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MLKJR. SERVJCE DAY The Office of Civic Engagement has released its options for students to participate in Martin Luther King Jr. service-day on Jan. 20.
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HUGE MATCHUPS COMING The Eastern women's basketball team has two huge games c0ming this week �t home against Jacksonville State and Tenne �ee Tech.
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College of Liberal Arts dean Quick candidate comes to Eastern News: By Corryn Brock News Editor I @corryn _ brock
The first candidate for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean search was hosted Wednesday morning and took questions during an open session from faculty and staff.
The candidate, Robert Compton Jr., the chair o f Africana and Latino Studies and professor of Africana and Latino Studies and Political Science at State University of New York, College at Oneonta.
The college has around 6,000 students. In his vita Compton states in his current posi
tion he is "responsible for providing academic and administrative leadership and oversight of the department to include hiring and mentoring new faculty, administration of the departmental budget, spearheading and shepherding curricular revisions, course sequencing and planning, program r eview and academic program assessment, and departmental strategic planning." .
Compton described himself as sensible man. 'Tm not here to say I have this grand vision
and solution to all of your problems, but whoever you hire, if you happen hire me and I'm lucky enough to get the job .. .l'm pretty much a downto-Earth kind of a person and I always like to think what would happen if I was in yovr shoes," Compton said. "My philosophy has always been that I would never seek an administration position that an institution in a place where I rose through the ranks ... it's not like I'm one of those administrative climbers."
Compton discussed with those in attendance his previous interactions with- administrators including creating monthly newsletters to keep fellow faculty and staff informed about the campus administration.
"Sometimes they got up to 40 pages with subsequent articles, some of it hard-hitting. They always wanted to put it online but when I was there it was print because I've always thought that it's p riceless when someone is reading an article and an administrator is walking by; it creates a precedence," Compton said. "As you can tell my goal has never been to become an administrator. We've done some very interesting things, protests in the quad for example to get Labor Day (off) ... we did a whole bunch of things."
Compton also discussed his thoughts on stu-
CORRYN BROCK I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS
Robert Compton Jr., a dean candidate for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences laughs during the open session held in Booth Library Wednesday. Compton is one of three candidates for
Lions in Winter registration open Staff Report
Registration is open for Lions in Wmter, an annual literary event at Eastern, and is free for high school students, college students and faculty.
The festival will take place Jan. 25, 2020 arrd begin at 9 a.m.
The festival will include readings by visiting authors, craft talks, an editor's panel, book fair and more.
Writers who will be involved with the festival include Joanne Diaz, Kelsey Parker Ervick, and Nick White, among others.
High school students, college students, and Eastern faculty can register and attend for &ee and have the option to pay $10 for lunch.
The cost for general admission is $40 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch, and admission to the craft talks and panels scheduled throughout the day.
Coles County Art Council members can contact the Doudna Fine Arts Center Box Office to receive a discounted price of $30.
On�site general admission will cost $50.
The News 5taff can be reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected].
the position that wi l l be hosted at Eastern this month. ,__ ________________ _
Student insurance dents studying abroad.
"International education is one of my major interests," ·he said.
Compton said he has taken students abroad on more than one occasion and that he finds it important.
"Some parts of the world are actually very difficult to sell. W ith South Africa there's always a concern of safety and I always tell them, 'look I go there every year, sometimes twice a year and I'm standing. The world is not a dangerous place,"
. Compton said. "There's always this fear factor that quite a few students have about going abroad or that it's expensive, but scholarships in particular can play a big role."
Compton said one of things that impresses him with Eastern is the number of international students at the university.
"One thing that I do note.is that your international ed. office has been quite successful at bringing students from abroad here," Compton said. "I've seen that there are about 300 some students from abroad annually whereas at Oneonta it's 100 and we're about the same student body size."
Eastern will host the second CLAS dean candidate, Barbara Bonnekessen, tomorrow with an open session in the 4440 room of Booth Library.
Corryn Brock can be reached at 581-2812 or [email protected].
waivers now available Staff Report
Student insurance waivers are available for students who would like to opt of the university provided insurance.
In a post in Eastern's newsletter they explain who automatically is enrolled in the insurance.
''The Spring2020 Student Insurance fee will be automatically assessed to students enrolled in 9 or more on-campus hours; Graduate Assistants under contract to the University; and International Students who are enrolled in a minimum of 3 on-campus hours. Students with other insurance coverage
-------------------------------�-----------------------1 may request a waiver of the Student lnsurance fee il
New York style play coming to Doudna their other coverage is a PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) compliant plan."
Students who would like an insurance waiver can find them in Student Insurance Office and on the Student Insurance website or can 581-5290 for more information.
By Ryan Meyer Reporter I @DEN_News .
T he New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players are bringing their original show "I've Got a Little TWIST' to the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
"To those who know and love Gilbert and Sullivan, the truth is that Gilbert and Sullivan were the first writers of what we now know as 'musical theatre,' " said Dan Crews, the director of programming at Doudna, via press release.
The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players' website describes their ensemble as "New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players is a professional repertory company giving vitality to the living legacy of Gilbert and· Sullivan through performance and education.
Written, directed, and emceed by David Awcier, "I've Got a Little 1WIST' features professional Broadway singers putting a "twist" on Gilbert and
Sullivan staples and recognizable Broadway standards.
The show consists of six award-winning singers clad in suits and ties, accompanied by longtime arranger and pianist Mark York. It takes on a cabaret feel because of Awcier's constant presence on stage, talking to and interacting with the audience.
It has been successfully touring for a decade now, and Friday's show at Eastern is the first of this touring season.
The success is due to a showing of''l've Got a Little 1WIST' that took place at an international conference in New York, which ended in NYG&SP taking it on tour that season, and every year ever since.
''"This is a way for us to bring a little bit of New York City to Charleston, Illinois for an evening," Crews said.
"It opens the door to a little bit of history, a little bit of grand performance by professional artists," Crews added.
David Wannen, a producer and actor in "I've Got a Little TWIST' said that the show had a very New York-centric feel.
"The show's through line kind of follows each character. Each person is represented by their voice type at the beginning . . . It kind of follows each one of them through their journey in this little 90-minu�e show. And somewhere along the line, they deliver a vety personalized expression to the audience," Wannen said.
Wannen added that the different skits bring a lot of variety.
Tickets for the performance are $20 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens, and $10 for students. They can be purchased at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Box Office or online at www.doudnatix. com.
RyanMeyercanbe reachedat581-2812orra[email protected].
The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or at dennewsdesk@gmaif:com.
CAA to meet Thursday Staff Report .
The Council on Academic Affairs will meet in the 4440 room of Booth Library Thursday at 2 p.m.
As of 9: 15 p.m. Tuesday no agenda fo r the meeting had been published on CA!\.s website.
This will be the second meeting of the semester.
The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or at [email protected].
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articles to Senate, historic trial to begin WAS HINGT ON (AP) - In a
dramatic procession across the U.S. Capitol, Democratic House leaders marched the formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate late Wednesday, setting the stage for only the third trial to remove a president in American history.
Trump complained anew it was all a "hoax," even as fresh details emerged about his efforts in Ukraine.
The ceremonial pomp and protocol by lawmakers who will be prosecuting the case against Trump moved the impeachment out of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the Republican-majority Senate, where the president's team is mounting a defense aiming for swift acquittal.
"Today we will make history, Pelo- •
si said as she signed the documents, using multiple pens to hand out and mark the moment. "T his president will be held accountable."
Earlier Wednesday, the House voted 228- 1 93 , almost entirely along party lines to deliver the charges. The split reflected the deeply divided nation at the start of this presidential election year. It came one month after .die House impeached Trump alleging he abused his presidential power by pressuring Ukraine to investi- -gate Democratic rival Joe Biden, using military aid to the country as leverage. Trump was also charged with obstructing Congress' ensuing probe.
Trump's political campaign dismissed the House effort as "just a
failed attempt to politically damage President Trump leading up to his reelection."
T he Senate will transform itself into an impeachment court on Thurs• day. The Constitution calls for Chief Justice John Roberts to preside at the trial, administering the oath to senators who will serve as jurors and swear to deliver "impartial justice.
Technically, the House was simply notifying the Senate of its delivery of the articles, with a more formal presentation Thursday. Opening arguments are to begin next Tuesday after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. - The top Republican in the House, Kevin McCarthy of California, said Americans will look back on this "sad saga'' that tried to remove the pres-
ident from office with the "weakest case."
T he president's team expects acquittal with a Senate trial lasting no more than rwo weeks, according to senior administration Qfficials unauthorized to discuss the matter and granted anonymity.
That's far shorter than the last presidential impeachment trail, of Bill Clinton, in 1 999, or the first one, of Andrew Johnson, in 1 868.
As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sets the rules for the trial, Trump has given mixed messages about whether he prefers lengthy or swift proceeding, and senators are under pressure with the emerging new evidence to call more witnesses for testimony.
President Trump taps 'strong, silent type' to lead defense·
The Crossing: Wha� to watch as impeachment heads to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pat Cipollone doesn't seem like Donald Trump's kind of fixer.
His manner is unassuming. He hasn't spent much time playing a lawyer in court or on 1V ·
But the president has turned to Cipollone, his White House counsel, when it matters most - to lead his de
- fense in his impeachment trial. Cipollone, 53, spent most of his ca
reer in commercial litigation and doesn't have extensive experience with trials. The son of Italian immigrants, devout Cathplic and father of 1 0 is more likely to be caught on the edge of a camera's frame than behind the mic.
"He's the strong, silent type," Trump said of Cipollone at a recent White House event marking the 1 50th judi-
cial appointment of his presidency. The White House declined to make Cipollone as well as other administration officials available to comment for this story.
In correspondence with House Democrats during the impeachment saga, Cipollone has shown a knack for channeling the president's provocative rhetoric.
Cipollone (pronounced SIP-uh-loanee) has forcefully defended Trump's right to executive privilege and argued that congressional investigators have no right to question White House advisers about conversations with the president on withholding military aid from Ukraine. Democrats say Trump withheld the aid to pressure Ukrainian officials to investigate his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
WASHINGTON (AP) --The articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump don't move to the Senate by themselves.
They are escorted by specific political stars along a tightly choreographed path from the House through th.e Capitol rotunda to the Senate for trial. There waits more history, pageantry and tradition of a ·type that's only been seen on television once, and not since the 1 999 trial of President Bill Clinton.
Like Clinton, Trump is expected to be -acquitted. But the nation has never seen Chief Justice John Roberts cross •
the street from the Supreme Court and preside over a Senate trial. Or witnessed four Democratic presidential candidates sitting in silence, without their phones, ahead of the Feb. 3 Iowa cau-
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cuses. Also, Twitter was not a thing the last
time this happened. It's now the accused president's favorite bullhorn to proclaim his innocence and his fury in real time.
What to watch Wednesday as the House transmits the impeachment articles to the Senate:
AT ISSUE Under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the
House voted Dec. 1 8 to impeach Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from his conduct toward Ukraine. Trump is the third president to be impeached in U.S. history. The others are Clinton and, in 1 868, Andrew Johnson. President Richard Nixon resigned before the House could impeach him.
/ Eastern students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to take a tour of Booth Library and find out what the library has to·offer.Twenty-minute tours will be offered regularly during the first four weeks of the semester. There's no need to sign up; just come to the Research Help desk on the north end of the libra·ry to join in any of the tours Monday through Thursday. Tours are also offered by appointment. Contact a research help librarian at 581-6072 to schedule a tour.
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Student Rec Center I Open 5:30 AM - 11:00 PM The Student Rec Center offers six basketball courts, 1/8 mile suspended jogging track, two freeweight areas, cardio machines, and a student lounge.
Booth Library I Open 8:00 AM - Midnight Utilize study spaces and check out books, movies and music.
MLK Jr. Student Union I Open 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM Check out Java B&B, Food Court, University Bookstore, EIU Bowling Lanes.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020 THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I NEWS 3 Options laid out for MLK Day of Service By Logan Raschke Managing Editor I @DEN_News
Students can honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by spending an hour or two volunteering at Eastern's Day of Service on Jan. 20.
T here are several different. ways students can participate in the Day of Service on campus:
• Creating activity kits for children of St. Jude's Hospital.
Beth Gillespie, director for the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, said the activity kits have supplies for constructing dream catchers. Each kit has the materials for the dream catcher and a set of instructions for the children to follow.
Making dream catchers is a good way for the children at the hospital to partake in a fun, engaging activity during their stay at St. Jude's, she said.
• Creating " Love bugs" for children of St. Jude's Hospital.
Gillespie said the love bugs are made from pinecones. These will be sent to a separate St. Jude's Hospital, and each love bug will have a note attached that states the students at Eastern are thinking of them. _
• Crafting dog and cat toys for local rescues and animal shelters
Gillespie said the toys can help dogs and cats feel loved and cared for as they wait to get adopted.
• Making fleece blankets for One Stop Community Christmas
Gillespie said the Day of Service will begin the production of fleece blankets that will ultimately go to families in need who participate in the One Stop Community Christmas.
She said Eastern donated more than 1 ,000 fleece blankets to families through the program last year, and she is anticipating about 50 or 1 00 to jumpstart the tally leading up to the 2020 One Stop Community Christmas.
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• Writing postcards to prospective students
Gillespie said students will start their service on campus by writing postcards to prospective students that explain why they chose Eastern for their higher education. Hearing that advice and perspective from someone with that similar background can be very helpful to a prospective student, she said.
"We know that especially in the 1 8 to 22-year age range, information coming from those_in a similar age bracket is a lot more ·powe(ful than someone who is 1 0 or 20 years older saying the same thing," she said.
Students can also engage in an off-campus service project called "Grandma's Got Gmail," which takes place at Carnegie Public Library in Charleston.
"Grandma's Got Gmail" is an outreach program that helps familiarize senior citizens with their technological needs, according to the library's
website. Check-in for the on-campus ser
vice projects is at 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 20 in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The service projects will last from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Crystal Brown, assistant director for the office, said students will meet at 1 :30 p.m. for the Grandma's Got Gmail project and return around 3:30 p.m. Transportation will be provided for the students who want.to participate off campus.
In order to register, visit the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism's page on Eastern's website. Students can also register as a group of 1 0 or more if they choose, too.
Brown said 1 50 students have already registered, and she is hoping to see about 250 to 300 students on Jan. 20.
Gillespie said volunteering for the MLK Jr. Day of Service at Eastern is not only a fun and easy way to give
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back to the community, it is also a great way t� honor the legacy of a man who did so much good work for his own community.
"I think Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his entire life fighting for the rights of other peqple around him and paying attention to his community and being an advocate to do good in whatever way that means for you," she said.
Some people think of themselves as "advocates," but in order to truly be an advocate for someone or some cause, people need to actually go out and contribute to what they believe in for their communities, Gillespie said. Students taking just one or two hours out of their Mondays to pUt.ici pate in these service projects is easy, fun and a great way to truly advocate while honoring the work MLK Jr. has done, she said.
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Old enough to serve,
i old enough .l to drink
More and more recently, sqcial media users have posted their thoughts comparing serving in the United States military to the legal age to smoke tobacco products.
The common argument made is that if someone is old enough to serve in the United States military (minimum age to serve is 18), then they are old enough to smoke, drink alcohol, etc. (minimum age is 21).
On the face, it seems to make sense. The whole basis of this argument seems to be
the volunteer aspect of both sides of it. People can voluntarily join the military, and people can choose to smoke, drink alcohol, etc.
On top of that, the "danger" of both sides seems to be another reason people compare the two.
If you ·oin the military, there is a chance you could be stationed in a combat zone; on the flip side, if you choose to smoke, you are (theoretically) assuming the risk of getting lung cancer, etc.
Based on these facts, the argument looks to be standing on a solid foundation: Both serving in the military and smoking have a possible risk to your health and safety, and both are something you do voluntarily.
The problem is, these are two very different parts of life.
There is a bit of United States government h hole situ_:t�n. but that will come ater.
The United States military is comprised of 1.3 million active-duty troops, according to a New York Times article from 2017, with approximately another 865,000 reserves.
Of those troops, only about 18,200 are in places where combat has been consistent in recent years (Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq), according to a New York Times article from October. Other troops are in Africa and other parts of the Middle East (Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf nations), but according to the article, combat is not as active in those areas.
With that said, the approximate chance that someone enlisted in the military will be in a situation where they may encounter fighting is about 1.4 percent (18,200 in combat areas divided by approximate 1.3 million active duty personnel).
That is a very low number to compare to the hundred million plus United States citizens who can go and start smoking right away consistently.
A lot of military personnel never get stationed in an area where fighting is happening or is likely to happen, while in that same time, someone could smoke enough to develop serious health issues.
The CDC states that smoking even a few cigarettes occasionally increases your risk for lung cancer, and that risk goes up if you smoke more often and more cigarettes.
So, yes, while it is somewhat hypocritical that the government will accept you to go off and serve in the military in possibly dangerous situations before you can smoke or drink, think about the background information that goes into such a blanket argument.
On top of that, the Pew Research Center reported in 2017 that the average age of enlisted p ersonnel in 2015 was just above 27, so using the age of 18 as a focal point in an argument about the age to enlist or drink or smoke is a little misleading.
e a1 y e 1toria is t e majority opinion o the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
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ZACH BERGER
This makes you a bad teacher I'm not a teaching expert, far from it actual
ly. I'm a student who took an education class at my previous institution, I did a practicum and some minimal student teaching, and realized that it wasn't something I wanted to do long term, but that class taught me a lot about my previous frustrations with instructors and teachers from both my high school and college experience:
Here's my "unpopular, unsolicited opinion" if you are a teacher and you start your class by telling your students that most of them won't pass, you are a bad teacher.
Bad teachers, can be smart people, they can hold multiple degrees or doctorates, but just because someone is smart and well versed in their field doesn't mean that they will be a good teacher.
The whole point of college and other schooling is to learn, and to build upon your previous knowledge and understanding. A good teacher should be able to articulate how different elements within their field work, and should be able
ZOE DONOVAN to relay that information to students at the student's level.
Students don't walk into the classroom experts on the subject they intend to learn, they have to be taught basic concepts. There needs to be a balance between letting a student fall and holding their hand.
Teachers, you chose this field, you made a con-
scious decision that this is what you wanted to do, and your job is to teach, answer questions and help students or be able to direct students to the help they need.
There is a difference between students failing because they don't try, and students failing because the teacher has not properly relayed the information or prepared them.
Any teacher who has bragged about how many students they fail is a bad teacher.
I think that it's important for future teachers to be able to recognize that this is not a good quality to have, don't strive to be the teacher that "doesn't ever give .!\s."
It's better to recognize early that not everyo�e is cut out for teaching, it requires patience, expertise and the ability to articulate and relay information to people who are not as experienced as you.
Zoe Donovan is a junior journalism major. They can be reached at 581-1811 or at [email protected].
Baby Yoda is literally the bomb.com Baby Yoda is adorable. The world is in a
cr.aze over his big ear things and his baby noises. I am among the majority-I have never watched a Star Wars movie, but I have sat down to watch The Mandolarian walk around with the child. He's, what? Like, a foot tall? If that? It's heart-wrenchingly cute.
I don't know why Disney did not anticipate the child being a hit among the Star Wars viewership, let alone the world, but they should have. Was it a dumb marketing move? Or genius? Disney has the world hyped up about "The Mandolarian's" child star, frantically searching everywhere for Baby Yoda products.
T h e mystery of Baby Yod a k e p t my younger brother and I up one night, trying to decipher what Baby Yoda is. As in, is he CGI, a puppet? Could he be real? We weren't sure. But we are now and we desperately want the puppet that plays Baby Yoda.
The lack of in-demand Baby Yoda products has created a craze-and a competition amongst stores. Who can drop the Baby Yoda march first? There's a greatly an-
MEGAN KEANE ticipated release date for Disney's drop of the Baby Yoda plush. Kohl's has Baby Yoda swag online, not yet available in store. The knitters of Etsy are popping out Baby Yoda yarn plushies for-yikes, way too expensive. But people are gobbling this stuff up.
On top of that, the fans of the Stai Wars franchise are in a debacle over whether or not Baby Yoda is in fact Yoda's child. And there's a question of why Baby Yoda is being targeted. He's a child! A fifty year old child,
but a child. He can't even talk. I don't know about all that, but I do
know watching Baby Yoda use the force (whatever that is) and rolling in that floating crib breaks my heart on the regular. The imagery of this cute little thing chasing after a space frog and putting it in his mouth is endlessly hilarious and adorable. I 'm not sure if it's necessarily supposed to be heartwarming, but it absolutely is.
Baby Yoda has stom ped on all of our he3;rts-in a good way. Would I invest in a Baby Yoda yarn thing from Etsy? Maybe. I 'm not ready to say I have totally considered it. Will I go to Build-a-Bear to stuff my own Baby Yoda? Absolutely.
One of Baby Yoda's co-stars treats the child as if he were a real thing-as you should. Apparently, Baby Yoda's co-star doesn't address the people in charge of the puppet, instead talking directly to the baby. I wouldn't expect anything less.
Megan Keane is a senior psychology and English major; She can be reached at 581-1811 or at mk
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2020
Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record
WASHINGTON (AP} - The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to the way manmade climate change keeps shattering records.
"If you think you've heard this story before, you haven't seen anything yet," Gavin Schmidt, director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, said at the close. of a decade plagued by raging wildfires, melting ice and extreme weather that researchers have repeatedly tied to human activity.
Schmidt said Earth as a whole is probably the hottest it has been dur-
ing the Holocene - the past 11,500 years or so - meaning this could be the warmest period since the dawn of civilization. But scientists' estimates of ancient global temperatures, based on tree rings, ice cores and other telltale signs, are not precise enough to say that with certainty.
The 2010s averaged 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit (14.7 degrees Celsius} worldwide, or 1.4 degrees (0.8 C) higher than the 20th century average and more than one-third of a degree (one-fifth of a degree C) warmer than the previous decade, which had been the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
T he decade had eight of the 10
hottest years on record. T he only other years in the top 10 were 2005 and 1998.
NASA and NOAA also calculated that 2019 was the second-hottest year in the 140 years of recordkeeping. Five other global teams of menitoring scientists agreed, based on temperature readings taken on Earth's surface, while various satellite-based measurements said it was anywhere from the hottest year on record to the third-hottest.
Several scientists said the coming years will be even hotter, knocking these years out of the record books.
"This is going to be part of what we see every year until we stabilize greenhouse gases" from the burning of coal, oil and gas, Schmidt said.
Warren-Sanders fight has progressives nervous about fallout
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - For nearly a year, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed strongly progressive ideas into the Democratic primary spotlight, feeding off each other to build support for proposals long dismissed as radically leftist: "Medicare for All," tuition-free college and a "Green New Deal" to combat climate change.
Now the race's most progressive candidates are fighting over the politics of gender, and regardless of who prevails, the party's most liberal wing is nervous the ensuing fallout could torpedo its once-ascendant ideals. T hat's something many see as the worst possible outcome at the worst possible time, with the lead-off Iowa caucuses barely
two weeks away. A brawl on the left might ultimate
ly push undecided voters to more moderate candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden and former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who have sought more centrist policy solutions. It could also end up helping President Donald Trump's reelection bid.
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I AP NEWS s Emphasis on US exports, trade secrets in trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and China reaehed a trade deal Wednesday that eases tensions between the world's two biggest economies, offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories, and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets.
Still, the Phase 1 agreement leaves unresolved Washington's fundamental differences with Beijing, which is relying on massive government intervention in the economy to turn China into a technological power.
President Donald Trump is wanting to show progress on an issue that he has ntade a hallmark of his presidency and hopes to use in his reelection campaign this year. Wednesday's signing ceremony at the White House gave him the chance to do that just hours before the House voted to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial.
Trump promoted the trade signing as a way of delivering economic justice for American workers he claims have been betrayed by past administrations and their trade policies.
"We mark more than just an agreement. We mark a sea change in international trade," Trump declared during a rambling ceremony in which he made references to former FBI Director James Corney, the impeachment proceedings and a possible visit to Mount Rushmore on July Fourth for a fireworks display.
Cora remorseful, Sox begin search for new manager
T he Boston Red Sox need to find a new manager, and it sounds like they haven't gotten over their old one.
Heaping praise on Alex Cora a day after showing him the door, Red Sox owner John Henry said on Wednesday the team was going to miss "just about e v erything" about the man who led Boston to the 2018 World Series t i t le only to be torpedoed in a cheating scandal.
Pelicans project Zion Williamson debut for Jan. 22
METAIRIE, La. (AP) -'-- Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer's NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the the San Antonio Spurs, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Wednesday.
"Everything's moving in the right direction;' Griffin said. "I really believe very strongly he is a radically improved physical version of himself in way that fiankly we took the extra time to ensure."
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Eastern looks to bounce back Thursda By Blake Faith Men's Basketball Reporter I @BFAITH0024
Eastern's men's basketball team is on a five-game losing streak with an 0-4 conference record from a long road stretch.
The timing of a home game against Jacksonville State is what the Panthers hope to capitalize on with their undefeated record at home this season.
Eastern hosts Jacksonville State Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Lantz Arena.
Eastern has not had a home game since Dec. 7 against Green Bay, which it won 93-80. Then the Panthers went on a seven-game road trip recording two wins and five losses.
During that road trip the Panthers lost their two-way leader on the floor in junior Deang Deang to an Achilles injury.
Prior to the injury, Deang emerged as a key player for the Panthers offensively and defensively for his playmaking abilities, defensive tenaciry and
, communication skills. Since the absence of Deang, the Panthers went 1-5.
Jacksonville State comes in with a . conference record of 2-2, an overall record of 7- 1 0 and are on a two-game losing streak. Jacksonville State has two scorers that average double figures in sophomore De' Torrion Ware _ (1 2.2 points per game) and senior Jacara Cross (1 1 .5 points per game}.
"Winning games away from home is never easy, but we still need to play extremely well to beat Jacksonville," Eastern head coach Jay Spoonhour said. "Simply being at home won't do it."
Eastern ' s overall record is 7-9, ·
but they have four scorers that average double-figures in scoring: Juniors George Dixon ( 1 2.8 ppg), Mack Sm i th ( 1 2.6 ppg) , Josiah Wallace ( 1 2. l ppg) and Marvin Johnson ( 1 0.6 ppg).
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" It's important for individual guys to understand the urgency of the situation, without losing focus on the job they have to do,'' Spoonhour said.
" The simple fact is we need to play better and each guy just needs to do a little more ... not a lot more."
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Women's basketball hosts Gamecocks ·Thursday By JJ Bullock Editor-in-Chi ef I @bullockjj
There is little question as to what the Eastern women's basketball team's upcoming games against Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech will be: A measuring stick to tell this program exactly who it is in the OVC.
The Panthers, who have spent the last five seasons as a bottom-dweller in the OVC, are off to a 3-1 start in conference play this season and are . looking to show this week that the 3-1 start is not just a flash in the pan, but an indication that the Panthers are once again a conference tournamentcaliber team.
What the Panthers face in front of them this week is essentially a pair of prove-it games in Lantz Arena, with a matchup against Jacksonville State (6-9, 2-2 OVC) Thursday, serving as the first benchmark Eastern can use to show themselves and the rest of the conference where they stand in 2020.
"This is a game that is. a good measuring stick," Eastern head coach Matt Bollant said. "Are you as good .as you think you are defensively? And you have got to show it now."
Defense will likely be the focal point of Eastern and Jacksonville State's meeting: Eastern is currently the top defensive team in the OVC, allowing just 58.5 points per game, but that title is one that Jacksonville State has held for years and likely will not give up easily on Thursday night.
When it comes to who is the best defense in the OVC, Thursday night will certainly be a matchup of the old gli�ra (}�HU� the hew. Jacksonville State is a team that has branded itself under head coach Rick Pietri as a defense-first program.
"You're going to have to earn your baskets for sure and I think both teams defend well," Bollant said. "I think what Qacksonville State) does, it's their identity, is .their man defense. They held (Eastern Kentucky) to 33 points, so it is certainly who they are."
Bollant addressed with his team in practice what to expect when the Gamecock's stingey defense rolls into Lantz Arena.
"We talked in practice yesterday and just said, ' Hey, i t's not going to
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Karle Pace defends a ball handler on the wing of the three-point arc. Eastern defeated Omaha 65-52 Dec. 7 in Lantz Arena, and the Panthers host Jacksonville State Thursday.
be easy, you're not going to make one pass, you're not going to have one action and get an open shot, you're going to have to work and get into second or third, and when you do get the opportunities you have to take advantage of it and make shots and make plays."'
Now say, for the sake of conversation, that Eastern does· come a�ay with a win Thursday night against Jacksonville State and can put another notch in their measuring stick, what awaits them Saturday against Tennessee Tech ( 1 1 -4, 4-0 OVC) is a first-
place team that will really put Eastern to the test.
Tennessee Tech is not just a harder test than Jacksonville State, but might as well be on an entirely different subject. Where Jacksonville State makes its success by playing lockdown physical defense, Tennessee Tech grabs opponents and makes them beat them in high-scoring, fast-paced affairs.
The Golden Eagles are second in the OVC in scoring (67.5 ppg) and third in defense, allowing just 59.5 ppg.
There is a stark difference between
Jacksonville State and Tennessee Tech, but Bollant said the team's diverse non-conference schedule helped prepare them for situations like this.
Easterp will be without junior guard Taylor Steele, the team's thirdleading scorer for two to five weeks because of mono, which means someone will have to step in and fill her role.
Bollapt said the toughest thing about replacing-Steele is missing the consistency she brings to the court. But he has been pleased with what he has seen from her replacements, like freshman Morgan Litwiller, already.
"You try to have the next player up mentality, but that doesn't always mean the next player steps up and does it, at least that's what you say as a coach, but that is what you want," Bollant said. "So, it was good to see Morgan (Litwiller) step up and play so well and Jordyn (Hughes) stepped up and played well as well."
Eastern and Jacksonville State tipoff at 5 : 1 5 p.m. in Lantz Arena Thurs-day. ·
JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812
Thomas ready to lead volleyball program as new coach By Adam Tumino Volleybal l R eport er I @adam_tumino
The Eastern volleyball program has had its fair share of coaches recently.
Sara Thomas will be the next to take the reins.
Her hiring was announced last month, making her the 1 3th head coach in the program's history, and the third in the last four seasons.
She said that she was aware of Eastern, having grown up just a couple hours away in Belleville, Illinois. Thomas said that this, along with ·other factors, made the job appealing.
"It's close to my home," Thomas said. "It's centrally located from the big cities-Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis, Kansas City isn't too far-and all the surrounding
· area is very strong for some quality athletes in recruiting."
Thomas takes over a program that saw a lot of change in recent years.
Thomas' predecessor, Julie Allen, was at the helm for two seasons be-
Sara Thomas fore her contract was not renewed following this past season. Allen had arrived at Eastern fo llowing a thrne-season stint by Sam Wolinski.
For Thomas, Eastern will be her first head coaching job at the· collegiate level after two seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater Missouri State. Prior to that,
she was the head coach at the high school level at Belleville Althoff Catholic in her home town.
Thomas said she thinks her experience dealing with recruiting at both levels has been beneficial.
" I feel like I have both sides, where I 'm promoting the athletes and promoting the programs, so it's a very well-rounded experience," she said.
Before her own recruits start coming in, Thomas had to reach out to the incoming players recruited by Allen. She said her message to them wa·s the same as her message to the current players, who she met with for the first time on the first day of the semester on Monday.
" J u s t b e c a u s e I d i d n' t r e cruit them, i t doesn't mean that they aren't my athletes," she said. " They're in the program. And that's what I was trying to stress to them. We are all a family. That's the culture I 'm trying to build, a familyoriented culture."
Part of that family is next year's seniors: Laurel Bailey, Madison
Cunningham and Caroline Kirchmer, as well as redshirt-junior Kylie Michael. When they take the court next fall, it will be for their third head coach in four seasons.
Thomas said she wants them, and all of the players, to remember what they enjoy about the sport and why they stuck with it through all the changes.
" I want them .to remember why they love the sport so much, regardless of what they've been through, and where they want the future to go," she said. " I know they've been through these coaching changes, but making sure they enjoy it, remember why they l ove the sport so much and give the sport the last year or two that they have, so they can leave saying, ' You know what, I went through all of this but finished so strong."'
Besides building a culture and getting. to know the team, there is still the matter of the games to be played next season. The 20 1 9 season was disappointing for the Panthers, who· went 3-26 overall and 1 - 1 5 in OVC play.
The OVC itself was a highlycompetitive conference, with each ·
of the eight teams in the conference tournament posting a conference record of 9-7 or above. It was the first time since 2007 that all the teams in the tournament had winning conference records.
Thomas said she told the team that the work they put in this offseason will go a long way come the fall.
"Championships and the winning mental_ity are built in the offseason," she said.
This goes beyond j u s t on the court activities, Thomas said, and encompasses everything the players do while members of the team.
"Once they all understand that, and they trust t h e process , the small wins will come that will lead to bigger wins," she said. " That's our focus right now. Let's take care of business here, get that going and get that right, and then in the fall we'll be prepared."
Adam Tumino can be reached at
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