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Members Pumpkin party discuss admission strategies, branding

By Kalyn Hayslett Editor-in-Chief | @DEN_News Workgroup No. 3, charged with analyzing Eastern’s enrollment management, ranked their suggestions separately and compiled them into one prioritized list during its meeting Thursday.

Members use the four categories — targeted investments; improvement planning; decreasing cost and increasing efficiencies; and outsourcing or consolidation — to guide their recommendations along with using interviews and academic research articles.

The group focused on improving Eastern’s brand and making admissions and recruitment efforts more personal.

Josh Norman, director of enrollment management data analysis and reporting, said focusing on the public’s perception of Eastern is important when trying to rebrand the university.

Workgroup chair Jody Stone, senior associate director of housing, said using the positive attributes like safety should be a part of the rebranding strategy.

“I feel like our safer community could overshadow the feeling that is there is not much to do,” Stone said. “I know that perception is out there, and I do not believe that it is true.”

Stone suggested rebranding the Gateway program because it is a beneficial program; however the name does not match its objectives.

Stone said it would not be the workgroup’s place to change the name, but they will reach out to the department to help them.

“The word ‘gateway’ is like a way in, but (what) we do with that program is equip students so they can thrive here,” Norman said.

He said making sure the program has the brand of a name that reflects that mission is important.

Besides rebranding, the workgroup also talked about marketing strategies.

One of the trending marketing schemes is retargeting, Stone said.

Retargeting is tracking what prospective students are interested in. When the student goes to other websites, then the Eastern website will pop up on their screen.

There are already places on campus that become recruitment teams by adjusting some of the current student employment.

“Looking at current students calling prospective students. Looking at my department, we have desk assistants, (but) half the time they are not very busy,” Stone said.

He said the desk assistants still need to be present, so having them call five people every day could help create a recruitment team.

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Madison Ragsdale, a kinesiology freshman cuts into a pumpkin as Inali Wahane, a sustainable energy graduate student stabilizes it as part of a pumpkin carving activity for Astronomy Club’s Halloween party in the Physical Science building on Thursday night.

Student services workgroup talks potential recommendations

By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Workgroup No.1, focusing on student services, talked about potential recommendations, including the reorganization of different student services areas, at their meeting Wednesday.

Workgroup chair Rick Roberts, department chair of counseling and student development, said the workgroup are making their recommendations on what the administration should explore based on the four areas they were asked to cover.

student engagement.

Roberts said the group would suggest the five areas report to the director of that area, who would then report to the vice president of student affairs.

What the group is recommending is that the university try to coalesce these areas to make them more coherent to students, Roberts said.

Roberts said they do not know if new people would have to be hired until all the personnel were looked at.

“It’s something the vice presidents have to look at more,” Roberts said.

"Everything could be somewhat controversial, hopefully it’s helpful." Rick Roberts, workgroup chair “Everything could be somewhat controversial, hopefully it’s helpful,” Roberts said.

Workgroup No.1 acknowledged that all student services are working within their means with a reduced staff.

One of the stronger recommendations the workgroup has is reorganizing the student services into five areas: student wellness, student safety, student support, student housing and

The group said this would help with efficiency.

“Right now there’s feedback from all over place; we need to figure out a way to centralize it,” Roberts said.

Also suggested for reorganization was moving new student programs to the admissions office and the exploration of reclassifying Academic Support Personnel positions to Administrative and Professional status.

Heidi Hawkins, assistant university

budget officer, said if this happened, the university would have to look at Eastern’s chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois’ contract to make sure they abide by the rules.

Roberts said this was just a recommendation the group was exploring.

“We would want the vice presidents to explore the use of academic support personnel in areas where it is possible to be reclassified,” Roberts said.

He said they would look at exactly what each one of the positions was doing to see if some of the duties were more suited for one classification or the other.

Areas the group thought could be explored more for outsourcing include dining and panther catering, though they said there are pros and cons to each of these options.

“We’re looking into costs, possibilities that these are the things that could be outsourced,” Hawkins said.

“We’re not recommending to outsource areas; it could be explored.”

Peter Andrews, a mathematics and computer science professor, said he has a general bias against outsourcing, as the university would lose some control, though they would save money.

Eric Davidson, interim director of

Health Service, said student insurance could be a good thing to outsource, as the school already does not have a lot of control over it.

“Some years we’re making money, some years we’re hundreds, thousands in the hole,” he said.

He said right now, the key thing is that the university is self-insured, and if they were to outsource insurance, they could look at what other institutions are offering.

“If we were to outsource, most individuals who would be the outsourcers would be in it to make a profit,” Davidson said.

Roberts said the reason the group is not recommending anything else be outsourced is that every student service plays a vital role in retention and recruitment.

For areas that need increased resources, the group discussed suggesting in their recommendations that the administration invest more in career counseling, career coaches, filling positions in the University Police Department, a web marketing system to connect all the student services, and enhance literacy education for students with financial aid.

Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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The Council on Academic Affairs talked about downsizing their group and voted to change the name of the health studies department to health promotion at its meeting Tuesday.

The CAA and other committees have been working with the same number of positions but have fewer faculty to fill them. This means everyone has to work harder to get the same amount of work done.

The group decided that a smaller CAA will make things easier for them as a whole. It will mean the number of members needed to make a quorum will be smaller, and fewer members will sit in on committees, which ask for CAA representation.

CAA Chair Marita Gronnvoll will need to be replaced on the council next semester as she will be on sabbatical.

Another replacement is needed for history professor Debra Reid.

Gronnvoll said a replacement was found for another member of the CAA who has not been able to serve all semester, but the new member now needs a replacement because of a conflict they have between their class and the CAA’s schedule.

“It is frustrating and it is a consequence of the reduction of faculty,” Gronnvoll said.

Gronnvoll said her concern if the CAA shrinks is that the workload will get harder for the remaining members because there is more work to spread out between fewer people.

However, she sees upsides to downsizing as well. Gronnvoll said there will be less hassle with the remaining members, and the members will not be as busy because they will have less meetings to be a part of.

CAA discussed changing its bylaws to add two more student positions on the board.

There will be a potential for three total positions, and one student position is already filled. The health studies department asked to change its name and major to health promotion to modernize the program. They cited the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health, who all now refer to health studies as health promotion. The vote passed unanimously.

The CAA also voted to make ensemble hours count for credit in the music department and to give a pair of economics classes an online option.

As the music department currently stands, only six ensemble hours are counted toward a music major’s degree, even if a student has more.

The music department wants all ensemble credit hours a student earns to count towards a student’s degree.

This vote also passed unanimously.

The CAA also voted to have two classes, CMN 4751: Managerial Economics and CMN 4802: Intermediate Microeconomic Theory be allowed to have online options.

Maddie Smart, associate resident director for Greek Court, said she hopes there is a big turnout this year.

“This event has happened in the past, but this is the first time the Greeks will include a carnival based theme,” she said. “If this event is successful, we will definitely like to see it in the future.”

The residence halls are celebrating Halloween as well, with arts and crafts from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in the lobby of Stevenson Hall.

From 6 to 8 p.m. in Thomas Hall, there will be competitive pumpkin painting, and from 5 to 8 p.m. in Andrews Hall, there will be games of Bozo buckets and “make your own” Blow Pop ghosts in the lobby.

Admission is free to all of the

events. Donations for the Paradise Equestrian Therapy Center will be accepted at Stevenson Hall.

Tickets to participate in the fundraiser cost $10, and half of the proceeds will go to the organization.

CCAR Industries, based in Charleston, helps members of the community who have disabilities and other functional limitations throughout their life. Some of CCAR’s services include early intervention, developmental training, vocational services, client and family support, and a 24-hour residential program.

To learn more about CCAR, people can visit their website at http://ccarindustries.org/ or call their offices at 217-348-0127.

Samuel Nusbaum can be reached at 581-2812 or at scnusbaum@eiu.edu.

CAMPUS BRIEFS Greek Court to host Halloween festivities

By Lydia Shaw Contributing Writer | @DEN_News Community children will be able to find a variety of Halloween festivities around Eastern’s campus Monday.

The first “Greek and Treats” festival will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday in Greek Court.

The Panhellenic chapters, half of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and half of the Interfraternity Council are hosting the festival.

They will provide a variety of games consisting of Bozo buckets, a lollipop ring toss and crazy hair. Coordinator

Lydia Shaw can be reached at 5812812 or lmshaw2@eiu.edu.

Students to host ‘Panthers on the Run’

By Marisa Foglia Pop Culture Reporter | @DEN_News Blasts of color will follow runners along the Thomas Woodall Panther Trail as “Panthers on the Run” takes place Sunday.

The color run, set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., is raising funds for Care Compassion Acceptance Respect Industries.

Marisa Foglia can be reached at 581-2812 or mjfoglia@eiu.edu.

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Union head resigns over ad against attack victim and Trump PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A top Connecticut labor union leader has resigned after a union-backed political group ran a campaign ad linking the survivor of a deadly home invasion to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The SEIU Connecticut State Council announced Thursday that Paul Filson has stepped down as executive director.

The union says the online ad ex-

hibited poor judgment and should not have run. It apologized to the target of the ad, Dr. William Petit (PEHT'-it), a Republican running for the state legislature from Plainville. Petit's wife and two daughters were killed in the 2007 attack.

T h e a d s a y s , " St o p Do n a l d Trump and Republican William Petit's attacks on women and families."

State Rep. Betty Boukus (BOH'kis), Petit's Democratic opponent, has said she was horrified by the ad, and Filson has publicly expressed remorse.

Suspect arrested in destruction of Trump's Hollywood star LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to destroy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, officials said Thursday.

Jamie Otis was taken into custody early Thursday on suspicion of felony vandalism, Officer Andrew Chambers said. It wasn't immediately known if he has an attorney.

He was released on $20,000 bail Thursday afternoon.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which bestows the stars and maintains the popular tourist attraction, said it would take several days to repair Trump's spot.

Otis told the Times he spent weeks planning his "nonviolent action," even going as far as spending a couple of nights in Hollywood to scope out the area to pick a time when he could do it "safely, carefully and successfully."

He said he would "gladly" pay for the repairs.

3 Physical exercise can lead to reduced stress FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016

By Maria DeVito Contributing Writer | @DEN_News Though some students are tired, stressed out and more likely to give up on exercise because of the colder weather, many say it is exactly what they need to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Several studies show that exercising regularly helps improve physical health, mental health and helps enhance cognitive function of the brain over time, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

For some students, exercise has become a way to help reduce stress levels. Many students see exercise as an outlet to relax after their top priorities such as school, work, honor societies or Greek life.

Jessica Wireman, a junior geology major and softball player, said with it being past the point of

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Patrick Muhne, a junior Exercize Sciences major goes for a run on a treadmill in the Student Recreation Center on Thursday night.

midterm exams, she uses her extra time away from school to partici-

pate in physical activity.

“With all the assignments and

exams that my professors have given me, I see working out as good way for me to manage my stress,” she said.

There are many places where students can participate in physical activity on campus, whether it is through intramurals, being a collegiate athlete or working out in the Student Recreation Center.

Andrea Roberts, a kinesiology and sports studies major, said she definitely notices that when she has not been able to work out for long periods of time, she gets more stressed out.

“I can’t fall asleep as quickly or sleep as well, and this usually makes me anxious because I know that I need sleep to be productive each day,” Roberts said.

According to the ADAA, exercise produces endorphins, or chemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers and also im-

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proves the ability to sleep.

Martee Grainger, a sophomore swimmer, said she uses the sport as a way to cope with the stress that school can bring.

According to the Center for Advancing Health, not only does exercise help people cope with stress, it gives them the opportunity to build up their self-esteem and create relationships with others who participate on a team together in the same activity.

“Being a part of a team and working with them every day has given our team the opportunity to motivate each other to work towards a common goal,” Grainger said. “Building these relationships with each other has allowed us to push each other harder in each workout.”

Maria DeVito can be reached at 5812812 or mtdevito@eiu.edu.

Pemberton hall to host haunted ship attraction

By Chrissy Miller Staff Reporter | @DEN_News A haunted ship awaits all souls who are brave enough to attend Pemberton Hall’s annual haunted house, set from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Lauren Adams, a senior elementary education major, has been involved in the haunted house since her freshman year and is excited to continue the tradition.

“It was a lot of fun the first time I experienced it,” Adams said. “It was a lot shorter the first time and so something that they did last year that we’re

keeping this year is that we’re expanding it.”

As for the theme and what will be going on, all Adams said is that there will be pirates.

The haunted experience starts with a trip down the elevator into the basement with a tour guide. From there, the guide leads the group through the house and gives the backstory of the scary scenes the group sees.

“It’s always a fun experience and people are always scared, but it’s something fun for everybody to do and it’s for a great cause,” Adams said.

Last year the haunted house raised

almost $200 for Housing, Outreach, Prevention and Education, an organization that helps victims of domestic abuse. The tour guides and the people doing the scaring are all volunteers, and all the money raised through ticket sales will go towards HOPE. This year tickets will be $2.

Abigail Chacon, a sophomore history major, was a tour guide at last year’s haunted house. The most enthusiastic and silliest people who came were the ones that were scared the most, Chacon said.

“The people who were really into it had fun,” Chacon said. “They were laughing, they were screaming and

pulling their friends back, like ‘I’m not going, I’m not going.’”

Last year Pemberton Hall even had a chainsaw, Chacon said. When the person came in with the saw, all it took was the loud whirring noise and people were booking it out of the haunted house.

“It was a fun experience, everyone was laughing,” Chacon said. “It just made Halloween more fun.”

Rachel Smith, a sophomore psychology major, said last year’s theme was a haunted hospital.

“Last year, in one of the rooms in the basement, someone was eating somebody’s guts,” Smith said.

“And then another scary part was on the window, somebody banged on it.

That was really creepy. People were freaked out.”

Smith had so much fun she is signed up to be a volunteer tour guide again. This year Smith said the tour guides will try to incorporate more storytelling into their act.

To know whether or not the chainsaw is coming back, people will have to come and see, Smith said.

“Be ready to get scared,” she said.

Chrissy Miller can be reached at 5812812 or clmiller@eiu.edu.

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Just Trying to Get Back Out There

Sierra Falk

Take time to enjoy Halloween activities

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I obsess over looking through magazines and online articles to awe over the different spooky decorations. When I was a kid, I can recall my favorite memories of trickor-treating with my parents. Although I am certainly too old to trick-or-treat, and I am sure that finding a 21-year-old adult begging for candy on one’s doorstep would be rather alarming, there are still many factors of Halloween that I love dearly. Some years I feel as though I did not allow myself to fully enjoy Halloween in its entirety if I miss any of the following activities.

Although I am sure that any grocery store sells pumpkins for a bargain price, no discount beats the feeling of visiting a pumpkin patch. Pumpkin patches have so much to offer from hot cider and caramel apples to mazes and hayrides. Pumpkin patches overall heighten the full experience of picking a perfect pumpkin. I worked at a pumpkin patch when I was a teenager, and there is something special about visiting the field in which the pumpkins grow and plucking it from the vine yourself. Pumpkin patches are a great way to put one into the “fall mood” while also finding a great potential Halloween jack-o-lantern.

To indulge in the spooky spirit of Halloween, another attraction to check out is a haunted house. There are tons of haunted houses in the central Illinois area that are guaranteed to spook you. I love haunted houses; however, I spend a majority of my time spent in them with my eyes closed, clinging to the person in front of me. If haunted houses are too much physical effort or maybe not worth paying to get spooked, I always favor the alternative of staying home and having a scary movie marathon. Revisiting some old slasher movies and working your way into horror films today is a fun way to celebrate Halloween without even having to leave the comfort of your couch.

If you have not found a perfect costume yet, try visiting a Halloween store. I personally love seeing the different editions of costumes that are a hot commodity each year. In addition to trying on costumes, Halloween stores have tons of scary decorations that are interactive with your store experience. My sister and I love playing with the different screaming animatronic characters and watching fellow customers become terrified. Make sure to stop by one of these stores sometime this weekend as I am sure there will also be big closeout sales.

This is my checklist of things to complete before Halloween comes around the corner.

Even simple activities such as ordering something pumpkin spice flavored, splurging on Halloween candy or attending a Halloween party can really set the mood. Make sure you celebrate Halloween to the fullest this year.

Sierra Falk is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or stfalk@eiu.edu.

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Endorsements a key part of staying informed With the upcoming election, more and more newspaper editorial staffs around the country are getting together and deciding who they will endorse for different local and federal positions. Like everything else in this election, the endorsements have been considered unconventional as well.

According to Business Insider, “Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has garnered the support of a long list of editorial boards,” while Republican nominee Donald Trump has received four so far, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has six.

Several newspapers who historically back Republican candidates have endorsed Clinton. The Cincinnati Enquirer, which has endorsed Republican candidates for president for about a century, supports Clinton and The Arizona Republic supports a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time ever.

Of course, when talking about politics in a race as tense as this one, newspapers have been getting some criticism online for even choosing to endorse a candidate. Many in the comments section question why newspapers endorse candidates when they are supposed to be unbiased. However, at The Daily

Eastern News, we believe it is important for newspaper editorial staffs to be able to suggest and give an informed opinion on whom to vote for.

After all, it is their journalists who have been closely following the election for months now, and compiling all of this reporting gathered into a reasonably thought out, well-informed editorial can help with the crucial decision of who to put in office.

Though many realize the journalistic value of objectivity in news articles, the opinions page and editorials are not opinion-free zones. Many people look to newspaper editorials to be the conscience of their readers, to guide them when thinking about the big issues of the day. This election is not and should not be different.

Whether it is a local election or a national one, we hope people are able to gain the context they need from these endorsements and keep an open mind when reading about a stance they may or may not agree with. In such a tumultuous election season it is especially important to be able to rely on news sources for these clear, reasonable discourse and rec-

ommendations, even when they do not align with our own.

The leaders we elect this year could potentially control the fate of the country for years to come. At The News, we encourage those to do what they can to participate politically, and we also strive to do that with reporting on the candidates in our articles and making endorsements based on our own research and whatever insight we can offer.

After all, part of living in America is being given these rights to free speech and a free press, who are able to give their informed opinions.

This is why when The News begins endorsing our own candidates, we want our readers to know we are not doing it lightly. If we pick someone, it is because they are truly the most qualified person for the job, and the person most likely to look out for the public’s interest. We do not want to sway you one way or the other; rather, we just want to start a conversation.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Sox fans should support the Cubs for once So lemme tell you this. Simply put, White Sox fans need to shut up and just watch the World Series.

No matter what sport you are watching, there are few fans worse than Chicago White Sox fans. No matter how badly they are doing or how great the Cubs are doing, they will talk smack.

That is especially now, since the Cubs are going for their first title in 108 years. Any Cubs fan will admit that the Cubs were horrible for most of the years we have been alive, but it has not stopped us from believing.

And a fair argument for any Sox fan was, “We have ’05.” Now though, it is kind of funny to see how terrible the Chicago White Sox are, and it is even funnier to see Sox fans talking smack about the Cubs. I think it is jealousy and maybe a bit of frustration to see where that organization is headed.

And as bad as the Cubs have been over the years, since ’05, the Cubs have made their way to the postseason more than the Sox’ one playoff appearance.

The Sox were also forgotten on ESPN for championships in Chicago since the ‘80s. That World Series is almost irrelevant now.

To start the year, Sox fans and the Sox dealt with the Adam LaRoche saga. For those of you who do not know what that is: former White Sox Adam LaRoche wanted to have his kid at the clubhouse almost every day, and when he was told he could not do that, he retired. Yep, that actually happened.

Then you had Chris Sale cut up the team’s jerseys before his start on the mound because he did not want to wear them. He was pulled from that start and suspended, South Side stuff.

Sean Hastings All that is beside the point. The Cubs the past two years have been one of the best teams in baseball, and doing it with a majority of their starters under the age of 24. Anthony Rizzo is the oldest infielder on the team, minus catcher David Ross, at the age of 27.

It is almost hard to not be amazed at what the Cubs have been able to do and how they turned their entire organization around so fast.

Rizzo dealt with a 101-loss season in 2012, and just four years later, he and the rest of these stars (yes, I will call them stars) are playing for a World Series.

All over Twitter, there are just Sox fans everywhere ripping the Cubs, and for what reason? Some of them must still be so sad or angry, or I do not even know what they were feeling about having to root for the black and white, to go to Twitter and talk smack after the Cubs won the NLCS. There is no problem with trash talk, but when

your favorite team sucked as a bad as the White Sox did, and you have a fellow Chicago team playing for the title, it might be time to shut up and just watch.

We did not say anything in ’05.

You do not have to root for the Cubs to win, but to keep talking trash is childish, and a bit idiotic.

Typical for Sox fans.

Do not get me wrong. I and the rest of Chicago Cubs fans know how it feels to watch your team take the field and almost know they will lose. But that is a difference between Cubs and Sox fans.

When the Cubs were pushing 85-90 plus loss seasons, Wrigley Field was still packed and fans were still cheering as if that game was sending them to the Fall Classic.

Sox fans on the other hand, will not watch, attend or care about what is going on on the South Side. “Fans.”

So as this series shifts back to Wrigley and the Cubs are three wins away from winning the World Series, Sox fans just need to deal with the fact they will be seeing more of this for years to come.

Nothing will be happening on the South Side anytime soon. Too many distractions over there and the team sure does not have good support from its “fans.”

So as the Cubs take the field today, Saturday and Sunday, sit back and watch the men take the field, and when April comes, you can get back to watching your boys if you really want to.

Sean Hastings is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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5 Sorority to host fifth annual ‘Kids Fun Fest’ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2016

By Kennedy Nolen Staff Reporter | @KennedyNolenEIU A safe alternative to trick-or-treating this Halloween will be available for children ages 1 to 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Monday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Union University Ballroom.

The fifth annual “Kids Fun Fest” will include a bounce house, games, prizes, a costume contest and of course, candy.

Camille Williams, adviser of the Elogeme Adolphi Christian Sorority, said some parents do not allow trickor-treating for a variety of reasons.

Members of this sorority took the initiative to find a safe and fun alternative to give kids the opportunity to dress up and have candy. This is a free event open to all children in search of something to do on Halloween.

“The kids can still get the Halloween-feel,” Williams said. “They will just be safe not going door-to-door.”

Tashi Kuti, a member of Elogeme, said this year children can come en-

joy the activities and remain safe from clowns reported in some areas.

Something new for this year’s festival is the bounce house, Williams said.

The group has had a costume contest where parents can cheer their children on and it is a lot of fun, Kuti said.

In the past, anywhere from 40 to 60 kids have attended the fun fest.

Williams said they have a great time throughout the night. The parents also stay while the children go to different tables with a variety of games and entertainment.

“The little kids get to see a big campus with their little, cute eyes,” Kuti said. “It is a new environment for them. Their parents don’t have to have a leash on them in the building.”

Money earned through the sorority’s previous fundraisers goes toward hosting other celebrations like the Kid’s Fun Fest. Williams said the events and fundraisers they host focus on “social aspects, spiritual levels, community service and education.”

The group meets monthly at a mandatory meeting and encourages unity and love across campus, Kuti said.

She said the Elogeme demonstrates respect and spreads “Christ-like characteristics.”

The sorority has eight current members on campus. Williams joined nearly four years ago because she wanted a group of sisters who had a Christian background and friends she knew would pray for her.

She said she wanted them to hold her accountable for being on track in life.

Kuti joined nearly three years ago because it was the easiest way for her to find a group of women heading in the same direction with the same mentality she has.

If students are interested in joining, Kuti said the process for inducting new members is coming up in November. A date has not yet been set.

Kennedy Nolen can be reached at 581-2812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.

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Dressed in the Man in the Yellow Hat and Curious George costumes Charleston community children participate in the costume contest during the Annual Kids Fun Fest in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union ballroom.

Workgroup No. 4 discusses upcoming recommendations

By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Workgroup No. 4, focusing on intercollegiate athletics, talked about the upcoming recommendations that need to be submitted and resource concerns they heard at their meeting Thursday.

The deadline for the group’s preliminary recommendations are due Tuesday. The group is working on writing recommendations and prioritizing what they think needs to be done.

Though the group has not compared their drafts yet, they said one common thread for the groups was a need for resources.

Kevin Linker, director of intramural sports, said when he and chemistry professor Dan Sheeran met with Cindy Miller, director of athletic and academic services, they learned that schools

such as Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville have less student-athletes, but have more staff members in their athletic academic centers.

“They don’t even have football,” Linker said.

Linker said Miller has been by herself in the academic center, though she was able to hire a graduate student as an assistant director, which has been a big help.

“It’s clear that office could use some additional resources,” Sheeran said.

However, he said he was not sure if that fell under the guise of identifying efficiencies, which the group was charged with.

When Workgroup chair Tami Babbs, assistant comptroller, spoke to head athletic trainer Jim Nave, he said they currently have a staff of five people with three graduate assistants, when in

the past he has had a staff of six.

“Right now, three of his five are covering multiple sports,” Babbs said.

“One more staff member might help a little bit.”

At past meetings, it was pointed out that there is no secretary or business manager in the athletic office either.

Sheeran said there are things offices could do differently, as many have a grueling schedule of meetings.

“We all agreed two or three meetings ago that so many cuts are not sustainable in the long term,” Babbs said.

However, Babbs said she does not know if it is necessarily the group’s charge to say where resources could or should come from.

She said the group always has to keep the university’s resources and budget in mind when prioritizing the things they think need to be done.

“We think it’s worthwhile,” she said.

“We don’t have access to resources, (but) we can say we think something’s important, and it should be looked at (to see) if it needs more resources,” Babbs said.

Linker said something he has seen when talking to people about their athletic needs is that they want support for recruitment in athletics.

“We gotta get them to Eastern,” he said.

For the students who are already at Eastern, the group talked about allocating resources to student athlete’s transportation.

Kelsie Abolt, a family and consumer sciences major, said a lot of students brought that up when she was meeting with them.

Babbs said when giving their recommendations, administrators were prob-

ably going to get back to the group with their suggestions.

“If facilities is a big topic campuswide, the Field House may show up on our (recommendations) it may show up on facilities,” she said.

Linker said when they turn the preliminary recommendations in, the president could say they should look at an area further.

“We’re still trying to gather information,” Sheeran said.

Babbs said Rob Miller, general counsel for Eastern, will decide if what they did is enough.

Steve Rich, assistant vice president for advancement, said though there is always more research that could be done, there is a time constraint.

Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.

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Women’s Volleyball team returns to road action

By Maher Kawash Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports With back-to-back losses looming the minds of Eastern volleyball, the team now hits the road in an attempt to keep up in the Ohio Valley Conference.

T h e Pa n t h e r s a re c o n tinuing their search for another postseason tournament berth, but must crack the top eight of the conference to do so.

With that being said, Eastern is just two games back of that eighth spot heading into the weekend.

An opportunity has presented itself as well, as the team Eastern faces Saturday afternoon is the eighth place Tennessee State Tigers.

With a chance to jump in the standings, the Panthers prepare for the only match of the weekend and do so with the season beginning to wind down.

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Eastern’s offense for the Tigers.

Adorno-Dejesus has led Tennessee State with 421 digs this season.

Despite the attack on both sides of the ball from t h e Ti g e r s , E a s t e r n s t i l l presents some tough matchups when it comes to conference play.

Redshirt freshman Gina Fu r l i n h a s c o n t i n u e d t o surge in her first season back from injury, and her setting ability against conference opponents has shown that.

Furlin ranks 10 th in the OVC w i t h a n a ve r a g e o f 6.21 assists-per-set.

Junior Allie Hueston has also had to bounce back from injury this season, and has done so by ranking fourth in the conference in blocks-per-set with an average of 1.15.

Sophomore Taylor Smith was sidelined with an injury of her own over a week ago, but it was not enough

to knock her off the Division I leaderboard in tripledoubles as she leads the nation with seven.

The Eastern freshman also continue to emerge as Lindsey Powers ranks 10 th in OVC matches with 3.29 digs-per-set.

Freshman Maggie Runge adds to the Panthers defensive presence by leading the conference with a 1.28 blocks-per-set average.

Fo l l o w i n g t h i s m a t c h a g a i n s t Te n n e s s e e St a t e , Eastern returns home for its final two matches of the regular season on Nov. 4 and 5.

Saturday’s match against the Tigers gets underway in Nashville, Tenn. at 2 p.m.

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nessee State is one of Eastern’s five final matches in the regular season.

With just five games remaining, the Panthers are l a s t i n t h e OVC w i t h a 5-21 record overall and 2-9 against conference opponents.

Luckily for Eastern, the Tigers have not found much more success at 4-7 in the OVC and 13-14 overall.

Although Tennessee State may not have many more wins in the conference, the Tigers are still coming off a five-set upset win over Belmont.

While trying to contain Tennessee State’s winning momentum, the Panthers will also have to contain Chloe Watson on the Tigers’ offensive end.

Watson leads Tennessee Tech’s attack with 314 kills this season while averaging 3.14 per-set.

On the other hand, Cherlie Adorno-DeJesus will be tr ying to do the same to

Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@ eiu.edu.

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Men’s soccer team hosts WIU for final home game

By Mark Shanahan Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s soccer team faces off with in-state rival the Western Illinois Leathernecks Saturday afternoon as the Panthers try to keep their postseason chances alive.

Eastern comes into the match at 4-9-1 and 1-3 in Summit League play. They are on a twogame winning streak after a big 1-0 victory over Fort Wayne last Sunday. The Panthers secured their first conference win behind junior goalkeeper Mike Novotny, who made six saves. He was awarded the Summit League Co-Defensive Player of the Week.

Novotny is third in the Summit League for total saves (42) and is fourth for minutes played (1155:00), save percentage (.724) and goals against average (1.25). He also has three shutouts so far this season.

Western comes into the match with a 6-81 record overall and a 2-2 record in conference play. They are currently on a three-game losing streak after losses to Denver, Omaha and Wisconsin. The Leathernecks have struggled on the road this season with a 1-6-1 record.

Western, IUPUI, Fort Wayne and Eastern all play each other to determine who will get the last two spots in the conference tournament.

Eastern currently has three points in the conference while Western has six.

Western won big in the meeting against the Panthers last year with a 6-0 victory. Jacob Be-

van and Fernando Pacheco each scored in the game last year, and they are the current point leaders for the Leathernecks.

Bevan leads the team in goals, shots on goal and points with eight goals, 16 shots on goal and 18 points. Two of the goals Bevan scored were game-winning goals. Pacheco is second on the team in points with 12 and has 11 shots in goal. He has four goals and assists this season.

Daniel Collins is the team leader in assists with five; he has two goals to give him nine points on the year.

This is the 54th meeting all-time between the two teams. Eastern holds the all-time series lead 32-16-5.

Tim Hansen has been at goalkeeper for all six of the Western wins. He has a record of 6-6 with 39 saves. He has a save percentage of .722 and has four shutouts this season.

The point leaders for Eastern are senior Davis Wegmann and freshman Alex Castaneda with four points each. They both have two goals and zero assists. Castaneda leads the team in shots on goal with nine. The assist leaders on the team are sophomore Julian Montoya and freshman Yann Nsoga with two each. Montoya has a goal on the season.

The match is set to take place 1 p.m. Saturday at Lakeside Field.

Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu

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Freshman defender Anton Olsson attempts to ground a high ball sent down the field from Fort Wayne goalkeeper Jorge Trujillo during the Panthers’ 1-0 win Sunday at the west practice field.

Olsson had one shot in the match.

Swim teams host home opener this weekend

By Tyler McCluskey Swim Reporter | @DEN_Sports

The Eastern men and women’s swim teams will host their season opener on Saturday against Valparaiso.

The Panther women’s swim team is coming off of a split, winning against Butler and losing against IUPUI. The men had a strong showing in their loss to IUPUI with a winner in junior Matt Jacobs taking the 200-yard breaststroke.

Jacobs had a time of 2 minutes, 09.06 seconds. Following behind Jacobs in second and third place were teammates junior Brandon Robbins and freshman Colin Frazee with times of 2:10.77 and 2:25.46.

The Panthers took the top two finishes in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Junior Patrick Wood, sophomore Logan Long, sophomore Tyler Parrish and junior Shamus Shields ended up in first and then teammates junior Ben Pitlock, sophomore Gerald Stingle, sophomore Jason Manning and sophomore Alex Laleian finished in second with a time of 1:31.98 and 1:34.46 respectively.

Robbins took second in the 200-yard freestyle finishing at 27.66. Sophomore Nick Harkins ended up in fourth with a time of 1:49.11.

Stingle finished behind Harkins with a time of 1:53.39.

Senior Brogan O’Doherty took second place honors in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.14. Pitlock ended up in fifth with a 2:13.20 outing.

For the women, sophomore Lauren Oostman finished second in the 200-backstroke with a time of 2:06.57.

Junior Danielle DiMatteo ended up with a second-place finish in the 100-freestyle with a time of 54.33. DiMatteo also finished third in the 50-free with a time of 25.40.

DiMatteo and Oostman paired up with freshman Rachel Manderscheid and sophomore Martee Grainger to take third place in the 400-med-

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Senior Fallyn Schwake swims in the 1000 yard freestyle event Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Padovan Pool. Schwake placed third in the event, and the women’s swim team defeated Butler and Western Illinois in the meet.

ley relay with a time of 4:03.33. The team of junior Niki Beringer, senior Paige Eavenson, freshman Julia Martin and freshman Sara Dains ended up in sixth with a time of 4:15.10 in the same event.

The men’s team split the season last year with Valparaiso, while the women swept the Crusaders. Both teams hold the all-time series against Valparaiso; the women are 20-4, while the men are 22-2.

The Crusaders are coming off of a seventh place finish for both the men and women’s teams in the Indiana Intercollegiates at Purdue.

Emily Trimpe, Amanda Jenny, Erica Martins and Paige Wright finished fourth in the 200-freestyle relay with a time of 1:42.63 for the women’s team.

Peyton Stambeck, Mac Sogandares, Colten Lawson and Harrison Jenny came away with a third place finish in the 200-free relay with a finish of 1:28.67 for the men. Stambeck also received an eighth-place finish in the 100-butterfly with a time of 54.04.

The Panthers take on the Crusaders at 1 p.m.

Saturday in the Padovan Pool.

Tyler McCluskey can be reached at 581-2812 or trmccluskey@eiu.edu

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Cross country aims to have ‘no regrets’ in OVC championship Both teams placed 2nd in conference last year Kaitlin Cordes Cross Country Reporter | @DEN_Sports

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Senior Tyler Yunk will run in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Oct. 29 in hopes that it will not be his last cross-country race.

Last chance to shine for senior Tyler Yunk

By Alex Hartman Cross Country Reporter | @DEN_Sports It has been a long road for senior Tyler Yunk, and it is nearing its end here at Eastern. He will have a couple of more opportunities to show his abilities as a runner, starting with the Ohio Valley Conference championships on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. Then the NCAA Midwest Regional at Iowa could be his final collegiate crosscountry race.

Even though he started his collegiate career at the University of Kansas, he will end it as a member of the Eastern cross-country team.

Yunk is a true veteran of the sport and knows what a well put together team looks like.

“I have been running since I was

six years old and a thing that is always a large factor is how well your team works together,” Yunk said.

“We have a very close-knit team that will put everything on the line for each other.”

Yunk knows that Eastern has a close cross-country program that supports one another and is built to make each other better. He has improved over his years as a college runner as well as during his time here.

He improved his times from the 2015 season in many of the races. For example, at the Walt Crawford Open he went from a ninthplace finish to the third-place spot.

As well as having great improvement in the Notre Dame invitational, where a time decrease of 16 seconds got him a 20th-place finish

in 2016, compared to the 33rd position from 2015.

Yunk has been consistent over the years in his preparation for race day, and he does not try too much to get into a strict routine that might trip him up.

“I do not try to sike myself out before races so I try to stay loose and not focus on it too much,” Yunk said. “However, I do make it a point to listen to ‘Defying Gravity’ from the musical ‘Wicked’.”

Yunk will strive to end his running career at Eastern on a positive note, such as getting an AllOVC honor, which he just missed in 2015 and compete in the Midwest Regionals on Nov. 11.

Alex Hartman can be reached at 581-2812 or aihartman@eiu.edu.

The cross-country team will compete in the Ohio Valley Conference championship Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., and plan to give the competition everything it has Coach Erin Howarth said that Eastern’s selected runners for the conference championship are mostly seniors, so this meet will be all or nothing.

“The team strategy is pretty simple, have fun, lay it all on the line and compete to the very end,” Howarth said. “We want to leave the course on Saturday and know that we gave everything we had to bring home the championship. If we can say that, then we have nothing to regret.”

The championship race will include 16 individuals from all 12 OVC teams, as each team is allowed to have eight men and eight women compete.

Howarth said that despite this race being a conference meet, it is one of the smallest competitions the team will have participated in so far.

Howarth said Eastern Kentucky University will be a team to be mindful of in the race.

Eastern Kentucky has consistently been ranked highly in its egion; the women currently sit at fourth in the southeast region, and the men are ranked fifth.

In this season alone, the Eastern Kentucky men have been ranked as high as ninth in the country, Howarth said.

The Colonels were last year’s championship winners in both the men and women’s races. The win gave Eastern Kentucky its 10th straight conference championship win and their 24th win overall for the men

and the fourth straight and 29th alltime win for the women.

Eastern Kentucky was voted to finish at the top of the conference by the OVC coaches in the preseason this year in both the men and women’s divisions.

Facing Eastern Kentucky is not laying heavily on senior Rachel Garippo’s mind, however.

Garippo said her focus for the meet will be on closing the gap between herself and three of the team’s top runners.

“I really want to close that gap from me to Ivy Handley, Maria Baldwin and Ruth Garippo,” Garippo said. “They race so well as a pack, and they need me up there, so my plan is to get up with them and stay with them.”

Garippo added she would like to be named an All-Conference athlete by placing within the top 14 individual runners, a goal she said can be achieved by giving this race her all.

The Panthers’ race day will begin with an early-morning “shake out” run to loosen up their muscles. They will then head to the course at Belmont and take a break before race time.

Howarth said that along with all of the training the team has endured this season, Eastern will place well if the Panthers perform at their highest abilities.

“Winning isn’t always about performing better than others, but performing to our highest abilities. If EIU performs to our highest abilities, we will win,” Howarth said.

The women’s five-kilometer race will begin at 9 a.m., and the men’s eight-kilometer competition is slated for 10 a.m.

Belmont will host the meet, a first for the school since joining the OVC in the 2012-2013 school year.

Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.

Panthers travel to take on No. 2 Jacksonville State

By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports Jacksonville State likes to, will and is good at running the ball, especially with its quarterback Eli Jenkins leading the way.

Coach Kim Dameron called Jenkins the best quarterback in the country. He is second in rushing yards in the Ohio Valley Conference, just behind Eastern’s redshirt running back Devin Church.

But Jenkins has proved he can be a huge force in the game, and Eastern needs to find a way to be able to contain Jenkins and the run game, Dameron said.

“Eli Jenkins has proven over and over and over again that he does what it takes to win football games,” Dameron said. “He’s explosive in the run game, but he can throw it and he takes care of the football. The challenge is daunting with their offense.”

Even though Jacksonville State may have a threatening run game, where it can use Jenkins at anytime, and still utilize running backs to get yards and wins, Eastern cannot change up the way they approach it, senior linebacker Seth McDonald said.

And for Eastern to have a chance

on defense, the offense cannot turn the ball over and put the Panthers in bad situations, and Church said they are up to the task.

“We’re all confident; everybody’s pretty (pumped) up to go down to Alabama to beat the No. 2 team in the country,” Church said. “Overall, everybody is excited to get this win.”

The Gamecocks are 6-1 overall and have a perfect 3-0 record in OVC play following a 24-7 win over Eastern Kentucky.

After Eastern’s loss pushed it back to No. 22 in the FCS, the Panthers are barely hanging on to a top 25 spot, and a win would really help Eastern get into the playoffs.

Church said he knows he needs to keep doing what he has been, and keep putting up points on the scoreboard to match and out-do what the Gamecocks do.

But the key thing for Jacksonville State is since its run game is so potent, they can throw the ball at any time as well, so McDonald said the Panthers will have to stay sound.

“Me, as a linebacker, I play run first every play, so we’re just going to attack the run,” McDonald said. “We have a good thing going into this week, a good system and we just have

to stick to the plan and we’ll be all right.”

There are players on the Panthers defense that look for run first like McDonald, and some that look for pass first and if they do what they are supposed to do pre-snap, and make the adjustments when necessary, the Panthers will be able to stop this Gamecock rushing attack that has ran all over teams this season.

“If we can stop the run and make them pass it, we should be pretty good,” McDonald said.

Eastern adjusts things week to week for each team, but for the most part, will treat Jacksonville no differently.

The Panthers will have to get all of this done on the road at Jacksonville State’s stadium in front of a large crowd. It is Jacksonville State’s Homecoming Game and Family Weekend game.

A win will certainly help the Panthers in the FCS standings, and with two more OVC contests after this week, it is crunch time for the Eastern football team.

Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bud Martin runs the ball during the Panthers’ 40-38 Homecoming loss Saturday to Murray State at O’Brien Field.

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Review: 'A Seat at the Table' Solange album empowers African-Americans

By Kalyn Hayslett Editor-in-Chief | @DEN_news By intertwining soulful songs and powerful interludes, Solange Knowles uses her latest album “A Seat at the Table,” as a symbol of empowerment for African-Americans.

Knowles used her songwriting skills to develop lyrics that displayed African-American’s pride for their heritage as well as highlighting inequalities African-Americans still face in our society.

In the song “Mad,” Solange's vocals combined with Lil Wayne’s rap, showcases how some African-American’s are prone to develop rage after experiencing years of mistreatment, discrimination and inequality.

“You got the right to be mad, but when you carry it alone you find it only getting in the way, they say you gotta let it go,” Solange sings.

With systematic oppression and covert racism still apparent for minorities, Solange uses the song “Mad” to explain that it is important to exercise forgiveness.

The smooth vocals gliding on the repetitive drum beat embodied what strong rhythm and blues music should sound like.

Solange used the song “Mad” to pay homage to her father’s personal experience with racism by including a short part of her dad’s speech in “Interlude: Dad was Mad.” “And seeing all of those parents,

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and also KKK members having signs and throwing cans at us, spitting at us,” Knowles said. “We lived in the threat of death every day. That was my childhood. I was angry for years.”

The idea of including such a lasting memory of her father’s childhood shows how much vulnerability Solange used when arranging the album.

In her songs “Scales,” “Weary” and “F.U.B.U.” provide encouragement for African-American males by speaking to their inner king.

“The streets say you’re a king, the world says you’re a failure,” Solange sings in the song “Scales.”

This song expresses empathy for African-American males who are constantly being deemed in society as thugs, hoodlums and convicts.

Instead of feeling sorry for themselves, Solange's lyrics inspire the men to change their perspective and see their own worth.

"Interlude: For Us By Us" allows Master P, successful label owner and rapper, to explain an instance where he had the chance to become a millionaire sooner at the expense of losing his name and worth.

“And they offered me a milliondollar deal and had the check ready.

Said I wouldn’t be able to use my name…If this white man offer me a million dollars I gotta be worth 40, or 50...or 10 or something,” Master P said.

This interlude describes how African-Americans could easily settle for something less than they deserve just by simply not valuing their art, talents and skills.

However, Solange did not neglect women with her album and described the sense of pride associated with a women’s hair.

An African-American women’s hair is an extension of herself

and should not be considered a toy to play with or to arbitrarily touch without asking.

In the song “Don’t Touch My Hair” Solange said, “Don’t touch my pride. They say the glory’s all mine.”

These lyrics combined with the smooth notes from the saxophone and the pulsating beat of the trumpet music pairs well.

For someone to touch an AfricanAmerican community but another member from another race is considered disrespectful and I applaud Solange for explaining why this is offensive in such a sophisticated and eloquent track.

Solange used an interlude from her mother Tina Lawson to show she was taught to embrace her heritage and fall in love with her culture.

“It’s such beauty in Black people, and it really saddens me when we're not allowed to express that pride in being Black, and that if you do, then it’s considered anti-white. No! You just pro-Black, and that’s okay,” Lawson said.

The album as a whole hints to the neo-soul ‘90s music scene, with smooth jazz undertones and pop influences.

I honestly did not know what to expect from the album, but I was pleasantly surprised with her musicality and word play.

I appreciated how she wrote songs that address the racial tensions that are currently happening and used her music to strengthen AfricanAmericans.

It is amazing to see Solange step out from her sister’s shadow. I recommend anyone listen to the album regardless of race, sex, gender or class.

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3B Alphas to have date auction

By T’Nerra Butler Verge Editor | @DEN_Verge The dim lights of 7th Street Underground highlight the silhouettes of women who will be auctioned off for a date 7:06 p.m. Friday.

The men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity have been planning this date auction for the past week.

The auction will feature women from their upcoming Miss Black and Gold pageant and a few women from Couture Models.

The date auction is a part of the fraternity’s Greek week, which has different social and service opportunities.

Clarence Richard, vice president of the chapter, said so far the week has been a success.

Pleasant Singleton, secretary of the chapter, said the organization wanted to do something different for Alpha week, and if it goes well, he said it will possibly be an event in the future.

Singleton said the location of the event helps to create a more sensual vibe where rose petals will be on the table and lights will be dimly lit.

Women will be auctioned off in three or four rounds.

A picture of the woman, her age, hobbies and likes will be on display behind her as she is on the stage.

The biggest challenge was trying to find a host, Richard said, but choosing the date and the actual planning was simple.

The week dedicated to events shows the campus the organization is versatile, Singleton said.

“It gives people a chance to come out more than once, just to have fun," Singleton said. “We do more than just throw parties; we have service events and socials.”

Richard said lately the campus has seemed empty and people have been more reserved.

“It’s just a change in generation and a lot of people don’t show an interest,” Richard said. “(Students) come to school, go to class and just go to parties on the weekend.”

Richard said forum participation has seemed to go down significantly, and hopefully the auction will push for students to try something different.

Singleton, along with the president of Couture Models, Andrianna Fullerton, will host the date auction.

The theme of their week is “Alpha Horror Story.”

Another event Friday is the “AFly-A Clothing Drive,” which is from noon to 2 p.m. Friday in Coleman Hall and in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.

OCT. 28, 2016

Weekly Trend Section: Halloween costumes

By Thaija Evans Verge Designer | @DEN_Verge As Halloween rolls around each year, people frantically prepare themselves for the festivities by costume shopping and making party plans.

But too often do people overlook the possibility that their costumes could be insulting and wear them anyway.

Halloween costumes depicting cultures, especially those who have a history of being oppressed, are socially offensive.

Native American costumes have been popular over the years. People clothe themselves from head to toe in the traditional wear of Native American tribes, including the extravagant head dresses, moccasin boots and painted faces. On top of the inappropriate costumes, people mislabel the Native American tribal wear as “Indian.”

Native Americans originally resided on American soil before it was claimed by Christopher Columbus. Upon his arrival, Native Americans were unjustly kicked off their land and murdered.

Asian inspired costumes are also common on Halloween. Women typically wrap themselves in kimonos, pull their hair up into a bun and stick toothpicks in it. To add injury to insult, some people go as far as faking accents and making fun of the languages.

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A hoosier cabinet filled with Halloween themed objects. Pumpkins are the traditional symbol of Halloween.

anese-Americans in internment camps under president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration.

Possibly one of the most socially and racially offensive Halloween costumes is blackface.

Blackface originated during the Jim Crow era to depict the stereotypical African-American.

Caucasian people painted their faces with black paint, drew on big, red lips and dressed in rags to entertain crowds. They used broken jargon to make themselves sound uneducated.

Ph o t o s o f c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s dressed in blackface accompanied by racist captions have gone viral over the past few months.

Halloween is not an open invitation to appropriate other cultures.

Costumes stemming from sensitive social issues and sex are dis-

tasteful and should not make for Halloween costumes.

Costumes referencing the Holocaust are insensitive considering the fact that Nazi Germany committed genocide against the entire Jewish population.

Suicide is a leading cause of deaths in America. Wal-Mart sells “suicide” costume makeup. The costume features a bloody arm sleeve with cuts on the wrist. The products display a picture that show someone holding a razor blade up to the bloodied wrist.

Suicide is not a joke and should not be taken as such.

Although 9/11 was 15 years ago, it is still a profound topic in America’s history. Dressing up in a traditional hijab to allude to the idea of being Muslim or Arab and calling it a terrorist costume is in no way socially acceptable.

Just as creating a burning Twin Towers costume is unpatriotic and disrespectful.

Costumes featuring victims are deplorable in all cases, whether it be a school shooting like Columbine or a bombing like the Boston Marathon.

Sexually alluding costumes are blatantly offensive, especially if children are present.

Dressing up as a vagina, penis, or a bloody menstrual pad is quite disgusting.

Halloween is supposed to be about having fun and not making fun of others.

Focus on scary movies, haunted houses and candy, and reconsider wearing costumes that could bring insult to others.

Thaija Evans can be reached at 581-2812 or tvevans@eiu.edu.

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Real clowns lose business over epidemic

By Michael Balsamo The Associated Press This year’s nationwide creepy clown craze has become a nightmare before Halloween for actual, working clowns, who say their bookings at parties and other events have dropped sharply, even after many of the social media-fueled scary clown sightings have turned out to be hoaxes.

Some fear going out with their greasepaint makeup and red noses will make them a target of police or even marauding mobs who take to the streets on so-called clown hunts.

“It’s definitely a scary feeling leaving your house, and you fear you are going to get jumped because you’re dressed as a clown,” says Cyrus Zavieh, a New York City hospital administrator who also performs professionally as Cido the Clown.

“You’re there to make them happy, to make them have fun, and now they are saying, ‘Aaaagghh!’” Zavieh says. “All of a sudden these stories are putting fear into kids. ... Before,

they’d just look the other way, but now it’s like, ‘You’re a scary clown and I hate you.’”

The World Clown Association — comprised of more than 2,000 members in 30 countries — has been flooded with calls from scared performers. It’s been sending out safety tips, suggesting clowns consider changing into their costumes when they arrive at a party or go with a handler.

Association president Randy Christensen says clowns are also increasingly getting requests for “modified performances” in which they entertain without makeup and traditional clown attire.

This week, retail giant Target took the step of pulling scary clown masks from its shelves. And McDonald’s says its signature clown character, Ronald McDonald, will be keeping a lower profile.

The fallout follows a phenomenon in the U.S. involving dozens of stories, many fabricated, about clowns stalking or attacking people.

In multiple states, people have

called police to report being menaced by people in clown costumes.

In Kentucky, a man dressed as a clown was arrested after lurking in the woods. Children in Ohio and Texas have been charged with making clown-related threats to school classmates. A New York City teen told police a clown threatened him with a knife in the subway.

“They aren’t clowns. They are clown impersonators,” said Wendy Pincus, who has performed in New York City for the last 20 years.

“We’re here to make people happy.

We don’t threaten people. We bring joy.”

Pincus, whose clown alter ego is “Crazy Daisy,” says she’s seen a 30 to 40 percent decrease in just the past few weeks.

Clown sightings, hoaxes and pranks — especially around Halloween — aren’t new. In fact, they’ve become a recurring staple of crime blotters since serial killer and working clown John Wayne Gacy was convicted in 1980 of killing 33 people.

In 2012, James Holmes dyed his hair red as Batman’s Joker when he opened fire at a Colorado movie theater, killing 12 people.

Those high-profile cases notwithstanding, experts say it’s relatively common for people to feel creeped out by clowns.

“It primarily has to do with the exaggerated makeup and features.

We recognize it, but there is something abnormal,” says Dr. Kristie Golden, associate director of operations for psychiatry and neurosciences at Stony Brook University Hospital. “We can be drawn in by that or we can be repelled.”

World Clown Association’s Christensen says this year’s clown scares seem to be reaching new heights, and he suggests working clowns repel them the same way they always have, by spreading a message of happiness and boundless.

“Go out and clown and show people what this is,” he says. “Show them what good entertainment is — show them what a caring clown does.”

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OCT. 28, 2016

Meaning of Halloween changes for college students

By Chrissy Miller Staff Reporter | @DEN_Verge Halloween is a unique experience for everyone, and there are many ways people are celebrating the holiday this year.

Richard England, dean of the Honors College, said he thinks it is a fun holiday because people get to see the children all dressed up and it is a time the community comes together. He said he recommends college students volunteer during this holiday to do things such as an on-campus trick-or-treat for neighborhood children.

“The challenge is how to have fun on the holiday while doing it in a responsible way that is not spoiling the fun, particularly on Halloween for children,” England said.

Two years ago, the biggest number of kids visited his house during trick-or-treating, England said. Weather also tends to affect the festivities.

“At 'Tea with the Dean' this week, we might carve some pumpkins because I’m not very good at it,” England said. "I assume there are kids who like to carve pumpkins.”

England said there have been many things that have changed over the years in the way he celebrates Halloween.

“Well the costumes never fit anymore,” England said.

Cadence Weber, a freshman elementary education major, said

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Anusha Mandadi, a computer technology graduate student, expresses her excitement at dressing up in a scary costume for her first Halloween.

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Cadence Weber, freshman elementary education major, thinks of the Halloween volleyball game she will play.

she has an intramural volleyball game on Halloween. She said she also has a class that day and that it is important to remember ac-

ademics in the midst of the festivities. Weber has not ruled out dressing up as a possibility.

“In high school, everyone

wants to dress up," Weber said.

“I feel like it’s a bigger deal in high school than it is in college.

In college you’re focused more on school. I’m sure people are still going to go out partying. And I mean, yes we all love candy, but it’s not as big as the hype as when you were a kid.”

Weber said the excitement of dressing up in costumes as a child is different now that she is in college. Haunted houses were also a possibility, she said.

“It’d be fun, but I get scared really easily, so we’ll see what happens,” Weber said.

For some people like Vijay Gogineni and Anusha Mandadi, two graduate computer technology students, this will be the first Halloween they have celebrated since coming to study at Eastern from India.

“I like Game of Thrones very much,” Gogineni said. “So I’m thinking about dressing up as one of the characters, like John Snow.”

Mandadi said she likes the idea of the spookier approach and plans to dress accordingly.

“By seeing the pictures I’ve seen here, I’ve just decided to dress myself like a vampire or something like that, scary,” Mandadi said.

Because they both work in the food court on Halloween, Mandadi and Gogineni said they plan to dress up at their jobs and have a party to celebrate with their colleagues afterwards.

Gogineni said along with this holiday being a new experience, he finds the idea of dressing up to be the most interesting.

“This year I will just see how people celebrate and next year I will try to plan better,” Mandadi said. “Decorating ourselves like being scary, sounds fun.”

Christopher Kwiatkowski, a junior education major, said he plans to spend his Halloween with his family and friends. Kwiatkowski has had the opposite experience than Weber with Halloween.

“In high school, I didn’t really get involved very much; a lot of the time we were still in sports,” Kwiatkowski said. “But now in college it’s just fun to get out and do fun costumes.”

This year, Kwiatkowski said he plans on dressing up as Kevin Love. Kwiatkowski’s twin brother Jack Kwiatkowski, a junior kinesiology and sports studies major, plans to help host a get together.

“Halloween back when I was younger was more about the costume, and now it’s more about the party, I feel like in college,” Jack said. “I’ll probably pick up something for a costume from Wal-Mart, probably a mask.”

Jack Kwiatkowski said when it comes down to it, the social aspect is definitely the most important part of Halloween for college students.

Novelty contact lenses worry regulators at Halloween

sociation says the main Saturday parade was slated to include 5,000 people in 80 parade units.

The parade was set to head north along Columbus Drive. The festival earlier in the day was showcasing more than 170 local artisans.

Organizers say more than 200,000 people took part in the inaugural event last year.

Others involved in the event include the Field Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium.

Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu.

Halloween nation news and briefs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

H.H. Holmes horrors come to life in new haunted house INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The crimes of H.H. Holmes are the stuff of horror movies: A handsome young doctor lures young women to his hotel with promises of work or love, but the hotel is a warren of death, filled with gas chambers, trap doors and chutes that led to subterranean dissection table and crematorium. All this is set against the dramatic backdrop of the "White City" constructed for the 1895 Chicago World's Fair.

In all, Holmes — born Herman Webster Mudgett — is believed to have murdered as many as 200 people from 1886 until his capture in 1894. The exact number is unknown. And while he is best known for his so-called "Murder Castle" in Chicago, Holmes left his mark on Indianapolis.

When authorities got wise to Holmes, he fled, staying briefly in Irvington, then a quiet suburb of Indianapolis that then was home to Butler University. The neighborhood has played host to several grisly events and takes a certain pride in its spooky history.

Hotel Holmes is a new haunted house, organized by the Bin-

dy Agency and brought to life by Imagination Emporium, University of Indianapolis' experience design student agency. It imagines if Holmes also created a killer hotel in Irvington.

"There are a lot of unknowns about what he was exactly doing in (the house he rented in Irvington), because we don't really know. What if he had been constructing another secondary location?" said Piper Voge, co-owner of the Bindy Agency.

The haunted house is presented as part of the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival, the largest Halloween fest in the U.S. "We wanted to do something that felt true to the feel of Irvington," Voge said. "Irvington is very proud of their history and lore, and we wanted to do something that fit into that."

The walk-through style haunt will be held at Playground Productions, a recording and rehearsal space in Irvington. But visitors will feel like they're stepping into the lobby of a period hotel — and into the deadly rooms within.

Visitors will find themselves in a hall of doors that open to no-

where, just like the dead-end corridors where Holmes would brick up his still-living victims. They will wander through a laboratory, where the physician and pharmacist conducted experiments, and peek into a study filled with mementos of his victims.

Voge describes the house as "more 'American Horror Story" and less "Texas Chainsaw Massacre.'" Expect much more psychological horror, and fewer people jumping out and yelling, "boo!"

The house acknowledges the reallife horrors committed by Holmes in Irvington. In a now-demolished house in the 5800 block of Julian Avenue, Holmes murdered Howard, the young son of his accomplice. The child's body was burned in the stove and his remains were buried in the yard.

You won't see a depiction of that murder in the house, but Howard will be remembered in a way we won't spoil. "We do deal with the fact that there's this child crime and this sense of fear, but we steer away from doing anything tasteless or offensive visually," said Raphael Hendrix, co-owner of the Bindy Agency.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois state regulators are warning trickor-treaters about the dangers of colored contact lenses during the Halloween season.

Bryan Schneider is secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. He says the novelty lenses that routinely flood malls and beauty supply stores are often made overseas in facilities that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They contain tinting materials that can damage eyes — including blindness.

Schneider says the risk is minimized when lenses are fitted by one of the 2,300 optometrists licensed by the IDFPR. Dr. Christine Allison is president of the Illinois Optometric Association.

She says the risk of infection is the biggest worry. Some bacteria can cause permanent scarring within 20 hours if untreated.

Thousands expected for annual Halloween parade in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Tens of thousands people are expected to take part in a second annual Halloween parade and festival in Chicago over the weekend.

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Sycamore girl collects Halloween costumes for charity DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — There's bound to be a few more witches and princesses, lions, superheroes and more knocking on doors looking for treats this Halloween, after a Sycamore student has made sure that kiddos have costumes.

Susana Martin continued a tradition this year that she started about three years ago. The 12-year-old Sycamore Middle School seventh-grader collected scores of Halloween costumes that she has donated to area nonprofit organizations.

Over the three years she has had her costume club, Martin and her mother, Jeanette, report giving away about 800 character ensembles. This year, about 160 were given away, they said. Distribution was divided among Salem Lutheran Church's food pantry in Sycamore and Safe Passage domestic violence shelter and Barb Food Mart - both in DeKalb.