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Jalen Washington, a senior business and management major who is also working as an event planner for the Tarble Arts Center, and Rehema Barber, the director and chief curator of the Tarble Arts Center, discuss specifics for Tuesday night’s Tarble TalkBack event. Washington and Barber hoped that the Tarble TalkBack would allow people to make connections with each other and also with the Arts Center.
Tarble event helps students connect By: Valentina Vargas Contributing Writer | @ DEN_News Using colorful cards and other icebreakers, people got to know each other on the Tarble Tables during Tarble TalkBack. Tarble TalkBack was about getting people out of their comfort zone, developing connections to others and getting to know more about the Tarble Arts Center, organizers said. The Tarble Arts Center hosts three events per semester, with Tarble TalkBack being their first one of the semester. The next event,Tarble Tables Trivia, is scheduled for Sept. 21. Jalen Washington, event planner of the Tarble Arts Center and a senior majoring in business management,said he was motivated to coordinate an event like Tarble TalkBack to get students involved by doing fun things like the icebreakers. Icebreakers were in the form of a card question game, during which students and faculty were put into small groups. The numbered cards were colored red, yellow, blue or green. Based on the color and number of the card a person picked from the deck, that would be the color of the question and number they would ask everyone around the group. Grace Fosu, an event coordinator and graduate student studying economics, said the icebreakers helped others meet new people from different backgrounds with different perspectives on issues. The icebreaker questions ranged from asking about people’s favorite foods or movie to asking them why they chose Eastern. Another activity was the cups challenge, which consisted of groups trying to stack cups in a pyramid form. Each member of the group of four was holding a string attached to a rubber band to be able to grasp the cup and help place it in a pyramid. After some time forming the cup pyramid, the groups had to fight against the wind, which
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Grace Fosu, a graduate student studying economics who also works at the Tarble Arts Center, contemplates her answer to some of the questions participants were asked at the Tarble TalkBack event. These included what their dream job is and what they want to be remembered for.
would knock the cups down. Ranosha Hall, a sophomore marketing major, said she came to Tarble TalkBack to meet new people. “(We should) encourage people to join activities like this to be open to other sides of their comfort zone,” Fosu said. As the event ended, people exchanged contact information and left together.
Washington said he hoped the event would be “very welcoming and exciting,” and that people would break barriers and leave with new friends. Reflecting on the experience, Hall said, “Now if I see (the students I met) around campus, I’ll say, ‘‘Hi.’”
Valentina Vargas can be reached at 581-2812 or vvargas@eiu.edu.
By Chrissy Miller News Editor | @DEN_News To show the progress being made by the Thorburn Group and gain community feedback, Eastern’s recently-hired professional marketing partner, Town Hall meetings are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The meetings are set for 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, all in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. The information in the presentation will be the same for all four meetings. The Thorburn Group has worked together for six months with a group consisting of Eastern’s administrators and faculty. This group includes biology professor and graduate coordinator Britto Nathan, marketing director Stacia Lynch, the associate director of marketing Christy Kilgore, Steve Rich, assistant vice president for advancement, Eastern President David Glassman and Josh Norman, associate vice president for enrollment management. Norman said both groups have been working together to create a centralized brand for the university by using information from campus advocates. Thorburn was able to get this information by meeting with students, faculty, staff, alumni and prospective students. “They used that information from brand advocates to formulate what’s called a brand foundation. A brand foundation has a central idea and ethos and pillars that are also central ideas,” Norman said. “That’s part of what will be presented at the Town Halls. It’s like, ‘This is who we are. This is our message. This is our future brand.’” “It’s really necessary in order for this endeavor to be effective that this campus lives and breathes the brand,” Norman said. “That can only happen with the campus’ involvement and feedback and participation in the creative processes.” The three parts to the marketing initiative are creating brand awareness, shaping perceptions of Eastern and setting the university apart from the competition. Norman said while he has often heard Eastern referred to as the hidden jewel of higher education, the university cannot afford to be that anymore. During Town Hall meetings, attendees will be able to fill out feedback online to help shape the branding effort moving forward. “I hope that we have the lecture hall filled and have to move into the Dvorak for the sessions because so much of campus is represented,” Norman said. Eric Sickler, vice president of enrollment services for the Thorburn group said after going over input from the meetings, the group will start placing advertisements and begin re-scripting recruitment presentations and activities. The Thorburn Group are also working on creating a book with guidelines for Eastern’s marketing plan. “It’s designed for people at Eastern who are charged with creating and designing and developing materials to promote Eastern,” Sickler said. Sickler said meeting with the group of faculty and administrators weekly has really helped them come together in the marketing process. “This exercise is not creating a new and different Eastern Illinois University. It’s all about helping Eastern Illinois University tell its own authentic story,” Sickler said. Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu
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CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago changed course Tuesday and said it now wants to carry out farreaching reforms of its police under strict federal court supervision, abandoning a draft deal on reforms with the Trump administration that envisioned no court role. The new approach led to the unusual sight of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan at a joint news conference to announce that Madigan — with the mayor's full support — had just sued the city seeking court oversight of the beleaguered police force. The 35-page lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago requests extensive judicial oversight, including an independent court-appointed monitor who would report regularly to a judge about whether the city was meeting reform benchmarks. The legal action kills the draft plan negotiated over months between Chicago and the U.S. Justice
Department. That agreement drew sharp criticism from community activists, who said transforming city's 12,000-officer force couldn't possibly succeed without court scrutiny. Activists also blasted Emanuel for cutting a deal with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has expressed reservations about taking police-reform plans to judges to make them legally binding in the form of a consent decree. He has said they can unfairly malign good officers. Emanuel said Tuesday he would have preferred to work with the Justice Department, but that that was impossible because the Trump administration abandoned the Obama administration's standard practice of taking police reform plans to a judge. The president, Emanuel said, had shown disdain for reforms. He cited recent remarks by Trump in New York about not protecting the heads of suspects as they are placed in patrol cars.
"The Trump administration has rejected the path of a consent decree ... and it became clear they are disinterested in reform," he told reporters. "We do not have a partner in the Trump administration Justice Department. We have a partner in the Illinois attorney general. Madigan said the state of Illinois was "stepping into the shoes of the Department of Justice ... shoes that the DOJ has abandoned." The president of Chicago's police union, Kevin Graham, criticized the legal action, saying in a Tuesday statement that "a consent decree is a potential catastrophe for Chicago." He said court oversight would make it harder for officers to do their jobs and keep crime under control. "People affected by police abuse have to have a formal role and the mayor and his lawyers are continuing to say they're not interested," he said. A damning Justice Department report released January this year in the
waning days of the Obama administration found deep-rooted civil rights violations by Chicago police, including racial bias and a tendency to use excessive force. The Justice Department investigation was prompted by a video released in late 2015 that showed a white police officer shooting 17-yearold Laquan McDonald 16 times as the teenager appeared to walk away from police carrying a small, folded knife. The video's release prompted weeks of protests and calls for reforms. Tuesday's lawsuit noted that Chicago has taken steps to try to curtail abuses by police since video of the fatal shooting provoked such outrage. But it added that the reforms were inadequate and required "a comprehensive roadmap" overseen by a judge and detailing "what will be done, when it will be done, and what resources will be used to accomplish the needed changes."
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and immigrant leaders. Proponents insist the measure falls short of a "sanctuary" law because it leaves the door open to communication and ensures the state complies with federal law. But Republican opponents have tried to characterize it that way, something that comes as President Donald Trump has threatened to crack down on sanctuary cities, which have laws friendly to immigrants living in U.S. without legal permission. The law takes effect immediately.
U.S. ally sends a clear message of defiance as Washington and Seoul conduct war games nearby. Kim expressed "great satisfaction" over the launch that he called a "meaningful prelude" to containing Guam, which is home to key U.S. military bases that North Korea finds threatening, the agency said. The launch seemed designed to show that North Korea can back up a threat to target the U.S. territory of Guam, if it chooses to do so, while also establishing a potentially dangerous precedent that could see future missiles flying over Japan. Tuesday's missile landed nowhere near Guam, but firing a Hwasong-12 so soon after the threat may be a way for North Korea to show it could follow through if it chose to do so. North Korea will no doubt be watching the world's reaction to see if it can use Tuesday's flight over Japan as a precedent for future launches. Tuesday's launch came days after North Korea fired what was assessed as three short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, and a month after its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which analysts say could reach deep into the U.S. mainland when perfected.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois will limit how local and state police can cooperate with federal immigration authorities under a plan signed into law Monday by Gov. Bruce Rauner, a move that puts the first-term Republican at odds with his party on immigration issues. The narrow measure prohibits police from searching, arresting or detaining someone solely because of immigration status, or because of socalled federal immigration detainers. But local authorities will be able to communicate with immigration agents and hold someone for federal authorities if there's a valid criminal warrant, according to the new law. Rauner acknowledged at the signing — a heavily-attended, festive event in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood — that it was a tough proposal many didn't want him to support, but he said he was convinced after talking with law enforcement
North Korea leader urges more missile launches in Pacific SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for more ballistic missile tests targeting the Pacific Ocean, Pyongyang announced Wednesday, a day after his nation for the first time flew a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload over Japan. Tuesday's aggressive missile launch — likely the longest ever from North Korea — over the territory of a close
C H A M PA I G N , Il l . ( A P ) — The University of Illinois chancellor says dropping the school's "war chant" at sporting events was ultimately his call and that there aren't plans to eliminate the Fighting Illini nickname or a popular band medley referring to Native Americans. Chancellor Robert Jones tells The News-Gazette the chant no longer motivated football fans as historically intended. He also says it was used less than in previous years and that some people found it offensive. University of Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman wrote an open letter Monday defending the university's decision, saying the move "serves as a significant step toward a more unified University of Illinois." Jones says the school hasn't had "systematic discussions" about the band medley composed of "Pride of the Illini," ''March of the Illini," and "Hail to the Orange."
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BSU panel discusses unity, leadership By Samuel Nusbaum Contributing Writer Topics such as Black unity, getting involved on campus and leadership were all tackled during a Real Talk with BSU panel hosted by the Black Student Union Tuesday night. The panel was made up of Yolanda Williams, an academ ic adviser for the Gateway program, Mona Davenport of minority affairs, Maggie Burkhead, director of student support services, senior marketing major Cydne Garrett and senior biological sciences major Torri Franklin. When it came to Black unity, the overall feeling from both the panel and the attendants is that unity is stagnant. Davenport blames social media and the lack of socialization. She said the BSU used to have a Monday night bowling league. Williams said the Charleston/ Mattoon Room was standing room only in the era before cell phones, and has a hard time believing people are not showing up to meetings in the era of social media. Williams said there are opportu-
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Students listen as panelists talk about unifying the campus as a whole during a panel sponsored by the Black Student Union.
nities for people to come together, from union parties, which are free to attend, to events thrown by the African-American Greek organizations, which cost very little to attend. Williams said the only time people come together is when a racial
incident occurs. “If we were here talking about somebody calling someone the ‘n word’ and they did not look like you then everybody would be here mad,” Williams said. Davenport said the blame lies with cellphones and social me-
dia; with everyone constantly using their phones, they do not want to go out and have a conversation face-to-face and meet people. “We went to the library to use the computers so everyone went to the library. That is how you met people, that is how you socialize,”
Davenport said. Burkhead said while she was not Greek, she would go to Greek events and support what they were doing, and she noticed a division between Greeks and non-Greeks on campus. When it came to leadership, Burkhead said it is important to be involved because it makes people more marketable. “They want to see that leadership role — were you events coordinator? Were you social chair?” Burkhead said. “Because the number one skill employers are looking for is really good communication.” Davenport said she values extracurricular involvement as well. “I will take a 2.5 GPA for a graduate assistant or a professional staff over a 4.0 GPA if I know they have been involved in organizations and they served leadership roles,” Davenport said. “That way I know they are going to come in and be able to give back,” Samuel Nusbaum can be reached at 581-2812 or at scnusbaum@eiu.edu.
New season rolls around at EIU Lanes By Travis Moody Contributing Writer | @DEN_News Under the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, the EIU Lanes is home to Eastern’s Student Bowling League: a student-only, intramural bowling team managed by Ronnie Hellman. As the Student Bowling League comes up on its fifth year at Eastern, the league is beginning to prepare for its upcoming season. “It’s always neat to meet new bowlers that are joining,” Hellman, who has been the manager at EIU Lanes for the past four years, said. The Student Bowling League’s season officially starts Sept. 11. Hellman said anywhere from 15 to 30 students join the bowling team each year, where they then form smaller teams consisting of two or four. Each season of bowling at the lanes is divided up by semester, with each semester lasting 10 weeks. Each week costs $7, but there is the option to pay $70 upfront during the first week. Students can
also pay weekly. Bowlers can bring their own bowling balls and shoes and rent a locker to keep their belongings safe. Benjamin Shank, a senior special education major, works at the front desk at EIU Lanes and troubleshoots any technical issues that happen behind the scenes. He is also a member of the Bowling League and is on a team with his girlfriend. “Bowling has been a part of my life for 15-plus years, and it’s a dream come true for me to get to be so involved with the EIU Bowling Alley,” Shank said. “Being at the bowling alley has definitely affected my life for the better.” For this upcoming season, Shank is excited to participate in the Student League again, as it will be his third year. Even if they do not bowl well, it is great to just have fun bowling with his team, Shank said. One weekend, Shank’s family went bowling when they came to visit him. “I was feeling really good that night, and I actually threw 10 strikes in a row
before I choked up on the tenth frame,” Shank said. He said it was great to share such a great experience with people so close to him. “One day, I will get (a perfect game),” Shank said. Those interested can sign up for the Student Bowling League up until when it starts on Sept. 11. While only current Eastern students can join the Student Bowing League, anyone is able to use the facility. EIU Lanes is open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays. Bowling costs $2 with a student ID and $2.50 for non-students. For further information, those interested can contact the EIU Lanes at 217581-7457 or visit www.eiu.edu/union/ bowling.php. Travis Moody can be reached at 5812812 or tlmoody@eiu.edu.
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Wendy Long, former director of testing, prepares to bowl during the Facultly/Staff Bowling League in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. A league for students is now starting up again soon on Sept. 11.
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What a difference a week makes
Shelby Niehaus
Save special items for rainy day I have a bad habit of saving things. I know that sounds like an oxymoron, but I act more like a stockpiler or an apocalypse-prepper than a collector. When I play video games, I save up potions and one-time buffs, expecting I can use them at some undefined “later date.” The stored items are justified as something I can use for the final boss, or maybe for one truly satisfying one-hit-kill. In reality, they stay in my inventory forever. If it is rare, if it is one use only, it will never be used. Count on it: find me at the end of any game with an inventory full of wonderful, helpful trinkets, all untouched. I tend to do that in reality, too. Some objects are just too precious to touch. I am constantly afraid that use will sully their splendor. Too many treat-yourself gifts, saved for rainy days, never see their intended rainy days. After all, what if I waste them? What if I use something precious on a rainy day and then an even rainier day comes along? Up until adulthood, I was terrible about never using precious things. I have stacks of gorgeous notebooks and wellbound sketchbooks, never touched for fear that my art and words would cheapen them, as if the simple value of a creative child could make a beautiful blank notebook less brilliant. As a teen, I had articles of clothing and vibrant makeup colors, gently used if ever. I did not dare waste these treasures on myself. One day several years ago, I found some kept objects in my childhood bedroom as I cleaned out my closet. Cute blankets, untouched. Coveted boots, unworn. I figured out later that I was projecting my low sense of self-worth onto my possessions. I felt like my hand soiled anything nice and that the nice things I came across would be worthless not because they were used, but because they were used on me. In recent months, I have tried to fight against my treasure-hoarding tendencies. Though I appreciate how gentle my childhood self was with books, and I love that my pre-teen self kept all her inkwells orderly, it is high time for my adult self to use up some things. I am worth the spending. As I type this column, a fragrant bath awaits me. I keep dishes of bath bombs above my sink, and the biggest one, a fig-scented monstrosity of many colors, was earmarked for a special day, when I thought I would need it the most. That special day is today. If not today, when else? Shelby Niehaus is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or scniehaus@eiu.
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Take part in Marketing Town Halls Never has it been more important than now to start marketing Eastern. In the past, we have written this for a different reason- we wanted to combat some of the bad news and negative notions that surrounded this university following the budget impasse. We also had various challenges with enrollment that needed to be addressed. However, now the importance of marketing and getting the word out about Eastern is because the university has good news to share. We have a state budget after three yearsfinally. Hopefully, this will make students more confident about coming to continue their higher education in Illinois- Eastern specifically. While we still have yet to see enrollment numbers, and will have to wait until the tenth day before they become official, it is a heartening step in the right direction. In an article in The Daily Eastern News, Eastern President David Glassman said students in Illinois “certainly should be” less worried about coming to a public state university in Illinois now that a budget has been passed. “With the budgetary impasse in Springfield resolved and the demonstration that the state is now supporting higher education at a stable and predictable level as demonstrated in the
enacted budget, students in Illinois and beyond should have complete confidence that Illinois public universities are a great place to attend,” Glassman said. This should be shouted across the rooftops. It is great that the university can actively start telling students this news, and that parents can feel safe sending their students to Eastern. Marketing for the university is also looking up with the addition of the Thorburn Marketing Group. For six months, this group and another group of Eastern employees have been working on the marketing for Eastern have been looking at ways to market the university better. Since last spring, they have been developing a branding platform for Eastern, getting some designs ready and making a comprehensive advertising plan with the goal of assisting Eastern in brand awareness and the recruitment of prospective students. Their work will be shown in a series of town halls taking place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday as well as 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday. We know we have been encouraging people to go and get involved in events, as it is the beginning of the school year, and these town halls are no different.
This is a point in time at the university where we are taking a look at who we are and who we want to be. With this in mind, it is crucial to get everyone’s input on what changes take place or what the marketing plan will be from everyone on campus, not just the six people on the group assisting the Thorburn Group. While we do not want to diminish the work either group is doing, a comprehensive marketing plan will only work if the input of of as many people as possible on campus is taken into account. This does not mean everyone will agree, of course. It would be impossible to please every single person on this campus, and some of the marketing ideas may be ones that rub some the wrong way or that some do not agree with. However, having people not only go to the Town Halls but also actively participate can help solve this problem. For in this case, even if someone does not exactly love the marketing ideas being presented, they can still express that and be able to know someone heard them. So in short, whether you are a student, staff member, faculty member, or just someone who cares about the direction Eastern’s going in, go to these town hall meetings. And most importantly, participate. Get your voice heard. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Change can be scary, but beneficial As the second week of school rolls around, it is pretty evident that I am not in Florida anymore. I transferred to Eastern from Miami Dade College in Florida. I still have a lot to get used to. It has definitely been a culture shock for me: the weather, the food, the people and the environment, to say the least. The weather has and probably will be the hardest part of my transition. Being from Miami, I am used to being in 90-degree weather all year round. When I arrived to Charleston, it was around 60 degrees on my first night here. That was cold for me. I have only seen snow once, during a blizzard in New York this past March. I hated the snow. I am definitely in for a harsh winter, come November. The best part of my experience at Eastern so far is how different the people are. Everyone here is incredibly nice compared to some people back home. I have met a lot of people on and off campus, and they have all been very welcoming, genuine and friendly. Every time I meet someone new and I tell them where I’m from, they gasp, stand back and ask, “Why did you come all the
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Jaynell Perera way to Illinois?” Or “Why Eastern out of all schools?” There is a plethora of reasons as to why I chose to transfer to Eastern. The class sizes have a small professor-tostudent ratio, which was one of the main reasons why I chose this school. All of the professors are really helpful, and you can tell that they want to see you pass your classes and succeed in life upon graduation. The campus is fairly small and easy to navigate compared to other schools. I especially loved the fact that you can start working in student media on your first day of class. It really helps you practice all the skills that you learn in class, which is very helpful.
The facilities and all of the resources on campus are incredible. It is a small school with a big school feel, and it’s totally underrated. When I spoke to my parents about wanting to transfer to a school out of state, they were opposed to it. But when I brought up Eastern, they fell in love with the school as much as I did. They supported my decision to leave one hundred percent, under one condition, I have to call them every day. I have an older sister that does not live at home anymore, so I am the only one left living at home. Therefore, I make sure to call my family every day to let them know that I am OK. I miss my family, my friends, Hispanic food and my dog, but I am glad that I chose to transfer here. Although Eastern wasn’t my first choice, I know for a fact that it was the right choice. I ca not wait to see what the rest of the journey will hold for me. Even though I miss my home in Miami, Charleston is my home now. Jaynell Perera is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or jperera@eiu.edu
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Students show off creativity at Paint & Sip By Dara McGee Contributing Writing | @DEN_News Eastern students were able to experience a little bit of luxury in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Tuesday. That’s where the annual Paint and Sip event was held this year. Kadija Robinson-Stallings, an Eastern alumna, taught the class as her PowerPoint of steps played behind her, with refreshments and little crackers served in the back. “I like to say, personally because I’m not an artist … I like to say it’s as easy as doing paint by numbers because of how easy Kadija makes it,” said Katie Caulkins, vice chair of the University Board. “She gives you the visual, she lets you know what colors you should be using, and my paintings never turn out as well as hers obviously, but I’m not ever ashamed of showing them.” The Paint and Sip is a judgmentfree zone, organizers said. “She makes it very easy for people who aren’t artists,” Caulkins said. This event was relatively easy to plan since Robinson-Stallings supplies all of the tools that will be needed, Caulkins added. Caulkins said Robinson-Stallings is nice to work with and her prices are fair as well. Prices from outside painters coming in can round up to about $1,500, but Robinson-Stalling’s prices were under $1,000. Caulkins said there were a few minor difficulties prepping the event nonetheless. “It’s only the second week of school, so making sure that over the
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Eastern alumna Kadija Robinson-Stallings shows students how to paint in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. “An artist will always have a craft to perfect and to go on and make a living with,” she said. “Art is special in that you can use it in any way.”
summer we were able to do all the preliminary things and making sure we had a date that [Kadija] could come,” Caulkins said. “Doing all that stuff before school even started—that
was probably the most difficult because it is so early in the year.” The second year had a bit lower of an attendance rate, but the first and current year’s turnout for Paint and
Sip was higher. Caulkins said it all as to do with marketing. “Tonight, we’ve had about 85 to 90 people signed up to come,” she
said. Some students, if they were early enough, got a chance to participate even without signing up previously. “We have 10 to 20 seats available for anyone who walks through the door,” Caulkins said. The turnout is the reason why the Paint and Sip returns each year. Cultural Arts coordinator Kaylee Fuller, said the University has more events planned for the semester. “In a couple of weeks, we’re going to be putting on a Native American event which doesn’t have a name yet, but it’ll be throughout the Union,” said Fuller. “Every October, we collaborate with (Latin American Student Organization) and some other organizations on campus. We also do a Dias de los Muertos event. We do that one every year.” That was not the end of the list of events. “Down the line, we’re going to do a ‘Tea Around the World,’” Fuller said. Out of all the events stated, organizers said the Paint and Sip is one of the favorites. And although there might have been some difficulties, the reward outshines them in the end. “I think we’ll see the rewards at the end of the night when we get to see everybody leaving here with a painting that they’re proud of in their residence hall room or their apartment,” Caulkins said. “Also, getting to see them enjoy the event. I think that will be the reward.” Dara McGee can be reached at 5812812 or at dmmcgee2@eiu.edu.
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Questions swirl around Houston mayor’s evacuation decision Houston’s mayor kept facing questions Tuesday about his decision not to order an evacuation of the notoriously flood-prone city ahead of Harvey’s arrival, even as overflowing reservoirs led several suburbs to move people out. Instead, Mayor Sylvester Turner remained resolute in his advice to residents since the storm made landfall on Friday: hunker down at home. Massive flooding from Harvey forced thousands of rescues that overwhelmed emergency responders. The George R. Brown Convention
Center nearly doubled its expected capacity of 5,000, with people seeking refuge from the waist-deep waters that had neighborhoods resembling lakes. Experts said evacuating during a hurricane is a complicated decision with major ramifications, and none who spoke to the Associated Press second-guessed Turner. Harvey intensified quickly into a Category 4 hurricane on Friday, leaving the mayor and others a tight timeframe to safely move out a large number of people. Questions started Friday when
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested Houston residents get out while they could. At the time, Harvey was a powerful hurricane hours from landfall about 175 miles to the south near Corpus Christi. But the sprawling storm’s outer bands promised heavy rains for Houston, long susceptible to flooding because of its flat terrain and runaway development that has paved over water-absorbing wetlands. A study by the state of South Carolina this year estimated that the time needed to evacuate the Charleston area ahead of a similarly sized
hurricane would be 27 to 30 hours at its fastest, if traffic lanes in both directions were used. Moving people from an inland urban center like Houston — the city alone is about three times larger than Charleston — would require at least 36 to 48 hours, experts said. But Harvey took only 56 hours to intensify to a Category 4 hurricane. Harvey strengthened into a hurricane by noon Thursday. Hours later, the National Hurricane Center predicted “devastating flooding” from the strengthening storm. The center started warning of “catastrophic
flooding” across southern and southeastern Texas Friday morning, and the storm made landfall by 10 p.m. Ordering an evacuation, experts said, would’ve come with its own risks, such as highways clogged with motorists caught in severe thunderstorms or, worse, tornadoes that Harvey’s outer bands might cause. The county’s plan raises questions about whether targeted evacuations of susceptible neighborhoods were considered, even if only to higher ground in multi-story buildings, and possible to execute.
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Volleyball confident after home wins By Kaitlin Cordes Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern volleyball team started its season on a high note, and it is all thanks to the team’s hard work and positive attitude. Freshman Laurel Bailey said last weekend’s wins are important to her team because it means all of the extra work she and her teammates have done paid off. “I think it means a lot to us to get two wins at home because I know we have worked really hard this summer training and doing open gyms,” Bailey said. “We’re always making ourselves and our team 1 percent better each practice.” Bailey explained that a home win to kick off the season gave the team a boost after walking away with no wins at home last year. As a newcomer to a team with six upper classmen, Bailey said she contributes to the team by delivering a variety of hits and placements. She said her goals for the season include reaching the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. “Our team is working toward getting to the OVC tournament by training hard in practice and always striving to get the win. (We’re) always hungry for the next win,” Bailey said. Sophomore Maggie Runge said it is the team’s lasting bond on and off the court that make the difference. Runge explained that playing as a cohesive unit does not fall on the shoulder of just one player but the team as a whole. Runge described her team as a squad that supports each other, with genuine
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Senior Allie Hueston goes up for the kill in the Panthers’ 3-2 loss to Green Bay Saturday in Lantz Arena. Hueston tallied 26 kills in the three matches over the weekend. Hueston had a personal tournament high of 12 kills in the Panthers’ five-set win againt Memphis.
friendships having been made through the sport. “We try not to let anyone fall off, and if someone begins to fall, we look to one another for help. I think it’s a great thing to be able to be able to have that with your team,” Runge said. Runge said the team’s greatest asset this year is its strong blocking. That showed
in the first three games of the season in which the Panthers registered 11 blocks against Green Bay, 14 blocks against Bradley and 17 blocks against Memphis. Another strength for the relatively young team is aggressive attacking. At the home opener, the team totaled 162 kills over three matches. Runge said that the team benefits from
relentless attacking and skilled serve receive. “Our team’s strength is blocking and our aggressiveness on attacking when we really go at it,” Runge said. “We have begun to realize that when we just go hard, we do well and get kills.” The Panthers will have a chance to show off their blocking and attacking
this Friday and Saturday as they travel to Colorado for the Denver Tournament. Eastern will take on Niagara, UC Davis and Denver. Eastern’s next home match is Sept. 8 against Alabama A&M. Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.
Fall training gets underway for tennis team By Parker Valentine Men’s Tennis Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s tennis team started training for the 2017 fall season this week. Un d e r t h e t u t e l a g e o f h e a d coach Sam Kercheval, the Panthers look to build on their spring season with seven returning athletes. Along with seniors Jared Woodson and brothers Trent and Grant Reiman, sophomores Braden Davis, Marko Stefan Janjusic, Gage Kingsmith, and Freddie O’Brien are returning for their second year as Panthers. The team has two freshmen. Logan Charbonneau and Kaisei Kuroki are the Panthers new athletes for the fall season. After a couple weeks of training at the Darling Courts, the Panthers will be on the road the weekend of Sept. 15 for their first matches of the fall. The River Forest Tennis Club will host the Panthers’ fall opener. They host their annual Collegiate invitational Sept. 15-17. The tournament consists of eight teams, all warming up for their 2018 spring
seasons. Along with Eastern, the universities rounding out the event are Marquette, Northern, St. Louis University, Detroit Mercy, UIC, Valparaiso and Youngstown State. All though fall matchups are official events, the scoring and match set-ups vary greatly from spring play. Fall invitational matches are set up in tournament style, unlike the simultaneous six match set up of spring play. All schools play each other with randomized slotting, in the closest thing to a friendly match you will get in college tennis. “Our expectations (for fall) are to keep things simple,” Kercheval said. “I expect for everyone in the program to work hard, be passionate, hold each other accountable for their actions and training . . . we all have to stay humble and hungry no matter what happens.” With the matches set up the way they are, it will not be unlikely for two Panthers to end up playing each other in the tournament, as they have in past fall seasons. Two weeks after the River For-
est invitational, the Panthers will be back in Charleston for their annual alumni matches at the Darling Courts. T h e a l u m n i m a t c h u p s a re a non-competitive event for past and present Panthers to get to know each other and form bonds on the court, while enjoying lunch and conversation afterwards. The week after their alumni matches, it’s back to work for the Panthers. The will be heading to Indiana for the Valparaiso Fall Invitational. Like the River Forest invite the event will be in tournament style with multiple other universities in attendance. After the Valparaiso matchups, the Panthers take a break from fall play. In their final matchup of the fall season they head to rival Illinois State for the ISU Fall invitational the weekend of Nov. 3 P l a y e n d s Nov. 5 , a t w h i c h point the Panthers will have a twomonth break before spring training begins in January. Parker Valentine can be reached at 581-2812 or pivalentine@eiu.edu.
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Senior Trent Reiman watches the ball before making a return during his singles match against Eastern Kentucky’s Diego Asis in March at the Darling Courts. Reiman fell to Asis 6-1, 7-5, in the Panthers’ home opener.
Cross Country looks to have the edge at home By Alex Hartman Cross Country Reporter | @DEN_Sports With the Eastern cross country season right around the corner, the Panthers are preparing intensely for their opening race right here at home. The race will commence this Friday on the Tom Woodall Panther Trail in the Eastern Illinois Walt Crawford Open. The women kick off their season first at 4:45 p.m. and the men follow at 5:30 p.m.
In the 2016 season, both the men and the women ran away with the firstplace finish. Having any type of sport at home can make the athletes more confident, and that is especially true for Eastern’s cross country team. For the athletes it is always an advantage to start off a season on their own home ground, from the comfort of being able to have a good night’s sleep to knowing one’s environment already, every little thing helps them feel prepared to have the best race possible.
Eastern’s cross country team loves to run at home, especially as the opening race of the season. “I think it is definitely helpful for the team, mentally and physically, to have our opener at home. We do our workouts on the course, so we know our team’s strengths and weaknesses and where we need to support each other,” said Caroline Collet, senior female cross country runner. The team hopes their experience and preparation on their own course will re-
sult in another victory at home. The team also all agreed that while running at home is great, a great part of being a cross country runner is the experience of running all over the country. And getting the experience makes them all better runners individually and as a team. Running in unfamiliar territory does not come without some obstacles and adversity, though. “I like the adventure of running somewhere new, but it can be daunting when
you are trying to run fast on an unfamiliar course. You have to adapt to your strengths and you have to approach every course differently,” Collet said. The team will not return home to host a race the rest of this season of cross country. After a two-week break they travel to Bradley University on Sept. 15 for the Bradley Intercollegiate. Alex Hartman can be reached at 581-2812 or aihartman@eiu.edu.