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By Cassie Buchman Editor-in-Chief | @cjbuchman University personnel are working on ways to help students displaced by Hurricane Harvey enroll at Eastern.

Students whose education has been disrupted because of the storm will be given in-state tuition rates and can have all application and late fees waived, Eastern President David Glassman announced in a press release.

According to the release, employees will work with students affected by the storm to develop flexible payment plans and find them available sources of financial aid.

Admissions director Kelly Miller said in the press release that the university plans to work with students as “expeditiously as possible to help with the admissions and class registration processes.”

Eastern is prepared to help displaced students with enrollment for both Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.

“The EIU community embraces these students and their families and is committed to helping them during this difficult time,” Miller said.

Classes officially began Aug. 21 for the fall 2017 semester.

Josh Norman, associate vice president of enrollment management, said getting the students into classes at this point in the semester is not a normal process, but it is something the university wanted to do.

“When you’ve got 30,000 people who are displaced from their homes and hundreds of thousands of homes that are flooded— my heart just hurts for these people,” Norman said.

Norman said Ryan Hendrickson, dean of the graduate school, suggested doing something about students affected by Hurricane Harvey to some other administrators.

After this, Norman sent out an email to staff members such as the registrar, admissions director and the person who oversees campus advisement to see what they could do.

“This is what we’re committed to doing for potential students and families on a one-on-one basis,” Norman said. “We’re going to work with faculty to make it work, (we’ll) work with classes, work with the director of admissions.”

In drastic situations when this kind of help is needed, Norman said it is important to outline abnormal processes to meet people’s needs.

Students will be served on a case-by-case basis.

“They’re going to tell us what they need.

We’re going to do everything we can to help them,” Norman said.

For alumni who are in areas affected by the storm, the university will re-print their damaged diplomas for free.

“This is just such a caring campus. I think we’re known for our heart for people,” Norman said.“We want to be there to offer that support to students and families if needed,” he said. “We wanted to offer that hand to help.”

Those who need help can contact the Admissions Office at 1-877-581-2348 or admissions@ eiu.edu for more information.

Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu,edu

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Lee Mayhood, a junor communication studies major, reads the first Game of Thrones book Thursday on the Doudna Steps. Mayhood said he was finishing up the book and waiting for a friend.

Departments moving on after impasse End of budget crisis gives chairs hope

es has been able to begin planning on filling the gaps that have developed over the last two years.

lege of Arts and Humanities, said when the impasse happened, it caused a backlog of maintenance, replacements in technology and layoffs.

By AJ Fournier School of Technology

“In a department like music, we Campus Reporter| @DEN_News have hundreds of instruments that have to be Austin Cheney, chair of the School of Tech- maintained and protected and tuned,” ShelDespite taking multiple hits as a result of nology, said because of the budget impasse ton said. “When we don’t have the staff to do the recently ended budget impasse, directors some Unit B employees had to be let go. all of that, it can endanger what we even do of departments around campus are cautiously Like in the College of Sciences, funding for have.” optimistic now that a budget has

Shelton said staff had to been passed. take on multiple responsibilities, "All over campus, from the grounds staff to the and some jobs that required three College of Sciences fell on one person. building service workers, it has all been reduced and people

“All over campus, from the Douglas Klarup, interim dean people have to do more." grounds staff to the building service Anita Shelton, interim dean of the College of Arts and workers, it has all been reduced and of the College of Sciences, said Humanities people have to do more,” Shelton cuts and spending freezes affected his college’s equipment maintesaid. nance, replacement and some of the programs travel was also affected in the School of Tech Shelton said some courses were not for faculty research. nology. offered because there were not enough faculty “Ultimately that sort of builds up,” Klarup

“It caused more of a challenge to members to offer them. said. get students to national competitions and get

“Last spring, we did purge the cataEvery department in the College of Sci- them engaged in their professions, whether log of some of the courses that had not been ences was affected, but the departments that through student competitions or field trips or offered for a couple of years, and we couldn’t used the most equipment felt the cuts more conferences,” Cheney said. realistically hope to offer them in a couple of intensely.

Cheney said the School of Technol- years,” Shelton said.

Because of faculty cuts, many had to ogy has been relying on donations to cover

Shelton said with the budget passed change how they taught. travel for the last two years, but with the bud- in July, they are beginning to be able to plan “Departures have created curricular holes get passed this past July, the school has started ahead. other people have needed to fill,” Klarup said. to plan for future decisions.

Next week, she is planning to meet with When Eastern received a stopgap budget However, nothing will be confirmed until the program manager of the College of Arts back in July 2016, the university was able to the money is received from the state and Humanities to do so. hire back some of the staff members who were

AJ Fournier can be reached at laid off.

College of Arts and Humanities 581-2812 or ajfournier@eiu.edu Now that a complete budget has been passed, Klarup said the College of SciencAnita Shelton, the interim dean of the Col-

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CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday signed into law sweeping changes to the way the state funds schools, calling it a historic day that will bring "more equality, more fairness and better opportunity for all the students of Illinois."

Besides distributing state aid more equitably, the long-sought deal the Legislature approved this week gives districts more flexibility on state mandates, allows residents in well-funded districts to reduce their property taxes and creates a new tax credit for donations to private school scholarships.

It also provides more than $430 million in new funding to Chicago Public Schools. That's roughly $150 million more than the amount Rauner stripped from an earlier plan and railed against as a "bailout." Asked Wednesday about the turnaround, the Republican said the measure is a compromise and includes "many of the goals I recommended."

Here's a look at the plan: Aid to districts For decades, Illinois schools have relied heavily on property taxes, creating wide

disparities between wealthy and poor districts.

Under the new plan, Illinois will consider how much money districts need to adequately educate their students and how much money they can generate from property taxes. State aid will be prioritized to districts that need the most help bridging the gap between those two numbers.

No school will lose money this year compared with last year.

Chicago The state will begin covering the cost of pensions for teachers in Chicago, just as Illinois does for all other districts.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Democrats who lead the Illinois House and Senate have lobbied for the change for years, saying it's unfair that Chicago taxpayers have to foot the bill for their teachers' pensions while also paying taxes that fund pensions outside the city.

The change means the state will pay $221 million for CPS pensions this year, up from about $12 million last year. CPS also is getting additional state aid, and legislators gave the board of education au-

thority to raise at least $120 million more in additional property taxes, also to help with pension costs.

State Mandates The new law provides relief from socalled unfunded mandates, something Rauner has wanted to scale back since taking office in 2015.

Schools will now be able to privately contract driver's education and face fewer requirements for daily physical education.

Illinois officials have bragged that the state was the first nationwide to require daily PE classes under a decades-old law, something educators argue is more critical than ever with widespread anti-obesity efforts. However, the Illinois State Board of Education says most districts offer only four days a week on average. Schools say they often don't have staff or facilities.

The new law cuts the requirement to three days a week.

Property tax relief Rauner has made reducing property taxes one of his top priorities, saying Illinois property owners have one of the highest tax burdens in the U.S. and it's

causing people and companies to move elsewhere.

The new plan allows people living in school districts where funding is more than 110 percent of the adequacy target — essentially wealthier districts with large cash reserves — to try to have their property taxes reduced.

Ten percent of a district's registered voters would have to sign a petition to put a question on the ballot.

Tax credit The plan creates a tax credit for people who donated to a private school scholarship fund. Up to $75 million in credits may be granted annually starting next fiscal year, though lawmakers haven't yet identified a way to cover that cost. The program will expire after five years unless lawmakers extend it.

Lawmakers say it will provide scholarships for between 6,000 and 10,000 students statewide. The students must come from households with an annual income below 300 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $73,000 for a family of four.

Most recent updates on Hurricane Harvey Chemical explosion At least 2 tons of highly unstable chemicals used in such products as plastics and paint exploded and burned at a flood-crippled plant near Houston early Thursday, sending up a plume of acrid black smoke that stung the eyes and lungs.

The blaze at the Arkema Inc. chemical plant burned out around midday, but emergency crews continued to hold back because of the danger that eight other trailers containing the same compound could blow, too.

No serious injuries were reported. But the blast added a new hazard to Hurricane Harvey's aftermath and raised questions about the adequacy of the company's master plan to protect the public in the event of an emergency in the flood-prone Houston metropolitan area of 5.6 million people.

Mosquito-borne diseases A health expert warns standing water from Harvey could create a boom in the mosquito population and the potential transmission of mosquito-borne

diseases.

Joon Lee is a medical entomologist at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. He says Harvey's floodwaters will wash away immature mosquito populations from their breeding grounds, but they can be quickly reestablished in stagnant water. Lee says mosquito populations will likely explode within the next two weeks and will stay for at least a month or two.

Lee says that could be mean increased transmission of potentially lifethreatening, mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. Lee says outbreaks of Zika, dengue fever and Chikungunya are also possible, but those diseases must originate from a person already infected.

E. coli levels A Texas A&M University analysis of floodwater samples from the Houston area shows E. coli levels that are 125 times higher than is considered safe for swimming.

Terry Gentry, an associate professor in the university's Department of Soil

and Crop Sciences, says even walking through floodwater could lead to infections and other problems.

Gentry says tests from a sample in Cypress, a suburb northwest of Houston, showed bacteria levels 15 times higher than acceptable for wading.

E. coli in water isn't what causes illnesses but is an "indicator bacteria" that signals the presence of fecal matter, which can make people sick.

Illegal immigrants The Trump administration is trying to assure victims of Harvey living in the country illegally that they will not be targeted as they try to access emergency services — as long as they haven't committed other crimes.

Trump's Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert says that: "in terms of immediate lifesaving, no individual human being should worry about their immigration status unless they've committed a crime on top of coming here illegally when it comes to getting food, water and shelter."

He also says that no routine sweeps

will be conducted in emergency shelters.

Still, he said that people living in the country illegally should not expect longterm federal assistance reserved for citizens.

He says: "I don't think there's going to be a lot of benefits going out to illegal immigrants."

Gasoline The head of the Texas agency that regulates the oil and gas industry is urging people to wait three or four days to fill their cars and trucks with gasoline if they can.

Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton said Thursday that people are panicking and that's causing a run on gas and empty fuel pumps.

He says there is plenty of gas in Houston and elsewhere, but there are logistical problems of making sure all of the stations are getting it.

He says he doesn't think it will be an issue a week from now as long as people stay calm and fill up their tanks as they normally would.

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Stacey Ruholl, chair of the Council on Academic Affairs, and Karla Sanders, executive director of the Center for Academic Support and Assessment, listen as Rebecca Throneburg, a communication disorders and sciences professor, gives feedback about the general education committee proposal.

CAA shows support for proposal on general education committee

By Chrissy Miller News Editor | @DEN_News With assistant education professor Dawn Paulson unable to ser ve on the Coun cil for Academic Affairs and the Academic Achievement and Contributions Selection Committee, the CAA now has two vacant seats and must choose a delegate to replace Paulson.

Her CAA position will be added to the Faculty Senate special elections this fall.

Karla Sanders, executive director of the Center for Academic Support and Assessment, presented a temporary solution to the general education committee requirement in the CAA’s bylaws.

Sanders said using the Committee on Assessment for Student Learning to serve as a temporary general education committee for a year would provide the CAA with time to come up with a more permanent solution, while still getting a start on the work it needs to accomplish.

“It occurred to me that we might be able to use CASL as the gen ed committee this year, because one of the next things we need to do with learning goals is figure out how we’re going to assess those learning goals as we infuse the general education with more learning goal material,” Sanders said. “So, CASL need to work this year to get that up

and running.”

As well as having goals aligned with the general education committee, Sanders said CASL is similar in structure.

“That’s my idea. So, I bounced it off of Stacey and I bounced it off the provost, and neither of them told me to shut up about it,” Sanders said. “I did talk to CASL; CASL met for the first time on Monday, and we had three new members there who didn’t know enough to tell me no.”

CAA member Greg Aydt said he saw no reason not to be in support of this plan.

“I think any time you can take a committee that already exists and give them the opportunity to build on something that’s kind of related to what they’re already doing, it sounds like a good plan to me,” Aydt said.

Rebecca Throneburg, a communication disorders and sciences professor, said something that needs to be clearly stated in the final proposal is where to draw the line between general education classes and classes involving the learning goals.

Last year, Throneburg said professors came through with proposals involving classes becoming general education classes that had nothing to do with the learning goals.

Under the proposed system, she said she is curious as to what process those classes would go through.

“Would those go over to (CAA) too, or just CASL/ the gen ed committee would be taking care of the revised internal learning goals timeline and anything else related to the gen ed would still come through normal processes?” Throneburg said. “I would be more in favor of that.”

Throneburg said after serving six years in CAA, she intends to run again in the special elections.

Sanders said the goal of all the work being done with the general education committee and learning goals is to ensure the learning goals are being taught more intentionally, which she said has been a problem in the past. Sanders said this process started in 2011. “ We discovered that some of the undergraduate learning goals were not being taught consistently across our general education, that our general education was more introduction to the disciplines and to these fields than really teaching students how to be critical thinkers,” Sanders said.

CAA Chair Stacey Ruholl said now that the CAA has shown its support for the plan, a detailed proposal will be created by Sanders.

Chrissy Miller can be reached at 581-2812 or clmiller9@eiu.edu.

With the tenth day of classes happening on Friday, enrollment numbers are set to be released late next week.

L a s t y e a r, E a s t e r n’s f a l l e n r o l l m e n t dropped by almost 13 percent, going down from 8,520 to 7,415. In the spring semester, it went even lower to 6,673.

Josh Norman, associate vice president for enrollment management, said current reports indicate that freshman numbers are going to be down this year, while transfer, graduate and international undergraduate numbers are up.

However, the freshman enrollment number will have the smallest deficit in overall headcount the university has had in five years, he added.

The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

No classes will be held Labor Day Staff Report | @DEN_News There will be no classes or issue of The Daily Eastern News this Monday in observance of Labor Day. The Booth Library will also be closed Sunday and Monday.

The Food Court in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union will conduct its normal hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

It will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday.

All dining centers will be consolidated to Thomas Dining Hall on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

The Gregg Technology Center will close at its normal time on 4 p.m. Friday and be closed for the rest of the weekend.

The News Staff can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

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Back to my (real) school

Abbey Whittington

Find comfort in the little things in life Sometimes existing means being pushed down a steep hill where you snowball the stress of life on your way to “the bottom.”

“The bottom” can be many things. It can be the relief you were waiting for while rolling through despair. Even if it means your bones are broken, at least you are no longer going through different obstacles anymore.

For me, “the bottom” is going home after a long day of classes and work to sink into a pit where I stare at my ceiling, thinking anxiously about the never-ending scroll of my to-do list, which features several little unchecked boxes.

In other words, I would be in my bed pulling out my highlights of amazing (but not really) silver hairs with misty eyes, but it is all OK because I am in bed… right?

It all makes me want to take every clock and every piece of technology in my apartment that tells time so I can destroy them with a baseball bat.

Even if the relief would come from the false belief that I was destroying the construct behind the ticking hands within the clocks, it was still nice to feel like I was not a victim of Father Time for a moment that he created.

But recently, I have come to the realization that I need to focus and appreciate the things beyond the to-do lists and hair pulling.

Just this past week when I hit “the bottom,” I was in bed and I looked out my window and into the sea of corn outside of my apartment complex, setting my world into perspective.

Typically, my inner cynical, snarky voice would say, “Oh boy, the scenery of rural Illinois, how delightful,” but I have come to enjoy and appreciate the calm and quietness of where I live for the time being.

Sometimes I need to realize that there are so many worse places that I could be, so I should take the time to soak up the nice view outside my window, even if it is a flat field of crops.

Sure, I might be a little dramatic when I compare my stress levels to being thrown downhill, but at the end of the day, I am getting access to higher education and I have a roof to sleep under every night. Not to mention friendly roommates, one of whom has a dashing new dog named Oswald Eugene, also known as “Ozzy.”

Every once in a while, it is important to take a step back and reflect on how lucky you are to have what you do, especially when there are people out their who are not fortunate to have the same things.

Abbey Whittington is a junior journalism major and can be reached at 581-2812 or anwhittington@eiu.edu.

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Helping displaced students was a good move Most of the time, it is better to be proactive than it is to be reactive. Planning for the future or for different emergencies or tragedies is better than having them sneak up to you, after all. Though we are not saying it is good to be paranoid all the time, it is beneficial to prepare.

This is why we at The Daily Easte r n Ne w s c o m m e n d E a s t e r n f o r m a k ing the decision to help students displaced by Hurricane Har vey by helping them enroll at the university if need be.

Was the university asked to? Not necessarily. Full details on what students or schools need help probably will not be available yet as people deal with the more immediate affects of the crisis and the storm.

Ho w e v e r, i n t h e c o m i n g w e e k s a n d months, it could emerge to be a real problem for students trying to go to school. This is why it is great that Eastern is trying to help displaced students now instead of waiting to be asked.

Knowing where to go to school after the hurricane and knowing how they will finish their education is probably an issue that will come up for many students. It is good

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enrolled, especially as classes have already started for the Fall 2017 semester.

However, we have faith that the faculty and staff will be able and willing to solve this problem.

As Josh Norman, associate vice president of enrollment management, said in today’s article, getting the students into classes at this point in the semester is not a normal process, but it is important.

“When you’ve got 30,000 people who are displaced from their homes and hundreds of thousands of homes that are flooded— just my heart just hurts for these people,” Norman said.

Our hearts hurt for anyone affected by the flood too- it is incredibly unfortunate that so many innocent people have been through so many hardships because of it.

Hopefully, this gesture by Eastern is able to help some people out and take at least one thing off their minds.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Take advantage of good deals I almost shot under par this summer. It was awesome.

I was sinking putts left and right, birdie after birdie.

I had never done that before. Keep reading to hear how it all went down.

The day was set up perfectly. I was with my friend Gary, who I had not seen in forever.

And to make this round of golf even better, it was cheap, on a nice course, and it included a free beer after the round, aka the 19th-hole.

Groupon is awesome.

Anyway, I am just an average golfer, so I am not used to tons of great shots, but this time was different. I just felt great.

I was hitting fairway after fairway, and losing a ball would have been a surprise with this round that I was putting together.

Putting the golf aside for a second — having a free beer included in the $35 charge was in the top five best things of the summer.

The two just go hand in hand. Just ask John Daley.

The course had a tough layout with a few doglegs here and there and placement was key.

The best shot was one where I put myself under a tree off the fairway for once, and I ended up hitting a punch shot from about 130 out and rolled in on the green, for none

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that Eastern was thinking ahead and able to come up with some tangible solutions to solve this problem for some students when this issue comes up.

As an institution for higher education, this is probably one of the best ways the university could lend a helping hand to those affected by Hurricane Harvey right now. Eastern is using resources it currently has and asking personnel with the skills to use those resources to make sure displaced students are taken care of.

This is a reasonable and helpful response to learning about the Hurricane and the horrible effects it is having on those who live in affected areas.

Having the ability to be given in-state tuition rates and application and late fees waived will make applying easier for them, if any choose to do so.

Many staff members at Eastern are hard working individuals.

We are sure that they will do everything they can to work with affected students to “develop flexible payment plans” as well as available sources of financial aid.

It may be a bit of a crunch to get them

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Sean Hastings other than a birdie.

I also chipped in out of the sand. It was almost like it was not real.

The feeling of sinking a putt as an average golfer is priceless, since most times my putter is not working for me. To be dropping a few putts with ease was a nice relief to have.

But it was coming to an end, and I did not want it to…

Everything was going my way and I knew it happening again was going to be a long shot, so I was really trying to stay in the moment.

It was ME, Sean Hastings, almost shooting under par. Those two things should not be in the same sentence.

And it was not just me that was killing it on the course. Gary was as well. We were both playing some of our best golf.

What was really nice about this course was that in a lot of backyards backed up to the course, kids had lemonade/pop stands set up. Genius idea. Step aside, sidewalk lemonade stands.

When I say a lot of houses backed up to the course, I mean every hole had very expensive homes running up and down the fairway—a distraction to the average golfer.

I have golfed with Gary plenty of times, but this one was a special round. I almost shot under par.

And knowing that an ice-cold Budweiser was waiting for me at the end of the round made things better.

Booking the tee time right before I went to bed was a no-brainer. Sweet dreams were on their way.

It all came to an end way too fast.

I eventually stopped dreaming, teed off on one, shot my ball in the water, hit two houses throughout the round, lost 10 golf balls and then 93 shots later I was on the 19thhole.

Thank you for that deal, Tanna Farms.

Take advantage of those Groupon deals.

Especially ones like the one I had.

Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

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Members of Hello Dali! begin to play the game “Freeze Pair” during their performance Thursday night in the Coleman Auditorium. During the game, pairs performed sketches based on different scenarios suggested by the audience.

Hello Dali puts on comical performance

By Kennedy Nolen Multicultural Reporter | @KennedyNolenEIU Eastern’s improvisation group Hello Dali opened the semester with their first public show Thursday in Coleman Auditorium, featuring old members and prospective recruits.

Before the show, the four members and three students auditioning for Hello Dali got together to plan games to play with the audience.

The style of the performance was very much like the set up of the sketch show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” as members on stage took suggestions from the audience.

Danny Becker, a sophomore theatre arts major, said he joined Hello Dali last year after hearing about it at a theater meeting.

Since all his friends were joining it, Becker thought he might as well go audition too.

The first game the group members played involved Becker asking the audience for a disastrous scenario.

After a few audience members threw out ideas, Becker chose the problem would be that a giant PAC-MAN ate the town’s supply of fruit.

Gavin Peterson, a senior applied engineering and technology major, then came into the room, acted as mayor and held a ‘press conference’ about what happened in the town.

The audience could give hints to what happened, but could not directly tell Peterson the overall problem. After about 20 questions, Peterson was able to guess the problem in his town.

Becker said the hardest thing for him when he performs is playing the first game. As the show goes on, the audience grows, which adds to his nerves, he added.

Jagoda Szostakiewicz, a sophomore English language arts major, said she likes the spontaneity of improv comedy and working with the team.

She said she fell in love with Hello Dali after attending a performance last year.

“Not knowing how the audience will react to what you have to say” is the hardest part of improvisation, Szostakiewicz said.

The second game of the night was called ‘freeze pair,’ and it involved the members splitting up into pairs.

Becker asked the audience for suggestions on topics for each pair. After suggestions, the first pair was going to perform a sketch based on hating each other because

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Members of Hello Dali! plan the skits for Thursday night’s performance during a practice session in the Coleman Auditorium.

they have different shoe sizes.

The next pair performed their improv skit about how they met at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting after not seeing each other for ten years.

The final pair performed based on the audience suggestion that both actors were pregnant and visiting a cemetery.

Senior history major Hunter Worthey

said she has been coming to shows for a couple of years and loves coming to support her friends.

“They are also really funny,” she said.

Becker said he is looking forward to meeting the new members this semester and getting to know them to give them nicknames.

Next Thursday, auditions for Hello

Dali will continue at 9 p.m. in Coleman Auditorium for students interested in participating and trying out.

“Come laugh with us; be a fool, because our moms think we are cool,” Becker said.

Kennedy Nolen can be reached at 5812812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.

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By Brooke Schwartz Contributing Writer | @brookesch wartz Serving families in six different counties, students and families can use the Child Care Resource and Referral Office at Eastern for childcare referrals and financial help.

Child Care Resource and Referral has been active since 1990. The CCR and R refers some local Charleston families to Eastern students and helps the students set up an hourly price and a schedule when working with the families.

Ashley Renee Nailing, the CC and R’s referral and data specialist, said students get as much out of this program as ERIC A MOSTER | DAILY EASTERN NE WS the families they work for.

ROTC members practice shooting off the cannon for Friday night’s football game In the program, Nailing Thursday afternoon by Klehm Hall. Members were shooting off blanks. said students can test out a major and see if working with children is the right path for them.

“Hiring students allows CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss has chosen Chicago Alder- family and consumer science man Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as his running mate. or early childhood majors to Ramirez-Rosa was elected to City Council in 2015New at age York 26, one Times of the youngest ever electedSales in see Corporation firsthand how young chilThe Syndication the city. In a statement, he says the 2018 election is a chance to change the “fundamental direction” dren learn and develop,” Nail620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 of Illinois by putting middle class people first. ing said.

For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 Biss, a state senator, is among several Democrats lining up for a chance to unseat Republican Gov. The CCR and R provides For Release September 1, 2017 to anyone who Bruce Rauner, who is seeking a second term. They include businessmen J.B.Friday, Pritzker and Chris Ken- information nedy. needs it about what good Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run on the same ticket in Illinois. childcare is and why it is im-

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need to be filled. The application for these positions and for the position of a childcare provider, which would be sent out to interested families, can be dropped off at Klehm Hall or in the CCR and R’s drop box between the Human Services Building and Klehm Hall.

The application asks for students to provide valid references who can be easily contacted. It asks that applicants act professional and get to know a family before committing to work for them.

The Child Care Resource and Referral office provides opportunities for students who have children to get an education that they might not be able to get otherwise. The CCR and R can help these students and local families to pay for the childcare that they need.

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Statistics, such as the average childcare rate or ages, are provided to anyone who might need them.

The CCR and R are always accepting applications for any students interested in providing care. It is up to the students to provide their own schedule and starting rate.

Melissa Coleman, the CCR and R’s outreach coordinator, said the program works well for local families who are in need of a local temporary childcare provider.

The CCR and R specializes in infant and toddler childcare.

According to a brochure, the infant specialization goals are to “increase the quality of early care” and “provide trainings, technical assistance and build capacity in early care and education settings.”

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Panthers set for home opener

By Vince Lovergine Men’s Soccer Reporter| @DEN_Sports While the Eastern men’s soccer team still has not won a game to this point, it has not lost either. In two matches, so far this season, it has tied to Green Bay and Milwaukee.

The offense has been a struggle so far as the team has combined for just two goals in two games. Senior goalie Mike Novotny has held his own keeping his team in games, as he as faced 15 shots while saving 13 of them.

With being a leader on the men’s team, Novotny likes the low-scoring games because in his mind, he is more focused on the task at hand.

“It actually is easier to stay focused in these kinds of games because something is always happening in our side of the field,” Novotny said.

Novotny said being vocal on the field is a crucial aspect of the game.

In staying focused on his game, he also wants to help his teammates.

“As a goalie, I always have had to be a leader on the field,” he said. “My job is to give the guys younger or older who are in front of me the information that is needed for them to succeed. Since I see the whole field it is crucial that I have a voice

throughout the whole game.”

With two ties to their name, the Panthers welcome Western Michigan to town for their first home game of the season in a non-conference matchup.

Western Michigan has yet to play on the road this year, but the Broncos have had a strong start to this season so far, going 2-0 after winning both matches against LIU Brooklyn and Stetson University.

Senior Brandon Bye has been a force on offense for Western Michigan despite only playing in one of the games, as he leads his team in assists with 3 and points with 5.

Eastern sophomore Johnny Huerta, who was one of the main focal points of the offense last year, has struggled through this season but knows his game and team’s offense get better.

“It’s something that is going to come as the season goes on for us,” Huerta said. “We’ve been training it at practice and are working to become more dangerous in the attack. We just need to keep trusting each other and continue to work hard as a team to get to where we need to be offensively.”

The Panthers and Broncos drop the ball tomorrow at three at Lake Side Field.

Vince Lovergine can be reached at 581-2812 or vplvoergine@eiu.edu.

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Senior Ben Stone chases down the ball in the Panthers’ 2-0 exhibition match against Saint Francis Aug. 15 at Lakeside Field.

Volleyball plays first road matches

By Kaitlin Cordes Volleyball Reporter | @DEN_Sports

ond set of their match against UNLV, UC Davis was down 14-12, but a 8-0 run boosted the team with the help of aces by Emily Allen.

This is the first time Eastern will face UC Davis. Matias and Karsseboom will be the players the Panthers should watch for this weekend.

The volleyball team will travel for the first time this season as they head to Colorado for the Denver Tournament to take on the University of Denver, UC Davis and Niagara University.

University of Denver The Pioneers’ 2017 campaign started off on the right foot as the team swept Tennessee State last week. Denver made quick work of the match too, beating Tennessee State 25-17, 25-22 and 25-10.

The Pioneers outscored the Tigers in kills 34-30 over the three sets. Kayla Principato was the only Pioneer to reach double digits in kills with 10. Eastern junior Taylor Smith currently leads the team in kills at 29. Last season, Principato was locked in a four-way tie for the top scorer in kills at 116.

Eastern should have no problem out blocking Denver as the Pioneers registered just four blocks in their season opener. The Panthers put up double digit numbers in each match of their home opener with sophomore Maggie Runge posting the team’s most solo blocks at three.

One thing the Panthers will have to watch for when facing Denver is their ability to overcome early deficits. In sets one and two against Tennessee State, Denver was down by as many as four points but rallied consecutive kills to tie the scores and eventually take the win.

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Middlehitter Abby Knight spikes the ball against Belmont defenders Friday at Lantz Arena. The Panthers fell 1-3 in four sets.

UC Davis The Aggies proved to be an offense-driven team in their season opener doubleheader against Eastern Washington and University of Nevada-Las Vegas. UC Davis beat each of their opponents last weekend, winning 22-25, 25-20, 25-14, 25-11 over Eastern Washington and 2520, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21 over UNLV.

Outside hitter Lauren Matias totaled 21 kills and eight solo blocks over the two matches while middle Lauren Jackson scored seven blocks and seven kills. Outside hitter Brianna Karsseboom walked away with the tournament most valuable player title after notching a team high of 31 kills.

Eastern will need to be prepared for the Aggies’ tendency to go on unanswered runs. In the sec-

Niagara Niagara comes into the tournament dropped to 0-3 on the season after a recent loss to Syracuse. Syracuse swept Niagara 25-16, 25-20, 2522 last weekend.

The Niagara Purple Eagles managed to regain a lead in each set, but it just was not enough for the Purple Eagles. Nicole Matheis lead her team with 10 kills and a .304 attacking percentage.

Niagara will be a team that doesn’t let much drop. Libero Rylee Hunt keeps the Purple Eagles’ back row solid; in the Syracuse Tournament against Syracuse and Grand Canyon University, Hunt lead the team in digs with 42. Eastern sophomore Anne Hughes currently leads the team in digs with 67.

The Panthers will open tournament play against Niagara Friday for just the second time in program history. The last time the two teams met was in 2011, and the Panthers narrowly lost to the Purple Eagles in four sets at 25-23, 23-25, 26-24, 25-21.

Kaitlin Cordes can be reached at 581-2812 or krcordes@eiu.edu.

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By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports It took 59 minutes and 57 seconds, but the Eastern offense finally started clicking and stole a win from Indiana State in the season opener 22-20.

The offense could not get anything rolling throughout the game, but senior quarterback Mitch Kimble and the rest of the offense buckled down in the final two minutes and finished it off with a 15-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Dennis Turner.

“I think we (needed some extra pressure to get going),” Kimble said. “It came down to the wire and we executed. We got the win, that’s all that matters.”

Kimble said the Panthers practice two-minute drills quite a bit in practice so they were ready for it.

Kimble threw for 204 yards, going 27-44 with one touchdown, coming as the game winner.

The Panthers took over at the 31yard line after the defense forced Indiana State to attempt a 48-yard field goal. Jerry Nunez missed the kick and Eastern had 1:52 left on the clock to score.

Eastern trailed 20-16 heading into the drive.

The defense made huge stops throughout the game forcing Indiana State to kick field goals, keeping them out of the end zone.

While the offense was not putting the points on the board, besides one 8-yard rushing touchdown from junior Isaiah Johnson in the first quarter, the defense was helping it out with some scoring of its own.

In his first game redshirt freshman Mark Williams intercepted Isaac Harker’s pass and took it 73 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was missed and Eastern was left with a 13-7 lead.

Williams had some first-game jitters,

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Senior Dennis Turner celebrates after catching a touchdown pass to put Eastern ahead late in the fourth quarter Thursday at Indiana State. The touchdown pass was the third of the game for Turner.

he said, but those were gone on the second drive when he picked of Harker for the score.

“I got those (jitters) out and then I relied on my teammates and they relied on me and they trusted me and I trusted them and it just came down and I made the play,” he said.

Williams is going to be relied on for the Panthers defense this season and is

ready to keep going.

“Now that I did that, (we all) did good, I feel like I’m more confident in my skill level and my play at this level, the college level, so I’m more confident like that,” Williams said.

Without the Eastern defense, Indiana State may have ran away with the game. Coach Kim Dameron said they kept them in the game.

“They not only kept us in the game, they scored a touchdown,” he said.

“Then late in the game, what kept (Indiana State) from going further ahead.

I was very pleased with the defensive effort, obviously we didn’t do everything perfect, but they played their hind ends off.”

The defense kept the Sycamores out of the end zone from the 10:01 mark

in the first quarter until they grabbed the lead at the 4:54 mark.

Eastern actually had to give the ball back to the Sycamores, before starting its game-winning drive.

This is Eastern’s first win in the season opener in three years.

Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.

Special teams a sneaky component in Eastern win

By JJ Bullock Assistant Sports Editor | @DEN_Sports Football’s most famous and regurgitated saying, “defense wins championships and offense takes the glory,” is such because in almost every circumstance it rings true. However, what this commonly used turn of phrase fails to mention is football’s third unit, special teams.

Like the backup singer for an A-list performer, special teams is not a center stage and is often overlooked. But, it can, and often does, add just enough of its own influence to a game to affect the outcome behind the scenes, and this is exactly what it did in Eastern’s 22-20 win against Indiana State on the road.

The special teams unit for the Panthers sang its first verse before the game even started. Eastern starting kicker Nick Bruno left the field after suffering a lower leg injury in warmups before the game.

With the clock not even ticking yet, head coach Kim Dameron was forced to make a decision that could change the outcome of the game, “get Matt Severino over here from Charleston.”

Dameron made a call to Charleston to get back up kicker Matt Severino, who was still at Eastern, to drive to the game. Severino arrived on time at the game, ready to play.

“Obviously, when you’ve got your starting kicker, who you have had for three years, and then all of the sudden right at the beginning of the warm-up period he pulls something down there, and so we were scrambling,” Dameron

said of losing Bruno.

After Eastern’s second touchdown in the first quarter, Sevrino missed an extra point and also kicked a ball out of bounds on a kickoff giving Indiana State field position at the 40-yard line.

Those two snafus by Severino were enough to get him replaced on special teams by starting punter Cody Edwards on the kickoffs and backup punter Nick Wilson for field goals and extra points.

Wilson made an impact almost immediately for Eastern as he increased their lead their lead to 16-7 to end the second half after splitting the uprights on a 22-yard field goal.

While the situation at kicker was a bit jumbled for the Panthers, Dameron was pleased with how the replacements performed when called upon. “(I have) never been in that situation before (of losing a kicker before the game), but I was really proud of the guys who came in,” Dameron said. “Nick Wilson coming in to kick the field goal, Charleston boy, so I was really proud of him.”.

While no team ever wants to be put in a situation where they must punt, a performance like the one Edwards had can ease the stress of doing so.

Edwards had eight punts for a net of 339 yards (42.4 average), including a long of 54 yards and a crucial punt that pinned Indiana State on their own sixyard line in the second quarter.

In general, the two teams exchanged shots at one another on special teams.

Throwing everything from big punt returns, missed kicks and punts pinning

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Quarterback Mitch Kimble delivers the game-winning pass during the fourth quarter of the Panthers’ 22-20 win over the Indiana State Sycamores at Memorial Stadium.

the opponent deep at each other.

“I knew that we needed to be dominant on special teams, and I didn’t think we were,” Dameron said. “ I thought we kind of just traded punches. They didn’t just kill us, and we didn’t just kill them.

So I think both teams have some work to do special teams wise. But, we just have to continue to work on it and we will.”

It was a big punt return for Indiana

State in the fourth quarter that changed the fortunes for the Sycamores to the better however. Returner Dimitri Taylor fielded a return and ran it across midfield all the way down to the Eastern sixyard line.

A few plays after the Taylor return, Indiana State scored on a rushing touchdown with 4:54 to play in the quarter to give themselves a 20-16 lead.

For Indiana State, their kicker Jerry

Nunez muscled through two field goals after his team failed to convert touchdowns and Sycamore punter Thomas Bouldin had five punts for a net of 208 including three inside the 20-yard line and one in the fourth quarter that resulted in Eastern working from their own one-yard line.

JJ Bullock can be reached at 581-2812 or jpbullock@eiu.edu.