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Bar owner denies allegations By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 The Panther Paw denied allegations of serving alcohol to minors and allowing underage customers to frequent its premises, while Marty’s admitted to both allegations and Dirty’s Bar and Grill admitted to serving alcohol to minors during a hearing Monday. Representatives from each establishment attended the hearing to confirm or deny the allegations formed against them after the Charleston Police Department performed compliance checks on Feb. 7. Owner Chris Clayton spoke on behalf of the Panther Paw, while general manager Adam Loughridge spoke for Dirty’s Bar and Grill and owner Dave Kinnaird spoke for Marty’s. For Marty’s and Dirty’s Bar and Grill, Mayor Larry Rennels, who serves as liquor commissioner, will deliver notice of their penalties within five days of Monday’s hearing. An evidentiary hearing for the Panther Paw will take place at 2:30 p.m. April 2. Allowing patrons under the age of 21 to frequent an establishment with a liquor license violates Charleston city codes. Selling alcohol to minors also violates city codes as well as Illinois compiled statutes. The minimum penalty for these violations is a $250 fine and/or three-day suspension of liquor license, and the maximum is a $1,000 fine and/or 30-day suspension. A revocation of license is also an option. This was the first offense in the past 12 months for all three establishments. “It can be a fine, or a suspension, or both,” Rennels said. “My practice in the last two years I’ve been the mayor has been both a fine and a suspension.” Rennels said the city code specifies progressive penalties for repeat offenders. “In a case like this, a first offense within 12 months, it’s most likely not going to be a revocation,” Rennels said. “That’s reserved for something that’s pretty egregious.” Rennels said Marty’s and Dirty’s Bar and Grill will have 20 days after receiving their penalties to appeal to the Illinois State Liquor Control Commission if they feel the decisions were unfair. If the establishments appeal a suspension of license, that suspension would not be able to take effect until the commission rules on their appeal. Rennels said Clayton must be represented by legal counsel at the evidentiary hearing because his establishment is a corporation. “The city will present their evidence, call any witnesses that they would like to call, and then the Panther Paw will be allowed to present their defense, call witnesses, cross examine the city’s witnesses and then I will make a decision,” Rennels said. Rennels said he could make a decision during the evidentiary hearing, or he could choose to take it under advisement, in which case he will have to notify the establishment within five days of his decision. The Panther Paw would then have 20 days to appeal Rennels’ decision as well. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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Dr. Terry Barnhart, a professor of history, answers a question during the American Captivity Narratives: A Literary Genre of Enduring Interests panel discussion on Monday in the Witters Conference Room of Booth Library.
Faculty preserves historic disputes By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Eastern faculty and staff shared their research on the white settlers who had been held captive by Native Americans in the early 1800s Monday afternoon in the Witters Conference Room of Booth library. There was a panel discussion in relation to the library’s event series that is based off the lives of Cynthia Ann Parker, her son Quanah Parker and the history of the Parker family. The discussion was moderated by history professor Terry Barnhart. The panel focused on women and children who were kidnapped during raids of forts. Fort Parker was named as an example of one of the forts that was raided.
Janice Derr, assistant professor of library services, English professor Angela Vietto, and Laura Russman, a graduate student in historical administration, lead the discussion panel. Russman was the first one to speak in the panel. Her topic was on a captivity narrative that Barnhart said she grew up hearing about at an early age. Russman said the idea to research further into the captivity narrative started when she was in Barnhart’s history class at Eastern. She said she was always interested in representations of Native Americans in all kinds of forms, such as movies and books. She decided to explore the narrative of a woman named Hannah Duston, who was captured in the year 1697 by the Native Ameri-
cans. “She was a mother of nine and she had just given birth to her newborn so she was recovering from that when she was captured,” she said. “Her children and husband had been able to escape.” Russman said there are different versions of the same story because it has been retold by word of mouth so many times the story has been changed by each person. She said with each story you can take away different meanings when reading them because of the wording or lack of wording. The stories shared similarities of white people being characterized as “good,” while Native Americans were characterized as more “prone to violence.” HISTORIC, page 5
Students react to MAP Grant deadline By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) suspended announcements of 2015-16 MAP Grants for applicants whose initial FAFSA is received by the Central Processing System on or after Sunday, according to the ISAC website. This year’s initial suspense date is the earliest in the program’s history, partially because of earlier FAFSA filing by prospective students, according to the ISAC website. The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships sent students an email Friday alerting them that the deadline to receive MAP Grants by filing their FAFSA was Saturday. FAFSA became available during winter break, and students were encouraged to file as early as possible. The MAP Grant is given to students who are Illi-
nois residents based on their financial need and information provided through FAFSA. Since grant money tends to be depleted early, sometimes the deadline to file FAFSA to receive the money may be earlier than expected, according to the ISAC website. Gov. Bruce Rauner requested flat funding for MAP in his introduced budget, though it is still unknown how similar the fiscal year 2016 budget will be to the governor’s proposal. Carol Waldmann, the interim director of financial aid, could not be reached for comment as of press time. Lookman Olowo, a freshman business major, said he was unaware of the email sent last Friday and that the deadline was the following day. “That doesn’t sound like sufficient notice for students to check their emails and attain the documents for the FAFSA and apply for it,” Olowo said. “It does
take a lot of tax filing information, they would have to talk to their parents to get that.” Shamus Shields, a freshman pre-nursing major, said he did manage to see the email on Friday. “Being that it was only a day before, that’s not right,” Shields said. “If they gave you more time to check it out, check your emails and to give you more of a chance to apply, then that would have been right and fair.” Brian Anzures, a freshman psychology and premedicine major, said what he knows about the grant is that only a certain amount of money can be awarded each year. “The email that got sent was I think a little bit late,” Anzures said. “I think that it should have been an earlier notice to let everyone know that the MAP Grant deadline was about to come.”
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Women's studies kicks of WHAM By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Gender and sexuality will be heavily discussed as part of Women’s History Awareness Month, beginning Feb. 25. This year’s theme is to center around gender and sexuality. Ruben Quesada, the co-chair of WHAM, said gender and sexuality both have distinct meanings separately, which are used to intersect race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. “We’re able to have a broad perspective and we can talk about ways in which gender/sexuality flow through the universal categories,” Quesada said. Quesada said an example would be how a transgender person in the community is seen as a “newer” concept because access to see-
ing these types of people is limited; however, now there is a greater aspect to this culture because of mainstream and pop culture. She said TV series such as “Orange is The New Black,” “Transparent” and “Looking” have made the representations of the less-common interpretations of gender and sexuality. These themes in TV and film were not widely seen more than five years ago. Essentially, these identities society might consider “norm,” make the assumption of a “normal” identification for a person, she said. “If someone is not like you, it doesn’t mean they should be treated any different than you,” Quesada said. A poetry performance at 5:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in Doudna Fine Arts Center by Xánath Caraza, a Chicana poet,
and Ladan Osman, a Latina and Somali-American poet and teacher will kick off the month’s list of events. Quesada said the performance is cosponsored by University Board and the African-American Heritage Month Committee. The women will be performing their pieces from the aspect of being a woman of color, but each are from very different backgrounds. “It’s more complex,” Quesada said. “I’m really excited to hear their words and their backgrounds as women of color and their cultural background.” The month will also feature an event discussion around gender, sexuality and how it relates to specific educational fields entitled “Sex in the City…in the Countr y…in the Mind,” at 6 p.m., March 10, in Booth Library Room
4440. Quesada said professors would bring up homosexuality in the events Greece and the Midwest as well as sex and flowers. For Quesada, one of the most interesting aspects about the month will be the film screening of “Pride” at 5 p.m. March 11, in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Lecture Hall. The film is based on a true story and set in the mid-80s on lesbian and gay activists who helped British minors during a strike. “It’s an allegiance of these two communities who would have never gotten together,” Quesada said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Coles County Chorus seeks new members By Cassie Buchman City Editor | @DEN_News The Coles County Chorus will be hosting a guest night at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church of Mattoon. This guest night will coincide with their regular rehearsal, which takes place every Tuesday night. Doug Finkbiner, vice president of marketing for the chorus, said the first part of the guest night will consist of participants meeting with one of the Coles County Chorus directors. “They will sing with them to figure out which part they can sing,” he said. After that, if they feel comfortable enough, attendees are able to get up on risers with member of the chorus to sing with them for the evening. “It’s not asking for a commitm e n t ,” Fi n k b i n e r s a i d . “ T h i s is a one night thing, but if they want to come back that would be great.” Each of the choruses consists of four parts, as in a barbershop quartet. There is the lead, which usually sings melody; the bass,
which is the lowest part; the tenor, which is the high part; and the baritone that sings the middle part and fills out the chord. Because of their barbershop style, there are some misconceptions about the group, such as those who think it is merely a quartet made of four men.
“We run the gamut - we have all ages, all professions.” -Doug Finkbiner, vice president of marketing for Coles County Chorus “We are a barbershop chorus,” Finkbiner explained. “On any given night, we have 20 to 30 men.” He s a i d p e o p l e k e e p c a l l i n g them a quartet despite their large size. The chorus does have different quartets that are part of the chorus. “Four guys will get together out of the chorus, who will sing in a quartet,” Finkbiner said. As of now, the group has four quartets, all made up of men from
the chorus. The Coles County Chorus has competed often during September in a championship for choruses and quartets. The group finished in second place three years ago, and Finkbiner said members are usually in the top five choruses. The choir is also involved in the Charleston community and has connections with Eastern as well. “ The chorus was founded by two EIU professors who are now retired,” Finkbiner said. “And our new district president, who won major barbershop awards, graduated from EIU. We do a lot with EIU.” Last fall, the group hosted Youth in Harmony, where 200 to 300 high school students were on Eastern’s campus for a day long harmony workshop. The group also has an annual spring show in June in the Dvorak Concert Hall. “We are very active in the community,” Finkbiner said. Members also have a Christmas Concert and Lenten for Easter, which both have religious songs. All the money from these concerts
goes to local food pantries and homeless shelters. The Chor us has given up to thousands of dollars to these charities in the last several years. At guest night, the group is looking for a variety of members, like what they have now. “We have high schoolers, junior high schoolers, a retired EIU professor who is about 90 years old,” Finkbiner said. “We run the gamut—we have all ages, all professions.” There are no real auditions at the guest night. “This is not like auditions for EIU music, where you stand in front of a panel,” Finkbiner said. They just have to sing for the director to gage their voice. One thing the chorus is looking for, however, is someone who can sing in key. “If they can’t sing in tune, that’s going to be a problem,” Finkbiner said.
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Eastern monitors dining hall upgrades By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor | @BertoHodge The university has been working with Blue Bunny to restore the dining hall ice cream stations, which have been removed from a pair of dining halls. Mark Hudson, the director of university housing and dining, said Blue Bunny provides each ice cream flavor along with the freezers they sit in. “It’s not that we’re discontinuing ice cream,” Hudson said. “We hear students being frustrated by this and we’re frustrated too.” Taylor Hall has about 30 ice cream flavors, four sherbet flavors and one sorbet. However, the flavors being provided by the company are purchased based upon how much the students consume. “ We invest a lot in high quality ice cream,” Hudson said. From 2013 to 2014, Eastern purchased m ore t h an $ 20 , 00 0 an d 2, 4 60 g al lo n s worth of ice cream for Taylor alone. Hudson said although the freezers have been ordered, there is no word yet as to when they are expected to return. “I would have fully expected it to be accomplished by now,” Hudson said. “We’ve been harassing them to try and get this accomplished.” A select few have been questioning the “weirdly” shaped sausages now being served in Stevenson Hall. The RHA also asked for longer hours in Stevenson’s dining hall, but because of the cost involved in running the dining center and the amount of student traffic the hall receives daily, Hudson said it would not be worth it. Based upon the annual student consumption from 2014 to 2015, Thomas costs Eastern the most to run at $1,009,438, Stevenson dining is the next expensive at $814,458 with Taylor being the least at
Eastern 2013-2014 Ice Cream Purchases
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$632,656. The dining halls have also moved away from larger bowls for soups and side dishes. The theory behind this switch was that students would have a carry-out option since the shelves would not be able to hold both the regular sized and the carry-out bowls. Hudson said the dining halls also experienced a loss of bowls that resulted from students taking them out of the halls. “People were taking the non-carry out bowls and we were loosing our supply, so
they are convenient,” Hudson said. Since Carman Hall closed in the summer 2013, the dining hall has lost its Jump! Asian Cuisine station. Hudson said al though Jump! worked well in Carman because of its modest amount of student traffic, it is simply not fast enough to meet the rush hour of students in the larger dining halls. To accommodate for the loss of theJump! station, some dining halls have opted to serve Asian cuisine on specific days. “We really didn’t have the space to do
that, students want their food pretty quick, and because they are on their way to class,” Hudson said. Additionally, Hudson said the university has considered expanding some of the options within Thomas’ convenience store.
Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Faculty Senate to consider minority enrollment efforts By Luis Martinez Administration Editor | @DEN_News The Faculty Senate will be hearing a special presentation on minority recruitment and enrollment during Tuesday’s meeting. Grant Sterling, the chair of the senate, said he was unsure of what the presentation would entail. “One of the senators said he’d like to
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have a discussion about the topic following the issue being brought up during the recent NCA visit,” Sterling said. “I’m not sure exactly what direction will be taken in the presentation, or in the discussion afterwards.” James Ochwa-Echel was the senator who requested this topic to be discussed during the upcoming meeting. Sterling said one of the senators wanted
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to discuss another issue concerning Eastern’s affordability “Senator (Jeff ) Stowell wishes to discuss the affordability of EIU,” Sterling said. “I have tentatively scheduled him to have the floor during our first March meeting.” Also on the agenda is an email regarding the role of the University Personal Committee from David Smith, the chair of that committee.
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Sterling said he has not scheduled Smith to come speak during the meeting, but if there are tors can discuss it in a future meeting. Faculty Senate will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or at lpmartienz@eiu.edu.
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Foods that are nonsensically suggestive
Marge Clemente I cannot possibly be the only one who grows wildly uncomfortable when watching a commercial about my favorite fast food and realize it’s been turned into some cheesy, innuendo. While salivating over the delicious hard-shelled tacos from Taco Bell and their popular, refreshing drink Baja Blast, I was shocked and sort of excited to hear a modern cover of Starland Vocal Band’s 1976 “Afternoon Delight”—their iconic song with suggestive, sweet (and kind of hilarious) lyrics about afternoon love-making. Admittedly, I thought it was a clever idea. The commercial showed couples smirking at each other and sneaking out of their workspaces hurriedly to meet up for a little “afternoon delight.” Even a saucy little elderly couple at a nursing home grin at each other coyly before getting up slowly to head out for their dose of afternoon delight (because old people can still get it on too, right?) Not knowing exactly where this was headed and thinking it was one of those ridiculous, salacious ads for KY jelly, I still couldn’t look away and wanted to see how this would play out. (I was also rather pleased, listening to the song and murmuring the lyrics). At first, we think the couples are rushing out to sneak and “make sparks ignite” as the band once crooned in their cheeky hit. However, we’re taken by surprise when the camera pans over slowly to a besieged dining area at a Taco Bell where all of the couples have ended up. Yup, you’ve got it. Their “afternoon delight” was used to represent the afternoon hours when Taco Bell would be serving their special meals. Like I said, I thought this was actually rather witty and unexpected. Still, I rolled my eyes and wondered why is it that fast foods are being sold with sex? While Taco Bell’s rendition of “Afternoon Delight” wasn’t so bad, let’s take a look at Paris Hilton’s appearances in the Carl’s Jr. burger place ads. That certainly did make me squirm in my seat. Can someone please explain to me how is Paris Hilton’s gyrating and slithering her soapy body all over a sports car, gnawing on a burger supposed to make me hungry? Quite frankly, I found the entire thing cringeworthy and lost my appetite. I’m sure the steamy tableau with Paris rubbing herself against another female’s slippery body that belongs on the cover of Sports Illustrated might actually make other viewers hungry, but probably not for a burger. The burger would most likely be the last thing on the brain after that. So what was the point? Oh, and don’t get me started on those commercials about chocolate or chocolate cake. My mother and I watched as the woman wriggled out of her work clothes and tiptoed into her kitchen. After stripping down to her underwear, she savored her toe-curling, spine-arching chocolate cake with her head tipped back, groaning with each painfully slow bite. Meanwhile, my mother gaped at the screen and said half-jokingly, “Geez, I’ll have some of what she’s having.” Now I don’t want cake, a Klondike bar, Taco Bell or Dove chocolate. You can keep it all. Thanks for making me feel smutty. Now I can’t eat a burger without feeling compelled to throw myself on top of a car and roll around in my bathing suit or writhing around on my sofa with my chocolate cake since these seem to be the only appropriate ways to enjoy these foods.
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We’re taking great steps toward advancing online Through the advancement of Desire2Learn, Eastern has been making great strides to becoming a university that can and should compete with schools not only in the state but the country and even the world. Even though there are obstacles to online courses and teaching that could be presented, it would also be beneficial for a very particular population of students to allow this new form of learning and teaching to grow. While Eastern’s online courses and programs could still be further advanced, Eastern with the help of the Center for Academic Technology Support and the online board has grown our online support in the university. Online teaching is crucial to the survival of the university. While traditional classroom settings are still a predominant form of teaching, online courses are where many universities are moving. The classroom is not the only form of teaching anymore. Luckily, Eastern has taken the right steps to furthering their online programs and courses. During the Council on Academic Affairs meetings, more courses are offering online options for several courses. Recently, several Family Consumer Sciences and Kinesiology and Sports Studies courses had offered either online options or hybrid options.
This is a noticeable and welcomed trend. Online courses and degrees allow the university the ability to reach out to prospective students interested in furthering their education through Eastern. Without a flourished online system for distant students to learn, Eastern is missing out on a large chunk of people who would have been willing to enroll at Eastern if not for distance or prior engagements like a fulltime job. Online courses allow students, who work full-time, the chance to pursue one or more degrees without disrupting their current employment. Having a robust system for online learners will open up the market for Eastern to boost enrollment, which has currently has been plaguing the campus. Along with expanding focuses to groups like international students to strengthen, enrollment online allows flexibility to recruitment. Fortunately, Eastern understands this for the most part and is taking steps to having a flourishing online system so several courses are available online. The Daily Eastern News commends the university, not online on furthering online education, but doing it properly. Teachers must go the online development training before teaching a course online. Teaching is also done in-
house instead of hiring instructors specifically to handle the online section, allowing for a cohesive lesson plan for the traditional and online option. It also undergoes the same rigorous approval process other traditional courses must go through. Eastern’s online system is not perfect, though. Arguments are made that the online courses available do not offer the same sort of education a face-to-face interaction would provide. Often times, there are miscommunications that occur through virtual learning, and these misunderstandings could hinder the distanced relationship between student and teacher. Also, how can a student engage in collaborative work if a majority of the work is done virtually? While there are different collaborative tools, this could also make it difficult interact with classmates. These programs should not be a form of communication to constantly rely on. The News feels it is important to examine both sides to the situation to fully analyze and understand the advantages and setbacks of online courses and teaching. There are clear and obvious steps showing great interest in fully fleshing out the university’s support of online degree programs. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Reasons why students should join Greek life
When people think Greek life, they often assume it involves nothing but constant drinking. The media, especially film, has created a negative stereotype of Greek life that shows members of fraternities and sororities only partying, but the media has never been wrong about Greek life. There is so much more to it that people do not see, and it those reasons why people should think about joining Greek life. Joining a fraternity or sorority can give a student many benefits, which cannot only help them now, but can open many doors in the future. One reason to join Greek life is that it will create lifelong friendships and bonds. The friendships people can create within their pledge group is something that cannot be made with just any person. Fraternities stress brotherhood, and it is important to take advantage of the time you have when you are pledging. You are going through something that others are going through as well, and it is in that time you become closer with your brothers. Marge Clemente is a senior English major and can be My pledge class was only five members, includreached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com ing myself, and those four people are some of the best friends I have ever had, and I know I can go to them for anything and vice versa. Joining a fraternity and sorority can also help stu-
Chris Picazo dents with their academics while at school. Greek life stresses the importance of academic excellence and it can provide many resources to help students excel in school. It can be from renting a room at the library to study or asking someone who has taken the class before or is the same major. With many members in a chapter, there is bound to be others who study something similar, and people are always willing to help. It is also a little known fact that members of Greek life have a graduating rate of 70 percent compared to 50 percent of non-Greek life students. Fraternities and sororities also allow leaderships roles for students to take a larger role for their chapter. Whether it is an executive or an administrative position, students will learn many skills that can benefit
them in the future. These roles allow for members to take initiative and help guide other students, and they look excellent on a resume. Joining Greek life can also benefit students greatly after college. When looking for a career, members of fraternities or sororities have opportunities to communicate with alumni. Alumni will always help a brother or sister with something because Greek life is not just connections for a four-year period. They are connections made for a lifetime. Many corporations in the United States also have CEOs who are a part of Greek life and when searching for future jobs, Greek life is an easy connection to be made. Being a part of Greek life is much more than what most people really think it is. The media can create a negative image of Greek life actually is, which may turn students away, but there are many advantages that are not seen. Students should think about joining a fraternity or sorority while they are in college because the benefits that come with it can lead to better academics and an incredibly bright future. Chris Picazo can be reached at denopinions@gmail. com
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Financial expert to discuss career leadership By Derrin Coad Staff Reporter|@DEN_News The Eastern School of Business Executive-in-Residence Program will be presenting this semester’s executive-inresidence during a campus visit over the next two days. DeAnn McClain, the executive vice president of operations at Heartland Dental in Effingham, will be presenting her keynote speech “Leadership from the Heart” on Tuesday evening, which will detail the steps McClain has taken throughout her career, as she will also provide her advice on what it takes to be successful in leadership positions. The Eastern School of Business Executive-in-Residence Program is intended to be a motivational tool that provides
students with a look into what companies expect from their professional employees, as well as informing students as to what tools and skill sets professional employees are expected to possess. McClain will be speaking to several business classes during her campus tours on Tuesday and Wednesday, and she will also meet with President Perry, faculty members and student groups as well. McClain earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Eastern, and is a certified instructor with the Bell Leadership Institute. Over the last 18 years at Heartland Dental, McClain has contributed her financial and operational experience in the dental support industry. Throughout her career at Heartland
Dental, McClain has risen through the ranks, starting as part of the accounting team, advancing to accounts receivable manager, then to director of client services. Her current role as the executive vice president of operations has McClain involved in all facets of Heartland Dental, both within the company, as well as in the field with the company’s 625 dental offices in 28 states. McClain was also a major player in developing Heartland Dental’s MAPS system, which helps dentist offices determine their strengths, weaknesses, as well as showing opportunities for the offices to run more effectively. Heartland Dental’s transition team, which was a project that was also spearheaded by McClain, is an essential part
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The Carle Heart and Vascular Institute will be having an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at its new location in Mattoon so people can see the building and services offered. The Carle Institute recently expanded to a new building located in Mattoon. Mark Schultz, a Carle spokesman, said Carle took possession of the building in August 2014 and the clinic began seeing patients in February. The new expansion is located at 100 Lerna Road South, and it will be dedicated to providing care for people with heart conditions.
Schultz said many Carle physicians and staff members would be present at the event. Schultz said the staff hopes to see both present and future patients. “We hope to visit with both many present patients and those who are considering their options for care,” he said. The new facility is an extension of the previous building for the Carle Heart and Vascular Institute, which provide a variety of different services that are used to diagnose, monitor and follow up with patients. Shultz said these services are highly specialized, and staff members are using the latest technology. The Mattoon location has an expansive area for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. It will also have
an enhanced Vein Clinic, where vascular specialists can diagnose and treat people with circulation disorders. The specialists can also treat those with vein concerns that are more cosmetic in nature. “The space will allow us to help more people who need comprehensive cardiovascular care,” Shultz said. Carle Heart and Vascular Institute is expanding to offer their patients and clients more options, Shultz said. “Carle wants to give Coles County residents enhanced access and a choice in heart and vascular care,” Shultz said. Carle has currently provided heart and vascular care to residents of Coles County for several years now.
He said the new location would enhance the Carle Institute’s presence in the Mattoon-Charleston area. “We have had an existing, longtime presence in Mattoon-Charleston and want to have our patients be able to see their Carle heart and vascular physician or complete cardiac or pulmonary rehab closer to home,” Schultz said. The growing need for cardiovascular care had also been a motive for the expansion, he said. The old clinic did not have the space to accommodate certain things, such as the rehabilitation gym. Cassie Buchman can be reached 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Panthers begin push for OVC tournament By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Ohio Valley Conference season is winding down for the Eastern women’s basketball team. The Panthers have two games left remaining before the conference tournament, which include playing the two top teams in the conference in Southern Illinois Edwardsville and Tennessee-Martin. Eastern will play UT Martin on Wednesday at Lantz Arena at 6 p.m. Senior’s Sabina Oroszova, Arnisha Thomas and Deanna Willis will be honored prior to the start of Wednesday’s game with playing their final home games for the Panthers. The Panthers are currently in seventh place in the OVC and would be the No. 7 seed in the OVC tournament. Eastern still has an outside shot at the No. 6 seed, with Morehead State being 8-6 in the conference. The Eagles would have to lose their remaining two games and the Panthers would have to win out to become the No. 6 seed. For the No. 7 seed, the Panthers would either win one of their next two games or Austin Peay, who is currently in eight place at 6-9 would have to lose to Edwardsville, who they play Saturday. Oroszova on a roll Oroszova has had back-to-back dominant performances over the past week as Eastern is on a two-game win streak. The senior has 25 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and six blocks in the win against Murray State on Wednesday. She followed that up with a 22-point, 15-rebound and six-block game Saturday
against Southeast Missouri. She shot 51 percent from the floor for the week. Oroszova has at least three games to break the Eastern women’s basketball rebound record. She needs 48 rebounds to break it and currently is second on the list with 936. She is also second on the Eastern career blocks list with 179. She needs nine more to break the school record. Also, her 1,254 points ranks 15 th on the Eastern career list. Oroszova leads the conference in blocks with 1.9 per game and is second in 3-point shooting percentage at 46.9. She also leads the conference in rebounding at 10.1 per game. UT Martin wins OVC regular season championship UT Martin continues to roll through the OVC as they are 14-0 in the conference and wrapped up the No. 1 seed and backto-back OVC regular season championship with two games left in the season. The Skyhawks defeated Edwardsville Saturday to get the OVC regular season title. UT Martin ranks first in the OVC in scoring with 80.7 points per game and second in scoring defense with allowing opponents to score 62.9 points per game. Skyhawk sophomore Ashia Jones leads t h e OVC w i t h 2 7 . 2 p o i n t s p e r g a m e through 14 games. The Skyhawks have two games remaining at Eastern and home against Murray State. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
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Swim teams finish season on high note By Sean Hastings Staff reporter|@DEN_Sports The men’s and women’s swim team have wrapped up their 2014-2015 season finishing with an 1-8 record and 3-7 record, respectively. The season started when both teams took on Indiana-Purdue University and Butler University in Indianapolis. Both teams would drop both meets to the schools. They would then fall to Ball State University but would find themselves both victorious the following meet to Valparaiso. The men defeated Valparaiso by a score of 137122, and the women won 162-95. That would be the men’s only victory on the year but the women would go on to win two more times against Western Illinois University two times by scores of 116-85, and 130-123. The record may not show it, but both teams continued to improve all year long and were always working to get better. “Our biggest improvement as a team was endurance,” senior captain Katie VanHootegem said. “We ran a lot during the season and upped our yardage and I think that really showed on the fourth day of the meet.” 14 of the total 37 Panther swimmers were freshman. For a lot of the younger swimmers didn’t let the inexperience didn’t get to them. Freshman Amy Smith posted solid times all year, and eventually completing her goal of breaking the Eastern Illinois 100-yard backstroke record, and she did that in the final meet of the year at conference. Smith swam a time of 56.86. After finishing up her first season as a freshman, Smith said she had to adjust to the new things that were surrounding her. “I learned how to be flexible since everything from training to schedule was different from last year,” she said. “This year swimming-wise was definitely what I expected.” Freshman Steve Fishman also put his name at number three in the record books for men’s 200 freestyle. Another notable race for the Panthers was sophomore Paige Eavenson’s 200 butterfly against Ball
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State. She didn’t break a record, but she won the race by .05 of a second. Freshman Steve Truchon also had a great conference meet and dealt with sicknesses all year. Peck and VanHootegem were the team leaders throughout the season. Both swimmers led the team in many ways. “Throughout the year, my main goal was to lead by example,” Peck said. “I wanted to be a role model for the younger swimmers and just be a person whom they can come and talk to.” The leadership paid off for the freshman in their first years. “I think the freshmen did a great job at stepping
up and showing what they are made of,” VanHootegem said. “We tried to pair up the upperclassmen with the underclassmen to help guide them, and I think that really worked out well.” Both teams would come up short to the Billikens on that night. Peck said that they grew a lot as a team during the season. “I felt like we came together and pushed each other everyday in the pool and we all had the drive to succeed,” she said. The teams didn’t just work hard in the pool and succeed there, but they also worked hard in the classroom and earned a team grade point average of 3.59, which is the highest in the school’s history.
Everyone on the team learned some things this year VanHootegem said. “The number one thing I will take away from the season is life doesn’t need to be so serious,” VanHootegem said. “Sometimes you just need to be yourself and everything else will fall into place.” The Panthers will have a new look next year, with VanHootegem and Peck graduating. They will also some new Panthers coming in to help keep improving the team. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Foster lives, breathes, sleeps tennis By Chris Picazo Staff Reporter|@DEN_Sports To some tennis may just be a game, but to Ali Foster, of Plainfield, Ill., tennis is everything. Foster, a junior sociology major, has been playing tennis her entire life, beginning at the age of five. It was a sport she watched as child, and she realized that was something she wanted to do. Foster played singles at Plainfield Central High School and since coming to Eastern, she has improved greatly. Eastern women’s tennis coach and director of tennis John Blackburn has observed Foster’s playing over the last three seasons and noticed improvements. “The variety in her game has grown and she has things she is very good that she has always been good at, but I think now in the three years she has been here, she has more variety in her
game,” Blackburn said. “She can attack people in different ways and recognize different ways to attack people.” Before coming to Eastern, Foster did not know what to expect from playing tennis in Division I, but she knew it was going to be different and she knew there would challenges. “My high school team wasn’t as close, I would say, as a college team, but it’s more fun because you get to travel a lot, going to other schools and other states,” Foster said. “It’s very time consuming, but it’s also nice that you always have something to do and there’s not a lot of down time.” Coming into the 2014-15 season, Foster had specific goals she wanted to accomplish for the year. “This year I wanted to play higher than I played last year and a lot of other goals are smaller, just working on my game,” Foster said. “They have been coming along really well, and I have been playing better than I have
in the past.” Foster has had strong performances in all of her singles matches this season. She was able to defeat freshman Jackie Kawamoto of University of Dayton 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, freshman Catherine Shulman of Illinois State University in straight sets 6-2, 6-1, and junior Marina Moreno of University of Evansville 6-4, 6-4. Foster also had a strong performance against Indiana University, but ultimately lost in three sets 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-4). Foster has also had success in doubles with partner junior Hannah Kimbrough with both getting wins against Dayton, 6-2; Illinois State, 6-1; and Evansville, 6-0. Foster has noticed that she has been playing well against other opponents in singles and said her confidence has been positively affected from it. “I think with each match you play you get more confident because
it’s like practice going into the next match,” Foster said. “You learn what to do and what not to do from the previous match, and you learn what you need to work on.” Foster’s confidence and improvements over the course of her time playing at Eastern brought her one of her favorite moments since beginning her college career. “We recently played Dayton, and I think that was a really good match for me,” Foster said. “It was a long match and her style is not really mine, and I ended up winning the match, and it gave me more confidence because in the past I would not have won the match, but this year I was able to win.” Coach Blackburn said Foster’s play this year has been the best she has had at Eastern. “I think it’s been one of her strongest years,” Blackburn said. “She has gotten off to a really good start in singles and doubles, and she has been
gradually improving every year she has been here”. Blackburn also noted the growth Foster has had as both a teammate and team role model since coming to play at Eastern. “Ali has been a great leader for us for the last couple of years, and she has really grown into a strong leader for us,” Blackburn said. “She has excellent interpersonal skills that allow her to get on a teammate’s level and help them through things and relate to them. She has been a very good role model and leader for the team this year.” Foster and the Panthers will continue their season Friday and Sunday when they face Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind. and Western Illinois University in Macomb, Ill. Chris Picazo can be reached at 581-2812 or cespicazo@eiu.edu.
Men’s tennis team loses 8th straight match By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter|@DEN_Sports
Eastern men’s tennis fell short once again Sunday when the Panthers fell 4-3 to Toledo at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign. The loss was Eastern’s closest loss of the year. “(Sunday) was one heck of a battle, as this match couldn’t get much closer,” Eastern coach Eric Stark said. The Panthers extended their eight-game losing streak yesterday morning and now fall to 0-8 on the season while the Rockets improve to 8-6.
Eastern had an extra day to prepare after their match scheduled for Saturday at Southern Illinois was postponed to March 4 due to bad weather conditions. Doubles matches continued to struggle for Eastern as they lost the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. The No. 3 doubles match went unfinished after senior David Constantinescu and freshman Grant Reiman took senior Roberto Mezo and freshman Stephen Miller to a 6-6 tie in the first set. Singles matches is where the Panthers shined once again getting all of their overall points in that fashion.
In the No. 1 match, Rockets sophomore Stjepan Sisko defeated junior Ryan Henderson 7-6, 6-2. Senior Mark Singnil defeated freshman Preston Touliatos in a tiebreaker 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the No. 3 singles match and in the No. 6 match Miller defeated Grant Reiman 6-2, 6-3. Eastern saw success from their older players in the No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 singles matches starting with junior Robert Skolik defeating Nicky Wong 6-3, 6-4. Junior Rui Silva defeated freshman Omar Espinosa 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 4 match and David Constantinescu defeated senior Roberto Meza 6-0,
6-4 in the No. 5 match. The Panthers now have three non-conference games left before they battle against their own conference opponents. Stark continues to rave about how important the conference season is and the last few non-conference games are great opportunities to prepare for it. “We are not thinking in terms of wins and losses. We are gearing up for the start of conference play in a few weeks. If we work hard, play hard and fight for every point, we will be in for a successful conference season,” he said before the match against Toledo.
The Panthers have the rescheduled match against Southern Illinois left on their schedule. Also, they have Saint Louis and their next matchup Chicago State remaining on the schedule before the conference season starts. Eastern will take on the Cougars at H-F Racquet Club in Homewood-Flossmoor at 4 p.m. Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.