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Communication studies professor shares stories of growing up with GuatemalanAmerican roots.
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State reps, senator to address union resolution By Cassie Buchman City Editor|@DEN_News Five state representatives and one state senator will be present at the City Council meeting Tuesday to discuss a resolution the council recently passed supporting part of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposals to create “empowerment zones.” If implemented, the city would not have to follow the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act when bidding for projects such as construction. According to the act, workers paid with public funds must receive a wage of no less than the prevailing hourly rate in the area. The resolution was called “Supporting Local Government Empowerment,” and it also states the community should be the one to decide whether employees
Eastern provides options to pay back state cuts By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News Paul McCann, the vice president for business affairs, discussed four possible options for Eastern during the last Council on University Planning and Budget meeting. Eastern has to find ways to pay back 2.25 percent of what the state of Illinois has given in terms of appropriated funds. The 2.25 percent translates to $989,100. “The state has decreased our budget money and we don’t have many places this late in the year that we can take them from,” McCann said. “At this point, what we’re looking for is things we can move around from the standpoint of funding sources in order to cover that million dollars they cut.” McCann said moving projects from deferred maintenance over to campus improvement was one of the options discussed. “ What we do is transfer the projects that we already did from deferred maintenance over to campus improvement and they be projects that would be eligible for use for both sets of funds,” McCann said. An example of one of the proje c t s b e i n g m ove d t o a d i f f e r ent fund is the remodeling of the Coleman Hall bathrooms. A second option could include moving around expenses in continuing education over to the delivery charge fee.
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should be forced to join a union or pay dues if they are employed. The representatives that will be attending are Rep. Reggie Phillips from the 110th district containing Eastern, Rep. Jeanne Ives from the 42nd district, Rep. Keith Wheeler from the 50th district, Rep. Mark Batinick from the 97th district, and Rep. Dan Brady from the 105th district. The one senator attending is Kyle McCarter. “We firmly believe this is the right thing to do because of the state of the economic condition Illinois is in,” Phillips said. “Each one of us will speak in turn to encourage the City Council and mayor to stand for the right thing in opposition from so many.” Phillips said he was told people who opposed the resolution were going to be at the meeting. “Typically on this side of the fence
when we don’t show up, our voice is never heard,” Phillips said. One of the reasons he supports the resolution and Rauner’s proposals is because of what he felt was a lack of competitiveness Illinois has with other states. “My great grandmother used to say the proof is in the pudding,” he said. “How do we fare with other states in economic, business and cost factors? Add them all up, and we’re dead last.” These other states include Wisconsin and Indiana, which also implemented right-to-work zones. Cities that are considering the rightto-work zones in resolutions on Tuesday are Naperville, Campton Hills, Vernon Hills and Wauconda. People who oppose the resolution are expected to be at the meeting to voice their opinions as well.
City Clerk Deborah Muller said she has received a number of emails and calls from people who are concerned about the resolution. “I am anticipating more participation than the last meeting,” she said. “There were some questions in regard to speaking at the meeting.” Those who want to speak at the meeting have a three-minute time limit, though they will not be timed. “If they thought about what they’re going to say and put it together in a factual statement, it would generally take about three minutes,” Muller said. “The mayor and council are very approachable; if they run a few minutes over they’re not going to stop them. But we don’t want 99 people saying the same thing.” Muller said since the representatives will be speaking at the meeting, they
will comply with the three-minute rule. Amending the city budget for the year will also be discussed. The comptroller will review elements of the proposed budget. “With unexpected expenses, what we try to do is make sure funds are coming from the right department, if funds need to be moved,” Muller said. “When we do a budget, it’s basically kind of anticipating what expenses we will have.” They will also discuss granting tourism funds to different events, such as the IHSA State Track Meets, and Red, White and Blue days. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
Walk ‘in someone else’s shoes’ to raise awareness of sexual assault By Robbie Fiedler Staff Reporter|@DEN_News The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Services is having participants “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” to raise awareness of sexual assault at 1 p.m. Sunday in Morton Park. S AC I S i s h o s t i n g i t s s e c o n d annual walk encouraging community members to wear heeled shoes or other decorative footwear. The walk is designed to raise awareness and empathy for women impacted by sexual violence. The first walk had nearly 75 people show up to the event to walk a mile. Erin Walters, the executive director of SACIS, said at the first walk, everybody seemed to have a great time. ROTC members attended the event wearing their camouflage clothes and high heels along with red boas. “ We a r e e x c i t e d a b o u t t h i s e v e n t , ” Wa l t e r s s a i d . “ W e thought the first one went really well last year, and this one has kind of grown some.” People can expect discussion about sexual assault before the walk. Many fun awards are given out as well, such as best legs awards, broken heel award, most team spirit award for the children and fanciest shoes award. Top fundraisers will be at the event, and for the first time large sponsors will be attending as well. Walters said she really wants people to take away the idea that putting an end to sexual violence is something ever yone can participate in. This event is open to men,
women and children. “There’s not a gender distinction to who needs to be putting an end to sexual violence; we all need to be working together to put an end to sexual violence,” Walters said. “We’re all a part of this process. No one can really truly understand someone’s experience and someone’s journey until they walked a mile in their shoes.” Sexual violence can be a topic that people do not typically talk about, and this event is a way to bring it up openly, she said. “It’s often times considered an uncomfortable topic, and people sometimes avoid the topic with the idea that that wouldn’t happen to me or that or it’s someone else’s problem,” Walters said. “In fact, the statistics really reveal that the likelihood that you know someone who has been impacted by sexual violence or been a survivor yourself are very high.” Walters said the walk can open up a dialogue by making a statement that until someone has walked a mile in another person’s shoes, they cannot understand what that person has been through. “ It ’s s o r t o f a v i s u a l s t a t e ment.,” Walters said. “Here we have people walking a mile in a pair of high heel shoes who wouldn’t typically do so. We’re even challenging the gender rules a s we l l. Un t i l yo u’ve w a l k e d a mile in someone’s shoes you can’t judge their process and you can’t say you know this is why sexual violence happens.” Walters said through the walk, SACIS can work to dispel some of the stereotypes that sometimes blame the victim for sexual assault.
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Tyler Walker, a 10-year-old Charleston resident, walks in white high heels, a red feather boa and a pink tutu during Walk a Mile in Her Shoes April 27, 2014 at Mortonson Park. The event, which was hosted by the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Services (SACIS), served as a symbolic gesture toward an end to sexual violence. Men were invited to wear heels and experience what it is like to “walk a mile in her shoes.”
“It’s just a whole lot of fun; e v e r y b o d y i s t h e re f o r a g o o d c a u s e ,” Wa l t e r s s a i d . “ It f e e l s good to be openly supportive of
someone who has experienced something bad.”
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25-mile bicycle ride to help charities By Justin Skare Staff Reporter|@DEN_News Community members can participate in a morning of countryside biking to help out local charities in the ninth annual Tour de Exchange hosted by Charleston’s Exchange Club at 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Charleston High School. Harold Strangman, an Exchange Club member, said this year the Tour de Exchange is a 25-mile bike event in which participants will start at the Charleston High School and take a route that will pass through Westfield, a village 13 miles east of Charleston. There, the bikers can stop and rest, as
well as get water and fruit. Participants will be given a specific map of the route when they arrive. The Tour de Exchange will start at 6:30 a.m., but participants can arrive anytime between 6:30 and 9:30 a.m., as the event will have a staggered start. The entry fee is $25 for adults and $10 for children who register the day of the event. All of money collected will go straight to local organizations that help prevent child abuse. Strangman said helping to prevent child abuse and raising awareness about it is the national project of the Exchange Club. While attendance has fluctuated in the past, Strangman said he has received
more calls this year about the event, which he said was encouraging. He said he hopes the increased interest will translate into a larger turnout. Strangman said another feature is that the Tour de Exchange will have SAG support on hand. SAG stands for support and gear, meaning if a rider encounters a problem with his or her bike or becomes fatigued, an SAG driver will come to their aid. Strangman said the idea for the Tour de Exchange spawned from the famous Tour de France race. He also said Charleston’s Exchange Club is unique in that it was the first club to hold an event like the Tour de Exchange in the state and possibly even nationally. Strangman said Charleston’s Ex-
change club was featured in the national Exchange Club magazine, Exchange Today, for the Tour de Exchange. Since then, Exchange Clubs as far away as Austin, Texas have held Tour de Exchange events. According to the organization’s website, The Exchange Club is the nation’s oldest service organization with almost 20,000 members. Charleston’s Exchange Club meets every at 7 a.m. Tuesday at What’s Cooking, located at 409 Seventh St. in Charleston. Justin Skare can be reached at 581-2812 or jkskare@eiu.edu.
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3 Professor reflects on Guatemalan roots, career TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015
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Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge After taking courses in feminist theory and communication, Linda Scholz, a Guatemalan-American, became a professor in communication studies. Scholz, who is a first generation American, considers herself bi-cultural because she is accustomed to both the American and Guatemalan cultures. Her parents came to the United States in the 1950s. She and her family lived in Los Angeles and were working class; when she was younger and had a white stepmother whom she was close with, so close that she called her “mom.” In the early ‘80s, her family moved back to Guatemala, but to this day she is unsure why. Her father came illegally to the United States twice and was deported twice. Scholz said he watched TV to learn English and lived on a balcony of a home. “He put plastic up so rain would not get in and I don’t think that he was fully accepted in a way that he would have wanted to be,” Scholz said. Scholz said her grandmother was Guatemalan and her grandfather was German and although they had four children together, they never married; she said the family suspects he may have been a Nazi. Scholz, who is also a first generation college student, enrolled in a gender class while as an undergraduate degree as well as taking courses in women’s studies and began to fall in love with feminist perspectives. She said while in the course she read feminist perspectives from African-American, Latino and Asian women. Scholz said she did not even think about pursing higher education until taking these courses. She considers going to college being somewhat of an accident because her friends were going, which is when she took the courses in gender and communication. Scholz, who has been teaching since 1996, said the interests students have excite her and that is what keeps her in the educational field. Scholz said she has been particularly im-
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Linda Scholz, a professor of communication studies, reflects on her life as a Guatemalan- American and her choice to be a professor.
pressed by the students involved in the registered student organizations such as the Latin American Student Organization, Pride, NAACP, Women’s Empowerment League and many more. “I am thrilled to see them applying course subject matter to the work that they do outside of the classroom,” Scholz said. “Students can do amazing applied, insightful and impactful work when professors show they believe in them.” Because her parents have died and her mother used to always speak in Spanish, Scholz said she often does not get a chance
to speak Spanish. She said when her family died, it was not only a loss of a loved one and family member, but also a loss of a culture because of how often Spanish was spoken. Scholz said because of her light complexion, she experiences racism differently, and is able to benefit from white privilege because many do not perceive her as being Latina. “This doubt often comes in the form of denying me my upbringing, of telling me that I am simply ‘American’ and therefore ‘white;’ this can be very hurtful as it denies
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my whole being,” Scholz said. Scholz said her experience as a Latina professor has been a positive one as students have been comfortable with asking her about her Guatemalan culture and background. Not many students have been or seen the country, so she is able to share her experiences and relate them to educational subject matters, she said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu
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Larger than life, colony called universe
While we all are put on Earth with different goals and ambitions, the trials and tribulations some of us face on a daily are generally the same. In a society where monetary wealth and gain are superior to just about any law, it is truly difficult for those who aren’t born into money or inherit wealth to get a good footing in the world. Though finances don’t suffice for everything, they do weigh heavily on the kind of lifestyle that an individual lives. A few of today’s popular films such as Hunger Games and Divergent depict societies that are run by specific groups or different factions, and typically these groups hold some sort of high monetary status. Although they are merely movies created to entertain the masses, I can’t help but see some truth into what the films are displaying. Understanding that films at some point do paint pictures of reality sometimes, I can’t help but look at these powerful correlations between cinema and real life. Though movies such as Hunger Games and Divergent are two of today’s most popular movies identifying particular ways of social structure, one of the most basic and simplistic movies in this category was the 1998 Dreamworks‘ movie Antz. Although this Dreamworks animation depicted nothing but the life of a colony of ants, I couldn’t help but correlate it with modern day human society. In the movie whenever an ant was born it was not born to his or her own parents, it is born into the colony and at that moment given a very specific task in life and though it doesn’t happen to us the instance that we are born, the more we age, the closer we are suppose to become a more productive member of society. Although we are given a bit more wiggle room in choosing our own fate, when it is broken down to a very one-dimensional scale I feel as though we share a very similar societal structure as the ants that were depicted in the film. Yes, we are given different opportunities to decide as to how we will affect society but at the end of it all we find ourselves competing and all working to do some of the same jobs. Although in the ant colony it was only two jobs primarily dictated, either they were workers or soldiers; it still in some aspects can be looked at from a human perspective. Outside of the workers and soldiers there was royalty in the society but of course that was something to be inherited similar to how those of the entertainment and sports businesses live in our society today. This portion of the social structure was designed to serve as the peak of social class and leadership, but in most cases only serve as a dream deferred to most common citizens trying to attain a similar lifestyle. I think though the manner in which we live due to our engineering and technological advancements moves us far beyond others species here on Earth, but in the midst of it all we are nothing but ants trying to deal with the complications of the colony in which we call the universe. Kevin Hall is a senior journalism major and can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com.
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Graduation is not yet here, preparation is key Graduation is not just handed to those in their last semester at Eastern. After four years or maybe more for some, it is almost time to head off to a world where there are no classes to attend, teachers to listen to, and textbooks to skim before a test. Students are in the homestretch to finally work, and learn in a field they have been studying many semesters for. Before crossing the stage to get the diploma, or the key to future careers, students need to ensure they can cross it. For one, students need to make sure they have maintained the proper grades this semester to get out. While senioritis, is a very real infliction that affects the lives of so many innocent seniors, it can be beaten. These last few weeks, for most, are filled with big projects; big tests that in turn can save a grade. Don’t let the end cloud your view of the journey to get there. While these
years of education have been grueling with late nights and early mornings, it is not over. Use these big opportunities for points to beef up the GPA in the last moments at Eastern. Have a little something more interesting on the resume. These last few grades can make a difference, even if it is a small one. Also, seniors need to ensure they actually have the credits to graduate. Do not be complacent. Talk to the advisor and those in your college to ensure everything on the checklist to leave is checked off. Advisors can help. For the advisors to provide help, students need to make sure they have applied for graduation—basically telling the university you are moving on. Some neglected requirements can include the three entries needed in one’s electronic writing portfolio. Submitting a writing portfolio could be put off, semester after semes-
ter, until it is too late. Seniors who haven’t needed to talk with their professors to make sure they have all of the required EWPs submitted. Lastly, fees and unpaid tuition can hinder a student’s access to that magical diploma. Students should also check their PAWS account to make sure those several unpaid tickets are finally cleared. Despite the work put into schooling, your diploma can and will be held hostage even if one box is not checked in the graduation checklist. Do not let anything spoil that special chance to go across the stage and official earn the diploma you have been working for.
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Terrible with a bow, but better with a pen I could never tell the story of a violin’s journey through the bow, but with a pen I was spectacular. I could mark every sore, spot, and aging tree ring on that precious piece of oak. Dark and rich in its curvaceous nature, I struggled to bring it justice in my clumsy elbow with strained, choppy movements onto the string. My fingers fumbled on the nape of its neck. The hair on the bow didn’t flow as effortlessly as it did on peers’ violins. The voice on my instrument, my baby— it was scratchy and inexperienced. And no matter how much talent I developed, I came to realize I was not a musician. I could have the best ear in the world for music, and that still wouldn’t ever make me as passionate or furious as Regina Carter. You know, I figured at some point that someone else should be putting this horsehair to better use. I didn’t deserve to caress a Stradivarius. I thought, what I should be doing is studying
Margorie Clemente the anatomy of it and its f-holes so I could get it all down and write a story about it. See, that’s what I was destined to do—I believe. From its scroll to the end button that held all strings and bridge together, it was my duty to describe that beauty in a language that began with capital letters and ended with English punctuation rather than beginning with a clef note and ending in measure bars. I don’t speak scale because I am fluent in poetry. I could compare its belly to the human stomach. It’s arched back to a female in the final throes of a powerful orgasm.
The frown of the scroll to a blue collared workingman’s furrowed brow. A violin without a bow isn’t a violin anymore—just a foreign something to curiously pluck at. A bow without the violin is entirely useless. A writer without writing material is just a madman with ideas. I watched as Yo-Yo Ma pulled, pushed and plucked at his beloved cello. He understood that magnificent piece of warm wood like it was second nature. He said, “It’s not enough to just play what’s on the pages on the stand in front of you. You have to play and listen and feel the music all at once with the rest of the orchestra.” While he played, I could only think about putting him into my diary, a publication or a story. I was not gentle on the violin, but when I write I feel as though I’m right where I was supposed to be. I’m home. Marge Clemente is a senior English major and she can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com.
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else even though you don’t know who you are, they know you’re there,” Wal ters said. “ They see your presence.” Walters said walking is a way to make a statement letting people know partic-
an end to sexual violence,” Walters said.
ing $200,000, one being moving some of the appropriated funds to the equipment reserve. “It would be something similar to what we’re doing in the other places. Over the years, we’ve been able to put some money aside to specifically to buy equipment,” McCann said. “We haven’t bought a lot of equipment this year, but the equipment we have purchased, if we could move it off of the appropriated funds and move it over to the equipment reserve, that would save us some appropriated money.” McCann said there would be less money in the equipment reserve and would limit what Eastern could do with the reserve in the future. The equipment reserve covers items Eastern needs such as furniture, fixtures, equip-
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have final responses for ways to pay back the remaining $200,000. “ I d o n’t re a l l y h a ve a ready answer for the other $200,000,” McCann said. “I’ve got a couple of ideas, maybe moving money into some of the equipment reserves and take them off of appropriated, but that’s not a great answer for that.” McCann also said with moving some funds into the equipment reserves, Eastern would still spend money, and would need to take money from funds that do not have a lot left in them. “I kind of left the other $200,000 as a ‘we’ll develop that as we go on during the rest of the year’,” McCann said. McCann brought up two more possible options to help cover the costs for the remain-
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Women’s tennis ends season with a loss By Chris Picazo Staff Reporter | @DEN_sports
The Eastern women’s tennis team ended its season Saturday with a 4-0 loss against Murray State in the semifinal round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn. The Panthers finished the season with an overall record of 13-7 and a 7-3 record in OVC play. Women’s tennis coach John Blackburn was satisfied with the way the team played and came together this season. “I was very proud of how the team competed this season,” Blackburn said. “They showed a lot of heart and resiliency and won a lot of close matches.” The Panthers were able to improve their overall record from the 201314 season of 11-6, and they also improved their OVC play record of 5-5. Blackburn said the team was also satisfied with the way they played this season because of the improvements made this year. “I think the team feels like they improved a lot and accomplished a lot of great things,” he said. The Panthers had impressive wins this season with the most important being a 4-3 upset at home against Murray State on March 21. When the Panthers met MSU last season, MSU defeated Eastern with a score of 7-0. The match this season showed the improvement the team made over the course of the year. The Cougars of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville also proved to be a tough opponent for the Panthers. SIUE defeated the Panthers last season 4-3. Earlier in the season SIUE defeated the Panthers again 7-0, giving the
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Grace Summers, a freshman member of the women’s tennis team, attempts to return a serve at Darlings Courts in practice Mon. Oct. 6,2014.
Panthers their only scoreless loss in the regular season and their first since March 30, 2014, against MSU. Eastern and SIUE met again Friday in the OVC tournament, and the Panthers were able to defeat the Cougars 4-3 this time around. The win allowed the Panthers to advance to the semifinal round of the OVC tournament.
The Panthers were eliminated in the first round of the OVC tournament last season. Blackburn said the team was able to improve in close match situations, and this allowed the team to come out victorious in matches that proved difficult in the past. “One of our biggest goals was to be more adaptable to situations that
come up in matches and be capable of making our own adjustments and fighting back,” he said. “I think we definitely improved in this area” Even with a successful season, Blackburn and the Panthers are already looking forward to improve on from this season and are ready to compete next season. “We return 6 of our 7 players from
this year’s team, and I think the players understand that they can be very competitive in the OVC and are hungry to keep building on our successes this year,” Blackburn said. Chris Picazo can be reached at 581-2812 or cepicazo@eiu.edu.
Panthers pitching well in series Gamecocks lead after round 1 of OVC tournament Monday By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN
Coming into the weekend series against Belmont, the Eastern baseball teams’ pitching staff had a team earned run average of over eight in conference play. The ERA was lowered this weekend with the help of freshman Andy Fisher, junior Jake Johansmeier and red-shirt junior Matt Wivinis, who allowed seven earned runs in 19 innings pitched. Eastern was able to win a conference series for the first time this season after taking 2-of-3 from Belmont over the weekend. Fisher got the start in game one and pitched five innings and allowed three runs on nine hits. Fisher has come out of the bullpen for most of the season and said he had a lot more confidence in his first start since early March. “I was definitely a lot more confident in myself this start, since I had found my stuff those weeks in the bullpen,” he said. “There were still a lot of nerves there, as any freshman would experience on a Friday night.” After having an ERA of over 15 early in the season, Fisher has lowered it to 7.36 in the past few weeks. Johansmeier got the start in game two and struck out three batters. He also allowed two runs, one earned, in seven innings pitched. The Panthers won the game 8-2, and Johansmeier said his team getting out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning helped immensely. “I just hit a lot of my spots and mixed pitches and let them put the ball in play,” he said. “The wind was blowing in so if I got behind, I knew I could go right at them and they’d get themselves out. The defense was amazing. Joe (Duncan) was out there catching everything, and Marshawn made some nice plays that kept us in the lead.”
By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5
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Garrison Stenger, a senior pitcher, gets ready to throw the ball to the batter during the game against Illinois College Wednesday.
Wivinis, the game three starter, pitched seven innings and allowed three runs on nine hits. He also was credited with a save in Friday’s game. He also said the defense was a big part of his confidence level Sunday. “They were making plays all day,” he said. The bullpen was stellar as well for the Panthers over the weekend. Sophomore Chase Thurston pitched 3 1/3 innings in two games and allowed just one hit and one walk. Freshman Luke Dietz threw 2 2/3 innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks. With the pitching performances over the weekend, Johansmeier is happy to see the staff start to come together. “Matt has been strong,” he said. “’Fish’ has been outstanding his past outings, and our bullpen guys are doing great. Chase is doing really well, and Dietz got his feet
wet and will be a big part of our bullpen in games to come.” Freshman designated hitter Bobby Wenthe was another big reason the Panthers were able to be successful over the weekend. Wenthe went 5-for-11 with three home runs and a double. He hit a home run in each of the three games the Panthers played. Johansmeier said you have to be happy for Wenthe with the way he is swinging the bat as of late. “He’s swinging a hot bat right now,” he said. “I’m impressed with his at-bats. He’s really not forcing anything, he struggled at the beginning and settled down and started to work the counts. He’s getting his pitch to hit, and he’s really making them pay for it.” The Panthers will travel up I-57 to Champaign to take on the University of Illinois at 6:05 p.m. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
Jacksonville State currently leads the Ohio Valley Conference women’s golf tournament after Monday’s first round action. The Gamecocks shot 13-over-par as a team and hold a one-stroke lead over Eastern Kentucky. Junior Melania Bajo Geijo led the Gamecocks, paring 11 of the 18 holes. The tournament is being held in the Gamecocks home state of Alabama. Geijo is third overall in the tournament, behind Tennessee Tech’s Whitney Robertson and Belmont’s Mallory Sullivan. Robertson, a sophomore, hit twounder-par, while the freshman Sullivan hit one-under-par in the first round. Tennessee Tech and Belmont finished the day in third and fourth place, respectively. The Panthers finished day one in Alabama, hitting 39-over-par, which puts them in eighth place, ahead of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Tennessee State. Sophomore Alexandra Pickens leads the Panthers, hitting six-overpar, and is tied for 17th place with eight other players. Fellow sophomore Chloe Wong hit eight-over-par and finished the day tied for 28th place, while freshman Anne Bahr hit nine-over-par and finished tied for 31st place. Both Wong and Bahr were the only Panthers to place in the tournament’s Top 30. The Panthers tied for the lead in con-
verted birdies, hitting eight on Monday. They tied with the Bruins Eastern Kentucky finished second on Monday, hitting 14-over-par, while Tennessee Tech followed the Colonels, hitting 16-over-par. The Colonels hit for par 65 times and the Golden Eagles hit for par 55 times. Sophomore Emilie Simmons led the Colonels, hitting two-over-par, including converting for par 13 times. She finished tied for fourth, while teammates Anna Gleixner and Sofie Levin also joined her in the top 10. Gleixner, a junior, and Levin, a sophomore, hit three-over and four-over-par, respectively. Gleixner finished eighth and Levin tied for ninth place for the Colonels, who led on both Par 3 and Par 4 scoring. They averaged 3.15 strokes on Par 3 and 4.16 on Par 4. Murray State rounded out the Top Five, hitting 24-over-par with sophomore Minta Yin leading the way, tied for fourth place overall. Yin has hit twoover-par and tied with four other players. Monday’s tournament was pushed back a few hours because of wet, rainy conditions in Owen’s Crossroads, Ala. Weather permitting, tomorrow’s second round action is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. The tournament will continue for the next two days at the 54-hole Highlands Golf Course. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.
@DEN_Sports tweet of the day: @EIU_TF men and women come home from #IlliniTwilight setting records and placing first in three events.
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Panthers travel to U of I for rematch By Jack Arkus Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern Illinois baseball team is set to hit the road and take on the University of Illinois Fighting Illini Tuesday for the second of their two meetings. These two teams squared off a few weeks back on April 7, which resulted in the Panthers falling short 14-10. Fighting Illini junior catcher Jason Goldstein contributed six runs batted in during his five plate appearances for the Illini against Eastern. Goldstein is currently on a careerbest 14-game hitting streak. He has a team-high.469 average this season with 19 runs, 17 RBIs and eight doubles during that streak. The University of Illinois struck early by scoring five runs in the first inning on Eastern starting pitcher redshirt senior Christian Slazinik. The Panthers battled late in the game, getting run support from designated hitter Jason Scholl along with senior center fielder Caleb Howell. The two combined went for five runs batted in that game. Junior left-handed pitcher J.D. Neilson received his first win that day on the mound for Illinois as well. The Panthers have won five of their last seven games coming into Tuesdays contest. Freshman outfielder Joseph Duncan currently carries a seven-game hit streak for Eastern into the game Saturday. Offense has not been a problem lately for the Panthers. The team has collectively produced 61 runs during their past seven games. Illinois sits at an overall record of 36-6-1 prior to Tuesday and is holding a respectable 16-2 record at home. They currently are in a first place position in the Big Ten Conference, while losing just one game in conference play.
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Part of the baseball team celebrate after Brant Valach, a senior infielder, hit a homerun during the game against Illinois College Wednesday at Coaches Stadium.
Three of the teams’ six starting pitchers such as juniors Tyler Jay and Kevin Duchene have posted ERAs under two this season, and have only let up one homerun between them. Senior infielder David Kerian will be bringing his bat Tuesday to provide some offensive spark. He leads Illinois with a .344 batting average complemented nicely by his 25 RBI’S and eight homeruns in 38 games this season.
Kerian has also drawn 24 walks throughout the course of the year. Will Krug, a senior outfielder for Illinois, has stolen 11 bases in his thirteen attempts this season. He has remained a perfect 3-for-3 when stealing against conference opponents and leads the team in stolen bases. The University of Illinois is currently ranked No. 8 in the country in the USA TODAY Coach Poll, which is the
highest ranking in program history. It is the first time an Illini team has cracked the Top 10. Illinois is expected to start red-shirt senior pitcher Rob McDonnell in Tuesday’s game. He is 4-1 with a 1.82 ERA. On the other side, Eastern is expected to start senior pitcher Andrew Grahn who is 1-0 with a 7.8 ERA this season. Illinois has the longest active win-
ning streak in the country with 13 wins in a row, which is tied for the fifth-longest streak in the NCAA this season. The Panthers will head to Illinois Field in Champaign in preparation of the first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Tuesday. Jack Arkus can be reached at 581-2812 or Jtarkus@eiu.edu.
Offense pushes Panthers past Tigers By Sean Hastings Staff reporter | @DEN_sports The Eastern softball won two games against conference rival Tennessee State on Saturday 12-0 and 6-5 recording 20 hits. The Panthers finished the first game in five innings because of the eight-run-rule. Senior infielder Bailey O’Dell led the team with three hits as she went 3-3 with a double in the game. Fe l l ow s e n i o r H a n n a h C o l e also was perfect on the day going 2-2 with two doubles. O’Dell and Cole combined for 4 RBIs. O’Dell leads the team with 34 RBIs and Cole is in second with 22. O’Dell is eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference for RBI’s. Junior infielder Kylie Bennett l e d t h e t e a m w i t h t h r e e R B Is Saturday. Bennett came off the bench to pinch hit for junior Haylee Beck and doubled to left center driving in three runs. Also contributing to the scoring was sophomore Ashlynne Paul with two RBI’s in the game. Paul went 1-3 on the day with a two-run double. She went on to score later in the inning. Junior outfielder April Mar-
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Jessica Wireman, a freshman pitcher, fields the ball during the game against Tennessee State after the ball was bunted Saturday.
kowski and sophomores Hannah Rachor and Amber Toenyes each added an RBI for the Panthers. The Panthers stole three bases on the day. Ma r k ow s k i , j u n i o r Je n n e t t e
Isaac and freshman Tori Johnson all stole a base in the game. Markowski leads the team with 10 stolen bases on the year. Isaac is a perfect 5-of-5 in stolen base attempts and Johnson is also per-
fect with 3-3 stolen bases. T h e Pa n t h e r s d i d n’t g e t a s many hits as they did in game one only getting eight but they got the hits at the most crucial times.
Markowski led the team gett i n g t h r e e o f t h e t e a m’s e i g h t hits, and driving in four of the six runs. She was 3-for-4 on the day. She got the offense started by hitting her 4th homerun on the season. Cole homered in the 6th inning to cut the lead to 5-3 and Paul put them within one r un when she came up with the bases loaded. Markowski’s hot bat continued into the 6th inning as she drove in two runs which were good enough to win the game. The Panthers improved their record to 11-8 in the OVC after picking up the two wins over the Tigers. They also moved up to sixth place in the OVC standings right behind Tennessee Tech. Tenness e e Te c h h a s p l a ye d t w o m o re games than the Panthers as they had two games against Belmont cancelled on Sunday. Their season will continue this weekend with three games against Southeast Missouri. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or Smhastings@eiu.edu.