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Faculty Senate to discuss endorsing letter By Cassie Buchman Associate News Editor | @cjbuchman The Faculty Senate will vote on whether or not to endorse a letter from President Glassman urging faculty to send positive messages to current and prospective students at their meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Faculty Senator Grant Sterling said in this case, the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate spoke to Glassman, who raised some concerns about what the faculty had been saying to each other and other students. In his letter, Glassman said he has received many emails from students and parents who were confused about Eastern’s fall 2016 semester. “I am told that part of the confusion is coming from information students are receiving from faculty during class time and also outside of class,” Glassman said in the letter. According to the letter, students have reported hearing a “variety of conflicting and inaccurate messages about academic programs being eliminated, the necessity of transferring to another institution and the closing of EIU.” Sterling said Glassman wanted to set the record straight on what was going on. By endorsing the letter, Faculty Senate would be saying they are behind the contents of the letter as well. “It’s the president’s letter, but we would in effect as a senate be saying, ‘yes, what the president is saying here is reasonable, so faculty members should take it seriously,’” Sterling said. Glassman said he has every expectation that Eastern will receive an appropriation and the university operation and instructional programs will continue into the fall semester and for years to come. In the letter, he explained that even if Eastern does not receive an FY16 or FY17 appropriation, the university will quickly make plans to restructure itself financially to have operating expenses adjusted to meet tuition and fee revenues. Glassman added that though some may have other thoughts about the future of Eastern, he asks them to set aside “any pessimistic views so as not to harm us even further by creating confusion or negativism among our current students that could also be transmitted to prospective freshman and transfer students.”
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Patrick Davis, a senior general studies major, freestyle raps during the BSU Comedy Roast and Cypher show Monday in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall.
Rapping, comedy brings laughs By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News Rapping, laughing and clapping echoed in the Lumpkin Hall Auditorium as rappers from across the campus and the community spit some of their hottest lyrics. The Black Student Union had the night filled with laughter with their “Who’s Got the Juice” rap cypher. The night featured different artists who took turns with their play on words with a series of beats. These instrumentals came from rappers like Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Herb. The night was set up to have three rappers during each cypher who took turns on the microphone. Between the passing of the mic and the lyrical verses recited, the crowd gave generous claps and appreciation to those they thought earned it. After each cypher ended, the crowd was encouraged to text in the names of who they deemed the winner of the rap battle. Both the crowd and rappers were mixed when it came to racial background. Tiarra “Mello” Webb, the social affairs chair for the BSU, planned the event and said a diverse crowd was one of her biggest goals of the
"The class clown finally found a niche. Some of the stuff I go through, I feel as though what makes it funny is that I can make it relatable to others.”
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night. She said the diversity of the crowd represented unity on campus and that it gives a chance for people to feel welcomed in a place where they may not be the majority. Webb said she thinks the night broke some of the tension on campus. She said with the budget and pressure with the presidential elections, something to take the edge off of students was needed. Webb was among the rappers and finished the cypher off with lyrics like, “I put your eyes in your mouth, now you see what I’m saying.” Webb said it was all for sport and even though she took most of the votes, she let Derek Rios, a freshman communication studies major, win the battle. Rios had been rapping for a year and said he started after seeing a group of other teens with lyrical talents. “Rapping gets me out to places like this
where I can meet other people who like to rap as much as I,” Rios said. Rios said the comedian for the night helped to ease his stage jitters so that he could rap with comfort. “He really did a good job at making everyone feel comfortable before getting up there,” Rios said. In between cyphers, Larry “Larro” Smith, a comedian, performed a series of jokes where he called out members of the crowd for more engagement. Smith said he has been doing stand up for the last four and a half years and started because he grew up being the funny kid in class. “The class clown finally found a niche,” Smith said. “Some of the stuff I go through, I feel as though what makes it funny is that I can make it relatable to others.”
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Residence halls participate in privilege discussions By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 Students linked minds and created understandings based on fairness and equality Monday night during the in-hall events for Social Justice and Diversity Week of the Residence Hall Association. Each residence hall hosted an activity to discuss the concepts of privilege as well as the oppression individuals may possess and dis-
cuss how they benefit or are held back by these concepts. Students in Thomas Hall and Andrews Hall participated in the “Privilege Chains” activity where they were given a paper clip chain with eight links. After listening to and interpreting several statements that address potential cases of privilege or oppression, the participant either removed or added links to their chain. The statements also highlighted diversity
issues such as race, gender, sexual orientation and religion. Statements included, “If your sexual orientation is not associated with a closet,” for which they added a link, “I will need to teach children in my life about racism for their survival,” for which they removed a link, and “I have been denied a job because of my sex or disability,” which they also removed a link for. Stacy Rowan, the associate resident director
of Thomas Hall, said she thinks the university does a great job educating students on issues of diversity but there is still room to grow. “I think (the activity) really opens students’ eyes to see the type of privilege they might have over someone else,” Rowan said. “I think it is also important to reflect on how they can use their privilege to help someone who maybe doesn’t have that privilege.”
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John Vollrath, a freshman pre-med major, and Golene Thrash, a junior elementary education major, work at late night Monday. Thrash said the best thing about late night is encountering the lively people on campus at such a late time. “It gives people a fresh experience when they come in because I try to stay peppy while talking to them,” Thrash said.
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The Residence Hall Association has several events planned for Social Justice and Diversity Week, with one being the Poetry Slam at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The RHA has planned this slam to serve as a platform for students to have their voices heard about personal experiences with oppression. The poetry slam will begin with an introductory performance from Eastern students Heather Moore, an interpersonal communication major, and Jaccari Brown, a communication studies major, who will be reciting “Lost Voices,” by Darius Simpson and Scout Bostley. This piece of work that Brown and Moore will be reenacting is a newer form of poetry called “Button Poetry,” which is any type of poetry put online to reach a younger audience. The poems are typically put on YouTube. “Lost Voices” is a poem about oppression based on race and gender. “Our performance will expose students to a side of reality they might not be familiar with and it is done all for the sake of education and understanding,” Brown said. “The performance is based on hegemonic ideologies or stereotypes and how they are portrayed and the responses given to them.” Brown said he hopes people realize how though they might take things
as harmless vernacular, they can sometimes do more damage than they might be aware of. “All I hope that students learn from this performance is to respect diversity and understand that just because you feel comfortable about particular actions, that does not mean others are going to,” Brown said. “The essence is to understand your privileges and disadvantages and not to use those to demean or beleaguer others.” Jacob Gulso, the RHA vice president of community engagement, said he thinks the events planned for Social Justice and Diversity week will spread the word about multiple issues including race, gender inequality, poverty and body image and the purpose is to promote change. “I think the poetry slam will allow different students to express themselves through their own experiences,” Gulso said. “I know it can be intimidating for some people to do but once they get up there and do it, they will have an affect on others and will promote a powerful message about social justice.” Gulso said students can sign up to perform in the show on the RHA’s Facebook event page, and there are 15 openings for anyone interested. The poetry slam is free and refreshments will be served to the audience. Abbey Whittington can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.
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With the deadline to file a federal income tax approaching on April 18, students and many other Americans are heading to their tax preparation providers and some are finding that filing earlier has its advantages. Bethany Dillow, a freshman family and consumer sciences major, said she gets her taxes done early in the season so that her Free Application for Federal Student Aid is ready to go. “My mom does my taxes,” Dillow said. “She gets my taxes done early so she can fill out the FAFSA and get it out of the way.” Alisha Jewell, a junior pre-nursing major, said she gets her taxes done earlier for practical reasons. “I get them done early to beat the rush and to get money back as soon as possible,” Jewell said. “I also don’t want to lose my papers.” The IRS announced in January that it expects more than 150 million tax returns to be filed this year. The deadline to file and pay any taxes that has been extended this year, allowing for three extra days because the Emancipation Day holiday in Washington, D.C. falls on April 15. Also according to the website, the IRS determined that more than 70 percent of taxpayers will receive refunds this year. Last year’s tax season saw 109 mil-
lion refunds averaging $2,797. The IRS site said taxpayers can expect refunds within 21 calendar days. The website also stated that students and others can begin checking the status of their refunds within 24 hours of the IRS receiving an electronically filed tax return or within 4 weeks if the return is mailed. There is a “Where’s My Refund?” tool available to taxpayers on the website to track their refunds. Some taxpayers are planning to save a majority of their tax refund this year. Jewell said she will spend part of her refund on bills and save the rest. She said she is currently saving up for a house and home necessities as she is getting married soon. Dillow said she used her refund for a trip to the salon and saved some money as well for items she will need for the rest of the school year. Jordan Tanner, a counseling major, said she did not get enough of a tax return to spend it on anything other than fuel. Dillow said she recommends students save some of their tax return for loans or other expenses down the road but also splurge a bit on themselves. “I think students should use some of the money on themselves because they did work for it,” Dillow said. Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.
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NACWC gets in formation during dance workshop By Abbey Whittington Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News With the mission of boosting women’s confidence, students filled the dance studio in the Student Recreation Center. They danced to the songs “Formation” by Beyoncé and “Work” by Rihanna in the “Let’s Get in Formation’ Beauty and Confidence Dance Workshop” hosted by Eastern’s chapter of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. Before the group danced to famous popstars’ hit singles, participants sat in a circle in the dance studio and discussed how everyone defined what beauty is and what made them beautiful. Yakela Hall, the public relations representative of the NACWC, said the group discussion was before the dance so everyone could feel like they were in a welcoming environment because everyone is different. “We want women to honor other women and to feel comfortable,” Hall said. “We are more than society depicts us as, and we want to show how we can be independent.” Briana Walker, the parliamentarian for the NACWC, said during the discussion she defined beauty and confidence as not just seeing beauty for what it is on the outside but for what it is on the inside as well. After the discussion on what makes each participant beautiful, the group of girls stretched before learning the two dances. Maya Pitts, president of the NACWC, led the workshop and helped anyone confused with the moves by walking them through certain parts over again. Andrianna Fullerton, a junior communication studies major and Jaz’Mine Turner, a junior psychology major, said they had mutual friends in the NACWC and came to the workshop because they like to dance. Pitts showed the group how to count their steps to the song and what lyrics would signal them to move dif-
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The members of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club hosted a dance workshop Monday with the mission of boosting women’s confidence. Participants danced to “Formation” by Beyonce and “Work” by Rihanna
ferently. Khirsten Miller, a junior psychology major and member of the NACWC, shared the dance floor with her peers. “This event gives women the ability to have confidence and gives women the feeling they can do anything they can put their mind to,” Miller said. Kendall Hurst, event coordinator
for the NACWC, said the group decided on songs by Rihanna and Beyoncé because they currently have top songs in the media that are fun and upbeat. Hurst said this is the second year the NACWC has hosted a dance workshop and wanted to have it again in March to uplift and promote Women’s History and Aware-
“We want women to honor other women and to feel comfortable. We are more than society depicts us as.” -Yakela Hall, public relations representative for the NACWC ness Month. “The workshop lets people show off and be confident in themselves,” Hurst said.
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Last minute efforts aren’t a good habit I mentioned in a column in Monday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News that students should find a way to manage their time efficiently while heading into the final month of classes for the semester. There is so much going on in the final month for everyone that it honestly doesn’t even feel like there’s enough time in the day to do everything. There’s so much going on that the only solution to make all of this go away is to just take a nap and have your future self deal with the problem. That 10-season show on Netflix that’s just sitting in your instant queue is starting to look really appealing instead of working on a project or studying for an exam. While those things can help take the edge off and give you a moment of relaxation, those shouldn’t be things you make a habit of doing going for the last month of classes. Going back to these things every single day makes the deadline for a project or exam date come closer and closer. Before you know it, your project is due tomorrow and you have a test the same day, and you haven’t done much for either. This usually results in busting out a project that probably won’t be the greatest or studying for a test that barely gets you a passing grade. Cramming for a test or waiting last minute to do a huge project is never a good idea, and it’s something you should never do. If you’re a senior, you probably tell yourself that you’ve mastered the art of waiting to do everything last minute. I was told the first day on my college career that high school and college are incredibly different, and you shouldn’t treat either of them the same. I found that to be very true not long after that. Succeeding in college is not something you can’t just prepare to do over night. It takes actual time and actual effort to succeed. Last minute efforts may get you by early on, but it’s not something that is going to help you out in the long run. People can tell when someone puts actual effort into their work rather than those who just try to get by with a lazy effort. There’s a whole month left until final tests and projects are due. Now would be a great time to get everything done. You definitely won’t get to enjoy doing any of the work, but in a month from now when you have everything done with the only thing left to do is to study for exams, you will definitely be glad you started early. Space your work out right now to give yourself the most time to actually succeed in what you’re trying to do. It’s a good habit to develop early on while in college, and it’s just a good habit to have in general. Why do put off work for later when you have time to do it now? Chris Picazo is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or cepicazo@eiu.edu.
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Chicago rallies can make a difference Members of Eastern’s faculty union are set to travel to Chicago on Friday to join in the rallies further demanding higher education funding from the state. The seven chapters of the University Professionals of Illinois are coming together to create a unified voice in the face of the 10-month budget stalemate that many claim has been “starving” public universities. Eastern’s chapter will be heading to Chicago with two buses to take anyone from the community with who wants to participate. By this point, Eastern people are no strangers to rallies. After a community member started the Fund EIU group, Eastern had its own rally in early February that packed the Library Quad with supporters of the university. Then, many Eastern students were present with students from other schools to rally in Springfield as Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his annual budget address. A handful of students and faculty members even protested outside of the Stadium Bar & Grill in Mattoon when Rauner stopped there on his endorsement tour for the re-election of U.S. Rep. John Shimkus. Students all over the state have obviously been frustrated from the beginning. With the universities and colleges they attend in danger of cutting faculty, staff and programs, and in some cases shutting down entire institutions, their futures
are on the line. The rallies coming up on Friday will demonstrate that professors are just as upset. Not only are some of them losing their jobs or watching friends get laid off, but most professors also genuinely care about the well-being and success of their students. Eastern’s UPI chapter recently negotiated a plan with the administration to defer a percentage of their salary on a graduated system. Clearly, their issues with the state include the fact that their livelihoods are being jeopardized as well. According to a Feb. 7 article in The Daily Eastern News, Rep. Reggie Phillips said after the Fund EIU rally that the “rhetoric and hype” of such a rally, especially one that voiced only the Democratic opinion, would not get the attention of Republican leaders like Rauner. Rauner has proven that he can and will ignore people’s calls to action, as he did not mention higher education funding during his budget address despite hundreds of students rallying around him the same day. However, that does not mean all of the rallying and speaking out from Eastern and others has been in vain. The fact of the matter is that legislators cannot completely ignore all of their constituents. Large demonstrations like rallies serve several purposes. Power is in numbers, and the more people who gather to proclaim what they want, the harder they are to ignore, especially if the voices are persistent.
Demonstrations can motivate people who would have otherwise been silent to become involved with the political process by contacting their legislators or educating others. The Chicago rallies also have more potential to shake things up. Not only will these rallies be larger, but being in Chicago also means they will attract more attention from the start, as the population is bigger and several mainstream media outlets are based there. People in the Eastern community should make the effort to attend these rallies if they are available. Understandably, some people have classes or other commitments on Friday. Professors and students alike will have to use their discretion, but showing that Eastern is not staying quiet and stands with other schools is surely an important occasion. The first rally will be at noon in front of Chicago State University, and the second will be at 4 p.m. at the Thompson Center, 100 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Busses for the event will be at Lot W, north of Fourth Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Charleston, at 7:30 a.m. Friday, and the UPI is requesting a headcount of those interested by Tuesday afternoon. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Top things Illinois residents can relate to
Recently, I have come across a series of articles on my Facebook news feed–you probably know that kind. The fun, oh-so-clickable listicles with titles such as “5 things I love about living in (Insert State here) or “7 things You’ll Know if You Grew Up in (Insert City Here).” Yeah, these articles might be pointless fluff, but they sure are relatable and fun to read, huh? Who needs real news when we can fill our minds with lists and Gifs and more fun content? To adapt to this ever-changing world of media, and deliver facts and news in a way that is more palatable to a new audience, I have decided to make my own list-based article based on my home state. Here, I present to you, “The Top Things All Illinois Residents Can Relate To.” 1. Getting funny looks when saying “Pop” instead of “Soda.” Ha! You’ll definitely confuse your friends from out of town when ordering what to drink for lunch when using this Midwestern classic to refer to your carbonated beverage. 2. Having a completely dysfunctional state government that is unable to pass something as basic as a budget for nine months, leading to a state-wide
Cassie Buchman crisis, especially for public universities and crucial social services. Oh. This one doesn’t seem quite as fun as the last one. In fact, the very idea that these despicable political games are something that Illinoisans have gotten used to is downright depressing. The fact that people’s futures, their jobs and livelihoods are being destroyed by a bunch of buffoonish budget blockers is disgusting. It is unacceptable. As it has been pointed out by countless people, if most people had refused to do their job the way
the General Assembly and our governor do, they would be fired on the spot. Yet these people keep their jobs, while refusing to do what most 4-year-olds have learned to do by the time they go to school–compromise. Even sadder is the fact that I have been used to Illinois’ corruption as a lifelong resident. As a child, I would hear my parents and grandparents complaining about the state of our government and how corrupt it is. However, I never thought things would get as bad as this. Politicians in Illinois have been allowed to get away with greedy, immature antics for way too long, whether it be demanding more and more power like we’ve seen in this nauseating budget stalemate or the extortion and fraud we have seen from at least a couple of our governors. As much as I would love to write a cutesy list about what Illinois is all about, like the soybeans and corn and unpredictable weather, there is absolutely nothing fun about living and dealing with the aftermath of one political crisis after another.
Cassie Buchman is a sophomore journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Ceremony to embrace women, achievements By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News
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Women from around the campus and community will be honored in a range of different categories at this year’s Women’s Studies Annual Awards Ceremony. The ceremony takes place at the end of every Women’s History and Awareness Month at Eastern. This year’s ceremony is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Rotary Meeting Room B of the Charleston Carnegie Public Library. Jeannie Ludlow, the coordinator of women’s studies, said the ceremony was more than likely started just as a way to recognize Eastern students. History professor Sace Elder said the ceremony itself has been on campus for a long time and Women’s History and Awareness Month has gone back as far as the late 1980s. At the ceremony, the winner of the Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival will be announced, and a number of awards will go out to students. Ludlow said one award, the Women of Artistic Vision Award, was recently added to the list of awards given out. The “WAVE” award is given out to students with artistic abilities such as painting, digital arts and poetry. Aw a r d s l i k e t h e Wo m e n o f Achievement Award are given out to both a community member and a student. To receive the award, the per-
president might want to say ‘Let’s not tell students that they should panic and that they should be making these big decisions about their futures on the basis of some individual person’s opinion of what might happen,’” Sterling said. Sterling said they will discuss the letter and then vote on whether to endorse it or not. He said the discussion could be about the dangers of making decisions without sufficient information as well as possible harms this could bring
to the university and students and whether people really do know what will happen in the future. Sterling said his position was that nobody knows what the legislature will do, but it is virtually certain the university will have an appropriation though the specifics of when this might be or how much are unknown. “There’s no particular reason to think we might close down during the summer. The president has committed himself to opening in the fall, so from my point of view, I am doing
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Tiarra Webb, a senior kinesiology and sports studies major, raps during the BSU Comedy Roast and Cypher show Monday in the auditorium of Lumpkin Hall.
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Smith said comedy is excitement, and it is his weapon and as well as a gift. “Like how LeBron James is able to dunk, this is my court,” Smith said. Laughter is a hidden stress reliever, Smith said. He said when someone is able to laugh it acts as a cure or as medicine to a person who probably was not
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having the best day. Before starting the show, Smith announced to the audience to keep their feelings at the door because any and everyone was a target when it came to cracking jokes on them. And he stayed true to his promise because throughout the entirety of the show, he cracked jokes on different audience members.
Smith has opened up for big names like Mike Epps, Martin Lawrence and D-Ray Davis. The BSU collected cans from the audience members for entry that will be given to the Food Pantry in Mattoon.
son must show that they have done things that promote equality and fight against oppression. “A lot of collaboration goes into planning this,” Ludlow said. “Collaboration is something women’s studies does well.” Elder said one of the things she likes about the event is that it is inclusive to people in the community. “There’s been this long tradition of women’s studies not being just about the academics, but also about women in the community,” Elder said. “The Women of Achievement Award is one of many where we see a collaboration.” Ludlow said the faculty does not want to lose sight of how hard students work. “I feel like our students have been working really hard not only to succeed, but to succeed in an environment where everybody is freaked out about the budget,” Ludlow said. This is the first time the ceremony will be hosted off-campus. The department could not afford to have the event on campus this year because of their budget. Ludlow said they did not want to deter the night because of things no one has control over. “We never want to give the impression that our students’ success is less because we’ve all been fighting this bigger battle,” Ludlow said. T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Sterling, while he does not dispute the fact that some could have pessimistic views on the future of Eastern, said he has not personally heard any faculty members telling students to leave or anything of that nature. He has heard faculty members being concerned, however, especially among rumors that there will not be a budget until November. Sterling said he ignores these rumors, as no one knows what is really going to happen. “It’s silly I think to go around act-
ing as though, ‘Oh well, this is what it’s going to be,’” Sterling said. Glassman further explained that failing to stay positive could have a detrimental effect on fall enrollment, which in turn influences the university’s financial stability. Sterling said it would not only be destructive to the university, but also to students themselves to transfer to another university now only to find out the Eastern has an appropriation and their classes are being offered. “I certainly understand why the
my job,” Sterling said. “I am assuming my classes that have been scheduled are going to be offered, and I am preparing to teach them.” Rep. Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) was supposed to be at the meeting this week, but because of a scheduling conflict he will not be present. The Faculty Senate will discuss a new proposed date for him to speak at Tuesday’s meeting as well. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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According to the objectives of the activity, by the end of the discussion students should recognize that systems of privilege and oppression exist and that they affect individuals. Students should also be able identify the importance of inclusiveness and creating inclusive communities at the end of the activity. The executive board of the Thomas Hall Council coordinated their activity and encouraged students to break away from their comfor t zone while being respectful to others by not calling them out. “I really hope that this creates great conversations that extend past tonight,” Rowan said. “I hope that someone recognizes that they might have a privilege that benefits them and learn how to use that privilege to benefit others.” After participants listened to the statements they were divided into smaller groups based on the number of links their chain had. After discussing their thoughts about the activity with their group, participants regrouped as a whole to answer discussion questions.
Participants at Andrews Hall agreed that the activity was eye opening and they did not realize the amount of privileges they had. Allorah Miles-L’Hote, a freshman music major, said some people do not realize how oppressed others are or how privileged they are. “You see what people want you to see,” Miles-L’Hote said. “If you’re not as educated about it you don’t realize the number of privileges you or they have.” Marissa Damore, a sophomore family and consumer sciences major, said the activity was eye opening. “When I was reading the questions initially, I cried,” Damore said. “You don’t realize how much you have until you see it and there’s a lot of privilege I don’t think about.” Damore and Miles-L’Hote said it is important to continue to educate people on diversity issues, privilege and oppression. “You have to be supportive and open-minded,” Damore said.
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Baseball team to face Illinois State Tuesday By Maher Kawash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern baseball team is riding a three-game losing streak, and searching for wins after a rough start to the season. The Panthers will hit the road for a mid-week game against Illinois State Tuesday at Duffy Bass Field. Eastern has struggled so far this season as the team holds a 3-20 record overall, and is still winless in conference play at 0-6. The Panthers are coming off an Ohio Valley Conference matchup against Jacksonville State, and they were swept in three games. Eastern will take on an Illinois State team that has not had much success either this season at 7-16 overall.
While both teams boast records under .500, both coaches are new to their programs. As Eastern coach Jason Anderson is in his first season with Eastern, Bo Durkac is in just his second with the Redbirds. Wins have been at a premium for Eastern so far, and missed opportunities have been the problem. In their last series against undefeated Jacksonville State, the Panthers left 26 runners on base. In the process of leaving 26 on base, Eastern also failed to finish off ninth-inning rallies in games one and two. With the three-game sweep still fresh on their minds, the Panthers will send a freshman to the mound to stop the Redbird offense. Cole Berry will be the starting
pitcher for Eastern, and it will be his eighth appearance of the season. So far this season, Berry holds a 10.24 Earned Run Average in 9.2 innings pitched. Berry has also allowed 12 runs with nine walks while recording six strikeouts in his seven appearances. While Berry attempts to shut down the Redbirds on the mound, Eastern’s offense will be the true xfactor. The Panthers have scored at least 10 runs in all three of their wins this season. Eastern is hoping sophomore Joseph Duncan, senior Demetre Taylor, and senior Jason Scholl carry on their performances from the last series. Duncan, Taylor, and Scholl led the Panthers’ offense against Jacksonville State as they batted .300 in the se-
ries. Duncan went 4-13 in the series with a .308 batting average while adding a walk and two stolen bases in three games. Taylor provided a spark to Eastern’s offense by going 3-10 with one home run, two RBIs, three walks, and four runs scored. Scholl will also be an important guy for the Panthers as he led the team with four RBIs in the series. Eastern’s bullpen will also hope to improve against Illinois State after an up and down weekend series. Sophomore Andy Fisher has been the best guy out of the bullpen for Eastern this season, and he followed that up over the weekend. Fisher pitched 3.1 innings of relief while allowing just one run on three hits and striking out four batters.
The Panthers will need a string of improvement across the team as they attempt to turn this season around. Eastern has the upper hand in series history with a record of 88-841 in program history against Illinois State. The last meeting was a high-scoring affair between these two teams as the Redbirds escaped with an 18-14 victory over the Panthers. Eastern will attempt to come out victorious this time around when the first pitch crosses the plate at 4:30 p.m. Following this single game matchup, the Panthers will stay on the road for another OVC matchup against Murray State this weekend. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
Lara embraces new coaching role this spring By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Men’s soccer coach Kiki Lara is now the director of the men and women’s soccer teams, Eastern announced this spring. In his first year of coaching the men, he went 3-15 overall with a 1-5 record in conference. He takes over a women’s team that went 4-13-2 last season with a record of 2-7-1 in conference play. Lara talked about the transition from coaching one team to both teams this spring. “Honestly it has been a nice adjustment,” he said. “We’re passionate about coaching in this area. We have a really good staff, and they all understand the methodology we want to get across.” Both teams have a slate of spring games to be played on Lakeside Field this April and have already played a game each against Western last Saturday. The women play again with a doubleheader on April 2 against Valparaiso and Lewis University. For the spring games, the doubleheaders are two 60-minute games and the one-day games are played the regular 90 minutes. The games are more
for the coaches in terms of development as there is nothing official to the games as far as stats are concerned. Lara is taking control of both of these teams in good spirits that his fellow coaches and players are both buying into his coaching philosophy. “The boy’s team and the girl’s team are both buying in and bought in to the ideas that we’re coming across,” he said. “It’s been kind of a shared effort between players and staff and timing wise there is time in the day. It has been actually a pretty nice blessing.” The men will play on April 3 with a doubleheader of their own against Illinois-Springfield and Parkland College. The women will host Hartland College on April 23 while the men will play on the same day at Bradley. The men have two extra games of spring ball against Kankakee College and Missouri S&T on April 27 and April 30. Lara has never been a head coach for a women’s team, but he has been an assistant coach for a team in the past. He has only taken over the women’s team for three months now and explained that there will be no differences on how he teaches the teams. “There is difference in personnel. You’re going to have differences there,”
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Coach Kiki Lara directs the men’s soccer team Saturday during the game against Western at O’Brien Field. Lara is now the coach of both the men’s and women’s teams.
he said. “In terms of the game, the expectations, the standards, the playing identity, there’s no difference. What we want to do culturally as a soccer program, no, there’s no differences at all.” “We have a really good incoming class. They’re excited, and I think they’re a really good fit for what we need and for our locker room they will
be a very good fit as well,” he said. The women still have some needs to fill for the 2016 class, but Lara is confident that if they are like the most recent class, they will be a good fit for the team moving forward. “I don’t have a ton of experience watching them and working with them just yet,” he said. “For me, sty-
listically, it sounds like they’re going to be a good edition.” Lara has embraced his new role as the director of soccer and will continue to get both teams prepared for the upcoming fall season. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.
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By Tyler McCluskey Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s soccer team began a short spring season over the weekend. The Panthers took on the Western Leathernecks on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers struck first with a goal with 31 minutes remaining in the second half. Freshman midfielder Tom Hackenberg scored the goal with a rocketed shot that blew past the Leatherneck goalkeeper. The Panthers would not look back. The Panthers won. 1-0. In the first half, Western set the pace by constantly putting pressure on both sides of the ball. Early in the first half, the Leathernecks were making a run when a ball got through the Eastern defense and the Leathernecks got a shot on goal. Freshman midfielder Jacob Lysik deflected the shot, and sophomore goalkeeper Mike Novotny picked the ball up for the save. “They were running at us a lot and we were able weather the storm and stay organized defensively and then open up the game a little bit,” coach Kiki Lara said. The Leathernecks’ defense continued to pressure the Panther offense. The Leathernecks’ defense pushed the Panthers to the corners but the Panthers could not capitalize.
“At the beginning we seemed confident since it was the first game of the spring season,” red-shirt junior midfielder Gabriel Puga said. “Towards the end of the first half, we seemed to get more confidence and we actually had them in their half.” Near the end of the first half, the Leathernecks continued the pressure by having a corner kick headed out by forward Armel Kouassi with eight minutes remaining. “We made adjustments at halftime and had to get more control of the ball to limit their chances,” Lysik said. “We slowed the game down a little bit the second half and we got a goal.” The first half ended tied at zero. The second half is when the Panthers changed the pace of the match. Coach Lara said that he told his team at halftime to keep up with the philosophy and stay patient and on the same page and the game will open up. “The philosophy was more of just making sure that we have 10 guys moving off the ball to receive and get out of pressure,” Lara said. “That’s a big thing for us, I thought defensively staying compact and being able to win it in good areas right away.” The Panthers’ defense adjusted at halftime to shutout the Leathernecks. “We figured out how they were playing, relaxed a little bit, got our foot on the ball more and were able to posses a little more and draw them out,” Lysik said.
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Freshman goalkeeper R.J. Hill eyes down the shot from a Western player Saturday afternoon at O’Brien Field. Hill and sophomore goalkeeper Mike Novotny combined for the 1-0 shutout win.
The Panthers worked the ball around the field. Consistently moving the ball and eventually that lead to an early goal with 31 minutes remaining on the clock by Hackenberg. “Tom did a really good job, we talked a lot about connecting through the lines and making sure we have numbers, and Tom put a great effort into getting on the ball and was able to capitalize,” Lara said. “Everyone shares the ball, everyone’s active, everyone’s a part of it, we did a great job of that.”
With a short spring season, there are some changes from the normal fall season. Coach Lara said the team has been working since January and it was nice to get a game in to see where the team is at. “There’s a lot of work to do, physical fitness wise, there’s a lot of work to do in mentality, so it’s nice to get out and see where you’re at,” Lara said. Lysik said that since the team has had a year to play together, and that the team figured out how they wanted
to play together. “Fitness wise, it’s really important,” Puga said. “We don’t have the same hours compared to the fall. We’re not as fit as fall season.” Up next for the Panthers is a doubleheader on April 3 against the University of Illinois-Springfield at 11 a.m. at O’Brien Field and then Parkland College at 2:45 p.m. at Lakeside Field. Tyler McCluskey can be reached at 581-2812 or at trmccluskey@eiu.edu.
Women’s golf team finishes 13th at Saluki invitational By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s golf team opened its spring season at the Saluki Invitational Sunday and Monday. The Panthers came in 13th place in the 15-team field. Eastern finished with a team score of +119 in the two days. IndianaPurdue University Indianapolis took home first place honors with a combined team score of +34. IUPUI took the team title by beating William Woods College in a twohole play off. Eastern finished in front of Rend Lake Community College and John A. Logan Community College who
posted scores of +130 and +140, respectively. Junior Madison Burget was the Panthers’ top golfer overall in the two days finishing with a combined score of 170. Burget fired a +12, 84 in the first round and a +14, 86 in the second round. She finished tied for 59th for total score. Sophomore Anne Bahr was just one stroke behind Burget in both rounds firing an 85 in the first round and an 87 in the second. Bahr finished tied for 65th for the playing field. Junior Chloe Wong posted the lowest round score for the Panthers with
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an 83 in the first round but struggled to find her shot in the second round shooting an +18, 90. She finished with a final score of 173. Wong finished in a tie of 68th for the entire playing field. Junior Alexandra Pickens finished with a two-day score of 180 after shooting a 91 in the first round and an 89 in the second. Pickens’ final score of 180 placed her in 74th. Freshman Katlyn Hasprey, in her first spring match of her career, fired scores of 98 and 90 totaling a final score of 188 for the two days. Hasprey came in 82nd overall. Jessica Cathey of Austin Peay won individual medalist honors with a
score of 144 including a -2, 70 on Monday. Cathey fired a 74 on Sunday with her two scores giving her an even par finish for the invitational. Another notable score came from Celia Mansour of William Woods who turned an even par score of 72 in the second round. Brenna Lervick of South Dakota also turned a score under par with a 71 in the first round of action. Lervick turned in a final score of 146. She also came in second place for the entire invitational. Alison Gorman shot a 71 on the first day as well. She finished with a final score of
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