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Beluchuwu Ebede, a technology graduate student from Nigeria, reads a speech during the Solidarity Rally on Thursday at the steps of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. Ebede told the assembled ralliers how much America means to him and how valuable immigrants are to the country.
Rally shows support for the marginalized By Cassie Buchman News Editor | @cjbuchman Ask Beluchukwu Ebede, an international student from Nigeria, about his time in the United States, and he will say he has seen both unity and diversity. However, recent concerns regarding actions taken by President Donald Trump have started to “twist things apart,” he said. It was this feeling that led Ebede and other members of the campus community to speak at a Solidarity Rally Thursday. The rally was held next to the Doudna Steps to show support for those who feel marginalized by what Trump has done since taking office, including the immigration ban and proposed wall on the border of Mexico and America. Along with immigrants, speakers also expressed solidarity with women, minorities and those in the LGBT community. Several speakers also spoke about problems they had with the Trump administration’s stance on climate change. The rally was followed by a march where various signs, such as ones reading “No one is free while others are oppressed” and “Build a 10-foot wall and we’ll build an 11-foot ladder” were carried to the front of Old Main. Ebede, a graduate student studying technology, said the story of America’s greatness could not be complete without mentioning the contribution of immigrants. “(This) movement is at the right time, to give confidence to people like us, to believe that we are still safe,” he said. Ebede said he went to the rally to
support the idea that everyone in America is an immigrant. “The story of America’s greatness could not be complete without mentioning the immense contribution of immigrants,” he said at the rally. “This is a known fact...I hereby join my voice to all those voices clamoring for unity and diversity.” William Harrison, a sophomore sociology major, told the ralliers not to normalize Trump. “Don’t normalize alternative facts, don’t normalize people paying for government positions. Don’t normalize bigotry,” he said. “None of this is normal, nor is it acceptable.” Harrison said they need to make it known they do not stand for discrimination. “It’s more important now than ever to stand up and take action against forces that oppress us, especially when those forces are coming directly from our government,” he said. Harrison encouraged ralliers to get involved when they see something wrong happening. “It’s now time to do more than post on Facebook or send out emails in solidarity,” he said. “We need to hit the streets, protest, boycott, write letters to our congress people, speak out against bigotry and vote.” Marchers made their voices heard with chants such as “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here” and by singing “This Land is your Land” while waiting for speakers to take their turn. Citlally Fabela, a senior biological sciences major, said it is important to fight for what is right. “We don’t get anywhere unless we get in the streets and get our voices
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Ralliers brave the cold and march from the steps of the Doudna Fine Arts Center to Old Main during the Solidarity Rally on Thursday. The rally and march were created to voice opposition to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and support marginalized communities that have been impacted by his actions.
heard.” Fabela said the immigration ban is based on irrational fear. “Anybody who thinks they don’t relate to immigrants, if they just sat down and had a conversation with them, it could change their whole life,” she said. Being a first-generation American and part of the LGBT community, Fabela said what is happening is angering her, but taking action in these kinds of rallies helps her overcome this.
“All of us together are not a minority if we all fight, no matter what our background is,” she said. “We’re all the same, we just come from different places. Nobody wants to live in a world where everybody is the same; we need diversity.” Cassie Buchman can be reached at 581-2812 or cjbuchman@eiu.edu.
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Students watched in anticipation as the stop clock ticked down from 16 seconds; then the banner slowly unveiled Kesha and the Creepies as the performers for the Spring ’17 C0oncert during the men’s basketball game Thursday night. Some of the students were ready to purchase tickets for the April 1st concert seconds after hearing the announcement, while others were not impressed. Natalie Fadden, freshman communications disorder science major, said she loves all of her songs and plans on going to the concert. “All of her songs are jams. It’s going to be a really lit concert,” Fadden said. K e s h a’s s o n g s i n c l u d e “ Ti k Tok,” “Timber” and “Blah Blah Blah.“ Sam Gilbert, sophomore political science major, said she plans on standing right in front of the stage to get as close as to Kesha as possible. “We will be on the barricade and hopefully she sweats sparkles on us,” Gilbert said. According to Billboard.com, Kesha’s song “ Tik Tok” peaked on the charts in 2010, which was during the time most students were in middle school or in high school. Aaliyiah Lewis, sophomore psychology major, said whenever she hears Kesha’s songs she is reminded of her high school days. “Kesha brings back old memories: high school dances, games and sitting in your car with your friends singing at the top of your lungs,” Lewis said. During the announcement the Pink Panthers Dance Team and the Eastern cheerleaders threw red and black t-shirts to the crowd. Symiya Amos, junior sociology major, said she is not looking forward to the concert because she not a fan of Kesha’s music. “Really out of all the people,” Amos said. “She is not my type of music. My perfect pick is Beyoncé, but there is no way that was going to happen.” Kayla Van Dike, senior early childhood education major, said she not as excited about the performer as she was for Panic! at the Disco, but she will still go to the concert. Kesha, page 5
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, announced Wednesday he will run for Illinois governor in 2018, bringing the instant name recognition of his family's political legacy to what's expected to be a sharply contested race to unseat Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. The Democratic businessman said Illinois is heading "in the wrong direction." In an email and video sent to supporters, he talked up history of service and said he wants to "restore the American dream to the people of this state."
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versity of Illinois Board of Trustees, Kennedy founded and now leads Top Box Foods, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable, healthy food to Chicago neighborhoods. He also serves as chairman of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises Inc., the Kennedy family's investment firm. He previously managed Chicago's Merchandise Mart and is leading the development of a more than $1 billion development downtown Chicago known as Wolf Point. Kennedy, who lives in the northern Chicago suburb of Kenilworth with his wife and four children, has flirted
with running for public office before — including a bid for U.S. Senate — but didn't follow through. He surfaced as a top contender for governor after he spoke to the Illinois delegation to the Democratic National Convention last summer. Kennedy ripped Rauner's pro-business legislative agenda and blamed him for Illinois' nearly two-year state budget stalemate, saying he's inflicting "suffering and chaos" on Illinois. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who leads the Democratic Party of Illinois, said at the time Kennedy would make an "excellent candidate."
Obama's birthday proposed for state holiday SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers from Chicago have proposed legislation to make former President Barack Obama's birthday a state holiday. Three bills have been introduced that would all make Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, an official holiday. The two bills in the House, proposed by Democratic Reps. Andre Thapedi and Sonya Harper, would make Aug. 4 a "legal holiday," during which state government offices would shut down, and schools and
businesses would have the option of closing. Under a Senate bill co-sponsored by Democratic Sen. Jacqueline Collins, "Barack Obama Day" would be commemorative. Thapedi tried making Obama's birthday a state holiday last year, but the bill stalled in a House committee. "This bill is even stronger this year now that Obama is no longer in the White House," Thapedi said. "Last year, there were some concerns, hon-
oring a sitting president. Now that he's no longer a sitting president, it's even more appropriate." When Thapedi's bill was being considered last year, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration filed papers saying the bill would cost the state $3.2 million in salary for workers to have the day off. The administration also argued that Illinois would "lose $16 million in productivity from state workers having a paid, non-working holiday." Thapedi said those numbers are
overstated. Collins said she hopes Republicans can appreciate Obama's achievements. "I hope we don't descend to what we see at the federal level," Collins said. "As a Democrat, I have no problem honoring President Lincoln. There should be reciprocity between parties, Obama belongs to Illinois, and Illinois belongs to all people, Republicans and Democrats."
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Kennedy, 53, is the eighth of 11 children of Ethel Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, a former U.S. attorney general who represented New York in the Senate and was assassinated in 1968 while seeking the Democratic nomination for president. He is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy. His campaign video featured footage of his parents and other family members, and Kennedy told The Associated Press he believes Illinois voters "remember fondly the service to this country of the Kennedy family." The former chairman of the Uni-
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By Kennedy Nolen Multicultural Reporter | @KennedyNolenEIU Although customs in the Netherlands are different than in America, Charity Huwe, an elementary education graduate student, said Dutch children are not so different from children in Charleston. Through the Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching program, Huwe was able to spend half of her time studentteaching in Charleston and the other half in Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands. Huwe had her students at Carl Sandburg Elementary School write letters to the students in the Netherlands, she said. The American students wrote letters in English to the Dutch students, and Huwe delivered them upon her arrival, she said. The students at Carl Sandburg Elementary School asked questions for the Dutch students like, “Do you have TVs in Europe?” Huwe said. Huwe student taught from October to December in Oud-Beijerland during the presidential election. During that time, Huwe was often asked about her opinion on the election and was asked who she was voting for, she said. The majority of the people Huwe encountered had hatred for Trump and even offered her to move into their homes, she said. A main difference Huwe said she noticed was that everyone biked in the
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Netherlands. She said the bike lanes were bigger on the roads, and bikes had the right of way. Huwe said most of the students rode their bikes to school, and they all rode their bikes when they went on field trips.
In Charleston, that is not the case, she said. Another difference was that no lunch was provided for the students in the school in Oud-Beijerland; they all brought their own lunches, she said. Huwe also said portion sizes in the
Netherlands were tiny. No substitute teachers were hired on days teachers were sick or took the day off, Huwe said. The children in that classroom would be dispersed amongst the other classrooms throughout the school,
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she said. Huwe said rather than teaching set subjects like history and science, she taught units on topics like food, religion and sports. From there, the students would learn the history and background of each topic in the unit, she said. Most of the students’ work in OudBeijerland was done independently, and homework was non-existent, Huwe said. Huwe said she met with teachers to plan the day or week, and sometimes she was told to just do whatever she wanted, so she picked fun, education games to play. Also while in the Netherlands, Huwe said she was able to travel to Germany, France, Scotland and Spain, among other countries relatively cheaply. Dr. Doug Bower, the associate dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, said the cost of student teaching abroad and the cost of student teaching in the United States is about the same. Huwe said she encouraged everyone with the opportunity to student teach in a foreign country, to go out there and do it. This semester, four students are going abroad, Bower said. One will be in Ireland, one in the Netherlands, one in Australia and one in New Zealand. Kennedy Nolen can be reached at 581-2812 or kdnolen@eiu.edu.
Music department to host annual jazz festival Saturday By Loren Dickson Entertainment Reporter | @DEN_News Eastern’s music department will be hosting the 58th annual jazz festival Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11. Friday’s opening concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will include the EIU Faculty Jazz Trio, the EIU Jazz Ensemble and guest artist Vanessa Rubin. Vanessa Rubin is an experienced lyricist, composer, producer, arranger and educator. She has been a part of the jazz community since the early ’80s and has been
praised for her ability to flow and swing to a wide array of styles. The program for the event states that Rubin can “range from whisper to shout in the blink of an eye; from honey-laden ballads purring like a kitten, to up-tempo swinging and scatting like a fluent saxophone.” Paul Johnston, professor of jazz studies and jazz piano, has participated in the past 12 jazz festivals at Eastern and will be performing alongside Rubin Friday night. “I’m really looking forward to performing with Vanessa Rubin and our faculty rhythm section,” Johnston said.
Saturday’s events kick off with the band competition at 8:25 a.m. Middle schools and high schools from across the region will be performing and competing Saturday for a variety of awards and trophies. “This is a great opportunity for middle school and high school students to come perform, hear other groups and learn more about jazz,” Johnston said. Following the competition will be another performance by Vanessa Rubin and Eastern’s Jazz Ensemble. Sam Fagaly, the conductor of the Jazz Ensemble, said this is the biggest event of
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the year for them. “Although we have many other largescale concerts, all of the visiting groups definitely makes this our biggest event,” Fagaly said. It is a great chance for Eastern students and other students to perform, compete and learn more about jazz, he said. Along with the competition on Saturday, there will be a variety of clinics that take place. Audience members will be able to ask questions about the musician’s styles and techniques and learn how to improve their own skills. There will be clinics by Vanessa Rubin
and Paul Johnston, along with a variety of instrument clinics. At 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Dvorak Concert Hall, the awards ceremony will take place, where groups will be recognized for their participation in the 58th Jazz Festival. General admission is $16 and student admission is $7. Loren Dickson can be reached at 5812812 or at ladickson@eiu.edu.
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As of Thursday night, the Eastern University Board announced Kesha and the Creepies as this spring’s University Board concert artist. On top of that, the men’s basketball team also won its game against Tennessee Martin. It was a great night for good news. Kesha has been making a musical comeback after a long and harsh battle against former manager and music producer Dr. Luke. Just under a year ago, Kesha sued Dr. Luke for emotional, sexual and verbal abuse, to which Dr. Luke denied the allegation. During the lawsuit, Kesha was not able to work with the Kemosabe label, resulting in no new music being released. Kesha has not produced any music under the Kemosabe label since the release of her last album “Warrior” in 2012 and her collaboration with Pitbull in 2013. In August of last year, Kesha dropped the charges against Dr. Luke in Los Angeles, but the charges still remain in New York courts. This fight has been recognized nationally by Kesha’s fans, whom she calls “animals,” and also by other musicians and celebrities. The support she gained has given her the chance to lift up her career and tour again with a group titled Kesha and the Creepies. To the best of The News’ knowledge, Kesha is still performing many of her popular songs, and is even adding new ones that have never been released. Kesha’s comeback is not only inspirational to those who have suffered from sexual and emotional abuse, but it is inspirational to artists who also have struggles with labels and managers. Whether you support Kesha or not, her re-entry into the music business is groundbreaking. She was brave enough to stand up to the music industry and her alleged abuser, and still manage to make music and perform. Last August was her last big tour where she played smaller, more intimate venues around the U.S. While she may not be the heart-throbbs Panic! at the Disco, she is still an artist who has had multiple No. 1 singles and albums and has won various Billboard Awards for her music. Now, Eastern has the chance to witness Kesha’s career comeback this spring, and it is a wonderful opportunity for the entire Eastern community. Time is “tik-ing” to order those tickets, while Eastern Panthers prepare to become Kesha’s animals.
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Weather, politics subject to change I furiously watched the snow coat the ground as I scrambled to find my heavier coat, scarf and gloves Wednesday afternoon. In the midst of rushing for class, I did not think of checking my phone for the daily weather. Not only was I not prepared but I was getting used to the spring-like weather we were experiencing days before. I did not stay upset for long because I was quickly reminded that it is the second week of February, a month that is notorious for having the worst winter weather. I was comfor table with the previous weather. I was not prepared for the change and I was confused. These same feelings can be attributed to the political climate. Having Barack Obama as the president of the United States for eights years established an economic, political and cultural norm that citizen adjusted to over the years. All of this changed in January when Donald Trump was inaugurated. It has not been a full month into his presidency and there are already drastic changes. This includes the newly appointed Supreme Court justice and
Kalyn Haylett the newly confirmed Secretary of Education. Similar to the weather, people were comfortable with the former President and were unhappy at the thought of adjusting for the new climate. Donald Trump is completely different from Barack Obama as far as political stance, backgrounds and personality. Similar to me being furious of the drastic change in weather, so were several students and faculty while they watched or refused to watch the inauguration. Whether you enjoy the glistening white snow or you enjoy the smell of grass covered in fresh dew in the spring, we have to em-
brace the current season. The weather is something that affects everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, education and socio-economic background. Even when we do not like the current climate we have to make preparations for it, whether that means taking shortcuts by walking through academic buildings when going to class or wearing more layers. I encourage students and faculty to make those preparations for our new president by being aware of what is happening everyday. I cannot tell you how many days the weather has changed hourly. Politics are the same way. It is imperative to stay aware of the new polices. Students can read the news on their phone or laptops. There are also apps that students can download and set notifications on their phone. Treat politics as you would the weather. Check for updates daily and make needed adjustments. Kalyn Hayslett is a senior journalism major. She can be reached at kehayslett@eiu.edu.
Alternative medicine: dubious claims, bad science I have a bad back. Ever since I was a child, my spine has been ever so slightly curved side-to-side, and marching band and sleeping twisted up like a pretzel and sitting slouched never helped that. So every now and again I visit a chiropractor, who manhandles me until my back pops back into the shape it should be in normally. My mother, who has the same curved spine, visits an electric chiropractor. Before I found my own chiropractor, I used to go with her. Her chiropractor uses a handheld device and a series of electrodes to adjust her back. I never liked her chiropractor’s methods. My mother claimed it worked, but I never got the benefit, so I usually skipped going. At best I remained unchanged, and at worst I got uncomfortably shocked when the electrodes slipped off my back. Maybe it comes down to my skeptical nature, but I have always been rather picky about alternative medicine and care. Obviously I am still flexible enough to go to a manual chiropractor—some people claim that all chiropractic work is of dubious quality, too—but I still have some deep reservations about alternative medicine. I like to think that my concerns are generally based in fact.
Shelby Niehaus I went to medlineplus.gov looking for information about alternative medicine and instead found it masquerading under its dressier name: complementary and integrative medicine. This field encompasses such diverse therapies as massage therapy, magnets, homeopathy and naturopathy. Some therapies, like massage therapy, are common throughout the world and sometimes even see use as relaxation techniques or luxury treats. Massage therapy, though, has recently been elevated to medical status thanks to some favorable research noting positive outcomes, according to the National Institute of Health’s News in Health newsletter from
July 2012. These positive effects have not been proven or thoroughly studied, but at least massage therapy lists no major downfalls. Other therapies, though, are not quite so benign. Take homeopathy, for example. This 200-yearold medical system sprouted from the assumptions that “like cures like,” or that illnesses had to be fought with substances that produced similar symptoms in healthy patients, and that smaller doses of medicine were more effective than large doses, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. As a result, homeopathic medicine is highly diluted and sometimes changes from patient to patient. Many medical professionals warn that homeopathy has few proven benefits, and that it is even proven ineffective in many studies. Nevertheless, homeopathy continues to see some use among cure-seekers worldwide. Homeopathy is one of the alternative medicines that can be dangerous. It makes broad claims that it cannot back up, and some users eschew formal medicine in favor of dubious claims. They can get sicker without proven treatments.
If life were just a little simpler, I would claim that worthless or harmful treatments are not my problem—that they are the decisions of the user and that it is not my place to tell someone what to do with their health. However, sometimes medicine is not just the concern of the user. Medicine can be a community concern. Some illnesses depend on sick people in healthy populations to spread, and people who treat infectious illnesses with ineffective medicine put others at risk. I do not mean to discourage anyone from using alternative medicine. If you are satisfied with nonstandard care methods, use them as much as you like. Your emotional and spiritual health is important, and a care method you believe in can be deeply powerful even if it does not heal your body. But be careful of how you use alternative medicine, and be sure to think of how your choices affect others around you. Remember: you have a right to your health, but so does everyone else. Shelby Niehaus is a senior English language arts major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or scniehaus@eiu.edu.
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CAA approves course revisions The Council of Academic Affairs approved the revision, expansion and creation of various courses in Eastern’s catalog at Thursday’s general meeting. A sustainable communities course in the family and consumer science program was approved with a 10-1 vote. Assistant family and consumer sciences professor Nichole Hugo said the class will serve as a general education course for non-majors and majors to take. The course would
cover the social and economical aspects of sustainability regarding human communities and their relationship with the ecosystem. The CAA also approved the revision of the communication studies courses in order to change level 2000 classes to level 3000 classes. This was suggested to alleviate the difficulties transfer students run into when having to take level 2000 courses due to lack of transferable credits. CMN 2630, 2020, 2030 are among the sophomore courses being moved to junior level courses. CMN 3470 and CMN 3710 were among the courses approved to be
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Brendalynn Triplett, a junior art education major from Hendersonville, Tenn., works on a sculpture project in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. “The goal of the project is to create a pile of plaster diamonds. I want it to show a diamond in the rough. I’ll add mirrors on some of the sides, so that people will be able to see their reflection. It’s symbolic of how everyone is a diamond in the rough,” said Triplett.
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offered as online classes. Communications in workplace relationships is a new course that was also approved for communication studies. It will cover interpersonal communications in corporate settings. The CAA approved offering the course politics and pop culture as an online course throughout the year and not just for summer sessions. A new minor for business analytics was also approved along with new a new course in psychology that covers neuropsychology. Technology, history and human societies was also approved as a class
and will have two professors teaching it. This course will be offered as a general education course for students to explore courses in both history and applied engineering and technologies. The last new course approved was an intro to ecology and evolution course that was presented by biological sciences professor Zhiwei Liu. It combines two intro courses rather than making students take separate ones. Angelica Cataldo can be reached at 581-2812 or amcataldo@eiu.edu.
“ I m e a n I w i l l g o s e e h e r. I wasn’t expecting her but it’s OK,” Van Dike said. “I went to Panic! at the Disco. I loved it. I’m a really big Panic! fan,” Some students were expecting Chance the Rapper as the performer for the concert, while others were starting to compare it to last year’s concert. Abbi Chacon, sophomore history major, said she enjoyed last year’s concert and hopes this year will be just as fun. “Me personally I listen to Panic! at the Disco songs more but it would but it will be fun to see her back,” Chacon said. Elizabeth Wilson, freshman 2-D studio art major, said she was expecting Chance the Rapper to perform, but she is happy either way. “I think it is just a fun community thing to do. I am a freshman so that’s why I’m so excited I get to see a concert for cheap,” Wilson. Others just enjoyed the experience of the basketball game. Jessica Rodriguez, senior marketing major, said announcing the concert at the game was a great way to get people to cheer on the basketball players. “It’s a nice idea to get people to get people excited about the concert and have people support the basketball game,” Rodriguez said. Students have two weeks to purchase tickets before the general public can buy tickets. St ud e n t ti c k e ts a re $ 2 0 an d can be purchased online at the Bus and Ticket office on the third floor in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Kalyn Hayslett can be reached at 5812812 or kehayslett@eiu.edu.
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Men’s tennis looks ahead passed first win By Dillan Schorfheide Men’s Tennis Reporter | @DEN_Sports After Eastern’s men’s tennis team got its first win of the season Friday, not a lot has changed for the team coach, Samuel Kercheval said. “It was nice to get the win, but the guys are very aware that we are nowhere near where we want to be or need to be for the competitions ahead,” Kercheval said. The team swept St. Francis Friday, giving Eastern its first win of the season. The Panthers’ record now stands at 1-5. Throughout the season, the team has focused on a number of different aspects of its game in practice: handling pace (especially in doubles), communication on the court, controlling emotions and having high energy throughout a match. This week, in preparation for the match Saturday against IUPUI, the team has focused on working harder. This means “trying to up the focus and intensity with everything we are doing,” Kercheval said. IUPUI currently has a 2-5 record and is riding a three-match losing streak. The Jaguars are also 0-2 at
home so far this season, something Eastern could capitalize on since IUPUI is hosting them. IUPUI has 10 of its players from last season on the roster this season. Eastern’s freshman players have played well so far this season. Freddie O’Brien has been in the No. 1 spot in the team’s lineup in singles matches and has fought well against Eastern’s opponents’ best players, getting some wins along the way. Marko Stefan Janjusic has also played some tough matches and gotten some wins, and Gage Kingsmith has competed well in doubles matches. This weekend, Kercheval wants to see a better showing than the one last weekend against Illinois State University. He said the loss to ISU was very disappointing and everyone felt it. “We only have one match this weekend, so I’m looking for everyone to be all-in and have the best focus and effort we have had all year,” Kercheval said.
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Freshman Ferdinand Ammer prepares to serve the ball in the Eastern tennis program’s alumni match this past fall on the Darling Courts.
Women’s basketball home for two games By Mark Shanahan Women’s Basketball Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern women’s basketball team will have to rebound quickly from the tough loss against TennesseeMartin in its final two home games starting with Southeast Missouri. Eastern (8-16, 4-8 OVC) is still alive for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament, but a win over Southeast Missouri will put them in a better spot. The loss to Tennessee-Martin put them into the No. 8 seed. This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. East-
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ern went on the road to Southeast Missouri on Jan. 21 and came away with a 71-62 victory. The Panthers had to hold off the Redhawks’ fourth quarter rally to pull off the road win, but they had three players finish with double figures. Junior Grace Lennox led the Panthers with 18 points and played the full 40 minutes. Sophomore Carmen Tellez and senior Erica Brown were the other Panthers to reach double figures with 17 and 13 points. Lennox averages a team-high 15.8 points per game and is fourth in the conference in scoring. Lennox is
the leader in the OVC for minutes played, averaging 38.1 minutes per game. Brown has been big for the Panthers in rebounding, as she leads the league with 8.1 rebounds per game. Freshman Zharia Lenoir had a big game last time out against Tennessee-Martin, scoring a career high 18 points. Southeast Missouri is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the conference, and the Panthers held them to 22 percent from beyond the arc last outing. Holding them to a low percentage from beyond the arc and outrebounding the Redhawks were
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the keys to the Panthers’ victory. Southeast Missouri has the league’s No. 3 scoring offense, averaging 73.2 points per game. Eastern is averaging 66.5 points per game, which is seventh in the OVC. Southeast Missouri had two players reach double figures against Eastern in the Jan. 21 meeting. Bri Mitchell had a game high 20 points in the game, along with three assists and five rebounds. Mitchell averages 14.7 points per game and is sixth in the OVC in scoring. Laykn Gulley was the other Redhawk to reach double figures, with 16
points. Dolapo Balgun was the leading rebounder with seven in the game. Eastern outrebounded Southeast Missouri 43-36. Deja Jones is a difference maker in rebounds for the Redhawks, and leads the conference in offensive rebounds. The game will start at 3:30 p.m. this Saturday at Lantz Arena following the men’s game that will begin at 1 p.m. The women will host Murray State on Wednesday, Feb. 15 for their final home game of the season. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.
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Panthers take down Skyhawks in key game By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports On Jan. 19 the Panthers fell to the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in double overtime. Eastern got the best of the Skyhawks this time around in Lantz Arena for an 81-71 win Thursday night. Right now, Eastern is just trying to keep its season alive and get a OVC tournament berth. A win Thursday helps that. The Panthers were able to overcome being outrebounded 40-31, something the Panthers knew the Skyhawks would be good at, junior Muusa Dama said prior to the game. Eastern made up for the lack of rebounding and points down low by hitting 12 of 24 3-point attempts. The Skyhawks had 37 points in the paint compared to Eastern’s 20. That has been a hit-or-miss for the Panthers this year. At times, a player like Demetrius McReynolds can take over the game down low with his drives to the basket, but sometimes Eastern falls in love with a jump shot and falls behind and cannot catch up. That was not the case Thursday as Eastern shot 47.1 percent overall. Junior Montell Goodwin, who had struggled lately from beyond the arc, was 4-5 Thursday to lead the charge for the Panthers with 22 points. Dama also said the Panthers would need to limit the Skyhawks’ “shooter” (Jacolby Mobley) and not let him get 3’s off and the Panthers let him get off seven but he only connected on three.
Eastern had four players score in double digits. Goodwin led with 22, senior Demetruius McReynolds scored 16, junior Ray Crossland had 16 and sophomore Casey Teson had 14 off the bench. Another difference in the game was Eastern’s ability to get to the line. The Panthers were 21-27 from the line and kept Tennessee-Martin off the line. The Skyhawks only shot six free throws. Earlier in the season coach Jay Spoonhour said the Panthers send more players to the line and give up more and-1s than any other team. Eastern flipped the script this time around as they were the team struggling to get to the line last time, shooting just 11 free throws and having the Skyhawks shoot 26. The Panthers’ win makes the standings a little complicated right now with just four games left on the schedule. Tennessee State lost Thursday and it moved to 6-6 and are tied with Tennessee Tech in the East Division. Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State have the bottom spots of the top 8 OVC teams and with Eastern two games behind the two schools, wins are still a necessity for Eastern to sneak into the tournament. Tennessee State will play 12-0 Belmont Saturday. So movement for the No. 7 and No. 8 spot can be expected in the next few games. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Demetrius McReynolds, a senior organizational and professional development major, tries to get around Tennesse-Martin defenders during the basketball game on Thursday in Lantz Arena.
Panthers get signature win in well-rounded effort By Maher Kawash Basketball Reporter | @DEN_Sports In a time where the Eastern men’s basketball team’s back is against the wall, it came through with one of its best games of the season so far. Sitting at the bottom of the conference and holding onto their postseason hopes by a thread, the Panthers received a special performance off the bench from a sophomore. Casey Teson has not had the season he had hoped with a drop off in his shooting percentages and point average, but that did not stop him from helping the team earn a signature 81-71 win over first place
Tennessee-Martin. Teson torched the Skyhawk defense for 14 points, but not in his usual three-point dominating way. He found his way to the free-throw line all night long, and sunk eight of his nine attempts in what was a particularly efficient game from the sophomore. The Panthers knew going into this matchup that they had to essentially win the rest of their remaining games to get into the postseason. What better way to do that then upset the top team in your division? It is just one game and the odds may be against them, but this is the signature
win the Panthers needed to begin a dreadful stretch against the top teams in the Ohio Valley Conference. The 50 percent three-point shooting for Eastern was clearly an important part of the win, but what really topped it off was the first half defensive effort. The Panthers took advantage of some sloppy play from the Skyhawks and forced 15 turnovers which led to 12 points. Tennessee-Martin cleaned up its play in the second half, but still finished the game with 19 turnovers. It has been clear that the Panthers have needed a complete game to bounce back,
and they got it against one of the best teams in conference. It was an overall clean effort from Eastern, and that was shown again through its ability to control the Skyhawk offense. Tennessee-Martin made it to the line just three times in the whole game, giving Eastern coach Jay Spoonhour the kind of effort he has been desiring. Spoonhour has stressed the importance of not making those little mistakes that have continued to plague the team, so it makes the victory all the better considering his team did that Thursday night. It is an important step taken in the journey to get back into the tourney, but
it cannot stop here for the Panthers. Eastern still has four games remaining, three of which against the teams above them in the conference standings. Winning out is the clear need and the team’s performance tonight shows that they understand what needs to be done as well. The road will not get much easier any sooner as the Panthers face another first place team in Southeast Missouri State Saturday afternoon. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.
Softball team opens season with new look this weekend By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports A lot has changed since the end of the Eastern softball team’s 2016 season. Eastern brought in the winningest coach in program history, Kim Schuette, lost five seniors last year and brought in seven new players for this season. T h e Pa n t h e r s w i l l g e t t h e i r first look at their new team this weekend at the Rosem o n t D o m e To u r n a m e n t . Returning for the Panthers in 2017 is seniors Ashlynne Paul, Amber Toenyes and Kaitlyn Crossen, juniors Jessica Wireman, Michelle Rogers, Tori Johnson, Andrea Roberts, Taylor Monahan, Sophmores Jennifer Ames, Mady Po u l t e r, Ma r i a De Vi t o , K a y l a Bear, Amber Matchett, and redshirt sophomore Taylor Miokovic. New to the roster this year is freshman pitcher Katie Grunert, freshman pitcher McKenna Coff-
man, freshman infielder Ashley Bartlett, freshman pitcher Allison Golic, freshman outfielder Mia Davis and freshman catcher Haley Mitchell. I n f i e l d e r K i l e y Pe l k e r a l s o joined the Eastern squad as a junior transfer. Schuette’s final year at Eastern before returning was in 2013. Paul and Toenyes were both recruited by Schuette out of high school, but never got chance to play for her, so this weekend will be a first look for everyone. “(We’re) to play someone else and put on the uniform for the first time and just see what happens,” Schuette said. “You always want gamers on your team to step up to the challenge and I’m excited to see if we can do that.” Eastern will have to fill the holes of Kylie Bennett at first base, Katie Watson at shortstop, Jennette Isaac in left field, and Haylee Beck and April Markows-
ki in center and right field. Eastern will open the tournament against Detroit on Friday and will follow that up with a double header on Saturday against Miami of Ohio and IUPUI. The Panthers will wrap up the weekend with a game against Indiana Fort Wayne on Sunday. Wireman and Rogers are coming into the season still as the top pitchers, but there still some women on the roster who can pitch as well. “They’re probably our top two, but we have three freshman as well as Tori Johnson,” Schuette said. She said Johnson will help close out some games this season. This will be the first of six tournaments that the Panthers play in before opening their season March 25 at home against Belmont and March 26 against Tennessee State. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.
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Junior pitcher Jessica Wireman fires a pitch last year in a game against Austin Peay at Williams Field. Eastern opens its 2017 season this weekend at the Rosemont Dome Tournament. Eastern is slated for four games.