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WHO’S UP? WHO’S DOWN? Eastern enrollment decreases more than competitors FALL ENROLLMENT

By Jack Cruikshank Staff Reporter | @DEN_News With Eastern’s fall enrollment decreasing by approximately 8 percent compared to fall 2013, three similar public universities around the state also tolerated a decrease in enrollment. Western and Northern Illinois Universities, currently have a smaller fall enrollment versus fall 2013. Meanwhile, four other universities around the state have experienced an increase in enrollment as compared to their enrollment numbers from fall 2013. The University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Illinois State University each have an increased enrollment of about 1 percent higher than a year ago. President Bill Perry said the university has increased financial opportunities for students as part of an enrollment initiative, but competition has been a setback. “We have put more money into institutional aid in the past three years; however, some other institutions appear to have increased aid,” Perry said. Perry said Eastern’s approach this year included getting students with better ACT scores and better grade point averages as part of the university strategic plan toward excellence.

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Doudna avoids low enrollment Civil Rights and Diversity effects, ticket sales stay consistent director search yet to start By Samantha Middendorf Entertainment Editor | @Samantha_EE The Doudna Fine Arts Center has not experienced a significant decrease in ticket sales for its 2014-15 performance season despite an enrollment decrease. Dan Crews, director of patron services at Doudna, said despite the lack of students, Doudna is not dealing with a decrease of interest in their performances. “When you always have a lower population of students, you’re going to get the threat that there are fewer students that are going to come out because that pool is smaller,” he said. “However, so far, we’ve not experienced that.” Eastern’s enrollment has decreased from 9,775 in the Fall 2013 semester to 8,913 this semester, which is a reduction of 862 students or nine percent. Despite the fact that there is not a decrease in student participation, Crews said Doudna is always trying to increase student participation. Doudna performances have seen an increase in student participation through classes requiring students to attend performances for class credit. “We have a good amount of students who come to our performances whether it’s for their enjoyment or for class,” Crews said. “Some classes require students to see so many artistic things and sometimes theater classes might require students to see a particular production.” Crews also said it is hard to tell if the enrollment

decrease will manifest an impact on Doudna, because it is so early in the season. Doudna works to draw audiences with traditional social media use and other creative outlets. “We need to market strongly to the students,” Crews said. “We use Facebook or Instagram or Twitter to get their attention, and we’ve also got a coupon in the campus coupon books for two for one tickets.” A large amount of ticket sales also comes from the city of Charleston, and Doudna does not solely look to attract a student audience. The most recent concert at Doudna has shown a large amount of popularity, resulting in a positive impact on ticket sales. “Pokey LaFarge has taken a lot of community and regional interest,” Crews said. “We’re taking a lot of phone calls from St. Louis, Bloomington and Indianapolis from people wanting to come to the event.” Overall, Crews said the biggest influence the enrollment decrease has had on Doudna is the availability of students looking for jobs. “When you have fewer students, you have fewer students who are involved in productions,” Crews said. “I have a smaller pool to chose from when I hire ushers or box office people, but the decrease in enrollment hasn’t affected Doudna much.” Samantha Middendorf can be reached at 581-2812 or semiddendorf@eiu.edu.

By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge The Office of Civil Rights and Diversity pushes through their work load despite the departure of Cynthia Nichols, the former Civil Rights and Diversity director. Robert Miller, the Eastern general counsel, is also the manager and supervisor of the office. Miller said the responsibilities and work load is being divided amongst Heather Dragoo, the assistant director of civil rights, and Leah Reynolds, the interim assistant director of civil rights. Miller said because of the fiscal challenges the university is currently facing, he is serving as their supervisor, which will allow the next president of Eastern to decide how the office will be run. President Bill Perry’s presidential term will end June 2015. Miller said they have not begun the hiring and search process for a new director, despite the three-month departure of Nichols. “I am intimately familiar with the process and responsibilities of the civil rights office,” Miller said. “I have continued to work closely with the civil rights office during my tenure as general counsel.” Before working as the general counsel, Mill-

er had worked at the office of Civil Rights and Diversity for nine years. Miller said the position is similar to many other directors of any office. The director must file reports, be a forward thinker and provide leadership for the office. Both Dragoo and Reynolds have worked closely consulting and making sure any issues get solved in a timely fashion, Miller said. Miller said Dragoo has continued to review hiring files and paperwork since Nichols’ June departure. He added the process is moving along smoothly; however, hiring has slowed considerably. The slow down as result of the hiring freeze has helped the office devote more time to work towards the goal of eliminating all forms of discrimination, sexual harassment and assault. Their goal is to also increase contact with students in the areas of diversity and sexual assault awareness, Miller said. “Heather and Leah work very well together, and we all developed a good rapport,” Miller said. “We maintain good lines of communication and we regularly discuss initiatives, issues and resolutions.”

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Destiny Rose, a freshman computer sciences and mathematics major leans on her girlfriend's, Hannah Kelly, a freshman theater arts major, shoulder during Pride Monday in the Charleston/Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Kelly told the story of their relationship. The two have been together since they were 13.

Pride: new office hours, focus groups By Katie Smith Online Editor | @DEN_News Eastern’s Pride organization was granted office space in the multicultural building during the last school year, and with it the opportunity to utilize new ideas the group plans to execute this semester. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and ally organization had been inquiring about a definitive resource center in years past, and last year’s opening has allowed the group to expand upon the services they offer to the community. Pride’s president, Jason Haarmann, a senior mathematics major, said having a physical presence is an important element for the group. “It provides a more static space versus Pride, where we only meet once a week for an hour,” Haarmann said.

Although members of Pride said they are relieved to have gained office space, their struggle now lies in finding the funds to supply the center with useful resources. “Last year was really the start up year,” Haarmann said. “That’s why we’re just starting to utilize it, too – because it’s so new.” The resource center is currently staffed by one graduate assistant with the following office hours: Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Although Pride officers and advisory board members will be in and out of the center each day, Joanna Stauder, vice president of Pride, said she hopes the resource center can

develop a larger staff in the future. “I think that’ll help people feel more comfortable that if they need to talk to someone about something they can come talk to us directly rather than having to go through someone else,” Stauder, a sophomore biology major, said. In the meantime, the group is working toward establishing new focus groups that will meet outside Pride’s scheduled weekly gatherings to further look over topics relevant to particular subgroups within the LGBTQA community. “We’ve also just started a comingout group, too,” Haarmann said. “So people who just started the process of coming out or just want a place to talk about their coming out experience can come and have a safe environment to do that in.” Haarmann, who will lead the coming-out focus group, said his

involvement in Pride gave him the courage to come out as a gay man. “I really wanted a space to explore my identity because there really wasn’t a place to do that in Effingham, where I grew up. I wanted to figure out ways of coming out to my family,” he said. “It gave me a chance to solidify my identity since I hadn’t done that so strongly.” Haarmann hopes that in his final year at Eastern, he can leave future students with resources, which may be as helpful to them as Pride was for him. “A lot of schools actually have these focus groups,” he said. “We fought so hard for the space and now we want to think of ways we can utilize it.” Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu.

City Council hosting Fire Prevention Week By Blake Warman Staff Reporter | @Blake Warman Charleston City Council plans to proclaim Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 5 until Oct. 11. The council will meet to review this at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers at City Hall. The local Charleston Fire Department and Emergency Services host Fire Prevention Week every year. This year’s theme will be “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month.” During the week, the local fire department will spend time teaching

the community fire prevention. They will also be going to local schools to teach students about prevention. When they spend time at these schools, they will run fire drills to get students involved. The fire department will use this opportunity to teach the students about fire safety and what to do in an emergency. On Saturday, the Charleston Fire Department will host an open house at the fire station. The open house will have different activities for kids as well as demonstrations on fire safety.

The council will also review allowing Deborah Meadows to have a rear yard setback at 1620 Monroe Ave. Currently, Meadows has a garage on her property she wishes to change to a living space. The current garage is within the requirements of the zoning regulations. Meadow does not plan to change anything dealing with the structure of the building. Meadows also went through the neighborhood and had people sign a petition to allow her to do this. The petition stated that the lo-

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Central Time Tour brings mix of culture By Samantha Middendorf Entertainment Editor | @Samantha_EE A melting pot of of Cajun, blues, country, folk and songwriter music filled the Dvorak Concert Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center Monday night when the Central Times Tour came to Charleston. Pokey LaFarge, the main act, was greeted by a high-energy crowd to introduce the tour. “If we don’t see some dancers out tonight, you’re gonna hurt our feelings,” LaFarge said. Many audience members did not dance, despite the request. “If there’s people singing along and showing their love next to you, please let them do that,” LaFarge advised. The show began with its Emcee Dom Flemons began the festival after having some difficulty properly strapping on his guitar with a performance of “Have I Stayed Too Long.” Flemons continued to entertain the crowd before introducing the Loot Rock Gang, a country-rock quartet from St. Louis. The Loot Rock Gang opened their set with “ The Loot Rock Boogie,” while members of the tour danced behind the band and sang along. The Gang featured an upright bass, baritone saxophone and a husband and wife singing pair. A decent mix of original songs and covers were performed by the Loot Rock Gange, although it

would have been nice to hear more of their personal work Dom Flemons once again took the stage and performed a song entitled “Hot Chicken,” while strumming intricately on his guitar. The Tillers, a bluegrass trio from Cincinatti, took the stage next to perform a handful of their songs including, “The Road Neverending,” “500 Miles,” and “Unpainted Picture.” The Tillers performed with a mix of different instruments such as the upright bass, acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle and harmonica. For their final song, members of the tour playing the trumpet, clarinet and baritone saxophone, joined The Tillers. And impressive standing ovation was given in response to the ending of The Tillers’ set; however, many audience members left the concert hall at the conclusion of their performance and did not return. Flemons, once again, took the stage while the instruments were reset and attempted to convince the audience to buy merchandise from the band. Although buying merchandise is important, Flemons could have told the crowd a more appropriate argument, instead of the story he told about the musician’s starving children back home. Cajun Country Revival, a quartet based out of Louisiana, brought arguably the most authentic performance to the stage while tour members two-stepped to their beats.

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Pokey Lafarge performs with members of his band Monday during the Pokey Lafarge Central Time Tour in the Dvorak Concert Hall in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

The band performed all their songs in French because of the importance of the Cajun music history. Band member Jesse Lege brought the best musicality to the stage with his 47 years of experience and membership of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Despite their impressive performance, Cajun Country Revival played past their set time, putting

the rest of the show roughly five minutes behind schedule. LaFarge and his five-piece band took the stage at 9:35 p.m. and encouraged the audience to stand and dance along. It only took two and a half hours for a few members to bob along to the beat of the music. LaFarge performed fan-favorite tunes, “City Summer Blues,” and “What the Rain Will Bring,” that

thematically transitioned through the seasons. Audience members seemed to enjoy LaFarge’s witty humor and personality while he joked about the Chicago Cubs and the importance of staying hydrated with water and beer. Samantha Middendorf can be reached at 581-2812 or semiddendorf@eiu.edu.

Chinese acrobats to return for Family Weekend By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge The Chinese acrobats will be flipping, jumping and somersaulting through the air at 8 p.m. Friday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union as part of Eastern’s annual Family Weekend. Darius Francis, the University Board chair, said this is not the first

time the acrobats have been on campus, and because of its success the UB keeps bringing the acrobats back. The last time the acrobats were on campus was between 2011 and 2012, Francis said. Francis said there will be six people including an interpreter who will explain to the audience what exactly is going on. He said there will be a Q-and-A session where the interpreter will re-

lay the history and significance of what is happening with the acrobats, which will be an educational component to the show. “Students are here to experience something new,” Francis said. “It’s just pure entertainment with an educational component.” Francis said the show will be a family event and some aspects of it are being brought back from previous years, such as Chinese lanterns.

The show is a way for the board to provide entertainment for all ages and groups, especially those who have yet to see the acrobats perform in person, Francis said. He said everyone who watches the performance enjoys the show and it is also a good way to promote cultural diversity with an educational and family entertainment aspect. Francis said based on the many people who have come to see the

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Visibility, publicity key to fighting enrollment woes Eastern’s student body continues to hemorrhage as enrollment plummets year after year — with the latest census boasting a nearly 900 student drop off from last fall semester. What these numbers should signal to the administration is that a drastic plan is needed — and whatever they were doing is no longer working. Hailed for a number of years through word of mouth as “Illinois’s best kept secret,” Eastern now must deal with the reality that the wordof-mouth and reputation manner of gaining students no longer works. An aggressive plan needs implementation — one that will reach all corners of Illinois. Area high schools are a great way to begin to help increase enrollment, even with the university saying there is a six percent drop in high school graduates. Despite this perceived drop in high school numbers, places like Charleston High School are still prime real estate to sell Eastern. Because if you can’t sell to a high school in your own backyard, then you probably won’t have much luck elsewhere. Making sure that the “best kept secret” comes out and is prominent in other areas as well should be next on the list. A spike in enrollment from other areas in Illinois can really help to turn the school around and reshape programs to better enhance the learning experience. Instead, there is a lack of knowledge about the university. At every Board of Trustees meeting last semester, someone read off the number of articles that mentioned Eastern quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo leading up to the draft. The reason for this was simple: Garoppolo’s connection to Eastern gave the university publicity, which helped make people (read: potential students) more aware of the school. The administration should use

this tactic on all fronts: give the university more publicity to the state and surrounding states. No longer can Eastern be a “best kept secret,” but instead it needs to a prominent figure in the state of Illinois. It needs to work as an institution that makes an aggressive effort to gain an enrollment. As a university, it should grow, or else wither and die. And that puts Chris Dearth, the director of admissions, in a unique place. Coming in during the summer, Dearth had no control of how enrollment and recruitment was handled, but was instead given this hand to play. After this semester, though, he can use new strategies and designs to help alleviate our enrollment woes. With an enrollment that is steadily dropping, hopefully there’s nowhere to go but up. But there needs to be a change from the old way of handling admissions and recruitment. There needs to be some sort of turnaround. By reaching every part of Illinois as well as states like Missouri and Indiana, we can bring the enrollment up. Eastern is “Illinois’s best kept secret” — that’s why we all came here. But it’s time that secret was let out so that our university does not continue to dwindle in the numbers. The 862-student-drop from last semester should be a wake up call that maybe the way it’s been done before is a relic of the past. Looking to the future, a new, invigorated plan will help solve the enrollment decline. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Eastern: No. 4 in rankings, No. 1 in my heart Last week, I wrote (half-jokingly and half-seriously) about lists of party college rankings and their irrelevance. I noted that Eastern rarely, if ever, appears on any of these lists. Eastern may not be on the list of top keg-standing colleges in the Midwest, but I did see our school appear on another list recently. Eastern was ranked No. 4 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of top public regional schools in the Midwest. Now, before we all start patting ourselves on the back, we must ask: does this matter and should we care, or is this just another farce of a list taking up space on the Internet? Well, if you do a quick Google search, you can find criticism of U.S. News’ annual lists nearly from their conception in the mid 1980s. Last year, The Atlantic even gave readers an “annual reminder to ignore the U.S. News & World Report College Rankings.” The article gives links to criticisms, reports and essays written over the years about the rankings, but sums it up saying that, yeah, we should probably ignore these. But we won’t because, they’re, well, entertaining. People love ranking things. Everything needs to be ranked. Research is hard and looking at things from all the different perspectives of how one thing could posManaging Editor Anthony Catezone

Dominic Renzetti sibly be better than another is also hard, so screw it, throw together some rankings with little-to-no context and people might be interested enough to click on a link. Did we really settle the argument of the best 90s throwback jams ranked on Buzzfeed? Probably not, but who cares? People clicked on the link. Everything else is small potatoes (Potato rankings: 1. Mashed, 2. French fried, 3. Sweet, and at 99999. Au gratin. Any disagreements over said rankings should be sent to Daily Eastern News Opinions Editor Rob Downen at jrdownen@eiu.edu.) I guess I’m a sucker, too, because I clicked the link, only to find Eastern ranked fourth (fourth! We wouldn’t even medal!) in a subcategory of a subcategory of a subcategory. Actually, if you look closely, Eastern is tied for fourth. Tied for fourth with the University of Wisconsin—La Crosse. So does it even matter? I should have went to

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UW-La Crosse. What a mistake I made. I mean, according to this list, they’re practically the same school. The maker’s of this list, I’m sure, were up for many sleepless nights debating on who should be No. 4. Us or them? Eventually they just couldn’t come to a decision. I mean, can you blame them? Anyway, I hate to say it, but I don’t think these rankings matter. This is even putting aside that the U.S. News & World Report will often change its ranking criteria from year to year, making it difficult to show which schools are actually “getting better” or that these aren’t really rankings of the quality of education you’re getting. I’m not saying that Eastern is a bad school. It’s not. I don’t care if it’s No. 4 or 44 or 444. I picked Eastern because I thought it was the right school for me based on a number of variables like location, cost, size and what my parents and I thought would be right for me. That’s how you should be picking your schools, by what works for you, not what works for some school to get ranked on an Internet list. Dominic Renzetti is a senior family and consumer sciences major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinons@gmail.com

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Students with Alpha Gamma Delta walk out of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union towards Greek Court after new sorority members received their bids at the end of recruitment on Monday.

Administration implements enrollment strategies By Debby Hernandez Administration Editor | @DEN_News Eastern administrators are looking into initiatives to help increase university enrollment numbers for next fall. Among several ideas to increase enrollment, President Bill Perry said program growth will be used to help with enrollment numbers. “At the graduate level, we are using online instruction more for master’s programs,” he said. On l i n e d e g re e p ro g r a m s i n cluding Master of Arts in art and music, and Master of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences and in Family and Consumer Sciences have been added to attract more students. A new online master’s program

in health studies is also in the process of being made available. “In the meanwhile, we won’t sit around and wait,” Perry said. He said the university has taken action signing a contract with the International Information Science Research Institute in Beijing, China. The contract consists of a oneplus-one MBA program, in which students study one year in china and the second year at Eastern Perry said there are currently 25 students in this program. A one-plus-three program has also been contracted with the institution for business and economics. Under this program, students complete one year at the institution, before they come to Eastern

for their sophomore year. “This will bring in 100 sophomores next fall,” Perry said. In terms of enrollment numbers, his expectations were close to results. “I was expecting an overall of about 9,000,” Perry said. “It is what it is, we got a great freshman and transfer class.” Meanwhile, Chris Dearth, the director of Admissions, said the idea is to create a more robust recruitment plan. Dearth said top schools in the state have been targeted for recruitment. “ We h a v e v i s i t e d l o t s o f schools all over the state within a three-hour radius, and will c o n t i n u e t o d o s o t h ro u g h o u t the fall,” he said.

Also, he explained, improvements in communications are another strategy to help bring up enrollment for next year. “We are planning stages of ref i n i n g o u r c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ,” Dearth said. He said email, phone calls, social media, and campaigning are strategies, which are currently being used to get students interested in attending Eastern. Dearth said part of the changes include making the internal admissions process more efficient. “We want to improve the communication we have with students after they are admitted to EIU and after submitting their deposit,” Dearth said. “Part of this is to get applications and decisions done in a timely fashion”

The goal for this year is to improve enrollment from previous years, he said. “I think we will see a stop in t h e d e c re a s i n g t re n d ,” De a r t h said. “Overall, student enrollment will not increase over night” He said the goal also includes communicating to prospective students that there are many opportunities at Eastern. “It is a matter of being more proactive and letting them know what is so special about EIU,” Dearth said.

Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, University of Illinois and Illinois State see gains in student enrollment SIU-E gained 122 students and currently claims 13,972 students, while SIU-C gained 25, and is currently at 17,989. U of I gained 0.5 percent, currently at 43,603. ISU gained 343

students this fall, and currently instructs 20,615 students. Perry said various factors contributed to low enrollment numbers in some Illinois institutions. “ T h e e c o n o m y, a f f o rd a b i l i -

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ty, more competition from private and out-of-state institutions, and the number of high school graduates going down—all of those factors are creating changes in transitions,” he said.

Eastern’s drop of 8.8 percent (currently 8,913) is the largest percentage drop of the schools, with Western losing 2.1 percent (currently 11,458) and Northern losing 2.5 percent (currently 20,611).

Jack Cruikshank can be reached at 581-2812 or jdcruikshank@eiu.edu. Debby Hernandez contributed to this article.

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 By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN Confidence is riding high with the Eastern rugby team as it heads to St. Charles, Mo., on Tuesday to face off against Lindenwood. The Panthers have not played in 17 days, since their 64-5 loss to the Wisconsin AllStars back on Aug. 30. Eastern coach Frank Graziano said he expects his team to play a lot better in Tuesday’s game, mainly because of the fact that the team has had excellent practices during the last two weeks. “I believe we have made the right adjustments,” he said. “I believe everybody is ready to show what we’re capable of two weeks into the season. I believe they are eager to go out and play to prove how much better we are now than we were two weeks ago.” Throughout the last couple

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TUESDAY | 7:30 P.M. HARLEN C. HUNTER STADIUM | ST. CHARLES, MO. weeks, the Panthers’ main focus has been to improve on the defensive side of the ball, because they allowed 64 points to the Wisconsin All-Stars last time out. Graziano said the one key to victory is being able to hustle on defense. “We have been trying, not only to play defense, but play defense at high rate,” he said. “We just have to continue to work at it and that is the way we are going to have to play (Lindenwood).” On Sept. 7, Lindenwood defeated Northern Illinois 1137 on the road, and then a week

later traveled up to Davenport, Mich., and lost to Davenport University 20-5. Graziano said that was encouraging to see. “That gives you an idea that if they come across a team that really wants to play defense, they can be held in check a little bit,” Graziano said. “That hundred points looks like a big number up there, but then you go and play a team that focuses on defense really well and only scores five points, that was really encouraging for our girls to see that if we play defense, we don’t have to score a lot of points to win this game.” Graziano said there have

Cross country team runs at Bradley Intercollegiate By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Sports Editor | @domrenzetti T h e E a s t e r n m e n’s and women’s cross coun try teams competed at the Bradley Intercollegiate on Friday with Eastern recording finishes in the top-five for each race. Freshman Maria Baldwin was the top finisher for the Eastern women’s team, finishing third with a time of 17:13.1. So p h o m o re Pa xo n Me -

nard finished fifth for the men’s team with a time of 25:06.2. The women’s team also had four other runners finish inside the top-10, with j u n i o r Vi c t o r i a Q u a r t o n in fifth, sophomore Emily Brelsford in sixth, sophomore Julie James in ninth and sophomore Ivy Handley in tenth. Quar ton had a time of 1 7 : 2 1 . 3 , Bre l s f o rd h a d a time of 17:25.7, James had a time of 17:37.4 and

Handley had a time of 17:45.8. Other top finishers for t h e m e n’s t e a m i n c l u d ed sophomore Riley McInerney, who finished in seventh place, with a time of 25:19.5 and red-shirt junior Bruyn Yunk finished in 11th with a time of 25:57.9. Eastern returns to action on Oct. 4 at Louisville. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

been multiple players, mainly the newcomers who have progressed during the last two weeks. He said freshman Madison Overbay is ready to take that next step and have a break out game, but the key players he said that will need to have a good game are the three seniors, Kim Youhas, Carissa Burge and Ellen Wilson for the Panthers. “Those three have got to play super,” he said. “I believe they are ready to play super. I think if they realize they are playing really well, it will just inspire the newcomers. That will make us as a team play really well.” The Panthers and Lindenwood will start at 7:30 p.m. at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Tennis team begins fall with success By Sean Hastings Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s tennis team started its fall season winning the No. 1 doubles title at the SIU-Edwardsville Invitational Sunday. The women went a combined 12-7 in singles and 9-3 in doubles action in Edwardsville. Senior Sephora Boulbahaiem and freshman Grace Summers paired up and hit past their doubles competition, winning the No. 1 flight title in doubles play with a 4-0 record. The duo defeated the team of Jenna Wallace and Nicole Jones of Western Illinois, 6-0. The doubles’ champions also came away with a very close victory over Aspen Cervin and Madison Cook of Saint Louis, 7-6 Juniors Ali Foster and Hannah Kimbrough had a record of 3-1 at No. 2 doubles as well for the Panthers. Summers also added a 3-1 record in her singles matches. She won her first match against Arianna Demos of Western Illinois in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Sophomore Kamile Stadalninkaite went 3-1 in her singles matches for Eastern. She was able to win a close match with Madison Cook of Edwardsville, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Stadalninkaite also went 2-1 in her doubles matches teaming up with sophomore Kelly Iden. Director of Tennis John Blackburn said he was pleased with the weekend performance by the Panthers. He was especially happy with the way the women fought through and were able to win close matches. “It was a great team effort,” he said. The Eastern women will play host to Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 6, as the Panthers will play at Darling Courts. The Eastern men’s tennis team began its fall season, hosting the inaugural EIU invite during the weekend at Darling Courts. The Panthers combined to go 24-5 in singles play at the two-day event against Olivet Nazarene and MissouriSt. Louis. Eastern also recorded a 10-4 mark in doubles play. Eastern freshmen Trent Reiman and Grant Reiman each went 6-0 in singles and teamed up to go 3-0 in doubles play. The Panthers also had success coming from their returning players. Juniors Ryan Henderson and Rui

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Sophomore Grant Thompson serves the ball during his match against his Tennessee Tech opponent on the tennis courts of Charleston High School on March 22. The Eastern men’s tennis team opened its fall season at the inaugural EIU invite and hosted Olivet Nazarene and Missouri-St. Louis.

Silva tallied 3-0 records in singles and Sophomore Grant Thompson joined them by also going undefeated in his three singles matches. Eastern’s men’s tennis coach Eric Stark said he was very happy with how things went during the weekend, as the Panthers debuted their newly reno-

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Kentucky transfer rushes for 123 yards for EKU The Governors carried the ball 36 times, but were only able to net 42 yards. The Governors are the only team in the OVC that has not scored a rushing touchdown this season. Around the OVC Eastern Kentucky running back Dy’Shawn Mobley averaged 20.5 yards per carry, as the junior transfer rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on six attempts. Mobley, who transferred from Kentucky, led the Colonels to a 5513 win over Morehead State in their home opener Saturday. Eastern Kentucky improved to 3-0 and remained the lone undefeated team in the Ohio Valley Conference. Mobley took his first carry 61 yards for a touchdown and then set up the Colonels for another touchdown after a 54-yard run. The junior also caught two passes for 10 yards and was named OVC Offensive and Newcomer of the Week. Senior cornerback De’Ante Saunders had two interceptions in Tennes-

see State’s 35-7 win over Jackson State Saturday. Saunders was named OVC Defensive Player of the week. The Tigers’ defense put points on the board, as Saunders’ first interception in the first quarter ended with the Deland, Fla., native trotting into the end zone, returning the pick 45 yards for a touchdown. Saunders added three tackles and had an additional pass breakup against Jackson State. He has three interceptions in the last two games for Tennessee State. Southern Illinois-Carbondale defeated Southeast Missouri 50-23 on Saturday, but sophomore kicker Ryan McCrum made three field goals and two extra points for the Redhawks to earn OVC Specialist of the Week. McCrum’s three field goals came from 38 yards and 43 yards, which established a new career-long for the sophomore. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.

vated Darling Courts. Stark said the consistency was much better the second day compared to the first day of the opening event for the Panthers. Like the Reiman brothers, fellow freshman Jared Woodson played in his first collegiate tennis match. Wood-

son said staying concentrated during his matches was the most difficult part playing in college for the first time. “Just staying focused was the hardest part because the matches this weekend were like practice matches and the whole point is to just get better,” he said.

The next time the men play will be at the SIU Saluki Invitational on Oct 18, in Carbondale. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Red-shir t junior Chris Reed adds to goal total for four th straight match. Reed continues streak Red-shirt junior Chris Reed netted the Panthers’ only goal in Sunday’s draw, bringing her scoring streak to four goals in the last four matches. Reed leads the team with eight total points with teammate Meagan Radloff in second with four points. The last Eastern player to score at least four goals in the non-conference schedule was Kristin Germann, who had four goals during her 2011 junior season. MacKinnon adds assist Kathleen MacKinnon’s assist on Reed’s goal on Sunday makes her the first player not named Radloff to record an assist for the Panthers this season. It was Mackinnon’s first career assist and first career point since joining the Panthers last year. Mackinnon, from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, dealt with both illness and injury last season, but so far this year has recorded at least one shot in each of the Panthers last five matches.

Around the OVC Southern Illinois-Edwardsville recorded a 1-0 win over MAC opponent Northern Illinois on Sunday, while Morehead State picked up a 2-0 win over ACC-newcomer Louisville on Friday. Freshman Caroline Hoefert of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville got her first goal of the season in just the 10th minute of the match and the Cougars were able to hold on for the 1-0 win on the road. Morehead State, which had lost its last 11 meetings with Louisville, got on the board early with a goal from senior forward Jade Flory in the fifth minute. Flory, a transfer from Youngstown State, is already the No. 5 all-team leading scorer at Morehead State after only two seasons with the team. She leads the OVC with six goals so far this year. Senior forward Holly Tilley added the second goal at 61:35. Louisville had made two NCAA tournaments in the last three years. Tennessee-Martin couldn’t pull an

upset over Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State on Sunday, falling 1-0 after a goal in the 66th minute by Madison Mercado. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.

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Golf team takes 5th at Western By Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s golf team finished in last place at the five-team Western Illinois Invitational over the weekend. The two-day, 36-hole event was held at WestWESTERN e r n’s h o m e golf course, ILLINOIS INVITATIONAL the par-72, 6,208-yard Harry Mus1. WESTERN satto Golf ILLINOIS Course in 2. INDIANA Macomb. STATE The Panthers shot a 3. NEBRASK A team total of OMAHA 670, finishing 17 strokes be4. ILLINOIS hind IllinoisCHICAGO Chicago. The Panthers were 5. EASTERN led by freshILLINOIS man Chloe Wong, who shot a team-best 161. Wong shot a 6-over 78 in the first round, which was good enough to be in the top five of individual golfers. In round two, Wong dropped a few spots to tenth place after she shot an 11-onver 83. Senior Tiffany Wolf also had a top 20 finish as she shot a 16-over 88 and then in the second round, shooting an 8-over 80. Annie Getzin finished 24th for Eastern with a total of 173, with her best day coming on day two with shooting a 10-over 82. Western Illinois took the team title, with a score of 621, finishing 32 strokes ahead of the Panthers. The Leathernecks were led by Jessica Knepp and Anna Cullinan who finished in the top two for individualists. Knepp shot a team-best 146 and placed first and Cullinan shot a 154 and finished second overall. Knepp’s best round came in the second round when she shot a 1-under 71. Cullinan on the other hand was tied with Knepp after round one, but shot a 7-over 79 in the second round to fall eight shot short at winning the individual title. Knepp was -1 on all the par fours combined over the weekend and finished with six birdies and 23 pars. She also led the field with -2 on all of the par fives combined. Western Illinois had four players finish in the top 12 golfers as Ashley Jeffers shot a consistent 158, with shooting a 79 for both rounds. Also, Julie Whalen shot a 164 for the tournament with shooting 82 for both rounds. Indiana State, who came in second place, finished 20 strokes behind Western Illinois with a score of 641. Nebraska-Omaha came in third place followed by Illinois-Chicago. Kathryn Kesti came in third place for individuals. Kesti shot a 155 (77-78), finishing one stroke ahead of her teammate Megan Vetrovsky, who came tied for fourth place for individuals with Indiana State’s Amanda Smith. Eastern will next compete at the Southern Illinois Fall Invite at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale on Saturday and Sunday. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Red-shirt junior running back Shepard Little runs the ball up the field during the Panthers’ home opener on Sept. 6 at O’Brien Field. The Panthers lost to the Salukis 38-21. After playing Illinois State on Saturday, the Panthers lost to the Redbirds 34-15 at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Ill.

Eastern rushes for season-high Even without Little, Panthers rush for 180 By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 The Eastern football team rushed for a season-high 180 yards in its loss against Illinois State despite not having Shepard Little for most of the game. After a three-yard gain on the Panthers’ fifth offensive play of the game, Little came off the ground and headed toward the sideline limping. The red-shirt junior running missed the next three Eastern drives before coming back with 8:44 left in the second quarter. Little received back-to-back carries when he returned, gaining 12 total yards but came off the field again and did not return for the remainder of the game. Panthers’ tight end Jeff LePak said

the departure of Little was a blow to E a s t e r n’s o f fense. “Obviously that’s going to hurt us as a unit,” LePak said. “Shep is a big time player for us. There is a reason he was SHEPARD put on the WalLIT TLE ter Payton Award watch list.” Eastern head coach Kim Dameron said he wanted the Panthers to focus on their run game heading into Saturday’s game at Illinois State and specifically said he wanted to get Taylor Duncan more touches. The Marshall native did get more touches, but it came only after Little went down with his injury. Duncan, who only had four carries entering the third game of the season, rushed for 87 yards on 14 attempts, both season highs for the red-shirt senior.

Fellow red-shirt senior Jimmy Lerra added 30 yards on six carries. In Little’s limited participation, he rished for 15 yards on three carries. “I think Taylor and Jimmy did a good job handling the load,” LePak said. The trio of Eastern running backs rushed for 132 yards, which was the first time the Panthers have eclipsed the 100-yard plateau from its running backs this season. Little’s injury has not been disclosed. Eastern will host Austin Peay at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at O’Brien to start Ohio Valley Conference play. The matchup features the only two teams that are winless heading into the conference schedule. Au s t i n Pe a y l o s t i t s s e c o n d straight game to start the year, as the Governors lost 42-6 against Chattanooga on Saturday. Chattanooga spoiled the debut of Governors Stadium in Clarksville, Tenn., as the No. 14 ranked Mocs scored in four straight possessions

stretching from the end of the first half into the third quarter. Austin Peay dropped its 14th consecutive game after a 0-12 record last season. The Governors are in their second year under head coach Kirby Cannon. After two games this season Austin Peay ranks last in the OVC in both offense and defense. After allowing 42 points against the Mocs on Saturday, the Governors’ have now been outscored 1056, following a 63-0 loss on Aug. 30, to Memphis. Offensively, Austin Peay has averaged 163 yards per game this year. The Governors’ lone touchdown of the season came with 7:37 left in the first quarter, when quarterback Darrien Boone threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Javier Booker on Saturday. Boone, who is a true freshman, finished 15-of-20 for 124 yards. The running game continued to struggle, though.

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Panthers end in draw for first time since 2012 By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Sports Editor | @domrenzetti For the first time all season, and the first time in quite a while, the Eastern women’s soccer team finished its only match of the weekend in a draw. The Panthers’ 1-1 draw against Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday at Lakeside Field is the first time the Panthers have had a draw since Oct. 19, 2012, against Morehead State on the road. The Panthers and Eagles tied 1-1 in the second to last weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play that season. The Panthers’ last draw against a non-conference opponent was a 0-0 finish against Northern Illinois on Sept. 13, 2011. The Panthers had two draws in the 2011 season, both against non-conference teams, also tying IUPUI 2-2 on Sept. 2, 2011. In Eastern’s first exhibition of the season, it played to a 1-1 draw against

Loyola. Though a tie in an exhibition and a tie in a non-conference match may not seem to mean much, coming away with one point instead of none in the OVC portion of the schedule could change the course of the season for a team. “In the game of soccer, you have to tie the game sometimes and last year we didn’t have any ties,” Eastern head coach Jason Cherry said before the start of the season. “If we could have got a few ties, maybe we’re sitting here with a conference championship.” Of the Panthers’ five losses against OVC teams last season, including the first round of the tournament against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, two of those losses were by just one goal. For Cherry, it is the first tie in his career since becoming Eastern’s head coach.

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Freshman forward Chloe Gottschalk fights with junior midfielder Erica Stewart in a match on Aug. 31 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers lost to Louisiana Tech 3-1. After tieing with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Sunday, the Panthers are 0-6 -1 overall.