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Annual step show to showcase NPHC talents By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News The National Pan-Hellenic Council will be strolling to the Dounda steps for its annual “Meet the Greek” at 5:30 on Thursday. Majarrie Marshall, the NPHC public relations chair, said meeting the Greeks on campus is important to help new students learn more about them. She said most students are not aware of what Greek life really is. “This is a great for them just to preview without having to pay,” Marshall said. “I remember when I was a freshman, my pockets were kind of low so I had to pick and choose what I spent my money on.” Marshall said when she went to “Meet the Greeks” her first year it sparked her interest to be involved more. She said it also helped her see the Greeks open up to new people. “Some people put Greeks on a high pedestal, but we’re just people, and this makes us seem more human when we do stuff like this, it makes people realize that.” Marshall said it is important to have events like “Meet the Greeks,” to make students feel included. “Especially with our culture, we want to have people feel at home at college,” Marshall said. “That’s why I think any type of program that welcomes students is what all Greeks and leaders around campus should be focused on.” Maliya Smith, NPHC first vice president, said she wants to create a fun atmosphere for those who attend. She also said the Greeks who are participating have been practicing before the summer. Smith said this provides an event for Greeks without any competitive edge. She said it helps everyone relax before a huge
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Marvin Collins, a senior Pre-Medicine major, and Jerome Montgomery, a senior Pre-Medicine major, represent their fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc by stepping during the Yard Show on the steps of the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Aug. 29, 2014.
event like the Black Student Reunion. “In BSR you’re graded upon how you’re costumes flow,” Smith said. “With any other competitive shows it’s stressed, but for ‘Meet the Greeks’, it’s more of a fun venue.” Shavon Francis, the president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, said “Meet the
Greeks” gives students a chance to see what they are all about. “Don’t sit in your room; come out and have a little entertainment and also come out because you can gain something, “ Francis said. She also said there will be a learning segment
where the president of each organization will say what they stand for.” T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
New owner plans for Marty’s bar renovations By Tony Komada Online Producer | @SergeantPope Marty’s bar and apartments have undergone new management and ownership, which will include renovations and upgrades. The Jackson Family of Dealerships in Decatur and Sullivan purchased Marty’s bar on the corner of Fourth Street and Grant Avenue in June and opened the bar two weeks ago. Mark Jackson purchased the bar and apartments from previous owner Dave Kinnaird. Renovations will include raising the ceilings to 17 feet, installing new bars and extending the building. The bar was recently renovated in 2009, which is when the apartments were built. Extending the original Marty’s building will make it more handicap-accessible. New speakers, DJ booth equipment, club lighting and portable payment systems will be added to the bar in the upcoming months. Tyson Sledge, general manager of Marty’s, said he does not want to change the essence of Marty’s. “We want to keep Marty’s history, with a fresh look,” Sledge said. The bar will also add a new kitchen with a greater focus on their lunch menu. Additional changes will be made during the semester for some project during winter and summer break and for larger projects like a ceiling upgrade.
The apartments neighboring Marty’s bar were sold as a package deal with the bar and will also get minor upgrades they are expected to be full for next fall by the end of next month. The family owns two car dealerships, car washes and apartments, but this is their first bar purchase. Sledge said the improvements should be done in the spring or sometime next summer. The security will also be upgraded and parking will be easier for guests said Sledge. Marty’s will also be open during the summer. “People don’t have to worry if they show up and we’ll be closed,” Sledge said. “(Marty’s) always has somebody watching.” He is also not worried about citations for serving anybody underage because the bar typically two has sets of eyes checking IDs. Sledge said the panther on the corner is almost like a landmark, and they will dress it up during special events throughout the year. The bar opens at 11 a.m. daily, with lunch ending around 4 p.m. Closing time on weekends will be 2 a.m., with the bar closing slightly earlier on other nights. Bar hours were set to 2 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with a recent City Council ordinance that was extended by Mayor Brandon Combs. Tony Komada can be reached at 581-2812 or tskomada@eiu.edu
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Tyson Sledge, general manager of Marty’s, stands in the outside walled off area in front of the bar last Thursday, August 27th. The silver towers on either side of Sledge are heaters that will keep those eating and drinking outside warm during cooler days.
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Andi Lemley, a junior elementary education major, speaks with students about joining IEA Monday in Buzzard Hall. Eastern’s IEA chapter is currently inactive, but members were in attendance to raise awareness about the group, share information and do some recruiting. IEA is currently looking for an adviser to supervise their operations.
City Council to vote on specific street closures By Mackenzie Freund City Editor |@mgfreund_news The Charleston City Council is planning to temporarily close nine city streets for three routes during the Homecoming and Halloween parades in October. The Homecoming committee planned the parade for Eastern on Oct. 24, to close Seventh Street from Campus to the city square, Seventh Street to Sixth Street at Monroe Avenue, Sixth Street to Polk Avenue, Polk Avenue to Fourth Street, and Fourth Street to O’Brien Stadium. The plan for the Homecoming parade for Charleston High School on Oct. 9, is to close Smith Drive, Fifteenth Street, Seventh Street, Monroe Street and Sixth Street.
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In Monday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, in “Moore Brothers Band Kick off Doudna season,” the story should have said there were at least 150 people in attendance. The News regrets this error.
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DUI arrest, underage drinking reported Brittany Mosley, 28, of 1817 S. Ninth St. in Charleston, was arrested and charged with a DUI BAC greater than .08 within the 1700 block of Garfield, Sunday morning. She was relesed that same morning after posting 10 percent of a $1,000 bond.
A domestic dispute was reported at University Court, Saturday. The incident is still under investigation. An underage consumption of alcohol was reported at McKinney Hall Saturday. The incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards.
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by the council members. City council will also be making a proclamation that the annual Constitution Week of Sept. 17-23. Housing Outreach Prevention and Education or HOPE of East Central Illinois is also planning its annual Night of Hope at Jackson Avenue Coffee, which will include a raffle with prizes to give away. Charleston city council allows time for those in attendance to give a public presentation, and voice their opinions on anything that is on the agenda for the current meeting. The City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
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The Jefferson Grade School’s Halloween parade will take place along the streets of Eighth Street from Jefferson to Monroe, around the square and back down Monroe to Eighth Street. The potential street closing on Sept. 12th is for the annual soap box derby hosted by the Cup Scout pack 41. The street planning to be closed is Eighth Street between Jackson and Van Buren Avenues. The assignment of lease is recommended to be approved by City Council members to reassign the lease of the McDonalds property to new tenants. A new member being appointed to a three-year term on the Historic Preservation Commission is also up for recommendation to be approved
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By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor| @cjbuchman The Chinese consul general in Chicago, Weiping Zhao, will visit Eastern to talk about current issues and relations involving China and the United States at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Buzzard Auditorium. The College of Sciences and the College of Arts and Humanities is also going to host a reception before the lecture between 6 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. in the Rathskeller of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Zhao is the highest Chinese government representative in the Midwest, and he will lead a delegation of four consuls who will meet and speak to the audience. Ping Chen, the director of public policy at Eastern, said the lecture is being given because of the issues’ relevance. “China is very much in the news because it is the second largest economic body, America being the first,” Chen said. “China is having all kinds of contacts in the military, economy and education.” As the director of public policy, Chen’s job is to help the students and faculty know more about public policy. “That is why we make it a mission to bring current events into the campus, things happening all over the
world, terrorism, the economy, presidential elections,” Chen said. “Anything that we can get in touch with, if we can get them to come to campus we do.” Chen said the consul general might not say things that the audience will agree with, but he is authoritative about the government of China. “He is representing China. What he says is really what the Chinese position is, we won’t necessarily agree, we have our thinking and there’s their
“China is very much in the news because it is the second largest economic body, America being the first.” - Ping Chen, Director of public polic y at Eastern thinking,” Chen said. Chen said they would like people to ask questions on what the Chinese perspective is. “We don’t have to agree, but come out with a debate,” Chen said. “Like an election. They think their way, we think our way, but there is no harm for us to air it out.” Zhao will speak for 20 minutes with 30 minutes for a question and answer session; he has agreed to answer all questions.
Since Eastern wants to have international students represented on campus, Chen said he thinks the talk is a good idea. “EIU is in the process like any other university of wanting to have international students as paying customers,” Chen said. “So China naturally is one of the country from where we would like more students. So this will give us more of a focus on China.” Two more delegations will also be coming directly from China. These are the Kaifeng University Delegation and a City of Guangzhou (Canton) delegation. The Kaifeng University Delegation will discuss the possibility of having a Lake Land College Campus in China, and the City of Guangzhou Delegation will speak about establishing a sister city relationship with Urbana. Urbana has the largest Chinese student population in America, with 5,000 students. “Everybody wants to meet the diplomat. It’s hard to get to see him if they want to see him independently. While he is here, it is easy for us to hear him and meet him on our campus,” Chen said. “Other people who want to meet him should come to EIUs’ campus. We welcome them.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Chinese Diplomat Weiping Zhao is coming to Eastern Wednesday, Sept. 2 in Buzzard Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. to speak about the current Chinese and U.S. relationship. The discussion is free and open to the public. Prior to the lecture a reception will be held in the Rathskellar of the Martin Luther King University Union from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Faculty Senate to recieve new committee members By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor|@cjbuchman Faculty Senate will welcome a new member, staff their committees, and host guest speakers and talk about the Departmental Application of Criteria at their meeting on Tuesday. James Ochwa-Echel, a secondary education professor, is the new member of faculty senate who will be replacing the one who resigned. He has previously served on Faculty Senate. Jemmie Robertson, Faculty Senate chair, said they were pleased to have Ochwa-Echel back. The staffing for the Faculty Senate committees will be finalized at this meeting as well. “I put the email that we needed people immediately after the meet-
ing and I received emails and communications from virtually everyone in the Senate with their requests for the committees that they’d like to be on,” Robertson said. “I call it self-appointment, so rather than me appointing them to a committee I wanted to let them have the opportunity to choose where they felt like they would be the most valuable.” The first communication to discuss is a letter from the University Personnel Committee that was sent regarding the dean of the College of Sciences W. Harold Ornes, which included information on non-departmental application of criteria materials. “That is the collective bargaining agreement,” Robertson said. “That is the means by which we are evaluated with; there are pretty clear instructions on what we need to do and the
“ A faculty member is asking other faculty members to donate to a scholarship fund, and my personal opinion is that the timing isn’t right.”
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items we need to include and when faculty members submit their annual retention portfolios we are evaluated based on the materials and how they relate to each department’s DAC.” The person who authored the let-
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ter, which was about certain practices he had implemented in evaluating faculties’ portfolios, would also be at the meeting and Robertson anticipates Ornes being present as well. Provost Blair Lord and University Professionals of Illinois president Jon Blitz will be guest-speakers at the meeting. Lord regularly attends the meetings, however he does not address the senate every week. Blitz will speak about senate and UPI collaboration. An email asking for more clarity in the student fee breakdowns, the appointment of a replacement CAA member, and the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics. Faculty Senate identified who that will be and Robertson sent them an email asking if they are interested in serving.
The Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics wrote faculty senate a letter in April and Robertson drafted a resolution agreeing with it. “I’ll see if the senate members agree with it tomorrow,” Robertson said. An email sent about Commitment to Excellence Scholarships will also be revisited at the meeting. The faculty senate was requested to send a mass email about the scholarships. “A faculty member is asking other faculty members to donate to a scholarship fund, and my personal opinion is that the timing isn’t right,” Robertson said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
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Put down the phone and learn to interact Cell phones are great, but sometimes they are very unnecessary. Many people will argue that their “lives are on their phones,” which is sometimes true. I, personally, am one of these people. I use my phone for everything. All of my emails get sent to my phone, all of my contacts and reporters call me on my personal phone number, and I use my phone to record meetings and interviews I do. All of my life is on my phone, but my life is not my phone. When I go out to dinner, or I go to a park or coffee shop for an event, I constantly see people on their phones. Sometimes I wonder if people are really into being in the company of other people. We spend so much time on our phones that it is starting to interfere with our daily lives. When I see people out somewhere on a date, and they have their face glued to their screen, I just wonder how involved people are. If I was to go on a date, and the person I was with was staring at their phone, I would probably leave, to be honest. Dates are the time to get to know each other, especially if it is the first few dates. If the person you are with is on their phone the whole time without a reason why, is the date really worth your time? The whole point of college it to develop skills for whatever career we want, but also to make personal connections with other people. How are we supposed to make connections with people if we do not even know they are there? I have seen people hanging out at Doudna talking, and then someone takes out their phone and the conversation just stops. Why do we choose to interact with people this way? why is technology better than human interaction? Any time I go to dinner with my best friend, we either keep our phones in our pocket or we put them in the center of the table, face down so we will not be tempted to look at them. Granted, my friends know that sometimes I need to, but unless it is someone I need to talk to for a story I have the ability to call them back. Being in college at this time is a great thing. We literally have the world at our fingerprints! The thing is, because we have the world at our fingertips that should not be an excuse to ignore the people that we are supposed to be interacting with. I honestly wish that I could see people getting to know each other more, I really do. This is the time for us to make connections with other people. Why blow it? Mackenzie Freund is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eiu.edu
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Faculty laureate is an important title The Council on Academic Affairs made the right choice in selecting Jeannie Ludlow as 2015-16 faculty laureate, and Eastern can learn quite a bit from the example she has set for students as well as other educators. Ludlow, coordinator of women’s studies and associate English professor, was also chosen as The Daily Eastern News’ person of the year in 2013 for stepping up after a sexual assault case was reportedly mishandled by the university. Ludlow is a member of the Faculty Senate and often voices her opinions during the meetings and gives advice on how professors should deal with sensitive situations with their students. Additionally, Ludlow used her expertise to give a thought-provoking lecture in January connecting literature to society’s discussion on abortion. Making students think beyond the classroom is a crucial aspect of being a college professor that can be easily forgotten. According to an article in Monday’s edition
of The News, Ludlow said she told new students at the Aug. 21 convocation to be empowered by knowing more about the world. She said in the article that while job skills like writing are important, students should seek to gain knowledge as well. In a time when professors across campus are anxious about layoffs and low enrollment, it is essential to remember the basic principles of why people need an education in the first place. It is also necessary for students to take charge of the knowledge they gain with their educational experience, which Ludlow made clear in her convocation speech, titled “Claim Your Education.” At the end of the day, students are the ones paying to be here to learn something. To some, “faculty laureate” may come across as just another meaningless title to give one person something to brag about. This is not the case, however. The award is supposed to recognize a faculty
member for excellence in teaching general education classes, and each year the faculty laureate represents the university at events and helps to select the next year’s faculty laureate. Like it or not, general education is a large part of the college curriculum. Having a way to recognize faculty members who go above and beyond in this area can motivate others to do the same, which overall contributes to a better learning environment. Ludlow is a good choice for this title because she consistently is vocal about issues going on at the university while also taking her job seriously as a general education instructor. Having someone like Ludlow represent the university can help newcomers ease into the transition of college life knowing there are professors here who care about them and are serious about the meaning of a college education. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Managing your time is the key to success One of the most important skills a college student should learn to master is time management. Time management may not seem like it is something important, but developing this skill can anyone find balance with class, work, studying, clubs and organizations, leisure, etc. Time is a limited thing, and some days it just feels like there is not enough time in the day to do every task you had planned to do. This can lead to stress and franticly attempting to finish an assignment for class or studying for a quiz or exam that you forgot all about. Time is everything for a college student and learning to master it is a skill that can help everyone become a better student, and it is only a few steps and a lot commitment. One of the first steps of time management is creating or setting goals that you want to accomplish, can be either short-term or longterm. With that list, you have created what is most important to you and those are the goals you must always go back to. Next, write down all assignments, appointments, meetings, work shifts, etc. It is best to have a calendar or planner to keep things organized, but writing it down in something you look at consistently is just as helpful. The planner is one of the most important steps to manage time. It is everything you have to do right in front
Chris Picazo of you. It allows you see when things are due, when you have to go to a meeting to, to really just about everything you have to do. It allows you to see when you have time to do homework, when you can study or time to just relax and go out. Seeing a calendar or list of everything important in front of you is reliving feeling because you can expect nothing to sneak up on you. It allows you to prioritize things by importance by completing things in advance. You know when everything is due and where you have to be most days. You will not remember an assignment the very last minute and rush to do it, which may lead to a poor attempt and grade, because you
should have expected the assignment. The last step is reviewing your progress on your goals and checking your planner periodically. If it were not for learning time management skills, I would be frantic mess every day and I would most likely forget most of my assignments. It is something I learned early on in college, and it has helped me become a successful student. When working two jobs, taking 16 credit hours, taking time to do all assignments, readings and studying, and still finding time to relax, time management was something I absolutely needed. Time management is not a hard thing to learn and master. It just takes a lot of commitment and prioritizing. There are even things on campus that can help students like The Student Success Center that can help students to better manage time. It just a few simple steps, and these few steps can lead to a more successful and less stressful semester. Chris Picazo is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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5 ‘Super’ seniors explain their graduation delays TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 2015
By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News Seniors who have been on campus more than the standard four years have their own thoughts on their long-standing time at Eastern. Dionte McWillis, a senior history major, said his story for graduating late is unique compared to others. “I graduated high school in 2010 and I went away to school for a year in Missouri. After that I took a year off,” McWillis said. “I told myself most people in my family are college educated so it’s time to get my degree.” McWillis said at first he told himself not to take more than 12 credit hours a semester because he knew it would be too much. “I pledged and my fraternity got suspended, and I just kept going through a lot of stuff,” McWillis said. “It’s been a tough road to get here, but I’m here now.” McWillis is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. McWillis said some people are in school for so long because they get lost in the lifestyle college might bring. “I know people who overload on classes and drop classes too. Or someone in financial aid didn’t tell you it’s not good to drop those classes.” McWillis said. “It takes some people longer to understand the operations of college life.” Arianna Gills, a senior family and consumer science major, said she would have to do an extra semester because she was indecisive about her major. “I changed my major three times; I had bio and pre-med, then went back to being undecided, then I had communications before switching over to family and consumer sciences,” Gills
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Jessica Richey, a senior biological sciences major, and Miguel Williams, a senior physics major, discuss their reasoning for being seniors for more than one year Monday outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. “Colleges are putting more requirements on majors, especially science,” Richey said.
said. Gills said she had to get adjusted to college
before finding herself as a student. She said students sometimes find themselves falling behind
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because of partying too much and poor work ethic. Jessica Richey, a senior biological sciences major, said she was supposed to graduate in 2014 and now is graduating in the spring of 2016. “I had a hold on my account and I was told that they added some classes to my major, and after I finally got those taken care of they said I had seven hours left,” Richey said. “Colleges are putting more requirements on majors especially science.” Richey said she has heard about students receiving classes and at the last minute being dropped from those classes. Richey said her being dropped pushed her back a semester. “I registered for two of my classes in the summer to get ahead and the class I registered for put a hold on my account,” Richey said. “They dropped me a week before classes started and I got one email for it.” Richey said the delay in graduation could be because jobs are requiring more education and schools are trying to work around those requests. Miguel Williams, a senior physics major, said he took off a semester for his freshmen year because of a medical condition and is now staying Eastern longer than he would have expected. “For the physics majors you have to take a certain amount of classes, which are only given certain periods of time and if you’re behind you won’t graduate on time,” Williams said. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
Tarble shows catacombs-inspired art exhibition By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News The Thomas Lyon-Mills exhibition opened to the public Saturday at the Tarble Art Center joining both the Edgar Degas and Shona Macdonald displays. Michael Schuetz, the assistant director of Tarble, said Mills is an artist and an instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design, a wellknown and respected art school. “He was an artist that was nominated and this particular nomination came through Kasey Ramirez, who used to teach printmaking here on campus,” Schuetz said. “This was one of her nominations.” Schuetz also said Mills’ work stems from his travels to different catacombs in Rome for his art. “I don’t know how he attained permission, but it’s not the kind of thing that (is) publicly available,” Schuetz said. “He did get
permission to go through those catacombs and a lot of the source, sometimes imagery, sometimes sensibility and inspiration comes from those visits that he made into the catacombs.” David Griffin, the chair of the art department, said when Mills’ name was put forth for nomination last year, it was because the department believed he could contribute to the university. “The faculty, through their experiences and their training and who they’ve had contact with, come forward with names and recommendations for the next year’s visiting artist program,” Griffin said. “Kasey put Thomas forward as somebody she thought was deserving of a show, that she thought would add to the curriculum of the department.” Griffin also said much of Mills’ work comes from his studies during his time exploring the Italian catacombs and other his-
“His work sort of begins and draws reference from (the catacombs) and then goes into a more sort of shadow world, memory-type-esque abstract nature of drawing and painting.” -David Griffin, art department chair torical sites. “His work sort of begins and draws reference from that and then goes into a more
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sort of shadow world, memory-type-esque abstract nature of drawing and painting,” Griffin said. Mills will make his way to Eastern and give a lecture about his work at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Tarble Atrium. “The exhibition caliber at Tarble is always ever changing,” Griffin said. Griffin also said the Tarble has to work within the confines of the university’s and other’s schedules. “The way things work out in terms of the artist schedule, the school calendar, there’s a lot of layers that have to fall into place,” he said. “So as Tarble starts to put together their exhibition schedule and we start to look at the artist we’re bring in, they start to mix and match the dates of everything else.”
Luis Martinez can be reached at 5812812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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The Coles County Barbershop Singers will be performing Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in Kiwanis Park. The group has been active since 1970.
Barbershop quartet returns By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News The Coles County Barbershop Singers will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Daum Amphitheater in Kiwanis Park as a part of the “Concerts in the Park.” This will be the second time the singers make their way to the park for a free live performance. Diane Ratliff, who is in charge of tourism and special events for the parks and recreation department, said the group is relatively well known throughout the community. “They are a local group from Coles County that’s been around for 45 years,” Ratliff said. “It’s one of those things that there are a lot of people in
the area who really like to hear them sing, so we try whenever possible to get them to come out for free concerts.” Ratliff also said the group members are not just exclusively from Charleston, but some of them come from places like Champaign, Newton and Sullivan. “We do the free concert series in Kiwanis Park just to kind of help the community,” Ratliff said. “They can come out, enjoy a free show, sometimes these groups aren’t able to perform locally or it’s a closed concert.” Ratliff said the average turnout of audience depends on the weather and what other people have already planned. “The type of audience is
a wide variety; I mean it depends on the type of music that we have. We’ve had all the way from small children all the way up to seniors that come out to our event,” Ratliff said. “With the attendance, it also depends. Obviously in the fall, people are busy with different things, the weather makes a difference, so it varies from 40 to 50 people all to way up to 200 to 300 people.” Tom Woodall, the director of the group, said they were asked before if they would like to perform again at Kiwanis Park and they said yes. “This is barbershop singing only, this is a cappella singing, no instruments,” Woodall said. “There are about 25 men in the chorus, and the
chorus breaks down into quarters, so we’ll have four different quarters also singing.” Woodall also said the group was started in 1970 and people within the community have heard of them. “The most enjoyable thing for the singers whether it’s Kiwanis Park or any place, is to sing well enough that the people to really enjoy it,” Woodall said. “They seem to get into the music and the lyrics of the songs and so it’s a unique form, People aren’t used to this kind of singing.” The concert is free to the public.
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Western game to open 2015 football season By Blake Nash Staff Reporter|@Banash5 The 2015 college football season begins this week as the Eastern football team will open its season Thursday night for the second straight year when they will travel to face in- state foe Western Illinois. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. The Panthers have been practicing since last week after breaking from fall camp on Aug. 22. Coach Kim Dameron said practices have been good this week, and the Panthers are in the process of making final preparations for the opener. “You can’t get tired of preparing. You’ve just got to keep preparing, even though it’s been a long time and reps, and all that stuff,” Dameron said. “Hopefully we’ll be to where we’re extremely prepared going into the game.” One player who is excited about the upcoming season is redshirt junior running back Devin Church. Church transferred to Eastern after playing at University of Illinois last fall. Church has become a part of a Panther backfield that will see various running backs get playing time this season. “We’re loaded in the backfield. Got a bunch of talent and a good coach,” Church said. “We’re all going to be playing, so it’s going to be real nice this season.” Redshirt senior Shepard Little, junior Korliss Marshall and graduate student Jerron Seymour are also to be part of Eastern’s rushing attack this year, which Dameron said would be a running back by committee. The Panthers were second in the conference and 11th in the nation in rushing offense last season. “I’m feeling real good, confident,” Church said. “Just ready to get going with the season and win some games.” Another Panthers player eager to win games this season is sophomore kicker Nick Bruno. Bruno finished last season going 14-of-16 in field goals and led the team in scoring with
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Junior quarterback Jalen Whitlow runs with the ball down field against Austin Peay on Sept. 21, 2014 at O’Brien Field. Whitlow set an Eastern record, with 137 rushing yards by a quarterback, as the Panthers won 63-7.
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“I just want to see the team win the conference this year. Get deep into the playoffs and maybe compete for the national championship,” Bruno said. “Hopefully we can just win that’s all I’m worried about.” Bruno will have a different holder this season with the graduation of Adam Drake but he said that the Panthers are squared away at that position. Dameron is also focused on getting his team healthy for the opener as the final preparations are made. “Health issues are always an issue because you can lose a critical player and you’re a different team than you were,” Dameron said. “We need to stay focused on the process every day, with going out and getting better every day.” Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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The Eastern women’s soccer team remains upbeat despite its two losses over the weekend. Friday, the Panthers lost in overtime to Western Illinois 3-2, in which Eastern coach Jason Cherry said it was the best game his team played all season. “I was really pleased with our effort,” Cherry said. “We played really inspired. We played really well as a team. Unfortunately we didn’t get a result. I thought Friday we were the better team.” Western Illinois scored the overtime goal at the 106 minute mark of the second overtime in Friday’s game. Senior Molly Hawkins, who scored two goals in the game Friday, felt her team played hard for all 106 minutes. “It really showed that everyone wanted it,” she said. “Unfortunately that’s just how games turn out sometimes. You can’t just look at the stats. We showed more passion in the game than I’ve seen thus far this season, and I’m really happy to see it all starting to come together.” After going down 1-0 two minutes into the game Friday, Hawkins was able to score her first goal of the season about four minutes later with an assist from red-shirt senior Kathleen Mackinnon. Hawkins then gave Eastern the lead right out of the break in the second half with her second goal of the game. She said it was very important to bounce back quickly after a rough start to the game for the team. “We started the game a bit shaky at first,” she said. “Then once they scored, I think we realized that we needed to step it up and show much we want it.
“We played really inspired. We played really well as a team. Unfortunately we didn’t get a result. I thought Friday we were the better team.” -Jason Cherry, women’s soccer coach She also said the game wasn’t over just becaust the team started off shaky. “It was really important for us to bounce back right away and once we did, we set the tone for the game,” she said. Eastern was able to muster four shots on goal against Western and did have more corner kicks than Western, which Cherry wanted to see out of his team over the weekend. The Panthers were shut out by Northern Iowa Sunday 3-0 and did have two new goalkeepers in net. Freshman Liz Carmody and Erin Morgan each played a half against Northern Iowa. Morgan had three saves, and Carmody was not able to save either of the two shots she faced. However Cherry felt his two freshman goalkeepers played well in their first collegiate games. “They managed the game really well,” he said. “They did their best.” The Panthers will be back at home at Lakeside Field Friday against Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne at 3 p.m. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu
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Volleyball returns home after 3-0 streak By Sean Hastings Assistant Sports Editor|@DEN_Sports After posting a perfect 3-0 record and winning the IPFW Invitational the Eastern Volleyball team returns home looking to continue success on Tuesday when they take on Indiana State. The match is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in Lantz Arena. This mid-week contest is the only one the Panthers will be playing as they are scheduled to play three more weekend invitational matches until Sept. 19 before the Ohio Valley Conference starts Sept. 25. Playing a match at home is always exciting for any team according to volleyball coach Sam Wolinski. “I think they’re excited especially because they’re not used to having such an early home match,” Wolinski said. “The opportunity to play early in the season here in Lantz is exciting for all of us.” A lot of the players have played a match in Lantz Arena before, but for Wolinski this will be her first time coaching in the stadium. Wolinski said she is nervous, as she usually is, before a match but is excited for the opportunity to coach in Eastern’s home arena. She added that there is more excitement coming back into play, since the match is at home, after what the team did over the weekend. “Around the EIU community, everybody’s been congratulating the girls and everything on their week-
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Red-shirt senior defensive specialist Kelsey Brooke and freshman outside hitter Maria Brown go for the dig during a match against Southeast Missouri in Lantz Arena. Oct. 31 2014
end,” Wolinski said. The Panthers will now be able to show everyone what they can do on the court.
Indiana State has strong outside players, which are their go-to players on the court. The team also has a strong right side so the Panthers will
have to make sure their block is taking care of business. The Panthers serve- receive and side out game was strong and a big part in
why they were so successful over the weekend and the team said they are looking to continue it. “That’s going to be crucial to our success against Indiana State,” Wolinski said. Indiana State can also push and run, according to Wolinski, when he said that they can’t let that get to them and they just have to stick to their style of volleyball. The Sycamores are not in the OVC but the Panthers know the importance of this game and playing a good team like Indiana State will help them get better. The Panthers have had three matches to get comfortable playing with each other and Wolinski believes that and having trust in each other was a big reason why they were successful over the weekend and can be against Indiana State. After having the success they did over the weekend, the Panthers know they still need to still have to stay focused on their game. “We can’t afford to get complacent,” Wolinski said. “We need to take care of what we need to take care of and make ourselves better while also thinking about what Indiana State is going to do.” The team’s biggest thing that they tell themselves is to get one percent better every hit, and they can be successful. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu
Men’s soccer ready to carry momentum By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter| @DEN_Sports Men’s soccer is 1-1 after splitting the weekend’s games at Xavier and Lipscomb. The win against Lipscomb was the men’s first victory on the road since 2012. It is also head coach Kiki Lara’s first victory as the head coach. Lara pointed out a few things that were important to take away from the games this past weekend. “We talked a lot about being on our own schedule; we’re still very new to everything,” he said. “It’s the fourth time that this group has played together including myself, the coaching staff, as well.” In the win, Lara saw a lot of what he saw in the two exhibition games that they won prior to the season. Defense is a part of the game he still sees plenty of work to be done on. “The most important thing we took from last night is that there was some good and a lot of the good we saw in the preseason, that ability to get forward quickly and be dangerous to goal,” he said. “There are still plenty of things to work on in terms of defensive organization and just having an understanding positionally, what we need to do to be able to get good results.” Sophomore Tyler Oliver is the team’s leading scorer after two games. He had a goal and an assist in Sunday night’s game. Other players with goals are sophomores Justin Oliver and Dominic Recca. Depth is one of the strengths of the team that Lara pointed out from what he saw in his first two games. “One of the strengths of the team is the depth of the team,” Lara said. “One of the things that I think was awesome to see is that, with the ex-
ception of maybe one player, we played everybody. Everybody played a role in the field over the weekend.” No major adjustments were made at halftime when Eastern trailed Lipscomb 1-0 according to Lara. He said they just stuck with the regular game plan. “The nice thing about yesterday is there wasn’t really a huge adjustment that we made,” he said. “We just kept chipping away at the game plan and
“One of the strengths of the team is the depth of the team.” -Kiki Lara, men’s soccer coach I thought that was an improvement from Friday night. We stayed with the game plan from the beginning to the end and I thought really that was a big part in why the team was successful.” Lara said there will continue to be lineup adjustments until he figures out the right patterns. He said that it would take some time since they’ve had one or two players just show up about five days ago. “I still have a lot of work to do with understanding who we are partnerships wise and who we are with the strengths of the program right now and how they fit into the system,” he said. Eastern is back on the road this weekend as they take on the University of Pittsburg. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu
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Senior forward Tayron Martin moves the ball up the pitch during the Panthers’ 4-3 extra time loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Nov. 11 2014 at Lakeside Field.