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New budget cut areas target reductions, class sizes By Bob Galuski Editor-in-Chief | @BobGaluski
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Top: Small Time Napoleon performed Saturday in the Black Box of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Left: Dan Harden, the lead singer of Small Time Napoleon, sings during the band’s concert Saturday in the Black Box of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Right: Small Time Napoleon also entertained the crowd with banter between sets.
Small Time Napoleon mixes styles By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The bright, burnt orange left-handed guitar wore a short strap, and combined with the group’s dark gray business attire and neatly-combed hair, Small Time Napoleon resembled a rock band from the ‘60s. However, the group sonically resembled everything from surf-rock to ‘70s bluesrock to bluegrass, all with the organic fullness of a jazz-trained band. Next to Jeff Thomas on electric guitar was Dave Neill, who casually swayed his upright bass back and forth to the cadence of the music, and every so often, he would bang out a note with the attitude of a metal band, even jumping with the large instrument still balanced against his shoulder. On the far right was Dan Hardin playing an acoustic guitar and managing most of the vocals. Fitting in perfectly with the small-studio feel and echo-rich atmosphere of the Black Box Theatre, Hardin sang the band’s
assortment of jazz standards as well as select numbers from its own self-titled EP, which it was selling and signing after the show Saturday night in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Some classics heard during the night include “Fly Me To The Moon” by Frank Sinatra and “I Wanna Be Like You” from the movie “The Jungle Book.” Hardin’s voice carried a subtly raspy e d g e a n d w o u l d s u m m o n d e e p e r e m otions during breakdown moments of certain songs when it reached a nearly soulful pitch. Sitting slightly behind the other members was Ryan Fowler playing his modest drum set and wearing an orange tie that matched Thomas’ guitar. The simplicity of Fowler’s drums, however, did not stop him from impressing the audience. Fowler broke into a solo later in the evening when he beat the drums and cymbals with his bare hands and continued with maracas on the song “Airship,” which also featured some lyrics in Spanish.
Terri Biggs, a retired health studies professor, said she enjoyed the way the musicians interacted as a group. “You can tell they really enjoyed playing together,” Biggs said. The musicianship of the group was not the only entertaining aspect of the performance, though. Members of Small Time Napoleon also had the audience laughing with their comical banter between songs. The band mentioned several times that the set had to be modified because Thomas’ voice was hurt, and he could not sing harmonies as he normally did. About five different explanations were offered as to how this happened. In one account, Thomas blew up the band’s car tires using his own lung capacity, and in another, he was on the Amazon River shooting the movie “Anaconda” with Jennifer Lopez. And according to Neill, he ordered a glass of “H2O” at Los Potrillos, following
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President Bill Perry released an email Friday detailing three additional areas that will be acted on to alleviate the $7 million budget cut, as well as saying no more personnel reductions. The combined results of the new actions being taken, plus the recommendations from the Council on Planning and Budget would cut $8.5 million for the fiscal year, according to the email. The email listed a salary freeze — “except those specified in collective bargaining agreements, which we will honor,” a reduction in library materials, travel and equipment and an enforcement of minimum class sizes as areas to help the budget. In the email, Perry also commented on personnel reductions. Perry said on Sunday that the amount of personnel reductions were fewer than five, and did not affect faculty. He added that positions will become vacant as semesters change and faculty leave, which happens every year. As for the reduction in library materials, equipment and travel, Perry said the overall goal was the important objective. The equipment budget will reduce by 50.9 percent; the library books budget will reduce by 18.7 percent and travel will reduce by 31.2 percent. While attrition did help alleviate the budget, Perry said in the email the hiring freeze could result in positions not being filled. Despite using funds and reserves to help with the budget, Perry said in the email that low enrollment is forcing the budget to minimize for the next two fiscal years. Perry said the funds and reserves came from the New Science Building Capital, which amounted to $8 million. Perry added the reserves would help the university for the next two fiscal years, and said the board of trustees approved it in June. The email also recapped the previous recommendations by the CUPB, which were presented to Perry and the board of trustees at the end of last semester. The CUBP recommended instituting a hiring freeze for the next two fiscal years, along with investing selectively in programs that produce “sustainable, quality enrollment increases” and a reduction in personnel and operational expenses. Along with those recommendations, the CUPB also suggested reducing information technology costs and structure with a goal to reduce expenditures by $500,000. Scholarship programs will be analyzed with the goal of optimizing the recruitment yield, and a review of reassigned faculty time will take place, all with the goal of optimizing faculty assignment. Finally, the CUPB recommended last semester that there be a reduction in staff to faculty ratio over time and an increase in online offerings. Perry announced the $7 million budget cut last year. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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Mark Waters opened Midgard Comics, located at 102 W Lincoln Ave, 21 years after encouragement from his wife. Midgard Comics is located next to McDonalds and also sells figures, collectibles, memorabilia, used video games and DVDs.
Childhood dream turned small business By Michelle Falada Staff Reporter | @DEN_News Most kids want to be firefighters or teachers when they get older if you ask them. Mark Waters wanted to own a comic book store. He realized this dream more than two decades ago after his wife pushed him to open what is now the only comic store in C h a r l e s t o n , Mi d g a rd C o m i c s , 102 W Lincoln Ave., next to McDonalds. “My wife actually encouraged me to open a store and follow my dreams, and so I did, 21 years ago,” Waters said. Waters grew up enjoying comic books in the '70s. He said he had a dream of bringing that same joy
to the locals. Even though he stopped reading comics in his teens, he picked up the hobby again in his early adulthood, and created a business out of it. Despite the fact that the closest comic book store was in Champaign he said it is a double-edged sword having no competition. He s a i d s t u d i e s h e h a s re a d showed more comic book stores in one area result in more community members reading comics in general. A l s o , e ve n t h o u g h t h e c o m ic book store is only a ten minute walk from campus, his typical customer is in their mid 30’s with an established career. While he does get traffic from students, it does not make up a
significant amount of his customer base. While they do not have many students coming in, those students that do come in, come in frequently. He said he found it interesting that the students with less disposable income were his main demographic. Waters said he tries to cater to all age groups and carries all current major comics and back iss u e s , f i g u re s , c o l l e c t i b l e s a n d memorabilia, plush toys, used video games and DVDs. With the growing popularity of superhero movies, Waters said he has also noticed more children coming in to read comics. “I have seen a lot more kids come in than I have seen come in
five or ten years ago. They see the movie, and they’ll want to read the comic and get back into reading again,” he said. He said a main focus for him was to target the female demographic, which is lacking in the s t o re , by c a r r y i n g o t h e r i t e m s such as Looney Tunes plushies. He said girls would come in and be surprised by the additional merchandise they had for sale. Waters said while there are several other forms of entertainm e n t , i t c a n’t h u r t t o t r y o u t comics, especially with the growing popularity of superheroes. Michelle Falada can be reached at 581-2812 or mfalada@eiu.edu.
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Faculty senate to address vacant positions By Debby Hernandez Administration Editor | @DEN_News With vacant positions becoming more and more frequent, the Faculty Senate will need to respond to concerns from university councils and committees. The Faculty Senate will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Booth Library conference Room 4440 to decide on vacant positions. The nominations committee will be working to find replace-
ments for the librar y advisor y board. Christine Derrickson, from the library advisory board, sent a request to replace four members who resigned from the board. Members expected to leave the board include Teri Hunt, whose term ends in 2015, Darren Hendrickson in 2015, Chad Carlson in 2016, and James Ochwa-Echel in 2017. In addition, the senate’s elections committee will be work-
ing to find new members for the Council on Academic Affairs and the university personnel committee. The Council on Academic Affairs is looking to fill its chair position, while the university personnel committee will need to appoint two new members. The College of Sciences is also looking to fill a one-year vacancy because of the retirement of professor Henry Owens. The Faculty Senate will also
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need to discuss plans for its first meeting of the year with the C o u n c i l o f I l l i n o i s Se n a t e s , a group of senate representatives from all public universities in the state. The senate will meet with the council on Monday at Illinois State University. Debby Hernandez can be reached at 581-2812 or dhernandez5@eiu.edu.
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Sarah Adams, granddaughter of famous photographer Ansel Adams, gives a presentation on the life and selected works of her grandfather on Sunday at the Tarble Arts Center.
Sarah Adams hoped her grandfather’s photographs would inspire the audience, in the same way she found the stills of sweeping landscapes to be inspiring. Standing in the atrium of the Tarble Arts Center on Sunday, Adams, the granddaughter of photographer Ansel Adams, recounted his life through the images he snapped and processed. “I reread everything about my grandfather, Ansel, and it inspires me more and more,” Adams said. A d a m s’ l e c t u r e w a s i n c o n junction with the ongoing exh i b i t “A n s e l A d a m s : M a s t e r works,” which continues in Tarble through Oct. 19. Adams took the audience through the life of the photographer in different sections, all of which had an impact on his life and development. And in these sections, the audience got to see larger-than-life versions of the immense, beautiful landscapes and nature areas Ansel favored. Just in the way Adams was inspired by her grandfather’s photographs, Ansel was inspired by nature — and it reflected in the work he did. On e a re a Ad a m s f o c u s e d o n was titled “Monolith,” which she said was a “pivotal point in Ansel’s career.” T h e p h o t o g r a p h s h ow n f e a tured the Half Dome, which is a colossal cliff in Yosemite National Park.
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A piece of land juts out of the H a l f Do m e , c a l l e d t h e d i v i n g board. Adams said Ansel climbed up the mountain to get to the diving board in 1927. Along with the photograph that became Ansel’s final product of the Half Dome, Adams showed a different version. The final photo was shot using a red filter, which gave the photo a darker look, while the other used a yellow filter to convey a lightened image. Ad a m s s a i d A n s e l’s f a v o r i t e place to photograph was the Yosemite National Park, and much of his work reflected that love. However, he did venture into other areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, where he shot the Frozen Lake and Cliffs image in 1932, which turned out to be one of Ansel’s favorite photographs, Adams said. Despite being an accomplished p h o t o g r a p h e r, Ad a m s s a i d h e r grandfather originally set on a course to be a professional pianist. Even though he went into the field of photography, Adams said A n s e l’s p h o t o g r a p h s s h owe d a continued presence of music in t h e m a j e s t y o f w h i c h t h e y a re portrayed. Adams added that Ansel used to refer to the negatives of the photographs as the scores, while the finished products were the performances. Interspersed with quotes from Ansel during his life, Adams’ lecture helped bring to life the photos, the images and the man behind the camera. Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
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Letter to the Editor: Mindset toward education needs remedy Of all the issues under discussion, the most important is education. Its decadeslong existence as a problem gives it this standing. Positive answers still meet obstruction and even reversals. Arriving at years of early adult life and shorted of preparation for it, the individual faces choices for survival. Arriving at their adult years and educationally unprepared, the lures of crime and gaming the welfare system might be difficult to resist. School choice and home schooling anyone? To define the problem begins by defining the desired mission of education, preparing the young for an adult existence. The academy ( aka schools) has limited but necessary roles in this mission. Its mission begins with the 3 Rs (reading, ‘riting, and ‘ rithmetic) and in grades 1-3, making remedies less necessary later. Governor JEB Bush of Florida understood this very well (NOT a Bush plug). As governor he ended social promotion to grade 4 until literacy was achieved through grade 3. Beyond the 3 Rs, Socratic logic and reason need to be taught. American history needs to be known, beginning with Columbus, followed by the Pilgrim legacy of 1620. Other study should align with the individual’s interests and gifts. In all this the desire to learn and to think as individuals can arm them against false promises which life cannot offer and the burden of false claims flying the banner of “ science.” The young are not ready for an adult existence until they have the desire to learn and confront life’s “ slings and arrows” and that defeats are imposters with the potential for learning. For this to happen, other life experiences have their roles, family life and work outside the school setting. Without these beginnings, higher degrees need questioning as to their value. This decades-long problem still needs remedy. Yours, Leonidas H. Miller
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Perry email too vague for any real dissection For more than a week, Eastern students and faculty waited patiently for an announced email from president Bill Perry, one that would detail cuts to university expenditures and staff reductions. And so, when President Perry did release his “Budget Update” on Friday afternoon, it was with bated breathe that we read on. At this time, we would really liked to have been reporting on the host of issues currently affecting our university— to be pored over the numbers, trying to contextualize how drastic these changes will be. Unfortunately, the university’s email did little in the way of actually saying anything. Incredibly vague in its wording, it reads more as a piece of public relations work than an announcement of large and drastic budgetary issues. It missed the mark completely. Phrases like “we will review reassigned faculty time with a goal of optimizing faculty assignment to our core mission of instruction” look good on paper, sure. But they really don’t mean anything. We understand that, in the present situation, the university—Perry—need err on the side of timidity, to present these cuts delicately. We understand that bad news often need be handed out with a smile. But at the same time, the university needs to be willing to tell it like it is—has to be willing to provide the numbers, to show us just exactly how we are going to weather this storm, and present to its employees a clear, concise and understandable vision for the future of this institu-
tion—not deal in pejoratives and public relations work. Further, the university needs to make it clear that these are issues they will deal with in a very public and professional way. We have faith that they will. And yet, even the timing of this news’ release seems alltoo indicative of a desire to skirt the issues. In what amounts to a university version of the “Friday Drop” news tactic, the email was sent around 4 p.m. on a Friday—a time notorious in the political world for breaking bad news, with large swathes of regular readers are too focused on hitting the weekend then they are contextualizing news. We understand the tendency to do it, really. But the university also needs to realize the light such actions put them in. The “Friday Drop” tactic, the vagueness of the email—these aren’t necessarily big issues when isolated. But those actions, coupled with the university’s history for poor media outreach, hint at a much bigger, important factor: that the university simply does not want to talk about the budget problem. We sincerely hope that is not the case, and hope in the future, the university will offer real numbers and statistics as pertinent to the very survival of this institution. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Every school can be a party school Every year, a slew of websites that nobody reads will put out a bunch of articles that, for some reason, everyone reads. These articles are the annual list of the nation’s top party schools. Top five, ten, 50, 100, whatever it may be, some unknown website will rank a number of the nation’s institutions of higher learning on their ability to go hard based on some unknown algorithm. These lists let you know which schools’ weekends start on Thursday (Wednesday if you’re in the top ten) and how everybody else is pretty much twiddling their thumbs waiting for class to start again. Before I continue, I’ll say that Eastern isn’t on any of these lists. At least I’ve never seen them on any of them. I think it’s included in that mysterious party hard-algorithm that if the bars are only open until 1 a.m., you’re automatically disqualified from making any of these lists. I don’t know for sure, but that’s my assumption. But none of that matters. None of these lists matter at all. They are a waste of precious Internet-space and should be struck from the record.
Dominic Renzetti These lists don’t matter because every school is a party school. Whether or not you personally attend any of these parties is a decision all up to you. I remember when I was in high school, I came down to Eastern for a visit, and, of course, somebody’s dad asked the question that gets asked at every college visit ever: “Is this a party school?” And that puts the tour guide in a tough spot because if you say no, well, you’re a liar, but if you say yes, then ol’ dad is gonna take his money elsewhere because that’s not the environment he wants little Johnny to be around. Every school is a party school. It’s little Johnny’s choice if he wants to make it a party school or not. You can easily go to any one of those
“top party schools” and sit in your room and hide all four years. You can also go to a “boring” school and live out the movie “Animal House” every day of your life. The college experience is what you make it. There’s nothing wrong with going out or not going out and I don’t think anybody should be chastised for his or her choice. So if you ever find yourself in a conversation with a person who tries to tell you about how great their school is and uses some Internet top party school list as evidence, know that this person is a fool. Not even because they’re not saying how good of an actual, you know, school, it is. But because they think they go to a school where they think they have fun because somebody else told them how fun it was. Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? Dominic Renzetti is a senior family and consumer sciences major. He can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com
Editorial Board Editor in Chief Bob Galuski
Managing Editor Anthony Catezone
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W W W. DA I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M Monday, 9.8.14
NO. 11, Volume 99
Drawn from the easel
Letter to the Editor: Mindset toward education needs remedy Of all the issues under discussion, the most important is education. Its decadeslong existence as a problem gives it this standing. Positive answers still meet obstruction and even reversals. Arriving at years of early adult life and shorted of preparation for it, the individual faces choices for survival. Arriving at their adult years and educationally unprepared, the lures of crime and gaming the welfare system might be difficult to resist. School choice and home schooling anyone? To define the problem begins by defining the desired mission of education, preparing the young for an adult existence. The academy ( aka schools) has limited but necessary roles in this mission. Its mission begins with the 3 Rs (reading, ‘riting, and ‘ rithmetic) and in grades 1-3, making remedies less necessary later. Governor JEB Bush of Florida understood this very well (NOT a Bush plug). As governor he ended social promotion to grade 4 until literacy was achieved through grade 3. Beyond the 3 Rs, Socratic logic and reason need to be taught. American history needs to be known, beginning with Columbus, followed by the Pilgrim legacy of 1620. Other study should align with the individual’s interests and gifts. In all this the desire to learn and to think as individuals can arm them against false promises which life cannot offer and the burden of false claims flying the banner of “ science.” The young are not ready for an adult existence until they have the desire to learn and confront life’s “ slings and arrows” and that defeats are imposters with the potential for learning. For this to happen, other life experiences have their roles, family life and work outside the school setting. Without these beginnings, higher degrees need questioning as to their value. This decades-long problem still needs remedy. Yours, Leonidas H. Miller
W
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CHYNNA MILLER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
STAFF EDITORIAL
Perry email too vague for any real dissection For more than a week, Eastern students and faculty waited patiently for an announced email from president Bill Perry, one that would detail cuts to university expenditures and staff reductions. And so, when President Perry did release his “Budget Update” on Friday afternoon, it was with bated breathe that we read on. At this time, we would really liked to have been reporting on the host of issues currently affecting our university— to be pored over the numbers, trying to contextualize how drastic these changes will be. Unfortunately, the university’s email did little in the way of actually saying anything. Incredibly vague in its wording, it reads more as a piece of public relations work than an announcement of large and drastic budgetary issues. It missed the mark completely. Phrases like “we will review reassigned faculty time with a goal of optimizing faculty assignment to our core mission of instruction” look good on paper, sure. But they really don’t mean anything. We understand that, in the present situation, the university—Perry—need err on the side of timidity, to present these cuts delicately. We understand that bad news often need be handed out with a smile. But at the same time, the university needs to be willing to tell it like it is—has to be willing to provide the numbers, to show us just exactly how we are going to weather this storm, and present to its employees a clear, concise and understandable vision for the future of this institu-
tion—not deal in pejoratives and public relations work. Further, the university needs to make it clear that these are issues they will deal with in a very public and professional way. We have faith that they will. And yet, even the timing of this news’ release seems alltoo indicative of a desire to skirt the issues. In what amounts to a university version of the “Friday Drop” news tactic, the email was sent around 4 p.m. on a Friday—a time notorious in the political world for breaking bad news, with large swathes of regular readers are too focused on hitting the weekend then they are contextualizing news. We understand the tendency to do it, really. But the university also needs to realize the light such actions put them in. The “Friday Drop” tactic, the vagueness of the email—these aren’t necessarily big issues when isolated. But those actions, coupled with the university’s history for poor media outreach, hint at a much bigger, important factor: that the university simply does not want to talk about the budget problem. We sincerely hope that is not the case, and hope in the future, the university will offer real numbers and statistics as pertinent to the very survival of this institution. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Every school can be a party school Every year, a slew of websites that nobody reads will put out a bunch of articles that, for some reason, everyone reads. These articles are the annual list of the nation’s top party schools. Top five, ten, 50, 100, whatever it may be, some unknown website will rank a number of the nation’s institutions of higher learning on their ability to go hard based on some unknown algorithm. These lists let you know which schools’ weekends start on Thursday (Wednesday if you’re in the top ten) and how everybody else is pretty much twiddling their thumbs waiting for class to start again. Before I continue, I’ll say that Eastern isn’t on any of these lists. At least I’ve never seen them on any of them. I think it’s included in that mysterious party hard-algorithm that if the bars are only open until 1 a.m., you’re automatically disqualified from making any of these lists. I don’t know for sure, but that’s my assumption. But none of that matters. None of these lists matter at all. They are a waste of precious Internet-space and should be struck from the record.
Dominic Renzetti These lists don’t matter because every school is a party school. Whether or not you personally attend any of these parties is a decision all up to you. I remember when I was in high school, I came down to Eastern for a visit, and, of course, somebody’s dad asked the question that gets asked at every college visit ever: “Is this a party school?” And that puts the tour guide in a tough spot because if you say no, well, you’re a liar, but if you say yes, then ol’ dad is gonna take his money elsewhere because that’s not the environment he wants little Johnny to be around. Every school is a party school. It’s little Johnny’s choice if he wants to make it a party school or not. You can easily go to any one of those
“top party schools” and sit in your room and hide all four years. You can also go to a “boring” school and live out the movie “Animal House” every day of your life. The college experience is what you make it. There’s nothing wrong with going out or not going out and I don’t think anybody should be chastised for his or her choice. So if you ever find yourself in a conversation with a person who tries to tell you about how great their school is and uses some Internet top party school list as evidence, know that this person is a fool. Not even because they’re not saying how good of an actual, you know, school, it is. But because they think they go to a school where they think they have fun because somebody else told them how fun it was. Doesn’t sound like much fun, does it? Dominic Renzetti is a senior family and consumer sciences major. He can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com
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Managing Editor Anthony Catezone
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Eastern football falls to 0-2, after a 38-21 loss in its home- opener against Southern Illinois-Carbondale The 32-yard touchdown gave Southern a 14-7 lead with six minutes remaining in the second quarter. For Dameron and the rest of his coaching staff it’s back to the drawing board. Despite the 0-2 start for Eastern, Manley said the
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losses are being used to drive the Panthers as the season continues. “I feel like if anything this loss is going to help us out and motivate us moving forward,” Manley said. “We have to come together as a team and make sure our
goals are intact, which they are.” And those goals remain high for Eastern, which reached the quarterfinals in the FCS playoffs last year. “We still have our goals to accomplish, which are to win the OVC and the na-
tional championship,” Standifer said. “Everyone is still motivated. The season’s not over – we have a long ways to go.” Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 Galligan, Samuels highlight Eastern’s 2014 Hall of Fame induction Saturday at O’Brien Field She is still part of the school record-holding team in the 400-freestyle relay, with a time of 3:33.21. Bos earned second-team Academic All-American honors as a senior as well. Brad Fichtel – football The Los Angeles Rams selected offensive lineman Brad Fiechtel in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing for Eastern from 1989-1992. He played in three games during the 1994 season in Los Angeles, spending two years with the Rams. At Eastern, he anchored the Panthers’ offensive line and was a two-time All-American and threetime All-Gateway Conference selection at offensive line.
In 1991, Fichtel earned second team All-American honors by Sports Network, moving from offensive guard to center. Fichtel was a member of the Panthers 1989 NCAA FCS playoff team that reached the quarterfinal round. He was selected to the Gateway Conference All-Decade team as an offensive lineman. Rick Samuels – men’s basketball coach Rick Samuels spent 25 seasons coaching the Eastern men’s basketball team, which was the second longest tenure in the Division I level at the end of his career. From 1981-2005, Samuels led Eastern to two NCAA Tournament appearances, while winning
360 games. In 2001, the Panthers won the OVC championship that advanced Eastern into its second NCAA Tournament under Samuels. Eastern’s first appearance in the tournament was in 1992, when the Panthers won the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament. Eastern also won the 1985 MidContinent Conference Tournament, but did not advance to the NCAA because of the league’s lack of an automatic bid. Under Samuels, three Panthers were selected to the NBA Draft. Kevin Duckworth, Jon Collins and Kyle Hill were all drafted by NBA teams, while a fourth player, Jay Taylor, signed and played as an NBA free agent.
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Panthers finish 2nd at Western By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5
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Senior Davis Wegmann avoids slide tackles by two St. Francis in a game on Aug. 30 at Lakeside Field. The Panthers beat the Fighting Saints 2-0. Wegmann had 3 shots during the game.
Eastern falls to Central Arkansas By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s soccer team fell to 1-2 on the season following a 2-0 loss to Central Arkansas Friday night in Conway, Ark. Eastern had more shots on goal but was not able to capitalize on its chances. This was the first time this season where Eastern was unable to score a goal. Eastern had nine shots on goal, three by captain Jake Brillhart, but could not get one past Central Arkansas goalkeeper Harrison Veith. Veith saved all nine of the shots he faced. Brillhart is confident that the team could stay motivated after this loss. “We’re out-playing everyone and
we know it.” He said. “The results will come.” 15 minutes into the match, Wes Carson scored his second goal of the year for Central Arkansas. He had three shots on goal. In the 34th minute Pepe San Roman added the second goal that came off a deflection in the box. Central Arkansas only had four shots on goal but took advantage of their opportunities. Ben Feltes had two saves for Eastern. Eastern head coach Mark Hansen described the team’s first road game as a learning experience for the freshmen. It was an eight-hour bus ride to Central Arkansas and the team got there late the night before the match.
Waiting around all day for the match to come is also what Hansen called a learning experience. Eastern’s Tony Meza and Jack Patrick, who did not play against Lipscomb because of injuries, also did not play Friday night. Hansen said they were both able to play, but they were just not used. Hansen said they did much better than they did against Lipscomb when responding after being scored on. He said he was happy with the fight his team has shown in losing efforts. “At this point I’m pleased with the battle we’ve shown,” he said. Next up on the schedule for Eastern is Culver-Stockton, who is currently 1-1 after getting shutout 3-0
against William Woods on Sept. 2nd. This is the first time Culver-Stockton is going on the road this year after failing to win any away games last year. Culver-Stockton started sophomore goalkeeper Jason Ebbing in its last match. Ebbing has given up three goals in two games this season. Culver-Stockton also returns junior Dominic Caruso, the leading goal scorer from last year. He has yet to score so far this season. Eastern plays at 4:30 p.m. today at Lakeside Field. Mark Shannahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshannahan@eiu.edu.
Cross country wins EIU Walt Crawford Open By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21
at 6:15 p.m. Friday at the Bradley Intercollegiate in Peoria.
The Eastern women’s cross country team finished first at the EIU Walt Crawford Open Friday night at the Panther Trail, while the Panther men placed second. It was the first time the women’s team won the Walt Crawford Open since 2005. Although IPFW runner Brittany Beard won the individual 5K title with a time of 18:15.60, Eastern had a strong group of runners that finished in second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh place, respectively. Freshman Maria Baldwin led the five Eastern runners with a time of 8:36.57 in her first collegiate appearance, finishing second. Eastern won the event with 20 points, followed by Murray State with 55, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with 98, Evansville with 103, IPFW with 107 and Missouri State with 157. Sophomore Paxson Menard led the Eastern men’s team with an eight-place finish in the men’s 8K race with a time of 26:44.90. Fellow sophomore Riley McInerney finished in 11th place with a time of 27:00.90. Red-shirt juniors Brock Ramos, Joe Calio and Bruyn Yunk were the next three Panthers that scored, fin-
Goodman accused of obstructing peace officer Eastern football player Anthony Goodman is accused of resisting and obstructing a peace officer and driving while his license was suspended after a foot chase with police Wednesday afternoon. According to a Charleston Police Department press release issued Friday, Goodman, 20, of Charleston was driving a vehicle at 12:08 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue and was stopped by a police officer for an equipment violation. Goodman, who is a junior, fled on foot once his vehicle was stopped. Officers pursued Goodman, searching through the neighborhood and business district according to the police department. The defensive back was eventually taken into custody and taken to Coles County jail, where he later posted bond. Eastern head football coach Kim Dameron suspended Goodman indefinitely after the arrest Wednesday. Goodman played in the Panthers’ season-opening game on Aug. 28, against Minnesota. He appeared in 25 games during his first two seasons with the Panthers, making two starts.
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Junior Victoria Quarton runs in the Walt Crawlford Open on Friday. Quarton placed third in the meet. The woman’s team won the open and the men’s team placed second.
ishing in 14th, 16th and 17th place, respectively. Ramos posted a time of 27:13.40. Calio’s time was 27:25.40 and Yunk finished just behind him in 27:25.40. Edwardsville was the top men’s squad with 23 points. Easternwas second with 40 followed by Murray State with 86 points. Evansville placed fourth with 107 and IPFW scored 124. Eastern returns to action, starting
Bogar named Rangers’ interim manager After Ron Washington stepped down for personal reasons on Friday, former Eastern baseball player Tim Bogar became the Texas Rangers interim manager. On Oct. 21, 2013, Bogar was hired as the Rangers’ bench coach after managing in the Texas League. At 47, Bogar has a decade of experience managing in the minor leagues and coaching in the MLB. In 2008, he was a coaching assistant for the Tampa Bay Rays. From 2009-12 he was part of the Boston Red Sox coaching staff. Bogar’s final season with Eastern was in 1987, when he was drafted in the eight round of the Major League Baseball amateur draft by the New York Mets. After playing for the Mets, Houston Astros and the Los Angles Dodgers in his nine-year career (19932001) Bogar began his managing career in 2004 with the Greenville Astros. He was promoted to Houston’s Class-A affiliate in 2005 and was named South Atlantic manager of the year with the Lexington Legends. Bogar has also managed in the minor leagues for the Cleveland Indians organization and the Los Angeles organization. Aldo Soto can bereached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
Eastern volleyball player Abby Saalfrank had another doubledouble performance at the Western Illinois Leatherneck Invitational. The junior outside hitter entered the weekend with two killdig double doubles, following the ABBY SAALFR ANK Panthers’ tournament at Ball State on Aug 31. This weekend was even better for the Hoagland, Ind., native. On Friday she recorded a career-high 25 kills and 15 digs for her third double-double, as the Panthers defeated host Western in five sets (25-17,25-21,27-29,1825,15-9). Fellow junior Marah Bradbury also secured her own double-double, with 49 assists and 18 digs, as well as eight kills. The rematch between the two i n - s t a t e r i va l s w a s a b a c k a n d forth, see-saw affair, which featured 28 ties, and 16 lead changes, until the Panthers won the deciding set by a score of 15-9. Similar to their Aug. 30 match against Northern Colorado, the Panthers got off to a 2-0 start with scores of 25-17 and 25-21 in the first two sets. The Leathernecks then stormed back to tie the match, following victories of 29-27 and 25-18. Freshman Allie Hueston tallied seven blocks, while Stephanie Wallace and Dakota Springer led the back row defense with 20 and 25 digs, respectively, for Eastern. Saalfrank’s continued to shine Saturday, when she picked up a kill-dig double-double in both matches. In the first match against Saint Louis (26-24,20-25,18-25,22-25) she tallied 13 kills and 10 digs, as the Panthers fell to the Billikens in four sets. Ou t s i d e h i t t e r s C h e l s e a L e e and Maria Brown posted 12 kills apiece, but that was not enough to stop the Billikens who eventually won the tournament. Eastern defeated Texas-El Paso in the final match in four sets (2522,21-25,27-25,27-25), as Saalfrank posted her latest kill-dig double-double, adding 22 kills and 12 digs to her weekend. Lee recorded 13 kills, while Wallace led all players with 25 digs. Defense was solid once again with seniors Kelsey Brooke and Dakota Springer adding 14 and 16 put-ups, respectively. T h e Pa n t h e r s f i n i s h e d s e c ond overall, with Saalfrank and Hueston being named to the alltournament team. In Friday’s tournament the Pant h e r s w i l l f a c e No r t h Da k o t a , Iowa, and South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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Dameron underwhelmed by tackling performance By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Saturday’s 38-21 loss for the Eastern football team had two different stories. In the first half, Southern Illinois-Carbondale got out to a 14-7 lead, but the Panthers’ offense drove down the field scoring on two long drives to take a 21-14 halftime lead. The game changed in the third quarter, when the Salukis outscored the Panthers 17-0. Eastern head coach Kim Dameron said it was as simple as adjustments. “ They obviously made better adjustments than we did at halftime,” he said. “ We just have to play smarter and do a better job and that starts with me.” Senior running back Malcolm Agnew r ushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns for the Salukis. His first two touchdowns came in the first half, when he rushed for 84 yards on 11 carries. Dameron was disappointed with the Eastern defense and its inability to tackle Agnew and Southern’s All-American tight end MyCole Pruitt. “ I k n ow w h y w e t a c k l e d p o o r l y, w e tackled poorly because our target was too high,” Dameron said. “We started all of a sudden thinking we had to tackle (Pruitt) and the running back Agnew up high and that’s right in their wheel house.” Agnew finished the night averaging 8.2 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Pruitt caught seven passes for 61 yards. In the second half Pruitt had catches of 18, 16 and three yards. Dameron said he was on his defense all of the first half to tackle better. The talk continued into halftime. “We talked to them at halftime and during the first half and we made it a point to lower your target – you’ve got to tackle these guys down low,” Dameron said. “For whatever reason we just didn’t do a good job of that.” On offense, Eastern went nowhere in the third quarter, gaining 11 total yards in three possessions. Red-shirt senior Andrew Manley was in for Eastern’s first drive of the third quarter after giving the Panthers their only lead of the game at the end of the second quarter with a seven-yard touchdown run. In the first drive of the third quarter, lineman Colin Seibert was called for a false start penalty on second down and seven. The next play resulted in a sack, leading to third down and 20. In the third possession in the third quarter, Adolphus Barnes was called for a false start penalty that stalled the Panthers drive as well. “We shot ourselves in the foot with penalties,” Dameron said. “ You can’t have 11 penalties. Not against a good football team.” Eastern was penalized for 84 yards on its 11 penalties.
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Senior runningback Malcolm Agnew avoids the tackle by Eastern’s defense in Eastern football’s home opener on Saturday at O’Brien Field. The Panthers lost to the Salukis 38-21.
The lack of offense in the third quarter allowed Southern to score 10 points, following its opening drive that was capped off by a 19-yard touchdown catch by LaSteven McKinney. Agnew added his third touchdown run with 5:44 left in the third quarter as well. Defensive back Anthony Standifer made five tackles for the Panthers, while also intercepting Southern quarterback Mark Iannotti in the first quarter. Standifer, who transferred from Ole Miss, said Eastern has to do a better job at getting as many bodies to the ball carrier as possible. “I think we just have to wrap up and have everybody swarm to the ball,” Standifer said. “We had a play where we thought (Agnew) was down and he scored, but if we would have had everybody at the ball that he wouldn’t have scored.” That run by Agnew came with six minutes left in the first half. He took the hand off from Iannotti and after running over a couple of tacklers, Agnew kept running, as the Panthers’ defense stood around thinking he had been down.
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Senior tight end MyCole Pruitt is brought down by a host of Panthers in Eastern football’s home opener on Saturday at O’Brien Field. Pruitt had seven catches for 61 yards against the Panthers.
6 members inducted into Eastern’s Hall of Fame By Aldo Soto Sports Editor | @AldoSoto21 Eastern inducted six new members into its Hall of Fame during Saturday’s game against Southern Illinois-Carbondale. The new inductees included former athletes, Rachel Galligan, who played basketball from 2006-09, Ron White, who was on the men’s track team from 2000-02, Amanda Bos, who swam from 1998-00 and offensive lineman Brad Fichtel, who played from 1989-92. Former men’s basketball coach Rick Samuels was also inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame after coaching the Panthers from 1981-2005. Joni Comstock was inducted as a friend of athletics as well.
Rachel Galligan – women’s basketball Rachel Galligan ended her career with Eastern as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,891 points. She played from 2006-09, when she was named a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection three times after her freshman season. In 2006, Galigan was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year. During her final two seasons with the Panthers, she led them to OVC tournament championship game. As a junior, Galigan led the OVC in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game. She also finished her career ranked No. 1 in the school’s career blocked shots list with 185. Galigan was also on the women’s track and
field team, where she ranked No. 5 in the javelin all-time for Eastern. In 2007, she was the OVC champion in the javelin and earned a trip to the NCAA Regional.
toss of 251 feet, 8 inches while his OVC Championships record toss was 248 feet, 6 inches. White won the conference championship in the javelin twice.
Ron White – men’s track and field In 2002, Ron White was named OVC Outdoor Male Athlete of the Year, capping off his record-setting career with the Eastern track and field team. White was a two-time NCAA All-American, while being with the Panthers from 2000-02. He placed twice in the top-10 at the NCAA National Championships, competing in the javelin. His highest finish in the championships was sixth in 2002, after finishing 10th in 2000. He set the school record in the javelin with a
Amanda Bos – women’s swimming Amanda Bos helped the Panthers finish runner-up in the season-ending Mideast/Midwest Classic in each of her four years with the Eastern women’s swim team, while ending her career with seven record times. Entering the 2014-15 swim season, Bos still holds times ranked in the top-five all-time in the 100-freestlye, 200-freestyle, 500-freestyle, 100-butterfly, and 200-butterfly, respectively.
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