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Sorority to bring cheer to campus By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News As a way to bring more events to students on campus, the ladies of the Elogeme Adolphi Christian Sorority have been doing a reindeer candy cane fundraiser for the last three weeks. The fundraiser was a way for the sorority to bring in money for future events to host on campus. Camille Williams, historian of the sorority, said the events to give students an alternative to many of the activities happening on and off campus. She said they have a funfest for children in the fall, a winter ball and talent show throughout the semester and the fundraiser money goes toward them. “We are here to provide a Christian outlet for women on campus,” Camille Williams said. “We want to be able to edify them in their walk with Christ.” Camille Williams said since she was little she would make the reindeer candy canes with her mother and gave the idea of doing it as a fundraiser. “When I was little we would do it for class and every year we would make them for Christmas parties,” Camille Williams said. “For this it was a way to be a blessing for other people through the funds that we raise.” For those who bought the candy canes, Camille Williams said it gave them something to donate and feel good about. The reindeer making process took the sorority about two hours if they were making 36 candy canes and they made four boxes at a time. She said before Sunday they made over $100. Camille Williams said she wanted to sell as many canes as possible, but did not have a set goal to make. Candace Williams, the secretary for the sorority, said Sunday was the last day the sorority would be selling the candy canes. They were selling in Coleman Hall, different residence halls and after ACTS Ministry services. Candace Williams said the sorority is a non-for profit organization and the fundraiser helps them to pour money back into campus. “We do community service and just anything where we’re able to share God’s love and share Christ with everyone on campus,” Candace Williams said. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.

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Chloe St. Pierre, a sophomore psychology major, studies for her College Algebra final on Sunday in Booth Library. St. Pierre said that she studies in the library because her roommates are too loud and that she’s most excited about seeing her dog over break. St. Pierre encourages students to not procrastinate when it comes to studying for finals.

CUPB discusses budget, cost, efficiency By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @cjbuchman The Council on University Planning and Budgeting talked about Eastern’s budget and a Cost and Efficiencies Initiative update was given at its meeting Friday. The committee met on Dec. 2 and a letter was developed and sent out to the vice presidents asking for ideas they had implemented in their areas for cost savings and efficiencies. President David Glassman said a lot of people were talking about the possibility of getting a budget passed for higher education in January as he mentioned at the last CUPB meeting. “That certainly is still a possibility, but we’ve had a lot of legislators talking about it being later than January,” Glassman said. He said they will still monitor what is happening in Springfield, and the presidents of the public universities will be back lobbying for higher education funding to be

passed in Springfield on Jan. 13. Paul McCann, the interim vice president for business affairs, said Eastern is currently $12 million under budget. “That is good from a standpoint of where we want to be,” McCann said. “We have tried very hard to this point to save money, and what this is saying is we are.” McCann said when it comes to utilities, they’re going to pay them when they use them. “We can turn off lights, keep the heat lower, but when it gets cold or hot we have to adjust to those temperatures,” McCann said. “It is a big expense as you can imagine for the campus.” McCann went over a question he was asked by faculty senate regarding what is in unrestricted funds. “The bottom line is $26 million is what we use from day to day to operate the university,” McCann said. “When we get money from tuition, when we get money from the state, that goes to put that money back

into that account, but that’s what we have in reserves.” McCann said the number was down about $7 million to $8 million from a year ago. “We had in the budget a deficit projected for ‘15. We said at that time either we need to cut expenses or we need to use our reserves,” McCann said. “We ended up using some of our reserves, because we ended up not cutting expenses to the extent that we had talked about.” Kathlene Shank, the department chair of special education, asked about the Monetary Award Program grants. McCann said the state owes the university about $3.8 million in for the MAP grants. “Our students have been given $9 million, but not all the students use what has been given,” McCann said. “There is always a little bit of a difference between what is rewarded and what we give out.”

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Fall graduates to walk at commencement Saturday By Cassie Buchman Administration Editor | @DEN_News Students will celebrate years of work at Eastern’s fall commencement ceremonies, which will take place at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday in Lantz Field House. Ceremonies for the Lumpkin College of Businesses and Applied Sciences and the Graduate School, College of Arts and Humanities and the Graduate School are at 10 a.m. Ceremonies for the College of Education and Professional Studies and the Graduate School, the College of Sciences and the Graduate School, the School of Continuing Education will be at 1 p.m. Graduates can pick up their cap and gown at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. If a graduate is not able to be on campus until

the day of the ceremony, he or she can pick up their cap and gown in the Field House of Lantz Arena on commencement day. They can then return their cap and gown to the Student Recreation Center. Joshua Reinhart, the director of the annual fund and commencement, said preparing commencement is a collaborative effort. “It brings all areas of the university together to celebrate our students’ many achievements,” Reinhart said. Since less students participate in fall commencement ceremonies, the colleges separate into two ceremonies instead of the four that happen in the spring. “That approach allows our fall graduates to enjoy the same comprehensive commencement experience as students who participate in EIU’s spring ceremonies, which generally see a larger graduate turnout,” Reinhart said. Charles LeGrand, the candidate for the master’s

in gerontology degree, will be the graduate school student commencement speaker for the 10 a.m. ceremony. Angela Pearson, the candidate for the bachelor’s in general studies degree, will be the School of Continuing Education student commencement speaker for the 1 p.m. ceremony. The commencement marshal for the 10 a.m. ceremony who carries the ceremonial mace is Lisa Moyer, a professor of family and consumer sciences, will be representing the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences. The marshal for the 1 p.m. ceremony is Jeffrey Stowell, a professor of psychology, who will be representing the College of Sciences. Because of the traffic on campus that can be around on commencement day, Reinhart said they encourage everyone to plan accordingly. “(We) ask that graduates remember to arrive an hour prior to their ceremony,” Reinhart said. “That

helps us deliver the best experience possible for everyone involved.” More than 1,300 students are eligible to graduate this fall, but not all students who are eligible to graduate participate in the ceremonies. Reinhart said commencement at Eastern is the culmination of Eastern students’ hard work. “We want to congratulate our graduates on their academic achievements and wish them every possible success in the future,” he said. After they graduate, the new alumni can join the Alumni Association. “Doing so (joining alumni association) helps us share important updates about EIU and gives our alums a chance to reconnect with their classmates, friends, professors and mentors at various programs and events,” Reinhart said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu

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As the Doudna Fine Arts Center begins wrapping up its last few events of the fall semester, there will be even more performances students can look forward to coming in the spring. Dwight Vaught, the assistant dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said this semester performances went as expected. “Each show is different in terms of content, audience appeal and size of performance venue so there is no way to make generalizations,” Vaught said. “For the most part, the turnout was what we expected and planned for.” Vaught said there was no way to tell which semester lineup will perform better than the other since each season is different. “Success is an elusive word as everyone has their own idea of what constitutes success,” Vaught said. “We try not to go by numbers as much as widespread impact.” Vaught said most of the shows this semester provided a positive impact at both the Eastern and Charleston communities.

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Lan Tung, erhu and vocalist of the Orchid Ensemble, plays the Mongolian folk song “Meeting in the Yurt” on Monday in the Recital Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

“The first three shows, Moore Brothers Band, Orchid Ensemble and the Seldoms Dance Company had major educational impact as each of them was in the region for a three-day residency,” Vaught said. “Between those three

shows and their extended residencies, we took the power of the various artistic disciplines to nearly 2,000 people in the community.” Examples of the future Doudna performances in the spring included Jason

Marsalis headlining the EIU Jazz Festival in February, the Welling International Ukulele Orchestra in March and the already sold-out January performance, the Russian National Ballet Theater. Vaught said while the ballet performance is already sold out, the two shows that may have the biggest audience turnout are between Lunasa with Tim O’Brien and the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra performances. “We try to bring performances and productions that will entertain, educate, inspire emotion and thought and leave something behind for the people they touch,” Vaught said. “How it touches people at any given performance is very personal and not up to use. By the time the artists arrive on site, it’s no longer ‘our’ show, it’s the audience’s show.” Vaught also said the spring semester concert will be different from the fall, featuring more headliners in jazz, Irish and world music. “The connection from the point is between the performers and the audience,” Vaught said. “Hopefully we made a good choice and the people respond." Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

City council to vote on tax levy, raffle license By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news After being put on file for public inspection, the Charleston City Council will be voting on the annual tax levy ordinance for the next fiscal year beginning May 1, 2016. The levy will be voted on during the city council meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Charleston City Hall. The council will also be voting on two resolutions for transferring tourism funds for two events happening in December 2015 and July 2016. The Charleston Tourism Advisory Board met on Monday to recommend the transfer of funds from the tourism department The funds being transferred from the tourism department will be used for the Girls Holiday Tournament and for the Red White and Blue Days. The Trojan Booster Club requested $1,000 for the Girls Holiday Tournament happening on Dec. 28 through 30 of 2015; the request was submitted by Diane Ratliff, the tourism supervisor. There is a resolution to also give $5,000 of tourism funds to the Fourth of July Committee for entertainment ex-

penses, according to the city council agenda. The expenses will be used for the Red White and Blue Days happening July 3-4. Both resolutions have a staff suggestion to approve and waive the layover period. Also on the agenda is a resolution to appoint an Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund agent, or IMRF. According to the resolution, it is necessary to appoint an authorizing agent for IMRF reporting and in the past it has been the director of human resources appointed. The resolution says “it is the opinion of the city council of the City of Charleston that in the absence of a director of human resources, the comptroller should be appointed as the IMRF authorized agent.” The staff recommendation is to waive the layover period and approve of Comptroller Heather Kuykendall to be appointed the IMRF agent. The city council will also be voting on the approval of a petition of KB Properties and Development LLC. The application was submitted by Kirby Johnson, of KB Properties and Development, LLC. The application says a brief project description is an “addition to adjacent property 1920 18th to facilitate busi-

ness growth.” A letter from Lori Douglas was included with the application that says she, as managing partner and owner of LHLD, LLC, also known as Dirt Doctorz, entered into an agreement with Johnson to sell the property. A hearing on the petition was held by the Charleston Board and Zoning Appeals and Planning, BZAP, on Dec. 10 and was voted on to approve the petition. Along with the names resolutions and ordinances, the city council will also be voting on items in the consent agenda, including meeting minutes from the Dec. 1 meeting, payroll, bills payable, the comptrollers report and four raffle licenses. The raffle licenses are for four events happening between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1, 2016. The Charleston Rotary Club will be doing a weekly raffle from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2016 to raise money for technology in Charleston schools and other projects. The raffle will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library according to the agenda. The Selfless Volleyball Academy began a raffle sale across the city on Dec. 7 to reduce the cost of club volleyball for children to play.

The winners will be chosen at 7 p.m. Jan. 6 at Jefferson Elementary. The Kiwanis Club of Charleston submitted a raffle license for an event at the Moose Lodge #1388, 615 7th St., on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. to raise funds for community service projects. The purpose of the last raffle license is to “recognize and give a little something back to our dedicated employees” of the City of Charleston. The raffle is set to begin on Feb. 1. Winners will be announced that same day from 6:30-7 p.m. There will also be an annual city audit review done at the end of the meeting before the public presentations begin, done by Kelsey Swing. Swing is a partner in the accounting firm of Gilbert, Metzger, and Madigan, LLP. Charleston Mayor Brandon Combs will also be re-appointing Gary Cole, Dale McCullough and Gordon Tucker to the Charleston Tree Commission. Kevin Macy and Ian Pendergast-White will also be appointed to three year terms. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or at mgfreund@eiu.edu.

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Potluck to bring students, faculty, staff together By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News As a way to wrap up the semester and take the edge off finals, the anthropology and sociology department have planned a potluck for students. The potluck happens twice a year each semester before finals. This semester’s potluck will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the third floor conference room in Blair Hall. Michael Gillespie, a sociology professor, said students can hang out, eat and ask faculty questions about finals. He said it is also a way to get food to students if they need it. The first potluck was in 2012 and was made up by a faculty member who wanted to celebrate the end of semester. The potluck is open to students in the departments and students who are taking the course. “It’s beyond our majors and our minors,” Gillespie said. Gillespie said each semester they always have a mix of food, which includes pizza, chili, soup, desserts, soup and vegetarian options. “It all depends on what our faculty members want to provide,” Gillespie said. The first semester, only a handful of students showed up, Gillespie said. He said as the years went by the students gave good feedback and now the potluck is popular among the students. He said it

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Students socialize during the Spring 2015 Potluck brought by the anthropology and sociology departments. This potluck gives students a chance to eat and talk to professors about finals. Michael Gillespie, a professor or sociology, said it is also a way to show students that the faculty and staff care.

brings a sense of appreciation, community and belonging. He said it is a time where faculty can applaud the students and show their appreciation for the students in their classes. “It’s not often that we get a chance to celebrate the end of the semester with our students, one rea-

son is because everyone is stressed out,” Gillespie said. “Many are crunched for time and it’s something that we do to help foster a sense of togetherness.” Gillespie said because they have done the potluck for the last three years, it does not take much planning. He said everyone has an idea

of what they want to bring so they just plan a time. When the potluck first started, Gillespie said the first couple times they did the potluck it took several weeks to plan. He said the departments had to get the students excited about the potluck and show them it is something to look for-

ward to. “We can let students know that we care and we’re more than just professors, we’re more than just faculty,” Gillespie said. “We truly care about them.” T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.

Eastern to see office name changes for new year By Mackenzie Freund City Editor | @mgfreund_news Two offices on campus are planned to be re-named in January. The two offices are the Office of New Student Programs and the Student Community Service offices in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Dan Nadler, the vice president of student affairs, put a notice in the University Newsletter, saying the New Student Programs office will be changed to the Office of New Student and Family Programs and the Student Community Service office will be re-named to the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism. Kimberlie Moock, the director of New Student Programs, said she was told in November that Eastern Pres-

ident David Glassman approved the name change. Moock said she submitted the name and request for change to Nadler and Glassman because she felt it was important for the name change with the switch of the responsibilities. “When approached by Dr. Nadler to consider adding family programming and support to the department mission, I jumped at the chance,” Moock said. “The opportunity to expand services to this important segment of the EIU community is very exciting.” Moock said that she felt the extension of the office responsibilities is natural and the office is capable of leading the new initiatives. Nadler said he transferred the responsibility of Parents Club to the office as well as the coordination of Fam-

ily Weekend. “This office name better delineates the mission of the unit and is also consistent with a growing national trend in the Student Affairs profession,” Nadler said. “The office will serve as primary coordinator for Family Weekend with the participation in and assistance from many others.” Moock said the staff members in the office are excited about the change that the overall consensus was that the office has always focused on working with new student families. “The change will allow us to support all families, not just first-time and will bring additional awareness to our services,” Moock said. Moock said the office will have the same duties, but they will be expanding their institutional responsibilities.

The responsibilities, Moock said, are to serve as a home for families and offer support, resources and events to enhance the family member and student experience. The office will also coordinate Family Weekend, Parents Club, and implement outreach strategies that focus on building connections between Eastern and families, focusing on information and guidance. “The department will serve as the coordinator for Family Weekend ensuring that the institution communicates the event effectively and that we support the departments providing activities and services,” Moock said. Moock said the office recognizes that families are vital members of campus and critical to their students success, and that she feels the change re-

flects Eastern’s commitment to communicate, educate and support its families and students. In regards to the name change of the Student Community Service office, Nadler said the change better portrays the mission of the office. He also said it is consistent with the growing national trend in the student affairs profession. “As a one of 77 institutions in the country selected by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, NASPA, - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education to provide outstanding co-curricular learning experiences, it is imperative that we remain on the cutting edge,” Nadler said. Mackenzie Freund can be reached at 581-2812 or mgfreund@eiu.edu.

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Be thankful for Eastern When someone thinks of finals week, they think of stress, studying, slightly crying and going insane. While all of these things about finals week is true, I think of a completion of another great semester. With everything going on lately with the Illinois budget crisis, we should be thankful to even be able to go to college. Do you remember hearing all of those rumors saying that Eastern was going to close for the spring semester? Those rumors frightened quite a bit of people on campus. I mean, Eastern could be the local community college, Lakeland College, and not even choose to pay every student’s MAP and PEL grants for next semester. Eastern took out loans in order to pay for every student’s MAP and PEL grants for the fall and spring semester. Without Eastern making the step to do that, many students would be more in debt or may not have been able to register for the spring semester. So, step back and be thankful for the finals you are about to take. Be thankful that Eastern still has money to pay your professors. Be thankful that Eastern still has money to pay for paper for your exams. Be thankful that Eastern is still able to have and plan for a spring semester. While you are being thankful for Eastern as a whole, think of the man who runs it all. The Eastern community should be thankful that we have a president who accepted a job at a university that is facing a budget crisis. Be thankful that we have a president that stood up next to other university presidents and emailed Gov. Rauner in order to express that we need him to step up and make sure that students get a chance to go to college. Without the guidance of President Glassman this semester, we may not have been able to take our finals this week with confidence in the fact that we will have a spring semester. Be thankful that Glassman has guided the faculty and staff this semester as well. If he wouldn’t have guided them, then the faculty and staff may not have been able to have the answers to comfort the students. When you are done being thankful for President Glassman, the beautiful campus of Eastern and for your dreaded finals ahead, be thankful for the Christmas season. When the stressing is over, the finals are done and the semester is complete, head home and spend time with your family. You’ve completed a great semester. Stop stressing and have a Merry Christmas. Sydney Edwards is a freshman marketing major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or skedwards2@eiu.edu.

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Budget impasse affects universities In the summer, President David Glassman announced the laying off of 26 faculty members. In a press release from Aug. 18, Eastern identified the 118 civil service and administrative and professional positions for elimination. The state budget impasse and decline in student enrollment has affected Eastern in a major way, but it now being seen that another university is being affected as well. In Friday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article titled, “Western layoffs hit home for Eastern,” said Western Illinois University is experiencing similar problems Eastern faced. The article states that because of cuts in higher education over the past decade, the lack of state budget and decline in student enrollment has led Western to eliminate 50 faculty positions. Administrative positions and support staff positions may also be cut or have changes made in contracts. The cuts will take place at the start of the next fiscal year, July 1, 2016. What Western is experiencing is almost exactly what Eastern faced and is currently facing.

The decisions to cut faculty and staff may seem like something that could be avoided, but that is not always the case. The budget impasse is now on its sixth month, and with no budget approved yet, drastic measures must be taken to save money. At Eastern, Glassman made the decision because it what was he had to do, and no one should be mad at him for that decision. He came into a new university that was already struggling financially, and to help keep the school operating, he helped establish plans that would help keep the school afloat the longest. Now Western is in a similar situation, and there is no denying that a lack of state budget is affecting higher education in the state of Illinois. Public universities being impacted negatively by the budget impasse should lead to the state helping fund these universities. On Tuesday, Gov. Bruce Rauner met with Speaker of the House Michael Madigan and other legislative leaders to discuss the budget impasse.

On Wednesday, Madigan spoke in Chicago about the budget for the first time. Madigan said he hopes to raise the state’s income tax back up to 5 percent after it dropped to 3.75 percent in January. It was also announced that the Illinois Lottery will once again pay its winners after stopping payments above $600. The news of higher education was not discussed, but that is one of the most prominent issues facing the state. It is affecting not only faculty and staff at universities, but it is also affecting students. Not enough students are speaking out or are taking action and because of that, the issue of higher education will continue to be ignored. The budget impasse has gone on long enough, and it is time for one to be passed or for Illinois to fund public universities. This issue can no longer be ignored, and the only way to make this issue aware to Rauner and the General Assembly, is to make sure the voice of the student is heard. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Maintaining relationships is important We all know being in college is a good thing and a bad thing. It is good because we are privileged enough to continue our education, but we are also dealing with some stressful situations at this point in our lives. We have up to five different classes, jobs and extracurricular activities. When we are consumed with so much on a daily basis, it is mandatory that we form connections that are going to be positive and uplifting. It is also important that we have a network of support that encourages us to be the best we can possibly be and to hold ourselves to the highest standards. Before I became an official Eastern student, I had the opportunity to meet Nick Sanders through the Access Granted program. Through that program I met many people who not only encouraged me to be the best student I can be, but to be the best person I could be and to reach my full potential. During my first semester of school, Nick was one of the people who checked in on me constantly, he motivated me to excel in my studies. It wasn’t until my second semester that I became comfortable being in college, and I started to branch out to more people. Of course, I met some good and bad people; however, when you communicate with negativity

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Torri Griffith and when you are around negativity, it dominates your life in a bad way. Because of negative vibes and unhealthy relationships, you are not able to do everything you can and it begins to weigh you down. I began to form good friendships and get to know many upperclassmen; these people had the same goals that I had, and they had the same mindset as me. I was able to receive motivation from them and they received the same from me. Often, we are so afraid to open up to people, that we miss out on meeting people who could have a huge impact in our lives. As students, we have to become more com-

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fortable with each other and reach out to each other more than what we are used to doing. I say this because we all need someone to confide in and to talk to. We go through so much during the time we are in college, holding in emotions and feelings is very unhealthy and it can cause mental disruptions. Before I formed relationships with people, I was struggling with an issue that I was not able to openly talk about. I was not comfortable to share my issue, nor did I trust anybody with what I was feeling. When I found a person who I could trust, I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I began to do better academically and socially. I feel as though I was able to restart my college life. I became involved with organizations, and I began doing community service, which I never did during my freshman year. Having healthy relationships can help and change you in more ways than you might know. We can be so guarded at times, but not everybody is out to get us. Having a healthy relationship could change many things about us and we can also help and contribute changes to others. Torri Griffith is a sophomore journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or tlgriffith@eiu.edu.

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Booth Library adds new titles By Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor | @LPMartinez20 During November, Booth Library gathered a total of 708 new titles to its collection. These new titles can found near the new title shelves located by the reference desk before they make their way to their proper location. Elizabeth Heldebrandt, the public relations director, said the library is always looking to bring in more variety to their expanding collection. Booth Library has a budget, which helps the library gather more material for each fiscal year; the new library materials are funded through that budget, Heldebrandt said. Booth library’s collection contains over 1,801,519 different items, ranging from books, microtexts, periodicals, media, electronic materials, maps, special collections and other items. Within the total collection, there are over 39,577 electronic journal titles along with 170 current print journal titles. Karen Whisler, the head of collection management services, said the new titles available at Booth are posted monthly. While Booth does manage a large collection of titles, there are cases when the staff has to discard titles.

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Kate Dickerson, a graduate student in the history department, prepares to leave with her dog, Ellie, on Sunday in Coleman Hall. “I bring her in on weekends and late at night when no one’s around,” Dickerson said, “She’s a good study tool.” Dickerson also said that everyone in the history graduate room loves Ellie and love when she’s brought in.

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McCann said this money has been borrowed from other funds. Jemmie Robertson, the faculty senate chair, asked if the goal of 2014 and 2015 was to come out at about $26 million, if they were going to go lower than that, or if the number was going to grow some. McCann said they wanted to come in even. President David Glassman said the budget was based on a six point five percent reduction in their allocation from the state. “What we did with the difficult decision making in the beginning of the year is try to make enough cuts so that we could be in a balanced budget with that six point five,” Glassman said. F I L I ’ S S p o r t s

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“We don’t discard titles very often. When a book is damaged or lost, we will remove it from the collection,” Whisler said. “If the content is still useful, we would try to replace the title or get updated content.” Whisler said Booth does receive titles quickly; however, it quickly depends on the supplier. She also said between choosing print or electronic journals, it can depend. “I think it depends on what information as student needs,” Whisler said. “Print books will contain more information in more depth than electronic journal articles. Electronic journal articles are readily available both on and off campus, but usually focus on a narrow aspect of a subject.” Heldebrandt said the library does its best to make sure that their collection is up to date to help students the best way possible. “The library continually purchases new titles. Some books are available for purchase for a short time or in a limited supply,” Heldebrandt said. “We strive to stay current by purchasing items that are useful and of interest to our patrons.”

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Women’s basketball team maintains losing streak By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker Sunday to Stetson on last minute free throws to extend the losing streak to nine games. This was the first meeting between the two teams and it went down to the wire resulting in a 6866 win for Stetson. It had been 22 years since Stetson, located in Florida, played in Illinois. Eastern led for most of the game, but failed to pull away. They fall to 1-9 on the season, while Stetson improves to 6-3. Leading scorers for Stetson were junior Brianti Saunders with 23 points and sophomore Sarah Sagerer with 15 points. Sophomore Grace Lennox led the way for Eastern as she played the entire game. The sophomore had a team high of 15 points and had six assists. Freshman Halle Stull also had a good performance as she scored 14 points and added two blocks and a steal. Coach Debbie Black pointed out that Eastern had their share of opportunities to win this game. “I think we did a good job of getting the ball where we wanted to,” she said. “We got it in the post, but we missed. We missed a lot of layups and that’s the best shot in the game. We executed the things I wanted. I wanted the ball where it was going against a very small post orientated team and we didn’t finish.” Eastern let the game slip away in the fourth quarter as they were outscored 14 to 8. There was only one lead change the whole game and it came in the fourth quarter. Eastern started off the game on a 10-0 run. Black took some positives from this last second loss.

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Sophomore guard Grace Lennox had 15 points during the Panthers' 68-66 loss to Stetson on Sunday in Lantz Arena.

“We fought, we haven’t led for that many minutes in a game this season so that’s the positive out of it,” Black said. “I liked the way my team played today. We’re right there. There’s just a little degree of toughness that we have to get to

get that win.” Lennox said she sees no problems with their offensive game. She pointed at the defense when looking back on the loss. “Offense is fine,” Lennox said. “Everything’s good about our of-

fense, it just comes down to our defense and being disciplined. Staying on the ground instead of jumping in the air and getting those fouls.” The Panthers now have a full week off in preparation for their

matchup against Cincinnati. There are only two non-conference matchups left in the season before Eastern heads into conference play. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 mmshanahan@eiu.edu.

Panthers to travel to Nevada for Global Sports Classic By Blake Nash Assistant Sports Editor | @Banash5 The Eastern men’s basketball coach Jay Spoonhour will lead his team into a homecoming, days before Christmas. The Panthers will compete in the Global Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Dec. 21 and 22. Spoonhour was the interim head coach at Nevada-Las Vegas at the end of the 2004 season. T h e Pa n t h e r s h a v e a l r e a d y played one game as part of the

tournament. They were defeated by Marshall last Wednesday by a score of 82-76. The second game of the tournament will be at Houston on Saturday. Both Marshall and Houston were selected as host schools for preliminary games, which enabled them to host two tournament games on their home court. The host teams will compete against each other when the Vegas round begins. These teams include Grand

Canyon, Wyoming, Marshall and Houston. Eastern’s visitors’ bracket includes North Carolina Central, Southern and Omaha. It has been three years since this tournament took place. Cincinnati won the last one in 2012, defeating Oregon and host UNLV for the title. The tournament committee chose eight teams that have never competed in previous tournaments. Marshall will face Wyoming on Monday, Dec. 21, followed by

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a familiar opponent. Eastern faced North Carolina Central and Southern in last year’s Emerald Classic in Florida. A 65-40 loss to NC Central was followed by a 54-43 victory over Southern. The games will held at the Cox Pavillion, which is the home of the UNLV women’s team. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

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Panthers fail to sustain halftime lead in loss By Blake Nash Assistant Sports Editor | @Banash5 For the second time in two weeks, the Panthers had a halftime lead over in-state rival Western Illinois, but ended up losing the game on Saturday. Eastern shot 52 percent from the floor in the first half, and went into the locker room with a 32-29 lead. The second half was a different story, as the Panthers were 9-for-33 from the floor. Western was able to turn some of the Panthers’ misses into points, in route to a 6457 victory. Guards J.C. Fuller and Garret Covington, who finished with 24 and 11 points, respectively, led the Leathernecks. Eastern had three players reach double figure scoring. Senior forward Trae Anderson led with 14 points, which is his fifth-straight game accomplishing that feat. Sophomore guard Cornell Johnston followed with 13 points, while junior guard A.J. Riley reached double-figure scoring for the fifth consecutive game, finishing with 12. The 5-foot-7-inch Johnston also had six rebounds to lead the Panthers. Eastern coach Jay Spoonhour said it is frustrating that the Panthers cannot figure out how to close out games. “We’re knocking on the door, but it’s just frustrating,” Spoonhour said. “We’re doing enough to stay in games, just haven’t figured out how to do it.” Another area that the Panthers seem to be struggling in is rebounding. Eastern has been outrebounded 355-255, averaging 32 boards per game. Opponents have been securing 44 rebounds per game. That trend continued Saturday when the Leathernecks outrebounded the Panthers 47-36. Spoonhour said that to improve the Panthers’ rebounding woes, they need to get the guards involved. “Rebounding’s getting to the point now that teams can figure out they can rebound on us,” Spoonhour said. “That’s why we need the guards to come flying in and get some. But that hasn’t happened, so we’ve just got to keep getting on them.” Western began the second half with an 18-6 run, which included a 3-pointer by Fuller that gave them a 39-36 lead. Western was 3-of-17 from 3-point range, with all three coming from Fuller, but one media timeout later, and the Panthers were back in the game. Eastern went on an 8-2 run, which cut the deficit to three, 49-46. Fuller then hit his second 3-pointer of the day, pushing the lead back six. The Panthers went on a quick spurt after that, which culminated in a three by Johnston to make it a 53-51 Western lead with 3:38 to play. But at the end the Leathernecks were able to hit enough free throws to win the game. Western was 12-of-20 from the foul line,

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Junior guard A.J. Riley had 12 points during the Panthers' 79-34 win over Northern Kentucky on Dec. 5 in Lantz Arena. Riley also had 12 points during the Panthers' 64-57 loss to Western on Saturday in Macomb, Ill.

with Fuller and Covington going a combined 12-of-18. Spoonhour credited Riley for slowing down Covington, who came into the game averaging 16 points. Covington was 2-of-10 from the floor on Saturday. “Covington got a couple of buckets early, but after that Riley was great defending him and slowed him down,” Spoonhour said. “He’s hard to guard, that’s why he got

to the foul line.” With final exams this week, the Panthers will have the week off before traveling to Houston on Saturday. This will be Eastern’s second game of the Global Sports Classic tournament, which will end in Las Vegas on Dec. 22. The Cougars are 5-1 this season, which included a 93-78 victory over Murray State. They are in their second season under for-

mer Oklahoma and Indiana head coach Kelvin Sampson. “We haven’t done it yet, but maybe we can figure out how to close out games at Houston,” Spoonhour said. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

Eastern track, field teams place 1st in 5 events By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The men and women’s indoor track and field teams kicked off the year with the EIU Early Bird and took home five first-place finishes. Sophomore Haleigh Knapp was one of the top finishers at the meet for Eastern. She tied for first place in the high jump with Kandie Bloch-Jones from the University of Illinois. They each finished with a mark of 5-feet-10.50-inches. With that jump, Knapp now holds the new Eastern record in the event. “Breaking the record was one of the most rewarding moments of my high jumping career,” Knapp said. “It has always been something I wanted to do by the time I left Eastern, I just never imagined it happening so soon.

She said that it was nice to see her hard work pay off after having a ‘mediocre’ season last year. “From here I will continue to train to the best of my abilities,” Knapp said. “My latest performance has motivated me and shown me what I am truly capable of and I’d like to think it’s only the beginning.” Senior Amy Yeoman took home first-place honors in the women’s 800-meter run. She finished with a top time of 2:16.05. For the men, sophomore Michael Brown led the way in the 800-meter run. With his time of one minute and 56.92 seconds, he set a new indoor personal record. Junior Riley Kittridge won the men’s shotput. He posted the top throw of the competition with his toss of 50 feet and 11.50 inches. Sophomore Davion McManis rounded out

the group of first-place finishers in the long jump. He tied Southeast Missouri’s Jacob Kent for the longest jump. Eastern had seven second place finishes on Friday night. For the women, senior Kristen Rohrer took second in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:33.59. Junior Bryn Buckwalter hit a distance of 46 feet and 2.50 inches in the women’s shotput. Senior Janie Howse took second in the weight throw for the Eastern women’s team. For the men, junior Jamal Robinson took second in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes. Robinson had a time of 6.86 seconds in the 60-meter dash and 22.51 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Senior Calvin Edwards took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.45 seconds.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay team of Edwards, Michael Miller, Derek Williamson and Ja’Marcus Townsend fell short of a comeback victory with a second best finish of 3:22.59 seconds. The men’s team finished with a score of 136 points, which gave them a second place finish out of six teams. The women scored a 100 overall points and placed third in team standing out of the eight teams that competed. The track and field teams will get to enjoy a holiday break as they will not be back in action until Jan. 16 as they head to the University of Illinois. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.