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PROPOSAL

Their Ultimate Wish... An 11:11 p.m. on 11/11/11 proposal

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Coordinators won’t replace Spoo as coach By Alex McNamee Editor-in-chief

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Senior sociology major Ashley Angel (right) says yes to a marriage proposal made by freshman psychology major Brittany Pond (left) at 11:11 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Booth Library clock tower. Pond said proposing at 11:11 p.m. on 11/11/11 fulfilled her ultimate wish. Angel and Pond have been in a relationship for about a year and four months.

Student pops the question at just the right moment By Rachel Rodgers Administration Editor

Every night Brittany Pond and Ashley Angel would make a wish together at 11:11 p.m., but Nov. 11, 2011 was different. Pond, a freshman psychology major, and Angel, a senior sociology major, sat under the Booth Library clock tower wrapped in blankets in 40-degree weather at around 10:15 p.m. Angel had no idea how her life would change in about an hour. At 11:11 p.m. on Nov. 11, Pond proposed to Angel, and Angel said “Yes.” “I realized in August that proposing on 11/11/11 at 11:11 p.m. would be perfect because we always make a wish at 11:11 p.m. and this would be the ultimate wish,” Pond said. “During the actual proposal I was so nervous that I held the box upside down.” Pond and Angel have been in a relationship for about a year and four months. Angel said she did not expect anything when Pond told her to close her eyes and make a wish at 11:11 p.m. since it was a reoccurring aspect of their relationship.

“Even when she told me to close my eyes and make a wish at 11:11 p.m., I still wasn’t suspicious since we do it every night, but then I knew it was coming once she took off the blanket and I just couldn’t believe that it was happening,” Angel said. “Once she got down on one knee I started crying because I was so happy.” Pond said she decided to propose under the clock tower because it was symbolic. “The time element was really important to the proposal so it was symbolic to propose under the clock tower, and I thought it would be a cute romantic place,” Pond said. “I thought about taking her to Fox Ridge because we have a lot of memories there but then I think she would have gotten suspicious and start putting two and two together so the element of surprise was key.” Prior to the proposal, Pond gave Angel a sticky note every day in November with the top 11 reasons why she loves her. Pond said she had to be crafty to make sure Angel did not suspect the surprise proposal. Also, they had talked about getting engaged a few months ago but they agreed to wait until Angel graduated so Angel did not expect the proposal to happen until May or June. “11:11,” page 5

The two top coordinators for the Eastern football team, Roc Bellantoni and Roy Wittke, are out. Eastern athletic director Barbara Burke met with each coordinator separately Sunday morning to tell them they would not be considered candidates to replace retiring head coach Bob Spoo. Bellantoni, the defensive coordinator, said he was caught off guard when Burke told him he wouldn’t be considered. Bellantoni said he will now begin looking for other jobs. Burke told Wittke she wanted to take the program in another direction, Wittke said. He said he was upset he will not be in the running. “I’m disappointed I will not have a chance to present myself as a candidate and present my plan and vision to get Eastern football back on track,” Wittke said. The Eastern football team has struggled the past two seasons with a combined record of 4-18, but Bellantoni said he’s not happy to be blamed for all the struggles. “We haven’t had great success, but it’s unfair to take the whole blame,” Bellantoni said. Senior linebacker Corey Leman said it is unjust if Burke’s decision was based on the past two seasons. “It’s hard to look at the past two years and judge (Bellantoni) based on that,” Leman said. “Look at his past and he had some of the best defenses in the conference.” Along with not being considered a candidate, both coaches will be losing their coordinator jobs; however, Wittke said Burke told him he would get a chance to interview with whoever the new head coach is. The new head coach will have the final say on whether or not to hold onto the current coaches, Wittke said. Bellantoni is moving on, although Eastern is the place he wanted to be. “I’m done here,” Bellantoni said. “But I’m a good coach. I’ll land on my feet.” Bellantoni said he feels bad for the players and coaches who came to Eastern believing in him. He said he talked to disappointed players all day Sunday. “It’s just bad,” Bellantoni said. “Life isn’t fair.” He said now he imagines there will be a lot of decisions for the players to make as to if they want to stay at Eastern or not; however, he said he didn’t talk to players about those options in their conversations Sunday. “I just tried to tell them to just go to class and focus on that,” Bellantoni said. “I can’t tell them how to feel.” Wittke said he hasn’t talked to any players yet. One of Wittke’s offensive players, red-shirt freshman running back AJ Woodson, said it will be tough to deal with the change. ‘COACHES OUT,’ page 5

PERFORMANCE

Yamma’s many influences on display at Doudna By Samantha McDaniel Activities Editor

After visiting schools in the local area, Yamma Ensemble from Israel introduced their unique music styles Saturday at the Doudna Fine Art Center. The ensemble is made up of members Talya G.A. Solan, lead vocals; Avri Borochov, double bass; Yonnie Dror, wind instruments; Aviad Ben Yehuda, percussion Sefi Asfuri, string instruments; and Evgeny Krolik, sound engineer. Solan said Israel is an immigrant country, which means there are many different cultures that are mixing to create their culture. The same thing applies to their musical style. The bands music is inspired by Eastern European, Balkan, Gypsy, Sephardic and Yemenite melodies. While the ensemble spoke English, their music was performed in different languages, including Hebrew and Arabic. Some of the music Yamma played included: “Yesh Li Gan” or “I Have a Garden” by Haim Nachman Bialik and composed by

Nachum Nardi; “Yad Anuga” or “A Delicate Hand” by Zalman Shneor and is one of the oldest Israeli songs; “Ketri Ketri,” a gypsy love song by Solan and arranged by Borochov. The band also used many different types of instruments, some common in America, and others that are less common. The band introduced instruments including: Ouds, a 3,500-yearold string instrument and the ancestor of the lute and guitar; a Jumbushs, an instrument similar to the banjo; and Darbukas, a hourglass-shaped drum popular throughout the Middle East. The Yamma Ensemble of Israel is a part of the 2011 Arts Midwest World Fest. This program brings groups from different countries to travel in America. The bands stay in each area for a week and give workshops and master classes at many different schools in the area. While in the Charleston area, the band performed at elementary and senior high schools in Oakland, Casey, Robinson, Oblong and as well as Lake Land and Lincoln Trail Colleges. ‘YAMMA’ page 5

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Talya G.A. Solan (right) and Avri Borochov (left) of the Yamma Ensemble perform “Yad Anuga (A Delicate Hand)” in The Theatre of the Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday. The performance was presented in conjuction with the 2011 Arts Midwest World Fest.

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48 participate in 40-mile relay By Sara Hall City Editor

Charleston Parks and Recreation Department hosted a 40-mile relay challenge on Saturday at Carl Sandburg Middle School. Diane Ratliff, tourism and special events supervisor for Charleston, said forty-eight participants competed in this year’s running relay race. Ratliff said two participants ran in the “Superman,” running the entire 40 miles alone. One duo competed and thirteen participants ran in teams of four,

Ratliff said. Ratliff said the best time came in at 3:59. Ratliff said all participants completed the race with relatively few problems. “A few dogs on the course caused problems,” she said. First, second and third places received trophies, Ratliff said. Kim Wargo and Nathan Powell, both of Charleston, said they competed in the event for the first time as a team. Powell said the most challenging part of the race were the hills. “Every leg of the race had a hill,”

he said. Wargo and Powell said they trained for the race for two months in advance. Abbey Depoister, a junior English major who also competed as part of a team, said she agreed that the hills were challenging. “It felt like I was climbing some of the hills,” she said. Megan Westemeier, a senior communication studies major who competed as a part of Depoister’s team, said finishing the race provided them with satisfaction that made competing worthwhile. “Finishing was our goal, and be-

ing able to do that makes you feel good about yourself,” she said. The funds raised from the challenge will go towards operation costs, including t-shirts, trophies and a meal for participants provided by Smokey’s House BBQ, as well as to provide Charleston residents free programs throughout the year, as well as money towards a scholarship program through Eastern’s Department of Recreation Administration. Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or smhall3@eiu.edu.

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Police: 3 shot at party near U. of Illinois By The Associated Press

URBANA — Urbana police say a gunman fired into a crowd gathered on a patio for a large house party near the University of Illinois and wounded a starting linebacker

on the school's football team and two others. Ur b a n a Po l i c e L t . Br y a n t Seraphin says the shooting left two victims hospitalized in unspecified condition. He says the third person was treated and released. All of the

victims are in their 20s. Seraphin says a fight precipitated the shooting. But Illini coach Ron Zook says none of the Illini players were involved in the fracas and that wounded Trulon Henry had gone

to the gathering to clear out the players after hearing the gathering had turned turbulent. Zook says Henry will miss the rest of the regular season. Authorities were searching for the gunman.

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Jackson Avenue Coffee (J.A.C.) is a location to go blowoff steam, study for hours on end and socialize as the creamy fragrance of lattes, cappuccinos and hot chocolates stream though the air. J.A.C., located at 708 Jackson Ave., may sound like an unusual place for a concert setting, but Dan Reible believes it is the perfect location for live music that has not been offered to Charleston in some time. “In the Charleston area there is no place to relax and listen to music except for a bar,” Reible said. “I’d like a place where people can come relax, have a cup of coffee, sandwich, bagel and take it easy and listen to some good acoustic music.” Reible and his wife Vicki are currently shuffling through papers in order to become the rightful owners of J.A.C.

Reible moved to Mattoon in 1984 after serving in the Navy and soon became a truck driver, traveling the nation with his wife. Reible has played for various bands in the past and mentioned to his friend, Ryan Dawson and the current owner of J.A.C., he was looking for a place to host weekly concerts on Saturday evenings. Dawson then asked Reible if he ever pictured himself owning a café. Reible expressed an interest, and soon, Dawson offered to sell the business. Dawson said the Reibles’ have been his customers since J.A.C. opened nearly eight years ago. “I planned on going back to school this summer to complete a degree in teacher’s certification,” Dawson said. “We were ready to move on to new things. I figured it is best not to run anything into the ground, so I offered to sell the place.” Dawson has high hopes for

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without being too high to deter college students and community members from coming out. One local musician, Mitch Davis, a senior management information systems major, saod he plans on showing the crowd some new tunes to commemorate the new event. “I mainly like to get people dancing, but I also play some more chill stuff,” Davis said. “I don’t want people to get burnt out, so I’ll make new songs before the shows. New shows get me motivated to make new songs. (Square Fest) is going to be so new. There’s going to be so many different people playing at so many different bars. I don’t really know what to

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Mitch Davis, a senior management information systems major, rehearses new songs and freshens up on older material Wednesday evening in his home as he prepares for today’s Square Fest event.

expect. That’s why I am expecting to play in front of a totally new crowd, so I really got to try to pump people up.” With a wide variety of performances including blues, rock, jam band, electronic and rap everyone is beginning to develop expectations for the new event and Chaplinski is no different. “I want to be able to be out on the square, outside the bars and see people

having a good time,” Chaplinski said. “I want to hear, sort of over-hear, what they did like and what they didn’t like. I just think there will be a lot of good vibes coming. Perfect conditions for me, is hearing that people had a great time.” Brad York can be reached at 581-7942 or bayork@eiu.edu.

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Roy Lanham, the Director and Campus Minister at Eastern’s Newman Catholic Center, attempts to swim out of Campus Lake on Saturday, November 12. Lanham, along with 18 others, jumped into Campus Lake as a part of the Second Annual Panther Plunge to support Habitat for Humanity. Lanham lost a shoe during his time in the lake.

COMPETITION

Charleston native in top 22 in McDonald’s singing contest

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Shannalee Karrick is one of the final 22 competitors vying for the chance to represent America in the fourth annual worldwide Voice of McDonald’s singing competition. Attributing her mesmerizing alto vocals to a childhood in musical theatre, Karrick will be representing “the Greater Chicago Region” in the competition. She was 1 of 25,000 to send in an audition tape within the contest rules in the region. The Greater Chicago Region is comprised of areas in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Karrick, a Lake Land College student, submitted a 3-minute video of her singing Etta James’ “At Last” after being encouraged by her friends and family to enter the contest. “I’ve always liked singing, but I just never thought of pursuing anything with it,” Karrick said. “It’s always been a hobby.” Karrick said she looks up to artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Reba McEntire and Martina McBride. “They are definitely my favorites,” she said. Karrick said singing became a refuge while she was stationed in Iraq during her nine years in the Air Force as an air traffic controller. “Iraq definitely kicked off the karaoke thing at least and then when I went back to my home station, which was England at the time, they had karaoke at the base,” Karrick said.“It was something to pass the time.” Karrick, who left the Air Force in 2008 after her contract ended, was stationed in Louisiana for four years and England for five years. Karrick is a resident of Charleston and a 1998 Charleston High School graduate, said she plans on transferring to Eastern. “I’ve been to Lake Land for the past couple of years and I just want to pursue a higher degree (at Eastern),”

Girls on The Run, a non-profit program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles, sponsored a 5K run for girls of the program and other supporters in the community in Mattoon on Saturday. Girls on the Run is a program dedicated to empowering young girls. The first Girls on the Run 5K event for the Mattoon-Charleston area was on Saturday morning at the Mattoon YMCA. The YMCA, who is in partnership with Girls on the Run, has also been the main meeting place for the entirety of the program. This event was not your typical 5K, said Beth Gillespie, the head coach and council director of the local branch of the program. Gillespie was dressed in a bright tutu and was acted as a cheerleader for everyone involved. By passing out ribbons to each person when they crossed the finish line and shouting words of encouragement, Gillespie and the other coaches said they were trying to show their dedication to the program. Many people were there cheering on the runners, even if they did not know anyone actually participating. Marguerite Martin, of Charleston, said she heard about the program through a friend and wanted to show her support anyway she could. “It’s nice to see that a program

like this that can teach these girls such a positive message and also make it fun at the same time,” Martin said. “Your teen years can be hard. With this program, hopefully, they will know not to always believe what they may hear or see on TV.” The mission statement of Girls on the Run is to “inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident and using a fun, experience-based curriculum.” Sydni Staton, who has been involved with the program since it first started in the area 10 weeks ago, said she has learned to always try your best. “Be respectful and appreciate things,” she said. “Don’t bully or gossip about people.” Staton said she advises other to work their hardest and do good things for others. “You need to take care of your community” Staton said. Staton’s mother said she heard about the program on WMCI and contacted Gillispie. “It’s all been so positive,” Staton’s mother said. Although the program is centered around preteen girls, there were not just women there. Hans Warner, from Mattoon, who participated in the 5K, said he was there to show his support for his daughter and her peers. “She’s very energetic about it,” Warner said. “They all did great.” The program will start again in the spring and the age limits are expanding to welcome more members. Brittany Floyd can be reached at 581-2812 or bfloyd2@eiu.edu.

PERFORMANCE

Classic fairy tale stories retold Staff Report

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Shannalee Karrick, Lake Land Community College student, will be representing the greater Chicago area in the Voice of McDonalds singing competition. Karrick has been singing since she was a young child and participated in community theatre productions.

Karrick said. Karrick said it is still a shock to have gotten this far in a global competition. “I just didn’t expect it,” Karrick said. “I’m pretty sure my co-workers and everyone else expected it more than I did—I was in a little shock.” Karrick said this competition has brought out her competitive side. “I want to win this just for all the support that I have been receiving just from all my friends and family and the community,” she said. “Essentially, I don’t want their efforts to be in vain.” Voting is taking place on the Voice of McDonald’s website until Nov. 30 and the top three contestants who receive the most votes will represent American in the 2012 McDonald’s Worldwide Convention. The voting is open to the public and unlimited. ”You can vote every 30 seconds if you want to,” she said. The 22 contestants have each recorded a video. “Depending on where the semi-finalists were from in the United States

they either went to Chicago or LA,” Karrick said. “I was in awe of the music studio.” The convention will take place from April 23- 26, 2012 in Florida where the top three Americans will meet contestants from around the world, according to the Voice of McDonald’s website. The first place winner will receive $25,000. Karrick said she is not sure if she will continue to strive for a musical career. “As of right now, I am not going to diligently pursue it—it’s a hobby,” she said. “Or I might pursue it as long as I am still having fun, but when the fun is extracted then I may just call it a day.” Karrick said she is glad to have made it to America’s top 22. “(Singing) doesn’t define me and being 22 out of 25,000 that’s fine with me,” Karrick said. “It’s definitely been an experience.” Nike Ogunbodede can be reached at 581-2812 or ovogunbodede@eiu.edu.

The classic story of “The Three Little Pigs” and “Little Red Riding Hood” will be retold today. The comic combination of these two stories will be told at 6:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. T h e Fa l l 2 0 1 1 C h i l d r e n’s Theatre Tour will be presenting this combination titled “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf.”  The combination was written by Tom McCabe and directed by

Mary Yarbrough, an instructor of theatre arts at Eastern. Children and adult will experience the story of the three pigs, a French Canadian woodsman, and Cornelius B.B. Wolf. The play was first produced at the Children’s Theatre of Massachusetts and has traveled the country. The performance will only take place at night. Admission is $2 and tickets are only sold at the door starting at 6 p.m.

State 72 pounds of weed seized in traffic stop By The Associated Press

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A California man is jailed in southwestern Illinois after being accused of possessing more than 70 pounds of marijuana found in a car he was driving. Illinois State Police arrested 27-year-old Thomas Debakker Jr. of Aptos, Calif., after he was pulled over Thursday for allegedly speeding on Interstate 70 near Highland.

Police say a police dog later alerted authorities to the scent of marijuana coming from the car, and the drugs were found in three duffle bags in the truck. Debakker is charged with trafficking marijuana. He remained jailed Sunday in Madison County on $200,000 bond. Debakker does not have a listed home telephone number. Online court records do not show whether he has an attorney.

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Carman needs a crosswalk As we reported in Friday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, Facilities, Planning and Management is in the early stages of planning improvements on Fourth and Ninth Streets. On Fourth Street this includes adding LED lighting and raising the pavement of the crosswalks. On Ninth Street, this includes evaluating all of the four-way stops and foot traffic along and on the street. We feel all of the ideas reported in Friday’s article are legitimate and worthwhile. The idea behind raising the pavement for crosswalks on Fourth Street is so the crosswalks wont look like a simple part of the street; instead, they would be raised, like a speed hump, so drivers would notice the crosswalk, said Gary Reed, director of Facilities, Planning and Management. The LED lights are also used so drivers will notice the crosswalks. The lights will flash automatically when a pedestrian approaches the crosswalks, and the lights will be visible from several blocks away, Reed said. We were also pleased Reed said he is looking into making improvements along Ninth Street, especially near Carman Hall where we feel there ought be to a crosswalk connecting Carman and University Court. We believe Reed and his team need to look into that particular spot. “On Ninth Street, the pedestrian crossing traffic is primarily located at Ninth and Roosevelt where there is a four-way stop so it is pretty well controlled at that point, but we are going to review everything from Carman Hall all the way to the north end of campus to see what kind of curb cuts and crossing improvements we can make,” Reed said in Friday’s article. We have seen many students walking to and from Carman Hall who don’t take the time to walk north to cross at the painted crosswalk at the four-way stop. Every morning, we see handfuls of students crossing through the middle of the street to University Court. At night the issue worsens because the street is not well lit, so drivers can’t see people from Carman crossing the street. If there were a painted crosswalk, raised or not, or at least a flashing red light warning drivers of pedestrians crossing the street, it would be a great help. Either the driver has the right of way or the pedestrian does. Often at this made up crosswalk, it’s up to both the driver and the walker. This can certainly be problematic. It’s not like the two had negotiated the encounter before hand. Painting a crosswalk or posting a flashing red light would at least signal drivers that it is the pedestrian who has the right of way. That way, there would be less risk of an accident or less argument after an accident occurs. We commend Facilities, Planning and Management for their efforts thus far, and hope they move forward with their good ideas.

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‘Personhood’ law too crazy even for Mississippi I had planned to round out my three-part series by talking about Obama’s speech in Las Vegas about mortgage reform, but I think there are more women on campus than there are people who have mortgages, and this “personhood” issue in Mississippi is just too good. As a woman, I take personal interest in all legislation seeking to regulate and politicize my body. My “pro-life” position has nothing to do with being comfortable with or opposed to having an abortion, because there are prochoice people on both sides of that fence. To be pro-choice simply means that I understand the importance of abortion being legal, in order to protect women, human rights, and to ensure that this procedure is safe. A pro-life platform cements women within second-class citizenry by ignoring an individual’s ability and right to make decisions about her own body. It also places the religious beliefs of a few overwhelmingly above the reality of the situation. Making abortion illegal again will not prevent women from getting abortions (they existed before Roe v. Wade) but it will make them extremely dangerous for women. This fact alone entirely undermines any argument for the illegalization of abortion. That said; leave it to GOP lawmakers, along with creepy grassroots groups from all over (the South), to really push the envelope on conservative absurdity. In case you haven’t heard about it, allow me to introduce Initiative 26 and Personhood USA, a 501(c) 4 Christian ministry currently dedicated to the

Mia Tapella political commoditization of your womb. Initiative 26 seeks to amend state constitutions across the country to legally define single-celled zygotes as people. The possible implications of this are not limited to blatantly attacking Roe v. Wade and illegalizing abortion, with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest, but would outlaw IUDs, the morning after pill, and even standard birth control. Despite protests from advocates of Initiative 26, “seriously you guys—it totally won’t get that bad,” history proves that when you create the legal possibility for legislation to get far-out oppressive, it probably will. According to journalist Irin Carmon, in an amazing and comprehensive piece on this issue for Salon, “If this initiative passes, and fertilized eggs on their own have full legal rights, anything that could potentially block that implantation – something a woman’s body does naturally all the time – could be considered murder.” This strange and terrifying potential reality, as Carmon also notes, could leave women who have suffered miscarriages open

to investigations of homicide. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Surprisingly, 58 percent of voters in the reddest of red states, Mississippi, agreed, voting down Initiative 26 last Tuesday. I say “surprisingly” because Mississippi is so vehemently anti-choice that only one clinic in the entire state will perform an abortion. (Mississippi also boasts the nation’s highest rates of infant mortality, teen pregnancy, and child poverty.) Not surprisingly, both Mississippi gubernatorial candidates have expressed support for the initiative. The Republican candidate, Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, is even the co-chair of “Yes on 26,” which appears to be the political campaign promoting Personhood USA. While getting information about “Yes on 26” was more than tricky, Jackson Free Press provided some fun facts about the campaign’s director, Brad Prewitt. I, for one, need little convincing as to the stunning political potential of a man who promoted something called the “Conceived in Rape Tour.” Circle the political paradox in this picture: the GOP advocates small, limited government. Apparently—since Republican lawmakers seem unsatisfied with anything less than complete legislative regulation over the functions of my uterine wall—this only applies to taxes. Mia Tapellais a senior English and political science major. She can be reached at 581-7942 or DENopinions@gmail.com.

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False sincerity is rude, just be geniunely interested By Nikki Davidson

I go to the student recreation center several days a week to take advantage of the free Zumba classes. I approach the front desk, and a girl smiles and asks me, “How are you?” I answer with the typical, “Fine, thank you. How are you?” She swipes my card and says nothing else, even though I linger for a few seconds awaiting her reply. This happens every time this girl is behind the counter. Although I am emotionally mature enough to continue on without any hurt feelings from being ignored, my curiosity is ignited. Why do some people waste their time asking an unnecessary question when they have no intent of listening to the answer? I realize that the motivation for asking is to seem polite, but it becomes rude when the followthrough is forgotten. It’s like saying “please” without later giving a “thank you.” A simple smile and a “hi” would certainly suffice, so why choose to feign interest while acting shallow? This reminds me of a debate between a classmate and I in my Composition I class at Lake Land College. We were asked to come

up with a solution for a shy male crushing on a classmate whom he had never spoken to previously. The debate was about if small talk was really a good means for getting to know someone. I said that I think initiating small talk is sort of rude, because of the reason it takes place. Rarely is small talk used when someone is truly interested in speaking to another person, it usually happens to avoid “awkward silence.” People don’t hold on to the information they get from it, and often times give shallow answers anyhow. Can you remember what was said in small talk you were a part of, even a week ago? My classmate told me she didn’t think it was any different from any other style of interpersonal communication, asking me, “Then what is big talk?” I believe we would be more secure people if we stopped going through the motions in our daily interactions and actually acted a little more like the way we truly feel. Of course, in certain situations it is necessary to have a façade – car salesmen wouldn’t be able to talk frugal graduates into buying sports cars with full service packages if they didn’t persuade profusely.

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But most interactions could be much more genuine. If we were all used to dealing with the truth, the truth wouldn’t hurt so bad. Consider this: If your roommate had been raised in a world of pure honesty, you wouldn’t have to reassure her that she looks fine in her little black dress. She would be sure of how she looks, because she wouldn’t have to wonder if the last person she asked was lying and constantly feel the need to revalidate with others. Some of us find security in the status quo by adapting to all the ambiguity, but most take at least a quarter of their lifetime to achieve that security. If you agree with me – that we could all use more open and honest communication – I challenge you to catch yourself participating in meaningless chatter, and work to end it. If you compliment someone, mean it. Only ask for someone’s opinion if you truly want to know it. And don’t ask about how someone is doing if you don’t care. Nikki Davidson is a psychology major. She can be reached at 581-7942 or DENopinions@gmail.com.

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11:11, from page 1 “It was very hard trying to hide it for a couple of months because we have a joint account and she saw that there was something from Zales, which normally she never checks the billing statements, so when she saw it, I tried to play it off by saying that Christmas is around the corner and she shouldn’t ruin her Christmas present,” Pond said. Pond asked Angel’s father’s permission to marry her on Oct. 29 and began planning the proposal.

“I thought it was really creative, and it embodied something that has been a part of our relationship with making a wish at 11:11 p.m. so it was really adorable,” Angel said. “Everything seemed to fade away, and it didn’t matter where we were or what we were doing. It was the perfect moment and was everything I thought it would be.” Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-2812 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.

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Conductor Richard Robert Rossi looks back at Susan Teicher, associate professor of piano and keyboard division director, as the Eastern Symphony Orchestra performs during Triumph and Tragedy Sunday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Orchestra plays triumphant, tragic music at concert By Samantha McDaniel Activities Editor

Local students performed with Eastern Symphony Orchestra Sunday during “Triumph and Tragedy.” Sixteen members of the Symphonic Honors Initiative Program played compositions from Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonin Dvorak with the symphony orchestra. Symphonic Honors Initiative Program is an outreach program designed to provide Coles County high school and middle school students with performance experience. Richard Rossi, the director of the Eastern Wind Symphony, said it is important to give them this experience. “They do not have an orchestral experience in the districts, because they cut the programs,” Rossi said. “So we offer them the opportunity to participate.” The Symphonic Honors Initiative Program program also helps the music education students learn how to help teach students with instruments. The compositions included: “Piano Converto No. 3 in C minor, Op 37” by Beethoven, which is divided into “Allegro con brio”, “Largo”, and

“Rondo: Allegro”; and “Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op 70, B.141” by Dvorak, which is divided into “Allegro maestoso”, “Poco adagio”, “Scherzo (Vivo)” and “Allegro.” Rossi said the compositions were chosen because they dealt with the theme of the concert. The compositions used different sounds to introduce the idea of triumph and the idea of tragedy. During the “Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op 70, B.141” the first two parts are dark the third part has a little relief with some cheerfulness while the finale shows all the anguish of the composer in it The “Piano Converto No. 3 in C minor, Op 37” included solo pieces on the piano. Susan Teicher, an associate professor of piano and keyboard division director, said she thought the performance went well. “The Eastern Symphony Orchestra did a great job, and the work was great and it was a great thing to get to play a great work,” Teicher said. Teicher said she had fun being the solo pianist during the concert. “It was fun, the piano part and the orchestra part are equal in this piece

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and it was just fun to play a great piece,” Teicher said. Rossi said he felt the concert went well. “It was spectacular,” Rossi said. “Everything went well and I thought Dr. Teicher was fantastic.” Donnie Delarosa, a graduate student studying music performance and a trumpet player for the symphony, said their playing has improved since their rehearsals. “I think we played better than we’ve ever rehearsed, so that is always good,” Delarosa said. Jaymee Findlay, a junior music major, said she loves watching the symphony play. “It was a very complicated piano piece,” Findlay said. Delarosa said he thought the concert went well and the audience enjoyed it. “Energy separates professional from students and I hope they felt that,” Delarosa said. “Some of the professors said they felt the energy, so hopefully the audience did too.” Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.

Woodson said he wishes both coaches and their families the best. “I would just like to thank them for giving me an opportunity to play college football,” Woodson said. Sophomore kicker Cameron Berra said it’s too bad neither coach was considered for the position because they worked so hard for the program and the players. Leman said he was disappointed Bellantoni didn’t get the job. Leman said Burke met with players after talking to the coaches to tell them the news. Leman, who played his last game as a Panther on Saturday, didn’t attend the meeting because he’s no longer a player. “I have the highest regards for Coach

Roc,” Leman said. “I really felt like he could get the program back to where it needs to be.” Leman said he thinks Bellantoni is the best defensive coordinator in the Ohio Valley Conference. “I think he’s a phenomenal coach and truly believe Coach Roc was loyal and true to this university,” Leman said. “He cared more about the university than anyone I knew.” Leman said he thinks Bellantoni will be successful wherever he ends up. Other players either declined to comment or could not be reached Sunday. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or deneic@gmail.com.

YAMMA, from page 1 Solan said the ensemble enjoyed playing at the different schools. “We see on their faces many times a expression of surprise and astonishment,” Solan said. “Maybe we look like an alien to them.” Judy Smith, a Newton resident, said her grandson saw them perform at his school. “I’m glad my grandson is enjoying this and being exposed to all types of cultural music,” Smith said. Solan said the band has also learned from their performances. “For us it’s a kind of test to see what’s our most communicative song, what they think and don’t like,” Solan said. “It’s just the reaction to our music.” Allison Fischer, a Charleston resident, said she enjoyed the difference of the music. “You don’t get a lot of culture in Charleston,” Fischer said. “It’s nice that they came here and shared their art with us. It’s not the usual in the United States.”

Solan said the band hopes the audience enjoyed their music and hoped it help encourage them to listen to new types of music. “We hope that they will be openminded to music they are not familiar with,” Solan said. “We especially hope we gave them a teaser to go and listening to different cultures music. I think that is the most important thing.” Solan said they have enjoyed playing in the U.S. “It is an honor for us to share our music wherever we go,” Solan said. The other groups that are included in the 2011 Arts Midwest World Fest include Tarim: Uygur Song and Dance Ensemble from China during the week of Feb. 27, 2012 through March 3, 2012; Wust el Balad of Egypt from Oct. 21–Oct. 27, 2012; and Cudamani from Bali from April 27–April 27, 2013. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.

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Season ends with win By Lenny Arquilla Staff Reporter

T h e Pa n t h e r s b e a t r i va l Tennessee-Martin in four sets to end the season with a victory. The Panthers close the season at 11-20 overall and 8-12 in Ohio Valley Conference action. With an outburst of offense, the Panthers were led by junior Emily Franklin, who had 20 kills and 14 digs for her sixth double-double this season. Fellow junior Alison Berens had 13 kills, while sophomores Reynae Hutchinson and Stephanie Arnold added nine kills each. Hutchinson also had a team-high 16 digs while Arnold added eight blocks for the Panther defense. Before the final match began, seniors Chrissie Albers and Brittany Wallace were honored for their contribution to Eastern’s volleyball

team and they both proved that they deserved the honor in their final match as a Panther. Coming off of being Ohio Valley Conference Co-Setter and Defensive Player of the week, Albers scored her 27th career assist-dig double-double as she dished out 50 assists and 12 digs. She ends her career as a Panther three short of 2,400 with 2,397 assists. Wallace, meanwhile, registered 14 digs to end her four-year Panther career as the top full-time libero in school history. She ends with 1,459 career digs for a 3.63 digs-per-set average. Despite losing the first set to Tennessee-Martin, the Panthers rallied back to take the next three and bring home one more victory for the season. The Panthers led in nearly every category in the win, including kills

(56 to 42), assists (54 to 41), digs (64 to 56), blocks (11 to five), and points (73 to 54). The Panthers now hold an alltime series lead over Tennessee Martin to 21-13 and earned the season split after dropping a threeset match on the road earlier in the season. Head coach Kate Price said this whole season the team has been seeing what works to the results of the last match, and she said it was nice to see them finish strong. “ We have had some ups and downs this season, but going out with a win can show us that we are a strong competitor,” Price said. The Panthers are set to return 10 letter-winners from this year’s team for the 2012 season. Lenny Arquilla can be reached at 581-7944 or lrarquilla@eiu.edu.

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Teams still seeking stride By Nick Blankenship Staff Reporter

T h e Pa n t h e r s r e t u r n h o m e winless from competing in The House of Champions Invitational over the weekend. In the nine-team competition, neither the men’s team nor the women’s team earned a first or second place award. The Panthers placed in the top ten a total of 18 times out of 36 total events. Freshman Kate VanHootegem had positive thoughts about the invitational. “I think as a team we did really well,” VanHootegem said. Va n Ho o t e g e m s a i d t h a t t h e swimming teams would still have normal scheduled practices during their month and a half layoff except for a week layoff around Thanksgiving and Christmas. “I think it will get us prepared f o r o u r c o n f e re n c e m e e t , a n d hitting the training really hard,” VanHootegem said.

The team of junior Michael Lacine, junior Daniel Enge, senior Rich Waszak and sophomore Adam Jones came in fourth in the dual 200-yard Freestyle. Waszak, senior Matt O’Hagan, Enge and Lacine also took third place in both the 200-yard and 400-yard medley. Ju n i o r Mi c h a e l B ow e r t o o k f o u r t h p l a c e i n t h e 4 0 0 - y a rd individual medley with a time of 4:20.06 as Chacour Koop finished ninth in the same event. Enge won third place and Waszak won fifth place in the men’s 100-yard Butterfly. Waszak also finished fifth place in the 100-yard Backstroke at 55.08. Koop, Enge, Christian Rhoten and Ryan Krug finished in seventh in the 800-yard freestyle. Koop also finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke. Lacine earned ninth place 100yard freestyle, while Enge finished f o u r t h p l a c e i n t h e 2 0 0 - y a rd butterfly. Freshman Katelynn Paige, senior Morgan Roberts, sophomore Olga

Livshits and freshman Mackenzie Anderson earned sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle. Anderson, junior Kelli Dicanio, Paige and Livshits won fourth place in the 400-yard medley. Sixth place was awarded to Anderson, Dicanio, Paige and Roberts in the 200-yard medley. Sophomore Mary Lacine took sixth place in the 400-yard individual medley at 4:47.36. Dicanio and sophomore Janis Mc Ge e w o n f o u r t h a n d n i n t h place in the 100-yard breaststroke. Dicanio also took fifth place in the 200-yard Breaststroke. Ju n i o r Ha i l e y Fo s s , L a c i n e , freshman Nikki Peck and Livshits finished in seventh place in the 800-yard freestyle. The Panthers will not have a meet until the first of next year a g a i n s t t h e Au b u r n Ti g e r s i n Auburn, Ala. Nick Blankenship can be reached at 581-7942 or nrblankenship@eiu.edu.

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Panthers defeated in season opener Staff Report

Eastern’s men’s basketball team fought hard against defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Indiana State, but came up just short, losing 72-79. The Panthers started the game off slow as the Sycamores jumped out to a 9-4 lead, but then extended that lead to 17-11 with 12 minutes remaining in the half. Eastern would gain ground and take a 24-22 lead four minutes later by way of a three-point shot by redshirt junior forward James Hollowell. Indiana State would climb back in front and go into halftime with a 41-39 lead over the Panthers. Senior guard Jeremy Granger tied the game at 41-41 to open the second half. The Sycamores went on a run to get a 47-41 lead. The Panthers would not get within one point for the rest of the game. Granger connected on a three-point

play trimming Indiana State’s lead to 75-72 with 53 seconds left in the game. The Panthers were unable to convert any more of their chances and Indiana State connected on four free throws to ice the game. Granger led the team with 26 points on a 10-16 shooting record. Hollowell was the only other Panther in doubledigits with 10 points. Sophomore forward Alfonzo McKinnie led the team with eight rebounds; he also added seven points and one block. As a team, Eastern shot 48.2 percent from the field and 40 percent from the three-point line. Freshman guard Austin Akers played well in his debut, grabbing two rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists while turning the ball over just once in 23 minutes of action. The Panthers return to action at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Loyola-Chicago in Lantz Arena.

FOOTBALL, from page 8 Through the air, Faulkner completed 16 of 22 passes, throwing for 234 yards and one touchdown. Faulkner hooked up with Hampton four times, as Hampton was the Salukis’ leading receiver with four catches for 59 yards. Southern Illinois offensive coordinator Kalen DeBour said before the game his offense works best after building a large lead. “Our offense is going to thrive when we’re playing with a lead where you can run the ball and then the play-action opens up as the game goes along,” he said. For the Panthers, sophomore quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo completed 22 of 34 passes for 276 yards while also throwing three interceptions. Garoppolo’s only touchdown came when he connected with junior wide receiver Chris Wright. Wright led the Panthers with six catches for 120 yards and the lone score. It was on the ground, a place the Eastern team has lacked success over the course of the year that carried the

offense. Red-shirt junior running back Jake Walker scored three touchdowns in the first half, totaling 67 yards. Despite finishing with under 100 yards, Walker became the first Eastern running back to score three touchdowns in a game since the 2008 season. Spoo had previously said that the rushing game was one facet the Panthers needed to improve on in order to be successful. Walker, who was hampered by an injury early in the season, has since rebounded, scoring ten touchdowns this season. The Panthers finished their season with a record of 2-9 and 1-7 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers and Salukis will meet again next season for the Panthers’ season opener on Aug. 30 at home. Next season will be the first time in 25 years that someone other than Bob Spoo will be head coach of the Panthers. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7942 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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The offensive explosion the Panthers displayed was felt across the entire roster. “We had 11 out of our 16 players score today,” Graziano said. “Everyone was running well and passing well.” The decreased number of players on the field allowed for the Panthers to showcase their athleticism. Freshman center Madison Kissner led the way for the Panthers as she recorded three trys in the blowout victory. Senior flyhalf Tina Crema also impressed as she rounded out her rug-

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by career with a record-setting performance. Crema dished out a team leading and career-high seven assists. “With the wide open spaces it certainly allowed us to display our athletic ability,” Graziano said. “We are a very fast and very fit team and we used that. We performed quite well and put up a lot of points.” With the win, the Panthers have now recorded a perfect season in three of the past four years. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-7942 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu.

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Search for replacement head coach continues By Alex McNamee Editor-in-chief

After starting with over 90 names, the head football coach screening committee has submitted a list of the most qualified candidates to athletic director Barbara Burke, said Robert Miller, chairperson of the committee. From the list submitted by the screening committee, Burke will select her top choices to bring to campus, Miller said. The committee’s role is to evaluate applicants according to the advertised job requirements, duties and qualifications, Miller said. According to the NCAA job posting, which was released in October, for the head-coaching job, applicants must: • Have a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) • Have a minimum of seven years coaching

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Spoo’s last game ends in loss By Dominic Renzetti Sports Editor

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Ta’Kenya Nixon, junior guard, looks for a pass after an Oakland City player attempted to block her during the game on Friday in Lantz Arena. Eastern beat Oakland City 93-32.

Easy win for team By Alex McNamee Editor-in-Chief

The public address system rang the name of Sabina Oroszova like a broken record in the second half, as the freshman from Bratislava, Slovakia, exploded for all of her 12 points and seven of her 11 rebounds. Oroszova had the 2,180 fans in awe in Lantz Arena as she showed off her slew of skills, highlighted by coming up with a steal at half court, leading the break and laying in two points with six minutes left in the game. The play helped cap the Eastern women’s basketball team’s 93-32 win over Oakland City Friday for its first win of the season. Oroszova had a quiet first half after head coach Brady Sallee gave her the start in the first game of her Eastern career. “ The first half was like warm ups or something,” Oroszova said. Her second half performance is what Sallee expected of her, he said. Oroszova’s multifaceted game has Sallee excited about the future. She was 5-of-10 shooting, attempting one three pointer. She had two steals, one block and an assist to go along with her doubledigit finish in points and rebounds. “I think it was important for her to get under the lights and get the butterflies out,” Sallee said. “It was important for her to get those (19) minutes.” The Panthers set the tempo from the start of the game when junior guard Ta’Kenya Nixon took the ball on Eastern’s first possession coast-to-coast for an easy lay-up. Having the pace set on offense, the defense stepped up and caused Oakland City to turn the ball over 27 times in the game.

“Brady told us to put pressure on the ball,” senior forward Chantelle Pressley said. “Don’t let them breathe. I think that led to a lot of our offense.” The Panthers took advantage of all of the Oakland City turnovers, by scoring 33 points off turnovers. “It’s how we want to play this year,” Sallee said. “We want to get up and use our length a little bit. It’s what we have to do.” Eastern’s length also made a difference on the boards as the team totaled 60 rebounds, including 24 on offense. Pressley said practice made perfect as Eastern grabbed the offensive boards. “Going against each other we are so big that we are used to going against bigger players,” Pressley said. “It’s something we learn.” Pressley had a team-high six offensive boards, while Oroszova was second on the team with four. Even playing with four fouls, Oroszova was able to get the rebounds. This was a result of team depth, Sallee said. “I think this team is deep enough where we don’t have to say, ‘I can’t do this because I might foul,’” Sallee said. “It’s exciting to see how well the depth played.” Sallee said he was happy with how the team responded to blowing out Oakland City early in the game. “A lot of teams would get bored,” Sallee said. “This team, I think, is hungry.” The Panthers’ next game is 7 p.m. Tuesday against Bradley in Peoria. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-7942 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.

It looked as if the final game of Eastern head coach Bob Spoo’s career might end in a shootout after the Panthers and the University of Southern Illinois Salukis combined for a total of 49 first half points. The Panthers went into halftime with a 28-21 lead, but were unable to hang on, falling 45-28. Winds blew up to 24 mph last Saturday, making the passing and kicking game exceptionally challenging for both teams. The Panthers elected to give Southern Illinois the advantage of having the wind at its back in the beginning of the second half in order to have

the same advantage come the fourth quarter. The Salukis exploded for 24 points in the third quarter, building a sizable lead, which the Panthers were unable to bounce back from. Junior running back Jewel Hampton led the Salukis on the ground, rushing for 110 yards and scoring twice. Hampton, a transfer student from the University of Iowa, averaged 5.5 yards per carry, and received 20 total touches on the day. It wasn’t just Hampton the Panther defense had trouble defending. Sophomore quarterback Kory Faulkner had just under 100 yards rushing, finishing with 97 yards on the ground and two touchdowns. FOOTBALL, page 7

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Narissa Ramirez, senior scrum-half, holds onto the ball as a Purdue University player attempts to tackle her during the game on Saturday at Lakeside Field. Eastern beat Purdue 106-0.

Panthers finish undefeated By Jordan Pottorff Staff Reporter

Eastern’s women’s rugby finished a perfect season with a 106-0 shutout against the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday at home. The game was played under unusual circumstances, as Purdue was only able to field nine players. With the Boilermakers being six players short of a full team, the Panthers agreed to play a nine-on-nine rugby game. Appropriately, the Panthers had been practicing playing in nine-on-nine situations over the past two weeks. “We were very prepared to play nine versus

nine. We went out there and performed quite well,” Eastern head coach Frank Graziano said. “I was very pleased with how we played.” The game also had a different time set up. Instead of playing the customary two 40-minute halves, the game was divided into three 15-minute periods to determine the winner. The game itself may have been shortened, but the Panthers took full advantage of the time they had as they tallied a season-high in points scored. The Panthers dominated the Boilermakers in every aspect of the game, and had the game virtually won by the end of the first 15-minute period. RUGBY, page 7