March 2, 2015

CAT FIGHT

The Eastern women’s basketball team lost 72-55 against the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Cougars Saturday.

‘NOT OUR TOWN’ Charleston residents proposed a program to stop hate and make the community more inclusive during the Interdisciplinary Center for Global Diversity’s Community Coffee Hour.

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BOT to name next Eastern president

By Luis Martinez Administration Editor| @DEN_News The Board of Trustees will announce the 12th president of Eastern at 1 p.m. Monday.

Joe Dively, the chair of the presidential search committee, said the meeting agenda would be changed so the vote on the president will be the last item.

The finalists for the position are Sam Minner, David Glassman, Margaret Madden and Guiyou Huang.

A reception for the search and accreditation committees will be at 8 a.m., followed by an executive session at 11:45 a.m.

“We have talked about it and the candidate will be there,” Dively said.

“However, it is not done until the final board vote on selection.”

Dively said the president-elect would not be officially recognized as the next president until the board votes on the matter.

President Bill Perry said Monday is going to be an exciting day, and people will see how Eastern is moving forward in terms of leadership.

“It’s no secret. All four candidates came to campus; everyone had a chance to interview them,” Perry said.

“They all had a chance to give their feedback to the search committee.”

The meeting will be open to the public at 1 p.m. when the board will go through its agenda and vote on the president toward the end.

“After the selection of the president, the meeting will be adjourned,” Dively said. “Immediately afterwards, we will be introducing the new president in a press conference.”

The press conference will be where the president-elect will be available for questions from the media.

Afterward, the president-elect will

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Bradley University

GUIYOU HUANG

Norwich University

MARGARET MADDEN

University of Postdam New York

SAM MINNER

Radford University

address the general public to answer any questions.

The decision for a new president comes from Perry’s vacancy at the end of this academic year.

“We’ve got a successor person who we think will do a great job for Eastern, a person whose values really resonate with Eastern’s values,” Perry said.

The board meeting will be at 1p.m.

Monday in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King University Union.

Stephanie Markham contributed to this article.

Luis Martinez can be reached at 581-2812 or lpmartinez@eiu.edu.

Universities may see compromise in state budget cuts

By Stephanie Markham News Editor | @stephm202 With Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed 31.5 percent cut to higher education threatening to reduce Eastern’s state appropriations by $13.85 million, both President Bill Perry and Rep. Reggie Phillips said they believe some compromise must happen before Illinois’ budget is approved.

Perr y said Eastern’s state appropriations have been reduced by $10.7 million since 2002, and Rauner’s requested cut for fiscal year 2016 would be drastic in comparison.

“Over 13 years we have an opportunity to deal with $10.7 million in reductions, and now in one year they’re wanting us to handle $13.8 million,” he said. “That’s 30

percent more than we’ve dealt with over the last 13 years.”

Perry said he does not believe the budget cuts would be approved at the level Rauner requested.

“We know that the state budget needs correction. We know that everyone has to be a partner in that, and we’re willing to do that,” he said. “I mean we’re public servants, but this is just too much, too soon.”

Phillips, a Republican who represents the 110th district containing Eastern, said he does not think a 31.5 percent cut to higher education would pass through the House and Senate; if it did, he said it would send students from Illinois universities to states like Indiana and Missouri.

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Alexis Lambert, the previous Miss Black EIU winner, crowns Tionna Alderson, the first place winner in this year’s Miss Black EIU 2015 Scholarship Pageant, at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Saturday in the Grand Ballroom.

Miss Black EIU contestants shed layers of inner selves

By T’Nerra Butler Staff Reporter | @DEN_News T i o n n a A l d e r s o n’s s t o ry of how she is fighting to overcome a life-long disease helped her to win the title of 44th Miss Bl a c k E I U 2 0 1 5 o n Sa t u rd a y.

Alderson, a senior communication disorders and sciences major, was escorted onstage in a full-length sleeveless purple gown with her mother, who shares her fight with Fibromyalgia.

The Black Student Union hosted the annual Miss Black EIU Pageant in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

“I love that I got to tell my story, and people actually heard it, and they listened,” Alderson said. “I have a tendency to hide it because I don’t want people to know I’m sick,

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Carolyn Davis, a senior sociology major and partipicant in the Miss Black EIU 2015 scholarship pageant, receives her award of $750 for first runner up on Saturday.

that I’m vulnerable or that I’m weak because in my head I think I’m

Wonder Woman.”

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First responders in Effingham County dress as characters portrayed by Will Ferrell during the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge on Saturday at Lake Sara in Effingham. The police department has participated in the event for the last 5-6 years.

thing different,” Sidwell said. “It doesn’t really go with snow and ice.”

Altogether, their team “Frosty Luau” raised $750.

Miller said she was nervous and excited for the plunge.

“I’m expecting to freeze,” she said.

Before the plunge, the volunteers all mingled at a cabin eating donuts and drinking coffee and hot chocolate.

People were also working on cutting a square of ice out of Lake Sara to make room for those going in the water. About 5 to 6 inches of snow were cut, and the plunge officially started at noon.

Little plastic ducks were thrown into the water for the plungers to grab as they went into the water.

The first team ran in the water dressed in beads, boas and colorful masks to the cheers and applause of the spectators.

“We spread the word about it for two months and try to raise money,” he said. “We’re very proud to be a part of this event.”

As the plungers emerged from the water, many were visibly cold and shaking, yelling, “I can’t feel my legs!” as they ran to change out of their clothes.

Some people dove head first in the water, and others splashed their friends going in to the delight of the spectators.

One of these spectators was Sherry Wei, an Effingham resident whose husband was taking part in the polar plunge.

“He’s been coaching the Special Olympics for 18 years,” she said.

Mike Viverito, a six-year member of the Effingham County Dive Rescue Team suits up enter the icy water of Lake Sara Saturday in Effingham. The Effingham County Dive Rescue Team was joined by the Shumway Fire Protection District and the Effingham City-County Ambulance.

“We’ve been out here since 8:15 a.m. setting up.”

Rescue engines, fire engines, ambulances, and other emergency personnel were on hand all day in case they were needed.

Justin Sandars, a Marshall resident, said he could not feel anything after the plunge.

“My legs are very cold,” he said.

Sandars said he would do the plunge again.

“I would do it for the reason, yes, but I won’t do it for pleasure,” he said.

Jessica Jones, from Mattoon, said the water was nice, but the temperature after the plunge was not.

“Not having shoes was not very good,” she said.

Sigma Rho Epsilon, partnered with the Student Council for Exceptional Children, raised a total of $8,717 and won two awards, one for raising the most money for groups of five to 15, and another for the College Cup Challenge.

Vanessa Duncan, director of Area 9 Special Olympics, said the event was successful.

“We got more people than last year,” she said. “We did pretty good.”

Jason Howell contributed photos to this article.

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Coffee hour looks for more-inclusive Charleston

By Roberto Hodge Multicultural Editor |@BertoHodge A program called “Not in Our Town” to stop hate, address bullying and build a safe and inclusive community in Charleston was proposed during the Interdisciplinary Center for Global Diversity’s Community Coffee Hour at Jackson Avenue Coffee.

The program would be a way to open dialogue on inclusivity in the community, which other communities such as Bloomington-Normal have already started.

Many participants at the Community Coffee Hour said English professor Jeannie Ludlow mentioned the “Not in Our Town” program at a previous coffee hour.

Vernon Woodley, a sociology professor, said he is concerned although people who want inclusivity are at the coffee hour, others who are not open to the idea do not come but should.

“People self-select; they go to things they want to go to,” Wo o d l e y s a i d . “ W h a t k i n d o f event can we have where we can open it up to all members of the community?”

Woodley suggested a way to get people interested in coming to that type of meeting without feeling attacked. It would be to have an informal mixer with diverse groups, he said.

The mixer would be an openforum where members of the community could come together to interact and mingle.

Wo o d l e y s a i d s o m e p e o p l e might have reservations about going to the coffee hour, but be cause a mixer would be less formal, it could be easier to get others to come to the event.

Catherine Polydore, a coun seling and student development professor, brought up the idea of having a celebration or a diversi-

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One attendee of the Community Coffee Hour gives her ideas on an upcoming event while the other attendees listen attentively at Jackson Avenue Coffee Friday. Those who attended tried to brainstorm ways in which to make Charleston more inclusive. This included adding having a “Tastes of Charleston” event where people would try out what foods Charleston has to offer.

fied food initiative like the “Taste o f C h i c a g o” t o b r i n g i n m o re members of the community.

Polydore said having an event l i k e C h i c a g o’s a n d c a l l i n g i t “ Ta s t e o f C h a r l e s t o n” w o u l d probably be well received by those living in the community.

Many par ticipants who were present at the coffee hour agreed the initiative was something worth starting.

Connie Clarkson, the secretary of the Africana studies department, said the idea could work if they included more diverse members of the community to get

more ethnic and cultural dishes.

Clarkson suggested the event could take place at a church and marketed with mention of having food from Africa and the Caribbean.

Sace Elder, a history professor, said she agreed with the plan and the idea of it being hosted in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, but proposed sharing it with the community.

“I think that the Union and doing it at Celebration is really good idea, but if we’re going to put a lot of energy into it, I think we should try to do it in the com-

munity,” Elder said.

Todd Vilardo, the superintendent for curriculum and instruction for the Charleston school district, said he liked the idea and suggested having it be a project run by students. “ Wow, that would be cool if our culinary arts program would turn that into a project for students to cook different types of foods around the world,” Vilardo said.

Felix Kumah-Abiwu, a political science professor, said having a forum featuring minority members of Charleston’s community

who have lived in the city for a long time could be helpful.

The idea of more communi ty members acting as host families for international students was also encouraged and proposed during the meeting as well as the idea of another Lawn Party.

The next coffee hour will take place April 3 at Jackson Avenue Coffee.

Roberto Hodge can be reached at 581-2812 or rlhodge@eiu.edu.

Band performs songs depicting child abuse, Disney rides

By Stephanie White Entertainment Editor | @DEN_News The abuse children go through when they are young, along with the happiness felt on the rides at Walt Disney World, was the depicted in the first concert band performance this semester Sunday night.

J . C o r e y Fr a n c i s , t h e a s s i s tant director of bands, conducted the performance. The band performed in the Dvorak Conc e r t Ha l l i n t h e Do u d n a Fi n e

Arts Center.

The band consists of music students who are currently taking classes at Eastern, two of the students being music graduate students.

The instruments played included the piccolo, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion.

The band opened the concert with a piece called “Shine” foll ow e d b y “ Bl e s s e d A re T h e y,”

a piece graduate student Br yan Chesti conducted.

Francis said snowy weather has turned into a type of tradition for the concert band events.

“Every year we do this performance; there is always a snow storm or some sort of snow issue,” Francis said.

Fr a n c i s t a l k e d t o t h e a u d i ence after this piece, explaining the next song would be about child abuse. The piece was called “Watchmen, Tell Us of the Night.”

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“This song starts off happy like a child, then throughout the piece, an darker tone is added to represent the abuse the child is going through,” Francis said.

After this performance, the band went straight into the next two pieces called “Strange Rumors” and “Lux Aurumque.”

“If you have ever ridden t h e Du m b o r i d e a t Wa l t Di s ney World, you will recognize the piece ‘Florentiner,’” Francis said, the last song performed that night.

Francis said the reason he chose to have this song in the concert was because it is a reminder of what his wife and children call the happiest place on Earth.

“Disney is the happiest place on Earth, so why not play it in the concert?” he said.

Stephanie White can be reached at 581-2812 or sewhite2@eiu.edu.

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Letter to the editor Reginald Thedford Studies estimate that one in five women are sexually assaulted while in college. Only 13 percent of rape survivors report their assault. Campus sexual assault is a silent epidemic that is taking over schools across the country, and it is time we start talking about it.

The White House recently launched the “It’s On Us” Campaign, in partnership with Generation Progress, to bring a national awareness to this issue and end the culture of violence and silence that exists at colleges nationwide.

It is time to take responsibility on our campus here at EIU and change the mindset of how we look at sexual assault. We no longer need to be reactive; it’s time for us to be proactive.

While rape is an uncomfortable topic of conversation for many, it is quite literally on us, as students, to start the conversation. If we are able to talk about such an uncomfortable thing that occurs at our school, we can confront this issue head on.

Only in having an open discussion with all members of our community- the administration, faculty, counselors, students, and student groups- will we be able to be honest about sexual assault at our school.

We cannot be on the list of over 85 schools being investigated by the Department of Education for Title IX violations, accused of mishandling reported cases of sexual assault.

It is not only the duty of our school’s administration to make sure each and every case of sexual assault on our campus is prioritized and treated with sufficient care; it is also our duty as students to make sure we are holding our administration accountable.

There is no reason for any student, male or female, to feel unsafe on our campus. These atrocities are potentially occurring right here on our campus, at parties and in resident halls, and we need to make changes and recognize the severity of the situation.

No longer should reports be minimized or swept under the rug. We as a university need to start taking this issue seriously. We need to stop blaming the victim, not be a bystander, and get in the way before it happens.

It’s on all of us to change the culture, not look the other way, and to make campus sexual assault obsolete.

This is why we encourage everyone to join Student Government, Tuesday, February 24, at 6 p.m. in the CharlestonMattoon Room as we launch the “It’s On Us” campaign here at Eastern Illinois University.

It’s On Us: Take A Stand Against Sexual Assault.

Reginald Thedford is the student body president.

He can be reached at denopinions@gmail.com

Today’s quote:

Try being a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

-Maya Angelou

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STAFF EDITORIAL

Midterms are an opportunity for redemption Wrapped up in the daily routine, students can often let major events in the future catch them off guard.

Midterms would be one of those events that always seem to come out of nowhere.

All of the sudden, classes are at the halfway point, and the realization that only three months will remain to boost grades, in order to receive that grade needed to get that GPA or even pass.

Midterms open up the idea that the semester is almost over, as well as making up a large percentage of the overall grade in much of the courses on Eastern’s campus.

There should not be a worry about these looming exams or projects though, because there is still time. March 5, the start of midterms, is still far enough away to study.

Students still have the chance to ensure they are receiving the grade they want by studying throughout the next to weeks to be prepared.

Even though it might sound like overbearing and obvious advice, studying is be-

coming increasingly rare. Students on average study only 14 hours a week, according to a University of California study. This is a major departure from the 24 hours a week placed towards studying in 1961.

We, as students, need to place more of an emphasis on not only studying, but studying early, especially for these types of exams, in order to retain the information for longer than the one to two hours it takes to finish the test.

Students are hopefully at this university to learn and retain information that will be beneficial to them in their career moving forward.

Studying this far in advance of these large exams will also allow for shorter periodic studying leaving room for more free time each day for other things, whether that be for other classes or social time.

Instead of cramming a half-a-semester’s worth of knowledge in one night before the exam, students can leave room to really comprehend and retain the informa-

tion they are studying through flashcards or other means.

Do not leave yourself in a place where they are regretting not studying earlier as they chug that third coffee in order to stay awake at 4 a.m. Save your body and mind the trouble of agonizing and stressing those brief hours before the test.

It is not easy to look for ward to big events, like midterms, especially in the fast-paced day-to-day that is college life, but it is necessary.

Midterms may signal a looming end to the future, but students should take this sign as a way to come back from the brink of failure and bump their grade up to where it should be.

The date is a reminder that there is still a second chance for students to make for any possible mistake made thus far in the semester.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Interdisciplinary teamwork should be encouraged Kaycie Brauer This weekend I was on various social media platforms, scrolling through posts, when I began to notice more and more people complaining about general education classes outside of their major or some people even attacking other majors as being “easy” or less than their own.

Too many times, it seems that people want to look at their education as a specific, narrow field, where they only need to know about the subject of their major and don’t need to incorporate ideas from other majors into their own interests.

People try to separate themselves from other disciplines. They don’t want to look for or find unifying similarities, when they really ought to.

For example, people usually place Chemistry and English at two complete opposite ends of the spectrum, but even these two can find common ground.

Chemistry is all about looking at the

part of the whole, the building blocks of the world. English too, looks at parts of the whole—often looking at how individual words can change the entire meaning of a piece, not unlike how Chemistry sees how one molecule or element changes the entirety of a substance.

The real world operates on a model of integrated ideas and networks. You would be hard pressed to find a career that deals strictly with one discipline with no relation to any others.

Instead of trying to separate ourselves and find the differences between our majors, passions, and otherwise, it would be most beneficial to our campus and our educations if we started to come together and find ways to integrate our individual skills and disciplines together.

If I’m writing a paper on a novel about how women were treated during a certain time period, I should feel comfortable talking to a History major to spark and develop ideas.

A Psychology major should feel comfortable asking a Math major for help with their statistics class. There’s nothing wrong with asking for help, especially when it helps bridge gaps and practice interdisciplinary cooperation.

Working together is productive and expands our thinking and understanding.

A good education is one that is whole and complete, which means that it is comprehensive and extends beyond a single specific area.

We all have to live in the world together and we all have the same goal of making it a better place to be in.

Working together and ignoring arbitrary boundaries that we create for ourselves can only be beneficial in the long run.

Kaycie Brauer is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@ gmail.com.

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Weekend weather affects some students’ arrivals

By Katie Smith Editor-in-Chief|@DEN_News Although the roads surrounding the Charleston area were mostly clear of ice and snow by press time, conditions earlier Sunday prevented some students from traveling back to campus after a weekend at home.

Veronica Popp, a senior communications major, found herself debating whether or not to drive to Charleston Sunday night, or stay home in Oak Lawn, about a threehour drive from Eastern.

“I am not a very confident snow

driver at all so I figured ‘better safe than sorry,’” she said.

T h e Il l i n o i s De p a r t m e n t o f Transportation (IDOT) issued a press release Saturday warning drivers about the potentially dangerous winter road conditions.

Vicki Woodard, coordinator of public information said she does not believe the weather has delayed the arrival of Eastern’s future president, who will be announced at the Board of Trustees meeting Monday.

IDOT crews are working to pretreat bridges, overpasses and ramps, which are prone to icing because of

»COMPROMISE “I’m pro the governor; the thing is, I think what he did was took a bow shot over the boat just to get everybody’s attention,” Phillips said. “I think everybody understands that this is a starting point.”

Phillips said he is on the appropriations committee for higher education, and the leader of the committee agrees with him that Eastern would not be able to handle more than a 10 percent reduction, adding that he would prefer it to be less than 5 percent.

“I don’t think anyone thinks higher education could be cut by 31 percent in one year; it just

“I do not believe that just because you have less money, the quality is going to go down. The quality of instruction at EIU is high because we have dedicated faculty.”

-President Bill Perry

can’t happen,” Phillips said. “So there will be some negotiating and it will be, I’m hoping, south of 10 percent.”

Meanwhile, others have begun planning for the worst, as the 31.5 percent cut would affect universities throughout the state.

Ken Hawkins, the provost and academic vice president at Western Illinois University, recommended the elimination of 24 of the university’s programs and the review of 17 others, according to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Perry said Eastern has consolidated things when necessary in the past, but the university does not have programs with zero enrollment like many of the ones up for removal at Western.

He gave the example of Eastern going from having seven or eight colleges in the 1990s to having just four.

“We’ve always operated in a lean fashion, so we’re not in that same kind of situation as Western,” Perry said.

Perry said the program analysis that the Council on University Planning and Budget went through last year indicated that no programs needed to be removed; instead, the council recommended saving costs by attrition and by reducing expenses in the Information Technology Services area.

“One way to think about it is, the analysis that Western is going through this year, that’s what we went through last year,” he said.

cross winds, according to the press release.

Randy Blankenhorn, the Illinois Transportation secretary said although some roads may be clear now, conditions may worsen.

“The potential for more snow means dangerous driving conditions are possible,” Blankenhorn said.

According to the press release, IDOT will have more than 1,700 trucks and 3,700 employees available to respond to the elements statewide.

The Illinois State Police urge drivers to slow their speed, allow ex-

tra room for braking and following other vehicles, as well as avoid sudden lane changes and exit the road to a safe location if conditions become too hazardous.

Illinois State Police Colonel Mike Zerbonia said these driving habits are more than guidelines; and although careful driving may not get travelers to their destinations faster, drivers may arrive more safely.

“Winter storms have a significant impact on traffic safety, putting lives at risk,” he said. “Motorists should take every precaution to safeguard themselves and those

around them in traffic by following the law and being prepared for hazardous road conditions.”

Popp stays prepared by keeping an emergency-supply kit in her car at all times.

“This is the first time I brought my car to school so my mom made me a care package of blankets and peanuts and a flare and matches,” she said. “I’m stocked and ready to go.”

Katie Smith can be reached at 581-2812 or kesmith2@eiu.edu

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Perr y said the council would have to consider new data in the spring, and Eastern’s next president would have to review that information to determine what decisions should be made for the following year.

Despite the pressures of decreasing state support, Perry said he has consistently stated that Eastern would not significantly increase its tuition or fees.

“It’s important that we stay accessible; almost 50 percent of our students are first generation college students, and that’s really important to me,” Perry said. “We just can’t jack the tuition up drastically.”

He said tuition would have to increase somewhat, but it would be a minimal change similar to the 1.4 percent approved two years ago and following no increase this year.

Phillips said finding a “happy medium” in the budget would likely involve finding places to collect additional tax revenues, even if only for a two-year period.

“Some people are going to be unhappy; the key is how you juggle everyone’s wish list,” he said. “It’s not just education that’s getting reduced.”

He said while K-12 education is expecting a $290 million increase, that was at the expense of other areas such as the Safe Student Program, a $6 million program that was completely cut out of the budget.

Phillips said the state’s budget is supposed to be completed by May 31 according to the Constitution, but he predicts the General Assembly will go into a special session until June or July.

Perry said before Rauner’s proposal, the university had been given informal requests to figure out what different scenarios would mean, such as a 20 percent cut of about $8.8 million.

“Basically what we said is we would have to reduce personnel expenditures, and we would have to reduce operational expenditures; we would create more deferred maintenance on our physical plant,” he said.

He added the university has implemented a strong hiring freeze with only a few exceptions, such as a new faculty member for an applied technology masters program that presented the opportunity to bring more graduate students.

“I do not believe that just because you have less money, the quality is going to go down,” Perry said. “The quality of instruction at EIU is high because we have dedicated faculty.”

Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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Alexandria Neff, a senior political science and English major, and her escort and father, Andrew Joseph Neff, walk down the runway before the Impromptu section of the Miss EIU Black 2015 scholarship pageant on Saturday.

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Alderson, who had the stage name Queen Resilient Mercenary, said Fibromyalgia is an autoimmune disease that attacks muscles and can cause reproductive issues in women.

In Alderson’s talent portion, titled “Miss America,” she addressed issues of how the country ignores the African-American community by having a woman stand on the stage representing America.

“Miss America, you have convinced us that we must remain silent.

You intend to suffocate our suffering; Miss America, we can’t breathe,” Alderson said. “This was never a matter of survival of the fittest because you never made us fit to survive.”

During her creative expression portion, Alderson said no tests can completely diagnose her illness, and because of that some doctors disregard it.

Her scene started off in a bed, and she said no one should regret getting up in the morning.

“To not have your suffering recognized is almost an unbearable form of violence,” Alderson said. “I demand your awareness, but I don’t ask for your sympathy.”

For Alderson’s impromptu question, she responded that Miss Black EIU was her favorite part of AfricanAmerican Heritage Month because those eight women bared their souls and then left them on stage.

With her title, Alderson said she would promote Fibromyalgia awareness and promote volunteering because students should give back to their community.

In addition to the overall title of Miss Black EIU, the women received separate awards for their attitudes in practice and individual awards from their presented scenes.

The pageant started off with a reflection of the 44 years of Miss Black.

Alexis Lambert, Miss Black EIU

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 2014, introduced the show.

“We come from a time where we were not appreciated, and with this celebration we find our dream girl; we find a woman who can trust her struggle,” Lambert said.

Carolyn Davis, a senior sociology major, had the pageant name Amiable Tenacity, and her creative expression won her the title “Miss Creative Expression.”

In her act, titled “Insecurity,” she did a spoken-word piece on size and self-image.

“Why must I turn my back and suffer from humiliation?” Davis said.

“Your beauty radiates in your smile and character.”

Davis also won the title of “Miss Talent” when she brought magic to the show. She performed three magic tricks, and one consisted of her making an empty Coke bottle full of soda again.

She had a witness to confirm that it was empty before she replenished it.

In the African Garment scene, each contestant walked in a fashion-show style to their pre-recorded voiceovers telling what their heritage means to them.

Sade Martin, a junior community health minor, had the pageant name Formidable Allure and won the title of “Miss African Garment.” Roses were thrown at her feet as she walked out.

“I am a strong, fearless queen,” Martin said. “My history will be instilled in all of humanity.”

Alexandria Neff, a senior English and political science major, had the pageant name Imminent Caliber.

Her talent, called “Out of My Body,” displayed her being at her own funeral. She sat in all black next to a portrait of herself and held flowers.

“My favorite line from the piece

was, ‘Torn from motherhood before I even knew its name,’” Neff said.

“I was baring my soul, and to come and share my story in front of hundreds was hard, I don›t talk to people about this.”

Brianna Littlejohn, a sophomore communication studies major, had the pageant name Concealed Distinction, and her talent portion was called “The Black Movement.”

Her spoken-word piece depicted the recent struggles in the AfricanAmerican community.

“Ever since they freed us, they’ve been after our demise,” Littlejohn said. “We take the hand we were handed and make things happen.”

The last scene was Impromptu/ Evening Gown, and each contestant dressed elegantly walking hand and hand with their escorts.

Lambert came back on stage in a floor-length mint green mermaid gown as Queen Illustrious to thank everyone and to present the contestants with awards.

Anisha Coleman, a sophomore pre-nursing major, had the pageant name Euphoric Resolution and won the title of “Miss Congeniality” for having encouraged the other women in the pageant along their journey. She also won “Miss Enterprise” for exceeding the $500 that had to be raised for the pageant.

In addition to winning Miss Black EIU, Alderson won the title of “Miss Ebony” for embracing African-American Heritage Month and “Miss Togetherness” for always being ready to go during practices.

Finally, Littlejohn earned the title of “Miss Persistent,” which was this year’s Queen›s Choice Award selected

by Lambert.

T’Nerra Butler can be reached at 581-2812 or tabutler@eiu.edu.

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Panthers take 2 matches over weekend

By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor | @BobReynoldsDEN After losing two matches last weekend, the Eastern women’s tennis team bounced back with two victories over the weekend against Butler and Western Illinois.

The Panthers defeated Butler, 5-2, Friday and Western Illinois, 7-0, Saturday.

With the matches being tied 1-1, Eastern took the doubles point from Butler with the duo of Eastern freshman Grace Summers and senior Sephora Boulbahaiem defeating the sophomore pair of Kailey Eaton and Kylie Haviland 7-5.

In the other two doubles matches on Friday, Butler freshman Bailey Padgett and Rachel Sutton defeated juniors Ali Foster and Hannah Kimbrough, 6-1.

Also, Panther sophomores Kelly Iden and Kamile Stadalninkaite defeated Bulldog senior Angelina Qin and junior Michelle McFerran, 6-2.

The Panthers finished Friday’s match with four singles wins, which included Summers defeating Padgett 1-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Foster continued to dominate singles competition as she defeated Eaton in straight sets 6-2, 7-6.

Kimbrough defeated Qin 6-3, 6-1 in the fifth singles match of the day. Also, Stadalninkaite defeated freshman Jordan Minnick in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.

Iden was defeated in straight sets by Haviland in No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-3. Boulbahaiem was dropped in straight sets 6-2, 6-3, by Sutton in the No. 4 singles match.

In Saturday’s match, the Panthers shutout Western Illinois at the Lakeside Recreation Facility in Galesburg.

Eastern went 6-0 in singles matches and took the doubles point by taking all three doubles matches.

Foster won her sixth-straight singles match by defeating Leatherneck freshman Arianna Demos in straight sets 6-0, 6-0.

Summers defeated sophomore Jenna Wallace 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 singles match. Iden defeated freshman Courtney Lubbers in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.

Boulbahaiem won in straight sets as well over sophomore Nicole Jones 6-0, 6-1. Stadalninkaite defeated Andriana Johnson 6-4, 6-0.

Sophomore Maria Moshteva played in her first match of the season and defeated sophomore Jamee Hale 6-0, 6-0.

Summers and Boulbahaiem won their fourth doubles match of the season by defeating Lubbers and Wallace 6-2 in the No. 1 slot.

In the No. 2 doubles match, Foster and Kimbrough defeated Demos and Jones, 6-3.

Also, Iden and Stadalninkaite defeated Johnson and Hale, 6-0.

The Panthers improved their record to 4-3 on the season and got back on track after losing to Southern Illinois, 5-2, and Evansville, 4-3, last weekend.

The Panthers will be playing at Darling Courts next weekend in Charleston against Chicago State at 1 p.m. weather permitting.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Sophomore Kamile Stadalninkaite returns the ball against an Olivet Nazarene player on Oct. 6.

Eastern women’s track team wins OVC title Men’s team finishes 2nd behind SEMO

By Blake Nash Staff Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s track team took first place in the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship held at Lantz Fieldhouse over the weekend.

The men’s team finished in second place to champion Southeast Missouri.

Coach Tom Akers was also named the OVC Women’s Track and Field Coach of the Year, and the CoOVC Men’s Coach of the Year following the meet.

Akers gave credit to his team after the meet for his accomplishment, saying it was because of their performance during the season that he was able to win the award.

“I don’t win (awards). The team wins them,” Akers said. “The way they competed today was great, and I’m just sort of the figurehead who gets to accept that award.”

The Panther women finished with 132.5 total team points to get ahead of Tennessee State, who had 101 points, and Southeast Missouri, who had 98.5 points, to round out the top three teams.

The top three teams in the men’s competition were Southeast Missouri, who won with 181 points, followed by Eastern with 169.5 points and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with 115 points.

The Eastern women finished first and second in the pole-vault competition, with senior Sadie Lovett and junior Annemarie Reid picking up gold and silver medals, respectively.

This is the second consecutive indoor season that Lovett has won the gold medal.

Lovett said both she and Reid wanted to finish in the top two for the Panthers after being ranked first and second throughout the season.

“Us taking first and second would’ve been good team points for our team,” Lovett said. “Any other meet we just want to up our personal records, but today was the only time that the points and placing really matter.”

Akers said the pole-vaulters did a great job all season,

especially after having to overcome a coaching change at the beginning of the season.

The pole vaulting coach, Kyle Ellis, took over the same position at the University of Wisconsin.

Akers took over that vacancy when the season began.

“There was a big change over from Coach Ellis to me,” Akers said. “They really stepped through and did a great job, especially Sadie. She kept an open mind through the things she was doing, and that’s just a reflection on her.”

Sophomore Bryn Buckwalter earned a gold medal in the women’s shot put competition for the Panthers, while freshman Haleigh Knapp won the Panthers a gold medal in the high jump.

Her best mark of 5 feet, 6 inches, narrowly beat teammate Jackie Jones, who needed more attempts to best that feat.

All-OVC red-shirt junior sprinter Norvel Mohammed led the men’s team with a pair of first-place finishes in the 200- and 400-meter dashes.

Mohammed won the 200 with a time of 21.64 and ran the 400 in 40.08 seconds. Mohammed was

named the Co-OVC Male Athlete of the Year prior to the event.

“This season has been a dream come true,” Mohammed said. “Last year I couldn’t compete, and this year I felt I had a lot of things to make up for.”

Mohammed said in the future he expects a national championship run and knows he has the teammates that can help him get there.

“I think Norvel’s training is starting to pay off,” Akers said. “I think we’re just seeing the tip of the iceberg of what he’s capable of doing. He’s a fierce competitor.”

None of the Panthers qualified for nationals, but Akers said the future looks exciting for this team.

“If they continue to fight and work and compete like they did during this indoor season and weekend, who knows what they’ll accomplish,” Akers said. “We can never control what the other people do, just what we do, and I think we did one heck of a job this weekend.”

Blake Nash can be reached at 581-2812 or banash@eiu.edu.

@DEN_Sports tweet of the day: @eiubasketball will play No. 7 seed SIUE Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Nashville in the first round of the OVC Tournament.

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Butts, SIUE hand Panthers 2nd-straight loss

By Bob Reynolds Sports Editor |@BobReynoldsDEN Southern Illinois Edwardsville junior guard Shronda Butts gave the Eastern women’s basketball team fits for the second-straight game.

Butts scored 26 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the floor in the 72-55 win over the Panthers at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville.

In the first matchup, Butts scored 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting. That was Butts’ 10th 20-point game of the season.

Butts was the only Edwardsville player to have double-digit points as no one else would surpass the eight-point mark.

Ed w a rd s v i l l e a l s o h i t 2 8 - o f - 3 0 f re e throws in the game, including 21 in the second half.

Eastern shot 11-of-17 from the freethrow line.

Freshman guard Sidney Smith gave the Cougars a seven-point lead with 13:18 to play in the second half.

Edwardsville went on a 10-0 run in four minutes to take a 23-17 lead with 3:09 left in the second half.

A three-pointer by Panther junior guard Alece Shumpert and a couple of made free throws by sophomore forward Erica Brown tied the game with 1:02 left to play in the first half.

Butts and junior guard CoCo Moore closed out the half with two made baskets to give the Cougars a 29-25 lead at halftime.

The Panthers finished the game with one player in double-digit points with Shumpert scoring 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-9 from the three-point line.

Eastern struggled to shoot three pointers in the game Saturday, shooting 4-of-20 from beyond the arc.

Edwardsville shot 4-of-7 from threepoint range.

Panther senior Sabina Oroszova was held to just seven points on 3-of-7 shooting on the day in 33 minutes of action.

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Butts would then hit a 3-point shot to give Edwardsville its largest lead of the game at 10 points with 9:36 left in the second half.

A couple of free throws by Cougar sophomore forward Micah Jones gave Edwardsville a 13-point advantage with 7:17 left in the second half.

The Panthers did not gain the lead under double-digits for the rest of the half.

Moore added two free throws with 44 seconds left in the second half to give Edwardsville a 17-point advantage, and Edwardsville would close out the game.

Eastern took the lead with 11:42 left in the first half on a jumper by senior forward Arnisha Thomas.

The Panthers took its largest lead of the game at 17-13 with a layup by freshman guard Bh’rea Griffin with 7:28 left to play in the first half.

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been held to under double-digit points.

The Panthers struggled to shoot the ball in the first half going 9-of-25 from the floor and 20-of-53 for the game.

Eastern was outerbounded, 29-18, and outscored in bench points, 24-15.

Eastern finished its regular season 1019 overall and 7-9 in the conference.

The Panthers are the No. 8 seed for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament and will be playing No. 1 seed Tennessee-Martin Wednesday at noon.

Edwardsville is the No. 2 seed and will play No. 7 seed Austin Peay at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.

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Erica Brown, a sophomore forward, makes a shot-attempt in the women’s basketball game Saturday in Lantz Arena against Southeast Missouri. Brown scored 10 points in the game.

Men’s tennis team snaps losing streak Baseball games “Up and down the lineup we snowed out showed great focus, discipline

By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter| @DEN_Sports

After an eight-game losing streak to start the season, the Eastern men’s tennis team got its first conference win Saturday at Chicago State.

The Panthers, now 1-8, defeated the Cougars 5-0 at Homewood-Flossmoor Racquet & Fitness Club in Homewood to end a losing streak that never really fazed the players or coaches early on this season.

“Our record is very deceiving, I can tell you first hand this team has taken huge steps forward from last year’s team and the way we played today is just one indication of that,” Eastern coach Eric Stark said.

After defeating North Central Thursday to snap a four-game losing streak, Chicago State ends back on the losing end with a 3-12 record.

The day started out well for Eastern, earning the doubles point for the first time this season with easy victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 matches.

Junior Robert Skolik and freshman Preston Touliatos defeated Cougar seniors Sergiu Muresan and Mario Noboa, 6-3, and senior David Constantinescu and freshman Jared Woodson got their first doubles vic-

tory of the season with a 6-1 victory over Christian Gonzalez and Julian Chavez.

and aggression. This was a pretty complete team effort today and we are very motivated for the upcoming conference season.”

-Eric Stark, Eastern tennis coach The No. 2 match for juniors Ryan Henderson and Rui Silva got to a 4-4 tie but went unfinished.

After Eastern got the doubles point, the Panthers swept the singles field easily getting them the victory.

Skolik, Touliatos, Constantinescu, and Trent Reiman took their matches with no problem.

Skolik defeated Noboa 6-1, 6-1. Touliatos defeated senior Chavez 6-3, 6-1. Constantinescu defeated Luis Ulloa 6-1, 6-1.

Reiman defeated senior Rashley Yeremia

6-0, 6-1.

The No. 2 and No. 4 matches both went unfinished. “ This is a battle-tested team playing against a solid opponent, and we set the tone from the beginning,” Stark said. “We have played some of the best teams and best players in the country and have hung in with them.”

After the match Sunday against Saint Louis was postponed to March 28, the Panthers have their make-up match against Southern Illinois on March 4 before their conference matches start.

“It feels good to get a win under our belt.

It gives us a lot of confidence going into conference,” Reiman said.

Stark said he was impressed with how focused the group was despite the eight-game losing streak.

“Up and down the lineup we showed great focus, discipline and aggression. This was a pretty complete team effort today and we are very motivated for the upcoming conference season,” he said.

The match at Southern Illinois begins at 1 p.m. at Sports Blast in Carbondale.

Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.

Staff Report

The Eastern baseball team has had fivestraight games lost because of the weather over the past two weeks.

The Panthers have not played a game since Feb. 15 in Athens, Ga. against the University of Georgia.

The games against Central Arkansas and Memphis last weekend were canceled also because of winter weather in Conway, Ark. Saturday and Sunday’s games against the University of Arkansas were canceled due to snow in Fayetteville, Ark. Eastern will now try and play a doubleheader on Monday starting at noon.

According to the National Weather Service, it is supposed to be 44 degrees and sunny with a 10 percent chance of precipitation on Monday in Fayetteville.

The Panthers are schedule to play a home series at Coaches Stadium against Austin Peay to start their conference season,weather permitting.