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The Panther football team lost its Homecoming game Saturday, meaning Eastern drops to 4-1 and second place in the OVC.
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Marty’s owners buy the Paw Review By Bailey Taylor Contributing Writer | @DEN_News With new ownership coming to the Panther Paw bar, the Eastern and Charleston community can expect to see a few changes in the future, though the new owner said he will keep some events that are popular with customers. Mark Jackson, the owner of Marty’s bar, purchased the Panther Paw recently. Tate Jackson, son of Mark
Jackson, is currently in charge of the Panther Paw since it came under new ownership. Jackson said that at least for now, he plans on keeping the name of the bar the same. Other changes have already come for the Panther Paw, however, with one being some new speakers. Michael Roggenkamp, an employee at the Panther Paw, said the speakers are a major upgrade from the previous ones they had before.
He said he thinks that there will likely be other upgrades to the bar. “I think changes definite ly needed to happen and considering how successful Marty’s is, I think this is a good thing,” he said. “I’m definitely looking forward to see how the Paw turns out with the new ownership.” Jackson said the Panther Paw is planning on getting some new bar equipment to help make things easier on the staff. He
said he also wants to get some new pool tables. Along with the new speakers, Jackson said he wants to get more sound equipment to help change the vibe of the bar. “As things progress, I would like to create a more lively environment centered around ourmain stage so that we may capitalize on more live music and DJ performances,” Jackson said.
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An Eastern cheerleader is held up by other students alongside the Marching Band at the Homecoming Parade on Seventh Street Saturday morning. Many students, community members and alumni watched the parade, which included marching bands from Eastern and Charleston High School and a variety of floats from different organizations.
Homecoming parade entertains Students, community, alumni all came to watch the floats By Analicia Haynes and Jordan Boyer Managing Editor and Photo Editor | @DEN_News The sound of drums and horns echoed down Sixth and Seventh streets, hitting the Charleston Square and rattling the leaves off the trees early Saturday morning during this year’s Homecoming parade. Parents told their children “it’s coming, it’s coming,” as they grabbed their neoncolored Halloween pumpkin buckets and lined the curb along Seventh Street, anticipating the flying candy, the marching bands and the floats at this year’s parade. To m Wa t s o n , a r e t i r e d C h a r l e s ton fire chief, said he and his famil y r a re l y m i s s t h e p a r a d e , w h i c h t h e y have been attending for nearly 43 years. “I like the bands,” Watson said. “You get to see people in town and it brings everyone out to support each other.”
Watson and his daughter Crista Snider, a 1997 Eastern graduate, said every year they sit in the same spot. The only thing that has changed over the years is the addition of a few more family members. “This bag is filled, and there’s two more like it,” Snider said, referring to the overflowing McDonald’s bag of candy one of her three children hauled in as an early Halloween gift to themselves. Snider and Watson said the parade is all about uniting the community and showing support for the university. “I had a good time at Eastern and it brings back good feelings,” Snider said. Snider said she brings her children to the parade to expose them to what Eastern is like. “Eastern is a huge part of the community,” Snider said. “(The parade) is not as big as it was but it could be great again.” Watson said despite the small size of the parade, it still is as nice as it has always been.
Ever yone smiled and cheered for the floats and people who waved and walked along the parade route. Lou Conwell, a Charleston resident who lives on the parade route, said the experience of living there for many years has been fun. “It’s a good chance to get friends together to support EIU,” Conwell said. “I really do appreciate seeing international students and the band.” Charleston resident Dan Cougill, who also lives on the parade route, said the Homecoming Parade has changed dramatically over the past years. “When I grew up, the parade was even better than this,” Cougill said. He said even though the parade was not as great as he remembers them from his childhood, everyone involved with the parade this year did a great job with it. Analicia Haynes and Jordan Boyer can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@ gmail.com.
committee plans next meetings By Brooke Schwartz Administration Reporter | @brookesch_wartz On Friday, the review committee that is continuing to look at vitalization Workgroups no. 8 and 9 met for the first time to set up a plan of action for future meetings. During the vitalization project, Workgroup no. 8 looked at developing new programs to increase enrollment. Workgroup no. 9 looked at changing the organization of the university’s academic colleges, schools and departments and different learning platforms and tuition models that could be used. This review committee has been discussed for the majority of this semester, but was just staffed at a Faculty Senate meeting Oct.17, with ten faculty members having been elected to serve on the committee. At the committee meeting, biological sciences professor Billy Hung was elected as the chair and put in charge of organizing and keeping track of future meetings and agendas. The meetings will continue to be open, with discussion still being had about whether or not the committee will invite speakers to present. This week, members of Student Senate and Staff Senate will be invited to sit in on the meetings to provide input to the committee. Neither the Student nor Staff Senate will be able to vote or make any other decisions. The committee has to share their recommendations and feedback to the provost no later than Jan.15. These recommendations will be up for further discussion at the President’s Council. The committee will have approximately 10 weeks to review the work of Workgroups no. 8 and 9. Provost Jay Gatrell, vice president for academic affairs, said the importance of this committee is that it focuses on Eastern’s future. “At the macro level, I really would like your best read and sense of what makes sense to the campus culture, to its historical trajectory, and where we as an institution want to be in the next three to five years,” Gatrell said. Hung said he thought that setting a goal of progress during the next three to five years would be a good way to implement different actions, as he wants to see what is discussed happen within a couple of years. However, committee member Stephan Lucas, the interim associate dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, said he has a problem with such a short outlook in the goal of the committee. Getting the committee’s priorities straight, and a potential chronology about the programs, would be a good idea, he said. “I think we need to look ten years out, because I’ve been here 12 years and we haven’t changed enough in those 12 years and I think that’s a mistake,” Lucas said. Gatrell said the committee should not just repeat what Workgroups no. 8 and 9 said, but combine the common themes of the two workgroups together and to implement those ideas.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to move swiftly on passing a budget bill during a conference call Sunday, clearing the way for what he described as an historic push for tax cuts. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both joined the House GOP call in which Trump called on members to adopt the budget passed by the Senate this week, so that they can move on to passing his tax reform plan. Trump told the members they were on the verge of doing something historic, according to one Republican official on the call, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss publicly what was intended as a private update for members. Another GOP aide familiar with the conversation said that Trump told the members again and again that the party would have a steep price to pay in next year's midterm elections if they failed to pass his plan, which would slash the corporate tax rate to 20 percent and double the standard deduction used by most average Americans. The president also said multiple times that,
beyond the looming elections, his plan was the right thing to do for country, the person said. The Senate last week passed a budget that includes rules that will allow Republicans to get tax legislation through the Senate without Democratic votes and without fear of a Democratic filibuster. Republicans are desperate to rack up a legislative win after a series of embarrassing failures that have come despite the fact that the party controls both chambers of Congress and the White House. On the call, House Speaker Paul Ryan told members he hoped to pass a revised Senate budget bill this week to increase the changes that tax reform can be enacted by the end of the year. Trump will also work to rally support for the plan on the Hill Tuesday at a lunch with Senate Republicans. Congress also continues to wrestle with the health care system. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday he's willing to bring bipartisan health care legislation to the floor — if Trump makes clear he supports it. A proposal by two senators - Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and
Democrat Patty Murray of Washington - would extend for two years federal insurance payments that Trump has blocked. But Trump has offered mixed signals, alternately praising and condemning the effort - confusing Democrats and Republicans alike. Asked whether he would bring the bill to the floor, McConnell said on CNN's "State of the Union" that he was waiting "to hear from President Trump what kind of health care bill he might sign." The plan unveiled last week likely has 60 votes in the Senate, mostly from Democrats, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged McConnell to bring it to the floor "immediately, this week." Trump at first suggested he supported the temporary fix as he continues to hold out hope for the passage of legislation that would repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, which Republicans have repeatedly failed to achieve. But White House officials said later that Trump would only sign an interim bill that also lifts the tax penalties that Obama's health care law imposes on people who don't buy coverage and employers
who don't offer plans to employees. The White House also wants provisions making it easier for people to buy low-premium policies with less coverage. Top Senate Democrats reject those demands. White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, who was also spotted at Trump's Virginia golf course Sunday, said on CBS' "Face the Nation" that Trump doesn't want to back a plan "without also getting something for folks who are being hurt." "And I think the criticisms you've heard this week are like, 'Look, I'm okay with doing a deal.' This is the president now. 'But I'm not getting enough for the folks who are getting hurt. So give me more by way of associated health plans. Give me more of the things that we know" we can do for folks back home to actually help them,'" Mulvaney said. McConnell, in his interviews, also pushed back against former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's efforts to recruit candidates to challenge Republican incumbents who support McConnell's leadership, arguing that what Republicans need is candidates who can win.
Ill. governor race could be costliest in history CHICAGO (AP) — The 2018 Illinois governor's race is on pace to be the most expensive in U.S. history, propelled by a wealthy Republican incumbent and a billionaire Democrat who are airing TV ads and hopping private planes to campaign events more than a year before Election Day. J.B. Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune and one of the world's richest people, is among several Democrats trying to defeat multimillionaire businessman-turned-governor Bruce Rauner. Also running is Democrat Chris Kennedy, nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, who in a typical race might easily be the candidate with the biggest bank account. But this is not a typical race. All of the candidates combined have raised more than $100 million in the past year. Most of that comes from Pritzker and Rauner's own money. That's almost as much as was
spent in the entire 2014 governor's race, which set an Illinois record at $112 million. The candidates spent nearly $30 million in the first nine months of this year — more than seven times the amount spent in the same period four years ago, according to the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. If the trend continues the contest "absolutely" could surpass the most expensive governor's race to date, a record set in California in 2010, said Colin Williams, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform's political data director. He said candidates spent about $280 million in that race, in which former Gov. Jerry Brown defeated ex-Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman. The eye-popping cost of the Illinois contest has some people sounding an alarm about politics being a playground only for the rich.
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, who started the governor's race with just $50,000, dropped out this month because he couldn't raise enough money to compete. He said he wasn't willing to strap his young family with huge personal debt. "For democracy's sake, I hope we see this as a troubling trend," he said. There's no limit to how much one person could donate to the candidates; under Illinois law, contribution caps are removed if a candidate gives his or her own campaign $250,000 or more in an election cycle. Kennedy triggered that provision — intended to level the playing field in races with wealthy contenders — when he deposited $250,100 in his campaign fund in March. Since then, Kennedy has added $250,000 more, while Pritzker has deposited about $28 million into his fund. Pritzker, a venture capitalist who
Forbes says is worth $3.4 billion, is completely self-funding his campaign. That will allow labor unions and Democratic county organizations — many of which have endorsed him — to focus their money and energies on down-ballot races such as the Legislature. Kennedy said he believes "all of us are outraged" by the money in the race but also said Democrats "need to respond" to Rauner and the GOP. State Sen. Daniel Biss argues the best way for Democrats to do that isn't with huge personal wealth, but with a campaign like his, which has raised $2.7 million from "thousands and thousands of people" making smaller donations — including $50 from his wife. On the campaign trail, the former math professor talks of his "middle-class life," with kids who share a bedroom. Democrats, he says, have to ask themselves: "Are we going to have an election or are we going to have an auction?"
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Dozens of families gather at the Homecoming tailgate event Saturday afternoon. Many activities were held for people of all ages, including a bouncy house, face painting and a rock climbing wall.
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Families and friends at a tailgate have a cook out to celebrate Homecoming on game day before the Eastern football team played against Jacksonville State University on Saturday.
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Members of the Charleston High School Marching Band perform at the Homecoming Parade on Sixth Street Saturday morning.
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One and a half-year-old Holland St. Michael sits on Michael Brandt’s lap Saturday morning before the start of this year’s Homecoming Parade. Brandt is St. Michael’s great-uncle. The rest of St. Michael’s family said he was not going to look so serious once the parade started.
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to believe it. Because my peers who I confided in chose to peg me as a liar about my assault, I chose not to turn him in to the police. I know many, many other women and several of my friends who have also not turned people in for sexually assaulting or raping them because they do not have faith that their story will be believed. Nothing is more diminishing to the livelihood of someone’s spirit to have been sexually assaulted and to be called a liar when they tell their story. Luckily, my friends Allison and Carley believed and supported me in my recovery and healing. Many of my friends ditched me after what happened because of the rumors that followed. Now that years have passed I am healed and have forgiven him for what he did to me. Since I have forgiven him, I know I have power of how I react to things that happen to me, and I am also able to tell my story to strengthen other victims. I made it my goal after I began healing from my assault to be the most powerful form of myself that I could. I took what happened and have used it as fuel when training in CrossFit, when making good grades in my classes and in my day-to-day life. I decided to be powerful and forgive him, because if he ever crosses my path again I will know that I am stronger than he will ever be.
Homecoming may be over but the memories created this year by passionately participating in activities with friends and family will be an integral part of many students’ college experience. It takes that passion for Eastern and the dedication Homecoming often brings out to make the programs and activities coming after Homecoming truly great. We still have nearly half a semester left before winter break. This means we have around a month and a half to stay engaged in not only schoolwork, but also to help make the entire college community experience the best it can be. If no one is involved it is hard for performances and other activities to run smoothly. Even if the student and faculty leaders try their hardest, it is always more fun when people come together to show support for their fellow community members. Being involved could be going to an open mic to support a few friends, going to a meeting of one Eastern’s various registered student organizations, going to the open Council on Academic Affairs or Faculty Senate meetings, or even going to a game or meet to support our teams. Whatever interests a student has, there is something the student could get involved with on campus that could incorporate those interests. Getting involved does not always mean a huge time commitment. Although there is almost nothing better than putting time into something you are passion about to make a difference, it is also rewarding to participate in small ways from time to time. People should be able to get involved in some aspect of this community no matter where they work, what their religion is, what their ethnicity is or where they are from. This community should make everyone on campus feel like an important part of it, because each person brings strengths that can make the community greater by sharing them. We are all here to learn and grow and becoming more involved in the community can often accomplish both of those goals. Plus, it is opportunity for lifelong friendships to be forged out of shared experiences. If we showed even half of the school spirit we did around Homecoming time, memories just as special as the ones of Homecoming festivities could be forged every day. It is great to see the positive responses students, alumni and faculty alike had to Homecoming weekend. The fact is each person on this campus has the option to let that spirit go, or carry it with them for the rest of the semester. It is possible to keep getting those positive responses for all different types of events if only people stay engaged. We can make Eastern a lively campus with tons of activities if we put dedication towards them. When it comes down to it, college life is what each person makes it. Whatever we do, it is almost impossible to leave college without making some memories to reflect on throughout our lifetimes. As with any other point in our lives, we should do our best to make great memories, great friends and do great work that we can stand by and be proud of long after our Homecomings have faded into the past.
Liz Stephens is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or ejstephens2@eiu.
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Prepare for life’s changes among friends To me, family is what you make of it. For many people, family goes beyond blood. Family can be friends, pets and so on. Besides my biological sister, I have several friends I consider family. To me, calling someone your brother or sister means a much deeper relationship than an ordinary friendship. A brother or sister is someone who understands you much more than just the surface. Brothers and sisters, at least to me, are there for you through thick and thin. Blood is what makes you related, but loyalty is what makes you family. So over the years the words brother, sister, and family have evolved to have a much deeper meaning in my life. From high school, I have two friends who are my brothers. We grew up together and make the effort to keep in contact even when we can not see each other. However, I have been guilty of falling out of contact with them. This is why family is what you make of it. You could have a friend that becomes much more than that, but without making some sort of effort, things can just fall apart. That is life. The memories are still there, the pictures are still saved on your phone, but unfortunately more memories will not be made without making that effort. I am a nostalgic
Ben Leman person, and I often think about the friends I have made who have become my brothers and sisters. But the changing times of life take hold and people move on. An example of this was my time in the army reserves. For three years, I made friends and one who was truly like a brother to me. We will share the occasional text and funny meme but it is not the same. When I left my unit, I was very sad and felt like I was leaving behind a family. That was hard. College is another example of losing friends throughout life. The beginning of this semester in ROTC, my military class of eight and I have become closer than ever. When you are forced into leadership posi-
tions and work and see each other everyday, it’s hard not to become close. The sad reality of this closeness though is that after we commission into the army, we will all go into separate jobs spread across the country. One of friends, especially, is someone I hope to remain in contact with. He is a good, honest guy. Do not get me wrong; I don’t drop people out of my life like trash. The friends I have made will forever be in my heart. They have become my family and always will be. But you also have to remember that life goes beyond college. The people you party with at Homecoming and the friends you see in class everyday, you may never see again. People come and go, but true friends that have become family will stand the test of time even if you do not see them on a regular basis. So, final food for thought, enjoy the time now you have with friends but be prepared when the time flies by. Life has a funny way of putting people in our lives and then taking them out. In a way, things happen for a reason. Ben Leman is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or at bhleman@eiu.edu.
#MeToo: My story of overcoming assault The amount of women I have seen recently posting on Facebook saying #MeToo confirming they have been victims of sexual assault, harassment or other acts is substantial. I too posted #MeToo, but was almost uncomfortable because I still feel slightly ashamed to be one of the statistics. I did not want people to know and view me differently because of what happened to me. I posted #MeToo anyway because I think it is important to speak out so we can bring awareness, and try to stop the epidemic of individuals who think their unacceptable actions are in fact acceptable. This trending hashtag not only brought back memories of my own story, but my friends’ stories of their assaults or rape and led me to discover many other women who have faced similar things. I went to youth group with the friend who sexually assaulted me. I would see him down on his knees with tears down his face claiming to love God and have devoted his life to God every Tuesday night. I never expected it would happen to me as a freshman in high school- especially not by him. I remember very vividly being screamed at when he said, “What do you want from me? You won’t sleep with me and you won’t date me, so what good are you?” I discovered after what happened that the guy had been sipping all night on a 33 percent more bonussize bottle of cough syrup mixed with a soda he bought from Monical’s Pizza. He blamed his actions on him abusing cough syr-
Liz Stephens up that night. He said we needed to “talk,” so we walked to Mark Twain’s ark because it was still near the football game we were attending. Every time I see the park where I was assaulted instead of “talking,” I still cringe. When I was able to get his hands off me, I ran as fast as I could across the soccer field near me to get back to my friend Allison, who I had originally went to the game with. I saw my friend Lee taking a shortcut through the soccer field to the football game as I was running, so I met him halfway and stayed by his side knowing he would be protection if needed. I tried telling my friends what happened and was called a liar. All of his friends said he would “never do that,”and even if he did do it they would choose not
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Alpha Gamma Delta sorority performs during Yell Like Hell Friday night in McAfee Gym.
Spirit shown at pep rally By Cassie Buchman Editor in Chief | @cjbuchman Students cheered and danced their way to victory Friday night for the annual Yell like Hell pep rally in McAfee Gym. In the Greek division, the group including Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Chi and Phi Kappa Theta took first place, the group made up of Alpha Phi and Pi Kappa Alpha won second and Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Chi took third place. Only one registered student organization competed in Yell like Hell. The Latin American Student Organization ended up getting first in this division, wearing bright red and blue skirts, and using them as they danced across the floor. Holding the first-place trophy in his hand, Dalton Davison, a member of Delta Chi and junior computer information
and technology major, said it felt amazing to win. Being a part of Color Guard in high school at Eastern, he loved being able to dance again. “With Color Guard, you brought smiles to people’s faces, got them all pumped up,” Davison said. “We’re doing it again (with Yell like Hell).” Kelsey Jones choreographed Alpha Gamma Delta’s routine for Yell Like Hell. She and another member started working on it over the summer, putting the routine together piece by piece until it finally came together. This was Jones’ first year competing in Yell Like Hell with a sorority, instead of Eastern’s cheerleading team. “Doing my hair and getting ready, doing all of the motions again — it was pretty much second nature,” Jones said. Still, she was nervous in the days lead-
ing up to Yell like Hell. “I knew we had a routine (and) we could win, it was just whether or not we could execute it,” Jones said. Though Jones said she put in a lot of hours and lose a lot of sleep preparing for Yell Like Hell, she was happy with the final result. There was also a competition to decorate spirit banners, which were hung around the gymnasium in McAfee as organizations cheered and danced. Getting second place in the RSO division was LASO and first was Epsilon Sigma Alpha. In the Greek division for spirit banners, Alpha Sigma Tau and Lambda Chi Alpha got first, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma Pi got second and in third place was Delta Zeta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
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Eastern wins 2 Homecoming matches By Tom O’Connor Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team reunited alumni crowds with a victory Saturday over Jacksonville State. Lantz Arena teemed with excitement, as junior Abby Knight and outside hitter Taylor Smith blocked a last effort attack, putting the Panthers up for good against Jacksonville State. The Eastern volleyball team defeated Jacksonville State 3-2 (23-25, 21-25, 27-25, 27-25, 15-11), in come-frombehind fashion Saturday night, after the Panthers commanded a sweep over Tennessee Tech the night before. With the Panthers down 2-0 against Jacksonville State, Eastern coach Sam Wolinski galvanized the squad, a message that rubbed off on to the entire team. “I said when we come back in here, we will be the victors and we did,” Wolinski said. The first set, marked by nine ties and three lead changes between the two teams, gave way to a two-point edge in favor of the Gamecocks. These fluctuations persisted into the second and would define the match as a whole. At the whistle of set three, Eastern, down two sets to none, rallied behind senior Allie Hueston, who tallied 30 kills and 10 blocks for the match. As for Jacksonville State, it went south from there, losing three consecutive sets. Eastern pressured the Gamecocks into a series of untimely mistakes, including, but not limited to, Jennifer Hart’s ungainly set to close out the fifth. Eastern finished with two reception errors, six fewer than Jacksonville State. Smith polished the win, securing her sixth triple-double of the season. While game two showcased two
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Allie Hueston (9), Maria Brown (13), Taylor Smith (7), Anne Hughes (12), Madison Cunningham, Laurel Bailey (far right) celebrate a point in the Panthers’ 3-0 win over Tennessee Tech Friday in Lantz Arena. Eastern won two matches this weekend.
contentious teams positioning for the OVC tournament, game one illustrated the Panthers offensive dexterity which, come playoff time, could enable a deep run. In the first game, Hueston capped off the third set with a decisive kill for the Panthers, beating Tennessee Tech, 25-20, 25-9, 25-22 in a 3-0 sweep.
Wolinski underscored the continuity and production on the offensive end in terms of the team’s sustained success. “I think our passing game, our serve receive game, has really been on point. Obviously, we had a side out percentage of 100 percent in the second set. That doesn’t happen all the time,” Wolinski said.
As the Panthers carved an advantage over Tennessee Tech, the Eagles clawed back, remaining close in all but one set. Hueston, along with fellow teammates Laurel Bailey and Taylor Smith, combined for 42.5 points. Eastern volleyball, as a collective unit, closed the match with 52 killsthe Panthers are third in the Ohio Val-
ley Conference in kills at this juncture of the season. “We’ve been doing a really good job of being balanced on offense, so again, just a lot of people doing their jobs and doing them well.” Tom O’Connor can be reached at 581-2812 or troconnor@eiu.edu.
Eastern cross country teams wrap up regular season
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It is the end of the regular season for the men and women of Eastern’s crosscountry teams. With the Illini Open, which took place this Friday, in the books, the moment the team has been preparing for has arrived: the OVC Championship meet.
There were only a handful of runners sent to represent Eastern, so it was a learning meet for some. A small squad that included six runners was sent to Illinois to compete for Eastern that included five men and one women. The leading runner for the team was freshman men’s team runner David Thompson who finished 28th in the meet with an 8K time of 28 min-
utes, 06.8 and was followed closely by the second runner for Eastern, sophomore Austin Earp. Earp finished 32nd overall in the 8K with a time of 28:22.7. The next three Eastern male runners, starting with redshirt freshman Wylie Anderson, finished the 8K with a time of 28:35.6 for the 35th place finish in the meet. Redshirt senior Tyler Keen was 40th with his time of 29:29.6, and
to round out the men redshirt senior Karson Hahn finished with a time of 30:11.0 finishing 42nd. The lone female runner to compete for Eastern, freshman Ashley Gilmore, finished 51st in the 5K with a time of 22:42.4. The meet featured larger and ranked schools from around the Midwest that had competitors, such as Illinois, Illinois State, Butler, Purdue, Northern Il-
linois and Bradley. The top runners for Eastern should be well-rested and ready to compete at a high level in the conference championship meet. Top runners senior Maria Baldwin and freshman Dustin Hatfield will look to finish the season strong in the conference meet. Alex Hartman can be reached at 5812812 or aihartman@eiu.edu.
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Sophomore Darshon McCullough runs the ball for Eastern during the Homecoming game against Jacksonville State. He had 13 yards rushing on five attempts in the Panther’s 30-14 loss.
Panthers lose Homecoming game By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports
Eastern being up 14-9 at halftime against Jacksonville State, the No. 3 team in the FCS and the best team in the OVC year after year was not a fluke. The Panthers were 4-0 in OVC games, undefeated just like Jacksonville State. But No. 3 teams and 27game win streak teams are going to do what they do — win. Saturday’s game was only the first time the Gamecocks trailed at halftime since 2013, which was also against the Panthers, and the last time they lost an OVC game. And that is exactly what happened Saturday at O’Brien Field for Eastern’s Homecoming game. A rough
second half for Eastern that yielded just 83 yards of total offense, led to Jacksonville State’s 30-14 comeback win. “We played a pretty clean first half,” coach Kim Dameron said. “Against a really good football team, you can’t make the type of mistakes that we made.” He said it was a mixture of obvious mistakes and mental lapses that hurt Eastern the most. Dameron always uses the term “we shot ourselves in the foot.” The Panthers had no success running the ball against Jacksonville State, a team that allows just 87 yards per game on average — the Panthers had 28. Rushing for 300 yards like it did last week against Murray State, East-
ern knew that would not be the case against a defensively-sound team like Jacksonville State. In the first half, while Eastern was rolling, it was making good plays on offense and redshirt junior quarterback Bud Martin was making good passes. Once Eastern got down, and with a run game that was almost non-existent, the Panthers fell back on the pass game even harder. The wind was howling out of the south end zone, hard enough to knock down passes, passes that were intercepted by Jacksonville State that led to touchdowns. “The one that was the turnover, that was a ball that we don’t need to throw into the win,” Dameron said. “We had the win on some of the oth-
ers and we got a little ‘deep happy’ to be perfectly honest.” Control was the key to Eastern’s big plays in the first half. Picking up a blitz, Martin hit sophomore running back Darshon McCullough for a 40-yard score. Even on the Flea Flicker pass to redshirt senior Addison Bounds for a 25-yard gain was crisp. But during Jacksonville State’s 21-point second half, Eastern had to play catch up from the start of the third as Martin’s interception happened within the first two minutes. And they continued to fall back on ‘deep happiness’ to get it back in the game once it trailed 16-14. “I think sometimes you try to get it all back at once,” Dameron said. “As opposed to running your offense and maybe taking some under
throws. Those are the things that we have to correct.” Dameron said it started to snowball at the end. “I don’t think the score is indicative how close the game was,” Dameron said. “Nonetheless, we have to keep them out of the end zone. We’ve got to play the full 6 minutes and we had been doing that and I was disappointed (that we didn’t Saturday.)” Jacksonville State’s win moves them to 4-0 and sole possession of first place in the OVC. Eastern drops to 4-1 and second place in the OVC. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Eastern tennis team finds success at Illinois State By Parker Valentine Tennis Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s tennis team completed their fall season in dominant fashion over the weekend. The Panthers were in Normal Saturday and Sunday at Illinois State University for the annual Redbird fall invitational. They recorded singles ten wins at the event, as well as recording wins in doubles. Along with Eastern, three other universities were in attendance at the invite. Butler, Saint Louis and the host ,Redbirds ,rounded out the teams in action over the weekend. In their second event in less than two weeks, junior Srishti Slaria and freshman Rachel Papavasilopoulos went undefeated in singles play at the meet. They went a combined 5-0. Their wins came with the two Panthers fresh off of the ITA regional tournament at the University of Michigan, where the duo recorded victories as well.
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Sophomore Emily Pugachevsky returns the ball to Abby Carpenter in practice Sept. 21 at the Darling Courts. Eastern played at Illinois State this weekend.
Slaria opened her slate of matches Saturday morning with a win over Butler freshman Lauren Marx (6-2, 6-3). In her afternoon match up Saturday, Slaria de-
feated Saint Louis sophomore Ariana Rodriguez (6-3, 6-4). Slaria played her most competitive match Sunday. The junior defeated rival
Redbird junior Jana Kustova with two extra point games, and a first set tie break (7-6 [5], 7-5). Slaria recorded a doubles win over the weekend as well. Her and partner sophomore Stella Cliffe defeated the Butler senior duo of Jordan Minnick and Bailey Padgett 6-3. Papavasilopolous had a dominant performance in Normal as well. The freshman went 2-0 for the weekend. Papavasilopoulos started play Saturday with a win over senior Bailey Padgett, after a second set tie break (6-2, 7-6 [4]). On Sunday, she defeated ISU redshirt junior Veronika Golonova in a three set marathon, with 41 total points recorded (7-6, 9-7, 7-5). Junior Abby Carpenter had a solid outing over the weekend as well, primarily against Butler. Carpenter defeated Butler junior Carla O’Bryne in matching sets Saturday (6-2, 6-2). She went on to beat Butler sophomore Carolina McAuley (62, 6-3). Carpenter’s solid play did not stop at
singles. She and freshman Claire Martin swept Saint Louis sophomore doubles opponents Mariluz Rojo and Gabriella Papachrisanthou 5-0. The Panthers remaining victories at the Redbird invite came from freshman Karla Contreras, sophomore Emily Pugachevsky and Martin. Contreras earned her victory in a three set match against fellow freshman Lauren Marx of Butler. She defeated Marx in a competitive third set (6-2, 3-6, 10-8). Pugachevsky defeated Butler senior Rachel Sutton (6-2, 6-3). Martin Saint Louis Papachrisanthou, sweeping the first set (6-0, 6-3). With fall play concluded for the Panthers, Eastern will have about a month and a half off before their spring season begins in January. The Panthers will be back in Normal to start spring play. They will take on Illinois State Jan. 20. Parker Valentine can be reached at 581-2812 or pivalentine@eiu.edu.