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The most recent chalking that appeared on campus written on a concrete wall of the Doudna Fine Arts Center sometime aroun Monday, May 5, read “If U R sexually assaulted – report it! If U dress and act like a whore, dont walk home alone.”
Two sexual assaults reported, new chalk message appears By Robyn Dexter @robyn_dexter The adviser for the Women’s Empowerment League, Jeannie Ludlow, said the two recent reports of sexual assault may be tied to the activism of the past few months. “The activism has had two important roles in increasing people’s willingness to report: we’ve given a clear and consistent message that sexual assault does happen on our campus, and the processes and procedures have been made more clear,” Ludlow said. In addition to the two alleged sexual assaults have been reported in the area, there has been more chalking concerning sexual assault near the Doudna steps. According to a press release from the Charleston Police Department, a sexual assault was reported in the 1000 block of Fourth Street on April 27. In addition, a sexual assault was also reported in Pemberton Hall on May 1 at 1:25 a.m. The two cases are under investigation by the University Police Department, CPD and the Coles County State’s Attorney office.
A new chalk message was also displayed on the overhang of the Doudna Fine Arts Center for a short time around May 5. The message read, “If U R sexually assaulted – report it! If U dress and act like a whore, dont walk home alone.” The chalk was erased late Monday afternoon. Ludlow said the chalking was an example of victim blaming. “The implication is that if you don’t report it, it’s not a real sexual assault,” she said. “And if you are sexually assaulted, it’s because of the way you were dressed or the way you were acting.” Ludlow said that although she thinks the person who did the chalking did not mean it this way, the message reads like a threat. “It’s almost like saying, ‘You behave in an appropriate way, or else you’re going to be raped,’” she said. “It goes back to the idea of rape as punishment.” Ludlow said as soon as she contacted President Bill Perry and Dan Nadler, the vice president for student affairs, they went out to look at the chalking and make sure it was taken down. The ideas that have been brought forth in the past semester really bring to
light rape culture and the effect it can have on a college campus, Ludlow said. “We’ve done some work on changing policies and practices, but we haven’t done a good job addressing rape culture,” she said. “If we don’t change rape culture, this kind of attitude, like we see with this chalking, is able to flourish, and the changes we make in policy and practice will be far less effective.” Ludlow said rape culture is an international issue and not just something the Eastern community is struggling. “However, it’s something we really have to fight on a local level,” she said. “This really shows us the places where we have more work to do.” Erin Walters, the director of the Sexual Assault Information and Counseling Service, agreed with Ludlow on the offensiveness of the recent chalking. “I was really upset when I saw what had been written, because it’s extremely insensitive and victim-blaming,” she said. One of the biggest things Walters was concerned about with the message was how things like that can be a trigger for survivors of sexual assault. “Any time sexual assault is brought to the forefront, just the idea that peo-
ple are talking about it can be very triggering for a victim,” she said. “When the dialogue is so blaming and the message is that someone asked for (sexual assault), it’s just disgusting on every level.” While she is not sure if the continued discussion surrounding the topic has directly led to more instances being criminally reported, Walters said it does help bring these ideas into the spotlight. “What’s interesting to me is how the dialogue has increased, but our numbers are consistent,” she said. “Sometimes the increase in conversation brings in more referrals to (SACIS), but sexual violence is not something new that’s happening now. It’s something that has been happening all along.” Walters said it is important that students know what their resources are and the community can respond in a way that will be effective. She said SACIS, since it is not affiliated with the university, will maintain regular hours over the summer. “Our work will stay the same regardless,” Walters said. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
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Gov. Quinn appoints new BOT member Staff Report A new Board of Trustees member has been appointed to fill the spot left open when Gov. Pat Quinn decided not to reappoint Leo Welch in January. The new board member, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, was appointed by the governor May 3. Bob Martin, the vice president for university advancement, said he is ex-
cited to have Gilchrist as a part of the board. “She is both a distinguished alum (of Eastern) and a notable one as well,” he said. “We are honored to have someone of her talent and background on the board.” Gilchrist earned her bachelor’s degree in art education from Eastern in 1973 and was named a Distinguished Alumna by the EIU Alumni Association in
1992. Martin said Gilchrist was nominated for the position by someone who thought she would be a great fit for the board. “You can either self-nominate or have someone nominate you, and she was nominated by someone who thought she would bring value to us,” Martin said. “Definitely, she does.” Having an alumna as a part of the
board can be hugely valuable to help oversee the happenings of the university, he said. “She has an interest in the arts, which is good because a lot of times the interest is just in the business side of the university,” he said. “An interest in the arts brings a creative splash to our board.” Gilchrist will serve a six-year term and will serve at her first Board of Trustees meeting on June 17.
A search committee has been working since last year to find a new director for Facilities Planning and Management. The last of the interviews for the three candidates have been completed, and committee chairman Paul McCann said a decision will be made shortly. “(FPM) is a fairly complex entity,” he said. “They maintain the facilities, both new construction and remodeling along with janitorial.” The new director is expected to have a wide area of knowledge about Eastern, and the position requires a “tremendous amount of depth and skill,” McCann said. The search committee has been seeking this wide range of talent since December after Dave Crockett was named interim director last July. “We hit the ground running about the first of the year,” McCann said. The search committee began receiving resumes shortly after and began conducting phone interviews. They received about 64 applicants for the position. “Our hope was to bring people to campus as soon as spring break was over, but we got delayed a little bit,” he said. “We got things done as soon as we could.” Three candidates were brought to campus over the past few weeks, with interviews conducted on May 1, 3 and 7. McCann said the three candidates are incredibly unique and talented, and they come from very different backgrounds. Keith Yaktus comes from a military background. “He had a position quite similar to this one in the military taking care of bases,” McCann said. “The way he describes it, he’s a city manager.” Tom Simmonds comes from a background directly related to universities. “He has done a lot with sustainability and is very impressed by Eastern’s Renewable Energy Center,” McCann said. “He wants to take us to the next step.” Tim Zimmer, the third candidate interviewed, has a combination of the other two candidates’ skills. SEARCH, page 5
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The first Charleston City Council meeting in May marked the new mayor and two city council members being sworn into office. Mayor Larry Rennels took his oath of office at the start of the May 7 meeting, followed by council members Brandon Combs and Matthew Hutti. The council’s first order of business was to appoint a council member to fill the remainder of Rennels’ fouryear term. Rennels resigned from council to take his seat as mayor. The council’s first motion approved Tim Newell to the vacant council seat. “In everything that we do, we need to keep the best interest of the citizens in mind, but we also need to do what we can to follow the will of the voters,” Rennels said. “One way to tell the will of the voters to look at the next place person was in the election, and that was Tim Newell.” The council also approved the appropriation of about $481,000 of the motor fuel tax fund for street maintenance. The council also authorized the purchase of a rescue fire engine for the Charleston Fire Department. “This is the item that the fire chief has been looking forward to for a long time,” Rennels said laughing. He said the new engine would replace a fire engine purchased in 1992. The council authorized the loan of
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City Clerk Deborah Muller swore in Larry Rennels as the new mayor of Charleston before the Charleston City Council meeting on May 7. Brandon Combs and Matthew Hutti were also sworn in as council members. Tim Newell was appointed to Rennels' vacant council seat for two years.
$485,900 with 1.92 percent interest rate for seven years. Rennels said by the time the fire engine is delivered, they will only have to pay the interest. The council also approved the purchase of a used crane truck for the lift stations to be maintained. “The truck is used in the process of repairing pumps in the lift stations downtown,” Rennels said. “In the past, the truck that we have had did not have a large enough crane on it
to be able to service at least two of the lift stations around town.” The city is deviating from normal procedures by buying used equipment, he said. “This particular truck doesn’t get very many miles on it,” Rennels said. “It mainly rides from our Waste Water Treatment Plant to the lift stations and back when work needs to be done.” Despite being used, the truck will come will a new crane and truck bed.
He said the purchase will save the city about $12,000 every year by not having to contract an outside company to use a crane truck. The council also approved the placement of a right of way at the intersection of Ninth Street and Taylor Avenue. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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looks really exciting.” Poulter said from there, she did not think much about the application until the search firm called to fly her down to Georgia for interviews. Later in April, she was offered the job. Poulter said with friends, family and herself graduating from Eastern, it feels like home. “It’s just my home in so many ways,” she said. “Even though I wasn’t really looking for a different job… I don’t think you ever want to become
completely complacent in where you are.” When she talked with family, friends and deans from the other colleges, Poulter said they all agreed she should take the job. She said even her 7-year-old grandson—whom she is very close with— thought she should take the job. “He said, ‘Well, of course they’ll want her. She’s from EIU,’” Poulter said, smiling. Her work experiences at Eastern have helped shape her to become ready to step into the dean position, Poulter said. “When I looked into the possibilities there, what I realized is that the opportunities that I’ve had here at Eastern …the opportunities to work with so many great people, so many great administrators and faculty and students, that I felt really ready to step into where (Kennesaw State University administratiors) want to go next,” she said. Poulter said working with Bonnie Irwin, the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, was more of a part-
nership, which helped make transitioning into the dean position possible. “I feel as confident as one can be going into it,” she said. “There’s always unknowns.” Poulter said the search for her replacement will probably begin when Irwin comes back from vacation. Irwin was not available to comment on Poulter’s departure. Poulter said she is unsure if the associate dean position will be a one or two-year position, but before her departure on June 30, she said she has been meeting with possible candidates to explain what she does. Despite moving south, Poulter said she will be back to Illinois to visit her friends and family. “What makes Eastern so great are the people that are here, and that’s what’s going to be hard to leave, you know,” she said. “Of course, I’ll be back.” Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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A 20-year-old was arrested on charges of domestic battery and other charges for allegedly fighting with a female while driving on Route 16 Friday. According to a press release from the Charleston Police Department, Marshall B.A. Hill, of Kankakeewas charged with domestic battery, reckless driving, battery, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, no valid driver’s license and failure to wear a seatbelt. Hill was allegedly driving down Route 16 near Lerna Road when he started fighting with a female, according to the press release. Other cars on the road surrounded the vehicle to slow it down and move it to the side of the road. There was also a vehicle collision resulting from the incident, the press release stated.
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Taking the name from a 17th century Christian philosopher, mathematician and theologian, Pensees Bookshop is being filled with antique books dating as far back as the 1500s. “ The word, ‘pensees,’ means thoughts or ideas in French which correlates in books, you know, putting out thoughts and ideas of other people,” he said. The first floor of his store, located at 502 Sixth St. has shelves and stacks of antiquated books along with vintage furniture and artwork. Bertrand said his love for collecting started when he was a child. He said he collected stamps, rocks, coins, pens, sports memorabilia, shells, insects, trading cards and matchbooks. “Gathering and selling was part of my DNA,” Bertrand said. “It was a natural fit for me in life.” Bertrand said he started selling antiquated books in 1999 when he was working as a pastor and an adjunct faculty at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His store first opened on the corner of Seventh and Monroe streets but has been selling books online for the past six years, he said. “It just got to be overwhelming,” Bertrand said. “I think people want to have a book in their hands rather than a description online. A lot of times the advantage is people come into a book store and find things they didn’t think that they wanted or didn’t know were out there.” He said with the internet, he can reach customers all over the world. “I still have access to people all over the world no matter what town I would be located in,” Bertrand said. “I still want to have in-store stuff. I do envision author signings.” He said his shop will have new titles from local authors but otherwise will stick with antiquated items. “It’s not going to be like a Barnes and Nobles,” Bertrand said. “It’s still antiquarian, used, out of print.” Another major aspect of the used and antiquated book business is networking, he said. “I tend to be a lone ranger, isolated in just my basic personality but that seemed to be a real necessary aspect of the business,” Bertrand said. “The more feelers you’ve got, the better because it’s becoming harder and harder
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Robert Bertrand started Pensees Bookshop in 1999. The new location, 502 Sixth St., opened on May 1. Bertrand said since the shop closed in 2003, he has sold antique books online.
to find stuff.” He said in the 80s, he would be able to find a book worth $1,000 about twice a year. “Now, never,” Bertrand said. “I don’t even go to the thrift shop anymore. Books that used to be hard to find—say a first edition of Huckleberry Finn, are now easy to find and the price has been driven down drastically.” He said antiquated books generally appreciate rather than depreciate. The only items he collects are known forgeries, Bertrand said. He said his first edition of “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” signed by Ernest Hemingway, is a forgery. “The signature would fool most people,” Bertrand said. He said Hemingway would always sign the flyleaf on a slant. “Apparently, the New England Forger didn’t know that information,” Bertrand said. Bertrand said he does not get attached to books when they are in the store. “Generally, I’ll read a paperback of the book and not crack open a first edition,” he said. Although he started out as a collector, Bertrand said he cannot stay a collector and be a seller at the same time. “All the profit was eaten up when I took what I wanted and sold what I didn’t,” he said. “There was nothing left. I was breaking even.” He said he will have an official grand opening July 1. Amanda Wilkinson can be reached at 581-2812 or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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BLOTTER • At 9:49 a.m. May 6, a theft was reported near Andrews Hall. This incident is under investigation. • At 8:30 a.m. May 4, criminal damage to government property was reported near Lantz Arena. This incident is under investigation. • At 3:30 a.m. May 4, Morgan Wilson, 20, of St. Charles, was arrested at 9th and Arthur streets. She was charged with possession of a fraudulent ID, obstruction of ID and illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was released to the custody of Coles County Sheriff’s Office. • At 11:45 a.m. May 3, a criminal damage to property was reported near McAfee. This incident is under investigation.
Robert Bertrand said besides hunting for antique books, he also enjoys collecting forgeries. He said Ernest Hemingway always signed his books on a slant and never on the title page.
• At 1:08 a.m. May 3, Randall Yates, 57, of Casey, was arrested at 1506 18th St. He was charged with DUI-Alcohol and released at 3:01 a.m. after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond. • At 3 p.m. May 2, a criminal damage to property was reported in S-Lot. This incident is under investigation. • At 5:45 p.m. May 1, a theft was reported to have occurred April 29 at Greek Court. This incident is under investigation. • At 6:36 p.m. May 1, a cannabis complaint was reported at Douglas Hall. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards.
Pensees Bookshop sells a variety of books such as Illinois history, eastern Illinois, travel, fiction and art. Robert Bertrand, owner of the shop, said his goal is to carry 100,000 books by 2016.
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• At 1:25 a.m. May 1, a sexual assault was reported at Pemberton Hall. The incident is under investigation. • At 10:10 p.m. April 30, Adam Martin, 22, of Farmersville, was arrested at University Court. He was charged with possession of cannabis, possession of • drug paraphernalia. He was released after posting 10 percent of a $1,000 bond. • At 8:43 p.m. April 30, a weapons complaint was reported at Stevenson Hall. The incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards. • At 8 p.m. April 30, a cannabis complaint was reported at University Court. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards. • At 12:23 p.m. April 30, a cannabis complaint was reported at University Apartments. This incident was referred to the Office of Student Standards.
4 OPINIONS PAWS UP/PAWS DOWN SUMMER LOVIN’: Warm weather, sleeping in late, no classes, seeing friends from home. It’s the best time of the year for many students.
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SUMMER HATIN’: Back to the work grind at home, missing your school friends, not having the convenience of the Chuckvegas playground at your fingertips. THERE’S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR: The Eastern women’s softball team lost in the quarterfinals, ending their season.
“DOIN’ IT RIGHT”: Daft Punk’s new album, “Random Access Memories,” was leaked Monday afternoon. It has been well worth the wait. The 13-track album exceeds expectations. Yeah, it’s on iTunes.
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Sexual assault does not stop just because the semester does This past semester has brought a mass of As the Sexual Assault Task Force and Our POSITION attention to the topic of sexual assault on administrators work on policies and how • Situation: Sexual assault still happens over Eastern’s campus. Eastern handles sexual assault over the sumthe summer While the main school year has endmer months, students should keep themselves • Stance: The issue should be kept relevant ed, the issues that affect campus during informed. during the summer months the school year continue into the summer Sexual assault is an issue that has made months. local, national and international news lately, Sexual assault clearly remains relevant in Charleston even though and keeping it relevant here in Charleston is key to helping survivors the majority of students return home for the summer. and working for policy reform. With two assaults criminally reported in the past few weeks, it is The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service keeps regimportant that the conversation continue into the summer months. ular hours over the summer months to provide services to both stuThough campus has seen a huge activism uprise in the past few dents and community members. months, attitudes toward sexual assault here at Eastern are a clear Having programs like SACIS work continuously around the clock problem. with services such as a 24-hour crisis hotline is hugely beneficial to Victim blaming in such a blatant and critical form is absolutethe Eastern and Charleston community, though they are not affiliated ly unacceptable, and it is commendable that our administrators went with the university. out to make sure the message was erased as soon as they found out. As summer classes gear up and the town seems relatively quiet, stuThe conversation needs to continue over the summer. dents, administrators, faculty and community members need to keep Though it will not be as easy with so few people on campus, those the conversation on sexual assault going to ensure the safety and wellthat are here should step up and not let the issue die with the semesbeing of everyone and anyone. ter. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of Just because the semester is over, does not mean sexual assault on The Daily Eastern News. campus and in Charleston ceases to happen.
Summer classes provide opportunities Go ahead, lean back in that beach chair just a little further. As you lie there soaking up every UV ray possible, I’m sitting in class. Yes, class. Some of us still have work to do. Everyone seems to dread the phrase “summer school,” but I’m actually looking forward to my extended time in the Chuck. I have three classes to take (and another one in London in July) to finish up my career as a student here at Eastern. I’ll adminit, I’m doing it a pretty unconventional way. But I’ve never really been the type to do things the way everyone else does. Though I’ll be sitting in class pretty much every day from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., I’ll be getting the same education as a normal, schoolyear class – except in four weeks instead of 15. So why do we look at summer classes as a bad thing? Maybe no one wants to be “stuck in the Chuck” all summer.
Robyn Dexter Hey, I hear that. There are certainly things I’m going to miss about home. But if you’re someone who rents an apartment or house off campus, staying for summer classes is probably pretty feasible. Many property owners who rent out houses and apartments to students during the school year have you sign a 12-month lease. The majority of students aren’t going to hang around year-round, but why not make use of the space you’ve paid for? The amount of people I know trying to sublease their places for the summer months is ridiculous. So why not stay?
I feel like Charleston has a lot to offer in the summer. With some luck, the weather won’t be completely whack, and we can enjoy catching some rays at the lake or actually walking to class without worrying about needing an umbrella or five sweatshirts. Three classes back-to-back might sound like a bit much, but compared to the six I took this past semester, I’m not too worried. Summer classes are a fantastic way to get some extra credits or finish up the last few if you need to. Golf, art appreciation and abnormal psychology? What a fun mix. Students, if they have the opportunity, should embrace their summer classes. I plan on going into mine with a full-steamahead attitude. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “He has some military background, but he is a university person as well, with 13 or 14 years at that level,” McCann said. The search committee will meet on May 17, and McCann hopes they will make their decision at that time. “They are all unique individuals and offer us a significant choice,” McCann said. “This has been such a tough pool with so much talent.” After the committee members make their choice, the decision will be passed on to William Weber, the vice president for business affairs. “(Weber) will make the final decision on who he sees fit,” McCann said. The chosen candidate will have about a month to transition into the position, and the goal is to start the person as director in July. “They need to come in and learn what we’re all about,” McCann said. “We’re looking for someone who is very thoughtful and considerate of the position and the people involved.” MARCUS SMITH | The Daily Eastern Ne ws
Scott Green, a laborer with Feutz Construction, directs the wheel loader operator in to dump a load of rocks Monday at the University Court Parking Lot. The lot improvement will cost $866,775 and is being done to improve drainage and general improvements.
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Ameren employees work to stop a gas leak near the intersection of 9th and Garfield. Because of the natural gas leak, the Tarble Arts Center and Buzzard hall were evacuated.
Gas leak closes 9th Street, parts of campus By Amanda Wilkinson @akaywilkinson A gas leak in the 1900 block of Ninth and 10th streets prompted an evacuation of Buzzard hall and the Tarble Arts Center Thursday morning. Fire Chief Pat Goodwin said workers hit a two-inch gas main during construction on the PP&W Properties apartment building, 1919 Ninth St., that caused the gas leak. He said immediately after the leak, the Charleston fire and police departments were called and isolated and
evacuated the area. “We’re constantly monitoring the area around the block and a twoblock area for gas readings,” Goodwin said. “We’re not getting any dangerous readings at all outside the (immediate) areas affected by the leak.” Dan Deeken, an environmental, health and safety officer, said Ameren Illinois crews cannot immediately fix an initial leak, although they did fix the problem around 1 p.m. according to an EIU Text Alert. Crews have to dig into the campus parking lot on Ninth Street to turn off the gas, he said.
“They’re having to dig up an area isolated from (the leak) to get down to the gas main,” Goodwin said. While smell of gas can be detected from the Buzzard lot and the Tarble Arts Center, Goodwin said they had not received any dangerous gas readings outside of the immediate area. “Natural gas is lighter so almost 99.9 percent of it’s just going straight up into the atmosphere,” he said.
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The event is located at the Robinson Community Center, 300 S. Lincoln St., and the doors open at 7 p.m. Brown will be matched up against pro wrestler Saturyne in a one-onone bout, and Cook will be performing with an old companion who goes by the name Matt Cage in a threeway team bout under the team name Kentucky Buffet. A stage name for the duo that came about from a bucket of chicken and a made-up dream. “Colonel Sanders came to me in a dream and said ‘I need an army to spread the message and spread the word of the Colonel,’” Cook said. Originally it had been a joke, but it took, and it has become their trademark when they wrestle together. Zachary White can be reached at 217-581-2812 or ztwhite@eiu.edu.
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Stephanie Lin, of Lyons Township High School, prepares to hit the shuttlecock Saturday in the Student Recreation Center. Lin finished first place in singles competition.
Thornton Fractional South wins State By Zachary White @ZacharyTAWhite The players and coaches from Thornton Fractional South High School knew early in the day Saturday that they had won the school’s first state badminton title. But late-round losses and a key injury slowed their celebrations. “We won, but it feels like we lost,” T.F. South coach Bob Tengstrand said Saturday after winning the IHSA state badminton tournament at Eastern Illinois University. By “lost” he was referring to the knee injury of T.F. South’s Jessica Gomez during her battle for third place in the singles bracket. Gomez went to the ground, grabbing her knee, during her game against Alisa Li of Naperville Central. While fighting to get back into play,
she fell to the ground again and Tengstrand called the game — a game she was clearly going to win. Because of her injury she finished fourth in the state in singles play. After seeing Gomez’s injury, the doubles pair of Shannon Pollard and Jenna Pasko played in the championship finals where they faced Denna Zayed and Marissa Mangala of Reavis High School. Before the match, T.F. South’s second doubles pair of Jhennie Corupz and Cassie Breshock fell to Riyan Yanes and Jessica Bachleda, also of Reavis High School, during a threegame match in the Consolation Semifinals. Tengstrand, nicknamed “T” by his players and fellow coaches, tried to inspire some energy in Pollard, who was heading to the championship match with teammate Pasko.
“(Reavis High) just took down one of your teams,” Tengstrand said. “You gotta have their backs.” That energy dropped when the T.F. South Rebels team watched Gomez fall to the floor in pain. Pollard and Pasko went into the finals and won their first match 2113 but fell to a comeback by the pair from Reavis 20-22 and 18-21 in games two and three. There was a look of sincere sadness in Tengstrand’s eyes as he sat next to the injured Gomez on the sidelines and watched two more of his athletes walk off the court. It was Tengstrand’s birthday weekend, assistant coach Sean Coultas said, though nobody on the team said when his actual birthday was. “Nobody knows when is birthday is, but it’s this weekend while were down here for state,” said Pollard.
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And with his birthday at hand Tengstrand was able to celebrate a state championship. “This is what he’s been waiting for for over 20 years,” Coultas said earlier that day when the team had realized it was going to win the state badminton championship for the first time in school history. After Gomez’s win Saturday morning, the team had 13.5 points — a point and a half ahead of what second-place Naperville Central and Fremd High’s scores were at the end of the competition. “We won it, and everybody had a role,” Coultas said. T.F. South finished the day with 16 and 1/2 points, far ahead of any competition. Zachary White can be reached at 217-581-2812 or ztwhite@eiu.edu.
OVC champion Jacksonville State gave up only four runs over the course of the tournament. Junior, Tiffany Harbin’s pitching was a rallying point for the tenacious defense as she allowed a .70 ERA. Runner-up UT Mar tin was forced to play a double-header Sunday as the representative from the losers bracket. After battling with Murray State and Eastern Kentucky for a pair of one-run wins, UT Martin struggled to put the ball in play against Harbin and the Gamecock’s defense. Eastern’s ground crew serviced the five-day competition through inclement weather and 14 games. On Thursday, the crew was forced to roll out the infield tarp for the 12:30 game and then removed it later that afternoon, only to put it back in place moments later as more rain moved into the area. Despite the rainy weather and the early defeat, the Panthers went forward with optimism. “We just have to set our goals even higher and just make sure we keep doing what we did this year,” said Westover. Michael Spencer can be reached at 217-581-2812 or DENSportsDesk@gmail.com
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Candidates for head coach announced By Michael Spencer @Den_Sports The Eastern athletic department announced the final four candidates for the women’s head basketball coaching position in a press release Wednesday. An experienced pool of finalists has been selected which includes Chris Kielsmeier, Rekha Patterson, Debbie Black and Krystal Reeves-Evans. Kielsemeier has completed five seasons at Wayne State. He is the only candidate who is currently in a head coaching position. According to a Wayne State press release, he recorded one NCAA Division III title at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. Additionally, Kielsemeier has a 99-25 record at Wayne State and three consecutive NCAA D-II national tournament appearances. While at Howard Payne, he developed a reputation for putting talented defensive units on the court. Patterson is an associate coach and recruiting coordinator at Baylor University. She has coached at a number of schools including a stint at Eastern. She actively worked with recruiting, scouting and academic affairs for the teams she managed. Patterson obtained her master’s degree in education at Baylor while serving as a graduate assistant for the basketball team. Patterson was a part of the coaching staff for Baylor’s most recent national championship team. Black spent 18 years as a professional basketball player from 19852004. She played in far-flung places like Italy and Australia before re-
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Debbie Black, an assistant women’s basketball coach at Ohio State, answers questions from the Charleston community Monday in the Club Room of Lantz Arena.
turning to the U.S. as a coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Black worked with recruiting and placed a multitude of players in professional leagues, according to an Ohio State press release. Reeves-Evans completed her first year at Georgetown this season after serving on the coaching staff at Gard-
ner-Webb University for 10 years, two of which were as associate head coach. She has established herself as an offensive strategist whose high-octane teams completed back-to-back 20 win seasons at GWU for the first time in the history of the program. ReevesEvans also has experience in academic affairs because she worked as an ad-
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junct professor during her tenure at GWU. “We had a tremendous amount of interest in our women’s basketball head coaching position at Eastern Illinois,” Athletic Director Barbara Burkes said in a press release from the athletic department. The candidates arrived for on-cam-
pus interviews beginning last week. Reeves-Evans, the last of the candidates to be interviewed, will be available at the community forum set for 4 p.m. in the Lantz Club Room. Micchael Spencer can be reached at 581-2812 or densportsdesk@gmail.com.
Campus | Double lives
Panthers out after loss to EKU Wrestlers among us By Zachary White @ZacharyTAWhite
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Melissa Costa, a senior outfielder for Eastern Kentucky, slides into second base Saturday at Williams Field. Eastern Kentucy defeated the Panters 5-1 during Saturday’s game.
By Michael Spencer @DEN_Sports Eastern hosted the Ohio Valley Conference tournament last weekend when Jacksonville State defeated UT Martin 2-0 to claim the conference championship. Kelci Johnston, a senior outfielder, secured the win for the Gamecocks with a solo shot in the sixth inning. The Panthers fell 5-1 against Eastern Kentucky Saturday as the Col-
onels dashed the tournament favorites’ hopes of capturing their first OVC post-season title. The tournament was delayed Thursday by a heavy downpour that stalled the SIUE and Jacksonville State game for seven hours before the competition was postponed until Friday. Eastern entered the tournament as favorites and OVC regular season champions. Bolstered by their 3512 regular season record, the Panthers cruised past Morehead State
and into the second round where they suffered an upset defeat to Murray State. The Panthers dropped to the losers bracket to face Eastern Kentucky. In that match-up, Eastern gave up four runs in the fourth and failed to place a runner in scoring position for the rest of the game. “Obviously they had a big inning,” Eastern coach Kim Schuette said, following her team’s premature exit from the tournament. LOSS, page 7
Civilians by day, pro wrestlers by night — this is the life that Heather Brown and Koy Cook lead. A junior communication studies major Brown, known as Angelus Layne in the ring, was introduced to the field of professional wrestling by her uncle who showed her that there was an independent wrestling scene. For Cook, a 2006 Eastern graduate, who goes by the name Alex Castle when he performs, it was backyard wrestling in Paris, Ill. The type of place Cook said professionals who have been in the business for a couple of years kind of look down upon. But Cook said it was a real ring with real shows, so it was a start. The two met at a show in Iowa almost two years ago and got to know each other through Twitter and text messages. Soon after, Brown started to do shows for the same company as Cook, and they became close. “I think for our first date we went to a wrestling show, and then we went to a movie afterwards,” Cook said. The two now live, travel and do shows together. That is, when they are not at their day jobs. For Cook, that means a job as a manager at Panther Liquors, and for Brown, a server at Dirty’s Bar and Grill. “So I’m serving on the weekdays, then fighting on the weekends,”
Brown said. With her daytime job that of a student, her night job a waitress and her weekend gig the trials of a professional wrestler, it was not long before the three collided. “One of my professors found out that I was a wrestler, and he found out because he goes into Dirty’s and has dinner there, and my manager told him I wrestle,” Brown said of her economics professor Ali Moshtagh. “And he thinks it’s like the coolest thing in the world.” Brown said Moshtagh will tell other professors about her, so they know her as “the wrestler.” When the weekdays roll to a close for the duo of Brown and Cook, wrestling is always in their sights — and growing into something fruitful. “They are both great people and finding success in wrestling,” Adam Testa, the owner of Pro Wrestling Collision and a friend of Cook and Brown, said. Brown recently became a member of the roster of SHIMMER, the largest North American women’s wrestling promotion, and Cook will be wrestling at CHIKARA Pro’s Tag World Grand Prix, which is a prestigious wrestling tournament taking place in Chicago May 18, Testa said. Just before that, on May 17, the duo will be doing a show in Robinson for the debut show for a new company, Wrestling Is Intense. They will both be fighting against bigger names in the industry. WRESTLERS, page 7