead in the fi fth inning after hitting a pair of runs and taking advantage of three Eastern errors.

Worthington said these multiple errors cost many runs for the Colonels, ending the game on a low note for Eastern. Worthington also said the team did not make the needed adjustments at the plate to pull a victory out of the game.

“We’re going to regroup and get back to basics and see if we can spend some time on the fi eld because we haven’t had a lot of practices this spring,” Worthington said.

Th e Colonels will continue its games on the road next weekend with a doubleheader against Murray State April 6 and another doubleheader against Austin Peay on April 7.

Freshman Sarah Fobbs is an outfi elder for Eastern’s soft-ball team. She is 19 years old and from Lakewood, Calif. She is majoring in sports management.Q: What is the one thing that stood out most about Eastern? A: I had other off ers, but I really liked where Eastern was. When I came on my visit, I liked the small town and how ev-erything kind of revolved around Eastern itself. I liked the campus; it’s beautiful.Q: If you only have $100 to your name, what is the thing(s) you have to buy?A: Ok, this is gonna sound dumb, but I would probably buy chocolate ice cream because that’s my favorite food, and I need that no matter what.Q: What is the one thing you have to have before you leave your house? A: I have to have my iPod. I always listen to music throughout the day. I don’t even watch TV. I just like music; I love music.

Q: If you were to run across the U.S., who is the one person you want by your side? A: I would probably take my sister or my dad just because they would keep things fun the whole time like making jokes or like, just keeping it fun.Q: If money was not a factor, what would you want your job to be? A: Probably a wedding dress designer because I’m obsessed with wedding dresses.Q: Is the glass half empty or half full? A: Half full because having it half empty isn’t fun, it means you’re almost done. Having it half full means whatever you’re doing, you’re just starting and you still have half a glass to get done.Q: Who is the one music ar� st you could live without? A: Rick Ross because I think his music is kind of silly, and his voice annoys me.Q: If you were only allowed three household appliances, what would they be? A: Probably a stove because I like to cook, or an oven because I like to cook and a fridge, so I can keep my ice cream cold.

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A 6-9 loss to Appalachian State on April 2 continued Eastern’s baseball team’s eight game losing streak. Th e loss dropped the Colonels to 5-19 overall.

Th e same started off in Appalachian State’s favor, with the team taking a 4-0 lead. Th e Colonels fought back, making it a 5-4 game in the third inning.

After scoring two runs in the bottom of the fi fth inning, the Colonels took their fi rst lead of the game. But one run in the sixth and three in the seventh gave Appalachian State the lead for good.

Eastern loaded the bases in the bottom half of the seventh, but failed to produce any runs. Junior Matt Lynch took the loss for the Colonels, dropping him to 0-2 on the season.

“It [the game] started out a little rough with Cameron [Langfels],” assistant coach Steven Brown said. “He didn’t have his con-trol. He didn’t really pitch much as a fresh-man, and as a sophomore, he is starting to

get more innings and we have to keep run-ning him out there. It goes back to pressing a little bit, trying to do too much.”

Brown spoke after the game about the rough season the Colonels have had thus far. Th e Colonels started the season even by go-ing 3-3, but is just 2-16 since Feb. 27, when the bad luck started.

“It’s rough, when it comes to baseball, it takes one thing to click. One good game,” Brown said. “Our seniors and upperclass-men are having a rough start and I think that carries over to the young guys. And we are young on the mound.”

Brown said that even though Eastern is having a hard time, he knows that the Colo-nels can turn around in an instant.

“All it takes is one game, one game to turn it around,” Brown said.

Head coach Jason Stein declined to com-ment.

Th e Colonels have a series at conference rival Morehead State this weekend. Th e team will play at 6 p.m. on April 5, at 1 p.m. on April 6 and at 1 p.m. on April 7. Eastern will play Ohio University at 6 p.m. at Athens, Ohio on April 10.

Colonels swept in three-game seriesColonels continue to slide in standings as losing streak extends to eight games

Eastern’s baseball team traveled to Carbondale, Ill. March 28 for an out-of-conference series against the Southern Illinois Salukis. Th e out-come didn’t seem to be worth the drive, however.

Game oneIn game one of the series, the Colo-

nels started out hot scoring two runs in the top of the third inning on a two-run double by freshman Doug Teegar-den. Th e hit scored freshman Kenny Hostrander and sophomore Demetri-us Moorer. Th e Colonels were score-less the rest of the game, and the Sa-lukis scored three runs in the fi fth and eighth innings to take the game. Ju-nior Brent Cobb pitched 7.1 innings for the Colonels, but he took the loss dropping him to 2-5 on the season.

Game two Sophomore Ben Gullo pitched

one of the best games a Colonel has

pitched all season in game two of the series. Gullo pitched nine innings al-lowing just four hits and two earned runs. Despite his eff ort, the Colonels couldn’t capitalize on Gullo’s outing and fell to Southern Illinois 4-3. Th e Salukis tied the game in the bottom of the ninth to make it 2-2, but Eastern scored one in the top of the tenth on a single from Moorer. Southern Illinois stepped up in the bottom half of the inning and scored two to take the win from the Colonels.

Game threeSenior Shane Grimm pitched an-

other great game for the Colonels, but Eastern’s bats and gloves couldn’t keep up in the series fi nale. Striking out fi ve batters and allowing just three earned runs in 7.2 innings, Grimm did his part to help the Colonels win. Four errors stopped Eastern from winning, though. Junior Sean Hagen was three for four for the Colonels, and Moorer had the team’s lone RBI.

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Sophomore Cameron Langfels allowed four runs on six hits in two innings in the loss against Appalachian State on April 2. The loss drops the Colonels’ home record to 1-7.

Th e start of Eastern’s outdoor Track and Field season was a success after strong performances at Stanford and Cincinnati.

Th ree Colonels travelled to Palo Alto, Calif. to compete in the Stanford University Invitation-al on March 29 and 30. Th ey com-peted against runners from teams like Notre Dame, Brigham Young and Penn State.

Sophomore Ann Eason ran in the women’s 5,000 meters, where she placed third in her heat. Her time of 16:06.98 was just barely off the pro-grams 16:05 record for the women’s 5,000 meters race set in 1978.

“It was pretty unexpected,” she said. “I was hoping to run under 16:30,

its’ been a while since I’ve run in the 5K. I knew I was in shape to run a little faster than I had in the past. I was really shocked when I crossed the fi nish line. I didn’t even know what to think.”

Th e Colonels found success at Stanford in the Steeple-chase. Sophomore Ole Hesselbjerg placed fi fth in the fast-est heat of the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 8:51.14. Hesselbjerg’s time is an OVC-best.

Hesselbjerg, like Eason, said he did not expect to fi nd the success that he did.

“I wasn’t expecting to run that fast at all,” he said. “I haven’t been doing a specifi c training for it. I felt great dur-ing the race.”

Hesselbjerg said that because this was the fi rst outdoor meet, he was not as prepared for the steeplechase as he would have liked to have been.

“I was number one until the last lap,” he said. “When it comes to that last lap, I felt like I didn’t have the competi-tion experience when the other people started picking it up. I couldn’t change the gears.”

Junior Wade Meddles won his heat in the men’s 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 13:52.16. Th is time is the fastest in the OVC and is the fourth fastest time in Eastern history.

Both Eason and Hesselbjerg were awarded for their ef-forts. Hesselbjerg was named the Adidas OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week, while Eason was named the Adidas OVC Co-Female Track Athlete of the Week on April 2.

Th e rest of the team competed at the Cincinnati Oliver Nikoloff Open on March 29 and 30.

Freshman Mads Taersboel had two strong performanc-es. He won the men’s 1,500 meters with an OVC-best time of 3:51.70 and placed seventh in the men’s 800 meters with a time of 1:52.64.

Another OVC-best time came from freshman Ben Turn-er, who fi nished eighth in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 31:35.14.

Sophomore Zack Hill fi nished fourth in men’s high jump with a 6-8 jump. Th is was a personal-best and is the second best in the conference.

Eastern will compete in Louisville, Ky., in the Bellarmine University Invitational on April 5 and 6.

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Sophomore Leanna Pittsenbarger pitched her fifth complete game shutout against Tennessee Tech on March 29.

The Colonels drops its overall record to 9-12 after the loss to Tennessee Tech on March 30.

Senior Raquel Howes contributed two hits and one RBI in the second game against Tennessee Tech on March 29.

Head coach Jeff Neubauer led the Colonels to its first postseason tournament win since 1945 this season. Eastern defeated Garner-Webb 69-62 in the first round of the CIT.

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SPORTS

Softball gets mixed results against Tennessee Tech in three-game home series

Split track and field team finds success across the country

Neubauer picks up coaching award for regionBy MATTHEW CRUMPmatthew_crump3@mymail.eku.edu

By ASHLEY OWENSprogress@eku.edu

By MATTHEW CRUMPmatthew_crump3@mymail.eku.edu

Eastern’s women’s softball team fi nished a busy schedule this past weekend, taking on Tennessee Tech at home. Th e Colonels split a doublehead-er March 29, falling to the Eagles in game one (11-2) while redeeming themselves in game two of the day, earning the victory, 3-0. During game three of the weekend the Colonels dropped the game for the second time against Tennessee Tech (5-1), putting Eastern’s record at 19-14, 6-4 OVC.

Game 1Tennessee Tech snatched an early lead against

Eastern, ending the game with the Eagle’s season high of 11 runs against the Colonels.

Th e Colonels lagged behind Tennessee Tech dur-ing the fi rst inning where Eagles player Chanelle Spalding slammed a two-run hit during the three-run fi rst inning.

Tennessee Tech knocked fi ve more runs across the plate in the second inning, burying Eastern un-der their 8-0 lead.

In the third inning freshman Kayla Joyce slammed a two-run single, placing the Colonels on the scoreboard.

Th e Eagles reacted to Eastern’s runs in the fourth inning with Spalding getting a two-run home run, moving the score to 10-2.

Tennessee Tech ended the game in the fi fth in-ning with one fi nal run, leaving the game at 11-2.

Eastern’s basketball head coach Jeff Neu-bauer was selected as the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 19 Coach on March 29.

Th e NABC consists of coaches all around the country, but only coaches in each district vote for that particular region. Neubauer was chosen by the coaches of District 19, which includes teams like 2013 OVC champion Belmont and Murray State.

“It is an honor,” Neubauer said. “To be in this conference with very good coaches like Dave Loos [2012-13 coach at Austin Peay] and Steve Prohm [head coach at Murray State] and other guys who are very qualifi ed and have done great things with their team, it’s a great honor.”

Neubauer said the most important as-pect of the award was that it was a credit

to the team.“Our guys did a great job coming to-

gether this year,” he said. “We were picked to fi nish last in the OVC. Instead, our guys put together a 25-win season.”

Neubauer’s 2012-2013 season has a strong list of achievements:

Th e team’s 25 wins broke the most wins in a single season record by three.

Eastern went 15-1 at home, which ties the program’s record for most home wins in a season.

Th e Colonel’s 9-0 start was the best start for Eastern since 1966 and the fi fth longest win streak in school history.

Th e Colonels started OVC play 4-0 for the fi rst time since 1978-1979.

Neubauer now has 143 wins in eight sea-sons. He is only behind Paul McBrayer on Eastern’s all-time wins list. He is also the only coach in program history to have three 20-win seasons .

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Men’s tennis drops home match to conference foe Tennessee Tech

Eastern’s men’s tennis team bounced back on the courts on March 30 as Tennes-see Tech rolled in to give the Colonels an-

other tough match. “Tennessee Tech has

some hard-hitting guys but they also seem to be vulnerable in some as-

pects of their games,” Oertel said before the match.

Th e player at the No. 1 spot for Ten-nessee Tech, Syrym Abdukhalikov, actual-ly was ranked as high as 548 in the world before he decided to pursue an education. In addition to Syrym, Tennessee Tech had former Freshman of the Year Alejandro Augusto at the No.2 spot.

Th e match started out with the doubles matches going in the favor of Tennessee Tech as the team took advantage of East-ern getting a slow start.

At No. 1 doubles sophomore Daridge Saidi and freshman Alex Alvaro dropped their match 8-3. At No. 2, junior Joao Maio and sophomore Juanjo de la Llera was downed 8-2.

Eastern, being down 0-1 and tough match-ups at the No.1 and No.2 spots tried to get a couple of wins at the No.3- 6 spots. Eastern went down 0-2 quick-ly as they dropped the match at No. 1 spot.

Th e match started to look up for East-ern after the team won two consecutive matches. Juanjo de la Llera defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-2 and Florian downed his opponent 6-0, 7-5.

Possibly the most infl uential match did not go in the favor of Eastern as Lucas was dropped a battle of a match 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 leaving the match up to Alvaro and Maio to win the match for Eastern.

Despite Joao pulling out a victory in a marathon match 6-4, 6-7 (10-8), the Colo-nels could not get the win. Joao’s match did not matter in the long run because Alvaro had already lost his match 7-6, 6-2, 6-1.

With this loss Eastern moved to 9-12 overall and 4-2 in the OVC. Th e team will

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