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The Panthers fell to 3rd place in the OVC after losing 72-64 against SIU-E Saturday.
Kim Krause, who has paintings on display in the Tarble Arts Center, spoke to students about being an artist.
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ams and actually being in the room proctoring them,” Long said. “That’s a body in the room with them.” Long said not being able to maintain the same level of security during exams does a disservice to students and instructors. Now that her account has been frozen, Long is not able to hire people to proctor these exams. Long said faculty would be able accommodate students, they just do not know how they are going to yet. “There’s a lot of re-thinking going on,” Long said. Long said the testing office is not just sending students out the door, but it is trying to look up department contacts and resources to give to students. “Sometimes students might be a little timid to go to their instructors,” Long said. Waggoner said the testing office is doing all it can to give students accommodations and advocate for them. “They will still get their services; it’s just going to be different,” Long said. “Hopefully (the Testing Center) will be back again. I like working with the kids.”
For the last few years during African-American Heritage Month, the women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority have hosted an HIV testing day on campus. This year’s testing day will begin at 10:13 a.m. Wednesday in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This year is no different when it comes to the free testing. Kathryn McIntosh, the chapter president, said the sorority invites an HIV clinic to come to Eastern that brings in a certain amount of tests. The testing is anonymous, and this year clinicians are distributing 60 tests. This testing is on a first come, first served basis. The test will go until 1 p.m. and the results come back the same day. “Having this says that we actually care about people getting tested,” McIntosh said. McIntosh said the testing is open to the campus and community. She said the women also do a drawing and give out free gifts to participants. Ashley Howard, the first vice president of the organization, said her group has done the testing day every year because it is part of a bigger social movement on a national basis. “We just adopted it and started doing it for African-American History Month,” Howard said. In past years, the sorority has provided lunch to the students where they get swiped in to one of the dining centers, but McIntosh said the group may or may not do that this year. The women of the organization think it is important for the African-American community to get tested, McIntosh said. She said HIV is something that commonly happens in the African-American community and many fail to get tested. “I feel like they’re scared,” McIntosh said. “Scared of results, scared to see that they might be positive. But it’s important to get tested because it can be a life or death matter. McIntosh said people can have the disease and not be aware of it, and having testing on a college campus is vital because students are sexually active. “People live their lives, of course, and you can do whatever you want, with whoever you want to whenever you please,” McIntosh said. “But you need to be careful.” A common issue students face is the mindset that they are invincible and they will never contract the disease, McIntosh said. “Some feel like their partner isn’t capable of passing something like that on to them,” McIntosh said. Howard said students tend to steer away from uncomfortable topics and sexually transmitted diseases can be an uneasy discussion. “It actually reminds them that this is something our nation is facing, and it’s something that we all should be aware of,” Howard said. Howard said AIDS affects people on a global level, and having a testing day shows that the sorority brings light to black issues.
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Cassidy Webb, a junior sociology major, and Jarron Gaddis, a senior computer science major, read candy hearts during their Valentine’s Day date in Stevenson Dining Center. The two met at Eastern and have been dating for almost two years.
Testing Center services suspended Students to receive testing assistance through faculty after staff layoffs By Cassie Buchman Associate News Editor | @cjbuchman The Testing Center will be suspended starting Monday because of a lack of staff members available to continue running it. Students who need accommodations will receive them through faculty as opposed to the center in Ninth Street Hall. Kathy Waggoner, director of Student Disability Services, said the only full-time Testing Center employee was let go during the previous layoff period, and other staff members had to do that employee’s job in addition to their own responsibilities. As of March 11, the Office of Testing and Evaluation will lose two additional staff members who will be bumped to different positions. Waggoner said the Testing Center would only need one person on staff to run it again. The Office of Student Disability Services will remain operational, Waggoner said. Students can still get their accommodations based on the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students will still provide documentation to the Office of Student Disability Services and meet with Waggoner to talk about the accommodations they need. Waggoner approves the accommodations, which can include extended test time, a separate testing environment or a test reader. Accommodations can also include a note-taker and captioning for students with hearing impairments. The students used to talk about accommodations they needed with their instructors and take their tests in the Testing Center.
"Every department has different space, and every
department has different resources. If they want to call me they can ask me questions, but I don’t know their departments as well as they do."
Kathy Waggoner, director of Student Disability Services Waggoner said the Testing Center helped faculty who did not have the resources or knowledge to accommodate students and protected the university against lawsuits. “Since there isn’t always space and since it’s much more difficult for faculty to provide those accommodations, sometimes accommodations are not provided or are provided inadequately,” Waggoner said. “That puts the university at risk.” Waggoner said it is a shame the Testing Center had to be suspended because it is important for students and faculty to have help. Faculty will determine with their departments and chairs how they will accommodate testing situations for students with disabilities. Waggoner said rooms are available for scheduling if students need a quiet space, though she is not sure if that is easy for all departments. “Every department has different space and every department has different resources,” Waggoner said. “If they want to call me they can ask me questions, but I don’t know their departments as well as they do, or their space, or their time.” Wendy Long, director of the Office of Testing and Evaluation, said it is breaking her heart doing this, but it is a matter of staffing. “It really gets time consuming keeping track of students and instructors and all their ex-
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By Abigail Taylor Staff Reporter | @DEN_News An Eastern professor will be sharing the experiences of what women went through during the Dust Bowl during a presentation Tuesday. Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, an assistant professor of history, will present the “Recapturing the Experiences of Women in the Dust Bowl: The Life and Writings of Caroline Henderson” at 4:30 p.m. o n Tu e s d a y i n Ro o m 4 4 4 0 o f Booth Library. This is part of Booth Library’s spring exhibit and program series, “Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry.” During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl swept over the Great Plains, destroying crops and damaging the ecology and agriculture of the prairies. Laughlin-Schultz said the majority of stories heard about the Dust Bowl revolve around men, but plenty of extraordinary women also made history during this time period. Caroline Henderson, the focus of Laughlin-Schultz's presentation, was one such woman. Henderson graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a master of arts in English, an unusual feat for the average woman in 1901, Laughlin-Schultz said. Shortly after her graduation, Henderson moved to Oklahoma to
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Debra Reid, a history professor and panelist for the Booth Libary event "Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry", talks about Illinois agriculture and how the plow broke the plains. Assistant history professor Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz will lead the next presentation, "Recapturing the Experiences of Women in the Dust Bowl: The Life and Writings of Caroline Henderson" this Tuesday.
teach and farm. She also worked as a writer for Atlantic Monthly, Laughlin-Schultz said. During the harsh times, Henderson wrote a series of letters and articles called “Letters from the Dust Bowl.”
In her letters, she mentioned the daily struggles her community had to face during the horrible conditions on the southern plains. She included portraits of the farmers affected by the Dust Bowl and spoke about how America was
becoming more urban and industrial. Laughlin-Schultz said Henderson believed in Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policies through the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. “She isn’t just giving an account of women’s experiences, but something much bigger,” LaughlinSchultz said. “When we neglect to look for women’s experiences we miss out on all kinds of things.” Laughlin-Schultz said when she thinks of women who experienced the Dust Bowl, hardship and perseverance are the two words that come to mind. Janice Derr, interim head of circulation services for Booth Library, said the presentation will be a great opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of what day to day life was during the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl exhibit has three more events before its conclusion Feb. 26. “ So f a r we h a ve h a d a g re a t turnout at all of our events,” Derr said. “I’m pleased to see so many students attending.” The next event will cover “ The Politics of Drought in ‘The Grapes of Wrath’” at 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Abigail Taylor can be reached at 581-2812 or ajtaylor5@eiu.edu.
CAA revises admission requirements By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 The Council on Academic Affairs was invited to attend an enrollment forum on behalf of the Committee for Retention Efforts, and the Enrollment Management Advisory Committee. The forum, “Telling Our Eastern Story: The Path to Success from Recruitment to Retention and Graduation,” will discuss student populations, using data, ideas for involvement, and aiding in student success at the department and office level. Marita Gronnvoll, the chair of CAA, said Karla Sanders, the co-chair of CORE, invited members of CAA to attend. Gronnvoll said the forum takes place on a regular CAA meeting day and it might be impossible to cancel the meeting because it will be a week before the catalog deadline. “I wanted to take this up with the council to see what you think,” Gron-
nvoll said. “Is this something we send an ambassador to go and attend and bring back some information, or do we want to risk not having quorum that day?” Debra Reid, a CAA member, said she would be presenting at the forum. “We picked the 1:45-2:15 (p.m.) because that’s the only half hour that I would miss only 15 minutes of this (CAA meeting),” Reid said. “So I can come back.” Gronnvoll said she wondered if Reid would want to stay at the forum but was worried about not meeting quorum the day of the meeting. Reid said she did not want to miss anything from the presentation, and Gronnvoll said Reid could stay if CAA has a quorum the day of the meeting. The CAA discussed a memo from the interim dean of the college of sciences asking to add a statement to the catalog regarding the provisional admission to the nursing major.
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Renee Kidd-Marshall, the director of the nursing program, said when a student is enrolled into the program with full admission they are coded by financial aid in a specific way. The students who have not been admitted to the nursing program but are part of a dual-track agreement to enroll in nursing classes at Eastern before completing the associates degree in nursing have to be tracked by financial aid in a different way. “When they’re in a community college setting taking courses we have to track that,” Kidd-Marshall said. “So we have to distinguish between two different populations.” CAA Secretary Janet Fopay said the provision is meant to add language to the catalog to explain what the financial aid office will be doing with the students enrolled in the program and those who are not yet enrolled but are taking classes. CAA passed the revision to the admission requirements for all options
in the Health Studies major. Misty Rhodes, the chair for the department of health studies, said the rationale for the increased grade point average requirement is a result of finding that students with less than a 2.0 GPA tend to struggle with course work. “We’re also starting a new health communication program and their minimum standards are a 2.0 GPA, and we would like to be the same across the board since we are an interdisciplinary program,” Rhodes said. CAA also passed the proposal to revise the major, admission requirements, and core requirements for the organizational and professional development major. Luke Steinke, the associate professor of the School of Technology, said the revisions were a matter of housecleaning that is five years overdue. Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
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Artist shares career insight with students By Sara Jaraczewski Staff Reporter | @DEN_News An artist’s lecture in the Tarble Arts Center Thursday explained the importance of residencies and shared artistic influences and lessons learned throughout a lifetime. Michael Schuetz, the assistant director of Tarble, said there was a process in which Cincinnati artist Kim Krause came to Eastern to speak to art students. Seven paintings are on loan from Krause in Tarble’s Brainard Gallery. The paintings, part of a series titled “The Nature of Things,” are on display from Jan. 9 to March 20. Krause’s exhibition came about through the art department at Eastern. The faculty nominates an artist for the show and sends a proposal to the Tarble directors who choose the best one. Krause talked about multiple components of his life and artwork during the lecture, which he called “Particular, Unrepeatable, Inexplicable.” Krause showed his early work when he was in graduate school. He went through multiple slide show pictures to visually show his artwork to the audience. Krause said the different residencies he went to throughout the country influenced the way he made his art. He said each residency affected
him in a different way. His first one was in Munich where he got away from straight lines in his paintings. When he went to Greece, he incorporated personal experiences into his pieces for the first time. In 2004 during one of his residences, he incorporated spirals in his work and for the first time had drips of paint going down the painting. Krause said he explained the residencies to give the students a grasp of “the real world.” He encouraged every student to at least apply for a residency after college. He said the greatest thing about residencies were the people he met when he was there. When asked by an audience member how he treats a piece of work that he thinks is his best when nobody agrees, Krause said artists need to play nice. “I don’t want to be in love with my work, but if you’ve done something and you’re really proud of it, it’s taught you something and that’s why you’re proud,” Krause said. “Pride is not a good thing to have. What you do is start your next painting.” Krause said there have been many people and published works that influenced him and his artwork. The woman who influenced him the most was poet Ann Lauterbach. She taught him what the creative process for an artist is like and
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Cincinnati artist Kim Krause speaks at an artist’s lecture in the Tarble Arts Center Thursday evening.
helped him make sense of it. He said he also looked to De Kooning, Jack Gilbert, Amy Sillman, Jack Tworkov, Joan Mitchell, Dave Hickey and Philip Gustan. These authors and artists taught him how to put things into perspective, to calm down and loosen up when needed and to just go with his gut even if other people did not like it, Krause said. Krause ended his lecture with 10
lessons he has learned throughout his life of being an artist. Some of these lessons included “It’s not important to know what a work of art means but it’s vital to know it has a meaning,” “Your intuition already knows what you want, you just need to listen to it” and “Art cannot be thought up; it’s a combination of thinking and doing. You simply have to trust the process.” The Enrichment Exhibition,
which is geared toward middle and high school students, will remain in the Tarble gallery until the end of March, Schuetz said. Schuetz also said the shows are normally student education oriented, but the last show of the year will be the work of all the graduate students. Sara Jaraczewski can be reached at 581-2812 or sajaraczewski@eiu.edu.
HERC teaches clear definition of sexual consent ByAbbey Whittington Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Health Education Resource Center will be hosting programs at the end of February and throughout March for the purpose of defining consent to students. The Counseling Center also partnered with the HERC to help offer this information to students. The program, called “What Is Consent,” breaks down the definition of consent into its simplest form for students to better understand the word and its implications, based on Eastern’s student conduct codes. The program will explain the meaning of consent through interac-
tive discussions on how to go about getting consent, situations where consent is difficult to confirm and different analogies on how to deal with these situations and more. These sessions happen every semester and are open to all students, but other organizations have requested that the sexual health educators on campus make presentations on consent for their groups. These groups include registered student organizations, Greek Life, athletics and residence halls. This will be the second scheduled presentation of the spring semester, with the first one being back in January. The rest of the presentations will
“Most students have never been taught a concept in-depth such as consent.” -Melany Zwilling, sexual health promotion coordinator be spread out throughout the rest of the semester, including one presentation in February, three presentations in March and one last presentation in April. The sessions scheduled for this Tuesday, March 8 and April 12 will be at 5 p.m., and the remaining presentations on March 2 and March 28 will be at 7 p.m. Each program will be in the Mar-
tinsville Room in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Melany Zwilling, the sexual health promotion coordinator, said while students might have their own definition of what consent is, the HERC wants students to know Eastern’s and Illinois’ definitions and regulations. “Most students have never been taught a concept in-depth such as consent,” Zwilling said.
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The program is also partnered with the It’s On Us Campaign where students protest sexual assault on their college campuses. “EIU is a communiversity in which all students, faculty and staff should look out for one another and respect those in which we spend most of our time with throughout the year,” Zwilling said. “Respecting individuals reinforces how important being an active bystander is for our campus.” Students can also look up more information about the different session by visiting the HERC’s website. Abbey Whittington can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.
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Coming to America
Two years ago, after several time changes and a nearly 27- hour flight, I finally arrived in the United States. After three hours by bus, I arrived to Eastern and walked into Douglas Hall. I told myself, “Well, this is it. Now you can only count on yourself. Make some friends and enrich your experience.” The next morning, I woke up early and gave myself a big smile. I walk out of my room and decided to say hello to everyone I saw. At that moment, I saw a man going down the stairs. “Good morning!” I said with a smile. He was silent and had a disdainful face. I won’t forget that face. That face ruined my good mood and reduced my confidence to make friends with American students. I am not complaining, that was just a rare experience I have shared before with my friends. Many people have heard that story. Some are Chinese, some are American and some are from other countries. That is true now, I have made many friends at Eastern, and that of memory has become a joke to share. I believe every Chinese student may have experienced some unpleasant moment since they came here, but different people could have different reaction. Right now, there are about 30 Chinese students and scholars living or working in Eastern. In my opinion, many people don’t really know about those silent Chinese students. What do they usually do? Why do some of them seem odd? Sophia was the first Chinese person I met at Eastern. She showed her skill on how to make friends with everyone as I was still pretending to not exist in Douglas Hall. Her diplomacy was so impressive that other Chinese students always called her “The International Flower” -a Chinese word that translates from social butterfly. Sophia was a special case because many of the Chinese students prefer to hang out with other Chinese students rather than American students. There isn’t a language barrier, but cultural inertia seems to be a larger issue. Feb. 7 was Chinese’s Spring Festival. Chinese people might not have felt satisfied of the New Year’s Eve dinner or the Spring Festival Gala’s performance, but no one will miss the most important part, “grab the red packet.” In traditional Chinese culture, a red packet is a monetary gift packed by red envelope given by elder people during holidays or special occasions. It is a symbol of good luck and wishes. As a country with a long cooking culture, many Chinese students’ cultural inertia is reflected in their eating habit. Several of my friends are willing to drive long distances to places like Indianapolis or Chicago just for cooking materials such as chicken feet, pig bones and dried bean curd sticks. Many American people would feel that these things are strange, but each time when we invite new friends to dinner, we change their opinions. That is the most attractive thing about being a part of the multi-culture campus with others at Eastern. It is the year of the monkey in Chinese zodiac, meaning people born in 1992 are facing their recurrent year of the 12-year cycle, and I hope everyone has great year. It is an honor to come to Eastern, and I hope more people could make friends with international students and embrace a new culture. Qian Cheng is a sophomore journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or qcheng@eiu.edu.
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Accreditation affects Illinois universities Problems in higher education in Illinois continue as the state entered its eighth month without a budget at the beginning of February. The Higher Learning Commission, the accreditation agency that oversees Illinois public colleges and universities, asked the schools to provide emergency plans explaining how they will help students continue their education elsewhere if the budget impasse forces a school closure, according to article in the Chicago Tribune. This was a message sent to all 57 public universities in the state, including Eastern. Accreditation is essential and imperative to a college and university. Without it, students cannot get federal financial aid and could have their credit hours rejected at other colleges and universities. It is a scary thought to think that this is what budget impasse has led to schools in higher education to. The Tribune article also said schools have until Thursday to provide financial and enrollment information, cuts in faculty and staff, and the expectations for fall enrollment. In the Wednesday edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article titled, “Glassman says accreditation is solid, no worries,” said just that. Eastern President David Glassman said, “Our accreditation is solid and we do not have anything to worry about concerning Eastern’s academic excellence and meeting accreditation standards.” Glassman also said the university will make any necessary changes to continue through the fiscal year, and will use money from tuition and cash reserves to continue operation until the Eastern receives appropriations from the state.
While this is good news for students to continue their education at Eastern, adjustments for the university to continue operation have already been made. The adjustments include, “[reduction in] university expenses by delaying non-instructional purchases, freezing the hiring of employees, limiting travel, delaying capital projects, and if necessary, instituting layoffs of non-instructional employees and requiring furlough days for administration and professional category employees,” Glassman said in The News article. Layoffs already took place over the summer, and on Wednesday and Thursday, 198 layoff notices were sent to different areas of civil service personal. It’s great that Eastern can continue to stay to provide education to students, but the budget impasse has gone on long enough and should not have led to the additional layoff of civil service personal. Glassman is making the necessary adjustments to continue operation to help us, so do not blame him for the problems affecting Eastern. He is helping the university continue during these difficult times without a state budget. Friday Feb. 5 saw the support of hundreds of people from students, faculty and staff, and residents of Charleston on the Library Quad for the Fund EIU. The message has been heard as coverage of Fund EIU has spread around the country. The message should not stop at the Fund EIU rally. It should continue in the upcoming weeks to let Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly
know that the budget impasse affects more than just students, faculty and staff. It also affects the community in which the school resides in. Other colleges and universities in the state are also holding rallies to draw attention to effects of the budget impasse. The Northern Star of Northern Illinois University said Northern, Kishwaukee College and local community leaders held a unity rally Thursday for the budget impasse. The Chicago Tribune reported that on Feb. 8, students and faculty of Chicago State University rallied to protest the budget impasse. Chicago State faces closure in March after running out reserved funds. Schools across the state are working together to organize an assembling of students at Springfield for Wednesday. According to the “Fight for Higher Ed Funding” Facebook event, the gathering is to pressure lawmakers in ending the budget stalemate before universities start closing. Let’s take the momentum we have, and show support for the event. Plan to go if you can attend. If you cannot attend, you can still help. Contact your state representatives by calling, emailing or sending a letter. Accreditation may be OK for Eastern, but the problem can affect other colleges and universities in the state. Illinois lawmakers have heard us. Let’s continue to be heard and show support for other schools in the state. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Don’t attack political beliefs of others The closer to election time we get the more heated debates are going to become, and it’s important to remember to keep things civil for most conversations. It’s not worth losing friends on most political arguments, and sometimes it’s worth picking your battles. Now if someone is being homophobic, misogynistic, racist, etc. in their argument then it’s time to evaluate whether or not you want them in your life regardless of their political stances. And the sexism is definitely on both sides of the aisle. For example, I like Bernie Sanders a lot but many of his supporters on Twitter and Reddit have taken to attacking Hillary Clinton for being an uncool girl while supporting Bernie for being a “bro” in some of the most pointless meme posts on the internet. It’s possible to not like Clinton’s ideas on policies without also attacking her gender. It’s OK to like Sanders without having to turn him into a “bro” in your head. Ideas on whether or not they should be president shouldn’t lie on their gender but on their policies and whether or not you agree with them.
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Mace Mackiewicz While I can’t personally stand Trump, I don’t think all of the people who like him are bigoted like he is. It is possible to have a civil discourse when discussing politics. If they, however, start saying how he is right about minorities then I won’t blame you for getting angry. The main point is don’t hate a person based on what they identify as. And don’t burn bridges based on politics. If someone likes Hillary, and you don’t, you can agree to disagree and move on. It’s completely possible for liberals and conservatives
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to get along in everyday life. When discussing politics it’s also important to avoid insulting people’s intelligence. It’s OK to challenge what someone believes in, but don’t talk down to them. On the internet especially, it’s easy to get heated in conversations about politics both with people you know and don’t know. Sometimes the best answer is to log out of whatever social media you are using and walk away. I used to get in fights based on politics online all the time. As I have grown up, I have removed some friends I had who hold bigoted ideas on race, sex and gender, and try to keep conversations on other issues as civil as possible. Be a decent level headed person, and you should be OK. Choose your battles wisely and don’t talk down to people. Most importantly don’t be a bigot, and you will avoid losing friends and angering others in debates this political season. Mace Mackiewicz is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812or mmmackiewicz@eiu.edu.
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By Chloe Gottschalk Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Charleston Community Theatre is holding auditions Monday and Tuesday for its upcoming play, which will cast four to 10 performers. The auditions are from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and are being held at the Carnegie Public Library. The theater is looking for a diverse set of actors aged 25 and older, and newcomers are encouraged to audition. There will be 4 to 10 total performers casted. One or two of the positions of will be men, and women performers will fill the rest of the positions. The play “Motherhood Outloud” will depict five different chapters of life through a series of monologues. Each four- to eight- minute monologue will begin with a brief introduction by multiple actors. The play will explore the experiences of parenting including joy, pain, confusion, anger, and hope. Rehearsals will be held 2 to 3 times a week beginning Feb. 22, and continue until the play’s performance dates. The performance dates for “Motherhood Outloud” will be April 15-17 and April 22-24 at the Tarble Arts Center. The play will be directed by Gail Mason. Gail Mason was unable to be reached for comment. Chloe Gottschalk can be reached at 581-2812 or cjgottschalk@eiu.edu.
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Panthers upset by last place SIUE, now 3rd in OVC By Maher Kawash Staff Reporter | @den_sports The Eastern men’s basketball team dropped to third place in the Ohio Valley Conference West with a 72-64 loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Panthers came into the game sitting atop their division, but along with the loss, Murray State and UTMartin both earned victories to jump Eastern in the standings. SIUE came into the game as the last place team in the OVC, but Eastern’s struggles on offense were enough for the Cougars to pull off the upset. The loss was the team’s second straight and dropped them to 11-15 overall, and 7-6 in conference play. The Panthers got out to an early 12-3 lead in the first four minutes of the game, but fell apart for the rest of the game. After starting off with 12 points in those first four minutes, the Panthers went on to score just 13 for the rest of the half. Those 13 points did not come easy either, as EIU went on a cold spell of no points scored for seven minutes of the first half. Luke Piotrowski ended he scoreless run with a layup to give the Panthers a 17-16 lead. The lead did not last though, as the struggles continued for the Panthers offense. The Cougars used a 9-2 run to end the first half with a 32-25 lead. It was clear that the Panthers
couldn’t get much to fall, as they shot just 35 percent in the game, as well as 23 percent from behind the arch. A large part of their struggles came in the 2nd half, where Eastern shot just 11 percent from deep. While Eastern struggled on offense, senior Trae Anderson had a career day. Anderson was the only Panther to score in double digits, as he finished with 29 points and eight rebounds. Anderson wasn’t the only guy who had a career night though. The Panthers had no answer for Burak Eslik on the Cougars. Eslik found his way to the line all night en route to going 12 of 12 from the line, and finishing with 29 total points. Eastern has struggled all season in terms of rebounds, and once again lost that battle. Every player who stepped onto the floor for the Cougars had at least one rebound. The Panthers allowed SIUE to win the battle on the boards 46-25. Eastern did not struggle as much on defense as they did on offense as they forced 18 turnovers. The Panthers were able to score 19 points off of turnovers, but that still was not enough. Sophomore Cornell Johnston scored just three points with one assist in the game, while junior Demetrius McReynolds added just six points. After trailing for most of the game, the Panthers were able to close the
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Senior guard Trae Anderson faces his defender during Saturday’s game against SIUE in Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 72-64.
gap to four with 1:22 left to play. Eastern never found its way back though as the Panthers suffered arguably their worst loss of the season. The loss makes the race for the postseason an even tighter one in the division. With just three games remaining
in the season, the Panthers trail 2nd place UT-Martin by a half game, and 1st place Murray State by one game. A lot can change in the next couple weeks as Eastern takes on both those teams in two of its final three games. UT-Martin is up first for the Panthers as Eastern will hit the road
Thursday to take on the Skyhawks. Just two weeks remain until the OVC Tournament begins on March second, and the race will only get tighter from here. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
Women’s tennis team earns 3rd sweep, faces SIUC By Kaitlin Cordes Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The women’s tennis team had a strong showing over the weekend, earning a 9-0 sweep over the Saint Francis Fighting Saints. This win moves the Panthers to a 3-2 overall record with the squad yet to play an Ohio Valley Conference opponent. The Fighting Saints come away from the match with their second loss of the season, putting the team at 2-2 overall and 1-0 in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference play. The tennis team achieved its goal of coming out of their previous match against Illinois State Universi-
ty more aggressive and consistent in doubles play. The team of senior Hannah Kimbrough and sophomore Grace Summers gave their counterparts, Danielle Hoffman and Eva Lopez, a run for their money in the first doubles match of the day, defeating the Fighting Saints 6-2. Senior Ali Foster and her partner, junior Kelly Iden, took on the Fighting Saints’ duo of Gabriella Demechenko and Tanya Gonzalez and walked away with 6-1 win. Fresman Srishti Slaria and junior Kamile Stadalninkaite rounded out the doubles competition by blanking their St. Francis opponents, Ashley Golda and Britney Kupiec. The Panthers never went to a third
set in singles, earning a combined eight 6-0 victories for the day. Foster, Summers, and Stadalninkaite picked up all available points in their duals. Each player won 6-0 in each of their combined six sets, winning in their respective No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 spots. Iden faced Demechenko at the No. 1 spot. Iden let her opponent take just one point in their first set, but she pulled out a 6-1 win. The second set was a complete sweep of all six points by Iden. Kimbrough took on Gonzalez, coming out on top with a 6-1 victory in each of her sets at the No. 4 spot. Freshman Abby Carpenter made
her second appearance in the spring season an impactful one. Carpenter toppled Golda with a pair of set wins (6-3, 6-0). The Panthers traveled north to face Chicago State over the weekend as well. Eastern took on Chicago State in its seven-match homestand Sunday at the H-F Racquet and Fitness Club courts. The Chicago State Cougar came off a 3-4 loss to the Cardinal Stritch Wolves. The Panther squad met the Cougars on the Danville Tennis Center courts in March of last year during the spring of 2015 season. Eastern took a 5-2 victory with one match each in both singles and
doubles play won by default. Chicago State’s two victories in last season’s match were a pair of wins in singles play at the No.2 and No. 4 spots. The Cougars’ Faith Huckabee defeated the now-graduated Sephora Boulbahaiem, and Carynne Lloyd trumped Eastern’s Summers in a three set win. Next up on the Panthers schedule is Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. The Panthers will look to earn their next victory over the Salukis on the University Courts in Carbondale at 1 p.m. Saturday. Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.
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Panthers start season 3-2 after full weekend By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports After losing on a heartbreaking 10th inning walk-off single to Iowa State Friday, senior shortstop Katie Watson came out Saturday morning with a walk-off of her own against North Dakota to win 1-0. There was not much offense in the game as each team only earned three hits. The Panthers also only reached base by way of a walk three times as well, but the third walk for the Panthers made the difference in the game. Senior right fielder April Markowski led off the bottom of the seventh with a walk and stole third after moving to second on a wild pitch. Watson drove her in right after. Sophomore pitcher Jessica Wireman had a strong 2015 campaign and it continued into this weekend. Wireman threw the seven-inning shutout against North Dakota including eight strikeouts. Both Wireman and Rogers have grown up and have one year under their belt and it can be seen, coach Angie Nicholson said. Eastern finished the weekend 3-2 to open its 2016 season. The Panthers started the weekend beating Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 6-0 but fell to Iowa State later in the day Friday. The Panthers had a clean sweep of North Dakota and IUPUI on Saturday. After winning in walk-off fashion against North Dakota, Eastern had another one-run win, beating IUPUI 6-5. The Panthers would, however, get run-ruled in the weekend finale against Iowa State 10-1. Wireman also shutout IndianaPurdue University Indianapolis to get the weekend started. Watson allowed just three hits and struck out 10 batters. Watson had another strong game in the weekend opener on Friday against IUPUI going 3-3 at the plate and driving in one run. Fellow senior Kylie Bennett went 2-4 in the game and drove in two runs on a triple in the fifth. Freshman Mady Poulter’s first career hit was a two-RBI triple in the second inning. Sophomore Michelle Rogers got the start for the Panthers and allowed four runs in three innings of work. Wireman came in to try and stop Iowa State, but she gave up two runs taking the loss.
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Sophomore pitcher Michelle Rogers pitches during the first game in a doubleheader against Murray State on March 29 at Williams Field. The Panthers swept the doubleheader 3-1 and 7-6. The Panthers defeated IUPUI 6-5 on Saturday and fell to Iowa State 1-10 on Sunday.
The Panthers would got the game tied in the fifth and would send it to extra innings. Poulter drove in Bear on a fielder’s choice. Markowski gave the Panthers a chance to win by hitting a homerun in the top of the ninth inning but Iowa State got both of those runs back in the bottom half of the inning and would get the winner in the 10th. The Panthers had another close game with IUPUI winning 6-5 on
Saturday. Bennett got the scoring started in the first inning with a two-run home run to left center field. Bear was on base after singling to short. Heading into the third inning, the Panthers had a 4-0 lead but saw that lead shrink to just a one-run lead after Taylor Chitwood hit a three-run home run. Eastern earned two more insurance runs off an RBI single by Poulter in the bottom of the third and an
RBI double by Watson in the fifth. Rogers and Wireman split the duties on the mound. Rogers went 3.1 innings and Wireman pitched the final 3.2. Rogers gave up three earned runs and had three strikeouts. Wireman added seven more strikeouts to her weekend total of 30. While the Panthers’ bats were hot over the weekend, Nicholson said the defense was great as well and overall as a group did very well and have
a different mentality and approach than last year. “We are further along than I thought we were,” Nicholson said. “But also know that there are still things to work on.” The Panthers will head to the Troy Classic next weekend in Alabama to take on McNeese State, Troy, and Ole Miss. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Track, field has strong performance at GVSU By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @den_sports The Eastern men and women’s track and field teams posted 16 top 10 finishes at the Grand Valley State Big Meet Friday night. Junior Anita Saffa earned top 10 finishes in both the 60 and 200 meter dashes. Both of her times were new personal records. She placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.58 seconds, which puts her at a tie for the second best time in school history. Saffa’s time of 24.73 seconds in the 200-meter dash is the fourth best time in school history. Senior Amina Jackson also set a
new personal record in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:34.83 seconds. Jackson placed third in the event while moving into third place in school history with the time. Jackson took advantage of her last time competing at Grand Valley State. “I had done well at this meet last year so I knew that I had to do well again knowing that this will be the last time that I will ever run at this track for Eastern,” Jackson said. Senior Amy Yeoman finished eighth overall in the mile run while setting a new personal record with a time of 4:53.15 seconds. She holds the top time in the OVC and it is the third best time in school
history. Sophomores Haleigh Knapp and Jackie Jones each has top 10 performances in the women’s high jump. Knapp finished the event in fifth place and Jones in ninth. Senior Janie Howse had top 10 finishes in both the shot put and weight throw. Howse earned second place in the weight throw and ninth in the shot put. Junior Bryn Buckwalter competed in the shot put coming in fifth place. Maria Baldwin, Rachel Garippo and Kristen Rohrer each ran new personal record in the women’s 3000-meter run. They now own the second, third
and fourth best times in the conference. Junior Ivy Handley also set a new personal record in the 5000-meter run with her time of 17:27.15 seconds. That time is now fifth best in school history. The women’s 4x400-meter relay team of Dhiaa Dean, Cassidy Strohl, Darneisha Spann and Jackson crossed the finish line at 3:49.59 seconds, which is now the third fastest time in the conference. Jackson said the men and women’s teams came out and competed Friday night. “I think that all the teams did great,” Jackson said. “We went out to the meet and competed hard which is
what track is all about. Competing to the best of your ability which is what we did.” For the men, junior Christian Illunga-Matthiesen had a pair of top 10 finishes in the 60 and 200 meter dashes. He had a season best time in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 seconds. His time of 22.11 seconds in the 200-meter dash placed him at 10th overall in the event. The teams will return home next Friday for the EIU Friday Night Special. Mark Shanahan can be r eached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.