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College of Sciences offers grants Debby Hernandez Administration Editor | @DEN_News
The College of Sciences is offering students up to $500 of grant money for their STE VEN KINNISON | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS creative works or research projects for eiPanther marching band practices in temperatures as high as 94 degrees in preperaption for their 2014-2015 their 2014-2015 season behind ther fall or spring semesters. College of Sciences undergraduate and Tarble Arts Center Wednesday. graduate travel and research grants offer financial assistance to qualified college of science majors who will be presenting creative works at any conference under the travel grant, or will be conducting research during the school year under the research Luis Martinez grant. Staff Reporter | @DEN_News So far only one student has applied for the travel grant and two for the research Eastern’s marching band is gearing up for grant, said Angie Rhoads, assistant dean for their first big performance of the year, the first administrative services from the college of home football game, at 6 p.m. Saturday at sciences. O’Brien Field. Rhoads said, last year 33 students apCorey Francis, director of the marching band, plied for the travel grant, while only 18 ap- said he is ready to go out on the field and lead plied for the research grant. the band to another successful performance. “This is our second full year with the “I’m actually really excited, this is my third grants,” Rhoads said. year here and we haven’t lost a home game when She said applications are on-going due I’ve been here,” Francis said to different traveling times throughout the The amount of hard work that both the year. members of the band and Francis have put into The funds provided may be used to cov- this show began the week before classes started. er expenses such as travel and supplies reHalf of the band showed up on Aug. 17, lated to the student’s research, and are giv- while the other half showed up the following en based on the quality of the application day. From there on out, it was nothing but work received. the entire week. STEVEN KINNISON | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS According the College of Sciences webDuring the first week, the practice time ran Eastern’s color gaurd practices just outside the Tarble Arts Center with the Eastern site, both of these grants are for reimburse- from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. marching band. Members from the band started showing up on Aug. 17, and practice ment of documented expenses of up to MARCHING, page 5 times ran from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the first week. $500. Contribution from the candidate’s department is also encouraged. Research projects are typically done in collaboration of a faculty member, Rhoads said. Requirements for the research grant include evidence that they will be conducting Stephanie Markham Though the man had blinded Rose with reason not to believe her. a formal research such as a one page out- News Editor | @stephm202 bandages and sunglasses, she said she had a Rose said one of the myths associated with line of the topic with data analysis, a letter slight field of view from the sides of her eyes. sexual assault is that the victims are making from the candidate’s faculty mentor, and a When a 17-year-old Angela Rose realized “I made a conscious decision; I said, ‘If I up their stories for malicious reasons. travel application if the student is a univer- someone was following her about 10 feet get out of this situation alive, he is not going While that does happen, the rate of fabrisity employee and will require travel for the away, her face turned bright red. She figured to get away with it,” Rose said. cated sexual assault reports is 2 percent, the research he probably heard her singing aloud to herAnd he didn’t. same rate as any other crime, Rose said. Students applying to the travel grant self, so she felt embarrassed. However, Rose’s experience with the au“More people false report their death for must be enrolled at the university during As it turned out, the man had been stalk- thorities was far from comforting. insurance than false report sexual assault,” she the term the project was presented, provide ing Rose as she worked in a small boutique Rose said the detectives who initially inter- said. documentation that the work was accept- in the mall. She was on her way home for the viewed her were judging her based on their Other myths are that perpetrators are aled to be presented, in 250 words or less de- day, looking forward to attending a gradua- idea of what a victim should be, and because ways strangers in dark alleys, and that sexual scribe the work presented, and provide a tion party later on. she wasn’t crying, they assumed she wasn’t re- assault only happens to women by men, Rose letter from the candidate’s faculty mentor, As she reached to put her keys in the car, ally assaulted. said. and complete a request for travel form and the man grabbed her. Rose was then kidOne point of her discussion was that everyDespite these myths, one-in-four girls and a travel voucher prior to their travel. napped and sexually assaulted. one responds to trauma differently. one-in-six boys will be sexually assaulted by All students interested in the travel and Rose shared her experience of surviving the “I wasn’t crying in the police station,” Rose age 18, and less than 15 percent of perpetraresearch grants must complete an applica- assault and turning her anger into activism said. “I’m Italian; I was mad. Yes, I had my tors are strangers to the victim, according to tion available through the College of Sci- with the Eastern community Monday during tears over the years, but in the police station Rose’s presentation. ences website under the student awards and her lecture, “Shattering the Silence of Sexu- I was furious.” Rose also outlined some issues associated scholarships tab. al Violence.” She said one detective walked in with his with sexual assault, including victim blaming.
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Rose’s account of the precise details of her attack to the police helped to put her perpetrator, a man who had previously kidnapped, raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl, behind bars.
arms folded, and after hearing her detailed account of what happened, he asked if she was lying. Eventually, two new detectives were put on the case who reassured her that they had no
She said she experienced this when she was asked what she was wearing in court.
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Students donate time for volunteer fair Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge Eastern’s South Quad was filled with students, stands and a cardboard Superman for the fifth annual volunteer fair. The fair, which was hosted by the student community service office, is a way for students to get acquainted with the many volunteer options available in the Eastern-Charleston community. Rachel Fisher, director of student community, said volunteering is a great way to give back to the community and expand the Eastern experience. Fisher said more than 80 percent of students participate in volunteering, and students completed 130,000 service hours combined this past year. Going into fall 2013, the stu-
dents had 100,000 hours of service completed. Fisher said the office is trying to get 150,000 hours within the next two years. Brett Kingery, a senior account manager from Consolidated Communications, was present at one of the stands for the fair, and his company is the corporate sponsor for the Special Olympics Family Festival. Kingery said this is the company’s 31st year sponsoring the Olympics, which will have 75 volunteers and around 2,000 people present. Philanthropy is hardly a word uttered by teenagers and college students, so it’s a good opportunity for college students to assist those who are less fortunate, Kingery said. This year’s theme is “Super-
friends,” and those participating will be in costumes. Some participate in the festival annually and match up with the same person each year. “We have people who have been doing it for years and wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Kingery said. Kingery said this year might be difficult for the festival because it happens during Eastern’s annual Family Weekend. Special Olympics Family Festival is Saturday, Sept. 20 at Lakeland College. Another organization present during the volunteer fair was the Charleston Teen Reach, which gains no less than 30,000 hours of service from Eastern students, said CJ Porter, the teen reach program coordinator. “If you put that into perspec-
Faculty, students to shoot hoops Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge Minority affairs and the Black Student Union will be hosting their seventh annual faculty and staff versus BSU basketball game at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the McAfee Gym. Mona Davenport, director of minority affairs, said the game is a fun event where students will be able to meet faculty members and see that aside from their professional daily lives, they like to have fun too. “We just want to go out and have fun
just like the students,” Davenport said. Davenport said when the game first started seven years ago, is was mainly men enjoying playing, but they gained more people and popularity going into its second year the game became co-ed. Four years into the event, the idea of a canned food drive started, and the game normally receives about 100 visitors, Davenport said. The game occurs in the beginning of each fall semester so students can have a chance to meet the staff and create a relationship. BSU president Alexis Lambert said stu-
dents look forward to the yearly event. “(We) often have to turn lots of students away based on the amount of people that are ecstatic to play in this amazing networking opportunity,” Lambert said. Davenport said some of the faculty members who have participated in the past include Ceci Brinker, director of student life, and professors of technology Rigoberto Chinchilla and Luke Steinke. Admission is free to students and staff.
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tive, that’s incredible,” Porter said. Porter said some teens within the program come from foster parents or those placed in jail, which puts the teens at risk. “These kids don’t have the same things we have,” Porter said. There is also a program put on by teen reach called “adopt a stocking” where students on campus adopt a stocking for a child during winter and get them gifts. Por ter said last year 42 stockings were adopted and they raised around $7,000. “It’s a really exciting time to be volunteering at Eastern,” Fisher said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu
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Brock Kemp, a junior nursing major, participates in the Rim Rocker basketball tournament hosted by Campus Outreach, the campus ministry of University Baptist Church in Charleston. The Rim Rocker, a 16-team basketball tournament, was accompanied by the Volley Brawl, an 8-team volleyball tournament. The teams are mainly composed of freshman and transfer students to allow for the opportunity to meet new people, according to Aach Rogers, campus director at Campus Outreach. The prize for the winning basketball team is $500 in various gift cards, with the volley ball prize being $400, being split amongst the participants.
New minor to appeal to business owners, students By Devon Harman Staff Reporter | @DEN_News There is a new minor open to anyone at Eastern as of Aug. 15. Through the collaborative effort of the school of business and President Bill Perry, headed by Marko Grünhagen, marketing professor, the minor in entrepreneurship offers students the opportunity to work closely with businesses in the Cook County area, advising them and learning from them. Through the program they also offer assistance to business owners in the area that would like to improve their entrepreneurial skills. The courses will total 18 hours including four core introductory classes and two elective classes. “The courses are rigorous, but not
difficult,” Grünhagen said. The focus is on creating sustainable entrepreneurial skills through educational development and this is done by a lot of hands on experience. Grünhagen intends to host speaker events and may be taking field trips to areas such as Chicago or Saint Louis. In order to join they ask students declare entrepreneurship as their minor to show that they are committed to the class and want to be there, though this does not mean they are stuck forever if they decide to change their mind later on. The official grand opening does not have a set date yet but there will be an entrepreneur week in early November. Devon Harman can be reached at 581-2812 or dpharman@eiu.edu.
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posters are posters that promote reading in general. These posters are normally taken with celebrities. The finished product will be emailed to the guest after the open house. Janice Derr, a reference librarian, said she the open house is done every year at the beginning of the fall semester. “ This will be a fun event to welcome students to the library,” Derr said. Derr said she hopes students will become familiar with the library staff at the open house. “ We want students to get to know the library staff,” she said. “We’re here to help.” Derr said she hopes both new and returning students, staff and
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SENIORITIS IS THE WORST ROOMATE Bob Galuski
Small acts of sexism are sexism nonetheless It’s women and children first and the men stay behind to help out, but to be honest, there are some men I wouldn’t want helping in a serious situation and some women I would pick first to help. Walking through the Doudna Fine Arts Center Monday, I overheard a group of people talking about when they moved in. Snippets of conversation floated to my ears, such as “I wouldn’t have called (her), she’s no help. I needed a man’s strength.” Despite not being widespread sexism, those small acts of sexism help perpetrate a culture that still considers women and really anybody not the archetypical male to be second-class. Ideas like those — that women cannot help move based solely on the fact they are women — foster into more serious variations of sexism and exclusion that should not be tolerated. Being at a university means you are able to accept a higher form of thinking, not a high school style of thought. And honestly, discriminating simply based on sex is quite high school. While this university and the students here do things every day to make others proud, there are also things individuals should work on. That is the point of college, isn’t it — to better oneself, be it academically, socially, spiritually, or whatever. Don’t subscribe to a pool of thought where you believe you’re better than someone else based on an arbitrary quality. Make sure you better yourself in other ways to gain that confidence. If you don’t, then when you do happen upon people who don’t share your narrowminded views (say, at a job interview), then it might not seem like such a joke. College is supposed to test your boundaries, help shape you into the person you want to be, so make sure you’re not turning into someone you were a few years ago. I mean, after all it’s 2014. I would hope we would be a bit more sophisticated, instead of still acting like it’s 1910. Generation after generation, history unfolds to us mistakes of the past. Don’t let the history books be riddled with accounts of how small acts of sexism blossomed into larger acts — such things should have been done away with by now. Instead, really reconsider how you have an outer look at others — and this is targeted for everyone, because sexism isn’t just a male targeting a female type of abomination. This is a problem every person everywhere faces, but we are so much more enlightened than those before us. We have the knowledge, the power, and the accessibility to eradicate behavior like this forever. It just takes one person at a time. Bob Galuski is a senior English and journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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“Shattering” sexual assault is great first step Since chalking began showing up on the Doudna Fine Arts steps in Spring 2013 calling to attention the sexual assault problem on campus, we have seen a surge in awareness and action. And this year is no different, evident by beginning the new term off by addressing the issue right away. Typically reserved for April, the “official” sexual assault awareness month, this issue is too important, too big of a problem on campus to ignore for 11 months out of the year. Beginning the year out, and planning on events throughout the year, works as a marked success in the fight against sexual assault. If there is a constant stream of information flowing to the students about this problem, then it will reinforce how much of an issue it is. If students are constantly aware of what is going on and how much of a problem it is, then not only will the problem decrease, new and returning students may find a personal crusade worth fighting for — and there is nothing better than that. Ignoring it for a majority of the year until April comes would be a mistake. By bringing in Angela Rose Wednesday for the “Shattering Sexual Assault” seminar at the start of the year, it shows the campus the tone of the term. The tone, of course, is bringing awareness to sexual assault. When talking about sexual assault, the subject can be swept under the rug or ignored, especially if it only is brought up once a year. But by placing events, beginning with the “Shattering Sexual Assault” seminar, throughout the year, it gives students no excuse
not to know. Although strides have been made since the first chalking — including the formation and action of a Sexual Assault Task Force — this new plan for the year gives the campus a new direction, and a new opportunity to learn about the issue. It is admirable that the administration and Sexual Assault Task Force and others responsible for this first step realized there needed to be a first step. Amid the rallies, marches and protests that followed the chalking one thing was clear — there needed to be action. While it may not appear to be the fiercest and swiftest of actions, the fact that the ball is rolling on this issue speaks volumes for what is being done about the problem. The university has taken the problem seriously enough to warrant constant information to be available to each student. And these actions will fill the students’ thoughts and minds, and in the end create a safer atmosphere at Eastern, which is the whole point anyway. It is commendable to find that such actions are being taken, and that the university now sees this issue as important and detrimental as it really is. With a slew of other events and programs planned throughout the year, this is the first step in succeeding in the fight against sexual assault on campus. It begins with education. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
The future will not be simplified There’s something to be said of a society that deals primarily in generalities, and, unfortunately, it’s a bit frightening. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a distinct rise on social media of what some call “listicles”—“news” articles adapted to a list format, often accompanied by pictures, video, and very little context or commentary. And while I understand them a necessary evil in an increasingly digital, increasingly mobile-based news media, I also think it’s worth noting the high potential for misguidance when dealing in constant generality. Now, hear me out: “listicles” aren’t all bad. No, many actually serve a practical purpose, successfully boiling large and complex issues into concise, easily read and accessible formats. Sure, “8 Things You Need to Know About Russia’s Annexation of Crimea” might not hold much weight in scholarly debate or academia. But it does present a relatively complex situation in a way that someone who, say, wasn’t adept in Byzantine and Ottoman history could understand (I may or may not have used it…). And yes, I also understand that not all online content is intended to, or need, deliver hard-hitting critique or academic commentary (I, too, love every “14 times Kate Upton was sexy at _______” article). What I am referring to, though, are what I like to call “Cosmo Lists”—the thousands of articles posted, reposted, liked and shared every day on Facebook, each supposing itself an original, valid suggestion for how to live
Robert Downen life. What I’m referring to are these “one size fits all” how-to guides to life—the ones masquerading as legitimate, real-life wisdom, but filled with more cliché and generality than 20 Nicholas Sparks novels. As an example for this column, I’ll use the first list I find on EliteDaily.com, the worst offenders of all. Hold on… Got it: “50 Things Late 20-Somethings Need To Realize After Their Quarter-Life Crisis” (thanks for that lob, karmic universe). I’ll try not to nitpick, but just a few excerpts: “If you’re part of the rat race then, by default, you’re opting to be a rodent”; “You’re stuck with yourself. You may as well make the best of it” (*insert masturbation joke here*); and my personal favorite, “with all the wars going on and all the secrecy that the world’s superpowers have indulged in, right and wrong is more a matter of opinion than an objective stance.” General? Yep. Cliché? Got it. Vague? Nailed it.
Unfortunately for this list’s author, as well as the thousands of people who choose to blindly soak it in, few things in life are as simple as black and white. Life itself is, in its essence, at its most basic form, still pretty grey. And so, to lay some empirical claim, some “one size fits all” paradigm to the complexity of life is, at best, a misguided and simple approach to an infinitely large and impossible question. At worst, though, it’s an intentional shutting of the intellectual door, a closing-off from challengers to our own perceptions, a steadfast denial of a reality outside the one we’ve constructed for ourselves. Life is not that simple. Few things are. The answers to your existential problems, then, exist within the margins, the subtle balance between old and new experience, the ability to rationalize, internalize and build upon your own beliefs, not a list you stumbled over on Facebook. With that in mind, I’d like to conclude this column with a listicle of my own. Buzzfeed and EliteDaily both passed on it, but I think it’s decent: 1. Put this paper down. 2. Stop letting strangers on the Internet dictate how you live your life. Robert Downen is a senior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-7912 or at denopinions@gmail.com
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“If you’re looking at different robbery cases in court, you’re not going to hear, ‘Well Mr. Jones, why were you wearing that expensive Armani suit when you were walking around in the street?’” Rose said. Rose also provided tips on how to help a friend who has been victimized, such as assuring them the assault was not their fault. Mila Jusubovaite, a sophomore business major and the vice president of the women’s empowerment league, said she found that aspect of Rose’s presentation insightful. “I was never sexually assaulted, but I know a few people that have been, and I always felt that I was unequipped to help them or to encourage them to get help, so this was really eye opening,” Jusubovaite said. She also said she is pleased to see the university addressing the issue of sexual assault. “I was shocked when they said that (President Bill Perry) is the one that sponsored this, but this is really great,” she said. Erin Walters, the director of Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Services, said any instance of someone taking action to increase awareness is a step in the right direction. Jackie Hines, the associate director of sexual assault prevention in the counseling center, said one goal of bringing the speaker to campus was to inform students of the issues at a time other than awareness month in April. “These first couple months of school are really when students are at greatest risk, where there’s more incidents of sexual violence,” she said. Hines said the Sexual Assault Taskforce would create a subcommittee to work toward setting up a chapter of Rose’s organization, Promoting Awareness | Victim Empowerment, at Eastern. Rose started PAVE at the University of
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Angela Rose, a victim of sexual assault, tells her story during an open forum on Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Rose was abducted from the Woodfield Shopping Mall and subsequently assaulted. At first authorities did not believe her story but eventually the man who assaulted her, who had a long rap sheet, was caught.
Wisconsin Madison in 2001, and now it is a national organization that educates the public and lobbies the government about relevant legislation. Although Rose said she would not wish her experience on anyone, she said she
would also not change what happened to her because she has learned so much about herself. She said she even learned how to use forgiveness to expel negative energy. “We can’t choose what happens to us in
life, but we have to remember that we have the power to choose our response,” she said.
first performance I’ll have,” Andrews said. Francis said the practices the week before the show are much more focused. “We try to keep every practice the same way,” he said. “But this week everything becomes a little bit more focused because we have to get through all the music for the show.” Andrews said the marching band is always working hard. “Practices are very good here, they’re very structured,” Andrews said. “We have a very set process.” With little problems plaguing the band in the beginning, Andrews said they have been
afforded the chance to relax. “Things have been going smoothly, so this year we’re a little more laid back but we still work hard to get things done,” Andrews said. Andrews said the band is working hard to deliver a good show at the upcoming football game against Southern Illinois. “I’m really excited for these students as well,” Francis added. “They’ve been working hard for this.”
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Although they were working hard, the band members had plenty of breaks in between. Band members had to take extra care during this time because of the heat wave that struck Charleston during that first week. Francis said the heat really made things complicated. “It was very hot that week of camp, it was very hot that first week of class,” he said. “We had to make sure we were managing water breaks in there.” Once classes had started, the band member’s thirteen hour workday came to an end, which was soon replaced by practices every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4 to 5:50 p.m. “Because we don’t have a lot of time when the semester starts, the practices become very intensive,” Francis said. Logan Andrews, a senior drum major, said he was excited to start his final football season. “I’m super excited this year.” Andrews said “This is my senior year, my last year in band.” Andrews has been apart of the marching band since his freshman year and he believes this performance will leave a lasting impact. “It’s special because this will be my last
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Junior Anthony Goodman was arrested Wednesday afternoon and was promptly suspended indefinitely by Eastern football coach Kim Dameron. The arrest occurred after police officers chased Goodman near the football offices located behind O’Brien Field. The reason for the arrest was not released. Goodman played in Eastern’s season opener on Aug. 28, against Minnesota and made four tackles for the Panthers. The Panthers play Southern Illinois-Carbondale at 6 p.m. Saturday in O’Brien. Along with Goodman’s indefinite suspension, fellow junior Keiondre Gober is also suspended going into Eastern’s home opener. “He’s not playing this week, but he’ll play the next week,” offensive coordinator Greg Stevens said after Tuesday’s practice. “It was just for disciplinary reasons.” Gober did not play against the Golden Gophers even though he had the opportunity to get in the game. “He was asked to go in the game, but he didn’t want to go in the game,” Stevens said. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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“It’s a big change,” he said. “I like the quiet place, I like the environment of the small city. Also, my wife’s family is from three hours away, so that gives us an opportunity to go and visit more often.” Another big change for Gonzalez was coaching women, as he had spent most of his career with men. “It’s a huge difference,” he said. “The guys you can be more direct and more in their faces … the girls, I think I’ve learned you have to talk to them in a different way than you do guys.” Meagan Radloff, a senior on the Eastern women’s soccer team, said the rest of the team has responded well to Gonzalez and his style of coaching. “He helps out a lot,” she said. “Ev-
eryone likes him, he’s a great way to be around. He really tries to incorporate some good things into practice and he kind of brings something to our team that we haven’t had before.” That something, Cherry said, is his unique brand of Latin American soccer. “Raymundo is very good at building relationships. Being able to coach him and have him coach with me … he knows me and he knows my expectations,” Cherry said before the team’s first match. “I think some of the things that he can bring to the table, the technical part is a lot smoother, and the Latino flair that they play with that I just don’t have. I think we’re going to really benefit from him.”
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Unfortunately, that brand of Latino soccer doesn’t always translate to English, something Gonzalez has been working on. “Sometimes my brain still thinks in Spanish,” he said. “So, when I say something, they’re looking at me like, ‘what do you mean?’ But they’re adjusting. Some things I have to explain two or three different times because there’s a language barrier.” Gonzalez enters his fifth game on the Panthers’ sidelines at 3 p.m. Friday when Eastern takes on Missouri-Kansas City. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
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Swimmer turns into rugby player Bob Reynolds Staff Reporter | @BobReynoldsDEN Freshman Jessica Maricich had plans to be a swimmer in college, but that changed very quickly. Maricich had narrowed her choice of colleges to three; Illinois-Wesleyan, Loras College in Iowa and North Central College. After realizing Illinois-Wesleyan was not a fit for her, she crossed it off the list. With her college choices narrowed down to two, she got a call from Eastern rugby coach Frank Graziano. After the phone call, she realized Eastern was a serious option. “I was like ‘great, now I have three colleges again,’” she said. Maricich had already made her choice before deciding to come to Eastern, by choosing to swim at Loras College. After making that decision, she came to visit Eastern, and two days later she changed her mind and decided to play rugby at a Division I program. Maricich said Graziano, her high school counselor and everyone involved had to rush to get all her paperwork complete in a matter of days. “Even though it was that I picked here (Eastern) and coach was going to make sure all the paperwork was fine, I didn’t want to say ‘I am going to this school’, and something gets messed up,” she said. “I was freaking out about that.” Maricich swam all four years in high school at Thornton Fractional South, in Lansing, along with softball and ran track for two years. She earned four letters as a swimmer and set two school records in swimming. Also, Maricich was voted team captain of both her swim and track teams. She said the decision to give up swimming in college to go play rugby was extremely difficult. “I have been swimming since I was five or six years old,” she said.
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Freshman flanker Jessica Marichich runs during the Women’s Rugby practice Wednesday at the Lakeside Field. Marichich was a former swimmer, but elected to play rugby after being recruited by coach Frank Graziano.
“That has literally been my life. In making my decision, there is also a part of me that just because I am not swimming in college doesn’t mean I love it any less. It is a part of who I am. It already had its place in my life and I am only going to be a dedicated athlete the next four years of my life. I might as well try something else.” When recruiting her, Graziano originally saw Maricich at one of her high school track meets as a thrower. Soon after the throwing portion was over, Graziano was surprised by what was going on after that.
“What caught my attention was suddenly they made an announcement for the 4x8, which is always the first running event at a high school track meet,” he said. “So I am watching Jessica throw and suddenly she gets out of the ring and starts running towards the track. She starts putting her running spikes on. I go and sit by the bleachers and I watch her run the 4x8.” Graziano was impressed by the time Maricich put up in that race, which was under the three-minute mark. “She raced the whole time,” she
said. “She put up a pretty decent time to where you don’t expect a thrower to run anywhere close to that and finish the darn thing. I was hooked right after that. For someone who isn’t built like a middle-distance runner, I was absolutely hooked.” The first time Maricich learned what rugby was, was in her freshman world history class. Maricich said she was the only one in the class that did not know what rugby was and then a week later she was watching a ‘Friends’ episode and saw it on the show. Now, four years later she is a
member of the rugby team and coach Graziano has been impressed with the way she has progressed over the past two weeks. “I already have moved her position into a more challenging position,” he said. “Are there moments when she is confused? Yes. She is an eager-energetic learner. She asks great questions and she is going to pick it up very quickly.” Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-281 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu
Schmitz remembers a superstitious ‘01 season By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Eastern baseball coach Jim Schmitz admits to having several superstitions and entering the Panthers’ regular-season series finale against Southeast Missouri in 2001, one of them was not met. The Eastern baseball team was 17-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference before its three-game series against the Redhawks. Before every game, Schmitz would go over to get a drink of water from the cooler, but there was something different. “They had Gatorade instead of water,” Schmitz said. “We’ve never had Gatorade the entire year.” Eastern’s undefeated record in the OVC came to a halt, as the Redhawks snapped the Panthers’ 17-game winning streak with a 6-2 win. “I made them pour the Gatorade out after that game,” Schmitz said. Superstition or not, Eastern then won the final two games of the series, finishing at 19-1 in the OVC and capturing the conference regular-season title. Before a series against OVC foe Austin Peay, Schmitz had some players, who were not pitchers, throw against Eastern hitters during practice to get ready for Governors’ left-handed ace Mike Weel. “I think he had a record of 7-0, and so we had players who weren’t even lefthanded to throw the whiffle ball because
that’s what you’re getting from a soft(tossing) lefty,” Schmitz said. Eastern beat Weel, who was the OVC Pitcher of the Year in 2000, but than anything that win demonstrated how the team understood everything that was thrown its way before every series. “That team was one of the best ones in kind of realizing what they had to do to win,” Schmitz said. “It was all about understanding who we were playing and how to beat them.” The Panthers had a balanced offense, with eight hitters ending the season with more than 30 RBIs, as Chris Martin led the way with 53. It was definitely an offensive team, Schmitz said. “We really didn’t have any unbelievable arms,” he said. “But they all pitched and seemed to do what they had to do.” Going into postseason play, though, Schmitz does remember feeling insulted by a comment made by a coach. “As we went into the tournament his quote was, ‘Eastern is 19-1, but they don’t really scare us,’” he said. “And I could see that because we didn’t have a Friday-night guy that was 89-92 mph.” Eastern’s offense was good enough and although not dominant, the Panthers’ pitching staff did enough to win the program’s third regular-season title in four years. A week before the season came to an
end, Eastern clinched on the road against Morehead State, sweeping the Eagles. Schmitz had won back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999, but those teams never had a chance to celebrate on the field, as both clinched while on the bus. Martin’s dad owned a sporting goods store and following the series finale against Morehead State, he gave Schmitz a box of hats that read: 2001 OVC Champions. Eastern and Schmitz finally had a chance to have a real celebration. ‘It was a big surprise because these guys don’t get many championships here no matter where you are in the OVC and to win one has to be special,” Schmitz said. Eastern fell short in the conference tournament, eliminated by Austin Peay, but Schmitz was named OVC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career, leading the Panthers to a 35-20 overall record. Despite not winning the OVC tournament, Schmitz will always remember the 2001 team. “I talk to my team about this team a lot because I think, in fact in the new era I would wish this team or teams that I’ve had would really understand what this team did,” he said. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Eastern baseball coach Jim Schmitz observes the field at Coaches Stadium during a Panthers’ game last season.
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Stevens, Dameron’s friendship leads to Eastern By Anthony Catezone Managing Editor | @AnthonyCatz Coming to Eastern was a no-brainer for offensive coordinator Greg Stevens. The moment Eastern’s first-year head coach Kim Dameron reached out to Stevens, he immediately knew he would follow his long-time friend to Charleston. The Dameron-Stevens duo was years in the making, beginning with their coaching stop at Stephen F. Austin more than a decade ago. As defensive coordinator, Dameron had already been on staff for a year when Stevens was brought in as the offensive coordinator in 2001. “We had an admiration for each other once we knew each other,” Stevens said. The same could be said for both of their families. Stevens’ wife, Amy, and Dameron’s wife, Debbie, also became close friends, while Dameron’s daughter Krystle, then 19, babysat Stevens’ three children — Tyler, 13, Ryan, 11, and Hannah, 5. Creating such a close relationship off the field was inevitable, Dameron said, because he and Stevens worked so closely on the field. But in 2005, Stevens and Dameron departed from Stephen F. Austin for positions at Utah State and Louisiana-Monroe, respectively. Though the two were apart, they remained in contact throughout the years. They saw each other from time-totime at coaching conferences and talked on the phone every few months. “It’s kind of like brothers,” Dameron said. “You don’t have to talk all the time to keep that commonality, that bond.” In the meantime, Stevens had a twoyear stint at the Division II school Delta State before becoming the offensive coordinator at another FCS school in Southeastern Louisiana in 2012. Dameron had stops at Mississippi, Cornell and Louisiana Tech. In the summer of 2013, with Stevens as offensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana and Dameron as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech, the two decided to reconnect once again. Stevens and Amy, Dameron and Debbie, and Scott Reed, the quarterbacks’ coach at Stephen F. Austin in the early 2000s, and his wife all accompanied each other one a five-day trip to New Orleans.
“We ate a lot of food,” Stevens recalled. “That’s what you do in New Orleans.” In 2013, Dameron’s Louisiana Tech defense ranked in the top half of the Conference-USA. Stevens’ Southeastern Louisiana offense ranked 10th in the country, averaging 483.3 yards per game, 12th in scoring with 38.4 points per game and advanced to the FCS quarterfinals. “There are very few coaches who can do what he does,” Dameron said. Stevens coached Lions quarterback Brian Bennett to 3,165 yards and 21 touchdowns passing with 1,046 yards and 16 touchdowns rushing — an eighth place voting for the Walter Payton Award. This year, Southeastern Louisiana finds itself ranked No. 3 in the FCS Sports Network poll. Eastern is No. 16. “That was the toughest thing to leave,” Stevens said. “I knew how good they were going to be this year, especially with Bryan coming back.” But Stevens could not say no when received a call from Dameron, asking him if he would join the staff at Eastern. “‘If I take this job, are you interested in going,’” Dameron said to Stevens, “And he said ‘yes, I’m very interested.’” Stevens left a great situation at Southeastern Louisiana in pursuit of one at Eastern. Stevens saw Eastern as equally appealing, if not more, whether it was being able to coach at the side of his long-time friend, financially or talent-wise. He was inheriting an offense that was No. 1 in the nation a year prior, with a significant amount of its core players intact, including Shepard Little, Adam Drake, Jeff Lepak and Collin Seibert earning preseason All-OVC. Stevens’ offense, a pro-style offense that can speed up or slow down on command, favors the run. With Little returning, Eastern’s leading rusher a year ago, makes Stevens an ideal coordinator in Dameron’s eyes. “I’ve defended a lot of people, and because of that I knew his offense was the kind of offense I wanted to run,” Dameron said. “It just so happens that one of my best friends knows how to do it.” Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu.
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Greg Stevens left Southeastern Louisiana to become the offensive coordinator at Eastern. Stevens and Eastern head coach Kim Dameron have had a close friendship since their stint at Stephen F. Austin in 2001.
Soccer coach brings native flair to Eastern By Dominic Renzetti Assistant Sports Editor | @domrenzetti When Tony Castelon, an assistant coach on the Easten women’s soccer team last season, received an opportunity to work and teach in Guatemala, head coach Jason Cherry knew he would soon need to find a replacement. Castelon, who previously coached with Cherry at Western Illinois, set off at the end of last year to work for the United States Sports Academy teaching English and sports to children in Guatemala. That is when Cherry contacted an old player from his days at Bethel College, a small Christian school in Mishawaka, Ind., only a few minutes from the campus of Notre Dame. That player was Raymundo Gonzalez. Cherr y got to coach
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Assistant coach Raymundo Gonzalez coaches the Eastern women’s soccer team at practice Wednesday.
Gonzalez for two years during his stint at Bethel from 2005 to 2008. And Gonzalez then became an assistant at Bethel from 2007 to 2012.
Gonzalez, from Aguascalientes, Mexico, came to Bethel when his brother, a Mexican professional soccer player for 15 years, was contacted by former teammate
Pablo Rodriguez, then a coach at Bethel. Gonzalez had already been playing soccer in Mexico, but decided he would rather attend school. That is when Gonzalez got the call to come play at Bethel. Leaving Mexico was a tough decision for Gonzalez, as he already had a comfortable life. He put his faith in God and tr usted that coming to Bethel would be the right decision. “I didn’t know if I wanted to come here because I didn’t speak English, I just knew the basics,” he said. Before leaving for the United States, Gonzalez played for Mexico’s under 20 and under 23 national team, as well as working as an assistant at the Mandyn Soccer School and the Aguascalientes Team in Aguascalientes. After playing and then coaching
at Bethel, Gonzalez coached children’s teams in Texas, including the F.C. Dallas U10-11 team. He most recently served as a volunteer coach at North Dallas High School. Back in Charleston, the Eastern women’s team had just come off a first-round loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. With Castelon soon to be off to South America, Cherry began to search for a new assistant. “I was going through who do I trust, who do I know that’s good,” Cherry said. “That’s when I thought of Raymundo.” On board with Cherry’s vision for the program, Gonzalez decided to move from Dallas to Charleston. So far he said he likes it here.
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