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(From left) Kirstin Bowns, a senior sociology major; Desiree Dussard, a sophomore political science major; and Alayna Graham, a junior sociology major, painted their feet in celebration of “A Day Without Shoes.” The event aimed to raise awareness for children in Africa who cannot afford shoes, and the TOMS designer label, which donates a pair of shoes to a child in Africa with every pair sold.
NO SHOES, NO PROBLEM Despite low turnout for march, $3,320 raised for TOMS BY SAMANTHA BILHARZ | MANAGING EDITOR On Tuesday, Eastern’s campus should have been filled with students marching around barefoot for TOMS’ “One Day Without Shoes” campaign, but campus lacked just that. Despite the low turnout for Eastern’s “One Day Without Shoes,” students raised a total of $3,320 for the first “Design Your Sole” event, where 77 students were able to paint a custom pair of TOMS. The additional $320 was donated Tuesday by the National Resident Hall Honorary, the Residence Hall Association, and Andrews, Weller and Lawson Halls. All proceeds will be donated to TOMS,
which will give children shoes for a lifetime. Desiree Dussard and Liz Burbatt, barefoot participants in “One Day Without Shoes,” said they saw a lot more people going barefoot for last year’s event than this year’s. Dussard, a sophomore political science major, said she thought more students did not take part in the event because they were afraid of the physical ramifications. “I feel like people are too worried about how the ground is dirty and that their feet would hurt, instead of looking at the deeper issue,” Dussard. Burbatt, a sophomore sociology major,
said she thought the lack of publicity this year might have added to the small turnout of barefoot students around campus. “Last year had a lot more people who (went barefoot) than this year,” Burbatt said. “I think there was more publicity last year, and this year, at least in Lawson Hall, we focused a lot more on the TOMS paint your own shoes event instead of the ‘One Day Without Shoes.’” Kirstin Bowns, the “Design Your Sole” coordinator, said only three people showed up after the “Design Your Sole” event to march, so the “One Day Without Shoes” march never happened.
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Professors co-author 4 books American Westerns, animated films serve as inspiration By Rachel Rodgers Administration Editor
Fade in. A grisly gunslinger exuding untapped heroism strolls through the swinging panels of a saloon to lift his head and reveal his face that was concealed by his signature hat. In a previous sitting, Marge Simpson lifts her eyes to find her ceiling covered in muddy pig tracks as Homer parades the upside-down swine in the next room while singing “Spiderpig,” an interpretation of the Spiderman theme song. Fade out. At first, these film genres — of Westerns and animated films — may not seem to have anything
in common. However, both share undertones about environmental issues. Robin Murray, an English professor, and Joseph Heumann, an emeritus professor in the communication studies department, viewed American Westerns and animated films using a mental lens that analyzed ecological patterns found in these genres. Murray and Heumann have co-authored four books together, including “Ecology and Popular Film: Cinema on the Edge,” “That’s All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features,” “Gunfight at the EcoCorral: Western Film and the Environment,” and “Ankle Deep in Blood: Everyday Ecodisasters in Documentary and Fictional Films.” Heumann, who currently part-time teaches a course on film comedy, said he and Murray have been co-authoring books for
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about eight years. “Gunfight at the Eco-Corral: Western Film and the Environment,” their third book, will be released on Friday. “ We e x a m i n e d h o w t h e s e
Westerns represent a variety of environmental issues like mining, cattle, buffalo, the railroad and American Indian populations,” he said. CO-AUTHOR, page 7
Seven students will share their experiences of being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender during EIU Pride’s “The Big Gay Panel” on Thursday. The panel will be at 7 p.m. in the Phipps Auditorium of the Physical Sciences Building. Nico Canaday, a senior English major and the president of EIU Pride, said Pride will share information about being lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender in society today. “They also explain a little bit about themselves, like coming out stories,” Canaday said. “But mostly they answer questions for the audience, just so the community is educated.” Canaday said students can ask questions they have about being part of the LGBT community. “It’s a free exchange of ideas and gives the opportunity to ask any outstanding questions they have about the LGBT community,” Canaday said. Canaday said he hopes people learn from the students on the panel. “A lot of the discrimination and oppression toward gay people is from people who don’t know much about the community,” Canaday said. “This is a really good way to get informed about current issues, about the LGBT experience, and to make better decisions.” Canaday said people need to learn how to work with LGBT people and he hopes the panel will accomplish it. “It’s important for people to realize that there are LGBT people in the community,” Canaday said. “I hope they take away more knowledge about the LGBT experience and are confident in their knowledge and want to be allies of the community.” Canaday said this is a good way to show people different ways of life. “Any chance to promote diversity, education and awareness is a really good one,” Canaday said. “It brings people together and shows the solidarity of the community and I think it will help clarify people’s ideas about the LGBT community.” A video will also be shown at the beginning of the panel. Angie Bradley, the lecture coordinator of the University Board, said throughout the week the UB has asked people to record themselves saying “It gets better.” “Some people will make it more personal and share a story,” Bradley said. “The more personal a story is, the more inspiring it is.” Canaday said he thinks hearing experiences will help to change peoples’ opinions. “To get to know them is such a powerful experience for a lot of people,” Canaday said. “People really change their perspective and what they think about gay people once they have a chance to hear them speak about their experience.” Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Bianca Tomlin, a sophomore history major, tries to hammer in a nail as fast as she can. Members of Habitat for Humanity challenged students to hammer a nail in as fast as they could, as a part of Act! Speak! Build! Week, which raises awareness about Habitat for Humanity.
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Chamber to host women-oriented event Amount to be donated still undecided By Kathryn Richter City Editor
The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce will host a womanoriented event Thursday at Unique Suites Hotel. The What Women Want event will feature chocolate from Flesor’s Candy Kitchen in Tuscola, wine from County Market, as well as live music, food prizes and a miniature expo from local businesses. Cindy White, the executive director of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has been planning the event since late fall.
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White said the event was originally modeled after a wine tasting that used to happen in the spring. “We weren’t getting the attendance we wanted and we felt it needed to be freshened up,” White said. White said the event was modeled after several different events from different Chambers of Commerce in the area. The event has several different aspects include food, music and shopping, White said. Part of the event will include a boutique of items that have been donated. The donated items will be sold in a boutique during the event, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the United Way of Coles County, White said. White said the amount that will be donated has not been decided yet.
One hundred and fifty tickets have already been sold for the event, including vendors, White said. The tickets cost $20 each and will be sold until 4 p.m. on Thursday. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $25. Live music will be performed by local band, Motherlode, White said. White said Motherlode is a band of three women who have been playing music together for around 20 years. White said the band performs a lot of folk music, but she said they also play a mix of different styles. White said prizes will be given away through a raffle including two tickets to the Charleston Community Theater’s production of Godspell, a chocolate gift basket from Flesor’s Can-
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dy Kitchen, a wine and liquor basket from the distributors of County Market, manicures and pedicures, a gift basket from Papa Murphy’s Pizza, as well as many other prizes. White said women should try to attend the event on Thursday. “I think it’s going to be a fun night,” White said. “It’s only three hours, it’s not a big intrusion.” Kathryn Richter can be reached at 581-2812 or kjrichter@eiu.edu.
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Students talk about ‘real sex’ at fair By Kathryn Richter & Felicia Darnell City Editor & Staff Reporter
Students participated in EIU Pride’s Sex Positive Fair Tuesday by competing in condom races, a sexthemed spelling bee, as well as various other informational and educational activities. Topics covered by various posters include elderly sex, sex in The Bible and anal sex. Abby Wilburn, a sophomore sociology major, was in charge of the event and said she has been planning the fair since mid-January. “It was definitely the members (of Pride) who made this happen,” Willburn said. Wilburn said she contacted various groups around the area, including the Sexual Assault Information and Counseling Services and groups from Champaign. Wilburn said she let various group members cover what sexual topics interested them, ranging from role-play, abstinence and fetish/kink. Cory Law, a senior health studies major, said he thinks the fair exposes students to a different side of sex. “You have to be an (open-minded) person to be at things like this,” Law said. “The people who get the most out of this are people willing to learn new
things.” Jeannie Ludlow, a director of women’s studies, said the fair was important because college-aged students are not open to talking about real sex. Ludlow said students are open to talking about sex in television, movies or advertisement, but Ludlow said she has found out not many are willing to talk about real sex. “That’s not real sex,” Ludlow said. “We don’t really like talking about real sex.” Ludlow also said the fair was important because she finds students are lacking in sexual education and students are interested in filling the gaps that years of abstinence-only sexual education has left. Loni Berbaum, a sophomore communication disorders sciences major, ran a table devoted to condom races. “I think I know it’s important for people to know about your bodies,” Berbaum said. Berbaum said it is also important to know how to keep yourself and your partner safe while having sex. Lee Ann Bryant, a health educator at the Coles County Health Department, said being a part of the event was a sign from a recently deceased friend. Bryant said the night before she received a call from Wilburn about the event, she had learned about the death of her friend Ralph, a gay man living in Los Angeles.
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Resident director of Lawson Hall, Alison Sinadinos talks to JAC Stringer after his presentation on transgender issues during the Sex Positive Fair Tuesday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Stringer is an activist, writer and performance artist and is also founder and executive director of transqueerwellness.org.
She said she was talking to her mom, who had passed away, on her way to work the next morning and Bryant said she asked her mother in heaven to send her a sign to say Ralph was OK. Bryant said a few hours later, she received a call from Wilburn and cried because she knew that was the sign she had
asked for. Bryant said she cried and knew that this event was her friend Ralph’s way of asking why she did not get involved with this sooner. Jason Haarman, a freshman mathematics major, ran a station where participants were blindfolded and asked to place a small circle, representing the cli-
toris, on a large drawing of a vagina. “We’re trying to break taboos about sex in a positive way,” Haarman said. “Hopefully it will get people talking.” Kathryn Richter and Felicia Darnell can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com
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Curator tells stories behind Indian paintings By Robyn Dexter Campus Editor
A guided tour described the stories behind Indian artwork to a small crowd that came to see Three Folk Art Traditions in the Tarble Arts Center. Kit Morice, curator at the Tarble Arts Center, detailed paintings from regions of noutheast India, including the Noya Village, Orissa and Mithlia. The paintings are part of Tarble’s first Indian folk art exhibit. Morice said the paintings are not from an ancient culture, and most are
relatively modern works of art. In order to talk about all the traditions and artwork, Morice said she had to learn about all the deities featured in the artwork in order to talk about them. “There’s Vishnu and then Krishna who is an incarnation of Vishnu and Rama who is an incarnation of Krishna, so it all gets rather complex,” she said. Many of the art pieces are from the 1990s and until the early 2000s, and even though they depicted traditional Indian-style pictures. “Here at the art center, we want to highlight these traditions not only for
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the cultural significance, but as a beautiful art form as well,” Morice said. The first paintings Morice described are from Orissa and are called pata-chitras, which are paintings on cloth. Many of the paintings were associated with the temple of the god Vishnu in Puri, where thousands of pilgrims make their journey to pray to Vishnu. After talking about Orissa pata-chitras, Morice moved on to the Noya village. The art featured at the Noya village were scroll paintings called patas, which used bright colors and a flat, non-tex-
tured depictions of deities. “Traditionally, the color is applied in a very flat way and the artist doesn’t attempt to display three dimensionality using shading or other techniques,” Morice said. One of the paintings, although it was a very flat depiction, featured rocks at the bottom that were textured with crosshatching. “It just shows how there is more western influence stylistically by adding shading in some areas,” she said. The last region Morice took her audience through was the Mithila region,
now known as Bihar. The traditions in this region began with women painting domestic rituals on walls and floors, and at the suggestion of a westerner, they began to transfer them to paper, Morice said. “They use a lot of very vibrant color in this tradition,” Morice said. The artwork will be on display in the Tarble Arts Center until May 27, and the exhibit is free and open to the public. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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Division-I worth a lot for Eastern At Monday’s introductory press conference for Jay Spoonhour, the newly hired head men’s basketball coach said it perfectly: “Everybody wants to be at the Division-I level.” In his resolution presented to the Faculty Senate on March 20, philosophy professor Grant Sterling proposed gradually removing funding for the athletic department to put that money toward academic affairs. This idea has some merit—the university ought to reexamine its priorities in these cash-strapped times. But, in explaining how Eastern might begin reducing that funding, Sterling suggested the possibility of moving down from a Division-I level to a Division-II or -III level. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, hit the nail on the head when he said lowering the university’s division would be a costly move option. The solution of going from Division-I to Division-II also probably doesn’t sound too attractive to the athletes of Eastern, something Nadler also pointed out. The athletes who were recruited to play here probably weren’t being recruited by just Eastern. Those athletes came to Eastern not only for its academic standing, but also to represent the school at the Division-I level, the highest level of intercollegiate athletics. If Eastern were to drop down to a lower level, there is a good chance that these athletes would seek a transfer to one of the other Division-I universities that tried to recruit them. Nadler points out that athletes leaving is the last thing Eastern needs right now, with enrollment being the way it is. Dropping down to a Division-II level also wouldn’t make sense right after the football team and men’s basketball team each hired new coaches. New head football coach Dino Babers’ has already agreed to receive a Division-I level salary. Eastern’s teams can be successful at the Division-II level, but the competition at the Division-II level is a huge downgrade from Division-I. Eastern has had success in Division-I. The men’s and women’s track and field teams each sent one athlete to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the baseball team has already taken down two teams nationally ranked by the NCAA. And in the fall, the men’s soccer team defeated Northwestern, who eventually won the Big Ten conference championship. So, while reallocating some of the $1.6 million given to the athletic department is certainly an option worth considering, it is one that needs to be further researched before coming to a decision that has the potential to have a huge effect on the university. Sacrifices must be made in these hard economic times for the betterment of the university, but dropping Eastern athletics from a Division-I to a Division-II level is not the answer. If anything, it has the potential to do more harm than help.
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Suck at your major? Do something about it now Life is uncertain. I’m pretty sure everyone in our generation knows this. Everything is pretty much screwed for us. But through all the angst, we are here in college paying thousands of dollars each year. For what? An undergraduate degree that will some day—in the near future— require a master’s degree and then an expensive Ph.D. Hello, student loans! When I was younger, I never pictured myself being one thing—I was going to be a pop-singing, fashion-designing, novel-writing comedy actress (Olsen twins, eat your hearts out). Unfortunately—even though I think I am an OK singer, have a sense of fashion and am a kick-ass writer—it was pretty unlikely that I was going to be any of those things. But what I could be was a child-helping social worker. So I came to Eastern with the decision to major in sociology and minor in English. The classes were interesting, but my heart wasn’t in it. Then, I became an English major minoring in sociology because I thought that would fix my lessthan-stellar outlook on my future. I was wrong.
Nike Ogunbodede If you are keeping score and would glance at the contact info where it says my current major, then yes, I have had three majors and three minors in my time here at Eastern. Score one for me. Though I had the gumption to say, “Hey, I would make a terrible social worker,” some people just don’t get the hint. I mean, if you were a math major you should probably do well in math classes. Right now, it is not up to the advisers to pull someone aside and say, “You suck in this major. Maybe you should be (insert new major here) instead.” I think it should be. Call me a masochist, but I want my adviser to be straight with me. Tell me that I would suck as a finance major. That way I’m saving my parents’ money and saving myself time. And spar-
ing myself future humiliation when every Tom, Dick and Harry end up getting a job over me. I’d rather you tell me that I suck now than have a complete stranger tell me I’m pathetic later. What I am trying to say is that I think the movie “Accepted” got it right. College is a service, so let it serve you. It amazes me that some students aren’t involved in groups that directly have to do with their major. Get involved in something…do something. Be someone. Doing the minimum will not help you get a job. Mediocrity may be something that is expected of this generation, but we should not accept it. If you are unsure, consult a counselor. Career Services is there. Ask your adviser to advise you. It’s OK to be unsure, but don’t be unsure and broke. You can keep on wasting your time and dimes, but good luck getting a job, scrub. Nike Ogunbodede is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-7942 or DENopinions@gmail.com.
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What the Founding Fathers did not predict about US By Colin Remes Northern Star Northern Illinois University
After more than 200 years of America being America, there are certain things that need to be reviewed, revised and changed in our constitution. The Founding Fathers were brilliant and courageous men, but they were not infallible. No one, man or woman, could foresee every possible problem with a new democratic government and appropriately plan for each one, especially more than two centuries down the road. It’s well known that our current Democratic-controlled executive branch and Senate has done little more than simply lock horns with the Republican-controlled House over the past three years, and almost nothing of relevance or helpful to our ailing economy has gotten done. Many politicians on both sides have been saying for much longer than the past three years that “Washington is broken.”
OK, most of us can agree, so fix it. And that’s where they seem to stop having any useful ideas. One of the major differences between our government structure and governments in other developed countries, such as the U.K., is that ours is a presidential system versus a parliamentary system. One of the major differences is that in a parliamentary system, once a prime minister is elected, he or she can appoint people not only to the executive branch, but can appoint congressional leaders as well. In the U.S., the president has no control over who sits in any congressional seat. One might think, well that’s a good thing, isn’t it? Actually for many reasons, it’s not. Parliamentary systems are more efficient and more responsive to crises than ours because they’re executive and legislative branch are much more unified and willing to work together. In our current state of Washington, we have a nearly equally divided congress and
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executive branch that most of the time won’t go along with someone’s ideas, no matter how good they may be, simply because a member of the other party came up with it. That is nothing short of stupid and childish, and it hurts America as a whole. The reason our system is so difficult to change is because it is in fact constitutional, and the constitution is nearly impossible to change, even when it’s clearly for the greatest good. The founding fathers decided on our presidential system, in which they placed multiple “veto points to impede decisive legislative action,” according to editor-atlarge Harold Meyerson of The American Prospect. America is no longer the standard to which the rest of the world looks. Instead, other countries now marvel at our inability to move forward and improve, instead of our ability to innovate, advance, and a strong leader on the world’s stage. To read more go to www.northernstar.info
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Student Senate to vote, introduce reforms By Amy Wywialowski Staff Reporter
The Student Senate will address the possible elimination of student political parties at its meeting today. The proposal is an amendment to the currently enacted Elections Reform Act, which lays out the rules for student government elections of who can run, how they can campaign and how they can be elected. It is typically revised every semester. Student Senate Speaker Zach Samples said he thinks the student political parties are a good idea. “If you look at this year’s executive elections, all those who ran were members of a political party except one who did not win the election,” Samples said. “So because of this, people have this notion that you have to be in a party to run, which is not the case,”
Samples said along with hoping to recruit more people to run for positions, this is also an effort for Eastern to align with other student governments across the nation. Samples said the majority of other universities do not have student governments with political parties. Brian Shields, a graduate student who was appointed to the Student Senate on March 7, is a sponsor on the reform proposals. “Without political parties, people can focus on senate as a whole, not groups within a group,” Shields said. The senate could vote on bylaw change concerns making senate voting records public and a constitution change to add a vote of no confidence to election ballots, meaning the voter does not approve of any of the candidates. Roberto Luna, a senior business major and Student Senate member,
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said the publication of voting records is something that the senate passed last year, but was forgotten about. By adding it into the bylaws, it will be a requirement. Luna said the same is true with the constitution change. Currently there is nothing in the constitution that forbids a vote of no confidence option. “It would be just another thing that has to be remembered from year to year,” Luna said. “Currently they are having to option whether or not to put it on the ballot, we are hoping to fix that loophole.” The group will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2812 or alwywialowski@eiu.edu.
CO-AUTHOR, from page 1 They analyzed films from the 1920s to the present including “Shane,” “The Searchers,” “Pale Rider,” “There Will Be Blood” and “Rango.” Murray said when they were watching the films to generate ideas, they noticed that ecological issues kept popping up such as the hydraulic mining in “Pale Rider.” Heumann said they usually spend a year watching films and gathering research material before piecing together the first draft of a book manuscript. “We could look at 45 works of Gene Autry but then choose four or five to focus on in particular,” he said. Before analyzing American Western films, they wrote “That’s All Folks?: Ecocritical Readings of American Animated Features” where they examined animated films such as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves,” “Mr. Bug Goes to Town,” “The Simpsons Movie,” “Bambi” and “The Last Unicorn.” They also analyzed other films that used different forms of animation such as “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” “Jurassic Park,” “Happy Feet” and “Avatar.” Murray said they discovered different patterns that reflected different ecological movements with themes like the need toward interdependence between humans and the natural world, and a critique of humans’ exploitation of the
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Chris Malabanan, a sophomore sports management major and a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, busts a move during the Unity Stroll Competition in front of the Doudna Fine Arts Center steps on Tuesday. The Unity Stroll Competition took place as a part of the 2012 Greek Week, “Greekstock” celebration.
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natural world. For example, “Bambi” criticizes humans’ approach to nature and maintains the separation between human and nonhuman nature, she said. Murray said her interest in environmental issues stems from her lifelong love of nature. “I have always been a Tomboy. I was in backpacking clubs in high school,
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and I was a girl scout until I couldn’t be one anymore,” she said. “I guess it has just been a part of who I am and has continued in different forms.” Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-2812 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu.
“I think people might have forgotten that it was today,” Bowns said. “I also think when I talked to people about taking off their shoes, they came up with excuses like ‘it’s cold’ or ‘I have to wear shoes to class.’” Despite the lack of people going barefoot on Tuesday, Bowns said she still felt the day was a success because of the “Design Your Sole” event. “I think it was fabulous to see so many women come and celebrate their own personalities while helping others far outside their social spectrum,” Bowns said. For many students, “One Day Without Shoes” opened their eyes to the amount of poverty in third-world countries and brought awareness to students on campus who did not know the “One Day Without Shoes” event was taking place Tuesday. “I think it’s really important because it brings awareness to (issues) that are not just going on in the Unit-
ed States, but other places of the world,” Dussard said. “Yes, there are people without shoes in the United States, but it’s also a global issue.” Dussard and Burbatt said throughout the day they received strange looks from people and some people even went to the lengths of stopping them to ask why they were barefoot. “A lot of people have stopped me to ask me about it and some people also stared, which is funny, too,” Burbatt said. Bowns said walking around barefoot all day made her more appreciative. “It made me appreciate what I have more, because I realized that even the littlest things like a pair of shoes can make a huge difference,” Bowns said. “I am blessed to have lots of shoes and most people in the world wish that they could have one pair of shoes, let alone two.” Samantha Bilharz can be reached at 581-2812 or slbilharz@eiu.edu.
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Sophomore Janelle Prisner, juniors Merritt Whitley and Kristen Laird, and freshman Sephora Boulbahaiem all tallied wins in their respective singles matches. Junior Warren Race and seniors Matyas Hilgert and Jamie Firth each earned singles victories on the men's side. The Eastern men will return to action at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, taking on Southern IllinoisCarbondale at home. The women's team will not compete again until 1 p.m. Saturday when it will play host to Southeast Missouri at home. The women's team has won its last three matches.
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The combination of poor pitching and poor defense plagued the Panthers from the start, as they were not able to overcome the early eight-run deficit. Offensively, the Panthers were held in check by senior right-hander Brian de la Torriente as he gave up three runs on eight hits in 7.1 innings of work. He also recorded six strikeouts en route to picking up his first win of the season. Offensively, the Panthers were paced by Reese, Priessman and Valach as they each recorded multi-hit games in the
losing effort. Reese was three-for-four at the plate with a double, while Valach was two-for-four with two RBI. Priessman was also two-for-four with a run scored. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 12-17 on the season and remain at 4-4 in OVC play. Eastern will be back in action tomorrow when it hosts Illinois College at 2 p.m. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-7942 or at jbpottorff@eiu.edu.
SYCAMORES, from page 8 Shortstop Bailey O’Dell and outfielder Ally Seplak were the only other Panthers to record hits in the contest. O’Dell was one-for-four while Seplak was one-for-three. Eastern had multiple chances to put runs on the scoreboard, but were unable to convert on any of their opportunities. For the game, they left a total of seven runners on the base paths. Eastern doesn’t have much time to harp on the loss, as it has the University of Illinois coming to Williams Field on
Thursday for a in-state rivalry slated to start at 5 p.m. The Panther softball team takes each game one by one. Earlier in the week, Eastern head coach Kim Schuette spoke to that. “We are taking one day at a time and they (the team) are enjoying the game, each other and each opportunity,” Schuette said. Erik Jensen can be reached at 581-7942 or eajensen@eiu.edu.
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The Eastern men's and women's tennis teams split in a road match against Ohio Valley Conference opponent Murray State. The men's team lost to Murray State by a score of 4-3, while the women won by the same score. The men's team drops to 3-11 overall and 2-5 in conference play, while the women's team improves to 8-9 overall and 4-3 in conference play. The loss by the Racers' women's team was only Murray State's second conference loss of the season. SPLIT, page 7
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Eastern's junior outfielder Nick Priessman races the ball to second base as Austin Peay's sophomore infielder Jordan Hankins waits to tag Priessman out during the second game of the series Saturday at Coaches Stadium. Eastern won the game 2-1.
Panthers fall to in-state rival Poor defense haunts Panthers in loss to Illinois By Jordan Pottorff Assistant Sports Editor
Eastern’s baseball team failed to build on a series split against Ohio Valley Conference leading Austin Peay as it fell 10-3 to instate rival Illinois-ChampaignUrbana on Tuesday. In the in-state matchup, the Panthers fell behind early as the Fighting Illini tallied eight runs in the first three innings of play. The Illini benefited off a trio of Panther errors, a pair of RBI doubles and a RBI triple to take a commanding lead. Sophomore right-hander Luke
Bushur made his first start of the season, giving up six runs (three earned) on three hits in two innings of work. Freshman right-hander Andrew Grahn entered the game in the Illini’s six-run third inning, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits in the inning. The Illini tacked on an additional run in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead. For the day, Grahn gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits in two innings pitched. He also recorded a strikeout and issued a walk while toeing the rubber. In the fifth inning, Eastern head coach Jim Schmitz turned to senior right-hander Darin Worman to keep the Illini offense in check. The Dietrich native gave up one run on three hits and escaped a potential run-scor-
ing opportunity by recording the third out with runners on second and third. In the top of the sixth, the Panther offense showed signs of life as sophomore catcher Jacob Reese and freshman third baseman Brant Valach combined for a pair on runs in the inning. Reese recorded his third hit of the day on a double to left field before Valach smashed a two-run double to center field to make the score 10-2 in favor of Illinois. In the bottom of the sixth, the Illini benefited off another Panther error – their fifth of the game – as they loaded the bases with no outs. Worman once again escaped danger as he struck out the next two batters and ended the inning to get out of the inning unscathed. In relief, Worman gave
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up one run on four hits in two innings of work. He also recorded three strikeouts and issued one walk while on the mound. In the eighth inning, the Panthers cut the deficit to seven as junior outfielder Nick Priessman scored on a wild pitch to make the score 10-3, but could not push across an additional run as the Panthers failed to score with a runner on third and one out. RIVAL, page 7
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Sycamores snap Eastern’s 5 game win streak Offense falters in loss By Erik Jensen Staff Reporter
The Eastern softball team lost a hard fought game to Indiana State Tuesday in Terre Haute, Ind. Indiana State was able to use pitching as well as capitalize on some Eastern fielding miscues to lead the Sycamores to a 3-0 victory. The Panthers entered the game against Indiana State on their biggest hot streak of the season. They had a 20-15 overall record, having won their last five games and seven of their last eight. Indiana State came into the game with a 13-22 record, and a 1-11 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. Sophomore pitcher Hanna Mennenga got the start for Eastern on the mound. Mennega, who was just named the College Sports Madness
Softball Ohio Valley Player of the Week, came into the game with a 9-4 record and a dazzling 2.86 ERA. She pitched five innings, allowing only three hits while recording three strikeouts. She ended up allowing three runs to score, although only one was earned. The unearned runs were scored after Indiana State capitalized on a couple of Eastern errors. Indiana State’s Lindsey Beisser entered the game with a 6-13 record on the mound, but an ERA of only 2.02. She ended up pitching a complete game shutout and leading her team to victory while only allowing four hits. She struck out eight Eastern hitters and allowed only two walks. Eastern’s sophomore second baseman Carly Willert continued to raise her batting average in the losing effort. Willert, who entered the game with a .333 batting average, went two-for-three in the loss. SYCAMORES, page 7
OVC teams make off-season changes By Dominic Renzetti Sports Editor
Though the Eastern men's basketball team just hired a new head coach, the Panthers aren't the only team making noise in the Ohio Valley Conference. Prohm extended, Canaan staying According to ESPN, Murray State head coach Steve Prohm's contract was extended one year, with his salary being increased from $195,000 to $270,000. With television and radio contracts, Prohm's total earnings are pushed to $300,000, not including incentives. Along with Prohm, OVC Player of the Year Isaiah Canaan will also be staying for his senior season, electing not to enter the NBA draft, according to ESPN. Canaan was also a secondteam Associated Press All-American, helping the Racers finish with a record of 31-2. Canaan was also named the CollegeInsider. com National Most Valuable Player. Eastern Kentucky assistant leaving team According to AllKyHoops.com, Eastern Kentucky assistant Richie Riley will coach at the University of Alabama-Birmingham on head coach Jarrod Haase's staff. Riley spent the previous season at Eastern Kentucky, after coaching two seasons at Coastal Carolina the previous two years. Tennessee State head coach leaving for Miami (Ohio) John Cooper accepted the head coaching job at Miami (Ohio), according to The Tennesseean. Cooper led Tennessee State to a record of 20-13, losing in the OVC championship to Murray State. Cooper will replace Charlie Coles, who retired at the end of the season. Southeast Missouri loses two assistants According to the Southeast Missourian, Redhawk assistant coaches Kyle Gerdeman and Jeremy Case will not return to the team next season. Both assistants have been at Southeast Missouri for three years with head coach Dickie Nutt. Two players leave Tennessee-Martin, Smith to return Head coach Jason James told WPSD in Paducah, Ky., that sophomore Chris Richardson and freshman Martez Harris each plan to transfer to new schools. James also confirmed that sophomore guard Terence Smith will return to the team next season after being out all last season with a heart ailment.
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Junior outfielder Melise Brown bunts at the plate during a game against Murray State March 31 at Williams Field.
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