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Mumps breaks out on campus By Molly Dotson Assistant Photo Editor | @DEN_News Health Services has diagnosed a dozen student cases of mumps within the last two weeks. Eric Davidson, interim director of Health Services, said this is the second time an outbreak has occurred on campus this school year, despite a state law requiring students to present proof of mumps immunity in the beginning of the fall semester. The immunity law, however, excludes students who are granted a medical or religious exemption the university. About 10 percent of those who are vaccinated are still susceptible to the viral infection, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Davidson said he did not know if the affected students were vaccinated, but he suspected they were part of that 10 percent. “My guess is that the majority of them were (vaccinated) because of the state immunization laws,” Davidson said. The most common way to contract mumps is by sharing contaminated objects such as eating utensils and drinking glasses, Davidson said. Students can prevent furthering the outbreak by washing their hands regularly, avoiding unnecessary physical contact with others and covering their mouths and noses when coughing and sneezing. “Many of the things that we would do to avoid colds and flus are the same things that we would do with this,” Davidson said. The first signs of mumps are non-specific symptoms such as a low-grade fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue and loss of appetite, Davidson said. A person’s salivary glands in front of their ears will begin to swell about two days after the onset of those non-specific symptoms, Davidson said. “Sometimes it just looks like their jaws are really swollen, and that’s really kind of the telltale symptom,” Davidson said. Students diagnosed with mumps are strongly encouraged to isolate themselves for the five days that it is contagious. “Mumps is not one of the illnesses where we can legally quarantine somebody, so really all we can do is make a strong recommendation that they isolate,” Davidson said. If students think they have mumps, Davidson said Health Services prefer the student calls them at 217-581-3013 before coming into the clinic. “We have some protocols in place,” Davidson said. “We’re routing students who think they have mumps a little bit differently to try to minimize their exposure to the other students who are coming here.” Davidson said he attributes the spread of this viral infection to the large amount of people on campus. “We have a dense population that has a lot of opportunity to interact, and that’s a thriving ground for an illness,” Davidson said.
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Alexandria Ward, a junior special education major, was hit in the crosswalk between Stevenson Hall and the Alumni Courtyard on Sept. 21, 2014, by Jose Garcia-Cardiel, of Charleston. Garcia-Cardiel was ordered to pay for Ward's medical expenses.
Student reflects on recovery, finding strength after accident By Stephanie Markham Editor-in-Chief | @stephm202 Having suffered a concussion from the incident, Alexandria Ward cannot recall the exact moment she was struck nearly two years ago as she crossed Fourth Street on her way to dinner one Sunday afternoon. It was Sept. 21, 2014 when Ward stepped into the crosswalk between the Alumni Courtyard and Stevenson Hall and suddenly became the victim of a hit-and-run. Though she later learned she was conscious the entire time, Ward, now a junior special education major, said she does not remember any sounds, what the vehicle looked like, or even being in the crosswalk. “The very last thing I remember was that I was wearing a tank top, and it was kind of cold out, and I remember thinking, ‘Before I go out again I’ll make sure to grab my cardigan,’” she said. Her next moment of consciousness was on the Life Flight helicopter to Carle Foundation Hospital, where she remembers looking out the window over her shoulder and feeling unsettled, disoriented and confused. She would not realize she was in pain, however, until the doctors began stitching up her head in the emergency room. Ward’s torn knee ligaments would require surgery that she said hurt 10 times worse than the stitches,
and the pain would only intensify when she first tried to walk again. In a recent status hearing, Jose Garcia-Cardiel, 46, of Charleston, was ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to the misdemeanor charge of driving with a revoked license. Garcia-Cardiel was accused of driving the green pickup truck identified in surveillance footage from Marty’s bar as the vehicle that injured Ward and fled the scene. His plea agreement included dismissal of the felony hitand-run charge against him. Ward’s attorney has helped her reduce some of the liens from her medical treatment, and she received $25,000 in settlement money from Garcia-Cardiel’s insurance, helping her to manage more than $90,000 in medical bills. “The Life Flight alone from Charleston to Champaign was around $25,000, which is about a year of tuition, to put that into perspective,” Ward said. While the legal process has seemed mostly out of her hands from the beginning, and the question still persists as to whether the settlement was enough compensation for everything she and her loved ones have gone through, Ward said she is glad she was able to get her medical bills covered.
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Enrollment initiatives, programs continue By Cassie Buchman Associate News Editor | @cjbuchman Despite challenges posed by the budget situation, initiatives and programs are being put in place to boost enrollment and encourage admitted students to choose Eastern. Kara Hadley-Shakya, interim director of admissions, said May 1 is the deadline for incoming students to make deposits to Eastern. She said the current class is a little slower moving, similar to last year, but now freshman numbers are projected to go up. Right now, Hadley-Shakya said, they have a rough idea of enrollment, but it is still early in the cycle to pin down a number.
“Some years, you have students who are ahead of the game. Last year we had people in May still deciding,” she said. “You even have people next week signing up for visits.” A month ago, the Admissions Office received multiple calls and emails a day asking about the state of Eastern without an allocation because of the state budget impasse, so they are trying to spread the message that Eastern is not closing. They do this by sending out budget updates to prospective students, and have been addressing calls and emails right away. “It has impacted all of the state universities, but it definitely did have an impact on our efforts,” Hadley-Shakya said. “Not getting our allocation will have an impact on our enrollment.
To what degree, that’s to be said, but it’s unfortunate I think because we’ve worked really hard and we have a strong education for our students.” Next fall on the 10th day, the Admissions Office will look at where the students who were admitted went if they did not go to Eastern. “If we’re down, why are we down,” HadleyShakya said. “Did they go out of state? Private? I think we’ll see an uptick in that just because of the budget. It’s hard, because that’s something that’s out of our control.” Hadley-Shakya said as a state university, one of Eastern’s goals for enrollment is access.
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The Academy of Lifelong Learning will be viewing art from several cultures in “Kingdom Animalia: Animals in Folk and Indigenous Art” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the Tarble Arts Center. Artwork in the exhibit will be from countries all around the globe, including Haiti, India, West Africa and the Americas and will focus on the subject of animals both real and imagined. The collection will include sculptures, ceramics, paintings, textiles and other forms of artwork. Some of the works included have been loaned from The University Museum, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and private collections. Kit Morice, curator for the Tarble Arts Center, said she would walk the Academy through an overview of different geographical areas, cultures, time periods and art media represented in the exhibit. Morice will also talk about how animals play a role in the creation of an object, why animals are included in specific pieces of art and answer any questions attendees have. Some of the pieces in the exhibit include Haitian pieces, contemporary Mexican folk art, traditional and self-taught American folk art or visionary art, pre-Columbian ceramics from Peru, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico, a small Chinese carving that is hundreds of years
“It inspires people to be more empathetic and educated and educated about those cultures.” -Marita Metzke, project coordinator for the Academy old, West African pieces including a wooden chief ’s throne and many more. “Either the pieces are considered folk art form or were created by a people that are indigenous to a certain region. It really is an international exhibition,” Morice said. Morice organizes an exhibit each spring semester. The theme becomes the focus of one of the Tarble’s educational programs for fifth graders in the Charleston community. “While it’s also a general exhibition for the Tarble Arts Center, I always have something in mind that will appeal to young viewers,” Morice said. “We also make it international so they’re learning about different cultures.” Marita Metzke, project coordinator for the Academy, said she thought the campus was fortunate to have a first-class gallery on campus. “We believe the fine arts are an important part of learning about history and culture,” Metzke said. “It inspires people to be more empathetic and educated about those cultures.” The program is free and any-
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The Academy of Lifelong Learning will be viewing the art exhibit "Kingdom Animalia: Animals in Folk and Indigenous Art" from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
one interested in viewing the artwork with the Academy can meet the group at the Tarble Arts Center.
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Car smashing event to de-stress students By Luis Martinez News Editor | @DEN_News Finals are lurking around the corner, and as students prepare to study and get ready for the end of the year, the Student Government has prepared a week of different events to help destress students, including one where they can smash a car. On Friday, students will be able to take part in “Smash A Car” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the 9th Street Underclassmen Parking Lot. The Student Government will also be handing out free popsicles from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Library Quad Friday. Eliza Coleman, the student chair for the academic affairs committee, is in charge of the week’s de-stressing events, along with the other mem-
“I expect a lot of students (at the event) because it's a good de-stresser before finals and also it is something you can mingle at and get to know other people.” -Eliza Coleman, student chair for academic affairs committee bers of the committee. “A member from last year’s academic affairs committee had mentioned they thought of it for a destresser but never got around to doing it, so I thought ‘why not,’” Coleman said. “Other schools do this event on (their) campus for multiple fundraisers and awareness events.” Coleman said she believes this was not the first time that a demo car has been brought to Eastern. She said the last time this happened was during a
past Homecoming week. Coleman’s uncle, from Joe Coleman Salvage and Demolition in Pana, is providing the car that will be smashed and will take it to and from the event. Coleman said she hopes everyone who has participated in the other de-stressing events during the week has had a good time. She said she is hoping for a good turnout for the final event. “I expect a lot of students (at the
event) because it’s a good de-stresser before finals and also it is something you can mingle at and get to know other people,” Coleman said. “We also conducted a survey asking if students would be interested and out of those surveyed, they were very interested.” Aside from the car smashing, a $5 and $25 gift card for the bookstore will be raffled off. The Student Government will also be handing out study bags from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Taylor Hall and hosting “Splat! Zone,” a paint wall from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also on Thursday, in the South Quad. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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Speed dating event hosted by fraternity By T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor | @DEN_News The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated are bringing a night filled with intimate social interaction to their speed-dating affair. Speed Dating will be at 7:11 p.m. Thursday in 7th Street Underground of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The night is set up so women will be stationed in one spot and men will rotate to the different tables. Those who mingle will be given a set of scenarios and the men will react to the situations presented. Nick Horne, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, said people are going to get about five minutes to talk to and get to know one another. “This event will bring openness,” Horne said. “Our generation likes to stay in their rooms, and this will give an opportunity to interact with new people.” After sitting down and trying to figure out what the issues are with dating in society, Horne said the members of the fraternity decided social media was one. “People depend on social media,” Horne said. “Someone will DM before actually approaching a person. With the speed dating, you’ll get the chance to know someone instead of using social media.” Horne said with the scenarios, the women will present a situation and see if she likes how the man reacts to it and they can go from there. “You may find a new friend or you may find a new love. You’ll never know,” Horne said. Donta Thompson, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, said this affair is not
“People depend on social media. With speed dating, you’ll get the chance to know someone instead of using social media.” -Nick Horne, member of Kappa Alpha Psi new for the organization, so planning went smoothly. He said with finals approaching, this affair gives students a chance to take the edge off. “Hopefully this will bring unity and we get a diverse group of people out,” Thompson said. “It gives people a chance to get to know everyone individually and get to know the new members (of the fraternity).” Thompson said events like this help to get conversations started among a variety of students on campus. Thompson and Horne said they expect around 50 people to show up to Speed Dating because of the attendance at events during Kappa Week this week. Horne said these are the steps needed to get people back in the routine of mingling instead of pointless small talk. “People are afraid to approach someone and that’s where we’re falling with black love,” Horne said. “ You can’t find something real through an internet source. The strongest love that I’ve witnessed started with face-to-face.” T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.
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Booth Library to offer ways to relax, de-stress By Mace Mackiewicz Staff Reporter | @DEN_News The Booth Library will be providing students with coloring pages, puzzles, Sudoku and more as ways to relax and de-stress starting Friday. On Monday and Tuesday of finals week, the library will have three certified therapy dogs, named Pippa, Tucker and Wilson, by the North entrance to the library. The three therapy dogs will be around for students from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Betty Hargis, Wilson’s owner, said the dogs were so popular with students that last year, they extended their visiting time by an hour. “We were only scheduled to stay in front of Booth for two hours last year, but so many students were coming up to see the dogs that we didn’t think it would be
right to just end it there,” Hargis said. Hargis said therapy dogs are trained and chosen with a specific temperament that makes them love to be around humans. She said the way the dogs and humans interact usually leaves both happy and as a result, less stressed. Coloring pages and Sudoku will be available throughout the library, but if students want to work in groups there will also be group coloring and group puzzles in the Marvin Foyer. Beth Heldebrandt, the public relations director for Booth Library, said the library chooses what activities to offer based on what was popular in previous years. “I think this past December during finals week was the first time we put out the coloring pages and we couldn’t print them out fast enough,” Heldebrandt said. “They
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were disappearing as fast as we could put them out, so clearly they were really popular.” Heldebrandt said students started to gravitate toward Sudoku puzzles instead of activities they have put out before like Mad Libs. Heldebrandt added that the reference desk is available at all times to help with research. Students can also print papers for free from the reference area. On Monday, the library will provide students with popcorn and lemonade while they are studying or relaxing. The library will have extended hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and will be open during normal hours for the rest of finals week. Mace Mackiewicz can be reached at 581-2812 or mmmackiewicz@eiu.edu.
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Planned Parenthood is more than an abortion clinic Dear “pro-lifers” and conservative Republicans in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood: The service organization decreases abortion rates and provides several other important health services to the uninsured. This is a huge issue for these individuals because not only are they completely overlooking the other services Planned Parenthood provides, but they are also avoiding the simple Google search that would make them wrong about the organization. The non-profit organization gives health insurance to several women at the reproductive age (especially college students) and women who are living below the poverty line. Planned Parenthood gives their patients birth control including condoms, birth control pills, sponge and the patch, the shot (DepoProvera), NuvaRing, and several other methods to prevent and decrease the abortion rates at their health center. Not only does the health center provide birth control, but they also provide services for uninsured women who can’t afford to go to the gynecologist. These services include STD testing, pregnancy tests, pap tests and pelvic examinations. In addition to focusing on the organization’s other services, it is not OK to take away the choice of abortion. No woman should have to justify their reason for aborting because it is no one else’s business. It is OK to personally disagree with abortion, however, for a person to think it is necessary for them to tell a woman they should carry a child and decide their responsibilities for them is extremely arrogant and bizarre. Whether a woman wants to abort because of rape, medical issues or simply not being ready for motherhood, no one should stand in their way of making the decision to abort. Making the decision is not fun for any woman, and they probably don’t want to go through the procedure just as much as everyone is telling them not to. Many Republican state legislatures still want to defund Planned Parenthood after learning about the provided services because of their strong beliefs in practicing abstinence instead of using birth control. This is generally because of these legislators’ religion and to let that influence their job in politics is absurd because there is s supposed separation of church and state. It is important for everyone, no matter what their financial status, to have access to health care and a choice for whether or not they’ll be a mother. If these politicians decide to defund Planned Parenthood, they would be taking away a woman’s choice along with the rights of impoverished women to take care of themselves and have the resources to preventing STDs and pregnancies. Abbey Whittington is a freshman journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.
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Support Eastern employees at FUNdFest Many people have been stepping up in the wake of the 261 layoffs that have happened this year to help their colleagues that have lost their jobs. The group Support EIU Employees in particular has been vocal in propping up and helping their former colleagues, as seen in how they have planned a whole festival to raise funds and support members of the community. According to an article in The Daily Eastern News, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. activities for the festival such as “live music, vendors, a silent auction, raffles and a beer tent beginning at 5 p.m.” will be available to anyone who comes to the festival. Planning and organizing an event like FUNdFest is no small undertaking, especially when one keeps in mind the fact that it is a 12-hour event with many people speaking and lots of activities and food. The people who planned FUNdFest have worked hard to get everything together for
the festival, along with working their regular jobs and juggling their personal lives. This is only made harder when one takes into account the fact that many have had to work harder in their jobs to make up for cuts in staffing. Hopefully, this festival will allow people to get their minds off the last 10 dismal months while raising funds for the people who have been hit hard by the budget impasse. All of the employees who were displaced by the budget crisis or at the beginning of the year during the summer semester deserve and need the community’s support. It is admirable how the community has stepped up to volunteer for and provide this music and food for the festival, and for EIU employees in general. Though it could have been tempting to give up and fall apart in the aftermath of this budget crisis, the community instead chose to come together.
We all still face challenges, but if everyone is able to stand together during these challenges the community will be better off. According to an ar ticle in The News called “Resources available for laid off employees,” the group Support EIU Employees has received donations from many companies, groups on campus, and employees already. Aaron DeRousse, vice president of the organization, said it is very overwhelming to see the community get together for this cause. It is great that during such a hard time for the university and community, people are able to lean on each other for support. All of the proceeds from the event are going to a great cause as well – a relief fund for laid-off employees so they can apply for assistance. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Sleep is a wonderful thing you should try Getting an adequate amount of sleep is not just important for feeling refreshed the next day, it is important for a healthy lifestyle. Much like drinking water to be hydrated, your body needs the right amount of sleep every night to feel recharged for weeks to come. With finals looming around the corner, it is especially important to get in some extra hours of sleep this week and this weekend, as late nights of studying next week are going to be rough on many student’s bodies. In order to ace those tests, sleep is needed. But, just how much? Researchers say that an adequate amount of sleep is anywhere between 5-8 hours, but it varies on the person. Honestly, I’m the type of person who needs a minimum of eight hours because I lead an active lifestyle. The benefits of getting enough sleep before finals are endless. For one, getting your ideal amount of sleep can improve your memory. While your body rests in sleep, your mind stays wide awake, processing and strengthening memories and skills you learned while you were wide awake. So, while you were studying all day and into the night for a big exam, when you finally turned off the light, your mind essentially kept studying and processing. Your brain also reorganizes and restruc-
Maria Baldwin tures the memories you’ve learned, to make them even easier to remember them the next day while you are taking the exam you were studying for. There has been an immense amount of studies done that prove that college students who don’t sleep have tremendously lower grades than those who do get their sleep. Researchers believe that this is because sleep sharpens your ability to pay attention in the classroom and in your daily life. You all know how it feels to be sleepy and have zero energy. All you want to do is lay in bed, shut the blinds and watch Netflix. Even in class, all you are thinking about is when you get to sleep next or lay down and take a nap. But, if you are thinking about sleeping when you are supposed to be paying atten-
tion to your lecture or lab, you are missing out on everything that the teacher is trying to teach you because you aren’t paying attention. If you have read many of my columns this semester, you know that I’m not a fan of having a cell phone or device next to your bed. I mostly believe this because I am a firm believer in having time for yourself at night to unwind and evaluate your own thoughts, beliefs and experiences of the day. That kind of self-evaluation is what I believe is missing from the world today. But, I also believe that when I fall asleep every night with my own thoughts, I sleep so much better, and for longer time. Studies show that it’s because of the brightness of the screen, but I think that people who sleep terribly at night and use a phone to make them tired just need to relax and be at peace. As at night, I also believe you shouldn’t pick your phone up in the morning to “wake yourself up,” because I believe this also effects your ability to be attentive and awake as a student. When you allow yourself to wake up by yourself, you are using your own thoughts and motivating yourself to do so. Maria Baldwin is a sophomore mass communications and public relations major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbaldwin@eiu.edu.
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Aside from her knee sounding “like it has rocks in it” and probably needing more surgery in the future, Ward has regained her physical abilities to walk and run along with her confidence. “There were a lot of times where it was just a really innate sense of helplessness,” Ward said. “It was a really crappy situation to be in because I didn’t do anything wrong; it’s not like I was the drunk driver who got in a car accident and it was my actions. I was just in the crosswalk.” Ward said she is grateful to not remember being hit because she is able to go back to the crosswalk without experiencing any post-traumatic stress. Irving Coleman, a senior art major and friend of Ward’s, does not feel the same ease in that location. Coleman said he was with a group of friends who saw the ambulances at the crosswalk, but they did not know what was going on or who was involved. “The moment my friend Miguel came back and told us that it was her, it shocked me to the point of being frozen on the spot,” he said. “And even today I still can’t believe it happened and I try not to go by the area it happened unless I have to.” Coleman said the most difficult part was the uncertainty as to whether or not Ward would live. Despite the difficulties in her rehabilitation process, Ward said she was able to fight her sense of helplessness by finishing the semester. Her advisers did not think she should continue because she had missed a lot of class, but she pushed through with her friends and family’s help. She may have had to navigate campus on crutches, leaving 20 minutes early to get from McKinney Hall to Old Main and recruit friends to carry her lunch tray in the dining halls, but Ward was able to complete and pass all of her courses. “That was the only thing I could control out of the entire situation, was that I could stay in school or not,” Ward said. She said she has learned overall that everything can change in an instant—whether negatively or positively. “It was a struggle, but I managed to do it. I’ve got my self-confidence back,” she said. “I’m walking. I’m running. I’m doing all the things that I never thought two years ago I would’ve done.” Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
“Even in Illinois, the demographics of certain communities are growing, Making sure we’re being supportive of these communities and creating this access (is important),” Hadley-Shakya said. She said the numbers for many demographics is growing, such as a record number of Latino students last year. For Latino students, Admissions came up with ideas for initiatives with a committee called Sí Se Puede, which formed two years ago and is made up of students, faculty and staff from across campus who came together to look at the recruitment and retention of Latino students at Eastern. One of these initiatives is using Latino ambassadors to recruit high school and transfer students in targeted schools to create in-depth Spanish publications. Admissions also recently had its first Latino Admitted Student Day. Families could pick an English or Spanish version of the day where presentations, speakers and tour guides spoke in Spanish. Admissions collaborated with many areas around campus for this Admitted Student Day, such as Minority Affairs, the Latin American Student Organization and faculty members. “When you have that collaborative type of event, it really showcases what EIU’s about,” Hadley-Shakya said. Admitted Student Days have increased, with Future Panther Fridays, where prospective students meet with admissions counselor, financial aid counselors and get a tour. Last year, 37 students were a part of this program. This year, it was over 60. The budget for Admissions includes salaries for professional staff, recruiting in high schools and college fairs and events on campus. “We use those funds as effectively as we can, but there’s always new recruitment strategies that we don’t always have money for,” HadleyShakya said. As a result of lowering enrollment, some floors will have to be closed in certain residence halls. Mark Hudson, director of housing and din-
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ing, said a couple of floors in Taylor, a couple of floors in Andrews and a floor in Thomas will be put off line in the fall. After reviewing the number of floors they had open and the number people on each floor, Hudson felt they could consolidate their spaces further. “It’s an enrollment reflection issue,” Hudson said. “As we’ve had lower enrollment, the number of people on campus reflects that as well.” Floors were under-occupied; some that would normally have 45 students only had 25 living in them. As a result of having fewer floors open, less Resident Assistants, Building Service Workers and utilities are needed. Hudson said no one would lose their jobs; the positions will just not be re-filled when someone leaves. He said the amount of money saved from closing these floors could be “tens of thousands” of dollars. “It’s a full-time salary. It’s utilities,” Hudson said. “I would bet based on that.”
When floors have been taken off line, it is renovated. “During the school year, we hope to do just that,” Hudson said. “Do some painting, do some other things. Help them be ready for the next year.” If a larger number of people come in the fall than expected, floors will be opened for the new students. When more students were enrolled, there have been times when no floors have been closed, Hudson said. “When we don’t need as many spaces, it makes sense to use your space effectively with this process,” Hudson said. Hudson said they use a projection of current occupancy and rooming contracts and enrollment numbers to estimate how many bed spaces will be needed and they make adjustments accordingly. “You want to have enough people to engage and have critical mass,” Hudson said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
CAA to wrap up semester with learning goals By Analicia Haynes Administration Editor | @Haynes1943 The Council on Academic Affairs will talk about university learning goals as it wraps up for the semester at their meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Marita Gronnvoll, the chair of the CAA, said it is not unusual to have their final meeting a week before finals take place because of the dire need to add courses or revisions to the course catalog. As the year comes to end, Gronnvoll said the CAA got quite a bit of work done but did not finish
what they started in some instances as a result of the budget impasse, including not accomplishing several learning goals. “We felt that with the layoffs that happened this year we really kind of drastically curtailed what we were going to be doing this year,” Gronnvoll said. “So the stuff with the learning goals and the (general education courses), we decided to wait a year since everyone was stretched so thin.” A few years ago, the CAA passed new university learning goals. The idea of the learning goals is to give students a measurable objective so when a freshman starts at Eastern they can see where they
should be at the end of four years. These goals are critical thinking, reading and writing, speaking and listening, quantitative reasoning and being able to function as responsible citizens. Gronnvoll said in order for students to fully master the goals, courses need to be revised to make sure they address them so the CAA decided to infuse those goals into general education courses. Last year, the CAA pushed to rewrite bylaws to create a standing subcommittee that would be responsible for reviewing the courses. The university learning goals were intended as a five-year plan but changed to a multi-year goal be-
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cause of the budget situation and layoffs. Because so many people would be stretched thin, they decided to take a year to regroup, she said. Gronnvoll said they are hoping to implement the learning goals in the fall. “It’s important for our accreditation,” Gronnvoll said. “If we want the Illinois Board of Higher Education to keep us in good standing, we want to be sure we are moving forward with these important learning goals.” Analicia Haynes can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
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He said the outbreak could have to do with the mentality of traditional students as well. “A lot of times, I think particularly with our traditional population, 18 to 24 year olds, there’s a sense that ‘I’ve not been sick previous-
ly, I don’t have strong perception of risk, it’s not going to happen to me,’ and boom, it happens,” Davidson said. Another reason the outbreak happened is because students travel a lot. “Our society has become so mobile that it’s very common
“Illness transmission can be very complex, but to keep it simple, it’s just people interacting with people,” Davidson said.
for our students to go to other campus, and other campus’ students to come here, and you have that exchange,” Davidson said. He said all in all, the cause of such an incident on Eastern’s campus is not easily explained.
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By Maher Kawash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports Coming off a season with just 13 wins overall and nine wins in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Eastern baseball team was set in rebuilding mode. Jason Anderson was brought on this past summer as the new head coach, and with expectations of turning this program around. But not everything can change overnight as the 2016 season has been more of the same for the Panthers as the rebuild continues. Eastern is 7-33 this season and holds a 2-16 record against OVC opponents. The Panthers have 14 games left on the year to exceed their win total from last season, but they would need six more wins to tie that. While the team tries to meet that win total, they have also seen a drop in the conference rankings. The Panthers did finish last in the conference last season at 9-21, but they ranked higher in other statistical categories. Last year, Eastern was sixth in batting and fifth in fielding, but did rank last in pitching. 2016 still offers lack of pitching depth for the Panthers, but the offense has fallen as well. So far this season, Eastern ranks second to last in batting, last in fielding, and ninth in pitching among other OVC opponents. Part of the reason for the drop in offense could be credited to the loss of the Panthers’ best hitter last season, Caleb Howell. Howell led the conference with a .407 batting average while posting 35 RBIs and 74 hits. Although Eastern’s offense has struggled this season, it is the pitching that
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Sophomore Cale Hennemann bats during the Panthers’ game against Belmont Friday at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers’ fell to the Bruins, 21-9.
needs the most help. The Panthers’ ninth-ranked pitching staff holds a 7.91 ERA on the year, and has allowed the most runs in the OVC at 306. To compare, last year’s team was ranked last in the OVC, but only allowed 390 runs while holding a lower ERA as well at 7.49. Just one pitcher has more than one win for Eastern, and that is senior Jake Johansmeier who has two. Brendon Allen and Matt Wivinis are
the only starters with wins this season. While the pitching staff has struggled, the team’s fielding has not helped much either. Eastern ranks last in the OVC for team fielding this season, and that can be credited to the conference-leading 70 errors. With that being said, there is still time for the Panthers to improve in these areas. Eastern has 12 OVC games left among their 14 total left on the season,
and six of those will be at home. The next matchup for the Panthers will be on the road to take on Eastern Kentucky in a three-game weekend series. Eastern will follow that with another OVC three-game series against Morehead State at Coaches Stadium. The Panthers will need to win eight of their last 12 conference games to exceed their win total in the OVC from last season. Eastern will continue to rely on its
young talent to keep growing while the seniors mentor the team to a strong end of the season. The Panthers have 21 underclassmen on the team, and that could result in brighter days ahead for the team. The future success continues to be the ultimate goal for the Panthers, but for now the focus is improvement for this young program. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
Eastern men’s golf team finishes last in OVC tournament By Sean Hastings Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports After finishing the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in eighth place, the Eastern golf team dropped three spots and finished the final round in last place. Despite the last-place finish, the Eastern golf team had a few highlights in the final round at the Robert Trent Jones “Fighting Joe” Golf Trail at The Shoals Course. Freshman Alvaro Hernandez shot one over par and fellow freshman Charlie Adare had an eagle on the 17th hole. Both Hernandez and Adare finished in 35th place. Adare scored a three on the par-5
17th hole. He finished the round with a score of 77. Hernandez finished Wednesday’s round with a score of 73 for a championship total of 230. He had the two lowest rounds for Eastern after opening the tournament with a 75. The Panthers had a final-round score of 311 and a tournament total score of 941. Sophomore Alex Gowin also had a round in the 70s to close out the OVC tournament. He shot a 79 to make his tournament total 245 and tied for 53rd. Senior Will Drerup shot an 82 in the final round of the tournament and the final round of his Eastern career but finished with a tournament-total
of 241. His final score of 241 put him in 51st. Freshman Kevin Altenberger also shot an 82 in the final round of the tournament for the Panthers. In his first career OVC tournament, the freshman finished with a final score of 254 in 53rd tied with Gowin. Tennessee-Martin had a strong final day to win the OVC Championship. Tennessee-Martin beat out Morehead State by just one stroke and Jacksonville State by two strokes. The Skyhawks had the lead heading into the final day of the tournament after taking over in the second round. Eastern Kentucky finished in fourth place with a final team score
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of 883. Belmont finished tied for fifth with Murray State with identical scores of 884. Tennessee Tech finished the tournament with a score of 894 and Austin Peay came in eighth place with a score of 895. Southern Illinois Edwardsville finished in ninth with a score of 933. Hunter Richardson of TennesseeMartin won the individual medalist honors after finishing five under par. Four players finished under par for the tournament. Will Sallee of Eastern Kentucky finished in second place with a final score of 214 after shooting a 74 in the final round. Ashton Van Horne from Belmont
and Camilo Aguado of Jacksonville State finished with scores of 215. Van Horne shot a 67 in final round and Aguado shot a 72. Daniel Pico of Jacksonville State finished just one stroke behind Aguado and Van Horne but officially finished in fifth place. Pico fired a 74 in the final round giving him a tournament total of 216. Eastern’s season over and it ended the way most of its season did with a last place finish. The Panthers have a young team and the young golfers showed some talent in their first OVC tournament. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2821 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Tennis team shows promise for next season By Kaitlin Cordes Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The women’s tennis team will lose two seniors, but will still thrive with the returning and incoming players. Senior Hannah Kimbrough ended her career as a Panther with a 30-28 record in singles play. Kimbrough split her playing time between the No. 4 and No. 5 spots. Kimbrough also holds the all-time record of 43-20 when partnering with another team member. She and her partner, sophomore Grace Summers, dropped just one conference match this season, earning a 7-1 Ohio Valley Conference record. The duo also went 15-4 on the season. Senior Ali Foster ended her final season at Eastern with a 14-6 singles record. In doubles, Foster and partner junior Kelly Iden were 14-4 on the season and posted a perfect 8-0 conference record. In her junior year, Foster was named Second Team All-OVC with her team-leading 16-4 singles record. The tennis squad will have three seniors next season as juniors Kamile Stadalninkaite, Maria Moshteva and Iden come back for their final year. Iden posted a 9-9 singles record this season and went 5-4 in OVC singles play. Stadalninkaite earned a 5-4 record and lost just one of her three OVC matchups. Moshteva competed in and won one singles match this season. Kimbrough said the juniors will be impactful leaders for the younger members of the team. “Having three seniors will be a major asset for the team,” Kimbrough said. “I think that Kamile, Kelly and Maria will be able to help the younger girls learn from their experiences the past three years.” Summers is the lone sophomore coming back for the Panthers. Summers dropped just one singles match at the beginning of the season, putting her at 20-1 this spring. She also swept all 10 of her conference. Freshmen Srishti Slaria, Abby Carpenter and Leah Lines will add their second year to their careers. Slaria had a whirlwind start to her career at
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Junior Kelly Iden defeated Belmont’s Lara Van Eeckhoudt, 6-3, 6-2 in singles play on April 1 at the Darling Courts. Iden defeated Austin Peay’s Lidia Yanes Garcia, 6-2, on the first day of the OVC tournament and was defeated by Tennessee-Martin’s Sarah Candeloro 6-2, 6-4 on day two.
Eastern; she earned an 11-6 singles record and posted a 13-4 doubles record with Stadalninkaite. Carpenter impressed with her 7-3 singles record on the season. She dropped just one of her six conference matches. Carpenter made just one appearance in doubles play when she and Foster teamed up in the semifinals of the conference tournament; the duo was defeated, making the pair 0-1. Head coach Emily Wang will also be returning for her second year with the Eastern women’s tennis program. Wang announced her first signing in the fall season. The team will gain newcomer Emily Pugachevsky who signed a letter of intent to join the Panthers in the fall of the 2016-17 season. Wang told reporters from Eastern’s athletic
website that she and the team have welcomed Pugachevsky with open arms. “The team and I are very excited to welcome Emily to EIU Tennis,” Wang said. “She is a strong player and a fighter on the court. She will fit in great with the EIU tennis culture of working hard and getting the job done.” The tennis team had a rough start to their spring season; they opened with a road loss to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini in a 0-7 decision. The Panthers went on to earn 11 sweeps of their own with five of them posted over OVC rivals. The squad lost just three of their 10 conference matches and earned the No. 4 seed in the OVC tournament. The first round of the tournament was a com-
plete success for Eastern as they swept Austin Peay, 4-0. The spring season came to a close when the Panthers fell to No. 1 Tennessee-Martin in the semifinals. Kimbrough said that even though losing the match was difficult, her teammates rallied around her and Foster to turn the loss into a special moment. “Although losing our match in the semis was one of the more painful moments of the season, the way all of my teammates supported me and Ali after that match was a really special moment,” Kimbrough said. Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.
Limited track, field group to compete at Drake Relays By Mark Shanahan Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The track and field teams will compete in the Drake Relays this Thursday through Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The teams will send 13 athletes along with five relay teams to compete in the three-day meet. The events will begin for Eastern on Thursday with the men and women’s 800-meter run. Senior Mark Pedziwiatr will run in the event for the men and senior Kristen Paris will compete for the women. There are two athletes participating in multiple events this weekend for the Panthers. Senior Eric Gordon will compete in the javelin Friday morning for the men and will return in the afternoon for the pole vault, which begins at 12:30 p.m. For the women, junior Bryn Buckwalter will compete in the women’s discus on Friday at 1 p.m. She will be back in action for the shot put Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. Eastern will have a pair of men and women competing in the steeplechase. The women’s steeplechase will begin Saturday morning at 10:40 a.m. with the junior sister duo Rachel Garippo and Ruth Garippo competing for the Panthers. Junior Riley McInerney and redshirt senior Joe Calio will be competing for the men after the completion of the women’s event. For the field events, the women will have sophomore Haleigh Knapp competing and the men will have junior Kendall Williams. Knapp will look to continue her success in the women’s high jump after increasing her school record last weekend in the events. That will be-
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Senior Amina Jackson placed third in the women’s 400 meter hurdles, second in the 4x400 meter relay, 14th in the 400 meter dash, and 16th in the 100 meter hurdles prelims during the EIU Big Blue Classic on April 2 at O’Brien Field.
gin on Friday at 1 p.m. Williams will be competing in the men’s long jump on Friday at noon. Junior Anita Saffa and senior Amina Jackson will also be running in track events for the women. Saffa will run in the women’s 100-meter dash, which will be on Friday at 12:25 p.m.
Jackson will compete in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Friday at 11:57 a.m. Not everyone is accepted into the Drake Relays and only 25 athletes will be there for the Panthers. Jackson, who is getting her first and last chance to compete at the relays as a senior, is not approaching the meet any differently.
“I feel that you should treat every game or meet like any other one because you should want to do your best in every game or meet you go to,” she said. Jackson also said she is excited, but really nervous to compete at the Drake Relays. Also noting that she is glad to have the chance to compete this week in her last year of track. Junior Jonathon Boey will be competing for the men in the 100-meter dash on Friday at 12:53 p.m. The two men’s relay teams will compete Friday. The 4x100-meter relay team will be in the morning at 10:58 a.m. The relay team will consist of Boey, freshman Ja’Marcus Townsend, junior Jamal Robinson and senior Christian Ilunga-Matthiesen. The two women’s relay teams will also run on Friday. The 4x400-meter relay team will compete at 2:55 p.m. The relay team will be Jackson, senior Cassidy Strohl, sophomore Darneisha Spann and senior Dhiaa Dean. The 4x800-meter relay team will be in the evening at 7:48 p.m. Running in that relay team will be senior Amy Yeoman, Paris, junior Julie James and Dean. The distance medley relay will compete on Saturday at 1 p.m. Yeoman, Dean, Paris or James and senior Kristen Rohrer will run in that. Director of track and field Tom Akers said the Drake Relays give the teams a chance to compete against the best teams in the nation. What is different about this meet is the amount of relays, giving them the chance to run the 4x800-meter relay and the distance medley. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.