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The Eastern tennis teams welcomed alums over the weekend during the annual alumni weekend.
The Ohio Valley Conference has named two Eastern football players offensive and defensive players of the week.
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Faculty senate to discuss new committee proposal By Cassie Buchman Editor in Chief | @cjbuchman The Faculty Senate has been sent a proposal by the Provost asking to look at recommendations made by Workgroups no. 8 and 9 in the vitalization project, according to the agenda for its meeting 2 p.m. Tuesday in room 4440 of the Booth Library. Provost Jay Gatrell submitted a written report to the Faculty Senate, asking that a “Feedback Committee” be made to determine the “merits, priorities and overall feasibility” of individual recommendations of Workgroups no. 8 and 9. Workgroup no. 8 looked at developing programs that could increase Eastern’s enrollment and Workgroup no. 9 analyzed the organization of the university’s academic colleges, schools and departments. It also looked at different learning platforms and tuition models that could be used. The potential committee would be made up of the Provost, two deans, one associate dean, two chairs and five appointees from the Faculty Senate. According to the Provost’s report, this would include representatives from all colleges and a member of the graduate faculty. The timeline for this committee to provide a summary of its work, proposed priorities and other feedback to the Provost is no later than Jan.15. It is then set to be discussed more at the President’s Council. Jeff Stowell, vice chair of the Faculty Senate and the former chair of Workgroup no. 8, said it will be determined how to best select people to be on the committee. During his work in Workgroup no. 8, Stowell said all the group did was make recommendations that were then submitted to Eastern President David Glassman. “We expected that he would work with the deans and others directly affected by our recommendations and begin investigating those,” Stowell said. “However, it sounds like maybe with the new Provost, he would like to have a little bit more discussion about which one of these (recommendations) would be fea-
sible, where we should we begin.” A committee was created internally in the Faculty Senate last year to review recommendations from vitalization project Workgroup no. 7, which analyzed academic programs. This was later disbanded after the Faculty Senate felt the committee “fulfilled its purpose,” Stowell said. He said the committee looking at Workgroups no. 8 and 9 will be broader and involve people outside of the Faculty Senate. Being voted on at the Faculty Senate meeting will also be a resolution asking Glassman to staff and task the University Naming Committee per the regulations in Internal Governing Policy 148. In the resolution, it also asks Glassman to use the opportunity to take on a review of facility names across campus. IGP 148 states that the university president should do this every ten years. This resolution comes after discussions by the Faculty Senate over a proposal submitted by former Eastern English professor Chris Hanlon to change the name of Douglas Hall. The University Naming Committee, according to IGP 148, would be composed of six individuals who would serve for a yearlong term. It would consist of a chair (or designee) of Faculty Senate, CAA, Staff Senate, Student Senate, Council of Chairs and two presidential appointees. In IGP 148, it states that if the president accepts a recommendations to rename a campus facility, the recommendations will be reviewed by the President’s Council then voted on by the Board of Trustees. Facilities can only be renamed with Board approval. The resolution goes on to recommend that the university initiate or revise the principles governing the naming or renaming of facilities on campus, in the same manner of institutions such as Yale. “We advocate that a variety of voices from throughout the campus community be heard in this process,” the resolution states. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Kurtis Brandt (left) a sophomore biological sciences major and Ben Hahn (right) a biological sciences major, play Pokemon Go! outside of the Booth Library Monday night. “The fun thing about it is going around and finding Pokemon,” Brandt said. “Rather than sitting on a screen and doing it.”
Journalism department chair earns hall of fame spot Renaud is set to be inducted at media conference in October By AJ Fournier Campus Reporter | DEN_News Sally Renaud, chair of the journalism department, will be inducted into the College Media Associations John A. Boyd Hall of Fame in October. Although she said it is a bit overwhelming, Renaud said she feels humbled to be Sally Renaud inducted. “I have such reverence for the people who taught me and were my mentors,” Renaud said. Renaud said everything she learned about being an advisor she learned from CMA by taking different classes and workshops. “I genuinely believe there is a relationship in our field between high school, college and the professional journalism world,” Renaud said. Renaud said she believes in helping students get involved in student media, and she is there
to help students improve. “I do read the paper and watch WEIU, so I know when people do a good piece or story and I want students to know that people are reading it and paying attention,” Renaud said. Kelly Lash, president of CMA, said the group is dedicated to advisors in education. She said Renaud has been someone who reaches out and makes you feel like your work matters, and is the person who can think of the good CMA can do. Lash said Renaud “always makes you feel hospitality and she is someone who can critique your work and still makes you feel heard.” Renaud has served more than 20 years for CMA. Throughout this time, Renaud has served on the board of directors and held various positions, including vice president and president. Meredith Taylor, executive director of CMA, said Renaud’s service is what made her stand out since she joined the group in 1995. Taylor said Renaud has made a deep impact on the college media industry and her influence goes far beyond her work. “She has been president of the organization, she has been the chair to many committees and has been a long term and reliable volunteer that many members relay on and know,” Taylor said. Renaud was chosen to be inducted after several members provided letters of recommenda-
tion, a committee of CMA members selected her and the board of directors approved the recommendation. “She is the type of person who should be inducted due to how much she has done for CMA,” Lash said. Renaud will officially be honored in Dallas at the college media convention. As part of the awards ceremony, she will receive a trophy and become a lifetime member. Taylor said the John A. Boyd Hall of Fame
“Sally is great at articulating to the world outside why student medias are so necessary, for both as a training ground for future journalist and document life on campus,” Burnham said. Burnham said Renaud has been an advisor to student publications while working at other schools before coming to Eastern. “Sally is able to talk journalism, talk the importance of journalism, the importance of first amendment and how history has affected all
“She is the type of person who should be inducted due to how much she has done for CMA.” -Kelly Lash, president of CMA award is the most prestigious honor given by CMA. It recognizes the dedication and contributions of members who devoted extensive service to CMA. Lola Burnham, interim director for student publications, said Renaud has always worked well with student media and stays involved with her students lives, even past graduation. Burnham said Renaud travels to all national conventions with students and is always willing to pitch in and do what she needs to do to help.
that has happened,” Burnham said. Burnham said Sally is a firm believer in a strong and independent news media, and a big supporter of the work that happens in students’ news media. “She pushes students to get involved, and is a huge cheerleader to our students and to the world outside that we need strong student media,” Burnham said. AJ Fournier can be reached at 581-2812 or ajfournier@eiu.edu.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rapidfire popping sounded like firecrackers at first, and many in the crowd of 22,000 country music fans didn't understand what was happening when the band stopped playing and singer Jason Aldean bolted off the stage. Then the bang-bang-bang sounds resumed. And pure terror set in. While some concertgoers hit the ground, others pushed for the crowded exits, shoving through narrow gates and climbing over fences as 40- to 50-round bursts of what was believed to be automatic weapons fire rained down on them from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel. By Monday afternoon, 59 victims were dead and 527 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The gunman, identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, a 64-year-old retiree from Mesquite, Nevada, killed himself before officers stormed Room 135 in the gold-colored glass skyscraper. He had been staying there since Thursday and had busted out windows to create his sniper's perch. Paddock had 16 guns in his hotel
room, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said. Two were modified to make them fully automatic, according to two U.S. officials briefed by law enforcement who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still unfolding. At Paddock's home, authorities found 18 more guns, explosives and thousands of rounds of ammunition. The FBI said it found nothing so far to suggest the attack was connected to international terrorism, despite a claim of responsibility from the Islamic State group, which said Paddock was a "soldier" who had recently converted to Islam. With hospitals jammed with victims, authorities put out a call for blood donations and set up a hotline to report missing people and speed the identification of the dead and wounded. They also opened a "family reunification center" for people to find loved ones. More than 12 hours after the massacre, bodies covered in white sheets were still being removed from the festival grounds. The shooting began at 10:08 p.m.,
and the gunman appeared to fire unhindered for more than 10 minutes, according to radio traffic. Police frantically tried to locate him and determine whether the gunfire was coming from Mandalay Bay or the neighboring Luxor hotel. At 10:14 p.m., an officer said on his radio that he was pinned down against a wall on Las Vegas Boulevard with 40 to 50 people. Bodies were laid out on the artificial turf installed in front of the stage, and people were screaming and crying. The sound of people running on the bleachers added to the confusion, and Schneider thought the concert was being invaded with multiple shooters. The shooting had begun as Aldean closed out the three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival. He had just opened the song "When She Says Baby" and the first burst of nearly 50 shots crackled as he sang, "It's tough just getting up." He wasn't finished with the first verse when he abruptly stopped singing and hustled off the stage. Paddock apparently used a ham-
mer-like device to smash out windows in his room and open fire. Muzzle flashes could be seen in the dark. The crowd, funneled tightly into a wide-open space, had little cover and no easy way to escape. Victims fell to the ground while others fled in panic. Some hid behind concession stands. Others crawled under parked cars. The dead included at least three off-duty police officers from various departments who were attending the concert, authorities said. Two on-duty officers were wounded, one critically, police said. The sheriff said authorities believe Paddock acted alone. As for why Paddock went on the murderous rampage, his brother in Florida, Eric Paddock, told reporters: "I can't even make something up. There's just nothing." Nearly every inch of the Las Vegas Strip is under video surveillance, much of it set up by the casinos to monitor their properties. That could yield a wealth of material for investigators as they try to piece together the attack.
Las Vegas gunman was real-estate investor, wealthy
ers outside his home near Orlando, Florida, said even if his brother had been in financial trouble, the family could have bailed him out. Stephen Paddock, who had worked previously as an accountant and never served in the military, was "not an avid gun guy at all," though he had a couple of handguns and a long gun, he said. While Stephen Paddock appeared to have no criminal history, his father was a notorious bank robber, Eric Paddock confirmed to The Orlando Sentinel. Benjamin Hoskins Paddock tried to run down an FBI agent with his car in Las Vegas in 1960 and wound up on the agency's most wanted list after escaping from a federal prison in Texas in 1968, when Stephen Paddock was a teen. Paddock kept a vacation home in Heritage Isle, a gated retirement community in Viera, Florida, from 2013 to 2015, said Don Judy, his neighbor there. Judy said gambling, online and in person, was how Paddock claimed to make his living. One time, he said, Paddock showed Judy's wife his laptop as evidence that he had won $20,000 in an online game.
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ues. We call upon the bonds of citizenship, the ties of community, and the comfort of our common humanity." Trump spoke hours after a gunman on the 32nd floor of a Vegas Strip casino opened fire on people at an outdoor country music festival below. He praised the first responders who he said prevented further loss of life and said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday. He offered condolences to the families of those killed, saying, "We cannot fathom their pain. We cannot imagine their loss." Trump, who owns a hotel in Las Vegas, told associates that he feels deep ties to the city. But Republicans largely avoided the subject. Both House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered sympathetic tweets for those who lost their lives but made no mention of gun policy. Before he was a candidate, Trump at one point favored some gun restrictions. He has more recently cast himself as an ardent protector of the Second Amendment.
MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) — Stephen Paddock lived in a tidy Nevada retirement community where the amenities include golf, tennis and bocce. He was a multimillionaire real-estate investor, recently shipped his 90-year-old mother a walker and liked to travel to Las Vegas to play highstakes video poker. Nothing in his background suggests why he would have been on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino with at least 17 guns on Sunday night, raining an unparalleled slaughter upon an outdoor country music festival below. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility, without offering evidence, but Aaron Rouse, the FBI agent in charge in Las Vegas, said investigators saw no connection to international terrorism. Public records offered no hint of financial distress or criminal history. Eric Paddock, who spoke with report-
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump stuck to a somber script Monday after at least 58 people were shot dead in Las Vegas, condemning the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history as an "act of pure evil" and declaring the nation would unite behind the survivors. He refused to get into a new debate over gun control. Faced with the sad and familiar ritual of a president offering consolation after horrific violence, Trump spoke slowly and carefully from the White House Diplomatic Room, focusing not on the identity or possible motive of the shooter but on the nation's efforts to heal. "Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence," the president said. "We call upon the bonds that unite us: our faith, our family, and our shared val-
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Historian to explore populism By Chrissy Miller News Editor | @DEN_News The 12th annual Barry D. Riccio lecture, “The History of Our Populist Presidency: Traditions of Anti-Elitism in American Politics,” will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Doudna Lecture Hall. History professor Ed Wehrle said the lecture will attempt to offer the public a better understanding of why some Americans are angry or dissatisfied with their politics. “Nothing is all that new about what we’re seeing today,” Wehrle said. “There are antecedents, none of this happened all of a sudden. None of this political turmoil we see today is totally new.” The lectures started as a way to honor Riccio, a history professor who died of cancer. “We’re very indebted to the support of Barry’s family and his wife always comes to the talks,” Wehrle said. “He was a great teacher, really, a terrific teacher so this is kind of a way to keep that teaching going.” Wehrle said Michelle Nickerson, a history professor at Loyola University at Chicago, was chosen as the speaker for the lecture because she is able to put current political events in context in an interesting way. “Nickerson is a particularly exciting speak-
er, in that she’s done some really wonderful scholarship and I think it will be a very accessible talk,” Wehrle said. Nickerson said populism is an important tradition in American politics. “It has been part of both politics on the American right and on the American left if you look at it over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries,” Nickerson said. “We typically associate populism, that is movements against anti-elitists, we associate that with right wing movements.” Nickerson said in her lecture she will show the parts both sides of the political spectrum have played in the populist movement and what it could mean for the future. She plans to show the change in value and meaning of ideas such as “elite” over the course of history. “We should not take at face value what we hear either politicians or the news media assign to those words when they tell us that certain members of the American elite are controlling us in particular ways,” Nickerson said. “It’s important to really think about what that means for us in our lives and who is really controlling things at the very top.” Relying on loaded words is not the best way become educated on what is going on in politics and government, Nickerson said.
“It actually takes work to figure out who is really pulling the strings,” she said. Nickerson said when planning her lecture, she was excited to be able to give context to the current political climate by drawing on America’s political inheritance with 19th century history including Shay’s Rebellion and the populist movement. “The thing that was hard but also very exciting is that with stuff that is happening right now, even just last week, with the resignation of (former Secretary of Health and Human Services) Tom Price, I had to keep changing the lecture because that had an impact on what I was saying and what I was thinking,” Nickerson said. She said current political events bring up questions about what populists do when they are the political establishment. “As the election results were coming in it was literally changing the shape of my lecture, which as a historian I am not used to,” Nickerson said. “I’m not a journalist. I’m a historian, I write about the past. So for these present day events to be interfering with the process of my writing was complicating matters but also very exciting for me.” Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 and clmiller9@eiu.edu.
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Garage fire causes damage over $10 grand, no injuries Staff Report | @DEN_News The Lincoln Fire Protection District was dispatched for a garage fire in the 1200 block of County Road 700 North on Sunday. According to a press release from Pat Goodwin, the Lincoln fire protection fire chief, vehicles were inside the building at the time of the fire and crews were on the scene for about an hour and a half. Damage was estimated at $10,000 to the building. Investigation showed the fire was a result of a trash fire. While the trash fire was occurring an ember traveled into some dry vegetation next to the building, which caught fire. The flames then traveled up the exterior wall. According to the press release, no injuries were caused by the fire. The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewdesk@gmail.com.
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Criminal damage to property was reported near Lawson Hall on Oct. 1st at 10:55 a.m. According to police blotter, this incident is under investigation. Gary Warner, 25, 1317 Wabash Ave., Mattoon, IL was also arrested at the 700 block of West Lincoln Avenue. Warner was arrested because of a Failure to Appear Warrant on Sept. 29. He was released at 11:10 p.m. after posting 10 percent of his $1,500 bond. The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com
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Jovan Williams, a freshman music performance major, and Kyle Gordon, a sophomore psychology major, hit nails into a board with a hammer as a part of a table for Habitat for Humanity Tuesday afternoon by the Doudna Steps. Members of Habitat for Humanity were timing people to see who could get the nail in the board the fastest. Ethan Osborne, a member of the group, said they build, put up insulation, siding and more in areas such as Mattoon and Champaign.
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Now is the time to wake up, do something I was driving to Starbucks on another Monday evening, fighting all my sensibilities to please my bankrupting pleasure, and I heard the most disturbing thing on the radio. It was yet another broadcast of the atrocity that occurred in Las Vegas the night prior and I decided to tune in to find out if any new information had developed. Unfortunately, nothing much had really been discovered that was not already reported, however there were several more interviews from those involved, including a statement from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee that gave me a severe headache. She said, “Today is more, again, like I said, a day of reflection, a day of mourning, a day of gratefulness for those that were saved,” Sanders said during the White House press briefing. “I think that there will be certainly time for that policy discussion to take place, but that’s not the place that we’re in at this moment. Certainly, I think there’s a time for that to happen…This isn’t a time for us to go after individuals or organizations. I think that we can have those policy conversations, but today is not that day.” As I pulled into the rather challenging Starbucks drive though while trying to avoid hitting the curb and pole that litter the tight curve, her words lingered in the front of mind and I could not bring myself to fade her words out. Even after I received my (unnecessary and pay check-wasting) coffee and tried to drown out the statement with a soothing episode of MASH, I still could not shake the thoughts that swarmed my head and held me hostage. I was torn. Though I agree that at this moment but if this is not the time or place to have a discussion about any solution to domestic terrorism then when is? What happened in Las Vegas was sickening, and that is the only polite term I can think of that can describe the nightmare that happened Sunday night. To think that a man, a white American man (contrary to popular belief ), rounded up more than 10 assault rifles, took aim and slaughtered innocent concert goers sends chills down my spine. And though I feel that people should have time to grieve and mourn I also believe that now is the time to find a solution to end the war that has made its way into our backyards. Wake up, America. What happened on Sunday is going down in history as the deadliest mass shooting of our time and we have done nothing to prevent it. When will we find the right time to talk about a solution because we certainly did not do it after the shooting in Orlando. With this type of rhetoric we will do nothing to find a solution to the Las Vegas Massacre and it will mirror What will it take? Another school shooting? Another massacre? When I picked my major, I had a dream to cover war journalism and be the voice for those who are too afraid to speak up. I never thought I would be covering a war in my own country. Analicia Haynes is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or achaynes@eiu.edu.
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Take action to end gun violence It seems like every day is another tragedy. Another awful, heart wrenching example of what happens when guns are put into the wrong hands. Early Monday morning, over 59 people were killed and 527 people were injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas, according to numbers gotten by The New York Times Monday evening. There are no words that can be used to describe the pain the family and friends of the victims must feel, or even the pain that reverberated throughout the country with the knowledge that yet another shooting occurred. Of course, our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected, but at some point, these are not enough. Thoughts and prayers will not stop another innocent person from being killed. Legitimate action needs to come from this. We need sensible gun laws and regulations, and we need to look at ourselves as a nation. As citizens of this nation. As citizens of our community. As people, damn it, to see what can be
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shooting take place to do something about how prevalent guns are in American culture? What will it take for people to realize change has to happen? Hiding these issues under the rug and refusing to talk about actual, concrete reforms for fear of getting “political” will not help anyone. Instead, it will only ensure that Americans will continue waking up in the morning to news alerts about a new shooting. That innocent people — in some cases, innocent children — will continue dying. We need real solutions, now. If we do not do something soon, our country will continue to suffer. A world where we wait nervously for the next mass shooting is not a world we should be living in. We all deserve to feel safe and be safe, and not worry if our fellow citizens will be the next victims of another attack. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Is the fidget spinner craze finally over The fidget spinner craze has taken over. Every store seems to have fidget spinners. They come in several different colors from dark orange to multi-color to purples, and some of them even light up. Recently I found myself asking, “What use, if any, does a fidget spinner have and what is the science behind it?” I have read many online articles about the fidget spinner, and it seems like they are used to help people who fidget. This includes people who bite their nails, tap pencils or curl their hair around their fingers, like we all do at various times in our lives when we are nervous or anxious. The fidget spinner looks similar to a 3-prong fan blade. It is meant to occupy your hands by spinning it and thereby keeping you from fidgeting. I wondered if this spinner was all it was cracked up to be, so I decided to buy one and test it out myself. When I went to the store to purchase mine I had a hard time picking out the color because there were so many from the shiny gold one for $15.00 to the plain black one at $7.95. A bright red one caught my
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done to stop the madness. This country is slowly losing its soul as the number of shootings increase. Many on social media talked about becoming desensitized to the shootings, because they are happening so often. We cannot allow this to happen. We need to remember the human faces behind these tragedies. It is important, and we owe it to the victims of these shootings, to remember who they are. To remember their families, and remember the real lives that will never be the same because of this awful shooting. Yes, there are those who will insist we do not “politicize” the shooting in Las Vegas. While it is of course terrible that people would use this tragedy as a cheap political gain, there is nothing wrong with activists standing up and demanding our lawmakers do something to end the violence. Some might say that this is not the right time to talk about gun reform, or mental health reform. But if we do not take action now, when will we? Do we really have to have another
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Cindy Huff eye and, since it was cheaper than the rest at $5.95, I bought it. I was anxious on the ride home; I could not wait to try out my very own fidget spinner. I put it between my fingers and gave it a spin. It made a whirring sound while it was spinning and then slowed down so that I had to spin it again. I tried it out on the coffee table, the kitchen table and the top
of the microwave. It did not do anything spectacular except whirl. I decided that the science behind the fidget spinner is simple: you will not fidget, as long as your brain is occupied with watching the ritual of the spinning motion. This is because rituals can sometimes offer comfort in predictability, as well as a kind of familiarity and structure that is sometimes absent in our daily lives. In the meantime, if you do not own a fidget spinner, do not despair. I still think it is fine to fidget once in a while. Scribbling and drawing pictures while listening to a lecture may actually assist us with our cognitive abilities and help us remember more of the lecture. If twirling your hair around your finger helps ease your anxiety of taking a test, by all means, go for it. We are all human and we are all going to fidget sometimes, it is a fact of life. We all do not really need a fidget spinner, do we? Cindy Huff is an aging studies major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or clhuff2@eiu.edu.
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By Kennedy Nolen Multicultural Reporter | @KennedyNolenEIU Vita’s Mexican food truck will be making its debut appearance at Eastern’s campus from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday between Taylor Hall and Coleman Hall as part of Latino Heritage Month. The food truck serves traditional Mexican food and is based out of Arcola. Owner Cynthia Guajardo said she began the business nine months ago. Before opening the business, Guajardo said she volunteered by making her food at the Catholic Church in Arcola and the Broomcorn Festival. The food truck is named after Guajardo’s mother’s nickname “Vita”, she said. Guajardo said the most popular items she makes are the tacos. The menu features a burrito, which is made with a 16-inch tortilla shape, she said.
“It is kind of famous,” Guajardo said. Other items on the menu include tortas, a kind of sandwich and flautas, meat wrapped in tortillas, deep fried and served with cabbage, tomato and a potato wedge. Cheese or meat quesadillas, nachos and elote or corn in a cup are also available at Vita’s Mexican food truck. Guajardo said the food truck is open in Arcola, and will permanently be parked at El Amigo meat market. She said the business will also be part of festivals in Mattoon in the future. Stephanie Beltran, sophomore biological sciences major and vice president of the Latin American Student Organization, said the food truck is something she was looking forward to most as part of Latin Heritage Month. Kennedy Nolen can be reached at 581-2812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.
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Many Puerto Ricans angry over Trump’s comments SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Outside of official events, many Puerto Ricans say they won’t be welcoming President Donald Trump with open arms during his visit to the storm-wracked island on Tuesday. People in the U.S. territory were angry or dismissive Monday when asked about Trump’s description of some Puerto Ricans who have criticized the U.S. government’s aid after Hurricane Maria as “ingrates” and about his assurances that the relief effort is going well. Even those happy with the federal aid effort for the U.S. territory’s 3.4 million people said they resented Trump’s tweets about some Puerto Ricans being lazy and ungrateful. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, however, praised federal and state officials for the resources and help they have provided, but he also noted that Puerto Rico has long been struggling be-
cause of its territorial status. The governor said water service has been restored to about 50 percent of customers across Puerto Rico. Rossello said he hopes 25 percent of electricity customers will have power by the end of October. Officials have said power would be restored to the entire island before March. Rossello also announced that the wait time to buy gasoline had diminished from seven hours to one hour around San Juan in recent days and that nearly 40 percent of cellphone clients have service.
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the United States realized something was wrong, individuals familiar with the situation said. While the attacks started within days of President Donald Trump’s surprise election in November, the precise timeline remains unclear, including whether intelligence officers were the first victims hit or merely the first victims to report it. The U.S. has called the situation “ongoing.” Of the 21 confirmed cases, American spies suffered some of the most acute damage, including brain injury and hearing loss that has not healed, said several U.S. officials who weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the investigation and demanded anonymity. They heard an unsettling sound inside and in some cases outside their Havana homes, described as similar to loud crickets. Then they fell ill. Eleven months on, the U.S. cannot guarantee the threat is over. Last week, the State Department warned Americans to stay away from Cuba and ordered more than half the embassy staff to leave indefinitely. The U.S. had previously given all embassy staff the option to come home, but even most of those struck by the mysterious attacks had opted
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OJ Simpson freed, moving to Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials at a remote Nevada prison where O.J. Simpson was set free after nine years for armed robbery arranged the former football and Hollywood star’s deadof-night departure to avoid public scrutiny. It worked. Simpson signed release paperwork and disappeared into the darkness early Sunday, minutes into the first day he was eligible for release. State Division of Parole and Probation Capt. Shawn Arruti told The Associated Press that the former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant plans to live at a home in the Las Vegas area for the foreseeable future.
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Eastern women’s golf team in last place By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s golf team finished the first 36 holes of the F&M Austin Peay Intercollegiate Monday afternoon. The Panthers finished with a team score of +100 par, which puts them in last place on a nine-team field. Southern Illinois–Carbondale finished the first day in first place with a team score of +30. Eastern and the rest of the teams are playing at the Clarksville Country Club, which is a par 72, 6038-yard course. Eastern’s women’s golf team did not play this course last season. Ohio Valley Conference teams flooded the field as Tennessee State, Morehead State and Belmont joined Eastern and tournament-host Austin Peay. Austin Peay was the top OVC finisher in the field, coming in at +47 par, putting them in third place.
Eastern’s top finisher was junior Daphne Chang as she came in tied for 20th in 54-golfer field. Chang shot +15 par after shooting an 83 on the first 18 holes and a +4 76 on her next 18. The Panthers are carr ying six golfAnne Bahr ers, the entire team, for the tournament. Most of Eastern’s golfers finished in the bottom of the pack. Senior Anne Bahr came in second for the Panthers, in tied for 38th place overall, with a 36-hole score of +21. Senior Hannah Magda came in tied for 45th with a 36-round score of +28. Freshman McKenzie O’Brien, junior Katlyn Hasprey and freshman Sara Guetersloh round
out the Panther golfers finishing in 50th, 52nd and 53rd, respectively. O’Brien and Hasprey finished close together with +33 and +36 scores. Guetersloh finished +50 for the first 36 holes. Even though Southern Illinois is sitting atop the leaderboard as a team, its top golfer was in fourth place. Belmont’s Mallory Sullivan is the leader through the first 36 holes after shooting +2 par. Sullivan shot +2 par on the first 18, but knocked off two strokes on her second 18 and shot an even par. Southern Illinois’ top finisher after the first day was Alice Ho as she shot +5 par with teammate Moyea Russell finishing right behind her at +7 par. Louisiana-Monroe’s Shani White and Radford’s Khushboo Thiagaraj are right behind Sullivan at +3 and +4. Tuesday’s final 18 holes will have at least five golfers fighting for the top spot. Russell is five
strokes back, but had a much better second 18 Monday. She dropped five strokes in the second 18 and rounds like that will put here close to the top. Eastern will not have a medalist for this tournament. On the bright side for Eastern, five of its six golfers had significantly better second 18 rounds. Chang dropped seven strokes, Bahr dropped five strokes, O’Brien five strokes and Guetershloh dropped four strokes. In the past, the team has said that what matters is improving each 18 that they play and at the end, collectively improve as a team. The teams will start play tomorrow morning and play the final 18 to wrap up the Intercollegiate. Eastern will have two weeks off before teeing it up again at the Dayton Flyer Invitational Oct. 14 and 15. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Men’s golf team shoots +66 on first day By JJ Bullock Assistant Sports Editor | DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s golf team struggled as a group Monday at the Zach Johnson Invitational tournament shooting +66 par, good enough for 10th of 11 teams. No Panther finished in the top 20 golfers. Sophomore Romeo Perez led the Panther in the tournament shooting six over par in his first round. He made 11 pars but hurt his scorecard when he made consecutive double bogeys on the 12th and 13th holes. Perez shot one over par in his second-round shooting three birdies and four bogeys. Perez is in a tie for 25th place at the end of the first day. Sophomore Charlie Adare struggled in his first round, finishing at +19 par. Adare
made four double bogeys and had three triple bog e y s i n a r ow o n the 12th, 13th and 1 4 t h h o l e . Ad a re bounced back in a big way in the second-round shooting one under par, making three birdies and two bogeys Alex Gowin in the round. Adare is in 51st place in the tournament. Senior Alex Gowin is in a tie for 62nd after he shot 23 over par in the two rounds. Gowin shot +10 par on his first 18 holes, Gowin made eight bogeys, two double bogeys and two birdies in the round. On his
last 18 holes, he shot 13 over par, making 12 bogeys, one birdie and one double bogey. Sebastian Olrog and Marcello Verdolin rounded out the standings for the Panthers, finishing in 62nd and 64th places respectively. Olrog shot +26 par shooting 11 over in his first 18 holes making one triple bogey, one double bogey and six bogeys. He also made one birdie. On his next 18 holes he shot +15 par after shooting two triple bogeys and three double bogeys. Verdolin shot +27 par after he struggled on his last 18 holes shooting +19 par with a quadruple bogey, two triple bogeys and eight bogeys. South Dakota leads the tournament with a team score of 18 over par. They are fol-
lowed by Indian Hills Community College which is 19 over par. Drake, North Dakota State and Omaha make up the next three spots with scores of 25, 28 and +36 par respectively. Northern Iowa, Western Illinois, Green Bay and Loyola–Chicago round out the teams in front of Eastern. Below Eastern in last place is North Dakota which is +90 par as a team. Individually, Drew Ison leads the tournament, he is at even par. Thomas Vining of South Dakota and Drew Eaton of Western follow him each at one over par. JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu.
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Senior linebacker Nick Horne comes in for a tackle against Southeast Missouri Sept. 23 at O’Brien Field. Horne was named Defensive Player of the Week in the Ohio Valley Conference for his performance against Tennessee State Saturday.
Football players earn OVC honors By Maher Kawash Football Reporter | @DEN_Sports After a double-overtime victory pushed the Eastern football team to 2-0, its leaders on both sides of the ball have earned some special honors. The Ohio Valley Conference has named redshirt freshman Scotty Gilkey Jr. the offensive player and newcomer of the week. Gilkey Jr. had a gritty performance that played a pivotal role in the Panthers’ 19-16 win over 24th ranked Tennessee State Saturday. The redshirt freshman quarterback did most of his damage on the ground
despite 11 passes for 46 yards through the air. “Playing quarterback has to be a way of life if you are going to be successful at it,” Gilkey Jr. said. Gilkey Jr. racked up 146 yards and two touchdowns through his 25 carries in the run game for Eastern. “I think it’s more about what we did than what they did,” Gilkey Jr. said. “When our offensive line dominates we can play with anybody.” He is also just the third quarterback in Eastern history to rush for more than 100 yards in a game. But the honor does not change much of his mindset.
Gilkey Jr. said he was far from perfect against Tennessee State and he has to do a better job running and throwing the football. Since Gilkey Jr. became the starting quarterback against Southeast Missouri last week, the Panthers have strung off two straight conference wins. He started the season behind redshirt senior quarterback Mitch Kimble on the depth chart, but offensive struggles and a shoulder injury to Kimble have handed Gilkey Jr. the keys to the offense. “You just have to compete every day in everything that you do,” Gilkey Jr. said. “It’s just all about making the right
decision whether its running or throwing.” His energy when leading the offense and electrifying footwork on the ground has brought some life to a Panther team that struggled mightily in its opening weeks of the season. He is also just the third Eastern freshman quarterback to ever win his first collegiate start. While Gilkey Jr.’s performance has led Eastern offensively, senior Nick Horne has led them defensively as his 12 tackles against Tennessee State also earned him some honors. Horne was named the OVC Defensive Player of the Week, and his abili-
ty to force a fumble led to a touchdown on the following possession for Eastern Saturday. It did not end there for Horne’s game-changing performance as the veteran linebacker intercepted a pass at the 25-yard line with six seconds left before halftime. With both sides of the ball beginning to mesh for Eastern, the team now turns focus to another important conference matchup. The Panthers host Tennessee Tech Saturday night at O’Brien Field. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-282 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
Eastern’s tennis teams complete alumni weekend By Parker Valentine Tennis Reporter| @DEN_Sports The Eastern tennis teams had its annual alumni matches at the Darling Courts Saturday. Alums that graduated from Eastern in many different decades flocked to Charleston over the weekend. Some of alumni’s graduation dates back to the 1970’s, others graduated as recently as spring 2017. Ron Easter, a Charleston native and member of Eastern’s 1977 graduating class, was at the matches, as he has been multiple times in the past. “I was born and grew up a block and a half from here, so I always loved Eastern. I always came to the campus pond when I was a little kid and fished, I played in the gyms, so it was only natural that I come here for college,” Easter said. Easter went to Charleston high school and after graduating from Eastern he worked as a biology teacher at Charleston High School for over 20 years before retiring recently. Easter started his Eastern career in the mid-70s, when Eastern was going through serious budgeting problems.
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Sophomore Stella Cliffe returns the ball to freshman Karla Contreras during practice on Sept. 21 at the Darling Courts. The Eastern tennis teams hosted its annual alumni match over the weekend.
Tennis was not a sport at Eastern during his sophomore or junior year of school. It was disbanded in a mass budget cut. Easter played for the Panthers during his senior year, the first year after the tennis resurgence. A more recent Eastern grad, Kamile Stadalninkaite, played with five of the eight current athletes on Eastern’s women’s team during her time at Eastern. “It’s a different feeling, it feels really relaxing to be on the other side of the whole thing, when you come back you can just appreciate the atmosphere and look back on your four years here,” Stadalninkaite said. “I’m going to come back until I’m 60 years old.” Senior Jared Woodson is in his last year with the Panthers and said his view of alumni weekend has changed greatly since his freshman year. “We don’t see some of these people for months or even years. The moment you see them you can give them you go back the good times,” Woodson said. “As soon as we see each other and catch up, it’s like nothing ever changed.” For freshman Claire Martin, the alumni matches were the first of her Panther
career. “This event shows how much of a community this really is, it’s like wow, I just played with a guy that played here forty years ago,” Martin said. The guy she is referring to is Easter. They teamed up for a very competitive doubles match Saturday, ending 4-3 with two sets going to tie breaks. The matches were the first of freshman Logan Charbonneau’s Panther career as well. Charbonneau said the competitive nature of the event was a bit surprising to him. “Everyone has that competitive edge to them from playing D-1 sports, whether it was 10 years ago or two years ago,” Charbonneau said. Charbonneau said one piece of advice from Saturday resonated with him in particular. The alum that gave him that advice was Easter. “You have to appreciate the bad times just as much as you appreciate the good, that’s what makes it a team game,” Charbonneau said. Parker Valentine can be reached at 581-2812 or pivalentine@eiu.edu.