SPEAKING UP
SLOW START
Presenters discussed personal struggles and racial differences during the seventh annual Diversity Conference Friday.
Softball comes away with two wins this weekend from the first five games of the season.
PAGE 3
PAGE 8
Dai ly Eastern News
THE
W W W .D A I L YE A S TE R N N E W S. C O M
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015
Director finalist vies for new opportunity
“TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID”
VOL. 99 | NO. 93
Original orchestral pieces performed at Doudna
By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles profiling each of the four finalists in the search for the director of the Tarble Arts Center. Four finalists are in the process of being interviewed to move into Michael Watts’ position as director of the Tarble Arts Center when he leaves in March. The first finalist to be interviewed was Peter Van Ael, the coordinator of the interdisciplinary certificate program of graduate study in museum studies at Northern Illinois University. Van Ael said he is also coordinator of the Jack Olson Gallery and Gallery 214 at the NIU School of Art and Design. He said he has done a lot while being coordinator at Northern. He has completed projects with his classes that involved working with museums and galleries nearby the university along with private collectors in the area. “Upon my appointment as coordinator of the museum studies program in 2009, I identified strengthening the program’s curriculum and making it more relevant to the profession by offering services beyond training tomorrow’s professionals as key priorities,” he said. Van Ael said curating is a process of learning and sharing of knowledge with the public. “I have a collaborative, outcome-based approach to teaching,” he said. “I strive to bring visibility and external validation to the program through the exhibitions and related programming produced by my classes.” His five exhibits he created with his classes are currently available for travel, which he said extends the geographic reach and visibility of the program he helped create. Van Ael said even though he is proud of what he has done at Northern and likes working with his current colleagues, it is time from him to move on and try new things. “I am at a stage in my career where I look forward to the opportunity to make significant contributions leading an American Alliance of Museums accredited art museum,” he said. TARBLE, page 5
KE VIN HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Members of the Count Basie Orchestra play trombones during their performance in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Saturday in the Dvorak Concert Hall. Count Basie performed several pieces of original music during their performance.
Bio building renovations to continue Eastern not waiting for state funds By Jarad Jarmon Managing Editor | @JJarmonReporter Re n ova t i o n s f u n d e d by s t u d e n t f e e s will be made to the Life Sciences Building throughout upcoming years with a growing need for updated facilities and lack of state funding support. Grounds crew will be working on replacing all of the mechanical systems in the building. Eric Wahls, the project manager of the building renovations, said they will be focusing on renovating the domestic water and hydronic system, which is a heating and cooling system for the building. Eventually, they will move to replacing
the electrical system. “ We are just basically giving it a mechanical, plumbing, electrical makeover,” Wahls said. The heating and cooling system in the building will be updated to replace the current water-based system that can only cool or heat the building at one time. Tim Zimmer, the director of facilities planning and management, said the current system must be drained and then refilled during seasonal changes. He said this makes it difficult during the spring and fall months. “On a cold spring day, when you need heating, there is no hot water in the pipes because you have already conver ted to chilled water,” Zimmer said. The ne w set of pipes will have both heating and cooling lines so the switch from heating to cooling is not so extensive.
Wahls said it was a revamp of the heating and cooling system as well as a way to get rid of the corroded piping in the building. Zimmer said the old pipes have left deposits on the walls. Most of the work is being done in the mechanical room to not disrupt classes underway. Much of the mechanical room was replaced, including new pipes for chilled water and a hot water generator. Zimmer said they are planning on having shifts at night to have work done in the hallways, since the main pipes will run down the middle of the hallways. Paul McCann, the interim vice president of business affairs, said a portion of student fees goes toward campus improvement.
RENOVATIONS, page 6
Free community college raises questions for universities By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News With President Barack Obama having indicated his goal for free community college tuition during his State of the Union address, universities like Eastern must wait for their states to react to come up with a plan. The idea behind the proposal was to raise students’ interest in going to college and making the idea appear affordable. Chris Dearth, the director of admissions, said a lot of details still must be worked out for Obama’s proposal. “The devil’s in the details, as they say,” Dearth said. “From a state’s standpoint, each state is going to have to determine how they would pay for the free tuition for students.”
Dearth said the money has to come from somewhere. “Community college tuition isn’t as high as some four-year institutions,” Dearth said. “If the state makes a commitment to pick up that cost, some of the money that goes to the four year public (universities) might get siphoned off to community colleges.” Dearth said it will ultimately be up to the states to decide how to proceed. If the state decides to support the proposal, then it would be up to legislators to decide how they would go about paying for the tuition. “I think a lot of states are still in the investigative stage, trying to figure out what it would look like, where would the money come from and how much it would cost each state,” Dearth said. The proposal consists the federal govern-
ment would be paying roughly 75 percent of the tuition costs, and the states would have to make up the remaining 25 percent.
“If the state makes a commitment to pick up that cost, some of the money that goes to the four year public (universities) might get siphoned off to community colleges” -Chris Dearth, director of admissions “Even if it’s only 25 percent, that’s money that the state’s not currently paying,” Dearth said. “They would have to figure exactly where would they grab that mon-
ey from.” Dearth said each state will be different in terms of deciding where the extra funds will come from. “A lot of them are expressing interest in supporting the community college,” Dearth said. “But I can’t say if that would come at the cost at the four year publics or if there would be another way for them to generate the money.” Dear th said some states have lotter y funds they are able to pull funds from in order to help cover costs for different things, but he has no idea where the funds to pay community college tuition would come from. Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
2
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS
'Food for Soul'
Local weather MONDAY
TUESDAY
Partly Cloudy
Party Cloudy
High: 36° Low: 23°
High: 37° Low: 32°
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015
For more weather visit dailyeasternnews.com
T h e D a i ly Eastern News “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”
The Daily Eastern News 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920 217-581-2812 217-581-2923 (fax) News Staff
Editor-in-Chief Katie Smith DENeic@gmail.com Managing Editor Jarad Jarmon DENmanaging@ gmail.com News Editor Stephanie Markham Opinions Editor Margorie Clemente DENopinions@gmail. com Online Editor Jason Howell Online Producer Olivia Diggs DENnews.com@ gmail.com Photo Editor Chynna Miller DENphotodesk@ gmail.com Assistant Photo Editor Kevin Hall Sports Editor Bob Reynolds Assistant Sports Editor Jehad Abbed Administration Editor Luis Martinez Entertainment Editor Stephanie White
Multicultural Editor Roberto Hodge City Editor Cassie Buchman Verge Editor Cayla Maurer Verge Designer Katelyn Siegert Advertising Staff Account Executive Rachel Eversole-Jones Faculty Advisers Editorial Adviser Lola Burnham Photo Adviser Brian Poulter DENNews.com Adviser Bryan Murley Publisher John Ryan Business Manager Betsy Jewell Press Supervisor Tom Roberts Night Staff for this issue Night Chief Jarad Jarmon Lead Designer Megan Ivey Copy Editor/ Designers Lauren McQueen
Get social with The Daily Eastern News The Daily Eastern News dailyeasternnews
KE VIN HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Melody Grier-Caldwell (left) and Regime Billingsly (right) both members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority prepare trays of food at their 'Food for Soul' event Sunday in the Cultural Center. The SGRHOS also had soul food fun facts at the event.
Eastern to celebrate Darwin Day By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News This year, Eastern’s biology department will be celebrating its 12th annual Darwin Days lecture series. The faculty members in charge of the series are biology professors Ann Fritz, Zhiwei Liu and Stephen Mullin, along with Gary Fritz, the director of the biotechnology center. Darwin Days is an international series of events created to honor Charles Darwin, an English naturalist and geologist from the 1800s who was popular for his contributions to the evolution theory. In 1997, there was an organized move-
By Cassie Buchman City Editor | @DEN_News
Tuck-pointing repairs on the Coles Visit our website: dailyeasternnews.com County Courthouse are currently being put on hold because of the weather. About The company, Western Construction The Daily Eastern News is produced by the students of Eastern Illinois University. It is published daily MonGroup, in Springfield, began the project day through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., during fall and in September 2014. spring semesters and twice weekly during the sumTuck-pointing consists of using two mer term except during university vacations or examinations. One copy per day is free to students and faculdifferent colors of mortar in the bricks, ty. Additional copies can be obtained for 50 cents each with one that matches the bricks, to in the Student Publications Office in Buzzard Hall. The Daily Eastern News is a subscriber to McClatchymake it look like fine joints have been Tribune Information Services. aaaaaaaaaaaaa put on the building. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa It is the replacement and extraction of Advertising To place an advertisement or classified ad in The Daily Eastern News, call the ads office at 5812812 or fax 581-2923. Visit our online advertisements at dailyeasternnews.com/classifieds.
Corrections The Daily Eastern News is committed to accuracy in its coverage of the news. Any factual error the staff finds, or is made aware of by its readers, will be corrected as promptly as possible. Please report any factual error you find to Editor-in-Chief Bob Galuski at 581-2812. Employment If you would like to work for The Daily Eastern News as a reporter, photographer, columnist, cartoonist, copy editor, designer or videographer, please visit at the newsroom at 1802 Buzzard Hall. Printed by Eastern Illinois University on soy ink and recycled paper. Attention postmaster: Send address changes to: The Daily Eastern News 1802 Buzzard Hall Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL 61920
The celebration became a nonprofit education corporation promoting public education on science while encouraging the celebration of science and humanity throughout the world. The celebration also created an advisory board of prominent scientists. Eastern’s Darwin Day celebration will start Monday night with a lecture by Iowa State University’s Jill Pruetz, who is a part of the department of anthropology. Her lecture is called “Life on the Savanna” and will take place at 7 p.m. Monday in the Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Tuesday night will feature a lecture by Indiana University’s Michael Muehlen-
bein, who works in the anthropology department. His lecture is called “Hormones, Health and Life Histories” and will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Lecture Hall of Doudna. Wednesday night will feature a video presentation on a BBC Horizon series called “Are We Still Evolving?” at 5 p.m. and will be shown in Room 2080 of the Life Sciences Building. The series leads up to Feb. 12, which is the date of the Darwin Day this year. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or at sewhite2@eiu.edu.
Courthouse repairs to resume in spring
@DEN_News
Comments / Tips Contact any of the above staff members if you believe your information is relevant. aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
ment by three Darwin enthusiasts to establish an annual International Darwin Day Celebration. The enthusiasts were Robert Stephens, who motivated the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley to initiate an annual Darwin Day Celebration in 1995; Professor Massimo Pigliucci, who similarly organized annual Darwin Day events at the University of Tennessee beginning in 1997; and Amanda Chesworth, who joined Stephens to officially incorporate the Darwin Day Program in New Mexico in 2000. Two years after, the Darwin Day program was reincorporated in California as the Darwin Day Celebration.
11:00
4G
11:00
AM
Fri Oct, 17th 2014
70%
55 H 56 L 37
Contact Details
Billy the Panther
old mortar with new mortar. According to the JG-TC, there have been other projects done at the courthouse over the last few years. These projects were aimed at ending problems such as the long-term water damage that occurred at the courthouse. The tuck-pointing was done on the stone arch bridges on Sixth, Seventh and Ninth streets. Local stonemason Alexander Briggs originally built these bridges during the 1890s. In 2001, the stone arch bridges were added to the National Register of
Historic Places. They are the only stone arch bridges inside the city of Charleston. The tuck-pointing project is to be done on two of the three bridges. Elaine Komada, administrative assistant of the Coles County Board, said the board hired an architect to inspect and evaluate the condition of the masonry structure of the courthouse. The architect was the one who recommended the tuck-pointing project. “The project was bid out and the county awarded this project to the lowest bidder,” Komada said in an email.
The lowest bidder ended up being the Western Waterproofing Company; the amount of the bid was $339,500. This was not the first time that work on the Coles County Courthouse has been delayed. Also according to the JG-TC, the tuck-pointing project was formerly delayed because of difficulty with finding the kind of mortar the project called for. Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
The Eastern’s Vehicle: literary journal
Call...555-555-5555
Twitter @den_news latest news updates @den_sports the latest EIU sports updates @den_verge the latest in entertainment Facebook Daily Eastern News post “latest campus Instagram EIU_FRESH posted
Submit your creative prose, poetry and plays to The Vehicle anytime! Go to www.thevehiclemagazine.com
3 NAACP Awards: a night of ‘royal’ excellence MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | CAMPUS
By Roberto Hodge and T’Nerra Butler Multicultural Editor, Staff Reporter | @DEN_News More than 10 awards were given out at the second annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Image Awards ceremony Saturday evening. The award ceremony was a way to honor and acknowledge the minority students, faculty and staff members who have done outstanding or excellent work on Eastern’s campus in various fields and endeavors. Shamerea Richards, a senior communication studies major, said she was surprised when her name was read over the microphone for winning the Spingarn Medal, which was an award honoring a Registered Student Organization that has persevered through challenges in order to accomplish its purpose. “I’m very honored and I’m very humbled to receive an award like this; I would never have expected this when I started PAECE—it feels good. God works in mysterious ways,” Richards said. Richards, the president of Performing Arts for Effective Civic Education, won the award for starting the organization this past semester. Its purpose is to help community Charleston members be active citizens toward the achievement of social justice. Richards also performed a spoken word poetry piece titled “My Melanin,” which highlighted themes of African-Americans hating their black skin and wanting to bleach it lighter by assimilating into the Caucasian culture. “We are the foundation of this nation,” Richards said in the poem. A miming dance routine was performed during the ceremony as well as a wind instrument performance. Corinthian Bethel, the president of the Eastern NAACP chapter, said their chapter is the newest in the state, which just became re-active this past semester. The chapter had been inactive since 2010 prior to Bethel taking over the organization. Bethel, who also took home two awards for Black Excellence and Perfect Image, said now the chapter is active they can participate in national conferences with other NAACP chapters.
KE VIN HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Dionte McWilis, a junior history major, receives his award from Corinthian Bethel, NAACP president, in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Saturday in the Grand Ballroom. McWilis was the recipient for the Tie to Success Award.
Nationally, other NAACP award ceremonies took place the same night as Eastern’s chapter. Many other awards were given out that night as well, including: the Sojourner Truth Award to Yolanda Williams, Maggie Burkhead and Linda Scholz; the Thurgood Marshall Award to Omar Solomon; the Booker T. Washington Award to James B. Griffin;
the Martin Luther King Jr. Award to Reginald Thedford; the Mordecai Underclassman Award to Ariel O’Neal; the Malcolm X Award to Jarvis Burks and Alexis Lambert; the Prince Hall Male Greek Award to Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity; the Prince Hall Female Greek Award to Delta Sigma Theta sorority; the Rosa Parks Award to the Black Student Union; the Marcus
Garvey Award to the African Student Association; the Elijah McCoy Award to the University Board; and the Pearled Perfection Award to Bria Caldwell. Roberto Hodge and T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
Diversity conference illuminates priviledge issues By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge Jeanne Lord said she did not feel qualified to speak on issues that have affected her in the past, like being a first-generation college student, being raised by a single mother, and being the target of mean girls. Lord, the associate dean of the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences, said she overcame her hardships and was possibly in a room full of others who were either living it or still going through some of their struggles. Therefore, she did not want to speak during the “Privilege, Power and Oppression: Performing Intersections of Diversity” segment of the seventh annual Diversity conference. “I feel like, ‘who am I to bring up something,’” Lord said. Presented by Rich Jones, a professor of communication studies, said the presentation had ties to Making Excellence Inclusive, a forum aimed at making classrooms more diverse and inclusive on Eastern’s campus. Lord was raised by a single mother after her father passed away. She was also the first in her family to go to college. She overcame those struggles and found through sharing her story to the crowd that they could re-
late—especially to her comment about how mean some women can be toward one another. “We don’t expect women to not support other women,” Lord said. Hearing about different genders or races interacting and not hitting it off well is common, but it is not expected to come from women toward other women, Lord said. Lord said she was unsure and does not understand why it is like this between some women, but women need to learn how to support one another. Mildred Pearson, a professor of education, said after reading the book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by Rosalind Wiseman, she learned that mean girls often turn out to be mean women. “Even grown women can be bullies,” Lord said. Lisa Rhodes, a junior communication studies major, said she was asked to write about herself for a presentation in a communications class; however, when it came to discussing her ethnicity, she did not know what else to say other than “white.” She felt Caucasians, compared to African-Americans or MexicanAmericans, had no real ethnic identity to grasp, so she was stumped. When she began to question and talk about these things with her family, she soon learned about concepts like white privilege and how there were some forms of racism and bigotry in her family.
YOUNGSTOWN APARTMENTS Www.youngstowncharleston.com
217-345-2363
916 Woodlawn Dr. (south of 9th st.)
HOME AWAY FROM HOME FEELING! 1, 2, & 3bedroom Townhouses and Apts. Beautifully landscaped w/views of the Woods! Trash and Parking included in rent Fully Furnished Units! Many still with washer and dryer! Walk-in closets! Close to campus! Use Financial Aid to pay your rent!
CALL or EMAIL FOR YOUR PERSONAL SHOWING! youngstownapts@consolidated.net
Deposit Special $150.00/ person
White privilege is a social privilege exclusive to Caucasians where they are able to walk, speak, buy and act freely without being questioned or harassed for their choices. This term also extends to the ability of a person never feeling his or her own ethnicity. “Being white, you have the privilege of not knowing that you’re white,” Rhodes said. Rhodes said her older brother is someone in her family who is very close-minded and needs to realize that as a white heterosexual male, he is privileged and should have more empathy for those who are different than him. She added being close-minded limits what people can experience in the world. “He’s awful, sexist, racist and all kinds of nasty,” Rhodes said. Rhodes said she never had an ethnic identity since most Caucasians are never sat down and told about race relations and white privilege. It was not until college that she began to learn about what it was like for others who were not like her in terms of ethnicity. Sexual orientation is also a topic she is now exploring and looking into when it comes to how people fit on a spectrum of which gender pronoun they prefer and what others identify as. “Gender isn’t just male or female,” Rhodes said. The conference also had a presentation on colorism by Shawn Peoples, the associate director of student standards.
Fe b r u a ry 9, 2015
Colorism is an issue found exclusively in minority ethnicities, where those of dark skin are seen as ugly and unworthy compared to those of light skin. The subject has been in the African-American community since slavery. Peoples, a lighter-skinned African-American, said she used to get picked on for having light skin as a child, but she brushed it off because people who are both dark and light within her family have had no issues. During Peoples’ presentation, she shed light on how deeply the issue is rooted within the AfricanAmerican community because of terms such as house and field slaves during the time of slavery. House slaves were usually lighter in complexion and were seen as more humane so they worked in the plantation house. Field slaves were darker in complexion, and they had to stay outside and work the fields. The issue of colorism has become such an issue with some in the African-American community that few are now opting to bleach their skin for a lighter complexion. “We are different shades, but we are the same people,” Peoples said. Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.
What’s Happening at EIU?
Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker: The History and the Legend Exhibit | All Day Booth Library spring program and exhibit series; free and open to the public Preparing for the Education Job Market 2015 and Beyond | 6:30 - 7:30 PM Dr. David Skocy shares his insights on the job market in education; Buzzard Hall “Life on the Savanna” - a Darwin Day Event | 7 PM Talk deals with the development of tool use among chimps and early hominids; Doudna FA Center Check out more upcoming events at www.dailyeasternnews.com
Don’t miss a minute of coverage!
Keep up-to-date on our Facebook and Twitter pages! @den_news
4 OPINIONS Make the best out of your Valentine’s Day
T h e D ai l y Eastern News W W W. DA I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M
Monday, 2.9.15
Our unofficial new mascot
Shirmeen Ahmad Valentine’s Day traditions start from childhood when grade school classrooms have parties to celebrate the holiday. Children and parents go out to buy the cute cards that say cheesy things like “I’m stuck on you, Valentine” and “Be Mine.” The project assigned for that week is to make a bin where all the cards can be collected, so old shoe boxes get remodeled with construction paper, markers and glitter with a slit made at the top for the opening. It is a great thing for a child who gets to come home with a lot of candy to devour at the end of it. But down the road, as Valentine’s Day rolls around, it seems more people are discouraged about it than excited. The people who do not have significant others feel like the day is meant to emphasize their loneliness. For the ones that do have their special someone, the pressure is on to buy the greatest gift but still keep it somewhat lowkey so it is not as hard to top for the next year. And if there ever were a commercialized holiday, this would be it. It is not Valentine’s Day without the heart shaped chocolate boxes, cards, big teddy bears with the heart-shaped pillows and huge bouquets of roses—all which require purchase. But this is the time to take advantage of it all. There is so much more to the day than just romance. It is the time when we can enjoy all the specialty items that come once a year like the Starburst jellybeans, conversation hearts, and basically any kind of chocolate there is. If you get a chocolate rose from someone, great! If you don’t, buy one for yourself and enjoy it. They’re only here for a limited time. Valentine’s Day does not have to be a bitter holiday if it is not made into one and you definitely do not need a special someone to enjoy it. Instead, it can be used to appreciate others. There probably is not enough time in the rest of the year to let others know how much you care, but this can be the time. And for those that do have significant others, this obviously should not be the only time when you show how much you love them. It is nice though to make them feel special on a day when they want to be appreciated. Don’t hate the holiday. Make the most of it and enjoy everything that comes with it. In a time when the world seems so cruel and harsh, why not take advantage of the day that lets us all spread the love? Shirmeen Ahmad is a junior political science and journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
Today’s quote: There is a lesson in almost everything that you do, and getting the lesson is how you move forward. It is how you enrich your spirit.
Editorial Board Editor in Chief Katie Smith
-Oprah
CHRIS PICK ARD | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
STAFF EDITORIAL
Online harassment is not to be taken lightly An important distinction exists between giving a compliment and harassing a stranger. No person should feel self-conscious about leaving their house because they know they will be blatantly scrutinized on their appearance. It happens more often than people think, and it is not just taking place in the streets anymore. People are being called out online as objects with faces to be sat on and body parts to be groped and gawked at. Laughing these comments off is the very reason they were able to evolve from street harassment to anonymous online objectification. What it really comes down to is something we are taught from the time we learn to type, but it does not seem to resonate: if we would not say something out loud to a person, we should not put it on the Internet.
And even if we would say it out loud, our words should still be given even the slightest amount of consideration before we say them. If you are truly giving a person a compliment, the goal is to make them feel good about themselves, even proud of something the have accomplished. Yelling pick up lines from balconies and posting sexually explicit comments on social media does not achieve that. But men and women alike are learning to laugh these remarks off or accept them as compliments – teaching them a significant percentage of their worth lies in their physical appearance – the provocativeness of their outfit, how many times they are whistled at, if people post about them on YikYak. Instead, we should be spreading the message that it is not OK to put someone in a situation that denies them control of their body or sexuality.
People have a right to be upset when someone asks to grab their butt. Students should also be warned to remain weary of these comments, since they carry with them the potential of stalking, and further online and physical harassment. “Jessica your eyes are beautiful and I’d love to take you on a date,” may sound nice, but in the realm of online anonymity, it does no good for anyone. A true confidence booster for both parties would be to approach the man or woman you are interested in face to face, and actually ask them on a date. If they say yes, then you have accomplished exactly what you wanted. If they say no, then you can stop disrespecting them online. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.
Friends forever: knowing when to let them go We make jokes about having a thousand friends on Facebook and maybe only a handful in real life. As silly as we think it is, we still never really get around to deleting all those friends we’ve fallen out of touch with. Friendships die, that’s just a fact of life. They don’t have to go down in flames or in some terrible falling out, but it’s natural for some friendships to fade and ease out of our lives. Facebook doesn’t allow this process to happen and sometimes that isn’t very healthy. Think of all the friends you had in high school that you would’ve lost touch with, and while you may not communicate directly, you seem to know all too much about them because of Facebook. It becomes more awkward and uneasy, and you’re constantly reminded how you’re no longer close with someone every time you see an update or look at their page. It doesn’t matter how many pictures you have together or how many statuses you
Managing Editor Jarad Jarmon
Kaycie Brauer tagged a person in; if you feel uncomfortable or artificial talking to them, then it might be time to let that friendship go. We lie to ourselves saying that one day we might message a person again or we might make up, and while life is full of endless possibilities, at some point we need to accept that some things just aren’t going to happen. Deleting someone doesn’t always mean that you dislike them as a person, it might just mean that you’d rather remember them as you actually knew them, then let the memory of them become something it never was. We, for the most part, only see positives of a relationship when viewing it through the lens of Facebook. Facebook romanticizes relationships and when things turn sour it hurts that much more. Not deleting someone that you should is just asking for trouble.
Photo Editor Chynna Miller
Online Editor Jason Howell
It’s too tempting to look back and remind yourself of moments that otherwise, in the natural course of time, would have been forgotten. Sometimes the rediscovery of old memories is OK, but sometimes it just holds you back and keeps you from clearly looking at the relationship objectively. You don’t have to worry that deleting someone from Facebook will be deleting all memory of that person, because if they really meant something to you, trust me, you’ll remember them. Personally, I’ve never regretted deleting someone on Facebook. I have my memories, they’re more real to me than cyberspace could ever represent them, and my life is moving forward. Sometimes more isn’t always merrier and that’s OK. Kaycie Brauer is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
Opinions Editor Marge Clemente
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015
Alley-up
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | CAMPUS
CAA to discuss 29 course revisions By Luis Martinez Administration Editor|@DEN_News The Council on Academic Affairs is planning to vote on 29 proposals for course revisions during its meeting Thursday. In its previous meeting, the council tabled more than 27 new course proposals to be looked over during the following week. Most of the proposals involved a revision to include an online section to the course. There are a few proposals to revise majors or include new minors. Some of the courses include JOU 2101: Writing for News Media and JOU 3000: Advanced Reporting. Some of the majors include political science, as well as a revision to the political science minor and
»
JORDAN GAY | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Justin Skare, a junior communication studies major, begins a game of bowling at the Campus Bowling Alley Friday in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
THE 2AM
PHONE CALL MAKING
Up until Spring Break!
217-348-1479
www.tricountymg.com
Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.
The
DEN is Hiring
His interviews were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tarble by the screening committee, which will be interviewing all the finalists for the director position. Glenn Hild, interim dean of the college of arts and humanities, is in charge of the screening committee and will be the one to hire the new director. Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.
Training Every Friday at 2PM Every Monday at 6PM for photos Buzzard Hall 1811 (Newsroom)
Photographers Cartoonists Columnists Designers Writers
STOP BY AND SEE US!!
Share the love this Valentine’s Day with the DEN In a relationship? Proclaim your love for your special someone with a 1x3 photo ad for only $14
SERIOUS DELIVERY!
TM
★ JIMMYJOHNS.COM ★
©2014 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Van Ael said Tarble’s connection with the historical administration and art education programs will help him advance in his career by continuing promoting the best museum professional practices. “Its geographical location roughly close to St. Louis, Indianapolis and Chicago affords access to a large number of accomplished artists, as well as significant institutional and private collections to draw upon when curating exhibitions,” Van Ael said.
pre-law studies minor. There is also a proposal to replace the Geography B.S. program with a new option titled Environmental/Physical Geography option. There is a proposal for a Human Geography option as well. Besides the added 27-course proposal the council will be looking at, two additional courses are supposed to be discussed, which are KSS 3700 and KSS 3860. Since there will be a large amount of items to be discussed, the council will be meeting at 2 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. in Room 4440 of Booth Library.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
YOU WON’T REGRET
TO FIND THE LOCATION NEAREST YOU VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM
TARBLE
Having a V-Day sale? Post a 2x2 or 2x3 at a love-ly rate
The Daily Eastern News is your local source for all things EIU!
5
Call 581-2816 or email denads@eiu.edu to find out more
We love EIU!
6
»
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | NEWS
RENOVATIONS
When campus improvement was increased, a portion of that was put toward a Life Sciences Building fund, which would go straight to updating the current Life Sciences facilities. Currently, $63.75 per semester for a full time student goes toward campus improvement. McCann said this is bei n g d o n e i n s m a l l i n c re ments when money is available to do so. He added it was crucial this project be worked on even without state appropriations to help with the project. While the state legislature has funded the project, there was no money to back up that funding. They gave the approval for the project, but did not provide the $4.8 million needed to complete the project. Zimmer said the original appropriation for the project was
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015 Rent: Now, Spring 2015, or Fall 2015
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Good Housing, Proven Management Housing for 1 from $350-440 Housing for 2 from $290/person Housing for 3 or 4 right next to campus
woodrentals.com
1512 A Street. P.O. Box 377 Charleston, IL 61920 217 345-4489 – Fax 345-4472
1, 2, and 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AVAILABLE SUMMER & FALL
CHYNNA MILLER | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
On the second floor of the Life Sciences Building, stirrups hang where four main pipes for a new heating and cooling system will be put in place to replace the old corroded pipes.
sent in July 2009. McCann said this project was already at a critical status of importance, and the university needed to have the Life
Sciences Building updated especially as the university continues to wait for appropriations for a new biological sciences building.
*Quiet locations
For Appointment 217-345-7746
*As low as $285/mo each person
820 Lincoln Ave Office Hours: 9-5 M-F, 9-3 Sat
www.CharlestonILApts.com
Jarad Jarmon can be reached at 581-8179 or jsjarmon@eiu.edu.
CLASSIFIEDS Sublessors Millennium Apartments: Available now through Summer 2015. $395 plus utilities. Call Ramon 217-519-2769 ___________________________2/9
For rent For Rent Fall 2015 4 BR house, 2 blocks from campus, W/D, dishwasher, great parking and nice yard. Call or text 276-7003 ___________________________2/9 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS STARTING AT $250 PER MONTH. EASTERN ILLINOIS PROPERTIES. 217-345-6210. www.eiprops.com __________________________2/10 1 bedroom apts. starting at $300 per month. EASTERN ILLINOIS PROPERTIES. 217-345-6210. www.eiprops.com __________________________2/10 ORCHARD PARK APTS. 3 BED, 2 BATH, FULL KITCHEN W/ WASHER AND DRYER. FREE UTILITIES. $450 PER PERSON. 217-345-6210. www.eiprops.com __________________________2/10 BOWERS RENTALS - Very nice 1-5 BR Homes Starting at $300/mo. Check out 1011/1015 Grant! Or 1532 1st St - 1 minute walk to Lantz! Call or text 217-345-4001. See all of our properties at eiuliving.com. __________________________2/10 We have the size and price you need! 1, 2, & 3 BR units, four great locations! www.tricountymg.com, 217-348-1479 715 Grant Ave. #103. __________________________2/10 AVAILABLE FALL 2015. NEXT TO BUZZARD 2, 3 BR 1812 9TH ST. 3 BR 1205 GRANT AVAILABLE JANUARY 2015. sammyrentals.com.
For rent
For rent
CALL OR TEXT 217-549-4011 OR CALL 217-348-0673. __________________________2/10 1109 4th St.: 4 BR House. W/D and garbage included. $250/person. 232-4312 __________________________2/12 3, 4, 5 Bedroom houses available for 2015-2016 school year. Call 217-962-0790. Appliances included. __________________________2/12 2 and 3 bedroom homes close to campus. 217-345-5037. www.chucktownrentals.com __________________________2/13 3 bedroom, 3 bath duplex east of campus. RCRRENTALS.COM 217-345-5832 __________________________2/13 2015 School year: RCRRENTALS.COM 217-345-5832 __________________________2/13 VERY NICE 6 BR, 3 BATH HOUSE WITH 5 VANITIES. EXCELLENT LOCATION. 7 PARKING SPOTS. WASHER/DRYER, DISHWASHER, AND LARGE BACKYARD INCLUDED. $290/PERSON. 217-493-7559. __________________________2/16 2 BR apartments across from campus on 9th Street, all inclusive pricing. 549-1449 __________________________2/16 5 bedroom house 10 MONTH LEASE 1836 11th, $275 each, A/C, W/D, D/W, partial covered large patio 217-345-3273 __________________________2/16 4-6 bedroom house 10 MONTH LEASE 1521 2nd, $275 each, A/C, W/D, off-street parking 217-345-3273 __________________________2/16 6 bedroom house includes a studio cottage for 1 (6 total) 10 MONTH LEASE 1906 11th, $300 each, large yard and patio. A/C, D/W, W/D.
217-345-3273 __________________________2/16 EIUStudentRentals.com 217-345-1815 __________________________2/16 5 bedroom house starting at $375 per bedroom. Deremiah Rentals 217-549-1628 __________________________2/17 3 bedroom house starting at $375 per bedroom. Deremiah Rentals 217-549-1628 __________________________2/17 Awesome 3 BR townhouse. Call 24 hours for details 630-505-8374 __________________________2/18 Properties available on 7th Street. 5 or 6 BR houses. Studio, 3, or 4 BR apts. Most utilities paid on apts. Call 217-855-8521. __________________________2/20 Available Fall 2015: 1025 4th St. 5 BR, 2 full baths, 2 half-baths, washer and dryer. 618-670-4442 __________________________2/20 2 bedroom houses. 3 blocks from EIU, W/D, $300 each, 11 month lease. Call 217-549-7031 __________________________2/27 FOR SUMMER OR FALL 1, 2 & 3 BR APTS. As low as $285/person, all appliances, some with dishwasher, washer/dryer or garage. Trash pd some with water pd. As close as 3 blks to EIU 348-7746 Carlyle Apartments www.CharlestonILApts.com __________________________2/27 Available Now - Deluxe 1 BR Apt, 117 W Polk, stove, frig, microwave, dishwasher, w/d. Trash pd. 348-7746 www.CharlestonILApts.com __________________________2/27 4 bedroom 2 bath house located at 1410 9th St available for 15-16! Great Location, All Inclusive Pricing, W/D - Stay Unique
DEN Ads make Cent$ 581-2816
For rent 217-345-RENT (7368). www.uniqueproperties.net __________________________2/27 Very spacious 5 bedroom house available at 1705 & 1707 9th St for 15-16! Great Location, All Inclusive Pricing, W/D - Stay Unique 217-345-7368 www.uniqueproperties.net __________________________2/27 Large 3 bedroom furnished apartment for Fall 2015. Make an appointment to see. Call 345-3664 __________________________2/27 FOR 2015- 1, 2 & 3 BR APTS. Carlyle Apartments 217-348-7746. www.CharlestonILApts.com __________________________2/27 3 BR Apts., 820 Lincoln Ave, 1 blk. from EIU, all kitchen appliances. Water & Trash pd. 217-348-7746 www.CharlestonILApts.com __________________________2/27 FOR 2015-2016: VERY NICE 1-6 BEDROOM HOUSES AND APARTMENTS. 1/2 BLOCK TO 3 BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS. CALL 217-493-7559 myeiuhome.com ___________________________3/6 AVAILABLE AUGUST 2015 Studio, 1, 2, & 3 bedroom apartments. Great locations! ppwrentals.com 217-348-8249 __________________________3/16 You deserve to live in a nice home with nice landlords. Leasing for Fall 2015. 2-5 bedroom homes, includes all appliances and garbage. Walk to campus. Pet friendly. Call or text 217-649-6508. www.keslerodle.com __________________________3/31
www.dailyeasternnews.com Like us on Facebook and Twitter! read. share. connect
FOR RENT rd with lo d n la a u o y Are available s t n e m t r a ap r? for next yea Don’t wait until it’s too late! Let students know by advertising in our Classifieds section!
Get them move-in ready! To advertise, call...
581-2812
Check back on Friday for our Verge Edition to find out about the latest in entertainment!
MONDAY, FEB. 9, 2015
Eastern let lead slip for loss By Jehad Abbed Assistant Sports Editor | @Jehada Freshman guard Marcus Wallace led Southeast Missouri to a 68-64 win over the Eastern men’s basketball team on Saturday in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Junior guard J.J. Thompson hit a free throw with 4:50 left in the game giving the Redhawks their first lead. Thompson was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line. Ju n i o r f o r w a rd Tr a e A n d e r s o n h i t a t h re e - p o i n t s h o t p u t t i n g t h e Pa n t h e r s (14-10) on top by 12 just under halfway through the second half. This was Eastern’s biggest lead of the game. The Redhawks (11-13) answered Anderson’s shot with a 16-3 run that grabbed their first lead. Wallace led the run scoring seven of his team-high 18 points throughout Southeast Missouri’s scoring stretch. Wallace shot 6-of-9 overall while he recorded three steals on the night. “ Talk about ‘a star is born’ tonight,” Southeast coach Dickey Nutt said. “He was all over the floor.” Wallace is averaging 3.3 points per game this season on 40-percent shooting. The Panthers kept the lead for almost all but the last five minutes. “It just felt like we were a step slow,” Nutt said. “Every shot. Every pass. Every defensive play. It just felt like we were in mud.” A n d e r s o n l e d E a s t e r n w i t h a c a re e r night. He scored a season-high 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Anderson was 9-of-19 on field goals and made six out of 10 attempts at the freethrow line. He leads the team in scoring with 13 points per game this season. Freshman guard Cornell Johnston scored eight points on 3-of-7 shooting. Johnston added six assists to his Ohio Valley Conference fifth most total of 105. The Panthers were short on players Saturday due to Illness. Both senior guard Reggie Smith and junior forward Chris Olivier sat out of the Panthers’ 11th OVC game. Johnston averages 33.4 minutes of action per game, but found himself on the floor for all but two minutes of the game on Saturday. The Redhawks are now 5-6 in the OVC and sit in fourth place of the west division. Eastern dropped four of its last six games this season. With the loss Saturday, the Panthers now sit in third place in the west division. Eastern is still three wins ahead of where it sat at the end of last season despite the recent losses. The loss the Southeast Missouri came
THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS | SPORTS
7
Track team smashes records at invitational By Mark Shanahan Staff Reporter | @DEN_News
KE VIN HALL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Trae Anderson, a junior forward, looks to pass the ball in the men’s basketball game Tuesday Feb. 3 against Baker University. The Panthers beat Baker’s University, 59-32.
in Eastern’s first matchup of a three-game road trip. The Panthers will see both Austin Peay State University and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville this week. This is the second time the Panthers have seen each opponent. Eastern lost to Austin Peay and beat Edwardsville earlier
this season. The Panthers face Austin Peay at 5:15 p.m. Thursday in Clarksville, Tenn. Jehad Abbed can be reached at 581-2812 or jaabbed@eiu.edu.
Several top ten school benchmarks were set by Eastern over the weekend at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational. For the women, junior Kristen Paris broke two more records this week in the 600-and 800-meter runs. Her time of 2:10.02 seconds in the 800 is now the third-best time in school history. In the 600, Paris also has the third best time now after her time of 1:34.96 seconds. Dhiaa Dean, Julie James and Amy Yeoman also had top ten finishes in the 800 is eighth all time with her time of 2:14.66 seconds, James is ninth with a time of 2:15.21 seconds and Yeoman is tenth with her time of 2:15.40 seconds. In the 3000, Maria Baldwin is now sixth in school history with her time of 10:05.17 seconds. Also for the woman, Bryn Buckwalter is now the fourth best in shot put with her throw of 46-0.5 inches. The foursome of Julie James, Amina Jackson, Dhiaa Dean and Paris broke the school record in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:50.24 seconds, which was more than five seconds faster than the previous record. Jordan Wallace is now third in school history with her time of 17:13.99 seconds in the 5000. Teammate Yeoman also placed in the top ten in school history in the same event. For the men, Ephraim Dorsey set a new school record in 600 with a time of 1:18.96 seconds on Friday night. He now owns the third best time in school history. Christian Ilunga-Matthiesen advanced to the semi-finals in the 60. The men and women’s 4x400-meter relay teams each had top ten times this weekend and Norvel Mohammed topped his previous time in the 400-meter run with a time of 47.05 seconds. He now has the second fastest time in school history. Notre Dame, the host of the invitational had some strong performances this weekend. Junior Margaret Bamgbose had a time of 52.45 seconds in the women’s 400-meter run. She set a new Meyo invite record and Notre Dame record with that run and now ranks fifth in Division I competition. Bamgbose was also a part of the 4x400 meter relay team that broke an invitational record with their time of 3:37.20 seconds. Parker English, Amber Lalla and Jordan Shead joined Bamgbose on that relay team. Both teams compete again Friday at the Grand Valley State Big Meet for an all-day event. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.
Panthers fall short at Southeast Missouri By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN A 3-point attempt from Sabina Oroszova with five seconds left fell short as the Eastern women’s basketball team lost to Southeast Missouri, 69-65, Saturday. Southeast Missouri shot 17-of-26 in the second half and went on two big secondhalf runs, which included a 12-2 run to start the half. After the Panthers tied the game at 37 with 16:15 left in the second half, the Redhawks would go on a 14-2 run to take a 12-point lead with 12:05 left in the second half. The Panthers would cut the lead to one after Eastern sophomore Erica Brown and senior forward Sabina Oroszova hit a couple of jumpers.
Grace Lennox converted a fast-break layup with 4:39 left in the second half to give the Panthers a 58-57 lead. Senior Jasmine Robinson gave the Redhawks a 60-58 lead after a free throw and a layup were made. After Oroszova tied the game with two free throws, Redhawk junior Erin Bollmann hit a 3-point shot to give Southeast Missouri a 6360 lead with 1:30 to go. With the Panthers making the lead within reach, freshman guard Bh’rea Griffin was happy with the way her team fought back. “I feel like we kept playing hard through adversity and different momentum changes,” she said. In the first half, the Panthers took a 14-7 lead after an Arnisha Thomas hit a layup with 11 minutes left in the first half. After the Redhawks cut the lead to four
with 8:49 remaining in the first half, Oroszova would push the lead back to eight with one minute left in the half.
“I feel like we kept playing hard through adversity and different momentum changes.” -Bh’rea Griffin, freshman guard The Panthers led 29-23 at the half. At the half, Redhawk coach Ty Margenthaler said he was frustrated, because his team was getting outworked. “(The Panthers) were winning the 50-50 ball,” he said in his post game press conference. “Then, I thought our execution was poor. We had some miscommunications on defense. We
Get the DEN sent straight to your email! Sign up today at DENnews.com
had some miscommunications on offense. We missed some fast-break opportunities. The positive on that was we were only down six.” Oroszova finished the game with a seasonhigh 26 points and 13 rebounds on 11-of-20 shooting in 38 minutes of play. Brown, who fouled out of the game in the second half, shot 6-of-13 from the floor, posting 16 points and 10 rebounds. As a team, the Panthers shot 43 percent from the floor and 20 percent from the free throw line. With five games left in OVC play, the Panthers are two games ahead of Eastern Kentucky for the eighth and final playoff spot, and they have the tiebreaker over the Colonels. Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.
@DEN_Sports tweet of the day: We’ve started a @DEN_Sports page on Facebook (The Daily Eastern News Sports). Like to stay informed with sports at @EIU.
8 Softball wins 2 on 5-game road trip
S ports
Sports Editor Bob Reynolds 217 • 581 • 2812 DENSportsdesk@gmail.com
T H E DA I LY E ASTE R N NEWS
D A I LY E A S T E R N N E W S . C O M
M O N DAY, F E B. 9, 2015 N o. 9 3 , V O L U M E 9 9
By Sean Hastings Staff reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern softball team went 2-3 over the weekend after defeating Incarnate Word twice, losing to No. 9 Louisiana-Lafayette University twice and No. 19 Louisiana State University. On Friday, the Panthers lost to LSU 6-1 after Panther freshman pitcher Jessica Wireman gave up six runs, but five were unearned after Eastern committed three errors. She struck out two Tiger batters and only walked one. The only Panthers run came off an RBI single from sophomore Hannah Rachor that drove in senior Bailey O’Dell. Both Rachor and O’Dell went 1-for-2 on the day. In the second game of the weekend on Saturday, the Panthers fell to No. 9 Louisiana Lafayette 17-0 to drop their record to 0-2. Michelle Rogers started the game for the Panthers and would take the loss. Rogers gave up eight runs with only three being earned and would get two strikeouts and two walks. The Panthers would take on Incarnate Word in the second game Saturday. Sophomore Amber Toenyes led the way going 3-for-3 at the plate. She hit two, 2-run home runs in a 6-1 victory, improving the Panthers record to 1-2. “Each game is an opportunity to bounce back,” O’Dell said. Wireman pitched the entire game allowing one run, which was unearned, six strikeouts and two walks. She improved her record to 1-1. Before the game, the team talked about how they were going to get ready for the next game after losing two straight. “We talked mainly about staying focused and controlling what we can control,” Cole said. “We knew it was going to be a learning experience.” In the first of two games on Sunday, the Panthers defeated Incarnate Word
JASON HOWELL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Hannah Cole, a senior catcher on the women’s softball team, swings at a pitch in the game against Central College last season.
with the help of O’Dell and Cole as they hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning to give the Panthers a 7-4 win. Rogers, who got the win, pitched 5 1/3 innings allowing three runs on nine hits. She also struck out two and walked only one improving her record to 1-1 on the year. Wireman would come in for the remaining 1 2/3 innings to get the save. The Panthers would drop the final game of the weekend to Louisiana Lafay-
ette 9-0. Wireman was on the mound again and took the loss. She let up nine runs on 13 hits and walked three. Despite the rough outing in the final game, Cole was impressed with the way Wireman did not let the pressure get to her. “If she can keep that confidence and continue to work hard in games and practice, she will be a great success,” she said. “She has a lot of room to grow only being
a freshman.” Coach Angie Nicholson came in wanting to see if they would be able to handle adversity. O’Dell said if someone messed up, there were 15 other girls there to pick them up every time. Cole said her team figured out where they stand as a team compared to teams like Louisiana-Lafayette. “We know that from this experience
it will prepare us for conference where it really matters,” Cole said. “We just have to keep working hard no matter who we play.” On Friday, the Panthers head to Auburn University to take on the No. 20 Tigers, Ball State, Mercer, Winthrop and Georgia State. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
Men’s tennis team loses sixth-straight match of season By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s tennis team dropped two matches over the weekend to Valparaiso and Michigan State and fell to 0-6 on the season. “We played two very good teams, one ranked in Michigan State and one which in my mind, is right outside of being ranked in Valparaiso, and we played them not at full strength,” Eastern coach Eric Stark said. Valparaiso handled the Panthers by defeating them 7-0 in the first match of the day at the Courts of NWI and improving to 4-0 on the season. The Panthers could not control the double’s point after being defeated by the No.1 and No. 2 doubles teams from Valparaiso. “I am a little disappointed in doubles at Valpo. We had chances in both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to serve for the match and couldn’t close the door,” Stark said. Valporaiso sophomore’s Jeffrey Schorsch and Charlie Emhardt kicked off doubles play with a 6-3 victory over junior Robert Skolik and freshman Preston Touliatos. Sophomore Dave Bacalla and freshman Chase Hamilton earned a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles over junior’s Ryan Henderson and Rui Silva. After taking three of the six singles matches against Indianapolis last week, Eastern got swept by the Crusaders in singles matches. Some matches were handled swiftly. Bacalla defeated Skolik 6-3, 6-3, Schorsch defeated Henderson 6-3, 6-1, and junior Michael Savaglio defeated
JASON HOWELL | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS
Preston Touliatos (left) and Grant Thompson (right), both members of the men’s tennis team, practice at the Darling Courts.
freshman Trent Reiman 6-3, 6-3 in competitive matches. Freshman Garrett Gardner defeated Touliatos, 6-3, 0-6, 10-5 in the one and only tiebreaker from the day. No. 4 and No. 5 matches showed no difficulty for Valparaiso though when Lucas Waak defeated Rui Silva 6-1, 6-1, and sophomore Kyle Dunn defeated Grant Reiman 6-2, 6-0. Michigan State came into their match
against Eastern on a four-game winning streak, which already included a victory against Ball State earlier that Saturday afternoon. Later that night, nothing changed for the No. 60 ranked Spartans as they defeated the Panthers with a 7-0 victory, extending their winning streak to five games. One positive moment for the Panthers was their victory in the first doubles
match for Skolik and Touliatos. “I like the growth from Preston (Touliatos) this weekend. I thought Preston and Rob (Skolik) played a fantastic doubles match against Michigan State’s No. 1 team,” said Stark. The Panther No. 1 doubles duo of Skolik and Touliatos took the first match 6-3 over Michigan State sophomore Brett Forman and senior Gijs Linders. The final two doubles matches fell
short for the Panthers losing 6-2, and 6-0 in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches. Freshman Michael Dube and sophomore Mac Roy defeated Henderson and Silva. Senior Doug Zade and sophomore Jasper Koenen defeated Grant Rieman and Trent Reiman. Singles matches did not get easier for Eastern, as they were swept for the second time of the day against the Spartans. The No. 76 ranked singles tennis player in the nation, Linders, was forced to a tiebreaker by Skolik, but eventually defeated him 7-6, 6-0 but defeated Skolik 7-6, 7-2, 6-0. The rest of the Panthers lost to the Spartans in the No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 opponents Michigan State showed. Forman defeated Henderson 6-0, 6-2. Dube defeated Silva 6-1, 6-2. Koenen defeated freshman Jared Woodson 6-1, 6-0 and Zade defeated Grant Reiman 6-1, 6-0. The Panthers now have a week to prepare for the Illinois State Redbirds in an in-state rival match-up, Sunday Feb. 15 at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Normal, Ill. “We should take a huge confidence boost in knowing we can play with the best. I think this team has the belief now we can play with anyone,” Stark said. “Our conference is very strong and these past few weeks should give us the confidence we need to feel like we belong at the top.” Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.