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Members of the Faculty Senate discuss changing the name of Douglas Hall at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. The Faculty Senate ultimately decided to vote on sending the decision to a naming committee at its next meeting.
Faculty Senate continues Douglas Hall discussion By Chrissy Miller News Editor | @DEN_News The Faculty Senate continued the discussion regarding renaming Douglas Hall and decided to take a vote on it at its next meeting. Faculty Senate member Todd Bruns proposed voting in the next meeting on sending the decision to a naming committee, to continue the discussion on campus climate and make sure Eastern is a friendly place for all students. A resolution would be drafted that is structured in a way that Faculty Senate would be involved in the conversation. Faculty Senate chair Jemmie Robertson and Faculty Senate member Teshome Abebe said they plan to draft this resolution. Robertson said he would like to get the Eastern community more involved in this discussion and see what the political climate of Eastern is like before moving forward too rapidly. “I think before we proceed we should reach out to a diverse number of constituency groups and other on-campus groups before we feel there is enough organic supporters for it to move forward,” Robertson said. Psychology professor Joe Williams started the overall discussion with a mem-
ory from 1956. He said on a schoolyard back then, a white child began playing with a black boy and girl when a third-grade teacher approached them and told the little boy and girl of color they had to leave because they did not belong there. “Confused, the white child asked, ‘Why can’t they play with me?’ And she replied, ‘Because they are negroes and they are not like us.’ It was a terrible thing to say to a child. That child has carried the memory of that first occasion of prejudice to this very day. The world changed for that child on that day,” Williams said. “You see, I am that white child.” Williams said he holds the memory of seeing those two children, who he never saw again, walking away with their heads down, and it makes him angry. However, he said the Senate should be cautious against making the decision too quickly without first considering the actual Lincoln Douglas Debates. “…The Lincoln Douglas Debates were critical to Americans standing up and making a choice, were critical to Americans standing up and making the right choice, were critical to Americans standing up and saying, ‘we’re not going to live in a country that supports slavery,” Williams said. Williams said instead of being offend-
ed by the hall’s name, students should be honored to live in a hall that commemorates the debates which led to “freedom for all men.” Williams said he would be willing to vote for removing the individual names of both Douglas and Lincoln Halls, and renaming them the Lincoln DouglasDebate halls which would have an East and West wing. Senate member Grant Sterling said this debate is not organic in nature and does not seem to concern most of his students. In fact, he noted most of his students did not even know who the hall was named after. In one class, Sterling said he found the same number of students who knew who the person Booth Library was named after as who could name why the Lincoln Douglas Halls were named what they were. In both cases, Sterling said there was only one student. Also at the meeting, the Faculty Senate voted to of disband the Ad hoc Committee for the Review of Workgroup no. 7 recommendations, formed after the conclusion of the vitalization project last year. Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu.
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Psychology professor Joe Williams speaks in front of the Faculty Senate about the potential changing of Douglas Hall’s name.
Volunteerism partnership to help feed senior citizens By AJ Fournier Campus Reporter | @DEN_News Students have the opportunity to give back and help feed senior citizens through the partnership program Eastern has with Peace Meals. Beth Gillespie, interim director of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, said Peace Meals is an organization that helps provide meals to senior citizens who are homebound with no transportation or are struggling to put food on the table. During the event, volunteers will go
to a nursing home and help with the food stands that Peace Meals brings in, Gillespie said. Gillespie said in order for the senior citizens to be eligible for the service, they have to sign up and provide their information. If they fit the criteria, then they will receive support, whether it is through their nursing homes or brought to their homes. Crystal Brown, assistant director of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism, said Peace Meals brings the food and volunteers help set up and serve it to
the citizens. Eastern has partnered with Peace Meals for one year now. The partnership started after the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism met with Peace Meals during Hunger Action Month last year. Hunger Action Month took place in November. During the month, different programs were put on to educate people about food insecurity. “We were looking for ways to connect with the community, and last year when we were planning our
Hunger Action Month we wanted ways for students to get involved directly,” Brown said. The volunteer opportunity is offered twice a month every other Wednesday. “If students are interested in taking part, it is open to anyone on campus,” Brown said. Many students were interested in volunteering with senior citizens, making it a great opportunity and partnership to get involved with, Brown said. “We thought this would be an ideal way to reach out and see if Peace
Meals had any need within their organization,” she added. Gillespie said Peace Meals does offer other services to the citizens in needs besides food, however Eastern only assists with serving food and spending time with seniors. Any students on campus interested in volunteering with Peace Meals can register online at the Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteerism’s website. AJ Fournier can be reached at 581-2812 or ajfournier@eiu.edu.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 61 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped. The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country's south, and it occurred as Mexicans commemorated the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands. Dozens of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. A column of smoke rose from a structure in one central neighborhood in the capital. Morelos Gov. Graco Ramirez reported on Twitter that at least 42 people had died in his state south of Mexico City. Gov. Alfredo del Mazo said at least eight had died in the State of Mexico, which also borders the cap-
ital. Mariana Morales, a 26-year-old nutritionist, 26, was one many who spontaneously participated in rescue efforts. She wore a paper face mask and her hands were still dusty from having joined a rescue brigade to clear rubble from a building that fell in a cloud of dust before her eyes, about 15 minutes after the quake. Morales said she was in a taxi when the quake struck, and she out and sat on a sidewalk to try to recover from the scare. Then, just a few yards away, the three-story building collapsed. Gala Dluzhynska was taking a class with 11 other women on the second floor of a building on the trendy Alvaro Obregon street when the quake struck and window and ceiling panels fell as the building began to tear apart. The quake caused buildings to sway sickeningly in Mexico City and sent people throughout the city
fleeing from homes and offices, and many people remained in the streets for hours, fearful of returning to the structures. Alarms blared and traffic stopped around the Angel of Independence monument on the iconic Reforma Avenue. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.1 hit at 1:14 p.m. (2:15 p.m. EDT) and it was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles (123 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City. Puebla Gov. Tony Gali tweeted that there had been damaged buildings in the city of Cholula including collapsed church steeples. Earlier in the day workplaces across the city held readiness drills on the anniversary of the 1985 quake, a magnitude 8.0 shake, which killed thousands of people and devastated large parts of Mexico City. Market stall vendor Edith Lopez, 25, said she was in a taxi a few
At least 65 skulls found so far at a mass grave in Bosnia SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The remains of at least 65 victims have been retrieved from a mass grave recently found in central Bosnia, forensic experts said Tuesday about the site of one of the most gruesome crimes of Bosnia's 199295 war. Lejla Cengic from Bosnia's Missing Persons Institute said the remains, which included 65 skulls, were found in a grave at the Koricanske Stijene cliff near Mount Vlasic. The remains are believed to belong to some of over 220 non-Serb civilians executed in the area by Bosnian Serb forces on August 21, 1992. Most of those killed were taken
from notorious Serb-run detention camps near the northwestern town of Prijedor and told they were going for a prisoner exchange. The victims are believed to have been forced out of a convoy of several hundred civilians whom Serbs were deporting from Prijedor. They were ordered to line up atop the 300-meter (990-foot) cliff and executed. Once the victims fell into the abyss, Serb policemen threw bombs at them to make sure nobody would survive. After the killings, the Bosnian Serbs removed the bodies from the bottom of the cliff and buried them under rocks in several locations in
the wider area of Koricanske Stijene. The Missing Persons Institute and the victims' relatives have been searching the area for the remains since the end of the war. So far, 11 former Bosnian Serb policemen from Prijedor have been sentenced for the slayings at Koricanske Stijene. Since the end of the war, the remains of 25,500 people have been found by forensic experts in mass graves across Bosnia. Another 7,000 people are still listed as missing and their remains are believed to be hidden at clandestine mass burial sites around the country.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the world's leaders that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War and "fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings." In his first state-of-the-world report since taking the reins of the United Nations on Jan. 1, Guterres put "nu-
clear peril" as the leading threat, warning that "we must not sleepwalk our way into war." The U.N. chief told Tuesday's opening of the General Assembly's annual ministerial meeting that millions are living in fear "under a shadow of dread cast by the provocative nuclear and missile tests" of North Korea. His message on "fiery" rhetoric was
implicitly directed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but also at the United States and President Donald Trump, who has warned of "fire and fury" if North Korea does not back down. Guterres said a solution to the North Korea nuclear threat must be political and stressed to leaders: "This is a time for statesmanship."
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blocks away when the quake struck. She said she saw glass bursting out of the windows of some buildings. She was anxiously trying to locate her children, whom she had left in the care of her disabled mother. The new quake appears to be unrelated to the magnitude 8.1 temblor that hit Sept. 7 off Mexico's southern coast and which also was felt strongly in the capital. U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Paul Earle noted that the epicenters of the two quakes are 400 miles (650 kilometers) apart and most aftershocks are within 100 kilometers. There have been 19 earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or larger within 250 kilometers of Tuesday's quake in the past century, Earle said. Initial calculations show that more than 30 million people would have felt moderate shaking from Tuesday's quake. The US Geological Survey predicts "significant casualty and damage are likely and the disaster is potentially widespread."
U.S. appeals ruling that blocks cutting off sanctuaries SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling that blocks its effort to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities. The administration filed the appeal with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. U.S. District Judge William Orrick has temporarily halted President Donald Trump's order in two lawsuits — one brought by the city of San Francisco, the other by Santa Clara County. The judge rejected the administration's argument that the executive order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress. The administration has since moved to withhold one particular law enforcement grant from sanctuary cities, prompting a new round of lawsuits. A federal judge in Illinois blocked that move Friday.
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Maria Ramirez, a junior elementary education major and the vice president for Esperanza, makes corn tortillas. The registered student organization hosted a workshop on how to make them on Tuesday afternoon at the cultural center.
Theater to raise Alzheimer’s awareness
By Brooke Schwartz Staff Reporter | @DEN_News A night of movie trivia, costume contests and prizes with the goal of raising money for Alzheimer’s disease awareness will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Green Mill Village Theatre in Arcola. The cost of attendance is $10. Proceeds will go to The Walk To End Alzheimer’s, held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, according to its website. Cassie Yoder, the director of marketing a n d d e v e l o p m e n t f o r t h e Gr e e n M i l l Village, said the theater worked closely with the Carriage Crossing Senior Living center for this function. The Carriage Crossing Senior Living offers assisted living, memory care, hospice and respite care to senior citizens in Arcola and Champaign. Yoder said working with a charity focused
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on Alzheimer’s makes the fundraiser even more special. “A lot of our residents have Alzheimer’s and dementia, which makes this something we are very passionate about,” she said. The Carriage Crossing center usually makes a donation to The Walk To End Alzheimer’s Disease, so this fundraiser hits on many of the community’s interests. This fundraiser was also a way for local community and business leaders to get more involved.
months back. Both Cook and Yoder pointed out the significance of using trivia. They said it is one of the many activities the Center for Disease Control recommends for strengthening the brain, to raise money for a disease such as Alzheimer’s. “It’s fitting that the event has to do with memory,” Cook said. Yoder said Green Mill Village, which is a 65-acre development, is constantly teaming up to try and give back to their community and the surrounding communities. Students from the -Koy Cook, manager of the Green Mill Village Theater Un i v e r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s , Eastern and more are expected to go to Yoder said many of these leaders have Wednesday’s events, Yoder said. worked together to form competing teams Before the trivia, a matinee performance for this function. of “Slay It Again, Sam,” a murder mystery Businesses donated different goods to be currently playing at the theater, is scheduled given away as prizes to the winners of the for noon. costume contest and of some of the miniThe theatre is located at games. 917 Green Mill Rd. in Arcola. This is the first fundraiser the theater has ever hosted, said Koy Cook, the manager of the Green Mill Village Theater. Brooke Schwartz can be contacted at 581-2812 Cook said he was inspired by a trivia or bsschwartz@eiu.edu. night the theater staff went to a couple of
“It’s fitting that the event has to do with memory.”
Municipal representatives from Shanghai, China will participate in a public forum at Eastern during their visit to Charleston. The public forum is set for 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday in the Charleston-Mattoon Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. It will include a Q&A session. The forum is open to the general public and Eastern employees and students. The representatives are from the legislative delegation of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Shanghai. Charleston will be the only place in the United States they visit other than Albany, New York, where they will be guests of the New York State Assembly. Guoping Wang, the chair of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is the highest ranking member of the sixmember delegation. The other member with him will be economist Xiangcai Zhong. This forum comes in the wake of current threats posed by North Korea, ongoing economic discussions between China and the US and the upcoming opening of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October, according to a press release. The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is an organization that aims to promote a socialist democracy in China’s political activities, according to its website. It deals with the political consultation, democratic supervision and deliberation and administration of state affairs. Mao Zhedong served as the first chair of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in 1949. The News staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
ISU announces $150M fundraising campaign for university NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State University is launching its most ambitious fundraising campaign to date. The university has set a goal to raise $150 million in private funds. The “Redbirds Rising” campaign was announced on Monday. ISU President Larry Dietz says the money will help “ensure our students and scholars have access to the tools and resources needed to reach new levels of scholarship, leadership and innovation.” The funds will be used to expand scholarships for students, as well as international education, off-campus internships and leadership programs. The university says it already has raised more than $103 million from more than 40,000 donors since the “quiet phase” of the campaign started in fiscal year 2014.
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‘Fall’ Folly
Natasha Ellis
My own experience as a black woman Growing up I was surrounded by everything white. White buildings, white picket fences, white people. That was honestly just the norm for me. My mother, my family, the princesses in my favorite Disney movies are all white. I grew up thinking—and believing— that to be normal was to be white. This may not seem as such an issue to some but get this, I am actually black. Oops, let me correct myself, I am actually African-American, but I will call myself black for the sake of being too lazy to write out African-American every time. The point is that I was the little black sheep in a field of white. I was always the odd one out, always the one who was different… but I never felt upset about this. I never actually knew that I was different until I was in elementary school. But throughout the years I have learned that being black means that I have to be black. As a black woman I must: • Keep my opinions to myself, even though I do not necessarily do this, in fear of being known as the “angry black woman.” • Act in the right “white” way: no slang, no loud rap music, no afro, braids, twists, etc. (and sitting back while you watch white girls make these things into a fashion trend) • Constantly be aware of not only my gender but also my race and how both of those mean that I can and will be viewed differently. • Accept being dismissed during conversations (not because what I am saying is not relevant, but because those around me do not look at me to be anything other than my race and gender). • Succeed in everything I do but still not be good enough. • Accept the media portrayal of black woman to be angry, poor, aggressive, oversexualized and weak. Trust me, there are many more things that define what it means to be a black woman in America, but these are just a few key points that I have learned. These are things that are constantly with me. These are the things that shape, limit and empower me. These are the things that are me. Natasha Ellis is a freshman sociology major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or nrellis@eiu.edu.
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Chinese official visit a good opportunity Municipal representatives from Shanghai, China will participate in a public forum at Eastern when they come to Charleston, as reported in Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News. These representatives, members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, give those at the university the chance to expand their worldview. We at The Daily Eastern News encourage those who can to go to this public forum. According to an article in Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Eastern News, Charleston will be the only place these members of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference go in the United States besides New York. This makes the public forum something students should not miss, as hearing from the members of the Political Consultative Conference is an opportunity others might not get. Though students might not always be inter-
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Q&A session, it gives people a good opportunity to not only hear from the Chinese officials, but also ask them questions of their own. It can be tempting for some to think that because we are in the United States, that these issues are not relevant in our daily lives, or that we can ignore what is happening in the other parts of the world. However, as the world becomes more connected, we as a people will to, meaning what is happening in China could easily affect the U.S. at some point in the future. This means it is important to get the facts on what is going on in the world now, before it is too late. When people who can answer these questions and know what they are talking about are coming tothe university, it makes it easier to get this information. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
True crime can be interesting Ever since I was little, I have always been interested in true crime, cold cases and unsolved mysteries. This might make me sound morbid, but to me they are just genuinely interesting. I am the Nancy Drew of the 21st century: I am Kennedy Drew. That really is my real middle name, and I want to solve every cold case in existence. Most people have heard of the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey, or the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. I am here to raise awareness about a missing persons case that is not the most well-known. Brian Shaffer was a 27-year-old, second-year medical student at Ohio State University in Columbus. He was last seen after a night out with friends at the Ugly Tuna Saloona during the early hours of April 1, 2006, according to the website findbrianshaffer.com. Here is where things get weird. Shaffer and his friends went out to celebrate the beginning of spring break, so they headed out around 9:30 p.m. to the Ugly Tuna Saloona, a bar near campus. The site also said Shaffer had plans with his girlfriend to leave for Miami on April 3. At 9:56 p.m., he called her and said he loved her and would see her when she arrived in Columbus before their trip. After talking with his girlfriend, he and his friends walked to the Arena District in Columbus where they stopped at the North Short Tavern. After, they met with other friends at Brother’s, according to findbrianshaffer. com. One of his friends drove the group back to the Ugly Tuna Saloona, where they were
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ested in the foreign relations of another country, this is an opportunity to hear from highranking officials who are knowledgeable about issues going on globally today. The fact that they are coming to Charleston and will be at Eastern is a big deal. In the article it stated that this public forum coincides with the current threats posed by North Korea, ongoing economic discussions between China and the U.S. and the upcoming opening of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October. While these are topics many might see in the news (or on their news feed nowadays), hearing about them from the members of the Political Consultative Conference can give a new perspective on these issues. Hearing about the Chinese economy and its relations with the U.S. from someone who is a Chinese citizen will be different from hearing about it from someone from America. Because the public forum will include a
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Kennedy Nolen caught on surveillance footage at 1:15 a.m. He was seen speaking with two girls, said “bye” and walked toward the bar. That was the last footage of Brian, and the last time he was seen by people. The website said there have been no answers, even after 11 years. An area under construction near the Ugly Tuna Saloona has been searched, as well as other close areas where Shaffer disappeared. Shaffer’s mother died three weeks prior to his disappearance after losing her battle to cancer. His father died in September 2008 in a freak accident. There are multiple theories as to where Shaffer could be. Theory number one, discussed by Mike McPadden at crimefeed.com, said Shaffer just left on his own. Since there is no footage of him leaving the bar, McPadden said Shaffer could have changed clothes and snuck out using the freight elevator. McPadden said Columbus boasts more
surveillance cameras than any other Ohio city, so this is probably unlikely. Theory two that McPadden discussed is that Shaffer’s best friend, Clint Florence, knows where Shaffer is. Florence was the last person to see him, yet refuses to take a polygraph regarding Shaffer’s whereabouts. The third theory relates to the famous smiley face murders. A little back story on this is in 11 Midwestern states, 45 drowning incidents of college-aged men happened from the late ‘90s to the late 2000s. Before each instance, the victims left a bar or a party and were usually intoxicated. Each death was ruled as an accidental drowning. Smiley face graffiti was found near locations where the victims died. McPadden said the theory is a possibility people have thought about. The final theory McPadden discusses is that Shaffer’s body is still in the bar and hidden, or his remains were smuggled out in the garbage. What are your thoughts? I chose this case to write about, because Shaffer was in college at the time and not very much older than me. I think it is sad that his dad died not knowing what happened to his son. There are so many missing persons cases in the United States and around the world, and I wish as many as possible get solved to give the families justice and closure. Kennedy Nolen is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.
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Staff Report | @DEN_News The twitter account reportedly made by three individuals wearing horror-movie-inspired masks and allegedly wielding knives on campus this weekend has been taken down. The mask-wearing individuals reportedly followed people home walking down the sidewalk and knocked on the windows of people’s homes. The now-deleted twitter account had the handle @MaskedMen4 and a bio that read, “We’re watching you.”
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A screenshot from the ‘Masked Men’ Twitter shows two individuals, one in a Scream mask and the other in a Jason Voorhees mask, from the movie “Friday the 13th.” People who saw the self-described “Masked Men” took to Twitter to describe their encounters.
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Kathleen Arias (left), a senior elementary education major, and Miranda Ramirez (right), the vice president of the registered student organization Esperanza, make corn tortillas at the Cultural Center on Tuesday afternoon to commemorate Latin Heritage Month. “I just saw the flyer and thought it would be fun,” Arias said.
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Wright State beats Panthers 2-0 By JJ Bullock Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s soccer team lost its third game in a row Tuesd a y a t L a k e s i d e Fi e l d , a s t h e Wright State Raiders made the most of their four total shots on goal to defeat Eastern 2-0. For Eastern, the game marks its third game in a row without scoring a goal, however, it is the first game of the losing streak where the Panthers had more shots total and on goal in the game. Wr i g h t St a t e h a d j u s t e i g h t shots in the game (four on goal) and had its first goal of the game come off a misdirected kick. In the 45th minute of the game, Wright State midfielder AJ Patterson fired a shot from the middle of the field. As the ball was kicked, Eastern goalkeeper Mike Novotny dove to his right to block it. However, the ball ricocheted off an Eastern player standing in front of the goal and shot into the goal on the left side. The score by Patterson was assisted by Patterson’s teammate Brayden McNitt. The deflected goal by Patterson broke the game’s 0-0 tie and gave Wright State a lead they would hold for the entirety of the game. The oddball goal by Patterson is one that Eastern head coach Kiki Lara will use as a learning tool for his young team. “This team is young and just a bit naïve. We are growing culture, and part of being down a goal or
down two goals is the inner-belief that we can still come back and win the game,” Lara said. Wright State pushed its lead to 2-0 when Raider defender Jacob McGrinder headed in a goal off an assist by Florian Hoffman in the 73rd minute of action. Eastern had control of the ball for a majority of the second half and also managed to get off seven shots in the half, but none of them were converted to goals. Lara said, “You saw there in the second half that actually we put a threatening game together and mounted a comeback, and it just didn’t come for us. But that’s part of growing right now, is figuring how to comeback from 1-0 and 2-0.” The win for Wright State moves their record up to 5-2-1 on the year. For Eastern, the third loss in a row puts them a game under .500 at 2-3-4. But, as the Panthers get ready to host Omaha in what will be their biggest game of the year to this point, Lara is pleased with how his team has been playing, despite the losses. “I just said to the guys (after the loss); just a full-on belief that we are playing our better soccer right now. Despite the results, we are playing our better soccer right now than we have been,” Lara said. JJ BULLOCK | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
A pair of freshmen sprint down the field as Eastern’s Frederico Verlichi pursues a pass as he is chased down by Wright State midfielder Joseph Grimes. Eastern lost the game 2-0 at Lakeside Field.
JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu.
Huerta stepping up for men’s soccer By Vince Lovergine Men’s Soccer Reporter | DEN_Sports Entering his sophomore season a t E a s t e r n , m i d f i e l d e r Jo h n n y Huerta and his team have done well so far this year, except at providing some offense. Coming into the match-up against Wright State Tuesday at Lakeside Field, Eastern has only scored four goals this year. In any game they’ve scored, the highest goal total is just one. Dating back to last year, Eastern has not scored more than one goal in 11 straight games, going all the way back to the win against Western Illinois 2-0. While the scoring output is so minimal, it has resulted in 4 ties, compared to last season, when the Panthers only tied once. Huerta said the team’s mindset needs to change for the rest of the season. “Mostly our mentality going forward needs to change attacking w i s e ,” h e s a i d . “ D e f e n s i v e l y we’re playing really well, and our possession has gotten a lot better as we go throughout the season. Other than that, I think the mentality needs to stay the same as we started the season, so we need to keep going forward.” Mike Novotny has been a huge presence for Eastern this year, ranking first in saves in the NCAA with 54 coming into Tuesday’s game, while he ranks second in saves per game with 6.75. “He’s a big part of our team for sure,” Huerta said. “He’s kept us in
a lot of games, where he had 15 or 16 saves against Western Michigan, the man has really kept us in games and he’s doing his job really well. He’s got a really good back line in front of him, which is also good because our backup keeper is learning from Mike and as he comes on next year, he can produce the same. It’s just really helpful.” In Tuesday’s game, the Panthers lost their third straight contest and remain without a goal during the losing streak. AJ Patterson scored his fifth goal for Wright state in the game, while Jacob McGrinder added the other goal for the Raiders. With the loss, Eastern’s undefeated streak at home is over, after they won and tied twice on Lakeside field. After the 12th meeting between these two teams, Eastern drops to 5-7 in the all-time series, and the last time the Panthers defeated the Raiders was back in 2008. Huerta said he did see some positives in Tuesday’s game. “Improvement in possession and being dangerous in the attacking half were positives,” he said. “It’s a positive thing for us as we had more shots today than any other game. Going forward we just have to execute and finish off with goals.” Dating back to last year, Huerta hasn’t scored since the Summit League Tournament when the Panthers faced Omaha, where he scored on a free kick, but eventually lost 3-1 in that contest. To date, Huerta is tied for first
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Sophomore Johnny Huerta sends a free kick toward the goal in the Panthers’ 1-0 against Saint Francis Sept. 10 at Lakeside Field.
in assists on his team with one. He also leads Eastern in shots with 11. It’s a matter time that Huerta will put the ball in the back of the net. As the offense continues to struggle, Eastern ranks 204th in shots per game with 6.25 in the NCAA, and they also rank 204th in shots on goal per game with 2.13. With some seniors graduating
from the Eastern squad, Huerta knows he has to step up with the potential of becoming a leader. “Becoming more of a vocal leader and also a leader on the field with my play,” he said. “Last year I was more laid back and listening to everyone else, and I was always listening to the other leaders, but now that were a young team, we need people to step up, and we
have a couple guys that can step up and be leaders for this team, and everyone on this team is a leader, and everyone has to do their part.” Eastern will conclude their mini two-game homestand this Saturday against Omaha. Vince Lovergine can be reached at 581-2812 or vplovergine@eiu.edu.