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A composite of three photos showing the solar eclipse as seen from the Eastern’s campus, Monday (8.21.2017). The campus was fortunate the preceding thunderstorm cleared off just in time to reveal the celestial event.
(Almost) a Total Eclipse of the Park Hundreds come to Campus Pond for eclipse-viewing event By Cassie Buchman Editor-in-Chief| @cjbuchman
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Lauren Mann, a graduate student studying art, takes a look at the eclipse as she attempts to draw it during the viewing party at the Campus Pond Monday. She said by the end of the event, they will have a time lapse of the moon’s shadow blocking the sun.
Not even pouring rain stopped hundreds of people from coming out to watch what ended up being a unique and inspiring sight for many — a solar eclipse on Eastern’s campus. Though it did start to rain during the first part of an eclipse-viewing party by Campus Pond, it cleared up just in time for the eclipse to reach its peak at 1:20 p.m., allowing attendees to experience 95 percent totality. People packed the Campus Pond pavilion as the rain came down harder and harder, eventually emerging as the sun came out to view the eclipse. As they stared, eyes —with protective glasses on— glued to the sky, people could be heard shouting “It’s so cool,” and calling their friends over to have a look. The 400 glasses the university was giving out as a part of the event ran out quickly, physics department chair Steven Daniels said. Daniels said that meant there probably were about 600 people at the viewing party. “It’s been quite an experience,” he said. “A lot of community people, a lot of students (came). It’s all great.” Running out of glasses did not turn out to be a problem, however, as people shared them with each other and took turns watching the sun. English professor Robin Murray said she liked the camaraderie that came with watching the eclipse. “We got together to share an experience that only happens every few decades,” she said. Like others at the event, she was initially wor-
ried as the rain came pouring down. “I was so excited when the storm cleared out and we had some sun come in and could actually see it,” Murray said. “It’s just beautiful. I might have to write a poem on it...It’s pretty amazing.” Michael Hughes and his wife, Pat Hughes, both Charleston residents and Eastern alumni who met at the university, had been sitting in their truck during the rainfall. “We were thinking, ‘Oh, no, we’re going to miss (the eclipse),’” Michael Hughes said. Though the two planned to be in Carbondale with friends, those plans fizzled when their friends became sick. However, Pat Hughes said she was glad she could see the eclipse at her alma mater. “I’m glad we’re here,” Pat Hughes said. Michael Hughes agreed. “(In college) I didn’t think I’d be out here doing that,” Michael Hughes said. Briana Retter, a senior communication studies major, said watching the eclipse was a unique experience. “It’s not something you get to see every day,” Retter said about seeing the sun with eclipse glasses. “It blacks out everything — it kind of looks like when you look at the moon in the night sky.” Many went to experience the eclipse by watching it through a telescope at the Observatory. Physics professor Robert Chamberlain said what people saw in the telescope was the part of the sun which was not being obstructed by the moon. “What this telescope is doing is zooming in on it,” he said. “If you look in it, you’ll see the crescent in more detail than you would if you just took a look at it with glasses.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The University of Texas' abrupt decision to remove Confederate statues in the middle of the night after the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, raises the question of whether other public universities, cities and towns across the state will follow its lead. Texas wasn't the first prominent school to take down such monuments — Duke University removed a damaged Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue Saturday — but its stature as one of the country's largest public universities could influence others. And in a state that has the most Confederate symbols except for Virgin-
ia, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a movement to get similar symbols removed could gain momentum. University of Texas President Greg Fenves, who said such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism," cited the Charlottesville violence as a catalyst for his Sunday night order to move statues of Lee, Confederate Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston and Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan from a main area of the Austin campus to a history museum. Crews had them down in just a few hours and also removed a statue of former
Gov. James Stephen Hogg, whose likeness will be placed in another spot on campus. "The historical and cultural significance of the Confederate statues on our campus — and the connections that individuals have with them — are severely compromised by what they symbolize," Fenves said. "Erected during the period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African-Americans. That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry." Gary Bledsoe, president of the NAACP's Texas chapter, praised the
move by the University of Texas. "I hope others in the state can see fit to recognize the humanity of other citizens," Bledsoe said. "It's a tough thing politically but it's the right thing." Texas' biggest cities had already started exploring what to do with their Confederate memorials. Even before the violence in Virginia, two San Antonio City Council members had asked that a 118-year-old monument be removed. Mayors in Dallas, Houston and Austin have announced their cities will study what to do with Confederate memorials, statues and street names.
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readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet after the USS John S. McCain collided with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters, leaving 10 U.S. sailors missing and others injured. It was the second major collision in the past few months involving the Navy's 7th Fleet. Seven sailors died in June when the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship collided in waters off Japan. Vessels and aircraft from the U.S., Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia were searching for the missing sailors. Four other sailors were evacuated by a Singaporean navy helicopter to a hospital in the city-state for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, the Navy said. A fifth was taken to the hospital by ambulance after the destroyer arrived in Singapore under its own power, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said. Navy Adm. John Richardson ordered a pause in operations for the next couple of days to allow fleet commanders to get together with leaders, sailors and command officials and identify any immediate steps that need to be taken to ensure safety. There was no immediate explanation for the collision. Singapore, at the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula, is one of the world's busiest ports and a U.S. ally, with its naval base regularly visited by American warships.
The McCain had been heading to Singapore on a routine port visit after conducting a sensitive freedom-of-navigation operation last week by sailing near one of China's man-made islands in the South China Sea. The collision east of Singapore between the 154-meter (505-foot) destroyer guided missile destroyer and the 183-meter (600-foot) Alnic MC ripped a gaping hole in the destroyer's hull. The Navy's 7th Fleet said "significant damage" to the McCain's hull resulted in the flooding of adjacent compartments including crew berths, machinery and communications rooms. Another U.S. naval vessel, the amphibious assault ship USS America, arrived in Singapore and deployed Osprey aircraft and Seahawk helicopters. It was helping with damage control on the McCain and with the search for the missing sailors. The Singapore government said no crew were injured on the Liberian-flagged Alnic, which sustained damage to a compartment at the starboard, or right, side at the front of the ship some 7 meters (23 feet) above its waterline. Several safety violations were recorded for the oil tanker at its last port inspection in July, one fire safety deficiency and two safety-of-navigation problems.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The police chief for Spain's Catalonia region says the extremist cell suspected of carrying out last week's fatal van attacks has been broken now that the 12 members authorities had identified are all accounted for. Regional police chief Josep Luis Trapero made the assessment after two of his officers shot and killed the one suspect who was thought to still be at large on Monday. Trapero says four of the men responsible for the attacks that left 15 dead are under arrest. He says another eight are dead themselves: five who were shot dead by police in the resort town of Cambrils and two others who were killed when a house exploded the night before the Barcelona attack. Trapero says an imam was one of the suspects who died in the explosion.
Search for missing sailors; Navy chief orders probe SINGAPORE (AP) — The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation Monday into the performance and
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ROME (AP) — An earthquake rattled the Italian resort island of Ischia at the peak of tourist season Monday night, killing at least one person and trapping a half dozen others under collapsed homes. Police said all but one of the people known to be trapped were responding to rescuers and were expected to be extracted alive, including three children. One person, however, wasn't responding, raising worries the death toll could increase, said Giovanni Salerno of the financial police. Italy's national volcanology institute said the temblor struck a few minutes before 9 p.m., just as many people were having dinner. The hardest-hit area was Casamicciola, on the northern part of the island. At least one hotel and parts of a hospital were evacuated. A doctor at the Rizzoli hospital, Roberto Allocca, told Sky TG24 that some 26 people were being treated for minor injuries at a makeshift emergency room set up on the hospital grounds. Salerno confirmed one woman was killed by falling masonry from a church. At least three people were extracted from the rubble alive, the civil protection said, adding that the island had sustained at least 14 aftershocks.
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Multicultural RSOs to welcome students By Kennedy Nolen Multicultural Reporter | @KennedyNolenEIU Multicultural organizations will welcome students back to campus and help introduce them to their culture at the minority faculty, staff and student reception. The reception is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Ballroom, and ice cream, cookies and punch will be served. Groups including the Black Student Union, the Asian American Association, the Latin American Student Organization and TRiO will be available to talk with students. Anyone is welcome to come to the reception, said Mona Davenport, the director of Minority Affairs. Sign-in sheets for each registered student organization will be available as well as upcoming meeting dates. “It is a fun, interactive, informal welcome,” Davenport said. Davenport said she would like for students to see the multiple organizations available at the college level and to help them get involved. “Some first-generation students think college will be hard and strenuous. We want to give them ways to relax and meet new friends,” Davenport said. Pantherpalooza on Monday, Aug. 28 in the South Quad is another opportunity for students to get involved and meet organizations, she said. Stephanie Beltran, sophomore biological sciences major and vice president of the Latin American Student Organization, said at the reception LASO will promote an informational meeting that will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at Java Beanery and Bakery in the Union. “We are also going to promote a get-together to bond, so (students) are able to get to know us,” Beltran said. Beltran said LASO does a lot of volunteering, and their “philosophy is to promote cultural awareness of the Latino community.” Beltran said she hopes people come to the event Tuesday not only for information about
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Members of the African Student Association discuss their organization with another student during last year’s Pantherpalooza on Aug. 25 in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. This year, Pantherpalooza will be on Monday, Aug. 28 in the South Quad.
LASO, but also to learn more about all the different minority RSOs on campus. “You get to learn a little bit more about different individuals and different cultures,” she said. Another event happening this semester hosted by the Office of Minority Affairs is the Latin Heritage Month Kick-Off Reception in Doudna September 15. This event is called “Taste of Latin Culture.”
After the kickoff, LASO will be hosting a variety of events to celebrate Latin Heritage Month. “It is nice to learn about and view a little bit of someone else’s life and see how their families were brought up,” Beltran said. For example, Beltran said in the United States Christmas is a popular holiday, but in Mexico people celebrate Three Kings Day in January. As part of LASO’s Dia de los Muertos cele-
bration on Oct. 31, Beltran said they will be giving away free T-shirts for students who complete worksheets. Davenport said in October, there will be faculty and staff diversity training and the Black Student Reunion is set for November. Kennedy Nolen can be reached at 581-2812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.
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The library is hosting these tours in an effort to show students, faculty and staff everything the library has to offer, according to the press release. The Booth Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 1 a.m. Sunday for the fall semester. The library will be closed on Sept. 4 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
The Booth Library will be having tours of its facilities at 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays until Sept. 14. Tours will begin at the reference desk located on the north end of the library and last approximately 20 minutes each. According to a press release, there is no mandatory registration. However, tours are also offered by appointment throughout the semester. A reference librarian can be contacted at 5816072 to schedule a tour.
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Jails are not so harsh, inmates are people too Within the last 20 years, society in the country and the world has gone through a series of changes. Social media, national news outlets, political correctness, changing options and so on are all shaping the world again and as it should. The world will always go through change and right now I am living in that period. I am seeing how people change their way of thinking and how people react toward other people and cultures. So where am I going with this? It seems that sometimes the media likes to portray the prison system as a harsh, cutthroat environment. On television, I see police officers abusing their power and criminals doing what they do best: breaking the law. Back in June, I visited my father’s workplace. For 17 years, he has worked as a correctional officer at the Federal Corrections Institute in Greenville. For nearly two decades, he has seen a lot and I always wanted to see it. Maybe I sound naïve, but actually witnessing what goes on at that prison has changed my views from what I see on T.V. The things we see on media and television is not what makes prison all it is cracked up to be, at least in FCI Greenville. I was taken back by the good things I saw at the prison. I saw inmates going to school to get their GEDs as well as earning college credits. I saw instructors come in and teach inmates English and other languages as well as where to find jobs once they got out. I saw their artwork, which consisted of beautiful paintings and handmade crafts like chess sets. I saw the UNICOR factory where inmates sewed blouses for the United States Army. However, the neatest experience was actually talking to a few of the inmates. One in particular had worked with my dad for 10 years. This man talked to me about his son and opened up to me about the anxiety he had about re-entering the outside world. He talked to me about how he does what he does for his family and worries about what his loved ones will think of him once he gets out, especially his son. We talked about how the prison is its own community; it’s like its own city with everyone living right next door to each other. When I’m 29, his sentence will be over. My point here is this: inmates are people just like you and I. The inmates I met and talked to in Greenville accept why they are there, and they want to better themselves. If you talk to them with mutual respect and honesty, then that is that. If only everyone did that to each other these days. The so-called “luxuries” inmates have gives them an opportunity to do something productive with the time they have. In the end, people are people and we all have a story. If we treat each other with respect and don’t judge each other for our pasts, then that will go a long way. Ben Leman is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or bhleman@eiu.edu.
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Take chances, get involved before it is too late In today’s issue of the Daily Eastern News, we wrote about two events that happened that might not seem similar at first, but serve similar purposesthe minority reception happening on Tuesday. Events like these help bring people together, and help students to get more involved on campus. Through the minority staff, faculty and student reception, students can get to know what multicultural organizations are right for them, and find people they can come to know as familiar faces on campus. At the solar eclipse-viewing party, students, faculty, staff and community members were able to bond over seeing a rare event, as the moon crossed over the sun for the first time in years and have fun. Both are great examples of some of the things offered on campus that help students stay entertained
and allow them to meet new people. While you are here to get good grades, college will be awfully boring if you just sit in your dorm after going to class. In many stories the Daily Eastern News has published over the years about getting involved, the one regret people often have is that they did not do it earlier. Do not be one of those people with regrets. If you are a new student, find your niche early. And even if you are a senior, it is still possible to make a new start this year and try to find something you will like to do. As a new year starts, we all start on a blank slate. While it is better to get involved early, as the saying goes, better late than never. If you are afraid to walk into that registered student organization meeting or go to that campus
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event, just remember, everyone who is involved with anything at this university was once in your shoes, and remembers feeling just as afraid. One second of nervousness or awkwardness can turn into years of friendship and memories that are totally worth going outside of your comfort zone for. Even if you do not have a friend readily available to go with you, even trying to go alone to these events or activities can be beneficial. Maybe there will be someone else alone you can make friends with, or you will find that you like having time to yourself. Whatever reasons or excuses you come up with, do not let these be what is holding you back or making your university life boring. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Reach out, try something new while away Well, here we are again, all of us ready and eager to start the fall semester. We have had our glorious summer vacations filled with fun, sleeping in and doing things on our own time. Now we have to get back to reality and back to a more structured lifestyle, which means getting out of bed a lot earlier to (for most of us) get to our classes. Students may feel a little overwhelmed because suddenly, after the long slow days of summer, everything will once again become fastpaced. Personally, toward the end of summer break, I get a bit bored and start thinking about returning to classes, learning new things, getting involved in school activities and seeing all my friends that I have missed so much over summer break. Returning to school means something different for each of us. Maybe this will be your last semester and graduation is finally on the horizon, or perhaps this will be your first time away from home as you begin your college education and you are scared stiff. Whatever this semester will bring for you, please try to remember that sometimes you might feel anxious or stressed about returning to school; that a normal symptom of the “Summer’s Over Blues.” If you are feeling stressed about getting back
Cindy Huff into the school routine, take your time and pace yourself. Ease back into it slowly, eat well and exercise. Take some time each day to think about yourself, and just breath. Remember that you are not alone; we all get anxious about returning to classes after a long summer break. A good way to stay motivated for the new semester might be to think about the goals that you have set for yourself and what you are likely to achieve this semester. Another way to relieve some first day anxiety is by getting involved in school activities where you will make friends and meet new people. You might want to try a debate team, a volunteer activity, student council or a Greek organization.
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Once you are settled into college and feel more comfortable exploring your school’s social scene, you might find out how much fun it can be to get more involved. Do not be afraid to break the ice. Introduce yourself to other classmates and get to know them. Chances are they are just as nervous as you are and are waiting for someone just like you to reach out to them. Having something to look forward to when returning to classes always helps with transitioning after summer break. It is exciting to think about new ideas, new friends and new adventures. And finally, please remember that your instructors may feel as stressed as you do for the first few weeks of the semester. They have to adjust to new schedules, new learning materials and the preparation that goes into facing all of our shiny little faces, with all of our problems and questions we will surely have. So take it easy on them as well; they are human and have the same apprehensions that we have about the new semester. Welcome back, and best of luck to us all this semester. Cindy Huff is an aging studies graduate student. She can be reached at 581-2812 or clhuff2@eiu.edu.
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Mark Hudson, director of Housing and dining, greets faculty, alumni and staff as they grab Moon Pies and Sunchips during the eclipse-viewing party at the Campus Pond Monday.
Shirley Mensah, a junior geology major, is only 20, but she has already been to two eclipses on two different continents. Back home in Ghana, she was able to see an eclipse in 2006 and on Monday she was one of eight students who took a trip down to Chester to experience 100 percent totality. “It’s an experience you wouldn’t want to miss out on,” she said. “I was like, I’m not missing out on this.” In Chester, getting to see other people’s reaction to watching the eclipse for the first time made Mensah happy. “I just stood back and saw everyone...even how the animals were behaving —they thought it was night time, the crickets (were) chirping...It was really cool,” she said. Amanda Kiessling, a sophomore foreign languages major, said before the eclipse, birds were chirping, but they stopped when it got dark. “When the moon covered the sun it got all dark, like you’re wearing sunglasses,” she said. Though it got dark in Chester, Mensah said a halo around the moon from the sun gave the area a little light. “(It was) kind of like twilight,” Mensah said. Kiessling became interested in going to an area with 100 percent totality after taking a class with astronomy professor David Linton, who went to Chester with students. “He was really excited about it coming up and it got me interested in it,”
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Nathan Barnett-Bishop, a junior engineering major, spots his adviser Douglas Brandt, professor in the physics department, who was struggling to get the hatch of the observatory closed to prevent rain from getting inside and damaging the telescope. “I’m just figuring it out as I go,” Brandt said after explaining that many of the faculty members who have more training in the Observatory went farther south for their eclipse viewing.
While the weather did make things a little more difficult, with everything having to be taken down and put back together at one point, a lot of people were still able to take a look through the telescope. “People have been impressed,” Chamberlain said. “Usually you think of the sun as sort of this unchanging entity, but you’re actually able to see on this rare occasion the moon covering up part of it-you do get to see this
she said. “You don’t get to see this sort of thing a lot.” Physics professor Don Pakey, who met up with the students in Chester, said he could hear people being emotional during the eclipse, with some even saying they got goosebumps from it. Along with the sun’s Corona, planets such as Venus and Jupiter, along with the star Regulus, were visible in Chester. “They were super bright,” Kiessling said. “Kind of like a diamond.” The students left at 7 a.m. and got to Chester around 11:30 a.m., right on time to see the first touch of the moon to the sun. Pakey said Chester was not crowded, though there was heavy traffic an hour away from there, from people traveling to Carbondale. 100 percent totality lasted for about two minutes and 40 seconds. “A lot of people were around, watching the crescent sun get smaller and smaller, then it was totality and everyone could take their eclipse glasses off,” Pakey said. Pakey said though it was a hot day, it really cooled down during the eclipse. “To actually see the solar eclipse is something (students) will not be able to reproduce. To actually see it with the naked eye as opposed to just studying it — they always remember that,” Pakey said. Along with a memorable experience, the trip to Chester also gave Mensah a new hobby. “Now, I’m going to make it a mission to track down eclipses,” Mensah said. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
nice eclipse.” Paige Anderson, a transfer student majoring in biological sciences and minoring in astronomy, was excited to look through a telescope for the first time. “The fact that I get to see an eclipse through the telescope for the first time ever... is super amazing,” she said. “It’s something that not a lot of people get to experience, especially in North America, and especially so close to home.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu
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By Dillan Schorfheide Women’s Soccer Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s soccer team won the 2016-2017 Eastern Panthers in the Community Award Sunday at the Eastern Illinois Athletics’ annual student-athlete picnic. “The award is something the women’s team has taken great pride in,” soccer coach Kiki Lara said. “They decided as a group last year that they were going to dedicate more time and effort in the community.” The EPIC Cup competition was established in 2009 by the Eastern athletic department to promote student-athlete involvement in the community and the campus. It was also started to promote student-athletes to strive for overall personal development. This personal development is something Lara mentioned, saying, “…the award is symbolic of the diligent work that the women’s soccer team has focused on all year to better themselves and the program they represent.” The women’s team did community work with different groups in the area including the Special Olympics Family Fest, the Chicago Kids School Supply Drive, volunteer hours at community nursing homes and work at local animal shelters. Junior defender and midfielder Kate Olson said working the Special Olympics was an awesome experience. She said each player on the soccer team was partnered with a special olympic athlete and were buddies for the day, competing for prizes and play ing games together. “It was a humbling experience to share the bond between the love of sports with one another,” Olson said. “We got to know the athletes on a personal level that created friendships and it gave athletes an opportunity to live out their dreams of playing a sport.” The Student Athlete Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from each sport, closely works with Eastern’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism throughout the year to
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Senior midfielder Madi Fisher advances the ball during a match against Indiana State on September 2016. The Panthers lost to the Sycamores 2-0.
develop opportunities for athletes to reach out and volunteer within the community. This year is the first year the women’s soccer team has won the award during the Cup’s short existence. The men’s soccer team won the award last season. Women’s soccer beat out two fellow women’s sports, the women’s basketball team and the volleyball team, for the award. The women’s basketball team came in second with the volleyball team finished third in the competition. Each team in the EPIC competition is award-
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ed points on a varying scale throughout the year based on community service, academic excellence and season accomplishments. “We want to be champions of Eastern Illinois as an institution and represent our school, our athletic department and our soccer programs,” Lara said. So far, women’s sports have dominated the list of winners for the EPIC award, winning the Cup six times out of the eight times it has been awarded. Both the softball and women’s swimming teams have won the award twice. Last year, Eastern athletic teams combined to
volunteer for more than 1,700 hours of community service. The EPIC award is a nice compliment for the women’s team as it also started its fall season well. The Panthers defeated IUPUI Friday 2-0 and tied with Indiana State Sunday 1-1. Women’s soccer has two matches this weekend: first Friday at home against Green Bay, then Sunday the 27 against Milwaukee, a home game as well. Dillan Schorfheide can be reached at dtshorfheide@eiu.edu or at 581-2812.
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Eastern players celebrate with the Mid-America Classic trophy after defeating Illinois State 24-21 in September 2016 at Hancock Stadium. Eastern plays ISU for the home opener on Sept. 16 at O’Brien Field.
Leadership to play vital role for Panthers By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports When the Eastern football team takes the field Aug. 31 at Indiana State, it will be bringing out seven returning starters on offense and defense. The offense is led by redshirt senior quarterback Mitch Kimble and redshirt senior tight end and preseason First-Team All-OVC selection Addison Bounds. The defense has 2016’s second-leading tackler senior linebacker Nick Horne and preseason First-Team All-OVC selection redshirt senior defensive end David Johnson. Kimble was named second-team All-OVC and Horne was named to Third-Team All-OVC . The Panthers had eight players named to the preseason All-OVC list.
Sophomore running back Dars h o n Mc Cu l l o u g h , j u n i o r l e f t tackle Grant Branch, senior center Louis Vailopa and junior defensive lineman/linebacker Josh Price were all named to ThirdTeam All-OVC. The offensive line blocked for former running back Devin Church’s 1,000-yard season, something Church was grateful for during and after the season completing the goal he set. Of course preseason predic tions mean nothing except shining a brighter light on a few individuals, but what is going to mean something for the Panthers this year is the returning starters and the leadership roles players are holding, Kimble said. “I think with the leadership we have, more guys are bought in,”
Kimble said. “We won’t be satisfied with average play and the yo u n g e r g u y s u n d e r s t a n d t h a t too.” Average play is what hurt Eastern on numerous occasions last year and as coach Kim Dameron referred to it as “shooting ourselves in the foot.” The wins are there for the Panthers’ taking this year, just as it was last year. Church was a big part of the Pa n t h e r s’ o f f e n s e a n d K i m b l e knows replacing a guy like him will be tough as he was the leader in rushing and receiving, but a few key targets are returning for Kimble. Bounds at tight end and 6’4 was a big target for Kimble and strong on the line as well. He hauled in three touchdown passes and
racked up 188 yards. Redshirt junior Aaron Gooch who appeared in 10 games last year will be lining up at receiver again this year. Gooch did not score a touchdown but he connected with Kimble and former quarterback Austin Green 19 times for 177 yards. Senior Dennis Turner is back as well, he was third on the team in reception yards with 272 behind Church and Paul Gossage, who transferred to Minnesota in the offseason. Turner scored two touchdowns for Eastern last year. Kimble dealt with a series of injuries last year, sidelining him four games last year, but is ready to do whatever it takes, whether it is rushing or passing the ball this season, he said.
“At the same time I understand I need to do a better job avoiding unnecessary hit,” Kimble said. QUICK LOOK AT THE OVC: The Panthers have three nonc o n f e re n c e g a m e s b e f o re t h e i r first OVC contest Sept. 23 against Southeast Missouri at home. Eastern was predicted to finish fourth in the OVC standings, and by no surprise Jacksonville State is picked to win the conference again as they have not lost an OVC game since 2013. That is 24 straight wins. The last OVC loss for the Gamecocks was Jimmy Garoppolo’s Panthers. But that match up is long in the future. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Volleyball team adds depth ahead of new campaign By Maher Kawash Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports Though the Eastern volleyball team fell short of expectations a season ago, plenty has come of it. After winning just five games last year, the Panthers now return for a fresh campaign with some fresh faces. The fresh faces come in a group of five freshman and two transfers and at the perfect time, as Eastern still holds a solid number of veterans. Of the freshmen, outside hitter Kylie Michael has been one to already receive some attention, as she broke records in high school and is also the daughter of Eastern athletic director Tom Michael. Laurel Bailey is another 6’0 freshman who comes in to help the team as an outside hitter after recording 451 kills her senior year. Madison Kassaros is another freshman but does not come in with the same size as Bailey and Michael as she is just 5’5. Her height does little to stop her from being a defensive specialist though, as she averaged nearly six digs per match as a senior, while also being a two-sport athlete, as she hit the softball field. Caroline Kirchmer and Madison Cunningham will provide the same role
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Freshman middle hitter Maggie Runge (left) and junior outside hitter Maria Brown (right) go up for the block against a hit from a Drake opponent during the Panthers’ match on Friday, Sept. 9, in Lantz Arena. The Panthers lost to Drake, 1-3. Eastern will face Southern Illinois Edwardsville on the road tonight at 6 p.m.
in their first campaign and that sets the Panthers up well considering returners such as Lindsey Powers and Anne
Hughes being there to serve as mentors. Taylor Smith served as one of the best outside hitters/servers across the Ohio
Valley Conference last season, and will now share her expertise with incoming transfer setter Breanna Jager.
With that being said, that group of freshmen has a special skill set that Eastern may have had a year ago but now has more of. There is no saying what the rest of the competition may factor in, but it is clear the Panthers brought in some fresh talent to improve on a rebuild. Maggie Runge has a chance to be a big factor in that rebuild as she was a force for Eastern last season as a middle hitter. Runge finished second overall in the OVC last year in blocks per set average with a rate of 1.17, and she earned five or more blocks in 11 different games. Maria Brown is that locker room presence that every team needs as she comes in for her senior season after starting all 31 matches last year and finishing with a team-high 273 kills. Josie Winner is not far behind as she notched 241 kills last season, and comes into her final season trying to improve upon her 2.06 kills per set average. The veterans and freshman will all get a shot to build together as regular season play opens Friday at home against Green Bay in the EIU Panther Invitational. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.