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Students clean up city streets for service to others By Analicia Haynes Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Registered student organizations and Eastern students will have the opportunity to “Adopt a Block” for the 2015-16 academic school year. “Adopt a Block” is a way for students to take ownership over a selected area and clean and maintain that area twice a month. Rachel Fisher, the director of student community services, said adopt a block is a chance for RSOs and other students to come together as one collective body to give back to the community and make Charleston a beautiful place. “It’s a great way for students and student organizations to give back to the community in a way that allows volunteers to pick up trash and get to know neighbors,” Fisher said. Ariannah Lambert, the chair of the student university enhancement committee, and Fisher worked together to build a partnership between student government and student community services to kick off “Adopt a Block.” “I was excited,” Lambert said. “I wanted to do community service and I was so nervous at first, but Rachel was awesome.” Fisher said “Adopt a Block” has been going on for a couple of years in different pilot situations that were meant to work out the kinks and figure out what works best. “Adopt a Block” will consist of two block sets containing a total of seven different areas. The first block set consists of an area that ranges from Division Street to Fourth Street and from Lincoln Avenue to Grant Avenue and the second block set covers Ninth Street to 12th Street and from Lincoln Avenue to Cleveland Avenue. Trash bags and gloves will be provided to the students and there are designated areas for students to leave the trash and the city will pick it up. “I’m looking forward to students being aware of the messes in the community and see people willing to help clean these messes,” Lambert said. “Adopt a Block” will also incorporate recycling methods by including separate trash bags for recyclable goods and trash, Lambert said. Fisher said adopt a block is a model of a “communiversity,” which is a collaboration between the students, the community, the institution and the city. “It’s people willing to make a difference working on our city that we didn’t have last year,” Lambert said. Currently, there are five RSOs that signed up for adopt a block, which is a total of about 25 to 30 people; however, that number is expected to change, said Fisher. “We can certainly take more people because we need key players to come join us,” Fisher said. “It doesn’t have to be a large organization, anyone can come and be a part of the project.”
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Arius O’Neal, a junior family and consumer sciences major, and Jerome Hampton, a sophomore business management major, pass out little cards advertising the Black Student Union on Monday outside of Coleman Hall. BSU meets Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Charleston/Mattoon Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Local vandalism causes financial burden By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman Although Alexys Opel, a senior sociology major, was angry when she got a tire on her car slashed Halloween night, she said there was one positive thing that came from it. “I know how to change a tire now,” Opel said. Opel and her roommate, Callie Beck, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major, worked on putting a new tire on Opel’s car Monday afternoon. Opel said the only reason she knew how to change a tire was because a cop saw her looking at her tire and her landlord told her places to go. “I’d probably feel more accomplished if I could actually use my car,” Opel said. Early Sunday at around 2:30 a.m. vehicles on Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, 10th and 11th streets had their tires cut according to the recent Charleston Police Department police report. Beck said her father showed her how to change a tire and even called him to ask for help. Lt. Brad Oyer of the Charleston Police Department said he estimated the cars affected was somewhere in the area of 38. Oyer said these incidents sometimes occurs during nights like Halloween. “We’re going to do our best to find out who it is,” Oyer said. “We’re going to treat this like any other investigation.” Oyer said the police department would talk to people about what happened as well as talking to crime scene technicians. Opel first found out her car’s tires were slashed Sunday morning before she had to go to work at Jerry’s Pizza. “Let’s just say I was pissed,” Opel said. Opel uses her car to get to work and her in-
“I can’t see why someone would go through the trouble, but I’m not suprised either.” - Brian Anzures, Sophomore psychology major and victim of tire slashing ternship. “It’s walking distance, but I don’t have time, I’m taking 18 credits,” Opel said. “I don’t have a car, now I have work too.” Opel paid $130 for one tire. “My parents are helping me, but money’s tight, it’s not exactly something I look forward to (paying for),” Opel said. “Anything car related is so expensive.” Brian Anzures, a sophomore psychology major, had two tires on the driver’s side of his car slashed and all five of his roommate’s car tires were slashed as well. Anzures’ insurance won’t cover the cost. “It’s only basic insurance that covers liabilities,” Anzures said. “It covers the other person if you get in an accident.” Anzures had already bought new tires to go to work at Wal-Mart’s Automotive Center, which cost $114. “I have money, but I had been trying to save it,” Anzures said. “It’s an inconvenience to spend money on what I didn’t want to
spend it on at the moment.” At first, Anzures said he was mad about what happened, but later cooled down. “After, I realized being mad wasn’t going to fix the tires or catch who did it,” Anzures said. Anzures was working on Sunday and he did not have a way to go to work after his car tire was slashed, so he asked his friend’s girlfriend for a ride. “ I c a n’t s e e w h y s o m e o n e w o u l d g o through the trouble, but I’m not surprised either,” Anzures said. Despite what happened, Anzures said he does not feel unsafe. However, Anzure said he knows people who carry knives around for protection around town to feel safe, though not in school. Working in the automobile center at WalMart, Anzures said they had worked on about 34 cars, and of that amount, 32 had tires that were slashed and the average price paid was $200. “It was not too busy, but a little busier Sunday,” Anzures said. Anzures said he had worked on some of his roommates and friends cars. If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the Charleston Police Department at 217-345-8422, or message them through Facebook. They can also call Coles County Crime Stoppers at 866-345-8488, where all information is anonymous. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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As a child, sports never interested him. Instead, Tom Vance would rather go exploring and better understand nature. That’s why he became an Eagle Scout. Sunny Cloudy Vance ran a deer check station one High: 73° High: 75° time in Greenville while he was an Low: 52° Low: 55° undergraduate and worked as a ranger For more weather visit dailyeasternnews.com at Kickapoo state park. Vance did living history and worked at Lincoln Log Cabin, but he is now retired and is on the Five Mile House Foundation as the president. Vance, who considerers himself a “Bio-historian,” has done many things “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” in relation to history though he is retired, he still has an active life. The Daily Eastern News While he was an undergraduate, 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Vance worked at the deer check staCharleston, IL 61920 tion where he would try to talk the 217-581-2812 hunters out of their deer hides. 217-581-2923 (fax) “They would have them skinned Administration anyways (even if ) they didn’t want News Staff Editor Editor-in-Chief the hides,” Vance said. “So I had this Cassie Buchman Stephanie Markham big collection of deer hides, dried deer Entertainment DENeic@gmail.com hides.” Editor Managing Editor Luis Martinez Katelyn Siegert Vance was not sure why he had Multicultural Editor DENmanaging@ these deer hides, but he did taxidermy T'Nerra Butler gmail.com in high school and for a short time in City Editor News Editor Mackenzie Freund Roberto Hodge college. Verge Editor DENnewsdesk@ Vance worked at Kickapoo state Kalyn Hayslett gmail.com park for three years before he took the Verge Designer Associate News Rose Sacco job a Lincoln Cabin and finished his Editor Jehad Abbed history degree at Eastern. Faculty Advisers Opinions Editor “When I was working at KickaEditorial Adviser Chris Picazo Lola Burnham poo state park, even before I started DENopinions Photo Adviser @gmail.com there, my Indian group sponsored a Brian Poulter Online Editor Powwow, on Memorial Day,” Vance Online Adviser Jason Howell Bryan Murley said. “We called down to Oklahoma, DENnews.com Publisher @gmail.com Whitecloud, Oklahoma, we got set up Sally Renaud Online Producer with a group of Kickapoos that came Business Manager Tony Komada up every year for four years and parBetsy Jewell Photo Editor Press Supervisor Chynna Miller ticipate in the Powwow and was kind Tom Roberts DENphotodesk@ of the stars of the show.” gmail.com Vance decided to give them all the Night Staff Assistant Photo for this issue deer hides he had been collecting. So Editor Night Chief Josh Saxton the next year they came back up for Stephanie Markham Sports Editor the annual Powwow and the KickaLead Designer Sean Hastings Sydney Edwards poo group had a surprise for Vance. DENSportsdesk@ Copy Editor/ gmail.com “The next year they came up they Designer brought me a nice pair of Kickapoo Liz Dowell moccasins made from the dear hide Get social with The Daily Eastern News and the Kickapoo has a very unique style of moccasins and bead work,” The Daily Eastern News Vance said. “(They also) brought me two brain tan hides and I made legdailyeasternnews gings out of those, I made a historic traditional Kickapoo outfit.” @DEN_News What got Vance hooked on history was his childhood influences; he had Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com always been interested in nature and it’s environment. After Vance took classes at Danville About The Daily Eastern News is produced by the students of Community College, he had some inEastern Illinois University. It is published daily Monterest in studying historical court docday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., during fall and uments. spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during university vacations or exami“My main interest growing up was nations. One copy per day is free to students and faculnature and it’s environment. My dety. Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each in the Student Publications Office in Buzzard Hall.aaaa grees at UOFI were wild life biology
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Tom Vance, president of the Five Mile House Foundation and the former ranger keeper of the Lincoln Log Cabin, performs and writes colonial folk music after hours at the Five Mile House. Vance also performs during the living history re-enactments.
and I did a masters in entomology,” Vance said. “But I also had an interest in Native American culture.” Vance was not the sporty type and he chose brains over brawns. “I grew up in Danville and scouting was my main focus rather than sports; I was an eagle scout and kind of took leadership in the scout group. I was a senior scout and eventually we broke off from the troop and formed a (group for) explorer pros,” Vance said. “Which is high school age. And I think Scouting was probably the very influence in my life.” Because of his background, Vance decided to go work at Kickapoo state park, until his job got cut. “When I was in Kickapoo state park, Dan Walker became governor and you know new governors always have to cut budges and cut state workers and my job got cut,” Vance said. “I was able to stay for another year, it was a ranger position, but I wasn’t doing interpreta-
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tions anymore.” After he took the job at Lincoln log cabin he went back to Eastern and took courses. “I worked up by Danville for three years, (at Kickapoo state park) then took a position at Lincoln Log cabin and I was there for 28 years and then I took early retirement. I’ve been doing museum consulting since then,” Vance said. While Vance was at Lincoln Log Cabin his job focused around living history. Vance said that he worked on rebuilding the foundation around Abraham Lincoln parent’s farm such as building new buildings and recreating the crops and livestock of that time. Now that Vance is retired he is on the Five Mile House Foundation and sings on his time off. Mary Challman, a graduate student majoring in historical administration, said she is very caring and just does things for people because
that is just his personality. “Tom is probably like the one of the nicest people I’ve ever met in my entire life, he is extremely caring,” Challman said. “Everything he says is very meaningful. We have a great conversations about a variety of things, he is extremely intelligent.” Challman has known Vance for a while. They have worked together at the Lincoln Log cabin and other historical organizations. “I know Tom through an organization called ALHFAM, the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, I work at the Lincoln Log Cabin state historic sight I’ve worked in living history museums for several years and Tom is the former director of Lincoln Log Cabin,” Challman said. “So he and I met through that.”
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Charleston to have 40 mile relay for funding programs By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news The Charleston Parks and Recreation Department is getting ready to put on its 40 mile relay taking place Saturday with registration beginning at 9 a.m. Diane Ratliff, director of tourism and special events in Charleston, said teams pay a registration fee for the relay. All funds go to the parks and recreation depar tment to help fund the programs it runs all year, Ratliff said. Ratliff said the teams that sign up are able to split the 40 miles between their teams, consisting of one to four runners. Ratliff said some people choose to run all 40 miles by themselves. “We do have some supermen/ women who chose to run all 40 miles by their selves, but most people choose to share the fun with up to four runners per team,” Ratliff said. The course begins at Carl Sandburg Elementary School and goes around the block until participants begin running south down University Drive and along County Road 500 North. Runners then follow the road
South until they reach Lincoln Highway and follow until they reach the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Runners will continue following this course until they reach the finish line at Carl Sandburg, running through towns such as Janesville, Lerna, Newby, and back through Charleston. The course also runs behind the Coles County Memorial Airport. Ratliff said the date for runners and teams to register has passed, but people are welcome to line the course and cheer on those who are running. No water stations will be available along the course. However, some areas will have running water for participants to fill up their water bottles, according to the relay’s website. The website also states participants are required to provide their own snacks and water for the race, but some snacks will be provided at the starting line. Ratliff said the number of runners who have registered each year has steadily increased since the relay has been in action. “We have had a steady increase of registration each year; we would love to see it grow to about 30
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The Charleston Parks and Recreation Department is getting ready to put on their 40 mile relay taking place Saturday with registration beginning at 9 a.m.
teams in the future,” Ratliff said. Runners and teams are allowed to have a support vehicle as long as they are no larger than a 15-passenger van or SUV.
There are different “legs” of the relay that participants can decide what they would like to run. The length of each leg ranges from 2.79 miles to 5.87 miles with
varying levels of difficulty. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.
Charleston City Council to vote on day care ordinance By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news The Charleston City Council will be voting Tuesday on an ordinance granting a petition to the Cornerstone Christian Academy to increase the amount of children in its day care. The academy is a day care licensed through the state and is currently located at 661 Castle Drive. The day care is petitioning to move to a larger location so it can
accommodate more children. The day care currently allows 105 children. If the state approves the academy’s request, then the day care will increase by a minimum of 40 children, according to the petition attached to the agenda. C h a r l e s t o n Ma y o r Br a n d o n Combs said if the petition is granted, the academy day care would plan to move to 655 Castle Drive allowing more room for the day care. The Zoning Board voted to make
improvements on the building 5-0. The City Council will be voting on a resolution to grant tourism funds for advertising for the Embarras Valley Film Festival. The Doudna Fine Arts Center at Eastern has requested $600 to cover the advertising for the film festival, which is planned for Nov. 13 and 14. The Charleston Tourism Advisory board agreed to recommend the funding at its meeting on Oct. 12., according to the agenda.
The staff is recommending to approve both of these items and waive the layover period. There are also two raffle licenses on the consent agenda. One of the licenses is to raise money for the Christmas in the Heart of Charleston on at 7 p.m. Nov. 4. The raffle will be held at the Moose Lodge, according to the agenda. The other license is set for Nov. 7 at Lefty’s Holler beginning at 9 p.m.
The purpose of the raffle is to raise money for Steve “Sulli” Sullivan to help with medical expenses. Other items on the consent agenda are the approval of the meeting minutes from the Oct. 20 meeting and the recommended approval of the payroll and bills payable. The City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eiu.edu.
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Cheyenne Fitzgerald
Early holiday celebrations are OK October is over and November might as well be December with the way majority of people react to the upcoming holiday seasons. Saturday was Halloween and the ending of October, and Sunday I was able to pick from four Christmas movies playing on TV. I think it is safe to say that many people love the winter holiday season, but is celebrating them for two months a little absurd? Personally, I am one of those people who will watch the movie “Elf ” on Nov. 1 because Halloween is over and the scary movies have less appeal. I think it is never too early to turn on Christmas Pandora stations on long drives to and from school either. However, some people get offended that Thanksgiving is completely downplayed and forgotten in the midst of Christmas coming along. More people are excited about the Christmas tress, the gifts, the snow, etc. that we forget that there is a holiday that comes before Christmas. Thanksgiving is a time when people get to sit down with their families, friends, or both, and eat a meal together while hopefully reflecting on all the things they are thankful for. To some people it is offensive to jump over such family time. Not only does Thanksgiving get the boot because Christmas is right around the corner, but it also has to compete with Black Friday shopping for Christmas. The past few years the black Friday shenanigans have become worse at taking away from Thanksgiving. Many stores are open later in the evening on Thanksgiving instead of just early morning on Friday. This leads people to leave Thanksgiving early just so they can go shopping. Some people even miss it completely because they camp out in tents outside the stores so they can be first inside for the deals! Lines for Black Friday shopping can get up to multiple hours long! Material items have begun to take priority over this holiday as well as the anxious build up towards Christmas. My family has fallen into this change as well. As soon as we finish with the family meal the women all gather around a table of ads and coupons and begin to plan their shopping trip. They usually gather at one house around 5 a.m. and car pool to all the stores, waiting in ridiculously long lines only to get one item out of it. It’s ironic that people are missing out on a holiday where you’re supposed to be reflecting on things you’re thankful for because they are out greedily shopping instead. I don’t see much wrong with having an overly eager Christmas spirit clouding Thanksgiving, however, I do think Black Friday has grown a little too big. With Christmas and Black Friday shopping casting a shadow over Thanksgiving it’ll be a surprise if we can keep the holiday alive in years to come. Cheyenne Fitzgerald is a senior journalism and psychology major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or cmfitzgerald@eiu.edu.
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We should feel safe in our community Many things have been happening in both Eastern and the Charleston community that have many students and residents worried. A report of shots fired came in Thursday in the 1800 block of 10th Street near Garfield Avenue. Friday saw the postponement of the “Friday Night: Costume Party” being hosted by Zeta Phi Beta sorority because the shots fired report and because of the fight that occurred in Wal-Mart a week earlier. In the Monday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article “Weekend sees worries of potential crime” said that rumors were even spreading on campus regarding a gang retaliation on Halloween weekend in response to all the recent crime. The same article also said that at least 10 cars had their tires slashed from Lin-
coln and Taylor Avenues between Sixth and 10th Streets over the weekend. All this has been occurring in the past couple of weeks, and it is reasonable for students and residents to be worried about this recent spike in criminal activity. It is something this town and university is not used to seeing. Do not let these things and alerts affect your daily lives. This is our town and university, and no one should have to live in fear about crime and cancel plans. Be smart when you go out, though. Walk in groups if you are going to be out late at night. Have your phone ready if you feel you are in danger. There are phone apps available to make it easier to contact the police such as Guardly and SafeTrek.
On social media, there has been some blame being put on Eastern students, but all students should not be blamed for this. Students are just as worried as everyone else in the city of Charleston. This is everyone’s community, and everyone wants the community to be safe. Students and residents live side-by-side in the community, and nobody wants to live in fear of the place they call home. Crime is an issue now, but the police departments are working hard to make our community feel safe again. Do not let the crime affect the way you live your life. Be safe and smart, and do not let fear control your life. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Bandwagon fans, diehards are not that bad Now that another holiday has come and gone and the wave of pumpkin spice lattes and “The Nightmare Before Christmas” marathons have nestled into the trends of seasons past, it’s time for yet another bandwagon opportunity. Ah yes; now welcoming the arrival of the bandwagon fandom. Every so often these fans or persons impersonating fans of popular sports teams, music, or even movies emerge from the eerie lagoon they dwell in to suck the life and fun out of the things real fans know and love. The actions of these so-called fans are almost parasitic. They hop from team to team, movie to movie, or even band to band exploiting that mediums richness and awesomeness until well, it becomes a trend that slowly evolves into a boring, overplayed, or over talked about phenomenon. It’s almost as if these bandwagoners intend to drive true fans away from the very thing they love. They pick up that thing and throw it in front of a bus so no one else can enjoy it. Their lack of undeniable support for these “trends” disappoints me to no end. However, despite my growing annoyance with these “fans” I’ve noticed that I’m being a bit unfair with them. There is an underlying meaning to the term bandwagon and it isn’t just a way for people to ruin great things like the Blackhawks or the Star Wars Universe.
Analicia Haynes It’s a desire for a person to be a part of the in crowd or to be popular for once. If there’s one thing that bandwagon fans and real fans share it’s that everyone wants to fit in because the thought of being alone frightens us. It’s no wonder people want to be apart of the craze that is a popular sports team or band. Diehard fans, like myself, eloquently stroll around campus, our pride for our teams or bands worn on our sleeves for the world to see. We walk with a sense of meaning because we know what we stand for and what we will defend. People want to be in that aura of victory and success. It’s an intoxicating feeling to know that you’re a part of something grand and that’s what people crave the most, something to be proud of.
We “real fans” engulf ourselves in the teams, music, and movies that we had the luxury of growing up with and act like some sort of elite country club filled to the brim with pretentious, plastic surgery victims just waiting to stick up their noses and say, “you don’t belong here.” We are so quick to point the finger at suspecting bandwagon cronies and say, “you aren’t a part of us” simply on the premise that they weren’t born a fan. However, neither were we. You can’t be born a fan but you can be born into a family of fanatics that influence your choices in pop culture. Whether we admit it or not, at some point in our lives we were all bandwagon fans. So let them buy the gear with our beloved teams stamped on or let them wear the shirt with our favorite band plastered on the front because not only are they supporting what we love (though it may be for a short amount of time) it’s what makes them feel happy and who are we to revoke that feeling from them? Once that trend leaves the popular eye, however, that’s when we will pick up what’s left of it and enjoy it for what it really is, a beautiful masterpiece that will live on forever in our minds and hearts. Analicia Haynes is a freshman journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
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Lecture series continues Professor speaks about American understanding of World War II By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor| @DEN_News The ninth annual James Jones Lecture series will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna fine Arts Center. The lecture series will feature Matthew Basso, a professor of history and gender studies from the University of Utah. Dan Crews, the director of patron services for Doudna, said all of the other presenters besides Basso are Eastern students and faculty members. Crews also said the lecture series is named after Jones, an author who maintains a large literary presence. “He is an author; he is from Robinson, Ill. He rose to fame for writing the book ‘From Here to Eternity,’ which was a huge best seller and eventually made into an
Academy Award Winning Film,” Crews said. “From Here to Eternity” was Jones’ first published novel. The title of the lecture is “Meet Joe Copper: World War II Home Front Men and our Shifting Understanding of Mid-Century America.” The lecture draws its focus from his highly regarded book, “Meet Joe Copper: Masculinity & Race on Montana’s World War II Home Front.” Basso’s works take a look at the relationship between the federal government and the home-front men as well as popular wartime culture. B a s s o’s w o r k a l s o a n a l y z es the two main groups of America’s “Greatest Generation” during World War II. These groups include the men who served in the military, known as Citizen Soldiers, and the women who entered the work force after the men were shipped off to war, known as Rosie the Riveters. Besides the evening lecture in Doudna, there will also be a symposium at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the Booth Library Conference Room.
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This will be the first time there has been a symposium associated with the James Jones Lecture series. The symposium will feature both undergraduate and faculty papers. The papers presented will be discussing the different aspects about World War II by focusing through both a historical and a literature lens. Basso will also be at the symposium as the respondent for the discussion. Jinhee Lee, a professor of history and Asian Studies, will also be discussing her paper titled “Racism with Race and the Origin of ‘Korea-phobia’ in Imperial Japan and Beyond.” Marjorie Worthington, a English professor, will also discuss her paper titled “Coming All the Way Home: Fictions of Post-War Trauma.” Two undergraduate students will also be talking about their own papers individually. The event is free and open to the public. SUBMIT TED PHOTO | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
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Matthew Basso, a professor of history and gender studies from the University of Utah will be guest speaking at the 9th Annual James Jones lecture series on Wednesday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
Speaker to talk cultural religious tolerance By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News An anthropology class will be learning about the Mediterranean area in a lecture open to the community to let people in on religious tolerance in different cultures. This lecture is at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 1165 in Blair Hall. Angela Glaros, a professor of anthropology, said the anthology faculty at Eastern have applied and were awarded grants to improve undergraduate research, and they use the incentive to bring in speakers. Pavlos Kavouras, a professor of ethnomusicology and cultural anthropology at the National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, is this semester’s speaker and will discuss religious tolerance when it comes to Islam and Islamism. In Kavouras’s abstract for the lecture, he said he would focus on cultural diversity through a reflection of religion and politics across the Mediterranean region. Kavoura said he would explore the issue of just tolerating a religion when it comes to the migration of Egyptians in the Mediterranean area, including people traveling to Greece. Glaros said Kavouras is now on a country tour to colleges; the first institution he visited was Harvard University. Glaros said one topic Kavouras will
bring up is the European Union and its policies on multiculturalism with the Syrian refugees journeying into those countries. She said in Europe most of the people want to see themselves as a democracy with a modern outlook on religion. The timing and nature of the migration is why Kavouras is considering the topic. Glaros said people have seen religious intolerance for years. “Two words—Spanish Inquisition—it was set up by the Catholic Church to basically make people convert to Christianity,” Glaros said. “What happened with World War II with the Holocaust is a dramatic ex-
ample of religious intolerance, but it has a more complicated history.” Glaros said the department brings in one speaker who has done research in an area of anthropology to increase people’s awareness of what they can do in the field; she said they do these each semester. Don Holly, a professor of anthropology, started bringing in speakers around 2005. Holly said a few of his students have sat in these lectures over the past years and now are doing the ones presenting in front of a class. “Some of these talks end up impacting people’s lives,” Holly said. “It’s kind of fun to see how these talks come back around and influence peo-
ple.” Holly said they have these lectures in classrooms, but they are open to the community. Glaros said this presentation will enrich the knowledge of what anthropology can contribute when understanding the human condition. “We’re bringing a prestigious scholar who’s well known within the anthropological literature on Greece,” Glaros said. “This university, because of our faculty has the ability to bring in world-class knowledge that EIU students get to take advantage of.” T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Black Student Reunion returns to Eastern after 2-year hiatus By Torri Griffith Staff reporter| @DEN_News To raise money for scholarships and to assist the minority students on campus, Eastern’s Black Student Reunion will return to campus. Black Student Reunion will be at several different locations on Friday through Sunday. The Black Student Reunion’s theme is named after a popular sitcom “A Different World.” The TV show “A Different World” was a show about African-American college students, and the show followed several issues the students faced and how they dealt with it. The last Black Student Reunion took place in the fall of 2012 and minority affairs along with the National PanHellenic Council fund the entire weekend. Mona Davenport, the director of minority affairs, said the planning for the reunion usually starts in the spring. Because of recent violence off-campus, some events have
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been canceled to ensure the safety of students. “We are hoping that we will not have to cancel any of our events, but my main concern even for BSR, is the safety of our students” Davenports said. She said they work with different offices to make sure the planned weekend is a good one and also to see if there is a home football game. “We are extremely excited this year because it is also ‘senior day’ at the football game so some of our senior football players will get acknowledged for their hard work on the team,” Davenport said. Davenport said the Black Student Reunion is important to Eastern’s campus because it is an opportunity to give back to the institution. The first event of the weekend will be the Career Services and BSR Mentorship program. This event will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Following it will be the “100 Black Achievers” reception at 7 p.m. in the Universi-
ty Ballroom in the Union. There will be a “Black Student Union vs. Alumni” basketball game at 8 p.m. Friday in the McAfee Gymnasium. This event will cost $5 for alumni and $2 for students. Students can also bring canned goods for free admission to this event. This event is also a charity event. “Alumni Coffee and Conversation: EIU update” will be at 10:30 a.m. in the Charleston-Mattoon room of the union Saturday. Following Coffee and Conversation there will be a home football game. The football game is against Jacksonville State; this game is a part of “Senior Day.” The game will be at 1 p.m. at O’Brien Stadium, Saturday. The tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. The Annual Greek Step show will take place Saturday night and the Show will begin at 7 p.m. in McAfee Gym. The tickets are $20 in ad-
vance, and $25 at the door. The last event will be a church service held at Second Missionary Baptist Church, at 11 a.m. Sunday at 20 Old State Road, Mattoon. Eastern alumni Rev. Cyprus Hughes will be leading the service. Davenport said through all of these events students will be able to connect with alumni. Raising money for scholarships is the main purpose of the reunion this year. Davenport said the goal is to raise $25,000 for scholarships. Outside of the ticket sales for the weekend, all alumni are asked to donate an additional $100. “The committee has developed a fun-filled weekend designed to provide alumni and current students with fuel that will aid in inspiring everyone,” said Davenport.
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By Elias Albert Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s soccer team finished its 2015 campaign with a 4-13-2 record after defeating Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 1-0. During the season, Eastern was more efficient on their home field with a 4-4-1 record, which included three shutouts. Coach Jason Cherry said he and his team preferred playing at home throughout the year. “I’d take playing at home over on the road any day,” Cherry said. “The players like being able to stay on campus and it’s nice playing before our supporters.” While at home, Eastern allowed less goals and scored more as compared to their performance on the road. Eastern scored 11 goals and allowed 15 in their nine home games. In their 10 road games, they scored just four goals and allowed 29. Through the majority of the season, freshman goalkeeper Maddie Lyon was efficient for her team. “I thought she played outstanding this season,” Cherry said. “Maddie (Lyon) made a ton of great saves throughout the season. It’s hard for a freshman keeper to step in and play but she handled it well.” Lyon’s 129 saves, 7.59 per game, led the Ohio Valley Conference by a wide margin. Her 80 percent save rate and four shutouts placed her at fifth in the conference in both categories. Cherry said he saw improvement,
as the season went on, in every aspect of Lyon’s play and that it may be enough to earn her the starting job next season. “She’d be a frontrunner because of the experience she got this year,” Cherry said. “I know I will have three other keepers working extremely hard to take that starting spot though.” The Panthers’ strength on offense, as with most teams, was their forwards. Seniors Molly Hawkins, with seven goals, and Hannah Miller, with five goals, were the team’s two leading scorers. They also combined 86 shot attempts on the season. Rounding out the scoring were junior forward Kathleen MacKinnon, sophomore defender Carrie Caplin and sophomore midfielder Ali Carlson, who added one goal each during the season. Sharing the ball was a priority for Eastern as almost all of their goals, 14 of 15, were the result of an assist. Cherry said this was a result of his team’s chemistry and respect for the game. “They are a very unselfish group,” Cherry said. “They want what’s best for the team rather than their own stat sheet.” MacKinnon’s three assists led the team. Hawkins and freshman midfielder Kaci Schonert added two assists each and a number of players also contributed an assist of their own to the box score. Cherry said his team improved this season in comparison to last year. “Of course we wish that we were still playing right now,” Cherry said.
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Senior midfielder Molly Hawkins had seven goals and two assists during her senior season with the Panthers.
“But I thought we improved from a year ago. I believe that we were better than what our record shows.” Eastern is losing seven seniors, including both of its leading scorers, Hawkins and Miller. Seniors Briana Hickman, Karlee Deacon, Bianca Naveias, Hannah Vieth, and student assistant coach Cortney Jerzy will also be lost to graduation.
Cherry said he and his team are still looking ahead to next season and are already setting goals for themselves. “We need to go to work,” Cherry said. “We need to keep improving in every facet of the game is we expect to be compete for a championship.” Cherry said players like MacKinnon, Carlson, Schonert and sophomore forward Chloe Gottschalk are
players who he expects to improve and have an impact next season. As far expectations for next season, Cherry said it’s not a priority, yet. “It’s probably too early to tell,” Cherry said. “But I do expect us to keep improving. We have a bright future.” Elias Albert can be reached at 581-2812 or ewalbert@eiu.edu.
Eastern football team stays undefeated in OVC By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern football team has had many players contribute to the team’s 5-0 Ohio Valley Conference play start making them one of two undefeated teams in the OVC. The Panthers will look to continue their win streak when they host the other undefeated team in the OVC, Jacksonville State on Saturday. The Panthers also sit just outside the Football Championship Subdivision Top 25. Eastern sits in 28th place in the rankings. Senior quarterback Jalen Whit-
low has started all eight games for the Panthers and has completed 122 of 219 passes. He has thrown for 1,450 yards and has nine touchdowns with his longest being 80 yards. Whitlow has also contributed a little bit to the Panthers’ run game. Whitlow has rushed for 301 yards on 96 attempts. He has one rushing touchdown. Red-shirt junior Devin Church has been the leader of the Panthers’ run game through the first eight games of the year. Church has rushed for 544 yards on 110 attempts with a team leading
seven touchdowns. Church averages 4.9 yards per carry. Red-shirt senior Shepard Little has also contributed the rushing game scoring five touchdowns on 74 attempts. He has rushed for 331 yards, averaging 4.5 yards per carry. Whitlow’s main target for passing has been Church as he has hit him 23 times for 193 yards. Church has two receiving touchdowns. Red-shirt junior receiver Isaiah Nelson has also been a common target for Whitlow catching 21 passes
for 340 yards and one touchdown. Red-shirt sophomore tight end Addison Bounds is the team leader in receiving touchdowns with three. He has caught 13 passes for 235 yards. The Panthers defense is led by junior linebacker Seth McDonald who leads the team with 74 tackles, 36 of which are unassisted. McDonald also has 4 tackles for loss totaling 18 yards. Also making an impact on the Panthers’ defense is senior linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill. Grugier-Hill has a team leading 5.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss total-
ing 70 yards. Another Panther impacting the defense is red-shirt defensive tackle Dino Fanti. Fanit has sacked the quarterback three times and also has 13 tackles for a loss that total 35 yards. Looking up and down the stat sheet, there are many players contributing to the Panthers 5-0 OVC start. The game against Jacksonville State will start at 1 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien Field. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Panther basketball to return Tuesday night By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5 The Eastern men’s basketball team will begin its 2015-16 campaign Tuesday night in an exhibition matchup with St. Francis of Illinois. Eastern defeated St. Francis 85-54 in its only exhibition game last year and will face the Saints for its only exhibition game of the season. Eastern has climbed the ranks in the Ohio Valley Conference this preseason. The Panthers were predicted to finish third in the OVC’s west division, which is above last season’s ranking of fifth in the division. Jay Spoonhour is entering his fourth year as head coach and said he is content with the Panthers’ preseason ranking. “I am glad we are where we are in the top half of the league,” Spoonhour said. “It’s been a struggle and it’s where we are trying to get. Hopefully we are picked a little under where we should be.” The Panthers had one of their most successful seasons as a Division 1 program last year. They finished the year with an 1815 record and advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsiders.com postseason tournament. It was the first time that Eastern competed in a postseason tournament since 2001. Despite losing some key players in guards Reggie Smith and Dylan Chatman and power forward Chris Olivier, the Panthers return a pair of AllOVC players in both the front and back court. Senior Trae Anderson returns after a fine first season with the Panthers. The 6-foot-5-inch forward averaged 13 points per game and shot 48.3 percent from the floor. In the postseason he was named to the OVC second team and was also named to the AllNewcomer team. Anderson was named a preseason All-OVC selection. “Some of the things that make him good is he carries his weight well and he is a big, strong guy,” Spoonhour said. “He is getting guys shots and has shot it enough to let everyone know he can shoot it.” Meanwhile in the frontcourt, sophomore point guard Cornell Johnston returns, after a record-setting year in 2014-15. Johnston set the school single season record in three point shoot-
ing percentage, knocking down 51.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. He also set the single season record for assists with 156. He joined Anderson on the AllNewcomer team and was also named a preseason All-OVC selection this year. The 5-foot-7-inch guard will have more responsibility this season Spoonhour said. “It will be a harder year for him because people are going to pay attention to him,” Spoonhour said. “How he adjusts, will be the key.” Other returning players include senior guard Luke Norman, junior guard Anthony Johnson, senior forward Luke Piotrowski and sophomore forward Justin Earls. But the newest additions to the Panthers preseason hype may be the first-year transfers and freshman. Freshman Casey Teson gives the option as an outside shooter. The 6-foot-2-inch guard from St. Charles, Mo., shot 41.3 percent from three point range last year, leading his team to a state championship. A former opponent of his is now a teammate. Freshman guard Marshawn Blackmon played for Fort Zumwalt South high school, was an all-state selection last year and averaged 22 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Forwards Aleksa Novakovic, Patrick Muldoon, Lucas Jones and Aboubacar Diallo round out this year’s freshman class. Spoonhour said all of his freshmen are in the mix for playing time. “All of them are playing well enough. It’s whether they can limit mistakes and keep from fouling too much,” Spoonhour said. “If they can find a way to avoid giving away points, they are all talented enough to play.” Ju n i o r t r a n s f e r s D e m e t r i u s McReynolds and A.J. Riley both have had a taste of college basketball postseason. Both players competed in the NJCAA tournament last year. McReynolds and his 15.6 points and 5.6 rebounds helped Eastern Florida State reach the postseason for the first time in 15 years. Eastern also acquired an OVC transfer in the offseason. Senior forward Joe Kuligoski transferred from Jacksonville State where he played for the last two years. The team appears
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Senior wing Trae Anderson attempts a shot during the Panthers’ 97-64 loss to the Belmont Bruins in round two of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on March 5, 2015 in Nashville, Tenn. Anderson scored 13 points for the Panthers.
in better shape than at this point last year, Spoonhour said. “I enjoy going to practice every day and we have made more good basket-
ball plays than we did at this point last year,” Spoonhour said. “We do some silly things, too, but we have a chance to be OK.”
Tipoff will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Men’s soccer team to make last trip of season By Maher Kawash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports
The Eastern Illinois men’s soccer team will hit the road for the final time this season as they head to Edwardsville to take on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 7 p.m. Tuesday. As there are just two games left in the season, time is running out for Eastern to improve on their win total from last season. After earning just three wins so far in the season, everyone involved with the program is looking to end on a high note, senior Nick Smith said. “We need to continue to meet and exceed our cultural expectations,” Smith said. “We need to stick together as a family and continue to have a second to none work ethic.” The Panthers are going into the matchup with a record of 3-12 on the season after coming off two straight one goal losses. “We need to show up and com-
pete for the season to end on a high note,” coach Kiki Lara said. “We need to show that EIU resolve and grit that we are often seeking to demonstrate.” SIUE is on a six-game win streak and sit atop the Missouri Valley Conference with a conference record of 4-1 and 10-3-1 overall. “They are a strong opponent that won the Missouri Valley Conference last season,” Lara said. “It will be a very competitive match.” Many members of the team are still confident after their 1-0 loss to an undefeated Denver team, Smith said. “We just need to continue focusing on our defending identity in order to keep ourselves in every game,” Smith said. “We need to take advantage of every scoring opportunity that we create.” A large part of the Panthers’ success this season has been the play of sophomore goalkeeper Mike Novotny as well as the team’s defensive play. The Panthers’ defense and goalkeeping by sophomore Mike Novot-
ny have both been key components in getting wins and playing close games. “Our defense has been playing well these past couple games, and we have been able to hold other teams to one or zero goals,” Novotny said. “Zac (Medawattage) has been a crucial part of our defense this year, and has really shined in that back line.” Although Lara has earned just three wins in his first season at Eastern, he said he still feels confident in the program, and continues to stress the basics of the game. “One of our main objectives was to remain consistent with the type of program culture that we want to establish for this year and many more to come,” Lara said. “We want to show up in these final matches and compete for our seniors, our supporters, our families, and for our university.” Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
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Sophomore defender Zach Medawattage runs alongside an opponent as the Panthers fell to Northern Kentucky 2-1 on Oct. 21 at Lakeside Field. Sophomore goalkeeper Mike Novotny has said that Medawattage, “has been a crucial part of our defense this year and has really shined in that back line.”