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COMING HOME
The Panther football team lost its Homecoming game Saturday, meaning Eastern drops to 4-1 and second place in the OVC.
Take a look at photos from this past weekend’s Homecoming festivities
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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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