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Members of Gamma Chi reveal their sorority affiliation during Sorority Bid Day Monday on the Library Quad while new pledge classes and current sorority members cheer them on. Gamma Chi is an organization composed of members from various sororities who come together in order to inform and asset girls through the rush process. The Gamma Chi have to keep their affiliation hidden from the new Greek recruits in order to avoid a bias during recruitment.
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Career Services offers Mock Interview Day Eastern students should take advantage of practice interview By Robyn Dexter In-depth Editor
As a part of Career Week, Career Services is offering a chance for students to experience the interviewing process in a stressfree environment. The Mock Interview Day, which will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Career Services Office at the Human Services Building Tuesday, will give students the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills. Debbie Endsley, the recruitment coordinator at Career Services, said the Mock Interview Day is something Career Services does every semester. “We ask recruiters to come in and do the mock interviews with the students,” she said. “They can get that more realistic feel of what it’s like to sit across from a hiring manager.” She said the recruiters will ask the students a variety of questions that they would be asked in a real job-interviewing situation. “The recruiters will give them valuable feedback and advice about their responses and things they could maybe word a little differently, as well as what the recruiters are really looking for when they ask a ques-
“We ask recruiters to come in and do the mock interviews with the students. They can get that more realistic feel of what it’s like to sit across from a hiring manager.” Debbie Endsley, recruitment coordinator at Career Services
tion,” she said. Endsley said the recruiters could also give feedback on body language and other aspects of the interviewing process. “It’s a great way for students to get practice and gain confidence with the interview process instead of just starting off out of the blue,” she said. “It’s good for students to be able to ease their way into it.” After the recruiters give feedback to the students they are interviewing, the students will have the opportunity to ask the recruiter questions they may not have answered. She said the office sends out emails asking for recruiter volunteers, and this year
got a variety to come participate. These include: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Northwestern Mutual, RR Donnelley, Total Quality Logistics and Westville Community Unit School District. “They will see any majors, not just majors specific to their employer,” she said. “They can help anybody.” Endsley said the sessions usually fill up quickly, and reservations are required. The recruiters will work with the students for a 45-minute session. In addition to the Mock Interview Day, the remainder of the week will feature other events to help students further their careers. “Everything this week is leading up to our career fair next week on Sept. 19,” Endsley said. Two résumé blitz sessions will be available to help students with their résumé formats on Thursday and Monday, both from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. “We’ll make sure they’re all ready to go for the job fair,” Endsley said. In addition to the résumé blitz sessions, there will be job fair prep sessions from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 18. The Job Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.
REO Speedwagon will be entertaining the attendants of the 2012 Family Weekend on Sept. 29. The Family Weekend Concert will take place at 8 p.m. on Sept. 29 in Lantz Arena. Ceci Brinker, the director of the Student Life Office, said the tickets went on sale to the public on Monday, but the parents have had the opportunity to pre-order tickets for about a month. “We try to give parents a little time to request their tickets,” Brinker said. Brinker said now that parents have had a little more than a month to request tickets, she thought it would be a good time to let the public purchase them. Brinker said there are 3,500 tickets overall for the concert. She said about half of those have been sold. “We are very optimistic that this show will be sold out,” Brinker said. Tickets are available for $27 over the phone or in person at the Ticket Office in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. The ticket office will accept cash, checks, Visa or MasterCard. B r i n k e r s a i d R E O Sp e e d w a g o n w a s picked for the concert after random surveys of parents, students and faculty. Brinker said when they narrowed the list of potential performers to five, they looked at the availability and cost. Brinker said REO Speedwagon is from Central Illinois, and she thinks it was a great idea to have them perform this year. “Family Weekend is just such a special weekend on our campus,” Brinker said. “This is the time where Eastern’s family and students’ families come together.” This is the second time REO Speedwagon has performed at Eastern. The first performance was in 2007. Brinker said because they have had them here before, they know what their different technology needs are and will be able to accommodate them better. REO Speedwagon is a rock band made up of five members. Kevin Cronin, lead vocals, guitarist and keyboardist, has been the face of REO Speedwagon for about 40 years. The other members of the band include guitarist Dave Amato, bass guitarist Bruce Hall, keyboardist Neal Doughty, and drummer Bryan Hitt. Brinker said she is excited to see how parents react to the concert. “It’s an opportunity for families, who are familiar with the music, to take a trip down memory lane,” Brinker said. “During our Family Weekend concerts, parents get up and dance.” Brinker said they like to find groups that are liked by all the different generations. “ Their music never gets old,” Brink er said. “There is a new generation of students, college-aged students. Their music has come full circle with who listens to it.” Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Once a week for seven weeks, a group of dog owners plan to meet based on what kind of dog they have to teach them commands. These meetings are the “Bully Basic Obedience” class taught by local dog trainer Betty Hargis. The class will teach bully-breed dogs basic skills like recall, sit, come, walk nicely and greet. The class starts on Sept. 20 and runs until Nov. 8. It will meet at 7:15 p.m. Thursdays at the dog training facility, 918 17th St. Other classes being offered include agility classes, general basic obedience, swimming, canine good citizen and puppy socialization. Ellen Johnson, a certified dog trainer in Charleston, said basic training for every dog is a must. Since 1995, Johnson has had three dogs from her classes hit and killed by cars. “If (a dog) doesn’t have good recall, then it can be life ending for your dog,” Johnson said. However, this basic training class is exclusive to bully breeds like the American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, boxer, bulldog and pit bull.
Betty Hargis said she wanted to bring like-minded dog owners together because it makes them feel more comfortable. “Putting everyone together of like breeds, they tend to mesh better,” Hargis said. “Many times, other owners are not always kind (to bully breed dogs).” Tiffany McSparran, a junior biological sciences major, said she hears of people being mauled by dogs, mainly bully breeds, all the time on the news. McSparran said she would consider getting a bully-breed puppy but not an older one from a shelter. “It’s how you raise it,” McAMANDA WILKINSON | THE DAILY EASTERN NE WS Sparran said. (Left to Right) Lindsay Wilson, a counselor at EIU's Counseling Center, and Hargis, who owns a bully- Kailyn Wilson walk Sadie and Sam on Lincoln Avenue Monday. breed dog, said the breed gets a bad reputation for not being good Having a class that teaches dogs “It’s the people that create the dogs. the basics will help change the pub- monster, not the dogs,” Hargis said. “(This breed of dogs) adore their lic’s mind about the bully breed, Har- “The dogs don’t have a choice.” owners and are very soft with them,” gis said. For more information on dog Hargis said. She said that in general, it is the classes, contact Ellen Johnson at 217Jazmin Smiley, a sophomore jour- public that needs more training than 345-3576 or Betty Hargis at 217nalism major, said she thinks good the dogs. 549-4084. training and love is key to a well-bePart of the reason they get a bad haved dog. reputation is genetics—the bully “If they are brought up correctly, breeds can be more aggressive, but Amanda Wilkinson can then they are good dogs like any oth- most of it is environmental, Hargis be reached at 581-2812 er breed,” Smiley said. said. or akwilkinson@eiu.edu.
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Carnegie library offers events for community By Samantha McDaniel Daily Editor
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the Charleston Carnegie Public Library is giving students and community members the opportunity to sign up for library cards and buy books. The library also offers cards to Eastern students. Beth Lugar, the youth program coordinator for the library, said students can use them as a resource for books or movies that Booth Library do not have. For All Ages The library has study rooms available for use of students and those who want to read in a quiet atmosphere. At 8 p.m. on Sept. 18, Carnegie will be having an Astronomy Night in the parking lot of the library for all ages. There will be telescopes focused on different aspects in the sky. Lugar said they will be talking about the different findings in the sky, but will do it in a question-an-
swer format. Children under the age of 13 have to be accompanied by a parent. Once a month, the library offers a “Movie Monday.” At 1 p.m. on Monday, the library will be showing “Snow White and the Huntsman.” Book Sales Carnegie library is having a book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Lugar said some of the things that will be on sale are books, audio, cassettes, DVDs and VHS tapes. “We got some battered and wellloved books, but we’ve also got some that are in gift giving condition,” Lugar said. She said the items rarely cost more than $5. Lugar said they may be having a bag sale on Sunday, but it has not been set. She said if they have the sale, participates can buy a bag for around $5 and fill it with books to take home. “We do thin out the collection,” Lugar said. “If books have not been
checked out in the last five years, they go into the sale.” She said they also accept donations for their collection, and books that are not used for the collection are put into the sale. The money from the book sale goes into a fund to buy new books. “You get them out of your house, you get to see what other people have donated and you also get to contribute to the purchase of new items,” Lugar said. For Children The library also offers student programs for children. Eastern students with children can also bring their children to the library to play in the Kid Zone or to participate in the library’s programs. The Kid Zone has toys and blocks that they can play with while the parents study or check out other books. The library is bringing back preschool story time for children ages 3 to 5. Lugar said the program is supposed to help instill a love of learning for children.
“Obviously, if you are in college, education is important to you, so just foster that on to the next generation,” Lugar said. They also offer Art Hour for children from age 8 to high school. Art Hour will have two sessions available from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays beginning Sep. 11 and ending Nov. 13. The program does not cost a fee, but participates need to be registered. There is also a Make and Take event on Friday. Children can come and make crafts to take home. Lugar said each month they have a different theme, and this month is autumn themed. Children less than 8 have to be accompanied by a parent. “For those families who don’t want to deal with the mess in their own homes, they can come and leave snippy papers and gluey table tops, and we’ll take care of it,” Lugar said. Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-2812 or slmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
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Fitness emphasized in REC class By Tim Deters Features Editor
As she dashed from one group-fitness class to the next, group-fitness instructor Mollie Brown hardly broke a sweat. “When I stop, a little sweat gets broken,” joked Brown, a junior recreation administration major. Brown is one of 12 group-fitness instructors who teach group classes in the Student Recreation Center. For Fall 2012, she teaches cardio strength, abdominals, arms, cycling and total-body classes. Brown began teaching group-fitness classes her freshman year, though she was a bit hesitant. “I almost didn’t do it, and the I was like, ‘Why not?’” she said. Not even short of breath, she darted across the basketball courts from teaching her half-hour arms class to her halfhour cardio class. Grabbing a blue workout mat and weights, Brown took her place in front of seven women as they faced a full-wall mirror. As fast-paced dance versions of pop songs played over the stereo, she jumped right into teaching the class, looking into the faces of her students through the mirror. The students fall quickly into step to keep up with her pace, throwing their
arms up in-sync to loosen up. Soon, the floor was trembling as the students stomped their feet in unison, jumping to quicken their heart rates. “I love getting the heart rate up and then slowing it down,” Brown said. Brown also likes to incorporate new moves her students suggest through comment forms they can fill out through the REC. “I’ll just throw (them) in somewhere in the middle,” she said. As students grabbed their weights, following Brown’s lead, they lunged their legs forward at themselves in the mirror. Slightly red in the face, Brown transitioned quickly into her favorite move: mountain climbers. Placing her hands shoulder-width apart, feet planted straight behind her, she led the class as she kicked her legs towards her chest as if hastily ascending a mountain peak. To wind down the class, Brown led all seven women as they placed their backs against a wall, their legs at 90-degree angles. After several seconds in the position, the women’s faces began to tense and their legs shook. “Stick with me,” Mollie said. “Five more seconds; stick with me,” she said. After the countdown, the women slowly picked up their workout mats
and weights and put them back on their respective racks. Merissa Anderson, a sophomore biology major, participated in the class and said the workout wore her out. She said she had not been able to participate in group-fitness classes since the beginning of the semester and just began participating again. “I stopped coming because of class,” Anderson said. “I needed to start coming back to the REC. I made the sacrifice,” she said. Taking a quick rest after her cardio class, Brown said she loves fitness and teaching her fellow students how to workout and live healthy. “Fitness is a big part of my life,” she said. “I love it, every part of it.” As well, she said she also loves the chance to meet new people, make friends and to show them the benefits of working out. “They are challenging, but they are a good challenge, and you feel so rewarded after,” she said. A slight sheen emerging on her forehead, Brown sprinted to the cycling class she taught immediately after her cardio class. Tim Deters can be reached at 581-2812 or tadeters@eiu.edu.
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Merritt Whitley, a senior journalism major, performs her song "Lie to Me" at an audition for the University Boards Singer/Songwriter competition. Whitley auditioned on Monday at 7th Street Underground with around nine other contestants.
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Study abroad options highlighted, detailed By Meghan Kegeris Staff Reporter
World travels and academic opportunities will be addressed at the annual Fall Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday. Students interested in studying abroad will have the opportunity to talk with former students and facility leaders to learn about the different programs available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union. Kelly Holland, the study abroad coordinator, said the fair is a great opportunity for students, faculty and everyone interested in studying abroad to come see how the program works and what is available. “It’s a fact-finding mission,” Holland said. Holland said this is a good opportunity because all the information about studying abroad is being brought to the students in one location. Among those attending the fair will be faculty study abroad leaders who will be on hand to discuss the trips taken during winter, spring and summer breaks. Representatives from seven overseas universities, such as Florence University of the Arts, will also attend the fair. Returning students who have studied abroad in the past will be at the various tables to talk to students about the trips they went on and their experiences. Paige Cascio, a junior communication studies major, spent a semester in Florence last year. She said she is excited to talk to students about how important it is to see
the world. “The most exciting thing is how much I got to travel,” Cascio said “It’s a once in a life time experience.” Holland said they are offering the opportunity to start the passport application on site, which is new this year. Representatives from the Chicago Passport Agency will be at the fair and have applications available for students to start the process of getting a passport. Representatives from Panrimo, a study abroad organization, will also be there to take free passport photos. Holland, along with other members of the study abroad office, will be on hand to distribute applications for students to get started on applying to study abroad as well as information about scholarships. Students will also have the chance to learn how they can use their financial aid to help with the cost. The Study Abroad Society, a society within the Study Abroad Office, will be at the fair to talk to students about getting involved with the program and have information about events that happen throughout the school year. Students who fill out a survey will be entered into a raffle for prizes from local businesses. Holland said students should attend because it is a good way to start their “academic pursuit outside of Eastern.” “It’s one-stop shopping,” Holland said. Meghan Kegeris can be reached at 581-2812 or mekegeris@eiu.edu.
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James Calderon, a junior music composition major, plays his 2004 German violin Monday while sitting on a stone table outside of Taylor Hall. He uses two violins, this one he named "Posh." "It's short for piece of shit. The more fine details, the better the sound, and fine details are definitely lacking in Posh," Calderon said.
Harmony key to performance By Rachel Rodgers News Editor
In place of car stereos blaring party music and the roar of inebriated bar-goers, those walking around campus during the weekend are likely to hear waves of violin tunes carried on the wind. That is if James Calderon decides to make an impromptu performance. Calderon, a junior music composition major, began playing the violin more than a decade ago in the third grade to help fill the ranks of his school’s orchestra. It was not until his junior year in high school that he discovered he wanted to take his passion further and pursue a career in music. That year, a child with cancer in the Champaign community, where Calderon is from, died, and he said he felt moved as a musician to com-
pose an elegy in his honor. He said the child’s mother approached him afterward, thanked him and asked if he was going to major in music. “I had never really thought about it before,” he said. “It really is a different kind of experience for something you developed into creation to be put on stage. It’s absolutely euphoric.” Adding to the thousands of hours practicing his craft, Calderon can usually be found performing at Open Mic Night at the Jackson Avenue Coffee on Thursdays along with outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union on Fridays. “I think it is a great way to end the week,” Calderon said. “I love playing music when I don’t have to, where I can just fiddle around.” When he does not feel like committing himself to a spot, he walks around campus, accompanied by a guitar player or other instrument en-
thusiasts, and spreads acoustic rock songs throughout the university. “It comes as a total surprise to people expecting Mozart and other classical music,” he said. “I like to make the violin rock a bit and show people that violins can still be cool.” When he performs around campus, he said he likes to improvise and work with others to find that “perfect progression.” He said he sees music as an organism that people have the ability to unleash, and countless hours of practice do not go without reward. “It’s that feeling when I nail a tricky passage where I can just close my eyes and get enveloped in it and forget everything around me,” he said. Rachel Rodgers can be reached at 581-2812 or rjrodgers@eiu.edu
O pinions Today is still important, remember it A year ago the staff at The Daily Eastern News gathered together to discuss our experiences on Sept. 11, 2001. It was the 10th anniversary and the events of that highly traumatic day seemed to weigh heavily on everyone’s minds. This year the tone seems a bit different. While things are still solemn, the memory seems to be further back. We know this is not the case for everyone. For those who lost a loved one that day, or for others who were directly affected by the attack, Sept. 11 is likely just as difficult. But in general, our community seems less focused on the events of that day 11 years ago. In some ways, this is expected. For whatever reason, we put more emphasis on the tenth anniversary of something than the 11th. That doesn’t mean we should begin to forget, of course. The terrorist attacks that day have shaped a vast part of our lives. From that day we saw new laws, policies and worldviews. Suddenly, everyone was far more concerned with our national security and traveling on a plane became vastly more complicated. Our country’s political and cultural landscape has forever been changed. That day spiraled out and formed a new era in American history. As students, our entire adult lives have likely been affected in some way by that day. It’s shaped who we are and our coming future. Many of us gained new anxieties or concerns for our safety we never had before. We watched the TV and looked to our parents trying to understand what was happening to our lives. For many of us, this was an event that caused us to lose an innocent view of the world. We’re not asking people to vastly change the way they act today. In fact acting as you normally would is a great way to honor the freedoms we still have. But it’s important to acknowledge how our lives were affected, to try and see how the events of a single day can change so much. Because forgetting all of that would be a mistake. Though we doubt the events of that day will be fading from anyone’s memories anytime soon, we think it’s important to continue reflecting on those events even as time moves on. Though there may not be as many memorials today or events in that day’s memory, it can still hold a place in our thoughts. It can still be a part of our lives. We should remember that just because we may have not lost a loved on that day, many people did. We should remember that just because that day may have not motivated us to join the military, it did for a lot people. We should remember that just because that day won’t always be in our thoughts, it still carries weight on our lives.
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I’m just a Harry Potter fan, not part of the Nazi party So I almost got a Nazi symbol tattooed on my wrist a week ago. I wanted a simple lightning bolt tattoo and had finally, after four years of thinking about it, pinpointed the specific shape of one: A zig-zag line, no width or shading involved. Fast-forward to me in the tattoo shop and having the artist scribble slightly different shapes and sizes on my wrist with a pen for about 10 minutes. When we finally got the perfect one, he looked at my huge grin, then back down to my wrist, and said, “You know that’s the Nazi SS symbol, right?” I think I blubbered an “Uhh” and maybe a “What?!” in response. Other artists came over to poke a little fun and warn me against getting it. My friends who tagged along for moral support hopped on their phones to Google it and, yup, it’s certainly a look-alike of the Nazi symbol. Oops. I’ve been collecting clip art and other lightning bolt tattoos for years, checking them out every few weeks and weeding out ones that I definitely don’t like. So I went through my handy dandy album on my phone to find another bolt and we did some improvising. I ended up with one that reminds me more of Harry Potter, the inspiration for the tattoo in
Ashley Holstrom the first place. Yeah, yeah, I should have gotten it on my forehead, not my wrist. Hardy-har-har, I haven’t heard that one a million times already. But this little lightning bolt is more than just an obsession with a neat-o book series. If it weren’t for my dear friend Harry, I wouldn’t like words. At all. Until I cracked open “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” I loathed reading. I would get nervous-sick every time I had a book report due in elementary school because I refused to read. I failed all the accelerated reader programs. Reading just wasn’t my thing — I was too cool. In fact, when my third grade class read the first Potter book during snack time, all my classmates passed around a yellow marker, drawing lightning bolts on each others’ foreheads. I focused on my animal crackers and made fun of them. And look at me now.
But a few years later, once I popped, I just couldn’t stop. I read the first four books over and over again until the next one came out. Then repeated the process for the rest of the books, and then again for the movies. Essentially, Harry’s the reason why I’m doing what I’m doing. Literally. Right now. I’m writing because Harry—or rather, J.K. Rowling— opened my eyes and heart to words. Take that, family members and adults who told me to never get a stupid Harry Potter tattoo, thinking it was just a fad that would mean nothing in two years. I mean, if you want to get metaphorical, the lightning bolt surges my words from the blood pumped from my heart through to my fingers to the keyboard. Bam. That’s right, I’m an English major. Or something. Or, hey, lightning bolts are just cool, am I right, or am I right? So here’s my advice to you: if you’re planning on getting inked, have it mean something. Think about it for more than the 10 minutes it takes for you to walk to the tattoo shop. And maybe make sure what you want doesn’t stand for something else. Ashley Holstrom is a senior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Pinterest gives us new things to see, try in the world The days of flipping through magazines is slowly dwindling. No need to rip a page out for a cute haircut or a recipe that looks good. Now the modern day “magazine” is Pinterest. As a new member of the Pinterest nation, I can say that I have spent hours on the website that has countless pictures of anything you can imagine. There is always something new on the newsfeed. When sifting through any of the 33 categories, if a picture catches your eye, you can just repin it to one of your own boards. A lot of people think I am speaking a foreign language when I try to explain Pinterest to them, but it is actually quite simple. You can find a recipe of a delicious-looking pasta dish, you click the repin button and it’s with you for eternity. Almost every girl on Pinterest seems to plan a nonexistent wedding (I’m guilty), or fashion a new look for herself. Ladies, it is hard to go past a picture of that
Jackie Capps gorgeous wedding dress and not repin in. Let’s just hope that Pinterest is still around when our generation goes to walk down the aisle because we need all those cute picture ideas! Men seem to be a little less interested in the world of Pinterest. But when we make them that new dinner recipe, find an awesome idea for their birthday or send them a hilarious cat picture, they will be thankful for Pinterest without even knowing it. There is also a counter website called Pinstrosity. This website is a blog where peo-
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ple tried to do activities, crafts or recipes that they found on Pinterest, and did not go as planned. It’s a very funny website where you can laugh and find out what activities not to do. Physically magazines are still desired by a lot of people. The monthly Cosmo and People magazine is a must still because there is information there you cannot get from Pinterest. But at the same time, there are things you cannot get from magazines. There is so much more to explore and find in the Pinterest world that you cannot find in a magazine all about celebrities or sex. Pinterest is a good way to express yourself and also helps people explore and use talents they never even knew they had. Jackie Capps is a junior English major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or denopinions@gmail.com.
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Tarble shows history of women’s art By Daniel Nerone Staff Reporter
The history of women’s art in Illinois, focusing on the period from 1840-1940, was presented at a talk sponsored by the Tarble Arts Center on Monday. Caroline Simpson, an assistant art history professor, presented the lecture based on “A Skirting Convention Exhibition” at Tarble. Simpson has been studying the topic of women’s art in Illinois since she was in graduate school at the Indiana University. Most of the presentation focused on the hardships that women faced. Simpson said women were not often seen as serious artists during that time, while men were seen as the real artists. Her first slide read: “It is impossible to know exactly how many women living in Illinois between 1840 and 1940 dreamed of becoming artists.” The exhibition collected many different eclectic pieces of artwork from the women of that time period and was organized in alphabetical order. Many of the pieces were selfportraits while other works focused on social issues such as race. The gallery talk was made up of a power point slide on the discussion of the techniques that were
“It is impossible to know exactly how many women living in Illinois between 1840 and 1940 dreamed of becoming artists.” Caroline Simpson, assistant art professor
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Caroline Simpson speaks to students in the Tarble Art Center Monday about the art of American women throughout history. Simpson said by 1930 33 percent of artists in the U.S. were women.
common during that time. Simpson also presented the biography and hardships of several women artists throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. Simpson said the presentation was also focused on the inspiration and the influences that led the women to create their specific pieces of art.
Historical events, such as the Civil War and World War I, served as inspiration for the artists, she said. Teala Irons, a senior art major, said she “thoroughly enjoyed” the presentation and the way Simpson approached the lecture. Irons said she had Simpson as an instructor before and had always
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Staff Senate has first meeting Staff Report
The Staff Senate’s first meeting of the semester will focus on a variety of continuing issues as well as new ones when they meet for the Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. At present, Angie Campbell, the vice president for the Staff Senate is scheduled to lead the meeting since president Antoine Thomas cannot attend. Thomas could not be reached for comment.
Campbell said she is not quite sure how much of agenda the senate will discuss as Thomas is the person who set it and she is unsure of exactly how he wanted to discuss each topic. Things on the tentative agenda include the status of the Boyd Memorial, area representation and the upcoming benefits fair. Campbell said the memorial is in honor of Gregory Boyd, a former environmental control supervisor who passed away Feb.7,
2012. “He was a member of the Staff Senate for seven years and was on the Shared Governance committee for the university,” she said. “We want to do a tree in his honor but are looking at our options and costs.” The meeting begins at 1:15 p.m. in the Martinsville Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
enjoyed her lectures. Irons said she enjoyed encountering paintings and artists that she had never experienced in any of her classes. After the presentation, participants were encouraged to look at the exhibit and ask questions. Channy Lyons, the curator of the exhibit, and the Lakeview Mu-
seum of Arts and Sciences worked together to create this exhibition. The artwork was donated by the Chicago History Museum, the Illinois State Museum and the Lakeview Museum. Simpson said if people want to know more about the exhibit and its subject they can visit the Illinois Women Artists Project at http:// iwa.bradley.edu. The exhibition will take place at the Tarble until Sunday. Daniel Nerone can be reached at 581-2812 or djnerone@eiu.edu.
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Criminal charges on campus At 12:20 p.m. on Friday, a robbery was reported near University Court. This incident is under investigation.
Ninth Street and Edgar Drive on a charge of DUI-Drugs. He was released at 4:58 a.m. after posting 10 percent of a $1,000 bond.
At 8 p. m . o n Fr i d a y, a n a ttempted robbery and aggravated battery was reported near Coleman Hall to have occurred at 3:45 p.m. This incident is under investigation.
At 1:15 a.m. on Saturday, Kasey Wilson, 22, was arrested at Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue on charges of Driving While License Suspended and DUI-Alcohol. She was released at 3:05 a.m. after posting 10 percent of a $3,000 bond.
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Panthers perform in season opening run
By Holden Fuehne Staff Reporter
Despite turbulent weather and a 30-mintue delay, Eastern’s men’s and women’s cross country teams posted good performances in their season opening race at the Walt Crawford Open. The men’s team finished third, finishing behind Indian University-Purdue University-Indianapolis and eventual champion, Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Red-shirt junior Pablo Ramirez made his Eastern debut, leading the Panthers with a time of 25:49.36 en route to a seventh place finish. Team captain junior Danny Delaney also put up a good show, finishing the race with a time of 26:03.64, which was good for an 11th place finish. All-OVC selection sophomore Bryce Basting ran a time of 26:06.85 to finish 12th. Junior Matt Black also performed well in his first race of the season, posting a time of 26:21.73, good for a 17th place finish. Senior Doug Mateas finished just behind Black, recording a time of 26:58.37. As a team, Eastern scored 66 points, just four points away from second-place IUPUI.
Eastern’s women’s team also posted a good performance in its first race of the season. Senior All-OVC runners Olivia Klaus and Britney Whitehead finished fourth and fifth place, respectively. Klaus had a time of 18:16.61, while Whitehead finished the race with a time of 18:22.61. Senior Stephanie Peisker also finished eighth place with a time of 18:29.30. Fellow senior Erika Ramos posted a time of 18:56.00, which was good for a 14th place finish. Senior Elizabeth Dole also ran well, recording a 16th place finish with a time of 18:58.00. Freshmen Victoria Quarton and Amy Yeoman rounded out the top performers for Eastern, recording a 19th and 21st place finish, respectively. Quarton finished with a time of 19:05.39 while Yeoman finished with a time of 19:09.69. As a team, the women lost by just six points to champion Southern IllinoisCarbondale. Eastern will compete at the Illinois Intercollegiate on Sept. 14 in Bloomington. Holden Fuehne can be reached at 581-2812 or hjfuehne@eiu.edu
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Babers’ promises look kept, upheld; players have swag At the podium during the introductory press conference, Dino Babers’ first day on the job, Eastern’s new head football coach promised changes in the team’s culture and attitude. Since then, there has been a lot of talk about these changes. Would they happen? I’ve believed in Babers since he got the job last winter, but I didn’t know how drastic a change the team would go through–until after the Panthers’ week one win against Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Sure, the team gained 522 total yards and scored 49 points–two things I can’t remember happening in the last three years–but more than their statistics, I was surprised to see how the team acted, and what Babers and his players said. In the weight room for the postgame press conference, Babers took a couple minutes to look at the final statistics on paper before opening up to questions. “Psh, nine punts,” Babers said under his breath, shaking his head. Of all the stats he could’ve read out loud, Babers chose punts. Eastern ran 92 plays, picked up 22 first downs, but punted nine times. Babers wanted 31 first downs and zero punts. This quick, seemingly meaningless line caught my attention more than anything else because some part of him expected more–or rather, fewer punts. The same tone carried into the players’ interviews, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and wide receiver Erik Lora. They scored a lot of points, but not enough. Both Garoppolo and Lora thought they’d score more.
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Sophomore Laura Magnuson runs along the Panther Trail Saturday during the Walt Crawford Open. Magnuson finished 38th with a time of 19:47.50.
Alex McNamee The final stamp of the team’s culture and attitude change came while I was walking home after the interviews. As I walked down the path by the soccer field, linebacker Antonio Taylor and a teammate pulled their car over. Taylor rolled down the window and started shouting at me – knowing exactly who I was. “It’s a new era, baby! No more bad articles about us in the paper,” Taylor shouted as he laughed. I had to give it up for what I’d just seen on the field –a shellacking of an otherwise good Carbondale football team. “I didn’t expect that, man,” I said as I went up the window and shook his hand. “So are you guys going to promise to do that every game know?” It’s one thing for a coach to make promises, but it’s quite another when his players start to make them, too. “You know it, baby! All day! All day,” Taylor answered. That’s all that needed to be said. When players start to believe the promises a coach has been making, the culture and attitude of the team is changing. Taylor definitely had his swagger that night. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-2812 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
Tennessee-Martin leads the way, taking 119 shots over seven matches played. The Skyhawks average 17 shots per match. However, Eastern is among the top of the conference in saves, with red-shirt junior Jessica Taldone in goal. The Panthers are ranked second behind Tennessee Tech with 46 saves this season. Tennessee Tech has a total of 50 saves over eight matches. The number one goal scorer in the OVC is Tennessee Tech’s Ellie Iaciofano. The freshman for ward from Loveland, Ohio, has five goals in eight matches for the Golden Eagles. Around the OVC Belmont was blanked 3-0 by Middle Tennessee on Sunday, bringing the newest OVC team to an
overall record of 4-3. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville saw its first draw of the season come against Missouri State on Sunday. T h e C o u g a r s a n d t h e Be a r s played the full double overtime period with neither team able to score, ending in a 0-0 tie. Despite taking 24 shots, Murray State fell 4-2 against in-state opponent Northern Kentucky on Sunday. The Racers fell behind 2-0, but were able to tie the match, but lost after a goal from Northern Kentucky, followed by a Murray State own-goal in the 74th minute. Eastern Kentucky took down the College of Charleston (South Carolina) by a score of 3-1 in the final match of the College of Charleston Cup. Tennessee Tech lost to Western Carolina by a score of 1-0 on Sunday.
The match was tied at 0-0 until Western Carolina was able to score off a corner kick in the 77th minute. Morehead State was shutout 2-0 by Xavier on Sunday. Morehead State is still searching for its first win of the season, currently at 0-61. Ja c k s o n v i l l e St a t e a d d e d i t s OVC-best sixth win of the season with a 2-0 win over South Carolina State in the Gamecock/Adidas Soccer Classic on Sunday. Tennessee-Martin cruised to a 5-1 victor over Lipscomb on Sunday, with four of its goals coming in the second half. The Skyhawks are now 2-4-1 on the season. Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-2812 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.
LOSS, from page 8 They recorded seven touchdowns and a field goal when they were inside the 20-yard line. In the 20 minutes, the Panther offense was on the field they totaled 344 yards of offense. Ju n i o r q u a r t e r b a c k J i m m y Garoppolo threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown pass was highlighted by a diving catch by redshirt senior Chris Wright. His highlight touchdown grab resulted in him earning the No. 3 spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays on Saturday. Although the Panthers did have success in the offensive game, they struggled on third down, converting just two of their 15 attempts. “ When you’re only completing half the passes you’re throwing, then you will have to throw quite a bit,” head coach Dino Babers said. “That’s going to cause you to have three-and-outs and to not have the tempo we need to be successful.” For the game, the Broncos outgained the Panthers 631 to 344 in total offense. The wide margin in total yardage was purely a result of time of possession. The Panther defense held the
Bronco offense in-check for the first 15 minutes of play, but when fatigue set in, Western Michigan began to pull away. Sports Network Top 25 Poll Although the Panthers suffered a loss to BCS-member Western Michigan, they are still gaining recognition throughout the FCS. The Panthers rank No. 47 in the nation as they are receiving recognition in the “other teams receiving votes” category. Reigning national champion North Dakota State took over the top spot in the top 25 poll following their win over Colorado State. Sam Houston, Montana State, James Madison and Youngstown round out the top five. Eastern’s next opponent, Illinois State, is ranked No. 15 in the nation after improving to 2-0 with a win against Eastern Michigan. The Panthers and the Red Birds will play each other on Saturday in Bloomington, Ill., in the 101st MidAmerica Classic. Kick off is scheduled for 1 p.m. Around the OVC Austin Peay joined Eastern as the
only other Ohio Valley Conference team to play a BCS-member school on Saturday. The Governors lost to No. 16 Virginia Tech 42-7. The Hokies were led by Logan Thomas’ 212 passing yards and two touchdowns. The Morehead State Eagles faced off against a ranked FCS opponent and OVC-member school. The Eagles lost to Eastern Kentucky 24-17. Eastern Kentucky totaled 282 rushing yards with Walter Payton Award candidate Matt Denham rushing for a team-best 166 yards. The Colonels limited Morehead State to just nine rushing yards in the win. No. 24 ranked Jacksonville State was also in action on Saturday, defeating Chattanooga 27-24. Jacksonville State place kicker Griffin Thomas delivered the decisive blow, nailing a 37-yard field goal as time expired. It was his first game-winning kick of his career. Jordan Pottorff can be reached at 581-2812 or jbpottorff@eiu.edu
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Team prepares for conference schedule By Dominic Renzetti Staff Reporter
The Eastern women’s soccer team was shutout for the third time this season on Sunday, falling to Northern Illinois at Lakeside Field by a score of 1-0. With the loss, the Panthers drop to 2-5, recording their second win of the season the previous Friday against Evansville. The Panthers have just two more non-conference matches before opening up Ohio Valley Conference play. With OVC play on the horizon, Eastern head coach Summer Perala said after Sunday’s game, there are a few things she would like to see the Panthers improve on. “We definitely want to build on just combination in the attack, and create more opportunities on goal,” she said. “We don’t do really well with our shots on goal, so we’re hoping to change that in conference.” The Panthers have scored on just seven of their 59 shot attempts this season, with senior Kristin Germann leading the way with 14 shots and six shots on goal. Germann also leads the team in goals with three, all of which came in the team’s first win of the season against Cleveland State. As compared to the rest of the OVC, the Panthers are taking much fewer shots, ranked seventh out of 11 teams in shots taken. CONFERENCE, page 7
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Junior defenseman/midfielder Caitlin Green and freshman defenseman Lindsey Marino challenge a Northern Illinois player for the ball Sunday at Lakeside Field. The Panthers have an away game verses Butler University Friday Aug. 14.
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Coach says volleyball team potential not yet reached By Anthony Catezone Assistant Sports Editor
Upsetting Wake Forest and going toe-to-toe with then No. 23 ranked Michigan isn’t enough for Eastern’s volleyball team, with the entire team believing in its potential, the Panthers are determined to improve. Freshman libero Stephanie Wallace may be new to the team, but her play doesn’t show it. Wallace and her teammates see their potential, now it is just time to show it. “We just have so much potential, even Emily Franklin, a senior on the team, said this is one of the best squads we’ve had in a long time and now it’s our time to show it,” Wallace said. The Panthers sit at 3-6 on the season, with three non-conference tournaments in the books. Most recently, they saw a 1-2 performance in the Ambassador Hotel Marquette Golden Eagle Classic, Sept. 7-8, where an upset win over Wake Forest was overshadowed by two defeats that came in straight sets to Marquette and Michigan, now ranked No. 22. Despite being able to compete with two highly regarded teams, the Panthers still are not happy with the losses. Wallace said the tournament resembled their season so far. “This season kind of goes along with what we saw the Marquette tournament,” Wallace said. “We
started off really well in games, and then in the middle we had a little lull and tried to pick it up in the end.” The Panthers will attempt to start off strong and keep it that way as they head to University Park, Penn., where Penn State will play host to the Penn State Classic, Sept. 14-15. Head coach Kate Price, a Penn State alum, won a championship with it in 2007. The Nittany Lions fell from the No. 2 ranking in the nation, to the No. 4 ranking after suffering their first loss of the season to Oregon State, last weekend. The Panthers will also compete against Duquesne University and the University of Portland. Around the OVC In the West division, Eastern is currently in fourth, Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Austin Peay rank ahead of them. Southeast Missouri has the best overall record among Ohio Valley Conference teams at 6-4, with recent wins over Evansville, South Florida and East Carolina. Highlighted recent losses for the Redhawks come at the hands of Western Michigan, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and St. Louis. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville comes in at 4-5 after splitting two matches with Western Illinois, and other wins coming over Indiana
State and Loyola. However, big losses against Akron and Youngstown State followed, leaving them a game below .500. Austin Peay has played the most games thus far and has a record of 5-9, but comes on a hot streak winning three of their last four matches. The Governors had three straight set victories over East Tennessee, Lamar University and Alabama State in the Hampton Inn ‘Bama Bash. Their lone loss in the tournament came to host Alabama. In the East division, only one team sits above .500 as well with Jacksonville State currently sitting at 6-5. But in their last seven matches they have posted a 2-5 record. The most notable losses in that span are to Auburn, South Dakota and Central Arkansas. Their two wins come as straight set victories over Jackson State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A game back, sits the defending OVC champions Morehead State. Since the Eagles started off the season 0-5, they are surging, winning five of their last six games. Missouri, Valparasio and Savannah State were the opponents during their current three-game win streak. Anthony Catezone can be reached at 581-2812 or ajcatezone@eiu.edu
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Sophomore Joe Campagna sacks a Southern Illinois-Carbondale Saluki during the home opener Aug. 30 at O’Brien Stadium. The Panthers lost Saturday’s game against Western Michigan 52-21 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Costly possession contributes to loss By Jordan Pottorff Sports Editor
The gap between time of possession and total number of plays helped propel the Broncos to victory on Saturday. By the Numbers The Broncos held the ball for nearly 40 minutes, which resulted in Western Michigan running 24 more plays than Eastern. This allowed the Broncos to eclipse the 600-yard mark for total yards as they ran nearly 100 plays.
Western Michigan’s high-powered offense did the majority of its damage in the first half as redshit senior quarterback Alex Carder threw for 299 yards and five touchdowns in the opening 30 minutes of play. For the game, the Broncos threw for 402 yards and gained 229 yards on the ground. The Broncos also put constant pressure on the Panthers in the red zone, converting on eight of their 11 trips. LOSS, page 7