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Faculty senate to discuss budget By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News Faculty senate will hear from members of the Intercollegiate Athletics Board to discuss recent budget overspending at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of Booth Library. This past year, the IAB overspent their allotted budget by $1 million. The board’s overspending as well as the conduction of their budget has been discussed between many faculty senate members. In earlier meetings, members of the senate questioned the department use of the budget. In one of those earlier meetings, Jim Davis discussed the recent spending issues to other board members. Additionally, the IAB is allowed to select and vote on its board members, unlike the other boards on campus. Grant Sterling, chair of faculty senate, said the board will hear from Dan Nadler, vice president for student affairs and Tom Michael the athletic director, . “The main feature will be a discussion with Vice President Nadler and Athletic Director Michael,” Sterling said. “One focus of the discussion will be explaining the justification for allowing IA to overspend its budget last year by $1 million, but other questions may be asked.” Sterling said that Jon Blitz from the chemistry department may be giving a presentation about how much intercollegiate athletics costs the university. The Senate will also discuss starting a campaign to create more scholarships for Eastern Students. These new scholarships, tentatively called Eastern Community Commitment to Excellence Scholarships, will give recipients $2,000 per year and would be renewable. These scholarships would be similar to the current Eastern Challenge to Excellence Awards, which are awarded to students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and an ACT score of 21. The senate will also look at the Distinguished Faculty Award process. According to a report sent to the senate members, the nominations paper need to included a nominating letter, cover sheet and up to three letters of support from colleagues, administrators, staff and current and former students. Nominations will be due by 4 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 25. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
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Sororities hash out VH1’s ‘Sorority Sisters’ By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Audience members were left speechless when shown a clip from VH1’s TV series “Sorority Sisters,” which many – including the seven women on the panel – felt was an embarrassment to their organization at Monday’s forum. Hosted by Zeta Phi Beta sorority, “Real Sorority Sisters Discuss: ‘Sorority Sisters,’ was a forum discussion about the controversial show that aired on VH1. “Sorority Sisters” was a VH1 reality TV series that featured postcollegiate women who were members of the four historically black female Greek organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho. Because of the controversy and backlash from some of the Greek national headquarters of these sororities, as well as community outcry from black Greeks, the show was canceled and many of the members on the series were expelled or suspended from their organizations. Many of the women on the panel did not watch all 10 episodes of the show; most watched only the first episode, lost interest or completely boycotted the show. Yolanda Williams, a gateway adviser and member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority said the show misrepresented the group. “That’s not what our organizations are about and that’s not who we are,” Williams said. The panel debated similarities between the show and other series’ such as “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and “Love and HipHop.” Some felt there was no difference between “Sorority Sisters” and those shows in regards to how
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they acted, but the main concern was the women’s proud announcement of their Greek affiliation, which audience members said left a bad taste in their mouths. “If they showed our real life, it would have only lasted one episode,” Williams said. Brittany Fisher, the president of Delta Sigma Theta, said that was the biggest difference between that show and “Love and HipHop” because they were representing organizations, which had the potential to have those who are non-Greek look at Greeks as something undesirable. Fisher said everything on TV is for entertainment, but how the
girls acted showed the overall organization in a bad light. She said because she is a Delta, she is no longer just “Brittany,” she is “Brittany, the Delta.” Wi l l i a m s , w h o w a s i n s p i re d with how the national headquarters got the show off the air, said because they made it happen, they could do more as an organization having a larger voice in the nation. “We made that happen, we can change the world,” Williams said. One student in the audience, Kendall Jackson, a senior family consumer science major, said he didn’t support the women on “Sorority Sisters” because of how they
represented the organization, but he did support the show. Jackson said the women on the show appeared as a representation of their Greek organization, rather than the individuals they were before joining the group. Mona Davenport, the director of minority affairs and a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, said “Greekdom” is not for everyone and there are some within each of the organizations on a national level that may not have the best individual personalities.
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Eastern reaffirmed for accreditation By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News Late last week, Eastern received word from the North Central Association that the school has been reaffirmed for accreditation for a 10-year period. A team of evaluators came to Eastern to properly evaluate the university in its mission, integrity, teaching and learning. To do this, the evaluation team looked at quality, resources, support, evaluation and improvement. The evaluation team put together a report of their findings, which often-times complimented Eastern, noting how the school fully met each of the reports’ criteria. According to the report, Eastern’s mission statement was found to be clear and well-articulated. It was reported that of the 1,431 students completing the self-study survey, 77.4% indicated some or a lot of collaboration with faculty on research or creative activities conducted outside of class.
The report also said that 86 percent of students indicated that Eastern’s activities reflect the school’s commitment to diversity and two-thirds of the faculty reportedly mentors undergraduate research outside the classroom. The evaluation team suggests Eastern develop a formal mission review cycle with input from the constituent groups on campus. According to the report, the school’s mission statement met the evaluation requirements, demonstrating its commitment to the welfare of the public. “Without a doubt, the institution’s mission is clear and articulated publicly in multiple places and guides its operations at every level of the institution,” the report said. It reported individual faculty, staff, students, trustees, and administrators could not only articulate the mission, but were also able to give concrete, specific examples of how their particular areas made the mission come alive in their day-to-day actions. The university was then evaluated
based upon its integrity, defined by ethical and responsible conduct. One of the components the evaluation team looked at in its report was how Eastern presents itself to the students and the public with its programs, faculty and staff. “Students appear to have an understanding of institutional processes and requirements as confirmed by institutional surveys and team conversation.” The report said. “Orientation programs are provided for new and transfer students by New Students Programs and include the typical orientation, advisement, and registration processes, as well as a transition program (Prowl) designed to provide a foundation for personal and academic success.” Throughout the rest of the components, the evaluation team felt Eastern successfully met each of the requirements. “Eastern demonstrates a firm commitment to integrity and ethics in policies and actions,” the report said. “This commitment is widely supported by students,
staff, and faculty by their understanding of institutional policies and sense of dedication to the institution.” Criterion three of the report focused on the quality, resources, and support of teaching and learning. One of the components that the report looked at was how Eastern has both a faculty and staff involvement within high-quality programs and other student services. “EIU has sufficient numbers of faculty members to carry out academic related activities, both inside and outside classrooms,” the report said. The evaluation team did express one concern, in terms of smaller class sizes. To retain sustainability, Eastern will have to continue current creative efforts in order to maintain current class sizes. Otherwise, the evaluation team reported Eastern successfully met all the components of criterion three.
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based on how many service hours completed. Cindy Miller, the director of academic services for student athletes, said she has had a long-standing partnership with Fisher on community service programs and Fisher reached out to her about the Thursday program. Miller also said Student athletes and coaches usually have an interest in community service and in the past, through the Be The Match foundation, the students have done a spit-kit for a bone marrow donation to see if the student is a bone marrow match.
“It's a great opportunity for the student athletes to make a difference in the children's lives.” -Rachel Fisher, director of student community service “Out athletes are really involved in community service,” Miller said. Miller said the after school program is also important for those students who wish to go into education so they can have more experiences and opportunities around children. Fisher said it’s possible children might start to request certain sports teams to volunteer as well as get the children more interested in the particular sport that is volunteering. She said her hope is that in the future, more registered student or-
ganizations can help with the after school program. “The children get so excited to meet college kids,” Fisher said. Ruth Garippo, a sophomore accounting major, said she got invo l ve d i n vo l u n t e e r i n g a t Fox Ridge as well as participating in the Adopt a Family program during Christmas last semester and enjoyed it. Garippo, who is also on the track and field team, said she recently spent some time with the Salvation Army after school program assisting young children with their homework and learned a lot from the experience. “You can learn a lot from kids,” Garippo said. Garippo said while she as at the Salvation Army, she met a two young girls who were relaxed and calm when it came to doing their homework. She said there was also one little girl who needed help with her math homework finding the greatest common factor. The girl went back-and-forth telling Garippo that she did and then did not know how to do the assignment, toying with her. “She was just testing me—it was really cute,” Garippo said. The athlete portion of the after school program will end April 23, two days before their office’s annual Service Day Fisher said.
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The second candidate for the director of the Tarble Arts Center said he sees the center as a creative resource for people and will preserve that resource by representing the community’s rich history artistically. He also said he believes the development and changes that challenged and refined the role of the center will help to uphold its reputation as a creative resource. Schuetz has served as the assistant director of the Tarble Arts Center since June of 2010. Schuetz said he has over 15 years combined work experience as an artist, museum professional and educator. “The way people perceive art, how and where they absorb it, has changed,” Schuetz said. “So the institution has to move with the times to reflect and support those changes, both in its physical appearance as well as in its accessibility.” Before working at Tarble, Schuetz was employed at the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio museum in Lenox, Mass from June 2000 to May 2003. He also served as an instructor at the Kids Arts Camp, a communitybased public outreach program that was sponsored by the museum. After that, Schuetz worked as Collections Technician at Historic New England, a museum in Boston, Mass from May 2005 to June 2010. Schuetz’s juggled a number of jobs while working at the Historic New England, including the management of a collection of 60 thousand objects in a storage facility. Throughout the years, Schuetz has done freelance work with different museums as well as taught art classes at different colleges in New York and Massachusetts. “When I first started as an artist directly out of school and began teaching, my philosophy was ‘lay low and lead a clean life,’” Schuetz said. Nearly 20 years later, Schuetz said he has gained experience and a broader sense of what it takes to be a leader. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
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Scientist discusses ‘Life on the Savannah’ By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Jill Pruetz originally did not want to study chimpanzees because everyone else in her field did, but when she started working with them she realized there was nothing else she would rather do. Eastern’s 12th annual Darwin Day series of events kicked off with a lecture Monday night in the Doudna Fine Arts Center from Pruetz. Pruetz is a professor at Iowa State University who studies and teaches anthropology. Her lecture was called “Life on the Savannah,” and she talked about her studies with chimpanzees, which is her main area of focus. She talked about her study site in Fongoli, Senegal, which is located on the southeastern part of Senegal. She said the relation chimpanzees have to us is the reason why she studies them. “I think most people have heard that chimpanzees are our closest living relatives based on DNA analyses,” Pruetz said. “But I don’t know if most people realize that we’re also their closest living relative, which means chimpanzees are more closely related to us then they are to gorillas.” Pruetz said before she started studying in the Savannah, there was only one other study of chimpanzees in Senagal. She said when she first got to Senegal she intended to open up a study site in a national park. She performed a survey outside the park, which helped her change her mind when she saw the chimpanzees show different behaviors
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Doctor Jill Pruetz, a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Iowa State University, spoke at the Darwin Days event in lecture hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Monday.
then the ones who lived in the park. Pruetz shared her personal experiences with the audience and showed videos her and her team took while on the site. She said she started her work in 2001, but it took four years to get
the chimpanzees used to her and her team. She said it was a full time effort to try to get the chimpanzees to the point to where they would let Pruetz and her team follow them around all day long.
She said as of April 2014, she has gathered about 10 years worth of data. She showed the data she collected and the detailed videos and photos she took while in the field. She said she believes that chim-
panzees are the best-studied wild mammals so far and nobody has corrected her on it yet. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.
Back to Health to host Charleston business after hours By Cassie Buchman City Editor | @DEN_News Back to Health Chiropractic and Natural Health Care Center will give free spinal screenings at Business After Hours Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 25 West Lincoln Avenue. Cindy White, the president and CEO of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, which will present the event, said Business After Hours is hosted by a different business each time. “Businesses open up, and people can come see what the business is,” she said. “(The businesses) have food, sometimes drinks, but they do not have to be alcohol-
ic.” The even offers an opportunity for people in Charleston to network with local business owners and customers, and visitors and invited to come and go based on their availability. “The heart and soul of business is relationships,” she said. “It is still (about) one on one contact.” Back to Health will give a tour, let people meet their staff, have door prizes and free spinal screenings, which examine the neck and lower back to see if an individual has the electrical output that muscles along the spines produce. Spinal Screenings were also given at the EIU health fair, and the Charter Business
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Chris Picazo Over the past couple of years, it has become common for bands to celebrate a 10-year anniversary of an album in their discography. Bands usually celebrate by embarking on nationwide tours playing a set that includes playing the album in full. The tours can usually bring feelings of nostalgia for big fans of the band or album. Other than that, celebrating an album through a tour is completely unnecessary. Whenever I see bands announce a tour like this, a couple of things always come to mind. First: bands are taking advantage of their fan base by exploiting them to go for a quick cash grab. Bands know they can take advantage of playing a fan favorite album and they know they will be album to get a good response in doing so. Second: playing a 10-year tour is a complete disservice to band and their talent. If a band has been around long enough to celebrate a 10th anniversary of an album, it usually means that they also have a larger discography. With age, comes experiences, and as a band grows older and matures, their sound and lyrics do as well. For a band to go back to playing an entire album from earlier in their career for an entire tour is a waste of their talent. Bands should be touring for new material to show they have progressed through their career instead of reverting back. A band that has spoken out about performing 10-year anniversary tours is Fall Out Boy. When the band reunited in 2013 after a three-year hiatus, fans expected an anniversary tour of the band’s debut Take This to Your Grave, released in 2003. Instead, the band released and toured for their album Save Rock and Roll. Fast forward to 2015, fans were expecting a 10-year tour of fan favorite album From Under the Cork Tree, released in 2005. The band crushed those rumors by explaining they would never do a 10-year anniversary tour, and instead the band released their newest album American Beauty/American Psycho in Jan. 2015. Fans were upset at this announcement, but the band has every right to do this. The band has steadily evolved over the past decade from the genre of simple pop punk to pop rock with arena anthems. The band is too talented to go back and play something simple musically and lyrically just for a quick cash grab. Every band should have this mindset when it comes to their music. Musicians should hone their talents and play what they are capable of playing. 10-year anniversary tours for albums are complete waste and bands should be focusing on how to progress musically instead of regressing. Chris Picazo can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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Community should be aware of Tarble director With the search for a new director of the Tarble Arts Center underway, the Eastern and Charleston community should be aware of this process and recognize how significant it is for the position to be filled adequately. Michael Watts has been the director for nearly 30 years, having taken the job in February of 1986. However, he retired in May and will officially leave his title as of March 31. With such a long career, Watts has put a lot of time and effort into establishing the current standards for art exhibitions and education used to promote culture on campus and in the community. Having the right person move into Watts’ position is critical because of the Tarble’s role to people in the area. The Tarble is a place where people can educate themselves not only by taking classes but also by experiencing different forms of expression from paintings, sculptures and photography to local plays. As a museum, the Tarble is one of about 1,000
nationally and 32 in Illinois that are accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, which it has been since 2001.Having someone with the wrong goals or mission for the Tarble would be a disservice to students and locals alike. The process has been moving along this month with the screening committee interviewing candidates on campus, two of which have already been completed. Though Glenn Hild, the interim dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, will make the final decision, the public should still be taking advantage of the open interview sessions to voice their opinions and concerns. The public should be demanding to know that the best of the four candidates being considered is chosen who has the most relevant experience and a vision that is consistent with all that the Tarble has accomplished in the past. The screening committee includes chair Dana Ringuette, who is also chair of the English department; Keith Perry, a member of the Tarble advisory board; Elizabeth Heldebrandt, an editorial writer for Booth Library; Chris Kahler, an
art professor; and Malgorzta Rymsza-Pawlowska, a history professor. Out of the 13 people who applied for the position, the final candidates include Rehema Barber, the coordinator of the Figure One exhibition space at the University of Illinois’ School of Art and Design; Sherry Maurer, who stepped down as director of the Augustana College Art Museum; Michael Schetz, who is currently the assistant director of the Tarble; and Peter Van Ael, the coordinator of art galleries at Northern Illinois University’s School of Art and Design. Based on their previous work, all candidates seem to have experience that would guide them in taking on such an important role. The posted job description also lists experience in community outreach, budgeting and fundraising as a requirement, which is just as necessary in sustaining the Tarble. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
You cannot escape graffiti, not even in college Why do we have this obsession with marking on stalls or desks that we were once there? We’ve seen it on dining room tables, names etched somewhere on your bathroom stalls and on the windowsills of public transportation. I’m just curious as to why is it that we feel so compelled to write that we were even there? We’ve seen it in the strangest places and written in the strangest ways. “Vote Libertarian!” or “Josh loves Leah” under your thigh and even “This way to The Ministry of Magic” on a toilet seat. What is it about noticing a blank space that makes our hands and brains twitch anxiously— that annoying blank space just begging to be written on. Some people would rather draw cartoons, write an inspirational message or you’ll get those really obscure John Keats quotes you might have explicated once during an English seminar discussion. Why not consider therapy or buy a diary—create a blog, why don’t you? Having a blog would allow you to post, literally, every strange and mindless and disturbing thought that comes to mind. You can draw your dirtiest
Marge Clemente doodles and tell the world about how you think the word UFO doesn’t make sense. When I’m in a stall and get myself situated, I don’t want to see anyone’s angry scrawling about whom I should vote for. I don’t care for quotes about you wondering why planet Earth was placed exactly here in the universe and why it’s provided us with perfect climate to sustain human life. Honestly, I’m just trying to sit here at Subway and enjoy my Italian BMT without having to look down and see your quote scowling back up at me, telling me that I am wasting my life away or to run and tell my crush that I’m smitten. I don’t care to know the solution of the matrices you practiced earlier during your math
course. And please, I beg of you, please spare me graphic drawings of genitalia glaring down at me as I sit. There is no need for me to know which sexual acts you participated in—ever. I could have lived the rest of my life peacefully without ever knowing that gritty little piece of information (thanks for that horrifying image). People -- bathroom stalls, desks and windowsills (or other surfaces that the public has access to look at) is not your personal diary. Go and get help or create a blog for yourself. Don’t be so silly, you guys. We have so much access to social media now. Do something constructive with your doodles—show off your talent elsewhere and not in a place where human waste is excreted. Give us a chance to see your work and your thoughts in the appropriate space. Oh, and give those who have to clean up after your mess a break. Marge Clemente is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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“I love it. I have a boyfriend of four years, but he is at school in New York so we just send letters and stuff,” Madison Murphy, an elementary education major, said.
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“It is pretty much like a Hallmark holiday because they’re doing things to get people to buy stuff for this one day,” Unique Henley, a biology and pre-pharmacy major, said. “If it is not February 14, you can still go out to eat. You can still show that you care for me.”
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“(Indians) celebrate Valentine’s Day. We give much importance to Valentine’s Day,” Uday Samineni, a graduate technology major, said. “There are a lot of couples there so there are a lot of lovers, so they are excited to celebrate Valentine’s Day.”
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“I just feel like it is overplayed,” Lauren Drucker, a sophomore recreation administration major, said.
By Jarad Jarmon Managing Editor | @DEN_news The Daily Eastern News staff set out to see what Eastern students thought of Valentine’s Day Monday. Students vary in their beliefs of how much consideration should be given to the holiday and what an appropriate celebration might look like. Valentine’s Day has changed over the centuries. According to a National Geographic report, the holiday originated from a Roman pa-
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“It is nothing special. It is just an occasion for us. I feel like you don’t have to be with anybody,” Micah Mcfadden, a pre-nursing major, said. “You can celebrate with the people you love, not just your boyfriend or girlfriend.”
gan holiday, Lupercalia, where men stripped naked and whipped young women in hopes of increasing their fertility. Not long after Christianity was made the official Roman religion, the holiday was morphed to comply with more Christian practices. The story paints a different origin of the holiday, focusing on St. Valentine, who performed marriages for young men in the army even though it was forbidden, according to the National Geographic report. Legend says he was then executed for his actions.
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“It is just an excuse to kind of hangout with my partner. We don’t really put a lot of weight into it,” Jason Haarmann, a senior mathematics major, said. “I think, to some extent, people spend a lot of money on it, but it’s whatever makes the other person happy I guess. How we show love nowadays sometimes is like ‘take this stuff.’”
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“If you don’t do something special, it is not much of a holiday,” Christian Ruiz, a political science major, said.
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“The same is true for Christmas. The same is true for Easter. These are pretty much symbolic holidays that have been turned into very commercial holidays,” William Ryan, graduate technology student, said. “I think if you have a significant other, I think you look for any reason to celebrate anything with them.”
The cost of affection
1,148 U.S. manufacturers produced chocolate and cocoa products in 2011, which employed 35,358 people.
The total value of imports of fresh cut roses as of Oct. 2013 was $280,357,058.
An estimated 23,394 jewelry stores were in business in 2011, and sold about $2.8 billion worth of merchandise in 2013.
The median ages of first marriage for men and women is 29 and 27.
Four years is the median time between divorce and a second marriage for men and women.
Figures taken from the U.S. Census Bureau News
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“The University has effectively organized faculty support staff, and physical facilities and infrastructure to provide student-centered learning environments,” the report said. “The university employs high-quality faculty and well-trained staff members to deliver instruction and provide support services.” Criterion four looked at Eastern’s evaluation and improvement of both teaching and learning. One of the components that the report looked at was how well the institution demonstrated responsibility for the quality of the programs it offers. Furthermore, the evaluation team determined Eastern had met all requirements for criterion four. “Based on the evidence provided
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However, she felt those who attempt to join do truly want to do service for their community. The notion that each of the organizations are also businesses was brought up and all of the members agreed. Majarrie Marshall, a junior communication studies major, said “All the organiza-
through the self-study, supporting documents, and the site visit, it is clear that the institution is committed to educational achievement and improvement,” the report said. The final criterion was Eastern’s planning and institutional effectiveness through its resources. The evaluation team viewed Eastern’s governance and administrative structures and how they promote effective leadership. “EIU has instituted regulation internal and other policies that are routinely implemented at the department, college, and university level,” the report said. Other components the report examined included how the school engages in both systematic and integrated planning, how
Eastern works to improve its performance, and the support of its current educational programs. While Eastern met all components of criterion five, the evaluation team found some items that raised concern. “Eastern Illinois University has carefully guarded and guided its resources to ensure that it has the necessary resources to fulfill its mission and systematically improve the quality of it educational offerings and its operational performance,” the report said. “The team expressed concern that a confluence of factors such as changing leadership as a new president comes on board in July 2015, late efforts to enter a very competitive online scene, declining state funding trends, and the
multiplicity of planning groups could come together to derail EIU’s multi-faceted planning efforts.” Eastern will not be up for another review until 2024-2025, the max period allowed between reaccreditation reviews. “Eastern Illinois University has effectively dealt with significant challenges during the past ten years, not the least of which was a drop in enrollment and decline in state support,” the report said. “Leaders at the institution recognize the challenges they face and have taken and intend to continue taking substantive action to address their situation.”
knew of the organizations prior to watching the show, he did not get the impression that the women in the series represented all black female Greeks. JaLisa Smith, the president of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, said those on campus who are in the Greek organizations have jobs that they do outside of what the
average person on campus sees. “ Y ’all don’t see all the things we do,” Smith said.
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Preston Touliatos, a freshmen men’s tennis player, has been playing tennis for at least 7 years now. The individualism in the sport is what makes him enjoy tennis the most Preston said.
Touliatos shows off noticeable improvement By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter|@DEN_SPORTS Freshman tennis player Preston Touliatos of Birmingham, Ala. has been playing tennis since he was 12. Touliatos, a pre-medicine major, was a member of the tennis team at Oak Mountain High School and finished with an undefeated 13-0 mark at No. 1 singles. Eastern men’s tennis coach Eric Stark said he noticed Touliatos’ development this season. “I like the growth from Preston,” Stark said. That’s the first thing the coach said about Touliatos, after this past weekend’s tennis matches against Valparaiso and Michigan State.
The Alabama native enjoys any kind of woodworking projects. Touliatos also likes to spend time outdoors. “That’s why I love Alabama,” Touliatos said. “It never gets cold as it does here.” His mother, Rebecca Treadwell, played tennis at Samford University, which is in his hometown. “My mom’s side of the family all played college tennis,” Touliatos said. “I was around the sport, just never got involved in it until later on.” He said he always wanted to be a college athlete but never realized he had the opportunity until he was 16 at Oak Mountain. Touliatos has been part of each doubles win that Eastern has recorded early on this season. The Panthers have struggled in doubles
so far this season landing a 2-16 record their first six games. Junior Robert Skolik and Touliatos have provided the two doubles wins for the Panthers. The No. 1 duo for the Panthers defeated the No. 1 doubles squads at Ball State and Michigan State. The No. 76 ranked player in the nation, Gijs Linders, is on the No.1 doubles pair for the Spartans. Touliatos said Skolik was one of his role models on the team that he looks up to the most. He said it helps their chemistry on the tennis court. “We have similar playing styles so he is one person I go to a lot,” Touliatos said. “All the upperclassmen on the team are very good for me to see because they are all very smart and helpful.”
“Michigan State beat the 14th ranked team in the nation a few weeks ago and I thought we were aggressive and the better team out there,” Stark said. Touliatos said Stark contributed to the development in his game. He said he only hopes to get better. “He’s helped me with some elements, which includes the mental side of my game too,” Touliatos said. Skolik and Touliatos will look to keep improving as doubles partners this weekend when Eastern takes on in state rival Illinois State University in Normal, Ill. Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu
Murray State nearing AP poll top 25 teams By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @Banash5 A double-digit victory over Austin Peay boosted Murray State to a 19-game winning streak. This is the 4 th longest winning streak in Ohio Valley Conference history. The Racers are now 11-0 in OVC play, giving them at least a 3.5 game lead over every team in the OVC. The streak is the second longest in the nation behind number one ranked and undefeated Kentucky, who has won 23 straight games. Only four OVC teams have finished conference play unbeaten. Austin Peay was the last team to finish conference play with a perfect record. The Governors went a perfect 16-0 in the 2003-04 season, in route to a berth in the National Invitational Tour-
nament. “I always tell the guys to never underestimate winning, and how tough it is to chase a conference championship,” Murray State head coach Steve Prohm said. “They can never underestimate how important it is, and how hard it is, especially at this level.” The Racers earned more Top-25 votes this week, but were left outside the poll at number 31 in the nation. They face Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Thursday. Bradshaw named to all-academic team Belmont’s junior guard Craig Bradshaw was named to the Capitol One Academic All-District team last week. He will the now go on the national ballot for Academic All-American nominations. All players are nominated by the College Sports Information Directors of America. All players must be either varsity starters or key reserves and have a GPA of 3.3 on a
4.0 scale to qualify for the award. They also have to be at least a sophomore athletically and academically. Bradshaw currently has a 3.51 GPA in public relations. He says that he wants to pursue an admissions career at a private school. He has had 49 career double-figure scoring games and averages nearly 18 points a game in three years. He is 17 points away from being the 14 th member of the 1,000-point club at Belmont. Bradshaw is the 17 th player in Belmont history to be nominated for the all-district team. The Bruins have lost two in a row and travel to Jacksonville State University on Wednesday. Newell double-doubles to victory for UT-Martin University of Tennessee-Martin contin-
ued its recent success last week with a pair of victories at Austin Peay and at home against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. The Skyhawks have won four of their last five behind senior guard Marshun Newell who recorded a double-double in both of those wins. He was named the OVC’s co-player of the week, after tallying a career-high 23 points and 17 rebounds at Austin Peay and scoring 18 accompanied by 10 rebounds against the cougars. He is the 4 th Skyhawk to be named to an OVC weekly award this season. This was his first of the season. Newell averages 13.2 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu
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Senior Sephora Boulbahaiem returns the ball during a match against Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 6 at the Darling Courts. Boulbahaiem defeated sophomore Chanel Scudiero in the No. 4
singles match in three sets.
Women’s tennis defeats Illinois State Chris Picazo Staff Reporter|@DEN_SPORTS The Eastern women’s tennis team defeated Illinois State University 6-1 on Saturday in Normal improving to 2-1 in the season. Sophomore Kamile Stadalninkaite, junior Hannah Kimbrough, and senior Sephora Boulbahaiem picked up wins in singles matches to clinch and secure a Panther lead over the Redbirds. Eastern coach John Blackburn said there were certain perfor mances Saturday contributing to their singles success. “Three of the key performances for us in singles were Kamile Stadalninkaite’s win to give
us the 4th point we needed to clinch the team win and Sephora Boulbahaiem and Hannah Kimbrough’s 3 set wins,” Blackburn said. Stadalninkaite defeated Sophomore Natalia Parchowska in the No. 6 singles match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. Boulbahaiem defeated Sophomore Chanel Scudiero in the No. 4 singles match in three sets, 7-6, 6-4, 10-8. Kimbrough defeated Freshman Valerija Gercar in the No. 5 spot in three sets, 6-1, 7-6, 10-5. Freshman Grace Summers and junior Ali Foster also won in singles at the No. 2 and No.4 spots both in straight sets. Su m m e r s d e f e a t e d f re s h m a n
Donna Haycock 6-1, 6-4. Foster defeated Freshman Catherine Shulman 6-2, 6-1. Junior Kadi Ilves defeated Eastern sophomore Kelly Iden 6-2, 6-2. All three doubles teams picked up victories for the panthers. “ We a r e d e f i n i t e l y m a k i n g progress in doubles,” Blackburn said. “ We saw some improve ments from our last match and we’ll continue to work on playing stronger the next time we go out.” T h e No. 1 d o u b l e s t e a m o f Boulbahaiem and Summers defeated Ilves and Haycock with a score of 6-3. T h e No. 2 d o u b l e s t e a m o f Foster and Kimbrough defeat-
ed Scudiero and Shulman with a score of 6-1. The No. 3 doubles Iden and Stadalninkaite defeated Gercar and Parchowska. The Panthers won their second straight match with a win over Illinois State University, after defeating University of Dayton 4-3. Blackburn said he believes the team has improved as a whole with this win. “I thought it was our most complete match of the season; we got strong performances all through the lineup,” Blackburn said. “We played the big points better this time out; there were a lot of close matches, but we were able to perform well in the big situations.”
T h e Pa n t h e r s w i l l t r a v e l t o Evansville, Ind. on Saturday to take on the University of Evansville. Bl a c k b u r n s a i d h e i s s e e i n g p ro g re s s i n t h e t e a m a n d h ow well they have come together as a whole this season. “We have a very close team this year and it definitely has shown in competition this spring. They really support and fight for each other,” Blackburn said. Chris Picazo can be reached at 581-2812 or cpicazo@eiu.edu
Panthers stay in playoff hunt despite loss Eastern fights for a higher seed, currently holds a 5-6 OVC record Bob Reynolds Sports Editor|@BobReynoldsDEN The Eastern women’s basketball team has stood its ground in the Ohio Valley Conference playoff race despite recent losses. The Panthers are 5-6 in the conference as of Tuesday, sitting ahead of Eastern Kentucky for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Eastern is tied with Austin Peay University for the seventh spot. Austin Peay holds the tiebreaker due to a win over the Panthers earlier this year at Lantz Arena. The Panthers would have to play OVC powerhouse Tennessee-Martin in the first round as it stands right now. Eastern junior forward Sabina Oroszova said her team definitely wants a higher seed. “Playing UT Martin in the first round would be very difficult,” she said. “But, if that is going to be the case, we will have to face it. I believe the tournament should be about upsets and surprises, so why not us?” Tennessee-Martin has not lost
yet in 11 games of OVC play and provides a tough matchup for any team in the conference. The Skyhawks are averaging 72 points-per-game and only allowing 65.5 from the opposing team. Sophomore forward Ashia Jones is averaging 28.5 points per game against conference opponents and is shooting 57 percent from the floor. Jones is the conference’s leading scorer. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is second in the conference with a 9-2 record, followed by Tennessee State at 8-4, Jacksonville State at 7-4 and Morehead State at 7-4. The Panthers could not hold on to a first half six-point lead
a g a i n s t So u t h e a s t Mi s s o u r i i n Saturday’s game. The Panthers were down 11 at one point in the second half, but came back and took the lead in the final minutes. “SEMO played a perfect game against us,” Oroszova said. “They were making shots and executed everything as they were supposed to. We started off the second half really bad that we gave them the oppor tunity to lead the game. The one positive I can take from this game was the fact that we didn’t stop fighting. After a double-digit difference, we were able to come back and take the lead.” Oroszova had a look to the basket from three-point range, but
could not knock it down, forcing the Panthers to foul while down three with five seconds left. The Panthers have five games left in conference play with two being at Lantz Arena against the Redhawks and Tennessee-Martin. E a s t e r n p l a y s A u s t i n Pe a y, Murray State and SIU-Edwardsville all on the road. The Panthers have had a tough time winning away from Lantz Arena. They have won just two of their 10 road games this season. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.