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Broken windows in University Court hint at theft Staff Report | @DEN_News Police were called to University Court Thursday evening after receiving a call of rocks being thrown around the outside of the Giffin building. Adam Due, chief public safety officer of Eastern’s University Police Department, said there is criminal damage from rocks being thrown. “I don’t know if it was random from rocks being thrown, if they were fighting out here, or if it was targeted at a specific place,” Due said. Due said a robbery was reported as part of the encounter, and that a weapon was implied but not seen. Due also said the police are not calling it an armed robbery, but they are also not saying it is just a robbery. Mariya Muhr, a sophomore family and consumer sciences major, said she came back from her class in the Physical Science building and saw the police cars outside of her building. “That was my old apartment that was getting searched,” Muhr said. “That was a relief that I had moved out and scary at the same time.” Due said there is no suspect description to put out at the time that does not describe anything more than race and age; he said the police department will try and get a description out when they can. Due also said that no arrests were made after the police were called. The staff of The News can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
CAA approves new history, rural studies courses By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman The Council on Academic Affairs approved new history and rural studies classes at their meeting Thursday. The new classes are HIS 4922 Doing Media History, HIS 3160 Ancient Iran, RUR 3960 A, B, D, E: Special Topics in Rural Studies, and RUR 4400A B, D, E: Independent Study in Rural Studies. Anita Shelton, history department chair, said last year the history department did a survey of their majors and asked faculty to list courses they might like to offer. Students were sent a list and were asked how likely they were to take the class. HIS 4922 was one of the most popular classes. Lee Patterson, a history professor, said HIS 3160 is about the Ancient Persian world. “It supplements courses I already offer,” Patterson said. “It also provides some additional study of Iran for people who are interested in Iran and who have already had courses in Iran and early Iran.” Patterson said that with this course, students would be able to study Iran from the beginning to modern times. “It’s going to add to our curriculum in a couple of significant ways,” Patterson said.
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Damage to the window on the second floor of the Giffin Building in University Court was reported Thursday evening. University Police, Charleston Police, and the Coles County Sheriff’s Departments all responded to the call.
Different housing, dining Storm may hours, options for break bring snow Friday night By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news
Break housing has been a tradition at Eastern for a long period of time, though break housing was recently increased to four residence halls instead of three. Mark Hudson, director of housing and dining, said Lincoln, Stevenson and Douglas were the halls that would be open during breaks, but for the last three or four years, Thomas has also been part of the break housing. “We’ve now added Thomas because we have an increased number of international students, so we needed additional space,” Hudson said. Hudson said the baseball team also stays in Thomas. They sometimes need to stay on campus during breaks. “We just decided to give ourselves a little more capacity, so we added a fourth building,” Hudson said. Students who stay on campus need to sign up and pay the $80 break housing fee, unless they do not live in one of the halls that offer break housing. Hudson said if students that do not live in the halls with break housing need to stay, they need to talk to Matt Boyer, who coordinated conference housing. “(Boyer) determines if we have the space to put you in an open room, if we happen to have an open room in those buildings,” Hudson said. Hudson said people who move into the break housing do not move into an already-occupied space. Along with the break housing arrangements, Hudson said there will be no food available on campus during Thanksgiving break. “There’s just not enough bodies to warrant the expense of having a fired-up dining center,” Hud-
son said. The cores on the outside doors get changed to a vacation core when it is time for students to go on vacation. According to Hudson, this means that students will not be allowed into the building unless they signed up for break housing and received the key. Residence staffing for breaks is done differently than the rest of the semester. Hudson said that usually one staff member, whether a resident assistant or a graduate assistant, will stay in one of the four buildings so that there is a staff member there to handle anything that may happen. “If the fire alarm goes off, there is someone there to respond,” Hudson said. “There is a duty structure in place that is not necessarily an RA or a grad from that building, but it’s somebody who is willing to work.” Staff members who sign up to work during breaks get paid extra because they are staying on campus. Hudson said there is a possible chance that the residence halls will open early if the football team wins their game this weekend. According to Hudson, there is the possibility of Eastern hosting the playoff game that would occur the Saturday after Thanksgiving. “If we do get a playoff game, then we will open the buildings early on Saturday so people can come back and go to the game if they want,” Hudson said. “The unfortunate thing is that we won’t find out until Sunday, so we will put it out on social media and say ‘if you want to come back for the game, you can.’” Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.
By Jason Howell Online Editor | @thejasonhowell The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a special weather statement advising of the possibility of rain Friday evening changing into snow. It would be the area’s first winter storm of the season. The statement, issued for 26 Central Illinois counties including Coles, notes the significant uncertainty of accumulated snowfall because of variations of ground and pavement temperatures. The statement notes that higher amounts will be near and north of Interstate 74. Two to four inches could be possible in these areas by the time the snow ends Saturday. The NWS also listed Nov. 15-21 as Winter Weather Preparedness Week. The NWS gives tips on traveling during periods of winter weather, such as having a winter survival kit consisting of a blanket or sleeping bag, knife, non-perishable food, and a NOAA weather radio, among other items. Eastern Climatologist Cameron Craig advises that drivers allow substantial room for the car in front of them, to make sure windshield wipers are in working condition and to make sure the wiper fluid reservoir is full. The NWS also advises persons to be prepared for rapidly changing road conditions, particularly on overpasses, as they freeze more quickly than other road surfaces. Jason Howell can be reached at 581-2812 or jlhowell3@eiu.edu.
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Ann Coddington, art professor (center), speaks with the Tarble Arts Center’s assistant director Mike Schuetz (right) and Bo Kim (left), a painting and drawing instructor, during the 2015 Art Faculty Exhibition Thursday in Tarble.
Art exhibit displays new fibers By Sydney Edwards Copy Editor | @DEN_News
The Tarble Arts Center recently hosted the event “Gallery Talk” as a part of the 2015 Art Faculty Exhibition, which has been at Night Staff for this issue the Tarble Arts Center since Nov. Night Chief 6 and will be there until Jan. 10 as Katelyn Siegert a main exhibit. Lead Designer Shelby Niehaus The "Gallery Talk" event was Copy Editor/ a chance for the Eastern and Designer Charleston community to hear Lauren McQueen from faculty artists about their artwork. Get social with The Daily Eastern News The art at the gallery was from both older and newer artists. The Daily Eastern News Fo u r f a c u l t y m e m b e r s w e r e there to talk about their art indailyeasternnews cluding art professor Ann Coddington. @DEN_News While Coddington was speakVisit our website: dailyeasternnews.com ing, there was an audience of people of ages ranging from college students to senior citizens. About The Daily Eastern News is produced by the students of Eastern Illinois University. It is published daily Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., during fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer term except during university vacations or examinations. One copy per day is free to students and faculty. Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each in the Student Publications Office in Buzzard Hall.aaaa Advertising To place an advertisement or classified ad in The Daily Eastern News, call the ads office at 5812812 or fax 581-2923. Visit our online advertisements at dailyeasternnews.com/classifieds. Comments / Tips Contact any of the above staff members if you believe your information is relevant. aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Corrections The Daily Eastern News is committed to accuracy in its coverage of the news. Any factual error the staff finds, or is made aware of by its readers, will be corrected as promptly as possible. Please report any factual error you find to Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Markham at 581-2812. Employment If you would like to work for The Daily Eastern News as a reporter, photographer, columnist, cartoonist, copy editor, designer or videographer, please visit at the newsroom at 1802 Buzzard Hall.
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The event offered an open atmosphere for the audience to ask questions about the art, the speaker and the techniques, among other topics. Coddington said art, for her, is a “vehicle for communication.” Coddington did not begin to take interest in being an artist until she took a fiber class while studying interior design in college. Coddington explained her inspiration for the pieces on display and said her work is based off of fiber art from the 1960s. Coddington showed her variety of items at her display including six sculptures that she called “Heads.” The “Heads” were sculptures that resembled human heads in different materials and shapes. One of the heads was made up of a straw-like material Coddington found in one of her friend’s
fields in Missouri. Coddington said the idea to create six different heads came from the fact that she grew up with six people in her immediate family. Coddington explained the people are able to connect with her art, because they are familiar with fibers. “There is a familiarity of fibers; we wear them,” Coddington said. “We are sitting and standing on them. They are on the walls.” Coddington said the materials she uses speak “psychologically.” The technique Coddington used on most of her “heads” was an ancient basket-making technique called twining. Coddington also used this technique for another sculpture that she made which looks like her hands. She calls the sculpture “Hands
Ho m e .” C o d d i n g t o n s a i d s h e made the sculpture in the shape of her own hands to make sure they perfectly fit together in unity. She also said she had to make the sculpture twice to make sure the hands would fit perfectly within each other. Another piece that Coddington made is a suit that she calls “ White Boy’s Suit.” The suit is made of wall fibers. Coddington said she got the name of the piece from a poem. The other speakers at the event include art professor Christopher Kahler, art history professor Rober t Petersen, and ar t professor Alan Pocaro. The gallery is free and open to the public during regular business hours at the Tarble Arts Center. Sydney Edwards can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.
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Blanket drive aims to keep families warm By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News As the winter approaches, the student community service office has been collecting blankets for families in need. Kicking off the blanket drive was “Jumpstart,” a program for incoming freshman during Prowl. The freshmen cut up blankets and tied them together in various designs. Blankets have been made during Homecoming weekend and drives through the local churches. The student community service office has this drive where they collect and make blankets in the fall semester and distribute them at the One Stop Community Christmas. Crystal Brown, assistant director of the student community service office, said the blanket drive supports the One Stop Community Christmas program that happens each year. She said their office’s role in the program is helping with the blanket table. One Stop is partnered with different agencies in the community, and instead of going place to place for clothing during the holidays, those in need can find items like food, pajamas, toys and blankets there. Brown said families sign up for the One Stop and walk through the event and stock up on the things they need during the holiday season. Brown said everything is free for the families and raised through donations received from the community.
Throughout the fall semester, Brown said the student community service office has made several hundred blankets. Dec. 4 is the deadline to collect blankets and get them turned in. She said during Homecoming week they collaborated with the family and consumer science department, and they also collected blankets during their Homecoming service day. Brown said the drive makes people think about the bigger picture during the colder months. She said it has an educational value to it as well as keeping families warm. “To some it might seem like just another donation drive like you do food collection or toiletries,” Brown said. “But it brings awareness of the greater needs of holiday season and our goal is help keep families warm.” Brown said low-income families, and families and children at risk often do not have money to pay for the heating bill. She said it allows the office to do their part in keeping families comfortable during cold weather. Brown has been working on projects like these all her time at Eastern, which is three years. She said the One Stop Community Christmas program has been going on for about six years. “With everything else our students do to donate and help the community, this shows how much our students and campus community cares about their local community,” Brown said. “I think we do a great job with finding what the
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Eastern students create blankets in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union for a blanket drive that the student community service office has been doing since the beginning of the year.
greatest need is at different times of the year as oppose to just doing food.” Brown said a goal of hers is to try to have one blanket per child. The
drive helps to service about 800 families across seven surrounding counties. Brown said the program tries to reach out to the neighboring churches of
those counties to gain more support. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
Study abroad fair offers information, opportunities By Alex Seidler Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Professors wait, ready to captivate students with their pitches at the Study Abroad Fair in the University Ballroom in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Thursday. Each professor sitting at their tables had laid out informational pamphlets and fliers for students to take and poster boards for students to look at. A.J. Walsh, communication studies professor, represented the study abroad trip to Ireland and admitted she wished she had the same opportunities. “I am doing this because when I was in college I did not get this opportunity, and it is my biggest regret,” Walsh said. “Now is my chance to lead it and help other students take a part in it.” This is not the first study abroad Walsh has hosted. Walsh co-hosted the
New Zealand/Australia study abroad trip during the summer of this year. Walsh said all majors are welcome and communication studies majors can receive college credits for their time. Walsh said the communication department hosts study abroad trips to Ireland on even- numbered years and New Zealand/Australia on odd-numbered years. Gordon Tucker, biology professor, will host the study abroad trip to China in May next semester. Tucker said students who attend would visit Hong Kong, national parks, the Great Wall of China and a tea plantation, along with other areas. Tucker said students have the opportunity to see the mountains that were featured in the 2009 film “Avatar.” Tucker also said they will learn about how other cultures use plants for food and medicine.
“Most students usually describe it as the trip of a lifetime from the sights, culture, and people,” Tucker said. “I enjoy seeing students experience new countries and their cultures.” Frances Murphy, family and consumer sciences professor, represented the trip to South Africa in the fall semester of 2016. Students within the family and consumer sciences major will receive credits for their service. Murphy said the main takeaways students identify when they travel are the relationships they make. “They value the teachers they meet, the sense of accomplishment and that they get to navigate through the culture,” Murphy said. “They have to navigate their money, transportation, work and school so it’s different than just visiting because they are living there.” Murphy said students often come back with a new understanding of other
cultures that are different than their own. “I think in the US we think everything should be like us,” Murphy said. “In Africa a lot of English is not spoken but with an accent so students have to listen carefully and concentrate with people who speak different than they do.” While all these trips have been done before there is one that will be entering its first year at Eastern. Candace LaPrairie, a senior communication disorders and sciences major, represented the trip to Ireland along with associate professor Trina Becker. “It’s a great opportunity to get out of the country and share experiences with other students,” LaPrairie said. Becker said the group would visit Trinity College and meet up with a speech pathologist among other things. She said they would talk about the linguistic differences between America and Irish cultures.
Oscar Gomez Borda, a graduate sports management major, talked extensively with Walsh about the study abroad trip. “I thought she gave me useful information, and I always wanted to go to Europe,” Gomez Borda said. “I’m curious to know what the other countries are like.” While the representatives stayed as enthused as they could, fewer students attended the event than last year. Brazil Day, a graduate political science major, said the reasons behind the low attendance could be the timing, not enough promotion or awareness. “People might be unaware of study abroad in general,” Day said. “Regardless of the outcome it’s important for us to keep promoting awareness and diversity.” Alex Seidler can be reached at 581-2812 or ajseidler@eiu.edu.
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An open letter to Rep. Phillips Representative Phillips, I am writing to address your role in the recent financial crisis facing the state of Illinois. As a political science graduate student at Eastern Illinois University and a constituent from Robinson, I believe your representation of our district’s interests has been lacking. Examining your legislative history has offered many surprises. It is perplexing that you have not fought for higher education funding nor have you made a public statement supporting your alma mater. Instead, you have brought anti-union measures to the floor. Judging by the numerous signs supporting state workers around the district, it seems your legislative focus is on ideological concerns rather than the practical realities local citizens face. Our local district is facing serious problems with the role of government in our lives. Some believe it plays too large of a role, while others believe more can be done. No matter one’s political position, the real issue is the effectiveness of government. Lurching from crisis to crisis has only placed a hamper on economic development. If businesses or citizens are unsure of the future, they are less likely to invest in the present. The solution to this is on you and your colleagues: clarity. Clarity in process, clarity in objectives, and clarity in positions. Without clarity, no business or citizen is capable of planning for the future. The public has been increasingly frustrated with the state of Illinois government: its inefficiencies, its excesses, and its stubbornness to adaptation. They are also tired of our elected officials pointing fingers at those they disagree with. If studying government has taught me any important lesson, it is that compromise is not a bad word. The ancient Romans knew this, the original parliaments of Europe knew this, and it is time that representatives in Springfield appreciate this. While all the blame of dysfunctional government does not land squarely on your lap, I believe you are not doing your part to ensure a more stable future for Illinois. Your votes, your public statements, and your stances on a multitude of issues highlight your inability to change government for the better. I maintain the position that your legislative agenda is bad for Illinois and is harmful to our district. I call on you to make a call for clarity based on bipartisanship and long term planning. I call on you to set this state in the right direction. Dane Ecton, poltical science graduate student
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Be thankful for Eastern, what you have With the Thanksgiving holiday a week away and Christmas just around the corner after that, now is a great time for students to be thankful. Despite all the hardships the campus has seen this semester with layoffs, rumors of closing, which are not true, and a string of robberies, the campus and students should be thankful. Students should be thankful for the fact that even though the state doesn’t have a budget, Eastern has still found ways to remain open and operating. When President David Glassman took over for President Bill Perry, things began to change on campus quickly and for the better. Though The Daily Eastern News knows it must have been an incredibly difficult decision for Glassman to make those choices of laying off former employees, he
ultimately had to do what needed to be done in order for the campus to remain as it is now. For that, all 8,520 students should be thankful. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, it’s also a good time to reflect on those that matter, which is really what the holidays are all about. Holidays are more than turkey and presents; they are a time to reflect about the year, religion or faith, family, and gratitude. Often, people go about their daily lives taking things for granted and forgetting to be grateful for the simple things. The fact that many of us can afford in some capacity to go to a university and have an education is amazing because there are places in the world where that is still not easily accessed.
It doesn’t matter if you are a B or C student because the ability to just wake up and try academically is something we all should be thankful for. Again, Thanksgiving is a time to take a step back and smile at the simple things in life, but in reality, every day should be like this holiday. Everyone should be thankful daily for what happens, maybe Thursday was not the best day for you, but it is possible to wake up the following day and experience something great. In that respect, we should all be thankful everyday for the simple fact that we are breathing, healthy and in good spirits. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Be cautious during engagement season According to Glamour magazine, it is officially engagement season. Engagement season begins in the fall and goes all the way to Valentine’s Day. Engagement is great. There are rings, photos, romantic gestures and excitement added to the air. What if the term “engagement season” is all just a business measure? Businesses such as Zales, Weddingwire. com and David’s Bridal want people to be in love and get engaged so they can make money. Therefore, they use the term “engagement season” as a business tactic. However, after the fabulous and expensive wedding, what do couples do? They have to start the exciting journey of marriage. Marriage is all nice and everything until they get out of the honeymoon stage. Then they realize how hard it is to be stuck with a person all the time. The people who encourage the wedding and engagement process (the businesses) do not care whether you end up happy with a person. They only care if they get paid. The fact of the matter is that divorce rate in the United States is high. According to the American Psychological Association, the United States divorce
Sydney Edwards rate is 40 to 50 percent for married couples. That means if you see two couples walk by, one may not last and end up getting divorced. To add to that, the average amount of years a couple stays married is about nine years, according to the Huffington Post. This has changed drastically compared to the average 20 years ago when the average amount of years in a marriage was 40 years. In order to make sure that you are one of the people who is at the bridal shop spending money for a long marriage you should follow a few steps. First, go to pre-marriage counseling. By taking to someone else about all
aspects of your relationship, you will get a real opinion from someone who isn’t emotionally involved. Also, counseling may be a chance for you to realize whether you two should be getting married at this point in your lives or at all. Next, spend a lot of time with that other person. Move in together if you have to. Many people have arguments over simple things like whether a person does their laundry or leaves the toaster out. It is hard to live with someone you love if they drive you crazy. Finally and most important, make sure you really love the other person. Love is a powerful thing. However, it is a word and a feeling that many people do not understand completely. You need to make sure you will love them in the bad times, the good times, if they cheat or if they become really sick. Love is something that can either break up a couple or hold them together. Make sure your love is real before you go look for a four carat ring to put on your significant other. Sydney Edwards is a freshman marketing major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.
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Jennifer Antkowiak, a graduate student of music, teaches 10-year-old Gavin Miller from the Abracadabra flute book on Thursday in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. When asked about his fascination with the flute, Miller said, “I like the sound of it. I heard it in third grade music class and I wanted to play it.”
Career Services to hold salary negotiation workshop Students can learn how to negotiate salaries in their future careers at a workshop offered by Career Services at 4 p.m. on Dec. 1. Linda Moore, career counselor and director of Career Services, said that to negotiate a salary, one must have solid information. “Employers are not going to give you more salary just because you want it or need it,” Moore said. “This is a business decision, even if the employer is not for profit.” Some things Moore suggested students should know when negotiating salaries is the salaries of graduates going into the field they are looking at, the geographic difference in salary, if one exists, and how their skills might exceed the normal graduate thus be worth more money. Moore said some students have asked employers for a higher wage when they have returned to work after being absent during college. “Some students have related ex-
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perience that gives them transferrable skills to salary negotiation, if they have the good salary data to back them up,” Moore said. “Most students have not negotiated a salary before.” Moore said it is a good idea to start talking about negotiating salaries now, even while they are still in college. “Students are getting jobs and internship offers now, so this is a good time to discuss the mechanics of salary negotiation before one actually has that conversation with an employer,” Moore said. There can be consequences for students, especially ones coming out of college, not knowing how to negotiate their own salaries. Moore said research does show that college graduates can actually lose the job offer because of the nature of their approach in salary negotiation. “Being aware of the boundaries and the sociocultural influences on negotiating are important,” Moore said. Moore said people can even end up
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with a low income because they did not know about negotiation. There are a number of jobs that allow their employees to have some negotiation in their salaries. “Enough provide room for salary negotiation that it is important for us to spend time talking about it,” Moore said. “Helping our students get a good financial start is very important to us.” There are certain things students should know before they go through the process of negotiating and accepting salaries. “First, you have to know the facts,” Moore said. “We have the salary offers by industry, job type and region.” Someone’s gender could also make salary negotiation for different people. “There are significant gender biases in how one approaches salary negotiation,” Moore said. The workshop will be free, and it is open to all majors. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
The Whiteside Garden is in need of volunteers from the Eastern community during their efforts to move the location to Eastern’s campus. The Whiteside Garden was started 50 years ago by Dr. Wesley Whiteside, a former Eastern botany professor. Dakota Radford, the volunteer coordinator at the Whiteside Garden said, “The late Dr. Wesley Whiteside chose to leave his garden legacy to the university so that it may become a resource of education and enjoyment to researchers, students, and the community.” The garden covers five acres and contains over 1,000 species and a variety of plants, rivaling many urban botanical gardens, Radford said. The Whiteside Garden is a private property that is currently closed to the public, but it is in the process of moving to Eastern’s campus in the near future. Radford said the garden is in need of volunteers and help during this time of transition, so it can remain healthy and protect the great diversity of the unique plants. “During volunteer events, we typically weed, move brush, remove dead flower stalks, and do a wide variety of other seasonal projects,” Radford said. “For example, on Nov. 14, 25 EIU students assisted with our annual volunteer-favorite: cutting down the banana trees.” The garden continually gains more endangered and rare plants, and Radford said assistance from the community helps maintain and keep the diversity “alive.” The Whiteside Garden started offering monthly volunteer opportunities in 2013, and has had over 230 volunteers since, Radford said. Sophomore biology major Angie Herrera said she volunteered at the Whiteside Garden with her class for an extra credit opportunity.
“I do recommend others to volunteer at the garden,” Herrera said. “It’s a really relaxing place, and I suggest people to go to meet others and to help.” Radford said many of the volunteers who have an interest in plants also come to learn more about the endangered species and to enjoy viewing the garden. “ Ev e n b e f o r e t h e v o l u n t e e r events began though, EIU students have been supporting the garden through graduate student assistantships and botany classes,” Radford said. The five-acre garden has had Eastern students and staff volunteer in the monthly opportunities for over 2-and-a-half years, and Radford said their work at the garden is greatly valued. Herrera said she hopes to see more students helping out at the garden, because with more hands available then more will be accomplished. On c e t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n t o Eastern’s campus in complete, Radford said the Whiteside Garden will be a “botanical treasure” to Eastern and the Charleston community. On every third Saturday of the month, Eastern students and the community can volunteer at the garden. Volunteer opportunities are open to anyone; no experience with working with gardens in required. “Some EIU students remember gardening at home and miss getting their hands into the soil,” Radford said. “Other volunteers have never gardened before and are looking to try something new.” Radford said she encourages Eastern students to help out with the garden since this is a crucial time during their transition to Eastern’s campus. “What is really so special about this experience is that volunteers have a direct impact on the future of the garden at EIU,” Radford said. “It’s something to look back on years from now and be proud you were a part of.” Lynnsey Veach can be reached at 581-2812 or at lmveach@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 RUR 3960 was added as a class. Debra Reid, a history professor, said that rural studies was offered since last spring after the CAA approved it. The program is now getting the independent study courses and special topics incorporated into it. “This is a proposal for standard special topics that students can enroll in with a faculty member who may be teaching in the rural studies area,” Reid
said. “But this is a course that topics were like icing on a cake. “We love it, but we know is not in the listed courses, or it’s a person who is not current- that have to give it up,” Eckly teaching a course in the mi- ert said. The rural studies minor was nor because it’s a rural issue and revised as well. they want to explore it more.” “We were just working ahead RUR 4400, a class that will offer intensive individual study of some course approvals and on a topic selected by a stu- now we’ve just caught up with dent under the supervision of the prefixes and the new coursa faculty member, was added es,” Reid said. Courses from the anthropolas well. MUS 2802 was revised to ogy and sociology department take the 20th century label out will now be included in the minor, as well as GEG 3340 Land ofThe theirNew course description York Times and Syndication Sales Corporation Change Science, to incorporate analysis into the New 620 Eighth Avenue, York, N.Y. which 10018was not by the CAA until the class. For Information Call:approved 1-800-972-3550 Release Friday, 20, 2015 minor was approved. StefanFor Eckert, a music pro- November GEG 3340 will replace GEG fessor, said the 20th century
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Men’s basketball team to renew rivalry Saturday By Blake Nash Assistant Sports Editor | @Banash5 Eastern will be the site of a rare doubleheader on Saturday. Following the football game, the Eastern men’s basketball team will host Western Illinois in its regular season home opener at 7 p.m. at Lantz Arena. The Panthers are coming off an 0-2 road trip in Indiana in the last week. They were defeated by Indiana and Ball State but will return home for a four-game home stand for the next three weeks. The Leathernecks are 3-0 to start the season, which began with a 69-67 win over the defending national runner-up Wisconsin. Eastern coach Jay Spoonhour said that Western has been efficient, offensively, in the first few games. “They had two guys score against Wisconsin,” Spoonhour said. “What they did was play real efficient and tough.” Senior guard J.C. Fuller, who averages 17.3 points per game, is the Leathernecks’ leading scorer. Fuller had a season-high 20 points at Wisconsin last week.
Eastern has been out-rebounded in the first two games. Indiana defeated Eastern 51-17 on the board battles in the opener, while the Cardinals picked up 43 to Eastern’s 32. Spoonhour said that the Leathernecks anticipate putting up second chance points because of Eastern’s rebounding woes. “When you look at us, you can think you can get second chances, and Western will think the exact same thing,” Spoonhour said. “Until you prove to other people that they can’t get second shots on us, they will keep doing it.” Western is averaging 39.3 rebounds per game, and will face an Eastern team that averages 52.5 points per game. Junior transfer A.J. Riley has been the Panthers’ leading scorer each of the first two games. He scored 21 points in Monday’s loss at Ball State. Senior wing Trae Anderson totaled 20 points on Monday, and picked up two rebounds. Riley and Anderson were the only players to reach double-figure scoring. Spoonhour said he was pleased w i t h R i l e y’s p e r f o r m a n c e , b u t wants him to adapt his game.
“He’s always been able to take it and go by people,” Spoonhour said. “You cannot throw one pass and drive it from the point, and think you are going to lay it in. He’s just got to learn when to make a play.” Ev e n t h o u g h Sp o o n h o u r i s pleased with Riley’s performance the first few games, he says that veteran players need to step up. But he said there are still some things that are new to them, similar to what the newcomers go through. “I overlook this sometimes. But with the returning guys, there is a lot of new stuff to them,” Spoonhour said. “There are things you’re asking T (point guard Cornell Johnston) to do that he didn’t have to last year. Now he’s got a new set of expectations and wants to do well. “ Johnston, an All-OVC preseason selection, has averaged four points per game and three assists through the first two games. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday. Any fan that brings in a ticket from the football game will get free admission. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
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Senior wing Trae Anderson is currently 10-22 in field goals and has 32 points so far with the Panthers.
Eastern swim teams set for House of Champions By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports After about a two-week break, the Eastern swim team is back in the pool and will head to the House of Champions this weekend at Indiana-Purdue University Indianapolis. The men and women both won their last meet against Valparaiso Nov. 7 in Padovan Pool by large margins. The women are off to a 2-4 start, and the men are 1-4 to start the year. Eastern will be swimming against IUPUI, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Evansville, Western, Butler, Indianapolis, Lewis, Bellarmine and Centre College. The Panthers are posting much
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mers are expecting personal bests from themselves, Michalski said. Since the Panthers are swimming faster times compared to last year, as a team, they will go into the meet with better seed times. Eastern would usually only get about one or two swimmers to reach the “A” finals, but Michalski said they have a shot at sending a few more there this year. Senior Kaylee Morris is one of the women’s swimmers who has more than one first place finish this year. Morris won the 100-yard free-
style against Valparaiso and she also won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle against Evansville. Morris said she is excited for this weekend at House of Champions. “House of Champs has always been a good meet for me,” Morris said. “IUPUI has a great facility and there are ample opportunities for some good racing. I’m ready to have some fun with my teammates and swim fast.” Fe l l ow s e n i o r Ke l s e y Fe r g u son has also been one to put her hand on the wall first a few times, as she won the 400-yard individual medley against Valparaiso and the 200-yard individual medley against Evansville. For the men, Steve Fishman and Stephen Truchon both had first
place finishes in the meet against Valparaiso. Fishman took first in the 200yard backstroke and Truchon took first in the 50-yard freestyle. Since all of the swimmers are posting fast times, Morris said ever yone is feeling good heading into House of Champions. “We’ve already posted some exceptional times this season and we are ready to see some fast swims and make some noise,” Morris said. “This is an exciting meet for us and I think our team as a whole is in a very good place.” The meet will start Friday and finish Sunday.
per game. The Panthers have rushed for 2 0 0 y a rd s p e r g a m e t h i s ye a r, which ranks second in the OVC. Only Jacksonville State, with 289 yards, has more rushing yards than the Panthers. Senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow led the Panthers’ ground attack with 142 yards last week. Whitlow said that when he is scrambling to avoid pressure that making a decision to throw it or tuck it and run, takes an instant.
“It takes a split second sometimes because ever ything happens fast out there,” Whitlow said. “ The receivers can get covered fast, and you’ve got to make quick decisions about whether to throw it, go to your next read or run it.” Dameron said that because of the leadership of Whitlow and the other veteran players, the Panthers have been able to keep their composure every week, no matter what the outcome of the game is. “We have kind of kept a lev-
el head even though we went on a winning streak, and then had the one loss,” Dameron said. “The leadership of the older players has been good, and I hope that we have a good crowd for these seniors that put so much into this program” Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien Field.
“This is an exciting meet for us, and I think our team as a whole is in a very good place.” -Kaylee Morris, senior swimmer faster times compared to last year heading into the House of Champions meet, and it has the teams feeling confident, coach Jacqueline Michalski said. “(The team) is very excited,” Michalski said. “This meet is always a really strong meet for us. It’s our mid-season invite, it’s set up identical to conference, pre-lim finals and same event order, so it really gives us a great tool to kind of see where we are at midseason.” This season has been filled with first-place finishes, as well as some top-three finishes, and the swim-
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The Panthers still have one of the OVC’s top defenses especially in passing situations. Eastern has held opponents to 200.7 passing yards per game and a 49.4 completion percentage. For the third-straight week they will meet one of the conference’s top offensive units. The Colonels are third in the OVC in scoring offense with 35.3 points per game. They are led by quar terback Bennie Coney, who averages 311.9
passing yards each game. Eastern faced the top two offenses the last two weeks, in Jacksonville State and Tennessee-Martin. The Colonels also have the No. 2 rushing defense in the OVC, which includes defensive lineman Noah Spence, a transfer from Ohio State. Spence has totaled 56 tackles this year, including 22.5 for loss. Eastern Kentucky has held its opponents to 110 rushing yards
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Volleyball team knocked out of OVC tournament By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports MURRAY, KY. — Tennessee Tech was the first Ohio Valley Conference team the Eastern volleyball team played this year, and they were also the last as the Golden Eagles knocked the Panthers out of the OVC tournament in the first round. The Golden Eagles won the match 3-2 in a very close battle the whole way. Close would be an understatement to describe this match as each set was won by two points apiece. The fourth and fifth set even needed to be extended past 25 and 15. The Golden Eagles won the fourth set, 26-24, and the fifth set, 16-14. The match started in the Panthers’ favor as they came out on top in the first set in a back and forth battle. Eastern would go on to lose the second set, 25-23, and win the third, 2523 as well, but Tennessee Tech won in the fourth to stay alive and end Eastern’s run in the tournament, by winning the fifth. For Eastern, this was a tough way to end its season, coach Sam Wolinski said. “We’ve fought hard all year, we’ve been resilient, we’ve always done that,” Wolinski said. “That’s a tried and true testament to the team.” Eastern trailed at many points in the match, but was always able to keep the set in reach and not let Tennessee Tech get easy wins. The Panthers had five players earn double-digit kills. Sophomore Allie Hueston led the
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Freshman Anne Hughes digs the ball against Tennessee Tech. Hughes had 16 digs in the match.
team with 14 kills, senior Abby Saalfrank had 13, red-shirt sophomore Josie Winner had 12, senior Chelsea Lee had 11 and senior Kayla Nesbitt had 10. One thing that hurt the Panthers was they made too many hitting errors Wolinski said. “What we didn’t do well is we made way too many hitting errors,” Wolinski said. “We weren’t able to terminate and earn points on our attacking the way we needed to consistently, and that’s what
really hurt us down the stretch.” With Marah Bradbury unable to play, freshman Nicole Schladt saw a lot of playing time, and stepped up and was able to lead the Panthers’ defense in digs. Fellow freshmen Taylor Smith and Anne Hughes also earned a lot of digs with 16 in the game. Wolinski said they came in strong and did a great job earning those digs. But for seniors Stephanie Wallace, Bradbury, Lee, Nesbitt and Saalfrank,
this was the last time they will suit up as Panthers and play volleyball for Eastern. “We have five seniors who busted their butt for Eastern Illinois volleyball the last four years and they’re a big reason why we had such a great season this year,” Wolinski said. “They gave it their all and that’s all you can ask. For coach (Peter) Green and I, it was a pleasure to have the chance to coach them this year.” The 2015 season may be over but the Eastern volleyball program has a bright
future, Wolinski said. “This loss hurts right now for all of us, but I don’t think it takes away from what we’ve done this season,” Wolinski said. “You can see that the future is bright for us and the program.” Eastern finished with an 11-6 record in conference, with a few players earning personal accolades throughout the year. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Panthers to host Colonels in Eastern women’s basketball team falls crucial matchup Saturday By Blake Nash Assistant Sports Editor | @Banash5
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The Eastern football team has reached its last game of the season, but it may not be the last one. T h e Pa n t h e r s h o s t N o . 2 3 ranked Eastern Kentucky on Senior Day, where the winner will be in the running for an at-large bid in the FCS playoffs. At the beginning of the season, a sports technology company called STATS expanded its coverage of college football. The creation of a rankings poll was created with the expansion. Charles Haley, the senior editor of STATS, gave his opinion about what the future will hold for both teams Saturday. “I believe the EKU-EIU winner will get an at-large bid, but the loser won’t with five losses,” Haley said. Both teams have lost four games apiece, while three of the Panthers’ four losses came in nonconference play. E a s t e r n we n t o n a s i x - g a m e winning streak after the first three losses before losing to No. 1 Jacksonville State at home. The Panthers rebounded last week for a 23-21 victory at Tennessee-Martin, making them the only one-loss team in the Ohio Valley Conference. “To be able to go down on the road and get that one at Martin, spoke a lot about what this team is made of,” Eastern coach Kim Dameron said. “We’ve got a lot to play for Saturday because it is Senior Day and a chance to play for a playoff berth.” Eastern was without All-OVC
The Eastern women’s basketball team came up short against Indiana State by a final score of 60-42 on Thursday night. With the loss, Eastern is now 1-3 on the season and has lost three straight games after its season-opening win. At halftime, Eastern was within striking distance of the Sycamores with the score standing at 34-29. However the Panthers’ shooting turned cold in the second half, as they scored just 13 points in the third and fourth quarters combined. Senior guard Shakita Cox led Eastern in scoring during the matchup with 11 points off a 4-for-9 shooting night. She also led Eastern with seven rebounds. Senior guard Alece Shumpert posted nine points and two rebounds while playing 33 minutes. Freshman forward Halle Stull also scored nine points and added five rebounds. Junior forward Erica Brown led the team in rebounds with eight, including four on the offensive end. Eastern was outrebounded 48-33, which was its biggest deficit of the season. Fourteen of the 33 rebounds came off the offensive glass. Eastern’s opponents have outrebounded the Panthers by a narrow margin of 40-37 this season. Eastern hit 25.4 percent of their field goal attempts, which is also a season low. The Panthers’ 37-percent field goal conversion rate in the first
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Senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow threw six passes for 55 yards and rushed 81 yards during the Panthers' 24-3 loss to Jacksonville State on Nov. 7 at O'Brien Field.
linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill at Tennessee-Martin, with red-shirt sophomore Nick Horne getting the starting nod. Horne picked up four tackles, giving him 16 for the season. “I know it is hurting Kamu that he is hurt. It is hurting me too,” Horne said. “Getting the win Sat-
urday is going to mean as much to him as it is going to be for me.” Gr u g i e r - Hi l l w i l l b e o n e o f 16 seniors honored on Saturday, which includes nine defensive players.
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half dropped to 16 percent in the second half. Indiana State was able to hit 41.7 percent of their shots on the Eastern defense, and shot for a game-high 75 percent in the fourth period. The Sycamores were 6-of-8 from the floor in the final quarter. Indiana State also outscored the Panthers in the paint, 32-14. From the free throw line, Eastern shot 8-of-15 for a 53.3 percent average. Meanwhile the Sycamores made 18-of-24 from the line to finish at 75 percent. Eastern has shot 73 percent from the foul line this season. Through the first four games, Eastern is averaging 60.8 points and has allowed 74.2 points per game this season. The Panthers’ offense is hitting 35 percent of their shots, and converting 25 percent of their three pointers. This was the fourth game the Panthers have played in the last week, but coach Debbie Black said she prefers having fewer days between games. “I prefer playing in games over practicing,” Black said. “In the postseason, you end up playing games every other day, so it’s important that we get used to this if we hope to win.” Eastern will play each of its next two games on the road, which will begin with Northern Illinois on Tuesday and then Saint Louis the following Saturday. Northern Illinois is 2-1, fresh off a win over Wisconsin Lutheran, and Saint Louis is 2-0 coming off a win over Tulsa. Elias Albert can be reached at 581-2812 or at ewalbert@eiu.edu.