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HERC vaccinates students, faculty for flu By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The Health Education and Resource Center vaccinated about 650 students for the flu Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., nurses from Eastern’s health services and seniors from Lakeview College of Nursing administered free flu shots to students in the University Ballroom. Eric Davidson, the associate director of health service, said about 150 more students received a shot this year than last year. The HERC began the day with 900 vaccinations from the Sanofi U.S. healthcare company and the goal of vaccinating 10 percent of campus, which would have been about 890 students. On years when at least 10 percent of students are vaccinated, workers at the HERC notice less people coming in with symptoms being diagnosed with the flu, Davidson said. He attributes this to the concept of “herd immunity.” “If you were a cow farmer, you wouldn’t necessarily go and immunize your whole entire herd of cows, but you would try to get a good enough number so that way if there was a disease that would come up and affect the herd, you would have enough protection so it would minimize the damage and risk,” Davidson said. Though the HERC fell about 3 percent short of its goal for students, the Coles County Health Department used nearly all of its vaccines for faculty, staff and retirees in the Bridge Lounge. Diana Stenger, an administrator at the department, said their nurses began with 720 vaccinations and had only eight left at the end of the day, and they normally provide about 700 each year. Davidson said the vaccine protects against the three primary strains of influenza, which are strains A, B, and H1N1. “We use a deadened virus, and that material basically is enough to kick start the immune system,” Davidson said. “So that way if a person comes in contact with the flu virus, their immune system is already activated and
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Nichole Hugo, a professor of family and consumer sciences, gets administered for the flu vaccine by Kendra White, an RN with the Coles County Health Department, Wednesday in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. Union.
will fight against any incoming infection.” Though becoming infected with a different strain is possible after vaccination, Davidson said getting the shot can minimize the extent of the condition later on. Maria Barrientos, the administrative nurse for health service, said the body normally takes one to two weeks to build immunity after vaccination. “You don’t get instant immunity,” she said. “Not from the vaccine, but in between if you’re exposed to someone with flu, you may
get it. You don’t get the flu from the flu shot.” As with any vaccine, there is some risk for an allergic reaction, though it is rare, especially since recipients must answer medical questions first, Barrientos said. “We’ve never seen one, and we’ve been giving flu shots forever,” she said. Barrientos said, however, that people should not get the shot when they or sick or are running a fever because their immune systems are already at work, and pregnant women need permission from their doctors first.
She also recommends people with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, to get vaccinated. Davidson said the remaining dosages would be available for students to receive by appointment at the clinic on campus, though the benefit of coming on free flu shot day is that they can come in and out in five to 10 minutes. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
Ashmore Estates removes haunted house attraction By Katie Smith Online Editor | @katsmith_05 The haunted attractions traditionally made available at Ashmore Estates in the month of October will no longer be provided due to increasingly strict Illinois laws regulating haunted houses. However, the building will remain open for tours and paranormal investigations, current owner Robbin Terry said. Terry purchased the building in May, despite significant damage to the roof and support beams after a 2013 storm with winds between 80-100 mph tore through the town. “I came over in April and looked at it and it was a mess. They were doing a
haunted attraction and they had stuff everywhere,” he said. Rather than opening its doors as a haunted attraction, Terry will screen movies, give tours, and have an open investigation on Halloween, in addition to the tours and investigations available through Terry on a regular basis. Terry said a force beyond his understanding compelled him to make the purchase. “I went through. I just felt like there was something pulling at my arms saying, ‘Buy this; help us,’” he said. “It wasn’t necessarily the spirits, they don’t need any help – it was the building.” K ATIE SMITH | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
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Since Robbin Terry purchased Ashmore Estates in May, he and his crew have installed new windows, doors, siding, and roofing in order to keep the building up to code, and prevent future cases of histoplasmosis.
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abuse, LGBTQA in By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Attitude, hair flipping and sixinch heels strutted down the Ts h a p e d r u n w a y, w o m e n l e a n i n g f o r w a rd w i t h t h e i r h a n d s on their hips while winking for GLAM Modeling’s practice show Wednesday. The posing and sass were all in preparation for their upcoming 7 p.m. Saturday show in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Kendall Jackson, the president of GL AM Modeling, said this year’s first show would be all about awareness since October is dedicated to LGBTQA History, Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence awareness. In the past, the executive board would come up with themes for the show, but Jackson said he is changing that. He said since he and his models are more like family, they will all collectively come up with ideas to put on. This year’s show was thought of two weeks ago. “(It’s) a new side of glam we want to introduce to the campus,” Jackson said. Jackson said there would be three parts to Saturday’s show; the first will be a dedication to LGBTQA History Month with a traditional modeling show. The models will dance Vogue with a Power Point behind them educating members in the audience of the LGBTQA history. Breast Cancer will be the second session and have two sections. The models will show off dark colors as they are just finding out that they are diagnosed with the disease. Going into the next phase of this session, the models will be showcasing a pink accent on their clothing as they will be celebrating surviving the ordeal or learning how to cope with it. Domestic violence will be the theme of the third and final skit, which is a much darker and more s e ri o u s p o r ti o n o f t h e r u nw a y show. “The domestic violence scene is very intense,” Jackson said. He said this scene would have the models looking somber and upset with dark colors and a depressing atmosphere. Jackson said this scene will not only touch on physical violence from by men on women, but also women abusing men and mental abuse. Essentially, the breast cancer and domestic violence skits will all tell some sort of story through the models’ actions. Jackson said he and his models are all excited doing such a show because everything is new for the organization this year, including the models. He s a i d i n o rd e r t o g e t t h e models ready for the their events, he helps them with posing and runway walking because he has had some experience with modeling in the past. “When it comes to walking, it’s
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Ashley Martin, a junior Family Consumer Scienes major simulates choking for Glam's domestic violence skit during the Wednesday night paractice.
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all about confidence and ease,” Jackson said. Jackson said the organization is hoping to do more community ser vice modeling events this year as well as forums and bring in guest runway coaches. He said the organization is also planning on doing traveling and is interested in working with other organizations. Jackson also expressed interest in working with Couture Modeling, a Registered Student Organization that started earlier this semester.
Roberto Hodge can be ROBERTO HODGE | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu. Shaniyah Mayes, a freshman Psychology major poses for the upcoming Glam show Wednesday evening.
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RHA plans for upcoming Homecoming Weekend Student participation is needed for celebration By Luis Martinez Staff Reporter|@DEN_News The Residence Hall Association will be planning for Homecoming at 5 p.m. in Thursday at Thomas Hall. RHA president Christina Lauff will be informing residence halls about the upcoming events for Homecoming. “We’re going to talking about Homecoming and get the halls excited for it,” Lauff said. The goal is to get the halls to participate in upcoming Homecoming events. “We want everyone to show EIU spirit,” Lauff said “We want the halls to participate in the parade and go to the Homecoming game.” Besides the game and the Homecoming parade, Lauff also said the RHA will review plans for a window judging contest that will also be taking place the week of Homecoming. “We want the halls to get rid of their old ROC Fest paintings and start working on some for Homecoming,” she said. RHA members will be having their own banner and board for Homecoming this year. There will be no RHA meeting next Thursday because of fall break. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
By Samantha Middendorf Entertainment Editor | @Samantha_EE A mixture of punk rock music and feminist discussion will echo throughout the Black Box Theatre at the Doudna Fine Arts Center at 5 p.m. Thursday. Alice Bag, lead singer of punk band The Bags and author of “Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage,” will talk about her experiences with domestic abuse and the origin of her hardcore style. Bag’s lecture will combine both her discussion and a special performance. Dan Crews, director of patron services at Doudna, said the intimate setting of the Black Box Theatre will allow Bag to lecture and perform. “As a musician, she is the lead singer for a band,” he said. “While the band was not able to accompany her on this trip, she will be joined by musicians from the area and will perform a few of her songs.” Along with performing her punk music, Bags will be discussing her personal experiences and how they empowered her as a female in a world where hardcore musicians were males. “She is an artist, singer, author and advocate and she will share her experiences to the crowd,” Crews said. Bags was born and raised in a Spanish-speaking household in East Los Angeles. Because of her upbringing, Bags became a bilingual teacher to aide students and help them get a better education. The Bags formed in 1977 as one of the first punk bands of the early L.A. punk scene. With songs like “We Will Bury You,” “Real Emotions,” “Disco’s Dead” and “Nothing’s Going on in Here,” The Bags was one of the most popular punk bands of its time. Once she left The Bags, Bag joined other bands such as Cholita! with Vaginal Davis and Las Tres with Teresa Covarrubias. Bags gave birth to her daughter in the mid-‘90s and took time off to be a mother, although she eventually realized she missed performing. Bag now performs with her band Stay at Home Bomb. The band performs songs that address domestic violence and how society views femininity. The lecture will take place at 5 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Samantha Middendorf can be reached at 581-2812 or semiddendorf@eiu.edu.
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Consumerism is taking over our lives Hello. My name is Amanda, and I’m becoming a shopaholic. It all started with my family’s giant home computer, which housed the allconsuming Sims game. It also required dialing up to get online. Every year or two, we had the latest technology whether that be a new computer, TV or tablet. Fast-forwarding to now, my siblings and I crave the newest items. Almost every day I shop online. This includes putting things in my imaginary cart, exiting out and not buying anything. It also includes buying a mass amount of items only to have them delivered and then returned for the instant gratification. I admit I have a problem. Often times, I pause before hitting the ‘place order’ button and ask myself, “Amanda, will more things make you happy?” No, they probably will not. We live in a world where we envy and look up to people who have the latest smartphone. But this isn’t just about technology. For me, it goes for everything– games, shoes, bedding, kitchen utensils or even house plants. Being a consumer is good, right? The unveiling event for the newest technology is often considered news and important by the citizens of the world. This shouldn’t be acceptable behavior. Our consumerist, ‘I-need-the-newest-version’ culture is making material things the focus of our lives. Do we really need these items? Probably not. We should value our time. We should put more value in our relationships with our friends and family. We should put more value into learning skills and having hobbies. What will make us happy? Spending time doing the things we love will make us happy. Spending time with family will make us happy. You only have so much time to spend with your family, to make a difference and to spend time doing things you enjoy. Shopping, for me, is just another way to procrastinate- a coping mechanism. So what is it I’m avoiding by shopping? For one thing, wasting time online shopping is not going to give me more time to write that paper, read the 40 pages of correctional theory or edit a video. Having this culture where new things are so important is not helping anyone. Being a consumer usually means you are able to buy things you want. Now it means buying items in excess and being wasteful. Technology will be outdated soon enough. A newer, better version of the Iphone, Android, etc. will eventually come out. The same can’t be said for your life. Amanda Wilkinson is a senior journalism and family and consumer sciences major. She can be reached at 581-7912 or denopinions@gmail.com
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In new enrollment analysis, more vagueness
Yesterday, we reported on the presentation of Eastern’s Root Cause Analysis to faculty senate. The analysis was conducted to identify the myriad of reasons the university has seen a 23 percent enrollment decrease, as well as identify ways in which to alleviate the problem. And while there were definitely some positive aspects of the report—for example, Chris Dearth, director of admissions, said the university already has 600 students enrolled for next year— we found ourselves again bemoaning the university for the same reason we’ve done time and time again: vagueness. That vagueness, we think, extends to both the analysis itself, as well as the strategies offered so as to stop some of the bleeding. Grant Sterling, the faculty senate chair, said it perfectly: “No where in here does it say that a root cause of our enrollment decline is the responsibility of any administrator or decisions made by the university.” While the report did target some more specific reasons for which students are choosing other universities over Eastern— among the cited causes were residence hall appearance and the quality or availability of their major—it also did little to assure us that there is any serious action being taken to save this institution from slow death. For example, solutions suggested by the report included
“developing new programs” as well as to “improve and promote the quality of existing academic programs.” This all sounds fine on paper, sure. But if one actually thinks about it, the report really hasn’t said anything we didn’t already know. And at this point in the game, we can’t afford (literally) to keep rehashing the same theories on how to fix our enrollment problems. We need action. And yes, we understand that this is a delicate process, full of minutia and made especially complex due to the university’s dwindling budget, among other issues. But—and we hate that this bears repeating so often—we need to know what’s going on at this university, and it’s a disservice to Eastern students and faculty that we must keep dealing in vague, public relations terms, rather than concrete facts and numbers. This report may have delivered some interesting insights into the university’s enrollment problems. But it did little to deliver any real or thorough processes by which to fix those problems, and unfortunately, the time for those processes to take form passed us by a long time ago. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
How you react defines who you are There’s a reason people love TV shows and movies. At the end of it, they leave you with the hope that everything will be wrapped up in a nice little bow. But life doesn’t work out that way — and in the end it’s what you do to better yourself that matters. Not every problem is figured out in 21 minutes, plus nine minutes for commercials. It’s a lot bigger than that. That’s a good thing. Any problem you face in life will make you stronger if you take the right steps to do so. Fail a test? Make sure you attend class more, study more, go to the professor for help—anything that can work in your favor. Break up? Pick yourself up. Don’t lay down without a fight. Make sure that you realize the best person you know is you. Having a hard day at work? Decide what needs to be done to improve it. Don’t let the bad days bog you down too much—that’s when overload sets in and
Bob Galuski the whole world seems to fall apart. But it’s not—trust me. Not even close. If you think, as students, these are the best years of your life you’re mistaken. The whole world doesn’t revolve around the small crises of your life, even though you may believe they do. Take a moment to distance yourself from the problem. Because how you react is what defines you. If you give up easily, or lay down without a fight, then it will become a pattern in your life. But it doesn’t have to be. You always have the choice to be different—to make a difference.
Life has a funny way of knocking you down—not out, though. You will always be against the ropes, and in the fight it will come down to whether or not you have the courage to make a stand. Don’t let the day-to-day hustle and flow of life take over, overwhelm and drown you. Breathing underwater, in case you hadn’t heard, isn’t easy. Instead, take stock of what’s important to you. Figure out the next move. Know what the solutions are. These are the beginning years to the best years of your life. The problems of yesterday don’t matter too much today, unless you let them. In the end, everything will be all right. It has to be. Millions of people go through what you’re going through and they turn out just fine. You just have to know how to react. Bob Galuski is a senior English and journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Junior nursing major Jade Welgat rides a teeter totter along with junior special education major Brittany DalCorobbo on Wednesday on the South Quad. The teeter totter, hosted by the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, was set up to raise money for diabetes research and education. The teeter totter will be set up through Thursday.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 There will still be paranormal investigations and tours held through the estate Earlier in the year, visitors to the building became ill with histoplasmosis, a respiratory infection that develops after inhaling fungus spores found in bird feces. Terry attributes any related cases of the infection to a pigeon inhabitance present before he purchased the building.
“We cleaned the whole place out,” he said. “Since then we’ve had probably 300 or more people through the building and we haven’t had a problem.” Terry has spent every weekend at the building since he purchased it in May, making repairs including new siding, doors, windows and roofing.
“When I bought it there was no doubt in my mind. I was not even thinking about opening it up as a haunted attraction.” -Robbin Terry, building owner “When I bought it there was no roof on the back. The birds would fly in and out the back. It was like a freeway,” Terry said. For 10 years the building only had one installed window.
Physical renovation was only part Terry’s responsibility for Ashmore Estates, he said. A believer in the spiritual world, Terry hopes to complete his repairs while remaining respectful of any lives that
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were lost during the building’s day as a poor house and asylum. “We’re trying to put it back to the way it was when they were here,” he said. “When I bought it there was no doubt in my mind. I was not even thinking about opening it up as a haunted attraction.” Terry began his process by removing disrespectful graffiti left over from the building’s time as a haunted attraction. “The graffiti on some of the walls in here, like the word die, I found some of them and painted over them because I think that is disrespectful,” he said. “Those people — they have passed away.” Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.
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Student Senate reviewed plans for upcoming Homecoming Week e ve n t s a n d p rov i d e d i n p u t o n Eastern’s learning goals Thursday. Shirmeen Ahmad, the student vice president for academic affairs, asked members to contemplate how Eastern’s five learning goals should be implemented in general education courses. Ahmad said the Council on Academic Affairs’ general education committee has discussed a possible two-and-a-half rule for general education courses, in which those courses will be required to use two learning goals and part of another learning goal. Eastern’s learning goals include speaking and listening, writing and critical reading, critical thinking, quantitative reasoning and responsible citizenship. Student senate members said while all five learning goals are important, most believe critical thinking is more important. One member said while critical thinking and responsible citizenship can be incorporated across all general education courses, each department should individually focus on the learning goal that is most closely related to their subject. Top suggestions from members for the two-and-a-half rule include incorporating speaking and listening, critical thinking, and reHave any interesting news you want to share with the community?
sponsible citizenship. Student Senate also reviewed upcoming Homecoming events. Phillip Love, chair of the student affairs committee, said student senate will host “Yell Like Hell” in which Registered Student Organizations will be leading different Eastern chants and teaching the chants to students. Student senate members will be making a poster of Billy the Panther for a “pin the tail on the panther” game during the event. “We hope Billy the Panther gets involved,” Love said. Student senate will also be having a side walk par ty in which Charleston and the campus community will be decorating megaphones to promote Homecoming spirit. Members also discussed Family Fun Night in which participants will get to interact with a balloon dart game and get fake tattoos. Love said the event will be a way for student senate members to show their involvement. “We want to show school spirit and show that we support the community,” he said. Student senate will meet at 7 p.m. next Thursday in the Arcola/ Tuscola Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.
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Eastern baseball begins their ‘World Series’ By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern baseball team played in an intrasquad game at Coaches Stadium on Wednesday. The matchup consisted of a gray team and blue team, splitting the Panthers’ roster up evenly and playing a normal nine-inning game. The gray team came away victorious 5-0 over the blue team in what the Panthers consider their version of the World Series. Eastern coach Jim Schmitz said he was really happy with how junior Brendan Alle, who came from Jefferson College,
pitched for the blue team. Allen threw four shut out innings, which is what the team and the coaching staff were looking for from him. Also impressing Schmitz was Jake Johansmeier, who did not give up a run in his innings of work. Johansmeier is the only main starting pitcher from last year’s team that is returning. The Panthers lost their top three pitchers from last season’s team, in Matt Borens, Joe Greenfield and Troy Barton. Barton and Greenfield were lost to graduation and the New York Yankees drafted Borens in the 11th round.
So, Eastern is relying on pitchers like Allen, Johansmeier and some freshman, in Ben Hughes, Luke Dietz and Andy Fisher. The Panthers also lost catcher Jacob Reese to graduation, who will be replaced by senior John Devito, who played for the blue team Wednesday. “We lost Jacob Reese, so that was a big question mark, but John Devito did a great job back there, he’s going to bat eighth or ninth, he’s going to block balls and (Wednesday) he was sensational,” Schmitz said. Devito had one of six hits for the blue team in the game.
The Panthers are also dealing with injuries, like junior Demetre Taylor, who hurt his foot the other day. Overall, Schmitz said he is happy with how things went especially the performance from Allen on Wednesday. For the gray team, senior Caleb Howell got two hits in his four atbats, including a single and an RBI triple late in the game. The Panthers will play game two of their World Series Friday at Coaches Stadium.
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Radloff’s hot streak: a little luck, a lot of skill By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Sports Editor | @domrenzetti S e n i o r Me a g a n R a d l o f f h a s scored a lot of goals in her career, but none quite like the one she scored last Friday against Belmont. With just a few minutes to go in the first half on a cold and windy day, Radloff lined up for a set piece following a Belmont penalty. The Panthers and Bruins were playing their third ever meeting as Ohio Valley Conference teams not on Lakeside Field, but on the Eastern’s practice field. Heavy rains put Lakeside Field underwater, moving Friday’s women’s match and Satruday’s men’s match against Denver to a new location. It was not ideal, but the teams had to make the most of it. Radloff ’s kick sailed through the air and didn’t come down until it was already in the back of the net. Radloff scored from about 40 yards out, tying the match going into halftime. The Panthers were unable to score again on the Bruins that day, but Radloff ’s goal, her second of the season at that point, was something she had never seen before. “I’ve never really scored off a set piece,” she said. “It was kind of weird. I wasn’t expecting it to go in, definitely.” Radloff ’s goal went down as unassisted, but it may have gotten a little help from the wind on the way in. The senior from West Chicago said she wasn’t even completely sure that the ball went in.
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She said until her teammates came back and said no one touched the ball, she didn’t know it had landed in the net. “It was kind of a nice surprise,” she said. Radloff ’s second of three goals last weekend also came off a set piece, but this one was not as surprising. Radloff said she knew that because of the way Austin Peay was lining up defensively, the Panthers had a good chance to score against them. Eastern was able to take advantage. “Sometimes it usually just depends on the way the other team is setting up their defense, so it’s usually not open,” she said. “We saw the chance and we took it and it worked, so it’s good to see.” Radloff said the team works on set pieces all the time in practice, so seeing one result in a goal was proof of hard work paying off. R a d l o f f ’s t h i r d g o a l o f t h e weekend came off a penalty kick, her second of the season. Radloff was able to convert the goal with ease and set up a 3-1 win over Austin Peay. Now, Radloff said she feels like she’s getting into the same stride she was in last season, which is good news for the Panthers. Radloff scored a team-high seven goals last season, all against OVC teams. Now, after earning OVC Player of the Week honors, the Panthers are 1-3 and preparing for a road trip this weekend. T h i s we e k e n d , t h e Pa n t h e r s travel to Cookeville, Tenn., for a match 3 p.m. Friday to take on Tennessee Tech, a team Radloff scored twice against last season.
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Senior Meagan Radloff fights off an opponent in a match against Belmont on Friday at the Eastern practice field. The Panthers lost to the Bruins 3-1.
On Sunday, the Panthers travel to Jacksonville State at 1 p.m., another team Radloff found the back of the net against in a 2-1 win last season.
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Anthony Standifer mentally put himself onto the field in Ole Miss’ win against Alabama So bad that Standifer forced h i m s e l f t o l e a v e Va u g h t – Hemingway Stadium at halftime with his beloved No. 11 Rebels trailing 14-3. “I had to walk back to where I was staying and just watch the game on TV,” Standifer said. But Standifer remained just as passionate when watching the game on TV. His best friend and high school teammate at Crete-Monee High School, Laquon Treadwell, scored with 7:20 left in the third quarter to cut the Ole Miss deficit to four. “I told him he had a chance to show who the best receiver was in the SEC,” Standifer said. To which Treadwell had an answer for: “He told me he was going to put on for the city,” Standifer said. “I think he did.” Treadwell finished with five catches for 55 yards and a touchdown that sparked the Rebels’ 20-3 comeback in the second half. Alabama made it a 17-10 game three minutes later. The game remained scoreless for nearly an entire quarter until Ole Miss tied the game at 17 with a 34-yard pass from Bo Wallace to Vince Sanders. “Seeing those guys play the way they did was a very humbling experience,” Standifer said.
game-tying 32-yard touchdown pass from Alabama quarterback Blake Sims. Golson’s tiptoe interception in the back of the end zone reminded Standifer of one he was capable of making, as the two once challenged each other to keep the other in-check during Standifer’s time at Ole Miss. “I could see myself intercepting it just like he did,” Standifer said. “We kind of play like each other. We were always close.” Ole Miss gained possession and ran out the clock. Final: Ole Miss 23, Alabama 17. The game was over, and Standifer fell back down to Earth — or Charleston, rather. But of the unmatched experiences found at Ole Miss, there is one thing Standifer can no longer do there, play football. At Eastern — where he has 12 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions in five games — he can play football. And he must because there are places bigger than Oxford, Miss. “Here, I know what I have to do,” Standifer said. “The bigger picture is the NFL.” Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
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An Eastern win over Eastern Kentucky will mean more to Jalen Whitlow “He was my roommate my freshman year,” Whitlow said. “I remember when we moved in. He’s like my brother, really. We talk probably three times a week.” Whitlow spent two years with Kentucky, before transferring to Eastern in May. A disagreement with a position change concluded in the quarterback leaving the Wildcats and becoming a Panther. With Saturday’s win, Kentucky improved to 4-1 and 2-1 in the SEC. Meanwhile, Whitlow is preparing to face Eastern Kentucky at 5 p.m. Saturday, when the 1-4 Panthers face the 5-0 Colonels. How e v e r, s e e i n g h i s f o r m e r teammates succeed this season does not make Whitlow regret his decision to leave. “I’m happy for those guys, but that’s long gone,” Whitlow said. “I’ve been gone for a while now.” Although he decided not to go watch the game live Saturday, deciding to relax and view some more football, Whitlow said some Kentucky players will go see him play against the Colonels Saturday. “ It’s g o i n g t o b e a we s o m e ,” Whitlow said. “I can’t wait. Hopefully we get this ‘W ’ and I’ll be happy after the game and I’ll be
able to sit around and talk to them for a while.” That includes Dy’Shawn Mobley, who Whitlow will be seeing on the field against Eastern’s defense. “I’m ready to see those guys, even Mobley,” he said. “I’m ready to see him. I haven’t seen him in a while.” Whitlow has one thing in mind, though, and that is to win. Despite a 1-4 record, Eastern is 1-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference and a win against Eastern Kentucky would give the Panthers momentum heading into their second road game at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 18. Whitlow was happy seeing Kentucky beat South Carolina, but he would trade it in every time for a Panthers’ win over Eastern Kentucky. “I still have some ties over there, I’m always in touch with the guys, some of the tutors I had, some academic people, you know everything like that, but I don’t go to Kentucky anymore, I don’t play football for Kentucky,” he said. “I’m at Eastern Illinois now and I’m happy to be here.” Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Just two minutes later, with 2:54 remaining, Wallace connected with Jaylen Walton for a 10-yard score, giving the Rebels a 23-17 lead over the poster-child of college football, Alabama. “I felt like they had the game,” Standifer said. “The defense just had to its job.” The Crimson Tide had an opportunity to answer late in the fourth quarter when Alabama’s Amari Cooper (the other best receiver in the SEC) had three catches for 59 yards. Cooper finished with nine catches for 91 yards. Standifer sees it differently had he been the one lining up across from Cooper. “He wouldn’t have caught anything,” Standifer said with a smirking confidence that permeated the room. With 2:54 remaining, Standifer began to envision himself back in his No. 23 ‘Yale Blue’ uniform, setting foot on Hollingsworth Field one more time. “I could see myself out there making plays or an interception, just wishing I was on the field with them,” Standifer said. Then, the impossible happened. Senquez Golson, Standifer’s old friendly adversary from Ole Miss, intercepted what would have been a
“This is kind of when I started scoring my goals last year, so I was kind of just waiting for it to come, hoping it would, so it felt good,” she said.
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Home away from home Cornerback connects with former program By Anthony Catezone Managing Editor | @AnthonyCatz
The memory was too unbearable for Anthony Standifer to watch; he could no longer be in the place he calls home. “I missed out on the opportunity of a lifetime,” Standifer said. “I had to get out of (that game) early.” Standifer, a cornerback for the Eastern football team and transfer from Ole Miss, used the Panthers’ bye week to travel to Oxford, Miss., to watch his former team upset No. 1 Alabama. But Standifer could only witness so much of his former teammates play in the biggest game of their lives — it should have been the biggest game of his life, too. Still, Standifer was back home at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, only this time in the student section at the south end zone. “I was still part of the Rebel family,” he said.
The fans recognized him: Some people asking why he left, some people asking how he was doing, and some people already knowing how he was doing. “Some people were just drunk,” Standifer laughed. It was all a culmination of the Oxford experience — an experience that cannot be described. It can only be lived. “People love that place for a reason,” Standifer said. Most of all, Standifer was still significant. His biggest fear was erased. “I was concerned they would forget about me,” Standifer said. Clearly he was not forgotten, but even that could not outweigh the nostalgia. He could not bear it any longer. “Emotions-wise, it was hard for me to sit there during the whole game just watching,” Standifer said. “I wanted to be out there so bad.” HOME, page 7 JEHAD ABBED | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Eastern cornerback Anthony Standifer visited his former school Ole Miss to witness its 23-17 win against the No. 1 ranked Alabama, ending the Rebels’ 10-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide. Standifer has 12 tackles, four pass breakups and two interceptions in five games for Eastern this season.
Whitlow proud of Kentucky, loyal to Eastern By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Jalen Whitlow might still have close ties to former Kentucky teammates, but don’t get it confused, the Eastern quarterback bleeds Panther blue not, WildJALEN cat blue. WHITLOW Whitlow was able to watch his former team beat South Carolina 45-38, Saturday as the Panthers were on their bye week. The junior congratulated several friends that are former teammates, including cornerback Fred Tiller, who is just one of many Wildcats whom Whitlow talks to regularly. “I talk to those guys all the time,” he said. “I talked with Fred Tiller on the phone (Tuesday). I text those guys after all their games. After Saturday’s game I texted quite a few and said good game. That was a hell of a game they played. I was proud of them.” Tiller and Whitlow have a closer relationship than any of the other Kentucky players.
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Tackling key to stopping Mobley By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Eastern football coach Kim Dameron does not like to focus a defensive game plan around one player, but with a trip to Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Colonels’ running back Dy’Shawn Mobley altered his mindset just a bit. “You’re talking about not only him, but defending the quarterback and the receivers, their whole offense and you can’t just zero in on one guy, but if you’re going to he’d be the one,” Dameron said. Mobley is coming off a subdued performance for his standards this season against Austin Peay, where he rushed for 55 yards, while scoring his fifth rushing touchdown. Despite that, he leads the Ohio Valley Conference with 530 rushing yards and is averaging 8.2 yards per carry, which is two yards more than the second-best average. For Dameron’s defense, he said it simply comes down to tackling. “As a defensive coach my whole career, when you tackle well you’re going to play well,” Dameron said. “When you don’t tackle it doesn’t matter where you line them up or who blitzes, if you don’t make a play you don’t make a play.” Mobley, who transferred from Kentucky before the start of the season, has three 100-yard games, including a career-high 183 yards and three rushing touchdowns against Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 20. The junior running back scored touchdowns of 68, 14 and 75 yards against the Skyhawks. Mobley also took the first play
against Morehead State 61 yards for “You gotta get people in the right his first touchdown with Eastern place and you gotta get him on the Kentucky on Sept. 13. ground because he’s shown that he’s “He’s a physical back, he’s got some hard to get on the ground,” Damerbreak-away speed, and that’s the thing on said. you can’t let him get goAfter Eastern’s 38-21 loss to ing,” Dameron said. Southern Illinois-Carbondale, “You gotta make sure Dameron was disappointed with you bottle him up early, the tackling performance which is awfully tough that led to 147 rushto do.” ing yards and three If Dameron touchdowns wanted anymore by running insight on Mobback Malcolm ley all he had to Agnew. do was ask his Before its quarterback Jalen bye week, W h i t l o w, w h o Eastern lost played with the to Ohio 34running back at 19, in a game where freshman Kentucky for two running back A.J. Ouellette years. had a 65-yard touchdown “He’s a powand quarterback JD Sprague er ful, downhill scored two rushing touchrunner,” Whitlow downs. said. “In the games we’ve not But the played as well defensively Panthers’ it’s been because quarterof the tackling,” JOHNNA SPEAKS THE EASTERN PROGRESS back can’t Dameron said. Eastern Kentucky running pinpoint E a s t e r n’s d e back Dy’Shawn Mobley any othfense also goes up is a former teammate of er running against a wide reJalen Whitlow. back that ceiver duo that has Mobley is similar to. an average height of He does know one thing, Mobley is 6-foot-4.5. a physical. running back. Anthony Standifer, who trans“He kind of reminds me of, real- ferred from Ole Miss this year, said ly nobody, he’s just a Mack Truck,” the Colonels like to throw it to their he said. tall receivers, but that he does not Dameron is well aware of Mobely’s mind because it creates more chances talent and ability to break tackles. The for him to make plays. first-year coach also knows that the “They like to throw the ball up Panthers have had their struggles with a lot,” Standifer said. “That play is physical runners this season. good for us corners because we like
to go up and get the ball. They throw it up, we’re think1-4 , 1-0 (OVC) ing pick.” Standifer has SATURDAY 5 P.M. two intercepROY KIDD tions this year, STADIUM which leads the Panthers. Jeff Glover and Devin Borders lead the 5-0 , 2-0 (OVC) Colonels in receiving with 16 and 15 catches, respectively, while both scoring two touchdowns. Glover, who is 6-foot-4, caught a 42-yard touchdown against Austin Peay that came off a Hail Mary before halftime. Standifer, who is 6-foot-1, said the challenge when going up against big receivers is not backing down because of the size differential. “You have to get in the right position, not letting them stack me, or not letting them out-physical me,” he said. “You gotta be physical with them.” The Ole Miss transfer has a lot of experience defending bigger receivers, including his close friend and former teammate Laquon Treadwell, who Standier got to see in person play Saturday in Oxford, Miss. “I kind of do well against big receivers just because my best friend, who is a big receiver, so I feel that any big receiver I face I have a great chance against him,” Standifer said. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.