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Ashmore Mentoring Program doing well after its first birthday, encouraging children in the area to join in on activities.

Eastern’s women’s basketball will face off against Murray State Saturday evening in Lantz Arena.

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Sexual assault education campaign in early stages By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor Editor’s Note: This is the eighth installment in a series of articles addressing the state of sexual assault on campus.

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(LEFT) Wilma Richie, co-owner of Lawyer & Richie Florist & Gifts, unwraps a new package of red roses before she trims them in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Richie said they’ve been preparing for Valentine’s Day for about a week. Richie’s father started the florist and gift shop. Lawyer & Richie Florist & Gifts is located at 1100 Lincoln Ave. (MIDDLE) John Bell, owner of Bell’s Flower Corner, trims and cuts roses for Valentine’s Day orders on Wednesday. The back room of the shop was filled with flower orders and scraps from trimming and cutting the flowers. Bell’s Flower Corner is located at 1335 Monroe Ave. (RIGHT) Franda Newkirk, co-owner of Noble Flower Shop, prepares a bouquet in the back room of the shop on Wednesday. Newkirk and her husband Rick have been up very late the last several nights preparing for the big day. Noble Flower Shop is located at 2121 18th St.

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Students spend in spirit of Valentine’s Day After scouring stores in search of the perfect present for Valentine’s Day, Jalin Rose came close to emptying $100 from his wallet. Rose, a sophomore marketing major, said he wound up spending so much money because he likes to spoil his girlfriend, who he said he met this semester. “Valentine’s Day is like any other day,” he said. “Just another chance to show my appreciation.” Rose is not the only student at Eastern to spend more than $100 on a Valentine’s Day present. Bria Jennings, a sophomore kinesiology and sports studies major, said she also spent $100. She said she had been dating her boyfriend for one year and said she feels that her boyfriend is

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worth showing that she cares by spending money. “Valentine’s Day is better when you have someone to spend it with,” Jennings said. Linda Simpson, a family and consumer sciences professor, said one reason students might feel inclined to spend money on Valentine’s Day is good marketing. “Company’s make it sound like you don’t love someone unless you spend a lot,” she said. “It’s like guilt.” Simpson, who did research on Black Friday shoppers’ behavior in 2011, also said that the marketing goes beyond just seeing advertisements and that it surrounds people when they are in stores. “If you go to Wal-Mart, you are surrounded by red and white – it makes you want to buy something,” she said.

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Balloon artist to capture feeling of love By Kevin Hall Staff Reporter During Valentine’s Day, a balloon artist will be wandering the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union crafting inflated art to commemorate the holiday. Members of the University Board will have their next segment of the “Rush-Hour” series focus on Valentine’s Day and the theme of love with “Love is in the Air.” Danny Turano, the UB chair, said the event will be taking place

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Bridge Lounge of the Union. The event will consist of a balloon artist from TAG Art Company and a table will be set up in order to decorate different Valentine’s Day cards and trinkets. Although the base of the event will be in the University Union’s Bridge Lounge, the balloon artist will be walking around the whole University Union and interacting with people throughout the whole event, said Turano. Kourtney Pygott, the special

events coordinator of the University Board said this event would be a great way to give someone you care about a small token of gratitude. When coming up with this event, the expenses of Valentine’s Day were definitely taken into consideration by the UB, Pygott said. However, this event is free of charge and opened to everyone, she added. Pygott said, “If you want to make someone a Valentine’s Day card and show them that you care,

you can come here and do it for free. So why not?” Members of the UB chose to have a balloon artist because they felt as though balloons shaped into different elements representing love would correlate heavily with the whole “Love is in the Air” theme, said Pygott. Because pink, red and white are normally the colors used to represent Valentine’s Day, the Bridge Lounge will be decorated in these colors in order to help the room fit the theme of the event. BALLOON, page 5

The Sexual Assault Taskforce is in the process of comprising a list of recommendations on how to start an educational campaign on sexual assault. Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, charged the group with starting the educational campaign on Jan. 25. “The recent chalk messages about sexual assault have made it clear that the university needs to launch an intensive campaign to make the university community aware of the resources available to prevent sexual assault and the resources available to help victims of sexual assault,” Nadler wrote in the announcement of the campaign. Nadler said in an email that he asked for a comprehensive list of recommendations by March 1, and the group’s progress would be monitored on a monthly basis. Sandy Cox, director of the counseling center and chair of the Sexual Assault Taskforce, said in an email that the taskforce is in the process of coming up with the plan, and should have a more definitive idea of the plan by March 1. Nadler said he chose Cox to lead the campaign because she has been involved in related initiatives for 15 years. “This is a team-oriented process that will require the collaboration and commitment from a variety of departments at the university as well as community-based organizations,” Nadler said. The taskforce has existed since 1999 and includes staff, faculty and students of Eastern, Nadler said. He said the overall goal of the campaign is to end sexual assault and violence. “This initiative must be on-going and sustainable, one that educates and trains professionals, changes the student culture and supports survivors of sexual assault,” he said. Nadler said he developed the campaign to make the University more aware of the resources available to prevent sexual assault. He said he would continue to meet with the taskforce to discuss the administration and implementation of the campaign. He said community feedback has also been an important factor. “I have been very impressed with the excellent recommendations I have received via e-mail, in group settings and during oneon-one meetings with faculty, staff and students,” he said. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.


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The Ashmore Mentoring Program celebrated its first birthday on Feb. 8 by raising more than $1,800 for the upcoming year. Billie Melton, chair and mentor for the program, said the program allows children from Ashmore and surrounding areas to come and participate in activities every Friday. From 6 to 9 p.m., children ages 4 to 17 come in and can play games, watch movies and have snacks. Melton said even people up to their early 20s have come in for the program. She said the program gives children a safe place to interact with others their age and adults. “We try to do different activities,” she said. “We try to broaden their horizons. We play games with them. We encourage them.” Jimmy Rankin, a Coles County Sheriff’s Office deputy and mentor, said he started the program in the Ashmore Community Center after seeing juvenile petty crimes around Ashmore. “I had an idea that would hopefully make crime go down, juvenile petty crime like spray painting and defacing of property, car burglaries and stuff like that,” he said. “If we could get 10 or 15 kids to come up on Friday nights to give them something to do,

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“Because of the program and the mentors, the kids who come in, they’ve actually decided to help even more in the community,” she said. Rankin said in the first few months, more children than they imagined came to participate in the program. Melton said the 13 mentors had received as many as 80 children on Fridays. “They’re from surrounding areas,” she said. “We have people from Oakland, from Kansas, Charleston, Humboldt. They come from all around, and we’re open to everybody in our surrounding areas, not just our kids.” Melton said the program is still new, but it has grown to help many

maybe we can make a difference.” Kurt Crail, the mayor of Ashmore, said giving the children something to do helped with the vandalism. “We don’t have a lot of things to do in this small town, and (the program has) given them something to do on Friday nights,” Crail said. “Not only that, but they get to interact with us.” The children have developed good relationships with the mentors over the last year, Melton said. Rankin said he has seen petty crime decrease about 20 percent from when the program was started. Melton said she has seen a difference in children’s attitudes around the village.

children in the various communities. “We’ve only been doing this for a year,” she said. “We’re learning as we go and we’ve grown and the community has really pulled together. It’s really a community thing. Everybody pitches in. They donate. They volunteer.” People from other communities, even those without children, come to volunteer at the program also, Melton said. She said the money they raised on Feb. 8 will help a lot with expenses in the next year. The mentors in the program also take the children out on trips, Melton said. “There’s a few kids who can’t afford to pay sports so we sponsor them,” she said. Melton said they had raised a total of $1,841.75 from donations and the auction. She said as of Feb. 12, that they were still receiving donations to the program. “With the money that we raised, we are definitely able to keep open for another year, sponsor some kids in school activities and take them on outings,” Melton said. “This is just amazing.” Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.

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CAA to vote on science courses By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor The Council on Academic Affairs will vote on a new introductory political science course during its meeting Thursday. Richard Wandling, a political science professor, said the new course, “PLS 2703: Introduction to Public Policy,” would give students an indepth look at the policy-making process. “The idea here is that students would be exposed to the public policy process, from the politics of policy making on through policy administration and implementation,” he said. Wandling said students in the

If approved, the course would be available in the spring 2014 semester. The council will also vote on revisions to “BIO 4965: Mammalogy.” The changes would increase the number of lab hours from two to three. The credit hours would remain the same. Gordon Tucker, a biology professor and chair of the biology curriculum committee, said the increase in lab hours would allow students to participate in more field trips and detailed activities. “They go to the different state parks and do things like observing mammals and live trapping of mammals,” he said. “It’s particularly helpful for students who are interested in ecology, management

course would be required to research particular policy questions. “This course is designed to have a strong focus on students developing practical skills, doing actual policy analysis and making evaluations,” he said. He said public policy is addressed indirectly in other courses, but there are no lower-level courses specifically focused on this topic. The political science department is also proposing a revision to its program that would require all political science majors to take the new course, which is intended for sophomore-level students. “We are addressing that major gap in our curriculum,” Wandling said.

and conservation.” Additionally, the council will vote on two revised psychology courses, “PSY 4265: Methods in Behavior Management,” and “PSY 4585: Special Topics in Psychology.” Harold Ornes, dean of the College of Sciences, submitted several requests for executive action from the council to revise the prerequisites for the biology and psychology programs. The CAA will meet at 3 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.

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RHA activities geared for children The Residence Hall Association is having a weekend full of games and activities for all Eastern students’ families, residents and Charleston community members. The weekend starts Feb. 22 and people can register online through the RHA webpage on Eastern’s website. RHA Vice President Amanda Krch said all the games and activities will be held throughout the thirteen residents hall. The weekend is called Color the World of Eastern, and each residence hall has a certain color assigned to it. All of the residence halls participating will be incorporating that specific color into their activities. “It’s exciting to show the creativity of each hall when they put on programs for children,” Krch said in an email. Registration closes at 4 p.m. Feb. 21 and T-shirt orders for the program must be placed by Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. The cost of the T-shirts is $7. Participant who would like lunch on Feb. 23 will pay an additional $5.05 per person. The weekend activities will kick off on Friday February 22 at 6 p.m. with a game of bingo in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The RHA treasurer Kyle Swan will be performing with his jazz band during bingo games. Saturday’s events include coloring activities, making play dough, carnival games, bozo buckets, fishing for fab-

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Participants from Kids and Friends Weekend paired up to compete in the wheel barrel race in Stevenson Hall. Relay races and crafts were also included.

ric goldfish, hop scotch toss, making masks, Billy’s Blue Paw Print Hunt, face painting and window painting. There will be a showing of “Wreck It Ralph” in the Buzzard Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Registration begins 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Carmen Hall and activities will

follow until 7 p.m. There is a schedule with times and meeting places where activities will be taking place online. RHA is holding this event to open the campus to student’s families in an event catered for children. “Most of the campus events are geared toward prospective students

(teenagers) or adult family members,” Krch said. Additional questions about the program should be sent to Amanda Krch by email at amkrch@eiu.edu. Alyssa Torres can be reached at 581-2812 or amtorres@eiu.edu.

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Panthermail will be inaccessible from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday as Information Technology Services makes upgrades to the system. All Panthermail services, including those on tablet and mobile devices, will experience outages while changes are being made. One of the changes resulting from the upgrade will be students, faculty and staff being directed straight to the Panthermail login page instead of having to click an extra link. The face of the login page will also change, reflecting the new Eastern web templates and color schemes. The upgrade will also result in new options for tags, folders and calendars. The search bar will be moved, and the documents and briefcase section will be merged into a single briefcase tab. Users will be able to drag and drop attachments into new messages, and attach multiple items at once. For more information, check www.eiu.edu/panthermail/.

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Senate finishes tobacco forum plans No classes By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter The Student Senate members discussed the final details of the tobaccofree campus open forum during their meeting Wednesday. The Student Senate speaker Mitch Gurick, a sophomore business major, said the Student Senate will be hosting a forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The forum is a public event. “There will be a 30-minute presentation about the tobacco-free campus, and there will be 15 minutes of question-answer and an hour of audience participation,” Gurick said.

Student Senate member Casandra Kaspowicz said a survey taken at the Student Outreach tables showed that more students wanted to have a tobacco-free campus. In addition, there were other students who indicated that they wanted more areas on campus that were strictly just for smoking, Kaspowicz said. The Student Senate members also discussed the survey given out about discrimination on campus. The discrimination survey asked students about types of discrimination they saw on campus. Kaspowicz said the survey said students felt discriminated about their race and sexuality. The survey also said they felt discriminated by the

community, admissions and other students, she added. Student Vice President Jarrod Scherle also talked about plans for a mayoral candidate debate at 7 p.m. March 28 in the Grand Ballroom of the union. Scherle said the mayoral debate is being planned because a survey at the last Board of Trustee meeting showed perspective students did not choose Eastern because of the community. Scherle said this shows that it is important for students to have a say in the mayor and help create an inviting community. “I envision this event being like a presidential debate,” Scherle said. Scherle said he is trying to get as

many people as possible to get involved so that students can show their support or opinions and feel like they can play a big part in how Charleston can be improved. “What better way to actually get something done?” Scherle said. The debate will focus on how to fix the main problems in Charleston like the nightlife, crime, support for sexual assault survivors and racism. The candidates involved have opposing issues about each problem in Charleston and some will reach out to students more than others. Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.

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Staff Report In observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, all classes are canceled and all of the dining centers will be closed on Friday. The Booth Library will also be closed for the holiday on Friday. The Student Recreation Center will have reduced hours, opening at 5:30 a.m. and closing at 6 p.m. The Martin Luther King Jr. University Union will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The bowling lanes in the Union will be open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., and the food court will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturday, the food court will be closed, and will be open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. The Union will open at 11 a.m. Saturday and close at 2 p.m. Shuttle service will not be available on Friday.

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Think about your Valentine, find what’s important to you Valentine’s Day might be the most you may regret spending time with someone Our POSITION divided day of the year. If you’re in a relayou don’t know if you’ll be with forever. • Situation: Valentine’s Day is both loved and tionship, you’re probably going to be And what if your significant other actually hated by many. spending the day with your special someis your valentine? Awesome. • Stance: Enjoy Valentine’s Day. Make sure one. If you’re single, you’re probably comThis day is yours, too, of course. Celebrate you’re safe and happy with your choice. plaining about how this day is awful, your love, or whatever it is you have going All right, everyone. Enough. Valentine’s on. Day is not the worst thing to happen all year. Also, in case you didn’t know, Valentine’s Day is also National The holiday may have become a symbol of corporate dominance Condom Day. What a coincidence, but it’s as good a time as ever to on our lives, but let’s shift the meaning a little. start wrapping it up. Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be all about celebrating relationNo glove? No love. You know what can ruin the mood? Unwantships; it can be about celebrating friendships and family as well. ed pregnancy. Or STDs. Yeah, it seems cheesy at first glance, but think about it. They’re Even if you’re in a relationship, now’s not the time to start going both two groups of people who are undoubtedly important in your bare during the act. life. Attend a Rubber Lover’s session, learn some new things and walk Take the time to realize what’s the valentine in your life right away with a bag of good stuff. now. Who or what is most important to you? However you plan on celebrating Valentine’s Day, make sure A lot of times it can be more fun to hang out with your friends you’re safe and happy with your choice. on Valentine’s Day because you’ll probably be friends with them for life. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News. You’re not going to regret spending time with your friends, when

Valentine’s Day: A total tragedy

What an intelligent idea to put a terrible holiday in a terrible season. It makes perfect sense, really. For all of you who are forever alone like I “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” am, Valentine’s Day is just a way for couples to rub salt in the wounds. Usually when my friends are uploading pictures of their boyfriends and girlfriends online, I’m sitting in my bed with my belt Editor in Chief Managing Editor unbuckled, half a bag of chips right by my Tim Deters Rachel Rodgers side, questioning what the heck happened to all of my cheese dip. Associate News Editor News Editor Charming, aren’t I? Seth Schroeder Robyn Dexter Why do we even have to celebrate this holiday in the first place? I thought to Online Editor Opinions Editor maintain a healthy relationship, you had to Sara Hall appreciate your partner every day, not just Dominic Renzetti once a year. I k n ow w h a t y o u’re t h i n k i n g . “ Bu t , CONTINUE THE DEBATE Kyle. Valentine’s Day is a day to emphasize spreading love in general.” ONLINE Sit down and shut up, trolls. Who honestly loves getting a Valentines’ Day card • Extended letters from their 80-year-old grandmother? I can • Forums for all content get an 80 year old to think I’m “special,” but not a girl my age. www.dailyeasternnews.com Let’s just poor the whole salt shaker in

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Kyle Daubs the open cut. Friends say Valentine’s Day is a way for strangers to meet and find their special someone. Spare me. I ’m l i k e t h e s m a l l g u y i n t h e m ov i e “Baseketball.” Slaps and threats are more likely thrown my way than hugs and kisses. And ladies, we all know that the movies make up everything, and it’s the guy who has to make the first move. Let’s be honest with ourselves, nine out of 10 times if a strangers comes up to you, especially on Valentine’s Day, and starts hitting on you, he is instantly a creep trying to get some, according to your friends. I may be an all-American third wheel, but I am no idiot. No police calls are being

called on me this day. Before I rip myself to shreds even more, there is one thing I do know how to do, and that is how to spend Valentine’s Day. I don’t mean spending the day, I mean spending the cash money. Everything the day after Valentine’s Day will be ten times cheaper. If you don’t believe me, go to Walgreen’s the following day and see how much candy is marked off. You’ll be chowing down on chocolates for weeks. Some people do love to spend this day on the actual day though. It might be because it’s the only day of the of the year guys aren’t fixated on the Xbox and are forced to pay attention to their girlfriend. All I know is for couples who do love this day, you better have something planned out. If you don’t, be prepared to be kicked to the friend zone with the rest of us. Kyle Daubs is a junior math and special education major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com


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How much people are willing to spend on Valentine’s Day has not increased, but has stayed at a level rate, she added. “I haven’t done research on this topic, but as a consumer studies specialist, I think it’s gotten pretty consistent,” Simpson said. Both Anthony Hallam and Alexis Wiley said they tried to keep their gifts from costing more than $30. Wiley, a senior family and consumer sciences major, said she does not feel the need to spend a lot of money. “I don’t expect a lot on this day,” she said. “It’s only one day.” Hallam, a junior kinesiology and sports studies major, said he was trying to find a gift that would make his significant other feel special. On the other end of the spectrum, some students have opted out of paying for Valentine’s Day gifts. Devon Love, a sophomore sociology major, said he would rather create a present for someone than pay for a mass-produced object. “I’m not spending any money on Valentine’s Day, but instead I am going to make something,” he said. “It’s more

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE1 from the heart that way.” Since he is interested in art, Love said he designed a bouquet of flowers made out of origami paper. Heather Peavler, a freshman sociology major, said she was not intending on spending any amount of money on Valentine’s Day – since she will be with her family. “You should randomly show how much you love someone throughout the year, not on a specific day,” she said. Kate McKendry, a freshman undecided major, said she was trying not to pay too much money during the holiday. “I’m only going to go up to $15 this year,” she said. “It’s not that important of a day.” For students trying to stay on the thrifty side this Valentine’s Day, there are a few options available. In the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union, there are balloon bouquets for sale. Three latex balloons and one Mylar balloon is $10 if students want to pick them up, and they are $12 to have the bouquets delivered. Students looking to take their dates

to Stevenson Tower’s Reservations Only on Thursday may be disappointed. Jamie Huckstead, unit director for the Stevenson Tower Dining Center, said that because of the three-day weekend, R.O. would not be available. “We found, traditionally, that there are fewer students the day before a long weekend, so we decided to not have R.O. this week,” she said. However, the Carman Dining Center will be hosting an anti-Valentine’s Day dinner Thursday. Debbie Neal, an employee of Carman Dining Center, said the dinner would include decorating broken-heart shaped cookies and creating voodoo dolls. “You can make your own doll for an ex-boyfriend or someone and have that,” she said. “One girl I spoke with said she didn’t think she would be mad at her boyfriend by (Thursday), but she said she would work on it.” Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.

Darius Francis contributed to this article.

Besides the table set up to decorate the different cards, there will also be a table set up full of love quotes and sayings that goes along with the theme. The quotes and sayings can be used as inspiration or can even be used to put into the cards made in order to give to others. Although this is a Valentine’s Day event, Pygott said the balloon artist will not stick entirely to just

Valentine’s Day themed balloon art. The artist is not obligated to stick to one theme, so even those who don’t want to exactly celebrate Valentine’s Day can still come to the event and leave with any type of balloon art. Kevin Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or kphall@eiu.edu.

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Award-winning musicians to perform at Doudna By Imani McDaniel Staff Reporter The Grammy-nominated ensemble Imani Winds will perform at the Doudna Fine Arts Center on Friday, Feb. 15. This chamber wind ensemble began making its claim to fame in 1997 by using a wide variety of genres. The Imani Winds also contributes to music education. They hold master classes with thousands of students each year and in 2010 they began the annual Chamber Music Festival on the Juilliard campus in New York City. This festival hosts a week of music exploration and is open to students from across North America. The members of the Imani Winds include Valerie Coleman, who is a composer and plays flute; Toyin SpellmanDiaz on oboe; Mariam Adam on clarinet; Jeff Scott, who is a composer and plays French horn; and Monica Ellis on bassoon. They perform music written by their own composers, Scott and Coleman, as well as the work of many other composers from around the world including Yo-Yo Ma and Wayne Shorter. Along with a 2006 Grammy nomination, the Imani Winds have received

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Concert Details • Doudna Fine Arts Center • Recital Hall • Friday, February 15 • 7:30 p.m. Imani Winds was selected as the first-ever Educational Residency Ensemble at the 2001 Concert Artists Guild International Competition in recognition of their “incredible musical abilities and innovative programming,” according to their website. The group has performed in most of the country’s major venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. While the Imani Winds tour across the US, they also perform internationally. Currently, their tour includes debut performances in France, China, and Brazil. Dan Crews, an administrative assistant at the Doudna Fine Arts Cen-

ter, has been working for more than 10 months to bring the Imani Winds to Eastern. He said the group is very talented. “We try to find 10 to 12 touring acts or performers who we hear are traveling through the Midwest,” Crews said. Afterwards, Crews and the acts will try to come to a mutual arrangement of fees and the event schedule for the school year will be released each fall. Crews said he heard the group had won many awards and had traveled the world, so they would be a good group to come to Eastern. The Imani Winds will perform in the DFAC Recital Hall on February 15th at 7:30PM. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $12 for EIU faculty and staff and seniors, and $7 for EIU students with valid identification. These tickets may be purchased in person at the EIU Box Office in the Doudna Fine Arts Center, online or by calling the Box Office at 217-5813110. Students may also use their Panther Cards to purchase tickets at the Box Office.

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Old rivals to face off at home By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor The men’s and women’s track and field teams will be returning to the track this Friday at their EIU Friday Night Special meet. Some of the teams who will be bringing their talents to Lantz Arena are Southern Illinois University’s Salukis and Indiana State University’s Sycamores, who competed in this meet last year. At the last meet, The Grand Valley Big Meet, the Panthers came back with a new school record from senior middle distance runner Erika Ramos, who set a new school record in the women’s 1,600-meter run, bringing it down to 4:47.16. At the Grand Valley Big Meet, the Panthers competed against Indiana State University and Southern Illinois

University. Ramos raced in the 1,600-meter run against the Salukis’ Kelley Gallagher. Gallagher fell in with the pack while Ramos chased Loyola University’s Gina Valgoi. Gallagher ended taking 13th place with a time of 4:58.58. Junior distance runner Alyssa Allison from Southern Illinois ran in the same event as Ramos and finished in 19th place. Kalli Dalton of Indiana State also raced in the same event, taking 17th in the race. In the men’s pole vault competition, Mick Viken was victorious and won the event by a landslide, inching out his competitors by clearing a height 17feet, 4.5-inches. The Eastern red-shirt junior competed against freshman pole vaulter Connor Curley from Indiana State University, who took fifth in the pole vault.

Sophomore Wes Schenck, who is also from Indiana State, took 19th place in the competition. Red-shirt-junior pole vaulter Jade Riebold competed against Indiana State pole vaulters Richelle Kimble and Lauren Rice. The two pole vaulters took fifth and eight place in the event, respectively. Sophomore distance runner Bryce Basting ran the mile and placed fourth in his event after landing a time of 4:06.53. The Salukis’ Zach Dahleen, who ran a time of 4:00.46, outran Basting. Senior distance runner Corey Hahn from Indiana State also competined against Basting, but ended up taking 13th after running a time of 4:11.96. Freshman sprinter Calvin Edwards took first in the 200-meter dash. In the race, he competed against senior sprinters Justin Baxtron and Shaun

Smith from Indiana State. Edwards moved far into the front of the race and beat them both with a time 21.52. The two runners from Southern illinois ended up taking 12th and 13th, respectively. Junior thrower Condia Smith, who had a positive outing at last weekend’s meet by taking eighth in the weight throw and 10th in the shot put, competed against senior Kim Fortney, sophomore thrower DeAnna Price and sophomore thrower Sophia Lozana— all throwers from Southern Illinois— and the trio placed ahead of her in the women’s weight throw, taking third, fourth and sixth. The meet starts at 2 p.m. in the Lantz Fieldhouse Friday. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.

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Men looking to best start since 2008-09 By Al Warpinski Staff Reporter The Eastern men’s and women’s tennis teams look to continue their recent success this weekend. The men come into the match with a two-game winning streak and sit at 2-1 on the season. The last time the Panthers won two in row was back in the spring of 2010. The Dayton Flyers come into the match with a 2-3 record. The Flyers won last weekend 6-1 against Chicago State.

The Flyers will try to duplicate their success against Eastern from last year. Dayton defeated the Panthers 5-2 in 2012. Senior Michael Sperry, sophomore David Constantinescu and junior Volodymyr Zverkovsky all lost in singles play while senior Warren Race picked up one of the two singles wins in last year’s match. The Eastern women’s tennis team also plays against an opponent they lost to last year 5-2. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale will play host to the 2-1

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Panthers. The Salukis have won their last two matches 6-1, 6-1, respectively. Jennifer Kim is the only remaining Panther on the team that picked up a singles win last year. The junior won a tightly contested match 6-3, 6-7 (9-11) 6-2. Junior Janelle Prisner aims to pick up her fourth consecutive win of the year. Prisner has only lost one set all year dating back to Feb. 3 at Illinois State. Freshman Ryan Henderson, Sperry and junior Kevin Bauman are going for

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 However, Schuette welcomes the attention on the team and the target on their backs. “If you have a target, you must be good. If you have a target, you must be feared and hoped to be beaten,” Schuette said. “I hope we have a target and a reputation now, as this program has come a long way.” The Panthers will take the field against North Carolina Greensboro 10:30 a.m. Saturday followed by a game against Alabama State at 1 p.m. The Panthers finish off the invitational on Sunday, playing North Carolina Greensboro at 10 a.m. followed by Alabama State at 12:30 p.m. Jack Sheehan can be reached at 581-2812 or jpsheehan2@eiu.edu.

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Panthers prepare for OVC showdown Panthers By Alex McNamee Staff Reporter It could be an instant classic, Eastern head coach Lee Buchanan said. Maybe not, but one thing is for sure — there will be more than just a win and loss at stake when Murray State rolls into Lantz Arena Saturday afternoon for a rematch against the Eastern women’s basketball team. The game pits the two top teams in the Ohio Valley Conference’s West Division, and Eastern is looking for revenge after Murray State got the best of the Panthers on Jan. 21. “It’s a big game,” Buchanan said. “Our players know a lot of their players. It’s kind of a pride, playground-type thing.” Murray State bested the Panthers by 10 points in Murray, Ky. earlier this season. The Racers had Eastern secondguessing itself, Buchanan said, because of the way they were defending the Panthers. “Murray is one of those teams that kind of sits underneath you — they want you to shoot over them,” Buchanan said. With a contracted defense, Murray tries to take away some of its opponents’ plays. For Eastern, that means throwing the ball inside to players like senior forward Mariah King or sophomore forward Sabina Oroszova. “We’ll have to look at a couple things differently,” Buchanan said. Meanwhile, Murray State’s offense is all about getting into the paint by driving the ball into the defense. The Racers have recorded the fewest assists this season, in the OVC, but that’s not because they don’t pass the ball. “They put it on the floor and drive it,” Buchanan said. “You have to guard the ball at all times.”

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In the Jan. 21 game, Buchanan said the Panthers’ defense worried too much about guarding their individual player as opposed to helping teammates on defense. “You have to have help in case you get beat,” Buchanan said. At stake is the top ranking in the West Division, which the Panthers hold by 1-1/2 games because Murray State owns a tiebreaker over Eastern. But more than that, Buchanan said it’s about keeping momentum going into the end of the season. “There’s 16 conference games, and we’ve only played 11,” Buchanan said. “If you lose a couple, you could go from first to third (place) just like that.” There’s too much parity in the OVC to think Saturday’s game decides who wins the league, Buchanan said. Any team can win on any given night. Earlier this season, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville beat TennesseeMartin, one of the top teams in the league, then turned around and lost to Southeast Missouri. Buchanan said that turn of events was a great example. That said, Saturday’s game is what is important right now. “Every game counts the same,” Buchanan said. “Ever y game is huge.” Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. Saturday in Lantz Arena.

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Team to kick-off season at JSU tournament Eastern to face Jackson State, Texas Southern By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor The Eastern baseball team starts its season heading down to Mississippi to play in the Jackson State Tournament, where the Panthers will play two games against both Jackson State and Texas Southern. Eastern coach Jim Schmitz said he is looking forward to playing the four games over the weekend after going to the same tournament a year ago and having two games canceled due to rain. “Last year, it was very disappointing; we were down there for four games but only played two,” Schmitz said. “We were so upset because to play four (games) is what you want to do.” Entering his 19th season as the Panthers coach, Schmitz said he

would not tinker with the lineup this weekend, other than trying to get in some guys from the bench. Schmitz said he may try to put in freshman catcher Jason Scholl into the designated hitter spot if freshman Demetre Taylor struggles during the weekend, as Scholl has hit for power during the spring. So p h o m o re o u t f i e l d e r Tre n t Whitcomb is another player Schmitz said he would like to get into a couple of games. “(Whitcomb) is just really having a good spring,” Schmitz said. “He can bunt, he can run, so he gives us a little of that speed factor.’ Prior to the 2012 season, Eastern ranked second-to-last in stolen bases in the Ohio Valley Conference with 40 in 2010 and 28 in 2011, respectively. Schmitz said the team will do more running this year and he said at least four players have the ability to steal 10 bases easily by the end of the season. “We’ve been working really hard on creating other action, like hitting and running, bunting and stealing,”

Schmitz said. “I think we will steal more. We have Priessman, Sopena, Schweigert and Caleb Howell who should get 10 stolen bases easily.” Senior Nick Priessman was second on the Panthers in stolen bases a year ago despite missing the team’s final eight games. Fellow senior Nathan Sopena stole eight bases in 2012 and was caught stealing only once. The Texas Southern Tigers finished last season with a 26-28 record, ending their season by losing in the semifinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament. Texas Southern’s first baseman Tyler Flanagan was named baseball Preseason All-SWAC second team. Flanagan hit three home runs, with a .265 batting average, while driving in 24 runs in the 2012 season. Jackson State was favored to win the East Division in the SWAC, along with Alabama State in the conference’s preseason poll. Jackson State finished 34-17 last year and had a 21-3 conference record, but had a brief appearance in

Weekend Schedule 3 p.m. Feb. 15 EIU vs. Texas Southern Noon Feb. 16 EIU vs. Texas Southern 6 p.m. Feb. 16 EIU vs. Jackson State 1 p.m. Feb. 17 EIU vs. Jackson State the SWAC tournament as it lost to Texas Southern. Jackson State junior pitcher Desmond Russell made the preseason All-SWAC team after finishing the 2012 season with the best ERA in the conference (2.34). Eastern will play in Jackson, Miss. at the Robert “Bob” Brady Field. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.

Eastern will hit the road this weekend for its first game of the season, playing in the Alabama State Invitational in Montgomery, Ala. At the invite the Panthers are scheduled to play four games over the course of the weekend, two against the Alabama State Hornets and two against the North Carolina Greensboro Spartans. Both North Carolina Greensboro and Alabama State have already played a handful of games this season, but that shouldn’t play a major role in this weekend’s games. “Nothing plays a major role unless you let it mentally,” coach Kim Schuette said. “You can talk yourself into or out of anything. I think we have prepared better than that and are prepared to be tougher than that.” North Carolina Greensboro has defeated George Mason twice and Charleston Southern once this season, while Alabama State has lost its first five games of the season. Junior Reynae Hutchinson said that the Panthers will do great this weekend despite what North Carolina Greensboro and Alabama State have done so far this season. “Our team has a lot of great players coming back, and I think everyone is aiming to build off what we did last year,” Hutchinson said. “Several of us knew that last year didn’t go like we wanted it to, so we are anxious to get the season started back on track.” Being anxious for the first games of the year is natural, but Schuette said she wants to harness those emotions. “Any time you take the field, you have a little bit of nerves,” she said. “Hopefully our nerves turn into adrenaline and never fear.” The Panthers have already had some experience practicing against each other, something Schuette said she hopes will help the Panthers calm any nerves they do have. “Our hitters have had to hit off pretty good pitchers in practice, and our pitchers have had to face some pretty good hitters,” Schuette said. “I hope our players think some of our best competition is against each other in practice and remember that this weekend.” Starting the season on a long road trip may not sound ideal to most, but Hutchinson said it will help the team in many ways. “Road trips are some of the best times that the team has together,” she said. “It’s a chance for us all to be together and all get excited to play together.” Hutchinson said this weekend road trip won’t be any different. “We are all extremely excited to finally start traveling and being together for the season,” Hutchinson said. “Being together on the bus brings us closer, and that only helps the chemistry in the dugout and on the field.” After finishing in the top two of the Ohio Valley Conferences the previous two seasons, and being picked preseason to finish second this season, there is definitely a target on the back of the Panthers this season.

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