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TOWN HALL MEETING | SEXUAL ASSAULT
Candidates answer students’ questions By Amanda Wilkinson City Editor Community members and students alike gathered Tuesday to hear the Charleston mayoral candidates answer questions prepared by the student government. Candidates Larry Rennels, Brian Myerscough and Troy Richey, were asked about Charleston being the reason potential students did not choose Eastern, how students can have fun without being a burden to the community, bringing more sit-down restaurants to the city, the relationship between the city and Eastern, and student and community safety. Larry Rennels has been on the city council for 16 years and has worked as mayor pro-tem for eight years. He is a lifelong resident of Charleston and recently retired from his family business, Rennels TV & Appliance, in 2010. Brian Myerscough, a lifelong resident of Charleston, is currently a substitute teacher at Charleston Community School District. He has served on the Board of Zoning and Appeals for 23 years. Troy Richey has lived in Charleston for 15 years and works at CHI Overhead Doors in Arthur. Richard Wandling, a political science professor, moderated the debate in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
Effect of city on attracting students
Richey said he thinks cleaning up the city will attract potential businesses. “We need to show businesses we care about them and respect them,” he said. “If we help each other, we can turn this city around.” Myerscough said he was not surprised to hear the city was the reason people chose not to attend Eastern. “I’ve talked to students who feel the city has attacked them,” he said. Myerscough said the city needs to follow the lead of Carbondale and Champaign and lower the bar entry age to 19. Rennels said he can understand students coming from larger cities and not liking Charleston because of the city size. If the bar owners and city fail to police the students when they are out, the state will intervene and it will become a state violation, Rennels said.
Charleston’s role in retaining students
Myerscough said how the city treats the students directly affects if they decided to stay in Charleston. He said he wants to get back to when the city used to treat students like their own children. “That’s what we need to get back to – a good hometown,” Myerscough said. Richey said the city needs to treat the students better. CANDIDATES, page 5
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MiKale Kelley-Ross, a senior psychology major, tells the panel how she does not feel safe on campus and then asks what they are going to do about it during the town hall meeting on Thursday in the Lumpkin Auditorium.
“I don’t feel safe on this campus” Officials respond to community concerns
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vivors – including one of the moderators, Jeannie Ludlow – discussed personal experiences with sexual assault, including the emotional efresident Bill Perry at a town hall meet- fects that last long after. “I was raped. It was a long time ago, and ing addressing Eastern’s sexual assault climate Thursday said without the I didn’t tell anybody,” Ludlow said, beginning urgency brought on by students, faculty and the evening’s discussion. Tiffany Mazur, a freshman theatre arts macommunity members, the issue would largely jor, said she still deals with the aftermath of her remain undiscussed. “Absent of the students bringing this up at assault, and that therapy does not help her deal this time, we probably wouldn’t be here,” he re- with the anxiety. “What am I supposed to do to feel better? sponded to the student’s question. “That’s an What am I supposed to do to feel safe on this honest response.” campus that I love?” she Perry, along with asked the panel. Dan Nadler, the vice Mazur said she is lookpresident for student ing for university officials affairs; Dave Closto step up to the task and son, university police make students feel more crime prevention officer; and Cara Pschir- Tiffany Mazur, freshman theatre arts secure and protected from sexual assault attacks. rer, a counselor in the “I don’t feel safe on this Eastern Counseling Center, were part a panel that answered ques- campus,” she said. In response to questions of under-reporting tions from a full audience in Lumpkin Audiof sexual assault at Eastern, Perry said it haptorium. The panel updated the audience on the pens at other universities, too. “I’ve been at two universities, and the unprogress of the Sexual Assault Task Force’s new report and took questions concerning univer- derreporting has occurred at both,” he said. “I am not saying Eastern is any better or any sity policies. The report was supposed to be finalized worse than anyone else. I’m just saying we have Monday, but Nadler said the weather prevent- work to do, and we are working on it.” The Clery Act is a law requiring universied it from being completed. He said it will be complete in a couple of ties to publish all criminal offenses reported on campus for the previous three years. days. During the town hall meeting, multiple surSAFE, page 5
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Students weigh in Staff Report “I feel it went on deaf ears because I feel that they care more about the sake of the institution than the sake of the students.” - Mikale Kelley-Ross, a senior psychology major. “Since the beginning of this I’ve been mad at President Perry and Vice President Nadler, but I understand that they’re speaking on behalf of the entire administration so they need to watch what they say, and I know that when President Perry makes a statement that he really wants change to happen and they are trying their hardest; it’s just really difficult.” - Jenny Greenberg, a member of Women’s Empowerment League. “I feel like they spent most of their time trying to defend themselves and clear their name. I know that they’re not ill-intentioned, but I wish there was less self-defense and more progress.” - Katie Smith, a sophomore journalism major
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Lecture to focus on civil rights, baseball By Jack Sheehan Staff Reporter A guest speaker from the University of Miami is coming to Eastern to present a lecture on the baseball career of Satchel Paige, linking Paige’s experience and persona to the Civil Rights Movement. “Satchel Paige and Black Baseball in the Rethinking of the Civil Rights Movement” will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday in Lecture Hall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center, with free admission to the public. Guest lecturer Donald Spivey, a history professor at the University of Miami, wrote his recently published biography “If You Were Only White: The Life
of Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige,” after more than a decade of research into Paige’s career. Ed Wehrle, a history professor, said he had a major hand in getting Spivey to come to Eastern to lecture on Paige and the Civil Rights Movement, which is all made possible through the Barry D. Riccio History Fund. Wehrle said Spivey was clearly the best candidate for the lecture after reading his biography on Paige. Wehrle said Spivey will offer a richly detailed portrait of the pitcher, setting Paige in historical context to everyone viewing the lecture. Paige and his unique relationship to the Civil Rights Movement will be the subject of Spivey’s. Wehrle said he hopes viewers walk
away from the lecture with a better idea on how Paige and black baseball in general was complicated, and that they both defy an easy categorization. Kevin Austin, an Eastern baseball player, said he is attending the lecture because he realizes the opportunities that early non-Caucasian baseball players like Paige have given him throughout his career. “If you think about it, it’s amazing what players like Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson have done for the game of baseball and for our country moving forward,” Austin said. He said Paige is an inspiration to him when he is faced with adversity because he knows about all the hardships Paige went through to play in the Ma-
jor Leagues at that point in time. “It’s a liberating feeling thinking about how far the game and the players involved in it have come because of players like Satchel (Paige),” he said. Wehrle said the lecture is all made possible through the Barry D. Riccio History Fund. “The fund was created by the friends and colleagues of Riccio, who was a beloved professor in the EIU History Department until his death from cancer in 2001,” Wehrle said. A reception will follow the lecture at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, outside of the main lecture hall. Jack Sheehan can be reached at 581-2812 or jpsheehan2@eiu.edu.
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said their music has a traditional, straight-ahead, bluegrass feel infused with high energy. The band has multiple singers that carry harmonies and contribute to the whole band’s sound. During live performances, all members, formed in a semi-circle, contribute to singing around one center-stage microphone to continue on with old bluegrass tradition. The band is known for wearing suits
and ties for every performance and interview. Jon Goldfine, the stand-up bass player, said the band dresses in suits and ties because of another American bluegrass musician they are inspired by. “Bill Monroe is considered the father of bluegrass music, and he would always say that you have to respect the music, and that is a way of respecting the music by dressing up nice,” Goldfine said.
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Retention efforts addressed at CAA CORE presents initiatives, goals to increase rates By Alyssa Torres Staff Reporter
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Jeremy Nowell, president of GLAM, gives some last minute words of encouragement before the show Thursday evening in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
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Board approves budgets for FY ’14 Staff Report The Apportionment Board passed the four budgets for Fiscal Year 2014 at its meeting Thursday. Jenna Mitchell, the student vice president for student affairs, said Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, projected the Apportionment Board will have about $500,000 to allocate. The money allocated will go to the student government, Apportionment Board, the University Board and the Student Recreation Center.
The UB’s budget of $200,091 was approved. The UB budget was $16,398 less than its FY 13 budget. The Apportionment Board members approved student government’s budget of $43,735. “Even though the board is being allocated the same amount of money as last year, student government came to us with a decrease in their budget,” Mitchell said. Their budget was decreased by $3,396. The Apportionment Board was ap-
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proved for a $350 increase to its budget, which is $25,730. The Student Recreation Center budget remained the same at $211,000. The Apportionment Board approved $480,556, which leaves about $19,444 left. Mitchell said the money will go into the Student Activity Reserve. The budgets will go to Student Senate for approval next. Mitchell said the budgets will be introduced Wednesday at the Student Senate meeting.
The Committee on Retention Efforts reviewed its initiatives to increase the student retention rate at Thursday’s Council on Academic Affairs meeting. Eastern’s freshman-to-sophomore retention rate is 79 percent. “The good news is that our numbers are relatively steady, and the bad news is that our numbers are relatively steady. We need to move the numbers up a little bit,” said Kimberlie Moock, co-chairwoman of the committee. According to the retention data from 2011, all first-time students are 79 percent, minority first-time students are 76 percent, first-generation students are 78 percent, and zero-expected family contribution students are 74 percent. “We far exceed the benchmarks of other institutions,” Moock said. On average, it takes 4.79 years to graduate for most students attending Eastern. “There are a variety of factors as to why students don’t graduate in four years, and we try to identify these early on,” Moock said. Some reasons can be students who do not have an associate degree and transfer, and students attending who
either do not know what they want to major in or want to change their major. Karla Sanders, a co-chairwoman of the committee, said a lot of students say they want to change their major but do not know how. Sanders said they are looking to find an easier way for students to do so by possibly changing the catalogue and creating an easier online process. “Students are actively seeking previous devices, like grades posted online throughout the semester, something similar to what they may have had in high school,” Moock said. They presented data showing the change of demographics over a fiveyear period. About 78 percent of all Eastern students rely on financial aid, a 6-percent increase. First-generation students have increased by 7.65 percent to 48.65 percent. About 45.8 percent are transfer students, a 6.8 percent increase, and 21.7 percent of students are an ethnic minority, an 8-percent increase. Eastern is at a 79 percent retention rate, but the presidential goal is 85 percent. Moock also talked about ways faculty can improve the retention and graduation rate such as the Early Alert System. The Early Alert System notifies students when they are getting failing grades and refers them to a center on campus. Alyssa Torres can be reached at 581-2812 or amtorres@eiu.edu.
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Credit rating may be a future problem In the short-term, Eastern’s recentThese bigger projects will be more difficult Our POSITION ly reduced credit-rating is nothing to worto pull off. Since many of these projects have • Situation: Eastern’s credit rating has been rery about. the potential to recruit students, this could creduced from A2 to A3. • Stance: The credit rating may be a future Moody’s Investor’s Service reduced Eastate more new challenges for the university to deal problem. ern’s rating from A2 to A3 with a stable with in the future. outlook. This will likely increase the interEastern is considered a riskier investment now. est rates of future bonds, but Eastern’s curThis generation of students may not care about rent bonds are at a fixed rate and will not change based on rating. this now, but future potential students may pass over Eastern because of Moody’s cited a high reliance on finance from state dollars and this. lowering enrollment as reasons for the lowered rating. These are defiThey may not care about the credit rating, but students interested in science nitely things Eastern needs to work on, but they are major problems may care about the quality of our science building. Similarly, many new sturegardless of the university’s rating. dents could be drawn in by the various new projects that will require bonds. Eastern’s treasurer, Paul McCann said the university’s main focuses will be Even when Eastern manages to obtain bonds required for these projects, they increasing enrollment and maintaining affordable tuition rate. This is how it will likely be at a higher interest rate. This means the university will have to pay should be, as an institute of higher learning, Eastern’s students should always be more in order to eliminate their debt. its main focus. Though these issues are not a clear and present danger, they have the potenMcCann also said the change in credit rating does not affect Eastern at all. tial to create a destructive cycle, resulting in a weaker Eastern in the future. This is difficult to imagine. The credit rating affects the interest rates of bonds The current generation of students may not take notice now, the university takes out. Yes, this may only be an issue when Eastern needs to but they will. Years down the road, when they have become alumborrow money, but borrowing money could very well be necessary in the comnus, Eastern’s current students will hope their institution still stands ing future. strong. Hopefully this will be the case. The new science building Eastern wants to build will likely require a bond, as will any large project Eastern has within its master plan. This may not be a The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of concern for students for the next few years, but it will be a concern. The Daily Eastern News.
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We live in a world full of self-editors, of people who constantly censor their true words. How many times do you hold your tongue when you’re talking to a professor or, even more so, with grandma? What about in your classes? Do your peers make Editor in Chief Managing Editor any difference in what you say, or if you speak up at Tim Deters Rachel Rodgers all? Say, if you’re in a class full of friends versus a class full of know-it-alls? Associate News Editor News Editor Then there’s the big kahuna of our generation: soSeth Schroeder Robyn Dexter cial media. Do you let your every thought — from the “I really hope no one notices I forgot to showOnline Editor Opinions Editor er for the third day in a row” to the dark corners of Sara Hall your wandering mind during class — get published, Dominic Renzetti or do you only post the ones that you’re comfortable with being out in cyberspace, forever attached CONTINUE THE DEBATE to your name? This topic came up in one of my lit classes a few ONLINE weeks ago. We were trying to pinpoint the difference between actual history and fiction in literature, then • Extended letters landed on the idea that everything is a forgery of re• Forums for all content ality, including ourselves. It was just a casual existentialist day, no big deal. www.dailyeasternnews.com Our realities are altered by our surroundings, “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.”
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Ashley Holstrom whether it be simply not dropping F-bombs in front of our grandparents, or creating new personas when we’re online. Each and every environment — be it in real life or online — requires a different facet of our personalities. We only let out a small portion of what’s really going on in our heads, in our pasts, in our everything. We talk about authors, musicians, movie stars, internet personalities, the Kardashians, etc., as if by knowing their work, we know their lives. But that’s simply not true. E.L. James does not equal “Fifty Shades of Grey” — or so I hope — because that was just a part of her mind that she wanted to expose. Tom Felton is not Draco Malfoy. The list goes on.
Even people like Sylvia Plath were censoring themselves. Sure, her journals have been published, but how do we know that her every single thought went directly from her mind onto paper? In our day, the Internet is flooding with “internet personalities,” and they are exactly that: personalities. People like Tyler Oakley, Jenna Marbles and Jimmy Tatro may seem like they’re revealing their 100-percent true selves to the internet, but they’re not. They’ve created their quirky personalities to exist in their Internet world while they keep their real lives completely separate. The anonymity of the Internet allows everyone to do that: create a new identity. We portray ourselves the way we want people to see us. It’s really not that much different from real, flesh-to-flesh communication. In the end, we’re all just playing along in this farce called life. Ashley Holstrom is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com
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Template analysis explained By Stephanie Markham Administration Editor Faculty and staff members voiced their concerns about the template being drafted to cut the costs of university programs during an open forum Thursday. The program analysis template asks for numerical data like enrollment and cost expenditures and narrative data about what the program contributes to the university. The vice presidents would then use the analysis of each program to decide how to decrease the Fiscal Year 2014 budget. The deadline for the finalization of the template is May, and program heads are supposed to complete the narrative questions by August. Fern Kory, an English professor, said the summer timeframe would not give faculty members the opportunity to contribute to the data. William Weber, chairman of the program analysis steering committee and vice president for business affairs, said President Bill Perry would like a first attempt completed by August, but faculty members would be able to
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adjust the data in the fall. Weber said there is no timetable for use of the template or a target amount that the budget needs to be decreased by. “The only thing that President Perry has really said regarding future use is primarily the vice presidents will be using the data to move their division forward and help promote excellence across their division,” he said. Weber also said collective bargaining agreements would have to be considered when changes are made as a result of the program analysis. “If the provost, based on the data and analysis, decides to makes structural changes in academic affairs, whatever action may come out at a later date we’d have to follow whatever’s been agreed to in those collective bargaining agreements,” he said. Heather Webb, the director of student standards, said the section of the template asking what is unique about the program would not apply to programs that have to comply with government requirements. “Sometimes there are things that are different that are good, but sometimes the things that are better is the
fact that we’re fitting ourselves into these boxes we’ve been given and we’re doing it effectively,” Webb said. Elliot McGill, the head swim coach, said there should be a section of the template to explain what the programs could accomplish with more funding. Ann Fritz, a biological sciences professor, said the “quality of program outcomes” section should focus more on outcomes that are measurable. The section states, “Administrative programs are expected to use best practices and provide value to the clienteles served.” “That seems to be a worthy goal, but I’m not sure how that is an assessment that is useful in this template,” she said. “That seems to me to be something we strive for rather than an outcome to be measured.” Another open forum is scheduled for April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Effingham Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Stephanie Markham can be reached at 581-2812 or samarkham@eiu.edu.
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“We need to get back to a community atmosphere,” he said. Rennels said the city tries to keep looking attractive by remodeling and tearing down decrepit buildings. He said he went on a ride-along during Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day, and the police treated the students fairly. Of the 46 alcohol violation tickets given out, seven were written to Eastern students, Rennels said. Many of the tickets went to non-students and students from other schools, he said.
Student life on the weekend
Rennels said there are many reasons students may leave on the weekends such as wanting to go to a bigger city or seeing their friends back in their hometown. He said he looked at the municipal code for Chicago and the surrounding suburbs and the bar entry age was 21. Myerscough said reducing the bar entry age at 19 does not mean that those under 21 will drink.
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He said the bar owner has a right to set the bar entry age at 21 or 19. Richey said the city needs to host more weekend activities. “We need to get more nightlife for students,” he said. The city can create a community center for students to go to and have fun, Richey said.
Bringing more sit-down restaurants to Charleston
Myerscough said two new restaurants opened up in the city recently – Brick House Bar & Grill and Dirty’s Bar and Grill. He said it’s very hard to get a major restaurant chain into Charleston because the population is too low to invest in. Richey said there are not many family-style restaurants in Charleston. He said the city needs to try to attract those businesses by showing them the city can support them. By shopping locally, the city may attract new businesses, Richey said.
Rennels said the city hired a company to look at the demographics such as age, income and education level and pair them with different potential businesses that would be the best candidate to move to Charleston. He said a business that was paired with Charleston as a good candidate was Panera Bread. After hearing many “mmm’s” from the audience, Rennels said he thinks people like that business. He said he thinks it is time to dust off the list that was put away after the economy took a dip and the businesses did not want to expand. The candidates were also asked about improving relations between Eastern and Charleston and what they would do to increase student and community safety. This was the last public forum before the election on April 9.
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For violent crimes such as sexual assault, the crime only needs to be reported to campus security authorities — which is anyone with a responsibility of student safety, from police officers to resident assistants. These types of crimes must be reported even if there are no arrests or convictions. Drug and alcohol violations, arrests and campus disciplinary action is required to be tallied on the Clery report. According to the Clery report filed by Eastern, six sexual assaults have been reported over the past three years. Pschirrer said the counseling center works with sexual assault survivors on a regular basis. She said they do not force people to report, but just provide options to survivors. Pe r r y s a i d v i c t i m - b l a m i n g throughout the reporting process may prevent potential cases from being brought to the administration. “I don’t discount any possibility,” he said. He said to combat this, employees who deal both directly and indirectly with victims need to have more intensive training in a more streamlined process. Closson was asked twice how much training university police officers go through, and both times he said that training needs to be improved for dealing with sexual assault cases. He said officers are trained in the police academy before joining the department. “Follow-up training is an area we can improve on,” he said. Closson said not many cases of sexual assault get reported to the University Police Department, but
they want it reported more. Nadler said the Sexual Assault Task Force, which was created in 1989 and works to provide education and response coordination and collaboration, meets regularly. Nadler said the task force meets almost weekly given the recent events, but prior to that, he was unsure of the frequency of its meetings. He estimated the meetings took place monthly. “I’ve only been here for eight years, so I don’t know what happened then,” he said. Chuck Eberly was a member of the first Sexual Assault Task Force when it was first established 22 years ago. “What is sad to me is that the base rate – the occurrence of sexual assault – to my knowledge despite all of our efforts at sexual assault education from 1989 to now – essentially 25 years later has not changed,” he said. Practically speaking, Eberly said Eastern will never reach that ideal. “I wish I could say there has been a steady improvement,” he said. “I cannot find it.” Eberly has been involved with higher education for more than 40 years, and he was impressed with President Perry’s responses to audience questions. “The president sitting here and responding as genuinely and openly as he did is unbelievably rare, so rare. This says volumes about the integrity of this man we call President Perry,” Eberly said. Chacour Koop and Sara Hall can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.
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Softball | Conference
Panthers gearing up for the Racers Eastern to play Murray State this weekend By Jack Sheehan Staff Reporter The Eastern softball team will hit the road this weekend to square off with fellow Ohio Valley Conference West Division foe, Murray State Racers. The Panthers have been hot of late, winning nine out of their last 10 games. The Racers trail Eastern by only one game in the standings. Murray State has been on a hot streak lately as well, winning five of its previous six games, all by three runs or less. Sophomore infielder Alexa Becker leads the Racers offensively this season with a .329 batting average while also showcasing her power with seven home runs. Murray State also has a tandem of pitchers that have pitched most of the team’s innings this season, sophomore CheyAnne Gasky and senior Shelby Kosmecki. Gasky leads the Racers in ERA (2.61) while Kosmecki leads Murray State in innings pitched at 86.2. Junior Ashleigh Westover said to have success this weekend, the Panthers need to keep up their recent winning attitude. “We just need to make sure we stay together and play ball like we have been lately,” Westover said. Westover is coming off a good offensive weekend, improving her sea-
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Abby Wood, a senior catcher, catches a warm-up pitch during the alumni game on Sept. 8 at Williams Field. The Panthers will play Murray State Friday and Saturday.
son batting average to .268 while also leading the Panthers in walks with 10. Murray State enters the threegame weekend series with an overall
record of 12-15, and an OVC West record of 5-1. The streaking Panthers head into the weekend at 16-9 overall, and are currently in first-place in the OVC
with a record of 6-1 this season. The two teams will meet at 4 p.m., Friday and will play a doubleheader on Saturday with the first game beginning at noon and the
nightcap at 4 p.m. Jack Sheehan can be reached at 581-2812 or jpsheehan2@eiu.edu
Tournament | Weekend Game
Men’s golf travels for 3rd tournament of season By Cody Delmendo Staff Reporter Eastern’s men’s golf team travels to Jonesboro, Ark., for the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate at RidgePointe Country Club starting on Sunday. Last spring season, the Panthers finished in ninth place out of 22 teams. Tommy Ponce is the only current Panther who has experience on this golf course.
Though, Ponce is not playing in this upcoming tournament because of a coach’s decision. Coach Mike Moncel removed him from this upcoming tournament because of an incident in a hotel room after the last tournament in Jacksonville. The last time Ponce missed a tournament was during the spring of his sophomore season at the MSU Branson Creek Invitational in Branson, Mo. “Trust me I’m pissed,” Ponce said.
Moncel still doesn’t know whom he is going to start in place of Ponce. “I’m still in the process,” Moncel said. “I will probably go with Oscar (Borda), Kevin (Flack), and James (Jansen).” Senior Kevin Flack missed the last two tournaments because he failed a drug test, but he will be back to play in his first tournament of the spring. “He’s a talented kid so he’ll be fine,” Moncel said. “He’s been hitting in the net and when you’re getting 8 or 9
inches of snow it’s hard for anyone to get any practice time.” The tournament this season will be the third match the men’s team has had this spring season. The last two tournaments were during spring break and both in Jacksonville, Fla., where the Panthers finished in 12th place at the Don Benbow Butler Invitational and sixth place at the Butler Bulldog Florida Invitational. The freshman from Brazil, Oscar
Borda, led Eastern in overall individual scoring at both tournaments in Jacksonville. Eastern and five other schools from the OVC will be competing in the tournament that includes: Austin Peay, Belmont, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee-Martin. Cody Delmendo can be reached at 581-2812 or cddelmendo@eiu.edu.
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Panthers lose low-scoring OVC affair Eastern set for weekend roadtrip By Aldo Soto Assistant Sports Editor
Andre Bishop led Jacksonville State over Eastern, driving in his second RBI of the game in the eighth inning to give the Gamecocks a 3-2 victory. Bishop tripled to right field in the second, which scored his team’s first run, scoring Eddie Mora-Loera, who also tripled at the start of the inning. Bishop stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth, facing Eastern pitcher Scott Houdek. After getting ahead in the count (2-1) Bishop drove a ball to Derek Page in right field. Page was unable to throw out Jacksonville State’s Zach Elbirt, who pinch-ran for Paschal Petrongolo. The sacrifice fly gave the Gamecocks the win, improving them to 13-14 overall and 7-3 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers dropped to 6-16, having lost two in a row. Eastern sits at the bottom of the OVC with an 0-6 conference record. The Panthers entered the bottom of the seventh inning with a 2-1 lead over Jacksonville State, scoring their only two runs in the fourth inning. “If you’re going to rely on five hits and two runs, then you’re not going to win many games,” coach Jim Schmitz said about his offense. Eastern had an opportunity to score in the top half of the eighth inning, having runners at first and second base with one out. The Gamecocks’ Michael Mason came into the inning, relieving starter Casey Antley. Eastern’s Dane Sauer and pinchrunner Nathan Sopena were left stranded at first and second base. Mason was able to retire Tyler Schweigert on a fly out, before Cody Ponder came in for Mason and forced Caleb Howell to fly out to left field to end the threat. The Panthers also let another scoring chance slip away in the seventh inning. Treysen Vavra began the inning by popping out to right field, but Brant Valach and Nick Priessman followed with singles.
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Nathan Sopena, a senior infielder, high fives his teammates after he scores a run during the game against Southern Illinois University Carbondale March 19. The Panthers fell to Jacksonville State 3-2 on Thursday.
Catcher Jacob Reese was at the plate when Valach was caught stealing third base. Priessman was safe at second. “It was a terrible call by the umpire,” Schmitz said. “The ball was in the dirt, just a bad call.” Reese delivered with two outs, singling through the infield into left field, but Priessman was thrown out at home plate on a relay throw from first baseman Adam Miller. “We teach our guys to round the bag and continue running hard, especially with two outs,” Schmitz said. “(Priessman) ran hard, but he didn’t read the play correctly.” Jacksonville State’s starter, Antley, began the afternoon with three perfect innings before giving up a triple
by Howell that scored Schweigert, who started the inning by reaching on an error. The Panthers’ second run came on a sacrifice fly to center field hit by Vavra. Antley was economical in his 7.1 innings of work, throwing 80 pitches, (55 for strikes) scattering five hits, and walking only one. Schmitz said he was disappointed by the entire offense because it did not follow the game plan of taking fastballs on the outer half of the plate to the opposite field, how the Panther batters were instructed to do. “No one took the ball the other way,” he said. “All nine guys were taking that fastball away and trying to pull it. No one seems to be taking
charge on offense.” The Gamecock bullpen shut down the Panthers, as Mason, Ponder and Travis Stout combined to pitch 1.2 innings of perfect baseball. Ponder picked up his first win of the year, evening his record to 1-1, while Stout recorded his seventh save. Stout retired the Panthers No. 3, 4 and 5 batters in order in the ninth, as Vavra, Valach and Priessman looked at a total of seven pitches. Left-handed pitcher Ben Kennedy took the loss for Eastern after starting the eighth inning on the mound for the Panthers. Aldo Soto can be reached at 581-2812 or asoto2@eiu.edu.
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Spring Classic opens outdoor season By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor The men’s and women’s track and field teams will officially begin their season on Friday at the Southern Illinois-Carbondale Bill Cornell Spring Classic. The meet will take place on Carbondale’s recently renovated track. The Panthers will be in the company of Bradley State University, DePaul University, Chicago State University, Illinois State, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and other schools. Eleven men’s teams and 12 women’s teams will be competing at the competition. The advantage of this season for some athletes is the inclusion of the steeplechase and the longer races. Red-shirt junior pole vaulter Jade Riebold recently came off of a successful outing at indoor nationals.
She cleared the bar at 14-feet, 7 . 2 5 - i n c h e s , b re a k i n g h e r o l d school record with a height that was 7.25 inches higher than her previous best. Her teammate Mick Viken has also been clearing the bar at a consistent height during the last meets of the indoor season. Viken has been making it over the bar at 17-feet, 8.5-inches. Sophomore and junior distance runners Bryce Basting and Sean Wiggan are ranked third and fourth on the men’s indoor record book; both athletes are currently running a time of 1:50 in the men’s 800-meter run, respectively. Senior distance runner Britney Whitehead will be competing again after breaking her record in the women’s 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run. In the mile, Whitehead is second on the women’s record book, right behind her teammate Erika Ramos. Ramos’ time in the mile is 4:47.16.
Junior hurdler Jalisa Paramore is coming back to the track after her most successful hurdle race in the indoor season, the EIU Friday Night Special, where she managed to hit a personal best of 8.49. Senior hurdler Dominique Hall took 10th place in the men’s record book after hitting a time 8.03 in the men’s 60-meter hurdles. Sophomore jumper Maura Cummins is coming back to the track as well. Her best jump in the high jump was 5-feet, 8.5-inches this past indoor season. Cummins’ jump put her in third on Eastern’s women’s indoor record book. Red-shirt distance runner Pablo Ramirez will also be coming back to the track after hitting a time of 14:24.76 in the men’s 5,000-meter run. Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.
Jade Riebold Pole Vaulter PR: 14’7.5” Notable Finish: NCAA Runner-up at indoor nationals
Mick Viken Pole Vaulter PR: ”17’8.5” Notable Finish: 2012 OVC Male Field Athlete of the Year (Outdoor) Jalisa Paramore Hurdler PR: 9.14 seconds in 60M hurdles Notable Finish: 3rd place finish at OVC Championships
Eastern’s women’s tennis will look to start a winning streak this weekend in Nashville, Tenn. The Panthers could not have asked for two better opponents to begin another streak of success. The Panthers face Belmont and Tennessee State Friday and Saturday, respectively. Belmont sits at 2-11 on the season and has only one Ohio Valley Conference win. Eastern has not played Belmont in the past five seasons. Saturday’s match up against Tennessee State may prove to be a good chance for the Panthers to pick up a victory. Eastern has beaten Tennessee State badly the last five seasons. The Tigers have only taken two games from the Panthers five match wins. The Panthers’ scores against Tennessee State include a 5-1 win in 2007-08 and a 6-1 win in the 200809 season. Three consecutive 7-0 sweeps lead up to Saturday’s match. In last year’s sweep, four Panthers’ picked up wins. Juniors Janelle Prisner and Jennifer Kim picked up wins over their Tennessee State opponents last season, while seniors Kristen Laird and Merritt Whitley also tallied straight set wins last season. All three doubles teams recorded 8-0 sweeps over Tennessee State last season. The Eastern men’s tennis team will look to put the 4-0 Sunday loss against Austin Peay in the rear view mirror. The men’s tennis team will face Tennessee State and Belmont. The Panthers have not played the Bruins in the past five seasons. They do, however, have experience against Tennessee State. Just like the women, the men have had great success against the Tigers the past five seasons. The men have only dropped two games out the past five match wins. Last year’s match was a 6-1 win at home on Darling Courts. Michael Sperry was the lone Panther to drop a singles match. He lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. Senior Warren Race, junior Kevin Bauman, sophomore David Constantinescu and junior Volodymyr Zverkovsky all picked up singles wins. Race defeated Shaun Ingram 6-1, 6-0 and Constantinescu swept his opponent 6-0, 6-0. Bauman defeated his opponent 6-0, 2-0 after his opponent retired. The men will look to bounce back and gain some momentum after going 1-1 in their OVC opener the previous weekend. First serve for the men’s and women’s tennis match is set for 10 a.m. in Nashville, Tenn. Al Warpinski can be reached at 581-2812 or apwarpinski@eiu.edu
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'Bates Motel' terrifying goldmine on TV
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Have you ever wondered how Norman Bates ended up the way he did? Maybe some questions will be answered with the new TV series “Bates Motel.” This A&E show is designed to be a prequel to the classic film “Psycho.” Vera Farmiga gives a good performance as Norma Bates. Unlike her TV son, we do not really have anything to compare it to when it comes to the original movie. Still, she does well at playing the tormented woman who has led a tough life. You can see that this just may have been the way the character was throughout her life. Freddie Highmore, who plays Norman Bates, is the one who stands out the most so far, at least when it comes to his appearance. Just by watching some of the previews for the show, it is obvious that he has the look down for one of the creepiest and most infamous characters in movie history. His performance is accurate, too, as he succeeds at playing the awkward young man the audience will expect. You can really see this teenager as being the one who will one day grow up to be a monster. There is one rather startling asTweet pect of the show, and that is the Tweet time period it is set in. It does not
Jordan Thiede Verge Reviewer take place in the '50s like one would expect, to coincide with the 1960 film. It is set in current times. This take on the prequel seems to be an obvious attempt to appeal to a younger demographic. Having the show today rather than decades in the past will possibly appeal to people who are not interested in watching a period piece, along with those who may have never seen the movie before. Even with it set in contemporary times, there are some subtle references to the past to try to keep that old feeling alive. The series starts out with Norman watching a classic black-and-white movie on what appears to be an out of date television set. Viewers will also see record players and some clothes that look rather old-fashioned. The past, thankfully, is not completely forgotten. So far, one of the most interesting things about this series is to see this interpretation of how all the characters ended up.
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This show will give its audience a possible explanation for how Norman turned out the way he did. The first episode starts off with the mysterious, sudden death of his father, which prompts the family to move and start a new life. We also see how demanding and jealous Norma is. Her overbearing nature prevents her son from having a life. She does not want to let Norman out of her sight, even when he has the chance to meet some new friends. These new friends are all teenage girls so far. This is not exactly what you would expect with the awkward Norman Bates. Perhaps we can expect something to eventually go wrong, helping to lead to Norman’s future problems with women. As a fan, it is nice to see the resurgence in popularity “Psycho” has had in the last year. This series, along with last year’s “Hitchcock,” which detailed the making of the classic shocker, has put the film back in the spotlight where it belongs. Viewers better tune in at 9 p.m. on Mondays or Norman will make them sorry. Jordan Thiede can be reached at 581-2812 or jethiede@eiu.edu.
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A film destined to echo in the minds of viewers acts as a magician, dashing about showcasing a soon-to-disappear white rabbit, charmingly removing his top hat with one fluid gesture and pulling an elephant out of the hat. “The Cabin in the Woods” hypnotizes the audience with an ordinary rabbit, an obvious formula anyone with knowledge of horror movies can predict, and produces an elephant, a deliciously pleasant surprise that shatters the norm to pieces. Five teenagers — an athlete, a stoner, a bimbo, an innocently well-mannered girl and a nerdy Adonis thrown in as a love interest — journey to an isolated cabin to drink away their inhibitions and explore their encaged hormones. At once, horror buffs know exactly which characters will die, the fatal mistakes they will make to induce their downfall and in what order the carnage will occur. However, co-writers Joss Whedon (“The Avengers,” “Serenity”) and Drew Goddard (“Cloverfield,” “Lost”) trick those cynical horror buffs and have them wrapping the film around their minds again and again. It is difficult to gauge if Whedon and director Goddard sought to create a parody-filled homage to the horror genre topped with trickery or if they strove to stab at the classic formula that is frequently used and abused to oblivion. Whatever the case of their motives, the result
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master. He started working on Fantasia in A minor a semester and a half ago, and it was smooth sailing up until a month ago when he was also told that he needed to play Senata for trombone. A couple of weeks ago, Mitchell said he was feeling overwhelmed and nervous. Plus, it was crunch time, and he needed to practice even more intensely than before because his preview recital was right around the corner. Luckily, Mitchell passed the preview and was given the green light to move onward with his junior recital. He said he picked Georg Philipp Telemann’s piece because he wanted to try his hand at something that was a bit more challenging. Unlike Layden, who knew he always wanted to have a career associated with music, Mitchell said he decided to study music during his senior year of high school after being taught by “some amazing” instructors. He said he is not feeling as nervous as he did before his preview recital about his junior recital.
The one thing I love more about Melissa McCarthy than her is her ability to invest of much of herself as possible into a character. She wastes no time when she’s on the screen. Every scene she is in is filled with excitement. Here we have an actress who doesn’t mind picking at any scabs for a laugh. Whether she’s trying to seduce an air marshal in “Bridesmaids”(that scene where she’s using all of her charms, or what she believes to be charming, to hit on that air marshal is probably the best part of the movie) or stealing someone’s identity in her latest film, “Identity Thief,” McCarthy is an actress who seizes every moment on the screen to entertain audiences with her lines and facial expressions. She lives up to her reputation in “Identity Thief.” In her first starring role in a movie, McCarthy plays Diana, a big-haired, charming lady who has recently discovered the finer things in life — or what women like her consider to be the finer things in life — after stealing a Sandy Patterson’s identity (Jason Bateman) and spending his money, forcing him to drive cross-country to turn her into justice. The plot’s as exciting as it sounds. However, Diana’s anecdotes and sad background story allow us to sympathize with her, even though she is a criminal. Sandy later sees what we see and Diana, and the two characters, despite the fact that they find themselves in several predicaments, discover they’re not so different. That’s why I have trouble enjoying “Identity Thief,” it becomes a different version of “The Hangover,” where characters forgo unrealistic, unfunny scenarios and develop a strong friendship. I’m all for friendship in film, but I think there are times when recycled lines and scenes need to be put to rest. McCarthy, however, uses all of her comedic abilities and manages to churn another great character to add to her collection of memorable ones. On the other hand, Bateman falls into his traditional role of Michael Bluth on “Arrested Development” and unfortunately, or fortunately — depends on your point of view — falls into the background, letting McCarthy take the reigns of a film that is going nowhere. She doesn't slow down, even when it seems like Bateman is dragging her down. Pairing these two actors together was like putting oil and water in a bottle; they don’t mix well, and it seems like Jason Bateman only sets up McCarthy for a major line or gag.
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Semester of rehearsals lead to one concert Student musicians to take stage over weekend with junior recitals at Doudna By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor
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unior music major Tim Layden was never able to play the saxophone when he and his classmates were first given instruments in the fifth grade. His teeth were too big for the mouth of the instrument. Wright settled for what he considered the next best thing, the horn. Layden continued playing well into college. The more seasoned he got, the more he considered majoring in music in college. “I would like to play professionally after I graduate,” Layden said. Since the start of the semester, as required by music majors who specialize in performance, he has been working on the music for his senior recital. The songs he picked are horn concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss and four improvisations for horn solo. Layden rehearsed two, sometimes three hours, every day since he decided to take on these pieces of music. He said he rehearses the pieces rigorously in order to feel confident about them. “I can’t just rehearse them once or twice,” Layden said.
Layden said making the piece sound like it is easy for him to play is challenging. “If you feel stressed out and it sounds like you’re struggling to play the music, the professors who are criticizing will know,” Layden said. Layden said he feels a lot better about the way he plays his music at this point than he did last year. Though it has taken him a whole year to get the music down, Layden has some history with “Horn Concerto No. 1” In his freshman year, Layden played a small part of the piece. With the assistance of Katherine McBain, a horn instructor, Layden has been able to find a way to master the music. “She gives me pointers when I’m having a tough time with the music; she answers all of my questions that I feel a lot more confident about what I’m doing,” Layden said. Bill Mitchell, a junior music education major, will be playing his bass trombone for his junior recital. Mitchell plans on taking on Fantasia in A minor and Sonata for trombone. Mitchell said the first song is strictly written for a flute player, and he said the technical aspects of the song were tricky to
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Henhouse Prowlers crank out songs of sadness, joy By Jaime Lopez Verge Editor When Henhouse Prowlers started performing, they had no idea what direction their musical careers would take. Instead of running away from fame and success, they chased it and continue to do so, charting unfamiliar territory with every tour they take. Much of their career has been spent on a tour bus, Ben Wright, the band’s banjo player said. The Prowlers formed under similar conditions, with only two of the original members remaining since it started. Wright said members came and left when they realized touring
would interfere with their personal lives. The bands current line-up — Ben Wright, the banjo player; Dan Andree, the violinist; Jon Goldfine, the stand up bass player; Grant Ziolkowski, the mandolin player; Star Moss, the acoustic guitar player — met through a slew of connections in the city of Chicago. Wright said the band never really found a following in the windy city, but also pointed out that most musicians spend years trying to amass a following. “I don’t think any city responds very well to any band that just starts out,” Wright said. “We all came together because of friends and because we had met each other at concerts,” Wright said.
Many of our members have come in and left because of their families. You have to be really active with a band if you want to be with it. ben wright, banjo player
“In Chicago, though, when you like a certain kind of music, you’ll meet other people who like it as well.” Wright said there is no way for him to measure out how many Wright said he cannot pinpoint why exactly they chose to become a bluegrass band. However, he bought his banjo out of impulse after he saw it in a display case.
They have taken their brand of bluegrass across the states and even overseas, but their earnings have been used mostly to foot their careers and expenses. “This is a career where you have to constantly perform if you want to make a living,” Wright said. “You can’t just decide to not perform.” Wright said touring is a huge part
of being a musician; he explained they can’t just thrive off of album sales. They played over 221 shows last year and managed to crack it in Europe for three weeks. However, the band still needs to continue performing if they want to survive, Wright said. “We don’t make a lot of money in this business,” Wright said. He said being on the road can be hard when band members have other commitments. “Many of our members have come in and left because of their families,” Wright said. “You have to be really active with a band if you want to be with it.” Jaime Lopez can be reached at 581-2812 or jlopez2@eiu.edu.
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