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Collegue, students look back on life of professor
Creating a college from scratch
By Andrew Paisley Opinions Editor | @Andrew_Paisley1
In an empty room in Klehm Hall, Jeanne Lord sat surrounded by empty walls and empty offices.
As the school year begins, the psychology department at Eastern is feeling incomplete. Joseph Williams dedicated 25 years to helping colleagues and teaching students in Eastern’s psychology department. Williams was one of only two bio-psychologists on campus and was also a member of several professional and Joseph Williams honor societies including Sigma Xi (National Research) and Psi Chi (Psychology). Williams died on Aug. 7 from complications after surgery and Jeffery Stowell, the associate chair for the psychology department said that everyone in the department was shocked. “He had just had surgery and told us he was ready to come back this year and work and then suddenly he was gone,” Stowell said. Stowell said it was hard to learn about Williams’ passing because of their close relationship. “We taught a lot of the same classes,” Stowell said. “We were the only ones in the department who were biopsychologists, so that made us more unique than any other person in the department and we were pretty close.” According to his obituary, he also served as the faculty advisor for the Psi Chi Psychology Student Honor Society. He also served as a professor at Boston University, University of Massachusetts in Boston, Loyola University, Roosevelt and Mundelein Colleges in Chicago and at North Central College in Naperville. Dydra Arnold, a senior psychology major, said Williams was very humorous. “I really think that was one of his main qualities,” Arnold said. “He always liked to have fun and tell jokes.” Arnold said Williams was always positive and expected a lot, but it was the first college class she took that made her learn to be more discipline and independent. “He really shaped me to be a better student,” Arnold said. WILLIAMS, page 5
College of Health and Human Services interim dean talks about new position By Brooke Schwartz News Editor | @DEN_News
When the Board of Trustees approved the college restructuring plan over the summer, they named Lord, who was located at the old College of Business and Technology Sciences for 10 years, as the interim dean of the newly approved College of Health and Human Services. Lord was assigned to a building, Klehm Hall, and associate deans and department chairs started being chosen as Lord went out and bought office supplies and business cards and the building started
to populate. “It really was starting from the ground up,” Lord said, as everyone came together and tried to figure out college committees, budgets and policies for this new college. The new college has three main missions, which were decided on by Lord and the various department chairs and directors. “The first is creating visibility,” Lord said. “We want to create, first of all, an on-campus visibility and identity, letting people know who
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we are. Creating visibility on campus, but also creating visibility in the community and creating regional visibility.” To achieve this, a “Taste of the College of Health and Human Services” event is being planned for Sept. 4 in the Library Quad, where music, food and giveaways will be set up and students can learn more about the new college and its mission. HEALTH, page 5
Save the Date What: Auditions for “The Moors” and “9 to 5: The Musical”
Where: The Globe Studio in the Dounda Fine Arts Center
Time: 5:30 p.m.
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Samantha Boomgarden, a senior psychology major, drives a golf cart Monday afternoon in the Library Quad. She waved and said hi to some people she knew as she drove by them.
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A man and a woman ride bikes across campus Monday afternoon in the Library Quad.
By Mercury Bowen Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_News Eastern’s Department of Theatre Arts will be holding auditions for the upcoming productions of “The Moors” and “9 to 5: The Musical” beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at The Globe studio in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Those interested are asked to come dressed to move and prepared to have a photo taken. Auditions are open to everyone, and though priority is often given to theater majors and minors, Kevin Doolen, the department chair of theatre arts, said non-major and freshmen students have often been cast in larger roles. “I would urge students not to assume they can’t do something,” Doolen said, “If you’ve got an interest in something, you owe it to yourself to explore it.” According to Doolen, some of the best actors he’s seen are also some of the humblest people with insecurities.
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Colorado man charged with murder says wife killed kids DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man told police that he killed his pregnant wife in "a rage" when he discovered she had strangled their two daughters after he sought a separation, according to an arrest affidavit released on Monday. Colorado prosecutors, though, filed formal charges earlier in the day, accusing the former oil and gas worker of murdering his entire family days before he was interviewed by local television stations and pleaded for his missing family's safe return home. Christopher Watts, who is being held without bail, is due back in court on Tuesday morning to be advised of the charges filed against him. District Attorney Michael Rourke declined to answer most questions about the case Monday but said his office has three prosecutors assigned to it. Rourke also said it was too early to discuss whether he will seek the death penalty. Under state law, the top punishment
for homicide is the death penalty or life in prison. The arrest affidavit was sealed at prosecutors' request until Monday, a frequent request in Colorado as prosecutors determine what charges to file after someone has been arrested. After filing charges, prosecutors asked a judge on Monday to unseal it — revealing Watts' confession that he had killed his wife and his accusation that she was responsible for the deaths of 4-yearold Bella and 3-year-old Celeste. The document also says police confirmed that Christopher Watts was having an affair with a co-worker, something he denied in earlier conversations with investigators. According to the affidavit, early on the morning of Aug. 13 Christopher Watts told his wife that he wanted to separate. She had returned from a business trip a few hours before their conversation. Watts told police that he walked
downstairs, leaving his wife in their bedroom. When he returned, Watts said he checked a baby monitor on Shanann's nightstand and saw his wife strangling their youngest daughter. He said the monitor also showed their oldest daughter sprawled on her bed, looking blue. Watts, 33, said he then "went into a rage" and strangled his wife. He told police that he loaded all three bodies into his work truck, and then he buried his wife at an oil work site and dumped the bodies of Bella and Celeste inside oil tanks. Autopsies have been completed but not released. A judge on Friday denied a request by defense lawyer James Merson to require the coroner to collect DNA from the necks of the children. Watts faces three first-degree murder charges, two counts of murdering a child, one count of unlawful termination of a pregnancy and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body.
Army reinstates discharged immigrants
Afghan forces free most hostages taken in attack
At least three dozen immigrant recruits who were booted from the U.S. Army after enlisting with a promised pathway to citizenship are being brought back to serve, according to court records filed Monday. Since Aug. 17, the U.S. Army has reinstated 32 reservists, and revoked discharge orders of another six enlistees who had sued. Another 149 discharges have been suspended and are under review, said Army Assistant Deputy for Recruiting and Retention Linden St. Clair, in the filing. The reinstatements follow an Associated Press story in early July that revealed dozens of immigrant enlistees were being discharged or had their contracts cancelled. Some said they were given no reason for their discharge. Others said the Army informed them they'd been labeled as security risks because they have relatives abroad or because the Defense Department had not completed background checks on them.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces rescued nearly 150 people Monday, including women and children, hours after the Taliban ambushed a convoy of buses and abducted them. The quick response marked a rare if limited battlefield success for the troops after weeks of unrelenting insurgent attacks. The militants escaped with 21 captives following the battle in Kunduz province, and officials said tribal elders were trying to negotiate their release. Esmatullah Muradi, a spokesman for the governor in the northern province, said the Taliban have demanded the national identifications of the captives to determine their fate. The identities of the captives have not been made public, but Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi, the head of the provincial council, said the insurgents likely targeted the three buses to try to abduct civil servants or members of the security forces. The Taliban have been at war with the U.S.-backed Afghan government for
nearly 17 years, and have stepped up attacks in recent years, seizing rural districts and carrying out major assaults against security forces and government compounds on an almost daily basis. In the latest attack, the Taliban stopped the buses in the Khan Abad district and ordered the passengers to come with them, according to Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry. Afghan forces responded quickly and were able to free 149 people and kill at least seven Taliban fighters, he said. The passengers were all from Takhar and Badakhshan provinces in the north and were on their way to Kabul for this week's Eid al-Adha holiday, according to Abdul Rahman Aqtash, police chief in Takhar province. The ambush came a day after President Ashraf Ghani proposed a holiday cease-fire, saying it would be conditional on the Taliban halting attacks. He suggested extending the truce all the way to Nov. 20, when Muslims will celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
State law allows flexibility for 'medically fragile' kids on Medicaid SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that gives families of extremely ill children more flexibility in health care. The Republican's action Monday affects children considered "medically fragile, technology dependent." The law means that their expensive, highly technical care which is covered by Medicaid is exempt from managedcare organizations. The state has moved 80 percent of its Medicaid clients to managed-care organizations to cut costs. Advocates of families who care for medically fragile kids say MCOs are not equipped to link them with necessary medical specialists in the responsive time necessary. These families may maintain fee-for-service Medicaid health care. The federal government must also approve Illinois' plan.
Law allows firearm permit grace period during renewal SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law that allows Firearm Owners Identification cards to stay active even if Illinois State Police renewal isn't completed by their expiration date. Rauner's action Friday gives the state police 60 business days to review and approve FOID card renewals. The previous law was 30 calendar days and FOIDs were invalid if expiration occurred during the process. The measure was sponsored by Republican Rep. Barbara Wheeler of Crystal Lake and Chicago Democratic Sen. Antonio Munoz. It also clarifies reporting standards for hospitals to help state police intervene to prevent gun-death suicides. Rauner also signed a law that allows police officers to seek mental health treatment and not lose their FOID cards if they pose no danger to themselves or others.
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Charleston City Council set to vote on EIUPD access to CPD finger printing machine By Corryn Brock Staff Reporter | @corryn_brock The Charleston City Council will vote to waive the layover period and approve the Eastern Illinois University Police Department’s access to the Charleston Police Department’s finger printing machine. The resolution stated, “The finger printing machine utilized by the City of Charleston has sufficient capacity to handle the finger printing needs of the City of Charleston and the finger printing needs of EIUPD.” If this resolution is approved, Eastern’s Board of Trustees will
enter a contract with the City of Charleston to grant access to the Eastern Illinois University Police Department for the finger printing machine. A proclamation will also be introduced to Mayor Brandon Combs to proclaim the week of Sept. 10-14 as Chamber of Commerce Week. The proclamation mentions benefits of the Chamber of Commerce, stating, “Its members provide citizens with a strong business environment that increases employment, retail trade and commerce, and industrial growth in order to make City of Charleston a better place to live.”
The proclamation also writes that the Chamber of Commerce promotes the startup and growth of industries, firms and services in Charleston, as well encouraging individuals to locate to Charleston. Other action items to be brought up during the meeting include four separate raffle licenses: the Charleston High School Marching Band, Charleston Chill Softball Association and two for the Coles County Council on Aging, Inc. to raise funds for various causes. Corryn Brock can be reached at 581-2812 or at cebrock@eiu.edu.
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Jackson Frosch (right), a senior jazz performance major, and Aaron Jones (center), a junior music education major, talk to a student while handing out fliers for the Eastern Department of Music Ensembles Monday afternoon outside of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The front page of the flier had commonly asked questions about the ensemble programs on campus. Such as “Do I have to audition?” and “Can I just try it for rehearsal to see if I like it before I sign up?” The back page had a list of faculty members to contact about the programs, along with a list of the ensembles the music department offers.
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Making connections can help in long run I noticed as soon as my roommate and I started going to Future Panther events my Twitter was getting a lot more recognition than I had been expecting. I have always had fun with social media and posting things that interest me or that I just enjoy. Eastern is one of those things. I fell in love my junior year of high school and had my heart set on the university after meeting different people in the journalism department like Analicia Haynes, Sally Renaud and Cassie Buchman. I saw the work they were doing, and I was so excited thinking about all of the things I could do. I saw how WEIU worked during a news show and on the radio; it was all so exciting. After I realized my passion for the school, the work being done in it and the people working within the department, I automatically took to Twitter to start posting about different events I was going to and to post fun things of my friends and when we would wear matching Eastern clothes. I wanted to be as involved as I could before starting school so I could jump right in with the work I felt so strongly about. College felt so far away, but I knew I could stay up to date via social media.
Corryn Brock Now Eastern seems to have a reputation for really making potential students feel welcome, and the Admissions Office really did a great job on that with me. The admissions counselors retweeted and liked my tweets, commenting on them as well as the EIU Twitter account. I thought it was really cool and didn’t think much beyond it. However I never realized the impact my little Twitter account could have on my life at Eastern until I began attending visits and Future Panther events. It was crazy. I walked in to an accepted students event and
immediately I had people approaching me that I had never seen before coming up to me, asking me all sorts of questions about my Twitter or my most recent tweet. I had no clue that something as small as a few tweets a month could help me with so many different connections. Orientation was by far the most interesting interaction with someone who followed my Twitter account. I heard my friend talking with a student who was helping set up schedules about “EIU girl” and how her and a couple of her friends liked seeing this girl’s tweets, and they got excited when “EIU girl” followed them, to which my friend made the connection faster than me that she was talking about me. She wanted to take a picture and it all felt super goofy, but it made me realize something: It is never too soon or too late to find your place in college. No matter how you do it, find some way to get connected and make friends. College is a whole new and sometimes scary world, but getting out there and making connections can make the transition so much smoother. Corryn Brock is a freshman journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or atcebrock@eiu.edu.
Taking a step out of my comfort zone Move-in day has come and gone and my stress level has remained high. I cannot believe this is my junior year and there is more adjusting to be done this year than my sophomore year. The reason is that I am in a new residence hall this year. It is like freshman year all over again. I lived in Andrews Hall, which is an all-girls hall, my freshman and sophomore year. It has communal bathrooms that are outdated. They come in funky monochromatic color schemes like pink, yellow or green. I love Andrews Hall, outdated bathrooms and all, but it got too comfortable for me and I wasn’t meeting enough different people. Because of that, I decided to live in a completely opposite residence hall and switch it up for my junior year. I chose Stevenson Hall, which is an upperclassman dorm, and it is co-ed by room. It is also suite-style living and I share a bathroom with one other person. I feel like a freshman all over again. I am seeing new faces that I haven’t seen on
Kate Rehwinkel campus before. I have to familiarize myself with a whole new building and it’s kind of exciting. This year is all about stepping out of my comfort zone. Moving into a new residence hall was the first hurdle. My parents helped me move in and it was just as exhausting as I remember it. I mentally prepared myself the week before move in and my anxiety somehow seemed to take control of it. I wish on move-in day the Panther Pals would physically move your boxes into
your room. They are helpful when they help unload things out of your car, but when I asked if they could unload them in my room they said they couldn’t. My parents are not capable of picking up heavy things and moving them due to health reasons. It was really hard on me to pickup heavy boxes due to my back problems but I would rather hurt my back than have my parents in so much pain. Panther Pals is a great idea, but sometimes there are exceptions that should be made to those who cannot physically due it. No matter the flaws Eastern is still my home away from home and I have missed it this summer. I will miss living in Andrews, but now my new home is in Stevenson hall and I cannot wait to see what kind of funny stories I can share with you about my residence hall life adventures. Kate Rehwinkel is a junior management major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or at kerehwinkel@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “The second goal is undergraduate research and really making that a top priority for the college, and then (our third goal) is student mentoring,” Lord said. “We know that those two things really lead to retention and to student success.” Student mentoring is something Lord said she has always found an important part of an education, as she found through her own time as a student at Eastern. “I can still point to two, three key people that served as mentors (to me), and people that I’m still in touch with. I have a mentor here in Charleston, I was a student here in Klehm Hall and I remember sitting in (her) classroom. She is still my mentor,” she said. “Even just this summer, sitting here in my office in my new role and I thought, ‘I need to pick up my phone and call her’ because I just needed some advice. Those relationships are so important I think for students.” Lord said she thinks it gives students an
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advantage to graduate from a health college, as well as giving students the ability to be surrounded by people with similar learning paths with whom they can debate and grow. Jake Emmett, the interim associate dean of the college, said he likes all the other experiences students are offered, such as food labs, the autism center, the adult fitness program and others. “We are obviously the College of Health and Human Services, but within that college there we have a lot of practical, handson experiences for the students.” Lord said she was very excited about how all the transitions were going so far and about the trajectory of her college. “Some of (creating the college) has been very challenging, but also exciting and really, really positive,” she said. Brooke Schwartz can be reached at 581-2812 or at bsschwartz@eiu.edu.
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“He really did care about how everyone did in his classes, but he also made it clear that it was each student’s job to try and do good.” Megan Keane, a senior psychology and English major, said Williams would have fun no matter what anyone else did. “He always said in class that he was there to teach and have fun,” Keane said. “Whether we had fun or not, it did not matter. He was going to re-
gardless.” Keane expressed how excited she and Arnold were to do the study abroad program with Williams in the summer 2019 semester. “We were really thrilled to go and do this and we talked about it pretty much all summer long,” Keane said. “When we found out about his passing, it was very shocking.” Andrew Paisley can be reached at 581-2812 or at abpaisley@eiu.edu.
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Doolen said the auditions can be very competitive at times, but he said that can be considered good practice for those wishing to pursue careers in that industry. “I want people who really want to be in this, and I want to see how hard they’ll fight to get it,” Doolen said. The audition process can be complex for the producers, directors and other members of the production staff. “There’s a lot more that goes on behind the scenes that most people never realize,” said Christopher Gadomski, the technical director. Doolen said the auditions are only part of the casting process. “In the general auditions I just get a flavor for who I have, what role they may or may not fit in. If it’s a comedy, do they have instincts in comedy? Can they sing? Can they dance?” Doolen said. “As a human being what’s inside of you, because that’s where the art comes from.” Mercury Bowen can be reached at 581-2812 or mjbowen@eiu.edu.
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Frank Monier, a junior business management and theatre double major, practices for the part of Eddie in the play “Dogfight” August 2016 in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Monier said although he was confident in his ability to portray this main character, he still felt angst before his audition. “The butterflies are always there,” Monier said.
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Campus has mixed Dog days reactions to rainy first day of classes By Jesse Wilson-Brown Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Summer has finally started to wane, and with its slow crawl to completion comes the start of another semester at Eastern. The weather for the first day of classes however was looking a lot more like springtime showers than the August heat wave those from the area are normally used to. Students with morning classes were greeted with a downpour, drenching those who walked and leaving anyone unlucky enough to be caught in the open for even a few seconds with soggy feet. Some students allowed the poor conditions to get the better of them. Jessie Lauret decided to spend the day getting her textbooks but was disappointed with the conditions on the first day of classes. “The walk from University apartments to Textbook Rental totally slayed me,” she said. “What a gloomy way to start the semester.” The roads surrounding campus also suffered heavily from the storm, filling up quickly and leaving large puddles to speckle their surface. Cameron Baer, who is both a student and a native of Charleston, was especially nonplussed by the driving conditions on Lincoln Avenue. “Everyone was driving very slow and cautious, I mean I was as well,” he said.
“There was so much flooding by my apartment I almost couldn’t leave. Every time I tried to merge onto Lincoln, a passing car would splash my windshield with water, so I couldn’t see anything.” Baer said he tried to handle the situation with humor though, by “listening to ‘When the Levee Breaks’ by Led Zeppelin because it seemed appropriate at the time.” Appropriate it was, as the storm stretched much farther than just the immediate area, which made driving on the roads leading into Charleston a little more high-stakes than usual. David Gracon, a communications studies professor, said he commutes from the Champaign area and saw three cars wiped out on the side of the road during his drive this morning. “I was like, what are you doing? How does that happen?” he said. Gracon said he did not have any problems navigating the roadway himself. He said “(I) just had to drive slow, cautiously. (I) didn’t want to go too fast and hydroplane.” Gracon said that despite the weather, his classes have gone well and refused to let the below-average day dampen his expectations. He was glad to be back and happy to have students and professors The York Times Syndication Sales Corporation alike stopNew in to say “Hi.”
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2018 a prove-it season for football team So much of the Eastern football team’s 2017 season, from its 6-5 record to an offense that was anemic in the passing game, had more to do with a series of bad luck circumstances and an injury carousel at quarterback than it did with roster talent or coaching. In an attempt to cure the passing game, which was the second worst in the conference last season, the Panthers brought in three new quarterbacks. That group is composed of two transfers and a freshman and will be joined by a new passfirst offensive coordinator in Scott Parr. Eastern also returns a strong defensive unit led by coordinator Cary Fowler who has expectations for his unit to be one of the strongest in the OVC. Despite all the changes Eastern is facing on the offensive side of the ball this season, 2018 will be by no means a transitional year for the Panthers, instead it has “time to prove it” written all over the walls. Since finishing with a 12-2 record in Jimmy Garoppolo’s last season at Eastern, the Panthers have finished 5-7, 7-5 and 6-5 in each of the last two seasons, 19-11 in OVC play over that time. Despite that, the confidence of the program has never faltered or waivered, and this season it should be no different.
JJ Bullock During drills at one practice this fall, Fowler did not hold back when he let his team know he was tired of finishing 6-5 and did not plan on finishing 6-5 this season. That is the mentality this team has, and rightfully so. The roster is talented, the coaching staff is confident and with Jacksonville State going through some transitions at quarterback themselves, the OVC could be as vulnerable as ever. Whichever one of the five quarterbacks Eastern has in camp this fall wins the starting job, they will be thrown into the fire week one with a matchup against Arkansas, in a game that will pit the Panthers up against one of its biggest FBS opponents in school history. Right now, however, the starting quarterback race seems to be narrowed down to Tulane transfer Johnathan Brantley and Navarro Junior College transfer Harry Woodbery. Both players flashed a lot of potential in last year’s spring football game and even now as fall camp pushes toward
the week one showdown in Arkansas, it seems the race is getting tighter, rather than moving toward a conclusion. Head coach Kim Dameron said at OVC media day that both Woodbery and Brantley will get playing time against Arkansas, in what should be a live action audition for both players to prove they should receive the starting nod under center. All-conference wide-receiver Alexander Hollins is also back after catching seven touchdowns and racking up 694 yards last year. He will be joined by redshirt-senior Aaron Gooch, who will likely handle punt returns as well, creating a very dynamic and athletic duo for the quarterbacks to throw to. Fellow all-conference player Isaiah Johnson returns as well at running back, as does back up Darshon McCullough. They will be joined however by Independence Community College transfer Jamal Scott, whose power running style adds an extra dynamic to the backfield. The offense welcomes lots of returning players back; now it is up to one of the new quarterbacks to step up. Last season the offense only averaged 17 points per game, and if one thinks about just that number alone, the six wins achieved last season seems like a reach. But,
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Eastern quarterback Harry Woodbery fires a ball in a practice during spring camp last season. Woodbery is a transfer from Navarro Junior College.
that is where the defense comes in. Last year the defense plain and simple kept the Panthers in games. This season the defense wants to be even better, but if everything goes to plan, will have less pressure to perform than last season. All-conference defensive back Mark Williams is back to hold down the secondary and linebacker Dytarious Johnson returns as well, but this season does so with a lot of buzz and excitement around
him. If the defense can once again hold up its end of the bargain and the changes on the offensive side of the ball come to fruition, then Fowler’s statement of the team not going 6-5 can very well go from a fall practice motivator to a winter football reality. JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu.
Men and women's golf teams set for action By Oscar Rzodkiewicz Golf reporter | @ORzodkiewicz As the 2018-19 school year gets underway, Eastern’s golf teams prepare for the upcoming fall season as well. The men play their first of four matches for the fall schedule on Sept. 15-16 at the Eastern Kentucky Invitational. Eastern will also participate in the Southern Illinois Edwardsville Dolenc Invitational on Sept. 24-25, with the Drake Zach Johnson Invitational and the F&M Bank Austin Peay Intercollegiate closing out the fall campaign in October.
Romeo Perez led the team in 201718 with a 77.54 stroke average, and Charlie Adare finished just behind him with a 77.79 stroke average with a single round team-low of 70. Adare also recorded the only top-five finish by an Eastern player last season during the Middle Tennessee Intercollegiate in which he finished with a oneover-par 36-hole score of 145. Both Perez and Adare will return to play for Eastern this season. The men’s team finished last at the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Championships last season under head coach Mike Moncel. “We’re not happy about last season,
but we each practiced and try to improve ourselves during the summer,” Perez said. “We have three new guys— two freshmen and a transfer—that will probably help us, so we’re excited to start a new season.” The men’s team features plenty of diversity this year, with players hailing from Australia, France, Mexico, and Sweden. Perez said, “I’m excited to start practicing again with the guys. We’re all from different countries, so we don’t see each other during the summer, so it’s fun to come back, play with them again and see how we improved.” The women begin fall play on Sept.
10-11 in the Northern Kentucky Invitational. After a few weeks off, Eastern travels to the F&M Bank Austin Peay Intercollegiate on Oct.1-2. The women’s team finishes up its play in back-to-back weekends with the Dayton Flyer Invitational and the Evansville Braun Invitational later in the month. Daphne Chang headlines Eastern’s women’s lineup this year after coming off a 2017-18 campaign in which she received two OVC Golfer of the Week awards and All-OVC Conference Newcomer Team honors after finishing with a 79.25 stroke average and four top-ten finishes.
Chang’s stroke average last year slots her fifth all-time in Eastern’s single-season rankings. Eastern will be without Anne Bahr, however, after the now-graduate finished second on the team with an 81.25 stroke average last season. Also graduated is Eastern’s third-lowest shooter last year, Hannah Magda, who posted a single-round low of 81 and an 87.33 stroke average. The women finished 8th out of 9 teams in the OVC Championship last spring. Oscar Rzodkiewicz can be reached at orrzodkiewics@eiu.edu or 581-2812.
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Kercheval leaving Eastern By Vince Lovergine Men’s Tennis Reporter|@DEN_sports
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Eastern junior Edgar Mesa dribbles the ball around a Western Michigan defender in a game last fall at Lakeside Field. Mesa was named a preseason OVC player to watch this year.
Lara wants to see improved defense in exhibition match By Dillan Schorfheide Assistant Sports Editor | @Eiu_journalist
For any team, working out any remaining kinks before the regular season is necessary to be completely ready for the competition. For the men’s soccer team, its exhibition match Tuesday will be the time to fix any problems and get the chemistry needed for the season. On Tuesday, the Panthers will be at DePaul for a 1 p.m. exhibition match, the last exhibition match before the regular season. In the four matches Eastern has battled against DePaul in, the Panthers hold a 3-1 advantage. Before his team will travel to DePaul Tuesday, head coach Kiki Lara said there are some things he
will be looking for from his team. The biggest thing Lara said he will be looking for from his team Tuesday is good defensive play that he said the team has prided itself on the last few years. “We need to tighten up in the defensive details that help us keep clean sheets,” Lara said. Defense is something Lara and some players have stressed already before the first exhibition match last week. Before losing to Wisconsin 2-0 last Tuesday, Lara said he was going to look for defensive toughness and to see if his team could sustain an iron curtain mentality. Edgar Mesa, a junior defender/midfielder, said the defense played well after the match against Wisconsin, but one thing
that could be improved was connecting the ball from the defensive third to the midfielders and forwards. Christian Sosnowski, a redshirt junior midfielder/forward, said the offense needs to connect better between the midfielders and forwards. That is the second aspect of his team’s play that Lara said he will be looking for improvement upon on Tuesday. The “build up play,” as Lara called it, has to get better, he said, and will get better over time as the team gets more experience playing together. By improving the build up play, getting the ball in the back of the net can be achieved easier. The third thing Lara will be
looking for from his team Tuesday is taking the chances it gets. Against Wisconsin, Eastern registered two shots on goal, but Lara said those chances, along with others, should have resulted in goals. But more than anything else, the Panthers’ coach wants to see his team play tough defensively. “Still our defensive grit has to be there for a full match tomorrow,” Lara said. “ That is what we are looking for first and foremost.” So far in its exhibition play, DePaul lost to a Summit League foe of Eastern’s, Western Illinois, 2-1. Dillan Schorfheide can be reached at 581-2812 or dtschorfheide@eiu.edu.
Eastern’s interim director of tennis Sam Kercheval announced Monday afternoon that he will not be returning to his position at Eastern as he will be taking a new position at Notre Dame. Kercheval was hired as Eastern’s interim director of tennis in August of 2015. This past spring, Kercheval coached both men and women tennis leading both squads to the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Jacksonville State 4-0 knocked the men out the first round. Kercheval But, the women had better results against the Gamecocks as the two teams faced off with Eastern coming out in top 4-2. The women’s season came to close in the next round to Eastern Kentucky 4-0. Kercheval has coached players such as Freddie O’Brien this past spring and Robert Skolik in 2016 to second team All-OVC, while also coaching Skolik to the 2 n d Te a m Academic All-American in 2016 and coached 2nd Team Academic AllAmerican Tolson Grace Summers this past spring. But, more breaking news came in Monday afternoon. Eastern Athletic Director Tom Michael announced the hiring of Chris Tolson as the new head coach for the women’s tennis program. Tolson comes to Eastern following six seasons as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix. Since starting the program at Arizona Christian University, Tolson has produced 27 ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association nationally ranked players and been named the Coach of the Year two times. Vince Lovergine can be reached at 581-2812 or vplovergine@eiu.edu.
Consistency key for volleyball team in 2018 By Tom O’Connor Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports
Before taking on the head coaching position at Eastern last January, Julie Allen, a coach with over a decade experience, shepherded Wichita State to a 20-0 record against American Athletic Conference opponents last season. The year culminated with a second consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, which endured until Wichita State lost to Missouri in the second round. Allen also played volleyball at the University of Portland as a setter. This epoch of four years would prove to be an indubitable asset in her new role. “Just being able to play and play in college at Division I, I understand what the student athletes are going through and the
expectations,” Allen said. “So I am able to relate and listen to them, and try to make their path and their experience more enjoyable.” Thus far, the season has turned out to be, well, quite enjoyable. In a 3-0 exhibition win over Southern Illinois Carbondale on Saturday-defined by victories of 25-16, 25-17 and 2520- the Eastern women’s volleyball team redoubled its defensive attack from 2017 into the 2018 season, managing a 0.61 attack percentage in the match. The defensive fabric will consist of much the same design, since two of the top three blockers, senior Taylor Smith and junior Maggie Runge, have not gone anywhere. Slated as the seventh seed in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, Eastern
eliminated the number two seed, Southern Illinois Edwardsville, by holding the Cougars to a .136 attack rate, much like how the Panthers contained Southern Illinois Carbondale. Success in round one of the 2017 OVC tournament ensured Eastern’s first semifinals appearance since 2014. Of the 18 players who represented the Eastern volleyball team last season, four, including Maria Brown and Allie Hueston, have since graduated. In August of 2017, this roster remained completely intact from the previous year, as no players departed after the 2016 season winded down. Although the roster appears somewhat different, with freshmen Bailey Chandler, Hannah Sieg, Danielle Allen, Kylie Michael and Lynsey Steffen joining, the
schedule is relatively comparable to that of the 2017 season. The schedule, in terms of opponent difficulty, will become ever more trying as the Panthers delve farther into the campaign, never ceasing to threaten their post season prospects. Each month will pose greater demands than the one preceding it. “There’s a great schedule lined up, a lot of tough competition, a lot of tough teams ahead,” Allen said. “But it gives us a great opportunity to get better, learn from it and possibly steal some wins, as well as prepare us for the conference.” A glance at opponent win percentages from the 2017 schedule reveals that the degree of complication for the Panthers may very well reach an apex in November, the month in which the OVC tour-
nament begins. Taking advantage of the competition at its inchoate form, the Eastern volleyball team, nearly one year ago, won two of three matches in the EIU Panther Invitational, edging both Memphis and Bradley 3-2. Eastern will play four teams in August that, on average, won at a 46 percent success rate in 2017, slightly less robust compared to the Panthers, who conquered half of their opponents. Early season encounters with Saint Francis University, Fresno State, Valparaiso and Iona should be seen, collectively, as very winnable matches. The Panthers just need to execute. Tom O’Connor can be reached at 581-2812 or troconnor@eiu.edu.